Konoha Aogen

Chapter 45: The past

Ye Xuan took off the black clothes he wore during the day and put on black night clothes. At the appointed midnight, he opened the window pane for Lin Jue. The "suite" where Lin Jue lives is located on the edge of the third floor of the "Dongli Inn". The only next door is unoccupied. The "Miscellaneous Incense" prepared by Ye Xuan in advance was nowhere to be used.

"You're here. Okay, okay. She didn't make things difficult for you, right?" Lin Jue was a little excited, neatly dressed and with bright eyes. Ye Xuan didn't know whether he had a good sleep or took more "Wangyou Fruit Powder".

"No, let's not talk about her." Ye Xuan didn't want to hear any more cruel words Lin Jue said to Mu Qing'er. "How have you spent these years?"

"Alas..." Lin Jue sat back on the chair, sighed deeply, and fell into memories: "Shortly after Li'er left, my grandmother passed away. 'Yanbo City' was handed over to the new city owner 'Fang Jie'. It's something we've agreed upon a long time ago. None of the people I sent out found Li'er, and the rewards I sent out all came to nothing.

I also know that the longer it takes to find someone, the more difficult it becomes. Eventually I became desperate. Li'er and my grandmother left me one after another... For a long time, I couldn't eat anything and couldn't sleep all night. I'm like this, and I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, haha... One night, I secretly hanged myself.

But I'm useless. Li'er is right, I'm useless. He couldn't find anyone, and he couldn't even find his death. The rope buckle was not tied well, so he fell from the beam and broke his foot. In order to relieve the pain, I started taking 'Wangyou Fruit Pulp', and I couldn't stop taking it. The injury on my leg healed, but I drank more and more 'Wangyou Pulp'.

Later, one day when I was collecting the belongings in my house, I found some dried 'dream mushrooms' in a small porcelain jar. I know I can't touch that thing, but I'm already addicted to the 'Wangyou Fruit', so what do I have to worry about if I have one more? The night I ate the 'Dream Mushroom', I dreamed of Li'er.

I tasted the sweetness at first, and then I ate it every day, every day. But this 'Dream Mushroom', alas...it's not like I can dream whatever I want. Over the years... Li'er and I have only seen each other once or twice a year. That's good too. "Speaking of this, Lin Jue only showed a touch of sadness, but Ye Xuan's eyes were already a little red. Before today, Lin Jue only existed in that "parchment book" and his own imagination. However, His emotions towards this man were extremely complicated.

"It's been like this for five or six years. 'Fang Jie' once competed with someone and lost both of his legs. From then on, there was no peace in 'Yanbo City'. The Lin Mansion is deep and spacious. , The big tree attracted the wind, I knew I couldn't stay any longer, so I had to sell my ancestral property and move to "Quanyang City" to survive.

When I sold the Lin Mansion, I simply dismissed all the guards, maids, and my five concubines. Ever since I got the 'Wangyou Fruit', I have long been away from women. Haha, even if I want to get close, I can't get hard. They are all young and pretty, so I won't ask them to stay widowed with me.

When I moved to Quanyang, I only took with me Xiaoyue and Xiaomei. They were Li'er's maids. I looked at them and missed them a lot. Later, they also got married. I bought a new maidservant and lived in a small house in the "inner city" of Quanyang City, living as a wealthy idler. In the blink of an eye, my hair turned white.

I still remember that on the day my grandmother passed away, I knelt in front of her bed and couldn't cry. I just thought, how can I survive such a long life? Hey, it's not that long actually. I was lucky enough to be able to see my son when I was about to die. "Lin Jue looked at Ye Xuan with endless joy and satisfaction in his eyes.

"Mr. Lin, I..." He couldn't say the next words. He couldn't imagine what kind of cruelty it was.

"You still refuse to recognize me, that doesn't matter, really, it doesn't matter." Lin Jue looked at Ye Xuan with moist eyes and called him Mr. Lin, and he completely misunderstood: "I have never held you for a day, I have never raised you for a day, There is no reason to force you to call me daddy. I only see you and know that you are in this world, and that is enough."

