The rainy night speeds away, the horse's hoof steps in the muddy major road, the rainwater muddy water splash, can only be able to see clearly the front path by the thunder light. 雨夜疾驰,马蹄踩在泥泞官道上,雨水泥水飞溅,只能凭借雷光才能看清前方的道路。 After Xu Buling has Chang'an, turns back toward Yufeng, arrives in the foot the small rural fair, the time is very late. 许不令出长安后,往玉峰山折返,抵达山脚的小集市,时间已经很晚。 Late at night, the rainstorm like the note, the small rural fair like by the death town/subdues that the rainwater submerges, misfires no one without the lamp. 三更半夜,暴雨如注,小集市如同被雨水淹没的死镇,无灯无火无一人。 Xu Buling brings the bamboo hat, directly across small town, in the branch road junction of stone street hesitant, has not climbed mountains directly, but transfers the horse's head to go to Yufeng nearby summer resort mountain villa. 许不令带着斗笠,径直穿过小镇,在石街的岔道口犹豫了下,没有直接上山,而是调转马头前往玉峰山附近避暑山庄。 Treads —— 踏踏踏—— The horse's hoof steps in the flagging sends out the clear sound, at a small inn after rural fair, the space has the thunder light flash, the corner of the eye of Xu Buling, found in the worn-out inn suddenly under the eaves of years, is standing a white hair old woman. 马蹄踩在石板路上发出清脆的响动,经过集市上一间小客栈时,天上有雷光闪过,许不令的眼角,忽然瞧见破旧客栈上了岁月的屋檐下,站着一个白发老妪。 thunder light flashes to pass, peripheral then fell into extremely the night and deathly stillness, does not have other things except for the noise of the rain again. 雷光一闪而逝,周边便又陷入了极夜和死寂,除了雨声再也没有其他东西。 „Implored ——” “吁——” A Xu Buling brow wrinkle, restrained the horses to stop on the stone street, the leaning head looked to just now the Jinghong glance direction. 许不令眉头一皱,勒住马匹停在了石街上,偏头望向方才惊鸿一瞥的方向。 PL —— —— Quick, is together the thunder light flash, illuminated of all forms in small rural fair. 很快,又是一道雷光闪过,照亮了小集市上的形形色色。 Under the obsolete eaves of inn is piling spatial wine pot, fuel and other thing, wears the grey cloth skirt white hair old woman, the humpbacked rickets the waist, on the face is covering entirely the fold, like standing of klutz in same place, the eyes narrow a seam, is looking at front street. 客栈的老旧屋檐下堆着空酒坛、柴火等物,身着灰色布裙的白发老妪,驼背佝偻着腰,脸上布满褶皱,如同木头人似的站在原地,双眼眯成一条缝,望着面前的街道。 thunder light is very short, peripheral falls into the night again. 雷光很短暂,周边再次陷入极夜。 Xu Buling stops in same place, root of the ear fine motion careful sensation, breath sound that actually only then the crotch horses hear. 许不令停在原地,耳根微动仔细感知,却只有胯下马匹传来的鼻息声。 Whish —— 哗哗哗—— The rainstorm strokes in the tile and on stone tile/brick and bamboo hat, sends out flip-flop the sound. 暴雨击打在瓦片、石砖和斗笠上,发出噼噼啪啪的响动。 Passed the little while slightly, the hoarse sound, resounds from nearby obsolete inn eaves together: 稍微过了会儿,一道沙哑的声音,从旁边的老旧客栈屋檐下响起: „Does Mengzi come back?” “猛子回来啦？” The sound is very weak, is somewhat unclear. 声音很虚弱,有些含糊不清。 Xu Buling frowns gently, slightly hesitant, brings umbrella and flint candle and other thing from horse side, turns over/stands up dismount, arrives under the eaves of obsolete inn, by the feeling the wax candlestick in the slit of fuel, opened the umbrella to block from the rainwater that leaves out from the eaves, raps the flint. 