The rain stopped, and it was dark at dusk.

"Ahem!" the woodcutter at the foot of the mountain at the lake, half of his face buried in the dirt coughed.

He came to his senses, looked at the broken trees in front of him, lay on his stomach for a while, and propped himself up from the soil with his hands.

There was a sharp pain in his right hand, which made his whole face twitch, and when he looked down, he remembered that his right hand had been broken by Li Si before.

Sitting on the ground, the woodcutter held the wrist of his right hand, gritted his teeth and broke it hard, only to hear a click, he straightened his wrist back alive.

"You're awake. Beside him, a somewhat hoarse voice sounded.

The woodcutter turned his head to look, and it turned out that Heng Liancheng was sitting there, holding a long knife and staring at the lake in a daze.

"What about Li Si?" asked the woodcutter feebly.

All he remembered was that a white figure had passed through a curtain of clouds and water, knocking him unconscious.

The loud sound after that seemed to be still ringing in his ears.

"Gone. Heng Liancheng lowered his head and looked at his knife, the scar on his face reflected on the blade, and the afterglow of the twilight on the horizon.

The woodcutter was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said calmly, "That's it." ”

After a while, he asked, "What about the fisher?"

"Gone too. ”

"Is it······"

The ground by the lake was muddy, and both of them were covered in mud, looking very embarrassed.

There were broken tree trunks all around, some broken by the lake and some broken by them.

At sunset, the surface of the lake, which had calmed down again, shook and rattled gently, and the pale golden spots of light fell on it and rose and fell, just like the sunset they had ever seen on the river.

"Really fast. The woodcutter whispered, not knowing what he was talking about.

But Heng Liancheng silently put down the knife, stood it beside him, and replied, "Yes, it's really ······ soon."

"In this world, it's really ······"

They thought they had seen the edge of the rivers and lakes.

It's as if they already know how big the Min River, which they once thought was boundless.

But now, they have discovered that this lake and lake are different from any lake and sea in the world, it cannot see the edge, and there is no boundary.

It's always there, anywhere there are people.

There are so many things that are beyond their horizons.

The distant sunset burns the sky with a golden rainbow.

Suddenly, the woodcutter laughed and staggered to his feet.

"Lian Cheng, do you remember the first day we set foot on the Minjiang River and became water bandits?"

Heng Liancheng turned his head, looked at the woodcutter for a while, half loud, and nodded.

"Remember, what's wrong?"

"At that time, you said that if you want to achieve some fame, you have to be free to play with this world. The woodcutter wiped a handful of dirt from his face and grinned.

"Now, I want to go and fight again. ”

Heng Liancheng paused and asked.

"Where are you going?"

"Jianghu. The woodcutter straightened up.

"Whether I live or die, I want to see the higher heavens and the earth. There, there must be a wider lake and sea waiting for me to explore. ”

Heng Liancheng's pupils opened slightly, he looked at the woodcutter quietly, and finally smiled.

Turning back to the sunset of the long river in the distance, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice.

"Then, if you don't become the number one in the world, you must not come back. ”

"Of course. The woodcutter smiled: "You can wait above the court, and one day I will be famous all over the world." ”

"Then you can wait. Heng Liancheng sat by the lake and narrowed his eyes: "Wait for me one day, a very good minister." ”

If this road doesn't work, he will go to the second and third until his official road is clear.

By the river, the two looked at each other and smiled, just like they agreed to cross the Minjiang River together when they were children, and the world didn't seem to be much bigger.

After laughing, Heng Liancheng stood up.

He handed the horizontal knife in his hand to the woodcutter and said solemnly.

"Don't let it go. ”

The woodcutter looked at the knife and slowly raised his hand to grasp the hilt.

"Good ······"

"Then see you in the future!"

"Well, goodbye!"

······

In the evening, the monk left Li Si and Bai Yao'er to stay in the temple.

Bai Yao'er couldn't sleep at night, and she was still thinking about the afternoon, which made her unconsciously walk out of the door, intending to take a breath.

But when she walked to the mountain gate, she found a man in white already sitting there.

Li Si was biting a steamed bun in his mouth, holding two in his hand, and was sitting on the steps in front of the door eating supper.

He turned his head when he heard footsteps, saw that it was Bai Yao'er, took the steamed bun in his mouth, smiled and waved his hand.

"You still haven't slept so late, do you want to eat steamed buns, the steamed buns made by the old monk are still good. ”

Bai Yao'er subconsciously wanted to escape, but thinking that this would seem even more strange, she had to sit down and sit on the other side of the steps, keeping some distance from Li Si.

"No, I'm full for the night. ”

She refused the steamed buns handed over by Li Si, hugged her legs, and sat on the steps tensely.

Li Si looked at her and continued to say with a smile.

"You don't have to be so nervous, in a few days, I will send you to Wudang Mountain, and this matter will be over for you. But you'd better remember the lesson of this time, and in the future, don't have too much to do with the people in the rivers and lakes. ”

As he spoke, Li Si raised his brows and took another bite of the steamed bun in his hand.

Thinking that it would be best if Bai Yao'er didn't take it, he could take one more.

Wudang Mountain······

Hearing that the matter would be over in a while, Bai Yao'er didn't know why, but she felt a little lost in her heart.

"Then, what about the Dragon Boat Festival. Bai Yao'er looked to the side and asked pretending not to care.

"Dragon Boat Festival?" Li Si was stunned for a moment, and then said as if he had just reacted.

"Oh, that's what you said. Haha, you won't really believe it, I'm joking. Don't worry, although I have no face and no skin, I won't let an innocent girl like you do that kind of thing for me. ”

The women in this world are still quite particular about reputation, and if that kind of thing gets out, Bai Yao'er won't have to get married.

That's a joke.

Also, he is such a person.

Bai Yao'er thought a little stunned, she didn't know why she was in such a mood now. Shouldn't she be angry, why can't she be angry at all?

may be because in the final analysis, Li Si is still thinking about her, one is for her reputation, and the other is for her life.

But in this way, what she thought about in the afternoon was probably just a misunderstanding.

At night, the mountain road is quiet, and the sound of leaves rubbing softly.

"Li Si. Bai Yao'er suddenly asked, "In the future, can we see each other again?"

This time, Li Si, who was sitting on the other side of the steps, was silent for a long time before he replied with a chuckle.

"Still, the rivers and lakes are invisible. ”

This is not a good place.