The warmth of his arms is still the same, his voice is as soft as yesterday, and he has returned to his worry-free childhood in a trance, and has returned to Lingzhou, where everything has not changed.

Tears are like pearls with broken threads, wetting Yan Ling's placket one by one, and the grievances of more than three years of hard work turned into tears, pouring out without reservation at this moment. She doesn't need to endure or hide, just because the person in front of her is not someone else, but the big brother who has been protecting and taking care of her for more than ten years.

There was nothing else in her mind, but she clung to his clothes, buried her head in his arms, and vented freely. And he hugged her tightly from beginning to end, and his hand gently patted her back, just like when she was a child, every time she was wronged, she silently comforted.

By the time she stopped sobbing and came back to her senses, she was in a spacious, bright room with a cup of freshly brewed and hot flower tea on the table beside her. Jasmine was still swirling, rising and falling in the cup, she watched quietly, but her heart suddenly settled down, as if it had settled.

It's a bedroom, but there aren't many personal belongings, and it looks like it's not been lived in for a long time. It was neat everywhere, except for a blue coat, a long sword, and a loose bag on the bed.

His gaze froze on the burden.

The items inside were simple, most of them were clothes, and there were a few silver taels, but just below the clothes, there seemed to be something pressed, wooden, which looked like wood carvings. It's just that the carver's craftsmanship seems to be very clumsy, revealing a sharp corner, and the random lines on it do not show any regularity.

Tilting her lips, she knew what it was.

Yan Ling handed her many things, sword dancing, calligraphy and painting, carving, and chess, among which she learned the worst in carving. She was young, her wrists were weak, and her hands were always weak. However, she was full of interest and had no self-knowledge when she first learned, and promised him to carve a little Yan Ling to give to him.

After looking at him for a long time, Xiao Tilt took it seriously and did it - to carve his hair. She carved it seriously, so from noon to dusk, countless marks appeared on the head of the little puppet.

gave up the effort of taking a nap, and at night she was already sleepy and shaking, so her hand was crooked and out of proportion, Xiao Yanling's head was missing a corner, and one of her fingers was cut.

Such an ugly thing, he threatened to see the wood carving, but he didn't expect him to keep it to this day.

Steady footsteps sounded behind him, and as the sound got closer and closer, his back stiffened slightly, and he endured it without looking back. The voice stopped behind her, and neither of them spoke for a moment, until a soft sigh came from the top of her head, and then, with a heavy and warm palm on her head, rubbed her long hair.

Sensing the indulgence in his movements, she slowly relaxed, she turned her head slightly, and looked up at him with a pair of red apricot eyes.

Familiar eyebrows, clear face, his eyes are moist, and he looks at her with a smile.

The tilted eye sockets began to redden.

"Two years no see, crybaby."

Poured into tears and laughed, still silent, still looking at him without blinking, as if the person would disappear from front of his eyes in the slightest blink of an eye.

Yan Ling walked around to her and sat down on the stool.

The two looked at each other, obviously full of words, but at this time they found that they didn't know where to start.

Tilting gradually eased his expression, took a deep breath, and said softly: "I've always been worried about you, afraid that you will be in danger, but fortunately you're fine." ”

She didn't ask about that night, or why he was in Zhou's mansion, she only said that she was glad that he was not in danger.

Yan Ling's heart was filled with an indescribable sourness, in front of him was indeed a dump that he knew like a loved one, but it was clear that something was different.

The red clothes made her skin as white as snow, very gorgeous, and the simplicity and liveliness faded from her eyes, replaced by plainness and perseverance. In the past, she would definitely ask him about his experience in the past two years, but now she just said lightly that he was fine.

His little girl became an informed woman, but he was not happy to see such a change.

"You," Yan Ling wanted to ask her why she said goodbye back then, where she had gone in the past few years, and what she had done, but when she was touched looking at her quietly looking at her clear eyes, this impulse was endured by him again, and he changed his words: "Do you remember what you said when you were a child?" ”

He stretched out his eyes, not knowing what he was referring to.

Yan Ling smiled slightly, his eyes were full of memories and nostalgia, "You said that you must come to Linzhou to have a look and meet the hero in your mind when you have a chance in the future." ”

Tilted and stunned.

Of course she remembered, but she didn't expect him to still remember it. Therefore, it was not an accident to see him in Linzhou, he was looking for her on purpose, right?

He lowered his eyes, sniffed, and said, "I arrived in Linzhou two years ago." ”

Two years?

I see.

Yan Ling nodded, "When I arrived in Linzhou, I didn't want to meet a group of robbers on the mountain, but fortunately I was rescued by Yingxin, and then I stayed with the city lord. Later, the lord of the city was assigned a task to carry out a mission, and this trip was two years. ”

Yan Ling understated it, but he imagined the hardships and dangers, not to mention that breaking into the enemy's interior could not only be achieved by virtue of martial arts, I am afraid that he would not be able to relax his mind for a day. Two years, just thinking about it, I feel hard.

The world is wonderful, and she didn't expect that a casual sentence she said back then would make the two set foot on this land one after another and meet the same people before they could be reunited again.

After two years of training, her eldest brother Yan has become a more mature and introverted man, although he has experienced countless dangers during this period, she still can't help but rejoice in his experience, "It is the blessing of Brother Yan to be able to serve the city lord of Zhou, and with the ability of the eldest brother, he will definitely be able to make contributions in the future." ”

Yan Ling sighed with emotion, but his eyes were full of firm belief in the future, "That's right, the past few years by the city lord's side have benefited me a lot, and I know that there are so many more meaningful things in the world that are worth doing." ”

Attracted by the light in his eyes, she realized that she was the only one who remained where she was. Her stunned appearance was captured by Yan Ling, and the two of them thought of one person at the same time.

