Chapter 142
Chapter 142
Xie Xun, Zhang Cuishan, and Yin Susu have stayed in Binghuo Island for more than ten years since they snatched the Dragon Sword from Wangpanshan Island at the mouth of the Qiantang River.From having nothing at the beginning to using the things on the island to make daily necessities, they fumbled for a lot of time. At the beginning, because Xie Xun was the one who took Zhang Cuishan and Zhang Cuishan away, they were far away from Xie Xun's position. .
Because Xie Xun went crazy and was blinded by Yin Susu with a poisonous needle, even if Xie Xun regained his sanity occasionally, he couldn't hunt for something edible like Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu.So Zhang Cuishan would often send some food to Xie Xun who lived in another cave. After such a back and forth, the three people who had been wary of each other because of the dragon-slaying knife were reconciled in a sense.
After all, there were only three people on such a deserted island. Apart from taking away the dragon sword and killing some people from Wangpanshan Island who came to the conference, Xie Xun actually had no influence on Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu.And in this case, one more friend is better than one more enemy.Xie Xun can do a lot of things when he is awake, from where he lives to eating and drinking, even without the help of Zhang Cuishan and the others, he can do it by himself.
It's just that when Xie Xun is sober and when he is mad, it is basically half and half.
When there is nothing to do, Xie Xun can often be seen walking along the bank holding the dragon sword, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.He always sits on a big rock on the shore, holds the dragon sword in his hand, listens to the sound of sea water and sea wind, occasionally hears the movement of Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu, and turns his head in the direction of the sound.
It is also because he often sits in one place, so Zhang Cuishan often puts some processed animal furs on the stone, or rough outerwear woven by Yin Susu.Although the workmanship is rough, but in the place of Binghuo Island, it is enough to keep out the cold in winter and rainy days.Because of this, Xie Xun often put some food at the entrance of Yin Susu's cave as a reward.
The time of Zhang Wuji's birth was no different from the past, but unfortunately Xie Xun went crazy again at this time.There is no difference in what he said when he was crazy, and those words were repeated over and over again, and they were all related to a person named "Cheng Kun".If it weren't for the cry when Zhang Wuji was born, I don't know if Xie Xun would have killed both of them here with the Dragon Saber in the end.
This is Xie Xun's inner demon. If it weren't for the baby's crying, Xie Xun would not know when he would go crazy.After Zhang Wuji was born, Xie Xun went crazy less and less. After talking with Zhang Cuishan, Xie Xun became Zhang Wuji's adoptive father.
Originally, Zhang Cuishan and Yin Susu were already prepared to live on this island until their death. If it wasn't for Zhang Wuji's birth in the middle, they don't know when they would be able to make up their minds to leave Binghuo Island.None of the three of them are familiar with the vicinity, they only know the southeast, northwest, and they don’t know how far it takes to get from here to the Central Plains, and they don’t know if there will be any bad weather at sea. It took more than a year to actually sit on the simple raft.
Zhang Cuishan originally wanted Xie Xun to go back with them, but Xie Xun refused, and no one could persuade him. In the end, Zhang Cuishan's family had to say goodbye to Xie Xun, leaving Xie Xun alone on Binghuo Island.
Song Qingshu didn't know about these things, Zhang Wuji only knew what happened after he was born, and only Ji Kaiqing asked Zhang Cuishan to tell some things about them in Binghuo Island because of Zhang Cuishan's request this time.Although it is short, it has said everything that needs to be said. Ji Kaiqing is not such a gossip person, it is enough to know something, at least he can say a few things that only they know when Xie Xun asks.
"Who! Who's over there!" Xie Xun, who had yellow hair and beard, seemed not to be able to tell who was speaking, and yelled at Zhang Wuji and the others indiscriminately.
Zhang Wuji didn't show any signs of impatience either, he motioned to Ji Kaiqing and the others to back off, and shouted a few more words: "Father! It's me! Wuji! I'm back from the Central Plains!"
"Wuji?" Xie Xun took two steps towards Zhang Wuji, "Wuji boy?"
