return to peace

"What are you thinking?"

Chu Lingshang turned his head, Ji Fan had just finished drinking the medicine, he took the medicine bowl and said, "It's nothing, I'm just in a daze."

Ji Fan knew that he had something on his mind, but he didn't say anything, so he didn't ask. He shook his hand silently. The warm touch of his palm really made him feel at ease. After many hardships, he finally came back to him.

Looking at such a pair of clear and moist eyes, Chu Lingshang put the medicine bowl on the low table next to him by mistake, and leaned forward to hug him. It was still the familiar taste, the familiar embrace, just like when he was in the The hug in the peach forest in the Jokhang Temple.

Ji Fan hugged him tightly, and gently kissed his hair.

Neither of them spoke, and the silence concealed the faint joy and cherishment of reunion after the catastrophe.No matter how time goes by, the vicissitudes of time, the feelings in my heart are getting older and older.Can't let go, after all, still can't let go.

"My lord, the guests have arrived." Lin Feng gently reminded him outside the door.

Ji Fan let go of his hand, and wrapped a lock of hair hanging behind his ear for him: "Go and get busy."

"Well, then you have a good rest."

Ji Fan nodded and watched him leave. The door was closed and the room was quiet.He sat silently, not knowing what to think.After a long time, he tried to get out of bed, but his legs were still a little weak. He walked out of the room step by step, and the servant waiting at the door immediately stepped forward to support him, but he gently pushed him away: "No, thank you." .”

He struggled to walk to the stone table in the courtyard, his forehead was covered with a layer of cold sweat.He supported the stone table and sat down. Beside the table was a huge maple tree with red and yellow leaves swaying in the wind. Without paying attention, he broke away from the branches, twirled and danced gracefully, and fell into mud.Ji Fan was not a pessimistic person, but at this moment, he felt a little sad.

"Who are you?" There was a soft voice.

Ji Fan turned his head and saw that he was wearing a red gown, with two small buns on his hair. He was a fat and white baby. He suddenly understood, and he frowned: "Wuyou, I am your Uncle Ji Fan." .”

On the other side, Chu Lingshang followed Lin Feng to meet the guests, and as soon as he entered the flower hall, he turned away all the servants.He knelt down silently: "Father."

The man with his hands behind his back turned around, but he had an ordinary face.

"Get up, or your master will blame me again." While speaking, a young man in purple turned out from behind the screen with a smile on his face. It was Si Ran.He didn't hide his face.

"Master!" Even Chu Lingshang couldn't believe it.He just sent a letter to Chu Huaimin, but he never expected that Si Ran would come.

Si Ran gently helped Chu Lingshang up: "I want to see you as a teacher, so I came together."

When Chen Lingshang heard this, his heart was moved.Seeing the gray mixed with Si Ran's black hair, he couldn't bear it: "Master, how is your body?"

"It's much better, it's okay."

"The apprentice is not filial, and wants the master to come and find out."

"I heard that you have been ill all the time. I am worried. I have to come and see you." As he spoke, Si Ran took Chen Lingshang's pulse and examined him carefully for a while. For the words "deep and unsustainable", he restrained his thoughts, let go of his hands and said, "That's all, I must take care of it carefully in the future, and I must not overwork myself."

Chu Lingshang knew that his body had suffered several times in the past few years, and it really needed rest. "Ling Shang knows, master don't worry."

"Alright, alright, let's talk about business." Chu Huaimin pretended to inadvertently pull Si Ran away, ending this scene of a master-student relationship.Chu Lingshang secretly laughed, he didn't expect that Chu Huaimin would even take his jealousy.

Chu Huaimin pulled Si Ran to sit down, refilled him with a cup of hot tea, and then continued: "I have received your letter, and I understand the cause and effect."

Chu Lingshang suddenly felt guilty. After all, Chu Zexi was Chu Huaimin's only son. When Chu Huaimin abdicated, he entrusted Chu Zexi to him, but he did not handle the matter well.

Chu Huaimin saw his thoughts and said, "It's not your fault. You can't force things like feelings. I read in your letter that he hasn't gone to court for three days. Is it the same for these two days?" ?”

"Well, it has been five days since today. I have avoided seeing the ministers."

"Are you avoiding it too?"

"Well, he said he didn't want to see me for the time being."

Chu Huaimin tapped on the cup, pondered for a while, and said: "Okay, then I'll persuade him." He turned around and asked Si Ran: "Will you go with me?"

Si Ranqi said: "What am I going with you? You go to see your son, and I'll come to see my apprentice."

