[Comprehensive Martial Arts] Li Sao

Chapter 18

I don't know if Bai Yujing's injury is serious or not painful.Said it was a minor injury, his face was as pale as paper, he only raised his hand, turned over, blood was about to ooze from the thick gauze;

So when Ninth Princess Huang Shan saw that she had invited beautiful maids to surround Bai Yujing like butterflies in love with flowers for several days, and he seemed to be very happy, she decided to buy the Huayuan mansion that she had just bought. Sold it, and kicked Bai Yujing, an old bastard, into a broken yard.

Then the month passed by in a blink of an eye.

In April, when the water is warm, Huang Shan is carrying a fat and tender white goose, stepping on the white stone slabs washed by the night rain, going round and round in the alley for a cup of tea. Into the old courtyard.The entangled lotus roots on the screen wall are half hidden under the eaves of the door, and they are quite delicious when they are clearly gone.Going around this stone wall, stepping into the double hanging flower door, in a willow shadow beside the atrium wall, Bai Yujing is sitting cross-legged on a bamboo couch, with a young leaf resting on her left hand, sniffing little red horse.

Sunlight flows through the willow sash like silver and water, a breeze blows, honeysuckle and willow leaves are entwined into strands of light, falling on his loose white shirt, and there are dark eyes and a smile on the corner of his mouth superior.Huang Shan was carrying the fat goose. As soon as he stepped over the threshold, he raised his head and cast a glance at her.

Huang Shan stood where she was, waiting for the glimpse of light that overflowed her chest to dissipate. After a while, she stared and said, "You just feed the horses like this? What else do you do besides eat dry food?"

Bai Yujing sat on the couch without moving, still hanging on his branch, and sighed: "You really shouldn't say that about a man. Especially a man like me who likes to settle accounts after autumn."

Huang Shan snorted out of her nose, apparently not taking his words seriously, but it seemed that she was just used to confronting him.While speaking, she moved step by step to the couch next to Bai Yujing, pushed him to the side forcefully pretending to be coquettish, squeezed out a seat and sat down.

Bai Yujing just let her push him calmly, and stroked the little red horse's head that was in front of his lapel with a smile.Huang Shan looked like she was getting revenge, and reached out to snatch his branch, and she successfully snatched it from the opponent who didn't resist.

Bai Yujing looked at the empty left hand, and said, "Can't you treat me better? After all, I was injured to save you?"

Huang Shan said: "But it's clear that I saved you? Who saw that you saved me?"

Bai Yujing asked: "But a good person like you should treat a patient better no matter what, right?"

Huang Shan shook her head triumphantly: "an upright and good person like me should treat you like this, because a patient like you is much worse than a hundred bad people put together."

Bai Yujing was joking with her, so far, but he laughed it off.

The grass rope on the soles of the big white goose was loosened, and it started running all over the yard.Huang Shan sat with him, was quiet for a moment, and suddenly asked softly, "Where is your home?"

Bai Yujing gave a suspicious "hmm" before saying, "I won't tell you."

Huang Shan's almond eyes were wide open, and she didn't realize it for a while. She was about to turn into anger when she heard him smile again and said, "When will I know, I will tell you."

Huang Shan was taken aback again: "You don't remember?"

Bai Yujing smiled again and said, "For a person like me, not having a home is not necessarily a bad thing." He said, as if he suddenly thought of something else, he glanced at her faintly, "What about you, you don't want to go home ?"

Huang Shan was silent for a while, looking at the willow branch in her hand.

However, Bai Yujing seemed to have completely forgotten what he had said, his eyes were far away and peacefully betting on the vines surrounding the wall, and he basked in the sun lazily and naturally.

The white goose found a place where it thought it was safe, and nestled in the corner next to the carp pond.The swallows only curl up in their nests.Except for the sound of the wind and trees, the courtyard seemed to be silent for an instant.

Huang Shan suddenly put a willow branch into his arms: "I don't want to go home now, I want to listen to the number one swordsman in the world play a ditty."

In Bai Yujing's quiet eyes, it was hard to tell what thoughts flashed for a moment. His pale fingers rested lightly on the willow branch, and after all, he pinched a leaf, and put it to his mouth to blow it.

......... I didn't make a sound for a long time.

Huang Shan was dumbfounded: "What are you doing?"

Bai Yujing put down the leaf casually: "The number one swordsman in the world plays music, so it's naturally different from others." He turned his head, the scar on his neck was looming under the wide shirt, and his lips were slightly red from the caress of willow leaves. The voice was very serious, "My leaves are used to kill people." As soon as the words fell, he threw the willow leaf with his right hand, and the sleeves of his robe fluttered, and the leaf swirled and fell to the goose nest in the corner.

"..."

"..."

Huang Shan was still looking into Bai Yujing's dark eyes, and she couldn't say whether she was caught off guard or expected it, she suddenly felt a slight jump in the depths of her heart.

How should the nine princesses react?

