In the early morning, the air is fresh, birds are chirping, and the misty white mist hangs like a gauze curtain in the mountains and forests.
Wisps of white mist mixed with a cold and cold breath drifted in from the window.
Leng Yue woke up amidst the noisy chirping of birds.
She slowly opened her eyes, shook her head gently, composed herself, and rubbed her sleepy eyes. She suddenly felt a heavy pain in her head, and she felt a little hazy.
When she came back from the drug store last night, it was already very late at night. Coupled with her physical discomfort and worry, she tossed and turned all night and was unable to fall asleep peacefully.
When she returned to the inn last night, she was already a little sleepy. Her eyelids seemed to have been injected with lead and silver. They were so heavy that they drooped downwards and she could not open them.
Later, after Menghua brought her a basin of hot water and put on a warm towel to wipe her face, she felt her mind gradually clearing up.
The night was getting deeper and deeper, but she felt more and more awake, completely different from the state she had just been in on horseback. The horseback ride was very bumpy, and the mountain wind at night was freezing and biting. On the way back, she almost fell asleep.
Thinking about it now, she herself felt very strange, and she didn't know why!
She told Menghua about this strange situation and asked Menghua to analyze it for her. What was the reason? Menghua pondered for a long time, but she could only make random guesses and couldn't explain why.
This was the first time that the two of them went down the mountain together. They saw that the world outside the mountain was vast and boundless. Compared with the small world on the top of the mountain, how much more exciting was it?
In their eyes, everything outside the mountain was so beautiful and novel, which made them feel fresh. Even the sky outside the mountain seems different from that inside the mountain!
Menghua saw that Leng Yue was not sleepy. She seemed to be infected by her state, and she also fell asleep unintentionally. The two of them were lying on the bed, both tossing and turning, unable to rest on their pillows, so they simply turned over and sat up, chatting.
Later, Leng Yue suddenly remembered that she had not taken the medicine. She got the pills from the doctor last night, and the doctor told her to take one before going to bed at night. She quickly climbed out of bed, put on her robe, and got up to pour water and take medicine.
Seeing this, Menghua stopped her in a hurry and said that she was ill and was just lying on the bed. She could just leave the tea and water to her.
So she quickly put on her clothes and got out of bed, found a fire fold, lit the lamp, and poured a glass of water for Leng Yue. He served Leng Yue and swallowed the pills, then arranged the bedding for her and helped her lie down.
Leng Yue saw that Menghua took such good care of her, which showed that she had a deep affection for this sister. Leng Yue couldn't help but feel warm in her heart. She felt grateful to Meng Huan and said some sincere words from her heart.
The two of them lay in bed and talked like that at night, and they didn't know how long they talked. Before they knew it, they fell asleep.
When Leng Yue woke up, she saw a faint fish belly white appearing on the sky outside the window. Obviously, the long night has passed and the sky will light up soon.
He glanced at Menghua beside him, still sleeping soundly, and looked at her sleeping red face with a smile. She gently turned over and sat up, not daring to make a sound for fear of disturbing her sweet dream.
Looking at her sleeping like a lazy cat, especially her cute and rosy face, which was very pleasing to the eye, Leng Yue couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, thinking: This is such a heartless person. The flower girl! She was sleeping deeply, with a smile on her face. She must be dreaming of something sweet!
There were lights on the corridor outside the room, and the lights in the lobby downstairs were also on.
The shopkeeper, cook and waiters had gotten up early and were busy in the lobby, preparing a sumptuous breakfast for the day.
Although they had started working, they were doing so very lightly, fearing that they would make some noise and wake up the sleeping guests.
This is the last hint of darkness before dawn, and the last moment of silence in the long night.
Suddenly, a sharp rooster crow came from the backyard of the inn, followed by a clear dog barking. The grayish white floating in the sky finally became brighter.
Leng Yue leaned on the bed, unable to sleep anymore. She straightened up, stretched, yawned, as if she hadn't woken up, stroking her somewhat confused head, and stared blankly at the gradually brightening outside the window. up to the sky.
Her expression was dull, as if she was thinking about something, but she still looked worried.
After another cup of tea, the sky turned from dull gray to a faint blue color.
At this time, the sky finally became completely bright.
At this time, there was a crisp sound of footsteps on the corridor, and the guests in the hotel had already walked out of the room. There was a lot of noise upstairs and downstairs, and the waiters were also busy in the lobby, shouting and running around with various steaming breakfast dishes in their hands. Some guests who did not want to go downstairs to dine stood upstairs and called to the downstairs, instructing the waiter to bring breakfast to the guest room.
Leng Yue put on her clothes and sat in front of the mirror to comb her long hair. She looked at herself in the mirror intently, looking haggard and pale, with a faint green and black color between her eyebrows. Obviously, she looked like this because she hadn't slept well all night.
