Heroes of the Fantasy World

Chapter 63
(4)

As night drew near, the voices gradually ceased.The bright white moonlight swayed in the shade of the mountain, complementing the sparse lights in this town.Sometimes there will be a few dog barks in the ordinary alleys, "woo woo", which is very contrasting with the dark scenery outside the house.When curfew is approaching, most of those small villages and towns are like this, and this Yanzi Town, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers, is surprisingly quiet and peaceful!

The gentle evening wind swept across the mountains and lakes, disturbing the birds and wild ducks, causing them to make a unique cry, which ripples in the wind and can float far and far...

This situation made Gan Xi, who was "trapped" in Jiangzhou for several years due to illness, moved.He admired it carefully from the window, and repeatedly praised: "No wonder there are famous temples built here, it is a good place to cultivate and hide from the world!"

"Yes!" Mei Niang was brewing tea on the small table behind him, and said gently: "Young master really chose a good place for us!" As soon as he finished speaking, a particularly mournful bird squeaked across the night sky, The girl who was making tea and pouring water was startled, and because the poison had not disappeared, the porcelain pot in her hand was slightly unsteady and hit the hardwood floor.

"Bangdang!" At the sound, Ganxi, who had just been immersed in the beautiful scenery, was also shocked. He immediately turned around and walked to the other side, helping to pick up the pieces of porcelain together, and asked, "Mei Niang, what's the matter? already?"

"This voice... this voice..." Mei Niang's hand was trembling, and Gan Xi just wanted to make a gesture to hold it, but Mei Niang threw herself into each other's arms out of control, sobbing: "They... they came after them. That's it! Only the golden eagles raised by the Lord can make this sound... We can't stay in the town, we have to leave quickly!"

After hearing this, Ganxi comforted the other party, carried him to the bed, and covered him with a quilt.Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.Mei Niang suddenly collapsed, and habitually pulled out a few flying needles from her sleeves.

"Don't be afraid, I'll open the door." Gan Xi whispered softly.The wooden door opened in response, and at the same time, Mei Niang's hand holding the needle also trembled violently due to the high tension and the powerlessness caused by the poisoning. It was not until the next moment that she let out a long sigh and fell powerlessly on the ground. bed.

"Ah! Young Master Bai, Miss Murong, what's the important thing to come so late?" Gan Xi said to the pair of figures outside the door.

"Master Gan, we are here to tell you that Master Xuanqing in Qingliang Temple may know where Yanzitan is!" Murong Yan replied, "Tomorrow I will go with Brother Feng and Master Yang Deqing to visit Master Yang Ji. Young Master Yang has a way to take us up the mountain, and Young Master Gan and Sister Mei Niang will come with you too, right?"

After Ganxi heard it, he hurriedly agreed, and then he sent the guest and returned to his beloved wife.

"I didn't expect that that silly girl's voice would make me feel so at ease..." Mei Niang weakly looked at the approaching Gan Xi and sighed with emotion.Seeing her lover's dejected state, Gan Xi couldn't help but burst into tears: She used to be beautiful, but now she has to avoid the dark arrows that come at any time. Is this the so-called destiny?
The pair of desperate mandarin ducks embraced each other, exchanging care and caressing.

In the early morning of the next day, the few people who had made an appointment went to visit Yang Ji under the leadership of Yang Deqing.Yang Ji's residence is far from the town center, but it is very close to the Qingliang Temple.Backed by Qingliang Mountain, there is farmland in front of the door.A few fences were erected at will to surround the simple thatched hut, where chickens, ducks and silkworms were raised.If it wasn't for Yang Deqing's repeated warnings to bystanders that he had never led the wrong way, the rest of the people would never have believed that this was the residence of the town official.

When the five of them first arrived there, they saw a woman peeling the cocoons in front of the mulberry basket outside the house, and there was a bamboo basket next to it, and a baby was babbling in it.The leader, Yang Deqing, opened the gate and was about to welcome a few guests in, but the baby suddenly began to cry loudly.Sang woman had to leave her homework and went to pick up the baby to comfort her. Yang Deqing also crept over there, making a strange face, trying to make fun of the baby who was scared to cry by him.

"Don't cry, don't cry! It's all my uncle's fault!" Yang Deqing said, "If you cry again, I won't take you to play next time you go up the mountain!"

"Deqing! Your feet aren't healed yet! Jing wants to go out and play!" The lady holding the child said angrily.Strangely, when the baby heard Yang Deqing being scolded, he didn't cry anymore, which made others laugh.

Yang Deqing patted his curly head, as if remembering something very important, and said to his cousin, "Cousin, these few wanted to ask my brother-in-law something, so I brought them here."

