21. The Long Night (End)(1/3)
"You have to work hard again. You have never been idle for the past few years. You have agreed to retire slowly, but you are still wandering around like before."
Taihang Mountain, behind the cliff of the sea of clouds, in Qingluan Village.
Yelu Wan packed her luggage while talking nonsense.
She put a pair of newly made cloth boots into the package, picked up a few more pieces of clothing to change clothes, folded them one by one, and put them in them.
The mountain ghost sat next to him, holding a book in his hand, as if he hadn't heard his wife's words at all, and devoted himself to the text of the book, turning a page from time to time.
Yelu Wan didn't get a response, so she looked back and saw that the mountain ghost was so calm, a sense of resentment arose in her heart.
Turning around, placing his waist, his tone became a little bigger.
"You went to Lin'an for three months, but you didn't know how to come back and check it out. You just wrote a routine, every seven days, and the content was similar. I know you were practicing martial arts with your heart, so it's not your fault.
But you have finally come back and have to leave in just a few days. And during these days, you have to walk around the Taihang Mountains every day.
If you are there or not, it seems that there is no difference in this Qingluan Village."
The mountain ghost still doesn't speak.
He glanced at Yelu Wan with a strange look, and didn't know why she, who had a gentle temper, got so angry today.
He didn't know much about women's thoughts, but he knew that now he should say a few words to ease the atmosphere, so he put down the book, turned around, and faced his wife.
After thinking about it, he said:
"I will not leave the mountain after the fight this time."
"Um?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Yelu Wan's angry face, and she said:
"A swordsman like you will not go to the world in the future?"
"I never wanted to go through the world."
The mountain ghost Gongsun Yu said frankly:
"At first, I rescued my brother and entered the world and fought with others.
At that time, the swordsmanship was not good, so I thought about finding masters to fight and sharpen my swordsmanship. Now that swordsmanship is about to be perfect, my brother's martial arts are above me and I don't need to protect him.
Naturally, I don’t want to pay attention to the grievances and grievances in the world anymore. When I go to Penglai to fight the last battle, as long as I win, the world will be safe, and I will naturally be able to return to my hometown with peace of mind.
Just live your own life with you in this Taihang Mountains.”
He stopped, glanced at the book on the table, and said:
"I, in fact, have never liked this world. What I like is the feeling of playing chess and swordsmanship. But now, there are too few people in this world who can catch my sword.
The fun of playing swordsmanship is much less.
Over the years, I have also read and written books and learned a lot, so I planned to come back to Taihang in the future and build a private school under the Yunhai Cliff to accommodate mountain disciples and teach knowledge.
My brother once said that this sword can conquer the world, but if you want a peaceful country, you have to pick up the book.
When I was young, I also wanted to learn some knowledge, but unfortunately no one taught me. I saved so many books but couldn't understand them. Fortunately, my brother and my sister taught me to read and practice calligraphy, which made me feel regretful."
Yelu Wan's happier the more she listened.
The resentment in my heart disappeared immediately.
His Highness the eldest princess also imagined her future life with her husband's plan for the future. She pointed her chin with her fingers and said to Gongsun Yu:
"I have studied and can help you in the future. Since you want to build a school, you have to do it with your heart. When you come back from Penglai, you will go to Luoyang and invite the Moji Pavilion from Tianji Pavilion to come to the mountains, find a good place to build a big school.
Not only will he recruit mountain disciples, but he will also include the Liaodong children who are now living under the cliff in the school."
Speaking of this, Yelu Wan said with some headache:
"The children were a little uncomfortable when they first arrived here, but these days they were already familiar with the mountains. They wandered around the mountains all day long, and their good studies were delayed.
Because of your relationship, the mountain people will take care of them, which makes them more and more courageous. A few days ago, they actually went to the mountains to catch snakes. If Qingluan hadn't discovered it early, something might have happened.
I also thought that in a few days, I would send them all to Luoyang and let Yijian find a school for them. I was also worried that they would be excluded and bullied in Luoyang City.”
"Okay, it's up to you."
The mountain ghost picked up the book again and said while flipping through it:
"However, those children will probably be able to go back to Yanjing to reunite with their families in a few days. Qingqing is already preparing to march to Yanjing."
"Is that so? Then I have to go and have a look."
Speaking of this issue, Yelu Wan's expression became serious. She walked over, sat next to the mountain ghost, and said to her husband:
"Although my younger brother also came with a letter saying that he would help Qingqing to capture Yanjing, I was afraid that he was weak and did not know what he had in the future. He also wanted to go back to Yanjing with Qingqing.
Will this cause her trouble?"
“No.”
Gongsun Yu said:
"If you want to go, follow the army and wait for the city of Yanjing. They also need to calm people's hearts. You and Jie Nan are there, at least the northern nobles will not cause any major trouble.
