[Lu Xiaofeng] Hidden Forest of Flowers and Leaves

Hua Manlou held onto Han Yexin's sleeve tightly, her head hanging on his shoulder.The eyelashes of the tightly closed eyes fluttered slightly. Sometimes, he didn't want to hide his emotions.

"Hua Man Lou, what's wrong?" Han Yexin asked, patting his back lightly.

"Let me just stay like this for a while." Hua Manlou pulled Han Yexin closer.

"Okay." Han Yexin didn't ask any more.The two of them sat close together like this. On one side of the pavilion, a snow-white waterfall descended, and on the other side, carmine-red camellias fell to the ground one by one.

Han Yexin put her hands on Huamanlou's back and closed her eyes.

He seemed to have a little understanding of the world that Huamanlou could "see".

But why is Qitong so sad?In front of Han Yexin, once Huamanlou became stubborn, she would not confide a word.He had no choice but to sigh helplessly, and patted Hua Manlou's back: I have to wait for him to tell himself slowly.

After such a long time, two girls in colorful clothes came over.Seeing such a scene, he smiled and blessed Fushen from afar, saying: "Young Master Hua, Mr. Han, the master said that the two young masters should be hungry when they work together, so let the slaves invite the two young masters to dinner."

The two of them woke up like a dream. Han Yexin wiped the faint tears on Huamanlou's face with his sleeves. His heart was overwhelmed, but he smiled, "Qitong, you've got a pretty face."

Hua Manlou didn't move, and let him wipe it off, looking very well-behaved, but when he heard this, he made a serious face on purpose, got up and straightened his clothes, and didn't speak.

Han Yexin shook his head, smiled and took his hand and said, "Qi Tong with a painted face is also very pretty."

Only then did Hua Manlou's expression relax, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he let him lead him towards the dining room.

Two figures stood on the top of the mountain.Snow is falling on the top of the mountain.Beside Baili Chunhua, the owner of the Snow Mountain, who was wearing a black robe and a golden mask, was a man who couldn't tell his age in gray clothes and a square scarf on his head.

The man in gray has extremely fair skin and looks young, but has a pair of extremely old eyes.He is the owner of the inn at the foot of the snow mountain.

At this time, the man in gray looked at Hua Han and the two walking away hand in hand, and said, "Are you really planning to do this?"

Master Bailigu said: "Time flies, a hundred years is like a gap, I have planned to do this a long time ago."

The man in gray said: "Why bother to make things difficult for young people?"

The owner of Baili Valley suddenly laughed, and the laughter was extremely ugly: "You also feel pity for others?!"

Hearing this, the man in gray sighed.He seems to have experienced many, many things, and there are few things that can make his feelings fluctuate.It's just that, occasionally, the old soul will be disturbed by this outsider who accidentally broke in.

But this upheaval will not last long.

Baili Gu said: "What's more, they asked me for something, what I did was just an exchange."

"If the exchange is money, there is nothing wrong with it. But why do you let the pain you have suffered before let others suffer again?"

This time, the owner of Baili Valley laughed so hard that he bent down.His hoarse voice kept making a sound like grinding iron. He heard it from a distance, but he didn't know it was laughter.

"I am willing!" Baili Valley Master stood up, looking sharply at the figure of Hua Han who turned the corner: "I just want to let others taste the pain of being forgotten."

"No," the gray-clothed man said suddenly, he looked at the owner of Baili Valley, his eyes were full of sympathy: "You want people to know and forget other people's pain..."

The valley was more spring-like than anywhere they had ever seen.There are blooming flowers everywhere, huge flowers hang on the branches in bright colors, birds with colorful feathers perch on the flower branches, or walk on the grass with their long tails.

The girl in colorful clothes led the two of them to a hall that was open on all sides. The low table in the center was already filled with food and wine, the seats were cushions, and a girl was playing the guqin in the hall.

"The master said that you should treat the two young masters as if you were at your own home. Don't be polite. He has to go out on business and will only come back at night. Please don't be offended by the two young masters."

Hua Han and the two sat down separately.The girl also knelt down and poured wine for the two of them.At first, Han Yexin thought it was strange that the owner of the snow mountain welcomed them in, but then left suddenly, but the reception was very attentive... Later he found that Huamanlou's expression was quite relaxed, although he was suspicious that the owner of the snow mountain had talked with him. Whatever, he suppressed the doubts in his heart and relaxed like Hua Manlou.

All day long, Han Yexin could feel that Huamanlou had something on his mind.When they were together, Hua Manlou would often be in a trance, and would hold his hand without speaking for a long time.Han Yexin thought that if he waited patiently, Huamanlou would tell him eventually, but when he was about to rest at night, Huamanlou still didn't say anything.

He finally became impatient, threw away his hand, and shouted angrily: "Hua Man Lou! What's the matter with you, tell me quickly!"

When Hua Manlou heard this, his face turned pale and he turned his head away.

Han Yexin ran up to him and broke his face: "How many times have we quarreled over this matter? Why do you always refuse to tell me what happened every time?"

