Thirteenth month of death

Chapter 32: Sword Name Red Embroidery
My name is Fei Zaixing.

The origin of my name is very simple. My family elders hoped that I could revive the Fei family, so I was named Fei Zaixing.

But I prefer people to call me Xiao Fei, Brother Fei, or Hero Fei.

The name Fei Zaixing is more like a pair of shackles to me. Once someone calls me that name, it will bind my body and soul.

There are some things that ordinary people can do but Fei Zaixing cannot do, and there are things that ordinary people cannot do but Fei Zaixing must do.

Before I officially joined Jianshou Mountain, I lived in a place called Ning'an County. There was no other reason, but because my family had lived here for generations.

One day, I was practicing in the backyard of my house when I heard a strange noise on the wall.

When I looked over, I saw a little girl with a flower in her hair lying on the wall, her big black eyes staring at me.

When she saw me, she was startled and fell down with a cry.

I ran over quickly and jumped onto the wall, just in time to see her fall flat on the grass with her legs spread out, looking very unladylike.

I couldn't help laughing, and she quickly sat up straight, covering her dress, glared at me with a red face, and ran back to the room.

After asking my family, I found out that the imperial court had recently sent an official named Xu to Ning'an County to serve as the county magistrate. The Xu family's mansion happened to be right next door to my house.

From then on, there was a voice in my boring and uninteresting martial arts training career.

The little girl named Xu loves to laugh. Every afternoon, you can always hear her silver bell-like laughter.

She built a swing in the backyard. While I was practicing martial arts and sweating profusely, she was swinging on the swing carefree. When the swing swung high, her laughter was thrown over the wall and filled the whole yard.

When I get tired of practicing, I like to jump onto the wall and watch her playing on the other side. When I see her having fun, I feel happy too.

"Resurrection!"

A tall figure appeared under the eaves in the backyard.

In my memory, his appearance is very vague, perhaps because every time he appeared, I only dared to lower my head and never dared to face him directly.

"You're being lazy again! Do you know how hard it is to get the herbs to strengthen your body?"

"Do you know what level the teenagers of your age have reached?"

"Being lazy, all I do is be lazy all day long!"

"My Fei family has passed down its legacy through the sword, and our ancestor Fei Qingyi was even a sword immortal who once reached the pinnacle of the sword. Who are you being worthy of by being so lazy?"

"Are you listening to me..."

"I always feel tired after practicing for a while..."

"When I was your age..."

"you……"

The sound gradually became blurred. I took a last look at her, jumped off the wall, knelt on the ground, and said nothing.

Whether it's being scolded or being beaten, I've long been used to it.

My life has been planned from beginning to end by my family elders. There will be no changes, and my opinion is not needed.

But that day, I received the worst beating I had ever received in my life.

They said I was disobedient, but I didn't say a word.

After they left, they ordered that no one was allowed to apply medicine to me and asked me to reflect on myself.

I fell in the backyard, and the sparse stars hung in the night sky, twinkling, as if they were mocking me.

Why are you laughing at me?

You are just stones, you are just lucky to be in the sky.

I dare not move, because my whole body hurts if I move.

At this time, a rustling sound appeared on the wall again.

I raised my head with difficulty, and before the person appeared, I saw the hairpin flower.

I endured the pain and immediately got up, looking at the wall expressionlessly.

She appeared breathlessly, and when she found me looking at her, she was obviously startled, then glanced fearfully at my backyard and held out a clean white hand: "Shh... Here you go."

Seeing that I didn't move, she became a little anxious, then gritted her teeth and threw it to me with force.

"Ouch..." She fell again.

I caught the thing she threw to me and was stunned by the light of stars and moon.

It was a rabbit-shaped pastry, white and tender, and it was a torture to hold it in my rough hands.

That night, the stars seemed to be shining a little brighter.

Since then, she and I have had a better understanding of each other.

Every day she would climb up the wall with great effort and hand me a piece of strange-looking pastry.

And when I hear the sounds of beating and scolding coming from my yard, the cake will be in the shape of a rabbit.

I asked her why, and she said that rabbit was her favorite pastry, and she wouldn't be willing to give it to me unless I got beaten.

Perhaps, life will go on like this, and I will become the hero that my elders call me, and become famous throughout the world.

