saint ruthless

Extra Story - Origin

1.

Chu Jiang was picked up by a young pharmacist.

In fact, when he fell in the forest covered in blood, he wanted to die wholeheartedly.

In order to protect the well-being of Daliang's family and country, he has made countless military exploits throughout his life as a soldier. He once thought that he would die in battle, shrouded in horse leather, but he didn't expect to end up like this.

He lost consciousness in a daze.It's a pity that I can't even have a peaceful dream before I die.

He was still struggling in the flames, and in front of his eyes were the desperate and terrified eyes of his relatives and old troops before they were killed.

In unconsciousness, a touch of coolness stuck to his hot forehead, as if someone gently took his hand and comforted him softly in his ear over and over again.

It's okay, it's okay, you wake up tomorrow, and you'll be fine.

The next day, Chu Jiang woke up in a cabin smelling like herbs.

He was actually rescued... It took him a long time to confirm that he was still dying. Chu Jiang didn't feel the slightest joy. His first reaction was anger and ridiculousness.

Someone ran over from afar.He was a handsome young man with a childish look on his face.

Holding a bowl of medicine in his hand, he looked very happy. "You...you're awake! How do you feel? Does the wound hurt?" When speaking, she stuttered a little because of nervousness.

Chu Jiang raised his hand, which caused a sharp pain.

When he escaped, there was nothing good on his body, and there was a big hole in his chest.He just didn't want to die in front of those villains.

Then he waved away the medicine bowl with one hand.With a crisp sound, the medicinal flowers splashed everywhere.

"Why save me, it's unnecessary." He bit out a few words between his teeth, struggled to get up, and stumbled out.

"You can't move, lie down!" The young man panicked to come to help him, but was roughly thrown away by Chu Jiang.

The man staggered out of the yard without direction. He just wanted to find a place where no one was around and be alone. He didn't want to see any living people now.

The young man tried to help him several times, but was pushed away. He was afraid of touching his wound and did not dare to forcefully pull him, so he had to follow closely, persuading him, as if the man had never heard of it.

After walking a few hundred meters, Chu Jiang finally exhausted himself, the person next to his ear was nagging to death, and the foreground was blurred and doubled.

So he fell down again.

2.

When he woke up again, he was still in the cabin.Chu Jiang was very bitter about the fact that he didn't even have the strength to die.

But the medicine is vowed to die.

The young man tried everything, and within a day the medicine bowl was thrown clean, and Chu Jiang refused to take any medicine.The young man even wanted to be tough, opened his mouth and poured it in. As a result, the dying man would rather die than surrender like a beast with a wounded head. He was afraid that the wound would burst again, so he didn't dare to force-fed him again.Only when the injured person passed out again can he be fed some medicine while he is unconscious.

So repeated for a few days.Chu Jiang thought, no matter how good-tempered a person is, he should bear it to the limit.He hoped the man would throw him out to fend for himself.But the little pharmacist's patience was unnaturally good.

"I beg you, please take your medicine, okay?" The little pharmacist's tone was extremely helpless, but he didn't feel annoyed at all. "I picked you back, you are my patient, I can't watch my patient die before my eyes."

Then you throw me out.Chu Jiang closed his eyes and said in his heart.

The medicine bowl was brought to his mouth again.Swipe away, break into pieces.

After a while, another bowl of medicine came.Was waved away again.

Repeated four times.

Chu Jiang felt that this person was unreasonably stubborn and hopelessly stupid.This person didn't even know that it would be much easier to force people to eat the medicinal soup by replacing it with pills. He would just serve the medicinal soup over and over again, waiting for him to drink.

The man had no choice but to say: "If you don't eat... I, I will stand here until you eat."

Chu Jiang turned a deaf ear to him, treating him as air.

There was finally no sound next to it, and it was much quieter.After half an hour, Chu Jiang opened his eyes, only to see that the child was still standing beside his bed, silent.Chu Jiang ignored him.

He woke up in a daze, had no concept of time, and fell into many inescapable nightmares. When he woke up for the last time, the sky was already dark.

He moved and touched something soft.

The little pharmacist was sitting beside his bed, nodding his head, and fell asleep.He was still holding the medicine bowl, and that hand was even hanging in the air, not on his lap, trembling slightly.

