Big dream 18 years

Chapter 11

It's much more fun to have someone to talk to when you can't sleep at night.Ji Shuliu's mood suddenly improved: "I didn't fall asleep."

Qin Songfeng glanced back towards the door and window, lowered his voice slightly: "I can't sleep either, I'm going to tell you a story, it's a bit boring, will you listen?"

"You said."

"Look, my brother and Xiu'er are a little weird tonight." It was already completely silent outside, and even slight noises could be clearly heard, so Qin Songfeng kept his voice to a minimum.

Ji Shu tilted his head with a puzzled expression, and Qin Songfeng continued: "I don't know where to start... I was born as a concubine after my father's wife died of illness."

Ji Shuliu opened his mouth only to realize something was wrong, and hurriedly swallowed back the "ah".

Qin Songfeng didn't pay attention to his small movements: "My uncle and father are brothers, and their first wife is also a sister. The family of four has a very good relationship, but it's a pity that my cousin has only one child. So my father accepted Senior Brother Qian as his apprentice.

"But my father's first wife doesn't seem to like Senior Brother Qian. In short, the woman's mind is always changing. She never allows my father to take a concubine, and my father also listens to her. When she was seriously ill, she made a last wish. , Let my father take a concubine and have a child of his own. My biological mother was bought for my father by my aunt following her last wish after she died of illness."

Speaking of the word "buy", Qin Songfeng's brows twitched again. Ji Shuliu looked at him and wanted to reach out to touch him, but he retracted before reaching out from the quilt.

"My father misses his dead wife. Even though he has me, he refuses to regard my biological mother as his step-wife. Later, when I was six years old, my father and my uncle went to a friend's house as guests, and happened to encounter a feud in the world and were murdered together. I I just remember that the family was in great chaos at that time, my aunt was crying to death, my brother worked hard to take care of the family affairs, senior brother Qian wore a filial dress and swore to commit suicide if he could not take revenge, and fortunately Qu Ze killed the leading enemy with him after only two years At that time, Qu Ze was still a person on the white road. He was young, but he had a spirit and was loyal to friends. He was seriously injured that time, and he hid in my house to recuperate. Brother Qian often said that I should learn more from him.

"Brother Qian brought back the head of the enemy, and asked me to take it to my father and uncle's grave, saying that my father would be at ease. I held the hair of the head, and couldn't help being curious," Qin Songfeng said here Actually smiled a little embarrassedly, "I turned it around, took a look at the cut on its neck, and secretly thought that the cut was not neat, and it probably took several cuts to cut it off. I was not afraid at the time, just I felt a little nauseous, and after returning home, I suddenly had nightmares, and I always saw that thing in my dreams."

Ji Shuliu couldn't laugh or cry: "When you were young...you were so bold."

The smile on Qin Songfeng's face faded slightly: "At that time, every time I woke up from a nightmare, my mother coaxed me patiently, and told me not to let others find out, because my brother and I were the only two men left in my family. Until the last time, when I woke up in the middle of the night, my mother was not there. When it was dawn, I searched everywhere at home, but I couldn’t find it. I went to ask others, and they all said that my mother was lost.”

Ji Shuliu was shocked: "Why did you lose it?"

"That's right, a big living person, how can you just throw it away." Qin Songfeng's voice was rough, and he turned over and lay on his back facing the sky, "I went to ask my aunt, but my aunt said that I remembered wrongly, how can I have a mother; Asked a few more times, she found a stick and beat her without saying a word. I don't remember what I thought at the time, I didn't cry anyway, my heart was cold, and I just kept asking where my mother was. My aunt also seemed to be possessed, constantly Say, you ask again, you ask again? After a long time, my brother came and grabbed her and took me away. After that, I couldn’t get out of bed for many days, only Senior Brother Qian and my brother took care of me. Suddenly one day , There was still no movement until noon, and in the afternoon my brother pulled me up and brought me to my aunt's coffin, and I didn't know that my aunt had committed suicide secretly in front of my uncle's spirit tablet the night before."

"Why, why?"

