Embers

The Xiaxianmen held another meeting of elders, which was the third time this month.

Ember retracted her sword, raised her head, and saw Ye Bozhou and Su Changjiu frowning stepping into the yard.

"I think that Old Fox Ge is very rampant now, isn't it because our senior brother has stepped down from the position of the leader of the martial arts! The bully has been bullied to the fullest, and we are going to eat soft food at the bottom of the string?"

Su Changjiu's expression was very upset, and he shook his sleeves heavily as he walked.

Ye Bozhou sat on the stone bench and poured himself a cup of tea: "The strength of the Lishan faction has never been weak."

"Then you can bully people? Look, the land in Linxi, didn't we sign the land lease to Xiaxianmen for 100 years? That's good, the restaurant is ready to open, and he wants to take it back. How about losing money? Can the two money he pay be compared with the income of our restaurant in 97? It’s just a compensation for labor costs. "

Ye Bozhou was also in a bad mood: "Isn't it a dumb thing? The whole Jianghu thinks that there is no problem with what he does. It seems that if there is more, we are a lion."

Su Jiujiu almost slapped the table: "That's right! Tell me, why is the restaurant, the location, the decoration, the cuisine, if it opens, it will make a lot of money! Let him ruin the whole thing, I think Did the old fox do it on purpose?"

"And in the three years of preparation, the reputation has already been sold, and the surrounding small shops have already opened up. The time and place are favorable, and he has taken advantage of it."

Su Jiujiu sat down opposite him: "Oh!"

Ye Bozhou: "Since Xie Fengliu became the leader of the martial arts alliance, Baidao's internal affairs have indeed become chaotic."

Su Jiujiu: "In the final analysis, Nie Budu is scheming. You see, those people have been suppressed by us for a long time. If we suddenly stood up and said to overthrow that little thief, people would think we are going to usurp the throne."

Ye Bozhou couldn't help but feel a sense of resentment.

Su Jiujiu: "Speaking of which, I heard some news this morning!"

Ye Bozhou: "What news?"

Su Jiujiu: "Wanyue Mountain Villa, confront the Demon Cult!"

Ye Bozhou was startled: "The Demon Cult?"

Su Changjiu said mysteriously: "Yes, didn't you say that two days ago, people from Wanyue Villa overturned a small fishing boat and killed two people. It was not a big deal, but there was one It's a disciple of the Devil's Sect. This Devil's Sect disciple wanted to go to sea after changing his appearance, so he took a trip to Wanyue Villa by the way, and he died like this!"

Ye Bozhou asked indifferently: "What about the Devil's Cult? Is this why you are discussing with Wanyue Villa?"

Su Jiujiu nodded: "Yes."

He also said: "But he is a demon sect, so he must not be dumb and eat coptis, how is it like us..."

The two of them started discussing about the land in Linxi again.

As for the conflict between the Devil's Cult and Wanyue Villa, no one cared about it at the time.

After Su Changjiu left, Ye Bozhou sat where he was, lost in thought.

Ember put a piece of clothing on him, although it was already summer, the evening wind was still chilly.

Ye Bozhou tugged at his clothes unconsciously, and by the way reached out his hand to hold him tightly in his arms, and poked his chin on Ember's shoulder.

After letting him hug him for a long time, Yu Jin finally said, "Is it because of the Li Mountain Sect?"

"Um--"

Ye Bozhou sighed for a long time: "In the past, they could still listen to what your master master said, but now the leader of the martial arts has been replaced by that bratty thief Xie Fengliu, who doesn't care about anything at all. Brother has already looked for him several times, but he was told that the master is not there, and he is obviously far away."

Ember was lost in thought.

After a long while, Ye Bozhou pulled him up and smiled: "I don't want to think about it anymore, I should teach the brother in charge to think about bad things, let's go, let's go to eat."

……

While eating dinner, it was very rare that one of Lu Yuzhi's disciples came over and called Ye Bozhou, saying that Lu Yuzhi had something to look for.

This surprised Ye Bozhou, his brother who is the head of the sect seldom looks for him at night.On second thought, could it be that the dispute with the Lishan faction had a new result?

He put down his chopsticks and hurriedly left the room with the others.

Ember wasn't very surprised. Recently, there seemed to be dark waves in the rivers and lakes. There were no major events, but minor events continued. As the largest sect in Baidao, it is normal for Xia Xianmen to be nervous.

Looking at Ye Bozhou's almost untouched rice, after thinking about it, he took a few chopsticks and put them in his own bowl, and put the rest in the kitchen pot to heat up.

Ye Bozhou didn't come back until after dinner.

In the past, Ye Bozhou would stay in this room at this time, either taking a bath, or telling him something, or simply chatting.

It's rare that he's not here, the air is quiet, only the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding.

When I went out with Zheng Yijun before, did Master face such emptiness and silence alone?

Ember thought while washing the dishes.

After washing the dishes, Ye Bozhou hasn't come back yet.

