Winter afternoons are always the most quiet and relaxing time.

In the past, on a sunny and warm day after the snow, I would lie lazily on the bed with Lu Zhiyu, hugging each other silently and contentedly to feel each other's body temperature.

However, this romantic and sweet time will never last long, Shui Qing will always knock on my door unexpectedly, put her cold hand into my bed, and pull me out of the warm room under Zhiyu's panicked gaze.

Downstairs was naturally prepared, and I would see Chu He's smile at the moment before he scolded Pei Shuiqing, a shrew—his warm smile was as beautiful and healing as the winter sun, and he choked in his throat and was pushed into the car by them to pull me away. There is no other destination than the ski resort of the school's Higashiyama.

I finally had a chance to catch my breath when I got out of the car, but before I could complain, Xiaoli and Jinbi would surround me, Shui Qing would hide behind Zhuo Ying, I wanted to drag her out, looking at Chu He's helpless wry smile coming towards me, it was just holding back the big anger, and it dissipated without a trace for a while.

Crackling.

The charcoal fire in the stove outside burst crisply, breaking the suffocating silence in the room for a long time.

"I don't believe it."

"Return to Hotaru ......?"

"I don't believe it," I saw a tear silently falling on my unconscious hand. "Chu He won't die, he won't ......"

Yes, he is Chu He, he is the most down-to-earth and reliable friend I can think of, the support of all of us, and the indispensable pillar of the Astronomical Society.

No one will be his.

"I've never been able to accept this fact, and I've never wanted to believe it's true." Xuan'er's tears were like rain, but her voice was calm and terrifying, "But this is what I have seen with my own eyes, it is even more terrible than a nightmare, those people's knives, just like that, slashed on his body one by one, slashed all over his body, cut flesh and blood blurred." ”

Every sentence of Xuan'er slashed at my heart like a sharp dagger, making me tremble and cry.

"No, it won't ......"

"Not only could I not save him, but I didn't even have time to collect his bones, I lost consciousness, and I was dragged back to the post station by them, and I was sent to the carriage bound for Kazhou." Xuan'er lowered her head and stared deeply at the dagger in her hand again, "Later, I changed my name. Su Wanqiu, Wanqiu... This is what Brother Chu is used to, and it must not be defiled. Except for these two words that he can call, no other man in the world is worthy. ”

Su Wanqiu.

Plain and simple girl, like the autumn sun, such a fresh and pure name, and the person in front of him is right. It's just Chu He, you have lost the hope of going back, you should also save your life, since you have met Wanqiu, why are you so ruthless, leaving her alone to suffer in this world?

"Did he leave anything he wanted to say to us?"

"Brother Chu and I haven't known each other for a long time, but eight out of ten days always miss you." Wanqiu cried bitterly, "He said that the most regretful thing in his life in this life is not that he couldn't find his way home, but that he couldn't find Xiaoli and couldn't find a few of your friends who came here together." He always complains that he is useless and doesn't protect your safety for Zhuo Ying......"

There was another cramping pain in my heart.

Chu He, you always take responsibility like this, blaming yourself for all the guilt.

As everyone knows, our wish is just to be okay with each other, even if we can't find each other, even if we can't go home hand in hand, at least we should have hope and spare our lives for the sake of caring for ourselves and the people we love.

In the last days of your life, you still cared for us like this, hoping that we would be safe and happy, and now I have finally met your fiancée and learned your news, but I have been separated forever, but how can I rejoice?

"Wanqiu..."

Xu hadn't heard someone call her like this for too long, Wanqiu raised her head in a trance, her eyes were still a little out of focus because of too many tears. However, how could she be unkind when she heard her real name, as if a warm current poured into her heart, her breathing was slightly cramped: "What? ”

"You still call Wanqiu in the future, this name is much better than Xuan'er, I believe Chu He is also willing. As for the identity of the peony champion...... I hesitated slightly, and then said firmly, "Don't worry, leave this matter to me." ”

"Gui Hotaru..."Wan Qiu frowned, puzzled, "What do you mean by that?" ”

"Now that I know your relationship with Chu He, although he has gone, there is absolutely no reason for you to continue to be a Taopinlou Oiran." I said softly, "You only have a good heart, I am like a mother and daughter with Aunt Hua, and she has always been obedient to me, just ask her to help you redeem yourself." ”

Wanqiu was stunned, as if she never expected me to make such a decision, the corners of her mouth inadvertently slowly rose, but it was frozen on her face at the moment before she became a smile: "However, this matter is not trivial, now the entire Kazhou City knows about me, even if Aunt Hua treats your niece as the pearl of her palm and agrees to everything, I am afraid that it will be really difficult to turn around." ”

"I failed to protect the Chu River, and I should protect his lover a thousand times as compensation." I didn't want to embarrass Wanqiu, so I pretended to be relaxed and asserted, "How to turn around is my business, or that sentence, you just need to recuperate your body as soon as possible, this is the most important thing." Now that you are in this peach sales building, if you suffer the slightest grievance, then I will really have no shame to face Chu He. ”

Wanqiu still wanted to push back, but after listening to my words, she had to accept it peacefully. Since then, I have let down my guard and truly connected with me.

