Chapter 18: Returning Home (Volume 1 Finale)
Lu Zhen and the others saw Yang Qing sitting on their bed, looking blank, but they were angry with this living person, and their heartbeat regained their calmness.
"What are you doing?" Yang Qing saw the three of them sneakily come to his side, touching up and pinching down, his heart was awkward, he quickly fled, and asked puzzledly.
"It's strange, it's almost over just now, but now it's alive," Lu Zhen looked peculiar and looked up and down, as if he had seen Yang Qing for the first time.
"Couldn't you three have lost your mind?" Yang Qing hid on Lu Zhen's bed, and couldn't help but wonder when he saw the expressions of the three of them, and asked strangely.
"Yang Qing, you're really fine, great" Lu Zhen was inexplicably surprised, seeing that Yang Qing had an unconcealed exhaustion on his face, and his reaction was normal, he realized that Yang Qing had really recovered.
"What can I do, if there is something, you have something, God chatters all day" Yang Qing said, suddenly feeling that he had forgotten something, and he couldn't remember it when he closed his eyes and thought hard.
Lu Zhen and the three of them told Yang Qing what they saw tonight, and heard the cow moo with monstrous majesty, and when the three of them went out, they saw Yang Qing lying on the ground like a dead man, and a man in a purple brocade robe came to the stone house, and Yang Qing recovered from a near-death state.
"You said that person is the sect master?" Yang Qing asked in surprise, knowing what was going on, but he didn't have a roar similar to a cow mooing in his impression, and the young man in the purple brocade robe was the leader of the Imperial Wind Sect, Sect Master Luo Danchen.
"I also heard from others, it turned out to be the sect master," Lu Zhen also sighed, he also used to imagine what kind of character the sect master was, but now when he saw it, he realized that his imagination was too lacking.
Lu Zhen and the others were very curious about how Yang Qing could recover so quickly, Yang Qing shook his head and said that he didn't know what was going on, he didn't even know that he had fainted, how could he know how he recovered.
Lu Zhen knew that Yang Qing would not lie to them, and he also gave up questioning, all thinking that the methods of the sect master and others were extraordinary, and they had the magical power to bring the dead back to life, and then asked what the sect master Luo Danchen and the others were doing here, and what they asked.
Yang Qing knew everything and said everything, satisfying the curiosity of the three of Lu Zhen.
It was already midnight, Tian Boqi Xiaohu returned to his stone house to rest, Yang Qing was lying on the bed, and all kinds of chaotic thoughts flashed in his mind.
I fainted inexplicably in the mining area of the cold iron mine, and the cow moo that I didn't hear, why are these?
Raising his arm and putting it in front of him, Yang Qing felt that there were more things on his left arm that did not belong to him, and untied the strip of cloth wrapped in his left arm, his left arm was still the same as he remembered, and the wound on his left arm was still the original wound, no different from yesterday.
How do I feel that I have been drained of the strength of my whole body, I am dizzy and can't lift my spirits, my ears still hurt a little, and my voice is not very real.
Thinking about it, I think of my relatives at home, whether my father and mother are healthy, whether my younger brother is already well-behaved and sensible, and how worried my father and mother will be when he leaves.
In the past two months, there has been almost no time to think about it every day, and when I go to sleep, I fall asleep when my head hits the pillow, and I think so much.
"Daddy and mother must be looking for me everywhere, I must be very anxious if I can't find it" Yang Qing thought of his father's guilt in his heart, raising children to prevent old age, and leaving home without permission, not only failed to practice filial piety, but also made his father and mother worried.
After being away from home for so long, not a single message has ever been delivered.
"Did I do something wrong?" Yang Qing asked himself in his heart, although the life in the countryside was simple and mediocre, it was also comfortable. There is no fine food and clothing, but you can also eat and dress warmly.
Is it worth it to struggle out of the village and stay away from the comfort and warmth of your home for the sake of that glimmer of hope and to pursue a life that is not arbitrarily oppressed?
"I didn't do anything wrong, I don't want to be inferior" The confusion on Yang Qing's face disappeared, and his expression became firm.
Today is the last day of Zhou Tengyun's punishment of Yang Qing and others, there were no accidents, and it was completed smoothly, Zhou Tengyun saw such a result, and he could no longer use this matter to make things difficult for Yang Qing and others.
When Zhou Tenghai saw Yang Qing and the others, he would raise his eyebrows, and he would always provoke a few words, which was nothing more than asking Yang Qing and the others to be careful, not to meet his cruel words under the mountain.
Yang Qing and the others didn't bother with him, although they were angry in their hearts, they didn't want to cause these senseless troubles, whether they were honest or cowardly, Yang Qing and the others didn't want to be driven out of the Yufeng Sect for this little battle of words.