When the little pharmacist was touched by him, he woke up suddenly, and the first thing he said was, "Are you willing to take the medicine?"

Chu Jiang didn't know how to feel for a while.He had never seen such a stubborn person.

He stood up with difficulty.The child's body tensed up, protecting the medicine in his hand, for fear that he would drop the bowl again.

Chu Jiang just took the medicine and drank it silently.

3.

Chu Jiang gave up competing with the little pharmacist and took the medicine honestly.

The child was very happy, and every time the medicine was brought, he was so happy that he chatted with him. "If you are willing to take the medicine, the injury will heal quickly. In a few days, you will be able to go to the ground."

He listened silently and never answered the child's words.The little pharmacist seemed to be talking to himself every time, but he didn't care. As long as he drank the medicine obediently, he would smile with crooked eyebrows.

It's just a matter of time.He clearly knew his body, the injury he suffered was fatal, it was just the difference between one day earlier and one day later.

After that, I was still groggy, and I often couldn't wake up for several days.

He only vaguely felt that the little pharmacist was always by his side, that there was always a towel soaked in cold water to wipe his forehead, and that gentle voice was in his ears.

"The fever will be gone soon, and it won't be uncomfortable after the fever goes down."

He was struggling with pain and nightmares, but after hearing that voice, he felt a little bit at ease, and the pain that lingered day and night seemed to be relieved a little.

Then one night, he woke up again, and dimly saw the little pharmacist changing the towel on his forehead.A basin was placed on the table next to it, and the child was wringing a towel in the water.

It's already autumn, and the child's white and thin hands are dipped in the water, with a large red spot from the knuckles, which looks like it has been frozen for a long time.

The heart that was clearly dead was finally aroused a little ripple.

In the early morning of the next day, he spoke properly for the first time to that figure from behind.

"Boy, what's your name..."

Hearing his words, the little pharmacist froze, and the bowl in his hand shattered.

Looking back, his eyes were filled with unbelievable joy.

"I... my name is Guo Xin!"

4.

After another month or so, Chu Jiang was able to walk around gradually.

Guo Xin no longer accompanied him all day, and went to the town to prescribe medicine and practice medicine for about half a day every day.The cabin was in the forest, not too close to the town. Guo Xin went out every morning before dawn and came back before lunch.

"Why don't you live in the town." Chu Jiang leaned on the bed and watched him rush in.

"There is also a medical center in the town, which was left to me by my master, and sometimes I live there."

Chu Jiang was taken aback. "and you……"

The little pharmacist tidied up the medicine basket. In addition to writing scraps of silver, there were also some miscellaneous trinkets, and even some children’s toys in it. Sometimes when he practiced medicine and encountered poor family conditions, he often refused to accept money from others. If people feel sorry for giving him something casually, he just takes it.The children in the town especially liked him, and every time they saw him, they would scramble to give their little brother a toy.

"The town is too noisy. It's quieter here, and it's convenient to take care of patients." The child said with a smile.

Chu Jiang said: "You don't have to go to such trouble for me."

Guo Xin packed up the medicine basket, brought [-] warm medicines from the kitchen, came to the bedside and sat down, with a gentle smile in his eyes.

"No trouble, you are the most important patient."

Chu Jiang looked at him silently.This child is clumsy and looks ordinary, but after staying with the child for a long time, it is easy to find that he is too clean, unlike ordinary people in the world, his shoulders are so thin that they can't bear a few weights, But always smiling gently and gently, extending a helping hand to everyone who passes by.

Chu Jiang felt that the child's smile was a bit dazzling.He has long given up any expectations of people's hearts. He once felt pity for the common people, but the common people failed him. Human nature is inherently evil. He has seen the ugliest truth in this world.

He didn't understand why people like Guo Xin existed.

"Fool, you and I just met by chance, you are so kind to me, what are you doing?" Chu Jiang asked with a frown.

The child was scolded and blinked, unable to react.

He thought for a while, as if he wanted to say something, but he hesitated to speak, only looking at Chu Jiang with bright eyes.

Finally he shook his head and smiled. "Take medicine."

5.

When the children went to the mountains to collect herbs, Chu Jiang sometimes leaned on the railing in front of the house and lost his mind.

The leaves in the yard are turning yellow.

