On the second day, Zhao Yanfa was woken up by the warm spring sun. He slowly opened his eyes, only to see that the room was empty. I thought that these people were really devout to ask for a sword, and they got up so early. Suddenly, I heard a commotion outside. Zhao Yanfa was curious, so he walked out of the house.

On the table outside the house was a large bucket of white porridge and a large pot of small pickles. A group of knights gathered there and were eating to their heart's content. Xu Lanwei was standing in front of the table, holding a thick account book in his hand, reading the names of more than a dozen people, and said, "You guys have already eaten their food expenses, either renew the payment, or leave quickly." ”

Zhao Yanfa looked at her with such energy, very cute, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Xu Lanwei suddenly saw Zhao Yanfa and smiled slightly: "Zhao Gongzi, you are awake." Did you sleep well last night?"

Zhao Yanfa rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "If it weren't for the earth-shattering snoring of several big brothers, I might have had a sweet dream." ”

Xu Lan smiled slightly, waved his hand, and called the little guy next to him: "Sixth son, go and serve dinner to Zhao Gongzi." ”

After a while, the young man named Liuzi brought a bowl of white porridge, a plate of pickles, and a boiled egg. After Zhao Yanfa had breakfast, he saw that more than a dozen people had packed up their things and were about to leave. They said goodbye to the rest. There were already a few captains waiting on the bank, carrying them and gradually disappearing on the Qinhuai River.

This is the second day that Zhao Yanfa came here to ask for a sword, and more than a dozen of the forty or fifty knights have left, and the rest are still kneeling in front of the thatched hut as always, listening to the sound of striking iron in the backyard and looking at the black smoke of the chimney. It was almost noon, Xu Lanwei called Zhao Yanfa to go with her to catch fish in the river. One catches it inside, and the other picks it up on the boat, and the cooperation is quite tacit.

After breakfast on the third day, a dozen more knights lost patience, said goodbye to everyone, and left. There are only two dozen left in front of the thatched hut. The days are still the same.

On the fourth and fifth days, a dozen more people went, and ten of them were left.

At noon on the sixth day, another man came in front of the thatched hut. The way he came was very special, he was not ferried by Xu Lanwei, nor was he ferried by other captains. Instead, he walked alone.

Everyone was kneeling in front of the thatched hut listening to the sound of the iron striking in the backyard, and suddenly heard the sound of water waves hitting the water behind them. When the dark shadow got closer and closer, everyone realized that the black shadow was actually a person.

I saw his feet stepping on the blue water and blue waves, and his toes dotted on the surface of the water, stirring up layers of water lines. He rushed towards the shore, walking on the ground, as dashing and handsome as an immortal.

Everyone was shocked. Even Zhao Yanfa opened his mouth wide in shock. Let's not talk about how strong he is and how strong he is, he can tread water. Just look at the Qinhuai River from south to north, about 100 miles wide, this person can cross the river, this physical strength is also difficult for ordinary people to achieve.

The man stepped on his feet, jumped up, landed on the shore steadily, looked up at Zhao Yanfa, smiled slightly, hugged his fists and said, "May I ask if this is the house of Mr. Xu, the swordsmith Xu Yizhi?"

Zhao Yanfa saw that he was dressed in black, in his twenties, with a tall posture, long hair fluttering, a delicate and cold appearance, although he was smiling, he could still feel that there was a strong murderous aura hidden between his eyebrows. A pair of eyes were pure and bright, calm and sharp like a wolf.

His gaze swept straight over, and as soon as Zhao Yanfa looked at him, he was like an electric shock, his hair stood on end, and he hurriedly lowered his head and said, "This is Mr. Xu's home." May I ask if the young man also came to Mr. Xu to forge a sword?"

The black-clothed young man shook his head and said, "I'm not here to find Mr. Xu to forge a sword, I'm here to ask him to help me forge a sword." ”

Before Zhao Yanfa could answer, he heard a girl's voice not far away: "You guy don't give money on my boat, just come to Master Xu to cast a knife." Do you know that Master Xu is a master of sword forging?"

That voice was Xu Lanwei's. She docked the boat, jumped down and walked towards the black-clothed young man, standing with them, and was furious: "You bastard, you think I'm rowing too slowly, and you don't help me pick up fish, and you actually stepped on the river alone!"

