Fairy Sword Inquiry 1

Chapter 15
After the thrilling half-day, Xing Yan and Ju Ying couldn't help feeling a little tired.Fortunately, there was still money in Ju Yingxiu, so Xingyan hired a small raft, and the young man paddled the oars. The small boat parted the waves of Poyang under the setting sun and headed straight for the north bank.

The young man who was paddling thought that he was doing the same thing on Poyang Lake last night. He didn't want all these things to happen in less than a day, and it felt like a lifetime in a trance.However, despite suffering so much, seeing Ju Ying's fairy-like appearance is quite comforting.Then I recalled the sinister turmoil on Poyang Lake in the afternoon, and my men unconsciously increased the strength of paddling.At this moment, he no longer has the heart to think about it, he just wants to go home as soon as possible; in his heart, he has never been so eager to see his parents who he used to see every day as soon as possible.

But Ju Ying, who was curled up at the bow of the boat, used a bamboo hat to cover her head, covering her extraordinary appearance, so as not to shock the world after landing.

Compared with the single-minded young man, this young girl's heart is full of ups and downs.For a while, I thought of sharing life and death with this young man who was paddling a raft in the turbulent waves more than an hour ago. I felt very sweet in my heart. Not only did I not have a trace of fear, on the contrary, in the depths of my heart, there was a trace that I had never experienced before. The throbbing, indescribable, can't be explained clearly, but I just feel like I want to shudder when I think of it.After a while, he thought that he had revealed his true face, according to the previous agreement with his father, he should return to Luoyang now.Even if he cheated on himself, that Uncle Zong, who was stubborn by nature and only listened to his father, would force him to go back.

If it was in the past, it would be nothing; before I came to Raozhou, my interest in this game was almost exhausted.I didn't think about it, but in this small town of Raozhou, I met this playful young man. It was only a short period of two or three days, but it made her feel a little more concerned, and she couldn't let go. Leaving the unpretentious Poyang Lake, leaving the unpretentious Raozhou City, leaving the simple but warm farmhouse and mountain village... and this young man rowing.

Thinking of this, the girl couldn't help but feel a little shy, she turned her face and peeked at the young man, but saw that he was unconscious and was paddling the oar back and forth wholeheartedly.

"Well, it's good to live simply like him..." Thinking of the soon-to-be parting, the girl felt an unprecedented sense of melancholy and loss in her heart.

Beside the girl in ecstasy, the boat is sailing through the water of Poyang Lake, which is rippling and colorful in the setting sun.No one would have guessed that just over an hour ago, the quiet and serene waters in front of him were still a Shura scene where the turbid waves were emptying and the wind was bleak.

"I don't know if those people on the painting boat escaped like us... But what happened to me today is really strange."

The girl who was worrying about gain and loss, looking at the misty water in the lake, couldn't help but think, "It stands to reason that Qin Daizhao's obscurity technique, even in this downpour, will never be affected by these ordinary rainwater. Dissipated, why does this self show his original appearance?" "However, it's good...it's cheaper to wake up this silly boy! From now on, he won't think that only Miss Li from the grocery store is good-looking Bar?"

Thinking of this, Ju Ying didn't feel a trace of shame on her cheeks, and her cheeks were reflected by the light of the western sky, making her look more and more beautiful.

...With the willingness or reluctance of the passengers, the boat finally landed on the north bank.Untie the cable and tie the willows, abandon the boat and land on the shore; Looking back, the smoke and water are vast.After arriving on the shore, Xing Yan said to Ju Ying: "I want to go home now. Are you also..." At this point, the young boy's words stopped abruptly, and he couldn't continue.

The young girl bowed her head when she heard the words, and was speechless for a while; the bamboo hat covered her face, so that the anxious young man could not see her expression.

After a long time, the girl seemed to have made up her mind, and said softly, "Well, I want to try that pine fruit wine again, Xingyan, do you welcome me?" Leaving aside Ju Ying and Xingyan's children, The coachman of Juying's family, who was waiting for the two to come back, had been waiting on the northern shore of Poyang Lake for most of the day.The coachman couldn't help but feel anxious because he witnessed the strange situation on Poyang Lake.Although Uncle Cheng, who is good at planning and looking ahead, told himself not to worry before leaving, and said:
"Old Sect, Ju Ying and that young man are both blessed and blessed. They are protected by the heavens. Human power cannot do harm to them. Please relax your mind."

But even so, that Uncle Cheng is not a god, seeing the terrifying situation in Poyang Lake today, the old sect still felt panicked in his heart.He said in his heart, if the miss is anything, then he will die without redemption!
When the coachman surnamed Zong was extremely anxious, suddenly, like a long drought met with sweet rain, his face was full of sadness. It turned out that there were two people walking from a distance on the lake embankment, one of them was the young man.The other one, although wearing a bamboo hat, is obviously Ju Ying.

