The lights in the Ziyun Palace are brilliant, the singing and dancing are leveling, a happy and prosperous scene, the girls in the palace are all dressed in fluttering clothes, with beautiful faces, carrying the dark yellow painted flower lanterns and walking through, looking at it from afar, the firelight is dotted, like the stars falling in the sky, the Ziyun Palace at the top of this mountain, at this moment, is like the feast of the Heavenly Palace. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Cen Kexuan lay on the window and looked at the full moon in the sky, reflected in the sparkling lotus pond, swaying with the rippling water, stirring people's hearts, there were occasionally a few frogs chirping in the pool, but also a little bit of loneliness, the sound of silk and bamboo singing came from afar in the ears, a little far away, it sounded high or low, looming, but it made people feel desolate.

Ning Xin Pavilion is a relatively quiet place in the Purple Cloud Palace, the trees by the pool stretch out a little like ghosts, and the birdsong from the treetops makes the environment more quiet. Cen Kexuan's mood finally calmed down rarely, and he looked at the green tiles of Zhulan in the distance, lined with the purple bamboo under the moon, the mist was frivolous, and the young man in the black hair and long clothes came through the fog among the purple bamboos, as if he had already merged with the purple bamboo.

Unsurprisingly, she looked at the young man's figure and smiled quietly. He and her looked at each other silently through the red window, speechless for a moment.

After a long while, he turned his back against the window, looked up at the bright moon and clouds, and sighed, "The moon is so beautiful tonight." ”

Cen Kexuan also learned from him to raise his head, and really saw a round of ice trays hanging in the sky, but the moon at the time of parting was so round, such a drop was really sentimental, so he let out a long sigh: "The full moon is reunited, but it's a pity that I'm leaving." With the arrival of the two sons of the Bai family, the day of her departure is approaching, and for them, this is already the night of parting.

The two of them were silent for a while, and finally Shulan broke the silence: "When are you going to leave?" ”

Cen Kexuan shook his head and said, "I have already told the palace master, and everything will be arranged by him." ”

Shulan didn't continue to ask again, and the face of the hippie smiling face on weekdays was suddenly so calm, which was really unaccustomed. Cen Kexuan asked puzzledly, "What's wrong?" Shulan didn't explain, her eyes fell on the bright moon, she didn't look at her, she just smiled suddenly: "This day has come after all." There was no lack of emotion in his tone.

Cen Kexuan's mind flashed like lightning in an instant, and she suddenly realized that Shulan should know something, for many years, in the entire Ziyun Palace, only Shulan was the person she hadn't really understood before. Who is he, where did he come from, and where will he end up? She was very curious, but she never asked.

But what about what she didn't know? The whereabouts of her brother, the cause of her parents' deaths, the entanglements of marriage, and even her own fate, is there anything she doesn't want to know? But in the end, no one could stand up and give her all these answers.

"Did you know there would be this day? Do you know why the palace master ordered me to go? She looked at Shulan like a life-saving straw, and her eyes showed hope.

Shulan turned her face, her face was shrouded in moonlight, and there was a trace of pity in her eyes, which had never been seen clearly, "Of course I know, sooner or later, you will get married, will it be possible to stay in Ziyun Palace for the rest of your life?" Seeing the look of anger in Cen Kexuan's eyes, Shulan said again: "Oh, don't you still have a brother, you must go to him, don't you still have to go to the palace?" ”

Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh again, as if he was very reluctant to make a judgment: "Sooner or later, I have to leave." ”

Cen Kexuan held his breath, his tone was not good, and he said coldly: "You don't have anything to tell me?" Shulan frowned, contemplative, Cen Kexuan said again: "Really have nothing to say to me?" There was a sense of anger in his tone.

Shulan was still frowning, and seeing Cen Kexuan's persistence, she sighed after a while: "It's not to give your life, why do you look like you're parting from life and death?" ”

Cen Kexuan's heart suddenly became sour, revealing a very reluctant smile: "Who said that he wouldn't die?" If Shulan knew the true purpose of this trip, then he must also understand that this trip to the north would never be so easy to retreat, and it would not be as easy and ordinary as he said.

