Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the former little red bean is already ten years old. With a petite figure and a beautiful face, it is still just a young seedling. Under the protection of four godfathers and uncles, it grows up safely.
When she was five years old, Shi Yanguan told her exactly what happened to her. She neither resented nor hated herself for being an outcast, but was glad that she could have a happy childhood under the protection of the King of Hell. .
In the eyes of the world, the Hell King Sect is a heinous killer organization, and the members of each sect are almost all monsters who survive under the shadow of swords, lights and swords, but she was abandoned by her mother, but was saved by the devil. In her mind, how to distinguish between good and evil? She doesn't understand; she doesn't want to think deeply.
When she was six years old, Hades brought back a girl four years older than her, named her pity me, and became the second red flower in Hades' gate. If the red beans are the flame of passion, pity me is the ice without warmth, but the age gap is not big, but there is a world of difference in character. In the thriving killer organization of men, the two girls like ice and fire unexpectedly become good sisters who can talk about everything.
The shade of the tree covered the sun, a little bit of golden light sprinkled on the sleepy little girl through the sparse leaves, the smoky wind burst into hypnosis, and the sound of summer cicadas made people dream...
"Hongdou, you're being lazy again." An indifferent voice interrupted Hongdou's drowsiness, and there was a smile in her affirmative tone.
"Pity my sister." Hongdou stuck her tongue out, turning her head to say hello a little guilty.
The girl who was two heads taller than Red Bean sat down on the spot, crossed her legs and meditated with Red Bean.
The fourteen-year-old took pity on me, her raised eyebrows were inlaid with inky black pupils, and her hair was simply tied behind her head. Due to the factors of practicing martial arts since she was a child, she was like an undeveloped teenager, with a thin waist and a thin waist. Narrow and long-legged, she couldn't find the Pingting beauty that a young girl should have.
"Isn't the promotion to the martial arts exam coming soon? You won't plan to stay at the same level again this year?" Lian I asked jokingly, but the expression on her face did not change at all, as if the emotions and desires had long since been separated from her.
"Don't make fun of me, anyway, it must be wiped out in the first round, I should continue to be my red bean." Hongdou waved her hand indifferently, she clearly understood her weight.
Every year, the Yanwangmen will hold a promotion martial arts test, and the status in the Yanwangmen will be determined by the degree of martial arts. The most coveted by all the ghosts and ghosts is the position of "white impermanence" that has been under the air for several years.
"If the fourth master heard what you said, he would probably be so angry that he would burst into anger."
It is well known in the Hell King's Sect that although Hongdou is the "daughter" adopted by the masters, the masters never give them privileges, and they still let them practice martial arts and gong together with the ghosts. They have all become the official killers of the King of Hell, but Hongdou is still in the position of "new life", unable to advance or retreat.
It was a waste of time for the military judge to give Hongdou special training every now and then, which really wasted his painstaking efforts to hope that the girl would become a phoenix.
"Little godfather loves me the most, so he is reluctant to scold me. Take pity on my sister, how confident are you in this promotion?" Although pity me is only four years older than her, her martial arts attainments are like clouds and mud. She practiced for another three or five hundred years, and she would not be able to keep up with my sister's footsteps.
This is probably because the special training for pity my sister was carried out by the godfather himself!
Pity me pondered for a while before answering: "If the main test is the third master and the fourth master, I should be able to tie them, if it is the second master..."
She had never seen Judge Wen's skills, and had only heard about King Yan mentioning that Judge Wen's martial arts were almost on a par with King Yan. If this is the case, she is not sure that she will win.
It is said that the four masters of the same age used martial arts to determine the order of the brothers' ranking. She had played against Hei Wuchang, the military judge and the King of Hell, and the calm black impermanence murderous aura still contained a few points of generosity. Measure first, be cautious; the martial judge's fists are powerful and powerful, and the style is fast and ruthless, but the attack method of jade and stone is a little impatient, and it also exposes the shortcomings of only attacking and not defending. She could say that she was familiar with the battle of the two masters.