As soon as he saw them, Lao Zong hurried to catch up with the two of them, he was about to ask questions, but he stopped for a moment, just speechless.

It turned out that he was seeing Juying's peerless face that looked like a fairy under the cover of Juying's bamboo hat. "Miss, you are..."

After a while, Lao Zong asked cautiously. "Uncle Zong, I want to go to Xing Yan's house, please drive us there." Ju Ying didn't answer Lao Zong's question, but asked him to prepare a car to go to Xing Yan's house.Although the girl's words were not loud, her tone was beyond doubt. "It's... alright."

Although Uncle Zong hesitated to speak, he didn't say any more in the end. He just led Ju Ying and Xingyan into the carriage, shook the reins, and shouted: "Drive!!"

So the carriage carried Xingyan and Juying, left the smoky Poyang Lake, and headed towards the Horseshoe Mountain in the glow of the sky.In the carriage under the dim twilight, feeling the girl's beautiful face from the corner of the eye, Xingyan thought involuntarily:
"After staying at home, seeing Ju Ying suddenly become so beautiful the day before yesterday, would parents and others think she is a monster?"

When Uncle Zong's carriage arrived at the foot of Horseshoe Mountain, the sky was already full of stars.Lao Zhangtou and his wife were very happy to see the return of their son who had not returned for two days.But when they saw Ju Ying who was walking in the door, the two elders couldn't help being stunned and tongue-tied!Seeing this, Xingyan thought that his heart was broken. Looking at the situation of his father and mother, it is very likely that he regarded Ju Ying as a fox and ghost!I was about to explain, but my parents stammered and said: "The fairy, the fairy has come down to earth!"

Hearing this, Xing Yan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it would be easy now, it turned out that his parents did not regard Ju Ying as a monster, but as a fairy.

At the moment, when the two elders calmed down a little, Xingyan repeated Ju Ying's previous obscurity, telling the two elders that this is Ju Ying's real appearance.It's just that in this report, the shock on Poyang Lake was omitted, so as not to worry the two elders.

After listening to Xingyan's explanation, the Zhang couple finally understood.It turned out that this fairy-like girl in front of her was the girl who was a guest at her home the day before yesterday.Knowing the key to this, the elders were not too surprised.

Seeing Xing Yanniang looking at the girl in front of her, she praised: "I saw Juying's voice and eyes the day before yesterday, she must not be a rough girl like us. Now this fairy girl looks like a girl with eyes The voice matches!" Although she had heard countless compliments before, and even a poem inscribed on her by a Bachelor of Arts, Ju Ying suddenly felt very embarrassed when she heard Xing Yanniang's simple compliment, and said shyly: "Mother Don't be famous, live in a humble home, how can you compare to a fairy in appearance..."

After the "stunning" storm subsided, the understanding Xing Yanniang knew that they were all hungry, so she stopped gossiping and just set up a table to invite everyone to eat.Uncle Zong was also invited to sit down and taste the homemade pine fruit wine and the pickled mountain delicacies.

At the banquet, Uncle Zong was still so silent, he just drank his wine and didn't say a word.Seeing him like this, Xingyan's family only thought that he was simple and honest and kept few words, they didn't think it was different.That Ju Ying smiled sweetly, pouring the pine fruit wine slowly.In the small hut in the mountain under the darkness of night, there is joy and harmony, and the room is full of spring.After dinner, everyone went to bed according to the arrangement last time; it's just that Uncle Cheng, who used to share the same room with Xing Yan, is now replaced by Lao Zong, the coachman.

Xingyan said that after a long day of tossing and tossing, he was quite tired, so he quickly fell asleep.

When the young man was in a daze, he vaguely heard someone whispering outside the window. Although he said that the dreamland was sweet, he woke up and said that this time he was suddenly shocked.When he opened his blurred eyes and looked around, he found that Uncle Zong who was on the grass bunk opposite had disappeared.

Xing Yan felt strange in his heart, and heard the faint whispering sound in his ears, so he put on his clothes and got up, and went to the window.Seeing the yard surrounded by the bitter hedge, the moon is shining like water; there are two figures beside the fence, who seem to be talking in a low voice; if you look carefully, those two people are Ju Ying and Uncle Zong. There were some disputes.

Xu was afraid that the people in the room would hear them, so they all tried their best to lower their voices, and their words were almost inaudible.But Xingyan was very curious at the moment, even though it was far away, but under his concentration, he still heard a few words.It seemed that Uncle Zong, the coachman, was about to ask the girl to go back with him, but Ju Ying was a little reluctant.