"I want to go home recently, my father and mother don't know how I am now, I must be very anxious" Yang Qing said to the other three, the uneasiness in his heart made his mood very low.
"Go home, go back for a few days" Qi Xiaohu was not surprised, and asked casually, after being with Yang Qing and the others for a month, Yang Qing ran away from home without authorization, and he also knew about coming to the Imperial Wind Sect.
"At least five days, my house is two or three hundred miles away from the Imperial Wind Sect" Yang Qing said worriedly, yesterday I thought of going home, in addition to going back and forth in five days, the time I can stay at home is less than a day.
Lu Zhen and the others could see from Yang Qing's expression that he was guilty and worried about his parents, and they could also understand Yang Qing's current feelings. I said it today because I couldn't bear the thoughts in my heart.
The cold iron mine area does not restrict the freedom of disciples, provided that you can complete the homework that is said, and you can go wherever you want at the rest of the time.
"You will be gone for five days, and if you don't succeed in the class, you won't be expelled from the Imperial Wind Sect, I'm worried that Zhou Tengyun will take advantage of this to find you trouble" Lu Zhen said worriedly, in his heart, Zhou Tengyun has been classified as a 'villain'.
"No, we have already done what he said, will we still deal with Yang Qing like that" Tian Bo touched his head, he thought that if he didn't resist Zhou Tengyun, Zhou Tengyun would not continue to be prejudiced against them.
"It's hard to say, people's hearts are unpredictable, if he is in a bad mood, he may be angry with us, and the persimmon is soft and pinched" Lu is really worried that it is not unreasonable, Zhou Tenghai hates them. Zhou Tengyun is not a person with a lot of energy, Zhou Tenghai and Zhou Tengyun are still brothers of the same clan, with this kind of relationship, it is conceivable how Zhou Tengyun will treat them.
"Five days, it's no problem, the homework of these five days has been completed, if we hide it a little, Zhou Tengyun may not find out" Qi Xiaohu held his chin with his hand and pondered, his eyes turned to have an idea.
"If you ask us where Yang Qing went, let's just lie and say that he went to the mountains to cultivate, he just doesn't believe it" Tian Bo's eyes lit up, and he also felt that what Qi Xiaohu said was reasonable, many disciples in the cold iron mining area would go to the mountains to find a secluded place to cultivate.
"This is possible, but you can't leave right away, you have to numb him first, I don't believe he stares at us every day" Lu Zhen squinted his eyes and said his thoughts, and then snapped his fingers, "I did the homework for you in the past five days"
"Just you, can you do it yourself?" The three of them looked at Lu Zhen with suspicion on their faces, and Lu Zhen's face turned red when he was asked.
Yang Qing decided to go home after ten days, first make up for the two days of homework, and then prepare some ore for the five days he left, and then help Lu Zhen pay off the ore that he owed the two teenagers more than 20,000 catties.
In the past ten days, Yang Qing has simply spent his life like a year, and for him who is like an arrow, every day is torment.
Early that morning, Yang Qing changed into clean clothes, carrying ten taels of silver and a letter that Lu Zhen handed him last night. In the baggage behind them are two white steamed buns specially set aside last night to make today's dry food
Taking advantage of the fact that no one has gotten up to move and slipped out of the cold iron mining area, Yang Qing is not worried about the homework of the five days, with the help of Lu Zhen and others, it will definitely be completed.
The ten taels of silver were obtained by him after coming to the cold iron mining area for two months, and the letter was brought to his family for Lu Zhen, and he also said that when the letter was handed over to Lu Zhen's father, Yang Qing would have a small surprise.
Yang Qing can still do such a trivial thing as sealing a letter, Lu Zhen's home is in Mobai Town, Yang Qing happened to be passing by, so he readily agreed.
Yang Qing got out of the cold iron mining area, let go of his footsteps and ran quickly, the mountain road was open, it was not difficult to run, he was in an urgent mood, and his body was as light as a swallow. There is still a section of road to Fengju City, Yang Qing stood on a high place to identify the direction, stepped on the stones, and ran in the direction of Fengju City.
If you are tired of running, stop and catch your breath for a while, and practice the "Innate Sixteen Styles" in place to recover your physical strength, and when your physical strength is restored, you start running, Yang Qing doesn't want to delay time on the road.
"This is Mobai Town, Lu Mansion" The pattern of Mobai Town is similar to that of Shuangxing Town, Yang Qing stood on the streets of Mobai Town panting and muttering quietly,
Now that it is about to fall, Yang Qing ran for a day to Mobai Town, Yang Qing inquired a few more times according to what Lu Zhen said, and found Lu Zhen's house.
The layout of the Lu Mansion is simple but not simple, antique, and quite literate.
Yang Qing knocked on the door of Lu Mansion, explained his intention, and was led into the front hall by a person who claimed to be a housekeeper and handed the letter to Lu Zhen's father.
