Wei Rui's words brought out his admiration for Ling Xiao little by little, but he understood that Ling Xiao's eyes only had Fan Yuncheng, the man she had to protect in this life, only after he ------ a hundred years, dust to dust, earth to earth, everything would return to the end, and there would never be such a thrilling thing again.

Ling Xiao, who was driving a carriage and walking slowly on the mountain road at this time, didn't know that Wei Rui's state of mind at this time would be so sad. After she defeated He Zheng again, she did not have the slightest joy, she was in a very bad mood at this time, because she had thought about her ending countless times, but this kind of ending was the last thing she wanted to see, when she used to joke with her husband, she always said that she would take him to the mountains, and the two of them would no longer ask anything about anything in this mortal world, and live their lives freely------

In the morning light, she saw a man standing at the foot of the mountain, this man with white beard and white hair, standing on the mountain path in plain clothes and soap boots, his hands behind his back, his eyes watching the carriage of Ling Xiao get closer and closer.

When Ling Xiao drove the carriage to him, the dawn was slowly rising, and the rising sun was shining on them, Ling Xiao looked at the old man in front of him, the traces of the years still remained on the old man's body, her heart couldn't help but feel a sour, she slowly came to him, kneeling down: "Master, the apprentice is back------"

That person is Gu Yi Mountain, this Liang since the founding of the country, this person has escaped the mountains and forests, never appeared in the eyes of the world, although others are not in the world, but for the Liang of the country, he knows very clearly, he watched the sky day and night some time ago, knowing that there will be a visit from the old people soon, so he waited at the foot of the mountain, as he expected, Ling Xiao's carriage came as promised.

"Ling Xiao, since we parted thirty years ago, you and I have met for the first time today. Gu Yishan sighed lightly, "Back then, although you won the battle with He Zheng, but you had too many entanglements in your heart about killing, in order to let you untie your knot, the teacher gave you two tasks, ordered you to go down the mountain, and if you can't complete these two tasks, you don't have to come back." But today, when you return to become a teacher, you must have done both of these things. ”

Ling Xiao was silent for a while, after killing herself, she often woke up in her sleep, she really didn't want to kill people in her heart, but at that time she didn't know why she wanted to kill, and Gu Yishan was quite a smart person, he knew that if he forcibly left her in the mountain, he was afraid that her mind would be chaotic in the future, so it was better to let her go down the mountain to experience the joys and sorrows of this worldly person, and then her thoughts might change.

At that time, Gu Yishan handed her two tasks, these two tasks had overwhelmed her back then, one of which was to find a new formula for sword casting, Gu Yishan knew astronomy, and he knew geography, he was even more refined in the art of sword casting, but the sword he cast was too hard, he had been looking for a new sword-casting technique, which could make the sword body more flexible, the kind of sword that was rigid and soft, so that the swordsmanship he created, when it was unfolded, could exert stronger combat power; 。

"Master, the apprentice has already done the two things you handed over to the apprentice back then. Ling Xiao replied softly.

"Oh?!" Although Gu Yishan knew that his apprentice was extremely smart, he was still a little surprised when he heard her say that she had done it, after all, these two things were absolutely extraordinary, if she could really do it, it would really be beyond her expectations.

Ling Xiao slowly untied the belt around his waist and handed it to the master: "Master, please see!"

Gu Yishan saw the belt in front of him, he was suddenly stunned, reached out and took the belt, he slowly pulled out the sword in the belt, the whole body of the sword was almost transparent, on the blue and white sword body, there was a faint layer of cold light, Gu Yishan secretly praised, this is indeed a fine sword, not to mention the handle of this white jade, with the flexibility of this sword body, compared with the sword he cast in the past, it can be said that it is completely different, what a surprise in his heart, he can't think of the regret of his life, he was actually cracked by his youngest apprentice, this mood will not be the surprise can be expressed。

Gu Yishan's arms shook slightly, and he picked up a sword flower with the long sword in his hand, and the long sword emitted a crisp and melodious whistling sound, echoing in the quiet valley, vibrating with the echo in the valley, lasting for a long time------

"Ling Xiao, I can't imagine that you can forge such an exquisite sword. As a teacher, I want to thank you, since now there is another sword in the world that can be famous all over the world, Ling Xiao, what is the name of this sword?"

"Master------ since this sword was cast, it did not stay with him for various reasons, and it did not return to his hands until a few days ago------ apprentice did not think about what to name it, Master, you can give it a name. Ling Xiao didn't have any joy in her heart at this time, it was originally her heart's wish to be able to complete the task assigned to her by her master and return to her master's door again, but now her wish has been fulfilled, but what she is thinking about in her heart are those things that she has lost and can never make up.

