Sealing Sword

one,

On the day when Mu Qingshang came, the autumn wind suddenly picked up, and the dead leaves of the trees were blown down like rain.

He Lianyu looked at him under the dying tree, as if wishing to be exiled from an immortal.

There was a dead dog lying in the yard, and a row of people were kneeling. Among them, the young man in the golden hat and sable fur was full of dissatisfaction, but he was firmly pressed down by He Lianjue's palm, and he didn't dare to say a word.

He is the youngest son of He Lianjue, named He Lianzhao, his mother was a concubine, and died young, so he learned to bully the weak and be afraid of the strong since he was a child. Few of the collateral descendants of the Lian family dared to provoke him. After all, you can get revenge if you have an enemy. How can you bite back if you are bitten by a dog?

No one paid any attention to him, and He Lianzhao was also used to making fun of himself. He raised several vicious dogs, indulged them in hurting people for fun, and picked out a few wild species and servants who had no name or distinction in the family. The one he stared at most closely was Helian Yu.

It is said that Helian Yu's mother was a lowly maid who made a big mistake, and became a plaything for everyone. Later, she gave birth to this fatherless son and died of bleeding.It stands to reason that such a little bastard should have been thrown to the dogs long ago, but He Lianjue not only kept him, but also gave him a name.

The wild species has no name and no surname, but He Lianyu has a proper name, even if he has no reliance on it, after all, he is on the family tree of He Lianzhao, and he is He Lianzhao's half younger brother, so it is very embarrassing to call him.

He Lianyu was raised by a dancer girl, her name is Lamei, a woman from the Central Plains who was taken captive. When she was young, in order to keep her pet and save her life, every time she conceived a child, she would be filled with saffron and killed. Wu'er, because she once had a sisterhood with Helian Yusheng's mother, Zi Yan, accepted her dying request and recognized the child.

She can't be favored now, but her life is better than the concubine Ji who was treated coldly in the backyard, working as a rough envoy and servant in the side room, and dragged He Lianyu until she was ten years old.

He Lianyu was sensible since she was a child, knowing that she was not liked by others, so she seldom went out to make trouble. She worked obediently with Lamei all day long, until Lamei was interrupted two months ago because she accidentally smashed her wife's beloved purple sand teapot. He lost a leg and had to recuperate in the house, so he stepped out of the small yard to help some servants pick up beans and wipe the benches, and exchanged some leftovers every day to satisfy their hunger.

He is cute and well-behaved like a child. He shouldn't have gotten into trouble, but he was unlucky. He met He Lianzhao. When he caught up with a bad mood, he asked someone to beat Helian Yu up. This matter was almost over, but he was stopped by Helian Qi who was passing by halfway.

He Lianqi couldn't be said to have good intentions or bad intentions, but he felt that it was embarrassing for his unprofessional younger brother to compete with a child, so he reprimanded He Lianzhao and let He Lianyu run away.In this way, He Lianzhao is like a dog whose meat and bones have been robbed, and will come to bite He Lianyu once a day.

He poured a bowl of hot soup on Helian Yu's head. The child's skin was already thin, but it was burned red and cried out in pain. The more Helianzhao listened, the more satisfied he was. She slapped her face and said, "Cry louder, and let you go if you laugh at me."

He Lianyu howled for a while, his throat was full of blood, he showed mercy and threw the remaining piece of meat and bone in the bowl on the ground, the big black dog he brought with him immediately stared at him. He Lianzhao patted the child's face and said, "There is no leftover food in the kitchen today, go and grab the meat back from its mouth, or you will be hungry."

He Lianyu looked at the fat and strong black dog, and thought about his own small body, so he collapsed on the ground and did not move. He Lianzhao kicked him again: "Hurry up? You won, I'll get your mother a doctor."

The so-called mother was naturally not Zi Yan who gave birth to him, but La Mei who had taken care of him for six years.He Lianyu hesitated for a moment, seeing that the bone was about to be swallowed, finally gritted his teeth and pounced on it.

