Chapter 19 Chapter 19 Despair

Qingyun Mountain, Xiaozhu Peak. This is the third day since Tian Buyi's body was sent back to Dazhufeng by Guili, but Suru still strangely prevented the disciples of Dazhufeng from reporting the bad news to his fellow disciples. This not only made Song Daren and others feel great pain Besides, I felt inexplicable, even Gui Li was a little surprised. However, no one dared to talk about this matter to Suru in person. Facing her husband who was still in the Shoujing Hall with treasures from the immortal family to protect his body, Suru's expression of sadness made everyone unable to speak.However, Dazhufeng's lineage is thin, and they have always kept a low profile in Qingyunmen. If there is no important matter, no one will come to this secluded mountain peak, so that Dazhufeng held a public memorial ceremony in the Shoujing Hall for three days. Unexpectedly, no one in Qingyun Sect noticed it.

It's just that in the early morning of this day, finally there was an outsider who quietly landed on the Big Bamboo Peak. She was dressed in white like snow and floated out of the dust. It was Lu Xueqi. A faint blue glow flashed by, and the auspicious energy lingered gently, and Tianya quietly radiated radiance in her white hands.Lu Xueqi looked around silently, and saw that the green mountains and green waters were as quiet as usual, nothing unusual at all, only the two white mourning curtains hung on the two sides of the Shoujing Hall in front, could she see the sadness here. She stared at the white mourning veil silently for a while, then she looked away and walked towards the Shoujing Hall. Not long after, Song Daren and others, who noticed the movement, came out of the Shoujing Hall in mourning clothes, with expressions on their faces. There was a hint of surprise, but also a bit of embarrassment.

After seeing clearly that the person who came was Lu Xueqi and she was the only one, Song Daren and the others breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Xueqi cupped her hands in salute, and said indifferently: "Lu Xueqi from Xiaozhufeng Gate, I have met Senior Brother Song and all the senior brothers." Song Daren and Wu Dayi, He Dazhi and others who were standing behind him did not dare to neglect, and returned the salute one after another, then Song Daren smiled wryly, and said: "Why did Junior Sister Lu come to our place, this... oh, I made you laugh. " Lu Xueqi didn't have the slightest smile on her face, instead there was a sense of awe and sorrow, she was silent for a moment, and said: "Xueqi has no other intentions here, she just wants to pay homage to Master Tian and pay a visit to Master Suru, I hope all senior brothers will let me know, Xueqi is grateful."

Song Daren and the others looked at each other, pondered for a while, and Song Daren said: "Junior Sister Lu, you are being polite, speaking of you, you are not an outsider, uh..." He suddenly paused, Lu Xueqi's face also blushed for no reason, Song Daren was a little embarrassed, smiled and took it over, saying: "It's like this, Shi Niang is not here right now, early this morning, she was alone I went to the bamboo forest in the back mountain alone, and..." He sighed, with a look of grief on his face, and said in a low voice: "Master, she's an old man who mourns Master's death too much, so she took Master's body with her when she went, and told me to wait for her Master will be buried alone."

Lu Xueqi frowned, a trace of uneasiness flashed in her heart, this situation seemed even weirder than she expected before she arrived, it was fine if she didn't want to alarm others, how could she not let her own daughter Tian Linger know, Suru wanted to bury Tian alone not easy? She changed her mind, pondered for a moment, and finally asked Song Daren: "Then, where is that person?" Song Daren was taken aback at first, but after seeing Lu Xueqi's expression, and the clever He Dazhi behind him pulling his sleeve and winking at him, he immediately understood, hesitated for a moment, and said: " Little Junior Brother has also gone to the back mountain."

Lu Xueqi was slightly surprised, she raised her eyes to look at Song Daren, Song Daren smiled wryly, and said: "Master Madam didn't allow me to follow, so I just asked my junior brother to go with me." Lu Xueqi remained silent, after a while, she bowed to Song Daren and others, and said: "Thank you all senior brothers, since this is the case, I will not delay you any longer, and I will come to pay homage to Martial Uncle Tian in the future." Song Daren and the others returned the gift, Song Daren hesitated for a while, and said: "Junior Sister Lu, there are quite a lot of twists and turns in the matter here, I hope you..."

