In a wheat field, the turquoise wheat field is slowly blown by the wind, there are dandelions floating in the air, the fine fluff goes to the distance with the wind, the sun is bright and warm, plating everything with a layer of light yellow, the boy and the girl lie side by side in the wheat field, the boy closes his eyes and breathes soothingly and long, his dark black hair is messy, he is wearing a simple cloth coat and boots, the girl's long gray and white hair is scattered all around, her rose-red dress is a little worn, with a lot of patches, but she is holding a bunch of delicate white wildflowers in her hands, her face is full of longing, even if the sun is a little dazzling, she has been looking at the sky with thin clouds, The girl with a sweet smile on the corner of her mouth suddenly couldn't help but get up and secretly kissed the young man on the face.

"I didn't fall asleep. The boy said with his eyes closed, the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

The girl's face was full of shame, and she slapped the boy on the shoulder several times, and the boy took her in his arms, and then both of them laughed, and when they were tired of laughing, they lay back on the ground, and the girl leaned on the boy's chest, listening to the steady heartbeat of the other party.

"Asmon. ”

"Well...... Papawi, didn't I say that, just call me Amon. ”

"Well...... Amon. ”

"What's wrong, Papa?"

"We're going to get married, right? I want to have a boy, a girl—and teach the boy to protect that girl, just like you protect me. ”

Asmond rubbed Papave's long hair, moving very lightly, as if he was afraid of hurting her: "Okay, then you will be responsible for teaching them to write and sing, and I will be responsible for teaching them arithmetic and swordsmanship." ”

Papavi took Asmon's hand and held it to her face: "I'm so happy that I feel like I'm dreaming. ”

Asmun laughed, the light in his eyes reflected in Papave's face, "Fool, how can this be a dream?"

"I'm so glad you stood up for me that day and fought with those bastards who bullied me, and I'm so glad I got to know you. Papamu's eyes flashed with tears, and his eyes looked at Asmon's face with heat, Asmun couldn't help but lean over and kiss Papamu's mouth, the wind blew Papamu's hair like a prank, tickling Asmon's face, he had to distance the distance between the two of them slightly, and the two looked at each other.

"I'm happy too. Asmon said softly.

Papavi sighed: "I'm serious, if you hadn't stopped those hateful reckless men in the tavern in the village three years ago, maybe I'd ...... I'm going to be bullied by them, what will happen, I ......"

"No, no, Papa, don't think about those things, it's just an 'if' after all, isn't it? I made a move, I saved you, and now ......" Asmond took Papavi in his arms, "We're together." ”

Neither of them spoke for a moment, silently listening to the distant cries of birds, the sound of streams, and the heartbeats of each other's chests.

"Thank you, Amon. Papaav closed her eyes in Asmun's arms.

"Maybe it's me who should say thank you. Asmon's fingers ran over Papave's hair, his doting eyes as if they were about to melt Papave.

There was a wind blowing overhead, and in the sound of "rustling", the couple was surrounded by heaven and earth.

It would be nice if this happiness could last forever.

Asmun held this thought, closed his eyes, he could feel the rise and fall of Papavey's chest, and the two of them joined hands with each other, and lived always, all the time, watching the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, having children, and then until they turned white.

Simple, yet satisfying.

But......

Asmun felt his body sinking, the person in his arms seemed to disappear, he suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, and found that he was lying on the bed at home, Papawei next to him was sleeping soundly, curled up and lying under the quilt she sewn with her own hands, since giving birth to a child, Papawei cut a neat short hair, saying that it is usually more convenient, much more capable than the shy girl back then, and now she is in charge of household affairs, and there is no need for Asmon to worry, although just after giving birth to a few days, Papawei's face is always unusually pale, but it didn't take long to recover, and in the cradle on the other side of the bed, there was also a third breathFrom time to time, there was some slurred murmuring, and Asmun didn't need to look at it to know that the child must have gathered his fleshy little hands into fists again, nestled beside his pink and tender face, and slept soundly with drooling.

Asmun rubbed his forehead, he seemed to have dreamed something very sweet just now, but why did he wake up?

This is the second year of his marriage to Papave, a very healthy and lively girl was born, and he also has a stable job in the town's lumberyard, everything seems to be fine, the future is peaceful, and the relationship between the two is getting deeper and deeper, and the sweetness is not diminished, and they are considerate and supportive of each other to live an ordinary life.

