Shen Jue said: "If you die, you may not be able to meet again in the next life. I will explain it here in this life, willing?"

"There is nothing to be unwilling or unwilling, this is what I should do." Xu Mingshi replied.

It's because don't know that might not meet him in the next life, so it is important to do things well in this life.

He has gone through a lot in his life, experienced no matter how busy he is, and appreciated no matter how prosperous he is, but in the end, what stopped in his mind was the snowy winter. In the octagonal pavilion, there is a fire in the fire, watching the white snow fluttering, drinking and chatting in the pavilion where the cold wind cannot penetrate. Shen Qingxuan was full of witty words, even if it was a simple thing, it still had a lot of interest when it came out of his mouth. At that time, when he was young and youthful, his temperament was unstable, he was often teased and laughed, and accidentally sprinkled wine everywhere in his hands; at that time, Shen Jue also called him "Uncle Xu", it was the innocent eyes between his eyebrows. The children, running around the adults in the pavilion, running and running, saw Uncle Xu laughing madly, without an image, he couldn't help but giggled; Yimo was taciturn, but smiled, leaving them empty The cup was filled with hot wine.

It was the most ordinary winter day, the plum blossoms in the yard were blooming, and Shen Qingxuan invited him to enjoy the flowers.

Not too warm. It's just snowflakes fluttering, plum blossoms fragrant, the stove is hot, the peanuts are roasted beside the stove "crackling", and the wine cups are filled and emptied and then filled again.

However, it is, the flowers are splendid, the prosperous scene is prosperous.

At that time, they didn't know that the road ahead was so bumpy and ill, and they didn't know that there would be so many separations. None of them have the ability to predict, the future is unknown, and they are currently drunk.

At that time, they thought they would be friends for life, until today, they know that this fate has been so long. The love has not diminished with the passage of time, but it has been polished more and more deeply by time.

Death is terrible, even if he is already a dead old man, he still has a fear of the coming eternal darkness.

But love and righteousness resolutely constitute the source of death.

When you still have the strength to stretch out your hand, pull a friend, not to gain fame and praise, but just to maintain things even if you lose your life, and to be able to stand on the world worthy of your heart.

It is rescue, support, love, and friendship.

It is precisely because there are such things, and there are people who pursue these things, that the world can be beautiful and continue to be beautiful.

He had made up his mind, but Shen Jue thought about it again and again. The vision was always good, but the process was cruel and twists and turns. Using Xu Mingshi's life in exchange for Yimo's return, Shen Jue was not willing to either.

"It's about my father, I should ask my father about this matter," Shen Jue said, "Father can't make up his mind, then it's up to father to decide."

Xu Mingshi said, "Can't you agree?"

"No." Shen Jue answered firmly.

"Shen Jue," Xu Mingshi looked at him and asked thoughtfully, "In these years, is there one thing in the family that you decided to stand for?"

Shen Jue was stunned when he heard the words, then thought for a while, and finally shook his head. This time he shook his head with a lot of shame.

Children of ordinary families have long become the pillars of the family, making suggestions, setting directions, and making suggestions for the family. And he never had such a time.

When Shen Qingxuan died, he was still young, and he followed Yimo all the time. Yimo has a weak heart and is rarely involved in disputes between right and wrong. If he is involved, it is because he insists on intervening, and there is no need for others to say more. He just needs to follow behind. Gradually, he grew up like this, but he never stopped following the chase, and he never seriously thought that there would be a day when he would stop. Where they are, he is there. Even if he stopped for a short time because of the emperor, he did not lose contact with Yimo during the short separation. This kind of stop was not because he could be separated, but because he knew in his heart that he would go back soon. This is a habit that has lasted for hundreds of years and has become a fixed habit.

But Xu Mingshi asked, "What will you do after they pass away?"

"I'm going to find them." Shen Jue instinctively wanted to answer like this, and the words turned around and swallowed back in her stomach, because she remembered that there was another person, and she also promised to look for it, to look for it. He can't go to Father and Daddy until he finds that person.

Inexplicably moved in his heart, Shen Jue stood absentmindedly, not knowing what to do for the first time. What if you can't find it? Giving up is not his principle of doing things, and there is a promise first. A promise is like an oath, it should be sworn with life and practiced with blood! So he can only keep searching until he finds it, and then he can find his reincarnated father and father after finishing this matter. They must not recognize themselves.

What's so good about being a demon. Shen Jue thought, this is not the first time have this idea, but it is the first time have such a clear idea.

Xu Mingshi looked at his expression and couldn't help sighing in his heart, he was actually just a child.

No wonder Shen Qingxuan refused to die with Yimo, no wonder Shen Qingxuan would rather live with a snake. For his children, he sees very clearly, so he is always worried.

Yimo has taken care of him so well over the years that even Yimo forgot that the mature chick should have left the nest and found a new place to rely on and fetters, but he has always brought him by his side.

Therefore, in Shen Jue's world, there are only three people, Yimo, Shen Qingxuan, and the emperor.

If they are not there, that person does not recognize him, and what will happen to Shen Jue in the future is unknown.

Xu Mingshi hesitated and said, "You make a decision. You are their child, and you are qualified to make any decision."

Shen Jue hesitated, and after a long time, she still didn't nod her head.

Just when the stalemate was like this, Liu Yan came back.

Seeing them from outside the door, he was obviously delighted. Liu Yan put down the small bamboo basket on his back and showed them the mushrooms that were almost full. "I picked a lot of them and boiled a pot of fresh soup at night."

Now that he has returned, Xu Mingshi no longer pressed Shen Jue, but just shook his head secretly.

Seeing that their expressions were wrong, Liu Yan asked, "What happened?"

"Something." Xu Mingshi walked around Shen Jue, "Let's talk."

