It was a small token, not exquisitely made, and I could even see the irregular burrs on the edge of the token, and on the rough and uneven surface, there were two small words. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

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But it was this token that made the first apprentice of the Gonggong who had cultivated to a high level stop and no longer move a single step.

Hong Tao looked up at the front, and in the direction of his gaze, a vague mist in the morning light outlined an ordinary figure. If it weren't for the fact that this senior brother's gaze was too directive, I was afraid that I wouldn't have reacted yet, and this small token turned out to be from the hands of this hazy figure.

I clearly felt that Jiang Shang's tense body beside me relaxed. Xiao Zhengtai over there also seemed to be relieved, and simply sat on the ground.

And Hong Tao's face, which had never had much expression, suddenly appeared with a smile.

"It turned out that the junior brother had arrived. He said.

I have long heard Jiang Shang say that among Yu Shun's many disciples, there are only two people who can be called "junior brother" and "junior sister" by Hong Tao.

One is the elder sister.

The other is the second Mr. Yu Hong.

A young man who looked seven points similar to Yu Shun showed his figure in the little beam of the morning light. The expression on his face was very peaceful, as if he didn't see the potholed tree trunk, the bear spirit with half of his body covered in blood, and Xiao Zhengtai who was sitting on the ground, he just bowed to Hong Tao calmly, and then said gently: "Senior brother, fourth junior brother, seventh junior brother, the master asked me to call you, and go to him with the senior sister." ”

Hong Tao's eyes flashed and he said, "I know." It's just that the junior sister was injured by someone and is still in a coma at the moment, and after I learned about this place, I immediately went with the junior brother to see the master. ”

Yu Hong didn't seem to understand the meaning of Hong Tao's words at all, and he didn't ask the senior brother in front of him how he wanted to "understand the things here", he still took two steps forward very peacefully, picked up the rough token that was diagonally inserted on the ground, and gently put it in Hong Tao's palm.

He repeated the same words in the same gentle tone.

"The master asked me to call you and go to his place with the senior sister. ”

At the end, he lightly added a time adverbial.

"Now. ”

Hong Tao looked at the token in his hand, was silent for a long time, turned around, hugged the unconscious Gong Yi, and said to Yu Hong: "In this case, junior brother, let's go, don't let the master and his old man wait for a long time." ”

Yu Hong nodded, then turned back to Jiang Shang and said, "Third junior brother, the master asked you to send Mr. Cang and Miss Xiong on his behalf." ”

After speaking, he saluted the bear spirit in my arms and said, "Miss Xiong, the master has another sentence that I instruct me to convey to you." If one day the world is so big that there is no place for the bear girl, the door of the Gonggong clan will always be open for the girl. ”

I stopped the girl who was trying to get up and say thank you, nodded to Yu Hong, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Er, and please thank Mr. Second for being the big leader." ”

Yu Hong bowed slightly, turned to Hong Tao and said, "Senior brother, please." ”

The two of them turned together and walked in the direction they had come. Behind them, Xiao Zhengtai got up from the ground, and Yu Liu followed one after the other, and as I passed by Xiong Ling's side, I heard Xiao Zhengtai say in an almost imperceptible voice, "Take care of her." ”

He spoke so softly that I almost thought I was hallucinating, and when I looked up, the small figure had already followed the group in front of me, walking away.

It wasn't until all the figures disappeared from sight that I stabbed Jiang Shang's arm beside me.

"You arranged it?"

"Of course, if I hadn't first notified the second senior brother and asked him to ask for the master's decree, how would I dare to come and face the senior brother and sister? Lao Tzu will definitely not do the matter of sending him to death, and at most he will give you incense afterwards. ”

I smacked him: "Then you still offend Mr. Big now." ”

Jiang Shang waved his hand: "In the final analysis, they are all senior brothers, what is there to offend, the senior brother is a face-saving person, I will find a reason to make amends to him in public, and I will expose it." At that time, even if he still has a little discomfort in his heart, he will not attack me openly. ”

I was silent for a moment and patted him on the shoulder.

"Thank you. ”

"You owe me, just remember," Jiang Shang said with a smile, "It's you who go, take care." ”

I joked, "I can't do it, I'll come back to you." ”

Jiang Shang's smile gradually faded, and this Mr. Gonggongsan, who had always been smiling and welcoming people, showed a somewhat melancholy expression in front of me for the first time. He stared at me for a moment, then suddenly sighed.

