Yan Xiao came to his senses, let out a muffled "Oh", and let Jiang Meng take off his shirt, revealing the arm covered in bruises and bloodstains.

A person like Jiang Meng who can't stand even taking medicine can't stand it, when he saw Yan Xiao's arm, he gasped in pain for him: "You fool, if I don't come, you just let it come!" It hurts all the time!"

Yan Xiao turned his head to look at the little senior brother who was worried about him, and said nonchalantly, "The pain will stop after a while."

When the wound is so painful that it is numb, you will not feel the pain.

This crazy guy!

Jiang Meng glared at Yan Xiao ferociously, squeezed the ointment on her finger, then poked the wound fiercely, and asked in a bad tone: "Do you feel it now?"

Yan Xiao is not a painless robot, so the pain naturally made his brows furrowed: "Yes."

Seeing that Yan Xiao was in pain, Jiang Meng carefully applied it, her dark eyes were full of distress: "We are a family, and we don't need to be brave in front of the elder brother, do you understand?"

Jiang Meng was babbling on and on, and her white and tender fingers wiped the wound in circles.

As he lowered his head, his long eyelashes cast two light shadows on his face, making him more and more gentle and lovable.

The slippery fingertips made Yan Xiao's heart beat a little faster, and the numbness that seemed to be touching the heart with a small hand became vivid and real little by little.

Yan Xiao felt a little dazed. As he grew older, this strange feeling became more and more clear. When he inadvertently saw the so-called love notes from the book, the person who appeared in his mind turned out to be the face of a little idiot.

He wanted to see each other all the time, to cherish and love each other, to monopolize him both physically and spiritually... Certain words in the book made him distracted, and when facing Jiang Meng, he even had some evil thoughts.

He knew that his feelings were like Lin Feinan's feelings for Xiao Qing. As time went by, they settled in the bottom of his heart little by little. Although they were sometimes turbulent and scorching, they could only be kept in the bottom of his heart forever...

Unaware of Yan Xiao's thoughts, Jiang Mengzai helped him deal with the wound carefully, and when he raised his eyes casually, he saw the other party's eyes were blank, the tips of his ears were reddish, and he looked stunned.

"What's the matter with you? Could it be that you have a fever?" Jiang Meng's face became serious, and she stood up to touch the other person's forehead.

Unexpectedly, Yan Xiao did not know what medicine he had taken wrongly. When Jiang Meng's palm just touched his forehead, he seemed to be scalded, and quickly avoided it.

Jiang Meng thought that Yan Xiao was going to be brave again when she was sick, so she stood up with a serious face, lowered her voice and threatened, "If you don't listen to me and be obedient, be careful, I will make the teacher deduct your pocket money!"

Yan Xiao breathed a sigh of relief, not at all worried that this idiot would see anything unusual.

In his eyes, Jiang Meng is that kind of unresponsive little snail. Without someone pulling his ear to remind him loudly, he will never find out his bad intentions in his life.

"No fever. I'd better apply this ointment myself, it makes you smell like medicine."

Yan Xiao kept his face unchanged, and said rationally to drive people away: "You take the lunch box and go back quickly, the master can't settle the score alone."

After being told this, Jiang Meng felt a strong sense of pride. He grinned happily, and rushed back to the hospital in a carriage without any further words of persuasion.

The Zangshu Pavilion returned to its previous silence, and Yan Xiao sat alone in the place where Jiang Meng had just sat, with complicated eyes.

……

Near the end of the year, the people of Qingping held a grand Ice Lantern Festival near the moat in order to pray for good weather in the new year. Jiang Meng had nothing to do in the medical hall, so she decided to sneak out to play for a while.

He searched around and found Yan Xiao in the yard, so he pretended to pass by casually, and secretly found an excuse: "Little brother, you are still at the age of fun, do you want to go to the Ice Lantern Festival to see something new?" ah?"

