[Scholar Who Walks the Night] You Zhichuan

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This article should have the subtitle "The Seven-Year Itch, To Our Endless Love" "Love Will Disappear, But Love Will Not"

It's okay, there is an internal taste, and the Yue Show and the ghost had a quarrel.

The detailed cause can no longer be traced, but this conflict was known to everyone in the Heavenly Sword Sect.It's no wonder that they are the two of the most crooked among the nine peaks. It has been almost seven years since they formed a contract, and it is still the same as when they just came back.I thought this time it was just the same bickering as in the past, but after inquiring carefully, I found out that the two hadn't spoken for half a month, and Yue Zhao even left Bailuya on the night of the quarrel, and went to live with Yue Sisi .

It was only then that everyone realized that the two of them would sometimes quarrel.

All kinds of rumors were flying all over the mountains like catkins in spring—but that was not the case. They did quarrel, but it was not as serious as others thought.

At that time, I heard rumors that Yue Zhao was talking with Yue Si in Huawu.As the saying goes, you have no regrets, but the little girl is a stinky chess basket. The two senior brothers above don't like to play chess with her, but the senior sister still spoils her.Thinking about it, Yue Sisi dropped another son and said, "Senior sister, you really haven't spoken to brother-in-law for half a month?"

"Fake." Yue Zhao, who was sitting opposite her, dropped a sunspot neatly, blocking her way. "When have you ever seen me willing to neglect him?" Yue Zhao drank a cup of green tea and picked a green plum to eat, "And it wasn't a quarrel."

Since the oolong miniaturization incident a few years ago, they seem to have skipped the stage of dating and directly entered the ordinary life of mutual support.

When two people are together, falling in love and living together are completely different things.The former can be as sweet as honey, but feelings will be consumed, and life is never smooth.They have also quarreled, although the number of times is not too many, each other bows their heads in turn - this time you apologize first, next time it will be me, and exchanging a kiss is considered a turning point.

To be honest, Yue Zhao didn’t remember the cause of this quarrel anymore. Usually the cause of things is always strange. She still has some memories of those few times in the first few years, but as time goes on, she will always be overwhelmed by other trivial things. Occupy.In the past, their cold war would not last more than three days. This time the situation was slightly different. Yue Zhao figured out that she had been too busy to return to Bailuya for more than ten days.Looking at it like this, isn't it half a month if you round it up, no wonder the rumors spread like this if you are not careful.

"Then why are you arguing?" Yue Sisi asked curiously.

"... To be honest, I don't remember." Yue Zhao thought about it carefully, and shook his head after a long time, "You know, I usually only write down important things."

"It's about the relationship between you, isn't it important?"

"Of course his matter is important, but why should I remember that we had a quarrel?" Yue Zhao asked, "Not to mention that I don't remember the cause of the quarrel, so it shouldn't be something worth worrying about."

Yue Sisi was caught off guard and fed a mouthful of dog food, she was silent for a while, well, she should have known that Senior Sister is a ruthless dog food maker.But she was really curious, and finally chose the latter between 'shut up and refuse dog food' and 'eat dog food and listen to gossip'.

"Then why don't you go back to Bailuya?" After more than ten days of continuous rotation, I finally had a day of leisure, and I came to play chess with my junior sister. What a touching fellowship.

Yue Sisi felt that he was about to be moved to tears, and full of gratitude, he ate two more sisters.Her chess skills are too poor to play Go, so she can only take advantage of backgammon.

Speaking of this topic, Yue Zhao rolled his eyes, pointed at Yue Jing and Yue Sansan who were packing up the chessboard and were about to leave, and said, "I came here because the task was handed over, and I have to lead the team to the secret realm in a while. It’s not free for three months.”

Hearing that the senior sister was going on a long journey again, Yue Sisi widened his eyes and asked her brother-in-law if he knew about it?Yue Zhao said he knew.Then Yue Sisi was lamenting how pitiful his brother-in-law was, who had to stay alone for three months.

Seeing her words getting more and more strange, Yue Zhao tapped the chessboard, "Si Si, you usually read less strange scripts, and you learn something all day long."

"Oh..." After being taught a lesson by the senior sister, Yue Sisi felt aggrieved.

