soul shifting

Originally, with Shen An's dullness, he should not be able to feel what he was pushing, but now he can feel it very clearly, one is because of the relatively large size, especially considering Han Xiuyu's current age, it can be said that it is very Excellent; the second is because...

Could it be that this child is having a spring/dream?

Shen An felt a little bit embarrassed, it would be really immoral to wake someone up from their dreams with one knee.He retracted his legs inch by inch, and at the same time quietly opened his eyes.

Han Xiuyu looked at him, blinked, then turned his head back abruptly, returning to his serious sleeping position.

Hold!It really woke me up!

Shen An quickly withdrew her legs, turned over, and pretended that she didn't know anything.The intense embarrassment coupled with the scorching heat of the campfire forced him to sweat in the freezing night of early spring.Han Xiuyu's eyes were closed tightly, and he was stiffer than the board under him. Even under the red firelight, he could still see his face turning red.

Early the next morning, Shen An and Han Xiuyu had two dark circles under their eyes, and neither of them asked any further questions.

Jueming got up very early, brought in some pieces of burnt hard mud from outside the hall, and shared a piece with everyone: "Eat, breakfast."

The three of them kept their hands in the mud and looked at him silently.

Jueming sighed: "Knock it open, there are roasted mice inside."

Shen An had a strong desire to throw the mud out.

Caesar lightly knocked the hard mud on the ground, and then peeled it away like eating an egg; the fur of the mouse was sticking to the mud, and it was scorched, and the inside was pink tender meat, which still smelled delicious to be honest Yes, it's just that the thought of this is a mouse, it's inevitable that it still makes people feel a little nauseous.

Jueming squinted at the three people who were indifferent, and said while eating: "In the wilderness, you can take a little. If you don't eat it, don't throw it away. I finally caught it. Take it first, and when you are hungry to a certain extent, you can eat it." I can eat it, but the taste will be worse after it cools." After speaking, he wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth, looking very delicious.

Shen Anxin said that it's different to be in the waves, so she put her mind to one side and started to eat as well.Some things are not so difficult to accept once someone is the first to start; soon, the four of them finished eating the rats, bid farewell to the ruins of the Putuo Temple, and continued to set off in the direction of Lanxi.

After walking for a week, they arrived at a town called Fuyang.Along the way, they climbed over mountains and ridges, climbed ditches and crossed streams. They walked all over the wilderness, let alone mice, and even ate black-shelled water beetles. When they arrived in Fuyang City, the four of them were as dirty as savages.

There is a "Yuelai Old Store" on the street, it looks very cheap, Shen An went in and asked, and only charged ten Wen a day, so he happily asked for a room.

"One room?" Han Xiuyu was startled: "How can four people live together?"

"The bed is for Elder Shen, the three of us sleep on the floor." Shen An said, not feeling any problem at all.

"Then... what about taking a bath?" Han Xiuyu stared at Shen An.

"Just wash it, they are all men, what's the problem?"

Han Xiuyu still stared at him.

Shen An sighed, feeling very helpless.

Ever since "broken spring/dream on one knee" that night, Han Xiuyu deliberately avoided him every day when he slept, either next to Elder Shen, or pressing Cassia, or sleeping between the two of them. There should be at least one other person in the middle, as if he is some maliciously dressed beast.

This feeling was so unpleasant, Shen An decided to ignore face and everything else, and said it clearly: "Two things. First, before you broke the cocoon, we both took a bath in the same tub every day. We just got out of the cocoon. I also helped you with the clothes. I’ve seen you naked before. I don’t think you need to be shy. Second, that night was a complete accident. So you don't have to worry about what I'll do while you're taking a shower, and there's no need to deliberately hide from me when you sleep at night."

After he finished speaking, he relaxed, and instead of looking at Han Xiuyu's red and white face, he directly took the key and went to the room, humming an out-of-key tune as he walked.

As the saying goes, you get what you pay for, cheap products are not good, and good products are not cheap.Shiwen's room naturally has the quality of Shiwen: the bed is not empty at all, not only is it hung with dusty gauze, but also dotted with a few broken cobwebs; the bucket is not empty at all, it is not only full of I don’t know how long the water has a smell, and there is still a layer of green moss floating on the surface of the water; even the bucket is not completely empty, even though it has been emptied, it still emits a smell that is invisible but seems to be The stench comes to the touch.

Very good, very perfect, much better than a cave in the wilderness.

"Let's divide the work," Shen An said, taking out the only silver from his bosom, counting out ten taels, and handing it to Caesia along with the pharmacy that Yao Bingqing opened for Elder Shen: "Casia went to find a medicine shop for half a day. months of medicine."

"Xiao Yu went to buy food." Shen An gave the rest of the money to Han Xiuyu: "We ate 'game' for a week, and today we can finally eat some human food. You can buy more."

Han Xiuyu nodded.

"Elder Shen is resting in his room, so I'll go to the pawn shop," Shen An said, "Pawn these two badges."

Both Shen An and Elder Shen's Promise Sect identity waist badges are worn on their bodies, at least they are made of serpentine wood and inlaid with gold letters, so they should be worth some money.