He knew that the new emperor was going to tour the south at the end of the year.I don't have much time left, it's time to make a break, otherwise when he goes down, the brothers and relatives who have been waiting there already will blame him.

The child seems to have been out for too long today.

Chu Jiang sat in the courtyard until it was almost dark. Usually, Guo Xin came back early, but today there was no sign of him.

The mountains were sparsely populated and bandits were infested. Chu Jiang frowned, put on some clothes, and got up to look for him.

When they found the child, two or three robbers picked up the child by the collar and threw him to the ground.The medicine basket had been turned over long ago, the herbs were scattered all over the ground, the money bag was emptied, and only an empty cloth bag was left aside. The child's forehead was already bleeding, and he seemed to be protecting something in his hand, and then he was kicked by the bandit leader. Step on the back of your hand. "Little devil, what are you taking, hand it over."

Guo Xin screamed in pain, curled up into a ball, but did not let go of the thing he was protecting.

The bandit crushed his hand violently and was about to speak.

Suddenly it was thrown away by a strong force, and it fell to the ground.The bandit got up from the ground, but before he could see clearly, a hand grabbed his face.

Chu Jiang's eyes were frighteningly gloomy.

The bandit leader's mouth was strangled and he was still gnashing his teeth and spitting out obscenities. "What the hell are you..."

click.His jaw was broken.

The bandit leader let out a stern moan from his throat.The two bandits next to him rushed towards Chu Jiang. Chu Jiang barely moved. He dodged and grabbed the arm of one of them. With another click, the arm was completely broken like a broken stick.

The bandits were terrified now, the man had a chilling and terrifying aura, they met his gaze, and it took only a second for them to understand that the man would cut their necks off without hesitation.

The bandits turned hastily to flee.A trace of cruelty flashed in Chu Jiang's eyes, as if he remembered some resentful past, he walked towards those bandits.

He had no intention of letting them live.

Guo Xin yelled on the ground, and Chu Jiang paused.The bandits fled away in a hurry.

Chu Jiang turned around and carefully picked him up.The blood on the child's forehead was all over his face, and the back of his hand was bruised from being stepped on.Chu Jiang cursed with a bit of distress.

"You don't know how to run if you can't beat it. What are you protecting? There is nothing more important than your life."

Guo Xin felt pain all over his body from the beating, and his mind was blurred, but he still clenched the things in his hands, and only murmured. "No, this herbal medicine is very important, it needs to heal his wounds..."

In the hand whose original color could no longer be seen, lay an uncommon medicinal herb quietly, presumably he found it with great effort.

Chu Jiang choked up.

After a while, he spoke with difficulty. "Guo Xin, you don't owe me anything, why should you do that?"

The child opened his eyes in a daze, his vision was covered with blood, Chu Jiang hugged him and frowned.

This scene overlaps with the memory of many years ago.

"I owe you..." The child smiled vaguely, "General, you saved me again..."

6.

When Guo Xin woke up, he found Chu Jiang staring at him by the bed with a complicated expression.

Neat bandages were wrapped on the head and hands, and the technique seemed to be proficient all the year round.

"Thank...thank you." He was a little embarrassed, "Instead, the wounded were able to treat me."

Chu Jiang seemed to want to stare at his face for something. "You know me." It is a declarative sentence.

Guo Xin was taken aback for a moment, and then realized that yesterday he was unconscious and accidentally revealed the secret hidden in his heart in front of that person.

"I... yes." Like a child who has done something wrong, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look at that person. "I didn't mean to hide it from you...I just think you don't want me to know who you are."

There was no joy or anger on Chu Jiang's face, he just said indifferently, "So, you also know that you rescued a wanted criminal who killed the king and treason."

That's right, although the news in this southern border town is not well-informed, and even his arrest warrant has not been sent, but there are still a few people in Daliang who have not heard the rumors about him.

General Chu Jiang coveted the throne for a long time. In order to force the old emperor to retreat, he colluded with the Western Wei Dynasty and lured wolves into the house, causing Daliang to fall into war and half of the country.

The child's face turned pale, and he raised his head in fear. He didn't know what to say, but he gently grabbed the corner of his clothes, as if to comfort him.

Chu Jiang sneered. "If you know me, you should know that I killed a hundred times more people than you saved. Boy, if you are a medical practitioner, you are not afraid of losing your merits if you save people like me."

