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When Liu Zhongyi woke up the next day, as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Wen Yan sitting on the couch looking at him, with a hint of worry in his eyes.

"……how?"

Seeing that he woke up, Wen Yan replied, "It's nothing, you... did you sleep well?"

"Yeah." Liu Zhongyi recalled what happened last night, and knew that he had used some sleep aids to fall asleep by himself. Although he had a dream later, the chaotic and fragmented dream was mostly the past, but he didn't want to mention it too much. .

Wen Yan whispered: "Is it because I'm next to you that you can't sleep?"

Liu Zhongyi couldn't understand his expression, and frowned slightly: "It's just that I'm not used to having people around me."

Wen Yan sighed, then bent the corners of his lips, and said with a faint smile: "Get up and wash up, Zhong Qing and Xie Mang are waiting for us in the front hall."

"Why didn't you call me?"

"It's more credible to wake up later."

Liu Zhongyi was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, then understood, got up, washed and dressed.

When they went to the front hall, they saw Liu Zhongqing and Xie Miao sitting at the table, Xie Miao said something, which made Liu Zhongqing snort coldly, but he didn't care, on the contrary, he seemed to be enjoying it.

Seeing the two of them coming, Xie Lai hooked the corners of his lips and said, "Sit down, how was your night last night?"

Wen Yan calmly pulled him to sit down, and said with a smile, "Thank you for your kindness, Hierarch."

Liu Zhongyi lowered his eyes slightly, but said nothing.

Xie Miao didn't say much, and changed the subject, "I didn't ask yesterday, how did the two of you find this place?"

Liu Zhongyi took out the jade pendant, put it on the table, moved it in front of him, and said calmly: "Since the leader of Zhongzhou has also heard about it, I won't go into details, it is precisely because of this pattern that the two of us found Wenjianmen. "

Xie Miao picked up the remaining half of the broken jade pendant, stroked it lightly, looked at Liu Zhongqing, and said in a deep voice: "I told you to cherish the things you cherish, but you have never paid attention to them."

Liu Zhongqing glanced at him indifferently, then snorted coldly, "So what?"

Seeing some tit-for-tat tension spread between the two, Wen Yan coughed lightly, and said, "Thank you, Hierarch, I am still a little unclear about the question of Jianmen, can you ask Hierarch to explain something?"

"Oh?" Xie Mian raised his eyebrows, "Say it."

Wen Yan said: "If our guess is correct, Luo Nan should be a member of the Mingsha Sect, but why did he lurk in Wenjianmen for more than ten years?"

This question is very sharp, but it is not a question, but a search.

Wen Yan knew that Xie Mian didn't trust them. If they didn't ask anything, it would be inappropriate for their status and would arouse his suspicion even more. It's better to ask them all calmly and see how that person reacts.

Xie Miao seemed a little surprised, but not angry, and said lightly: "Luo Nan is indeed a member of the Mingsha Sect. More than ten years ago, he pretended to meet a robber and was rescued by Yi Tianxing, so he entered the Sword-Worshiping Sect. As for the reason , I heard that Yinshan sent Yuan Qingfeng to Wenjianmen, presumably, he will reveal a thing or two to you."

Wen Yan saw that he was so straightforward, so he didn't hide anything, nodded and said, "I've heard a little bit that the Mingsha Sect has a problem with the 'Three Masters of Youyun', but is that so?"

"That's right," Xie Miao sneered, "My father was killed by them, how can we not avenge such a great enmity?"

Wen Yan was silent for a moment, then said: "Then, what happened to the Yun family was also done by the Mingsha Sect?"

"Of course," Xie Min nodded, glanced at Liu Zhongqing, saw that his face was expressionless, and couldn't help but curl his lips slightly: "That thing was done by my master back then with some people who were strong in martial arts, and Luo Nan was also there. Among them, the master and Yun Zhengyao died together, and the teaching staff also lost a lot. After Luo Nan took the rest of the people and set fire to leave, he happened to meet Yi Tianxing and others, and used tricks to sneak into Wenjianmen. , but the owner is clear?"

