across mountains and seas

After the mourning hall in the main hall of Haicheng was re-arranged properly, Jing Lan placed the ceramic jar containing Jing Xiaohai's ashes on the mourning hall with her own hands, and led everyone in Haicheng to kneel down on the mourning hall.

The house is full of oysters.

Jing Lan wore a snow-white plain dress, knelt at the front, and kowtowed heavily to her father's tablet.

Looking around, the four sons of the Jing family were all there, but only Aunt Hong and Liu Xi were missing.

Jing Lan sent someone to invite them, but the person they sent came back and replied, saying that Aunt Hong and the First Young Madam were not in the room, where did they go?

The auspicious time is approaching, and there should be no delay.

Jing Lan had no choice but to send people to look for it, and at the same time lead everyone in Haicheng to carry out his father's funeral ceremony.

On a chilly night, two women, one red and one white, sat on the flying rocks of the Shixia Gorge in Haicheng.

The two of them hung their feet in the air, swaying slightly in the wind.

Aunt Hong was wearing a bright red dress today, but she didn't apply any makeup on her face, and her face was a little pale under the cold moonlight.She mentioned a jar of wine beside her, patted the remaining plaster on the mouth of the wine jar, and said in a hoarse voice: "These two jars of wine are the tallest pine tree that was buried with me outside Haicheng on the night he left. He said, this wine is a rare and fine wine, and it must not be hidden in Haicheng, lest it will be stolen by those little brats at home who don't know how to drink and are greedy for wine." She said, smiling slightly , opened the mouth of the jar, and the strong smell of wine came out. She raised the jar and took a big gulp.

The spicy wine juice rushes down the throat, burning and hurting.

Aunt Hong's eyes filled with tears, "Xi'er, why do you think the two father and son of the Jing family are so bad?"

Liu Xi was not in a hurry to respond to Aunt Hong's words.From the moment she stepped into Haicheng, what Liu Xi was most worried about was what would happen to Aunt Hong when she heard the news of Jing Xiaohai's death, so after she changed into plain clothes, she went to the small courtyard where Aunt Hong was.From a long distance, she saw Aunt Hong leaving Haicheng with a hoe on her shoulders. She was afraid that Aunt Hong would have an accident, so she followed quietly.She watched Aunt Hong dug out two jars of wine from under the pine tree outside Haicheng, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

She still remembers that Aunt Hong turned her head and smiled bitterly at her, "Xi'er, would you like to accompany Aunt Hong?"

"Okay." She answered bluntly, followed Aunt Hong up to Feiyan, and sat here quietly for a long time, until the night filled the whole Haicheng, Aunt Hong finally opened the wine jar and spoke.

"He said that he always cared about Ah Rou on weekdays, so he stayed with me less. When he came back, the two of us dug out the two jars of wine, and rode the horses to find a moonlit landscape, not drunk like when we were young. No return." Aunt Hong couldn't help laughing at the emotional part, but tears flowed down her cheeks, "I believed every word he said, but he never came back." After finishing speaking , she took another gulp.

Liu Xi listened quietly, reached out and took another jar of wine, wiped off the sand from the mouth of the jar, opened the mouth of the jar, and took a small sip of the wine.

The wine is full-bodied and is indeed a fine wine.

But the person who drinks it is already separated from yin and yang, no matter how delicious this wine is, with whom do you get drunk?

"I didn't go to guard his spirit! He was the one who was sorry for me! Why should I wear sackcloth and filial piety for him!" Aunt Hong cried and complained, "I still want to dress in bright red, so that when his soul returns, he will be able to see it." It's dazzling. It's best if he can't help but show himself, and I'll poke a few holes in this dead ghost, and see if he still dares to keep his word!"

Liu Xi sighed lightly.

Aunt Hong raised her head and took another sip of wine, "Xi'er, if you meet someone you like in the future, just go for it. Aunt Hong will not say anything else, and I will definitely hold Xiao Wu to write a book about letting your wife go for you. Buy a dowry for ten miles in a splendid manner, so that no one dares to underestimate you!" She raised her sleeves and wiped away her tears, "Don't be like me and get married foolishly, and there is nothing decent to do. The wedding, I became the concubine of this dead ghost."

Liu Xi shook her head with a dumb smile, meeting such a warm and motherly Aunt Hong in the East China Sea, God treated her kindly.

"Aunt Hong, if I meet someone I like, it will definitely be like you."

