Chapter 40 Where does the thirty-ninth rejuvenation go?

No one knows the whereabouts of Nangong Chou, just as no one knows where Chun is. But spring will come again, but there is no news of Nangong Chou. Now, spring is over. Although the flowers in the yard bloom more colorfully, it's a pity that no matter how beautiful the flowers are, they can't keep the spring. The weather has gradually warmed up. Although Wang Dong's injuries have healed, he has become even more lazy, lying on the bamboo chair all day, hardly even moving. Except the day they buried the man in black... Although it was nearly clear that day, there was no soul-destroying rain.

The weather was fine, they came back from the cemetery, and Wang Dong walked last as usual. The red lady did not come. Although her injury is almost healed, she still shuts herself in the house all day—it's not Wang Dong who is avoiding her now, but she seems to be always avoiding Wang Dong. A woman's heart is always unpredictable. This is not surprising. The strange thing is that Guo Dalu seems to be avoiding Yan Qi all the time recently. Yan Qi and Lin Taiping walked in front, and he followed Wang Dong lazily behind. On the way, Wang Dong found a shaded place to sit down, stretched, and yawned.

He also sat down, stretched, and yawned twice. Wang Dong smiled, looked at him and said with a smile: "Recently, you seem to be lazier than me." Guo Dalu said: "Who stipulated that only you can be the laziest? Can I be a little lazier than you?" Wang Dong said: "I can't." Guo Dalu said: "Why not?" Wang Dong said: "Because you should be stronger than anyone else recently." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Wang Dong said: "Do you still remember what Yan Qi said to you that day?" Guo Dalu said: "I don't remember. Why do I have to remember what he said?"

This man seemed to have just swallowed three tons of gunpowder, and his belly was full of gunpowder gas. Wang Dong didn't care, he still smiled and said, "He said, among the four of us, you were the worst in martial arts." Guo Dalu said: "You all have good masters, but I don't." Wang Dong said: "But since you fought against the man in black that day, he realized that although our martial arts are higher than yours, if we really fight with you, maybe none of them are your opponents." Guo Dalu said coldly: "Maybe even he doesn't believe what he said."

Wang Dong said: "But I believe it, because my opinion is the same as his." Guo Dalu said: "Oh?" Wang Dong said: "Although your martial arts are not as good as ours, but when you fight against others, you can adapt to the situation and take the initiative to control the enemy first. To use an old saying, you are a very talented and good material for martial arts that is rare in a hundred years, so ..." Guo Dalu said: "So we should try to fight, right?" His smell of gunpowder is still very strong, Wang Dong still ignored him, and said with a smile: "So you should cheer up and practice kung fu hard. If you can find a good master, you may become the number one in the world in the future. Master."

Guo Dalu suddenly let out a long sigh, and said, "Now I don't want to find a good master, but a good doctor." Wang Dong said: "Why?" Guo Dalu bit his nails and said, "Because... because I'm sick." Wang Dong moved, "Are you sick? What kind of sickness?" Guo Dalu said: "A strange disease." Wang Dong said, "Why didn't you mention it before?" Guo Dalu said: "Because I... I can't say." His face was indeed full of pain, and it didn't look like he was joking. Wang Dong didn't ask any more questions.

Because he knew that the more urgent the question was, the less likely Guo Dalu would speak. Since he didn't ask, Guo Dalu couldn't hold back anymore, and instead asked him: "Didn't you notice that I have changed a bit recently?" Wang Dong frowned, and said in a deep voice, "Well, it seems to be a little bit." Guo Dalu sighed, "That's because I'm sick." Wang Dong tentatively said, "Do you know where your problem is?" Guo Dalu pointed to his heart and said, "It's right here." Wang Dong frowned and said, "Do you have a heart disease?"

Guo Dalu's expression was even more painful. Wang Dong said: "There are many kinds of heart disease, as far as I know, the most serious one is lovesickness-do you have lovesickness?" Guo Dalu kept sighing. But Wang Dong smiled and said: "Lovesickness is not shameful, why don't you tell it? Maybe I can be a matchmaker for you." Guo Dalu gritted his teeth hard, and after a long time, he suddenly grabbed Wang Dong's shoulder and asked, "Are you my good friend?" Wang Dong said: "Of course." Guo Dalu said: "Should good friends keep each other's secrets?"

