lying god

Boarding the boat from Jiazhou, the river flows into the turbulent current with mountains on both banks.Lingyun Buddha sits in danger facing the river, overlooking the mountains.Although Qutang is short, it is the most magnificent and moving.The girl slumped in the boat and listened to the turbulent waves lapping on the shore. The boatman stood at the stern of the boat and tried his best to wave the wooden oar.There are clusters of Yanyu piles, and the old man controls the direction by relying on the water level and exposed rocks.The wall of Duanfeng is as sharp as a cut, and three straight swords are pierced up into the sky and pierced down into the steep valley.

It is not easy to cross Qutang, which is full of water in the whole Sichuan.After eight kilometers, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.The boatman suggested going ashore to rest for a day before starting the journey.The girl nodded, and stepped out of the cabin with her skirt lifted.

The next day, I went down the river and sailed into Wu Gorge.Wanfeng's majestic lock and key Jingxiang.At noon, the wind is mild and smooth, but at Shenshi, the wind is strong and the water is blowing, and it is cloudy and rainy.Walking to Renyuweng, the river is turbulent, and walking is like a narrow alley.When the water rises, the boat rises, the sail breaks, and the boat goes against the boat.The girl struggled to keep her pace, and held onto the side of the boat according to the boatman's instructions.However, in the end it was the wrath of nature that had not been defeated, and Jiang turned to Wangxia.The girl floated on the water on the driftwood, and the rain and the clouds were blowing.I don't know where the old man and the wrecked boat were wrapped up, and they probably died here.

When she woke up again, she had reached the shore.The crow hovered on the top, screaming strangely.Surrounded by deserted people, there are many strange rocks.She was exhausted all over, and she had used all her strength just to get up.The mouth of the beige sleeves was scratched somewhere, and it was very annoying to drag.She staggered a few steps forward, and fell down sullenly.

However, there was no imagined pain——she opened her eyes with a frown, and stood up straight with someone's support.He raised his eyes and met a pair of red eyes.With bright eyes, red lips and bright teeth, the woman opposite was smiling, her dimples were lightly sunken, and she said calmly: "Girl, come with me."

The girl had doubts on her brows, but she couldn't give up her good intentions, so she was led away by the man.There is a detached house in sight, solitary and empty.The roof is full of planks, not a single tile.Stepping into the house, she was immediately surrounded by a little warm breath, and she immediately felt at ease.Although doubts linger in his head, the feeling of fatigue is overwhelming at this moment, and he can no longer support his body.The girl's eyes darkened, and she fell onto the soft bed behind her.

An Ran took a nap until You, when the sun set in the Shenjiang River, she woke up suddenly, got up with difficulty and looked around, only saw the woman adding firewood to the stove.

"..."

While hesitating, the girl was about to speak, but as if the man had noticed something, he suddenly looked back and smiled, staring at her pupils.The words were cut off at the throat, the girl coughed three times, and twisted the horns of the quilt.

The woman understood her embarrassment, and asked softly, "Where did the girl come from? Where are you going?"

She lowered her eyes, "Come from Sichuan... to send a letter to Bianjing."

The man suddenly became interested, and said slowly, "So, is it convenient for the girl to tell who will send the letter?"

The girl paused, pursed the corners of her lips, "Mr. Uncle Yong..."

"Why don't you go overland?"

"...The waterway is over and we have to go."

"Saoyue has entered the rainy season, and midsummer is full of gold and stone. Now it is the main flood season of the Three Gorges." The woman's eyes turned slyly, "——Send a letter at this time?"

"...About [-] urgent..."

Seeing the girl's embarrassment, the girl was secretly happy, but she only sighed lightly, and asked in a provocative tone, "If that's the case, have you kept the letter properly?"

"Ah...!" The girl was startled, and she reached into her cuffs to search.After a while, I lowered my eyes regretfully, feeling ashamed.She guessed that the letter must have been involved in the river at that time, and now the wreckage can't be found.

But it wasn't dull for a long time, she quickly got away from depression, but she still lowered her eyebrows, and said lightly, "The boatman also..."

