Huang Sheng picked up Duanmukang, pressed it lightly on his shoulder, unlocked Duanmukang's sealed acupoint, and asked softly, "Akang, how do you feel now?"

Duanmu Kang suddenly felt extremely comfortable, and said, "Grandpa, somehow, after a trip through the Ghost Gate, I feel that I can control some of the true qi in my body. ”

Huang Shang smiled: "Then you try those few mantras that you can't figure out!"

At the moment, the grandfather and grandson also ignored the father and son, and after Duanmu Kang meditated for a while, he said happily: "Grandpa, it's really strange, although I have a better understanding in my heart now, I still can't do 'see emptiness, forget emptiness, and cause vacuum'!"

Huang Sheng put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "Don't worry, think about it for a while and you'll understand." ”

Duanmu Kang said: "When I have practiced this kung fu like Ruan Mei, it's really good!"

Unexpectedly, Huang Sheng shook his head and said: "Shui Pei, this kid has only practiced four articles, and she didn't know the last three articles before, because of you, she was willing to recite the mantra, and then help you write it on paper." With that, he breathed a sigh of relief.

The father and son heard Huang Sheng say the name "Shui Pei", and Duanmu Kang was also called "Ruan Mei", so they seemed to understand something, and immediately stepped forward with their fists clasped and said, "Dare to ask, but Huang is senior!"

Huang Sheng ignored it and continued to say to Duanmu Kang: "Ah Kang, you and Shui Pei are both good children, grandpa is so old, what is on the minds of the two of you, grandpa naturally knows that no matter what happens in the future, you can't fail her, do you hear?"

Duanmu Kang's face was red, and he muttered: "Ah Kang naturally doesn't dare, it's just, it's just..." He wanted to say that Ruan Shuipei's mother had promised him to the poisonous young man in front of him, but he couldn't say it.

Huang Shang said: "Yes or no, can't you be happy! Don't you still look down on my granddaughter?" Duanmu Kang hurriedly said: "Of course it's not like this, Akang swears that he will definitely live up to her in this life." Huang Sheng said: "Who does it live up to?" Duanmu Kang paused, and then said loudly: "Live up to Ruan Mei, live up to Ruan Shuipei." Huang Shang laughed and said continuously: "That's good, that's good!"

The man stepped forward again and asked, "Excuse me, are you Senior Huang?" Huang Shang's face sank, and he said, "I'm not deaf, I heard it." And he said, "What are you doing when you come up to the mountain?" and the man was about to reply, but Huang Sheng beckoned him not to speak yet.

Huang Shang pointed at the boy and asked, "Is he your son?" the man nodded.

Huang Sheng looked at the young man and said slowly: "The old man has read countless people in his life, but he has never seen such a vicious young man. continued: "You don't need to say who you are, for Yang Keqin's sake's sake, I will spare your life today." The man screamed miserably, hugged his wrist and screamed, his wrist bones seemed to be crushed by Huang Shang, obviously in pain.

Huang Shang said: "If you want to cut off my grandson's hand, I will abolish one of your hands today, and if you have this idea in the future, I will also abolish your other hand, and then your legs, ears, and nose, until you don't have such thoughts." The man said, "Don't dare." Huang Sheng continued: "Now tell me what you mean!"

The man was about to answer, Ruan Shuipei's voice came from a distance, she was shouting, "Grandpa, Brother Akang, is it you?", the voice fell, Duanmu Kang and the four saw Ruan Shuipei's figure, she was rushing in this direction with the wolves, Duanmu Kang immediately greeted him, and said, "Sister Ruan, why are you here?"

Ruan Shui Peiying smiled and replied, "I heard you calling my name, so I rushed here." ”

Duanmu Kang was a little shy and lowered his head. It turned out that his shout of "live up to Ruan Shuipei" was full of energy, and his voice spread far away. I don't know if Ruan Shuipei heard the word "not to lose", but looking at her as if she was happy or shy, she should have heard it.

Ruan Shuipei didn't dare to face Duanmu Kang, turned his head and ran over to hug Huang Shang's arm. At this time, she had already seen the father and son, who seemed to be Ruan Shuipei's uncle Yang Shiping and cousin Yang Yixuan. But she didn't show too much surprise, but first showed a look that she knew they were coming, and at that moment, Huang Sheng gently stroked her shoulder to comfort her.