Wang Dong said: "Of course it should." Guo Dalu said: "I have a secret, I've been holding it back for a long time, if I don't tell it, I'm afraid I'm going to go crazy, but...but I want to tell it, but I'm afraid you will laugh at me." Wang Dong said: "You... what do you suffer from... the disease of willows and willows?" Guo Dalu said: "No." Wang Dong breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "That's okay, just say it, I will never laugh at you." Guo Dalu hesitated for a long time, and then said with a bitter face: "There is not only one kind of lovesickness, but what I have is the most shameful one."

Wang Dong said: "Why can't I see people? A fair lady, a gentleman is so greedy. If you can't ask for it, you toss and turn. That's a matter of course. What's the shame?" Guo Dalu said: "But...but...my lovesickness is not caused by women." Wang Dong was also stunned, and after a long while, he tentatively asked, "Is it a man you are in love with?" Guo Dalu nodded, as if he was about to cry. Wang Dong seemed to be very scared, deliberately lowered his voice, and said quietly: "It can't be me?" Guo Dalu looked at him, he didn't know whether he wanted to cry or laugh, so he said with a straight face: "My illness is not that serious yet."

Wang Dong seemed relieved again, and said with a smile, "As long as it's not me, it doesn't matter." He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Is it Xiao Lin?" Guo Dalu said: "You saw a living ghost." Wang Dong frowned again and thought for a long time before smiling and saying: "I understand, you like Yan Qi." Guo Dalu stopped talking. Wang Dong said leisurely: "Actually, I have already noticed that you always like to be with him." Guo Dalu said with a bitter face: "I didn't feel anything wrong before, I thought it was just because we were good friends, but later... later..." Wang Dong blinked and said, "What happened next?" Guo Dalu said: "Later... later things went wrong." Wang Dong said: "What's wrong?" Guo Dalu said: "I can't tell what's wrong, anyway, as long as I'm with him, I feel very different." Wang Dong said, "What's the difference?" He really broke the casserole and asked the end, not even refusing to relax at all. Guo Dalu said: "It's different if it's different, anyway...it's different anyway." He said it, but he didn't say it. Wang Dong seemed to be unable to hold back his laughter, but he finally held back and said seriously, "Actually, this is not something to be ashamed of." Guo Dalu said: "Isn't it shameful? A man like me actually..." Wang Dong said: "You are not the first person to have this kind of problem. Even the emperor Lao Tzu has this hobby, and it has been passed down as a good story through the ages. I think it is better to simply follow him..." Guo Dalu jumped up, stared at him, and said angrily: "So you are not my friend, I misread you." He turned his head and wanted to leave. But Wang Dong held him back and said: "Don't be angry, don't be angry, I'm just testing you, in fact, I've already seen that there is something wrong with Yan Qi." Guo Dalu was startled, and said, "What's wrong with him?" Wang Dong finally managed not to laugh, and said with a straight face: "Don't you see that he is a bit evil?" Guo Dalu said: "Evil spirit? What kind of evil spirit?" Wang Dong said: "Although we are such good friends, he still guards us like he is guarding against theft. When we sleep, we must first fasten the doors and windows, right?" Guo Dalu said: "Yes." Wang Dong said: "Every time he goes out, he always sneaks away, as if he is afraid that we will follow him, right?" Guo Dalu said: "Yes." Wang Dong said: "He seems to have never taken a bath, but his body doesn't smell too bad. Although the clothes he wears are dirty and torn, the house is cleaner than anyone else... Do you think these places are a bit evil? " Guo Dalu's face seemed to be a little pale, he hesitated and said: "You mean, do you mean that he..." Wang Dong said: "I didn't say anything, and I didn't say that he is a member of the Demon Cult." He suddenly coughed loudly, because if he didn't cough again, he might laugh out loud. Guo Dalu's face turned even paler, and he repeated two words over and over in his mouth: "The Devil's Cult... The Devil's Cult..." Wang Dong coughed for a long time, finally held back his laughter, and said again: "I just heard that there are some strange couples in the Demon Cult." Guo Dalu said: "What's strange?" Wang Dong said: "For these couples, the