"I heard that Luo Nan was still very young back then, so I don't know what his status is in the church?"

"It's pretty clear from your investigation," Xie Miao raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Luo Nan lied about his age when he sneaked into Wenjianmen, but he was indeed not very old at that time, and he was actually my father's adopted son. , he was really rescued by my father from the gangsters back then."

"...So that's the case." Wen Yan nodded, and couldn't help but recall what the man in the stone room said before he died——

"Because I...don't want to live anymore. People can control many things...but they can't control their own feelings, how ridiculous..."

According to what Xie Mu said, Luo Nan entered Wenjianmen to avenge his adoptive father, so why did he voluntarily die with Yi Zhaoyong at the last moment, and still say these words?

The man has passed away, so there is no place to ask him, but if he is asked to guess for a while, it is impossible for him to have no feelings for being taken care of like a parent and child for more than ten years.Luo Nan personally killed that man to avenge his adoptive father, but he couldn't completely let go of many emotional ties. How much of this is true and how much is false, I'm afraid not only other people, but even himself can't know. .

Seeing that he was silent, Xie Mang said, "Master Wen, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Wen Yan came back to his senses for a while, smiled lightly and said, "No more, thank you for your answer, Master."

Xie Mu nodded and said: "There are still some matters in the church that I need to take care of, so excuse me."

"Please, Hierarch."

Xie Man smiled, glanced at Liu Zhongqing who was still expressionless, got up and left.

Liu Zhongyi glanced at the man's back with some doubts. He originally thought that this man would not let Liu Zhongqing be alone with the two of them, but he didn't expect him to leave on his own.

"Xiaoyi," Liu Zhongqing picked up the snacks on the plate and put them in his bowl, and said, "Come and taste this."

The dim sum is very delicate, it should be glutinous rice dumpling, coated with a layer of powdered sugar on the outside, and seems to have fillings inside.

Liu Zhongyi picked it up and took a sip. The dumpling was very soft and glutinous, with a faint floral fragrance rubbed into the outer skin, while the inside was filled with sesame seeds. The combination of sweetness and strong fragrance was exceptionally appropriate.

"do you like it?"

"Ah."

Liu Zhongqing smiled a little, and put another one in his bowl: "Eat more."

"Brother," Liu Zhongyi held his hand, "I have something to ask you."

Liu Zhongqing nodded: "OK."

Liu Zhongyi frowned, he had so many thoughts, he didn't know where to start to ask for a while, and said after a while: "Your martial arts..."

Liu Zhongqing said lightly: "It's just that I got some injuries and lost my internal strength, so don't make any fuss."

Liu Zhongyi looked at him for a moment, as if he wanted to tell from the look in those eyes whether he was lying to him or not.

"Xiaoyi, don't you believe me?"

"no……"

Liu Zhongyi bit her lip, looking a bit troubled, paused, and decided to let go of the question first: "Five years ago...why did you leave suddenly?"

Liu Zhongqing was silent for a moment, and said, "Have you read the letter I left?"

"Um……"

Liu Zhongqing couldn't help frowning slightly, and said for a moment, "The reason for my leaving is just like what was written in the letter."

"What about Xie Mu?"

Liu Zhongqing twitched the corners of her lips slightly, and said flatly, "...just as he said."

"……really?"

"Ah."

Liu Zhongyi looked at him quietly. His face, which had hardly changed in the past five years, was still as sharp and beautiful as before, but the usual expression in his eyes had undergone slight changes. Converged——

He didn't doubt it, but... He clearly knew that this person was lying to him.

However, he couldn't find the crux of the problem.

Liu Zhongqing patted him on the shoulder lightly, "Don't worry about me."

"I'm not a child anymore." Liu Zhongyi bit her lower lip and said sullenly.

"I know," Liu Zhong said with a smile on his brows and eyes, showing a rare gentle expression, "You have grown up a lot in the past five years, how are you doing?"

Liu Zhongyi said: "I have been looking for you."

