The boat drifted in the water of Fuyu for four days in a row, and still could not see the mouth of the Yansui River.

Qing Ling began to lose his breath a little.

In the past four days, she and Luo Yao took turns to rest in the cabin, chatting a few words in their spare time, although they were not as close as they were in Chongwu before, they could be regarded as respectful and peaceful.

In the midst of the water, there was also another newlywed couple, or rather, another newlywed's boat.

The small boat swayed past Qing Ling and Luo Yao's boat, the curtain closed, the window closed, and the hull shook significantly more than the strength of the waves. Qing Ling vaguely heard a strange sound coming from the cabin, and stretched his neck to step forward to take a closer look, but was gently pulled by Luo Yao with an embarrassed expression.

Later, she finally reacted slowly, and since then, the number of chats with Luo Yao has decreased sharply, and she squats on the bow of the boat when she has nothing to do, quietly cursing Daze's boring customs and shameless sea gods......

On the fifth day, Qing Ling picked a sunny moment, sat on the bow of the boat, and summoned Luo Yao and said, "Let's talk." ”

Luo Yao cooperated with his expression, "What does Senior Sister want to talk about?" ”

Qing Ling said: "Since you are still willing to call me senior sister, it proves that you still remember our fellow disciples." So I thought about it, and I will continue to love you as my junior brother in the future. Let's live in peace from now on! ”

Luo Yao remained silent, "Senior sister's words mean ......"

Qing Ling cleared his throat and said quickly: "The implication is that you and I are superficially ...... became a relative or something, but in fact it is just a brother and sister, and in the future, we will get along as well as we used to in Chongwu, saving you and me embarrassment! After a pause, he said, "I also said before that when Mu Chen ascends the throne in the future, I will definitely find a way to fulfill you and Ajing." As long as you and I don't infringe on each other's bottom line and cooperate well when necessary, the things I promised you in the past are still counted. ”

Luo Yao stared at Qing Ling for a long time, and at the end, he smiled, "Okay." ”

Then he asked, "How does Senior Sister plan to take care of me?" ”

Qingling raised his head, "uh......"

The boat continued to move forward in the water for a while.

Luo Yao saw a floating island approaching from a distance, got up and threw the rope vigorously, lassoed a bush on the shore of the island, and dragged the boat slowly over.

Qing Ling also stood up, "What are you doing?" Going ashore? ”

Luo Yao held the rope and said, "I remember that the fisherman's brother mentioned in his booklet that this island with red maples has game to eat. Senior sister doesn't want to go over and have a look? ”

"What game?"

For the high gods with pure spiritual power, not eating or drinking for a few days would not cause any harm to the body. But after being trapped in this small boat for a long time, it is inevitable that I feel a little bored. In addition, Zhu Yu Dan's food is tasteless, Qingling has always preferred food, and now when he heard Luo Yao say this, he didn't feel a little tempted.

"Just check it out?" Luo Yao said, jumped onto the shore, and stretched out his hand towards Qing Ling.

Qing Ling hesitated for a moment, supported his arm, and jumped ashore from the bow of the boat.

Luo Yao tied the rope and walked slowly with Qingling to the depths of the island.

The red maple is like fire, and the warm light of the sun shines through the mottled image on a silver-white waterfall. At the bottom of the waterfall is a pool of clear water, wide and shallow, not quite the same as the hot springs on the previous island.

Luo Yao stood by the pool and observed for a moment, leaned over to remove his shoes and socks, rolled up his sleeves and robe, and slowly walked into the water.

Qing Ling was still looking around curiously, and when he saw this, he exclaimed, "What are you going down to do?" ”

Luo Yao didn't say a word, lowered his head and looked around, and suddenly reached out and caught something in the water, "Next!" ”

Qing Ling was startled by a silver light that flew in, and subconsciously dodged to avoid it, but saw a fish with a white flower more than a foot long "snapping" to the ground, fluttering and flipping violently.

She reacted immediately, bent down to grab the fish with both hands, and asked again and again with a little surprise: "This is the game you are talking about?" Didn't you say that there were no fish in this floating island? ”

Luo Yao smiled at her, lowered his head and continued to look for the next target in the water, while saying: "Although there are no fish in the water of Fuyu Island, there are in the pool water on this island. I just remember that it was mentioned in that booklet, but I don't know why. ”

Qing Ling squatted on the shore, raised his hand and pulled a hairpin out of his hair, killed the fish and removed the scales with quick movements, and said in his mouth: "So, that booklet is actually quite useful." You are also from Daze, why don't you know that there is such a strategy compiled by your predecessors, and you also bought a copy in advance? ”

Luo Yao said: "Although I am from Daze, I don't really have much time to live here. So there are some things that I don't know very well. ”

Qing Ling remembered Luo Yao's previous experiences, and nodded clearly, "Also, in the past, you either hid in the Hou Mansion and pretended to be sick, or wandered in the Central Plains, and later ran to our Chongwu to steal teachers and learn arts, and you really didn't have much chance to understand your hometown." ”

"Stealing from a teacher?"

Luo Yao leaned over and raised his hand, brushing a string of splashes towards Qing Ling, as if smiling, "At the beginning, Senior Sister begged Master to accept me as an apprentice. ”

Qing Ling screamed, threw down the fish and hairpin in his hand, knelt on the shore and waved the water at Luo Yao, "Xiao Qi, are you looking for death?" I was blind in the first place to let Master take you into the door! You dare to splash me! ”

Luo Yao dodged and fought back, laughing loudly.

The two quarreled for a while, and Luo Yao carried a fish that he had caught at some point, and went ashore with his wet hair and clothes.

