The rain outside the house is getting heavier and heavier, as if it wants to wash away all the filth in the world. The strong wind blows the heavy rain one after another. A bolt of lightning splits the sky but connects the clouds to the ground. The roar of thunder and lightning seems to It is describing some injustice and unwillingness.
In the room, Ye Changshan was lying on the bed. His face was bloodless, his lips were pale, and he coughed feebly from time to time.
On the side, Yi Hongyan stood in front of the door, looking out and thinking about something.
Yingping was also sitting uneasily on the sidelines. Sometimes he sat on a stool, sometimes he stood up and circled around the room, and sometimes he quietly came forward to observe Ye Changshan's condition.
Yiyi obediently held the towel and kept wiping the sweat from Ye Changshan's forehead.
As for the young man in green, he was very leisurely. He took the "Thousand Character Classic" on the table and read it with gusto, as if everything around him had nothing to do with him.
Ye Changshan felt very dry in the chaos, extremely dry. A wave of heat surged from his dantian, passed through his internal organs, and finally swirled in his mind. In the chaos, Ye Changshan suddenly felt the world spinning, and he began to breathe heavily. Immediately afterwards, he began to mutter something, first quietly, then louder and louder, until he suddenly sat up and shouted -
"Don't kill them!"
This shout startled everyone in the room. At this time, Yingping was the first to run over, his eyes full of concern. He asked: "Changshan, how are you? Are you okay? How do you feel now?"
Upon seeing this, Yi Hongyan came over and asked in a low voice: "Brother Ye, how do you feel?"
Ye Changshan looked around at the scenes and people in the room with dull eyes. How much he hoped that everything that happened today was a nightmare, but everything around him told him that this was not a nightmare.
Seeing Ye Changshan get up, Yiyi poured a glass of hot water and said, "Brother Changshan, have a drink of water."
Ye Changshan took the water from Yiyi's hand and drank it in one gulp. Then he rolled out of bed and asked dreamily: "Where are my father and my mother?"
Hearing this, Yi Hongyan sighed and said, "You two have settled down and are in the next room."
Ye Changshan's tears flowed down uncontrollably, and her intermittent sobs were heartbreaking to hear.
"Brother Ye, I'm sorry that people cannot be resurrected after death!" Yi Hongyan consoled him.
Ye Changshan walked to the next door with difficulty, holding on to the door and the rafter.
During the whole process, Mr. Qingyi just looked up at Ye Changshan. After confirming that there was nothing strange about Ye Changshan, he picked up the book and lowered his head again.
Ye Changshan staggered to the next room. Looking at the two haystacks on the ground, Ye Changshan knelt down weakly. At this time, he stopped crying and just stared blankly at the remains of his parents——
The bodies of his parents were lying motionless in front of him, but they would never be able to talk to him again. At this moment, the family of three was so close. But at this moment, the family of three was so far away.
Recalling his father's rough and strong hands, recalling his mother's gentle and delicate words, Ye Changshan murmured to himself: "I killed my parents...I am the lone star...I defeated them to death..." ..”
Ye Changshan kept repeating these words, but he didn't know anything else.
Ye Changshan knelt beside his parents for a long time and refused to get up. I don’t know how long it took, but he finally couldn’t hold on any longer and fell next to them again…
"Time, only time can heal the scars!" Yi Hongyan sighed softly in the next room. Then, he silently said to Mr. and Mrs. Ye——
"You two can go in peace. Brother Ye will keep the secret for Ping'er, and you and your wife will die because of this. I, Mr. Yi, will take good care of Brother Ye!"
…
The next day, Ye Changshan woke up and saw Yingping sleeping on the table next to him, drooling all over the table. On the other side, Yiyi was lying on the edge of her bed, while the young man in green was sitting upright on a chair, apparently asleep.
Yi Hongyan had already woken up. When he saw Ye Changshan waking up, he came over to help him get out of bed.
After Ye Changshan got out of bed, he stretched his muscles and felt that the trauma he suffered yesterday was no longer so serious, so he motioned to Yi Hongyan not to hold him up.
Seeing this, Yi Hongyan had no choice but to let go. Then, he served some steamed buns and tea. After all, Ye Changshan has not eaten for a day, and his body and mind have suffered such a shock. How can his body withstand it without eating?
Ye Changshan stared blankly at the next door, with no intention of reaching out. Yi Hongyan then advised: "Brother Ye, you should eat something first."
Ye Changshan remained unmoved.
Yi Hongyan said helplessly: "Brother Ye, please finish these first. People cannot be resurrected after death. There are always things to do after your father's death. We can't let them lie in this house all the time, right?"
Yes, the funeral of father and mother always has to be arranged. Otherwise, how can they rest in peace in heaven if their bodies are lying here?
Seeing the change in Ye Changshan's expression, Yi Hongyan continued: "What can I do if I don't have the strength? So, brother Ye, hurry up and eat something."
