Snake Tale

It was still bright outside the window, and an unknown bird had jumped onto the branch and sang beautifully.

In the sound of birdsong, Luo Yi opened his eyes.He quietly stared at Shen Yuzhu's sleeping face next to him, tucked up the quilt for him, and got up silently.

In the courtyard, the subordinates who had been waiting for a long time were like a black shadow, silently betting at his feet, presenting a secret letter from the Central Plains.

The southern barbarian land was blocked by audio and writing, and it was not until today that the news of Zhong Lichun's death came from afar.In addition, Gui Zhu, the king of Jin, also passed away.The ministers of the state of Jin are waiting for the opportunity to move, and the undercurrent is raging, which is the time when there is a lot to do.

Luo Wuxie earnestly persuaded Luo Yi to return to Jiangdu in his heart, and take advantage of this opportunity to flex his muscles and carve out another place for the Luo family among the various kingdoms.Wuxie said frankly that he already knew Luo Yi's life experience from the few words of his father's generation, but this did not affect his trust and dependence on Luo Yi in the slightest.Although the matter of seeking unity failed, it is not impossible to set up another battlefield to make a comeback.

"Besides, there is another solution to the prophecy of Duke Huan of Qi before his death..."

In the letter, Wuxie even mentioned another interpretation of prophecy that was circulated among the people—the prophecy of Duke Huan back then that his heir would wear seven gilded jade crowns and become a marquis—

"It should be known that the current Marquis is not only in the Qi Kingdom."

Luo Yi's eyes were deep, and he was silent in thought.In fact, whether it is the brilliant future that Wu Shi imagined, or the devotion and love shown between the lines by this younger generation taught by himself, it is not that he has not touched his heartstrings at all.

But he turned his eyes to the shrine on the lintel.He and Shen Yuzhu moved to this small town to resettle a house, and also went to the village to follow the customs and set up a shrine.More than once, he saw Shen Yuzhu respectfully worshiping and offering incense in front of the shrine on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year, and he even dragged Luo Yi to make a wish together.

Luo Yi just thought it was ridiculous, so he shook off his hand and said, "I don't have any wishes, I have to rely on these illusory things to realize them!"

Shen Yuzhu insisted: "Is there really no one? Why not make a wish?"

Luo Yi couldn't resist him, and casually put the incense sticks in front of the shrine, and said casually: "Then wish Zhong Lichun a sudden and sudden death."

Shen Yuzhu's eyes shone slightly, and he smiled at him, "I have a hunch that your wish will definitely come true."

Luo Yi raised his eyebrows, and teased, "Shen Yuzhu, you have suffered a serious illness, and your morale has completely disappeared, and you have started to play tricks like gods, gods, and ghosts?"

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said: "I've always been like this. The theory of gods and ghosts is better to be believed than not to be believed. Don't tell me you haven't asked God for fulfillment once in all these years?"

... Yes, once in a while.And the only time.

That day, the two of them were lost in the ice and snow, the road ahead was uncertain, and the life in front of them was hanging by a thread.At that time, he was more aware of the frailty of human power than ever before, and finally at that moment, he threw away the rebelliousness that he had steadfastly held on for many years, and prayed that Shen Yuzhu would be safe and sound... He was willing to pay any price——

Even if he abandons his grand plans and ambitions from now on, he will go back to the world with him.

This time, praying, exhausting his whole life of piety, there is no reason why it should not be fulfilled.

Maybe there is a definite number in the dark.For example, the bizarre death of Zhong Lichun, who said what he said in lieu but came true.Luo Yi thought to himself that he would not be bound by the oath of Chenwei, but once he thought of the ending of being separated from Shen Yuzhu forever because of his own will, he couldn't help but relive the icy chill of that day...

He stared at the statue with a gentle face for a long time.The birds on the branches twittered in the air, unable to call out their lovers, and finally rushed into the sky with a flutter of wings.He spoke:

"Tell Wuxie that he can take care of himself and no longer need to rely on my teaching. As for the rest...after we recover from our injuries, we can think about it in the long run."

