Qingfeng Xu Xu

"...Go ahead and do your work and leave me alone for a while."Xu Enze calmed down for a long time before finishing his sentence in a calm tone.

After Zhun Jiang left, it took Xu Enze a long time to finally calm down temporarily. However, after crying like that, his body became extremely heavy and tired. Xu Enze simply lay down on the ground and fell into a deep sleep. Zhunjiang went back to the study and prepared the antidote for"Red Powder" for Xu Enze. He also wrote down the recipe and worked on it for a long time. When he went back, Xu Enze He had already left.

On the other side, when Xu Mulin woke up, Xu Qingjiu had already gone to the sword-wielding hall to listen to the lessons. Xu Mulin went to the kitchen to take a look first, but saw that the lunch prepared for Xu Enze was still untouched. , without a moment's hesitation, Xu Mulin walked directly to Xu Enze's bedroom. The door was ajar, and it was obvious that Xu Enze had come out. Xu Mulin knocked on the door and there was no answer, so he opened the door and went straight in, but there was no Xu Enze in the room. Xu

Mulin looked for the study room, the side room where the wine was stored, and the cliff of the back mountain where Xu Enze often went, but Xu Enze was not seen. Xu Mulin stood on the cliff and saw the Shennong Hall at the foot of the mountain. Only then did he remember that in the huge Tianzong, that was the only place Xu Enze could go to. Xu Mulin was also a little concerned and confused today, and for a moment he didn’t even think of going to Shennong Hall. Now

Xu Mulin already knew that Xu Enze There is no trace of Enze, so he is not anxious. After all, if Xu Enze is upset because of his friends, now he can take the initiative to find someone, whether it is playing chess to relieve his boredom like usual, or drinking and chatting, in short, it is better than himself. A disciple who has more ambition but less energy can do much better.

Watching the sun set in the west, Xu Mulin also turned back to the bamboo garden and started to have dinner - this is how the three of them lived their lives on weekdays, practicing swordsmanship. , reading, having fun, three meals a day, and cooking are basically all done by Xu Mulin, and Xu Mulin enjoys it.

Of course, Tianzong naturally has a canteen and is responsible for the food of the disciples, but these are not related to Zi Qing After all, the food the three of them eat is grown in the fields they rent. All the disputes in the rivers and lakes seem to have nothing to do with the three people in the bamboo garden. No matter how cruel it is outside, it is peaceful and peaceful here.

Today Xu After class, Qingjiu was going to clean the corridor in front of the self-discipline hall. Xu Mulin planned to prepare the food, so he went to help Xu Qingjiu clean it together. When he was about to finish the meal, Xu Mulin saw a figure walking by the window and thought he It was Xu Qingjiu who came back early. When he turned around, he saw Xu Enze just walking to the kitchen door.

Xu Enze raised his eyes and glanced at Xu Mulin, then walked to the table and sat down.

"Master."When Xu Enze walked by, Xu Mulin could still smell the faint smell of alcohol on Xu Enze's body, and he was more sure of his previous guess,"Has Master eaten at the prospective hall master? Qingjiu has to clean the corridor in front of the self-discipline hall after school, and will be back later."

"Have you finished? When you're done, sit down and I'll tell you something."Xu Enze ignored Xu Mulin's implication, but said expressionlessly and in a very calm tone.

Xu Mulin put down the things in his hands, walked to the table and sat down, and took the teapot that Xu Enze raised. Xu Enze poured the tea.

After Xu Enze drank the tea, he was silent for a while, as if he was thinking about how to speak. Xu Mulin was not in a hurry, sitting quietly and waiting.

"The owner of Guxia Village, Li, passed away a few days ago."

Hearing this, Xu Mulin thought of the appearance of Xu Enze he saw last night, and instantly understood. But seeing Xu Enze say this so calmly, he was a little puzzled,"Master, you..."

"There is a funeral at the end of the month. You and Qingjiu can go there for me."Xu Enze's face is still calm, as if the people and things mentioned in the words have no important relationship with Xu Enze

"Master, are you not going to see Master Li for the last time? Why don't you go and see me off in person?"Xu Mulin's face became even more confused.

"The last one? Already seen it. The scene when we parted last time has now become the last scene. As for now," Xu Enze poured himself another cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, as if drinking a farewell drink,"I really don't want to watch a person die anymore."After saying this, Xu Enze finally showed a look of sadness on his face.

