Qingfeng Xu Xu

Xu Mulin had wet his body before, so he dried his sleeves while making soup. He didn't bother with his shoulders and chest. He originally thought of drying them when the sun got warmer, but Xu Qingjiu noticed it. Then he firmly insisted that Xu Mulin change his clothes again.

"I'm going to prepare breakfast."Xu Qingjiu stared at Xu Mulin and started to change clothes. Then he left the bedroom and took the basin and handkerchief out to clean up.

Xu Qingjiu sat by the fire, holding a spoon in his hand and constantly stirring the porridge in the pot.. A strange feeling or touch that had just appeared intermittently resurfaced in his mind. Xu Qingjiu changed the hand holding the spoon and raised the hand that had just touched Xu Mulin's lips,"What is it? ?

Xu Qingjiu felt strange, and raised her hand to touch her mouth tentatively,"Is that so?""After Xu Qingjiu just touched Xu Mulin, he suddenly felt that he had experienced that gentle and soft feeling, but he couldn't remember what scene it was or what he touched. The only thing left was That fuzzy feeling

"Could it be the big chicken drumsticks we ate last night?"

……

Many years later, every time Xu Qingjiu remembered this moment, he was always angry at himself for being so stupid.

"What does Qingjiu want to eat?"Xu Mulin changed his clothes and appeared at the right time.

Xu Mulin approached Xu Qingjiu and leaned down to look at the porridge cooking in the pot. Seeing that Xu Qingjiu didn't answer, he turned to look at Xu Qingjiu again with his eyes. Asked. Xu Mulin turned his head. Although the distance between the two was not very close, Xu Qingjiu's focused gaze was enough to clearly see all the details on Xu Mulin's lips.

"without...nothing. I'm going to ask Master for dinner."Xu Qingjiu was startled by her subconscious eyes, and she stood up and left in a panic. As

Xu Qingjiu walked on the corridor bridge, she couldn't help but turn her head slightly to see if Xu Mulin was looking at her with her peripheral vision. Looking here, I saw that Xu Mulin just glanced in his direction and then turned around and walked to a place out of Xu Qingjiu's sight. He must have prepared the dishes and chopsticks for dinner. Only then did Xu Qingjiu exhale, and his Adam's apple It scrolled up and down, just like before.

When Xu Mulin saw Xu Qingjiu coming back alone, Xu Qingjiu said before asking,"The door was closed from the inside. I was afraid of disturbing Master's rest, so I didn't knock on the door. Is it really okay if Master is like this?"

"I don't know either. I have never seen Master like this."Xu Mulin remembered what happened last night. When he looked in the direction of Xu Enze's bedroom, he frowned. Suddenly he seemed to have thought of something again. He looked at Xu Qingjiu and continued:"The eighth day of August is Uncle Zhou's death anniversary. Master left the sect. Shan Banyue, I must have gone to pay homage to Uncle Zhou. I think it was because I was saddened by the scene, so I was so depressed."

"Depressed? Did Senior Brother see Master last night?"Previously, Xu Mulin said that Xu Enze was unwell, so Xu Qingjiu only thought that Xu Enze had not recovered yet. Now when he heard Xu Mulin say this, he couldn't help but be surprised. Xu Qingjiu thought about it. After Xu Enze came back on the Mid-Autumn Festival, Although they were more silent, Xu Qingjiu thought that Xu Enze must be tired from traveling, otherwise the two of them would often bicker and joke around, especially when eating.

"Well, not just feeling down;...It's a little strange, I can't explain it"

"Can't tell? What does it mean?"Xu Qingjiu was a little nervous because of Xu Mulin's frown.

"...It's nothing, maybe I'm overthinking it. Master has been away from time to time in the past two years, and we have never asked him in detail what he did. I just suddenly remembered that the eighth day of the lunar month was the anniversary of Uncle Zhou's death, and that's why I made such a guess. In the past, the master's mood would be different every time he came back. Occasionally he would drink for a few days, but he drank a lot on weekdays. Others were the same as before, looking for the right hall master to play chess and bicker with you. If it is really because of Uncle Zhou's incident that he is sad, then he can only let Master recover slowly, and there is nothing we can do to help him."Xu Mulin pondered for a long time, and what came to his mind was the haggard look of Xu Enze he saw last night, but it would make sense if Xu Enze was depressed because of such things. The

Plum Blossom Villa was exterminated back then. Although Xu Mulin had never heard Xu Enze mention the tragic death of Villa Master Zhou Mi, and Xu Mulin and the others had not taken the initiative to inquire about it, they later heard more or less about it from other disciples. Xu Enze, Plum Blossom Villa The owner, Zhou Mi, and the owner of Guxia Manor, Li Haoyuan, have a close relationship. When Zhou Mi was still alive, the other two would often visit the Shanzong. The three of them would drink and talk. When Xu Qingjiu was younger, he would often get tired of it Xu Enze listened to them telling anecdotes about the rivers and lakes. In addition, every time Zhou and Li came, they would bring a lot of delicious food to Xu Qingjiu and Xu Mulin, so Xu Qingjiu always left after the two of them left. Then they will start to look forward to the next time. Until three years ago, Zhou Mi suddenly passed away, and everything stopped suddenly.

