Jiang Wangchen stopped, stood beside Hua Youyou, swallowed his throat dryly, and said in disbelief: "What kind of place is this, there is such an extremely open place in the Dongdu Mountain, how come I have never heard of it before." ”

Hua Youyou couldn't answer, so she could only guess through simple observation, and said, "It's like a temple, and it's like an altar." According to this pattern and arrangement, it should be more like an altar. ”

In the center of the altar is the stone statue that I had just seen in the corridor. At that time, the picture was far away, and it could feel magnificent, but now that I am suddenly in it, I really feel how small I am. Hua Youyou looked up at the stone statue, a few simple carvings, the lines are vivid, and the outlines are clear. It was a male face. Looking at the eyebrows and expression, a posture of looking down on all beings and proudly jumping out, it made people unconsciously surrender and worship.

The flowers are faint and fascinating. I only felt that this person's face seemed to have seen before, and I was entangled in my heart, and I turned my eyes to look at Jiang Wangchen, and found that the appearance of the stone statue was quite similar to Jiang Wangchen, with the same bright eyes, high nose bridge, and knife-like chin line. But in temperament, it is very different, although the stone statue is immovable, but the momentum of the bully is still wild and indulgent, and there is a kind of indifference that rejects people, which makes people reluctant to approach. Although Jiang Wangchen has been marching for many years and has a resolute and resolute personality, his eyes are always soft and clear, his eyes are calm and restrained, and he is particularly kind.

Hua Youyou continued to observe, the stone statue carved clothes and costumes are also quite eye-catching, the upper body is a batik short liner, lined with carved moire embroidered sacrificial figures, the waist is bound with a tiger tail long spike hair belt, the bottom is a coarse cloth loose trousers, and the left hand holds a humerus stone staff. This dress is not only far from the battle armor and Confucian robes that prevail in the Dongxuan Continent, but also completely different from the hemp coats and animal skins commonly used by the demon clan, and it seems that I have seen it somewhere, and I can't remember it for a while.

Hua Youyou looked at the stone statue here, and Jiang Wangchen didn't stop for a moment, holding the toes of the stone statue for a while, calculating the size of the stone statue according to the proportion, and then running to pick up the candle flame, trying to figure out what kind of wick and lamp oil can be immortal, seeing that he couldn't find the answer, he seriously knocked every stone on the stone wall and stone path to ensure that there were no traps and dark rooms, and finally turned the entire secret room over, and finally only the only new road behind the stone statue had not yet been stepped in, so it stopped.

Jiang Wangchen looked at Hua Youyou still staring at the stone statue motionlessly, as if she was about to become another stone statue, and she didn't dare to disturb it anymore, so she slowed down her footsteps and walked behind Hua Youyou silently.

Hua Youyou looked at Jiang Wangchen just jumping up and down like a monkey, crying and laughing, at this time she pretended to be cold, Youyou spoke, and said, "Have you made enough trouble?"

"Uh... I'm not making a fuss, I'm just looking to see if there are any traps. Jiang Wangchen hurriedly gestured and explained: "Aren't you interested in this inextinguishable candle, and don't you want to know, what is the ...... of this stone statue?"

"If you've had enough, I'll come and have a look. Hua Youyou completely ignored Jiang Wangchen's explanation, and continued to say coldly: "Do you think the face of this stone statue is familiar?"

Jiang Wangchen's "sophistry" was interrupted, so he had to hurriedly give up the verbal battle, disarm and surrender, and obediently stand aside and begin to observe carefully.

Just this look, I was stunned. As soon as he entered the altar, his attention was focused on the size of the stone statue, and he didn't even look at his form. Now when I look at it, I can't take my eyes off it. It's as if all the memories come back to my eyes. That scene, the past imprinted in the heart, self-directed and self-acted, came to mind. Once upon a time, that childish teenager also looked up to another person from the same angle, and that person gave him life and family, gave him warmth and faith. and abandoned him to loneliness and helplessness, leaving him to despair and desolation. How could he not be familiar with this face, a face that once accompanied him for ten years and gave him a happy childhood, but without saying goodbye, he suddenly disappeared. No matter how the memory sank into the dry well and dead pool, seeing you again today, once again rekindled in my heart an emotional pull that was both cordial and longing, but also afraid of alienation.

