Chapter 15: The Stars Are Not as Good as You
Perhaps because of the arrival of God, both sides sounded the horn of withdrawal very tacitly, and the war ended. The demons retreated to their territory, and the humans won the victory.
The sound of the trumpet is penetrating, melodiously sweeping across the battlefield, echoing over and over again, as if to comfort the dead soldiers, accompanied by the bloody sunset, such a scene will always make people feel sad, but also sad.
Although the war did not end with them, they held the fortress city and they were the ultimate winners. For the victory of the war, the whole city boiled. Every household is decorated with lanterns, gongs and drums are beaten, and the happy atmosphere even exceeds the New Year. All kinds of fireworks and firecrackers crackle as if they don't want money, and the city is filled with a strong ** smell. To the soldiers' excitement, Tang Chen was relieved of the alcohol abstinence, which meant that they could drink wine in large bowls and eat meat in large chunks and live happily until dawn.
At the wine table, Shao Xuechen looked at the fragrant large piece of barbecue in a daze, which made him have no appetite at all, because Lin Yunzhu was still lying on the bed at this time. His heart was all on her, and he wondered, if she woke up, would she feel lonely alone in a dark room?
Those who had no appetite like him were all the students who came out of the academy like him, and they sat in their chairs with sad faces, and the shadows of their dead classmates kept coming to their minds. As for those veterans who have been on the battlefield for a long time, they are talking and laughing and stuffing food into their mouths, this kind of good life is not much, and they cherish it very much.
It seems that they have no feelings, but it is only because they are used to life and death, when they first came to the battlefield, they were also like that group of students, and every time they died, they were sad for a while, but after a long time, they looked down on life and death, and they finally understood that the life they lived was dancing on the tip of the knife, so they cherished the living more than the dead.
Shao Xuechen thought about Lin Yunzhu, and felt more and more that the atmosphere here became noisy, and he gradually couldn't get used to it, he felt that he was still more suitable for sitting in a quiet place, just like the roof of the school palace teaching building, sitting alone, blowing a comfortable wind.
"I have something to do and need to leave. He stood up and said to the people at the table, "I'm sorry, but I wish you all a good time." ”
Probably thinking that a silent piece of "wood" would affect their mood for fun, they waved their hands and said, "Okay, okay, be careful on the road, don't get blown up by firecrackers." There are also some little kids who like to use firecrackers to scare people, so you should pay attention. ”
Shao Xuechen politely replied with a thank you, and then turned to leave. Mu Xi, who was at the same table, looked at his back, opened his mouth and didn't know what he wanted to say, but he didn't say it after all.
"Today's battle means the coming of God, God is holy, noble, majestic, God is on our side, He will lead the direction of our battle, retake the plundered territory! An uplifting speech pushed the whole banquet up, followed by a wave of rushing voices, come, "Hooray! Hoo......ray!" This is the cry of a million warriors, who raised their enamel bowls full of liquor in their hands, collided with each other, celebrated each other, and wept with each other......
Shao Xuechen stepped on the long bluestone street, the mottled ancient road was scattered with red confetti, he touched the cold bluestone wall with his hand, and felt the cheerful atmosphere in the air at this moment.
"Everything was fine. As he walked, his steps became brisk, the white gauze he wore floated and rippled, like a slowly flowing mist, his long black hair glowed with joy, and the oil lamps hanging on both sides of the long street burned calmly, and on such a night, it seemed that even the cold wind with teeth and claws became gentle.
The world becomes beautiful at this moment, like the real appearance of the images in the ink painting scroll, the ancient alleys and long streets, the eaves of the Uwa, the bright moon and the clear river, and the maple trees of the long bridge......
He wasn't hit by the roaring firecrackers, but he was scared by a child throwing them at his feet. The firecracker exploded under his feet, the red confetti drifted away, and the pungent ** smell was permeated, the boy stood not far away and looked at him with a smile, holding a stick of incense in his hand, he was not annoyed, just stunned for a moment, and then smiled back.
"Big brother, you look so good when you smile. The boy ran up and grabbed him by the corner of his coat, looked up and said to him.
He was stunned for a moment, "Isn't that a description of a girl?" It was the first time someone had described him like that. However, the person who said it is still young, not as tall as his legs, which is understandable.
He smiled and touched the boy's head and continued walking.
At this moment, he let down his guard against the outside world, and took off the mask with the words "Don't approach the living", in the final analysis, he was also afraid of being alone after all.
