Chapter Twenty-Three: A Bay of Candle Flames
Yu Xi went all the way south, looking back as he walked, and after walking for a long time, he still didn't see Zhou Yi chasing after him, and he couldn't help but be disheartened.
She was naturally competitive, and she had never been so frustrated as she was today. After thinking about it, he sprinkled all his grievances on Zhou Yi, and his tears did not dry along the way.
But she had long forgotten that Zhou Yi didn't know martial arts, her body was weak, and she was still trapped in the hibiscus stream.
Yu Xi tossed for a long time, lost his way in the mountains, and walked slowly to noon, still not finding the main road down the mountain. As a result, she was covered in thorns and was very embarrassed.
After noon, Yu Xi was hungry, so he found a nearby fruit tree and went up to pick some wild fruits to eat.
As soon as she climbed the tree, her eyes were blinded by a flash of light, and she almost fell off the book. Yu Xi's temper was extremely short-tempered, and he was about to scold, when he suddenly found that there were several burly men not far away, climbing up the mountain with big knives, and the reflective ones were the steel knives in their hands.
Yu Xi knew the situation of Baihe Mountain at this time, these people did not take the main road to the mountain, and they were all wearing weapons, and they were obviously coming for the Nine Dragons Jade Flute.
At this time, the defense of Baihe Mountain is on the main road, if these people go up the mountain and cooperate with the people under the mountain, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Thinking that the situation on the mountain was so bad that Zhou Yi was still in the Furong Stream, she gasped in shock and hurriedly got off the tree. These people categorically could not let them go up the mountain, so she cut a few bamboo sticks with her short sword and followed the direction of the people going up the mountain.
At that time, those bandits laughed as they walked, and they were all calculating how to seize the Nine Dragons Jade Flute, and said that the people of Baihe Mountain never dreamed that they would be able to go up the mountain from the path.
If the comer is not good, he must be killed with one blow!
Yu Xi held the bamboo sticks in both hands, and when the people approached, she turned around and waved her arms, and the bamboo sticks flew out.
Before the big men could react, their throats had been pierced by flying bamboo sticks, and they lay on the ground one by one without moving.
These people all have a character on them with the word 'strict' written on them. Yu Xi guessed that this was their code, and depending on the situation, there must be people under the mountain who would shine with it.
Looking at the road up the mountain, full of difficulties and obstacles, Yu Xi turned her heart sideways and said to herself: "I came to repay Zhang's kindness, and I have nothing to do with him!" Thinking about it, the anger in her heart towards Zhou Yi also disappeared a lot. So I went up the mountain along a steep wild road.
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It was dusk again, and Yu Xi entered the compound on the mountain. She was worried that she would be regarded as a thief again, so she thought about it and had to go to Zhou Yi again.
When he entered the courtyard gate, he saw Hongyuan sweeping the floor alone, so Yu Xi asked, "Is Gongzi Zhou here?"
Hongyuan had been woken up by Xing'er last night, and when he saw Yu Xi at this time, he nodded and smiled, "Girl, please come in, the son is out, and he will be back in a while." ”
As he spoke, he led Yu Xi into the living room, and served tea and asked her to wait.
Yu Xi thought about the people he met during the day, so he sat on pins and needles, and asked, "I have something important, can you go and ask him to come back?"
"Something important, then I'll rush it, girl, please wait a minute. ”
As he spoke, Hongyuan was about to go out with a lantern, when suddenly a flash of lightning crossed the night sky, followed by bursts of thunder, and in an instant, heavy rain poured down.
Hongyuan had only walked a few steps before the lantern was extinguished by the rain, and he jumped back on his waist.
"The Dragon Lord's face has changed so fast!" Hong Yuan said, closing the door and lighting the candle.
Yu Xi walked around in front of the window, anxious.
"Why do you sons go out in the dark!"
"Don't mention it, he is often like this, a few days ago he went out alone for more than ten days and did not come back, the old man was so angry that he wanted to whip him with a leather whip, but he quibbled and passed it again. ”
Yu Xi's face was calm, and he still had a little resentment towards him, "Where did he go again?"
The girl waited a little longer, this time she didn't go far. Hongyuan said with a smile, "I heard that Miss Yun is seriously ill, and he went without eating dinner, oh, I went with Xing'er, and I am almost coming back." ”
When Yu Xi heard this, his anxious face froze.
She was angry with Zhou Yi, originally because of Yun'er, and the so-called joke about marriage by fingertips, but now I heard Hongyuan say this, which shows the weight of Yun'er in Zhou Yi's heart.
Hongyuan didn't know which sentence he said wrong, so he shut up and just smiled stupidly.
"Hongyuan, let me tell you one thing, when Zhou Gongzi comes back, you must tell him," he said, unable to help the tip of his nose sour, and almost shed tears, "You tell him that someone is going up the hill from the path, and it is no longer safe here." ”
"Wait, girl, you should tell him yourself. ”
"I should go," Yu Xi smiled wryly, "please do one thing, don't tell him I've been here." ”
After that, he walked out in a daze, looking lonely.
Hongyuan took an umbrella and brought it over, how could Yu Xi be willing to stay? After some arguments, Yu Xi still went down the mountain alone, not even bringing an umbrella.
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Before I knew it, it was already dark, and Yu Xi braved the heavy rain, groping his way down the mountain road between the rugged mountain roads, stumbling and stumbling, and getting covered in mud and water.