"Because I saved you once before, and you want to repay the favor?"

There was a thorn in the words, and he didn't know whether he was pricking his heart or his own heart, Guo Xin became a little anxious and became incoherent. "No...no, yes...no...no..." The bandaged hand was still tightly grasping him, as if this could make the man understand his thoughts a little bit.

Guo Xin didn't know where to start, he had a lot to say, but finally he could barely speak.

"That's not what you did...you won't!"

Chu Jiang only raised his eyebrows.

"I... When I was very young, I met you once. At that time, you went south to lead troops to fight, and when you passed by a village, the village was slaughtered by barbarians..."

"My parents... are dead, and I will be killed, and then you saved me. You also blocked a knife for me." Guo Xin recalled leisurely, pointing to the position of his left shoulder, "The scar , and it’s still on you now. When I changed your dressing for the first time, I knew it was you.”

Chu Jiang vaguely remembered something. It seemed that it was more than ten years ago. At that time, he was not yet a weak crown. The young general was the most energetic and passionate time to serve the country.He had killed many people on the battlefield, and saved many people from the enemy's sword, including many little dolls, but he couldn't remember which one was him.

Guo Xin looked at him with burning eyes. "At that time, you told me, sorry, we came late, but from now on, we will not let that barbarian hurt one of our people and take away an inch of land."

The young general personally blocked a knife for a child. The child was sitting on the ground, stupefied with fright, but the general got off his horse and bent down in front of him, gently placing his hands on top of his head. "Sorry we're late."

The dark clouds dissipated and the sun shone on the mottled land. The sharp-eyed young general extended his hand to the child.

From then on, Guo Xin never forgot that tall and handsome figure with gentle eyes.

The words I said many years ago, from someone else's mouth, feel very distant and strange.Chu Jiang shook his head. "Heh...it's been more than ten years, people change."

"You haven't changed." The child spoke so fast that it wasn't usual, and he repeated firmly, "You haven't changed."

"Meet you again... Your eyes are very sad and sad. I don't know what happened in the capital, but you must have experienced a lot of pain, and you can't forgive them... But, you haven't changed, I can see it Yes. For more than ten years, I have been hearing about you. You led the soldiers to shed so much blood for Daliang. You are so gentle with children you have never met. Killing the king and collaborating with the enemy... that is impossible You did it."

"I believe you." He said solemnly.

Chu Jiang was startled when he heard that.The kid actually said, believe him.

The sky is really ruthless, never pity all living beings, but always likes to throw a sliver of hope when people are desperate.

He had never doubted that in this world, there were no people who would believe him.Everyone poked his spine and looked at him coldly. Not only did he fail to protect the people around him, but he also died with a lifetime of infamy.

He is near the end of his life, and now his only obsession is to drag those nasty villains to hell with him.At this time, I met such a clean and pure child and said I believed him.

Chu Jiang coughed, his internal organs were burning like a knife.Guo Xin hurriedly rushed to the kitchen to get water and medicine, and when he came back, he found that the man had coughed up blood from his hands.

"!"

The child was at a loss, he seemed to have forgotten that he was a doctor, Chu Jiang coughed and laughed, his chest throbbed dully, and the pain worsened, but he didn't care.

He squeezed the child's hand comfortingly, the palms of which were covered with cold sweat from fright, and said weakly: "It's okay."

He said softly, "Let me tell you a story."

7.

It all started when he pitied tens of thousands of innocent lives and robbed the execution ground under the eyes of the tyrant.

At that time, not long after the old emperor passed away, Prince Xiao Lun succeeded to the throne.The new emperor is tyrannical, treats human life like nothing, and wants to wipe out all non-his party members in the court. From time to time, court officials are sent to the guillotine by the whole family.Chu Jiang was also one of the objects of jealousy, but because of his outstanding military exploits, the emperor could not easily touch him.

Later, some officials were so overwhelmed that they conspired to rebel, and it was revealed before the rebellion started, and tens of thousands of people were implicated.

No one in the court dared to speak out, but Chu Jiang couldn't bear to see tens of thousands of lives died under the knife, so he mounted his horse with the old sword and rushed to the execution ground, resisting the crime of treason with all his strength.

