【Xu Run】Laoshizi

In fact, at the beginning of August, Hui'er was caring, and he went to ask Runyu specifically, "I heard that the grapes in Huajie are very sweet this autumn, but it's not time to pay tribute, should I go and ask for some?"

Runyu paused, seemingly puzzled: "I don't see you loving grapes so much...why?"

Hui'er thought he was joking: "Father asked the question knowingly."

Runyu: "?"

Seeing that the other party was really dazed, Hui Er said: "...Uncle is coming back soon."

When he smiled, his eyes curled up, and he looked silly, very much like Xu Feng.Runyu's heart moved slightly, he put down the book in his hand, smiled calmly and said, "How do you know he's coming?"

"Isn't it natural for the family to be reunited on Mid-Autumn Festival night?" Hui Er said, "Didn't Uncle and Emperor Father make an appointment a long time ago?"

Runyu couldn't help laughing: "Who told you 'we have an appointment'?" Huier was stunned, and he picked up the book again, "Just because he comes every year, doesn't mean he will come this year."

These words were straightforward, Huier didn't know how to refute for a while, but he couldn't accept it in his heart, so he bowed his head and remained silent. The father and son were silent for a moment, and only the slight friction sound of pages turning could be heard in the hall. After a while, Runyu said: " If you want to go to the flower world, go."

When Hui'er changed his mind, he said happily, "Okay, thank you, Father!" After finishing speaking, he ran away without a trace, carrying a small bamboo basket dotted with little fur balls on his back, which seemed to be brought to him by Xu Feng one year ago. his little gift.

Seeing him running away, Runyu looked like he was frizzy and impatient to scoop up all the grape seedlings in the flower world, so he couldn't help laughing to himself again, but the smile was only fleeting, and his eyes returned to him again. On the page in front of him - the Emperor of Heaven still continued the habit of being a night god when he was free, reading books and drinking tea, very leisurely.The Emperor of Heaven flipped through a few pages, and happened to read an article about the customs of the Mid-Autumn Festival in the human world. He read it for a while, and Huier's expression appeared before his eyes again: the child heard that Runyu and Xufeng "did not make an agreement", although He tried his best to restrain himself, but still showed a disappointed expression.

The Emperor of Heaven sighed.

Hui'er probably thought that he didn't want to see Xu Feng, but he didn't—but he had already learned not to have hope for Xu Feng.

He has been disappointed with Xu Feng many times, and he has rekindled his hopes for him many times, but in the end it will always end in endless, deeper and deeper disappointment, but he still cannot restrain his heartbeat for Xu Feng.

Maybe he likes Xu Feng and trusts Xu Feng, which are two separate things.He can fall in love with Xufeng countless times, because liking is liking, but he will no longer feel that Xufeng is the only person in this world who can be relied on and trusted.

He is a distant dream man, but he is no longer a little phoenix nestling in Runyu's arms and acting like a baby.

And you have to admit that a person like Xu Feng, who likes to be on a whim, likes to pursue excitement and surprises, and likes to act rashly, doesn't have any expectations or hopes for him. is the easiest.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Hui'er had been tossing around in the small kitchen of Changle Palace since early in the day, cooking fires, washing rice and vegetables all by herself, all the materials were prepared, and she just waited for Xu Feng to come and start the fire.Although the Emperor of Heaven said he had no expectations, he still wore old-fashioned clothes, and his hair was not tied in a crown, but was loosely tied, looking very soft.The father and son had been waiting in Changle Palace since the Emperor of Heaven came down to court, until Haishi, when the moon had already risen to the center, illuminating the vast heaven as usual, but the person who was waiting never came.

Hui'er was extremely disappointed, but she didn't give up, and justified Xu Feng indiscriminately: "Maybe there was a delay! Maybe, maybe..."

Runyu sat with her sleeves folded, but she wasn't as disappointed and sad as he was—that's right, if it was sad, maybe she had it before, and she got used to it later.

As he and Huier said - "Just because he comes every year, doesn't mean he will come this year."

Just because he is nice to a person doesn't mean he likes that person.

