Embrace the blade

At dawn, the rain gradually stopped, and the air was humid. Ye Xinghe opened his eyes, and saw that the leaves outside the window had turned yellow, and the rain was dripping from the tile eaves.

"You're awake." Xue Le, who was sitting at the table, put down his book, stepped forward to look at it, "Do you feel okay?"

Ye Xinghe opened his mouth: "Where is Changfeng..."

"Don't worry, your second uncle and younger brother will take care of him."

"Then what happened to him, did he wake up later?"

Xue Le hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head: "As you can see."

Ye Xinghe's eyes dimmed, the truth cannot be escaped after all, she nodded silently, propped herself up and sat up from the bed.

"The clothes on your body were changed by the maid. I just stood by and was afraid that something might happen to you." Xue Le took the initiative to explain, "It rained heavily last night, and the air was fresh this morning, so I opened the window to breathe. If you feel cold, I'll close it again."

"It's okay, let's drive it." Ye Xinghe said.Xue Le's concern is obvious. How could she not see it? After thinking about it, she tried to speak: "I remember... there was a heavy rain when I met you?"

"Yes." Xue Le smiled slightly, "At the sword test meeting ten years ago, there was also a sudden heavy rain that day, and I hid in a hurry under the eaves, and it happened that you were also hiding from the rain there, so we were aimless We chatted and waited until the rain stopped."

"Xue Le," Ye Xinghe stared at him, "I think you also understand that the rain ten years ago stopped ten years ago."

"..."

Ye Xinghe lowered his eyes: "I knew since I was a child that I would only marry Changfeng, even now, this idea has not changed at all."

Xue Le laughed, and his eyes fell on a string of raindrops falling from the eaves: "I understand, I just miss that rain occasionally."

Ye Xinghe glanced at him, but said nothing.

Instead, Xue Le said again: "When do you plan to return to your hometown, why not let me send you and Daxia Chen for a ride."

Ye Xinghe shook his head quickly: "How can this be done, it's too much trouble for you."

"You are a weak girl. My second uncle and younger brother are seriously injured, and Chen Daxia is in such a state. I'm afraid there will be troubles for the group on the way back to the hometown. It is always safer to have me escorting you. I have always been idle and have nothing to do. I feel like I'm bothering you." Xue Le hesitated for a moment, and added, "Mrs. Chen, I think the world is so big, after this farewell, you and I should never see each other again."

Ye Xinghe hesitated for a long time before nodding: "Then thank you very much."

After talking about this, Xue Le didn't stay any longer, so he left and went back to his courtyard.

The courtyard was clean, with a few soaked yellow leaves lying on the stone steps. Qi Zhaoxi sat alone in the main hall, and greeted him lazily when he saw him.

"Why isn't Jiang Li here?"

"Haven't come out of the house, maybe still sleeping?" Qi Zhaoxi said.

"This is rare." Xue Le looked at his face, "What's wrong with you, didn't you rest well last night?"

"It's okay." Qi Zhaoxi smiled casually.

"Okay, I'll go back to the room to catch up on sleep. If you need anything, remember to call me." After saying that, Xue Le went back to the room.

Qi Zhaoxi was still sitting where she was, and glanced in the direction of Jiang Li's room.It was indeed difficult for him to fall asleep last night. The soft touch of that kiss seemed to have burned a burn on the side of his neck.

The raindrops on the tile eaves had dried up, and a round of red sun appeared in the blue sky. It was not dazzling, and the soft light it cast sneaked into the hall.Qi Zhaoxi finally stood up uncontrollably, crossed the ray of sunlight, and stopped in front of Jiang Li's door, and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, when suddenly the door opened from the inside.

Jiang Li caught him off guard and faced him, both of them couldn't help being taken aback.

Then Qi Zhaoxi smiled first: "I finally woke up, but I really made me wait."

"Yeah." Jiang Li looked away unnaturally.

"Then yesterday..."

"What happened yesterday," Jiang Li rarely interrupted him, "let's just pretend it didn't happen."

Qi Zhaoxi paused for a moment before asking back with a half-smile: "After kissing Bai Qin, did you regret it in a blink of an eye?"

"No." Jiang Li defended feebly, but couldn't make any sense.

"But I can't pretend nothing happened, Jiang Li, what do you think should be done?"

Jiang Li met his eyes, then moved his eyes away, and said in a low voice, "...I'm sorry."

Although the sound was low and soft, it immediately caused a sense of anxiety and anxiety, Qi Zhaoxi took a step forward, Jiang Li retreated subconsciously, but Qi Zhaoxi didn't allow him to hide, raised his hand and pressed the door, blocking the retreat, and sent him To circle between the arms.

