On the top of the distant mountains, the last ray of sunset finally disappeared into the horizon.
At dusk, the sky gradually darkens, a gloomy twilight envelopes the earth, and the cold dew at night becomes cooler and more solemn. A gust of mountain wind blew by, startling a few dusky crows returning to their nests, and flew whiningly into the woods under the night.
On the mountain road in the distance, a figure appeared, walking slowly towards the thatched cottage from far to near. He was slender, with a white scarf on his hair, a green gown, a three-foot sword on his back, and two pheasants and a rabbit in his hands. At this time, the night was completely shrouded, and it was almost impossible to see the path ahead. He gradually quickened his pace, getting closer and closer to here. This is none other than Liu Ruyan, a disciple of Nanshan layman Chu Yunfei.
It turned out that Liu Ruyan, while her master and uncle were reminiscing, came to the back mountain to practice alone. While he was practicing hard, he suddenly saw a group of pheasants flying over from a distance, flapping their wings and landing in the bushes. He couldn't help but feel happy, and then thought: Yeah, there are so many pheasants, why don't I catch a few and go back to honor the master and his uncle. The uncle came from afar, and they will inevitably have a drink tonight! This pheasant tastes very delicious and is perfect as a side dish with wine. While thinking about it, he quietly stepped forward, hid behind a thick pine and cypress tree not far away, squatted down, and carefully poked his head out to observe the movement of the pheasant that had fallen in the grass.
He saw a cluster of dense grass under the tree trunks in front of him swaying slightly to avoid disturbing the grass and alerting snakes. He carefully identified the exact location where the pheasants had fallen. He just saw a few pheasants jumping up and appeared. He seized the opportunity and was about to fly away. Jumping towards the grass. Unexpectedly, at this moment, a huge mountain rat appeared on the roadside, suddenly jumped into the grass, and instantly startled the group of pheasants to flap their wings. When Liu Ruyan saw this, his heart suddenly became angry. At this moment, he couldn't allow him to think too much. He immediately turned over and jumped up. The sword was unsheathed and came out of his hand. In an instant, like lightning and flint, the sword was like a sword, and there was a dazzling white light. Pheasants fluttering in the air. The sword light flashed, and pheasants were heard neighing. Pieces of gray-brown feathers fell like snowflakes. Two pheasants were pierced by flying swords and nailed to the trunk of a cypress tree. The rest were frightened and fled in all directions.
Liu Ruyan raised her head proudly, laughed, and quickly stepped forward to take off the sword. He couldn't help feeling happy and excited, so he carried the pheasant and ran straight to the thatched cottage. Just as I reached a fork in the road, I suddenly saw a hare in the grass next to a rock, squatting motionless and gnawing on the grass. Seeing this, Liu Ruyan couldn't help but stop, thinking: There are so many game in this mountain. I just caught two pheasants, and unexpectedly encountered another hare. It seems that this is a gift from God. Why don't I take it too? We can have a delicious meal tonight, thinking about it, and I started to feel happy unconsciously.
He carried the prey and returned to the thatched cottage happily. At this time, it was already dark, candles were lit in the thatched cottage, and the master and his uncle were still holding candles and talking happily at night. When they got chatting, the two of them suddenly started laughing again. Liu Ruyan pushed the door open and entered the room, and said to the master excitedly: "Master, master, I just caught pheasants and hares in the back mountain. How many will be burned tonight?" A good dish for Master and Uncle to drink with." When Nanshan layman and Lei Zhentian saw it, they both nodded happily. Nanshan layman smiled and said, "Not bad, not bad. I just want to cook a few more dishes for you, Master Lei, to take the wind and wash away the dust."
Liu Ruyan carried the game into the kitchen and was busy lighting the fire and cooking.
There was a crackling sound of pots and pans coming from the kitchen, and a wisp of vegetable aroma filled the room. After a cup of tea, a dish of roasted chicken with bamboo shoots and a dish of fried rabbit were immediately served on the table.
Nanshan layman waved and invited Lei Zhentian to take a seat. He told Liu Ruyan: "Yan'er, I'll get the daughter Hong that I have treasured for many years soon. I will have a few drinks with your uncle tonight!"