Aunt Hong looked at her sideways with tears in her eyes, the moonlight fell on her face, illuminating the fine lines in the corners of her eyes.Although she is getting old, it can be seen from Jing Yuan and Jing Huan's eyebrows that she must have been a charming red-clothed girl when she was young.

"But you must not be like me." Aunt Hong seemed a little drunk, she pointed to her heart, "The heart is too soft, that damn ghost can poke a hole for him even today by saying a few sweet words!"

Liu Xi gently caressed Aunt Hong's vest, and murmured: "To be able to love so vigorously for once is already living a much more wanton life than many women in the world."

Aunt Hong blinked her eyes and looked at Liu Xi without blinking.

Liu Xi smiled faintly, and raised the wine jar, "On this point, I respect you."

"Okay! Drink!" Aunt Hong raised the wine jar, bumped the wine jar in Liu Xi's hand, raised her head and took another sip.

Liu Xi also took a big gulp.

The wine juice entered the throat, burning it very much.

She couldn't help but think of her previous life, when she married Wei Jianbai for her own ambition, even if they shared the same bed, the two talked most about the situation in the world, and there was never any intimacy between husband and wife.

Firstly, she didn't like Wei Jianbai, and secondly, Wei Jianbai didn't regard her as a girl.

She is a complete fool for being a husband and wife like this, and finally falling under the knife of this man.

It's hard to get drunk if you don't drink, especially if you are sad.

Aunt Hong could feel the drunkenness, but the sweet images of Jing Xiaohai and Jing Xiaohai when they were young came to mind very clearly, she felt extremely disgusted, she couldn't help shaking her head, and took several sips of wine.

This dead ghost really lingers!

While drinking, tears welled up again, Aunt Hong couldn't care that Liu Xi was by her side, sobbing hoarsely while hugging the wine jar.

Liu Xi put down the wine jar, pulled Aunt Hong and fell on her knees, stroking Aunt Hong's temple hair, just like Aunt Hong treated her with warmth, "A person will have a next life, in this life he owes you, He will definitely pay you back in the next life."

"I want him to pay me back ten times!" Aunt Hong said with a sob.

Liu Xi looked at the little lights in Haicheng thoughtfully, "Don't say it is ten times, even if it is a hundred times, he still has to be willing."

Aunt Hong cried and laughed, "Xi'er is such a silly girl."

"Maybe I was too shrewd in my previous life, and I just want to be a silly girl in this life." There was something in Liu Xi's words, and Jing Lan's smiling face suddenly appeared in her heart, "I just want her to smile at me more..." muttered After finishing speaking, the corner of Liu Xi's mouth curled up, and he smiled brightly.

Aunt Hong was confused when she heard this, thinking that Liu Xi was thinking of the late Jing Duo.

She sighed and comforted, "Xi'er, don't think about those two dead fathers and sons, let's..." She sniffed, "Look forward..." Unexpectedly, at this time, Aunt Hong still wanted to comfort her.

Liu Xi nodded, "It's time to look forward." Then, she lowered her head and gently rubbed Aunt Hong's temples, "If Aunt Hong feels tired, just close your eyes and sleep for a while."

"No, I'm not tired. I must drink up these two jugs of wine tonight!" Aunt Hong waved her hands and sat up with force, "Xi'er, you accompany Aunt Hong..."

"Okay, I'll accompany you." Liu Xi nodded.

The two were drinking heartily on the Feiyan, but they didn't notice that in the Santushi Gorge under the Feiyan, there were four teenagers looking up with lanterns standing there.

Jing Tan finally breathed a sigh of relief, his mother was accompanied by his sister-in-law, so he could finally feel at ease.

Jing Yuan and Jing Huan felt distressed watching them, and whispered to each other.

"Mother must be very sad, she wouldn't drink like this on weekdays."

"Oh, my mother must have a headache when she wakes up tomorrow."

Jing Huan's eyes lit up, "Third brother, let's go, let's prepare hangover soup for mother."

Jing Tan said anxiously: "Don't forget to prepare a bowl for sister-in-law." After speaking, he was still worried, "Forget it, I'll go with you."

The three of them took two steps and found that Jing Lan was standing motionless with a lantern.

"Xiao Wu?" Jing Huan called her in a low voice, afraid of disturbing the two people on Feiyan.

Jing Lan shook her head, "You guys go, I'm here to accompany them."

"That's good." Jing Tan thought, it would be more reassuring to have Xiao Wu here watching.

Jing Lan watched the three brothers walk away, and called the guards to come, and ordered the guards to come over with two cloaks, warm them in their arms, and waited quietly under the flying rock.

