Faced with my questioning, grandma was calm and composed. She slowly pulled out the fish bone and gave me another small mouthful. Then she put down her chopsticks and said slowly, "Your grandpa is sure that the enemy will invade, so, Your grandfather sent Qingqi to Niuqiao that night to ask for help from Goguryeo and requested that the people be moved across the Jien River for temporary refuge. However, Goguryeo was afraid of offending Qin and refused. The next day, your grandfather had already made the arrangements. Preparing for the battle, unexpectedly, instead of encircling and suppressing the enemy, a master of the Heavenly Movement Realm arrived who used poison to enter the country. The poison master controlled thousands of poisonous scorpions, biting animals and stinging people for three hours. Then he cleaned up all the creatures in the forest, and your grandfather led the remaining soldiers and people to retreat to the Jien River in the forest, and surrounded the land with realgar in an attempt to block it."
I quickly asked, "What then?"
Grandma sighed in a low voice, "Poisonous scorpions are incomprehensible to human nature, but the poison master from Qiyao Ten Thousand Poison Valley of Great Qin was not a simple decoration. At that time, he waved his sleeves, followed people away, and took the realgar wine floating on the sand and stones. They all flew away. In the eyes of grandma at that time, your grandpa was a great hero. At that time, your grandpa was only at the level of breaking the city, but he fought bravely when the poisonous scorpions were coming. That courage was really Let grandma look up to you.”
I chuckled, "Of course Grandpa is a hero. This has already been written in the books of predecessors!"
Grandma raised the corners of her mouth slightly, her face flushed, and continued, "When he came out, your grandfather was filled with grief and anger. His hair, eyes, and skin all turned light brown in an instant, and the scorpions swarmed towards your grandfather. Come here, you can't hurt him at all. Your grandfather went on a rampage, went straight to the poison master, and struck with all his strength. The poison master who was two levels higher than your grandfather may not have been prepared, or he may have underestimated your grandfather, and he was killed by your grandfather. Cut off the head. Later, your grandfather wrote this trick he realized during life and death into "Breaking Armor Twenty-Three", called it, "Breaking Armor."
Hearing this, I couldn't help but sigh, "Grandpa is really a hero!"
Grandma smiled at first, then looked a little strange, and continued, "After the master poison master from Da Qin died, the poisonous scorpions dispersed. When all the poisonous scorpions left, your grandfather vomited out a mouthful of blood and fell into a coma that night. Unable to wake up, he began to suffer from night fever, bone-steaming, body-burning, dry mouth, coughing and frothing. The military doctor died, and your grandfather had no one to treat him. However, your grandfather had a hard life, and this man managed to survive the life-and-death crisis. . Later, after your grandfather and I had been married for many years, we discovered that the serious side effects of this collapse were actually the death of children and grandchildren. These are not in the book."
My eyes widened and I was about to speak, but grandma stopped me with a gentle wave of her hand.
Grandma took a sip of the fish soup and said calmly, "After the poison master died, the group of ownerless poisonous scorpions still lingered in the forest. Instead, they became a barrier for the soldiers and common people in the mountains. The war was tense. The Qin Dynasty never sent troops to fight again. After the world returned to peace, some people fell in love with the beautiful mountains and clear waters, so they surrounded the land with realgar and settled down. The village we are in was established at that time. I just praised you. The old man who was lucky for your grandfather was your grandfather's former soldier in the army, and he is also the head of this Qiling Village."
I gave a soft 'hmm' and looked at my grandma intently, waiting for her to give me the final answer, the answer to 'Why does my grandpa have a father and me since he is infertile?'
When grandma saw my confused eyes, she seemed to understand something. She sighed softly, "After the war, your grandfather immediately did two things. The first was to ask the county governor to allow these soldiers and civilians to continue to live in seclusion in Wuci." In Dongshan, the registered household registration was eliminated, and the taxes on handymen were exempted. After this war, no one dared to enter Dongshan in this Wu period. After a generation, this place was finally forgotten; the second thing was to secretly You adopted the child who accidentally set fire to him. After the doll was set on fire, his parents committed suicide in shame, leaving the child alone. Your grandfather couldn't bear it, so he took him with him and changed his name to Jin Zhao. .”