If you want to go, then clean up and go with me in the afternoon.”
"Um."
Yelu Wan nodded, took out her own clothes from the wardrobe, and put in another package.
His Highness, who was once noble, now works very quickly when doing these jobs. After she finished cleaning up, she went to the kitchen to cook a meal for herself and her husband.
The children in the northern country at the foot of the mountain do not have to worry. There are also villages there, as well as several old nannies specially invited by the Heluo Gang and some servants to take care of their daily lives.
Living in the mountains is certainly not as good as living in Yanjing City, but at least you don’t have to worry about three meals a day, food, clothing and expenses, and there are no rules and regulations, so you don’t have to worry about personal safety.
As Yelu Wan said, these children live a very happy day.
While Yelu Wan was cooking, Shan Gui walked out of the wing room, stood on the steps, and looked at the Qingluan Village in front of him.
It was once said here that it was a stronghold of the Wangchuan Sect in Taihang Mountains. Therefore, it was built at a very large scale. In terms of area, it also had the size of the Li family mansion in Luoyang City. The internal construction was like the Li family mansion.
There are several courtyards, with halls and pavilions connected to each other and wooden corridors. There is flowing water on the Yunhai Cliff, so there is no need to deliberately build it. There are also mountain people helping to build it, so most of the wooden courtyards are built quickly.
Those Mohist craftsmen who were specially invited were very skilled and took the time to decorate the house. There was a garden left in the courtyard. Yelu Wan planted seeds. Now the flowers are blooming, giving the scent of flowers in the courtyard.
There was also a special viewing platform. Walking up there, you could see the mist under the cliff every morning.
In general, although this farm is not luxurious, it is very elegant and suitable for living in summer when the mountains are in summer. This place is much better than the several unfinished houses built by the mountain ghost on the hillside.
For mountain ghosts who have lived in the mountains since childhood, this place is a luxury.
But after living there for a long time, I felt that this farm was really good, not to mention that it doesn’t matter to me, this man, but Yelu Wan was born as a princess and noble lady after all, and now that she has married him, she is willing to hide her name in the mountains.
I was already ashamed that I could not let my wife live a life of luxury and wealth as before, so I could no longer let others live in thatched houses, right?
If a couple has children in the future, growing up in this Qingluan Village will make people feel more at ease.
The mountain ghost stood on that stairs, his mind was constantly changing for a while. He would never think about these future events that had not yet happened, but now he is still as calm as before when he holds the sword, but he always thinks about these things when he is free.
This is a good thing.
This means that the mountain ghost has regained his life.
This is how life should be. Live well, imagine the future, make various life plans, and then realize them step by step, gaining joy and satisfaction.
The days when you are the only oneself and the sword in your hand are called life, not life.
A life without dreams is incomplete.
Now, the mountain ghost also has a dream. The dream of this peerless swordsman is to build a school and impart the knowledge he has learned to more people who need them.
Of course, you cannot put down the sword in your hand. Qingluanzhuang and Chengying Sword in his hand are the way out.
It is his last way to retreat with his brothers. If Qingqing fails to compete for the world, or if the Heluo Gang is defeated, the brothers can go here. With him here, it will be safe and secure.
And when he, Gongsun Yu, retired from the world and returned to Taihang, he naturally had to guard this retreat for his brothers.
He will hold a sword in one hand and dream in the other, take his wife, walk his own life path in the mountains where he gave birth to him and raised him. This is what he wants.
"What's going on in a daze? I've eaten with my hands."
His wife's call brought Gongsun Yu back to reality from his fantasy. He shook his head and walked towards the restaurant. After eating, it was time to leave. He went out with his sword and went to fight.
That will be his last battle as a Taihang Mountain ghost.
From then on, only the sword-holding master Gongsun Yu remained in this world—
Shanxi, Taiyuan City.
It was already dark, but there was still a crowd of people in a mansion in the city. From time to time, there were commanders wearing armored horses riding away from the mansion and sending the orders here to military formations everywhere in Shanxi.
This is the command of the Tiance Army in the Central Plains region and the location of the front-line camp. As the core symbol of the Great Chu Army, the princess was also in the city at this time, and the garrison was naturally much tighter.
Not only were Yaoguang Guard stationed here, but also experts from all walks of life and the world parade and walk near the mansion.
They are here not only representing the support of various factions for the Great Chu, but also representing the support of the people in the world.
"Several sects near Luliang joined forces to sweep a few small cities, send letters, asking the army to accept it. It is said that they used poison to destroy hundreds of northern troops.
Some of the remaining soldiers fled into Luliang Mountain and said in the letter that we don’t need to worry, those sects will solve their problems.”
To be continued...