There was no other way but to tell her how to mourn and become a girl, so I had to sit on the edge of the couch and caress the back of her hand comfortingly.

Feeling the strange body temperature approaching, the girl suddenly remembered that she hadn't thanked her yet, so she hurriedly lowered her body to salute, "If you hadn't rescued me just now, I'm afraid... Why did my sister save me? The water here is rough, and there is no one to answer her." Is... Could it be that my sister is the reincarnation of the Goddess Yaoji..."

Originally, it was speculative and a little joking, but the woman was amused by her unexpectedly, covering her lips and smiling sweetly, "Hee...you say yes, then go ahead."

But the girl didn't quite believe it.She remained silent, lowered her head slightly, and glanced at the other party secretly.After laughing enough, the woman asked softly, "Ah, I don't know the girl's name?"

The girl's eyelashes trembled and covered her eyelids, her voice was as warm as jade, like a clear spring passing over a stone, and she replied: "Jincheng, Chen's family is clean and harmonious."

The red eyes on the opposite side were staring intently, until the girl was so ashamed that she covered her head with the quilt, then she came back to her senses and burst out laughing.

"Master Goddess is really amazing, and she is also proficient in cooking...!" Qing He admired from the bottom of his heart.

The person on the other side was noncommittal, and the two bamboo chopsticks touched two or three times, "One must learn these things in life."

Nodding in agreement, the girl suddenly became concerned about other things, "... I have never seen the goddess mention it before, and I have never looked for a chance to ask..." Qinghe picked up a clam, "I don't know how the goddess did it at that time. So far? I'm a little curious..."

Picking out the fishbone in the bowl, the man raised his eyebrows and raised his voice, "Huh? I don't know who thought I was a god at the beginning, and now they are asking me this kind of question again?"

"……Eh?……"

"Hmph, I'm naturally the Empress Dowager who turned into Goddess Peak—"

"...Even if you say so..."

"whispering sound."

The god lowered his eyes and scoffed softly, feeling a little displeased for a moment, and stopped talking while picking rice grains with chopsticks.

Seeing this situation, Qinghe panicked, and hurriedly wanted to talk about other topics to make up for his previous recklessness.However, due to his inability to speak well, coupled with excessive nervousness, his tongue was tied up, and he struggled to squeeze out a joke and delivered it to his mouth, but it was self-defeating. It was not flattering, it was better not to tell it.

"Woo..." She made a frustrated voice, lowered her head to tinker with the clam shells.

Glancing at Qinghe's appearance from the corner of the eye, the god was smiling, but he put on a serious face, "Clams are not eaten like that."

"Hey!" Startled by the other party's sudden sound, the bowl was swayed by the hand and then stood still.Qinghe's back was covered with cold sweat, and she peeked at her to see if she was still angry, and asked cautiously, "Then, how should I eat it..."

"...It's really stupid." The god was in a better mood, and with some joy, he brought a river clam to demonstrate to her in person.Bamboo chopsticks inserted into the clam shell and gently pried it open, picked off the clam meat with two or three strokes, and put it into the clearing bowl.But she also knows that this feeling of complacency has no origin, but everyone who eats aquatic products knows it, but Qinghe, who is dressed in expensive clothes, has never heard of river oysters, which makes people wonder...

"Oh, oh oh!" The girl on the opposite side exclaimed again and again, her eyes were as bright as stars, "Master Goddess is really as skillful and intelligent as in the legend, it's amazing——!"

The person who claimed to be a god suddenly felt guilty at this moment: "...Why do you believe in me as a god again just because of a river oyster?"

"Huh? Because..." She pondered over the words, but she couldn't think of any suitable words, so she simply replied, "Gods are gods..."

"...Don't say such self-centered things in a serious way." Shenming couldn't help but immediately put on a serious face, secretly rejoicing in his heart.Clear and foggy, he had to lower his head to eat and dare not say anything more.

After a short walk along the Wu Gorge, you can see a few simple houses located in the small town of Zigui.After several months, Qinghe wanted to request a ship to go out of Xiling.The fisherman was righteous and said bluntly that he could send her out of this place.Setting off at dawn, the river was covered by dark clouds, and the boat returned.