Ye Changshan nodded dreamily, then picked up the steamed bun and took a few bites.
…
The three-day vigil period has expired.
Yi Hongyan invited a guest of honor for Ye Changshan and paid for two good coffins to lay Ye Changshan's parents alive.
Before closing the coffin, Ye Changshan held the hands of his father and mother tightly, unwilling to let go for a long time. He knew that this separation would mean that he would never be able to see his parents' faces again, and his parents would always live in that small mound. Thinking of this, Ye Changshan clenched his hands even more.
After everything was arranged, Ye Changshan, Yi Hongyan, Yingping, and Yiyi stood aside in mourning clothes and white scarves.
"My parents raised me, and I raised my parents to grow old——"
Ye Changshan followed Bai Shizhibin and shouted feebly, then used chopsticks to light a little brown sugar and put it in his parents' mouths. Thinking that he would never have the opportunity to provide for his parents in their old age, Ye Changshan couldn't help but feel extremely sad, and tears flowed down again.
Yi Hongyan and others on the side couldn't bear to look any longer and turned their heads.
Close the coffin, lower the soil, bury the soil, and erect a monument.
The Ye family was originally small, and now only Ye Changshan was left, so the funeral did not last long.
Seeing that his parents had "moved into" the last hut, Ye Changshan knelt in front of the grave and kowtowed three times.
Ying Ping watched from the side with mixed feelings in his heart. In the past few days, he blamed himself very much. If he hadn't been playful and if he had stayed at the inn with peace of mind, he would not have caused trouble to Changshan's father and mother. At this moment, Yingping really hoped that the person lying in the grave was him.
Thinking of this, Yingping stepped forward out of nowhere. He followed Ye Changshan and knelt down in front of the grave with a plop, and said seriously——
"Huang Tian is above, both humans and gods bear witness! From now on, Ye Changshan is my brother with a different surname. I am willing to live and die with him and share weal and woe! As long as I, Yingping, have a mouthful of food, I will share half of it with him. As long as I If Yingping had one tael of silver, he would share half of it with him. Ye Changshan's father and mother are my Yingping's biological parents. The hatred of Changshan's parents is the hatred of my Yingping parents! I swear to sworn to the death of my enemies!"
After saying that, he also kowtowed three times.
Then, before everyone could turn around, Shen Yingping continued: "Father! Mother! Today you two will rest in peace in the earth for the time being, and live in peace in heaven. Changshan and I will avenge you two in the future!"
Then, Yingping took out a knife from nowhere and slashed his palm, causing blood to flow from his palm instantly.
Yi Hongyan was startled when he saw this. He wanted to step forward to stop him, but then he thought about it and took back his steps.
I saw Yingping dripping blood into a glass of wine, holding it in front of him with his head level, then tilting his neck back to drink the glass of wine - a hot and pungent burning sensation suddenly penetrated his entire throat, making him choke. I have to cough continuously.
It turns out that wine is so unpalatable, why does my adoptive father always get so drunk? Yingping secretly thought.
Looking at Yingping's series of actions, Ye Changshan's dull eyes seemed to have a little more brightness. But he remained silent, just staring at Yingping with his head half drooped.
Suddenly Yingping turned around on his knees and bowed three times to Ye Changshan.
Ye Changshan remained silent, but he straightened up and bowed to Yingping three times.
After three bows, Yingping silently reached out and patted Ye Changshan's shoulder, and then hugged him hard to express comfort. Finally, Yingping let go of Ye Changshan, stood up and returned to his adoptive father.
Seeing that Ye Changshan still refused to get up, Yi Hongyan said, "Let little brother Ye stay here with your parents. Let's go back first."
Everyone had no choice but to turn around and leave.
Before leaving, the man in green also picked up a glass of wine, clasped his hands together, and sprinkled the wine in front of the small grave. After he was done, he turned around and left calmly.
…
…
The busy small village gradually returned to calm. After a busy day, every family went home to enjoy family time with their families.
The nights in the mountains are extremely cool. The breeze blew slowly, and crickets were chirping happily in the grass. From time to time, a few dogs barking could be heard in the village, which was peaceful and uneasy. In the night sky, the moonlight and stars are imprinted on it. Looking at the bright moonlight emitted by the full moon makes people feel particularly peaceful.
In the yard, Yingping was sitting on the stone steps in a daze, biting a straw.
Yi Hongyan walked out of the house and saw Yingping sitting there thoughtfully. He couldn't bear to break this rare peace and turned around and walked into the house. But not long after, he walked out of the house again, walked to Yingping with firm steps, and said to him——
"Ping'er, my adoptive father wants to take you to a place, a safe place."
Yingping was in a daze and was so excited that he didn't notice that his adoptive father had walked up to him. He was stunned and asked, "What? Where are you going again?"
