Holding six colorfully packed boxes in both hands, Yu Shiqi could hardly see the road ahead, so he had to slowly follow Zhong Lingqi step by step. It only took a blink of an eye for them to get off the boat and arrive at the market. Zhong Lingqi

He had already bought so many things. Seeing him spending money like water, Yu Shiqi felt envious and heartbroken.

"Would you like to help you buy the gifts for the master?" Zhong Lingqi didn't look back at Yu Qi when he asked, as if he was talking to himself.

"It's better not to spend so much money..."

"What are you afraid of? Anyway, it's the money given by Baili Cheng, it's ill-gotten wealth."

Yu Shiqi was even more troubled by his answer, and he started to mutter in his heart. His master often taught him, "If you are thirsty, don't drink from the stolen spring water." How could he use his ill-gotten gains to bring gifts to his disciples?

Feeling sorry for himself, he told Zhong Lingqi what he thought, but he was met with a chuckle.

"When I asked you before if you understood the etiquette of filial piety and brotherhood, you always responded with flexible answers. Why are you so stubborn now?"

Yu Shiqi couldn't answer for a moment, and while he was still dazed, Zhong Lingqi placed two more boxes in his hands.

"Okay, it's almost done. Let's do this for now." Zhong Lingqi clapped his hands as if nothing had happened.

"Do I have to come and get all of these?" Yu Shiqi expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Young man, don't be afraid of hardship and fatigue. It's just to get something. Besides, you are still a martial arts practitioner." Zhong Lingqi's words were clear and logical, and once again Yu Shiqi could not refute.

Yu Shiqi just followed Zhong Lingqi through Wuyue City with a bunch of gift boxes. Because he was concentrating on carefully avoiding knocking over the gifts during the whole process, he was not able to appreciate the small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and flowers in Wuyue City.

scenery.

Yu Shiqi was very surprised that Zhong Lingqi's home was not in Wuyue City. After all, with Zhong Lingqi's status, it should be no problem to buy a house in Wuyue City, but he chose the distance.

He lives in a small town called Longhe Town not far from Wuyue City.

The town is close to Wuyue and close to the water and terraces. It is naturally lively and prosperous, but how can its grandeur and layout be compared with Wuyue, which is the capital of Wuzhou? Following Zhongling, he walked on the quiet path covered with bamboo leaves.

I had random thoughts in my mind, but I could never think of the reason why Zhong Lingqi settled down in a secluded place.

"Keep on holding on, we'll be there."

"I didn't shout tired." Yu Shiqi responded without thinking.

"Then why did your breathing become rapid?" Zhong Lingqi looked back at him strangely, and suddenly showed a smile that was enlightened and malicious: "Are you suddenly nervous? Are you afraid of being close to home? Oh, I am.

I know that’s not how the word is used, do you understand what I mean?”

Yu Shiqi hid his face behind the piled gift boxes. He had not originally had this idea, but after being guided by Zhong Lingqi like this, he became really nervous for no reason...

The sound of wind chimes sounded in front of him. He turned sideways and glanced to the side. He saw a small courtyard surrounded by bamboo fences deep in the bamboo forest. The simple courtyard door made of wood and thatch had a string of symbols on it.

Silver wind chimes tied with red rope.

"Yu Shiqi, do you think it's the wind or the bells that are moving?"

"It's heart-warming. It's such an old story. I've heard similar stories from the young shopkeeper a long time ago."

"Then the girl told you this?" Zhong Lingqi was stunned.

"yes."

"Then you are really an idiot." Zhong Lingqi sighed. If Yu Shiqi hadn't been holding so many things now, he would have wanted to kick him.

Yu Shiqi responded calmly: "I don't want to commit evil, and I don't want to meet a child from the Western Wilderness who will have a father-son acquaintance with me many years later."

Although he was mercilessly ridiculed by Yu Shiqi to his face, Zhong Lingqi still had a faint smile on his face. He thought for a while and said: "You are right, the leader of Tongfeng Sect, Yu Lingwei, is probably a

A true gentleman, he has brought up a pair of children like you and Yu Youci."

"My master has no ambitions, he is as bright as the moon, and his character is one of the best in the world." Yu Shiqi said proudly.

