Baishou loses Shaohua

A month later, the martial arts competition to decide the new leader of the martial arts was imminent. Linzhou City was overcrowded, and the streets and alleys were full of martial arts people with swords and weapons. The number of bustling ordinary people on weekdays was reduced by half.

"I heard that the venue of the competition is set at the martial field of Baijiabao. Anyone who is interested can go to watch it. Why don't we go and have a look?" Xuan Lie was dressed in a lake blue robe, with moiré silver trim on the cuffs and neckline.He held a carp weighing two to three catties in his left hand and the ingredients wrapped in paper in his other hand, and followed Ji Yinghan step by step.

"Are you interested too?" Ji Yinghan walked ahead in a moon white robe, holding some fruits and vegetables in his hand.

"The position of leader of the martial arts has been held firmly by leader Bai for more than ten years, and now there is finally a vacancy. All sects and factions will definitely fight to the death, and there must be a lot of masters in the martial arts arena. This scene is probably rare in ten years. See, wouldn't it be a pity not to take a look?" Xuan Lie stepped forward to walk side by side with Ji Yinghan.

"Let's discuss this matter later." Ji Yinghan stepped aside, fearing that the fish in Xuanlie's hand would splash water on his body.

"Okay, there are still four days left, this matter is not urgent." Xuan Lie leaned forward again, "How do you like to eat this fish, Yinghan? Steamed or braised?"

"It's all right." Ji Yinghan glanced at the dying fish in Xuanlie's hand with a little disgust, and continued to move half a step to the side.

"Or boiled? Which do you prefer?" Xuan Lie took care of it now, changed the hand holding the fish, and leaned up again.

While speaking, he had already entered the house.

"Steam it." Ji Yinghan entered the kitchen with his front foot and put down the food in his hands, and Xuan Lie followed him in.

"Okay, then steam it. You go to rest for a while, and the meal will be ready soon." Xuan Lie put down the fish and pushed Ji Yinghan out.

Ji Yinghan turned his head, Xuanlie had already put the fish on the cutting board.

Before, Mr. Rong was taking care of their three meals a day. Since Ye Nanqing, Yun Xin and Mr. Rong left a few days ago, only Ji Yinghan and Xuan Lie were left in this huge mansion.The first thing that gave Ji Yinghan a headache was cooking. Although he had suffered a lot since childhood, he knew nothing about food, rice, oil and salt.The first time I tried to cook, I almost didn't set fire to the kitchen. I was so frightened that Xuan Lie never dared to let him step into the kitchen again.On the contrary, it was Xuan Lie, who was full of dignity, well-bred in speech and behavior, no matter how you looked at it, he should be a son of a family who did not touch Yang Chunshui, but he never thought that he could cook good food.This was indeed beyond Ji Yinghan's expectation.

Xuan Lie cooks very quickly, and it's on the table in a short time.Two light side dishes, one fragrant steamed carp, and two bowls of fragrant tofu soup.

"How about a taste?" Xuan Lie pushed the fish towards Ji Yinghan, picked up a chopstick of snow-white fish meat from the place where the fish's tail had few thorns, and put it into Ji Yinghan's bowl.

Ji Yinghan picked it up and put it in his mouth, chewing very carefully and slowly.The onion, ginger and rice wine completely remove the fishy smell, and the pepper enhances the fish's aroma.The fish meat is delicious and smooth, delicate and delicious.Ji Yinghan nodded, and smiled at Xuan Lie: "It's delicious."

Xuanlie was like a big dog looking forward to his master's praise, he wagged his tail a few times in satisfaction, sat down and continued to add food to Ji Yinghan, he carefully removed the thorns from the fish meat one by one, and then Put it in Ji Yinghan's bowl.

"Xuan Lie, I'm not a child." Ji Yinghan smiled helplessly seeing Xuan Lie's behavior.

"I know you are not." Xuan Lie sat down opposite Ji Yinghan and looked at him affectionately, "But I hope you are." If possible, I very much hope that I can participate in your unimaginable childhood , I hope I can grow up with you and protect you from the severe cold, heat, wind, frost, snow and rain.

