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Wumengling Valley is already barren, the ground is overgrown with weeds, the air is filled with thick mist, and the ruins and broken walls that can be seen everywhere are shocking. The majestic Nuwa leaning against the mountain seems to be entangled in layers of vines, looking ruthlessly but pityingly at the desolation and desolation in private, full of scars.

Xiangling, Hongyu and the others were waiting outside Bingyan Cave, seeing Tu Su helping a woman in blue Miaojiang sacrificial attire come out, with obvious excitement and joy on her face.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief except Xiangling who knew the inside story earlier.

At Dawu Zhu's house, a few girls cleaned the somewhat messy room, Baili Tusu helped his mother to sit down by the bed, Xiangling found a small teapot and a few unbroken teacups on the cabinet, and put them on the stove Tea was cooking on the table, and I sat by the side, staring at the dancing flames, but I didn't know where my thoughts went.

"Little Linger, little Linger? Yo, where did this ghost go?"

Only then did the girl realize that the small teapot had made a squeak, and was about to remove the fire when the teapot was picked up by a pair of white and delicate hands.

"Miss Hongyu?"

Hongyu filled a small teacup to three-quarters full, handed it to Xiangling, and asked, "What were you thinking just now?"

Xiangling took the teacup, held the cup to warm her hands, her lips turned pale, she shook her head and said nothing.

"But for Mr. Wu Zhu's business?"

"...Sister Hongyu, I always feel flustered. Qingxue is taking care of Tu Su's mother inside, but she has not eaten or drunk for several days. Is this really all right?"

Hongyu sighed: "Oh, it's not a solution to go on like this. She doesn't eat or drink every day, doesn't talk or sleep, and sometimes walks outside the house, as if facing the sun... It's really worrying. The young master has no day. Watching him all night, even if we have a few of us taking turns to help, he can't bear it, and sooner or later he will fall ill."

"Mother Tu Su, I'm afraid she really came back to life... Tu Su has become more and more silent these days, Mr. Wu Zhu, she has not eaten or slept for so many days, and has been like this..." The water in Xiangling's teacup drank She moved, her brows were furrowed, she lowered her eyes and said nothing.

"Since Xiao Ling'er talked about this time, I will also tell you the truth, there is probably something weird about it."

"Two days ago, I was taking care of Mr. Wu Zhu for Young Master Baili, and I chatted with her to test her. You also know that whenever you ask a question, Mr. Wu Zhu will nod and shake his head to show the answer. The strange thing is that day. I asked a lot of things, some were related to the young master, some were not related at all, and even related to my own secret past, Mr. Wu Zhu never made a wrong choice. want to respond."

Having said that, Hongyu didn't go any further, Xiangling tightly held the cup in her hand and bowed her head in silence.

Baili Tusu suddenly pushed the door open and came in. Sitting cross-legged on the ground, the girl in yellow looked up, her heart turned cold. She looked at him in surprise, not knowing how much he had heard.

"Tu, Tu Su..."

"You guys, what are you talking about?" The man in the black Miao Jiang suit frowned and asked.

Xiangling turned her head, unable to bear to look into his deep black eyes again, her temple hair covered the expression on her face, her hands were clutching the hem of the clothes, her nails seemed to penetrate the fabric into her palms.

Hongyu looked at Xiangling, sighed helplessly, stood up again and walked in front of Baili Tusu, opened her mouth to explain something, but was interrupted by the person in front of her, and shouted in a low voice: "Stop talking! Mother One day, I will be able to return to the way it was before, but now it's just, just for a while!"

Feng Qingxue in the inner room heard the commotion outside, opened the door curtain and came out. Seeing that there were three people, she couldn't help asking: "Susu? You... what's wrong?"

Baili Tu Su narrowed his eyes: "...Let's all go. I'll be here alone."

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As dawn approached, Xiangling tossed and turned all night, but couldn't sleep, so she walked out of the room and sat on a lawn, pulling the grass one by one bored, while Fang Lansheng, who also had no desire to sleep, sat aside and scratched his head, unable to sleep. Knowing what to say is good, everyone's atmosphere is a bit wrong these days, his mother with a wooden face is always a little weird, and I don't know what to do, seeing that there is really nothing to talk about, Fang Lansheng said in a low voice : "Xiangling, are you hungry, let me make you something to eat?"

The action of pulling weeds stopped, Xiangling shook her head lightly, "No need, I don't want to eat now."

The two of them stopped talking, and the only sound around was the chirping of insects, and the echo of the wind brought by the empty valley, revealing a penetrating smell for no reason.The diffuse mist enveloped the entire Wumengling Valley. Even the sun couldn't evaporate, and the wind couldn't disperse it. I couldn't see what was ahead, and I didn't know where the road under my feet led.

"Lan Sheng."

"Xiangling?" The girl beside him took the initiative to talk to him. The little scholar in blue was a little surprised, and then smiled foolishly.

"If someone concealed a very important matter from you, and that matter was related to the life and death of your relatives, would you hate her?"

"This one……"

"That person doesn't have the obligation to say it, but if something happens to my family, I know that I should have taken precautions, even if I don't hate, more or less... there will be some resentment!"

"Really..." Looking blankly at the mist that could not dissipate in front of her eyes, the girl's heart was full of sadness.

This kind of thing cannot be forgiven after all.

Fang Lansheng didn't notice Xiangling's expression was a little bit wrong, he secretly looked at the girl whom he had always admired in embarrassment: "Xiangling, let me ask you something too, okay?"

Returning to normal color, Xiangling turned her head and said, "What's the question, you can ask it!"

Gritting his teeth, looking bravely into her eyes, the little scholar in blue said, "Then, what's so good about that wooden face, Xiangling, why do you like him?"

"Why, do you like Tu Su?" The girl in yellow raised the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly.

She gently rolled up her sideburns, which were scattered by the wind, and she said slowly, like a memory, "When I first saw him, I felt that the man in black with cinnabar between his eyebrows really She looks good, people always have more preference for beautiful things, at that time there was a hint of admiration in my heart. But along the way, gradually, I fell in love with it."

"I would rather get hurt than let us be threatened; even if I am not good at words, I still care about it with practical actions; sometimes I like to cause trouble, and he will help me clean up the mess, silently tolerant."

"I like how he looks helpless when I get into trouble, I like to see him pretending to be expressionless when he's obviously shy, and I feel sorry for him when he's hurt...Tu Su is indeed not the most powerful and powerful person in the world, but also Not the most considerate and gentle person, but what do those people have to do with me? Only he truly exists in my life, and I just like him! There is no way, Xiangling just likes him Baili Tusu..."

Fang Lansheng stared blankly at the extremely gentle girl in front of him, a sour feeling welled up from the bottom of his heart, he shook his head to suppress the unspeakable sadness, forced himself to laugh, wanted to say something, but found that His throat was so dry that he couldn't speak.

Seeing him like this, Xiangling felt a little uncomfortable. She knew that she had clearly rejected Fang Lansheng with what she said just now, but she didn't want to lose this friend just like that.

The two remained silent for a long time before Xiangling said dryly, "Lan Sheng, you will definitely find the kind of girl in your heart, and you will live happily ever after."

The future life with Miss Sun's family must be what Lan Sheng really looks forward to!And I couldn't give him what he wanted.

"what……"

There was silence again, but Baili Tusu's call came faintly not far away.

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