Towards dusk, a golden cloud of fire stained the horizon red.

At the top of the bright moon peak, the afterglow of the setting sun reflects half of the steep cliffs, presenting a magnificent and beautiful scene.

The red piano residence under the sunset is even more magnificent.

Liu Ruyan and Chu Menghua came to the butterfly garden on the mountain behind Mingyue Peak.

This is an oval garden located in the back mountain of Hongqinju, which is the season when spring flowers bloom and the grass grows and eagles fly.

The garden is full of all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, competing for beauty, attracting colorful butterflies to dance.

As soon as Chu Menghua saw the strange flowers and plants in the garden, her eyes immediately lit up. She is especially fond of wildflowers.

When she was just born, the monk Nanshan saw that she was born handsome, so he thought about what a good name to choose for her. His wife loved flowers, and often went out to pick some fresh flowers and put them in vases to decorate the room with warmth and chic.

She held the little dream flower in her swaddling clothes and held those colorful flowers in front of her eyes. Xiao Menghua suddenly stared at the flowers intently, showing a smiling face, and stretched out her hand to grab it.

The Nanshan monk on the side was worried about not knowing what name to give his daughter, and suddenly saw the warm scene, and his mind moved, thinking: When her daughter saw the flowers, she was so excited that she danced, obviously she liked these flowers very much, so it was better to name her daughter Dream Flower. discussed with his wife, and the couple both thought the name Menghua was good, so they named their daughter Chu Menghua.

Chu Menghua is just like her name, she especially loves all kinds of colorful flowers, and she can't take her eyes off them when she sees those beautiful wildflowers that grow freely.

At this moment, she is excited like a butterfly, in the fragrant butterfly garden, around the flowers in the garden to look east and smell, from time to time to close her eyes, to breathe in the wind wafting fragrant flowers. With that smile and smile, the girl's delicate attitude of loving beauty is fully revealed.

Liu Ruyan looked at her intoxicated posture, and seemed to be infected by her girlish feelings, and a warm smile appeared in the corner of her eyes. He really envied his sister's girlish heart, she could live so freely and carefree!

It would be nice if I could be as heartless and troubleless as she is!

At this moment, she was immersed in the poetic world in her heart, enjoying the tranquility and beauty to the fullest!

How can such a girl, such a beautiful girl's heart, not be liked?

It was as if the thrilling bad luck she had experienced a few days ago had not affected her mood at all. She is still living happily, like a flower blooming quietly, like a butterfly fluttering freely!

This butterfly garden is not too big, but it is full of strange and longitudinal circles, and there are many forks in the road, like a complex labyrinth, if you walk into the hinterland of the garden, those forks are winding, it is difficult to find the right exit, and it is easy to get lost if you are not careful.

Clusters of small flower forests are as dense as cobwebs. Spread out in a chessboard-like garden. Xu Feng had warned her and Leng Yue many times that they could only play in the border area of the butterfly garden, and they must not go deep into the hinterland of the garden. Otherwise, you may encounter danger at any time.

It's like a well-laid formation, and once you're trapped in it, it's hard to get out.

Chu Menghua was so excited that she danced among the flowers and plants, somehow, she became very happy at the moment, maybe because of her brother Liu by her side!

On that day, Liu Ruyan and Xu Feng met the two sisters under the leadership of Luoxia Niangniang. Liu Ruyan saw that her junior sister was injured and her face was pale, and she couldn't help but worry for a while, and when she saw them sleeping deeply, she stayed by their side.

When Chu Menghua slowly opened her eyes, two vague figures appeared in front of her, which gradually became clear, and she recognized in a daze that the two figures in front of her were actually Uncle Xu and Brother Liu.

She immediately woke up from her panicked consciousness. Excitement suddenly arose in her heart, and she excitedly called out: Brother Liu!

She never dreamed that Brother Liu, who had been separated for two months, would suddenly appear in front of her. And also in such a completely strange and frightening place!

When she was injured and unconscious, she fell asleep for a long time, and when Luoxia Niangniang rescued them, she saw that they were too frightened, so she immediately lit their sleeping holes, wanting them to rest quietly, so as to temporarily forget the thrilling scene when they fell off the cliff.

Later, she had a dream in a daze.