This kind of situation is not uncommon, and Qinghe will be forced to return to this place every time he sets sail.She was very puzzled, but in the end no one could tell her exactly why this happened.

"...Master Goddess...can't you bless me to get out of the gorge safely?" Qinghe sat on the edge of the couch with a little disappointment.Realizing that he was underestimated, Shenming snorted displeasedly: "The letter is gone, why go to Bianjing?"

Qing He pursed his lips, but did not answer.

The god was tidying up the bedding: "Furthermore, have you offered sacrifices to the goddess?"

"I'm still under the fence, how can I spare the energy to worship..."

"Oh?" The god's tone became more and more indifferent, "Then did you follow the rules and pray for blessings before entering the gorge?"

"I……"

"—Mr. Ouyang has been away on business recently, and he has already left the capital." She looked sideways at her, "Don't you know?"

Qinghe lowered his eyes, "...I know."

"Without reverence and reverence, which god will come to bless you?"

It was originally intended to scare the girl a little, but as soon as the words fell, she couldn't help trembling and let out a cry.Sobbing in a low voice, the tears flowed down, and couldn't stop like a dike bursting.Rao Shenming was also a little disturbed at this time, and hurriedly handed over the handkerchief bluntly.

"You, why are you crying...don't cry."

Tired of crying, she calmed down a bit, and her clear voice was still slightly hoarse: "My lord Goddess's angry appearance...is really frightening."

The god was upset, but he didn't refute it, and whispered, "If you told the truth from the beginning, why would I..."

He bowed his head and thought for a long time, then as if making up his mind, Qinghe straightened up and looked directly into the eyes of the gods.With a nasal voice, she suddenly and unexpectedly narrated her true situation.

"My father used to be the pacifier of the Chengdu Fulu Economic Strategy. He was a clean and honest official. Earlier he was implicated by others and imprisoned. He wrote to me to ask Mr. Ziming for help."

The god couldn't respond, "—I didn't ask you to confess this."

"...Because of the lack of contact, my father didn't know that Mr. Ziming's family has fallen into ruin. Qinghe had no choice but to go to Bianjing alone to find help, but he stayed here for a few days and had no other way."

"..."

Regardless of the god's obstruction, the girl insisted on her words and sincerely apologized, "Qinghe asked the goddess to forgive me for what Meng Lang said before. At that time, it was just because of the inconvenience of family affairs that he said something unacceptable to outsiders." She stood up and bowed down. , "Master Goddess, please allow Qinghe to apologize..."

"...No, that..." The god cut off Qinghe's etiquette, "The god, the god has never eaten the fireworks in the world, even if he offered a sacrifice, he would not taste it, or someone would use it..."

"Eh……?"

"The words of the talented person are all made up by me, and they are all unbelievable." The god turned his face slightly awkwardly, "Don't listen to it, and don't cry..."

"..."

Relatively speechless, Qinghe hadn't exhausted the meaning of the gods, and the gods walked out with a flick of their sleeves, leaving her alone to hesitate and be at a loss.After a while, the god came back blushing again, checked carefully to make sure that there were no new tears on Qinghe's face, and then turned and left.

Qing He was stunned, and suddenly laughed.

God... is unexpectedly dishonest.

Afterwards, Qinghe never left here again.In fact, it's not that she doesn't want to leave, but that every time she travels, she must fail.The morning sun is dense and the wind is peaceful, and the evening is miserable and bitter.She really didn't understand the reason, and secretly speculated, could it be that the evil results of the previous generation turned into the retribution of the present life, and all of it was due to her body in this life?

As time went by, she couldn't help but shift her attention from her worried father to the god who went out early and returned late.He is said to be a god, but his every move does not look like a god.Laundry, cooking, fishing, day after day.Live like a commoner, behave like a commoner.Occasionally, he came back completely wet and embarrassed, and under Qinghe's curious questioning, he whispered that he had slipped into the river, and did not mention the rest at all.However, there were more and more cases like this, one day Qinghe looked at the god who was taking care of the wet clothes and asked indifferently: "Master Zeng said that I examine myself three times a day, and the goddess also regards falling into the river as a daily ritual. Is there any homework required?"

