beg for chivalry

The fire on Qiaolou was extinguished, and Mu Yagong led the young and strong Gu people to carry water tanks and sand from the waterfall and in front of the house, and they worked hard all night to extinguish the flames.But the nail wood trees planted around the edge of the plain suffered disaster, and only half of their trunks were burned black and bare.There were still many pills in the cauldron that were not taken out in time, the fire was too fierce, and when they were poured out, there were only sparse charcoal residues left.

Fortunately, all the people in the valley were safe and sound. The young men walked tremblingly back to their respective buildings with the help of the old and the young. Some squatted on the stone steps to distribute plaster for burns.The cold night is like a big mouth, swallowing human voices in a short while, leaving only the lonely sound of insects rustling among the grass leaves.

The crescent moon rose and was held between the thin silky clouds, casting a cold glow on the buildings and wide corridors.A gray earthen pot was sleeping in the firepit, and the thick smell of mutton soup floated in the room, bringing a little warmth in the silence of the summer night.

Zuo Sanniang was lying on the damp roof, pursing her mouth sullenly against the wall.There were still bright red fingerprints on her cheeks, which were red, swollen and painful. It was just when Mu Yagong slapped her on the face when he rushed to the lawn.When her father saw the burning Qiaolouping, he slapped her face furiously.But Sanniang felt that although her cheeks were hurting, it was not as painful as her heart. Her heart was beating numbly, and there was pain like being pierced in the clamor.

"San'er, what are you thinking? Don't you want some soup?"

Feng Heli sat down by the fire pond, carefully poured the mutton soup into the pottery bowl, and asked softly.

Sanniang blinked, sighed, and said in a muffled voice: "Mother, I'm not hungry."

"Are you angry with Daddy? But he is also angry with you. Huan Dan can only save one person's life. If the fire is too big and burns all the people in the valley, how many lives will be lost? "Feng Heli gently placed the soup bowl beside her, said calmly.

Zuo Sanniang's heart was suspended, she also knew that what she did was wrong, and she regretted it even more after thinking about it.But at that time, he just wanted to force him to find out the location of Huan Dan, so he gritted his teeth and made such a sudden thing.

She pressed the medicine cutter in her bosom, and it was firmly pressed against her chest.He twisted the corner of his clothes again, hesitated for a long time, and asked, "I want to ask you something, mother."

"what's up?"

Sanniang turned over suddenly, almost knocking over the soup bowl.She stared at Feng Heli seriously with wide eyes, her eyes were clear but sharp: "Is it possible that you already have someone in your heart to return the pill, and you have planned to give it to someone else, so why can't you give it to me?"

Feng Heli was slightly stunned, and it took a long time to smile, but the smile was full of sadness, "We haven't seen each other for ten years, but San'er... the three words in his mouth are always inseparable."

Zuo Sanniang felt pain in her heart, closed her eyes and said: "...I'm sorry." She couldn't look at Feng Heli's eyes for a moment.Over the years, she has seen many people's gazes, indifferent, harsh, and vicious, but no one can stare at her with such tenderness as water.

"Then San'er, can you tell me? Whose life are you trying to save when you want to return this pill? Seeing how desperate you are, you must be someone you admire very much. You came back suddenly. We haven't had time to listen to you tell the story of the past years."

The woman sat beside her.Sanniang closed her eyes, but smelled the slightly bitter fragrance of herbs, lingering softly in her nose, as if wrapping her softly in swaddling clothes.She blushed a little when she heard it, although she always yelled to outsiders how much she liked Jinwu, but when she really wanted to talk about it with her biological mother, every word she squeezed out of her throat became extremely difficult.

Sanniang tried hard to think about it, her heart was pounding, thinking of Jinwu's face, she pursed her lips and complained, "He...he is a cold, fierce, bad-tempered and crippled man! No! He loves to listen to what people say, but doesn't listen to advice, and does stupid things, what a disgusting person he is!"

Feng Heli smiled and said: "But I see, you like him very much. Even if there are so many faults, you still like him so much, isn't that like what is it?"

Zuo Sanniang stuck out her tongue for a while, then suddenly remembered the past, sighed: "Yes. He saved my life a few times, even if he died because of it, he didn't care. It's really...too stupid."

It was so strange, after returning to the Valley of Ten Thousand Doctors, she felt even more surprised.Both her parents treated her very well, Mu Yagong was strict but loving, Feng Heli was gentle and amiable, they were all her family members, so they would naturally love her as a jewel in their palm.But Jin Wu had only met her a few times at that time, and he couldn't see each other, but why did he risk his life to save himself?

