All your life is gentle

Early in the morning, Zi Zhou went straight into Zi Shi's room to visit his eldest brother.

As soon as the outer door rang, the two silently facing each other in the inner room were startled, and the strange and ambiguous atmosphere dissipated immediately.

Changsheng was a little flustered, and the golden sore medicine quickly left his hand and put it on the table.

Zi Shi's face didn't change color and his heart didn't beat, he half leaned against the head of the bed: "Zi Zhou, it's just in time, write a prescription for me." He added, "Your elder brother Changsheng doesn't understand this, so you have to explain it word by word. .”

"Oh." Zi Zhou sat down.Chang Sheng immediately laid out paper for him, and served him with pen and ink.

"Astragalus root, Eucommia ulmoides, and safflower each have one qian, Chuanxiong two qian, and angelica three qian..."

Zizhou frowned while writing: "Brother, this seems to be a prescription for blood..." He turned his face worriedly, "Isn't it an internal injury? You can't make a mistake, right?"

"That's right, it's the prescription for producing blood." He said in his heart: Brat, what do you do with such a good memory!Occasionally teach some heresy and remember everything.But his face was calm: "Spit out a few mouthfuls of bruises, tonic." He added, "This prescription nourishes both blood and qi. Everyone has been tired recently. Why don't you grab a few more, so we can share the blessings? "

Zizhou curled his lips: "That's fine. Thank you for your kindness."

Looking at his appearance, there is no entanglement in my heart.Zi Shi was very pleased.I don't know how Gu Changsheng did his ideological work.

After a while, the prescription was written, and he said to Chang Sheng: "If there is a doctor in the pharmacy, ask someone to check the dosage. If not, just follow this."

After he went out, he asked Zizhou to sit in front of him, and asked, "Have you been frightened these few days?"

Since the accident happened, it was the first time that the two brothers had a heartfelt complaint.The boy had always been very strong, but when he heard the elder brother's soft words of comfort, his nose immediately became sore.

Inhale twice, rub it again, and said: "Brother, we must walk together in the future, okay? No matter how troublesome it is, we will go together, okay?"

"Okay." Stretching out his hand to stroke his little head, he asked, "What did brother Changsheng tell you yesterday?"

"Actually, I didn't say anything..." Zizhou looked at Zishi, "Brother Changsheng just... asked me to repeat the whole thing from the beginning."

"Then?"

"Then ask me if I still remember the story of "A gentleman defends himself with a sword"."

"A gentleman defends himself with a sword" is a famous allusion in "Sage's Family Sayings": "A disciple asked the sage: "Did a gentleman in ancient times defend himself with a sword? "The sage said: "The ancient gentleman regarded loyalty as his quality, benevolence as his defense, and he knew thousands of miles away without leaving the closed room.If there is evil, use loyalty to transform it, and if there is violence, use benevolence to strengthen it. Why hold a sword? ""

Zi Shi thought to himself: This move is unconstrained, the sword is slanted, and it can target the target and prescribe the right medicine, which is extremely good.

"and then?"

Thinking of the scene at that time, Zizhou smiled a little embarrassedly: "Then Brother Changsheng asked me to tell the whole thing again."

Zi Shi smiled.

"Brother, in that situation, if I don't kill him, he will kill me. Those thieves have blood on their hands, and they deserve to die. I understand the truth, but... I feel uncomfortable. I talked to Brother Changsheng, and it's much better." .”

"En." Zi Shi nodded.Gu Changsheng asked Zizhou to discover the contradiction between the moral norms and the real situation by himself, so that he could understand not to dig into the horns and be too demanding on himself morally, and partly comforted the frightened young heart, and he really lived up to the trust.However, after all, it was a murder. In any case, the shadow has been left.

Zi Shi lowered his eyes, looking at his white and crystal clear hands.

If it is not necessary, I hope that my hands will not be stained with anyone's blood.Even if it's the enemy's, the bad guy's... as long as it's blood, it will definitely stain the soul.However, in such a world, where can we go to preserve a pure land?The road ahead is long, and I don't know how many difficulties and obstacles there are. You must be ruthless and courageous, raise your sword and draw your sword, and fight a bloody road.