Chu Huaimin curled his lips: "Okay, then wait for me to come back to pick you up."

After all, Si Ran is the master, he felt a little embarrassed in front of his apprentice, and said: "Go quickly."

Chu Huaimin turned to Chu Lingshang and said, "Your master is afraid of the cold, so remember not to give him cold water."

Chu Lingshang nodded yes.

Si Ran said: "Stop rambling, go quickly."

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving."

"I asked Lin Feng to send off his adoptive father."

"it is good."

Lin Feng stood beside him, and immediately went to prepare the car upon hearing this.

Only Chu Lingshang and Si Ran were left in the hall, and Chu Lingshang said sincerely, "It can be seen that Master is very happy now."

Si Ran smiled: "Yeah, it feels like I'm in a dream. He pulled me back from the gate of hell, and I have to live well no matter what."

"Well, Ling Shang is very happy to see that Master is in good health."

Si Ran patted his hand and said, "I finally got better during this period of time, so I wanted to go down the mountain to see you. Look at you, I haven't seen you for a few months, and you've lost so much weight."

"The old illness has returned, but it's much better now." Chu Lingshang concealed the wind and rain and heartbreak of the past year, and wrote lightly.

Si Ran nodded, then changed his mind: "How is General Ji?"

"I'm fine now, but I was seriously injured before, and maybe there will be some root causes of illness in the future."

Si Ran looked at him quietly, then sighed again, and said, "Xian'er, you have to treat General Ji well."

"I will."

"Take me as a teacher to see General Ji."

Chu Lingshang took the cloak from the chair and put it on for Si Ran.As soon as he walked to the backyard, he heard the silver bell-like laughter of a child. He turned around the corridor and saw that Chu Wuyou was throwing himself into Ji Fan's arms, laughing happily.

With his back to them, Ji Fan patted Chu Wuyou's head.Chu Wuyou saw Chu Lingshang at a glance, and immediately jumped up from Ji Fan's arms, and ran towards Chu Lingshang in a stumbling manner: "Daddy, daddy."

Ji Fan turned his head and saw Chu Lingshang and Si Ran. Unexpectedly, he stood up and greeted, "Senior Si."

Chu Lingshang smiled and picked up Chu Wuyou, jolting: "I haven't hugged him for a few days, it seems to be a bit heavier."

Si Ran looked at the milk doll in front of him, a little surprised: "Xian'er, when did you raise a milk doll for your teacher without telling it?"

Chu Lingshang smiled and said, "It's not mine, it's a child of Chen Guofang's family." As he walked, he said, "Ji Fan's friend is Fang Zhenxu, the third son of the Fang family. I handed over my son to Ji Fan, and I hope he can take care of him. I went to see Master before, but Master was not in good spirits, and I forgot to mention it."

While speaking, he had reached the courtyard, "What about the third young master of the Fang family?"

Chu Lingshang looked at Ji Fan, who said, "He surrendered himself."

Once a teenager, now life and death are separated, Ji Fan didn't want to mention it again, so he changed the subject: "Senior Si looks much better."

"Yeah, I didn't expect to be able to raise him so well." Si Ran smiled and asked, "I don't know what General Ji's plan is in the future?"

Ji Fan smiled bitterly: "Actually, I don't know either."

Chu Lingshang was teasing Chu Wuyou in his arms, when he heard this, he looked up at Ji Fan.

"There is no way out, there is no way out, and there is another village. General Ji, do you still remember the chess game I asked you to solve?"

"Remember. If it's a dead end, the only solution is to start over."

"You are now in a dead end. Chen Guo can't go back, and Xiliang can't accommodate you, so what should you do?"

A question that cannot be avoided.This is also something that Chu Lingshang has been thinking about for the past few days. To be honest, he doesn't know what to do.

"What do you mean, senior?"

Si Ran smiled, dipped his finger in the tea, and drew three circles on the stone table. "This is Chen Guo, this is Xiliang, this is..."

"A wild place outside the border." Chu Lingshang said, he thought he already knew what Si Ran meant.

Si Ran glanced at Chu Lingshang approvingly, and continued: "That's right. In today's world, the world only thinks that Chen Guo and Xiliang are divided into rivals. Other small countries are either affiliated to Chen Guo or Xiliang, but they still have no owner. The land is neglected by people, and this is the barren land outside the border. This place is barren and the environment is harsh. It is icy and snowy in winter, surrounded by poisonous gas in summer, and almost no one who enters it comes out. Therefore, Chen Guoxiliang has never touched this place. The idea of ​​occupying the place for oneself, because it is a piece of waste land, it is useless to occupy it, but it needs to increase manpower and material resources to manage it, and the gain outweighs the loss.”