As she thought about it, she felt that there was something different in Bai Yujing's eyes that seemed to have been engraved in her heart.So she asked, "Am I blushing a little?"

Bai Yujing stared at her and nodded for a while.

This nod made her heart thump again, as if a small fire was suddenly ignited deep in her chest, and the fire ignited, burning something she couldn't describe, which seemed to ease the torture on her body , and it seems only to make the pain deeper.

After a while, Huang Shan opened her mouth and said seriously: "Don't think too much, it's just because I'm a little hot."

Bai Yujing nodded slowly: "I know."

Huang Shan looked at him from the corner of her eyes, silently stroking the snow-green tassels on her waist, stood up as if she was in a palace, and walked into the main room with her shoulders and waist up, leaving a very dignified and noble back.After a while, she walked out of the house as if stepping on running water, went around to the side of the stone pool, held down the white goose that was about to run, and lifted a pair of goose paws, not looking at Bai Yujing's fragile He said, "Hey, come and kill the goose!"

Bai Yujing laughed in his heart, but his brows and face only reflected the shadows of clouds and trees, he leisurely picked up his shoes from the couch, and prepared to become a cook.Huang Shan was still standing by the small stone pond, counting carps swaying their tails in the pond, and her outstretched Xuefu wrist swayed soft waves in circles.When Bai Yujing reached out to pick up the goose, she suddenly said: "I have stayed here for a long time, and I will go south to play in a few days."

And Bai Yujing really did what he said, and agreed with everything.

Huang Shan carefully observed his face, until she saw that there was no trace of hesitation in his expression, then a soft and lively smile like a stream burst out from the depths of her eyes, and she squeezed the pear on her cheek. Vortex said happily, "Let's go by boat, shall we?"

Her vigilant and coquettish temptation dissipated, and she couldn't remember the evasive look in her eyes when she looked at Bai Yujing. She seemed to be uncontrollably happy, happy and happy, well-behaved and well-behaved, like a shy and arrogant girl. The little child couldn't hide it if he wanted to, the smiles splashed into the corners of his eyes and brows, blurred with an extremely loving and tender charm, and his face was as radiant as clouds for a moment.

The reason why she is so happy is so obscure and so clear, so clear that a smart person can understand it at a glance, so obscure that it is just a secret if you don't make it clear.Of course Bai Yujing understood, this smile was exactly the same as when she was in Di Qinglin's other courtyard, under the osmanthus tree, she once smiled sweetly at him once through the window.

Maybe all the people in the world laugh at the person they love in the same way.

Bai Yujing looked at Huang Shan tenderly, holding the white goose in one hand, her tone was extremely calm as usual, and she still smiled slightly, as if she hadn't thought about anything just now: "Okay. Great."

……

A few days later, a painting boat quietly left the port, drifting all the way to the south of the Yangtze River from Chizhou, where the flowers are like fire.

Although the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal was chiseled by hand, the surface of the river is deserted, as wide as a plain of water, and it is also calm and calm.At noon, the water was shining brightly, and the tall trees and greenery in the distance were transpiring. The yellow and white boats were accompanied by several boats several feet away, passing by like a shuttle.

At this age, whether by boat or by car, long-distance travel is always extremely boring. No matter how fresh and beautiful the scenery is, you will get tired of looking at it after a few days.

Bai Yujing lay back on the bamboo couch with one leg curled up, with one hand resting on his head, and the other hand holding a scroll book to read, just to pass the time.The Ninth Princess Huang Shan was so excited all the way like a duck in the water, but now she had a rare moment of silence, she just sat in front of the window sash and looked into the distance.She didn't speak, and there was only the sound of shaking waves and the occasional passing of egrets in the boat, which filled the room with a sense of tranquility.

The floating light outside the window reflected her bright face.The side of her face was blurred by the sunlight, showing a concentrated expression, not at all bored, but as if she was about to smile gently.

This way, she swept away her picky attitude towards Bai Yujing a few days ago, and she was happy and amiable with him every day.Even if there are times when she acts coquettishly and shamelessly, it is definitely not for the purpose of running on him.

Bai Yujing turned over a page of the story book, and cast a glance at her naturally, and happened to see her half-turned at some point, staring at him with her cheeks propped up, and then smiled at him with her lips pursed.

This smile was like a soft rainbow light, and the smile was so focused that the rainbow light fell on him without leaving a trace.Huang Shan was about to lie lazily on the table, as if all her strength was spent on smiling at him, and she had no time to care about her body.

She stared at him without blinking, and said the first sentence of the day: "Why do you keep looking at me?"

Bai Yujing said: "I only know that if I turn my head to read the book at this time, it will definitely be bad luck."

Huang Shan didn't stare at him, she just lay her head on her arm and said with a half-sigh, "I'm so bad in your heart, don't you think I'll hit you if you don't look at me?"

Bai Yujing said: "That's absolutely not what I mean."