Lei Zhentian answered: "Brother Chu, we haven't seen each other for ten years. I will risk my life to accompany you tonight and get him drunk before I stop!" After that, he laughed again.
When Liu Ruyan saw the two reunited after a long separation, his emotions were high and he had endless emotions of parting. He couldn't help but feel the deep friendship between his master and his uncle. He was overjoyed and brought a jar of old daughter sealed with mud from the backyard. Red, pat it with your hand, the sealing mud falls off, and fill the wine glasses for the master and uncle. He then sat down gracefully, filled a glass for himself, raised the glass high and said: "Master, master, disciple, here's a drink to you two!"
Chu Yunfei and Lei Zhentian also raised their wine glasses, and the three of them raised their heads and drank. The three of them greeted each other and exchanged cups. The atmosphere was so lively!
Chu Yunfei was not a drinker. He was already very drunk. After a few glasses of wine, his face turned red and his neck became thick. He suddenly tapped the wine glass with his chopsticks and sang loudly: "There is no way to avoid meeting each other. Meeting makes people drunk, but wine does not make people drunk." People get drunk on themselves, and there is such a good time in life, so why not get drunk a thousand times?" The song was high-pitched, going straight through the night sky, and at this moment, this feeling and scene seemed to add a ray of sadness and melancholy. He sang as if he was about to get drunk, and seemed a little sad. His voice was hoarse, the tunes were complicated, and it was almost impossible to hear what he was singing!
After listening to it, Lei Zhentian and Liu Ruyan felt the blood surge in their chests, and for a moment they became sentimental along with the singing, and they all said sad words. Yes, in life, everyone will have some sadness and pain in their heart that is difficult to express to others. And these unsatisfactory things seem to be truly revealed only after drinking. Whether you are happy or sad in life, you need to face it calmly. Who can say clearly the joys and sorrows of life?
Wine and song, life geometry! After Chu Yunfei finished singing, he raised his glass again and said swayingly: "Come on, brother Lei, Yan'er, don't stop the glass, fill it up again, drink, drink, drink to your heart's content!" After that, he said again Laughter and sadness, tears and runny noses, the originally joyful and comfortable atmosphere suddenly became solemn. The atmosphere of such a banquet changed from bright to depressing, creating an indescribable desolation in this wilderness!
It was late at night, and the cold dew outside the window was even heavier. The three of them drank one cup after another, as if they were all drunk. The wine glasses were overturned on the table, leaving a mess. Unknowingly, it was already the third watch, and the three of them were drunk and unconscious at the table, as if they had fallen into a deep sleep...
The next day, it was bright outside the window. The earth that had been silent for a night woke up again, birds jumped and chirped in the woods, and a fiery red sun climbed up to the top of the mountain in the distance! In the early morning, under the gentle sunshine, everything is glowing with new life! Everything seems to be so beautiful and moving again!
Liu Ruyan woke up in a daze to the sound of birds. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, stretched, and raised his head to find the mess on the ground. Only then did he suddenly understand that everyone was drunk last night. He lay down next to the table and slept like this all night. Recalling the scene last night, he only thought it was funny. Seeing the master and his uncle drunk under the table, he could hardly help laughing!
He quickly helped his master and uncle up, and was about to put them to bed to sleep, but they all woke up.
Nanshan layman slowly opened his eyes, as if he was still drunk, and asked in a daze: "What time is it now?" He looked at Liu Ruyan in confusion, and struggled to sit up. Liu Ruyan hurriedly stepped forward to help him. .
"Master, it's seven o'clock in the morning. Look, the sky is getting brighter." Looking at the master's embarrassed look, he couldn't help but secretly laugh. At this moment, Lei Zhentian also woke up. He turned over and sat up. He opened his eyes and saw the indescribable scene in front of him. He suddenly felt embarrassed and said hurriedly: "Oh, did we sleep peacefully here last night?" After that, he lowered his head and looked at his sleeves. His face turned blue and white.
The three of them recalled the joyous scene of drinking and drinking last night, and they all couldn't help but express some emotion.
Liu Ruyan hurriedly packed up the remaining records and said to Nanshan layman: "Master, it will be your sixtieth birthday in a few days. I plan to leave for Hongqinju today to pick up Huamei. Bar?"