She dreamed of her dead mother, smiling and waving at her in the brilliant light source. called her name one after another, and when she ran to her mother enthusiastically, her mother's figure gradually disappeared, her face, eyes, hair, and hands...... until it dissipates completely......

She was terrified and howled hysterically: Mother, don't leave me, mother, come back quickly! Don't go......

She moaned in her dreams, spoke her dreams over and over again, and her body trembled slightly.

Seeing this, Luoxia Niangniang had to use a hot towel to wipe the sweat beads on her face that were oozing from fright. Cold sweat was on her forehead, dripping down one by one.

She hadn't seen her father and brother Liu for two months, and she occasionally missed them and remembered those happy times when she was with them. When you think about it, you can't help but smile.

Although she had a lot of fun with Uncle Xu, she would not feel lonely when she was accompanied by Sister Leng Yue, who was in love. Although she and Leng Yue have very different temperaments, this does not prevent them from becoming good sisters who talk about everything.

Liu Ruyan followed her, looking around casually. Before he came, he was still looking forward to coming to this Cuihua Mountain, and he would definitely have to wander around. But at this moment, when he was really standing in this place, he had no intention of watching.

In the past few days, those strange things have happened inexplicably, first the disappearance of the two sisters fell off the cliff, and then they were lucky to be rescued by the mysterious and beautiful Luoxia Niangniang, and she actually lived in a dark and deep cave, and then met those two strange people to seek revenge...... What does this strange thing that happened one after another seem to foreshadow something?

Perhaps, something even more terrible will come next!

He thought about these strange things in his heart, and he always had an ominous premonition, and he couldn't figure out what it was.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became, and he couldn't figure it out. I can't help but worry deeply about Uncle Xu's family, and I just hope that their family can be safe. Now, he just wants to get out of here as soon as possible and go back to his master, as soon as possible.

Just as his thoughts were surging, Chu Menghua was in the flower bush in front of him, waving at him excitedly, and shouted loudly: "Brother Liu, come here, you can take a look, there is a strange flower here!" She danced excitedly, as if she had found some treasure.

Liu Ruyan walked over quickly and looked at her in surprise: "Senior sister, what did you find?"

Chu Menghua said excitedly: "Look at it, what kind of flower is this?" She squatted among the flowers, staring at the bouquet of flowers in a daze, her eyes flashing with surprise and excitement.

Liu Ruyan also squatted down and carefully observed the flower, which was a white flower, the flower was shaped like an upside-down trumpet, the petals were huge, the rhizomes were entangled, and the flower stem appeared low. The petals of the branches and leaves swayed gently in the breeze, and the appearance was very strange, and the beauty revealed a mysterious atmosphere.

Chu Menghua and Xu Lengyue often come to this butterfly garden to play, and they have seen all kinds of flowers and plants, but it is the first time they have seen such a peculiar flower.

She was very excited and couldn't help but want to reach out to pick it, but just as her hand was about to touch the flowers, she was suddenly stopped by Liu Ruyan: "Don't move!"

There was an unusually frightened look in his eyes, and he looked at the white flower up close. Chu Menghua was suddenly startled by him, her gesture was abrupt, she was stunned, and looked at Liu Ruyan in surprise.

Liu Ruyan said slowly: "Be careful that this flower is poisonous! Senior sister, take a closer look, what does this flower look like?"

"Oh, this flower looks like a trumpet, that's weird!" she cried out in surprise, staring at the flower.

"Yes, do you know what kind of flower this is?" he looked at Chu Menghua with a solemn expression.

"I don't know, I've never seen this flower before. She shook her head.

"When I was a child, once, my master and I went to the mountains and forests to collect medicine, and we saw this flower in the woods. I thought it was beautiful, and like you, I wanted to pick it, but I was suddenly stopped by the master. ”

He looked at the peculiar white flower: "The master told me that this flower is called Manzhu Shahua, which is a legendary flower that grows in hell, and it is beautiful but extremely poisonous, so you must not touch it." As long as it gets a little petal, it will be poisoned. The place will gradually turn black and fester, and the itch will be unbearable. Not only does it poison people, but it also confuses people's minds. It makes people gradually trance, forgetting the past. ”

"Ahh

"This is not an ordinary flower, you see it looks strange, it is completely different from other flowers, it is full of poison, as long as you touch it, you will be poisoned to death. So, see it, be sure to stay away!"