Before Song Daren finished speaking, Lu Xueqi said: "I'm awake, Senior Brother Song, please rest assured, Xueqi will never confide a single word to outsiders." Song Daren nodded and stopped talking, and Lu Xueqi didn't say much either, and turned to leave.After watching the white figure leave, Wu Dayi took a step forward and said, "Eldest brother, I think she's probably going to the back mountain, is it okay?" He Dazhi next to him said indifferently: "Where is the majority, this Junior Sister Lu is definitely going to the back mountain to have a look. She came to the Big Bamboo Peak today, she must be under the order of Master Shuiyue from the Little Bamboo Peak, if she doesn't follow Knowing the situation of Master Mistress, it will be difficult for her to explain to Master Shuiyue even if she goes back."

Song Daren was silent for a moment, and said: "It doesn't matter if she has gone, I always feel that my wife has been too sad these past few days, and I have been worrying about whether there will be any accidents, but my wife doesn't allow us to follow, we can't go against her wishes Although Lao Qi followed, but we also know that if the teacher really asks Lao Qi to leave, with Lao Qi's temperament, and he has always respected his wife, I am afraid that he will not dare to disobey. There is this Miss Lu from Xiaozhufeng Go and have a look, there is no harm." Everyone listened, and most of them nodded in agreement, then fell silent, Song Daren sighed, turned and walked back to the Shoujing Hall.

※※※ The mountain bamboo forest behind the Big Bamboo Peak is quite similar to the scenery of the Small Bamboo Peak. As far as the eye can see, there are lush green bamboo forests, dancing with the wind, and the bamboo waves are bursting.The morning light fell from the sky, casting light traces between the gaps in the bamboo forest and falling on the ground. On the thin bamboo leaves, there are countless crystal dewdrops, smooth and round, like the most precious pearls. Gui Li was in the midst of it, feeling a little dazed for a moment, many years ago, he started his life on the Big Bamboo Peak here, I don't know how many mornings and evenings, he brandished his hatchet and sweated, in this secluded place. Silently felling in the bamboo forest, the years that used to feel boring, now think about it, but it seems like a dream, but the tranquility that I once had, but I can never find it again.

Bamboo waves burst, and the mountain wind blows slowly, passing by my ears. He sighed deeply in his heart, put aside the senseless sentimentality, turned his head, and looked at Suru. Tian Buyi's body was lying on the ground not far away, and there was still Da Huang lying beside him.Since Tian Buyi's body returned to the mountain, it seems that the dog has been by Tian Buyi's side and never left.Under Tian Buyi's body, there is nothing foreshadowing, it seems disrespectful to the deceased, but from Gui Li to Song Daren to Du Bishu, no one dared to question Suru's actions.

