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He Ying beat Yu Yanzhi again.

They slept in the same room, on a big wooden bed. In the middle of the night, He Ying covered Yu Yan's head and face with the quilt, and punched him hard in the stomach a few times.Compared with a year ago, He Yingxue is smarter, looking for places where the flesh is soft and hard to be found.

Yu Yanzhi didn't dare to make a sound, he had suffered too much from He Ying, in fact, he might not lose to the other party in terms of strength, but when he saw He Ying, he was terrified, He Ying was ruthless, wishing he could kill him kill.

Huddled under the blanket, Yu Yanzhi curled up her hands and feet like a small shrimp, sweating from the sharp pain in the cold weather.

After the beating, He Ying went back to being hit, staring at the bulging black shadow like a weasel.He was puzzled, because Yu Yanzhi neither cried for forgiveness nor screamed in pain, so wouldn't his efforts be in vain?Thinking like this, he crawled over in the dark again, lifted the quilt and lay down behind Yu Yanzhi, pulled off his collar, opened his mouth and bit the soft neck.

Yu Yanzhi was finally scared, shaking like a dead leaf in the wind, he stretched out his hand to push He Ying away, and He Ying took the opportunity to pinch the back of his hand again.He couldn't take it anymore, he choked up and said like a mosquito: "It hurts..."

Satisfied, He Ying let go, suppressed him and said, "If you dare to sue Master, I will make you look good!"

Yu Yanzhi hurriedly nodded.

He Ying let him go, thinking that her bed must be very cold at the moment, so she kicked him and said, "Go to sleep with me."

Yu Yanzhi crawled out with hands and feet, and climbed into the opponent's quilt.

He Ying just liked Yu Yanzhi's cowardly appearance. He felt that Yu Yanzhi deserved it, and he deserved to suffer when he was alive.He Ying is not like a ten-year-old child, full of viciousness.

Yu Yanzhi was cold and frightened, his neck was wet and cold, he raised his hand to touch it, and sure enough he touched some mucus, he licked it, it didn't look like blood, he thought it was probably He Ying's saliva.Yu Yanzhi was terrified of He Ying, purely. He was not like a ten-year-old child who had turned into a pitiful dog at such a young age, not even daring to show his breath under He Ying's nose.

It wasn't until the middle of the night that Yu Yanzhi fell asleep for a while, but woke up from the cold early in the morning, and the quilt on her body was piled up at the end of the bed at some point, and He Yingye had disappeared.

Yu Yanzhi put on her clothes trembling, knelt down beside the bed and folded He Ying's quilt, and then went to fold her own.As soon as he opened the quilt, he saw a pale yellow mark on the cotton cloth. He lowered his head and sniffed that it was tea, and felt a little relieved.He Ying had urinated on his quilt before, and when the dumb aunt washed the quilt, all the teachers and sisters were present.At that time, he was extremely ashamed, thinking that he would stop wetting the bed when he was three years old, so he quietly went to look at He Ying, who pursed her lips into a line and gave him a look from under her transparent eyelids.Yu Yanzhi always felt that He Ying was very special when looking at people, her gaze was so light that she seemed to be floating in mid-air.

The wet quilt was neatly folded by him, and he didn't want to expose it to make people suspicious; if He Ying was punished, he would not be better off than him.

After putting on her shoes and socks, Yu Yanzhi scooped up some water from the water tank outside the house to wash up, and then rushed to the kitchen.

The Luojia Mountain where they live is quiet, even deserted. No matter where they look, there is a large sea of ​​trees. Sitting in the sea of ​​trees, the only thing that lingers in their ears is the chirping of different birds.

When she first went up the mountain with her master, Yu Yanzhi was often frightened by the howling mountain wind so that she could not sleep at night.He Ying stacked her quilt on top of his quilt, and the two of them slept together.At that time, he was not afraid of He Ying.One night, when he woke up crying from a nightmare, He Ying wiped the tears from his face with the corner of the quilt, explaining that he would take him to see a nest of newborn squirrels the next day, and that she only told him, not even her senior sister.

The next day, they sneaked to the back mountain. In a dense undergrowth, Yu Yanzhi saw a squirrel nest made of dead branches. There were three little squirrels whose eyes were closed. The hairless.

He Ying watched the little squirrel quietly, and Yu Yan stayed close to the side without making a sound, but after a while she felt bored, so she quietly went to take a look at He Ying again.He Ying's face is white and thin, and the corners of her mouth are always drawn into a line.He couldn't help pulling his hand, He Ying turned her head to look, her eyes were light and casual.