When Zhao Yanfa heard it, it turned out that the young man in black was unwilling to pick up fish for Xu Lanwei before he came over by himself. Could it be that Xu Lanwei also let him row by himself?

The black-clothed young man smiled slightly: "You cross the river with me, and I will be your guest." You have to be polite to your guests. I don't want you to make me a cup of tea and beat my legs, just forget it, you still support me, what is the reason?"

"You, you!" Xu Lanwei was stunned by him and didn't know what to say, so he pointed at him and shouted: "You pay me for the boat, I have crossed half of your journey anyway, you must give me this money." ”

The young man smiled slightly: "Of course, I am not an unreasonable person like you. He stretched out his hand and took out a tael of silver from his bosom, and said, "Here is a tael, you just said that you sent me here for a penny of silver, and I only made half of it and came by myself, so I owe you half a penny." Hurry up and give it to me. ”

Xu Lan said slightly: "I don't have so much silver on me to look for you." Either you're going to give it all to me, or you're going to cut me half a penny. ”

"That's fine. The young man smiled: "Since the girl has no money to find me, I will cut half of the money to the girl, and I will not make it difficult for the girl." So saying, he put the silver in the palm of his left palm, and made a scissors shape with the two fingers in the middle of his right hand. Everyone exclaimed, Xu Lanwei also grew up with a mouth, Zhao Yanfa frowned, looked at the young man, and his heart was full of turmoil.

What is the identity of this young man? Why does he have such a profound internal force at such a young age? Although he has one-third of the internal strength of the "Yuqing Taixuan Gong" taught by Dongfang Bai, he cannot do the kung fu of cutting silver with his fingers like the young man in black.

The young man handed the corner to Xu Lanwei and said, "The girl can go and weigh it, if it is more, it should be given to the girl, if it is less, I will give all the two pieces of silver to the girl." ”

Xu Lanwei saw that he was amazing, so he could not take care of what was missing, so he came back to his senses after a long time and said, "Master Xu is inside, you can follow me in to find him." ”

The young man followed Xu Lanwei to the backyard, and Xu Lanwei shouted: "Daddy, there is another person, but he is not looking for you to cast a sword, but to cast a knife." ”

"Daddy?" The young man was startled, looked at Xu Lanwei, and shouted, "You are Mr. Xu's daughter?"

Xu Lanwei looked at the young man proudly, and looked at him: "How is it?, do you feel that you did something wrong, and you shouldn't have offended me just now?"

"Not really. The young man immediately returned to his original state and said, "I came to find Mr. Xu, what if you are his daughter? With that, he strode towards the backyard. The angry Xu Lanwei stared at him and stomped his feet, wishing that he could tear him up and cook him!

The young man walked to the backyard and saw the middle-aged man who was desperately striking iron in front of the stove, knowing that he was Xu Yizhi, he bowed his hand and said, "Junior Xiao Tianyu, meet Mr. Xu." ”

Xu Yizhi's face was shocked, and he stopped striking iron for a moment, and asked, "Is the Xuanming Sect Leader Xiao Tianyu?"

Xiao Tianyu smiled slightly and said, "Mr. Xu's eyes are like torches, and it is Xiao Tianyu, the leader of the Xuanming Sect. When I came here today, I asked my predecessor to forge a treasure sword for me. ”

Xu Yizhi frowned, and snorted coldly: "Sect Leader Xiao said that he laughed. Don't you know that I'm a swordsmith, and I can only forge swords, not swords. ”

"What's so difficult about this?" Xiao Tianyu said seriously: "The sword is straight, the knife is curved, the sword is double-edged, and the knife is single-edged." When Mr. Xu casts a sword, he only needs to turn the straight one into a curved one, and the double-edged one into a single-edged sword. ”

At this time, Xu Lanwei's voice sounded from behind him: "Daddy, this person is very rude, he just came here to entertain you on purpose, you ignore him and let your daughter drive him out." She held a long whip in her hand and waved towards Xiao Tianyu.

