Chapter 4

Gu Yao was unwilling.

How could she be willing? Willing to show love to other women to the brother he has always admired? Where is she inferior to Sima Xian! Gu Yao's urine is the pearl in the palm of her parents' hands, and her appearance is stunning, and there are few sons in Jiangdong who do not pursue her. In order to propose marriage to this beautiful young lady from a famous family, the threshold of the Gu family was about to be trampled.

But she only loves Zhou Yu, the teenager who can show a confident smile at any time. He always faced everything with composure, as if any problem could be solved as long as he was there.

Ahhhh......h But, but, ah. Now his hand was tightly gripping another woman. The knuckled hand was slender and powerful, and the knuckles shone white in the sun. How can this be called Gu Yao's willingness? What she wants, there is never a reason not to get it.

Gu Yaofu smiled again, stepped forward and warmly held Sima Xian's other hand.

"Fang just patronized the old days with Zhou Yu's brother, and never saluted this sister who had never met before, A-Yao is here to compensate her sister."

This sudden enthusiasm made Sima Xian raise his eyelids with some curiosity. Gu Yao's eyes were full of clarity, as if the god of creation scooped up a spoonful of immortal river water, and poured down towards the cave where the aura was suddenly revealed, pure and elegant. She raised her hand, and her fair and delicate jade wrist flipped slightly, and a delicate and graceful step slid from her side bun to her hand.

"Ah Yao didn't know that she would meet her sister today, and she didn't prepare a meeting gift, so she asked her sister to smile at her little heart."

Although it is a casual greeting gift, it is too expensive. During the years when Sima Xian was at home, although he always stayed with his brother to learn literature and martial arts, he didn't even know jewelry. This step is in the shape of a flower branch, with gold as the base frame, and the stem is branched, and the gold branch is interspersed with leaves carved from pearl and jade. When the breeze blows, the branches and leaves rattle, and the shell-shaped jade leaves hanging from the branches reflect the various colors. Such a special shape and meticulous workmanship is absolutely not seen in the market, unless you find a craftsman who is skilled in jewelry to customize, and you have to spend a lot of gold and silver.

But Sima Xian just looked at Gu Yao calmly, his eyes were gentle: "I was very stupid, and if such a good thing was given to me, it would be a tyrannical thing." Sister Ayao still looks good when she wears it, and Senior Brother Yu must love to see you wear it more. ”

Zhou Yu's heartbeat seemed to have missed half a beat, and the hand holding Sima Xian couldn't help but tremble. What did she just say? And why do you call yourself? He looked at Sima Xian in a daze, his eyes seemed to be frozen in the lake, and he had no past brilliance.

Sima Xian gently withdrew his hand and covered Gu Yao's fingers.

"Sister Ayao has worked hard from afar, can you talk to me about your childhood?"

Gu Yao was slightly stunned when she heard this. I just wanted to take the opportunity of slapping Sima Xian to demonstrate, so that she could understand that even the utensils that were given to others were so brilliant. Didn't you think that she would lose her backbone so much, but just quit obediently in a short moment? But if this is just a delaying tactic, why did he take the initiative to ask about his and Zhou Yu's childhood, isn't this self-inflicted humiliation?

That's it, even if it's a retreat, as long as you tell her everything about the past, you should always know the difficulties and retreat. Adding fuel to the ignorant and youthful story of her childhood, Gu Yao didn't believe that Sima Xian could bear it.

"If my sister wants to hear it, Ah Yao said that she and her sister are." Gu Yao's face was like Feixia at sunset, and when she mentioned her childhood, she seemed to touch the soft and delicate in her heart, and even the waves flowing under her eyes seemed to precipitate honey.

Sun Ce looked at the pair of sisters who seemed to have a good relationship, and then looked at Zhou Yu, who was silent beside him. He lowered his head and muttered for a moment, as if he remembered something, and pulled Zhou Yu's arm: "Hey, Gongjin, let's not get involved in their girls' private conversations!" Let's take a walk, let's find a quiet place to chat. ”

You're not sick. Zhou Yu thought to herself. Sun Ce, a young man who can't be idle at this moment, always likes to rush to the streets to find good food and fun on weekdays, and when he sees the excitement, he is the first to drill in, and at this moment he actually wants to find a quiet place and "chat".

But at the moment, his mind is really not very clear. Obviously, just a moment ago, Sima Xian did not shy away from touching his eyebrows, maybe it was really as Sun Ce said, he should find a quiet place to hide for a while. Before leaving, Zhou Yu still never forgot that he was still the brother of the two, and told them a little seriously not to go too far if they took a walk, and taught Sun Ce to look angry and funny on the side.

