Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

Chapter 134 Thank You

"what?"

Not only Azhi, Luo Qingchen and Ruan Qingyun were also stunned and looked at Xiao in surprise.

Ah Zhi was startled, then reacted immediately. His eyes were like grapes shining with water, dark and somewhat purple. "Ah Shui is the big water buffalo of the old family at the entrance of our village. He is very fierce and won't let anyone ride him."

Big buffalo...

Meng Liyun's chopsticks trembled. She had heard her mother mention it before, saying that it was big and black, very strong, with sharp horns, and could swim... In her impression, cows were always scary creatures, but after hearing the boy talk about fighting with the buffalo...

"What's so big about it?" Ruan Qingyun unhappily picked up a piece of green vegetables for him with his chopsticks. "Ah Shui is just a calf that was born a few months ago. It hasn't grown up yet."

"But it's obviously very big." Azhi retorted, gesturing with his hands, "It's that big!"

Seeing his liveliness, Luo Qingchen chuckled, shook his head and said nothing.

While Azhi was talking, Xiao had been observing Luo Qingchen. He saw the scars on his arms and neck, and also saw the gentle and soft look in his eyes when he looked at Azhi. He didn't know what he was thinking, but he lowered his head and continued to pick up food.

"By the way... where are you from? Are you passing by?" Luo Qingchen noticed the boy's gaze, turned his head and asked.

"I'm from Mangshan." Xiao did not hide it, "I'm not just passing by."

Luo Qingchen paused: "What is that...?"

"He's lost and wants to ask for directions." Ruan Qingyun interrupted what Xiao was about to say, gave him a warning look, and said to Luo Qingchen, "I saw that it was getting late, so I asked them to stay for dinner."

Luo Qingchen listened to this, and nodded without any doubt: "Come to think of it, it is true...why don't you stay here for the night? It's already dark, and it's not suitable to travel quickly."

"No need." This time, before Ruan Qingyun could speak, Xiao took the lead in refusing, "I have somewhere else to go."

"Really..." Being rejected outright, Luo Qingchen didn't feel any regrets. He nodded thoughtfully, "Then how old are you this year? I see you are young, this should be your sister?"

"I don't know." Hearing the man's question, Xiao was stunned for a moment and slowly shook his head.

"……have no idea?"

Xiao nodded: "I have never celebrated my birthday."

"That's it..."

Luo Qingchen paused, thinking that he had mentioned his sad story, and did not mention it again.

Meng Liyun looked at him, but found that he was looking at Azhi beside her, so she followed his gaze. Azhi didn't know why she was looking at her like this, but seeing the opposite sex paying attention to her, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, her face slightly red, and she looked at her nervously: "What, what's wrong?"

"...Nothing." Meng Liyun turned her head and looked at Xiao, and found that he had withdrawn his gaze. For some reason, she always felt that he seemed a little lost.

The food the woman cooked was delicious, Meng Liyun and Azhi both ate two bowls. Azhi squinted his eyes and smiled, praising the woman's cooking skills, and the man echoed her softly, with a gentle smile and soft eyes.

Meng Liyun suddenly realized that Xiao's eyebrows were somewhat similar to the man's, but Xiao's eyebrows were softer than his. The man's eyebrows were slightly sharp, but his aura was smooth and soft, so he didn't notice it. Although Xiao was much softer than the man, because of his cold aura, he gave people a feeling of being difficult to approach.

Meng Liyun was startled when she suddenly felt touch at the corner of her mouth. She found that it was Xiao who handed her a handkerchief and asked her to wipe her mouth.

Meng Liyun then realized that there were some rice grains on the corners of her mouth. She hurriedly took the handkerchief and wiped it clean.

……

"excuse me."

After eating and drinking, Xiao was the first to stand up and say goodbye to them.

"what?"

Before Ruan Qingyun could speak, Azhi exclaimed "Ah" and looked at Meng Liyun.

Meng Liyun didn't understand why, so she looked at him with some confusion, then stood up like Xiao and said goodbye to them.

"Don't you want to take a break?" Luo Qingchen looked a little surprised, then stood up and asked.

"No, we still have a long way to go." Xiao shook his head to refuse him, looked at him deeply, took Meng Liyun's hand, and nodded goodbye to them.

Azhi seemed a little reluctant, but said nothing more. He lowered his head and started to clean up the dishes.

"Then you go and see them off." Ruan Qingyun glanced at Luo Qingchen, then at Xiao.

Xiao was very surprised by her decision, but did not refuse. He just followed Luo Qingchen out in silence.

"Where are you going?" Luo Qingchen asked after he left the house and remembered that he didn't know where they were going.

Meng Liyun heard this and looked at Xiao.

"...and Shan." Xiao answered very quickly, as if he had already made the decision.

"Heshan? It's very far from here. Do you want to go and pay a visit to Taifeng?" Luo Qingchen asked.

"Yes." Xiao nodded.

"Pray for good luck...that's good too." Luo Qingchen responded with a smile.

They walked together on the country road. The moonlight was bright, illuminating the entire sky and the surrounding scenery, casting a thin layer of white gauze around them.

