In the dim dream, the boy sits in an abandoned temple with a white Persian cat in his arms, the bonfire next to it has been extinguished, and it is snowing outside. The boy carried the cat into the only blanket that could keep him warm, and said softly, "Sister said that she was going to find something to eat, and she will be back soon, and we will wait for her here." However, my sister has not been back for two days.

Then the boy glanced out of the broken window and smiled, "Look it's snowing!" It's beautiful! Why don't I give you a name, let's call it Cher. You have to stay by Zi'an's side obediently! Don't go anywhere! The boy rubbed his thin face against the cat, and there seemed to be a hint of darkness in his clear, gentle gaze.

He was hungry and cold, and finally stayed up until the third day, and when he woke up, two figures appeared vaguely in front of him, he pulled the corners of his mouth with difficulty, tried to smile, and called weakly: "Sister......"

You're finally back, Zi'an is so happy......

In the small temple, there was the sound of men's laughter and the smell of half-burnt meat.

The boy lay on the ground with his eyes half-open, and in the beating flames, several pieces of meat were strung side by side, and under the roasting of the flames, there was a sizzling sound. The young man's faint gaze swept to the side, and he saw that the ground was sprinkled with snow-white hair, and there was a bloody skin. His amber pupils widened suddenly, and he looked at the two men next to the fire.

"Is this kid stupid, he's starving and fainting, and he doesn't kill the cat to fill his stomach, is this really the girl's younger brother? That girl dares to kill people at a young age, but her younger brother doesn't even dare to kill a cat, hahahaha! ”

The two men burst out laughing.

"My sister...... This? The boy got up from the ground.

"Your sister? Your sister is going to enjoy glory and wealth, what else do you want you coward to do? Come on, eat a piece of meat, don't go hungry. I'll have to hurry later! A man handed a piece of meat to the boy.

The boy stood up suddenly, staring at the piece of meat with a look of anger in his eyes that he should not have at his age, and then he swung his hand vigorously and knocked the roasted cat meat to the ground.

"My sister won't leave me!" The boy roared with all his might, his eyes glowing fiercely in the leaping flames, like a wolf.

On the roof, Yeluya woke up suddenly, his face was warm, he was stunned for a moment, raised a hand and touched his face, and felt the tears on his face, and then he couldn't help laughing while crying.

"Sister?" He asked himself in the dark, then shook his head and smiled, "Haha...... It's ridiculous......" echoed his mad laughter under the empty night sky.

Qi Niang struggled to wake up in the sound of tables and chairs overturning, and tonight, the movement next door seemed to be a little loud. I don't know what woman Bian Che brought back this time. Qi Niang's face was pale, she took the sword and walked out of the room, and the door slammed shut.

When I came to the back door, I actually ran into Ye Jiu, who had just come back. Ye Jiu didn't seem to expect to meet her so late, so he was stunned for a moment.

"Can't sleep?" Ye Jiu asked.

Qi Niang shook her head, "I had a nightmare, so I came out to relax." ”

"I'm going to the Windy City in a few days."

"Is it because of Yu Mingchen's business?" After Yu Mingchen was removed by Bian Che, the position of the helmsman of Wind City has been vacant, and now the person Bian Che trusts the most is only Ye Jiu.

"Well, but only temporarily." Ye Jiu moved his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but when he saw Qi Niang's gaze looking at him, he stopped again.

Ye Jiu accompanied Qi Niang to sit under the tree, turned his head and said, "It seems that you don't want to sleep tonight." Tell me about your dreams. It just so happens that I'm not sleepy. ”

Qi Niang leaned her head back and was silent for a while before saying, "...... A long time ago, there was a pair of intimate siblings, one day, their father and mother were killed, and the elder sister killed someone to protect her brother. They fled everywhere and didn't know where they had fled...... They had no food, so my sister went from the river to catch fish and sparrows, but she still starved every day. Even so, they still don't leave, and when it's cold at night, they snuggle up to each other to keep warm. One day, when my sister was hunting, she accidentally fell into a trap set by a hunter, and it took a day to climb out of the trap, but she was covered with injuries, and when she went back, she saw her brother's face full of tears and asked him what was wrong. My brother said, "I thought I was going to lose my sister." The elder sister promised her brother that she would always be with him and never leave him. ”

Qi Niang stopped when she said this, as if she was calming down, Ye Jiu turned her head to look at her sideways, her eyes uncertain.