Yue Jing, who had cleaned up the chessboard and chess basket, suddenly laughed, and when the other three looked over, he said slowly: "Speaking of the quarrel between senior sister and the others, maybe it has something to do with you, Sisi."

Yue Sisi: "?" What does it matter to her?

"Do you remember that Senior Sister Danyang took in an apprentice a while ago, and after you went to see it, you came back clamoring for one."

Yue Sisi nodded, there was indeed such a thing. At that time, she asked her senior brothers and sisters to help her find good seedlings, but after thinking about it, she gave up.But what does this have to do with the quarrel between senior sister and the young couple?

"That's where the problem lies. You only said that you want to accept apprentices, and you didn't say anything else. My senior sister and I will help you look at the inner sect. There are disciples who can enter the inner sect with qualifications, but they are also uneven. , It’s better to see with your own eyes what’s on record, so my senior sister and I went to the disciple’s courtyard.”

He paused at this point, glanced at Yue Zhao, and saw that the other party was still puzzled, so he continued.

"Speaking of which, some of the youngest disciples of the generation are pretty good-looking. At that time, the senior sister took a few more glances." The matter was almost clear at this point, and Yue Jing stopped talking.

Oh shit.Yue San San Yue looked at each other four and four, and immediately understood what Yue Jing meant.

Yue Zhao was still puzzled, she frowned, "Is this the end? What happened after I glanced at the child?"

"The point is not about children. Among those juniors, there are people in their [-]s and [-]s. From the outside, they are just in their prime." Yue Sansan added.

"So, you mean that the little beauty is jealous?" She was dubious about this conclusion.

"You can also say that, after all, after you come back, Senior Sister, don't you know how many peach blossoms have come to your door?" Yue Jing shook his head slowly. His small mouth has won the hearts of many people.

When mentioning the past, Yue Zhao fell silent in a rare way, and she pursed her lips: "...it should be, shouldn't it be?"

"We believe that Senior Sister, you have reformed yourself, but it is up to us to decide whether others believe it or not." Yue Jing seemed that others did not believe it, "After all, Senior Sister, you were born..."

Yue Sansan: "Greed for pleasure."

Yue Sisi: "It's nice again."

Yue Zhao: "..."

Hey, this is too much, did anyone say that about Senior Sister?

"Senior Sister, you have been married for almost seven years now. I heard from the women's nurturing committee that this seems to be a very dangerous year."

The "Female Cultivation Committee" mentioned by Yue Sisi is a group composed of some female disciples from various sects. At that time, the person in charge came to Yue Zhao, trying to persuade her to join, but she thought it was troublesome so she refused.Facts have proved that she was right not to join. This committee is in charge of monks' family affairs, and a while ago they even put forward the novelty of the 'seven-year itch'.According to their research, in the seventh year of love or marriage life, they may feel bored due to the ordinary laws of love or marriage life, and when they reach the burnout period, they have to go through a crisis test.

Now, it happens to be the seventh year that Yue Zhao has formed a pact with ghosts.

Yue Zhao lay back on the soft couch, and began to recall the past seven years—no, no, no, in fact, it was far from seven years. If you insist, the time they stayed together would not exceed two years.

It's not that the relationship has faded or any other reason, they both have their own affairs to be busy, and they won't be by each other's side all the time. Besides being each other's partners, they can also play many roles.In Yue Zhao's view, this distance is just right, but at one point, she suddenly realized that she hadn't asked the other party's opinion for so many years, that is to say, the ghost has been passively accepting her arrangements for the past seven years.

This is not good at all.she thinks.

A person who attaches everything to another person, responds to the other person's emotions, and all emotions are controlled by others, living like this is too humble, Yue Zhao doesn't want him to do this.

Fortunately, Yue Jing reminded her today, it's not too late to wake up now.

"Senior sister, where are you going?" Yue Sisi screamed.

Yue Zhao turned over and ran out, his fingers fluttered and he quickly folded a paper crane, then he lowered his head and said something.She ran across the small courtyard and down the mountain path, the jade on her body jingling as they collided.

She had a lot going on in her head.Thinking about Yuejing's way of talking more and more, thinking about Sisi is still so naive, thinking about Sansan who has calmed down a lot recently, thinking that Master should have asked him to talk to him now...

But the strongest thought was that she wanted to leave sooner.

