(2)
It was night soon, and the travelers' leisure time after meals and tea did not last long. After all, it was still no match for the boring and noisy life on the carriage. I closed my eyes and rested early. The young man driving the car was left alone, walking through the darkness covered with stars and moon.
In order to be able to see the road ahead clearly in the dark night, and to protect the horses from the darkness, Bai Feng hung the gauze lantern purchased in Yanzi Town on the roof of the car. A pair of white crimson lamps hung on his sides, illuminating the road and lighting up the darkness. In the deserted countryside with a radius of ten miles, it can be said that it adds some atmosphere of human presence.
The carriage was still running smoothly, but if the wheels of the carriage hit a few stones, causing the carriage to shake violently or make some strange noises, it would be easy to startle people. Especially in such a dark night, this made the young man have to be even more careful, fearing that there would be another accident like before, which would hinder the journey again.
Fortunately, despite such a tumultuous environment, the four people in the car slept surprisingly soundly: Zhao Xiaomei, with her petite body, was able to lie down on one of the benches set up on both sides of the car, with her head on her head. Murong Yan's knees, apart from being unable to "talk in her sleep", should be regarded as the most comfortable ones currently; while the other two, Zhao Kuo and Ajuan, were sitting on another bench, leaning against each other. Just like Murong Yan, she leaned on the chair and fell asleep. It seemed that the two of them were more friendly than before.
In this way, this carriage carrying "destiny" and "future" kept moving until a glimmer of morning light appeared on the horizon. The young man took advantage of this glimmer of light to find a water source, intending to give himself and the horse a good rest.
After a tiring night, Bai Feng first washed his face, then filled the gourd he carried with him with water, and drank from the river with his horse while looking around: he found that the mountains were gradually no longer continuous, replaced by vastness. In the plains, if you are attacked here, you may not be able to fly even with your wings; in the distance, there are a few wild ducks swimming leisurely in the water. The green hair on their heads is very conspicuous, and there are ripples under their feet. We didn't stop until we reached the shore; there were as many green grass and trees as hemp on the shore, and the green leaves were still dripping with dew, and our noses were filled with the moist fragrance coming from them.
"I will never get tired of this feeling..." After Bai Feng said this, he yawned and relieved his visible sleepiness. When he was about to lead the horse back to the car, he saw the mysterious Xianbei girl approaching.
"Brother Feng!" Murong Yan trotted in the direction of the car. When she reached Bai Feng, she continued, "Why don't you wake us up? You've been working hard all night, why don't you go and rest for a while first?"
Bai Feng replied: "Looking at you all sleeping so hard, it's hard to wake you up..."
"Alas..." Murong Yan said in a long voice: "Come on, let me lead a horse..." After saying that, they each led a horse and returned to the rest of their companions. Unexpectedly, the companions over there seemed to have some trouble. contradiction.
Ajuan's angry voice was like the cry of a newborn bird, hitting Zhao Kuo gently and nonstop: "Zhao Kuo, where did you put my flowers! Don't leave, tell me clearly!"
"I've told you several times that the flower sprouted in the middle of the night, so I put it in the car... Now, it's convenient for me to go down below, so don't follow me if you're a woman's house!" Zhao Kuo covered it with one hand. On the lower abdomen, he pushed Ajuan with one hand, indicating that she should go back and find it by herself.
"Where is that? I couldn't find it when I woke up early in the morning, but you said... Hey, don't leave!" After that, Ajuan followed him to the nearby dense forest.
After witnessing the conversation between these two interesting people, Bai Feng couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, it turns out it was Miss Ajuan who woke you all up!"
"Yeah... Why don't we go to the car and help her look for it?" Murong Yan said gently, and saw the other party nodding and smiling. The two tied their horses up again and immediately rummaged through the luggage room in the car. However, they did not find it until Zhao Kuo and Ajuan came back.
"Hurry up and get it back for me!" Ajuan said angrily to Zhao Kuo: "If you can't find it back, you won't be able to touch a hair on my head in the future! The soil in the potted plant was given by Sister Mengdie. You can find it anywhere." It’s not here…”
"Tsk! Isn't it just a potted plant? I remember that it was placed in the pile of books left by Mr. Qian, and I also took a piece of black cloth to cover it..." As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Kuo took away the knotted plants. The tightly tied books were piled as high as an ordinary person's legs, and the little girl might not be able to move them at all. Behind the stack of books, there was indeed a small object covered with black cloth.
Ajuan hurried over and picked it up. He opened the black cloth and saw a small bud, and he immediately became happy. After this small dispute, everyone repaired themselves for a while and set out again.
Accompanied by the neighing of the horses, the noise caused by the collision of various objects in the car, and the sound of wind and birds singing outside the car, Bai Feng, who was already exhausted, sat on the bench to meditate and breathe out. While recuperating his body, he gradually lost control of his body due to sleepiness, and finally fell directly on Murong Yan's body and fell into a deep sleep.
During the journey that only took half a day to reach the "Chicken Cing Station", the friends wisely tried not to make any noise so that the young swordsman could get enough rest. Even though Ajuan was holding a potted poisonous flower that had sprouted in her hands, she did not make any sound of congratulations. Instead, she suppressed the joy in her heart and planned to repay it to someone one day.
In this state of reversing day and night, Bai Feng didn't know when he started to be immersed in the dream about the past. That must have been a time not too far away from now... because the calluses on his hands were as clearly visible as they are now.
"Bai Feng... Master, I can't do it anymore..." A man with gray beard and hair, who looked like an old man, lay on the bed and said these words with all his strength.
"Master? Master! Master, what's wrong with you?" The young man screamed: "There are still many things that I don't understand and I still want to know. The master has not taught his disciples yet, how can he just die like this?"
The white-haired man raised his right hand tremblingly, signaling Bai Feng to catch him. Bai Feng did so. The white-haired man immediately opened his eyes wide with piercing eyes, and then said angrily: "You bastard, I have already killed you as a teacher." Everything is taught to me! There are some things you don’t understand, but you will understand them later... Do you remember the more important things?"
Bai Feng was stunned for a moment and replied: "I don't know, I hope my master will teach me!"
"You may encounter many things that you cannot understand or explain in the future. What should you do then?"
"Water is good for all things without fighting. It is disliked by everyone, so it is close to the Tao." Bai Feng replied: "Master, do you want me to be like 'water'?"
"No, it's more than that..." the white-haired man replied: "In addition to being easy-going like water and not seeking fame and wealth, you also have to be as fierce as it."
"ferocious?"
"When you encounter things like that, you can only try your best to adapt or change. You must not be like a teacher who laments about life and the uncertainty of fate all day long, but never has the courage to take a step forward..." The white-haired man Looking up to the sky and sighing, he continued: "For this reason, you have to be as ruthless and ferocious as a flood! Only then can you break through all obstacles and reach the realm you want."
After saying these last words, the white-haired man put down his raised hand and passed away, and the dream world also woke up.
