Embers

Two months passed, and the injuries of both of them were almost healed, but Li Mei found that although his life was saved, Ember's body did not get better because of it, and it was still the same as before, always drinking various medicine.

Fortunately, Chu Jian has a lot of medicinal herbs here, and Li Mei has been with Ember for such a long time, and he knows what kind of medicine he drinks. These days, he relies on these medicinal herbs to survive.

The Demon Cult has been destroyed, but the old site of the Demon Cult is still there. One night, Li Mei went back quietly and brought out all the money she had saved, and some more important things—they were about to leave here .

Ember meant that he was obviously very tired of this chaotic Jianghu, and one day before going to bed, he suddenly mentioned that he wanted to go to Jiangnan to find a good place to retire.

Of course Li Mei had no objection, he simply couldn't wish for it.

The time is almost right now, and the two plan to leave tomorrow.

But before leaving, Ember had one more thing to do.

He was going to say goodbye to someone.

The Devil's Cult is still the same, every building is exquisite and gorgeous, but because no one has repaired it for a long time, the weeds have grown taller.

The rivers and lakes are no longer the rivers and lakes of the Demon Cult. This once glorious land is now barren, and there is no one in sight along the way.

Ember had just recovered from a serious illness, and her complexion was still a little pale, but because she hadn't worked so hard these days, she was still in good spirits.

Li Mei followed behind him.

Although I have accepted the fact that the Demon Cult is no longer there, I still feel involuntarily in a trance when I actually step into this place.It seems that with a slight distraction, you can see congregants passing by in twos and threes, and when they see him, they will stop and greet him seriously.

After so many years, he can't remember exactly what it was like when Nie Budu was in power, but he clearly remembers what it was like before the final collapse.

It seems that it was just yesterday, and it seems that it has slowly gone away.

He sighed slightly, and looked back, as if he saw himself in his early twenties under the pear tree at the end of the road, his eyes were dead silent, but he had to be cold and sharp.

The silence seemed to bear the sins of thousands of years, which was unbearable and unable to repay, so he had to keep walking without stopping.

Across time and space, they looked at each other quietly, exchanging opinions with each other.

All the way to the familiar small courtyard, the pear blossoms have already been defeated, and the autumn leaves are falling, which makes the place look a bit depressed.Going around the hut to the backyard, you can see the old stone tablet.

The breeze kicked up the fine sand, messing up his snow-white hair.

He looked at the stele silently, and after a while, he let out a sigh of relief: "Master, I'm leaving."

There was sunshine on his face.

He squatted down and patted the stele lightly, the emotion in his eyes was indescribable, mixed with the indifference honed by the years.

"Well, going to the south of the Yangtze River, I also don't like the snow in winter in the north."

"The world no longer needs me."

"And I don't have to miss you so much anymore." He curled the corner of his mouth and smiled softly, "Why didn't I understand earlier, in fact, you have always been rooted in my heart and never left."

"These days I always think, if I knew that there was this technique of bringing the dead back to life, then you would not have to leave. But after all, this technique requires one person to go first. I think, if you are the one who stays, you will be like me It's generally painful."

"Thinking about it this way, I also feel that it may not be a bad thing for you to leave. If there must be someone to stay, I would rather be me."

He seemed a little helpless and said: "I was young back then, if I were you, the result would not be different, so I never blamed you."

After saying this, he got up and rarely showed a real smile: "To meet you, I didn't come to this world in vain. As for other things, it doesn't matter. I'm leaving, Master."

After a long time, he turned and left.

Behind him, there is a long period of time.

Li Mei has been waiting at the door, and when she heard footsteps, she just raised her head and was completely stunned.

Ember was walking towards him step by step.

It was obviously the same face, the same familiar expression, but there seemed to be something different.For the first time in all these years, Li Mei felt a touch of light and warmth from this person.

He moved over involuntarily, leaning into his arms, wrapping his arms around his waist.

Ember didn't say anything, just raised her hand and patted his head lightly.The touch of the palm is thick and gentle.

The next day, the two set off.

Although the world is already another world, there are still legends about him, either saying how miserable his death was, or what a legend his life was, or applauding Bai Dao's behavior.But no matter what they say, it has nothing to do with him.

When they passed by a teahouse, the two of them went in to drink tea when they were thirsty, and there was a storyteller inside who was talking about his deeds.

He covered his veil with only his eyes exposed, ordered a pot of tea and sat down in a corner, listening to the ups and downs of the storyteller, as calm as if he was listening to someone else's story.

The waiter obviously paused when he brought him tea, and he raised his eyes slightly. Not far away, the mediocre-looking proprietress gently covered her mouth and looked at him in disbelief.

He nodded in response, the proprietress froze for a moment, then smiled and blinked.

Stopping and walking along the way, there is nothing to rush and no assassination, it is the first time in living for so many years that I can be so leisurely, I can sleep when I am sleepy, and I don’t have to tighten my strings anymore, I can sleep until I wake up naturally.

This time, he only brought a Jieyou Sword, and everything about the Devil's Cult might not belong to him.

He also saw a lot of scenery along the way, and Li Mei specially brought him a piano to entertain him, and he could play whatever he wanted to hear.

In this way, at the end of the month, the two finally arrived in Jiangnan.

Holding a lot of banknotes, Li Mei found a good house in a few days, not shabby, and it wouldn't look empty for two people to live in.The most important thing is that a large area of ​​pear trees are planted in this yard.

He knew that Ember liked pear blossoms the most.

There is also a small garden in the backyard. I can grow whatever I want to eat. Anyway, there is too much money and a lot of time to kill.

Everything was packed according to Ember's preferences, and sure enough, he liked this place very much, and his expression relaxed.

"From now on, this will be our home."

Li Mei hugged him from behind and said softly.

A soft "hmm" hides too much tiredness and vicissitudes.It turns out that I have been looking for half my life for such a one-acre three-point land, the so-called home.

After changing the place, Ember was still not used to sleeping, and woke up several times that night.Li Mei felt sorry for his appearance, leaned in his arms and tried to tell him with her body temperature that this place is absolutely safe, their home.

In the early morning, Ember woke up again, her expression was still in a trance when she opened her eyes.

"Have you had a nightmare?"

"It doesn't count, it's just some past events."

Li Mei sighed slightly: "It's all over."

"Ah."

After that, neither of them could fall asleep.

It wasn't completely bright yet, and I got up too early and had nothing to do, so I just lay down under the covers and chatted.

"I didn't think there would be such a time in the Devil's Cult before." Li Mei couldn't help laughing when she thought of the state of wishing to use that day as three days.

The corners of Ember's mouth could not help but rise slightly.

"What to eat?"

Ember thought for a moment: "Wonton."

"Do it now?"

"Later."

"Okay, then I'll lie down."

"Ah."

Li Mei suddenly turned over and looked at him fixedly.

Ember glanced at the corners of his mouth that turned up inexplicably.

Li Mei hugged his neck with a smile, an intimate and gentle gesture.

Nothing, I just happened to think of four words - the years are quiet and good.

These four words ushered in after experiencing those ups and downs are so precious.

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