When Philip set out early the next morning, he didn't see Yun'er, so he went to her room, kissed her lightly on the cheek, and walked away.

But he didn't pay attention, and when he walked out of the room, the girl opened her eyes, and tears slowly flowed down her face.

A week later, Philip, who had completed the assessment, hurried to the Lion Castle, thinking about the delicate beauty all the way.

As Natalie ran, a bouquet of flowers tethered to a horse bag swayed regularly.

At the gate of the castle, he met a steward who was about to go out, and he asked, "Is Yun'er at home?"

The steward was stunned for a moment, and just wanted to open his mouth but stopped, just shook his head.

Philip wondered where this was going again, so he led Natalie to the stable and added a few handfuls of dried beans to her trough.

"Be obedient, I'll brush you when I've got these flowers done, good girl. ”

Natalie snorted twice in response, this time it was enjoyable to go out and run, just two days off.

Philip tiptoed to Yun'er's room, and sure enough, the door was closed.

He laughed a little, knocked on the door twice as a greeting, and then gently twisted the handle and slowly pushed it away.

Sure enough, the room was empty, and there was no one in the room.

He put the bouquet in the vase on the windowsill, looked at the angle of the sun, deliberately adjusted the position of the vase, and nodded with satisfaction after a long time.

Yun'er's queen bed is next to the window, because she likes to let the bright sun accompany her to get up.

Well, this is still a problem left over from the past, when the morning sun shines on her, it is a reminder that she has to get up and work.

Although he doesn't have to work now, this habit is still retained, and it has always become a trick for him to make fun of.

The room was still full of her smell, especially on the bed, and Philip even found a long black hair next to the pillow.

He pinched it with his fingers and put it in the bright light to look closely, it was dark and bright, full of luster, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it.

Philip hesitated between going out and staying and waiting, but finally walked out, saying hello to his grandmother and mother for a week away from home.

But when he passed by the door, he felt a hint of surprise.

There were a few shelves on the wall next to the door, where Yun'er used to put his hats, and there were always a few of them here, and he was used to it.

But now the shelves are empty, there is nothing.

Only then did he realize that something was wrong, and turned to check inside the room.

The first thing he checked was the dresser.

Although Yun'er doesn't have many cosmetics, there are always a few strange small bottles, but at the moment it seems to have been deliberately cleaned up, and there is no clutter on them.

Philip's heart tugged at it inexplicably, and he quickly opened a few drawers to check, but his face instantly became ugly, because there was nothing in it, it was completely empty.

He jumped up and rushed to the row of wardrobes by the wall, and to his disappointment, it was still empty, not even a handkerchief or a scarf.

"Haven't you changed rooms in a few days?" he muttered as he walked out, breathing a sigh of hope in his heart.

"Someone, who's on this floor, Martha, are you there?" he shouted as he stood in the doorway, but only a maid with a little face came over after shouting for a long time.

Martha is Yun'er's personal maid, in her 30s, and she has been taking care of Yun'er's daily life all these years.

"Where's Martha?" he asked, a little apprehensive in his tone.

The maid lowered her head, her face showing a little embarrassment, and did not speak.

"Where's Martha?" answer me. Philip was really anxious, and his tone couldn't help but harden.

The maid almost burst into tears, so she had to whisper, "Martha has left the castle." ”

Philip only felt his temples thumping, and with the fear in his heart, he grabbed the maid's arm and asked sharply, "Why did you leave the castle?

The maid was so frightened by his appearance that she trembled, her arm hurt terribly, and she even stuttered: "I... I don't know, I don't know. You... You can... You can ask, ask Ba... Butler Patton. ”

Philip let go of her arms and ran downstairs, where Barton and Grandmother must have been in the conservatory, and everything would be clear when they got there.

Seeing him swept by like the wind and disappeared at the top of the stairs, the maid cried out and sat down on the ground.

Philip ignored the greetings of the servants along the way, and went straight into the conservatory, his eyes scanning among the lush plants.

One, two, three, sure enough, there were three figures, Jane, Catherine, and Barton, but the slender figure that haunted him was missing.

The first to spot him was Butler Patton, who had seen more gray hair since his last injury and coma, and his body and energy had felt much weaker.

"Philip, you're back. He greeted.

Facing this kind old man, Philip did not keep a straight face, but nodded respectfully, and then met the gloomy faces of Jane and Catherine.

Five minutes later, a loud roar came from the conservatory, and Barton hurried out to chase away the servant at the door.

"I don't believe it, how is this possible, you must be lying to me. Philip's forehead was bruised, his face flushed, his fists clenched tightly, and the last few words seemed to pop out between his teeth.

