Nightfall

The brothers and sisters of Shanjia in the academy had to come from an isolated island in the South China Sea or another country, or if they were living in a remote place, and there was none in Chang'an City. After seeing the fresh and pleasant little book boy from Brother Two, Ning Que once moved her thoughts and moved into Houshan with Sang Sang. However, thinking that he is a new man in the academy after all, where can he be compared with Brother Two, This request was made just after entering the mountain. It always gave people a big face. Although the mountain was beautiful after the second visit, there was always a lack of market atmosphere, so he became the only day student in Houshan.

Sang Sang went to Xifang according to the list he listed and bought a lot of pen and ink and weird materials before the open night lights in Fang City were turned on. Then he began to cook busy and reported to him while cutting vegetables The business situation of Lao Bi Zhai today.

"Business is good today, especially in the morning, when the threshold was almost trampled by someone. I did n’t fix the door yesterday? The result was not strong enough, and I was squeezed a little bit more today. After confirming that the master is not home, in the afternoon There is less talent. "

Sang Sang suddenly thought of a thing, wiped his wet hands in the apron, walked back to the back room to take out a thick stack of name cards and invitations, and put it on the desk, saying: "Some people left these Things, please, Master, you come to the house together, because there are too many people, and the names are written on the posts, so I do n’t remember. "

Ning Que glanced at the invitations and name cards, and at the rune books next to the hill, thinking that he was already busy at this time. Where can he go to these appointments? After thinking about it, he said to Sang Sang: "After you have finished eating, you will choose these invitations and put them aside for later."

"How to choose? How to deal with?" Sang Sang asked seriously, as a little maid of Ning Que, she never had the experience of dealing with these great emperors, and did not know which invitations are important.

"It ’s like choosing a dish. Fresh and expensive ones will stay, and those that are not fresh and cheap will be put aside first. As for what is fresh and expensive ... I ’ve told you about the imperial government system before, remember But those who have high official positions are expensive. I will handle it if I handle it. I will write a reply first to show politeness. Those who want to come to the official lord only want my words. "

Sang Sang listened to his answer, frowning slightly, and whispered, "Master, your words can now be sold for money. Isn't it a pity to write a reply post and send it back?"

Ning Que smiled and continued to bow his head and concentrate on what he saw in front of him. These dozens of thick rune scriptures, he had just read a small half of it, and there was really no other time to think about other things.

Thirty-three rune classics were given to him by Master Yan Se, which recorded a total of 387 runes left by the previous generation rune masters, with 24,777 runes. sea.

Ning Que first glanced at it for a long time. He looked at the runes with different appearances and seemed to find no common ground between them for a long time. He found nothing. Instead, his brows became tighter.

According to Master Yan Se, these runes are only for his reference experience. As for how to make the final stroke, it all depends on his own understanding. It's just that these ink **** that look like tadpoles like graffiti like raindrops like silk threads are not like words or paintings. How can you refer to them and experience what you need?

Randomly draw a book from the hill-like classics, which is now the first part of the third largest volume, that is, the beginning of the water volume. Yu Que's spirit is slightly revitalized. I thought that since it is the beginning, it is probably related to water. Without relationship, water is the most indispensable and closest thing to human existence and life. Perhaps it will be easier to experience.

There are four pages of paper in the first part of the half-volume, but Ning lacks a detailed look from the beginning to the end. There are more than one hundred runes drawn on these four pages of paper with many similarities, most of which are six from top to bottom. The ink lines are just the thickness of the six ink lines, especially the combination and arrangement are different. In the strangest runes, the six ink lines are even entangled together.

"Are these all water words? A river is above a river?"

Ning Que frowned, staring at the rune at the highest point of the water volume, and staring at the six neatly arranged lines of ink in the middle, his mood gradually calmed down, and the eyes turned the ink line into the flowing water indistinctly. The coast slipped and fell into the rainwater accumulated in the bluestone slabs, and several rain huahuas emerged, and then merged with the surrounding rainwater again.

There are materials such as pen, ink and cinnabar next to the desk. These things he ordered Sang Sang to buy are ordinary and cheap, but according to Master Yan Se, these are the necessary materials for writing characters.

