→ early summer morning, the air in Green Lake City is very fresh and refreshing.

At this time, the morning sun has not yet risen, and the green water lake located in the southern district of the county is like a girl who has not woken up at night, beautiful and quiet, and the lake is just like a green mirror, and there are no waves.

A wide road paved with blue bricks and stones circles around the lake, with a wooden causeway built on the lakeside, and a pavilion can be seen every half mile along the shore of ancient willows, for local residents and tourists to rest and enjoy the lake view.

Due to the early time, there are few pedestrians on the lake road, which is particularly peaceful.

I don't know when, there were three more figures on the willow road on the north shore, a man and two women, all young people. The three of them walked side by side, walking in the middle was a girl in a red robe, on the left and right was a young man in a purple robe and a green-haired girl with leaves in her hair.

"The reputation of Green Lake City is well-known, I heard it when I was a child, and now I look at it, it really has a unique style, and it is infatuated with people!" said the purple-robed young man slowly, his gentle face full of smiles.

"The prince has praised it, and the tourists have a reputation, but they feel novel. Green Lake City is just a shabby place, far less magnificent and lively than the Imperial City. The green-haired girl smiled shallowly, bending her eyebrows, faintly locked with a faint sorrow.

"Sister Wanyan is too modest," the purple-robed young man smiled: "The Imperial City is a place of hustle and bustle, and it is bound to be boring to live for a long time, but in comparison, the delicate and warm Green Lake City is more attractive." ”

"Sister Mu, when will the 'Midsummer Scene' appear?" the girl in red suddenly asked. Along the way, she turned her head to look at the lake from time to time, her eyes full of anticipation.

"Don't worry, princess, the sun is not long rising at this time, and it will take half an hour for the first rays of sunlight to shine on the lake. Let's find a pavilion first, and wait while having morning tea. The green-haired girl replied gently.

The three of them walked along the lakeside, entered a pavilion, and sat down at a round wooden table.

Soon after they were seated, several people in the same clothes rushed from not far away, each holding a round wooden plate in the palm of his hand, and a cage on top of it. These people are the most famous tea houses in Green Lake City, and they are responsible for delivering morning tea.

After a while, the men respectfully walked into the pavilion, placed the trays on the table in turn, lifted the envelopes one by one, and then exited the pavilion.

Wooden cups and saucers are placed on the tray, containing tea and a few delicate, beautiful snacks.

The lake breeze blows, and an enticing smell mixed with the fragrance of tea gradually spreads in the pavilion.

"This is the most famous 'Xilu Purple Tea' in Muxian, as well as several flavored refreshments, let's enjoy them together. Mu Wanyan smiled slightly, raised her arm and made a gesture of please.

"Although the aroma is light, it lingers for a long time, and the taste is also excellent!" The eldest prince took a sip of the wooden cup, and after a few breaths of silence, he couldn't help but admire.

Duchang didn't have much interest in drinking tea, she picked up a cake-shaped tea from the wooden saucer and put it in her mouth, chewed a few bites, and shouted Yueran: "Ah! The taste of this pastry is really special, Sister Mu, I want to bring some back to the palace for my mother to taste." ”

"These refreshments are a specialty of Mu County, and I will ask the tea house to prepare some special ones and send them to the inn later. Mu Wanyan put down the cup in his hand and said with a smile.

In this way, the three of them drank morning tea and ate snacks, while waiting for the appearance of the scene.

The eldest prince danced solo with a gentle expression, a natural and pleasant complexion, and when drinking tea, his eyes crossed the beautiful face of the woman opposite from time to time, and there was a trace of admiration in his eyes.

Duchang buried himself in enjoying the refreshments on the plate, and after eating what was in front of him, he asked for his brother's share, which seemed a little greedy.

Mu Wanyan always smiled, abided by the courtesy of hospitality, and hid her thoughts well, only when she moved her eyes to the lake, her face would reveal a trace of fleeting sadness.

