Big dream 18 years

Qin Songfeng was still awake, holding the iron bars tightly with his only movable left hand to avoid the violent vibration from hurting the muscles and bones at the joints.It can be clearly seen from a distance that the shackles all over his body are bruised and bleeding, the wound near the spikes has been soaked white by the rain, and the thin coat is sticking wetly to his body.For nearly three days, he remained bound in a kneeling position, weathered by wind, sun, rain, and rain. Although he showed no sign of weakness, his face was inevitably pale and terrifying, as if he was struggling to restrain the trembling of his body.

Ting Yun looked at him with great interest: "Second Master Qin looked like a pretty boy, but he didn't expect his body to be so strong, no wonder even Shang Lao Er's soul-destroying calamity couldn't do anything to him."

Li Xiao pressed her lips lightly, signaling her to shut up, found a jug of wine from the depths of the cave, poured himself a glass, poured another glass for Ting Yun and Yan Er, and finally filled a glass and handed it to Qin Songfeng himself .

Qin Songfeng took it with his left hand, and Li Xiao picked up the wine glass through the iron railing to signal him, and drank it up in one gulp, and Qin Songfeng drank it up in one gulp too.

"Second sect master Qin."

"Lord Li Castle."

Li Xiao looked at Qin Songfeng and said, "According to Grand Master's intention, I should call you Junior Brother, but unfortunately I can't say it."

Qin Songfeng sighed, just nodded and didn't answer.

"You Chisumen have nothing to say to my Grand Master?"

Qin Songfeng said solemnly: "We're sorry for him, and we can't undo it. I don't know where Uncle Han is buried? My father went to Zuizunbao to look for him when Master Chu was defeated. I will also look for you when he was defeated. However, I couldn't find it." He spoke for a long time and couldn't hide it, his voice trembled slightly, and he was obviously out of breath.

The corner of Li Xiao's mouth twitched, and his eyes showed nostalgia: "I followed his last wish, burned him, put him in a stone box, and buried him next to the grave of the senior Chisumen, right between your grandfather and second grandfather. It was raining on the day of the burial, so I leveled the soil next to it and moved a few weeds over, but you didn’t notice it.”

Qin Songfeng was stunned for a moment, and promised: "If I can go back alive, I will help him repair the grave."

"I won't kill you. Taishifu made me swear before he died that he would never be an enemy of Chisumen. I was cultivated by him, but I failed to fulfill most of his instructions. I am really ashamed of him. This last wish should always help He's done."

Qin Songfeng nodded and glanced at Ji Shuliu: "Why is he here?"

"Several Chisu Sect disciples brought Ge Ping's son to break in. He went to help, but my subordinates caught him when he broke through."

Ji Shuliu added in a low voice: "Wen Ruyi and the others brought Ge Xingli over. I failed to protect them well. Wen Ruyi blocked the sword for his companion and died in battle."

Qin Songfeng changed color, lowered his head, moved his lips, and said in an inaudible voice: "Wen Ruyi."

Ji Shuliu looked at Li Xiao and said: "Huashan and the others said before they killed people that only good people like you would remember the brotherhood, but they want to kill the grass."

Li Xiao shook his head: "Even if they don't kill the weeds, they will do it. When the Grand Master was still alive, my master already disliked the Chisu Gate. The Grand Master devoted himself to protecting the Chisu Gate, and set too many rules for it. It’s too strict, and many people feel grievances and still want to take revenge.”

Qin Songfeng interrupted: "The world is dangerous, and there is no reason to make an enemy just for revenge. Uncle Han still has a long-term view. You are obviously a reasonable person..."

"Don't gossip." Li Xiao stopped him with a wave of his hand, took out a bag of dry food and threw it to Ting Yun, letting her warm it up next to the fire, then walked to the entrance of the cave worriedly, and called the nearby guards to ask about the battle outside.

The guard replied: "Bai Dao is gaining the upper hand more and more in Jingping Garden, and our people have retreated several times. Xuan Chongzi feels that the overall situation has been settled, and wants to bring people here to trouble us. Wang Guitong and Taishan Just about to block him. Hall Master Shang said this is the last chance, and he took his men with the highest martial arts to go to Jingping Garden, and once Xuan Chongzi leaves, he will rush to Jingping Garden again!"

