Embers

When she left, Xiao Taohua was still pale. Ember knew that this was the first time she saw a living person die in front of her, and she felt very frightened.

He was silent for a while, and said: "This is Jianghu, everyone is facing the danger of death at all times. If I didn't kill them today, we will be the corpses now."

The so-called rivers and lakes are so cruel, and all the wandering and joy are based on the bet on life and death.

Xiao Taohua held back her tears and nodded.

A trace of unbearable embarrassment flashed across Ember's eyes: "Are you afraid?"

Xiao Taohua pursed her lips and raised her thin chin: "I'm not afraid, Brother Ye, you are right, they are here to kill us, we don't want to die, so we can only kill them too."

Ember looked at her steadfastly, and after a while, leaned over and handed her a veil.

Now Xiao Taohua understands the dangers of the world, but in the way he least wants to see, she is clearly just a little girl.

Xiao Taohua took the handkerchief and lowered her head, her shoulders shook silently.

The proprietress watched all this silently, and couldn't help but said: "Even if the whole world is against him, he may not be wrong. Little girl, don't blame him."

Ember looked over in surprise.

The proprietress smiled slightly. Although her face was ordinary, her gestures still showed a graceful appearance: "I believe that you are not what they say."

Before the fight, she already knew the identity of Ember from the mouths of those people. According to the rumors, this person should be a cruel and bloodthirsty white-eyed wolf, but what really appeared in front of her was a taciturn but indistinct young man. .

In the fight just now, when he stabbed the long sword into the enemy's chest, there was no bloodthirsty pleasure or evil look in his eyes.His hands were steady without any trembling, and the emotions in his eyes were difficult to distinguish between sorrow and joy, but it gave a clear feeling: he was not willing to do this.

The proprietress has been running the teahouse for many years, what kind of person has she never met?With just one glance, one can see what a person really looks like behind the disguise.

"I know, I don't blame my brother!"

Xiao Taohua's voice had a hint of crying, but she was still firm: "Brother is the best person in the world!"

After a slight pause, Ember nodded to the proprietress as a thank you, then turned and left the shop.

He walked very slowly, Xiao Taohua took two quick steps to follow, and reached out to grab his sleeve.

The two figures, one big and one small, quickly disappeared from sight. The proprietress sighed slightly, and took a sip of the hot tea in her hand.

"Don't look, everyone is gone."

The man who appeared at some time stood beside her, gently put down the teapot, and said with a smile.

The proprietress let herself lean into his arms, and said flatly, "That child shouldn't follow him."

"That was her own choice."

The man wiped his hands with a rag, put his arms around her, and said softly.

It seems that the whereabouts were exposed too simply, and the people who came to kill them during the rest of the journey came one after another.There are the brothel's own killers, there are officers and soldiers, and there are those who chase after and kill Ember, the white people.

Running around day and night, eating and sleeping in the open, and dealing with people who would appear from time to time and want to take their lives, the embers began to feel a little uncomfortable, the white robe was also stained with dust, and the face seemed to have changed a lot, with black and blue stubble on the chin.

So when seeing him again, Li Mei didn't even dare to step forward to recognize him.

The person whom he had always worshiped as a god was already in a panic at this moment, even though his back was still straight and his expression was indifferent.It can vaguely remind people that he is still a teenager.

At this moment, he had already forgotten himself, so he was naturally unaware of his embarrassment, he just stared blankly at Ember, opened his mouth for a long time, but didn't make a sound.

Seeing him, Ember's mood fluctuated obviously.

The two were on the street in front of a small inn, facing each other from a distance.

Behind Ember was still leading the horse, and immediately sat a little girl whose face was black and gray.

After a pause, Ember led the horse and walked slowly, frowning: "Why are you here?"

Hearing his long-lost voice, Li Mei burst into tears before she could answer.

No one knows how much suffering he suffered along the way due to the completely directionless search.He was kind-hearted and didn't take precautions against others. His wallet was stolen within a few days after he came out. In order to survive and find Ember, he could only help people copy books to earn a meager amount of money.

Some people saw that he was weak and bullied him, and some people saw that Qingxiu had bad intentions towards him.Even though he was also a disciple of Xia Xian Sect and knew martial arts, he still suffered a lot at the hands of others.

It's not that there have been moments of despair, but whenever he feels that he is facing a collapse, he can't help but think of Ember's face.I don't know where he is, how he is doing well, and whether he feels lonely when he is alone.

Whenever he thought of this, he would force himself to cheer up, and he couldn't give up until he found the embers.It is agreed to follow in this life, even if you work hard, you must do it.

At this moment, the face engraved into the bone marrow really appeared in front of him, Li Mei couldn't say anything, only felt that there were infinite thoughts and grievances that were about to come out, and they turned into tears and fell like rain.