In the morning, the sky is bright and bright, and it is a good day to wash and brush the horses.

When Shen Yuzhu woke up, Luo Yi had already gone for a walk on the horse to recover.Shen Yuzhu looked at the two wax gourds in the office, thought kindly about buying some more meat dishes for Luo Yi, and walked slowly to the market.

Since he recovered from a serious illness, he has lived in the south far away from the Central Plains.In his spare time, he set up a medical hut, sells medicinal herbs, and chats for a living.

There are many rivers in the south, and the aquatic products are the most abundant.In the bustling morning market, a sun-tanned old man yelled and hawked: "Fresh river crucian carp! Patients eat it for treatment, and pregnant women eat it for milk! It is nourishing and delicious, come and buy it!"

Shen Yuzhu stopped in front of the fish stall to inquire: "Master, how much is a catty of fish?"

"Fifty baht a catty! Two, young man?"

He was slightly taken aback, and said, "Ah, it's so expensive? Forget it, thank you."

Turning around and about to leave, he was grabbed by the fishmonger again: "Hey, why are you so honest, young man? Why don't you ask me if I can sell it for twenty baht a catty?"

Shen Yuzhu asked innocently: "Oh, then can you sell it for twenty baht a catty?"

The old man responded enthusiastically: "Sell, sell! How many do you want, young man?"

Shen Yuzhu carried the fish around twice more, and walked back with both hands full of vegetables, fruits and fish.Walk across the blue stone bridge, return to the secluded thatched hut, clean the fish and put it in the pot to cook slowly.I picked a handful of saponins and boiled them in the dustpan drying in the courtyard, and washed my hair in the courtyard.

While washing in the current, I vaguely saw a figure walking over gracefully like the wind.

The person who came came to the stone bench in the courtyard and sat down, softly and mournfully called: "Bamboo!"

The soap locust water flowed through his eyes, causing him to squint his eyes.Shen Yuzhu scooped up clear water to rinse his eyes, and said, "Wei Wei, why can't you die anyway?"

Qin Wei couldn't help laughing, he leisurely picked up the orange cat on the stone table basking in the sun, and said: "Bamboo's way of hospitality is really sad, don't you hear that friends come from afar..."

Shen Yuzhu said: "Is it rape or robbery?"

Qin Wei chuckled.While stroking the cat in his arms, he looked around this clean and exquisite bamboo forest abode, and said softly: "I thought you were just fascinated by him at first, but now that you wash his hair every day, I know you There is no doubt that I really love him.”

Shen Yuzhu laughed loudly and said, "Wei Wei came all the way, didn't he come here specially to tease me?"

Qin Wei said: "Of course not. You know I've always been unprofitable, so coming here is naturally a desire for bamboo."

Shen Yuzhu washed his long black hair with his head sideways, and said slowly: "I'm just a poor man in the mountains, what else can I satisfy you?"

"Zhuzi is still acting like this today, isn't it too much? Of course, if Zhuzi is recovering from a serious illness and his memory is blurred, I don't mind helping Zhuzi to stroke it from beginning to end..."

With a clear and bright voice, he raised a finger like a onion, and said with a smile: "My first meritorious service was to escort Luo Yi all the way back to Linzi, and to 'teach' Luo Yi a good lesson for you. "

Shen Yuzhu laughed dumbly, and said: "You really dare to say it, Weiwei——I just remember that I asked you to think of it as an internal response and inform me about Mrs. Zishuo and Luo Yi's movements, but I don't remember that I invited you like that." Take care of Luo Yi?"

Qin Wei smiled and said: "Zhuzi, you have suffered three years of humiliation at Luo Yi's hands for no reason, did you just expose it lightly? Luo Yi and I have no grievances or enmity, and the slight punishment is purely to vent your anger for you. .”

Shen Yuzhu said with a smile: "Including you using my safety to threaten Luo Yi, causing his legs to be disabled, is it purely for my sake?"

Qin Wei blinked and said, "If you hadn't achieved this step, how could you understand his feelings for you? How could you make the next deployment without any worries? Speaking of this, you have to thank me for being a good matchmaker." media!"

