After Qing Ci followed Hua Wuying out of Wutong Mountain, he saw that Hua Wuying was still cold-faced all the way, so he couldn't help but ask, "Where are we going next?"

"How about you go with me to the Innocent Sea?" Hua Wuying paused when he heard the footsteps, and asked lightly. Originally, she wanted to go alone, but she wasn't sure if Qing Ci was willing to go back to Flower Soul Valley with the disciples of Flower Soul Valley first.

"Good. "Since he went down the mountain with her, Qingci naturally wants to follow Hua Wuying.

When they arrived at the fork in the road, Hua Wuying ordered the four disciples to return to the Flower Soul Valley first. Then she looked at Qing Ci, the usual coldness in her eyes had dissipated a little, and she said lightly: "Let's go to Yanbo River first, borrow a boat from the Ethereal Tower, and then go to the Innocent Sea." ”

Qingci didn't ask her why she wanted to go to the Innocent Sea, so he followed her on his way. The two of them went down Wutong Mountain and it was already dark, so they planned to stay at the nearby Yangcheng Inn, and then hurry tomorrow morning.

However, after asking a few inns, the children said that the rooms were full, and finally one still had a guest room, but there was only one left.

"Two guest officers, you will just stay for one night, today happens to be the Midyear Festival, Yangcheng will hold a sacrifice and a river lantern activity tonight, many inns are full, the two of you will not wait to turn back. The shopkeeper said while busy wiping the table.

"Stay. "Hua Wuying made a decision immediately.

"Okay, two guest officers upstairs, please. The shopkeeper took Qingci and Hua Wuying to the empty guest room.

After the two of them had dinner sent by Xiao Er in the guest room, Hua Wuying asked Qingci to take her to see the Midyear Festival activities in Yangcheng. Hua Wuying rarely goes out of the valley, and naturally does not understand those folk customs, and it is rare to have an interest when he hears the lively sounds on the streets.

"This mid-year festival is generally to sacrifice the land, release river lanterns, worship the souls of the dead, burn paper ingots and other activities, mainly to commemorate and bless the dead, every year will be very lively. Qing Ci and Hua Wuying walked side by side on the street and explained to Hua Wuying.

When Qing Ci realized that Hua Wuying hadn't followed, he turned around to find that Hua Wuying was standing by the river watching people put river lanterns, and at that moment, Qing Ci seemed to see Hua Wuying, who had been cold, a little lonely and sad.

Thinking of Hua Wuying's parents when he was young, and he has not found the real murderer so far, he can't help but feel a sour feeling in his heart. Although he was abandoned by his parents since he was a child, after all, he had no memory at that time, and even if he remembered it, it was not much pain.

"Hua Mo. ”

"Hua Mo. Qing Ci called twice, and Hua Wuying came back to his senses, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his face quickly returned to his usual expressionlessness.

"Otherwise, let's put the river lantern too. Qing Ci asked tentatively.

"Hmm. Then Qing Ci bought two river lanterns from the small vendors around him and handed one to Hua Wuying.

In this way, the two silently put the river lantern, and then stood quietly by the river, neither of them said a word. Sometimes you just need to have someone around you, you don't need to say anything, as long as you stand side by side with each other, it seems to be relieved.

After returning to the inn, Qing Ci insisted on giving the bed to Hua Wuying to sleep in, feeling that she had been a young valley master since she was a child, and living in this kind of small inn was already wronged her.

Hua Wuying was noncommittal, and saw that Qing Ci had already made a bunk on his own a little far from the bed, so he no longer excused himself.

......

When Qing Ci and Hua Wuying arrived at the Yanbo River, they saw Mo Gu, the owner of the Ethereal Building, with the housekeeper Mo Wen, and several blue-clothed disciples already waiting diligently.

Since the last Ethereal Tower incident, Mo Gu has tried every possible way to please Hua Wuying, lest Hua Wuying will remember to settle old accounts with him one day. Although Hua Wuying is not this kind of person, a villain like Mo Gu always treats others with himself.

Now that he received the news from Hua Wuying that he wanted to borrow a boat from the Ethereal Building to go to sea, he naturally wanted to take this opportunity to behave well.

"Lord Flower Valley, this is a ship prepared for you, this is the best ship in the Ethereal Building, please rest assured. Mo Gu smiled earnestly while leading Hua Wuying and Qingci onto the boat.

"Thank you so much, landlord. After Hua Wuying got on the boat, he stood with his hands in his hands and said lightly.

"Lord Flower Valley, although the cultivation of these disciples is average, their water nature is excellent, and it will definitely be helpful for you to go to sea. Mo Gu recommended several disciples behind him to Hua Wuying.

"Not necessarily. Hua Wuying's voice was cold.

"Lord of the Valley of Flowers, the weather on this sea is unpredictable, you ......"

"Not necessarily. Before Mo Gu could finish speaking, Hua Wuying interrupted coldly again.

When Mo Gu heard this, he knew that he would be displeased if he said more, so he hurriedly ordered his disciples to send some dry food into the cabin. Then the group said goodbye and left.

Qingci and Hua Wuying sailed the boat and set off from the Yanbo River to the Innocent Sea.

"Qing Ci, do you know what my trip is?" Hua Wuying didn't ask much when she saw Qing Ci, but she said she would go wherever she went along the way, and suddenly spoke.

"Why?"

"There is an island called Youdao in this unsullied sea, and there is a bright cave on the island. My mother grew up here, and my mother came every year, but only once when I was a kid. The flower was silent, and her voice was very faint, as if she was caught in a memory.

Qingci heard Hua Wuying talk about some things about her mother, and she didn't know how to talk, so she just listened silently.

