Chapter 9: Foreplay (1) - Everyday Life

To the east of the Avatar Continent, on the vast and boundless plain, under the vast and low sky, is a prosperous capital city, the Eastern Capital.

The bustling, busy streets are full of the atmosphere of the times. Different from the magnificence of the high-rise buildings in the central area, the eastern capital is surrounded by quiet and low courtyards, which are continuous. Very pleasant to live in, with a sense of historical heaviness!

After the rain, enjoying the scenery, watching the rain, watching the flowers, and cooking wine in the promenade of the courtyard in one's own home are the unique customs of the people here! The large and small family members are together together, and it is so lively! This is so idyllic and full of ......

Or after the rain, wandering around the downtown is also fun!

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The morning light of the early sun pierced through the gray sky...... In a short time, countless paths of light fell in the sky! The dawn was coming......

A young girl, leaning on the rare railing on the corridor, stretched out her little white hand to the sky above the eaves, as if to catch the white feather slowly falling from the sky-snow!

"It looks like it's snowing for the first time in a long time!

"Well...... the man who sat on the promenade leaning against the stake behind him muttered softly, "It's been a long time!" and his face was slightly staring at the courtyard covered with snow! That was the courtyard a few years ago...... At this time, it is late autumn!

"After all, it's just a very small snow!" Barely smiling, the girl lightly crossed the barricade and came to the courtyard, taking a deep breath of the morning! With her hands behind her back, she raised her cheeks slightly, staring at the sky!

The man followed the girl's gaze and looked ......! There, in the hazy sky, several light paths tore through the clouds descended.

"Who knows?......" smiled at the corners of his mouth.

"Anyway, Brother Si Ye, didn't you get up a little early today!" The tone changed, and the girl was obviously a little dissatisfied with the man's answer, and pouted.

"......!" The courtyard that had just become lively fell into silence again.

"Is there something wrong?...... "The girl's tone changed again!

"......! maybe!" the man stared into the sky from beginning to end!

"Hmph, leave you alone!" the girl walked out of the courtyard with a slightly angry step!

It wasn't until the girl's figure was gone away that his eyes regained his senses, and the man looked at the girl's active back, with an apologetic look on his face!"Perhaps, I shouldn't have treated her like that!"

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"Cold!" was already some cold clear water, hitting her tender face! Such a thought flashed through the girl's mind. The remaining trace of sleepiness has also flown away!

It was cold and was gradually acclimated. Just as the girl began to enjoy the cold, suddenly, a chill hit her neck. The coldness of the water sprinkled on her neck couldn't help but make the girl scream!

In the end, she stared at the man with anger in her eyes, wanting to reprimand...... but the man took the first step, "Before!" As she spoke, the man put his hand on the back of his neck with an apologetic look on his face. This is a man's usual action when he is uneasy!

"I shouldn't have done that to you!"

"Where!" unexpectedly, the girl did not immediately rage.

"That's it, it's ......!"

When the words came to her lips, the girl already chuckled, "Okay! I forgive you!"

Then she smiled politely, "I hate that kind of Brother Si Ye the most!So, please don't let me see you like that again!?...... okay"

"Hmm!" In the silence, that soft groan finally fell in the girl's somewhat burning gaze!

The girl breathed a sigh of relief, and walked with her steps! Passed the man, greeted the path of light descending from the sky, and came to the courtyard! "I! I like the brother Si Ye who taught me swordsmanship the most......!

When the girl turned around, she made a sword gesture and said, "This time, I'll take it upon you...... Challenge ......!"

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In the courtyard promenade.

"Huh~! Sure enough, Brother Si Ye is very powerful! It's not the opponent's words at all. The girl sitting in the corridor smiled briskly.

The man on the other side, hearing this, frowned slightly. There was a red mark on his arm! In order to avoid hurting each other, the two of them used bamboo swords used in practice!

"It's a little rusty!" the man said to himself, looking at the mark.

"I said, Brother Si Ye is so experienced, why did he give up the way of the sword!I want to choose a thin knife that is somewhat similar to the sword!" The girl was very puzzled by this!

However, when this was mentioned, the man's face appeared with a look of difficulty! It was an indescribable pain and struggle! It was an untouchable side of his memory! In order not to worry the girl, the man wanted to forcibly suppress the throbbing, and after a long struggle, he was finally relieved, but he did not intend to talk about the girl.

