Volume 14 Chapter 8 The Moon Was There (12)

In the depths of the court, the devouring reef is a well-known dangerous place, the surrounding is mostly vertical and horizontal, like a labyrinth, several times more complicated than ten miles of continent, a little careless, you will lose the road, and the sandbar is full of reeds, high can be overcome, just because no one cuts, silted up every year, inevitably block the waterway, form countless deep pools and swamps, look no different from ordinary sandbanks, once you strayed into it, often nine deaths and life. However, the reason why the man-eating reef got its name is because of a black reef island between the sandbars, the lake around the reef island seems to be calm, but there are countless whirlpools under the water surface, the big one is like a bowl, the small one is like a fist, the water is agitated and washed, wandering back and forth, the force is very intimidating, the boat strays into it, most of them will turn into powder, not to mention the ordinary flesh and blood, even if the water is better than the dragon, once it strays into this water, there is no return. Especially in recent years, there are rumors that there are ghosts haunted here, there have been fishermen who covet the fish and shrimp near the reef, so they ventured to hunt, but finally passed through the sandbar on the periphery, and unconsciously, they passed out unconsciously, and when they woke up, the boat was already outside the sandbar, such a strange scene is incredible, one to ten, ten to hundred, after some daring fishermen tried several times, no one dared to approach the reef. Because of this kind of reason, although the forces of all sides cast a net all over the sky, almost searching the entire Dongting, the Man-devouring Reef is calm, and no one wants to believe that there will be a trace of people here, after all, no matter how thick the bounty is, there will be lives to enjoy. And those who are not participating in the search for the bounty are lonely, and there are countless dangerous Jedi in Dongting Lake, so it is natural to go to those more likely places first, and the ranking is almost the last to devour the reef. If it continues like this, I am afraid that if I find another five or six days, it may not be able to take its turn.

It was noon, the sun was blazing, the sandbar was long, between the dry reeds and reeds, the lake was more than 100 zhang long, and there were thousands of rays of light swaying under the water surface, and every flying snail. It seems to be reflecting a round of sun, and as far as the eye can see, it is like a galaxy falling in the world, which is dizzying. In this piece seems crystal clear. In fact, in the middle of the bloodless waters, there stood a black reef island, the reef wall was as steep as a sword, and it was washed by the lake water as smooth as a mirror. The top of the reef near the edge is covered with blue-black moss, almost blending in with the reef wall, and it is difficult to distinguish that it is an ape. It may not be possible to move up and down such a reef with any eye, and anyone who sees it with their own eyes can hardly imagine that the island is inhabited. And that's why. No one knows. In the center of the sunken reef, there is an isolated paradise.

"Zheng, Zheng, Zheng......" The sound of the piano rises abruptly. Awakened by the occasional waterfowl perched on the edge of the reef, and scattered the brocade scales swimming in the water, the sound of the piano is very strange, obviously high and low, all in accordance with the beat, but it is extremely stiff, without the meaning of the music of the continuous characteristics, but as if someone is playing cotton, sawing wood, which makes people upset to listen.

On the reef island, there is a brocade felt in front of the two connected wooden houses, Yang Ning sits on the piano, his expression is solemn, staring at the Yaoqin in front of him, as if it is a strong enemy, his straight back is slightly stiff, plucking the strings one by one, ten fingers are like a frightening, it is almost difficult to distinguish the trace, I am afraid that the most exquisite fingering in the world may not have such a fast method, just play the piano, but it is unbearable to listen. Qingping sat beside him with his knees crossed, not only was he not the slightest dissatisfied with the piercing sound of the piano, but he listened to it with relish, a smile on his lips was gentle and gentle, slowly rippling away, and there seemed to be infinite joy, Yang Ning accidentally peeked at her expression, and the sound of the piano became more and more messy.

Although Yang Ning knows little about the rhythm, he also knows that he plays really ugly, but no matter how hard he strives to improve and practice all kinds of fingering, after all, he can't play the pleasant sound of the piano, even he himself gradually feels unbearable, it is difficult for Qingping to listen to it for two or three days, but he is still unsatisfied, Yang Ning is happy in his heart but also feels embarrassed, seeing that noon has come, Yang Ning's heart moved, and hurriedly said: "Qingping, are you hungry, I'll go to the kitchen to cook two side dishes, what do you want to eat today?"

