Sealing Sword

The seventeenth day of the twelfth lunar month was Ye Fusheng's 30th birthday, and after today passed, he would be a man in his thirties.

He has nested like a cat in Dongming Valley for two months, if he didn't remember to guide Xie Li every day, he might be able to put on winter fat.Early this morning, the mountain pheasants hooted their throats three times, and Ye Fusheng buried himself in the bed, lazily refusing to move just because of the residual warmth.

There was a light sound on the window sill, and a small head with frost and leaves poked out. Since Xie Li followed Ye Fusheng, he seldom walked through the front door. His lightness skills got better and better. The skills are also becoming more and more familiar. When Xue Chanyi came to visit, he almost didn't get angry. He picked up Chi Xuelian and chased Ye Fusheng halfway up the mountain. However, this person was so slippery that he didn't even touch the corner of his clothes .

At this time, the young boy came into the room groaningly, with sweat on his forehead, it could be seen that he had just finished his morning exercise.He walked to the bed, put his paws on the corner of the quilt, and shouted angrily, "Uncle Ye, get up!"

Ye Fusheng also buried his head in the quilt, and only stretched out one hand to drive him away like a mosquito: "Let's go! Go play with Ah Ru!"

Xie Li said: "Ah Ru and Master Chu are waiting for us at Guiling River."

Ever since meeting Jiang Muxue that time, Chu Xiwei felt relieved. A month ago, he took Ye Fusheng and Ah Ru to the hut on the top of the mountain, where the spirit tablets of King Jing and his wife were enshrined.

The life and death of the previous life has been decided, and now the grievances are over, Chu Xiwei knelt down in front of the spirit, lit candles and sacrificed wine, burned the paper money three taels, and Ye Fusheng personally put three sticks of incense.

When the ashes were gone, Chu Xiwei made Ah Ru kneel down and worship herself as his teacher.

The little girl is not very old, but she is smart and sensible, and she is a bit fussy. Chu Ziyu did not shy away from asking her to leave when she was sent away, so she was just stunned, and then she picked up the teacup and kowtowed earnestly I worshiped the master.

"Your surname is Tang, and Aru is the baby name given by your mother. She wishes you a happy life, and I agree with her wish. I will come up with a name for you on top of this, and it will be called 'Yi'an'."

Ah Ru repeated these two words three times, and asked, "Master, does Master make me happy?"

Chu Xiwei took a deep look at her, and finally his eyes fell on Ye Fusheng's smiling face, with the corner of his mouth slightly curled up, and said, "Let's just count it."

The fifth generation successor of Jinghong Dao - Tang Yi'an, has since entered the famous list.When Jiang Muxue received the letter, she was noncommittal, but sent someone to deliver a wooden knife made after Jinghong's model, and it was carried on the little girl's back ever since.

It's not that there are no children in the Nether Valley, but due to the limited status and talent, and the lack of friendship, only Xie Li and A Ru practice kung fu with Ye Fusheng and Chu Xiwei every day, and the former stands under the waterfall to exercise and practice Qi , the latter tied iron stones to run through trees on the bank to catch birds, and occasionally looked at each other, with sympathy in his eyes.

Hearing this, Ye Fusheng struggled out of the bed with his messy hair on his head, and asked, "Gui Ling River? Are you going out of the valley?"

Last night, he spent most of the night with Chu Xiwei. He only felt that the enthusiasm of the bastard was very difficult to resist. In the end, he asked Ye Fusheng to pull the quilt and wrap him into spring rolls before he could sleep. Could it be because of this unexpected trip? ?

Ye Fusheng was puzzled, put on his coat, got out of bed and poured water to drink, and said in surprise: "I didn't hear that there is a wine shop and song shop nearby?"

Xie Li stayed by his side for the past few months, and he had already mastered the obedient ability of "extracting the essence and removing the dregs" without a teacher, and replied: "Master Chu said, I want to take you back to your hometown to see, senior Duanqing has passed away. gone."

"..." Ye Fusheng sprayed water in one gulp, and the remaining drowsiness disappeared instantly.

An hour later, when the two carriages drove out of Dongming Valley, Ye Fusheng hadn't fully recovered.

