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Chapter 123 There is no end to returning home and returning home

(Note 1)

The next day, Nanny Liu asked about Lin Hong's horse, and Lin Hong only said that he lost it in the woods and found it by himself.

Grandma Liu said with a smile that everything has animism.

Until the meal time, Lin Hong still couldn't figure out how to let the soldier go home. Looking at Madam Liu who smiled kindly and asked them to "eat more", he felt very uncomfortable.

Wan Guchuan stared at the dishes on the table thoughtfully.

"What are you thinking?" Lin Hong asked him.

Wan Guchuan glanced at him, stretched out his hand and flicked the side of the plate of bitter wild vegetables, and his fingernails hit the ceramic plate with a crisp "ding".

Um?Lin Hong stared at the bitter wild vegetables, which are available every day, what's the difference today?

Just as he was thinking about it, Lin Hong suddenly had a flash of inspiration and understood what Wan Guchuan meant, "Thoughts of water shield perch!"

In ancient times, Zhang Han resigned from office and returned to his hometown because he saw the autumn wind and thought of wild rice, water shield soup, and perch in Wuzhong.Literati and ink writers often express their homesickness with "the thoughts of water shield perch". (Note 2)

This bitter wild vegetable should be the specialty here, and it is a taste of home for the piper.It's a bit sad to say it this way, but does it count as...going home after eating home-cooked food?

"Mommy, does your son like this wild vegetable?" Lin Hong asked directly.

"Of course I like it. Pray for him. I didn't eat it when I was a child. I thought it was bitter. My family was poor and there was nothing else to eat. Later, he was very hungry and started to eat too." Liu Mama showed a bit ashamed expression, "Being a human being The mother can't give him too much. On the contrary, he has been obedient since he was a child, and he loves others very much. As a small person, he will rush to help me with everything he can do. When he grows up, I don't need to worry about anything. .”

Nanny Liu smiled, "The days are tough, and this bitter wild vegetable has become more refreshing."

"When Qi'an was on the expedition, he told me that he was going to the big city, come back, and bring me something delicious." Nanny Liu smiled, "I'm an old woman who is still hungry for something delicious, me, now I hope he can come home soon."

Lin Hong pursed his thin lips, "I'll be back." Even so, he knew he wouldn't.

This is a story from many years ago, stuck here again and again, just separated by a sentence, life and death do not meet each other.

Lin Hong didn't know if in this world, this old mother would sit in front of the door and watch the way back even though her hair was full of white hair and her speech was slurred...

During the long wait, I made myself believe again and again—that my beloved child is still alive, even if he takes root elsewhere and has a lot of children and grandchildren, forgetting her aging mother, and forgetting to come back home, it is still good of.

Lin Hong decided not to tell her that Qi An was dead, so he was somewhat hopeful, "Mother, can I make another wild vegetable?"

"Hey, there are too many! I'll do it now." Liu Nanny smiled happily, turned and went out.

Lin Hong looked at the plate of wild vegetables. He hardly touched it these days. He put a chopstick into his mouth, and the bitter taste spread to make his tongue numb. He frowned. Lo's life. (Note 3)

Out of the corner of his eye, he felt Wan Guchuan was looking at him, and he also looked back sideways, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Wan Guchuan said.

They waited in the forest where the piper appeared at night, and those crazy ghosts would not let them enter the forest, so what would happen if they tried to stay in the forest ahead of time today.Instead of waiting for ghosts to play tricks on them, it is better to take the initiative.

It was a good time, the night was not too dark, and the darkness mixed with blue was thin and deserted.

The two found a stone to wipe clean and sat down, while Bao'er stood beside them.

Lin Hong put the food box in his hand aside—it contained bitter wild vegetables made by Madam Liu.He wasn't sure if it would work, but it was worth a try.

The night is slightly cool, the spring breeze is very soft, the woods are softly ringing in the wind, and there are faint sounds of insects...

Bao'er flicked her tail leisurely.

Lin Hong couldn't help but yawned.

"Sleepy?" Wan Guchuan asked him.

Lin Hong wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and looked at him, the light was dim, Wan Guchuan looked a little cold sitting in the darkness, but his expression on his face was very gentle.

Lin Hongfang wanted to say "I'm not sleepy" when he heard Wan Guchuan say again: "If you're sleepy, just lean on me and sleep for a while."

Lin Hong almost bit his tongue: "Sleepy."

It is a fool who does not take advantage of it.Lin Hong consciously sat a little closer to him, with his thighs close to his, leaning on his shoulders, and arched a few times to find a comfortable position.

