Chapter 403 The So-Called Regret

After that, various news came.

Some people say that they met the Champion Hou in an ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River.

He and Eliyi held a bunch of candied haws in their hands and walked side by side on the stone road.

At night, Huiliyi was wrapped in a big cloak and threw paper into the brazier.

Above is her beautiful handwriting.

This is what Erashi burned for her brother Minamoto Naoko.

She thought so, her brother liked Jiangnan so much, and Lu Mingfei always wanted to come and see it. Originally, Lu Mingfei thought that after he returned to Fusang, he would go to Jiangnan for a walk, but he never thought that he would go to Jiangnan. The last moments of her life were all left to Eri Yi.

Until the last three days before her death, Minamoto Naoko continued to tell stories to Eri every day to relieve her boredom.

So, Eriyi is now in the south of the Yangtze River, playing around every day. When he returns, he writes down everything he saw during the trip, and then burns it to his brother and shows it to Minamoto.

I turned it over to make sure the last bit was burned off.

Eriyi looked up at the stars and clenched her hands into fists in front of her chest.

"He will definitely receive it."

Lu Mingfei put his hand on her shoulder.

"It's late at night and it's cold outside. Madam, let's go back."

Eryi lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes, then smiled sweetly at Lu Mingfei.

So she snuggled into her husband's arms and walked into the house.

"Tonight we say..."

Lu Mingfei told her a story.

A lamp on the table was as dim as a bean, blurring the figures of the two people.

Lu Mingfei's gentle voice became lower and weaker.

So much so that it stopped completely.

He sat on the edge of the bed, quietly looking at Eri Yi's sleeping face, and put his hand on it, feeling cold to the touch.

The time my wife spends sleeping is getting longer and longer.

I used to have to tell three or four stories before I could fall asleep.

Later I could barely finish listening to one.

Until now, I fell asleep after listening to it for a while.

In contrast, Eri's sleep time is getting longer and longer.

From four hours, to five hours, to six hours...

If this continues, will one day Eryi fall asleep and never wake up again.

Lu Mingfei was secretly worried.

But in their daily interactions, neither of them showed it.

Lu Mingfei is still the unparalleled champion of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Eriyi is still the little girl she first met that day.

There is no need for servants, just Lu Mingfei and Huiliyi are enough to visit the Great Zhou Dynasty.

With the champion around, there is no need to worry about safety.

The route does not need to be specially planned, just walk forward casually. When Eriki is tired, Lu Mingfei will carry her on his back. The champion of the Great Zhou Dynasty is naturally born with supernatural powers, so it doesn't matter if he carries a woman on his back.

They were boating on the river, and there were knights with swords in the boat. They talked about the sky and the sea, and finally they talked about the champion.

Several people were furious. This was not the first time. Whenever a knight-errant mentioned the champion, he would always have this attitude, as if the champion was really a heinous villain.

"Nonsense~!"

A young man with an immature face clenched his fists and trembled all over.

"The Champion is not who you say he is!"

"He is a hero!"

"A true hero!"

Several knights lowered their faces, looked at the young man back and forth, and put their hands on the handles of their swords.

"Boy, you're a member of a family that speaks so loudly. Do you really don't know how to write the word "death"?

"Today I will take good care of you for your master."

As they spoke, they stood up fiercely and rushed towards the young man.

The young man had never seen this posture before. He turned pale with fright and closed his eyes.

The pain he imagined didn't come.

The young man opened his eyes curiously.

I saw a good-looking man standing in front of me.

Those knights and knights who were still clamoring before have fallen into the water one by one.

This scene left a deep impression on his heart.

The knights who were originally arrogant were now splashing in the water one by one, looking as embarrassed as dogs that had fallen into the water.

The good-looking man in white squatted down.

"hero?"

He said.

"I said, little brother, how do you know that the champion is a hero?"

"Isn't it said in the world that this is a devil who does all kinds of evil?"

These words suddenly pulled the young man out of the sudden change.

Probably out of anger at having his idol slandered.

Young people are full of courage.

"Film! Nonsense!"

"How can it be!"

"The Champion is not a bad guy!"

"He is a great hero!"

"oh?"

Lu Mingfei raised his eyebrows with interest.

