Half a month later, the group finally returned to Zhongnan Mountain.

Qiu Chuji punished Zhao Zhijing for thinking about it for a month, and ordered Yin Zhiping to temporarily take charge of the teaching, so he went into retreat with Ma Yu and others, and went to study the innate skills, and the date of leaving the customs was uncertain.

Zhu Qingyun is still the same, doing morning and evening classes every day, practicing, and nothing else.

Extremely occasionally, he would think of Yang Guo, where he was now, what he was doing.

But it doesn't stop there.

Time is like flowing water, slowly but constantly flowing forward.

When mid-autumn arrives, the maple leaves on Zhongnan Mountain are sporadically red by frost.

By August 15, the red leaves of the mountains were burning so much that half of the sky was on fire, which was very magnificent.

After dinner, all the disciples gathered in the Sanqing Palace, where the view is wide, and it is most suitable for admiring the moon.

Zhu Qingyun walked to the sword test cliff behind the Tianquan Palace, stood by the railing in the sword test pavilion, and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

Is Chang'e really living in the Moon Palace? Did she ever feel lonely and lonely? Did she ever regret leaving her Houyi?

Yang Guo's smiling face was suddenly reflected in the bright moon, Zhu Qingyun followed and pulled the corners of his lips, and said to the moon: "Guo'er, how are you doing?" ”

Yang Guo's voice sounded in his ears: "I'm not having a good time at all, I miss you every day, and I almost go crazy when I think about it." ”

Zhu Qingyun laughed at himself: "There are auditory hallucinations." ”

Yang Guo's voice sounded again: "Yun'er, have you ever thought about me?" ”

Zhu Qingyun lowered his head, hesitated for a moment, and said in a loud voice: "I also occasionally ...... will think of you. ”

Yang Guo's voice came from far and near, and he said in his ear: "That's enough, I know enough." ”

After finishing speaking, Zhu Qingyun suddenly fell into a broad, warm embrace, with an arm across his chest, hugging him tightly.

Unexpectedly...... Isn't it a hallucination?

Zhu Qingyun was stunned for a moment, and when he spoke again, his voice trembled slightly: "Guo'er, is it you?" ”

"It's me." Yang Guo hugged him from behind, rested his chin on his shoulder, rubbed his ears and temples, and said in a dumb voice: "Your stupid son is back." ”

Zhu Qingyun has warned himself thousands of times that he must break his thoughts and devote himself to the Tao.

But at the moment when Yang Guo was embraced in his arms, thousands of decisions were left behind, and the surging heart could not be expressed in words, only to feel that a heart was filled with some unknown love, which was sour and comfortable, and there were tears in his eyes.

Zhu Qingyun snuggled in his arms, and neither of them spoke again, quietly feeling the joy of reunion after a long absence.

After his mind gradually calmed down, Zhu Qingyun turned around and wanted to see Yang Guo's face.

But at first glance, he saw that Yang Guo's right sleeve was empty, fluttering with the mountain wind.

Zhu Qingyun shook his hand to hold his sleeve, there was really no arm in it, he was shocked and distressed, and asked in a trembling voice: "This ...... What's going on? What about your right arm? ”

Yang Guo smiled slightly: "It was cut down." ”

Zhu Qingyun finally couldn't help crying, and said in a choked voice: "It must be very painful, right?" ”

Yang Guo gently wiped his tears for him, and said in a gentle voice: "It doesn't hurt, as soon as I see you, there is no pain, you are my elixir." ”

Zhu Qingyun clutched his sleeve tightly, his heart hurt like a pinprick, and tears fell more and more.

He didn't shed as many tears in his life as he did tonight.

Yang Guo was also panicked by his tears, he had never seen such a Zhu Qingyun.

Zhu Qingyun has always had no ups and downs, never laughed out loud, never cried out loud, always subtle and tactful.

But when he thought that his tears were flowing for himself, Yang Guo felt pity on the one hand, and joy on the other.

Yang Guo stretched out his hand to take him into his arms, and said softly: "Even if there is only one hand, I can still hold you in my arms, and I can still protect you for the rest of your life." ”

For the first time in his life, Zhu Qingyun reached out to wrap his hand around Yang Guo's waist and hugged him hard.

Yang Guo felt the strength of the ring around his waist and laughed silently.

An arm in exchange for his tears and hugs, worth it.