At that time, the rain was fierce, and there was no way to see the road, Yu Xi stayed behind, and he didn't go back, and after being hungry for a day, his heart was depressed, so he shouted loudly at the night sky for a while!
Yu Xi jumped under the Wofu Pavilion, folded a few lotus leaves to cover his body to block the rain, and used the lotus leaves to catch some rain and drink it. She was so tired that she fell asleep leaning on the railing.
I don't know how long it took, Yu Xi woke up in a trance, and vaguely heard someone shouting 'Mo Li', when the rain had not stopped, and the sound of frogs in the water stream was in the sky.
Yu Xi followed the shouting voice, saw a lantern shaking on the shore, and listened carefully, the person who called her was Zhou Yi.
Yu Xi was happy, angry, and embarrassed, so he pretended not to hear, and lay there for a long time pretending to be asleep.
Zhou Yi obviously saw a white shadow under the pavilion, and guessed that it was 'Mo Li', but no matter how he shouted, he just didn't see her reply, and Zhou Yi was anxious.
After a while, Yu Xi couldn't hear the shouting, thinking that Zhou Yi had left without seeing her, so he quickly stood up.
"I'm here!"
As soon as the words fell, Yu Xi regretted it, because Zhou Yi was driving a small boat and had already arrived in front of the pavilion.
Yu Xi was so ashamed that he couldn't find a crack in the ground to get into, so he covered his face with his hands, turned around and left again.
Zhou Yi looked bad, strode up the steps, reached out and grabbed her arm.
"If you......'re gone, why do you want to come back?"
Before Yu Xi could finish speaking, he pulled his arm back, "Mrs. Zhou is kind-hearted, I came back for her, it has nothing to do with you!"
As soon as the words fell, a gust of mountain wind blew, and Yu Xi couldn't help but shiver.
Zhou Yi turned around and took down the lantern from the boat, inserted it on the railing under the pavilion, and used an umbrella to block behind Yu Xi, saying: "If you leave like this, my heart will never be at peace!"
In a word, Yu Xi's heart was sad.
"When you leave in the morning, I have a sentence that I haven't finished yet......"
"You don't have to say it. ”
"Are you still leaving?"
"This is not my house, and I am not a girl, why should I stay here!"
As he spoke, he sat down on the stone bench by the railing.
At that time, the wind and rain were at the beginning of the break, the lights were flickering, and the candle flame reflected Yu Xi's face, as delicate as a hibiscus.
A pair of phoenixes lying on silkworm eyes, two bends of the willow to cut the leaf eyebrows.
Tears are striking, and the coquettishness is slight.
The apricot cheeks are condensed, and the cherry blossoms are bloody.
Its form is thin, like a changing cloud, and it may have drifted away with a wave of his hand.
Zhou Yi looked at her dumbfounded, and didn't dare to say a word out loud, at this moment, all his thoughts were on this girl named 'Mo Li'. He forgot for a while, and before he knew it, he raised his hand and brushed the messy hair on her cheeks, Yu Xi was startled, and retreated, and the two looked at each other and blushed at each other.
Zhou Yi thought of the eldest lady of the Yu family in Wuxiang Mountain again, and judging from the letters, her character is exactly the same as the woman now, which makes people love and fear. However, Miss Yu only has her name, and after all, she is not as cute as the woman now. Moreover, remembering that she went down the mountain in the morning because of the anger of 'finger belly for marriage', it was clearly intentional in her heart, and she returned at this time regardless of the danger, which shows that God has mercy and deliberately made the two get married.
Thinking of this, Zhou Yi mustered up the courage and said to her: "Yun'er is my sister, you don't have to think about it. I ......"
"It's none of my business. Yu Xi clasped his arms around his knees and stared blankly at the candle flame flickering in the lantern.
Zhou Yi sighed, took off his coat and draped it on Yu Xi's body.
"Yun'er's father is my third uncle, and he is my mother's younger brother, so I am cousins with her. She lost her mother when she was a child, and she was alone, and my mother raised her single-handedly. Although I had an older brother, he also died at an early age, and my mother was afraid that I would be lonely, so she often asked me to be with her, so I still treat her like a sister. Recently, the third uncle has been in trouble and has not come back for several months, Yun'er is seriously ill, how can I not go to visit? When I came back, Hongyuan told me everything you had arranged, even if he didn't tell the truth, I could guess that it was you! Later, she said that you are gone, let me not chase after you again," Zhou Yi raised the corners of his mouth, "Heaven does not deserve, it rains so heavily to keep you, I guessed correctly, you are really here." If you go down to Baihe Mountain today, I really don't know, will we be able to see you again in the future!"
Yu Xi's eyes were red, and tears kept rolling in the corners of his eyes.
"Then you can't go without eating to see her. Yu Xi turned sideways to the outside of the pavilion and said in a low voice.
"At that time, Hongyuan stopped me, saying that you went far away, let me come out after dinner, you say, can I eat it?"
Yu Xi couldn't help laughing, "Yes, Hongyuan is more real than you, why don't you come out after eating?" As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at him with a smile.
"If I come back after dinner, some people are afraid that they will not be able to catch up. ”
As she spoke, Zhou Yi took her hand and covered it on the lantern to warm up, and the two looked up to the sky and smirked.
The mountain breeze is sitting, and the drizzle is misty......
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