This was the first time in a long time that someone dared to speak to him in this tone.

It's still a small carrot head.

Of course Lu Mingfei would not argue with a child.

In fact, during this trip around the world with Eli Yi, he never made a move.

It was not once or twice that I heard others discussing me in a restaurant.

If it had been anyone else, other generals would have probably already dispatched soldiers to catch these so-called knights who spoke freely.

Lu Mingfei just laughed it off.

You have a long mouth, why don't you let others talk about it?

Lu Mingfei knew that there was no way to block the mouth of the world.

What's more, Lu Mingfei is not gold, and he is not so exaggerated that everyone in the world must like him.

The knights hate him and even hate him, but when ordinary people talk about the champion, they all give thumbs up and praise him full of praise.

For Lu Mingfei, this was enough.

It's just that the young man in front of him is not an ordinary person in terms of clothes. He also has a long sword at his waist. He seems to be a descendant of some sect.

This is strange.

How could a man in the world keep saying that Lu Mingfei was a hero?

Little brother, are you worthy of your status as a member of the world?

"That's what Mr. Lu said!"

The young man is serious.

"Mr. Lu said that the champion is a first-rate hero in the world."

"Then the champion must be a first-class hero."

"He defeated the barbarians on the frontier, and later solved the problems in the rivers and lakes. Although the champions killed more people, he was really good to the people."

"So, the champion must be a first-class hero!"

Lu Mingfei was slightly surprised.

After three years in the frontier and peaceful rivers and lakes, it seems that this so-called Mr. Lu understands me quite well.

"Here, have a piece of cake."

"Little brother, tell me what kind of path this is, sir."

"Pastry... Humph, I won't eat it. What do you think I am, a child!"

"Okay, okay, if you don't want to eat, you won't eat. For the sake of my action just now, how about you tell me Mr. Lu?"

"What you said is really unpleasant. Mr. Lu is a very powerful person. You must respect him! Do you know how to respect him?"

Although this young man was stubborn, he was still young after all. Lu Mingfei said all the information about Mr. Lu without a few words.

But... Lu Mingfei, the more he listened, the more familiar it became.

He frowned.

Suddenly a flash of light flashed through his mind.

correct!

Mr. Lu, listening to this description, the more I hear it, the more he sounds like Shi Baixiaosheng.

Wait, Bai Xiaosheng!

It takes no effort to get there even if you wear iron shoes.

In order to find this person, Lu Mingfei did not know how many troops he sent out. He never thought that he would finally find a clue here.

"Where is Mr. Lu!"

Lu Mingfei grabbed the young man's shoulders.

"You tell me!"

Water Town is a place that you can tell from its name is a water town in the south of the Yangtze River.

Lu Mingfei and Eli Yi were walking on the stone road, covered in mist.

This is it.

Lu Mingfei stopped, looked up, and saw the words "Tongfu Inn".

From morning to dusk, Lu Mingfei sat in the inn all day.

My heart gradually started to murmur.

Could it be that the child lied to him?

Didn't it say that Mr. Lu worked as a storyteller at Tongfu Inn in Water Town?

Why did the storyteller see it at the end of the day, but it was not what the child described.

According to the young man's description, Mr. Lu was a young man with a beautiful face, even better-looking than the princes and princes. The only people who came to Tongfu Inn to listen to books every day were girls and girls, except half-grown children like them.

This is completely different from the Bai Xiaosheng mentioned by Yuan Zhennu.

In addition, Lu Mingfei could tell that although the so-called Mr. Lu was telling stories, most of the stories he told were true, and there were even many anecdotes about the current emperor. Even he, the current champion, was not aware of it. I know, just after listening to it and thinking about it, I found many things that I couldn't figure out before, and it suddenly became clear.

As we get older today, the older we get, the more afraid of death we are, so we lose the will to forge ahead and start playing the game of balancing the government. Civil servants and military officers check and balance each other, and there are other means, and then one person studies immortality alone. method.

But where in the world can immortality come from?

The storyteller named Mr. Lu once told a story about an emperor who was desperate for immortality and even resorted to using living people to make elixirs.

Lu Mingfei was vaguely uneasy. Bai Xiaosheng claimed to know the past and the future. What kind of emperor was he talking about? Could it be that His Majesty was talking about using living people to make elixirs? Is this a possibility in the future?

