Chapter 211 Waiting for You in the Dark
At some point, fiery clouds appeared on the horizon, and the rosy glow spread over the bustling village.
The two of them did not move forward, but stood under an old locust tree. Just by moving their ears, they could hear the noise coming from the school.
"Pot stickers? Dumplings can actually be fried! Mr. Wang is truly talented!"
"That sounds so new... Haven't you eaten fried dumplings before?" The old man sounded puzzled.
"No, I've never tasted salted duck eggs. I've heard of mint plum drink, but it's not something a rough guy like me can find!"
After a long while, the old man smacked his lips and sighed softly, "Tell me more about what happened during the war..."
"What's there to say? It's nothing more than a shoulder against a head. Either you chop the barbarian to death, or you get chopped to death by the barbarian... That means the knife will be confiscated by the underworld, otherwise I will definitely let the old man open his eyes! I used that knife to chop off eighty-one heads!"
After hearing this, if Chen Chunxing still didn't understand, he might as well find a piece of tofu and kill himself.
She tilted her head and stared at Xue Yongan's eyes without blinking.
"I don't think I've ever asked you when you were born?"
Xue Yongan lowered his head slightly, hiding the obscurity in his eyes, and each word he wrote struck the little girl's heart.
"I was born in the fifty-eighth year of the Yongxing reign. I grew up in a farming family. Later, caught up in a war, I abandoned my literary career and took up arms. From then on, I spent twelve years in the military camp, until the Great Zhou Dynasty was about to fall. The emperor abandoned the people of Zhongzhou and attempted to lure the barbarians into the pass to fight against the princes..."
The young man's voice was very calm. He did not have the majesty of an iron-blooded general, nor the calmness of someone who had seen through everything in two lifetimes.
He was just laying himself bare in front of the little girl, hoping that she could accept him as he was, but also afraid that he would disappoint her.
"After death, I and my fellow soldiers fell into the underworld. The judge said that although we were innocent, we were burdened with too many debts. If we couldn't get rid of the resentment, we would be unable to enter reincarnation."
As Chen Chunxing listened to the boy's narration, he gradually recalled their first meeting at the Naihe Bridge.
Why had she spoken to him then?
In a trance.
The young man in front of him, bathed in a warm orange halo, overlapped with a tall and handsome figure, whose face was still indifferent even though his soul was about to dissipate.
He walked back and forth through the eighteen levels of purgatory, but still couldn't erase the obsession in his heart.
At that time, Chen Chunxing just thought that he had picked up a poor little thing, and never thought that it would be so simple to make the ghosts afraid to approach.
No wonder she had such a smooth journey after becoming a ghost messenger;
No wonder Bai Wuchang was afraid of him;
No wonder he lives like a dying old monk at such a young age...
"How many years have you lived in the underworld?"
"I can't remember."
Xue Yongan hesitated and pressed her little hand against his chest.
"I only remember that before I met you, I had to walk through mountains of swords and seas of fire every day, year after year, day after day, waiting for the day when I would finally disappear into the world along with all the resentment."
"But God has been kind to me after all, letting me meet you by the Naihe Bridge."
"Since then, you have nurtured my heart with your warmth, shown me the beauty of the world, and made me understand that there is more to life than just the small piece of land beneath our feet. As long as I want, I can go very far..."
Chen Chunxing really wanted to put on a smug look, but after thinking about it, he felt that he should be angry.
I was angry that he knew he was wrong but never explained;
Angry that he carries so much, yet won’t reveal it;
He was so angry that he was almost swallowed by resentment. He almost couldn't wait to meet me...
But in the end, the little girl opened her arms, full of eagerness, and hugged the boy with his back straight tightly.
No amount of complaints can compare to the heartache.
Chen Chunxing buried her face in Xue Yongan's chest, her tears soaking her clothes. She forced herself to be tough and said, "So you're older than my great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather! You scared me to tears!"
Xue Yong smoothed her hair and sighed sadly: "I was afraid of this, so I didn't dare to tell you!"
Chen Chunxing raised his head and looked at him, his eyes red: "Then why do you dare to do it now?"
Xue Yongan took her hand and walked towards the Shen family's courtyard, muttering, "Old Wang said that in the TV shows you girls like to watch, boyfriends can be five hundred years old, five thousand years old, five hundred million years old, but never fifty! I think you might think so too."
“…”
Chen Chunxing pulled the corners of his mouth without any burden and smiled crookedly.
Old fashioned, but useful.
Especially when it comes from the mouth of a serious old antique, it is very funny!
I laughed and then started crying.
He was only in his twenties before his death, but after his death, he stayed in the underworld for a long time.
No one knows of its existence, no one understands its sorrows and joys, and no one is willing to approach it step by step and seek another possibility for it from the cleansing path that almost annihilates itself.
——
When I pushed open the door of the Shen family, it was empty inside.
The courtyard, which used to be filled with constant noise, now only has two people.
Xue Yongan went to the kitchen and took a look around, then came out and spread his hands to Shen Chunxing.
"It seems that Lao Wang doesn't live here. There's nothing inside."
Even the chickens were transferred to a special area for unified breeding.
Chen Chunxing wiped his face hastily and shook out a few sweet potatoes from the token space.
"Since your child has never tasted it, I'll show you my treasures!"
This was snatched back from Lao Wang. The rest was used as crops. She kept it in her space and forgot to eat it.
“…”
Xue Yongan really wanted to say that he had baked sweet potatoes for her many times in the modern times, but when he saw the little girl's red nose, his heart softened and he wished he could hide her and feed her baked sweet potatoes every day.
If you get tired of eating sweet potatoes, there are also grilled fish, roast duck, roast chicken, roast bird eggs... In short, I will never allow myself to lose her again.
When we first met.
When the little girl first fell into the underworld, she did not panic, was not depressed, and did not cry. She quickly adapted to her new identity, reached out to herself, and pulled him out of the abyss.
After that.
The two of them wandered between the Yin and Yang realms, from being a rookie in the workplace to a ghost-stricken person. Even if she saw the most embarrassing and unsightly filth, she would at most go back and rinse her mouth with wine to wash away the disgust in her heart, but she never shed a tear.
The girl who lived so strongly under the sunshine was now crying for herself.
Xue Yongan didn't know why, but for the first time in his life, he felt a sour taste in his heart, so he stuffed all the roasted sweet potatoes into Chen Chunxing's pocket.
Well, he is sweet only when she is sweet.
"Were you feeling guilty again just now?" Chen Chunxing threw a sweet potato over.
"..." Xue Yongan caught it steadily, tore open the skin and started biting it.
Well, although Susu is nice, it’s a pity that she has a mouth, so I don’t give her the chance to ruin the atmosphere.
However, the opposite happened. A ghost came uninvited and banged the door.
"Miss Shen, are you home? Open the door, I know you are inside..."
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