smile to heart

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"Uh...Thank you, big brother, for helping me catch the bucket."

Taking the initiative to speak, Qi finally began to test his identity on the grounds of gratitude.

"You're welcome, they are all Changting disciples, so I should do a little favor." The man smiled caringly, with a normal expression.

"Oh? It turns out that you are also a disciple of Changting, but why do I see you so awkward?"

"Oh, that's right. My name is Luo Qingchen. I'm a low-level miscellaneous disciple of the Lin family. I've been cleaning the back hills here for many years. My junior is Elder Qi's senior apprentice. I rarely come here on weekdays, so it's natural to see me face to face."

Unhurriedly describing his fake identity, the smile in Luo Qingchen's eyes kept pretending to be innocent and harmless.

Qi finally thought about it, felt reasonable, and asked again: "Then how do you know that I am Daofeizi's apprentice?"

"Hehe...the younger brother is talented and intelligent, and it is well known in Changting that he is favored by the master...uncle."

After praising him with a smile on his face, Luo Qingchen rolled his eyes slightly in his heart: With this level, why are you still playing tricks?Boy, it's still too young.

After being flattered for no reason, the vanity in Qi Zhong's heart quickly covered up his doubts, and he smiled and said, "Haha... Brother Luo was joking, I'm just so-so, so smart..."

Hearing what he said, Luo Qingchen felt that he was easy to handle, closed his eyes, and the smile on the corner of his mouth deepened: "I see that my junior brother seems to be injured, why are you fetching water from this forest well alone in the evening?"

"I, uh... I'm thirsty. I was recuperating in the back mountain alone. No one helped me, so I came here by myself."

Luo Qingchen hesitated for a moment, he didn't believe that Qi Yuxing and others would keep him here alone, so he decided to plan and said, "Then I'll help Junior Brother Qi carry this bucket of water back."

As he spoke, he picked up the half-bucket of water from the well, and walked neatly to Qi Shengsheng.

"Then, then there is Senior Brother Lau Luo." Qi Zhong's affection for the man in front of him rose sharply, and he didn't care too much, and took him back to Qinghan Cave in a happy mood.

Coming out of Lin Road, he arrived at the entrance of Qinghan Cave within a few steps.

Qi Zhong jumped forward cleverly, pressed the hidden switch in front of the cave, and a burst of cold air overflowed.

"It's here, brother, if you don't mind the cold inside, can you go in and sit for a while?"

Qi Zhong turned his head to greet Luo Qingchen, but saw him chatting all the way, when he arrived in front of the door, the expression on his face became much stiffer, the whole person stood quietly, staring blankly at the switch he just pressed , covered by a creeper green.

"Senior Brother Luo...Senior Brother Luo?"

After yelling several times, the madman finally came to his senses.

Luo Qingchen coughed unnaturally a few times, lowered his eyes and said: "Hey, hey. Sorry, I was deaf just now."

"Deaf?" It's okay that Qi Zhong didn't listen to his explanation, but when he heard this lame excuse, he laughed instead: "Brother Luo, are you deaf at such a young age? Then when you are old, who will say yes to you?"

Luo Qingchen joked and said, "It can't be helped. My ear was always ripped off when I was a child, but now that I've grown up, I realized it was ripped off..."

"Ah? Really? Who is so hateful!" Qi Zhong was shocked, with an expression of righteous indignation on his face.

"...It's because I was ignorant when I was young, and I always made him angry." Luo Qingchen put away the last trace of his smile, and his eyes couldn't help revealing a trace of sadness, "Forget it, don't mention the old things, let's go into the house Bar."

"Eh……"

Qi Zhongyuan wanted to comfort him, but was confused by his anti-client aura, seeing him walking straight into Shimen from before his eyes, his steps were calm and familiar, as if he had lived here too.

After entering, Qi Zhong stood aside again, seeing Luo Qingchen sitting on the ice chair familiarly, pouring water into the cup, turning around to see himself, and beckoning to him kindly.

"Senior Brother Luo, you..."

"Aren't you thirsty? Come, drink."

Qi Zhong's words stopped on his lips, blocked by a glass of ice water that greeted him.

"Oh, thank you."

He stepped back, doubts sprouting in his heart again.

Luo Qingchen looked around, it was indeed a sign of a person living alone, and his original suspicion was dispelled at this moment.

"Hey, I brought the water back for you. I have to go back to sweep the floor, so I'm leaving first."

When Qi Zhong heard that he was going to leave, he hurriedly put down the water glass and said, "Then I'll see you off."

"Need not."

Luo Qingchen declined him lightly, stood up indifferently, and when he was about to step away, his eyes suddenly fell on the three copper coins on the ice table.

Next to the copper coin was a book of spells that had been opened to the first page. The handwriting was so familiar that it made his eyes ache a little.

"This is……"

Qi Zhong looked back, looked at the thing he was pointing at, picked it up and explained: "Oh, this is the mind cultivation method my master left me, and said that I should take a good look at it during the recovery period and realize something. , Unfortunately, I’m not that material, so I don’t understand it at all.”

As he spoke, feeling lost in his heart, Qi Zhong casually threw the book aside.

Seeing this, Luo Qingchen's eyes turned cold, and he stared straight at him: "You!"

"Ah?" Qi Mo didn't react yet.

Luo Qingchen's face was slightly sullen, and he smiled with disdain: "You are quite self-aware. Uncle Qi's cultivation is indeed not something that anyone can inherit."