Ning Que no longer read the six ink lines on the book, poured water into the ink and began to grind the ink slowly. After the ink could no longer be separated, he took a stick from the shelf and gently dipped the ink into the ink until it was full.

His movements were gentle and calm, but in fact at the same time he was following the instruction of Master Yan Se, so that the mind in the sea of ​​knowledge slowly crossed the snowy mountains and the sea, passed through the paper window, and fell into the well in the small courtyard. The vitality of water.

He raised the pen to get the inkstone, but his wrist was stiff above the inkstone and he could not drop the paper.

Ning Que frowned slightly and looked back at the six ink lines on the roll, forcibly dismantled in the sea of ​​knowledge with the Yongzi eight method, only to realize that the six ink lines suddenly separated, and then quickly flew away, turning into a black rain cloud, covering the top of his head However, somehow, the already dark rain cloud refused to drop a drop of water.

His wrist shook slightly, Ning Que was ready to pick up the pen and drop the paper, but after all he stopped the movement. He clearly felt that although he felt the meaning of the well water and this rune, he still couldn't write it. The sign that belongs to you can't let your feelings be connected with the water in that well.

The night was quiet, and the candlelight rose gradually.

There were two more bowls of vegetables and a bowl of white rice on the desk. A bowl of fresh water was placed under the lamp, and it bounced with the night wind.

Ning Que stood by the window, standing by the desk, looking at the runes on the water roll, his body stiff, and the right hand holding the writing brush trembling slightly. He has maintained this posture for a long time, but the pen in his hand still cannot fall on the paper.

Sang Sang was sitting on the bed with embroidered shoes, and from time to time he looked up at him by the desk.

She had eaten a few hours ago, but she did not call Ning Que to eat, because she knew that Ning Que was in a great trouble at this time, and knew that Ning Que started to desperately and habitually, although worried but Already used to it, so silent.

Ning Que has a very good quality that can be said to be very bad. Whenever he encounters a problem that he is interested in and wants to solve, he will definitely devote his full attention to the process of solving the problem before solving the problem. He couldn't sleep at all. The fragrant food was as chewy as a candle in his mouth. He felt that the world around him didn't exist at all.

In that world, he can be regarded as a genius by people, to a large extent because he has such a problem-solving spirit, but this spirit is often a very troublesome thing for the people who are suffering.

Because he will forget to eat, he will not be able to sleep, he will toss his body to the extreme weak, and even life-threatening, until finally finally break through the problem or find reason to confirm that this problem has been out of his ability Before waking up.

After Bian Senning first saw Taishang induction article, he had not slept for half a month and forced himself into meditation all the time. He must be able to perceive the vitality of the world around him. At that time, Sang Sang, who was still very young, worked hard to take care of him for half a month. Until the last general of Weicheng was unsightly, he let his own soldiers awaken Ning Que with his whip. This period came to an end. Sang Sang was seriously ill at the same time.

The same was true when I went to the old book building early last year. At that time, Jie Ning lacked consciousness every day and was thrown out of the building. His face was pale and he went home in a carriage. He vomited like a drunk on the bed until he vomited blood. Sang Sang was still asleep.

Sang Sang embroidered this piece of hua, raised his head and rubbed his sore wrist, glanced at Ningque, who had a statue at the desk, and then lowered his head to embroider the soles to hide the worried look into the deepest eyes. Office.

Over the years, she has become accustomed to Ning Que going crazy every time she solves a problem.

In the past few years, Ning Que has been accustomed to always taking care of himself when he is crazy about solving problems.

In the middle of the night, the oil-out lamp went out. I do n’t know when Sang Sang, who was sleeping on the bedside and her clothes, woke up. She rubbed her eyes and glanced at the bright sky outside the window. Now Ning Que was still standing at the desk, still keeping the posture of writing a pen. .

Sang Sang walked over and pushed open the window, looking back at the desk. There was still no ink dot on the blank sheet of paper, and the whole night of Ning Que was tormented. His eyes were full of blood and blood.

Sang Sang stood by the window, staring at Ning Que's eyes with his willow eyes open for a long time, and now he could not see himself at all, shook his head, and went out to start cooking with water.

The steaming hot towel covered Ning Que's face, and then he woke up from the selfless mind state and sat in the chair dangling, showing aches and pains, as if induced by pain.