As for the King of Hell, who taught her martial arts... At present, she has never won half-time, but she also knows his astonishing accomplishments that are as deep as abyss, and how did the unfathomable literary judge, the real face hidden under the gentle smile, come into being fear
"Don't worry, don't worry, if the second uncle takes the test, you will definitely beat him." Hongdou patted her proudly, looking like Shi Yanguan Haipai - no way, who taught her to be with Shi Yanguan since she was a child The dearest, Shi Yanguan has the most tender and loving father under his rough appearance.
"How do you say?" Pity me raised my eyebrows lightly.
"Second uncle was named a 'literary judge', which means that he is a clerical student who is not skilled in writing, and has no strength to hold a chicken. Can you knock him down with one finger?" Fan, what's there to worry about
"Your evaluation of the second master is so bad? Does he treat you badly?"
"It's not really." Hongdou scratched his head, "Second uncle also hurts me very much, it's just..."
She still clearly remembered the gentle appearance of the second uncle holding her back to Hell's Gate. It was also the second uncle who comforted her crying and insomnia every night when she first arrived in an unfamiliar environment. She didn't know when it started. She, who had been obsessed with the second uncle, would gradually become estranged from him. Perhaps when she was five years old, the second uncle left the Hell Gate for a year because of the task...
"only?"
"It's just that the second uncle is the second uncle, and the godfather is the godfather. It's different."
"Second master's attitude towards you is basically the same as father's attitude towards his daughter, what's the difference?" Even a bystander like her could easily see Bai Yunhe's flooding fatherly love, she didn't believe that Hongdou was too slow to notice.
"I... I don't want him to be my father!" Hongdou retorted without thinking, and under the pity of my eyes, she turned her face and mumbled: "I have three fathers enough... To be honest, I I also like the second uncle very much, but he looks so weak, and he looks like someone who wants to be protected."
Weak? If Judge Wen calls it weak, she really doesn't know what other people in Hell's Sect will be called
"If you want to say that the strongest person in Hell's Sect, of course, is the big godfather. And the big godfather is very kind to you, he must love you very much." Hongdou said with a bit of envy. The big godfather not only regarded my sister as a personal guard, but also specially instructed her in martial arts. Last time, she accidentally saw the big godfather eating my sister's little mouth.
Pity I hummed disapprovingly. Hongdou seems to have forgotten that last time she let Yama's special training break three ribs, sprain her left arm, and lie down for seven days!
"And the big godfather also gave you a nice name - pity me, it sounds so gentle. It's not like me, red beans, red beans!" Red beans wrinkled her nose and complained dissatisfiedly. Especially when she learned that her name was only because the second uncle happened to be drinking red bean soup. If the second uncle was drinking taro soup, wouldn't she have to be called "taro"
The little godfather told her ambiguously that fortunately, the second uncle was not drinking "tiger whip soup", otherwise her name would be more difficult to hear. Although she didn't know what the weird whip was, it didn't sound like a good thing.
"If I had a choice, I would have hoped that the second master would bring me back to Hell's Gate." Not the arrogant and arrogant Yama, her lifelong nightmare.
"Why?" Hongdou's puzzled eyes turned to pity my inky black eyes, not understanding the ghost that flickered between pity my eyes.
Pity me shook her head, not planning to reply to Hongdou's doubts, but in order to divert Hongdou's attention, she pointed far away at the military judge who came from the square. "It seems that the fourth master's lesson is over."
"It's miserable, he came over! The next one must be 'special training' for me—" Hongdou immediately prepared to leave. Recently, in order to advance to the martial arts exam of the King of Hell, the little godfather forced her to special training almost whenever he had free time, as if he wanted to cut off her limbs and bones, and she couldn't let the little godfather catch her any more.
In a hurry to run away, the end of the game is to let Hongdou slam into the person in front of him, and then bounce back into Shi Yanguan's arms.
"You little red bean who doesn't want to be motivated, do you want to slip away?" Shi Yanguan's voice sounded like a bell, which made her dizzy for a while. "Today, let's train a special boxing technique again."
