[Sword Three] Baili Maple

"Ah Ling, have you seen Senior Sister Shen?"

Hua Ling was sitting on the side of the stone bridge of Xianji Rock honestly, drawing a brush seriously in front of the waterfall, when she saw Zi Qing looking for the fairy path with a panicked face, and she was walking from a long distance away. shouted at her.

"Senior Sister Shen? What's wrong with Senior Sister Shen?"

Hua Ling tilted her head subconsciously, and then looked questioningly at the young man who was playing the flute leisurely.

The young man put down his flute and shook his head to indicate that he was unclear.

Nearly half a month has passed since that day, and the faint sad atmosphere in Wanhua Valley has faded away. After all, most of the disciples in Wanhua Valley have traveled out of the valley to help the world, and are used to seeing life and death. Only by living well can we live up to the dead.

Thinking of this, Hua Ling put down her pen and rubbed her cheeks vigorously childishly, then she smiled and clenched her hand into a trumpet shape and leaned against her mouth and shouted to Zi Qing, "Senior Sister, Senior Sister Shen is not here!"

Hearing Hua Ling's answer, Zi Qing's expression became more and more flustered. She seemed to have no time to say anything to Hua Ling, so she turned around and flew away in a hurry.

Hua Ling tapped her chin with the pen, frowned and looked at her disappearing back, wondering, "Did something happen? Senior sister looks so strange."

The young man also frowned while tapping his chin with the flute, thinking thoughtfully, "Could it be..."

As he was talking, his eyes turned to the little girl, but as soon as he saw Hua Ling's face, he suddenly laughed out loud.

Hua Ling looked at him in confusion, "Big villain, what are you laughing at?"

"Hahahahaha!"

The young man held his stomach and laughed non-stop. It seemed that he had just breathed a sigh of relief after a long time, but he still couldn't stop his smile. He just pointed at Hua Ling's face with the flute in his hand.

Hua Ling was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to reach out to touch her face, but suddenly found a few patches of black ink on her hand, and then realized what the guy was laughing at.

——She must have tossed herself into a big face again.

Somewhat angrily, she raised her sleeves and wiped her face, Hua Ling really wanted to use the pen in her hand to kill the big villain, and smear his face with ink.

"Hahaha,"

Looking at the little girl's actions, the young man couldn't help laughing again, and said while laughing, "You are really wearing the right clothes. The person who made the clothes for you must know that you are never honest when you write and draw. , every time the painting is not finished, I first paint myself into an ink painting."

The little girl puffed her cheeks and put down her pen angrily, "I won't draw anymore!"

"Huh~"

The young man shook the flute in his hand, and said slowly, "Isn't this the homework assigned by your master painter? If you don't finish it, you will be punished~"

The little girl snorted, and began to pack up the pen and ink spread out on the table, with a bit of worry in her tone, "I'm going to find Senior Sister Shen!"

The young man froze for a moment, then fell silent.

"Senior Sister Shen is very powerful,"

Hua Ling tidied up and said, "Senior Sister said that the last time she came back, Senior Sister Shen herself was injured, but she found the Valley of Ten Thousand Flowers by herself behind Senior Brother Liu's back."

Wanhua Valley is hidden in the mountains of Qingyan, the entrance is extremely hidden, and there are organs set up by the Saint of Gong, without the guidance of Wanhua's disciples, ordinary people in the rivers and lakes can't find the way at all.What's more, it is such a seriously injured person who is dying with a serious injury.

"I saw that Senior Brother Liu woke up, she kept holding his hand, talking to him while laughing, but,"

The movements of Hua Ling's hands paused, and her eyes slowly fogged up, "But Senior Brother Liu still... Then Senior Sister Shen cried, crying so sadly, it was the first time Hua Ling saw her cry, let Hua Ling Listen also wants to cry."

The young man watched from the side, sighed helplessly, and said, "Since Xiao Ling'er thinks that your Senior Sister Shen is so powerful, don't worry too much, she must just want to be alone."

Hua Ling sniffled and didn't speak, but the movements of her hands still didn't stop.

***

Wanhua Valley is very big, and there are many caves, cliffs, forests and stone walls. It is really not easy to find someone who deliberately hides, but fortunately, that Senior Sister Shen did not deliberately hide to prevent people from being found.

When Hua Ling found her, she was standing under the tree of life and death at the southernmost end of Qingri Sea, looking up at the ancient tree that was hundreds of years old in a trance.

The tree of life and death of Wanhua is also a wonder. It is said that this huge tree, which is over a hundred years old, was struck by lightning many years ago, causing half of the tree to die and wither. The tree has been standing here for many years, and for some reason, the flowers and plants growing around the tree of life and death are more colorful and prosperous than other places.

Hua Ling likes this tree very much. She often climbs to the tree to take a nap when she is lazily picking herbs. The sun shines on her face and body through the dense branches and leaves. It is not dazzling but warm. It really makes people feel lazy. .

"Senior Sister! Why are you here? We are all looking for you everywhere!"

Hua Ling landed beside her, wondering.

As if frightened by the little girl's voice, the woman trembled all over, and came back to her senses, her eyes were still a little blurred.

