As soon as she entered the door, Mochen saw Lilac squatting in the yard boredly fiddling with a branch of a tree, and when she saw Mochen enter the door, she immediately stood up and ran over.

"Brother Mo, why did you come back, it's almost dark. Lilac pouted and said, "How about it, what have you asked Uncle Jian for, and has he embarrassed you again?" ”

Mo Chen laughed and said: "The sword master didn't embarrass me, on the contrary, he also gave me a lot of help, but the sword master didn't have time to teach you swordsmanship in the past few days, if you want to learn, I can do it for you." ”

"Forget it, I only know what real swordsmanship is when the two of you fight, and Uncle Sword taught me that it was just some tricks, so I don't want to waste time with it. Lilac wrinkled her nose and complained.

"It's not that the sword lacks the master who doesn't teach you, it's his sword, you can't learn it, everyone in this world has their own sword and their own way, you haven't practiced martial arts, naturally you can't understand these, being able to learn the skills of sword dancing is already very good for you, at least it proves that you are still willing to work hard." Mo Chen said lightly.

Lilac's face was full of doubt, and she shook her head, "I don't understand, Uncle Sword said a long time ago that I can't practice martial arts, at most I can learn some simple swordsmanship, and I can't help it." As she spoke, she seemed to think of something, her mouth closed, and her face darkened.

After Mo Chen left, the sword was missing a hand to pinch the magic seal, and the incarnation in the courtyard turned into a black gas that rushed into his hand and turned into a mixed black ball.

Jian Que touched the black ball and tucked it into his sleeve.

"Ah, I'll have to clean up the mess all over the floor. He looked at the broken sword fragments scattered all over the courtyard and smiled bitterly.

Just as he bent down to clean up, there was a soft knock at the door, and Jian Que looked up, and his face sank.

The person who came was Xi Niang, who was standing at the door with the old cane and looking at Jian Short.

"You're here. Jian Que said in a deep voice, and then lowered his head and continued to clean up.

Xi Niang didn't care, she walked into the door tremblingly on crutches: "You didn't have a ruining plan?"

As she spoke, she waved her hand, and the broken sword was automatically piled up on the wall.

Jian Que stood up, threw the fragments in his hand aside, and said lightly: "No, you have repeatedly told me, how can I ruin the plan." ”

"Good. Xi Niang nodded hoarsely and said, "We have been waiting for this day for a long time, if we miss it this time, I'm afraid there will be no chance to turn over." ”

Jian Que's face remained unchanged, and he said with a hint of indifference in his eyes: "Don't confuse me with you, if it weren't for cloves, how could I ......?"

"Don't say it. Xi Niang's cloudy eyes closed, and the whole person exuded a breath of decay and exhaustion.

"You think I'm not here for Lilacs, if it weren't for me, you and everyone else would have no way to live. She said slowly with her eyes closed.

"Hmph, life and death are fateful, I never asked you for a trace of life back then. Jian Que said coldly, it seemed that Xi Niang's words made him very unhappy.

Xi Niang suddenly opened her eyes and stared at Jian Que and said: "I know you don't like what I do, but you only know that you have a life and death, have you ever considered other people's thoughts, there are not many people in this world who are not afraid of the arrival of death." ”

"So you're going to sacrifice Mochen, after all, you're not doing it for your own selfish desires!" Jian Que scolded, and with a wave of his hand, he turned and entered the room.

"Get out of here, don't dirty Lao Ding's yard. ”

"You are less righteous and awe-inspiring, how good can you be, if you really uphold your heart, you will not cooperate with me in this scene. Xi Niang shouted at Jian Que's figure, and there was also a hint of anger in her hoarse voice: "When I came to you, you didn't refuse me. ”

Jian Que stopped, and didn't look back: "That's for cloves, I can't help it!"

"For the sake of cloves, you agreed to sacrifice ink dust, so what is the difference between you and me? To put it bluntly, we are just a raccoon dog, but I don't care about the name, I can do it, and the only difference between you and me is just a mouthful of hypocrisy. Xi Niang sneered.

After a long silence, Jian Que let out a long sigh, and when he spoke again, his voice was tired: "You're right, I'm indeed a hypocrite, you go, I'm going to rest." ”

With that, he slowly entered the house and closed the door.

"Don't blame me, it's all for the lilacs. Xi Niang muttered, then turned and staggered away.

On the other end, Lilac's face was gloomy, as if he had thought of something, and Mo Chen looked at Lilac's complexion change, and naturally guessed a thing or two.

A gleam flashed in his eyes, as if he had made a decision: "Lilac, do you have anything to say to Brother Mo?"

Lilac didn't speak, but lowered her head, and after waiting for a while, she finally mustered up her courage and said in a trembling voice: "Brother Mo, Lilac has grown up here since she was a child, and she has never left the village since I was sensible. ”

Her voice trembled, as if every sentence had used all her strength: "Originally, I didn't think there was anything about it, but since you came to the village, I have had a strange feeling, I don't know what it feels like, but the thought that I won't see you in the future, I feel scared, I'm really afraid, I'm afraid that after you leave, one day you will forget me, you will never remember my name again, I am afraid that I will never see you again, and I will never hear the unexpected story of the village again." As she spoke, tears were pouring out of her eyes, but Lilac couldn't care about it anymore.

"I once read a quote from a book, 'I could have endured the darkness without knowing it, if I hadn't seen the light'. Lilac said, looking up at Mo Chen, tears rolling down her thin face.

"I didn't understand before, but now I understand, it turns out that you are the light, and I finally understand that the moment I see the light, I really don't want to endure the 'darkness' anymore." ”

Listening to Lilac's words, Mo Chen smiled slightly at the corner of his mouth, although it was just a little careful thinking of the girl, but the description was unexpectedly accurate, even if the sun rises and sets every day in this Chuyang Village, but in Mo Chen's eyes, it is indeed a dark place.

After Lilac finished speaking, he hugged Mo Chen tightly with both hands, and the tears that came out of his eyes wet his chest, Mo Chen reached out and touched her hair, and said: "Brother Mo understands, so let's do it, I promise you that I will discuss with Xi Niang to take you with me before I leave." ”

As soon as the words fell, the thin body of Lilac in his arms shook suddenly, and then he looked up at Mo Chen, his eyes full of disbelief.

"Really, Brother Mo, you didn't lie to Lilac, right? She said cautiously.