As soon as the sky was bright, Zu Li ran over, still carrying a lunch box.

Chen Yunqiu, who maintained a good schedule in the third year of high school, had already woken up and was sitting by the river listening to the old man. After saying hello to Zu Li, Chen Yunqiu said with a smile:

"I'm relieved to see that you're so excited, Uncle Chen told me last night, let you run from here to the entrance of the village, ten back and forth, and finish as soon as possible. ”

Hearing this, Zu Li's expression instantly turned into a sad face, and he sighed a few words, but he still ran.

After Zu Li ran away for a while, Chen Yunqiu returned to the house and began to boil water, using the large vat that Chen Jinzhi brought back yesterday. This tank is actually resistant to high temperatures and will not be fried, it seems that the material is a little special, Chen Yunqiu thought to himself.

When Zu Li ran twice, the water in the tank had already begun to boil, Chen Yunqiu threw the medicine bag that Chen Jinzhi had divided yesterday into the water, then clapped his hands, sat down by the door, and waved goodbye to the old man. The old man began to walk towards the village, where he was going to prepare breakfast for his lover.

On the fourth trip, Zu Li couldn't run anymore, so he could only move forward slowly. Chen Jinzhi, who had already gotten up, watched by the door after eating with Chen Yunqiu. Chen Yunqiu went in and put out the fire, leaving a small fire next to it, which was regarded as a fire.

In the end, Zu Li ran for nearly four hours, fainted three times in the middle, and was woken up by Chen Jinzhi with his true qi. Chen Yunqiu looked at it with a toothache, it was so terrifying when he first started, it was more tiring than being a social animal.

The temperature of the water in the tank has dropped, Chen Yunqiu felt it with his hand, it was only forty or fifty degrees, a little hot but the patience passed. dragged Zu Li to strip him naked, and then watched Chen Jinzhi throw him into the tank.

Chen Yunqiu felt a little distressed when he looked at this scene, and asked, "Uncle Chen, how many more times do you want to come like this?"

Chen Jinzhi glanced at the salted fish and said, "Today is only like this twice, and then it is to practice boxing and sword, and it is not that you are tortured, what are you afraid of?"

"Don't you feel distressed when you see Zu Li's painful appearance? It's as if you are suffering. ”

"It's okay to stick to it, this medicine is very comfortable to soak, don't worry." As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jinzhi felt someone approaching and looked up at the door.

Chen Yunqiu also turned his head and saw the white young man and Wang Baifeng following him.

The young man nodded at Chen Yunqiu, turned his gaze to Chen Jinzhi and said, "Elder Chen, Zu Li can't breathe underwater, and if he doesn't fish it out, he will really die." ”

Chen Yunqiu was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly turned around and prepared to go to get Zu Li. Chen Jinzhi was faster, and as soon as Chen Yunqiu turned around, he had already scooped Zu Li up, slapped him on the back, Zu Li coughed up a large mouthful of brown potion, and woke up in a daze.

At this time, the young man began to introduce himself: "Mr. Chen, Chen Jinzhi, the first time we met, I am Qu Zhuyun, and this is Wang Baifeng, the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites." ”

When Wang Baifeng heard Qu Zhuyun introduce himself, he raised his hand and saluted. Over there, Chen Yunqiu stood on a chair and supported Zu Li in the jar, and was a little surprised when he heard Qu Zhuyun call himself Brother Qiu directly: "You know me?"

Chen Jinzhi was also a little surprised, but he had already guessed Qu Zhuyun's identity: "Hello, Mr. Xiao is from Kongming?"

Qu Zhuyun nodded, then pointed at Zu Li and said to Wang Baifeng beside him: "This is Zu Li, see it clearly." ”

Wang Baifeng saluted again, this time to Qu Zhuyun: "Mr. Hardwork has led the way." Then he turned to Chen Jinzhi again: "Could it be that Mr. Chen is the Great Elder of the Sword Sect? I have seen Elder Chen from afar, I can't remember it clearly, please forgive me." ”

Chen Jinzhi nodded: "It's me, you can go back and tell His Majesty the Emperor, but don't let others bother me." If anything..."

Before he finished speaking, Qu Zhuyun said, "If something big happens, I will tell Elder Chen, and you don't have to notify me." ”

Wang Baifeng hesitated a little when he heard this, and looked at Chen Jinzhi. Chen Jinzhi also felt strange, but did not refute it, but signaled that it was decided.

So Wang Baifeng went back to restore his life, and Qu Zhuyun stayed.

Chen Yunqiu, who was still holding on to Zu Li, was very puzzled: "What does Kongming mean?"

Chen Jinzhi just wanted to answer, and looked at Qu Zhuyun again. Qu Zhuyun spoke: "Our Kongming clan was born knowing our own life, so in order to avoid trouble, we rarely appear in the outside world, and basically live in the villages within the clan. But because it's so special, the world knows about us, but they don't know about us. ”

Chen Yunqiu felt that his worldview was a little broken, and he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say. Zu, who had just recovered his breath, left his mouth: "Brother Qiu, I know, I know! Mom told me about the Kongming Clan!"

Chen Yunqiu turned his head to look at Zu Li: "Then don't you think this is very contrary to common sense? If they change their decision casually, then their lives will become completely different! How can they know their own life path?"

Zu Li couldn't figure out this kind of problem at all, so he soaked in the vat and scratched his head.

Qu Zhuyun nodded in agreement: "It's really against common sense, because we are cursed prisoners. Our lives are planned and informed in advance, and we can only follow this path. Although it is true that we will go all the way according to our own thinking, we don't know if our thinking is our own. ”

Zu Li was even more confused, and Chen Jinzhi was shocked. Chen Yunqiu remembered the fatalism he had heard before, and he said, "So this is your fate?"

"You can't say that, because the fate of all of us in the Kongming Clan has been changed. But our ancestors were also normal people, and our lives should have been full of unknowns and surprises. ”

Chen Jinzhi finally found an opportunity to interject: "Your ancestors are the same as us?

Qu Zhuyun said gloomily: "Yes, the change happened a thousand years ago, and the newborn child suddenly began to become like this. ”

Chen Yunqiu couldn't figure out the principle, and sighed: "Then can your life really be called life? ”

The Kongming people know their future, but they can only say their names in advance when they meet new acquaintances, and the rest of the news cannot be revealed until they hear it. If you reveal unheard of information, it will dissipate on the spot.

Listening to Qu Zhuyun finish saying this almost law-like Kongming Clan's characteristic, Chen Jinzhi felt that something was wrong: "Then you just said that if something big happens, you will tell me?"

"That was the end of my life. Qu Zhuyun said this sentence without the slightest emotion.

"No, you already know what you've been through in your life, so will you still have a sense of freshness when you experience these things? Will there still be mood swings?" Chen Yunqiu felt more and more that this clan was sad.

"No, but in order not to let the outside world think that we are indifferent and ruthless, the seniors will play some emotions when they come into contact with the outside world. ”

“...... What a desperate life it must be to know your own death, happiness and pain. Chen Yunqiu shivered when he imagined that he would be like this.

"And revealing that the news that I haven't heard will dissipate on the spot, since this life has been arranged clearly, then revealing the unknown news is also arranged by fate, right?" Chen Jinzhi raised a new question.

"Yes, it's all arranged. ”