Yan Xiao focused on practicing his sword in the snow, the flying snowflakes were picked up by the tip of his sword, and the sword drew a beautiful arc in the air like a fish swimming.

The young man has a light body, his swordsmanship is smooth and flowing, and he looks aloof and aloof without being disturbed by the outside world at all.

Seeing that Yan Xiao ignored him, Jiang Meng stared at him unhappily for a while, leaned over to pick up a stone, took aim and threw it towards Yan Xiao vigorously: "Yan Xiao, senior brother is talking to you!"

The older this guy grows up, the less polite he is, it's fine if he never calls him senior brother, and he often blatantly treats him like nothing!

The stone shot straight past with a "whoosh", Yan Xiao raised his eyelids slightly, and dodged sideways unhurriedly, but at the moment the stone flew past him, he suddenly raised the tip of the sword upwards, Follow that force and go back to the area——

The stone made a crisp sound when it collided with the blade, and then it was forced to change its flight direction by Yan Xiao, and its speed increased dozens of times in an instant, wrapped in cold air, and attacked Jiang Meng menacingly.

Jiang Meng didn't even know the kung fu of a three-legged cat, so she could only stare blankly at Yan Xiao's counterattack.

His two eyes were wide open, with sorrow pouring out of them, and he deeply felt that he was about to be scolded by this rebellious little junior.

"Fool."

A familiar voice came from Jiang Meng's ear, and Yan Xiao, who was seven or eight meters away from him, flew to him at some point, and pulled him into his arms at the moment when he was about to be hit.

The stone fell to the ground very quickly, and Jiang Meng finally came back to his senses. He struggled out of Yan Xiao's arms in a hurry, and complained aggrievedly: "Yan Xiao! You want to hit me with a stone!"

Yan Xiao slowly retracted his sword into its scabbard, with a smile in his eyes: "I didn't."

Jiang Meng stared at the little junior who made a mistake and was still quibbling, and puffed up her cheeks to express that she was already very angry: "You obviously did! If you didn't give me a hand just now, I would have been shot!"

Thinking about the strength of the stone, Jiang Meng felt a pain in his head. If it hit his forehead, it would be light enough to open a spoon, and he would definitely be beaten into a fool.

Yan Xiao looked down at Jiang Meng losing his temper, and when he calmed down, he asked slowly, "Want to see the ice lantern?"

Jiang Meng was angry and confused just now, so he urged Yan Xiao to go to Qingping to see the ice lantern together, which was the key point for him to find Yan Xiao!

Reluctantly, he nodded and admitted, and stopped playing around with Yan Xiao, and said bluntly: "But the master will definitely not let us go, he is worried."

This little idiot is very self-aware, Yan Xiao smiled softly, and mercilessly poked him: "Master just doesn't trust you."

Jiang Meng glanced at him unhappy: "That's why I came to ask you to go with me!"

Yan Xiao nodded noncommittally, and only after a while did he say: "But I don't want to go."

Jiang Meng was about to be gasped to death by this guy's words. He organized his words in his mind for a long time, wanting to condemn Yan Xiao, but in the end he just sighed pitifully: "You...can't you just follow me once? ?”

Yan Xiao turned her head and saw Jiang Meng's two small eyebrows twisted into funny inverted horoscopes, she couldn't help but let go: "...Yes."

Jiang Meng was overjoyed, her eyes shone like two searchlights: "Are you serious, junior brother?!"

Yan Xiao didn't answer him, and started to walk forward with the sword on his back. While walking, he said lazily: "If you don't follow up, be careful, I will regret it."

Jiang Meng hurriedly followed, and happily let out a mouthful of neat little white teeth: "You promised me, so you can't regret it easily!"

When the two returned to the hospital, Yan Xiao told Xiao Qing that he wanted to go to Qingping to have a look at the ice lanterns. He arranged the two people's round-trip itinerary in an orderly manner, and the words revolved around "We will definitely protect them." My own safety" was the focus, and Xiao Qing was convinced in a short while.

