Twilight.

Bluestone Town.

Chu Zhaozhao stood in front of the door of the wing room of the inn, his brows furrowed and his expression hesitant.

More than ten days have passed since the incident in Wuling.

She accompanied Chu Qingxiao at the old site of Wuling City for eight days.

Collect the bones left behind by the great war.

It's just that twelve years have passed, and many corpses have either been used as the food of the beasts, or they have long been shattered in the ravages of the Yin beasts back then.

The rest are also difficult to identify because of their age.

There are even some corpses, and there is no way to piece together a human form, and Chu Qingxiao can only bury them together, which is better than being exposed to the ground and being exposed by the wind and sun.

After doing this, he agreed to go to Tianhang Mountain with Chu Zhaozhao.

It's just that along the way, Chu Qingxiao has been silent.

Chu Zhaozhao was somewhat worried about him.

After settling everything in her room, she came to Chu Qingxiao's door.

I wanted to comfort the other party, but when I walked to the door, I suddenly hesitated.

She is not good at words, and Chu Qingxiao's experience is far beyond common sense.

Those who are looking for someone on the street can tell you the truth again, and they can't solve the pain of losing their loved ones, nor can they eliminate the pain of being alone.

Those words......

After all, it's just empty words.

Chu Zhaozhao understood this truth, but just looking at Chu Qingxiao so sullen, she still felt that it was inappropriate.

Thinking of this, as if she had made up her mind, she took a deep breath, raised her lower hand again, and was about to knock on the door in front of her

Squeak.

But at this time, the door was suddenly opened from the inside, and a young man in a green coat was stepping out.

The two collided.

Chu Qingxiao blinked, a little surprised that Chu Zhaozhao would be here: "Miss Chu, this is?" ”

Chu Zhaozhao's face was slightly embarrassed, and his eyes dodged: "I...... I ......"

She was a little embarrassed to find an excuse, looked around in a panic, and suddenly caught a glimpse of many diners eating downstairs in the inn.

Her brain was hot, and she didn't think much about it, so she hurriedly said, "I'm just here to ask if you want to have something to eat together......

"Huh?" The young man looked puzzled and asked a little strangely, "Didn't we eat downstairs together half an hour ago?" ”

"Huh?" Chu Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly changed his words: "I...... I mean...... Would you like to eat some more ......?"

"We who practice martial arts have ...... amount of food They are a little older than ordinary people, and it is normal for them to go hungry without eating for half an hour......"

Chu Zhaozhao! What the hell are you talking about!

After Chu Zhaozhao said this, she suddenly felt that her cheeks were red, she turned her head and reached out to cover her face, eager to find a crack in the ground at this time.

And Chu Qingxiao, who heard this, was also stunned, he looked at the girl in front of him in some surprise, but the next moment he suddenly smiled: "Okay." ”

……

Qingshi Town is not large, and the entire town will not exceed 6,000 households.

However, it is located on the main road of Duzhou, so there are no longer a few traders and dart masters who come and go.

At this moment, although the time has come, the streets are still full of pedestrians.

Thanks to this.

There are also many vendors who are still enthusiastically selling goods to the surrounding pedestrians, and the street is very lively.

Chu Zhaozhao held a string of sugar gourds in his hand and walked on the street, but his eyes cautiously looked at the young man beside him.

Chu Qingxiao's face did not have the loneliness and self-pity she imagined, but looked around the street with attentive eyes, as if she was very curious about everything around her, and seemed to be in a good mood.

Suddenly.

Chu Qingxiao seemed to feel Chu Zhaozhao's gaze, he turned his head and looked over, Chu Zhaozhao was excited, hurriedly looked sideways at the other side of the street, and at the same time took a bite of the sugar gourd in his hand, pretending to be careless.

For a while, she twisted her neck a little sore, and she didn't see any movement from Chu Qingxiao, secretly thinking that her clever reaction had deceived the other party.

She breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned her head, but it was Chu Qingxiao's smiling gaze that bumped into her head-on.

Chu Zhaozhao was so frightened that his body trembled, and after realizing that his clumsy acting skills had been discovered by the other party, Chu Zhaozhao was stunned for a moment, and then immediately remembered the widely spread stunt on the rivers and lakes - preemptive strike.