许不令轻轻蹙眉,稍微犹豫了下,从马侧取来雨伞和火石蜡烛等物,翻身下马,走到老旧客栈的屋檐下,凭借感觉把蜡烛插在了柴火的缝隙中,撑开雨伞遮住从屋檐上漏下的雨水,敲击火石。 Dá —— dá —— 哒——哒—— All around did not have the light dimly, the noise of the rain covered all sounds. 四周昏暗无光,雨声掩盖了所有的声息。 Xu Buling felt that the body rain clothes were bumped, sparks/Mars that the flint blows out carries over the weak ray, can see that an old face collected toward, but quick received, the weak sound resounds again: 许不令感觉到身上的蓑衣被碰了下,火石爆出的火星带出微弱光芒,可以看到一张苍老的脸往跟前凑了些,只是很快又收了回去,微弱的声音再次响起: „It is not Mengzi......” “不是猛子……” „Granny, rains greatly, how to enter the room?” “老婆婆,大下雨的,怎么不进屋？” The candle lights, the pale yellow ray shines in the rainy night, illuminated an several chi (0.33 m) place under eaves. 蜡烛点燃,昏黄的光芒在雨夜中亮起,照亮了屋檐下的几尺之地。 The old woman eyes are not easy-to-use, but the light feeling, the leaning head looked to the candle, face withered and multi- wrinkles, but actually the brown skin, the white hair tidied up was very clean, with a wooden hairpin, body do not have drugged taste. 老妪眼睛不好使,但还有光感,偏头望向了蜡烛,脸庞干瘪而多皱,土黄色的皮肤,白发倒收拾的很干净,用一根木簪子别着,身上有一股中药味。 „...... Mengzi ran...... he to come back......” “……猛子又跑出去了……等他回来……” Reason that the tooth basically all falls off, the speech running wind is ambiguous. 牙齿基本全脱落的缘故,说话跑风含含糊糊。 „Such big rain, if goes out to work, in the evening definitely does not come back, enters the room to wait.” “这么大的雨,若是出去务工,晚上肯定回不来,进屋去等吧。” „Is flustered...... cannot fall asleep......” “心慌……睡不着……” Xu Buling sighed gently, about looked, took up two big jugs from side, turned inside out to back off on the ground, is opening an umbrella sits down above, said with a smile lightly: 许不令轻轻叹了口气,左右看了看,从旁边拿起两个大坛子,翻过来倒扣在地上,撑着伞在上面坐下,轻笑道: „Is waiting, the rain is so big, for a short time perhaps does not come back.” “坐着等吧,雨这么大,一时半会儿恐怕回不来。” „Oh....... thanks......” “哦……谢谢啊……” About the old woman looked, withered finger touched under the determination of fix on the jug, sits down tremblingly, the vision carried over the street of heavy rain heavy rain. 老妪左右看了看,干枯手指在坛子上摸了下才确定位置,颤巍巍坐下,目光又移向了大雨瓢泼的街道。 The rainstorm camouflage world, under the obsolete eaves lamplight the size of a bean, the white hair old woman sits by the candle, the side is wears the rain clothes young people of bamboo hat, the lower back sits straightly, the left hand umbrella extends to obstruct in the old woman top of the head, dropped the drop raindrop falls following the rain clothes and bamboo hat, converged the close outside curtain of rain. 暴雨遮蔽天地,只有老旧屋檐下一灯如豆,白发老妪坐在蜡烛旁,身边是戴着斗笠的蓑衣年轻人,腰背笔直坐着,左手雨伞伸出去些遮在老妪头顶,滴滴雨珠顺着蓑衣和斗笠滑落,汇入了咫尺外的雨幕。 Dá — dá — 哒—哒— Slightly silent the moment, the old woman was a little probably stupid, without meaning of speech. 稍微沉默了片刻,老妪好像有点痴呆,没有说话的意思。 Xu Buling looks at the curtain of rain that is empty at present, thinks: „Is granny people from other place? The voice does not seem like the , just came Chang'an?” 许不令看着眼前空无一物的雨幕,想了想:“老婆婆是外地人？口音不像是附近的,刚来长安？” The old woman as if remembers the side also to have a person, moved slightly, faced the direction of sound, could not see smiled under: „Came...... to come to here for the first time couple days ago probably......” 