Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 483 Yu Tangchun

In the early morning, the morning glow shone on the top of the sea of ​​clouds, and the window facing the east opened in the spring breeze, revealing a fresh and elegant face.

Compared with the past when she was born in the world, there is a hint of spring between the beauty's eyebrows, just like the touch of pink on the lotus, full and soft, clearly elegant and noble, but also charming to the extreme.

Recalling the unbearable experience last night, even the beauty herself felt that she was a crazy person.

The scholarly lady who has not yet left the court, who is new to Yulu, actually dares to see the fox-tailed blood droplets. She comes in all directions, and even takes her precious apprentice into her.

If this experience were spread back home, I don’t know how many little girls would have their eyes widened in disbelief.

But is she a plum blossom? Just like the beloved plum blossoms, the plum blossoms are the first to bloom and she is born to be different. On such an important occasion, she naturally has to "not mix with the peaches and plums", even if she gives it for free, she has to Bai gave the strongest posture and showed his own excellence...

Mei Jinshui faced the spring breeze and waited for a long time before finding many excuses to comfort herself. She suppressed the shame in her heart and returned to her usual calm demeanor.

Mei Jinshui lowered his head and glanced at the folded handkerchief in his hand, then quietly put it into the small wooden box where love tokens were stored in Zuo Lingquan's Linglong Pavilion. He also placed it in front of all the girls, then turned around and looked at bed.

Cui Yingying was wearing a black tulle nightgown, lying on her side on the bed. She didn't know whether she was fainted or pretending to be asleep. Anyway, she covered her head with a thin quilt and made no sound.

After Zuo Lingquan experienced the big waves, his thoughts that were about to float to the sky have not yet been suppressed. He lay on the pillow and looked at the top of the curtain. He seemed calm, but in fact the smile on the corner of his mouth looked a bit silly. He must still be thinking about last night.' Sai Shenxian's aftertaste.

Mei Jinshui lifted up her long hair and draped it behind her back. She walked slowly to the front and glanced at him with a slightly teasing look:

"Master Zuo, can't you get up now?"

? !

Zuo Lingquan came back to his senses, sat up hurriedly, and said with a smile:

"Why can't I get up? I'm just lying down and relaxing. Hmm... Still calling me Zuo Gongzi? Didn't you change your name to husband-in-law last night?"

Mei Jinshui sat down by the bed, covered Yingying with a thin quilt and said calmly:

"You are so arrogant. In order not to disappoint you, I have to satisfy you. Now that everything is over, it's not that easy for me to change my mind. I don't have more than a dozen poems..."

Zuo Lingquan came closer and tapped on his red lips:

"Okay, just promise you. I'll think about it slowly and I'll definitely honor it. Good lady, let me know first by calling out."

Mei Jinshui licked her lips lightly, thought about it for a while, and finally fulfilled the little thief's wish:

"Good sir, it's time to get up. I'll let Yingying help you get dressed."

Zuo Lingquan immediately laughed, a bit silly, but immediately became extremely happy and sad, and his waist was twisted.

Sister Yingying, who was pretending to be asleep, pulled back the thin quilt to reveal the remaining blush on her cheeks, and said angrily:

"I'm not a maid. You don't know how to dress him yourself? You still want me to do it..."

Mei Jinshui raised her hand and slapped Sister Yingying behind her:

"You're not old or young, are you? Yesterday, if I wasn't protecting you from disaster for my teacher, you would have cried so much. Are you so heartless?"

Cui Yingying felt a little ashamed when she heard this. After all, as someone who has been through this before, she couldn't bear the thought of "finding another way" last night, so she actually pulled the master who had just been tortured to block the gun, and forced him to beg for mercy.

Out of gratitude, Cui Yingying was more filial at this time and did not talk back to her master. She sat up and threw her robe into Zuo Lingquan's arms: "Put it on yourself." Then she picked up the wooden comb and helped Mei get close to the water. Comb your hair.

Zuo Lingquan didn't reach the point where he stretched out his hands and opened his mouth. He sat up with a smile and put on his robe:

"Are you exhausted last night? Do you want something to eat or drink? I'll get it for you? If you want to drink some Dongzhou wine, I'll run over and buy it for you."