Mrs. Yang bowed slightly, nodded respectfully and said, "I've seen a few people, I don't know..." After the guests heard about it, they introduced themselves one after another.Everyone saw that Mrs. Yang was dressed in plain clothes and was doing farm work, but her gestures and gestures were gentle and elegant, and her words were extraordinarily decent, not like an ordinary peasant woman.After some understanding, I learned that Mrs. Yang was originally the daughter of the former town official. After being with Yang Ji, because the latter believed in the Buddha, most of the inheritance was donated to Qingliang Temple. Moved to the foot of Qingliang Mountain.

The crowd moved to the thatched hut and sat down. When the discussion was short, Yang Ji appeared from the gate carrying iron pears.His coarse clothes were covered in dust, he was sweating profusely, his hair was crooked, and he stared blankly at the situation in the lively hut.After his eyes moved to the familiar young chivalrous guest, he just stepped forward and bowed, saying, "I have seen the young chivalrous man, but I stood up to help yesterday. I missed my wife and daughter at home, and I left in a hurry when I couldn't be thankful in the future. What a rude thing to do!"

Bai Feng replied: "Master Yang doesn't have to be so polite." After that, he introduced his friends and visitors to Yang Ji one by one.

"I don't know why your Excellency is looking for me?" Yang Ji asked after drinking a sip of tea and moistening his dry mouth.

"I don't know, sir, can you recognize someone named 'Wang Ji'?"

"Wang Ji?" After Yang Ji heard it, he stared at his wife.After the two looked at each other for a moment, Yang Ji continued, "Isn't Bai Shaoxia from Yangcheng?"

Bai Feng nodded and agreed: "I'm here from Yangcheng!" After speaking, Yang Ji thought for a while, then got up and invited Bai Feng outside the door, and pouted to his wife, asking her to entertain other guests.

The two walked outside, leaning against the fence, and hadn't spoken to each other for a long time.The two of them looked at the vast mountains behind them, the green farmland in front of them, and the chickens and ducks at their feet walking in front of them with a "cluck" and "quack".

Bai Feng looked at Mrs. Yang in the house from time to time: she was holding the baby, her face was red and smiling, and she was sharing the joy with the two girls, Murong Yan and Mei Niang.The contradiction in the young man's heart is indescribable, and he can only frown tightly, looking at the strange and familiar things around him that once belonged to him.

"Bai Shaoxia, do you know 'Wang Ji'?"

"I... know... don't know..." Bai Feng suddenly remembered this strange sentence pattern, and suddenly understood that the master that day seemed to have already realized that in this world, things that are unclear and full of contradictions are real. Too much……

"Hahaha... As far as I know, most people who know this name are no longer in this world." Yang Ji patted Bai Feng's shoulder and smiled: "Since you don't know, then I'll tell you a story. !"

The boy nodded in agreement.

"Once upon a time, there was an ignorant teenager who wanted to go to the big city and make a good life for his wife. Suddenly one day, he learned that his hometown had been destroyed by war. In the slum. After a year, he was determined to change the status quo, so he left there and came here. Here, he was fortunate to meet many very good people, two of them were the daughter and the old man of the Yang family. Town official. Thanks to the old town official's attention, this young man got a job as a yaman, and because of this, he has a chance to meet, know and love each other with the daughter of the Yang family. Before the old town official died, I was afraid that the family property would be taken away by foreign relatives, so let me He entered the Yang family and took over everything... The young man knew that the money did not belong to him, so he donated most of it to the Buddhist temple, and also set up a spiritual seat for his former wife, and went to worship once a month, which made him I have an unprecedented peace of mind..."

Bai Feng heard this story, and the young man who knew the story was Yang Ji in front of him, so he confessed: "Master Yang, your former wife, Sister Chun, she helped me save my life. In a word, I want to see you, Lord Yang, in order to repay your kindness, I will come here to visit you later..."

"Chun'er..." Yang Ji had tears in his eyes and clenched his fists: "Why don't I want to... At that time, the army was overwhelmed, and everyone was lucky to stay away from Gaixin, including me... I am really an irresponsible husband! Bai Shaoxia, for one sentence, you have gone through all difficulties and dangers to find someone I have never met... In front of Bai Shaoxia, I am really ashamed!" After saying that, Yang Ji bowed deeply to Bai Feng.

"Then, what are you going to do, Mr. Yang?"

Yang Ji looked at Qingliang Temple on the mountain and said, "Wait, let's go up the mountain to worship Chun'er again, and by the way, ask your friend where Yanzitan is, and then I will bring my wife and daughter to resign and return home! "

(End of this chapter)