Either way.

The blood is fertile in the Central Plains, which is worthy of fat and strong grass; the cold condenses the earth, and the spring blooms in anger.

I just hope that the two children can survive all battles.

Suddenly I heard Zi Zhou say: "Brother Changsheng finally said: "If you can kill without wanting to kill, you are a gentleman. "I think... makes sense."

Zi Shi was taken aback.Slowly lower your hands and look up.Zi Zhou was thoughtful, with firm eyes.

It turns out...the most vulnerable person is himself.

Zizhou looked at his elder brother, who seemed very tired, and said, "I'll find my son. Don't worry, elder brother, we will do our homework in the house, and we will not run around." He stood up, "Hey, what is this?" He took the white porcelain bottle on the desk, unplugged it and put it under his nose to sniff.

"This is the golden sore medicine."

"Why is this big bottle? Didn't Zi return to scratch the skin on his arm?" Staring at Zi Shi, "Brother, did you get trauma?"

There were bloodstains all over the bodies of several people that night, and they couldn't tell whether it was someone else's or their own.Changsheng told Zizhou that his eldest brother was slapped by a villain and suffered internal injuries, so he fell into a coma, and the boy naturally did not suspect him.

"It's just a few bruises. Anyway, I've already bought them, so I'm prepared. The two of you are chattering every day. Isn't it common to bump into each other?" Zi Shi replied casually, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

"Oh." Zi Zhou put down the bottle and stepped back gently.

Zi Shi lay down, his thoughts wandering.

"Able to kill but not addicted to killing is a gentleman."It was really unexpected that Gu Changsheng could say such thorough words.Then why did he insist on killing the members of the Wei family with his nose and eyes?It can be seen that it is completely another matter when it is my turn...

... Then again, if he wasn't with you along the way, why would you talk about killing people?The three brothers and sisters must have lined up by the Naihe Bridge to wait for their reincarnation... Although the so-called previous life, this life, and the next life, coming and going are mostly the same thing, in the end I am unwilling.Now that things have become like this... The cause and effect of the world is really unpredictable.There are ups and downs in the sea of ​​bitterness, if you can stick to it when you are frustrated, you will finally have a good time.So, what if you are proud occasionally?

——I smiled to myself: You must have fun when you are proud!

I didn't know where my mind was wandering, and suddenly I felt cold.When I opened my eyes, the quilt had already been lifted to the side.

"Close your eyes." The man who spoke had a serious expression.

Zi Shi Dale.It was like this in the morning, but after insisting on it for a long time, the medicine didn't work.I waited to see what he would do after he got embarrassed, but Zi Zhou interrupted me.So he held back his laughter, pretended to be puzzled, and blinked at him with an innocent look on his face: "You came back so quickly, are you all ready?"

Eternal tooth root itching.Li Zishi's little appearance of pretending to be stupid is really both love and hate.Originally, when he was in a coma, he looked at everything that should be seen and should not be seen, from top to bottom;Last night, the two talked about their hearts to each other, and under the agitation of their emotions, they hugged and kissed, which was even more logical without hindrance.Unexpectedly, this morning, after being looked left and right by him, I actually felt shy for no reason.

It really makes no sense!

It is tolerable or unbearable.Chang Sheng hummed softly, bent down and stretched out his hand, wrapped his head around his head, and pressed the Fengchi and Yuzhen acupoints with the correct strength.Zi Shi felt his whole body go limp, dizzy for a while, and his eyelids dropped uncontrollably.Wishing he could yell: "Gu Changsheng, who killed a thousand swords, there is something you don't want to play with..." But he had more energy than strength, and Chang Sheng hummed a few times in Chang Sheng's ears, which was beautiful and pleasant.

Alright, completely stunned, just in time for work.Still took a deep breath, stripped off his clothes three times and five times twice, and pulled the quilt to wrap him up.He took off his coat, grabbed the golden sore medicine bottle on the case, and got in too.While holding him in his arms, he thought bitterly: "I can't do anything about you? Let's see if I can get rid of my salary once and for all..."

October 25.

Re-enter Xianshuling, see Yupan Peak again.

