Zhilan Yushu
In a blink of an eye, Su Musong had been in Qingzhu Village for more than a month. He was enjoying himself there and didn't want to leave. However, Xiao Buyi and Ning Zhen looked at him with disdain. Basically, they blamed him for monopolizing Xiao Luochen all day long. He was a real follower. No matter when or where, day or night, he could always be seen by Xiao Luochen's side.
"Why don't you leave?"
"I'll stay here with your father."
"Dad was fine before you were with him, wasn't he? Did you offend someone, so you have to hide here?"
"Do I look like that to you?"
"It's hard to say. There are many people like this in the village. They say it's called becoming a bandit. Are you planning to become a bandit too?"
"Do you think you're Kou?"
"It doesn't matter. Whatever others say is right, it's right. I just know that this is my home."
Xiao Buyi spoke calmly, but Su Musong felt uncomfortable listening to him. If the Xiao family was still there, Buyi should be living a life of luxury and wealth, instead of being trapped in a bandit's lair in this remote border area like now.
"Bu Yi, do you want to go outside and take a look?"
"I want to. But Daddy said it's dangerous outside and I can't go out."
"I will protect you. Believe me, it won't be long before you can go out and play wherever you want and as long as you want."
"real?"
"Of course it's true! Where do you want to go then?"
"I want to go to Luzhou."
Xiao Buyi blurted out without thinking, and it was obvious that it was not a spur-of-the-moment thought.
Su Musong hasn't set foot in Luzhou for ten years.
"Why do you want to go to Luzhou?"
"Dad said that's where Mom lived, so I want to go and see it."
"Well, you should go and see where your mother grew up."
"Didn't you say you didn't know my mother? How do you know she was born in Luzhou?"
"I didn't know you were her child. Do you miss her?"
"Yes, what child wouldn't want to be loved by his mother?"
"Since you miss her so much, why do you want Aunt Jingjing to marry your father?"
"Because Daddy has a very hard life. If Aunt Jingjing marries him, then he will have someone to love him."
"Aren't you afraid that they won't love you anymore after they get married and have brothers and sisters?"
"He has done enough for me. I can't be so selfish. Besides, it's only natural that he loves his own children more."
Su Musong noticed the loophole in Xiao Buyi's words and couldn't help but have a guess in his mind.
"Aren't you his child too?"
Xiao Buyi paused, put away the bamboo dragonfly in his hand, stared at Su Musong and asked
"You know, I'm just his nephew, right?"
It seemed as if he was mocking Su Musong's question which he already knew the answer to.
Su Musong was very surprised. As far as he knew, Xiao Luochen had never revealed his life experience to Xiao Buyi, but Xiao Buyi actually knew that he was not Xiao Luochen's son.
"How do you know that?"
"Dad was drunk once, and I overheard it."
"Then why didn't you tell your father? Aren't you curious about your own life?"
"I'm curious, but Dad must have his reasons for not telling me. Besides, even if he didn't tell me, I've guessed a lot over the years."
"What did you guess?"
"As Aunt Li said, my father is obviously from a noble family. How could someone like him, alone with a baby, end up in a mountain stronghold and stay there for ten years unless he was desperate? And according to what my father said while drunk, he must have at least six older brothers. A young man from a wealthy and prosperous family has to hide in a mountain stronghold. It must be because his family has been in dire straits and he has no one to turn to. If it were just an ordinary enemy, with Qingzhu Village's current situation, my father wouldn't have worried. But even today, he's still hiding, which means the enemy is incredibly powerful. I can't think of another person in Xiangping who could be so fearful of Qingzhu Village except the imperial court."
Xiao Buyi's words sounded very confident, and Su Musong was greatly shocked. It was a sure thing that this little fellow would surpass his father in time.
"Have you never thought of asking your father for clarification?"
"Dad, since he didn't tell me, he must have his reasons. If he doesn't want me to know, then I'll just pretend I don't know. Anyway, he and I depend on each other for survival. If he wants revenge, I'll take revenge with him. If he wants to stay in this village for the rest of his life, then I'll stay here with him for the rest of his life."