"When you slay the demon and slay the dragon, the sword qi is soaring------ since this sword was forged by you, then name it after you, just call it Lingxiao." Gu Yishan looked at the carriage behind Ling Xiao, he frowned slightly, and said in a low voice.

“------”

"Who is in the coffin above the carriage?" asked Gu Yishan.

A line of clear tears flowed down Ling Xiao's cheeks, Gu Yishan saw the line of tears, and instantly understood, he put away the long sword in his hand, slowly walked in front of Ling Xiao, and said softly: "Ling Xiao, do you know why you were asked to go down the mountain back then?"

Ling Xiao didn't answer, there were too many questions in her heart back then, but she couldn't ask, because she knew her master too well, and if the time didn't come, she couldn't ask anything.

"Back then, you also knew that the teacher would definitely not let you go down the mountain because you killed too many people------ when you learned about your life experience, you were upset and couldn't help yourself, and you didn't know how to grasp your future at all. If you were forced to stay on the mountain as a teacher, I was afraid that you would become the second Yuwendu, and when Yuwendu followed me up the mountain, he also promised to forget the previous grievances and let go of the idea of revenge to cultivate on the mountain, but when he just learned something, he began to find a way to avenge his dead relatives. Gu Yishan sighed, "Your mother and him are the only ones who escaped, but there are very few people in the world who know about this matter, so they have to survive, if Xiao Yan knows that they are still alive, he will definitely try all means to kill people and kill people, thinking that your father had to send you to me in order to protect your mother, if you stay with your mother, then when you grow up, you will definitely become a narrow-minded killer who only thinks about revenge, what is the meaning of your life at that time?" People live in the world, there will be all kinds of hardships and pains, if a child is allowed to live with hatred, it will inevitably become the most painful thing in the world------ Lingxiao, do you understand your father's suffering?"

"Master------ apprentices didn't understand back then, but after going down the mountain, they had to meet the opportunity to be a wife and a mother, in the days of ordinary people, I saw a different self, Master ------ apprentices understood why you want me to go down the mountain, and want me to live the life of ordinary people, you want me to slowly understand, people live in this world, what should be done, what should not be done, which should be put down, which should be hidden in the bottom of the heart and never be told------Master, what the apprentice said is right?" Ling Xiao's tears still couldn't stop flowing.

Gu Yishan looked at Ling Xiao in front of him in a daze, she was not as smart as before, when she went down the mountain, her heart was really like a knife, he just wanted this child to be like an ordinary girl, everything that should be experienced has to be experienced, but he didn't expect Ling Xiao to marry Fan Yuncheng, let alone that there would be so many joys and sorrows between her and Fan Yuncheng------

"Ling Xiao------ when your father came to me with you in his arms, he was dressed in white, really like that god and standing under the Ling Xiao flower vine trellis, you were still in swaddling clothes, sleeping peacefully in your father's arms. At that time, I was very entangled in my teacher's heart, I didn't know if I could bring you up, seeing your father's reluctant eyes, I was also extremely embarrassed in my heart, thinking that when your father and your mother gave birth to you, it was also because they were in love with each other, and I couldn't help but ask him to send you over------, it was already a painful thing for him, if the teacher didn't take you in, then your father would live in remorse for the rest of his life, and he had already regretted it at that time, and he shouldn't have brought you to this world, because of his identity, because of your mother's identity, it was difficult for you to survive in the world------ ”

"Master------" Of course, Ling Xiao understands his father's various entanglements and helplessness, if he was not the king of Jingling, if he did not have the identity of the Xiao clan, he and his mother might live happily ever after, but he can't, if he insists on being with his mother, then the Xiao clan people, I am afraid that they will encounter a great disaster, the person who is about to die, than Xiao Baorong's death back then, the number of people affected, I don't know how many times, his father had to send himself away for the safety of the clan, this is also the most difficult decision he made in his life。

"Back then, under the vine of Lingxiao flowers, you opened your eyes slightly after waking up, you were not afraid of me at all, when your big black eyes looked at me, I was almost stunned, your eyes were so clear, ruddy lips opened slightly, and smiled at me, when I saw your smile, I was surprised to think that you must have been born from the essence of the sun and the moon, you were originally an elf between heaven and earth, because I was no longer lonely as a lonely old man, so I sent you over------" Gu Yishan said this, he stretched out his hand to help Ling Xiao up, "So I named Ling Xiao for you, Ling Xiao ------ things proved to be exactly what the teacher said, you follow me, I found that you are extremely smart, what you will teach the teacher, even Mr. Qiu Ming only played "Youlan" to you once, you can then follow the memory of what you listened, and then the song ------ Ling Xiao, now that you are home, the teacher will never let you go away." ”

When Ling Xiao heard this, she burst into tears, and she threw herself into her master's arms, crying out happily with the pain and helplessness that had been accumulated in her heart for all these years.

