Lin Rufei's yard is very large, surrounded by wooden fences, and the yard is planted with lush and neat vegetation. At this time, it was spring. On the black soil, there was a layer of green grass, stepping on it, as if stepping on a soft carpet. In the center of the yard, there are various trees with blooming stamens, including pears and cherry blossoms. Only a thin peach tree in the corner was out of tune with the surroundings. The peach blossom was not much taller than a person, and the branches were slender and dry. There was a peach blossom bud that had not yet bloomed on the whole tree, which looked particularly bleak.
As soon as Lin Bianyu put Lin Rufei on the ground, Lin Rufei took a step towards the peach tree, and when she got to the tree, she looked at the thin peach tree and sighed, "Why doesn't this grow up? "..." He stretched out his hand, stroked the rough tree trunk a few times, and sighed in a tone of coaxing a child, "Forget it, it doesn't grow as big as it grows, it's a flower and bone flower, it's stronger than last year. A lot."
The seed of this peach tree was picked up by Lin Rufei from the mountain many years ago. At that time, he was still a young man, but as time passed, he was already weak. Shaky poor appearance. After saying this, Lin Rufei remembered something, and quickly looked at Lin Bianyu who was standing beside her, and said, "Second brother, don't change my peach tree."
Lin Bianyu saw what his younger brother was thinking at a glance, but he was not surprised: "This peach tree is not very big, wouldn't it be good to change it?"
Lin Rufei said, "Not everything can be changed."
Lin Bianyu smiled and said, "I only know that what makes you unhappy is not a good thing."
Lin Rufei looked helpless, knowing that there were some truths. It didn't make sense for her second brother. Lin Bianyu seemed to have a mild personality, but in fact, she was the most stubborn of the four. Lin Rufei had to reiterate, saying: I like this peach tree very much, and I told my second brother not to touch it.
Lin Bianyu nodded slightly, as she answered Lin Rufei's words, and Lin Rufei felt relieved when she saw this.
The courtyard and attic here have been cleaned for a long time. Even though Lin Rufei had not stayed in for a long time, she still kept it clean and tidy when she left.
Lin Rufei entered the attic and asked the second brother to do his own work. Before leaving, Lin Bianyu said that some outsiders had come outside. If Lin Rufei didn't like it, he would have those people driven down the mountain.
Lin Rufei hurriedly said no.
Seeing that he didn't look fake, Lin Bianyu didn't say any more and turned around, but there was a bit of gloom in his eyebrows, and he looked rather unsettled.
He just came out of the yard, as if talking to himself: "Is that how you pet me?"
As soon as he finished his words, a gust of breeze blew past his cheeks, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be scorched by flames for a moment, and a man in black uniform suddenly appeared beside the road. He is somewhat similar to Lin Bianyu, except that the lines are colder and harder, and there is frost in his black eyes.
"That's how Xiao Jiu is." The man said, "Who doesn't want him to be a surly, arrogant and domineering ancestor?" Lin Rufei's nickname is Xiao Ji, which means "longevity".
Lin Bianyu said coldly, "Then why isn't he?"
The Lin family is the most protective of their shortcomings. As the youngest son of the Lin family, Lin Rufei is the most favored one of the Lin family. Even if he is a cripple who can't even lift a sword, what he sees should be the best. It should have been the disregarding temperament of the little bully, but now he is so unrestrained, which made him feel really distressed, but he felt some inexplicable anger because of this.
The man raised his eyebrows: "Dragon has nine sons, each of them is different. You are domineering, and you can't think that Xiao Jiu is the same as you."
Lin Bianyu snorted coldly, stopped talking, turned around and left.
The man didn't stop him either, just glanced in the direction of Lin Rufei's yard, and sighed again.
Lin Rufei didn't know that her two older brothers had quarreled because of her. He was the youngest of the Lin family. He had two older brothers and one older sister. He was just different from the laid-back self. They were all the best of the best. .
The road of sword cultivation is a hundred times more treacherous than the ordinary fairy road, and what they have experienced is naturally ten million times more difficult.
Yu Rui in the attic heard that Lin Rufei was back, and hurriedly ran to the front hall with her long skirt in hand.
