But Ling Yun, in order to rescue Old Man Mo on the cliff, used the gecko magic and the support of the shovel to climb up to Old Man Mo nimbly. He held the shovel inserted into the cliff wall with his left hand and stretched out his right hand to grab it. He took one of Old Man Mo's hands and said, "Old man, come up!"
At this time, the elm branch that Old Man Mo relied on to sustain his life also "clicked" and broke. Everyone couldn't help but exclaimed, it was really dangerous!
At this time, Ling Yun pulled Old Man Mo onto his back with a strong lift, asking him to hug him tightly. Then he raised his breath again, used his power, and brushed a few times, reaching the top of the cliff.
Ying Chuanlin stretched out his hand and pulled him up. Ling Yun gently put down Old Man Mo.
Old Man Mo was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, his face was bloodless, his whole body was shaking, and he couldn't say a word.
Mo Shuiling burst into tears with gratitude and just sobbed. After a long time, she murmured: "You two are so kind and kind. I really don't know how to repay you..."
Ling Yun said: "Girl, what you say is serious, it's just a matter of hands."
Seeing that her father's face was pale and he was sweating profusely, Mo Shuiling couldn't help but said in shock: "Dad, you...what's wrong with you?"
Ying Chuanlin said: "It's okay. He was just too frightened and nervous. He will be fine after a while."
He looked up at the sky and said, "Junior brother, it's getting late, we should go!"
Ling Yun suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, Ganoderma lucidum, Ganoderma lucidum is still at the bottom of the cliff!"
Ying Chuanlin said: "Also mention the Ganoderma lucidum. If it hadn't been for it, I would have almost killed a person! This thing is an ominous thing, so don't forget it."
Ling Yun said: "Because of this, it is even more precious. Senior brother, you escort the father and daughter home first, and I will go around the cliff to look for it." After that, he turned around and walked away.
Ying Chuanlin said anxiously: "The terrain here is so complicated, and it's your first time here. In this barren mountain, what if you get lost and can't come back? What if you get lost?" How can I go back and explain to my aunt?"
Ling Yun didn't look back, and smiled as he walked: "Ha! If that's really the case, then you can only bother senior brother to find me!"
Seeing the teasing look on Ling Yun's face, Ying Chuanlin said helplessly: "Oh! If I had known now, why bother then?"
Ling Yun said: "How is it now? What was it like before?"
Ying Chuanlin sighed: "I shouldn't have brought you out in the first place! Look, I've caused so much trouble. Oh, my life is so miserable!"
Ling Yun smiled and said, "Wouldn't it be better if you didn't become my senior brother?"
Ying Chuanlin was angry and laughed: "You!..."
After Ling Yun went around to the bottom of the cliff and found the fallen Ganoderma lucidum, he returned to the cliff and sent the Ganoderma lucidum back to the home of the Mo family. By the time we reached the door, the sun was already setting in the west.
Ying Chuanlin said: "Look, it's so late. You can't go anywhere, right? It would be better if you were less busy."
Ling Yun smiled and said: "If today is not enough, there is still tomorrow! Senior brother -" He pretended to be a rogue and said: "Play with me for two more days. It is rare to be free in this life!"
Ying Chuanlin said: "You are free and easy, but I am miserable! You play all day and don't work, what will you eat?"
"Hey, can't I cover the food for these two days?" Ling Yun said, reaching out and taking out a one hundred tael banknote, handed it to Ying Chuanlin and said, "Is it enough?"
Ying Chuanlin said: "Hey, who do you think your senior brother is?"
Ling Yun said with a playful smile: "Good senior brother, will you play with me for two more days! People say they risk their lives to accompany a gentleman, not to mention you are still my senior brother!"
Ying Chuanlin said helplessly: "You!..."
When the two returned home, it was already declining. Mrs. Ruan frowned when she heard that her son was going out tomorrow.
Ling Yun observed the words and said: "Mom, how about I take you with me?"
Mrs. Ruan rolled her eyes at him and said: "Don't do this with me. The mountains are high and the roads are steep. My mother is getting very old. Isn't her skeleton broken by this trip? You can go there by yourself." !”
Ling Yun smiled and said: "Thank you, mother!"
Mrs. Ruan looked at Ling Yun's naughty look and couldn't help but sigh softly: "Oh! After all, he is a young man, and he just won't change his playful and playful nature!"
The next day, Ling Yun and Ying Chuanlin set off again. There are only Mrs. Ruan, Mrs. Yu and a few children in the family.