Xiao Tianyu only heard the wind whirring behind him, and he didn't turn around, turned his body to the side, as if he had eyes on his back, and avoided Xu Lanwei's attack. The long whip slammed to the ground with a crunching sound, revealing a whip mark and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Xu Yizhi looked at his daughter, with a trace of embarrassment on his face, sighed, and said, "Sect Leader Xiao, I have heard that there is a place called 'Immortal Valley' on the Fire God Peak of Qilian Mountain, which is full of aura, but is it true?"

Xiao Tianyu nodded and said, "Mr. Xu is really well-informed, yes, but he has this place." ”

Xu Yizhi nodded and said, "Wei'er, please ask Sect Master Xiao to wait outside!"

Xu Lanwei heard that there was something wrong with his father's words, and shouted, "Daddy, what are you waiting for? He is here to talk gibberish, disturbing your purity. ”

"Wei'er must not be rude!" Xu Yizhi suddenly roared at her, which frightened Xu Lanwei's whole body trembling and was very shocked. When she was four years old, her mother died of a serious illness, and her father and daughter have been dependent on each other until now.

may think that Xu Lanwei will be wronged without a mother, Xu Yizhi has been very doting on Xu Lanwei since he was a child. Obey her no matter what, which makes her develop this pampered and willful eldest lady's temper. In her impression, her father had never beaten her once, not even a single heavy word. Today, Daddy actually yelled at himself for a stranger, and he was still a bad guy who came to beg the Daddy of the swordsmith to cast a knife.

Xu Lanwei had never been wronged like this, so angry that she gritted her silver teeth, her eyes were full of tears, and she trembled. She threw the whip in her hand to the ground, glared at Xiao Tianyu, and roared viciously: "You wait for me, I will return it all to you!" turned around and ran out of the backyard.

Xu Yizhi sighed and said, "Sect Master Xiao, I made you smile." My daughter has lost her mother since she was a child, and she has been pampered by me since she was a child, which makes her stinky temper, please don't be surprised. ”

As soon as Xu Lanwei came out of the backyard, Zhao Yanfa saw her pitiful appearance with pear blossoms and rain, panicked, and asked, "Miss Xu, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Lanwei ignored him at all and ran straight towards the woods in the northeast. A chivalrous man shouted, "Miss Xu, it's almost noon, we're all hungry, aren't you going to cook yet?"

"Cook your mother's food!, go eat!" Xu Lanwei scolded as she ran, and after her body got into the woods, she gradually couldn't see clearly. Xiao Tianyu also happened to come out, and when he heard Xu Lanwei say this, he couldn't help but smack his tongue and said, "A girl's family can say such vulgar words." ”

When Zhao Yanfa saw him come out, he thought that he was in the backyard just now, and he should know what happened just now that made Xu Lan cry so sadly, so he clenched his fists and asked, "Your Excellency, what happened inside just now, why did Miss Xu cry so sadly?"

"Oh?" Xiao Tianyu looked at Zhao Yanfa and smiled slightly: "Brother Ren is not interested in Miss Xu?

Zhao Yanfa's face turned red, and he hurriedly shook his head, and said, "Your Excellency misunderstood." It's just that Miss Xu is cooking for us these days, and she is very good to us. She cried so sadly, we were all worried about her. ”

"I'm afraid you're the only one worried about her!" Xiao Tianyu laughed: "It's nothing, it's just that Miss Xu is rude and willful, she was reprimanded by Mr. Xu, and in front of me as an outsider, she can't hold her face and feel wronged, so you just let her cry." ”

"In that case, I'm relieved. Although Zhao Yanfa said this, he was still worried about Xu Lanwei in his heart, and his eyes kept looking in the direction of the woods. Xiao Tianyu asked, "Brother Ren's surname, is he also here to find Mr. Xu to forge a sword?"

Zhao Yanfa really wanted to catch up and take a look at Xu Lanwei, but Xiao Tianyu asked him, and it was too rude not to reply to him, so he said, "Zhao Yanfa is down." It was Mr. Xu who came to forge a sword. "I thought to myself, don't ask anymore, I'm going to see how Miss Xu is.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Tianyu was taken aback, but he didn't pretend to be: "Is Your Excellency Zhao Yanfa, the leader of the Henan Martial Alliance?"

Zhao Yanfa said: "No, it's Zhao Yanfa of the Martial Alliance. Haven't consulted Your Excellency yet?"