It's just that even if she doesn't doubt Suru's sadness, her behavior is still very puzzling. Gui Li deliberately asked, but at this moment, Suru's figure with her back to him is like a wall, making him unaware. How to speak. But at this time, Suru broke the silence: "Why, do you have something to say to me?" Gui Li was taken aback, then pondered for a while, and finally said cautiously: "Master, I do have a few words, I don't know if I should say it or not." Suru said indifferently: "You go ahead, I also know that these words are probably not just what you want to say." Gui Li choked for a moment, he always knew that his mistress was an extremely intelligent person, it seemed that the pain of losing her husband didn't affect her thoughts too much, at that moment Gui Li coughed lightly, and said: "Master, please forgive this disciple for being bold. This disciple understands that Master is concerned about Master's death..." Having said this, he unexpectedly glanced at Tian Buyi's face, and couldn't help feeling sour in his heart. After a while, he continued, "It's just, Disciple begs my wife to mourn no matter what. Besides, although my wife is grieving, Master's funeral affairs should be arranged as soon as possible. Besides, Senior Sister Ling'er is reasonable, so I should inform her to come back to pay homage to Master." Suru didn't look back, and didn't speak, Gui Li felt uneasy, lowered his head slightly, and said in a low voice: "Master, if the disciple speaks something bold and false, please don't pay attention to it." Suru shook her head, turned around slowly, looked at Gui Li, and said, "You didn't say anything wrong, what you said is right." Gui Li looked at Suru, but was taken aback in his heart, Suru's dress today was quite different from the previous few days, although she was still dressed in mourning clothes, she could see that she had dressed up before, she was much more energetic and more It's a bit of a beautiful color, which is tempting. Gui Li lowered his head, he didn't know what to say for a while, he hesitated for a while, before he said: "Master, I have one more matter, I dare to ask Teacher's wife." Suru said lightly: "You tell me." Gui Li said: "Master passed away, the disciple and his wife share the same grief, it is only the body of the master, it is really not appropriate to move it lightly, let alone move it to this back mountain..." Suru suddenly cut off: "Are you teaching me a lesson?" Gui Li quickly shook his head, said: "Disciple dare not!" Suru glanced at him and didn't say anything, but her face gradually became relaxed, she seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly she said with a sad look on her face, "Lao Qi, do you know how many years your master has been married to me?" Gui Li's heart trembled, faintly felt that Master's wife's words seemed to contain deep sorrow and sorrow, but even though he knew it, he didn't know how to comfort him, he was worried at the moment, but he could only say in a low voice: "Disciple I don't know." Suru smiled, turned around, slowly sat down beside Tian Buyi, and said in a low voice: "Actually, it's not just you who don't know, even I myself have forgotten, these years in the mountains, he and I Staying together is enough for my heart, but how can I think about how many days have passed? He always laughs at me as a fool, saying that if we fail to cultivate the Tao in the future, it will be difficult to enter the immortal record and fall back into reincarnation. At the moment of life and death, But I don’t know what it’s like.” Her voice gradually deepened, and she said: "I asked him that day what he wanted, and he said that he had no other request. If he left before me, monks would not want to have a grand burial. Even a coffin would be fine." No, come naturally, go naturally, just ask for a cup of loess on the back mountain of Dazhufeng, so that he can watch the people in the front mountain day and night, not afraid of loneliness." Before she finished speaking, she had already quietly burst into tears. Gui Li clenched his teeth, unable to speak. Rhubarb lying on the side raised his head slightly, looked at Suru, then crawled down again, wagging his tail slightly. Suru stared at Tian Buyi for a long time, then waved his hand suddenly, and said, "Go down the mountain first, come back in half an hour." Gui Li was taken aback, he hesitated, and called out: "Master..." Suru asked: "What?" Gui Li hesitated for a while, and finally said boldly: "Master, the old master made a promise with you before his death, and the disciples naturally dare not disobey it, but before the master enters the earth, should we still inform Senior Sister Ling'er..." Suru was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice: "That's fine, you go down the mountain and tell Daren, let him quietly go to Longshou Peak to call Ling'er back." Gui Li nodded, turned around and left, when he reached the stone steps at the intersection, he couldn't help but look back again, he saw Suru silently sitting next to Tian Buyi's body, her figure was lonely, it looked really sad.His heart was sour again, he quickly turned his head, not daring to look any further, and walked on. Along the way, he calmed down a bit, and unconsciously recalled the strange scene of the past few days.Suru didn't ask Song Daren and others to inform Qingyun Mountain of the bad news, this is extremely strange in itself, even Tian Linger didn't want to inform, it is even more unreasonable.To deal with Tian Buyi's funeral in such a way today, although Tian Buyi had made an agreement before his death, it was always