"How long have you...been aging? Does 'Snow Ginseng' work?" Lin Jue only said

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Feeling a son's concern for his father, but never imagining it, Ye Xuan was moved by his true feelings while ruthlessly gathering information and calculating the date of his death.

"I lived a confused life for about five years. I can't tell if 'Snow Ginseng' is useful. Anyway, there is no harm in eating it." After entering the aging period, if you continue to take "Snow Ginseng", your remaining life can be extended by Fifteen to twenty years, at most extended to about thirty years. However, this thing is only effective for less than half of the people. There is no way to tell in advance who will be effective after taking it and who will not be effective after taking it. Even so, the price of "Snow Ginseng" is still staggeringly expensive due to its scarcity. There are also many elderly people who have exhausted their life savings just to survive for a few more days.

"'Snow Ginseng' and 'Dream Mushroom' are both very expensive things. You have taken them for so many years, do you still have enough money? No matter if it is enough, please accept this as..." Just treat it as what it is, But he couldn't say it.

Lin Jue smiled and did not touch the pile of gray tickets that Ye Xuan placed on the table: "As a man, I am weak and weak, but I am a man anyway. So I cannot accept charity from another man unless... "

Ye Xuan stood up from his chair, faced Lin Jue, knelt on his knees, and bowed deeply five times. Immediately he knelt down straight, looked up at Lin Jue and said, "That's it."

Lin Jue couldn't help hiding his face and crying: "Okay, okay, that's it. You are willing to worship me, but you are not willing to call me... Very good, very good. I will accept your banknote, I will accept it." As he said this, he put the money on the table. A stack of "grey tickets" was carefully folded in half and placed in his arms.

Seeing Lin Jue happy, Ye Xuan felt a little relieved. He stood up slowly and sat back in the chair: "What are your plans in the future?"

"I have fulfilled my wish. I will go back to Quanyang tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. I have an old yellow dog at home that has been with me for more than seventy years. When I went out, it was dying and was probably hanging at the moment. Take your last breath and wait until I go back to send it off." At this point, Lin Jue had already shed tears, thinking about the old yellow dog with a gentle and kind expression. Ye Xuan finally couldn't hold back his tears. Before today, he never dreamed that he would cry in front of a man.

"Hahaha... Xuan'er, what are you doing? Lao Huang is gone, and his cubs are with me. You gave me a lot of money again today, and you will add a few more maids to rub me when you get back. Shoulders hammer on legs. Don't worry, I'm living a good life in the south." Lin Jue patted Ye Xuan on the shoulder and consoled him harmoniously.

"Tell me about what happened back then." Ye Xuanqiang suppressed his tears and said to Lin Jue.

"well……"

From "Zi Shi" to "Yin Shi", Lin Jue finally finished narrating the past events of that year. When it comes to the last part about "Xiaowei absconding with her master", I still feel bitter and resentful.

Lin Jue's curse on Mu Qing'er made Ye Xuan withdraw from his deep compassion and regain some coldness and reason. "Do you have enough guards? When you go back, you can hire more in the city."

"I hired a few guards at the Quanyang Escort Bureau. They will still accompany me when I go back. It's okay." Lin Jue responded. He enjoyed Ye Xuan's last concern for him and knew that the time of separation was coming soon. Since Ye Xuan slipped in through the window wearing "night clothes", he would not wait until dawn before leaving.

"There is one more thing that is hard to talk about. I hope you won't blame me." Ye Xuan said with great guilt: "In a few years, I may go to the south and do some embarrassing things. I don't want people to know our origins, and I don't want people to know Use your safety to threaten me. So when the time comes, I may not visit you, and I hope you won’t come looking for me. Also, I don’t want anyone to know about Qing’er’s past.”

"Don't worry, dad will never cause you any trouble. When you go to the south, I will at least be closer to you, and that's good. But... is what you want to do dangerous?" Lin Jue had already decided in his heart that today A farewell is an eternal farewell. He just wanted to take a look at his son. He was satisfied that Ye Xuan could recognize him and kowtow to him a few times.