Jiang Meng admired Yan Xiao in his heart. He gave Yan Xiao a grateful look, and then went into the room to change clothes.

Until the two of them set off on horseback, Jiang Meng still couldn't believe it, and said dazedly: "Ah, I really didn't expect the teacher to let the two of us out alone."

Because he was afraid of being discovered by the people who feasted on Nanhuai, Xiao Qing had always been very strict with the two disciples. Even if he went to the dessert shop next door, he had to report and pass.

This time the two of them were released, firstly because of Yan Xiao's stability and reliability, and secondly because Xiao Qing realized that she could not keep them under her protection forever.

Yan Xiao rode his horse and whipped his whip, and gave a seemingly "hmm" sound.

The icy cold wind was raging. Although Yan Xiao who was sitting in front had protected Jiang Meng from the cold wind a lot, he still felt a little cold.

After thinking carefully about the countermeasures, Jiang Meng began to slowly crawl into Yan Xiao's cloak.

Sensing the movement behind him, Yan Xiao frowned and said, "If you move around, be careful not to fall."

Jiang Meng's head had already got in, and he replied in a low voice: "Brother, it's too cold, let me borrow your cloak to keep warm."

After a while, Jiang Meng successfully got into Yan Xiao's cloak. Although it was a little stuffy inside, it was far better than being cold outside.

A small head hit his back so unexpectedly, and two soft arms tightly encircled his waist, Yan Xiao's breath was suffocated, and he almost fell off the horse.

Jiang Meng didn't notice anything unusual, as if a little gopher finally found its own nest, and sighed comfortably in it: "Yan Xiao, your body is so hot!"

Yan Xiao's cloak is simply a warm haven.

The face of someone who was regarded as a "safe haven" turned blue. It was obvious that the temperature was extremely low at this time, but his body became hot uncontrollably, and the bottom of his deep eyes turned red.

He shouldn't have come out with this little misfortune in a soft heart, Yan Xiao thought depressingly.

Qingping is only one stick of incense away from Kui County, but this gap is enough for Jiang Meng to squint.

It was only when he was carried off the horse by Yan Xiao that he woke up in a daze: "Hmm...we're here?"

Yan Xiao supported Jiang Meng to stand up, and poked him on the forehead dumbfoundingly: "It's really a piggy reincarnated, to sleep so deeply."

Jiang Meng rubbed her eyes, slowly came to her senses, took a few sips of the water bottle handed over by Yan Xiao with both hands, and then retorted unhurriedly: "That's because your body is too warm, like hugging It was like a stove, which made me drowsy after a while."

Yan Xiao's gaze dodged for a moment, and he touched his nose in embarrassment: "I'm always hot."

Jiang Meng said "Oh", he knew that what Yan Xiao said was true, compared to a sick child like himself with always cold hands and feet, Yan Xiao was like a newborn morning sun, at the time when he was just full of vigor.

The two of them tied up their horses, followed the flow of people to Qingping's moat. In winter, the bleak riverside was bustling with people. Small merchants and peddlers who set up stalls in the market on weekdays all came to join in the fun, hoping to take advantage of the festival. Make a small fortune.

Groups of common people chatted and laughed, and there was even a group of young children in various cotton jackets playing and laughing. The scene was very lively.

Jiang Meng wanted to see the difference between the ice lanterns of the ancients and the modern ice lanterns, and asked excitedly, "What about the Ice Lantern Festival? Where are the lights?"

Yan Xiao pointed to the end of the corridor, "It's still early in the day, let's go down and look at the lights when it gets dark."

Jiang Meng's face was full of uncontrollable excitement. He nodded happily and agreed, and turned his attention to the food stall again: "Then let's fill our stomachs first?"

After he finished speaking, he walked towards a small cart selling candy figurines, his bouncing back looked like a child who was still immature.

