Well of Mystery

"After the night banquet that day, I realized that I don't have much. If I want to stay in the son's house, I have to work hard to change and become a valuable person."

Su Zi continued.

"At that time, I was illiterate, but I was familiar with the streets, streets, water, soil, personnel and affairs in Wangduli. So I got a post in the mansion. Most of the time I walked around the city, and occasionally Go to a few distant errands. As time goes by, sometimes the young master will personally send me a message, so there will be more opportunities to meet him."

Bai Xiuqi couldn't help asking: "Jiang... what kind of person is that young master Han?"

As if seeing the stars, Su Zi's eyes brightened accordingly.

"He is like an eagle that has been locked in a cage since he was a child. He looks docile and peaceful, and seems to have lost the ability to spread his wings; however, as soon as the time comes, he will soar into the sky and go to a place that no one can reach. high place."

Having said that, he turned his gaze back to the green tea in the cup.

"But son, he is also a person, with his own emotions, curiosity, and desires. Although his body is confined in the capital of the Qian Kingdom, his heart is free... He likes to listen to me talk about those things. What I heard and saw when I was living on the street; the half-drunk and half-awake half-drunk confessions of brothel patrons; and all the interesting things that happened to me when I was out delivering letters. He even gave me a horse. , so that I can freely go to any place I want to go, and then bring back the scenery and customs there, and tell him personally. I am his eyes and ears...Of course, I know that I am definitely not him The only connection with the outside world."

Su Zi lowered her head and took a sip of tea, her voice became dim again.

"In my shallow knowledge at the time, I thought that this kind of life could last for a long time; but the person who really saw the future was Gong Zihan. One day he called me, saying that he wanted to set me free; ordered me to ride away on horseback The Wangdu, the farther away from Qian Guo, the better. But the farther away from the Wangdu, the more urgent I found myself missing the young master. Until this time, I knew that I was unwilling and unable to leave that person up.

"So I went back anyway, with a willow branch I broke off from the border between Zhang Guo and Qian Guo. From that day on, I swore I would never leave Gong Zihan again. I will always be by his side. Until he also rushes out of this place Fan cage, let us be free together."

"Are you referring to the later escape?" Bai Xiuqi organized his words carefully: "Did you just then—"

"That's right, I was dead then."

Su Zi nodded bluntly: "Do you still remember the small 'stop to eat' restaurant we saw on the side of the road yesterday? It was probably in a similar place. We were ambushed by Qian Guo's chasing soldiers. I was breaking out I was shot in the lower back by an arrow, and the wound kept getting worse. Although I persisted for a while, I finally gave up..."

Speaking of which.He gave a wry smile.

"If it was just to survive, then I shouldn't have returned to the son. Since I chose to come back, I decided to put life and death aside. So when I found that I had become a burden, even if there were all kinds of The only option is to leave voluntarily...and then find a place to lie down in the deep mountains and old forests."

"..."

Alone in an isolated mountain forest.Suffering pain silently, waiting for death alone?

What kind of loneliness and despair is that?

This seemingly cheerful and tough young man in front of him has such a sad memory hidden deep in his heart.Just thought about it for a while.Bai Xiuqi's heart throbbed.

Although some things should not be overly curious, he still couldn't help asking: "Doesn't Mr. Han know your plan? Could it be that he just let you go like this. Let you die alone somewhere?"

"He knows."

Su Zi held her chin in one hand, and gently shook the tea in the cup.

"I only have one son in my life, but you can't just be Su Zi in this life. You know it clearly in your heart, and I have never had such extravagant desires."

He paused, and poked the reflection in the tea with his fingers.

"Since it's something we all understand, there's no need to whitewash it. So the imperial tomb in front of me makes me think he's just deceiving himself."

"Are you deceiving yourself..."

Bai Xiuqi chewed on these four words.

"But didn't you just say that Gong Zihan is also a human being, he has his own joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys. Human beings are more difficult to control than reason is one's own feelings. Although you know that you should cut it off, but I still can't help but make the opposite choice. I think even Emperor Jing, who will become the overlord in the future, must have something in his heart that cannot be let go... It's like yourself, haven't you always stayed here?"

"..."

Su Zi did not immediately respond to Bai Xiuqi's words.He shifted his gaze to his right hand, and then spread out his empty palm, as if he was staring at something invisible.

At this moment, his cell phone suddenly started ringing.