"What...!" Shenming didn't expect Qinghe to say such a thing, and suddenly became a little angry, "Why did you say such a rash..."

Seeing her frown, Qing He hurriedly waved her hands to apologize, "No, I didn't mean... that..." She scratched her head and smiled, and changed the subject, "Ah, I just want to ask, generally speaking, there is not always someone next to the gods. Does the personal servant take care of the food and daily life? But the goddess has always been alone since the first time I met..."

"..."

"Qinghe didn't mean to offend! It's just, it's just a little strange..."

Shenming sighed to himself, shook his head slightly, and said, "Yan Yuan asked me what is benevolence, what did the most holy say?"

Hearing the god asking himself this question, Qinghe already understood what the god meant, and couldn't help but feel ashamed, and said in a soft voice, "restrain oneself and return to courtesy and benevolence..."

"What is its purpose?"

The girl was discouraged, "Do not see wrongdoing, do not hear wrongly, do not speak wrongly, do not move wrongly."

"Isn't that very clear?" Shenming smiled, "Since you are not as smart as Yan Hui, you should do it all the more."

"Yes..." Qinghe felt even more ashamed, trying to escape the meaningful smile on the other side.

Qinghe is bored, so she will also learn some housework from the gods, at least take care of her own.The god went fishing a few miles away, and Qinghe accompanied him, sitting for several hours.About to fall into a dream, the fish took the bait at this time and swung the pole vigorously, but unexpectedly broke the poor quality fishing line.Not in a hurry or annoyed, the two looked at each other and smiled, even the scorching sun did not become so unbearable.

Qinghe picked up the river water and splashed it at Shenming, but the other party didn't expect it, and was so frightened that he fell back and sat on the shallows.Qinghe chuckled, his shoulders trembling slightly.Following the feigned anger of the god "Okay you—!", the two stepped into the water and played with each other unconsciously.

I have been alone for several years, only silently lingering on each other, so walking alone is also considered difficult.But today is different.Some people come here with the freshness and unique gentleness of the outside world, cowardly, pitiful, and polite. A gardenia blooms in the atrium delicately, and the jade is naturally free from heat, beautiful and lovely.

"Haha, Lord Goddess, please forgive me, Qinghe will never dare again—"

Standing in the water, she smiled sweetly, with teeth like gourd rhinoceros between her lips, and a moth's head and eyebrows.The sun was blazing, and the water droplets held in the tips of the hair, shining brightly.The river jumped, she looked forward to the brilliance, the waves flowed, her feet slipped, and she sat in the coldness.Complaints and ridicule from the opposite side sounded one after another, and the entire Wu Gorge seemed to be bustling.

The god looked up at the blue sky.

How can I keep you here?

The few people in Zigui Town are self-sufficient, just like another peach blossom garden.People don't know how old they are, and they are happy.It was the Ritingwu fisherman and Qinghe who went out of the river again, and the ending was self-evident.His wife persuaded Qinghe to give up, and the girl was about to go back disappointed, when the fisherman picked up the hemp rope and said suddenly:

"Girl, please stop! Actually, I have been thinking about this matter for some time, and I don't know if I should say something..."

Qing He looked back in doubt, beckoning him to continue.

"Although the people in our town have never stepped out of the town, they often see many tourists passing by here. To be honest, the fact that a person is repeatedly beaten back by the wind and waves is weird, and we all feel that there must be something strange... ...Could it... have anything to do with the god who took you in?"

It's already dark, and the twilight is all together.Qinghe walked a few centimeters to the front of the house, and the wooden door was half closed.The girl slumped for a long time, when a god's voice sounded like a curse and hit her on the cheek at the right time, "It's almost time, come in quickly."

She opened the door and walked to the table to sit down, picked up the needles, thread and rags that were lying aside, and played with them absent-mindedly.Seeing that she looked tired and her clothes were still half dry, the god stretched out his hand and pushed her, "Qinghe, go and change your clothes."

