Chapter 52: The Heart Knot
Moonfall walked up to him, reached out and put her arm around his shoulder and patted him lightly. comforted: "Senior brother, don't worry, Uncle Mu will think of a way." You see, my brothers and sisters are here."
Qin Huai only noticed Ji Nuan and the others at this time, and reluctantly pulled out a smile and said politely: "Thank you for your concern." It's just that the smiling face is still ugly when it cries.
Several people shook their heads to signal that he didn't need to be polite, and thought of many comforting words in their hearts. But no one said anything, and at this point, comfort was meaningless.
"Uncle Mu, is there really no way?" Ji Nuan asked Mu Xun who was busy cleaning up the silver needles, in her eyes, Mu Xun's medical skills were outstanding, if he couldn't do anything, then who else could save the people of Yueyang?
Mu Xun glanced up at her, shook his head, and continued to look down to tidy up his things. In his impression, he didn't know this girl, and he thought that she was just a new disciple of Meifeng's outer sect.
Ji Nuan raised his head just in time to meet Qin Huai's lonely expression, and he couldn't bear it in his heart. immediately comforted: "Senior Brother Qin, don't worry, things are man-made, there will definitely be a way."
Qin Huai shook his head and showed a wry smile again, and Yueluo continued: "Ah Huai, you go and rest first, I am here to guard the master tonight."
Qin Huai just shook his head and didn't answer, he didn't feel at ease, for fear of missing his father's sober moment, even if it was just for a moment, he didn't want to.
Several people felt uncomfortable, Mu Xun was already carrying the medicine box and was about to leave, and suddenly said again: "Qin Gongzi, you go to rest first, if your father wakes up tomorrow, he may feel so distressed to see you like this!"
Hearing this, Qin Huai excitedly pulled Mu Xun's arm and shook it vigorously, and asked, "Really, my father will wake up tomorrow?"
"You go and rest first, and I'll try my best tomorrow." Mu Xun is actually not too sure, if there is, there is no need to wait until tomorrow.
Qin Huai took it completely seriously, nodded, and trotted all the way away. It was the best news he had heard in days.
Mu Xun shook his head, turned around and walked out of the room. Several people looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Yueluo had already walked to the edge of the bed and sat down, reaching out to arrange the quilt covered by Qin Sang, his expression even more worried.
"Senior Brother Moonset, you're tired too, or I'll help you keep it, and you can go and rest too!"
Yueluo looked back at Ji Nuan with a sincere face, and her heart was full of emotion. But he still shook his head and smiled: "Thank you Senior Sister Ji for your kindness, you have come from afar, wouldn't it be even harder." The moon sets without hindrance, rest assured"!
Seeing his resolute attitude, Ji Nuan smiled at him: "In this case, let's go first, remember to call us if you have something, don't be polite."
Then they went back to their rooms, and although they were physically and mentally exhausted, none of them could sleep soundly.
The next morning, Tang Yanyan felt hungry, so he found the kitchen on his own, trying to find something to eat. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he saw a busy figure.
Cheng Xiaorou was engrossed in lifting out the pastries in the steamer and then loading them into the food box one by one. There was a happy smile on her face, and she didn't even notice that Tang Yanyan was coming.
Tang Yanyan immediately took a piece of pastry, and said with a hippie smile: "Senior sister is so good, knowing that I am hungry, I have prepared delicious food so early."
Cheng Xiaorou smiled, put the last plate of pastries into the food box, and then said, "This is what I prepared for my senior brother, and I will make it for you next time." She smiled as she said and walked out.
Tang Yanyan didn't eat the pastries, nor did he eat them, and the smile on his face gradually faded. Suddenly, he slammed it all into his mouth, shook his head indistinctly and sighed: "Senior sister, why are you so troubled?"
Ji Nuan saw Cheng Xiaorou's figure and was about to stop her, but found that she had already gone away. She began to feel annoyed, thinking that her senior sister must be angry.
Cheng Xiaorou strode into the Jingming Inn, so happy that she couldn't even take care of her usual elegance.
The shopkeeper was the only one in the inn sitting listlessly on a wooden bench, and the table and chair were covered with dust, but he didn't see it. Seeing Cheng Xiaorou walking in, she didn't come forward to greet her, picked up the melon seeds on the table and swallowed them to herself.
Cheng Xiaorou didn't mind, walked up to him and asked in a good voice: "Are you the shopkeeper here, do you know where my senior brother is?"
The shopkeeper glanced up at her, pointed upstairs, and continued to sip melon seeds, there were other people in this inn besides him and Song Wangchen.
Cheng Xiaorou nodded and smiled, and then quickly went upstairs. With each step, there was a shallow footprint on the wooden ladder, and I don't know how long it had been since no one cleaned it.
She stopped in one of the cleanest rooms, the door ajar and surprisingly neatly furnished. Song Wangchen was standing alone by the window, and he didn't know what to think about and fell into a trance.
"Senior brother," she called softly, and then slowly walked to the table and began to lay out the pastries one by one.
Song Wangchen turned around when he heard this, without any expression on his face, looked at the pastries on the table and said coldly: "You know, I don't like sweetness."
Cheng Xiaorou's hand holding the pastry froze in mid-air, and the smile on her face gradually faded, obviously Senior Brother used to love sweets, why don't you like it now.
