Qiu Yun coaxed Sheng Ping'an to sleep, and prepared to go to the backyard to fetch water with a lantern.

There was a strong wind outside the house, making the doors and windows rattle.

The candle in the lantern flickered with the wind, resisted a few times in the corner, and extinguished heroically.He sighed, dropped the lantern, walked to the well in the backyard in the dark, and saw the crabapple tree beside him flying with the strong wind, dancing like demons in the middle of the night.

He looked up at the night sky, the black clouds were overwhelming, and a heavy rain was about to hit.

Before the heavy rain hit, he tossed back and forth several times, filled the tub with water, lay down in the cold water, and let out a comfortable sigh.

Thinking that he, the majestic supreme being in the fairy world, has been reduced to the point where a cold bath can satisfy him!

The reincarnation mirror temporarily living in his sea of ​​consciousness tentatively whispered: "Xianzun, you, are you okay?"

"What do you think?" Qiu Yun closed his eyes to feel the empty cultivation in his body, and said calmly: "Is it too late for me to repent now?"

"Uh..." Samsara mirror hesitated for a moment, and said uncertainly: "It should be too late, Sheng Yuan's soul has already been sent to reincarnate."

Qiu Yun opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.

It's not that he really regrets it, but he's not used to changing from a high and strong man to a powerless weak man.

To put it bluntly, he has the burden of an immortal.

At the wine shop tonight, it was already the limit to deal with Qi Guan, and thinking about Sheng Xian's temper, he felt that this was challenging his limit.

That's it!

They come, the security.

Thinking of this, he picked up the jade lock that was on the ground.

This is a longevity lock, carved from precious jade.

Warm and smooth in the hand, the jade is white and delicate.

Looking carefully with the light of the candlestick, one side of the jade lock is engraved with the words "Peace and Ruyi", and the other side is carp with beads. The carving is so exquisite that even the detailed lines can be clearly seen.

The Longevity Lock is given by the elders to the younger generations in the family, hoping to lock their lives and grow up safely and healthily.

Generally, it is made of gold, silver and copper.As for the one in his hand, not mentioning the quality of the jade and the exquisite carving, he only said that the side of the jade was "beads in the carp".

There is a legend in the mortal world that a fish leaps over the dragon's gate and transforms into a dragon.

And the dragon holds the pearl...if there is a dragon ball, the dragon spit it out.

Qiu Yun held the longevity lock, leaned against the edge of the bathtub, closed his eyes and meditated.

In the fate line given by Samsara Mirror, if he didn't come, Sheng Yuan would show Qi the jade lock.

Sheng Yuan is more than smart, but lacks vision.

He could see that the jade lock was of good quality, and he had a small calculation in his heart, but he couldn't understand the deep meaning of 'carp with pearls', so he asked Qi Guan to help him find out if any noble person had been to Shengjia Village.

Qi Guan's eyelids are not deep, so he took a look at the pattern and agreed.

Unexpectedly, Sheng Yuan didn't wait for the owner of the jade lock, but waited for the disaster of killing him.

One month later, in the middle of the night, a group of men in black sneaked into Shengjia Village silently and killed more than 100 people in the village.

Among them were Sheng Yuan and his son Sheng Pingan, who were caught by Ding Er and broke their legs because of pestering the little lady of Ding's family, so they stayed in the village to recuperate.

The man in black must have been recruited by Yusuo.

But killing the whole village is a bit weird.

Especially tonight at the wine shop, after listening to Qi Guan say that the leader of the three is stronger than the magistrate, the background is obviously extraordinary.

Such a person, but took away a shop assistant, no matter how you look at it, you find it unusual.

Moreover, taking Ding Da away, but letting Ding Da die at the hands of bandits, why bother?

That's why he guessed that Ding Da might not be dead.

He always felt that there was some connection between those three people, Ding Da and Yusuo.

Just what is the connection...

A flash of light flashed in my mind, and suddenly a flash of lightning pierced the dark night sky, illuminating the sky like day.

Thunder came swiftly, blasting the entire night sky.

Thinking of something, Qiu Yun suddenly stood up from the bathtub, put away the jade lock, picked up his clothes and put them on his body, and walked quickly towards the room.

Before he got close, a small black shadow came back from inside and crashed directly into his arms——

"Father, where have you been?" Sheng Ping'an hugged his father's neck tightly, tears streaming down his face.

Qiu Yun picked up Sheng Ping'an who was trembling all over and returned to the room, wiped away his tears, hugged him in his arms, and softly coaxed him to sleep again.

The aura was blown away by the thunder, and he didn't have the time to think about it any more. He hugged his restless son, closed his heavy eyelids, and fell into a deep sleep.

.

"No, I didn't, don't hit me..."

"Brother, don't come here, ah—"

A flash of lightning flashed across the sky, instantly lighting up the dark backyard.

In the blink of an eye, a scream came from the east room—but it was drowned out by the rumbling thunder.

Ding Er opened his eyes profusely with sweat, bounced and sat up.

It was so dark inside that you couldn't see your fingers, and there was lightning and thunder outside.Ding Er got out of bed in the dark and lit the oil lamp.

The dim yellow light danced on the wick, and a faint halo spread in the room, reflecting his bewildered face.

He sat on the chair with a face full of panic, poured a glass of cold water tremblingly, held the tea bowl in both hands, and drank it in one gulp.

The cool air in the water penetrated into his lungs, he shivered, and his mind suddenly became clearer, only to realize that he was drenched in cold sweat.

