Liu Fuling stepped on a fallen leaf, the withered yellow leaf was crushed into slag under his feet, and when he lifted his foot, the slag rose and fell, completely mixed with dust and mud.

He looked down at the past, there was a moment of panic, and then he looked up, Ah Ye walked in front of him, keenly felt his momentary stagnation, stopped his jumping footsteps, and looked over.

"It's the beginning of autumn."

Liu Fuling raised his head and looked ahead, his eyes passed through Ah Ye, and he didn't know where he was looking.

As he was talking, a gust of wind blew, which was a little more chilling than the smoky wind in summer.

Ah Ye touched his arm, pursed his lips, and said, "You're fine, it's time to buy me clothes."

Liu Fuling's gaze fell back on Ah Ye's body and said, "Coat? Well, when it comes to the next town, remember to remind me. ”

Ah Ye stretched out his hand, palm up, and waved at him.

Liu Fuling raised his eyebrows and looked at her.

"Give me money." Ah Ye said it very reasonably, and the cheeks were one by one, not like he was angry, but like he was cheering.

Liu Fuling soothed his face and threw her a few coins.

"Not enough."

Liu Fuling had already walked forward, and he didn't look at her, as if he hadn't heard.

Ah Ye threw the silver coin in his hand into the air, then put it in his arms, followed silently with his hands behind his back.

The figures of the two faded away, and behind them were scattered withered yellow blades of grass.

……

There was a sparse movement in a slightly dense grass pile, Liu Fuling was standing not far from the grass pile, he squatted on the ground, watching a nest of ants walk by in a neat line, and he saw the mountains and mountains on the seemingly flat ground.

There was a gasp sound in the grass, Liu Fuling did not react, during this time, the girl would always be startled, and he just ignored it completely.

After a while, the girl staggered out slightly, her face was a little pale, her forehead was sweating, she seemed to be a little afraid of the cold and shrank for a moment, Liu Fuling looked at it, saw that there was an abnormal flush on her face, and took out a dark coat from the burden behind her.

Ah Ye took it and put it on his body a little clumsily.

"Do you want to rest a little longer?" Liu Fuling asked, it didn't seem like he was asking, he didn't look at her, he was still staring at the ants under his feet.

Ah Ye sat down beside him, his sweaty head resting on his shoulder, and he could get used to her sometimes sudden physical contact.

"Then take a break."

Ah Ye didn't seem to have the meaning to speak, she was silent, and she seemed to be patient, she trembled with a slight amplitude, which reminded Liu Fuling of the rabbit he met in the snowy wilderness in the cold winter, when he approached, he didn't run away and didn't resist at all, just shrunk his body into a ball, trembling, and his whole body rippled in the cold wind.

Usually at that time, he will unceremoniously eat the rabbit, cute, pitiful, there is no such thing as him, but in the face of this girl, what should he do?

Should he touch her head and hold her?

Well, I've seen a lot of such pictures on the road, but he can't do it after all, this is to let the girl lean on his body, and as a pillow every night, it's already his limit, and the picture of warmth and affection is still forgotten, let's stop here.

He twisted an ant in his hand, and then let go lightly, Ah Ye sighed, a slightly hot breath sprayed on his neck, and then his shoulder was light, and the girl stood up.

Just like on weekdays, Liu Fuling was the first to move, he walked in front, and the girl followed behind, although she was more active recently, sometimes running to the front, but in the end she would return to his side, behind him, with his hands behind his back, following him.

But this time, it was an exception.

Maybe it's just a while, maybe it's been a long time, his steps are calm and steady, and his inner breath is becoming more and more condensed in the process.

He heard the sound of her falling, and Liu Fuling took a few more steps forward before stopping and stopping.

There are some things, for him now, needless to say, he only needs to rely on his keen five senses to have a general outline, but this time, he has some doubts.

He walked over, lifted her up with both hands, and looked at her, his whole body covered with cold sweat.

The girl also looked at him, her squinted eyes seemed to fall asleep at any moment, she shivered weakly, stretched out her hand to refuse, but it was like a soft stroke, only itchy.

The boy laid her down flat, and tapped his finger on her forehead, which was cold, slippery, and covered with fine beads of sweat, not hot.

The fingers then rested on her pulse, and the pulsation came clearly, a little chaotic, but it was normal, he picked up a water bladder and fed her a mouthful of water, she pursed her lips, without the slightest intention of opening, the water moistened her lips, and then dripped down, slowly **** the front of her clothes, she didn't care, just looked at him with those eyes that seemed to be awake and dreamy, that is, confused and confused.

"What's wrong with me?" She curled up vigorously and said in a hoarse voice, "It's uncomfortable, it's cold." ”

"It's cold." Liu Fuling said calmly, but he himself was not sure.

"I'm hurt." The girl looked away from his face, tilted her head to the side, and stared at the dry hard ground in a daze, "I'm bleeding, I'm being bullied." ”

"There's no one else here but me." Liu Fuling didn't think about some of the girl's inexplicable words for a long time, and responded truthfully every time, and more often it was best to choose silence.

"That's you." She bowed down and said such words, but her tone was soft, "It's you who bullied me, you always get angry with me, and you always make me uncomfortable." ”

"Get some sleep, you're tired, just get some sleep." Liu Fuling stretched out his fingers and combed the messy hair on her forehead backwards.

The girl suddenly grabbed his wrist, Liu Fuling didn't react, didn't struggle, she stretched out her other hand, and held his hand together, her hands trembled slightly, carefully, as if she was holding not a hand, but a fire, warm, and cold.

The girl took his hand in her arms and murmured indistinctly.

Liu Fuling looked at the clouds in the sky, and there were many more today.

Relying on this thing, it is really strange, people are too weak, whether it is the heart or the body, always need something to rely on or stop, or a certain person, or a faith, in fact, the person concerned may not attach much importance to the existence of the dependence, but just need external things to make the wavering mind more stable.

A strong person doesn't need any support, he's not, far from it, but he is stronger than most people in this world, stronger than those cultivators who seem to be unattainable, he won't be like the girl in front of him, camouflaging and wrapping up the damage, but he will always show flaws at some point, just like now, like every night before.

It's a shame on him, but he wouldn't be so demanding that this girl, who is much younger than him, do it be like him, and in that case, the price would be too great, wouldn't it?

Women need to be treated equally on the one hand, and they need to be treated differently on the other hand, they need to take care of each other, and they want to put each other in the same position, which is really ridiculous, women's ridiculousness and men's ridiculousness, in different directions, but in the end, they all end up in the same place, the essence is absolute self-interest, but they are always whitewashed.

Otherwise, how terrible the world must be, there is not even a fig leaf, and self-deception is always the most wonderful thing that cannot be stopped.

Her palms were rough and calloused, the result of these years of training, her fingers were still slender, her nails were worn out, her hair had been cut short by herself, she was thinner than when she first saw her, her eyes were bigger, her cheeks were sunken, her face was slightly yellow, she was very desperate during this time, desperately absorbing what she had learned from him, and the results were remarkable, and he watched coldly, without hindrance, without stopping, watching her force herself to climb between the cliffs, sweat oozing with light blood.

She's willing.

Ah Ye seemed to hear the words in his heart, and suddenly her eyes widened, and her eyes no longer seemed empty and confused, she stared at him, with scrutiny, and with helplessness and pleading.

"Help me—"

Her voice was too small, but he could hear it clearly, and he patted her on the head.

"How do you want me to save me?"

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