The mountain wind was still biting, and the forest was filled with a strong smell of blood. Luo Lin was finally seriously injured and struggled in pain for a few times before swallowing his last breath.
When Luo Xiangxue saw that her father had passed away, she threw herself on Luo Lin's still warm body and cried loudly, shaking his blood-stained body while crying. When the middle-aged woman came closer, seeing this situation, her heart suddenly thumped, and the red medicine bottle in her hand fell to the ground. She stared blankly, and two lines of tears rolled down. She was not like Luo. Xiangxue was so grief-stricken, but she seemed to have lost her soul and fell to the ground, looking foolish and foolish.
She stared blankly at the three people on the ground, one dead and two living. The dead were already dead, and the living were worse off than dead. Love, hate and vendetta in the world would always bring endless pain.
Liu Ruyan was breathing heavily, his chest heaving violently. He opened his eyes and stared at Luo Xiangxue, his eyes filled with complex emotions that seemed like pleasure and guilt. He tried his best to squeeze out a few words from his mouth: "I'm sorry!"
Luo Xiangxue heard his weak voice, slowly raised her head and looked at him sadly, murmuring: "There's no use saying sorry, my father is dead... Now that you have taken revenge, you should be satisfied!" , two lines of clear tears rolled down his face. Her eyes were cold, with a despair as if her heart was ashes. She suddenly turned her back and stared at the faintly visible lake outside the bamboo forest in the distance in a daze. Perhaps it was the huge sadness in her heart that made her look dazed.
The wind rustled in the bamboo forest, and the forest was filled with a disgusting smell of blood. Everyone's heart was filled with deep sadness.
Suddenly, the middle-aged woman who was paralyzed on the ground struggled to get up. She said nothing, her eyes looked coldly at Liu Ruyan on the ground, and then turned to the long sword stained with blood next to him. Her steps were very slow. Qing, he slowly leaned down and picked up the sword, pointing the tip of the sword at Liu Ruyan's chest. Liu Ruyan opened his eyes and looked at her. His heart shuddered. He understood her intention and was about to struggle and retreat. Luo Xiangxue heard the movement behind her and suddenly Turning around, she saw the middle-aged woman with an angry look on her face, about to attack Liu Ruyan. She flashed her eyes and shouted softly: "Mom, what are you doing?"
The middle-aged woman gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "I'm going to kill him!" A cold and bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and the anger in her eyes became even stronger.
Luo Xiangxue was suddenly horrified, and instinctively stretched out her hand to stop him, shouting: "Mother, no! Mother, you can't kill him!" She had already rushed over, blocking Liu Ruyan, and the tip of the sword was only three inches away from her chest. .
"He killed my husband, why can't I kill him?" The middle-aged woman stared at Liu Ruyan, her voice cold.
"Mom, there is a reason. It was his father who killed his whole family. It was his father who killed the people first. It is reasonable for him to seek revenge. Mom, if you want to kill him, kill me first!" Luo Xiangxue's face was sad and full of tears. He looked at the middle-aged woman, then slowly turned his head and glanced at Liu Ruyan.
"Xue'er, get out of the way!" the middle-aged woman said bitterly, her face turning red with anger. And her hand holding the sword was trembling slightly.
"Mom, when is the time to retaliate! If you really kill him, I won't be able to live anymore!" With tears in her eyes, her hair was messy and stuck to her face, and she stared blankly at the middle-aged woman.
Liu Ruyan's eyes were half open and half closed, and his bleeding lips were trembling. He seemed to want to say something, but couldn't say a word. He made a weak gurgling sound in his throat. He looked very weak. If someone attacked him at this time, , he had absolutely no power to fight back. Even a person with no martial arts skills could easily kill him!
The middle-aged woman glared at the two people in front of her, and the hand holding the sword trembled slightly. She gritted her teeth, frowned and said bitterly: "Xue'er, get out of the way! He killed your father in broad daylight. It's better for you." , and in turn spoke for him, Xue'er, now you don't have a father, and I don't have a husband anymore, all thanks to him. I don't know what your father did before, and I can't change it, but today, He killed my husband, how can I let him go?" She said with indignation, shaking the sword in her hand a few times, and shouted at Luo Xiangxue, "Get out of the way immediately, or I will kill you too!" Her eyes were filled with murderous intent. , staring at the two people.