Duan Qing and the two children sat in the carriage at the back, he and Chu Xiwei were the only ones in the carriage, so there was no need to be afraid to speak.Seeing that Chu Xiwei took out refreshments and a chessboard from the hidden compartment and put them on the small wooden table, Ye Fusheng stretched out his hand suddenly, and pressed on Chu Xiwei's chest through his clothes.

Chu Xiwei didn't spill the tea, so she slapped off her restless hand and said angrily, "What are you doing?"

"Your heart beats so fast..." Ye Fusheng raised his eyebrows, "Ah Yao, what guilt did you do?"

A month ago, Duanqing took them to Wangchen Peak and paid homage to Gu Yifang at the Bullying Shuangyuan, after which Ye Fusheng had the idea of ​​going back to Feiyun Peak to have a look.He mentioned it to Chu Xiwei a few times, and every time he was busy with work or was prevaricated by reasons such as "the season is not suitable", Ye Fusheng grabbed all the leaves of the osmanthus tree and didn't understand what he was planning, so he had to hold back as Duan Qing said Down, so dragged until now.

Chu Xiwei picked up a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it roughly into his mouth: "You're the one with a guilty conscience!"

Ye Fusheng gnawed half of the cake in one bite, looked at him with blinking eyes, and said sincerely: "Every time you hide something in your heart, the base of your ear turns red like blood, you really want to take a bite."

Chu Xiwei: "..."

He picked up a cup of hot tea and drank it slowly, as if that cup of tea was something rare and rare in the world, and he didn't even give it to this guy.

"It dragged me for two months first, and now I set off without saying a word. My mistress is still following you. When did you collude?" Ye Fusheng supported the table with both hands, leaned forward, and looked at Chu Xi fixedly. Wei Wei, as if to extract a confession.

The two are so close that you can hear your breath, and you can almost count the number of each other's eyelashes. Chu Xiwei's pale face turned red visibly, which Ye Fusheng couldn't help but secretly marvel at.

This bastard has a thin skin since he was a child, and he is still like this now that he has grown up. He has done all the more intimate things, but one breath can make him blush.

Ye Fusheng couldn't help but tilt his head, blew lightly into his earholes, and said, "Tell me, what else are you hiding from me?"

Chu Xiwei shrank her neck from being blown by him, spilled half a cup of tea on her hand, and said stiffly, "No!"

Yo, it's time to go.

Ye Fusheng took a deep look at him, but didn't continue to question him. He moved back and leaned against the wall of the carriage, eating the pastry slowly, wondering what he was thinking.

He stopped talking, but Chu Xiwei couldn't sit still, and asked, "Why don't you ask?"

"If you don't want to say it, I'll just spoil you." Ye Fusheng raised his head, his eyes were full of smiles, "However, do you think I dragged my family back to my mother's house, and left and right returned home?"

Chu Xiwei said expressionlessly, "Get lost!"

After scolding, he thought of the words "return to her natal family", couldn't help laughing again, moved to Ye Fusheng's side and pressed the man's head down, exchanging a tea-flavored kiss.

After a kiss, Ye Fusheng lifted the curtain of the car to see the scenery on the side of the road receding, his memory was like going back a long river, and his eyes became far away: "When I was young, I saw that children of the same age had fathers and mothers, so I went to argue with the master to ask for a father. Mother, it's very annoying. The master coaxed me twice and saw that I didn't listen, so he said, "I will be a teacher for a day and a father for life", and pointed at my wife and asked me to call "mother". Yes... When I was older, she said that she carried me out of the dead during the suppression of the bandits, and that my parents would protect me until death, so I not only had to live, but also to live well..."

Chu Xi froze for a moment, this was something he had rarely heard of in the past, at this moment she put down her tea and listened to Ye Fusheng seriously.

"I have been naughty since I was a child, either to play cheap with the master, or to be obedient in front of the master's wife. From their eyes, I can find footprints all over the sky. Few of the birds, beasts, insects and fish on Feiyun Peak have not been harmed by me. Yes, I feel that this kind of lawlessness is a good life..." Ye Fusheng paused, and the smile in his eyes slowly dissipated, "Later, Master disappeared, Feiyun Peak was destroyed, and I couldn't find my home anymore, so I just Wandering around like a lonely ghost. Before I met you again in Jinshui Town, I lived as a homeless beggar. When I passed by a small town, I was given a bowl of noodles by a woman who opened a noodle stall. There are so many beggars, and others would hate them at a glance, how can she be kind?"

