As the night deepened, the nocturnal spirit beasts in the secluded forest came out one after another, and for a while, birds and beasts cried one after another, surrounding the forest. Su Yun and Xiao Lan walked side by side, scanning the surroundings with their residual vision, guarding against crises that might arise at any time.

"Is Mr. Su from the vicinity of this secluded forest? Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I accidentally scared you. Xiao Lan suddenly spoke, startling Su Yun and hurriedly apologized.

Su Yun smoothed his chest and let out a long breath: "The place where I live is indeed not far from here, Miss Xiao suddenly asked this, what is the matter?"

Xiao Lan raised her hand and stroked her hair that was blown by the evening breeze: "It's nothing, I'm just curious, someone as good as you should be very famous no matter where you are." ”

Su Yun laughed dryly, and didn't answer her, thinking that I was neither famous nor status in the town, and I was not as high as my father's position, didn't expect it?

Seeing that Su Yun didn't answer, Xiao Lan didn't ask any more, turned her head and glanced at him lightly, and continued to hurry in a muffled voice.

On the other side, Nagel and Bushi were also walking through the woods, looking for a suitable place to rest. After looking for a long time, Bushi felt a little bored again, so he began to talk to Nagel. "Crooked, Uncle Nagel, did you say that Sister Xiao Lan really likes that person?"

Nagel leaned down and glued a few grains of dirt with his fingers to his eyes, trying to find the location of the water source. "It's hard to say, looking at the way she looked just now, she may be really tempted. ”

Bu Shi let out a long "eh", and said with a surprised face: "No, it's too unreasonable for her to be so cold that she would be tempted by someone she doesn't know." Although that Su Yun is indeed very handsome and strong, but that is Sister Xiao Lan, it is not that there were no excellent men pursuing her before, and she didn't even look at them. After today, my opinion of Sister Xiao Lan can be regarded as completely subverted. ”

Nagel slapped the dirt off his hand and turned his head to look at Bu Shi: "In your eyes, she is cold and proud, and she will never be emotional to anyone, but this is actually just a means for her to protect herself." The Xiao Lan I knew in the past was not like this, not so much that she had suddenly changed now, but that she was no longer the real herself. Speaking of which, I think she looked a lot like that time before. ”

"Sister Xiao Lan wasn't like this before, so did he have a good personality at that time?"

Nagel raised his head slightly and looked at the stars in the night sky: "Yes, when Ji Ning and I first met her, she was a little younger than you - that was seven or eight years ago. Nagel's voice was tinged with a sense of vicissitudes as he began to recall the past. "At that time, I followed Brother Ji Nafei and took on a very difficult task. Halfway through, another of our partners quarreled with Brother Ji because he was dissatisfied with the distribution of benefits, and then withdrew. We had no choice but to go to the nearest town of Fengxi to find a helper, which was Xiao Lan's hometown, where we met her. ”

Bu Shi's face was full of shock: "You have known each other for so long, and Sister Xiao Lan followed you on an expedition at that time." ”

Nagel laughed: "Yes, I was entangled by this little girl in the market at that time, and I could only take her back to find Brother Ji, I still remember his surprised and helpless expression at that time." Later, I taught her physical arts, and Brother Ji taught her formations, but she didn't like any of them, and after learning for a long time, she finally became obsessed with the imperial weapon. Brother Ji and I could only find someone to teach her, and it took a lot of effort and favors. But this girl can have this level now, which is gratifying. ”

"But didn't you go to a professional to be a helper at that time? Sister Xiao Lan was not a professional at that time, what did you do?"

Nagel scratched his head with his hand and smiled awkwardly: "The final result is that the helper was not found, and there was an extra oil bottle." Because of this, we were almost killed by the four spinachs, hahaha... ”

Bushi sneered, "That's really your style, Uncle Nagel." In this way, Sister Xiao Lan should have been very cheerful in the past. "Yes, she was a warm and attentive girl, and she was very friendly to everyone. Nagel smiled in response, silently saying to himself: If it weren't for that bastard.

Bushi got the answer and was satisfied. The two of them talked and laughed and moved on.

When the last trace of the sunset dissipated, Su Yun and Xiao Lan finally found a small river. Su Yun estimated the general location and thought that this should belong to the same river as the place where he lived yesterday.

"There's a river, it's spacious and airy, it's a great place to stay in this forest. Su Yun looked around and said to Xiao Lan: "Let's go back and tell the others, I don't know if they have found a better place to go." ”

Xiao Lanlian moved lightly and slowly walked to the river. At this time, the bright moon was slowly rising, and the bright moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the river, reflecting the cold waves.

