Jun Youyun

Chapter 49
"Master is a very interesting person." Su Baiyi thought for a long time, and finally used this sentence as his opening remarks.

Nangong Xi'er ate the rice in small bites, with a calm expression: "Yes."

"He opened a book school in Xinghua Village to support the two of us, but the money was only enough for us to eat steamed buns, not enough to drink, so he sold calligraphy. Master's calligraphy is very good, but he is very I was lazy, so I taught me how to write. Every Chinese New Year, I would write for the big households in the city. In just half a month, we could earn half a year’s expenses. The master said that when the time comes, we will give the rest of the money. Me, but he can spend just right every year, without leaving a penny." At first, Su Baiyi observed Nangong Xier's expression while talking cautiously, and then saw that Nangong Xier's face was always calm, and began to speak freely "Later I learned to be smart, and kept some secretly for myself every time, but the money was not enough to spend, so the master taught me how to listen to the dice, and then asked me to go to the casino to earn some money back, but every time I had to lose on purpose." Some, afraid of attracting attention."

"Listen to the dice?" Nangong Xi'er took a sip of the soup.

"Yes, my hearing is better now. I close my eyes, and Master swings his sword at the apricot tree, and I can hear a few petals falling." Su Baiyi said proudly.

"No wonder, this is to exercise your ability to listen to the wind and distinguish your position." Nangong Xi'er nodded, "But, does your master like drinking so much?"

"I like drinking very much. He said that he stayed because of the good wine in Xinghua Village. But it's strange. Sometimes he doesn't get drunk at all after drinking jar after jar of Xinghua wine. Instead, his eyes get more and more drunk. Bright. But sometimes he gets drunk after just a few sips." Su Baiyi smiled and shook his head, "Master, he smiles every day, treats people gently and loves to make jokes. Everyone in the village likes him. But I think , Master, he is actually very sad every day."

"Sad?" Nangong Xi'er's eyelashes moved slightly.

"Master will have many strange behaviors when he is drunk. Sometimes he will dance the sword in the courtyard all night without saying a word, sometimes he will lie on the almond tree and watch the stars in the sky all night. When I was telling the story of him smashing the rivers and lakes back then, there were so few times that he would suddenly hug me and cry, crying like a child, crying while saying that he was useless, not the number one sword intent at all. Xie Kanhua is a weak and useless man." Su Baiyi smiled, and finally saw a significant change in Nangong Xier's expression. In fact, he has many, many things to say about Xie Kanhua. He couldn't finish the story in one day and one night, but he knew exactly what stories Nangong Xi'er wanted to hear.

"When he was drunk, he would often recite that little song." Su Baiyi picked up a chopstick and tapped the porcelain bowl in front of him lightly, "Preparing for a salary, three stars are in the sky. Tonight and what evening, seeing this beloved man? Zi Xi Zi Xi, what is such a good man? Preparing for the grass, three stars are in the corner. Tonight and what evening, see this encounter? You? Zixi, Zixi, why are you so charming?"

Nangong Xi'er also hummed softly, and after the song was finished, the two of them suddenly stopped talking, and each ate in silence.The meal ended in a quiet and strange atmosphere.After eating, Su Baiyi put the food on the table back into the lunch box, and then poured a glass of wine for himself and Nangong Xi'er.

"Some things really are more interesting if they are told with wine." Su Baiyi suddenly sat upright and put the sword in his hand on the table.

"I heard from my mother that my father is a very talented person. He has read many books and traveled to many places, but he only—" Nangong Xi'er hesitated to speak.

"But I only loved one person." Su Baiyi drank a glass of wine, "Master also told me so. He is indeed very talented, he can quote scriptures casually, and he can write ten poems just looking at an apricot blossom. Indeed, he has been to many places. He has been to a city called Suiye in the north, and an island in the South China Sea in the south. As for the one who only loves one person in the end, the master said that he once promised that woman to bring three hundred disciples in white clothes. , Riding thousands of miles from Weilong Mountain to Yunhuang, every horse should have a flag on it, which reads: Swordsman Xie Kanhua will marry fairy Nangong Yuwen, and heroes from all over the world are welcome to congratulate. But he didn’t do it. When a man rushed to Tianmen Shengzong with a sword, the land of Yunhuang became barren again."

Nangong Xi'er took a sip of wine, but did not speak.

"Master said that he had three regrets in his life. The first one was because he wanted to have no family and no sect to make his home everywhere, but because he couldn't beat Su Han, he was forced to join Shanglin Tiangong, and he was forced to have a family that he had to live in. The second is because I wanted to forget about the family without any worries, but because those children have been tricked so badly by me since they were young. Although those old men are hated by others, these children really can't bear to let go, so I have to go back to Jiangnan from time to time to shake those old men. The third is because I wanted to be ruthless and loveless in my life, but because I met that woman, my heart was shackles, and I can no longer be at ease, because no matter what I do, my mind always thinks about it. I always think of that person, but what's even more hateful is that I still like this feeling of being uncomfortable, always smiling involuntarily, the maple leaves in Suiye City are beautiful, the sea on the coast of the South China Sea can see thousands of weather, and the clouds and deserts can see everything. No, but as long as you stand with that girl, everything will be fine."

"Didn't you just say that Master can write ten poems by facing an apricot blossom? Master can write, most of them are love poems. I'll read you any number of poems..."

"Master also told me the story of him and that woman exploring in the desert of Yunhuang..."

"He also said that he had a daughter who was carved in pink and jade, but she disappeared later, and he has been looking for it all these years."

"........."

Nangong Xi'er didn't speak, she always drank the wine, occasionally laughed or asked a few questions, and after listening to Su Baiyi's non-stop talk for more than an hour, she finally became a little drunk, lying on the table, dazed fell asleep.

"Senior Sister, Senior Sister..." Su Baiyi called softly, but Nangong Xi'er didn't respond. He sighed softly, walked over and hugged Nangong Xier, "Why did you just fall asleep like this? But it's okay to fall asleep , I really can’t go on.”

"You lied." Nangong Xi'er said quietly, with a bit of drunkenness, she didn't know if she was still awake or talking in her sleep.

"what?"

"I missed it. Xie Kanhua never saw my mother again after leaving Yunhuang, so how could he know me, a little girl carved in jade?"

"That's why I remembered wrong..."

"Also, there is no desert in Yunhuang, only a hundred thousand mountains that can't be seen at a glance."

"It seems that I really don't know the way..."

"It's hard for you. You have been making up stories since those three things. You have been lying. But I really, really like these deceiving stories." Nangong Xi'er shook her head, and finally fell asleep completely. passed.

(End of this chapter)