Chapter XXXVIII. Preface

Standing under the tall tree in the middle of the courtyard, Bai Rui blew the jade flute he carried with him, and the faint sound of music drifted into the house from the window.

The song is called "Requiem", and it evokes the depths of the human soul, and Bai Rui will only be able to do the first half of it.

He knew the first part of the piece because he had secretly seen the score, and he hadn't had time to look through the second part of the score.

The sound of the song faintly reached Gao Zhaorong's ears, entered her brain, and swirled in her mind.

Bai Rui hopes that this song will evoke the soul hidden in the woman's body.

It can go deep into her soul.

It stirs her heart.

He had a selfish purpose in bringing her here.

Ever since he saw her in Youlin Valley, Bai Rui's heart has been doubting, wondering if she is a child.

On that night in the Valley of the Hidden Forest, I saw that she could easily play this "Requiem", and the flute cooperated with him as harmoniously as he had been with Huan'er many years ago.

That night made him incredulous, and he had been observing her every move, although it was very different from the temperament of Huan'er's movements, but he still doubted it.

Later, when he returned to Pingcheng, Bai Rui asked Nangong Ni to ask Gao Zhaorong to Youyuzhuang to see if she was familiar with Youyuzhuang, and wanted her to play "Requiem" again to see if she could play it completely, and after Nangong Ni asked her to play the song, she would still only know that, the first half of the song.

And the first half of the score was just what he taught her that night in the Valley of the Hidden Forest.

Bai Rui didn't dare to believe that she would do it herself.

That day, he was a little disappointed, maybe she was Gao Zhaorong from beginning to end, because he thought too much.

But when she picked up the chestnut cake and ate it with relish, Bai Rui's eyes lit up again, because it was the snack that Huan'er loved to eat.

Hearing Gao Xian say that she didn't like to eat chestnut cakes at all before, Bai Rui doubted her again.

He wanted to confirm that there must be a shadow of a mule on her body.

After so many thoughts, Bai Rui stopped playing the song.

Looking at the slightly half-open window, the woman slept peacefully on the bed.

When the music stopped, he strolled to the edge of the woods behind the courtyard, where there was a mound of earth, which looked like a grave, but there was no tombstone.

He stood still for a moment before he said a few words to the mound, "I brought her, and you once said that your greatest wish in life is to see her again." ”

"Let her stay here for a while, just to accompany you, I'm good enough."

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I'm in a deep nightmare again.

The picture is still in a lush forest, in an unknown mountain forest.

In my dream, a twelve-year-old girl was fighting with a big bear, and the girl shot the big bear with an arrow on her back, and the big bear had no strength after being hit by a few arrows.

As soon as the girl gasped, the bear pounced.

Seeing that the girl was in danger, a white wolf jumped out and blocked the girl's face, and confronted the bear fiercely.

Seeing this scene, the girl immediately stood on her feet and took out a sharp arrow from her back again.

This time, the arrow hit the vital point, and the bear fell to the ground and died.

The girl walked by, looked at the bear carefully, and was sure that it was dead, before turning to look at the white wolf.

In order to save her, the white wolf was injured under the attack of the big bear.

The girl hurriedly tore a piece of cloth from her clothes and bandaged it, grateful to it. Seeing that it is just a little wolf, it is so brave and so human.

Seeing that it was badly wounded, the girl picked it up and ran quickly through the forest.

Not long after, the girl reached the edge of the lake, got into a small boat, and rowed her oars quickly. The white wolf was put on the board by her, and his white hair was about to turn bloody.

The white wolf kept looking at the girl's nervous appearance, and it could see that the girl was quite nervous about her death.

After the boat sailed into the valley, the girl picked it up and walked quickly towards the wooden house not far from the shore of the lake, and from time to time she called out, "Senior sister, come and help."

When the girl who ran out of the wooden house saw that she was holding a wolf in her hand, she couldn't help but ask, "Hu'er, where did the wolf come from?"

The girl looked anxious, "Don't ask so much first, what about the master?" ”

Senior sister waved her hand and said, "The master has gone to the dense forest in the valley."

After the girl carried the white wolf into the house, she directly looked for medicine for the injury and treated it herself.

After the master came back, the moment he saw the white wolf, he was stunned for a long time.

During the period of recuperation, the white wolf has been by the girl's side, accompanying the girl to practice archery, walking with the girl, planting vegetables with the girl, and also accompanying the girl to hunt for prey in the valley and dense forest.

Even if the girl and her sister were playing and bathing in the mountain stream, it never left the shore.

A young boy appeared in a dream, and when the boy's boat was still in the lake, Ju'er was already standing on the shore, waving at the boy and shouting, "Brother Jingqi-"

The senior sister behind Huan'er also smiled as she watched the boy's boat dock.