Mei Jinshui held the bronze mirror, watched Yingying combing her hair, and smiled:

"I feel that my skin is not moist enough, so I want to take Guiling paste to nourish it. The biggest black turtle at the back is old enough, so go ahead and take it."

ah?

Zuo Lingquan's expression froze and he thought to himself: The biggest turtle is Aunt Xie's spiritual pet. If he uses it to boil Guiling paste, he may have a fate with Taotao...

Fortunately, Sister Yingying still doted on her husband. Knowing that Master was teasing him, she quickly helped to rescue him:

"Aren't you moist enough? If you add more, be careful and become the Dragon King like Ling Ye."

"What Dragon King?"

"that is……"

Cui Yingying wanted to explain to her master, but Zuo Lingquan was listening in front of her, feeling a little embarrassed.

Mei Jinshui saw Zuo Lingquan's strange smile and frowned:

"You have to listen to what women say in private?"

Zuo Lingquan nodded quickly: "Okay, I won't eavesdrop. You guys chat, I'll go out for a walk first."

After Cui Yingying watched Zuo Lingquan go out, she approached her master and talked about the private matter of Lingye being bullied into the water-spraying dragon king...

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The trip of three days and two nights was fulfilling and happy for Zuo Lingquan. After coaxing Ah Shui and Sister Yingying, he went to coax Qiutao and Guagua. Before he could get enough of it, Beishouzhou was in front of him.

The suspended attic and the ferry full of spirit turtles stopped at the Black Tortoise platform on the seaside. In the vast land behind the sea offering platform, the ground has been broken and foundations have been laid. Many monks from the Kunji Sect are busy in it.

Together with Qiu Tao, Zuo Lingquan sent Aunt Xie and his wife to the farmyard on the cliff, and then went to the back mountain to worship the Xie family ancestors. After a brief visit at the construction site, they continued their journey and rushed back to Xiangyang Mountain. .

After returning from the Land of Eternal Night, the heavy official work has come to an end. Shangguan Yutang is still having a meeting in the main hall, while the girls who serve as staff in the back have some leisure time and have begun to pack things and buy souvenirs in preparation for returning home.

Zuo Lingquan's trip to Kuibingzhou was regarded as a business trip. After setting up the Huangliang Blessed Land and returning, he first came to the main hall of Xiangyang Mountain and returned to the dignitary.

The outside of Xiangyang Mountain was still crowded, and the people standing in the square in front of the palace were all ancestors of the Xian family, and Lao Lu was among them as the ancestor of Zhenyang Mountain.

And in the majestic hall, all the people who sat there were acquaintances, Dongzhou Lord Sword Emperor, Yaodao Guchen Zhang Zhilu, Taoist head teacher, etc., all of them were immortal giants who could affect the situation of a continent.

Zuo Lingquan, who entered the main hall from the back of the main hall, did not show up, but stood behind the mural of the rising sun; the dignified empress in a long dress of dragon scales sat in front of the mural, standing above ten thousand people alone.

Seeing his daughter-in-law so domineering, Zuo Lingquan only felt pleasing to the eye, and naturally he would not go out to steal the limelight from his daughter-in-law, nor did he dare.

Zuo Lingquan looked across the wall and saw that his second uncle Wu Zunyi, his in-laws Qiu Boyue, and Guagua's uncle Huang Yuhe were all among them.

And Guagua's identity as the "second generation of top-flowing immortals" can also be reflected from this; because the old sword god has a wide network of people, and his incense is also prosperous, there are only five or six relatives such as uncles, uncles, uncles and uncles in the hall, and There are even more elders in the Huang family who have friendship, and they are almost everywhere.

By the way, Taoism attaches great importance to "seniority and inferiority". Cultivators who are not strong enough will never dare to sit in front of the boss. Small, who is strong and who is weak, can be seen from the seat, except for Qiu Boyue.

Miss Qiu's ancestor, Qiu Boyue, had to sit at the door in terms of her pedigree and age; in terms of the size of the sect, she was barely able to enter the main hall, but at this time she was forced to sit in the first row by many Fellow Daoists, and Taoist masters and other behemoths stood side by side.

The reason for this is because Qiu Boyue's seniority is too exaggerated.

In the past, the old sword god married his daughter to Qiu Fengqing, and Qiu Boyue could already call the old sword god "Little Huang"; now his great-granddaughter is married to Zuo Lingquan, who is ranked Immortal Emperor, and the Valkyrie is also Zuo Lingquan's way Couple, so the two Immortal Emperors are four generations younger than Qiu Boyue.

