Supreme Serpent

Chapter 42 Seems to be an old friend

-----Five years later----

The heavy snow in winter has frozen Xiangwu Mountain, and the cold wind is raging in the valley. The small courtyard made of blue bricks and stones is facing the wind outlet. ice pick.The water in the pond in front of the door is not completely frozen because it is connected to the mountain stream, and fish come out from time to time to breathe.The green bamboos on both sides were broken a lot by the snow and ice, and after a while, they cracked a few times, and another tree fell down.

The door was pushed open, and a four or five-year-old boy came out. He was wearing two buns, a pair of black phoenix eyes embedded in his snow-white and ruddy face, the corners of his eyes were slightly raised, and he looked very lively. He had a small and tall nose tip. With a fleshy red mouth, he was wearing a light yellow winter jacket and a pair of lamb leather boots. He was as beautiful as a fairy boy in the sky, yet exuding a quirky childishness.

As soon as the door was opened, a snow-white fox jumped out, and ran away after a few strokes.

The little boy groaned and chased after him, and shouted, "Second Uncle, Second Uncle, wait for me, wait for me."

Running out of breath, he slept under an ancient pine tree. Seeing that he had stopped chasing him, the white fox came back a few feet away, its eyes crooked like it was laughing at him.

The little boy glanced at the fox, his lips groaned, his little face was flushed with anger, and he was a little angry.

The fox jumped on him a few times, and licked his little face flatteringly. The boy suddenly hugged it, giggled, and turned a few somersaults.

Holding the fox in his arms, he smiled triumphantly, "I've caught you! Second Uncle, how dare you steal all my honey."

A ferret crawled over the pine tree, and the snow piled up on the treetops fell down one after another, scattering the little boy's head and face.

The white fox chirped and smiled, and the boy was really angry now, pointing at the ferret on the tree, "You little mouse, see if I don't catch you."

After speaking, he took the fox into his arms and climbed to the middle of the tree with hands and feet. Seeing that the situation was not good, the ferret hurried to escape, but the boy crawled faster than him, and caught it in the blink of an eye.The treetop was very high from the ground and it would be terrible to fall, but he was not afraid at all, he was as complacent as a monkey, and he shuttled back to the tree in twos or twos.

Rubbing his belly, he felt a little hungry, shook the ferret in his hand, and trotted home.

The small courtyard is not as small as it looks from the outside, there are caves inside, there are halls and corridors, and there are four or five bedrooms.

The little boy moved a small stool to the dining room, took a few breaths of the aroma of vegetables floating on the table, climbed up on the stool and sat upright.

After Luoyu came in, she held a thick blanket in her hand, wrapped it around him, looked at a ferret with its belly turned upside down in front of the table, and asked him: "Qi'er, what are you doing?" It's skinned again, so let's put it away soon."

Xiaolu came in with hot soup, and said with a smile, "Little boy, let's go after dinner."

Three vegetarian dishes, a bowl of jerky, all laid out together with chopsticks to eat bitterly, the taste is also delicious.

After dinner, Luoyu hugged her son and leaned on a chair to read.After reading for a while, he put the book aside, covered his mouth and coughed violently, and it took him a while to calm down.

Luo Qi wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a handkerchief, and put his small face on Luo Yu's withered face obediently, "Daddy, are you better?"

Luo Yu nodded, hugged him tighter, and kissed his round forehead, "Do you want to sleep? Daddy will bathe you later."

"Okay" found a comfortable position, curled up in Luoyu's arms and fell asleep beautifully.

The child in his arms resembled the person in his memory who made him feel bitter, desolate and lonely.Thinking of it made me feel sore and unbearable, and I coughed a few more times. The child in my arms was used to this and didn't feel noisy.

They have lived here for five years, peacefully and serenely.Under his careful care, Luo Qi grew up day by day, and several men spoiled him like a darling.When Luoyu was two years old, Luoyu discovered that this kid was born with water skills, he could climb trees and mountains like flying, and Hu Feng didn't respond to poisonous insect bites, and he was still invulnerable to all poisons.If he likes to play, he will let him play, and he will disturb the beasts and monsters in the mountain, either rolling in the hare's nest or pestering the deer spirit who nurses him, and he has smashed all the wild bee's nests in the mountain , he wanders around in the mountains every day, but he learns his homework well, he can speak well at a young age, he can match pairs, and write some easy-to-understand poems. He is a very smart child.Luoyu now wants to live a peaceful life, and has nothing else to think about.

