Yu Hongchen

The four of them went up the mountain, but they went around to the other side of the mountain, not the same road as yesterday.Xie Liuchen was slightly surprised, and asked the question in his heart.

Qiu'er said, "We're going to the other side of the mountain to cut firewood."

Xie Liuchen was puzzled: "Why?"

Qiu'er turned her head and smiled, and explained: "Because the plants on the mountain are not endless for anyone to take, we have to change the mountain to cut firewood every six months, leaving enough time for the original forest to grow, so that it can last for a long time. Inexhaustible."

Xie Liuchen frowned and said, "This——it's the first time I've heard of it."

Qiu'er smiled and said: "We didn't understand this truth at first, but it was Mr. Fu who taught us this way after he came to Zhoujia Village."

Xie Liuchen couldn't help laughing, followed her brisk steps, jumped up a slope, and said, "This Mr. Fu again?"

Seeing that he listened with gusto, Qiu'er's tone became even more cheerful: "Yes, it's Mr. Fu's credit, and what did he call it--'You don't die, you don't grow old'." When it came to the last sentence, I also learned to shake my head a few times.He said again: "Anyway, this is the principle I learned from books, and I don't understand a word of it!"

Xie Liuchen couldn't help laughing, thinking that this move does have the significance of maintaining the reproduction of creatures, he thought: "This Mr. Fu is a wise man."

The days went by so smoothly, and he lived in Zhoujia Village for another half a month. On sunny days, Qiu'er, his father and daughter went to the mountains to cut firewood, went out for a stroll, and hid at home on rainy days, practicing and meditating with Danwu.

Danwu has grown extremely fast, and in the past half month, his stature has increased by a few feet, and he is already as tall as him. He is afraid of being judged by the villagers, so he refuses to go out again.Xie Liuchen was frowning all day long, one was worried about how to explain to the villagers his younger brother who was swollen like taking medicine, and the other was worried about not being able to communicate with Danwu.

This morning, Danwu hid in his room, refusing to speak or eat.Xie Liuchen is not one to comfort others, after having an awkward fight with him, he stopped practicing swords, picked up a robe casually, and went out angrily.

There was a spring rain last night, and the green grass beside the village road was stained with drops of water, and the pink and white wild flowers fell to the ground, and were trampled by shoes and turned into mud.He stepped on the mud spot and walked to Uncle Saturday's house next door.

Qiu'er heard his footsteps in the room, she responded happily, opened a thin door, and welcomed him into the room.

The room was hot and filled with a faint medicinal scent.As soon as he entered the door, the light dimmed, and he almost thought he was in the medicine hut. After Qiu'er closed the door again, he saw another person sitting in the room besides Saturday's uncle and daughter.

The man was dressed in a white robe and a scarf, and looked like a scholar.A glance at his face, only red lips and white teeth, his face is very delicate.The white robe fell on his body, which further set off the unconcealable romantic charm around him.When Qiu'er closed the door, a gust of cold wind blew into the hut. The scholar pressed his fist to his lips and coughed a few times.

Qiu'er let out a cry: "Mr. Fu, I'm sorry, I still let you get wind."

After the scholar finished coughing, he gave her a slight smile and said, "It's not Miss Qiu'er's fault." He turned his eyes to Xie Liuchen, stood up hastily, and said, "So it's a guest, so I'm sorry."

Xie Liuchen was dragged by Qiu'er to the center of the room, and sat opposite the scholar.

The scholar straightened his robes, cupped his hands and said: "The late Fu Changning, a person from the west of the city, is really lucky to meet you for the first time." After finishing speaking, he bowed again.

Seeing such a great gift from him, Xie Liuchen didn't dare to sit down anymore, he stood up immediately, and said awkwardly, "Ah, you don't have to be so polite."

Qiu'er said: "This is the Mr. Fu you mentioned earlier." Pulling the hem of his clothes again, motioning to sit down, blinking and saying: "Mr. Fu has always been so polite, just get used to it."

Uncle Saturday brewed a pot of tea, walked over with a tea tray, and said with a smile: "When the sixth father and daughter met Mr. Fu for the first time, he also gave him such a big gift, haha."