husband is a man, and the wife is also a man." Guo Dalu seemed to have been hit by a cold arrow suddenly, he jumped up, grabbed Wang Dong, and said in a low voice, "You...you must do me a favor." Wang Dong said: "How to help Fa?" Guo Dalu said: "Think of a big fight." Wang Dong said: "Have a big fight? How can we fight?" Guo Dalu said: "It doesn't matter how you quarrel, the louder the quarrel, the better." Wang Dong said, "Why are you arguing?" Guo Dalu said: "Because I can just leave after the quarrel." Wang Dong's expression also changed, as if he felt that he was making too much of a joke, and after a while, he forced a smile and said, "Actually, you don't need to go, in fact, he..." He seemed to be about to reveal some secret, but Guo Dalu interrupted him, rushing to say: "Actually, I don't really want to leave, I just leave here for a while." Wang Dong said: "And then?" Guo Dalu said: "Then I will wait for him at the foot of the mountain. As long as he goes out, I can follow him secretly to see where he goes and who he meets." He sighed for a long time, and continued: "No matter what, I want to find out what secrets he has." Wang Dong pondered and said, "Why don't you wait at home?" Guo Dalu said: "Because if I follow him like this, he will definitely find out." Wang Dong said: "Do you want to go down the mountain and change your appearance?" Guo Dalu said: "Yes." Wang Dong said: "Do you know the disguise technique?" Guo Dalu said: "I don't understand, but I have my own method." Wang Dong tilted his head, thought for a long time, and said slowly: "Since you are determined to do this, it's okay, but..." Guo Dalu said: "How about it?" Wang Dong said: "If we want to quarrel, we have to quarrel like a model, otherwise he will never believe it." Guo Dalu said: "Not bad." Wang Dong said: "So we have to wait for the opportunity, we must not just quarrel for no reason." Guo Dalu said: "What kind of opportunity are we waiting for?" Wang Dong smiled and said, "Although I don't really like to quarrel with others, it's not too difficult to find a chance to quarrel." Guo Dalu said: "Why?" Wang Dong said: "Because you often don't speak human words." Guo Dalu also laughed, and said: "If Yan Qi was here, I could quarrel with you right now." Wang Dong said: "Now I only worry about one thing." Guo Dalu said: "What are you worried about?" Wang Dong said: "I'm just afraid that he will help you quarrel with me, and after the quarrel is over, he will go with you." Guo Dalu blinked and said, "You don't need to worry about this." Wang Dong said: "Oh?" Guo Dalu said: "Since I can quarrel with you, can't I quarrel with him?" Wang Dong laughed again, and said, "Of course. Sometimes what you say can piss off a whole city. No matter who quarrels with you, I won't think it's very strange." Before Guo Dalu opened his mouth, he suddenly heard an exclamation from the woods over there. A girl's voice shouted loudly: "Help...help!" When a man hears a girl calling "Help", most of them will rush over immediately. Even if he wasn't really going to save her, he would at least rush over to have a look. In every man's life, more or less, there will always be such a thing as "hero saving the beauty" once or twice, but it is a pity that such opportunities are not too many. Now that the opportunity came, how could Guo Dalu miss it. Before Wang Dong could make a move, Guo Dalu jumped up and rushed over. It's a pity that he seems to be one step too late. As soon as he jumped up, he saw a person rushing into the woods like an arrow. Most of the girls called "Help" are not too ugly, but there are not too many girls who are as beautiful as the girl who is called "Help" now. This girl is not very old, only seventeen or eighteen years old at most, with two big shiny braids, she looks even more playful and clever. She was holding a flower basket in her hand, and she was circling around a tree with her white melon-seeded face turned pale with fright. A burly man with a beard and a grin on his face chased around the tree. He was not in a hurry to chase, because he knew that this girl was already the food in his mouth, and he had no hope of escaping from his palm. He never thought that Cheng Yaojin would appear on the way. Fortunately, the Cheng Yaojin who came here is just a young guy who looks like a big girl. So, before Lin Taiping could open his mouth, he roared first, and said loudly: "You bastard, who told you to come here? If you take away my good deeds, be careful that