Liu Zhongqing trembled, and her hands on her knees tightened unconsciously.Liu Zhongyi frowned, and noticed a red mark on the ring finger of his hand, which looked very slender, but he didn't know what it was.

Liu Zhongqing quickly put away her leaked emotions, glanced at the people at the side, and changed the subject: "How does Zhuang Zhu treat you?"

Liu Zhongyi was startled, lowered his eyes, and said, "Very good."

The two faint words stabbed into his heart like a knife blade, Wen Yan slightly turned his head to look at his silent side face, but saw that he had already bent his eyebrows and smiled as if nothing had happened.

……

"If you are worried about finding my brother and complaining to him about the past five years, there is no need. The owner of the village has not treated me badly in the past five years. Baicaozhuang is also a good place to hide for me. "

……

He still remembered clearly what Liu Zhongyi said when they were sleeping in the woods that day, but the situation is obviously very different now, isn't it?

But Liu Zhongyi still defended him in front of the closest person. Maybe that person had many reasons, such as not wanting to make Liu Zhongqing worry, or not wanting the friendship between him and Liu Zhongqing to be hurt... But he couldn't understand, Where did the man put himself when he uttered this lie.

He clearly said that he didn't like to play every scene, but he always acted more seriously than anyone else. Even he felt a tingle in his heart, but Liu Zhongyi could still smile like this, calmly.

Wen Yan was afraid that he still had his heart in his heart, so he didn't know how much pain he had to endure, but he was also afraid that he had already withdrawn his heart, so he could be so nonchalant.

He was so lost in thought for a long time, and he didn't hear what those two people said again, until Liu Zhongyi put a crystal shrimp dumpling on the table and put it in his bowl. Yan Ye could only sigh inwardly, but smiled on his face.

In fact, Liu Zhongyi has always been the calmest one, and he knows this very clearly now, sometimes he can't control his emotional turmoil, and he can see Liu Zhongyi's occasional emotions, but he can't find any flaws in Liu Zhongyi.

Such calmness and forbearance would not have existed in the boy five years ago. It can even be said that he forced them out bit by bit.

Just like this, I finished my breakfast without knowing what to eat, and after a while, I heard footsteps coming from outside the door. Looking back, I saw the woman in green knocking on the hall door, walking lightly in front of Liu Zhongqing, and gave a slight salute. Said: "Young master, the leader specially asked me to come here to remind you, don't forget to find Mr. Jian today."

Liu Zhongqing's expression remained unchanged, and he said coldly: "Got it."

"Fei Cui resigns."

"Ah."

After the figure of the woman in green disappeared, Liu Zhongyi said, "What's going on?"

Liu Zhongqing said indifferently: "It's just that after the martial arts are abolished, the health is not good, and some medicines are prescribed for recuperation, nothing else."

"..." Liu Zhongyi frowned slightly, turned to look at Wen Yan, Wen Yan understood, and said, "Let me have a look?"

Liu Zhongqing shook her head: "No, it's really just to take care of your body. If you don't believe me, go with me now."

Liu Zhongyi also felt sorry for him, so he could only respond: "Okay."

The three of them left the front hall and walked down the winding mountain road.

During the day, it seemed that there were not many guards of the Mingsha Sect. Along the way, there were several teams of patrolling guards. There were also wooden buildings built on high places for observation, but it was not obvious last night.

Passing through the flower forest last night, I saw a stone house in the depths of the forest. A fence surrounded the front of the stone house to form a small yard. Some exotic flowers and plants were planted in the yard, which looked quite quiet.

Liu Zhongqing stepped forward to knock on the door, and after a while a man in light gray clothes opened the door, seeing two strangers outside the door, his brows raised slightly, he seemed a little surprised.

The man looked to be about 30 years old, with a straight face, with a faint gloomy look between his brows, and gray hair had grown between his temples.

Liu Zhongqing briefly introduced a few words. It turned out that this person's surname was Jian and his name was Mo Yan. He was also a member of the Mingsha Sect. He was a doctor, but he was only responsible for treating the injured and sick. As for the internal affairs of the Mingsha Sect, he never had much to do. ask.