"Actually, why do you have to go?"

I was about to answer, when a few people squeezed out of the crowd of onlookers, and I saw that they were the neighbors in the canopy of the tree where I lived, about twenty of them, men and women, and a few children. The leader is Uncle Hongsi. Because Jiang was still there, they didn't get too close, and the uncle stepped forward and put a animal skin bag in my hand.

"Teacher Cang, we also heard the commotion, rushed over to take a look, and only then did we know that you were leaving. I quickly asked my mother-in-law to pack up some jerky to eat, and the neighbors also gathered some animal skin mattresses for you to take on the road. ”

"Mr. Cang, we also heard what Lao Si said, so we rushed over to see you off. ”

I was very surprised, but I still honestly waved my hand again and again: "I can't help it." There is still some unhappiness between me and Mr. Big, and I am afraid that it is not appropriate for you to send me. ”

"We don't care about things between gentlemen, but Mr. Cang is knowledgeable, has a good temperament, and never puts on any shelf, and we are all admired by those rough people who only have the strength of our arms. ”

"Yes, Mr. Cang also taught us a few little brutes to read and write, maybe in the future, which one has the opportunity, and which one of them can also be favored by which gentleman, accepted as a disciple, and ascended to the sky in one step. Why don't you thank you, sir?"

A few children who I had taught to read and write in my spare time walked up, a little clumsy, but respectfully bowed their hands and said, "Thank you, sir." ”

A little girl, who didn't know if it was taught by an adult or what, came up and pulled my pants with her little hands, and said in a milky voice, "Sir, don't you go...... We also want to know if the monkeys are making a big fuss in the sky......"

For some reason, I got a little sour nose from them.

Probably...... It's a cold.

Jiang Shang on the side gently patted me on the shoulder.

"In fact, the master has long seen that Brother Cang's idle clouds and wild cranes seem to have no worries in his heart. Another meaning of inviting you to live in Gonggong is that I hope you can treat the Gonggong clan as your home. Brother Cang, how old am I to you, there are some things that you say are good words, but there is some truth in them. You weren't born into the bear clan, so why do you have to rush back to wade through this troubled water? Senior sister said that you saw that a big war was about to start, please resign to avoid trouble, brother, I know that you are not such a person. But the days of rootless wandering are always not easy. People still have to have a belonging. ”

He withdrew his hand and patted his heart, "People still have to have a belonging, where your friends, relatives, and neighbors are, there is this belonging." When the person is determined, your heart is also determined. ”

He may just be persuading, but to my ears, it is full of mixed tastes. My parents, relatives and friends, and even the little frogs, Yingzhao, and bear spirits in the desolate world, hovered in my mind like a marquee, and I didn't even know where I belonged when I looked at this reckless world.

I muttered, "Where is this heart...... It's my hometown. ”

"This heart is my hometown. Brother Cang is really witty, and now 'Mr. Cangjie' is also well-known in the clan. ”

I gathered my thoughts, stood up, and bowed.

"Thank you brother for your concern, it's just that the future of Xiong Ling is uncertain, and the younger brother really doesn't worry about her alone. The kindness of the big leader and his brother can only be understood. ”

Jiang Shang sighed and waved his hand.

"Since you have made up your mind, so let's do it. You and I are considered to know each other, but the world is unpredictable, if he meets each other with swords and soldiers one day, I am afraid that he will have to live and die in peace. ”

There was bitterness in his words, and my heart was not a taste, and I put down the sorrow of parting, and I pretended to be free and easy: "At this time, I should drink his three bowls of spirits!"

"Spirits?"

I smiled and didn't explain, just said: "The next time we meet, the younger brother will bring you to the elder brother, and then whether it is friend or foe, we will talk about it after drinking." ”

Jiang Shang also smiled: "Then it's decided." ”

I raised my hand to signal him to stay, and then bowed my hand to Uncle Hongsi and them goodbye.

In the eyes of Jiang Shang and the neighbors, I picked up the bear spirit, beckoned the little thing, carried the animal skin burden, and left the Gonggong clan where we had lived and studied for half a year on this February morning.

I didn't know at that time that the wheel of history, in the near future, would not only turn a corner, but also overturn the car entirely, knocking everything in this world to pieces.

(End of Volume 2)