Zhou Yu is a skilled person on weekdays, and he always looks young and old when dealing with people, as if he is insightful about the world. Only Sun Ce understands that even though he always helps his elders manage the family business in an orderly manner, and talks heartily under the gentleman's table, he is also a general who is passed on by word of mouth in Lujiang. In the final analysis, Zhou Yu is still a fifteen-year-old boy. He may have a clear vision of his future, but there are also occasional clouds and mist on the flower-filled avenue, disturbing his previously calm and calm vision.

Zhou Yu should have been eager. He is not destined to be such a restrained appearance, he can only pass through the world in his chest, and have the ambition to clarify the world.

Sun Ce understood this, and Sima Xian also knew quite well. On weekdays, Mr. Lecture also often has Q&A with Zhou Yu, whenever he talks about the current situation in the world and Dong Zhuo's chaotic government behind closed doors, Sima Xian can always see Zhou Yu's eyes surging with fresh brilliance. It is the light that can move the world, and it is the red enthusiasm, just like the flame of the fire phoenix soaring in the nine heavens.

But now his eyes have lost that light. Because of her actions, Zhou Yu will lose her mind for a long time. Sima Xian forcibly suppressed that bit of guilt, and absentmindedly strolled along the sparkling river with Gu Yao.

Gu Yao seemed to be very happy, holding her hand and talking endlessly about the days when she traveled with Zhou Yu when she was a child. She said that in order to make her happy, Zhou Yu would lean over the water and reach out to catch stars on the cold winter night; also said that on a summer day when the cicadas were noisy, Zhou Yu once slept with her by the couch with a fan.

When Gu Yao said this, the smiling phoenix eyes seemed to reflect the stars and the sky of that year.

Sima Xian also looked at Gu Yao with a smile, gentle as usual. The sunlight seeped through the eyelashes, casting irregular shadows on the face, and the two clear springs shrouded in the mist did not have any waves, as if everything Gu Yao said had nothing to do with him.

"Ah yes, in fact, Brother Zhou Yu and I are still baby kisses." As if Gu Yao suddenly remembered something, he lowered his head and said with some embarrassment: "When the time comes...... Sister Xian, you must come and drink a glass of wine. ”

She caught a glimpse of Sima Xian's smile stiffening on her face, as if it was slowly turning into a mottled scar. Gu Yao breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. This woman really still has a crush on Zhou Yu, although she has already retreated, but Fang Cai's ancient expression is still difficult to observe. But so what? As long as she uses such a killer move, no matter how difficult it is for her to give up, she must quit wholeheartedly.

Sure enough, Sima Xian slightly restrained his lost look, forcing the corners of his mouth to barely pull out an embarrassing arc. She tried to say something, but it was as if she was stuck in her throat. Something seemed to be fermenting in his chest, slowly stretching his heart open and filling. After a long time, she clenched the hem of her skirt tightly, as if she had exhausted all her strength, and lowered her eyebrows and whispered "congratulations". And Gu Yao clearly saw that there was a crystal color in the corners of her eyes that forced a smile.

In that case, it's almost done, right?

However, what if she wanted to seduce Zhou Yu in the days when she was not in Lujiang? It is human nature to cut grass and remove the roots.

Gu Yao looked at Sima Xian, who wanted to rest under the pretext of being tired, and stood quietly behind her. The river reflected the figures of the two, and Sima Xian squatted by the river, holding the water with his white fingers to wash his face. Gu Yao stared at her figure without any weapons, and slowly stretched out her hand towards the lonely back.

- Anyway, Brother Zhou Yu is not here, just dispose of it quickly, no one will know.

Sun Ce casually leaned against the trunk of the tree, clasped his hands and chatted with Zhou Yu with a match, but his eyes always drifted to the direction of Gu Yao and Sima Xian.

The midday sun was a bit harsh. Sun Ce raised his palm and took the light that slipped in from between the leaves. He tilted his head slightly, frowned and looked at Zhou Yu beside him, who still didn't know what to think.

"Don't think about it, what can you come up with."

"Bo Fu," Zhou Yu didn't refute, but his gaze kept wandering between the blades of grass at Sun Ce's feet, "If you were me, how would you feel at this moment?" ”

Sun Ce gave him a blank look: "If I were you, I wouldn't be sad." ”

“…… Why. ”

"Didn't you say that you didn't have that kind of relationship with that string sister. What are you sad about something that doesn't exist in the first place? Sun Ce sighed and put his hands behind his head: "Unless you honestly explain your true thoughts, I won't help you." ”

What do you really think? Zhou Yu was stopped by Sun Ce's question. What is his true mind? He vaguely remembered that when he first saw Sima Xian that day, the moment the pair of stroking the piano opened the door, the deep and cold aroma of orchids rushed to him. She floated in the misty fairyland, as if a goddess descended from heaven, and touched his heart with the strings. He thought he loved the sound of her piano, the hand she caressed the piano, and the slightly unruly nature under her bright appearance, nothing more.