Every day after that, Yu Yanzhi and He Ying would go to see the little squirrel together until the little squirrel opened its eyes.

If time went back, he thought, he might not tell He Ying about himself.He was a little sad at first, but he lost his composure as he talked about it, because he was talking about his most admired father.

"Who do you say your father is?"

"My father is Yu Jingyao, a great hero of the Northern Martial Arts!"

After he blurted out these words, He Ying changed.

He Ying beat him very hard the first time, and Yu Yanzhi was terrified. He didn't know how to hide at first, but he started running around after he tasted the fishy smell in his mouth.He Ying chased him to a blind spot behind the stove, picked up a piece of thick firewood and threw it at his forehead.Yu Yanzhi was instantly stunned by the beating. If it hadn't been for the dumb aunt who heard the movement and rushed out to hug He Ying, startling Zhuang Yunqing with loud noises, a nine-year-old child would not be able to withstand a few blows.

After breaking away from the dumb aunt, He Ying wanted to rush towards Yu Yanzhi again, but the rushing master snatched the murder weapon and dragged her away.And from beginning to end, his eyes never left each other.

The warm liquid slowly dripped from the forehead, the scene in front of him turned red, and He Ying also turned red.

The dumb aunt's panicked whine sounded in his ears, but Yu Yanzhi heard it but didn't seem to hear it. Half an hour ago, He Yingcai shared a wild fruit with him, and gave him the bigger half.He wanted to apologize to He Ying, but he didn't know where he was wrong, and his eyes turned red when he thought about it.

He Ying was imprisoned by Zhuang Yunqing in an abandoned temple five miles away, and a dumb aunt delivered meals every day.

It took more than half a month for Yu Yanzhi's forehead injury to barely heal.He sneaked to the abandoned temple, the temple door was locked, he stood on tiptoe and saw He Ying through the thin gap.He Ying knelt down on her knees, with a porcelain bowl at her feet, the noodles in the bowl had long since turned into a lump.

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Yu Yanzhi patted on the wooden door and called He Ying in a low voice.

That day, he sat outside the temple until it was dark and couldn't hear the other party's voice.

When the master was found, he pleaded with the master; there was a sudden movement in the temple, and He Ying smashed the porcelain bowl to pieces.

Zhuang Yunqing sighed helplessly, and took him away.

After a few more days, he finally returned to He Ying.

He Ying was so hungry that she stuffed everything that could fit into her mouth, no matter if it was raw or cooked.Yu Yanzhi followed behind like a tail that couldn't be shaken off. Seeing that He Ying seemed to be choking, she hurriedly scooped up water for him.After He Ying took it, he drank it in big gulps, and slowly put down the water ladle until he swallowed all the food stuck in his throat.Yu Yan was extremely anxious, he hadn't forgotten the hit on He Ying's forehead, so when the other party brought the water ladle towards him, he subconsciously closed his eyes tightly.

"what."

This was the first time Yu Yanzhi heard He Ying speak since that day, and he timidly opened his eyes to see that He Ying was smiling, and when He Ying laughed, his eyes were like mist in the air.Yu Yanzhi also laughed, but without making a sound, he took the water ladle and scooped up some water for He Ying.

This time, He Ying poured water directly from the top of his head with a smile that he didn't have time to take back.

"Is it funny?" He Ying tapped Yu Yan's forehead with an empty water ladle.

The corners of Yu Yanzhi's mouth were bent stiffly, he lowered his eyelids, and mumbled, "It's been a long time since you've seen the little squirrels, they look better now..."

crackling—

The water ladle fell back into the jar.

He Ying grabbed his skirt and dragged him out of the kitchen, and pushed him to the ground.

"Dry your clothes," He Ying stood in the shadow of the eaves, "Do you want me to be imprisoned in the abandoned temple again?"

Yu Yanzhi hurriedly shook her head, got up and walked back to him, saying: "I won't tell Master, I won't say anything, I picked a lot of pine cones, let's go see the little squirrels together?"

He Ying tilted his head, raised his chin slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the darkness, Yu Yan could only see his pursed thin lips clearly.

"I'm not going with you."

"He Ying..."

He Ying shook her head, shoved him, pointed at the center of his brow with her fingertips, and said, "I am senior brother, you are junior brother, you are not allowed to call me He Ying."