So everyone in the world knew that he had rebelled.Later, the prince Xiao Yi colluded with the Western Wei Dynasty and took advantage of the situation to seize power. He originally wanted to win over Chu Jiang, but Chu Jiang categorically refused. How could he tolerate the fact that Daliang Heshan, which he had protected for more than ten years, became the political burial of the Xiao brothers.

But Xiao Yi's tactics were powerful, and the court soon fell into his hands.If he wants to seize power, the crime of regicide and treason must never be borne.Rumors soon spread.It is false that General Chu Jiang saved people under the knife, it is true that he colluded with the Western Wei Dynasty to collude with the enemy and usurp the throne, and it is true that Prince Xiao Yi put down the rebellion and decided to protect the people of Daliang.

Chu Jiang was framed until he was relieved of his military power. He watched helplessly that his old subordinates were sent to the guillotine one by one. In the end, even the people around him were not protected.

The most ridiculous thing is that none of the people he had saved dared to speak out.People were panicked, he was the only one who dared to stop the execution ground back then, seeing him in jail now, naturally no one would dare to stand up again.

He saved thousands of people, but was abandoned by them like a shoe.

"Da Liang is about to perish." Chu Jiang said coldly, "but it has nothing to do with me. The laws of heaven are unfair, and people's hearts are sinister. This imperial court can't be saved, so it's okay to die. Now I'm alone, no one cares about me, and I'm at peace It's a pity that maybe I won't be able to see the day when the country is subjugated, but it's a pity."

He looked at Guo Xin, his originally sad and happy expression relaxed a little, and he sighed. "We may not be able to avoid wars here for a while. In the spring of the coming year, the weather will be warmer. Go east. Few people go there. Maybe you will be safer if you stay there."

The child grabbed his hand very hard, trembling slightly.

"You come with me." The child stared at him, his eyes were red, and his tone was much tougher than usual.

After listening to his speech, Guo Xin couldn't express any comfort. Fate was too cruel to this man, and he couldn't even ask Chu Jiang to let go of his hatred and forgive the world.

But he had to say something.He has to tell him.

"If you want to go, you can follow me. You are alone, no one cares about you, who said that?" Guo Xin whispered with red eyes.

"If you die, I will be sad."

8.

In a blink of an eye, it has entered winter.

Ever since Guo Xin encountered robbers on the mountain road, Chu Jiang sent him to Zhenkou every day, and waited for him at the entrance of the mountain when the time came.

When Guo Xin came out of the town, he saw the man in robes leaning against the tree trunk and waiting quietly. There was a little snow on the man's shoulders. His long-term injuries made him look thin and thin, but he was still tall and straight.

Guo Xin's heart suddenly moved, it was sour and warm.After the master passed away, he has been alone all the time. He heals the sick and saves the sick, but he doesn't care much about where he goes. He stops and stops in different towns and makes his home everywhere.

No one has ever been waiting for him like this, waiting for him to go home.

After lying down for a long time, I just went out for a walk.The man always spoke lightly, but Guo Xin could hear the tenderness behind that plain tone.

Sometimes Chu Jiang also taught him how to cook.He didn't expect the general's cooking skills to be surprisingly good, so he always pestered the man to cook in different ways, calling it learning cooking skills, but after learning for a month or two, he didn't do anything except gain weight from eating. No progress.

Chu Jiang spent more and more time walking around in the ground, and he seemed to be in good spirits, and occasionally helped him to gather herbs.Guo Xin happily calculated that by the beginning of spring next year, Chu Jiang would probably be healed, and it might not be a problem to go a long way by then.

However, what he didn't know was that Chu Jiang dared to cough loudly when he went out of the yard every day when he was away or sleeping, and the blood he coughed up was getting more and more day by day.

At night, the two sat on the roof, against the bright moonlight, chatting with each other.After Chu Jiang told him his life experience, he no longer shy away from it. He traveled to many places when he was in the army, and children always made trouble for him to tell stories about those distant places that ordinary people would hardly go to in their lifetime.

"Brother Chu, what is Mobei like?" He used to call that man General, but was later ordered to call him Brother Chu.

"It's all yellow sand, no trees, and people live in tents and move around."

"I heard that the people over there are tall and big, with deep facial features and very good-looking, aren't they?"

"Yeah, with your small body, you are more delicate than other people's little girls over there."

