"Jingxuan." A voice came as the breeze blew.
The sleeping Chen Jingxuan slowly woke up. Chen Jingxuan quickly stood up, wiped his eyes, and saw a familiar face, that was an old man, he was Chen Ting.
Chen Jingxuan was a little confused and asked:
"Master, you're still up so late, what do you want from me?"
Chen Ting looked at Chen Jingxuan and smiled:
"I'm leaving. It's a pity that I won't see my great-grandson get married."
Chen Jingxuan was startled and wanted to hug Chen Ting, but Chen Jingxuan's hands passed directly through Chen Ting's body, as if Chen Ting did not exist in this world.
Chen Jingxuan's eyes turned red and widened, and he said:
"Master, where are you going?"
Chen Ting slowly walked up to Chen Jingxuan, touched Chen Jingxuan's head, and said with a smile:
"Silly boy, I'm going somewhere far away."
Chen Jingxuan was filled with tears, as if he knew something, he sobbed and shouted:
"Master, please don't leave, please."
Chen Ting looked at Chen Jingxuan kindly and said with a smile:
"I have to go. It seems I can't deliver the gift I wanted to give you."
Chen Jingxuan sobbed:
"Master, don't leave."
Chen Ting smiled and said:
"Birth, old age, illness and death are the normal conditions of human beings."
The surrounding environment became very gloomy and seemed very depressing. Two figures slowly walked out not far away, and the figures slowly appeared. I saw one with a smile on his face, tall and thin, with a pale face. He has a long tongue, and there are four words on his hat, which means "make money at first sight". The other one has a fierce face, is broad and fat, and has a dark face. On his hat are written four words, "Peace in the world."
"Chen Ting, it's time to go." I heard the tall and thin man say.
Chen Ting turned around and gave Chen Jingxuan one last kind look,
"I wonder what Jingxuan's prime and twilight years were like. Our older generation is no longer good, so what will happen to the younger generation?"
Chen Ting followed the two men away and slowly disappeared.
Chen Jingxuan suddenly woke up from his sleep. At this time, Chen Jingxuan was sweating profusely, feeling relieved and muttering to himself:
"It turned out to be a dream, so real."
Chen Jingxuan stood up quickly and ran towards Chen Ting's courtyard. At this time, black clouds covered the moon and drizzle began.
Chen Jingxuan came to Chen Ting's courtyard and heard the woman's cry. Chen Jingxuan entered the courtyard and found Chen Mengyao kneeling next to Chen Ting's body and crying.
When Chen Jingxuan saw Chen Ting lying on the ground, he was heartbroken with tears in his eyes. He ran to Chen Ting's body and knelt down. He couldn't believe his eyes or the dream.
"What's wrong, Master?"
Chen Mengyao gritted her teeth and looked at Chen Jingxuan and replied:
"Killed by Chen Jingsheng!!"
Chen Jingxuan was shocked when he saw a fine flying needle in the abdomen of Chen Ting's body. He couldn't believe that his cousin would do such a thing. Chen Jingxuan looked at Chen Mengyao with wide eyes and said:
"Impossible, impossible, my cousin would never do such a thing!"
Chen Mengyao stared at Chen Jingxuan with tears in her eyes and said:
"Brother, I saw it with my own eyes!"
Chen Jingxuan looked shocked and said:
"Meng Yao, you carry my grandfather's body into the house first. I want to ask my cousin for clarification!"
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Chen Jingxuan turned around and ran quickly to Chen Jingsheng's home. He wanted to find out the reason.
Chen Jingxuan came outside Chen Jingsheng's courtyard, kicked open the door, and stared at Chen Jingsheng angrily.
Chen Jingsheng wiped the sword in his hand, looked at Chen Jingxuan outside the door, and said:
"Why is brother Jingxuan so interested in coming to my place as a guest?"
Chen Jingxuan looked at Chen Jingsheng with wide eyes and said:
"Does Grandpa's death have anything to do with you?"
Chen Jingsheng looked at Chen Jingxuan with a smile and said:
"I didn't understand what you meant."
Chen Jingxuan glared at Chen Jingsheng and said:
"You're still pretending, Mengyao has already told me!"
Chen Jingsheng was startled and murmured to himself:
"Impossible, how could this girl know?"
Chen Jingxuan took out a flying needle and said:
"Still quibbling!!! You must be familiar with this flying needle! Isn't this your 'falling flower needle'?"