"Over the years, I've suffered you. Of course Gu Yishan understands what his apprentice has experienced over the years, compared to ordinary people, the more they get along, the more troubles and pains they experience, the young apprentice in front of him is the most beloved little apprentice in his life, whether it is when she was young, or she has grown up now, he doesn't want to see her suffer a little grievance.

When Ling Xiao was about to go down the mountain, he was also afraid that he would continue to keep her on the mountain, she would be spoiled by himself, Gu Yishan thought of this, his nose was slightly sour, now that he thinks about it, what if he is spoiled? No matter how much he spoils her, she is also a girl, after she left herself, is it really worth it? Gu Yishan questioned his original thoughts.

"Ling Xiao, I didn't expect you to have a good grasp of proportion, you didn't put the world in troubled times------ you are a teacher for the people in this world, thank you. Gu Yishan remembered that Ling Xiao had turned a catastrophe into nothing, and there was really no one in the world who could have such a mind as her.

"Master, how did you ------ know about these things?" Ling Xiao held back his tears and asked a little strangely.

Gu Yishan smiled: "Have you forgotten? My master knows astronomy and geography, is there anything in this world that I Gu Yishan doesn't know?"

"Master, if you already know everything, then you must understand why I came to you with my husband's coffin. Ling Xiao wiped away the tears on his face and said softly.

Gu Yishan slowly came to the carriage, he carefully looked at the coffin on the carriage, lowered his head and thought for a while, before raising his head and saying, "Ling Xiao, your husband Fan Yuncheng may not be really dead------ is right?"

As soon as these words came out, Ling Xiao knew that she would never be able to compare to her master, that her master would always be her master, and that no matter how smart she was, she was only worthy of being his apprentice, she nodded and said, "Master, what you just said is exactly the same. ”

"It's just that he's not a living person anymore. Gu Yishan sighed, "What kind of poison did he take?"

"------Master, it was the emperor who forced him to drink the poisoned wine, although the apprentice gave him a decoction to detoxify in advance, but I don't know what kind of poison Xiao Yan gave him----- in the end, he was still because of the apprentice's shallow medical skills, and finally ------" Ling Xiao couldn't go on, she choked up and stopped.

Gu Yishan looked at the coffin with a solemn expression, and said softly: "The most poisonous thing in this world is not those poisons, but people's hearts! If Xiao Yan is benevolent and treats his loyalty, your husband will not be killed by him------ Xiao Yan treats his loyal ministers like this, but he is afraid that his country, sooner or later, will be taken away by those villains with evil intentions." ”

"Master----- begged Master to save him. Ling Xiao said a little anxiously, "The apprentice doesn't know how to get rid of the poison on his body, and now he is so angry that he doesn't know how long he can last------"

"If you hadn't given him the antidote decoction in advance, Fan Yuncheng at this time would have been dead------ Ling Xiao you also know that this treatment is really not the teacher's strength, and the teacher's medical skills are too far behind compared to my junior brother. ”

Ling Xiao's eyes darkened, of course she understood what the master said, what he meant, his uncle Tao Hongjing is a famous doctor in the world, his medical skills can be said to be invincible in the world, but it is a pity that the uncle followed the emperor's side in his early years, and rarely went to the mountain of the senior brother, walking around with him, and Gu Yishan and Xiao Yan did not speculate back then, and they were always angry about this junior brother and refused to forgive themselves for the actions of this junior brother, the difference between the two senior brothers in terms of political views made them stay away from each other------ what made Ling Xiao feel even more desperate was that his senior uncle had passed away a few years ago, there is no one in this world who has the same superb medical skills as her uncle.

Ling Xiao couldn't imagine that she had worked so hard to bring her husband to the master, but she still couldn't save him, and when she thought that she was going to watch Fan Yuncheng die in front of her eyes, she didn't know if she could continue to live.

"If I use my medical skills to save him, I can only save him a few years of life at most, and he will still die in a few years------ Lingxiao, even if he only has a few years to live, do you want to save him for the teacher?" Gu Yishan turned around and asked solemnly.

Ling Xiao raised his tearful cheeks, nodded vigorously and said: "Master, even if he only has a few years to live, Ling Xiao also asks Master to save him, I have told him before, I want to bring him to this mountain, and live a comfortable life with him------ Master, now that I have brought him, please Master ------ become a complete apprentice." ”

"Lingxiao, do you know that there is no place in this world where people can live a free life, why do you have to bring him here?" asked Gu Yishan puzzled.

