Chapter 226 I promise, your death will not be in vain

Chapter 226 I promise, your death will not be in vain

"It's the branches broken off from the jujube tree in your yard in Shi County." Chang Xiaoming answered Chu Tang's question simply.

Chu Tang became more and more dumbfounded. He looked at the dead branch in his hand and was speechless for a long time.

After all, he also missed the two jujube trees at home.

It's midsummer again, and I wonder if they are in full bloom and bearing fruit.

In other words, I wonder if Xu Jin, who was entrusted by him, helped him take care of the yard, and whether the jujube tree has died.

etc!

What he wants to solve now is the mystery of why the jujube tree appeared in Chang Xiaoming's hands, not to remember anything!

Chang Xiaoming seemed to be very interested in seeing Chu Tang's frown, smiled slightly, pointed to the branch he just buried, and asked: "Do you know what branch I buried?"

"Of course it's not a jujube tree, is it?" Chu Tang said cleverly.

If they were both jujube trees, Chang Xiaoming would not need to ask more questions.

Chang Xiaoming raised his head and looked at Chu Tang standing in front of him, his eyes shining in the firelight, and said in a hoarse voice: "That was broken off the osmanthus tree."

"Guishu..." Chu Tang's heart moved.

The origin of the name Guijun is that there are many osmanthus trees in the county. When the flowers bloom, the air is filled with the rich fragrance of osmanthus, which is refreshing and intoxicating.

Shixian County also has many osmanthus trees planted in the Guijun area, and their lush branches can be seen everywhere in the county.

In the eyes of Shixian people from other places, the osmanthus tree represents nostalgia.

Chang Xiaoming said in a faint tone: "When I was a child, my favorite was the osmanthus cake made by my mother with osmanthus. It was sweet and fragrant, and very greedy. Unfortunately, I haven't tasted that taste again for many years!"

Chu Tang was silent.

The osmanthus tree is always there, and the osmanthus cake can be seen everywhere. The appearance remains the same, and the taste may not have changed. It’s just that the person who made it is different, and it no longer tastes like the one I miss.

"Junior sister Ziyu is also from Guijun, did you know?" Chang Xiaoming suddenly asked.

"I heard her say it." Chu Tang nodded heavily.

He could not forget that when Zhao Ziyu asked him for help, he asked him as a citizen of Guijun to let him, the leader of the Guijun police team, stand up for them.

Chang Xiaoming sighed and said: "Junior Sister Ziyu is not from our Shi County, but from Bai County next door. When she left your house last year, she saw two jujube trees in your yard, so she casually broke one and said it was this I left Guijun for the first time, and I don’t know when I will be able to return to my hometown, so I wanted to take this as a thought."

After stroking the smooth dead branches in his hand a few times, Chu Tang's eyes became distant and he muttered: "Think about it..."

"Yes, it's just a thought." Chang Xiaoming's sigh became longer and longer, "Tzuyu said that when she was a child, she liked to eat red date cake the most. It was very fragrant and glutinous, and sticky to the teeth, but she just liked it. But later, her hometown was affected by the epidemic. During the disaster, when her parents were in exile, she sold her to our master, and she has never seen her relatives since then. Perhaps this jujube tree represents her nostalgia for her parents and relatives in her hometown? I often see her take out this branch to observe Play."

I don't know why, Chang Xiaoming's words were very plain, as if he was telling a story that everyone knew. There were no waves or waves in the ancient well, but Chu Tang sounded like he was deeply worried and extremely heavy.

His throat felt like it was blocked by a stone, and he couldn't say anything. He felt stuffy even when breathing, and there was a dull pain in his chest.

In an instant, he felt that the dead branch in his hand, which was as light as nothing, suddenly became as heavy as Mount Tai.

The dead branches in front of him were no longer just branches in his eyes.

"You...I..." Chu Tang was in a panic and was speechless.

Chang Xiaoming looked at him and said seriously: "Originally, this branch was brought by Junior Sister Ziyu, and it should be buried here with her. However, because you are here, I thought about it carefully and decided that it would be better to return it to its original owner. "

"Return to...the original owner?" Chu Tang smiled, but it was uglier than crying.

Chang Xiaoming said calmly: "You can lose this thing, take it back to Shixian County, or keep it for...thinking about it, it's not impossible, it's up to you!"

"Xiao Ming, I..." Chu Tang was still speechless.

Chang Xiaoming slowly lay down on the ground again, not caring about the filth of the mountain mud after the rain, and suddenly sighed: "There is no moonlight tonight, it's so dark..."

"Huh?" Chu Tang suddenly felt that his tone was abnormal and his expression was not right. He couldn't help but look down and exclaimed, "Xiao Ming, you..."

Chang Xiaoming's mouth and nose were bleeding continuously, and the smile on his face was extremely scary.