Pastries and tea were placed on the stone table, and Shen Jue took the bamboo basket to the kitchen to wash the mushrooms, leaving space for them.

Liu Yan sat down first, her eyes clear and sharp, as if she knew something. On the other hand, Xu Mingshi, who didn't know where to start, was silent under his gaze, thinking about his words.

Since he hadn't thought about it, Liu Yan opened his mouth and asked, "About Yimo?"

Xu Mingshi was startled, then nodded.

"If you don't say it, I can guess one or two." Liu Yanding looked at him and said, "You don't have to do anything, it's fine now."

"Very good?" Xu Mingshi said, "Actually, I also know what you think. But have you thought about it, you can keep him this year, what about next year? What about the year after? If he really likes a female snake If you want to go with it, what will you do?"

"No." Liu Yan said quickly.

"Why are you so sure?" Xu Mingshi smiled, and after a moment of silence, he said solemnly: "He is a snake now, even if he has a heart of love, knowing that you treat him well, he may not want to pursue a life that is more suitable for him. I will leave you, sooner or later."

After speaking, Xu Mingshi repeated it again firmly, saying, "You also understand in your heart."

"I am not the mountain, I am the mountain." Liu Yan still had the calm expression: "Wherever he goes, I will follow him. If he wants to stay with others, I will accompany him. If it is really unbearable , how about I kill the thing that made him nostalgic and let him come back to me?"

Liu Yan lifted his eyelids and said slowly, "I want to tie him after all, whether he wants to or not. It was like this three hundred years ago, and it will be like this three hundred years later."

Xu Mingshi said, "There's a better way now, isn't it?"

"What price will you pay?" Liu Yan asked without showing any surprise. It's as if everything is known to the world. He has always lived soberly and self-sufficiently, grasping any slight movement and pondering the slightest traces, in order to deduce the whole picture and make the most appropriate choice. Not necessarily the best, but the most appropriate.

He asked, "What price will you pay? Xu Mingshi."

"I'm already old, and I don't have a few days to live." Xu Mingshi didn't answer directly, but gave an answer that wasn't deceitful, "He is my friend, confidant, and brother. I should do it for the sake of love and righteousness. ."

"Then," Liu Yan said, "after you die, will you be reborn to find your little white rabbit?"

"Of course." Xu Mingshi carefully concealed the loss in his eyes, "I gave up cultivating immortals just to find her. If I was lucky, I could be a husband and wife for the rest of my life... If I had been more careful, I would have sent her back to the inn before leaving. I won't let her die without a corpse."

"Let me think about it." Liu Yan said, "You have to let me think about it."

Xu Mingshi sighed, "Then think about it again."

Liu Yan sat on the bamboo chair and said that he wanted to think about it, so he sat until it was dark, and no one came to disturb him. There was only one snake. When he woke up, Liu Yan was not there, and then slept again. When he woke up, Liu Yan still hadn't come back. When he slept again, he felt that the quilt was no longer warm. Liu Yan sitting alone.

He climbed up along Liu Yan's ankle so naturally, as if a snake's intimacy with a person was justified.

Liu extended his shot, he wrapped around him and was carried into his arms, he raised his head, licked the face of the person who hugged him, and rubbed it again, and then he found a habitual position, curled up again and continued to be lazy .

The sky was getting dark, Shen Jue came over with the food and said, "Dad, I haven't eaten for a day."

Liu Yan nodded, looked at Xu Mingshi in the blue light through his side, and asked in a deep voice, "Xu Mingshi, what are you hiding from me?"

Both of them were stunned in front of him.

"I thought about it carefully, with your temperament, you should tell me about this matter happily." Liu Yan got up with the black snake in his arms, and slowly paced towards him: "You know, I know, you You are already old, and you may not survive this year. In these few days, you can still do the last thing. You will be happy to tell me that Yimo still has a way to return to the human form. "

"But you didn't." Liu Yan said, "Why?"

"You didn't say anything, so you told me so hesitantly, even worried that I would disagree?"

"What is it that makes you fearless even in death, but you hide it all your life and dare not say it?"

Liu Yan pressed the question one after another, not showing off the mountain or dew, and every sentence hit the point. Xu Mingshi was almost forced to sweat coldly.

Seeing this, Liu Yan stopped asking. "That's it," he said.

He doesn't ask anymore because many things don't need to be clear and thorough, he just needs to ensure that he is not confused. Maybe one day Yimo will really leave him and look for a better support, but before that day comes, Liu Yan does not regret the decision at this moment. Life and death are insignificant matters. Xu Mingshi attaches great importance to friendship and righteousness. If he wants to die for Yimo, he will be sad, but he will not stop him. Everyone has the means and freedom to express their affection. But he couldn't do it if he put his friend into a situation worse than death.

His happiness can be built on death, but not on pain.

"Xu Mingshi," Liu Yan said, "there is nothing wrong with the end of your life. You live well, we will take care of you, and on that day, we will wash and dress for you, so that you can find yours in a clean and dignified way. little bunny."

"She's waiting for you." Liu Yan said softly, her voice soft and gentle.

After a long time, Xu Mingshi said, "...What do you want me to say?"

Say what? In life, all one desires is that there is such a person in the world who knows yourself better than yourself.

How lucky is that he is still your friend, your confidant, and your brother.

He understands you and is considerate of you, even if you are old and useless, he still sympathizes with you who are so old.

Even if he himself is in prison, it does not prevent him from standing there unswervingly like a tall ancient tree, sheltering you from the wind and rain, and protecting you as best you can.

This is Shen Qingxuan. A friend he made when he was young and frivolous, and he has benefited from it for life.

There are so many people in the world who come and go, go and return, but this one is Shen Qingxuan.

Unique, Shen Qingxuan.