Chu Xiwei didn't speak, Ye Fusheng said to himself: "It turns out that her husband passed away more than ten years ago, leaving behind two sons, the eldest is eight or nine years old, and the youngest is less than three years old...the world was not good at that time She, a helpless woman, is struggling to take care of a child. The older one can work after a few more years, but the younger one can't afford it, so she is cruel and throws the child away. Looking back, the next day when the elder son was arguing for the younger brother, she regretted it again and ran back to look for it, but unfortunately there was nothing in the woods, only a woodcutter who got up early to collect firewood said that he saw a woman in red hugging him. Putting on a swaddling baby and walking down the mountain, if I ask again, there will be no news."

Chu Xiwei's eyes were wide open, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, he held his breath, and heard Ye Fusheng say: "The woman doesn't know if that woman has good intentions and is willing to raise the child, maybe she is giving it away or selling it to someone else. It is more likely that it was discarded in an unknown place... Later, when the eldest son got married and started a business, she thought of the younger son again. Unfortunately, she was so cruel that she had no chance to regret it, so she could only open a noodle stall for the beggars who came and went. If she has enough food and clothing, if her child really suffers, maybe she can still eat a bite of her food."

Chu Xi muttered twice: "She is you..."

"I ate and drank that bowl of noodles, then wished her well and left. When I looked back, I saw her children and grandchildren came to help clean up the stall. I thought it was a family reunion, which was very good." Ye Fusheng smiled, "Everyone Everyone has a home, her home is there, mine is Feiyun Peak, so... Ayao, thank you for taking me home."

Chu Xiwei's heart moved, and she leaned over to whisper in his ear: "Master, I don't want to lie to you, I just have a gift for you to congratulate you, but it's a pity that I can't make it in time for today, we have to wait until we return to Feiyun Peak You can only see it, and it’s meaningless to talk about it now.”

Ye Fusheng laughed: "Who did you learn this from?"

Chu Xiwei hugged his shoulders and said nothing, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, her smile was not obvious, but it was as warm as the sun in winter.

It was quite a long journey from Dongming Valley to Feiyun Peak, they traveled for nearly a month, and finally arrived at the town outside Feiyun Peak when the lights were on.

This night is the Lantern Festival, there are tens of thousands of lights in the small town outside the mountain, not only the two children, but even Ye Fusheng also find it eye-catching when passing by, whether it is the lanterns floating along the water, or the colorful building signs, even the crowds and Vendors are also happy.However, Chu Xiwei didn't stay here any longer, so Ye Fusheng got out of the car and bought some snowflake candy cakes, fermented glutinous rice balls and other things. It should be a saving grace.

Chu Xiwei watched him playing with the newly bought Zodiac Lantern. The candle inside was unlit, and half a tree of new peaches was drawn in colored ink on the white paper outside, and a line of small characters was written on it.

"I hope to win the hearts of the one, and the white heads will never be separated..." Chu Xiwei's eyes moved to Ye Fusheng, and there was a handful of light leaking in from the window in his eyes, which was delicate and bright.

Ye Fusheng put down the lantern, took out a pen and ink from the hidden compartment, and said with a smile: "Actually, I'm still not satisfied with just this sentence."

After finishing speaking, he dipped his pen in ink and wrote two lines of characters on the other side of the lantern, but he didn't show it to Chu Xiwei. His eyes were filled with narrow eyes, and he said, "You will know when you get home later."

"..." Chu Xiwei couldn't take a peek, knowing that the old fox was waiting for an opportunity to retaliate, so she ignored him and turned to look at the scenery.

When it was almost three o'clock, they finally arrived at the foot of Feiyun Peak.

Ye Fusheng hadn't been back to Feiyun Peak for a long time, the so-called cowardly feeling close to home was referring to people like him.On the way here, he thought about the current appearance of Feiyun Peak thousands of times, and wondered whether it was still covered with scorched earth after 13 years, or there were still new shoots sprouting and resurrecting, but no matter what kind of situation, it was not what it was yesterday, and it was not him anymore. Feiyun Peak in memory.

