"Where is the cinnabar in your hand?"
Master's words made me shudder.My ears suddenly echoed the Jinling song that the children of Fanyin Village like to sing, beauty embryo, beauty embryo, over 16 years old into the palace, cinnabar red, pear vortex charming, the city is full of brocade and looking forward to becoming a concubine.I glanced at my right hand, and the usually red cinnabar was gone.Every year, the beauty embryo that leaves the village owner to go down the mountain is to point cinnabar on the arm, and the beauty embryo is to be tested by the grandmother before entering the palace, also known as the palace sand.Without the beauty embryo of the palace sand, it is equivalent to bringing a green hat to the emperor, and his crime should be punished, and the nine clans will be punished.These days, I have indeed gotten closer to the north from Qingluan, and I am full of anticipation in trepidation, but when I played the piano yesterday, I also saw that the Shougong sand on my arm was still there.Could it be that I did sleep very deeply last night from the time I left the garden to Zhuyunju, but I believe that Beili Qingluan is a true gentleman and will not take advantage of others.I curled up in the corner of the bed, terrified of Master's stern eyes.Xiao Liu retreated to Xuxu's side in a panic, and the master waved his hand: "You two go out first." ”I looked at Xiao Liu and Xu Xu with a look of help, although Xiao Liu was very afraid, she didn't want to go, and was dragged out by Xu Xu half pulled.As soon as the wooden door closed, my heart almost jumped out.I thought that the master would scold me severely, but he just asked me very calmly: "You gave yourself to him" I didn't hesitate, got up and squatted at the master's feet: "Last night I was playing the qin in the hundred gardens, and the owner came to say goodbye to me, and we went to the garden to see the stars, and then I fell asleep, and when I woke up, it was what the master saw." ”Master's eyebrows tightened: "Leave the garden" I was about to explain, but Master suddenly turned around and shouted: "Don't eavesdrop at the door, come in if you want to listen." ”Xiao Liu and Xu Xu came in tremblingly, and the master sighed: "Xu Xu, lock her up in Si Guolin."
Except for you to send her three meals a day, no one is allowed to approach Si Guolin without my permission, otherwise if you break into the formation, don't blame me for not coming to the rescue. ”Before Xu Xu asked me to go out, I reminded the master: "Shen Tu Gu came that day, and said that the formation has been broken, do you want to go to Si Guolin to check and check it in person" Xu Xu pulled my sleeve and whispered: "Let's go, while the cloud lord has not yet thundered, hurry up." ”When he walked out of Zhuyunju, he explained: "Shentu Gu has an evil martial arts body.The reason why he stayed in the Peerless Mountain Villa and was willing to be imprisoned for 16 years was because of Taishi Niang, you don't understand this, I won't say much, and the other reason is that where in the world is there a safer place than the Peerless Mountain Villa Shentu Gu said that he was self-abandoning martial arts and was willing to break his hand tendons, but in fact it was not. ”It turns out that the old guy is so cunning.I couldn't figure out what it had to do with it, so I asked again: "What does this have to do with the mechanism formation at the end of the bamboo cloud" Xu Xu glanced at me with that disgusted look again: "Are you stupid or not, how can there be a formation in the world that can trap Shentu Valley, don't forget, the reason why Charm Valley can be unpredictable and difficult to find is because he is the person who set up the formation."