Putting down the tea bowl, got up and changed into clean underwear, lying on the wooden bed, looking up at the wooden beams on the roof in a daze.

"I killed you bastard, a bastard of unknown origin, killed my parents, do you still want to kill me?"

"Xiao Yuan, my face hurts so much, save me, save me..."

The two pictures in the dream kept flashing and interlacing in his mind, and finally fixed on his brother's bloody face.

The cries for help were still echoing in his ears, and his brother's bloody face appeared in his mind at the right time, making him confused for a moment whether it was a dream or reality.

His eyes gradually faded away, and the image of his brother begging for help appeared in front of his eyes again.

He subconsciously stretched out his hand, as if trying to grab something.

——Bang bang bang!

A loud knock on the door woke him up from his nightmare.

When he came back to his senses suddenly, he heard the shop assistant calling him to open the door quickly.

Opening the door, the shop clerk, who was dripping all over his body, complained, "Why did it take so long to open the door?"

The clerk's surname is Zhao.

Shopkeeper Wang called him Zhao Changan, and he was about twenty years old.

Ding Yuan has only been in the restaurant for two days, and he is not very familiar with him.

But he just had a nightmare, and now seeing a familiar face knocking on the door, he breathed a sigh of relief, and invited Zhao Changan into the room: "Brother Changan, why are you here?"

"It's not because of the heavy rain outside." Zhao Changan pulled the wet underwear on his body and squeezed out the water: "I was dreaming, and suddenly I dreamed that I fell into the river, my good guy, it just woke me up. Only then did I realize that it was raining heavily outside, and my house was so leaky that it began to rain lightly."

"Then you will sleep with me first tonight?" He said, looking at Zhao Changan's dripping underwear again: "You go back and change into clean clothes first."

"I don't have any clothes left, they're all drenched. Do you have any dry clothes here? Lend me one first." Zhao Changan said, looking at the well-tied woodshed: "I didn't expect you This room is more spacious than mine after tidying up, and the most important thing is that it doesn't leak..."

Listening to Zhao Chang'an's rambling voice, Ding Yuan felt that the gloomy room finally gained some popularity, and this popularity gradually warmed his cold body.

He exhaled heavily, walked to the side of the wooden bed, and saw the underwear that had been thrown in the clothes basket not long ago, and then remembered that he only brought a change of clothes.

"I only have a coat, why don't you make do with it first?"

"Alright." Zhao Changan took the old outer shirt handed over by Ding Yuan, and took it off without hesitation. The inner shirt on his body was changed immediately.

Ding Yuan hurried to the table, sat down with his back to Zhao Changan, and poured two bowls of cold water: "Brother Changan, can you tell me about me...my brother?"

"Your brother? Ding Da?"

Zhao Changan picked up a rope and tied it around his waist, and he didn't care if it was empty, so he sat down next to Ding Yuan: "Your brother is quite powerful, let alone Master Sheng, don't look at him." He is dressed like a dog, and he is the son-in-law of the Chen family's rice business, but he is very picky about money."

With the feeling of borrowing clothes and lodging, Zhao Changan was also willing to talk more with the skinny Ding Er.

He picked up cold water to moisten his throat, and continued: "Every time he comes to our restaurant to drink, he has to pay on credit. Our shopkeeper can't do anything about him, but your brother is amazing, and he can get a lot from him every time. A copper coin."

Ding Yuan frowned when he heard Sheng Yuan mentioned, but he didn't say anything. He just lowered his eyelids to hide the emotion in his eyes, and asked in a low voice: "I heard people say that my brother was picked up by the nobles in the caravan. Let's go, do you know the name of the person who took my brother away?"

"Fancy?" Zhao Changan was obviously stunned for a moment: "Didn't your brother take the initiative to go to find Master An to recommend himself?"

"Ah?" Ding Yuan's eyes widened. He was already skinny and skinny. With this stare, his eyes became even bigger. Under the illumination of the lights, they looked very pervasive.

There was thunder and lightning outside the window, and Zhao Changan shivered suddenly when he saw those big eyes.

"My brother took the initiative?"

Zhao Changan was taken aback by him, and felt a little unhappy, but seeing that he was skinny, he was in two extremes with the strong and strong Ding Da.

Seeing that he didn't know anything, the anger in his heart went down, and he couldn't help feeling a little sympathetic: "I know you're feeling uncomfortable, but let me tell you the truth, I can't blame that Ann for what happened to your brother. Master, Master An came to our wine shop for a drink, your brother told me... your brother would just go up there, Master An took your brother as a joke, and casually asked him to go to Jingshui Tower for a drink, your brother..."

Zhao Changan saw that Ding Yuan's eyes were flushed, and couldn't bear to say it too harshly: "You said that no one has seen such a noble person as Mr. An? Your brother is usually very clever, so why did you take Mr. An's jokes as truth? "

Ding Yuan pursed his lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "Then do you know what my brother talked with Mr. An?"

"What did you say?" Zhao Changan recalled carefully: "I remember the first time Master An came to our restaurant, when I was serving wine to Master An, I heard what he said, as if he was asking for someone... It's been too long , I can't remember."

After Zhao Changan finished speaking, he yawned: "I've already left, don't be too sad, I'm sleepy, I have to get up and work later, go to sleep first."

The heavy rain outside the house didn't stop.

Ding Yuan held the tea bowl and sat under the oil lamp in a daze until the sound of rain subsided and the rooster crowed.

The author has something to say: the relationship line is slow to heat up, babies, don't worry.

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