If it was faster, it would be able to come back within three months. Three months later, it happened to be Changshi's Shangyuan Festival.

The lanterns that I owed him for so many years should be repaid in three months.

Yue Zhao thought so.

**

When Yuezhao led the team to set off, the pink messenger crane finally floated slowly to the front of the window. The man in white raised his hand to catch its wobbly figure, and with a flick of his finger, a familiar voice came out.

"I'm leaving now. Master should have told you about my recent plans. Of course, it's up to you to go or not. If you're going to Changshi, remember to come back within three months. I'll take you after Lantern Festival." Go see the lanterns."

What Yue Zhao said in the letter is the cause of his distress now.Because the team that went to Jiuhua Realm sent back a distress signal half a year ago, Yue Zhao brought people to help, and the trip would take March at least.Fearing that he would be bored staying on the mountain, he suggested that he go to Changshi alone for a walk, and even invited Master to be a lobbyist for this.

It seems that his recent emotions still haven't been able to hide from his partner.The ghost laughed at himself.

Everyone was saying that they had a quarrel, and even Yue Sisi, who had a good relationship with him, came to inquire about it, but only the person involved knew that they hadn't had a quarrel.Looking back on the past seven years of life, Yue Zhao has not changed at all, perhaps she has become more peaceful and more responsible. All in all, the problem with this matter does not lie with her—it lies with him.

Since they came back seven years ago, Yue Zhao's excellence and attractiveness to others have been shown in front of him one by one. Although he knows exactly what the other party is thinking, it is still difficult for him not to think too much.Yue Zhao is very good, he has experienced many hardships and still has a bright heart, and he has always been the one who feels inferior and conceited.

Yue Zhao's sea of ​​consciousness is always calm, she has too many things to deal with, she is always looking ahead, and has no time to turn her head, leaving him quietly sinking at the other end of the link.

The ghost knows that such fear can only be overcome by himself, even if he is not alone, in this matter, he can ask anyone for help, but he does not want to show weakness to Xiang Yue.The other party knew his thoughts, so he left everything to him.

Now there is a paper crane parked in front of him, which is an invitation from his partner, and beside him is a roll of road map given to him by his master - the road map that Yue Zhao traveled to the past to cultivate his mind.Although it is difficult to have any deep understanding in three months, let's go and have a look.

……

Cultivators of Tao focus on cultivating their minds. Yuezhao spent 50 years in Changshi when he first realized Taoism, so he has traveled too many places, and ghosts only have three months, so he has to choose where to go.

He unfolded the map, and he couldn't help smiling. Several places were circled in red on the map, and they were all neighboring prosperous cities.He pointed at the map with his fingers, and his brows and eyes softened. How should I put it, although he left the matter to him, Yue Zhao still helped him in making him not feel uncomfortable. The other party's care and gentleness are too easy to moisten things Invading the heart silently.

So go this route.

He packed up some spirit stones and talismans for self-defense, and after saying hello, he used the teleportation talisman to come to the first red circle by himself.

This is a city as prosperous as Qianzhong Town. After coming here, the ghost picked an inn to stay.Although this was the place Yue Zhao had been to, he was still at a loss as to how the other party cultivated his mind.

But he still stayed here for five full days.

During these five days, he not only observed the three teachings and nine streams in the lobby of the inn, but also went to many places he had never set foot in, such as the market and vegetable market.When he saw those middle-aged women shouting loudly, when he saw young and middle-aged people working hard in the fields, and when he saw the old man teaching young children to read and write, he suddenly felt a sense of astringency.

It's a feeling that's hard to describe in words.sad?Not quite like it, but a little more emotional.

One evening, when he was walking on the field, he smelled a fire cooking in a house not far away. He suddenly felt a little hungry, so he knocked on the door and politely asked if he could exchange money for some meals.The simple woman in charge welcomed him in warmly. In the evening, four bowls of brown rice, three dishes and one soup were placed on the dinner table, including half a chicken.This is already a very good thing for an ordinary farmer's family, but even so, the woman rubbed her hands awkwardly and said, "Young master, our family can only produce these, please bear with me."

The ghost shook his head, he didn't pay attention to his appetite, and it was just a whim to bring up this matter.He picked up a chicken leg with chopsticks and put it in the bowl of the young boy next to him, in exchange for a shy "thank you" from the little girl.