He didn't plan to talk to the girl, and in the end, he smiled at the girl reluctantly: "I'm fine!

The man who stood up walked into the inner room without saying a word, and his figure gradually disappeared in front of the girl's eyes......

At the last moment, the man didn't forget to laugh, turned his face back, and said with a smile, "Anyway, is breakfast ready? I'm very hungry now......!"

It's just that the last smile! In the eyes of the girl, it is so powerless, like a gorgeous blooming flower dance before withering......

The petals fluttering in the remnant wind are beautiful and moving, but they are also so tragic......

"Brother Si Ye?......" Although the man didn't want the girl to worry about himself, the girl had already ......

"There must be a side of him that no one else know......s!

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The secluded courtyard is like a peerless peach orchard...... All that was left was the morning light, and the flock of egrets flying over the eaves......

The morning light that crept in through the curtains illuminated the empty hall! The courtyard with only two people was so deserted!

The belated breakfast was spent in the laughter and noise of the two. It's been a long time since this happened, and this courtyard, which is quite deserted on weekdays, is finally more angry.

You can't just live in sorrow! This is the girl's mouth!

Since there are only two men and two girls in the small courtyard, the usual housework is also done by the two of them in turn. Today, it's the girl's turn!

Humming a little song, the girl happily began to clean up the table, thinking that she could stay with the person in front of her for the rest of the day, and the girl's heart was full of joy.

There aren't many like this! The girl just wants to be able to stay here all the time, in this quiet courtyard, doing what she likes, even if she can only look at him all the time, she is willing to ...... in her heart!

The girl only understood it when she hid alone in a dark corner for countless days and nights, lying in the bright and sunny light, and surrounded this deserted courtyard!

She misses that person so much......!

Staring at the cheerful girl humming a little song, the man on the side silently took a sip of tea in the cup. This extremely ordinary scene actually made him feel at home after a long absence!

"Uh......" Suddenly, he noticed that the girl had stopped her hand and stared straight at him.

"Why does Brother Si Ye keep staring at people!" the girl asked a little toughly.

"Is there one...... Although he was indeed a little distracted just now...... the man muttered in his heart, and it was not easy to say it clearly, and unconsciously put his palm on the back of his neck, and said with a wry smile: "Well! He Ye ......! There will be something in a while, I'll go out for a while!"

The girl named "He Ye" was stunned, and her previous joyful mood was also a little lower.

"That's it...... Is she!" the girl asked, stunned.

"Hmm!"

Answering softly, the man drank the tea in his cup again in silence.

I don't know why! The girl only felt a tingling in her heart, obviously it shouldn't be like this, but she couldn't restrain herself, one step forward, she wanted to speak, opened her mouth, just about to speak, but found that she couldn't say anything!

In the end, the girl pretended to smile and said, "Early, come back early!"

I packed up in a panic and left as if I was running away! What I wanted to say was obviously "I want ......to go with me too!", but the girl couldn't say it.

The man, on the other hand, stood silently, holding the teacup in his hand, until the girl's figure disappeared around the corner, and he looked in the direction where the girl had left.

For the girl, he can't respond to any ......!

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Leaving the small courtyard, Si Ye poured into the somewhat quiet streets, the eastern capital in late autumn, has been wrapped in a red sea - those crimson maple leaves, you can see everywhere, the red maple dancing in the wind, like an independent and peerless beauty dancing on the side! It has become the first sight to watch in this large eastern capital......

Passing through the streets, vaguely filled with human figures, quiet enough for pedestrians to stop and take in the view, he left the Eastern Capital......

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The outskirts of the Eastern Capital, the cemetery, the Eastern Capital Cemetery.

......There is a faint breeze blowing the lush foliage...... Unlike the eastern capital, there are still tenacious remnants of the late summer breath here......

The scorching, painful sunlight that hurts the skin, is so real...... It's so close to Dongdu, but it's like two different worlds!

A figure came here, he looked at the tombstone that appeared in front of him, his eyes were full of the coldness of the past, all the laziness was gone, and only tenderness remained......

"Feng Xia, are you okay!"

WhewW...... A gust of wind struck suddenly! The branches and leaves swayed...... Wrap him ......!

"Are you here!" the man's voice rang out in the wind.

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