Run Yu summoned the Divine Eagle with his piccolo. Dugu Qiubai was overjoyed to be reunited with him, but then he saw that Run Yu was holding a girl in his arms. Dugu Qiubai was a little puzzled. Before he left last year, he left Run Yu the clue of "Tong Yue Ju". He really wanted him to seize the opportunity to fulfill his long-cherished wish. Who would have thought that the girl he was holding now was not the girl he thought she was. When he looked again, this was not a mortal girl, but a female immortal …
Run Yu said, "Brother Dugu, I have a favor to ask of you."
Dugu said casually, "You and I are brothers, there is no need to use the word 'favor'. Just say it, what is it? "
"Brother Dugu has been wandering the world for a hundred years. What is the safest place with the best scenery?"
"Now that the Song Dynasty is at its end and wars are everywhere, there are not many places like this …" Dugu thought for a moment. "I know! I know of a blessed land. It's in a valley in Lingnan. It's like spring all year round, and the scenery is as beautiful as Jiangnan. Most importantly, the people there are simple and honest, and the products are abundant, so there are no disputes. "
"Brother Dugu, I will leave this fairy to you. When she wakes up, take her to the place you mentioned. "
"Wait! Wait … why are you leaving her to me? Brother, I gave you the piccolo so that I can help you fight in the future. But you want me to adopt a woman, it is a little … "
"It is not adoption, Brother Dugu is just sending her to that place for me. She can live well on her own. " Run Yu thought for a moment and added, "However, if she wakes up and has a place she wants to go, Brother Dugu, please do not force her. Just send her to the place she wants to go the most. "
"That is easy, I will make sure she is properly settled." Dugu suddenly understood. "Hey, between the two of you … if she wakes up and asks to see you, won't I have to send her back?"
"She will not say that."
"Why? Did you offend this fairy? "
"She won't remember me." Run Yu's eyes were empty. "Because I've already cast the Forgetting Curse on her. She won't remember me anymore, and everything will be the same as it was four months ago. "
Dugu asked: "With that little spirit energy of yours, you're still using it all to cast this Hex, I think you really want to be a mortal"
Run Yu said, "Do you know who this is? This is Gu Shooting High God. "
Dugu was astonished but he immediately understood, "The Patriarch of Wang Qing Dao who has been in seclusion for ten thousand years on Gushe Mountain is this young lady? I only saw how pure the immortal energy on her body was. Now that I thought about it, it was no wonder. Tsk, Brother Yu descended to the mortal world and actually received the fruit of such a god. This fruit is naturally not to be trifled with, not to be trifled with! "
"You and I both understand that for the Exalted Gods who cultivate the Path of Unruffled Emotions, the Tribulation of Emotions is the most dangerous. The slightest carelessness will cause them to fall from their Deity Position and be consigned to eternal damnation. The mortal's voice was like a mayfly, quickly passing by. I have to help her. " Run Yu paused and said, "When I went through the Love Tribulation, I didn't know it was a Love Tribulation, and no one helped me at that time. That feeling was no different from pulling out tendons and pulling out bones, and in the end, I failed miserably. Not only did I fail to pass the tribulation and become a High God, but I also lost more than half of my cultivation. Now, as you can see, don't I still have to go through another tribulation? "
"Hmph, back then Dugu Qiubai didn't recognize Brother Yu, otherwise, I would have taken you to the best brothel in the six realms to see all the beauties in the world, fighting poison with poison."
Run Yu saw that Dugu was naive and romantic, and couldn't help but laugh: "Fighting poison with poison is not the way to use it."
Dugu changed the topic: "However, it's great that you can think like this now. It's best to cast a Dust Forgetting Spell on those who can't think straight, so that they can cultivate properly. Otherwise, why hasn't there been a single swordsman in the mortal world who can defeat the Old Man in a hundred years? Sigh, speaking of which, the Old Man's heart ached again. Let's not talk about it. Brother Yu, you're all alone in the world now, happy and carefree. Where do you plan to go? My eagle misses you a lot. Maybe I can give you a ride? "
Run Yu shook his head. "No need. From now on, I've decided that I'll live like mortals. Mortals naturally can't ride the Divine Eagle. I might go to Xiangyang. Along the way, I've heard about how great Guo Daxia is, and how wise Chief Huang is. I'm also very curious about little brother Yang Guo's uncles and aunts. "
The two of them were silent for a while. Dugu saw that Runyu was still hugging Xiao Longnu and didn't want to let go. He coughed softly and said, "Look at how distracted you are. Don't tell me you've fallen in love with this fairy? If that's the case and you two like each other, why did you cut off your feelings for her? Anyway, it's her tribulation. She cultivates the Way of Oblivion. Hmph, doesn't your cultivation method encourage spiritual cultivation? She's going through the tribulation of love, and you've already gone through it. It's natural for you to marry and have children in the mortal world, and it won't hinder your cultivation. At most, the Snow God will think about it in the future and sigh about his youth. However, she won't be able to defeat you when she doesn't have the skills of a Transcendent. When the time comes, she'll still have to listen to you. "
Dugu was a straightforward person. He saw Run Yu as his brother, and naturally only thought about the benefits of Run Yu. He didn't understand the relationship between a man and a woman, and only thought of it as the same thing as martial arts. He would listen to whoever was stronger. Run Yu was originally very disappointed, but when he heard Dugu's words, he couldn't help but laugh.