He rubbed two faces with hot water, brushed his teeth for dinner and drank a pot of tea. Ning Que regained a little energy. From the desk, the volume of water was put into his sleeves, ready to go out to the academy.

Standing in front of Lao Bi Zhai, he looked back at Sang Sang after a moment of silence, and said, "The difficulties encountered this time ... seem to be more troublesome than the previous ones, and may not be solved in a few more nights. , From this evening, you do n’t have to stay up late with me. Although you have n’t been sick for more than half a year, you still need to pay attention to your body. My body is broken and you serve. If our body is broken, we do n’t Maybe let Aunt Wu next door take care of us. "

Sang Sang nodded.

When they came to the academy, the bookstores had already started classes. Ning Que, who was alone and walked to the old book building according to yesterday's route, took a deep breath and walked into the cloud in front of the mountain road. When the fog came out, it was still the clear morning light and the beautiful Yaping scenery.

On the carriage from the Chang'an City Academy, Ning Que closed his eyes and rested a little bit better. Looking at the beautiful scenery of Rutu, the spirit was more refreshed. He clutched the book in his sleeve and thought with confidence. Later, I will lie down on the lawn for a while, and then continue to read the book. The wonderful place behind the academy may be helpful to the enlightenment of Taoism.

When he was about to step up, a clear voice suddenly sounded beside him.

"Little Brother ... Ah, it's just right for you to come."

Ning Que turned around and looked at the seven senior sisters wearing the spring clothes of the goose yellow college. They hurriedly politely said, "I have seen the seven senior sisters."

Sister Seven looked at his eyebrows curiously and asked with concern: "How do you look at your spirits?"

The biggest difference between Sister and Brother is that Sister must be a woman. Sister Seven is still a young and beautiful woman. No matter how old a man is, he will never say that he ca n’t do it in front of a pretty young woman this year and admit that he is not in good spirits. So Ning Que said with a smile: "I entered the backyard of the academy yesterday, and I was a little bit excited, so I didn't sleep well."

"Oh, then I don't worry about Shiyou."

Sister Seven took a note from her sleeve and handed it to him, smiling and said, "You know that the formation in the mist is now my responsibility to maintain this month. It just happens to be a day of major repairs, so you need to go to the front yard to get it, you It ’s better to go directly to Professor Wenlan. "

Ning Que opened her mouth slightly, remembering Chen Pipi's last smug laugh yesterday, and began to regret her answer just now. She said bitterly, "Yes, Sister Seven."

"Move faster." Sister Seven smiled and said a little embarrassedly: "There will be some materials in the eyes that need to be changed for a while, and you have to trouble your younger brother."

Ning Que ’s mouth opened a little bigger, and she pointed helplessly at the dense fog behind her, saying, "Sister, you mean I will go into the fog to help you change the material later? I" ..., in the fog Vision is not good. "

Sister Seven covered her sleeves like a weak woman and slapped him on the chest like a man, saying, "Since I want you to help, where can you be blind? I have to check the situation at Zhenzhan and I can't go by myself. , Only trouble you. "

"Don't dare to be bothersome." Ning Que said with wide eyes: "Or I'll grab Chen Pipi first? The two of them should be faster."

"Little brother, although you knew Pippi before you entered the mountain, but now he is your twelve brothers and should call a title." Seven sisters looked at him with a sweet smile and said, "My college is on the second floor, although Not as rigid and pedantic as those schools of sects in the world, but respecting such things as respecting teachers, respecting brothers, friends, and brothers, we still need to pay attention to them. "

There is something else in the sister's words, where would Ningque not understand, as Xiao Mou who just entered the second floor of the college, where can he be qualified to refuse?

The next day Ning Que came to the academy to enter Houshan, the more haggard his expression, the more dry his eyes and the denser his bloodshot eyes. He had not slept for two nights. He was called by the Seventh Sister Sister Manshan yesterday like a brute force. Although he was intimately exposed to the magic of the formation in the fog for the first time, his spirit was extremely bad.