Dogs have always protected food, let alone the meat in their mouths?One person and one dog immediately rolled into a ball, He Lianyu took out all the energy of feeding, desperately went to break the dog's mouth, stretched his small hand in to dig out the bone, the canine teeth bit his hand, bloody and exciting Seeing the ferocity of a wolf dog, he suddenly jumped up and threw him to the ground, opening his mouth to bite his throat.

He Lianzhao was not very old, but he was quite vicious. Seeing this, he didn't ask anyone to stop him, but laughed. He Lianyu's arm blocked the dog's mouth, and his canine teeth sank into the flesh and blood, and he almost fell off his arm. Bite down on a piece of meat.

The child was so frightened that he forgot to cry, and could only push and push desperately. A girl couldn't help but said, "Brother Zhao, why don't you let it go?"

"Brother said, once a man says something, it's hard to follow. Since I said something, how can I let it go?" He Lianzhao snorted, and glanced at them from the corner of his eye, "Who dares to tell you what happened today?" My big brother, I'm not done with him."

As soon as this remark was made, no one dared to speak anymore. Seeing that a tragedy was about to happen, He Lianzhao's eyes suddenly blurred, and the next moment, He Lianyu's crying stopped abruptly.

A piece of white jade hairpin was inserted into the black dog's head with great force, but the fragile jade stone remained intact, most of it was nailed into the skull, only the head end carved with cloud patterns remained outside, stained with a line of blood red.

With a light bite on his hand, He Lianyu was stunned, but he couldn't lift the dead dog's carcass, so he could only turn his head to look at the person.

After He Lianzhao was taken aback, he became furious.

This dog was a birthday gift he got from He Lianqi, and he used to be fierce and domineering on weekdays, but now he was slaughtered in front of his face. Instead, take off his face and step on it!

His eyes were flushed with anger, he turned around and cursed without hesitation: "Who's a lifeless bastard..."

With a "slap", the head was knocked off the ground, five finger prints appeared on the face, and half of the face was swollen. He Lianzhao was stunned by the beating, but he didn't dare to shout anymore, and whispered: "Father..."

The person who beat him was the head of the family, He Lianjue. In his early years, he worked hard outside the Great Wall, and he was dressed in a barbarian's Hu suit, but today he rarely changed into a high crowned costume, and he even removed the gold rings on his ears. He looked very solemn.

"Kneel down!" He Lianjue usually turned a blind eye to his actions, and today he didn't care about him. Instead, he cupped his hands forward and said: "Mr. gone."

He Lianzhao was taken aback, and turned his head cautiously, only to realize that a person had passed him at some point and squatted beside He Lianyu.

Looking at his back, he is a tall and thin young man with a simple and simple long sword on his shoulders. He is dressed in white clothes embroidered with flowing clouds and dark patterns, and his long ink-splashed hair is scattered on his back.

He supported Helian Yu's arm with one hand, and carefully lifted the dog's corpse away with the other. The moment the canine tooth was pulled out, blood immediately gushed out from the terrible bite hole. The man's fingers pushed around the wound a few times, squeezing out the dirty blood , and then took out a handkerchief to wrap Helian Yu's arm.

Helian Yu just stared at him blankly, like a fool.

The man's face was covered with a silver mask carved with cloud patterns, only a pair of amber eyes were exposed, his voice became deeper and colder when he came out, but his tone was very gentle: "Don't cry, does it still hurt?"

Helian Yu's nose was sore, and the grievance in his chest was overwhelmed.

He lost his parents since he was a child, and was treated like a low-breed animal. When he was bullied, he didn't dare to cry out for pain. When he returned to the house, Lamei didn't dare to stand up for him, so he had to endure it.

So far ten years, life feels like years, this is the first time someone asked him, does it hurt?

He sniffed and whispered, "It hurts."

two,

After leaving from Zi Yan's grave, Mu Qingshang felt very uncertain about the journey he followed He Lianjue.

He recalled Ziyan's voice and appearance, and thought about the only woman who gave him love and care in Mizong Ridge when he was young. If it wasn't for her kindness and kindness, maybe it wasn't him or Duanqing who survived in this body, but a A gloomy ghost.

