Chapter 22: Parting
The night descended silently, casting a veil of mystery over this small county of Qingquan. The moonlight is soft, and the tireless wander the streets and alleys.
Tonight, the backyard of Zeng's mansion became lively. Zengfu guests from all over the world walked in this small backyard, competed, and abounded. Guimu didn't go out tonight, just sat quietly by the courtyard patio, shaking an old acacia fan.
He clearly felt the atmosphere around him, something different. Those guys, the aura that emanated from each of them, made his head go round and round.
It is definitely not the creatures on this planet, because the realm on this planet is suppressed, and the aura emitted by them (them) far exceeds the limits on this planet.
It's just a birthday banquet, and so many big people have come, the great master in this mansion is really face-saving.
Ziyan is here in the backyard tonight. She took a little boy's palm and walked together on the brightly lit courtyard path.
The backyard of this house is really lively. A beggar leaning against a tree by the side of the road to drink wine, a white-clothed sword fairy standing in the corner of the small courtyard, a man with a big knife slashing in the open space, an ugly-looking woman and a gorgeous fairy competing under the moon, and an old man in a gray robe sitting on the bridge looking at the happy couple.
"Girl, are you looking for someone?"
A man with a bunched hair in a loose robe sat in front of the door, looking at the passing girl. Well, the little Haoran in the back is just an ornament.
The girl glanced at the middle-aged man, and her usually gentle gaze instantly turned cold.
"Dao Chief, are you waiting for someone?"
Lian Shudao touched his non-existent beard, and said with a smile: "The girl doesn't trust the old way!"
"My father didn't invite the Taoist to come here to let the Taoist guess what was on my mind, right?" Zi Yan's momentum at this time was no less than that of this old Taoist.
"No, no, how can I guess what is on the girl's mind. I'm just waiting for an answer from one person, but I don't know if that person is willing to tell me, girl, what do you think?" the old man still had a smile on his face.
But the girl didn't respond to him, took Haoran's little hand and walked away. And when Lian Shudao people saw it, they didn't think there was anything wrong.
"The boy is leaving. Suddenly, he shouted at the girl's back from behind, and his voice was very serious, not as childish as before.
But the girl did not look back, and faded into the darkness of the night.
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The boy's courtyard welcomed a special guest tonight. She was only one person, dressed in green clothes, with a soft wool brocade cloak draped over her shoulders.
"Are you welcome?"
"Couldn't be more than happy. Katsuragi got up and gave way to her chair, but the girl waved her hand. I came to the edge of the patio, wiped it slightly, and sat down on it.
The moon in the sky and the moon in the water put a gentle light on her body, and at this moment, she was like an angel who had just entered the mortal world, holy and dusty, beautiful and indescribable.
Katsuragi was stunned, and after a long time, he slowly came to his senses. I secretly scolded myself in my heart for not being angry, and when I raised my head, I was smiling again.
"Miss is so beautiful tonight, it's really pitiful!"
Ziyan looked at the young man and smiled, but they were silent for a long time.
"Are you leaving?"
"Ah...... Well. ”
"When?"
"The day after tomorrow!"
"Oh. ”
This time, Katsuragi withdrew his grinning face, and his expression was a little serious. The girl sitting by the well looked up at the white moon, and looked down at the boy with a soft gaze.
"Hopefully goodbye. ”
"Definitely. ”
The boy is very serious about his commitments, and the girl is very serious about listening. The moon witnessed their existence and dissipated their memories like a mist.
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A new day is coming as scheduled, and those who should come keep their promises, and those who don't come are like the dust and smoke that pass away.
In Zeng's house, there is a square built called Siwen. Every birthday banquet of Master Zeng is set up here. As in previous years, as in the past.
Up and down the Zeng Mansion, whether it is a servant, a cook, or a guard, everyone enjoys a position. With the guests from afar, we will share the old wine and taste the mountain show.
Zeng Yansheng sat on the top of the staircase in the square, where there was a stone pillar, and in the middle of the delicate stone pillar, there was an ancient Chinese word 'Wen'.
This time is constantly in reincarnation, and everyone keeps the oath of the year, and at this right time, they come to this agreed place to meet the right person.
"It's another year, hard work!" Zeng Yansheng held a cup of tea in his hand and drank with the three thousand guests under the seat.
"It is an honour for me to be a gentleman. All the guests in the audience got up, held wine, and confronted the green-shirted gentlemen on the high platform.
After the ceremony, it was the rare heavenly treasure that was served to the small octagonal table. Everyone didn't move the chopsticks, and they had to wait for the dish to be ready, and the gentleman above them could do it first.
Li Xiyan did not sit in the guest banquet, but just held Xiao Haoran's hand, beside the mahogany fence in the corridor, looking at the fireworks over there.
And Ziyan is nowhere to be found.
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A small hill not far from Qingquan County, where there are only wild grasses and a touch of spring breeze. Fallen rocks and low trees are stuck in this corner where no one cares.
A young man in white carried a black log on his shoulder, climbed to the top of this small hill, and looked up at the quiet town in the distance.
After all, he still failed to fulfill his promise, and the day after tomorrow was also left behind countless tomorrows.
Originally, I was going to stay and have a mess, but I was really there, and I was afraid of parting with the girl. He won't deal with that kind of scene, and if he says the wrong thing again, he won't be able to keep a good impression.
"Alas, another loss. "One hand on his head, I felt my head grow bigger.
Sticking to a piece of wood, and the first station down the mountain, waved his hand, it can be regarded as a small action in the silent farewell! Facing the rising sun, stepping on a new road, that is a new journey, that is the future can be expected.
He left a back for the city, the man, maybe a final goodbye, maybe goodbye. Time is uncertain, the next time you return to the mountain, passing by here, maybe you can still bring a gift or two?
At the head of the city of Qingquan, there are no soldiers standing at their posts. Yes, just a gentleman and a clean girl.
"Missing?"
"Well, no need...... Thank you, Father. Ziyan lowered her head and was silent for a while.
Zeng Yansheng held his hands and looked up at the sky, in his eyes that the world could not read, there were stars and rivers, and there were also small pavilions.
The girl looked in the direction the figure had left, stunned.
You'll remember, my name. I want to see each other again, and we can still be friends, at least not strangers.
Although you and I still leave after all.