Penglai delusion

When Xi Mo arrived at Qianbiya, the last ray of light was about to fade away.

There was a smear of blood burning in the sky, it was the embers of the extinguished fire in the hearth, and it was still burning so badly that the eyeballs hurt.

He ran straight to the hut without any intention of knocking on the door.Because the Wind Control Technique has already been completed, when Jiang Jiang stepped into a corner of the cave, there was no sound at all.

He only took one step, but he stopped, and then he picked up a smile, turned around and walked up the cedar.

At that time, the evening wind was swaying, and the grass was slightly awning.The valley sinks into boundless darkness, and the only unfrozen water is clear and rippling, as if casting a cold light that cannot be concealed by the shadows of tall luxuriant trees.

"Master is still enjoying the shade." Xi Mo sat down affectionately next to the river pool, leaned his head on the person's shoulder, and took a deep breath deliberately, "What kind of smell, it smells so good."

"Sweet potato." Jiang Tan swallowed softly, and responded with a soft voice.

"...Master eats this every day when I'm not here?" Xi Mo said in surprise, "Let me hug you, have you lost weight?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, wrapping his arms around Jiang Tan's waist, "It's strange, why is my waist still the same after I grow taller...don't hold it tight."

Jiang Tan silently let him hold him, and took another bite of the sweet potato in his hand.

"Master, you're greedy for me on purpose." Saying that, he clinged to him, "I want to eat too."

He almost blocked the person's mouth, but subconsciously bit the tip of his tongue when he reached his cheek.

Well said, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry.

There is really no way to scare people away.

So he turned to Jiang Tan's ear and whispered, "Master, I'm really hungry, can you share a bite with me?"

Jiang Tan touched the troubled ears, "In the small furnace, take it yourself."

Xi Mo pouted, "Oh."

He pulled Jiang Tan, barely supported one leg, but accidentally slipped, and fell to the right, just in time to fall into Jiang Tan's arms.

Stretching out his hand again, he grasped Jiang Tan's right wrist with peace of mind, holding back a bitter look, "I'm too hungry to walk, just eat this."

Jiang Tan tried to pull out his left arm, which was under his body, moved it, and suddenly felt that the little apprentice was shaking.

It was extremely slight, but it was like the pain piercing into the bone marrow, trembling uncontrollably.

Especially the hand clasped on his wrist, the fingertips were shattered.Before, he only thought that the child was exerting force, but now he felt that there was no pressure between the flesh and blood, it was just a false buckle.

This seemed to make him realize, "Where is the injury?"

"...It hurts the heart and heart, and there is no cure." Xi Mo pressed his face against the back of his hand and rubbed it like a cat, "It's like being roasted by fire every day, so it's very uncomfortable. Master is icy and cold, hugging him It’s quite a relief.”

Jiang Tan paused, "Have you run out of medicine?"

It turns out that the medicine is still panacea.Thinking of this, Xi Mo still obediently said, "No, there's more than half of the bottle left."

Jiang Tan said, "Get up, let me check the injury."

Xi Mo was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud.

"Master, it's useless." He has long eyelashes, and his eyes are full of spring water, "I am obsessed with ghosts, and I am dying of illness. Even if I take the moon tree Qianshu, which is said to be alive and dead in legend, it will be of no use."

The young man's voice was clear and moist, like the finest mutton jade, pure and florid-like.

"If it hurts, Master can allow me to lean on it like this, but I don't know how much more effective than medicine."

Jiang Tan finally pulled out his left hand, and he knew that he should be fine after hearing the words, but he was wronged outside and had nowhere to tell, and he was messed up again.

Then go to touch people's heads.When he was about to touch the hair, his wrist was blocked in front of his eyebrows.

"Master, you can't touch casually in the future." Xi Mo said subduedly, "This apprentice has grown up."

Jiang Tan nodded.Thinking about this point, he is still the same as Xuehu, and at a certain time, he will not like to touch it by himself.

Xi Mo suddenly let go.

"Just kidding, I'm a disciple brought up by Master's hand, so how I want to touch it is naturally up to Master's will."

The child's black eyes were bright and round, lying motionless on his lap, letting the mermaid behave like a mermaid.

Jiang Tan was speechless for a while, "Okay, get up."

"I can't get up. I haven't had any water or rice this day, and I have been running around a few times, so I am very dizzy now." Xi Mo said with a shy face, "If Master doesn't mind, just feed me."

Jiang Tan just said, "You're not used to it."