She seldom heard the gods call her boudoir name, the girl looked a little pleasantly surprised, but recalled the fisherman's words just now, and became depressed again.

Seeing that she was restless, Shenming brought a sweat towel from the dressing table and handed it over, "What's wrong with you?"

Qing He lowered his head, secretly glanced up at Ming's expression a few times, and refused to speak.The gods stopped asking questions, and there was silence everywhere. Occasionally, there were a few chirping birdsong, but the atmosphere still could not be relieved.

I don't know how long it took, the sky was dark, and eleven evening drums came from the temple on the far bank, which woke Qinghe up suddenly.She coughed a few times to attract the attention of the gods, and suddenly raised her voice and said sternly, "Master Goddess, do you know what month it is?"

Candles flickered on the wooden table, the flames were the size of soybeans.The god looked up at her, and turned his head slightly out of the window, "As the full moon shows, it's mid-autumn."

"It will be more than April next year, but I haven't stepped out of the gap. Although it is rude——is this the intention of the goddess?"

Shenming remained calm and calmly put down the things in his hands.

"Why did the girl say that?"

Hearing that the name was changed from Qinghe to girl, she was both stunned and frustrated, the girl's voice trembled, her stern appearance just now was about to collapse, and she could no longer pretend to maintain it.

"...Master Yaoji is the god of Wushan Mountain! You protect Wanfeng as the morning cloud and evening rain, and bless people to cross the river safely every year...but why am I the only one trapped here?!"

Hearing no answer from the gods, Qinghe felt that his reprimand was untenable.The look on the other side was as usual, red almond eyes pressed against her face, and she couldn't move her eyes away.

Yao knew that the gods were about to get angry, but Qinghe wanted to hold on at this moment.I don't know why I always feel that this situation is very familiar, and I seem to know that this is the last chance to say something...

"What exactly is it, can Lord Shenming give Qinghe an answer... If we drag on... My father will..."

"..."

Are you really a god?If not, why not admit it?You are so resistant to being honest with me with your true identity. Am I your enemy, or a stranger who has never been able to get close to you?That being the case, why did you treat me so tenderly, making me more and more unable to recognize my own position...

But these thoughts were left unsaid.

The fire flickered for a bit, and stood as if withered.No one spoke for a while, and the embarrassment spread, filling the entire hut in an instant.

Qinghe's face was very hot, but he refused to look away.In the eyes of the gods, she looked like she was about to cry, and the tears floated on the eyelids and the front lips were about to flow down.

In order not to embarrass herself so much, Qinghe took a deep breath and shook her head.Outside the window, the moon is shining brightly and the stars are scarce, presumably the autumn festival is being held lively in the hometown at this time.On the trees in the sky, sesame lamps and shaving lamps, everyone chased after them with a smile.Hearing the sigh of the gods in a trance, Qinghe froze for a moment, and suddenly thought that the mansion that was full of people before is now empty, even if it is still there, it is not different from now.

The god stood up suddenly, causing the girl to tremble in shock.She asked with no expression on her face, "Does this mean that you are determined to leave here?"

"...Yes...! In order to save my father..."

"Anyway?"

"...No, I have to leave no matter what! Qing Heshi is going to the capital to rectify his father's name!"

"what about me?"

"……what?"

"And me?"

"..."

"The matter of going out of the gorge was given up half a year after I first arrived here. Why do you still insist on it so hard?"

"Wha...you are clearly a goddess..."

"You can't leave after I accept you. Qinghe, you can't leave me."

"..."

At this moment, Qinghe's mind was in a mess and he didn't know what to say.She only felt that Shenshen's eyes were more sad and lonely than before. It was her eyes that she looked back and saw every time she asked someone to help her sail.Never understood it before, never tried to understand it.At this moment, it seemed that everything suddenly became clear.

"It's a lie... If the goddess is not a god, then what is it..."

tell me.Tell me please?tell me...

"..."

However, the other party fell silent untimely.

