The smoke is across the forest, the mountains are sinking and shining, and the bells and drums are at dusk. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

On April 19, Ye Shuying rode his horse into Yunnan-Nan territory, and because he was in a hurry to miss the lodging, and the sky was about to change and he was afraid of rain, he settled down in a long-abandoned grass hut in the suburbs, found some dry firewood to make a fire, and ate some dry food.

If he misses the night in the wilderness, he can catch some birds and animals and eat a meal of meat, if he is unlucky, he can eat some dry food or pick some melons and fruits and dig some wild vegetables to satisfy his stomach; if he lives in a restaurant, he will order some signature dishes when he is entangled for a long time, and if he is shy in his pocket, he will eat some steamed buns. The road was peaceful, nothing major happened.

Ye Shuying ate something, and it really rained outside, although it was not big, but it didn't look like it was going to stop in a short time, so he took out the hole flute and played it. The sound of the flute and the sound of the rain are also tactfully heard.

It's not that he doesn't know the rhythm, it's just that he usually doesn't want to carry extra things on his body, and even a small musical instrument feels cumbersome, so Shen Yuhong has known him for more than a month, and he has never shown this skill.

When he played this time, he still missed Shen Yuhong at first, but later, his thoughts returned to the place where he and Xiao Shu lived since childhood, and remembered a memory from his childhood.

It was an autumn thirteen years ago, and suddenly a large flock of birds and finches three or four times more than in previous years suddenly came to the valley where they lived, and within a few days they ate a lot of persimmons and other wild fruits from several nearby mountains. He and Xiao Shu mainly relied on these persimmons for the winter in previous years, and saw that the food was taken by the birds, so they thought of a way, and slaughtered nearly half of the birds on the mountain in five days, except for the large birds and birds were picked up as food, and the thin ones were abandoned in the barren mountains, and the corpses of birds and birds could be seen everywhere in the mountains for a time.

A few days later, their master came to see them in the valley, and found the mountain full of dead birds, and when he asked the reason, he was furious and scolded them heavily.

"It's just a seven or eight-year-old child, and his temperament is so cruel and murderous, and he has no compassion, so when he grows up, shouldn't he kill innocent people like hemp! If I had known today, I shouldn't have brought you back in the first place......

The two brothers knelt in front of the old man, Xiao Shu still felt aggrieved at that time, and plucked up the courage to say: "Many fruits on the mountain were eaten by them, and they robbed us of our food, so they ......."

The old man was so angry that he almost slapped Xiao Shu to death, and after a while, he eased his emotions and said: "Do you mean that the persimmons all over the mountain are yours? There are only two of you brothers in this valley, and the flowers and trees in this valley are all yours, aren't you?"

The two brothers fell to their knees and did not dare to speak, and the old man continued: "You only know that they have robbed you of your food, but you do not know that you have robbed them of your food." Let me ask you, before you came, whose mountain belonged and whose trees did it be, and which grass and trees did you plant on this mountain?"

The two brothers still didn't dare to answer.

"The Tao gives birth to all things, all beings are equal, and all things are blessed by heaven and earth, although there are categories of distinctions, but they all have their own meaning and value of existence, and all things have spiritual ......"

The old man said a lot of truths that day, and although Ye Shuying and Xiao Shu heard it in a fog, they also knew that the master was telling them not to kill innocent people and mutilate living beings for their own selfishness. After that, the old man taught them many survival skills, how to distinguish what kind of wild fruits can be eaten, what kind of fungus is poisonous, what season a certain grass is the most delicious, and how to take refuge in case of some kind of natural disaster......

When the old man came to see them again, he brought a few enlightenment books and a few musical instruments, and taught them to read and write, play the piano and play the flute, so as to cultivate their temperament. But the two brothers were stubborn, and the old man was honest when he was there, and when the old man left, he became restless again, and fought all over the valley, and although he did not dare to kill casually, he took up the bird's nest and the honeycomb, and made one stung in the face by a wasp, and the other was bitten by a poisonous snake, and almost died. After the wounds were healed, they took revenge on the poisonous snakes and wasps, and "cleaned up" a lot of the poisonous snakes on the mountain, and the hornet's nest also burned a lot, until it caused a fire and burned a large area of woods......

Later, when the old man found out, he beat and scolded them again, and said: "If you two are so stubborn and don't change, you will never want to see a teacher again in the future." ”

The two of them were honest for a while, but when the old man came to see them again, he put on his mask.

More than ten years have passed, and Ye Shuying has long been unable to remember the face of his master. He will no longer slaughter living beings indiscriminately as he did when he was a child, but he will also not deliberately avoid killing, everything will just be natural. It's just that in his heart, he thinks that the master is still not satisfied with their current character and deeds, so he doesn't let them see his face.

"Don't kill for me......"

"You've changed!"

Shen Yuhong's words and Xiao Shu's words echoed in his mind almost at the same time. But he still killed someone for her, and if someone from the Lexian Sect wanted to hurt her, he would still draw his sword for her.

In his heart, Master may really no longer be the most important person. But there are certain characteristics that she and Master have in common.

Although they were still not very satisfied with their performance, they did not abandon them because of the deep love between master and apprentice, but taught them carefully, and later fulfilled their wish to learn martial arts, instructed them to practice the "Qiankun Mind Method", taught them light skills and hidden weapons, and also acquiesced in their "sword practice", and gave them a sword.

But what about Shen Yuhong, will she also tolerate his mistakes like this?