After learning their identities, Jian Moyan nodded slightly and let them enter the house, then took out two porcelain bottles from the cabinet, handed them to Liu Zhongqing, and said, "This is for next month."

After Liu Zhongqing accepted it, Jian Mo said, "Sit down for a while."

The three sat at the stone table, Jian Moyan didn't say much, but poured hot tea for them.

Liu Zhong was a little puzzled by the situation, and after thanking him, he said, "Mr. Jian, my brother..."

Jian Mo said: "Abolishing the damage to the martial arts, the body is weak, and it will get better if you take good care of it. It's just that it's unlikely to be the same as before. It won't hurt your life. You can rest assured."

Liu Zhongqing didn't take it seriously: "I just said it's just some minor problems, it's not a problem."

Liu Zhongyi knew that he was hiding something, so he could only sigh and didn't ask any more questions.

The four of them chatted for a while, Jian Moyan never asked about affairs in the world, she was a little surprised to learn that Wen Yan is the current owner of Baicaozhuang, she was silent for a moment, and said: "Master Wen, I have a merciless request .”

"It's okay, please say."

Jian Moyan showed pain on his face, and said in a deep voice: "Sister She has been in poor health since she was a child. She was seriously injured five years ago and has been in a coma. I wonder if I can ask Master Wen to take a look?"

Wen Yan said: "I will do my best."

"Thank you." Jian Moyan was very grateful, got up immediately, and led the three of them to another room in the stone house.

Unlike the main house, which is simple and clean, which is a bit deserted, the layout of the room is very exquisite. There are some exquisite carved flowers on the stone table and stone bench, a freshly folded flower is inserted in the vase on the table, and there are still hanging flowers hanging from the bed curtain. Pretty tassels.

Jian Moyan rolled up the bed curtain on one side, and saw a woman lying on the couch, with a delicate and graceful face, somewhat similar to Jian Moyan, but different from the man's toughness, her outline was softer, if it wasn't for her complexion Too pale, bloodless, but also very beautiful.

Wen Yan stepped forward to check the pulse, frowned slightly, and said after a while, "This girl's situation is very complicated, I don't know what kind of injury she has suffered?"

Jian Moyan pursed her thin lips slightly, and a stern look flashed in her eyes: "A poisonous palm."

Wen Yan nodded slightly: "She has been in poor health since she was a child, but it's because of Lingtang?"

"That's right," Jian Moyan sighed, and said, "My mother was obsessed with medical skills, and she didn't hesitate to test the medicine herself. She passed away after giving birth to her younger sister, and because of this, her younger sister accumulated a lot of toxins in her body, and she has never stopped taking medicine since she was a child. , I almost died several times when I was a child, and finally got better when I grew up, but I didn't expect to encounter a sudden disaster..."

"It's a miracle that she survived until now. You must have spent a lot of hard work." Wen Yan sighed: "The poison in her body maintains a delicate balance. If the status quo is maintained, she will not die, but the I can't wake up, but once the balance is broken, it is very likely that it will be out of control, and the poison will attack the heart and die."

"That's right," Jian Mo said, "I don't dare to detoxify. I wonder if Master Wen has a way?"

Wen Yan replied: "I don't have a perfect plan, at most I can only be sure."

Jian Moyan supported the head of the bed, tightening her fingers tightly, obviously struggling.

Seeing this, Wen Yan comforted him: "It may not be possible to remove all the toxins overnight. Mr. Jian might as well think it over before making a decision."

Jian Moyan let out a long sigh and nodded, "I don't know when you plan to leave this place?"

Liu Zhongyi heard the words and said: "There should be a while."

Wen Yan nodded: "Mr. Jian can first write to me about Lingmei's previous poisoning and drug use. I will send the prescription in a few days. You can decide for yourself whether to use it or not."

Jian Moyan clasped her fists together and saluted: "So... I am so grateful."

The three of them stayed in the house until Jian Moyan found a pen and paper, wrote down all the situation, and handed it to Wen Yan. Just as they were about to say goodbye and leave, they heard a knock on the door outside.

