Embers

In a blink of an eye, Yuan Yun and Tan Suyu were already fighting like a raging fire, and those outside could only see Yuan Yun's sword light and Tan Suyu's meteor-like dart.When the two collided, sparks were thrown directly, and there was a ping-pong sound.

"Jin, do you think Uncle Yuan will show mercy?" Zheng Yijun asked worriedly.

"Second Martial Uncle may not be able to beat Palace Master Tan." Ember looked at the stage expressionlessly:

"In terms of speed, Palace Master Sandalwood is faster, and in terms of weapons, swords are better distinguished, but hidden weapons are hard to defend against. Most importantly, Palace Master Tan is the master of the first palace after all. If he can't defeat an elder from the Xiaxian Gate, then the status of the Heavenly Killing Palace is probably at the top. It’s long gone.”

Zheng Yijun suddenly realized and was very excited: "Yes! Why didn't I think of it!"

Ember was a little puzzled: "You haven't even seen her face, how could you like her?"

Zheng Yijun was quite disdainful: "You don't understand, it's just a feeling, the feeling of love at first sight."

He waved his hand, "Oh, why am I telling you this, what do you know about love?"

It’s ridiculous to spit out the word love from a 13-year-old child, but Ember himself is also a child. For him, this is a new field that he didn’t know, and it made him fall into deep thinking.

Not long after, the outcome was already decided, Yuan Yun laughed loudly: "It was Yuan who lost!"

Tan Suyu didn't speak, but frowned slightly.

Her veil floated down from her face.When it fell halfway, it was broken into several pieces.

The people below were all stunned.One is because of Tan Suyu's appearance, fair skin, like a flower like jade; the other is because of Yuan Yun's boldness, daring to be such an abrupt beauty!The third is because of Yuan Yun's martial arts, he was able to destroy someone's veil without hurting his face!

Tan Suyu seemed to feel helpless, glanced at Yuan Yun, said a word of concession, and stepped down.

Yuan Yun smiled apologetically and returned to his seat.When passing by Zheng Yijun's position, he blinked and said with a smile, "Is it okay?"

Zheng Yijun was pleasantly surprised: "It's so good! Uncle Yuan, how did you know that I want to see her face?"

Yuan Yun patted him on the shoulder: "They are all men, how can you not see it in your eyes when you love a woman?"

Ember, who had been expressionless all this time, suddenly interrupted: "Then what is called admiration?"

Yuan Yun was a little surprised and thought hard.This kind of thing is really too difficult to define, a vague feeling, if you don't experience it, you can't empathize with it.

But he hadn't read the book, and couldn't find an adjective, so he smiled frustratedly: "This, my uncle can't describe it, so I'd better ask your master..."

On the other side, Mo Yuan looked at the helpless Tan Suyu on the stage with some puzzlement: "Yuan Yun is so presumptuous, why isn't Palace Master Tan angry?"

The old god Nie Budu is here: "That's because her appearance is not afraid of people to see at all!"

Mo Yuan was even more puzzled: "Why do you still wear a veil if you are not afraid of being seen?"

Nie Budu smiled and said, "She's just afraid of getting sunburned."

"..."

When Ye Bozhou came back from the Lishan School after exchanging greetings with others, he saw his little apprentice looking at him deeply.

This expression is very rare on Ember. If you change the word to gloomy, it will be very common.

This made him quite curious, walked over and sat down next to him, and said with a smile: "What's the matter, is there any problem that I can't figure out?"

Ember nodded.

Ye Bozhou rubbed his head: "What's the problem?"

Ember hesitated for a moment before saying: "What counts as admiration?"

He couldn't help being embarrassed by the implications of that sentence.

Ye Bozhou was startled, and looked at him deeply: "Why do you think of asking this?"

"I just heard it by accident, I don't understand."

Ye Bozhou's expression changed, and he smiled: "I'll explain it to you when I get back tonight."

Fu Yan who was sitting in the back heard their conversation and was thoughtful.

At night again, the moon is on the tip of the tip, the breeze is gentle, and the sky is full of stars.

There were two people on the roof, a flamboyant young man in white, next to a young man in blue.It was Ye Bozhou and Ember.

Ye Bozhou was holding a jug in his hand, and from time to time he raised his head and took a sip from the spout.

Ember looked at the unknown place thoughtfully.

"Admiration is a kind of feeling, a kind of feeling that people are born with, but it will only happen when they meet a certain person."

Ye Bozhou's voice seemed to be affected by wine, it was low and gentle, making people drunk just listening to it.

"When you love someone, you will naturally become gentle, you will love everything about him, and pay attention to his emotions. He likes you even more, and he mourns you even more.

