16. Fate [Catch insects]
When Yin Xiu went out, he realized that he didn't know when it suddenly started drizzling again.
The rain wrapped in the cold wind cut around his face like a knife, Yin Xiu's lips pursed, his hands clenched into fists, and quickly followed the black shadow that was constantly dancing in front of him.
Twelve is the best at tracking, if the rain and snow are a little heavier, I am afraid that the blood stains left on this road will disappear in a while.
Yin Xiu only felt that his eye sockets hurt as if they were about to come out, and something that couldn't tell whether it was tears or blood flowed out of his eye sockets little by little, falling down his cheeks and onto his clothes.
They went out of the city quickly, the snow was coming, there were few pedestrians on the road, most of them were speeding up, and Yin Xiu, who was running wildly in the rain, was not so obvious.
"Childe, it's right ahead." Twelve suddenly flew down and knelt in front of Yin Xiu, his face hidden behind the black face towel and couldn't be seen clearly.
Yin Xiu walked directly past him and ran two steps forward, then stopped.
After that corner was Meng Qing's body lying under the tree, his smile was calm, if it weren't for the blood on his face and his pale face without any blood, it would have looked like he was asleep.
Yin Xiu suddenly felt as if his throat was blocked by something, and then, his chest stagnated, and he spit out a mouthful of blood clots.
"Aqing?" Yin Xiu looked at Meng Qing by kicking the snow layer on his toes, then knelt down beside Meng Qing, and carefully took his water-stained hair and body into his arms, as if he was afraid that he would be cold.
I don't know when the rain and snow have become heavy snow, and the heaven and earth are all over the world, Yin Xiu stroked the falling snow off Meng Qing's body, and then said softly: "Twelve, go home." β
"Yes." Twelve vanished immediately, turned and left.
Yin Xiu hugged Meng Qing and walked back step by step, the eyes of the two of them were all blood, and all of them were **, if it weren't for the fact that there were no pedestrians on the street now, I was afraid that it would cause a lot of discussion.
Li Wan'er was sitting in front of the door with a hand warmer at the moment, staring blankly at the unchanged scene and the subordinates who shuttled on the road from time to time without saying a word.
The little maid in pink clothes next to her was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she added a cape to her.
"Miss, let's go into the house and wait." It's not cold when it's snowing, but it's rain and snow just now, and it's already cold, and it's even colder when it rains.
Li Wan'er also felt uncomfortable with the cold, and the temperature of her whole body was concentrated on the stove in her arms, she really couldn't sit still, turned her head to look, and said, "Where did Sister Lu Wu go?" β
"I heard that my hands and feet were not clean, I stole my son's things, and I was taught a lesson by my grandmother, but I didn't get through." The little girl replied with a smile.
"That's right." Li Wan'er glanced at the door again, but still didn't wait for anyone, so she turned around in disappointment and let the maid take her hand back to the room, and didn't ask Lu Wu any more questions.
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When Yin Xiu came back, the people in the mansion had already been sent down by Steward Zhang, and they let them rest in their own houses.
Then he waited at the door, holding his hands and waiting for Yin Xiu to come from outside the door.
With Meng Qing still in his arms, he came in and walked straight in the direction of the clean room, and ordered without looking back: "Go out." β
Steward Zhang bowed and retreated, and Twelve also hid to the side.
Xie Bi'an and Fan Wusu had been silent as Yin Xiu carefully took off Meng Qing's clothes, and then carried him into the bathtub that emitted misty white heat, and then said, "He won't know that Meng Qing is dead." β
Xie Bi'an seemed to be a little puzzled, "Since you know that he is dead, you should let him be buried in peace." β
In fact, he has not seen mortals who can't accept the death of their sweethearts, and there are not a few who commit suicide, but most people can be healed by time and marry another person.
The people who used to hang on to their hearts are nothing after decades in the mortal world.
Fan Wusu didn't answer, probably at this time, he could also understand Yin Xiu's thoughts.
Of course, he knew that Meng Qing was dead, so he had to wipe Meng Qing's body clean and put on a brand new dress.
The two of them kept watching Yin Xiu gently clean up Meng Qing, and then carefully dressed him, lay him flat on the bed, and sat silently on the edge of the bed with Meng Qing's face.
The time had gone from noon to evening, and then to early in the morning, Yin Xiu finally moved his body again.
"Call Uncle Zhang in." Yin Xiu commanded to the side, and Twelve suddenly came out of the shadows, opened the door, and called Steward Zhang, who had been guarding outside, to come in.