Seeing Xie Xun's agitated look, Zhang Wuji ran two steps towards Xie Xun, and then stopped two or three steps away from Xie Xun.He carefully observed Xie Xun's expression, and when he didn't find any signs of madness or didn't think he was Zhang Wuji, he also became agitated. He hadn't seen his adoptive father for several years.
"Father, I'm back." Zhang Wuji walked up to Xie Xun, without reaching out abruptly, just stood in front of Xie Xun with his arms hanging down naturally.
Xie Xun stretched out a hand, touched Zhang Wuji's arm after two random touches in the air, and touched his face along his arm.His hand moved along Zhang Wuji's chin to the back of his ears, and then to the corners of his eyes and eyebrows. Zhang Wuji didn't move, and obediently closed his eyes to prevent Xie Xun from accidentally poking his eyes because he couldn't see.
"It's my Wuji child..." Xie Xun felt a small scar behind the ear of the man in front of him, and then felt the thin scar on the corner of his brow, confirming that this man has left Binghuo Island for several days Zhang Wuji of the year.Xie Xun's hands trembled a little, and he muttered again, "That scar hasn't disappeared yet, Wuji..."
Only then did Zhang Wuji raise his hand to grab Xie Xun's hand covering his face. Xie Xun's hand was very rough, covered with tiny scars.He couldn't hold it back anymore, the tears that were swirling in his eyes suddenly fell down.Xie Xun seemed to sense it, and touched Zhang Wuji's face with his thumb indiscriminately. After realizing what he touched, Xie Xun panicked.
"Don't cry, what are you crying for? Look, foster father is doing well!" Xie Xun has been alone on this island for several years, except for shouting when he is crazy, there is nothing to make him speak at other times Opportunity, he reached out and wiped the tears on Zhang Wuji's face indiscriminately, then laughed out loud as he wiped it, and held Zhang Wuji in his arms, "I didn't expect to see my child Wuji in this life, it's worth it!" !"
The hand holding the dragon-slaying knife was placed on Zhang Wuji's back, and the dragon-slaying knife was also attached to his back because of this action.Xie Xun patted him on the back several times before letting him go, "I've grown taller and stronger! Good!"
When Zhao Min saw this scene, he wanted to walk over, because the dragon-slaying knife in Xie Xun's hand was too conspicuous, and even Ji Kaiqing's eyes fell on that knife frequently.As soon as Zhao Min moved his feet, Ji Kai quickly grabbed his arm and pulled him back. With just a few simple movements, because the surroundings were full of grass, he made some noises, which Xie Xun caught right away.
"Wuji, who came with you?" Xie Xun knew that it wasn't Zhang Cuishan and the others who came with Zhang Wuji, if they were, they would definitely not be so quiet.
Zhang Wuji broke free from Xie Xun's arms, turned his head to look at the few people who were still standing there, and explained: "It's my martial uncle and senior brother in Wudang, who took good care of me in Wudang, and the other one is ……my friend."
Xie Xun seemed to just ask casually, and didn't pay attention to what they meant. After hearing Zhang Wuji's explanation, he directly pulled Zhang Wuji inside: "Go, go in and have a good talk with foster father about the relationship between you and foster father these years. How are your parents doing?"
Zhang Wuji still remembered the people who came with him, turned his head and shouted a word to tell them to follow, and went to talk to Xie Xun again.
The three people behind looked at each other and had no choice but to follow.
The way Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun got along was very familiar to Ji Kai, it was clearly the way he got along with Zhang Cuishan when he was in Wudang, he really saw Xie Xun as his father.But because Zhang Wuji is getting older, Zhang Wuji seldom acts like a baby with Zhang Cuishan, but now...
Seeing Zhang Wuji coquettishly talking to Xie Xun, Ji Kaiqing felt a toothache.He pushed his chin and reached out to take a sip of the glass of water Song Qingshu handed over, "Wuji is really... tsk."