At this moment, what a natural big heart, a heart as strong as a lion, is all bullshit, all jokes.

"Phil, calm down and sit down first. No matter what the problem, we are with you through it. Catherine tried to comfort him, and even moved out with a nickname that she hadn't used for a long time.

But Philip just stared blankly at a tea tree next to him, and kept repeating: "Impossible, impossible, I don't believe it." ”

Jane and Catherine looked at him with a sad heart, and could not help resenting the slender woman, who had been nurturing for several years, but even hid from them, and only had time to say a hurried farewell at the end, and disappeared from this house.

They tried to hold back, but she knelt down with red and swollen eyes, and then turned away resolutely.

And Brad and Lynch also proved that they had arranged this for a long time, but they didn't say it for fear that Philip would find out.

They didn't know exactly why Lynch was, but Jane vaguely knew what Brad thought.

He has too many expectations for his little grandson, and this grandson has given him too many surprises, although he will not be worthy of life, but the old and sophisticated Brad has long had a premonition that Philip's life is destined to be full of all kinds of difficulties and dangers, all kinds of intrigues.

And he took this girl too seriously, as can be seen from the exchange of blood to save people, Philip was not very sure at that time, and the old and sophisticated Brad could naturally see it.

I don't know when an idea has sprung up in his heart that as long as this girl is not there, there will be no weakness by Philip's side.

As long as there is no weakness, it will naturally put away the fragility and face this cruel world with the most mature and cold appearance.

Whether it was for Philip himself, or for the Lion family, he would not allow Philip to have such an obvious weakness.

Brad had secretly decided that his little grandson was good enough, but not mature enough, and that if he passed the test, he would put a heavy bet on Philip and work towards that distant but clear goal.

It is precisely because of this that he and Lynch hit it off and arbitrarily decided the fate of the two young people.

Philip didn't hear Catherine and Jane's persuasion at all, and after muttering with his head down for a while, he ran out violently, and even smashed the door of the conservatory into wreckage in a hurry.

The solid wood door turned into countless flying sawdust under his strong physique, causing Catherine to scream in surprise and nearly sit on the ground.

Philip was like a bloodthirsty beast, looking for it in the castle.

Yun'er's room was rummaged several times by him, then his own room, then the study, the reception room, and all the corners that had left happy memories of the two of them were combed by him like a sieve, twice, three times.

Until he stood up to Catherine again out of breath and asked, "Mother, where is the letter?"

Catherine smiled wryly and shook her head at her son's hopeful eyes, watching him plunge into the abyss of despair.

She opened her arms and wanted to hug her son's tall body, just like she did when she was a child, and give him a little comfort, even if it was a little.

But Philip broke free from her embrace and turned and ran away, leaving Catherine's call echoing in the air.

"I know where it is, it must be there. Philip muttered, and flew onto Natalie's horse, galloping away from the castle.

Before Chandor and the others had time to rest, they had to follow again.

Feeling the autumn breeze blowing in his ears, Philip said in Natalie's ear, "My girl, run faster, let's go find Yun'er, let's get her back." ”

As if she really understood, Natalie exploded in the wind, and the speed suddenly increased by a bit, so that in a blink of an eye, Qian De and the others who were following behind could only eat ashes in aggrieved manner, and watched him disappear from sight.

Fortunately, Chand was smart enough to follow Natalie's hoof prints and run for a long time before finding Philip in that small valley.

Philip saw the familiar woods from afar, and jumped off his horse and ran to the hillside tree house, but his sturdy hands slipped on the slippery stones as he passed the stream, and got wet.

He didn't care about any of that, just stumbled over to the top of the treehouse and rummaged through the clutter.

For a week, everything was just the same, nothing had changed, except for the fine layer of dust on it.

"Here, must be here, must be here. ”

"Found it, I knew it would be, I knew it. ”

Eventually, Philip found a letter on the strings of the guitar, and the envelope looked familiar with a golden bow tied around it.

He made it clear that it was the first gift he had given her in the camp, the headband made from the sleeves of his own shirt.

After so many years, there has not faded at all, which shows how carefully Yun'er has preserved it.

When the thick envelope was opened, there were three pages of letterhead, densely covered with Juanxiu's handwriting, as delicate as her person.

There are still a little tears on it, and the handwriting is blurred, and I can only barely make out it.

Philip sniffed greedily at the aroma above, as if she hadn't gone yet, and was still standing in front of him.

He couldn't wait to read the information above.

Philip, I like to call you that, not Phil, as if it belonged to someone else, and Philip belonged to me, or was mine.

By the time you read this letter, I'm already gone.