Huang Shan pretended to be unhappy, and the confidence in her voice was almost naive, she said without any shyness: "Why can't you say that I smile so beautifully that you can't look away."

Bai Yujing said: "You look good, do you still use me as a compliment?"

Huang Shan said, "I want you to praise me."

Bai Yujing sighed: "Your Highness is so beautiful, I can't move my eyes when I smile."

Huang Shancard laughed, and said with a charming voice: "Where are we going?"

Bai Yujing looked at the storybook: "I will go to Suzhou City around the Dragon Boat Festival."

Huang Shan thought about something and said something: "Then we want to pick mugwort leaves, eat rice dumplings, watch dragon boat races, and light up lanterns, okay?" She said this, but before he could reply, she clapped her hands and said, "Go shopping first." Go around town and see what's interesting."

Since Princess Nine has said so, Bai Yujing is a hero who knows current affairs, so naturally there is nothing wrong with it.

……

The big city of Helu has eight gates on land and water.Clear water and white buildings, black boats like weaving.

Huang Shan's two painting boats were mixed with the passing boats, and flowed along the river into the ancient city of Suzhou.

The river ports in the city are criss-crossed, the high lanes carry the flowing water, the boats intersect with pedestrians, and the crescent moon bridges are accompanied by red lights and white buildings.A gap of shadow fell from the eaves, and moss oozes green and grows, crawling from the corner of the house to the riverside.

It was the Dragon Boat Festival at this time, and the bustling and bustling city was even more lively than usual. Huang Shan leaned out of the window, looking left and right, as if her eyes were not enough, while pulling Bai Yujing's sleeve vigorously: "Look at that ! Did you see that?!"

Bai Yujing responded to her with a smile, while gently wrapping her arms around her waist to protect her from falling into the water.

It didn't take long for the two of them to moor the boat and go ashore, shopping together, and went to a restaurant to eat.

Huang Shan ordered many dishes and ate cat food one by one.

Dusk is approaching, the small bridges in the city, the people with flowing water, the drunk willows, green vines and red flowers, the two bends of the sky and the earth on the small bridge under the crescent moon, all of them are dimly swaying in the warm waves, making people feel drunk and not knowing where they are.The two spent time in the restaurant until they became more and more depressed.At this time, the red light is just coming on, and the eaves of the walls are dotted with bright colors, reflecting sparks all over the city, and the dark fragrance is permeating.

Huang Shan hugged a small wine jar, her eyes were dazed from drunk, she was very happy with a foolish smile, she stared dimly at Bai Yujing who helped her out of the store, and grabbed the clothes on his shoulders with one hand and didn't let go.

Bai Yujing was leaned on by her, and the two of them scrambled towards the painting boat on the Heqian Alley like snails.Huang Shan's tone was slow and drunk: "You!... This princess wants to punish you for your crime of disrespect! I cut you!"

Bai Yujing sighed for a long time and ignored her.

Huang Shan didn't let him go casually: "This princess asks you!" She rubbed her head drunkenly into Bai Yujing's arms, and said in a misty voice, "Why did you follow this princess..."

Bai Yujing still didn't speak, but walked a few more steps, and heard her sobbing and crying on her chest.He looked down and saw that Huang Shan's black hair on the side of her temples and neck was sweating slightly due to alcohol, and a few strands were wet into tangled strands, rubbing against half of her snow-white cheeks.Her eyes, nose, and mouth were all hidden in front of his lapel, and she couldn't see clearly. She cried more and more, and the tears had already soaked the thin shirt and stained him.

Bai Yujing was so helpless that he had no choice but to stop where he was.

Huang Shan cried on his chest for a while, looked up at him and continued to cry.

Bai Yujing looked at the people around him and felt that this was one of the most absurd and unimaginable moments in his life.

Huang Shan questioned, sobbing: "Didn't you agree that you want to see the lanterns? Why don't you leave!" Her face was wet with tears, "Are you trying to lie again?!"

Bai Yujing looked down at her helplessly and said, "...Okay. Let the lanterns go."

Huang Shan cried, "Are you going to go back on your word again?"

Bai Yujing had no choice but to reassure her, "I won't go back on my word."

Huang Shan looked at him unconsciously through the light of the red gauze lamp, and there seemed to be a sad expression hidden in her tearful eyes, she still cried: "I don't believe you, and I won't believe you again." She said , "Why are you following me, I know that one day you will leave as soon as you say so, and I will never be able to find you again."

Bai Yujing was silent for a moment amidst the lights all over the city.

The moonlight was scattered all over the sky, the gauze lanterns with black eaves on the opposite bank were swaying, and several lotus lanterns under the river floated glisteningly on the water, the voices of people were noisy, and the lights and shadows were blurred. Silence seemed only for a moment.

After that moment, he raised his right hand that was stained with light halo, slowly and unobtrusively stroked her crying hair on the side of her ear, his voice rang clearly in the bustling night market.

He said: "I won't go.... No matter where I go in the future, I will take you with me."