Chinese have been paying attention to courtesy since ancient times, Xiao Tianyu asked Zhao Yanfa, and Zhao Yanfa also asked him for advice. Xiao Tianyu smiled slightly and said, "Under Xiao Tianyu." ”

"Demon, Xuan Ming Sect Leader Xiao Tianyu?" Zhao Yanfa's shock was no less than Xiao Tianyu's. The reputation of the Xuanming Sect is many times greater than that of the Martial Alliance in the rivers and lakes. There may be many people in the rivers and lakes who have never heard the name of the Martial Alliance, but there is definitely no one who has not heard the name of the Xuanming Sect, unless he is deaf and can't hear anything.

Zhao Yanfa has a deep relationship with the Xuanming Sect. Guo Bodhisattva, who taught him this martial arts, is a member of the Xuanming Sect, needless to say. And he also met Xiao Tianyu's brother Xiao Qingshan. Xiao Qingshan also helped him get the treasure knife Heavenly Dao left to him by his father-in-law in the "Wind Cave".

The rest of the people, after hearing the brief conversation between the two, felt a shock in their hearts like a landslide. The leader of the Martial Alliance, the leader of the Demon Sect, one good and one evil, no matter which identity, he is the premier figure in today's rivers and lakes. On weekdays, if I can meet one, I am lucky to have three lives, but I didn't expect to meet two at once today, and they are all such young and handsome young men!

Zhao Yanfa was shocked and blurted out: "Are you Xiao Qingshan's eldest brother?"

Xiao Tianyu was very surprised: "Does the leader of the Zhao League know Qingshan?"

Zhao Yanfa said: "I once met Brother Ling, and Brother Ling also helped me. ”

Xiao Tianyu smiled slightly: "But I never thought that the Lord of the Zhao Alliance and my Xuanming Sect would have so many origins. I taught the former seventh hall of the dragon envoy Guo Bodhisattva's predecessors to revolt with Ling Zun in Henan, presumably Zhao Mengzhu and Guo's predecessors also knew each other. I wonder what happened to him?"

When Zhao Yanfa heard him mention Guo Bodhisattva, his face was sad, and he told him the news that Guo Bodhisattva died in Xizhou that day. Xiao Tianyu listened, his face was cloudy: "Is he dead?"

Zhao Yanfa hurriedly arched his hand and said, "Sect Leader Xiao, I know that your sect is bound to cut down the roots of those who have apostated. But now Uncle Guo has been buried in the ground, and the dead are the greatest. Please also ask Sect Master Xiao to think twice!"

Xiao Tianyu waved his hand and said with a smile: "The Lord of the Zhao League thinks that my Xiao Tianyu is too villainous. Senior Guo is from my father's generation, not to mention that he has also passed away, even if he doesn't die, I don't want to trouble him. After all, he also had bitter words about his apostasy and escape in the past. Moreover, he has been heroic and chivalrous all these years, serving the country and the people, and he has not insulted the reputation of my Xuanming Sect. I also asked the leader of the Zhao League to help him offer three sticks of incense to Guo's predecessors as a sign of respect. ”

Zhao Yanfa saw that he not only did not blame Guo Bodhisattva, but also praised him for his heroism and chivalry. couldn't help but look happy, and clenched his fists and said, "Thank you Sect Leader Xiao!"

Xiao Tianyu looked at the woods not far away and asked, "Are all the meals you eat these days made by Miss Xu?"

Zhao Yanfa nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Xu's food is delicious, if it weren't for him, we really wouldn't be able to survive these days." ”

"It's a bad thing!" Xiao Tianyu frowned and said, "Miss Xu was scolded by Mr. Xu, and she should be sulking now." If she doesn't slow down, won't we starve to death here?"

Zhao Yanfa nodded, and the others also nodded heavily. Xiao Tianyu clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay, then let's go and help the brothers solve this matter." ”

Zhao Yan was overjoyed and asked, "Could it be that Sect Master Xiao knows how to cook?"

Xiao Tianyu smiled and shook his head: "I don't know how to cook." I'm talking about going to Miss Xu to persuade her to come and cook for her brothers. So saying, he strode toward the woods.

When Zhao Yanfa heard this, he also wanted to follow, but somehow, his legs seemed to be filled with lead, and he couldn't move!