"Yang Qing's nephew, thanks to his nephew's help" Lu Zhen's father had an easy-going face and elegant manners, and after reading the letter, he had a relieved look on his face and thanked Yang Qing.
"Uncle, Lu Zhen and I are friends, it should be" Yang Qing stood a little restrained in front of Lu Zhen's father, and he didn't know what to say. "Uncle, I'll leave if it's nothing"
"I know that you have something urgent, nephew, so I won't leave you here for a light meal" Lu Zhen's father smiled kindly, and after reading the letter, he also had some understanding of Yang Qing's situation, "Uncle Sun, go and lead a fast horse to Yang Qing's nephew"
How embarrassed Yang Qing was to accept it, Lu Zhen's father said that this was specifically mentioned by Lu Zhen in the letter, so he didn't want to postpone it. Yang Qing knew that this was the little surprise that Lu Zhen said, he really needed a horse to travel, so he didn't refuse again.
"Uncle, I'm leaving, you go back, I'll send the horses back within four days" Lu Zhen's father sent Yang Qing to the door of Lu Mansion, Yang Qing led a white horse and said goodbye to them sincerely.
The moon was high, the evening breeze was blowing, and on the wide official road, a young man led a tall white horse and galloped, bringing up a puff of smoke and dust.
This person is none other than Yang Qing, who hurried overnight. Ask him why he is leading the horse and not riding. It was because Yang Qing found out that he didn't know how to ride a horse after he left Mobai Town.
Although there was no one around, Yang Qing still felt a burst of blushing, turned over and rode on the horse, the white horse spun in place and did not move forward, tried a few times, and the white horse finally ran according to Yang Qing's meaning.
What I didn't expect was that Yang Qing shook so hard on the horse's back, almost fell off the horse several times, tried to stabilize his body, and the horse's speed was also raised, and he didn't run for a few miles, and his butt hurt up.
Yang Qing grabbed the reins and stopped the horse, and after a while, the scene just now appeared.
Ordinary horses can run about 100 miles at a time, and this is when they are holding people. Yang Qing is leading the horse to run, of course the situation is different, when Yang Qing was tired of running and stopped to practice the "Innate Sixteen Styles", the white horse snorted to express his dissatisfaction, this kind of running without burden It is not yet enjoyable.
Not to mention Baima's dissatisfaction with Yang Qing, let's just say that no matter how far the road is, there will be a day when the morning sun breaks, rising and falling, and in the blink of an eye it is the evening of the next day.
On the muddy ancient road galloped a white horse, fat and strong, with flying hooves and running fast. On the horse sat a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy, with an expression of pain on the tired face of the young man, but excitement, joy, and nostalgia in his eyes...
Yang Qing spent the rest of the time in the past two nights, except for the two or three hours when he let the horses rest, drink water, and practice the "Sixteen Innate Styles" to recover his strength, and the rest of the time was in a hurry.
When he arrived in Shuangxing Town, he stayed in the town for a while, carefully selected three clothes for his father and brother, bought some candy people and small pastries to put in the baggage behind him, and then hurried to the village non-stop.
It's a scorching summer, and at this time the countrymen have to move their tables to the courtyard, so that they won't be so stuffy when they eat at night, otherwise they will be covered in sweat before they finish eating.
The three members of the Yang family had dinner and were sitting in the courtyard at this time, Yang Dazhi was sitting on a wooden bench, smoking dry tobacco one after another with his eyes blank, and the smoke lingered around him. His eyes were staring straight at the open wooden door, not knowing what he was thinking.
He Xiu's black hair on his sideburns was now a few strands of gray, and he looked at the wooden door with a look of regret, sighed long, and lowered his head and his eyes with deep crow's feet were overflowing with tears.
"Mother, don't cry, my brother will definitely come back, he will definitely come back on a big horse" Yang Song saw He Xiu leave tears, squatted on the ground and childishly persuaded him, and there was also a choked voice in his immature children's voice.
"Don't follow me for that bastard, I don't have this son, I won't pick his skin when I see it" He Xiu said duplicitously, wiping her eyes with the back of her dry hand, she didn't want Yang Song to see her cry.
"Mother, my brother is back, you see..."Yang Song shouted in surprise, turned around and ran out.
"Stinky boy, you still learn to deceive people, look at me..." He Xiu reached out to pinch Yang Song's ear with amusement and anger, but when he stretched out his hand, he pinched it empty, and accidentally saw a familiar figure next to the wooden door.
"Dad, mother..."Yang Qing's eyes blurred with tears, and something seemed to be stuffed in her throat, and she wanted to shout loudly but couldn't make a sound.
"Son, you're back..."When He Xiu heard this 'mother', she sat on the ground and cried loudly.