"ah……"
Xue Yeyu saw the two figures talking and said in surprise: "Third Senior Sister!"
Shi Chunqing stood next to her, and also saw the red figure, and said: "It's really the third junior sister, why is she out? Is she also here to celebrate junior sister Hua's birthday?"
Xue Yeyu said: "Strange, is it really to celebrate Junior Sister Hua's birthday? I haven't heard that they have any friendship. I heard that Senior Sister and A Zhao have a very good relationship..."
Shi Chunqing smiled and said: "Junior Junior Brother Ninth is really loved by everyone. I wonder how he knocked on Third Junior Sister's door?"
Although they saw this fellow disciple, neither of them went over to say hello. They knew the temper of this third disciple of Zhenyu. She would never meet anyone she didn't like to see. Even though one of them is a senior brother and the other is the daughter of the village owner, there will be no exception.
Even Xue Xianyun seemed to have no way to deal with this person.
After a while, the red figure left quietly without meeting anyone. Tang Zhao came back by himself, handed a blessing bag to Hua Xifu, and said: "Third Senior Sister wishes you a happy birthday. This is her gift, you should keep it close to your body."
Hua Xifu was even more surprised and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister! It's actually Third Senior Sister's lucky bag. I heard it's very efficacious!"
Tang Zhao gave another one to Jiang Shenyi, saying it was Third Senior Sister who sent him a safe journey.
Of course there was another one, and Tang Zhao put it on himself.
Xue Yeyu said softly: "It is indeed a gift for Azhao. My father begged me for that lucky bag at that time. Ah Zhao took three of them at once." If it weren't for the lucky bag, with her unlucky physique, she would have Fu Jianshi was just looking for death, and he didn't know which explosion would kill him. She was very grateful to Third Senior Sister in her heart and always wanted to thank her in person, but she never had this opportunity.
Tang Zhao presented the lucky bag. Seeing that it was getting late and the fireworks were coming to an end, he was about to send everyone away from the meeting when Deng Chong suddenly patted him.
At this time, Deng Chong's wine had dissipated and he was relatively clear-headed. He looked like he had something to say. Tang Zhao immediately thought that he had told him that he had something to say in private. He walked a few steps with him and arrived at a place where no one was around. Asked: "Sixth Senior Brother?"
Deng Chong whispered: "Junior brother, let me ask you something. Do you have a bad relationship with a Qingyu disciple?"
Tang Zhao asked doubtfully: "Who are you talking about?"
Deng Chong said: "Wei Jianzhang."
Hearing this name, Tang Zhao's pupils narrowed.
The first time he saw that man, he was sitting in front of the Moyu Valley, scattering money from the sky to the ground.
The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy pointed at a few Moyu disciples who were bending down to pick up money, and laughed so loudly that he burst into tears.
But what shocked Tang Zhao was not this stupid thing, but that the man's appearance was somewhat similar to his friend.
When Deng Chong saw him like this, he knew that the two of them had a feud, and said: "Old Jiu, let me tell the truth, although he joined my disciple, he is just an ordinary disciple, incomparable to our senior brothers. Even though you have a noble status, He has a bright future. How can he, a disciple of Sapphire, compare with you? If you look at him one more time, it will be considered a gain for him. The adults do not remember the faults of the villains, so let him go."
Tang Zhao said softly: "Senior brother, you are serious. I have no relationship with him. I am just curious - why does he have so much money?"
Deng Chongqi asked: "Does he have a lot of money? There are more than one or two people in Qingyan Valley who are richer than him, right? There are many rich dandy disciples in our villa, and he is not among the top ones. Moreover, his family is in ruins. He fled up the mountain with his family property, feeling depressed, so he ate and drank wildly, just to live in a drunken dream. For people like this, you should ignore him. Either he wakes up on his own, then there is still hope. Or he can just sit back and live in vain, and he will learn a lesson. There is no need for you to take action. If you don't care about him, people will only say that you are generous."
Tang Zhao shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter whether you spend money or not. I just wonder why he can take all his family property and live happily while some people live on the streets without food and clothing..."
Deng Chong's head was full of questions. It sounded like what Qin Haizhou said. Tang Zhao didn't talk like this before.
Tang Zhao did not say any more. He was not aggrieved, but just expressed his doubts: "Senior brother, don't worry, I'm just weird, and I won't embarrass him. If I come to embarrass him, it's because I have no reputation and am unreasonable."
This truth should be explained to him by others. Tang Zhao had to ask another person.
That's what Deng Chong said, and that was the end of standing up for his younger brother. We chatted for a few words and walked away casually.
The fireworks went out, the drinking party gradually dispersed, and everyone left with the smell of alcohol. No matter how twists and turns there were in the middle, they left happily. Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi went back to prepare their things for going down the mountain. Tang Zhao still didn't forget to go to class at night.
Although the banquet was over, the birthday party was not over.
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Turn around, it's another night.
Shi Chunqing came back from research at Gongyu Pavilion and just walked to the door of Jianlu when he heard a bang.
A firework exploded overhead.
Shi Chunqing tensed up. His first reaction was that the enemy was coming. Then, he heard a few bangs and bangs, and red, green, and blue fireworks shot into the sky one after another. The sky changed colors and became magnificent.
Shi Chunqing was stunned, his eyes fluctuating, reflecting various brilliant colors.
Several junior brothers and sisters ran out, and all the Zhenyu disciples yesterday gathered together today and shouted loudly: "Senior brother, happy birthday!"
Shi Chunqing looked at the junior brothers and sisters blankly and said, "You...you guys!"