"Is the hairpin given by Elder Yao inappropriate?" Jue Ming asked.

"Inappropriate." Shen An said bluntly.

It was something inherited from Yao Bingqing's ancestors, and Shen An still wanted to find a chance to give it back to her.

"Pawnshops are very good at bargaining," Jue Ming said with a frown, "Two waist cards can only be pawned for four or five taels at most. We are going to Lanxi, and this amount of money is not enough."

"...I'll find a way." Shen An suddenly felt that Shiwen's rent had become expensive: "Let's all go, hurry up."

Asking the innkeeper about the location of the pawn shop, Shen An walked and wondered what other valuable things could be pawned.

Su Ming bow?No, not to mention that it is now the lifeblood of Cassia Ming, even if Cassia Ming is willing to take it, it is too conspicuous, and it is easy to be spotted by the Promise Sect.

Han Yu?Chilling?

... are similar to Su Ming bow.

No money, good party.

Shen An took out the cold cicada and fanned the non-existent cold sweat on the head of the fan, and suddenly noticed the white jade tassel pendant hanging on the end of the fan, his eyes lit up.

This is a good piece of mutton fat jade.

Shen An arrived at the pawnshop, and handed the two waist cards to the boss: "Hi, I'll pawn things." He untied the pendant from the end of Han Chan, and handed it over: "There's still this."

The boss took out a magnifying glass and looked carefully at the same thing.

It was afternoon at this time, lunch was already past, dinner was still too early, and the restaurants were basically not open. Han Xiuyu wandered the streets for a long time, and only found a few shops selling snacks.He saw Shen An from a distance, and wanted to ask him whether to buy some snacks first or buy dinner later in the evening, so he walked over quickly; when he was still some distance away from the pawn shop, Han Xiuyu saw the owner holding a Ying Something white, being examined carefully.

"...You read it wrong." He thought to himself, and took a few steps closer.

The cylindrical white jade pendant, the crude and somewhat cute carving, the light yellow tassel... It was really the New Year's gift from him.

The bustling streets suddenly became silent, as if everything in the world had stopped; Han Xiuyu was stunned for a long time before realizing that it was his tinnitus.His chest was so congested that he could hardly breathe; he didn't want to stay at the door of the pawn shop any longer, so he turned around and ran away, and when he regained consciousness, he had already arrived at the door of the inn.

He took a deep breath and managed to calm himself down, but his voice was still a little hoarse when he spoke: "Elder Shen, I'm back."

Elder Shen fetched another bucket of clean water and was washing his face. He took a dry towel from the shelf and wrapped up his wet beard: "Xiaoyu, why are you... crying?"

Han Xiuyu stretched out his hand to touch his face, and he really felt two lines of tears. He didn't know that he had already cried unconsciously.

"My eyes are lost." He said perfunctorily.

"Liar," Elder Shen pulled him to sit down beside the bed: "Whoever bullied you, tell Elder Shen that when I recover from my injury, I will definitely deal with him!"

Elder Shen's tone was very gentle, as if coaxing a three-year-old child, Han Xiuyu wanted to cry again in an instant, he gritted his teeth desperately to keep the tears from flowing, sniffed his nose, and said softly, "Uncle Shen."

"Xiao An?" Elder Shen was a little surprised: "Why did he bully you?"

"I just passed by the pawn shop and saw that he had pawned the New Year's gift I gave him. He was not willing to pawn what Elder Yao gave him. Why did I give it to..." There was a cry in his voice, so he had to shut up aggrievedly. Mouth, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, staring and biting his lip.

"Xiao Yu," Elder Shen returned to his usual tone, and asked tentatively, "Do you... like Xiao An?"

Han Xiuyu: "!"

He felt scared dry of any tears he didn't shed.

"Looking at your expression, I guessed it right?" Elder Shen said, sighing: "You don't want to sleep next to him, not because you are afraid of his hands and feet, but because you can't sleep at all with him next to you." "You don't want four people to live in one room, not because you are afraid of being watched by him in the shower, but because you are afraid that you will...react when you see him naked, aren't you?"

Shocked and ashamed, Han Xiuyu shrank into a ball, buried his face in his arms: "Stop talking!"

Elder Shen smiled softly, and said slowly: "He doesn't want to be Elder Yao's hairpin. I think it's because it is a treasure inherited from Elder Yao's ancestors. He wants to have a chance to return it to the original owner, not because he likes Elder Yao."

"Really?" Han Xiuyu asked in a low voice, showing half of his eyes from his arms.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask him directly when he comes back later," Elder Shen said, "Just ask him if he likes Elder Yao."

"Then...if he is shy and says he doesn't like it, does he actually like it?"

"Have you ever seen him shy?" Elder Shen raised his eyebrows.

"……No."

"Then why worry?" Elder Shen rubbed Han Xiuyu's head.

The sound of bees "buzzing" suddenly sounded outside the window. After a while, a large group of people came to the door of the inn, arguing with the boss, and they were so noisy that they couldn't hear clearly.

"Ah!" There was a short and shrill scream, and the boss's voice disappeared.

The smile that just appeared on the corner of Han Xiuyu's mouth also disappeared.

The author has something to say: Elder Shen is really perceptive~