Asmun still remembers that six years ago, when he was sitting in the corner of the tavern with the master who taught him swordsmanship, when he first saw Papavi in a maid's costume, she was carrying a tray that was several times larger than her own face, and she was busy at the various tables with unsteady steps, and when she passed by Asmon, she smiled shyly at him. But after a while, several men who had drunk too much wine shouted at the side of the bar, and one of them, with a scruffy beard, dragged Papawei to his side, and kissed her in the face with his mouth that exuded the smell of wine, and in Papaw's exclamation, Asmon drew his wooden sword, stepped forward and slashed twice and knocked off the man's dishonest hand, the man roared immediately after the pain, and shouted to his companions and rushed to Asmon, who was a head shorter than him, Asmon used his wooden sword to teach those reckless men a good lesson, and provoked several tables of guests on the side, all of whom clapped their hands again and again, and those men were idle gangsters in the village, this time he suffered a big loss under Asmon's hands, and immediately crawled out of the tavern.

Asmon said goodbye to his swordsmanship teacher, and he still remembered that the teacher looked at him with half-joy and half-sorrow, and after muttering the phrase "Everyone has his own life, and he must not force it", he agreed to his request, but also left his sword to Asmon, telling him that if he changed his mind, he would use this sword to go his own way. Asmon's teacher always said that he was a genius of heavenly plastic, and if he overcame his feelings and practiced swordsmanship all his life, he would definitely be able to become a great weapon, but Asmon never wanted to become a great weapon, and from the moment he saw Papavi, he felt that he had something else to pursue.

For example, a smile that makes you want to protect it.

After learning some handicrafts in the village, Asmon began to be self-reliant, he learned things very quickly, and the craft was quite careful and exquisite, so the people in the village quickly called him to help repair things, after Asmon settled in the village, the most common person was Papamu, although Papamui used the excuse of repairing things at the beginning, and came to the small shed that Asmon built himself, but it didn't take long for the two to fall in love.

It seems to be a very romantic love story, a little cheesy, but very mundane.

Why do I always feel that something is wrong?

Asmon got out of bed and stood at the window to look outside, the moonlight outside the window was soft, enveloping him as far as he could see, casting faint shadows under all objects, mingling with the darkness, blurring the line between thought and reality.

The moonlight is so beautiful, just like Papavi.

Asmon thought so, and when he looked back, he saw the bed that seemed to be torn apart by something sharp, the cradle had been knocked over to the ground, and blood was everywhere, and the red color seemed to have eroded all of Asmon's consciousness, and he shuddered—

Asmun found himself sitting in a rocking chair in the backyard, holding a blood-stained sword in his hand, the blood droplets on the sword body condensed on the tip of the sword, drop by drop, stained the grass on the ground red, he was so frightened that he threw out his sword, the sword was thrown out of the ground for several meters, and the blood stains along the way were clearly reflected in Asmon's eyes.

What happened...... Papavey?Papave!!

Asmon jumped up from the rocking chair, and in that moment, everything that made him panic was gone, there was no sword, no blood, he was just resting in the backyard in general, and the rocking chair behind him "creaked" and swayed back and forth, as if mocking his illusion of nothingness.

Asmon smiled self-deprecatingly, he must have been a little worried, too tired, he ......

How can you still pick up a sword, how can you still kill people?

Asmon walked along the path in the backyard to the front door, this small bungalow was built by himself and Papawei at that time, and the villagers helped build it, at that time Asmon, who was blessed by the village and favored by the carpenter, was sincerely happy to stay in this village, he still remembers that when the house was planned, Papawit specially left a spacious backyard, and now in the backyard, there are two rocking chairs, a low wooden stake that is occasionally used to put cups, and a piece of grass that can be used as a playground for children in the future.

Papavey was such a wonderful thought, she was so sweet and lovely everywhere.

What about Papavey?

Asmon thought so, and when he walked to the front yard, he saw Papaway standing in front of another villager, the young man of the village farmer was called Gao Sen, who was Papave's friend since childhood, and Gao Sen leaned against the door frame, and Papawei and the two laughed happily, Papaway handed a basket in his hand, and Gao Sen stuck out his tongue playfully when he took the basket, and then the two said something again, and laughed more and more happily.

Asmun felt something in his throat, he wanted to vomit, he wanted to retch, he pulled the thing out from under his throat, but he didn't, he just stood dumbfounded, the sun was as bright as ever, but it was cold when it fell on him, and the smile was as familiar as ever, and it actually made him a little disgusted when it fell in Asmon's eyes.

What does it feel like...... It's terrible.

It was as if something had crept into Asmon's heart, tearing at his thoughts and eating away at his love for Papave.

There seemed to be a small voice whispering in Asmon's head, "Jealousy." ”

The scene in front of him was slightly distorted for a moment, Asmon shook his head, and when he opened his eyes again, he found himself sitting on the stone pier at the entrance of the village, in the late autumn season, there was a chill lingering all around his body, Asmon could bring out the cold when he exhaled a breath, the sun had not fully risen, just a trace of red in the sky, he was a little uncomfortable from the cold, rubbing his hands and sighing, trying to warm his body.