As soon as these words came out, Shulan was silent again, and his originally smiling gaze slowly froze and became unfathomable.

The moon gradually fades into the treetops.

The distinguished guests of the Ziyun Palace generally live in the most secluded Jingxuan Pavilion, which is closer to the Houshan Bamboo Forest, and the Zizhu is the most luxuriant, which is the best place to nourish the heart. In the middle of the night, the breeze is gentle, the bamboo shadow is Fusu, lined with a round of crescent moon, it is really a good breeze and cool moon full of courtyards. The man in white as snow stood in the courtyard with his hands in his hands, his long inky hair gently swaying in the night breeze, and the moonlight sprinkled a faint brilliance around him, so quiet that people did not dare to disturb it.

A slender bamboo leaf was blown down by the wind, he slowly raised his hand, and the light purple bamboo leaf seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, and it swirled in mid-air, cutting through the veil-like moonlight and falling softly on his palm. In just a moment, the thin blade was instantly torn into pieces by some force, scattered in all directions, and disappeared without a trace.

He lowered his head and looked at his clenched palms silently, the expression on his face was as calm as water, but there was a trace of imperceptible blankness in his eyes. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke: "Miss Huayue, don't come unharmed." Hua Yue, who had never shown up at the dinner, slowly walked out of the shadows at this moment. The long dress swayed to the ground, the moon curtain of the xia skirt, the light of her eyes was blocked by the black shadow of the eaves, and with her slight footsteps, the beautiful face was gradually exposed to the moonlight, and it became clear little by little.

The waist that is as light as a willow, the face that is as pale as a pear blossom, and the complex expressions that the face can't hide or can't hide at all, there are panic, surprise, worry, and hesitation. However, when her gaze fell into the man's deep pool-like eyes, all these emotions turned into longing. For more than a year, unforgettable, deep longing.

"Bai Moyin......" She opened her mouth jerkily, feeling that all the emotions in her chest were like turbulent waves, and like a large dark cloud under the wind, suddenly washed away, suddenly reunited, so repeatedly, ups and downs, and finally only condensed into a low sigh: "It turns out that you are Bai Moyin." ”

In the dark corridor, there was still a vague figure dangling around, and suddenly stopped, circled back into the shadows, and disappeared behind the pillars, but after a moment, it circled back again, staring carefully at the two people under the moon in the court. This figure is Bai Jingfeng, the second son of the Bai family. He was wandering around in the Ziyun Palace, but he went to Yin Qiu to taste a delicious pastry, and was about to bring it to the second brother to taste, but he accidentally bumped into this side, hid in the corner of the wall, and only vaguely saw the woman.

Just a back, still brilliant, has already guessed seven or eight points, and sighs in his heart: Is it really the world-famous Huayue protector?

I wanted to go forward directly to take a clear look, but I was afraid that I would disturb the meeting between the second brother and the beauty, and I couldn't see the face of the beauty when I stretched my neck, so I had to leave first. However, I felt that it was really boring to go back, so I didn't leave two steps and went back again, waiting for the two to finish talking.

Fortunately, the two didn't talk for long, and they didn't see each other, so they were about to leave. Seeing the excellent shadow slowly leaving, the sky was dark and the lights were dim, and I didn't see it clearly, I felt a lot of regret in my heart, and sighed unconsciously. I really heard Bai Moyin say loudly: "Jing Feng, it's so late, why don't you go to sleep?" ”

Knowing that the second brother was afraid that he had already discovered him, he gradually walked out of the shadows under the eaves, and said with a smile: "Isn't the second brother still asleep?" Seeing that Bai Moyin didn't answer, he took a few more steps, sat down on the stone table in the courtyard, supported his hands behind him, shook his legs with a casual appearance, took a deep breath, and sighed exaggeratedly: "This Purple Cloud Palace is really a wonderful place, the scenery is wonderful, and the people are wonderful." ”

Secretly glanced at the second brother, and saw that he was not moved by what he said, and said: "Beauty as a companion, bathing in the wind and admiring the moon, the shadow is in pairs, elegant!" Elegant! Bai Moyin finally glanced at him helplessly, Bai Jingfeng smiled, then stuck out his tongue, and said seriously: "That woman just now, but Hua Yue's great protector?" Bai Moyin slowly walked to the stone bench next to Bai Jingfeng and sat down, nodded, and acquiesced.