Qin Songfeng shook his head slowly: "Uncle and aunt are deeply in love with each other. It is reasonable for her to die in grief. But she didn't choose when uncle just left, nor when Senior Brother Qian just finished revenge. After my mother disappeared? I remember this incident, and when I grew up, I suspected that she sold my mother to someone else. I also suspected that her sister told her before she was alive, and when I grew up, I would find a way to drive my mother away , so she waited until she sold my mother before following her uncle."

Ji Shuliu asked cautiously: "Then, did you find Lingtang later?"

Qin Songfeng closed his eyes: "I'm not filial. The older I grow up, the more I can't remember my mother's appearance. I just remember that when I was young, everyone said I looked like her. After I learned martial arts and entered the rivers and lakes, I inquired in several nearby counties. I have inquired about the news for several years, but found nothing. At this time, Xiu’er has grown up, and I started to teach him martial arts, but my sister-in-law hopes that he will study hard, and Xiu’er is very obedient to his mother. One day, Xiu’er saw me from a distance. Afraid that I would test him, I secretly tried to escape, and accidentally fell into the ditch near the villa. I heard the noise and ran over to pick him up, but he was still frozen in cold water and fell ill."

Speaking of this, Qin Songfeng let out a long sigh: "It happened that during those few days, my elder brother and sister-in-law accidentally discovered that I had been inquiring about my mother's whereabouts. I don't know if my elder brother was pregnant or not, but my sister-in-law suspected that I secretly took Xiu'er took revenge, and never let Xiu'er and I be alone together again, and she would quarrel with my brother if he got closer to me."

"You—" Ji Shuliu clenched his fist angrily, "Of course you're not that kind of person!"

Qin Songfeng turned over again, and pressed Ji Shuliu's shoulder with one hand: "My brother raised me from the age of eight and loved me very much. In fact, in my heart, he is closer to me than my father. Later he hid I also started to avoid him. No matter what, I couldn’t make things difficult for him. My sister-in-law did nothing wrong. She was kind-hearted and refused to let Xiu’er take risks. I can’t blame her. It’s just that she became more and more suspicious. The heavier I was, the more I hid outside to give birth after I got pregnant last year, which made me a little... not sure what to say."

Ji Shuliu stretched out his hand to support Qin Songfeng's shoulder: "Well, it's hard for an upright official to break up housework. This time Xiu'er cried like that, it must be because he regrets wronging you in the past, and you can reconcile in the future."

"It's a blessing in disguise. Also," Qin Songfeng's face was solemn, but his voice was very gentle, "I rarely tell anyone about this matter, even Xiaorong. But since I mentioned it to you, let me say one more thing, I My biological mother's surname is Yang, she is 39 years old, if you see a woman who is about my age and looks a bit like me in the future, remember to help me pay attention."

"it is good!"

The two were silent for a while, and Ji Shuliu saw that Qin Songfeng still didn't feel sleepy, so he hesitated and said, "You've been talking for so long, why don't I tell you a story too. I haven't mentioned this story to anyone, but you probably Know."

Qin Songfeng looked at him questioningly, and he blinked his eyes: "I have inquired about Zuishibao for the past two years, and pieced together information about a person. Listen to me if I guessed wrong. My elder brother's master, Chu Xunsheng, has a daughter. Her name is Aliu. She was loved and favored since she was a child, and she didn't know anything about the world. When Chu Xun was wiped out by the people in the Baidao, Aliu was only a teenager. She was also captured and placed in my father's house. It is said that she was just House arrest, no ill-treatment, but a sudden onset of insanity, and finally died of insanity."

"That's right, my father visited her twice because he was from the same family, and he came back and said that your father is really a gentleman and never bullied her. It's a pity that she encountered such a big change at such a young age, and it is inevitable that she will be stimulated."

"But it is said that many people took this matter as a laughing stock, ridiculing that Chu Xun usually flaunts his power, but his daughter can't stand the twists and turns."

Qin Songfeng patted Ji Shuliu: "After Master Han passed away, Chu Xun often killed people all over the house. It can be said that he acted perversely and aroused public anger. Miss Chu was also angered by everyone. Your father put her at home to protect her because of his benevolence. .”