Yesterday, Asmoun had just had a fight with Papave, the first time the two had quarreled since they met, and he still remembered the tears on Papave's face, the child's shrill cry, and the broken plates, and the messy living room, and finally ended with him running out of the house, leaving behind the sentence "It's okay to leave this house!!"

What did you do...... Wayward, furious, and completely disregarding Papave, she lost her temper irrationally, and even ran out of the house, just to ...... Papaway just went to town with that boy from Gosen, what kind of jealousy was she eating? Is she really enough? I just poured all the resentment I suffered from her work on her, it was really despicable and shameful, and I had no grace at all. Myself...... Are you worried, are you afraid, are you afraid of what?

Asmun buried his face in the palm of his hand, and there was a dull feeling in his chest.

There was a series of hurried footsteps behind him, and then a blanket fell on his body, Asmun looked up in surprise, but the person who came walked back without looking back, Asmun could see that Papavi was only wearing a thin dress, her legs were trembling in the cold wind of the early morning, her short hair had grown to her shoulders, she was walking, rubbing her earlobes, Asmun knew that Papave's ears were most afraid of freezing, but she came out in a panic, but she didn't even bring the rabbit skin earmuffs she gave her last winter.

Asmon's eyes moistened, and he ran forward, holding the blanket in his right hand, and put his arm around Papave's shoulder, and the two men under the blanket walked side by side in the direction of the house.

"I'm sorry. Asmon said, hugging Papavi into his arms a few moments.

Papaavit didn't speak, and the tears on her face flowed silently.

"It's me who is too willful, you are so good, I am really afraid that someone will take you away. ”

Papawe let out a "yes" and then didn't say anything more.

"Papavey, don't leave me, okay, I only have you, all I want to pursue is you...... So ......"

"You're a fool!" Papaav paused, holding Asmon's cold hand in her own.

"Ah...... Be. ”

"You! You're not just me, we have a house, we have so many things that we've walked through each other, we have memories and everyone's blessings! We've got a baby! We—hmm!" Asmon gagged Papavi's mouth, choking back all her words, and after a moment the two separated, Asmun put his arms around Papave, whose face was flushed, and the two continued to walk quietly.

"Papavi. ”

"Well...... Asmon. ”

"Will you stay by my side forever?" Asmon's eyes flashed with a faint glint, but Papave, who had her head down, didn't notice at all, she just nodded shyly, and let Asmun hold her in his arms.

The corners of Asmond's mouth lifted slightly, but the smile quickly faded.

He knew that something was wrong with him, that certain seeds, once planted, would take root, sprout, and then lie dormant in the corners of human feelings, waiting for the day when they would blossom into brilliant flowers and bear the fruit of sin.

I will never let this feeling hurt Papawei, Papawei is my own angel and my lover.

But...... What about people other than Papavey?

I need to find an outlet, an outlet that won't directly hurt Papave.

"Have you heard? There were dead people on the ridge at the head of the village two days ago!"

"Oh! That is dead on the ridge of the field, obviously thrown by the corpse thrown over!!"

"Ah yes, I heard that it's a child of the Tang Beili family, called Gao Sen, right?"

"That's it, he's just got engaged last week, and I heard that the other family is a young lady from the city, and it took him a lot of effort to get it!

"Such a miserable! Such a good young man, how can he say that he is gone......"

"I heard from the wife of the village chief of the next village that eighty percent of them are jealous of him, and there are many suitors for that young lady, and there must be someone who holds a grudge against being taken down by a farmer?"

"The wounds of the corpse were so badly cut, I don't know if the murderer was too panicked or what, maybe it was just a spill to vent his anger! ”

"No! The village doctor has examined it, and when I inquired, he told me privately that he said that there were only two fatal wounds, but it was accurate, a sword pierced a thin hole in the abdomen, and a sword in the throat broke half of the neck. ”

"Oh, such a subtle swordsmanship, it must be a practicing family, could it be a young master in the city?"

"Who knows, don't talk nonsense if this matter is not clear, if those rich people hear it, how will we be tossed! What are you going to say about splashing dirty water casually, I just feel sorry for such a promising child, so I went like this?"

"Tang Beili's family is really in trouble, the husband who died and the child died this time, didn't the poor old grandmother cry to death?"

"Don't mention it, I just picked it up from the lower reaches of the Dongmian River this morning, don't wash your clothes over there, it's ghostly, it's too bad to die!!"

With red eyes, Papavi walked briskly past a few women who were shopping for groceries, and she wished she could fly home at once, so that she could immediately escape these nightmarish conversations, there was still that person waiting for her, that person to talk to, and that person to rely on...... I really need someone to talk to.

