Kendo Mei Yinxiang

When the two of them left the Zuixian Tower, it was already the beginning of the lights.

"Where do you want to go?"

"I don't know, I've never been to Hangzhou before."

"Then I will lead the way."

"Ah."

The cries of vendors on the street can be heard endlessly, and there are all kinds of stalls scattered on both sides of the road. There are everything for food, entertainment, and everything that one expects to find. It is very bustling and lively.

"Don't get lost. Although it's easy to find the villa, it's always boring to walk around alone."

"okay."

Bai Jing looked aimlessly at the baubles on the street stalls, and most of them were children's toys, so she couldn't help feeling elated.

"Take it."

Across the bunch of candied haws that suddenly appeared in front of her, she looked at Ye Ze with a smile on her face, a little confused, "Why?"

"Eat, what else can you do?" Ye Ze took another step closer.

"...I don't want it, this is for children." She resisted automatically in her heart and took a step back.

Ye Ze didn't take it seriously, and naturally withdrew his hand, bit off the top hawthorn in one bite, and ate it with great relish.

Bai Jing froze, looking at him in disbelief.

"It's delicious." Ye Ze finished eating one, and handed the other bunch of candied haws in his left hand to her, smiling lightly, "You really don't want to eat it?"

"..." Bai Jing pursed his lips, and finally reached out to take it. He took a small bite, and the taste was sour and sweet.

"Why do you have to limit yourself?" Ye Ze held the candied haws in his hand and said slowly without looking at her, "Sometimes, don't have too many scruples, don't imagine too far a future, don't fix yourself to die in a certain place. In these constraints, you don’t have to be so vigilant all the time. Some things, if you don’t try, how will you know?”

Her heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked at him.

"At this moment, you don't have to be Bai Jing from the Haoqi League, you can also be just an ordinary girl." He stood close and spoke softly, only the two of them could hear, "Today, you don't have a sword, and you don't have a sword. If you weren't dressed like Junyoko when I first saw you, you could just be an ordinary girl shopping at the night market."

"But I..." She wanted to refute, but couldn't think of words.

"It's not forever, it can be just today." He turned to look at her with a gentle smile.

"What about you?" Bai Jing met his gaze and asked calmly.

"What about me?" He seemed to be asked, but he quickly figured it out, "Isn't I just eating candied haws on the street like this?"

"Ye Ze." She stared at him intently, smiling slightly.

"I don't want to be involved in the turmoil in the rivers and lakes." His eyes dimmed, and he turned to look at the stars in the sky, "I don't like strife, and I don't want to live a life of intrigue and intrigue forever. I think it's safe to be in a corner in Hidden Sword Villa." very good."

"It's very good." She was startled, and said for a long time, "It's great to be able to never get involved in trouble."

"Short-term letting go is not cowardice and evasion." He still whispered softly, but the words were clear, "I will be tired if I carry it all the time. It is impossible for a person to have only one identity in his life. When you inherit and shoulder your responsibilities Before, remember that you still have yourself."

"Let it go?" she repeated, and suddenly smiled.

"Everyone is responsible, and no one can live a life completely according to their own wishes, but so what?" He paused, and said slowly, "You should always make yourself happy within the scope of possibility. "

"I'm not unhappy." She looked at him with a shallow but sincere smile, "Ye Ze, I'm very happy today."

"Yeah." He nodded with a smile, and took her hand almost familiarly, "Let's look elsewhere."

"Okay." Bai Jing replied softly, curled his fingers a few times, and finally held his hand back, palms facing each other, hot and warm.

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Everything seemed to be a matter of course. The two held hands and crossed the bustling long street. The simple handshake gesture gradually turned into interlocking fingers.It was the end of summer, and the wind after nightfall was extremely cool, blowing away the heat of the day, and the two people's drooping hair was entangled in one place under the agitation of the wind, and they couldn't tell each other apart.There are still the sounds of children playing and playing in the ears. They run happily to and fro on the not-so-wide streets like the wind, leaving the calls of the adults behind them far behind, and having fun.

Ye Ze half-protected her and walked on the inside of the street, looking at the children and couldn't help but smile helplessly.

"Sometimes it's lively, sometimes it's noisy." Bai Jing followed his gaze and shook his head.

"Yeah, different moods, seeing the same scene will have different feelings." Ye Ze watched those children go away, and said with a low smile, "I still envied these children when I was young."

"why?"

"Because they can run wildly in the street, but I can only practice swords in the villa." He sighed leisurely, "Don't be too envious at that time, I was always playful when I was a child, but my family didn't let me go out , practicing swords, reading and calligraphy every day, and sometimes I have to polish the statues, the statues are really difficult to wipe, and it is also a good place to practice light kung fu in the villa."