Jian Moyan opened the door, and seeing Xie Min outside, he hurriedly knelt down on one knee according to the etiquette in the teaching, and said in a low voice: "This subordinate has seen the leader."

Xie Min nodded, motioning for him to get up, "How is Zhong Qing's body?"

Jian Moyan's expression remained unchanged, and he said calmly: "The leader must be very clear about it, so I don't need to repeat it to my subordinates."

Xie Mun stared at him for a moment, seeing that his expression did not change, he snorted lightly, stopped asking any more questions, smiled a little, and said to Wen Yantong and Liu Zhongyi: "Today coincides with the Spring Festival in Yunchuan, so it can be considered a lively event. One day, the two of you would like to visit Qingning City? Or let me do my best as a landlord.”

Liu Zhongyi suppressed the doubts in his heart, and replied: "Then thank the leader."

Xie Miao smiled and said: "By the way, I haven't asked how long you plan to stay here. Why don't you just live in the teaching center? I'm sure Zhongqing will be very happy." After that, he slightly turned his eyes and looked at Liu Zhongqing, Coincidentally, that person also looked over, his gaze was slightly cold, like the edge of a knife, and the smile on his face grew stronger.

Seeing it in his eyes, Liu Zhongyi became more and more sure that things were definitely not as simple as they appeared on the surface, but he didn't show it on the surface, and smiled with the corner of his lips: "I also miss my brother very much, the leader is willing to let us live here, I am really grateful .We still have some things left in the inn in Qingning City, and this time we can get them back down the mountain."

Xie Min nodded: "Then how about we go down the mountain after lunch?"

"it is good."

The four said goodbye to Jian Moyan, left the stone house, and went down the mountain from Banxing Ridge through the chain bridge after having lunch in the Mingsha Sect.

On the way, Xie Mian briefly talked with them about the Spring Festival.The Chunyuan Festival is a unique festival in Yunchuan. Because of the special environment in Yunchuan, miasma occurs frequently from mid-spring to Jichun. At first, people prayed for the miasma to dissipate at this time, so that there will be no disasters or diseases. As time goes by, the Spring Festival is gradually derived. , and the original simple prayer to stay away from illness has become a custom for people to make wishes on this day.

During the Spring Festival, all towns and cities in Yunchuan are decorated with lanterns and festoons. They have the habit of keeping the lights on all night to ward off evil spirits. Therefore, there are many colored paper lanterns sold in the market. At night, the lanterns are as beautiful as the daytime.

Because there was nothing important to do, I walked slowly when I descended the mountain, and it was already evening when I arrived at Qingning City.

Xie Miao took the three of them to a restaurant to taste some local specialties of Yunchuan. After nightfall, looking out from the window of the restaurant, one could see lights and fireworks in the street market full of tourists.

When I got down from the restaurant, I was already in the lights. I saw many small stalls along the way, displaying all kinds of exquisite items, such as lanterns, hanging ornaments, small objects for warding off evil spirits, etc. .

The street market is very lively. Liu Zhongyi doesn't usually go to the street. The scene of such a lively scene in his memory is that when he was young, his brother would drag him through the bustling crowd to buy some items for the occasion. At this time, he stood in the crowd A trance gave birth to an illusion, as if returning to the past.

Liu Zhongqing seemed to know what he was thinking, and held his hand, just like holding him when she was a child, not caring about the eyes of others, but fortunately, people were all focused on the excitement at this time, and didn't pay attention to anything.

Liu Zhongyi was slightly taken aback, then smiled and clasped his fingers tightly.

Seeing that, Xie Miao was quite dissatisfied, and said coolly: "There are many people here, and it is easy to get lost. If we are accidentally scattered by the crowd, we will meet under the wishing tree at the street corner." how?"

Seeing his expression and words, Liu Zhongqing rarely showed a cold expression, or because the atmosphere was so good, she didn't sarcastically, but slightly curled the corners of her lips, and pulled Liu Zhongyi to walk forward.

