Blossoms

Chapter 27 Southern Border ([-])

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After a long trek to southern Xinjiang, it is already spring and flowers are blooming.

Zixi sat on the horse, and Chu Rui made him a cloak with a hooded cloak. When the sun was shining on the earth, he covered his head, and leaned lazily in front of Chu Rui, watching the surroundings gradually begin to change. The disappearing trees, the vast desert and the rows of small trees growing beside a river in the distance interweave a picturesque beauty.

A Ni pulled the rein in her hand, stopped the horse properly, and pointed to the green smoke rising in the distance: "That's my village."

"It's still far away." Chu Rui covered Zixi's cloak and said, "Rest here for a while?"

Ani nodded, got off the horse and walked towards the stream in the woods.

Zixi yawned, closed her eyes and remained motionless.

Ani fetched the water and handed some to Chu Rui happily. She stepped into the stream with her bare feet and felt the coolness of the gurgling stream flowing under her feet.

Zixi's cloak was suggested by her. After all, as soon as she entered southern Xinjiang, she knew that the girls and sisters she met at any time would probably recognize Mo Zixi. Then Ani told Chu Rui about her doubts.

She recognized people as soon as she saw them.

Without further ado, Chu Rui bought it for Zixi to wear.

The patriarch of Qingfengtang said that he will stay in southern Xinjiang for a while, and let them go to find him. The place will be at the place of Grandma Chunyu in Cuiyun Village, who is also one of the best people in southern Xinjiang, and Ani's mother-in-law.

A Ni wanted to say that it must be a coincidence that there is such a god.

God knows if it was a coincidence.

The three got off their horses and walked all the way to the entrance of the village.

Cuiyun Village in southern Xinjiang is hidden in a plain. At the entrance of the village stands a wooden archway with a crooked small plaque on it. The three characters of Cuiyun Village are engraved on it. Ani stared blankly. With this wooden sign, I really feel like I have come home.

"Ani!" The eldest sister who was standing at the entrance of the village ran over immediately when she saw Ani, and Ani subconsciously pushed Zixi behind Chu Rui, and then began to boo and warm to the elder sister.

The eldest sister thinks that it is very easy for Ani to go out and play in the mountains. Ani smiled when she remembered that she was locked up in the floating life and was threatened by Nie Hongling not to escape.

The eldest sister chatted with someone for a long time before she noticed Chu Rui behind her.

Chu Rui didn't know why, so he could only look at her with a smile and greet her politely.

Pulling Ani over, the eldest sister whispered: "Where did you kidnap such a handsome guy? Introduce me to know him?"

Ani sighed: "Sister, he is not..."

"Ani is back with someone! Come and see it, everyone!" The eldest sister didn't care what she was going to say, and just yelled into the village with a loud voice.

It’s over.

Ani's heart skipped a beat. As soon as the eldest sister finished shouting, countless crowds rushed to surround the three of them at the entrance of the village where there was no one. Ani looked around but couldn't find the shadow of Grandma Chunyu. go.

A group of aunts around chattered, and the girls looked at Chu Rui affectionately. Chu Rui didn't understand what was going on, and subconsciously covered Zixi's cloak.

He suddenly had a feeling that Zixi would be snatched away.

Ani pushed the crowd: "This is a distinguished guest of my mother-in-law, please get out of the way!"

A group of little girls standing beside her quickly stuck together, and said to Ani: "Sister Ani, you are really mean, please introduce us."

The group of aunts chattered again.

Faced with the clamor of a group of people, Zixi felt a little irritable, and tugged on Chu Rui's sleeve: "Chu Ruirui, I'm a little hungry." He was really hungry, and he couldn't sleep well at night.

Ani found the opportunity, and laughed twice: "Don't look at it, everyone, didn't you see the guest say you're hungry?"

"Come to my house." The elder sister waved her hand: "I made noodles today, how about it?"

The eldest sister spoke up, and the others were not to be outdone. They all said that there were all kinds of delicacies at home, and Ani couldn't stop her. Finally, a bold little girl rushed out from the crowd and grabbed Chu Rui's arm. : "Brother, is brother coming to my house?"