"It's better to deal with the pain quickly. I care about her, and I'm not willing to become her tribulation. She'll have to walk her own path to becoming a Transcendent. Other than ensuring that I won't hinder her, there's really nothing else I can do. I only hope that this path … she'll be happy and magnanimous. " Run Yu finally placed Xiao Longnu on the back of the Divine Eagle. He took one last look at her. "Brother Dugu, if it's convenient, please visit her on my behalf. You don't have to tell me if she's safe and happy, but if she's in any trouble, please tell me as soon as possible. "
Dugu shook his head. He looked at Run Yu's glabella and sighed. "I'm bringing her to the blessed land. What trouble can she run into? But you, the Celestial Ruler, who's no different from a mortal, will have endless troubles in the future."
"There's nothing wrong with dissipating all the spiritual energy. This way, it won't be easy for the demons and ghosts who want to kill Run Yu in the future to find me. "
Dugu said to him in a rare serious tone. "Just now, when I looked at your destiny, I realized … Sigh, I'm a Half Immortal who ascended from the land. Actually, I don't really understand it, but …"
Run Yu interrupted and cupped his fists. "Then, Half Immortal Dugu, please don't reveal your destiny to Run Yu. After all, the most exciting thing in a person's life is impermanence."
Then, Run Yu took out an ice jade hairpin from his sleeve. It was engraved with a lifelike dragon's tail, as if the dragon would fly in the next moment. He gently placed the jade hairpin between Xiao Longnu's black hair. The ice jade was sparkling and translucent, and the beauty was extraordinary. It complemented each other. "Long'er never wears this kind of jewelry. If she asks about the origin of this jade hairpin after she wakes up, you can say that the dragon's tail engraved on the hairpin fits her name. She bought it herself and forgot about it. "
Dugu didn't understand the countless twists and turns of the story. He just sighed at the exquisite carving. "I didn't expect Brother Yu to have such a unique skill. This jade dragon's carving is so real."
Run Yu smiled. "I'm familiar with it. I recently carved more than a hundred wooden hairpins before I dared to carve it on jade. Long'er used to be quite satisfied with my carving skills. She should also like this hairpin. "
"You, you –"
On one side, Dugu Qiubai sang a small tune. On the other side, the Divine Eagle let out a long cry and took the two of them to the Ninth Heaven.
The Sword Demon sang a short verse that was quite popular in the world. His voice was empty and old, but it made the originally graceful verse particularly heroic.
"Joy is interesting, parting is bitter, and there are more foolish children. The gentleman should say: Vast clouds, thousands of mountains, sunset snow, who only the shadow goes to … "
At that time, Run Yu hadn't heard the first two lines of this verse.
Run Yu's eyes followed the Divine Eagle until it disappeared. Then, he took the only donkey he had now, and returned to the road alone.
Winter went and spring came, spring went and summer began. The four seasons flowed away unknowingly like water.
In the end, Run Yu didn't go directly to Xiangyang after leaving Huizhou as he had originally planned. The reason was that a man's ambition was to travel far. If he didn't integrate himself into this world first, he would have no goal and no home to return to. How could he seek refuge with others like women and children?
He didn't know much about the human world before, and he rarely went down to the mortal world to play. Most of his understanding of the human world was gained after Xufeng and Jin Mi went through the tribulation. It was very one-sided. Therefore, he had to learn everything from the beginning. And unlike Xufeng and Jin Mi who were reincarnated in the human world, this time, he had no identity. It was like a person who suddenly squeezed into a strange world. The human world was undoubtedly a society of relationships. He slowly got used to connecting his own existence with the existence of others, thus stabilizing himself more.
