Chapter 1036 Meeting an Old Friend

In the end, Sanwa cried sadly.

This was the first time Song Chunxue had encountered something like this. Sanwa actually cried because of Mulan, hahaha.

Drinking can lead to trouble and make mistakes. If Sanwa wakes up tomorrow, I'll definitely be too embarrassed to talk to her.

Watching him angrily throw off his clothes, crawl into the cold bed, his nose still red, Song Chunxue didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

The crescent moon hung high in the sky. She returned to her room, lay down on the familiar kang (heated brick bed), and felt a moment of melancholy.

She was originally the laziest person to move around, but unexpectedly she willingly traveled to so many places.

This place, which she thought she would stay in until she grew old, she passed by again and again, only to leave after a brief encounter.

The two wolfhounds had already been given to Hongying to raise. The yard was quiet and peaceful, with the dog bowl lying alone in the corner. She saw it today and suddenly felt that life is unpredictable and that having too many worries can easily make one feel sad.

However, this little thing is an indispensable embellishment in her noisy, turbulent life.

She already had children; if she had no attachments, that would be terrible. A person who cultivates spirituality is not without a heart.

She couldn't help but feel a sense of relief, thinking that this was how life should be given a second chance.

In her past life, she was trapped in that small courtyard in Lijiazhuang, living there from her teens to her seventies, spending almost all of her time there.

In recent years, she has rarely stayed in one place for long. Perhaps forcing her to stay there peacefully now would be torture for her.

Reading ten thousand books is difficult, but traveling ten thousand miles is not.

"Squeak~"

She stood in the courtyard, gazing absently at the pale moonlight, when she heard a sound from the house to the west.

It was Master Zhang who came out of the house.

"Senior brother, can't you sleep?" Song Chunxue asked.

"It's been a while since I've been here. Tudan'er is still snoring, and Wuji is the same way—he really can't sleep." He waved his hand. "You go about your business. I'll go check the wall."

"What are you looking at on the wall?" Song Chunxue asked curiously. "Remembering the past?"

"I do miss those days. Back then, when we went out as a group, with Uncle Han looking after us, I could relax a lot." He sighed slightly. "But it's different now. I feel like I have the heaviest responsibility wherever I go. These kids are hard to take care of."

Zhao Congxue followed behind him. "Actually, I can't sleep either. With such a high wall, I should be able to sleep soundly, but I chatted with Sanwa for a while tonight and suddenly became very awake."

I guess it's because of his age; he has a lot of feelings on his mind, unlike young people who can just lie down and go to sleep.

Or perhaps, thinking that they would have to cultivate themselves under their master's guidance in the future, they didn't know when they would be able to return this year.

Suddenly, my attachment to this place grew even stronger.

"What are you doing here? Go to sleep."

Song Chunxue tossed him a jar of wine. "Want some?"

Master Zhang looked at it again and again, and said, "I think it's not advisable to drink alcohol, as it will harm your stomach."

"Then don't drink it." Song Chunxue straddled the high wall, looking down at the crowded courtyards around her. "The moonlight is like water. I don't know why, but looking at this scene, I feel like crying and laughing at the same time."

"Have you had tea tonight?" Master Zhang sat in a relatively elegant posture, cross-legged, adjusting the hem of his robe.

Song Chunxue quickly stood up, which made her look even rougher.

"Nine years! It's been nine years since I met you all. It's amazing." Song Chunxue chuckled as she drank her wine, her eyes filled with satisfaction and gratitude. "Even if one day someone tells me that this was all a dream, I'll still feel it was all worth it."

"Then aren't we the people in your dreams?" Zhang Chengxuan popped the cork of the wine and took two big gulps. "To me, everything that happened was incredibly real. I'd rather it were a dream."

Thinking of her senior's past experiences, Song Chunxue remained noncommittal.

"Then you should be more careful in the future and not be too kind. People are often bullied because they are kind."

Suddenly, a figure flew past not far away.

No, there's one more.

The two of them immediately sat up, put down the wine jar, and chased after him.

[Worry-free, who's that up ahead? Want to join in the fun?]

Song Chunxue was instantly excited, feeling that if she couldn't sleep tonight, she would at least have something to do.

[Yes, a bunch of restless people. Give them a good talking-to and don't bother me.] Wuyou seemed indifferent. [Boring, not worth my time.]

The figure disappeared into a narrow alley, and Song Chunxue and Zhang Chengxuan followed closely behind, wanting to see what was going on.

"Dog Egg, we've already given money to all the beggars here, we should go back now."

"Wait a minute, what's the rush? I'm going to check on that old man. His legs were like that during the day, I need to give him a couple of acupuncture treatments."

"How can you be so unreasonable, especially since your medical skills aren't very good?"

A skinny old man next to me muttered, "Go back, I'm going to sleep."

"Go back now, I'll be right there." The young man leaped over the wall and entered the courtyard.

I looked up and met the gaze of the people watching the commotion not far away.

For a moment, all three pairs of eyes were unsettled.

"Yu Wanqing?"

"Gou Dan? He's Yu Wanqing's apprentice?"

Song Chunxue whispered something to Zhang Chengxuan, then gently landed on the roof and stood in front of Yu Wanqing.

"you……"

When acquaintances meet, one blushes easily, and Yu Wanqing felt somewhat embarrassed.

"It's been years, and you're still wandering around. But now, how come you're the one chasing after your apprentice, and being surpassed by him?"

He jumped onto the wall as soon as he entered the yard, saying, "You guys chat, I'll come out shortly."

Yu Wanqing waved his hand, "Go quickly, don't disturb anyone."

He leaned against the wall, using his cane to stroke his dirty beard.

"The Yangtze River's back waves push the front waves, and the front waves are washed away on the beach. My apprentice is indeed wasting his talents by following me. In the past few years, he has been studying medicine on his own. When he encounters a difficult patient, he tries every means to treat him. I can't stop him."

"Ah, I'm such an old man, I just want to find a place to live a life of leisure and wait for death, but he won't let me. He says I can't stay in one place for long and I have to keep wandering to live a long life."

Yu Wanqing's face was much thinner than before, his once shrewd eyes were now much calmer, and his voice sounded weathered.

Time waits for no one, and he has grown old.

"Hey, what are you two doing here? Weren't you supposed to be in Jincheng?" Yu Wanqing pointed at them. "I remember this Song Chunxue was with Lord Xie. Zhang Chengxuan, did you steal her away?"

"Hmph, I'd be more likely to dig up someone's ancestral grave." Zhang Chengxuan tossed a money bag from his pocket. "Your shoes are all torn. Buy a new pair tomorrow. It's freezing cold to look at them at night."

Yu Wanqing smiled and tucked the bag into his sleeve, revealing a few gap teeth. His sunken cheeks made him look even older.

"Thank you, you're still so kind-hearted." Yu Wanqing said with a smile, "The world needs more people like you, my apprentice is just like you."

"Then you've really struck gold, finding a disciple like this is a great opportunity for you to accumulate merit." Zhang Chengxuan looked at Song Chunxue, "Do you have somewhere to go? How about staying at her place for the night?"