Qi Kuo

I wonder if you have felt the loneliness of the four seasons?

The loneliness in spring is like flying insects falling into the eyes, disturbing all peace.

The loneliness in summer is like ice cubes freezing the gums, causing a shiver.

The loneliness of autumn is like a raging fire blowing into the throat, stirring up all the pain.

The loneliness in winter is like a lemon falling on the tip of the tongue, causing heart palpitations.

Liang Song never thought that one day he would stand in front of the mountain gate and struggle, just like reincarnation experienced all the loneliness and bewilderment.

He grew up on Taiying Mountain, and was led by the head of the mountain himself. For so many years, this time should be the first time he went down the mountain by himself, and it was also the first time he actually had the idea of ​​not wanting to step in.

The whole mountain has no greenery, no white snow, no songs and laughter, no vitality, or death.

The gate was heavily guarded, and soldiers constantly patrolling and changing guards surrounded the entire mountain, so dense that not even a mosquito could fly.

Liang Song looked at the two people standing behind him, and lowered his eyes: "Why don't you go...it's easy for me to go in, you..."

Chen Ke looked at the flag flying above the camp, pulled half of his mouth, and said with a sneer, "It's okay, you find a place, we can meet you, and you don't have to worry about entering."

Liang Song thought for a while, and felt that worrying about Chen Ke was better than worrying about himself, so he nodded: "Okay, I will wait for you in the hall when the time comes."

Chen Ke nodded slightly, then walked towards the group of soldiers swaggeringly.

Liang Song looked at the situation at Chen Ke's side, and seemed to be negotiating with someone again. He thought there should be no problem, so he turned around to find his way.

Liang Song, who quickly shuttled among the guards, smiled wryly. Before this day came, he never thought that one day he would have to use what he had learned in this sect to enter this sect.

When he first arrived at the main hall, Chen Ke and Luo Qize also came in slowly.

Liang Song looked at them and asked, "Why are you so fast?"

Chen Ke shook a piece of transparent jade pendant around his waist, on which was engraved a clear word "Chapter".

Liang Songben said he would take them to Tian Xin's place directly, but Chen Ke stopped him and said to him, "Do you have a pen and paper here? Give it to me."

Although Liang Song didn't know what he was going to do, he still brought it as he said.

Chen Ke rubbed the ink himself, dipped some ink, and wrote: "Send people to Taiying Mountain quickly to stop Jiang Buqing, and the order to take pictures is still in place."

After he finished writing, he bent his right index finger and put it to his lips and blew.

Liang Song waited, and not long after, a gray bird flew in.

Chen Ke reached out to catch Huisheng, tied the letter he had just written to its feet, patted its wings lightly, and Huisheng flew away again.

After finishing these things, Chen Ke turned to Liang Song and said, "Let's go."

Liang Song looked at him with some doubts, hesitated for a while, and asked, "Why did you talk about the photo order?"

After hearing this, Chen Ke didn't feel alienated or impolite. He just said: "I just went to find the current prince, and the photo order told him that the photo group had not yet fallen into Jiang Buqing's hands, so that he could send someone with confidence... Besides, if I have any thoughts about the photo order, I will let you see this letter?"

Liang Song reluctantly believed his words, and led them back.

When they walked outside Tian Xin's house, they stopped, raised their left hand, and said softly, "There is someone."

Tian Xin and Xingzhi sat opposite each other, wisps of light smoke drifted out from the incense burner in the middle.

Xingzhi just sat in silence and didn't say much, as if he felt that this would alleviate the guilt in his heart.

He didn't know that Jiang Buqing brought the army up to encircle the mountain. He didn't start to panic until the army was stationed at the gate of the mountain.

He originally wanted to persuade Tian Xin to let him hand over the photo-taking order, so that everyone would have a better life, not only to preserve the photo-picture school, but also to avoid some unnecessary sacrifices.

When he said it, Tian Xin didn't have any excitement, just looked at him, and said slowly: "OK, what do you want?"

Xingzhi thought for a long time, and said, "I don't want to betray you, and I don't want to betray him either."

Tian Xin laughed when he heard this: "It's okay, there is no such thing as the best of both worlds. Even if you want to avoid this result now, you still have to make a choice in the end."

Xingzhi smiled wryly: "I know that there is no law of both sides in the world, but I just want everything."

Tian Xin sighed: "Think about it for yourself, which of the two is worthwhile to you, which one is not worth it, and which one will make you feel painful if you give up."

Xingzhi nodded, turned and went down.

When I was about to step out of the room, I only heard Tian Xin's voice faintly in my ears: "It's okay, no one blames you. You can do it yourself."

Xingzhi paused, then walked out in a panic.

Today Xingzhi came to Tian Xin's room as usual, but this situation of each doing their own thing has been happening for a long time.

For Xingzhi, sitting facing Tian Xin seemed to calm down the restlessness in his heart for a while.

The two sitting in the room also sensed the person outside the door, so Tian Xin looked at Xingzhi and said, "Go back first."

Xingzhi got up to leave, opened the door and went out.

When Liang Song came in, the tea cup that Tian Xin had just picked up almost fell to the ground.

Liang Song saluted, and quickly caught the teacup that was about to fall to the ground.

Tian Xin was anxious: "Didn't I tell you not to come back?"

Liang Song knelt down and lowered his head: "I'm sorry, Master, I am responsible for this, and I cannot abandon it."