Shen Yuzhu shook his head, laughed and sighed because of his brashness, and said, "Wei Wei really understands what he said, so far, what else can I say besides being grateful?"

Qin Wei accepted it calmly, and said with a smile: "How else can I say that I am your childhood sweetheart? Although you don't say it verbally, I already understand what you have not said." His eyes gradually darkened, and he smiled slightly. : "I also know that when Luo Yi was dormant in Qi State, you never idled for a moment, and secretly contacted forces in Zheng State and Song State - at that time, you already understood Master's intention, right? ?”

Shen Yuzhu had a calm and indifferent face, but smiled and said nothing.Qin Wei said: "I asked you that day, and you said that the situation was unclear and the major event had not been accomplished, so you just prevaricated; now that the dust has settled, you should tell me?" He couldn't help leaning forward and asked: "'The blue eyes are dead'—what the hell does that mean?"

Shen Yuzhu sighed lightly, and said, "This is just an insignificant bedtime fairy tale..."

While scooping water to wash his hair, he narrated the story of the "blue-eyed islander" told by the mountain chief when he was young.Qin Wei pondered and said: "No wonder the master said that only Shen Yuzhu can solve this matter... So it's not because the answer is with you, but because - the mystery is with you!"

Shen Yuzhu said: "That's right. Later, Master said the phrase 'the blue eyes are dead', which means two things: first, most of the Weishe people have blue eyes, and there has always been a prophecy in the tribe that 'the evil spirits will destroy the clan'." Master Zishuo made Mrs. Zishuo believe that Shen Yuzhu was the son of the extermination of the clan in the prophecy, and tried every means to kill me—this was not only to scare the snake and teach her to show her original shape as soon as possible, but also to force me to show up. Fight against her.

"As for the second intention, we have to start with the relationship between the head of the mountain and the Wei Snake tribe. That day on Wang Zhou, Mrs. Zishuo thought that I would surely die from poisoning, so she once revealed a few words to me. As early as when the Western Zhou Dynasty perished Therefore, there are two forces in the world, one is the royal family who hold military and political power on the stage, and the other is mixed in the market arena. They are either wealthy businessmen who control the economic lifeline of a country, or teachers with peaches and plums all over the world, or Is it a healer who practices the technique of immortality, or a religious leader with many believers... They form a loose and autonomous alliance, and contribute their respective emblems to form a totem—the magpie in the moon of the totem is Bian Quemen Totem, this, you already knew about it, didn’t you?”

Shen Yuzhu looked at Qin Wei with a half-smile, and said: "The Snake with the head of a snake is just a part of this totem. Besides, there are the golden toad emblem of the Duanmu family and the chessboard of the Zongheng family." Emblems, emblems of the rules of the Mohists... all kinds of things are also drawn into it. Weiwei, you have already seen this, right?"

——Qin Wei knew early in the morning that Shen Yuzhu was not the murderer who killed the mountain chief, but he stood by from the beginning to the end, allowing Shen Yuzhu to be chased and framed by those with intentions all the way.

Qin Wei folded his hands lightly and deftly, and said with a smile: "The totem is too profound and mysterious, and I can't completely break it down for a while, but I'm afraid that I'm talking nonsense and leading you astray."

Shen Yuzhu smiled slightly, as if he didn't care, and continued: "For hundreds of years, this alliance has been operating in the dark, controlling the situation in the world in a subtle way, and even planned the Chinese riots in the Western Zhou Dynasty, ending the Zhou Dynasty. The rule of King You. Although the leader of the alliance does not have the name of a king, he has the reality of a king.

Shen Yuzhu said word by word: "It is the so-called 'Nine Cauldrons' that can command the world."

Qin Wei said: "So, what Mrs. Zishuo really wants to usurp is not the position of Lord Qi, but the position of King Su?"

Shen Yuzhu said: "That's right. I still don't know what happened to the head of the mountain three years ago, but I guess it must have happened suddenly and the situation was so urgent that he had no choice but to act decisively and put me—"

Qin Wei responded quickly: "Push to the seat of the next Su King."