He first came to a remote town in the north called Fancheng, where he worked in a local medicine shop. He was good at writing and was proficient in both literature and ink. In addition to working in the medicine shop, he made a living by writing and reading letters for the soldiers in the city. Most of the people were illiterate, so the exchange of letters usually required local scholars to write and read aloud. He was smart and quickly learned the local dialect. Everyone saw that he was amiable and had a pleasant voice, so they were willing to work in his shop for a long time.
Three months later, Run Yu no longer needed to work as a clerk in the medicine shop. He opened his own shop to write letters.
He read the letters in a clear voice unhurriedly, "Ah Lang, I miss you. Our old sow gave birth to eight babies, which made my old mother very happy. How are you doing in Fancheng? Is the military pay enough? Do you want to go to the battlefield? If you want to go to war, you have to send me a letter before the war. We agreed before we parted, a man must keep his word … "
Most of the letters the soldiers received were vulgar, but when Run Yu read them, they were as pleasant as singing to the ears of the soldiers. Every seven days, the letter shop would read aloud the letters sent from various places. The officers and soldiers were all fellow soldiers, hence they did not shy away from sharing their own letters. They sat in a row, listening to Runyu sitting in the middle, reading aloud the letters from home.
The men would also compare with each other. For example, if someone's letter mentioned that his wife gave birth to a fat boy, the next day, the whole army would congratulate him. However, in a few days, someone would excitedly bring a letter to Runyu and ask, "Quick, help me take a look. Does the letter say that my wife gave birth to twins for me?"
A group of men would always cry in front of this book shop. At first, Run Yu felt embarrassed for them, but after opening his shop for a few months, he would often be moved by the feelings in the simple letters. He would toss and turn in bed at night and choke with sobs.
This kind of life lasted for more than a year. During this time, his name spread farther and farther. Men and women, old and young, all came to ask him to write and read their letters. Even the seventy-year-old woman with missing teeth would call him "Ah Yu" in her native accent when she saw him, and then give him a few candied dates that she had left behind between her teeth.
Run Yu lived a very poor life. He did not have a good house, nor did he have good food. He could not even find good wine or tea that he could barely drink. However, he felt that the life of a mortal was much more real than in the Heavenly Palace.
Until the war spread to this small remote city.
Once the war began, young men were precious and scarce resources. The letter shop was smashed, and the imperial court captured Run Yu to become a soldier. He did not even have time to practice his spear before he was stuffed with a rusty spear, put on a small armor, and forced to go to the battlefield.
For a superior, a war could be quantified, how many people died, how much money was spent.
This time, for Run Yu, he was no longer a superior, but one of the numbers.
He was already proficient in martial arts, and he had learned the "Nine Swords of Dugu". Even if he did not practice for a year and his internal energy was not deep, he could survive more easily than other soldiers on the battlefield. The comrades by his side changed batch after batch. He was given the title of "Centurion" or "Chiliarch". Recently, General Fancheng told him that if he fought one more battle, he could submit a memorial to the imperial court for a reward. He might even be given the title of Junior General.
However, Run Yu felt true fear. What he was afraid of was not killing people, nor was he afraid of being killed.
The most frightening thing was that there was simply no end to the large and small battles. Enemies that could never be killed, corpses that could never be burned clean, starving people that could never be full …
He did not want to be a general. He wanted to kill more people! Pledge loyalty to the imperial court? Why would he pledge loyalty to a power center that he was not familiar with and did not like?
Runyu took off her military uniform and relieved herself of her duties.
"General Wang, Run Yu wants to resign next month."
General Wang Jian was still looking down at the documents. He did not even raise his head. "Where can you escape to?"
"As long as I leave here, I can always find a place where I don't need to practice killing every day and kill people every month."
"You are not from Wuling."
"Maybe I can find it."
The general slowly raised his head. "You can't find it because there is no Taoyuan. You don't need to apply for next month's batch. You can leave now. I will treat it as if you died last time. "
"General, it's just that the reserve army has not arrived this month. We are short of manpower. I can …"
"Don't you understand? What's the use of being good at martial arts? People like you are not suitable to be a soldier! I am asking you to leave now. Pack up and leave. You are not allowed to stay here for even one night! "After the general finished speaking, he threw the pen in his hand at him.
Run Yu did not dodge. The ink spilled on his clothes. He picked up the pen and put it back on the general's desk. The general buried his head back into the documents on the desk and did not look at Run Yu again.
It turned out that this was his comrade who had lived and died with him for a year.
Go, there is nothing to miss.
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