Having said this, Xiao Chengqian glanced at me and asked me with a smile: "Have you heard this more than once? Do you find it magical every time you hear it?"
"Every time I hear it, I feel sad." I held a cigarette in my mouth and looked at the warm sun, the slightly swaying bamboo leaves, and the tiny bits of sunshine. I simply lay down on this flat rock. Everything at that time was so peaceful and beautiful, but how could we appreciate its preciousness without going through the storm
"Sad?" Xiao Chengqian raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he didn't quite understand my emotions.
"Yes, it's sad." I lay on the flat stone, and the sun shone into my eyes. I couldn't help but close my eyes slightly, and then said: "You and I are both Taoists, haven't you heard Is there an explanation? Only when the physical body is particularly weak, such as during a serious illness...or when the individual's will is particularly weak, can the feeling of the soul be particularly keen? This kid Hui Gen'er does not have a strong spiritual sense. People, what do you think his sudden feeling means? Ha... It can only mean that he has reached his limit at that time. He is too strong and easy to break. I'm talking about this kid Hui Gen'er. "
My tone at the moment is flat, but my sad mood is not flat... Hui Gen'er was extremely cute when she was a child, but this cuteness is only superficial. In her heart, this child is the kind of child who only wants to break the jade, not to make it whole. In Lu Fan In Ming's basement, the moment he pulled out the sword, he had already demonstrated this rigidity to the fullest.
Xiao Chengqian was silent, and he didn't know how long it took before he spoke: "At that time, when Hui Gen'er said this, he was so sure, and his tone instantly sobered up. It was not like mumbling nonsense, but he didn't People believe it. Maybe we have been in despair for a long time. For us, hope is just an instinctive waiting. When it really comes, it feels like comfort and illusion for a while. Not only me, but everyone too. .. Everyone felt that Hui Gen'er had been burned to the point of confusion and was even more sad. I remember that at that time, Ru Yue was leaning against the wall, trying not to cry out and biting her lower lip."
"I carried Hui Gen'er out of the solitary room... Of course someone stopped me. At that moment, everyone was going crazy. Can you imagine? A group of cultivators wearing heavy shackles, fighting like street gangsters ...I can't describe the chaos at that time. The guys guarding the solitary room were almost beaten to death... Fortunately, and inevitably, no so-called old monster came out to stop him at that time...except Tao Bo, A group of us came out of the solitary room like this. The wind and snow outside were very strong, and the wind was blinding. Everyone protected me in the middle, because I was carrying Hui Gen'er on my back. The people from the Holy Village surrounded us, but Are they those ordinary people? The cultivators don’t know where they are? But they didn’t dare to rush forward. I think our lunatic-like expressions frightened them?" When Xiao Chengqian talked about this past event, his tone I have regained some composure, but in the wind and snow, that tragic and tragic scene seemed to be right in front of me.
Having made up one's mind to save Hui Gen'er, isn't it actually just a determination that one must complete even if one has to die this time? Everyone knows what the consequences are, including the exchange Xiao Chengqian said at the beginning, which is also a consequence.
He didn't explain too much, but I knew what he meant behind it.
"We walked step by step in the holy village like this. We didn't have too many thoughts at the time. We just wanted to find a warm house for Hui Gen'er to rest there, and then look for medicine and some nutritious things for Hui Gen'er to eat. You know, during the days in the solitary room, those old monsters deliberately let them eat "pig food". The scary thing is that even the "pig food" is not enough! More and more people are surrounding us, When we were about to enter the village, we didn't know who started instigating that those people were going to attack us... and the so-called "village officials" in the village had already quickly ran to the inner village, probably to "complain". . I thought that at that time, all that was left was to work hard... I was actually prepared not to be able to wait for you. But..." A smile suddenly appeared on Xiao Chengqian's face.
I also laughed. I had heard this paragraph many times and couldn’t help but say: "But my master and the others showed up, right?"
