Seeing the clouds

Chapter 50 Chapter 49 Moon Sky Mountain
Liu Xuan dragged his tired body and almost unconscious right leg back to the place where he met the refugees before. By this time, the refugees and the shopkeepers had left, leaving only the young man in white and the little girl Ma Lan sitting on the bench waiting for Liu Xuan Return.When Malan saw Liu Xuan walking towards her, her expression was joyful at first. When she saw that Liu Xuan was covered in blood, her joyful expression turned away and immediately turned into worry. She hurriedly jumped off the bench and went to Liu Xuan. Xuan ran over, then hugged Liu Xuan tightly and asked with concern: "Brother, are you okay?"

Liu Xuan looked down at Malan, smiled and said, "Brother is fine."

Although Malan was young, she was not a fool. The brother in front of her looked like nothing was wrong. She was extremely worried and her little face wrinkled together: "Brother, you are lying, you are bleeding!"

Liu Xuan felt warm in his heart when he saw Malan's anxious look on the verge of tears. Regardless of the blood and sweat on his hands, he reached out and touched Malan's little head to comfort him: "It's okay."

Malan couldn't believe it, so she hurriedly ran to the young man in white, tugged on his clothes and begged: "Uncle Lanlan, please save my brother quickly."

The young man in white looked down at Xiao Malan, then carried her onto the bench. Then he looked at Liu Xuan and asked, "A few soldiers shouldn't make you so embarrassed, right? Is there any other situation?"

Liu Xuan walked to the two of them, found a bench and sat down, and sighed: "There is a master inside."

The young man in white asked, "Are you from the imperial court?"

Liu Xuan shook his head: "Just a peer who happened to pass by."

Hearing the word "peer of the same age", the young man who has always been quiet was a little surprised: "There is actually a person of the same age who can seriously injure you like this?"

Liu Xuan's eyes were a little disappointed: "I came out of the village to travel around the world, and worked hard to learn martial arts along the way, so that one day I could find my father who abandoned his wife and children, defeat him with my own hands, and let him kowtow in front of my mother's grave to admit his mistake. After today, I realized that those were just my fantasies. Now I can't even defeat a peer of my age, and he doesn't even use his sword skills. So how do I defeat my person known as 'Red-haired Zhurong'? Father. I suddenly feel that everything I have done is meaningless. Master, can you understand this frustration?"

The young man in white shook his head and said, "I don't know, I've never lost before."

Liu Xuan's frustration deepened.

The young man in white continued: "I don't know if hard work will yield results, but I know that if you don't work hard, there will be no rewards. The gap between you and your father today may be as big as heaven, but what about ten years from now? The future is still unknown."

After hearing these words, Liu Xuan's dim eyes suddenly became brighter. He swept away the gloom and asked in surprise, "Master, will you teach me?"

The young man in white glanced at him and replied calmly: "Then you'd better stop trying so hard."

The flame of hope was extinguished by the heavy rain as soon as it was ignited. But after listening to his master's words, Liu Xuan was really gone before he said in confusion: "Master is right, I am still young. How can I give up like this? Father, please wait, I must do it." Let you kowtow in front of your mother’s grave and admit your mistake! And that person of the same age, I want to practice hard, and when we meet again, I will definitely avenge my past humiliation and defeat you!”

The young man in white looked at the suddenly enlightened Liu Xuan and showed a rare smile: "You'd better recuperate first."

Liu Xuan looked at his master's smile and didn't feel that it was too late at all. He scratched his head and smiled stupidly. Xiao Malan, who was beside him, although he didn't understand the conversation between the two, looked at their smiles and also laughed. stand up.

In the military camp, Zhang Yue was exhausted after a great battle. In fact, his condition was not much better than that of Liu Xuan, and he could only hold on with one breath.After watching Liu Xuan leave, fatigue and wound pain surged into his body exponentially, and he fell into a deep sleep.After Zheng Baiyu and other soldiers from the Sishui camp who were still able to move met, they hurried over to help him deal with his injuries. They then carried him to the camp tent, wiped his body, and changed him into clean clothes.