Zixi noticed that she was holding Chu Rui's hand, and shot her coldly through the cloak.

Realizing Zixi's cold eyes, the little girl quickly let go of her hand, paused, and firmly held onto Zixi, not to be outdone, without any fear of Zixi showing a fierce look on her face.

Zixi snorted and raised her eyes: "You are so courageous."

But he has a small mind.

Seeing his face, the little girl was dumb for a while, and covered her mouth: "You...you are Mo..."

Chu Rui hit her dumb acupoint with his backhand. The action was fast and accurate. Before many people realized it, he had already hidden Zixi behind him again: "I'm sorry."

There was a flash of surprise in the little girl's eyes, she couldn't speak.

"It's all gone for me."

Outside the crowd, an old woman holding a cane came over. She was dressed in a costume of a foreigner, and she could vaguely see the charm of her youth. She shook the wooden stick in her hand, and her aura was wide open: "Want to be beaten?"

After hearing her words, the crowd dispersed immediately.

"Master Chu." The old woman called Chu Rui, and Chu Rui quickly saluted: "Old man, you must be Granny Chunyu, and Chu Rui is living in the lower class."

Grandma Chunyu responded, and glanced at Ani, who hurried over to hug her thigh: "Grandma! Ani misses you so much!"

But Granny Chunyu obviously didn't want to talk to her, and pointed at Chu Rui directly: "I said, quickly take your master away!"

Master?Chu Rui was puzzled.

"Your master, nagging all day long, he's almost annoying to death, follow up!" Grandma Chunyu pulled away Ani who was sticking to her, and Ani had to let go and pouted.

Grandma Chunyu thought about it all the way, and finally brought the three of them back to a house. As soon as she opened the door, she yelled at the head, "Damn old man, your apprentice is here to pick you up!"

The house is not big and it is made of wooden boards. There is a small table in the small hall. An old man who is drinking is sitting beside the table. When he sees them coming, he quickly smiles at them.

"Master!" Chu Rui hurried over and knelt down, and said, "The disciple came too late, please forgive me, Master."

Zixi glanced at the old man, feeling like she'd seen him somewhere...

The old man raised his eyes, but he didn't look at Chu Rui, but went directly past him to look at the expressionless Zixi behind him, seeing his eyes widen in a flash of inspiration, he let out bursts of laughter.

"Hi, Zixi, long time no see?"

Zixi tilted her head: "Who are you?"

who I am?The old man sighed: "My brain is broken? You still owe me money!"

Grandma Chunyu hit him with a stick and yelled at him, "Nonsense! You go crazy after drinking alcohol and start talking nonsense. You don't look like someone else's master!"

The old man was beaten with a stick and ran to hug Chu Rui with a snort, pretending to cry.

In the past, anyone who got close to Chu Rui would be shot at by Zi Xi. This time, the old man was so fake that Zi Xi disliked him so much that he didn't plan to talk to him. Chu Rui coaxed him, and the old man snorted and said, "I'm hungry!"

Seeing how he looked so similar to Zixi, Chu Rui burst out laughing.

Zi Xi glared dissatisfied.

The old man smiled smugly, ignoring Zixi's white eyes.

Night has fallen quietly.

The villagers of Cuiyun Village lit candles one after another, and Ani silently looked at the two people at the dining table who were at war with each other, feeling how this scene seemed so familiar.

It's like the battle between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the village...

Forehead?A Ni knocked on her head, and hurried out of the way.

At the dining table, Zixi looked angrily at the old man grabbing Chu Rui's arm. Chu Rui tugged and failed to pull it away, so he could only hold herself. She turned around to serve Zixi some food, but Zixi glanced at him , directly grabbed the chopsticks in his hand and wanted to hold them by himself.

Very angry.

With an uncomfortable feeling in her heart, Zixi looked at the old man with a cold look.

Chu Rui patted his head and said with a smile: "Master is drinking crazy, ignore him."

Zixi pouted, why are you smiling, even though she didn't want to, she obediently picked up the food by herself.

