Chapter 21: The Dark Night
Seven veins will martial arts, is the Qingyun door once in a jiazi big event, Tongtian peak all of a sudden more than hundreds of people, accommodation naturally become tense.
Big Bamboo Peak a line of people want to live that kind of in the big bamboo peak one person a free day, that is delusion.
In addition to Tian Ling'er staying at the Little Bamboo Peak girls, the Great Bamboo Peak from Song Daren onwards, there are seven male disciples, all crowded in a room.
Tongtian Peak, Qingyun disciple's residence has always been four people a room, at this time in the room to play three bunks, at least also squeezed down, but the congestion is unavoidable.
At this moment, only to hear someone loudly complained: "Really, all day long said how how good the long door, now actually want us seven people to squeeze a room, really petty!"
"Old Sixth, stop complaining, if the Long Sect's senior brothers hear you, that would be bad."
"Second senior brother, you're sleeping on the bed, naturally you're very comfortable, why don't you take a look at senior brother I'm lying on the cold ground, why don't we switch beds!"
"Hoo hoo hoo hoo..."
"⋯ No way! All of a sudden you're asleep and snoring?"
"Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."
"Hmph, ah! Fourth Brother, you've always been handsome and suave and talented..."
"Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."
"What the hell! Is instant sleep popular now? Hey, Big Brother, you've always been kind, why are you looking at me..."
"Hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo..."
"You... ah! Third Brother..."
"Roar, roar, roar..."
The crowd was shocked, when the walls suddenly rattled heavily, and someone from next door said angrily, "Hey, do all of you people from the Great Bamboo Peak sleep with such loud snores at night?"
The room was suddenly quiet, after a long time, I do not know who sneaked a few dry laughs, a little later, the previous voice suddenly seemed to remember something: "ah! Fifth Brother you..."
"You, you, you what, I'm sleeping next to you, are on the ground, want to change positions? I don't care!"
"Ahem, it's okay. Ugh! This floor bunk is cold is just, on the contrary, it is also short, sleeping is not comfortable, speaking of which, it's still the youngest senior brother who is good, the figure is just right."
"Sixth senior brother, why are you talking with your eyes closed! Can't you see that I still have a big dog and a monkey snatching the quilt from me? I'm the most crowded here, and you're still saying that?"
"But I still..."
"Shut up, Old Six!" Several people in the room shouted at the same time.
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After dark, many young disciples from the other six veins came out for a walk, marveling at the view of Tongtian Peak, but as the night wore on, they all went back to their rooms and went to sleep.
As darkness descended on this mountain peak that towered into the sky, above the firmament, a cold moon, shedding its clear light onto the top of the mountain.
Zhang Xiaofan was sleeping soundly, suddenly in a daze, he felt that his side moved a few times, hazily opened his eyes, but saw that the monkeys lying beside him, Little Gray and Rhubarb, had disappeared.
He propped up his body to look around, only to see the yellow figure of rhubarb flickered in the doorway, a shadow on his back, looking mostly monkey little gray.
Zhang Xiaofan's heart was strange, the night was so late, where else would this monkey and dog go?
At that moment lightly climbed up, haphazardly put on a piece of clothing, walked to the door, only to see in the cold moonlight, big yellow is carrying a small gray whirring to the sea of clouds there to run.
Zhang Xiaofan looked at the direction they were running to, and with a calculation in his mind, he remembered that it was the Tongtian Peak Kitchen that Song Daren had told him about earlier.
At that moment, he was angry and funny, this rhubarb was not easy to be raised by Tian Yi for hundreds of years, is also considered to be an old dog of the Way, I did not expect it to be so gluttonous.
He wanted to no matter go back to sleep, but thought back, in case of what people see the big bamboo peak of the yellow dog, gray monkey stealing food, this can be too ugly, or to chase them back to be good.
He decided in his heart, raised his eyes to look, but saw the big yellow back small gray at the moment also only left a blurred figure, rushed to chase over.
He ran all the way, on the way carefully, without disturbing the other rooms of the fellow disciples, when he ran to the sea of clouds at the square above, has long been invisible to the shadow of the big yellow and small gray, only to see under the cold moon, the clouds here lightly floating, such as yarn like smoke, beautiful.