Bai Jingfeng looked curious: "Then how did you meet?" Bai Moyin said: "If you stay, you will definitely be able to know her." Bai Jingfeng said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the Purple Cloud Palace Lord won't accept it, otherwise I would really stay on this mountain for a year and a half." Bai Moyin smiled: "Don't say half a year, I'm afraid that if you stay for a month, you should be tired of it." ”

In such a deserted place, even if there is a stunning beauty, Bai Jingfeng's indulgent and arrogant temperament is unbearable. However, Bai Moyin, who has always been quiet and quiet, will go to Wudang Mountain to live for a while when he has a little leisure over the years, sit and watch the sunrise over the sea of clouds all day long, sit in front of the court, and over time, it seems that he has also been contaminated with some fairy energy, and there is more of a dusty charm than those Taoist priests.

Bai Jingfeng smiled bitterly and nodded: "That's right." If you want to count it, from childhood to adulthood, the most boring days for me were the months when my father confined me in the villa and let Qin Rong's old guy teach me poetry, when the eldest brother and the second brother went out all day, and there was no one in the village to play with me, and it was only half a month, and I was about to get sick, if it didn't happen to be Sister Ke'er......"

The words suddenly stopped, the rustle of the wind blowing the purple bamboo was faint, there were a few cooing birds in the purple bamboo, the quiet night made people's hearts become peaceful, Bai Moyin looked at himself in an unknown direction, seemed to be thinking about something so that he was a little distracted, Bai Jingfeng turned his head to look at him, hesitated for a while, and then said in a low voice: "Second brother, there is actually something I have always wanted to ask you." ”

Bai Moyin didn't respond immediately, and only after a while did he slowly retract his gaze and said, "Do you want to ask about Ke'er?" ”

Bai Jingfeng nodded, his eyes became much more resolute. In fact, this is the only thing he wants to ask? However, this is probably the only thing he can ask. Thinking of this, he also felt resentful in his heart, when he was young, he talked about everything with his second brother, why did he become like this when he grew up?

Bai Moyin said: "Ke'er has always treated you very well, like her own brother. ”

"But she has always only told you what is on her mind." Bai Jingfeng glanced at Bai Moyin, "Second brother, I have never dared to ask you, but I always don't want to believe it, Sister Ke'er is really as rumored...... Is he no longer alive? ”

Bai Moyin suddenly said: "Do you believe the rumors of others? Bai Jingfeng said: "Naturally, I don't believe it, but before Sister Ke'er left, she only saw the second brother, Jingfeng thought, maybe only the second brother knows the truth in this world." As the second brother said, Sister Ke'er has treated me well since I was a child, although I was young at the time, I still know her somewhat, she is a rare strange woman, much stronger and more independent than others, I don't believe that she will commit suicide by jumping off a cliff. ”

After Bai Jingfeng finished speaking, his eyes looked at his brother firmly, for the first time in so many years, he mustered up the courage to look directly at Bai Moyin, wanting a definite answer. At that time, he was still young, although he felt that things were strange, but he always didn't want to think about it, and he also noticed that his eldest brother was very sentimental about this matter, so he naturally didn't want to expose his eldest brother's scars and poke his sore spots. Then, the source of the answer that he can and can only look for is on the second brother Bai Moyin.

Bai Moyin knew his determination, and no longer avoided it, and said: "She did jump off the bottom of the cliff, but you know that in this world, not everything is so absolute. ”

"Second brother, what do you mean ......?"