It's a pity that Ziyan died because of him.

Mu Qingshang would not say meaningless words of 'the dead are gone', nor would he sigh in useless grief. Although he was sad, he knew exactly what he should do——Zi Yan died, so he put Her bones were moved out of Mizong Ridge, and buried in the beautiful place she once said, and her only blood and bones were properly placed.

On the way here, he thought about many kinds of Helian Yu's situation, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

Shezhan rescued people in one go. He picked up the sobbing child, and couldn't help frowning when he started to hold it—a ten-year-old child was not much heavier than a big cat when he was picked up, and what he touched was almost skinny.

He thought of the days when he was hungry and struggling in the market for years, and felt infinitely pitiful in his heart, and he didn't listen to He Lianjue's confession and explanation, so he said "I'm rude" and hugged He Lianjue Lian Yu walked away.

Mu Qingshang had never hugged a child before, so he couldn't help but feel a little helpless, he held it carefully with his hands, just like hugging a rare treasure, for fear of bumping into it again.After walking out of the crowd, he asked softly, "Where do you live? I'll take you back."

Helian huddled in his arms and didn't speak, so he had no choice but to ask the passing servants, and under their trembling guidance, he arrived at the small courtyard where rough envoys lived.

Looking at this residence which was comparable to a doghouse in a woodshed, Mu Qingshang thought that this child must be a servant's child, no wonder he was going to be bullied by the master, so he reached out and touched his head, then walked in with his head bowed.

Lamei had a broken leg, but she was still working. She was soaking her hands in a basin of cold water to wash clothes when she suddenly heard a man's gentle voice: "Excuse me, does this child live here?"

She froze for a moment, what caught her eyes was a cold silver mask, Dang even jumped, her eyes fell on Helian Yu who was in his arms, her face turned pale with fright at the bloody arm.

"Yu, Yu'er..." Lamei wiped her face with her dirty sleeves, limped over, wanted to reach out to pick it up, but didn't dare to approach, so she could only timidly ask: "I am him?" Mother, my lord is..."

"My surname is Mu. The child is injured a little. Please take me into the house to take care of him first." When Duanqing didn't show up, Mu Qingshang was always easy to talk to. He looked at Lamei's hands and said nothing. Handing Helian Yu over, he condescended to follow her into the messy and narrow room.

After wiping the Lamei bowl several times, he poured a bowl of white water for him. Mu Qingshang touched the temperature of the bowl wall, and then brought the water to Helian Yu's mouth. Watching the child gobble up a few mouthfuls, he let him go. On his own leg, he unwrapped the blood-stained handkerchief and looked at the wounds carefully.

The dirty blood had already been squeezed out by him, but the wound was still terrible. Mu Qingshang dipped in the remaining white water and wiped him clean. Then he took out the medicine for golden sores from his bosom, applied it carefully, and let Lamei clean it again. He took a clean cloth and wrapped it up for Helian Yu.

From the beginning to the end, Helian Yu didn't say a word, and looked at Mu Qingshang cautiously, but unfortunately, his eyes couldn't penetrate the iron-like mask, so he could only stare intently.

Mu Qingshang bandaged his arm, and touched the child's bones. To his surprise, the child's bones were very good. If it wasn't for Zi Yan, the Helian family would not have spoiled him so much. .

Thinking like this, his heart softened by those wet eyes, he shook his head, took out a hand-sized bag, and said: "There are a few sugar pills in it, you should taste it first."

After finishing speaking, he made a false introduction to Lamei and asked, "May I ask Madam to speak for a while?"

Lamei hesitated for a moment, and then went out. He Lianyu stared at the delicately embroidered brocade bag for a long time, then reached out to open it, and took out a snow-white sugar pill the size of a little finger from inside, and put one in her mouth. Sweet.

It was the first time in his life that he tasted the taste of sugar, and he felt that there was no better taste in the world, and he was reluctant to swallow it until his mouth melted into a mouthful of sweet water.

Mu Qingshang asked Lamei some questions about He Lianyu, and after knowing what happened to this child for ten years, his face under the mask was already condensed.Lamei stood anxiously for a while, and summoned up her courage to ask, "May I ask my lord, is my Yu'er ignorant and offended you?"