Fu Changning took the tea tray from him respectfully, placed his palm on the bottom of the cup, and gave a cup of tea to Uncle Saturday: "The first cup, respect the elders first." He handed another cup to Qiu'er, and said, "Qiu'er Miss, please." Then he picked up the third cup and handed it to Xie Liuchen, but he hesitated before saying, "This——"

Xie Liuchen hurriedly took the teacup and said, "My surname is Xie, Xie Liuchen."

Fu Changning said: "Thank you, Young Master, please."

Xie Liuchen was a little cramped, and sat on a stool beside him with his feet together, nodded and said, "Mr. Fu, please."

The fragrance of tea flew in the small tiled house, covering up the faint smell of medicine.It was raining again outside the house, Xie Liuchen took a sip of tea, and the annoyance he had just had with Danwu dissipated a lot.The four of them chatted leisurely, talking about the last time they went to the mountain to cut firewood and saw the wooden house covered with books in the sun.

Fu Changning explained: "Wansheng went to the city to grab medicine that day and came back. Seeing the sun was warm, he simply exposed the books in the house. Fortunately, the books were dried in advance that day, otherwise the next half month will be cloudy and rainy every day, so we have to wait God has given me a sunny day, I'm afraid I have to wait for ten days and a half."

Xie Liuchen asked, "Is Mr. Fu in poor health?"

Fu Changning coughed again, and sighed: "At the beginning of autumn last year, I got a serious illness and was bedridden. Since then, I have been coughing intermittently, and it never gets better."

Xie Liuchen snorted, and raised his eyes to look at the scholar.I didn't pay much attention to it just now, but now I look closely, and I see that he is indeed shabby and sickly.Seeing Xie Liuchen's eyes cast on him, he also gave him a kind smile, with smile lines appearing at the corners of his eyes.

Xie Liuchen felt that the book was well-growthed and polite, so he couldn't help saying a few words with concern: "Last year it was autumn? That's almost half a year, why did the disease take so long?"

Fu Changning shook his head with a smile, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes.

Qiu'er giggled and said, "I asked this question before. Mr. Fu said that he had a heart disease, which cannot be cured by ordinary medicine."

Xie Liuchen put down his teacup and said, "Heart disease? Heart disease is caused by thoughts, is there anything you can't think about?"

Fu Changning forced a smile and said, "How dare you? You are an unknown wild man born late, who only asks for a peaceful sleep and three meals in a shabby house all day long. Apart from that, how dare you have any extravagant hopes?"

Hearing this, Xie Liuchen was a little puzzled.Human beings have the seven emotions and six desires, love, hate, parting and sorrow, living in the world, have desires and demands, it is normal, but this scholar's tone sounds like he is deliberately emphasizing his "no desires, no desires".

He felt that the scholar must have hidden some bitter past that no one knew about, and suddenly he thought, "Let me feel your pulse for you!"

As he spoke, he directly clasped his left hand that was placed on the case, bent his two fingers, and placed them on the pulse of his wrist.

Fu Changning's face changed slightly, and he was eager to withdraw his hand, but unexpectedly he moved too violently, he lost his breath, causing his throat to constrict, he fell back, fell to the ground, and coughed violently.

Both Qiu'er and Uncle Saturday stood up in a panic, one hurriedly helped him up, and the other patted him on the back.

Xie Liuchen was also taken aback, completely unaware of why he reacted so violently, and hurriedly apologized, "Sorry, I'm overstepping the rules!" Then, when he was halfway through coughing, he handed over the cup of tea in front of him past.

Fu Changning took a sip of tea, slowly adjusted his breath, and his cough gradually eased.Qiu'er and Uncle Saturday put him on the stool again and sat down.

Xie Liuchen scratched his head, and said, "Although it only took a moment to feel the pulse of the gentleman, I still found some problems. The pulse of the gentleman is flat and weak, which is indeed a sign of weak constitution." Seeing that Fu Changning's face turned pale, After a pause, he added, "However, Mr.'s pulse condition is flat and weak, but there is still a lingering feeling, if it persists, it is weak on the outside and solid on the inside. It can be seen that Mr.'s body is only a minor illness, and there is nothing serious about it."