Bai Moyin interrupted him and said, "Jing Feng, Ke'er is not an ordinary woman, you don't know her. ”

"Doesn't the eldest brother know her either?" Bai Jingfeng frowned, raised his voice uncontrollably, and completely forgot where he was: "Second Brother Fang Cai also saw it, that girl in Ziyun Palace clearly looks like she has not grown up, her appearance is just delicate, what is the difference between talking and doing things and a random girl in Yujing Villa, what is the difference between her and a random girl in Yujing Villa, what is she like Sister Ke'er?" ”

Although Bai Jingfeng has been very perverse since he was a child, he doesn't take anyone in his eyes, but in front of Bai Moyin, he is actually extremely restrained, well-behaved and obedient, when he saw Cen Kexuan today, he would naturally compare her with Yang Keer in his heart, but Yang Keer is a rare smart woman in the world, how can it be compared to Cen Kexuan, who is young and ignorant of the world?

After some comparison, thinking about Yang Keer's death and all kinds of unknown truths, anger and depression came to my heart together, and I couldn't help but vent it.

Some words are always easy to say, but they may not end so easily after the joy. As soon as Bai Jingfeng finished speaking, he realized the collision of his words, and he was already annoyed, but he saw that Bai Moyin did not pay attention to his indignation, but closed his eyes, and said slowly with a little tiredness: "In the eyes of the people in the rivers and lakes, she is the righteous sister of the Purple Cloud Palace Lord, and in this regard, she has been better than all the women in Yujing Villa." ”

Bai Jingfeng was stunned, no matter how cynical he was, no matter how he didn't ask about the world, he wouldn't not understand the meaning of these words. His originally somewhat dazed brain was as clear as a realm in an instant, and many problems that he had always wanted to escape and had been unwilling to face were brought to the table so nakedly, and the culprit turned out to be himself.

He shouldn't have spoken so lightly!

There was a deep silence between the two. After a long time, Bai Jingfeng suddenly came back to his senses, realizing that this silence would only make things worse, so he stood up and said incoherently: "Big brother may just think that this family business is right, or ......" He racked his brains, but desperately found that he couldn't find a reason that could even barely convince himself to prove that Bai Yufeng's decision was not aimed at the person in front of him.

Why is this happening? When did the tension between the eldest brother and the second brother start to become so tense?

He only knows that the second brother has always been indifferent, and has never shown any interest in the power of the owner, but the eldest brother is obviously gentle and reasonable to anyone, but he is jealous and suspicious of the second brother. He even sometimes really tries to believe the rumors that they are in such a trouble because of Yang Ke'er, even if he has never seen the two of them have an argument even once because of Yang Ke'er when he was young.

Bai Moyin had already stood up: "Jing Feng, I'm a little sleepy, you should go to bed early." With that, he walked slowly into the house, his voice muffled and tired in the night.

Bai Jingfeng stood in place, stunned and looked at the direction of the person's departure, only to feel that the night breeze was too cool, the moonlight sprinkled in the courtyard, and the back of the departure and the mottled traces of the purple bamboo reflected each other, revealing an indescribable deep loneliness. He stood for a long time, thinking nothing in his head, only feeling a little stunned for no reason, until a gust of cold wind suddenly hit his heart, he suddenly came back to his senses, secretly laughed at how he was so depressed, gathered his mind, and then hurried back to the house.

At this point, it was late at night.

Cen Kexuan of Ning Xin Pavilion still never fell asleep. Today's Shulan is very different, surprisingly quiet and soft, as if all the disguises of daily life have been removed, showing the most authentic side. She suddenly felt that over the years, the laughing and scolding Shulan, the naughty young man who was always used to teasing her and was proud because of it, was not the real him. Cen Kexuan couldn't understand it, so he had to be silent.

Shulan suddenly said, "Are you very uneasy? The voice was softer than it had ever been. Cen Kexuan's heart moved, and he said unusually frankly: "I'm a little scared." Shulan reached out and rubbed her hair and laughed, "It's going to be fine." His fingers were white and slender, caressing her hair, but with an unconcealable coolness, which made her think of Chu Li, the person with a cold appearance, but the palms of his hands were always warm.

She raised her eyes to stare at him, with hope in her eyes: "Really...... Will it be okay? ”

Shulan still smiled: "Really." It was an almost firm tone.