He looked at it for a couple more times, then he didn't have the heart to look any further, turned his head to look around for a while, and was about to walk in that direction of the kitchen, when suddenly, his heart jumped heavily.
In the depths of the sea of clouds, on the other side of the direction of the kitchen, in the drifting clouds, there was a slim figure walking forward, and looking at the direction that person was walking, it seemed to be heading towards the Rainbow Bridge.
Zhang Xiaofan looked at the figure in a daze, despite the distance, but this figure is like deeply carved in his heart, he recognized that it was his senior sister Tian Ling'er.
Night, this deep!
Why did she go out alone, and where was she going alone?
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned in place, at a loss for words for a moment, only feeling a thousand thoughts coming into his mind, his heart was in turmoil, as if he had vaguely guessed what was going on, but he had always refused to admit it.
He turned his head, his eyes fixed on the direction of the kitchen where Big Yellow and Little Grey ran off to, and ruthlessly walked towards there, while saying to himself, "Zhang Xiaofan, mind your own business! Mind your own business!"
Just like this, he walked seven steps, the moonlight was like water, shining on this one teenager, exceptionally lonely.
Then he stopped and looked up at the sky, only to see a cold moon, hanging in the sky.
His mouth seemed to move for a moment, and after a moment, he sprinted around, gritted his teeth, and ran in the direction where that figure disappeared.
The moonlight shone on his running figure with a bleak tenderness.
In just a moment, Tian Ling'er's figure had already disappeared in the sea of clouds, but Zhang Xiaofan did not even look anywhere else, and ran all the way towards the direction of the Rainbow Bridge.
Soon, he got on the rainbow bridge, the mountain wind blew, the water on both sides of the rainbow bridge rippled slightly, reflecting the moon in the sky, cold and beautiful, but Zhang Xiaofan did not care about it, just ran hard.
Run, run, run!
After running across the rainbow bridge, he still did not see any shadow of anyone. Until he ran to the end of the rainbow bridge, the heart of a sudden burst of confusion, the cold moonlight at the end of the rainbow bridge, the bay of the blue water pool bright as day, only to see a beautiful figure, beautifully stood at the edge of the pool, staring at the sparkling water, lost in thought.
Zhang Xiaofan suddenly scared up, a kind of fear that he himself could not say, he only knew that he could not let his senior sister find out.
He turned his eyes to look around, and saw that on the right hand side of the pool near the rainbow bridge, there was a small forest, so he quietly ran over, hid there, and from the shadows, secretly looked at Tian Ling'er.
This look, as if it is an eternity!
Under the moonlight, by the blue water, that one young woman with a bit of sorrow, a bit of anticipation, lowered her eyebrows, as if there was a faint light in her eyes, as if she was longing for something, it looked so beautiful.
Mountain wind, the wind over the water, swept past her body, also excluded the breath, stopped the sound, gently flicked her lapel hair, lined with snow-like skin.
Zhang Xiaofan's deep heart, suddenly an indescribable tenderness welled up, as if the woman is the person he wants to protect his whole life, even if for her through a hundred folds and a thousand robberies, he is also no hesitation, never regret.
At this moment, how I wish it was eternity!
"Senior Sister Ling'er." Suddenly, a call came from the Rainbow Bridge, and Tian Ling'er turned around in an instant, her gaze filled with joy in an instant, and the corners of her mouth revealed a smile that came from her heart.
"Senior Brother Qi, you've come!"
Zhang Xiaofan's heart seemed to break open at that moment, but he could not feel any pain, and his entire heart was empty, echoing only the phrase "Brother Qi, Brother Qi, Brother Qi..."
He turned his head with great difficulty and saw a man walking down the rainbow bridge, with sword brows and starry eyes, handsome and outstanding, but who else would it be if it wasn't Qi Hao.
See Qi Hao quickly walked to Tian Ling'er's side, warmly said: "Sorry, my brothers and sisters are young and love to play, make it very late to go to sleep, so I came late, cause you to wait a long time right!"
Tian Ling'er originally had some anger in her heart, but for some reason, once she saw Qi Hao's silhouette, it disappeared without a trace, so she shook her head and smiled, "It's okay, I didn't come for long either." After a pause, she glanced at the water pool next to her and said, "But why did you make an appointment to meet here! I'm still a bit scared even now after Spirit Sovereign's sudden anger during the day!"