"I can't get used to it. Back then, I liked Master's roasted sweet potatoes the most." Xi Mo said in a loud voice, "Last night, I was thinking about Master's bowl of porridge."

Jiang Tan nodded, "Okay, I'll make porridge."

Xi Mo couldn't make anyone get up, and when he turned over, he lay heavily on Jiang Tan's lap like a rogue donkey.I just feel itching at the root of my teeth, wishing I could grab someone and take a bite.

Thinking about it, he crossed Jiangtan's wrist and gnawed a mouthful of sweet potatoes angrily.After chewing it twice, tears were about to overflow in his eyes, "It's so cold, how can Master still eat it?"

"It's been frozen, so it's easy to store." Jiang Tan said calmly, "There's hot ones in the furnace, take them as you like."

"...Master, your life is too miserable."

Immediately, Xi Mo lost his mind to toss, and ran to the kitchen after playing: Forget it, let's feed the people first.

The sweet potato in Jiangtan was thrown into the stove, and was about to follow, but remembered the strange words and deeds of the child yesterday, so he took out the handkerchief and wiped his fingers thoughtfully, and simply sat still.

It wasn't until he heard the familiar greeting that he got up and walked to the stone table.

"Master, come, let's serve dinner!" Xi Mo held his cheeks, his eyes were shining with fire, and he was looking at him with a smile.

"Yangchun noodles, served with amber silk, glazed tiles, and beeswax bricks." The young man bared his white teeth, "Master, try to see if my craftsmanship has deteriorated."

Jiang Tan sipped a spoonful of the soup first, feeling a little warmth in his throat, then tasted shredded chicken in sesame oil, shredded sweet potatoes, and wax plum one by one, then nodded and said, "It's delicious."

"Is it more delicious than frozen sweet potatoes and mixed lettuce?"

"Ah."

Xi Mo said persuasively, "After that, I will cook all the meals, right?"

Jiang Tan seemed to understand, "You are coming back."

"If master wants me to come back, I will come back." Xi Mo blinked, "I'm afraid that master doesn't want to see me again, and thinks I'm too annoying to go around."

Jiang Tan said quietly, "I said earlier..."

"No matter when and where, I can go and stay according to my will." Xi Mo stopped speaking and couldn't help smiling, "I dare not forget what Master said. Every word and every word is in my heart."

"Okay." Jiang Tan nodded, took another chopstick of shredded chicken, and began to chew with lowered eyes.

"Master, I have a question." Xi Mo looked straight at him, not worried about being discovered, "Did those two trees in the valley bloom last year?"

Jiang Tan thought for a while, and said "hmm".

"Master, do you know why I moved them here?"

He smiled, his heart beating violently.

Jiangtan Road, "It is easy to pick and brew."

Xi Mo was at a loss for words for a moment: Do you think everything I do is for eating?

...and nothing seems wrong.

"Master, these two trees are commemorative." Xi Mo said quietly, "You may forget, but I won't."

He explained it one by one.

"The tea tree is the testimony of the day I became a teacher. The peach tree is the testimony of the day I entered the Tao."

"Yes." Jiang Tan said, "It makes sense."

Xi Mo was silent for a while, but he couldn't say anything: I didn't read the tortoise calendar when I went out today, it must be a very bad day, and everything is inappropriate.

But he suddenly felt relieved, and sighed softly, "Master, I'm going back to Kyushu tomorrow morning." He clenching his chin, squeezed his fine face into a wrinkled ball, "It will probably be a long, long time before we see each other again."

"I will miss Master, and Master should also miss me." Xi Mo continued to rub his cheeks into all kinds of monsters and ghosts, "I will be very sad if Master does not miss me."

Jiang Tan let out another "hmm".

"Then how do I know if Master is thinking about me?"

"..." Jiang Tan pondered for a moment, "The next time I come back, the sword manual will probably be ready."

"Really?" Xi Mo raised his eyes suddenly, and finally stopped.Seeing Jiang Tan's determined look, he said aggrievedly, "Then this time, Master will give it to me personally. Last time I asked the old man to deliver it, I thought you didn't want me anymore."

"it is good."

"But what if all the thousand walls have been copied?" Xi Mo said hesitantly, "Would there be any delay if Master stays here?"

"It doesn't matter." Jiang Tan saw the little apprentice's cheek covered with finger marks, he was startled for a while, and then said, "No matter what the situation is, I will hand it to you myself."

"Okay, it's a deal!" Xi Motang suddenly stretched out his right hand, "Penglai's old practice, high-five as an oath."

Jiang Tan already had some anticipation of his unpredictable behavior, so he put down the bamboo chopsticks, and stretched out his palm, calmly.

