As soon as the boat touched the shore, the sound of the whistle stopped. But the aftermath still echoed in her heart, the sorrow was endless, and the melancholy continued, as if it would never stop.

Xiao Yezi was silent on the boat for a long time before slowly walking out of the flute. She didn't dare to approach the source of the flute, but called from afar: "Hey! Are you okay? ”

After a long time, a soft male voice came from the depths of the bamboo forest: "Thank you for your concern, I'm fine." ”

It was the first time Xiao Yezi heard such a soft but masculine voice, and her heart jumped, but she immediately calmed down: "It's okay." Sorry to bother you. ”

The man in the bamboo forest seemed to smile, with a faint smile in his voice: "It's not a bother." It's been a long time since anyone has listened to me play the flute. Little girl, cough-cough--" he coughed violently as he spoke, and after a long pause, he continued, "it's not early, so go back too." There are many waterways in Dongting Lake, and the road to Chuangshilou is far away, it is too late, and it is not safe for you to be a girl boating alone. ”

What building? Xiao Yezi didn't hear clearly, but when he heard his gentle words and caring tone, he was also quite moved in his heart, so he responded: "Then you can go back too, goodbye." Xiao Yezi waited, but there was no man's voice in the bamboo forest, could it be that he was gone? She was a little melancholy for some reason, but she had no choice but to go back.

Xiao Yezi didn't dare to tell anyone about the experience of that day. That day, a seed was planted in her heart, like a wild vine, suddenly, it quickly took root and sprouted, spreading wantonly. The lingering sound of the flute was like a short thorn on a vine, piercing deeply into the tip of her heart. She had never felt so much pity for a person, or someone she had never met. She's just an orphan girl in the countryside, and he might just be a passerby. But she still wanted to calm his sorrow and dilute his hatred.

I thought, I thought, I thought about it for a whole day. I'm thinking about what to do. I think about it when I wake up, and I think even more so before I go to bed. Xiao Yezi jumped out of bed, pushed open the window, looked up at the direction of the island, her heart beat like a drum, no matter how she pressed it, she couldn't calm down. Tonight's moonlight is as beautiful as last night. I wonder if he'll go there again, or if he'll continue to play that haunting tune?

As if enchanted, she put on a garment, slipped out again, and took the shelter of the night to the edge of the island again. The island was still shadowy, mysterious and quiet, and a gust of wind blew, blowing the hem of her green skirt and her heart. She sat in the boat, looking eagerly, waiting, expecting, but hour after hour passed, and there was no movement on the island.

He's not coming? He's not coming!

She was deflated, stood up and sat down again, and couldn't help but feel sorry for herself.

Suddenly, a wisp of flute crept into her ears, and the pulse was like a voice.

He's coming? He's coming! Xiao Yezi was in ecstasy, and didn't dare to disturb him, so he slowly got off the boat, followed the sound of the flute and walked in the mysterious direction, stepping on bamboo leaves under his feet, but as if stepping on clouds.

She had only walked a few steps, when suddenly, the sound of the flute stopped. Xiao Yezi was startled and didn't dare to move again.

"Is that you?"

It's him? It's him! Xiao Yezi was excited, nervous but couldn't believe it, and after a long while, he responded: "En." ”

The man snorted, as if laughing. I just heard him say: "I didn't think I would run into you." The bamboo forest is windy at night, you come with me. ”

Xiao Yezi pursed her lips, nervous and didn't know where to start. I saw that under the sparse moonlight, a man in purple slowly walked through the bamboo forest and came to her gracefully.

Under the shadow of the bamboo, she still couldn't see his appearance clearly, but his figure was very tall and slender, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, a slow robe, and a faint fragrance lingering around his body, which made people feel elegant and quiet.

He didn't speak, just took Xiao Yezi's hand and led Xiao Ye through the layers of green bamboos to a simple pavilion. She looked back at him, and saw the blue-green silk of his hair trembling slightly in the breeze.

She finally saw her face clearly by the moonlight. He looked a little older than Yang Yizhao, his face was pale and slightly sickly, and he was gently holding a Xiangfei bamboo flute in his hand, standing there, like an immortal, smiling gently. It was a kind of smile that Xiao Yezi had never seen before, and there was a kind of stray and sad magic between her eyebrows and eyes, which made her sink into his smile in an instant.

Xiao Yezi looked at him blankly. He smiled and let Xiao Yezi look at him, until he looked embarrassed about Xiao Yezi, and then asked with a gentle smile: "Little girl, why are you here?" ”

Xiao Yezi didn't want to admit his thoughts, and his face turned red: "I also want to ask why you are here." I don't sleep so late, and I run here with the cold wind blowing the flute, and I'm not afraid of catching a cold. ”

The man in purple smiled: "I stay in the house every day, it's too boring." I had to take advantage of the fact that everyone was not paying attention, and came out to breathe. But I really didn't expect to see you again. ”

Xiao Yezi lowered his head and argued forcefully: "I-I listened to your flute play beautifully, and I really want to listen to it again, so I came here, don't think crookedly." ”

The man in purple smiled gently and elegantly: "I don't seem to have seen you before." Little girl, what's your name? ”

Xiao Yezi's heart turned, and he suddenly raised his head and smiled: "You tell me what your name is first, and then I'll tell you what my name is." ”

The man in purple lowered his head and smiled, his voice as gentle as water: "Whatever you want to call me, you are, little girl." ”

Xiao Yezi was called by him to soften his heart, and he was busy shaking his spirits and glaring at him: "If I call you a big stupid and a big idiot, will you agree?" ”

The man in purple smiled: "If I also call you a little villain and a little idiot, will you agree?" ”

Xiao Yezi stuck out his tongue and pretended to be disdainful: "Hmph, it's so much bigger than others, and you have to squeeze me with words." ”

The man in purple smiled but said nothing. Xiao Yezi looked at him like this, but he was embarrassed, and said, "Forget it, let me tell you, my name is Xiao Yezi." ”

The man in purple laughed in a deep voice: "Hello, my name is Yunxi. ”

Xiao Yezi silently recited his name in his heart a few times, and said calmly: "Your name is very good, much stronger than mine." ”

Yun Xi, the man in purple, smiled slightly, didn't answer, just looked at the bright night sky.