The water was poured by Zhang Wuji when they came in, and it looked like Zhang Wuji had placed the cups in the same way when they left.Moreover, he was also very familiar with the earthen pot used to boil water on the fire, and when he brought them the water, he reminded them that the water boiled in this pot would have a slightly different taste.
But Ji Kaiqing and Song Qingshu didn't mind this, Zhao Min looked at the earthen pot curiously, but didn't say anything.
Song Qingshu glanced over there, took the cup made of bamboo tube back and put it on the simple wooden table beside him, and said, "Normally, he hasn't seen his adoptive father for so long, it would be strange if he didn't do this. Have you forgotten when he just returned to Wudang?"
When Song Qingshu said this, Ji Kaiqing immediately remembered how Zhang Wuji, who didn't recognize his birth, treated Zhang Zhenren when Zhang Wuji first returned to Wudang.Ji Kaiqing pressed his eyebrows, and decided to put aside his mature expectations of Zhang Wuji.Xie Xun hasn't come to recognize the people who came with Zhang Wuji until now, probably he is not in the mood yet, and Xie Xun probably didn't take them seriously either.
Zhao Min has been around Ji Kaiqing and Song Qingshu since he went to Binghuo Island, and now is no exception.She was sitting on Ji Kaiqing's left side, just next to Song Qingshu. She also had an identical bamboo cup in her hand. The water in it had been boiled and was still a little hot, so she kept holding it in her hand and didn't drink it.She looked over to Xie Xun and Zhang Wuji, and touched Ji Kaiqing's arm on his lap.
"Senior, that one in Xie Xun's hand is the dragon-slaying knife, right?" Zhao Min seemed afraid of being heard by Xie Xun, her voice was low and low. If Ji Kaiqing wasn't so close, such a sudden sentence might not be sure. I can hear you clearly.
Ji Kaiqing glanced at it: "It should be, I haven't seen it before, Miss Zhao hasn't seen the drawn picture in the palace?"
Being teased again by Ji Kaiqing, Zhao Min let out a "hum", and moved her legs in the opposite direction of Ji Kaiqing, as if to draw a line with him.At Zhao Min's age, this kind of anger from the young daughter's family really wouldn't make people feel disgusted. Maybe he really has racial talent. At least Zhao Min should be full of talent in this kind of thing. .Seeing Zhao Min like this, Ji Kaiqing didn't react at all, he just thought it was a little funny.
Zhao Min's small temper always makes it just right, not annoying and expresses his dissatisfaction.Ji Kaiqing really likes this little girl's personality, but unfortunately, different ways do not conspire with each other.No matter how much she likes her, she is still from the Ruyang Palace, and she is still Princess Minmin, Ji Kaiqing suppresses the reappearing emotion.
I don't know what Zhang Wuji and Xie Xun said, Xie Xun slightly raised his voice: "Really?"
"Little uncle! Senior brother! Come here for a while?" Zhang Wuji seemed to be afraid that he would not be convincing, so he simply called the person who was related to what he just said to come over and explain it carefully to Xie Xun.
Hearing Zhang Wuji calling the two of them, Ji Kaiqing immediately guessed that Zhang Wuji must have told Xie Xun about Cheng Kun and the reason for their coming here this time.When Ji Kaiqing and Song Qingshu passed by, Xie Xun looked a little anxious, Zhang Wuji was comforting Xie Xun in a low voice, as if he was afraid that Xie Xun would go crazy again when he heard about Cheng Kun.
As soon as the two came over, Xie Xun couldn't wait: "What Wuji just said is true? Have you found Cheng Kun?"
Ji Kaiqing stretched out his hand and moved the wooden block next to him to sit down, and gave Xie Xun an affirmative answer: "I found it, Cheng Kun is now a Shaolin monk named Yuanzhen. Qingshu and I... oh that is Wuji Brother, the two of us happened to be related to that person because of some things, and it happened that we almost ran into each other at the Lingyin Temple in the south of the Yangtze River.",
"Are you Wuji's little uncle?" Ji Kaiqing's voice was unfamiliar to Xie Xun. He knew that there were two people here, but if Ji Kaiqing hadn't said that, Xie Xun would not have been able to tell the difference. Clear who is who.