Liu Zhongyi followed him forward and asked, "What is the wishing tree?"

Liu Zhongqing replied indifferently: "It is said that there is an ancient tree at the intersection of the street that has grown for thousands of years. People in Yunchuan say that tree has spirits. If you make a wish under the tree, if the tree spirit hears it, it will help you. You realized it, but it’s just a legend, there is no such thing as effective.”

"En." Liu Zhongyi nodded in agreement.

If wishes are so easy to come true, how can so many people be sad and frustrated?

They were walking in front, and Xie Miao was stunned for a long time behind, then came back to his senses, and followed slowly, with a sense of loss on his face.

Wen Yanlue waited for him, then smiled lightly and said, "Why is the leader so preoccupied?"

According to what Liu Zhongyi said, Liu Zhongqing harbored hatred for Xie Miao, and Xie Miao's thoughts were not simple, but looking at his expression this time, it seemed that he had paid his heart.

Xie Miao didn't shy away from it, and said: "I rarely see Zhong Qing smiling, but seeing him now, but not to me, naturally I feel sad."

What he said was quite joking, as if he had borrowed a love phrase from a play, Wen Yan just smiled when he heard it, and didn't make fun of him.

After walking for a while, I saw the two people in front stopped, but they were beside a wood carving booth.

The largest wood carving on the booth was half a person's height, and it was an exquisitely carved vase. Although it was not small, the carvings on it were so fine that even the carved petals had overlapping layers.In addition to the large objects, there are also some wooden hairpins, ring pendants, and sword pendants on the stall... The carvings of small objects are even more meticulous. Even if they are only made of wood, they look no worse than those pearls and jade.

The reason why Liu Zhongyi stopped was not because he was attracted by those things, but because he saw that the stall owner was quickly carving something on a piece of wood with a small knife. The stall owner's technique is extremely skillful, even so fast that it makes people dizzy.

Although the stall owner looked like an ordinary man with nothing outstanding, even his hair was graying, but it was hard to guarantee that he was some kind of reclusive expert.

Liu Zhongyi originally wanted to observe his sword skills, but he was a little distracted by watching, and suddenly thought that if he was his age, could he set up a street stall like this, carve wood, and calm down? The day passed peacefully——

A killer can't do it for a lifetime. One day his hands won't be steady, and his sword won't be fast enough, so he won't be able to do it anymore.

But... Most killers don't have a lifetime.

Seeing him staring at the stall in a daze, Liu Zhongqing subconsciously used him as a child, thinking that he liked the things on the stall, and said, "Little Yi, what did you fancy?"

"Ok?"

Only then did Liu Zhongyi realize that his thoughts had drifted too far, and was about to shake his head, but he heard Liu Zhongqing say: "The things on this stall are all carved with a special kind of wood from Yunchuan. This wood has a special fragrance, which can soothe the nerves. The locals also say that it is good for warding off evil spirits, if you like it, why don’t you buy a gadget and take it with you?”

Liu Zhongyi knew that he was still pampering herself like a child, and couldn't help but gradually smiled, but shook her head and said, "It's so fragrant."

——Carrying such a thing on his body can easily expose the target, and it is not safe for him.

Liu Zhongqing didn't know what he was thinking, she just thought that he didn't like the fragrance, so she gave up with some regrets, and walked down the lively market with him.

After a while, I walked to a stall selling snacks, and saw that although the food on the stall was ordinary food, they were all ingeniously made into various shapes, such as freshly steamed steamed buns, which were probably made of flour in addition to flour. After buying some other materials, there are colors such as light yellow, lavender, etc., and they are also pinched into the shape of white and fat rabbits, which look very cute.The hair cake on the side is cut into plum blossom shapes, and the drawing sugar is even more different.

The somewhat chubby chef at the stall was making steamed buns. The skins of the steamed buns mixed with corn, taro, etc. showed different colors. Liu Zhongyi stood in front of the stall, and his eyes were attracted by all kinds of food exuding attractive aromas.