If there are still likings, it is by no means more than some likes from relatives and friends...... That's it.

…… But if this is the case, why did he have such an unconcealable loss when Sima Xian took the initiative to let go of his hand. The piercing mood of sharp needles, just a little recall, I feel unusually unforgettable.

"Zhou Yu, Zhou Yu, why are you so unenlightened!"

He is a fan of the authorities, and a bystander is clear. Sun Ce pursed his lips and pressed Zhou Yu's shoulder hard with one hand: "You fool, is it so difficult to admit that you really like her?" Is it that hard to admit that you want to be with her? ”

"You just admit that you're in love with Senior Sister Xian, my stupid brother!"

At that moment, Sun Ce seemed to see Zhou Yu's eyes lit up with the fire of the past again. That is his sincerity and truth, and it is the eagerness that Zhou Yu can hardly hide in his heart.

Fall in love...... Is that so?

Is this emotion the emotion of wanting to be with that girl for a long time, cooking porridge and warm wine? Was it the sight and gaze that was snatched away by the long hair waving in the wind when she shot the arrow at the wild deer? Ah, I see, the sister he made up his mind to summon that day has always been the truest dream hidden in his heart.

It no longer seems to matter when he developed such feelings. And the important thing is that at this moment, Zhou Yu's heart is a hundred times more hearty than before, as if Sun Ce has broken the barrier that he has always been unwilling to overcome in his heart, and the enthusiastic rush is surging in an instant, beating his heart beating violently.

"Hey, but ......" Sun Ce seemed to remember something, "What should I do with that eldest lady, aren't you two world friends?" ”

He was talking casually, and his eyes drifted unconsciously to that side. In an instant, Sun Ce's body, which had been lazily leaning against the trunk of the tree, suddenly straightened, staring at the grassy river bank not far away as if in disbelief. Zhou Yu had a bad premonition, so he followed his line of sight, and his expression that was originally a little relaxed suddenly became nervous.

“…… Oops! ”

Sima Xian was pinched on the back of his neck, and his whole body was drowning in the river.

She wanted to scream, but the back of her neck was choked fiercely, and she choked a few mouthfuls of water as soon as she opened her mouth, her nasal cavity was filled with instant spiciness, and her eyes overflowed uncontrollably with painful warmth.

Gu Yao stared at his bloodshot eyes and carried out the death sentence without saying a word. She looked at Sima Xian's figure struggling in pain in the river, watched the white dress soaked in water and swelled like a fish swim bladder, watched the long hair that broke away from the wooden hairpin fly like a water snake, and then pressed the hand that was holding the back of Sima Xian's neck into the water.

Gu Yao's eyes kept repeating the picture just now. She found the right time to push the woman in front of her into the river, afraid that she would struggle and scream, and then choke her by the back of the neck and sink her whole body......

Hurry up, hurry up.

Just sink a little faster. Now you can struggle, hurry up. As long as you struggle more, the more you will sink, fast!

Gu Yao had already made up countless reasons in her heart. said that Sima Xian fell into it by herself, she was so frightened that she couldn't shout to save people, and this pale face was the best proof that she was frightened.

Everything went in an orderly manner within the plan. She, Gu Yao, is not a rich daughter without any scheming, and all the people who are called by her are just useless. Although she is fourteen years old, although it is the first time to kill someone, as long as she plans it foolproofly, there is absolutely no problem. What if the body is recovered in a few days? Without any witnesses, who can identify the person she killed!

"Ah Xian, Ah Xian!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice sounded in my ears.

Sima Xian felt that he was constantly sinking. Her eyes were closed, and there seemed to be a fish swimming between the dark vision, reflecting a faint and faint light. Consciousness and spirit are gradually peeling away, and the body seems to be slowly dissolving in the river. It was noon in April, but the constricted mind and limbs were as cold as in the ice cellar of the bitter cold of Sanjiu.

For some reason, that image appeared in the center of the field of vision. In the bitter north wind, wild ice and snow whistled and rolled between heaven and earth. The carriage on the side of the road stopped its axles, and a young man slowly stepped down and picked up a bruised baby in the ice and snow.

…… It's that touch.

Obviously in the bitter cold, he had a pair of warm arms to pick himself up. It was the gentlest arm in the world, enough to sweep away all the frost and snow and pull yourself back from the brink of hell.

But...... This time, it seems, a little different......

Sun Ce grabbed Gu Yao's arm, ignoring her frightened eyes, gritting his teeth as if he was about to chew her bones apart.

"How can you do that!"

"No...... Not me! Gu Yao shook her arms vigorously to break free, "It's her...... She fell into it herself, I ...... I was just too scared to call you ......"