Wan Guchuan laughed watching his movements, wrapped his long arms around his shoulders, and pulled him into his arms. Lin Hong's head slid along his shoulders and leaned against his neck, with half of his body pressed against it. on him.The arms around him were neither light nor heavy, just right, and the clothes were thin, and the body temperature was transmitted through the fabric in an instant.Wan Guchuan's firm chest rose and fell with his breathing, and Lin Hong was a little erratic, feeling that the cold night was suddenly warm and terribly warm.

"Sleep for a while." A deep voice rang above his head.

It's a ghost if you can sleep like this.Lin Hong quietly put his hand on Wan Guchuan's thigh, "When will you be back?"

This sentence seemed to bring this ghost back to reality.

Wan Guchuan was silent for a few breaths, "Soon."

"How fast is it?" Lin Hong lightly bumped his face with the top of his head.

"I don't know." Wan Guchuan said.

There are tigers in the Great March, and the Nanman also has strange soldiers. The border with the Nanman stretches for tens of thousands of miles. The cities on the border are in turmoil. The eyes on the watchtower are vigilant day and night, staring like owls, watching like wolves, and the torches are always lit. Ready to light the beacon.Who knows where the Nanman will attack from?He will use a fierce knife to block all the gaps until the Nanman throws up his armor and armor and dare not attack.

Who can say when is the return date?

"How is the situation now?" Lin Hong stretched out his hand to take his hand, with long and strong fingers, Lin Hong squeezed his slightly protruding joints inch by inch.The fingers are entwined, a little itchy.

Wan Guchuan looked down at his hand and let him play with it, "The situation is good, we have won two battles."

He did not say that the battle he was facing was the hardest he had ever fought.The Nanman occupied the most precarious geographical location, attacked with fierce fire, and fought without sleep for nearly three days. In addition, the weather was bitterly cold and the snow was swaying, making it difficult to parry.

"It's good to win—" Lin Hong said dully, "Swords have no eyes on the battlefield, learn to be smart, and run when the situation is not good. The faster you run, the better—to survive is important."

Wan Guchuan laughed, "Understood."

The night gradually became thicker, the insects were singing lightly, and the spring breeze was blowing gently. Bao'er still flicked her tail and snorted a few times.

"Lin Hong."

"Ok?"

"If I die on the battlefield...you don't have to be too sad, just take it as my fate." Wan Guchuan's voice was low and darkened the night, and he finally said what he had been thinking about recently, "I don't know if it's human or not. Everyone can become a ghost after death. If I don’t enter the reincarnation and remain in the world, I will come to you...you can’t see me but I will always be there, until you...meet your beloved again, and I can leave with peace of mind go."

Lin Hong was silent for a long time.

Wan Guchuan looked into the night, but did not speak to break the silence.

The night breeze was a little deserted.

"Then can you not die." Lin Hong's voice was very soft.

Like a sigh and like a prayer, if there is such a day, Lin Hong can't guarantee how he will react.There are [-] possible futures, the one that hurts when you think about it, just don't think about it.

"Okay, Immortal, I'm just assuming," Wan Guchuan touched the top of his head with his lips, "Don't be sad."

Lin Hong: "I'm already sad."

"Then how can we do it?"

"It's not good," Lin Hong put his hands on his neck, hugged him tightly, and pressed his forehead against the side of his neck, "You figure it out."

"Lin Hong..." Wan Guchuan laughed and patted him on the back, "Wait for me to come back."

The two chatted one after another, unaware that time flew by.

The night wind was cool and soft, and Bao'er snorted occasionally.

Maintaining a posture, Lin Hong's waist was a little sore, and he struggled to think about it.However, Wan Guchuan tightened his hands to prevent him from moving, "Sleep more."

Lin Hong: "..." Where is this sleeping?

Lin Hong's waist really couldn't take it anymore, and he began to struggle.

Wan Guchuan quarreled with him a few times, rubbed him all over, his eyes suddenly sank, and he immediately pulled Lin Hong to stand up.

"What's wrong?" Lin Hong also felt the change in him.

Wan Guchuan took the armor hanging on Bao'er's body - the one he wore from the battlefield, and put it on for Lin Hong, maybe it could resist biting and scratching.Today is fully prepared.

Lin Hong felt his shoulders sink. This armor is really solid. Wouldn't it be a hindrance to wear it on the battlefield?

"Here we come." Wan Guchuan lowered his voice.

Bao'er also snorted, and stepped a little closer to them.

Lin Hong looked into the dense forest ahead, and there was a figure standing in the distance surrounded by the night, watching them quietly.

Looking away, there are more people hiding in the woods, standing quietly among the tree trunks in twos and threes, standing still without moving.

The night suddenly became dangerous.

