Half Demon and Half Mountain

Ao Hua and Su Xin really did as they said, they did not come to bother them in the next few days, leaving ample time for A Gui to think about it.

This didn't seem to be in line with their eagerness to bring Agui back, but after Cen Shen thought about it, this matter was actually a knot in his heart.What happened back then cannot be explained clearly in a few words, the key to the matter lies in whether Ah Gui can figure it out by himself, no matter how much others say, it will not help the matter.

Ao Hua does not need to tell Ao Gui about the trials and hardships he has experienced in the past 1000 years, and Ao Gui will not tell Ao Hua about his inner suffering and remorse over the years. After living for so many years and experiencing so many things, they are already used to using Treat everything in a calm manner.

Cen Shen still didn't do any persuasion, so the daily life in the small courtyard was still very ordinary.Occasionally there would be a few thunderclaps, and it was Huan Le and Agui who were arguing again.

Perhaps knowing that parting is imminent, this kind of naive and unnutritious bickering like kindergarten children is also very precious at this moment.

Finally, on a certain morning after the rain, when an autumn rain knocked down half of the leaves of the toon tree, Agui looked at the bluestone slab covered with leaves and said, "I should go."

At that time, Cen Shen had just put on a coat and came out of the bedroom, with sleepy pajamas under his eyes.Hearing this, his footsteps paused on the veranda, his eyes fell on the yard with Agui, suddenly feeling melancholy, but he didn't know what to say.

Huan Le happened to come over from the kitchen with a cup of coffee in his hand.Cen Shen came back to his senses when the coffee was handed to his hands and the warmth flowed to his limbs.

But he still couldn't say anything, because he was really not good at saying goodbye.At this time, he caught a glimpse of the glass tank in the studio from the corner of his eye, and suddenly asked, "Do you want to take the goldfish away?"

Agui was stunned, and then replied: "Take it away, after all, you have been with me for so many years."

Cen Shen nodded, but Huan Le couldn't stand the atmosphere.In his opinion, as long as it's not a farewell, all parting in the world is the prologue of reunion.

"Let's go someday, are you still taking the special train to the north? Let's see you off together." As soon as Huan Le opened his mouth, Qiu's desolation and parting intention were greatly diluted.

Agui shook his head: "What are you sending me for, I have to go to Beidi, and I won't go back to Chang'an yet."

"Northland?" Cen Shen frowned, "What are you going to Northland for?"

"I can't really just go back like this. With my current state, which ghost can I suppress? The Northland is the holy land of the Xuanwu clan. I have to go back and get back what should belong to me." Agui road.

Huan Le and Cen Shen looked at each other, they didn't know where the so-called Northland was in the north, but this trip would be risky.

After thinking for a few seconds, Huan Le immediately made a decision: "Then I will accompany you back."

Agui shook his head: "I am probably the only one left in the clan now, and the so-called holy land is just a deserted place, but there are only restrictions on entering and exiting. Ao Hua will accompany me back, don't worry, since I choose to go back, I won't go back." It's easy to get yourself into trouble."

At the end, Agui looked in the direction of the north, and said quietly: "Maybe, the Northland is also waiting for me to go back."

Only then did Cen Shen and Huan Le suddenly realize that that is Agui's real home.After wandering for thousands of years, he is finally going home.This may be the path he chose for himself, to go back, bravely face what he once avoided, and regain what he lost little by little.

But Huan Le was still a little worried about Agui's safety, so he went to the study to look for Ao Hua.Agui is a liar, Agui, he has to confirm the safety of this trip from Ao Hua before he can rest assured.

Cen Shen came back to the memories again and bid farewell to Liu Qi.

Liu Qi was fishing under the pomegranate tree beside the Nanliu Bridge, but there were no live fish in the man-made river.This reminded Cen Shen of a movie line that he modified slightly to interpret the scene in front of him - what I was catching was not fish, but loneliness.

He seemed to have a kind of loneliness unique to a master.

"You're late." Liu Qi didn't look back.

"Sorry, something happened at home." Cen Shen said, walking to the pomegranate tree.In my memory, it was summer, and the pomegranate flowers withered, leaving fiery red fruits hanging on the branches.

Cen Shen couldn't help but raised his hand to touch those fruits, wanting to pick one and bring it back to Huan Le.At this moment, Liu Qi stood up and gave Cen Shen both the fishing rod and the ponytail, "Sit."