Xiaolu brought a vermilion fruit, "Brother, it's time to take medicine."

Luo Yu doesn't want to talk about the past anymore and doesn't want to be called a son, he regards Xiao Lu as his younger brother from the bottom of his heart, and the two of them depend on each other for life.

The bitter fruit is hard to swallow, but it is what keeps him alive. If there is no such little fruit to protect him, his whole body will hurt like being run over by a wheel when the severe winter comes. The root of the disease, it will not be cured.

"Has Yuan Zi not come back yet? Has the snow blocked the road so much?"

"It's so cold this year, maybe it's because there are too many people in Baiyun Town suffering from the wind and cold, so it's delayed. I didn't expect it to be so cold after the year has passed."

"Uncle He couldn't make it through, so he hid in the soil and went to sleep. Yesterday Qi'er asked me where Uncle He went."

Xiaolu's face turned hot, no matter how red his face was, no one else could see it, so he said nonchalantly, "This old goblin, let him sleep to death in the ground!"

He Bo is a Polygonum multiflorum that has lived for thousands of years, and is the ancestor of all medicines. When Leng Wuyan first found out his identity, his jaw almost dropped.He gave Luoyu the crimson sacred fruit to extend his life. This fruit only bears once in 100 years, and each time bears 49, which is very rare.After taking seven or eight pills every year, although his body cannot be cured after taking it, he will not vomit blood anymore.

There is a large medicine garden behind the small courtyard. Luoyu and Xiaolu grind some herbs in the room during the day. He broke his left shoulder and his right hand still has some strength. Leng Wuyan went down the mountain and sold it for money.

Luo Qi drew a few birds on the side, felt bored and said that he wanted to go out to play, and he didn't feel cold even in the snow and ice.Luo Yu only said that he would come back sooner, and he went happily.

Went to a mountain depression to play, there is a big rock here, the tall one can see far away, he likes to sit on it and look at the mountain road below, if Leng Wuyan comes back, he can see it from a long distance, every time he Can't wait to eat the candied haws that Uncle Leng brought back for him.

Fine snowflakes fell from the sky, and Luo Qi was sleeping soundly when he was awakened by the sound of horseshoes.He got up and looked, his eyeballs were protruding. There was a group of people on the mountain path below, some were riding horses and some were driving carriages. There were many people. He had never seen anyone outside the mountain before, so he couldn't help being very curious.

"Stop, don't go over!" The childish baby shouted to the people down the mountain with his arms akimbo.

Immediately, Qin Yuan pulled the rein and took a closer look. It turned out to be a beautiful and noble little doll. It was really strange that there would be a little doll here in the wild and freezing cold, so he asked him, "Son, Is your home in the mountains?"

"Yes, who are you?"

"where is your house?"

Luo Qi thought for a while and said, "I won't tell you, I'm going to find my father."

Qin Yuan still wanted to ask him, but saw the child slid down the stone and ran towards the woods.He got off the horse, walked to a gorgeous carriage, and said respectfully: "Master, I met a child who lives in the mountains."

"Follow the footprints and save some effort."

The man in the carriage had a melodious and low-pitched voice, yet dignified. If you hadn't seen him, just by hearing his voice, you could guess that he must be good at giving orders and had a good status.

Luo Qi couldn't hide his excitement and ran back home, hugging Luo Yu's leg, "Daddy...the mountain...someone came down from the mountain."

Luo Yu asked him: "Who? Is it your Uncle Leng?"

The child shook his head, dancing and comparing, "There are many people, and they are still riding horses. That horse is so big, and one of them is still talking to me."

"What did you say?"

"He asked me if I lived in the mountains, and I said yes, and then I ran back and told my dad."

Xiaolu said: "It should be that they are not afraid of death to come in to collect herbs. This is the first time someone has entered the mountain in so many years."

Luo Yu thought the same, and said to Luo Qi: "Stay at home these few days, you can go out to play after they leave."

The child nodded, he was skinny but he listened to his father the most.

It was getting late, and suddenly there was a heavy snowstorm, the bamboo outside was blown loudly, Luoyu was sewing a cotton-padded jacket under the oil lamp, there was no woman at home, and she had children, so it was inevitable to do these things, this is the first time The needle has been pricked several times, and the ones that come and go are also familiar, so it is no problem to make a new dress.

