in the world of murder

In front are several flower buildings facing the lake, each floor is covered with all kinds of lanterns, reflecting the lake water, dazzling people, I don't know where to look.

Xi Zhen walked there with the crowd, Xie Li followed behind him calmly.At the gate of Hualou, several brightly dressed women are waiting for customers.Seeing Xizhen, the girls approached with a charming smile. Xizhen shook his head, indicating that he would not go in.The girls paused for a moment, then looked at Xie Li behind him.

"He's not going either!" Xi Zhen stopped Xie Li.

The girls felt resentful and had no choice but to solicit other guests.

Upstairs, a window was pushed open, and an intermittent ditty overflowed from it.Xi Zhen heard the voice, looked up, and was facing a beautiful face with various charms.

In winter, the girl was still wearing gauze, revealing her snow-white neck and collarbone.Because the window was open and the cold wind came in, the girl felt cold, so she casually grabbed a snow-white fox scarf.The snow-white leather wraps around the girl's neck, and the girl's frowns and smiles are so seductive.

Xie Li followed Xi Zhen's gaze, only felt that the woman's eyebrows and eyes were somewhat similar to Xi Zhen's, but one person's style was natural and sophisticated, while the other was still young, with an inquiring and ignorant look in her eyes.

The woman looked at Xi Zhen and suddenly smiled.In the blink of an eye, a water-red handkerchief floated down from his hand, fluttering leisurely, attracting the attention of many people.Xi Zhen stretched out his hand to grab it, and it happened to be caught in his hand.

Xie Li walked up to him, and said coolly, "You want the lanterns given by others, and you also want the handkerchiefs given to you, so why don't you ask if it's for nothing?"

Xi Zhen tied the handkerchief on his hand and said, "You are just jealous. People gave it to me but not to you."

Xie Li snorted and walked forward without looking back.

Xi Zhen stood in place, listening to the little tune coming from the flower building, he hummed along for a while, and in a blink of an eye, he saw that Xie Li had gone far away.Xi Zhen hurriedly chased after him with a lantern. He walked to Xie Li's side and hummed the song he had just learned from left to right, and the lyrics were also vague.His voice is not more mellow than that of other girls, but when he sings a cappella, he has an ethereal charm.

Xie Li stopped suddenly, Xi Zhen couldn't dodge and bumped into him.The song was interrupted at this point, Xi Zhen looked at Xie Li with bright eyes with a narrow smile.

"Why don't you leave?" Xi Zhen asked.

Xie Li looked at him, "Do you know what this song is about?"

Xi Zhen shook his head.

Xie Li said: "It's for your lover."

A courtship song for a lover.

Xi Zhen thought about it, bit his fingertips and laughed, "That's not wrong."

Xie Li's gaze suddenly deepened, and he looked at Xi Zhen with dark eyes.

Xi Zhen stood up straight, his eyes were a little wary, "Xie Li, what do you want to do."

Xie Li stared at him, "I want to kiss you."

Xi Zhen's complexion changed, a little ashamed, a little angry, "No way!"

As he said that, he turned around and left, but Xie Li grabbed his wrist all of a sudden, half pulling and half forcing him to the alley beside Hualou.

The alley was dark, and the remaining snow was dirty.The lantern in Xi Zhen's hand could see their clothes, but Xie Li's expression could not be seen.

Xi Zhen twisted his hands and feet, angrily said: "Xie Li!"

Xie Li pinched his chin, before waiting for his reaction, kissed him with slightly cool lips.

It was a light kiss, Xi Zhen's lips were soft and moist, but the two of them broke apart just by touching, Xie Li had to back away to suppress Xi Zhen's restless hands and feet.

"Give me a kiss." Xie Li's voice was hoarse, covering Xi Zhen.

Xi Zhen snorted coldly and said, "I've kissed you, let me go!"

Xie Li was still not satisfied, and said, "Kiss again."

Xi Zhen didn't want to, but he couldn't get rid of Xie Li, so after thinking about it, he reluctantly said: "It's not for nothing."

Xie Li laughed angrily, ran his thumb over his lips, and asked, "What do you want?"

Xi Zhen's eyes lit up, "I want to inherit the position of disciple."

Xie Li lowered his head and bit Xi Zhen, saying: "Too greedy."

Xi Zhen was in pain and scolded Xie Li a few words.Xie Li ignored him and lowered his head to untie the veil on Xi Zhen's hand.The water-red handkerchief fell quietly into the snow.

"Then I will fight to be the number one." Xi Zhen said again.

Xie Li still said: "No!"

"None of this works?!" Xi Zhen shouted, "Then what do you want?"

"I'll only give you first place in one subject." Xie Li kissed Xi Zhen on the chin.

The corner of Xi Zhen's mouth twitched, a little aggrieved, but Xie Li's attitude was tough, it seemed that Xi Zhen did not agree and did not intend to let him go.Xi Zhen had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, one door at a time."

After finishing the words, Xie Li bit Xi Zhen's glistening lips.

Xi Zhen's mouth is the most mean, but the taste is surprisingly good, sweet, like the dried plums that Xie Li has eaten.He had a little sense of taste, and pinched Xi Zhen's chin with his fingers to prevent him from hiding.

Xi Zhen suffered from pain, but he could only make a sob and sob sound, which was pitifully tight.

Xi Zhen clutched Xie Li's clothes tightly, the lantern in his hand fell to the ground at some point, the candle fell down and burned the paper pasting the lantern.

There were scolding voices from the depths of the alley, "Where are the wild mandarin ducks! You can't even pay for a room?"

