"Since she's not coming back today, I happened to be cooking. You can stay and eat some." The old man finished packing and took out two plates of steaming dishes from the kitchen.
Ever since I learned how to obtain energy from Chi You, I haven't eaten for a long time, and gradually I lost my appetite, so I found an excuse to say, "No, uncle, I already had dinner outside before I came here." , my stomach is full now.”
"Hey, you young people, you have been saying you want to lose weight all day long, look at how delicious this mutton is." The old man was also a cheerful person, and he persuaded me without being polite, and started eating by himself.
The room is still filled with the fragrance of epiphyllum. On the wall next to it, there is a large photo, on which the six members of the old man's family are sitting neatly. Two old people are sitting on stools, and standing next to the old man. Qinghe, behind the son are Qinghe's parents, the mother is holding a baby in her arms.
"That was taken when his parents brought their grandson back for the first time. Xiaoqing was only six years old at that time." Seeing me looking at this family photo, the old man told me the origin of the photo.
"Old man, what if Xiaoqing won't come back this time? What will you do?" I approached the dinner table in a joking tone, wanting to test the old man's reaction.
The old man was devouring the meat, but after hearing these words, the movements of his hands slowed down, "Didn't you say Xiaoqing will come back later?"
"Have you heard about what happened in the town today?" I looked directly into the old man's eyes and decided to tell him part of the truth about the playground today.
"I heard about this from someone who came back from there, saying that there was an accident in the middle of the lake at the amusement park. Are you trying to say that you saw Xiao Qing at the amusement park?" The old man's tone suddenly changed. He got excited, "Is she injured, so she hasn't come back yet?"
"Qinghe is fine, but something happened to Jiang Ming." I thought for a moment and decided to tell the old man what happened in the middle of the lake.
"Him?" After hearing this, the old man no longer wanted to eat and asked nervously, "What's wrong with him? Is he okay? Is Qinghe with him now?"
Having said this, I told the whole story, starting from the collapse of the center of the lake, until Qinghe was rescued and came ashore. After that, I did not tell the old man about Qinghe's awakening and entering the underground palace.
When he heard that I saw Qinghe and Jiang Ming walking together on the street, the old man still seemed a little angry and cursed, "Jiang Ming, this kid, has been doing nothing every day since he stopped going to school." Then when he heard that there was another competition at the archery range, the old man's eyes widened, "You said Xiaoqing beat Ada!?...Oh, beat someone who is better than Ada?"
"That's right, don't you know that Xiaoqing can do archery? Even Ada praised her for her talent."
"Look at our house, we don't even have a bowstring. How can we have the opportunity to practice this for Xiaoqing? Hehehehe, but I didn't expect that the little girl actually has this talent. Maybe she can use this specialty to get into a better university in the future. ." The old man raised his head slightly and thought, as if he was making a difficult choice which prestigious school to attend.
After hearing that Qinghe's left hand was injured due to a broken bowstring, the wrinkles on the old man's forehead also twisted together with his frown, "Why is the quality of this boss's bow so poor? What if Xiaoqing's hand injury takes a long time to heal?" , I have to ask him for an explanation!"
The grumpy old man...
Then they talked about the two of them going boating in the lake, and the atmosphere became a little solemn. The old man stretched his neck nervously, for fear of missing a word.
After I finished talking about Qinghe's rescue, the old man slowly put his ears back, then took out his cigarette bag, took out some crushed tobacco leaves and wrapped them casually, then he couldn't wait to light the fire and took a deep breath. One mouthful.
"Well, that lake is actually not naturally formed." The old man smoked a little fiercely and couldn't help but cough a few times. "When we started construction, it was originally a small pond. It was a group of us who built it together." The artificial lake was carved out of stone. The pit in the ground was already discovered during our construction. Someone accidentally dug through the bottom and almost fell in. "
"Why was this gap dealt with? Why didn't you stop and find another place when you discovered it?"
"Another choice? It's easier said than done..." The old man seemed to be recalling the past and kept looking at the ceiling. "At that time, we had been digging for more than two months. Everyone was exhausted and it was about to be completed. The other choice was for us. My life!"
"But isn't the result now just the hidden danger that was laid at the beginning?" I am very disgusted with this approach of putting innocent people in danger.
"How could we not know? The people above didn't want to cause trouble, so they just asked us to pour concrete to fill the dark hole. There was nothing we could do..."
"Now that the matter has come to this, I can only say that it was the evil causes that were planted in the beginning that made Xiaoqing suffer this disaster, but I didn't expect that Jiang Ming would suffer in the end." For Jiang Ming, who was accidentally killed, what did he do wrong?
