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The next day, breakfast at the hotel.

Jiang Yan didn't look very energetic. Shu Jiyue took the meal for Lin Tongrui and walked to the empty seat between him and Lin Tongrui, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you, didn't you sleep last night?"

Forget about last night.

Although Jiang Yan "confessed his mistake", Xi Zhikong still kept playing stupid and refused to open the door even when he knocked.He confessed why he booked two rooms, not because he had no idea about Xi Zhikong, but because he had too many ideas, and he was afraid that he would be unable to control himself for a while.

Xi Zhikong said coldly, saying that he was going to sleep and had something to say tomorrow, so he hung up the phone.

The result was that Jiang Yan solved it on his own and lay in bed with insomnia until three o'clock in the morning.

Xi Zhikong wiped his mouth after eating a bowl of noodles, as if nothing happened last night, poked Jiang Yan's arm with his finger, and said, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

It looks really harmless to humans and animals, so cute and baby.

Before Jiang Yan could speak, he saw Xi Zhikong take a sip of milk, and he didn't know if he intentionally left a ring of milk stains on his lips, and then deliberately stuck out the tip of his tongue to lick it clean without leaving any traces.

——He really surrendered, and with a beating heart, he hugged Xi Zhikong and said aggrievedly in his ear: "Baby, I was really wrong, don't be like this."

Xi Zhikong blinked, "Don't do anything?"

Jiang Yan: "..."

After breakfast, the trip of the four of them officially started.They set off according to the strategy. The first stop was an ancient town with a history of more than 1000 years. After weighing whether it was a subway or a bus, the four of them turned around and entered the subway station when they walked to the bus station with a long queue.But now it is the morning rush hour, and there are many people whether it is the bus or the subway. Fortunately, it is not the peak tourist season, and there are very few people at the transfer station, and the surrounding area becomes more spacious.

Xi Zhikong followed Jiang Yan into the bus, then sat on the empty seat next to him and fell on him, hearing his strong heartbeat coming from his vest.

"It's 09:30 now, and it's about 10:30 when I get there. I just want to go shopping and then go to the restaurant mentioned in the guide to have lunch." Lin Tongrui flipped through the printed guide book and called the hotel to confirm the room information .

They did not return the same way tonight, they went directly north from the ancient town and lived in the adjacent urban area.

Shu Jiyue bought a drink and boarded the car. She was so hot that she was sweating all over her face. She asked Lin Tongrui to wipe his sweat and looked back. She just saw Jiang Yan sitting on the right rear seat with a sad face.

"What happened to you two last night?" He smiled, unscrewed a bottle of honey tea and handed it back to Lin Tongrui, put the remaining two bottles in a plastic bag and stretched out his hand to Xi Zhikong.

Xi Zhikong held the plastic bag in his hand and said, "It's okay, we slept well last night in each room, didn't you, brother Yan?" He turned his face to Jiang Yan and smiled sweetly. raised an eyebrow.

Jiang Yan couldn't tell because he was suffering, so he shook his head and smiled wryly: "I slept pretty well."

Kong Kong is really very skillful, he can be regarded as a teacher.

After getting off the bus, they stored their luggage at the station, and each of them carried a backpack and walked into the ancient town on foot.

At this time, the ancient town looked dignified and lonely because there were no people there. Shu Jiyue brought a camera, and occasionally took Lin Tongrui to take a selfie with him, and asked passers-by to take a group photo of the four of them.

Walking in from the entrance, there are quaint small shops along the way. There is no unified planning and artificial visual effect, but it looks primitive and pure, and the surroundings are natural without the sense of metal and machinery.They stopped at the entrance of a weaving and dyeing shop, and were attracted by the unique dyed cloth inside.

The boss welcomed them in enthusiastically. A kid wearing a vest and shorts ran past them with a small windmill in his hand. He stumbled over the threshold and almost fell, but it did not affect his pace of chasing his partner, which made everyone laugh.