"Yes, they appeared! The first thing I heard was Uncle Hui's voice, a loud voice saying, 'What are those people doing around here? Where are my apprentices?'. When I first heard it, I was still a little confused. After all, I was here. I didn't have much contact with Uncle Hui before, and I wasn't familiar with his voice. He shouted in Mandarin, not his Shaanxi accent, so... However, I remember that I was always feeling groggy. Hui Gen'er, who was on my back, suddenly twisted his body a few times, as if he was trying to break away and jump to the ground, but he had no strength left. I started to hear him murmuring, "Master, isn't the master here?" ', and then a stream of tears fell on my neck. It was very hot, and when the wind blew it, it was very cold." The uncomfortable emotion made people want to laugh and cry.
Just like it has been dark for too long, the first ray of sunshine finally shines on the faces of people who have traveled thousands of miles to pursue it. Besides laughing and crying, what other expressions can there be
"I was confused, but there were many people present who were more conscious than me... I saw Chengxin walking in front of me suddenly kneeling on the ground, punching the snow with his fist, shouting 'Oh my God', and suddenly I burst into tears. I saw Chengqing standing next to me suddenly looking at the sky. I wanted to keep calm, but the tears kept flowing on my face. I saw Chengyuan covering her mouth, and Chengzhen hugged her behind me, wanting to comfort them. ..." Xiao Chengqian's voice suddenly choked up, and he couldn't speak anymore.
"In short, I am very confused. In the heavy snow, I can't see everyone clearly, but suddenly I have a glimmer of understanding. I'm afraid I have been waiting and searching for a long time... At this moment, it is finally dawn. ?I couldn't help it anymore. I could hardly bear Hui Gen'er. I just felt that my whole body was shaking and even weak... I heard screams from the crowd and saw a figure on the edge of the surrounding crowd. They kept falling down, or being thrown up and down in an exaggerated way... Then people gave way, fearfully, and I saw a man with an upper body naked standing at the front." Xiao Chengqian said. At this point, I suddenly couldn't help but wiped my face pretending to be casual.
Are those tears? Tears stimulated by profound memories that cannot be forgotten and profound emotions that cannot be replicated, right
I just pretended not to see it. At times like this, men always need to save a little face. I do, and so does Xiao Chengqian.
After calming down for a while, Xiao Chengqian continued: "That man is my eighth uncle... You know, Xiao Laoba! Because of our special lineage, the surnames Wu and Xiao have been intermarried for a long time, plus there are several other families. , but it’s just not as high a status as our two clans in this lineage... so the name is also confusing, don’t worry about it.”
Family inheritance is like this. It is particularly messy. Unlike secular families, cultivator families also pay attention to talent, so it doesn't matter whether they must have the orthodox surname Wu, as long as they are from the same bloodline.
I shook my head and said I didn't care, and Xiao Chengqian continued: "At that time, you know? When I saw my eighth uncle, I almost went crazy. Hui Gen'er was originally on my back, but I didn't care. Carefully, it fell to the ground. I subconsciously tried to pick up Hui Gen'er, but I half-knelt on the ground, looked at my eighth uncle, screamed... and couldn't move anymore. At that moment, I can't see anything clearly except the pieces of snowflakes. I'm not crying, I just... just... can't see clearly?"
Xiao Chengqian smiled when he said this. It doesn't matter whether he cried or not. Who would ask further
Maybe he himself felt that such a cover-up might be too far-fetched, and he couldn't help but smile and said: "But before my eighth uncle could say anything, he was pushed aside, and then I saw Uncle Hui. , he stared at Hui Gen'er, and suddenly yelled at the crowd, "Who made my apprentice like this?" Chengyi, you didn't see it with your own eyes. At that time, Uncle Hui was extremely terrifying, that stretch of His anger seemed to be burning to the edge of the sky, and no one present dared to speak."
In fact, you don’t need to see me to know how angry Uncle Hui will be at that moment, and also know how shocking the consequences this anger will cause!