Guo Xin expressed his dissatisfaction, he just didn't practice martial arts, and said that if you were willing to teach, I would practice so well in a few months that I could tear bandits with bare hands.

Chu Jiang was overjoyed, got up and jumped down to the ground.Looking at him with hands behind his back.

"Come on, let's start with lightness exercises." He said with great interest.

Guo Xin was so frightened that his legs went limp.When he came up, he hung on someone's neck and flew up together. Now let him jump alone, how to jump?

Chu Jiang murmured a bunch of useless nonsense about luck and power, with his hands behind his back, and then silently waited to see the show.

Guo Xin was already crying in his heart, and glanced at the ground. The height was not bad, and he probably wouldn't be injured by a fall. Leng Leng jumped down.

There is no expected pain from falling on a hard ground.

He fell into a warm embrace.Chu Jiang held him firmly in his arms, and said with a smile, "Fool, just jump if you want."

Guo Xin stared at him blankly, his whole body wrapped in that person's desolate breath.He blushed suddenly, jumped out of the man's arms, pushed him indiscriminately, and then ran back into his room.

He leaned against the door panel of the back room, panting for breath.

No, my heart is beating too fast.

9.

The end of the year is approaching.

The child has always been mysterious recently, hiding in the house and not knowing what he was busy with, Chu Jiang didn't care, watching the snow falling outside the window, counting the days.

After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it's time for the emperor to go on a parade.

He looked at the closed door over there, the child should not be able to hear it, and then coughed a few times suppressedly, and sure enough, his palms were bright red again.His body was almost at its limit, and there was not much time left for him.

I'm just afraid that the child will be sad when the time comes, maybe it's better to leave without saying goodbye.

On New Year's Eve, children start to work early in the morning.Chu Jiang laughed that he was too busy, and the child said, it’s fine to live alone in the past, but you are here this year, so of course you have to prepare well, so that it feels like Chinese New Year.

Chu Jiang looked at him for a while and called him. "Come here, here's something for you."

Guo Xin leaned over without knowing why.Chu Jiang untied the one month white jade ring from his waist and handed it to him. "There is nothing I can give you for the Chinese New Year, so I will give you this. It was given by the late emperor, and I have been wearing it all the time. If you like it, you can keep it. If you don't like it, you can sell it for money. It can be worth a few dollars." year's expenses."

The child stared blankly at Yuhuan, his eyes were a little red, but he didn't dare to take it. "This...too expensive...how can I take..."

Chu Jiang couldn't help but stuffed things into his arms, "Who said I'd give it to you for nothing. You exchange things."

"I... I don't have anything worthwhile..."

"You have it," Chu Jiang held out his hand, "It's almost done, give it to me."

This month, the child was busy around the house with a bunch of herbs and sachets. He knew at a glance that he was making a sachet for healing and calming the nerves. He really thought he didn't notice it.

Guo Xin touched his nose, a little embarrassed, and took out a small light yellow sachet from his arms. "You, you found out. Wear this next to your body, and the injury will heal faster. It's just... this is worthless, how can you exchange it for this."

"If I say it's worth money, it's worth money. The jade ring can't heal wounds, so it's still useful." Chu Jiang said as he went to get the sachet.

But it was empty.

The child withdrew his hand, clutching the sachet, and looked at him nervously. "Wait... and... one more thing."

"Say."

Guo Xin's palms were sweating a little, he hesitated for a while, and then handed over the sachet again.

There is a saying that he has practiced countless times in the past month, but he still dare not say it.

Finally, he took a deep breath, finally mustered up the courage, looked directly at the man and said, "In my hometown, sachets are only given to sweethearts. If you... If you don't mind, just accept it."

The voice was gentle and soft, but it exploded in my ears like a thunderbolt.

Chu Jiang's heart beat wildly, but the blood in his body condensed instantly, like falling into an ice cave.

The child's courage only lasted for a second, then he lowered his head again not daring to look at him, blushing up to the ears, only the hand holding the sachet was still held in front of him.

But after waiting for a long time, no one picked it up.Guo Xin's heart sank.

He put down his hands, feeling very sad, and tried his best to comfort the humane,

"It's okay if you don't want it...it's okay, I'll take out the herbal medicine and boil it into a soup, it won't be wasted."

"I took it."

But Chu Jiang said something very quickly, and then the sachet in his hand was taken away.