Shen Yuzhu let out a "tsk", with genuine trouble on his face, he shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter what the master's motive is. His real intention is that he wants me to become the 'outsider' in that fairy tale, A person who didn't know what happened, but subverted the fate of everyone on that closed island."

Qin Wei said: "'Su Wang' is such an important and extremely secretive position, and it fell on your head for no reason. It's no wonder that various forces on the totem want to use the title of 'Master Killer'. You pursued and fought hard... Fortunately, you have withstood the test after all."

Qin Wei stared at Shen Yuzhu with a calm expression, and said gracefully, "Since Wang Zhouzhong escaped, you immediately went to the Song Kingdom to contact the Mohist Juzi, and secretly contacted the remaining alliance forces to manage the resources you can rely on. You use Zhong Li The conflict between Chun and Mrs. Zishuo was fished in troubled waters. With the help of the Five Kingdoms Conquest, he found out the bases and forces of the various factions on the totem, instigated the various factions to contain each other, and finally used the power of thunder and fire to frighten the world, so that he could have a leader from the sky. The name is actually a group of weaker parties who attack, and suddenly become the leader who hides in the dark but actually wields power—"

His speech speed became faster and faster, his expression became more excited, and he said with emotion: "Such a scheming, such a method—I finally know why the master tried to force you to enter the world—you are indeed the only one among the Qingyan masters. Someone who can play the second half of the game for him!"

Shen Yuzhu scooped up the well water, rinsed off the last bit of froth at the end of his hair in a gentle manner, and said gently: "Weiwei, what kind of hysteria are you having? I'm going all out, just for self-protection. As for the fifth The country is attacking—"

With his usual naive look, he raised his face and smiled at him: "That is the result of the concerted efforts of all the masters of Qingyan, including you, how can I, Shen Yuzhu, be the first to achieve it? "

Qin Weiling laughed ironically, and suddenly asked: "Zhuzi, do you dare to ask what is meant by 'the perfect man has no self, the gods have no merit, and the sage has no name'?"

Shen Yuzhu smiled without saying a word.Qin Weiman said: "Let me answer for you: conform to the laws of things, grasp the likes and dislikes of human nature, drive others to pursue their own interests, and achieve one's own goals without showing fame, this is the most brilliant vertical and horizontal technique." .”

Shen Yuzhu was unmoved, noncommittal, and said slowly: "This is completely a theory of punishment."

Qin Wei stared closely at Shen Yuzhu and took the time to drain the water from his hair, slowly rubbing his long black satin-like hair.He saw in his face a bit of weakness just recovered from a serious illness, a bit of indifference that had nothing to do with himself, a bit of laziness that was easy to handle, and even a bit of innocence that didn't know much about the world.It was almost like this when he was accused of killing the teacher.Even a little longer, when he was a classmate in Qingyan Mansion with him, was he also like this?Qin Wei asked himself.He found that he did not remember.There is a class of people who devote all their energies to erasing themselves from the world.It's like an owl chirping outside the window every night, and when you open the window, you don't see even a feather.If he hadn't planned the attack together with him at the beginning, he would have believed that the person in front of him was really as innocent and innocent as he showed.

He looked at Shen Yuzhu as if he was looking at a person in a mirror, no matter how hoarsely he smashed the mirror, he couldn't get out the image in the mirror——Qin Wei himself was a character who gnashed his teeth but was helpless.Now that he is in a different place, although he is embarrassed, it also makes him feel very interesting.

Suddenly, with a flash of inspiration, Qin Wei asked:

"Then, does Luo Yi know?"

Shen Yuzhu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Know what?"

"I know...you are the mastermind behind the Five Kingdoms' invasion of Qi, the one who disclosed the 'treasonous' secret report to Zhong Lichun on the eve of the grand ceremony, and the one behind the scenes who ruined all his long-running grand plans .”

