a lifetime

Chapter five

The moon is like a silver flower.

All the people in the courtyard had already dispersed, and they all went to sleep.

Tezuka couldn't sleep, he sat alone in front of the stone table, holding a teacup in one hand, but just watched.

Up to now, it has been so many years.

Looking back, I can't see it, and I can't touch it.

He once thought that he was right beside him, half a step away, looking at each other.

When I dreamed back at midnight, my side was already cold.He still can't figure out, when exactly?He missed him.

Was it when the sinister and charming Guanyue swore to be his enemy countless times, or was it hard to find a bosom friend in Yukimura's high mountains and flowing waters, was it Huadi's gentle and kind heart who never left, or Echizen accompanied him all the way regardless?

However, only he, who was the closest to Budu, left the world of Budu.

Perhaps, from beginning to end, he was overconfident.

One sentence: Hey, Tezuka, I always feel that I can reach no matter how far away I am with you.He ignored many, many.

As a result, when it was discovered, it was too late.

Originally, he was not a person who was sad about spring and autumn, but only occasionally, he also hoped that time could go back and return to those years of companionship in the mountains.

He can listen to the uninterrupted piano music, on every beautiful day.

Those days, accompanied by the sound of water, wind, birdsong and insects, and the sound of Guqin pouring from the fingertips, flowed affectionately.

He thought, if it hadn't been for the martial arts storm that year, Xingcun's urgency to cultivate the world, if it wasn't for the unfavorable weather, the droughts, and the flames of war, he and Fuji would not have been separated by so many people, so many stories, and such a long distance.

Then maybe, you won't miss it.

With a glass of sake, promise yourself a dream of prosperity.

When he woke up from the dream, Emperor Wu was still standing on the peak, with no one accompanying him.

On the ring, you come and go.

Under the arena, there were bursts of cheers, eager to try.

A young man ran towards them through the crowd, panting, and handed Bu Er a tightly packed package, and when he opened it, it turned out to be a steaming steamed stuffed bun.

The young man was a little shy, and his explanation was a little messy: "I have seen you, in the ancestral hall by the city, you are the best handsome man, I like you very much."

Startled, Buer opened his blue eyes, and when he looked at the boy, his eyes were as gentle as water.He squatted down, wiped off the boy's sweat, and helped him straighten his coarse clothes.

It seems that the young man is not a child from a rich family, so this steamed stuffed bun must be his rare snack.

Ten years have passed, and the small town that was attacked back then is now prosperous. It was a long time ago that it was turned into fish and meat, and the rumors and rumors have only been passed on for a few years, but unexpectedly, there are still people remembering it.

And this person is still a half-grown child.

Buer held the bun in his hand and asked softly, "Why do you like me?"

The boy froze for a while, then raised his head and said loudly: "A man should protect his family and the country."

Suddenly, Bu Er was at a loss for words, and he was also stunned for a long time. After a long time, he took off the jade pendant around his waist and handed it to the young man: "You also have to be a good man and protect what you want to protect."

The young man nodded his head, but did not accept the jade pendant.

Bu Er smiled and said: "Hey, do you know? The jade pendant I gave you is the first thing you want to protect, because one day, you have become a good man who is indomitable and you will return it to me. This is the relationship between men. The agreement, do you agree?"

The young man stared at Buer for a long time before taking the jade pendant with both hands, bowed heavily, and when he raised his head again, his eyes were burning with determination. High-five for oath.

Then he walked away.

Fuji looked at the direction where the boy left for a long time.The past that was already far away was awakened by this young man. Yes, whether he defended his family or defended his country, whether it was temples or rivers and lakes, he just wanted to protect what he wanted to protect, but he didn't do a good job.

"Fuji." Tezuka's cold voice interrupted his memory.

He woke up from the memory, and put on the usual crooked eyebrows and eyes again.

"Hey, Tezuka, I gave away the jade pendant you gave me without authorization, you don't mind?"

"Ah." Tezuka also spoke concisely as usual, but he was both happy and disappointed in his heart. He was happy that he had been wearing the jade pendant for so many years, but he was disappointed that Buer hadn't parted with him for so many years.

"Hehe, Tezuka doesn't have to be happy." Fuji laughed lightly.However, he held back his smile and said seriously, "Hey, Tezuka, that child will not be normal in the future."

"Ah." After a pause, he said again: "No two, so does Xiao Qing."