"Master, Master!" The thirteen- or four-year-old girl was at her most lively, her voice was as clear and tactful as an oriole, and the mood of the listeners also improved. She shouted and laughed, and rushed towards Lin Rufei. , "Master, you are finally back!"
"Well, I'm back." Lin Rufei said, he caught the maid who was pounced on him, "It's so big - I can't catch you."
"Master!" Yu Rui coquettishly.
Lin Rufei said, "Go and make me a pot of hot tea, the young master is thirsty."
"Okay!" Yurui has a childlike nature, and after hearing Lin Rufei's words, she went to make tea again. Lin Rufei's personal servants were the only two maids named Fuhua Yurui. Fu Hua came early, was older, and acted more prudently. Yurui was only under 14 this year, and in terms of temperament, she was only a half-year-old child. Lin Rufei had a gentle temperament, and they had separate courtyards, so the temperaments of the two maids were more detached than other servants.
After a while, Yurui came over with a pot of brewed hot tea, she carefully poured tea for Lin Rufei, then raised her eyes and carefully looked at the young master in front of her, and pouted: " Young master, you are cleared."
"Is there?" Lin Rufei didn't feel it.
"Naturally!" Yurui said unhappily, "I finally made you fat a little bit, went to the mountain for a month, and then lost weight."
Lin Rufei just laughed, but did not respond.
Yu Rui was chatting beside her, which made the yard look less lonely. Lin Rufei sipped the tea in her cup, her eyes fell on the grass in the yard, but her eyes seemed to pass through the grass and saw something else.
"Yu Rui." Lin Rufei said suddenly, his nose moved slightly, "Did you smell anything?"
Yurui twitched her small nose, her eyes dazed: "What's the smell?"
"It seems to be a peach blossom..." Lin Rufei distinguished carefully.
"Peach blossoms?" Yurui said, "How can there be a scent of peach blossoms? The peach tree in the yard has a flower bud. Alas, it's too disappointing. It's a pity that you water it every day, Master." The maid was angry. He stomped his feet, as if his son had been bullied so much, "Even if I pour it on my head, I can still produce two flowers, right?"
Lin Rufei laughed dumbly: "What are you taking?"
Yurui shook her head: "If you can't, just go and find the second son, there is always a way."
This makes some sense. With Lin Bianyu's temperament, if Lin Rufei really wants to see peach blossoms blooming on people's heads, I'm afraid he can really find a way.
"Go get busy." The spring sun shines on people's bodies, and there is always a warm smell. Lin Rufei felt a little sleepy from the sun. He narrowed his eyes and said lazily, "I'll take a break."
"Hey!" Seeing that her son was tired, Yu Rui took a breath and quietly retreated.
So the attic fell silent.
Lin Rufei closed her eyes halfway, and in a trance, the fragrance of peach blossoms became more and more intense. In the dim vision, he seemed to see the endless peach forest. In the depths of the peach forest, stood a man in red. This illusion flashed by, and when Lin Rufei opened her eyes again, only the pitiful peach tree standing in the courtyard was left in her eyes, and she didn't know if she could survive until next spring.
Lin Rufei made a decision. He will go to the peach forest at the foot of the mountain tomorrow to see the peach blossoms in Banpo.
The next morning, Lin Rufei wore fox fur, led a white horse, and went out in the drizzle. The maid Fuhua stood behind him, holding an oil-paper umbrella with a landscape pattern. A thin layer of light was sprinkled on his black hair.
The Kunlun Sword Fair is coming, and there are many strangers near Kunlun Mountain, which is very lively.
On the mountain road, a modest gentleman led a horse. He was wrapped in a thick fox fur. He was slightly thin. His light-colored eyes, which were supposed to be black, turned out to be like smudged ink paintings. Although the color was light, it was clear and divine. A little drizzle fell on the eyelashes as long as crow feathers, which at first glance seemed to be glowing. Pale light. A beautiful maid walked behind the man. She held an oil-paper umbrella in her hand and looked resentful. It seemed that she wanted to give the son an umbrella, but she was rejected. The soil on the mountain road that had been raining was slightly wet, but on the mountain road, only the son's footprints were left. Looking closely, he found that the foot of the maid was actually floating in the air, about half an inch from the ground. .