She didn't dare to look directly into Sun Ce's eyes, those eyes as sharp as a tiger unabashedly reflected an ugly soul. She felt that she was being ravaged and torn apart by a pair of giant claws, and she was at a loss, so she had to twist her almost stiff neck, and cast her eyes for help to Zhou Yu, who was kneeling on the shore and desperately pressing the girl's heart.

Zhou Yu ...... Brother ......"

"How dare you call me?"

Zhou Yu raised his head sharply and glared at Gu Yao fiercely. Drops of water dripped down his drenched hair and fell onto his face, and the anger made his handsome face look fierce and gloomy that was difficult to hide. The flames that continued to burn in his eyes burned even more, as if they were about to bloom a boundless karmic fire red lotus.

"You really thought I was blind." Zhou Yu pulled the corners of his lips and sneered, but the action of saving people in his hand never stopped for a moment: "I have always cared about the love of the two families and treated you like a sister, who knew that your heart was like a snake and scorpion." If Ah Xian misses half a point today, I will see how you Gu Yao should get out of this Shu County alive! ”

Before the words fell, Sima Xian beside him suddenly choked out a mouthful of river water. Zhou Yu hurriedly leaned over and patted her cheek. After a while, Sima Xian woke up slowly, tilted his head to look at Gu Yao with a frightened face supporting his heavy eyelids, and a mysterious smile gently bloomed on his pale face. She turned around and was about to brace her body to say something to Zhou Yu, but she immediately lost her strength and immediately fell unconscious.

"Ah Xian......!" Zhou Yu hurriedly stroked her forehead and shook her hand again. Cold droplets of water slid down from his skin to the grass, and Sima Xian's hot body temperature stung Zhou Yu's fingertips fiercely. Ignoring his embarrassed appearance, he hurriedly picked up Sima Xian.

"Bo Fu, please. This is the closest to my house, I'll take Ah Xian back to recuperate, you go and tell the teacher about Ah Xian's fall into the water now, and let him not worry, everything is up to me - remember to go quietly, be sure not to make a noise. ”

"Okay." Sun Ce nodded, picked up Zhou Yu's coat on the shore and covered Sima Xian, picked up his beloved piano, and only glanced coldly at Gu Yao, who was at a loss, and then ran in the direction of the teacher's house.

Zhou Yu kept running towards his home on the path, as if he couldn't feel the weight in his body and arms. Obviously, the clothes were soaked in the river and wet and sticky, but the person in his arms was still lighter than he imagined. Zhou Yu may never have thought about why Sima Xian always preferred bows and arrows, and even played the piano with a little less strength. Now he understands that this woman who is now hot in his arms, even though she is strong and stubborn and unwilling to be protected, she has always been the object of protection from others.

"Ah Xian, hold on a little longer, and you'll be there soon."

The housekeeper heard an urgent knock at the door, and when he came to open the door, he saw his son-in-law holding a girl who had been unconscious for a long time. He was wearing only a single coat, and his whole body was dripping with water, and the light clothes were soaked with water and clung to his skin, and the drops of water ran down the ends of his hair and into his neck.

"Oh, Childe, you're ......"

"I'm fine." Zhou Yu summoned the two maids and handed Sima Xian in his arms to them: "It's hard for you to go and give the girl a bath, change into clean clothes and place them in the guest room." ”

He told the housekeeper to find a doctor to see her. Although he has spit out the water that he choked into, the symptoms of this fever are not light, and if the ordinary symptoms are dragged on, I am afraid that after a long time, I will not be able to return to the sky.

The housekeeper was about to go forward, and he heard Zhou Yu say behind him: "At that time, after grabbing the medicine, it will be fried for me, and I will take care of this girl personally." ”

"I can't help it, I can't help it, son! Not to mention that you need to recuperate now...... This foreign woman is taken care of by the son himself, and if it is spread out, it may damage the reputation of the son! ”

"Why, my words don't work, do they?" Zhou Yu flicked his sleeves angrily, his heavy sleeves were soaked in cold water, and a few drops of water splashed angrily on the butler's face. The butler, who had been with Zhou Yu's father since he was young, clearly saw that the son's eyes that had always been calm as water were dancing with a majestic blazing fire at this moment.

The people of the entire Shu County know that the son of the Zhou family has always been the best-tempered.

"Now that my father is not at home, I have the final say in the Zhou family; If I'm not here, then it's Sun Ce's son and Miss Sima who have the final say! ”

"From today on, the whole family of the Zhou Mansion regards Miss Sima as their own master, and when they see the girl, they see me Zhou Gongjin. The Lord is here, I don't think anyone dares to say half a word! ”

He walked up the steps and announced to the entire Zhou Mansion without looking back. The eaves of the lobby shrouded his face in shadow, and it was impossible to see it clearly, except for those sparkling eyes.