There were faint voices in the distance, thinking that the disciples who had gathered in the Sanqing Hall to admire the moon had dispersed.

Yang Guo said in a low voice: "Yun'er, come with me to the wooden house, okay?" ”

Zhu Qingyun nodded in his arms.

***

Yang Guo pushed the door into the house, lit an oil lamp, and the yellow light sprinkled all over the room.

Zhu Qingyun stood in the middle of the room, looking around, but his eyes were suddenly attracted by a dark iron sword leaning in front of the bed.

He took two steps forward, squatted down, stretched out his hand to touch the sword, and said in a trembling voice: "This...... This sword...... Where did you get it from? ”

Yang Guo pulled him to sit down on the edge of the bed and said, "Regarding the origin of this sword, we have to start from the beginning." ”

Zhu Qingyun calmed down and said, "Then let's start from the beginning." Who cut off your right arm? ”

Yang Guo's eyes flashed with fierce light, and he said, "Guo Fu." ”

"Guo Jing's daughter?!" Zhu Qingyun was taken aback and said, "She...... Why did she do that? ”

Yang Guo sneered and said, "It's not because I rejected Uncle Guo's proposal in public and hurt her Miss Guo's face, so she was annoyed and angry." ”

Zhu Qingyun fell silent.

The reason why Yang Guo rejected Guo Jing's proposal was, in the final analysis, because of him.

Yang Guo seemed to see through what he was thinking, reached out to hold his hand, and said softly: "Don't think nonsense, this has nothing to do with you at all." ”

Zhu Qingyun smiled and said, "And then?" ”

Yang said: "After that, I escaped from Lujiazhuang and fell into a barren valley. I thought I was going to die, but I didn't know that there lived in the valley a divine eagle who knew human nature, not only saved my life, but also taught me martial arts. This Xuantie Sword was left by the owner of the Condor. ”

Zhu Qingyun said: "Have you seen that person's face? ”

Yang Guo shook his head and said, "That senior has long passed away, but I know the name. ”

Zhu Qingyun's heart tightened, and he only heard Yang Guo continue: "He calls himself a sword demon, and it is a coincidence that he has the same surname as Yun'er's father, and his surname is Dugu, and his name is defeated. ”

"Dugu ...... Defeat? Zhu Qingyun muttered and repeated, and suddenly burst into laughter, laughing so hard that tears came out.

"Yun'er, what's wrong with you?" Tonight's Zhu Qingyun was too abnormal, crying and laughing, which made Yang Guo unpredictable, and couldn't help but worry very much, "Yun'er, don't scare me." ”

After a while, Zhu Qingyun finally calmed down, and reached out to hold the Xuantie sword, but he couldn't lift it.

Yang Guo put his hand on his hand, and with a slight force, he lifted the sword and crossed it to Zhu Qingyun's eyes for him to take a closer look.

Zhu Qingyun rubbed for a moment before he said: "This Xuantie heavy sword is my father Dugu Sheng's saber." ”

"What?!" Yang Guo was taken aback and said in disbelief: "Could it be that your father and Dugu seek defeat from their predecessors...... Is it the same person? ”

"Dugu Sheng, Dugu seeks defeat." Zhu Qingyun smiled slightly: "He sought victory in the first half of his life, and defeat in the second half of his life. ”

Yang Guo suddenly said: "No wonder that Condor treats me so well, is it because I look a little similar to Dugu's predecessors?" ”

Zhu Qingyun looked at his face and said, "You are indeed six or seven points similar to him when you were young." ”

Yang Guo said with a smile: "I have lived with this face all my life." ”

Zhu Qingyun looked at Yang Guo's close face, and his heart was mixed.

The various bonds between him and him can no longer be described by the word "coincidence", as if they were destined by God and arranged for a long time.

He is as lonely as he is, but if he is in the same place from now on, no matter how difficult life is, no matter how the world changes, he can always rely on each other and keep each other warm.

In the dark, it seems that he should meet him, carry each other, stay together, and spend this life together.

Zhu Qingyun leaned into his arms and whispered, "Guo'er, hold me tight." ”

Yang Guo stretched out his left arm and hugged him tightly into his arms.

Zhu Qingyun listened to his steady and powerful heartbeat, only to feel that this was the most pleasant sound in the world, he slowly closed his eyes, and said slowly: "From now on, the two of us will be in the same place and will never be separated again, okay?" ”