Li Xiao patted him on the shoulder and said: "I'll rest for a while and eat something before going out. If there is any change in the front, you report it immediately-don't worry, it doesn't matter even if Xuan Chongzi really hits, I will have to make a deal with him sooner or later. "

When the man walked away, Tingyun whispered worriedly: "Our manpower is getting smaller and smaller. If this continues, even if you can beat Xuan Chongzi, it will be difficult to break through."

Yan Er tapped the ground lightly with his fist: "There are too few people, isn't it because of Shang Tongtian's abuse?"

Ting Yun hung the dry food in a place where it would not be easily burnt, and took out his hand to wring out the hem of the clothes a little bit: "We can't blame him entirely, this time we were putting all our eggs in one basket. If we fail, we might all die here." She There was a weird smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were full of sadness, "Yan Er, are you afraid of death?"

"afraid."

"I'm not afraid, at worst, I will die with the boss."

Yan Er put on an innocent expression: "I don't even have a woman who can die with me. I haven't earned enough in this life, how can I not be afraid."

He stopped and said, "Boss asked you, you don't want it yourself, who is to blame?" Turning his head and staring at Li Xiao, his cheeks were slightly flushed, "Boss, I have been with you for so many years, and I have never made a vow of eternal love. Why don't we make an agreement now, If you really can't escape, no matter who dies first, let's go slowly and go to reincarnation together."

Li Xiao shook his head slowly: "You don't have to die. If Xuan Chongzi comes up later, I will deal with him. You two release Qin Songfeng, take him and Shu Liu to surrender to Bai Dao, and you can save your life. Bai Dao It's not enough to embarrass a woman and a nobody."

Ting Yun changed color: "You asked me to leave you? Did you forget what I did?"

"You're not using your real name now, so hide it, it's okay."

Ting Yun stood up suddenly, frowned, and said angrily: "You still think I'm from a prostitute."

"Where did this come from?"

"You don't dislike me, why don't you even give me a husband and wife status."

Li Xiao frowned: "people in their thirties, don't be unreasonable like a teenage girl. I haven't found another woman for many years. At this time today, you can escape if you are my woman. It’s not like you don’t understand if it’s my wife.”

Ting Yun raised his hand to wipe away his tears: "Don't think of me as an ordinary silly woman, I knew that you have always disliked me, thought I was not innocent, would insult your family tradition, even the second child Shang went to your sleeping star courtyard Twice, only I was not allowed in."

Li Xiao suddenly said coldly: "You can think so, since I despise you, why should you die with me, run for your life."

"I don't, I will haunt you for the rest of my life, both as a human being and as a ghost!"

Yan Er couldn't help defending Li Xiao: "Yunyun, how can such a straightforward girl like you think wildly? If the boss had disliked you, he wouldn't have picked you in the first place."

"Then why can the second son Shang go to Sleeping Star Academy?"

"Boss was afraid that he would be overwhelmed, so he brought him in twice to look at him, and each time he stared at him every step of the way. You and Boss are our own family, so why should you be like this?"

Ji Shuliu kept staring at Qin Songfeng, and was also distracted by the quarrel here, and said sincerely: "Sister Yun, to be honest, I only found out after I left Zuizunbao that the men I met when I was young were similar to those outside, but most of the women were Ugly."

"Oh?"

"I guess my elder brother doesn't want me to see a beautiful woman, for fear that I might elope."

Ting Yun didn't hold back his face, and laughed: "It's really an anecdote that the boss can teach such a sweet-mouthed child."

Yan Er suddenly screamed strangely, and rushed to the side of the fire to take away the dry food: "It almost got mushy, but luckily I was still thinking about it."

Ting Yun was disturbed by them and couldn't continue the quarrel, he stumbled and said: "If you're not good for anything, you just know how to eat!" He sat back by the stove.

Yan Er just laughed, and distributed the hot noodle cakes to Li Xiao and Ting Yun: "Eat it while it's hot, this cake is made of precious copper. Although it has been kept for many days, it tastes good," he turned his head and looked outside the cave In the sky, the smile faded away, "Guitong has probably met Xuan Chongzi, I wonder if there is still a time to meet him again in this life?"

Everyone tacitly ignored his heavy words.

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Li Xiao helped Ji Shuliu sit up, folded the quilt on Yan Er's bed a few times and placed it vertically on the side wall of the cave for Ji Shuliu to lean on, then broke half of the cake and handed it to him.

Ji Shuliu took small bites of the noodles, and sure enough, although they were already hard, the taste was acceptable.He was wearing shackles on his hands, and he could only eat with both hands raised together, exposing the wounds on his wrists worn by the edges of the shackles.

