Chapter One Hundred and Twenty The Shadow in the River Is Like A Fantasy Life(1/2)
"Have you seen it?!"
At that moment, everyone was shocked and couldn't speak. Everyone's eyes were focused on the second head of the house. The man with long hair and undressed undressed smiled, and then a hint of joy flashed in his eyes. He slapped his hands and said, "What did I say before? I said that everything that happened must be connected."
Shisheng swallowed and smeared, recalling the remarks he had heard about his destiny in the second head of the house. At this time, the comparison was true, so he became more and more awe of this guy who seemed a little confused. No wonder Du Guo and Lin Ruoruo trusted him so much, because this man really seemed like a master who could break through the secrets of heaven.
After hearing that he had seen the person in the painting, Babianye rushed up like crazy, and stepped in front of the second head of the second head, grabbed the second head of the robe with both hands, and shouted in an excited tone: "Have you seen it? Where is she?! Please tell me where he is!?"
His voice was hoarse, as if he was crying out blood in his throat, but he had just recovered from his injuries. He suppressed the guilt and told the truth, and then he was so excited again. How could his elderly body eat? So as soon as he said that, before the second leader could speak, he actually turned his eyes and fainted again.
Shisheng and Liu Bolun hugged him, and Liu Bolun secretly complained in his heart: I said, "Old man, you must hold on." Finally, there are clues again. If you die at this time, we will have the heart to hit the wall."
After helping him onto the bed, Lin Ruoruo stepped forward to take a look. Then he said to everyone: "It's okay, it's because of too much stimulation and blood rushing up. It should be enough to rest for a while."
Seeing that he was fine, everyone felt a little relieved, so Shisheng hurriedly asked the second in command: "You said you have seen that woman, where did you see it, but is it true?"
"Of course." In order not to disturb Nababianye's rest, they came to the door. It was raining outside the door, and there was still no intention of stopping. The raindrops hit the leaves, and the sound of a loud sound was endless. The second head of the army sat on the ground at the door. He leaned against Ye Yu and said to everyone: "I think my tricks may not be able to remember, but the women I have seen have never forgotten. I will tell you......"
"Cough cough." You should know that although these two leaders are strange people in the world, they have strange personalities. They often talk to others and talk to other places. Du Guo was really afraid that these two leaders would continue to talk nonsense and say something unrestrained, so he coughed twice and said, "Let's pick the key points, and I'll tell us your romantic history when it's okay in the future?"
You should know that Peacock Village is now in life and death, and everyone is really not in the mood to listen to some of his love history. So the second head of the army smiled awkwardly after listening to her words, and then coughed. Then he said seriously: "Okay, let's go back to the topic. I have indeed seen the people on this painting. But as far as I know, she is not called Lin Baoer, but Feng Qingluan, a singer with a voice second only to Hongniang. She is considered a senior of Hongniang. It is said that he was hiding behind the scenes and singing. Even though he never showed his face from beginning to end, there were still a large number of noble officials who forced her to listen to her songs. But as far as I know, she had retired for a long time."
"Snow Ridge Scarletts" is the nickname of the second head of Yi Ye Yu and his pseudonym. It means the bird flying in the vast snowy ridge. They have lived in the north of the Sakura for generations, and this generation of different families has two brothers. The second head of the second head has become famous since childhood because of his intelligence. He was a famous literati at that time. As the saying goes, read thousands of books and travels thousands of miles. When he travels around the world, he has experienced many interesting experiences and made many friends. You must know that since ancient times, the place where literati and poets gather to discuss literary poetry is the brothel. As the saying goes, chasing the wind and the moon without mercy, how can there be inspiration without women?
In ancient times, there were countless stories about women and elegant scholars. According to the time at that time, while experiencing the rise and fall of the world in the past twenty years, there were three peerless singers and courtesans in the world. These people have different ages. They really have the momentum of singing and taking the stage. The first person who became famous was named "Miaoyin Feng Qingluan". According to legend, her singing was ethereal and beautiful, and when she heard it in her ears, it seemed that she was scratched by a feather.
Her heart was already famous all over the world even without showing her appearance and just because of her good voice. When Feng Qingluan retired, another "Shuangxue Hongwei" appeared. This man was both singing and dancing, but he still became a favorite of all countries in troubled times. However, just when she was in the limelight, she disappeared overnight. Some people said that she was invited to Macheng to celebrate the merchant Qian Wenru. Later, Macheng was attacked by demons, and Macheng was killed.