Ruan Shuipei saw the deer lying on the ground, and immediately squatted down to look, and as soon as his hand touched the deer's body, he was shocked, it turned out that the deer was dead. Ruan Shuipei cried and choked up, "Xiaohua, my Xiaohua, why did you die?" She turned her head and glared at the young man fiercely, and said, "Yang Yixuan, was Xiaohua killed by you?" Duanmu Kang ran over to stop him and said, "It was he who killed Xiaohua, and I have already asked their father and son to kowtow to Xiaohua to make amends." Duanmu Kang heard the name "Yang Yixuan", and immediately remembered that he was the one who had made Ruan Shuipei angry and returned to the mountain.

Ruan Shuipei didn't make any more trouble, because she knew in her heart that there was something in front of her that seemed to make her more sad than Xiaohua's death. It turned out that Ruan Shuipei had been most worried about the past few years that her family would suddenly send someone up the mountain to pick her up.

Ruan Shuipei calmed down for a while and asked, "Uncle Yang, how is my grandmother doing lately?"

Yang Shiping looked puzzled first, and asked rhetorically, "Isn't Aunt Yang with you?"

As soon as these words came out, in addition to their father and son, Huang Sheng and the other three were very surprised. Ruan Shuipei said: "Uncle Yang is joking! After Grandma sent me up the mountain that day, she went back with her family, how could I be on the mountain." ”

Yang Shiping also looked a little surprised, and said: "No! Aunt Yang said that she would send you up the mountain for healing, and since that day, she has never returned to the Huanglong Gang, and my uncle didn't tell jokes, it's all true!"

Duanmu Kang wondered why Grandma didn't go back, and he couldn't figure it out for a while, so he said to himself: "It's not Grandma, is it Ruan Mei's mother?"

I only heard Yang Shiping continue to say to Ruan Shuipei: "Your mother is very sick and will live in a few days, she said that she has only one wish, that is, I hope you will go home early so that she can take a good look." ”

Ruan Shuipei said: "Uncle Yang, you go down the mountain first, I remember the road of the Huanglong Gang, and when I pack my luggage, I will go by myself." ”

Yang Shiping's wrist bone was almost crushed by Huang Shang, and he was already in pain, and when he heard Ruan Shuipei say this, he replied: "It's okay, then we will tell you to your mother first, and let the people in the gang prepare to welcome you." Ruan Shuipei was silent.

Yang Shiping said goodbye to Huang Sheng again, and Huang Sheng turned his head and asked, "What's your name?" Yang Shiping said: "Junior Yang Shiping." Huang Sheng said lightly: "Yang Shiping, I remember what I said." ”

Yang Shiping thought of Huang Shang's words, and he was also secretly frightened, and he was even more reluctant to stay on the mountain for a moment at this moment.

Ruan Shuipei's worst fear still happened, and this reason was enough for her to go down the mountain. She wants to find an excuse, but sticking to filial piety has been the duty of children since ancient times. With a thousand thoughts coming to mind, Ruan Shuipei squatted down and hugged her knees, crying, not only for her grandmother, for her mother, but also for herself, her thin body trembled slightly in the wind. Duanmu Yasuya stepped forward, squatted down, and pulled her arm with his hand.

Suddenly, Ruan Shuipei came sideways and hugged Duanmu Kang. It's been a few years, this is the first time to hug, Duanmu Kang's heart "plopped" a burst of chaos, Ruan Shuipei's hands hooked Duanmu Kang's neck, lying in his arms, so close to touch the body of the opposite sex, his hands in the air, at a loss. Ruan Shuipei continued to cry bitterly in his arms, and finally, Duanmu Kang took her arm with one hand and pressed her shoulder lightly with the other.

After a long time, Ruan Shuipei got up from Duanmu Kang's arms and said softly: "Let's go have breakfast!" Back to the Five Immortals Cave, Ruan Shuipei, as usual, greeted Huang Sheng and Duanmu Kang with a smile, the two of them did not move their chopsticks, but Ruan Shuipei himself gobbled up two large bowls, and was still waiting to continue eating, Duanmu Kang stopped him. She was not angry, immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks, and said, "I'll go and clean up my things, grandpa asks Orion to bring a lot of good things every autumn, and I have to tidy it up." With that, he turned around and walked away. The two followed her and came to the Eight Immortals Cave, she was busy packing her things, Duanmu Kang went up to help pack the things, but she stopped her, and said lukewarmly: "Brother Duanmu, I'll come by myself, you go to practice!" Duanmu Kang heard Ruan Shuipei call him "Brother Duanmu", obviously deliberately alienated. But there is no reason to think about it, he knows that Ruan Shuipei is secretly worried!