Zhong Lingqi pursed his lips, scratched his temples with his fingers and whispered: "Hearing you praise him so much, I feel a little... a little bit uncomfortable."

"But you are more interesting than my master."

"oh?"

"I respect my master, but I would rather stay with you." Yu Shiqi plucked up the courage to speak out what was in his heart, "Really, although you are sometimes cunning and difficult to deal with, you are very kind to me and my mother.

There is always no bad intention, I can see it."

Zhong Lingqi's figure trembled, but he still pretended to be calm and said calmly: "Of course I have no bad intentions towards you, but just using this to judge me as a person should not be in line with the principles given to you by your master and the Desolate Religion.

.”

"I know." Yu Shiqi smiled, "In the eyes of my master, you may not be considered a good person or a bad person, but in the eyes of Yunzhongjian, you may not be able to pass easily."

"Then do you think Yunzhongjian is right?"

Yu Shiqi subconsciously wanted to blurt out the answer "Yes", but he opened his mouth halfway but held it back. He fell into an inner conflict.

"No need to rush to answer, I don't have an answer either." Zhong Lingqi shrugged, "Many years ago, someone reached out to me more than once and invited me to join the Yunzhongjian. I was also moved, and it wasn't just because of me.

Appreciating her, admiring her, liking her, Yunzhongjian was also what I dreamed of when I was a boy. But it didn’t happen after all. As I walked further and further in the River of Forgetfulness, my thoughts and views on things

There have also been some changes.”

Yu Shiqi guessed that the inviter he mentioned was Teng Yining, but she didn't expect that he would admit his feelings for her so frankly.

"To this day, the answer to this question is no longer very important to me. I will not change my identity for the rest of my life." Zhong Lingqi stopped under the wind chime in front of the small courtyard and looked back at Yu Qi.

He said earnestly: "But this question is still meaningful to you, right? Become a painter, a swordsman, or both, you can think about it carefully."

"I don't want to deny Yunzhongjian. Yunzhongjian has my former teachers, comrades, mother, and Xiaoci." Yu Shiqi said, "But I haven't considered whether to go back. If I am now

As a swordsman of the Cloud Sword, I will definitely stop what you want to do next. But now I just want to help you and realize your wish."

"my wish?"

"That day at the restaurant, after my mother left, I saw you drinking alone upstairs."

"Um."

"What was performed on the stage that day was the story of your emperor's friend. He was a great hero in the opera, as well as in "The Romance of Zi Chen Kan Luan"."

"Of course he is a hero, and neither his enemies nor his friends can help but admit this. Even now, those who trapped him in the trap are still waiting for him in fear. As long as he is alive, no one will

Dare to call himself Emperor Chenlin. Even if he dies soon, future generations will still remember him. Zhi'er, you were born in Taiye but grew up in Beining. Do you know how many people's passion and ambition are behind this year in Beining?

"

Yu Shiqi was moved by this. He grew up in Tongfeng Sect since childhood, and worked for Yunzhong Sword as an adult. Although he had vaguely heard about the conquests, he was not a person who experienced it personally, and could not compare with what Zhong Lingqi had.

Feelings. But after being infected by picture books, operas and Zhong Lingqi himself, he gradually began to have respect and nostalgia for those people and things.

"I thought I heard it wrong, but it turns out you are really back?"

Suddenly a woman's soft and affectionate voice came from the yard. Yu Shiqi followed the sound and was stunned. Jing Chai's cloth skirt and rattan shoes and simple clothes could not make her look any less beautiful. The beauty of that person seemed

It does not rely on external objects to carve it, it is completely made by nature.

"It's such a waste to buy so many things when you come back. You're so rude of me that you let the clerk hold it all by himself." The woman pouted and glared at Zhong Lingqi, then took the initiative to take it from Yu Shiqi's hand.

Half of the gift goods were taken over.

The obstacles in front of him were suddenly reduced by half, and Yu Shiqi was able to face the woman face to face. He slowly lowered his head, and had to admit in his heart that Aunt Meng's appearance was better than that of his mother, and Zhong Lingqi did not lie to him.

"Hey, although this guy looks unfamiliar, he is really handsome. It's been a hard journey, why don't you come in and have some tea?"
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