"Little godfather, please keep your voice down? I'm almost deaf." Hongdou sneered, covering her aching ears with both hands, and raised her head by the way, to see which insidious beast was blocking her escape route—couldn't he? Do you know the wise saying "A good dog does not stand in the way; a bad dog is angered by thunder"
Just as she was about to scold Lingzui, when she met the gaze of the "bad dog", it instantly turned into a soft whimper, "Second uncle..." She was miserable.
Bai Yunhe gave Hongdou a small smile, and his big palm softened her hair, which caused her to complain.
"By the way, the main test this time is black and impermanent." Bai Yunhe said with pity to me, who was standing quietly by the side, "I think it shouldn't be difficult for you." There are very few of them, and the martial arts attainment of pity me is comparable to that of Geng Jie, and the position of "white impermanence" must be pity me.
"The boss means don't be too embarrassed, let the third one try everyone's body and hands." Shi Yanguan added. Originally, he was supposed to be the chief of the test, but unfortunately his biggest weakness was that he didn't control his shots, and he had to hit blood all over the place. Often, after a test, there were countless injuries. Usually point to the end, of course, become the best candidate.
"If you really don't feel embarrassed, you should let the second uncle try it out." Hongdou interjected.
"You really want to see Uncle Er's nose bruised and swollen, don't you?" Bai Yun squeezed Hongdou's tender cheeks together, not intending to clarify her misunderstanding.
Hongdou laughed twice, and didn't forget to declare, "I'll take it lightly." But she didn't know about other evil spirits. If the second uncle's popularity was not good, it might be miserable.
"You want to be beautiful! With your current flower fists and embroidered legs, you can't even touch your second uncle's sleeves." Shi Yanguan gave Hongdou a chestnut in a vicious voice.
He has never seen a guy with such a bad root. He has practiced martial arts for six years, but he can't even complete a single move and a half-style. Except for the skills of light gong and squatting, he has achieved nothing at all. The name "Army Judge" was trampled on the ground.
"Who said that? Last time I fought with the second uncle, and I knocked him down in three or two strokes!" Hongdou raised her face and looked at them proudly.
"In a dream, isn't it?" Shi Yanguan sneered.
"It's true!" Hongdou stomped her feet, dissatisfied with the little godfather looking down on her, "Second uncle, say it! You tell the little godfather!"
"The defeated general" nodded and admitted as she wished, but her eyes conveyed a helpless, wry smile.
"Second Uncle, it's not shameful to fail; it's shameful that you fail to admit it." Hongdou patted his shoulder proudly, satisfied with his honesty. It's just that before she could say more compliments, she had asked Shi Yanguan to pick up the collar, and she was hanging in the air. "Little godfather, let me down—"
"Since your 'martial arts' is so broad and profound, let me, the 'martial judge', come and ask for advice." Just kidding, even he can't win against Baiyun. What big things can her little apprentice do
"I don't want it! It hurts when you hit someone! Wow—"
The next screams have drifted towards the martial arts training ground.
Bai Yunhe made the pair of living treasures smile handsomely. Alas, Hongdou really learned Yanguan's temperament ten percent.
"Second Master was really defeated by the hands of Hongdou?" Lian I took their words to the truth, and the expression on his face was a little strange at this moment.
"It's just a game, don't take it seriously. You and I know how heavy red beans are." Bai Yunhe chuckled.
"Can the competition be regarded as a game?" Pity me puzzled. From the day she practiced martial arts with Yama, every time she faced Yama, she had to do her best, because if she lost, different punishments would be imposed on her.
"Of course, it has nothing to do with life or death, regardless of winning or losing." Bai Yunhe said leisurely.
"Can I have a 'no life or death, no winning or losing' competition with the second master?" I clenched my fists with pity. She has always hoped to see the martial arts of Judge Wen, but she has no chance.
"What? Do you want to be injured to participate in the martial arts test?" Bai Yunhe asked with a gentle smile, "Hei Wuchang is not a good opponent to kill."
"It's worth it to fight with the second master." Her eyes flashed with excitement, illuminating the cold pupils who had always been clueless.
Bai Yun nodded and agreed.
"Let's compare swords." His lazy eyes flashed a bloody brilliance, "Because I'm the worst at using swords."