Hua Youyou saw that Jiang Wangchen's eyes were hollow and his expression was gloomy, and he thought that he had been bewitched by the stone statue and had been demonized, so he hurriedly pulled the corner of his clothes and called his name softly and repeatedly.

"Jiang Wangchen, Jiang Wangchen...... Are you alright?"

"Well, I'm fine, I just remember a lot of things from the past. Jiang Wangchen's memories were interrupted, he woke up like a dream, and he was in a trance for a long time, his expression of loss was overflowing, and he said: "I just took a closer look at another corridor, there is silence inside, I don't know how deep, I think we will rest here for one night tonight, what do you think?"

"It's okay, well, let's stay here for the night. Hua Youyou looked at Jiang Wangchen, who was still lively and jumping just now, but now his face was full of decadent fatigue, and he couldn't bear to ask too many questions: "If you are tired, rest first." ”

It was late at night, and the two sat on the floor. The dome of the altar is arc-shaped, as dark and deep as the starry sky, and there are seven circular vents in the dome, where the yin wind in the corridor should come from, through which you can see the stars twinkling in the sky, and it seems to be dotted on the altar dome.

Hua Youyou looked up at the starry sky, through the vent in front of her, she could just be favored by the moonlight, the moon was like Emei, and she smiled like a beautiful woman, and she poured out the moonlight to render romance for the two people in the dark. It's just that Jiang Wangchen, who is speechless, is also like the speechless starry sky, how can he know that the moonlight is gentle and the beauty is beautiful.

Jiang Wangchen couldn't help but look up at the stone statue again, his heart was full of doubts, he took a deep breath, and said, "Hua Youyou, why did you ask me if I was familiar with the face of the stone statue." ”

Hua Youyou still stared at the starry sky, and after a while, she said slowly: "I just think that the appearance of this stone statue is somewhat similar to yours." Before he finished speaking, he looked at Jiang Wangchen, wanting to know what kind of reaction he would have.

Jiang Wang was still indifferent, his eyes were unfocused, and he responded lightly: "I have the same confusion in my heart as you, but this matter is too sudden and strange, and I have no clue." ”

"Since you don't have a clue, don't think about it. Hua Youyou looked at Jiang Wangchen's still preoccupied appearance, paused and continued: "The world is so big, maybe it's really just a coincidence." ”

Jiang Wangchen just nodded, not only perfunctory, but also perfunctory.

The two stopped talking, leaning on the ankles of the stone statue for a short rest, a day of fighting and running in the corridor, Jiang Wangchen was physically and mentally exhausted, but his eyes were closed, but his thoughts did not subside, the worries about the border city guards, and the doubts about the stone statues bombarded his brain in turn, and occasionally there would be a flash of curiosity about the flowers, but in the end he didn't speak.

One or two hours, in the vast time and space, can only be regarded as a drop in the ocean, but for the two people to get along silently, it is not short, the crescent moon has bypassed the vent, hiding in an invisible corner, unwilling to add a little more interest to the two, the yin wind into the middle of the night, a little more chill.

The greeting that tossed and turned in Youyou's mouth was stranded for a long time, and finally asked in this sleepless night, it was a delicate and gentle voice: "Jiang Wangchen, can't you sleep too." ”

"Hmm. Jiang Wangchen responded softly and asked rhetorically, "Why can't you sleep." ”

"I'm afraid that if I wake up from my dream, the night will be shorter, and I want to remember every minute and every second. What about you, and for what? After Hua Youyou finished speaking, she quietly looked at the starry sky, as if she wanted to hide the entire starry sky in her eyes.

Jiang Wangchen sighed: "Hey...... I can't talk about it because I have a lot of things to worry about. ”

"Then you say one by one, anyway, it's a long night, and you don't want to sleep. Hua Youyou said as she moved towards Jiang Wangchen until she sat side by side with him, and then supported her chin with her hands slightly, ready to listen.