Luo Xiangxue's heart was full of contradictions and pain, and she still had a mixture of love and hate for Liu Ruyan. The situation before her made her heart sting. She only felt that she was about to collapse. The despair and helpless sadness filled her heart. The dilemma made her almost breathless. She shook her head helplessly with a sad face and shouted in a hoarse voice:
"Why is this happening? God, why are you so unfair? Why do you arrange this? Why do you want them to become enemies? Why..." Her eyes were red, and the tears seemed to have dried up.
The middle-aged woman was so angry that she stamped her feet. Her eyes were hollow and ferocious. She stared at Luo Xiangxue for a long time, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, her body swayed slightly, she took two steps back, and the long sword in her hand suddenly clanked. With a crash, her angry expression gradually calmed down, she slowly turned around and said coldly: "You go! Leave right now! I don't want to see you again! Get out!" She had completely lost her composure, and Xestili yelled at them. .
The middle-aged woman looked at the two people with a disappointed look on her face. Her heart seemed to have fallen into icy water, and she was shaking with anger. She had nowhere to vent her inner sorrow and anger. She suddenly became silent and turned to Luo Lin without saying a word. She walked beside the body, squatted down slowly, and stared at her dead husband. She no longer cried, and there was no tear. She stretched out her trembling hands and gently touched her husband's face, which was covered with blood, but Seems peaceful and peaceful.
She tidied up his messy hair and dirty clothes, and stared at his face for a long time. Suddenly she couldn't bear it anymore. A string of tears fell down, and each drop fell on her husband's face. She carefully stretched out her hand to help him. wipe. She wiped her mouth and murmured: "Lao Luo, you just left like this. You said you would stay with me until the last moment, how could you not keep your word? You left just like that. I hate you, I hate you. ..." She slowly closed her eyes, then opened them again in a moment. She leaned down and gritted her teeth, carrying Luo Lin on her back, and walked with trembling steps towards the house not far away. After taking a few steps, he stopped and glanced back at the two people behind him.
Luo Xiangxue wiped away the tears on her face, looked at the staggering back of the middle-aged woman, and shouted in a hissing voice: "Mother, my daughter is unfilial! Mother..." She knelt deeply in the direction of home and kowtowed her head slowly. Her eyes have become calm, the tears have dried, and there is no longer the passionate sadness just now, but these scars are quietly solidified in her heart.
After the middle-aged woman took a deep look at them, she carried her husband's body on her back and walked home numbly. The wind roared, and the smell of blood in the air had not completely dissipated. An invisible and huge sadness enveloped everyone's hearts.
Luo Xiangxue's heart was as sharp as a knife. She stared blankly at her mother's leaving figure. After a long time, she stood up in despair and glanced at the dying Liu Ruyan on the ground. She suddenly said: "From now on, you and I are strangers. , has nothing to do with it anymore. I said, if you kill my father, I can't face you again." She smiled coldly and sadly.
Liu Ruyan looked at her helplessly, struggling to say something, but he was too weak, so he could only murmur: "Xiangxue, I'm sorry for you. If you hate me, just kill me with one sword. This... all this It's all fate. I have been waiting for this day for twenty years. My parents died innocently and tragically. I swore in front of their graves that I would avenge them. Now that I have avenged my revenge, I have no regrets! You want Just kill me!" After he finished speaking, he collapsed to the ground again.
Luo Xiangxue stood there in a daze, with her back to him, as if she didn't hear what he said, or maybe she didn't want to pay attention to it. After all, her heart was full of resentment. Who could remain calm in the face of a man who killed his father? The wind seems to have become weaker, and even a bit chilly. The sunshine has long lost its intensity in the afternoon, the warmth has subsided, and the chill will become more intense.
Suddenly, Luo Xiangxue caught a glimpse of the red medicine bottle that had just fallen from her mother's hand. It was the best gold medicine. Her heart suddenly trembled. She finally took a few steps forward and bent down to pick up the bottle of gold medicine. After hesitating for a moment, he turned back to Liu Ruyan, squatted down, opened the medicine bottle, tore off a piece of his clothes, gently wiped the blood for Liu Ruyan, and then carefully sprinkled the white powder in the medicine bottle on everyone On a wound.
