return to peace

Before dawn the next day, Chu Lingshang picked up Ji Fan and set off.The two of them kept this trip a secret, not even bringing Lin Feng with them.At noon, I came to the foot of a mountain.Ji Fan looked up and saw that the halfway up the mountain was surrounded by mist.

"Go up." Chu Lingshang said and walked forward.

Ji Fan quickly followed.Xu Shi rained last night, and the stone steps up the mountain were a bit slippery. Ji Fan followed behind Chu Lingshang, afraid that he would accidentally slip and fall.

"Ling Yan, who are we going to meet? You should tell me now."

Chu Lingshang did not answer, but instead asked, "Do you know what mountain this is?"

Ji Fan looked around, there were big trees standing there, and the sound of streams flowing in the mountains could be heard faintly in his ears, which was no different from ordinary mountains. He shook his head and said, "I don't know."

"Then do you know the Si family, an ancient priestly family?"

Ji Fan paused, a little surprised: "The Si family? Is that the priest family that rose up in the early Warring States period?"

"Yes. They are ancient priests. It has been passed down from generation to generation. According to legend, the Si family members have special divine powers, so they were contested by various countries. In the late Warring States period, the monarch of Zhao State did not believe in gods, so he used lies to confuse the public. Massacre, on the day the Si family was wiped out, a vision fell from the sky, the wind suddenly picked up, the rain poured down, and the day turned into night, just like the end of the world. When everyone saw the light of day again, the remaining Si family members on the execution ground disappeared. Zhao Guo The monarch was terrified, and buried the Si family members who were killed grandly, and invited the eminent monks to perform rituals for them for 81 days. But later, it is said that the monarch of Zhao State was still disturbed by the souls of the Si family members, and finally went crazy. He committed suicide. Everyone in the world said that this was the revenge of the Si family. After Zhao was destroyed, more than 100 years later, there was a fisherman who strayed into a mountain. They couldn’t find it either, and then the fisherman died strangely and suddenly. When he died, people found that he left a blood book full of the word “Si”. There is no trace of them anymore. It is also nearly 500 years, and the Si family talents have gradually entered everyone's field of vision. Before the Chen Kingdom, when Chu Xiong, the first king of the Chu Kingdom, met a young man, the two He was married to Jinlan, and that young man later became the number one military advisor of the Chu army, helping Chu to unify the world. Only later did the world know that this famous military advisor was actually from the Si family, and his name was Si Li."

Chu Lingshang said as he walked, a little out of breath.Ji Fan quickly helped him sit down and drank some water.Chu Lingshang moistened his lips and continued: "Since then, all generations of kings in the world have flocked to the Si family again. But the Si family is tired of worldly troubles, so once there are children born in the world, they will change their residences, and the Si family who was born in the world will change their residences. The children of the Si family will never be able to return to their own clan. Therefore, most of the Si family members do not want to be born. They are indifferent by nature and have no interest in the outside world. Only four have been born in the past century. Brothers and sisters Si Shan and Si Shui in the heyday of Da Chen, the rest is..."

"Si Ran from Xiliang, your master." Ji Fan continued.

"Yes." Chu Lingshang stood up and continued to walk. Ji Fan supported him and let him borrow some strength so that he would not be too tired.

"Si Li came out of the mountain because Chu Xiong treated him like a brother, and he had a life-saving grace to Si Li. Si Li came out of the mountain to repay his kindness; Si Shan and Sishui's brothers and sisters came out of the mountain because Si Shui fell in love with Chen Guo at that time. General Lu Zhiyao, Si Shan was worried about his sister, so he also went out with him."

"What about Si Ran?"

"Guess what?"

"The king of Chu has the grace to save his life?"

Chu Lingshang shook his head.

"He is tired of living in seclusion in the mountains, and wants to go out of the mountains to show his grand plans?"

Chu Lingshang continued to shake his head.

Ji Fan thought about it quietly, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration.He used to wonder why the king of Xiliang is a majestic monarch of a country, but his son is weak, with only one prince.Mingming's family is weak, but the harem is empty. Compared with King Chen's harem of three thousand, it is really strange.Think about it this way, don't you?

