Chang'an: Qinglian Sword Song

Chapter 24: Ten Taishan Swords
The long night has passed.

Xun Qing stared blankly at the jumping lights, struggling.

At this moment, everyone in the hall of the workshop was silent, looking at each other with hesitant expressions.From time to time there were muffled sobs and the cry of a child.

In the hustle and bustle, only the voice of the old lady wishing to turn her rosary is so clear.

The old man's lips opened and closed silently.

Chanting scriptures devoutly.

But the scriptures will not be useful, such a long night, the gods did not take care of them.

When it was almost dawn, Li Xiang quietly dozed off for a while. After waking up, he groped around, found a basin and a towel, and came back: "Wash your face, I warmed up some porridge."

"Give it to the uncles first."

Xun Qing wiped his face indiscriminately, cheered up, and forced a smile.

But soon, hurried footsteps from the inner room were finally heard.

The doctor who performed the needle overnight pushed the door out, looking haggard.Immediately, a crowd of anxious people greeted him, blinking anxiously, waiting.

"Manpower is limited, please forgive me for being powerless."

The old doctor lowered his head wearily: "The poison has penetrated into the bone marrow, and there is no cure for it... Hurry up, maybe it will be these two days."

The deep words were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the hearts of everyone.

There was a cracking sound.

When everyone turned their heads, they saw the astonished Mrs. Zhu, and the broken wire in her hand, and countless Buddhist beads rolled down and scattered all over the ground.

transfixed.

Behind the old man, when the apprentice hurried out with a tray, there was a dull and rancid smell faintly in the wind.

On the tray, the ends of the slender thorn needles have already emerged with colorful colors.On the replaced sackcloth, rancidity had already appeared.

"The medicine stone... has no doctor?"

Xun Qing sluggishly repeated the doctor's words and turned his head stiffly.

On the hospital bed, the drowsy old man still fell into a coma, but compared to the past, he was thinner and paler, breathing hard in the high fever.

The dream was too long, and he gradually withered like a rotten tree.

"I will continue to give acupuncture every day, but I don't have much hope." The doctor sighed hoarsely: "Let's talk about human affairs, and try to reduce the pain for Lu Gong."

Many disciples have fallen into chaos, and some people in the hall couldn't restrain themselves and cried out.Others got up and left.

More people sat on the chairs blankly.

Full of bewilderment and confusion.

But not long after, there was a noisy sound in the distance.

It seems that there are joyful suona and cymbal sounds, mixed with the noise of gongs and drums, just outside the workshop, beating gongs and drums, wandering happily.

All the time, in the sight of many grief and fury, stopped outside the door of the workshop.

"Come, come, let go!"

In front of the long line, the arrogant leader broke in and directed the subordinates behind him to arrange his gifts in a row in the courtyard.

Let everyone's eyes... be burned red.

It was a row of paper men and paper horses, carefully drawn boys and girls, as well as exquisite tall houses and mansions, countless paper ingots and money...

Xun Qing roared hoarsely: "King! Ann! Six!"

"Yes, it's Master Six, what's the matter?"

Wang Anliu came forward triumphantly, and bowed his hands to everyone: "Long time no see, neighbors, how are you doing these days? It should be good..."

Some people cursed angrily, wanting to rush up to kill the dog, but soon, they noticed a group of burly men with uncompromising expressions behind him, and the weapons hidden in their arms.

All are blue clothes...

Green shirt man!
This restless ranger gang that has stirred up the whole of Chang'an recently!
"Don't talk about me, Wang Anliu, I don't know what is good or bad, and I will repay my kindness with revenge."

Wang Anliu squinted his eyes, looked at those hateful eyes, and whistled: "For the kindness of a drop of water, what kind of fist will you repay... Let these be my congratulatory gifts to Lu Gong.

I haven't prepared a coffin, please excuse me.In a few days, I will invite a craftsman to make a good monument for Lu Gong, using good stone materials. "

Pretending to wipe away tears that didn't exist.

He enjoyed those resentful and sad eyes, as if the humble time of being dependent on others for the past ten years had finally been rewarded, and he became happier.

"Wang Anliu! You bastard!" The disciple in the workshop could no longer restrain himself, and picked up the wrench in his hand: "I will fight with you!"