Back then, he was Lord Yun's uncle. ”I was taken aback, but Xu Xu realized that he had said the wrong thing, so he urged me: "Let's go, this is half a day's walk away from Si Guolin, and I have to rush back before dark, you have to reflect on Si Guo Lin." ”I'm not too strong, but after thinking about it, I realized how powerful the master's formation was, and if I took a wrong step, I would be pierced by a bamboo arrow.It is not fatal, each bamboo arrow is delicately set, just enough to pierce the flesh, but it will not damage the five internal organs.Hurt muscles and bones.I simply thought that Master would only punish me for three days in Siguolin, but I didn't expect that more than half of October had passed in the blink of an eye, and the people who had fallen in the late autumn rain were furious, and Siguolin was cold and damp, and I would have cold hands and feet when I slept alone at night, and I shivered under the quilt, only to find that I didn't know when Liuliyue was back on my neck.Thinking of Beili Qingluan, the coldness on his body suddenly became less intense, but in the past few days, he gradually realized that there were no days without him, and suddenly there was no expectation, and his heart was empty, and he missed the time when he was rolling.I want to cry, but I can't stop crying.I miss him.That night, I learned that the parting was at dawn, and he had not left yet, so he was not too uncomfortable.But at this moment, I miss him so much.This autumn rain fell for several days, and it came at noon every day, and the food of the day was a few cold steamed buns and a plate of pickles, and the people who came to think about Lin to reflect on it only ate steamed buns and pickles, and the master did not give me different treatment because I was a closed disciple he accepted.Every day I was hungry and panicked, and I had to go to the stream to wash my clothes, and my bones hurt from the cold water.Grievances and discomfort are increasing day by day, at the end of October, I slept lazily until noon every day before waking up, vividly told my situation to the master, the master came to see me once, that day the rainstorm was pouring, Xiaoliu pushed the master to come, saw me who had lost a lot of weight, Xiaoliu cried with a sad face: "All the thin only bones left, how do you let me explain to the master, the good mother said that the begonias in the garden were withered by this rain, you don't have time to take a good look." ”I looked at Master's face, which was colder than Qiu Yu, and squatted in front of Master like a child who had done something wrong.He reached out to me, just like that day: "I'll take your pulse." ”I hesitated for a moment, and Xiaoliu leaned into my ear and said: "In the past few days, the good lady has made you new clothes, and I took them to Zhuyunju to ask Xuxu to bring them to you, and then I heard Xuxu telling the cloud lord that you have been lazy and weak these days, and you have been sleeping a lot, and they all suspect that you have the flesh and blood of the master." ”Listening to Xiaoliu's tone, there was still inexplicable excitement.I stretched out my hand, and Xiao Liu muttered in my ear again: "If we really have the flesh and blood of the master, we can return to the Peerless Mountain Villa openly, and the Taishi Niang will definitely take care of you." ”My other hand was sweating, and Master took the pulse for a long time, and my eyebrows were relieved a little.After taking the pulse, the master pushed the bamboo chair and went out the door.I chased out and held an umbrella for Master: "This rain won't last long, Master will not stay any longer" Master took the umbrella in my hand and left without looking back.Xiao Liu was immediately stunned, pointed to the master's back and asked me: "You guys are dumb and why did you leave without saying a word, this strange uncle I am getting more and more incomprehensible, the master of the building, are you pregnant with the master's flesh and blood" I pushed Xiao Liu: "You hurry up and keep up, take good care of my master." ”After Master left, I held my arm and looked at it for a long time, as if the cinnabar had never appeared in my hand, but my body was the same.The day I came out of Si Guolin.happened to catch up with the good lady to live.But the master was not there, so he handed me an umbrella: "Lord Yun went to the back mountain, every year today, Lord Yun doesn't let us follow, you go and see, anyway, you don't know this taboo, just say that you miss Master, if you find it unintentionally, don't give me a confession." ”Looking at the lifelike appearance of the enemy, I was very curious.Before leaving, he called me and took a dark purple cloak from the house and draped it on me: "Miss Yusheng, although Lord Yun has locked you up in Siguo Forest these days, I have seen his love for you in my eyes and remembered it in my heart, you said that the barren slope is the departure of you and the owner of the village to