Cen Shen didn't know why, but he sat down obediently with his fishing rod in hand.

After a long time, Liu Qi said, "There are no fish in this river."

Cen Shen: "..."

No fish so throw me the rod?Why is this a bit of a picky thing.

Liu Qi added: "Today's artisan world is like a river without fish. Neither Wu Chong'an nor the entire artisan association has realized that when technology rises, the prosperity that belongs to artisans will never be It has arrived. This is not a question of which is better, but a choice of the times."

Hearing this, Cen Shen was stunned for a long time.He didn't expect Liu Qi to say this to him. It seemed like a bucket of cold water was poured on his head, and he savored it carefully, but it seemed like a kind reminder when he was parting.

Human society does not need any magic weapon beyond understanding, which will undoubtedly break a certain balance.The gods have all withdrawn from the stage of history for this reason, and the future of the craftsmen seems to be a very troublesome problem.

but--

"Perhaps Mr. Wu has already realized it." Cen Shen looked at the ripples of the fishing line rippling on the water, and recalled the content of the last letter, and the time when he visited various craftsmen in order to solve the mystery of the formation map. Seeing the scene, he said: "Maybe he really just wants to leave a spark, whether it is please you or Mr. Fu, as long as you leave a spark that can light up the long night. As for the future, Who knows."

Will human beings perish, will gods regenerate, and will the existence of monsters be exposed... From the ancient enlightenment to the Maurya Dynasty, to the rise of human beings, the chaos of Canghua, and to today's modern society, the world has gone through so much How uncertain.

The big question of the survival of the times is something that a big man like fourth master should think about.A small person like Cen Shen just needs to hold on to the torch and walk straight ahead.

Liu Qi looked at Cen Shen, and seemed a little surprised that he could say such a thing, but after thinking about it for a while, he stopped talking.

Cen Shen, however, seemed to be talking, and while he was fishing seriously, he said: "Someone in my family is going on a long journey, and we may not see each other again for a long time. He has been with me for many years, and I am a little bit reluctant. When I made up my mind to leave, I suddenly made a decision. Do you still remember Master’s student? He came from Datang, and now I want to send him back, but the little hydrangea can only be used once, so——I decided to go with He goes together."

Liu Qi: "As you wish."

"Aren't you afraid that if I go to the Tang Dynasty, I won't be able to live in modern times? Then my fire will lose its due effect." Cen Shen asked again.

"My mission has been completed." Liu Qi's attitude towards this was very casual, "How you choose is your own business."

Cen Shen had an epiphany.He felt that he was stupid to discuss such an issue with Liu Qi, why would Liu Qi care about such a thing?He wouldn't even blink when the universe exploded.

Sure enough, Liu Qi seemed to feel that he was too nagging today, so she directly raised her hand to cover his head, and reminded: "Close your eyes, the time is coming soon."

Cen Shen hastily closed his eyes, and the familiar stream of consciousness poured into his mind, dragging him into the ocean of knowledge in an instant, temporarily forgetting everything around him.

In the ear, there is only a slight sound of the wind, and the faint sweet smell of red pomegranate that is about to ripen into the nose.

When Cen Shen opened his eyes again, people were already coming and going by the Nanliu Bridge.The sound of footsteps rushed into his ears, and there was no trace of Liu Qi behind him.

Is he gone?

Let's go.

No farewell, silent, especially in line with his style of doing things.

"Goodbye." Cen Shen murmured softly, then put down the fishing rod, patted his clothes and stood up.Liu Qi is gone, these memories should disappear soon, so he should go back.

Only this time, when Cen Shen woke up in Xizi Hutong, Huan Le hadn't come back yet.It was not until evening that this person arrived late with a food box.

Cen Shen glanced at the familiar food box and asked, "Mr. Lu gave you this again?"

"That's right." Huan Le had a smile on his face, "For this, Fourth Master even gave me a look. But there's no way, who made me like you?"

"You just play the tsundere, be careful that one day you slap too much and be sacked in a dark alley." Agui cherishes every opportunity to complain.

Huan Le didn't care about this, and couldn't wait to present the treasure to Cen Shen.Today's menu is a plate of squid eel paste, a small dish of crab roe tofu, and two large crab roe soup dumplings. There are not many items, and it is more home-cooked, but the ingredients are fresh and the taste is authentic.