He Ying's gaze towards her was still casual, but a cold fire was burning in the randomness, and the invisible flame scorched him.Yu Yanzhi understands day by day that He Ying hates herself, and this hatred has continued until now, a year later.Yu Yan was afraid of He Ying, but he had no other thoughts. He didn't learn to hate He Ying, because he always remembered He Ying's kindness to him at the beginning, and He Ying took him to see the little squirrels; later the little squirrels left. After the nest, there is only a pile of dead grass and rotten branches that no one cares about.

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Yu Yanzhi went to the kitchen to help the dumb aunt prepare breakfast.The dumb aunt was cooking porridge on the stove, so he squatted in front of the stove to add firewood.

His family background is quite good, his father is a well-known chivalrous man, and his mother was also from a scholarly family. Although he was like a star holding the moon when he was young, his parents were not spoiled; Subtly affecting him.Yu Yan is kind and docile, a well-behaved and obedient son in the eyes of his parents.

After coming to Luojia Mountain for more than a year, Yu Yanzhi learned a lot. He is still kind and docile, well-behaved and obedient, so the master, senior sister, and dumb aunt all like him.

Aunt Dumb was not born deaf, she could hear voices, she just said "Ula Ula" because she didn't have a tongue.Yu Yanzhi was terrified the first time she saw her, her face was covered with scars, like a fishing net.The dumb aunt hurriedly raised her sleeve to cover her face, and she was still holding a steamed bun in her hand and wanted to give it to him.In a few days, Yu Yanzhi was no longer afraid. The dumb aunt was not as good-looking as her mother, but she was as gentle as her mother.

"Wooah, wooah." The dumb aunt gestured, pointed out of the room, and put her hands together by her ears.

Yu Yanzhi nodded in response, and seeing the dumb aunt walking out with a smile on her face, he knew that the dumb aunt was going to wake up the senior sister.

The porridge on the stove filled the room with aroma, Yu Yan swallowed her saliva, and took one from a stack of bowls and put it beside the pot.The porridge was very hot, and he didn't dare to serve it in a bowl, so he was very careful when scooping it up, for fear of spilling the pot and wasting rice.He scooped it up one by one, and served it to the table when the bowl was full. There were five bowls in total.This is a square table with a bench on each side. Yu Yanzhi put a large bowl and a small bowl side by side, which belonged to Aunt Dumb and Senior Sister; then, she stared blankly at the remaining three bowls. , first put the two small bowls together, feeling a little happy, and finally moved the small bowl back to the big bowl.

The one who advanced the kitchen was the master, followed by He Ying.After a while, the dumb aunt also sat down with her senior sister in her arms.The senior sister was still asleep in the arms of the dumb aunt, and the dumb aunt took a spoonful of rice and blew it for a long time before feeding it to her.The senior sister ate half a spoonful and leaked half a spoonful. The dumb aunt didn't bother, she wiped her chin and coaxed softly.Yu Yanzhi can't laugh at the senior sister, because the senior sister is five years younger than him, but she joined the teacher's school three years earlier than him.

On Yu Yanzhi's left is the master, and on the right is the dumb aunt who is hugging her senior sister. He Ying has to stay further away from him.

Picking up a chopstick of vegetables, Yu Yan buried her head in the porridge bowl.

There were five boiled eggs on the plate in the center of the dining table. Aunt Mute took out two and peeled them, smashed them with a spoon and mixed them into the porridge of the senior sister.

He Ying also took one, he only ate the egg white, and then took the egg yolk and sent it to Zhuang Yunqing's bowl.

Yu Yanzhi raised her eyelids from the mouth of the bowl, watching Master give He Ying her egg white.

After breakfast, after the rest of the people left the table, Yu Yanzhi took the remaining eggs.He hid the egg in his sleeve, helped the dumb aunt clean up the dishes, and then went to the master's residence.

There is no courtyard wall where they live, just a few wooden houses built against the mountains.The houses of Yu Yanzhi and He Ying were on the lowest terrain, and Zhuang Yunqing lived on the highest, with the dumb aunt and senior sister in between;

He Ying started to practice martial arts with Zhuang Yunqing when he was three years old, but Yu Yanzhi was no worse than He Ying, his last master was his father.Zhuang Yunqing still teaches them the basic footwork, leg skills and defense.Two years later, he and He Ying will practice "Yun Xi Sword Art" with Zhuang Yunqing. Before that, they can't touch the sword.

