The devil is hard to raise

In the Dongxian School, there is a messy board of Go with black and white pieces placed on the corridor of the bamboo building.The thick snow fell on the bamboo eaves, and the bamboo tubes placed at the end of the corridor were catching the ice water dripping from the slits of the bamboo eaves.

"Pa-ta." A white piece landed on one of the points on the chessboard.Immediately afterwards, a sunspot immediately surrounded and went up.

The chessboard is like a starry sky, the stars are complicated, the more you go down, the less you have a clue.In the end, the old man who single-handedly held black and white pieces sighed: "Twenty years have passed, you and I still can't finish this game of chess."

The bamboo grove outside the building is gray and green, and the ground is covered with white snow, but there is no human habitation.

The old man didn’t seem to care that he was alone, he started talking to himself, “Do you still remember the scene when you stood on the stone field of Kunlunmen with one sword and challenged me? That was my first time. The first time I saw you, at that time you and I were both leaders of the younger generation of martial arts, but it is a pity that you were at the Dongxian School and I was at the Kunlun Gate, and we had never met before you came to the door to fight."

Drop by drop of ice water splashed onto the yellowed bamboo tube, which was already more than half full.The old man was wearing a thin shirt, completely unafraid of the cold, and continued to play his lonely and messy Go.

"You beat me until I vomited blood and hit the door panel. Others laughed at me, but I felt happy in my heart. I felt that it would be okay to say our names together, even if my reputation would be ruined. Who knew that later, you ran to I went to practice in some ghostly place like deep mountains and old forests. I couldn’t find anyone when I came to Dongxian School. The second time I met you, I was already over [-] years old. I rejected many women from good families, and many of them were amazing. Yes, it's a pity that every time I think of you knocking me down, I feel like no matter how good a person is in this world, if it weren't for you, it wouldn't be interesting."

While talking, the old man started to put away the chess, as if he finally got tired of playing.

He put the black chess pieces into the jar one by one, but he didn't stop talking, still babbling.

"I remember that year when your name was mentioned, people in the rivers and lakes admired it. I was a little bit close. After all, my senior brother was more famous than me. At that time, he chased after Lian Qingfeng so much that anyone would admire him when he was mentioned. I scolded a shameless person. Although he caught up with him in the end, but on the wedding day, Lian Qingfeng suddenly regretted chasing my senior brother with a sword, and made a fuss. Later, as long as I think of that scene, I will be with you When we meet again, I dare not do it again. Lian Qingfeng can't beat my brother with a sword, but you can beat me. If I stalk me so hard, you probably can kill me with a single sword."

The old man seemed to think of something, and couldn't help but smiled, "You are so serious, even with my eccentric temperament, I also became serious. You like Go, so I went to learn it. During that time, you probably I'm so annoying, if it weren't for the fact that I am the master of swords in the Kunlun sect, you would probably have kicked me out of the bamboo forest of the Dongxian sect with one kick."

The old man's smile slowly disappeared again, "Even this bamboo building was built by carrying bamboos one by one in my opinion that you have been living in a cave all the time. I'm afraid you won't accept it. I can only say that I didn't even There is no place to live, if you don’t entertain me, why don’t you allow me to build one myself?”

The old man's voice weakened, "I didn't expect that now, I have repaired the bamboo building several times and it still exists, but you are gone."

Maybe because he realized that his mood was too decadent, the old man forced a smile again, "Your apprentice is really powerful, but he is blessed with a bad mental injury. When I saw Ye Yu back then, I saw you as a young man. The same, you are so similar. But after Ye Yu almost died once, he was like a different person, a lot of stupid, but more like enlightened. You see, you sacrificed everything just to send Chao Min to hell, He came to fulfill his righteousness in martial arts, but in the end he is not as transparent as a foolish apprentice like you. He made Chaomin willing to give up everything without using a knife or a gun, and he didn't need many people from Jianghu to die."

When the old man said this, his fingers finally couldn't help trembling, and his eyes began to turn red.

"You, you are a brainless person. Look at how many people in the Jianghu still remember you, and no one except me. Is such a Jianghu worth it?"

The old man packed up the chess pieces, touched the chessboard again, and finally put the covered chess jar on the chessboard.

"You didn't finish this last game of chess with me before you died, so that I would never be able to finish the game, leaving a lifetime of regrets. You have treated me too badly."

At some point, heavy snow fell outside the eaves, and the tops of the bamboo leaves fell under the pressure.

The old man also seemed to be bent over, and although there was no snow on his body, he was still overwhelmed by the burden.

"This is the last year I've spent with you, and the Dongxian sect has lost its inheritance here. Ye Yu probably doesn't admit that he is your disciple, and he never thought about coming back to see you. Even if he is stupid , I must blame you in my heart, after all, you have caused him such misery, you can't blame anyone."

The old man stood up and looked back at the bamboo building with a sense of loss on his face. "After leaving this time, I will go to the back mountain of Kunlun Gate to retire. I am old, and I estimate that I will only be a gatekeeper for the next few years. I will continue to be a gatekeeper while I can still move. After waking up, Yu Lin's obsessive mind seemed to have lost his heart and soul, leaving only a walking dead body. In the past few days, he went to look for Ye Yu, probably because he heard the news that Chao Min had come back to life, and wanted to try it out. You can't let Xuerong wake up."

The old man said what he needed to say, and after standing for a long time, he stretched out his trembling fingers and took out the fire folder from his pocket.

"I won't keep the chessboard or anything else. I'll send it to you first. Let's continue playing after we meet again in a few years."

The bamboo building had already been poured with oil, and the flame on the fire box flickered, and the flame became the only bright color in front of the eyes, with destructive power, it burst into flames with a single bang.

The old man stood in the fire, stunned for a while, until the corner of his clothes was caught in flames, then he laughed at himself and disappeared into the bamboo building.

Appearing again, he was already standing firmly on the snow. He watched the bamboo building burning in the snow, and the crackling sound kept echoing.

Hearing these crackling noises, the old man shook his body for some reason, he stood still with great effort, but still prevented himself from rushing forward to snatch the chessboard out of the fire.

There was deep sadness in his eyes, and he suddenly said to himself: "I don't think it's worth it. This world is really not worth it without you."

After he finished speaking, he slumped and walked out of the bamboo forest step by step.

The sky was covered with snow, and the solitary figure quickly disappeared into a vast expanse of white, leaving no traces.