Xue Yeyu said: "Azhao asked dad and found out that today is senior brother's birthday. It's all our fault that we never knew it. It's a pity that Tang Zhao and the others were going down the mountain tomorrow and couldn't drink, so they stopped by the water. Hot pot, I made noodles, let’s eat longevity noodles together!”
Shi Chunqing's sleeves covered her face, and she was pushed and pulled by Tang Zhao until she was pulled to the edge of the water. There is a wooden plank road next to the water. There is a platform at the end of the wooden plank road. It used to be empty. Today, there is a table with fruit snacks and plates of ingredients, mostly raw fish, live shrimps, eels, etc., in the middle. There is a red peat stove and a casserole dish.
Shi Chunqing naturally took the main seat, and everyone sat around him and cooked the pot together. The cool breeze blowing from the water surface, although there is no lights and feasting, there is a refreshing and leisurely feeling. At the banquet, no one said weird things or talked about Jianzhou. Everyone chatted about interesting things in the family. Qin Haizhou and Deng Chong were also in a happy mood and enjoyed the food happily.
Halfway through the meal, Tang Zhao suggested singing a birthday song to Shi Chunqing, but Shi Chunqing stopped him urgently. It was Fifth Senior Sister Fu Qinghuan who took out her bamboo flute and played a tune facing the water waves.
The sound of the flute is melodious and clear. Listening to it under the starry sky, it adds to the tranquility, as if you are trapped in an eternal gap. Time, space, sorrow, and troubles, everything has disappeared.
After playing the song, Xue Yeyu took out a large pot of chicken noodle soup and gave each person a bowl. Shi Chunqing had a large bowl.
Shi Chunqing kept saying, "I can't eat anymore." He still ate it all while snoring.
In the end, everyone gave gifts. Among them, Xue Yeyu gave an owl, and Tang Zhao gave a couplet written by himself, saying: "I was in a hurry and didn't have time to prepare gifts. This is a couplet I copied. Although It is difficult to reach the level of elegance, and it is also a small heart."
Shi Chunqing had been smiling when receiving the gift, but now he suddenly became serious and said seriously: "Junior brother, thank you."
Tang Zhao was startled instead and said: "Senior brother, why do you need to thank me? If you have to thank me every time you help me, I can't thank you enough. If nothing else, a year ago when I should have cultivated the fire inward force, you still helped me find it. How can I thank you for your skills?"
At that time, Tang Zhao decided to forge an ancient sword to unify the inner force, Gang Qi and sword essence into the fire direction. Shi Chunqing took the initiative to give him a copy of the "Fire Heart Method", which saved him a lot of effort.
Of course, now it is not the "Lihuo Heart Method" but the "Binghuo Heart Method".
Binghuo, the fire of the sun.
Shi Chunqing shook his head and said: "It's different. Helping each other is the duty of brothers, but there are some things that only you can think of. You are different from others." He did not say any more, but smiled and said: "You two have to go down the mountain tomorrow. Go to sleep. Let’s not worry about whether we can live up to expectations when we go to Jianzhou. The most important thing is a safe journey.”
As the night fell, everyone said goodbye one after another and left.
Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi were traveling together, and Xue Yeyu also walked with them for a while. On the way, Xue Ye said: "Wouldn't it be embarrassing if we suddenly jumped out to celebrate senior brother's birthday, set off fireworks, and sang and made noise around him? According to me, call everyone out and be quiet. Wouldn’t it be better to have a meal together?”
Jiang Shenyi nodded and said with his sleeves: "If you do this to me, I will find a crack in the ground to crawl in. Now I officially tell you Tang Zhao, don't do this to me on my birthday!"
Tang Zhao smiled and said: "I know, I won't turn against you. I have my own temperament. I think senior brother will like it."
Xue Yeyu said: "Senior Brother, will you like it? He is so stable, but he doesn't like those lively and empty words. Don't speculate on Senior Brother based on your own feelings."
Tang Zhao said: "No, I think senior brother likes to be lively, likes to see new things, and likes others to care about him. It's just that he doesn't say it. He hopes that everyone will take the initiative to invite him and care about him."
Jiang Shenyi squinted and said, "According to you, senior brother is very boring?"
Xue Yeyu said disapprovingly: "Don't believe everyone, Azhao. How can senior brother be bored...? How come we haven't known about it for so many years, but he has figured it out just a few years ago? But it's a good idea to celebrate everyone's birthday." . We are all brothers and sisters, so just write down all the birthdays and celebrate them one by one. Don’t be too troublesome, just like today, let’s sit by the water, eat noodles and chat.”
The few of them decided to return to their respective houses.
Shi Chunqing didn't leave immediately, but still sat by the water, watching the waves quietly.
After a while, he opened the couplet sent by Tang Zhao and saw two lines of words written on it:
"The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold."
"This kid..." He was startled and then felt sad.
"Could it be that he..."
Suddenly, Shi Chunqing felt something and looked towards the other side, as if he could see through the thin white mist that shrouded the water.
That's the direction to attack the Jade Pavilion.
Deep in the white mist, the tide recedes, revealing bluestones that have been carved for thousands of years.
A crane stands in the water, combing its feathers and shining in the water, as graceful as a fairy.
Xue Xianyun stood beside the bluestone and stared deeply into the night sky.
In that direction, one could see the flickering flames of a red peat stove.
Finally, the flames went out, and Xue Xianyun, wearing a crane cloak, turned around and entered the Jade Pavilion.
The water returned and submerged the bluestone again.
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The next day, Tang Zhao and Jiang Shenyi went down the mountain to Jianzhou.