Xu Mulin's originally puzzled expression also turned into worry. Faced with Xu Enze's sadness due to the death of his old friend, Xu Mulin felt powerless to deal with it. , now faced with the situation that is getting worse, Xu Mulin is even more helpless.

"Now that everyone is dead, he doesn’t know whether I will go or not. I was just dealing with people I wasn't familiar with, and I was very tired. I no longer had the energy to do these things."As he spoke, Xu Enze sighed as if just saying these things was very tiring, and then continued:"Furthermore, now only Ji Chu is left in charge of the village, but he has been weak since he was a child, and he doesn't know what to do in the future. No matter what kind of dilemma he is facing, as an elder, I should have gone to help him, but now that I have gone, it is difficult not to cause him trouble, so I thought of letting you and Qingjiu go."

"When did it happen? Why did he die so suddenly? Why did he die?"Xu Mulin was still immersed in the feeling that this incident was too sudden and unreal. He couldn't help but want to know more clearly and confirmed the authenticity of the incident.

"I heard that it happened in the first grade of junior high school. It was said that there was an accident while practicing. The obituary was announced to Tianzong who just arrived today."

"It is said that?"There were too many things in Xu Enze's words that surprised Xu Mulin. The most puzzling thing for Xu Mulin was that given the relationship between the two, how could Xu Enze have to get the news from Tianzong to know about it? News of the death of a long-time friend, and what happened on the first day of the new year, now half a month has passed. Xu Mulin thought that he had received a letter from Guxia Village about seven or eight days ago. Xu Mulin personally received the letter from Guxia Village. The disciple received it and put it directly on the table in Xu Enze's room,"The disciples of Guxia Village sent a letter before, didn't they tell Master about this?"

"Brother Haoyuan passed away at an early age, and the incident happened suddenly. Ji Chu had not been given many tasks to take over before, so he was now in a difficult situation. It would have been expected if his disciples took the opportunity to cause trouble. Perhaps because of this, the obituary came so slowly, and Immaculate news sent to me. I saw the letter before. It was Brother Haoyuan who said that the village had complicated affairs, so he had to meet me at Jiangling Mansion later. I don’t know why, but the letter sent last month arrived so late."

"I remember that the eighth day of the lunar month was the anniversary of Uncle Zhou's death. Master Li didn't show up on the anniversary of his death. Why didn't Master go to Shuzhou to see him later? From Jiangling Prefecture to Shuzhou, it only takes three to five days by horseback."

Xu Enze had lowered his head when he spoke before. Now when he heard Xu Mulin's doubts, he looked up at Xu Mulin, seeming to be wondering why Xu Mulin had so many questions, but in the end he didn't ask Xu Mulin back, just patiently Explained:"Brother Haoyuan is not an idler like me. It is common for the leader of a faction to suddenly be involved in something. When I left Jiangling Mansion, I wrote to him and asked him to let me know when he has time, and we can meet again then. Go and worship Zhou Mi."

Xu Enze's words still contained a bit of dissatisfaction with Xu Mulin's doubts, and Xu Mulin naturally heard it.

"It was Mulin who made a mistake. Please forgive me, Master."

"It doesn't matter, you've always been thoughtful, I know that"

"Mulin was still a little worried. The eldest son had to take care of the funeral of Master Li, and he also had to reluctantly take over all the affairs of the village. Qingjiu and I went there, how could we help?"

"If Ji Chu needs your help, naturally you can get involved. But more importantly, if you go, you can help him hold up some scenes. Although I, Xu Enze, don't have much reputation, But as disciples of Tianzong, you always have face from Tianzong."

As soon as Xu Enze finished speaking, he heard Xu Qingjiu start shouting as soon as he entered the yard:"Brother, it's not good, something happened...."Xu Qingjiu ran to the door of the kitchen, and when she saw Xu Enze sitting next to Xu Mulin, she stumbled back a step while she was moving forward.

"What's wrong? What happened?"As Xu Mulin spoke, he gestured with his eyes for Xu Qingjiu to sit over.

When Xu Qingjiu was sweeping the floor in front of the self-restraint hall, he heard some disciples discussing the death of Li Haoyuan. Xu Qingjiu thought at first that he had heard wrongly. He stepped forward to grab the person and confirmed it several times before running back in a hurry. Xu Qingjiu didn't know that Xu Enze had already told Xu Mulin about this matter. He just thought that Xu Enze had been staying in Zhuyuan all day today and didn't know yet. I originally wanted to talk to Xu Mulin about this matter first and discuss how to tell Xu Enze, but unfortunately Xu Enze was also there. Xu Qingjiu didn't know how to end it for a while. Xu Mulin received Xu Qingjiu's look for help, and combined Xu Qingjiu's reaction when he saw Xu Enze was there just now, and he knew what Xu Qingjiu was going to say."Is it about Master Li? Looking at Xu Qingjiu's expression again, Xu Mulin knew that his guess was correct,"Master is talking to me about this.""