老妪似乎才想起身边还有个人,稍微动了下,面向了声音的方向,也看不出是不是笑了下:“第一次来……前几天好像来过这儿……” „What comes Chang'an to make? Does the son test the imperial civil service examination?” “来长安做什么？儿子考科举？” „Hehe...... Mengzi has not studied, in the school in village several days later, is not obedient, was expelled by the mister......” “呵呵……猛子没念过书,村里的学堂上过几天,不听话,被先生撵出来了……” Old woman look lax flood white, place that can focus only then that candlelight, slow sound said: „...... The a few years ago falls ill, the doctor on village cannot favor, Mengzi leads me to come out to ask the doctor...... to think that goes to the county, finally walked for more than two years, in the field wheat also confiscate, feared that left uncultivated......” 老妪眼神涣散泛白,唯一能聚焦的地方只有那一点烛火,缓声道:“……前些年生了病,村上的大夫看不好,猛子带着我出来找大夫……以为是去县城,结果走了两年多了,田里种的麦子还没收,怕是荒废了……” Xu Buling listens respectfully peacefully, thinks: „Your son is actually filial.” 许不令安静聆听,想了想:“令郎倒是孝顺。” „Oh ~......” “唉~……” The old women shake the head, sighed lightly: „It is not filial, is not since childhood obedient, in childhood made him study, just like the masters in district, grew up was the master...... to deliver the gentlemen of two chicken to village, in the result two days of school hit the children of others family/home, but also hit the mister...... the mister unable to preach unable to teach, went home to farm......” 老妇人摇了摇头,轻叹了口气:“不孝顺,从小都不听话,小时候让他念书,和县上的老爷一样,长大了当官老爷……送了两只鸡给村里的先生,结果上了两天学堂就把别人家的小孩子打了,还打先生……先生就说教不了教不了,回家种地吧……” Xu Buling pondered over slightly, shakes the head: „This way of the world, can study few, studied are less, the obediently and honestly farm that can mature keeps a family, nothing is not good.” 许不令稍微琢磨了下,摇了摇头:“这世道,能读书的本就没几个,读书能成才的更少,老老实实种地养家糊口,没什么不好。” „Is Ah~” “是啊~” The old woman nods, the speech is very slow: „ Makes Mengzi farm, he is not glad, said farms unpromising, male others must achieve the great accomplishment, 12 or 13-year-old runs to go to the county, mixes up with these hooligans, fights everywhere, times one wound runs several...... ~ many years ago, took a wife to Mengzi, young lady of outskirts, marries a few days, dislikes in the room this not to have, that not to have, Mengzi was angry, hit the wife, then walked, the wife also ran...... 老妪点了点头,说话很慢:“让猛子种地,他也不乐意,说种地没出息,男人家要做大事,十二三岁就跑去县城里面,和那些泼皮混在一起,到处打架,好几次都一身伤跑回来……唉~好多年前,给猛子取了个媳妇,村头的姑娘,嫁进来没几天,嫌屋里这也没有、那也没有,猛子就生气了,把媳妇打了一顿,然后就走了,媳妇也跑了…… ...... I in the village waited, to wait not to see Mengzi at that time daily to come back for a long time, but also thinks that he does not come back. Finally came back, the leg was lame, with begging for food...... truly made the big money, bought several mu place, repaired the house, but also took attractive young lady, daily rushes to the outskirts to show off...... ” ……我当时在村口天天等,等了好久都没见猛子回来,还以为他不回来了。最后还是回来了,腿瘸了,和要饭的似的……不过确实挣了大银子,买了几亩地,把房子也重修了,还取了个漂亮姑娘,天天跑到村头去显摆……” Said here, the old woman hehe smiled, even if face old being able to see clearly expression, could see very happily. 说道这里,老妪呵呵笑了下,哪怕脸已经苍老的看不清表情,还是看得出很得意。 Xu Buling shaking the head chuckle: „Has prospects well.” 