"Ah Ling..."

She looked down at the little girl.

Hua Ling smiled and nodded, then looked at the tree again, and asked doubtfully, "But what are you doing here, Senior Sister, Senior Sister Ziqing said that you have injuries on your body, and you haven't healed yet."

Saying that, the little girl stepped forward and pulled the woman's hand to take her to Luoxing Lake. The woman was startled and didn't realize that she was leading her for a few steps, but stopped after she regained consciousness.

Hua Ling looks back at her strangely.

"Wait a minute..."

The woman lowered her head slightly, her complexion was still a little pale, and there was a forced smile on her haggard face, "Do I still want to stay here for a while?"

"But……"

Hua Ling looked hesitantly at the woman's bluish face, frowned, "Sister, can't you come back after you recover from your illness—it's very windy here, blowing for a long time is not good for your health!"

The woman stared blankly at the little girl's serious face, and the expression on her face softened. She bent down, touched the little girl's head lightly and said, "Then Ah Ling, how about talking with me for a while? After finishing speaking, I will I'll go back with you."

Hua Ling hesitated for a while, then nodded, feeling a little uneasy, "Just for a while!"

"Ah."

The woman nodded.

Hua Ling took her to the other side of the tree and sat down, facing the sun, which was the side with flourishing branches and leaves, then patted the empty grass next to her and smiled, "Senior sister, come and sit here~ I used to I often sneak here to sleep, it’s so comfortable when the sun is shining!”

Seeing the little girl smiling proudly, the woman couldn't help but also curled her mouth, and obediently sat down beside her.

"That's right, that's right, I just learned Yangxin Jue and Taisu Nine Needles a few days ago! Master also praised me for learning quickly~"

Speaking of which, the little girl jumped up from the ground, took out the pen hanging from her waist, and fiddled with it in a decent manner.

"Calm down~"

"Holding the needle - round needle - round needle - round needle - long needle - water and moon - long needle..."

The woman found that as the little girl used the pen in her hand to inject a few qi into the acupuncture points all over her body, the wounds on her body that were almost numb gradually regained consciousness. She couldn't help being a little surprised, but when she looked up again, she found that the little girl The girl herself was sweating finely on her face, and her complexion began to look uneasy.

She hastily stretched out her hand to hold Hua Ling's hand that was about to continue, and stopped, "A Ling, that's enough, I feel much better already."

The little girl was a little short of breath, and her expression was a little depressed, "I don't have enough internal strength, I haven't learned how to clear the water..."

"Ah Ling is already very powerful,"

The woman pulled her to sit beside her, touched her head and said with a smile, "The medical skills are already so good at such a young age, but I still can't comprehend Yu Li Jing. In the future, Ah Ling will definitely become a doctor." A wonderful doctor."

"Really!"

Hearing this, the little girl who had drooped her head suddenly raised her head, her eyes sparkling, "Hua Ling wants to become a doctor who can help the world like the big brother and the master in the future!"

"Well, definitely will."

Seeing the little girl's expression, the woman nodded amusedly, "Also, Ah Ling is really remarkable for having such a wish."

After being praised, the little girl smiled smugly.This is the first time someone praised herself so bluntly. In the past, the senior brothers and sisters were afraid of her pride, and at most they said things like "improved" and "not bad", such as "great" and "amazing". In the past, Hualing was used to describe the master and Guzhu.

The woman on the side looked at the little girl's expression with a smile, looked away, and sighed slightly, "I have never had much interest in medicine, but now that I think about it, I regret it very much. I didn't study hard at the beginning, otherwise I wouldn't be able to do so." ...Speaking of which, Brother Xuan has always wanted to learn, but he fainted when he saw blood..."

"Senior brother Liu fainted?" Hua Ling's eyes widened unexpectedly.

Although the disciples of Ten Thousand Flowers Valley have their own branches, "Qinqi, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine, flowers, and hundreds of medicines are the best in the world" is not a false name. The disciples of the sect must be proficient in the seven arts of Wanhua to be eligible to travel in the valley. Huagu's apprenticeship is also an extreme test of personal talent, but the consideration of morality is not so strict.

If you say that Senior Sister Shen is from Danqing's lineage, although she is not very good at medicine, she definitely knows something, and there will be absolutely no problem in treating minor illnesses and injuries.However, this is the first time Hua Ling has heard that Senior Brother Liu from Shang Yu's lineage actually fainted... Then how did he pass the medical examination? Could it be that he secretly begged the medical saint just like Hua Ling passed the painting examination? ?

"Yeah," the woman smiled, paused, then shook her head, with a half-smile, "That idiot is always foolish. He knows how to hold his precious Qin all day long. He Hearing the boneless and startling sound of the Qixiufang Qinmo back then, I have been looking forward to going to listen to it in person, but the medical examination of Qixiu was too difficult for him. Later, the medical sage saw how pitiful he was, so he was lenient. he."

"So that's how it is." Hua Ling suddenly realized, "Brother Liu is the Qixiufang who left the valley last year..."

As soon as she said this, remembering what happened before, the little girl quickly covered her mouth with her hand.

