Back in Bixi Valley, along the familiar path, Lu Mingshu's eyes were a little moist.
When she leaves, she prepares that it may be a year or two before she returns. But I never expected that these two years would turn into six years.
It's been six years, how is Master? What about Hui Niang and A Sheng? I don't know if they are getting old. Did they believe what others said and thought she died outside
On the way, An Tongchen briefly said that she and Xie Lianzhen disappeared in Beiming at the same time. In order to find them, Princess Zhongzhou almost turned over the land of Beiming. This matter caused a great disturbance, and no one in the entire ancient Xia knew about it.
Because among the people sent by the concubine, there were masters in the Transformation Realm, and their whereabouts were not found for six whole years. Many people believed that they had died in the Ming River.
On the side of Jiuyao Palace, Zhou Miaoru not only did not stop the rumors, but even contributed to the flames.
In six years, a child can be soy sauce, and gradually some people believe it.
"Woo—" Entering the Bixi Valley, Xiao Dai couldn't sit still and wanted to break free.
Lu Mingshu didn't want to hold it, so he patted its head, and said in a low voice, "Go!"
Xiaodai raised his hoof happily and ran away happily.
Bixi Valley was quiet, and Liu Jizhen's voice came from the room: "Huiniang."
"Hey! What's the order from the Headmaster?"
"Why do I hear voices outside? Is someone coming?"
Hui Niang said: "Maybe Ah Sheng is back? He went to the General Affairs Court today."
Liu Jizhen was stunned, and said "Oh".
Lu Mingshu's eyes were sour, and he almost burst into tears. Such an old voice, is it Master's? He was very depressed, as if he was dying. There was also the last sound, which was full of disappointment, as if hope had been shattered again and again, and in the end, I didn't dare to look forward to it anymore.
"Xi Liu Liu—" Xiao Dai ran over quickly.
"Huiniang!" Liu Jizhen yelled again, "I seem to have heard Xiaodai's voice, did I hear it wrong?"
Hui Niang said suspiciously: "It seems that there is a sound, I'll go and see it!"
He walked to the door in a hurry, and suddenly a horse's head stuck into Hui Niang's arms. Hui Niang was startled at first, then realized something, and shouted: "Xiaodai, is that you, Xiaodai? Have you grown up? Oh, you can't even get in through this door!"
Hearing this, Liu Jizhen came out of the back room in a hurry, and when he saw Xiao Dai, his breathing became short of breath.
He jumped over Xiao Dai's already tall body and looked out.
I saw a young girl standing outside the courtyard gate, with tears in her eyes, looking at them.
"Am I dazzled?" He murmured, reaching out to rub his eyes, but tears came out of his face.
How could it be that Mingshu came back? Even if she comes back, she has grown up! Wrong, he must be wrong. It's not the first time, sometimes when I blink, I feel that she is just outside the courtyard gate, either playing with Xiaodai or practicing sword. Every time I practice calligraphy by myself, I have an illusion that she is in the Tongtian Pavilion and will come back after dinner...
But day by day, she didn't come back.
The three people in Bixi Valley were left in the memory just like that, counting the days every day, afraid that time would pass too fast, and worried that time would pass too slowly.
Time flies, and it will be many years at once, isn't the hope getting smaller and smaller? But every day passes so slowly, I really hope that the waiting time will pass in the blink of an eye.
"Master!" The girl who came running quickly threw herself into his arms.
There is breathing and body temperature, this is not his illusion!
Liu Jizhen became excited, reached out tremblingly, stroked her hair, and asked repeatedly: "Mingshu, is that you? Are you really back?"
"It's me, Master, it's really me who is back."
"I didn't dream, did I really not dream?"
"No, this is not a dream. Look, am I here?"
After touching her face, Liu Jizhen was convinced: "Okay, okay, you're back, you're back."
Lu Mingshu let go of him, saw Hui Niang standing aside blankly, and hugged him too: "Aunt Hui, it's me, I'm back!"
Never realized that Hui Niang was so dry and thin. When we were together every day, I didn't feel anything. After six years of separation, I suddenly found that Hui Niang was already aging. Her hair was gray and her skin was dry—she was not yet fifty!
"Miss!" Hui Niang finally came to her senses and cried loudly.
"Sorry for making you worry."
After crying for a long time, Hui Niang stopped her tears under her persuasion.
When Ah Sheng came back from outside, he saw Lu Mingshu with an unbelievable expression on his face.
"Uncle Asheng!"
Ah Sheng wiped away his tears, and he, who was not good at words, repeated over and over again: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back."
The four masters, apprentices, masters and servants reunited after a long absence, cried for a while, and finally released their emotions.
An Tongchen came in, showing a rare smile: "Senior Brother Liu, are you relieved now?"
Liu Jizhen smiled all over his face: "Don't worry, don't worry. Brother An, please send Mingshu back."
"It's just a coincidence that I saw her come back during my shift. Brother Liu, didn't you notice anything?"
"What's the matter?" Liu Jizhen didn't know why.
An Tongchen nodded: "Your precious apprentice is already in a trance."
"What?" Liu Jizhen was taken aback. Looking at Lu Mingshu again, he really felt different from when he was in the fusion state.
Lu Mingshu smiled: "Master, why are you talking at the door? Let's sit inside first."
"That's right, I was negligent."
The three entered Liu Jizhen's study.
Lu Mingshu sat at the bottom, looking at Liu Jizhen. With his previous cultivation base, he didn't look old, but there were a few silver strands in his black hair, and there were deep Sichuan marks between his eyebrows, which showed that he had been thinking a lot in the past few years.
Counting it, Master is almost fifty! Twenty-three years had passed for him to change from a high-spirited martial arts genius to a cripple with broken meridians.
Lu Mingshu suddenly felt very sad. Master's best years were missed just like this, maybe he has forgotten the feeling of high spirits at the beginning.
"Master, are you in good health?"
Liu Jizhen smiled: "It's okay. After all, I have exercised my body as a teacher. Even if I lose my cultivation, I still have my foundation."
Seeing Liu Jizhen like this, Lu Mingshu felt a hostility in his heart, and said in a deep voice, "Master, I want to ask one thing."
Seeing her solemn expression, Liu Jizhen couldn't help restraining his smile: "What's wrong? Why are you so cautious?"
Lu Mingshu looked at him, and asked word by word: "Is it related to Zhou Miaoru that you abolished the meridians?"
Liu Jizhen realized what she asked, and the blood on his face quickly disappeared.
Lu Mingshu's eyes turned red: "Back then, you were fighting someone in Beiming, who was that person?"
"..." Liu Jizhen could only feel the rumble in his ears, but he couldn't answer.
"Ming Shu!" An Tongchen realized that the situation was wrong, and interjected in time, "You just came back, don't rush to ask this. This matter is very complicated, and it will not be clear for a while. Give your master some time to think about it. Let me tell you, okay?"
Lu Mingshu didn't speak.
An Tongchen said again: "Aren't you wondering what happened in the sect? Uncle Shi came to tell you. Our Jiuyao Palace is facing a big event right now. The Supreme Elder Yuan Xi is about to die!"
These words finally drew back Lu Mingshu's attention: "What? Yuanxi Supreme Elder..."
"More than that, your great uncle Zhuo... oh..."