Lonely Immortal

Zhang Zhiwen didn't say much, just ate with Lin Mingyue, drank some wine, and chatted. It seemed that everything seemed so plain and simple, as if it happened every day. The children had fallen asleep, and Lin Mingyue, who had worked hard all day, completely relaxed.

After three rounds of drinking, Lin Mingyue was a little tipsy. Zhang Zhiwen was fine, and he really didn't feel anything from the wine, but Lin Mingyue was a little drunk. She looked at Zhang Zhiwen who was close at hand and said, "Husband, you have worked hard these days. You have to participate in the martial arts competition tomorrow. You must be careful."

"You have worked hard too. Otherwise, you should rest early." Zhang Zhiwen stretched out his hand, put it on the back of Lin Mingyue's hand, and said softly.

"Well..." Lin Mingyue nodded slightly, and then Zhang Zhiwen helped her lie down to rest. Looking at Lin Mingyue who fell asleep quickly, Zhang Zhiwen was fascinated for a while, but he finally stood up and came to the table and sat down again.

The night was long and he had no mood to sleep. He stared at the wine glass in front of him in a daze. The wine in the glass still exuded a strong smell of alcohol, without any false shadow. Zhang Zhiwen picked up the wine glass and took another sip. It was mellow and fragrant. It was really a good wine.

But Zhang Zhiwen sighed slightly, he stood up, came to the window, looked at the bright moon in the sky, and fell into deep thought. He didn't know what year and month it was today. He couldn't remember clearly. Since he started practicing, he almost forgot these ordinary days. Now, he also has a family and a child. It seems that all this is what should have happened.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Mingyue suddenly woke up and saw Zhang Zhiwen standing in front of the window looking outside in a daze. She couldn't help but get up and ask, with a worried look on her face. Zhang Zhiwen turned around, smiled at her, and said, "Nothing, okay, it's time for me to rest."

After Zhang Zhiwen said this, he walked over and then lay down. Lin Mingyue saw that Zhang Zhiwen seemed to be fine, so she was relieved. Then the two of them fell asleep in each other's arms.

One night passed, and the next day, when Zhang Zhiwen woke up, Lin Mingyue had already gotten up early. There were also children playing outside, so Zhang Zhiwen got up.

"Daddy... Daddy..."

When the children saw Zhang Zhiwen get up, they all ran over. Looking at the three children in front of him, Zhang Zhiwen smiled slightly, and then touched their tender faces. These three children are two girls and one boy. Zhang Zhiwen is now a man with both sons and daughters.

"Be good, don't bother daddy, daddy still has to practice." Lin Mingyue held the child to prevent the child from bothering Zhang Zhiwen, and Zhang Zhiwen stood up and went downstairs.

When he came downstairs, the inn was still crowded, but the inn's patio was still very large. Many people had come here early to practice. Those who practiced here either punched or stood still, and it seemed that they were all the tricks in the rivers and lakes.

Obviously, no one here practiced any Taoism, let alone Tao soul. Some were just simple martial arts moves, some danced with swords and sticks. Obviously, a martial arts competition was to be held in Wangfengling today, and everyone got up early to practice, hoping to get a good result later.

When Zhang Zhiwen came here, he did not practice. He walked around, then stopped in a corner, and then he sat down and began to calm his mind.

However, Zhang Zhiwen had just sat down when a few strong men came to the side, and they came up to drive Zhang Zhiwen away.

"What are you doing here? Go!"

"Go sit somewhere else, this is a place for practicing!"

...

These people were shouting and about to fight, so Zhang Zhiwen was about to fight back. He was sitting in this corner and hadn't provoked anyone, but these people came over to cause trouble. He would definitely fight back, but when he looked up, he saw Lin Mingyue on the second floor looking at him nervously with her child. Zhang Zhiwen could only hold back and then got up and left helplessly, and moved to another place.

"Hmph, why sit here when there are so many places to sit? You must be crazy!"

"That's right, practice your martial arts, and you're still lazy!"

...

These people were still mumbling and mocking Zhang Zhiwen, but Zhang Zhiwen didn't say much, so he simply moved to another place. But when he came to this place, several people came to practice martial arts and drove him away again, so he couldn't practice martial arts here.

