Shen Shi was silent in the dark. After a while, he said, "I don't know..." But after a pause, he said in a low voice, "But it's too early to say this. I always have to try to find a way out."
Zhong Qingzhu gave a soft "Hmm".
Unable to see her face clearly in the dark, Shen Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "Are you tired? Why don't you sit down and rest, and then go?"
Zhong Qingzhu seemed to be really tired, and did not insist on hearing the words. The two men found a higher place without water at the edge of the cave and sat down in the dark. As far as their feet were still in the water, they could not close it.
Shen Shi leans his back against the stone wall. He feels relaxed for a moment, and all the pain in his body suddenly appears. He can't help but snort. Zhong Qingzhu, who was sitting beside him, seemed surprised and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Shen Shi gritted his teeth and said, "It's nothing serious, just a lot of pain."
Zhong Qingzhu was silent for a moment, but when he spoke again, his voice was a little worried and apologetic. His voice was soft, and he said, "Sorry, I've been thinking about myself, but I didn't think you were rushed down like me. You must have been hurt, too. I'm really... Are you okay? Is there any serious injury?"
The wind moved gently, but a soft hand gently stretched out and touched his shoulder with a little inexplicable trembling. It seemed that he wanted to continue to explore, but he did not dare to move forward, but just froze there.
Shen Shi smiled and said, "It's all right. I've seen it myself. It's all skin injuries. It's OK."
Zhong Qingzhu was obviously relieved and said, "That's all right."
Shen Shi nodded in the dark and said nothing. Zhong Qingzhu did not speak again. They just sat in the dark and rested silently.
After a moment, Shen Shi suddenly found that Zhong Qingzhu, who was sitting beside him, seemed to tremble slightly. At the same time, in the darkness of silence, there seemed to be a faint choking sound that was extremely suppressed. The girl beside him seemed to be sobbing quietly, and it seemed that she was desperately suppressing herself for fear of being discovered by him.
"What's the matter?" Shen Shi hesitates for a long time, and finally asks.
When Zhong Qingzhu was asked by him, he seemed to know that he could not hide his crying. His choking voice grew louder, but he was still trying to control himself, but his voice was trembling, and even his voice was vague:
"I, I miss my mother."
Shen Shi sighed and didn't say anything more. In fact, when he was in a panic in the dark just now, he was a young boy. Why didn't he think about his short, fat father?
Listening to Zhong Qingzhu's sobbing voice beside him, Shen Shi felt helpless and aggrieved. After a while, Shen Shi still wanted to talk to her, which could help her relax a bit. He said, "Your mother is a very good person, right
Zhong Qingzhu seemed to wipe his eyes in the dark and said in a low voice: "Yes, my mother is very kind to me. She always remembers me when she was young. She never scolds me or beats me. She treats me as a sweetheart."
Shen Shi was silent for a moment and said, "No wonder you miss her so much."
Zhong Qingzhu said a few words, and it seemed that she had calmed down a little. She sighed in the dark and said quietly, "Where is your mother? Where is she now?"
Shen Shi paused and said, "She died when I was born."
Zhong Qingzhu's voice suddenly became quiet. After a long time, he took some care and said, "Sorry..."
Shen Shi waved his hand in the dark and said with a smile, "Well, there's nothing wrong with it. You didn't know it before. Besides, why do you always say sorry to others and feel like you always owe them a lot of money?"
Zhong Qingzhu couldn't help but be dumbfounded. After a while, he said, "Really?"
Shen Shi said, "Yes."
Zhong Qingzhu thought carefully and said, "It seems that this is really the case..."
Shen Shi laughed and said, "No, I don't care if you talk to others, but you don't have to be so careful when you talk to me. It sounds strange."
Zhong Qingzhu said, "Oh."
After these conversations, both of them were in a much calmer mood, and now they are more close to each other than they had been to strangers. Sitting in the dark, they talked about each other sentence by sentence. Shen Shi knew from Zhong Qingzhu that she was indeed a weak side branch of the Zhong family. Her family was also poor and poor. Dad had nothing but his surname Zhong. In his early years, he was full of all kinds of poisons. He would have a good family. He beat and scolded Zhong Qingzhu's mother and daughter for not telling them, but also because Zhong Qingzhu was a girl who could not inherit the family, The mother and daughter even had the disgusting idea of peddling.
As for whether it was heaven's eye opener later, the old man fell into the water for no reason and died. Since then, the mother and daughter have been living on each other's backs, and their livelihood has also been poor. The Zhong Qingzhu's mother has no choice but to go to the Zhong family's family. She didn't have much hope. Who knew that she was lucky enough to meet the Zhong family's old man on his eightieth birthday. The great joy said that the Zhong family didn't want to be unlucky, and she even took them in once and twice.
