The Beginning of the Mountain Rain in the Palace of Eternal Life

Chapter 17

Before a cup of tea was needed, everyone was defeated, and only the leader was still struggling to resist.

"The situation is clear, why don't you wake up?" Sighing, Ji Mengchuan swung his long sword horizontally, stopped fighting, cut his sword across the neck, and returned home with his life.

"You... escape... but... your... name... name... word!" The leader grabbed Ji Mengchuan's shoulder, ignored the blood gushing neck, and stared at him with wide eyes.

"The dead are gone, and the underworld returns..." After finishing speaking, Ji Mengchuan brushed away the man's filthy right hand, leaving only the man's fallen body, holding on to his eyes that did not rest in peace.

"Oh... what a killing..." With a sigh, Ji Mengchuan turned his back to the two and prepared to leave.

But there was a long hiss behind him, followed by two sounds of falling to the ground.

Ji Mengchuan immediately turned around and looked back, only to see that both of them had passed out, their faces were blue and their lips were black.

"Oops!" Surprised, Ji Mengchuan immediately sealed several acupoints of the two to prevent the spread of the toxin, and then led the two to Yanxia Mountain.

The flowing water is gurgling, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse.On the edge of the cliff, there is a bonfire, and people talk at night.

"You seem to like such a pure natural environment very much."

"The voice of nature is absolutely pure, and I have no reason not to love it." Qi said with a smile, raised his hand to pick up a branch and began to pull the fire.

"Don't you claim to be gentle and kind to others?"

"how?"

"No, I just know that most kind-hearted and gentle people are more close to the crowd. Even when traveling in mountains and rivers, they are often accompanied by friends and acquaintances. They are definitely not lonely like you, alienated from the hustle and bustle of the world."

"What about you? Why do people who are as angry and rebellious as you hate tranquility?"

At a loss for words, Xi Ran choked up her breath, then snorted coldly and turned her face away from him.

"Alas..." Suddenly he sighed, his expression was a little dazed and melancholy.

"What's the reason for the inexplicable sigh?" Xi Ran turned her head to look, the bright moon was sparsely shadowed, and in the glimmering firelight, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of haze, a little sad.

She couldn't help being surprised, it was the first time she saw such an expression on such a person's face, and she didn't quite believe it.

"Bright and bright moon, the blurred bonfire can best exaggerate the phantom of the past..."

"Is the story about to begin?"

"Actually, it's not a strange story..."

The flames jumped, and under the light and shadow, one person talked about the past alone.

The story happened many years ago, when I was young, but still full of vigor, I didn't know the complexity of the world.

When he was young, Qi laughed and said that he once worshiped a hermit as his teacher and learned martial arts and sword skills.There are two brothers in the same school who take good care of him, so they are very close and close.Two years later, the master took in another junior sister who was five years younger than him.

That little junior sister didn't know where it came from, she had a weird temper and didn't like to talk to people.Several people asked the master, only to learn that her family was slaughtered because of grievances in the Jianghu. Thinking that she was pitiful and helpless, they took her back and took her as a disciple.

After the three brothers learned the details, they felt that the later junior sister was really pitiful, so they no longer cared about her being rude and not talking to others, and always treated her with tolerance and care.

The two senior brothers started earlier than him, and their kung fu was better than him, so they often went down the mountain to travel and purchase, leaving only Qi Xiaoyan and his junior sister to practice hard at the master's school.As time passed, the little junior sister was no longer as indifferent and indifferent as she was back then, and would occasionally talk to him a few words.At least she won't ignore people for a whole day, and sometimes, she even starts to complain about why he talks so much.

This was the case in the early days. Qi laughed and said that the years were so peaceful and the world was prosperous, he felt that such ordinary and comfortable things were enough.

However, the beauty and ugliness of everything in this world is nothing more than waking up from a dream.

Later, the secret books in Shimen's collection were stolen, and then Shizun was poisoned and his life was in danger, but it was solved by Shizun's friends who came to visit.

Since then, for unknown reasons, the junior sister has always been extremely hostile and alienated towards the two senior brothers, and Qi laughed and said that she asked for reasons several times but failed.

A few months later, the division's gate was on fire, and the fire lasted for two days before resting.Some of the master's enemies took advantage of the opportunity to capture the elder brother, and said that if the master did not hand over the real cheats in three days, he would return the head of the elder brother.

Everyone thought that the secret books were worth human life, and the master agreed to exchange them, but the junior sister stopped them.

Not only that, but the younger junior sister also scolded the second senior brother in public, insulting them for working together, and their viciousness was obvious.

Everyone was shocked, so they asked her to apologize, but she said that the senior brother and the second senior brother were not good people, and they didn't treat the master sincerely. , so I firmly disagree with the exchange, and even threatened to let the master execute the second senior brother.

Hearing this, several people were all surprised and then turned angry. They all reprimanded the little junior sister for her words and deeds. No one believed what she said, including Qi Xiaoyan who had been caring and loving her all the time...