Chen Jingsheng smiled crazily and said:
"It seems you know everything! That's right, I killed the old man!"
Chen Jingxuan swallowed back tears and said:
"Why did you kill the master?"
Chen Jingsheng smiled and said:
"You don't need to know this!"
I saw Chen Jingsheng instantly projecting several flying needles from his waist. Chen Jingxuan passed by with a sword light and directly shattered these flying needles. I saw Chen Jingsheng holding the sword and attacking here with a powerful momentum like a torrent. The strong air flow scattered the tables and chairs in the room. Chen Jingsheng held the sword in his right hand, waved his right arm, and a sword light flashed past. Chen Jingsheng swung his sword and slashed at Chen Jingxuan like a thunderbolt. Chen Jingxuan parried, with the sound of gold and iron clashing, and the sudden light of fire, Chen Jingsheng looked at Chen Jingxuan with cold eyes. Chen Jingxuan stepped back a few feet on his toes and stabilized his body. He saw Chen Jingxuan drawing a circle with his sword. At this time, it seemed that several bright red figures split apart and returned to Chen Jingxuan's body. Chen Jingxuan stepped on the ground with his right foot, and suddenly peach blossoms fell outside the house. In front of Chen Jingxuan, a red light flashed, and suddenly the surroundings were filled with colorful flowers. Chen Jingsheng's eyes widened, and a figure instantly appeared in front of Chen Jingsheng,
"when?"
I saw Chen Jingxuan slashing with his sword, and several black shadows appeared around Chen Jingsheng, who took the sword forcefully. Unexpectedly, the sword still slashed Chen Jingsheng's right arm.
“This is the ‘Luohua Sword Technique’!”
Chen Jingxuan pursued the victory and struck Chen Jingsheng with another sword. Chen Jingsheng suddenly dodged, dropped the sword in his hand, shot out a few flying needles, quickly ran to a table, opened the red cloth, and pulled out a handful of flying needles. I saw Chen Jingsheng unsheathing his sword, with two big characters "Luo Hua" engraved on the edge of the sword. Chen Jingxuan was shocked when he saw the sword.
"Falling Flower Sword!"
Chen Jingsheng smiled foolishly and said:
"It is the Luohua Sword, one of the four great swords."
I saw Chen Jingsheng wave his hand casually, and a sword light flashed past. Chen Jingxuan turned sideways to avoid the sword, and saw a thick mulberry tree in Chen Jingsheng's courtyard being chopped down directly. He only heard a "bang", and the thick mulberry tree in Chen Jingsheng's courtyard was directly chopped down. The mulberry tree fell directly to the ground.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. On the top of a thick peach tree, there was a man wearing a bamboo hat and a raincoat. He held a knife in both hands and looked quietly towards Chen Jingsheng's courtyard. The man murmured to himself:
"Jingsheng, you are too anxious."
...........
This huge sound woke up Zhu Shun, Xu Shanchao and Su Chengjie who were not far away.
Zhu Shun looked towards Chen Jingsheng's courtyard and said:
"what happened?"
Xu Shanchao said:
"That's the direction of Brother Jingsheng's courtyard."
Su Chengjie said:
"There is a very powerful internal force, let's go and take a look."
Zhu Shun and his party got up and ran to Chen Jingsheng's courtyard.
The man noticed the arrival of Zhu Shun and his party, and quietly watched the three people running towards them from the branch.
I saw the man leaping up and jumping off the branch. The man was very tall, holding a knife in both hands and blocking the path of Zhu Shun and his party.
Zhu Shun stopped, looked at the man, and asked:
"Who is your Excellency? Why are you blocking the way of the three of us?"
The man stared at Zhu Shun with a smile. He had thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was about thirty years old. The man smiled and said:
"No reason!"
Su Chengjie frowned angrily, rolled up his sleeves, and cursed:
"Hey, are you so arrogant? Do you dare to fight with me?"
The man still looked at the three of them with a smile and said nothing.
The man smiled and said:
"I won't let you go there, don't even think about going there!"
Su Chengjie rolled up his sleeves and beat the man angrily, but was blocked by Xu Shanchao. Xu Shanchao tried to persuade him,
"Lao Su, this guy is not easy to mess with at first glance, so I'll be calm for a while."