"Since this is a flower that blooms in hell, how can it bloom here?" Chu Menghua blinked her eyes and said suspiciously.

"Hehe, it's said that it's the flower of hell, it's just a rumor, you still think it really blooms in hell!" Liu Ruyan couldn't help but be amused by her innocent and childish words.

Chu Menghua said as she spoke, suddenly revealing a trace of sadness: "I haven't seen my father for two months, I don't know how he is, is his cough better?"

Liu Ruyan looked at her, smiling, and suddenly sighed: "I knew that you would miss us, my little junior sister has finally grown up, and she is no longer the wild girl she used to be." ”

Chu Menghua glanced at him mischievously: "Who will miss you, I won't miss you, I'm worried about my father's lung disease." ”

Liu Ruyan sighed again, and said quietly: "Alas, I originally took you back to celebrate the birthday of my master and his old man, but I didn't expect to encounter so many strange things here." Tomorrow is the master's birthday, and if we fail to make it back, the master will definitely be unhappy. He frowned, worried.

Chu Menghua pouted and said, "I also want to see my father soon and celebrate his birthday, but that day Leng Yue and I were picking a herb that grew on the edge of the cliff, Leng Yue accidentally slipped under her feet, and suddenly fell, and her body was entangled in the vines on the edge of the cliff, so I reached out to pull her, I didn't want to, I was also unstable under my feet, and I slid out all of a sudden." We were all terrified, thinking that this time we were going to die, but we didn't expect to fall on the cliff wall, caught in a crack in a rock, if it wasn't for the big tree blocking us, we really wouldn't see it again. When she mentioned the scene of falling off the cliff that day, she still had palpitations.

Liu Ruyan frowned, and said anxiously: "Do you know, I came to Hongqinju that day, but I didn't see you for a long time, so I wondered, but I didn't expect to wait for the news of your disappearance, and I was in a hurry to die." He looked at Chu Menghua with tenderness and pity.

Chu Menghua suddenly blushed, turned her head, turned her back to him, and asked faintly: "Brother Liu, are you really worried about me?If I really die one day, will you cry for me?" She lowered her head, the blush on her face became even thicker, half shy, half expectant.

Twenty-eight years is the most beautiful and affectionate age for a woman. The delicate appearance of the first love is very moving, and it is very likable.

Liu Ruyan was stunned when she heard this, and her heart moved, and then she showed a smile and quipped: "Sister Hua, why did you suddenly say this? We grew up together since childhood, and you will always be my good sister." If you are in danger, my brother will definitely be the first to rush out to protect you. He comforted her softly.

He actually understood Hua Mei's heart for him a long time ago, and he knew that Hua Mei secretly liked him in her heart, and he just regarded her as a sister. Between him and her, there is only a deep brother-sister relationship, obviously Chu Menghua doesn't think like this.

Chu Menghua pursed her lips, smiled abruptly, and said, "Oh, do you just regard me as a sister?" She lowered her head, a flash of loneliness and disappointment on her face.

"You're my good sister, forever!" he looked at her.

Chu Menghua closed her eyes lightly, looked up at her head, and didn't look at him, as if she didn't dare to look at him.

She suddenly ran away and stopped beside a large tree. She looked up at the towering cliffs in the distance. The glow of the setting sun is shining on the top of the peaks, sprinkling golden light.

Seeing this, Liu Ruyan's heart sank, and he hurriedly followed. Walked behind her and stopped, and asked puzzledly, "Sister Hua, what's wrong with you?"

Her thin clothes swayed in the mountain breeze, her long hair fluttered, her stubble shoulders trembled slightly, she didn't look back, just said lightly: "It's nothing, it's nothing." ”

She didn't seem to want Liu Ruyan to see the sadness on her face. She bit her lip slightly, trying to say something, but she couldn't say it.

Liu Ruyan said with concern: "Sister Hua, what are you thinking in your heart?

"Brother Liu, it's nothing, it's really nothing, I'm just thinking about my father, I suddenly want to go home and return to my father's side. She still didn't look back, and said quietly.

"Mm-hmm, we'll go home tomorrow. The master also often talks about you, and his old man misses you too. ”

"Brother Liu, do you think I'm useless?" she suddenly felt inferior.