No matter how cold and silent Ember was, he couldn't help being moved when faced with this situation. He looked at Li Mei, and there seemed to be a silent sigh in his eyes.

Li Mei was crying silently, Yu Jin also looked down at him motionless, Xiao Taohua opened her big eyes and looked at this and that, and wanted to ask who this fair and beautiful elder brother was, but somehow felt that it was inappropriate to speak at this moment .

There was wind and sand blowing up gently, Li Mei whispered: "You've lost weight."

Ember still stared at him, without saying anything.

Li Mei only felt that under his gaze, she wished she could cry, but in the end he used up all his self-control to hold back, kneeling down in front of him with a plop as soon as his knees softened, and said in a hoarse voice: "Say yes, I I only follow you in this life, even if you don't want me, I can't abandon my promise at will. This is what Master taught me."

When Su Jiujiu was mentioned, Ember lowered her eyes and said slowly, "Okay."

That night, the three of them stayed at that inn.Ember asked about the Devil's Cult, and Li Mei also explained in detail.

"It's nothing serious before I leave. It's just that Nie Budu said that you probably won't come back, and that you asked him to take care of us. Brother Qiao is also very worried about you..."

Ember nodded slightly, thoughtfully.

Li Mei looked at his silent profile, and suddenly thought of something: "No, why are you here? Are you heading south? This direction... are you going back to the Demon Cult?"

ember default.

Li Mei was startled: "How could you... Could it be?"

He looked at Xiao Taohua who was obediently eating with her head down.

Ember nodded again.

Seeing him like this, Li Mei couldn't help but start to worry about him: "Yu Jin, you also know that with Nie Budu's temper, how could you come and go as you want? If you go back this time, you might be afraid I can’t leave the Demon Cult either.”

It is true that Ember has thought about this problem, but he is very clear about what he is doing.

Seeing that he had made up his mind, Li Mei naturally couldn't persuade him anymore, when he glanced at Xiao Taohua from the corner of the eye, he was thinking, is this child really so important to Ember?It is so important that even Ye Bozhou's wishes can be delayed for a while?

It wasn't until after the meal that Ember finished explaining the origin of Little Peach Blossom in a few words that he suddenly understood Ember's decision.

only……

He secretly looked at Ember's straight back, and felt the urge to cry again.

After seeing continuous assassinations, Xiao Taohua finally got used to the cruelty of the world. One night, after tossing and turning in bed, she got up and knocked on Li Mei's door quietly.

Just when Li Mei was about to lie down, she was quite surprised to see the little girl at the door when she opened the door.

"If you don't sleep at night, what are you doing here?"

Xiao Taohua lowered her head, her voice was soft but clear: "Brother Li, teach me martial arts."

Li Mei was startled.

After a few days of getting along, he also began to fall in love with this well-behaved and strong little girl. Like Ember, he hoped that she could grow up like other girls, and he had no intention of dragging her into the storms of the rivers and lakes.

Hearing her say that suddenly, my heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough, Xiao Taohua went on to say: "Brother Ye is the one who protects me every time, and I can't do anything when he is injured. I don't want to do this anymore, I also want to protect him..."

Before she finished speaking, she was already hugged tenderly. Li Mei rubbed her hair and said softly: "If you can grow up well, it will already be the happiest thing for him."

"But……"

Seeing the faint blood oozing from Li Mei's arm, she finally couldn't help crying in his arms.

"But...you were all hurt to protect me...but I can't do anything...I'm afraid..."

"Brother Li...I'm afraid that one day...you will..."

Li Mei patted her on the head lightly, comforting her gently.

The few people who came today are experts of the Lishan faction, Yu Jin and Li Mei were a little bit cautious in their actions in order to protect Xiao Taohua, so they were injured a little bit.

It's just a skin injury, it looks scary, and it's not serious when you get up, but it's different in Xiao Taohua's eyes. She knew that the two brothers were injured because of herself, so she felt extremely guilty and panicked in her heart and sad.

She felt that without her two elder brothers, she would not have faced such danger, but she didn't understand that without her, Ember would still be that confused young man who didn't know the meaning of life, how could she see the light in the endless darkness ?

Li Mei tried to persuade her, but was surprised to find that Xiao Taohua was unexpectedly stubborn about this matter.The emotions have been appeased, but the plan is still the same.

Li Mei had no choice but to persuade her to leave first, and planned to discuss with Ember tomorrow before making a decision.

Xiao Taohua nodded heavily, left under the watchful eyes of Li Mei, and returned to her own room next door.

But they didn't know, right next door to her, Ember opened her eyes in the dark, and heard the movement outside the house clearly.

The author has something to say:

Although Li Mei is weak, he is unexpectedly firm in some aspects, especially at critical moments, and never loses the chain. I actually like him very much.