Chapter Ninety-Six: The City That Never Sleeps (1)
"What does my brother want to have it both ways?"
Hearing Yun Qiumeng's voice, Yun Naiting instantly threw all these troubles to the back of his mind, and just asked, "You don't sleep well, do you have something important to come to me?" Yun Qiumeng quickly lifted all the curtains in his room, and when the sunlight reflected on him, he realized that it was dawn. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
The sky is all bright.
I was like this, entangled for half a night.
Yun Qiumeng jumped in front of him very excitedly: "Didn't my brother say that he was going to take me to a fun place today?" Looking at Yun Qiumeng, who was smiling like a flower in front of him, Yun Naiting's mood also improved inexplicably, "Without further ado, let's go." ”
"Brother, we're going here, what's the fun here!"
Yun Naiting actually took Yun Qiumeng to a small grass hut deep in the mountains, and there was nothing else in the house except for a bed. Yun Qiumeng was bored and slipped outside to dangle around, and from time to time used his sword to cut some straw from the eaves.
Yun Naiting sat in the grass hut for a while and then went out to look for his sister, "Are you going to tear down my home?"
"What!?" Yun Qiumeng stopped the movement of his hand, looked at the small grass house in front of him in surprise, and then looked at Yun Naiting with some embarrassment: "Brother...... You're not going to live in this kind of place for 10 years, are you?"
No wonder Yun Qiumeng asked like this, no one could connect this thatched hut with the cloud brocade that Yun Naiting was wearing.
Yun Naiting leaned over and picked up the straw that was cut down by Yun Qiumeng, took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, "When I first left Yunjiabao, I had nothing, and I could only rely on the leftovers of other people's alms, and I was often hungry and full. Even so, they are often bullied by street ruffians and hooligans, and even abused and beaten by beggars. I was only fifteen years old at the time, and I was really scared...... Once, I was so hungry that I couldn't stand it, so I robbed a child of a steamed bun to eat. But afterwards I was really scared, afraid that people would find out about it and beat me again. So I ran as hard as I could, and I got here. In the summer I lived in the trees, and I ate wild fruits when I was hungry, and drank spring water when I was thirsty, and I survived for a while. Then winter came, and the trees no longer bore fruit, and the springs condensed into hard ice, and the trees were no longer warm. I had to walk long distances every day to pick up these straws and rocks, and over time, I finally had a place to live. ”
These words came out of Yun Naiting's mouth very easily, as if he was telling other people's stories instead of himself, and there was no trace of sadness on his face. It was Yun Qiumeng, who looked guilty and uneasy, and lowered his head like a child who had done something wrong.
"All these years...... My brother must have had a hard time!"
Yun Naiting smiled bitterly and nodded: "Sort of! In order to survive, I have eaten rat meat raw and escaped from the mouth of a wild wolf...... Although he almost died several times, he survived in the end. Now that I think about it, I don't know how I got through that time. ”
"Don't say it!" Yun Qiumeng suddenly stepped forward and covered Yun Naiting's mouth, shaking his head vigorously, his eyes glistening with tears.
He grabbed Yun Qiumeng's hand: "Okay, I won't say it." However, I didn't live here for long, and in my fourth year I moved somewhere else. ”
Seeing that Yun Qiumeng lowered his head and was silent, he jokingly asked, "Have you heard of the City of Sleepless? That's a good place!"
"Sleepless City?" An unfamiliar place name was spat out of Yun Qiumeng's mouth. She shook her head: "Haven't you heard of it, is it related to your later experience?" Suddenly, Yun Qiumeng's eyes reflected a light, "Could it be that all your martial arts are ......?"
Yun Naiting pointed into the distance: "It's right there, over the boundary of this mountain is the Sleepless City." ”
Yun Qiumeng looked in the direction he was pointing, but saw nothing, "How can anyone live in such a remote place?"
Yun Naiting laughed out loud: "The city that sleepless is rich in products, self-sufficient, and has complete gold and iron mines. If it weren't for its remote location, few people would be interested in it, but I was afraid that it would be coveted by countless people. But fortunately, it is located in a narrow area, surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is extremely difficult to capture it. ”
After listening to Yun Naiting's narration, Yun Qiumeng began to be curious about this sleepless city: "Isn't it true that my brother will live in that sleepless city after the fourth year?"
The past came to Yun Naiting's heart like a tidal wave: "It was also a very cold winter, and I was hungry for several days, so I set a trap to get some prey to fill my stomach. That is, the lord of the city that sleepless secretly went out hunting from everyone that day, but he fell into the trap I had set. As I pulled him out of the trap, a cobra crept at his feet, and I immediately hugged him, but the snake bit me the thigh. ”
"What happened later?" Yun Qiumeng couldn't wait to ask.
Yun Naiting glanced at her and said lightly: "Later, I fell unconscious due to poisoning, and the snake was killed by the city lord with a sword. ”
Yun Qiumeng anxiously hammered Yun Naiting's arm: "What I'm talking about is what happened after you fell unconscious, how did you come back to life after you were poisoned by snakes?