"It's still a while before the appointed time, so we don't have to rush back in such a hurry. ”

Su Yun looked at Xiao Lan and found that she was also looking at her, shouting some unknown affection in her clear eyes.

The moonlight was like water, Xiao Lan's slender white legs were like warm pearls, and her slender jade neck was covered with a layer of hazy light. Her eyes shone tactfully, her cherry-red lips opened slightly, and she spit out a soft and affectionate voice like mutton fat: "If Mr. Su is willing, can you talk to me here?"

In this situation, no matter how young and simple Su Yun was, he finally understood Xiao Lan's intentions. He was at a loss for a moment, trying to ask the old oilman for advice, but when he turned around, he found that he didn't know where the goods had gone, and he felt empty on his shoulders - the goods had taken Neil with him.

Without a "life mentor", Su Yun could only bite the bullet and go on his own. He took a few steps forward and came to Xiao Lan's side: "I know little when I'm young, and I don't know how to answer questions." But whatever Miss Xiao wants to say, I am willing to be a listener. ”

Xiao Lan's eyes smiled into two moon bends, she brushed her hair, and said slowly, "I'll tell you a story first." Once upon a time, there was a girl who was the pearl of her parents, and her parents were wealthy businessmen, and she grew up in fine clothes and jade food since she was a child. But under an accident, she lost her parents and all her privileged life. She was sixteen years old, but it was only at that time that she really grew up. Xiao Lan looked at Su Yun, feeling very relieved about his careful listening, and continued, "Fortunately, she met two very good people, kind and kind, and she gradually regained her cheerfulness and optimism until she met a man. He gave the girl everything she wanted, and in the end he brutally took it all away. From then on, the girl completely closed her heart and no longer wanted to trust strangers. Now that the story is over, is there anything you want to say?"

Su Yun was a little unaccustomed to Xiao Lan's gaze, and turned his head to look at the sparkling river. "This story is too short, and many places are not clear. What happened to the girl's parents, and what happened between her and the man, is not mentioned in the story. ”

Xiao Lan obviously anticipated his problem, and said unhurriedly: "This is actually my story, my father was seriously injured in an accident, and my mother spent all the family's savings and failed to save him. After my father left, my mother spent the day in tears, and soon after, she also died of depression. And that man," she paused, trying to restrain the resentment and sadness in her heart, "was my first love. He is a well-known qi cultivator in a place who has helped me a lot. I once thought that he was my destined other half, and I knew that he had betrayed me because of a wind condensing jade. ”

The best wind condensing jade is worth more than one million, and it is indeed a very tempting spiritual treasure. But abandoning his lover because of his treasure, this guy is really disgraceful, Su Yun thought in his heart. He turned his head to look at Xiao Lan and found that her eyes were red, and tears were rolling in her eyes.

Seeing Su Yun turn his gaze to herself, Xiao Lan forcibly endured the grievances that welled up in her heart, and continued with a little choked up: "Mr. Su, for so long, I have only been willing to trust Captain Ji Ning and Uncle Nagel, and I have never been willing to open my heart to others. And meeting you made me believe again that there are not only interests in the world, but also people like you who can be trusted and depended. I actually know that I may not be worthy of you. You're better and younger than that person. More importantly, I have ... Not a virgin. Actually, I've just thought about all of this, but Nagel often says: you won't regret trying many things. So, I'm here to show you my heart—I like you," she paused, as if to use all her strength to utter the words, "can I be your lover?"

Su Yun looked at the woman in front of her, at this moment she was bringing rain with pear blossoms, and wanted to confide in her admiration. Su Yun has not been confessed, as a top student in the academy, he is handsome, he naturally has a lot of suitors, but those people have never thought that Xiao Lan is so beautiful, so he can't refuse. He took a step forward and stretched out his hand to gently wipe away the tears from the corners of Xiao Lan's eyes: "I'm not as good as you say, sometimes I'm not funny, sometimes I don't know what to do, and I don't have any experience in love." If you really think about it, I'm willing to accept your heart. ”

Xiao Lan's eyes widened, her beautiful eyes were full of surprise and joy, she was just about to say something, but Su Yun stretched out her finger to block her lips: "Don't say so much, just work together to get along well." Xiao Lan showed a bright smile, stretched out her hand, removed Su Yun's finger with her slender jade finger, then closed her eyes and kissed him on the lips.

The night was thick, and the long chirping of birds and beasts was heard from time to time in the woods. In the midst of this dangerous and mysterious secluded forest, the new lovers kiss each other affectionately.