But Bu Er froze his face, and sighed in a low voice: "I just hope her life will be safe and happy." Bu Er raised his eyes to the distance, and sighed in his heart that it was just that the child was too sensitive, and he was afraid that he would suffer himself.

"Daddy!" During the conversation, Xiao Qing was hugged by Echizen, took two hands of snacks, and shouted from a distance.

Bu Er hugged Xiao Qing on his lap, and Xiao Qing fed him a candied haws. The father and daughter ate while watching the people coming and going on the court, feeling very comfortable.

However, after a while, Xiao Qing gave up, saying that these people were far inferior to her father and they were nothing to look at, so she took her away first.

The father and daughter held hands and walked along the river.

The autumn wind was not gentle, it messed up the father and daughter's long hair and clothes, but it couldn't blow away the warmth between them.

Xiao Qing didn't look at the road, but looked up with her head up.She had heard the story of her father defending the city a long time ago. Now that she is on this land, she may be walking the same path as her father once walked. Naturally, the more she thought about it, the more excited she became.

It's just that nothing is enough, she really wants to see her father's valiant and heroic demeanor back then.So she spoke cowardly, hoping that her father would tell her the legendary story back then.

He took her into his arms.Also slowly recall those past events.

Before Yukimura Seiichi ascended the throne, although the country was happy and safe, the late emperor was a bit incompetent after all, and everything in the world was going against the current, and people's lives were always the same, which was not good.

Xingcun is naturally a sage and virtuous king. After only three years since he ascended the throne, the people's life has become much better.

However, there are unpredictable things, and everything is unpredictable.

In the fourth year of Ziyuan, other tribes in the northwestern frontier suffered severe drought, and the drought continued for years.

However, at the end of the summer of the fifth year of Ziyuan, the south of our country was hit by floods.

The story begins in the fifth year of Ziyuan.

That year was the fifth year that Fuji entered Qingxue, and it was also the year of Wuhui.

At the beginning of spring, Qingxue was full of enthusiasm, and all the disciples in the school were full of energy, and they practiced martial arts day and night without getting tired.

In the year of the martial arts meeting again, Tezuka once said: There are 20 entourages, based on martial arts.

They are well aware that there is no second in the family, Echizen, Huadi, Gan, Oishi, Kikumaru, Taocheng, Haitang, Hecun, etc. have reached half of the number, and there are only a few places left, so they have to go all out.

They have also looked up to the sky many times and sighed, why they have mediocre qualifications.This kind of sigh becomes even more resentful when seeing Fuji and Kikumaru laughing and having fun while they are sweating profusely,

However, at the next moment, when Tezuka said "Fuer Kikumaru" to Yunshan several times, he calmed down again and went to practice kung fu.

At the end of spring, the martial arts competition officially started, and no surprise, those few people were unstoppable except each other, so they entered the meeting list.

As for the rest of the people, after a long time of comparison, they also settled on the candidate.

At the beginning of summer, a group of 20 people, the brothers in the same school drank wine and said goodbye and went down the mountain.

The martial arts meeting was scheduled to be in the imperial capital, and it was only two months away. Thinking that it would be better to travel around the mountains and rivers all the way, it would be better to be leisurely, so I set off one month earlier.

Although the road is getting hotter and hotter, the scenery is also unique.

I often meet some interesting people.

On No.15, when I lived in a dilapidated temple, I bumped into Fudofeng and his party.Qingmen and Fudofeng have always been friends and have frequent contacts, and they have a very good personal relationship with their head, Ju Jiping. This meeting should have been joyful, but Fudofeng looked defeated, and the atmosphere was very tense low.

Looking around, there were only five or six people in Fudo Peak and his party, and they were injured.The leader Ju was seriously injured and couldn't walk.

Bu Er and Gan checked his injuries again, and all the disciples were fine, but Ju's leg was serious, and it would take some time to recover.

As the night deepened, everyone fell asleep one after another.Fuji took off his cloak, walked to Tachibana and covered him.

"No two." Tachibana called out in a low voice, apparently not falling asleep.

"Hey, put it on, even though it's summer, it's easy to catch cold at night." Fuji smiled slightly and sat beside him.

"Yeah." Tachibana looked at Fuji and smiled, which was his rare smile for many days.Fudo Peak is not popular at all. Since he took over, he has been fighting to the death with a group of brothers. In the past few years, he has become very famous. A great opportunity, fame is just around the corner, but the world is unpredictable, God's will can't tell, they moved all over the nest and fell into the trap of others, and almost wiped out the whole army.

