[Sword III] The sword should be like this

22

After Zishu left, Ye Ying temporarily put aside her guilt and guilty conscience. There were still many things he needed to do in the village, after all, the crown ceremony was prepared for him.When she was so busy, she forgot the time, Ye Ying went back to Jianzhong and saw that the bright yellow long rope that Zishu used to tie the rope to keep notes was still hanging in the corner where the sunlight could not find it.He walked over, picked it up and counted the knots on it - the date recorded on it was still on the second day of June.He thought about it, and it was already June [-]th, so he sat down, pulled and twisted the rope as usual, and tied a knot on the rope.Just when she was about to continue, Ye Ying paused for a moment—he didn't know whether Zishu would come back, so what's the point of helping her tie the knot?

He shouldn't have mistrusted her so much, Zishu seemed tepid, and he didn't care much about external affairs on weekdays, the only thing he cared about was the issue of trust.The harbinger of a crack in trust is deception. He shouldn't be clever enough to trick her, and he shouldn't believe her.In fact, if he spoke out his worries and discussed with her, maybe it wouldn't be such a result... However, the matter had already happened, and it was meaningless for him to do anything else.Now there is only hope...Zi Shu is still willing to come back.

Just hope she comes back.So he tied more than a dozen knots before getting up and leaving.

Speaking of which, there was no news of her leaving.Apart from Ye Ying, the only one who knew about Zishu's existence in Hidden Sword Villa was Lu Daiqing, who was a guest. If he hadn't been thinking about "Senior Sister" all the time, and when Ye Ying came back to Jianzhong and saw the traces of her existence left here, I'm afraid Even he himself doubts whether he has ever seen Zishu, whether he has been in a dream all these years.

After coming out of Jianzhong, Ye Ying went straight to Lu Daiqing's residence, and the two of them made an appointment a few days ago to enjoy the moon today.On the fifteenth day, the moon is sixteen round. Drinking wine and admiring the moon, talking about small things is quite interesting.When Ye Ying arrived, Lu Daiqing had already set up the tables and chairs, a small low table and bamboo cushions, and wine bottles and glasses on the table.When he heard his footsteps, he turned around, his face full of anticipation and a smile: "Senior Brother Ye!"

Ye Ying went over and sat down opposite him: "Are you used to living in the villa? I've been busy recently, so I haven't been able to see you."

Lu Daiqing smiled shyly: "Well, everyone is very kind to me, and the raw materials and tools I want will be delivered quickly." He can be regarded as a celebrity in the village these days.In the first few days after the eldest son's gossip came out, the threshold of his small house was almost broken, and the Tibetan sword disciples who were too energetic pointed at him and whispered, which made him quite uncomfortable.Later, Ye Ying sent all these gossiping people into the sword hut to make swords, and added more training subjects. After everyone complained, they finally lost the strength to toss around, and Lu Daiqing finally got rid of the wolf-like tigers from the disciples who hid swords. Get out.

Ye Ying hesitated to speak, but when she thought of the mechanism birds flying all over the sky and the mechanism mice crawling all over the ground with hidden swords, she couldn't help but said: "Be careful, don't be fooled by the disciples in the village to do this for them!" Well, they have been playing with these all day long, not to mention that they are not in good shape, and they have troubled you as a guest."

Lu Daiqing was stunned, and then lowered her head: "I'm very happy that everyone likes this... I don't bother. But Senior Brother Ye doesn't like to see these, so I won't do it."

Lu Daiqing's limp attitude made it difficult for him to say more, so he just lowered his head and drank.There was silence for a while, only to hear little brother Lu say again: "The Crown Ceremony is only half a month away, isn't Senior Sister coming back?"

Ye Ying frowned without even noticing, he shook his head and said, "I don't know." Maybe he will never come back.

"Didn't she come back with a message?" Ye Ying didn't speak, and Lu Daiqing asked a little strangely, "Senior Brother Ye, what's the matter? Could it be that... you two have conflicts too?"

……also?

Ye Ying looked up and saw his troubled eyes, she didn't know whether she should nod or not.

Lu Daiqing thought that he had guessed pretty well, so she said seriously: "Senior sister is away from home, if she receives a letter, she will be very happy and forgive us. If the mountain does not move, we will take the initiative to contact her. "

"Things... are not what you think." It took Ye Ying a long time to hold back such a sentence.

Lu Daiqing had question marks all over her head.

"..."