Looking at herself in the mirror, she almost couldn't recognize herself. Alas, how could I become like this? When my parents see it later, they will inevitably have to worry about themselves again!
At this moment, Menghua opened her eyes and woke up.
She saw nothing around her, no sign of Leng Yue! Suddenly he turned over and sat up, and caught a glimpse of Leng Yue sitting in front of the mirror, quietly combing her long hair.
She stretched out slowly, rubbed her eyes, and called to Leng Yue: "My good sister, when did you get up?"
Leng Yue heard her voice and knew that she had woken up. He turned around and smiled sweetly at her and said softly: "I woke up when it was about to get up. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't dare to disturb you!"
Menghua giggled and said, "How was it? Did you sleep well last night? I can't even remember when we fell asleep." Her eyes rolled around, as if she was recalling the scene before falling asleep last night.
Leng Yue said lightly: "Well, I don't know. After I came back from the drug store last night, my father and mother were still awake. When Brother Liu and I were about to go upstairs, they came downstairs to greet us." She said softly. Combing her hair, she looked at Menghua reflected in the mirror behind her.
Menghua got out of bed, dressed neatly, walked slowly to Leng Yue, and looked at her with a smile.
She suddenly reached out and took the wooden comb from Leng Yue's hand, raised her eyebrows, and said with a smile: "Sister, how about you let me comb your hair?" She stared at Leng Yue with a bright smile.
Leng Yue smiled slightly and said quietly: "I am so lucky to have my sister comb my hair!"
Menghua combed Leng Yue's long hair and said angrily: "My good sister, look at what you said, isn't it just to comb your hair for you? How lucky are you? It sounds like I have never combed your hair for you. Like. Just think about it, how many times have I combed your hair?"
Leng Yue blinked her eyes, pretending to be thinking, pouting and smiling: "Well, let me think about it! Hey, it seems like four or five times!"
When Menghua heard this, her face darkened, and she immediately said unhappily: "Ah, only four or five times? Sister, your memory is too bad. You and I have been together for more than two months, at least eight or so. I replied. Sister, you are so noble and forgetful!"
Leng Yue pursed her lips and smiled, and was about to answer when Meng Hua suddenly blinked her eyes, as if she remembered something, frowned and said, "Well, by the way, sister, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"
Leng Yue's heart trembled, and she thought to herself: "This flower girl usually looks weird and heartless, but I didn't expect that she has a very caring heart, and she even knows how to care about people!"
Thinking in his mind, he smiled at her and said, "Thanks to my good sister, I slept all night, and my body feels much lighter. Well, I just still have a little headache. Thank you for your concern, sister!"
Menghua said happily: "Sister, you must remember the doctor's advice and take your medicine on time. You must get better soon. When we get to Wolong Valley, I will take you for a nice walk around!" As she said that, she The bright eyes suddenly dimmed.
She walked to the window and said quietly: "I wonder how dad is doing. Brother Liu and I are not with him. He will definitely be very lonely."
Leng Yue looked at her thin back and comforted her softly: "Sister, don't be sad. We will see his old man soon. You and your daughter have not seen each other for so long. Uncle Chu must also miss you very much!"
Menghua bit her lip lightly and said with a melancholy look on her face: "Dad is a very strong man. He never talks about his worries to me. No matter what happens, he keeps it in his heart. In the past six months, I have often seen him sitting there. He was sighing in the room, and I don’t know what he was worried about? I haven’t seen him smile for a long, long time, but now, he loves to laugh." As she spoke, she slowly lowered her head, obviously The heart is heavy.
Leng Yue listened quietly to her talk and thought to herself: "What happened to this beautiful girl recently? She suddenly became sentimental. Where did the carefree girl who loved to talk, laugh and laugh go? Since Brother Liu came, She seems to have changed. Maybe it was the disaster of falling off the cliff and escaping from death that made her mature and sensible!" Seeing the sentimental Menghua in front of her, she couldn't help but sigh.
She didn't know how to comfort her, she just smiled faintly and said, "If Uncle Chu knew that you cared about him so much, he would definitely feel very relieved and happy. Well, don't think about things that make you unhappy anymore. It’s over!”
Menghua suddenly turned around, changed her mood, blinked, and said: "The sky is bright, everyone should have gotten up, right? Come on, sister, let's go out! See if Brother Liu is up?"
The two of them were about to get up and walk out of the door. At this time, there was the sound of light footsteps outside the door, and then the sound of human conversation. The sound was something they were all too familiar with. It was Shangguan Hongqin and Liu Ru. The sound of smoke.
Shangguan Hongqin said: "It's already broad daylight, but I don't know if these two children have gotten up yet?"