Where did he get his faith? What made him feel safe and sound? How much does he know? Cen Kexuan looked up at him in surprise, and suddenly found that Shulan's eyes were different from others, in the night, his pupils were faintly purple, and even a few strands of hair were purple, mixed with his black hair, in the swaying lights, it was not very obvious, but it was so bewitching.

His whole person, from the color of his hair to his eyes, is obviously so different from ordinary people, why she has never seriously thought about the reason, and thinking about his unchanged appearance for ten years, the doubts that have been lingering since childhood have accumulated more and more in her chest.

"I've been thinking about ......" Her whole gaze fell on Shulan's face, and she muttered thoughtfully, "You...... Who exactly is it? Shulan was stunned and smiled slightly: "Guess what? Cen Kexuan also said: "If you can guess, why should I ask you?" The words were no longer intended to give him room to turn back.

Shulan changed her words and said with a smile: "Compared to this, shouldn't you think more about what kind of person Bai Yufeng is?" ”

These words really hit Cen Kexuan's sore spot, Bai Yufeng, the eldest son of Yujing Villa, the man who is now in the position of the owner of the village, what kind of person will he be? Will he be more arrogant and arrogant like the third young master of the Bai family? Or is it as gentle and elegant as Mo Yin's son, but indifferent and detached, difficult to approach? For the woman who is about to marry, the righteous sister of the Purple Cloud Palace Lord, the best chess piece used to fight against Bai Moyin in the legend, how will he treat her?

Will he and her really become the closest people in this world?

No, no, it's horrible. She never imagined that one day she would spend her life with such a strange man. She didn't want to marry him, and she didn't need to marry him, as the palace master said, as long as she got the Evil Yan Sword, as long as she found her long-lost brother, she could leave early, and the ends of the earth were her home. She wasn't without a choice, telling herself that her heart was finally at peace.

Shulan kept looking at her uncertain face and frowned, but after only a moment, she immediately smiled again, as if compromised: "Okay, okay, I'll be merciful and remind you." Cen Kexuan didn't react in a daze, and asked, "What?" ”

Shulan suddenly laughed, reached out and poked her forehead, and said, "You, if you encounter a big thing, just look for Bai Moyin." Seeing that Cen Kexuan still had an uncertain expression, he blinked mysteriously: "I promise, no matter what happens, he will definitely solve it for you one by one, and he will not complain." ”

"Really?" Would Bai Moyin be so good to her for no reason? Cen Kexuan frowned, and said with some suspicion: "You...... Do you know him well? Shulan Wangtian rolled her eyes and said, "How old is he?" Cen Kexuan bit his lip: "About your early twenties?" Shulan said again: "How long have I been in the Purple Cloud Palace?" Cen Kexuan frowned and thought, "It's been at least nine years." Shulan finally smiled: "Then how can I have time to be 'very familiar' with him?" ”

Cen Kexuan thought about it and felt that this was indeed the case, but he was still unwilling, and asked again: "Then why are you telling me this, you know him very well?" Shulan still smiled: "Secret-secret." Cen Kexuan looked at him indignantly, and suddenly his brain moved, grabbed Shulan's sleeve, and asked, "By the way, where did you go when you left Ziyun Palace before, did you go to Yujing Villa?" Or is it somewhere else? Have you ever seen Bai Moyin? ”

Shulan was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect her to suddenly pop up so many questions, but quickly returned to his grinning appearance, shook his head and said, "This is also a secret." ”

Cen Kexuan was immediately deflated, he should have expected it a long time ago, this guy Shulan, no matter how righteous you talk to him, he won't be serious with you. So he said angrily: "Then what are you here for?" ”

said it so angrily, it seemed to remind Shulan, I thought that this guy was just idle as usual, and came to kill time, but I saw his face change, and said seriously: "I'm here to say goodbye to you." He ignored Cen Kexuan's surprised look, and still said to himself: "It is said that all kinds of love in the world, the most wonderful thing is two little guesses, and now that the parting is imminent, I have to send a gift to my little Xuanxuan." As he spoke, he began to grope around his body.