The small stalls were very lively, and many people who brought their children to the market bought a meal under the pestering of the children, and the crowd was crowded and shoved from time to time.

Liu Zhongyi looked at all kinds of cakes in a daze for a while, and didn't want to fight with the noisy children around him. When she came back to her senses, she couldn't find Liu Zhongqing's figure. She stood there waiting for a while, and felt someone pat her gently. Pat him on the shoulder.

"Brother..." Liu Zhongyi turned around with a smile, but was stunned, forcibly suppressed the original address, and changed his name: "Villa Master."

Wen Yan saw that he restrained his smile and returned to his original indifferent expression, he couldn't help feeling sad, and suddenly remembered what Xie Miao said just now seemed to be a joke, he was a little self-deprecating, but still suppressed the somewhat bleak expression, and held him hand, and put something in his palm.

Liu Zhongyi raised his palm, and saw that what was placed in his palm was a small wooden rabbit tied with a red string, only the size of a thumb, exquisitely carved, with a faint fragrance from the wood, he thought he bought it at the stall just now.He couldn't help feeling a little dazed, looked at it for a while, and asked doubtfully, "For me?"

"Well," Wen Yan nodded: "I see that you seem to like those wood carvings very much."

Liu Zhongyi lowered his eyes slightly, and said, "Why is it a rabbit?"

Seeing that he didn't look very happy, Wen Yan said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know what you like, so I bought one with the same zodiac sign as yours. You... don't you like it?"

Liu Zhongyi's heart skipped a beat, he bit his lips slightly, calmed down the excess emotion, and said, "No, I like it very much, thank you, the owner."

Such a polite answer is not as good as his careless smile.

I'm afraid I won't get it again...

Forget it, he has no right to get back what he personally sacrificed.

"nice! You love it."

Liu Zhongyi put the little wooden rabbit away carefully, and the moment he lowered his head, he also missed the trace of sadness that couldn't be concealed on the man's face.

"Master, did you see brother when you came over?"

"No, I got separated from Xie Min when I was shopping at the stall just now, and when I came here, I saw you standing here alone." Seeing him frowning slightly, Wen Yan comforted him: "There are too many people here, let's go." Dispersion is inevitable, let's look for them under the wishing tree at the end of the market as Xie Miao said."

Liu Zhongyi had no other options, so he nodded, "Okay."

Wen Yan glanced at the crowded pastry stall, guessed a little bit of his thoughts, and said, "I'm going to buy something for you to eat, don't leave here."

"..."

Looking at his back, Liu Zhongyi felt some strange feelings in her heart, but she couldn't tell what it was.He couldn't forget the slight heat in his heart when he heard the man's answer just now, and he always felt that he had given up, but could he still be revived because of that man's words?

It's clearly unwanted feelings, but why are they so tenacious and long-lasting, they can't let go of them, he rationally hopes that that person can be more ruthless, and destroy those superfluous things up to the root.

But seeing him squeezed into the crowd that made him feel lazy because of himself, his heart felt uncontrollably warm, and he secretly hoped that this moment would be longer.

Emotions are not controlled by reason, which is often the saddest thing about people.

When Wen Yan came back, he saw him standing where he was, with a dazed expression on his face, so he called him softly, and handed him the greased paper bag wrapped in the hot pastry just made .

Liu Zhongyi thanked him, took a bite, and the sweet and greasy taste of the sugar cake diffused between his lips and tongue, sweet and soft.

Wen Yan saw him holding the oiled paper bag and slightly lowering his head to eat the candy cake, so he unconsciously frowned and chuckled.

The two walked all the way along the market, they didn't speak much, and the atmosphere was peaceful.After walking for a while, they happened to arrive at the inn where they stayed when they first came to Qingning City, and the two went in to settle the money and took back the things that were originally placed in the inn, but it was inconvenient to bring the horse, so they discussed with the shopkeeper for a few minutes In a word, I paid some odds and ends and deposited it in the stable of the inn.