"Little thing, you are the most unconscionable, teasing me, and hanging me, I take a step forward, you take a step back." Qi Zhaoxi stared at him with lowered eyes, and at a distance that could touch her breath, said in a low voice, "You know what I want to hear."

Jiang Li's throat twitched, and his whole body was so stiff that he couldn't control it. The hot air from Qi Zhaoxi's words hit his ears, as if he was about to burn.

Yesterday he kissed the side of the other's neck in a daze, but Qi Zhaoxi kissed back the tip of his ear clearly, of course he knew what it meant.

Although Jiang Li was somewhat ignorant, he was not dull. His heart was burning hot, and an answer was circling, ready to come out.

He was staring at Qi Zhaoxi, unable to speak, even more difficult to think, the only choice left in his panic was to dodge again, so Jiang Li lowered his head without thinking, and quickly slipped under the arm of Qi Zhaoxi who was propped up by the door. Going out, leaving behind a back that almost fled.

Qi Zhaoxi stared blankly at Jiang Li's back disappearing in the blink of an eye, slowly put down his hands, leaned against the door frame dumbfounded, and didn't chase after him.

He took a deep breath and pressed his forehead hard. His calm mind finally realized that something was wrong. He was too impatient and didn't leave enough time for Jiang Li to react. He couldn't wait to hear a personal response, couldn't wait to think Complete a real kiss.

His originally patient and calm calculations were all burned to ashes by the touch on the side of his neck.

At the same time, Jiang Li's mind went blank. After recovering, he was already walking on the streets of the city.

The street seems to be busier than usual. I don't know if it's because the so-called "evil ghosts" have been subdued, and the yellow talismans of Sharen have been torn off. Many shops have set up small stalls in front of the doors, selling tea, jewelry, The lanterns made and all kinds of exquisite gadgets were laid out one by one, shouting loudly.Groups of people gathered around the gardener to bargain, and pots of chrysanthemums in full bloom were placed at their feet. The petals were layered upon layer, golden yellow and pink and white, and a slightly bitter fragrance could be smelled when they passed by. .

Amidst the hustle and bustle, Jiang Li walked slowly along the main street, and walked out of the city gate unknowingly. Looking back, the stone-gray high walls of the Qiancheng City were covered with wind and frost, standing silently for hundreds of years, not caring about it What kind of sorrows and joys the people in the city have experienced.

Jiang Li's footsteps stopped by the river. After a heavy rain last night, the river water rose quite a bit and made gentle waves. He only raised his hand to touch his ear, but it was still hot.

Not far away, a group of half-grown children gathered and were competing to throw stones into the river to float the water.The little girl on the far side mustered all her strength, but the stones she threw were still inferior to those of others, and she fell directly into the water with a 'boom'. She saw that the stones of her playmates could jump three or four times on the water surface, and she felt bored , turned around and noticed Jiang Li in a daze.

The little girl was not afraid of life at all, so she sneaked up to Jiang Li's side and sneaked around twice, looked on tiptoe curiously, and asked crisply, "Brother, are you dying soon?"

Jiang Li looked at her suddenly, his face full of shock, speechless.

The little girl didn't realize that she said the wrong thing, but she was stared at by him embarrassedly. She pointed to her temple hair: "You have a lot of white hairs here. My mother said that people will die slowly after they grow white hairs." It fell off, my grandfather had white hair all over his head before, and he died not long after."

"..." Jiang Li said softly, "Yes, I won't live long."

"Then you are so pitiful." The little girl continued to ask, "Brother, what will your family do if you die?"

"I don't have any family anymore."

"How could this happen!" The little girl wrinkled her face and felt sorry for him sincerely, "Are you alone here, and no one is with you?"

Inexplicably, Jiang Li's throat was choked when he was asked, and he said, "There is a person who wants to accompany me."

The little girl hurriedly turned her head and looked around, searching: "Where is that person? Why isn't he here?"

Jiang Li couldn't go on answering, he turned his head and still looked at the waves in the river.

The little girl asked a few more words, but seeing that he was silent, she had to walk away in frustration.The sun was slowly rising, the adults came over and greeted the children back to the village, and the surroundings became quiet, with the sound of birdsong accompanied by the rustling wind; the sun staggered down, spreading golden light on the river.

At dusk, familiar footsteps broke the silence and came to his side.

Jiang Li's eyes moved, but he restrained himself from turning his head to look.

Qi Zhaoxi bent down to pick up a few stones, picked one casually, and threw it into the river with a raised hand. The stone bounced lively on the surface of the river, breaking nine ripples in a row before sinking slowly.He smiled, spread out the palm holding the stone and handed it to Jiang Li. Jiang Li looked at it, picked up a thin and round white stone, and with a jerk of his wrist, the stone flew towards the river like a stepping stone. The white bird flying far away in the water stepped out a dozen water flowers under its feet.