Xu Qingjiu glanced at Xu Enze, but did not understand any of Xu Enze's feelings about this matter from Xu Enze's expression.

Xu Enze had almost said what he wanted to say, and then continued with what he just said. After explaining a few words, Xu Enze was about to leave again, but Xu Qingjiu forced him to stay for dinner. Xu Qingjiu didn't care about himself and kept picking up food for Xu Enze. Xu Enze had a problem while eating. There was an obvious feeling of difficulty and difficulty in swallowing, but I still finished the food Xu Qingjiu put in. I just didn’t give Xu Qingjiu another chance to add food. I put down the bowl and left. On the way back to the room, I stopped by the side room and picked up the food. After Xu Enze left, Xu Mulin recounted to Xu Qingjiu what Xu Enze had just told him. After hearing this, Xu Qingjiu also had mixed feelings in her heart. Although Xu Qingjiu and the general manager Being a worried senior is not a close relationship, but there are not many people around Xu Qingjiu who are as familiar as that, even if everyone in Tianzong is included.

Because he still needs to prepare for the journey. Horses and dry food for at least two days, so Xu Mulin and Xu Qingjiu need a day to prepare and plan to leave early the day after tomorrow for Guxia Village in Shuzhou. After eating, Xu Qingjiu went back to the room to sort out the things he wanted to bring. , just in time to see what else is needed on the road and need to buy tomorrow. Xu Mulin had just packed up the kitchen, and when he went out, he saw Xu Enze standing at the door of the room on the other side of the corridor.

"Mulin, come here, I have something to tell you."

"Master, is there anything else you want to explain? I asked Qingjiu to come over and listen together."Xu Mulin asked as he walked towards Xu Enze

"No, just tell you first."Seeing Xu Mulin walking quickly, Xu Enze turned around and entered the room, followed closely by Xu Mulin,"Close the door."Xu Enze walked to the table by the window and sat down, looking at Xu Mulin who walked in.

Xu Mulin turned around, closed the door, and followed him to the window.

"Does Mulin still remember what Qingjiu looked like when I first brought him back?"

Xu Mulin didn't know why Xu Enze suddenly mentioned this matter, but seeing that Xu Enze didn't mean to chat, Xu Mulin felt worried for no reason when he heard that it was about Xu Qingjiu.

"Always unforgettable. At that time, Qingjiu was almost dying. There were scars all over the surface of the skin, and there were scars under the scars. In the first few days, he always woke up from nightmares. If it weren't for the miraculous doctor of the prospective hall master, Qingjiu would probably have to linger on the sick bed now."

"Qingjiu's father was originally my sworn brother and your father. My senior brother's lifelong best friend was named Song Nianci. Back then, brother Nianci was framed and his family died tragically. I went to Zizhou to learn about the situation and found that Qingjiu might still be alive, but I didn’t know who had taken him away. Later, I searched for a year before I rescued Qingjiu from a group of unidentified people and brought him back to Tianzong."

"Didn't Master not be able to explain Qingjiu's life experience clearly before? Song Nianci? Is it Uncle Song who used to live in Meiwu?"

"Yes, I almost forgot that my senior brother once took us to Meiwu where Brother Nian Ci lived temporarily."Ten years have passed by in a blink of an eye, and the past is so far away. Xu Enze misses it so much,"I have never known the identity of that group of people for so many years. At the beginning, I was worried that someone with bad intentions would let them go. When Qingjiu was in danger again, he changed his name and warned him not to mention his parents to anyone in the future. Everything is to protect him. I also pretended not to know about this, so as not to mention my sadness, and just to be safe."

"So when Master told me about this matter today, was it because he was worried that the mysterious people from before would appear?"

"Yes, I have not let you go too far away from Tianzong before, just because of this worry, but in the current situation, I can't think of anyone else who can help except you, so I can only do this."

"That being the case, I'll go alone and let Qingjiu stay."

Xu Enze thought for a moment before saying:"But can you still persuade Qingjiu to stay?..."Xu Enze hadn't finished speaking yet, his eyes drifted outside along the crack in the window. Xu Mulin turned around and saw that someone seemed to be passing by the door.