Chapter 111 A smile fades away
The old monk seemed unwilling to introduce the young general, and the young general seemed to have no intention of talking. He stood there quietly, his back as straight as a javelin and did not move at all.
He still put his younger brother's knife on the stone table, and the old monk sat down on a stone bench himself and smiled and said, "You both have good knives from your ancestors. Why are you here today?"
The brother explained: "The patriarch ordered us to take a boat to pour fish medicine."
The old monk put his hands together and said unbearably: "Sentient beings are in the kalpa, Amitabha."
"We heard the sound of wooden fish below and remembered to go up the mountain to take a look. When we got here, we were afraid that it would hinder the master's evening class, so we were having fun in front of the door." The brother continued to explain.
"Yeah." The old monk said happily: "I heard you sing, it's strange that no one will come at night. Who sang that song? It sounds very nice. Who are you brothers? Mr. Jingnan gave birth to a pair of twins back then."
"Can't the master see?" the brother smiled.
The old monk raised his hand and pointed at him without thinking, "You must be the eldest brother, the younger brother is the one who sang."
The younger brother said shyly: "I sing randomly, master, don't make fun of me."
"Haha!" The old monk stood up, "No need to be ashamed. I have heard too many such folk songs, and I have not only listened to them. I have also done such things when I was young. Since I have come, please come in and drink a cup of honey tea made by me to quench my thirst."
The elders were unable to refuse the orders of the elders, and they followed the young general and walked into the temple through the small corner gate. As soon as they entered, there was a small patio surrounded by trellis covered with pumpkin vines, flowers and plants, and rusty bronze high-legged incense burner.
The moonlight shines on the courtyard, and the ancient scenery is so beautiful. My younger brother came here for the first time and looked around and said repeatedly: "What a great place, I didn't expect it to be so good."
The old monk said, "It's not too dirty. There is no incense in the temple. All the other monks have run away. I am the only one here. I have nothing to do and plant some flowers and plants. This pumpkin is good this year, and it almost overwhelms the shelf."
While introducing the old monk, he led the three of them into the Buddhist temple. He lived in the Zen room on the left. When he entered the house, the two brothers suddenly saw a very beautiful young woman sitting on a large wooden chair with a rough workmanship and drinking the monk's honey tea to entertain guests.
The old monk said, "This girl is General Xu's fiancée. She is going to go back to Beijing to pay homage to the elders and then get married. Haha, okay!"
"Uncle, it's endless." The beauty's pretty face flushed and she stood up generously. "When I think of my life-long decision without the consent of my elders, my face became hot."
The young general who had been silent and had a gentle tone. "It's okay, the adoptive father is the most reasonable," he said.
He was naturally Xu Jin, the adopted son of Xu Hao, and the woman was Miss Li Fang under the city of the Western Regions. His original surname was Gou, and his native family. He was washed downstream by floods in his early years and was rescued by the Han people in Li who were doing business here. He recognized his adopted daughter and took her to the distant Western Regions.
Li Fang's relatives are almost gone, and they have been suffering from the warmth and warmth of the tribe since childhood. Therefore, because he did not miss his hometown without relatives, he soon changed his surname to Li. Because he had a crush on Xu Jin, he resolutely signed up to be a nurse in the army. After that, he followed Xu Jin and fought all the way south and north, and performed a touching love story.
This year, Xu Hao summoned his adopted son home, intending to let him return to Liaodong to take charge of military power. Xu Jin led Li Fang back to the Central Plains, and Li Fang also took him to Qinglong Mountain to worship his ancestors first. The old monk was her only surviving relative and the brothers' father's lifelong enemy. He was the kind of hero who cherished heroes. He could not kill anyone after many duels, but became friends instead.
The old monk warmly welcomed the four young people. He was very pleased to learn that his niece had a lifelong support while living. He was very happy and talked about many stories that happened to the two tribes in the past. Some of them were unknown to the young people, and some were not so clear, which made the two brothers very satisfied.
In addition, the old monk also talked about the grievances between the two families. The two brothers kept these things silently in their hearts, but they didn't know that the beauty in front of them was the enemy they swear to kill. They could not do anything even if they knew it. The traditions of the two tribes are always men to men, and killing girls is not done by men.
The two brothers were very puzzled. The old monk seemed to know too much, right? Especially when it comes to his own secrets, it seems that he knows too much, so he became a monk.
It was getting late, and both sides stood up to say goodbye at the same time. The old monk, who was empty in all four, looked at his niece reluctantly and sent them out of the temple gate.
In this way, two groups of young people went down the mountain one by one, and within a short while they arrived at the high bank near the river.
The moonlight is as silver as silver, everything looks beautiful and peaceful, and the scenery is more desolate because of the late night. Just like the two brothers’ melancholy about not being able to complete the oath, the faint sadness of Li Fang returning to his hometown for many years and about to marry far away, and the discomfort of Xu Jin returning from the battlefield of war to the world of singing and dancing, in short, the four young people each have their own thoughts.
For a moment, no one was in the mood to speak in the face of the river.
The brother suddenly said, "I'll take the wine and meat, Brother Xu defends his country, please accept our brother's respect."
Xu Jin said: "You are responsible for heavy responsibilities. It's getting late, so don't delay it because of us."
