When Zhou Guan first met everyone, he once said that Chu Qingxiao had a gloomy aura about him that was similar to that of Yuejian.
And that aura comes from his past.
At the same time, the aura lingering around Chu Qingxiao was many times stronger than Yue Jian.
At that time.
Everyone was secretly curious in their hearts.
I am curious about what this young man who usually looks sunny and warm has experienced before he has a past that is darker than the hatred of the dead.
But after all, such a thing must be a secret that is difficult to tell outsiders. If he doesn't tell others, no matter how close others are, it's hard to ask.
At this moment, Chu Qingxiao seemed ready to reveal the secret that was buried deep within him.
Everyone was inexplicably nervous.
It’s about what we are about to know about Chu Qingxiao’s past.
Also because I'm worried that if things go by like this, I don't know if I can make Yue Jian change his mind.
Only Chu Zhaozhao's face was full of worry.
She knew very well what kind of trouble Chu Qingxiao's secret would cause if it were revealed.
Although she trusted everyone present, she still felt a little worried in her heart.
But at this time, she had no position to stop Chu Qingxiao.
Chu Qingxiao didn't care about everyone's thoughts at this moment. He looked at Yue Jian and said, "Do you remember what I told you?"
"I am the only survivor in Wuling City."
"My name is Chu Qingxiao."
"Born in the 22nd year of Jiayuan."
"Twelve years ago, in the eleventh year of Qingyuan, I was eighteen years old."
"My father is an ordinary government servant in Wuling City. The junior uncle at Qingque Peak is the orphan of my father's best friend and has lived with me since childhood."
Although everyone had long expected that Chu Qingxiao's secret would be shocking.
But they never expected that it would be so shocking.
Ziyu was even more stunned, and in an instant all her doubts about Zhao Nianshuang's special treatment of Chu Qingxiao were cleared up.
"Twelve years ago, Zhu Yin was in rebellion. It was your father, Commander Song, who came to Wuling City with eight thousand sword armors to help us resist Zhu Yin's army."
"It was a very difficult time."
"To this day, I still haven't figured out why the imperial court completely gave up on us. From the beginning to the end, no reinforcements have ever arrived."
"Obviously we have sent hundreds of letters asking for help, and it is also obvious that we have asked Nian Shuang to pass the matter to the court through Tianxuan Mountain."
"So, my father is dead."
"My uncle is also dead."
"Mr. Luo, Wang Che, Butcher Liu and many, many others are dead."
"In the end, Wuling City was destroyed and people died."
"But the story doesn't end here."
"When I woke up again, it was as if nothing in Wuling City had happened."
"The country is peaceful and the people are safe there."
"All the people who died under my watch have come back to life. They have forgotten the candle shadow, the sword armor of Xizhou, and the fact that they have died now."
"They live as always, living in false beauty."
"But I retain the remaining memories."
"I searched for the truth again and again, and every time the truth was revealed, what awaited me was the fact that the people I cared about were dead."
"Then, the next time I open my eyes, everything will be back to where it started."
"In this way, for twelve years, I went back and forth in that illusion, experiencing the despair of killing Wuling City with my own hands again and again."
"I also thought about continuing like this, ignoring the so-called truth, and leaving Wuling City like this. As long as I don't ask, everyone can live in Wuling City intact."
"My father can continue to be his yamen servant, showing off his power in front of ordinary people, and groveling in front of the officials."
"My uncle can continue to live a happy life of drinking as much as he wants and gambling as much as he wants."
"We can see peach blossoms all over the city in spring and chase them in the snow in winter."
"This will go on forever."
"..." Having said this, Chu Qingxiao was silent for a while, then he raised his head and looked at Yue Jian.
The emotion wrapped in Chu Qingxiao's calm statement made the girl realize that this strange-sounding story was not something Chu Qingxiao had made up. She could really feel that when Chu Qingxiao told this story, he
The emotion wrapped in his tone was so familiar to her.
them……
Indeed have the same experience.
At this time, Chu Qingxiao spoke again.
"But in the end, I personally broke this beauty."
"It's not because of how noble I am, nor because of how strong I am."
"Just because I know that denying the past not only negates everything I have experienced, but also negates those who have stayed in the past forever in order for us to reach this not-so-good present."
"I can survive because of the help of countless people in Wuling City, and also because of the eight thousand Xizhou Sword Armor who sacrificed their lives to protect me."
"From then on, my life was no longer just my own. I had to live for them. To settle for such an illusion was not only irresponsible for myself, but also a denial of their contribution."
"I know that such a choice is not ours. There are too many things to bear in life, so much that sometimes it makes us feel that maybe it would have been easier to die in that disaster."
"But think about it from another perspective, the more we work hard to live no matter what troubles we face, the more it proves that their efforts are valuable?"
Having said this, Chu Qingxiao paused again, and then his eyes softened when he looked at Yue Jian, and his tone became a bit gentler.
"Tsukimi."
"I really understand your pain."
"I will be with you. No matter what troubles you encounter in the future, I will be with you as long as you need me."
"This is not just because you are Commander Song's daughter, but also because you are a good girl who deserves to be treated like this."
"Even in such difficult days, you are still willing to take risks to provide a safe place for the people of Goshawk Village."