Vaguely, I heard Uncle Zong mention something like "my lord, the promise...a body of a thousand gold... ten thousand deaths will not be redeemed...tomorrow morning...departure" and so on.

Judging from the demeanor and tone of those two people, it seems that Uncle Zong is justified and speaks from the bottom of his heart, while the little girl Juying seems a little unreasonable.It seemed that in the end she couldn't hold back Uncle Zong.

Xingyan is also a smart person, seeing this situation, how can he not think of the reason.It must be the master of that Uncle Zong, probably Ju Ying's father. Before Ju Ying left home to travel, he told Uncle Cheng and Uncle Zong that once his daughter showed her original appearance, he would immediately take her home. .It is estimated that the girl made such a promise before leaving home, so she was able to travel.

It is not surprising that there is such an agreement.The rivers and lakes are dangerous and unpredictable, with Ju Ying's beautiful face, it is really dangerous and difficult to move at every step.Now she showed her true face again, thinking that her loyal servant, Uncle Zong, was also afraid that the young master would be in danger, so he insisted on letting her return.

After figuring out the key points, the young man felt lost, so he went back to sleep on the straw bunk and his clothes.After a while, the words outside the window faded away.After a while, Uncle Zong tiptoed back to his grass couch to sleep.

"Thinking about it, Ju Ying and the others must go back tomorrow morning." Although he had always known that this would be the result, after two or three days of getting along with each other, the young man felt extremely lost and melancholy in his heart.As a result, some people tossed and turned that night, and it was difficult to fall asleep again.In the early morning of the next day, everyone woke up to the singing of birds chirping in the mountain village.

After breakfast, even though the young man already knew it, he still uttered words that he still didn't want to hear, but he still said it from Uncle Zong's mouth:
"So that the Xian couple know that my lady has been in Raozhou for a few days, and she should go back now. In the past two days, my lady has been taken care of by the younger brother of the Zhang family, and she has been bothered a lot in your house. Miss and I I am extremely grateful from the bottom of my heart. Please accept these scattered silver taels and express your thanks to your wife. We will bid farewell to this."

Maybe their departure was expected by Zhang and his wife, so they are not too surprised, but the people in the mountain village are simple and kind, and it is their way of hospitality to entertain Ju Ying's master and servant, so seeing Uncle Zong wants to give Their money, even though their family is poor, is absolutely unwilling to accept it.In the eyes of the simple old Zhangtou couple, such hospitality is what the host should do. If they charge them more money, how is it different from a business inn and restaurant?
While pushing back, it was Ju Ying who spoke.She asked Uncle Zong not to be strong, then smiled at the Zhangs and said that thanks to Xingyan being her guide for the past two days, she had such a good time, so she wants to send Xingyan to her when she is parting. A small thing, let's say thank you.

After finishing speaking, the girl untied a piece of protective jade pendant tied around her creamy neck, and handed it to Xingyan.The girl's move was beyond everyone's expectations, but listening to her words, although her voice was soft, her tone was extremely firm, with an inexplicable aura of her own, as if no one could object to it—even the expression on her face Uncle Zong, who had changed several times and was about to speak out to stop him, finally stopped talking.

So Xingyan took the jade pendant that still had a girl's body temperature, treasured it and hid it in his bosom, but without saying a word, he just ran back to the back room.

Just when everyone didn't know why, they saw the young man running out again, took out something and stammered to Ju Ying: "This, this is what I made last night, and I plan to give it to you as a souvenir." It turned out that it was The wine cup carved only from bamboo roots is exactly the kind of small bamboo cup that young girls couldn't put it down.On this bamboo cup, there are still a few paintings cut out with a carving knife. It turned out to be a leaf of a flat boat, a few traces of water waves, and a few touches of distant mountains. There are a few simple words engraved beside the painting:
Raozhou memorial
While the girl was playing with it, the boy said sincerely: "I made this bamboo cup at night in the yard by moonlight. It's just a little bit of light, and it's really crude.

I just want to make a souvenir for you, and I hope you can accept it. "The words were a little panicked, but the tone was sincere. "Thank you, I like it very much. The girl calmly took the small bamboo cup, then turned around and slowly boarded the carriage. "General Zong, let's go. "

The girl trembled slightly and said.The car was rattling, Ma Xiaoxiao, the city of Raozhou that had lingered for several days behind him, finally gradually moved away from him... It's just that the girl in the car was rubbing the humble bamboo cup in her hand, and saw the crooked "Raozhou City" on it. The four words "Member of Zhouzhou", the tears that had been suppressed for a long time in her bright eyes, but could no longer hold back, burst out of her eyes...

It is:

The blue sky, the yellow leaf field, the autumn wind blows, the surrounding mountains, the afterglow of the whip, the troubles of the world fill the mind, wondering how this big and small car can carry it...

(End of this chapter)