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Xu Lanwei kept running into the depths of the woods. At this moment, the branches of the tree are sprouting, and they are a tender green color. Between the two vigorous green pines, there is a tomb. The tombstone is engraved with "The Tomb of His Beloved Wife Yue Shuangjun", and there is a line of small characters next to it "The Fool Xu Yizhili".

Xu Lan knelt in front of the grave with a slight plop, hugged the tombstone and cried bitterly: "Mother, why did you leave Wei'er and leave alone." Daddy, he actually scolded me for an outsider today. Mother, come back and help me scold Daddy! Can you bear to watch Wei'er being bullied by Daddy?"

The tombstone was cold, and there was no way to answer her words.

Xu Lanwei thought of his mother, his heart was even more uncomfortable, and he cried more and more sadly, and it was not an exaggeration to describe it as heartbreaking.

"If you cry like this, if it's at night, you'll definitely attract wolves!"

A handsome voice sounded from behind her, Xu Lan was slightly startled, turned his head, held the tombstone with both hands, and his face was full of tears.

Xiao Tianyu stood behind her, put his hands behind his back, and smiled slightly: "It turns out that Miss Xu wants to make a hall." ”

"What are you doing here, you bastard, get out of here. Don't disturb my mother's rest!" Xu Lanwei saw Xiao Tianyu is enemy, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth, and he hated to peel him and cramp him, and he could only eliminate the hatred in his heart.

Xiao Tianyu smiled: "You are crying like this here, aren't you afraid of arguing and resting in Lingtang?" He took a step forward, bowed three times towards the tombstone, and said: "I don't know that this place is the place where Lingtang sleeps, take the liberty to disturb, please atone for your sins!"

Xu Lanwei was extremely surprised to see him suddenly so polite, and asked, "Did you take the wrong medicine? Why did you suddenly change sex and become so polite?"

Xiao Tianyu sighed and smiled bitterly: "Don't hide it from Miss Xu, I also miss my mother's kiss in the future." ”

Xu Lanwei heard what he meant, immediately stopped crying, and asked, "Are you the same as Xiao Gongzi?"

Xiao Tianyu smiled: "Those are all old things, don't mention them." When I came down, I wanted to apologize to Miss Xu, I was offended just now, and I hope that Miss Xu will atone for her sins. ”

can make the world's number one sect leader apologize, except for Xu Lanwei, there is no second one in the world. Xu Lanwei has been held in the palm of Xu Yizhi's hand since she was a child, and she is used to being arrogant and spoiled. I just feel that this matter is commonplace, and it is what he should do, and it is very useful in my heart. But she rolled her eyes and thought about it: He just caused me to let my father scold, if I forgave him so easily. He will definitely think that I am a bully, and he will disrespect me more and more, no, I will give him some more color to see, let him know how serious the consequences of provoking this girl are!

She stood up, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and exclaimed, "Do you think one or two apologies are enough? You have offended this girl, and made this girl lose people in front of others, and I will punish you again before I can forgive you." ”

Xiao Tianyu nodded and said, "If you can get Miss Xu's forgiveness, you will definitely be punished in the future." ”

"Well, a gentleman is hard to chase after a horse. Xu Lanwei shouted: "But don't worry, Sect Leader Xiao, I am also a reasonable person, and I will definitely not embarrass Sect Leader Xiao." She thought for a moment and said, "I whipped you in the backyard just now but you dodged it, I want you to stand still and not move, let me whip a few more times, can you agree?"

Xiao Tianyu secretly scolded in his heart, it was really the most poisonous woman's heart. There was a slight smile on his face, and he said: "The gentleman is hard to chase after a horse, since I agreed, I will never regret it!" thought to herself, when she was whipped, she secretly protected her body with her internal strength, and she must not be injured.

"Okay!" Xu Lan looked around, walked under a willow tree, and folded off a thin and long wicker stick. At this time, it is the time of February, the willow tree draws new shoots, and the branches are the strongest, and the thinner the branches, the smaller the force area on the person, and the more painful it is.

Xiao Tianyu was indignant in his heart: If it weren't for your father, I wouldn't have been tortured like this! Xu Lan squinted and smiled slightly, waved the wicker and whipped it on the ground three times in a row, making a crisp sound, which sounded terrifying.