He had to fetch water for himself to take a bath.I haven't taken a bath by myself for several years, and my body actually dislikes the touch of my palm, and a feeling of irritability goes straight to my heart.

Clothes on, hair dripping wet.In the past, Ye Bozhou would brush his hair meticulously and gently at this time.

He looked at his faint reflection in the water, his eyelids were drooping, and the corners of his mouth were slightly curled downward.

"..."

He pursed his lips, wiped his hair carelessly, and poured water.

After pouring the water, Ye Bozhou still didn't come back.

At this time, he suddenly began to miss Zheng Yijun.

Although Zheng Yijun talked a lot of nonsense, it was more acceptable than this silence.

I lay on the bed early, the light was on, and I was awake. For the first time, I felt that the bed was made too big.

The sheets, quilt, and pillows all smelled of Ye Bozhou, a scent of pear blossoms in early spring.

Tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep, he took a deep breath, sat up, and turned off the light.

Then, lie down and close your eyes.

Ye Bozhou didn't come back until late at night.

Probably thinking that Ember was asleep, he pushed the door lightly and came in, and silently lit the lamp.

Ember opened her eyes, and saw that his always gentle face showed no expression at all.

Ye Bozhou didn't notice him, and sat on the stool blankly for a while, with a look of bewilderment in his eyes.

Such him exudes an indescribable loneliness and melancholy all over his body.

Then, as if he suddenly came to his senses, he lowered his head and stretched out two fingers, pinched his sleeve and looked at it, frowning slightly, as if there was something on it that disgusted him deeply.

With a "tsk", he quickly took off his clothes, came to the bed, and was about to sit down, when he saw his little apprentice's cold and concerned eyes.

He reluctantly raised the corner of his mouth and rubbed his head: "It's so late, why don't you go to sleep?"

"Did you go drink?"

There was a strong smell of alcohol on his body, rushing towards his face.

Ye Bozhou smiled carelessly, "Yes."

Nothing more to say.

Ember had no choice but to swallow the words that came to her lips, and moved in silently.

Ye Bozhou went to bed and lay down, turned off the lights, did not hug him as usual, and put his hands obediently by his side.

Ember didn't take the initiative to approach him, closed her eyes, and didn't fall asleep all night.

What he didn't know was that Ye Bozhou's eyes were also kept open until dawn.

For three days in a row, the atmosphere between the two was a little weird.

Ye Bozhou was no longer as close to Ember as usual, he still had a slight smile on his face, but a feeling of alienation spread throughout his whole body.

When you can avoid physical contact with him, you don't touch him, and you don't peel eggs for him when you eat.

Complicated eyes will fall on him from time to time, for a long time.

Ember didn't know what happened to him that night, but it was certain that he had changed after he came back from that night.

Ember is a boring gourd, so naturally it is impossible to take the initiative to ask him, so he can only cooperate with him by keeping silent.

But Zheng Yijun could clearly see that he was in a bad mood.

"Hey, hey, boy, what's wrong with you, you're depressed every day, and you're trying to show the face to the young master every day."

This was the first time Zheng Yijun waved his hand in front of Ember's eyes.

"..."

Ember raised her eyes and gave him a deep look, but didn't say anything.

Zheng Yijun was taken aback, the look in Yu Jin's eyes just now was so similar to when he first met him, the thick indifference covered all the emotions, making it difficult for people to see clearly what he was thinking.

"...Oh, well, let's not talk anymore, go drink, go drink, okay?" Zheng Yijun pulled him up, "Walk, it just so happened that the old man gave me more pocket money yesterday."

Ember was dragged by Zheng Yijun all the way down the mountain to the entrance of a tavern in Fujiang.

"I heard from my father that the appetizers in this tavern are cheap and affordable, and the taste is good. Come and try it?"

The two were about to enter the door, but Zheng Yijun felt that the embers behind him suddenly became motionless, as if they were fixed in place by something.

Turning around in doubt, seeing that Ember was looking in the direction of the street corner, her whole body was stiff.

Following his gaze, he was also taken aback.

Among the people coming and going on the street corner, there are three people who are particularly eye-catching. One of them is dressed in white, tall and handsome.

There was a gentle smile on his face.

Beside him, a delicate-looking woman was tugging on his sleeve, lowering her head slightly, her face full of shyness.

On the other side, an older man was looking at them with a smile, as if he was very relieved.

"Wow, isn't that Uncle Ye and the head uncle? Hey, who is that woman? She looks pretty good...Looking at it like this, is Uncle Ye's good news coming soon?"

Zheng Yijun's voice reveals a little joy of studying gossip, but suddenly feels a burst of low pressure from around him.

"what happened to you?"

Ember turned around and entered the shop.

Zheng Yijun looked at him inexplicably.

In the next second, those three people passed by the door of the store, and Ye Bozhou didn't notice Zheng Yijun's back.

The woman's crisp voice rang in his ears: "Brother Ye, let's go over there and have a look!"

"it is good."

he heard himself say.

No one noticed, and there was no warmth in his eyes.

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