After dinner, he politely declined the couple's proposal to let him stay overnight, but left his silver and walked into the night.He hadn't been able to walk for a while, when a little girl ran up behind him, the ghost turned around and saw that it was the daughter of the family just now.He smiled, knelt down and asked her what she was doing here. The little girl's bright black eyes seemed to be full of stars. She smiled sweetly, handed over a lantern, and said crisply: "Mother said it was getting dark." , Young Master, it will be easier to walk with this."

The ghost thanked him and took the lantern.As he walked, he thought, the little girl and the couple both smelled good of fireworks.

Yue Zhao walked through mountains, rivers, lakes and seas, lost passes, and vast grasslands when he was young.In the end, between the sky and the earth, in the endless wind, the epiphany.At that time, she finally realized that human beings are as insignificant as a mayfly compared to the sky and the earth, but they can finally break through those things that hold him back.

Yue Zhao used to be like this, and now he is the same.

The ghost walked from one town to another, except for using the teleportation talisman for convenience at the beginning, he has been walking by himself for the rest of the journey.Three months later, he set off to return to Tianzi Mountain. Maybe he had some insights in his heart, maybe he only realized a little bit. In short, this journey has gained something, and that is enough.

The day he returned happened to be the eve of the Shangyuan Festival and the day Yue Zhao returned.He received the other party's summons early in the morning, so he simply waited for her on the main mountain road.

Yue Zhao came back at sunset.The flowing clouds in the sky were burned red by the setting sun, pushing and tucking them to move behind the mountains.The people at the foot of the mountain lit up their lights, like stars falling into the world.

In front of me is the long and long stairs that my senior sister led me through countless times, and in my ears are the familiar chirping of birds and insects.Yue Zhao's nose suddenly couldn't help turning sour, and in her misty eyes, she saw the majestic mountains in the distance, the white figure that ran through all her memories in a hundred years, standing in front of the temple and watching her, like three months The day before she left.

It's so strange, I haven't seen him in the past few years but I don't want to. Before leaving, the two had a small quarrel. Now it's almost three months since I haven't seen him. The longing will turn into a tide and drown her.

No, no, the speed of time passing in the secret realm is different from that of the outside world. Although the outside world only has three months, the reincarnation in Jiuhua Realm has been more than 470 years.

During this exploration of the Secret Realm, they strayed into the Taoyuan Realm in the Nine Blossoms Realm, losing a lot of hands, and even she suffered a lot of injuries.The fragrant grass in the Taoyuan world is delicious, and the falling flowers are colorful. It really deserves the name of Taoyuan. The environment completely different from the outside world has corrupted the hearts of many people. In the end, she and another senior brother led everyone to break out of the formation.

During that long time immersed in the illusion of Taoyuan, she was the only one who walked alone. She often wondered whether the ghosts in the past also spent such a boring and endless time.Loneliness is not terrible, long and lonely is the most frightening, especially after having tasted the taste of love, loneliness is even more difficult to bear.

But now, at the end of the road, the ghost stood there watching her with peaceful eyes.

It seems that he has changed a lot in the past three months.The worries in Yue Zhao's heart dissipated, and he burst out laughing.

From small hesitant steps to big strides;

From striding forward to desperate running.

At this moment, she seemed to have become the thorny little devil from long ago again. After 400 years of empty time, she threw herself into his arms with all her thoughts and nostalgia.

The wanderer returns to his hometown.

**

Yue Zhao became a little clingy when he came back this time.

The ghost glanced sideways at the woman in red on her back, who was chattering about things in Taoyuan.He has always been sensitive to the smell of blood, so how could he not know that this person was talking about him, and he just didn't respond directly to his question when he asked her if she was injured.

"It seems that you have learned a lot during this time." Yue Zhao bowed his head and kissed the back of his neck.

"Hmm..." The ghost resisted the thought of throwing her off, and answered vaguely.During this period of time, he really thought a lot, wanted to understand some things, and there were still many things he didn't want to understand. After all, he had a lot of time, and he was not in a hurry.He picked out a few interesting things that he encountered in Changshi and told her. Among them, he said that a husband wanted to marry Meijiao Niang, but he abandoned his poor wife in the name of having nothing to do for seven years.

