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"Old man?" Lian Ying followed Shi Yu's gaze and looked at the jade tablet. After thinking for a while, an idea suddenly popped up, but he rejected the idea as soon as it came out. How could such a thing be possible?He laughed secretly, and felt faintly in his heart that maybe this idea was not bad.

"Forget it, it's just an old story, and it may not be true, and you don't have to worry about it. You should rest late at night." Shi Yu comforted lightly.

"Then you should go to bed too." Lian Ying blushed slightly, and before he could move away, he saw a figure pressing up.

Shi Yu was lying on his side beside Lian Ying, looking at his pale pink cheeks, fluttering long eyelashes, and the corners of his lips curled up unconsciously, but this side was so dark that Lian Ying didn't notice it.

The warm breath was incessantly in his ear, and Lian Ying heard the two words that he was most familiar with and also the most reassuring for him from Shi Yu's lips - "Go to sleep."

Lian Ying closed her eyes, and subconsciously leaned her whole body into Shi Yu's arms, shrinking into the most unreliable posture.The smile on Shi Yu's lips grew wider, and he stretched out his arms to wrap Lian Ying in his arms, which was also a protective gesture.

Early in the morning of the second day, Lian Ying woke up and found that Shi Yu was no longer by his side. Limbs are still very weak, and there is still some difficulty in walking.

After finally moving to the table, Lian Ying was about to pour a glass of water to quench his thirst, but his hand shook, and the teapot in his hand fell off, but was picked up by a slender white hand with well-defined thighs, and then this beautiful Carrying the pot in hand, I slowly handed over half a cup of tea to Lian Ying, and a low and magnetic voice sounded at the same time: "Are you feeling better this morning?"

Lian Ying glanced at Shi Yu who had changed into ordinary people's clothes, took a sip from the cup, his heart warmed, and his voice became even more gentle and hoarse: "It's almost better, it's all because of Shi Yu's help these two days. Taken care of."

"Since you're much better, come out and sit down. Today's weather is mild, neither hot nor cold, and it's good to breathe some fresh air." Shi Yu said as he walked to the door, not forgetting to remind: "The new clothes are on your bedside. , and change it out for breakfast later."

Lian Ying put on her clothes and went out, looked around the yard, and found that although the yard was small, it was not shabby, it was cleaned cleanly, and there were a few pots of flowers, which looked very refreshing.

Lian Ying walked to the table, and there was a bowl of rice porridge and two dishes of side dishes on the table, all of which were steaming, making people's index fingers twitch.As soon as Lian Ying sat down, he saw that Shi Yu had already practiced a wooden sword in the courtyard, and that child Xing'er was following him, also holding a small wooden sword in his hand and imitating gesticulations like that. The two of them looked exactly like each other. A pair of master and apprentice.

Lian Ying watched them practice while drinking porridge, and occasionally met Shi Yu's eyes, and both of them smiled slightly, the atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious.

"Is Mr. Lian better?" Yuniang sat down at the table to rest after finishing her work, and asked with a smile.

"It's much better, thank you Yuniang for your concern." Lian Ying put down the bowl and chopsticks and replied with a smile.

"Mr. Lian, you are wrong to thank you. It is Mr. Shi who has been taking care of you from last night until now." Yuniang covered her lips and smiled, with a hint of teasing in her tone.

Lian Ying knew that she might have misunderstood, but her face still blushed slightly, and she didn't know what to say to refute, so let's say something to divert the topic.

"Cough...it turns out that Xing'er still loves martial arts."

Seeing her son practicing in a decent manner, Yu Niang couldn't help but feel relieved: "Yes, Xing'er is very active since he was a child, and he also likes to wield knives and guns when he grows up. It’s just that there is really no one in Baixia Village who can teach him, so now that he meets Mr. Shi, he will be entangled. Fortunately, Mr. Shi is patient, and he really taught this kid a lot.”

Lian Ying took a few more glances, and sincerely praised: "Xing'er is also very perceptive, she is a smart child, if it were someone else, she would not learn so quickly."

"Well, this child has always been very smart." Yuniang and You Rongyan said, "Xing'er can go to a private school in Qulan Town in the coming year. This child has been delayed for a long time because of his family's poor conditions." In the past year, if the two young masters hadn't been kind enough to help each other, I'm afraid that Xing'er's life... Hey, it's all because of my useless mother, I really have to thank you, young master."

