Senior Brother Wu has always been upright, loyal, and frank.

Xie Huayu took a sip of tea to moisten her throat, and then said to her:

“…… I didn't think it was uncommon to have a connection with youkai. You know, the Xie Hua clan is a demon lineage, and it is normal to deal with monsters. Even if he returns far away and associates with monsters, what does it matter? In fact, I could even feel the occasional youkai aura coming from him. But...... The blame is that he flatly denied it. And if anyone in the valley dares to question it, he will definitely be severely punished by him. Some people say that he dares to lynch him - of course, I don't believe that. ”

Mu Wan shook his head again and again: "Impossible, no, Senior Brother is definitely not this kind of person." ”

It was difficult for her to accept her senior sister's statement. It was only half a year since she left the Snow Yan Sect, and the person in the senior sister's mouth had nothing to do with the senior brother she was familiar with. She couldn't connect the two images.

"I don't like him," Ling said to Dai Luan, "when he was a child, he greeted him casually, and his brothers and sisters all went around him, and there was no one to play with me." ”

“…… Anyway, I didn't let Ah Ling worship under his door. For a moment, I was thinking, if Ah Ling was allowed to go, those groundless rumors would naturally be confirmed. But- how can I think so? I dared to suspect my brother, and I took my own sister to risk...... What does her future hold? How dare I bet on her future......"

"Didn't I say I don't blame you? And I think it's a good idea, why don't you agree with it......"

Xie Hualing muttered quietly by the window. Her sister was so anxious that she almost stood up, but was immediately stopped by Shanhai and asked her to continue.

"I'm sorry, I owe it to me...... I shouldn't have told you this. It's just that I don't know what to do, and I can't say anything to anyone...... I miss you so much, I want to say anything when I see you. I'm sorry I didn't take care of your feelings......"

"No, no, no, it's okay, senior sister, just say-"

"The sect master loves you the most, and I asked you about him when I met, and put pressure on you...... It's me who is bad. Recent...... It's been too messy lately. ”

"Sister Wan."

Ah Ling suddenly called her, she immediately turned her face away, smiled and asked her what was wrong. But at that moment, she noticed that even Dai Luan's face became a little strange.

"Ah Ling!"

Xie Huayu called out to her. But Ah Ling didn't react, she asked as calmly as she could:

"Do you remember Senior Sister Yan?"

At that moment, Mu Wan's mind went blank.

Shanhai hurriedly patted her knee with the back of his hand under the table, and Mu Wan immediately came back to her senses, but the smile was obviously fixed on her face. She opened her mouth and stiffly responded:

"When, of course, what's wrong?"

"Senior Sister Yan is gone."

"No, I don't see ......"

Xie Huayu immediately stretched out his hand and covered Mu Wan's curled up fingertips. Her hands were warm, and so was her voice.

"It's okay, don't worry...... She's out to find you and the Sect Master. It's just that she walked very suddenly, without warning. Brother Wu said that she had left a letter to read to us. ”

Letter......

Shanhai and Dai Luan glanced at each other, and Dai Luan immediately glanced at her box.

Maybe I'll have to find an opportunity to open the invisible letter.

"And the letter she left, did you see what was written on it?"

"We passed the letter and read it once, and then we collected it when we returned home."

“……”

Mu Wan thought that there would be endless words to say at this meeting. All those sad, heavy, and unbearable things should be discussed the next day. But no—they had been together for too long in the past to see a little parting. Those words that were once undisguised and unrhetorical are still so frankly detouring between the two. It's as if all the good things in the past have been exhausted, and what is left is these precipitated and unbelievable scars, and no one dares to look at them directly.

Some were left with silence.

In a peaceful and prosperous world, life is no better than in troubled times.

After lunch, Xie Huayu asked her sister to take the master and apprentice out for a walk, and she and Mu Wan stayed alone for a while. Xie Hualing didn't ask, and beckoned the two people out.

The climate in Xueyan Valley was really warm, and the clothes that Shanhai had urged Aluan Jia to do before were a little hot at this time. The two girls walked in front, and he followed. Ah Ling said that there were very few disciples coming over in this area, and it was best for them not to get closer to the other side, and if they encountered patrolling disciples, it was not easy to explain.

"I prefer it here," she said, stretching out her hands as if hugging the sparse woodland, "it's quiet at all times, only the sound of wind and water." And a lot of animals......"

She stretched out her hand, and birds landed on her fingertips. The bird is draped in brown spots and is small and delicate. She asked Dai Luan to stretch out her hand as well, and the bird jumped between her fingers.

"Don't you like crowded places?"

When Dai Luan asked her, the bird was scared away. She looked over with some regret.

"Not annoying. But in comparison, I prefer birds and beasts...... I don't like people so much. ”

"Someone in the sect is bullying you?"

"Nope. But I think some people look down on me. They are good to me for the sake of Sister Ah Yu's face. When I'm alone, no one cares about me...... Sister Wan is different. You're her best friends? ”

"Yes."

"How good are your friends?"

"Very good friend."