Zishu went down the river, stopped and stopped all the way, and finally came to the East China Sea that day.She came at night, and the insignificant moonlight scattered on the dark sea, and there was a salty smell in the air.There were bursts of waves, beating against the shore, and the broken waves rushed to her feet.The panda followed behind her, Lu Daiqing drew a curious expression on it, Zi Shu looked back at it, couldn't help laughing.This lively panda seems to be really wondering and curious.

When she first set out from Hidden Sword, she really wanted to chop this panda so that it couldn't be seen as a panda!However, after calming down a bit, he finally gave up.It is best to make the best use of everything and play it in the right place. Since it is created, it should be used well.If she destroys it, what's the difference from Yang Jian destroying her?So she squatted down and tried to get acquainted with the panda.When she opened its stomach, she saw the silver coins and the map inside, and touched the sleeve pocket only to realize that she had indeed left the map behind as she walked in a hurry.All these were prepared by Ye Ying, but he was careful...

Zi Shu pursed her lips slightly, realizing that she was getting more and more confused about what Ye Ying was thinking.He was afraid that she would cause trouble, so it wouldn't be good to keep her in Hidden Sword and within his control?He just wanted to sell her favors to allow her to go out, and even helped her prepare everything.Is this a slap in the face for a sweet date?He wanted to make sure there were no accidents, and nothing was delivered except this mobile locker-like panda. What about surveillance?Since he was on guard, he seemed to let her go again.What exactly does that mean?

She asked the panda softly: "What is he thinking...you, what are you doing here?"

Forget it, forget it, why think so much, no matter what he wants to do, she will make a clean break with him on this trip back.For so many years, she had had enough of everything, jealousy, betrayal, and defense—unless she went crazy, she would continue to endure these.Trust is simply a consumable, once used it is gone.She tried to trust Ye Ying, but... true trust is slowly accumulated and precipitated over time.What can be obtained easily is never really worth it, and he is not worthy of her trust.What she has to do now is to kill everything in the bud, cut the weeds and root them out, Zi Shu clenched her fists tightly, she will never be the same as before, she is already incomplete, so don't let anything hurt her anymore.

Sitting on the beach overnight, when the tide was low the next morning, she jumped off the rock and planned to go to the town.This small seaside town has developed very well and is very prosperous because of its trade. Occasionally, ships will dock and drop fresh seafood.Zi Shu found a huge clam while walking along the beach.

It was already dead, and the shell that should have been tightly closed was slightly opened and closed by the morning wind, and Zi Shu immediately found that the shiny shimmer from the gap seemed to be a big pearl.She opened the shell, and sure enough, a round white pearl was quietly lying in the middle of the tender flesh, fully half the size of Zishu's fist.Pearls are ground into powder and used as medicine to soothe the nerves and improve eyesight, which is very good.She stretched out her hand to take it out, her hand was cool and delicate, it was very comfortable to touch, without any blemish.

"I didn't expect to find something good." She opened the panda's belly, threw the pearls in, and walked into the town.She was going to inquire about whether there was news of a meteorite falling into the sea, and to confirm the location before going out to sea.And it was when she was drinking tea in the busiest teahouse in the town that she received the mechanism bird flying out from the hidden sword villa.

While sipping tea, she listened to the group of people dressed as soldiers at the table next to her asking what she wanted to know. The golden armor and the golden body with the sword hidden were similar, but Zi Shu looked more and more disliked .Hearing that shenanigans are quite hateful, Zishu thinks so, they are unstoppable with their inherent attributes.

"...Yes, a big fireball fell over there, and the small one could see it clearly!" said the waiter.

"Oh? How old?"

"Uh, this..." Xiao'er scratched his head in embarrassment, and pointed to the table in front of him, "From a distance, it's as big as that doll over there."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zishu, she continued to drink tea without raising her eyelids, but at this moment, a wooden bird landed in front of her.This bird is exquisitely crafted and lifelike, and the marks on its wings are exactly the same as those of a panda. It seems to be Lu Daiqing's handwriting.The bird's wooden claws, which are no different from real claws, scratched the table twice, and flapped its wings a few times.

Zishu put down the teacup and caught it, feeling that someone was still watching her, so he looked back, and there were these shence soldiers at the end.Seeing her looking over, they looked away again and continued to ask the waiter.Zishu took some energy to pay attention to that side, so he went to find the mechanism here.

It was easy to find, the bird's belly clicked open, and Zishu looked inside, and found a bright yellow rope with a knot on it.Her heart skipped a beat, and she put the rope in her hand and counted it mysteriously... no more, no less, exactly fourteen, which was exactly the number of days she had been out.