Qi Hao laughed, "It doesn't matter, I've heard from my master that the Spirit Elder is doing everything as usual, it's just playing a joke with us young disciples, and with it making such a mess in the daytime, this place is even more clean at night, isn't it?"
Tian Ling'er's face blushed and lowered her head, saying, "Is it good for us to meet secretly like this?"
Qi Hao looked at her gentle and beautiful face, and softly said, "Sister Ling'er, ever since we first met two years ago at the Great Bamboo Peak, I can't forget you, and it's hard to stop thinking about you, often I can't sleep at night, and my mind is filled with your shadow!"
Tian Ling'er subconsciously bit her lips, her face reddened by another point, but she didn't have the slightest intention of getting angry, instead, there was a slight sweetness in her heart.
Qi Hao said again, "Ling'er, I..."
Tian Ling'er suddenly looked up and said, "Brother Qi, you can just call me Ling'er." When she said this, she suddenly lowered her head again and whispered, "I, my father and mother all call me that."
Qi Hao was overjoyed, as if he still didn't believe his ears, and hesitated for a moment before asking after her, "Really? Ling, Ling'er."
Tian Ling'er glanced at him, reached into her bosom and slowly took out a small brocade box, her eyes lowered, looking at the ground, as if she had summoned up enough courage before she whispered, "This 'Coolness Bead', I've been carrying it with me for the past two years."
She said this, will not dare to look at qi hao, but unexpectedly after a long time, qi hao have no sound, tian ling'er heart strange, secretly raise his eyes to look at him, only to see qi hao's eyes are full of joy, smile, indescribable happiness look.
The two of them looked at each other like this for a long time, and suddenly opened their arms and embraced each other.
The moonlight was cold, sprinkled on them, sprinkled in the woods, but could not illuminate the dark corners.
I don't know how long passed, this couple spoke gentle and honeyed words, until Qi Hao looked at the sky and saw that the moon had already passed the eastern sky, then he said: ''Ling'er, it's getting late, we'd better go back! Otherwise if someone finds out, it's always bad."
Tian Ling'er thought about it and nodded. The two of them looked at each other, and suddenly they both smiled, everything was in the air, Qi Hao pulled up Tian Ling'er's hand, and slowly walked towards the rainbow bridge, the two of them were like a pair of intimate mandarin ducks under the moonlight, leaning close to each other, and after a while, they only disappeared on top of the rainbow bridge.
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This night, a few more points of bleakness.
In the woods, in the shadows, Zhang Xiaofan slowly walked out, walked to the side of the blue water pool in a daze, looking at the sparkling water, looking at the cold moon reflected in the water, along with the water waves floating, gently swaying.
He suddenly wanted to cry.
However, he did not cry out after all, that inexplicable pain in his heart like a furious beast rushing around, making his heart bruised everywhere.
However, he gritted his teeth and did not say a word.
As if, it was back to the way it was five years ago, that time, he lost everything, except Lin Jingyu beside him, this world was actually completely changed.
And tonight, at this time, he was the only one, facing it alone.
"Roar", a low sound, which sounded like the snort of some kind of beast, suddenly rang out behind him, Zhang Xiaofan awoke from his disoriented emotions, turned around, and instantly broke out into a cold sweat.
Only to see that the Qingyun Sect's mountain spirit beast, the behemoth water qilin that was respectfully called "spirit father", suddenly and silently appeared behind him, and very close, lowered its head, and a pair of huge eyes as if it was attached to Zhang Xiaofan's body.
I don't know how it managed to do this with such a large body, perhaps Zhang Xiaofan was so bereft that he didn't realize it.
However, at this moment Zhang Xiaofan's heart almost jumped out of his chest, seeing this Water Qilin as a mountain like huge body in front of him, the long sharp fangs in the bloody mouth is reflecting the moonlight glittering brightly, only to be scared to retreat a few steps backward, his feet stumbled, but was tripped over a big stone.
When he came out of the clothes were not neat, just haphazardly draped one, at this moment the body shaking, only to hear a "clang" sound, a thing fell to the ground.