Yi Hongyan took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Hanmen"
"..."
"..."
"W-Where did you say...?"
Yingping didn't believe his ears, and he was afraid that he might have heard wrongly, so he asked again. Yi Hongyan cleared her throat, raised her voice a bit, and replied solemnly——
"A humble family! A humble family at the foot of Qianniu Mountain!"
"What!? A poor family? My foster father, you are not lying to me, are you? A poor family? You want to take me to a poor family?"
Yingping was sure that his ears heard correctly. He suddenly jumped up from the stone steps, and his voice became sharp and high-pitched. His eyes were as wide as copper bells, and his mouth was open for a long time and he forgot to close it, making him look like the second fool in the village.
I...I...can someone like me...can go to a poor family? Yingping asked himself, obviously he still had some self-awareness.
Yi Hongyan couldn't help but feel angry and amused when he saw Yingping's useless and stupid look. But when he thought about the heavy responsibility on his adopted son's shoulders, he felt that he couldn't laugh.
In desperation, Yi Hongyan had to become serious. He interrupted Yingping who was in a daze and said: "Yes! Hanmen! When did my adoptive father deceive you?"
Yes, when did my adoptive father lie to me? The Hu people valued their faith, and even when they were ignorant children, they never used worldly lies to deceive them. Looking at the serious face of the adoptive father, could it be... Could this be true?
"Then, why is the owner of the Han Clan... the Han Clan's family interested in me...?"
Yi Hongyan looked up to the sky and sighed, and said meaningfully——
"This...is related to your life experience.".
"What!? My life experience!?"
Yingping was once again shocked. Yi Hongyan had only told him before that his mother was a barbarian from the grassland and his father came from a wealthy family. After his father had a lifelong private engagement with his mother, because his father did not allow men in the family to marry foreign women, his mother had a strong temper, so she threw herself into a lake and committed suicide. After his father learned about this, he also hung a white silk ribbon by the lake and died for his love to follow?
Could it be that my adoptive father was lying to me before? Are my parents still alive?
Seeing the shock and confusion in Yingping's eyes, Yi Hongyan explained: "Your mother did commit suicide by throwing herself into the lake, but your biological father is still in this world!"
After revealing the secret that he had guarded for many years, Yi Hongyan seemed to feel lighter and more at ease. Before Yingping could ask further questions, Yi Hongyan continued -
"I didn't want to tell you this secret and let you live a lie for the rest of my life, but thinking about it is very unfair to you. Besides, now that things have happened, I have to tell you this secret."
"W-what? My biological father, he, he..."
Yingping was so stimulated by this wave of shocking information that he had difficulty breathing, so that he could not speak clearly. For many years, he believed without a doubt the story that his parents died in love, and today his adoptive father suddenly told him that his biological father was still alive! Moreover, his biological father seemed to have a lot of background, and he wanted to send him to a poor family because of his connections. How could he not be surprised by all this?
Did he suddenly have a father with great background?
Will he be a disciple of a poor family from now on?
Are you about to become that person's disciple?
This...this is the dream of countless people in the Central Plains! Besides, all of that man’s disciples are one-in-a-million talents—no! Not to mention being his disciple, even just meeting that person is a supreme honor and an extremely precious opportunity.
"Ha...haha...haha...I-I'm going to a humble family? I-I'm going to a humble family! Haha...hahahaha——"
Thinking of this, Yingping suddenly couldn't help being happy. He stood upright in the yard and couldn't help laughing. His mouth was as wide as a half-eaten sesame seed cake. If an unsuspecting person came in at this time, You will definitely think that this person is crazy.
Seeing the adopted son's silly smile, Yi Hongyan also knew that he was excited, so he did not interrupt him.
Yingping smiled, but his expression suddenly froze - where is his good brother Ye Changshan? What should he do? Thinking about it now, it was obvious that the man and woman from the Northern Wei Dynasty were here for him. Ye Changshan was clinging to him. How could he abandon his newly sworn brother?
Thinking of this, Yingping couldn't help but feel anxious. He quickly asked: "Then, what about the long gown? What should I do with the long gown?"
"This is exactly what I want to tell you. Brother Ye's family is now ruined. I feel uncomfortable staying alone in this village. You can talk to him later. If he doesn't mind, he will come with you and me. Go to Humble Gate.”
yes! It would be great if Changshan could go to Hanmen with him! But in the past few days, Ye Changshan seemed to be mute. Anyone who spoke to him would just nod and shake his head without saying a word. Yingping didn't know what kind of reply he would get after talking to him.
well! My brother has to face it by himself after all! Even if he had no idea, he would still try his best to persuade him!
Ying Ping finally had some sense of responsibility. Immediately, he agreed and said, "Okay, I'll go talk to him right now!"
After saying that, Yingping went straight to Ye Changshan's house.
[Little Changshan was tricked by Yingping for the first time]