He took out the fire fold from his arms, skillfully lit a fire, and walked to Qingling's side, watched her finish cutting the belly of the second fish and removing the scales, and pulled a few orchid seeds from the grass not far away, and filled them into the belly of the fish, while not forgetting to teach him: "In this way, you can get rid of the fishy smell!" ”

Luo Yao tugged at the corners of his mouth, took the fish, skewered it on a roasting fork made of branches, and sat down next to the fire.

The enticing aroma quickly spreads with the sizzle of the barbecue.

Qing Ling washed his hands and sat down by the fire, holding his chin and staring at the two fat fish in the flames.

Luo Yao glanced at her and said slowly: "Daze is rich in seafood. When I have time someday, I'll take you to the harbor west of Windy City. You can buy some of the freshest seafood in the whole of Tokuriku, but you name it. ”

Qing Ling imagined a feast full of seafood, his index fingers were more and more drooling, and his eyes were locked on the grilled fish, and he couldn't leave.

After the fish was finally baked, Luo Yao carefully tore off the skin of the fish, and blew lightly a few more breaths before handing it to Qing Ling, who was looking at it on the side, "It's still hot, eat it slowly." ”

Qing Ling tasted it, and really felt hot, so he got up and walked to the waterfall, and used the water breeze to cool the fish as soon as possible. After a while, I simply sat down on a large rock next to the waterfall and enjoyed the delicious food I had concocted.

Luo Yao also walked over, sat down beside her, and ate her own fish, "How does Senior Sister know that Lanxiangzi can remove the smell of fish?" In the past, in Chongwu, the second senior brother was in charge of the kitchen, but when you arrived in Lingxiao City, you didn't need to do it yourself. If you let others see the posture of killing fish with a hairpin just now, I am afraid that I would rather die than believe that you are the emperor of Chaoyan Kingdom. ”

Qing Ling lowered the roasting fork and smiled, "What's so strange?" The way you fished barefoot just now looked very much like the son of Daze? ”

Luo Yao moved his lips, he wanted to say that I had been wandering in the Central Plains for a hundred years, and I had never done anything myself? But he saw Qing Ling put aside the fish that had not yet been eaten, put his hands behind his head, lay on his back on the boulder, looked at the mist diffused in the air, was silent for a moment, sighed faintly, and said, "It would be nice if there was wine to drink." ”

Luo Yao looked at her, remembering that night she had drunk wine in the mansion without restraint and said so many words that made his heart ache with tears in her eyes, and she lost her mind unconsciously.

The two sat in a bed, silent. After a while, Luo Yao stood up and walked towards the forest by the pool.

Qing Ling looked up at the sky, immersed in his own memories, and didn't even notice Luo Yao's getting up and leaving.

In the inconspicuous five-room courtyard in Guanwu Town, she was willing to wash her hands and make soup, burying her head between the stoves, naively wanting to become a useful person to him in this way......

Under the dim lamp, he looked at the letter, she read the jade slip, occasionally communicated with each other, raised the head and glanced at each other, Lang smiled and felt very satisfied......

In front of the water pavilion outside the Silver Que Palace, he suddenly pinched her wrist and forced him to look at her, "You know my intentions, and you know what I did...... Whether it makes you suspicious and alienated from him, provokes the hatred between Jiuqiu and Chaoyan, or makes my father have to reconsider his marriage with Daze, it's all for you! And now you tell me that my heart for you is not what you want? ”

He was hurt by her, and before he passed out, he said in a trembling voice: "You understand why I did so many things at any cost, right? Because I've been scared that one day, you'll give me such an answer. ”

Mu Chen, Mu Chen......

Since when did the thought of him become only endless sorrow?

Qing Ling slowly closed her eyes, feeling as if the stone under her body was pressing down on her heart, making her unable to move anymore.

I don't know how long it took, someone whispered in my ear, "Senior sister." ”

Qing Ling opened his eyes, came back to his senses, turned over and sat up.

Luo Yao handed a bowl-sized bell-shaped red flower to her, with the flower shaft facing upward, "This is Daze's hanging tung flower, the nectar can be sucked directly, you taste it." ”

Qing Ling took it, took the flower tail to his lips, and sucked it gently, only to feel that the nectar was sweet and delicious, and couldn't help but praise: "It's so sweet!" ”

Luo Yao sat down beside her, took another one from the large bouquet of flowers in his hand and handed it over, "There are many more." ”

Qing Ling sat on the stone with his knees crossed, took the hanging paulownia flowers from Luo Yao's hands, and slowly sucked the nectar.

"Little Seven."

"Hmm."

"What kind of life do you most want to live?"

Luo Yao thought for a moment, "If I can, I want to live a free and free life." Swim the seas and see everywhere the wind blows. ”

Qing Ling bent the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and there was a trace of bitterness in the arc, "You have gone to swim all over the world, what should you do with your family?" ”

Luo Yao also smiled, "That's why I said, if you can." ”

After a pause, he said: "Now that Jiuqiu is out of the predicament, and Daze's position is still stable, if you think about it carefully, there is nothing I can't let go." My parents are both smarter than me, and Ning Yan will eventually marry and start a family, so I am not indispensable to any of them. ”

Qing Ling was silent for a while, and then asked, "If you like someone in your heart...... What if you don't want to leave your hometown and travel around? ”

Luo Yao looked at her sideways, for a long time, and his tone seemed to be joking, "Senior sister, don't you think that as my nominal wife, it is a bit ridiculous to ask such a thing?" ”

Qing Ling avoided his gaze, lowered his head and took a sip of nectar, looking at the clear pool water, "It's just a hypothetical question, what's so funny?" ”

Luo Yao stared at Qing Ling's side face, his lips pursed a few times, but finally tightened again.

He looked away, looked up at the clear blue sky, and didn't say anything for a long time.

Just when Qing Ling thought that he had made up his mind not to answer, he opened his mouth lightly:

"Then I'll stay for her."