The sound quickly spread in this calm place, echoing above the water.
Zhang Xiaofan and the Water Qilin lowered their heads at the same time and looked, only to see that on the ground at the water's edge, in the middle of Zhang Xiaofan and the Water Qilin, a black, so-called "burning stick" was quietly lying there.
The Water Qilin's huge eyes reflected Zhang Xiaofan's pale face and the ugly burning stick on the ground.
Zhang Xiaofan only felt his throat dry, cold sweat beaded down, his heart desperately shouted "Run, run, run!!!"
But before the Water Unicorn, let his heart how delusional, a pair of feet but seems to be not their own, do not move.
Water unicorn at the moment but some strange, looked at Zhang Xiaofan two eyes, attention seems to be the burning stick to attract the past.
Only to see this beast dead staring at the black fire stick, look up, look down, a big head turned and turned, but never saw what. A few moments later, as if hesitating for a moment, it stretched out its front paw and carefully moved the burning stick.
Zhang Xiaofan on the sidelines to see dumbfounded, although the heart is still very afraid, curiosity but at the same time flooded, thinking that this "spirit" is not living a few thousand years has been old and confused, or is it and the big bamboo peak on the big yellow dog general for the old, the heart of the child is not yet dead, actually on a burning stick so interested?
Just see the water qilin huge paw gently touch the burning stick, and then immediately shrink back, look at its appearance seems to be very scrupulous about this stick, just the burning stick moved a little bit, rolled a few rolls, still calmly lying there, do not move.
The Water Qilin had a big confused look in its eyes, but it still refused to give up, its huge head swung a bit and suddenly looked over towards Zhang Xiaofan, a low but powerful roar coming from its bloody mouth.
Zhang Xiaofan's heart jumped violently, tensing his whole body muscles in an instant, even his breathing stopped.
Unexpectedly, the Water Qilin just glanced at him and then looked at that burning stick again, and this time, it actually lowered its head and put its nose on top of that stick, sniffing it carefully.
Zhang Xiaofan's heart was thumping, but looking at the strange behavior of the beast in front of him, he subconsciously thought that this is not very much like rhubarb, and if he was not too nervous at the moment, he would have almost laughed out loud.
Water Qilin sniffed for a while, obviously still nothing, it raised its head, big head to look around for a while, seems to be confused, confused.
However, a thousand years, after all, is a thousand years, think for a moment, then decided to give up, only to see the Water Qilin "puff" snort, huge eyes glared at Zhang Xiaofan, only Zhang Xiaofan again scared half dead, then shook his head and tail and turned around and walked down the water pool, not a few years, the water splashes, the huge body is not into the pool.
Zhang Xiaofan only a little bit of shock, slowly climbed up, only to feel the back of the clothes is already wet, not to mention the cold sweat on the forehead as rain.
He walked to the burning stick, picked it up, looked up and down a bit, but how can not see what is different, can not help but loudly complained: "Really see the ghost!"
The words did not fall, only to hear the side of the blue water pool side of a sound of water, the boss of a stream of water flipped up, white waves, vaguely see the water qilin's huge tail flipped out of the water.
Zhang Xiaofan was shocked, immediately put the fire stick into the arms of a pocket, run, all the way to the back of the water pool only heard the sound of water constantly, he did not dare to look back and then look at a glance, just desperately run away, the farther away from here, the better.
Without a moment, he ran on the rainbow bridge, straight upward, until he could no longer hear the sound behind him, until he ran to the top of the rainbow bridge, only to stop, breathing heavily.
"Hoo, hoo, hoo! ⋯"
Zhang Xiaofan's breathing, slowly calmed down, only that he suddenly felt very tired, a kind of fatigue that flooded from the depths of his heart, and when he lowered his head, he saw that under the moonlight, a lone shadow had been following him.
He suddenly raised his head, looked up at the sky, only to see the cold sky, a round of cold moon, hanging high in the sky. He looked at it, and for a moment he was dumbfounded.
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Early in the morning, everyone woke up.
Du Bishu rubbed his waist and complained loudly, "Really, after sleeping all night my waist is almost broken, how can I compete today?"
Old Fifth Lu Daxin frowned, "Old Six, don't yell, I also slept all night and didn't feel any problems with my waist."