The boy was carrying a basket of food boxes, and as soon as he arrived at the shore, he took the girl's hand, his young and handsome face was flushed, and he said shyly, "Huan'er, Brother Jingqi has brought you delicious food." ”

At the fence of the wooden house, the girl's master stood there and said indifferently, "Your master let you out again?" ”

The boy bowed to the girl's master and called softly, "Uncle Gu." ”

The white wolf saw that the boy kept circling around him, with a fierce look in his eyes, for fear that the boy was a bad person.

The girl gently touched the white wolf's head and told it, "Xiaobai, this is the senior brother of Huan'er, and in the future, I will treat Brother Jingqi like I did to Huan'er, do you know?" ”

The boy's jaw was shocked, he didn't dare to move when the white wolf turned around him just now.

After sitting down at the stone table in the courtyard, the boy wondered, "Why is this wolf human?" You're not afraid of it, aren't you? ”

The girl said that the wolf saved her.

In the midst of laughter, I woke up.

This time the dream was full of surprises and joys, and the boy and girl were very happy together in the dream.

I sat up and looked inside. remembered that he and Bai Rui came to the Flowing Frost Water Pavilion, and he should still be in the Water Pavilion at this time.

What about Bai Rui, why didn't he see anyone?

I got out of bed and walked outside. As soon as I arrived at the eaves, I saw Bai Rui cooking in the dining room at the end of the corridor on the right.

is still dressed in white fluttering, his posture is still so wonderful, and his face is still so bewitching.

I smelled the fragrance and felt my stomach growling, as if I hadn't eaten in a long time.

Bai Rui sensed me and raised his eyebrows and smiled at me.

I was stunned and smiled seductively.

I stepped closer.

He looked at me from a wooden frame with only frames and no windows and doors. He asked gently, "Are you hungry, the food is already cooked, and you can eat it right away." You go and sit down, and I'll bring it over. ”

Since I met, it was rare to see this man's expression fluctuate, and it was already a rare mood to be exposed.

What is he happy about?

I glanced at him again, then slowly turned around and walked into the room, and sat down at the table. Picked up the kettle on the table, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it in one gulp. As soon as he put down the cup, Bai Rui walked in with a tray, putting down two dishes and two bowls of rice.

I looked at him in a daze, and when he finished and walked out again, I hurriedly picked up my chopsticks and ate them without waiting for him. I was gulping down, and just as I was having trouble swallowing because I had put too much in my mouth, Bai Rui walked in again, and he was holding a bowl of soup.

Seeing my appearance, he suddenly smiled and whispered: "Eat slowly, no one will rob you, there is still soup here."

After he put down the soup and swallowed it in my mouth, I hurriedly picked up the spoon and took a sip of the soup.

I approved to him, "Drink it..."

"Drink more."

He just sat across from me, didn't move his chopsticks, and watched me eat. Seems like I'm fine, seemingly.

I continued to gulp in spite of my image.

"Seeing that you are well, I am relieved."

Bai Rui groaned slightly.

I raised my eyes and smiled at him, just trying to fill my belly.

"You don't eat?"

Seeing that he still didn't move, I asked.

"I've already eaten it." He replied softly.

After the meal, he brought me another bowl of tea with some grass in it, still in that concerned tone.

"Drink this."

"What is this?" I wondered, because I hadn't seen it.

He said calmly, "Medicine that is good for your body..."

I felt as if I was fine, I didn't feel any discomfort anymore, and I didn't drink any medicine. However, I believed what he said, and even called me, then I will drink. Because I believe he is a good man.

After taking the tea bowl in his hand, it should be a medicine bowl, and after drinking it, I asked seriously, "What time is it now?"

Bai Rui understood the meaning of my question, and his thin lips gently spit out a few words.

"You've been asleep here for the night, and this is the second day of coming to the water pavilion."

I was stunned, and suddenly remembered that before passing out, Bai Rui drank wine.

He kissed me lightly on the lips.

I fell silent, and my mind was turning over the images over and over again.

I don't understand why I dreamed of that woman named "Huan'er" so many times.

Before I passed out, Bai Rui seemed to call me by my name.

I pondered, became silent, frowned slightly, looked at Bai Rui, and said, "What did you tell me before I passed out?" ”

Bai Rui had a puzzled expression, pouted and shook his head, "No! ”

Didn't you? Didn't he call me "Hu'er"?

Why don't you admit it at this time?

He solemnly added, "It's really not, Rong'er is dreaming." ”

I'm starting to get confused, am I really dreaming?

I touched my forehead, unable to make out my dreams and reality.

My mind is indeed too tense, and there are too many messy pictures in my head all day long, and I really can't tell the difference between reality and dreams sometimes.

I suddenly felt so tired, mentally tired.