Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 42: Goodbye Jianghu, and Don’t Meet Jianghu
The rain stopped and the sky became dark at dusk.
"Cough!" The woodcutter, with half of his face buried in the mud, coughed by the lake at the foot of the mountain.
He came to himself, looked at the broken tree in front of him, lay there for a while, and then used his hands to prop himself up from the ground.
He felt a sharp pain in his right hand, so much so that his whole face twitched. He looked down and remembered that his right hand had been broken by Li Si.
Sitting on the ground, the woodcutter held his right wrist, gritted his teeth and tried to bend it hard. With a click, he actually straightened his wrist.
"You're awake." A somewhat hoarse voice sounded beside him.
The woodcutter turned his head and saw Heng Liancheng sitting there, holding a long knife and staring at the lake in a daze.
"Where is Li Si?" the woodcutter asked weakly.
He only remembered that a white figure passed through a curtain of flowing clouds and water and kicked him unconscious.
The loud noise that followed seemed to still be buzzing in his ears.
"Gone." Heng Liancheng lowered his head and looked at his knife. The scar on his face and the afterglow of the sunset were reflected on the blade.
The woodcutter was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said calmly, "Is that so."
After a while, he asked again, "Where is the fisherman?"
"He left too."
"Yeah……"
The ground near the lake was extremely muddy, and both of them were covered in mud, looking very disheveled.
Broken tree trunks were everywhere, some were broken by the lake water, and some were broken by them.
In the setting sun, the lake surface, which had calmed down again, was swaying and making slight sounds. Pale golden spots of light fell on it and undulated with the waves, just like the sunset they had seen on the river.
"It's really fast." The woodcutter said softly, and no one knew what he was talking about.
But Heng Liancheng silently put down the knife, placed it beside him, and replied: "Yes, it was really fast..."
"This world is really so big..."
They once thought they had seen the end of the world.
It was as if they had already realized how big the Minjiang River, which they once thought was boundless, was.
But now, they realized that this river and lake was different from any lake or sea in the world. It had no visible boundaries and no limits.
It's always there, wherever there are people.
Among them, there are too many things that are beyond their vision.
The setting sun in the distance burned the sky with a golden rainbow.
Suddenly, the woodcutter smiled and stood up shakily.
"Liancheng, do you still remember the first day we set foot on the Minjiang River and became pirates?"
Heng Liancheng turned around, looked at the woodcutter for a while, and after a while, nodded.
"Remember, what's wrong?"
"You said at that time that if you want to achieve fame and fortune, you have to let go and take a chance on this world." The woodcutter wiped the dirt off his face and grinned.
"Now, I want to give it another try."
Heng Liancheng paused and asked.
"Where are you going?"
"Jianghu." The woodcutter stood up straight.
"No matter life or death, I want to see the higher world. There must be a wider lake and sea waiting for me to explore."
Heng Liancheng's pupils dilated slightly. He looked at the woodcutter quietly and finally smiled.
He turned around to face the long river and the setting sun in the distance, took a deep breath, and spoke in a deep voice.
"Then, don't come back until you become the best in the world."
"Of course." The woodcutter smiled and said, "You just wait in the court until I become famous all over the world one day."
"Then you wait too." Heng Liancheng sat by the lake and narrowed his eyes: "Wait for me one day, and I will be the most powerful official in the country."
If this path doesn't work, he will try the second, and the third, until his official career is successful.
By the river, the two smiled at each other, just as they had agreed to explore the Minjiang River together when they were children. It seemed that the world was not much bigger.
After laughing, Heng Liancheng stood up.
He handed the sword in his hand to the woodcutter and said solemnly.
"Don't let it down."
The woodcutter looked at the knife, then slowly raised his hand and grasped the handle.
"good……"
"Then we'll meet again in the future!"
"Well, see you in the arena!"
…
At night, the monk who had passed away left Li Si and Bai Yaoer to stay overnight in the temple.
Bai Yaoer couldn't sleep at night. She was still thinking about what happened in the afternoon, which made her unconsciously walk out the door to get some fresh air.
But when she reached the mountain gate, she found a man in white already sitting there.
Li Si was biting a steamed bun in his mouth and holding two in his hands, sitting lazily on the steps in front of the door eating a midnight snack.
He heard footsteps and turned around. Seeing it was Bai Yaoer, he took the steamed bun from his mouth, smiled and waved.
"It's so late, why aren't you sleeping yet? Do you want some steamed buns? The steamed buns made by the old monk are pretty good."
Bai Yaoer subconsciously wanted to escape, but thinking that it would only seem weird, she had no choice but to sit down, on the other side of the stairs, keeping some distance from Li Si.
"No, I'm full from dinner."
She refused the steamed bun handed to her by Li Si, hugged her legs, and sat on the steps with her body tense.
Li Si looked at her and continued talking with a smile.
"You don't have to be so nervous. I'll send you to Wudang Mountain in a few days, and this matter will be over for you. But you'd better remember the lesson this time, and don't get involved too much with the people in the martial arts world in the future."
As he spoke, Li Si raised his eyebrows and took another bite of the steamed bun in his hand.
I thought it would be best if Baiyaoer didn't eat it, so he could still eat one more.
Wudang Mountain?
Hearing that things would be over in a while, Bai Yaoer didn't know why, but felt a little lost.
"Then, what about the Dragon Boat Festival?" Bai Yaoer looked away and asked pretending to be indifferent.
"Dragon Boat Festival?" Li Si was stunned for a moment, then said as if he had just reacted.
"Oh, you mean that thing. Haha, you don't really believe it, do you? I was just joking. Don't worry, although I am shameless, I won't let an innocent girl like you do that kind of thing for me."
Women in this world still care a lot about their reputation. If such a thing were to get out, Bai Yaoer would not have the chance to get married.
I see. So it was just a joke.
Yes, that's the kind of person he is.
Bai Yaoer thought with some disappointment, she didn't know why she was in such a mood. Shouldn't she be angry? Why couldn't she be angry at all?
Maybe it was because, after all, Li Si was still thinking about her, firstly for her reputation, and secondly for her life.
But it seems that what she thought in the afternoon was probably just a misunderstanding.
The mountain road is quiet at night, with only the sound to be heard.
"Li Si." Bai Yaoer suddenly asked, "Will we be able to meet again in the future?"
This time, Li Si, who was sitting on the other side of the stairs, was silent for a long time before he chuckled and answered.
"Still, let's not meet again in the Jianghu."
This world is not a good place.