But Zhang Zhiwen didn't come here to practice martial arts. He just followed Lin Mingyue's instructions. Since he couldn't practice martial arts here, he had to leave.

"Husband, why don't we leave? There's nothing good to stay here." Seeing Zhang Zhiwen coming back, Lin Mingyue didn't seem to want to embarrass him. She was reasonable. Martial artists have to get up early in the morning to practice martial arts, but there is no place to practice martial arts now, so it's better to leave early.

"Okay." Zhang Zhiwen was eager to leave early, so he naturally agreed.

In this way, the family set off. Zhang Zhiwen came to the shopkeeper to settle the bill, and then finally paid the hotel bill, and it was Lin Mingyue who paid the bill. It seemed that Lin Mingyue was also in charge of the family's money, but seeing that Lin Mingyue felt a little distressed about the accommodation fee for one night, Zhang Zhiwen probably knew that the family should be in a difficult situation.

A few acres of thin farmland, right? Can it support three children? There are two adults who also have to eat, and the world doesn't look very good. Today's so-called martial arts tournament is actually no different from the secular imperial examination, right? If you win the battle and have a ranking, then you can keep these acres of thin farmland.

But all this seemed to be extremely common, at least in this world. Zhang Zhiwen didn't say much. In fact, he vaguely knew the ins and outs of all this. He just led Lin Mingyue and the three children out. When he came outside, he planned to call a carriage, but Lin Mingyue stopped him.

"Ms. sir, this carriage is too expensive. How about we walk." Lin Mingyue looked embarrassed. It was obvious that her family had no money and could not afford to ride in a carriage.

This is in line with Zhang Zhiwen's understanding, but Zhang Zhiwen has been practicing alone outside for a long time, and he is somewhat accustomed to it. Now, he has a family and a family, so he must be short of money. Since he has no money to take a carriage, he can only walk. .

"Then thank you for the hard work, my wife and children." Zhang Zhiwen still felt a little guilty. He was a husband and a father, but he made the whole family suffer with him, but this was also the life he could probably imagine, if he really was For a mortal, such a life is extremely ordinary.

Isn’t this how everyone lives in this world? Either he is running for work or for exams, then gets married and has children, and lives an ordinary life, but this ordinary price is extraordinary. It requires paying all costs and doing his best. And now, he just wants to do his best. He wants to He went to participate in a martial arts tournament for this family, and he had to win. If he couldn't win, he would be finished, and the family would be finished too.

It seems... all this seems extremely strange, but Zhang Zhiwen knows this very well. People always have desires, expectations, and ideas. Whenever an idea comes up, it will be followed by all kinds of things. The trouble comes, that's the reality.

Zhang Zhiwen did not complain. Instead, he accepted it happily. He took his wife and children on the road. Along the way, the dust was flying, and carriages kept passing by them. The dust was very choking, and even It's easy to scratch the eyes, and the children can't stand it anymore. Firstly, walking is very tiring, secondly, they are full of dust, and thirdly, the sun is scorching. The children walked all day yesterday. , I can't walk today, so the two couples, Zhang Zhiwen and Lin Mingyue, have to take turns carrying their children on their backs.

They had been walking all day, and they only took a break last night. Zhang Zhiwen, a scholar-looking person, didn't have enough physical strength to carry the child for a while. Lin Mingyue couldn't even carry the child, so the two of them just walked. Walking and stopping like this, it didn't look like he was attending a martial arts tournament, but rather like he was fleeing for safety.

"Hey!..."

Suddenly, a voice came, followed by the sound of horses neighing. Zhang Zhiwen turned around and saw a carriage stopping beside them. Then the curtain was lifted on the carriage, and a middle-aged man leaned out. First, he looked at Zhang Zhiwen and Lin Mingyue quite gently and said, "Brother, I see that it's been a difficult journey for you, why don't you come up and ride together?"

Seeing this scene, Lin Mingyue seemed a little moved, but she obviously had to see what Zhang Zhiwen meant. Zhang Zhiwen waved his hand and said, "No, thank you for your kindness, we can just walk."

The middle-aged man didn't expect Zhang Zhiwen to reject him so quickly. He seemed a little disappointed, but he still nodded and said, "That's okay, brother, be careful on the road."