In the past, Runyu always took things for granted, but now she doesn't.

If it was just that the Emperor himself had waited for most of the night, he would probably have just laughed at himself, because he knew that the other party was such a person, he came here at his pleasure, and gave up when he was defeated, but at this moment there is still a very depressed young man in front of him , Runyu could only smile and said: "Well, maybe something has delayed it."

"Really, Father Emperor, do you think so too?" Hui'er was less thoughtful, and was very happy to hear Runyu's approval, and said, "What could it be? Shall we write a letter and ask?"

"Maybe..." Runyu's heart suddenly moved, and she was in a daze, "Maybe I found Jin Mi."

"..." Hui'er's smile suddenly froze on his face, and he became sullen, "Will it be?"

"I do not know."

Turning around, it was August 6000th, the moon was still round, and it was not too late to return at this time, but Xu Feng still hadn't come back, Huier became angry, and ran to Runyu and said that she would go to the world to see and ask her face to face. Ask Xu Feng why he didn't come.But Runyu entrusted him with a task: there is a god of the same generation as Taiwei and others, named Lord Lanli. This person has retreated for [-] years and finally came out of the mountain. Most of the gods in the heavens went to congratulate him. , it is also a courtesy to ask the eldest son to make a trip.

Hui'er has always been obedient, so she had no choice but to agree, and went to congratulate her with a gift and magic weapon, which made Runyu heave a sigh of relief.

He thought, if Hui Er went to the door, only to find that Xu Feng was fine, just forgot, didn't want to go, not in the mood, or worse: he found Jin Mi, and the young couple was busy expressing their feelings to each other, then it would be a bit... ...a little embarrassing.

The Emperor of Heaven felt a little annoyed when he thought of this, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

... Whatever you like, whatever you like.

August passed by in a blink of an eye, and the Emperor of Heaven never thought about the fact that Ri Xufeng didn't come to the appointment, but sometimes he thought, even if this guy really found Jin Mi, he should at least let him know.

——After all, he is also a real brother, can I still be so stingy?

But just thinking about it, when September came, his mind soon moved to other places - Suli's death day was in September.

As soon as Xu Feng arrived in the heaven, she immediately noticed the difference from the past.

Perhaps it was because people walked more cautiously and their voices were softer, or maybe it was a mysterious atmosphere. In short, he could sense that this was not a very happy day.

He hurried to Xuanji Palace, but found that Runyu was not in the palace.

It's midnight now, where did you go if you weren't in the bedroom?Many conjectures ran through Xu Feng's mind, some good and some bad, most of them were bad, but there was also a very absurd conjecture, which flickered in his mind very noticeably: Maybe he also went to see me on the way. We missed it.

If he could escape, he would find this idea ridiculous, but he just couldn't get rid of it at the moment.He just thought that Runyu should have gone to see him, and when Runyu found out that they had strayed halfway, she would come back, and they could joke about it.

So Xu Feng swaggered open the door and went in.

Xuanji Palace is different now, the gate is always guarded by the immortal attendant, and it was the immortal attendant who informed Xufeng that Emperor Xufeng was not there just now. Seeing that this person was going to force his way in, he couldn't help but stop him immediately: "The devil what are you up to!"

"I'll wait for him." Xu Feng said, "What?"

The little fairy was about to cry: "Go back, the devil, His Majesty is really not here. He has been busy with work recently, and His Majesty is not in a good mood..."

If it was in the past, Xu Feng would have left, but today, he really wanted to see Runyu and did nothing. He didn't come here to seek an explanation for himself or to complain to Runyu.

As he said, he wanted to run Yu, wanted to see him, that's all.

Xu Feng suppressed her impatience, and said in a low voice: "I just go in and have a sit, and I will never cause him trouble."

But the fairy servant refused to let go, and Huier just happened to pass by and rescued him, and said happily: "Mother... Uncle, you are here!" Then he asked Xufeng why he broke the appointment on August [-]th, Xufeng didn't May he be worried, and his face-saving nature really can't be changed for a while, so naturally he refuses to admit that he was accidentally injured by the little monster, and only says that something is wrong, something is wrong.