On the way, they met some dogs of different sizes, which would bark at them a few times when passing by, but they did not show any tendency to rush over. Occasionally, they would meet people returning home after work, and they would always greet Luo Qingchen when they saw him.

"Aluo, come out for a walk?"

"Yes, and I'll show them the way." Luo Qingchen spoke with an accent when talking to them. I wonder if it was a habit.

When passing by a big locust tree, Luo Qingchen suddenly pointed at the cow tied next to the tree and said to Xiao: "This is Ah Shui."

Meng Liyun turned her head and saw that the cow was indeed as big as she thought. The cow seemed to understand Luo Qingchen's words, looked up at them, shook its head at them, and snorted twice.

Seeing the cow's hoof raised, Meng Liyun quickly hid in the direction of the owl. The owl sensed something, glanced at her, and said nothing. Instead, Luo Qingchen spoke to comfort her, "It's very docile, and usually helps carry food and so on."

Xiao still didn't say anything. Meng Liyun looked at him, was comforted by his smile, and nodded gently.

When he reached the entrance of the village, the man stopped.

"Then, send her here." Luo Qingchen smiled at Xiao and suddenly asked, "Is your mother still alive?"

At that moment, the air around seemed to freeze.

No matter how slow Meng Liyun was, she felt something was wrong. She rolled her eyes around and secretly glanced at Xiao's reaction, not daring to breathe.

"Dead." Xiao didn't seem surprised. "How did you find out?"

"You do look a lot like her." Luo Qingchen's smile faded a lot when he said this.

"That's really disgusting." Xiao's tone was calm, without any ripples.

"...You hate her? You hate her for giving birth to you?" Luo Qingchen paused and asked.

"……Do not."

Xiao closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to say anything more. He turned around and pulled Meng Liyun to leave. He seemed to think of something, turned back and whispered to Luo Qingchen, "Goodbye."

Luo Qingchen did not respond, nor did he make any other moves. He just watched them go away quietly.

Meng Liyun looked back from time to time, watching the figure getting smaller and blurrier... and finally disappearing from her sight.

Meng Liyun thought about what she had heard before and suddenly felt something was wrong.

She seemed to know something extraordinary...

He won't kill her, will he?

Meng Liyun thought about it and secretly glanced at him. This glance made her stunned.

Suddenly, a drop of crystal liquid slipped from the owl's eye socket, and the water droplets slid down its face, appearing particularly translucent under the reflection of the moonlight.

He cried?

Before Meng Liyun had time to think about it, she saw the pair of slightly red eyes suddenly turn and look over here.

I instinctively lowered my head to avoid his gaze, not daring to look him in the eye again.

Xiao seemed to raise his hand to wipe away his tears, his breathing slowly deepened, and he didn't speak.

Meng Liyun's heart suddenly started beating very fast, and she felt a little sad when she saw Xiao's reaction.

If what they said was true, then Xiao was...

Meng Liyun lowered her eyes, and thinking about what they said, she couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for him.

Thinking about the warm and harmonious family I just saw, I felt even sadder.

Meng Liyun didn't know what Xiao was thinking, but the more she thought about it, the sadder she became. When she took this incident upon herself, she felt even more upset. Then she thought of her parents and brother, which made her even more heartbroken. She couldn't help crying.

Hearing her sobbing, Xiao seemed to pause and looked at her in confusion.

Meng Liyun noticed his gaze and wanted to explain, but she was sobbing and couldn't speak. She could only hiccup and wipe her tears, her mind spinning wildly.

Xiao sighed, picked her up, and patted her back gently, as if to comfort her.

Meng Liyun clung to his shoulders and cried even harder.

……

When I woke up again, a beautiful face came into view.

Meng Liyun was startled and sat up suddenly. The people around her were awakened by her movement, half-raised and rubbed their eyes, looking at her: "Are you up?"

"Yu, Yuwei...sister?" Meng Liyun said tentatively.

When Yu Wei saw her speak, she raised her lips and smiled: "It's me."

Meng Liyun turned around and found that she was in the brothel she had stayed in before. Seeing her wake up, Yu Wei slowly got up and packed up.

Listening to Yuwei's words, Meng Liyun realized that it was Xiao who carried her back home last night. Because she was sleeping too soundly, he let Yuwei sleep with her on the bed, while he slept on the hard couch.

"...But he looks very unhappy." Yu Wei said, still feeling a little uneasy, "Could it be that he didn't see it?"

Yes, I have seen it...

Meng Liyun thought about yesterday, frowned slightly, and finished washing up with a heavy heart, then she saw Xiao walking in from outside.

"Your indenture contract." Xiao went straight to the point without any transition. He raised his hand to show it to Yu Wei, and said in a cold voice, "Can you pack up all the things in the morning?"

Yuwei was stunned, and it took her two or three seconds to understand what he meant.

After understanding, she was filled with ecstasy. Her eyes lit up instantly, and she clapped her hands and turned to run to the dressing table.

"Yes! Yes...Yes."