He Ying is flexible and quick to react, but his footing is unstable. Although he is aggressive, he cannot defend; and he often creates his own tactics. Once or twice, he may avoid people's eyes and ears and surprise them. But after a long time, his weaknesses will undoubtedly be exposed. .Yu Yanzhi is the exact opposite of him. He is well-regulated and has a very solid foundation. However, he is good at defense and attack, so he will inevitably fall into a passive position.Zhuang Yunqing asked the two apprentices to practice leg skills. If they were limited to ten moves, He Ying would definitely have the upper hand. There is no reason why they would lose if they did twenty moves.

He Ying never really lost, Zhuang Yunqing asked them to stop.

Yu Yan raised his elbow upwards for half an hour when the iron sand bag was tied to his wrist. He had learned some palm techniques from his father, but only now that he practiced swords did he realize that the strength of his wrist is even more demanding.

After teaching, Zhuang Yunqing went back to the house to read, but when he left, He Ying unloaded the iron sand bag with his back.He couldn't have behaved better in front of Zhuang Yunqing. In fact, he was disobedient in his bones. He was not lazy but impatient. If he didn't do something for a long time, he would get bored.After pressing his legs on the tree, he went to squat again, practiced his footwork for a while, then lowered his waist, stood on his head for a quarter of an hour, tied the iron sand bag and lifted his arms twice.

Even in late autumn, when she finished her master's explanation, Yu Yanzhi was sweating profusely and her face was flushed, while He Ying's skin was still white and thin, as fresh as a silk veil.

Bending down in front of the water tank, Yu Yan straightened up after washing her face, and He Ying stood opposite at some point, splashing water on the lapel of her clothes.Glancing at him, Yu Yanzhi lowered her head and walked a little further away.Except for the first time, He Ying never gave herself a "good look" in front of Master. He Ying was afraid of Master?Or are you afraid of being shut down and ruined the temple?Yu Yanzhi didn't think so.

He Ying also seemed to be sweating at the moment, he sat down beside the stone table, put his arms on the edge of the table and closed his eyes to rest.Suddenly, the palm sank, and there was something extremely smooth in the hand.

Opening his eyelids, he took a look at the object, then squinted at Yu Yanzhi, his gaze was from bottom to top, his thin eyelids were covered with thick eyelashes, like a small fan almost covering his light and chilly gaze.

When Yu Yanzhi saw him standing up, her whole body reacted immediately: her scalp was numb, her eyes were dizzy and her legs were weak.

"I don't want it." He Ying spread her arms and said.

Yu Yanzhi nodded again and again, and took it back. Covering the egg with both hands, she suddenly realized that she hurriedly peeled off the shell, picked out the yolk and handed the egg white to He Ying.He wanted to please He Ying, and he also knew that He Ying never ate egg yolks.

He Ying pursed her lips, and the corners of her lips gradually curved.He Ying hardly smiled at him, and when He Ying smiled, he would suffer.

Before he suffered, Zhuang Yunqing walked out of the house.

"Master!" He Ying was really laughing this time, he was like a gust of wind blowing from Yu Yanzhi's side to Zhuang Yunqing.

Yu Yanzhi hurriedly stuffed the egg into his mouth, he ate in such a hurry that he almost choked to death.He raised his sleeve, wiped his mouth, and followed behind He Ying.

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From autumn to winter, the temperature is getting lower and lower every day, and Luojia Mountain is a place where there is no snow. The winter is cold and humid, and it is often rainy.

The dumb aunt knew that Yu Yan was cold in the house, so she asked him to stay after dinner.The dumb aunt is not partial, she watched He Ying grow up, but He Ying has never been close to her, and she is unwilling to accept her kindness.

There were two small benches next to the adobe stove, and Yu Yanzhi and her senior sister sat side by side.There is a pot of water squatting on the square stove, and a circle of yam eggs is surrounded by the copper pot.

Yu Yanzhi held the scissors, and in his left hand was the folded colored paper. He cut it intently for a while, and finally shook off some pieces, unfolded the colored paper, and there was a delicate and cute little rabbit.This is what his mother taught him. His mother is very skillful and can cut many flowers, plants, birds and animals.

Yu Yanzhi gave the little rabbit to her senior sister.

Senior sister is five years old this year, and has a nice name——Qin Yue'er.

Qin Yue'er had a cherry mouth and big eyes, but she was fat enough to be a meatball. The dumb aunt could hug her, and Yu Yan was out of breath even after walking about ten steps with her on her back.

"Aunt," Qin Yue'er walked up to the dumb aunt on short legs, held up the paper-cut, and said, "Rabbit."