The violent collision of blades was clearly heard in Chen Jingsheng's courtyard. Zhu Shun looked at the courtyard and said:
"There is a fight, and both sides are strong internally. Brother, please get out of the way!"
The man sneered:
"You are so loud, and you dare to ask me to give way!"
Suddenly, there was a strong wind all around, and the man was seen holding a knife in both hands. There was a very strong air current shaking around the man. Zhu Shun and the other three were blown away by this air current, making it difficult to move.
The man looked at the three of them coldly and said:
"Don't leave? It's useless to give you a chance!"
Suddenly there were strong winds, dark clouds rolling, lightning and thunder, and then heavy rain poured down.
Su Chengjie unsheathed his sword and slashed at the man. He saw that the man was motionless. Su Chengjie's sword could not touch the man at all, as if there was a barrier blocking them in front.
The man walked forward slowly. The air flow became stronger and stronger, and instantly knocked Su Chengjie back several feet. Zhu Shun was seen holding a knife in his left hand and a sword in his right hand. He waved the sword and slashed at the man. Zhu Shun appeared next to him. With a dark green light, Zhu Shun's sword was arranged like a "fork" and struck directly at the man with a stream of ink-colored sword light. The man drew the sword out of its sheath with a smile on his face,
"interesting!"
I saw the man holding a knife in his right hand, and he slashed sideways behind him. A golden sword light was slashed out in an instant. A strong air flow covered the sword light. Suddenly, a strong wind blew. Su Chengjie and Xu Shanchao jumped up and helped Zhu Shunge. Blocking the sword, the three of them were knocked away.
A voice came from afar,
"Chen Jingfeng, let's go!"
Chen Jingfeng sheathed his sword, and the surrounding airflow slowly dissipated. Chen Jingfeng looked at everyone with a smile and said with a smile:
"The foundation is good, but I won't play with you for the time being! Let's go, bye~"
Chen Jingfeng jumped up and followed Chen Jingsheng to the east. A voice came from the distance,
"The two of us are leaving Peach Blossom Temple. We'll meet in the world when we have the chance!" This was exactly the man's voice.
"Don't run away!" Chen Jingxuan followed Chen Jingsheng and Chen Jingsheng from behind, but in the end he didn't catch up.
Zhu Shun wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, saw Chen Jingxuan, and shouted:
"Brother, what happened over there?"
Chen Jingxuan turned his head, looked at them all, and said doubtfully:
"Who are you? How come I haven't seen you before?"
Zhu Shun stood up, lowered his head and clasped his fists, and said:
"I'm Zhu Shun, a foreigner who came here by accident."
Xu Shanchao and Su Chengjie clasped their fists, and Chen Jingxuan returned the gesture.
"Chen Jingxuan, let's chat in the wine shop."
Everyone came to the wine shop, chatted one after another, and told the reasons for what happened.
...........
"I didn't expect Brother Jingsheng to be this kind of person. He really knows people but not the heart!" Su Chengjie said.
Chen Jingxuan was already very drunk, with tears in his eyes.
"I can't accept this fact."
Xu Shanchao patted Chen Jingxuan and comforted:
"Your great-grandfather just went to a place where you can't see, but they can see you, and they don't want you to have a bad life because of them."
Chen Jingxuan said:
"Thank you, Brother Xu."
Zhu Shun said:
"Your great-grandfather will always be by your side. It's just that you can't see him anymore."
Su Chengjie picked up a bowl of wine and said:
"Brother Chen, drink!"
Chen Jingxuan picked up a bowl of wine and said:
"Everyone did it!"
Chen Jingxuan's eyes were dazed and he muttered to himself:
"Cut the knife to cut off the water, and the water will flow again; raise a cup to relieve the sorrow, and the sorrow will become even greater."
...........
The patter of rain stopped, and there was a thick dusk outside the window. When I opened the window, a chill from the mountain rain hit my face.
The next day, in Chen Ting's courtyard, there were loud sounds of death and constant cries. From the courtyard gate to the inner house door, the doors were wide open and covered with pure white paper. The mourning shed was raised and the archway in front of the gate was immediately erected. , everyone on the upper and lower floors were immediately served.
An old woman cried heartbreakingly. This old woman was Mrs. Chen. Today was supposed to be Mrs. Chen's eightieth birthday, but it turned into a funeral.
The old woman was lying in front of the coffin, sobbing loudly.
"Old guy, you said you would stay with me forever, why did you break your promise?"
