Gao Yuan went to Hongling's house, but that home has completely changed owners, Hongling's parents have disappeared without a trace, no one knows where they went, and he went to her hometown again, but everyone feels very strange when they hear the name Hongling, as if Hongling has never existed in this world at all.

In the end, he had to give up, but he couldn't give up that relationship, he waited, maybe one day, Hongling would suddenly appear in front of him, just as suddenly as she disappeared in the first place.

That night, he was thrilled to be filled with excitement because the moment he had been waiting for had finally happened.

But Hongling was very calm, and his voice did not have any waves, but replied to him lightly: "These have nothing to do with you." ”

Gao Yuan was stunned, the Hongling he knew was not like this.

She often laughs, laughing is both playful and bright, a pair of eyes are always bent out of the shape of the crescent moon, the eyes shine with gentle starlight in the crescent moon, and a pair of slender willow eyebrows, which are very beautiful, and people's eyes are always inseparable from this pretty face.

Now, she is so cold, the former brightness has been replaced by a cold and glamorous, and the light of her eyes is so sharp that it can almost kill.

Gao Yuan stepped forward, held her arm, and looked at the familiar face in front of him: "Hongling, where have you been in the past three years?" Three years ago, what happened? ”

Hongling broke away from his hands: "General Gao, those are all things of the past, don't mention it again, I am no longer the Hongling of the past, please General Gao don't interfere in my private affairs." ”

Hongling turned around and wanted to leave, but was held by Gao Yuan's wrist.

"Hongling, did I do something wrong that made you ruthless to me?" Gao Yuan always felt that three years ago, something must have happened to make Hongling disappear, and at this moment, Hongling treated himself like a stranger, and he must have had some misunderstanding about himself at that time.

"No, you're not wrong, none of us are wrong, it's just that providence makes people, and our fate is over."

Gao Yuan looked at Hongling, who had his back to him: "No, we can meet here tonight, proving that our fate is not over, if you want me to die, give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise, I will not be willing to die." ”

Hongling turned around and smiled slightly: "General Gao, I just don't want to rely on men anymore, in this life, I have made up my mind that I will not marry anyone, because only myself is the most reliable, please respect me, don't expect anything from me anymore, if you can let go of this thought, or, when we meet again, we can still say hello to each other with a normal heart, otherwise, everyone will only increase the embarrassment when they meet." ”

Her words were breezy and calm, as if she had seen through everything, and those ordinary things in the past had nothing to do with her.

Gao Yuan frowned, his dark eyes full of sadness: "You really don't plan to tell me the truth about leaving three years ago?" ”

"I've already said it's all over, don't mention it, I'm doing well now, I just want this good to be kept forever, General Gao, please let it go and fulfill me." Hongling said, and put aside the big hand that Gao Yuan was holding himself.

The sentence "Please let go and fulfill me" is so sincere that it beats on the lofty heart.

Is that what makes it difficult for her to be pestered?

For three years, he has filled his life with waiting, and as long as he can wait, there is still hope. It is this hope that supports his life and gives him the motivation to struggle.

Every time he fights on the battlefield, he inevitably has to face death, and every time he hovers on the edge of death, it is this waiting that pulls him back to the world, so as not to report to the palace of Hades.

Because he has not waited for her, and has not fulfilled his promise to take her as a wife.

Whenever he saw the woman she imagined from afar, he couldn't help but step forward to look at her twice, to see if it would be her, for fear that if he accidentally looked away, he would miss the opportunity to find her.

But today, he finally waited, not only for her, but also for the sentence "Please let go", which pushed him from hope to the abyss of despair in an instant.

Suddenly, there was no expectation, and he had a feeling that his life was about to end here.

How he didn't want to let go, but she was so sincere, and every word was sincere, he had to let go.

He knew that if he continued to talk, if he continued to pester, he would only make Hongling disgusted with himself.

He could only endure the great grief and grief alone, watching her back, watching the red and bright fire, gradually shrinking from night to disappearing.

This night was Mu Chen's best sleep since he set out on the expedition, at least he didn't have to get up early in the morning before the chickens crowed.

The morning sun was shining, Mu Chen sat on the bed and stretched out with satisfaction.

After changing her clothes, Hongling walked in.

"The prince is awake? I just did it early. Hongling said as she put the plate away early.

Mu Chen's eyes lit up when he saw the delicious food: "Wow, it's osmanthus cake, right?" I smell it and feel fragrant, I haven't eaten such a good thing in many days. ”

"Yes, I slept too much yesterday and couldn't sleep at night, so I got some osmanthus cake." Hongling sat next to Mu Chen.

"You're welcome." Mu Chen ate in a big gulp, as if he had not eaten after being hungry for more than ten days, and praised the deliciousness while eating, "The taste is very good, I didn't expect the children of the rivers and lakes to be so skilled in eating, admire." ”

A hint of loss floated up Hongling's face, but it quickly disappeared.

