30 Eventual parting

The night is as cool as water.

Su Jili couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning on the bed, still digesting what his father said at the dinner table today. Although I don't understand why he arranged it this way, it is obviously a sure thing for him to leave home.

I turned back and forth a few times, and finally got out of bed with my shoes and socks on.

At that time, the lights in Su Jisheng's room were bright, and although he couldn't sleep at night as dark as Su Jili, there was still a trace of excitement in the fog.

"Knock knockβ€”" Suddenly there was a knock at the door.

"Who?"

"Brother, it's me," Su Jili whispered into the crack in the door.

"Come in."

"Squeak-" With the light and shadow sneaking in from outside the door, Su Jili gradually appeared in front of him.

"Why are you wearing so thin? I'm not afraid of freezing. Looking at her thin figure, Su Zhensheng frowned and said with some concern.

Stand up and gently close the door for her.

"Come to me so late? You don't have to tell me that you're scared to sleep alone at night," suddenly teased her, and looked at her with a smile.

Strange glances at him.

"Not really."

"What is the reason why my sister came to find my brother today?"

Su Jili sat on his bed and said with some loss

"Brother, do you want to leave home and go to Yuhuai Peak?" Raised his head and asked him with a serious face.

Su Jisheng sighed softly and said

"Ji'er, you have to know that this matter is not something you and I can control."

"Daddy's appearance is obviously determined"

"But...... I can't bear to be here, I can't bear Liu Niang, and I can't bear Daddy," she said with some frustration.

"I don't think I'm willing to give up the food in the Treasure Pavilion."

"Brotherβ€”"

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to tease you." Fingers gently hooked her nose, rubbed the shredded hair on the top of her head, and slowly spoke

"You know, nothing in this world will not change, we will always have to leave home one day, whether it is Daddy, Liu Niang, or me, we can only watch you marry someone else and reap happiness, in other words, maybe one day, there is a person who can bring you the joy that others can't give you, the moment he appears is the moment we leave, gather and disperse sometimes, you will eventually grow up" When he said this, her mood also fell to the bottom, especially when she heard "leave" from his mouthTears wet his eyes.

"How can you talk about this and say that you are crying" she wiped away the tears on her face helplessly, and said a little doting at the end

"Besides, my brother is with you this time. My brother will do whatever it takes to protect you."

Hearing this, Su Zhenli burst into tears and laughed, and the burden in his heart was a little lighter.

"Don't shed tears at every turn in the future, if others don't know, they think I've bullied you" Seeing that her mood had improved, Su Jisheng couldn't help but continue to joke with her.

"Got it"

"By the way, did my brother say when we will leave?"

"Just these two days. The two Taoist elders said that things in the mountains are busy, and it is not advisable to stay for a long time. Su Jisheng still said gently.

The mood that had just recovered a little bit fell to the bottom again.

"So fast." muttered something in a low voice.

"So cherish your bed and quilt, you won't see them in two days."

"Oh, then I won't bother my brother" Su Jili got up when he heard the words and walked towards the door.

"Wait." Looking at this thin back, Su Jisheng faintly felt some pity.

He took out a piece of clothing from the cupboard and draped her over a doting smile

"Don't catch a cold anymore"

Some lonely watched her leave.

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Despite the reluctance, the day of parting drew closer and closer as time passed.

In the past few days, there have been a lot of changes around Su Li.

She packed her bags little by little, and accepted this reality little by little, Liu Niang nagged her more and more frequently in the past two days, but she rarely replied a few times, and she didn't notice that Liu Niang quietly wiped her tears in private, but she rarely remembered this occasion, and she didn't know how to comfort her.

But think about it, God has given her too much, and she has to get something back.

She often thinks with some mockery.

But there is always something to fill in the wounds in her heart, these days she took this Su Jisheng to the Zhenyu Pavilion several times, as if to carry out some kind of ritual, every time I can't wait to order all the dishes here before I am willing, seeing her like this, Su Jisheng said that she was a little helpless, but still relied on her.

But there are some things that she can't avoid no matter how much she can't avoid them.

No matter how reluctant she was, she finally arrived the night before leaving, but this night Su Wei rarely called her to the study.