watch the stars together, and the Lord of the Cloud personally inscribed it, and worked for several days to make a small door for your departure, and there is a plaque hanging on it. ”Master.My heart was hot, and I quickly fastened the strap of the cloak and looked at me with approval: "It's beautiful, and it lives up to the cloud lord's manual work." ”I held the cloak in surprise and asked, "This is what Master sewed for me" and nodded vividly: "It just rained a few days ago, and Master locked himself in the house and made this cloak for you, don't underestimate the cloud master's needlework, the cloud master's hands are the most skillful." ”Before going to the back mountain, I first went to leave the park.Master's handwriting is vigorous and powerful.Wisteria is also planted next to the bamboo gate, and the swing frame is very suitable for the scene, the swing frame has built a small bamboo shed, the wisteria is wrapped around the bamboo, this garden has been perfected a lot under the arrangement of the master, and it has taken a lot of thought to come to the master.When I found Master in the back mountain, it was different from any other place on the end of the bamboo clouds.The mountains are full of blooming mallows, even if the autumn rain blows in the days, the mallow is tenaciously blooming, in the most central open space, there is a big tombstone, the tombstone is full of sky.The flowers are a little withered.The rain was dripping, and although the master was sitting in the bamboo chair, half of his body was leaning against the tombstone, his fingers caressing the tombstone, and there was not a word on it.When I got closer, I found that there were two flowers carved on the tombstone, the one in the center was mallow, and the lower left corner was Ling Xiao.I stood behind Master for a long time and he didn't notice until I stretched out my umbrella to protect him from the rain that he didn't move and said, "Stand down, I want to be alone for a while." ”I whispered, "Master." ”Master turned around in response, his eyes gleaming at the moment he saw me, and then he died.We stood for a long time across an umbrella, the rain seemed to stop, I held the bamboo umbrella and rotated twice, with a smile on my face and asked: "Master, is it good-looking" Master was in a trance, and only after a long time did he ask coldly: "Who called you here" I lost the umbrella and stepped forward, squatting beside the master and coquettishly: "Lifelike told me, the master still loves me, you see, I am wearing the clothes sewn by the master, but it is warm."
Master, I'm hurting myself in the rain, let's go back, I secretly learned the cooking skills of the good lady, I'll cook for you myself, okay" The master was stunned, and kept saying: "It's too similar, it's really too similar." ”I held my face and asked, "Master, are you saying that I look like a mallow flower, Master, look at the luan bird on my face, is it like a green luan bird that stays on the flower bones?"
Master was still muttering to himself: "It's like, it's too similar, it's been many years, hey." ”By the time I noticed something unusual, Master's eyes were already red, and a tear was on his eyelid, as if he was about to fall.I immediately panicked: "Master, did I do something wrong" After a long time, the master pushed the bamboo chair past me: "Go home, today the good mother is born, she is also a hard-working child, let you out from Siguolin is to let you accompany her to live, and when the weather is clear, come and see me again." ”In the autumn rain of October, the heavens seem to be crying endlessly.Before the sky cleared, I didn't dare to see the master, and I was in a daze with Shanniang and Xiaoliu every day, Xiaoyi was a sword maniac.After coming to the end of Zhuyun, I rarely saw her amused us.On the last day of October, Shanniang made fresh meat wontons, but I didn't have any appetite at all.Xiaoliu eats with relish, she has been raised a lot by Shanniang during these days, and every time she eats, Shanniang teases her: "Xiaoliu, do you think that you are more and more similar to Miss Jun" Xiaoliu swallowed the wonton and asked vaguely: "Where is it like I am much better than her, she is my subordinate defeat." ”We are all happy, Xiling and Jun are like pinching her life, making her resist to the death, but she can't kill others.After the meal, Xiaoliu helped Shanniang wash the dishes in the kitchen.I wore a cloak sewn by my master and played the piano under the eaves, and came with a green bamboo umbrella in my lifelike life.I followed Xu Xu all the way to Master's alchemy, where she opened the door and pushed me in, the smell of various Chinese herbs was strong and pungent.I called out in fear, "Master." ”"Here, close the door."
The master didn't look up, but was holding a crockpot in his hand.I closed the door and walked over, there was dansha next to the table, and there were a few living geckos, I asked curiously, "Master, what are you doing?"