The further down the mountain, the more people there are, and when we exit the gate of Kunlun Mountain, the surroundings suddenly become lively. Although it was raining, the surrounding markets were not affected in the slightest. The practitioners who came to visit the Sword Club but could not enter the infield took this opportunity to sell all kinds of things, including magic weapons, weapons, and even There are also various talismans.
Lin Rufei had a weak body since she was a child, and she seldom went to places with many people. At this time, she watched with great interest.
"Oh, this young master, do you want to take a look at my powerful talisman paper, which is cheap and easy to use. I guarantee that you can't buy it and you can't be fooled." The hawker looked at Lin Rufei up and down, facing him She shouted enthusiastically. Lin Rufei looked like a rich boy in her clothes, but she didn't wear a sword, so she wanted to come here to watch the fun.
"How powerful?" Lin Rufei asked with a smile.
"Just this talisman. After using it, you can sneak to other places immediately! Help you escape the catastrophe!" The peddler continued, "And it doesn't require mana, anyone can use it!"
"So good?" Lin Rufei asked, "Then how do you sell it?"
The hawker said: "It's cheap, it's very cheap." He rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Five spirit stones are enough!"
"Five spirit stones, why don't you grab it." Fu Hua was not as polite as her son, and when she heard the peddler's random bidding, her eyes widened, "This talisman paper is not fully drawn, who would dare to use it? After passing your head away and leaving your body in place, can you take responsibility?"
The hawker wanted to refute, but Yu Guang noticed the sword that floated around his waist, and immediately swallowed the words in his mouth, his expression became a lot more honest, and sneered: "Hey... this business, you always pay attention to it. During the process, if the girl thinks it is not suitable, she will pay back the price, and we can discuss it."
"Half a piece." Fu Hua said bluntly, "No more."
The hawker screamed twice, then made a pained expression, and said, "Okay, okay, it hasn't opened yet today, so I'll lose a little bit, half a spirit stone is half a spirit stone." He finished speaking Then he added, "If there are any sequelae, I am not responsible."
Fu Hua glared at him, took out the spirit stone from the purse to pay the bill, then took the talisman paper from the hawker, carefully checked it, and confirmed that there was no problem before handing it to his son.
Lin Rufei also bought it to play with. After taking it, she shoved it into her cuff and headed to other places.
From outside the gate of Kunlun Mountain to the foot of the mountain, there are tourists and traders everywhere. The weather is not very good today, so there are not too many people, but for Lin Rufei, it is also lively enough.
Lin Rufei walked down the mountain while watching. Her mood was not affected by the gloomy weather, but she felt much better.
When he arrived at the town, it was not far from the Peach Blossom Forest. Lin Rufei stopped and pointed to the other side of the town: "Fu Hua, I want to eat white rice cakes."
Fu Hua said: "The son is waiting for me where I am, and I will go to buy it immediately."
Lin Rufei said: "Go ahead, I'll go ahead, come and find me when you buy it."
Fu Hua handed the umbrella in her hand to Lin Rufei, frowning: "Young Master, put on the umbrella, be careful to catch the cold."
Lin Rufei didn't speak, she just took the umbrella and raised her chin slightly, signaling Fu Hua to go quickly. Fu Hua turned around and tapped her toes, like a swift swallow. After a while, she disappeared at the end of the street.
Lin Rufei didn't hold an umbrella, but put the umbrella on the horse's back and walked slowly in the direction of the Peach Blossom Forest.
Although it is raining, the town is still lively, with pedestrians walking through the streets made of bluestone with umbrellas. This town was born on the basis of the Kunlun Sword Sect and has been prosperous for a hundred years.
The people in the town's biggest wish is to pass the examination of the Kunlun Sword Sect, even being the lowest outer disciple is something to be envied. If you can't do it yourself, and look forward to your son, grandson, generation after generation, there is always hope.
Lin Rufei saw the Peach Blossom Forest from a distance.
Where the mountains are empty, the peach blossoms are all over the mountain, the breeze blows, the peach petals are rolled up by the breeze and fall on the shoulders of people's hair.
When Lin Rufei saw this scene, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she walked briskly towards the depths of the peach forest.
Probably because of the rain, the peach blossom forest is not as lively as it used to be. When the petals fell to the ground, they turned into spring mud together with the dirty black soil. The ground was slippery, and Lin Rufei followed the trail and entered the depths of the peach forest.
