At nightfall, the herring six islands under the night are like a herring sleeping peacefully in the sea wind and tide, lying quietly in the billowing sea Baiyu Bay, that is, the bay where Shen Shi, sun you and other new disciples live, is quiet on the beach. With the bright light from the clear starry sky, we can vaguely see that many new people's caves with their backs to the mountains and faces the sea have been silent at the moment. It is believed that after Bai Yue's excitement, these excited teenagers have entered the dream of happiness. Perhaps many people are looking forward to the cultivation path that will begin the next day.
The white and delicate sand beach originally left many footprints, which are the traces left by these energetic teenagers who came here to play before dark. Because many of the new disciples had never seen the sea before today, and were very curious about everything on the beach.
However, after the dead of night, under the impact of the tides at night, the sand has recovered and leveled again, and the traces left by the teenagers who had walked and played have been inadvertently wiped away by the waves.
The sky and the earth are vast, and the stars are everywhere. At this moment of no one's attention, there is another silence and beauty in the sky.
Just then, on a quiet beach in Baiyu Bay, a figure suddenly appeared. It looked like a man in his early 30s, with a dignified face and slightly wrinkled eyebrows. After walking for a while, he stopped for a moment, as if looking for something. A moment later, he came to an unknown tree growing on the edge of the beach, and stood still, quietly waiting for something.
A little more than half an hour later, a slight sound of footsteps suddenly came from the rear. The man immediately turned his head and looked at it. With the help of the stars in the sky, he saw that it was a young man who had not fallen asleep in the dead of night, but walked all the way to see that the face and figure were Shen Shi's neighbor sun you.
The man looked relieved and hurried to meet him. When sun you saw him, he also showed some intimacy on his face, nodded and smiled, "uncle."
The man sun you called his brother-in-law grinned and touched sun you's head with his hand. Then, with a little vigilance, he raised his eyes to take a closer look at sun you on the way. After confirming that there was no one, he pulled him to the shadow of a big tree next to him. With the trunk blocking him, it was considered that someone looked from a distance. Under the cover of the night, he could not see whether there was anyone under the tree.
In the shadow of the tree, sun you's face slowly calmed down. He looked up at his brother-in-law. After a moment's silence, he asked softly, "how is it?"
The man took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "after you handed it to me, it was very important. I took it out of the island and sent it to Liuyun city overnight. To be cautious and not to disturb the sun family, I used the old lady's face and specially invited the wizard master of the Xianxian society's' Jianbao Hall 'branch in Liuyun city to see it."
Sun you's eyes were bright. He looked at him without blinking. Then he asked slowly and deeply, "uncle, what's the result?"
The man frowned, smiled bitterly, and sighed softly. He took out a precious blue cloth bag from his bosom. It was the small bag that sun you in Bai Yueli had handed Shen Shi to watch and contain the rare "fire centipede fragrance" and handed it to sun you, At the same time, he said in a low voice: "after looking at it, Master Wu concluded that although there were several ingenious old-fashioned methods, which were very similar to the ordinary 'red tea aloe', it was actually a rare piece of 'fire centipede incense' that was very beneficial to the monks of Ningyuan realm."
Sun you suddenly fell silent and said nothing. The man standing next to him didn't know what to say. After a while, he heard sun you say coldly: "it's also a rare piece of fire centipede incense that is extremely toxic to the monks in the refining atmosphere."
The man was silent. After a while, he whispered, "what do you want to do, little friend?" After a pause, his voice softened a little, and he said, "the old lady already knows this. She's in a rage, but she doesn't know what you mean, so we're trying to suppress it. As long as you say something, we don't want this kind of vicious family. Anyway, you're also the grandson of the old lady. She loves you the most on weekdays. If you want me to say something, it's better to just say..."
Sun you suddenly interrupted him and said, "uncle, my surname is sun."
The man smiled bitterly and stopped talking.
Sun you snorted coldly and said, "all they do is to be the head of the family. If I go out behind their back, will I not just follow their hearts and follow their wishes?"
The man frowned, with a worried look on his face, and said, "but they have even used such a dirty trick. In case there is something else in the future..." at this point, he could not help sighing again and said, "Your mother, that is, my bitter sister, is the heart of the old lady. She loves her most. Unexpectedly, the old lady looked away and chose the man with white eyes. She thought it was a happy marriage, but unexpectedly it hurt her sister. In recent years, the old lady often sighed at home and was full of guilt. After your mother died unexpectedly, the old lady was even more..."