The pain may fade away, but the longing will only become stronger.

As for Zhou Mi’s murderer, Xu Mulin has never heard of it After seeing a specific name or sect, everyone concluded that it was just an enemy coming to take revenge. This kind of thing is not unusual, and it is difficult for others to investigate deeply - except Xu Enze. Two years ago, Xu Enze suddenly started to go out frequently. , Xu Mulin felt that Xu Enze should go to investigate the matter, but later Li Haoyuan rarely came to Tianzong, and Xu Enze went out less frequently. Xu Mulin guessed that no clues were found, so Xu Enze also gave up. Let’s investigate further.

Of course Xu Mulin and the others didn’t care about Xu Enze’s matters, but Xu Mulin asked about them once before, but Xu Enze only said,"One generation has its own affairs."Nothing more to say except that

"Is that all there is to it?"Xu Qingjiu felt that Xu Mulin's analysis was very reasonable, but he was still a little worried.

"That's all it can do for the time being."Xu Mulin raised his hand and stroked Xu Qingjiu's head to express comfort,"If there is a suitable time, we will have a good talk with Master to see if we can help him feel better."

"Okay, listen to senior brother."

The two of them had breakfast. Xu Mulin stayed behind to clean up and heat the breakfast so that Xu Enze could eat it when he got up. Xu Qingjiu first went to the place where the two of them usually practice swords to start today's practice. Before Qingjiu officially became a disciple of Tianzong, he learned swordsmanship and internal skills from Xu Mulin, while Xu Enze sat on the side and"find faults". Therefore, although Xu Qingjiu has only now begun to participate in lectures within the sect, many skills He has long been familiar with it. In addition, Xu Qingjiu has strong comprehension ability and has his own ideas. Therefore, even among his peers who have been practicing in Tianzong for many years, he can be regarded as the leader. In fact,

Xu Qingjiu is very familiar with these movements and techniques. The understanding of sword moves does not come out of thin air. Xu Qingjiu still remembers being held in her mother's arms when she was a child and watching her father practice swordsmanship. However, more than ten years have passed and Xu Qingjiu can no longer remember his father's appearance. There was only a blurry figure left in it, wielding a move that was very similar to Tianzong's swordsmanship. Recently, Xu Qingjiu always dreamed of the past scenes. In addition to the blurry figure, there was also a voice, which should be He was teaching Xu Qingjiu how to understand and master sword moves, but although Xu Qingjiu could hear the sound clearly, he could not hear the content at all, as if the sound had passed through deep water.

Xu Qingjiu closed his eyes and recalled Look at the figure in last night's dream, follow the movements of that figure, and feel and follow what the distant father wants to teach you throughout your life.

"Is this the Shen Ri Sword Technique? But it's a little different. Has Qingjiu figured out some new ingenuity?"Seeing Xu Qingjiu put back his sword and slowly opened his eyes, Xu Mulin beside him said curiously.

"Senior brother, you are here." Xu Qingjiu put her sword aside and walked to Xu Mulin,"Senior brother, please practice sword practice with me, and we will fight against each other."Xu Qingjiu did not respond to Xu Mulin's question. The older he grew up, the less Xu Qingjiu liked to talk about his past. As Xu Enze said, people live for today and tomorrow, and should not tie themselves to the past. But For Xu Qingjiu, every time he thinks about the past with few remaining memories, he feels sad for no reason. Although there is no specific scene, the feeling comes from the heart, just like the vague figure in his mind, Xu Qingjiu Jiuzhi felt that he was chasing further and further away, but the pain in his heart became more and more obvious. If Xu Mulin's voice hadn't suddenly appeared just now, Xu Qingjiu would have cried silently again, but the appearance of Xu Mulin made Xu Qingjiu stop instantly. After feeling that sadness, Xu Qingjiu didn't want to bring his sadness to others, especially the person in front of him who was worried enough about him and loved him enough. Xu Qingjiu wanted the people around him to feel his happiness and feel He realizes that he cherishes this happiness and wants to possess it forever.

Xu Mulin does not know about these heavy thoughts that Xu Qingjiu has. Naturally, it is not that Xu Mulin is not concerned enough, Xu Mulin also understands Xu Qingjiu’s feelings well enough. Character - those characters that Xu Qingjiu is willing to reveal. As for these worries about gains and losses, careful actions and thoughts, because they are well hidden, Xu Mulin never has a chance to notice them.

"OK."Xu Mulin couldn't wait to learn Xu Qingjiu's sword moves. He unsheathed his sword and stood a few steps away from Xu Qingjiu,"Please Qingjiu teach me."