The surroundings were quiet, except for the rustling of the drizzle. Lin Rufei was indulging in the quiet beauty when she heard a cry in the distance. When Lin Rufei heard the sound of a monkey's cry, her face changed greatly, and she turned around and ran away.
But he was alone, where there were monkeys running fast, and he was surrounded by a group of monkeys in less than a moment. These monkeys did not know what species they were. They were very different from ordinary monkeys. Not only were they tall and their hair was beautiful golden. It is very dense and supple, and you can't see a bit of dirt on wild animals.
The monkeys quickly surrounded Lin Rufei, blocking every exit in front of and behind. Seeing this, Lin Rufei smiled bitterly, and quickly spread her hands, indicating that she had nothing on her body, and sighed helplessly: "You know me, every time I come, I will be blocked once—"
The monkey in the lead was very beautiful, it was bigger than the other monkeys, and its eyes were still beautiful golden. It was crouching on a peach tree closest to Lin Rufei, blinking and staring in front of him. The delicate and delicate son, Lin Rufei also saw it, one person and one monkey stared at small eyes like this. I don't know if it was Lin Rufei's delusion, but he always felt that there was a smile in the monkey's eyes after he said this.
"I really didn't bring anything." Lin Rufei reasoned with the Monkey King, "I didn't have time to buy the snacks you like. By the way, I didn't come alone this time. Fuhua went to buy rice cakes—"
When the Monkey King heard the name Fuhua, he had a reaction. Those beautiful golden eyes turned smartly, but finally stopped on Lin Rufei. At this moment, Fuhua came from outside Taoyuan. A distant cry: "Master—"
Lin Rufei smiled and said, "Look, I didn't lie to you."
With a wave of the monkey king's hand, the group of monkeys began to retreat into the depths of the peach forest, but it didn't move. The Monkey King suddenly stood up from the squatting branch and rushed towards Lin Rufei.
Lin Rufei was taken aback by the monkey's action, and the conditioned reflex took a few steps back, but the monkey passed over his head and quickly disappeared into the peach forest. Lin Rufei felt that it seemed to pat her on the temple with her hand, and she was a little dumbfounded. She felt that these monkeys were really bullying people.
"Master." At some point, Fu Hua arrived behind Lin Rufei, holding a few pieces of rice cakes wrapped in paper in her hands. The rice cakes were still steaming hot and exuded an attractive sweet fragrance.
"Floating flowers." Lin Rufei turned her head, "So fast."
Fu Hua was stunned when she saw Lin Rufei's face, only to see Lin Rufei's temple with a gorgeous peach blossom, and she was looking at herself with a smile. , The whole body is light-colored black and white, only the peach blossoms around the ears, like the finishing touch, really match the peach blossoms on the human face.
"Fu Hua?" Lin Rufei called out again when she saw Fu Hua's absent-minded appearance.
Only then did Fu Hua return to her senses, she looked away somewhat unnaturally, took a few steps forward, carefully handed the rice cake in her hand to Lin Rufei, and said in a low voice, "Young master always doesn't hold an umbrella, clothes Almost soaking wet…”
Lin Rufei just smiled, but did not speak. He opened the oiled paper, took a bite of the hot and fragrant rice cake, and his eyes curved happily: "It's delicious."
Fu Hua looked at her young master tenderly, took off the umbrella from the horse, and put it on top of Lin Rufei's head.
The rice cakes are very fragrant, glutinous and soft in the mouth. It is the taste of childhood. Lin Rufei has been in poor health since she was a child. Before the age of ten, she never even climbed Kunlun Mountain. Until her sister's birthday one year, she carried her father on her back. Mother, quietly stuffed the little Lin Rufei into a bamboo basket, smuggled him on his back, and took him down to Kunlun.
That day, Lin Rufei tasted all the snacks in the town, the Zhang family's candied haws, and the Chen family's white rice cakes. A high fever was launched, and the incident was tragically exposed.
Because of this, elder sister Lin Weirui was sentenced to go to the top of the mountain to think about it for three months, and it was useless for Lin Rufei to plead.
Since that time, Lin Rufei knew that her brothers and sisters were different. If they said that their lives were a raging flame, then she would be a crumbling candlestick. When a gust of wind blows, the flame will burn more vigorously, but the candlestick, But it just goes out.