The dumb aunt grinned, her face was covered with scars, she looked really scary, but her eyes were full of tenderness and kindness.Qin Yue'er was not afraid of the dumb aunt's ugly face, so she also laughed and lost her eyes.The dumb aunt caressed her forehead with her big hand, and pointed at Yu Yanzhi: "Ahhhhhhhhhhh."

Qin Yue'er bounced back to the bench, spread the little rabbit flat on her lap, looked at Yu Yanzhi with big eyes, and said, "Brother Yanzhi, cut me another little rabbit, it has no companion Son."

Yu Yanzhi nodded, asked the dumb aunt for a piece of colored paper, and cut a bunny in the opposite direction.Two little rabbits were pasted on the paper window, facing each other.

The smell of yam eggs gradually wafted from the room, Qin Yue'er salivated, and her fat hand reached for the copper pot.Yu Yanzhi quickly grabbed her and whispered, "Senior Sister, it's hot."

"I want to eat..." Qin Yue'er twisted her arms and struggled outward.

Yu Yan didn't dare to let go, and while trapping her, she carefully moved the yam egg away from the copper pot, let it dry for a while, and then picked it up with her fingertips and put it on her lap.The yam egg was still hot even through the thick clothes, Yu Yanzhi coaxed Qin Yue'er for a long time, and when the temperature dropped, he opened it and blew hot air, and gave her half of it.

After finishing her sewing work, the dumb aunt looked up and saw Yu Yanzhi was handing the remaining half of a yam egg to Qin Yueer, she couldn't help smiling.She looked at the two little rabbits on the paper window, then at the two children sitting in front of the stove, her smile gradually deepened, and after a while she shook her head while laughing again.

The water in the copper pot was boiled, and hot air spewed out, and the lid of the pot was thrown upside down and crackling.

The dumb aunt put away the bamboo basket with the needlework ends, lifted the pot down, picked up a few yam eggs and wrapped them in the cloth pocket, wiped off the threads on the skirt, brushed her temple hair, and was about to send them to Zhuang Yunqing in the dark residence.

"Auntie, let me go." Yu Yanzhi walked up to her and took the cloth bag from her hand.

The dumb aunt quickly waved her hand, pointing to the copper pot and pointing to the outside of the house, meaning that the pot was hot and it was dark outside, so she was worried.

"Don't worry. You can sleep with the senior sister, I will go back to the house after seeing the master."

Yu Yanzhi held the handle of the pot, but the dumb aunt didn't dare to snatch it for fear of burning him, so she handed it out carefully, then took two yam eggs and stuffed them into his arms, watching him turn the path before closing the door.

Zhuang Yunqing lives in a high place, which is colder than Yu Yanzhi and He Ying's room.He is not treating his disciples harshly. A person who studies martial arts must not only have a strong body but also a tenacious spirit. What can he do if he can't stand the cold?

There is no moon and no stars tonight, and it is colder than yesterday.

Along the way, Yu Yanzhi was extremely cautious but did not walk slowly. In winter nights, with a pot of boiling water, the tea time would become lukewarm.Turning a corner, dim lights appeared in front of him, he couldn't help but quicken his pace, and before he got close, he heard laughter from inside the house.

"What do you think of this one?"

"Ying'er, don't mess around."

Yu Yanzhi stopped in front of the house, not knowing whether to make a sound or knock on the door.

"Is it Yanzhi?" Following Zhuang Yunqing's voice, the door slowly opened from the inside.

Yu Yanzhi hurriedly said, "Master."

Zhuang Yunqing nodded with a smile and let him in.

He Ying suppressed her smile instantly.

Yu Yanzhi first filled up the teacups on the table, then placed the cloth bag containing the yam eggs beside the teacups, and then looked at the randomly spread papers.But seeing that each one has a face painted on it, if it weren't for the small characters next to it, it would be impossible to tell who it was.Although Hua'er is not flattering, the three characters "Zhuang Yunqing" are elegant, meaningful and upright.

Yu Yanzhi raised her eyelids and met He Ying's eyes behind the desk, feeling guilty for no reason.

He Ying picked up the pen again, flamboyantly wrote, flung the written paper in front of him, picked up the teacup and walked towards Zhuang Yunqing.

Yu Yanzhi took a closer look, and there was a big turtle drawn on the paper, the turtle was lifelike, with three large characters written vertically on the turtle shell - Yu Yanzhi.