"At this moment, are you still going to keep silent and muddle through?" Qing He's disappointment was beyond words, tears streaming down his cheeks, "If that's the case, then I have no reason to stay here at all. I must be preparing to leave again , no matter how many times I fail, I..."

"no, do not want."

God clenched his hands.

However, this hoarse retention did not reach the girl's cochlea.She turned around and tried to wipe off the embarrassment on her face, but the tears continued to flow uncontrollably.

Say goodbye.Say goodbye to her.If we can successfully leave this time, we will meet again in the future...

The girl looked back at the god who lowered her head.The man whispered something with trembling shoulders, but no one could understand what it meant.She turned to say something nice, witty, timely, and self-relief.But at this moment, the teeth are closed tightly, the tongue is numb, and no breath can escape.

"Then at least tell me your name..."

Before she finished speaking, something flashed in the girl's eyes.The person who was attacking in front of her made her heart skip a beat suddenly, and the nails on her feet did not move an inch.Followed by the mandatory fragmentation of memory, a large area of ​​blank space filled the brain in a short time.When the consciousness returned to the hut, Qinghe only felt a severe pain in his heart like gouging out his body.She was choked with anger, and suddenly vomited a big mouthful of blood, all of which was vomited on the god who was close to her.The man's eyes were full of hostility and desire, and his crimson pupils were biting towards Qinghe with sharp teeth that wanted to eat people.

Qinghe was dull and dull, but the pain in her body forced her to face the reality.She bent her cheek with difficulty, and saw a pair of scissors stabbing her chest. The fingers tightened on the rings were extremely pale, hesitated, then became firm, let go, and clenched again.

He Ruwoch, quickly lingering in the chest.The flames in the woman's eyes jumped into the world, and immediately entangled the girl's heart and soul.With difficulty, Qinghe raised his hand to cover her wrist, only to feel the bone-chilling coldness, not human body temperature at all.Her throat was filled with the sound of the bellows pushing and pulling, panting and roaring, completely dumping her despair, her puzzlement, her resentment, and her disbelief all turned into blood and quickly spread, drifting into the black night sky.

"why……"

"Because I can only leave this ghost place if you stay here forever."

The person in front of him showed a smile that Qinghe had never seen before.Cruel, indifferent, but also true joy from the heart hung on his face.

"Liar... liar, liar...! You lied! You, what you just told me, is..."

"It's all lies."

The woman finished the sentence interrupted by being out of breath for her.

"God, no, kill me..."

Qing He shrank, and stretched out her hand to the woman's cheek with the last strength.The woman showed an impatient expression, she pulled out her fingers forcefully, and the scissors were pulled out from the girl's body.Qing He's hand was stuck in the air, and suddenly fell to the ground.Tears from the corners of his eyes slipped down his hair, he stretched his fingers forward three centimeters, and then stopped moving.

Bean-sized beads of sweat dripped from his forehead, mixed with the fresh blood on his chest, giving off a rust-like smell.The woman threw down the scissors, her voice trembling and trying to calm down, "You were the one who thought of me as a god, no wonder me. Then I can get out of here right now, right now...!"

She laughed loudly, her expression almost crazy.But tears kept pouring out of her eyes, blurring her vision.She denied the emotions in her heart over and over again, and before she even had time to change her clothes, she ran out of the wooden house and ran towards the huge strange rock not far away.The boat hid behind it and the mooring line was removed.Regardless of the darkness of the night, she stepped on the board, picked up the wooden paddle and pushed hard, and the boat moved downstream along the Wangxia.There was no cloud and mist, the cold wind invaded the skin, the torrential rain poured down, the boat capsized in the waves, hit the dew stone in a short while, thundered through the ears, and fell into the river.

Ah, ah.This time it's probably really going to die.She thought to herself as she sank by centimeter by centimeter.When I still naively thought that I could reach Xiling the next day, I was repeatedly thrown into the river like this.Every time, every time, there must be a voice in my heart, I want to live.But this time, this time, probably really can't live anymore.

How many years have I lived here? ...Is it such a distant thing that I can't remember it accurately for a while... I came here for the first time many years ago, and I ruined the idea of ​​leaving in just half a year.Nature has nature's arrogance and nature's wrath.Is it okay to obey?Obedient to God's will, I will one day, one day...