***
Advance to the martial arts test for three consecutive days, grouped according to the original level, the top of each level can be promoted to the next level.
The competition arena is set up in the lake, and either side of the competition falls into the water or abstains, and the competition ends.
Hongdou has been standing at the lowest level for several years, and it seems that there will not be much progress this year, but pity me at level five, as long as I win another round, I can face off against the black impermanence Niu Gengjie.
"Fourth, you seem worried?" Niu Gengjie grabbed Shi Yanguan who was pacing back to his seat, so as not to block his brother's sight due to his huge figure.
"Nonsense! I don't ask for much, I just hope that Hongdou can be promoted to level two."
"That's called asking too much?" Niu Gengjie burst out with a smile. It is easier to ask for rain than to ask for red beans to advance.
"Are you Hongdou's godfather? Are you worried about snacks for her?" Shi Yanguan complained again and again.
"It's a good thing for her that Hongdou can't be promoted. Otherwise, if you really want to send Hongdou to take over the order of the King of Hell, you will only lose her little life." Niu Gengjie would rather Hongdou be lazy in the King of Hell's gate all his life than let her be straight. Go out, come back sideways.
"I agree with what the third child said. Hongdou is a veritable 'martial idiot'." Bai Yunhe agreed.
"Martial arts idiot." Shi Yanguan rolled his eyes, "If only she had half the aptitude to pity me."
"Speaking of pity my girl, today's situation is a bit weird." Niu Gengjie whispered, "Look at her movement is a little difficult, like... injured."
"Could it be because of being too nervous?" Shi Yanguan shifted his attention and began to discuss with Niu Gengjie.
Yan Luo, who has been sitting still in the middle seat, his stern gaze drifted to Bai Yunhe.
"Did she have a match with you a few days ago?" The voice of the question was low, and there was no emotion.
"A little contest." Bai Yunhe smiled harmlessly, busy pouring tea with both hands.
"You almost destroyed her right hand." Yan Luo's tone turned cold.
Bai Yunhe heard his anger, shrugged, his handsome face was innocent.
"I originally only wanted to stop, but she was too stubborn, and she completely ignored my sword strength." He made a simple statement, even squinting his phoenix eyes and chuckling, "Don't worry, 'Bai Wuchang' must be hers. ."
"In the future, without my permission, you are not allowed to learn martial arts with her in private." Dark green eyes swept over Bai Yunhe.
"Is this another kind of protection? Only allow yourself to hurt her, but not allow others to touch a hair on her?"
His stern eyes pierced directly at Bai Yunhe, but he couldn't scare him. He sipped the fragrant tea lightly, and returned Yan Luo with a mocking smile.
Yan Luo's cold and hard face flashed a little embarrassment, but he couldn't refute this nasty ghost who could see through his mind.
"Boss, second child! It's time for red beans!" Shi Yanguan jumped up and down both happily and nervously.
"It's time to end the topic and watch the red bean test carefully, because in a blink of an eye she will be knocked into the lake by her opponent." Bai Yunhe teased Xiao Hongdou in a good mood.
Of course, it was impossible for Hongdou in the stadium to hear the conversation in the distant stands, but he sneezed suddenly.
Someone is talking bad about her? Hongdou thought in a puzzled way, - Fang didn't stop, and jumped onto the ring neatly.
This time her opponent is "Huang Xing" who is two years older than her.
Hongdou was wearing a flaming red shirt and knee-length pants, and her black hair was tied in two thick braids on her chest. At first glance, she really looked like a chivalrous woman.
"Teach me."
The two bowed and bowed to each other, and set up their respective poses.
Huang Xing was the first to make moves. With a solid foundation of kung fu, Shi Yanguan was worried; he also watched Hongdou struggle to dodge Huang Xing's attack.
"I think Hongdou is going to lose this game... ah! Be careful of Hongdou!" He urgently called Hongdou to turn away, but unfortunately it was too far away to get any results.
"It's just a contest, nothing will happen." Bai Yunhe said calmly.