"He Ying, it's getting late, you can go back with Yan Zhi."

He Ying looked up at Zhuang Yunqing and said, "Master, I want to live on the mountain with you."

Patting him on the shoulder, Zhuang Yunqing said kindly: "You have grown up, you should learn to be independent, besides, you are Yan Zhi's senior brother, you should set an example."

"Master..."

"obedient."

He Ying pulled Zhuang Yunqing's sleeve and begged without giving up, but Zhuang Yunqing was unmoved, and finally frowned: "Don't be willful again."

Pursing her lips tightly, He Ying was disappointed and ashamed; he was flatly rejected by the master, but Yu Yanzhi let Yu Yanzhi see the excitement!

The two walked on the mountain road one after the other.He Ying walked fast. Although he had walked this road back and forth countless times, he couldn't see his fingers at this time, and the moisture seeped into the ground again. He didn't know whether he was tripped or his feet slipped. After staggering a few steps, he fell. fell to the ground.

Yu Yanzhi couldn't see it clearly, but he could hear the noise clearly, he rushed forward to help, but He Ying pushed him away.He Ying seemed to have fallen hard, and her steps slowed down a lot after getting up.Yu Yanzhi silently followed not far away, no one spoke.

After returning to the room, Yu Yanzhi lay down on the bed, took out a piece of folded paper from her sleeve and stuffed it into the pillowcase.

In the middle of the night, he was woken up by the sound of coughing, and after a long while in a daze, he was sure that the sound came from He Ying.

Climbing out of the bed, lying beside the other party, after hesitating for a while, Yu Yanzhi murmured: "What's wrong with you?"

He Ying just coughed intermittently.

Yu Yanzhi was startled, he stretched out his hand to feel He Ying's face, and felt that cheek was hot.

"Hello?" Yu Yanzhi shook him.

He Ying finally had a reaction, shivering and shrinking away from the quilt.

Yu Yanzhi quickly picked up her quilt and covered him.

In the middle of winter, He Ying inside the quilt was fighting, and Yu Yanzhi outside the quilt was also fighting.

Even wearing clothes, it was hard to resist the cold, Yu Yan could not sleep well, and was awakened by the movement around him before dawn the next day.

He Ying turned over and sat up, looked at the extra quilt, and then at the child at her feet.The child's face was hidden in the darkness, only a pair of bright eyes looked over, which reminded He Ying of a little squirrel who had just opened its eyes, timidly seeking warmth.He Ying used to feel sorry for Yu Yanzhi, and because of his sympathy for each other, he cherished Yu Yanzhi as his own shadow, but now, Yu Yanzhi has become a wall in front of him and a thorn in his heart.

Yu Yanzhi saw him get off the ground without saying a word, fully dressed and opened the door to leave, so she also hurriedly followed.

A drizzle fell from the navy blue sky, Yu Yanzhi rubbed her arms and looked at He Ying.Under the light of the sky, He Ying's cheeks showed a strange pink color. He half-closed his eyes, looked listlessly at the empty water tank, picked up the wooden bucket and walked down the mountain.

The mountain road was slippery, and Yu Yanzhi followed him a long distance away. From time to time, he heard coughing in front of him, and worried that He Ying was sick.

Walking for a cup of tea, a green lake appeared in the open land in front of you.

The hazy sky was like drizzle, and the rain was continuous, causing ripples on the lake.

He Ying squatted down by the lake and scooped up a bucket full of water. When he got up, he was obviously unable to do what he wanted, so he had to put the bucket back to his feet.

Yu Yanzhi did not know when he was standing next to him, stretched out her arm and lifted the wooden barrel.

"Go away!" The expression on He Ying's face should be angry, but he was too weak to even speak out, so these words lacked deterrence.

The clothes on the hair tips and shoulders of the two of them were already soaked by the rain, He Ying's face was bright red, but her hands were as cold as ice, and they were folded together with his on the handle of the wooden barrel.

Yu Yanzhi noticed that He Ying's strength had become weaker. If He Ying didn't open his mouth on weekdays, he would never dare to fight with him. But now that He Ying is sick, people feel uncomfortable when they are sick.He was still afraid of He Ying. If he could tell the truth, he would not let He Ying come out to fetch water in such a cold day.

Yu Yanzhi's face was also red, but it was cold, and he flattered him, "You mentioned it on the way here, but I'll mention it when you get back?"