Qingping knew that he wanted to avoid the drudgery of playing the piano for a while, but he didn't reveal it, and said with a smile: "No matter what you do, I have a good appetite, even if you roast a cow, maybe I can swallow it." ”

Yang Ning's eyes condensed slightly, and he only felt a sour feeling in his heart, he knew in his heart that since he was poisoned by lovesickness, Qingping's appetite gradually declined, even if she cooked the delicacies herself, she was also very rare to be able to raise her appetite, but she always forced herself to eat more, just to support a little more time, although Yang Ning knew this secret, but he refused to show the signs that he already knew, so he could only do his best to make some exquisite side dishes, so that Qingping would not be too hard when eating. Lowering his eyes, he almost didn't dare to look at Qingping's pale and haggard face, Yang Ning hurriedly walked to the other side of the reef island, found out the kitchen utensils, and worked on the stove that had just been built two days ago.

Plucking the strings with her hands, Qingping's mood has already flown away from the vast clouds, a smile on her lips is even more lingering, although Yang Ning herself doesn't understand, she is a see-frenzy, but she deliberately refuses to say it, whenever she sees Yang Ning is distressed, but insists on the stubborn look of refusing to give up, she feels as sweet as eating honey. After a song was played, I felt a little tired, Qingping simply lay on her back on the brocade felt, slightly closed her eyes and rested, although it was sleeping in the open air, there were hundreds of reef walls on all sides, blocking the cold lake breeze, covered with a cloak, covering the indifference and light cold, the early winter sun sprinkled on the body still had a trace of warmth, unconsciously, Qingping entered the dreamland, even in her sleep, her eyebrows and eyes still could not hide the slightest joy, a smile on her lips refused to fade for a long time, as if in a dream you can also see Yang Ning's depressed and embarrassed look.

Half an hour later, Yang Ning returned to the wooden house with the food, and was about to summon Qingping to eat. But at a glance, he saw the sleeping beauty who had already fallen asleep, perhaps because she didn't need to spend her energy, Qingping's slightly pale cheeks revealed a little peach blossom, adding a little charm.

Feeling his heart fluttered, he almost dropped the tray in his hand, took a deep breath and calmed his mind, Yang Ning carefully put the tray aside, and then lay down quietly beside Qingping. It seems to feel the warmth around you. With a sound of baby Ning, Qingping got into Yang Ning's arms, used Yang Ning's chest as a pillow, and slept a little heavier. The face showed a very comfortable and comfortable look.

Yang Ning couldn't help but smile slightly, his temperament was cold and hard, and even when he was extremely happy on weekdays, he often couldn't see the slightest clue. At this moment, it is different, being in a Jedi, not afraid of foreign enemies watching, and beside him is a life and death promise to know his beloved. There is no need to forcibly suppress the feelings in your heart, this smile is so unscrupulous and dazzling. Even his delicate and cold face. It seems to be gradually melting in such a smile. Open your sleepy eyes. Qingping saw this smile for the first time, and her eyes couldn't help but shine with a fiery light. Both hands couldn't help but hug Yang Ning's waist, feeling the heart of his newlywed wife, Yang Ning couldn't suppress the love in his heart anymore, so he also kissed deeply.

It wasn't until the sun went down that the afterglow gradually lost its temperature, and the two gradually came to their senses, and Yang Ning was okay, completely rude and lawless in his heart, and he didn't feel anything wrong at all, Qingping was a woman after all, even though there was no one around, and the two were husband and wife, but they also felt that it was inappropriate to be happy under the blue sky and white sun, so they pushed Yang Ning aside with shame and anger, put on their clothes, and ran into the house with their faces.

Yang Ning jumped up and was about to catch up, but he heard Qingping in the house and said, "It's all your fault, why don't you go and boil water to bathe me, and if you still can't play the song "Taoyao" well, you are not allowed to come in tonight." ”

Yang Ning paused in front of the door, his face was full of distress, Qingping gave him a problem, what if he couldn't play this song "Taoyao" no matter what, although he didn't want to think about it, but the two of them didn't have much time left, if Qingping really didn't allow him to enter, it would be even more uncomfortable than killing him.

It seemed to feel Yang Ning wandering in front of the door, Qingping raised his voice and said: "Zijing, you learn fingering so quickly, I guess you must learn it as a martial art to learn it so quickly, but success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He, you can't play the piano music well, but this is also the reason, if you can figure it out, then I should still have time to listen to your song "Tao Yao" tonight." ”

