CHAPTER XXV

When it got dark, piles of blazing fires burned in the Gaoshan village, and people sang and danced happily. Next to the campfire, there are pieces of barbecue and wine. Everyone gathered in a circle around the bonfire with the young men and women of the Gaoshan tribe, and the Gaoshan people wore gorgeous clothes to celebrate and sing and dance. And the people in Kunlun Gate are all plain white clothes, which looks out of place, but it doesn't matter.

Wearing the beautiful dress of the Gaoshan men, Akyu stood on the side of his people and welcomed the people of Kunlunmen, and then sang loudly:

"High mountains, green grass.

We and our descendants will live here forever until the end of our lives.

War horses gallop, cows moo,

Always with us in this life.

Our beautiful home, ah, our beautiful home. โ€

After he finished singing, everyone cheered enthusiastically. The people of the Gaoshan tribe danced lively, and it was very enjoyable.

However, the people of Kunlun Sect could not dance and sing, so they had to eat barbecue and drink wine. Akyu very warmly invited Zhao Qingzhe to drink, he said, "It's rare to be happy, just drink happily." Zhao Qingzhe felt that it was difficult to excuse himself, so he had to let go. The others also clinked glasses with Akyu one by one, and drank up. The female disciples of the Kunlun Sect danced with the girls of the Gaoshan tribe for a while, and they were dragged away, dancing clumsy dances. However, they don't mind, no matter what kind of dance they dance, or sword dance, they are happy.

"Come, Qingzhe, eat a piece of barbecue," Akyu said to him, "this is the best barbecue of our people, and the wine is also the best." โ€

Qingzhe took the barbecue and ate it unceremoniously. The others, Akyu gave them one by one. So, everyone ate and drank, so happy!

"This barbecue is delicious!" Liu Cong exclaimed.

"And good wine!" said Kazuki.

"Cheers to Akyu!" Zhao Qingzhe raised his glass and shouted.

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the wine.

"Cheers to Kunlunmen!" said Akyu.

Everyone also raised their glasses and drank the wine.

"The meat is eaten, the wine is drunk, and everyone dances together!" said to everyone.

So, Akyu walked over to his people and took the hand of a girl from the Gaoshan tribe, who was actually the person he liked, and she also liked Akyu. In the Gaoshan dance arena, Akyu and the girl danced happily and harmoniously, like a pair of flying butterflies. This made the people of Kunlun Gate envious. Zhao Qingzhe glanced at Ouyang Haimin, her eyes were serene and full of warmth. After the two of them finished dancing, they returned to the bonfire and said to the people of Kunlun Gate:

"Why don't you dance together?"

"Akyu, we don't know much," Zhao Qingzhe replied.

"It's okay, everyone is holding hands, and we're going around the fire together. โ€

First of all, the young people of the Gaoshan tribe held hands one by one, and then the people of Kunlun Sect followed their example and held hands. Opposite Akyu was Zhao Qingzhe, and next to him were his people. Next to Zhao Qingzhe were Ouyang Haimin and Liu Cong, and the people who took over from the Gaoshan clan were Senior Sister and Ding Ming. This is how everyone dances hand in hand, around the campfire, or swings their hands up. Holding Ouyang Haimin's hand for the first time made Zhao Qingzhe feel her warmth and sprout love.

In this way, everyone spent a very, very happy picnic party of the mountain tribe. Wonderful and unforgettable for everyone.

At the ball, Akyu confessed to the girl he liked, and the girl accepted his love, and then looked at the girl's parents. A pair of lovers have reaped love, which makes everyone extremely happy. Zhao Qingzhe is also full of joy for his friends to harvest love. However, he was not alone, Ouyang Haimin, Liu Cong and Zhao Xiaoxin were also happy for Akyu.

It was getting late at night, and everyone drank too much wine and dizzy, especially the male disciples of Kunlun Sect, who simply lay on the ground to rest without caring about anything. Zhao Qingzhe was also about to faint drunk, but he was still talking indistinctly to Akyu. Ouyang Haimin left the crowd and walked to a no-man's land to breathe in the cool air of the night. The other sisters were still chatting, or the people of the Gaoshan clan invited them to drink, and they also drank a lot, but Ouyang Haimin drank less.

It was a place in the dead of night, silent, except for the small voices of people coming from afar, which sounded insignificant. Ouyang Haimin stood quietly, looking as if she was waiting for a lover, and she looked at the dark night where she couldn't see anything at all. What was she thinking? Only she knew. Suddenly, she heard footsteps, and she smiled, looking sideways at the person standing next to her, and she put away her smile and didn't let the person notice, for this person was not the one she was waiting for.

Zhao Qingzhe found out that his senior sister was not there, and thought she was missing, so he finally found her intuitively. He slowly approached her, and he felt as if she was waiting for him, but he was wrong. But he didn't know it, so he stood beside her without any worries. Because he suddenly remembered something in his heart to say to his senior sister, he had the courage to say it while there was no one in this place. Zhao Qingzhe stood still for a long time, but he still didn't see his senior sister speak, so he spoke first.

"Senior Sister Haimin, I thought you were gone. โ€

"No, I just want to breathe," Ouyang Haimin said.

"I have something in my heart that I want to say to you, is that okay?"

"Say it. โ€

Zhao Qingzhe thought for a moment, took a breath, and then said softly: "Senior Sister Haimin, if I like it...... Are you going to ......?"

Before her junior brother could speak more completely, she immediately turned to look into her junior brother's eyes and said, "Qingzhe, we are still very young, and there are many things waiting for us to do, so it is too early to choose now." โ€

Zhao Qingzhe breathed a sigh of relief and looked blankly at Ouyang Haimin's eyes, while his senior sister turned to look forward with a calm and natural expression.

"You mean to say later, now is not the time. โ€

"Yes. You still have a lot to do, and you'll meet girls who like you, but I'm ......" She stopped talking, as if trying to hide something.

"Oh, I see. Zhao Qingzhe was extremely disappointed, but it also made the stone in his heart sink.

"Senior brother, you are not allowed to do this in the future, senior sister is still your senior sister. โ€

"I know, I'm not going to be so impulsive. โ€

"Are you feeling better?"

"Much better. โ€

Ouyang Haimin was a little sad when she saw her junior brother's lost appearance, but she also comforted him, but she still didn't see him happy. So, she suddenly pounced on Zhao Qingzhe and gave her an affectionate hug. Before Zhao Qingzhe could react, she pulled away and left. This made Zhao Qingzhe feel inexplicable, but it also made him understand what his senior sister meant to him. He hadn't hugged his senior sister just now, but his senior sister hugged him, and his thoughts were all known to his senior sister. He should have reacted quickly and hugged him to show his friendly affection. However, he could not do it for a while, and he listened to her words and felt disappointedโ€”the first disappointment that made him sad.

The night was darker, and the light of the campfire was only faintly visible, and the shadows of the people swayed in the distance. Zhao Qingzhe was still standing here alone, thinking about some questions, questions that he couldn't understand but had to think about. He thought:

"Maybe Senior Sister is right, we shouldn't make a choice early, we still have a long way to go, we are still very young, and we still have a lot of responsibilities, we have to move forward...... When it is, it will be known later.

"In addition, maybe my sister has someone she likes, maybe it's because of this. Why should I force myself? How I faced my sister before, and how I will face it in the future, this is right. Okay, I'll do it. Believe in yourself. โ€

The next day, he woke up, still as usual.