Qingqiu is difficult

Liuzhang walked very slowly, and Yingying couldn't walk fast either. One was because of an injury on his leg, and the other was because of guilt in his heart.

He would never be able to understand how sad it must be in the heart of a talented man who was once proud of his talent and whose sword had frozen fourteen states, but returned to his hometown and was looked down upon.

The people he tried his best to protect are now stepping on his head, scolding him, and belittling him. Is it wrong to hold on to the world and wrong to have the world in mind?

When I was young, I used to laugh at the prodigal son who accomplished nothing, but now I only laugh at fame and fame, which is tiring and makes me grow old.

As a martial arts practitioner, Shadow knows very well that losing martial arts is equivalent to losing dignity. If there is any young honor or fame at this moment, it will be like deafening ridicule.

But the man in front of him not only lost his martial arts, but also everything.

Shadow began to regret that he had impulsively leaked the young master's affairs to him, but then he thought about it, he was not a pathetic person, not to mention that it was difficult to turn over now, even if he told him, it would only make him a sensible person. .

He walked behind Liu Zhang, holding an invisible chain in his hand.

Liu Zhang's illness became more and more serious. Not only could he not fall asleep at night, he could not sleep well at night. He often had to stay up until he was extremely sleepy, and he could only fall asleep standing or sitting in the midst of extreme exhaustion.

His crutches became his "bed" at this moment, supporting his body that was prone to collapse when the wind blew.

A cold wind blew through the mountains. In the middle of the night, he got up to relieve himself, only to find that he had trouble even urinating - the huge swelling was pressing on his lower abdomen, and his already injured legs could not bear such a weight. When he wanted to urinate, he had to First set up a brace, support one leg, and then lift the sick leg like a dog to urinate.

Shadow turned his back, unable to bear to see this scene.

After walking for another three to five days, the two came to the foot of Huanchu Mountain. Liu Zhang turned around and asked Ying Ying if he wanted to go in with him. Shadow declined:

"No, I was entrusted by the young master to protect you here. If you arrive safely, I have completed the mission. You will be happy in the future!"

Liu Zhang looked at Shadow, saw him turning to leave, and shouted:

"Don't you want to see what is more painful than death in this world? Let me tell you, in fact, for me, illness is more like a punishment to relieve my sins. I don't feel any pain at all. . However, the pity of my relatives, the suspicion of my colleagues, and the abandonment of the people I protect are what really make me uncomfortable. Do you really not want to see me?"

Shadow stopped, hesitating. To be honest, the suffering of the past few days has opened his eyes, but he feels that he has not yet understood the master's intentions.

He turned around and saw Liu Zhang giving him a bitter, kind smile.

Liu Zhang said again: "Come on, thanks to your care these days, come and have a drink with me! I'm not going to die soon, so it's you who can bid farewell to me!"

Shadow hesitated for a moment, then took two steps forward involuntarily. To be honest, he had never had many friends since birth. In this line of work, one never knows the day when he will be without his body, and in the past few days, he has been with Liu Zhang. Sharing weal and woe, he actually felt that this person was not as bad as he thought, but rather pitiful.

Some people live in mud. You can't blame them for being dirty, because they don't know that it is dirty.

He walked forward, patted Liu Zhang's arm, and said heroically:

"That's fine! You and I have been getting along so far, and it's hard to settle our grudges. Why don't we drink a cup of wine together and forget all the grudges!"

The two supported each other and walked deeper into Huanchu Mountain step by step under the shining of the setting sun. Along the way, the two finally let go of their grudges. Shadow asked Liu Zhang for a lot of military tactics and formations, and Liu Zhang taught him everything he could. At this moment, he understood that sometimes it was not just a matter of solitude and courage that led to victory. Able to achieve absolute victory.

Liu Zhang also patted Shadow on the shoulder, smiling and sighing that he had never had a brave general like him, otherwise the two of them would be a legend on the battlefield if they were side by side!

While talking and laughing, Liu Zhang mentioned his childhood story with Bai Hu and said:

"People have the tendency to bully each other, but ferocious beasts have no intention of doing so. You see the white tiger is ferocious, but knows how to repay kindness. There is even a hint of "crudeness" and a stick in everything. Only such people are worthy of close friendship and worthy of becoming The brother who entrusted his life to me!”

Shadow smiled and said: "No wonder the young master often says that I am stubborn. It turns out that in his heart, I am also a person who is worthy of great responsibilities!"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

After walking for about two or three hours, I saw a brother coming down from the mountain. When I saw the two of them, I quickly raised my bow and arrow and prepared for them.

Liu Zhang's face was solemn, with a faint hint of anger, and he said nothing. It turned out that he was in ragged clothes at the moment, with a sallow face and thin muscles. How could he still look like a young general? It wasn't until Xiao Cong came over after hearing this and called his name from a distance that his expression softened slightly.

When we met each other, all the lovesickness and concern were dispersed in the spring breeze, and the spring ice turned into trickling particles to moisturize all things, so I won’t go into details anymore.
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Lu Xinyi saw that Zijing was losing weight day by day and his face turned pale, but he didn't know what disease he had, and asked but didn't tell him. He was very worried.

She shot a few pigeons to make soup, fed him to drink, and then she saw a little tenderness in his sad eyes.

Lu Xinyi said: "I used to see you so lively and lively that even a dog passing by would want to kick someone. How come you have become a sick man now!"

Zijing smiled, reached out and took out a bracelet from her waist - it was a silver bracelet with a circling silver snake engraved on it. It had a unique look. Although the material was cheap, it was not shoddy at all.

Lu Xinyi took the bracelet and listened to him say:

"These bracelets are originally a pair. They are the sacred objects of our snake clan. There is one at Tu Shansong's place. You can wear this one. It is said that the two parties can communicate with each other."

Upon hearing Tu Shansong's name, Lu Xinyi happily took the bracelet and put it on without hesitation. Finally, he asked:

"Since this bracelet belongs to our Snake Clan, how come Song has it?"

Zijing laughed and didn't answer directly. Instead, she suddenly asked her a question.

"Do you still remember the story of the Snow Child?"

Lu Xinyi was playing with the bracelet when he suddenly heard what he said and couldn't help but ask again: "What?"

"It's nothing." Zijing turned over, his back facing her, and the bonfire burned his back.

After reacting for a while, Lu Xinyi suddenly realized. Seeing that Zijing was weak, she felt unbearable:

"Although I have never heard of the story of the Snow Child here, in my memory, our husband told me a story about the Snow Child.

Since you can't sleep, I'm going to tell you this story today just to coax you to sleep. "