Walking out of the clouds and fog, I thought that Sister Seven said yesterday that the overhaul would take at least a month, and that it must be repaired before the master and his brother came back. He felt cold all over, lowered his body like a vole and slipped into the spring forest Covered back mountain. After entering Houshan, he did not take the usual mountain road, but only went to the dense grass deep forest to see the Rujingping Lake on the cliff below, getting smaller and smaller, and watching the Ruxian waterfall between the opposite cliffs getting thinner and thinner. Sister Qixia certainly couldn't help but find her relieved, rubbing her tired and cheeky cheek against the ancient pine behind her, looking very far, very comfortable.

"Oh, someone actually went into the mountain? Ooh, it's you? Ooh, little brother, how come you come here? Did you give us dinner?"

Vigorous Gusong suddenly heard two vigorous and tired voices, obviously two people were talking, but the voice seemed to be mixed together, as if miraculously coming out of one's lips.

Ning Que was startled and looked back in amazement. I saw Gusong's side with a stone table. Two long beards could not see the year-old men sitting opposite each other. It was already the end of spring, even in the mountains. Enthusiastic, but I do not know why the two men sitting at the stone table were still wearing the thick winter clothes of the college, and the uniform was covered with smudges. I don't know how long it has not been washed.

He instantly guessed that these two men must have been the five and eighth brothers introduced by Chen Pipi, forcibly suppressing the shock in his heart, respectfully respecting Chang Yixing and saying, "Ning Que has seen two brothers.

"Brother, you are so good, come quickly."

A man with dirty hair called out tiredly, not knowing whether it was Brother Five or Brother Eight.

Ning Que walked past Yi Yan, and now the stone table was engraved with dense straight lines, and it became a stone chessboard, with dozens of black and white pieces resting on it, a few in the east and a few in the west So come.

At this moment, he was shocked and looked down, only to see that one of the brothers had reached into his arms.

"This teacher ghost ..."

"I am your eighth brother."

"Brother Eight ... Why do you put your hand in my arms?"

Brother Eight withdrew his hands tremblingly, and asked, “Sister Brother, why didn't you eat anything on your body?”

Ning Wuci was speechless, thinking that the two of you are children, and you want to ask for candy when you see someone?

"Little brother ... No, twelve he came to us the night before and said that from now on you will be responsible for delivering meals to us, so yesterday he did not come to deliver meals to us, so you did not come." Eight Brother looked at him pitifully, and said with a trembling: "Little brother, we haven't eaten for two days and two nights. Why didn't you bring any food today?"

Ning Que opened her mouth wide, but was speechless. I thought I hadn't slept for two days and nights. Should I still be responsible for your diet? Although I was thinking about it in my heart, looking at the two brothers with messy, dirty eyes, hungry and thirsty beside Shiyang, he seemed to see two pitiful little birds waiting to be fed. Said: "Then I ... go find you food."

The five brothers who have been silent and only expressed their desire for food with their eyes, listen to it and they will eat immediately without the risk of starvation, and the spirit is suddenly revitalized, caressing the jaw long beard and saying seriously: "Hey ... no Hurry or not, do n’t eat and starve to death. "

Brother Eight extended three finger pestles to Brother Wu Mou and said with a trembling: "You idiot, we haven't eaten in three days."

Brother Wu seemed to be unable to see the three fingers in close proximity, looking at Ning Que seriously and said, "Next set, you first set."

Listening to this, Brother Eight withdrew his fingers and agreed to nod, saying: "Not bad, this is the right thing."

Ning Que looked at the two brothers who were about to become starving, and thoughtlessly thought that this would be starving to death. That's what it deserves.

On the third day, when Ning Que left the old pen temple of Lin 47 Lane, the paper on the desk was still as white as the first snow, leaving no ink stains, and the morning light from the back of the college shone on his face. The gaunt fatigue in the eyebrows and the more and more bloodshot eyes shining more clearly and more pitifully.

He walked out of the clouds and walked towards the mountains. Before he could do two steps, he was blocked by a touch of goose yellow.

Seventh Senior Sister looked at him tenderly and said, "Little Junior Brother, I know you may be busy yesterday but shouldn't you be too busy today?"

