sick man

In the countryside in the early morning, the grass is covered with dew, and the birds are chirping, just like a freehand ink painting.At the fork at the end of the zigzag road, there stands a verdant ancient tree.The canopy is dense and layered, like an unfolded folding fan, and the trunk is surprisingly thick, even if ten people hold hands, they may not be able to embrace it.There is a tea stand under the tree all the year round, with a few old wooden tables and chairs, an old tea maker with white eyebrows and white beard, and a few guests resting their feet.

Everything is the same as ten years ago.

It's just that the little girl pouring tea has grown into a delicate and pretty young woman, and her cheeks will turn slightly red when she sees the handsome man in front of her.

"Guest officer, please have some tea."

The woman filled a cup of tea for each of the two people sitting in the corner, then put down the teapot to greet other guests.As soon as she took two steps, the child on her back turned her face, curled her round eyes, and giggled at the two of them.

Zhan Qingmo also rolled his eyes at him and made a face. The child waved his fleshy fists and laughed so hard that he couldn't see his eyes.

"Hey! Look! That little guy is so good!"

The corners of Zhan Qingmo's mouth widened, he raised his arm to poke the indifferent man beside him, motioning him to take a quick look.

Bao Xiaochi didn't respond, he was still sipping the warm tea, his eyelashes were black and dense, as if they had been dyed with thick ink.

It looks a little fake.

"You said there was something to do, wouldn't you just drag me away to drink tea here all night?"

Seeing that Bao Xiaochi remained silent, Zhan Qingmo had no choice but to change the subject abruptly.

"Clear ink..."

After a while, Bao Xiaochi raised his head and looked at him eagerly.

Zhan Qingmo straightened his back vigilantly, raised his palms to block Bao Xiaochi's forward leaning body, and said solemnly,

"If you have something to say, don't try to use some 'beauty trick'."

"Uh……"

Bao Xiaochi's face showed the embarrassment of being seen through, his eyes wandered around for a while, and then he gathered on Zhan Qingmo's face again.

"Qingmo, I heard... there is a person in Hengchun Valley."

Zhan Qingmo was drinking tea carelessly, when Bao Xiaochi suddenly said out of nowhere, he almost spit out his mouthful of tea, wiped his mouth quickly, frowned and said,

"What does it mean that there is a person in Hengchun Valley? Hengchun Valley is huge, and there are people everywhere in Wuyou Villa. You should stop beating around the bush and finish talking quickly!"

"You..."

Bao Xiaochi looked at him dumbfounded, after so many years, this person still doesn't understand what a tactful temptation is.

"Qingmo, then I'll just say it directly. Su Hongrui...is he in Hengchun Valley?"

Zhan Qingmo's expression suddenly became vigilant, he stared at Bao Xiaochi and said,

"Why are you asking this? If I remember correctly, you have nothing to do with him."

Bao Xiaochi shook his head and smiled,

"Why not?"

"Su Hongrui is Li Chengyan's queen, and Li Chengyan is his second brother, so there is always something involved."

When Bao Xiaochi mentioned "he", Zhan Qingmo's eyes darkened.Bao Xiaochi didn't notice it, and continued,

"In that incident back then, Li Chengyan's mother and son saved his life, and now he wants to repay their love."

"Humph!"

Zhan Qingmo sneered disdainfully, "If he wants to repay the love, he can do it himself. Why should he take Su Hongrui? What's more, how could he have the face to see Li Chengyan when he dealt with Su Hongrui so cruelly?"

"Qingmo, what happened back then... is actually a bit of a misunderstanding. Li Chengyan has not had a good time these years. If he knew that Su Hongrui was still alive, he might feel better..."

"Make it easier?" Zhan Qingmo's heart ached, "Why should you make him feel better? If you see Su Hongrui's current appearance, you will know that Li Chengyan can't bear any crimes too much!"

"Su Hongrui's illness...I've heard what Mo Hongyu said."

Bao Xiaochi's voice slowly dropped, and his lack of confidence diminished a lot.After listening to Mo Hongyu's detailed description, he actually gave up the idea of ​​finding Su Hongrui.I'm afraid Li Chengyan will regret his whole life, and he can't make up for the harm he did to Su Hongrui.But……

"Lee Seung-yeon is very ill, he is about to die."

Although he couldn't accept Li Chengyan's merciless anger towards Su Hongrui, but after seeing Li Chengyan's almost crazy thoughts of Su Hongrui in his lingering sick bed, he also softened his heart a little.

Zhan Qingmo froze for a moment, then smiled,

"It's retribution! I hope he doesn't go to the eighteenth floor of hell after he dies!"

"Qingmo, once a person dies, there is nothing left..."

Bao Xiaochi lowered his voice and said gloomyly,

"It doesn't matter whether you feel guilty or guilty, there will be no more. For Li Chengyan now, isn't death a kind of relief?"

"But if he survives and sees Su Hongrui like that, what will happen to him?"

"Why does Su Hongrui live in such a miserable state, and let Li Chengyan get away easily?"

"Humph……"

Zhan Qingmo is not stupid, no matter how nice and reasonable Bao Xiaochi said, it was just to make him hand over Su Hongrui willingly.

Where in the world is such a cheap thing?

"What you said is indeed very reasonable. It would be too cheap for Li Chengyan to die like this."

Zhan Qingmo nodded his head deeply while pinching his chin, and sighed deeply at Bao Xiaochi, whose eyes and brows were filled with joy,

"But even if I want to, you can't take him away."

"Why is that?" Bao Xiaochi's expression changed suddenly, and he asked anxiously.

