Ming Yu

At nightfall, Hua Niansu helped her husband into the house, Ziyang came over to say good night to them with the little fox in his arms, and happily took it to the side room to sleep.

Hua Niansu saw Youmo with a messy head on his head, reluctantly looking up at the man in the house, his nimble eyes dimmed, and a big tail drooping listlessly, he couldn't help but sighed softly, and pulled Ziyang to tell him in a low voice. He said a few sentences: "Although the master asked Xiaomo to accompany you for a night, he has a special relationship with the master. It must not be treated as an ordinary pet. Remember not to be disrespectful."

Ziyang nodded sensiblely, stretched out his hand to stroke its head, and smoothed out the messy hair on its head: "Little fox, I will trouble you tonight. Brother has to take care of Mr. Yang'er is afraid of the dark and dare not be alone. sleep, so please stay with me for one night, and I will return you to Mr. Yu tomorrow, okay?"

The little fox turned a pair of big round eyes on Ziyang's face, and nodded slightly, showing an expression of sacrificing himself to feed a tiger.Hmph, brat, you're quite polite, so I'll reluctantly agree, young master.

"Yang'er thanked the little fox here, and thanked Mr. Ziyang." Ziyang showed two dimples, hugged the little fox and bowed twice towards the house, then walked away staggeringly on his short legs.

After a while, Hua Niansu set up a screen in the inner room, brought in the steaming bathtub, placed it behind the screen, took out several commonly used herbs from the cabinet and soaked them in the water, and put the changed clothes and clean ones into the water. The face towels were folded and placed on the rack. After testing the water temperature, I carefully helped my husband sit in the bathtub, rubbed the acacia in my hands to form fine white foam, and rubbed it gently on his hair inch by inch.

Most of the chronically ill people lost weight and took off their long gowns. The man was already out of shape, and his silhouette in the water light was unusually clear and desolate. His snowy hair in a shawl was brushed aside, revealing a bleak bluish white under his smooth skin. Stained with water, it emits a faint radiance, and the collarbone is more prominent than before, making the lines of the neck and jaw have a thrilling beauty. It can be seen that she must have been a beauty standing like a zhilanyu tree and smiling like a bright moon in her arms, but now But he was seriously ill, and it was hard to return...

Huan Niansu's heart felt sore, and the hand resting on the side of the tub was gently held, the man turned his head, with a questioning look on his face, Hua Niansu quickly signaled that nothing was wrong, calmed down, and continued to wash his hair Wipe yourself.

He was busy and tired all day long. After taking a bath and changing clothes, the husband went to bed early, but he refused to close his eyes and go to sleep. He half stood up, raised his hand and stroked the boy's face. He touched it twice carefully. Frowning lightly, Hua Niansu grabbed her when she was about to use sign language, and wrote in his palm: Don't bother, Daddy, I can read lips.

Sir, it is actually Hua Feibai who disappeared after the spirit demon war 16 years ago.But in order to deceive others, the two of them usually call each other master and apprentice.

The man stopped insisting, and let him help him to lie back on the bed. A look of tiredness quickly appeared on his face, and he moved his thin lips silently.

[Su'er, pay more attention to your body on weekdays, don't overwork yourself. ]

Kneeling at the head of his bed, Hua Niansu clasped his ten fingers with one hand, twisted the spiritual power into a thin thread and passed it slowly through the palm of his hand, protecting his fragile heart, and letting the gentle spiritual power flow through him. The body has been running for a week, nourishing his internal organs that are drying up day by day.

These years, no matter how much Hua Feibai's body has been recuperated, it has not seen much improvement, and the inside is already withered like an old man, he is hopeless and will not live long.

Hua Niansu took his other hand and wrote on his palm with her fingertips: Don't worry, the boy knows it well.Recently, there are a lot of affairs in the DPRK and China. I'm afraid I won't be able to visit you for a while.Daddy, take care of yourself, don't be brave in everything, and don't make your child feel uneasy.