Strange to say, since the first time we met, I have a good impression of this girl, and now that I know each other's identities, it seems to be a matter of course, and I feel more and more intimate in my heart, like an old friend I haven't seen for more than ten years. The two of them surrendered to the deed, and they didn't stop talking.

I will talk about my relationship with Chu He in detail and don't need to mention it to her, she doesn't feel taboo, and she even talked to me about her life experience.

"Gui Hotaru, what I am telling you today is something I have never said to anyone in my life. It's Brother Chu, and I haven't had time to tell it yet. Wan Qiu took a deep breath and said in a solemn tone, "I don't know if you have heard of the Zhenjiang Su clan's massacre twelve years ago?" ”

"Zhenjiang Sushi... Twelve years ago...... "I condensed slightly, and then inexplicably thought of what Duan Ming said twelve years ago, the former Gangfeng Banner Lord Yu Yi Heavenly King was apostasy and killed, but after thinking about it, this matter seemed to have nothing to do with Wanqiu's extermination of the Su Clan, and then shook his head and said, "I don't know, but-Su Clan... Wanqiu, you-"

"-Yes, I am the daughter of the Su clan back then." Wanqiu's tone was indifferent, but it contained a frightening coldness, "Since you don't know what happened back then, I don't need to revisit the old things." You just need to know that my identity cannot be exposed, so as I told you, you must also keep it a secret for me. ”

"This is natural." "But twelve years ago, your family was destroyed by the enemy, and you were only a three-year-old child, how did you escape?" ”

"That night, the enemy came to the door, I happened to be taken out of the city by the nurse to learn the wild silkworms, and when I returned at night, I saw the sky in the city reflected in the fiery red, and the original house had become a sea of fire." Wanqiu's expression was gloomy, and her tone still didn't fluctuate too much, "We didn't dare to go home, the nurse took me south for more than a month, forced by hunger and cold, and left independently after leaving me on the mountain on a rainy night." ”

"So... How did you get to where you are now? ”

"My life is not too bad after all, and on that barren mountain, I met the master who raised me for twelve years. At that time, he was still wandering, and he saved me by chance, and because of my bleak background, he kept me by his side as a disciple. Talking about her teacher, Wanqiu's tone softened a lot, "It's just that although Master has never traveled away because of me, he seems to be afraid that I will rely on him, and he always deliberately distances himself from me." For more than ten years, I have not been taught anything other than words, poetry, and books, and the skills that women should learn. He always thought of himself as a master, but he never told me his name. I remember one time when I asked again and again, he told me the name of 'Supervisor Shenjun', but he should just deal with it randomly, and I can't believe it. ”

"The Guardian Divine Monarch..."I pondered repeatedly, but I didn't think of anything other than feeling a little embarrassed. This Master of yours is also interesting. But although he has a weird temperament, he takes care of you quite well. ”

"Yes, twelve years of nurturing grace, I naturally dare not live up to it." Wanqiu's tone was respectful, and her crying red eyes finally flashed with a faint smile, "Without his old man, I wouldn't be where I am today." Even if he was able to save his life back then, he must have grown up full of hatred and pain, and he would not become a normal person. ”

"What do you mean—" I was slightly surprised, "don't you want to avenge the murder of your entire family?" ”

"Yes, of course. I remember when I followed the master, I begged him day and night to pass on my martial arts and take me back to Zhenjiang. But the master said, when is the time for retribution, my enemy has the ability to slaughter the Su family, and it is not for me to deal with it as a weak woman. What's more, when the great intention was first established, the situation was turbulent, and it is unknown what caused the destruction of the Su family. How can I avenge my so-called blood feud? Wan Qiu tugged at the corners of her mouth lightly, smiling indifferently and tiredly, "The vicissitudes of the world, now that twelve years have passed, not only do I not know the slightest bit of martial arts, but I can't save myself when I fall into the dust." It is not even known who the name of the enemy is, or where he lives. What kind of revenge is there to talk about, isn't it a fool's dream? ”