Before entering the house, I saw Su Wei's shadow on the window paper with his hand in his hand, and when the wind blew, the back seemed to have undergone a few vicissitudes, Su Lili couldn't help but sour his nose and hurriedly pushed the door into the house.

"Daddyβ€”"

"Here we are." Su Wei turned around, and in the dim light, she didn't see the vicissitudes of tears in his eyes.

A soft sigh was heard in the air.

"I think you were still a child in my arms, and after so many years, I realized that you have grown up a lot." His voice was a little choked up as he spoke.

Su Jili lowered his head and listened silently, holding back tears.

"Your mother left early, and I, the father, didn't take good care of you"

"Do you blame me for Dad's decision?"

Su Jili shook his head desperately.

"Dad, it's also for your good"

"I know." But he never looked up.

"When you go outside, take care of yourself, don't make trouble for your brother all day long, it's not as good as at home, and your temperament is quite easy to suffer"

"Remember to add a few more clothes when it's cold, don't be stupid and frozen"

"Keep an eye on everything, don't let people bully you" When Su Wei said this, he spoke very slowly, as if he had used a lot of strength.

"If yesβ€”" He choked up a little.

"If one day I'm gone, and you're bullied outside, come to my study."

"There is a secret book in the fourth secret chamber, you can protect yourself by learning it"

"But don't touch it until you have to"

"No, there won't be that day," Su shook his head desperately. Someone above her head felt a pat on her shoulder.

"Girl, let Dad take a good look at you" Su Zhenli suddenly raised his head as he spoke, but found that both of them were already teary-eyed.

"Daddy." Rush over and hug her.

I've been used to messing around since I was a child, so I'm sensible this time.

The father and daughter hugged each other and cried.

"You must take care of yourself outside, you have a straight temperament, you have to think about yourself in everything, understand"

Su Jili nodded, maybe he had been thinking about her, but he usually couldn't put it down.

Coming out of the study in a trance, Su Jili took several deep breaths of fresh air to calm his mood.

It took a certain amount of courage to go back to his house.

Sure enough, Liu Niang was checking the burden for her over and over again by the bedside.

I finally calmed down, and my mood became a little excited again.

"Liu Niang-" shouted two words with her mouth open.

Hearing her call, Liu Niang quietly wiped her tears behind her back before turning around.

"Miss is back"

"I'll take care of the baggage you will take away tomorrow for you."

"Well, I know"

She walked to the side of the bed and took Liu Niang's hand.

At this moment, tears flowed from Liu Niang's deep eye sockets.

"You grew up in my arms," Liu Niang said with her other hand.

"Madame went early, ask me to take care of you"

"It's a pity, I can only take care of you so much, you have to walk by yourself in the future"

"Do you remember, when you were a child, you thought I was nagging, and then climbed on the roof to find Qingqing, and I couldn't find it for a long time?"

"It's been so long, and you still hate me," he said, with tears in his eyes.

"It scared the hell out of me"

"I was thinking, if you had three long and two short, how would I live?"

"Don't look at me as a little nagging, but I'm all for your good"

"Liu Niang, I know everything."

"Miss has grown up and is sensible"

"Madame's spirit in heaven will rest in peace"

"Hmm."

Liu Niang wiped her tears on her face, held up Su Li's hands and said.

"Miss has to take care of herself when she is away"

"Sometimes you have to learn to be soft."

Su Jili nodded, and two hot tears dripped on the back of Liu Niang's hand.

"I can't help you with anything"

"I secretly stuffed some silver tickets into your baggage, don't lose them if you remember it"

"If you really encounter any emergencies, you can still use them to respond to emergencies"

"Liu Niang...... No, you can keep the money for yourself."

"Take it, there will always be a time when it will be useful"

"You have the right to ...... The right should be a little bit of the old slave's heart. ”

This night, in the intermittent crying, Su Jili fell asleep in a daze.

Early the next morning, the four of them left the house in advance as agreed, without informing anyone, and everything was quiet.

Su Jili picked up the bags he had packed yesterday and walked towards the door with Su Jisheng.

At the moment when I stepped out of the door, I was still a little confused.

Just left home.

I couldn't help but look back.

It's all dreamlike, it's unreal.