She was not a child of the rivers and lakes, and these skills were all practiced for the people she loved.

Hongling smiled: "It's good if the prince likes it." ”

"By the way, can you tell me about the Cult of the Netherworld? You should have a high status in the church, right? And your sect leader, who seems to be very mysterious. ”

"Actually, there is nothing special about the Cang Ming God Sect, I, like Bai Yan, am the protector of the Cang Ming Sect, and I can be regarded as the right and left hand directly under the sect leader. The sect leader is indeed very mysterious, even Bai Yan and I have never seen his true face, let alone other sect members, it's hard to believe, right? The sect leader rarely appears, and if there is any task, he will notify me or Bai Yan in various ways, and then we will arrange for his staff to carry it out. Even if he appeared in person, he was wearing a black gauze hat, and the only thing we know for sure was that he was a tall man. ”

Mu Chen nodded while listening, in a word, this sect leader is indeed very mysterious.

She continued to ask: "I heard you say yesterday that your sect leader doesn't like people in the sect to interfere in the affairs of the former dynasty and harem, why do you have such a special idea?" ”

"I don't know, I just know that this is a rule that was set many years ago." Hongling said she didn't know.

I don't know anything, I don't know, Mu Chen can't help but wonder if Hongling is telling the truth, how can I say that Hongling is also the protector of the sect leader, and his status in the sect is second only to the sect leader, how can he not know anything?

Just as she wanted to continue asking, Gao Yuan and Gao Yi came in.

The scene that bumped into the eyes of the two brothers was that Mu Chen was holding a piece of osmanthus cake and preparing to put it in his mouth, while Hongling was picking up the teapot to pour tea for the prince, so that he felt like a concubine serving the prime minister's meal.

The two of them stood on the spot, two identical faces with almost the same expressions, a shocked look, but Gao Yi had a look of surprise more than Gao Yuan.

Mu Chen thought that they must have misunderstood the relationship between her and Hongling, so he immediately put down the osmanthus cake in his hand, and hurriedly defended without even eating it: "Brother Gao, Second Brother Gao, it's early." She is Hongling, her friend of mine, an ordinary friend. ”

She deliberately said the word "ordinary" particularly sonorously.

The two brothers were still in shock, and did not react at all, seemingly completely ignoring Mu Chen's words.

In a moment, Gao Yi slowly transitioned from shock to joy.

"Hongling!?" Gao Yi looked at Hongling and called her by name, and a smile of ecstasy appeared on his lips.

Hearing Gao Yi call out Hongling's name, Mu Chen was also surprised: "Second brother Gao, do you know Hongling?" ”

It seemed that he didn't want to wait for Gao Yi to answer, so Hongling immediately rushed to say: "Yes, prince, I met Gao Yuan and Gao Yi a few years ago, but I haven't seen each other for a long time. ”

Hongling turned to Gao Yuan and Gao Yi and said, "We're friends, right?" ”

Gao Yi was a little stunned by Hongling's words, but glanced at Gao Yuan, and immediately responded: "Yes, we are old friends." ”

Gao Yuan still didn't say a word, just looked at Hongling intently, as if thinking.

Mu Chen saw that Gao Yuan was very inappropriate, if she said that Hongling and Gao Yi were friends, she could still barely believe it, but if Hongling and Gao Yuan were just friends, she didn't believe it very much, just looking at Gao Yuan's deep eyes, as if she wanted to see through Hongling, she knew that there must be some experience between the two of them.

Gao Yuan must have some special feelings for Hongling.

It is common to look at a person of the opposite sex in this way, either love or hate.

Mu Chen believes that the former is more likely.

Looking at Hongling again, if nothing happened, this was obviously trying to hide something.

Still not tired?

"Lofty." Mu Chen deliberately called Gao Yuan.

Sure enough, Gao Yuan didn't react, he saw that Hongling was too focused.

"Lofty." Mu Chen deliberately raised his voice a little again, and shouted again.

Gao Yuan still didn't react.

Seeing that his brother was too invested, Gao Yi was embarrassed to hit Gao Yuan with his elbow, and Gao Yuan finally came back to his soul.

Gao Yi suppressed his voice and said to Gao Yuan, "The prince called you." ”

Knowing that he had lost his temper, Gao Yuan immediately sorted out his emotions and responded to Mu Chen: "I don't know what the prince told me to do?" ”

"What?" Mu Chen raised his eyebrows, "Brother Gao, it seems that you came to me, I haven't summoned you here yet, I should have asked you what is the matter, right?" ”

Obviously, Gao Yuan's composure was just pretending, and his heart was still tumbling for Hongling.

But at this moment, he must also continue to pretend: "Yes, prince, I wanted to report to you the border military situation I learned yesterday, but I didn't know that there were guests, it was really disturbing, or I will go down first, and I will come back when the prince is free." ”