"Yes, senior. I'm Ji Kaiqing. I can be regarded as Wuji's little uncle." Ji Kaiqing had a little smile on his face. Although Xie Xun couldn't see it, he could hear Ji Kaiqing saying this from his words. When talking, he said with a smile.
Xie Xun was even more surprised: "The seventh child of the Seven Heroes of Wudang is Mo Shenggu, where did you come from?"
Zhang Wuji next to him immediately explained Ji Kaiqing's background to Xie Xun, and told him about Song Qingshu by the way.It was only then that Xie Xun understood what was going on, but he had never heard of the Taixuguan sect, so he sneered at Zhang Wuji's words that "the little master is very powerful".
Xie Xun always said what he said, never beat around the bush, so he just said what was on his mind. "What's so powerful, how powerful is a sect that has never been heard of! Boy! Explain the matter clearly and let's go out and learn!"
Ji Kaiqing didn't feel anything wrong when he was questioned like this, his eyes fell on the saber in Xie Xun's hand, and asked: "Did the senior use the Dragon Slaying Saber to compete with the junior?"
"Naturally!" Xie Xun spoke stiffly, and he didn't know whether it was because of his personality or because he had stayed on the island for a long time.
As soon as he finished speaking, a prompt box popped up in front of Ji Kaiqing's eyes, and it was another random task, but the content of this task made Ji Kaiqing heave a sigh of relief.Song Qingshu who was next to him also saw it at the same time, he was waiting for Ji Kaiqing to make a choice.
The random task is for Ji Kaiqing to accept Xie Xun's invitation to compete and complete the competition.
There is no requirement of winning or losing, a very simple task.
But based on Ji Kaiqing's understanding of these tasks, if he wins, the final reward might be doubled, so he quickly chose "accept".
Then they began to tell Xie Xun how they got involved with Cheng Kun in the first place, and how they knew about the old, weak, sick and disabled in Lingyin Temple.After Ji Kaiqing finished speaking, Song Qingshu next to him added Chen Youliang.When Song Qingshu said Chen Youliang, even Ji Kaiqing was a little surprised, after all Song Qingshu didn't say these things at the time.According to Song Qingshu, Chen Youliang is Cheng Kun's apprentice, and he helped Cheng Kun do many despised things.
Ji Kaiqing didn't know how many discrepancies between what Song Qingshu said and the facts, but he knew that these must have been experienced or heard by Song Qingshu at the beginning, so he didn't ask any questions, just pretending that the two of them knew it.The more Zhang Wuji listened, the angrier he became. He seemed completely unaware of the entanglements between Cheng Kun and Xie Xun, otherwise his anger value would have increased to a higher level.
After spending a lot of time answering Xie Xun's questions, Ji Kaiqing and Song Qingshu both said that their mouths were dry.Ji Kaiqing didn't bother to reach out to pour water, and the fire went out just now, and if he drank it again, he would have to rekindle the fire again, so he simply reached out and took a few bottles of wine from the inventory.He didn't need to cover up these things at all, Xie Xun couldn't see them, both Song Qingshu and Zhang Wuji had seen him take things like this, only Zhao Min behind him was blocked by his body to prevent her from seeing.
Ji Kaiqing divided the wine, and when Xie Xun got it, he seemed quite interested in the wine, but he didn't take out the cork to drink it.
Zhang Wuji looked around and figured out what Xie Xun was guarding against. He reached out and put his pot aside, pulled out Xie Xun's pot, uncorked it and put it back into his hand: "Father, don't worry. Junior Martial Uncle won’t harm you.” He thought for a while, then leaned into Xie Xun’s ear and said, “I think Junior Martial Uncle’s sword is better than Yitian Sword.”
Xie Xun was amused by Zhang Wuji's words, he lowered his head and sniffed the jug that Zhang Wuji stuffed into his hand, took a sniff and started to drink.Xie Xun hadn't had a drink for as long as he lived on this island, and he could tell from his appearance that the wine was to his liking.What Ji Kaiqing gave Xie Xun was not Zhuyeqing or the like, but Dukang wine.