When Qiansenghui stopped her and Jin Shiba that day, when he snatched the poisonous water soaked in Snake Sky Tea from Yan Jiubian's hand, when he nodded and told her that he could stay in Jinfu... Zero fragments flashed before her eyes, and her mood gradually became chaotic.

A drop of warm water slipped from her eyes, Sanniang stared blankly at the gloomy roof, and suddenly realized: This is the kind of person he is.Maybe it was another person, even if it wasn't her, Jinwu would draw his sword to help, or maybe everyone in the world could teach him to risk his life to save him.That's why he is such a fool!

She was still upset, Feng Heli leaned over and hugged her into her arms, stroking her head lovingly.

"San'er, we are the same. If you make a mistake, even if it costs our lives, we will save you."

Zuo Sanniang stared blankly at her.I saw a few silver threads shining between the temples of Feng Heli, wrinkles were added to the corners of the eyes, and the brows and eyes were stained with wind and frost, but the eyes that cherished him may not have changed since birth.

Feng Heli smiled, and recounted the past stories leisurely: "We were so anxious that you didn't see that day ten years ago. At that time, we dressed you as a small official and carried you in a wooden sedan chair. At that time Cold, you still got your throat wrong a few times in the sedan chair. I turned around and went to find a jacket to put on you. I ran back to the village building, but when I came back, there was no one there. Some people said that the chorus went to the wrong place. Some people said that suddenly a few men in black rushed over, split off the top cover, and took you away."

She had never heard these words before, Zuo Sanniang blinked curiously as Feng Heli continued to speak slowly.

"Grandma Mu Youfang is very impatient. She has brought you up since you were a child, and she loves you the most. She will find your whereabouts no matter what. We are also anxious. We turned Wanyi Valley upside down and didn't see you. Shadow. I also asked people to go out of the valley to search for it several times, but we stayed in the valley for a long time, and we were half-acquainted with the outside world, so we found nothing in the end."

"Later, your father thought of a way. At that time, there was a young master's birthday banquet in the general's mansion, and the scene was very grand. The Wumeng held another grand banquet and invited heroes from all over the world to come to the banquet. Our Mu family It can be regarded as some names, and I got the invitation card in my hand."

Feng Heli blinked her left eye at her, looking playful.But Zuo Sanniang was taken aback, and listened blankly to her mother's words: "At that time, we thought, the general's name is big, so he will make many guests and friends. The banquet is full of heroes, Maybe we can find out your whereabouts, and no matter how bad it is, we can ask them for help."

Wanyi Gu Mu's family has many coveted medical prescriptions in their hands, and the elixirs they refine are extremely effective. Therefore, even though the Mu family has been aloof from world affairs for many years, they are still respected by people in the Wumeng.If it is exchanged with precious pills, I am afraid that no one in the world will not agree to their petition.

But Zuo Sanniang was not surprised by this, she sat up abruptly, her eyes widened: "The General's Mansion?"

"Yes, General Zhen Guo's Mansion." Feng Heli looked at her with a smile, "The words of the Han people... often call the people who live there..."

"...Ning Yuanhou."

In an instant, Zuo Sanniang was so choked that she couldn't speak.Even the Mu family who lived deep in the valley had heard the name. It seems that Ningyuanhou is really famous and known to everyone in the world.Sanniang's mind suddenly went blank, she never thought that the matter of fate is so mysterious, God has written all kinds of fate in the book a long time ago.

"I went to Ningyuanhou Mansion together with your father and Grandma Youfang. The birthday banquet was really lively. The people who came to the mansion that day were like flowing water. In the pile, alas, the hands and feet were almost squeezed out."

Thinking of that day, Feng Heli giggled and covered her mouth. "The little son in their house, I heard that he was born with extraordinary talents, and he can know all kinds of skills at first sight. Therefore, he was vying for it from various sects before he was a school-year-old. What kind of Southern sect, Tunri gang , Yongding Gang, and Tianshan Gate all came to the door. But the young master looked down on them all, and performed their sword skills, sword skills, and palm skills one by one, saying: "It's so simple, what else do you want to learn?" Then he ran away in a flash. Everyone in the hall was dumbfounded that day, their faces were so ashen as if they were about to sink into the ground, it was really fun to think about it.”

Zuo Sanniang was enthralled.After she knew that Jinwu was the general of Zhenguo, she didn't listen to the past at all. At this moment, she finally had an opportunity, so she pestered Feng Heli and asked, "What else? What happened to the young master?"