"...No." Mu Qingshang came back to his senses, he glanced back at the child who was still eating candy, and lowered his voice, "I want to take him in as a disciple, teach civil and martial arts, travel and travel, I don't know what Madam would like ?”

The original agreement with Helian Jue has now been crossed in Mu Qingshang's heart. He is willing to keep Helian Yu in Mizong Ridge, provided that Helian's family will treat the child well. The young masters of the direct line of the Helian family are so vicious, how can he rest assured?

When Mu Qingshang asked this sentence, he was already thinking about how to renegotiate the terms with He Lianjue, even if it was a more difficult task, it would not be impossible.

Lamei was startled.

Although she is having a hard time now, she spent some time at Helian's house in the early years and met many important people, so she has a bit of insight. When she came here from Mu Qingshang, she had a heart that jumped up and down , did not dare to neglect at all, for fear of causing disaster.

But she didn't expect that Mu Qingshang came to discuss this matter with her. It was not a charity or coercion, but a peaceful discussion.

"...Forgive me for being blind, I don't know what your lord's identity is?"

"Ha, my surname is Mu, and my name is Qingshang. I have a poor reputation in the Jianghu. As for my identity, I don't dare to say it. I just ask Madam if she recognizes this sword?" Mu Qingshang smiled slightly, untied the long sword on his back, and handed it over The hilt of the sword made Lamei see the engravings of flowing clouds on the grid.

Lamei's heart beat fast.Although she didn't serve in front of Madam these days, she overheard the conversation between her and the master before, saying that she wanted to hire a master to teach martial arts for the young master, and the candidate seemed to be a famous swordsman in the Central Plains martial arts. The name is broken.

She knew in her heart that this was undoubtedly a pie that fell from the sky, but it was not something her family Yu'er could afford.If because of He Lianyu, He Lianqi misses such an opportunity, not only will their mother and son cause trouble, but this kind adult will also be implicated.

However, before she could speak, a childish voice came from behind: "Really?"

Mu Qingshang had heard that he had come over a long time ago, but in his eyes, men, women and children should be treated equally, not to mention that this is a major event related to the child's future, so he didn't stop him from eavesdropping. With sugar stains on his lips, he smiled lightly and said, "Will you come with me?"

Just as Helian Yu was about to speak, her mouth was covered with one hand, La Mei gritted her teeth and said, "I thank you for your love, but he is young and weak, without such a blessing, I can't live without him, so...

...I failed my lord's kindness. "

Mu Qingshang frowned, and he said: "Forgive me, the situation of Madam, mother and son is not good, why not use this to escape?"

"Everyone has their own fate, if you don't have that fate, don't fight, otherwise..." Lamei held back her tears, after all, she is just a woman who doesn't know the big things, and she is too old, so she doesn't have the courage to fight. He just wants to swallow his anger and live a normal life, how dare he compete with the master's young master for no reason?

Mu Qingshang was still waiting to persuade, when He Lianjue's voice came from outside the door: "Mr. Mu, so you are here. Come on, Yue'er quickly greets you."

He looked back, He Lianjue was full of smiles as if nothing happened just now, except for a few guards and servants behind him, there was only a sixteen or seventeen-year-old young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, quite heroic.

This is He Lianjue's eldest son, He Lianqi.

He has heard about this son, it is said that he is extremely talented and has good conduct. He also had expectations before he came, but now he shook his head in his heart after meeting him.

He Lianqi's aptitude is good, but this son seems gentle and uncontested, but there is calculation in his smile, he is clearly a little fox who has not yet mastered his cultivation.

Mu Qingshang asked himself that he was not an extremely intelligent person, but only had a superficial eye for seeing people. He had been in the world for ten years and was not suppressed by the tide. Fortunately, the people he encountered were not treacherous or evil. God opened his eyes and gave him Therefore, he is not strict with his apprentices, as long as his mind is correct.

After all, hard work can make up for one's weakness in this world, but nature is hard to change.