Mrs. Ruan and Mr. Yu talked together. Later, she felt bored and walked out of the room to get some air. At this time, there was a sound of clattering footsteps outside the courtyard gate.
A woman in her forties, dressed in rags, walked in with one leg lame and a cane in her hand. When several children saw a beggar coming, they were all frightened and ran away, shouting repeatedly: "Mother, mother..."
Mrs. Ruan looked at the poor woman intently. Her messy hair was disheveled, covering half of her face. The most shocking thing was the two terrible scars on her face. Regardless of whether she was beautiful or ugly in the past, she looked very scary and scary now.
Mrs. Yu came out of the room and saw a dirty and ugly beggar woman standing at the door. She said in disgust: "What are you doing?"
The beggar woman said in a hoarse voice: "Well, please give me something to eat! I haven't eaten for a whole day..."
Mrs. Yu said: "You old woman, why are you talking nonsense? You have been begging for food all day long, and you will have nothing to eat?"
The beggar woman said: "But everyone is so cruel. I hope you are not such a person." Her voice was cold, emotionless, and did not mean the slightest bit of prayer.
Mrs. Yu was annoyed, "Humph, let me tell you, no wonder no one gives you anything to eat. Look at your virtue..."
The beggar woman said: "Will you give it or not?"
Mrs. Yu said: "How can you talk like that? You stinky beggar, get out of here!"
The beggar's eyes were fixed, she turned around slowly and staggered towards the door.
Mrs. Ruan couldn't stand it. She heard clearly the conversation between Mr. Yu and the old woman just now. She felt that the old woman was not only pitiful, but also a little strange. From her dull and pale expression, from her bitter and cold words, she had sensed something extraordinary. "Wait a minute," she yelled.
But the beggar woman didn't react at all. She still walked forward step by step, her eyes straight and her expression blank. Mrs. Ruan couldn't help shouting again.
Mrs. Yu said impatiently: "Why do you care about her?"
Mrs. Ruan said: "If this happens, something will happen to her!"
Mrs. Yu said: "Life and death are determined by fate. Let such a stinky beggar die on her own."
Mrs. Ruan felt very harsh when she heard this. She turned around unhappily, walked out of the door, and chased in the direction of the beggar woman.
Mrs. Yu felt unhappy, but still worried that it was not safe for Mrs. Ruan to go out alone, so she ordered her two children: "Big Mao and Ermao, follow your grandma."
Mrs. Ruan followed closely behind the beggar woman, shouting: "Oh, wait!... This girl, wait!..." But the beggar woman seemed not to hear anything and continued to walk towards her in a daze. Walking forward.
Mrs. Ruan never gave up. She was a very enthusiastic and kind-hearted old lady. At the same time, the weirder the other party's behavior was, the more it aroused her curiosity. She kept pursuing him, even though by then she was out of breath and exhausted.
The beggar woman was now in a chaotic semi-conscious state. She vaguely felt as if someone was calling her, but then she felt like there was nothing. Finally, she felt her eyes getting darker and darker, until all the hallucinations disappeared in her mind...
When her consciousness returned to her mind, she found that she was already lying on a bed, and a doctor-looking person next to her was checking her pulse. Sitting next to her was an old lady in her sixties, well-groomed and elegant.
Seeing her waking up, the doctor let out a deep breath and said, "Okay, she'll be fine when she wakes up. I'll prescribe a prescription, grab a few more medicines and take them on time, and she'll be fine."
Mrs. Ruan thanked her repeatedly. The doctor gave a few more instructions and then went out.
The beggar woman closed her eyes and recalled what had just happened. Just listen to the old lady saying: "This is the medical clinic of Mr. Liu, a famous local doctor. You fainted on the way, so I had to hire a carriage to bring you here. How is it, girl, are you feeling better? ?”
Two lines of sour and muddy tears overflowed from the corners of the beggar woman's eyes filled with vicissitudes of life. She murmured: "I thought there would be no good person in this world, but I didn't expect..." She burst into tears.
Mrs. Ruan said: "Sister, how can you think so? There are still many good people in the world!"
The beggar woman let out a long sigh, carefully looked at the kind-hearted old lady in front of her, and said, "Excuse me, madam, are you... are you from that family just now..."
Seeing that she was speaking a little incoherently, Mrs. Ruan hurriedly explained: "Yes, I come from the family you just met. However, I have no relationship with the hostess. I just went to her house with my son. As a guest.”
The beggar woman said oh. Mrs. Ruan's frankness removed her doubts and wariness. She asked: "What is your name, madam?"