The latest news spread in the town is: At the beginning of October, the Xirong army occupied Louxi, and the rebel army moved to Huancheng.Afterwards, the Xi Rong army took advantage of the victory to pursue, and the rebels retreated voluntarily and entered the Lishang Mountains on the south bank of Xishui.Due to the complex mountain situation and unable to attack for a long time, the Xirong army turned westward and fought all the way to Heling. Now it is less than three hundred miles away from Maye Town.

The day and night are approaching.

Some of the newly arrived refugees could even vividly describe the appearance of the Black Barbarian cavalry.

The town was in a state of chaos, and within two days, most of the residents ran away.On October 23, the owner of "Tongfuju" announced that it was closing, and the guests were invited to find another accommodation within two days.Prices almost doubled every hour, and soon, winter clothes, medicines and food were already priceless.

Fortunately, Zishi and the others had the foresight to buy all the necessities in advance, made a few small packages measuring one foot square, wrapped them with double layers of waterproof oil paper, and packed them in bamboo baskets.The price was high, but it was something that must be bought, most of the honeysuckle sent by Wei Shu was spent.

Changsheng handed over the rest of the money to Zi Shi, but Zi Shi didn't take it, he just said: "It's too heavy, you can take it." Raising his eyebrows, he sighed, "One thought of benevolence suddenly comes to disaster, and suddenly the God of Wealth descends from the sky." Bamboo baskets, and chanted a sentence, "Misfortune is what blessings depend on, the ancients did not deceive Yuzai!" and set off.He was refreshed and his steps were light.

Looking at the slender figure who stepped out of the threshold, Chang Sheng thought: "If I hadn't spared the members of the Wei family, where would I get this much money? The world is unpredictable, so it can be seen... Could it be that he is still blaming me for killing people indiscriminately? Innocent? Not like... When will he be entangled in this kind of thing."

After silently repeating the phrase "A misfortune is a blessing" twice, I suddenly realized it.My heart is sour and sweet for a while, sweet and sour for a while.

——For the rest of his life after the catastrophe, he was willing to think so.It turns out that he... sees him and me in this way... (Sometimes people in love are incredibly stupid, and sometimes they are ridiculously smart)

In an instant, there were pleasant surprises on one side, and unspeakable bitterness on the other side.A heart whirled, rumbled, and burned with pain.Changsheng only felt that he had never experienced such suffering in his life. The previous dilemma, regret and resentment were nothing compared to the complicated situation at this moment.

Standing stupidly, the whole person seems to have turned into stone.Only he himself knows that the inside has already turned into a pool of boiling magma.

Zizhou turned around and shouted: "Brother Changsheng! I'll just wait for you."

Surprised.Pick up the bamboo poles and follow quickly.

Zi Shi stopped and waited, handed him a hood, and smiled: "I have wronged Gu Daxia, I will temporarily cover my tracks."

Since the four of them lived in "Tongfu Ju", the news that several young heroes chose "Bodhi Village" spread like wildfire.In addition, the members of the Wei family who came down from the mountain later went to the town to pretend to be the dead, cremated them on the spot, and asked the passing monks to recite the mantra of rebirth. .Chang Sheng had a murderous look on his face, he went in and out, seeing everyone was satisfied and discussing one after another, but no one dared to confront him.

There are no robbers on the mountain, and the safety factor has greatly increased.Some residents who were unwilling to go far, and many who left too late, feared that they would be overtaken by soldiers from the west, so they simply hid in Xianshuling.As a result, the road into the mountain was much more lively, and it was different from the first time we walked, so a proper cover-up was very necessary.It just so happened that the weather was also cold, so the four of them put on hoods and changed into slightly more refined attire. The knives and arrows were wrapped in cloth and stuffed under the bamboo baskets.

Zizhou and Zigui experienced this difficulty, and they had an extremely deep understanding of the vicissitudes of the world and the dangers of human hearts, and they grew up a lot all of a sudden.He obediently obeyed the instructions of his two older brothers, packed his luggage, packed his clothes, and didn't say a word of extraneous words.

The four of them set off only around noon, and at dusk, they arrived at the cave where they stayed overnight last time.Revisiting this old place, the past is vaguely like a dream.