He raised his eyes and glanced for a week, and the disciples in the sect had fallen asleep quietly, but the tiredness of fighting was still obvious, compared to that, everyone in the Qingmen sect was much more vigorous, and Tezuka, the master of the Qingmen sect, was even more majestic like Mount Tai.He remembered that when they first met, Buer stood beside him, with a gentle smile, dressed in a beige long gown, like the warm sun in spring.

Every time they met after that, it was the same. Fuji was by Tezuka's side, the two stood tall, one was as solid as ice, and the other was like a breeze, yet they matched in an indescribable harmony.

He thought that their friendship ended here. The two sects, Daohe, intersected and followed each other.However, the heavens did not fail, one day he was seriously injured, just in time for two people to visit, and Buer healed his wounds, and they stayed for three months.It was also at that time that he had a personal relationship with Fuji.

It was mid-winter at that time, and Fudo Peak was not very cold in the south, and even snow was very rare. But that year was an exception, not only was the mountain frozen, but a thick layer of snow also fell.

All the disciples of Fudo Peak went out to help the people sweep snow and vegetables, and he also went.

There are red plums growing in the gate of Fudo Peak, and it blooms as soon as it rains and snows. The plum fragrance is tangy, and I like orange very much.

But one day he saw an unforgettable scene.

Under the red plum tree, Buer, who was covered in snow all over his body, stood upright, folded a red plum with his fair and slender fingers and sniffed lightly, his blue eyes were clear and clear, as if walking from a painting, and as if he was far away in the palace of heaven, Not like the world.

Tachibana once wondered why Bu Er never wore pure white clothes, but now it seems that if he wore them, he would fly into the clouds and disappear the next moment.

Secretly marveling, the next moment he met Fuji's gentle gaze, and he smiled slightly and called out: "Hey, Tachibana, you are here."

He also smiled back and called back, his face was normal, but there was a touch of blue water in his heart, which was better than the white snow all over the sky.

Thinking about all kinds of things, the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a bit.

Inside the ruined temple, the sound of breathing was gentle and deep.He looked at Bu Er beside him, looking at him with a smile, as if asking 'Ju, what are you thinking? '

He smiled and said softly, "Fuer, take me outside and want to talk to you."

Bu Er nodded, got up, picked him up and walked out, the movement was very light.

The moonlight outside the house is cool, the shadows of the trees are mottled, occasionally the breeze blows, and the branches shake like a graceful dance.They sat side by side on the stone steps, their backs dragged by the moonlight for a long time.

Whispered, like singing music.

Until Fuji fell asleep leaning on Tachibana's shoulder.

It wasn't until the sky was bright and someone got up that the noise broke the tranquility, and everything returned to the original, full of vitality and complexity.

Then there is the farewell. This barren mountain and wild ridge is just passing through and not staying.Originally, they both aimed at the imperial capital, thinking that if they met, they would be able to walk together.However, Fudofeng, who was seriously injured, had to go back home, so he could only say goodbye.

Qingmen continued to move forward, but Fudongfeng was worried about Ju's injury, so he was afraid to take more rest on the spot, and Bu Er intended to stay and take care of him, and then follow up when Ju's injury improved, but Ju refused.

They had agreed to it last night.

"No two, this incident is by no means accidental, not only Fudofeng, there are rumors in the rivers and lakes that many sects have encountered accidents. Although I don't know their true colors, I can probably guess their intentions. Experts, they probably want to solve it before the martial arts meeting, and the goal is naturally the martial arts leader."

"So, their next target is likely to be Qingmen."

"As for Qingmen, Tezuka, Echizen and you must be the main target, so Fuji, you must be careful, they are vicious and hard to guard against."

"As for Fudo Peak, since it has been defeated to this point, there must be no more misfortunes."

"So no two you, be very careful, if possible, don't act alone, let them take advantage of it."

What Tachibana said Tezuka and Fuji had actually discussed. Although the rumors in the world are exaggerated and untrue, they often reflect current events.This martial arts meeting was unusual, but I never expected it to be so insolent.

He couldn't stay, and couldn't bear Tachibana's serious injury, so he left all the wound medicine with him, and then bid farewell to Tachibana with Tezuka.

After walking for more than ten days in a row, there were only mountains and forests, but Buer and Gan had collected enough herbs.

