The bamboo forest is very cool. Although the wind cannot penetrate such dense green bamboos, it doesn't feel suffocating at all. Fang Jie sat cross-legged on the ground, raised his head and looked at the sky exposed from the gap in the bamboo forest. Because the gap is too small, the sky you see looks blue and extraordinarily pure.
If you can look at the entire sky, you will see flying birds and floating clouds, but in this gap, there is a trace of pure sky.
Fang Xie didn't expect his mood to be so calm, he thought he would be very excited and nervous. I thought my palms would be covered with sweat and even my back, I thought my face would turn pale and my lips would turn blue, as if I had been poisoned, and I would die soon. He thought he would carefully listen to Luo Yao's every word, but found that he would be distracted for a moment.
Waited too long for this moment.
Did Fang Jie think about it, if Luo Yao told a story that moved heaven and earth. Then should I cry at the right time? If it's a wolf-hearted story, shouldn't I draw my sword and face each other with an angry face
What a boring thought.
He couldn't understand himself, how could he be so calm.
Luo Yao was not as calm as Fang Xie. Although he hadn't spoken yet, his chest heaved a bit, and the way he looked at Fang Xie was becoming more and more different from before. Before the story begins, he has already been infected by himself. I don't know if he will cry all the time after telling the story
He is indeed not young anymore.
Fang Jie looked up at the sky, and he looked at Fang Jie.
The green bamboo forest is picturesque, and the two people in the painting have their own thoughts.
"It's not a very nice story."
Luo Yao gave a definition at the beginning, which did not exceed Fang Jie's expectations. So he nodded his head slightly, as if he didn't care how much sadness Luo Yao's words concealed. If this story was related to Fang Xie, he really couldn't think of it as a good story. From the beginning of his life, he was separated from the word "beautiful" by thousands of miles. Until now, he has only grasped such a sliver of beauty that is hard-won in pain.
It is precisely because he has experienced too many and too bizarre things, so now Fang Xie is stingy with giving his emotions. Except for Shen Qingfan and Mu Xiaoyao, except for the big dog Qilin, he would not open his heart to anyone easily, even if it was just a gap.
"But if you think about it carefully after listening to me, you will think it is a very warm story."
Fang Jie smiled: "Sad dramas are usually warm."
"A tragic drama will not always be tragic."
Luo Yao said.
Opposite Fang Jie, he also sat cross-legged.
The two of them were so close that he could even clearly see a small freckle on Fang Jie's face. Fang Jie could clearly see his beard, one by one.
"many years ago… "
Luo Yao looked at Fang Jie, and started with a vulgar and vulgar opening line: "Many years ago, there was a boy in the Northwest River of the Sui Dynasty. He was born in a poor and humble family. When the other children were still acting like a baby in their mother's arms, he thought about when he could become a hero."
"When he was six years old, he was old enough to enter a private school, but his family was too poor and had no money for him to study. He was not upset, but felt sorry. His father planned to let him be a businessman, so when he was six years old, he was given He found a godfather who went to Saibei. This child's life seems to have drawn a trajectory, and he is destined to live a mediocre life. He will become a businessman who is not even as good as a farmer, and he is still the most humble merchant going to Saibei."
"Just this year, a traveler passed by a small village. When he saw this child, his eyes widened immediately, and he said that this child was born to be a good person for cultivation. The child's father didn't know what cultivation is. , but knew that cultivation would cost a lot of money, so he refused to agree. The Jianghu said that I don’t charge money, and I take care of the food, so you let your son go with me, and come back when you are successful.”
"The child's father said no, he will be able to make money in the future. If I leave with you, who will go to Saibei?"
"The quack asks, how much money can you earn in a year running Saibei?"
"The child's father said that at least twelve taels a year... In fact, he lied. The merchants who run to Saibei can't actually make much money. It stands to reason that the price of a piece of Shu brocade sold to Beiliao is ten times higher. This is a good idea." Business. But the journey is too far, just eating, drinking and raising mules takes up most of it, and then we have to guard against bandits and horse thieves outside the border. Once they are robbed, they will go bankrupt. It is very happy to be able to lose ten taels of silver after running for a year If it weren’t for the fact that the family was so poor and couldn’t find a way to survive, no one would be willing to be a merchant and deal with barbarians.”
"Qianhu Ke is obviously also a down-and-out man, and he can't get much money. He pawned his own long sword, and added a treasure that was said to be passed down from his master. He raised a total of eighty taels of silver and gave it to the child's father. , the child’s father laughed and said that you should take the child away, as long as he doesn’t starve to death.”
Luo Yao stopped and stretched out his hand towards Fang Jie.
Fang Jie was taken aback, but didn't understand what it meant. Luo Yao leaned forward to untie Fang Jie's pipe, and then lit it: "So the child followed the Jianghu guest for ten years. During these ten years, they walked through mountains and lakes, and finally arrived at the big lake. Grassland. Jianghuke is already very old at this time, and he has taught all his skills to his children. But his ability is not very strong, and when the child is fifteen years old, his cultivation is actually stronger than him. Jianghuke told… Talk to the young man, tell this young man, there are two roads in front of you, and you can choose for yourself."