Ji Shuliu closed his eyes slightly: "My father must be a good man. I have never dared to listen to his affairs, but I have heard a lot of them in bits and pieces. Even my elder brother told me the story, but I didn't know the story back then. The person in the book is my father. Let’s not talk about this, let’s talk about Aliu. My aunt told me that my name was originally Ji Shu. Go crazy like Aliu and be ridiculed by others. Many people think so, but I don't believe it..."

He opened his eyes and saw Qin Songfeng looking at him silently, without any refutation, he felt much more at ease: "When I was young, my eldest brother taught me to read and write, told me the principles of life, and told me the deeds of famous heroes in the world. He often Said, I hope that in the future I will grow up to be a big man who can't be kinky, rich or poor, and mighty and unyielding. The scene at that time is vivid in my memory. I think my elder brother is not revenge, but to make up for it. He hopes that although I am as ignorant as Aliu , but will not go mad, and will not die early."

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Qin Songfeng smiled: "I believe you. I have known you for more than a year. You know a lot of truths and your character is quite good. Your elder brother taught you so well. He must want you You can live well outside.”

Ji Shuliu didn't expect his statement to be affirmed. He felt a little happy, and couldn't help expressing the deeper thoughts in his heart: "I always thought that my elder brother also wanted to be a good person in his heart. He told me stories about good people. Sometimes he would lie to me on himself, and at that time he didn’t look like a fake when he praised his pride. Unfortunately, unfortunately, I can’t figure out how he became a bad person.”

Qin Songfeng shook his head: "When Chu Xun was killed, your elder brother was still a young man, unknown, and he was not Chu Xun's only apprentice. No one noticed him, so he ran away. After a while, he ruthlessly killed everyone A member of Shaobai Daoist, his reputation has increased greatly, he summoned a group of fish that slipped through the net to take back Drunken Sun Fort, and continued to kill people like hemp after becoming the owner of the castle. I really haven’t heard that he has done any good deeds.”

Ji Shuliu was disappointed: "I——just can't figure it out."

Qin Songfeng comforted him and said, "As I said, people have both good and evil thoughts. Your eldest brother doesn't have many good thoughts in his heart, but it may not be completely absent. Maybe he confirmed that Miss Chu had not been wronged before her death, which aroused his anger." A little kindness will be compensated by you. It is said that your father is a very good man, and everyone who knows him admires him."

"When I was young, I thought my elder brother was the same kind of person. So now I am even more afraid of hearing about my father, as if I would be sorry for my elder brother if I heard the truth, even though it is clearly my elder brother's fault."

Qin Songfeng looked at him: "You said before that you didn't want to hide forever. If you want to know about your father, you should have a chance to ask Taoist Xuan Chongzi. He has a good relationship with your father. He often said that the person he admired most in his life is Your father, when you are undecided, think about what your father would do, and you will make a decision."

"It's a pity that I'm the son of a tiger father." Although Ji Shuliu admitted, he didn't feel ashamed, "If you want to be admired, you are the most suitable person I have met. Don't think I am always teasing you, in fact I still admire you very much."

"I can't do it. I'm afraid of offending anyone because I'm worried about the Chisu family. Before your father got married, he was alone, so it's much easier to do things." Qin Songfeng suddenly looked back at the sky coming in from the window, and frowned, "Why is it dawning soon? , are you still sleepy? Hurry up and sleep for a while. I also grew up listening to your father's stories, and I will tell you about them when I have time. "

They lived in a wing facing east, and the rising sun shone in full, reflecting Qin Songfeng's face.Ji Shuliu only felt that the scene in front of him was very eye-catching, so he took another look, then turned around with a smile and went to sleep.

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When he woke up at noon the next day, Zhou Tai had already handed over Yan Zhigui and others to the government, and was busy cleaning up the blood at home.

Ji Shuliu thought his wound was painful, so he lazily lay back under the quilt after tidying up; Qin Songfeng's footsteps were weak, obviously exhausted, but he couldn't stay idle, so he went out to chat with everyone.

Soon, someone brought the lunch they missed, and Qin Songfeng went back to the house to eat together.Zhou Tai's family is wealthy, generous and hospitable, so the meals for the guests are naturally fragrant and full of flavor. Ji Shuliu was already hungry, so he immediately got up to grab some food.