许不令摇头轻笑:“有出息就好。” Old woman silent little while, sighed: „ But my works as useless of mother, had. the big sickness, how to govern cannot cure, gives the flower to be clean the family property that Mengzi accumulates, the house, place sold, the wife said two, by Mengzi was expelled to go out I urged at that time, incurable was incurable, Mengzi is gruff, runs to look for the doctor of Chinese medicine at the back of me everywhere...... 老妪沉默了会儿,又叹了口气:“可我这当娘的没用,生了场大病,怎么治都治不好,把猛子攒的家底都给花干净了,房子呀、地呀都卖了,媳妇说了两句,也被猛子撵出了门。我当时劝呀,不治了不治了,猛子非要倔,背着我跑出来到处找郎中…… Before...... me , went to the county, does not think that far, where thinks how this group in walks unable to walk...... the mountain, the water, is different,...... un...... the great river and steamship, the hill that high ship, Mengzi also led me to sit one chapter...... ……我以前就去过县城,以为没多远,哪想到这路在怎么走都走不完……山呀,水呀,都不一样,还有……嗯……大江、大船,小山那么高的船,猛子还带着我坐了一回…… ...... Arrives finally, I forgot that in the family/home what...... had time meets a grove, everywhere is the flowers, I make Mengzi bury me there, Mengzi was not obedient, said that the person, how can bury well. Oh ~...... the person old did not die, injures someone...... ” ……走到最后,我都忘记家里啥样了……有次遇到个林子,到处都是花儿,我就让猛子把我埋在那儿,猛子也不听话,说人好好的,咋能埋了。唉~……人老了不死,害人啦……” The sound is unclear, said that several times behind forgot front, starts from the beginning. 声音含糊不清,好几次说道后面忘了前面,又从头开始。 Xu Buling inspires gently, in an instant looks to the present wind and rain, silent for a long time, has not said anything. 许不令轻轻吸了口气,转眼望向眼前的风雨,沉默许久,却也没说什么。 Sand rustle —— 沙沙沙—— thunder light flashes through occasionally, the whole world seems to have no vitality/angry, only then at present endless heavy rain. 雷光偶尔闪过,整个世界似乎都没什么生气,只有眼前无休无止的大雨。 Candle little shortening, until extinguishing, again in point. 蜡烛一点点变短,直至熄灭,又重新点上了一只。 „...... Mengzi ran away a moment ago secretly, before was this, did not listen to advice, ran away to fight secretly......” “……刚才猛子又偷偷跑出去了,以前就是这样,不听劝,偷偷跑出去打架……” The Xu Buling vision has swept the deserted street, listens to enunciate the unclear words, the feeling is pressing a stone at heart. Perhaps is recalling the passing old woman, is so...... 许不令目光扫过空旷无人的街道,听着吐字不清的话语,心里感觉压着一块石头。或许正在回忆过往的老妇人,也是如此吧…… ------- ------- chā - — 嚓嚓—— Also has not known how long, in the curtain of rain, resounded some static all over the sky. 也不知过了多久,满天雨幕中,响起了些许杂音。 The Xu Buling root of the ear moved slightly, looks to the origin of sound. 许不令耳根微动,望向了声音的来源。 Under rainstorm pitch-dark, cannot see anything, actually obviously can hear the irregular breathing, the clothes robe in the sound that in the rainwater drives. 暴雨下伸手不见五指,看不到什么东西,却明显能听到参差不齐的呼吸声,还有衣袍在雨水中拖动的声响。 Thunderclap —— 霹—— The thunder light flashed through again, illuminated the land. 雷光再次闪过,照亮了大地。 Xu Buling narrows the eye slightly, finds the end of rural fair alley indistinctly, has a shadow to poke the wooden club to take a walk slowly, lamely, the left leg drags in the ground rickets the waist, in the following rainwater pulls off the long shadow. 许不令微微眯眼,隐约瞧见集市小街的尽头,有个黑影杵着木棍缓慢走动,一瘸一拐,左腿拖在地上佝偻着腰,后面的雨水中拖出长长的影子。 