After walking some distance, he could still hear the boy saying to other children that he had just met a super-good-looking big brother, even better than the big brother who was a soldier in Xiaoyou's family......
Shao Xuechen walked all the way to an inn, and the two golden fonts on the plaque were "Tongfu".
"Today is really a blessing. He thought to himself.
The inn is antique, all wooden, and the red lanterns under the eaves dispel the coldness of the night. The lobby was vast and bright, and everyone was in high spirits about today's victory, and they talked about it everywhere, but they talked about God the most, and everyone would want to spy on that kind of distant existence, right?
"Yo, guest officer, are you here?" The shopkeeper bent over and trotted over, he remembered that the boy who came in the afternoon walked in with a girl with a peerless appearance in his arms, and as soon as he made a move, he asked for their best room.
"Hmm. Shao Xuechen nodded, "Is she awake?"
"Guest officer, I don't know. The shopkeeper said, "But I haven't seen her come out, so she shouldn't have woken up." ”
"Go ahead and get your hands dirty. Shao Xuechen climbed the stairs, found the room, and pushed the door in.
The room was dark and dull. He walked over, lit the oil lamp, and the room became bright, and the light seeped silently into every corner of the room like running water. Lin Yunzhu's breathing on the bed was slow and powerful, he tried to control his movements as little as possible, so as not to disturb her, even in a state of deep sleep, the magician's perception of changes in the outside world would not weaken, and any slightest movement could make him wake up from his dream immediately.
Shao Xuechen put her head above Lin Yunzhu, looked at her, and then turned around and walked out of the room, and when she came back, she was holding a basin in her hand, which was filled with hot water, and it was steaming out.
"You used to take care of me, but now I take care of you. Shao Xuezhen wiped her face, but the stains on her face had not been removed. His movements were gentle, as if he was caressing a rare treasure in the world, but he hadn't taken care of anyone, his movements looked clumsy, he couldn't wipe it off with a light, and he was afraid that it would hurt.
"Alas, you used to always scold me for being a two hundred and five, and I was forced by the master to explain everything when I was forced to ask by the master. But obviously you are only a two hundred and five, and it takes a lot of effort for you to connect me with a sword, and you are still strong, what can you do? If you don't have ice feathers, you really can't wake up. ”
After Shao Xuechen finished wiping, he lifted the quilt up, and then sat alone by the window. The clock on the wall struck twelve times, and it was already twelve o'clock, and the party was still going on outside. The temperature of the city seemed to warm up with this victory.
He turned over and flew onto the roof, looking out, just in time to see the bright moon perched on the west mountain, a new round of fireworks slowly rising, blooming in the night sky, intoxicating beauty spontaneously.
This prosperity can't end. He said in his heart.
"You seem to have a different kind of affection for her. Ice Feather sat down beside him, completely devoid of the shelf that had stood tall before.
"Really?" Shao Xuechen said with a smile, "Are you so sure?
"God also has God's life. Bing Yu looked at the fireworks, her pupils were like black pearls, "As you described, God is always high and does not eat fireworks, it is all fake, but you regard God too high and give us all the good aspects of the world." But actually, we are also sensible. ”
"Then tell me what kind of affection I have for her. ”
"According to what you think of her...... Do you still need to guess?" When Bing Yu was not so cold, he looked very elegant, and his gestures showed his nobility, "You like it, don't deny it, you can't fool yourself." Maybe you don't understand it now, but you will later. ”
"Like, she's my senior sister!" Shao Xuechen was stunned for more than ten seconds, he was a little skeptical that he had heard it wrong, but then he smiled, only his face flushed in the dark night.
"What's the matter, men like women, it's right. Bing Yu said lightly, "Besides, she seems to be a year younger than you, she is not yet eighteen, according to your law, you have to wait a year, otherwise you will molest underage girls." ”
"What's going on in your head?" Shao Xuechen jumped up like a rabbit, "Why do I have to wait another year?"
"Isn't it?" said Ice Feather, "Do you want to be now?"
"Excuse me, are all gods as 'funny' as you are?"
"They......" Bing Yu thought for a while, the sadness that could be seen in his eyes, but he still smiled and said, "They're a bunch of stereotypical guys. ”
Next, the two of them sat on the roof of the house, quietly watching the prosperity without saying a word.
Shao Xuejian's mind was a little messy, and she always thought of Lin Yunzhu inexplicably, her smile, and her sometimes fox-like cunning eyes...... Bing Yu didn't seem to be wrong, he liked her, as for when he liked it and why, he couldn't figure it out, maybe this was a long-term love. But the most important thing is that they are sisters and brothers, how could such an outrageous thing happen to him? He likes her, but does she like him?