The rain was a little heavier, and the ground became more and more muddy. Fuhua politely asked Lin Rufei if she was alone just now. Lin Rufei was very at a loss to her question and asked why Fuhua asked this question.
Fu Hua smiled and pointed to Lin Rufei's temples.
Lin Rufei raised her hand and touched it, but she actually found a bunch of wet peach blossoms. He immediately remembered something, and he was both angry and funny: "These monkeys—are they bullying people like that!"
"The monkeys are here again?" Fu Hua frowned when she heard the words, and her body was full of murderous aura.
Lin Rufei likes to enjoy flowers, and she comes to this peach forest every spring, but I don't know when it starts, but she was stared at by the monkeys in the peach forest. Not only did they rob Lin Rufei for food, but also pulled him into a mess. When they came back, the Lin family thought he had been robbed. Fu Hua gritted her teeth secretly, thinking to herself that the second young master didn't know about it, otherwise the monkeys would have died long ago.
How could Lin Rufei not know what her maid was thinking, she smiled and sighed: "It's just a bunch of naughty monkeys, why are you so serious?"
"But they bullied the young master." Fu Hua was unhappy, "It's fortunate that the young master didn't have rice cakes in his hand, otherwise it would be cheaper for those beasts."
Lin Rufei just laughed when she heard the words, and threw the peach blossom in her hand aside.
The dripping raindrops made a crackling sound on the oil-paper umbrella. Lin Rufei walked in front, and Fu Hua held the umbrella behind her. She didn't know how long she had gone, but Lin Rufei looked at the dark sky and knew that it would not be sunny today, so she said regretfully that she should go back first.
Fu Hua was overjoyed to hear this. After all, Lin Rufei was wet on her head at this time. While she was afraid that her young master would catch the cold, she was also worried that she would talk too much and make Lin Rufei annoyed.
Now that Lin Rufei herself proposed to go back, it was naturally the best.
"Master, get on the horse." Fu Hua said warmly.
Lin Rufei was not stubborn either, stepping on the stirrup and sitting on the tame white horse. Fu Hua gave the umbrella to Lin Rufei, and led the horse in front of her, heading towards Kunlun Mountain.
When passing by the town, Lin Rufei heard the melodious sound of the flute coming from the town. He looked for the flute sound, but saw a small bridge and a swordsman wearing a hat beside the bridge. The swordsman leaned diagonally. On the bluestone beside the bridge, the sound of the flute came from his mouth, but strangely, only the sound of the flute was heard but no musical instrument was heard. Lin Rufei happened to pass by him, the swordsman stretched out his hand to support the hat, and a long, narrow blue eye appeared from the gap.
Fu Hua looked at the swordsman with some vigilance in her eyes, but Lin Rufei nodded slightly at him with a smile in her eyes, as a greeting.
The swordsman did not return the salute, and put down the hat again, as if he did not see Lin Rufei, Fuhua was about to attack, but Lin Rufei softly called her name and shook her head.
Fu Hua snorted coldly, but secretly remembered what this person looked like.
Judging from the eyes of this person, it should not be a race on their continent. Maybe they came from other continents to join in the fun, but no matter where people come from, as long as they reach the foot of Kunlun Mountain, who would dare not give them to the Lin family? face
Lin Rufei listened to the sound of the flute, but in a good mood, she recited an ancient poem: "The spring is quiet, the night is long. Xie Qiao…”
Fu Hua asked, "Master, what does this poem mean?"
Lin Rufei said with a smile, "An idiot who had a spring dream."
Floating flowers seem to understand.
The sound of the flute gradually faded away, and Lin Rufei returned to the Kunlun Mountains.
When they got to the yard, the sky was already dark, and Lin Rufei was also a little tired. Fu Hua was afraid that Lin Rufei would catch the cold, so she hurriedly boiled hot water, urging Lin Rufei to take a bath to get rid of the cold. Lin Rufei dawdled, and it took a while to get into the tub.
The tub was very big, Lin Rufei sat down, the water just covered his chin, and before Fu Hua left, she deliberately closed the bathroom window, Lin Rufei soaked for a while, but felt a little dizzy, stood up again, propped herself up and closed the window to pull away.