"The reason why I didn't take you with me on the trip to Quzhou was just because caring would lead to chaos. That trip was very dangerous. I was selfish and didn't want you to take such a risk, so I kept it secret from you."
"But now I understand what is most important to you. No matter what I do in the future, as long as you are willing, we can face it together!"
When Yuejian heard what Chu Qingxiao said, the emptiness in her eyes disappeared, and the clear color appeared in his eyes again.
And with this awakening, the soul thread linking her and Zhou Guan also began to gradually become blurred, as if it would break at any time.
Zhou Guan also realized this strange situation, and for the first time a look of panic appeared on his face.
"Don't listen to his nonsense!"
"These are all things he made up. If he cares about you, why did he never care about you before!?"
"Just like what he did before, he said he wanted to protect you, but then he turned around and flirted with other women. Latex is paint. When did he ever care about you?!"
"Among them, you are an outsider!"
He shouted loudly at Yue Jian, trying to change Yue Jian's mind.
But at this time, among the people behind Chu Qingxiao, Sanniang suddenly took a thousand steps. She looked at Yue Jian and said suddenly.
"Concentrate the Qi in Shen, and let the Qi flow through the Hongfu to observe the appearance of the Lingmen and correct the body of the Lingfu. Then move the Qi to the Dantian and go through the two Yinsu points of the Yangmen. The Qi will continue to circulate and transform the spirit into Yin and Yang.
Erqi..."
At this moment, nearly a hundred words of eloquent words that were difficult to understand came out of Sanniang's mouth.
This is a very abrupt passage, like some kind of spiritual practice, but no matter what it is, it seems out of place in the tense scene in front of me.
Even Chu Qingxiao looked confused.
After reciting these hundreds of fields, Sanniang looked up at Yue Jian, smiled and said: "This is the "Two Yi Zhen Jue", a method that takes into account the regulation of inner breath and the cultivation of inner breath at the same time."
"Yue Jian, your cultivation level was forcibly promoted to the fourth level by the seniors in your clan. Your talent is not bad. You have never broken through it for so many years. I think it may be that the true yang in your body has never been absorbed by you.
Transformation, or the senior in the clan left a lot of power in the body, accumulated between your meridians and internal organs, and you did not fully absorb it, thus causing the meridians to be blocked and it has been difficult to break through."
"Therefore, in the library at Shenhe Peak, I specially found this book for you, "The True Secret of Two Instruments". It may be able to help you solve your current troubles in practice."
Yue Jian suddenly trembled when he heard this.
She said she didn't care about Tianxuan Mountain's skills, but in fact, she had encountered a bottleneck in her practice for a long time. No matter how hard she racked her brains, she still couldn't find a way to solve it. She only complained twice occasionally.
sentence.
She did not expect that although she did not have the opportunity to go to Shenhe Peak, Sanniang would actually remember this matter. After going to the library at Shenhe Peak, she specially found a book for her that could solve the problem.
She was secretly touched in her heart, but she didn't wait for such an emotional joke.
Meng Ziliang also stepped forward at this time and said: "The way of the sword is like rafters, like the tripod of rivers and mountains."
"If you have the will, you can travel thousands of miles with your sword and reach for the stars and the moon."
"When the mind falls, it can be returned to the sheath of Ning Sui, and the weeds can be tied to guard the hut."
Hundreds of more eloquent words came out of Meng Ziliang's mouth. After saying these words, he raised his head and looked at Yue Jian with a smile and said.
"I think the girl's understanding of the way of swordsmanship is superficial. The swordsmanship in her body also comes from the seniors in the clan, without her own insights. And this is based on the practice of swordsmanship. The first few stages may not be a big deal, but it can be arranged later.
The four surroundings make it more difficult for a girl to move forward."
"Therefore, I specially selected a piece of "Sword Ode" from the sages for the girl. Although it is not a powerful sword technique, reading it every day can deepen the girl's understanding of the way of swordsmanship. Over time, the girl's knowledge of the way of swordsmanship will be deepened.
This realization will make the girl’s future practice as smooth as walking on smooth ground.”
Yue Jian was stunned again when he heard this.
And this time, she didn't wait for her reaction either.
Chu Zhaozhao also stepped forward, smiled and told Yue Jian a piece of swordsmanship he had written down for her.
Then Meng Jin, Lu Sandao, and even Ziyu, who had never dealt with her, came forward at this time and recited a series of sword practice methods.
Each technique has its own focus, and they are all aimed at problems that Yue Jian may face.
Obviously, this was by no means a temporary idea, but something that had been considered for Tsukimi before in the library.
Yue Jian listened to the people reciting the words of practice, and the expression on his face gradually became moved, and his eyes were a little red.
These skills are of course precious.
But what moved her was not the technique itself, but the fact that everyone had not forgotten her, but regarded her as a companion from the bottom of their hearts, so they were already thinking about her in the library.
The feeling of being cared about and no longer alone was what she expected and truly cared about.
Chu Qingxiao's expression on the side also changed slightly.
He suddenly remembered.
In the last three days after leaving the library, Sanniang said something mysteriously to everyone.
Then everyone put down some of the ancient books they were interested in and began to focus on reading ancient books related to kendo.
Chu Qingxiao still felt strange at the time.
Thinking about it now.
It was probably at that time that everyone decided to prepare this gift for Yue Jian...