Directly opposite me, there is a stone staircase that leads to the river. At the top of the stone steps were several pairs of young men and women, holding freshly lit river lanterns in their hands.

They face each other with their hands and place the river lantern in the center. The two of them slowly closed their eyes, I think they must be making a wish.

After a moment, the two slowly opened their eyes, and then the two looked at each other affectionately. They looked at each other and smiled, and the river lantern was gently placed on the surface of the river.

When I saw them like this, I was really envious. Now that I think about it, when we were with Qing Yao before, we didn't seem to have been like this.

"Chu ...... Ugly face, what are you looking at there, hurry up and sit down. Jiusheng shouted from the side.

I slowly withdrew my gaze, then turned and sat down at the table, the window still open.

Huafeng ordered some wine and food, and I sat there without saying a word.

"Wait a minute, the wine and food will come up soon." After saying that, the shopkeeper turned around and walked out, and closed the door.

"Ugly face, what's wrong? Seeing that you didn't speak from the beginning, did you have something on your mind? Hua Yue asked, looking at me from the side.

I shook my head with a wry smile and said, "It's nothing, it's just ...... It's just that I thought about something I shouldn't have thought about. ”

A few people looked at me and thought something was wrong with me, so they didn't talk much.

Soon after, the shopkeeper brought the food and drinks.

"A few masters, all the orders you have ordered are here, a few slow uses." The shopkeeper looked at us and said.

Huafeng looked up at the shopkeeper and said, "No one is allowed to come in without us calling you, you have to knock on the door first." Do you understand? ”

"Well, if you have something, you shout, you use it slowly." After speaking, the shopkeeper turned around and left.

When the door closed, I took my mask off.

"Don't think about anything else tonight, everyone will eat and drink, come and have a drink first." Hisashi raised his glass as he spoke.

We looked at each other, and then we raised the glasses in front of us and touched them together.

After a glass of wine, a warm feeling suddenly came from the body. Later, under the leadership of Huayue and Jiusheng, the atmosphere of the wine table gradually came out, and I forgot about those unhappy things for the time being.

Just as we were halfway through our drink, I suddenly heard a loud noise coming from outside the window.

Huayue and Jiusheng leaned on the edge of the window and looked outside, while Huafeng and I stayed in our seats and continued to drink.

", ugly face come on, look who it is." Jiusheng's voice came.

I frowned, then put the mask on my face and walked towards the window, and the wind slowly walked to the window.

When I looked out the window, I saw a familiar figure appear on the stone steps opposite me, and that person was Shangguan Xuanmu. And next to Shangguan Xuanmu, there is a person I will never forget in my life, she is Qing Yao.

The appearance of the two made other young men and women make way for them. At this time, Qing Yao and Shangguan Xuanmu walked side by side on the stone steps, and the two looked like they were already married.

"This bastard, it's actually ......," Jiusheng said as he looked at Shangguan Xuanmu.

Huayue subconsciously pulled Jiusheng, and then quietly pointed at me, and Jiusheng hurriedly closed his mouth.

I watched as the figures of the two men froze in place, and everything around me seemed to stand still for a moment. And all I could see was Qing Yao and Shangguan Xuanmu, as if there were only three of us left in this world at this moment. My heart hurts at this moment. It seemed to hurt even more than when Qing Yao left me, and I didn't understand why Qing Yao was like this.

At this time, a lot of pictures of me and Qing Yao used to be together came to my mind. Her every move seems to be yesterday, and her every movement and smile is so beautiful and moving. Only now, I seem to realize that all this is no longer mine. All of this has nothing to do with me anymore.

Maybe at this moment I completely understood that some things are really destined. No matter how hard you try, it's all powerless.

"Ugly face, you...... Are you okay. Hisashi asked, looking at me.

I didn't speak, just shook my head gently. Without them seeing, a line of tears left in my eyes.

For some reason, I really wanted to cry out loud at this point. But I know I can't. Fortunately, I was wearing a mask, and no one saw it in my eyes.

After a long time, I slowly turned around and whispered, "Forget it, let's go back tomorrow." ”

At the moment when I turned around, Qing Yao slowly looked up at our window, and Jiu Sheng glanced at Qing Yao and closed the window.

The three of them returned to their seats one after another, and they didn't say a word. Just poured me a glass of wine, but I didn't drink it, and I didn't take off my mask.