Xu Mulin stopped Shen Rijian's last sword move and looked at Xu Qingjiu who was holding the sword and panting slightly ten steps away. He was a little surprised, but seeing that Xu Qingjiu was exhausted, he didn't ask immediately. He just walked up to Xu Qingjiu and gently stroked Xu Qingjiu's back to help Xu Qingjiu calm down. He saw that Xu Qingjiu's hand holding the sword couldn't stop trembling. It was obvious that he was putting all the strength of his body there. With one hand, Xu Mulin stretched out his hand and asked Xu Qingjiu to hold it on his arm so that he could share his strength.

Xu Qingjiu did hide his depression, but after all it was just an appearance. The blockage in his heart could not be faked, and he could do it in the past. The sword move he took easily was so reluctant and laborious today. Even Xu Qingjiu tried his best not to let go of the sword after taking Xu Mulin's last sword move.

Xu Qingjiu felt sad, with tears in his eyes. It keeps spinning, why is it like this?

Because of the father who is disappearing day by day? The nightmare that haunts frequently? Or is it the worry that is immersed in the beauty of today but feels illusory at times? Right, but Xu Qingjiu doesn’t know how to face it, let alone How to change.

Xu Qingjiu felt weak and could no longer hold on. The hilt of the sword broke away from Xu Qingjiu's hand. Xu Qingjiu's body tilted, and a solid shoulder gave Xu Qingjiu all the support. Xu Qingjiu seemed to have grasped the chance to save his life. Like straw, she tightly grasped Xu Mulin's clothes, rested her head on Xu Mulin's shoulder, and shed tears on the ground. Xu Qingjiu finally felt that the heaviness in his heart was relieved a lot. It's not an illusion, it's not. Illusion. Xu Qingjiu kept repeating this sentence in her heart

"Senior brother."Although Xu Qingjiu was still crying, her tone did not sound like crying. Instead, she was very relaxed.

"Um."Xu Mulin kept stroking Xu Qingjiu's back,"You're tired, you'll be fine after a while."Xu Mulin only thought that Xu Qingjiu was tired from practicing the sword just now. Although he couldn't help but associate Xu Qingjiu's current appearance with Xu Qingjiu who was frightened by nightmares and cried in his arms when he was a child, he also thought of Xu Qingjiu. Qingjiu's cheerful and strong character now, Xu Mulin concluded that he thought too much

"Senior brother"

"Um"

"Senior brother"

"Um"...

Xu Qingjiu had already held back her tears, the gloom in her heart was gone, and she was even very happy. Every call Xu Qingjiu made received a response from Xu Mulin. Although Xu Mulin knew from Xu Qingjiu's unstoppable smile that Xu Qingjiu was teasing him, he still took the trouble and did not stop him.

"Senior brother, senior brother, senior brother..."Xu Qingjiu's call was almost without interruption, and Xu Mulin had no time to respond to Xu Qingjiu. He only answered according to his own rhythm, so that the two people's voices always overlapped, making Xu Mulin couldn't help but laugh. speak out

"alright?"Xu Mulin laughed.

"Um."Xu Qingjiu looked up at Xu Mulin and nodded solemnly. She felt the water vapor in front of her eyes was blurry. Before Xu Mulin could raise her hand, Xu Qingjiu had already pulled her sleeves and finished wiping them roughly.

"Why are you crying with laughter?"Xu Mulin looked at Xu Qingjiu's red eyes and couldn't help but feel worried in his heart. But looking at Xu Qingjiu's shining eyes and the smile that overflowed in them, he felt relieved again.

"Senior brother."Xu Qingjiu wanted to repeat his old trick again.

Xu Mulin raised his hand and lightly touched Xu Qingjiu's forehead with two fingers. He turned around and walked aside, picked up the scabbard and sheathed the sword. Xu Qing Jiuye picked up the sword beside him and trotted to follow Xu Mulin

"When I came here just now, I saw that the sword moves you were practicing completely made up for the weaknesses in Shen Ri's sword technique. Why didn't you do it like that when you were fighting against me?"

"Hmm~~" Xu Qingjiu thought about it seriously,"I just thought that I am not familiar with it yet, so I can fight against my senior brother when I am more proficient."

Xu Mulin smiled and nodded, and Xu Qingjiu also looked at Xu Mulin and smiled stupidly.

Xu Qingjiu was no longer pretending to be relaxed at this moment, but had truly restored his former innocent youthful spirit, and was not sensitive enough to investigate all abnormalities. For example, why is the swordsmanship practiced by his father so similar to Tianzong Shenri's swordsmanship? In Xu Qingjiu's memories and impressions of the past ten years and Xu Enze's statement, it is only said that Xu Qingjiu was due to a sect dispute. The affected orphan was accidentally rescued by Xu Enze. Other than that, no one knew anything about Xu Qingjiu's life experience.