Although Aunt Hong and Liu Xi both know martial arts, if they drink too much and accidentally fall off the top, accidents will happen.

Jing Lan would feel more at ease staying here.

No one can leave Haicheng anymore, Jing Lan thought, as long as she stays in Haicheng for a day, she will let everyone in Haicheng be safe for a day.

The candle in the lantern burned out inch by inch, and finally the flame danced and extinguished.

Jing Lan put down the lantern, hugged the cloak in her arms tighter with both arms, and looked up at the sky.

This is the time when the night is the darkest, but as soon as this moment passes, the sky will become white, and the morning glow will gradually float out of half the sky, completely dispelling the night.

Jing Lan secretly made a promise, "Daddy, brother, don't worry."

Suddenly, I felt something flying down from the top.

Jing Lan swung her body to avoid it, and only heard a "clang", and a wine jar fell to her side.

The wine jar was empty, and the floor was littered with debris.

Jing Lan frowned and looked at Feiyan, her heart tightened, and the two cloaks in her arms fell to the ground at the same time, without hesitating for a moment, she stepped on her toes and swept towards Feiyan.

The two people on the flying rock, especially Aunt Hong was so drunk that she couldn't hold the empty wine jar in her hand, and she was about to fall off the flying rock.

Although Liu Xi only drank half of the wine, her face was also stained with drunkenness. She subconsciously grabbed Aunt Hong's hand, but she missed it. Seeing Aunt Hong was about to fall off the flying rock, Liu Xi Instantly woke up most of the wine.

not good!

Liu Xi shot again in a panic, but saw Jing Lan jumping up, hooking Aunt Hong's body, pulling hard, and forced Aunt Hong to Feiyan.

"Drink somewhere else next time!" Jing Lan frowned, speaking heavily.

Liu Xi's heart was slightly sour, "You are neither old nor young!"

After Jing Lan was silent for a moment, her tone suddenly became gentler, "You sit here, I'll carry Aunt Hong down first."

Liu Xi squinted her drunken eyes and looked at her, "Okay..."

Jing Lan didn't look at her more, put Aunt Hong on her back, stepped on the left and right stone walls, and landed safely on the ground.

"Young Master." Uncle Jing Jiu heard the shattering of the jar, and brought people over, "What's wrong here?"

Jing Lan said seriously, "Aunt Hong and sister-in-law both drank too much." After speaking, she let Aunt Hong lean against the canyon wall, picked up a big cloak from the ground, shook it, and quickly put it on Aunt Hong, " Please Uncle Jiu help me carry Aunt Hong back first," she said, looking up at Liu Xi who was sitting quietly on the flying rock, "I'll go and carry my sister-in-law down too."

"Okay." Uncle Jing Jiu nodded, quickly carried Aunt Hong on his back, and headed towards Haicheng.

Jing Lan picked up the cloak on the ground, shook the dust off it, and swept up the flying rock again.Before Liu Xi could speak, she put a cloak on Liu Xi, "It's not good to catch cold when you're drunk."

Liu Xi smiled lightly, her drunken eyes burning on Jing Lan's face, "Ah Lan will care about people now."

"..." Jing Lan didn't dare to look into her eyes, and stretched out her hand, "I'll pull you up."

"Okay." Liu Xi reached out and held her hand, Ah Lan's hand seemed a little cold tonight.

Jing Lan only felt that Liu Xi's palm was very hot, and she immediately thought righteously, "Drinking alcohol hurts the body, so drink less next time."

"Okay." Liu Xi replied softly, letting Jing Lan pull her up.

She seemed to be unsteady on her feet, and she staggered and fell on Jing Lan.

Jing Lan only thought that she had drunk too much, so she didn't bother with her too much. After helping her to stand still, she let go of her hand, stood still in front of her, and slowly squatted down, "Sister-in-law, come up, I carry you down."

Liu Xi laid her whole body on her stomach, her hot cheeks pressed tightly against Jing Lan's side, "Okay..." Her voice was so hoarse that Jing Lan couldn't help trembling.

Jing Lan regained her righteous thoughts, and hurriedly picked up Liu Xi, just wanting to send her back to rest quickly.

Liu Xi wrapped her arms around Jing Lan's neck, and unconsciously rubbed Jing Lan's cheek lightly, whispering coquettishly, "Headache..."

"Let you drink so..." Jing Lan wanted to say something serious, but Liu Xi looked so cute, she couldn't help but glanced at her sideways, realizing her lack of focus, and quickly shook her head, " How much..." She actually forgot what serious words she originally wanted to say.