"It's very uncomfortable, cry if you want to cry, no one laughs at you." Hua Feng said as he poured a glass of wine into his mouth.

I didn't speak, just gently removed my mask. Then he poured the wine in front of him into his mouth and drank it cup after cup.

"Since you have said it, it is okay not to participate in this family affair, anyway, we are also following you." Hisashi looked at me and said.

"Okay, I've drunk a lot today, and after drinking this last glass of wine, let's go back and rest. We'll leave early tomorrow morning, and we'll go to Qingfeng Temple when we get back. Huayue said as she raised her glass.

I poured the last glass of wine into my mouth and put my mask back on.

"Let's go." I got up and said lightly.

After a few moments, we got up and headed outside. But just as we were approaching the door, I suddenly heard a noise coming from outside the door.

"Shangguan Gongzi, it's not that I don't give you face. The guests of this room specially instructed that no one else could enter without their permission. The voice of the shopkeeper came in.

"Get out of here, where Lao Tzu is going, no one can stop me yet." Shangguan Xuanmu's voice came in immediately.

A moment later, footsteps came to the door.

"Squeak......" The door slowly opened, and Genki walked in.

"A few masters, I really can't stop this person." The shopkeeper looked at the wind and said.

Hua Yue looked at the shopkeeper and said, "Okay, you go down, it's nothing for you." ”

After hearing this, the shopkeeper turned around and went out, and Qing Yao then walked in. When I saw Qing Yao walk in, my body trembled slightly.

"You guys can come here without notifying me. Do you stinky boys treat me as a friend, but I'm still thinking about you. Don't go first, I just happened to have a meal from you before I ate. Shangguan Xuanmu said as he walked to the table and sat down.

"Hehe, how dare we, the countrymen, become friends with Shangguan Gongzi." Jiusheng Yin and Yang said angrily.

Huayue pulled Jiusheng and motioned for him not to talk nonsense.

"What do you mean by that, I'm not the same." Shangguan Xuanmu looked at Jiusheng and said.

Shangguan Xuanmu turned his head and shouted outside the door: "Little Er, take these things down of yours, and then serve a table of good wine and food." ”

"Come on, wait a minute." Outside the door, there was the shout of the shopkeeper.

"Don't be stunned, sit down." Genki looked at us and said.

Genki and the others glanced at each other, then walked to the table and sat down. And Qing Yao sat next to Shangguan Xuanmu, and I sat opposite her.

"Huh? Who is this masked brother? Why do you eat with a mask? Shangguan Xuanmu looked at me and asked.

Hua Yue hurriedly said: "This is one of my brothers, who has been extremely ugly since he was a child, so he wears a mask. It is precisely for this reason that we all call him ugly. ”

"I see, I'm really embarrassed to be ugly-faced brother." Shangguan Xuanmu looked at me and said.

I glanced at Shangguan Xuanmu and shook my head, indicating that it didn't matter.

Soon after, the shopkeeper removed all the leftovers on the table and served a table of wine and food again.

My eyes were almost always on Qing Yao, and Qing Yao would look at me a few times from time to time. But I couldn't see anything about me in her eyes.

My hands reached under the table and clenched my clothes tightly, and I could see slightly bulging veins on the backs of my hands.

Huayue saw my small movements and knew that I was trying my best to control my emotions.

Then Huayue got up and looked at Shangguan Xuanmu and said, "Xuanmu, since we met here today, we will bless you in advance." Since we have other things to do, we won't be able to go when you get married. That's all for today, we'll go back first, and we'll have to hurry tomorrow. ”

"By the way, Chu Yan, have you found it?" Shangguan Xuanmu looked at Huayue and asked.

Hua Yue glanced at Qing Yao and said, "We didn't find it. ”

Xuanmu nodded after hearing this, and poured a glass of wine directly into his mouth.

"Farewell." After saying that, Huayue pulled me and turned around and walked towards the door.

And I, Huafeng and Jiusheng and the three of them also slowly got up and prepared to leave, and I glanced at Qing Yao when I got up. Qing Yao also looked at me at this time, and we looked at each other in the air.

After a moment, I withdrew my gaze and silently turned away.

Just as I walked to the door, Qing Yao's voice came from behind me: "We...... Where did we meet, I always felt like we had known each other a long, long time ago. ”

I froze in place, not knowing how to answer her. I didn't understand why she asked me this question, when she knew me.