Many people have already set up camp in the cave, planning to rest here overnight.There are also some nearby residents, relying on their familiarity with the road, without stopping, and marching to higher and deeper places overnight.Changsheng and Zizhou were anxious that day, so they threw their luggage in the cave, and then they couldn't think about it anymore.At this time, they came back again, and the few people didn't intend to find it, but subconsciously glanced inside.

Zi Gui suddenly let out a "huh" before he spoke, and immediately covered it up.Pulling the sleeve of the elder brother, pointing to the corner of the cave, his eyes are shining.Zi Shi saw that it was the small iron pot.The other clothes, dry food, and money have long since disappeared, but it is still quietly waiting for the owner to return.People who pass by probably have cooking utensils, and they don't want to take them because they think it is heavy and cumbersome.

Zi Shi went into the cave, greeted the people inside, came out with the pot, and said with a smile, "We made an inscription for it, and it has spirituality. In another 500 years, I'm afraid it will become a spirit." Bend your fingers and tap, "Pot, pot, I miss you being so caring, and I will send you another sentence: "Don't leave, don't abandon, don't lose, don't fall."

Changsheng took it, clasped it backhand, and put it on top of his bamboo basket.

The four of them walked for a while, stopped going up, turned a corner at a fork, and proceeded cautiously along the winding mountain road.Longevity leads ahead.Zizhou volunteered and stayed at the end to break the road.When it was completely dark, Zi Shi lit the homemade lantern in his hand.It was an exquisite wire cage, covered with translucent bamboo paper outside the cage, and tied a ball of asbestos soaked in grease at the bottom.The technical difficulty of this lamp is not too great, but it took a lot of effort to find a few things.

The road gradually descends into the valley, with weeds growing on both sides, and the road becomes narrower and narrower.Changsheng held a bamboo pole and slowly swept across the tester, scaring away the reptiles in the grass.After doing this in the middle of the night, when the sky was darkest, we finally arrived at our destination.The entrance of the cave is only three or four feet square, and you have to bow your head and bend over to get in.

About half a mile into the cave, I suddenly came to a dark, empty and open place.When the lantern is illuminated, there are jagged rocks and criss-crossed teeth on all sides. At first glance, it looks like a beast and ghost, terrifying and eerie.On one side, water accumulated into a pool, and the cold air hit people, and the water surface extended to the cave wall, as if in a desperate situation.Changsheng pointed to the dark place in front of him: "Go straight in, there is an exit at the other end, so the cave is actually connected at both ends. But when you go out there, it happens to be facing the cliff."

This cave is dark and cold, and it is a dead end. Even if the locals know about it, they don't come in very often.As time went on, it became more and more inaccessible.

"The water is very cold, don't rush down, move around first." Changsheng said, hanging the lamp on the sharp stone protruding from the cave wall, visually checking the distance, and then picked up the luggage and threw them into the water one by one.

"I'll send the things there first." Without waiting for the three of them to answer, they took off their outer clothes and wrapped them around their waists, relying on the deepening of their internal breath, they walked to the depth of the water and dived directly.

Zi Shi squatted beside the water, stretched out a finger to check the temperature, it was really icy cold.After a cold war, he jumped up and led the twins to bend over.I didn't see Gu Changsheng coming up for a long time, so I couldn't help but start to worry: won't you have cramps?He always took the lead and got used to it, forgetting that the man was actually a half-baked swimmer.Just as I was about to go down to see what happened, there was a few splashes of water, and I came back.

"It's too dark down there, come down one by one and follow me." Chang Sheng wiped the water on his face and panted a few times.

"Zizhou, you go first. When Brother Changsheng comes to pick us up, you have to wait there alone."

"Ah."

After Changsheng took Zigui away, Zishi piled up several empty bamboo baskets and moved them to a hidden place.Climb up the rock and turn off the light, and stuff it into the crevice of the cave wall.Then touch it down and wait by the pool.Hearing the "squeaking" sound, he said softly: "Here." Changsheng followed the sound: "Hold on tight, don't let go. The bottom of the stone wall is only one foot high, don't worry about raising your head when you go through it."

This person suddenly became so long-winded, I really can't get used to it.Say the same thing to Zizhou, say it to Zigui, and say it again now.Zi Shi laughed silently in the dark, letting him hold his hand tightly.

