The night wind howled, dark clouds obscured the stars and moon, and the earth became increasingly desolate and lonely.
He stood in the vast night, his clothes dancing wildly in the wind. He slowly stroked the horse's mane, with deep sorrow on his face. In such a strange place, on such a desolate night, his mood suddenly became complicated.
He thought about the past, and scenes from the past came to mind. The memory of his childhood flashed through his mind like a flash of lightning: in a courtyard with flowers in full bloom, he held his little sister's hand and ran among the flowers, chasing dragonflies and butterflies. The little sister Liu Yumei always has many strange problems. She has a childish look on her face. The brother and sister are always inseparable...
Suddenly, the memory changed and jumped to that terrible night. A group of menacing masked men holding long knives appeared in the courtyard and surrounded the entire house. All the servants in the house suddenly panicked, and my mother and father were too late. He said goodbye and took himself and his little sister to the secret room in the back mountain. His father just told him to take good care of his sister. At that time, he saw tears in his father's eyes and a nervous and desperate look on his face. Then he and his little sister Then he fainted...
That night twenty years ago, all the scenes flashed through my mind over and over again. Later, he was rescued by his mentor Chu Yunfei, but there was no trace of his little sister. For more than 20 years, there was no news at all, and no one knew whether she was dead or alive? Then, he thought of the master who was still missing, and the quirky junior sister Chu Menghua. At this moment, was she with Shangguan Auntie and Miss Leng Yue? And that little sister Chunlan who came from a miserable life, how are they doing now? …
Thinking of this, a look of extreme pain and sorrow suddenly appeared on his face.
At this time, Luo Xiangxue's concerned voice suddenly came from behind: "Brother Liu, what are you doing outside?"
He was startled when he heard the sound, and suddenly recovered his thoughts. He turned around and saw Luo Xiangxue walking out of the stone room, looking at him with concern on his face.
He said quietly: "Xiangmei, why did you come out?"
Luo Xiangxue smiled lightly and said, "I saw you haven't been back for a long time, so I came out to take a look. Brother Liu, are you okay?"
Liu Ruyan pretended to be calm and said: "I'm fine. It's windy outside. I'll go out and see the foal." He gently stroked the horse's back, a hint of panic flashing across his expression.
Luo Xiangxue came to him and seemed to see that he was worried. She guessed that he was missing his master and relatives again, and hurriedly comforted him: "Are you thinking of them again? Brother Liu, don't be too sad. , we are already here, and I believe we will soon find out about Uncle Chu's whereabouts!" She stared at Liu Ruyan, with a complicated look in her eyes.
Then she added: "It's cold outside, let's go in quickly! We'll spend the night here tonight, and early tomorrow morning, we'll go to find out about the Hell Gate! I believe that Uncle Chubo will be fine with his people and nature, and nothing will happen to him."
Liu Ruyan looked at Luo Xiangxue solemnly, bit her lip, and nodded silently.
The two returned to the stone room. Several weapons were placed in the corner. Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian squinted their eyes and were squatting on the ground, leaning against the wall and taking a nap.
They were too tired from traveling all the way these days. Liu Ruyan and Luo Xiangxue couldn't bear to disturb them, so they quietly found a corner and squatted down.
The cold wind was biting outside the house, and the horses were pacing and neighing occasionally.
The night was getting late, the candles on the desk had long since burned out, and the room was dark. Liu Ruyan groped for the fire folds from his arms and lit it. There was a faint firelight in the room. He squatted down and wiped the dust on the floor, then took out a thin blanket from his bag and spread it against the wall. He said to Luo Xiangxue He said softly: "Xiangmei, I can only make do with this tonight, but I will wrong you!" He looked at Luo Xiangxue calmly.
Luo Xiangxue said softly: "Thank God that we can find such a place to stay! It's too late for me to be happy, how can I feel wronged!" She lowered her head slightly and smiled, "As long as I can be with you, no matter what difficulties I have, I will I'm not afraid." A hint of shyness instantly appeared on her face, and she looked even more charming under the firelight.
Liu Ruyan was startled, her face moved, she just smiled at her and asked her to sit on the blanket.
The two sat down next to each other, leaning against the rough stone. Liu Ruyan said softly: "You are tired too. It's getting late. Get some rest!" Under the firelight, she looked at Luo Xiangxue's slightly haggard face. , he felt bad in his heart, and secretly complained that he did not dare to agree to her coming.
The two of them were about to close their eyes and take a nap. Suddenly, there was a deafening muffled thunder, which startled the two of them. Xu Feng and Lei Zhentian who were opposite them also opened their eyes suddenly in shock. The two of them almost jumped up from the ground. Xu Feng realized that it was thunder, looked at everyone and said slowly: "It seems like it's going to rain heavily! We won't be able to sleep tonight, hey!" He sighed quietly, just now He was awakened by thunder when he fell asleep, and he seemed quite helpless.
Lei Zhentian looked outside the house, and a bolt of lightning flashed across the night sky, illuminating the entire stone room. The cold wind howled outside, and the frightened neighing of the foal could be vaguely heard.
Lei Zhentian actually laughed and said: "Finally found a place to stay, but we encountered a thunderstorm. Oh, God is really unfavorable! This God is really troublesome!" He suddenly complained to himself.
Liu Ruyan looked at the two of them, then looked at Luo Xiangxue beside him, and said with a wry smile: "It's all the fault of this junior. I caused my two uncles and Xiang Mei to suffer along with me. I'm really ashamed of myself!" In this situation, he felt deeply guilty and remorseful.
Xu Feng simply stood up, looked outside the room solemnly, and said quietly: "Why did nephew Liu Xian say this? Your master and I are friends for eight years, and his business is my business. Now he has suffered a disaster, and his whereabouts How can I just sit back and do nothing if I don't know! As long as I can find him as soon as possible, this difficulty doesn't matter!"
Luo Xiangxue cheered up and comforted everyone: "Fortunately we found this earth temple, otherwise we would really have been caught in the rain! Although this place is not as good as an inn, it can still protect us from wind and rain."
At this moment, there was lightning and thunder outside, and lightning struck one after another, illuminating the two wilderness areas. Then, the thunder was as powerful as breaking bamboo, one sound stronger than the other.
Everyone was no longer sleepy and hid in the room chatting for a while. Xu Feng suddenly felt a little hungry. He thought that everyone had not been able to eat since they came out of seclusion. They must have been extremely hungry, so he asked: "I originally planned to go out." Guan, find an inn and have a good meal, but there is not even a decent inn here. Everyone must be very hungry. I still have some fruits and dry food in my bag. Come on, let’s share it with everyone!” As he spoke, he untied the bundle in the corner, took out a few melons and some steamed buns, and distributed them to everyone.
Each person picked up a piece of melon and ate it, drank some water, and ate a few pieces of steamed buns. After eating some food, they no longer felt hungry.
At this moment, a burst of rain fell from the sky, and the heavy rain finally came.
The rain became more and more violent, with lightning, thunder, and heavy rain all mixed together. The poor horses were jumping and neighing anxiously in the rain, and they were already soaked.
The heavy rain has been pouring for a long time without stopping, and the rainwater has already flooded into the stone room.
Everyone had no choice but to hide in a more secluded position in the corner. The light of the fire folds fluttered in the wind. Liu Ruyan held the fire folds in both hands and tried his best to prevent the fire from being blown out.
