Siberian wood bone

When the carriage drove into Liancheng, it was already dusk.

When the lights first come on, pedestrians are like weaving.

The carriage was getting slower and slower.

Not long after, Ning Fei's voice came through the curtain of the car, "Master, Mr. Xi Lan, there are many people ahead, and the carriage may not be able to leave."

The master raised the curtain to look out, and I followed suit. It is really not suitable to pass any more horses and horses ahead.

"Let Sang Jiu take the side road and drive to the inn first, how about we go for a walk?" Master said.

I have just seen the bustling market that is too busy for cars and horses... It's just that the master is very interested, how can I spoil his interest?But it seems inappropriate to let Sang Jiu walk alone.

I took a look at Ning Fei's place, and Fang wanted to suggest that Ning Fei and Sang Jiu go together, and then I heard Master say: "Let Ning Fei stay, and one more person should pay attention to you, so as not to get separated when there are too many people." gone."

again?What is this saying?

But as soon as I thought about my previous worries, I put this inexplicable thought aside, "Keep Sangjiu alone, what if..."

What if I get lost...

Master saw what I was thinking at a glance, chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, he knows the way," and changed the subject, "It's not like everyone can get lost."

I froze for a moment, a little uncertain that the latter part of the master's sentence was still for me, so I had to verify the first sentence with Sang Jiu first.

Seeing me looking at him, Sang Jiu replied with a smile: "The young one often walks outside, and he is quite familiar with the nearby cities, so you don't have to worry about Master Haitong."

While I was talking to Sang Jiu, the master had already got out of the car, now when Sang Jiu finished speaking, he reached out to me and said, "Can you feel at ease this time?"

I looked at the palm of Yunting stretched out in front of me, and suddenly felt embarrassed, gave him a low "um", gave him my hand in embarrassment, and got out of the car with strength.

Just now, when I took a rough look in the car, I still felt that the scenery here is almost the same as that of Yangcheng, but now I am standing on this bustling street and being in it, I clearly realized that I am no longer in Yangcheng.

Fengyue has not changed, but it is no longer a familiar place.

The exile I experienced 12 years ago left a deep impression on me. It made me extremely dislike traveling around, and I was even more apprehensive about being in a strange place.

Suddenly someone grabbed her shoulders and protected her.

I regained my senses and found that I had walked into a more prosperous place at some point, and there were pedestrians all around... Just now I almost ran into someone, but fortunately, Master gave me a hand.

...The person who almost bumped into me has gone away, but the warmth of the palms of the people walking beside me on the shoulders is still there.

I was embarrassed, and I couldn't help but secretly glanced at him from the corner of my eye.

Unexpectedly, after only one glance, he was caught.Sensing my gaze, Master also looked down at me, with a slight smile on his lips, "What were you thinking just now? You can be lost in thought while standing." He said, the hand on my shoulder Finally remembered to leave.

The warmth suddenly disappeared.

However, before I had time to be overwhelmed, the crowd suddenly surged up, and the people who were just a short distance away from me seemed to be separated.

I hurriedly stretched out my hand, wanting to reach him, even the corner of his robe.

When he was anxious, his fingertips felt warm.

I was relieved.

In a blink of an eye, Master has returned to my side.

However, the original warmth that was only used to maintain it did not dissipate. Instead, it climbed up from my fingertips little by little, and finally overlapped with my palm.

I was startled, my eyes widened, and I couldn't help lowering my head in a daze, looking at my hand that had been held again.

On the contrary, Master saw that I was in a daze, so he lifted it up generously, let me see it clearly, and shook it at me, explaining: "There are many people here, don't get lost."

The temperature of the palms together makes people feel at ease; the heartbeat in the chest gradually became uncontrollable after a while.

... Speaking of it, it seems that the only few trips in my life to foreign lands have been accompanied by Master, and I don't know what the fate is.

My ears were red, and I couldn't help but bury my face.Taking advantage of no one's attention, under the cover of lights and crowds, he moved his fingertips tentatively; after waiting for a while, seeing that the master hadn't noticed, he dared to slightly curl his fingers and shake his hand back .

After finishing this little action in fear, I hurriedly looked around to cover up.

Not far ahead is a brightly lit pavilion, and there are crowds of people in front of it—the people who almost separated me and the master just now mostly went there.

"...What is this? Is there some kind of celebration?" I couldn't help asking.

I was just asking casually, I didn't want to pass by a few people, and I saw that I was going there, but my question happened to be heard by one of the brothers, and he responded: "You are not from Liancheng, are you? ? That's really good luck, Miss Zhaoyue from Jinghua Pavilion is on stage today, and if you go late, there will be no seats!"

Mirror Flower Pavilion?

"Hurry up!"

His companions were urging him ahead.

He didn't have time to say more, he hurriedly took steps to catch up with the person in front.

After those people left, Master seemed to be interested, "Where is the Jinghua Pavilion?"

Naturally, I didn't know, so I had to look at Ning Fei.

Ning Fei hesitated, paused, and then said: "I have heard a little about this Jinghua Pavilion. The business it does is similar to the Xiangying Building that the young master often goes to. It's just that the girls in this pavilion are multi-talented, and many of them are well-known. , to be praised by some scholars."