Of course, they knew this in Shisheng, and they knew that the Hongniang Maiden was not dead at all. At this time, she should be living a peaceful and happy life somewhere in the world with Bao Che, who is a treasure house. Since the disappearance of Hongniang Maiden, there seems to be another beautiful courtesan in the world who has become famous. This person is famous all over the world because of his appearance and talent. We will talk about her in the future, so we will skip to it here.
The second leader said, "I remember I had heard her songs and was fortunate to see her face. She can indeed be called the leader of the flower, but she had retired before the Hongniang became famous. I think few people can know where she would be."
After Liu Bolun told the story about this, he secretly asked Zhiyuan beside him: "How old are you, the second leader?"
Zhiyuan shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I just feel that he is usually weird. Sometimes he is as mature as an old man, but he is so young."
The two of them talked very softly, and the second in command ignored it at all. When Shisheng heard that the woman had retired and disappeared, he couldn't help feeling a little disappointed again. He only said softly: "Is there still nothing I can do?"
After seeing Shisheng showing a disappointed expression, the second head of the family stood up and patted his shoulder and said, "Little brother, don't be pessimistic. Although I don't know where she is, someone must know."
"Who?" everyone asked in unison.
"My younger brother Ye Feng, the 'Yi Yan family' you know. Compared to my unsatisfied brother, that kid really inherited the ancestral teachings of our strange family and was interested in collecting and recording various things since he was a child. He was paranoid like a little madman. Didn't he create a rank of the world in the past two years? Has he written to me half a year ago that he wanted to create another rank of the ancestral flowers list to record the ancestral courtesans who have been famous all over the world for fifty years, so with his means, he must have the address of the phoenix... Lin Baoer."
In fact, you are quite like a mad uncle. Liu Bolun and Li Hanshan smiled awkwardly. However, after hearing this news, they were really surprised. It took so many days. Finally, they heard good news.
So Shisheng hurriedly asked the second leader where the Yiyan family lived. The second leader told them the address and said that the fast horse would have to travel back and forth for three days every three days to deliver the letter, but this was not a problem for Shisheng and the others. Because they had Xiaobai. If the fast horse was three days, the Baiying should have arrived in one night. So Shisheng asked the second leader to write a letter for his brother to ask for the address, and then tied the letter to Baiying's right foot.
Xiaobai touched its feathers with care, told it several times the address and appearance of Yiyanshi, and then shook his right arm, and the white eagle instantly flew into the sky. It happened that it was night, and the white eagle's vision and strength reached its peak. I saw it hovering three times above the house, and after distinguishing the direction, it roared, then waved its wings and disappeared into the rain curtain in the blink of an eye.
Looking at the White Eagle flying away in the rain, everyone was still a little nervous. The White Eagle Spirit would definitely arrive at Yi Yan's home before dawn, but if the Yi Yan family didn't know Lin Baoer's whereabouts, what should they do?
The rain had not stopped, the night wind was cold, and Babianye kept murmuring Lin Baoer's name in a coma. At that time, the only thing everyone could do was to wait slowly.
On the second day, there are still four days before the evil demons become famous and three days before the destruction of the Four Seas Snails.
The rain finally stopped for a night. When the sun came out, Shi Xiaoda on the thatched hut was still staring quietly in front of him. Under the cloak, Liu Liu and Qiu were sleeping soundly. Shi Xiaoda had no habit of sleeping in the house. For this archer, he needed to sense all changes in the outside world at any time, including the rising trajectory of the rising sun and the footprints on the muddy land. Just as a drop of dew fell on the leaves of the big tree beside him, Shi Xiaoda saw a white goshawk soaring in the distance.
Bai Guang is back! And he brought news about Yi Yanshi.
After everyone learned about this, they all gathered in the study of the second leader. God opened his eyes. The Yiyan family really knew Feng Qingluan, that is, Lin Baoer's whereabouts, and described it in great detail. The place where she was now located is not far from Peacock Village, just in a small village in Bingzhou. But after everyone learned about Lin Baoer's recent situation, they all fell silent and could not speak.
God seemed to have really opened his eyes. Not long after Bai Ying brought back Lin Baoer's whereabouts, Babianye also opened his eyes. Everything seemed to be destined, the sky was high and the clouds were quiet, and today seemed to be a day of reunion.
The distance from here is from the white donkey's feet, and it can be returned within two days. When Babianye heard the news, he burst into tears again. But this time he did not feel too sensational, but was as excited as a child. He begged Du Guo to give him a new set of clothes, because this reunion, he did not want to present his down-and-out side to his sweetheart.
Everyone knows that people wait for time, but time does not wait for people. So after changing into new clothes in Babianye, Shisheng and Liu Bolun took him with him.