"Xiao Ming!" Chu Tang immediately rushed to his side, squatted down and helped him up, and felt his pulse. It was chaotic and weak.

Without saying a word, he immediately supported Chang Xiaoming and gave him luck to heal his injuries.

The energy from the Shenzhao Sutra surged into Chang Xiaoming's body, revitalizing him.

"No... don't save me!" Chang Xiaoming sensed Chu Tang's unique internal energy and immediately struggled and pushed away Chu Tang's palm.

"Xiao Ming, you..." Chu Tang was shocked.

Chang Xiaoming's mouth was bleeding and he said with a smile: "Boss Chu, I don't want to live anymore, don't save me, please..."

I don’t want to live...please...

Every word in Chang Xiaoming's words hit Chu Tang's heart like a heavy hammer, shaking his eyes to the point of bursting.

Along the way, he checked Chang Xiaoming's body. Although he was seriously injured, his life was not in danger.

Now that he is dying, there is only one reason, and that is - he cut off his meridians and committed suicide!

Chang Xiaoming is committing suicide!

Chu Tang found it difficult to accept such a result.

If Chang Xiaoming died in front of him, what would be the meaning of what he did today?

Isn’t it all in vain?

Putting his trembling hands on Chang Xiaoming's body, Chu Tang once again used the Divine Illumination Sutra——

As long as there is still breath left, the Divine Light Sutra can bring people back to life!

"No!" Chang Xiaoming was already very weak, but he still pushed Chu Tang's hand away forcefully. He grabbed Chu Tang's arm tightly, his eyes full of pleading, "Team leader Chu, please, my master After he died, my brothers and sisters are all gone. I have nothing to care about in this world, and there is no meaning in living... You know, for people like me, living will be more painful..."

"Xiao Ming..." Chu Tang resisted the tears and was at a loss. She almost didn't know how to deal with the matter in front of her. After all, she had never experienced anything like this in her life.

Chang Xiaoming vomited blood, but still smiled: "Boss Chu, please bury me next to them. The people of our theater troupe should all be reunited here!"

After saying the last word, Chang Xiaoming's hand fell to the ground and he softened.

Covered in blood, he finally closed his eyes tightly and followed his fellow disciples.

Chu Tang stayed for a moment, slowly put down Chang Xiaoming, and stood up with a numb expression.

Looking around, the night wind blew and chilled my heart.

The night owl's cry was even more tearing and terrifying.

After a while, Chu Tang came to his senses, picked up the shovel on the ground, and dug another hole in the grave that was already as high as a mountain.

Picking up Chang Xiaoming, he put him into the pit, wiped his face clean, and looked at the satisfied smile on his face. Chu Tang no longer hesitated and started filling the soil.

In the end, Chang Xiaoming fell asleep underground——

Buried in the same cave with all his fellow disciples.

Looking at the words on the wooden tombstone, Chu Tang waved his magic weapon and added six words at the end - Guijun fellow citizens stand respectfully.

We're just fellow countrymen, right?

Touching the skills that Chang Xiaoming had entrusted him to keep in his chest, and looking at the dead branches in his hands, Chu Tang hesitated and put the dead branches into his chest.

Under the night, torches crackled.

The firelight flickered, casting a long black shadow on the earthen tomb as tall as a mountain, making it look much more eerie and terrifying.

I don’t know how long he stood in front of the grave, but Chu Tang’s vague eyes gradually became bright. He stared at the earthen grave and suddenly said: "Xiao Ming, I promise, your death will not be in vain!"

The night wind was weeping and moaning all night long.

That night, Chu Tang did not step down from the mass grave.

He sat quietly in front of the grave all night.

…………

Chenshi.

The sun still shines, drying up yesterday's wind and rain.

There was no trace of moisture on the ground, leaving only a hint of coolness.

The backyard of Wutong Academy.

Sister Lian hurriedly rushed into their dean's room and said to Tao Ying, who had just woken up and was washing up, "Miss, Chu Tang has returned to the academy!"

Tao Ying had just tied up her long hair. At first, she didn't react at all. She just hummed. Suddenly, her hand stopped and she turned around: "Who? Sister Lian, who did you say is back?"

"Chu Tang, leader Chu!" Sister Lian responded.

Tao Ying stood up loudly, with a face full of shock: "Why is he back? Didn't he say yesterday that he had left Qingcheng and gone to Dongcheng?"

Tao Ying was truly shocked.

Yesterday, when Chu Tang left the academy to visit Nanqing Hou Mansion, Tao Ying's eyelids kept twitching and she felt uneasy, always feeling that something was going to happen.

As she expected, at noon, news came from the Nanqinghou Mansion that Gui County's catcher Chu Tang colluded with the thieves and wanted to harm the Nanqinghou Crown Prince. He was repulsed by a group of guards and fled.