Cen Kexuan saw that he was still not serious, his mouth was full of nonsense, and he hummed lightly in his heart, how old are you, embarrassed to say that you have no guesses with me? The mouth was even more unceremoniously: "I don't want a gift that is too cold." He squinted at him as he spoke, but saw that he actually took off the purple bamboo flute hanging on his waist, and before Cen Kexuan could exclaim, he had already looked at it so-so, and then stretched out his hand in front of her very heroically, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "This thing is not cold." ”

Cen Kexuan couldn't care about the jokes of the two, took the bamboo flute in surprise, lowered his head and looked carefully, if she remembered correctly, this should be the thing that Shulan usually carries, collected from the purple bamboo forest in the back mountain of the palace, the color is moist and simple, such as absorbing all the aura between heaven and earth, and the workmanship is exquisite and meticulous.

She took the bamboo flute in her hand and looked at it repeatedly for a long time, and her heart was already eight or nine points of certainty, so she carefully put it away, and asked tentatively, "Why did you give me this?" In her opinion, although this gift is not necessarily valuable, it has a bit of a meaning. Shulan bent the corners of her mouth, and one hand was already stretched out in front of her. Cen Kexuan was puzzled, and Shulan immediately kindly reminded her: "The return gift, the farewell gift should be mutual." ”

knew that this guy was not a good man and a woman, Cen Kexuan glared at him angrily and said, "What do you want?" Shulan opened her mouth, but she didn't seem to remember what she wanted for a while, so she hesitated.

Cen Kexuan asked angrily: "What about you?" Shulan glanced at her, and finally shook her head helplessly, and sighed unknowingly: "Forget it." ”

Cen Kexuan sneered: "Then how can it be ......?"

"yes." The guy immediately responded, and then thought about it matter-of-factly: "Otherwise, if I suffer a loss, I can just take something from here." As he spoke, he really looked into the room and searched. Cen Kexuan glanced at him suspiciously, and for a moment he couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he didn't say anything.

Shulan said suddenly: "You better close your eyes." Cen Kexuan was puzzled: "Why?" Shulan said thoughtfully: "I'll be embarrassed to take it if you look at me like this." "God knows, she has known Shulan for nine years, how thick-skinned this kid is, she understands better than anyone else, what she says is embarrassing, I'm afraid the ghost won't believe it. Cen Kexuan stared at him sullenly, silent. Shulan urged her again: "Hurry up." She thought about it, but she didn't think he could play any tricks, so she only hesitated for a moment, but slowly closed her eyes.

Since listening to his words and closing her eyes, she has not heard any movement for a long time, and her heart can't help but start to think crankily, erecting the hairs all over her body, and mobilizing all her senses to capture every move around her. This can't be blamed on her, since she was a child, Shulan has loved to think of ways to tease her, at this time the separation is imminent, this guy may be thinking about playing with her in the end, and when she lets down her guard, a big foot kicks her to the sky.

It sounded ridiculous, but she swore that Shulan would definitely be so boring, so she had to guard against it.

"Okay?" She couldn't help but ask. Listening to the sound and distinguishing the position, the heart can be considered to be bottomed, unfortunately, after another half an hour, there is still no movement. What the hell is this kid doing with Shulan? She hesitated for a moment, then opened her eyes suddenly, but she didn't expect that Shulan was already standing ten steps away, looking at her with a smile on her clothes: "The gift has been taken, let's meet again." ”

What the? Already taken? Cen Kexuan felt like he was being played, and shouted at Shulan: "What did you do? Shulan chuckled and didn't answer her, just waved her hand casually and turned away, and soon disappeared into a purple mist.

Cen Kexuan looked at the place where his figure disappeared, as if he was stupid, his fingers unconsciously stroked the bamboo flute in his hand, and he was stunned for a long time before he realized that the night breeze was slightly cold, so he hurriedly closed the window, turned off the light and lay down in bed. But he tossed and turned, stayed awake all night, only looked at the beams of the gauze tent above his head, and sighed silently for a long night.

As for what Shulan took, it is unknown.