I will screw your head off." Lin Taiping said with a sullen face, "What good thing?" The big man grinned and said, "Can't you see what I'm doing?" The little girl had already hid behind Lin Taiping, panting, tremblingly said: "He is not a good person, he...he wants to bully me." Lin Taiping said calmly: "Don't worry, no one dares to bully you now." The big man roared angrily, "Don't tell me you want to meddle in your own business, you bastard?" Lin Taiping said: "It seems to be." The big man let out a wild roar, and rushed towards Lin Taiping like a hungry tiger pounces on a sheep. It seems that he has also practiced kung fu for a few days. Not only is his foot very stable, but his shots are also very fast. It's a pity that he met Lin Taiping. As soon as Lin Taiping waved his hand, he was kicked like a wild dog, and he rolled out like a wild dog. He was startled and angry, cursing loudly, and seemed to want to get up and fight again. Unexpectedly, someone behind grabbed his collar and lifted him up. This person is not only strong, but also not shorter than him, with only one hand holding him, he has no way to resist. Guo Dalu finally arrived, carried him to Lin Taiping, and said with a smile, "How do you deal with this boy?" Lin Taiping said: "That depends on what the girl wants." The little girl was still in shock, her body was still shaking. Guo Dalu winked at her, and said with a smile: "This man bullied you, let's kill him and feed him to the dogs, do you agree?" The little girl exclaimed, she was so frightened that people almost fainted, and she fell on Lin Taiping all at once. Guo Dalu laughed loudly and said, "I was just joking, a brat like this wouldn't even sniff a stray dog." He waved his hand and shouted: "Go away, the faster the better, the farther the better." There is no need for him to say, the big man has already run away scrambling. Only then did the little girl breathe a sigh of relief, she stood up with a blushing face, prostrated herself, and said: "Thank you, sir, for saving me, otherwise... otherwise..." Her eye circles started to turn red again, and she couldn't even speak, as if she wanted to hug Lin Taiping's feet to express how grateful she was. Lin Taiping's face also turned red. Guo Dalu smiled and said: "This young master is not the only one who saved you, I also have a share, why don't you come and thank me?" The little girl's face turned redder, and she didn't know what to do. Fortunately, Yan Qi had already arrived at this time, staring at Guo Dalu, said: "She has already suffered, you still want to bully her?" He pulled the little girl up from the ground and said: "He is also a little bit wrong, you don't need to pay attention to him." The little girl lowered her head and said, "Thank you very much." Yan Qi said: "You are a little girl, how could you come to this kind of place with that kind of person?" The little girl hung her head even lower, and whispered: "I'm a flower seller, and he said that someone here wants to buy all my basket of flowers, so...so I followed him." Yan Qi sighed, and said: "There are more bad men than good men in this world, you must be careful next time." Lin Taiping suddenly asked, "How much is this basket of flowers worth?" The flower girl said: "Three... three..." Lin Taiping said: "Okay, I will give you three taels of silver, and I will buy all the flowers in this basket." The flower girl raised her head and looked at him, her tender eyes were full of gratitude. Lin Taiping blushed again, turned his head away, but seemed afraid to face her. Guo Dalu looked at Lin Taiping, then at the flower girl, and suddenly asked, "What's your name, little girl?" But the flower girl seemed to be very afraid of him. As soon as he opened his mouth, the little girl took two steps back in fright. Guo Dalu said: "Do you live at the foot of the mountain? Did you move here recently? Why haven't I seen you before?" The flower girl blushed, lowered her head, bit her lip, and said nothing. Guo Dalu smiled and said, "Why don't you speak? Are you dumb?" The flower girl seemed to want to say something, but she still didn't say anything, and suddenly turned her head and ran away. I saw her tossing her two big braids back and forth, running a long way, then turned around, glanced at Lin Taiping, took out all the flowers in the basket, put them on the ground, and said, "All these flowers are given to you." for you." Before he finished speaking, his face turned redder and he ran faster, as if he was afraid that others would chase him. Guo Dalu smiled and said, "This little girl is really timid." Yan Qi said coldly: "Seeing your vicious look, no matter how courageous a woman is, she will also be scared away by you." Guo Dalu said: "I just asked her a few words, but nothing happened." Yan Qi said: "What's his family name, what's his name, where does he live, and it's none of your business? Do you have anything to ask?