That night, everyone chatted until late at night. All the past events came to mind, which made people feel a lot of emotion. After dinner, they walked together on the long street. No one seemed to be sleepy.
Shangguan Hongqin took everyone to the end of the long street. In the distance were the majestic and rolling mountains of Zhongnan Mountain, with layers of dark ridges like soaring dragons and crouching tigers.
Chu Yunfei looked at the Wolong Valley in the darkness with a solemn expression. It was the place where he had lived for decades after the death of his wife. Ever since he decided to wash his hands and retire from the world twenty years ago, he had chosen this famous mountain with beautiful scenery, apart from his preference for quiet and elegant landscapes. It was also due to the pain of crying after losing his wife. ap.
He thought that he would hide in the mountains and forget about the turmoil of current events and the grievances in the world, as well as the deep-rooted love between the couple for decades. How could he forget it so easily? He stood on the street corner, stunned. The night wind blew the corners of his clothes, and he suddenly shivered. The night was as cold as water, and the stars and moon were like dreams. Under the vast night, he was the only one standing in the cold wind for a long time.
The group of people were walking and talking. Chu Menghua was walking next to Liu Ruyan, while Luo Xiangxue and Lei Zhentian were walking in front. Menghua suddenly reached out and tugged at the corner of Liu Ruyan's clothes, glanced at Luo Xiangxue in front of her, and whispered. Asked: "Brother Liu, who is the girl who followed you? Why don't you introduce me to everyone?" Xu Lengyue and Yang Chunlan next to them looked at each other and covered their mouths with a smile.
Chu Menghua looked at him with confusion, and Liu Ruyan suddenly said: "Oh, yes, you should introduce me! If you didn't tell me, I was really neglectful." She caught up two steps and called Luo Xiangxue. : "Xiangmei, wait a minute!"
Luo Xiangxue was shocked and stopped immediately. She turned around and looked at Liu Ruyan in surprise and asked, "What's wrong? Brother Liu."
At this time, everyone's eyes fell on Luo Xiangxue, especially the girls behind, looking at her intentionally or unintentionally. Due to a woman's keen intuition, she had already noticed in her heart that these girls were full of curiosity about her, but it was just their first meeting, so they seemed timid.
She really didn't expect that Liu Ruyan would be surrounded by so many women, and she suddenly felt that it was very fun.
Liu Ruyan introduced to Shangguan Hongqin and the girls: "Let me introduce to you all, this is Miss Luo Xiangxue. Her home is also on our Zhongnan Mountain. From now on, you will be good sisters!" After that, he Turning to Luo Xiangxue, "Miss Luo, these are my sisters, Chu Menghua, Xu Lengyue, and Yang Chunlan. Miss Menghua is the daughter of the master, Miss Lengyue is the daughter of Uncle Xu and Shangguan Auntie, Chunlan The girl is the little sister I met when we were in Yangjiazhuang."
Luo Xiangxue's eyes fell on the three girls, she hugged the three of them with a fist, and said with a smile: "Three girls, it's a pleasure to meet you!"
The three girls also hugged their fists. Chu Menghua smiled and said, "So Miss Luo also lives on Zhongnan Mountain?" Her eyes fell on Luo Xiangxue's long sword with a black sheath, and she was quite curious.
Suddenly, she turned to look at Liu Ruyan and asked, "By the way, Brother Liu, how did you and Miss Luo meet?"
Liu Ruyan smiled slightly and said: "On the eve of Master's sixtieth birthday, I thought that Master was hosting a banquet with friends from all walks of life and needed to pick some good tea, so I went to Moon Bay Tea Garden to pick fresh tea. But when I arrived at the tea garden, I saw that the fresh buds were covered with After picking all the leaves, only a few corners were left. Just when I was feeling disappointed, I saw Miss Luo coming from the forest carrying a bamboo basket. It turned out that she was carrying a basket of fresh buds picked nearby to sell at Shilipo Market. See you. I was in the tea garden, so he asked me for directions, and we got to know each other while chatting." As he said that, he glanced at Luo Xiangxue with a smile.