"No, why do you think like that?Sister Hua, do you have something on your mind?" he was a little anxious, not knowing how to comfort her.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, it's not early, let's go back quickly, otherwise Uncle Xu should be worried again. She finally turned her head and smiled at Liu Ruyan.

Seeing the wildflowers swaying in the wind, she squatted down, picked a handful of flowers, held it in her hand, closed her eyes and sniffed beautifully.

Liu Ruyan looked at her with a smile, and suddenly found that the flower girl was becoming more and more beautiful and moving, and the girlish feelings of ice and jade only belonged to her in front of her.

The sunset has sunk under the west mountain, twilight is coming, the mountain wind is still whining, and there is a trace of cold and loneliness between heaven and earth.

Liu Ruyan suddenly said, "Sister Hua, are you cold?"

Chu Menghua smiled and shook her head: "It's not cold." She looked at the sinking sky, "Let's go, let's go!"

Liu Ruyan took off her long shirt and draped it for her. She was already thin and her injuries had not healed, and it would be even more troublesome if she suffered from the wind and cold again.

In the face of Liu Ruyan's care, a little joy rose in her eager girl's heart. Feeling warm in her heart, she looked up at her brother Liu with a smile.

The two walked through the mountain road at the edge of the garden and walked straight to Hongqinju.

After a while, I came to the plank road outside the courtyard of Hongqinju. Stepping on the wooden plank road, there is a "clucking" sound under your feet.

When passing by the mural next to the plank road, Liu Ruyan suddenly stopped. The lanterns on both sides of the plank road have been lit, and the orange light shines on the murals, showing a strange scene. Those strange and strange pictures look even more terrifying in the halo.

On that day, Liu Ruyan passed by here when he was going up the mountain, and he was attracted by these wonderful patterns that were beautifully carved. I thought to myself, the exquisite carving skills of this painter are extraordinary, and they are really ingenious. It would be a pleasure to have the privilege of meeting the portrayal.

He looked at this pair of murals and said to Chu Menghua: "Sister Hua, can you see what these murals mean?"

Chu Menghua stared at these strangely shaped murals, suddenly burst into a smile, and said, "Aren't these murals the twelve zodiac signs painted? These patterns are very exquisite, but I can't see anything special?" she frowned and looked at Liu Ruyan suspiciously.

Liu Ruyan said slowly: "This is not an ordinary mural, but a set of extremely refined martial arts moves. It's just that I can't see what martial arts are hidden in it!" he looked at the mural, his eyes flashing with strange colors.

Chu Menghua looked at it for a while, but she didn't see any mystery, sighed, and said, "Alas, I can't understand these pictures, it's dazzling and a headache to watch." Okay, Brother Liu, let's stop looking, let's go back quickly! Uncle Xu won't see us later, so we should be in a hurry again. She pulled Liu Ruyan and wanted to leave.

At this moment, a family member came running from afar, and when he saw the two of them, he greeted him loudly: "Liu Shaoxia, Miss Chu, it turns out that you are here!

He walked quickly to him, bowed to the two of them, and said with a smile: "The wine and food are ready, just wait for the two of you." Come with me, two. ”

After that, he walked in front, led the two of them to wear the plank road, entered the courtyard, and walked straight to the east wing.

From a distance, I saw Xu Feng, Shangguan Hongqin, Xu Lengyue and Ma Steward all standing at the door.

Xu Feng saw the two of them coming, and said with a smile: "Nephew Liu Xian has gone to the butterfly garden, right?, uncle's back garden is not bad, right?" He looked at the two of them with a kind face.

At this time, Leng Yue on the side interjected and said, "We are still worried that you won't be able to find a way out! However, with my sister accompanying you, you must not be lonely, how about it, you are still having fun, right?" she quipped at Chu Menghua.

Shangguan Hongqin glanced at Leng Yue and said with a smile: "Look at you ghost girl, make fun of your sister and Liu Gongzi! It's still like this in front of the guests, it's not big or small!" Shangguan Hongqin looked at Leng Yue lovingly, but couldn't help but count her down.

Liu Ruyan screamed, and said a little embarrassed: "It's all nephew who is not good, so that the uncle and aunt are worried, the nephew is thinking, we will go back tomorrow, so I asked Hua Mei to take me around." ”

Chu Menghua smiled and said, "With me accompanying Brother Liu, it will be fine." Uncle had also told me not to go deep into the jungle of the Butterfly Garden, so we just walked around the border of the Butterfly Garden for a while. ”

Xu Feng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Okay, let's stop standing here, please come into the house to eat!"