Ning Que looked at Sister Seven and mentioned the heavy food box in his right hand. He said sadly, "Sister, yesterday I was dragged by Brother Five and Brother Eight to play chess for a day. I was anxious to give them food at this time, otherwise they I will starve to death. "

"That's the case." Sister Seven said with a slight frown, "Don't be delayed by those two idiots to practice playing chess and playing the piano. After all, you will follow me to overhaul the formation method, which will be of some benefit to your practice. "

Ning Que repeatedly promised to go to the lake pavilion to see Sister Xiuhua as soon as possible after coming down from the mountain. , See where you are looking for me.

When I got to the Panasonic, I saw the two brothers beside Shi Fan who were hungry enough to speak, but still stared at Pingshang chess pieces. Ning Que put the food box down and said, "The two teachers shake, hurry to eat Right. "

When the food box was opened, Sang Sang's meals were still warm overnight, with a very light fragrance. The two brothers tremble and sat upright, and began to eat. From time to time, they looked up at Ning Que with a grudge, and it was full of regret. sigh.

"The younger brother is indeed not a clumsy one. With chess, he is really clumsy."

"The younger brother did not give up chess, he never played chess at all."

Yesterday, I started talking at Panasonic. Ning lacked 12 consecutive games in a row. The two brothers finally confirmed that he was the kind of stinky chess basket without legend, so he stopped pulling him to play chess, but for Ning Que, this It is the real blessing, and I feel very comforted.

Panasonic delivered the meal and went deep into the cloud.

He decided to use the half-day rest and rest that was difficult to steal, or study the books left by Master Yan Se.

However, there were not many steps. A person walked out between the jungle trees and grabbed his sleeve. He asked innocently, "Little Brother, where are you from? Where are you going?"

Ning Que stared at the elder Brother Elder with his head full of broken hua, and suddenly burst into tears. Fortunately, Elder Brother Eleven did not ask the younger brother who you were, otherwise he might faint on the spot. After a moment of silence, he threw off the eleventh elder brother's wrist and ran down the mountain, screaming, "Sister Seven, where are you? I'll help you."

Between the mountain and lake pavilions, Sister Qi ’s fingers holding the embroidered hua needle slightly stiffened and looked up between the mountains and forests, wondering: "How come the new younger brother is so diligent? Compared to him, Pippi is a complete Scum. "

In the small courtyard before the waterfall, Brother Two raised his eyebrows slightly, admiring the proud big white goose under the stage: "The back of the academy is boring for many years, and my brothers and sisters are shameless. Can you please? "

Somewhere in the mountain hut, he was grabbing the orange peel of the grain chicken legs, wiped his greasy face, and turned his head to look deep into the forest. Sighing and sighing: "Sister Sister actually slavishly reached the state declared loudly, rather lacking, I was not as good as you!"

The sound of piano flute in Yaping dense forest gradually stopped, and a dialogue started.

"I suddenly remembered that we forgot something."

The "good" song from last month's new music hasn't invited the younger brother to listen. "

These days when I entered the second floor of the academy, Ning lacked very substantial, very substantial, and even fulfilled to the point of exhaustion. Lao Bi Zhai's writing brush never fell, and the white paper was still white. He could not sleep at night, but when he entered the academy in the morning, he still had to give Brother Matsushita food and water, and was busy doing many things.

If he did n’t want to be caught by Brother Eleven to discuss philosophical issues, he would become a coolie to be enslaved by Seven Senior Sisters, and occasionally he would be forced to enjoy the music of the new works of ninety-two Senior Brothers. Sleepy nodded and unexpectedly fell in the eyes of the two brothers, but it became a testament to his musical talent. If he didn't hear the interest in the song, why did the little brother nod and admire frequently?

Sang Sang ’s hot towels are getting hotter and hotter, but he still ca n’t wash away his fatigue. Day and night, he floats in the sea of ​​mysterious seas and mysterious seas, and is invited by all the brothers and sisters of the college Tired of running, Ning Que's eyes are covered with bloodshot eyes, his eyes are like mountains, his eyes are dull. "The fingers exposed outside the sleeves are constantly drawing runes in the air, and tens of thousands of characters are silently copied from the brain. , Looks like a fool.

In the meadow of the academy, Chu Youxian looked at the miserable Ning Que, shocked and said, "How did you become like this?"