The corners of her tightly pursed lips drew impatient lines, and He Ying tugged on the handle vigorously, letting the water splash out and wet the hem of her clothes.Seeing that he got angry, Yu Yan didn't dare to provoke him anymore, so she wanted to let go of her hand, but He Ying was extremely irritable today, she quickly ran out of patience, and stretched her arm to push his chest.

The moment Yu Yan let go of Fang's hand, she was pushed back by a force. On a rainy day, the ground by the lake was very slippery. He staggered two steps and fell straight into the water on his back.Before falling into the water, he saw He Ying's dazed expression and the hand stretched out towards him, but the hand only had time to touch his fingertips.

The body slammed into the lake, and after a moment of relief, it fell rapidly!

A large amount of water poured into his nose and nose with his breath, and he struggled but sank deeper and deeper. The icy cold lake water gradually paralyzed his consciousness. In this bottomless darkness, the initial panic and fear could not help disappearing, but instead he felt a kind of warmth.In a daze, he seemed to hear someone calling him, "Yan Zhi" as if it came from Master, and another... Who was it?

He had a long dream in which many people passed by him.Father, mother, the dumb aunt holding the senior sister, and finally the master.He yelled at them but there was no answer, and he tried to catch up, but his legs got stuck in the mud and he couldn't move.He was flustered, sweating all over, at this moment another person walked by him, he looked up quickly, but saw that person stopped in his tracks.

He Ying, He Ying...

He stared blankly at the other party, and murmured, "I...I can't move."

Looking at him from under her thin eyelids, He Ying continued to walk forward.

Seeing He Ying going further and further away, gradually disappearing into the white light like those before him, he was burning with anxiety, desperately trying to get out of the quagmire, trying again and again, failing again and again, he was almost desperate, and his suppressed emotions were like a black tide Popo strikes.His scalp was tingling, and he was numb after the pain was extreme. His whole body was cold, losing warmth from the inside out.

"Hey."

He slowly raised his head, his eyes met the light gaze.

He Ying stretched out her hand towards him: "Get up soon."

Yu Yanzhi opened her eyes slowly, this long dream seemed to have only been experienced for a moment when the light shone into her eyes.

"Auntie, brother Yanzhi is awake."

Qin Yueer's voice rang in her ears, Yu Yanzhi looked around and found that she was lying in the mute aunt's room.

"Ah! Wooah!" The dumb aunt's voice was full of joy. She came to the bed with a bowl of steaming soup, helped Yu Yanzhi up, and nodded her chin to bring the bowl to his lips.

The hot air rushed to the face, and the thick ginger rushed into the nostrils. Yu Yanzhi was not afraid of the heat, so she took a few sips and drank upside down.

"Aunt," Yu Yanzhi showed the dumb aunt a reassuring smile, "I'm fine."

After touching his forehead, the dumb aunt was relieved.

Qin Yue'er kicked off her little shoes, climbed onto the bed and sat on Yu Yanzhi's lap, her big eyes flashed and she said, "Brother Yanzhi, why are you playing in the water in such a cold world? Shut Brother Ying to the temple."

The dumb aunt patted Qin Yue'er's buttocks through the thick cotton trousers, and hugged her from Yu Yan's lap, then hurriedly waved her hands at the other party, tapped herself with her fingertips, made a gesture of praying to Buddha with her palms together, and then clicked Xiang outside the house, telling Yu Yanzhi not to worry, she will go to the temple to see He Ying in a while.

Yu Yanzhi was dumbfounded, and put on her clothes without saying a word.The previous wet clothes have been baked by the stove, and now this one is the winter clothes that the dumb aunt brought from his house.

The dumb aunt couldn't stop him, she turned her head and told Qin Yue'er a few times, then hurriedly opened her umbrella and chased after him.The sky outside the house could not tell the time, only the rain was much heavier than in the morning, and when the dumb aunt caught up with him, his shoulders and back were already soaked.

Zhuang Yunqing was standing under the eaves, his eyes were sent to the abandoned temple five miles away, there were deep and shallow traces of sorrow between his brows, his eyes were dazed and melancholy, as if there were many things on his mind that could not be expressed.

"Master." Yu Yanzhi said respectfully.

The dumb aunt whispered, looking at Zhuang Yunqing with guilt in her eyes.

"I'm sorry to trouble you," Zhuang Yunqing turned to Yu Yanzhi after letting the dumb aunt go back first, "Come into the house with me."

Yu Yanzhi's intention for coming was simple and clear. He didn't plead with He Ying, but just stated the facts.