With a flushed face, she decided to hit a rake: "You...... What are you staring at me for? ”

Chu Qingxiao was stunned when he heard this, but he quickly understood Chu Zhaozhao's thoughts.

He smiled and shook his head, retracting his gaze and continuing to walk along the bustling street.

Chu Zhaozhao was a little weak-hearted, she quickly followed the other party, and wanted to say something to alleviate the embarrassment at the moment.

But before the words came out, I heard Chu Qingxiao say quietly: "Miss Chu, don't worry about me. ”

"My life was exchanged for the lives of the eight thousand Xizhou sword armor and tens of thousands of people in Wuling City."

"I'll cherish him."

Chu Zhaozhao, who heard this, was stunned, and he also understood that his little caution had probably been seen through by Chu Qingxiao a long time ago.

"I ...... I'm not worried about you. But she still said stiffly, but her eyes looked at Chu Qingxiao again.

There was a smile on his face, but it was inexplicably bitter.

His body is obviously shuttling through the crowd, but at a glance, it makes people feel alone.

The streets are bustling with people, and the lanterns lit in the restaurants on both sides illuminate the streets as if it were daytime.

There are so many gongs and drums around, and there are so many people, but the young man standing here is incompatible with this bustle.

Chu Qingxiao also stopped at this time, and he looked sideways at everything around him.

The smile on his face became bitter: "I have made up my mind to cherish my life and live well." ”

"......"

"This world is a little strange to me."

"I don't seem to know him very well......"

Chu Zhaozhao's heart trembled, and after hesitating slightly, he pretended to be relaxed and said, "You're just not used to it yet!" ”

"Actually, the world is still the same world, you see these towns, these streets, aren't they all still the same?"

"You'll just take it upon yourself to sleep, um......"

"The kind of sleep that takes a little too long......"

Chu Zhaozhao spoke, his voice gradually becoming smaller, and in the end it was almost inaudible.

She rubbed the corners of her clothes in frustration and muttered, "Okay...... I'm really not very good at comforting people......"

When Chu Qingxiao saw her appearance, he nodded in agreement: "I can see it." ”

Such a straightforward evaluation made Chu Zhaozhao somewhat dissatisfied in his heart.

But before the words came out, I heard Chu Qingxiao say again: "I just don't know what the meaning of my life is." ”

"I used to think about ......"

"I can make a lot of money and buy my dad a big yard so that he can raise his eyebrows in front of those guys who laugh at my yard that is only the size of a palm."

"Or join the army, be a general, and when you return to Wuling City one day, everyone will come to welcome you, especially Wang Che's bastard, I want to show off my might in front of him."

"No matter how bad it is, I have to marry a beautiful daughter-in-law, give birth to a few big fat boys, and let my father feel some family fun."

When he said these words, the young man's face was smiling, but the next moment the smile suddenly dimmed a little.

"These thoughts are a bit vulgar."

"But for me, it's something that can be imagined."

"But what about now......

"My father is gone, and those who can be used by me to show off their might, or envy me, are also gone."

"Of course I'm going to live, I promised them."

"But I'm just ......"

"I just don't know what the meaning of being alive is......"

Chu Zhaozhao listened quietly to the young man talking about his troubles.

She could understand his feelings.

A moment ago, there was still a father who protected him everywhere in the family, and there were kind neighbors around him, everything was not too good, but at least, it was everything he had been familiar with since he was a child.

But suddenly, the family was ruined, and everyone who knew and knew each other died overnight.

Twelve springs and autumns have passed in this world in a snap of a finger.

Everything was so foreign to him.

For twelve years, nothing was given to him except for the painful memory of a hundred more reincarnations.

It was as if God was deliberately playing a prank on him.

took everything he had overnight, and didn't even leave a sword, leaving him alone to face this strange world with his bare hands.

"At least...... At least there's a little uncle waiting for you! ”

"She has never forgotten you for so many years, otherwise she wouldn't have sent me to Wuling City to look for you!" Chu Zhaozhao said at this time, trying hard to help Chu Qingxiao find some meaning in life.

The meaning of being alive.

It sounds like a bit of a rhetoric.

Especially on the premise that for most people, life itself is hard enough.

But the truth is, when you can live and work without distractions, you already have the meaning of life that you don't realize, but it really has.

