Xiao Shijiro

Chapter 26 Xiao Shishilang's House (1)
It was almost dusk.

The west is only faintly dyed with red clouds, and the sun is still golden.

The golden sun shines on the chrysanthemums in the valley.

There are thousands of chrysanthemums, some are yellow, some are white, some are light-colored, and there are even black black chrysanthemums. Under the autumn sunset, what flower in the world can bloom more beautifully than chrysanthemums?
Autumn belongs to chrysanthemums.

Shen Bijun had never seen so many chrysanthemums in her life, such beautiful chrysanthemums. When she came here, she realized that the chrysanthemums she had seen before were not chrysanthemums at all.

The mountains on all sides block the cold air in the north. Although it is almost late autumn, the wind in the valley is still so gentle on people.

The world is filled with intoxicating fragrance.

On the hillside covered with green grass, there is a strip of felt made by famous Persian masters. The felt is filled with all kinds of fresh fruits, and there is also a large plate of steamed crabs that are redder than rouge.

Shen Bijun was wearing a silk robe that was softer than the wind, leaning on three or four brocade cushions, facing the sunset in the sky and the boundless beauty, sipping a cup of sweet wine that had been chilled by the spring water, his whole body was covered by the wind. She was blowing lazily, but her heart was terribly messed up.

She didn't understand the young master more and more.

These days, the young master feeds her delicacies from mountains and seas, drinks grapes and wine, wears the most gorgeous and comfortable clothes, and drives her to the most beautiful scenery with the most stable car and the fastest horse. A place where she can enjoy the most extravagant life in the world.

But in her heart, there was only fear, she simply couldn't figure out what this man had in mind for her, she felt more and more terrifying about this man.

What worried her especially was Xiao Shishilang.

He seemed happy whenever she saw him, but she could see that his bright eyes were dimming and the bestial energy was fading away.

What kind of torture is he suffering?

Has his injury healed?
Shen Bijun sometimes blames himself, why now he thinks of Xiao Shishilang more and more, but thinks of Lian Chengbi less?
She can only explain for herself!

"It's just because I feel guilty towards him. I harmed him. I'm afraid I will never be able to repay the benefits he has done to me in this life."

Xiao Shishilang finally appeared.

He came out slowly from the chrysanthemum bushes at the foot of the hill, his jet-black hair was loose, only tied with a cloth belt, and he was wearing a wide scarlet robe with a lifelike ink dragon embroidered on his chest. , The clothes were blown by the wind, and the dragon seemed to be waving its teeth and claws, about to break through the clouds and fly out.

Although his cheeks have become thinner and his beard has grown longer, from a distance, he still looks so tall and noble, like an emperor who ruled the world in ancient times.

The little boy leaned beside him, supporting him, making him look even smaller and more beautiful.

Sometimes even Shen Bijun felt that her feminine delicacy and Xiao Shishilang's masculine roughness were a natural match.

"It's a pity that she only looks like a woman, but she is actually a poisonous snake and a wild wolf. No matter who meets her, she will swallow her skin and bones!"

Shen Bijun gritted his teeth, his heart was full of resentment.

But when she saw Xiao Shishilang smiling at her, her resentment suddenly disappeared. What was this for?She herself does not know.

The little boy also laughed, and said with a charming smile: "Look at you, I told you to change clothes quickly, but you refused, and insisted on pestering me, causing people to wait for us here, how embarrassing."

These words were like needles piercing Shen Bijun.

Is Xiao Shishilang really pestering her?

Could it be that he has really been fascinated by her and bowed himself under her skirt?
"But maybe she's just trying to get angry at me on purpose. Why should I be fooled by her? Besides, he's not someone to me, so I have no reason to be angry at all. "

Shen Bijun lowered his head, trying his best to look calmer.

They sat down across from her.

The young master smiled coquettishly again and said, "Do you think the chrysanthemums here are beautiful? Some people say that flowers belong to women because flowers are feminine, but chrysanthemums are different."

She knocked open a crab shell with a silver hammer, picked out the crab meat with a silver spoon, and gently put it into Xiao Shishilang's mouth, before continuing: "Only the chrysanthemum is masculine. Like a poet and a hermit, it does not compete with the flowers in spring, which means it is different from the current customs, and it is not afraid of the autumn wind, which just symbolizes its stubbornness..."