"Dump, you...... Is there a whereabouts of the song? ”

His eyelashes twitched slightly, and then he smiled with relief, and he finally asked.

"I only know that she has appeared in the capital, but I have never found her." Shaking her head, she thought of Zhang Gongzi again, her eyebrows furrowed, "Brother Yan hasn't let go of his heart yet?" ”

At that time, he did not refuse Brother Yan's intentions, but he did not accept it, and then he had a close relationship with the son from Beijing, although she did not confess to him, but she did not believe that he did not notice it at all.

Yan Ling didn't answer immediately.

He turned his head to look out the window, and without urging, he looked out.

The sun is in full bloom, shining on the outside of a bright piece, there are not many green plants in Linzhou, at this time it is a little wilted under the strong sun, and it looks listless. The insects in the trees did not scream, and they became more and more bored.

The corners of Yan Ling's mouth curved slightly, like a self-deprecating laugh, he turned his head and looked directly at Tilt, his eyes were calm, and there was no longer the pain and depression he had at the beginning.

"How can I let it go, she is, and so do you. When I learned that you had been taken to the Li Mansion by mistake, I hurried over, but no matter how I explained it, I couldn't see you and bring you back. In desperation, I had to secretly set a fire, and when I broke in, I found that you were gone. After asking around, I knew that Tingge might have gone to the capital and settled down at home, so I rushed over non-stop. But after half a year in the capital, I haven't heard anything from you. Only then did he turn his destination to Linzhou, which was also a glimmer of hope. What was going on back then? ”

It turned out that he had no idea what was going on.

"You didn't see my eldest brother and sister-in-law? What do they say? The tone was a little weird, but Yan Ling didn't hear it.

"See. Your eldest brother had an ugly face and didn't say a word. Your sister-in-law said a lot of ugly things, saying that she was ...... with people" elopement, Yan Ling couldn't speak, "I asked you about it again, but she only said that she didn't know, and you didn't go home again." ”

"Huh." poured a sneer, sure enough, it was her good sister-in-law, who left herself clean.

Yan Ling's expression was shocked.

Her eyes were icy, her eyebrows were high, and her red lips curled in mockery. One arm was on the edge of the table, her head was slightly down, her body was slightly sideways, and her red dress reflected her fair cheeks, which looked unusually cold and beautiful.

He was horrified by the turn of the day, and his intuition told him that there must be something he didn't know about.

"Tilt." He called her name, as if to bring back his familiar look, "What the hell is going on between you?" ”

"What happened?" Tilting raised his face, "Sister-in-law is right, Tilting Song ran away with others." Brother Yan, forget about her, don't think about her anymore, don't look for her again, and concentrate on living your life from now on. ”

Her words were not only a reminder to him, but also to herself.

"Shut up." Yan Ling drank angrily, his heart boiling.

Tilting's face suddenly turned pale, Yan Ling took a deep breath, and walked to the window. After a long time, he turned back, and his voice had regained its calmness.

"Dumping, no matter what she does to me, it's always a matter for the two of us, and it's none of your business. She's your sister. ”

She pursed her lips and avoided his gaze, but didn't say anything more.

He had never understood her stubbornness, so he didn't say anything more, and deliberately changed the topic.

"I heard that you and Yingxin are friends."

Tintwan nodded after a while, not looking at him.

Seeing this, Yan Ling's eyes and eyebrows were dyed with a smile, and his heart was soft. No matter how unhappy the little girl is, she will still answer his words, and she is the real stubbornness.

Maybe it shouldn't be said to be stubborn, the truth should be that she has never taken herself to heart.

"It's okay, Yingxin is a good girl, hearty and straightforward, I am very relieved that you are with her. She doesn't have any friends, and you used to be too, and you always thought that the girl's family was troublesome, and she was only willing to play with boys. ”

Speaking of the past, Yan Ling's voice softened, and although he still didn't answer, he subconsciously turned his head slightly, and his lips curved a small arc.

Yan Ling suddenly missed her appearance, and was a little distracted for a while.

"Does Brother Yan know that Yingxin likes you?"

Yan Ling was stunned for a moment, and looked towards the tilt, but saw her gaze bypassing him and landing outside the window.

Behind the bushes not far away, a tall figure dangled around, peeking in from time to time. Xu didn't expect Yan Ling to notice her, and after being slightly stunned, a big smile appeared on his face, and he waved happily to this side.

"Don't talk nonsense, Miss Yingxin deserves a better man." Let's not say that I have no love for her, Yingxin's father has a special status, and there are not a few people who are red-eyed, I am afraid that the city lord of Zhou may not be able to choose a son-in-law completely according to his own will.

"Brother Yan is worthy of any woman." Tilt replied unimpressed by his words.

Yan Ling smiled, walked over to her, and rubbed the top of her head again, "I just hope to see you and be happy as soon as possible." ”

After a pause, he immediately raised his head and smiled: "Yes, we will." ”

"Go, I'll send you when I get back."

"No need," Tilt subconsciously refused, "I'm very familiar with this place, and besides, Yingxin will also send someone to escort me." ”

"What, could it be that you have some secrets to hide from Brother Yan, or do you secretly hide a man at home? It's really a woman's big mistake. Yan Ling teased her.

The insistence in his words was so obvious that it was useless to persuade him, not to mention that she had already made up her mind not to tell him about Kyori, and refusing to continue would only arouse his suspicions, so she nodded.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Yan Ling gradually restrained his smile. He still needs to know a lot about the life of the past two years, but there is still a long time, and he is not in a hurry.