After thinking about it, Lu Mingfei put it aside. He had no control over what happened to His Majesty. Finding Bai Xiaosheng was the real important thing. Maybe he had a way to cure Eli Yi.

I just came to this water town and sat there for a day. The goateeed storyteller held up his hands and thanked me, but there was no trace of Mr. Nalu.

Eli Yi was already asleep. She was wrapped in her cloak, her eyes closed and she was leaning on Lu Mingfei's shoulder.

Sometimes Lu Mingfei would have the illusion that the lady on his shoulder was not a living person, but a cold rock.

There is no breath of life.

Lu Mingfei came to Shuishui Town under the guise of a tour. He was full of hope again and again for medical treatment, but came back disappointed again and again. The more times he came to town, the more hard-working people would become disheartened and then despair. .

Although he really didn't want to admit it, to be honest, after so long and so many failed hopes, Lu Mingfei didn't feel tired at all. He didn't believe it himself.

But he could just handle this kind of thing alone. There was no need to talk to Eriki, which would only add to the trouble.

Speaking of which, Lu Mingfei woke up from his dream countless nights. Looking at Eliyi who was as silent as a corpse beside him, his heart felt cramped one after another.

This is his girl.

She is also his woman.

Lu Mingfei once vowed to make Hui Liyi happy for a lifetime.

How come it has become like this now!

Lu Mingfei hated his incompetence.

There is nothing more painful than watching the girl you love die day by day.

No.

Erika slept longer and longer.

Now it has reached the point where he can only be awake for two hours out of twelve hours a day.

If this continues, one day, Eriyi will fall asleep and never wake up again.

This is a completely foreseeable future.

But Lu Mingfei and Hui Liyi never mentioned it.

Time is really too precious to them.

More precious than gold.

During the two hours when Eriki was awake, they seized every minute and every second, as if someone was driving behind them with a whip. They rushed non-stop, one place and then the next.

There is a strange person in Dazhou. He always carries a woman wrapped in a cloak on his back, or carries a carriage with a bed that looks like a coffin on it.

While Hui Liyi is sleeping, Lu Mingfei will do many things.

He drew and drew all the interesting things that happened in these ten hours, and showed them to Eryi when she woke up.

He studied cooking and created new dishes. Small shredded potatoes could also be made into flowers, which looked like royal tributes. He would give them to Eriki when she woke up.

But often Eriyi would not want to move her chopsticks because these dishes were so beautiful. In the end, Lu Mingfei's hard work could only be eaten cold.

Eliyi bowed her head pitifully to Lu Mingfei, looking aggrieved as "I was wrong."

What else could Lu Mingfei do, of course he could only forgive her.

He learned to make candy figures, skewer candied haws on a stick, and also learn to cut paper. No one in the world would believe him if he told him that he was the champion of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the evil star in the eyes of countless knights and knights. These two pairs of hands have ended countless lives. With my hands, I finally started tinkering with paper-cutting, and I could still be so dexterous.

Countless times, Lu Mingfei and Eri Yi cuddled up against each other, looking at the stars, the sea, the flowers blooming at night, and the dew on the grass blades in the morning.

At this moment, it was as if the whole world had ceased to exist, and only the two of them were left. A mere moment seemed as long as an entire eternity.

But that's just like, nothing more.

A moment is just a moment. It cannot stay forever just because you think it is eternal.

On this day, Eriyi woke up from a long sleep.

She stared at the ceiling in confusion for a long time.

Lu Mingfei called her "ma'am" as usual.

Eriyi turned her head and looked at him calmly.

Lu Mingfei smiled and wanted to show her his paintings and tell her the interesting things that happened when Huiliyi was sleeping.

Eriyi didn't listen.

She wanted to write, but Lu Mingfei didn't allow it, but this time Eriyi was particularly stubborn, so Lu Mingfei had no choice but to obey her.

"How long have I slept?"

Painted pear clothes written.

"Ten hours."

As Lu Mingfei said this, there was nothing strange on his face.

Erika stared at him for a long time.

"Open the window."

Painted pear clothes written.

"Its daybreak."

Lu Mingfei's smile solidified little by little.