He sighed inwardly, and took another look at He Lianyu. Just now, Lamei categorically refused, but now it is difficult to mention it in front of He Lianjue. He can only try to provide some protection for these two people, so that their lives can be comfortable. some.

Thinking like this, Mu Qingshang reached out and touched the child's head again, saying: "In that case, I will take my leave first, please take care of it."

"Thank you for your understanding." Lamei lowered her head and pressed Helian Yu hard, not daring to make him cry.

Mu Qingshang left with He Lianjue and the others, and He Lianyu struggled hard in Lamei's arms, the tip of his nose smelled the familiar smell of washing, his eyes were still fixed on Mu Qingshang's receding back, and the sweetness left in his mouth The taste also slowly turned to a touch of bitterness.

Lamei's words still echoed in his ears. He was young and couldn't understand all the twists and turns. He only understood one thing at this moment.

If you are young, incompetent, and weak, you will never have the opportunity to choose.

three,

After all, He Lianyu became Mu Qingshang's apprentice.

After that day, Mu Qingshang got along with He Lianqi for a few days, and this boy behaved as he thought, with a good foundation, but a heavy mind, it was difficult to use his mind on the right path, he seemed to be generous, but he was full of Petty.

He Lianjue saw that he lacked interest, so he was not in a hurry to put pressure on him, and personally took over He Lianqi's upbringing, and asked Mu Qingshang to come back in two months.

Mu Qingshang doesn't like Mizong Ridge, so naturally he won't stay for long. On the day he left Helian's house, Helianyu didn't show up. He went to the small courtyard to look around, but he didn't see Lamei, so he had to take it with him. Some regrets left.

But he didn't expect the reunion to come so quickly and be so caught off guard.

He was all alone, with no worries, and didn't rush all the way, just leisurely and alone. After three days, he arrived at a frontier inn. He was resting in the guest room at night, when suddenly a waiter from the inn knocked on the door, saying that there was a man downstairs. The child came to him.

Mu Qingshang was a little surprised. After going downstairs, he saw Helian Yu curled up in disgrace by the door of the inn, looking anxiously at the direction of the stairs. When he saw him, he seemed to be shaking with dust all over his body.

The first thing He Lianyu said to him was: "My mother is gone, she asked me to come to you."

After finishing speaking, he fell down. Mu Qingshang grabbed him and felt his pulse before he felt relieved—too tired, too hungry, sad and angry.

In just a few days, what happened?

Mu Qingshang asked Xiaoer to boil hot water, then ordered rice porridge and side dishes, and personally cleaned Helian Yu who was like a little wild dog. When Helian Yu woke up, he found that he had taken off his mask and was blowing Cool a spoonful of piping hot rice porridge.

Hearing the movement, he turned his head and asked softly, "Are you awake?"

The candlelight in the room seemed to be focused on that face, and the cinnabar mole under the corner of the right eye seemed to be beautiful.

He was still young, so he didn't know what "Moshang is like jade, a gentleman is unparalleled in the world", he only knew that Mu Qingshang was good-looking, more beautiful than anyone he had ever met.

However, for such a good-looking person, there is only an insignificant him in his eyes now.

He couldn't help shrinking into the quilt, but Mu Qingshang caught him out, wrapped his body in the quilt, only his head was exposed, and fed a bowl of rice porridge spoon by spoon, before asking: " You have been hungry for days, what happened?"

He Lianyu scratched the quilt with his hands, but after a long while, he repeated the sentence: "My mother is gone, she asked me to come to you, so I asked all the way and followed me...you accept me as an apprentice, I Everything is up to you, don't lose me, okay?"

Mu Qingshang couldn't bear to force him, so he decided to inquire about it by himself, and stopped asking now, and said, "Okay."

With just one word, Helian Yu's eyes turned red, but this time he didn't cry, but his body was trembling.

With his appearance, Mu Qingshang became even more worried, not daring to leave even a single step.When He Lianyu finally fell asleep again, he gave some money to the waiter and told him to go out and inquire about something.

Naturally, I didn't find out anything. Lamei mother and son are the most humble existence in Helian's family. Without these two people, it would be better to lose two dogs to attract attention.