She poured another glass of wine, fed it to Xiao Shishilang, and said softly, "I brought you here because I know you must like chrysanthemums, because your temper is just like chrysanthemums."

Xiao Shishilang said lightly: "The only thing I like about chrysanthemums is to peel them off one by one, boil them in water with sashimi and raw chicken slices, and then eat them with green bamboo leaves."

He smiled, and continued: "Others use their eyes to appreciate flowers, but I would rather use my mouth."

The young master smiled and said, "You are really a shame."

She giggled, fell into Xiao Shishilang's arms, and said: "But what I like about you is here. No matter what you do, you are completely different from others. There may be a second one in the world." Li Bai, the second Xiang Yu, but there will never be a second Xiao Shishilang, if there is a man like you who doesn't like you, that girl must be an idiot."

She suddenly turned her face, looked at Shen Bijun with a smile, and said, "Madam Lian, is it right for you to say what I said?"

Shen Bijun said coldly: "I'm no longer a girl, and I haven't studied men, I don't know."

Not only was the young master not angry at all, but he smiled even sweeter, and said: "If a woman doesn't understand men, how can a man like her? I was just wondering, how could the young master have such a beautiful wife? Are you willing to go alone? Now I understand that it was because..."

Although she didn't finish her words, the meaning was already very clear.

Although Shen Bijun didn't want to be angry, his face turned pale with anger.

The young master poured a glass of wine and said with a smile: "This wine is not bad. It is wine from Xiliang country. Why doesn't even Madam try it? Even Madam can't even drink wine, otherwise this life will be completely in vain gone."

Shen Bijun kept his mouth shut, very tightly.

She was afraid that if she opened her mouth, she would say something ugly.

The young master said: "Mrs. Lian is angry? I don't think so?"

She glanced at Xiao Shishilang with fluttering eyes, and then said: "If I sit on Mr. Lian, it is reasonable for Mrs. Lian to be angry, but he... Mrs. Lian will never be angry with me for him, so be jealous of me." ?”

Shen Bijun was so angry that her fingertips were freezing cold, and she couldn't help raising her head—she didn't even dare to look at Xiao Shishilang, but when she raised her head, her eyes couldn't help but look at Xiao Shishilang's face.

Only then did she realize that Xiao Shishilang's face was not only terribly pale, but his eyes were also full of pain, and even the muscles in the corners of his eyes were twitching non-stop.

He was clearly in great pain.

Xiao Shishilang was not a person who would reveal his pain easily.

Shen Bijun immediately forgot the young master's sharp sarcasm, and asked in a trembling voice: "Is your injury..."

Xiao Shishilang laughed, and said loudly, "What? I've already forgotten about that injury."

Shen Bijun hesitated, then rushed over suddenly.

Her feet still hurt a lot—sometimes they were so numb they didn't feel anything, but other times they often woke her up in a dream.

All the strength in her body seemed to have flowed out from the wound on this foot, every time she wanted to stand up by herself, she would immediately fall down.

But now, she forgot everything.

She rushed over and pulled Xiao Shishilang's skirt.

She immediately couldn't help but exclaimed.

Few people would hear such frightened, shrill, and mournful cries——Xiao Shishilang's chest was almost completely festered, and the flesh around the wound had rotted into dead black, and there were waves of stench , disgusting.

Only now did Shen Bijun know why he was always wearing loose robes and why he always had a strong fragrance.

It turned out that he was trying to cover up the injury and the stench.

No matter how hard-hearted a person is, seeing his injuries, he would never bear to take a second look.

Shen Bijun's heart was broken.

Although Shen Bijun didn't know the way of medicine, he also knew how serious the situation was, and this kind of pain would be unbearable as long as it was a flesh and blood body.

But every time Xiao Shishilang saw her, he still talked and laughed freely.

Is he really a tough guy?

And who can imagine how terrible pain he endured when he laughed?

Who is he doing this for?for what?
Shen Bijun couldn't bear it anymore, fell on him and burst into tears.

The young master shook his head and said, "Why are you crying? A man of this age is about to have a baby, so he cries at every turn, isn't he afraid that people will see the joke?"

Shen Bijun bit his lip hard, the lip was already biting blood, staring at the young master tremblingly said: "You...you are so cruel!"

The young master laughed again, and said, "I'm so cruel? Have you forgotten who hurt him? Are you cruel? Or am I cruel?"