Bai Jing couldn't help laughing.

"how about you?"

"I, I don't really feel anything. I don't remember anything from my childhood." Bai Jing looked indifferent, "I went to Chunyang Palace to learn martial arts. It seemed like I lived every day like that. I have nothing to envy. It’s the same thing every day, maybe I never paid attention to the playfulness of my childhood, so I wouldn’t be envious.”

"It's not too late to make up for it now." He chuckled softly.

"Why do you make up for this?" She couldn't laugh or cry, "It's fine now."

"Just because the Pure Yang Palace is pure-hearted and ascetic? You never thought of going down the mountain to have a look?"

"No." Bai Jing stopped for a while, "At that time, I only thought that I must practice martial arts well and not let them down."

"They?" He raised his eyebrows.

"Well, I don't remember my relatives, I just remember that Uncle Lin picked me up on the road and brought me back to Haoqi League." She smiled softly on her lips, "Later they said that the affairs were complicated and they had no experience in taking care of children , I can’t take care of me for the time being, why not send me to Chunyang Palace to learn martial arts, where I will be taken care of and taught, killing two birds with one stone. A girl should learn some martial arts, even if she can’t become a master, she can still strengthen her body.”

"So that's the case." His voice was low, his eyes darkened.

"My martial arts may not be top-notch, but among my peers, it should be pretty good." She walked forward as usual, but found that her wrist was being pulled, she couldn't help turning her head, "Ye Ze?"

"Well..." He came back to his senses and smiled at her, "Let's go."

"What happened to you just now?"

"Well, it's just a little accident." He shook her hand slightly, and said softly, "It's all over."

"I don't feel sad." She stopped and stood in front of him with a smile on her face, "If you don't mention it, I've never thought about these things, so what's the big deal."

"En." He still stood there, silent for a while, and suddenly said, "Ah Jing."

Bai Jing was taken aback.

He suddenly took a step forward, hugged her into his arms, and gently touched her cheek with his chin.

"Ye Ze?" Bai Jing was hugged by him blankly, trying to push him away uncomfortably.

"I, if—" he murmured.

"What if?" She didn't know why.

"From now on, I'll be with you all the time, okay?" He didn't seem to hear it, and hugged him even tighter.

"Okay." She answered very lightly, her cheeks were hot, she lowered her head unconsciously, and her forehead touched his shoulder.

"Yeah." He chuckled, his eyes seemed to reflect the sky full of stars.

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"At night, there are finally fewer people queuing up here."

"Is this the shop where you bought pastries last time?"

"Well, if you come during the day, the team can line up in two rows outside the door."

"Hey, Mr. Ye."

"Master Zhang." Ye Ze smiled and nodded to him, "Your business here is really good."

"Hey, I'm so busy every day." Shopkeeper Zhang waved his hands, "What do you want to buy today, Mr. Ye?"

"Come and see what you like." Ye Ze squeezed Bai Jing's hand and said with a smile.

"Hey, who is this?" Shopkeeper Zhang looked over suspiciously.

"Bai Jing, my friend." Ye Ze stretched out his hand and said, "This is shopkeeper Zhang, and his dim sum in Hangzhou is the best."

"Indeed, these snacks look very delicate." Bai Jing smiled and said, "I am dazzled by seeing so many."

"Then, I wonder what Miss Bai likes?"

"I heard that Hangzhou's Suyoubing and Xingfu Shuang are very famous. I don't know if shopkeeper Zhang still has goods here?"

"Yes." Shopkeeper Zhang nodded, "How much do you want?"

"Take five pieces as usual, and the rest will come again next time." Ye Ze continued with a smile, "And some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, lotus flower cakes."

"Okay." Shopkeeper Zhang nodded and sent the waiter away.

"Wait, there's no walnuts in it, right?" Ye Ze asked.

"Cough." Bai Jing coughed awkwardly and turned his eyes away.

"Uh, no." Shopkeeper Zhang didn't know why, so he looked at the two people and was still confused.

Ye Ze didn't speak, just waiting for the things to be brought up.

Ye Ze shook Bai Jing's hand until he couldn't see the signboard of the store, "What's wrong with you?"

"You did it on purpose." She said with certainty without turning her head.

"How come?" He laughed and said, "I'm just asking, I can't make a mistake again."

Bai Jing ignored him and walked straight forward.

"Don't like it?" He waved the small paper bag hooked on his left hand in front of her, teasing her.

"No."