Ye Shuying's heart was heavy, and the sound of the flute became a little melancholy and heavy, not as light and soft as before, and his thoughts and the sound of the flute were finally interrupted by a series of footsteps.

"Can you lend me your flute?"

The first to come was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl in a purple shirt, her voice was crisp and pleasant, her clothes were obviously wet, the curves of her figure were exposed, and her hair was also half-soaked and messy, but her handsome face looked a little anxious.

Ye Shuying only glanced at her, then looked away and added some firewood to the fire.

Seeing that he didn't react, the girl begged again: "May I ask this son, can you lend me your flute to use, and return it to you in a moment, it won't be broken, and I will thank you again......" seemed to be very anxious.

Ye Shuying glanced at her again and handed over the dong flute. The girl smiled, quickly took the hole flute, and said, "Thank you." ”

At this time, a few people in the back also arrived at the door, and saw that there was another person in the thatched hut besides the girl, so they stopped at the door and hesitated, not daring to enter rashly.

Ye Shuying raised his eyes and looked, only to see that there were five men in their thirties and forties outside the door, holding knives in their hands, and their faces were not good. The leader said, "Hey, friend inside, do you recognize this woman?"

Ye Shuying shook his head, and the man at the head said again: "It's best if you don't know, this woman is the runaway concubine of my master, and we were ordered to come to arrest ......"

Before the man finished speaking, the purple-shirted girl scolded: "Bah, who is the runaway concubine? You don't have to make up these nonsense to bluff people, I don't need his help and I'm not afraid of you." ”

It turned out that in order to prevent others from seeing them bullying the weak and doing bad things for them, they deliberately made up some nonsense to dispel the idea of others meddling. However, the reason for "arresting the fugitive concubine" is well found, if it is a private family matter, it is reasonable for others to interfere, so as not to cause gossip, even if the lawsuit enters the government, the fugitive concubine will not be reasonable.

The man at the head sneered and said, "Why are you so bold here, you're not afraid of us......"

The purple-shirted girl hurriedly said: "Stop, all go out, don't come in." ”

The five men only laughed, and one of them said, "You said just now that you weren't afraid of us, why did you change again so quickly?"

The purple-shirted girl said, "I'm just afraid that if you damage this room, this son will have no shelter from the rain, so you are not allowed to come in, and I will go out." ”

The man at the head smiled darkly: "Yo ho, the little lady will feel distressed, no wonder my master wants us to take you back, you might as well go back with us honestly and enjoy the blessings......"

The purple-shirted girl ignored them anymore, moved the flute to her lips, and began to play.

Ye Shuying listened to the sound of the flute, at first he felt light and pleasant, but after a while, the rhythm became more and more compact, the melody became agitated, and his heart also jumped up excitedly, and gradually forgot where he was, and the past came to his heart one by one, as if he had returned to a certain fragment of the past.

Outside Zhou Yueyang's house in Feisha Village, he saw Zhou Yueyang stand up and frame Xiao Shu for killing the brothers in Feisha Village with the "Meridian Soul Search Finger", saw the people in Feisha Village punching and kicking Xiao Shu, and saw Zhou Xiang stabbing Xiao Shu in the chest with a sword......

At this time, Ye Shuying quickly flashed into the room, snatched the sword in Zhou Xiang's hand, and wanted to kill all the people in the room, but he only killed Zhou Xiang alone......

Ye Shuying stood up suddenly, his right hand unconsciously rested on the hilt of the sword, and he was conflicted in his heart: "Kill, kill them...... No, you cannot...... Why did I suddenly think so, so long has passed since this incident, why did I not forget it......" The hand gradually let go again.

He shook his head, wanting to forget about it, but it seemed to be back in the broken leaf forest, Lin Chenxin used a grappling technique to buckle his veins, Lin Zhiyuan used the "Soul Devouring Needle" on him when he pointed to the acupoint behind him, his first reaction at that time was to turn around and give Lin Zhiyuan a sword, but he couldn't move, and could only helplessly bear Xie Dongsheng's knife and Sun Heng's stab......

His right hand rested on the hilt of the sword again, and a voice in his heart said: "Lin Zhiyuan, Sun Heng, Xie Dongsheng, I will kill you, kill you......"

As soon as his mind moved, these three people appeared in front of him, with mocking faces and defiant eyes, which made him angry.

With a soft sound, the sword shot out three inches.

"He is Miss Lin's brother, I can't kill him, not to mention that I owe him a life, and I will give it to him...... Sun Heng is already dead, not to mention that Xiao Shu ruined his face at the beginning......"

There was another soft thud, and the sword was still in its sheath.

"What's wrong with me, is it really as Master said, I am a murderous person, so I always think about these things, I am always indignant and want to take revenge, I want to kill people...... No, it's not like that, I don't want to kill...... Master, I was wrong, Master, forgive me......"

Ye Shuying closed his eyes, and the figures of Shen Yuhong and Li Shuhua came into his mind, one was crying, and the other was laughing. Shen Yuhong looked at him with tears and wanted to stop talking, wanting to come over but refusing to move, but Li Shuhua was laughing wildly.

"She's dead, you'll never see her again......"

Ye Shuying suddenly opened his eyes, and what he saw was Li Shuhua's proud face, and the long sword was unsheathed.

"If she dies, I want you to be buried with me!"

A sword stabbed out.

"Brother Ye, I don't want you to kill for me...... Brother Ye, don't kill for me......"

Shen Yuhong seemed to whisper behind him.

The hand holding the sword froze in mid-air, and his whole person seemed to be awakened, and only the sound of rain remained in his ears.