"If there is no weakness, there is no danger." Ye Xuan lowered his head and said softly.

"Okay, as long as it's not dangerous." Ye Xuan was so solemn. Lin Jue could certainly hear that there was danger, but he was not the ancestor.

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Mother, there is nothing he can do.

"It's time for me to leave. Let me kowtow to you again." Ye Xuan knelt down again and bowed three times.

This time Lin Jue didn't cry, he just sat in the chair and smiled broadly. After Ye Xuan slowly stood up, Lin Jue personally walked to the window, lifted the thick cotton curtain for his son, and pushed open the window pane with great reluctance. Ye Xuan looked at Lin Jue deeply, and then floated out of the window like a black mist.

Lin Jue stood at the window edge, looking out with the cold night wind, but Ye Xuan could no longer be found.

Exile Diary - Excerpt (53)

We didn't take any luggage, only the "gold leaf" and the "steel sword". The "steel sword" of "Wolfgangga" was a bit glaring in this world, so it had to be wrapped in cloth.

When we arrived at the outskirts of the city, we bought two skinny horses with gold leaves, and we headed north quickly. The horses in the Loess Continent are really small.

We traveled all night and for more than ten days. Early this morning, Anese came to a remote valley and wanted to test her strength. We tied our horses to the trees and walked deeper into the valley.

Soon we found a bluestone about half a person's height. Anese asked me to step back. I walked a dozen steps to the left. Anese waved his hand to indicate further away. This action is a bit rude. It seems that it is time to teach her some rules.

Anese slapped Qingshi a few times with her palms. It looked like she didn't use much force, but the muffled sounds told me that only Qingshi could withstand this force.

Then Anese took a breath and slapped hard. With a bang, the bluestone shattered. I clearly saw the fragments of bluestone flying out at extremely fast speeds. If I hadn't been standing to her side, but facing her, I'd probably be dead by now.

"Try how high you can jump!" I shouted to Anese.

"Oh my God..." Lin Jue said, those two tricksters were no different from ordinary people in front of "Ouyang Tong". At the time, I thought he was a bit bragging, but now I completely understand.

"Can it be higher?" I asked excitedly.

"Yes, but I'm afraid of getting hurt." Anese was also a little excited.

By noon, most of the rocks and trees in the small valley had been destroyed by Anese, and she didn't feel tired even after so much effort.

"Can you break a steel sword?" I asked curiously.

"Don't try, you gave it to me." Anese begged.

In the evening, we came to a small town called "Konoha Castle".

The Lin family is quite powerful, so to avoid being traced, we avoided towns all the way and only stayed overnight in the countryside. The villagers were very alert when they saw that we looked strange. But no one said no to us when we tore off the gold leaves. Every time after paying, I would deliberately reveal the hilt of the steel sword wrapped in cloth.

This was the first time we stayed in the city after escaping from the Lin Mansion. Unexpectedly, the inns in the city required us to register our names. What should I be called? The name "Ge Li" must never be used again. Our looks are inherently strange, and if we think about them for too long, we will definitely arouse suspicion. Facing the shopkeeper's gaze, I took the stupid soft pen and wrote three words "Ye Hong'er" crookedly. The shopkeeper looked at Anese again, and I immediately wrote "Mu Qing'er".

Grossa is an honorific for "red" and Anese is an honorific for "cyan". However, the language of "Loess Continent" is a bit shallow. There are only "plain words" to describe colors, and there are no "honorific words" and "derogatory words". This city is called "Konoha", so I had to use the city name plus my real name, and made up two random names. The store owner looked at it and said nothing. When collecting my gold leaves, he pointed to the remaining large piece and said that gold leaves were eye-catching and could easily attract thieves, and asked me if I wanted to exchange them for some broken silver. However, there is a "half percent" fee for exchanging gold for silver.

I asked him: "Half percent means half of 10%, not half of the total price, right?" He nodded in agreement. So I tore off half of a gold leaf and gave it to him.

We ordered some food to be delivered to the room. Anese is now as strong as a dragon, but her appetite has not increased. What exactly is "Qi" and where does it come from?

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