Speaking of this, Yuniang stood up and wanted to thank her, but was stopped by Lian Ying.

"That was Shi Yu's idea, Yuniang don't want to thank me. Besides, I think Shi Yu also loves this child Xing'er, and he is helping each other sincerely. He can't afford such a big gift like Yuniang with a little effort." Lian Ying thought He could easily know what Shi Yu did, and of course he agreed with what Shi Yu did. Xing'er is such a smart kid, it would be a pity if he really couldn't go to school.

Lian Ying helped Yuniang to sit back on the stone bench, Yuniang was still full of gratitude, but she didn't want to thank him any more, and the two chatted for a while.

After Lianying had finished eating and Yuniang packed away her things, Xing'er was rushed over by Shi Yu to rest, muttering a little, resenting that she didn't practice enough.

"Okay, don't complain, brother Shi Yu is also doing it for your own good. If you practice more, your little arms and legs will hurt tonight. You'd better sit down and rest. How about brother Lian Ying telling you a story? Like?" Lian Ying looked at Xing'er who was sitting on the side thinking about it, and explained in a good voice.

As soon as Xing'er heard this, she became interested, and recalled the stories Lian Ying had told about the capital city, and said curiously: "Okay, okay, Xing'er likes to listen to brother Lian Ying's stories the most!"

"Does Xing'er know why the moon waxes and wanes?" Lian Ying asked mysteriously.

"I don't know...but, brother Lian Ying is going to tell me a fairy tale today?" Guessing what Lian Ying was going to tell, Xing'er became even more curious and almost jumped on him.

"That's right, brother Lian Ying will tell you a fairy tale about why the moon waxes and wanes today." Lian Ying took a sip of the cool tea on the table, pursed his lips and spoke slowly.

"A long time ago, on the grassland of Daling Mountain, there was a man named Lubu Sangbatu. He saw that the Mongolian compatriots were blown by wind and sand, rain and snow, and attacked by devils all year round. They build a kind of solid house.

In order to realize his wish and accomplish this thing that benefits the people, Lubu Sangbatu rode a horse and traveled all over the mountains and forests, and took an ax to cut the best wood in the woods, and went through untold hardships. Transport the timber back to the grasslands.Of these timbers he will build the largest and strongest house.

The house was still under construction. One day, Lubu Sangbatu went to the forest to pick wood again.At this time, a devil flew by here. It saw that this was a house built by Lubu Sangbatu to prevent the attack of the devil. It was very angry. Without saying a word, it immediately started to destroy it. The unfinished houses in Lubu Sangbatu were smashed to pieces.After smashing it, it worried that Lubu Sangbatu would not let it go when he came back, so he ran away quickly.

When Lubu Sangbatu came back from picking the wood in the forest, he saw that the house he had worked so hard to build was completely destroyed. To settle down, he had no choice but to use the selected wood to build a simple house for people to live in temporarily to escape the ruthless snowstorm.

All the people lived, and Lubu Sangbatu asked everyone: "Who destroyed the house I built?" '

People told Lu Bu Sangbatu that he was the devil who was afraid that after you built a house, you would never be able to harm people again.After it smashed the house, it ran away immediately.

Hearing this, Lubu Sangbatu was furious. He got on his BMW and made up his mind that even if he searched all over the world, he would find the devil, teach him a lesson, and let him do what he did. Pay the due price.

Lubu Sangbatu rode his BMW through many high mountains and ridges, and crossed countless rivers and ponds. Whether it was boundless grasslands or deep valleys, he almost searched for them all, but he couldn't even find the shadow of the devil. I didn't find it either.Because the devil knew that Lubu Sangbatu would never let him go easily, so he hid in a stone cave on the mountain long ago.

Lubu Sangbatu searched for a long time but couldn't find the devil, what should he do?Just as Granny Feng passed by him, he said to Granny Feng, "Dear Granny Feng, have you seen the devil?" '

Granny Feng stopped, lowered her head and thought for a while and said to Lubu Sangbatu: "I have been to forests and fields, and I just came from the other side of the valley. I have never seen a devil, but don't be discouraged, I see you Go ask Caiyun, maybe it knows where the devil hides. '

'Well, respected mother-in-law wind, thank you. 'Lubu Sangbatu continued to walk forward.