But he couldn't rush up.

Because there was a hand pressing on his shoulder, like an iron tongs, as if it wanted to crush his shoulder.

It's Xun Qing.

"Calm down, Fred."

He said in a deep voice: "Don't let people underestimate the workshop."

Wang Anliu laughed sharply, and the big men behind him with their arms in their arms also laughed mockingly, which made Fu Er's face turn red, and he couldn't understand what Xun Qing was thinking.

He originally wanted to ask the soft-legged shrimp if he was scared again, but when he turned his head and saw Xun Qing's eyes, he was speechless again.

So calm and so indifferent.

Scary.

"Let him finish."

Xun Qing looked forward, "Dogs won't bark if they don't give them food—even if Lu Gong is critically ill, he won't have the courage to come to the door without someone's instigation... right, Wang Anliu? "

Wang Anliu's complexion changed for a while.

Gritting his teeth, looming ferocious... Having been punctured by someone, he was furious.

Staring at Xun Qing coldly for a long time, he suddenly sneered.

"Hey, I'm not interested in wasting time on you poor bastards. If it wasn't for the leader's intention, I wouldn't even bother to come."

As he spoke, he slightly puffed up his chest, patted the brand-new Tsing Yi on his body, and announced contemptuously: "Our leader of Tsing Shan Lang, let me give you a message...

For the sake of the fact that everyone went out of Anlefang together, he doesn't care about things these days... If you don't know good and bad, don't blame us for being heartless! "

As he spoke, he raised his voice and asked sternly:

"——Those who want to cause trouble, remember to me: Lu Daoxuan is about to die, can a waste mechanism master protect you?"

In the long dead silence, no one spoke.

Only Xun Qing watched him quietly for a long time.

"Are you done?" he asked.

Accompanied by his words, countless deep voices emerged, steel rubbing, and the crackling sounds of the mechanism running were like torrential rain, sounding from all directions.

Behind the floor and walls of the workshop, countless huge and hideous organ beasts slowly emerged, and pairs of scarlet pupils overlooked the group of uninvited guests.

"Next time, when you say something like this, you'd better pay attention to where you are."

Xun Qing said indifferently: "Mr. Lu's workshop is not your place to make mistakes!"

Accompanied by his words, the huge organ centipede screamed, sparks shot from countless joints, and fell from the sky, covering this group of guys in shadow.

The sharp blade slashed on the ground and the wall, leaving deep marks!
No matter how useless a mechanism engineer is, as long as he stands in his workshop, he can defeat thousands of troops... What's more, in Lu Gong's workshop, there are countless works and collections of his over the years!

After receiving Lu Gong's guidance for so many years, even if Lu Gong is not around, he still has the ability to activate the mechanism beast and protect the workshop!
With Xun Qing waving his hand, many organ beasts screamed forward, and those huge bodies slowly approached, making the face of the door-goer gradually pale, and he couldn't help but retreat.

"You, what are you afraid of!"

Wang Anliu screamed angrily, but he couldn't help but took a step back and screamed at Xun Qing: "Agou, organ beasts are not allowed to kill people, don't you want to go to Yu Hengsi's prison too!"

"I didn't intend to kill you."

Xun Qing shook his head, his expression became more and more indifferent, "But, you have to know—there are many ways in this world that make people alive but are more painful than death."

When his five fingers were closed together, the huge organ centipede suddenly shook, roared, and descended from the sky, sweeping towards them!

Wang Anliu screamed.

Turning around and wanting to escape, he fell to the ground and crawled with his hands and feet at such a high speed that he left his subordinates and escaped!
Even his subordinates were trembling at the moment.

In the face of several tens of meters of monsters, even a team of fully armed troops has no chance of winning!
Seeing Wang Anliu escape, this group of villains who can only collect one protection fee all day long and blackmail ordinary people ran away without looking back.

In an instant, the courtyard became empty.

Only the shredded paper figurines and horses are flying in the sky.

It took a long time for Xun Qing's stiff body to relax slowly - he felt drenched in sweat and couldn't stand still.It finally scared the group of guys away.

He didn't have Lu Gong's secret lock, so it was already the limit to scare people.

He didn't accept those amazed praises and compliments, he just smiled reluctantly, turned around, and walked towards the workshop.