Tian Xin didn't know whether it was more sad or more joyful in his eyes, he repeated it again and again, and it took a long time before he helped Liang Song up.

Liang Song introduced Chen Ke and the others to Tian Xin. After Tian Xin listened, he thanked the two of them, and then said to Chen Ke, "I know General Zhang."

Chen Ke smiled: "I know."

Tian Xin nodded and led them into the room.

Tian Xin led them to the inner room, and immediately went around behind the screen. After a while, he came out from the inside, holding a token in his hand.

He waved at Liang Song and let him pass.

With a thought in his mind, Liang Song walked over slowly.

Just when Tian Xin was about to pass the photo order to Liang Song, Liang Song pushed his hand back and said, "Master, keep it, nothing will happen."

Tian Xin sighed, and forcefully handed the token to him: "You take it, if nothing happens in the end, it's not too late for you to give it to me."

Liang Song didn't do it anymore, and said directly: "No, it's not too late to give it to me when you're free."

Tian Xin raised his hand to hit him, but Liang Song stiffened his neck and said, "Even if you kill me, I won't take it!"

Tian Xin's hand that was about to approach Liang Song suddenly withdrew his strength, and then lightly placed it on his shoulder, compromising: "Then don't take it, I will give it to you when the time comes."

After dealing with these matters, Liang Song asked Tian Xin what happened these days.

Tian Xin said one by one, and finally he said: "There is not much food in the pie, we must break the siege as soon as possible."

After Chen Ke finished listening, he asked, "What's the relationship between Xingzhi and Jiang Buqing?"

Tian Xin frowned and said: "I don't know very well, Jiang Buqing sent him over at that time, we had no choice but to accept him reluctantly, and I didn't have time to ask in detail about their relationship, what Jiang Buqing said at the time It's a picked child, and Xingzhi didn't refute it."

Chen Ke thought for a while, and said, "I think we can break the situation from Xingzhi."

Liang Song looked at the boy who was a few years younger than him, and asked him, "What do you want to do?"

Chen Ke smiled and told them his plan.

When Xingzhi came back to find Tian Xin the next day, he pushed open the door and saw the elder brother whom he hadn't seen for a long time with his back turned to him, standing with his hands behind his back.

Startled, he hesitated for a while before stepping in, then turned around and closed the door.

Xingzhi's heart turned a thousand times, and he seemed to feel the warmth touched by his arm at that time.

He couldn't help but clenched his hands tightly.

Liang Song stood there without speaking, just stood with his back to him in silence, standing motionless, like a lifelike statue.

Thinking about it, it turns out that he is not dead, and he is still fine, so why would the master say that he is gone?No wonder Master didn't seem so sad afterwards.

He thought, how can I explain this?What can I say to redeem my impression on him?Will he blame me, or will it be like Master said, no one blames me...

His thoughts were complicated and heavy. For a while, he thought about how he should explain everything he had done to him, and for a while, he thought, don't go get the token, and he denied himself, thinking how could he think about betraying Jiang Buqing?

Just when his mind was in a mess, Liang Song, who was directly above him, suddenly said, "All right? Have you decided yet?"

Xing Yi was taken aback: "Brother, what do you want me to decide?"

Liang Song still didn't turn around, making Xingzhi feel that he might not want to see him, and a burst of subtle sadness suddenly overwhelmed his red beating heart.

Liang Song continued: "Abandon us, or satisfy Jiang Buqing?"

Xingzhi held the hand even harder, as if he wanted to rely on the strength to support himself to answer his words.

Xing Zhi was about to say something, only to hear Liang Song turn around, look at him, and continue to say: "Xing Zhi, I don't blame you, but I hope you can take care of yourself, we don't need to teach you about the trade-offs you should have, I believe you can tell the difference yourself."

Xingzhi smiled wryly, avoiding his sight: "Senior brother, it's easy to say, why have you ever considered it from my point of view?"

Liang Song walked up to him, step by step, stepping on the wooden floor, making a sound.

Take a look, keep knocking on the heart of action.

Liang Song walked across to him, looked into his pupils calmly: "OK, do you know what Master told me when you just came here?"

Xingzhi avoided his sight, his clenched hands were covered with cold sweat, and he asked in a low voice, "How did you say it?" His voice was trembling.

Liang Song's eyes flickered, as if he couldn't bear it, but he said loudly: "He asked me to take good care of you, saying that you are not very talkative, and asked me to watch you more when I have nothing to do, and don't let other brothers and sisters take care of you. You bullied."

Liang Song paused, and then continued: "He also said, Xingzhi has a good character, but he is too weak, and he doesn't know how to distinguish some things, let me teach you..."

Xingzhi remained silent and did not speak.

After a while, Liang Song seemed to give him some time to digest so much information.

After waiting for a while, Xingzhi still didn't speak, Liang Song continued: "I admit that all these years, I have not fulfilled the obligations that a senior brother should have, but have I taught you to treat the master well?"

The tone of the words was a bit heavy, Xingzhi raised his head, looked at Liang Song and said, "What's wrong, Master?"

Liang Song's tone changed, and even his face turned pale. He pointed to the inside and said, "Go and see for yourself."

The author has something to say:

Xingzhi is a person who is easily entangled, but he also knows how to be grateful. If he has faith, his belief should be: the kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a spring.