After getting the information from Fudo Peak, the group acted very carefully, and nothing happened.After another day, they went out of the mountains and arrived at the mountain pass. They saw a courtyard, which was a quadrangle courtyard. A peach tree was planted outside the courtyard, and it was bearing fruit at this time.The house is built of wood, and there is a red lantern hanging at the door, but the lantern is covered with a layer of dust. After entering the door, there are weeds growing in the yard, and there is a swing in front of the right, and grape vines are climbing around the swing.Looking around, the doors in all directions are closed.Open the door, there is a little furniture, covered with a lot of dust.

It seems that no one has lived in it for a long time.After everyone cleaned it, it looked good. Although it was far away from the town, the scenery was good, and the surrounding fruit trees were full of fruit. It was a good place to live.

What's more, I was a little tired of just rushing for many days, so I planned to stay for a few more days.

Everyone divided the work to get firewood, dig wild vegetables, and hunted some wild game. After a full meal, they all went to sleep.

A night without dreams.

In summer, the sun is bright and the sun is scorching, and I don’t notice it after driving for days. Once I rest, I feel very tired.Lie on the bed and enjoy the coolness.It's just that Kikumaru couldn't stay idle, and took Dashi out.

Fuji drew several landscape paintings, and finally drew Tezuka who was sitting in the room reading a book secretly.It's just that when Echizen looked at the painting, the water he just drank was swallowed with a gulp, and then he coughed twice, and said something in a low voice, which was still far away.Just brushed past Fuji, lay down on the swing under the vines, closed his eyes and rested.

Tezuka took a look at Fuji, put down the book and came out, looking at himself in Fuji's painting, the corner of his mouth twitched unconsciously.He called out loudly, and then sighed too carelessly.Then took away the picture of the brilliant Tezuka sitting upright and smiling.

He doesn't block anything, he can draw as many paintings like this as he wants.It's very interesting to think of Tezuka like that.Then he smiled and said: "Hey, Tezuka, I know you're going to use it to study, I'm looking forward to it." After a pause, he added: "Also, Tezuka, don't thank me too much." up.

Although Tezuka didn't speak, his movements obviously paused, and then he accelerated away again.

"Senior Fuji looks like he's not afraid of running." Echizen, who was on the swing, said while swinging on the swing, the language was as sharp as ever, but there was a faint sourness.

"Hehe, is Echizen worried about me? I'm so touched." Fuji's smile deepened and became more playful.

"Senior Fuji, there's no need for anyone to worry." Echizen muttered in a low voice, thinking clearly that the ones you need to worry about are some people who have been bullied by you.

"Hehe, it turns out that Echizen is as ruthless as Tezuka, no wonder Tezuka values ​​Echizen so much, it's really enviable." Fuji looked at Echizen with burning eyes.

Echizen also looked at him, and said seriously: "Senior Fuji, I saw your tail."

"Hehe..." Fuji still looked at Echizen with scorching eyes, smiling brighter than Hua.Shindao Echizen is so cute, when he was about to continue teasing, the courtyard door was knocked open, Dashi was covered in blood, holding the unconscious Kikumaru, crumbling.

Dashi was alarmed.

Approaching quickly, Fuji took Kikumaru from Oishi's arms, and Echizen also supported the fallen Oishi.

Calling out loudly, everyone rushed to the courtyard together, and the courtyard became tense for a while.

Tezuka's face darkened, he stepped aside to open the door, and said in a deep voice: "Haitang, Taocheng, Echizen guards, heals Oishi, Fuji is in charge of Kikumaru, Kawamura boils water, and the rest help."

The crowd dispersed as ordered, Taocheng and Haitang had 3 people guarding the courtyard, Echizen guarded the door, and the rest went to boil water to prepare herbs.

Kikumaru woke up first, no injuries could be seen.

Dashi still didn't wake up, and was bruised and wounded. After some inspections, he was relieved, prescribed medicine, and regained his true energy.It is said that it is not a serious injury, it is just that he is extremely tired and sleepy, and he only needs to recuperate for a few days.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone sat around at dinner, but they couldn't see Buer and Huadi.

Tezuka ordered several people to stay behind, got up and went out to look for it, and Echizen followed.

After leaving the gate of the courtyard, Tezuka stood where he was, the moonlight was hidden in the clouds, and he couldn't see the distance clearly. He didn't know where Buer had gone, let alone where to look for it.