Like running away.

I don't know what to do next, and I don't know what to do... to face Lu Gong's imminent injury and the possible tragic consequences.

Just like instinct, he wandered around the workshop in a daze.

After waking up, I found that I had walked into the quiet room that I was most afraid of in the past - Lu Gong always admonished himself here, sometimes scolded him, and most of the time he used a kind of Looking at him with disappointed eyes that hate iron but not steel, always makes people sad.

But now, when the quiet room became dead silent, he recalled the reprimand from the bottom of his heart.

Powerless, he slumped on the ground.

Looking up at the empty mechanical chair in front of me, I feel that the forever cold and powerful old man is still here, looking at him with harsh eyes.

He reached out, wiped the dust off the chair, and clenched the smooth armrest that had been through the vicissitudes of time.

It was like holding the palm of that old man.

Close your eyes.

"Please teach me what to do, Mr. Lu."

No one responded.

No one stood behind him urging and shouting angrily, telling him what to do.

No one can protect him anymore.

He needs to face the world alone, make decisions alone, and then endure the rain, snow and wind and frost alone.

Xun Qing, your childhood is over.

The next road can only be walked by yourself...

When he was young, Xun Qing always imagined the unfettered future, but now, when the future came before his eyes, he couldn't help being afraid.

Maybe he has grown up, but he is not happy about it.

On the contrary, just thinking of such a lonely world brings tears to my eyes.

But when Lu Gong is gone, what should he do?Do you always rely on other people, just like the poor guy who was hung on the station and cried?

But what else could he do?

Xun Qing laughed lightly at himself, mocking his own childishness.

But gradually, from the tears, I suddenly realized the only answer, the answer that every grown-up person must comprehend.

"Let me rest for a while, Mr. Lu." He leaned tiredly on the mechanical chair, as if the old man was still here, and begged softly: "It will be fine in a while."

The quiet room was speechless, but gently accommodated his last weakness.

At some point, Xun Qing fell into a deep sleep.

In the silence, there was only a loud noise from afar, causing ripples in the lake outside the window.

Like a sigh of melancholy from a long time ago.

Li Xiang didn't come back until noon.

Li Bai was like an ant on a hot pot, wandering around the door, circling around.

But the door was wide open, and Cheng Yaojin was standing in the yard fiddling with his stone lock. He was still in a sumo wrestling with Kunlun Mole just now, so he wasn't worried about him leaving.

This kid is dead-hearted.

If you say you want to go out dignifiedly, you must go out dignifiedly.Since he promised not to leave until he won, then there is no need to worry about him breaking his promise and running away.

"Hey, old Cheng, is something going to happen?" He asked with a frown.

"That depends on what's going on."

Cheng Yaojin shook the stone lock, and said nonchalantly: "There are quite a lot of troubles, but there are none of the things that must be done by you... You have to learn to accept the reality that you are an outsider."

"That's my friend!"

"That's just your friend."

Cheng Yaojin said coldly: "Anyone can have friends, but not everything about friends is your own business—sometimes, the more you manage, the more troublesome you will be. You have to learn to trust others.

—You have to believe, your friend. "

"Start talking about these again, some of them are useless, right!"

Li Bai was furious, rolled up his sleeves: "Come on, let's fight!"

"Roar?"

Cheng Yaojin held the stone lock and smiled strangely: "Today, you have gained a lot of momentum, come, let me see your progress..."

Li Bai stepped forward without saying a word.

Fist!

Bang!
Kunlun Mole in front of the flower garden calmly watered and repaired the flower branches. He had already gotten used to the strange noises these days. After a while, he heard the whistling of the wind, and a figure flew overhead.

Li Bai.

Li Bai got up and rushed forward again.

After a while, a figure flew overhead.

Cheng Yaojin.

Cheng Yaojin straightened up like a carp, wiped off the nosebleed on his face, and jumped on him with a wild laugh.

got excited.

The sound not far away became more and more exaggerated.

An hour later, Cheng Yaojin, with a bruised nose and a swollen face, successfully defended his position as the top ten most beautiful men in Chang'an, looked up to the sky and walked away laughing.

And Li Bai was lying on the ground, sweating profusely.

Can't move.