When I heard Xiangyinglou, I immediately recalled the cramped experience when I went back to pick up Qingming, and I already flinched.

"Oh." Master replied, casually, unable to see what was in his mind.

I hesitated for a while, but still bit the bullet and said: "...Xilan wants to go?"

"Do you want to go?" He threw the question back to me.

"If, if..."

I hesitated, holding back for a long time and still couldn't say the whole thing.I could neither express the generosity of inviting him to go, nor could I think of any good excuse.

Ning Fei frowned, and said first: "My young master doesn't like to go to those places."

Master said "Oh" again, and this time he quickly continued, "Then we won't go."

So...forget it?I was dumbfounded.

And the thing I was worried about didn't happen - Master didn't show any disappointment on his face, instead he looked at me and said with some sincerity: "It's that simple - as long as you tell me."

... As long as I say it, will my wish come true?

These words were really touching, and I was suddenly stunned, and actually took it to heart to consider—if I really confessed my thoughts to him, would I really be able to fulfill my wish?

But in a blink of an eye, I woke up.If Master finds out about the despicable deeds I did in the future, I'm afraid I won't be able to say such things again.

I have to have the present, and I should be satisfied if I can get his pampering again at this moment... I shouldn't push myself any further.

Before passing through the Jinghua Pavilion, the hustle and bustle of the scene just now subsided a lot. Although the street was still quite lively, it finally gave people a breather.

It's just that there are fewer people, so it's not easy for me to hold on to Master.And he was the one who helped me first, I'm afraid it's not easy to mention it now.

I didn't want him to be in an embarrassing situation, so I looked at the hands we shook hands, pondered for a while, and said, "I thanked Xilan just now. But there are a lot fewer people now, Xilan doesn't have to worry about me getting away .”

Unexpectedly, the master listened, but he didn't let go of the situation, instead he said unhurriedly: "There are fewer people who don't matter, but if you hold it in your hand, it's easy to lose it if you don't take care of it. You say, Is it?"

I don't know why.

Master did not intend to say any more, and led me to look at the masks worn by people walking on the road, "Do you like it?"

I noticed earlier that those representatives were uniquely made, and all gods, ghosts and monsters have their own appearances, but I never thought that Master would be interested in this.

I turned around and saw Master picking up a half-mask hanging from a stand beside him and putting it on his face.

I was stunned for a moment, and then the thoughts in my heart were about to move, and I couldn't help but said: "Would it be good to wear it?"

I never told Master that I wanted to monopolize his selfishness - along this journey, people on the road paid more attention to his strange face, whether it was open or dark; but now with this mask covering him, he is deceiving Most of the eyebrows can be wiped away, if less people can see him because of this... I am very happy in my heart.

"Okay." Master didn't ask too much, and simply agreed.

The craftsman behind the booth greeted at the right time: "The guest would like a pair of noodles?"

Sure enough, after the master put on the mask, although his handsome figure still attracted a lot of attention, it was much less than before.On the way, I also met a few people who were like Dai Dai, but they were not as good as him in my eyes.

My heart was so quick that it surfaced and I couldn't hold it back.

"Put it on." Master suddenly handed over a mask with fangs from the side.

I was slightly taken aback, and soon took it happily.

The mask in my hand was put together with the one on Master’s face just now, but one acted kindly, while the other acted viciously. The stall owner said that it was made by a couple, and even said that good and evil coexist .

At that time, I just felt that I didn't like Master, so I didn't buy this vicious representative. I don't know when Master actually bought it himself.

Presumably, my face has fierce fangs, and no one likes it, so I haven't met anyone like me along the way.And it seems that because of its ugliness, others don't want to look at it more, so those prying eyes that the original master couldn't stop wearing a mask finally disappeared... What a surprise!

Unknowingly, he went deep into another street.

A group of children came running up laughing, but one of them accidentally bumped into my leg, threw himself somersault, and dropped the things in his arms to the ground.

I stood there in a daze, and looked at him for a while, seeing that his mouth was about to cry out, I hurriedly recovered, and squatted down to help him tidy up.

"Osmanthus crisps, peach blossom nests, candied candied cups, golden crispy melon seed soup, southern glazed sweet cakes—family handed down craftsmanship, century-old name, don't miss it!——"

Suddenly there was a low voice shouting in the ear.

sweet cake...

I paused, followed the sound and raised my head——

It turned out that the small stall next to me sold snacks, and the yelling I heard just now came from here.

I handed the things I picked up to the little boy, straightened up, and saw the array of pastries on the table.

I ordered a few items, and then asked the people around me: "Does Xilan want anything else? Where's Ning Fei?"

After waiting for a while, there was no response, so I couldn't help but turned to look for it.

Look at it, where is the master behind him?Even Ning Fei disappeared.

I was a little dazed looking at the various expressions on the faces of the people on the street.

"This young man?"

I turned around when I heard the sound, and the hawker had packed up the things I ordered just now, and was about to hand them to me right now.

I took it numbly, stunned for a moment, and then remembered that I should pay him, but my hand was empty when I was touching the money bag.

"..."

"Master?" The peddler looked puzzled.

I came back to my senses in a flash, shook my hand, put the thing down awkwardly, and stammered: "I-I don't want this thing anymore..."