There was a sound in the room, it was the sound of Qiu Yu putting things. Then, there was the roar of the water.

A cup of warm water that exuded warmth was placed in Gu Li's hand.

After Qiu Yu poured water for her, she went to the kitchen to cook.

Gu Li said, "I'll come." ”

There was no reply, only two fingers tapping on the table. Gu Li knew that Qiu Yu had rejected her proposal.

Qiu Yu's gaze froze on her indifferent face for a moment, then she took her things and went into the kitchen.

She's been like this every day since he's been here. Can talk, but don't say much, sit or stand, always in a daze, often stunned for a day.

Qiu Yu really wanted to know, what was she thinking in her heart? Could it be that she has really become a stagnant heart and has turned herself into an empty shell?

But he won't leave her.

Gu Li knew that the reason why Qiu Yu had been accompanying her in this almost isolated place was because he pitied her and he was repaying the favor.

It's just a gesture to save him, but I didn't expect him to accompany her here and take care of her for three years without regrets and without abandonment.

So now, she and Qiu Yu, a blind man and a mute person, can't tell who saved whom, and can't tell who is grateful to whom.

Gu Li was still full of gratitude to him, but she didn't know how to repay this gratitude.

Soon, the hot meal was served on the table, and Qiu Yu took the chopsticks and delivered them to Gu Li's hands.

Gu Li couldn't see anything, so she groped and ate slowly. Now, food for her is nothing more than something to fill her stomach, and whatever she eats, it tastes like chewing wax, and she can no longer taste anything.

The two finished the meal silently, and Gu Li wanted to wash the dishes, but was preempted by Qiu Yu.

After a while, Gu Li smelled the familiar smell of medicine, which Qiu Yu had brought to her eyes.

It's been more than two years, and he's never given up on healing her eyes.

A faint smile appeared on Gu Li's face, very indifferent, very cold, but it was indeed a smile.

"You don't have to bother anymore."

Qiu Yu didn't respond, and applied the medicine evenly to the bandage, and wrapped the bandage around her eyes again.

"I don't care if it's cured or not." Gu Li said again.

Qiu Yu couldn't answer her words, but her hands knotted the bandage on the back of her head and loosened it delicately to make her more comfortable.

The two were silent, and after a while, they went back to their rooms to sleep.

This night, Gu Li had a dream.

She walked into a mass of darkness, boundless, indescribably deep, enveloping her and oppressing her.

Suddenly, she heard a faint voice, as if calling her name.

Gradually, the voice became clearer and clearer, gentle, elegant, as if with a soft smile, calling her over and over again

"Ari ......"

She went crazy, chasing the voice. However, the farther she ran, the more quickly she chased, the weaker and more unreachable the sound became.

She stopped, staring blankly, but there was nothing but the boundless darkness before her.

She cried, she cried, she wanted to go after him, she wanted to find him.

He used to say that he had spent three hundred years alone in the dark, so now, she came to accompany him, okay?

However, the darkness haunted her, hindered her, and prevented her from finding him.

Just as she was in despair, a flash of fire suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, illuminating her eyes.

So she saw him and saw him standing in front of her, smiling at her. Just like the apricot blossoms and light rain that year, he held an umbrella and stood at the door of the Spring Return Hall waiting for her, and went home side by side with her.

He has not changed in the slightest, he is still white-clothed and snowy, with a clear breeze and a bright moon. The elegant and handsome face, with a gentle smile, is like a paulownia flower falling from the ends of the hair, and the rest of the fragrance is curling. It is like a breeze blowing away the dark clouds, leaving only the bright moon.

Gu Li's eyes were full of tears and she rushed towards him.

It's been three years, and for thousands of days and nights without him, she doesn't know why she is alive or how she should live in the future.

All she knew was that her whole heart had been empty since he left. It's empty and lonely, but it can't hold anything, and it can't make waves because of anything.

It wasn't until now, when she saw him, that she felt that her empty heart had come to life again. As if the body had found the soul, as if the spirit had found sustenance, she rushed towards him.

She wanted to grab him, hold him, hold him tightly, never to be separated again.

She will no longer question his heart, doubt his feelings, and listen to him for everything.

She wanted to be in his ear and say to him, "No matter how many hundred years, I will be with you." ”

……

He just stood there, waiting for her to come over, waiting for her to hug.

However, when Gu Li ran in front of him and stretched out his hands to hug him, he suddenly turned into a bubble, and in front of her eyes, he was shattered and disappeared without a trace.

All kinds of grief welled up in her heart, and she screamed in pain, frantically calling him, looking for him everywhere.

……

She never saw him again until she trembled and woke up from her dream.

Tears have long been wet on the pillow, but the grief in my heart has not been able to calm down for a long time.

She seemed to have returned to that day, watching Yan Qing walk into the blinding white light, wrapped, shrouded, and finally disappear.

After waking up from the dream, there is no sleepiness.

Gu Li got up, fumbled for the bamboo cane next to the bed, and walked out of the room.

She sat down again on the stone platform in the courtyard, and sat quietly, motionless.

The wind blows in the middle of the night, bringing with it the chill of autumn. The cold blew into her empty and sad heart, but it was as if it gave her a dose of analgesic, allowing her to get temporary peace.

It was still dark in front of her, and she still wanted to pursue him. But the road ahead is uncertain, where should she go?

What's more, Zhong Liyu said that after destroying the Lisi bottle, Yan Qing was already dead. Even if he waited for hundreds or thousands of years, he would not be able to appear in this world.

At that time, knowing this, Gu Li was still willing to wait. Wait for someone who will not return, wait for three hundred years, three thousand years, wait until she herself is reduced to ashes, turned into nothingness.

Now, however, she is beginning to question herself.

He won't come back, he will never be able to wait for him, so why should he keep waiting?

Rather than waiting in the air, it is better to pursue it. What if she finds it?

The sky was about to dawn, Gu Li picked up the bamboo cane next to him again, and groped back to the room.

The next day, after the morning meal, Qiuyu went to the mountains to collect firewood.

When it was almost noon, he hadn't come back yet, so Gu Li went into the kitchen by himself, planning to cook.

Her eyes couldn't see, and it took a lot of effort to start a fire.

The fire was burning so brightly that she didn't see it. A piece of wood with the flame fell out, and she didn't see it.