When he returned to the Thousand Bird Cliff, he found that Qiong Wei and Kou Xueyi had not returned. After a period of tossing and turning when he went to the Hidden Scripture Pavilion just now, he still felt a little tired after the excitement, so he rested on the stone bench in this sleeve cloud pavilion, letting the cool mountain breeze passing by the cliff blow away the tiredness of his body.

After resting for a while, when he was looking at the mountain scenery in front of him, he saw that the other two members of his Sihai Hall were walking from a distance on the stone path in front of the cliff. Jumping in front is the agile figure of Qiong Wei, and the slender and calm figure in the back is the dignified and humble Kou Xueyi.

When the two of them returned to the cliff, the little Qiong Wei saw that his brother Xingyan was in a daze in this cloud pavilion, so he ran to him and placed the fresh fruits they had picked in the mountains one by one on the stone table in front of him. There was still some shone on these red and orange fruits, which they must have washed in the mountain stream before they returned.

It seems that this little girl really has a good ability in picking wild fruits. When Xingyan picked up a fruit in his hand, put it in his mouth and bit it gently, he immediately felt a sweet and mellow juice, breaking out of the skin, and instantly covering his entire tongue. In addition to the sweet taste, there is also a fresh and cool breath, with the swallowing of the fruit juice, tossing and turning through the whole body, the end is very pleasant!

While tasting such a delicious taste, Xingyan did not forget to praise them a few times in between sucking.

Seeing that his brother liked the fruits he picked so much, this little Qiongwei, who was greedy for age, seemed to be happier than eating it in his mouth, so he just stared at the young brother intently. After watching him swallow the last mouthful of fruit between his tongue, Qiong Wei asked him expectantly how the fruit tasted.

Obviously, listening to her question, Xingyan was full of praise. After receiving his affirmative answer, Xiao Qiongwei was satisfied with picking up a bunch of fruits and leaning aside to enjoy them.

And that Kou Xue Yikou girl, after Fang Cai's hurry, there was also a trace of blood on her fair face, and in Xingyan's eyes, she felt that her current appearance was no longer as cold as before. It's just that the look on her face is still that indifferent.

Seeing that she was just standing by with her hands down, she smiled and let her taste these fruits too.

Hearing the invitation of the hall master, this Kou girl responded:

"Yes. ”

After saying this simple word lightly, he casually picked out an orange wild fruit and began to eat it gently.

Seeing that Kou Xueyi was still so unrelenting, Xingyan couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart.

Although he has both parents, he can fully understand the sorrow and pain of this young woman after losing her parents. No wonder there is often the saying that "such as mourning and examining", now looking at her whole day's sorrowful demeanor, you know that this Kou girl, although she has no food and clothing on this Thousand Bird Cliff, and she and Qiong Wei also laugh and talk with her in the peace, but from beginning to end, she seems to have not fully recovered from the pain of losing her relatives.

Perhaps, these unforgettable pains will take a longer time to slowly fade and dilute.

Thinking so in his heart, the young man was a little glad that he had done a good deed. If you don't care about it that day, then the weak woman in front of you doesn't know how to wander away in that wind and dust!

Thinking of this, Xingyan couldn't help but think of the Qiong Wei who had come thousands of miles to find him, and when he turned his head and looked at this little girl, it didn't matter, but it made the young man laugh dumbly!

It turns out that unlike Kou Xueyi's dignified way of eating, this little girl of Qiong Wei has a very gluttonous appearance. Now the little girl, leaning on the railing of the pavilion, bit the fruit so that the juice flowed sideways, overflowed the corners of her lips, and smeared it all over her red face.

Looking at this carefree little girl, Xingyan was not ready to tell her about her learning the "Xu Yao Xuan Hua Jue". After all, Qiong Wei is still young, innocent, and has no scheming, if she inadvertently tells others about it after knowing it, then her own cover-up method will not work. At that time, it would be a big headache to think of other ways on your own.

As for this Kou girl, although she has always been respectful to herself, she often seems to be in her mind, and she doesn't know where her mind is. Therefore, there is no need to talk to her about this matter.

The young man Zhang Xingyan, with his delicate and lovely little sister Qiong Wei, and this Kou Xueyi, who has a cold air of ice and jade, on the Thousand Bird Cliff in this afternoon, he was happily eating these cool and sweet wild fruits, letting the mountain breeze blow on his face, and letting the light move westward, it was also extremely comfortable for a while.

Xu is to learn the art of Xu Yao Xuanhua, to solve a big worry in the heart, this evening, in the sunset, when the clouds are full of clouds, Xingyan felt quite interested, then took out his jade flute Shenxue, began to play a tactful and melodious flute music.

At the time when the evening birds return to their nests, the awakening blowing is naturally the self-created song that has no exact score: "Hundred Birds".

In his smooth flute, there are sometimes strings of clear notes, which flicker lightly in that ethereal place, and if there is none, it is like the song of a fairy bird in the sky.