"I also have an aunt who I only met when I came to Mingyou Cave when I was a child. According to the mother, the aunt disappeared after her mother married into the Flower Soul Valley, but she would come back to see her every year when her mother came to Mingyou Cave. ”

Qingci listened to Hua Wuying's faint tone, without any emotional ups and downs. It's as if you're talking about something that has nothing to do with you.

Qingci turned his head sideways and saw Hua Wuying's eyes lowered, and her long eyelashes were trembling gently, like a butterfly wetted by the rain gently spreading its wings.

Qing Ci knew that under the cold appearance of Hua Wuying, that heart was not as cold and ruthless as the world legend.

"My mother and aunt have been practicing medicine since they were young, and their cultivation is extremely high. Before my mother died, she hoped that one day I would be able to retrieve the ancient books of Mingyou Cave. It's been ten years, and my mother hasn't been there for the past ten years, and I don't know if my aunt has ever returned to Mingyoudong. ”

Hua Wuying's words are faint, as if he is talking to Qingci, more like talking to himself.

Before they knew it, the boats of Qingci and Hua Wuying had already left the Yanbo River and drifted on the vast blue sea.

"Hua Mo, I heard about your incident in the Ethereal Building a few years ago, you, it's okay. The two were silent for a long time, and the gentle voice of the words came along with the sea breeze.

Hua Wuying suddenly heard Qing Ci talk about the past that had long since passed, and couldn't help but be moved.

No one had ever thought to ask if she was injured at the age of fifteen, but now that she had a sudden concern, she only felt a warm current in her heart.

"Nothing. "The suffering of those years, the helplessness during the retreat, although it has long been diluted by time, is only now truly relieved.

After drifting at sea for nearly a day, the two of them landed on the island that loomed over the sea at nightfall.

The vegetation on the island is luxuriant, and the fragrance of plants and trees mixed with the salty and astringent taste unique to the sea greets you, straight to the end of your nose. Through the bright moonlight, Hua Wuying took Qingci to find a cave.

Qing Ci looked inside and couldn't see his five fingers, only to hear Hua Wuying affirm: "It's here." ”

Later, Hua Wuying used a spell to light the candles on the mountain wall.

Qing Ci followed Hua Wuying into the cave, the entrance of the cave was small at first, and then the more you went inside, the wider it became, but the furnishings were extremely simple. The stone tables and medicine shelves that passed by were covered with thick dust, and the thin air was full of a strong smell of dust and mildew, and it was obvious that no one had been here for a long time.

Hua Wuying walked straight to a stone room, put his palms forward, and pushed open the heavy stone door with his spiritual power.

This is an extremely simple stone room, a simple stone bed, a stone table, a stone bench, one of the two shelves is full of neat books, and the other is piled up with some unknown medicinal herbs, and a strong smell of herbs comes to the nose.

Hua Wuying didn't care about the thick dust, so he moved the books on the bookshelf to the stone table, and Qing Ci was busy helping when he saw this.

After moving, Hua Wuying sat in front of the stone table and rummaged through, Qing Ci flipped through a few books at random, mostly books introducing various medicinal materials, and some of them introduced human body acupuncture points.

Qing Ci saw that Hua Wuying did not open the book, but rummaged through them one by one seemingly random but purposefully. The starless and focused appearance of the flowers under the lamp made Qingci sit quietly for fear that she would disturb her.

"It's it. ”

Qing Ci didn't know how long he had been quietly watching the woman in red, and when he heard her cold voice sound, he saw Hua Wuying holding a yellowed booklet in his hand.

She patted the ash that covered it, and without looking at it, she put it in her sleeve. I guess this booklet was ordered by Hua Wuying's mother to pick it up before she died.

"Qingci, let's go. Hua Wuying put away the booklet, stretched out his hand to brush off the dust on his red clothes, and said lightly.

Qing Ci followed Hua Wuying out of the cave, and saw Hua Wuying standing in front of the cave and reluctantly took one last look.

He knew that this might be the last time Hua Wuying came to this place, and the place where her mother grew up was also a thought for her.

"Hua Mo, why don't we stay here for the night?" Although Hua Wuying's face was still indifferent, Qing Ci saw her reluctance in her deep eyes, so he proposed.

"Not necessarily. Hua Wuying's tone was extremely light, and at the same time as the words floated, the red-clothed figure had already stepped forward.

Maybe it's because of the fear of seeing things and thinking about people, Hua Wuying is reluctant to leave, and he is afraid of staying by himself. Qing Ci saw the back of Hua Wuying, who had gone away, and hurriedly followed.

The two of them hurried back and forth, and then stepped on the boat and left the island.

The moonlight sprinkled on the surface of the sea, shattering into pieces and pieces in the turbulence of the sea. The flower stood on the ship's board without a shadow, and the moonlight stretched her already slender figure longer.

Hua Wuying remembered her mother.

She hadn't seen her since she was a child, and her mother traveled every year, but she didn't know where she had gone.

I only know that on the few days I see my mother every year, my mother will tell her about going to the Innocent Sea when she is traveling, and then she will intermittently tell her some past stories when she was in Mingyou Cave.

In the impression of Hua Wuying, the mother rarely laughs, and the mother has a pair of clear and bright eyes, which are always cold on weekdays. Only when I told her about the past of Mingyou Cave could I see that the clear eyes were as smart and gentle as a pool of spring water.

Mother's cultivation is extremely high, but she rarely shows it in front of people, and she has always been very strict with her.

From a very young age, as long as Hua Wuying's daily homework did not meet her mother's requirements, her mother would punish her. Her mother didn't allow her to be too close to others, even herself.

Obviously, sometimes, Hua Wuying could feel that her mother also liked to snuggle up in her arms and be delicate, but after a while, she coldly pushed her away.