"Get on the horse." Wan Guchuan put Lin Hong on Bao'er's back with half-restraint and half-lifting. He didn't forget to stuff the food box with wild vegetables into his arms.

Lin Hong wanted him to get on the horse too, but then he thought about getting on the horse again, these ghosts might not let them go...

"You wear this armor." Lin Hong began to take off the armor.

Wan Guchuan patted his calf to signal him not to move. Lin Hong relied on himself to sit on the horseback, condescending, and had already covered him with the armor.

The figures gradually increased.

Lin Hong watched from his horseback, and there were patches of black shadows in the night...

Some black shadows seemed to be in mid-air. Lin Hong didn't know whether they were lying on the tree or hanging from the tree. They were motionless and silent, but they carried a deadly threat...

With every step of the fear, Lin Hong heard his own heartbeat.

He turned his head to see the situation on the other side, but when he turned his head, he met a pale and smiling face!

The man was hanging upside down on the tree, his long hair was hanging down, his face was swollen and deformed because of hanging upside down, his smile was distorted, his eyeballs were congested and bulging like they were going to burst, and he was looking at him from behind Lin Hong.

Lin Hong was startled by this sudden person, his heart beat violently!Bao'er was also frightened, and with a long hiss, he raised his front hooves high and wanted to run away!

Lin Hong almost fell off the horse, Wan Guchuan quickly grabbed the rope, Bao'er stepped back a few steps, shaking her temple hair and panting.

The man hanging upside down kept his cold smile, dangling in mid-air, his foot was broken, and it folded down strangely from above...

Lin Hong's heartbeat has not yet calmed down, looking at his swaying hair, he remembered the feeling of hair brushing his face at night...

At the same time, the entire forest began to echo with laughter and cries.

I don't know where I'm laughing or where I'm crying, the laughter is weird and cruel, the crying is heart-piercing, the sound is mixed in the forest, echoing and lingering in the night, cold and bone-chilling, like being in a hell...

Lin Hong's chills were aroused.

The laughter and cries began to be mixed with the noise of whispers, as if thousands of grieving ghosts were telling... from far away and near...

The blowing wind was filled with the smell of mud and decay, which had never been smelled in the village.

"What are you two doing here without sleeping at night?" An old voice sounded abruptly and clearly.

An old lady was holding a basket and standing not far away with a cane, looking at them.

In such a tense atmosphere, who would dare to talk to her.

"What are you two doing here in the woods late at night?" A woman had a strange smile on her pale face, her grinning mouth was obviously not moving, but the voice was indeed coming from her mouth.

"Need any help?"

"Are you lost?"

"I can help."

……

Shadows in twos and threes were half hidden behind the tree trunks, their expressions were smiling or crying, and their pale and gray faces were a little abrupt in the darkness.

As the figures gradually approached, the laughter and cries became far away, and the whispering voice became louder and louder...

Both Lin Hong and Wan Guchuan ignored them.

Bao'er breathed out hurriedly.

Lin Hong patted it reassuringly.Thinking that before Bao'er was on a horse in the forest, these ghosts would not make things difficult for it, but today it would be dangerous to go with them.

Lin Hong looked around. At this moment, the distance between those people was very close. He could almost see their pale and strange faces clearly. The man hanging upside down seemed to be getting closer...

The situation is even more serious than staying in the village... Lin Hong quietly puts on Wan Guchuan's shoulders, and it's time to get on his horse.

"what!!!!!"

A sharp cry exploded from nowhere, hoarse and desperate, at this moment, all the people rioted and rushed forward like crazy!

"Eternal River!"

Wan Guchuan used his strength to get on the horse's back, hugged Lin Hong from behind with his hands and pulled the reins!

With a long hiss, Bao'er raised her front hoof and galloped away!No matter how he ignored it, he bumped into many people along the way, making a frightening blunt sound when hitting the body.

Those people still rushed forward ferociously, and the people hanging on the tree were also struggling to scratch. For a moment, the sky and the earth were full of ghosts that could tear people's bones.

Lin Hong lowered his head to avoid a claw.

The cold light of Wan Guchuan's long sword is awe-inspiring!When they are swung out, the stumps fly, and there are not a few people who are knocked down, and the sound of tearing the flesh is even more ear-piercing.

The night is full of danger and blood.

In the turbulence and chaos, Lin Hong hugged the food box tightly, leaning his back on Wan Guchuan's chest, and personally experienced what it means to charge into the battle and what it means to be in the middle of no one's land... The experience made his hands go limp Alright, I'm sweating...

The ghosts in the forest are more ferocious and frightening than those in the village. No wonder Lin Hong always felt gloomy when walking in the forest, because the place is full of ghosts!