The Nanqing Hou Mansion asked the Governor's Mansion to help find Chu Tang, the thief.

After hearing this news, Tao Ying calmed down and sighed.

She knew that Chu Tang wanted to visit Nanqing Hou Mansion for no reason. He must have felt sympathy for the script and wanted to help.

The result was just as she expected, something happened to Chu Tang!

Not only did he offend Prince Nanqinghou, but he also saved a person from the other party.

Tao Ying was relieved when she heard that Chu Tang did not stay in Qingcheng, but drove out of Qingcheng after leaving the Hou Mansion and headed straight for Dongcheng.

She thought that even if she left, if Chu Tang stayed in Qingcheng, he would definitely come into conflict with the Nanqing Hou Mansion again, and then it would be really difficult to deal with it.

As for the wanted arrest of Chu Tang, it is estimated that the Governor's Mansion will not do it easily. As long as they find an unknown reason, they can prevaricate the Nanqinghou Mansion.

In Tao Ying's mind, Chu Tang was so smart and good at qinggong that after one day, he was far enough away from the boundaries of Qingcheng.

Unexpectedly, after one night passed, she actually heard the news that Chu Tang had returned to the academy!

"What's he doing back here?" Tao Ying was furious, "Is he crazy? How long has it been and he still has such a big heart?"

Sister Lian also realized the seriousness of the matter and asked, "Miss, what should we do now?"

Tao Ying walked back and forth in the room several times, gradually calmed down, and asked: "Where is he now? How many people are back together?"

Sister Lian replied: "He was the only one in the small courtyard where he settled before."

"Is he alone?" Tao Ying frowned slightly.

"Well, it's just him."

Tao Ying frowned even more, feeling something was wrong.

She stopped guessing and said: "Sister Lian, help me clean up quickly, I will rush to see him!"

Sister Lian responded immediately and helped Tao Ying get dressed.

After a while, a dashing dean of Tao University finished dressing up again.

She didn't even eat breakfast. She almost jogged all the way, and hurriedly arrived at Chu Tang's location, which was only thirty or forty feet away from her courtyard.

When Tao Ying arrived, the morning light poured into the courtyard, making the bamboo fence glow and the flowers and plants glowing red.

Chu Tang was sitting under a tree. The warm sunlight shone on him, covering his whole body in red light, but it still could not stop the chill spreading from his body.

Tao Ying was frightened when she first saw Chu Tang.

I saw that Chu Tang was originally dressed in white, but now he was dirty, with mud and blood stains, and he was in a very embarrassed state.

Moreover, his hair was disheveled and he looked haggard, as if he had been in a beggar's den.

Tao Ying almost didn't recognize him, only his bright eyes could still see some sparkle.

"Chu Tang, you..." Tao Ying wanted to ask him why he was acting like this.

Chu Tang, who had been thinking with his head down, suddenly raised his head and saw Tao Ying. She showed her white teeth and smiled: "Dean Tao, Mr. Chu has been waiting for you to come over!"

Tao Ying looked at Chu Tang, then at the house not far away, and asked: "Chu Tang, is it just you? Where is the person you saved?"

"Dead." Chu Tang said quietly.

Tao Ying's heart trembled. Looking at Chu Tang's seemingly calm but gleaming eyes, her voice became much lower: "Didn't you save him?"

Chu Tang said softly: "He committed suicide. I buried him."

The words are short but full of stories.

There are certainly many unsatisfactory details in the story.

Tao Ying was shocked. It was hard to imagine what Chu Tang went through that night.

Looking at Chu Tang's calm face, Tao Ying felt slightly uneasy.

Chu Tang, whom she thought she knew well before, felt a little strange to her at this moment.

It seems that in just one night, he is no longer the cautious but confident policeman!

Taking a deep breath, Tao Ying took a deep look at Chu Tang, and then asked carefully: "Chu Tang, why did you come back this time?"

Chu Tang did not answer, but looked up at the sky, squinted and looked at Chaoyang for a while, and then slowly turned his eyes to Tao Ying. Seeing Tao Ying's nervous expression, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Dean Tao, Chu would like to stay here for a few more days to recover from his injuries, is that possible?"

Tao Ying looked at Chu Tang doubtfully and asked, "Only healing?"

Chu Tang said calmly: "Partly for healing, and partly because I want to prepare a big gift for Dean Tao."

"A big gift?" Tao Ying's heart was beating wildly and she shook her head repeatedly, "Just heal your wounds. Don't give me any big gifts. I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it!"

Chu Tang shook his head and said, "Just pretend that Chu asked the dean to accept this gift."

"what gift?"

"The dean will know then." After saying that, Chu Tang sent Tao Ying away on the pretext of needing to freshen up and rest.

Dean Tao left Chu Tang's small courtyard with three parts worry, three parts confusion, three parts panic, and one part curiosity.