I continued to listen with a smile. This regret of not being able to experience it in person made me listen to this story a hundred times and I would never get tired of it!
"But then, as soon as Uncle Hui spoke, I felt a gust of wind rushing into my eyes. Before I could react, I was hugged tightly in my arms. I...I didn't look up at that time. , yes, I actually cried, because without looking up, I knew that was my grandpa... When I was a child, I was the most talented one in the family, so my grandpa loved me very much. I spent most of my youngest years with him. I spent it in his arms, because he especially liked to hold me in his arms. You said, how could I forget the feeling of such an embrace? How could it be possible... Should I be very upset at the time? In fact, I was I was thinking calmly, well, grandpa is back. But I just couldn’t help crying, and I don’t know what’s wrong? I thought there would be thousands of words to say when we reunited, but I just heard grandpa say one sentence, Cheng Qian, You have lost some weight, but have you had a hard time since you came out of the family?" When Xiao Chengqian said this, his eyes had turned red.
In fact, where are the thousands of words needed? Just like when Master and I met again, the way he expressed his longing for me was to kick me hard on the butt and then scold me a few times.
I don’t have any too many exciting thoughts in my heart. What comes over and over in my mind is just two words - Master!
There is no need for Xiao Chengqian to tell what follows. I also know a few of the dialogues because I have listened to them many times.
Hui Gen'er was picked up by Uncle Hui. In a daze, Hui Gen'er called out: "Master, you are here, but you seem to be sick."
Uncle Hui said this: "Well, I'm back. You must have eaten too few eggs. Why can't your body be strong?"
As for Brother Chengxin, he was helped up by Master Chen. He was usually so 'venomous' because he appeared to be 'sharp and sharp', but at that time he actually said to Master Chen: "Master, I dropped my glasses."
Master Chen said, "Master is here. You can pick up your glasses later and let Master take a good look at you."
"But, I can't see you clearly without glasses." After saying this, Brother Chengxin started to cry in a very shameless manner. You know, he has always been an elegant and elegant man.
As for Cheng Zhen and Cheng Yuan, they were pulled away by Uncle Wang. He said, "Are you crying for me? Am I not dead yet?"
The two poor little girls couldn't say a word when faced with such a shameless Uncle Wang.
Ruyue threw herself into the arms of Grandma Lingqing. She had a thousand words to say. After all, Ruxue had already stayed alone in Long Tomb at that time, but in the end, she only said one sentence: "Grandma, I’m so miserable.”
"It's okay, grandma is back." Grandma Ling Qing touched Ru Yue's long hair and said this very briefly, and then hugged Ru Yue tightly in her arms.
The reunion at that moment was like eternity... And in this reunion scene, the last words were spoken by my master: "Let's go, you people, if you can leave here, leave. If you are stubborn, If you want to stop us, don't blame me for being ruthless... My apprentice's life is still on the line, and I really have no mood to talk to you any more!"
Yes, at that time, my life was still in danger, and Master stood up like this!
There is no need to elaborate on what happened next. With the destruction of the gods, the old monsters in the holy village have no fighting power at all. And how can these ordinary people or ordinary cultivators be the opponents of my master and his group? !
Therefore, after rescuing Tao Bai, everything went smoothly and he escaped from the Holy Village... He hurried back to Zhulin Xiaozhu day and night.
After reminiscing about the past again and again, Xiao Chengqian suddenly said to me: "Now that you hear all this, do you feel that happiness is hard-won, and getting together is even more rare?"
"If this were not the case, why would everyone, no matter the elders or the younger generation, never mention what happened in the past? Because happiness is peaceful, and when it comes, I would rather have pure happiness , this is not an escape, I just, no, everyone just wants to be pure happiness for some time." I said calmly, with a smile on my lips.
But Xiao Chengqian sighed and said, "Yes, that's true. But, I'm afraid the peaceful happiness is coming to an end."