I don't know when you'll remember this or find this letter, but you're so smart that it won't be long.

You must hate me very much, because I don't say goodbye, because even I hate myself a little.

I hate myself for not being born in this land, even if it's just an ordinary girl from Gokan City, who, at a certain ball, shyly agrees to your invitation, dances together, and then goes on a date.

Forgive me for not saying goodbye in person, because I didn't have the courage to give up on your doting eyes, and I was afraid that I would give up.

I don't want to explain to you that I left at my uncle's request, or because of my parents, who I can't remember what they looked like, because I know that that is only a small part of the reason, deception.

But I can't say the real reason, so please forgive me for retaining the last shred of dignity.

I promise you, I'll be back when I find the key.

I don't know how long it will take, maybe a year, maybe ten years, but I'll definitely be back, it's my promise to you, if you're still willing to believe me.

Maybe it won't be long before you forget about me, and the thought of that makes me feel like I'm going to die.

You'll wait for me, just as you promised me, and you'll find me wherever I'm lost.

Maybe I should lie to you and tell you that I just went back to save my relatives, but in the face of me who has not returned for a long time, I don't know if you will be disgusted, and then gradually I don't care.

So, I selfishly chose this way of saying goodbye, just to make you remember me, even if it was hate, even I felt that I was so cruel, at such a time.

I took the ring because it had a reason for me to stick to it, and this headband was left to you as a souvenir.

I'll never forget the embarrassment and flattery on your face when you took it out that day, everything seemed like it was just yesterday, so clear.

Sometimes I wonder if it would have been nice if I had lived in that little valley all the time, and I wouldn't have had these growing pains.

......

Don't hate me, I'm your Yun'er, always will be, even if one day you say to me that you have forgotten me.

Finally, protect yourself as you protect me.

Love your Yun'er

October 22, 1006

Philip's hand was holding the letter so hard that it almost crushed, and the thin piece of paper seemed to weigh a thousand pounds in his hand, and he was overwhelmed.

It wasn't until I read the entire letter three times that I breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on the ground.

At this time, Qian De and the others already knew what was going on, and they didn't dare to move forward when they looked at him from a distance, lest they annoy the big boy who had just been abandoned by his lover at this time.

Although he didn't know why Yun'er was leaving, he could only see from the few words that there seemed to be some kind of distress, and Philip didn't have any clue when he thought about it, so he solemnly put the letter and the hairband in his arms and patted them on it.

When he stood up again, the expression on his face was no longer so hideous.

He touched Natalie's body, and on the way here, he was in a hurry, and the unicorn girl's chest rose and fell violently, and her chest and back were dripping with sweat.

Philip rummaged through the treehouse and found a dry towel and wiped it on Natalie's body, wiping it carefully.

The sensitive Natalie sensed his anomaly and stood quietly enjoying his intimate service, occasionally turning her head and rubbing against his hands and face to show her concern.

But Philip didn't laugh or speak, but wiped more seriously, not letting go of anything.

The sky gradually darkened, and the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the body of a man and a beast, under the reflection of the pink butterflies all over the mountains, like a beautiful oil painting.

Natalie's body had been wiped dry, but Philip was still wiping, and even brought clear river water to wash her up, over and over again.

made the eyes of Qian De and the others in the distance a little sour, and I don't know if they remembered their first love.

It wasn't until the unicorn girl felt a little itchy that she bit Philip's hand and licked it gently, as if to comfort her.

"I'm sorry to hurt you, my girl. Philip was shocked to realize that time had passed so long, and after a glance at the dark sky, it was impossible to go back to-day, so he had to stay here.

With a command to Chand, Philip took out the blanket from the treehouse and threw himself into the grass under the twin trees, resting his head on Natalie's warm body and lying there.

He didn't want to live in a treehouse, at least not alone, as soon as he entered, he would see the trinkets that Yun'er had taken care of herself, the reed-woven dolls, with him, Yun'er herself, and even Natalie.

And all the ubiquitous traces she left behind, the vows of love carved on the walls, the mirrors for grooming, the headbands, the handkerchiefs, and the two pairs of slippers that were close together.

At least tonight, he didn't want to be alone, so he had to sleep with Natalie.

Even so, her body fragrance is still on the blanket, and as long as you close your eyes, your mind is full of her appearance.

Philip looked up at the starry sky in silence, and it was not until midnight that he suddenly said to Natalie, "My girl, shall we get her back together?" I promised her that if she ran away, I would find her back.

She said she would be back, but I didn't like to wait, and I didn't want to wait. ”

Natalie didn't know if she understood or was dreaming, so she snorted, and Philip took it as if she had agreed.