"But..." Seeing that Hongdou was only defending and not attacking, Shi Yanguan couldn't help but break into a cold sweat for her, wishing he could just go on the field and help her fight.
Suddenly, Hongdou showed a wicked smile, and her petite body jumped over the top of Huang Xing's head, using her best qinggong and kung fu, to quickly get away from Huang Xing's back.
The situation took a turn for the worse, and Huang Xing, who had the upper hand before, couldn't move, and his handsome face turned red with anger. "you!"
"Hey... No one said you can't use a shawl." Hongdou raised her lotus feet and unceremoniously added a foot to Huang Xian's department, the clear sound of falling into the water mixed with her arrogant laughter.
The taste of victory is so good! She happily gestures towards victory in the direction of the stands.
"Shame, shame!" Shi Yanguan covered his face in shame. With this kind of tricky villain move, he still dares to laugh so wildly...
"Fourth, is this the special training you gave to Hongdou?" Niu Gengjie also had an ashamed expression on her face, and he usually used it when he couldn't beat his opponent.
"I don't admit that she was taught by me..." Shi Yanguan began to wail.
"Outwitting is also one of the strategies of martial arts. Hongdou's brain is very fast. It's a pity that this kind of cleverness is useful to the first opponent. Next..." Bai Yunhe did not directly point out the tragic end of Hongdou.
Sure enough, in the next round of the competition, before a cup of tea, the red bean taught the green mandrill a spin kick to kick down the lake, becoming a veritable "red bean soup".
"It's better to go into the water earlier, so as not to continue to be embarrassed." Shi Yanguan in the stands wiped his face and comforted himself. Thanks to Qing Man for that kick, for kicking the root of shame for him.
Niu Gengjie expressed the same feeling, nodding like smashing garlic.
Although he complained a lot about the red beans, in fact, the father's love still prevailed. Seeing that the red beans were full of sex, Shi Yanguan said distressedly, "I will tell the cook to make a bowl of ginger soup. The red beans will be bad if they suffer from the wind and cold."
"Fourth, let me go." Bai Yunhe stopped him from leaving and nodded lightly, "You, the 'armed judge', can't miss the competition between the disciples and the grandchildren. Don't forget, in a few days you will We also have to guide and teach them one by one according to their test scores.”
"That's right." After weighing the severity of the situation, Shi Yanguan had to sit back obediently and explain Bai Yunhe carefully, "Remember that the ginger soup is hot! And red beans are afraid of spicy food, so it's best to give her another piece of cake to accompany her. Ginger soup, red beans are my favorite—”
"Fourth!" Bai Yunhe interrupted Shi Yanguan, dumbfounded, "You are becoming more and more like an old man." You are only twenty-two and "older" is so nagging, what will you do in the future
"Alright, alright! You go!" Shi Yanguan urged.
Before leaving, Bai Yunhe patted Niu Gengjie on the shoulder, "Don't be merciful in a while, and let the ghosts and ghosts see the power of 'Black Impermanence'." He glanced at Yan Luo instructively, his lips twitched slyly smile.
Leaving the sworn brothers behind, Bai Yunhe went to the kitchen with a bowl of hot ginger soup, and was about to transfer to Xiao Hongdou's boudoir when he suddenly heard a slight pain in the garden.
"Red Bean?" Bai Yun looked for the little girl who was squatting on the ground, her whole body was wet, and her face was terrifyingly pale.
"Second Uncle..." Hongdou struggled to open his eyes, and his small body curled up into a shrimp ball.
"What's wrong?" He picked her up lightly, and when he saw her clutching her stomach, he immediately understood that it was the result of Qingcai's spin kick.
"It hurts..." She hooked Bai Yunhe's shoulder softly, and Lingzui let out a complaining voice.
Bai Yunhe carried her back to the room, ready to change into a wet suit for her. In the face of a ten-year-old girl, he didn't even consider the issue of whether a man or a woman would give or not kiss.
Pushing aside the cold and wet jacket, Bai Yun closed his sword brows slightly.
The red bean's belly was branded with bruised footprints, which was particularly frightening on the snow-white tender skin.