hasty. Gui Li sighed inwardly, shook his head, actually cultivators don't care about rebirth at all, flesh and blood buried among the green hills and loess may not be a bad thing. He was thinking silently like this, and he didn't bother to ride the wind. He walked all the way down the mountain road and reached the middle of the mountain without knowing it.Back in the day, when he first went to the Big Bamboo Peak, he followed his big brother Song Daren and his little sister Tian Linger to the back mountain. This part of the journey was hard work, the past is still vivid in his heart. But I don't know that Senior Sister Ling'er, how have you been doing all these years? There was a faint wry smile on the corner of his mouth, he shook his head, and then he stopped suddenly, looking forward with some surprise. On the mountain road, a white figure suddenly appeared in front of him, slim and beautiful, standing silently, staring at him in the morning light without seeming half-mortal. Gui Li also looked at her, the two looked at each other for a long time, but they seemed to have nothing to say. The mountain wind blows gently, blowing her beautiful hair and clothes, fluttering gently with the wind. Finally, it was Gui Li who spoke first: "You...why are you here?" Lu Xueqi whispered: "My master called me to come and see Master Su." Gui Li silently nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Master's wife is on the back mountain, but at the moment she wants to be alone and doesn't want anyone to bother her, so she told me to go up after half an hour." Lu Xueqi also nodded, and said, "It's okay, then I'll just wait." Gui Li responded and fell silent, and Lu Xueqi over there didn't seem to know what to say, between the two of them, when the silence gradually became, although they stood still, it seemed that the distance was further away. After a while, Lu Xueqi said softly: "The wound on your body...is it better?" Gui Li said softly: "It's much better," he said, he looked up at Lu Xueqi, and said, "If you hadn't saved me that day, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stand here, so I should thank you." Lu Xueqi was stunned for a moment, looked at Gui Li, and said: "That day, my sword..." Gui Li suddenly cut him off: "Stop talking." Lu Xueqi's expression darkened, she paused, and bowed her head silently. Hearing that Gui Li seemed to be a little hesitant, he continued: "Those things... Mistress told me all about it, she said that I blamed you by mistake, I'm sorry." Lu Xueqi's body shook, and she raised her head, only to see that there was sadness on Gui Li's face, and she refused to look at her, but even so, he still slowly said word by word, "Master, I am naturally What I believe, is that Master, the old man, is the teacher who raised me and taught me after all, I know that maybe I am too selfish, I just hope you give me some more time, and I will be fine..." "I understand, I'll wait for you!" Lu Xueqi suddenly interrupted him. Gui Li was a little surprised, looked up at her, and saw that beautiful woman biting her lip with her white teeth, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes, but the body that seemed to be tense all the time seemed to be in a flash. They all relaxed, and there was a faint hint of relief and a smile at the corner of their mouths. Suddenly, something seemed to split open in his heart. In the world of mortals, confidante are the most kind, and the word "waiting" has gone through many vicissitudes and affection? Looking at the affectionate woman, the corner of his mouth moved, and a burst of tenderness suddenly surged in his heart. He was about to say something to her with a smile, but at this moment, suddenly, from the bamboo forest on the mountaintop behind them, there was There was a frantic barking of dogs. His body suddenly became stiff. It was Da Huang's cry. Ever since he returned to Dazhu Peak with the body of his mentor Tian Buyi, Da Huang had been silently following his master's body, and never made any loud noises again. But at this moment, the sound of Da Huang's barking Although it seemed a little faint from a long distance, it sounded almost crazy, and the despair in the cry was something he had never heard in more than ten years. What happened to make Rhubarb bark so hysterically all of a sudden? The faint worry that had been deeply buried in his heart suddenly flooded into his heart, Gui Li's face instantly became extremely pale, and even his hands began to tremble slightly. Lu Xueqi was also quite surprised, but seeing Gui Li's expression, she was even more confused, and asked in surprise, "What's wrong?" Gui Li didn't answer, he just trembled slightly, and suddenly roared loudly: "Master!" Before he finished speaking, his figure had already charged forward, rushing towards the depths of the mangosteen forest at the back like a fast-moving wind. How clever Lu Xueqi is, she knew a thing or two in a blink of an eye, her face was pale for a while, and her body trembled slightly, if in case, because of Tian Buyi's death, there would be another accident when Suru was extremely sad... What would happen to Ghost Li, she would not Dare to imagine, and how the two of them will face it at that time, she can't imagine at all! Looking at the frantically rushing figure, she suddenly felt helpless like never before, like a huge shadow shrouded her side, she wanted to chase after her, but the footsteps of this body seemed to be restrained by an invisible force. Restrained, unable to move at all. Only in the depths of her heart, she desperately shouted to herself: "Don't... don't..."