Qingshan Town, which was originally relatively prosperous, became quiet as night fell, and the playful children were taken home by their parents. The drizzle added a bit of autumn coolness to the town, and occasionally there was a
People who came back from hunting in the fields or deep mountains hurriedly walked toward their homes.
Lu Ming was just a stranger to them. Who would care about a stranger soaking in the rain on the street, even though he was soaked to the skin. No one noticed, even though the autumn wind was strong and the cold rain was falling.
The soaked person seemed to have no chill at all.
As if he wanted to use the rain to wash away the hatred in his heart, Lu Ming didn't care about the rain and let it fall on his body, nor did he care about the mortals passing by in a hurry.
Occasionally, he saw a beggar lying under a bridge while whistling, looking extremely comfortable. Lu Ming looked at his happy-go-lucky and easy-to-satisfy look, and felt a trace of envy in his heart.
Lu Ming's heart moved, thinking that he had been busy cultivating for more than ten years, as if to prove that he was not a coward, not a waste in their eyes. The other was busy cultivating, wanting to make his parents live a more dignified life.
, to protect my sister and my family from being bullied. But in the end, how much time do I have to eat with them and play with my sister?
After eating in a hurry, I always put the bowl away and then hurriedly went to the back mountain to practice. I never said a few words to them, not even a greeting. In my eyes, my mother was practicing on my own.
At that time, I watched with tears on the side. I opened my mouth to say something, but swallowed it again. In the end, I only said: "Ming'er, take care of yourself. Dinner is ready. Come back early to eat."
"Ming'er, let's practice again tomorrow, it won't take a day to freeze three feet..." This is what my father often said.
"Brother, would you like to go eat candied haws with me? Brother, can you go to the circus with me? Brother, please take a rest and eat some fruit, brother..." Lu Yue often held her hand, hoping that she would accompany him more.
Let her play with her more. In her eyes, as long as her brother can accompany her to go out and play, it is such a happy thing. Isn't it happiness and satisfaction? Even though this brother is just a waste in the eyes of others, she is the most
Cherish this brother!
Thinking of his mother sighing and leaving, thinking of his father's warnings and instructions, recalling his sister's cute smile and hopeful eyes, Lu Ming's tears mixed with the rain flowed down. All these can only be memories!
Every memory deeply touched the depths of his soul. "Do you have any wine in the restaurant?" Lu Ming asked the old man selling wine when he passed by a small restaurant.
Seeing the drenched Lu Ming, the old wine man was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Young man, why don't you find a place to take shelter when it rains so heavily? Business is not good here at this season."
, come in and sit down."
Lu Ming looked and saw that there was really no one inside, so he walked in. He had never drank wine before, but he suddenly wanted to drink. Is wine the chicken soup for the soul?
Lu Ming just sat down and took a look at this small restaurant. It could only seat about seven or eight people. The house was a little old, and the benches and tables were also old, but it was very neat and clean. Even the wine bowl on the table.
Also polished thoroughly.
After a while, the old man picked up a pot, took out a brazier and put the wine on it to heat it. He glanced at Lu Ming and asked with a smile: "You are not from this town, are you?"
Lu Ming looked at the rain outside, as if he didn't want to stop. He shook his head with a wry smile. Can he tell where he is from now?
"Hey, I'll find you some clothes to change into. It's cold." The old bartender stood up and said.
"Old man, thank you, I'm fine, don't bother me." Lu Ming stood up and said to the old man, and then used his luck and spiritual power to dry the clothes, and then said: "Old man, you see my clothes are already dry, there is no need to look for any more clothes.
"
"Huh? It's true! Did my old eyesight make a mistake just now? How could it happen so quickly?" The old man touched Lu Ming's clothes and said with his eyes brightening.
Lu Ming looked at the wine jar on the brazier still steaming out, and a strong aroma of wine overflowed from it. He couldn't help but said softly: "Well, it smells so good!"
"Hey, I'm not busy today. Old man, I rarely met a young man to chat with me, so I'll treat you to a drink. The villagers living here are busy every day, and no one drinks with me!" The old man twitched.
He smelled the strong aroma of wine and said while pouring wine into two bowls.
Hearing this, for some reason, when Lu Ming heard him say three words about me, old man, he couldn't help but think of the Grandmaster of Dadao Clan. He was also a cynical old man, but he was an almost powerful person that no one could have imagined.
exist.
Lu Ming thought about it and shook his head. He was too sensitive. How could he become a powerful person so casually?