After saying this, the middle-aged man lowered the curtain and asked the coachman to drive the carriage away. Looking at the carriage going away, Lin Mingyue asked with some confusion: "Mr., why don't you get in the carriage? This man You mean well, right? But you don’t seem very happy?”

When Zhang Zhiwen heard this, he stopped and said, "We don't know him, why is he so kind?"

"Ms. sir, this is wrong. I'm afraid you are too worried. There are some kind people along the way. They see that it is very difficult for us to raise a family, and they want to lend a hand to help us. How can we let this happen? You said it as if you were planning to kill us?"

Lin Mingyue might be a little tired from the journey, so she seemed to be a little resentful when she spoke. This was completely understandable to Zhang Zhiwen. Therefore, Zhang Zhiwen still said patiently: "Madam, there is nothing in this world that does not require benefits. He is not related to us, so why is he so eager to help us all of a sudden? "

"Ms. sir, are you just thinking too much? There are still good people in this world. I think the gentleman just now is quite good. But forget it, since you don't want to, I won't force you."

After Lin Mingyue said this, she seemed a little angry. She felt that Zhang Zhiwen was too complicated and thought that others were so bad. This was naturally inappropriate. There must be warmth in this world. After all, the blood flowing in everyone's body also has some. temperature.

As the saying goes, the world is worth it!

Zhang Zhiwen didn't care about this kind of thing with Lin Mingyue. In fact, he didn't say something. The man looked at Lin Mingyue just now and there was something obviously wrong. This was obviously directed at Lin Mingyue. Lin Mingyue was still a bit conspicuous here. , after all, she is still beautiful. Even though she has given birth to three children, her figure is still excellent.

Therefore, as a man, Zhang Zhiwen, how could he not see the thoughts of his counterpart who is also a man? But he didn't plan to talk about it so openly, lest Lin Mingyue think he was even more petty.

But obviously, Lin Mingyue seems to be a bit naive. At least in Zhang Zhiwen's perception, Lin Mingyue is indeed not that complicated.

In this way, the two continued to take their children on the road, but not long after walking, Lin Mingyue became a little tired and couldn't walk, so everyone rested on the roadside.

But at this moment, a group of people came up from behind. These people didn't look like good people at first glance. They seemed to be the same strong men they met in the inn in the morning. When these people came over, they saw Lin Mingyue.

As soon as they saw Lin Mingyue, the eyes of these people gleamed. They immediately gathered around to start humiliating Zhang Zhiwen and were ready to do anything to Lin Mingyue. This time, Lin Mingyue was frightened, and the children were also frightened. , Zhang Zhiwen looks like a scholar. Although according to the situation of the world and his current thoughts, he still has some martial arts skills, but how can he be the opponent of these strong men joining forces, he can knock people to the ground in a few times.

Just as Lin Mingyue was crying and struggling, suddenly a carriage came in front, and then she heard a cold shout: "Stop!"

The voice was full of power and even had a sense of majesty. When these strong men heard the voice, they subconsciously stopped. Then they turned around and saw a middle-aged man stepping down from the carriage and glaring at these few people. A gangster.

These people saw the middle-aged man's extraordinary aura and knew he was someone not easy to mess with. They were a little frightened. But when they saw what was going on, they simply broke the pot and killed the middle-aged man. They even pulled out knives and guns to deal with the middle-aged man.

"careful!"

Lin Mingyue exclaimed in fright. Her attention was completely focused on the middle-aged man. When the middle-aged man was shouted out by Lin Mingyue, he became even more angry. He rushed into these gangsters. Then a burst of punches and kicks passed, and these strong men were immediately knocked to the ground.

Obviously, this middle-aged man was extremely powerful, at least with strong martial arts skills. After knocking down these strong men, he came to Lin Mingyue, then helped her up, and asked with great concern: "This lady, you Is it okay?”

Lin Mingyue stared at the other party blankly, her eyes seemed a little blurred, as if she was moved by the other party's heroic act, or attracted. It took a long time for her to come back to her senses, and then she realized something was wrong, and she quickly She broke away from the man's hand, then showed a shy look and lowered her head. She quickly walked to Zhang Zhiwen in a few steps, then helped Zhang Zhiwen up and asked with concern: "Mr., are you okay?"