He didn't know that on the day he left Helian's house, Helian Yu was being beaten.

He Lianzhao was taught a lesson by his father, and he was angry at first, but when he heard that this distinguished guest didn't like his elder brother, he blamed He Lianyu for everything. He Lianyu carried him to the back mountain and beat him half to death.

He learned how to behave this time, he didn't slap people in the face when he hit people, and he used cleverness, even though it hurt people to death, he didn't see much clues on the outside.After the beating, Shi Shiran went down the mountain, planning to leave the little bastard in the forest to feed the wolves. If he turned around, there would be no proof. No one would make him suffer because of such a little bastard.

Fortunately, Lamei will come soon.

Seeing He Lianyu being taken away, she didn't dare to stop her, even if she was so anxious that she couldn't move her legs, she didn't dare to go into the mountain to look for He Lianyu until she saw He Lianzhao descending the mountain.

He Lianyu lay on the ground and couldn't get up, couldn't even cry out the pain, like a dying cat, Lamei held back her tears and carried him back, took out the medicine Mu Qingshang left that day and rubbed it on him carelessly, But I heard the child muttering "take me away".

In an instant, she covered her mouth and burst into tears.

When Helian Yu woke up, she saw Lamei sitting beside her, motionless, like a corpse in a ghost story told by some servants with malicious intentions to scare him, until he carefully reached out to touch it, and was grabbed by his backhand, I shuddered.

"Yu'er..." Lamei's expression could not be seen clearly in the darkness, he could only hear his mother's choked up voice: "Tell mother, do you still miss that lord? Do you... want to go with him? "

He hesitated for a while, then let out a "hmm" like a mosquito.

Lamei asked: "Young master hit you, does it hurt?"

"……pain."

Lamei sobbed a bit, held back her tears, put a small bundle into Helian Yu's hand, opened the window, and said, "Then you can go."

He Lianyu was stunned, and then she heard Lamei chattering: "Mother can't give you anything, there are two pieces of clothes and unfinished steamed buns in the bag, you take them to eat on the way... There are two slings of money in the clothes, yes I have saved a lot, so save it and don’t let anyone steal it. Yu’er, you... Go find that lord, he just left this morning, you should be able to catch up, if you find him, you must Hold on tight and don't let go."

"...Mum, will you come with me?"

"Mother is old and can't walk anymore." Lamei kissed his forehead and said softly: "Now it's dark, let's run by the path, mother...waiting for you to come back."

He Lianyu hesitated for a long time, and finally was pushed away by Lamei.

He ran for a long distance in full swing, but in the end he made a detour and came back, tossing back and forth for most of the night, and when he returned to the vicinity of Helian's house, it was already daylight.

He was hiding under the eaves next to the back door, thinking about how to get in, when suddenly the back door opened, and two servants came out carrying a torn mat, and one of them cursed: "What a damn bad luck! This bitch is going to die Now, you still have to cause trouble for us!"

"I don't know where I can't think about it, but I jumped into the well, and her son-in-law didn't see her. I don't know if he was caught by a ghost!"

"Don't talk about it, it's scary, walk around, take it to the barren grave and throw it away."

"..."

Helian Yu was stunned.

He didn't know how he followed, he only knew that when he came back to his senses, the two of them had left, and he knelt on a hill full of barren graves, the broken mat in front of him spread out, revealing the wet corpse inside.

The mother who had been talking softly to him last night had her eyes closed and her lips were bruised.

He grabbed his mother's hand, but he couldn't get his life back.

Helian Yu lay down on Lamei's body and wept loudly.

Some things are fleeting even if they are in your hands; some people disappear even if they are close at hand.

four,

Mu Qingshang sent a letter to He Lianjue, telling him that he would no longer accept He Lianqi as his disciple, and in exchange, he signed a condition of being responsive.

Not violating morality, not involving innocence, and being worthy of the family and country, as long as these three points are met, he will never refuse any requests from the Helian family in the future.