The soft shoulders leaned over, with a faint fragrance of simplicity and elegance, and a burst of warmth, as if it had darkened the long-awaited reliance. Jiang Wangchen is always helpless for Hua Youyou's excessive closeness, and he has no time to take care of the rest of the distractions in his mind, the world is silent, the wind is breathless, and the only sound in the world is Jiang Wangchen's heartbeat, "poof, poof", every time he exhales from his chest, his face is hot again. He wanted to retreat, but he was afraid of hurting Hua Youyou's self-esteem, and he was in a dilemma, and finally after another ideological struggle, he froze in place. just seemed to complain and muttered: "I really can't do anything about you." ”

And he knew in his heart that saying this was just an excuse for the attachment he shouldn't have.

Hua Youyou didn't rush to urge Jiang Wangchen to open his mouth to recall, but just looked at Jiang Wangchen quietly with a look in autumn, there are some doors that you can't knock on, just waiting for the master to open on his own in the right weather and at the right time.

Jiang Wangchen was still restless, only feeling that every posture was very twisted, and he really felt that this timeless warmth slowly replaced the initial embarrassment, making him feel that in this slightly cool night, there was still a peaceful company, maybe this was the reason why he froze in place, maybe his heart had already changed, and even he didn't know the change.

There was silence again, only the sound of cranes chirping, as if to blame such a quiet night, no one said "good night". Jiang Wangchen retracted his gaze, no longer looked at the stone statue, and finally spoke slowly, and said flatly: "Hua Youyou, you think this stone statue is similar to me, and I think he is more similar to my father in terms of appearance and temperament." Especially the momentum of not being angry and self-assured, it is even more godlike. ”

Hua Youyou was slightly surprised, and said: "Well, just talking about the outline of the facial features, it is really not bad, but the domineering momentum of the stone statue is completely different from your modest and casual temperament." Hua Youyou paused for a while, and seeing that Jiang Wangchen didn't speak again, he cautiously tried again: "Where is that father now?"

"He left my mother and me when I was 10 years old and disappeared into our world, and I have never seen him again. Jiang Wangchen's tone was smooth, as if he was just discussing an extremely ordinary daily life.

Hua Youyou secretly blamed herself for accidentally touching the dusty pain in Jiang Wangchen's heart, and immediately understood why Jiang Wangchen was so touched and changed after seeing the stone statue. I couldn't help but want to understand the root cause, so I could find a way to tie the knot for him, so I tapped and asked, "Then you didn't go to him?"

"Isn't he supposed to come to us, and what does it matter to me whether he lives or dies, or where he is. Jiang Wangchen suppressed his anger, pretended to be relieved, and said, "I already regarded him as a stranger in my heart, so why bother looking for him." ”

After Jiang Wangchen finished speaking, he closed his eyes again, fell into deep thought, and picked up waste again on the road of memories.

Hua Youyou saw that he closed his heart again, and he was struggling in his heart, and he felt depressed in his heart, and he couldn't comfort him, so he could only sit quietly beside him and silently guard and accompany him.

After a long time of meditation like this, until the night turned into frost, Hua Youyou, who still couldn't wait to speak, asked the darkness, "Are you asleep?"

No one answered in the darkness, only the slow and light breathing of the man beside him, who had already fallen asleep.

The moon, hidden in the clouds, the wind, through the drifting, the firelight, melancholy and loneliness. Is it silent and affectionate? Who understands?

Hua Youyou couldn't help but feel sleepy, and complained softly: "Hey, but I still have to miss a few minutes and seconds." He leaned on Jiang Wangchen's shoulder and closed his eyes to rest.

The firelight is slightly cool, the stone statue is slightly cool, and there is still a warmth in the heart. The world is slightly cool, the love is slightly cool, I am glad that you have allowed me a piece of warmth.

There are a few wisps of dark fragrance that flutter in the wind, brushing the tip of the nose. There are also a few traces of warmth, relying on each other, warming the heart. Every minute, every second of time, must be hidden. Don't wait for the dust to settle, don't wait for the flowers to fall, just rush for the year. Ren Hanfeng is crazy in his ears, it is just the hustle and bustle of the world, and Ren is in a hurry in the world, but it is just the vicissitudes of life, and when they meet each other, what does it matter if they are right or wrong.