The craft of tie-dyeing has a long history and has been passed down by the people for thousands of years. Different places have different characteristics, but the tie-dyeing of blue and white is the most popular.Standing in front of the huge dyed cloth, Xi Zhikong politely asked the boss: "May I ask this—"

The boss smiled and said: "Of course, the things we tie-dye do not look so delicate, but we put a lot of effort into it. Unfortunately, the guests can't see our production process, so even if you reach out and touch it, you can feel it. A little bit, that's good!"

Xi Zhikong carefully stroked the lifelike petals with his fingertips, and couldn't help feeling: "It's actually very delicate..."

"I'm not very good at talking, so take a look and tell me what you like!" The boss, whose hands were still covered in blue dye, went to the backyard to wash his hands, and poured a small cup for each of the four people. Home-brewed Sophora japonica wine.

"There are a lot of Sophora japonica flowers on the hillside behind the town. We will pick some fresh petals to make wine during the flowering period. The time is just right. Please have a taste!" Drinking two glasses of wine and Xi Zhikong looked at each other in blank dismay.

Shu Jiyue was quite receptive to new things. He handed Lin Tongrui a cup, lifted the cup and took a sip, smacked his lips as if he didn't taste anything, and took another sip.

"It seems... a little sweet?" He didn't feel any special feeling when he drank it, and wanted to drink it up, but the boss stopped him and said with a smile:

"Hey, hey, you can't drink so much, this wine has a bit of stamina, just taste it."

Xi Zhikong also frowned and took a sip. It was a bit spicy when he drank it in his mouth, but when the spicy taste passed, the sweetness returned slightly.

Holding the glass, Jiang Yan felt that he was hopeless. The uneasiness that lasted until now made him feel nothing else. Seeing Xi Zhikong drink a drink, he could make up the rest of the plot.

For example, after drinking too much wine and getting drunk, she clung to him softly and begged for a kiss and hug, looking at him with tears in her eyes and calling him Brother Ah Yan.

—Don't think about it, don't think about it any more.

He shook his head as a warning to himself, then resolutely put the wine glass in Xi Zhikong's hand and his own glass on the counter, and apologized: "Thank you boss for the good wine, but my brother and I are not very good at drinking it."

Seeing Jiang Yan's innocent appearance, Lin Tongrui almost laughed out loud, and called Shu Jiyue aside when he went out of the shop, and asked in a low voice, "What happened last night?"

"I don't know, but Jiang Yan, a heartless person, must have booked two rooms without telling Xi Zhikong in advance."

"Then what do you mean—" Lin Tongrui glanced back at Xi Zhikong, who seemed harmless to humans and animals, and his understanding of him suddenly collapsed.

Shu Jiyue hugged his shoulders, and added the second half of his hesitant words: "Yes, on the surface, Jiang Yan is quite strong and understandable? But in private, your brother is really too innocent. , I heard that he is often teased by Xi Zhikong and is powerless."

"Who did you listen to?" Lin Tongrui frowned.

"I observed it!—oh, wait for me, I observed it myself!"

……

It was really hot after lunch, and the sun was too harsh to go out, so a few people found a homestay in the small town to rest.This time Jiang Yan learned the lesson, and asked the boss to ask for two rooms, one for Shu Jiyue and Lin Tongrui, and one for himself and Xi Zhikong.

He doesn't know if he can make up for one or two, but it's better than nothing, what if he tries hard to let Xi Zhikong see his "sincerity" - he also specially gave the twin room to those two people, himself and Xi Zhikong Empty bed room.

Opening the room, Xi Zhikong threw the backpack on the bed, lay on his back in the middle of the bed and closed his eyes to rest.Jiang Yan took off his backpack and put it on the chair, knelt on one leg beside the bed and carefully moved to Xi Zhikong's side, leaning his hands on his side and looking down at him.

"Empty, I really didn't mean to."

Xi Zhikong opened his eyes and closed them again, lazily humming.

"Then don't be angry with me."