At this point, the man was obviously a little excited. He came forward and put his hands on sun you's shoulder, He said in a deep voice: "little friend, if things are not harmonious, you must not force yourself. Others are afraid of their sun family. They are afraid that there is a sun Mingyang in the Lingxiao sect behind the sun family, but we Xu family are absolutely not afraid. As long as you are willing to return to the Xu family, my brother-in-law and I guarantee you with my family name, I will never treat you as an outsider. If you supply, it will only be better than the sun family!"
Sun you bit his teeth, and his eyes seemed to be a little hot. However, it seemed that the young man was a very assertive person. He stretched out his hand and gently grasped his brother-in-law's arm. After a moment of silence, He whispered: "uncle, I understand your grandmother and your intentions. It's just... Why did my mother die? Anyway, one day, as a son, I must put her spirit tablet in the ancestral hall of the sun family and put two more tables for worship."
The big hand held on his shoulder seemed to tighten for a moment, and then slowly put it down. The Xu family man gave him a deep look, nodded, and seemed to have a happy look in his eyes. He said: "OK, since you think so, I'll send someone to tell the old lady later." After that, he paused and said, "but now this matter..."
Sun you sneered and said, "let's just pretend it didn't happen. Anyway, now that we're on herring Island, there are rules made and set by immortal Cen over the past 30 years. Many aristocratic families can no longer meddle in the affairs of the clan as casually as they used to do. How can my golden faced, grass bellied elder brother do to me? If they have any confidence in him, they won't use such means."
The man of the Xu family nodded frequently, looking very appreciative of the five character comment of "golden faced straw belly", and couldn't help laughing.
Sun you also smiled. After a while, he heard the man of the Xu family say, "however, today's incident is really thanks to your new friend Shen. Otherwise, in our ignorance, maybe you were really plotted by them. At that time, it's too late to regret."
Sun you nodded, his eyes subconsciously turned to a place in the distant row of caves immersed in the darkness of night, and at the same time, he heard his brother-in-law's words of praise, "Speaking of that, this boy's eyesight is really poisonous. I heard the messenger say that when Master Wu saw this fire centipede incense, he said that the means of the counterfeiters were quite ingenious. He was the general shopkeeper in the fairy society. I'm afraid he might not be able to see through it."
Sun you was stunned for a moment and said, "what, the hands and feet on the fire centipede incense are so lifelike?"
The man of the Xu family nodded and said, "Master Wu has said that. It must be true."
Sun you's face changed slightly, but after a while, a little puzzled appeared on his face, and he said: "could... Could Shen Shi have seen something wrong at that time? Although there was nothing on his face, he secretly reminded me in his words?"
The man of the Xu family was awakened by what he said. His eyebrows wrinkled and he was silent. After a while, sun Youchang heaved a sigh and said, "forget it. Anyway, Shen Shi saved my life. I owe him a huge debt of gratitude. In addition, I chatted with him deliberately in the daytime, but we can chat well. It seems that we should have a good relationship in the future."
The man of the Xu family nodded and seemed to agree with sun you's decision. At the same time, he snorted coldly and said, "the sun family is a wolf's heart and a dog's lung. The blood of their own relatives can't be trusted. If you make more friends in the same family, you will be able to help in the future. Well, it's getting late. Tomorrow you will go to the morning star hall to practice. Go back and have a rest."
Sun you nodded and said goodbye to his brother-in-law. The man of the Xu family stood under the tree and watched his nephew's back disappear into the darkness. Then he quietly turned around and left.
Above the night, the stars are shining and the sky is silent. Under the night, the waves are gusting and rolling, but the water waves are gradually away from the beach and at the ebb of the tide.
This day finally passed quietly in this dark moment.
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April 11, sunny.
A round of red moon slowly rises from the deep sea. The warm sunlight radiates tens of thousands of radiances, reflects the rosy clouds in the sky, and also indicates the beginning of a new day.
On herring six Island, everything seems to have just woken up from a deep sleep, and slowly there is a lively noise. Shen Shi turned over, opened his eyes, sat up from the bed, spread his arms, expanded his chest, and yawned.
Beside his pillow, there was also the Lingxiao sketch. Last night, he had been reading the beginner's book for new disciples almost all the time, and he fell asleep very late. After all, he was a young man full of energy. Only after standing up and moving a few times, Shen Shi felt refreshed and energetic. At the same time, he was full of expectations for this new day.
The long-awaited cultivation will finally begin today!
"Dong Dong Dong, Dong Dong!"
The familiar sound of beating drums on the door suddenly came from the door. Shen Shi smiled and went to open the stone door with a cloud charm. He saw sun you standing at the door. He laughed and said, "Shen Shi, let's go to the morning star hall!"