Bai Gu returned home, sat on the bed, took out the bamboo slips, and started reading again.
He squinted hard and pressed the small bamboo slip against his eyes, but he still couldn't make out the words on it.
Is this character too small? Even if I can read, I can’t read clearly!
Bai Gu threw the small bamboo slip on the bed, fell back, and lay on the bed, staring blankly at the roof.
Suddenly feeling irritated for no reason, Bai Gu turned over and faced the wall. Looking at the words carved on the stone wall, Bai Gu felt a little more at ease.
"I'm not hungry, I'm sleeping soundly, what's there to be upset about? It's just that the days are a bit tough, and if you blink your eyes, your life will pass quickly."
This was carved by Mrs. Bai.
Bai Gu couldn't read, so Mrs. Bai read it to him. So every time Bai Gu saw this line of words, even if he couldn't recognize them all, he could always think of Mrs. Bai's voice in his mind.
That's enough.
Being able to recall everything about Old Mrs. Bai, Gu Bai would feel inexplicably at ease.
Bai Gu quickly closed his eyes, as if this could block outside interference and make the image of Mrs. Bai in his mind clearer.
Just a drop of crystal flowed down his cheek and licked the corner of Bai Gu's mouth with a satisfied smile.
Salty, sweet.
There is wind and snow outside, and sweet dreams inside. The two pictures are different.
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"Brother, are you leaving again?" On a cliff, a man in white clothes clasped his hands behind his back, facing the bright moon in the sky, with a touch of sadness on his face.
The breeze blows, the big sleeves are fluttering, and the jade medal at the waist swings slightly.
The man in green shirt next to him smiled slightly, "What's so strange about this? You come and go, separate and rejoin. You've read a lot of books, so why don't you understand this?"
"However, we have been apart for a long time and have only stayed for a few days since you came back this time?" The man in white sighed.
"How old are you, why are you still acting like a child?" The man in blue shirt was a little helpless, "It's not like you don't know that my wish, your senior brother, is to study and see the world, and to be content in a corner, which is not my original wish."
"Is that sentence really that important?"
The man in green shirt smiled, "It doesn't matter if it's heavier than Mount Tai or as light as a feather. To me, it's worth it."
The man in white was inexplicably sad.
The man in green shirt patted Bai Yi's shoulder and said with a smile: "Just practice your sword well, why do you need to care so much about the people around you? It's hard for you to become a master of swordsmanship if you are so absent-minded."
Bai Yi shook his head, "The old man is gone, and Senior Brother Liu is missing again. Even you have to go out and travel around the world every day. I am the only one at home."
The man in green shirt was startled, and then he felt a little emotional.
The home mentioned by the man in white is actually the ancestral address of their lineage.
Most people only regard the sect as a protective umbrella, a temporary residence, and a second hometown, but there are very few who can truly regard it as home.
Moreover, what the man in white said came from his heart, without any trace of falsehood.
The man in green shirt sighed, "I can't help it. Something happened at Thousand Buddha Pass, and people from all over the place were sent to check the situation. If I don't go there, it's really unreasonable to give people a reason to explain."
The man in white nodded, "I understand. I'm still too weak to help you share your burden."
"When you have perfected your swordsmanship, do you still have to worry about this?" The man in blue patted the man in white on the shoulder, "Take care of yourself and let's go."
The man in white took a step back, cupped his hands and said, "Senior brother, walk slowly."
The man in green shirt didn't speak, and his figure disappeared.
The man in white slowly straightened up and looked at the bright moon in the sky.
The bright moon in the sky waxes and wanes, and all living beings gather and disperse.
Brother, I may not be able to wait for that day.
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"Xiaolang Hooves, have you beaten enough? Is it over yet?" A figure in red clothes was fluttering, and the fragrance of orchids was overflowing. It landed on a boulder, like a grain of gravel on an egg.
Although this person has the body shape of a man, his face is more beautiful than that of a woman. The right hand holds an orchid finger and holds a slender embroidery needle.
"Sissy, why did you collapse? If you can't do it, just give up. Don't hold on!" This is a little girl with short ear-length hair and bright, starry eyes. She looks like a tomboy. A wooden sword was held diagonally in his hand, with an imposing aura.
Hongyi was not angry when he heard this, but just covered his mouth and smiled, obviously getting used to this title. A pair of slender autumn eyes held a smile, and his long-knuckled hand waved to the little girl, "Please don't be angry, sir. I will be here to serve you."
Her movements are seductive, her tone is frivolous, and her posture is enchanting. She clearly looks like a woman. It's just that Hong Yi's voice is neutral, and his body frame is taller than that of an ordinary man. It's hard to tell whether Hong Yi is a boy or a girl.
No wonder the little girl called Hong Yi sissy.
The little girl spat, "Disgusting! If you want to fight, fight. If you don't fight, give up."
Hongyi smiled and narrowed his eyes, "The rocks here are so rugged that it's hard to even stand. How about changing to a more stable place, such as the Zhu Yuan water play couch in my house?"
The little girl was about to raise her sword, but her stomach made an unsatisfactory sound at this moment. She had no choice but to put the wooden sword behind her back and fold her hands in front of her chest. "I'm hungry. Take me to eat. When we're full, we'll fight again."
Hongyi flipped his fingers, put away the embroidery needle, and flew towards the little girl, "Come on, come on, wouldn't you have said this earlier? There are a lot of delicious things in my house."
"Stay away from me." The little girl said with some disgust.
"Oh, it's okay. Look, you act like a tomboy every day. It will be difficult to find a Taoist partner in the future."
"It's better than you being a sissy!"
"Not always."
"You fart!"
"..."
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An old man in bright red clothes came to a dilapidated wooden house, stretched out his hand and knocked.
The wooden door creaked open with only a small gap. A small head poked out from behind the door and asked timidly: "Hello, who are you looking for?"
The old man glanced at the little girl and said in a sharp voice: "Where are your adults?"
"Mom! An old man is looking for you!" the little girl shouted from behind the door.
"Let someone come in. It's so cold outside, why are you so rude?" A woman's voice came, but she was nowhere to be seen.
The little girl quickly opened the door and invited the old man in.
The old man walked into the house, glanced around, and immediately frowned, "You have lived in this kind of environment for so many years?"
When the woman heard the old man's voice, she couldn't help but be startled. Is this... a eunuch?
Why would a eunuch come to a place like my house?
But she still replied respectfully: "Sir, yes."
Eunuchs are people in the palace. Even a small eunuch on night duty is not someone ordinary people can mess with, let alone poor people like us?
The old man nodded, "Come with us. Don't you want to see your man? Our family will take you to a family reunion."
When the woman heard the news about her man, she couldn't sit still.
Because she hadn't heard from her man in ten years and thought he was dead.
"Really? He...he's still alive?" The woman's voice was trembling.
The old man was a little helpless, but because of the man's order, he still said patiently: "He is alive and well. I will send our family to pick you up and reunite with your family. We will wait for you outside first."
After saying that, the old man walked out quickly, as if he disliked the environment in the house.
The woman sat on the wooden bed in a daze, with tears streaming down her face without realizing it.