"Hey, have you practiced?" Qi Zhaoxi raised his eyebrows.

"Well, I didn't have much fun when I was young," Jiang Li said.

"Then I will definitely beat you next time." Qi Zhaoxi threw away the stone in his hand and patted the dust on his hands, "Go back?"

Jiang Li turned his head to look at him, the afterglow of the setting sun reflected the smile in his eyes: "Okay."

But as soon as the two of them reached the gate of the city, Jiang Li was pressed by Qi Zhaoxi's shoulders on the low stool of the wonton stall by the side of the road. Qi Zhaoxi sat down across the table, ordered two bowls with the stall owner, and turned around. Then I started to scold: "I haven't eaten for a day, don't you feel hungry?"

Jiang Li felt it, and answered honestly: "I don't think so."

Qi Zhaoxi didn't expect that he would dare to answer: "That means you are too hungry."

Jiang Li had no choice but to shut up.He felt that he was ready, and that he really should explain the matter clearly, and make a decisive decision. However, Qi Zhaoxi chattered away, until the two bowls of wontons were brought to the table, and he didn't go there any further. Ambiguous mention.

Jiang Li understood that he was going to pretend nothing happened and maintain the status quo.

The paper-thin wontons are wrapped with plump fillings, floating in the thick and fragrant soup, sprinkled with fresh green onions, and the bowl is full of steaming heat.Jiang Li took the spoon and stirred it absently. After thinking about it, he still felt that he should speak clearly. He made up his mind to raise his head and was about to speak, but was blocked by a spoonful of wontons.

How could Qi Zhaoxi fail to see his plan, and specially reminded Jiang Li who was at a loss: "Don't vomit."

Hearing this, Jiang Li frowned, swallowed hard, and said, "...hot."

The culprit, Qi Zhaoxi, who was still holding the spoon, felt guilty, scooped up another wonton, blew it cold, and handed it over. Jiang Li looked at him, and opened his mouth to eat.The wontons were not hot this time, and the night had already fallen quietly. The lantern hung by the stall owner flickered in a dim yellow light. The two looked at each other, and they didn't know what to say.

Like a ghost, Jiang Li also took a spoonful from the bowl and handed it to the other party's mouth.Qi Zhaoxi was very surprised, and then joy welled up in his heart, so he lowered his head and ate the wonton, and nodded seriously, saying: "It tastes good."

Jiang Li couldn't help but want to laugh, and suddenly realized how stupid the two of them are. It's really stupid to be able to taste the difference in the taste of wontons cooked in the same pot.

After eating a bowl of hot wontons, I finally felt the warmth in my stomach.Qi Zhaoxi settled the bill and walked into the city with Jiang Li, just when the first cluster of fireworks exploded in the night sky, startling the crowd in the streets and alleys to burst into admiration.

Then bunches of flames shot up into the sky, big and big fireworks bloomed, colorful, and the light fell like rain, the city was jubilant, and the sound of fireworks was endless.

Qi Zhaoxi counted the days and couldn't help laughing: "August [-]th, I even forgot that today is the Mid-Autumn Festival."

Jiang Li looked up at the gorgeous fireworks, turned his gaze, and saw a full moon hanging high like a white jade plate.

"Qiancheng is not very lively. Some places will hold a feast to worship the moon today, make lantern boats and put them in the river, or hang lanterns everywhere along the street, and put riddles on them, and some places will set up a stage to sing One is "Chang'e Flying to the Moon."

"What about Luoyang?" Jiang Li asked.

"There is Guiyun Villa in Luoyang City, and every Mid-Autumn Festival will give out sweet-scented osmanthus wine, no matter the residents in the city or passing travelers can get it." Qi Zhaoxi said, "Are you interested in Luoyang?"

Jiang Li quickly explained: "I read in the book that Luoyang Peony is the best in the world, so I'm curious."

Qi Zhaoxi nodded, without asking any further questions, but said: "The Luoyang Peony is indeed worthy of such a reputation, but unfortunately it is already autumn, why not wait until next spring, and I will accompany you to see the peony?"

Jiang Li turned his head to look at him, and he was also looking up at the fireworks, his handsome side face was reflected flickeringly.

How good this question sounds, Jiang Li wanted to answer it, but the next spring was very far away to him, so far away that he couldn't make any promises.

Qi Zhaoxi couldn't wait for his words, so she turned her head to look, Jiang Li didn't say anything, just smiled, and another cluster of fireworks exploded, illuminating his pupils.