Li Xiao gnawed on the cake with one hand, and stretched out the other hand to grab the shackles and move them lightly a few times to prevent them from rubbing in the same place: "Be patient first, I will untie it for you before I leave."

Ji Shuliu bared his teeth at him: "It's not your fault. Is it fun for you to make that potion for me? Although the medicinal materials are not expensive, it will cost a lot of money over time."

"I can't help it." Li Xiao shook his head, "Back when Junior Sister Aliu was obedient and obedient since she was a child, she sat alone for a long time without moving. I thought children were so easy to raise, and I only realized my mistake after raising a boy. You were very special when you were young. I was naughty, I ran around the yard when I was just learning to walk, and I wanted to climb the wall when I couldn't get out. I had an idea, and I soaked that potion for you, and you gradually stopped jumping over the wall, do you know how much energy I saved."

Ji Shuliu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You did it for this?" Even the corner of Qin Songfeng's mouth twitched.

"This is very important. You have to raise a child to understand." Li Xiao finished eating half of a cake, and waved at Yan Er, who threw another one over.

Ji Shuliu glanced at Qin Songfeng cautiously: "He hasn't eaten for a long time, don't you want to give him some?"

"He can't. He has a grudge against Shang Lao Er, but I plan to put him back later. If I give him something to eat now, Shang Lao Er may die faster."

"Victory is not martial."

"It doesn't matter whether you are martial or not. As a senior brother, even if I can't protect my junior brother, I should do a little favor."

Yan Er pointed at Li Xiao and said, "This man wants to be a good person and wants to be a demon."

After eating this piece of cake, Li Xiao didn't eat any more, stopped to drink some water, and leaned against the side wall of the cave next to Ji Shuliu to take a rest for a while.Ji Shuliu lay down and gave Yan Er's quilt to lean on.

It was very dark in the cave on a rainy day, and Li Xiao sat quietly in the shadows and took a light sleep, opening his eyes vigilantly to scan around for any movement around him.According to Ji Shuliu's knowledge, he is not yet 40 years old, but the wrinkles between his brows and the corners of his eyes are already very deep, and his brows are still slightly furrowed in sleep, as if there are endless worries.He was not handsome, but his features were straight and upright, and he looked like a really good man.

Ji Shuliu just stared at him blankly, thinking that he had rarely stared at his elder brother so quietly, and he might never have the chance again in the future.

Soon after Li Xiao woke up, he hurried to the entrance of the cave and took a look outside, then turned his head and lifted Ji Shuliu's clothes without saying a word, and changed the dressing for the heaviest wound on his leg.This time it was wrapped more carefully, tightly wrapped, as if it contained countless unspoken instructions.Ji Shuliu felt something in his heart, but couldn't figure out why, his eyes were inexplicably moist.

Li Xiao stroked his shoulder and asked, "Does it still hurt?"

Ji Shuliu clenched his teeth and shook his head slowly.

"I may not be able to come back when I go out later. If you have anything else to say, tell me as soon as possible."

Ji Shuliu closed his eyes and grabbed him: "It hurts now."

Li Xiao said warmly: "You may have to move around later, I'll tighten it up so that the wound doesn't bleed again."

"The legs don't hurt, but the heart hurts." Ji Shuliu grasped his hands tightly, "My heart is like a knife."

"This is impossible. I have killed too many people. How can I not have this day."

Ji Shuliu couldn't help asking: "You kill those innocent people who don't know martial arts, and you really feel nothing in your heart?"

"I didn't touch it after killing a lot." Li Xiao seemed to hesitate before continuing, "I was a little touched when I killed your father. After your father was poisoned, he used internal force to suppress the poison. He had a chance to escape. But he tried his best to entangle me with the poison, and let all the people who were not poisoned run away, so he died of the poison. At that time, your mother was also poisoned, and Ji Ping was not at home, and the ones who escaped were sweeping the floor at his house. There are less than ten people who take care of you and help you. Some are relatives of your mother’s family, and some are just nearby villagers who come to do short-term labor. Most of them only know how to run for their lives. There is an old woman who wants to run away with you. I killed you with a hidden weapon, and no one dared to approach you since then. Your father never asked anyone to save you, he just dragged me and told them to run away."

Ji Shuliu's chest jumped wildly. He had heard countless stories of Ji Ying's deeds, but he had never been so detailed, nor had he been so shocked.