"I'm not angry with Brother Yan!" Xi Zhikong smiled with his eyes closed, raised his arms and accurately hugged Jiang Yan's neck, hooked him to his side and lay down, then threw himself into his arms, and said softly, "I'm so happy. Sleepy, take a nap."

Jiang Yan raised his hand and didn't dare to move it until he heard that Xi Zhikong was breathing evenly as if he had fallen asleep, then he put his hand down on his vest, then tightened his arms a little bit and gradually fell asleep.

Anyway, it was free travel, the four of them simply slept until three o'clock in the afternoon, and the wind passing through the street was much cooler.Shu Jiyue stood refreshedly at the door of the B&B, stretched her waist, yawned and said vaguely: "I heard that there is a holy place for wishing in the west of this ancient town. Many people go there, why don't we go and see it too?"

The Holy Land of Wishing is a "legendary" at first glance, but Jiang Yan is a materialist, so he doesn't really believe in it.

But Xi Zhikong couldn't hold back and wanted to go.

He turned sideways to look at Jiang Yan, staring at him with big eyes. Before he could open his mouth, Jiang Yan changed from "materialism" to "emptiness", and hurriedly said: "Go, go, go, you must Go, come, come, right?"

There were few people on the road, and Jiang Yan suddenly had a strong impulse in his heart.

He wants to hold Xi Zhikong's hand, not an intimate gesture that can only be done in private. Now that he looks at the quiet street and the bluestone road under his feet, he really wants to hold the hands of the people around him all the way to the sunset place to go.

Little by little, his hand climbed onto Xi Zhikong's fingers, and suddenly Xi Zhikong leaned towards him, and asked him seriously: "Brother Yan, do you want to hold hands?"

He tilted his head and met Xi Zhikong's eyes for a moment, and nodded honestly, then Xi Zhikong took his hand back and said with a smile:

"Then hold hands."

The moss at the feet and the long-lasting stone slabs, the bushes on both sides and the shy but blooming wild flowers under the bushes carefully collect the pure love of young people sprinkled when the two walked hand in hand. love.When they walked to the end of the road facing the sun and the scrutinizing eyes of passers-by, those gentle loves grew from the bottom of their hearts little by little, dispelling those intentional or unintentional deliberate concerns, so they walked from here holding hands Every step there is like stepping on cotton candy, becoming sweet and soft.

But it seems that the villagers in the town never call this place a "sacred place for wishing".This is just an ancient well that has nurtured them for generations. A poinciana tree happened to grow beside the ancient well decades ago, and the water and soil here nourished her tall and strong.

It is her flowering period now, and the entire crown of the tree is passionately red from a distance.The phoenix flower is obviously a symbol of separation, and it is a wish that each other cherishes and bestows on precious friends when parting.

Xi Zhikong stood under the tree and looked up at the phoenix flowers full of vitality.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Yan bumped into his shoulder, but only watched him shake his head silently, and said, "Didn't you say... don't you want to make a wish?"

Xi Zhikong curled his lips: "I only now know why the phoenix flower blooms in June and July."

"why?"

"Because June is the graduation season, it happens that the flower language of the phoenix flower is farewell. Many literary works use the phoenix flower to express the meaning of parting. There is nothing to wish for, and it is not auspicious at all."

"Baby, you are too idealistic, don't think so. In fact, it is because the phoenix flower happens to bloom in June and July, so people use it to express parting and longing. I think—" Jiang Yan said while turning on the phone Baidu quickly entered the three words "Phoenix Flower", and finally found a different explanation after searching several pages. He handed the phone to Xi Zhikong and said, "There is also the meaning of fiery youth."

"Where is there..." Xi Zhikong had a disgusted expression on his face, but he still couldn't help but glanced at him, and pressed his hand down, "Forget it, I don't want to make a wish, everyone is here, drink some water before leaving."

Jiang Yan: "..."

The wish-making activity of several people turned into a water-taking activity, and drinking the cool well water to relieve the heat was not a waste of time.