"Su Hongrui is sick all over his body, and none of his internal organs is healthy. He has to take medicine every two hours, and has to take a medicinal bath every night. Most of these herbs only grow in Hengchun Valley, and the prescriptions are all from the master. It has been tested with me for more than 20 years, and it has been continuously modified according to the changes in Su Hongrui's condition. It can take months or days, and changes must be made. If you are not careful, Su Hongrui's life will be lost. Are you planning to go with Hengchun Valley? Will you move in for Li Chengyan?" Zhan Qingmo looked like he was waiting for a good show.

If I want to see Su Hongrui again, I should at least show some sincerity first.

"Then... can I take Li Chengyan to see him?" A person who has mastered the way of doing business has a bright mind.After a little thought, Bao Xiaochi understood what Zhan Qingmo meant.

"of course can."

Zhan Qingmo smiled easily, "However, if you first enter Hengchun Valley, if you are not a relative or a friend, you will not be able to get out within ten years. You have to tell him to think clearly."

"I will tell the truth." Bao Xiaochi nodded in agreement.

"so be it."

Zhan Qingmo drank the rest of the tea in one gulp, stretched his arms and yawned, hesitantly said,

"I'm so exhausted after not sleeping all night. When you get old, you can't stand it anymore. Next time..."

The words came to an abrupt end here, Zhan Qingmo swept away the tiredness on his face, and laughed at himself,

"There won't be a next time, right? I have found Su Hongrui, and I am of no value to you. There is no need for us to see each other again."

"Clear ink..."

Bao Xiaochi didn't know how to defend himself for a while, so he couldn't help reaching out to hold Zhan Qingmo's hand on the table.Zhan Qingmo was held by him, and said with a faint smile,

"You don't have to feel sorry for me, I know you like him. It's just... I can't help but have delusional thoughts... Xiao Chi, for helping you this time, I don't owe you anything, and you probably won't repay him/ Respond to me. I want to lead a peaceful life with my child in the future, I... will never see you again, and I will never let you find me again. "

After Zhan Qingmo finished speaking, he was about to withdraw his hand.But he smoked several times, but Bao Xiaochi refused to let go.

"Qingmo... I'm sorry."

Bao Xiaochi looked into his eyes and sincerely apologized.

Sorry, this sentence contains too many things.

Is it a betrayal of his will, a ruthless abolition of his martial arts, or a mockery of his wishful thinking?

Bao Xiaochi couldn't explain it himself.

It wasn't until he was also rejected by the person he admired that he truly understood Zhan Qingmo's mood, and also understood how deeply he hurt him.

"It's ok."

Zhan Qingmo shrugged needlessly,

"I took everything in the past, and I have no complaints or regrets, and I don't need sympathy."

This time, he withdrew his hand smoothly. Before leaving, Zhan Qingmo turned around, pointed to the sleeping child lying on the woman's back not far away, and said softly,

"Did you see that kid? He looks... very similar to Xiaotuan..."

The sigh-like words were scattered in the wind in an instant, and by the time Bao Xiaochi came back to his senses, Zhan Qingmo had long since disappeared.

"Brother Zhan has two children. They are twins. One is Xiaotuan and the other is Xiaoyuan. They are so cute!"

Xiaotuan... Madoka?

"Guest officer, I'm sorry, we have to close the stall."

After sitting there for an unknown amount of time, Bao Xiaochi was awakened by the woman who came up to tidy up the tea sets.

The woman bent over shyly and lowered her head, she was fully asleep on her back, the baby who was babbling just happened to meet Bao Xiaochi's eyes.

"Hey...Yah!"

The child smiled at him, grasped his fingers a few times, then punched them into fists and stuffed them into his mouth, sucking and clicking his tongue.

Bao Xiaochi touched his delicate face, and casually put five liang of silver on the table.

"Objectively, this... is too much!"

The woman caught up with the money, her face full of panic.Five taels of silver is really too much for a pot of tea with three copper coins.

"For the rest, just buy candy for the children."

Bao Xiaochi raised the corners of his mouth lightly, the woman's face was frighteningly red, she bent down repeatedly to thank her, Bao Xiaochi took another look at the child on her back, turned around and walked away slowly.

On a clear summer night, the moon and stars are rare, and there is an occasional wind, which is cool and pleasant.The guards guarding outside the Zhaoyang Hall inevitably slackened a bit, and the eyelids that were gradually closing were glued together, and then quickly opened again.But in the blink of an eye, a black shadow quickly flashed into the hall from the half-opened window, and first moved silently to Yuan Xi who was dozing off in the outer hall, and took advantage of his unpreparedness to light his sleep. Hole, put him on the ground.Then walk towards the inner hall.

The light in the inner hall was very dim, and only a glazed lamp was lit on the table. The dim yellow candlelight was broken into fragments by the multicolored glazed glass.

The black shadow slowly approached the bed, and Li Chengyan, who was already sick and delirious, didn't notice it at all, and was still muttering something in a low voice.

"Lee Seung-yeon?"

The black shadow walked up to him, bent over, and shook his body tentatively.

Li Chengyan opened his eyes suddenly, his eyes were dark and gloomy, shining with inexplicable joy,

"Hong Rui...is that you?"

He grabbed the opponent's hand with his backhand and squeezed it tightly desperately, almost bruised.

"Li Chengyan, I'm not Su Hongrui."

The black shadow mocked and let out a playful chuckle.

Li Chengyan let go of his hand at once, and his upper body, which had been straightened up because of excitement, slumped down, and his whole body returned to the lifeless look before.

"Aren't you afraid that I'm here to kill you?"

Sombra asked quite unexpectedly.

"Hehe...cough, cough!..."

Lee Seung-yeon coughed and laughed,

"If so, I would also like to thank you."

"Hmph! It's a good idea!"

The black shadow kicked him and said angrily,

"Hey! Do you really want to see Su Hongrui?"