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "I don't want to ask myself." Yan Qi said: "Who are you asking for?" Guo Dalu smirked at Lin Taiping, and said with a smile, "Don't you see our amorous young man?" Lin Taiping didn't seem to hear what he was saying at all, his eyes were still fixed on the place where the little girl's figure disappeared, and he seemed a little crazy. ※※※ Spring is not far away, and the wind in the morning is still cold with spring. Guo Dalu pushed open the door, took a deep breath, and it seemed as if all the spring breeze in the yard had rushed into his arms. He must be the first person to get up every day, because he thinks it is a waste to spend good time in bed. But when he opened the door today, he found Lin Taiping was already standing in the yard. Standing in the yard in a daze. Guo Dalu coughed a few times, but he didn't hear him, and Guo Dalu knocked on the railing again, but he didn't hear him either. His eyes were fixed on a clump of peonies in the corner, but what was he thinking in his heart? Guo Dalu walked over lightly, and suddenly said loudly, "Morning." Lin Taiping finally heard it this time, and at the same time was startled, turned around and saw Guo Dalu, and forced a smile: "Morning." Guo Dalu stared at his face and said, "Your eyes are red, did you not sleep well last night?" Lin Taiping faltered and said, "En." Guo Dalu said again: "You seem to have something on your mind, what are you thinking about?" Lin Taiping said: "I was thinking... It seems that spring has passed." Guo Dalu said: "That's right, spring has passed, it just passed yesterday." Lin Taiping said: "Did it pass yesterday?" Guo Dalu smiled and said: "Don't you know? When that little girl ran away yesterday, didn't spring also go with her?" Lin Taiping blushed, Guo Dalu sighed on purpose, and murmured: "Where did the spring go? Who knows?... If someone knows where the spring is, why not call him back to live with him." Lin Taiping blushed and said, "Can you say a few less wicked words?" Guo Dalu smiled and said, "Am I wrong? Don't you want to keep the spring?" Lin Taiping said: "I..." He stopped suddenly, because at this moment a melodious song came from the spring breeze: "Little girl, get up early in the morning, Go to the market with a basket of flowers. Through the streets, through the alleys, Selling flowers, selling flowers, shouting loudly. Flowers are beautiful, flowers are fragrant, What if no one buys it? Carrying a basket of flowers and an empty purse. How do you go back to see your parents? " The singing was sweet and beautiful, but also somewhat sour, not only Lin Taiping was fascinated by it, even Guo Dalu was fascinated by it. After a long time, he sighed softly, and murmured: "It seems that spring is not far away, and now it is back." He suddenly pushed Lin Taiping forcefully, and said with a smile: "You haven't gone out yet, what are you doing here in a daze?" Lin Taiping blushed and said, "What are you doing out there?" Guo Dalu blinked and said: "They sent you so many flowers yesterday, today you should at least show some respect to them." Lin Taiping was still hesitating, but finally he gave in halfway, and was pushed out by Guo Dalu. The fog has cleared and the sun is shining. A little girl with a flower basket in her hand is walking slowly towards the sun. She raised her head, and suddenly saw Lin Taiping, the sun all over the ground suddenly hit her face. Maybe half of it was on Lin Taiping's face. Guo Dalu looked at him, then at the little girl, and retreated quietly. Shut the door and keep them out. The gentle spring breeze is like the eyes of a lover. Guo Dalu smiled, feeling extremely happy in his heart, he put his hands behind his back and walked slowly in the yard. He didn't want to go looking for Yan Qi at first, but when he raised his head, he suddenly realized that he was outside Yan Qi's gate. Such a beautiful spring, how can we not let friends come to share it? Guo Dalu finally stretched out his hand and gently knocked on the door. no respond. No