Zhuang Yunqing witnessed He Ying pushing Yu Yanzhi into the lake with his own eyes. Moreover, He Ying had a lot of criminal records, and Yu Yanzhi was gentle by nature... He used to only say that as time goes on, the relationship between the two children can always grow slowly. One day, he will understand the truth that the crime is not as good as the child, but now it seems that He Ying is full of blood and has nowhere to avenge. He believes that the father should pay the debt, but he really wants to harm Yu Yanzhi.

Zhuang Yunqing had to think about whether she shouldn't have brought Yu Yanzhi back to Luojia Mountain?But if not, who can keep it safe...

"Yanzhi, you are a kind and kind child, and I understand your intentions," Zhuang Yunqing patted him on the shoulder lightly, and said, "But He Yingzhi's mistakes cannot be tolerated by a teacher. I want him to be a teacher, and I don't want to see him." He made a mistake in the future and regretted it too late."

"It was the apprentice and the senior brother who snatched the barrel and accidentally slipped and fell. It was not his fault."

"He Ying has admitted his mistake, you don't have to excuse him."

Yu Yanzhi was startled, and said: "It's not his fault, why did he admit it?"

"Yan Zhi," Zhuang Yunqing said with a serious expression, "Why do you let him think about his mistakes in the temple for his own sake? If he doesn't calm down as soon as possible, he will definitely make a big mistake in the future. Your tolerance is precious, but to He Ying It is just a kind of connivance. Punish He Ying, as a teacher, you will suffer as much, but for him to grow up in the future, as a teacher, you must teach him strictly."

"Master..." Yu Yan took a step forward, reaching out her hand as if to pull Zhuang Yunqing's sleeve, but she retracted it halfway, and begged in a low voice, "Master's teachings and disciples are in mind, but...the brother is sick, and the master wants to Whether the punishment can wait for him to raise well..."

Zhuang Yunqing was startled, then remained silent for a while, and said, "Is he sick?"

Yu Yanzhi hurriedly said: "Yes! I beg Master to forgive me—"

"Okay," interrupted him, Zhuang Yunqing was silent for a moment, and said, "You have gone through a dangerous situation, go back and rest earlier, don't bother about He Ying's matter, as a teacher, you have your own discretion."

Yu Yanzhi lowered her head slightly, moved her lips, and said, "Yes."

After leaving the master's residence, Yu Yanzhi hid under a tree at the corner of the mountain road. He waited for half a stick of incense before the master walked out of the room.He clenched his fists and rushed into the rain, came to the firewood shed behind the stove, held the handle of the ax with both hands and gritted his teeth hard, pulling the ax from the wooden pier.

When he arrived at the abandoned temple, a violent cough was coming from it.He raised the ax high and slashed at the door lock, hacking the wooden door in disrepair. The moment the copper lock fell to the ground, he pushed the door open and walked in.

He Ying no longer had the strength to kneel, he lay down on the ground, and slowly raised his head after another cough.

Yu Yan was extremely embarrassed, drenched from head to toe, mud was all over her knees, and her right hand holding the ax was hanging heavily by her side.He looked at He Ying and saw the blood on He Ying's mouth and sleeves.

He Ying stared at him blankly, as if frightened.

Step by step, Yu Yanzhi dropped the ax and knelt in front of him.He Ying's eyes were full of horror, but when she was about to speak, she was hugged.Yu Yanzhi's face was expressionless, tears flowed down in big drops, and the tears slid down He Ying's neck, even hotter than his body temperature.

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The pouring rain poured down, and Yu Yanzhi walked in the rain with He Ying on his back.He Ying still coughed lightly, with a very suppressed voice, and when she couldn't restrain herself, she would suddenly choke out a mouthful of bloody saliva, which fell on Yu Yanzhi's chest little by little.Yu Yanzhi thought of her nanny, who suddenly coughed up blood one winter day...and died not long after.

Yu Yan couldn't understand why Master did this?He Ying didn't push him into the lake on purpose, the moment he fell into the water, He Ying clearly wanted to hold him back.He told the truth, but the master kept saying the truth... His father was killed by these words, no matter how many excuses he made, no one would believe him.

He Ying was about the same size as him, and he was no lighter than him. It was quite difficult for Yu Yan to carry this man on the slippery mountain road.He walked cautiously, anxious; the coughing in his ears, and the hot forehead against his cheek made his nasal cavity sore.

The nanny is gone, the father is gone, the mother is gone...he didn't want He Ying to be gone.

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