Ah Ling turned his head, looked at the mountains and seas, and then at Dai Luan, and nodded thoughtfully.

"I ought to know you. We've received several letters from her, and the first one mentions a few of you...... The brothers and sisters of the faithful read it over and over again, fighting for it, and each time it became crumpled or broken. ”

They thought that Mu Wan always said how good her sect was and how friendly her disciples were—perhaps because she had a vested interest. Those that are not what her identity can feel are still the eyes of any sect and family in the rivers and lakes. But nothing, after all, to reality, this is such a common thing.

"I envy you." She said suddenly. Dai Luan asked stupidly why.

"You can go to many places, to far places. There must be beautiful landscapes, strange birds and beasts, and all kinds of more interesting people. ”

Shanhai comforted her: "When you grow up, you can also go to all kinds of places - far away." ”

"I still remember that my sister's letter said that there was a brother who made a fan. She said that the man always bullied her and teased her, but he was very nice and would definitely be willing to teach me. ”

Neither of them could speak. They all looked in the same direction from which they came, because they were too far away to see anything. The sun fell from among the leaves, and the dust floated between the pillars of light, which was light and agile.

Shanhai stretched out his hand, trying to catch the nearest puddle of sunshine. The warm touch lies in the palm of your hand.

Will there be light coming in between the rifts of the six realms? Is there a warm place there too?

Ah Luan's medicine box is still in the house. Mu Wan's eyes glanced over and over again, not knowing whether to take out the letter or not.

"Don't mention this letter to anyone." Ye Yuejun's words were still echoing in his ears.

Don't trust anyone, you can only trust yourself.

Should she believe the ballad of Xie Hua? The two sisters also grew up with themselves, and they have a good relationship with Senior Sister Yan. But Mu Wan still didn't dare to say it, not because she suspected her, but because she was afraid that she would miss it. At least not yet.

"Do you know" Xie Huayu suddenly said, "I had a dream a few days ago and dreamed that Yan Muxue came back. She's so far away from me that I shouldn't shout. At last she hid in the valley and did not see me, and I could not find her. I told Ah Ling, she said that I don't dream of you, and laughed at me for not having you in my heart. But I don't know...... That's weird. I heard the old man say, if I dream of an unusual person, proves that she has slowly forgotten me, is it true? ”

“…… No. She's just, she's ...... I ......"

She just couldn't remember.

Mu Wan couldn't say this.

She knew how bad she was when she realized this fact. Disasters followed, accidents were always happening, and she finally cheered up, not daring to pass on such emotions to those close to her.

But the rumor sister will find out sooner or later. If you don't say it now, it's just for her?

She suddenly thought of Ye Yuejun again. Didn't she keep it a secret from the green ghost, and finally caused such a tragedy?

If she says it, the senior sister won't blame herself, but if she doesn't say it, she won't hate her with her character. The same thing brings the same sadness, but Mu Wan doesn't know how to be "thoughtful".

She should have said it.

"I ...... I'll tell you one thing. Mu Wan's voice lowered again.

"Huh? You said. ”

"Goose, Mu Xue, she, she ......"

Xie Huayu suddenly clenched her hand.

"You saw her!"

"Hmm...... I saw it. ”

"Really? Don't try to comfort me and lie to me. ”

Xie Huayu's eyes lit up, full of anticipation, like two lovely flowers surrounded by green fabric. Soft, sweet, she couldn't say cruel words at all.

“…… She's not coming back. ”

There's no going back.

She finally spoke. Mu Wan didn't know what kind of voice she was just now, it was too brisk and unreal, making her feel as if it came out of someone else's mouth.

Xie Huayu was still smiling, as if he hadn't heard it. Seeing that she stopped talking, her slight doubts gradually receded, but the solidified smile was still on her face, losing all warmth.

"Who did it?"

"Yes...... He was an assassin on the road. I saw him, very strong, I was no match for him. What's more...... I don't know whose order it was, I don't know who really wanted her to die behind it. ”

Her ...... Where is she now? I mean Yan Muxue. ”

“…… Sorry, I don't know. I...... I couldn't hold on to her. ”

Xie Huayu raised his hand.

Senior Sister Yu is such a gentle person. When she learned umbrella skills with her since she was a child, she was not fierce when she made mistakes, but just pointed it out to her, the language was capable and concise, and she could understand it in one step. There aren't many mentors who teach well and have a good temper, and she counts as one.

If she was angry at this time, Mu Wan could understand. Even if she slaps her in the face - that's for the best. She needs to be blamed once, and she needs to be made aware of her inadequacy. Everyone will just say that they don't blame her, it's not her fault. may be a bit of a shirk of responsibility, but now it seems that it is this kind of tolerance along the way that has made him what he is today.

Xie Huayu didn't hit her. Her hand slapped her head and rubbed it gently.

"Thank you for your hard work." She said.

Mu Wan felt that this slap hit her heart hard, but her heart was as soft as cotton. It doesn't hurt, it's just dull.

She couldn't hold back any longer, buried her head in her sister's arms and cried.