Chapter 15: Homecoming
The spring breeze warms up, the April flowers bloom, the grass on both sides of the road is mixed with a little mixed flowers, a carriage passes through the road slowly, Shi Yu and their master and apprentice are sitting on the car, Shi Yu and Xue Yan are sitting in the carriage, Chen Chen is driving the carriage outside the carriage, Xue Yan looks at the green outside the carriage through the window of the carriage, stretches out her hand to catch the fragrance in the breeze, slowly closes her eyes, and lets the carriage and horses sway, and a beautiful little face is frozen there motionlessly.
Shi Yu saw that Xueyan looked so obsessed, and she also followed her example, but she only felt the warmth of the breeze, and couldn't smell the refreshing fragrance of flowers.
Chen Chen, who was driving, concentrated on driving the carriage in front, but he also looked back at them from time to time, and this time he turned around and saw that the two children were closing their eyes to recuperate, he understood, the corners of his mouth slowly rose, smiled indifferently, and continued to drive. This is their return trip to Amaterasu Province, and soon after, they will return to Langcheng to say goodbye to Lu Laodao, and from then on they will return to Yuquan Village and continue to live in isolation.
In the past few months of travel and life, they almost non-stop, from one city to stay for a maximum of three or five days, and then set off to another city, they all the way chivalrous and righteous, in the face of hardship to save the poor, in the case of the poor to save the poor, in the face of evil to eliminate evil, the road is uneven, draw the sword to help, everywhere they go, leaving the story and legend of the three heroes to help the poor
This journey is also Chen Chen's release journey, after ten years of precipitation, Chen Chen thought that he had let go of hatred, these ten years, he regarded Xueyan as his own child to raise, watching Xueyan grow up little by little, he felt very happy, all hatred, obsession was melted by this happiness, into a fluttering bubble and a memory hidden in the bottom of his heart. But this time, the seeds of revenge, which had been silent, took root again after the Battle of Baihualou, and even grew wildly.
Before this trip to Amaterasu, Shi Yu originally only suggested being a thief, stealing the property of people like the owner of Baihualou, and then giving relief to the poor, but Chen Chen was more than that, he assassinated several people from the Sun family by himself. Although the people he killed were all corrupt officials, usurped power, and killed the minions of Sun Fuyin's dog thieves who killed Xueyan's parents, it can be regarded as a name for the sake of eliminating harm, but such a risky behavior not only put himself in a dangerous situation, but also put Shi Yu and Xueyan at risk, those people died, and it was not a pity to die, but because of their special status, it was difficult for Chen Chen to get out after killing someone, and after finally escaping, he took Shi Yu and Xueyan and quickly escaped out of the city.
So, in the end, he gave up, he didn't want the two children to suffer from displacement with him, and he was scared all day long, but at the same time, he figured it out and decided to let go of hatred again, he already felt that hatred could turn him into another person. If you don't let go of this hatred, then even if you return to the village, you will live a restless life.
The carriage slowly passed through the city gate, and then through the streets and alleys, and stopped at the downstairs of the Qingxin Teahouse again. Lu Lao fulfilled his promise and took out the good wine prepared for Chen Chen, Chen Chen told Lu Lao what they had experienced along the way, after Lu Lao listened, the old man listened to it with relish like a child, Shi Yu looked at Lu Lao's old face, and that serious eyes, thinking of his grandfather in the village now, he felt so kind.
The next morning, they said goodbye to Lu Lao, the old man stood on crutches to watch them leave, and finally shed tears, this farewell, they will never meet again, even Shi Yu, the original outsider, actually felt that his eyes were moist, the atmosphere of the carriage suddenly fell silent, the master and apprentice did not speak all the way, this sad atmosphere between them, until out of the city gate slowly dissipated.
What Lu Lao didn't know was that the money Chen Chen owed him had been placed in his home, and as soon as he got home, he would see that after borrowing money for so long, Lu Lao must have forgotten it, but Chen Chen and they didn't forget, they knew that repaying the money in front of Lu Lao would make him angry, so only in this way could they pay back the money that Lu Lao used to support the elderly, and only in this way could they leave with peace of mind.