"Senior let me go." Ji Fan already understood what Si Ran meant.

Si Ran smiled and said: "Although this place is wild, it has gathered a group of desperate people, some are desperadoes, some are oppressed poor people, and some are local barbaric aborigines. They don't want to touch them, and they don't want to touch them. For them, letting this place fend for itself is the best choice."

"General Ji, if there is no way, then find a way by yourself. However, do you dare to walk the way of narrow escape?"

Chu Lingshang's eyes stared at Ji Fan's side face without blinking, and he didn't even realize that Chu Wuyou was holding the jade pendant around his waist in his arms and stuffing it into his mouth. Ji Fan agreed, but was afraid that Ji Fan would not agree.If Ji Fan agreed, it would be close to death; but if Ji Fan didn't agree, he couldn't bear to let him remain unknown for the rest of his life, emptying his talents.

The maple leaves fell silently.

"I'm going."

There was no room for Chu Lingshang to refuse the two words that were clear and clear.He lowered his head, silently took the jade pendant out of Chu Wuyou's hand, his mind went blank, he couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or guilt, he was in a trance.

Si Ran's eyes were filled with admiration: "General Ji, Si really saw you right."

"Senior's praise. Thank you, senior, for your guidance." Ji Fan stood up and bowed to Si Ran with fists cupped.

Si Ran looked at the downcast Chu Lingshang, stood up and lifted Ji Fan up: "Si can't help much, I can only do my best to give some pointers."

"Ling Yan, I'm a little tired from being a teacher, you can accompany General Ji."

Chu Lingshang got up quickly, intending to take Si Ran to the guest room.Si Ran grabbed Chu Wuyou who was in front of him: "This little doll looks very cute, how about letting me play with it?"

Chu Wuyou looked up at Chu Lingshang, at Ji Fan, and then at Si Ran. Perhaps Si Ran was really good-looking, but he twisted and silently grabbed Si Ran's sleeve.

Si Ran chuckled, it was rare to be so happy: "It seems that this little boy likes being a teacher very much, so I will take him away as a teacher?"

"Then let him accompany Master to relieve fatigue, Ling Shang takes Master to the guest room."

Si Ran waved his hand: "No need, I have lived in the National Teacher's Mansion for more than ten years, I will go by myself." After finishing speaking, he took Chu Wuyou's hand and walked out slowly.

The servants also retreated at some point, leaving only Ji Fan and Chu Lingshang in the huge courtyard.The red maple leaves lingered and fell, and the two of them didn't know what to say for a moment. They had just met again and were about to say goodbye.

"You..." The two spoke at the same time, Ji Fan was taken aback for a moment, then turned his brows and eyes into a frown: "You speak first."

Chu Lingshang pondered for a while, and asked cautiously, "Why did you agree to go abroad to the wilderness?"

Ji Fan smiled, pulled him to sit down, looked at him seriously and said, "Do you still remember what you told me on the moonlit roof when we first met?"

Chu Lingshang's thoughts drifted to that night, when he said...

"You said, you want a peaceful and prosperous world. I went to Manhuang, hoping to realize this dream for you. Otherwise, whether I am in Chen State or Xiliang, I will be a burden to you."

Chen Lingshang looked into his affectionate eyes, and when he heard that, he suddenly felt sour, and interrupted: "You are not a burden."

"Okay, okay, I'm not a burden. But even so, I hope to do my best for you. I hope you can live a safe life, but the country is in trouble, and you can't really let go of everything and take good care of it. I'm useless, but There is still some use in marching and fighting, I want to train you an iron army and send you a peaceful world."

"But... the wild land is full of dangers. If you go there, you will be close to death."

"Don't you believe me?" Ji Fan asked softly, "Ling Yan, don't you believe me?"

Chu Lingshang unconsciously clenched his hand, unable to speak.

Ji Fan held him back, and comforted him softly: "Ling Shang, you believe me, as long as my body is not smashed to pieces, I will crawl back to see you. You are still here, I am not willing."

Chu Lingshang lowered his head, not wanting Ji Fan to see the tears in his eyes, but his chin was raised, and the tears at the corners of his eyes were gently stroked, and he heard Ji Fan whisper softly: "Don't cry, I will be back "The next moment, Ji Fan kissed him softly, he closed his eyes subconsciously, and smelled the clean scent on Ji Fan's body.

This was the first kiss after their reunion, but he tasted bitterness.

If the two loves are for a long time, how can they be in the morning and evening.

But he just wants to live day and night.