Master did not reply to me, and after finishing the drumming, he put the crockpot on the table.Reaching out to my arm, I was still in shock, and Master had already dipped the smashed gecko with a silver needle and lightly touched it on my arm.At that moment, there was a slight pain, and then a little numbness, and the master watched my arm slowly appear a little red, and finally breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay." ”I touched the little red dot: "Master, is this cinnabar" Master pulled down my sleeve and said in a serious voice: "Yusheng, this is the palace sand that can keep you alive, you remember, unless someone is marrying, you can't easily lose your chastity." ”I blushed slightly: "Can everyone order this cinnabar" The master touched my head: "Girl, this cinnabar can only be seen when a chaste woman points it, and he has tried his best to remove your palace sand from the protection of you, but he is finally the owner of the Stunning Villa, and there are thousands of mountains and rivers between you." ”I felt a little sour in my heart, and the master rubbed his eyes: "Yusheng, push me to go outside and blow the cold wind." ”The alchemy pharmacy is just a small bamboo house, which looks very simple, and it is in the wind, and the scenery is depressed at a glance, and the view here is broad.It is the only place where you can see the surging river.The continuous autumn rain is inexhaustible, and the pillow is cold.The master suddenly sighed inexplicably: "Yusheng, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive a few autumns." ”I wrapped myself in the dark purple cloak that Master had sewn for me and looked at the cold river, and asked, "Who is he and how can I save him?"
”After a long time, Master pulled my cloak, and I squatted down to help Master straighten the small quilt covering his legs: "What does Master command" Master looked at me with expectant eyes: "Yusheng, I want you to save someone." ”I promised Beili Qingluan that even if Master wanted me to save people, I would have to get his permission, but before I went up the mountain, I also promised Master that I would do something for him.I was in a dilemma, and the master put down his body and begged me: "Yusheng, Master only asks you for this one thing, he can't die, you have to save him." ”I knelt down on my knees in front of the master: "Even if the master wants Yusheng's life, Yusheng will not say anything, but he should promise that he will never destroy it, and ask the master to forgive me." ”Master can't resist me after all, after a long sigh.He waved his hand: "Go, since you are reluctant, the master does not force it, if one day you think through and are willing to save someone's life, come to me again." ”I knew that Master was displeased, so I withdrew.From that day on, the master locked himself in the alchemy room, studying day and night, and did not let Xu Xu accompany him, and Xu Xu had nothing to do all day long, so he often came to the Hundred Gardens to be with us.On this day, the lifelike life of coming to the Hundred Gardens to have fun every day after cooking a meal for the Master has not arrived, and we thought that maybe the Master had left her behind, and we didn't care.Xiaoliu is still a funny character, and she told us about the affair between her and Cha Bai with a big grin, just when we were all laughing, Xu Xu hurriedly ran over: "Xiao Liu, go and take a look, Xiao Yi fainted." ”At first, we all thought that it was because the freshman was too hard and tired from practicing swords during this time.But the master did acupuncture for Xiaoyi, and when she woke up slowly, she grabbed the master's hand in a panic: "Master Yun, master, they have been on their journey for more than half a month, can you fly a pigeon to spread the book and report safety" Master's face was a little strange.Xiao Yi said again: "Today I practiced swords, I felt my chest tight, and then it seemed like it was about to crack, our six sisters all have telepathy, is it that Xiao Wu has an accident." ”I immediately looked back at Xiao Liu, and Xiao Liu's face flushed: "A few days ago, I told Sister Shan that I had chest tightness, and Sister Shan said that I had been lazy recently, and I had eaten a lot of meat. ”The master immediately beckoned Xu Xu: "You go to the flying pigeon forest to take a look, there has been a lot of rain these days, and the disciples are not so diligent in patrolling the forest as usual, so they are ordered to go down, and now they are patrolling every day." ”We are anxiously waiting for Lifelike to return.It wasn't until the evening that Xu Xu hugged two flying pigeons that had lost their breath, and the master took the small bamboo slips from the flying pigeons, and spread them out to see that his face changed suddenly.Xiao Yi's pale face looked nervous, grabbed the master and asked: "Lord Yun, what's the news" The master said with great grief: "The owner of the village was besieged by the Charm Valley on the way to Lingxiao City, and the identity of the valley owner has been clarified. ”Lifelike took the order.The master slowly turned his head to look at Xiao Yi, and then at Xiao Liu: "You two sisters mourn."