"Daddy, I'm hungry."

Luo Qi crawled on his father's lap, humming.

"Go and see if Uncle Lu'er's meal is ready?"

The child happily ran towards the kitchen, and just after passing the flower hall, he heard someone knocking on the door.Luo Qi wanted to find his father, but there were several "dong dong" sounds outside the door, he walked over and opened the door.

"Children, the wind and snow are too heavy, and my master wants to go to your house to take refuge."

Qin Yuan saw that he was sticking out his head. He looked very cute, and said with a smile, "Is your lord at home?"

Luo Qi nodded, "My father and my uncle are at home."

"Then let's go in."

Hearing the movement, Xiaolu came over and opened the door, picked up Luoqi, and there was a man in black standing outside the door, with an extraordinary bearing, he didn't look like Yao Nong at all, especially there were some men riding horses outside, behind him was a luxurious carriage, He has good eyesight in the palace for many years, this is a nobleman in the capital, how come he came to this place?

"I'm sorry, my elder brother is not in good health and doesn't want to be disturbed, you should go."

Qin Yuan was still polite, and took out a gold ingot, "Look, is this enough? Let's stay for one night and leave tomorrow morning."

Xiaolu didn't even look at Yuanbao, "My family is not short of money, so I won't give it away."

The closed door was supported by Qin Yuan, Xiaolu exerted force and the door remained motionless, which showed that he was a martial artist.He is not the only man in black outside, and it is easy for others to come in.

"Come in, take it easy."

Xiaolu took a rough look at a dozen or so people, barely able to stay, so he went in with Luoqi in his arms.

"What's wrong, who are you talking to?"

"The hostesses look like martial artists. If I don't let them in, I'm afraid they won't let it go."

"Well, it's snowing so much outside that we can't go down the mountain."

"Hurry up and go out to eat, the food is ready, I'll go out and have a look, the flower hall is spacious, let them live there."

Luo Yu nodded and continued to sew the clothes in her hands.

A dozen or so men in black walked in, surrounded by a man dressed in white brocade for a month. The man was tall and tall, with a purple and gold ribbon tied on his smooth and graceful forehead, and his black hair was tied up with a purple and gold ribbon. With a cold and arrogant handsome face, his whole body exudes a breathtaking aura.

Xiaolu trembled as if he had seen a ghost, he rubbed his eyes again, and squeezed himself hard again, it wasn't a dream, but why did his former master, the current emperor, come here?

Qin Yuan followed Xuanyuan Jianyou, and said to Xiaolu who was stunned: "I will borrow your kitchen. My master has a noble status, so I want to rest in the house."

Xuanyuan Jianyou glanced at the path lightly, without saying anything, walked towards the back room.

Xiaolu calmed down, it's no wonder he wasn't recognized with his current appearance, but if the two of them were allowed to meet... he said badly to himself, and hurried to find Luoyu.

Luo Yu heard footsteps outside the house, thought it was Xiao Lu who was urging her again, put down the needle and thread in her hand, and went to the dining room next to her.As soon as he arrived at the dining room, he saw a few people inside. There was a man in white sitting in front of the table, and the red candles were flickering. Bar."

Qin Yuan was taken aback. The one outside was ugly enough. Unexpectedly, this one was even uglier. He looked like a consumptive ghost, but his voice was as clear as water. There were two extremely ugly people in the family, and they were still here. In the mountains where there are many rumors, even the imperial guards like him were taken aback.

"I'm sorry, please excuse me." After speaking, Qin Yuan put ingots of gold ingots on the table, and ordinary people can live comfortably for several years.

Luo Yu felt that it was nothing to take someone else in for a night, and he would not want the gold, so she walked over to return the gold to him, and glanced at the man in white.After a short glance, he quickly looked away.

Xuanyuan Jianyou was also looking at him, the ugly man seemed to know him, he saw shock, uneasiness, confusion, and pain in his eyes, his majestic lord of a country doesn't know this wild man in the mountains.

"Have we met?" The voice was like a demon.

Luoyu said: "No...no, I haven't seen it before."

Xuanyuan Jianyou looked at his trembling eyelashes, stopped talking, picked up the tea made for him by the guards and drank it calmly.