Obviously, he wanted to go out and play, but he said such a thing, which made Su Musong's eyes red again. He said solemnly
"From now on, you two will no longer be dependent on each other. I will do my best to protect you. We will avenge our grudges together, and I will take you to many fun places in the future."
Xiao Buyi glanced at Su Musong, released the bamboo dragonfly into the air, and ran away after it.
Su Musong caught up
"Don't you believe me?"
"Daddy said promises shouldn't be made lightly. I know you're probably the person Aunt Jingjing mentioned living in Daddy's heart, but who can predict the future? Let's wait until the future arrives."
Xiao Buyi seemed to have thought of something again, and turned around and specifically reminded
"Don't tell Daddy what happened just now."
Then he and Xiaodouzi, who came to find him, ran away quickly, just like any other ten-year-old child.
The future is indeed unpredictable. Didn't Su Musong, who made a wish to the river lanterns at the lantern festival, never expect that he and Xiao Luochen would experience a ten-year separation of life and death?
Su Musong was in a trance, as if the conversation just now had never happened.
"Musong, what are you looking at? Why are you so fascinated?"
When Xiao Luochen came back from outside, he saw Su Musong standing in the yard.
"I don't remember that he is very smart."
"He's smart, but he still needs to work harder on his studies. But it's not too late. Didn't you start studying hard when you were his age?"
Xiao Luochen smiled, Su Musong could tell he was teasing him, but he didn't get angry. He stepped forward, surrounded him, and whispered in his ear:
"I'm luckier than him. I have a teacher like you to study with me every day, so my academic performance has naturally improved by leaps and bounds."
Even though he couldn't see Su Musong's expression, Xiao Luochen also noticed that Su Musong was in a low mood. He held the hand in his arms and asked softly:
"What's wrong?"
"Luo Chen, you've worked hard."
"Why are you suddenly saying this?"
"Nothing... How about we go to Wanhua Castle together later? There are fragrant flowers all over the mountains, and countless exotic flowers. Buyi will like it."
"Okay, we can also go see Chen Qian and see how she is doing now."
"Neither good nor bad. She is now a renowned medical immortal in the martial arts world, so her reputation and status are certainly not bad."
"She seemed to be in love with her senior brother back then. I wonder if she finally achieved her goal?"
Su Musong shook his head, took Xiao Luochen's hand and rubbed it, sighing softly.
"No, I'm afraid it won't work out in this life. Her senior brother insisted on marrying her junior sister, and now that she's married, I heard her senior brother has given up on getting married. She's been in love with him for over ten years, and to this day, she's still infatuated with him. I'm afraid she won't think of him again in this life. What a pair of fools."
At this point, Su Musong laughed at himself. Aren't he and Luo Chen such fools too?
"That's what love is all about."
Xiao Luochen understood this state of mind too well. It was probably the same as the feeling he had when he heard that Su Musong and Duan Min were getting married. He felt heartbroken but couldn't let go.
Su Musong was playing with Xiao Luochen's fingers when he suddenly discovered a small bamboo tube hidden in his sleeve pocket.
"What's this?"
"News from down the mountain. Xiangping and Hanyun failed in their peace talks in Dancheng and are preparing to go to war again."
"Isn't Dan City still in Hanyun's hands? Why are they negotiating in the city?"
"I don't know the exact circumstances, but I know it seems Hanyun held a Hongmen Banquet, and Prince Ding almost didn't make it back. Fortunately, Mu Feng kidnapped the eldest prince of Hanyun and saved him from danger."
When they left, Xiangping was clearly in the ascendancy. There had been no news of a war between the two sides in recent days, so why did Xiangping want to negotiate peace with Hanyun, and why did they choose to hold it in Dancheng? This made Su Musong worry about Su Mufeng and Xun Molin, who were still in the army.
"Luo Chen, I want to go down the mountain."
"When are you planning to leave?"
"I'll leave immediately."
"I ordered the horses to be prepared."
Regardless of the reason for leaving or the date of return, Xiao Luochen knew that as long as he was here, Su Musong would come back here after crossing thousands of mountains and rivers.
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