Yuwei was frantically searching for and packing her things. Before an incense stick of time had passed, she came out carrying her bag. She had changed into clothes that an ordinary girl would wear, with nothing below her neck exposed except her hands.

Xiao was a little surprised at her speed, but he didn't say anything. He nodded slightly, glanced at Meng Liyun, and motioned her to follow.

After leaving the brothel, Yu Wei's temperament became cheerful. Looking at her eyes, it seemed that the familiar scenes on the street became unfamiliar. Everywhere was a scene worth appreciating, and she was full of curiosity and joy about everything.

Looking at Yu Wei like this, Meng Liyun couldn't help but feel much better.

She looked at Xiao out of habit, but found that he still had no expression. He just looked at Yu Wei indifferently, as if he was thinking about something.

Yu Wei followed them out of the city. Everyone thought she would stay with them, but unexpectedly, Xiao took the initiative to separate.

"This is your indenture." Xiao returned Yu Wei's contract to her and took out some gold and silver. "For the money for the journey, remember not to show off your wealth, or you will get into trouble."

Yuwei looked at him blankly, as if she had never expected him to do this.

"Use some money to buy some guards. Don't go down the mountain road alone. It's very dangerous." Xiao gave her some instructions, stuffed the money into a purse, and put it in her hand. "Let's say goodbye now."

Yu Wei took it in a daze, looked at the full purse in her hand, then looked at Xiao, her lips trembling slightly, her eyes flickering, but her expression seemed like she hadn't reacted yet and looked a little dazed.

It was not until they took a few steps that Yu Wei suddenly woke up and shouted "Xiao" loudly.

Xiao stopped and looked back at her, wondering what she was going to do.

Meng Liyun also turned around and saw that the originally charming woman suddenly straightened her back and bowed deeply to them - or to be more precise, to the owl.

"Thank you."

Yuwei's voice was very soft, but it still reached their ears clearly.

Xiao said "hmm" and said nothing more. He waved his hand and turned his head away.

Meng Liyun followed Xiao obediently and continued forward, her eyes still fixed on Yu Wei. Yu Wei stood there, watching them go away, met her gaze, and smiled at her.

The smile was very relaxed, but if you looked closely, you could feel that it was complex and even mixed with a bit of sadness of parting.

It was not until Yu Wei disappeared from her sight that Meng Liyun slowly turned around and looked at Xiao again.

"Do you want to be with her?" Xiao obviously noticed her gaze just now and asked.

"...No." Meng Liyun shook her head, tightened her fingers slightly, and held Xiao's hand tightly.

Xiao glanced at her and said nothing more.

……

Thinking about it now, it still makes me emotional...

Nangong Huaxue stretched, closed his eyes, and wanted to take a nap, but his thoughts drifted back to the past.

Come to think of it, she had indeed met Mo Ze.

It’s just not the real body…

A few days after they said goodbye to Yuwei, they met a woman in the mountains.

The woman was gorgeously dressed and very beautiful, but when I first saw her, her expensive clothes were torn and dirty, and her pretty face was also filthy.

The woman raised her bright and beautiful eyes and looked at Xiao almost pleadingly: "Please, save me..."

I heard from the woman that she was a princess of a certain country. Because the place of marriage was far away, she had to cross many mountains and go to the distant desert to marry the prince of another country.

But unfortunately, they met Xiqu in this mountain, and the guards died to protect her.

She told them that she was very scared to be alone and wanted them to accompany her to the nearest city and hand her over to the general guarding it.

Seeing how miserable she looked, Xiao agreed without giving it much thought.

So Xiao had no choice but to change his route temporarily and turned to the city that the woman described.

But unexpectedly, it was a trap.

They walked together for several days, and Meng Liyun and the princess became familiar with each other, calling each other sister. The princess would braid her hair, tell her how to dress herself, and tell her interesting stories from the past.

At this time, Meng Liyun would hug her knees, put her head on her elbows, listen quietly to her vivid description, and also tell her some interesting stories about herself and her parents.

But as she talked, she couldn't help but feel sad. At this time, the woman would not say anything to comfort her, but gently hug her and let her snuggle in her arms, warm and soft.

Every time this happened, Meng Liyun would hallucinate about her mother. If her mother were still alive, she would definitely hug her like this.

……

But the warmest it is, the cruelest it becomes when the truth is revealed.

Xiao successfully sent the princess to the city, but what greeted them was not a gentle smile, but a group of cold and sinister troops.

Xiao felt something was wrong and was about to leave when a knife appeared on Meng Liyun's neck.

"If you resist, I will cut her throat." The woman's cold and ruthless words rang in Meng Liyun's ears. Meng Liyun looked at her in panic, unable to understand why they did this.

The city was closed, the general stood on the city wall, the woman lifted her up with one hand, the blade close to her throat, pulled her up all the way, and stood beside the general, looking down at the silent owl below.

The general raised his hand. The army formed a circle, leaving a clear space around the owl, but the surrounding area was airtight, surrounding it completely.

The general stared at the owl, picked up the bow and arrow, drew the bow to its full length, opened his mouth, and spoke the icy words in a loud voice.

"Either surrender or die."