Shen Yuzhu stopped answering.He slowly brushed his wet long hair, and seemed to be in some kind of contemplation again, with a faint sadness and bewilderment in his eyes, and he spoke slowly after a long time:

"Oh, am I?"

That's hardly an answer at all.Qin Wei was not in a hurry or annoyed, and said softly, "Of course—because this is the only way to keep him by your side."

He stared at Shen Yuzhu's silent face with drooping eyes, and said, "You know very well that with Luo Yi's disposition, even if you have deep affection for him, at this time of the zenith, it is impossible for you to waste your grand plans in vain. You live in seclusion. So, on the one hand, you use the grand reason of "communication in trouble" to accompany him day and night, to support him, to live and die with him, and almost to lose your own life; All methods have created many dangers and obstacles for him, and even destroyed the bright future he had planned—only in this way, there is a chance, and he is willing to give up everything he has been pursuing for a long time..."

Qin Wei stared at his face and said word by word: "As you wish, I will be by your side."

Shen Yuzhu stared at the snoring cat in Qin Wei's arms, and suddenly jumped off his lap and walked away.He came back to his senses, and smiled at Qin Wei with tired tenderness: "But why would I do this?"

Qin Wei caught a glimpse of the snow-white bandages exposed under his clothes, and said with pity and sarcasm: "Because you are emotional. Bamboo, there are thousands of roads in this world, and there are roads open before the unscrupulous people. The paranoid people are the best If you get what you want, even the stupid and short-sighted people can reach the sky in one step—only for the sentient beings, there is only a dead end full of thorns, poor mountains and bad waters, and a narrow escape."

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said, "Is this what you said from your personal experience, Weiwei?"

Qin Wei snorted softly, and said, "Instead of focusing on me, why not think about it, how can you continue to make up for this outright big lie?"

There was a playful smile on his lips, and he said: "If I tell Luo Yi all this, guess what he will do?"

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said, "Forget it, Weiwei. Do you think you still have credit in his heart?"

Qin Wei's face was full of complacent smiles, and he said: "Of course I know that empty words are not credible and cannot be trusted by others. But Zhuzi, you are not completely invisible. There are still some people besides me who can prove that you have lived for a long time. The secret planning since then, such as Xianying...such as Yangtongyu."

Shen Yuzhu remained silent and only raised his eyebrows, as if concerned and inquiring.Qin Wei was sure of winning, and said: "Yang Tongyu was ordered by Luo Yi to lurk in the Yan army that day, and found all kinds of clues. Just before I was about to find out your identity, I deliberately lured him to see you——what do you think I am?" Do that?"

He leaned close to Shen Yuzhu's face, and said with a low laugh: "Do you think - do I really kill him?"

If it is true what Qin Wei said, Yang Sheyu is not dead, then he is the most powerful witness to accuse Shen Yuzhu of his true identity.Shen Yuzhu sighed lightly: "Wei Wei, you are really scheming, it makes people afraid."

Qin Wei sneered: "Compared to you, Zhuzi, I am willing to bow down. Why?" He couldn't help laughing, pointed his fingertips on his forehead, blinked and said, "Are you finally scared?"

Shen Yuzhu gently held his hand in his palm, and said softly: "I'm terribly scared. To be honest, these days, I'm so scared that I can't sleep at night—"

Qin Wei suddenly felt a numbness in his fingertips, and looked down, his slender and fair fingers slowly ooze red spots of blood.

Qin Wei suddenly withdrew his hand, and said in astonishment, "This—when are you?"

He stood up abruptly, wanting to summon the samurai guards waiting outside the courtyard, but he felt dizzy for a while, his whole body was limp and weak, he staggered two steps, and almost fell to the ground—Shen Yuzhu stood up gracefully, and lifted his precarious Hugging her body, she said softly, "I'm most afraid...you won't come to me."

Qin Wei just felt like drinking strong wine, the world was spinning in front of his eyes, his limbs were sore and tired, and he could only lie limp in his arms.Panting lightly, he struggled and said in a low voice, "Zhuzi, you can—?"