The call was from Zheng Chuchen.Su Zi didn't answer his call last night, which made him worry about it until now.

Su Zi was obviously a little bit sorry, so she answered the phone in a good voice.

"Hey, Brother Zheng... Well, I'm fine, I was drunk with my friends last night, I'm sorry I didn't hear your call... No, I'm free tonight. Okay, I'll remember, that's it, Well, see you tonight."

Bai Xiuqi was turning the teacup on the side, and after he finished the call, he asked leisurely: "Are you really thinking about going to see him?"

"See, I can't wait for him to search the entire Baiguan County." Su Zi nodded: "After I died, I stayed in the underworld for 60 years. After 60 years, the ghost messenger told me that there was a fairy He wants to lead me away. That person is Zheng Chuchen."

Bai Xiuqi remembered that Zheng Chuchen also revealed similar information at the art exhibition.Su Zi and Zheng Chuchen lived together for quite a long time. It can be said that Zheng Chuchen played a vital role in Su Zi's ability to become a ghost fairy.

"In my mind, he was once a good teacher and helpful friend, someone I respect and admire. I am willing to do many things for him, but I can't give him the only thing he needs. I have expressed this meaning to him more than once , but it's useless... He said, "People are afraid of being alone. You live alone in this world. For hundreds or thousands of years, you always need someone to accompany you. Apart from me, you have no one else." choose.'"

Speaking of this, Su Zi smiled wryly: "Am I a little too picky?"

"Do not."

Bai Xiuqi looked into his eyes seriously: "I can understand your feelings. But since you have a lot of time, why don't you find someone who can spend this life with you?"

Su Zi lowered her head and stopped answering.However, his expression seemed to have responded.

once having seen the best, the rest is not worthwhile looking.

Such a sentence came to Bai Xiuqi's mind.

"You should go find him."

He changed the subject abruptly: "That Jiang Han, no matter whether he is a human, a ghost, or a fairy, and whether he remembers these things in the past, you should go find him. Just give yourself another chance and end it completely. , or a fresh start, whichever it is, it's better than living alone with memories in your arms, isn't it?"

"……perhaps you're right."

After a period of silence, Su Zi finally had a positive reaction.

"I'll give it a try." He nodded, "Even if it's only a few decades, it's enough for me."

Only a few decades?

Bai Xiuqi suddenly felt that there was something in Su Zi's words, but he wanted to ask again, but Su Zi refused to say anything.

After a short rest, Bai Xiuqi received a call from Xu Tao, the person in charge of the Collection Exhibition Center.It is said that people from the Song and Dance Theater of the provincial capital are coming to discuss the issue of staging historical song and dance dramas in the newly built South Hall opposite the Mausoleum District.There are some design drawings of costume props, and I just want to ask him, an artist, to refer to them for details.

When Su Zi heard this, she hurriedly said that she was not interested in these things at all.Bai Xiuqi didn't force him either, the two agreed to meet again at two o'clock in the afternoon, and let him go free.

At about eleven thirty, the meeting ended.Bai Xiuqi found an excuse to avoid the dinner, left the south hall alone, and walked to the square outside the west gate of Tailing Mausoleum.

The meeting with Xu Tao just now reminded him that there is another important photo of the place where he ate last night waiting to be retaken by himself.

He turned east and west on the snack street, and quickly found the small bamboo building from memory, leading to the corridor on the second floor.

Perhaps because of drinking a little wine last night, Bai Xiuqi couldn't remember the exact location of the photo.Fortunately, the whole floor is not big, and it doesn't take much time to search it from beginning to end.

So Bai Xiuqi chose to start from the bathroom on the east side, and slowly searched towards the stairs. His eyes quickly fixed on one of the not-so-old photos.

The person in the photo is not the grandfather Bai Shu, but a famous female artist surnamed Jiang.The photographer's technique was really not that good. The strong flash light made her pale and oily, and her eyes were blood red, which was really horrible.

But what Bai Xiuqi was looking at was not her, but the two passers-by behind her who were inadvertently caught in the camera.

"How come? Am I not mistaken?"

Bai Xiuqi almost wanted to rub his eyes.

But he didn't do that. Instead, he took out his newly bought mobile phone, took a photo of this photo and sent it to Jiang Chenglu who was far away in Xuanjing's apartment.

Just 1 minute later, Jiang Chenglu's reply appeared on the phone screen——

"This is Jian Tong, and Luo Weilu?!"