Fu Changning hummed lightly, glanced at him from the corner of his reddened eyes, and lowered his head again.

The sound of rain outside stopped, and Xie Liuchen looked at the four eyes of Shang Qiuer's father and daughter, feeling a little embarrassed for a while.Qiu'er watched from the side and Zhi Yi suddenly asked: "Brother Xie, do you also treat people?"

Cultivators detect the pulse of the human body by injecting a stream of true energy into the human body, and the health status of the human body can be detected from the path of true energy flowing through the limbs and bones, which is no different from the pulse of a mortal doctor.This is not some hidden mystery, but I explained too much to this mortal girl, I guess she can't understand it, Xie Liuchen thought about it for a while, and said: "Having learned a little, it's not a big deal."

Who would have thought that this little girl was particularly interested in this matter, blushing and said: "Brother Xie, please help me take a look, too?"

Xie Liuchen asked strangely, "Are you sick too?"

Qiu'er's face turned even redder, she pursed her lips, did not speak, just rolled up her sleeves, stretched out a thin white arm, and presented it in front of his eyes.Xie Liuchen looked at her flushed cheeks and suddenly understood.The little girl saw the embarrassment between him and Mr. Fu, so she deliberately took his words and changed the topic.

He was a little moved, smiled at Qiu'er, and took her pulse once.After injecting a small amount of true energy into Qiu'er's body, he let out a "huh" in his heart, and then looked at Qiu'er with serious eyes.

Qiu'er couldn't understand his eyes, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter, Brother Xie?"

The true energy that Xie Liuchen injected into her body was completely absorbed like water entering the ocean.The spiritual veins in Qiu'er's body are capable of breathing out true energy, absorbing all his subtle true energy into the invisible, he secretly said in his heart: "I didn't expect that this girl Qiu'er looks ordinary, but she is a genius Outstanding seedlings suitable for cultivation."

He said: "It's nothing, your pulse is solid and strong, and you are in good health."

Qiu'er smiled and said, "That's good!"

Xie Liuchen couldn't bear to be ashamed of his talent and beauty, and wanted to let Qiu'er also embark on the road of cultivation, and asked, "Miss Qiu'er, have you ever thought about practicing fairy arts?"

Qiu'er chuckled, blinking her eyes non-stop: "I want to, but it's a pity that I don't have this chance."

Xie Liuchen said seriously: "Now I have this opportunity. When I probed your pulse, I found that you are born with a spiritual vein in your body, and it is easier for ordinary people to absorb the true energy of the world. You are the most suitable person to embark on the path of cultivation."

Qiu'er didn't say anything, but Fu Changning who was sitting beside him couldn't help laughing first, then, as if realizing his gaffe, he raised his teacup and covered his mouth.Uncle Saturday also smiled innocently: "Young Master Xie really likes to joke."

Xie Liuchen felt that the tone of these three people was a bit strange, and said, "What's wrong? Don't you believe me? I mean it."

Qiu'er, Uncle Saturday and Fu Changning looked at each other, and the three of them laughed together.

Xie Liuchen was even more stunned: "What are you laughing at?"

Fu Changning shook his head and smiled, "Cultivating immortality? It's something that lives in legends. How can there be such things in the world? Wansheng thinks he has read a lot of books, and he has never thought about it. Mr. Xie, you are so It's not very kind to make fun of other girls."

"Are you trying to make me happy?" Qiu'er folded her arms and pouted, "Brother Xie, you really look like a charlatan."

Xie Liuchen couldn't help smiling bitterly in his heart.Ordinary people live and die, and never have the opportunity to meet a practitioner, so these three people just laughed at what he said about cultivation, and didn't take it seriously.But he was unwilling to give up so lightly, and asked tentatively: "Then if, I said if, you really have the opportunity and qualifications to practice, would you like to go?"

Qiu'er said: "Then what are the benefits after practicing?"

Xie Liuchen said: "After embarking on the path of cultivation, you can control the wind in the air without eating or drinking. After you cultivate to a certain level, you can live forever like the sky."

Qiu'er said: "Does that mean that you won't be able to stay by my father's side?"

Xie Liuchen said: "Once you get rid of your mortal body, you will cut off all karma with the world of mortals."