Xi Mo grinned, but only stretched out his little finger and hooked his fingertips.

"Master, you always treat me so well, but you will suffer in the future." The child said sincerely, "The rivers and lakes are dangerous. In the future, you can't just be blackmailed so casually."

"No." Jiang Tan calmly stopped.

"I'll see." Xi Mo was very disbelieving, "Master, please follow me."

Jiang Tan took a sip of the soup, but didn't make a sound.

Xi Mo said, "This time, the place I'm going to is in the south, so I can take a walk around as a vanguard. When Master comes later, there will be many passers-by."

He seemed to hear Jiang Tan's "hmm", but he didn't seem to.

Xi Mo's throat moved slightly, but the corners of his lips curled up.

"That's right, there is still something to do later. But I have to ask Master to help me." He gritted his teeth and said with a smile, "I have forgotten the spiritual puppet route around Jishi Mountain. But I promise the master , I need to make peach blossom wine before I leave. There is only one peach tree in full bloom now."

He said, "Master, can you walk with me?"

Jiang Tan would not refuse.

After packing up, the two sat on Qianqiu Sword and went to Jishi Mountain together.

Xi Mo talked to Jiang Tan about the banquet at the West Hall.When I got under the peach tree, I was full of reveries, which continued to increase.

There is a custom in Yongzhou that you must drink three courses of wine on the day when you tie your hair to show perfection.

One is with relatives, wishing for peace and joy, and thanking for the kindness of birth and upbringing.

The second is with the teacher, Fu Yuncheng's wish to start, and thank you for the kindness of teaching karma and solving doubts.

The third day is with friends, expressing the wish of the fish leaping and the kite flying, and answering the kindness of helping each other.

Xi Mo said in a low voice, "I only drank two drinks yesterday. I don't know when I will be able to make up for the missing one."

When he said this, he stroked a peach blossom and was rubbing it with his fingertips. Unknowingly, he kneaded the dew petals and rouge stamens into a sticky hand.

"Auntie likes to drink. I was young and didn't understand anything, but I asked her for a drink." Xi Mo's eyes streamed, "She just smiled and said that the altar can only be opened when her hair is tied up. For the first wine, mother will make it herself."

"Now, I don't ask her to brew, I just want her to have a drink with me." The boy's smile became more illusory, "But I can't find her... I even mistook Master for a while."

He said, "Sorry, Master, I won't confuse you again."

In fact, when Xi Mo saw the white tortoise last night when he was making a fuss by the Xuanwu Pool, he thought: Although it was an unintentional move during the peak gate competition, it was considered to have hit the lotus on the back of the tortoise, is it true? All wishes can come true.

Now seeing the red and white of this tree, I just smiled and said, "If possible, I want to do three things in this life. The first is to find my mother, and today I have some hope. The second is to report to my family." Enmity, but has not yet entered the country, still need to work hard. The third is..."

He stared at Jiang Tan's side face, and said softly, "It's still far away, let's not talk about it."

He didn't say that he used to think that Zhaoying was given to him by his mother, but now he felt that Jiangtan was also given to him by his mother.

Jiang Tan hadn't heard Xi Mo talk about these family matters before, and now he silently picked the peach blossoms into the bag, and said, "Well, it will all come true."

He passed a petal of Snow Dew to his lips.

"Okay, I believe in Master."

Xi Mo's eyes are full of peach blossoms.

He just used these eyes to reflect the misty and rainy color.

——Although A Niang didn't show up when the baby was in distress, it must have been too late.Later, he was able to be saved at the critical moment of life and death, and Aniang's hidden protection was also indispensable.Dad said you are a fairy, even though we have never met in Penglai, you must be looking at the baby not far away.

Xi Mo directly sent the petals into Jiang Tan's mouth, and slowly touched his thin lips like wiping off fat.

——If A Niang thinks that the baby is right, and the day of returning to Penglai, please let the twin trees of the valley bloom together.It's better not to teach the child to lose his mind.Although the master is a master, the child really likes it.It's not a whim, it's sincere.Even if love affairs between men are rare, and master-student conflicts are not tolerated, the boy will do his best for it and is not afraid of infamy.

The boy withdrew his hand, his fingertips seemed to be stained with the thin red of his lips.

"Master, grow slowly. When I am taller than you, I will tell you the last thing."

His eyes are dark, and he is as silky as silk, entangled the birds and killed the butterflies.

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-ten years later-

Xi Mo: ...Master, why are you still growing? !

Jiang Tan: Growing up, being happy.