The corners of Yan Xiao's lips curled up slightly, and he quietly followed behind Jiang Meng. With his usual ice face, he looked like a guard guarding the young nobleman from a distance.

"Yo, isn't this Xiao Ling'er!" A young man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes came out of the crowd, and patted Jiang Meng's shoulder with a smile.

Jiang Meng turned her head to look, grinned immediately, and called loudly, "Brother Mufeng!"

Shen Mufeng is the shopkeeper of the dessert shop next to the medical hall. There are many varieties in his shop. Jiang Meng's favorite food is their almond bergamot and chestnut cake. The sweetness is moderate and the taste is delicious. After eating it once, Jiang Meng Just can't stop.In addition, Shen Mufeng is young and humorous, and often tells Jiang Meng some folk jokes, and the two of them gradually get acquainted with each other after coming and going.

Later, Shen Mufeng discovered that this little guy had a unique understanding of sweets, so he often invited Jiang Meng to taste some newly made snacks. As time passed, Jiang Meng affectionately called him Brother Mufeng.

Shen Mufeng responded with a smile, glanced casually at Yan Xiao, then lowered his head and asked Jiang Meng: "Did Xiao Ling'er come with Junior Brother? Just the two of you?"

Jiang Meng nodded cheerfully, pointed to the small cart selling sugar figurines behind her, and said, "Yes, my junior brother and I are queuing up to buy sugar figurines."

Shen Mufeng said "What a coincidence", took out a paper bag from the boy who was following him, and took out a candy figure in the shape of a little phoenix from inside, and handed it to Jiang Meng: "Here, this is what I was going to bring. Go back and give it to you."

At this time, the sky had darkened slightly, and the surrounding candlelight illuminated the little phoenix. After the hand of the old artist, the original ordinary syrup became lifelike and exquisite.

Jiang Meng happily took it over, the more she looked at it, the more she couldn't put it down, her round eyes narrowed with a smile: "Thank you, brother Mufeng! This little phoenix is ​​so lifelike, I can't bear to eat it!"

Shen Mufeng looked smug, and he couldn't help but want to touch Jiang Meng's head with his palm, but it was a pity that he was firmly blocked by a sword before he could touch anyone.

Yan Xiao drew back his sword coldly, the corners of his lips were tense, and his complexion could be said to have turned dark to a certain extent.

It was the first time Yan Xiao felt so upset. Ever since the two met, he had been watching coldly. Seeing Jiang Meng smiling so sweetly at Shen Mufeng, that discomfort ate away at his sanity little by little. When he reached out to Jiang Meng, his action had already reacted before his brain.

Shen Mufeng withdrew his hand, smiled playfully, and looked up at Yan Xiao: "Second Young Master Xiao has grown so tall, is it the year of the weak crown?"

Jiang Meng turned her face and saw Yan Xiao's cold silence, so she thoughtfully replied for him: "My junior is only this year, and I am the year of the weak crown."

For some reason, after hearing Jiang Meng's words, Yan Xiao's face turned darker.

It was as black as drinking ink.

Jiang Meng looked over strangely, but was stopped by Shen Mufeng again: "Little Ling'er, would you like to swim with me?"

Jiang Meng quietly glanced at Yan Xiao, and found that the latter was just drinking ink, and had no deeper resistance, and was about to nod in agreement, when Yan Xiao suddenly spoke——

"I don't think it's necessary."

In fact, Yan Xiao didn't find any reasonable excuses, but he had already sensed Shen Mufeng's feelings for Jiang Meng, so he couldn't tolerate any further contact between the two.

Shen Mufeng looked at Yan Xiao with an unfriendly expression, as if waiting for his next words.

And Yan Xiao looked back at Shen Mufeng calmly, slightly raised the corners of his lips without saying a word, with a disdainful expression of "I don't even bother to find reasons" on his face.