Qin Songfeng ate slowly, held the bowl to watch Ji Shuliu for a long time, and said leisurely: "Why do you have such a good appetite? I thought I could avenge you for forcing me to eat."

Ji Shuliu laughed loudly: "Eating is one of the great pleasures in life, and I never miss eating when I'm sick."

After the meal, his energy was exhausted again, and he lay down again, too lazy to move. Qin Songfeng walked over and squeezed his arm: "Eat and sleep, sleep and eat, that's how pigs grow fat."

Lie down until evening, when Qin Songfeng wanted to bring Sun Chengxiu into the room to discuss martial arts, Ji Shuliu had to get up and put away the quilt.

Sun Chengxiu sat on a chair in the room, with a casual posture but a very serious expression.Qin Songfeng sat by the bed, propping up the bed rail with one hand and talking eloquently.

"When you dealt with Rouge Ghost's subordinates, your saber skills were consistent, steady and ruthless, and you played beautifully. I don't need to say more. How did you feel when you helped me hold Rouge Ghost himself? "

Sun Chengxiu frowned and pondered: "His sword skills are very complicated. It seems that he has learned from several masters. His moves can't be said to be exquisite, but they are better than ingenuity and ruthlessness. He is a famous killer. Every move is tempered by people's lives. What came out was really extraordinary.”

Qin Songfeng nodded: "He is strange, and you are righteous. You spared no effort to deal with him with majestic saber techniques, forcing him to be unable to use those ingenious moves. This is the right way."

Sun Chengxiu seemed a little happy when he heard the praise, and smiled slightly: "I found out afterwards that your moves against him were also very powerful. But I was still a lot worse. I can only block him, and I have no power to fight back."

"But I think you are on par with him."

Sun Chengxiu looked at him with wide eyes in surprise.

"Rouge ghost's moves are indeed sophisticated and dangerous, but he is good at changing into women's clothes to attack and assassinate, but not good at fighting face to face. He relies too much on sneak attacks. Once the sneak attack fails, his momentum will be weakened by half. The shortcoming of the saber technique makes him strange but not upright, he only knows to be opportunistic. This is an 'obstacle' of his martial arts. You also encountered an 'obstacle' when dealing with him."

"I... just want to defend, not attack?"

"Yes. Chengxiu, you have a lot of experience in the world, so although you are young, you are not as vigorous and greedy as other young people. This is your strength, you must not let it go, but your strength cannot remain unchanged. You reckon that you are not the opponent of Rouge Ghost, so you only defend but not attack, but Rouge Ghost's eyes are more poisonous than yours. He not only sees that you have achieved little success in sword skills, but also sees that you don't dare to be greedy for success, so he has been fighting against you. The bluff makes you afraid to let go of the attack."

Sun Chengxiu nodded again and again: "No wonder I didn't encounter the real killer move even though I felt the pressure."

Qin Songfeng said: "You have to grasp a degree. When to be steady and when to take a risk, you can only judge by yourself. Knowing yourself and the enemy can win every battle. You are already familiar with the sword technique, but you don't understand it deeply enough. , failed to give full play to its strengths."

Sun Chengxiu's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Your lightness kung fu is superb and your swordsmanship is flexible, so killing the short is to take advantage of his panic and distraction, and grab him in front of him to catch him unawares, while the wounded is to take advantage of him to concentrate on dealing with Brother Ji, and quickly condescend to attack His blind spots, as expected, can always give full play to their advantages."

"The ultimate is still far away, but the advantages must be brought out as much as possible. The Sun family's saber technique is fast, steady, and slowly exhausted. It should be used to deal with a killer like Rouge Gui who is used to one-hit kills, and it should make him breathless. Get angry and show your flaws."

"I see! I was also wrong because I lacked courage. I just wanted to wait for you to come back to help." Sun Chengxiu touched the handle of the saber eagerly, "I haven't practiced moves with you in the past few years. Recently, a man named You Jinbao was here Shanxi has done some immoral things, some friends from Jianghu asked me to go to him next month to settle accounts, and when I come back your injury will be healed, can I go to you again?"

Qin Songfeng smiled: "I don't understand some things, you have to figure it out yourself. To practice knowing yourself and the enemy, there is a ready-made example. Did you see Shu Liu make a move last night? How do you think he played?"