Qi Niang continued: "One day, my sister went out to look for food as usual, and met a wolf who was also hungry, and my sister and the wolf confronted each other for a long time, and then the wolf pounced...... The elder sister thought she was going to die, but when she thought that her brother was still waiting for her, she fought with the wolf. Ye Jiu, guess which of them won? ”

Ye Jiu looked at her deeply, thought for a while, and then replied, "Sister won." ”

Qi Niang smiled, "You guessed right, my sister killed that scrawny wolf, and then thought to herself, their sister and brother don't have to starve for a few days." Just as she was about to drag the wolf's corpse back, she met an old woman. The old woman told her sister that if she didn't want to starve, go with her. My sister said I have a younger brother, can you take him away? But the old woman said, I can only guarantee that one of you will not starve, and I will give you three days, and if you have figured it out, come here to see me. Then the grandmother gave a Persian cat to her sister, saying that it was a welcome gift. The elder sister was preoccupied all the way, and she knew that this meal would only be enough to sustain the siblings for a few days, and after eating, they would still have to starve. She barely survived on her own, but her brother was too weak to hunt like himself. The only way for the elder sister to think of was to take him to a beggar's colony and let him learn how to beg. However, the younger brother didn't understand his sister's intentions at the time, and just watched obediently. At the appointed time, the elder sister deceived the younger brother and said that she had gone out to look for food, but in fact she had only gone to find the old grandmother. In the face of survival and affection, she prioritized survival. My sister was crying while walking, and as soon as she walked to the agreed place, she quickly regretted it and immediately went back, but someone knocked her unconscious on the way, and when my sister woke up, it was already three days later, and when my sister went back to find her brother, her brother was no longer there. ”

"If you are that sister, you have two paths, one is to wait with your brother for food to be cut off and starve to death one after another, and the other is to leave your frail brother and live on your own, which one will you choose?" Qi Niang asked with a smile, but that smile was full of sadness.

Ye Jiu lowered his head and pondered for a long time before he said: "I have no brothers and no sisters, I may not understand that sister's feelings, but if I have to choose, I will choose to stay." After speaking, he turned his head to look at Qi Niang, "But this sister is not wrong, she just wants to live, and she didn't give up on her brother, at least, she helped her brother choose another path, and later went back to find her brother, didn't she?" It's just that providence makes people. ”

"Does providence make people...... Qi Niang looked up at the night sky, her gaze became very distant, "If my sister hadn't made that choice, maybe their sister and brother would be snuggling up to each other somewhere now, and then begging in the town during the day...... Or, in this world, there are no two sisters and brothers. ”

"The sister in this story that Qi Niang said, but someone I know?" Ye Jiu suddenly asked.

Qi Niang lowered her eyes, feeling low at the bottom, "That sister, it's me." You can't believe it, I have a younger brother. But I don't know when I'll find him and get to know him. I was afraid that when I found him, he would hate me and refuse to forgive me. ”

"You're his sister, you're both the most important people in each other's lives, and I think he'll forgive you."

"Ye Jiu, thank you, sometimes I feel that you are really like my younger brother, so I can't help but say so much to you. I'm a little older than you, so why don't you just treat me as a sister. ”

The light in Ye Jiu's eyes dimmed and brightened, and he smiled, "Brother...... Oh, that's fine. ”

He didn't speak again for a long time, so he was quietly accompanied, and the time seemed to become longer all of a sudden. Companionship, for two people who are also lonely, is the best comfort.

Have you ever had an important person in your life? Someone who is so important that you have to find him at all costs, no matter where he is, how far away he is, even in your dreams, you want to be able to see him again. Maybe it's obsession, maybe it's also belief, as long as he's still around, he can keep running in his direction. Ye Jiu once seemed to have met such a person, and he had also looked for a person like Qi Niang with hope and disappointment, but he didn't find that important person in the end, not then, and he won't find it again......

He looked sideways at the person beside him slightly, Qi Niang was already asleep, her slightly curled and thick eyelashes trembled slightly in the breeze, and there was a shallow smile on the corner of her mouth. Ye Jiu was silent for a while, then stretched out his hand and gently leaned Qi Niang's head on his shoulder. In his bright eyes, there is a rare tenderness, but in this gentleness, there is more loneliness.

Under the tree, the two of them were snuggling up to each other, just like the pair of sisters and brothers who were sick and sympathetic in a dream.

"Do you really think of me as your brother?" He asked softly in his mind.

There is no one to solve this problem.

Ye Jiu sighed lightly and gently covered Qi Niang's body with the cloak on his body.

It's also great if it can drive away your nightmares and give you a good night's sleep...... Ye Jiu's deep gaze stared at Qi Niang's peaceful sleeping face, and then he also closed his eyes and leaned against the trunk of the tree.

The night was silent and long, and when the light on the horizon gradually brightened, the cloak on Qi Niang's body also slipped to the ground, and she opened her eyes to see Ye Jiu looking sideways at herself.

"Wake up, it seems that you slept well, then I will be relieved." Ye Jiu smiled at himself.

Qi Niang apologized while being surprised, "I'm sorry Ye Jiu, I fell asleep unknowingly and let you stay with me all night." ”

"Don't mind, it's hard for us to talk like last night in the future, so let's take it as a gift of early goodbye. Let's go, it's time for us to go back. ”

"Hmm. Your cloak is a little dirty, I'll let them wash it. Qi Niang hugged the cloak in front of her, and then walked in from the backyard with Ye Jiu.

Seeing Lan Shang walking out of Bian Che's room, Qi Niang was like a blow to the head, and couldn't help but be stunned. Lan Sheng smiled sweetly at Qi Niang.

"Sister!"

Bian Che also walked out of the door, and was slightly stunned when he saw Qi Niang standing outside the door, and then his eyes moved to the cloak on Qi Niang's hand.