At this moment, she seemed extremely calm. Liu Ruyan looked at her, with tears flashing in his eyes, and said softly: "Why do you want to save me? Why are you so nice to me? Don't you hate me?"
"Hate you? What's the use of hating you? My father is dead. He will never live again. Just leave. I won't kill you. From now on, we will never be sworn in." Her face was expressionless, her words were cold, and she spoke carefully. After applying the medicine, he wanted to get up and leave.
"Xiangmei! I'm sorry!" He stared at Luo Xiangxue with a bitter look on his face, as if he felt deeply guilty for her, but seemed helpless.
Force, things are a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed.
Luo Xiangxue smiled sadly and said coldly: "I said, you are going to kill my father. I can't face you anymore. Just leave. You and I have nothing to do with each other anymore. Just pretend we have never met!" she said. After finishing, he left without looking back and walked quickly towards the bungalow hidden in the bamboo forest.
Luo Xiangxue soon came to the courtyard. Luo Lin's body was parked on the stone bench under the courtyard wall, like a pool of soft mud. The middle-aged woman sat slumped next to the body, looking decadent. The mountain wind blew her clothes and hair messily and fluttered. She was like an emotionless puppet, ready to be blown over by the wind at any time.
Luo Xiangxue came forward and knelt down next to Luo Lin's body, accompanying her mother and dead father who were in a daze. She didn't speak, and her mother didn't say a word. They just watched each other quietly. Their great sadness seemed There was silence, and even the air was full of sadness.
Liu Ruyan lay on the ground for a long time, lying in the bleak mountain wind. He stared at the sky with his eyes wide open. There were a few huge white clouds floating in the sky, and occasionally a few birds flew overhead. However, there was also a mountain eagle circling slowly, as if looking for prey to catch.
Liu Ruyan thought he was about to die, maybe he had become the prey in the eyes of the mountain eagle. He looked at the circling mountain eagle, his eyes emitted a strange light, and a slight smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, he thought to himself : "Will the target of this eagle be me? Even if it really attacks me, I can't avoid it. Alas, maybe this is the destined ending! Dad, mother, little sister, I have done everything for you Revenge, our family will be reunited again soon." He thought of this and slowly closed his eyes. He was so tired that he didn't even have the strength to die.
The mountain wind is still biting, but the sunshine is getting softer, completely losing its previous fierceness. The number of birds in the bamboo forest has increased unexpectedly, and groups of thrushes have come flying from nowhere, flapping on the treetops with a crisp sound. The screams are endless. The sky seemed to be getting darker, the heat in the air gradually dissipated, and there was even a hint of chill.
Liu Ruyan had been lying on the ground for a long time. Several wounds on his body were stab wounds, and two or three of them were very serious. If he could not receive timely treatment, he might not survive the night. The pain and bleeding that were still severe before seemed to have eased a lot now. He knew that this was the medicine Luo Xiangxue applied to him taking effect.
What he didn't expect was that at this time, Luo Xiangxue was still willing to treat his injuries! He had killed her father with his own hands. She should have hated him so much that she could have easily killed him while he was seriously injured. And she didn't take advantage of him. Obviously, she said she wanted to sever ties with him, but she didn't think so in her heart. She was still affectionate and righteous to him. At least, she didn't want to see him really die.
Liu Ruyan held back the pain, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, which was forced and bitter. He gritted his teeth and struggled to sit up. The wound was in sharp pain due to the exertion. The wound that had almost solidified cracked and oozed blood. He knew very well that if he could not find a place to stay before dark.
It was a bitter cold night in the mountains and forests, and due to hunger, cold and pain, his life was bound to be in danger. At this moment, his heart was filled with extremely complicated emotions, including excitement and guilt. The excitement was about finally avenging blood, and the guilt was because of Luo Xiangxue. This woman originally had a deep love for him, but because of the grudges of the previous generation, she could no longer face him. After thinking about it, he gradually became relieved and understood that this was destined to be a bond between them that would never be resolved. Knot!
