long road

Just after noon, Tan Ran and Bai Muzhi went back home, but Tan Ran didn't do anything out of the ordinary when he went out, and he didn't do any shopping, just wandering around.Bai Muzhi was relieved to follow behind, at least he was very happy not to have to carry a bag.After walking on the street for a while, Tan suddenly said that his legs were sore and he would go back to the inn for dinner, and read a book to rest in the afternoon.Bai Muzhi agreed with his decision very much. After all, wandering around on the road seemed a little bit crazy, so he turned around and walked to the inn. He also bought a few bunches of essential items for walking in the ancient world - candied haws.

In order to prevent the candied haws from getting too much dust, she walked quickly.You ask why not pack it?Have you ever seen plastic bags in ancient times? Have you seen paper bags that don’t stick to sticky sugar? I don’t want to eat paper.By the time we got back to the inn, the large troops had already taken their positions in the lobby, and it was estimated that no one had gone out today.Su Ran complained: This big lunch is full of people, are they all foodies?

"Hey, you came back suddenly? You also brought a few bunches of candied haws. Isn't one bunch enough for you?" Tao Qin said.

"I brought it back to you with good intentions, and Lingling and Tangtang, the others probably don't like to eat it too much." Yan Ran handed them candied haws, then sat down by himself: "Look at how kind I am to you. "

"Eat two less, you have to eat at noon, otherwise you will have to eat snacks all afternoon." Bai Muzhi said.

"...Where should I put it if I can't finish it, it's better to finish it."

"Later, I'll ask the kitchen for a plate for you, just put it there." Bai Muzhi blocked all opportunities for Su Ran to argue.

"I got it, I got it." Su Ran resigned to his fate, anyway, it was very sour, and eating it later would help digestion.

Su Ran sat down and chatted and laughed with the shadow guard next to him, while talking, he only showed them the headband accessories he was wearing, all of which were gifts from them.At this time, Tao Qin was sitting with the Zhan Ling sisters and Lin Jianling Fengyun, as if he was teasing that he didn't see the two great protectors this morning.

After lunch, Tan Ran said that he was full, and wandered up and down the corridor upstairs. After about two sticks of incense, Bai Muzhi couldn't take it anymore and said in the room: "Okay, don't go, I'll give you the upstairs in a while." If you stepped on it, come in and eat your candied haws.”

"I'm full and you still want me to eat. You have ulterior motives." As Yan Ran said so, she still entered the room: "It must be because you don't want me to eat at night."

...Bai Muzhi didn't say anything, but just looked at Tan Ran with a half-smile. Of course, Tan Ran was not stupid, and eating too much hawthorn was of course useful, so he didn't say a word, picked up the candied haws and continued to eat.After eating a few pieces, I found it too sour, so I only gnawed sugar, and gnawed the candied haws beyond recognition. Even Bai Muzhi couldn't stand it anymore: "Can you respect the candied haws? As far as I know, candied haws are eaten together with hawthorns. .”

"I just eat sugar, can't you? Don't care so much, you're not a candied haw." After eating the sugar with peace of mind, he threw the hawthorn on the plate, and then sat by the window to watch the scenery.

After a while, Xiao Er brought some tea and candied snacks, and Bai Muzhi put it on the small table next to Tan Ran, and said, "My son, I want to go out, don't run around, or go to the next door." Looking for brother and Tao Qin, you know?"

"Do you want me to go with you?"

"No, it's nothing important, I'll be back soon." Bai Muzhi patted Tan Ran's head.

Su Ran didn't say anything, just nodded and let him go.

Bai Muzhi went out, knocked on the door next door and called his brother to come out: "Brother, I'll go to the ferry of Chiqun Lake to see first. Didn't Lubo say that the time when the mountain gate opens is just the time for a cup of tea? I'm afraid There will be too many people tomorrow and we won’t be able to catch up, so we still need to book a boat in advance.”

"It's fine to let Lin Jian and the others go, why don't you go by yourself?" Bai Jingzhi leaned against the door frame.

"It's better for me to go by myself, and take a look at the situation, so as not to waste too much time tomorrow. It's really not very worry-free to help me look at it." Bai Muzhi turned around and left after finishing speaking.

Bai Jingzhi shook his head helplessly, leaned over and took a look at Yan Ran in the next room, and sat quietly by the window, wondering if he was in a daze or watching the scenery.Bai Jingzhi coughed, and said, "Sun Ran, you can call me if you need anything."

Turning around suddenly, like a little fairy coming out of a painting: "Okay brother."

Bai Muzhi returned to his room and continued to play chess with Tao Qin. Although he was so bullied that he couldn't even win a game, it was a good choice to tease Tao Qin during the process, at least it could pass the boring afternoon.

Su Ran looked out the window, full of thoughts.It's not that he doesn't know his identity, after so many ups and downs, he already knows very well that he is the soul of the most yin, no matter how many methods he uses to deceive himself, it's useless, the fact is just in front of him.The scenery outside the window is unprecedentedly exquisite and beautiful. The Jingxia Mountain surrounded by the lake is pink, and the vast lake surface is shimmering in the sunlight. From a distance, the whole mountain seems to be floating in the air, appearing dreamy and blurred.