Sighing deeply, Jing Lan hooked Liu Xi's legs tightly with her arms, and swiped down with light kung fu, and landed firmly on the ground.

"It hurts..." Liu Xi murmured again.

Jing Lan frowned, and walked quickly towards Haicheng.

Obviously her body hasn't recovered well, and she drank so much, she doesn't know if she said it hurts, whether it's from an old injury, or from a blow to her head.

Jing Lan quickly carried Liu Xi back to the small courtyard where she lived, and then carefully placed Liu Xi on the bed, then she found a clean handkerchief, and gently wiped the fine sweat on Liu Xi's face.

But halfway through wiping, she felt that something was wrong, so she stood up bravely, handed the clean veil to the maid beside her, and said nonchalantly, "You guys are so good at serving."

"Yes, young master." The servant girl stepped forward to take the clean handkerchief, and continued to wipe Liu Xi's sweat.

Jing Lan was worried about Liu Xi's old injury, so she glanced at Liu Xi, "I'll ask Mr. Hai to come over and show it to my sister-in-law." After speaking, she didn't dare to say anything more, and left the room in a hurry.

Leaving Liuxi's small courtyard, her beating heart finally calmed down.

That strong sense of guilt came to her mind again, and she reminded herself again - she is the sister-in-law, the wife of the elder brother.She shook her head violently, but the few words Liu Xi whispered hoarsely in her ears were like a nightmare curse, which could not be entangled.

If you rarely see her, you will be able to reduce this kind of crookedness.

As soon as Jing Lan thought about this, she made up her mind that it would be good to invite Mr. Hai. She couldn't come here with Mr. Hai to see Liuxi more.

I think so, but I often don't do it like this.

In the end, Jing Lan followed Mr. Hai to see Liu Xi, and was relieved when Mr. Hai said that Liu Xi just had a headache from the wind and the old injury was recovering well.

Mr. Hai gave Liuxi Xingzheng a boost of alcohol, and he left the room with Jing Lan.

Mr. Hai couldn't help but look at Jing Lan a few more times.

Jing Lan felt guilty and did not dare to look at Mr. Hai, "What's wrong?"

Mr. Hai was quite curious, "The young master seems to be interested in the young lady..."

"Did I treat her badly before?" Jing Lan quickly interrupted Mr. Hai's words, and asked palely

Mr. Hai nodded, "No, it's very fierce, like the young lady killed the young master."

"..." Jing Lan didn't dare to answer any more.

Mr. Hai sighed deeply, "It's not easy for the eldest young lady. Tonight, I'm afraid I'm in love with Aunt Hong, so I drank so much wine."

Jing Lan listened quietly, feeling mixed feelings.

"I need to spend more time with them these few days. Women are the most sentimental." Mr. Hai looked very understanding, "After all, the eldest young lady is a girl, and she gets married without a family to support her. It's so pitiful. .”

Jing Lan hesitated to speak.

"I was the one who talked too much today, young master, don't blame me." Mr. Hai noticed that Jing Lan's complexion was very bad, so he quickly smoothed things over, bowed to Jing Lan, and walked away with the medicine box on his back.

Jing Lan stood at the entrance of the small courtyard, looked back at the lights in Liu Xi's room, and murmured: "Liu Xi, do you miss your elder brother tonight?" Her emotions were complicated, and the sourness was the most heart-rending.

"Thinking wildly again!"

Jing Lan realized that she was thinking something she shouldn't have thought again, so she quickly stopped.

"Practice the sword, yes, practice the sword, it will be better if you practice it." Jing Lan hurriedly thought of a way, and went to her small courtyard.

In the morning, the morning light falls through the window panes onto the bed curtains.

Splitting headache.

Liu Xi endured the pain and supported her head to sit up, "Hiss..." The scene of Jing Lan carrying her back last night flashed through her mind, and Liu Xi couldn't help laughing dumbly.

Suddenly...I miss that girl a little bit.

While rubbing her temples, Liu Xi got off the bed.

Hearing the commotion in the room, the maid waiting outside the room knocked on the door, "Young Madam is awake?"

"En." Liu Xi replied.

"The servant brought in hot water and waited for the young lady to wash up."

"Ah."

The maid quickly brought hot water, opened the door and walked in, waiting for Liu Xi to finish washing.

Liu Xi changed into plain clothes again, took a look at herself in the mirror, and after finishing her makeup, she raised Jingyue and went out.

"Sister-in-law."