Xu Lan held the wicker slightly, slowly approached Xiao Tianyu, and shouted: "You are not allowed to move, I can't beat it, if you move, I will draw it on your face and leave a red mark, I don't care!"

Xiao Tianyu was also scared. But being framed by the agreement between them, he can't go back on it. Hurriedly mobilized the internal force and scattered it among the hundreds of limbs, just to reduce some pain.

Xu Lan let out a loud shout and pulled towards Xiao Tianyu. Xiao Tianyu closed his eyes, only to hear a crisp sound, Xiao Tianyu opened his eyes suddenly, but saw Xu Lan standing in front of him with a clear tear stain on his face, and a smile on the corner of his mouth. The wicker in his hand hit the ground next to Xiao Tianyu, shattering a few leaves.

Xiao Tianyu was shocked and asked, "Miss Xu, who are you?"

Xu Lanwei threw away the wicker and said, "I said, I can't hit it accurately, just forget if I don't hit it this time." I'll talk about that next time. ”

She was so close to Xiao Tianyu, and Xiao Tianyu stood still. Unless you are blind, you can't hit. It must have been that she had forgiven herself and deliberately misrouted the wicker. But she is extremely arrogant, and she has just said that she will punish herself. So she will never admit that she has forgiven herself, so she deliberately said that she had gone astray. In this way, he not only maintained his prestige, but also did not hurt Xiao Tianyu, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Xiao Tianyu knew her thoughts, and suddenly felt that she was not the kind of willful and rude temper. According to his previous understanding of Xu Lanwei, Xiao Tianyu knew that his wicker was decided. didn't expect Xu Lanwei to do such a thing, and suddenly had a good impression of her.

"Thank you Miss Xu for your mercy!" Xiao Tianyu bent over: "I heard that I have to pay for food when I come here, I don't know if these are enough?"

He carried in his hand a silver ingot, which weighed as much as five taels. Xu Lanwei took it in his hand and padded it, and said, "Enough is enough." I don't need so much, you can cut another piece with your finger and show me!"

Just now, his magic skill of cutting silver with his fingers made Xu Lanwei very curious, so he wanted him to perform it again to show himself. Xiao Tianyu didn't move. Xu Lan's face sank slightly, and he asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Tianyu shook his head and shouted: "It's not that I don't want to come, it's just that I'm tired from getting off the boat, hungry in my stomach, and I have no strength." I hope Miss Xu will forgive me. ”

"Ahh What are those people going to eat?"

Xiao Tianyu smiled slightly, and said, "Didn't Miss Xu just let them eat?" I think a few people have already listened to Miss Xu's words and gone to the thatched house!"

"You're so disgusting!" Xu Lan giggled slightly at his amusement: "I also forgot to cook for my father, it's a sin." Let's go. ”

Xu Lan said slightly, and swaggered towards the outside of the woods. Xiao Tianyu also walked out with her.

Zhao Yanfa was standing outside the hut looking at the woods, and suddenly saw Xu Lanwei and Xiao Tianyu walking out side by side, talking and laughing, the relationship was very close, and he suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart. Seeing Xu Lanwei coming, Zhao Yanfa asked, "Miss Xu, are you okay?"

"It's okay, it's okay!" Xu Lan replied to him hastily, and continued to chat with Xiao Tianyu, but he actually treated him as bacon and dried it aside.

The rest of the people also saw the clues, and secretly said in their hearts: It is worthy of being the leader of the Demon Sect, and there are really some doorways, and I don't know what method has been cast? It's really pitiful for Zhao Mengzhu, who fell from heaven to hell all of a sudden!

"Come with me to catch fish in the river. Xu Lanwei said to Xiao Tianyu: "It's just spring, and the crucian carp in the river are all out to move, and they are easy to catch." ”

"Okay. Xiao Tianyu smiled: "When I was a child, I often caught fish in the river, which is very powerful." ”

"Ouch, I'm not ashamed. I have the ability to compare with this girl!"

"It's better than that, and those who lose are not allowed to cry their noses!"

With a word, the two men walked to the shore, propped up the boat and rowed deep into the middle of the river. Zhao Yanfa stood on the shore, watching the figures of the two gradually turn into two black spots, but the loss in his heart changed into a big black spot!

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