My mind went blank, that’s it! I see!
No wonder grandma was not too obsessed with her father’s death, and no wonder grandpa, who was already physically damaged and infertile, had a son. It turned out that his father’s surname was not Jin!
I sat slumped on the couch, and grandma served me a bowl of fish soup. The always kind grandma did not choose to comfort me, but continued the story, "Soon, your grandfather had no intention of military service, so he resigned and returned to his hometown to found What happened next to the Qiling Gang can be found in the book! My child, after listening to it, how do you feel?"
I have lived with my grandmother since I was a child, and I have very little affection for my father. After hearing this story, I did not pity my father. Instead, I whispered, "Grandpa is a good man. And my father... I often hear people say , you will reap melons and beans if you sow melons, my father has planted so many evils, and being killed today is considered karma."
Grandma was a little excited, "Being spoiled is like killing a child. Grandma has been working with your grandfather for many years for the people of western Liaoning. Zhao'er has had no parents since she was a child, so your grandfather and I have neglected to discipline Zhao'er. It is not unfair to reap the fruits of today." In the past few years, some old guys and young people who used to follow your grandfather were dissatisfied with Zhao'er's style, and gradually came to live in seclusion in the mountains. Look, among these hundreds of households, there are many middle-level masters. This is your It’s a generous gift from grandpa.”
There was suddenly a hint of determination in my eyes, and I asked, "Grandma, do you want me to use these people to rebuild the Begging for Spirits Gang?"
Grandma didn't say anything. She picked up the wooden comb and gently dressed my makeup. Her eyes were as soft as the moonlight. "My child, fate has been cultivated for hundreds of years. Gathering and separation, life and death, joys and sorrows all have their destiny. I brought you here today, and I have no other intention, I just want to tell you what I have learned over the years. In the future, whether you want to rely on the people of Qiling Village to rebuild the Qiling Gang, or whether you want to live a peaceful and stable life here, it is up to you."
I moved my lips and asked, "What kind of life does grandma want me to choose?"
Grandma laughed heartily and said, "I want nothing more, just a safe life!"
...
After coaxing my grandma to sleep, I sat alone by the river. The cold moon embraced the cold water, the cold water reflected the cold moon, and the gentle breeze blew through my beautiful hair.
My heart was in turmoil when my grandma told her everything. After three years of traveling and one month of experience, I have a very clear understanding of the pursuit of fame and fortune in the world, and I don't have much interest in fame and fortune.
But there is no escape from the word 'love'.
Grudges have their own rights. The man who killed my father was not a bad person. He did not kill my grandma and me to avoid future troubles!
Gratitude and grudges have their own owners. I will repay whatever I owe to the people of Liaoxi!
Gratitude and grudges have their own owners. As a woman, I must avenge the murder of my father!
I thought something in my mind and followed suit in my actions. I picked up a few pebbles and threw them into the Ji En River. With a "gu dong" sound, the river continued to flow as usual, and an unknown fire suddenly surged into my heart. I shouted at the soft river water, "It would be unworthy of a gentleman not to avenge this. Dad, wait, I will retaliate! Get rid of the Huhu Gang and avenge you."
"Oh, you are not a gentleman at all! You are a little girl."
From the other side of the river where the moonlight could not shine, a clear voice suddenly came. The voice sounded like a twilight old man.
In the quiet night, this sound suddenly came out, but it scared me so much that I picked up the largest pebble and raised it high above my head with great effort, "You, you, you, you, who are you? It's midnight You are pretending to be a ghost, come out quickly."
The man did not answer my question, nor did he show up. Instead, he mocked me, "I just heard the biggest joke in the world! A woman with no strength against a sword actually wanted to kill someone above the city level." Master, you still want to destroy a big gang? Hahahaha!"