"Are there any rescues for the people down there now? Is there anyone alive?" The old man still refused to give up.
"Yes, but not him." When I said these words, Jiang Ming's pale face in the underground palace and Qinghe's desperate scream echoed in my mind.
"Poor kid, in fact, he has always been very good, and he is also very good to Qinghe, but it's a pity..." With that, the old man walked into the room, and when he came back, he held a photo in his hand. After time, The edges are a little yellowed, but the person on it can still be distinguished.
"This is me, this is Jiang Ming's grandfather, and his father. This yellow-haired boy is Jiang Ming." The old man held the photo close to the light, pointed at the person above with slightly imaginative eyes and introduced me.
"Is this why, uncle, you didn't stop Xiaoqing and Jiang Ming from being together?"
"That's right, but now that something like this has happened, I don't know how to explain to them that his grandfather was one of them when the artificial lake was built. He must also know the reason. We have also warned the children not to go to the lake. We have been playing here for so many years, but there has been no problem for so many years, and gradually we all thought it would be fine." The old man put away the photo again and wanted to put it on the table, but when he saw that the table was full of oil stains, he simply held it in his hand. .
I have already told everything that the old man can know. The rest is left to Qinghe himself and his grandfather who has been with him for more than ten years.
"Old man, that's all I'm talking about. You'll see Xiaoqing soon. I have other things to do and I'll leave first." While the old man was distracted, I stood up and said goodbye to him.
"Can she come back tonight?" The old man who reacted quickly ran after her and asked what he wanted to know most.
"Tonight or tomorrow morning." My figure quickly disappeared into the dark night.
"People from the early Yuan Dynasty, where are we going now?" Hariya has witnessed Qinghe survive the love disaster with his own eyes, and now knows the reason. Although it lacks human emotions, it should also have some insights.
"Let's go see Qinghe first. When she was in the underground palace, I found that she was a little emotionally disturbed. I have to find her as soon as possible."
"Lord Qinghe is on the mountain opposite at the moment." Hariya pointed me towards the mountain directly opposite the old man's house. It is the place where the old man said there is a beautiful sunrise scenery.
"Tonight will be the last night Qinghe and Jiang Ming get together..." After that, with Hariya's help, I quickly headed towards the highest mountain peak nearby.
As the scent of Qinghe became stronger and stronger, the shadows of the two of them were finally spotted on a viewing platform near the top of the mountain.
At this time, Jiang Ming was lying flat on a flat stone, and the damp clothes on his body had soaked the entire table. Qinghe was also sitting cross-legged next to him, his eyes weakly looking into the endless darkness in the distance.
"Your Majesty, I hope to spend one last night alone with him." Qinghe's voice was still arrogant and cold, but the sadness and pain contained in it also poured into my ears.
"When I first saw you and him here, I began to feel that it was a wrong decision for you to choose to join the world."
"Sir, if I had to go back to that day and choose again, I would still choose to join the world." Qinghe did not turn to look at me, but looked at Jiang Ming beside him, "If there is another time like this If given the chance, I hope to be an ordinary person.”
Silence.
I walked silently on the path to the top of the mountain, thinking about all the things I experienced during the Qinghe Love Tribulation.
A white figure appeared in my mind. She jumped around me, and her light laughter sounded like the sound of nature to my ears.
Little white hair...
I came to the top of the mountain alone and found a place on the grass to meditate. I felt that something in my heart that I dared not touch again was impacting my brain, and memories of the past came over me like waves.
It was Xiao Baimao who sacrificed his life to save me back then. There was no difference between me then and Qinghe now. It's just what Qinghe said just now that stumped me.
If I had to choose again, would I choose to stay close to the Centaur tribe when I first went to a different world? Choose to get to know Xiaobai Mao?
Even if it is as Qinghe said, the question is, can I choose to be an ordinary person?
I shoulder the trust of Wen Na and the responsibility of saving the world from the crisis of annihilation. I need to unite all mankind here.
I have tried to use my premonition to predict the future countless times, but the matter about Little White Hair is like a fog and I can't understand it.
Maybe some time in the future, I will have enough ability to go back and save my little white hair again.
Thinking of this, my restless heart seemed to calm down, so I continued to meditate until the sunrise the next day.
The first ray of sunlight that shines on this land in the morning falls on the top of the mountain in front of you. The gentle light of the morning rays shines on your face, feeling extra warm, like the caress of a lover's hand.
I walked quietly down the mountain, and when I came to Qinghe and Jiang Ming, I was stopped by Qinghe.
"Your Excellency, Yuanchu, I have one more request." Qinghe still maintained his original posture, his hoarse voice a bit harsh.
"But it doesn't matter."
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