Why is that guy so strong.

Moreover, the more injured, the stronger the strength. There were several times when Li Bai was sure of winning, but Cheng Yaojin, who was exhausted to the limit, beat him to death with a ruthless hammer.

Is that set of exercises so powerful?

Li Bai looked at the stone lock next to him, a little eager to try.

Then, he heard a knock on the door not far away.

"Excuse me, is Li Bai here?"

On the steps outside the gate, a familiar figure looked inside curiously.

Li Bai raised his head, a burst of surprise and joy: "Xun Qing!"

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The mechanism engineer leaning against the door laughed and raised his right hand, "I heard that you have been locked up, I'm afraid you're not used to it...I brought wine."

Tianqing of Deyilou!

However, Xun Qing looked a little sloppy, with an unshaven beard, and his clothes seemed to have not been changed for several days, and his sleeves were still stained with oil.

As if just came out of the workshop, did not have time to freshen up.

Rare lack of attention to manners.

Surprisingly.

Hearing that Li Bai had friends coming to visit, Cheng Yaojin also came out to see him, patted Xun Qing on the shoulder and invited them to exercise as usual, then vacated the table in the yard for them alone, without disturbing him, and did it by the way dinner.

It happened that Xun Qing hadn't finished his meal either, so he was even faster than Li Bai.

It didn't take long to finish most of the scans, and then I started to slow down, drink and chat.

"Ah, your life is miserable, isn't it that you are beaten every day?" He asked, "Shall I send a message to Dali Temple for you?"

Li Bai rolled his eyes: "Give me what? Show Di Renjie my jokes?"

"I mean, it's not a problem to be beaten like this all the time. Why don't I falsely accuse you of possessing controlled weapons illegally. Wouldn't it be nice to send you in for a few days to hide yourself?"

"What a bad idea, how can a real man escape without a fight?"

Li Bai slapped the table angrily, "I will beat him sooner or later!"

"Come on, eat chicken drumsticks while it's hot."

Cheng Yaojin came over humming a song, put down the bowl and left.

"Oh, thank you."

Li Bai deftly picked it up and gnawed it, completely captivated by the delicious food in front of him, but forgot the bold words just now.

"...You're living a pretty good life. The food is so good, at least I've gained two catties. I don't have the time, otherwise I'll come to gain weight with you."

Xun Qing's hands were full of oil, as if he had been reincarnated from starvation: "Master Cheng, this elbow is so good, do you have any more?"

"Ah? This will be stewed for quite a long time." Cheng Yaojin poked his head from the kitchen, "But I still have two smoked ones. It's just in time. Why don't you take one later?"

"That's a good relationship! Later, I'll press a mechanical ventilation fan for you, and pack a mechanical dishwasher. That thing is easy to use!"

He was overjoyed and killed another dish.

You can eat and drink for free when you bring wine to your door, and you can take away what you can’t finish. What kind of fairy place is this?
"It's too sinful."

He ate his stomach, touched his round belly, and watched the last bite of sweet-scented osmanthus cake in the bowl with longing eyes. In the end, he couldn't eat it anymore, so he could only give up with tears in his eyes.

"Such a life of extravagance will shorten your life."

"I said, Xun Qing, are you okay?" Li Bai looked at this guy who had liberated his original form in doubt, unable to understand.

Looking at his slovenly appearance, Li Bai thought that he was exhausted and restless these past few days, but he snatched up the food faster than before. He only drank three and a half bowls of wine, and Li Bai only drank half of it. arrive.

This guy, shouldn't he be caught as a coolie by some black workshop, right?
"I'm fine, it's fine."

Xun Qing scratched his head and sighed distressedly, "It's just that there are many things and troubles...but everything is okay, and it can be solved with a little effort."

"Where's Mr. Lu?" Li Bai asked, "Has your health improved?"

"...Perhaps, it will be a hindrance."

Xun Qing was silent for a moment, then shook his head and sighed: "He often told me that life and death are not up to you, success or failure depends on yourself. He has never admitted defeat in his life, and I don't believe he will lose.

But until now, I'm afraid I can only pray to God to give him a little more time. "

Li Bai was silent for a long time.