matter how loud the knock on the door was, there was still no answer. How could Yan Qi sleep so soundly? Guo Dalu called out loudly: "The sun is already shining on your head, why don't you get up?" It was quiet inside the door, and there was no sound at all. There was a voice behind him, it was Wang Dong's voice. Wang Dong said, "He's not in the backyard, nor in the kitchen." Guo Dalu's complexion changed a little, and he couldn't help pushing the door hard. The door was completely ajar. As soon as Guo Dalu pushed open the door, it seemed that he had pushed out the whole yard of spring. There is no one in the house. The quilt on the bed was still neatly placed there, other than that, there was nothing else. Not only Yan Qi's people were not in the house, but some of his odd things were also gone. Guo Dalu stood there with cold hands and feet. Wang Dong also frowned, and murmured: "It looks like he left last night." Guo Dalu said: "Yes." Wang Dong said: "Why did he take his things away this time? Why didn't he even leave a word?" Guo Dalu turned around suddenly, grabbed Wang Dong's shoulder, and said, "Did you tell him anything last night?" Wang Dong said: "What do you think I will tell him?" Guo Dalu said: "The things I told you." Wang Dong said, "You think I'm that kind of person?" Guo Dalu said: "You really didn't say anything?" Wang Dong sighed and continued: "Now we don't need to quarrel, otherwise I can already quarrel with you based on this sentence." Guo Dalu was stunned for a while, and finally heaved a long sigh, and slowly let go of his hand. Wang Dong forced a smile and said, "Actually, you don't need to worry. He has slipped out before, and he will be back in a few days." Guo Dalu shook his head, smiled wryly and said, "You said it yourself just now, this time is different." Wang Dong said: "But he has no reason to leave without saying goodbye." Guo Dalu lowered his head and said, "Maybe... maybe he feels something wrong just like me, so... so, it's better to leave." Wang Dong hesitated, and said: "Actually, there is nothing wrong with you at all." Guo Dalu smiled wryly, "Not yet?" Wang Dong said: "Actually he...he..." Guo Dalu said: "How is he?" Wang Dong stared at him for a while, then shook his head suddenly and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing..." Before he finished speaking, he turned around and left. Guo Dalu asked, "Where are you going?" Wang Dong said: "Go find a glass of wine and drink." In fact, Wang Dong is not a person who can keep his words in his heart, but he feels that it is better not to say some things. Because he felt that it was good for Guo Dalu not to know some things, and the more he knew, the more troubled he would be. It's a pity that not knowing is also troublesome. Now spring is really gone. Where does spring go?No one ever knew. "Little girl, get up early in the morning. Carrying a basket of flowers, going to the market..." The sweet singing can be heard every morning. As long as he hears this song, Lin Taiping feels that spring has returned. But Guo Dalu's spring is gone forever. Yan Qi's people are also like Chunfeng, they disappear when they leave, and there is no news when they leave. "Where did he go? Why didn't he leave a word?" Guo Dalu is determined to find out the reason. So he went too. When he left, he left only one sentence: "If I don't find him, I will never come back!" ※※※ There was less laughter in Fugui Villa. Although the weather was getting hotter every day, Wang Dong felt that this place was getting colder every day. There was no news of Guo Dalu, no news of Yan Qi, and no news of Spring. Only the sweet singing can still be heard every day. Other than that, the only thing that makes me feel a little bit more pleasant is that Hong Niangzi's injury has also healed. One day, she and Lin Taiping sat under the eaves with Wang Dong. The sky was originally as blue as a clear blue, but all of a sudden, dark clouds rose from the sky. Then, the summer thunderstorms poured down. Rainwater hangs down from the eaves like a heavy curtain, and the remaining flowers in the corners have been washed away by the rain. Looking at the rain curtain on the eaves, Wang Dong suddenly let out a long sigh and murmured: "Spring is really over." The red lady said softly: "Although it has passed now, it will come again soon." Lin Taiping said: "Yes, no matter how far you go in spring, you will definitely come back." Wang Dong said: "Definitely?" Lin Taiping said: "Definitely."