Suifang

The floating mountain is outside, and the birds are singing in the mountain stream.

Xiao Mubai was copying the piano score, behind him a ray of setting sun and the dark green in the middle of the mountain were all gone, and his purple robe was covered with the afterglow of midsummer haze.

Mo Chou came over suddenly and said: "Xiao Mubai, I will be leaving in a few days."

Xiao Mubai raised his head, with a smile in his eyes, and said, "I'll be with you."

"No, don't follow me!"

Mo Chou lowered her eyes sadly, sat beside Xiao Mubai with her head tilted on his shoulder, and said: "I'll tell you a story to relieve boredom."

Xiao Mubai seldom saw her being so cuddly, but she looked very interested, so he resisted the doubts in his heart, pretended to be very interested, and said:

"You say, I listen."

Mo Chou said: "A long time ago, there was a doll on the mountain who liked to fight. The doll had a father and a mother, but his father was never around, so he was teased as a wild child who was born with a mother but not taught by a father." He would beat and cry those children who laughed at him. The children who were beaten and cried brought their parents to the door to ask for justice, but the gentle mother never beat and scolded him, so he became more unscrupulous and gradually grew into a person that no one dared to provoke. Hooligans."

Xiao Mubai listened and couldn't help but said: "Where is his father?"

"The child's father is a great hero praised by everyone on the mountain. He is very busy every day. The mother's health is not good, and the little hooligan has sought many doctors, but nothing has been done. Until one day, he went to the street to rob money and snatched a watch on a man who looked like a good old man. The man said: I don’t have money, but I know medicine.”

"—and the kid took the man home?"

"That's right! The little rascal is very smart, and he lured the doctor home with a few words. The doctor also lived up to the expectations of the little rascal. He cured my mother's illness, he could cook, and raised him to be fat and fat. So, he He made up his mind again."

Xiao Mubai said: "He wants to match the two?"

"Yes"

"But the child's father is still alive."

"so what!"

Mo Chou didn't take it seriously, her "hmph" sounded a little disdainful, and said, "The little rascal just calls the doctor 'Dad', but in fact, the doctor also fell in love with his gentle and virtuous mother. During those days, the little rascal lived happily." At the happiest moment, he thought, if the three of them could stay together like this forever, it would be really great."

"and then?"

"And then..."

Mo Chou narrowed her eyes with a smile, and said, "...they have been together all this time, the little rascal, mother, and doctor, and they have never been separated again."

Xiao Mubai felt a dull pain in his heart, this story might not be as complete as she told it.

"I saw that Futan again. He has been freed, standing outside the Forbidden River and looking at the Shenshui Pavilion, and he just watched it all afternoon."

Fu Tanzhou is no longer imprisoning Futan's freedom. One day, like Mochou, he will cross that stone bridge and walk into Shenshui Pavilion.

……

Fu Tanzhou asked, "Where did you go today?"

Futan answered truthfully: "Outside the Forbidden River, I'm thinking about when I can go in."

The quiet room smells of incense

Futan sat on the ground, his eyes fell on Fu Tanzhou's lonely back, and he suddenly asked, "Do you think I'm a good person?"

After a long time, when he thought Fu Tanzhou would ignore him, he heard the answer:

"You are a good boy."

A satisfied smile rippling on the lips

"Fu Tanzhou, I'll leave my words here first."

He was lying on his side on the ground, with his head propped on his hands, his narrow eyes narrowed like a fox, looking comfortable and relaxed, and said:

"Shen makeup, I have to take it away."

Futan had a sly look on his face, even though he was smiling, his smile never reached his heart, it was calculated and confusing, no one could guess his thoughts.

What Fu Tan said was right, before the martial arts conference, he took away Shen Zhuang quietly, without disturbing anyone.

The Qianfu Villa was in chaos, and there was order amidst the chaos.

Xia Suijin secretly pulled Yu Fang's sleeve, covered her lips and whispered:

"Go, find Fu Lian."

He thinks he knows where Fu Lian is

--at the same time--

"I've eaten peanuts, but I didn't know they had to be shelled."

In the crowded market in Longquan Town, a playful little girl was drooling in front of the dried fruit stand.

The little girl wore a floral scarf on her head, her cheeks were round, and she looked very pleasing.Beside her was a handsome young man in a coarse short shirt, who was clutching his forehead as if helpless.

The little girl asked: "Can you buy a little, just a little, I want to know if it tastes the same as the dish."

She knows that she has to pay for things, but she has no money, so she can only ask the young man.