"Qing Man did his best with this kick." Fortunately, Qing Man's small strength did not hurt the red bean's internal organs.
"I'll help you apply the medicine, it won't hurt after you apply it." He patiently caressed her, holding her wrist with his right hand, excessive infuriating into her body, to drive away the cold for her, dipping the medicine wine on his left hand, gently and evenly spread it over her Gently rub on the abdomen.
"Will it hurt badly?"
"It still hurts..." Hongdou closed her eyes and felt a warm feeling slowly soften the tingling pain in her abdomen through his palm, she let out a sigh of relief and started muttering, "That stinky green mandrill? Give me a kick! I don't even think about it, he is a boy, and his feet are so heavy..."
"Faced with a stupid girl who jumped behind and made a surprise attack, he will only reward you with a kick, which is considered a bargain for you." After wiping off the medicinal wine, Bai Yunhe took out a clean white jacket and white shirt, and put them on again for her.
After changing out of her red clothes, she looked as fragile as a child abandoned in the snow when she first met six years ago.
"Straighten your hand." In order to make her arm slip into the sleeve of her shirt, Bai Yunhe adjusted her prone position, causing Hongdou to scream in pain.
"Don't! Don't move people." She finally found the most comfortable position. When the second uncle moved, she felt pain in her abdomen again... Hongdou hurriedly nestled into Bai Yunhe's arms, preventing him from moving.
"are not you cold?"
"No, the second uncle is holding it, it's so warm." She mumbled, leaning against him with satisfaction.
I miss her so much... The second uncle used to hold her and coax her like this. He has a good fragrance and a very reassuring smell, which is different from the smell of sweat from the little godfather. It smells good...
Bai Yunhe patted her back. Ever since she was a child, whenever she was in a bad state, Hongdou always loved to entangle people and act like a spoiled child. She wanted someone to hug her almost all the time. Even when she was asleep, she held the sleeves of her companions tightly, as if she was afraid of being abandoned. This is because she was cruelly abandoned by her mother when she was young!
She pestered him before the age of five. During that time, they slept in the same bed almost every night. Every time the little red bean woke up in the middle of the night, she would wake up crying and couldn't sleep again, and even if she slept, it would not be stable.
After the age of five, when he ended his mission in the Hell King's Sect and returned to the mansion, the crying and fussy little red bean no longer haunted him like before, but became Yanguan's follower to this day.
Now, she actually relied on him for a few points in the past.
"You, you will never grow up in your life, like a doll." Bai Yunhe let her hug her fondly, untied her braid with his free hands, and wiped her wet hair with his sleeves.
"It's good to be a baby, there are godfather and second uncle to favor."
Bai Yunhe smiled softly. "When you grow up and get married, your husband-in-law will spoil you. I'm afraid you will still think your godfather and second uncle are nagging at that time."
"Only the little godfather nagging, the second uncle won't, the second uncle will not read me... It's not like before... Hug..." Hongdou's sleepy eyes turned into a low voice.
"Didn't Hongdou hate the second uncle to miss you the most?"
"It's just... I don't ask for it..." The end sound disappeared into the air, and Hongdou had already fallen into sleep.
"red beans?"
The only sound of his breathing was the slight, even sound of breathing.
Bai Yunhe put the red beans on the bed and covered her with a quilt. The big palm gently brushed away the hair covering her face, and his gentle eyes were slightly self-deprecating.
"Yan Guan's personality can make you enjoy a happy childhood. If I had such a gloomy temperament, you wouldn't be the little red bean you are now."
Although Yan Guan is sometimes too reckless and ill-conceived in his actions, his optimistic nature has made Hongdou, who was brought up by him since childhood, fascinated by him, and has developed a cheerful and lively personality, completely oblivious to the shadow of his childhood.
This is what he likes, and what he can't do...
That year, pity me took down the post of "white impermanence" and took over the impermanence order representing his status from Yama.
In the same year, Hongdou passed the innocent and carefree age in the warm embrace of Baiyunhe.
The green and tender seedling sticks its head out playfully, steals a touch of spring scenery, and tastes the sorrow of the world for the first time.