Outside the window is his flowery yard, which is set off by the surrounding scenery. The thin peach tree looks even more lonely. Lin Rufei soaked in the hot water, but found that the only flower bud on the peach tree did not know when. It turned out to be a soft little flower.
The small flower has only five petals, and the color is pale pink. It is not as lively as the peach blossoms under the mountain. It looks pitiful when it is beaten by the rain. Lin Rufei felt a little anxious when she saw the flowers blooming. The rain was getting heavier and heavier. His peach tree finally opened such a single seedling.
She was really afraid of what was coming. Just as Lin Rufei thought of this, a gust of wind blew, and the petals of the little flower fell off, swaying, and she was about to fall on the muddy ground.
Lin Rufei's eyes widened and she was about to call out the maid's name, but a gust of wind came. The petals were swirling in a whirl and were swept up by the wind, and it was actually coming towards Lin Rufei's side. She couldn't be without clothes, she hurriedly stood up and stretched out her hand to catch the falling petals.
The petals swayed and fluttered, seeing that they were about to fall on Lin Rufei's palm, but another nameless wind blew up, and the petals were blown directly on Lin Rufei's cheek. Lin Rufei didn't have time to react, and felt A pink shadow burst into his eyes with the breeze.
Lin Rufei covered his eyes with his hands in a conditioned reflex. He felt something attached to his right eye. It was cold at first, and then there was a burning temperature.
"Ah..." The cry was suppressed in his throat, Lin Rufei was taken away by the sudden pain, he flopped softly into the bathtub filled with hot water, and was immediately pulled into a grotesque dreamland.
in a dream.
For the first time, Lin Rufei saw the fire-red peach blossom forest. It was different from ordinary pink. The color of the peach forest in front of her was so intense that it seemed to be melted by fire. Inside the peach forest, a shadowy figure stood in the depths of the peach forest. Lin Rufei could only see his back. The man was dressed in red, with black hair and a long sword slung across his waist.
The world began to shake, peach blossoms filled the sky, Lin Rufei raised her head, saw the blood-colored sky, and heard a voice, but the voice was not as confusing as the scenery in front of her, instead it had a taste of exasperation, and the voice said: " I can't compare to those vulgar fans at the foot of the mountain—you even went to see them—"
The next moment, Lin Rufei suddenly woke up from her dream and heard her maid knocking on the door outside, as if she was about to break in.
"Master-Master-You should stop talking, I'm really coming in." Fu Hua hadn't heard Lin Rufei's voice for a long time, her first reaction was that her own young master had passed out and was eager to come in to check the situation.
Lin Rufei said quickly, "I'm fine, don't come in."
"Master! Why didn't you say anything, you scared me." Fu Hua heard Lin Rufei's voice, and then she breathed a sigh of relief and complained, "But do you want to soak for a while?"
"No need." Lin Rufei felt a little dizzy, "I'll get up."
Fu Hua hummed, still a little worried, she still stood guard at the door, chatting with Lin Rufei from time to time. Lin Rufei knew the thoughts of her maid, but she was not bored. He picked up the towel and wiped off the water on his body, but felt a little uncomfortable in his right eye. He raised his hand and touched his right eye, thinking of something, got up and walked towards the glass mirror next to him.
This glazed mirror was a gift from his sister. It was different from ordinary bronze mirrors. It could show the human figure very clearly. Lin Rufei got close to the mirror by candlelight. stunned. I saw that in his right eye, whose pupil color was much lighter than that of ordinary people, there was actually a floating peach blossom. The peach blossom was pale in color, as if it was really just a fallen flower that was accidentally blown into his eyes by the wind.
Lin Rufei rubbed her right eye heavily, making sure that she was not delusional. He hurriedly turned around, changed his clothes, and then said to the waiting Fu Hua outside the door, "Fu Hua, where is my second brother?"
Fu Hua wondered: "Today, Yu Nan Gu's family just arrived in Kunlun, and the second young master seems to be picking up people, young master, what's the matter?"
Lin Rufei took a deep breath: "It's okay, you go down first." He paused for a moment, "You go and inform the second brother, let him be free, come over immediately."
Although Fu Hua didn't know why, she still obeyed Lin Rufei's instructions and left the yard to find Lin Bianyu. Lin Rufei covered her right eye with a wry smile, hoping that things wouldn't be as bad as she imagined.