Hua Feibai nodded, and lightly shook the hands of the two of them, expressing agreement but also feeling reluctant.

Feeling the weak force coming from her fingertips, Hua Feibai's eyes felt a little hot, and then she thought of the pleading look that the little fox cast on her when she parted. Will you forgive Uncle Mo? "

16 years ago, the unwilling young Mo finally disregarded Hua Feibai's entrustment and did not use "Duanyou San" on Jun Wulei, which caused Jun Wulei to lose his insanity after losing his true love. .Over the years, Hua Feibai has never been able to let go of his assertion back then, although she has always treated him tenderly, she refuses to let him into her heart, maintaining a slight alienation.

[I ignored his mood back then, so why should I blame him? ]

Sometimes tenderness is a double-edged sword, the warmest and the most indifferent, the most kind and the most alienated, but the most hurtful, punishing others is also punishing yourself.

Hua Niansu was slightly taken aback, her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly felt that she understood something.Maybe they have misunderstood all these years. It's not that Dad refuses to forgive the little fox, but that he has been unwilling to forgive himself. He just wants to punish himself in this way...

The dim candlelight swayed slightly, Hua Feibai tilted her head slightly, her face was as white as paper, and her eyebrows were like Daisy in distant mountains.

[Your father... is he okay? ]

Hua Niansu thought for a while, and replied: My father is still the same, even the genius doctor Xugu can't do anything, he can only use acupuncture and medicine to maintain the status quo, so as not to aggravate the madness.

He leaned against the head of the bed and fell into silence. His out-of-focus eyes lost their brilliance, but were filled with dense tenderness and deep memories.

Hua Niansu hesitated for a while, then slowly wrote: Daddy, are you still unwilling to see him?Father, this is a heart disease, only you can solve it.

[Su'er, you are still young, you don't understand many things.I can't go see him yet. ]

The young man bit his lips lightly: Daddy, why don't you go to see your father? Are you still unwilling to forgive him?

[No, I never hated him. ] Hua Feibai shook her head very lightly, her lips moved a little, revealing a faint smile, [I... still love him. ]

The boy's eyes turned red immediately, he held his cold and thin fingers, and rubbed them lightly: Then why...you don't want to go back to the Demon Realm with the boy, and live with the father?Daddy, the child doesn't understand.

[Su'er, do you still remember the cat you raised when you were a child? ]

Hua Niansu was taken aback for a moment, that was when he met Hua Feibai three years ago.One day he picked up a one-eyed little tabby cat, whose body was severely bruised with a slingshot, and a large piece of hair on its buttocks was bald.

Under the careful care of the father and son, the kitten quickly recovered, and its fur gradually became shiny. It often lay on Hua Niansu's lap to accompany him to read and practice calligraphy, and slept and ate with him.Then one day, Xiao Niansu happily built a nest for the kitten, only to find that the kitten had stopped breathing.

In fact, the cat was already very old. In order to repay the little master, he worked hard to recover and spent the last few months of his life with him.That day, he held the kitten's stiff and cold body and burst into tears. For the first time, he felt as if a piece of flesh had been dug out of his heart.

[One day you will also fall in love with someone, then you will understand. ]

Hua Feibai was leaning against the pillow, with silver threads draped over her shoulders, her overly thin figure only showed a shallow outline under the quilt.

He was quietly bathed in the candlelight, and smiled lightly, but his demeanor revealed a kind of exhaustion that penetrated into the marrow.

[So what if we meet again, Daddy's time is numbered, so why make him suffer again, it will only add to the grief?This is too cruel to your father, father can't be so selfish. ]

[Father would rather that he live a carefree life without worrying about sorrow like he is now, and he doesn't want to give him an unrealistic hope, and then severely take away his hope and give him a fatal blow. ]

[Do you know how cruel it is to give hope to a dying person and then take it away with your own hands?There is nothing wrong with living in a dream...]

Hua Niansu looked at him, at that moment her heart seemed to be filled with the late spring tide, and the corners of her eyes gradually became wet.