She is still unmarried and will get married one day, and we will never see each other again.

Until one day, she was crying so hard that she could hardly breathe, and told me that her father had arranged a marriage for her and she was going to get married.

This is a good thing, I knew this day would come.

But when the news really came, I found myself not as calm as I expected.

I don't want her to get married. Even if she does, she should marry someone she wants to marry.

She didn't want to marry a man she had never met.

I thought of many ways, and then found that I had no solution.

I am a useless person. I can do nothing except practicing martial arts.

Her wedding day was drawing nearer, and I also received news that the people from Jianshou Mountain were coming to pick me up.

I heard that he came here because of my ancestor, the swordsman Fei Qingyi.

When the man from Jianshou Mountain came, he looked at me strangely for the first time.

I stood in front of him, feeling like I was naked, being stared at by a poisonous snake. It was cold and vicious, making me shiver.

"How old are you?" he asked me.

"Fifteen," I answered. I didn't want to tell him, but fear had already made me say it.

"You have good roots, but there is something stuck in your heart. It will be difficult to achieve great success unless you get rid of it." He did not avoid anyone when he said this. When the elders in the family heard this, they were all very nervous and asked him what was bothering me.

"Boy, you are not to my liking, but I still give you a choice. Jianshou Mountain owes a favor to your ancestors of the Fei family." He stared at me, his voice like a knife scraping bones.

“One, come back to Jianshou Mountain with me. Even if you have grievances in your heart, you can still be a pillar of support and do nothing wrong.”

"What about the second one?" I ignored the frequent nods of my elders and asked subconsciously.

"Well, I can help you get rid of the depression in your heart, but then you will be cleared of all the favors owed to your Fei family. How about that?" He smiled chillingly.

I understand. He doesn't like me, so he would rather help me do something to repay the favor than take me to Jianshou Mountain.

"I choose two."

Under the angry gazes of my elders at home, I felt more relaxed than ever before, even though he had not accomplished anything yet.

That night, he found me and asked, "Tell me, who do you want to kill? These old guys in your family have been bullying you since your parents passed away, right?"

I looked at him, shook my head, and pointed to the next door: "It's her."

He was obviously stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahaha, you're still a romantic..."

……

Things went better than expected.

There is a Tianchan Temple in the nearby Fanlin Mountain. He used his connections in Jianshou Mountain to find a master for the girl from the Xu family and accepted Xu Xiu Niang as his disciple.

Now, the engagement was naturally cancelled.

And he broke his promise and took me to Jianshou Mountain.

It was a dusk.

He drove his carriage and came to my yard to wait for me.

I packed my luggage and without even looking back at home, I jumped onto the wall and looked towards the yard next door.

Her backyard was quiet today, with only the evening breeze making the swing sway gently.

Where did she go?
I haven't seen her since the engagement was called off.

However, this is fine.

People like me are not in the same world as her.

I think I like her.

But what do you like about her?

Carefree and free?
A sweet smile and a beautiful appearance?
I stood there thinking for a long time.

Until the night wind turned cold and woke me up from the wall.

correct……

What I liked was the white and tender rabbit pastry that she stuffed into my hand.

"Boy, let's go!"

he urged.

I jumped off the wall and had already finished the cake.

It's inappropriate for my rough hands to hold such delicate pastries.

After climbing onto the carriage, he whipped the whip, and my fifteen years of life also started anew.

Miss Xu should get married, right?
However, now she should be able to choose someone she likes.

That’s what I thought.

Suddenly, an urgent cry came from behind the carriage.

"Brother Fei!"

"Whoa--" He reined in his horse, leaned against the carriage frame with his hands folded in his arms, looking as if he was waiting for a good show.

I got out of the car, the setting sun was behind her, and she ran towards me with a sword, sweating profusely.

"Wait until you become famous..."

She lowered her head and stuffed the sword into my arms.

I don’t know if it was the flowers in her hair or the sunset that made her pretty face blush.

My heart was beating fast.

Holding the sword and looking at it carefully, I found that it was not a famous sword and its material was ordinary.

But the sword is called——

Red embroidery.

"Boy, you're really leaving this time!"

He laughed out loud.

I held the sword tightly because I knew that I had obtained the most precious thing in the world.

(End of this chapter)