The injury that Shisheng had not yet recovered was correct, so Xiaobai Zhiyuan did not agree with his decision, but Shisheng still insisted on doing so because he felt that the next scene might be very inspiring to him.
So the three of them set off. Fortunately, after taking the second head of the medicine, Shisheng recovered quickly and was able to lift his breath and heal his wounds. Along the way, Babianye on the donkey's back was extremely excited and completely lost his decadent appearance. He kept asking the two about his affairs, whether the clothes fitted, what would he say first after seeing her?
But the two of them had a few words together, and most of the time, they just gave a helpless smile: Everything is good, you can do it yourself.
Because except for this Babianye, everyone already knew Lin Baoer’s current situation, but they just couldn’t bear to say it.
The white donkey ran very fast and reached the boundary of Bingzhou in one day. By the time the sun sets west, they had already arrived at the small village.
The small village is indeed very quiet, and there is a small river flowing beside the village. Relying on the terrain, although life is a little poor, it is not trampled by monsters or wars, and it is very suitable for people to live in the world.
There seemed to be no outsiders coming in the small village for many years. Now there are three strangely dressed foreigners. Many children are looking at them like animals. Liu Bolun was carrying a bag. He took out a handful of apples from the bag and gave them to the children. After the children came forward to grab all the food, Liu Bolun asked them: "Do you know where Feng Qingluan lives?"
All the children shook their heads, indicating that this person had never heard of it. After Liu Bolun thought about it, he asked Lin Baoer's name again, and the children shook their heads again. Only one child said, "I heard my grandma say that the eldest girl in the west of the village was Lin, but I don't know if it was the one you mentioned."
This should be true. Liu Bolun turned around and looked at Shisheng. Shisheng nodded, so Liu Bolun took out some dried fruits and distributed them to the children. Then the three of them led the white donkey and walked towards the west of the village.
It was strange to say that Babiano, who was already very excited on the road, looked uneasy at this time. He walked at the end, lowering his head, as if he was hesitating.
The two of them understood in their hearts. Although Babianye had been searching for so long, he had searched all over the country and finally returned to Qishan unknowingly, but now he was really going to get what he wanted and was about to see the person in the painting again, his feet were as he was as he was in his heart as he was now, and he didn't even know what he was afraid of.
Why are you afraid? Didn’t you finally find it?
Babianye kept asking himself in his mind, and time said it was slow and said it was fast and fast. Just when Babianye was stunned, he suddenly heard his previous life say softly, "It's here."
Babianye returned to his country and saw Shisheng and Liu Bolun stopping. Shisheng pointed to a small courtyard in the distance and said, "It should be her home there. It is not convenient for us to follow us, so please go by yourself."
"Ah, ah, okay, okay!" Babiano nodded at a loss and said, "I, I'll go now."
After saying that, he swallowed and applied it, calmed down his mood and tidied up his clothes again, then took a deep breath and walked towards the small courtyard with great anxiety.
This section of the road was only dozens of feet away, but Babianye felt that the road under his feet was longer than all the roads he had walked before. As he walked, he recalled the scene of the first meeting that day, those pasts, those happy times, and those late night whispers, as if they were still yesterday.
He walked very slowly, and his thoughts gradually changed, from uneasy to expectation, and then to joy, but there was no trace of sadness. Yes, I finally found her, why are you still sad?
At that moment, Babianye seemed to be back to his youth. He felt that the past period was like a dream. Yes, it should be a dream. Now that he has woken up from the dream, everything has not changed. Lin Baoer is still waiting for him, in that yard, waiting for him with a smile.
Thinking of this, Babianye felt excited, so he speeded up and came to the outside of the yard almost like running. He could not suppress his beating heart, so he couldn't wait to raise his head and look out of the yard from outside the low wall.
Sure enough! Lin Baoer is there!
At this moment, Lin Baoer was wearing the clothes of a farm girl and was playing on the swing under the gourd rack, but her appearance had not changed much, and she was still so beautiful. Although the life of the sunny and rain reading made her skin dark, it still could not cover up her appearance!
Baoer! Baoer! The tears in Babianye's eyes couldn't help but flow down. At this time, he could no longer bear the urge to call Lin Baoer. Just as he was about to speak, Lin Baoer on the swing seemed to have noticed something, so she jumped down and ran into the room.
Babianye was stunned for a moment, and at this moment, a cough came from the room, and Lin Baoer's voice: "Mom, you are in a bad health, you should have a rest. Why did you get up after sleeping like this?"
………Her voice? Although her voice was very nice, Babianye suddenly felt that the voice was very strange. At this moment, a kind voice came from the room: “I can’t sleep. Good daughter, take me to the yard to sit.”