Hui'er's expression became a little sad: "Father said, you have found Fairy Jin Mi."

Jin Mi Jin Mi, Jin Mi again.At this time, Xu Feng was dissatisfied, not because of the cold reception, but because of jealousy - if there is anyone in this world who can cause him to be so jealous, it is only Jin Mi, the ridiculous thing is that he spends most of his time looking for this He is so jealous of people.

He barely suppressed his jealousy, and said with a smile, "No." But he couldn't control himself, and asked, "Does he really care?"

After asking, I feel cheap, why bother, knowing the answer will not make me feel comfortable.But Hui Er said: "It seems not." His heart jumped a little more.

"Where did he go?"

"Going to the world." Hui'er said, "It seems to be going to pay respects to an old friend... I go every year. Uncle, wait a little longer, and he will come back."

Old man, what old man, he has such a big phoenix-shaped old man on that mountain, why can't he just drop by to have a look... Xu Feng felt sour again, and followed Hui'er into Xuanji Palace to wait for Runyu.

After about midnight, Hui'er had morning classes the next day, so he hurried back to rest. He waited for a long time before Runyu came back with a frosty air all over her body.He had heard that Xu Feng was waiting for him outside the palace gate, but when he entered the palace, there was still unconcealable exhaustion written on his face.

"Xufeng, I'm very tired today." He whispered, "Let's go."

Xu Feng was stunned for a moment, at a loss for what to do. He waited for too long, and even made the tea that Runyu used to like, and went to the dining room to make some snacks, thinking that Runyu would not be in a bad mood to pay homage to his old friend. Well, it would be nice to have a sip of hot tea to warm up your body.He stammered: "I, here, here is tea... and your favorite food..."

Runyu glanced at it hastily, and his complexion seemed to be even worse. He said, "I'm not hungry or thirsty—Thank you for your hard work, let's talk about it next time if you have something to do."

"But I..." Xu Feng said, "But I will come back next time, and it will be next year."

"Then next year."

Then next year, it seems that they don't care that they won't see each other for a few months.That's right, he never cared about it. The Runyu who used to care about it was killed by him decades ago, on this day.

Xu Feng suddenly felt great irony.He bowed his head and laughed.

Sometimes he is not sure whether the "Runyu who cares" is real or just a fantasy he has beautified, maybe Runyu has never cared about it.

Maybe it was because he was too persistent in standing there without moving, Runyu seemed to relax for a moment, his face softened, and he said softly: "Xufeng, go back."

He said he was tired, but instead of going to the bed to rest, he walked around Xu Feng, as if he was going to get the memorial on the shelf, but Xu Feng grabbed his wrist violently, Runyu was startled, and was already in control. Seeing his reaction, Xu Feng was also stunned. The two looked at each other for a moment, Xu Feng whispered: "You are tired, I will send you to bed and rest." Thinking He wanted to bend down to hug Runyu, but for some reason, Runyu became furious and shouted, "Don't touch me!"

Xu Feng froze in place as if struck by lightning.Rather, it was Runyu who came to her senses immediately, and said in a slow voice: "Xufeng, I really... have no energy to coax you, so let's go, okay?"

Xu Feng refused to leave: "You are tired, why don't you want to rest?"

"I..." Runyu opened his mouth, perhaps because the desire to let Xufeng leave overwhelmed everything, he said decisively: "I'll rest now, okay?"

As he said that, he walked to the bed and sat down. Xu Feng came over, no matter what he said, squatted down and took off his shoes, socks and coat for him, watched him lie down, and wrapped him up tightly with a quilt .

Runyu was so tormented by him that he really lost his temper. Maybe this was the only day in a year. He didn't want to see Xufeng at all, but Xufeng wanted to be here desperately. He couldn't be stubborn, he had never been stubborn. , had no choice but to let Xu Feng tuck him into a quilt and wrap him up.But after doing all this, Xufeng still refused to leave, and squatted beside the bed without moving. Runyu was really exhausted at this time. He closed his eyes, only a layer of consciousness was still floating, his mouth "Is there anything else you want?" asked Li.