Several months have passed since the beginning of the year, and she still clearly remembers that on the night when everyone in the valley arrived at Qianyue Lake, they encountered a terrible accident, and the group suffered heavy casualties, but fortunately, the deputy master of the Mu family arrived in time to relieve everyone from danger. As for Bian Yao and Twilight Song, their lives and deaths are unknown, and they are judged to be more than lucky.

Since that night, the face and figure of the sword-bearing boy, as well as some heart-warming images, will always appear in her mind from time to time, lingering.

Some things, some memories, are unforgettable!

Yesterday afternoon, Mu Wanyan, who is the daughter of the patriarch, suddenly received an order from her father, asking her to leave the valley temporarily and go to the inn to entertain distinguished guests, who were the princes and princesses who came from afar.

Mu Wanyan didn't know the purpose of the eldest prince and his entourage coming to Shuxian, and she didn't have the heart to think about the reason, she just blindly obeyed her father's orders.

Suddenly, a cry of excitement broke the tranquility of the green water lake.

The light crept through the foliage of the forest canopy and instantly shone on the calm surface of the lake.

Suddenly, thousands of golden glows were reflected and intertwined, and the surface of the lake was suddenly filled with a dense atmosphere, steaming out a colorful and gorgeous color, and a strange scene appeared above the lake: the fish, shrimp, and crabs that originally lived in the water suddenly appeared above the surface of the lake, and their bodies were magnified countless times, and they were swimming and crawling leisurely in the void. This fantastic scenery is like a living painting.

It didn't take long for a hundred breaths, and after about a hundred breaths, the fantasy scene above the lake dissipated like smoke.

Du Chang didn't seem to have seen enough, pursed his lips, and said, "Sister Mu, will we come to see the situation tomorrow morning?"

Mu Wanyan nodded and replied with a smile: "The princess likes it, and we will come back tomorrow." ”

At this moment, someone not far away shouted: "Why did it disappear so quickly, I was still thinking about getting closer and taking a closer look." ”

The voice came into the pavilion, and Mu Wanyan felt a hint of familiarity, so he turned his head to look at the lake road, and his eyes searched for the figure of the person who spoke through the cracks in the branches of the weeping willows.

On the road around the lake, two young men of the same age were walking from west to east along the wide willow road, one after the other.

The young man who walked in front of him, dressed in a light white cloth coat, with empty hands and shoulders, walked and looked sideways at the lake from time to time, looking leisurely. A gray-clad boy walked behind, carrying a shrouded sword behind his back, his eyes staring straight ahead, and his steps were not hurried.

Mu Wanyan's expression froze, and then she stood up suddenly, her beautiful eyes unabashedly revealing a deep sense of surprise.

Her unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of the two people at the same table, and the eldest prince and princess turned their heads to look at the road next to the pavilion.

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Bian Yao was walking forward slowly, with an unfinished look on his face, and he was still annoyed that he couldn't get a closer look at Fang Cai's strange scene. As he walked along, he kept looking sideways at the lake, so his gaze naturally shifted to the pavilion by the lake.

With a turn of his gaze, the three figures in the pavilion clearly met his eyes.

Finding an acquaintance standing in the pavilion and looking towards him, Bian Yao couldn't help but be stunned and felt a little surprised. He stopped, hesitating whether to say hello, but he suddenly caught a glimpse of the girl in red who turned her head, and after seeing the other party's appearance clearly, her expression changed suddenly.

Twilight Song noticed the abnormality and stopped, turning her head to look to the right, just in time to meet Mu Wanyan's gaze. The four eyes briefly intersected, and then quickly separated, and a strange look appeared on their faces, but they were silent.

In the pavilion, Du Chang let out a soft sigh from his mouth, stared at Bian Yao's face carefully for a while, and suddenly stood up and shouted with surprise on his face: "Dead boy! is that you? Why aren't you dead?"

Originally, in her expectation, the person in front of her had already died in the volcanic lava, and now she was naturally surprised to see the living person.

Bian Yao looked at the red-clothed girl in the pavilion whose appearance had changed slightly, revealing a slightly embarrassed smile, and her mind became complicated and indescribable, and she didn't know how to speak for a while.