Shen Bijun trembled all over, and said: "You saw his wound festering, why didn't you heal him?"

The little prince sighed: "He thinks of you everywhere, he even sacrificed his own life to save you, but what about him? As soon as he sees me, he wants to kill me."

She sighed, and said: "As long as he treats me half as well as you, even if I suffer a thousand or ten thousand knives myself, I won't be willing to hurt him. But now, you are the one who killed him. You still have the face to ask me to heal him? I really don't understand how you have the nerve to say this?"

Shen Bijun hissed: "It doesn't matter if you refuse to save him, why do you want him to drink? Do you want him to eat these seafood fish and shrimp?"

The little prince said: "What's wrong with that? I just because I am kind to him, I know he likes to drink, so I go find the best wine, and I know he tastes good, so I prepare the freshest seafood for him, even if it is the best wine in the world." The most considerate wife is nothing more than that to her husband, is she not?"

Shen Bijun said: "But you clearly know that wine, fish and shrimp are hair, and the injured person should not touch these things, otherwise the wound will definitely fester, and you are obviously hurting him!"

The little boy said indifferently: "I only know that I didn't hurt him, I only know to feed him the best food and drink the best wine, I don't know anything about other things."

Shen Bijun's teeth chattered and he couldn't even speak.

Xiao Shishilang had been staring at her, his eyes that had lost their luster for a long time suddenly brightened again for some reason.

Only then did he smile, and said softly: "As long as a person lives happily, what's the point of living a few days less? Are long-lived people happier than short-lived people? Some people live longer Pain, wouldn’t life be better than death for this kind of person? As long as one day can be lived happily, wouldn’t it be more meaningful than living in pain for 100 years.”

The young master clapped his hands and laughed: "That's right, this is the spirit of a man! Xiao Shishilang really deserves to be Xiao Shishilang! If he dared not even drink wine because of a little wound, then he is not Xiao Shishilang Lang!"

She caressed Xiao Shishilang's face, and said softly: "As long as you live for a day, I will treat you well and try my best to make you happy. Whatever you want, wherever you want to go, I will agree." you."

Xiao Shishilang smiled and said, "Are you really so kind to me?"

The little prince said: "Of course it is true. As long as I see you happy, I will be happy too."

She stared at the sunset in the west, and continued softly: "I just hope you can live a few more days, it's good if you can live a few more days..."

The sunset is gorgeous.

But this is only to say: the darkness is not far away.

Looking at the boundless beauty under the setting sun, Shen Bijun couldn't help crying like rain.

Xiao Shishilang seemed to fly far away, and said slowly: "I am neither a poet nor a celebrity, but a wild child who grew up in the wilderness. In my eyes, the most beautiful place in the world is The boundless wilderness, the barren hills where not a single blade of grass grows, and even the poisonous miasma of swamp all over the mountains are much more lovely than all the flowers in the world."

The little prince laughed and said: "You are really a different person, even your thoughts are completely different from others."

Xiao Shishilang smiled and said, "It's because I'm a weirdo that you like me, right?"

The young master leaned on his lap, and said softly: "It's not bad at all, so I will depend on you no matter what. If you really want to go to that kind of place, let's go now."

Xiao Shishilang let out a long breath and said, "As long as I can go back there again, it doesn't matter if I die immediately!"

The little prince said: "Okay, I promise you, I will let you go back there alive, and then..."

Xiao Shishilang interrupted her, and said leisurely: "Then let me die there, right?"

Poor mountains, bad valleys.

A murderous miasma filled the valley.

Lies must be pleasant to hear, a woman who is as poisonous as a snake must be stunning in the world, deadly poison is often as sweet as honey, and a murderous peach blossom miasma is also just fantastic and dazzling.

But good advice is hard to hear, and good medicine is bitter.

What's the point of this?
Is this "fate to trick people"?Or is God deliberately testing human conscience?

Shen Bijun couldn't figure this out.

If it is said that the way of heaven is the fairest, why do good people often suffer life-long hardships and torture, while bad people often enjoy all the glory and wealth?
If it is said that "good and evil will be rewarded in the end", why is it that people like the young master can live freely, but Xiao Shishilang has to die?

Behind is a cut wall with no grass growing, and in front is an unfathomable gully.

Xiao Shishilang was humming that song again. At this time and this place, the tune seemed more desolate, more tragic, and more lonely.