And Chu Qingxiao.

But not.

Chu Zhaozhao's words made Chu Qingxiao stunned, he nodded, and didn't say anything more.

Chu Zhaozhao frowned when she saw this, she didn't want to look at this guy's appearance.

She suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up: "You come with me!" ”

With that, she reached out and took the other's hand.

Under Chu Qingxiao's surprised gaze, she pulled him and ran briskly.

The crowd in front of him shuttled, the lights around him were bright, and the young man who followed the girl looked at the ponytail that swayed with the other party's running, and felt the softness of the palms holding each other.

For a while.

His heart was beating a little happier.

……

Chu Zhaozhao took Chu Qingxiao and ran into the inn where they were staying, and came to the door of Chu Zhaozhao's room.

"Miss Chu?" Chu Qingxiao was still a little stunned, and he didn't quite understand what the other party meant.

Chu Zhaozhao didn't respond, but at this moment he pushed open the door of his room, walked into it quickly, came to the bed, turned out his carry-on luggage, and looked for something in it in a hurry.

Chu Qingxiao followed the other party into the room full of doubts, and was about to ask a question, but saw Chu Zhaozhao take out a package from the salute.

It's not too big, about the thickness of an adult's arm, and more than two feet long.

"Here's this." Trotting all the way, Chu Zhaozhao had a little sweat on her forehead, but she didn't notice it, but she just handed over the things in her hand in a little anxious.

Chu Qingxiao took the package and felt a little heavy.

He didn't think much about it, and at this moment, the package was opened, but what caught his eye made his body tremble and his pupils dilated.

"This is ......" Chu Qingxiao muttered as he looked at the things in the package.

It was four or five broken swords.

The blade of the sword has long been gone, and most of the cracks on the sword body are still longitudinal and horizontal.

Chu Qingxiao almost subconsciously looked at the hilts of these broken swords at this time, and there were several handwritings engraved there-

Break the array, spring is not late, the second watch day, long hatred of water, swallow in front of the door......

These are the swords of the Xizhou Sword Armor.

"After the candle dragon retreated that day, I took you to escape from the eternal night realm, and when I saw these swords scattered on the ground on the way, I brought them out together."

"But more of them were shattered by the candle dragon, and some of them, I didn't have time to restrain them......"

"I heard that Xizhou Jianjia has always had a tradition of sending the sword of the dead to the Xizhou Sword Tomb, and they believe that the soul of the dead who died in battle will follow the sword and return to his hometown to meet his family."

"Although ......"

"I know that their souls have been shattered by the candle dragon, but maybe there will be a wisp of remnant souls attached to their swords......" Chu Zhaozhao said at this time.

"If you want, after going to Tianhang Mountain to meet Uncle Xiao, you can send these swords to Xizhou ......"

"Even if their souls die, their families may still be waiting for them......"

Chu Zhaozhao said, his eyes cautiously looking at the young man in front of him.

But Chu Qingxiao stared at those broken swords in a daze, and did not respond.

Chu Zhaozhao was suddenly a little anxious, and she hurriedly said, "I don't know what the meaning of life is for you. ”

"But at least, these broken swords can give you a little purpose, you can take a look and maybe find the meaning you want along the way?"

Saying this, her voice suddenly became a little smaller: "No matter what kind of meaning you need, you have to look for it to find it, isn't it?" ”

At this time, Chu Qingxiao finally turned around, he looked at Chu Zhaozhao, and said with a sincere gaze: "Thank you." ”

Chu Qingxiao's scorching gaze made Chu Zhaozhao a little overwhelmed, her cheeks were a little hot, she lowered her head and said, "It's nothing, I thought that these things might be very important to you, so ......"

Halfway through this, Chu Zhaozhao suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly stopped his mouth.

She looked up at Chu Qingxiao, whose expression became a little strange, her heart became more and more intertwined, and she hurriedly explained: "I mean, the Xizhou sword armor are all very respectable people, and their relics naturally have to be reined in......"

"Don't think about it, I don't mean anything else......"

"We're still a generation apart!"

After her explanation, which was a bit darker and darker, she didn't get a response from Chu Qingxiao, and she suddenly looked up at Chu Qingxiao strangely.

But I saw that the young man suddenly tilted his body and fell straight towards her......