Jiang Meng was stunned, Yan Xiao was too busy on weekdays, and had very little interaction with Shen Mufeng, why did the two strike up each other as soon as they met?

He frowned in some embarrassment, stretched out his fingers to pinch the hem of Yan Xiao's clothes, and gently tugged: "Little Junior Brother..."

Shen Mufeng's business is dealing with people, and he knows how to read words and expressions. He saw that Jiang Meng, who was sandwiched between the two, was a little bit at a loss, so he laughed "haha" a few times, and said, "That's all, I won't joke with you. I have watched the ice lanterns for several years, so I won't join in the fun with the two of you. I still have something to do in the shop, so I will leave first."

Jiang Meng felt that elder brother Mufeng was more considerate, and he would never let people down like his little brother.

He smiled apologetically at Shen Mufeng, waved the little phoenix in his hand, and bid farewell to him politely: "Brother Mufeng, be careful on the road, I will come to your shop tomorrow and thank you properly!"

Shen Mufeng gave a "hmm" with a smile, glanced at Yan Xiao meaningfully, and left with his two buddies.

Jiang Meng was a little angry, turned around and looked at Yan Xiao: "Why are you talking to brother Mufeng like that? We have been neighbors for several years."

Yan Xiao felt even more displeased when she heard Jiang Meng complaining about Shen Mu, and said in a cold voice, "You are kind."

Hearing Yan Xiao's yin and yang tone, Jiang Meng wondered if his junior brother had reached the rebellious period, why did he mean to make trouble out of no reason?

"Yan Xiao, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Meng frowned at him, putting on the airs that the senior brother wants to educate the junior.

Yan Xiao pursed her lips. He didn't want to upset Jiang Meng, but he couldn't explain it clearly when asked.

After struggling on the spot for a while, he just said dryly, "It's okay."

Jiang Meng felt that there was a generation gap between himself and Yan Xiao, a deep-minded guy, and after thinking about it, there was no effective solution, so he looked at Yan Xiao with the loving eyes of an elder for a junior, and said earnestly: "Little brother Ah, if you have any doubts about life, just tell your brother, he is someone who has experienced it, and he can explain it to you when necessary, do you understand?"

The corner of Yan Xiao's mouth twitched, resisting the urge to roll his eyes, and replied with a half-smile: "I know, I know."

Jiang Meng nodded in satisfaction, stuffed the little phoenix in her hand into her mouth, and ate it with enjoyment.

Licking and licking, perhaps because she didn't feel it was enough, Jiang Meng bit the little phoenix hard, completely forgetting that she said that she was reluctant to eat it just now.

Yan Xiao had always thought that the little phoenix was not pleasing to the eye, but when he saw it die tragically under Jiang Meng's little white teeth, he felt inexplicably relieved.

As dusk fell, warm orange ice lanterns lit up beside the moat. These ice lanterns shone brightly against the faint candlelight. Although they were not as colorful as modern ice lanterns, it could be seen that the craftsmen who made the ice lanterns had profound skills and different styles. The ice lamp is as transparent as suet jade, and its shape can be described as ingenious.

Jiang Meng had long forgotten the unpleasant episode just now, and ran over happily, circling the ice lantern like the children around her.

The temperature dropped a lot with the arrival of night, Yan Xiao saw that Jiang Meng's two little hands exposed outside were red from the cold, so he bought him a pair of hand guards at the market.

Jiang Meng lost his purse not long ago, and he was not ashamed to tell Xiao Qing, so in the past few days, he has eaten and used banquets like his little wife, and now he still has to accept gifts from others, Jiang Meng Meng didn't know how to repay him.

Yan Xiao saw Jiang Meng's embarrassment, and pinched the other's round face casually: "Want to thank me?"

Jiang Meng took advantage of others' short mouth and used others' methods. Now that she was pinched, she still didn't blow her hair. Instead, she said proudly: "Little brother, you can mention it casually, and the brother will agree to you!"

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