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 will never be able to understand how sad it must be in the heart of a talented man who was once proud of the spring breeze and had a cold sword in the 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 to scold him and belittle 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 be a shame. He just wants to be a sensible person.
He walked behind Liu Zhang, holding an invisible chain in his hand.
Liu Zhang's illness is getting worse and worse. Not only can he not sleep well at night, he often has to stay up until he is extremely sleepy, and then he can fall asleep standing or sitting in the midst of extreme exhaustion.
His crutches became his "bed" at this moment, supporting a body that could 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 and couldn't 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 Shadow if he wanted to go in with him. Shadow declined and said:
"No, I was entrusted by the young master to protect you here. If you arrive safely, I have completed the task. 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 makes me uncomfortable. Do you really not want to see me?"
Shadow stopped, feeling hesitant. . 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 and 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 you should be the one to bid farewell to me!"
Shadow hesitated for a moment and moved forward involuntarily. After taking two steps, to be honest, he has never had any friends since he was born. In this line of work, one never knows the day when he will be dead and his body is no longer around. However, after sharing the joys and sorrows with Liu Zhang these days, he actually feels that this person has no friends either. As bad as he imagined, he actually had a hint of pity.
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 boldly and righteously:
"That's fine! You and I have been getting along so far, and it's difficult to settle our grudges, so why not share a drink together? Gratitude!"
The two supported each other and walked deeper into Huanchu Mountain step by step under the sunshine. 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. Can 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 chatting and laughing, Liu Zhang mentioned his childhood story with the white tiger and said:
"People have a tendency to bully each other, but ferocious beasts have no such intention. You see the white tiger is ferocious, but you know To repay a favor, there is even a hint of "being clumsy" and being single-minded in everything. Such a person is worthy of close friendship and worthy of becoming a brother to whom one's life is entrusted!"
Shadow smiled and said: "No wonder the young master often says that I am stubborn, it turns out that I am also a person who can bear great responsibilities in his heart! ”
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, slightly sulky, 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.
After meeting 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 detail anymore.
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Lu Xinyi saw that Zijing was losing weight day by day and his face turned pale, but she didn't know what disease he had, and asked but didn't say anything, and 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 you. Why have you become a sick man now!"
Zi Jing laughed. Laughing, he reached out and took out a bracelet from his waist - it was a silver bracelet with a silver snake circling engraved on it. It looked unique. Although the material was cheap, it did not look shoddy at all.
Lu Xinyi took the bracelet and heard him say:
"These bracelets are a pair. They are the sacred objects of our snake clan. There is one at Tu Shansong. You can wear this one." Come on. 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 could Song have it?" "
Zijing laughed, but instead of answering directly, he suddenly asked her a question.
"Do you remember the story of the Snow Child?"
Lu Xinyi was playing with the bracelet, and suddenly heard him say this, 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, but in my case in memory, Our husband told me a story about a snow child.
Since you can’t sleep, I will tell you this story today just to coax you to sleep.”