Hua Manlou clenched her lips stubbornly.

Han Yexin looked at him and let go of his hand helplessly: "If you don't want to tell, I'll just guess."

Hua Manlou suddenly held his hand, frowned and said, "You..."

"Because you don't want to say it every time, so I can only guess randomly!" Han Ye shook his hands impetuously, walked a few steps in the room, and said, "Actually, you don't need to guess, it must be because of me. Illness. If you are in such a difficult situation, it must be that the owner of Baili Valley can really cure my illness. If he didn’t have this ability, we would have left early, right? But he needs you to pay a price to cure me. This price It must not be gold and silver, but something that makes you very, very embarrassed."

Han Ye's heart was shocked, he looked back at Huamanlou for a while, then shook his head and said, "This matter does not violate the justice of martial arts, because if he asks you to do bad things, you will not agree anyway. This matter This matter will not endanger others, nor will it harm the Hua family—because they are your bottom line. So..."

Han Yexin walked over quickly and grabbed Hua Manlou's shoulder: "So he must be trying to hurt you! Hua Manlou, tell me, what did you promise him?"

Hua ManLou lowered her head, but there was no expression on her face.

Han Yexin let go of his hand again, took a few steps back, looked at Huamanlou, and said, "The owner of the Baili Valley wants to hurt you... I don't understand, he has no grievances with you..." His face suddenly changed a little Bian, grabbing Hua Manlou's arm: "Qitong, let's go!"

Qitong sat heavily on the chair, not moving.

"You're crazy!" Han Yexin roared.

Qitong looked downcast: "Ye Xin, if you have another attack, you may not be able to survive this time."

Han Yexin was well aware of this.

He looked at Huamanlou.They know each other so well that there are many things that don't need to be said.If Huamanlou could save Han Yexin's life at a price, would Han Yexin refuse?

He won't, because he knows that as long as he is alive, it is the greatest comfort to each other.

But when things came to an end, he found that he couldn't face it.

"The building is full of flowers..." Han Yexin sighed.Many times, he suspects that he has come to the wrong place.He shouldn't have met such a person, all he brought was trouble.

"Can you tell me, what is the price that Baili Guzhu asked you to pay?" He asked softly.

It seems that he has given up arguing with Hua Manlou and agreed with this approach.

Hua Manlou raised his head.His face brightened and darkened in the dim candlelight.There was no difference between day and night to him, because there was only darkness in his eyes.But he is still used to lighting the lamp at night, and blowing out the lamp before going to bed.

Because those who are with him need this light.

He likes to do these little things, and he even has a feeling that he is not blind.

The candles exploded, but he suddenly couldn't feel the existence of light.He was in the deepest, deepest darkness.

"Hahaha~" Suddenly a man walked into the room laughing loudly.That man's laughter was like grinding iron, he was wearing a black robe and a golden face, he was the owner of Snow Mountain.

The owner of Xueshan walked in with his arms folded and looked at the two of them with interest.He seemed to have been listening outside the door for a long time.

"You want to know?" He said to Han Yexin with a smile.

"Yes." Han Yexin answered decisively.

"Actually, I don't know how good it would be, so that you won't feel guilty, maybe..." He looked at Hua Manlou again: "Not only will you not feel guilty, but you will also feel resentful."

He shook his shoulders and smiled to himself for a while: "You know, resentment is much more delicious than guilt. To resent others is to say that you are pity yourself. But to have guilt for others is to abuse yourself."

Han Yexin frowned.

The owner of Baili Valley said to Hua Manlou again: "Are you sure you want to tell him about this?"

Hua Manlou, who had not moved all this time, nodded at this moment.Han Yexin felt that he didn't know Huamanlou like this.They are only 16 years old.They have been together since they were seven years old.The Huamanlou he knew was happy, sincere, and even though he could throw temper tantrums, there was absolutely no heaviness or despair in his body.Even if he himself lost his light, even if Han Yexin was tormented by cold poison every month, he never got depressed.

But the current Huamanlou, with a back that was not strong enough to bear all the weight, nodded with a gloomy expression.

Han Yexin suddenly rushed over, hugged Hua Manlou, shook his head and began to cry.

"Seven children..."

It was he who kept saying that he wanted to listen, but when he saw Huamanlou like this, he couldn't help but wept sadly!

Hua Manlou sighed softly, and reached out to stroke his hair.

"Ye Xin...promise me, you must live a good life." His voice was so soft and gentle that Han Yexin had the illusion that the person who was speaking was no longer the 16-year-old Hua Man Lou, but It was the young man sitting in the Baihualou who was full of flowers.

Seeing this scene, Master Baili sneered again.

As if the more miserable they are now, the happier he is.

"I'm really not mistaken... After so many years, it's rare that people like you are sent to me." Baili Valley Master stared at the two of them quietly, and suddenly said: "Do you still want to listen?"

Hua Manlou's hands stopped.Han Yexin also stopped crying.He wiped away his tears and stood up.

"You say it."