Awakened by Qingping's words, Yang Ning's eyes lit up, and his heart suddenly brightened, he has been obsessed with martial arts since he was a child, no matter what it is, he can't help but think about it from the perspective of martial arts, even when he learns to play Tao and Fuqin with Qingping, it is no exception, but playing Tao is mainly a long breath, properly retracted, fingering is still secondary, he is true and pure, and it is naturally easy to learn, but playing the piano is all based on the subtlety of fingering, in order to achieve something in a short period of time, he subconsciously took those complicated skills as martial arts fingering to learn, so that although the result is twice the result with half the effort, it also gives birth to many troubles。 If it weren't good at restraint, I was afraid that the strings had already been broken ten times or eight times. That's not all, the martial arts fingering is to pay attention to the weight if light, light if heavy, rigid and soft, unpredictable, used to fight with people, naturally invincible, but to play the piano, such a subtle method is not only useless, but added a lot of trouble, not the original clear sound of the piano seems to be, or the original plain and distant sound of the piano turned to ups and downs. There is a more layer, when learning a martial arts for the first time, often do not dare to cross the thunder pool slightly, every move and style are conformist, until the essence of this martial arts is comprehended, can be easily come, no traces, Yang Ning first learned to play the piano, since it is to face it with the mentality of learning martial arts, the fingering will not dare to make any mistakes, the mind is all on the fingering, it is naturally difficult to integrate the feelings, and the sound of the piano will inevitably appear stiff and rigid. With these three drawbacks, even if it is a peerless famous song, it is difficult to show the original beauty under Yang Ning's fingers, not to mention that "Tao Yao" is just an ordinary piano song.

Thinking of this, Yang Ning rekindled confidence in his heart, walked to the brocade felt and sat down cross-legged, picked up the yaoqin again, skillfully adjusted the strings, and then sat upright and played, this time he didn't think about whether the fingering was correct or not, and he didn't care about whether the fingering was appropriate. Just sink my mind into the piano music, recalling the mood when I heard Qingping play that day, it was obscure at first, and after one or two times, it has gradually become proficient, and the sound of the piano is like peach blossom flowing water, smooth and gorgeous, and the intestines turn nine times, faintly nostalgic and reluctant.

Just as Yang Ning gradually fell into a state of selflessness, a moving song like a jewel sounded: "The peach is dying." Scorching its brilliance. The son is home, and it is appropriate for him to live in his room. The peach is dying, and there is a fact. The son is home, and his family room is appropriate. The peach is dying. its leaves. Appropriate for their families. But it was Qingping who sang the song, although Yang Ning didn't understand the poetry, but he also faintly felt that it was in line with the qin song. With a slight movement in his heart, the piano sound was a little more tactful and low, and the song "Taoyao" also made him perform affectionately.

At the same time, outside the sandbar of the Devouring Reef. A speedboat sped by, and the big man at the bow suddenly stopped his oars and pricked up his ears. After a while, he turned around and said, "Xiao Qi." Did you hear anyone playing the piano there?"

The boy at the stern of the boat yawned. He said dejectedly: "Uncle Chu, how is that possible." The direction you said is the devouring reef, who doesn't know the entire Dongting Lake, there is the Hades Palace, the ghost is worried, how can someone play the piano, probably the ghost is crying, Uncle Chu, the kid knows that you are anxious, but don't rush to the doctor, I will never go to that ghost place, otherwise my life will definitely be buried!"

Dahan had also heard the murderous reputation of the Devouring Reef, and couldn't help frowning slightly, and listened attentively again, but this time only the wind and waves were stirring, and no other sound could be heard anyway, Dahan finally shook his head in disappointment and waved the oars in his hand.

At the end of the song, Siye was silent, Qingping was silent for a long time, and suddenly chuckled: "Idiot, don't come in yet!"

Yang Ning was ecstatic in his heart, and his subordinates didn't feel the force, but it was

The strings were broken twice, and then he jumped up in a panic, and crashed into the wooden hand to take the beautiful woman into his arms, and then refused to let go, but his eyes fell on the delicate face of the flower, but there was a sharp pain in his heart. After all these days, he has understood that this is the precursor of the imminent attack of lovesickness, if he does not take the antidote at this time, he will have to face the difficult struggle of life and death again, but this time, there is no antidote. Knowing in his heart that Qingping's time limit had arrived, Yang Ning felt extremely remorseful, if he wasn't so crazy, regardless of Qingping's weak body, or he wouldn't have been poisoned so quickly, the more he thought about it, the more sad he became, and the two lines of tears slipped down quietly.

The sun has sunk, there is no candle flame in the wooden house, it is dim, Qingping's internal force cannot be used, and she can't see Yang Ning's appearance, but only by intuition, she knows Yang Ning's fragility and pain at the moment, hugged Yang Ning's waist with her backhand, buried her head in Yang Ning's chest, and whispered: "Fool, I am willing, what does it have to do with you." ”

Yang Ning raised his head, didn't let the tears continue to pour out, and said softly: "You haven't eaten lunch, you must be hungry, I'll go boil some water, let you bathe and change clothes, and then prepare wine and food, let's enjoy the moon together tonight, do you say it's good, and there are several jars of osmanthus brewing, we won't get drunk tonight, do you say it's okay?"