Cha Bai was injured, the owner of the village was unconscious, Xiao Wu and them" Xiao Liu squatted down and held the master's hand tightly: "Xiao Wu, what's wrong with Uncle Lou Kou, you say it quickly." ”The master touched Xiao Liu's head: "They have all died." ”Xiao Yi immediately fainted when he heard this, Xiao Liu collapsed to the ground, stunned, trembling all over, and it took a long time to get up from the ground and run towards the door.Shanniang happened to come in and hugged Xiaoliu."
Sister Shan, don't stop me, I'm going to find Xiao Wu, last time I separated.Xiao Wu also said that the next time she saw me, she would give me a peach blossom dress that looked as good as Xiling and Jun, and Xiao Wu was the sister who loved me the most. ”My head also buzzed and exploded, after the master left, Xiaoliu held the sword and practiced in the rain all the time, no matter how I and the good mother persuaded her, she didn't listen.I don't know martial arts, and the three-legged cat kung fu of the Good Niang Club can't get close to Xiaoliu's body, but Lifelike has been here, saying that the master is ready to leave for Lingxiao City, and she is lifelike, hardworking and simple on weekdays, but she is deeply hidden.As the little butler at the end of the bamboo cloud, her martial arts are on par with Xiao Liu.However, Xiaoliu was full of hatred, and made a ruthless move, and she didn't dare to go all out for fear of hurting her, until she was defeated, Shanniang came up with the same: "Xiao Wu loves you so much, don't you want to see her for the last time" Xiao Liu withdrew her hand violently, a mouthful of blood gushed out, and she finally fell into the rain from exhaustion, I stepped forward to hug her, she grabbed my hand and said weakly: "The master loves you the most, and now he is unconscious."
Are you willing to go to Lingxiao City with me" I nodded: "I am willing, but you have to take care of your body before we can leave, Master will leave tomorrow, you are obedient, let Sister Good heal you, let's go to the master together, okay" I was persuaded to persuade it, that night Xiao Liu fell asleep and woke up again and again, woke up and called Xiao Wu their names in a daze, and cried in a nightmare in the second half of the night.It's not dawn yet.Xiao Liu had a high fever and was restless, so I packed up my simple baggage and came to Zhuyunju and knelt in front of the master's door for a long time.When Xu Xu got up early and came to serve the master with toiletries, he saw me who couldn't kneel for a long time, and asked in surprise: "Yusheng, why are you here?"
In fact, the master had already learned that I was coming, and when he saw Xu Xu open his mouth, the master called in the room: "Xu Xu, you come in, she loves to kneel, let her kneel." ”After entering the house, Xu Xu whispered and persuaded: "This year's autumn is not the same as before, the bones of cold people are frozen, Lord Yun, she seems to be fine on weekdays, but her body is different from that of normal people, let her get up." ”I only heard the slight sound of water in the room, and when Master finished washing, there were already ten disciples waiting in the bamboo corridor at the end of the bamboo cloud, and Master went out and walked straight past me.I moved a few steps to stop Master, "Master, take me there." ”Master looked at me coldly: "If you make a promise, you will never destroy it." ”I didn't expect the master to use my words to prevaricate me, I was unwilling, and asked: "Who did the master promise?"
Master's eyes were deep.Staring into the distance: "Whoever you should be, I will answer whom, since you have made a decision, Master He has forced it, and now Master has also made a decision." ”I know that Master is waiting for me to change my mind.Between saving the dying man and going to Lingxiao City to see the unconscious Beili Qingluan, I hesitated for a long time, and the master finally sighed: "Saving people is not saving the heart, it is equivalent to saving in vain, Yusheng, do you know your life experience":