From this laughter, I recognized the person by listening to the sound, and immediately knew the identity of the other party, and said angrily, "Gungun, Zou Erzhan, I am not in the mood to pay attention to you! Get out of the way."
I threw the pebbles to the ground in frustration and sat down by the river again, "Why are you here?"
"Hahaha! There is so much romance in the water, and the spring breeze stirs in the brocade robe. I guessed that you were thinking of me, so I came all the way from Daqin. How can I let the Weaver Girl spend the night and the moon in vain? Hahahaha!"
As soon as I finished speaking, a young man in rich clothes and robes, tall but far from a jade tree appeared in front of me. That was Zou Fuling, a good friend I met while traveling in northern Xinjiang. His appearance evoked a ripple in my cold, dead-water mood.
Speaking of Zou Fuling, he is also a wonderful person. When I first met him in Muzhou Jiangcheng two years ago, he was haggling with the wine waiter in a nonchalant manner, saying things like "I've been a repeat customer for many years" and "What are you doing?" If you give me a foot, I'll give you a foot', 'I'll give you a fraction' and so on. It's like a talkative person. I, who like to be quiet, became impatient with the noisy, so I paid for the drink for him. .
Okay, this time, I have been entangled with him since then. He said all day long that he wanted to force my overlord into a bow, but he never once acted bravely. On the contrary, it was him who traveled with me all the way and blocked a lot of things for me. wind and rain. Years ago, these two poles took me to the boundary monument in western Liaoning, and then I left awkwardly.
Zou Fuling often said that he was the third son of the Zou family, one of the Eight Pillar Kingdoms of the Great Qin Empire. I don't think so. How could there be such a stingy young master? But sometimes when I look closely, I can see that it really looks like him. Especially at a young age, he has the skill to remove armor, which is really something that ordinary people can't learn.
Although I don't understand the love between men and women, when I am with him, I feel that life flies by very quickly.
As I thought about it, I felt a slight pain in my forehead. When I looked up, I was startled again. A small white bird appeared in front of me. This bird was about a foot long, with a white body, pure black irises, and black beaks and claws. , very heroic and sassy. It turns out that just now I was lightly pecked on the forehead by it.
"Zou two poles. Zou two poles. What is this?"
I was timid when I saw it for the first time, but I was filled with joy when I saw it again. I gently touched the tender body of the bird. It was so soft and waxy, oh! I like this bird so much!
Zou Fuling had an indescribable look of pride on his face. He was holding a bird on his arm and wearing a brocade robe. He really looked like a rich man. He laughed loudly and said, "Hey, you didn't call me me just now." Young Master, get out of here, why did you suddenly change your mind? Are you impressed by my handsome demeanor? Hahaha!"
I was too lazy to talk to him, so I looked at the bird on his arm and said, "Bah, I didn't tell you not to get out, did I? You're being sentimental, so hurry up and get it truthfully. Where did you steal this bird? Otherwise, it's really true. Tell you to get lost."
Zou Fuling hurriedly said, "Hey, hey, hey? What you are saying is wrong. I have a lot of wealth, but when have you ever done such things? And, after all, you have been hanging out with me for more than two years. Why? You are still so ignorant, this is my Great Qin Divine Hero, the Cold-Feathered White Falcon. This Cold-Feathered White Falcon can fly through the forest and into the sea, fly quickly and without slackness, and is intelligent and intelligent. There are only a hundred such falcons in the entire world, and even if you have money, you can't buy one. , do you understand?"
I pretended to be in disbelief, while Zou Fuling started to look furious. Seeing him acting stupid, I felt relieved.
"I don't understand!" I started to pretend to be dumbfounded.
"Then I can let go!" The fool stretched out his hand, and the white falcon flew out.
I quickly stretched out my hand to grab the falcon's talon, and held it in my arms. "Can the duck you got can still fly?"
Zou Fuling laughed.