He Lianjue had already guessed this result after Lamei committed suicide and Helianyu fled. He could only say that man is not as good as God, and it is useless to force, so he simply sent over the ashes of Ziyan and Lamei. Inheritance.

That day when the trees were falling, Mu Qingshang took He Lianyu to a place surrounded by mountains and rivers, and dug up the land with his own hands, allowing He Lianyu to sprinkle the first handful of dust.

He felt that he was not qualified to deceive He Lianyu, so he explained all the old things clearly, then leaned down and looked at He Lianyu, and said sincerely: "If you hate me, it is only right and proper, you just have to make it up to me first This opportunity, from now on, both grievances and enemies will be settled, and I wish you a brighter future."

He Lianyu cried bitterly in front of the new grave, holding his hand very tightly, not letting go at all.

That night, after Mu Qingshang put him to sleep, his mind froze. When he came back the next day, he found himself lying on the table with a piece of letter paper with wet ink beside it.

Since "Returning to the Sea Heart Method" injured his body, Mu Qingshang rarely saw Duan Qingliu's pen again, even if Shen Liu said that he was only sleeping and cultivating his mind because of the exercises, he couldn't be at ease after all, seeing this now Mu Qingshang couldn't help beaming with joy at the familiar handwriting, but his gaze sank after reading it.

Duanqing's temperament is lonely and straightforward, so the letter he left is naturally concise and to the point, there is only one sentence written on it: This son can hide compassion, be careful.

Mu Qingshang glanced at the sleeping child, shook his head, threw the letter into the censer and burned it to ashes.

The first candy Helian Yu ate in his life was given by Mu Qingshang, and the first day of his good life also started with following him.

Mu Qingshang gave him a new name, "Mu Yan'an", which meant peace and tranquility, and it was the most ordinary and deepest wish for a child. He Lianyu liked it so much that he put the original name at the bottom of the box. .

Mu Yan'an put on a new silk dress, her hair was pulled up in a bun by Mu Qingshang, revealing Yuxue's cute little face, and she was held by Mu Qingshang as she walked through the streets and alleys, seeing a completely different look The customs and customs make everything strange.

He had never seen anything, so Mu Qingshang took him to see them one by one, from sugar-faced monkeys to piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.He looked at it, but he developed an inferiority complex that had never seen the world, and the curiosity and joy in his heart gradually faded.

There are countless talents in the world, but they admire people like Qingshang, but they are entangled by him, a frog in a well.

Will the Muqing Chamber of Commerce regret it?Does he have what it takes to keep his stuff?

Mu Qingshang felt the little hand move, so he lowered his head and asked him, "Are you tired?"

"...I'm not tired, but I don't want to watch it." He looked up at Mu Qingshang, "Master, teach me martial arts."

"In such a hurry?" Mu Qingshang was startled, and rubbed his head, "That's right, you can watch the fun anytime, I'll teach you some self-defense skills first, otherwise you will be in danger when I'm not around what to do?"

Mu Yan'an held his hand tightly, and it took a while before she said "hmm".

He looked at Mu Qingshang, with a noble demeanor and a noble tree facing the wind. Even if he couldn't see his face clearly while wearing a silver mask, he could attract countless people to stop and look forward to him. He didn't look like a lowly man of noble birth even wearing a gold-haired robe. People from two worlds.

Even the hand I'm holding now, I don't know when it will let go.

His small chest seemed to be overwhelmed at this moment, surging with inexplicable panic and anger. He subconsciously took a few deep breaths, as if he had swallowed a rusty knife, and blood was dripping from his mouth to his internal organs. A fishy smell that is both disgusting and obsessive.

Mu Yan'an shrank behind Mu Qingshang's back, and Mu Qingshang patted him lightly, but when he didn't come out, he assumed that he was afraid of life, bent down and hugged Mu Yan'an.

Mu Yan'an put her hands around his neck: "Master, are you very powerful?"

Mu Qingshang thought for a while and said, "It should be enough to protect you."

"Then... will you protect me for the rest of your life?"

Mu Qingshang thought for a while, rubbed the cold mask against the child's forehead, and said with a smile from behind: "I can't tell, I can only guarantee...you will live before I die."