Liu Ruyan said: "Mother, Miss Lengyue came back late last night, maybe they were still sleeping, so we better not disturb them, why not let them sleep a little longer!"
Shangguan Hongqin said again: "Last night, Yue'er didn't eat anything. I was worried that she would be hungry. Alas! That's all, let them sleep a little longer."
At this time, Xu Feng's voice came again: "Good morning, nephew Liu Xian! What happened yesterday was really hard on you. How did you sleep last night?"
Liu Ruyan said politely: "Uncle, what are you talking about? Ruyan is deeply honored to be able to help my uncle take care of his worries! If I can be of any use to this junior again, uncle, please feel free to give me your instructions!"
I only heard Xu Feng chuckle and say: "My nephew is really a rare general. If I can get your help, it will be even more powerful!"
He then heard Liu Ruyan say humbly: "Uncle, thank you very much. How can my nephew be as good as uncle said? My uncle is ashamed of his nephew, and he really doesn't dare to be a nephew."
The two of them exchanged polite words with each other.
Leng Yue and Meng Hua, who were inside the door, held their breath and listened. They really thought it was funny. They hid themselves behind the door and listened, but they held back their laughter.
At this time, various noises were heard in the lobby outside. It was obvious that many guests had gathered in the hall, and those staying in the hotel upstairs came down the stairs one after another.
After a while, a waiter's clear voice came: "Guests, it's early! All kinds of breakfasts have been prepared in the lobby downstairs. Can you please go downstairs to dine?"
Shangguan Hongqin was about to reach out and knock on the door when Menghua opened the door. Shangguan Hongqin was shocked suddenly, turned around and covered her mouth with Leng Yue and chuckled. She looked at the crowd and said cheerfully: "Uncle, aunt, brother Liu." , Good morning!" She rolled her eyes and said with a smile, "Ah! What are you doing standing outside the door? My sister and I were just about to call you!"
The three of them looked at each other and smiled. Shangguan Hongqin looked at Leng Yue and frowned and asked, "Yue'er, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better?"
Leng Yue nodded and said with a smile: "Mom, I'm fine, don't worry!" Shangguan Hongqin stretched out her hand to straighten the clothes on Leng Yue's chest. It was a bit cold in the morning, for fear that she might get infected again accidentally. Damp and cold air.
But Xu Feng said: "Everyone is hungry. Let's go. Let's go down to eat something first. We have to be on our way soon!"
When everyone came to the hall, they saw the two servants waiting there. Seeing a few people coming, he stood up and said respectfully: "Master, madam, good morning! We have been waiting for you for a long time!" Xu Feng stopped, nodded towards the two of them, and motioned for them to sit down.
At this time, a waiter came over carrying a plate of breakfast.
Xu Feng looked up and saw the man and woman who came to look for Ma Xiaoyun yesterday striding in from the door.
Xu Feng was about to greet the two people, but the two people were already looking over here, hugged Xu Feng's fists, and laughed loudly: "Good morning, Master Xu! How did you sleep last night?"
Xu Feng was stunned, stood up hurriedly, and smiled back at the two of them: "Oh, it turns out it's Zhuangshi Peng and your sister, you two are so early! Where did you two go this early in the morning?"
The middle-aged man surnamed Peng smiled and said: "Oh, before dawn, I went to the woods outside for some morning exercise with my little sister. When I first came here, the people and the place were unfamiliar, but everything here felt very fresh. I went out and stayed overnight. At the inn, my little sister and I couldn't sleep well, so we woke up before dawn. Just in time for the fresh air at dawn, we went to the forest for some morning exercise. By the way, we also got familiar with the terrain and paths here. "
When everyone heard this, they felt a little surprised in their hearts, but there was no color on their faces, only a faint etiquette smile on their faces.
Xu Feng's eyes lit up, he smiled and nodded, stretched out his hand to make an invitation gesture, and said, "Oh, that's it. It's rare for the two of you to be so elegant. It seems that God has met the good news of having the same preferences. No. I'm telling you, I also have this hobby. If I have my free time, I will dance to the sound of chickens, so I need to go to the back mountain early for some morning exercises. You and I are destined to know each other, and it is even rarer to have the same hobbies. Haha, come on, please come. Take a seat! I'm going to be the host today, so how about I treat you two to a few glasses of wine, and you and I can have a nice chat?"
The two people wanted to decline politely, but seeing Xu Feng's beaming eyebrows and high interest, they couldn't refuse. After hesitating for a moment, they still sat down.
Xu Feng then asked the waiter to bring two chairs, stools and two sets of bowls and chopsticks, and added them together, and ordered a few more plates of wine, food and snacks.
The two parties met each other by chance, and met accidentally by chance. But what Xu Feng never expected was that these two people had traveled thousands of miles to come here to find his sworn brother Ma Xiaoyun, and they happened to meet in this inn. There are such ingenious things in the world, and it seems that it is God's arrangement that they have encountered it again.