Shang Si is a big boss, and every day there are countless people who want to flatter him. The eels and crabs are delivered from Suzhou by special personnel, and they are absolutely delicious.

Only then did Cen Shen remember that golden autumn is a good time to eat crabs.

"Everyone got together today, and my little aunt was there too, but the soup dumplings he made were so ugly that they still leaked. The fourth master laughed at him vigorously, and my little aunt took off her apron and almost got into a fight with him ..." Huan Le talked about one little aunt, and the words were quite fluent.

While serving the dishes, Cen Shen listened to his cheerful nagging, a smile could not help but appear on the corner of his mouth.He had never personally experienced the excitement in Huan Le's mouth, but just listening to it like this made him feel very happy.

After a while, the bowls and chopsticks were all set up, and Huan Le started looking for straws everywhere again, "I saw that everyone on the Internet uses straws when eating this soup dumpling, it looks really amazing."

Cen Shen watched helplessly as he was busy around like a hardworking bee, then turned around and took out the straw left over from the last drink of ad calcium milk from the refrigerator and handed it to him.

Don't get me wrong, this ad calcium milk is also drunk by Huan Le, and Cen Shen is already a mature adult.

"Slow down, be careful of burning." Cen Shen was a little puzzled, and the dog's tongue couldn't help but burn.

Huan Le nodded, carefully poked a hole in the soup dumpling, took a bite, immediately looked up at Cen Shen, and said, "This is really amazing."

Yes yes yes, it's amazing, keep drinking.

What can Cen Shen do, of course, let him be happy.Turning around and seeing Agui's envious eyes, he hesitated for two seconds, pierced his share with chopsticks, scooped up some soup and put it in a small dish.

"Let's eat, let's break up." Cen Shen put the plate in front of Agui.

Agui was very moved, but still complained about the three words "disbanded meal", "You make it sound like we have done something together."

Huan Le immediately raised his head when he heard the sound, and with the straw still in his mouth, he explained righteously: "You guys haven't done anything, no, it's me and Cen, us."

Agui: "What?"

Cen Shen didn't realize it either, and after several turns in his brain circuit, he realized that he had just driven for a while.The recent Tang teenagers really follow the trend of the times very closely, or maybe they have more contact with Qiao Fengmian and Shang Si, and they are no longer so innocent.

When he said this, his ears were not red.

"Tsk tsk, young hero Lele, I misjudged you." Agui was heartbroken, and turned to look at Cen Shen to instigate discord: "If I were you, I would beat him up."

Cen Shen wanted to fight at first, but after hearing what Agui said, he suddenly didn't want to fight anymore.

Agui deeply regrets.

At night, Cen Shen made a pot of tea and called Huan Le to play chess on the veranda.This was one of the few times Cen Shen took the initiative to invite him. Although Huan Le was happy, he was still mostly curious.

"Do you have anything to say to me?" He hugged him from behind unexpectedly, put his chin on his shoulder with a smile, and asked.

"Yeah." Cen Shen responded softly, pulled him to sit down, and then told him his plan, "...I've made up my mind, we'll leave when I arrange everything here. .Anyway, I have nothing to worry about here."

But who would have expected that Huan Le's face suddenly darkened: "No, you can't go back with me."

"Why?" Cen Shen was stunned, looking at him in disbelief.

Huan Le remained silent. He originally didn't want to tell Cen Shen so early, but since Cen Shen had already made his decision, it was time to make the final choice.

"The little hydrangea can only be used once, right?" he asked.

"Yes." Cen Shen nodded.He didn't doubt Huan Le's feelings for him, so after the shock, he quickly calmed down.It's just that those hands tightly grasped Huan Le, still a little worried.

"Your illness will recur again, right?"

"right……"

"You still have ten years? Or 20 years? But Aesculus is the only magic medicine in the world, how long does it take for it to bloom? Even if we take it back with us, can we wait?"

"..."

"I don't want you to die, A-Cen. I want to keep you, at all costs."

Cen Shen didn't speak anymore, his eyes were fixed on Huan Le, and after a long time, he asked in a hoarse voice, "Then what are you going to do?"

Huan Le also looked back at him, the lively young man seemed to have transformed into a mature man in an instant, the things hidden in the bottom of his eyes gradually surfaced, firm and unshakable.

"I'll take Moro back, you will wait for me in modern times."