Embers

The autumn wind is bleak, and the fallen leaves are flying. At the entrance of the tomb, there is a tall man standing tall, and his clothes are dancing with the wind.

Looking around, a trace of regret appeared on his face.

"It's a pity that it didn't come at the right time, and the peach blossoms are all gone."

Mo Yuan laughed beside him and said, "Anyway, you still have plenty of time, see you next year!"

When Nie Budu mentioned this, he also felt happy.

Just as I was about to walk in, I suddenly thought of something: "How is he?"

Mo Yuan was stunned for a moment, realized who he was asking, and said helplessly: "It's still the same, shutting myself in the room and not even eating. If you hadn't ordered force-feeding, I'm afraid I'd starve to death now."

Nie Budu paused and said "tsk": "He is really loyal to Xiaxianmen!"

He simply stopped his pace and turned around: "Go, let's take a look."

Mo Yuan was taken aback: "Then you..."

Nie Budu waved his hand without looking back: "See you next year!"

Go all the way back to the Devil's Cult, walk along the corridor to the innermost courtyard.There were two men in black guarding the door of the first wing, and when they saw Nie Budu approaching, they bowed their heads respectfully: "Master."

Nie Budu nodded lazily, and asked one of them, "Have you fed him yet?"

The man said: "Hey. He refused to eat at first, but later Mr. Qiao came, so Mr. Qiao fed him."

Nie Budu raised his eyebrows: "He left?"

"Just left."

Nie Budu pushed the door open and entered.

Sitting by the window with his back facing him was a man with a thin figure, wearing only a thin inner garment, and his long hair was disheveled.

There was no response to the sound of voices and the door opening, and he sat there motionless.

Nie Budu walked to the chair next to him and sat down.

"ember."

After a while, Ember finally spoke in a low voice with a broken and hoarse voice: "Where is he?"

Nie Budu was a little confused: "Who?"

Ember turned around and looked at him straight: "My master, Ye Bozhou."

His complexion was very gloomy, his cheeks were sunken, and he was haggard a lot, so how could he still have half of his sword-browed and star-eyed demeanor?

Nie Budu paused, and then said: "He is dead."

Ember stood up immediately: "Let me out."

Nie Budu raised his eyebrows, and looked at him leisurely: "Where do you want to go, now the whole Baidao is looking for you, as soon as you show up, you will be arrested immediately, do you want to die?"

Ember walked out without saying a word, and was immediately stopped by the congregation and Mo Yuan who were guarding outside.He struggled for a long time but failed to escape smoothly.

Nie Budu got up and walked over, frowned and looked at him: "Are you courting death?"

Ember was still struggling: "Let me out!"

Nie Budu was puzzled: "What do you want to go out for?"

Ember didn't answer, but was still struggling.He lay down for more than half a month, and coupled with the blow of the sect being exterminated, he was already emaciated, even weaker than the strength of the two congregants, and sweat began to appear on his forehead.

Nie Budu stared at him for a long time, then suddenly understood his thoughts, and said: "I repeat, he is already dead!"

Ember suddenly stopped moving. After being silent for a long time, she withdrew her hand, strode into the room, and closed the door with a bang.

"..."

Nie Budu looked at the door in front of him and remained silent for a while.

It was Mo Yuan who got angry first, and was about to kick the door when he went up: "Yu Jin, what kind of attitude do you have! This is the Devil's Cult, not the lower string door, and it's not a place for you to run wild!"

Nie Budu forced his feet back with a look, stood for a while, and said lightly: "Let's go."

Mo Yuan angrily followed him and turned around. Before leaving, he said to the two guards in a vicious voice, "Watch him!"

……

At night, Nie Budu looked at the delicious food on the table, and suddenly thought of something, and asked Mo Yuan who was standing behind him, "Have you delivered the dinner over there?"

Mo Yuan thought for a while, then shook his head: "It's not time yet."

"Then ask him to come and eat with us."

Mo Yuan nodded, and was about to turn around when he suddenly reacted and almost jumped up: "Master, him?"

Nie Budu looked at him.

"...Okay, okay, this subordinate will go now."

After a while, Ember was brought over by someone.Mo Yuan waved his hand to signal the others to step back, and pushed him on the stool.

"Master, someone brought it."

Ember just sat down, without any superfluous expression on her face, and she didn't turn her eyeballs casually, as if everything around her was just air.

It has been half a month since he woke up, but he still looks like this.

Nie Budu asked someone to add a set of bowls and chopsticks for him, and looked at him peacefully.

At this time, he was wearing a light red cloud brocade gown, his hair was tied up casually, and his sitting posture was very relaxed, which was very different from his usual flamboyant style.

But Ember didn't care about his style, he looked straight at him, but his eyes were empty and indifferent, as if he was looking at some distant scene through him.

Nie Budu raised his chin: "Eat."

Then he ate on his own.

"...he's not dead."

A hoarse voice came, Nie Budu paused the hand holding the chopsticks, raised his head to look directly at him, and said, "I will take you to see him tomorrow."

