Outside the circle.

Dongfang Qingyue, who originally intended to slash down again with his sword, suddenly seemed to have been cast a fixation spell and stopped there like a wood carving.

The person she had been waiting for had finally arrived.

Obviously, there were a thousand words in his heart that he wanted to confide in him before, but when he looked at Ning Ye, who was standing in front of him, Dongfang Qingyue forgot all the words for a while, and her lips opened slightly and couldn't spit out half a word.

"We ...... Let's talk in a different place. ”

Feeling the peeping gaze from behind, from Long Aojiao, who was secretly full of resentment, Ning Ye really couldn't bear it, so he proposed to Dongfang Qingyue, and decided to talk in another place.

In this situation, there is a feeling of cheating in front of the main palace.

Seeing that Dongfang Qingyue nodded in agreement, Ning Ye took the lead in summoning the wooden sword left by the sword master, turning into a sword light sword and flying, and after a while, the two of them came to a hillside full of small white flowers far away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

"This wooden sword was created by me, who was my brother before, for Xiaoli......"

After landing on the ground, seeing that Dongfang Qingyue's gaze had been falling on this wooden sword engraved with "The First Sword in the World", Ning Ye whispered in a low voice.

Since that night, Ning Ye's memories of hundreds of years of past dust have long been revived, and he understands why the sword master has always been so kind to him without asking for anything in return, because he is his elder brother.

"I see, no wonder the master respects him......"

Hearing this, Dongfang Qingyue showed a look of sudden realization, and those doubts that had been bothering her for a long time were finally answered.

She used to be very puzzled, why as the sword master of her master, she abandoned the world's famous sword at the beginning, but cherished this wooden sword like a child's toy as if she were her life, and why her master was obviously cold-eyed and not moved by foreign objects, but when dealing with Ning Ye, a stranger who had never known his life, the degree of care was far higher than that of his only apprentice, and it turned out that the truth was so.

Although this sentence was said by Ning Ye, who was only eighteen years old this year, Dongfang Qingyue could understand the meaning, just like the past between him and Long Liu, who was a true dragon of Shenzhou, thousands of years ago.

"I've heard about what Qingyue did in your family today."

Ning Ye turned around, looked at her in front of her, and whispered.

Feeling his gaze falling on him, Dongfang Qingyue only felt that his chest was beating like a drum.

"I never thought that you, Qingyue, who has always had an indisputable personality, could become so courageous because of someone like me. To be honest, to be able to be so liked, I really feel that Sansheng is fortunate to ......"

Speaking of this, Ning Ye's words paused, and his gaze at Dongfang Qingyue was mixed with struggle and pain: "But, I really deserve this intention." ”

Dongfang Qingyue, who originally heard the words of "three lives are fortunate" in the first half of the sentence, when she heard the latter sentence "deserved", the brilliance in her eyes suddenly went out, and the amplitude of the corners of her mouth also froze there.

As if he couldn't bear it, Ning Ye turned around and looked at the Haoyue in the distant sky, and continued to speak: "Qingyue, have you ever thought that your encounter with me is not a coincidence, but a deliberately designed conspiracy? Even your affection for me is not real, but is imposed......"

"Not really!" Dongfang Qingyue, who had been silent, finally retorted: "I don't believe in any conspiracy, I only know that being able to meet you Ning Ye is the luckiest thing in my life!" I like this heart of yours, the kind of love that wants to be with you for the rest of your life, and it is not some false emotion that has been imposed! ”

Yes, how can this emotion, which is born from the bottom of my heart and feels relieved and happy as long as I see the other party, be false? Dongfang Qingyue absolutely doesn't believe it!

Ning Ye sighed lightly and turned his head to look at her.

"Ningye, your eyes ......"

Seeing his eyes, Dongfang Qingyue couldn't help but scream.

There is no sorrow or joy in these eyes, as if there are countless disillusioned stars inside, and it is as if there are countless new births and then enter the world of extinction, as if seeing all beings.

It's not like humans have eyes.