There were many people wearing hemp and mourning, and outside the courtyard, the people in Taohua Temple were talking a lot.
"Mr. Chen has really dedicated his life for us."
"A man of high moral character."
"Without him, there would be no Peach Blossom Temple."
...........
A distant voice came,
"When the time comes! Lift the coffin!"
There was a man shouting on the street, and the people nearby shouted:
"Listen up!"
"Why!"
"Men from Taohua'an Village, please stand up!"
"Why!"
"Call around us! Let's take a look!"
"Why!"
"Take a look! There are so many people! People are coming and going!"
"Why!"
"The men, women, and children!"
"Why!"
"Just look at us carrying the coffin!"
"Why!"
"Carry the coffin and show your face!"
"Why!"
"Don't show your eyes!"
"Why!"
"A filial son, please appreciate it!"
"Why!"
"A filial son, please understand!"
"Why!"
"Let's just see how sincere you are!"
"Why!"
"Be sincere!"
"Why!"
"The family is in trouble!"
"Why!"
"The four leaders are uneasy!"
"Why!"
"The village is the most important thing!"
"Why!"
"Look ahead!"
"Why!"
"Look ahead!"
"Why!"
"Let the spiritual flag be in front!"
"Why!"
"Snowflakes and willows!"
"Why!"
"Let the ground be white with snow!"
"Why!"
"Does a filial son lead the way?"
"Why!"
"Are the men from the gang meeting coming?"
"Why!"
...........
Peach Blossom Temple was crowded with people, and the people watched Chen Ting being buried. Some people even cried. Chen Ting had such a great influence on Peach Blossom Temple.
In Peach Blossom Temple, the wooden box is buried deep in the ground...
After the funeral, except for relatives, other people dispersed.
In a peach blossom forest, Chen Menglan, Liu Xinglin, Chen Jingxuan and Li Xiaoqian bid farewell to Zhu Shun, Xu Shanchao and Su Chengjie.
Zhu Shun lowered his head and clasped his fists, looked at Li Xiaoqian and said:
"Thank you, girl, for taking care of me these days. We will meet again when we are destined!"
Li Xiaoqian clasped her fists in return and said:
"See you soon."
Chen Menglan and Chen Jingxuan were both dressed in mourning clothes. Chen Menglan took out a handkerchief with peach blossoms sewn on it and slowly walked to Xu Shanchao and said:
"Mr. Xu, I sewed it with my own hands and gave it to you. This is your farewell gift."
Xu Shanchao blushed and took the handkerchief, looked at Chen Menglan with a smile and said:
"Thanks girl."
Liu Xinglin approached Xu Shanchao and said with a smile:
"My sister sewed this handkerchief very carefully. You must not lose it, or I will ask Brother Jingxuan to beat you."
Xu Shanchao's face turned redder and redder, and he murmured:
"Thank you, Miss Chen. I will definitely take good care of it."
Chen Mengran pinched Liu Xinglin. Liu Xinglin was shocked by the pain. Chen Jingxuan looked at Xu Shanchao and said:
"Brother Xu, come here again if you have a chance."
Xu Shanchao lowered his head and clasped his fists and said:
"Yes, Brother Chen."
Liu Xinglin took out a peach and handed it to Su Chengjie and said:
"Brother Su, don't forget me."
Su Chengjie, with a smile on his face, replied:
"I will never forget it!"
Zhu Shun lowered his head and clasped his fists, and said:
"I'm leaving."
Chen Jingxuan returned the courtesy and said:
"Slow down on the road."
Then Zhu Shun, Xu Shanchao and Su Chengjie walked towards the cave entrance.
The place where they parted was the place where they first met, with colorful falling flowers.
Li Xiaoqian looked at their retreating figures and murmured to herself:
"What is the outside world like?"
Life's gatherings and separations suffer from the rush of getting together and the rush of parting. But how to avoid the pain caused by these rushes may only be cherished.
On the street of Taohua'an, there was an old man walking slowly on the road with his hands behind his back. The people seemed not to know his existence. The old man murmured to himself:
"Life is a big empty dream, and the years are spent, but they are fleeting."
Then the figure of the old man slowly disappeared and turned into a breeze, blowing the fallen flowers and slowly drifting by~~~~
[The Taohua An chapter is about to end. This is an attempt by the author. It is also an exercise. What will the next story be like? I hope you will read more and thank you all. 】