Li Xiao sighed: "From that day on, I realized that the kind of good people Tai Shifu said were real, and they were not made up to coax me to do good deeds. Before your father died, he asked me if I could let you go and throw you to a nearby town Going here, life and death are up to the sky. But I suddenly thought that the son of a man like him should be my Grand Master's successor."

Ji Shuliu turned his head to face the other side, his hands were still holding onto Li Xiao: "But you are the successor chosen by Grand Master, and you are the one who willfully kill innocent people and live up to his painstaking efforts."

"Innocent people are human beings, and those who kill innocent people indiscriminately are also human beings. It's like this in the underworld. If you can't speak morally, if you talk too much about morality, you will be the one who suffers. According to the rules of Zuizunbao, if you go down with a sword and clean it up, you will be worthy of it." he."

Ji Shuliu plucked up the courage to look directly at Li Xiao: "As far as I know, you don't kill people with a single sword, but cut their hearts and lungs alive."

Li Xiao defended solemnly: "Don't listen to people's rumors, I always wait for people to die before cutting my heart, and I have never done it alive."

"You..." Ji Shuliu was stunned by his seemingly righteous tone.

Li Xiao looked at Ji Shuliu's complicated expression and laughed: "The purpose of dissecting the heart is to frighten the people who are still alive. He has already killed him, of course we must make the best use of everything, and we cannot let him die in vain. I may be guilty of killing innocent people indiscriminately. There's nothing wrong with my heart."

Ji Shuliu stared at Li Xiao. He was very different from the elder brother he knew when he was a child, but he couldn't be said to be completely different. This made Ji Shuliu very confused, and whispered: "I heard someone say, You killed his pregnant wife and dissected her fetus."

"Wang Hu said it." Li Xiao rubbed Ji Shuliu's head, "He had a conflict with Zuishibao because of his friend and killed the two brothers of Zuishibao. We went to him for revenge, but we didn't find him. , only found his wife, and killed him. The rules of Zuizun Castle are like this. If the rules are broken, how can we deter others who follow suit in the future? Even if his wife is pregnant, he can't be soft." Li Xiao sighed, "Because Look at you, I seldom do anything to children. That day I cut out the fetus, not to frighten Wang Hu, but to see if it could be saved. It’s a pity that the month is not enough, and I died after cutting out.”

Yan Er interrupted: "Xiao Shuliu may not have heard of it. Some women can give birth to live children after death. If you don't believe it, you can ask Qin Er sect master."

Ji Shuliu was dumbfounded, thinking that Li Xiao's heart must be neither red nor black, but green.

It happened that Yan Er asked, "What are you thinking?" Ji Shuliu told the truth, and everyone in the cave was amused by him.

Amidst the laughter, Li Xiao wrapped up the last cloth strip, stretched his arm, and held Ting Yun's hand: "It's a fate between husband and wife, if you have anything to say, say it quickly."

Ting Yun laughed halfway and suddenly burst into tears: "You don't even want a child from me, what kind of husband and wife are you talking about? If we had a child, I wouldn't stay in this damn place to accompany you looking for death."

Li Xiao shook his head: "If there is a child, if you don't stay, someone will come to you, and the child will not be able to escape the old path of Junior Sister Aliu."

"Nonsense, it's all an excuse. If I really wanted to hide, Bai Dao couldn't find me. In fact, you didn't even like me at first, right? You chose me only because I practiced the best martial arts, and I won't be your burden." Ting Yun looked deeply at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao said frankly: "I really thought so at first."

"You," Ting Yun complained, "you don't want to say anything nice at this moment."

Li Xiao was puzzled: "I didn't like you at first, but later I did. Doesn't it mean that you are a good person?"

"You are obviously mocking me for being ugly."

"You are being unreasonable."

Ting Yun grabbed Li Xiao's hand holding her and bit it lightly: "You are always right, and I don't bother arguing with you. It's lucky to be able to escape now. If you lose, see you on Huangquan Road. "

Li Xiao let go of her, quickly unfastened the shackles on Ji Shuliu's wrist, blew on the wound, then walked up to Yan Er, and solemnly handed him a bunch of keys: "It's up to you to find a suitable one." Opportunity to let go of Qin Second Sect Master."

Yan Er grabbed the key, stood up and promised: "Okay."

Li Xiao smiled, and said firmly: "You are the most appropriate decision-maker. I know that when Xuan Chongzi attacked and Wei Kaishan died in battle, you leaked our position to Baidao."