But when is this day?Is there really an end?I cleaned up the rotting corpses I found in the wooden house, and settled down calmly, studying the matter of survival, and thinking about the reasons for my stay... But is this really obeying God's will?

Years, two years, three years, four years...

Qinghe is here.

Ah, how she looks like herself when she just came here.Eyes full of fatigue, but full of hope.Messy and messy, but completely careless.

Look, she came back disappointed again, drenched, and her steps were heavier than before.The greater the hope, the longer the patience. When she finally realizes that she is destined to be unable to leave the reality here, she will feel a deeper despair than me, right?

The human skulls salvaged one day when I was out of the river made me fall into deep thought.

When I first came, there was indeed a dead body in the wooden house, right?I don't care about what happened to that life before, but what I care about is...

The log cabin was previously inhabited.After this man died, I came down the river, and I can never leave this place.And when I was about to lose my desire for life.

Qinghe is here.

Is it a reward?Is it a reward for my obedience to God's will?I don't protest, I don't argue, I don't complain.I proceeded with the script according to the will of the gods who arranged it all.So am I the one being rewarded? ——If Qinghe stays here, then the one who can leave, without a doubt, will be me.

I was complacent when I discovered this, and at the same time, I paid attention to the girl's every move, getting closer to her than before, getting closer to her.

But no.

No, no.I can't leave.Countless times, when the girl was asleep, she left by boat, but she would be sent back by the wind and waves.

why?

I caressed the skull that was treasured by me——ah... so it is so, so it is.

This girl has to die.

When she died, she stayed here forever and ever in the true sense.In this way, I just...

What?How can you blame me for the fact that you can't leave now?If you really want to pursue it, I should blame you.That's ridiculous, let me give you an answer.Who can answer me after all these years?

What?leave?Stop joking, you can't leave.You can't leave me, you can't leave this place.

Because the one who is going to leave is obviously me.

I touched the iron blades of the scissors, and my heart was very warm.

I'm going to run away.I'm going to flee to a place where I can never see here.

But that probably won't happen.The body is still sinking, and the pain in the chest has been unbearable.In the future, my corpse will be washed ashore or sink to the bottom of the river. It carries my longing, desire, and madness for many years.

When she woke up again, her eyelids were too heavy to lift.Struggling to get up, she stared blankly at the familiar hut in front of her, as well as the already stiff corpse inside the wide open wooden door.

At Maoshi, the morning sun is rising, the first day is bright, thousands of mountains are like fire, and the stars and moon are fading away in an instant.The woman was cleaning the house when suddenly there were knocks on the door.April is still spring and Jingming, the weather is fine and the sun is bright.She put down the broom and half pulled the wooden door.

"Excuse me!" A very energetic voice came from outside the door, "Our group came here from Baidi, and suddenly the wind howled, and the ship was overturned due to bad luck. When I woke up just now, I realized that I was alone Fortunately, I was sent to the shore by the river and survived..."

"..."

"I've been walking for a long time and I haven't found a house until I saw this hut!" The girl was a little excited, "Ma'am, is it convenient to stay with me for a day? I will send someone to send a thank you gift to you personally when I leave the gorge the next day! "

The person in front of him didn't answer, but just stared at the girl's cheek from the moment the wooden door opened, his pupils suddenly dilated, and a look of horror hung in the corners of his finely textured eyes, which made the girl feel terrified.After a long time, she suddenly said with a trembling voice:

"...Qing, Qinghe?"

"Huh? What?" The girl tilted her head in doubt, "My name is Huaixia..."

"How could you not die......"

The woman covered her cheeks with her hands, and repeated the words in her mouth like a raving, as if she was going crazy.The girl was frightened, and hurriedly clarified, "Ma'am, you really misunderstood the person! I'm Huaixia." She stroked the broken hair on the back of her head, feeling a little embarrassed, "I wonder if it's okay to ask about the overnight stay..."