"It doesn't matter, look at the Big Dipper in the sky. It's early at the third day of the morning." The brother pointed to the night sky and said to his younger brother: "Let's go there."
The younger brother whistled and followed his elder brother. The two brothers were extremely agile and quick in their movements. They jumped high and landed lightly on the river beach, jumping from one big stone to another, and soon arrived at the edge of the boat.
Li Fang said softly with a complicated expression: "They are the life-and-death revenge of my family. If they knew my true identity, I wonder what to think? Will they kill me with one knife?"
"No." Xu Jin's eyes were bright, "They were all kind-hearted and simple young people, and their hatred had nothing to do with women. Even if they wanted to kill you, they had to step across my body."
"No." Li Fang was very scared, "I don't plan to recognize my ancestors, so let this secret pass with my uncle forever."
At this time, the two brothers came back with wine and meat. The younger brother held the gong with wet dew in his hand and said, "The fragrance is extinguished, and there are three plates left. I don't know when it will be destroyed."
The brother said, "It doesn't matter, just look at the celestial phenomena."
"But it seems like the wind is rising in the distance." My younger brother was very distressed, worried that he would miss the time.
Xu Jin said: "It doesn't matter, the wind passes from the south. The clouds are in the east, it's okay."
"Yes, it doesn't matter." The brother placed the wine and meat on the stone.
Li Fang looked at these three equally excellent young people, praying that they would never meet each other. He watched them sit directly on the stone, and while drawing their swords and cutting off venison to eat, while raising wine gourds one by one, drinking in big gulps, I envy the man's boldness and freedom.
The brother looked up and dazzled to the moon and said, "The master on the mountain is good. But he said he knew our enemies and his father. I doubted his identity."
Li Fang felt nervous and hurriedly lowered her head. Fortunately it was at night, otherwise her nervousness would be easily exposed.
Xu Jin's expression remained unchanged. If the two brothers planned to pursue the past, he would tell the truth and then have a fair duel with the two brothers. Although his martial arts are far less good than shooting skills.
The younger brother said, "Oh, why did we forget to ask him about his common surname?"
The brother said, "It's useless, he can make up any name."
The younger brother smiled and said, "He also said he could sing. He might have done something bad when he was young. He became a monk at the age of age."
Li Fang couldn't help but interrupted, "I have never done anything bad, I just saw through the world. When will the revenge be repaid?"
"Yes. When will the revenge be revenge?" My brother looked at her intentionally or unintentionally, and Zhan Yan smiled: "I am taught that I think we brothers have been thinking about revenge all day for the past three years. We can't sleep or eat, but I only realized tonight that the ancestors of the two families had killed many people. But my father had never killed anyone in his life, nor had he told us about his grudges before his death. And there was no one in the other family, so he must have known that he really didn't know why?"
Li Fang asked hesitantly: "Then, once you know where your enemy is, will you take revenge?"
"Yes!" The brother answered without hesitation, and then smiled and said, "You must avenge your grudges, otherwise you will be useless."
Li Fang looked miserable. She knew the customs of the two tribes too well, and she had to do it after saying it, even to stay alive.
Xu Jin, who had no expression on his face, looked at his younger brother and couldn't help but hold the hilt tightly. He heard him shout, "I don't allow you to kill people, killing people will pay for your life. I'm born to be useless, so I'll take revenge. My brother will marry, have children and pass on the family line."
The brother laughed and raised his head to drink all the last little wine. "Silly brother, my father's last wish is to drink the blood of his enemies, but he didn't say he would take his life. There are only two brothers left in our sect, and there is only one daughter left on the other side. When will the revenge be revenged? Could it be that the two families who are going to kill? We will not avenge the revenge, we will not avenge, let's stop here."
Xu Jin was finally moved at this point. He did not expect a young man in the mountains to say such open-minded words, and he had vaguely guessed the identity of his fiancée through the old monk's words.
What kind of person is Mr. Jingnan, the father of the two brothers, who are the oldest fathers? Xu Jin yearned for him and should be a superb person like his adoptive father. This can be seen from the old monk. Obviously, the old monk believes that his friend's son is not a mediocre person, especially his eldest son. The elders of both sides must completely cut off the grudges between the two families without going against the will of his ancestors.
"Ah!" Li Fang exclaimed loudly, grabbed Xu Jin's bloody right hand, and exclaimed: "Are you crazy?"
The younger brother was snatched his knife like lightning, and then he was shocked by himself. However, Xu Jin showed a sincere smile and said to his brother with a serious expression: "In the name of Xu Jin, my adopted son of the British Duke Xu family, I will make a wife for me to repay your family's grudges. The past is gone, and the blood of the Xu family will not insult your ancestors."
Li Fang was excited and shouted in distress: "Why are you doing this? If you want my life, come and get it. If you frown, you will not be the daughter of Gou's family."
"Get bandage the wound quickly, don't hurt your muscles and bones." The brother was a little panicked and smiled bitterly: "A little blood is enough, you?"
"Hahaha!" Xu Jin completely abandoned the general's majesty and returned to a poor child in a small mountain village. He raised his hand and smiled happily: "I have a sense of responsibility, but I just took a light stroke."
The brother was stunned for a moment and laughed: "Haha."
"Hahaha." My brother laughed loudly.
"I just know how to grow up when I can make a fool of myself?"
Chapter completed!