Shen Yuzhu hugged him in his arms, and said slowly: "The big taboo before the battle is nothing more than the word 'underestimating the enemy'. Weiwei, since I took over the seat of King Su, I naturally have to dabble in the weakness of the various factions, otherwise, how Can it deal with you tigers and wolves?"

Qin Wei's heart was pounding, nestling in his arms, smelling the fresh and fragrant saponin scent in his hair, he sighed softly with anger and resentment: "Zhuzi, you really... have failed your studies!"

Shen Yuzhu said with a smile, "It's red when you're close to Zhu, and black when you're close to ink." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to lift up Qin Wei's lower clothes.

Qin Wei's cheeks blushed, and he said, "Zhuzi, you are..."

Shen Yuzhu said gently: "What are you thinking, don't you know that I am an upright gentleman?"

Qin Wei didn't know why, but suddenly felt his hand on his knee.There was a hint of coldness in my heart, but I saw a sharp flash between Shen Yuzhu's fingers, and blood gushed out suddenly, soaking the clothes in an instant.

Qin Wei was caught off guard and screamed, and watched Shen Yuzhu spread his hands in front of him.

On the palm lay a piece of blood-stained object quietly.Blunt, exquisite, meandering and bloodshot, like a white jade chess piece dyed with red vermilion.

—that's his patella.

He was shaking violently, but he couldn't utter a word. He watched Shen Yuzhu gouging out the other knee with grace, precision and swiftness, and casually threw the knife and two bones into the wooden basin filled with water.

Qin Wei convulsed all over his body, panting rapidly: "You...you..."

Shen Yuzhu said warmly: "It doesn't hurt at all, does it? As the saying goes, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge in three years. At the beginning you provoked Luo Yi to trap me in an unrighteous way, and you designed to destroy his legs. Remember it all. If you need two patellas, it's still too light!"

Qin Wei whimpered and closed his eyes tightly.Shen Yuzhu pushed him, and said: "Okay, don't be coquettish. Speaking of business, I have received news that there seems to be a mountain chief in the area of ​​Qin State. Please help me to see it, okay?"

Qin Wei gritted his teeth and said, "You have done this to me, and you have the heart to make me run errands for you!"

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said: "A gentleman works hard, and a villain works hard. He is always popular in Qin State. Why do you need to run errands yourself?"

Qin Wei sobbed: "How dare you mention this! You know that the Crown Prince of Qin hates me to the bone!"

Shen Yuzhu stroked his face tenderly, and said, "So, he must be more satisfying to you than me."

Qin Wei put down his hands covering his face, opened his eyes and saw Shen Yuzhu's lazy and indifferent gentle expression, his heart fluttered for a moment, he stretched out his arms to wrap his arms around his neck, and said, "Maybe you can..."

Shen Yuzhu stood up without waiting for him to finish speaking, made a thankful gesture, and said with a smile: "Weiwei, save your tricks for the prince of Qin to enjoy, so you don't have to use it on me."

Qin Wei said without much resentment: "How lucky bamboo is! Could it be that we have forgotten the friendship we shared in the same bed back then..."

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said: "I'm a family man now, and I have to avoid suspicion. If you have nothing to do in the future, don't come to me again. Be careful that my lover will smash your head."

Qin Wei snorted resentfully.Suddenly remembered something, took out something from his bosom, said: "In this case, I will return this thing to its original owner."

Shen Yuzhu showed a troubled look again.He didn't need to look at it, but he knew what it was - the stone letter hidden in the belly of the snake in the underground palace... a token representing Su Wang's identity.

"This stuff is of no use to me, just keep it, it's enough for you to deceive and spoil the world as much as you want."

Qin Wei shook his head and said, "Zhuzi, you know, what I've been looking for has never been the world."

Shen Yuzhu also slowly restrained his expression.Of course he knows that the frivolous person in front of him has traveled through thousands of mountains and rivers and experienced a narrow escape for a person who is out of reach.

Perhaps it was a sympathy for hurting others, Shen Yuzhu finally took the stone letter and said, "I hope you can find him this time."

He smiled and said, "This time, I will pray for you."