"...It's okay." Xu Feng said, "I'll leave after you fall asleep."

Runyu felt so angry and funny again, and wanted to push him away, but she couldn't open her eyes, so she could only say: "Sleep. Go." Thinking about it, she felt so funny that she had no clue, Xu Feng was simply baffled! "Why do you... have to..."

Do you insist on appearing in front of me and messing with my mind?

Why is it still on this day?

Xu Feng didn't know what to say, but finally said, "I'm sorry."

But Runyu seemed to be asleep and ignored him.Xu Feng stood nostalgic for a moment, and finally couldn't bear it any longer, and asked, "Runyu, are you going to the world...to see who?"

Runyu's eyelashes trembled slightly, and after a while, he said softly: "It has nothing to do with you."

When Xu Feng left Xuanji Palace, she just felt inexplicably bored. Runyu was obviously not good, but she turned to herself with the attitude of rejecting others thousands of miles away, and refused to even say where she went.

Is the relationship between them irretrievable?

He hurried out of the Nantian Gate, but when he was about to jump off the clouds, he bumped into a person who was half-acquainted with him, but he had seen him before.

——One of the heroes of Runyu's army that day, Shuxian.

Shuxian was drunk, lying outside the Nantian Gate, holding a gourd and talking nonsense, when he saw Xu Feng passing by, he suddenly yelled at him to stop: "The person in front, stop!" He walked up to Xu Feng, blindfolded After looking at it for a while, he said: "Hey, aren't you Tu Yao, when did you become a man?"

Xu Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, everyone in the heaven had something wrong with him, he said: "I'm not the mother god, the mouse fairy is drunk, go back to the house earlier." But the mouse fairy grabbed his wrist and said with piercing eyes: "Witch, how did you get out? But you want to disturb me tomorrow, the first day of death?"

Xu Feng was stunned for a moment, grabbed his collar and asked, "The anniversary of your ancestor's death—who is your ancestor?"

Shuxian stared at him with drunken eyes for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "I got it wrong, you are not a witch, that's fine, that's fine, I'll tell you in secret—tomorrow is the death day of my lord Suli..."

I see!It turns out that this day has come—a day decades ago, when Suli died, and Xufeng and Runyu broke up...

No wonder Runyu was in a bad mood.Xu Feng was heartbroken, regretting coming, and regretting not staying—he just left Runyu alone again.

But... wait a minute, no...

Fangcai Huier made it clear that Runyu was going to pay homage to an old friend today... It doesn't make sense for him to remember the anniversary of his mother's death wrongly, and it doesn't make sense for him to go to the human world to pay homage to a majestic emperor, right?Suli's memorial tablet may have been enshrined in the Pantheon by Runyu at this time.

Then who is he going to worship?Who died before Suli, and who has a deep friendship with him?

Xu Feng stood in place, intuiting that the truth was like a vortex, sucking his brain into it, circling in it.What else happened on the day Suli died?

He thought and thought, but during that period of time he lived in a muddle, and his memory was also cloudy. He just felt as if he had caught something but was escaped by it again and again, and finally...

The day Suli died was also the day when he ended his mortal calamity and returned to the immortal class.As for going forward, at that time, he was a brutal emperor in the world, and the officials couldn't bear it anymore and rebelled and entered the palace, amidst the chaos, and amidst the chaos...

In the midst of that chaos, his biological mother Tuyao wanted to harm him with a spell and blame the Shui tribe;

In the midst of that chaos, the saints of the world showed their loyalty and committed suicide;

In the midst of that confusion—Runyu killed him.

King Yi died just before Suli.

"No, wait a minute!" Xu Feng suddenly turned around and rushed towards Nantianmen—he had to ask him face to face, he couldn't wait until next year to ask Runyu again!But the waddling figure of the Shuxian had already passed through the Nantian Gate, and before he could catch it, the barrier had closed shut, shutting Xu Feng out.

Damn!

So... is the old man that Runyu worships... him?