Chu Yunfei washed himself up, then turned to Liu Ruyan and said: "That's fine, you can hurry up and go to Hongqin Residence, and by the way, I can send a message of greetings to your master, Uncle Xu, and invite his family to come and get together!" "Liu Ruyan nodded in agreement, bid farewell to her master and uncle, then turned to the backyard and took out a horse, straddled the saddle and jumped on the horse's back. The horse raised its head and neighed loudly. Liu Ruyan gave a soft drink, whipped the horse, and Juechen As they left, the two old men watched a horse and a horse disappear deep into the mountain road.
Chu Yunfei turned to Lei Zhentian and smiled and said, "Brother Lei, it's rare for you and me to see each other. You must stay in this humble house for a longer time. When it's my birthday, several old friends will also come. It's a good time for everyone to get together." one class!"
Lei Zhentian stroked his beard and said: "Brother Chu is so kind, I can't refuse at all." He thought for a moment and said with a smile, "To be honest with Brother Chu, I happened to pass by this place on my way to Jianmen Pass in Shu. I don’t want to meet Brother Chu here by chance, it’s God’s will for you and me to meet!”
Chu Yunfei frowned and said: "Yes, I didn't know when I would see Brother Lei again after we said goodbye. I didn't expect to meet Brother Lei by chance in the back mountain. Isn't this God's will?" As he said that, the two old friends were relatively older. laugh it out.
Chu Yunfei asked, "I wonder what Brother Lei's purpose is in going to Shu?"
Lei Zhentian's eyes flickered and he said in deep thought: "To be honest, I traveled thousands of miles to find an enemy. I once heard that he was hiding in Jianmen, Shu. I decided to go and look for him while I could still move around." His eyes suddenly moved and he raised his head. Looking at the sky, there was a look of pain in his eyes: "It has been more than twenty years, and this grudge should be settled! Sister Ying, if you have a soul in heaven, you must help me find this thief and treat me well." He will kill his dog head and bring it to your grave one day to offer sacrifice to you! To comfort your heroic soul under the Nine Springs!"
When Chu Yunfei heard this, he couldn't help but feel horrified. He asked in confusion: "Oh, it turns out it's to seek revenge." He paused and continued, "But I don't know what kind of hatred it is? Does Brother Lei know who his enemy is?" "
Lei Zhentian's face became even more painful, and he gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "One day twenty years ago, my cousin was raising sericulture at home. On her way home from picking mulberry leaves, she met a man in his thirties who asked her about it. After a conversation on the road, the two of them felt that they were in love with each other and had a good impression of each other. During the subsequent meetings, my cousin gradually fell deeply in love with him, and the two of them came together." He said, and then sighed. With a sound, he continued: "Then, my cousin brought him home, and the two of them got along affectionately for a while. One day, while my cousin's family was away visiting relatives, he sneaked into my uncle's study and groped wantonly. Ichiban wanted to steal my uncle's family heirloom - the Jade Dragon Pearl. But at this moment, my cousin suddenly returned home and was immediately bumped into by my cousin. She discovered that he was stealing the family heirloom. I asked him to take the treasure back angrily, but when he saw what had happened, he became fierce and cruel, and when my cousin was unprepared, he brutally killed her with a dagger, and then quickly fled away!"
At this point, he was choking in pain, filled with grief and anger, and a terrifying look of perseverance flashed in his eyes.
After Chu Yunfei heard this, he couldn't help being filled with righteous indignation. He slapped his palm on a tree trunk, causing the leaves to fall. He immediately showed that he shared the same hatred with the enemy and gnashed his teeth in hatred. Expressing regret and sympathy for the tragic experience of my old friend and cousin.
Chu Yunfei said sternly: "Your cousin is not very experienced in the world, so she led a wolf into the house. It is really sad! I didn't expect this person to be such a robber, a robber, a treacherous and evil person!" After that, he sighed with regret!
Lei Zhentian's turbid eyes showed deep hatred, and he said resolutely: "I have been raised and loved by my uncle and aunt since I was a child. I grew up with my cousin and have a deep relationship. Therefore, I once swore in front of my cousin's grave that one day , I must kill my enemy with my own hands and avenge my cousin!"
There are always so many loves, hates, and hatreds in the world. In this world of gratification and grudges, countless joys and sorrows are staged every day!