In the entire Jiuzhou, who dares to discuss seniority with Qiu Boyue? Calling Qiu Boyue 'Grandpa' face-to-face is arrogant, daring to surpass the Immortal Emperor, this is still a hammer.

So Qiu Boyue's title is very special now, all monks are called 'Qiu Xianzhang', which means 'Guo Zhang'.

Qiu Boyue, a pure swordsman, has been around for a lifetime, but instead of becoming a big name in the way of swordsman, he has become the "Nine Provinces Strongest Relative", and his mood can be said to be very complicated.

Zuo Lingquan waited and watched from behind the main hall, as if he was accompanying Yutang. About half a day later, after Yutang finished his closing speech admonishing the heroes of the Nine Continents, he got up and retreated, and came behind the mural.

Shangguan Yutang disappeared in front of the people, and the aura that was at the height of the sun subsided, walked slowly to the rear, and breathed a sigh of relief:

"Finally done, let's go home."

Even Yutang, who had been holding a meeting for more than ten days, showed a bit of fatigue when he was in front of a man.

Zuo Lingquan walked in front, put his arms around Yutang's shoulders, and stretched his hands towards the heavy place:

"Are you tired? Let me relax for you..."

Shangguan Yutang's eyes were slightly lowered as usual, and he glanced at Zuo Lingquan. It seemed that he had held back for too long, and wanted to find something to beat him up to relax his body and mind.

Zuo Lingquan sensed something was wrong, quickly withdrew his hands, changed into a serious look, and interlocked Yutang's ten fingers.

Only then did Shangguan Yutang close his eyes, and was led by Zuo Lingquan to walk, and said in a deep voice:

"Last time in the Land of Eternal Night, you announced my relationship with you without the permission of the deity..."

Zuo Lingquan laughed and said: "Isn't this good? Is there anyone who dares to make fun of Mr. Tangtang? I'll go and deal with him."

"That's not true. Anyone who dares to laugh at me has not yet been born."

Shangguan Yutang originally wanted to put on a majestic appearance and strengthen his wife, but after the battle, he was too busy to work so far, so he changed his mind and said:

"I see that Mei Jinshui, after living in the eternal land with you, her attitude towards you has changed, and she seems to want to come in..."

Zuo Lingquan was very candid, holding Yutang's hand and saying seriously:

"I was isolated and helpless, and I tried my best to protect Jin Shui. She must have been moved. Well... aren't you afraid that outsiders will laugh at you? Mei Jin Shui is a generation older than you, so I let her in, so that she won't be you in the future. Standing alone on the cusp of the storm..."

?

Shangguan Yutang paused and turned his head:

"Have you already let her in? Are you just going out for a few days?"

"Well, a real man should do things vigorously and resolutely, hiss..."

Before Zuo Lingquan could finish his words, Tangtang grabbed his waist and quickly raised his hands to beg for mercy.

Shangguan Yutang stared at Zuo Lingquan, was silent for a moment, and asked:

"Aren't you afraid that Yingying will poke you to death?"

"Sister Yingying agreed."

"..."

Shangguan Yutang expected that Xingtang would not be able to fight Mei Jinshui, and was also surprised by the speed of Xingtang's surrender. Judging from this situation, there was not even a tentative resistance, which was far worse than Lingye.

Cui Yingying, who was the apprentice, accepted it, so Shangguan Yutang naturally stopped talking, put away her hands, and hummed softly:

"That's fine. I used to treat her as an elder, so I shouldn't be rude. Now that she's under my command, if she dares to be willful and unruly, I'll let Lingye torture her to death."

"Well……"

"Uh what?"

"Lingye may not be able to fight against the water..."

Shangguan Yutang naturally knew that Lingye was no match for Mei Jinshui on his own. She said calmly:

"Don't you still have me? As long as you don't turn your elbows that way, even if she has extraordinary skills, she will still have to be an honest husband and godfather to me when she gets home. The same goes for everyone else..."

Shangguan Yutang adheres to his own style and makes bold statements seriously. The meaning is roughly - I don't fight for the boss, but in the family, no one can treat me as the second child, and everyone has to listen to me...