Zishu's fingers stroked these knots very slowly, and some complicated feelings surged in his heart.This rope must have been put in by Ye Ying, what does he mean by that?Raising his hand to press his forehead, Zi Shu frowned slightly.There are many thoughts, but none of them can make her a firm guess.Finally, she picked up the mechanism bird, took the panda and left the teahouse.

23

At the beach, Zishu put the bird on his shoulder, opened the panda's mechanism, and took out the pearl that had just been put in.It was intended to be stuffed into the bird's belly, but it was too big to fit in.Zi Shu had no choice but to take out the rope again, weaved a small net bag in twos and threes, put the pearls in it and hung it around its neck.After a little research on how to push it to fly, a moment later, a wooden bird was heavy by the pearls on its neck, and flew towards Hangzhou with difficulty.

Zishu watched the wooden bird disappear into the sky, and indifferently led the panda back to the market.The streets are bustling with people, and it is the time of the morning market. The steam is steaming upwards, the air has the smell of newly baked pastries, and the fishermen who go out to sea bring fresh seafood, which is mixed with some fishy smell.The sounds of shouting, talking and laughing, bargaining, and gossip sounded together, giving off a worldly atmosphere that she had not seen for a long time.

"Ma'am, would you like some? Soft osmanthus cake, freshly steamed, fragrant and glutinous."

At some point, she came to the pastry shop. She looked at the light yellow pastries neatly stacked in the cage through the heat, and the little brother selling osmanthus cakes enthusiastically sold them to her.Zishu doesn't need to eat, but she can't move her feet while staring at the things in front of her.She felt as if she had eaten there before, but couldn't remember.

"I want two." Zishu said.

"Okay." The little brother took out a paper and wrapped two hot osmanthus cakes and handed them to her.

Zishu gave him the broken silver, the younger brother was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Oh, girl, these are not worth so much money. Even if you give me so much, I can't find it."

So she replied: "Then you can give me pastries worth so much money." Although Cangjian Villa is very rich and everyone seems to be in need of money to spend, it is always bad to waste it.Zishu waited for his brother to bag her, then lowered his head and took a bite of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

...Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in the black background, Zi Shu experienced the feeling of "a tiger's body shaking" for the first time.Good, delicious, really delicious.Zishu has never seen the big world at the moment, and the mere sweet-scented osmanthus cake has already been regarded by her as the supreme delicacy.However, the strange thing is that Zishu later cultivated her own love of eating, and Ye Ying took her to eat delicious food all over the world. After many years, she still misses this sweet-scented osmanthus cake.

The younger brother handed her a bag full of sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, and Zishu took it in his arms, smiled at him, and walked down the street with the panda under the absent-minded gaze of the younger brother.She lowered her head and ate all the way, not paying attention to her surroundings, but felt that the happiness in her heart spread more and more with every bite.The sweetness of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake softly filled her stomach, unconsciously turning her usual dark background into blooming little flowers.Zishu thought with emotion, in fact, when people make food and make it so exquisite, in addition to filling their stomachs, what is more important is to pursue a kind of satisfaction.She didn't know much about "food, sex, and sex" before, but now she feels that she understands half of it. Whether it's food, beautiful scenery or beautiful people, the pursuit of beauty in Jambudvipa is a natural instinct. Although she can't be regarded as a living thing, she is also If you have retained this nature, why have you never discovered it before?

She carefully bites the soft pastry. If someone observes carefully, they will find that Zishu looks like a squirrel. She bites down in small bites and then chews carefully. The amplitude is small but the frequency is quite high, which is actually very cute.

Zishu turned around the corner of the street, but still didn't raise her head, and then bumped into something suddenly, her body was thrown back by the force of the collision, although she was pulled back, all the cakes in her hand inevitably fell to the ground, Spilled all over the floor.

"How is the girl?" She raised her head, and saw that in front of her was one of the several magic soldiers she had seen in the teahouse earlier.

She broke away from his hand without any trace, took two steps back, and looked down at the pastries all over the floor. Although she wanted to pick them up, they were all dirty, and she couldn't eat them again.I felt quite a pity in my heart, but there was nothing I could do.Seeing that she didn't answer, Shen Ce on the opposite side followed her gaze to the ground, and then understood.He raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile: "If the girl doesn't dislike it, how about buying some sweet-scented osmanthus cakes to make amends?"