Echizen stood beside him. He had grown a lot in the past few years, and they were the same height.

Same heart at this moment.

The two looked at each other, one to the left and the other to the right, and walked into the thick night.Until midnight, the two came back one after another, both looking heavy.

When seeing each other, his face became even colder.Turning around, he was about to go out again, but he saw the door of the small side room on the right opened, and Buer came out, followed by Huadi.

Immediately froze.That room was supposed to be used, and it was filled with medical books and medicinal materials, no one would have expected that Bu Er would be there.

But they didn't check the other rooms and went out to look for them. If they really cared, they would be confused.

Echizen bowed his head and let out a long sigh of relief, looked at Fuji and whispered to Senior Fuji, without saying anything more.Fuji glanced at him, then at Tezuka, said nothing, and lost his usual smile.

The atmosphere is unusual.

The rest dispersed.

Fuji, Tezuka, Gan, Echizen, and Huadi were sitting in the courtyard. There was no light in the courtyard, only candlelight from inside the house.

The atmosphere is very dignified.

"No two." Tezuka called out.

"Hey, Tezuka." Fuji said with a deep voice, "Eiji has been poisoned."

"But Kikumaru doesn't seem to be wrong." Gan Shen asked, he had a premonition that the more nothing happened, the more terrifying it would be, not to mention Budu's reaction really made him uneasy, never knowing that the enemy was so beyond imagination.

"Fuji." Tezuka called again, Fang Caigan's words inexplicably reminded him of Atobe, which made him uneasy.

Bu Er lowered his head and let out a wry smile, before raising his head after a long time, he seemed to use all his strength to say every word: "That's right, just like Xiao Jing, it's a day."

"Life?" Gan asked in surprise, he had only heard about this poison by accident, it was the poison of the Western Regions, and he heard that the people caught in it could no longer use their internal strength from now on, the pain became more itchy and drowsy day by day, until No. I can't wake up again on the 30th, so it's called living the day, the higher the internal strength, the more difficult it is to understand.

"Yes, to live, thirty days." Fuji clenched his fists, his knuckles creaking. "I will cure Eiji and never let him just live!"

"I'll help you." Qian looked into Buer's blue eyes, which were firmness that he couldn't see clearly. It was the first time he saw it after many years of acquaintance.

There was another long silence, Echizen got up first and left, his back seemed lonely and desolate.

Tezuka looked at Fuji for a long time, but finally he just called Fuji and went back to the house.Afterwards, Fuji and Gan were locked in the room and did not close their eyes for two or three days. The meals were only sent by Huadi, but they were often brought back as they were.

In fact, Fuji has been researching and living for several years. Since the death of Jibu, he has been specializing in it. It's just that he can cure all kinds of poisons in the world, but this day...

It's just that if he wants to watch Ying Er die under this poison like Xiao Jing, he would rather die than not.So he was really desperate.

Kikumaru didn't know about his poisoning, and he was very puzzled and bored about staying here and not moving on. He often wanted to sneak out, but he was watched too closely, and Tezuka was too cold recently.

He missed Buer very much, but Buer and Qianguan were making herbs in the house and ignored him. One day he pretended to let Buer accompany him, and dragged Buer out of the house abruptly, and then he saw clearly Buer's gentle eyes, embarrassed face and thin body made him cry in fright, and Buer hugged him until he fell asleep.

Then he always went to deliver meals, but he didn't bother Buer anymore, but he often felt uncomfortable, so he fell asleep all day long.

Echizen thought it would be better to grab the antidote, but he didn't know who the enemy was. Tezuka might know, but Tezuka also said he didn't know. He thought maybe he could meet the enemy by walking away alone, but he couldn't find it after wandering around for a long time. Seeing someone, he had no choice but to leave. He didn't know where he was going, but he knew that he couldn't stand looking at Buer every day, and he couldn't do anything. He thought of the old man, and he thought that the old man must have something There is a way, but he doesn't know where to find him.

Just had to find it.

Fuerhe Gan is always busy.

As for living, he and Gan already had a countermeasure. They asked people to catch many little mice, fed them with the blood of Ju Wan, and then fed them with possible medicines. Up to now, they have tried countless formulas.Fortunately, the heavens paid off, and they finally figured out the ingredients of the raw materials for living. As long as they find a few special medicinal materials, detoxification will be within reach.

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Now, no two, it seems like no one is watching.

But still have to work hard, must finish writing.