"You took it?"

"Yes." Although I feel a little uneasy, I am very determined to send it. Besides, she couldn't solve it.

Yuxia Zhenren sighed, and her gaze became more strange: "That...... Did you send anything back? ”

Qiuqiu shook her head honestly. There wasn't anything on her that was appropriate to return the gift, just some very ordinary bits and pieces, and she couldn't take the sun-dried and peeled pine nuts and chestnuts she had collected and brought them back to Shi'er, right?

Yuxia Zhenren left Qiuqiu alone and took a box for her: "Open it and take a look." ”

Qiuqiu glanced at Master and lifted the lid of the box.

Inside the box was a tattered old book. It is said that it is a book, it is very thin, except for the cover page, there are only three or four pages at the bottom, I don't know how long it has passed, the paper has been yellowed, and most of the ink on it has faded.

Certainly not your average book!

If it were an ordinary book, how could it be stored for so long? It must have been weathered and shattered a long time ago. Besides, if it were an ordinary book, it would not be possible to use such a box to store it and collect it with great importance.

"You give this to Shi'er, it's a gift in return."

"Master, this must be very valuable, right?"

Yuxia Zhenren smiled: "It's not a precious thing, where do you want to go?" ”

Qiuqiu whispered, "Isn't it some precious cheats remnant?" ”

"It's not." Yuxia Zhenren also joked: "If there is such a thing, I am reluctant to give it to you little losers, and I have to keep the treasure at the bottom of the box." ”

Although Yuxia said this, Qiuqiu would never believe that this book was an ordinary old book that was meaningless.

Yuxia Zhenren also knew that although the little apprentice was very greedy and confused, it was all a trivial matter, and she couldn't fool her when it came to something important.

Yuxia Zhenren accepted three apprentices, needless to say, the eldest apprentice was quiet, he had followed her for the longest time, and he was also the most stable and thoughtful, and he could definitely rest assured that things were in her hands. But it's too steady, and I like to carry it by myself when I encounter problems, so that the master has no sense of accomplishment.

The second apprentice Jingyi is too strong and open-minded enough, Yuxia Zhenren sometimes worries about her when she is taking hexagrams. She's impatient and paranoid, and it's easy to go astray.

But Qiuqiu is different, very frank, very cute, say whatever you want, but sensible, and will not be pampered and arrogant.

Such a little apprentice can't complain that Yuxia Zhenren wants to hurt her more.

She is only so old, and she can't see her relatives in her hometown again when she goes up the mountain, and it's really difficult for her.

"This is really not a precious thing, but it does have some origins, and it has something to do with Fang Zhenren. If you pick this up, it can be regarded as returning the goods to their original owners. To be honest, this thing has been taking up space with me, and it's really annoying, so you can take it. ”

Since this thing can be brought to the original owner, Qiuqiu's heart is much more steady. Although Yuxia Zhenren didn't say in detail what the origin of this thing was, Qiuqiu began to fantasize about whether there was any complicated background story behind this thing.

And Shi'er's expression when she saw this book also confirmed Yuxia's real words.

"Master said that I will give this to you, which is a return gift from the wishful ring, and I can't accept such a valuable thing from you in vain." Qiuqiu looked at Shi'er's expression and asked tentatively, "Do you know the origin of this book?" ”

Shi'er raised her head and glanced at her, and was looked at by those dark eyes, Qiuqiu could only grunt and swallow the full words back into her stomach.

It was strange that she could ask what was going on from her mouth.

Looks like Shi'er knows about this book.

Shi'er's fingers slowly swiped over the old pages, and the tips of his fingers rippled with a little crystalline circle of light.

Qiuqiu guessed that there must be some protective measures on this book, and she didn't guess wrong.

"I've seen the other half of this book before." Shi'er's voice was soft, and at first glance it sounded like it was coming from far away.

Qiuqiu perked up: "Really? Why should a good book be torn in half? ”

Shi'er said simply: "It was an accident to tear it apart, and then it was simply used as a token, and it was agreed to merge the upper and lower halves together, but it didn't work out after all." ”

- Qiuqiu felt that Shi'er's simple sentence contained countless dramatic elements. Who tore it apart? Qiuqiu quickly drew such a picture in her mind, two people, it could be two men, it could be two women, it could be a man and a woman, of course, it could be several people at the same time...... Stop, the important thing is that there are two hands grasping the book, one of them grabbing the side, and with a hiss, the book is heroically divided.

Why was it later used as a token? What kind of agreement did the people who were in charge of each half make? Will we see each other again after many years? Is it a marriage? Or is it something else?

Suddenly, Qiuqiu felt that the few fluttering pages became heavy. There are too many years and past events on the load, and it is difficult to describe them.

"Then, you can put this away, it's ......" Qiuqiu thought for a while, and really didn't know how to describe the current situation: "It's also a regret for the seniors." ”

Shi'er's hand gently grasped her hand, and the movements were light but firm, as if completing a solemn and indiscrete ceremony.

Qiuqiu was uncomfortable by her solemn attitude, her hand was pulled by her, and the person stood there stiffly.

Well, this broken book reunion is also a big deal, and the agreement that the predecessors failed to complete is now made up...... But this hand has been pulled for a long time, can it be released?

But in this case, can this still be regarded as a gift from her in return? Since she said that things will be returned to their original owners, they can't be considered gifts from her, right? Speaking of which, she still owes this favor.

Qiuqiu became distressed again, so she still had to find something as a gift, this thing can't be too ordinary.

The weather is getting warmer day by day in the tangled of autumn and autumn, but I don't know if it's her illusion, Shi'er treats her much closer than the previous year, not talking more, or making more affectionate movements. It's a feeling – an atmosphere. When the two of them were together, even if the distance between them was still the same as before, there was still nothing to say, but Qiuqiu just felt that the air flowing between them was different from the past. Especially when Shi'er looked at her, there were more things in her calm eyes before, soft, warm, Qiuqiu sometimes looked at her like this, and felt stable and satisfied.

But Qiuqiu has always remembered to send back a thing.

She can't be cheeky and let her master and sister pay for her, she can only figure out her own way.

What to give her? Qiuqiu crossed out the snacks first, and then thought of pets - there were many spirit beasts and birds on the mountain, but compared to Fang Zhenren's spirit crane, it was not worth mentioning at all.

Qiuqiu pondered and pondered, he could only do something by himself, the value did not match, at least there was still some intention and sincerity.

So what to do?

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I took my son to the aquarium today. I think this kind of place is really suitable for making horror movies, and those things look so scary.