Since then, the mother and daughter have finally lived a stable life. Although their status in the Zhong family is still low, and Zhong Qingzhu's wife is also a servant who does laundry and cooking, but they are happy enough to have food, clothes and a house to live in. Even some people in the Ping Yue Zhong family are not pleased with them, and often make difficulties or sneer at them. Zhong Qingzhu has also endured silently for a long time, I have developed a little cautious family name.
As for her coming to Lingxiao Sect, she got another chance. The Zhong Family is a famous vassal family under the Lingxiao Clan. Although the family has been short of talents and has lost its momentum over the past decades, it is still barely among the four vassal families due to its former connections in the Clan and the fact that many senior people in Pingyue look after it. However, in terms of momentum and strength, it is far inferior to today's Sun Family, Xu Family and even the relatively weaker Hou Family.
But it's also good to be familiar with others. There are many Lingxiao sect elders who come to the Zhong Family. One time, an elder elder came to see if there were any outstanding disciples of the Zhong Family. After selecting Zhong Qinglu from them, it seems that there are not many talents. This makes everyone in the Zhong Family very disappointed. Who knows that the Lingxiao sect elder saw Zhong Qingzhu who was just serving tea and water from one side when he was leaving
When Shen Shi heard this, he could not help showing his teeth. He thought it was wrong. This is not the unlucky person. It is clear from beginning to end that this is the appearance of good luck!
Sun You is really unreliable!
Shen Shi secretly draws a conclusion from his neighbor and friend.
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During the conversation, Shen Shi also casually told some of his past experiences. When hearing that Shen Shi was like himself, almost growing up with his father, Zhong Qingzhu seemed to have some sympathy for him. I wonder if it was because he felt the same way.
In a word, the relationship between the two people is much closer. After talking for a while, Shen Shi feels tired and says to Zhong Qingzhu, "Have a rest, or let's move on?"
Zhong Qingzhu agreed with no objection.
The two men began to grope in the dark cave again. This time, they spent more time crawling forward. Because it was too dark around, they had to grope and move forward at the same time. Zhong Qingzhu was fine behind them. Shen Shi walked in front. There was always the illusion that they would bump into a hard rock wall if they couldn't make it right in the dark, so they couldn't move faster. They had to keep groping in the dark.
While walking like this, I don't know how long they have been walking. The two of them gasped again and felt tired. At this time, they had some despair in their hearts. This road without light seemed to have no hope and vitality.
Do you really want to die in this dark cave?
Depressed and frustrated, Shen Shi's heart was quietly gnawed by him like a poisonous insect, which made him a little impatient again. He only heard the girl behind him vaguely, but reminded him that he was not alone now. Maybe it was the boy's inexplicable self-esteem, and he had to retain some dignity in front of the girl. So he forced down the anxiety and impatience in his heart and continued to climb forward.
It's just that Shen Shi himself can't tell how long this can last.
At this moment, suddenly in the dark ahead, a weak light flashed suddenly.
Shen Shi suddenly froze and stopped. Zhong Qingzhu behind him didn't notice anything. He walked forward, and suddenly bumped into Shen Shi. "Alas," he exclaimed, and they fell into the water at the same time.
"Sorry..." Zhong Qingzhu said.
Shen Shi has no time to pay attention to her words. He grabs her soft palm, points forward with some excitement, and says, "Look, look over there."
Zhong Qingzhu uttered a "ah" and looked forward with some incomprehension, only to see a faint light quietly flickering in the corner in the dark and quiet.
"Ah!" Zhong Qingzhu exclaimed again, but this time his voice was full of surprises. Shen Shi was also very excited and said, "Let's go."
Zhong Qingzhu nodded heavily and said, "Hmm."
Along the dark cave tunnel, the two men accelerated to climb to the light. As they got closer to the light, the light seemed to light up, along with the fact that they had gradually been able to vaguely see the scenery around them. It was really the kind of underground cave that they imagined. The rock walls were dark and black, and there was water everywhere, which was very wet.
The light is getting brighter and brighter. At this time, they have seen that there is a corner in front of them, and the light is shining from behind the stone wall at that corner.
When they finally came to the corner and turned around, the gentle light finally fell on them. In front of them was a tunnel that was larger than before, which was enough to accommodate one person to walk upright.
And in the stone walls around the top of this cave, among the dark rocks, there is a bit of brilliance like stars, embedded in the stone walls, emitting silver shining gentle light, bit by bit, shining, reflecting the dark cave like a dream, like a fairyland.
"How beautiful..." Zhong Qingzhu looked at the scene in front of her, and the starlight reflected in her bright eyes, which seemed so beautiful that she couldn't help admiring.
"This is' fluorescent stone '," Shen Shi looked at the beautiful light like stars and said faintly, "It can glow spontaneously. It is often accompanied by hard stones. It is occasionally used for lighting, but it is not very practical. In addition, it can't be used to make pills and tools. It is not very useful, so it is not among the spiritual materials."
"This stone is worthless." Finally, he added another sentence in a very positive tone.