Three years ago, he had just returned to the Demon Realm, defeated the elders of the Six Great Pavilions, and bloodbathed the Ten Thousand Demon City. The little fox avoided all the guards and sneaked into the Chalcedony Palace. Hua Niansu's birthday paper begged him to save her with tears in his eyes.Xinfang was pleasantly surprised to recognize that the little thing in front of her was hanging around her neck. It was the jade pendant of the mysterious boy who hunted a winter prey for them when they were in the human world. Town, finally saw the dying father lying on the bed.

Without any words, with just one glance, Hua Niansu felt very close to her father, and instinctively longed to be close to him.At that time, Xiaomo took out the inner alchemy that he had cultivated for 800 years to save his father's life. After dissipating all his life's cultivation, he changed back to his original form and became an ordinary little fox. He lived with him for more than ten years. Never give up.

Daddy took the little fox back to the small courtyard in the south of the Yangtze River where he and his father lived in the human world. He was injured and sick, and he recalled the two from meeting to loving each other day after day. past.Although he saved his life, Dad's body completely collapsed. He accidentally got caught in the rain while sitting by the window, and lay on the bed coughing for half a year, so weak that he couldn't walk.

After a long time, all the residents in the town knew that there lived in this courtyard a handsome gentleman who was as handsome as a fairy, but unfortunately he was blind, deaf and dumb, and in poor health, and there was always a faint bitter smell of medicine on his body. .The husband planted a few peach trees and a medicine garden in the yard. He is a gentle and quiet scholar and the most knowledgeable person in the town.

Despite the survival of the little fox's inner alchemy and the precious decoctions that are constantly tonic, 13 years later, his father's condition worsened and he fell into a coma again. This time, there was no other inner alchemy to save him. After all kinds of hardships, he returned to Wan Yao City and brought back Hua Niansu, washed his marrow and exchanged his blood. The young man almost exchanged nearly half of the poisonous blood on his body before reawakening him and saving his life.

From the first time she saw her father, Hua Niansu knew that this person was her close relative.This kind of blood relationship, and the bond of affection between father and son, no matter what happened, he couldn't let go of it. He didn't need any birthday paper to prove that this was the father he had been longing to see since he was born.

Later, Hua Niansu often sneaked back to the human world to see him, and she was deeply attached to him in her heart; and he couldn't let go of the child he had given birth to so desperately, dragging his whole body with his sick bones, and survived for another three years. He gritted his teeth and persisted.But everyone knew in their hearts that if he fell into a coma again, even if Hua Niansu gave him all the blood in his body, it would be useless.

Hua Feibai beckoned to him gently, moved her body inward, and gave him some space.

[Baby, come to bed and lie down with me. ]

As if afraid of disturbing him, Hua Niansu got on the bed lightly and lay down beside him.Hua Feibai turned sideways slowly, opened his arms towards him, the young man stepped forward and hugged his waist, and buried his head in his arms.

Feeling the boy's warm body temperature, Hua Feibai embraced him, lowered her head, and kissed his forehead affectionately.

[Next month's Mid-Autumn Festival, you will be seventeen. Tomorrow, Daddy wants to celebrate your birthday in advance. ]

The young man curled up in his arms, yearning for the warmth and tenderness of his father at this moment, his eyes were slightly red.

[What birthday gift do you want from dad? ]

Hua Niansu shook her head slightly, hooked his hand, and wrote on his palm: Daddy, I only want you to be by my side all the time.

Touching his head, Hua Feibai sighed very lightly, a little apology flashed across his pale face, and he hugged the young man, as if holding his whole world in his arms.

[Remember, Daddy loves you.No matter where you and I are in the future, Daddy's heart will always be with you. ]

The boy choked up, and closed his fingers.

The night wind swayed the curtain lightly, creating ripples, and the shadows of the whirling trees outside the window scattered all over the ground, leaving behind the fragrance of flowers all over the courtyard.