Papamue rushed home, saw Asmon with slightly reddened eyes, and really sat in a rocking chair in the backyard, basking in the sun with his eyes closed, since Asmon was doing carpentry work last week, he accidentally pulled his left hand to dislocation, and the carpenter let him recuperate at home for a few days, Asmon has been sitting in the backyard of the house for a while every morning since then, and by the way, he helps Papamun take his daughter Anna.

"What's the matter, Papave? Asmon said, handing the little wooden figure that had just been carved in his hand to Anna, and after Anna cheered, she held it in her arms and played, and her sweet smile made Asmon's heart sweet.

Papavi patted Anna on the head, "Cortana, can you go back to the house and play?" ”

Anna giggled, jumped out of her rocking chair, grimaced Asmon with the little wooden figure, and trotted all the way back into the house.

"This kid is good at everything, but he's too lively, quirky, like when I was a kid. Asmon also grimaced at Papamu, but when he saw Papamu's bitter expression, he immediately relented, "What's wrong?

Asmon pulled Papavi to sit on the empty rocking chair, face to face with her, took the bamboo lou in her hand and placed it on the grass beside her, gently helped Papaway straighten her bangs, and brought her strands of hair behind her ears.

Asmon ...... Do you know about Gao Sen, his death?"

Asmon's movements paused, and then he shook Papave's hands: "Oh, of course I know, are you sad again? It's not your fault that he's being targeted, you help him connect with that girl in the city, and you're just kind to you?"

"I—I think...... I killed him...... I ......" Papavi opened her mouth to say this, and she already had the urge to cry, "I have always treated him as an older brother since I was a child, my parents left early, and his family helped me many times......"

Asmond let out a long sigh and gently rubbed Papawei's head: "Alas, Papawei, this is the way of the world, it's good that we can live a peaceful life, don't worry about these things, you're not wrong, it's just an accident......"

"Woo...... Amon ...... I'm so sad, woo, I feel really sorry for Gao Sen, Ju, how can I ...... Causing him to get involved in this ......"

Asmoun pressed Papavi to her chest so she couldn't see the slightly raised corners of her mouth or the emotion in her eyes.

"Papa, cry, it's much better to cry. ”

"Woooooooooo......oo Amon ...... Why is this happening, woo...... Is there really such a thing as a destiny......

Asmon didn't know how to answer this sentence for a moment, he raised his hand, and through his fingers, it seemed to be a cloudless clear blue sky, and it seemed to be the young man's broken and bloody corpse, Asmon vaguely saw a blood-stained sword in his clean fingertips.

There is also the strange saying of the swordsman, "Everyone has a life, don't force it." But I'm kind of using the sword you left behind, and I'm going to go my own way, hahaha.

It's not funny at all, but Asmon has the urge to laugh. The young man's disbelief before he died, his face mixed with horror, confusion and resentment, distorted and ugly, not at all like the usual sunshine, Asmun felt that this was what he should be, such a Gao Sen, would not be qualified, and it would not be possible to take Papavi from his side.

"Amon, are you listening to me?" Papavey's voice dragged Asmun back into the conversation, and he coughed lightly, motioning for Papamuel to continue.

Papavi lay on Asmon's chest, closed his eyes and said: "There was a strange person in the town not long ago, saying that as long as there is money, he can help investigate any case, and if it is a particularly interesting case, he can also avoid collecting money, I want to ask that person to help, maybe I can find out who killed Gao Sen......"

Asmon's eyes were cold for a moment, but he quickly suppressed the irritability that surged in his heart, and said in a calm voice: "What? Do you want to avenge Gao Sen? Let's go, let's go and see how much money we have in our family." ”

"Amun, you...... Are you, agreed?" Papaav stood up, looking at Asmon with some incredulity.

Asmon also stood up, took Papawei's hand, led her to the front door of the small house, and said, "Since my dear Papa wants to investigate the case, of course I can only support it with all my might?"

Papavi excitedly gave Asmon a tight hug, and Asmon was a little out of breath.

"Stupid Asmon, thank you. Papavi whispered in Asmon's ear, and Asmon couldn't hold back and laughed softly.

"Hahaha...... After all, if you don't let this matter come to an end, Papavey will definitely not be at ease, will I'm not for that kid Gaosen, or for any kind of justice and fairness in the world, I'm just for you, Papa. Asmon sniffed Papave's hair lightly and said.

Papavi wiped her tears: "It's really good to meet Asmon, I really don't regret marrying you, stupid Amon." ”

Asmon rubbed Papave's hair, and the two of them met their foreheads, their eyes full of affection.

"Then never leave me, Papamu. ”

Asmon's smile widened.