The two are Fulian and Shenzhuang

The tall and strong stall owner couldn't see it, and said: "Your sister wants to eat, just a few pennies, and you can't bear it as a brother? Come, sister, uncle treats you to eat!"

Then she took a large handful of peanuts, Shen Zhuang hurriedly caught them with her sleeve, thanking her very happily.

"I'll peel one for you to eat."

Fu Lian quickly waved his hand: "Don't! You were taken away by me, so it's not good to smile so happily."

"But I'm so happy! It's the first time I've grown up and seen so many people, and—look, rabbits! Fish in the water! Birds in the sky! I've only seen them in books before. "

"No, you are wrong!"

"Why not?"

"You should be afraid, beg for mercy, cry and beg me to let you go back."

Shen Zhuang picked up a little milk dog, turned to look at Fu Lian, with a very excited expression: "Can I raise it?"

"Can't"

At this time, the parrot on the top of the head quacked: "No!"

"Wow! - Talking Birds!! Can -"

She jumped up excitedly, and before she finished asking, she heard Fu Lian categorically say:

"--Can't!"

"...You, how can you be like this..."

Shen Zhuang looked like he was about to cry.Fu Lian showed a sinister smile, threatening:

"If you are disobedient again, I will cut off your tongue."

Shen Zhuang covered her mouth: "Woooooo."

I will not say

"Okay then, get some food for the horses and hurry. Those dogs are a nuisance."

In order to avoid being chased by Qianfu Villa, Fu Lian sleeps in the forest overnight with heavy makeup.Shen Zhuang was very scared at first, but after getting along with her for a day, she felt that Fu Lian would not hurt her, so she became bolder, shook his sleeve and said:

"Can you hunt pheasants?"

"Yes, why?"

"I want to eat roast game."

She rubbed her belly and said longingly, "I have nothing to do anyway, so I agree. I promise I will be obedient along the way."

"You're not afraid of me anymore?"

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, you still want to save my life to save your mother."

She remembered what was said at the family banquet that day, he was brother Futan, who wanted to use her life to resurrect Shen Zi.

Fu Lian said, "I lied to you."

"what?"

"I'm not Futan, I'm Fulian. I pretended to be Futan just to survive."

Half an hour later, the two of them gathered around the bonfire, their mouths puffed out with heavy makeup, and they poked the pheasant that was roasted on the fire with a branch. She was not hungry, but she was greedy by the smell of barbecue.

Shen Zhuang swallowed, and asked: "The resurrection of Shen Zi is also a fake?... I am clumsy and useless, only this body of flesh and blood can save people. You took me away not to resurrect my mother, but why?"

"You don't have to do anything"

"Oh"

She was quiet for a while, then asked again: "Brother Lian, do you want to take me to You Bandit Island?"

Fu Lian leaned against the intertwined old tree, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was very tired.Hearing her question, he just nodded without saying a word.

"I heard from my uncle that there are bandits who massacred Fuzhou Mountain. They are bad guys who have a blood feud with our Fuzhou clan. But why do you still help those bad guys?"

"I didn't help them"

"Then you, then why have you been on Bandit Island all these years?"

Fu Lian said: "You are very noisy, can you shut up?"

"Are you going to scare me into cutting my tongue again?"

Shen Zhuang was chattering non-stop. In fact, there were many things she didn't understand, but seeing how tired he was, she had no choice but to shut up.

This night, disciples from Qianfu Villa have been running around to search, and Shen Zhuang was taken to sleep among the thick tree branches.She found it very novel, picked a leaf and blew it, saying:

"I seem to like you a little bit."

Immediately afterwards, a hoarse and low-pitched laughter sounded in his ears, as if he just laughed like this when he heard something funny.She immediately blushed and said angrily, "What are you laughing at?"

Turning his head, he saw the side face with a hazy smile under the moonlight, his handsome and clear brows were stretched out, and there was a bit of evil in the floating light.She heard the beating heart in her chest "ploppppppppppppppppppp" fast and loudly, her ears buzzed and neighed, and the sound of wind leaves disappeared, only his laughter echoed deeply and nostalgicly.

She stared blankly, and heard him say:

"If you say that, Young Master Jiang will be sad."

As long as she can remember, Jiang Pan has been by her side, coaxing and pampering her, never doing what she wants.

Shen Zhuang lowered her head in frustration, and asked again: "When you broke into Shenshui Pavilion, they were not there, nor was the riverside. Did you send them away?"

"No, not me."

Fu Lian suddenly said something that made her confused:

"...I owe him a favor, and I will pay it back in the future."