The Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, and I see that Chongyang is coming soon; Yuan Heng set a date to set off the day after the Double Ninth Festival, bid farewell to Wudang Mountain, and go north to Beiping. Shen Ruoyu was always depressed, and he couldn't make up his mind to go, so he kept coping with it and said that he wanted Yuan Jue to go on the road first, leave him alone, and asked Mr. to go to Beiping to help him bring it to King Yan and Lord Yao.

Since his grandfather set the date, Nangong Qiu seems to have suddenly changed as a person; From the bright sky and carefree from day to night, suddenly he became sad all day long. Yuan Jue noticed her strange appearance, but couldn't ask why. After all, Yuan Xianren has read countless people and has extraordinary eyesight, not to mention Nangong Qiu's innocence and recklessness, although he doesn't say it, everything has already been hung on his face. The reason why her granddaughter is unhappy, Yuan Heng's heart is like a mirror, but she is helpless.

Seeing the days pass quickly, Chongyang is getting closer and closer; Shen Ruoyu still had no intention of returning to Beiping. On this day, as usual, he slept until noon; Walking out of the door, Nangong Qiu was still sitting at the door waiting for him, just like every day for the past half a month.

He was a little bored and asked, "What's your show today?" ”

Nangong Qiu has fresh ideas every day, and there are endless tricks, asking him to accompany him to explore all over the mountains. Most of the time, he wasn't very happy, but he couldn't bear to let her be disappointed, plus his life was really boring, so he was always willing to play with her, and Nangong Qiu was raised in the mountains since he was a child, and he was indeed a playful master, so that he could have fun every time.

Today, Qiu'er was different, sitting there with a bitter face, as if she was very unhappy.

"What's wrong with you? Fighting with your grandfather again? He asked.

Nangong Qiu shook his head. "I'd like to hear you play," she said, "shall we go to the bamboo forest over there?" You taught me the song "Autumn Moon on the Peaceful Lake". ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled: "You have such good piano skills, I will play it twice, you can listen to it, you don't need me to teach." ”

Nangong Qiu begged: "Then play it for me twice." Shall we go to the bamboo forest? ”

Shen Ruoyu was a little strange, but she couldn't resist her: "...... There are a lot of mosquitoes over there...... ...... you want"

He hugged the piano and walked with her to the bamboo forest on the southern slope. Shen Ruoyu found a piece of flat land, sat down, put the piano on his lap, tuned it, and plucked two tunes casually. Then, he calmed down, adjusted his breathing, and seriously played "Autumn Moon on the Peaceful Lake" for Nangong Qiu again.

Nangong Qiu sat aside, holding his chin, and listened fascinated. At the end of the song, she still had her mouth half-open, her eyes were foggy, and she sat there in a daze.

Then, she came back to her senses and sighed: "This song should only be in the sky, how many times can the world hear it?" You can play it a thousand times and ten thousand times, but I'm afraid I'll never learn it. ”

Shen Ruoyu shook his head and smiled: "Impossible; It's not difficult to score at all. Besides, why do you have to learn from me? You can have your own interpretation, maybe it will sound better. ”

Nangong Qiu shook his head and said, "No one can compare to your piano skills." I'm going to Peking with my grandfather soon, and I can't hear you play the piano. ”

Shen Ruoyu said: "Everyone has a different style, and there may not necessarily be a difference between superior and inferior. Besides, there are people outside the world, and there are heavens outside the sky, and you will soon be able to meet countless national masters, who are much stronger than me. ”

Nangong Qiu asked, "Ruoxiao, don't you really want to go with us?" You don't want to go back to Beiping? Don't want to go home? ”

Shen Ruoyu smiled bitterly: "Qiu'er, we have discussed this issue many times; I want to go home, but I need to figure out where home is and whether it exists. ”

Nangong Qiu said: "When we are together, we can be a family." In this way, wherever we go, we will be at home. ”

"Qiu'er, this is different. We are good friends, not relatives. ”