"We just went to his birthday banquet, so I don't know what happened afterwards." Feng Heli shook his head and said, "But in order to ask General Zhen Guo to help, I brought a pack of medicine."

"medicine?"

Feng Heli raised her head, thoughtfully, "His wife is from Mughal, and the blood of Harts Road is still flowing on her body. She was born with a lot of yin and qi, and lived in the north. Most of her people died of cold disease. That little girl Although the young master only has half of Hartz Road blood, it is difficult to survive the first year. We are refining two Renyang Wangqi pills here, so we brought them over to give them, which can suppress the Yin Qi in the body."

This made Sanniang a little puzzled.She knew that Jinwu had a cold syndrome, but it never got better. Whenever it snowed, she would feel uncomfortable like ice needles piercing her bones.If he had really taken the Renyang Wangqi Pill back then, the cold syndrome should have been resolved early, but now it has not healed.

She heard that the name of the pill was weird, not like the name people in the valley would give, so she asked, "This is also... that Laoshizi Han Zhenren helped to practice it?"

"Yes, Taoist people always say strange things about Yin Qi and Yang Qi. These two pills are also considered treasures. The demand for them is too fierce. Dozens of tripods were scrapped when they were refined, but they were made by luck. .”

Feng Heli giggled and rubbed her cheek affectionately, "But for San'er's sake, everything is worth it. If these two pills can be exchanged for our precious daughter, what is there to be reluctant about?"

An inaudible sigh escaped from the corner of her mouth, Zuo Sanniang turned her face away, blinking her eyes uneasily and staring at the moon disk in the sky.She knew what happened afterwards, the mansion of General Zhen Guo was slaughtered by Houtianlou, and Jinwu was taken into Houtianlou.Perhaps it was because of the repeated torture and doping that he forgot the past and became a blood-debt black-clothed Rakshasa.Grandma Mu Youfang, that is, Aunt Mu escaped the catastrophe, and stayed in the Hou Mansion to wait for her and Jinwu to come back.

Looking at the bright moon outside the window, she was immersed in a slightly sad silence for a long time.There was always a gentle smile on the corner of Feng Heli's mouth, and her fingers quietly played with her hair, stroking her with tenderness for a long time, as if she would always be a baby sleeping sweetly in a bamboo basket, and would never dislike her mother too much care.At this time, she was like a fallen leaf returning to her roots, and ten years later she finally returned to the valley where she was born.

After a long time, Zuo Sanniang closed her eyes and said. "Mom, go and rest. I'll just sleep here tonight."

Feng Heli didn't refuse her, but said softly: "I'll go get you the pillow and mattress, it's cold at night, be careful not to freeze."

"Ah."

"Tomorrow, how about you and I going to make amends to Dad? Don't make him angry, he still misses you. He pestered me earlier to ask if you were burnt or if you felt uncomfortable."

Zuo Sanniang touched the medicine cutting knife hidden in the skirt of her chest, fascinated and disturbed by Feng Heli's gentle voice, her chest was thumping. "I'm fine everywhere... Tomorrow, I'll tell Dad and everyone in the valley that I'm wrong. I did something wrong tonight."

Feng Heli stood up and walked out of the house, but turned back as if remembering something, and leaned against the door and smiled at her. The smile blended with the bright moonlight, and it was extraordinarily beautiful: "Although I can't give you Dan, But the person you like—I will have a good talk with your father to see if there is any way to cure his illness. If he is cured, you can kidnap him into the valley to be your husband-in-law!"

Sanniang's ears were red, she got up and waved her hands to chase her away: "It's been a while, Sister Shuang'er hasn't married yet, I'm still young!"

Playing and shoving with her mother for a while, she felt warm in her heart, as comfortable as being in the sun.But the pain widened like a crack, cracks were drilled in my heart one after another.

Under the dark sky, the mountains overlap, and the misty hills stretch into the distance.The lights in the Zhailou stopped one by one, and the golden scale-like waves in the paddy field were dyed by the night.Feng Heli stood outside the house, her cheeks were slightly dimmed by the dim light of the lamp, she shook her hand to Zuo Sanniang and said with a smile. "Have a good rest. I'll bring our Tuanfan here for you to taste tomorrow. It's delicious. See you tomorrow!"

Zuo Sanniang waved her hand.She didn't slowly put down her hand until Feng Heli's black sarong disappeared into the dark night that dyed the path.

She lowered her eyes and whispered softly.

"Well, goodbye, mother."