The encounter and fate between people are really so thought-provoking, unpredictable and elusive.
Xu Feng saw that these two brothers and sisters had similar interests to him and seemed to be honest and honest people, so he had a good impression of them from the bottom of his heart. As they chatted with each other for a while, they became more and more cheerful and speculative.
They talked freely about their respective life experiences, strange things in the world, and when they talked about excitement, they couldn't help but get excited and burst into laughter.
Everyone sat aside, eating, drinking, and listening. Sometimes they were happy, sometimes they were dumbfounded, and sometimes they couldn't laugh or cry!
The joyful scene presented in front of him seemed to have made Xu Feng forget all the worries and unhappiness he encountered yesterday. Even the matter of looking for Li Ruoxuan who suddenly appeared was not mentioned.
The middle-aged man named Peng seemed to have a good capacity for drinking. He frequently raised his glass to toast Xu Feng, and from time to time he raised his glass to toast Liu Ruyan.
When Liu Ruyan saw the other party's warm respect, it was inconvenient for her to say no. She just dealt with the situation and drank a few drinks as a courtesy before giving up and politely declining.
But Xu Feng was in high spirits, and he was very happy to pour wine for him, and even more happy to toast him. You and I were toasting each other. After a while, after a while, two pots of the best aged bamboo leaf green wine were gone. Got drunk all over. The two sides were chatting away from home and abroad. The conversation was very cheerful and the atmosphere was very lively.
Unknowingly, Xu Feng and the middle-aged man were drunk with wine, and their faces were flushed. The more they drank, the more excited they became, and the more they talked, the more speculative they became. When they talked about the exciting and exciting past events in the world, they were sometimes arrogant and sarcastic. sigh! It was as if those legendary stories were not what happened to the ancestors of the martial arts world, but what they themselves had experienced.
Shangguan Hongqin was worried that her husband had a sword wound and should not drink too much. She tried to persuade her husband several times, but her husband was so drunk that he could not listen.
Liu Ruyan and Menghua Lengyue were watching secretly anxiously, but they were helpless. They really didn't know how to persuade him!
After eating and drinking for almost an hour, the guests in the hall gradually dispersed. There were only three or five tables of diners still drinking, and a few waiters were cleaning the mess on the tables and preparing bowls and chopsticks to welcome the lunch guests.
Suddenly, Xu Feng slammed his palm on the table, and with a "pop" sound, the cups, bowls, and chopsticks on the table jumped with the force of his slap. Everyone couldn't help but be shocked by his sudden strange behavior. , everyone looked at him in horror.
But he heard him shouting: "Oh! It's not right! It's not right! You are just drinking and forgetting all the important things!" He suddenly woke up, his eyes widened and he said to everyone, "We still have to hurry today, look at me This kind of memory, when I get drunk, I can't care about anything! Alas!" He stood up, shook his head, and let out a sigh!
When everyone saw this, they couldn't help being surprised and amused, but they just suppressed their expressions and remained calm, and no one could show it.
Seeing Xu Feng suddenly stand up, the man and woman also stood up from their seats, looking at each other in surprise and then at the crowd.
Xu Feng calmed down, clasped his fists towards the two people and said, "You two, I have something important to do right now, so I can no longer accompany you two to have a good chat. How about we get together and have a nice chat someday?"
The two people also cupped their fists and saluted Xu Feng. The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "What Master Xu said is true. Since you have something to do, I won't bother you anymore! It's a long way here, so please be careful and treat us well." I have found Uncle Ma and settled the old matter. We will make an appointment to get together again. Everyone, please take care of yourself!"
Everyone stood up, greeted each other, and expressed their respect to each other!
Xu Feng drank the last glass of wine and said firmly to them: "You two, the days are long, see you soon! I'll take my leave now!"
Xu Feng called the shopkeeper to come over and settle the bill. The middle-aged man insisted on paying for the treat, but this was Xu Feng's territory. How could guests from afar spend money? The two refused to come and go, and he did his part. After some courtesy, it was Xu Feng who finally showed his loyalty to the landlord.
The group packed their luggage and walked out of the inn.
Liu Ruyan called to the waiter to bring his white horse over, and Liu Ruyan saddled the horse and walked in front.
Xu Feng hired another carriage from the store, and everyone got in. After getting ready, the two servants drove the carriage and drove slowly towards the official road in the south.
The two people walked to each other all the way to the official road, and everyone looked at each other and waved goodbye.
After watching Xu Feng and others go away, the two looked at each other solemnly before turning around and walking back to the inn.
Liu Ruyan rode a horse and rode slowly in front, while the carriage followed behind and drove slowly.