After hearing this, Chu Menghua rolled her eyes, nodded lightly, said "Oh", blinked and said, "What a beautiful meeting! It is said that only those who are destined to meet in the world can meet at the right time. You are really destined!" She said As he spoke, there was a faint sourness in his tone, which made Xu Lengyue and Yang Chunlan next to them couldn't help but cover their mouths and laugh.
Liu Ruyan heard the overtones of Menghua's words and couldn't help but frowned at her, signaling her not to hold back her words. Shangguan Hongqin was listening to a few young people talking and laughing. She was still smiling to herself. She glanced at Chu Menghua and said angrily: "Hua'er, don't be rude! This is the first time Miss Luo comes back to us. How can you talk like this?" . Why don’t you quickly apologize to Miss Luo?”
Luo Xiangxue smiled slightly and said softly: "Miss Menghua is quick-tongued and very cute. We all know each other by fate.
We will be good friends from now on. ” She walked slowly to Chu Menghua, held her hand, and looked at her friendly.
Chu Menghua was suddenly frightened, with a look of surprise on her face, but then she smiled at Luo Xiangxue and said, "Oh, by the way, where is Miss Luo's home in Zhongnan Mountain? If I had known you earlier, I would have I often come to play with you." She blinked and suddenly asked, "I wonder how old Miss Luo is this year?"
Luo Xiangxue stared at her and smiled: "Guess how old I am?"
Chu Menghua frowned briefly, thinking, looked her up and down, and said, "It looks like Miss Luo is about eighteen or nineteen years old, right? She must be older than me. I guess that's not true, right?" She He tilted his head and looked at Luo Xiangxue, smiling eyes.
Luo Xiangxue thought secretly: This Chu Menghua is very interesting, it seems not as I thought before. However, what she just said was clearly filled with emotion. Is it possible that there is an inexplicable innate hostility between women?
Luo Xiangxue smiled more mysteriously and said slowly: "My sister has really good eyesight. I just turned nineteen this year. I think my sister must be seventeen or eighteen years old, right? From now on, we will refer to each other as sisters."
Liu Ruyan looked at them with a smile. Suddenly she looked up and found that the master was missing. She hurriedly said, "Where is the master? Why is he missing?"
Leng Yue glanced behind her, pointed to the end of the long street, and said, "Oh, Uncle Chu is standing over there. When we were staying on the street just now, I saw him looking at Zhongnan Mountain in a trance. He looked like he was there. What's on his mind, I didn't disturb him."
Everyone looked in the direction of her finger, and it turned out that Chu Yunfei was standing motionless at the corner of the street. His tall and thin figure showed a deep loneliness. The desolate night seems to make people feel more melancholy.
Liu Ruyan thought: Master, why are you in a daze alone? Does he have any unresolved worries?
He hurriedly walked towards Chu Yunfei, and when he came behind him, Liu Ruyan said softly: "Master, what are you doing here?"
Chu Yunfei glanced behind him, sighed and said slowly: "Yan'er, do you still remember what your wife said before she died?" He spoke calmly, still looking at the peaks in the darkness dreamily.
Liu Ruyan said: "Master, do you miss Master Niang?" He suddenly frowned, with various emotions in his heart, and comforted him, "Disciple, remember, Master Niang said that you should not be sad and take good care of Hua Mei. He also said, If you meet a sincere woman, find a companion. Master, why do you suddenly say this? Is there something on your mind? "
"I'm sorry for your wife, and I'm sorry for Hua'er. I've retired from the world these years. I could have stayed away from grudges. However, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. I still can't escape the hatred of the past. Yan'er, do you think the master is very shameless?" Use it?" He said lightly, and suddenly closed his eyes again, his brows filled with sadness.
Liu Ruyan's heart moved, and then she realized that the master's heart was full of sorrow, and even showed deep inferiority. It seemed that the incident at the Hell Gate had a great impact on him. But he always kept silent about this secret. He really wanted to know what kind of unsolved grudges there were between Chu Yunfei and Hell Gate?
So he asked: "Master, you have suffered. Many things have happened during this period. Don't think too much about it. Oh, by the way, what's going on at Hell Gate? Why do they want to put you under house arrest?"