"Come young man, let's have a drink to warm your body first. This is an old wine that I have treasured for decades. The old villagers often come to me and ask for a drink, but I am not willing to give it to you. I am not willing to drink it myself. Today
The first time I saw you, I felt very attracted to you, so I took it out to drink!" The old man handed the wine bowl to Lu Ming and drank first.
Lu Ming also started drinking. The hot drink was like a raging fire. Lu Ming immediately felt hot all over his body.
"It's so spicy!" Lu Ming, who had never drank before, suddenly blurted out, but then he regretted it and blushed a little.
"Haha, it's your first time drinking a bar as a young man. Don't be shy. I like people who are outspoken. I really don't want to deal with people like mother-in-law and scheming people." The old man comforted Lu Ming and said.
"Actually, I am not a local. Ten years ago, the place where I lived was beaten to pieces by two immortal sects. Many villagers died. My wife, son, and grandson were all dead, and I was the only one left.
There was no way to live there, so I had to leave my hometown and live here. After a kind-hearted old man here passed away, he gave this house to me and gave me some savings to open a restaurant here to make a living." The old man said emotionally, what's the matter?
This is even more tragic than losing a child in old age, or sending a white-haired person to a black-haired person!
It seems that in this world, you are not the only unfortunate person, it’s just that everyone’s misfortune is different.
Lu Ming sighed and said: "Are there no other monks to stop them from killing innocent people indiscriminately?" However, Lu Ming regretted it after saying this, because when the Longyun Sect killed the Lu family, except for the Grandmaster of the Dadao Sect,
, who else stopped me!
This is the law of respecting the strong!
"No, I heard that those two sects are just scapegoats of the sects, fighting each other." The old wine man said calmly, as if he was used to seeing the hot and cold world. Except for a trace of anger on his face, no trace of fluctuation could be seen.
"My family was wiped out, so I ended up here!" Lu Ming said bitterly. Maybe it took the old wine man ten years to calm down his turbulent heart, but Lu Ming had just passed away, and the feeling in his heart was
The pain is still very painful.
"We are both fallen people in the world, so why should we meet before? I was once a scholar, and later I returned home to marry a wife and have children. I originally wanted to live a stable life, but the sky has no eyes!" the old man said with some resentment.
"Drink, let these go with the wind. I will let those people give me an explanation in the future!" Lu Ming raised his wine bowl and toasted to the old wine man.
After a glass of wine, Lu Ming clearly saw a turbid tear shed by the old wine man. No matter how time repairs the injured heart, the scar is eternal. No matter how calm you appear, it cannot block your ups and downs.
's heart.
Lu Ming was also dejected. The old wine man drank most of the jar of wine. Lu Ming drank three large bowls. He only felt dizzy and spoke confusedly. He even vented his sorrow and anger, saying that he couldn't help but
started to cry.
The old wine man had a good capacity for drinking. He was not drunk. Looking at the sad Lu Ming, the old wine man just listened carefully and did not interrupt Lu Ming until Lu Ming fell asleep quietly.
"Hey, what a good boy!" The old man listened to Lu Ming's own story, talking about practicing in order to prove that he was not a waste, talking about his parents, talking about Lu Yue, everything, until the family was destroyed.
The old wine man listened very seriously. Lu Ming was only sixteen years old, about the same age as his grandson, but Lu Ming had to bear so much pain. What he had to bear was simply not something that others of his age could bear.
This time, Lu Ming had been holding in his heart for eight years, and there was no one to talk to. Today, he said it all, and then fell asleep comfortably, as if the big stone in his heart had been taken away, and he felt much more relaxed.
The next day, when Lu Ming woke up, it was already noon, and the autumn rain was continuous. He got dressed and walked out. He saw that the old wine man had prepared food and was waiting for him on the table in the house.
"I'm sorry, old uncle. I was rude last night." Lu Ming said apologetically, then took out some gold coins from his pocket and handed them to the old wine man.
"Lu Ming, do you have a good place to go?" The old wine man asked instead of taking the gold coin.
"There is always a place for me to live wherever I am." Lu Ming said calmly. He had not yet decided what to do. He was in a new place and everything was unfamiliar. The old wine man's words really stopped him.
"In that case, you can stay here with me first. How about you wait until you have made up your mind and understood everything here before leaving?" the old wine man said with a smile.
Lu Ming thought for a moment and felt that what the old wine man said made sense, so he took out some gold coins and handed them to the old man and said: "Then it will cost the old man. I will go hunting in the mountains in the future and take them out as appetizers."
In this way, Lu Ming settled down here and began his peaceful life, but his cultivation did not fall behind. A peaceful life was more beneficial to his cultivation.