Zhang Bo, whose hair was still all black and only had some white sideburns, looked at Yin Xiu's appearance, and suddenly felt shocked in his heart, and fell to his knees, "Childe think twice, ......"
Yin Xiu shook his head, then smiled, "I said a long time ago that when I get tired of it, I will leave." β
"What I want to do and what I need to do has been done, and there is nothing left to be nostalgic about." Yin Xiu turned around and picked Meng Qing up again, gently sorted out the broken hair on Meng Qing's face, and said: "In the future, you will change your surname to Yin, let the twelve restore the identity of ordinary people, watch Ah Chou grow up, let her marry a good family, and don't be bullied." β
Steward Zhang and Twelve knelt on the ground at the same time, their bodies facing the head of the bed. Yin Xiu's voice came from behind him, "Don't look back, if Ah Qiu asks, just say that I will take Mr. Bai to travel the four seas and make her obedient." β
"Childe-!" Uncle Zhang cried in a suppressed voice, his forehead resting on the soft blanket on the ground without strength, tears and snot flowing together.
Before Xie Bi'an left, he glanced back at the Yin Mansion again, and the heavy snow was still falling, and there was no sign of stopping.
"Why is Yin Xiu different from Li Wan'er?" Xie Bi'an knew in his heart that Fan Wuxuan must have told him something, and he was both relieved and helpless when he thought of this.
When the child grows up, he always has some careful thoughts of his own, and he doesn't like to listen to him anymore.
"Li Wan'er used to be raised by the Li family in a housekeeper's mother-in-law, eating and drinking all day long, Yin Xiu once had a period of despair, and she couldn't eat a bite of rice, Li Wan'er stole one or two buns and some pickles from the small kitchen in the middle of the night while the housekeeper's mother-in-law was resting, and sent them to Yin Xiu."
It's no wonder that said.
Xie Bi'an sighed, then looked at the road Yin Xiu walked more and more familiar, and suddenly said: "This road is the road back to the mountain, and there are roadblocks next to it." β
Fan Wusu nodded, "The lock that Bai Zhan Shenjun gave to Meng Qing to remember is the painting that Meng Qing painted before. β
If Yin Xiu hadn't glanced at that painting in the dark, he couldn't say that the fate between him and Meng Qing would have ended here.
Xie Bi'an really hesitated, "I think the fate of these two people is not shallow. β
"I'd rather destroy a temple than tear down a marriage." Fan Wusu nodded, twisted his head to the side, and the corners of his lips hooked, "You're just nosy." β
Xie Bi'an squinted his eyes and smiled.
Just like that time when Mama took Meng Qing to the mountains without encountering obstacles, Yin Xiu also went all the way unimpeded because of the bracelet that Meng Qing gave him before, and walked directly to the edge of the cabin.
Because of the formation in the mountains, the four seasons are like spring, Yin Xiu only walked for a while and sweated, he half-knelt on the ground, put Meng Qing in his arms, took off his heavy clothes and wiped his sweat carefully.
Looking at Meng Qing's face as it was at the beginning, Yin Xiu only felt that his mouth was full of bitterness, and he clearly wanted to say something, but he couldn't say a word.
The inside of the wooden house was exactly the same as when Meng Qing left, and there was no change in the table and chair.
Yin Xiu put Meng Qing on his feet, walked around here, and finally found a well in the grass that had grown up again.
The well water is very cold, so it must have been brought in directly from the outside. Yin Xiu filled a bucket and went back to the room in silence, and then poured it into the two porcelain cups on the table.
"What is he going to do here?" Xie Bi'an couldn't see through what Yin Xiu wanted to do, so he folded all the futons together and let Meng Qing lean on them.
"He wants to get married." Fan Wusu lowered his eyes, "When I went to detain a dead soul before, I saw a similar scene. β
He remembered the tears that the woman shedβghosts have no tears, and only when they are so sad that they turn their bodies into tears.
The woman cried and begged him to live with her husband for the rest of her life, because the merit of the two of them was enough to make a wish, so Fan Wusu agreed.
Her lifespan as a human being has reached the end of her life, and she can only possess the spirit weapon made by Fan Wusu and become a black cat, even so, the woman is already very satisfied.
"Secret marriage?" Xie Bi'an read it twice, and watched Yin Xiu pour two glasses of wine, holding Meng Qing's hand in one hand and drinking a cup in the other.
That's all.
They watched quietly, and saw Yin Xiu take off the bracelet in his hand again, look at the sunlight for a long time, and then grind the bracelet into powder just like Mama had done before.
What is he going to do?