Three years ago, after the volcanic group separated in distress, he never imagined that he would meet again. Now that she met unexpectedly, the little barbarian girl not only remembered herself clearly, but her tone was even more concerned, and Bian Yao's heart couldn't help but feel a little moved.

Duchang walked out of the pavilion quickly, first stared at Twilight Song for a few moments, then looked at the cloth sword behind it, then looked at Bian Yao, and wondered, "Who is this person? Could it be that he saved you?"

"He's a good friend of mine, and I got acquainted with him in an accident. Bian Yao replied vaguely, he didn't want to say much about how he escaped from the lava encirclement.

Du Chang didn't think much about his answer, and asked again: "Why did you come here?"

Bian Yao's eyes crossed her shoulders and saw Mu Wanyan walking towards her, so he smiled and said, "I heard that the scenery here is good, and the food and wine are good, so I came to take a look." ”

Du Chang snorted, frowned slightly, raised his hand and punched him hard in the chest.

"You're back, haven't you been hurt in any way?" Mu Wanyan paused behind Du Chang, looking at Bian Yao and Twilight Song, and said with concern.

"We're lucky, even if we're hurt, it's fine. Bian Yao raised his right hand, patted the twilight song on his side, and said leisurely.

Du Chang turned around and said with a surprised face: "Sister Mu, you ......"

"The two of them are guests of my Mu family, and they are temporarily practicing in the clan, but they encountered an accident during the world-related experience at the beginning of the year and were separated from everyone. Mu Wanyan explained with a smile, hesitated for a moment after speaking, and asked curiously, "How did you know this person?"

"At first, it was a coincidence, when I was going out to practice with my master, and then I met him again in the imperial city, so I pulled him to help me do something. Du said with a smile, as if he remembered the events of that year vividly.

At this time, in the pavilion by the lake, a voice suddenly came: "Since we have met, we might as well take a leisurely tour together and enjoy the beautiful scenery of this forest city." ”

It was naturally the eldest prince who spoke, and he was sitting upright in the pavilion at the moment, looking in the direction where Bian Yao was, with a sincere smile on his face.

Hearing his brother's words, Du Chang happily opened his mouth and invited Bian Yao and Twilight Song to sit in the pavilion.

Bian Yao had already seen the purple-robed young man and guessed his identity, but he had a few questions in his heart that were inconvenient to ask. The eldest prince and princess left the imperial city and came to Shuxian County, thousands of miles away, and sat with the eldest lady of the Mu family, the reason must be unusual!

In addition to curiosity, Bian Yao was faintly worried in his heart, he once infiltrated the palace under the alias of "Ye Xiaomei", and assisted the night corpse to assassinate King Nu, to put it seriously, he was the enemy of the entire royal family.

"Thank you for your kindness, we are in a hurry to go back to the valley, so don't pass it for now. Take care!" Bian Yao politely declined the other party's invitation, he really didn't want to have more contact with the people of the royal family, because it made him uneasy.

Duchang didn't expect him to be so unkind, so he stared at him with his eyes open, not saying a word, just staring at him angrily.

Bian Yao smiled apologetically and waved his hand, said "goodbye", and then turned to leave. Twilight Song on the side was slightly stunned, his eyes quickly swept over Mu Wanyan's face, and then turned around and followed, never saying a word.

However, after walking a few steps far, Bian Yao suddenly stopped, staring ahead with his eyes, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

At the east end of Huanhu Road, there are two more figures abruptly, one after the other, heading west. The former was a man in a brocade robe, the sleeve of his left arm was empty, and his face was not angry and arrogant. Behind him, followed by a white-faced old man, with a cunning face.

The two seemed to take a slow step, but in the blink of an eye, they were a hundred feet apart.

In just a few breaths, the brocade-robed man and the white-faced old man had already floated to the front of Bian Yao, and stood up a zhang away, just blocking the way.

"Don't come to harm, Ye Xiaoyou!" the brocade-robed man stared at Bian Yao, the corners of his mouth slowly hooked up a palpitating smile, and suddenly said in a cold voice.