"Yes!" Yun Naiting said with emotion: "The city lord thanked me for pulling him out of the trap and blocking the snake venom for him, so he saved my life with poison despite everyone's opposition." ”
Yun Qiumeng unconsciously had respect for this city lord he had never met, and couldn't help but praise: "He is willing to save your life with poison, and he is indeed a good person with affection and righteousness." ”
Yun Naiting continued: "Not only that, but when he saw that I was alone, he took me back to the Sleepless City, and even taught me martial arts himself. ”
"Did he incur him to do things for him?"
Yun Naiting blinked his eyes and asked slightly mischievously, "Why didn't you say that he took me in?"
Yun Qiumeng replied, "Even if he didn't bring you back to the Sleepless City, you can still live, right?" After a pause, Yun Qiumeng lowered his head again and whispered, "It's just ...... It's just not that good. ”
"Staying with him was originally just to repay the favor, but as time went on, I gradually came to regard the lord of the castle as my own brother. However, Yun Naiting agreed with Yun Qiumeng's words: "What you said is very right, I can indeed live without entering the Sleepless City." But if it weren't for him, how would Yun Naiting be here today?" After that, Yun Naiting rubbed Yun Qiumeng's hair with his hand: "Do you want to meet this great man? Brother will take you to the Sleepless City to play?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Yun Qiumeng immediately clapped his palms in agreement.
Sure enough, as Yun Naiting said, the place where the Sleepless City is located is quite secretive, and it is difficult for even an extremely keen hunter to find it.
"Nothing, sleep, city. ”
It was the first time for Yun Qiumeng to come to such a place, the entire sleepless city was entangled in layers of greenery, and even the few big characters on the city gate needed to be read for a long time to be recognized.
Approaching the city gate, the guards recognized Yun Naiting at a glance, and then they all surrounded him with great excitement: "Deputy City Lord Yun, you are back! Your subordinates are going to report to the City Lord!" The guards ran around to tell each other that their Deputy City Lord Yun was back.
This time it was Yun Qiumeng's turn to be dumbfounded, she looked at Yun Naiting in a daze: "You are ...... Is it the deputy city lord here?"
Yun Naiting clenched her hand tightly: "It's nothing, it's just a false name, my most important identity is your brother and the brother of the city lord!"
"Yun'er, you're finally back!"
A loud and crisp male voice came from a distance, followed by a man with a fair face and a long body. This person is none other than Cheng Yinni, the city lord of the Sleepless City!
It's just that compared to Yun Naiting, Cheng Yinni looks very weak, and there is no blood on his face. From time to time, he coughed twice, as if he was sick and half dead.
Even so, Yun Qiumeng faintly felt that he had some spotless bones, and he looked a little more elegant.
After seeing Cheng Yinni, Yun Naiting hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted: "Subordinates see the city lord!" This surprised Yun Qiumeng again, she never imagined that this sick seedling in front of her was actually the city lord of the sleepless city.
Cheng Yinni looked at Yun Naiting carefully from top to bottom, and only then did he settle down when he saw that he was fine: "I am looking forward to it day and night, my Yun'er is finally back." ”
Yun Naiting said: "There is a concern of the city lord of Lao, and his subordinates ......"
"What's next!" Cheng Yinni stepped forward and grabbed Yun Naiting's hands, and couldn't help frowning when he saw him like this: "Didn't I tell you, you and my brothers don't have to see each other like this!
Yun Naiting raised his head at this time: "My subordinates know that the city lord treats me very well, but the courtesy cannot be abolished...... What's more, now that the city lord is in his prime, he must not say this kind of joke again!"
"I really can't help you. Cheng Yinni shook his head helplessly, and then turned his gaze to Yun Qiumeng: "This girl was brought back by Yun'er?"
Yun Naiting stretched out his hand and dragged Yun Qiumeng to his side: "If you go back to the city lord, this is your subordinate sister, Meng'er." ”
Cheng Yinni looked at Yun Qiumeng with interest: "It turns out that you are the legendary Meng'er, Yun'er has often mentioned you in front of me over the years." It was only when I saw the deity today that I realized that the dream in your mouth and Yun'er was like two people. ”
Yun Qiumeng was still surprised at this time, this sleepless city could exist in this paradise unconsciously. She didn't even want to believe what she was seeing, and she suspected it was just a dream. Thinking about things in his heart, he naturally didn't hear Cheng Yinni's words clearly.
Yun Naiting shook her sleeve slightly: "...... Meng'er, the city lord is talking to you!"
Yun Qiumeng stammered and saluted to Cheng Yinni: "Meng'er...... See the lord of the city!"
"Haha!" Cheng Yinni was amused by the somewhat stupid girl in front of her: "Yun'er's sister is my Cheng Yinni's sister, and you will live with Yun'er with me in the future!"
Somehow, Yun Qiumeng always felt a little trance, and she was brought into this sleepless city in this trance.
Yun Naiting took Yun Qiumeng to the place where he lived - stopping Yunzhai.
Although he hadn't lived here these days, there were people cleaning it every day, and everything in the room was exactly the same as before he left.