However, the woman turned a deaf ear and did not respond to her words at all.She just stared at her eyebrows and eyes, and then turned her gaze back to her neck and shoulders.After repeated several times, it was rationality that finally calmed her down.Abandoning the inquiring gaze, he narrowed his eyes and moved sideways to the aisle, "...please come in." At the end, he added, "Also...although I have been weak for a long time, but I am not married yet, so it is better not to be called my wife. "

"Huh? Ah, I'm sorry, sorry, I made a slip of the tongue...then I should..."

"...I couldn't..." She murmured to herself in a low voice, "Hanato. My name is Kato. Call me Kamo."

"This...meaning I call you by your first name? Is it a bit..."

"It's okay..." She turned to the back room and took out the bedding from the cupboard, and whispered, "It's okay."

"Hmm..." Huai Xia walked in, while tidying her dirty clothes.After thinking for a while, his eyes lit up again, and he said with great interest, "That's impolite——Miss Hua Chao, please bear with me if I disturb you today!"

She is louder and more enthusiastic than Qinghe.She seems to exist like a pistachio, and she is an indispensable central figure in a group of partners.Talking to her is never cold.At the end of a topic, or when it comes to things that no one wants to mention, she will always cleverly start another topic, which is natural and unobtrusive.Talking to her was a real pleasure, no doubt about it, and Hua Zhao was happy to admit it.

Although she and Qinghe have exactly the same appearance, their personalities are quite different.She was not as patient as Qinghe, and she didn't insist on going out of the gorge for so long.Hua Chao observes her, trying to find evidence that Huai Xia is Qing He, but to no avail.

Qinghe is indeed dead.After a few days, corpse spots developed, and were thrown into Jiangnei by Huachao.Unless there are real ghosts, she will keep the appearance before death and reappear in front of him without any difference.

After all, it has been so long.The girl who is generous and well-spoken in front of her is just another person.It's just that it's too selfish, too much, and it makes people...

However, the guilt that Hua Chao never admitted has been lurking in her body and never left.On the contrary, this sense of guilt became the pillar of her survival and the reason for her not to commit suicide.This kind of distorted emotion is like a python constricting to the nerves and blood, dangerous and indispensable.

Until I met Huai Xia.Huachao's defense line almost collapsed, and was almost easily breached by a girl who knew nothing about it.She even began to question her own existence. Who killed whom in the hot summer?

But there is no doubt that the murderer is Hua Chao himself.It was she who killed Qing He who was helpless.She still clearly remembers that moment of clearness and the hot blood splashed on her face, chest, and wrists, her expression of astonishment, shock, and remorse, and her almost crazy self after she fell down.

Huaixia came here with Qinghe's curse unknowingly.Qinghe couldn't see that Huachao lived a peaceful life, so she was haunted by nightmares every night; she couldn't see that she took it for granted that repentance would make it up, so she personally sent Huaixia to her—is that so, that's right Bar?Because Hua Chao knew that once Huai Xia came here, she would never be able to leave again.Qinghe wants Huachao to think of Huaixia every minute and every second he sees, and wants her to be unable to escape from the past that killed her with his own hands——

How exactly no one really knows.Huaixia no longer tried to leave the gorge, and gave up thinking about why she couldn't leave.Maybe her obsession with the outside world is far from clear and deep, maybe she never asked about Hua Chao's life experience because she is a casual person.

Who knows.

But Hua Chao couldn't look at Huai Xia with a pure heart.They cannot and cannot break through the dilapidated walls that lie between them—although they are dilapidated, they are still insurmountable—to get along and live in peace.

Huaixia naturally doesn't understand why Huachao's temper is so weird: cloudy and sunny, moody; cold on the surface and gentle on the inside; obviously she would occasionally make a move to get closer, but she just tasted it and retreated immediately before Huaixia fell in love.

Huaixia was sad and lonely, but she had no one to talk to.She and Hua Chao depended on each other for life, thinking that they are the only two who are so close to each other in hundreds of miles around, and after a few years, "hundreds of feet" would like to go one step further.But Hua Chao's attitude has always made her unpredictable.Neither of them broke through the window