Afterwards, because she refused to apologize, the teacher punished her to go to Wanya Cave to face the wall to reflect on her mistakes, and deprived her of water and food for three days.Unexpectedly, that night, she slipped out of Wanya Cave, sneaked into the second senior brother's room, and waited for an opportunity to kill him.Afterwards, he used the strange secret technique handed down by his family to probe the acupoints with flying needles to knock the master into a coma, then stole the secret book and left.

After this incident happened, everyone agreed that it turned out that Junior Junior Sister was the ruthless person who colluded with foreign enemies to harm Master.

Regarding this, Qi laughed and said that he didn't know what to say, his heart ached unceasingly at that time, he didn't hate Junior Sister, but he couldn't forgive her either.So, I just obeyed the teacher's order and went down the mountain to look for the junior sister, and no matter what, I must get back the cheat book within three days to save the senior brother.

Until the end of the three-day period, Qi Xiaoyan could not find out the whereabouts of the junior sister, and the head of the senior brother was also sent back.

The master was so angry that he fainted, which caused an old illness. From then on, he couldn't recover from the illness, and there was no cure for it.

A few days later, the little junior sister came back suddenly, and knelt in front of the master's bed with the cheat book.

That was the first time she said those emotional words, for her... and Qi Xiaoyan was also the first time she heard it, so even though he was angry, he didn't do anything to her.

"Being a teacher for a day and a father for life, the master will always be the only existence in my heart, so I will never allow anyone to hurt the master. All I do is for an ultimate goal, and I will never regret it..."

"I don't have an apprentice like you! You... Get out! I really regret taking you in! I wish I could die with you in the hands of evil people! It's better than harming others!"

"I won't leave, you took me in, accepted me as a disciple, and taught me martial arts. This is my root in this life! Even if I die! I will die on this land!"

"Then go die! Die where I can't see! Die far away! Never appear in front of me!"

"Master..."

"Get out! Don't call me Master!"

"You... let's go quickly... don't provoke Master anymore..." Qi smiled and said that he wanted to help her up and let her go, but he was completely shocked by her turned eyes.

"You don't believe me either... right? We've been together for several years, facing each other day and night, but still can't compare to your brothers and sisters!"

"Don't listen to her nonsense anymore, drive her away!"

"you……"

"Up to now, you don't even want to call me junior sister...hehe...very good...fortunately...fortunately...I don't owe you much..." After finishing speaking, she turned around and kowtowed to Qi Qi with a smile.

"For the kindness of this life, kneel down and thank you... From then on, Huangquan will not owe you anything!" Then, she got up sassyly, and left resolutely, shaking her sleeves.

"Little Junior Sister..."

The last sentence before leaving was so heartbreaking, he didn't know why he was in such pain, but he never held her with his raised hand.Standing on the spot blankly, watching her drifting away, the back footage disappeared in an instant.

The last time I saw her was at dusk two days later, and the time was the same as when I first saw her.

A group of people rushed into the master's gate and killed everyone, and the leader was the master's enemy.Everyone was defeated and slaughtered, Qi laughed and said that he had to flee all the way with his seriously ill master on his back.

However, the sky wants to cut off people, desperate for life, but no matter what, they can't get out of that gorge.

Chasing soldiers kept chasing after him, Qi laughed and said that he was walking with his master wounded all the way, gradually feeling overwhelmed.

A feathered arrow struck through the air, but it was knocked down by several silver needles when it was close to the two of them.

"Who?" The man stopped and asked.

"If you want the cheat book, let them go."

Qi Xiaoyan heard the prestige and looked over, but saw on the hillside not far away, the younger junior sister was condescendingly overlooking the crowd, her expression was as arrogant and indifferent as ever.

In the twilight, her outline was covered with a layer of golden halo, which was a bit dazzling to the eyes, causing him to squint his eyes.

"Little Junior Sister..."

"So you haven't died yet? Last time I let you escape, I was really careless, that's why you are so arrogant and bold today!"

"Hmph, you are not dead, how dare I die?"

"What right does a person who has been expelled from the school have to speak out here? Whether you hand over or not today, you, and these two, will all die!"

"As you said, I have already been expelled from the teacher's school. I did this only to repay his life-saving grace. If you refuse and don't give me this chance, the old man Jiuquan has no reason to blame me anymore. Then this cheat book , I will treat it as a relic left to me by him."

"Little Junior Sister...you..."

"Senior Brother Qi, you can't go, but don't blame me anymore, I don't owe you anything anymore."

"You..." Qi laughed and said that his heart trembled, his body with his master on his back was a little unstable, he looked at the little junior sister on the hillside, the indifferent and alienated face made him feel as if he had never really understood this little sister Shimei.

"Do you think my arrow is fast?" After finishing speaking, the man waved his hand, holding a silver moon bow in his hand, and pointed the end of the arrow at Junior Sister.

"This kind of behavior and words just show your stupidity. Will I bring the secret book with me? Kill me, and everyone will be destroyed. No one in this world will know where the secret book is hidden."

"Hmph, how do I know you won't take the opportunity to play tricks on me?"

"Hehe, do you think you are not as smart as a junior like me? What a shameful question."