"Hey. Even senior brother, you can see it, but my master still insists that this is the best way out for me..."

Qi Zhong was so absorbed in his emotions that he didn't notice any change in Luo Qingchen's expression.

With a soft snort, Luo Qingchen said with a fake smile: "I'm just a little humble, so don't underestimate yourself. Since Master... Bo recognizes you as his disciple, then you must have something special."

When he said these few words, Luo Qingchen clearly felt the gnashing of teeth in his voice.

"Maybe." Qi Zhong sighed.

Luo Qingchen didn't want to stay for a long time, so after finishing his farewell words, he hurried out. When he left, he glanced at the books and copper coins on the table, and smiled bitterly in his heart: Hmph, Master, after so many years, you really have a good eye for people. No progress, this kind of brat, is it worth you to teach him your life's cultivation?

Thinking back to the past, when I was the most proud apprentice of that person, how my mind was never clear, and my ears were always full of praise and envy.But now... In this human and worldly matter, we are not afraid that the past is far away, but we are afraid that the coming will be expected, and time will forget the affection, only the hatred cannot be forgotten.

There was a lot of unwillingness and indignation in the clenched fist, and the leaving back became more and more hasty. When there was no one around, Luo Qingchen flew away directly, leaping into the hazy night.

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A few days later, late at night, the mountains and forests were still dormant under the light of the star curtain.

Qi Zhong was carrying a basket of herbs on his back, and was walking back and forth on the mountain road, but saw a thick fog emerging in front of him, gradually spreading to his eyes, and completely enveloping the surrounding forests.

He suddenly felt strange, and muttered: "Xingyue Langlang, where did this strange fog come from? It blocked my way home!"

The fog was so heavy that the visible range had shrunk to less than one meter.Qi finally had no choice but to move forward cautiously.

……

On the towering old tree next to the ancient well, a person parked wantonly, with fingers hanging on his waist, casually turning a piccolo in his hand, looking at the person not far away with ironic eyes, wandering around in the lost forest, the corners of his mouth twitched. Let out a sneer.

The wind blows the leaves of the forest.

Suddenly, by the ancient well under the tree, a black shadow suddenly appeared, kneeling respectfully: "Deputy Hierarch, God's decree!"

The interest in admiring the moonlight was interrupted, the moment Luo Qingchen looked down, his eyes were sullen.

"catch."

Hearing the sound, the man in black pulled a hand and flew a rune into his hand.

Luo Qingchen lazily unfolded the letter paper, and carefully read the words on the paper: Within seven days, there will be a vision in Changting, and the oracle will descend from the sky.

oracle?Ah……

Luo Qingchen sneered disdainfully in his heart, and threw it casually, the letter fell to the top of the forest, spontaneously ignited in mid-air, and when it hit the ground, it was turned into ashes and annihilated.

"I already know the order of the god, you go back first."

"Yes." The man in black agreed indifferently, and then faded away.

He is the only one left to enjoy the moonlight.

Luo Qingchen stretched his waist, and then casually looked at the trapped beast in the mist, seeing the man anxiously looking for the way, greatly pleased his mood.

I saw him turn his backhand, the piccolo in his hand jumped up from his waist, and his bony fingers clamped it coldly. At the moment when his eyes were focused, the melodious sound of the jade flute was pleasant to the ears.

In the sound of the flute, there is a faint sense of homesickness, which gradually adds a touch of sadness to the moonlight.

……

Qi Zhong, who was getting more and more confused as he walked in the fog, had already begun to lose his temper.

As a road idiot, he was stuck on a forest road in such a bad weather and couldn't make it back for a long time. No matter how good his patience was, his patience was exhausted.

He stood where he was, with his hands on his hips, and said angrily, "What the hell! If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have gone out to collect herbs. Now I can't even find the way, and I might not be able to go back after dawn..."

Just when Qi Zhong was discouraged, there was a melodious flute sound in the vast fog, which gradually became clear from the southwest.

He listened intently and identified the direction twice.

"The sound of the flute? In the middle of the night, why is there a sound of the flute at the ancient well?"

While being puzzled, Qi Zhong also had a sense of direction in his heart. Following the source of the sound of the flute, he figured out the trend of the road and continued on his way safely.

The flute sound became clearer and clearer, lingering in Qi Zhong's ears, and the thick fog around him also faded as he went away, until he approached the edge of the ancient well forest, the fog completely cleared, and his whole body regained consciousness. Bask in the sparkling stars of the night sky.

"Who is playing the flute there?"

Qi Zhong, who walked out of the mist, still couldn't let go of the mystery in his heart, and wanted to go into the forest to find out.

When he approached the ancient well lightly, the sound of the flute stopped abruptly.

"Huh? No more."

Qi Zhong was wondering, looking around for the target.

At this moment, the person above the head seemed to be tired from playing, and lightly dropped a sentence: "Boy, look up."

Qi Zhong heard the sound and hurriedly looked up.

Seeing Lin Yue shining brightly, Luo Qingchen was lazily leaning against the tree trunk, playing the flute with one hand, lowering his eyes proudly, looking down at him with a half-smile.

He suddenly shouted excitedly: "Hey, Brother Luo! It's you."

"uh-huh."

Luo Qingchen dealt with him casually, then Ling Fei returned to the ground and walked towards Qi Zhong with his hands behind his back.

"I was just wondering who was playing the flute here, but I didn't expect it to be you, brother."