"Could it be that...Si Ran and the King of Xiliang are..." Ji Fan didn't continue.But Chu Lingshang knew that he had understood.

He nodded, his expression was a little lonely, and he couldn't help sighing: "Master's love for the King of Xiliang is as deep as the ocean."

"What about the King of Xiliang?" Ji Fan asked.

"He should also love, but he can't give up the world, and my master is willing to give up his family, his life, and everything for him."

Ji Fan was silent. People often cannot help themselves. There are responsibilities to bear, kindness to repay, and family members to guard. It is so difficult to let go of all these.He silently held Chu Lingshang's hand.Chu Lingshang glanced at him, but shook his hand back without saying a word.

Suddenly, Ji Fan thought of a question. "Why didn't the Si family reproduce after they came out of the mountain? In this way, wouldn't they have their own family?"

"One of the most important promises made by the Si family is that there will be no descendants. This is to ensure the purity of the Si family's blood and to protect the safety of the Si family."

"Are you going to take me to see your master?"

Chu Lingshang nodded: "Although I am the adopted son of the King of Xiliang, in fact, Master is more like my adoptive father, so..." He looked at Ji Fan, "I want to take you to meet him. Let you Meet the person I respect the most who has raised and raised me for 15 years."

Ji Fan has never heard more beautiful words than this, and the taste of joy and satisfaction is sweet. He knows that he likes Chu Lingshang, but he doesn't know if he will accept him, so he is always a little trembling , afraid of revealing the secret of his heart accidentally, and the two have been strangers since then.But at this moment, he had the urge to no longer bear it.

With all his strength, he pulled Chu Lingshang, who was already holding hands with him, and hugged him tightly. He buried his head in his hair, and all he could smell was the faint fragrance of plum blossoms on his body.

Chu Lingshang was a little surprised, and there was an inexplicable emotion in his heart. He was always exquisite and smart, but now he was subconsciously unwilling to explore.He patted Ji Fan on the back and said softly, "What's wrong?"

Ji Fan restrained his emotions, let go of Chu Lingshang, and said, "It's nothing, I'm just touched by you. I'm very happy that you want to take me to meet your most important person."

Hearing what he said, Chu Lingshang felt a little embarrassed on the contrary. He pulled back the broken hair beside his ears and said, "You are my relative, and I want to take you to meet another relative of mine. This is human nature."

What Chu Lingshang said was unintentional, but Ji Fan's blood turned cold.He still regards him as his younger brother, and he is a little disappointed, but Ji Fan has always been warm-hearted and cold-hearted, even though his heart is negative, he always has a smile on his face.

"Okay, let's go." He pulled Chu Lingshang and continued to walk up, until he reached a position about halfway up the mountain, where there was a cliff with a peach grove growing on it.Chu Lingshang led Ji Fan through the peach forest and came to the cliff.Ji Fan looked under the cliff, the smoke was lingering and bottomless.He pulled Chen Lingshang behind him and asked, "What did you bring me here for?"

"Close your eyes." Chu Lingshang said.Ji Fan closed his eyes as he said.He didn't know what Chu Lingshang had done, he only heard the sound of giggles, and then felt a little shaken.He hurriedly opened his eyes, there was no cliff in front of him, but a peach forest, and there was a mountain village in the forest.Surrounded by birds and flowers, spring water gurgling.Even though he was as calm as him, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded. Chen Lingshang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go."

"The peach grove is a formation. If ordinary people break into this place, they will only see the cliffs of the peach forest. Only by breaking through this formation can they see the true face of Mount Lu." Chu Lingshang explained as he walked.

"Did your master set up this formation?" Ji Fan asked.

"Ah."

Ji Fan really admired him now: "The Si family is really extraordinary."

Chu Lingshang chuckled when he heard this.After walking for a while, a boy carved in powder and jade came out of Zhuangzi. "Brother, Master sent me to meet you."

Chu Lingshang touched the bun on his head and said with a smile, "Zi Yin has grown up a bit."

The boy named Zi Yin touched his bun shyly, and brought Chu Lingshang and Ji Fan into the villa.