At this time, a villager came up from below with an empty bucket. Seeing the faces of the people standing by the well, his expressions immediately changed. When he walked to the well, he yelled angrily, "Stand away."

When Xi Zhikong evaded, his feet slipped, and he fell straight back with a cry of surprise. Shu Jiyue quickly pulled him back, and he turned around and fell into Jiang Yan's arms.

Jiang Yan helped the man to stand still, and was about to lose his temper when the word "I" came to his lips, and the villager said again: "What are you doing! A fake tree still has people coming to make wishes every day?! Pooh! The water is dirty."

"Ah?" General Xi Zhikong stood firm. Hearing what the villagers said, he turned his head and looked at the tall and tall tree behind him, frowning in puzzlement: "You just said that this tree is fake?"

"Bullshit! Of course it's fake! My family's ancestors have lived here for three generations! I haven't seen this tree in more than fifty years. Hey, it stood here as soon as I woke up one day!" The villagers simply put the bucket Put it on the ground, go under the tree, point to the trunk and say, "I found out later that this is the boss of the tourism development company, and someone planted it now!"

Four people: "..."

"I don't want to say that the tree spirit is not working. As soon as it stops at our water source, people come and go and it will pollute our water. We are ready to complain."

Lin Tongrui found out the guide and saw the story about this tree, and asked, "Then... the tree that others said was decades ago—"

"Decades ago, a tree happened to grow by our well, and then it grew slowly. Originally, there were no big trees around here, but this tree grew the best, right? The wind and rain, thunder and lightning Flowers won't fall, right?"

It seems that the villagers have also done their "homework", and the "story" they tell is exactly the same as that circulated on the Internet.

The villagers fetched water, carried it on their shoulders, sighed and said earnestly: "Young man, how can there be so many magical legends, uncle to tell you the truth, no matter what you ask for, nothing will work, only you That heart is the most spiritual! Don't believe in fate in everything, but believe in yourself!"

Xi Zhikong was suddenly moved by the villagers' simple advice, and sincerely said thank you to his back.

The wish was not fulfilled, but there was no regret. Several people felt that they had harvested something more precious than the wish. On the way back, they talked about the Phoenix tree and even laughed.

"It's too wicked, it's really too wicked." Xi Zhikong couldn't help complaining while laughing, looking at the rapidly receding countryside scenery outside the window, leaning on Jiang Yan's shoulder with his eyes closed and his eyelashes trembling.

There were only four of them in the car, Jiang Yan turned to look at his eyebrows, and quietly lowered his head to kiss the corner of his curved mouth.Xi Zhikong looked at him with his eyes open, and asked with a smile, "What are you doing?"

"Can't you see?" Jiang Yan then kissed him again, on his lips, pecking lightly like a dragonfly touching water, "I'm kissing you."

It was almost eight o'clock in the urban area of ​​the neighboring town, and the group of four took a taxi directly from the station to the hotel to put their luggage, and found a special restaurant for dinner.Shu Jiyue and Lin Tongrui were ordering carefully in the private room, but when they looked up, they found that Xi Zhikong and Jiang Yan were gone.

"When did these two go out?" Lin Tongrui asked.

Shu Jiyue shrugged: "I don't know either, it seemed to be still there just now, and I don't know—eh? Jiang Yan, where is Xi Zhikong?"

Jiang Yan looked a little unnatural, sat down and put the bag on the seat beside him, "Huh? Did you go out empty?"

"Aren't you two together?" Shu Jiyue ordered a soup and returned the menu to the waiter, "I thought you two went shopping."

"No, I'll go out first, and I'll give him a call."

After all the dishes were served and Xi Zhikong hadn't come back yet, Jiang Yan called again, and after a while, someone opened the door and came in.

——It also looks unnatural.

The place to eat is not far from the hotel. After eating, it was just after nine o'clock, and everyone decided to take a walk back.On the way, Shu Jiyue and Lin Tongrui walked to a nearby shopping mall.Both Jiang Yan and Xi Zhikong went back to the hotel with two reasons: "I'm too sleepy" and "I'm too tired".