Ember suddenly raised her eyes, although her face was still expressionless, the emotion in her eyes was clearly visible: "Really?"

Nie Budu said indifferently: "Really."

Ember seemed to come back to life suddenly, and all the dead energy from her body faded away. She picked up the chopsticks and started to eat fiercely. It seemed that she was very hungry.

Nie Budu was full after just two bites, and spent the rest of the time watching him eat.See if he can't reach which one is kind enough to move over to him.

After finishing the meal in silence, Ember took a deep look at him before leaving.

Nie Budu said with a complicated expression: "Don't worry, I will never break my promise."

Early the next morning, Nie Budu lazily pushed the door open, and saw Ember standing at the door of his room expressionlessly.

"..."

At this time, although he was still very thin and his skin was as pale as paper, he had cleaned up his whole body, changed into a neat black clothes, and his back was straight. His temper returned.

It's been a long time since I saw him like this, and Nie Budu was a little surprised.

Ember said coldly: "You said yesterday, take me to see him."

Nie Budu thought of his reaction after "seeing" Ye Bozhou, and suddenly had the urge to take back what he said yesterday.

After a moment of silence, Nie Budu said, "Have you had breakfast?"

Ember stared at him without saying a word.

Nie Budu walked in front: "If you don't eat, I will eat. Go after dinner."

"..."

Although Ember was very impatient, she could only follow him to eat.

After eating and going out, a carriage was already waiting there.Mo Yuan was sitting on the shaft of the cart with a whip, watching them.

After getting into the carriage, Nie Budu noticed that Ember's hands were trembling slightly.

He looked back, said nothing, and simply closed his eyes.

After walking for a long time, the carriage finally stopped.Ember stepped out of the car first, and froze after seeing the scene in front of her clearly.

Where they are right now is Lingyou Mountain, the gate of Xiaxian Gate!

The sun is shining brightly and the autumn wind is brisk.He looked at everything familiar in front of him, but a chill rose all the way down the soles of his feet.

Noisy voices sounded in my ears again, the sound of swords clashing, the angry roar of my uncle, the terrified screams of my classmates, and the cursing in despair...

There seemed to be a sharp sword light in front of his eyes, and blood flowed like a river.

Nie Budu did not know when he had already come behind him.

Pushing open the door, the once bustling lower string door is now empty, the buildings and vegetation have not changed, but the surroundings can no longer feel the popularity, and there is a dead silence.

Halfway through, Ember could no longer lift her feet.

Only now did he truly realize that the so-called nightmares had actually happened.Just on the land he stepped on, it was soaked with the blood of those people.

Lu Yuzhi, Yuan Yun, Su Jiujiu, Hua Buyu, Lin Xu...

Ye Bozhou.

The heart-piercing pain hit him, and he felt that it was difficult to breathe.

Seeing him stop, Nie Budu looked at him: "Aren't you going to see him?"

Ember straightened up with difficulty: "Go."

The road became more and more familiar, until it reached the familiar gate of the small courtyard.His expression didn't change, but an unprecedented feeling rose in his heart.

That feeling is called collapse.

He has stayed in this small courtyard for ten years.

From the first little child to the current cold boy, ten years have passed, and every plant and tree here is extremely familiar.

There are several trees with fallen leaves growing in the yard. They are pear trees, which will be full of pear blossoms in spring.

He used to practice sword among the pear blossoms all over the sky, and Ye Bozhou leaned against the tree and looked at him with a smile, the fine petals fell all over his shoulders, more gentle than his white clothes.

There is a pavilion next to the pear tree, with a stone table and three stone benches inside.When the snow is falling, Ye Bozhou likes to make tea there the most. His movements are smooth and smooth, and he is also unparalleled in handsomeness. Just looking at it is enough to please the eyes.

The room at the end of the yard belongs to him and Ye Bozhou. When you push the door and enter, there is Ye Bozhou's breath in every corner.

At that table, Ye Bozhou once sat there and drew their appearance when they were old.He looked at it carefully, smiled and said ugly.

Inside that cabinet was a locked mahogany box, which contained all of Ye Bozhou's property, which was handed over to him one night, saying it was a red envelope for a big wedding.

In the center of the earth, they once stood here to worship the heaven and the earth, dressed in red clothes, and made a promise for a lifetime.

On that bed, they once slept in each other's arms, or rubbed each other's ears and temples, and were lingering with each other.

The teapot on the table is Ye Bozhou's favorite white jade pot, and he uses it to brew Biluochun every day.

He walked slowly over to pick it up, but only a small pile of finely broken tea leaves poured out.

He suddenly remembered that the day the two of them were about to leave, they hadn't refilled the teapot.

There were two bundles on the bed, which were the clothes that Ye Bozhou and he had hurriedly packed that night and took them away when they were about to leave.

Untie it, the moon white robe inside is Ye Bozhou's favorite clothes.

The fabric still has the aroma of pear blossoms in early spring, which is the unique smell of Ye Bozhou.

"Jin'er."

A deep and gentle voice rang in his ears, he turned his head, and Ye Bozhou stood aside and looked at him with a smile on his face.

"Master..."