Hearing this, Yue Zhao's eyes became weird, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Do you want to raise a cub?"

Anyway, she was determined not to give birth, and if he really wanted to, he would take an apprentice.

But the ghost shook his head and said, "No, I just heard that the couple also had vows of eternal love, but in just seven years the husband and wife turned into bitter couples, and they have been separated since then."

"So I thought..."

"So you think, will we also become like this, right?" Yue Zhao cut off his words, seeing that the other party didn't answer, he knew it was acquiescing.

Yue Zhao's expression was suddenly terribly cold - the ghost behind her didn't realize this - she suddenly realized what was the source of the other party's uneasiness all this time.

That was half a year ago. At that time, there was a visitor from Hidden Sword Peak. In addition to her best friend Chong Ning, there was also an old rotten peach blossom.Of course, she didn't admit that it was her peach blossom, but the other party took it seriously when she joked when she was young, and after learning that she already had a bonded partner, she shifted her target to the ghost.She didn't know what the two of them said, but she knew that something was wrong for a long time after Chongning and the others left.

So, is this his obsession?

"What did that person tell you half a year ago?" Yue Zhao couldn't remember the other person's name now, so why did such an unimportant secondary role cause him a sense of crisis?She couldn't figure it out.

"That person said, even if you and I have formed a bond, it doesn't matter, when you meet someone younger and better-looking in the future, you can still do what you want." This sentence almost stepped on his deathbed, and he knew very well that Yue Zhao Why choose him, even if they have been together for seven years, it is difficult to guarantee that they will still be as close as they are now in the next seven years and the next seven years.

"That's what I think? What is that? Did you just put him to sleep? Or go up and bite him and make a mark?" Yue Zhao poked his forehead with hatred until the red mark was poked on his forehead, and then he leaned forward and cried Huh, "Doesn't the double contract give you confidence? Just show him the mark and say 'Yue Zhao only loves me in this life', is it that difficult? I forgot everything I taught you in some corner!"

"I know what you are thinking, or what you are afraid of. You are thinking that there is love between us, at least for now. But what is love, there is no eternal love, that thing has a deadline. You believe that I love you, but Don't believe that I will love you forever, after all, our life is so long, seven years have passed and there will be another one."

She spoke too bluntly, and blunt words are often unbearable.

"I don't deny that love is a game with a time limit, but we didn't stay together because of love in the very beginning. You once said that I am your obsession, so I will choose you. I am used to putting everything together It's all in your hands, I'm far from being as glamorous as you think, and I also have secret schemes. You have to remember, you chose me first, and I will respond to you."

"Love will eventually fade, but we will never be separated. Love is never the only thing that can support two people through a long life, but also responsibility and companionship. As a friend, partner, and relative, you have become my habit, yes An integral part of life, so don't underestimate your importance."

"We love each other, not because of appearance, nor because of flesh|body, just because of, love."

During the conversation, they had already returned to the bamboo house where they had been away for three months. The hostess stopped the long lecture and put her arms around her partner's neck on tiptoe, "You are doubting my heart. I am very angry and very sad. So give It's time for you to kiss, trust me quickly, and then come and coax me."

"Beforehand, I am very angry this time, so it will be difficult to coax."

There was no other reason why the ghost didn't speak before, but this person's inner confession was too nasty, which made him feel sour.

"How difficult is it to coax?" He put his arms around his partner's waist and led him to the bed.

Yue Zhao pressed down his head and kissed him, "Well, I'll only find out after coaxing him."

All right, let's coax, even if it is difficult to coax.Who told this person to love him so much.

And so was he.

……

There are always some unclear and hard to explain truths in the world, like about life, like about love.

In fact, there is no love that never fades, and everyone knows this truth.

But so what?There are still many endings in the storybook, and the same is true for love.

Love disappeared and turned into complaints and compromises;

Love disappeared, turned into blessing and nostalgia;

Love disappears and becomes tenderness and companionship;

Love disappeared and became duty and love...

Sooner or later it will disappear, leaving a life of resentment or indifference or laughter and scolding.

Obviously, the two protagonists who are messing around in bed belong to the latter.

Everything turned upside down.

Then get a good night's sleep and go to see the lanterns tomorrow night.