The woman chuckled nonchalantly and reached out to touch the little girl's braids, and said with a little amusement, "Ah Ling, when you meet someone you like in the future, don't be too reserved, you must let him know. Otherwise, if you miss it because of this, you will regret it..."

Hua Ling looked up at her not quite understanding.

Seeing the little girl's bewildered expression, the woman also knew that Hua Ling was young after all, and she still had only a half-knowledge about the relationship between a man and a woman, so she couldn't help but smiled bitterly, "I grew up with him, and we were also abandoned by our parents. Living on the streets, together begging and wandering around, and then we stumbled into Wanhua Valley together to pay homage to Wanhua. In fact, I... have liked him since I was a child, but that idiot didn't understand my thoughts at all. Others said , women should be reserved, especially in terms of feelings, they must not be too active, otherwise they will appear profligate. So, I have never dared to take the initiative to tell that idiot, I just want to wait for him, wait for him to speak first. I originally thought, wait for him to finish Qishi went out of the valley together. I didn't expect that idiot to go out of the valley with the piano on his back without even packing his luggage after getting the medical sage's permission. I followed him secretly for fear of being discovered by him, because I was worried, the world is so big , there are so many people of all kinds, and that idiot has been foolish and stupid since he was a child, and he is the easiest to be bullied... He didn't even bring a purse with him when he left the valley, so I secretly asked the driver to pay for the car for him Qian took him to Yangzhou."

Hua Ling sat aside with her knees hugged, listening carefully to the woman's words, with a glance occasionally, she could see a lazy apricot-yellow figure leaning on the thick branches of the towering tree above her head.

"It's a pity that I left the valley in a hurry, and I didn't have enough money on me, so I had to walk all the way by myself. Finally, I met a kind girl from Hidden Sword Villa who gave me a ride. When I finally found him in Qixiufang ..."

The woman got a little angry and pulled out a weed beside her, and said angrily, "That idiot was sitting in the pavilion playing the piano, while he was playing, he was looking at the girl in pink dancing on the bridge with a blushing face. I didn’t hear a few sounds.”

"Then I didn't want to talk to him anymore, and went back to the valley by myself."

"I didn't expect that idiot to come back not long after, and he became even more stupid and dumb. He sat by the lake with his zither in his arms all day in a daze, neither eating nor drinking. I guessed what was going on."

The woman murmured a little bitterly, "What's the matter? It's just that the sweetheart has someone else he likes. My girl's family is not very good, but who is he showing such a worthless look? !"

"I took him to Yangzhou, and he couldn't beat me anyway. I said that if he didn't make it clear by himself, then I would go instead. It was the first time he got angry at me, but even with his small body, he couldn't do anything to me. "

"On the way back to the valley, I accidentally followed someone else's way and was stunned by drugs..." When she said this, the woman gritted her teeth, "When I was locked in the dungeon, I thought I was going to confess where I was, so I just went all out. Regardless of whether you let the waves go or not, you can directly explain everything to the idiot who is still sulking, and if you die, you will die more simply-in the end, we actually escaped later, those useless guys."

"At that time, I was the one who was injured, but that idiot fainted... so I had to carry him back—"

When the woman said this, her face was slightly red, and her eyes seemed to be flickering with light. The whole person was not as pale as before, and seemed to be angry all of a sudden, "Not long after returning to the valley, he hid After a few days, I was about to scold him to vent my anger, but he proposed marriage to me. I waited for more than ten years...It finally came. God knows, how happy I am, it's like a dream..."

"We went out of the valley this time and went to Yangzhou. The idiot said that he wanted to tell that girl about us in person. He really ended the relationship. He never thought... It's hard for him to faint when he saw the blood. He bled so much this time. And carry me back to the valley."

The woman paused, raised her head lightly, and looked at the half-growth and half-growth tree above her head, "I once told him that when we get married, we should play the piano together under the tree of life and death like Master and Master." , a painting, one stroke into two volumes of paintings that only the two of us know, tied together with a messy red heart rope, and the painting will be destroyed if the rope breaks... One withered and one prosperous, there is a definite number, probably this is the destiny. "

Hua Ling looked at her expression and frowned. Although she didn't quite understand what the "destiny" she was talking about, but the intuitive feeling made her stand up abruptly, "Senior Sister, it's almost time. It will be dark in the next day and you will catch a cold!"

"it is good."

The woman stood up obediently, and before leaving with the little girl, she looked back at the old tree behind her.

One big and one small walked away, and the apricot-yellow figure flashed among the mottled shadows of the trees, and fell under the tree. The young man played with the leaves in his hands, looked at the backs of the two people who were going away, and shook his head with a sigh. Shaking his head, "...the tree of life and death, the rope connecting the heart, one life and one death, if the rope is broken and the painting is destroyed, why bother, tsk—"

The author has something to say: the picture scroll that the saint of painting and qin plays the piano and draws under the tree of life and death tied with a heart rope is the blue gold heart lock scroll on the back pendant given by the entity Linglong lock——

Because the author is going out to play for a few days, temporarily stop for a few days