It's still a moonlit night like water, the wind shakes the trees, the light and shadow are abundant, the lights in the sky are shining, and the person next to him is still scorching.

It's just that the original intention is gone, and things have long been different.

Lin Wanwan quietly spread out her palm, curled up her fingers at the moment the moonlight fell, and tried to hold it in her hand, but the moonlight easily escaped from her palm and jumped between her fingers, just like the promise he made back then, he couldn't hold it and couldn't grasp it.

The moonlight is thin, the finger seams are too wide, and in the snap of a finger, time has passed.

On his first birthday after leaving, she stood in the wind under the moon, watching the sky lantern full of wishes quietly rise and rush to the night sky.

At that time, she had only one wish, which was nothing more than to wait for a tree to bloom and hope that his leaves would return.

I want to hear him tell himself why he left her on the snowy mountain that day and said goodbye. She had always believed that he had a hard time.

She begged Feihua Pavilion from her uncle, and has been silently following his movements, from the death of Emperor Dongchen to his accession to the throne as emperor, pardoning the world, implementing new policies, and quelling civil strife, watching him firmly hold the power in his own hands step by step.

Until the flowers bloomed season after season, the leaves fell again and again, except for the new emperor of Dongchen who came once, but he still couldn't look forward to the return of the old man. Not even a single letter. It seems that these four years are just an ordinary scene in his life, and after that, there is no need to look back.

From then on, she knew she couldn't hope for anything. The young man in white like the scorching sun will never come back.

In the past, there were old people who hugged their swords and cut off the spring breeze and never returned.

Today, she just wants to hear what he says in person, back then, he couldn't help himself. As long as he says it, she will believe it, then they can still walk side by side with the grand ambition of creating a peaceful and prosperous world as before, and see the flowers blooming all the way.

But as soon as she spoke, he interrupted her. He understood, why didn't she understand? The truth that is reluctant to mention is often bloody behind it, and it cannot be excavated, looked at, or delved into.

From the time she first arrived in Nanling to the present, his protection, his tolerance, and everything he did for her were not because of guilt?

"Lin Wanwan, this is for you."

Su Jingqian's voice interrupted the thoughts that kept churning in her mind, and Lin Wanwan looked at it intently, only to see that there was an extra scroll box in his hand at some point, and it was being handed to her.

She took the box, and when she touched the dark dragon pattern on it, her eyes paused slightly, and she bowed her head at him: "...... Thanks a lot. ”

Seeing that she was holding it directly in her hand and not opening it, Su Jingqian raised her eyebrows lightly and looked at her with a smile, "Why don't you open it and take a look?" ”

Lin Wanwan smiled slightly, with a shallow smile, "The king of a country, why bother to do these small actions." Since you are willing to give it to me, you will not falsify it. ”

She is still sure of this, since he promised the conditions of the alliance at the beginning, he will not fake it if he takes it out at this time. If he was just trying to perfunctory her, as long as she didn't mention it, he could have not mentioned it, so why bother to give her the secret edict that he had done before.

The corners of his lips slowly hooked a good-looking arc, and the pale red color lined him like a demon, with a fatal temptation, and said with a smile: "Since you believe me so much, it is better to open it and see if you believe in the wrong person." ”

Lin Wanwan looked at him suspiciously, and after touching his meaningful gaze, the look in her eyes became complicated, just like the struggle and entanglement in her heart at the moment. There is an inexplicable expectation, and the fear of indulging in his eyes again, just like just now, to let the last line of defense in his heart collapse.

She wasn't unaware, he was telling her that there was something else in it besides the edict.

Su Jingqian watched her quietly, and when he read the indescribable emotions in her eyes, his always calm eyes gradually made waves, faintly revealing a trace of imperceptible struggle.

He quickly turned around, firmly pressed all the emotions that should not appear into the depths of his eyes, turned his back to her and said, "I'll go down first, it's windy outside, don't stand for too long." ”

"Su Jin."

She stopped him suddenly.

He paused for a moment, and then heard her whisper behind him, "Do you remember the story we used to sneak up on to the teahouse to hear the storyteller?" ”

"yes, yes." He didn't look back at her, standing under the lantern at the corner of the cornice, the candle flame and shadow flickering, his expression was dark and incomprehensible, "It is about a pair of fairy couples in the martial arts who worked together to kill the evil deeds." ”

Lin Wanwan slowly walked to the carved railing, looked at the shadows of the trees on the riverbank, and said:

"That woman was born in a famous martial arts family, and that man was born in the Demon Sect, and in the eyes of the famous and decent people, he is a demon who kills people without blinking. The two met in a grand event, fell, and agreed to join hands to eliminate evil. They crossed the north together, crossed Wanfeng, traveled to southern Xinjiang, stepped on rivers, and supported each other for ten years, never giving up. ”

"But then the woman killed the person who had been with her for ten years with her own hands, and killed herself in front of his grave." Su Jingqian's tone was very light, and it looked a little cold in the night, "I remember that many people sighed at that time. At that time, I was young, just as a pastime, and now I think about it, it's really ironic. ”

The so-called unexpected encounters are nothing but the conspiracy of these self-proclaimed righteous people. They pushed a little girl who was not deeply involved in the world to deliberately approach and assassinate a person who was born in the Demon Sect but had never done evil, what is good and what is evil? The so-called good and evil are just an excuse for these famous factions to 'prosper and perish those who disobey me', and what is dependent on them is good, and what is contrary to their concept is evil. ”

Lin Wanwan paused, and a light smile appeared on her lips, looking a little sad and a little sarcastic.

"That woman has been dormant by his side for ten years, and no one knows better than she is evil. If it weren't for those so-called decent people threatening her family, how could she be willing to stab him with the sword in her hand. ”

Su Jingqian stood quietly under the candle shadow moonlight, his long eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes, casting a dark layer on his deep pupils, "Since she chose to protect her family, she should know the price she has to pay." Although he finally died and thanked each other for ten years of protection, it could not make up for the heartache and despair when the man saw the man who loved most draw his sword and stab him. ”

Lin Wanwan slowly moved his gaze to his tall and long back, and a thousand words surged in his heart, but they were all blocked in his throat all of a sudden, and he was silent before he said: "In this life, there will always be times when you can't help yourself, but if you can't tell you honestly, you can only die in pain and regret in the end." ”

Her tone was soft, but it seemed meaningful, and his heart trembled when he heard it.

Su Jingqian's lips moved silently, he wanted to say something, but he never said it, his hands were clenched tightly, and there was an imperceptible depression and forbearance.

He was silent for a long time before he slowly spoke, "In this world, apart from life and death, there is nothing that you can't help yourself." The so-called involuntary self is just a reluctance to leave the relatively smooth road among the many rugged forks in the road after weighing the pros and cons. ”