When Zhang Yue woke up, it was already dark. He sat up, moved his sore arms, looked around and saw that there was no one around, and then walked out of the tent.At this time, Zheng Baiyu, Li Jingxiong, Wei You and several soldiers were chatting around the bonfire. When they saw Zhang Yue's figure, they stood up in unison and hurried to greet him.Zheng Baiyu was on the left and Wei You was on the right. They put Zhang Chue's arms on their shoulders, and the three of them walked side by side to the bonfire.When everyone sat down one by one, the atmosphere at this time was considered relaxed and happy. Zheng Baiyu, who could not stop talking, introduced Wei You and several other soldiers to Zhang Chuo. Zhang Chuo was originally a kind person, so he He greeted all the soldiers in turn.At this moment, everyone had nothing but respect and gratitude in their hearts for Zhang Yue, and they all held their hands in gratitude to their savior for seeing the injustice on the road today.

Zheng Baiyu opened his mouth and asked Zhang Yue: "Brother, is the injury okay?"

Zhang Chuchu smiled and said, "It won't have much impact."

Wei You on the side spoke with admiration: "My benefactor is indeed a martial arts practitioner. He was so seriously injured that he could recover after just a few hours of intoxication. If it were us, he would probably be dead in less than ten days and a half." Can’t get out of bed.”

Zhang Chuchu looked at Wei You and said, "Brother Wei, I don't deserve the word benefactor. My surname is Li and my name is Huizhi. Brother Wei can just call me Huizhi or Brother Li."

Wei You saw Zhang Chuo's extraordinary demeanor and polite speech, and his respect for Zhang Chuo deepened in his heart. He cupped his hands towards Zhang Chui and said: "Both the top and bottom of Sishui camp are rough people. Since my benefactor doesn't mind, Then I, Wei You, will have the courage to call my benefactor to express my gratitude."

Zhang Chuchu responded with his hands raised and smiled.

Wei You looked at Zhang Yue's face and felt familiar, so he asked: "Huizhi, have we met before? Why do I feel like I have seen you before?"

As soon as these words came out, both Zhang Yue and Zheng Baiyu broke out in a cold sweat. Zheng Baiyu even murmured in his heart. Naturally, he had seen it before. His cousin was classified as a wanted criminal in the world. The wanted posters with portraits were probably all over the Central Plains. , it would be strange if you haven’t seen it before.

However, the expressions of the two of them did not change. Zhang Chuchu replied with a smile: "Brother Wei must have remembered wrongly. Firstly, I have never been near Chang'an. Secondly, I have only had very few contacts with sergeants."

Wei You thought for a while and said: "So, I must have remembered it wrong. But it is right to think about it. If I am lucky enough to meet people like Huizhi, I will definitely have a photographic memory."

Later, Zhang Yue claimed to be Li Jingxiong's cousin, and introduced his origins, experiences and purpose of his trip to everyone. The content was naturally [-]% true and [-]% false, but no one could detect any flaws.Although Zheng Baiyu had chatted with everyone before, Zhang Yue was not here, so he did not reveal the family backgrounds of the three of them to these soldiers, and then told everyone the life experiences of Zheng Baiyu and Li Jingxiong.When everyone heard this, they were shocked and dumbfounded.Putting aside the astonishing fact that Zhang Yue had such martial arts skills and that the purpose of this trip to the east was to go to Beijing to take the exam, based on the prominent family backgrounds of the three of them, let alone Chang'an City, there were not many officials in the entire Qin Empire. The younger generation can compare with it.Those are Tang Guogong and Jincheng Prefect!It's not some other seventh- or eighth-grade official hat that can be seen everywhere.The highest official position in the entire Sishui Camp is Yamen General Wei You, who is only an eighth-grade military attaché. Even Sun Fei, who is lawless all day long, is only a fifth-grade Huangmen Shilang!What's more, in peacetime, except for the official positions of the third rank, it is a fact that everyone has acquiesced in the fact that the other civil servants of the same rank are higher than the military attache.For most soldiers, the fifth-grade Huangmen Shilang is already a towering giant, and behemoths like the prefect and the Duke who can influence the direction of one party or even the entire country are unimaginable.

