Water Reflects Peach Blossoms

Zhu Yan has half of the Bai Ze Order given by Zhao Wan'er on him. He wants to return this half of the Bai Ze Order to Wen Xiao so that she can use the Bai Ze Order freely and protect the entire Dahuang.

Zhu Yan and Wen Xiao decided to go to Kunlun tomorrow to find the mountain god Ying Zhao and ask him if there was any way to merge the two parts of Bai Ze Ling.

Nanzhi naturally had to go too. As long as she was there, Zhu Yan's violence would not easily get out of control.

Zhuo Yichen will also go, and Bai Jiu, who admires Zhuo Yichen very much, will also go with him.

While having breakfast in the morning, Nanzhi saw that Yinglei looked absent-minded.

After breakfast, she went out to buy some candied haws from Jushengzhai.

A bunch of red hawthorns wrapped in a layer of crystal clear sugar was handed to Yinglei, who was sitting at the kitchen door and using leaves to tell fortunes.

Ying Lei was stunned for a moment, then he looked up happily and saw Nan Zhi: "Nan Zhi? Is this specially for me?"

"Hmm." Nanzhi passed the candied haws to Yinglei and said, "Jushengzhai's candied haws are known to be the best in Tiandu City. Try some."

Ying Lei took it, took a big bite, and praised it, "It's delicious! I'll learn how to make it too. Whenever you want to eat it, you can eat it at home."

Nanzhi sat next to Yinglei and looked at the hexagram formed by the leaves under his feet: "Is there something bothering you?"

Ying Lei's smile became a little unnatural. He looked at the hexagram on the ground and said, "You are going to Kunlun tomorrow. I..."

"Do you miss home?" Nanzhi asked. "You said your grandfather was the mountain god Yingzhao. You've been away for so long, do you want to go back and visit?"

"I..." Ying Lei squeezed the candied haws stick tightly in his hand, and the smile on his face completely disappeared. He didn't want to lie to Nan Zhi, so he said, "I don't know."

"Grandpa has been a mountain god for who knows how many thousands of years, guarding Kunlun Mountain day after day, year after year. I've seen his boring and dull life, and I don't want to become such a boring mountain god myself."

"Compared to the Kunlun Mountains, which have been dull and monotonous for tens of thousands of years, and the barren wilderness, I prefer the human world. It's bustling and colorful, and I can realize my dream of becoming a chef."

"There are things I want in this world, and there are important people I care about."

"But I'm also afraid. Grandpa is old. If I don't become a mountain god and take over his position, will he be disappointed in me?"

"No." Nanzhi shook her head.

Yinglei looked at Nanzhi in surprise: "How can you be so sure?"

Seeing the boy's eyes, wet like a puppy's when he was scared, Nanzhi said seriously, "You once said that your grandfather supported you in coming to the human world to pursue your dreams. So your grandfather must love you very much. Then people who love you will be happy as long as you are happy. How could he be disappointed in you just because you want to pursue your own dreams?"

"You don't like Kunlun Mountain, so you think the life of Yingzhao Mountain God is dull and boring. But Yingzhao Mountain God bears the responsibility of protecting Kunlun. He regards all the creatures of Kunlun as his own children. Watching them grow and live happily every day, and being able to sense every subtle change in Kunlun, he is also happy and satisfied."

"Ying Lei, what you should be thinking about is not whether Yingzhao Mountain God will be disappointed in you, but what you really want."

"You love your grandfather, enjoy the prosperous world, and hate endless loneliness."

"But now you're not alone."

"You have the entire Monster Hunting Squad and your colleagues at the Monster Hunting Department. No matter what you choose, we will always stand behind you and support you."

"Will you support me no matter what I choose?" The forced smile on Ying Lei's lips disappeared, replaced by a moist look in his eyes.

"Yes." Nanzhi nodded heavily and extended her hand to him: "We are friends, partners, and we will never abandon each other's backs."

Looking at the white and soft hand stretched out in front of him, Yinglei held it with tears in his eyes.

He held it tightly, his lips raised fiercely: "I want to go to Kunlunxu with you, I want to go back and see grandpa."

After being away for so long, he actually missed home a long time ago, but he was also very conflicted inside. He longed to see his grandfather, but was afraid to see his grandfather's disappointed eyes.

But Nanzhi said that her grandfather loved him very much and she would support all his decisions.

He wanted to see through his own heart and know what he really wanted, so he wanted to go back to Kunlun Xu.

……

night.

Nanzhi sat by the window, looking at the night view outside.

"What are you looking at?" Zhu Yan's voice appeared at the window.

Nanzhi turned her head and saw Zhu Yan leaning against the wall, holding a kettle and looking at her, with a bewitching smile on his handsome face.

"I want to see the stars." Nanzhi said, "It's a pity it's cloudy tonight."

The weather was gloomy, and her heart was gloomy too.

She always felt uneasy, and she didn't know whether this trip to Kunlun would be good or bad.

"That's easy." Zhu Yan walked to the window and formed a one-word seal with one hand: "..."

Before he could say anything, Nanzhi grabbed his sleeve.

"Don't use your magic power." Nanzhi was worried about him.

Submitting to Nanzhi's strength and putting his hand down, Zhu Yan said in a gentle voice, "I'll do as you say."

"It's okay." He comforted Nanzhi.

"Yeah." Nanzhi nodded: "I believe you."

"I believe in Nanzhi too." Under the gloomy night sky, the gentle smile on Zhu Yan's face seemed to be the only bright color in the world.

With Nanzhi around, he will not lose control. He will try his best to control himself and do his utmost to protect her.

"We're leaving for Kunlun tomorrow." Nanzhi suddenly remembered, "I want to go home and get something."

Zhu Yan said, "I'll go with you."

The two returned to Nanzhi's house together.

Standing in the familiar room, although he had not been back for only a month, Zhu Yan felt as if he was in another world.

Every detail of his and Nanzhi's life here appeared before his eyes.

A slender figure walked past him, overlapping with the image of Nanzhi in his eyes.

Zhu Yan saw Nanzhi lying in front of the bed, reaching under the bed and taking out an exquisitely crafted box.

"This..." Nanzhi opened the box, and the pearls inside shone with a pink glow.

"Do you want to take it with you?" Zhu Yan pulled Nanzhi up and let her sit on the soft bed.

"Yeah." Nanzhi looked around the furnishings in the room and said, "I want to take it with me."

The house her father left her was her last wish, and the pearls Zhao Yuanzhou gave her were the only thing she could carry with her.

Zhu Yan took the pearls from the box in Nanzhi's hand with his slender hands. He said, "The box is too heavy to carry with you. I will tie it into a tassel of pearls to hang from my purse."

He originally wanted to make it into jewelry, but Nanzhi's mourning period had not yet ended, and she only wore a plain silver hairpin on her head.

The color of this pearl is white with a hint of pink, so it is not suitable to be worn in the hair. However, if it is just a pearl tassel on a purse, it is acceptable.