"But, to me, you are a relative," Nangong Qiu said, "Ruoxiao, I want to be your wife." ”

Shen Ruoyu was slightly stunned, and asked in confusion, "What?" ”

"I want to marry you, Ruo Xiao," Nangong Qiu said seriously, "I want to be with you like this every day, whether it's playing the piano, turning mountains, or even doing nothing, just sitting together and talking." I don't want to leave you and go to Peking with my grandfather. But I can't let my grandfather go alone, I can't be so selfish. The days are passing so fast, and seeing that the Chung Yeung Festival is coming, I don't know what to do. I'm so sad. ”

She bowed her head, and her sorrow was like a cloud covering the moon, covering her bright round face. Shen Ruoyu sat there for a moment, unable to believe his ears.

Then, he reacted and sighed.

"Qiu'er, you are too simple, what you say is something you don't understand."

Nangong Qiu shook his head: "I understand; I love you, Ruo Liao. I really can't leave you anymore. I'm going to be with you. I went and told my grandfather that he would agree; He will postpone his trip to Beiping. We can all stay here with you, and when you make up your mind, we can go together. ”

Shen Ruoyu said softly: "Qiu'er, you don't love me. I know your feelings, I have experienced them; It's not love. You still know too little, you need to go outside to see the world, learn more things, understand more people, so that you can really grow up, really mature, and at that time, you will meet real love. Trapping yourself in a relationship too early, locking yourself in one person for the rest of your life, and when you find out one day in the future that you don't actually love me, you will regret it. ”

"Since I love you, of course I will love you for the rest of my life."

Shen Ruoyu thought for a while and said, "Qiu'er, I'll tell you a story." ”

He told her the story of himself and Yang Yiqing in detail, and then said patiently:

"Qiu'er, think about it carefully, you have grown so big, how many men have you only seen in total? Who else do you know besides your uncle, your grandfather, Wang Zhenren and me? You are in such a hurry to conclude that you love me, what is the difference between me and I swore to love Qing'er at the beginning? If I had continued to stay in Yanshan and stayed at home for the rest of my life, just guarding those people in the clan, I might have been able to stay with Qing'er for life. But I came out, and I couldn't go back. The same goes for you, Qiu'er. Even if you and I really keep our feelings and hearts, we can't keep our fate; Fate is not in our control. Once an accident happens, no matter how big and heavy the former mountain alliance and sea oath are, it will become as fragile as sand and soil at that time, and it will soon fall apart. Qiu'er, the world outside the mountain is very big, you have to enlarge your heart and put it as big as heaven and earth, sooner or later you will find that there is a person who is more suitable for you than me waiting for you. ”

Nangong Qiu thought for a while and said, "Then you take me out to find him." You took me to see the world, you taught me all the things I didn't understand, you taught me to enlarge my heart. I want to be as omniscient as you, as big as you are and as big as heaven and earth. I don't want to be a frog at the bottom of a well anymore. ”

"Am I not a frog at the bottom of a well?" Shen Ruoyu smiled bitterly, "Qiu'er, you should follow your grandfather to Beiping to see King Yan; You should follow him on his journey through the world. Your grandfather is your best guide and real protection. If you follow me, it will delay you. I still don't know what I want; How could I possibly teach you? ”

Nangong Qiu was unwilling to give up, but he didn't know how to argue and persuade him, so he was left with a sad face and sat on the side sullenly. Shen Ruoyu was deeply sorry and helpless. It's getting late; The day flew by again. He has achieved nothing, and the only thing he has achieved is to break the heart of a girl who is simple and ignorant of the world. What to do tomorrow, what to do after Chongyang - he still has no answer.

They went out of the bamboo forest and returned to the bamboo hut. Nangong Qiu had dinner and ran back to where he lived. The next day, she didn't come back to him. For a few days, Shen Ruoliao could only see her when everyone had dinner together, and listened to her tell her excitedly as always, what new places she went to and what new things she saw this day.