Smelling the song flowing out of the young jade flute, those birds and finches that were hovering in the sky above the nearby mountains and forests, and called friends to accompany them, flew to the cliff of a thousand birds, and with the high and low tactfulness of the melody of the waking jade flute, chasing Ling Ling's tail around him, fluttering,

The scene of birds and birds gathering in front of him, that little Qiongwei was already strange. Seeing that the elder brother played the flute that attracted the birds, the little girl heard the sound and ran upside down, just around the young man, chasing and dancing with these birds. And in the midst of the chasing and jumping, this little girl can be as light as a swallow, often imitating the posture of the bird and the bird, and also turning and gliding in mid-air, as if there are wings between the ribs.

At this time, the ribbon of her hair also swayed behind her, moving with the wind, just like the flowing phoenix tail feathers - Qiong Wei's volley floating posture is quite like the dance of skill depicted in the biography of the ranger.

The sight of thousands of birds gathering on the Thousand Bird Cliff was the first time she had seen it for Kou Xueyi, who had not been in the mountain for a long time. Therefore, when she stood next to her and listened to the flute, and saw this harmonious scene of people and birds coexisting and dancing together, a look of great surprise appeared on her face.

Now, in Kou Xueyi's bright eyes, which seemed to be still in both directions, a trace of bewildering light began to move.

As soon as the song was finished, Qiong Wei muttered words to the birds and finches that only they could understand, and seemed to be reluctantly saying goodbye there.

Xingyan looked interesting, so he asked her seriously:

"Sister, what are you talking to your bird friends?"

"Hey~ I'm telling them!"

"Oh, what?"

"I just told them that the next time my brother plays the song again, I must remember to listen to it with Qiong Wei again!~"

When she said this, the little girl's tone was solemn.

Looking at Xiao Qiongwei's innocent appearance, a feeling of pity arose spontaneously in his heart.

Just as he was about to continue to joke with this little girl, he suddenly heard Kou Xueyi, who had never spoken much, asking in a slightly jerky tone:

"These birds...... Why aren't you afraid of being caught?"

Between the words, there was some hesitation.

Kou Xueyi's inquiry reached the ears of Xingyan, and he was quite surprised-not because her question was unbelievable, but because since that time when she begged her to take her in, in normal times, this Kou Xueyi Kou girl has hardly taken the initiative to talk to him.

"Yes, Brother Xingyan, why?"

Hearing Sister Xueyi's question, Xiao Qiong Wei next to her also echoed the speech, looking forward to Brother Xingyan's answer with a focused face. In fact, this little girl doesn't know how well she communicates with these birds!

Since Kou Xueyi, who usually rarely takes the initiative to speak, opened her mouth to inquire, Xingyan also cheered up her spirits, carefully considered every word, and answered the meaning of this "hundred birds leading" technique in a way that they could understand better:

"The flute I play contains the meaning of communion with those birds. I played this tune just to tell the birds what it meant. ”

"In fact, there is no definite score for this flute piece. Because if you want to win the trust of the birds, the most important thing is to take a break from your wit, open your mind, and tell the returning birds in the mountains that I want to share their sorrows and joys, live and fly together, bask in the sunset in the sky, and enjoy the joy of their return to the forest. Those birds, although not human, have their own psychic. Listening to this flute song, they will know that I do not have an open net here, but only the sincere intention of rejoicing with them in the creation of heaven and earth. ”

"And what is a heart?"

When Kou Xueyi seemed to understand or not, this Qiong Wei was quick to speak and couldn't understand the word "jixin", so she immediately asked.

"Speaking of this heart, there is a story!"

"There's a story! Tell us about it!~"

"Once upon a time, there was a man who lived by the sea and was very fond of gulls. Every morning, he would go to the beach and play with the gulls. This man was very fond of the gulls, and often surrounded him with hundreds of seabirds. ”

"Huh, this person looks like my brother!"

One day, his father said to him, 'I have heard that those seabirds like to play with you, so you can catch one for me and let me play with it.' When the son heard his father's words, he felt that it would be very easy to catch one of the hundreds of seabirds around him, so he said yes, and the next day he went to the seashore with great confidence to attract the birds. ”

"Did he catch a bird?"

Xiao Qiongwei looked worried. Clearly, she was worried about the poor gull. Next to her, the girl Kou Xueyi Kou was also listening carefully.

When this man arrived at the beach, he was surprised to find that the gulls and birds that were usually willing to play with him were only willing to hover in the sky, and none of them would fly down!"

"Why is that?"

Qiong Wei asked puzzled.

This straightforward little girl, interspersed with questions, but set off the narration of his story just right:

"That's because the man had a clever mind! He thought in his heart that he would catch a seabird for his father, and he had a bad idea for those birds, and those clever seabirds would never fly down to play with him again!"

"This bad mind is a clever heart!"

The two girls, after listening to Xingyan's words, had different reactions: Kou Xueyi was thoughtful, and Xiao Qiongwei clapped her hands and praised:

"What a story!"