I don’t know what this beautiful scenery will look like in my eyes after tomorrow, maybe it’s a darkness, maybe I don’t have the chance to enjoy the scenery like this at all, maybe... from then on, I will never see my friends and lovers around me again.Although I don't want to be like that at all, time will pass and tomorrow will definitely come.This is all arranged by fate, and my own resistance is probably useless in this strange world.Today might be the last day, thinking of the days spent with Bai Muzhi, Tan Ran felt very uncomfortable.The time is neither long nor short. It would be a lie to say that there is no emotion at all, but it is impossible to say that it is unforgettable. I have changed from a straight man to a cough. Thinking about it, I didn’t have too many entanglements. I also feel very amazing , probably in this life, I will be able to be sisters with my sister.

The sun is slowly slanting to the west, making the lake more and more bright red. Although I just sat by the window without moving, my heart is getting more and more sad. If I can, I really hope I didn’t come here. I met these people, maybe they And myself will not be sad because of these unchangeable things.

"My son, why are you so obsessed?" Bai Muzhi had been sitting in the room for a while, but Tan Ran didn't notice him, and his mood seemed to be getting lower and lower.

"Eh? When did you come back?" Su Ran was taken aback.

"I've been back for a while, it's just that you didn't see me." Bai Muzhi said, "Why didn't I eat or drink, hurry up and drink something, I'll be thirsty all afternoon, my throat hurts later."

"Okay." Su Ran poured a cup of tea, although it was cold, it was no different for chrysanthemum tea.

"Are you nervous about tomorrow's business?"

"No, why am I nervous, I'm the one with the protagonist's halo and golden fingers on my head, so I'm absolutely fine." Su Ran concealed her guilty conscience.

"Whether there is or not, you don't have to think about it from now on. We will wait until tomorrow to talk about everything. Just now the shopkeeper told me that the gate of the mountain will probably open tomorrow." Bai Muzhi approached Tan Ran and squeezed his shoulder: " Now go down to eat, and then rest early, we will go up the mountain tomorrow."

"Okay, I'm going to have a good meal tonight."

"I ordered a good dish, which is what everyone likes to eat, so get up and go."

"Do you think I don't want to? My legs are numb! Come and help me."

Bai Muzhi tried his best to suppress his smile, and walked around the room a few times with his support, and the two went downstairs together when his legs were no longer numb.The downstairs was already full of people, and it was Bai Jingzhi who ordered Xiao Er to inform their people to have dinner together. After two days of free activities, we will go to a big event tomorrow. Maybe life will change a lot from now on, and it is time for everyone to get together.

"Young master, it's been so long since we came down, we don't want to wait for you to start eating." Zhantang said.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm late, let's serve dinner." Su Ran sat opposite Tao Qin.

"You didn't make any movement all afternoon. Jingzhi was worried that you would fall downstairs and went to see you several times, saying that you were sitting by the window and didn't even move. What are you thinking about sitting all afternoon without moving your bomb?" Tao Qin asked Tan Ran.

"I'm not thinking about anything, I'm just in a daze." Su Ran said.

"It's good that you don't think wildly, I'm afraid you think too much." Tao Qin breathed a sigh of relief and continued to eat.

……

The next day everyone got up early, and after breakfast they were busy packing their things, and at about six o'clock, everyone set off.A group of people walked to the pier, and the boat rented by Bai Muzhi was already waiting there. Many people gathered on the shore, probably because they heard the news.More than [-] people boarded the big boat, and the boat started slowly, heading towards Jingxia Mountain.

Jingxia Mountain is no longer the pink of yesterday, but has become red like the sunset.Sitting on the side of the boat, Tan Ran and Tao Qin listened to the sounds coming from around them, discussing that this was a sign that the gate of the mountain was about to open, and urged the boatman to speed up.Bai Muzhi and Bai Jingzhi are not in a hurry, it's useless to rush anyway, you can't use such a big boat as a yacht.Fortunately, the speed of this ship is not slow. Although it arrived a little later than those boats that were rushing forward, it was considered fast.

Tao Qin looked at the eager beings around him. It seemed that many of them had been here several times. They were all thinking about their own wishes. Some hoped to be rich, some hoped to live forever, and some hoped to marry a good wife. Marry a good husband.Su Ran glanced at Tao Qin, and the two sighed in their hearts. They knew that they would definitely not be able to get in, but they were so eager to get something for nothing. They were really crazy.

After waiting for a while, the sun was already in the middle, and it was almost noon, and Jingxia Mountain also changed.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, mixed with a faint fragrance, neither floral nor fruity, it was a fragrance that had never been smelled before.Then there are countless petals sprinkled from the sky, paving the yellow land into the color of petals, and stepping on it is soft.Bai Muzhi looked at Ran Ran who was dressed in white, and suddenly felt that he was far away from him, as if he would disappear in the blink of an eye, making him want to hold his hand tightly.

Before Bai Muzhi could make a move, the wind became even stronger, and the people around him started to stir up, chattering about the opening of the tunnel soon, which side to go this time and so on.After a while, more petals began to grow, making it impossible for people to see the person in front of them clearly.Then there was a sound, the petals disappeared, and a passage appeared in front of them.

The gate of Jingxia Mountain opened.