Seeing Xie Xun like this, Ji Kaiqing smiled: "If Senior likes it, I have a lot here. When I return to Central Plains, there will be good wine from Central Plains waiting for Senior."
Xie Xun drank in a hurry, and some of it flowed down his lips and beard.Hearing Ji Kaiqing's words, Xie Xun raised his hand to wipe the spilled wine, then nodded incessantly: "Okay! This wine is good!"
"Then... foster father promised us to return to the Central Plains?"
"Of course I have to go back! I want to go back and get the head of that dog thief!"
After talking about that, when Xie Xun went out for convenience, Ji Kaiqing told Zhang Wuji that he wanted to go back to the ship to send a message to Zhang Cuishan who was far away in the Central Plains, so as to avoid any accidents after they returned to the Central Plains. Qing and Song Qingshu left.
Zhang Wuji looked at the place where the grain was stored in the cave, and found that there was nothing to eat, so he asked Zhao Min if he wanted to go to the shore with him to catch fish.Zhao Min was quite interested in Binghuo Island, so he didn't agree to go with Zhang Wuji, so he said he wanted to take a look around.Zhang Wuji had no choice but to tell her to be careful.
"Wuji!" Xie Xun called Zhang Wuji's name on the island with a knife in his hand, but got no response and walked all the way to the shore, "Wuji! Where are you!"
Zhang Wuji was holding his trouser legs, took off his coat and stood in the water, spearing a fish with a wooden stick.These things are no strangers to Zhang Wuji, but it's a bit unfamiliar after not doing them for a long time.Hearing Xie Xun's shout, he immediately responded: "Father! I'm here!"
He brought some water with him when he straightened up. Xie Xun had very good hearing because he was blind, and when he caught the sound of the water, he immediately understood what Zhang Wuji was doing. "Wuji, so you went down to catch fish again, come on, come up quickly."
Zhang Wuji just caught a fish. Hearing what Xie Xun said, he walked out of the water with difficulty. He lifted the wooden fork and the fish on it: "Father, look! I caught a big one." Fish, although I haven't caught fish like this in so many years, I can still catch it!"
Xie Xun stretched out his hand to hold Zhang Wuji in front of his chest, and praised him as before: "It's amazing! Today we will eat this fish!"
"Pair it with my Uncle Kaiqing's wine, and my adoptive father will definitely enjoy eating and drinking!" Zhang Wuji said with a smile.
Just now after drinking Ji Kaiqing's wine, Xie Xun was still thinking about it. Hearing what Zhang Wuji said, he also laughed heartily: "Okay! But what about your uncle Kaiqing? Where did you go? Why didn't you hear it just now?" His voice? Where's the person who made an appointment to discuss?"
"Uncle Kaiqing went back to the boat, and foster father also knows that we came by boat, and our boat is still far away!" Zhang Wuji walked back with Yu and Xie Xun and explained to him, "Master Uncle wants to see if it is suitable to stop the boat near Binghuo Island, and if it is suitable, he will park the boat near Binghuo Island, and he returned to the boat because he wants to go back to deliver a letter to my father. He said that now he will bring some good food over by the way. The adoptive father made a tooth sacrifice."
"Then I'll be lucky!" Xie Xun put one hand on Zhang Wuji's shoulder, and patted it as if he suddenly thought of something, "Wuji, foster father asked you, did the little girl who came with you... ...?"
Zhang Wuji was a little dumbfounded by Xie Xun's words, and he immediately denied it: "How could it be, adoptive father, you think too much, you are just a friend. Adoptive father doesn't care about her, anyway, we will part ways when we return to the Central Plains."
Xie Xun didn't seem to believe it, but he still nodded to show that he knew.
"Then wait for your uncle to come back. We will return to the Central Plains tomorrow after eating! After so many years... I can finally kill that old thief with my own hands!"
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