This innocent little girl, but she didn't expect that she didn't like to be seen because of the sobering talisman, but she still only wanted to be with her brother, a very important reason for this is that she intuitively felt that this big brother with a good smell had no "wit" for her.

However, this Qiong Wei didn't know how to generalize like this, so she only looked at her Xingyan brother with reverence and asked:

"Did my brother make this story?"

"Uh...... It wasn't written by my brother. I also read it from the book. ”

"The man who wrote this book must have been amazing!"

"Yes, the book that tells this story is called Liezi. The person who wrote it is called Lie Yukou, and it is said that he is still an immortal of our Taoism! Therefore, some people also call this book "Chongxu Taoist Sutra". There's a roll in my room!"

"My brother can understand it, and it's also amazing! Qiong Wei is stupid, and he can only draw his own name~"

It seems that Qiong Wei doesn't seem to have any special reaction to that column.

"Uh~ Actually, it's not difficult, if my sister is willing, my brother can ask you to read and write. As long as you know how to read, you will be able to understand a lot of stories on your own!"

"Okay, okay~ I want to read!"

As soon as she heard that she would be able to read a book that her brother could only read in the future, this little girl became excited, and she cheered there.

"Sister Xueyi, do you know how to read?"

The little girl was excited, but she didn't forget her sister Xueyi next to her.

"I can't read. ”

Hearing Qiong Wei's question, Kou Xueyi replied a little shyly. And after saying this, her eyes, which seemed to be eternally calm, suddenly lit up with an eager look, as if she was also very interested in this matter of literacy. But Xu is confined to the status of a slave and maid that she has given herself, although she is looking forward to it, but she is spattering, and she doesn't seem to be embarrassed to ask for it.

Kou Xueyi's desire to speak and be ashamed of her was completely in the eyes of Xingyan.

"I didn't know that this Kou girl was so studious. This is a good thing, and perhaps she can dilute the depression in her heart by learning the words. But looking at her spleen surname, when I invite her, I can't pay too much attention to the traces. ”

So, the young man seemed to say casually:

"Miss Kou, will you also learn words together?"

"I ...... Is that okay?"

Sure enough, hearing the young man's invitation, this Kou Xueyi was still a little hesitant.

"Of course. ”

The tone is light and clear, but it is full of praise.

"Then thank you so much!"

——What Xingyan and Qiong Wei didn't expect was that after hearing Xingyan's words, this girl Kou Xueyikou, who usually called him "hall master", is now called "Engong", and her delicate and graceful posture is even more Yingying, and she actually bowed to the young man on her knees.

"Miss Kou, please get up!"

Seeing this, the person she worshiped hurriedly took a step forward and put her arms up—and when he touched Miss Kou's arms, Xingyan noticed that her whole body trembled slightly, and she seemed to be very excited.

Seeing her so solemn, Xingyan was a little embarrassed, so he said gently:

"Miss Kou, I'm just teaching you and Sister Qiong Wei to read and write in my spare time, regardless of the status of master and apprentice. You don't have to do that. ”

In the eyes of the eye, this Kou girl probably respected him as a teacher, so she would make such a grand salute. If you take him as a teacher, this kind of etiquette is not excessive.

"In the future, please don't be so formal, otherwise I won't be able to teach you calmly. ”

"Yes. ”

With this promise, Kou Xueyi, who had already stood up, seemed to return to her usual appearance.

So, the next day, Xingyan went to the good office, brought enough paper and ink, and began to teach Qiong Wei and the others to read and practice calligraphy. When he started teaching, Xingyan realized that this Kou Xueyi, like that Qiongwei, could be regarded as illiterate. This is not surprising, at that time, the children of ordinary people, even the man, did not necessarily have the opportunity to learn Chinese, let alone the daughter.

Therefore, Xingyan recalled the enlightenment method of Ji Lao Scholar at the beginning, and began to teach these two girls to learn words clearly. At the beginning of this character practice, for these two female disciples who had no foundation, just teaching them to handle those three inches of pipes took a lot of effort.

In the first few days, the greatest achievement of these two female disciples was to slightly understand the method of grasping. And these words taught by the way, although they are the words with the fewest strokes and the most easily encountered in ordinary times, are still very ugly when written by the pen of these two delicate girls, crooked and twisted like the earthworm crawling through the mud after the rain!

Although it is very difficult to get started with this calligraphy, Kou Xueyi, who usually seems to be distracted, is unusually tenacious and focused on this matter, and there is no discouragement. Seeing Sister Xueyi being so attentive, the little girl Qiong Wei, who was greedy for fun, was naturally unwilling to fall behind in front of her brother.

So, from this day on, you can see that in front of the window of the stone house in the Sihai Hall, or in the sleeve cloud pavilion standing on the cliff, there are often two young women, with a scroll in front of them, pinching softly in their hands, under the guidance of a handsome young man, carefully and carefully tracing the words.

Perhaps there is no need to care about what they write, and such a graceful posture is already a graceful and elegant picture in itself—

In a quiet environment, teaching tactful and gentle eyebrows, the world is happy, but that's it!

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