He wondered whether it was the ghosts in the village who didn't let them go into the forest that day, or the Piper was protecting them...

By the way, Piper!

I don't know how long this fight will last. Lin Hong is very worried about Bao'er, who is almost fighting hand-to-hand. If the Piper stopped them from entering the forest that day, can he help them today?

Lin Hong recalled how Nanny Liu called her son...Qian?

"Pray for peace!" Lin Hong yelled, his clear voice echoed in the forest, and kept going away.

The movements of these crazy ghosts seemed to have stopped for a moment, is it useful?But the piper only has half of his ear left, wondering if he can hear him...

"Pray for peace!" Lin Hong tried to shout again.

Crying and laughing intertwined, screams and moans burst eardrums.

Wan Guchuan was still waving his sword, stumps and blood splattered, the hair of the man on the tree brushed Lin Hong's face, Bao'er neighed and walked around the tree trunk.

"Pray for peace!"

This time, a distant flute sound responded to Lin Hong.

The sound of the flute pierces the darkness, pushes away all the crying and laughing, and smooths out all the madness.

In Lin Hong's blink of an eye, the hundreds of thousands of dead souls in the forest disappeared.

Crying and laughing and whispers and screams are far away, only the sound of the flute flows slowly in the silence...

Wan Guchuan reined in his horse and stopped because a shadow appeared in the night ahead.

The figure with only half of its head was approaching them a little bit.

He actually called him over directly.For a moment, Lin Hong wasn't sure if the piper would hurt them... After all, he was the protagonist of this ghost party.

In the dark night, the piper approached with a rancid stench and the sound of his flute, and the rusty armor on his body made a "squeak" noise as he walked.

Bao'er backed away a little in fear.

Wan Guchuan handed the reins to Lin Hong, and got off the horse.

"Hello!" Lin Hong was worried that the Piper was not completely friendly, and when he saw Wan Guchuan dismounted, he became nervous.

"It's okay." Wan Guchuan took the food box from his arms.

Wan Guchuan walked towards the Piper with the food box.

Lin Hong quickly dismounted and followed him.

The piper Qi'an stopped, and also stopped playing the flute, turning his neck stiffly, as if he was looking for the person who called him just now.

"I called you." Lin Hong said loudly, continuing to preemptively strike, "Ling Ci is looking forward to your return every day."

Hearing this, Qi An paused, and slowly turned his only half of his head towards Lin Hong.

Looking at his appearance, Lin Hong felt a little sad, "We know your difficulties, so we brought wild vegetables made by your mother, brother Qi'an, do you want to try it?"

Qi An was silent for a long time, then nodded.

Wan Guchuan handed the chopsticks to him.

The plate of wild vegetables in the food box had been scattered all over the food box because of the bumps just now, Qi An couldn't look at it, he picked it up a few times before he got it under the guidance of Wan Guchuan, and put it into his mouth with difficulty.

"Eating a bite of my mother's cooking can be regarded as going home." Lin Hongcai looked like a demagogic ghost.

Qi An's mouth was chewing on the lower half of his head.

He picked up another chopstick, another chopstick...

The two watched him eat quietly, neither of them spoke again.

Until the food box is empty.

Blood flowed continuously from the fractured part of Qi'an's skull.

Lin Hong didn't know if he was crying...

The surrounding night was fading and getting brighter, and the white light was slowly swallowing. Lin Hong suddenly realized that they seemed to be going back, and he suddenly looked at Wan Guchuan.

Wan Guchuan looked at him and smiled, "Go back..."

When Lin Hong woke up, the darkness of the night made him feel as if it were real. He subconsciously looked to the side, but he was the only one on the wide bed, and there was nothing beside him.At this moment, his heart was gouged out by the ice skate, it was cold and painful, and it was so heavy that he was short of breath.

He sat up, the bright moonlight came in from the window, the night in the room looked a little cold and bleak, the furnishings in the room showed that this was his own room, and he came back.

There is no perilous crisis here, but... there is no Wan Guchuan either, he is on the battlefield far away...

Lin Hong sat quietly on the bed, loneliness and desolation hugged him tightly...

Midnight Song·End

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Note 1: Title: "The Book of Songs·Caiwei" pre-Qin, "The day returns, the year does not stop": It is said that it is going to go home, but why is it still not possible at the end of the year?

Note 2: The thoughts of water shield and perch, and the perch is worthy of praise: "Shi Shuo Xin Yu · Shi Jian Pian"

Note 3: Yushu Qiongzhi makes tobacco, how many people know how to fight? ——"Broken Time·Forty Years of Family and Country"Five Generations·Li Yu

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