With Yutang's aura, he can indeed control most of the girls in the house, but Mei Jinshui is doubtful, and there is one who is completely disobedient.

Before Shangguan Yutang finished speaking, a figure appeared in the corridor behind the main hall and said from afar:

"Mother-in-law, what you are saying is a bit crazy. Do you really think you are the boss? We have been helping you these past few days. As soon as you finish the work, you are here to cross the river and burn the bridge. Isn't it appropriate?"

Zuo Lingquan raised his eyes and saw Jingxun trotting towards him, followed by the cute group behind him.

Shangguan Yutang quietly released his clasped hands and regained his boss momentum:

"You have been sleeping for half a month, and I am preoccupied with my work. How can you help me?"

Tang Jingxuan came quickly, hugged Zuo Lingquan's arm, touched him to see if the injuries from the last battle were healed, and responded at the same time:

"I lent you my body, not to help? Did you give me money?"

"I have never lent you my body?"

"Can it be the same? You lent me to have sex, and you were secretly comfortable; I lent you to do business, and you are still exhausted and exhausted..."

…

Zuo Lingquan walked between the two of them without interrupting, but focused on Tuanzi.

Tuanzi changed his arrogance like "Mom is not at home" when he went out, and followed behind with a straight step, not daring to "ji" randomly. His calm appearance was similar to that of Zuo Lingquan in front of Yutang.

The three of them walked together for a while, but after a while, they saw the plum blossom forest by the lake. The girls were walking back and forth on the gorgeous ferry, packing their things and preparing to return home.

Shangguan Yutang saw this scene from a distance, stopped talking, and a daze flashed in his eyes.

This time when I went back, my real new daughter-in-law came in and completely became the Zuo family.

She finally put down the burden she had carried for three thousand years, returned to her hometown, and became a carefree little woman again, with a family, a career, a father, a mother, a husband, and brothers and sisters.

About to embark on the journey back home, Shangguan Yutang couldn't help but think of the time when he was four years old, when he lost everything about his "home" and embarked on this long journey alone. He recalled the hesitation and helplessness he felt when he first walked out of the mountains. .

She had never taken a step back in her life, not because she was not afraid, but when she wanted to look back several times, there was only despair and desolation behind her.

But now there is an additional harbor behind it.

I once gritted my teeth and crawled around, searching all over the world, trying to find the way back home, but I kept running into obstacles until I reached the top of Jiuzhou and looked away, but found nothing.

But now's 'homecoming' comes so suddenly, as if everything I lost in my childhood has come back naturally.

Shangguan Yutang looked at the ferry that was about to return home. After a long silence, he took Zuo Lingquan and turned towards the south:

"Come out with me and relax."

"Where to relax?"

Shangguan Yutang was speechless, rising up in the wind and drifting towards the southern sky.

Tang Jingxuan and his ancestor had a close connection, and felt the complex emotions in Yutang's heart. He also flew up and followed with Tuanzi.

Immortal Emperor went out to relax, and the entire Jiuzhou could be said to be his back garden.

Zuo Lingquan was pulled by Yutang and soared in the sky. He could see the light and shadow changing below, and the mountains, rivers and seas retreating silently. In just a moment, he passed by Juejian Cliff, Barren Bone Beach, Chunchao Lake, Eight-Armed Xuanmen, Luojian Mountain...

Shangguan Yutang paused for a moment above the Eight-Armed Xuanmen and looked at the old tomb of his ancestor below. After all, that's where the surname "Shangguan" came from. Then he continued flying south, like a swallow returning home, once again arriving at the vast South China Sea.

Zuo Lingquan had never been to this sea area before, but felt that it was slightly hotter than the north. It was only February in Yangchun, and the islands he saw were already covered with trees.

Three people and one bird, watching the beauty of the vast world silently, when the continent reappeared, they had already come to a barren continent.

Half of the mainland is an arid desert. Only the line near the sea has mountains and green fields. Animals and plants are sparse. Some villages are scattered in the deep mountains and old forests. Small cities can only be seen from a long distance away.

Shangguan Yutang, who was flying in front, lowered his head and carefully looked at the plants and trees below. He flew a little slower, probably recalling every step he took carefully while wearing straw sandals and carrying an iron rod when he was a child.