Feiyun Peak soars into the sky, there are not only jagged and strange rocks, but also dense forests and clear waters around the mountains, even in the bleak winter, there are still pines, cypresses and green bamboos standing proudly, and when the wind blows, the green waves are like anger, which is what Gu Xiao remembers The most vibrant pure land of bliss.

It is a pity that the fire 13 years ago almost burned this place. The green mountains and green forests were turned into scorched earth and dead trees. Even the fish in the mountain streams were burned to death by the heat wave.

The moment Ye Fusheng got off the car, his eyes went dark, and it wasn't until Xie Li and A Ru's exclamations came from beside his ears that Chu Xiwei let go of his hands covering his eyes.

The mountains and waves are like waves, thousands of plants and trees intertwine and stagger their leaves in the night, and the twilight snow covers the tops. As the birds leave the branches, the frost flowers fall, and the wild cat pokes its head out from behind the tree. With a "meow", he walked away quietly with fast steps, shaking off the cold dew and grass leaves on his fur.

When the cool but gentle wind blows, Ye Fusheng stares blankly at a leaf that tosses and leaves the branch and then flutters with the wind, and finally lands in the gurgling stream under the pine rocks, turns playfully, and floats further along the water The place.

There are insects and birds singing lowly all around, and the bright moon and sparse stars above their heads. They walked on the mountain road all the way forward, and occasionally they could see the flickering past, as if the fleeting time of more than ten years.

When approaching the mountainside, Chu Xiwei ordered the torches to be extinguished, and he led Ye Fusheng to the front, Yin Duanqing and they continued walking until the deep and dark night was pierced by the light of the fire.

Back then, there was no plaque or sign outside the former residence, and there was nothing like stone lions in the town house. There was only a plum blossom forest, and a peach blossom tree in the courtyard. No matter the cold winter or cool spring, there are beautiful scenery to admire. Now Ye Fusheng looks along the light, But smelling the wind and carrying the dark fragrance, the plum blossom forest growing along the road in front is still beautiful, and the thicker branches are hung with windproof lanterns, which cast a layer of streamer on this small mountain and wild building, reflecting the posture of the flowering branches, spreading out when projected on the ground. A beautiful road ahead with soft halo.

At this moment, Ye Fusheng remembered the Lantern Festival many years ago. He went down the mountain with his master and his wife to buy lanterns, fireworks and other things, so he could make a fuss inside and outside the wooden house, but he was clumsy and his master was careless. He wanted the lanterns. Manmu has always been just a dream, and it didn't come true until the unexpected happened.

until now.

Chu Xiwei's voice rang in his ears: "When I came back from Xichuan, I went to Feiyun Peak while I was on a business trip. I saw that the mountain was covered with grass and trees, and the spring under the stone had come out. It's just that I just recovered and didn't have enough energy. , so he asked his subordinates to find experienced craftsmen, move trees and restore forests, and release birds, beasts, insects and fish. Then they wrote to ask the Taoist priest, and rebuilt the wooden plum forest here according to the pattern. These lanterns were installed, and wine, food and fireworks were prepared inside."

He looked at Ye Fusheng while he was talking, his face was calm and composed, but his eyes were as nervous as a child begging for praise: "For this ceremony, I would like to congratulate the Taoist priest on resolving his worries with you and returning to his former residence; then I wish you the best wishes for your birthday." Le, Chang'an from now on...you, do you like it?"

Ye Fusheng stared blankly at Duanqing and smiled at him, then pushed the door open, Xie Li and Ah Ru circled around a plum tree hung with peony lanterns, two innocent little ghosts, unknowingly For a while, the eyes are blurred, only the soft halo remains.

"I like it, of course I like it..." Ye Fusheng chewed and smiled, holding Chu Xiwei's face in one hand, and the slightly choked words disappeared between his lips and teeth.

They kissed passionately under the fiery trees and silver flowers, and then Ye Fusheng took Chu Xiwei's hand to light the candles, hung the Zodiac Lantern in front of the courtyard gate, and entered the house hand in hand.

The wind blows gently, and the heat from the candle flames urges the wheel shaft of the lantern to turn. The half-tree peach blossoms seem to come to life, stretching their branches and leaves on the white paper of the fire, extending from the other side of the long river concentric with Baishou to other places in Fusheng, but the saying is——

The combination of mountains and rivers will eventually meet, and the relationship will meet you in the next life.