Open the window and let the dawn light shine in.

Yes, nothing wrong.

Its daybreak.

Erika narrowed her eyes.

This time, she slept for eleven hours.

There are only twelve hours in a day.

Lu Mingfei covered his heart and exhaled.

He was a little out of breath.

This feels really uncomfortable.

If a person closes his eyes, he will never wake up again.

Even if there is still breathing, heartbeat and body temperature.

Can that still be considered alive?

"Husband."

Eriyi wrote.

"Let's go back to Beijing."

After all, they still failed to travel around the world.

The world is too big and time is too short.

Perhaps this is the so-called life, where regrets are spliced ​​together one after another. Perfection only exists in picture books or in the mouths of storytellers.

On the carriage back, Eryi counted her fingers one by one to figure out where Lu Mingfei had not gone.

Lu Mingfei hugged her.

Finally his girl raised her head with gentle eyes.

"Husband."

She wrote to Lu Mingfei.

"Can you grant me a request?"

"I promise."

Eriko smiled slyly.

"Then it's agreed. My husband is a real man and can't break his promise."

Lu Mingfei acted as if he had just reacted.

"Madam, please tell me first what the request is."

"I don't care, my husband agreed anyway."

"It doesn't count, that doesn't count."

"Oh, husband, are you trying to cheat?"

The two were arguing for a while, and Eriki quickly ran out of energy. Her body was too weak. She was already sweating through ordinary movements, not running or jumping.

She relaxed and put all her strength into Lu Mingfei's arms.

"Husband."

Hui Liyi played with Lu Mingfei's fingers and wrote on them.

"Um?"

Eriyi paused for a long time, and finally wrote slowly one stroke at a time.

"When I leave later, please ask your husband to take my place and go to these places that I have not been able to visit one by one."

Lu Mingfei trembled.

But he smiled.

"What are you talking about, madam?"

"I regard you very much."

"Walk?"

"Where do you want to go?"

"Where can you go?"

Lu Mingfei's tone became firmer every time.

Although he was not wearing a bronze mask at this moment, his aura was not inferior to that of the former champion Hou Shi.

To put it bluntly, he is an iron-blooded warrior on the battlefield.

However, this kind of momentum could only be released as soon as it was released. The lady was still in his arms, and Lu Mingfei was afraid of scaring Eli Yi.

He suddenly came to his senses.

Lu Mingfei finally realized that he had been too emotional just now.

But this was the first time the two of them mentioned Eriki's death.

For Lu Mingfei, it was more cruel than the harshest punishment.

Eriko held his hand tightly.

"Husband."

It can be seen that she feels very uncomfortable.

If possible, who would be willing to be separated from their sweetheart forever?

"remember."

"You promised me."

"I never asked for it."

"This is the only one."

"So, you can't break your promise."

"You can't lie to me."

She stared deeply at Lu Mingfei.

"promise me."

The carriage kept going, kept going.

Lu Mingfei felt that what was leading ahead was not the capital, but a cliff.

I want to devour them both together.

This is really uncomfortable.

"good."

"I promise you."

The capital is the place where the two met.

They returned to the outer palace.

After getting married, although Eryi has been living in the Champion's Mansion, the original Waiwang's Mansion also sent people back to clean it frequently.

When they opened the door, there was no stale smell as expected, and the furniture was not gathering dust.

The two of them walked through the rooms.

Eliyi's face glowed with energy, and she enthusiastically introduced here, here, and here to Lu Mingfei, and introduced their respective stories.

She seemed to want to tell Lu Mingfei all her past.

"Remember this window sill?"

"Well, how could I forget."

This is Hui Liyi's room. As for the window sill, it is the place where Lu Mingfei said goodbye to Hui Liyi the night before he left the capital.

Before leaving, Mingfei left a letter.

"it is this."

Eriyi took it out.

It was a letter left by Lu Mingfei back then.

She treasures it to this day.

"Husband."

"I want to go there."

"good."

Lu Mingfei helped her and Hui Liyi sat on the window sill. This was where Lu Mingfei sat all night that day. Hui Liyi was here now.

She closed her eyes, smiled, and imagined her husband being here that night.

"It's like a dream."

"I can marry my husband."