Zishu pursed her lips, looked up into his eyes, momentarily stunned.They were a pair of extremely beautiful eyes that could speak, like waves of light flowing, the surface was cold, like thin ice in spring, but there was a faint warmth underneath, no matter how deep it was, it could not be seen.Such deep eyes, when they look at each other, they will almost be sucked in by them.Ye Ying's clear eyes flashed in front of her again, and she couldn't compare which of these two pairs of eyes was more comfortable.

Seeing her staring at him in a daze, Shen Ce chuckled and spread his hands in a helpless gesture: "Young lady doesn't speak, how do I know if she has forgiven me, and how can I make up for it?"

Zishu retracted his gaze and shook his head, then passed him by.Shence's golden armor flashed a bright light because of the sunlight that happened to be setting at this moment, and reflected on Zishu's jade belt, reflecting a trace of warmth and softness.A gust of wind blew from the other side of the alley, and Zishu felt that the hair that was usually docilely tucked behind her back was scattered to her cheeks, and when she reached out her hand to touch it, the hairband was gone.She turned her head suddenly, and the wind passed straight through the short alley, and circled around the empty corner.In an instant, there was no one there, as if the existence of the person just now was actually her illusion.She blinked slowly, that magic trick was able to get the thing on her head without her noticing it, it was...excellent.

She knew that she and him would meet again from the magic trick to take away her hairband, but she didn't expect to meet so soon.As soon as she arrived at the small port, she saw him holding a paper bag and waving at her from a distance. His bright smile was even more dazzling than the armor on his face.She raised her hand to cover her eyes, why didn't she realize that this color was so dazzling before?

Walking there unhurriedly, Zi Shu heard a sweet smell, and his eyes fell on the bag in his hand.Shence didn't speak, but handed the bag to her first.Zi Shu looked up at him, with some doubts in his eyes.Shen Ce shrugged: "I'm sorry. But there is no sweet-scented osmanthus cake there, only this one. I think it's good after eating it. I hope it suits your taste."

Zishu looked down at the bag full of pastries, and reached out to take one out.The entrance is full of sweet and greasy, really sweet to the point of greasy, completely contrary to the sweetness of the previous sweet-scented osmanthus cake, the rhythm of death.Zishu almost spit it out, but after holding it in his mouth for a long time, he still had to swallow it with great effort.Shen Ce looked at her pained face and was puzzled for a long time, and finally realized suddenly: "Sorry, I forgot that I ate a little sweet."

Not just a little, it's quite.Zishu silently added in his heart, and handed the bag back to him.Shen Ce took it with a smile, without any embarrassment in his expression.

Zishu felt that he was a bit annoying, but he still asked patiently: "Where is my hairband?" This was the first sentence after meeting him.

Shence narrowed her eyes and smiled: "Oh, so you can talk. You don't talk all the time, so I thought you couldn't."

Zishu didn't want to talk much, just asked: "Where's the hairband?"

As a result, Shen Ce replied very cheekily: "The coil was stolen accidentally, so I can only pay with a hairband."

"..." Before, she thought his smile was pleasing to the eye, but his character was a bit bad, but now she thinks his character is not very good.She was used to seeing a gentleman like Ye Ying, but now she met a ruffian, she immediately had the idea of ​​punching him in the face.

——Wait a minute, why does she habitually compare everything she sees with that child?

"Why don't I pay the girl one?" Shen Ce's smile remained the same.

Zishu frowned, she didn't want to get involved with other people, especially the guy who seemed to approach her with malicious intentions. "Need not."

The other party smiled, and skillfully blocked Zi Shu's way: "Young lady thinks it's not necessary, but I really think it's necessary, otherwise how can I be happy?"

Zishu took a step back, with a little impatience in his tone: "What on earth do you mean? Just speak up if you have something to say."

Shen Ce seemed to have expected her to say this, and there was no surprise on his face, but he said leisurely: "Young lady, you are refreshing, I will stop being tricky, and bothering you all this time is just to ask for something."

Looking for something from her?What could she have given him?

"The star compass on the girl."

"What is that?" Zishu blurted out.

"Girl, as a disciple of Wanhua, don't pretend to be stupid."

When did she become a disciple of Wanhua? !Zishu couldn't laugh or cry: "Then I don't know where the star compass is."

Shence's eyes darkened: "Girl, please don't toast and refuse to eat fine wine."

Zishu said helplessly: "I really don't know what you are talking about, and..." Zishu raised his hand to stroke the hair on his forehead, "Even if I have it, why should I give it to you?"

The author has something to say: I don’t know what it looks like after being so excited, it’s so worrying.

I still don't know what to name the elder brother Shence, I'm so entangled.