In fact, before they met the three young masters, most of the soldiers in the Sishui camp had no good impressions of the so-called officials' sons because they were used to seeing too many second-generation ancestors who behaved mischievously and bullied the good people.Even with Sun Fei, who had been getting along with everyone day and night, when everyone talked about him in private, their comments were surprisingly unanimous: Mu Mu gave birth to a good child, and some even spit on the ground to express their dissatisfaction.But today, the chivalrous spirit and good temper of the three young masters have completely broken everyone's prejudice against the children of officials.Compared with these three young masters, those unscrupulous second generation ancestors are like fireflies on the ground and bright moon in the sky.Especially for Mr. Li Huizhi, who was both civil and military, even if he compared someone like Sun Fei with Mr. Li in his mind, it would be a great insult to Mr. Li.

How many descendants of officials can have the courage to travel alone in the world despite having a distinguished family background?As for those second-generation ancestors who spent all their energy bullying women, not to mention facing gangsters and bullies, even if they encountered jackals and wild beasts in the wilderness, they would probably wet their pants.

At this time, everyone only had sincere admiration and gratitude for the three young masters. As for the negative psychology that would usually arise when facing the second generation ancestor, they would not have any negative emotions such as jealousy and hatred for power.

After getting acquainted with each other, the curiosity of several soldiers, including Wei You, soared, and they asked Zhang Chue Yue and Zheng Baiyu many questions that they usually had no contact with. Fortunately, except for Zheng Baiyu, who couldn't hide his words. Apart from tuberculosis, Zhang Chue was also quite talkative, answering questions to everyone while eating the food handed to him by the soldiers.Li Jingxiong sat aside and said nothing, but after Zhang Yue and Zheng Baiyu explained, everyone no longer had any strange suspicions about this young man with an unusual body.After some small talk, everyone also chatted about the gossip of the world, and Zheng Baiyu proudly patted his chest and told everyone that his master was the famous "Sky Rat" Deng Yunfei in the world, which aroused the envy of all the soldiers. .Zhang Chuchu had not experienced such a leisurely night for a long time, and he was in a good mood. He smiled and told everyone about some of the customs and customs of Northern Xia.

After knowing that Zhang Yue knew a little bit about the Northern Xia language, Wei You also informed the three people about the Northern Xia assassins who had sneaked into Da Qin and attempted to cause trouble in Chang'an City during the Dragon Lantern Festival, and asked Zhang Yue to pay more attention along the way. He also asked Zhang Yue to pay more attention to it. Don't tell anyone.

Only then did Zhang Yue and Zheng Baiyu understand the reason for adding so many checkpoints and levels along the way, and promised Wei You that they would take this matter to heart. Wei You and the soldiers thanked them again.

After chatting for a while, Wei You suddenly became interested in Zhang Yue's strength and asked, "Brother Wei, I don't blame you for being curious. What is your current level of strength in the world?"

Under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Yue replied: "In the martial arts terms, he is probably of the second level. Although he is not as good as those first-class masters, it is enough to protect himself in the world."

Wei You continued to ask: "The one Hui Zhi wears is good. Even a rough man like me who has never seen the world can see that both swords are extraordinary treasures. Hui Zhi shouldn't blame Brother Wei for being curious. Why did you abandon your sword and use your fists when fighting that thief? Aren't you a swordsman?"

