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Many years later, Ban Xia still clearly remembers that when he met that person, it was mid-summer, half of the summer was over.

After he took Xiaoxiang out for a walk that day, he hugged the fox and went to a small lake that was accidentally discovered not long ago, which few people pass by. Xiaoxiang found this lake for Banxia.

Ban Xia especially likes the lake. The lake is neither big nor deep, but the water quality is clear and sparkling in the sun, which is really beautiful. But this time, Ban Xia saw someone standing in the middle of the lake from a distance. .

He was hiding behind a tree and watching the people standing in the lake.

The man in the lake looked like a boy, with loose black hair and a thin undershirt, which was already wet by the water, so it stuck to the boy's skin. His bones were slender, and he raised his hand and splashed water on him His own face, with slender fingers, water drops slipped from his forehead, passed by his eyes, bridge of nose and jaw, and finally flowed through his neck and disappeared into his chest.

The young man opened his eyes slightly, his eyelashes fluttered slightly, the eyelashes were long and curled up, water droplets fell from them, and the scorching sun shone on the young man, as if it had saved him a layer of light, quite dazzling.

Ban Xia was stunned for a while, he had never seen such a good-looking person in the village, but he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his hand, which made him want to yell, and almost took the blood in his arms. Xiaoxiang was thrown out.

Xiao Xiang bit Pinellia, her eyes, which were as beautiful as crimson colored glaze, narrowed slightly, as if she was a little unhappy.

Although Banxia didn't make a sound, the people in the lake still found him, watching him grievously rubbing the finger bitten by Xiaoxiang just now.

Ban Xia was still thinking about what happened, why Xiao Xiang bit herself so silently, suddenly felt someone watching her, raised her head reflexively, and bumped into the boy's eyes.

The boy's eyes were long and narrow, and his dark pupils seemed to be a bottomless abyss. Even if the sunlight fell into these eyes, he might not be able to escape.

Ban Xia seemed to be frozen by his eyes, watching the young man leave the lake step by step and walk towards him.

The young man raised his hand and gently brushed the wet hair. The corners of his eyes were raised, and the corners of his mouth were curved.

But with such a distance of a few steps, when he stood in front of Banxia, ​​the clothes on his body, which were wet with water, were completely dry. The young man looked at Xiaoxiang in Banxia's arms with a pair of dark eyes, and said faintly: " Long time no see, Burning Flame."

Ban Xia stared at him blankly, wanting to ask: Who are you.

Although he wanted to ask, but it was just thinking about it, Ban Xia instinctively refused to speak.

"I've been looking for you for a long time," the boy looked at the squinting fox, "I've been lurking in this village for several days, and I didn't expect to meet you here."

"You have a lot of free time, what do you spend your time looking for me?"

Suddenly, the fox in Banxia's arms spoke human language, which shocked Banxia quite a bit, and almost let go of his hand again to throw the fox out.

"It's better to say that you are calm and have been hiding in such a small place for so many years." The young man snorted.

Xiao Xiang turned her head to the side, she didn't even want to look at the young man, and said coldly: "I told you when I left, don't look for me anymore, I have nothing to do with you."

The young man raised his brows, as if he was a little angry: "Is it because you say you have nothing to do with it, so you can have nothing to do with it?"

After hearing these two sentences, Ban Xia also knew that the young man and Xiao Xiang were probably old acquaintances, but at this moment, instead of being frightened by the fact that the fox in his arms could speak human words, he wondered wildly whether the young man in front of him might be Xiao Xiang the master?

Thinking about it this way, Ban Xia's affection for the young man disappeared completely, for fear that the other party would snatch Xiao Xiang from her arms, her arms holding Xiao Xiang tightened, and she took a half step back cautiously .

The young man stared blankly at Ban Xia's movements, and thought it was funny. His thin lips were slightly pursed and raised, and finally he raised his eyes to look at Ban Xia carefully, and after a while he said, "Zhaoyan, this is That... the child you have been looking for for a long time?"

Ban Xia was a little at a loss, seeing that the young man called Xiao Xiang "Zhao Yan" as if he was familiar with him. Could it be that Xiao Xiang's name was "Zao Yan"?Could this person really be Xiaoxiang's owner?

Ban Xia suddenly felt a sense of loss in his heart, his eyes were very sour, and his vision became inexplicably blurred. After a while, he noticed liquid overflowing from his eye sockets, and he raised his hand to rub his eyes.

Ban Xia stared at the liquid that appeared in his eyes, he was a little stunned, he knew what it was, if the children in the village were beaten by their parents or bullied by their friends, they would cry loudly, their eyes were full of this liquid, this liquid called tears.

The smile on the young man's face froze, he didn't expect that the person who was still fine would cry when he said he was crying.

The fox in Banxia's arms moved in a panic, broke away from Banxia's arms, jumped onto his shoulders, wrapped its long fiery red tail around Banxia's neck, poked its head in front of Banxia's eyes, stretched out With his tongue, he licked the liquid overflowing from Ban Xia's eyes.

"Ban Xia, I'm sleepy, let's go back."