"Looks will linger on him unconsciously, and you will be happy or sad because of his eyes or actions.

"I will like to stay with him, and I will want to help him share all the troubles. Only by staying with him will I feel safe, just like returning home."

"Sima Xiangru wrote a song "Phoenix Seeking the Phoenix". There is a saying in it: I don't see you for a day, and I think about you like crazy. It means that if you love someone, you will always think about him, and if you don't see him for a day, you will feel very sad. Missing, full of loneliness."

Ember seemed to be shaken: "Then how can you prove your love for someone?"

Ye Bozhou turned his head, and Ember saw the stars in the sky and the lights of thousands of houses in his eyes.

"You will be happy when you see him, you will be very happy when you get along with him, and you will miss him if you don't see him." Ye Bozhou said very slowly.

Ember nodded in a daze.

Ye Bozhou asked intentionally, "Jin'er has someone he admires?"

Ember was a little confused: "I don't know."

Ye Bozhou smiled lightly, without forcing him, and looked up at the moon.

Under the moonlight, his side face was gentle and beautiful.Ember stared at him steadfastly, and said out of nowhere: "Then Master, do you have someone you admire?"

Ye Bozhou smiled involuntarily, and closed his eyes gently: "Yes."

Ember was stunned.

Ye Bozhou sighed lowly: "It's just that he doesn't know, and I can only wait for it. After waiting for several years, I will continue to wait in the future."

These words sounded so sour, it caused an inexplicable and violent loss in Ember's heart, and he suddenly lost interest, feeling that the bright moon and the gentle wind suddenly lost interest, and even the twinkling stars were eclipsed .

Until before going to bed, Ember's mood was obviously a little depressed.

Seeing it, Ye Bozhou didn't point it out, and fell asleep with his arms around him as usual.

Two days later, Zhong Qingchen also lost, Xia Xianmen had to send Ember to play.

Lu Yuzhi's announced opponent directly broke the indifference on Ember's face, and also left Zheng Yijun dumbfounded.

How could this be?

How is this possible?

The two of them are actually rivals!

The two looked at each other for a long time, feeling a little helpless, and went to the stage together.

"If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't have signed up. It would be too easy to be your opponent..."

Ember remained silent as usual.

Zheng Yijun originally wanted to skip the link of self-declaration, but after glancing down the stage calmly, he straightened up on purpose, acting like a young talent: "Zheng Yijun is here to ask for advice!"

Ember was too lazy to deal with it, but after all it was about Xiaxianmen's face, so she had no choice but to nod casually: "Xiaxianmen, Ember."

The competition between children was of a low level, and most of the people in the audience were not interested in it. Except for Xiaxianmen, Nie Budu was the only one who could watch intently.

He would be careless when others made moves, squinting for a while from time to time to bask in the sun.But this time when Ember came on stage, he actually sat up straight for the first time.

The two have already sparred in Ye Bozhou's yard several times before, so don't they know what each other's level is?

As soon as Zheng Yijun heard that Ember's opponent was him, he knew it was over.In the past two years, Ember's martial arts has developed rapidly. Before, he could barely compete with it, but now it is completely impossible.

Even if she knew all of Ember's moves, she was powerless to resist.

Zheng Yijun looked at Ember who was holding an iron sword with a paralyzed face, and only asked him to save some face for himself, so that he would not lose too badly.

In fact, Tan Suyu didn't pay attention to how they fought at all, she was embroidering snowflake patterns on the new veil.

The final blow.

Zheng Yijun knew that Ember's action meant that he was about to strike the final blow, and he was indeed at the end of his rope, powerless to resist.

Just as he was about to put down his sword and admit defeat, Ember's sword broke first.

The half of the sword tip fell to the ground with a "snap", which shocked Zheng Yijun dumbfounded, and also shocked the people at the lower string gate at a loss.

"..."

Nie Budu couldn't help frowning slightly.

Only Ye Bozhou knew the reason, wanted to sigh, but shook his head first and laughed lightly.

"This..." "I admit defeat."

Two voices sounded at the same time, Ember glanced at Zheng Yijun expressionlessly, and stepped down.

Zheng Yijun was in a trance for a long time, stepped off the stage, halfway there, he suddenly understood, and his footsteps froze.Seeing Ember sitting down swiftly and her face sinking like water, her heart suddenly became hot.

But Ember didn't have as many thoughts as he did, he only secretly observed Ye Bozhou's reaction.

In this way, not to mention how long it will last even if he wins this round, it will undoubtedly be unfavorable for Xia Xianmen.

Ye Bozhou smiled and rubbed his head: "Master Ming'er will find you a better sword."

He said so.

Ember knew that he understood, her heart moved slightly, and the corners of her eyes and brows became vivid.