Just as Liu Xi went out, she saw Jing Tan standing in the courtyard holding something.

"Second uncle?"

Jing Tan smiled, and walked over with clear porridge, "I was supposed to serve sober soup to sister-in-law last night, but when it was served, the maids said that sister-in-law had already rested. I think, sister-in-law woke up from a hangover, You must be hungry." As he said that, Jing Tan handed the porridge to Liuxi with both hands, "Sister-in-law, drink this first before going out."

Kindness is difficult.

Liu Xi smiled and picked up the porridge, scooped up a spoonful and drank it.

The entrance is refreshing and delicious.

"The second son came early in the morning, for fear of waking up the young lady." The servant girl said a word.

Liu Xi froze.

Jing Tan sensed that something was wrong, he quickly said: "I sent off my mother's side first, and then came here."

"Second uncle has a heart." Liu Xi still had a smile on her face, and she put the clear porridge back, "I want to go and see Aunt Hong first, she drank more than me last night, I'm worried about her."

"Mother woke up early in the morning, changed her clothes and went to the mourning hall." Jing Tan said truthfully.

Liu Xi nodded, and asked casually, "Ah Lan is also in the mourning hall?"

"Xiao Wu, for some reason, I practiced sword skills all night last night..."

"I'll go take a look."

Without waiting for Jing Tan to finish speaking, Liu Xi took the knife and walked quickly to the small courtyard where Jing Lan was.

What happened to this girl last night?

Liu Xi thought to herself that she didn't say anything out of the ordinary, let alone do anything inappropriate.

"Sister-in-law, you should finish your porridge anyway." Jing Tan chased after a few steps, but Liu Xi didn't look back at all, walking farther and farther, and finally disappeared from Jing Tan's sight.

Jing Tan let out a long sigh in disappointment.

He was just a little envious of Xiao Wu, even though Xiao Wu was always awkward with Liu Xi, Liu Xi still treated him wholeheartedly.

"When will you treat me as well?"

This thought suddenly came out of his heart, Jing Tan shook his head, and quickly pressed the thought to death.

"Keng!"

The sound of weapons colliding suddenly resounded, and before reaching Jing Lan's small courtyard, they heard the sound of fighting inside.

Liu Xi was quite curious, so she slowed down and approached slowly.

"Slow down! Xiao Wu! Stop! I won't fight anymore!" How could Jing Huan be Jing Lan's opponent now?He could only dismantle ten tricks each time, but he couldn't stand it anymore and begged for mercy again and again.

Jing Lan had already soaked half of her clothes, she stopped her attack, "Fourth brother, you need to practice more."

"I'm not hardworking enough?" Jing Huan gasped, and suddenly thought of a plan, "I can't beat you now, if you want to practice swords, you can find your sister-in-law! Her sword skills are absolutely amazing!"

Jing Lan's expression darkened, "I'm not looking for her."

Liu Xi frowned, and thought: "What the hell is this girl doing?"

Jing Huan smelled something bad, he stretched out his arms and hooked Jing Lan closer, "Xiao Wu, why do I feel that you are still fierce to your sister-in-law?"

Jing Lan raised her eyebrows, "Nonsense."

"Looking at you like this, I just hit the spot!" Jing Huan confirmed his guess, "You two should have a good fight, sister-in-law will definitely let you, it's better if you vent all your anger than you always It’s good to hide it.”

"I will never fight her." Jing Lan replied seriously.

"What if I want to fight you?"

Liu Xi's voice sounded at the gate of the small courtyard, Jing Lan's heart trembled slightly, she only dared to look at Liu Xi, then turned her face away, "Don't mess around! You are still hurt!"

Jing Huan secretly felt something was wrong, as if he had accidentally come up with a bad idea.

"bass!"

The sharp startling moon came out of its sheath, and Liu Xi's blade pointed directly at Jing Lan.

"Alan, draw out the sword."

When encountering such a thing, the best way is to go to mother.Jing Huan took a step back quietly, and before he could slip away, he was stopped by Liu Xi, "Fourth Uncle, stay here."

Jing Huan smiled apologetically, "Sister-in-law, forget it."

"It doesn't count." Liu Xi's eyebrows were sullen, "Alan, show your skills. Today, my fourth uncle will testify. If you can win me, the original agreement between you and me will still count."

The author has something to say: Updates~ This chapter is a double update, because I received two long comments yesterday~

In this chapter, let’s repay one more debt first~ Work hard to repay another one tomorrow~ Compassionate~ Thank you Shuxia and Comma for their long comments~