At this time, a solid girl also appeared from Shangguan Yutang's side, looked down at the familiar land, and said:

"Hey! We've arrived at Shenxianling. There used to be a broken Taoist temple here. There was a Taoist priest living inside. He pretended to be a god and cheated money for incense. He came here to become a disciple. He carried water and chopped firewood and worked diligently for three months. He made the old man The Taoist priest was so embarrassed that he explained that he was not a god and asked her to look for her elsewhere. She also thought that the old god felt that she was not strong enough and insisted on helping others chop wood and carry water..."

When the little female dragon showed up, she started bluffing and complaining about Yutang's dark history when she was a child.

It was rare that Shangguan Yutang didn't beat up the little dragoness. After all, it was so long ago that she couldn't remember some things clearly. Every word the little dragoness said represented a period of hardship and unyielding.

Tuanzi hated the little female dragon very much, and when he saw it, he started to explode and turned into a red ball. He wanted to spray the little female dragon with fire, but his mother pinched his mouth.

Tang Jingxun knew that Yutang was very bitter when she was a child, so she held the dumpling and asked:

"What's the end?"

The little female dragon was so skinny that she lay directly on Yutang's back, holding her neck and letting him carry her, and continued:

"In the end, the old Taoist priest Ao was moved and taught her a lot of tricks and asked her to go to the beach to find them. Tangtang relied on the tricks he learned and set up a stall to make money, but she couldn't shout and not many people watched. In the end, she played the flute and Ben Long danced before eating. Ben Long, let me tell you, she played the flute very well, and Ben Long just twisted for more than two thousand miles for the sake of her hunger. Until now, whenever I hear the flute, I want to shake my head..."

The story is interesting.

But Zuo Lingquan couldn't laugh because he knew that Yutang was less than ten years old at that time, illiterate and had never been out of the mountains. Ordinary people could never imagine how much hardship he endured on the road and how much perseverance he had to survive.

Shangguan Yutang never spoke, but quietly listened to the little female dragon talk about the hardships of the past. After flying along the coastline for a long time, it finally stopped in a mountain range.

After three thousand years of vicissitudes of life, the villages that once made a living from hunting have long been buried under the dust. Dead trees and vines cover the mountains and fields, and it is terrifying that there has not been a human trace in hundreds of years.

But on the hillside of a hill, you can see a small farmyard, surrounded by vegetable fields and fences. Behind the yard is an old tomb with an unmarked monument in front of it.

The little female dragon followed Yutang to the small courtyard and pointed to a hillside a few miles away:

"This is where I was caught by Tangtang. Good guy, I guarded this dragon for several hours..."

Zuo Lingquan landed in the farmyard. It can be seen that no one has been here for a long time. They only set up formations to keep the yard clean and tidy. However, judging from the traces, it was only built later.

Shangguan Yutang landed in the courtyard, took out the incense, went to the wordless monument at the back, burned three incense sticks, then returned to the main room, took three small wooden benches, sat on them, and looked at the mountains in the distance. .

Shangguan Yutang is tall, sitting on the small bench in his childhood memory, his posture is not much different from sitting on the ground, but his eyes are very serious, it should be recalling that when he first had memories in his childhood, he sat here and looked out of the mountain, The scene of what is behind the fantasy mountain.

Zuo Lingquan and Jingxun sat in front and did not disturb Yutang.

Duanzi was also quite obedient, but he couldn't stay idle. After waiting for a while, he found the chicken coop in the yard, trotted over, got into it and tilted his head to look at it, probably recalling the chicken coop at Jingxun's house.

As a result, the little female dragon ran over and closed the cage!

"grumble?!"

"Luanluanluo~ Little fat chicken, can't you come out?"

…

When Shangguan Yutang saw this scene, he smiled and said softly:

"This place was prepared by me to retire to the old age after someone takes over. I thought that I would end up alone in this life. I could return to my roots in my old age, plant one-third of an acre of land, raise two chickens, and guard the graves of my clan members. My merits have been fulfilled. I didn’t expect that I would be where I am today just by walking.”

Tang Jingxun ignored Tuanzi's plea for help and responded with a smile: "As long as you live, there will be ups and downs, there will be bitterness and sweetness, there is no reason to always be bitter. Keep this place well, just in case you are in the future I cried when I was bullied at home, but at least I have a family to return to."

Shangguan Yutang didn't think anyone could bully her into tears, but this place must be kept.