Xu Buling has killed many people, even if only sees a shadow, recognizes, that is the blood. 许不令杀过很多人,哪怕只看到一条黑影,也认得出,那是血。 „...... Does Mengzi come back?” “……猛子回来啦？” The old woman detected that the Xu Buling leaning head, has gotten back one's composure slightly, the muddy look looked two in the blurry curtain of rain. 老妪察觉到许不令偏头,稍微回过神,混浊的眼神在迷迷糊糊的雨幕中望了两下。 Xu Buling shows several points of happy expression, inserted the umbrella on the firewood stack, covered part of lines of sight. 许不令露出几分笑意,把伞插在了柴火垛上,遮挡了一部分视线。 „Also no, I take a water to drink......” “还没有,我去取点水喝……” „The Oh....... day was too late, you also went back earlier, I did not need to accompany......” “哦……天太晚了吧,你也早点回去,我不用陪着……” Xu Buling inspires, turns around to enter the curtain of rain, passes through the street by the memory half step, before arriving at just now shadow . 许不令吸了口气,转身走进了雨幕,凭借记忆快步走过街道,来到了方才的黑影之前。 „Hū — to shout —” “呼—呼—” Breathes the sound still to continue loudly, the person's shadow stopped in the front, resounded a hoarse sound that brings the blood froth: 粗重呼吸声音还在持续,人影在面前停了下来,响起了一句带着血沫的沙哑声音: „Thanks, hero......” “谢啦,英雄……” The Xu Buling brow is tight, by sound feedback that the rainwater strokes, determined the position of man, lifted the hand to touch, in the hand actually all was the warm bloodstain. 许不令眉头紧蹙,凭借雨水击打的声音反馈,确定了汉子的位置,抬手摸了下,手上却全是温热的血迹。 „Are you Mengzi?” “你是猛子？” Front shadow is poking the wooden club big mouth respite, slightly silent little while, remembers the mixture blood froth the chuckle sound: 面前的黑影杵着木棍大口喘息,稍微沉默了会儿,才想起夹杂血沫的轻笑声: „Yes...... met a work, has something go wrong...... many thanks the hero to accompany my mother, just now walks secretly, thinks that she fell asleep.” “是啊……接了个活儿,出了岔子……多谢英雄陪着我娘,方才偷偷走,以为她睡着了。” thunder light flashes, the present scenery falls into on the view —— black clothes full is the sword scar, several put on, the left leg ties up the hematischesis with the cloth strip that on the clothes tears down, body is also wrapping the cloth piece, after should just now look for some herbal medicines to chew, spreads reluctantly, looks deathly pale. 雷光一闪,眼前的景色落入眼帘——黑衣上满是刀剑伤痕,好几处一穿而过,左腿用衣服上撕下的布条绑着止血,身上也包着布片,应该是方才找了些草药嘴嚼后勉强敷上,脸色惨白。 Xu Buling lifted the hand to rub the forehead, in the eye was somewhat annoyed: „Has the family/home to have the room, what Jianghu rushes to?” 许不令抬手揉了揉额头,眼中有些恼火:“有家有室,闯什么江湖？” The man vision focuses in the distant place by an ignition light of umbrella blocking , the breath is loud, sighs: 汉子目光聚焦在远处被雨伞遮挡的一点火光上,呼吸粗重,叹了口气: „Had no recourse...... to cure obviously immediately, the God did not keep eyes open......” “迫不得已……明明马上就能治好了,老天爷不长眼……” „......” “……” Xu Buling silent moment, took out a small porcelain bottle from the bosom, forces in the compounded drug the man hand: 许不令沉默了片刻,从怀里取出了一个小瓷瓶,把丹药塞进汉子手里: „Can stop bleeding hangs the life, later do not walk Jianghu, is accompanying your mother everywhere to stroll, good.” “能止血吊命,以后别走江湖了,多陪着你娘到处转转,挺好。” The men are pinching the medicine on hand, nods slightly: „Thanks, does not rush to...... Young Master this medicine, can treat an illness?” 