Zhang Yue smiled and said: "Because my purpose is to save people, not to kill. Although the red-haired boy is not much different from me in strength, I am afraid that he has a back-up plan. If he rashly becomes murderous and forces him, I'm afraid that he will kill all the brothers with a certain death mentality, so wouldn't my work be in vain?"

After listening to Zhang Yue's explanation, everyone felt that it made sense, so they nodded, and then focused their attention on Zheng Baiyu. Zheng Baiyu was stunned at first, and after understanding everyone's intention, he quickly waved his hands and said, "Don't look, everyone. I, Zheng Baiyu, am very good at escaping and being beaten, but I am really bad at fighting."

Wei You looked surprised and said: "But Bai Yu, isn't your master Deng Daxia? Logically speaking..."

Zheng Baiyu smiled awkwardly and said: "Brother Wei, to be honest, the thing I, Zheng Baiyu, have regretted the most since I was a child is that I was too lazy to learn martial arts from my master, and only learned some light kung fu."

Only then did everyone understand, but this was naturally not a shameful thing in the eyes of everyone, so everyone hurriedly talked about some of their regrets to comfort Zheng Baiyu.

Zhang Chuchu listened quietly to the big guy's story and found it interesting.And Zheng Baiyu suddenly turned his head and asked: "Brother, have you ever regretted anything since you were a child?"

There was a moment of silence around the campfire, and everyone focused their attention on Zhang Yue again.

Zhang Chu thought for a moment and said, "Of course there are."

When everyone heard that Mr. Li also had a story, they quickly urged Zhang Yue to elaborate.

So Zhang Yue said with a smile: "When I was a child, I once met an old man on the street. The old man called himself a fortune teller and said that there was nothing in the world that he could not calculate. Naturally, as a young man, I didn't believe it. So I asked him to help me figure out who my future wife would be. The old man counted with his fingers, then led him to a bun shop, pointed to a dark-skinned girl in simple clothes and told me, this is My future wife. I looked at that extremely ordinary girl and thought to myself that I was also a son of an official. How could I marry such a girl? I was filled with anger and felt that I had been teased. Then I turned around. The old man who was clearly teasing me suddenly disappeared, so I picked up a stone and threw it at the girl to vent my anger..."

At this time, everyone was listening very seriously. Zhang Yue's pause made everyone a little curious. Even Wei You, who is usually relatively calm, couldn't help but urge: "What next, what next?"

Zhang Chuchu continued: "Then the stone hit the girl's right eyebrow, and the blood continued to flow. I knew I had caused trouble, so I hurried home and explained everything to my father. My father immediately came to apologize in person, and then I was After being locked up for a year, I started reading books about saints and sages with my husband at home. Although this kind of thing is really nothing compared to those messy bullshit. But when I grow up, when I think of that girl Because my childish and rude behavior ruined her appearance and even affected her life, I regretted it extremely. If we are destined to meet again in the future, I am willing to apologize to her under any conditions and make up for the evil deeds of the past."

After everyone listened, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Mr. Li was indeed a dragon and a phoenix among men. Such a trivial matter to him could linger in his mind and make him feel guilty for so many years. The atmosphere in the entire military camp was a little heavy for a while.

Zheng Baiyu was thoughtful. Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, he quickly patted Zhang Yue's back and asked with a smile: "Brother, if that girl asks you to marry her, will you marry her too?"

Zhang Yue turned his head and took a deep look at Zheng Baiyu, and replied: "If she is not bad-tempered, why not?"

Zheng Baiyu shrank his neck and said to himself: How can such a coincidence happen in the world? I, Zheng Baiyu, am too good to be her cousin-in-law, right?
Wei You and other soldiers also comforted him at this time: "If we are destined to be together, we will definitely meet one day in the future, so don't take Huizhi too seriously."

Although Zhang Yue nodded in response to everyone's consolation, what he really thought about at this time was the dark-skinned girl in simple clothes. He looked up at the bright white moon in the sky, thinking a lot.

Nung, moon and new moon.

(End of this chapter)