Qiu'er thought for a while and said, "Then I still don't want to."

Xie Liuchen asked, "Why?"

Qiu'er said: "Because I have lived for too long, my relatives and friends around me are gone, what good is it to stay alone in the world? After hundreds of years, I may even forget my father. It's no fun to live."

Uncle Saturday on the side laughed and said: "The little girl is talking nonsense again." Although it was a reprimand, the smile on his face was full of a loving father.

Xie Liuchen had no choice but to reply: "That's fine." Qiu'er didn't want to leave her father, nor did he want to force too much, so he let the matter go.

Fu Changning watched the conversation between the two with a smile, and took another sip of tea.

He seemed to let go of the embarrassment just now, and talked about the method of planting grains in spring with the spring rain outside the house.

He has read a lot of poetry and books, and knows a lot about farming and mulberry planting. Xie Liuchen listened carefully, and gradually forgot about the matter of persuading Qiu'er to practice just now.

Xie Liuchen practiced bigu since he was a child, and he is a person who does not distinguish between five grains, but after hearing what this Mr. Fu said was interesting, he also started talking with him.

After discussing it, I realized why Qiu'er said he was a nerd.This Fu Changning is a polite and considerate person when dealing with people, but when he talks about things he is interested in, his eyes are bright and his eloquence is eloquent. If he hadn't spoken too quickly and coughed a few more times, I'm afraid he would have kept talking.

While listening, Xie Liuchen replied a few words from time to time.When he said that he was deeply interested in Fu Changning's practice of "not dying", Fu Changning's eyes lit up, and he said, "Mr. Xie is very knowledgeable. This is the knowledge that I got from ancient books when I was born late. It can be seen that the predecessors Wisdom is truly incomparable." He talked eloquently, talking about the method of maintaining the mountains and forests, saying that the rainy days have been frequent recently, and the soil on the top of the mountain cannot hold on, and he is thinking hard about the solution to this.

Xie Liuchen couldn't understand, so he said casually: "I think we can plant some bamboo on the mountain, which is easy to feed and reproduce quickly."

Unexpectedly, Fu Changning listened, and his brows became more happy. He said that the idea of ​​planting bamboo was ingenious. While praising his fantastic idea, he directly held his hand, saying that he had hit it off with him, and kindly invited him to go My own study for a while.

Xie Liuchen wanted to agree immediately, but he was worried that Dan Wu who was staying in the house hadn't eaten yet, so he said he would go back in a few days.

Fu Changning refused to give up and held him back, insisting that he go now.

Xie Liuchen said helplessly, "Mr. Fu, my younger brother is still hungry at home."

At this moment, Fu Changning let out an ah, and said repeatedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

After the four of them had finished talking, it was already noon, Xie Liuchen left Uncle Saturday's house, went to the mountain to shoot some tits, and was going to feed Danwu back home.Some of the tits were far away from him and landed on the open ground dozens of steps away. He walked a few steps and was about to pick them up.At this time, through the sparse leaf forest, I suddenly caught a glimpse of a few people standing at the entrance of the village at the foot of the mountain, wearing long swords and uniform clothes, like a few monks.

Taking a closer look, those people were actually wearing the uniforms of disciples of Yunshan Sword Sect.

Xie Liuchen was afraid that they would find him, so he didn't even bother to pick up the tits, and sneaked down the mountain along another mountain road.

When he hunted the prey and returned to his room, Dan Wu hadn't come out of the room yet.He threw the titmouse in the yard, knocked on the door and said, "Danwu, I put the food in front of your room."

Danwu's voice came from the room: "Brother Xiaochen, I don't want to eat."

Xie Liuchen frowned: "What's wrong with you?"

Dan Wu said: "I have a worrying thing, I haven't thought about it yet, I'll tell you in a few days."

Xie Liuchen said, "It's up to you." Then he entered the next room expressionlessly, closed his eyes and meditated.

Just after a short rest, there was a sudden sound of panicked footsteps outside the courtyard.It was Qiu'er who rushed into his room, grabbed his right arm tightly, and said in a voiceless voice: "Brother Xie, someone is going to arrest me!"