Episode 30: I hope people will last for a long time and live together for thousands of years 1

The palace owner went down the mountain and brought back a child.

Strictly speaking, the lord of the palace rarely went down the mountain. Aunt Qian was rescued by the second lord of the palace. Although she worshipped the lord of the palace as an apprentice, it was not chosen by the lord himself after all. For what happened a few months ago, the lord must have been more disappointed than sad. I imagine that if the master betrays the master, the palace master will definitely be depressed and will not speak for several days.

When they came back, I was throwing knives in the atrium. My master was old, and many times he could only drink tea and play chess in the room. I was separated from him. If his movements were not accurate, he would throw chess pieces to beat people, and sometimes he would throw tea cups, but after being taught by the palace owner several times, he had restrained.

"See the palace master." It is said that he is my master, but because I can't call out the word "ancestor" to such a young face, he also allows me to call him the lord of the palace with other disciples in the palace.

"Well," the palace owner nodded to me with a smile, and then patted the child in his arms, "Tan Yi, this is your nephew, forgive me."

I looked at the child carefully and felt that he was only eight or nine years old, but his whole body was shrouded in a dark breath of death. The child named Tan Yi looked up at me with a blank face and lowered his eyelids without saying a word. Thinking that he was young but an elder, I had to bow my hand and worship again: "I'm sorry to see my uncle." He still did not respond, but seemed to be a little impatient. He hugged something in his arms and turned his head.

The palace owner happily held him up and said, "Don't be surprised. The child hasn't said anything since I saw him, but it's not that he can't speak, he's just a little scared. All right, you can continue to practice. After saying that, he took the child and walked to his own palace in the depths of Fuqin Palace.

As soon as he left, Master's back foot came out of the room and asked me with squinting his turbid eyes, "Shu Cheng, do you think Master likes the new and hates the old?"

If it were an ordinary person to hear an old man who was over 70 years old call a young man who seemed to be understanding as his master, he was afraid that his eyes would fall out. Fortunately, I grew up in the palace and I have been used to all kinds of strange things here. The disciple is stupid and doesn't understand what the master means. I answered honestly.

Master frowned and knocked on my head with a cigarette bag: "You are really stupid! As a teacher, I want to ask you if your master doesn't like your master and me anymore. Why do you frequently find some children to be apprentices over the years? Am I really old and useless?"

I tried my best not to make the signs of twitching at the corners of my mouth too obvious. At the same time, I said, "How come, the palace owner has spent decades cultivating you. You are his most proud disciple. How can he not like you?" Although you are indeed old.

"Alas... But it's an indisputable fact that he is an old teacher," the master restrained his disrespectful attitude and sighed sadly, "Although there are many people in the Fuqin Palace, your master is still a lonely person, just like the Tianbi Mountain outside the Yanting, floating clouds rolling for thousands of years, and he is motionless. I have been with him for more than 60 years. After all, I still have to leave. Before I die, my master can find someone who will continue to accompany him.

Speaking of the end, the master seemed to be melancholy and fell into talking to himself.

I lowered my head and didn't know what to say. The master's health is not as good as every year. When he was young, he practiced too much and more than 30 years of knife head licking blood, which left him with incurable hidden diseases. No matter how much he comforts himself, he can't escape the day when the lamp goes out.

"Susook Cheng, since the child was brought back by your master, he must not be raised by outsiders, and he can't even take care of himself. I really don't know how the child will be tossed." Master suddenly said.

I understood: "The disciple will go to inform the Lord of the Three Palaces. Please come here."

Master nodded: "As long as you understand. In addition, your master always does things on a whim, and he is lazy again. On your uncle's side, you also take more care of him in practice, but pay attention to moderation and don't hurt him.

I'm dumb. Master still remembers that I hurt my aunt when I accompanied her. The master patted me on the shoulder with a smile: "Well, I've been practicing for a long time today. I'm going to take a shower, pick it up neatly, and then visit the Lord of the Three Palaces."

"Yes."

In addition to the master of the palace, there are also two palace owners who are responsible for taking care of the upper and lower parts of the palace. The master of the second palace is Wen and the master of the third palace. Each of them has a child of the same age. When Aunt Qian was still alive, I often practiced and played with the three of them. Although the generations are different, they are very close because of their ages.

Half a year ago, Aunt Qianshi defected. Pei Shaoyin, the son of the second palace master, was ordered to chase and kill her. Because she was not in charge of the nosy, she was still locked on the cliff by the second palace owner. I don't know when she would come out. The rest of Gu Pingluan also left the teacher not long ago. He often accompanied his mother down the mountain to do business. He couldn't meet me a few times, and he gradually became estranged.

Walking on the road, I suddenly made up my mind that if Gu Pingluan didn't have time to take care of his uncle, it would be better for me to ask him to take on this task. It's better to see that he was tossed by the palace owner with only one breath left. I didn't take care of the child, but I once fed the horse for the people in the stable, probably won't be too bad.

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Today is the annual book day. The weather is fine, and all the people in Fuqin Palace have to turn out all the books in the Jinglou and sun. Even the three palace owners will do it by themselves.

"Huh? Master, what is this? Yuan Shu, who was buried in the big bookcase, suddenly raised his head and asked with a paper bag.

Shucheng is handing a stack of medicine to Pei Shaoyin - because many books on the top are secrets of the palace, it can only be taken care of by them - he squinted at the sound.

Some yellow sed paper is wrapped in a curved object. This one is thick and the other is thin, and the thin end is slightly [anti-misunderstanding] upturned. Isn't it strange? Can you take it apart?" Yuan Shu asked, Shucheng and Pei Shaoyin exchanged eyes and didn't know how to answer.

"Why did you stop? Are you tired?" At this time, Ji Yufu came in with the dust on his hands and asked with a smile.

Yuan Shu was not afraid of the great-grandfather's palace owner. He asked him directly, "Lord of the palace, I found a strange thing in the bookcase. I wonder if I can open it and have a look?"

"Oh?" Ji Yufu was a little curious, so she came over and took the paper bag. "It's quite heavy."

Pei Shaoyin walked out with the book in his arms and said, "It looks a little familiar, but it doesn't seem to be a big deal."

Ji Yufu also nodded: "Open it and have a look. It's really strange that there are things hidden in this building that I don't even know."

Yuan Shuyiyan took apart the layers of sha paper. The person in the package should be very careful. There are as many as eight or nine layers of sha paper, and the object is very heavy. Yuan Shu should not only be careful not to drop it, but also be careful not to tear the paper and sweat.

The paper bag finally opened, and the three people present were surprised by what was presented. It turned out to be an ivory.

"This is not..." Shucheng opened his eyes wide, put down a stack of books that had just been sorted out and came over.

Ji Yufu said "um" and took over the ivory. The ivory has been broken into two pieces, and the fracture is as yellow as the whole body. It has been broken for many years. There are many black gullies around the ivory, which seem to have been carefully carved. Now the dirt has accumulated, and the original appearance can't be seen.

"Master, whose thing is that?" Yuan Shu asked softly.

Shucheng asked Ji Yufu with his eyes. After listening to his hum, he slowly said, "This is a relic of Uncle Wei's mother."

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Original poem: "Water Tune Song Head · When will there be a bright moon?" I hope that people will live a long time and live together for thousands of miles.