The two walked side by side on the road, tacitly seeming to know that something might happen tonight.Xi Zhikong took a deep breath, held Jiang Yan's hand in the dark as if to encourage him, and said in a low voice, "Brother Yan, I was a little angry with you yesterday."

"Kong Kong, you should know, my brother wants to be with you every day, booking two rooms is really—"

"I know! Of course I know! Brother Yan is such an innocent 17-year-old boy, he must be afraid of being in the same room with me, and being induced by me to do some 'bad things', right?" Xi Zhikong took two quick steps and turned around in front of him Facing him and walking back, there was a sweet smile on his brows and eyes.

Jiang Yan pinched his cheek: "I don't need you to induce me at all."

"I remember that day when I was playing games in the Internet cafe, you said you wanted to accompany me to do what I like." Xi Zhikong stopped and stood still, and suddenly leaned in front of him, and the two of them almost touched their foreheads, " I don’t know who said that I like myself very much?”

The conscience of heaven and earth, Jiang Yanna just teased him habitually, even if he thought that way in his heart, he didn't dare--not that he didn't dare, but he felt that he might not be very good at "that kind of thing", and if his mind was empty If the first experience is not good, won't it have a bad impact on the future happy life.

Before this trip, he had already crammed up the "study materials" for a long time, and even took out the yellow text written by Xi Zhikong to read it several times. The night had to continue with tears in my eyes.

He felt that he was not ready yet, and it was hard to say such words. He dragged Xi Zhikong back to the room, and began to undress in silence—he was actually just planning to take a shower first, and the rest of the matter...let it take its course.

Jiang Yan took off only a pair of underwear and got into the bathroom.

Xi Zhikong sat by the bed and listened to the sound of splashing water inside, his heart was faintly agitated, it seemed that he was looking forward to and a little bit afraid, a complex and secret emotion drove him to look at the open bedside table.

He thought, if Jiang Yan finds out, then he will follow suit.

If Jiang Yan couldn't find out, then he would pretend nothing happened.

The sound of water in the bathroom didn't stop, Xi Zhikong took off his coat and prepared to wash his face to wake up.He walked to the bathroom with bare feet, and pressed the doorknob lightly, still letting Jiang Yan hear him.

There was a smell of shower gel in the bathroom, Jiang Yan immediately turned off the shower when he heard the movement, and asked, "Would you like to get something?"

When Xi Zhikong heard Jiang Yan's voice, he was a little flustered. He stood in front of the mirror and coughed twice: "Ahem, wash yours, I'll come in and brush my teeth..."

The shower behind him started working again, he took a glass of water and squeezed toothpaste to brush his teeth.After absent-mindedly brushing his teeth, he looked up, and in the mirror was a face that didn't look quite right—two blushes on the face, and watery eyes.

After 2 minutes, Jiang Yan finished washing, and Xi Zhikong hadn't left yet, but he had to open the curtain to get out to get the bath towel.When he came out, he tried not to look at Xi Zhikong, reached for the towel, turned his back to the man and wiped off the water on his body, but he was still naked.

When Xi Zhikong saw his naked back and——and firm buttocks in the mirror, he felt his internal organs agitated.But Jiang Yan quickly put on clean underwear and turned around, Xi Zhikong hurriedly lowered his head and pretended to wash his hands.

Both of them are actually aware of the abnormality of the other, but they don't know how to explain this matter that they will have to face sooner or later.

——Maybe they knew what was going to happen tonight, and Xi Zhikong even did his homework in advance, such as the bottle of lubricant.

His mind was full of two naked|naked overlapping bodies, and he seemed to have heard Jiang Yan's forbearing panting|breathing in his ears.

He doesn't know if Jiang Yan wants him or not, but he really wants Jiang Yan.

In his mind, a car was already driving towards the edge of the city. Jiang Yan hesitated and took a step forward, threw the bath towel in his hand into a basket on the side, and hugged him from behind.

It was this one action that completely broke down all his psychological defenses.