But his expression was calm, like a wanderer who had finally returned to his hometown.

The little boy had been staring at him, and couldn't help asking: "Did you really grow up in this place?"

Xiao Shishilang said, "Yes."

The young master sighed and said, "It's really not easy for a person to live in this kind of place."

A bleak smile suddenly appeared on the corner of Xiao Shishilang's mouth, and he said leisurely: "Living is much more difficult than dying."

The little prince's eyes fluttered and said: "But it is difficult to die the only way through the ages, and sometimes it is not as easy as you imagine."

Xiao Shishilang said: "Only those who don't want to die will feel that death is very painful."

The little boy blinked and said with a smile: "Do you really want to die? I don't believe it."

Xiao Shishilang said lightly: "To be honest, I haven't thought about it carefully at all. I don't know whether I want to die or live."

The young master said slowly: "But since death is so convenient, if you really want to die, how can you live till now?"

Xiao Shishilang stopped talking.

The young master smiled and said: "Do you still want to go up? It seems that this is the end of the road, and you can't go up any more."

Xiao Shishilang was silent for a long time, and murmured: "Yes, this place has clearly come to an end, why do I still want to go up?...Why do I still want to go up..."

He suddenly smiled at the young master, and said: "I want to stand here alone for a while, thinking about my childhood."

The little prince said: "Are you standing still?"

Xiao Shishilang said: "Why don't you let me try?"

The young master rolled his eyes, finally let go of the hand that supported him, and said with a smile: "Be careful! Don't fall, you won't even find the dead body. Although I have seen the living Xiao Shishilang, but I also want to see what the dead Xiao Shishilang looks like."

Xiao Shishilang said with a smile: "Although the dead are more obedient than the living, they are definitely not as good-looking as the living. If you see it, you will probably hate me. Why should I make you hate me?"

He turned back and smiled at Shen Bijun, and suddenly jumped into the unfathomable abyss...

Shen Bijun's whole body was completely chilled.

Xiao Shishilang really came here to die on purpose!
"I killed him! I killed him..."

The sound was like a thunderbolt, ringing in her ears!

"He's dead, but I still have the face to live... How can I feel sorry for him? How long can I live, and who else will come to save me..."

Thinking of the young master's tricks, Shen Bijun couldn't think of anything else. With all his strength, he pushed away the person who was supporting her, and jumped into the abyss.

The strange thing is that when she was dying, she didn't think of Lian Chengbi.

She also didn't think about what would happen to Lian Chengbi after she died?
Wouldn't Lian Chengbi be sad for her?

The young master stood by the wall, looking down at the swamp gas and poisonous miasma filling the gully, with no expression on his face.

After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly picked up a big stone and threw it down.

After a long time, I heard a "plop" sound from below.

A smile appeared on the little boy's face.

She still smiled so innocently and cutely, just like a child... Death is indeed not an easy task sometimes.

Shen Bijun is still not dead.

When she jumped down, she passed out quickly and felt no pain.

She was in pain when she woke up.

Under the gully, there is a boundless swamp, without trees, flowers, or life, only wet mud, smelly water, and misty methane.

Shen Bijun's whole body has been immersed in muddy water.

But she didn't sink, because the swamp was like a big pot of paste, and it was for this reason that she didn't die when she jumped from such a high place.

The strangest thing was that she was soaked in this wet muddy water, not only did she not feel uncomfortable at all, but felt very comfortable, even the wound on her ankle seemed to no longer hurt.

The muddy water in this swamp seems to have a magical power that can relieve people's pain.

Shen Bijun was surprised, and suddenly remembered the story Xiao Shishilang told her!
"I once saw a wolf jump into a swamp after being seriously injured by a lynx. At that time, I thought it was looking for its own grave. Unexpectedly, it lay in the swamp for two days and survived. It turns out that it already knows that there are many kinds of herbs rotting in the swamp that can heal its injuries, and it already knows how to take care of itself."

Shen Bijun's heart jumped.

Xiao Shishilang's deep voice sounded next to her ears again, slowly telling her: "Actually, people are just like beasts, if no one else takes care of them, they have to take care of themselves..."

Could this swamp be the place where the wolf fled to heal his wounds?
If this swamp can heal the wolf's wound, can it also heal Xiao Shishilang's wound?
It turned out that he didn't intend to die here!
(End of this chapter)