Then they sat down and ate happily. Everyone toasted each other and talked happily, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

During the banquet, Xu Feng frequently raised his glass, thanking Liu Ruyan for his great help, and when he talked about the excitement, he couldn't help but sigh. As he spoke, somehow, he had some sentimental feelings.

Liu Ruyan and drank for three rounds, he was already a little drunk, he was not strong enough to drink, at the celebration banquet at noon, he had drunk a lot, and now he drank again, only to feel a burst of alcohol, and his mind was a little confused.

Seeing this, Shangguan Hongqin hurriedly comforted: "Nephew Liu Xian, don't just care about drinking, eat more vegetables." It's rare to see your uncle and nephew drink so much today. If you have free time in the future, you are welcome to come and play often. ”

Liu Ruyan has gradually shown her drunkenness, she only feels top-heavy, fluttering for a while, listening to what her aunt said, she nodded with a smile.

Although he was three points drunk, his mind was still clear.

Looking at the warm picture in front of him, he suddenly felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart.

When he was a child, the family sat together happily to eat like now, and the family's table was full of laughter.

At that time, he and his sister were still young, and every time they ate, they were not serious, and their mother always had to feed the brothers and sisters before they could eat......

He suddenly remembered the beautiful past when he was a child: his father held him, his mother hugged his sister, and the family of four went on a spring outing happily.

Daddy performed swordsmanship and riding for us in the wilderness, and his wonderful performances often won our applause.

At that time, my father and mother were so young, and they were so affectionate. I have never seen them quarrelling, they are affectionate and affectionate, they are so envious of others!

Father and mother love music and poetry, they often taste tea in front of flowers, make music under the moon, and prefer to sing poems after dinner, splashing ink, like a pair of fairy couples who love concubines.

However, the good times did not last long, and such good times did not last forever. Since that night, a group of vicious people have broken into the house......

He sat there in a delirious state, his eyes glazed over, the past scenes came to his mind, there were happiness and joy, there was also suffering and sorrow, and his intoxicated eyes suddenly showed a touch of sadness.

He thought of his relatives who were missing, his father, his mother and his little sister, and their appearances flashed in front of him again, as if they were close to him and never far away.

Thinking of this, he seemed to wake up suddenly, and a look of loneliness and sadness appeared on his face.

As soon as he thought of them, his eyes turned red, and his heart felt sour, as if a river was about to burst out of his eyes. But how can he shed tears here, how can a dignified seven-foot man cry easily! He can only hold back and not let the tears fall.

Everyone saw that he was suddenly sluggish and silent, thinking that he had drunk too much to show such abnormal emotions.

Xu Feng was extremely excited, and raised his glass to everyone frequently, and after a while, five empty wine bottles were placed under the table.

Shangguan Hongqin seemed to see the pain in his heart, and asked with concern: "Does Liu Xian's nephew have something on his mind? Why is he depressed? You can say it and see if your aunt can share your worries?"

Liu Ruyan raised her glass and drank it all, waved her hand, and said vaguely: "No, it's nothing, I, I'm happy today, really, very happy, thank you Uncle and Aunt for your hospitality!"

After that, she poured herself another glass, and was about to raise a glass, but was stopped by Chu Menghua on the side, she said anxiously: "Alas, Brother Liu, you are already drunk and can't drink anymore!" She grabbed the wine glass in Liu Ruyan's hand and didn't let him continue drinking.

Liu Ruyan brushed away her hand, smiled, and said, "I'm not drunk, who said I'm drunk? I won't get drunk even if I drink another three hundred cups of him! You, why don't you let me drink? Don't stop me, let me drink!" was about to drink, but was snatched by Chu Menghua, and drank it all with his head up.

When she drank it in her mouth, she felt a tightness in her throat, and a spicy taste like fire poured up, choking her and coughing.

She didn't know how to drink, but when she saw that Liu Ruyan was very drunk, she was afraid that he would hurt her body if she drank it again, so she hurriedly drank it for him.

When everyone saw this, they were all surprised. I don't want this seemingly weak girl to have a heroic side.