Hearing this, the man was a little angry, squeezed his palm, but calmed down again, and raised his hand.

"Hmph, let them go..." Immediately, everyone backed away, bows and arrows turned to the person standing proudly on the hillside.

"Junior Junior Sister..." Qi smiled and said hesitantly, unwilling to leave.

"Qi said with a smile, things have evolved to such a situation, don't you know how to advance or retreat?"

"Ah...you...take care..." Then, Qi smiled and gritted his teeth and stroked the master on his back, stepped on his feet, turned around and left resolutely.

After setting up the master properly and resting for a while, he quietly went back to find her.

There was no trace of fighting on the hillside at the original place, so he turned back to the mountain gate, but saw occasional fresh blood and fighting traces nearby.So, he searched all the way for the blood, and finally found her body in Wanya Cave.

When seeing her dead body, Qi laughed and said that his mind went blank for a moment, and then his eyes blurred.He walked over step by step, holding her head and sitting on the cold stone ground.Tears flowed down inexplicably, blurring her bloody face.He immediately wiped her face clean with his sleeve, only to find that her eyes had been gouged out, and there was a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.

"Ha...Little Junior Sister..." He choked up and held her head and cried, but those heart-wrenching things at that time have been forgotten. He only knows that at this moment, he only has sadness and pain for her.

Afterwards, he began to collect the scattered limbs in the hole, and put them together one by one, only to find that his right hand was tightly clenched into a fist.He tried to break it open, only to find that the word "Chu" was written on the palm of his hand.

He suddenly realized that tears fell like rain, and the love engraved on his palm not only represented the old sycamore tree they met for the first time, but also represented that each other lived up to their original intentions at that time...

Qi laughed and said that after cremating the younger junior sister's body, the ashes were buried under the old sycamore tree.And he also dug out the secret book under the old tree, and there was a letter inside.

"Tell master, I really didn't deceive him, nor did I intend to hurt you. You can check the authenticity of the map in this map. I hope you will be careful and take good care of master for me..."

But after Deqi returned with a smile, he found that the master had passed away...

After the story ended, the bonfire gradually weakened. Seeing that he was still addicted to the past, Xi Ran added a handful of dry wood by herself.

"Have you checked the map she left you?"

"No."

"Why? You still don't believe her?"

"No, I just feel that even if it's not what she said, I don't blame her at all anymore. Proving the facts is just exposing the ugliness and hypocrisy of the brotherhood of fellow disciples. Doing nothing is the best ending... "

"Hmph! Don't you think this is very unfair to your little junior sister?"

"The so-called death is like ashes, scattered into dust, everything should subside, only the living still need to bear the past and continue to ups and downs in the world."

"This is just an excuse you made for yourself to escape. You dare not prove it, so you would rather believe that everything is as beautiful as you think in your heart."

"So there are some things you don't understand, because you are always just a bystander. No one can be sure that the original intention was completely false. Who can deny that standing side by side in the wind and rain is not walking together."

"I don't understand, so what does this have to do with you pestering me?"

"In Wanya Cave, I once swore that if there is an afterlife, I will be the teacher and she will be the disciple, and everything will be done with my heart, and I will never waver after suffering all kinds of hardships..."

"You said it yourself, people die like ashes, how can there be an afterlife?"

"Yeah, people don't have an afterlife, I'm just deceiving myself... So when I saw you for the first time, my heart hurt inexplicably, so I followed my own mind."

"You know, you're just chasing an illusory shadow."

"If the shadow that cannot be grasped but can be seen is illusory, then the light seen in the eyes blows the wind on the temples, how real is everything?"

"I can't beat you, you can always come up with a lot of great truths." After finishing speaking, Xi Ran added another handful of firewood.

"Don't worry, anyway, you won't hear such a great truth in the future."

"Huh?" Xi Ran heard the words and looked at him.

"Because I'm going to settle the past grievances."

"Why now?"

"Because the time has come. It took me several years to learn the complete secret book of the knife book, but I found that the person at the beginning had disappeared. Recently, I finally got news of him."

"So, you are here this time to say goodbye?"

"Well, it's sort of..." Qi Xiaoyan answered in a low voice, then slightly lowered his head, staring at the jumping flames, his eyes were a little dazed.

"You think you won't come back?"

"Return? Qi laughed and said that wandering in the rivers and lakes is the world's home, and there is no such word as "return."

Xi Ran was silent for a moment, then said, "I also have to do one thing, if... if you are lucky enough to be with me, I... buy you a drink..."

"Don't you need to find out the truth? Fu Huaisheng is not easy to deal with. With your current sword skills, you can't compete with him. If he really wants to kill you, you have no chance."

Hearing this, Xi Ran raised her head and stared at him with burning eyes.

"Life is alive, what is the meaning of life, and how much is the meaning of life?"

"Oh..." He sighed, "You know, I can't persuade you, I'm just... worried about you..."

"Worrying about yourself is worthy of other people's thoughts. Don't use unnecessary worries in the wrong place."

At the beginning of the long night, beside the bonfire slowly, there is only a low sigh floating in the wind.