Xiaodong and the others were looking forward to it, but luckily they didn't wait too long. Li Fulin and the others went up the mountain early and went out before dawn. It was only noon when I came back. The rain is not so heavy at the moment, but the wind is blowing harder and harder, the rain can't wait to fly sideways, and the moment I stand in front of the door, I'm drenched all over.
Fortunately, the rain was not heavy, and the clothes were only damp, not wet.
Li Fulin strode into the courtyard, Jiang Fan finally heaved a sigh of relief and rushed to meet him.
Hu Zhenren held an umbrella and followed behind. Xiaodong glanced at it—this umbrella is quite unique. Where is the most unique? This umbrella is too small, the surface of the umbrella is only the size of a palm when it is opened, and Hu Zhenren has a big head and a round body. This small umbrella should not even be able to cover his head, but the fact is the opposite. This umbrella is small. Small, but there is nothing to say about shelter from the wind and rain. Hu Zhenren came in from outside with such a small umbrella, and his clothes were still dry.
Mo Chen followed Hu Zhenren, Xiaodong's eyes lit up when he saw him. Mo Chen didn't have any obvious expression, but when he passed by Xiaodong, he reached out and rubbed his head.
Xiaodong's hair is not very obedient, and it is not easy to comb it neatly. Usually, he would not be happy if someone else messed up his hair, but now that he is being rubbed by the big brother, he will just smirk.
Fortunately, except for Mo Chen, no one else paid attention to the expression on Xiaodong's face.
While no one else was paying attention, Mo Chen mouthed to Xiaodong.
What he said was, don't worry.
Xiaodong nodded to him.
Don't worry.
But seeing that the senior brother was safe and sound, he felt more at ease, and followed the senior brothers obediently.
In the second half of the day, they packed up their things and prepared to go up the mountain. In fact, there is nothing to clean up, and everyone has nothing but their own swords. But when they came out of the house, Master Hu found that they had all changed into the same Taoist robes as if they had made an agreement, which was what the disciples of Huiliu Mountain wore every day, with a white background and blue border. Although the old and new clothes are not the same in quality, but at first glance, they don't look much different, and they are very neat.
This situation made Hu Zhenren feel emotional.
To let other people see it, Huiliu Mountain can be said to be the last of the last—no, it is simply not the best. Apart from Li Fulin, there is no senior expert in the sect. There are only a few disciples in the sect. Counting those who have not been formally taught, there are only about a dozen of them now. The sect has neither many disciples nor power or financial resources. It's just poor and white. But these disciples knew that they could return to the master's school, and their faces were full of anticipation and joy.
He hadn't seen this kind of expression on the faces of the disciples of Tianji Mountain for a long, long time. What impressed me the most was the uneasy look on their faces when he dismissed his disciples not long ago.
In addition to the unknown and worry about the road ahead, there was a sense of relief on their faces.
They didn't have any nostalgia for Tianji Mountain, and it was fortunate for them to be able to get out of that mess. Although most of the days after leaving Tianji Mountain will be like rootless duckweed, it is inevitable to suffer from bumps and wanderings, but it is much better than dying in Tianji Mountain anytime and anywhere.
Their faces will no longer show such expressions because of Tianji Mountain.
Master Hu has never been more aware than now that Tianji Mountain is actually dead in the hearts of many of his disciples. Even if the mountain gate stands there, what's the use of that
It probably once was like Huiliu Mountain, there was such a simple and thriving time. Maybe every sect was like this when it was first established. As time goes by, the reputation of the sect grows day by day, and it will become bigger and bloated day by day, and eventually it will die out. Everything in this world will end one day. How many sects that were once prominent have finally disappeared in the long time Among them, Tianji Mountain is no exception.
Hu Zhenren had a lot of things on his mind, and of course he was more eager to return than Huiliushan's group. In addition, Ning Yu's footsteps were not as fast as the others, so the master and apprentice naturally fell behind.
"Is Master worried about Senior Brother and the others?"
Hu Zhenren nodded.
Although his Banshan hall is only a branch hall of Tianji Mountain, there are more disciples under his sect than all the people in Huiliu Mountain combined. He had three direct disciples, originally there should have been four, but the great apprentice had passed away in his early years. There are many registered disciples. Hu Zhenren is a man who loves and cherishes talents. When he sees Tianji Mountain disciples who are talented but have no career path, he will often give advice and support. Sometimes when he preaches, there will be many outside disciples. Disciples come to listen to lectures, come and go again and again, and there are more registered disciples.
He was fearless and never thought about gaining anything, but others didn't think so. In the eyes of others, his recruitment of disciples is to cultivate party members and harbor evil intentions.
"Master, don't worry too much. I'll send a letter to my brothers and tell them to come to Huiliu Mountain. It seems that they have received the letter today, and they will arrive tomorrow."
Hu Zhenren nodded.
Looking at Ning Yu's face, Hu Zhenren felt sore. Ning Yu is his most promising disciple, with outstanding talent and excellent understanding, but his congenital deficiency, even if Master Hu found a lot of medicinal materials and prescriptions for nourishing his body, he can barely maintain his current state. Ning Yu has a gentle temperament and is kind to others. If others ask him for help, he will not refuse to help. But just such a person who can't hinder others at all is still hated by others. If he hadn't been found to be poisoned this time, I'm afraid Ning Yu wouldn't live for two years.
At the front of the queue, Xiaodong followed Mo Chen closely.
"Eldest brother, are we going back to the mountain now?"
He also felt unreal.
"Yeah." Mo Chen has been paying attention, and found that Xiaodong's steps are as light as walking on the ground when going up the mountain and walking on the ground, without showing any effort, so he let go of his mind: "It's just that there are some days to go, I'm afraid I have to clean up .”
Now there are no servants and handymen on the mountain, so they can only do it themselves if they want to settle down.
This is nothing to Xiaodong, as long as he can go home, let alone clean up, even if he cleans every day, he will not find it hard.
But because of mentioning this matter, Xiaodong thought of another matter.
"By the way, Senior Brother, Senior Brother Shao said that he made some inquiries in the town today, and it seems that Aunt Qi doesn't live in the town anymore."
Mo Chen was a little surprised: "She doesn't live here anymore? Where did she go?"
"I don't know. People in the town said that after we left, she lived alone and rarely went out. Except for going out to buy some rice, oil and salt, she didn't interact with people very much. People in the same alley didn't know her well, and they didn't say no. Know when she left."
"Is something wrong?"
"Probably not. They said that the house was neatly tidied up, and the clothes and the like were taken away."
"I haven't heard that Aunt Qi has anyone close to her. Where is she going?"
Mo Chen and the others had been taken care of by Aunt Qi when they were young, and they were quite concerned about her whereabouts.
"It's not difficult, let Senior Brother Ning help us to find out later."
In fact, it doesn't matter where she goes, as long as she is safe and sound. (to be continued)