The carriage walked through, are the road they came, set foot on this road again, Shi Yu felt full of emotion, in just a few months, he 9 but he felt that he had finished his life, he had seen the world, or felt that the village was simple and plain, thinking of the home still far away, he suddenly felt happy, jumped off the carriage, performed light skills, stood on the roof of the car, watched the carriage shorten the distance from the distance little by little, and wanted to go home The mood became eager, Xue Yan also climbed on the roof of the car, pulled Shi Yu to sit down, the two of them sat on the edge of the roof, Xue Yan leaned her little head on Shi Yu's shoulder, and the carriage carried them to Qingniu Townγ
Two days later, we arrived at Tianluo Town, and another day, we arrived at the foot of Cuiping Mountain, and the carriage stopped not far from the foot of the mountain. The mountain Chen Chen untied the carriage and saddle from the horse, since then, it is free, it is not that Chen Chen does not want this horse, it is really ahead, the mountain road is steep, it is difficult for the horse to move forward, just this Cuiping Mountain in front of him, it is still a little difficult for people to climb up, it is even more difficult for the horse to go up, the mountain road is steep, it is difficult for the horse to move forward, the Cuiping Mountain in front of him, it is still difficult for people to climb up, and it is even more difficult for the horse to go up, and the forest is full of fierce beasts, and it is not complete to bring the horse up. Now, it must be abandoned, it must be abandoned, Chen Chen touched the horse's head, and then he was afraid of the horse's back, and shouted: "Ride!" The horse rose in response, neighed, and ran forward, Shi Yu and they watched the horse run away, and they were also ready to set off to climb the mountain and enter the mountain forest.
As soon as they walked a short distance, they heard the sound of the horse neighing, it ran back again, ran to them before stopping, bowing its head to eat grass, Xue Yan was moved, stepped forward to stroke the horse's forehead, looked back at Chen Chen with hopeful eyes, Chen Chen understood, and said: "Since this is the case, let's take it with us." β
Xue Yan smiled, and Shi Yu also smiled happily.
The summit was a winding path, and when it reached the middle of the hill, it was a real challenge for the horse, who tried to move forward several times, but was too steep to take a step, and was so anxious that it neighed. Mt. Cuiping stretches continuously, it is the barrier between Amaterasu Province and the forest, and it is not only an undesirable strategy to bypass the road that they will not know how long, but also interrupt their route back, and the only way to climb the mountain is to try to climb the mountain.
Shi Yu and they saw that the horse was in trouble, so naturally they would not ignore it, and the three of them went around the back of the horse's butt and pushed it forward, and the horse advanced to the top of the mountain step by step, although it was very slow, but at the moment they couldn't think of any other way.
They finally reached the top, and Shi Yu said in a tired voice: "Ah~ I'm so tired." β
Immediately closed his eyes, let his body go limp, and threw himself on the grass on the top of the mountain, Chen Chen and Xue Yan also lay on the grass, no matter what, rest for a while, take the horse to climb the mountain, it is really a tiring job. Shi Yu closed his eyes and was still muttering: "It's too tiring to push the horse, if only I could fly." β
When the horses came up, they were also obediently lying not far from them, and they must have been very tired. Three people, one horse, just lying on the top of Cuiping Mountain, full of harmony.
It is difficult to go up the mountain, and it is not easy to go down the mountain, the steep mountain, for the horse can not go too fast, otherwise the standing is unstable, and it will roll down the mountain, but even so, it is not necessary for them to help from the rain, just slowly accompany it down.
After going down the mountain, they consciously delayed the time, so they accelerated the process of hurrying, Shi Yu was still the pioneer of the pathfinder, opening the way in front, Xueyan rode on the horse, Chen Chen led the horse, walked through the forest, and went to the first marked place.
The tall trees in the forest will block the sun, only the sporadic sunlight shines directly on the ground through the gap between the leaves, the sun is just right, the breeze is not dry, if you are thirsty, you will drink some spring water in the mountains, you will sit down and rest when you are tired, and you can also listen to the birds.