Heaving a sigh of relief, Chu Rui finally pulled someone's hand away from him, and said something in a low voice, and the old man glanced at Zi Xi dissatisfiedly, and looked at him with interest.

Zixi felt his gaze and turned her head to look into his eyes.

When Chu Rui walked away, the old man said, "Did you really forget me?"

"..." Zixi didn't answer him, his mind was indeed in a mess.

"It's a pity that my family Chu Rui actually offered you." The old man took a bite of rice for himself: "Did you really forget? Didn't we talk about 100 yuan to change our lives?"

100 yuan?

Some images flashed in Zixi's mind: "Old fortune teller?"

"Ah, I remember, I'm not wrong, I really will change my life." The old man smiled wickedly: "So when will you pay me back the money you owe me, and there are still nine thousand nine hundred."

Nine thousand nine hundred?

"I owe you nothing!"

"It's just owed!"

Zixi frowned: "Isn't it 100 yuan?" Blackmail.

"Hey, I clearly agreed to spend 1 yuan at a time. How much do I have to spend at a time? Are you not good now?" The old man stretched out his hand: "Pay back the money owed!"

Zixi really wanted to slap him to disappear, but then remembered that he was Chu Ruirui's master, so she gave up.

"No money, and it's obviously 100 yuan!" Zixi snorted, not going to talk to him again.

The old man smiled.

"Hey, if you don't give me money, I'll get you back."

Zi Xi's figure shook.

"If you can't pay back the money, just do things for me..." The old man smiled, as if he was sure that Zixi would not refuse, so he started to talk about the details: "Come to my room tomorrow morning, and you can try it for me." medicine."

Seeing that Zixi didn't respond, the old man pushed him directly: "Stupid? I'm just kidding, if I send you back, what will my Chu Rui do?"

Can't go back.

Zixi grabbed the table tightly and said to him, "I can't go back."

As the breeze blew, the small tree outside shook its head.

Scenes flashed by, Zixi sat on the edge of the bed, pressing her temple.

Chu Rui closed the window for him: "It's cold at night." Turning around, she saw Zixi sitting on the bed blankly, thinking of something, her hands tightly grasping the corner of the quilt.

Grandma Chunyu found a temporary residence for them in the village. Chu Rui never dared to share a room with Zixi since the last time at the Shengdu Inn. Even so, she often waited for him to fall asleep before leaving.

"Zi Xi?" Chu Rui called him.

Zixi did not agree.

The master must have said something unintentionally just now, Zixi is like this, Chu Rui was afraid that he would get sick again, so he quickly pulled him into his arms and called out softly.

Zi Xi frowned.

Mo Ran's life...was really bad.

He was kidnapped by the organization as an orphan when he was young, and no one in the orphanage noticed his disappearance. Mo Ran started endless killings at a very young age.

The rules in the organization are that there should be no weaknesses.

If you want to survive, you have to continue to work for the organization.

It's not that he didn't think about escaping, it's just that the organization's discipline on these children is too strict. Once he escapes, he will be caught and punished by the coach once, whether it is scalding people with a hot iron pestle, or being used as arrows in countless ways. The method of the target brings you to the edge of life and death and makes you afraid of death.

Fear of death is good control.

The first time they went on a mission, the organization injected them with drugs to control their emotions. Whoever couldn't control the collapse was directly executed on the spot, and his former teammates who were with him collapsed with a single shot.

Mo Ran told himself not to collapse, he was a little afraid of his end.

Afraid of death, but extremely cold-blooded towards the target, finding a good angle and position, it only takes a moment to take someone's life.

In the end, the thing called emotion that he was desperately trying to control finally burst, and he remembered that he faced the collapse, and finally changed from solving his former teammates to letting his former teammates solve himself.

At that time, he didn't know what death was.

He was no longer afraid of death, so he chose to finally take his own life himself.

Now Zixi can't remember how cold-blooded he was in the past, nor how he died in his last mission. Now that he is living much better, maybe his life has really changed.

At least there is Chu Ruirui here.

At least someone here loves him.

Chu Rui patted him on the back, and said softly, "Zixi... what's wrong?"

Zixi finally responded.

He can't go back to that place without Chu Rui.