"Empty mountains and ancient pines, cliffs and sea of clouds, green shade and stone paths, and the sound of the orchid and qin------ Master, my parents were not able to be together back then, and it has become their lifelong hatred, Ling Xiao doesn't want to do this, even if Ling Xiao has one day, he can spend it here with my husband, and he will have no regrets in this ------life. ”

After Gu Yishan heard Ling Xiao's plea, he knew that Ling Xiao could meet Fan Yuncheng and stay with him for all these years, it was already fate, and the destiny of heaven could not be violated, and he Gu Yishan had great ability, and he could not reverse the destiny of heaven.

Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh: "Originally, I thought you could give up, but now it seems that you are the person who values family affection the most in this world, my Gu Yishan can't compare to you, even the emperor who thinks he values family affection the most, the extremely hypocritical emperor, his dedication to family affection is not comparable to you ------ Lingxiao at all, and in the end you won." ”

Ling Xiao didn't understand why the master in front of her was saying these words, and just when she was surprised, another person came out of the valley, this person had an elegant face and a slender body, and when he walked slowly, his body exuded a fresh medicinal fragrance. When Ling Xiao saw him, her eyes suddenly widened, she didn't believe the person she saw in front of her at all, he, he was------

The man slowly walked in front of her and smiled slightly: "Ling Xiao, I can't imagine that I can see Uncle Shi in this life, right?"

Ling Xiao's lips trembled, but he couldn't say a word, didn't Tao Hongjing have died of a violent illness? Why did he still stand in front of him with dignity.

"That Turtle Breath Pill is not just your master who can do it, he made these pills, or I told him. Tao Hongjing smiled warmly.

Tao Hongjing came to Fan Yuncheng's coffin, he motioned to his senior brother to help him open the coffin lid, that Gu Yishan smiled slightly, knowing that although his junior brother had excellent medical skills, his martial arts foundation was extremely poor, Gu Yishan was lucky and pushed the coffin lid open.

Tao Hongjing looked at Fan Yuncheng lying in the coffin, Fan Yuncheng's face was gloomy, Tao Hongjing stretched out his hand and tried his snort, then Fan Yuncheng almost didn't notice that he was still breathing, Tao Hongjing looked at Fan Yuncheng, and a mysterious smile suddenly appeared on his face------

postscript

A few years later, on the grassland of Eile, the morning breeze of early summer, still with a hint of coolness, a five or six-year-old Xianbei boy, waving a small whip in his hand, chasing a pony, still making a ho-ho sound in his mouth, but the horse was also extremely willful and naughty, did not listen to his command at all, and wandered around the grassland, refusing to go back with the child.

The boy had been chasing for some time, and sweat was already running down his cheeks, but he refused to give up the horse, and as he walked farther and farther------

The grass in the distance has grown very tall, the child's small size, about to be covered by the grass, just when he was a little anxious, the child suddenly found a person in front of him, the person in his early twenties, thin body, but the eyes are bright, the child was surprised to see that the person's feet were almost hanging above the grass, he ran to him with some curiosity, plucked up the courage to ask, "Are you a god?"

The young man was stunned when he heard this, and then laughed: "Do you think I look like a god?"

"Like, the gods are like you, standing on top of the grass. The boy stretched out his hand and pointed at his feet, "You see, the gods are like that. ”

The young man looked carefully at the clothes that the child was wearing, and the edges of the clothes were embroidered with patterns, which were not used by the Xianbei people at first glance, and the young man asked softly, "What is your name?"

"My name is Altaïr!" Altaïr replied loudly.

"Altaïr------" the young man suddenly smiled.

"And what's your name?" Altaïr asked him rhetorically.

The young man smiled and said, "You can call me uncle from now on." ”

"Uncle, why do you call you uncle?" asked Altaïr strangely.

The young man did not reply, but with a slight leap, he came to Altaïr, put his hand under his flank, lifted him up, and to Altaïr's exclamations, the young man took Altaïr and flew across the prairie with a light feat.

For the first time, Altaïr felt like flying, he didn't expect anyone to fly, and they flew with him, opening a door of surprise in his little heart.

The young man gently placed him on the ground, bent down and asked, "Isn't it fun?"

"Yes!" Altaïr exclaimed, his cheeks flushing with excitement, he couldn't wait to learn from his uncle.

A call was heard in the distance: "Altaïr, Altaïr, where are you, come back quickly------"

When Altaïr heard A-Niang's call, he had to say to his uncle, "A-Niang wants me to go back, when will my uncle teach me?"

"You can come to me every day after eating, and my uncle will teach you well. ”

"Good ------," Altaïr nodded, "Men are going to do what they say." ”

"Of course, Altaïr, come and give your uncle a high-five, we've made an appointment, and we'll do what we say!"

Altaïr excitedly stretched out his little hand and touched his uncle's big hand, he didn't know that this high-five had already opened a thrilling and heart-wrenching dream that he had never experienced before!