Mu Yan'an stopped talking, he hugged Mu Qingshang tightly, and put his head against his chest, as if he was listening to the beating of flesh and blood buried under the skin and bones.

Mu Qingshang felt the child in his arms shivering. He thought it was cold, so he hugged him tighter and walked towards the inn.

He didn't know that Mu Yan'an's trembling was not cold or fear, but a trembling for no reason.

He has been mistreated since the governor. It's not that he doesn't complain, but there is nothing he can do except endure.

Those tears and blood often dared not flow out, and could only be swallowed in the stomach. Over time, it seemed as if a seed had taken root and sprouted in my heart. After meeting Mu Qingshang, a seed was slowly sprouting from that devastated heart. bloody flower.

It was so red that it turned black, and it was so black that it shone brightly, like the hot blood in my heart had solidified into a vicious seed, and now it finally germinated and blossomed with anger.

I don't feel joy, but fear.

He thought he was probably rotten.

A person like Mu Qingshang probably wouldn't like a heart-broken child, so he still had to endure it.

He hugged Mu Qingshang, like someone who is about to fall into the abyss, hugging the last vine, with only one thought in his eyes, he didn't know what it was, he just knew he couldn't let go.

Even if he did fall in the end and was smashed into a pool of rotten flesh, he still had to hold on to the broken vine and never let go.

Fives,

There are too many people and things in Mu Qingshang's mind.

Although he lives in no fixed place, he makes his home all over the world; even though he is estranged and polite, he is also kind and warm-hearted.He is no stranger to the well-known figures in the Central Plains martial arts. Among them are like-minded friends and sympathetic enemies. live.

Leng Jian breaks the clouds, with no hindrance in his heart, right and wrong are weighed in his heart, he does not allow conspiracy and tricks to be discussed, and he does not listen to one side or believe it.

By his side, Mu Yan'an slowly grew from a short and thin child to a tall and tall young man, but Mu Qingshang seemed to be favored by time, and still looked so clean and dust-free.

Maybe in a few more decades, his head will be covered with blue hair and become snow, his peerless elegance will fade with age, and he will still be walking slowly in the rivers and lakes with one person and one sword. The tree, facing the sky, rides the wind until the sun rises and the moon sets.

If it weren't for the burden of Mu Yan'an, Mu Qingshang would have lived a more chic life. He kept running hard, but he couldn't catch up.

After all, Mu Yan'an was still young, and there was so much darkness and viciousness hidden in his heart, but Mu Qingshang didn't see it preconceived, it was a good thing for him.So in the days when only the two of them were together, Mu Yan'an had seen a lot of the world's faces and faces, and had already learned how to do the same thing in front of the face and the other in the back, the smile on his face became more and more calm and gentle, and the poisonous flowers in his heart bloomed more and more brilliant.

He traveled all over the Central Plains with Mu Qingshang, and he especially hated those aristocratic families, who could be superior to others just because of their outstanding background?With the help of the ancestors, can you be amazingly talented?Mu Yan'an refused to accept it, he was only filled with jealousy and hatred, and he was not convinced at all.

He could see clearly that these people treated him courteously because they respected Mu Qingshang, and without his status as "Heir of Poyun", he, Mu Yan'an, was nothing.

It is a matter of course for him to do well; if he does wrong, it is an insult to the teacher.

When he was 17 years old, he went to the martial arts conference, and took the opportunity to beat up all the children of the family who didn't like it. The dead dog couldn't even walk steadily when he was lifted up.

As soon as he let out a sigh of relief, he heard other people talking about him. These people praised him for being young and outstanding, and they were even more amazed at the fact that Mu Qing's business disciples were well-rounded, and that there would be successors who would break through the clouds in the future. Mu Qingshang is like an ant kneeling and licking God.

He felt sick.

A teacher for one day and a father for the rest of his life, Mu Qingshang gave him everything, so he, Mu Yan'an, will always be under the words of Mu Qingshang. Others see him as Mu Qingshang Heirs, not himself.

Mu Qingshang was so kind to him, Mu Yanan felt that he