Xiao Yezi looked at him strangely: "Why are you smiling so strangely." I say this, is there any problem? ”

Yunxi smiled: "It's not your problem. It's just that many years ago, there was a girl who said that. ”

Xiao Yezi was curious: "Oh! Is it your lover? As soon as she said it, she regretted it a little, so decent, what to do with this. But Yunxi was very generous and didn't care: "Not bad." However, that was many years ago, and now I have forgotten about it. ”

Xiao Yezi suddenly tasted a little surprised: "If I change it, I won't forget it." If I like her, I will remember everything that happened between the two of us, and I will not forget any of it. ”

Yunxi frowned and smiled: "Do you have to remember the sad things?" ”

Xiao Yezi raised his eyebrows: "Who let that be my lover?" If he was just a passerby, how could I be sad for a passerby? Isn't it because I like him that he can hurt me? He hurt me, doesn't it also prove that I have met my love? So I think that being hurt by love is, in a sense, a confirmation of happiness. ”

When Yunxi heard this, he lowered his eyebrows and smiled, as if he was a little dignified: "Ahem...... May you always think so. ”

Xiao Yezi saw that he did not contradict his tirade, and he was quite a plus, so he said: "I'm just talking about my thoughts-you are not quite the same as Yang Yizhao and them, you are willing to listen patiently to what I say here, and don't scold me for apostasy, I am already very grateful." ”

Yunxi's eyes paused for a moment, as if he was interested, and said, "Yang Yizhao? Do you mean Yang Yizhao, the master of the Divorced Pavilion? ”

Xiao Yezi smiled: "Otherwise, do you Heavenly King Gang have a second Yang Yizhao?" You must know it. ”

Yun Xi smiled and asked, "How do you know that I am from the Heavenly King Gang?" ”

Xiao Yezi pulled her hair and smiled: "This shouldn't be difficult to guess, right?" There is still a fence in our village to protect it, let alone a military aircraft like the Tianwang Gang? If you weren't from the Heavenly Kings Gang, how could they allow you to play the flute here at night to entertain yourself? ”

Yunxi smiled: "Ahem...... Cough...... I heard that Yang Tianwang brought a brilliant little beauty from Nianfei Village this time, and it seems that this is true. ”

Xiao Yezi heard Yunxi praise her, her heart was very sweet, and she couldn't help but smile on her face: "It turns out that you ...... That's what you think of me. ”

Yun Xi smiled, but he couldn't see his mental activity: "Yang Tianwang is suave, the world knows about it, cough ...... If it weren't for a woman like you, I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to tie his heart. ”

When Xiao Yezi heard this, he was dissatisfied, and immediately refuted: "What do you mean by this? I have nothing to do with Yang Yizhao. I don't want him to be a stinky man like him. ”

Yunxi was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, this time the smile was particularly bright and gentle: "Ahem...... It was the first time I had heard a woman describe him like that. If he hears it, he will be saddened. ”

Xiao Yezi raised her eyebrows: "I said the same thing in front of him." Please tell you the friends of the Tianwang Gang, I am purely friends with him, and it is impossible for him to develop into lovers at all, please let the woman who loves Yang Yizhao in the Tianwang Gang put her heart in her stomach, and save it from the cold, I can't afford to pay for it. You Heavenly Kings Gang treat him as a treasure, and he is not worth much to me. ”

Yunxi listened to her sarcasm, but never blamed her, just smiled: "I said it wrong." Don't be angry, little girl. ”

Xiao Yezi originally heard his apology, and his heart was just smooth, but when he heard the word "little girl", he was not happy again: "I'm younger than you, but don't call me a little girl like an elder, okay?" It's not like I don't have a name! My name is Chang Baoye, not a little girl. ”

Yunxi smiled: "Okay, then I will call you Miss Chang in the future." ”

Xiao Yezi pouted: "The eldest girl, the flat girl, the round girl, the square girl, the big girl, the little girl, there are thousands of girls in the world, and there is only one little leaf." ”

Yunxi was finally amused by her, and said with a smile: "Little Yezi." ”

Xiao Yezi was satisfied, his face was much better, and he smiled: "Well, that's right." ”

Yunxi smiled: "Since I accidentally offended you, I should always show something." He looked at the flute in his hand and sent it forward.

Xiao Yezi doesn't know how much this flute is worth, and it's not easy to take it. After a moment's hesitation, he heard Yunxi smile and said: "You have listened to my flute for so long, and you can be regarded as a bosom friend." This flute was made by myself a few days ago, although it is not valuable, but it is also a piece of my craft, you don't like it. ”

Xiao Yezi was relieved and took the flute. Yunxi smiled: "It's not early, the good girl got a gift, is it time to go back to sleep?" ”

Xiao Yezi couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, listen to you, who asked me to take a short hand." I can't get cheap and sell well. Thank you for the flute, and I will prepare a gift for you next time, so that you don't feel at a loss. I'm leaving! Saying that, he didn't stay long, glanced at Yunxi, and turned to leave.

Yun Xi watched her disappear into the night, and her eyes turned from bright to dark.