Qingping nodded with a smile, although her expression was getting more and more tired, she still felt happy, she already felt that her body was getting colder and colder, and the signs of poison had faintly appeared, but there should be two or three hours before the final time limit.

Seeing Qingping agree, Yang Ning hurriedly walked out of the wooden house, wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and made up his mind not to let Qingping see a wisp of sadness again, but after a while, he brought the hot water that had just been boiled over to let Qingping bathe, but he went back and made a few small dishes and brought them to the practice room, and destroyed the stove on the ground, leaving no traces, and even all the things brought from the boat were thrown into the lake. After everything was done, Yang Ning went to the lake to bathe in a new place, took the wedding dress he wore when he was married in the church, and when he returned to the wooden house, he saw that the door of the practice room was open, and a few candles were burning in the room. But it turned out that the two of them had a good heart, Qingping actually changed into that wedding dress, and she changed her usual habit of facing the sky, lightly and evenly powdered, lightly swept her eyebrows, her eyebrows were smoky, her sandalwood mouth was dandan, and her sideburns were decorated with pearl and jade hairpin rings.

Yang Ning only looked dizzy, stayed for a long time before walking into the room, sat down in front of the banquet, stretched out his fingers to crush the mud seal on a jar of osmanthus brewing, poured two wine glasses in front of the banquet, a faint osmanthus aroma filled the room in an instant, which made people intoxicated, Qingping took a glass of wine and handed it to Yang Ning first, Yang Ning reached out to take it, his fingertips touched, Qingping's heart floated the words "raise the case and raise eyebrows", couldn't help but smile, he picked up another wine glass, and motioned Yang Ning to drink together.

This is a night when the stars are scarce, a few slight clouds occasionally pass in the sky, but the brilliance of the stars and the moon can not be slightly reduced, the bright moon is like frost, the inside and outside of the wooden house are reflected as if it is day, the faint fragrance of osmanthus lingers for a long time, the wine has been gone, the people have not dispersed, the drunken eyes are relatively drunk, I don't know what day it is.

There are still four jars of osmanthus brew left, Yang Ning himself drank three jars, that is Yueyanglou cellar for 20 years of aging, the taste is dense and sweet, but the stamina is also very long, not to mention that the wine is not drunk and everyone is drunk, such a beautiful day, and accompanied by a close lover, Yang Ning has been drunk unconsciously, and when he closes his eyes, he still faintly hears the pleasant laughter of Qingping silver bells, so that he is full of joy even in his sleep, only to feel this dream, it is best to never wake up.

I don't know how long it took, Yang Ning opened his worried eyes, and habitually shouted: "Qingping ......" The words did not fall, but he had already caught a glimpse of Qingping's closed eyes, and a wisp of chill suddenly appeared in his heart, and he subconsciously reached out to probe Qingping's breath, but it had already been cut off. Yang Ning folded his arms and hugged Qingping's delicate body tightly in his arms, only to feel that there was still residual warmth, soft as before, if it weren't for the breath, it was hard to imagine that the beloved woman had died in Huangquan, for a while, Yang Ning had no sorrow or joy in his heart, but he was at a loss.

There is still a faint aroma of osmanthus in the room, but in addition, Yang Ning suddenly found that there is a vaguely indistinguishable elegant aroma in the room, but it comes from the wine glass he used, reaching out to pick it up and sniffing it closely, Yang Ning only felt dizzy, and quickly moved the glass aside, and suddenly understood in his heart that this wine glass was actually smeared with the best, one was covered by the fragrance of wine, and the other was that he never doubted it, but he was unconsciously caught in the way, and he also lost his physique to be inviolable, so he did not dip it and pour it down, but slowly attacked after drinking three jars of wine, if not, with his own profound skills, even if he drank three times the wine, how could he get drunk before Qingping.

Thinking of this, Yang Ning couldn't help but reach out and gently caress Qingping's cheeks, and the slightest coldness seeped into the atrium along her fingertips, these, presumably Qingping has been hiding by her side for many days, right? Although she made a vow to live and die together, she couldn't bear to die with herself after all, let alone watch her die, so she used it, so she let herself miss the scene of the broken liver and intestines, leaving herself a glimmer of life and leeway. It's just that although this is Qingping's kindness, why can't I feel a trace of joy! The heart moved slightly, and the true qi around the body surged towards the dantian tide, but this time, the fiery qi no longer had a trace of femininity, just wait for Vientiane to return to the source and urge the true fire, the bodies of the two can be turned into ashes, regardless of each other, dissipating between heaven and earth, leaving no trace. The feats were about to be completed, his eyes shot out a bright light like flames, and the texture of his skin was faintly blood-red, Yang Ning muttered: "Qingping, you dare to leave me alone, and when I see you again, I will definitely seek justice." ”