She looked around, then got up and returned to the bedroom prepared for herself.

There is a bookshelf in the bedroom, which is filled with passionate novels such as "The Heroic God of War". They are collector's editions prepared to relieve boredom in the future, but she has never read them.

Shangguan Yutang raised his hand to wave, put these personal collections into his sleeves, and then turned back and said:

"Zuo Lingquan, come in."

Zuo Lingquan got up and came to the house, looked at the simple and tidy room, and asked:

"What's wrong? Do you want help?"

Shangguan Yutang showed a rare girlish look. He spread his arms, threw his arms around, and fell on the bed. His eyes indicated:

"This place is pure and clean. All the grudges and grudges of Jiuzhou can be put aside. No matter how loud you scream, no one will hear you. Come and help me relax and vent."

? !

Zuo Lingquan was stunned, and his deep and solemn expression suddenly became a little weird.

Tang Jingxuan was silent in the mood of returning home. When he heard these words, his eyes changed. He quickly got up and ran into the house:

"Slut, I thought you were really here to relax, but it turned out that you had this idea behind Lingye and the others' backs. With your physique that 'melts in the wind,' you are so crazy that you let Xiao Zuo help you vent? You will end up crying later." , don’t beg for mercy.”

Shangguan Yutang leaned on the pillow. At this time, he was just a woman who had completely forgotten everything and her identity. She smiled and said:

"After three thousand years of work, I have to enjoy myself. Zuo Lingquan, didn't Lingye promise to give you a big reward? Today I grant you permission to let go. No matter how much I cry, you don't have to pay attention to me. As long as I'm not dead, just die. neighborhood."

Tang Jingxun kicked off his shoes consciously and lay down in front of Yutang:

"Just wait until you regret it later. Don't worry, I have sense. If you really regret it, I will help you block it."

"No, I want to seek death today. Zuo Lingquan, if I stand up by myself after this is over, you will definitely be beaten to the point where you can't stand up. You can figure it out yourself."

Zuo Lingquan's eyes were very strange, and he felt that with the sensitive physique of a dignified adult, if he really tried his best to destroy it, he might be in coma for several days and nights.

But that's it for now. Yutang wanted to vent his feelings once and for all and put an end to the repressed past. As a man, he naturally couldn't refuse.

Zuo Lingquan closed the door, came to the sisters lying together, and stretched his muscles:

"Then I won't be polite."

Shangguan Yutang curled his fingers.

Tang Jingxun was also shy and prepared.

Zuo Lingquan shook his head and smiled, then he leaned forward slowly and leaned towards Yutang's cheek, not forgetting to pinch it twice at the same time...

The warm sunshine of spring shines on the lush mountains and fields.

The farmyard was silent at first, but gradually affectionate words and murmurs began to ring out.

The voice was very relaxing, and he was alone with no distractions, just immersed in the most passionate thoughts of love.

Love and concubine love, laughter and laughter, in just a blink of an eye, the deep mountains and old forests where suffering and desolation are buried have been transformed into a peach blossom garden full of spring.

The scene is very beautiful, fascinating but also confusing and mysterious.

But the only flaw is that there is a stocky girl lying secretly at the window and listening to the wall.

Fortunately, the people in the house were very alert, and within a few moments, they knocked the stocky girl to the hilltop opposite with just one finger.

"Chi! Chi! Chi!..."

On top of the chicken coop, there was a big, fluffy white ball. Seeing this, they couldn't help but "chichi!" and burst into laughter.

As a result, he was scolded in shame and chased to the top of the opposite hill.

"grumble……"

"I made you laugh, and you were kicked out, right? This dragon is an immortal soldier. I'm not hungry. Let's see what you do..."

"Chi chi chi..."

"Let's go, I'll take you to find some fruit to eat. Remember, there's a snake fruit in front of you. It's sour and sweet, especially delicious..."

"Gee~"

…

In the gentle spring breeze, the stocky girl carried a small wooden stick and led a big white bird jumping towards the mountains where the grass grew and the warblers flew.

This scene is exactly the same as that of the four-year-old girl who went into the mountain with a little female snake to pick fruits.

It was also at this moment that the little girl who had walked for thousands of years with her shoulders against the sky and her feet against the earth, helpless and gritted her teeth, really returned home and ushered in her own spring...

(end of this chapter)