汉子捏着手上的药物,微微颔首:“谢了,早就不闯了……公子这药,能治病吗？” Xu Buling sighed, looked at the distant place candlelight: „Could not govern, what work that you met? The wound is so heavy, can have the pursuing troops?” 许不令叹了口气,看了看远处烛火:“治不了,你接的什么活儿？伤这么重,可有追兵？” Kou Meng is poking simultaneous/uniform Meigun, shakes the head: „Fell into a trap, said that is hits on the mountain rich family, finally the guards are the fierce character, even the person have not found, instead almost lost the life...... behind possibly to have the pursuing troops, Young Master walks quickly......” 寇猛杵着齐眉棍,摇了摇头:“中计了,说是打山上一个富家子一顿,结果护卫都是厉害人物,连人都没瞧见,反而差点丢了命……后面可能有追兵,公子快走吧……” „......?” “……？” A Xu Buling brow wrinkle, the leaning head looks to the curtain of rain, thinks, blew a whistling. 许不令眉头一皱,偏头望向雨幕,想了想,吹了声口哨。 „—” “咻—” The next quarter, on peripheral building presented 78 forms, is guard King's mansion. 下一刻,周边的房舍上出现了七八道身影,都是王府护卫。 The Kou Meng complexion changes, immediately holds simultaneous/uniform Meigun, looks discretely to nearby Xu Buling, but in a minute, put, sighed gently. 寇猛脸色一变,当即持起齐眉棍,谨慎望向旁边的许不令,可片刻后,又放了下来,轻轻叹了口气。 Old Xiao poked the walking stick to go out of the house corner, in the hand was opening an umbrella, somewhat sobbed: 老萧杵着拐杖走出了房屋拐角,手上撑着伞,有些唏嘘: „Who behind wants to leave trouble for the future to have a look is, seemingly cannot ask that...... and little prince meets, if the news disclosed that was known inevitably little prince was not on the mountain tonight, eliminated a potential informant many, little prince did you look?” “本想放虎归山看看背后是谁,看起来问不出来……和小王爷遇上,若是消息走漏,必然被人得知小王爷今夜不在山上,灭口好些,小王爷你看？” Xu Buling inspires, the leaning head looks to lights under distant place inn, slightly silent under: 许不令吸了口气,偏头看向远处客栈下的一点灯火,略微沉默了下: „Walks. At the same night leaves Beijing, keeps one's mouth shut.” “走吧。连夜离京,守口如瓶。” Kou Meng hesitated, nods finally, forces in the mouth the compounded drug, pokes the walking stick to move toward the inn in distant place gradually, goes out several steps, then said: 寇猛迟疑了下,终是点了点头,将丹药塞进嘴里,杵着拐杖缓步走向远处的客栈,走出几步,又回头道: „Young Master is also the Jianghu person, owes you two lives, after my mother is buried, comes inevitably also this sentiment.” “公子也是江湖人,欠你两条命,等我娘入土后,必然过来还这份情。” Xu Buling has not spoken, but lifted the hand. 许不令没有说话,只是抬了抬手。 Two guard King's mansion hidden entered in the curtain of rain immediately, is staring at Kou Meng, avoids disclosing tonight matter. 两名王府护卫当即隐入了雨幕中,盯着寇猛,避免把今夜的事儿走漏出去。 Old Xiao pokes the walking stick to turn around to depart, thinks, then said: 老萧杵着拐杖转身离去,想了想,也回头道: „This his mother is Jianghu, how little prince feels?” “这他娘的就是江湖,小王爷感觉如何？” Xu Buling has not spoken, lifts the hand recovering consciousness horses to turn over/to stand up on, the light frame barrel speeds along to go. 许不令没有说话,抬手缓过来马匹翻身而上,轻架马腹飞驰而去。 Old Xiao shakes the head, looks at the back that Xu Buling departs, sighed in a soft voice: 老萧摇了摇头,看着许不令离去的背影,轻声一叹: „The matter of line all has no qualms in the heart, the Jianghu temple or the marketplace, treating impartially...... this is the hero said that rather than kingly way......” “所行之事皆无愧于心,江湖庙堂还是市井,一视同仁……这是侠道,而非王道啊……”