Mrs. Ruan said: "My husband's surname is Ling, and his maiden name is Ruan. My husband died young and I have only one son named Ling Yun."
"Ling Yun?" the beggar woman called.
Mrs. Ruan was startled: "What's wrong?"
The beggar woman said in a trembling voice: "Ling Yun, is he your son?... No, I mean, is your son the commander of Ling Yun Ling under Lord Lu of the Ministry of Punishment in the capital?"
Mrs. Ruan couldn't help but look at her in surprise and said, "Yes, sister, what's wrong with you?..."
The beggar woman said excitedly: "Great! Great! I thought that all the pain, injustice, and bitterness I have suffered in this life can only be lost together with this miserable life of mine - nothing. Thinking that there is still such a day for me to be vindicated, God, you finally opened your eyes..." As she spoke, she broke down in tears.
Mrs. Ruan said: "What's going on, sister, please tell me slowly."
The beggar woman said: "Mrs. Ruan, can you take me to see your son? Please ask him to explain to Mr. Lu on my behalf. No - I want to see Mr. Lu in person and tell him a big secret!..."
Mrs. Ruan said: "My son has gone out today and will not come back until tonight. Sister, there is no need to rush into some things. Can you tell me what is going on first? Maybe I can help with some advice."
The beggar woman said: "Okay. If I can tell my pain to a good person like Madam, I will feel better."
She breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "It's a long story. My husband's surname is Du, my maiden name is Ge, and I have a son named Zhenghai. I think when I was young, I was quite handsome and worked in a high-ranking official in Kyoto. Being deceived by a wet nurse..."
Recalling the wasted years in the past, she couldn't help but be filled with emotion. To this day, she still hates that dignitary and doesn't want to mention his name.
She continued: "I hate their family! That official deceived me and caused me to lose everything as a woman, including my reputation. Later, he gave up and kicked me out.
"I was desperate, my husband rejected me, and my son didn't recognize me. I was wandering, desperate, and didn't know where I was going. In order to take revenge, I took out his beloved young master."
Mrs. Ruan frowned and stopped talking.
"I originally planned to kill this child. I took the child to a lush elm forest outside the capital and next to the ancient road. I took out the sweat towel I had prepared in advance and tied it tightly around his neck... …
"At this time, a group of robbers passed by. Although I was lifeless at that time, I did not want to fall into the hands of a group of dressed-up beasts and suffer their humiliation and torture. So I abandoned the child next to a shrub layer, and then He ran away without his life..."
When Ge Shi said this, he sighed, "Maybe it was God's will, but they finally discovered me..." She had a sad look on her face.
Mrs. Ruan was moved in her heart and asked, "When did that happen?"
Ge said: "Twenty years ago. I will never forget that day in my life. It was April 19, the eleventh year of Qingli, in the Yulin area west of the capital."
Mrs. Ruan looked a little pale. She said silently: "What happened next?"
Ge Shi said sadly: "Later, I fell into the hands of that group of robbers; the little leader named Zhu Jiu occupied me..."
Mrs. Ruan said: "Since then, you have no information about the whereabouts of that child?"
Geshi nodded and said: "Yes. I have regretted this before and thought that child was innocent. But when I thought about it, I was also innocent. Who had ever pitied me?
"That high-ranking official abandoned me all the time, and finally abandoned me like a rag; my husband didn't care about the old relationship at all, and ruthlessly abandoned me; he didn't even recognize my son; and my so-called second husband Zhu Jiu is also playing with me..."
The more Ge Shi spoke, the sadder he became, bursting into tears. Even Mrs. Ruan was weeping.
Ge Shi sobbed: "The most unjust accusation is yet to come. Twenty years later, when the leader of the bandit organization named Li Ruiyun knew my details, he called me over and told me that he had an affair with that big man. The official also has a blood feud and wants me to cooperate with him to get revenge on that sanctimonious hypocrite.
"I was too stupid. I shouldn't have told everything, including all the characteristics of the child I took out: the purple-red Qilin birthmark on his left arm, the birthmark of the child engraved on his body. The amulet, and the jade unicorn hanging around his neck - I took this jasper unicorn off the child's neck back then, and then I stupidly presented it to Li Ruiyun with both hands..."
Mrs. Ruan said blankly: "Where is the amulet?"
Ge said: "The child was wearing the amulet close to his body. He was in a hurry and didn't have time to take it off, so it remained on the child's body."
Mrs. Ruan suddenly felt nervous, because she had already thought of something from this, and couldn't help asking eagerly: "What does that amulet look like?"