Then she continued to put the pastries on the table, and chuckled: "That was before, since the senior brother fought with the demon beast, didn't he like sweets the most?"
When Song Wangchen heard this, he suddenly remembered the girl who loved sugar, and couldn't help but wonder how sweet sugar is.
Cheng Xiaorou's eyes suddenly dimmed when she heard this, and she asked in a small voice that almost only she could hear: "Senior brother likes Ji Nuan"?
She wanted to know the answer, but she was afraid to hear it.
But Song Wangchen still heard it clearly, liked it, he never thought about it. He only knew that he was reluctant to let her get hurt, reluctant to make her sad, and reluctant to let her leave, is this like?
Only after half a ring did he say quietly: "I, I don't know."
Cheng Xiaorou's hanging heart finally let go, and after hesitation, she finally mustered up the courage to ask: "What does the senior brother think of Xiaorou?"
Song Wangchen raised his head and met her big watery eyes, which were full of expectation. He understood her mind even if he was wooden, but he had never regarded her as a sister, and he had never had a relationship between men and women.
"You will always be my junior sister, that's all".
Since she doesn't love her, she shouldn't be left with hope, I just hope that she can meet a real lover in the future!
"You will always be my brother, that's all."
She still had a smile on her face, but her heart was dripping blood. He replied so simply, it can be seen that he really only thinks of himself as a sister. All along, it's just wishful thinking.
"Hmm". Song Wangchen stopped looking at her in a blink of an eye, but stared at the pastry and fell into deep thought.
"Senior brother, I'll go first, there are still a lot of people in Huixiangyuan who need to be taken care of, I'll go and bring them something to eat."
She turned and walked out slowly, wishing that he would suddenly stop her and tell her that he was more than just a sister, but how could he be.
After Cheng Xiaorou left, Song Wangchen finally put the pastry to his mouth, and after taking a bite, a smile gradually appeared on his cold face. It turned out to be sweet and really beautiful.
Cheng Xiaorou ran out of the inn with tears in her eyes, didn't run far and suddenly collapsed and squatted on the street, burying her hands in the crooks of her arms and sobbing.
It seems that even the heavens have felt her sadness, and the originally sunny weather suddenly began to rain heavily. She remained unmoved, letting the rain soak through her clothes.
It seemed that someone had blocked the heavy rain for her, and she looked up expectantly, and when she saw someone clearly, she buried her head in the crook of her arm and continued to cry.
Tang Yanyan held an umbrella and stood in place like this. The umbrella was blocked on Cheng Xiaorou's head, and the heavy rain slowly flowed down his face and dripped to the ground, making a "click, click" sound.
He didn't say a word, he had always been able to argue, he knew that there were some things that she had to figure out by herself, and it was useless for others to persuade her.
"Bang, bang......" It was still early spring, and there was a sudden lightning and thunder in the sky. Tang Yan was shocked, he was most afraid of thunder since he was a child, let alone in such a strange place.
"Senior sister, let's go back!" I don't know if it's cold or because I'm afraid, his voice is a little trembling.
Cheng Xiaorou finally looked up and saw him shivering and drenched in the rain. Suddenly got up, threw herself into his arms and continued to sob.
He was obviously stunned, he didn't even care if the umbrella in his hand fell, his two hands were frozen in mid-air, and he didn't hold it, and he didn't hold it. This is the first time they have been so close, but he is not the one to take advantage of others.
Before he could react, Cheng Xiaorou suddenly left his embrace and raised her hand to wipe away her tears. forced out a smile: "Let you see the smile, let's go"!
Without waiting for Tang to answer, she left straight again.
Tang Yanyan picked up the umbrella and chased after him, and suddenly became a little annoyed, at this time, if he pretends to be a decent gentleman, he should hug her tightly and take advantage of the situation, but now it is too late to regret it.
Ji Nuan stood in the corridor, reaching out to take the rain dripping from the eaves, and the corners of his mouth rose. It was the first rain she had seen in this world, and it had rained so heavily.
In a blink of an eye, I found that Cheng Xiaorou and Tang Yanyan walked quickly, the two of them were soaked, and Cheng Xiaorou's eyes were red and swollen, and she had obviously cried.
"Teacher...", before Ji Nuan could shout, she had already walked into the room and closed the door.
Tang Yanyan was locked out of the door, turned around helplessly, and said to last Ji Nuan's lost look: "It's okay, it has nothing to do with you, don't be sad."
They hadn't said a word since yesterday, and she knew that no matter why Xiaorou was crying, she was always responsible. She doesn't want to hurt others, but she still hurts Xiaorou, maybe she will be happy only if she really leaves one day!
"Bang, bang...", thunder sounded in the sky again, Tang Yanyan covered his ears in fear, glanced at Ji Nuan, turned around and ran back to his room.
The weather, which had already warmed up, became extremely cold because of the heavy rain, and Yu Man immediately put on a cloak for her. Ji Nuan turned around and smiled gratefully at her, and her heart was even more stunned, the senior sister who used to take care of herself was now unwilling to take care of herself. And Miss Yu, who used to be arrogant and domineering, will now care about herself.
"Yu Man, let's go see Sect Master Qin!"
Before leaving, she still wanted to visit him, and then go to see the people of Yueyang, even if she couldn't help them, but at least she had her mind.
Yu Man nodded "um", and the two walked all the way to Qin Sang's room.