Although this sound sounds very old, Babiana seemed to be hit by a copper hammer in his heart, because it was so familiar.
Seeing the girl helping an old lady come out, she looked at the old lady hunched over, wearing a coarse cloth dress, her hair was mostly white, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes seemed to be the best writing time. With the help of the girl, she came to a wooden chair and sat down. Then she started chatting with the girl.
And her words and deeds are enough to Lin Baoer back then.
then.
At this moment, Babianye suddenly woke up. Although he didn't care about time when he was looking for Lin Baoer, at this moment, after seeing Lin Baoer who was old with him, he realized that time had not flowed by himself. It turned out that so many years had passed.
The mother and daughter in the yard did not seem to notice Babianye crying outside the wall, and were still holding hands and chatting to enjoy family life. The girl said to her mother: "Mom, you should pay more attention to your body. I will get married in a few days. How can I feel at ease with you when I ask me?"
Her mother smiled and said, "Yes. My body is probably caused by overwork when I was young. Alas, time doesn't wait for anyone. My mother is probably the happiest time in her life, she is with you. So, I hope you can find someone who is dedicated, so it's okay if you don't."
"Where is Dad?" The little girl smiled and said, "Did you be with him because your father was honest?"
"Maybe it." Her mother said: "I was really tired at that time and wanted to live a peaceful life. Your father is a good person. That's enough. My mother has experienced all kinds of people in her life, so she is content."
"But I haven't experienced it." The girl pouted and said, "I also want to wear good-looking clothes and see the outside world."
"Those things, I'll tell you to hear." Her mother touched her hair kindly, and then said, "In the future, when you have a child and are safe, it's not too late to go see them with your husband. You still have a lot of time, so don't worry."
Yes, you still have a lot of time.
Babianye, who was outside the wall, said this sentence repeatedly in his heart, tears blurred her eyes, but the scene in front of him was so clear. The girl was acting cute to her mother, and a warm family scene appeared quietly in front of him.
Didn’t you say, you have to wait for me? Didn’t you say, how long?
Oh my God, how long has it been?
Can anyone tell me how long it is?
At that moment, Babianye suddenly turned around and ran away. He ran all the way to the river, kneeling on the river bank, looking at his reflection in the water, his old and white hair, like a stranger.
It turned out to be a dream. That day, that night, and all the searches along the way were just a beautiful and young dream. Now I woke up from the dream. Although those memories are like yesterday, he is already a gray-haired old man at this time. Why is this happening? It has only been more than 30 years!?
It turns out that inside the snails in the Four Seas, the snails are clear and have few desires all day long. In addition, the fish produced by eating magic weapons all year round, so youth passes slowly, just like his younger brother Banan, who is only six years younger than him, but at this time he is still like a middle-aged man in his forties. In recent years, Babianye has been in the world outside the snails all day long, and has experienced all the weather and frost, so he naturally looks very old.
The old man in his twilight years, Babianye finally figured it out as he thought about it.
"Haha..." Babianye sat on the river bank and laughed in a low voice, with tears, searching, and waiting.
It turns out that what he has been looking for is exactly what he has never wanted to face.
He had fantasized about the scenes of meeting countless times, but never thought it would be like this. It was a simple-minded snail, and because of love, he was so immersed in his fictional reunion fantasy.
Shisheng and Liu Bolun have quietly come to behind him. When they see him laughing, they feel a sense of sorrow in their hearts. Shisheng said to Nababianye: "Old man, just cry if you want to cry. This time, you will cry as long as you want to cry. We won't stop you."
The old Babianye shook his head, and his dream finally woke up, so he said to the two: "It turns out that it has been so long, it seems like he has grown old in an instant, but I won't cry because she has not changed. I finally understand. Whether it is ten, twenty, or thirty years, she has never changed or left, because she is here, right in my heart."
While speaking, Babianye pointed to the part of his heart and said, "The person who has changed is actually me, it is me, just because I stubbornly buried that time in my heart. Perhaps the most beautiful thing can only appear in my heart."
Yes, in fact, the most beautiful thing can only exist in imagination. When you get it, you will find that this once beautiful thing has changed.
And becoming not beautiful, but your heart.
In fact, Lin Baoer really waited for him for a long time. Until his father died, the passage of time made her realize that she really couldn't wait for just a empty word. How could she just use a beautiful story to support countless nights? She was tired and didn't want to wait anymore, so she quietly retired. After that, she found an honest Shusheng couple and lived in seclusion in this small village in Hanoi.
To be continued...