Swimming to the vicinity of the cave wall, floating to the surface and taking a deep breath, the two of them suddenly dived together until they reached the bottom of the water.He stretched out his hand to reach the larger gap between the lower end of the stone wall and the bottom of the water, and slid past it.Just as Zi Shi was about to speed up, his left hand suddenly lightened, and Gu Changsheng let go of it.In this dark water, the senses are chaotic, but the spiritual sense is exceptionally sharp.Zi Shi was shocked, suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurried to fish for it.After not catching it for a while, he immediately turned around, and with the help of the support on the protrusion of the stone wall, he quickly descended and finally grabbed an arm.

Grasping is grasping, but the opponent's body is stiff and sinking.My heart was empty for a moment, and I sank into the depths of darkness.Hearing a sudden "gudong", Gu Changsheng took a sip of water, woke up suddenly, and calmed down.Knowing that he traveled to and from this cold pool several times, the time was too long, and finally he couldn't stand it anymore.In a flash, I regretted: For so many days, I only taught him how to swim, but forgot to teach him how to save himself from cramps in the water.Right now, you have to relax as much as possible, and you also need to prevent choking on water, so you don't hesitate to wrap your arms around his neck, and press your lips tightly against it.

This is immediate, and the effect is extraordinary.

The sudden throbbing pain in the calf made Changsheng terrified, his body kept sinking, but his mind was very clear.However, the more sober I became, the more anxious I became, and the more anxious I became, the stiffer I became, the moment of boundless despair.Opening his mouth, he wanted to call out to the people around him, and the cold pool of water immediately poured into his chest and abdomen, and the breath condensed in his dantian suddenly dissipated.

Suddenly, a soft thing sealed his mouth tightly and tightly.Changsheng only felt a "bang" in his head. It was obviously a silent and dark bottom, but suddenly lightning flashed, thunder and golden light flashed, and it turned into blue sea, blue sky and white clouds in an instant.At one moment, it was like being shocked by an electric shock, suffocated and numb; the next moment, it was like riding a cloud, swaying in the wind, without knowing where you were.

When the soft fragrance disappeared, the clear and cool air rushed towards his face, and Chang Sheng realized that he had floated to the surface of the water along with the plums.

"Zi Zhou—Zi Gui—" Zi Shi didn't bother to catch his breath, and checked the direction first.

"Brother! This way!" The two children jumped up happily.It was almost early morning, and a little blurry shadow could be seen vaguely.

Pull Gu Changsheng and swim to where they are.Within a few feet, a torrent hit, it was hot!Overjoyed.Cramps are most afraid of the cold, and they will naturally get better in the hot spring.After swimming twice, I found that the spring water was so buoyant that I couldn't sink even if I couldn't swim.Now the crisis is completely lifted, and he immediately loses strength.He let go, turned over, lay on his back on the water, and let out a long breath: "I'm scared to death!"

Before the words fell, they were already blocked in his throat.The man entangled himself like a fish swimming in aquatic plants, and locked himself like a golden hoop and an iron ring.Immediately afterwards, he let go of his hands and feet to siege the city and plunder the land, how can he look like he has just recovered from the critical moment of life and death? ——Or, is it exactly what it should look like after recovering from a life-and-death situation?

"Hmm..." Zi Shi stretched out his hand to push, but he gave up halfway in the refusal.

"He's fine...that's great..." Thinking of the moment under the water, I was terrified.At some point, she hugged him back, and her lips and tongue moved one after another, explaining profound things in simple terms, endlessly tossing and turning.After the entanglement, the two of them almost turned into a part of the spring, as if they didn't exist each other, and seemed to be rippling with the waves, everywhere...

"Big brother! Brother Changsheng!" The two children waited impatiently, looking for them on the water with their eyes wide open.

"Cough! Cough!" Zi Shi panicked in fright, drank his saliva, sour and choked.

Chang Sheng hugged him and did not let go, and responded with a loud voice: "It's nothing, but I'm too tired to swim anymore."

Finally, they tossed ashore, changed their clothes by the faint morning light, found a big warm rock, and the four of them fell asleep.