Xi Zhen pushed Xie Li away as if he was just waking up from a dream, his watery eyes seemed angry but not angry, he gave Xie Li a hard look and then ran away.

Xie Li's arms were empty, and he twirled his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking.

Snow began to fall on the way back, and Xizhen stood on the long steps and looked down the mountain. The lights of thousands of houses below the mountain gathered into a sea of ​​lights, and it looked prosperous and peaceful.

Xi Zhen paused, a little envious.His hometown was once as prosperous as this sea of ​​lights.Such a beautiful scene can be completely destroyed in just one war.

"Why don't you leave?" Behind Xie Li was the lights of Wanjia, he walked to Xi Zhen's side step by step with the lights behind his back.

Xi Zhen looked at him, no embarrassment in his eyes.He thought for a while, and said to Xie Li: "I'm tired from walking, you can carry me on your back."

Xie Li also thought about it, and actually nodded, saying: "Okay."

Xi Zhen was flattered, looked at Xie Li who was leaning over with his back turned to him, and jumped onto his back without hesitation.

Xi Zhen is not heavy, although the young man is not short, but his body is thin, sometimes when Xie Li touches him, he can feel the obvious bones.

With Xi Zhen on his back, Xie Li walked up the mountain step by step in the snowy night.

Xie Li didn't care if Xie Li was tired or not, he cautiously whispered in Xie Li's ear: "This is free of charge."

Xie Li laughed, feeling a little helpless, and said, "Okay, it's not a reward."

Xi Zhen then relaxed, wrapped his arms around Xie Li's neck, leaned his cheek on his shoulder, and thought, he is so talkative again now.

Back on the mountain, there were more disciples coming and going.Xi Zhen got down from Xie Li's body and said: "You go back first, I remember I have something to do."

His lantern is still stored in Fugui's place.

Before Xie Li could speak, Xi Zhen ran away.

Xie Li returned to Xizhen's courtyard, and the courtyard was pitch black.He went into the house and lit the candles in the house.The candles were lit one by one, and the room was brightened up again.

There is a painting on the table in the study.Xie Li walked over, only to see the person in the painting dressed in red, standing on the Xiantian Cliff practicing sword, with a heroic posture and a startled look.

There are two inscriptions on the painting.

Tonight, when is the middle stream in Quzhou, when is today, when will I be in the same boat with the prince.

These are the first two lines of "The Song of the Yue People". Compared with the poem mentioned in this painting, the last two lines of the "Song of the Yue People" are more widely circulated.

There are wood in the mountains and branches in the wood, and the heart is happy and the king does not know.

Xie Li looked slightly cold, he went down and saw the title of the scroll.

Rumao, Chen Song, the word Rumao.

Over there, Xizhen ran to look for Fugui, who was counting the income of tonight in the room, among the copper coins on the table, the few gold beads given by Xizhen were very dazzling.

Seeing Xi Zhen pushing the door and entering, Fu Gui hurriedly gathered up the table full of money and said, "What do you want to do?!"

"I didn't come to ask you for money." Xi Zhen said, "Where is my lantern?"

Fu Gui relaxed, gathered up the copper coins, and said, "I met Eldest Brother on the road, and he said he brought it back for you."

"What!" Xi Zhen said: "I entrusted you to store it because Xie Li asked me to throw away those lanterns, but you are good enough to send them back to me."

"Ouch!" Fu Gui also looked serious, "I forgot."

Xi Zhen was so angry that Fu Gui poured him a cup of tea and explained: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. When I came back, many people asked me to buy lanterns. I was a little annoyed. I happened to meet Senior Brother, and he said to me. You take it back, and I'll give it to him."

"He must have thrown it away!" Xi Zhen put the teacup heavily on the table.

Fu Gui said: "Otherwise, I will return the trusteeship fee you gave me."

"Forget it, I don't care about the money." Xi Zhen waved his hand, "Let's go first."

Fugui sent Xizhen away, came back shaking his head, put the money in a small box with a lock, and went to sleep happily.

Xi Zhen went back to his yard, brightened up the lights in the house, with some doubts in his eyes.Xi Zhen pushed the door open and went in, seeing Xie Li sitting in the study flipping through a book, he asked, "Is that you?"

Xie Li raised his eyelids to look at him, "Otherwise, who else would there be?"

Xi Zhen didn't answer, just said: "Why don't you go back to sleep?"

Xie Li turned a page of the book and said, "How does your high bed with soft pillows compare to my bamboo couch bed? Naturally, I would be more happy to sleep with you."

Xi Zhen snorted and said, "You have a good idea."

Xie Li said lightly: "I can give you another first place."

Xi Zhen rolled his eyes and said, "Otherwise you can sleep on the couch, I'm not used to sleeping with people."

Xie Li didn't force it, and said, "Yes."

Xi Zhen nodded, took off the fox fur, and remained on the side.

"But I have a condition," Xie Li said suddenly, "I'm not used to letting others into my house, and you can't let others in here either."

Xi Zhen said: "I don't like people entering my house either. Don't worry, no one will come in."

"Didn't Chen Song often bring you meals?" Xie Li said casually, "Can he enter your house?"

Xi Zhen thought for a while and said, "Occasionally."

"Only by chance?" Chen Song was able to put such a painting in his room while Xi Zhen was away, so it couldn't be by chance.

Xi Zhen glanced at Xie Li, "Then what do you want?"

Xie Li looked at Xi Zhen, "Don't allow him to enter your house again."

Xi Zhen nodded indifferently, "Understood."

Xie Li's eyes were still fixed on Xi Zhen, "Go and tell him yourself that he is not allowed to enter your house again."

The author says:

Chen Song: I'm really speechless