Lubu Sangbatu saw Sister Caiyun, so he went up to her and asked her, "Sister Caiyun, did you see that nasty devil passing by here?" '

Sister Caiyun was busy with her head down, when she heard someone ask her, she raised her head and replied, "I have been collecting dew on the ground, how can I care about this, I float very low, so I didn't notice whether the devil came from here. go through.The sun is high in the sky, you might as well ask the sun father-in-law! '

'Yep!I'm going to ask Father Sun. '

Lubu Sangbatu then went to ask Grandpa Sun: "Grandpa Sun, you have been high in the sky, did you see where the evil devil fled to?" '

Father Sun smiled and said to Lubu Sangbatu: "The devil just passed by. I was busy illuminating the earth for the growth of all things. I didn't notice where the devil went. You can ask Miss Moon!"She travels in the sky at night and can see what is happening in all directions.I will definitely know the whereabouts of the devil. '

'Yes, I'll ask Miss Moon. Lubu Sangbatu went to find Moon Girl again without stopping.Seeing the moon girl, Lubu Sangbatu asked her: "Moon girl, do you see where the devil has gone?" '

The pure and honest moon girl told Lubu Sangbatu: "I saw the devil, and it fled to the cave in the mountain in a panic.You can find it by riding the BMW and heading east. '

'Thank you, Miss Moon. 'Lubu Sangbatu immediately chased after the direction pointed by the moon girl.Soon, he came to a stone cave door in a big mountain.He forced the devil out of the cave and started fighting with the devil.After only a few rounds of fighting, the devil was beaten by Lubu Sangbatu to the point where he could only parry and had no power to fight back.

Finally, the devil couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to run away in a panic.Lubu Sangbatu knew that if the devil really escaped, he would continue to do evil things in the future, so he chased after him on a BMW.

The devil fled to the valley and met Mrs. Feng. It showed a fierce face and asked Mrs. Feng: "Old Mrs. Feng, you must know who told Lubu Sambatu about my hiding place. Tell me quickly, if you If you don't say anything, I'll swallow you in one gulp! '

Seeing the ferocious look of the devil, Granny Feng couldn't help being a little scared, so she told the devil about the place where the devil was hiding from the moon girl.Now the devil hated the moon girl so much that he flew towards the moon girl.As soon as he saw Miss Moon, he yelled at her viciously: "What a bratty little yellow-haired girl, who told you to tell Lubu Sangbatu where I was hiding?"I must devour you. '

The moon girl was not afraid when she saw the devil's aggressive appearance, and glared at the devil very angrily. Her originally golden face was suddenly as pale as silver by the devil's anger.

She rebuked the devil loudly and said, 'What can you do to me, you wretch! The devil screamed in anger, went up to catch the moon girl, and was about to swallow it, but saw Lubu Sangbatu chasing her from a distance.The devil was afraid, and before swallowing it all, he vomited it out again, and ran away in a hurry.But it didn't give up, and whenever it met the moon girl, it would continue to devour her.This is the origin of the moon's waxing and waning. "

After the story was finished, Xing'er didn't come back to his senses for a long time. Even Ying raised his hand to drink tea, but a cup of warm tea had already been delivered to him. Thinking about the story, the corners of her lips raised involuntarily, and she smiled.

"Wow, Brother Lian Ying knows a lot, and the stories he tells are good, so this is the reason why the moon is cloudy and waning." Xing'er cupped her face, looking at Lian Ying with eyes full of reverence and longing.

"It's just a fairy tale, it can't be taken as real." Lian Ying smiled lightly, touched the top of Xing'er's head, and suddenly had the idea of ​​taking Xing'er as his apprentice. There is no way, this child is really smart and lovable, It's just that I don't know if Xing'er is willing or not, and if Yuniang agrees, why not ask the child's opinion first.

"Xing'er, let me ask you a question, do you think you know a lot of things like brother Lian Ying?" Lian Ying asked immediately, with a hint of coaxing in his voice.

"Of course I want to." Xing'er happily replied.

"Then... would you like Brother Ying to be your teacher?"