"You may not believe it when you say it, Qingyue, since that night passed, under the protection of Xiao Li's life, I have not been assimilated by the Heavenly Dao, but in the process of assimilation, I have some abilities unique to the Heavenly Dao. And what these eyes have is the ability to see through the past and destiny of everything. ”

"This ...... What does that mean? Dongfang Qingyue was puzzled.

"On that day, you came to Jiangcheng to meet me for the first time, it was not a coincidence, but it was deliberately arranged in the dark, the purpose is to use you and make you my help in the world."

Ning Ye paused for a moment, then continued: "Actually, this is not the first time that you and I have met in the true sense of the word, we have known each other for a long, long time, but we are not friends but enemies, and you died at my hands in your previous life. Although you like me now, if the abnormal aura revives today, you will definitely remember everything in the near future, and it is unknown what will happen to me by then. ”

Knowing that these hidden Dongfang Qingyue were not affected much, her eyes were still firm: "Even if my encounter with Ning Ye was deliberately arranged and used, I have no regrets, and I am even very grateful to God for such an arrangement, at least I didn't miss it with you." As for the so-called enmity in the past life, I don't ask about the past life, I only want this life, I only know that I like you in this life and want to be with you. ”

originally thought that when she heard those words, she would shake Ning Ye, who would retreat in the face of difficulties, but he was silent for a long time at the moment, he didn't expect Dongfang Qingyue to be so firm in his heart, even if he knew that this was a game, he had no regrets.

At this time, Ning Ye, looking at her in front of her, couldn't help but think of the sword master, and the same was true for the two of them.

"I'm sorry." He said softly.

That was his final answer.

It's just three words, but it seems to contain thousands of words.

"Ning Ye, can I ask you a question at the end?"

Dongfang Qingyue, who got the final answer, raised her head in the moonlight, looked at her sweetheart in front of her and asked.

"Hmmm......"

Ning Ye's expression was heavy and he nodded slowly.

“…… I want to know, have you ever moved your heart to me, and in your heart, do you have even the slightest liking for me? ”

Ning Ye hesitated for a moment for this question, and then nodded:

"Yes."

For what he really wants to protect, he should stay away, but this time, he said the truth.

In the final analysis, I still can't bear to deceive anymore, even if it's to protect the other party.

Obviously, he didn't cry when he was ruthlessly rejected in front of him before, but now when he hears this "yes", although the corners of Dongfang Qingyue's mouth are smiling, the tears are like broken threads.

Without asking why, she took a step forward, then stood on tiptoe and imprinted her lips on Ning Ye's lips.

Suddenly, the lips parted......

Dongfang Qingyue, who still had tears on her face, took two steps back and said to Ning Ye, "Thank you, then I will go back to the family." ”

"I'm sorry."

Ning Ye spit out these three words again, and his eyes did not dare to look at each other.

This brief conversation was followed by a formal separation.

Dongfang Qingyue turned to leave, intending to return to Edgeworth.

"Wait......"

At this time, Ning Ye behind her suddenly stopped her.

Dongfang Qingyue, who was originally depressed, heard this call, and the whole person stopped there, and hurriedly returned from the sword as soon as possible, and came to Ning Ye's face again, looking a little excited.

She meant that Ning Ye had changed her attention......

"Qingyue, you...... Just went in the wrong direction again......"

Ning Ye also sensed her thoughts, so it was very difficult to say this.

This feeling of despair, which I thought I had seen hope, turned out to be hopeless.

Dongfang Qingyue held back her tears, forced out a smile and complained to herself: "I'm really stupid, I can't find my way home." ”

Ning Ye stretched out his palm, gathered all the starlight in the sky in his palm, and then used part of the power of the Heavenly Dao he had mastered to pour the law of the Great Dao into a dreamlike star bead.

"I know Qingyue, you can't tell the difference between southeast and west, and you can't walk on a map. And this star bead is specially refined for you by me, it can guide the direction of the place you want to go in your heart, and it is also the ...... I wanted to give you before."

He put this star bead into Dongfang Qingyue's palm, and finally whispered:

“…… I'm not gone anymore, don't get lost again. ”