Guo Xin looked up in surprise, and before he could see the man's expression clearly, he was hugged in his arms.

Chu Jiang hugged him tightly, so strong that Guo Xin was in pain.

"I like it, thank you."

he whispered.

10.

The days were wobbly and it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

There is a Lantern Festival in the town at night, and Guo Xin has been looking forward to it for a long time. He has been looking forward to it since New Year's Eve, until the afternoon of that day.

The little pharmacist, usually dressed in plain clothes, rummaged through the wardrobe for a long time.Chu Jiang, who was waiting outside, called him amusedly, "Hey, girl, are you ready?"

"Come here, don't make fun of me." The child smiled and hurriedly opened the door.

The child's clothes are light and elegant, but they are very beautiful.The light-yellow clothes made the already fair skin softer, and the moon-white belt outlined a beautiful waistline, and the jade ring he gave was tied on the side of his body.

For a moment, only four words flashed in Chu Jiang's mind, the young man is like jade.

Guo Xin was a little nervous. "No, isn't it appropriate..."

Chu Jiang shook his head and praised sincerely. "It suits you very well."

The child blushed again. These days he often blushed at that person, and he forced himself to be calm and went straight out, only to bump his head against the door frame.

The night is shining, and the lanterns in the world are circulating.

There are crowds of people on both sides of the street, the lanterns are bright and colorful, the hibiscus is beautiful, the lupine lotus is elegant and chic, like a sky full of stars in the night.Hawkers are yelling and selling food and all kinds of gadgets, which is very lively.

Guo Xin jumped up and down excitedly, glanced at the lanterns here, and touched the ribbon-cuttings over there.Chu Jiang followed slowly behind.When the child picked out the lantern he liked, he would look back for him, and show him to him. Chu Jiang would nod in response from time to time.

The child picked out a light yellow lantern with the same color as his clothes, picked it up and looked at it for a while, then turned around and asked with a smile. "Does this look good?"

"It looks good." Chu Jiang nodded lightly.As good looking as you are.

They walked around the market for a long time, and went to the bridge to rest.There are also lotus lanterns rippling in the river below, carrying people's wishes to the distance.

Chu Jiang looked at the end of the river under his feet in a daze.Suddenly, I felt something warm and soft on my temples, it was a kiss like a child's touch of water.When he turned his head, the man carrying the lantern pursed his lips, the corners of his mouth curved like a cat stealing fish.

There were little sparks in the sky, and there were stars in the man's eyes.

Chu Jiang only wished that time would stop at this moment and not move forward.

Guo Xin said, "It's auspicious to have an even number of lanterns. I'll buy one for you and make a pair, okay?"

Then he walked into the crowd again.

Chu Jiang called him from behind. "Guo Xin."

The child stopped and looked back at him.

Chu Jiang looked at him for a while, then said, "It's okay, let's go."

In the middle of the bustling crowd again, Guo Xin barely squeezed into the shop selling lanterns, thinking that he must choose the most unique lantern to be worthy of that person.

There was a lot of noise in the surrounding area, with constant laughter and occasional shouts from vendors. In the midst of the noise, he seemed to hear a "goodbye" that was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Guo Xin turned around suspiciously.

The flow of people came and went, shuttled non-stop, but the familiar figure disappeared.

"Chu... big brother...?" The murmuring voice dissipated in the dark night.

Guo Xin waited for Chujiang for a long time, and after a long time, they dispersed at the market, the laughter faded away, and the town returned to tranquility, but Chujiang still did not come back.Maybe... Brother Chu couldn't find me, so he went back first?He anxiously ran back to the cabin and pushed open the door.

The room was pitch black, with no trace of popularity, as if someone had come back.

A desperate idea gradually emerged in his heart, Guo Xin tremblingly lit the oil lamp.

A note lay quietly on the table.In Xiuyi's familiar handwriting, there were only four characters.

"This life is precious."

The lantern in his hand fell to the ground suddenly, Guo Xin seemed to have lost all his strength, and slowly slid to the ground.

He knew that that person would never come back.

How lucky I am to meet you in this life.However, the fate is shallow, I only hope that you will cherish it.

If there is an afterlife, I will find you earlier.I don't know if you will still fall in love with me at that time.

Extra Story - Origin (End)