"First, find a big sect to join. With your current cultivation base, any sect will accept you. Second, go back to the Sui Dynasty to join the army. I heard that the imperial court is going to use troops against the enemy country."
Fang Jie pulled out a piece of fluffy grass and put it in his mouth, smiled and said: "So there is the current General Left Front... But what does this have to do with me?"
"Quiet and listen."
Luo Yao said seriously: "You should know me. You should have known me many years ago. Now I start from the beginning, just to make you no longer be unfamiliar with me."
"you say."
Fang Jie nodded, "I'll listen."
…
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"The young man stayed on the grassland for another half a year, because the quack was too old. He waited for the old quack to bury him before returning to the Sui Dynasty, and then he set foot on the way home. Before he planned to join the army He went home to see his family first, but when he got home, he realized that his father had built a new house with the eighty taels of silver given by the Jianghu guest back then, but the mistress of the new house was no longer the young man's mother. "
Fang Jie couldn't help interrupting him: "Let's just talk about you, it's easier for me to imagine."
"good."
Luo Yao nodded: "I went home and stood outside the door to look, but I didn't go in. When I entered the village, I inquired that my mother was forced to death shortly after I left the village because my father and a foreigner The widow is well, and the widow took a girl with her, and the girl was fifteen or sixteen years old when I went back."
"I stood outside the door for a while and then left. I waited outside the village for three days. When the widow took her daughter to go to the market, I killed the widow, fucked her daughter, and left. I went to join the army and used It took half a month to choose a team. Because I found out that the general who led the army is a very talented person, and he employs eclectic people, as long as he has real skills, he will reuse them."
"After joining the army, I lived a peaceful life for two years. Because the emperor of the enemy country surrendered to the Sui Dynasty, the war dragged on for two years before I found an excuse to start. After a beating, let the general see that he thought I was good, so he was beaten with ten army sticks and accepted as his own soldier. On the battlefield, I followed the general behind him and blocked countless times for him. Qing's swords, spears, feathers and arrows have suffered many injuries."
"The war went smoothly, and the imperial army quickly occupied half of the enemy's territory. But the general didn't want to fight at this time, because he received a generous gift from the emperor of the enemy country. The general was old, and he planned to use the money for his retirement. So he excused that the city wall was strong and the soldiers were severely damaged, so he asked the troops to return to the court. The emperor agreed, and the army returned to the Sui Dynasty with countless spoils of war. Three years later, it was revealed that the general received a heavy gift, and the general was arrested by the emperor. Give death."
Fang Jie frowned slightly, holding back the questions in his heart and not asking them.
Luo Yao glanced at him, then nodded: "That's right, I was the one who secretly exposed that general. I don't want to say why, I can only say that he is not worthy of being called a qualified imperial soldier. But he treated me With the kindness of appreciation, after his death, I plan to retire to the countryside and live a solid life with my wife. The emperor refused to allow me to stay in the army. I was qualified to be a general, but because I don’t have money to give gifts Disdain to give gifts, offended the dignitaries in the court, and was suppressed by the dignitaries...Don't be a fifth-rank general, I have been in it for more than ten years."
"after that… "
Luo Yao's face was a bit ugly, and there was a deep pain in his eyes.
"Because my only son made a big mistake, I have to give an explanation to the court. He killed 32 members of his family. If I want to get over this matter... I have to pay for my life. I counted carefully, plus my My wife happened to have thirty-two people killed by others. But I didn't want to lose my wife, so I sent someone to bring my father from the northwest, saying that I was honoring him, but I killed him. In this way, my wife can There is no need to die... I took thirty-one heads and my son to the imperial capital, and outside the Taiji Palace, I killed him with my own hands... "
Even knowing this, Fang Jie couldn't help but tremble when he heard Luo Yao say it in such a flat tone... What he said was too flat, without the slightest ripple.
Especially killing his father was only a matter of one sentence.
It seems that he has no hesitation.
In fact, Luo Yao did not hesitate at all. When he made the choice, it took less than a second. He had no qualms about choosing between his wife and his father.
"this… "
Fang Jie spat out the fluff in his mouth, breathed a sigh of relief, and asked, "What does it have to do with me? The general is talking about your life, and you must rarely mention it to others. So I am very apprehensive and grateful, Gratitude lies in the general's heart-to-heart confession. The fear lies in the fact that I am afraid that you will kill me. After all, some of the things you said cannot be passed on."
"Kill you to silence?"
Luo Yao couldn't help laughing: "You are not stupid, so you must know that this is impossible. Before you came here with me, you should have guessed in your heart, because this is exactly what you have been pursuing for so many years. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have told you so much. If I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't have arranged for someone to protect you for ten years!"
As soon as these words came out, Fang Xie felt like a thunderbolt exploded in his heart!
Although Fang Jie had been skeptical all the time, and was almost certain after arriving in Yongzhou, when Luo Yao said this sentence at this moment, he still couldn't accept it!
In an instant, his heart sank into the sea.