Situ Yilan and Jin Wucai passed the invitation from Fuzhong, and the elders of the family invited him to go through the palace. After listening to Chu Youxian's words, they noticed that Ning Que's expression was extremely haggard and he was shocked.

Ning Que took two invitations and stuffed his arms into his arms. "The expression was numb and the hand was swept, and then he went back to the mountain."

The three looked at the back of Ning Que's slow walk and were speechless for a long time in shock. Situ Yilan shook his head vigorously before driving Ning Que's ghost-like face out of his mind, muttering, "Is there a ghost in the second floor?"

"I'm fucking! You fucking!"

Chen Pipi was scared and swept back 20 meters, then hesitated for a long time before walking back, looking at Ning Que's face shocked and speechless.

Ning Que said weakly: "You are the hell."

Chen Pipi nodded and said seriously: "Yes, you look like a ghost now."

Ning Que looked at the mountain and looked dull and said, "I did see ghosts. I saw two starving ghosts in the back hill of the academy who only knew that playing chess and even eating rice could not wait for someone to feed and eat. Playing the piano is purely self-entertainment, even if I can't see it when I sleep, but I want to sit there and listen to the elegant ghost, and there is a philosopher who holds people and asks those **** questions ...

Then he turned to look at Chen Pipi and said in pain: "And you cowardly coward."

"I know this is a non-human life, but don't forget that I have passed it for several years." Chen Jiapi looked at Ning Que and replied timidly: "But no matter how hard it is, I haven't become your current pair. Respect. What the **** did you do to make you look like this? "

"I'm following Master Yan Se to learn Taoism." Ning Que looked at him and said with dismay: "But after so long studying, I can't even touch the door. This thing is too difficult, and it's difficult to have no direction. It ’s difficult to have no mind, so I ’m not happy. ”

"Is it said that the eight-character Yong character is used?"

"I used everything, but I still can't touch any doorway"

Ning Que slowly lowered his head, tired, and said: "I actually have a sense of fear, and I feel a bit desperate ..., you know? This is the first time in my life that I feel desperate in learning.

Chen Pipi nodded subconsciously, thinking of Ning's desperate appearance when he practiced.

Ning Que shook his head and said: "Even when we were unable to practice in Weicheng, we didn't feel so desperate and wanted to give up, because when I fell asleep at that time, I always felt that I was meditating, and now I am facing those rune books Even if I enter a sleep-like meditation state, I still know very clearly that I cannot do it. "

Chen Pipi looked at his haggard cheeks, his eyes dim, and suddenly said, "I will take you to a place to see someone."

Ning Que asked, "Where are you going? See who?"

"Don't let Brother Eleven hear your two questions." Chen Pipi said jokingly.

Ning Que listened to this and wanted to laugh, but tiredly couldn't raise her eyebrows.

Chen Pipi looked at him pitifully, sighed, grabbed his sleeve and walked to somewhere in Houshan.

Before coming to a cliff, Chen Pipi stopped and looked at him and said, "The last time you climbed to the top, you saw an old gentleman. You thought he was also a brother, but he was not."

Ning Que remembered the old gentleman and asked, "You said you didn't know what to call him."

Chen Pipi said: "I really don't know what to call it. The old gentleman entered the Houshan of the Academy very early. I heard that it was earlier than the master and the second brother. We should have called him uncle, but the teacher But he said that this old gentleman is not a school. "

Suddenly ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Ning Que remembered the hidden branch line in many stories. ss, such as the great wise man who pointed the maze for the actor first-class, suddenly refreshed, staring at Chen Pipi and said: "This old gentleman ... is good at Fu Dao?"

Pippi shook his head and said, "This old gentleman does not know what to do. He does not practice anything."

Ning Que stared at Chen Pipi and asked, "So what do you bring me to see him?"

"You said that this is the first time you have faced difficulties in your life, and the first time you want to give up, then I ask you, do you like to practice?"

After a long silence, Ning Que replied firmly: "Like."

Chen Pipi looked at him and said, "If you like it, you should stick to it. Taking you to see this old gentleman is just to show you that a person who is really obsessed with a certain way will never give up easily."

"Since the old gentleman cannot practice, what is he obsessed with? What do he like?"

"Reading ..." Chen Pipi said aggravatedly: "He likes reading." ~!