Hearing what the fox said to herself, Ban Xia couldn't wait to hug Xiao Xiang into her arms again, she stopped looking at the young man, turned around and left the place in a hurry, fearing that the young man would stop her and ask Xiao Xiang to leave.

Ban Xia carried Xiao Xiang back to the small ancestral hall.

Because it was still summer, it got dark very late, but Ban Xia was already curled up on a wooden bed placed in the corner.

This bed is enough for three people to lie down. From Ban Xia's memory, he knew that this bed had existed for a long time, but he didn't know who it belonged to.

Pinellia spread hay on the bed. Fortunately, the small ancestral hall is not humid, and the hay will not be affected.

Ban Xia gently combed Xiao Xiang's hair, who was still in her arms, Xiao Xiang stretched her soft body very comfortably, narrowed her eyes like crimson glass, and her throat sounded like a kitten's. The same "snoring" sound.

Ban Xia opened her mouth, trying to speak, but Xiao Xiang, who was still squinting, raised a front paw and gently pressed the corner of her mouth.

"do not speak."

Ban Xia heard Xiao Xiang lower her voice, which was originally like a stream, but now it sounds interesting, hoarse and deep.

Xiaoxiang doesn't want me to talk, so I won't talk, as long as Xiaoxiang stays by my side.

When Ban Xia woke up on the second day, he found himself lying on the lap of a beauty in a scarlet gown. At this time, the beauty's slender fingers were piercing his hair and combing it for him. Xiaoxiang combed her hair, so she also had the urge to make a "snoring" sound, but she held it back after all.

Ban Xia looked at the beauty above without blinking, to be precise, she looked at her eyes.

Those are a pair of eyes that are as dazzling as crimson colored glass. The beauty's eyebrows are picturesque, with a little cinnabar between her brows, and her eyelashes are long and thin. Her lips are like the boy I met by the lake yesterday. They are very beautiful thin lips. The blue hair is because he is looking at her from the bottom. Because of Pinellia, a few strands hang down to Pinellia's face.

The beauty was not frightened by Ban Xia's sudden opening of her eyes, but instead she frowned, smiled slightly, and said, "Are you awake?"

Ban Xia nodded, and intuitively felt that the person in front of her was Xiao Xiang.

Xiao Xiang helped Ban Xia up, and brought him a bowl of porridge.

Ban Xia looked at the thing in front of him suspiciously, wondering where this bowl came from.

"Although you don't need to eat, it's good to eat some." Xiao Xiang stuffed the bowl into Ban Xia's hand.

Hearing what Xiaoxiang said, Banxia raised her head and drank the porridge in one gulp. Before she had time to wipe her mouth, she saw Xiaoxiang moving from somewhere... Oh no, to be more precise, it was a long table in front of her. In front of him, on the table were the pens, inks, papers and inkstones that the village gentleman needed to use when teaching.

Ban Xia occasionally goes into the village to have a look, but rarely appears in front of people, just avoids the crowd and walks around, and sometimes walks outside the small school in the village.

Ban Xia envied that the children in the village could sit together, following a gentleman with a long beard, shaking his head and reciting poems, but this desk suddenly appeared in front of Ban Xia, which made him a little at a loss.

Ban Xia looked at Xiao Xiang with some anticipation and fear, thinking in her heart: Will Xiao Xiang transform those children and husband together?

Xiaoxiang led him to sit on the chair in front of the table, then walked behind him, bent down, and a slightly lower voice rang in his ear: "Ban Xia, let me teach you how to read."

Ban Xia shrank his shoulders subconsciously, and felt Xiao Xiang's breathing right next to his ears. He felt his earlobe itching, but he still nodded to Xiao Xiang.

Xiaoxiang's hand covered Banxia's hand, and then asked him to pick up the pen, leading him to write slowly stroke by stroke. After a while, Xiaoxiang smiled softly: "This is your name: Banxia."

Ban Xia looked at the words on the paper and thought they looked good, and smiled silly, then pulled Xiao Xiang's sleeves, and wanted to ask how to write his name, but Zhang Lekou still didn't say a word, Xiao Xiang seemed to be Knowing what he wanted to say, he helped his hand and added two more words next to Ban Xia's son.

"Zhaoyan, this is my name."

Banxia listened to Xiaoxiang's words in a daze, wondering in her heart: Xiaoxiang...is her name Zhuoyan?

Pinellia's nose can still smell the refreshing fragrance of Xiaoxiang's body. It is like the smell of grass covered with dew in the morning. It is fresh and refreshing, with a hint of sweetness of flowers. He likes this smell very much.

Pinellia didn't realize it until now—yes, "Xiaoxiang" hasn't told me his name yet, and "Xiaoxiang" is his name in my eyes.

Xiaoxiang... No, his name is Zhuoyan.

Ban Xia felt that Zhuo Yan was looking at him quietly, waiting for him to understand what he said, those beautiful, crimson eyes were looking at him, which made him feel an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

After that, Banxia would learn new characters every day, and the two names Banxia and Zhuoyan did not stop practicing for a day, which caused the most beautiful words he wrote to become Banxia Zhuoyan. .