Song Daren chimed in from the side, "That's right, Old Six you've been complaining all night last night, isn't that enough? Can't you see that Old Five and Junior Brother are silent?"
Du Bishu rolled his eyes and said, "Fifth Brother has thick skin and meat, he doesn't feel it, don't believe me, ask Little Brother, look at him... Huh, Little Brother, how come your eyes are full of blood, you really didn't sleep well last night?"
Zhang Xiaofan packed bedding, now sitting on a chair, staring blankly out the window, unresponsive, while the rhubarb lying at his feet, the monkey little gray is fiddling with the rhubarb's dog hair, seems to be looking for lice.
Du Bishu walked over and heavily tapped his shoulder.
Zhang Xiaofan jumped up with a jolt, startling Big Yellow and Little Gray as well, he turned his head to look around and said, "Wh, what is it?"
Du Bishu frowned, "Xiaofan, why are you soulful, didn't you sleep well last night?"
Zhang Xiaofan froze for a moment and shook his head, "No, no."
Du Bishu said, "Then why are your eyes full of blood and red?"
Zhang Xiaofan was just about to speak, when He Da Zhi, who came over from the side, interjected, "Old Six, don't mind your own business, it doesn't matter if Junior Master is not in good spirits any more, anyway, he's taking his turn today, but it's you who don't wash up anymore, delaying the competition later on, and then you won't be able to blame anyone else."
Du Bishu snapped out of it, where still care Zhang Xiaofan have not slept well, rushed over to ignore the face of Lu Daxin, Zheng Dali and others, a grabbed the basin, pattering and clattering to the face of the fierce splash of water, the mouth of the Woods said: "Hmph, the little brother is a good life, you look at the face of the death of the lazy look, really⋯ ah! Fifth Brother, give me back my basin, I can't make it!"
"Bah, I haven't washed myself yet!"
Zhang Xiaofan watched a few senior brothers arguing over a basin on the other side of the room, his heart was slightly bored, he stood up and walked out, and when he reached the door, Song Daren suddenly called out from behind, "Junior brother, have you washed it yet?"
Zhang Xiaofan turned his head and said, "Washed, Eldest Brother."
Song Daren nodded and said, "That's good, it's fine for you to go out for a walk first, but in a little while, you have to go to the dining hall for breakfast, got it?"
Zhang Xiaofan answered and said, "Got it." Saying this, he walked out, the monkey Little Grey "squeaked" twice, ran over and scampered up to his shoulder, Big Yellow saw Little Grey leaving, also lazily climbed up, wagged his tail, and followed him out.
Above the corridor, Zhang Xiaofan only saw that the left and right were all the figures of the teachers and brothers of the various veins of the Qingyun Sect who had just woken up and were busy, and he walked faithfully, unconsciously walking to the top of the Sea of Clouds Plaza.
At this time, the sky was still early, only three or two or two a few Qingyun disciples walking on top of the sea of clouds. The cool mountain wind blew, brushing Zhang Xiaofan's face with a cold sensation.
It was as if it was last night!
Zhang Xiaofan's heart ached, he was already a sixteen year old teenager this year, his love sinus had begun to open up, he had lived on the Great Bamboo Peak for five years, spending time with Tian Ling'er, and from a young age, he had already been in the deep heart of the beautiful and vivacious senior sister's love rooted in the deep heart of the heart.
Unexpectedly last night actually witnessed Tian Ling'er and Qi Hao private meeting, a time like a bolt from the blue, upset.
At the moment, his mind was full of chaos, flashing back and forth to the scene last night that made his heart ache as if it were dead, and his whole person was like a wandering soul without a master, walking aimlessly.
"Huh?" Suddenly, an exclamation of surprise suddenly rang out beside him, startling Zhang Xiaofan and waking him up from his rambling thoughts.
Looking to his side, it was a young Qingyun disciple with clear features, a long robe, twenty or so, holding a gold-drawn fan in his hand, on which he seemed to have painted some landscapes and rivers, and was now coming up, but a pair of bright, big eyes did not look at Zhang Xiaofan for a second, but instead stared straight at the monkey, Little Gray, that was on Zhang Xiaofan's shoulder.