The chopsticks in his hand were hanging in the air, and it took him a long time to realize what he meant.Asked again and again, but after finally getting a definite answer from Xun Qing, he was stunned for a while.

lost.

"It's my fault." Li Bai said, "If I can stop the antlers..."

"It's easy to be a thief for a thousand days, but how is it possible to guard against a thief for a thousand days?"

Xun Qing shook his head: "Don't be depressed, Li Bai, Mr. Lu certainly doesn't want to see us depressed like this. Besides, it's not your duty."

"why?"

Li Bai frowned: "Even you think I shouldn't care?"

"No, I just want to say, this is my business."

Holding the wine cup, Xun Qing lowered his head to stare at the delicious wine in the cup, and his own unshaven reflection in embarrassment. After thinking for a while, he couldn't help laughing.

"correct."

"That's what I should be doing," he said.

Li Bai was stunned.

Xun Qing raised his head, drank the wine, wiped the corner of his mouth, and suddenly said: "My teacher is a stubborn person, with a bad temper, and he is willing to admit death. He always refuses to admit defeat, and he refuses to bow his head. Gong Nao's seniors turned against each other... But until his deathbed, he felt that this picked-up child, I would definitely have a bright future, be stronger than him, and be able to carry forward his hard work."

"Lu Gong is the same. Although he never praised me, he always showed me when I was swollen... But who would spend so much effort on a troublesome brat who doesn't like it?"

"Although my father passed away when I was very young, they are all like my father...Now that the father has fallen, shouldn't it be the child who plays?"

"This is my battle, Li Bai."

"I'm not going to throw in the towel," he said.

Absolutely not!

It seems that the gloom and confusion have been washed away in the wine, and there is no more haze.

When he straightened his back, his smile became bright and open, and he was indescribably bright.

In the silence, Li Bai stared dumbfounded at the man in front of him, unable to believe it.

The fingers holding the wine cup trembled slightly.

Can not be suppressed.

I never thought that one day, I would be able to feel such an amazing spirit from this friend!

It was as if Duke Daoxuan, who was decades younger, suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and challenged him with the sword of Mount Tai.His sword intent couldn't help the Lord's admiration.

"...You are very strong, Xun Qing."

Li Bai asked curiously, "When did it become like this?"

"Of course it's since I met you." Xun Qing grinned triumphantly: "Otherwise? Are you going to cry for help all your life?"

"Ha! It's really becoming more and more annoying."

"Yes."

Xun Qing laughed loudly, "Cheers to our disgusting life!"

"cheers!"

Li Bai raised his wine glass in admiration, feeling the wine burning in his chest like a raging fire.After coming to Chang'an, how have you ever tasted such a hearty taste?

He was already intoxicated by it.

Time is always short, and when the wine in the altar is exhausted, the night is already dark.

There was a faint sound of thunder in the distance.

Faint raindrops fell from the sky.

Li Bai raised his head and looked at the dark sky, "It's going to rain."

"Well, after the rain, the air will be much clearer. We can go for an outing by car, and the White Deer Plain will be full of flowers, and your poems will definitely be beautiful by then."

Xun Qing sighed softly and got up, stretching his stiff back and shoulders and neck: "I should go too, I have been absent from work for so long, and if I don't go back, the workshop must be in chaos... Ha, fortunately when I went out, Ah Xiang let me I brought an umbrella."

He happily held up the old oil-paper umbrella, turned his head and waved goodbye to his friend.

In this way, he left in the light rain.

It's just that when he walked out the door, he couldn't help but look back, and saw the young man behind the door smiling.

No more fear.

"Bless me, Li Bai," he said, "I'm going to fight."

"The flag has won, Xun Qing!"

Li Bai nodded: "I will cheer for you!"

Xun Qing didn't speak, just raised his right hand and clenched his fist.

Just like that, that thin figure held an umbrella and walked towards the stormy future.

Never looked back.

Not long after, thunderbolts shone and roared in the sky, and the torrential rain poured down, engulfing everything.

Gradually cold.

But for some reason, Li Bai felt that the blood pumping in his chest was burning.

Like molten iron.

No matter how cold the wind and rain are, they can't extinguish the heat that seems to be consuming the entire world.

He finally realized something—

From the parting friends, from what I witnessed with my own eyes, flames!

(End of this chapter)