Qin Wei smiled slightly, raised his eyes to look around this independent thatched hut again, and suddenly said: "Bamboo, you know, these are just flowers in the mirror."

Shen Yuzhu smiled and said, "It's not just these? A 50-year life is nothing but a dream. Everyone is drunk, why should you and I pretend to be sober?"

Qin Wei took a deep look at him, shook his head slightly, and said, "Sometimes I really don't know if you are open-minded or paranoid? If you really care about him, why do you bother to heal his leg injury? If you can do it better Be patient, this sweet dream will last longer!"

"I know..." Shen Yuzhu sighed, lowering his eyes to hide the painful and gentle look in his eyes, and said softly:

"But, I'm afraid he's in too much pain."

After sending Qin Wei away, he kept his word and immediately washed his hands and burned incense to worship the gods.

Brushing off the red cloth on the altar, with a little force, the statue turned over with a click, revealing a sandalwood spirit tablet.

The spirit tablet is engraved with "Old but not dead is a thief master", and on the left side is written a column of small characters "Unworthy disciples who have narrowly escaped death, respectfully".

He burned three incense sticks and worshiped devoutly.The sandalwood smoke lingered upwards, blurring the face of the god like an inscrutable smile.

He put away the altar, sat by the table and stared at the stone letter.For some reason, he remembered what his master taught him when he was wandering in Qingyan Mountain when he was young.

"Yuzhu, do you know the essence of the art of maneuvering?"

Sitting on a large bluestone when he was young, he looked at the totem that the head of the mountain had drawn on the ground with dead branches, and said casually: "I think... probably it's 'follow what you like, and let the snake do what you want'?"

"Looking at your expression, it seems that you don't agree with this very much."

"I think that to survive in the world, one needs to preserve one's own authenticity and nature. Blindly obeying others and subduing one's heart and will is only self-destruction."

Xuanweizi smiled, threw the dead branches away, and said softly: "It's yin or yang, soft or hard, open or closed, stretched or relaxed. Human nature has no fixed rules. Everyone But Yuzhu, you are different. You have neither past nor future. I hope your nature is like water, and you will not be ashamed of being polluted by dust. Nor will it be arrogant because it sublimates into a cloud—flowing through all things, becoming all things, and finally returning to the original self.”

"...Master, I don't understand."

"One day I will understand." Xuan Weizi turned his face to the side and smiled slightly, perhaps as the twilight passed, the bottom of his eyes at that moment was actually a pale blue color.

Shen Yuzhu looked at the stone letter and meditated silently.Along the way, he still hasn't understood the gist of what the master said.He has never seen through his own nature, maybe only the master in this world can see through him - no matter how much he resists, he is doomed to be unable to get away.One day, he will walk through the place where the truth is revealed.Will he understand then?

He sighed softly, remembering what Qin Wei said before leaving.Why didn't he know that Luo Yi is not a bird that can be raised by his side with peace of mind. Once the wings are regenerated, he will break through all obstacles and return to the world where he should fly.

He lightly stroked the delicate pattern on the stone letter, and murmured: "Luo Yi, don't be angry with me. I won't be able to trap you for long... Before that day comes, let me take good care of you." .”

He leaned on the stone letter, closed his eyes and took a nap.The golden sunset slowly covered his body.He fell into a distant dream, dreaming of mountains surging with greenery, dreaming of roaring rivers, dreaming of swords, lights and swords, and dreaming of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yuzhu woke up leisurely.There was a sound from the path outside the house, it was Luo Yi who had returned.

A gentle smile unconsciously appeared on his lips, he casually pushed the box aside, got up and served soup for his sweetheart.

The author says:

Debt free.The next step is to fix bugs + add meat.There is no plan to publish a blog or self-print for the time being.There may be extras, or there may not be.

I am a late-stage lazy cancer, without everyone’s patience and encouragement (even my friend who has been chasing me from the forum for two years/(ㄒoㄒ)/~~), this article would definitely not be impossible to finish(* ￣3￣)╭?~ Sincerely thank you for your company along the way!