The blue bird that Liu Zhongyi placed in the guest room together with luggage and other things was dissatisfied when he saw him come back, and pecked at the back of his hand, and scratched the small dish that was originally full of peanuts but was now empty, as if in Sue him for negligence.

Liu Zhongyi put the remaining candy cake in front of the little guy, and successfully stopped it from pecking at his hand.

When we left the inn and arrived under the wishing tree at the street, the moon was already high. The wishing tree was born by the river, and the people under the tree were bustling with people, many of whom put their hands together and closed their eyes to make a wish.And the legendary thousand-year-old tree is really not small, with a huge canopy covering a large area of ​​the sky.

Liu Zhongyi looked over carefully, but couldn't find Liu Zhongqing's figure. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and the crowd was noisy, so he walked along the river for a while, avoiding to a quieter place.

Wen Yan walked with him by the river, and said, "Don't you want to make a wish?"

Liu Zhongyi shook his head and said, "I don't believe this."

Wen Yan smiled faintly, and stood by the water where several river lanterns were floating, closed his eyes, clasped his hands together, and said nothing.

Liu Zhongyi was startled, looking at the gentle look on the familiar face, suddenly lost his mind a little, until he saw his eyes opened, and then suddenly looked away.

A gentleman is dignified, gentle and moist like jade.

From the moment he saw that person, he seemed to know the exact description of these words. From the corners of his eyes and brows to his fingertips, he seemed gentle and moist.Until... At that time, I didn't know that this person would also have hatred and be cold to others.

Even if he is gentle and courteous to strangers, he has never been cold and distant to himself alone, even though he has never been harsh, it still hurts people very much.

Liu Zhongyi lowered his eyes to hide the expression in his eyes, and secretly laughed at himself that he was distracted by him again, turned around and walked forward.

Wen Yan didn't know what he was thinking, nor could he guess why he turned around and left suddenly, so he had to move to follow.

The two walked along the river for a while, and there were gradually fewer people. When they reached the entrance of a small alley, Liu Zhongyi suddenly stopped, and Wen Yan also stopped.Most of the people passing by the alley headed towards the wishing tree, and no one noticed the two people standing at the alley entrance.

Wen Yanyuan wanted to ask him what's the matter, but he heard low voices coming from the alley, if it wasn't for his martial arts skills and excellent hearing, the people beside him would not be able to hear clearly.

When Wen Yan listened intently, she was stunned——

"...Thank you, what do you want to do?!"

This voice was very familiar, originally extremely indifferent, but now it was tainted with a trace of resentment, it was actually Liu Zhongqing.

Wen Yan was startled, and then heard another voice, as if a cat was teasing a mouse.

"I haven't done anything yet, but I just entertained your relatives, but you come to question me?"

"I said it five years ago, Xiaoyi is not my own brother, he has no blood relationship with me, if you want to take revenge on me, it's fine!"

"Love... You are always like this, I really want to destroy you cruelly." Xie Mu's voice lowered slightly, even a little hoarse.

Liu Zhongqing was silent for a long time before he sneered and said, "You have ruined me."

"……Ah."

"I lost all my martial arts and became your plaything, at your mercy. What else is wrong with you? Why don't you give me a knife to have fun."

"...Then how can I be willing?"

"open!"

"Do you really want me to let go? Don't forget, the time for the red line to break out is almost here."

After the words fell, the other side was quiet for a while, and then Liu Zhongqing said in a low voice: "...It's really ridiculous."

The palm of Liu Zhongyi's tightly clenched fist had already pinched out blood, Wen Yan covered his hand, and spread out the fingers one by one, feeling his whole body was cold, even trembling slightly.

Liu Zhongyi shook his head, without saying a word, walked back with light steps.

Wen Yan grabbed his wrist, but he didn't break free, he just walked blindly in the direction he came and went, and didn't stop until he got close to the bustling crowd, standing under the dripping eaves of no one, motionless.

"Favorite..."

"Let me... calm down."

Liu Zhongyi leaned against the outer wall, closed his eyes slightly, and clenched his palms again. Blood oozed out from between his fingers, and fell to the ground with a slight sound.