No matter how many things there are, there is a time when they are finished, at this time, Ruan Shuipei has already packed the three major burdens, faced the outside of the cave, and said, "Why don't you stop me!" After that, he cried for a while, and continued: "I know, you are afraid of trapping me in a place of unfilial piety, I know all this." Duanmu Kang couldn't help but shed tears.

Ruan Shuipei turned around, broke into a smile, and said, "Okay, Brother Akang, don't cry, I originally thought that you would keep me and comfort me, if you continue to cry, you will have to replace me to comfort you!" Duanmu Kang smiled bitterly.

Ruan Shuipei unfolded the baggage, put the contents back one by one, and said, "Don't pack these things up yet, I'm ready to go down the mountain alone." And he said, "When my mother is better, I will come back." ”

Duanmu Kang said: "Sister Ruan, will you come back again?" From the tone and expression of his speech, it can be seen that hearing Ruan Shuipei say this, his heart is excited and excited,

Ruan Shuipei said: "Why not? I grew up here. After a pause, he lowered his head and continued: "Here is Grandpa, with you, this is my home." ”

Huang Sheng and Duanmu Kang were very excited when they heard Ruan Shuipei say this, but in Huang Shang's heart, in addition to this excitement, it was the shadow of Grandma Ruan Bing, who heard Yang Shiping say that Grandma Ruan Bing did not return to the Huanglong Gang, and a heavy heart came to his heart involuntarily.

Huang Sheng said: "Ah Kang, you can send Shui Pei back!" Duanmu Kang nodded in agreement.

Ruan Shuipei hurriedly stopped and said, "You don't need to send me, it's not life and death, besides, Shuipei is not so hypocritical! I went down the mountain by myself, it was considered to go back to my relatives, and then I came back by myself." Duanmu Kang held back tears and nodded, he has read some books in the past few years, and naturally knows the truth that "a husband is not without tears, and he does not spill parting".

Despite this, Duanmu Kang led the herd to send Ruan Shuipei to the lower mountain pass. Ruan Shuipei said: "Brother Akang, go back, if you keep sending it like this, I don't know where to go, whether it is time to go down the mountain." ”

"Then don't go down the mountain", this is Duanmu Kang suddenly said this in his heart, but how can he say this, after all, filial piety is the duty of children, not to mention, her mother is so sick. Duanmu Kang secretly scolded himself, he also thought of his adoptive mother Ling Fangrui, and the situation of getting along with her day and night reappeared in front of him, four years have passed, this is the fifth year, I don't know how she is doing.

Duanmu Kang stood at the top of the hill in a daze, staring at her figure, secretly sad. He could vaguely see that Ruan Shuipei in the distance raised his arm, as if he was wiping tears with his sleeve. He knew that she was also in pain.

Since Ling Fangrui came down the mountain, Duanmu Kang rarely talked to his grandfather Huang Shang except for talking to himself, except for chatting a few words during dinner, the rest of the time he stayed alone, standing on the top of the mountain, looking at the path up the mountain.

Day after day, day after day, four or five days have passed, and Duanmu Kang is still sitting alone in the mountain pass, or standing in the Eight Immortals Cave waiting for Ruan Shuipei. Facing the old things in the cave, the pain was like waves that spread layer after layer on Mu Kang's heart, and in an instant, it teared his internal organs apart, and finally swallowed his entire body.

Duanmu Kangxin said: "Sister Ruan has been down the mountain for so many days, I think her mother's condition has not improved, so she can't get out!" and thought: "Although I can't get out, I can always take the time to write a letter to the bird to bring me." The more he thought about it, the more anxious he became, and for days he wondered whether to go down the mountain to find her.

This night, after a long time, Duanmu Kang finally made up his mind and decided to go down the mountain to the Huanglong Gang to see what was going on. The next day, I got up early to make breakfast and told Huang Sheng the idea of going down the mountain.