The hardest thing to fathom is the human heart.
The more extraordinary a person is, the more impossible it is to know his true inner thoughts.
Lin is cooking wine.
Tianlang Mountain is one of the entrances to the sea in Jiaodong County. Although the name is full of wildness, it is the most beautiful seaside mountain in Jiaodong County.
There is a unique fortune here, facing the southeast, there are three islands, one is Pangui, one is Tianchong, and the other is Dinghai. These three islands blocked the sea breeze coming towards Tianlang Mountain, so there was no strong wind on Tianlang Mountain all year round.
Since the Zheng clan took charge of Jiaodong County, many secluded courtyards on Tianlang Mountain have been monopolized by the Zheng clan, either for cultivation or recuperation.
The small courtyard where Lin Zhujiu is located is called Guanxing Pavilion. It is the highest point of Tianlang Mountain, and it can be seen the farthest. You can see the calm harbor with different shades of colors in the sun, and the magnificent waves in the distant sea.
The most wonderful thing is that in the starry night, the star field in the sky is like a dream, and many galaxies that cannot be seen in other places form magnificent silver sand in the sky.
At that time, everyone in the Bashan Sword Field loved to drink.
The water gets colder the more you drink it, but the wine gets warmer the more you drink it.
But among all the people back then, in terms of love for wine and capacity for drinking, Lin Zhujiu was still the number one.
"You don't know, when Wang Jingmeng first entered Changling, he didn't really like to drink. He thought strong wine was too strong and rice wine was too smokey. Instead, his favorite drink was sweet rice wine like sugar water." Lin boiled the wine body Yellow wine was warming on the small stove in front of him. He looked at his eldest grandson Qianxue who was sitting opposite, and talked about the past with a smile: "After I met us, I told him several times. He said that the sword needs to be absolutely sober. You need to follow your heart and be free and unrestrained. Later, he thought it was reasonable and his sword skills improved greatly, but he still didn't like pure burning knives and spirits. He still liked lighter, more mellow and sweeter. Zhan, I don’t even like the smell of wine, I never thought there would be a wine shop in Changling.”
"Because I regretted it." Changsun Qianxue poured a glass of wine for Lin Zhuo and herself with the pot. The color of the wine was like amber, with some sweet-scented osmanthus flowers just sprinkled in it. She smiled lightly: "I already hated him so much , When I heard that he died in Changling, I didn't know how to feel. I thought that after all, I couldn't let go of my daughter's figure. I also thought about it carefully. I compared myself with Zheng Xiu, and I felt the biggest difference between myself and Zheng Xiu. Back then, she and you guys could do everything together, drinking together, marching together, fighting together, in fact, I regretted it later, and I actually wanted to get drunk for a while, at least I still have some memories, at least it is better than only reserved Good. I opened a wine shop in Wutongluo, imitating him when he brewed wine back then, and I couldn’t help but fantasize that if I could replace Zheng Xiu by his side, maybe everything would be changed, my family would not be destroyed, and he would not die either.”
Lin Zhuojiu drank it down, smiled, and the smile was full of emotion.
Who would have known what would happen next
"You really don't want to look at Zheng Xiu now and hear what she has to say?" He lowered his head and looked out of the window.
In a big river leading to this end, there is a merchant ship coming.
That merchant ship seemed no different from the usual Jiaodong County merchant ship, but both he and Changsun Qianxue knew very well that Zheng Xiu was in that merchant ship.
"I also thought about mocking her in person, but I expected that I would not get any pleasure from it. Instead, I would hate her when I saw her, and I would disgust myself instead." Changsun Qianxue shook her head.
Lin Zhujiu looked at her and couldn't help laughing out loud.
No matter how many years have passed, a person's temper and disposition seem to be difficult to change.
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The destination of the merchant ship was Linshuixuan at the foot of Tianlang Mountain.
Ding Ning was in a gazebo closest to the pier in Linshuixuan, watching the arrival of the merchant ship.
Compared with the last goodbye, this reunion with a fixed ending brought back old things in many people's hearts.
Few people really believe in fate.
But looking at the merchant ship docking, Ding Ning still couldn't help but think that there seemed to be a divine will in the dark.
When he was in Changling in the past, he and Zheng Xiu were the gods and couples that everyone envied, but he never traveled to Jiaodong County with Zheng Xiu's company.
Intentionally or not, it is already unbearable to look back, and it has turned into eastward water.
"Is there anything else you can't let go of?"
When Shen Xuan sent Zheng Xiu into the pavilion and then exited the pavilion, Ding Ning looked at Zheng Xiu who had changed into a plain shirt and covered his face to cover the scars, and said this. This came from the heart, and I wanted to say it to myself and Zheng Xiu at the same time.
The gentle sea breeze came slowly, blowing the white drape hanging from the gazebo, Zheng Xiu sat down in front of Ding Ning, and did not answer for a while.
"If you don't love, it's hard to hate. You don't really love him, you only love yourself." Ding Ning frowned slightly. He looked at the other person's eyebrows and eyes that seemed extremely strange to him, and his tone was also like the sea breeze at the time. Just as lightly, "If you want to fight him, we are naturally happy to see it, and even wish for it, but why do you want to do this?"
"I chose you and not him because I was unwilling to become an ordinary woman standing behind you forever, bearing children, and the experience of practicing in Jiaodong County made me understand that if you don't attack others, others will Attack you. If you want to survive, you have to keep attacking those opponents who threaten you. I also naturally worry in my subconscious, if I am with you, will I still be eliminated by others in the future? What is the meaning of this life." Zheng Xiu's voice sounded hollow and slowly: "Now I am also unwilling to reconcile. In the past, I only wanted to achieve my goal and put aside my personal likes and dislikes for the goal. But when I couldn't achieve my goal, I found that I hated him very much. Regardless of the past, at least now, I hate him more than you. Since I can no longer win the battle with you, I am fighting with you Between him, I don't want him to win."
Ding Ning took a deep breath.
He no longer wants to use any words to evaluate.
Because he has not practiced in Jiaodong County, he can't put himself in the situation, so he is not qualified to comment on Zheng Xiu who walked out of Jiaodong County back then.
Zheng Xiu has already continued: "And all these years I thought you were definitely dead, and the one thought I kept in my heart was, if I really fought him for life, who would win? I really want to try try."
"If this is your last wish, I can help you fulfill it." Ding Ning looked up and stopped looking at her, "Now you can tell me what you can do and how I can help you."
After a slight pause, Ding Ning then said calmly: "And I must ensure that there will be no accidents. After this battle between you and him, whether he wins or you win, you must die and leave this world."