Debating whether a person likes themselves or not may be the most distressing thing in the world, right?
People tend to worry about something unexpected and fall into a dead loop in search of an answer.
His mind was thinking wildly, otherwise he could have noticed Bing Yu's silent departure, the curtain falling on the fireworks that bloomed in the sky, only occasionally flying into the darkness, and Lin Yunzhu standing beside him at some point, just like on the roof of the teaching building, suddenly appeared.
"I knew you were going to be here. It seems that Senior Sister didn't hurt you in vain before, and she knows how to take care of people. Lin Yunzhu looked at the lights of Wanjia, took a deep breath, and then sat beside him.
Shao Xuechen looked at Lin Yunzhu who was sitting down, stunned for a moment, and then cracked his mouth and smiled. The familiar smell of begonia flowers rushed into the nose again.
"You look so silly when you laugh right now. Lin Yunzhu pinched his face, "It's been a long time since I've seen you smile like this." Who did you learn from this cold look now?"
"There's no one to talk to me in the back mountains, so I can't talk to myself. ”
"Well, it is. Lin Yunzhu nodded, and then looked up at the starry sky, just like when Shao Xuechen looked up at the starry sky, the stars in the sky were intertwined into a long river in the black, fluttering for thousands of miles, stretching endlessly, she felt satisfied in an instant, her heart seemed to have finally found a home, and slowly calmed down.
"I finally understand why you always love to look up at the stars. "It's beautiful, so beautiful that you forget time." ”
Shao Xuechen looked at her, there was light in her black eyes, and it seemed to erupt like a spring for a moment, but it was only dim for a moment, like a meteor dragging its tail across the sky, and it disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving only a moment of beauty.
For a long time, he couldn't bear to interrupt the beauty and tranquility until they were about to rest.
"Alright, it's time to rest. Lin Yunzhu stood up and patted his crumpled clothes, "You should also go back to the barracks to rest, you will get acne if you rest too late." ”
"Good. I told Minister Xiao to let you rest here, it is much quieter here than the barracks. You're wounded, and you need to recuperate. ”
It's time to say good night, but Lin Yunzhu didn't show the slightest sign of leaving, just lowered his head and picked his fingers, not knowing what he was thinking.
"She wants you to say goodnight first and then watch you go. Bing Yu appeared again, "If you show your heart to her now, don't give her a chance to refuse, just hug her and kiss her, there is a chance that this thing can be done." ”
"Didn't you just say that it was molesting underage girls, why are you encouraging me to commit a crime again?"
"The law is dead, but man is alive. Bing Yu said lightly, "Wishful thinking, if you don't say it, I won't say it, who knows, it's a big deal for you to marry her." ”
Looking at Bing Yu, who was confident, Shao Xuechen suddenly wanted to ask him if he often did this in the God Realm, and this kind of words about who he would marry were extremely skillful. He could imagine the appearance of Bing Yu spreading red roses everywhere in the God Realm, and with his status as a God King and his good-looking skin, it was estimated that the women of the entire God Realm would be fascinated by him.
"I'm leaving, do you have anything else to say?" Lin Yunzhu bit her lip, a little nervous, which made Shao Xuechen have a idea of whether she was a terrifying murderer.
"The stars are not as good as you. Shao Xuechen blurted out, the simple four words seemed to exhaust the strength of his whole body, he felt that his limbs were now as soft as a pile of mud, he felt that he had exhausted all the courage in his life, and now let him slaughter a chicken, he felt that the hand holding the knife would tremble.
Shao Xuechen seemed to have done something wrong, and fled, flying off the eaves and walls along the way, like a flower thief who slipped into the female boudoir in the middle of the night.
"Alas. Ice Feather sighed softly in his ear, and then the god muttered something he didn't understand, "Some things are predestined, but unfortunately, you didn't take advantage of the opportunity." It looks like someone is catching up. ”
Shao Xuechen glanced back, and several people in fast-catching clothes were chasing him.
"Why are they chasing me?"
"I guess you're being taken for a flower thief. ”
Xiao Yan saw all this in his eyes, and smiled and drank a cup of tea on the table, "This kid has finally opened his mind." ”
Lin Yunzhu lay on the bed, waved his hand to extinguish the oil lamp, wrapped himself tightly in the quilt, like a zongzi, and then smiled and said I don't know who to say, "Good night." ”