Dinner was early, and the sun had just set after dinner. Xuan Lie took Ji Yinghan's hand and sat on the roof to watch the sunset.He held Ji Yinghan in his arms from behind, watching the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkle Ji Yinghan's white clothes little by little, and the golden red light coated the overlapping figures of the two with a layer of gold.

Xuan Lie's black bamboo flute was placed near her lips, and the bright and clean jade pendant was also stained with a red glow.He played a moving melody, clear and melodious, and spoke with countless deep feelings.He looked at Ji Yinghan, the corners of his eyes and brows were filled with infinite tenderness, lingering endlessly under the infinitely beautiful sunset.

"Do you like this song?" He tilted his head and asked Ji Yinghan, his smile was more intoxicating than the spring breeze.

Ji Yinghan nodded, intoxicated.

"The name of this song...is called 'Bai Shou'." Xuan Lie embraced Ji Yinghan's shoulders into his arms, his eyes flickering, "'Bai Shou' is 'Bai Shou'."

Ji Yinghan was stunned for a moment, and looked at Xuanlie blankly.

"Yinghan, are you willing...to grow old hand in hand with me?"

This light sentence seemed like a thunderclap from the ground, exploding in Ji Yinghan's ears.The world suddenly lost its sound and color.Ji Yinghan almost forgot where he was and who he was.He can only see and hear the person in front of him.He was smiling, the corners of his mouth were so gentle, and his eyes were so serious.

The road ahead is confused and the future is blurred.But the man insisted on his hand and asked him if he would like to join hands to grow old together?

Ji Yinghan pursed his somewhat dry lips, he seemed to be possessed by a demon.He forgot his fear and anxiety, he even forgot his past and future, he nodded heavily under Xuan Lie's expectant eyes.

"I would."

Xuan Lie's eyes were bent, and he smiled very nicely, like the first rays of morning light when the sun was just rising.

He hugged Ji Yinghan tightly and kissed his forehead lightly.

Later, Ji Yinghan still clearly remembered the words that Xuanlie whispered in his ear that day.

Solemnly like an oath.

"The luckiest thing in my life is meeting Ji Yinghan. What I want in my life is to have Ji Yinghan."

Ji Yinghan was addicted to it and couldn't extricate himself.In the years of his life since he was seven years old, everything was gray.The only bright colors are the soaring flames and blood on the hands on the Lantern Festival night when I was seven years old.That bright red was his eternal nightmare.He thought that it would be the only color he had in his life.He thought that revenge was the only meaning of his life.

But now, Xuan Lie gave him another meaning.A touch of color that is no longer a nightmare.

A few days later, it was night.The sky is very clean, without a trace of cloud, the stars are falling in the sky like tearful eyes, and the full moon will soon hang on the high sky, shining down on the world.The peach blossom season in the courtyard has finally come to an end, and the ground is red, only the shadows of the branches are still on the ground.

"Yinghan? Are you asleep?" Xuan Lie whispered into Ji Yinghan's ear.

"Not yet." Ji Yinghan closed his eyes and replied, "What's wrong?"

Xuan Lie's hand carefully climbed up Ji Yinghan's waist, Ji Yinghan suddenly opened his eyes, and slapped his hand off without politeness.Xuan Lie felt aggrieved and rubbed his chin on Ji Yinghan's shoulder.

"I have something to talk about." Ji Yinghan was very angry, Xuanlie seemed to be a little too aggressive these days.

"Turn around and sleep..." Xuan Lie was like a child, and his voice was pretending to be aggrieved.

Ji Yinghan turned around obediently and faced Xuanlie face to face.In the darkness, Xuan Lie's eyes sparkled, he smiled with satisfaction, and kissed Ji Yinghan's forehead.Ji Yinghan just laughed at his childlike behavior, and immediately stretched his hands between his legs restlessly.As soon as Ji Yinghan grasped Xuanlie's wrist, his voice was as cold as the twelfth lunar month: "Don't you want to go to Baijiazhuang tomorrow?"

Xuan Lie nodded: "I want to go."

"If you want to go, be honest." Ji Yinghan clamped Xuan Lie's hand to his side.

"But……"

"There's nothing wrong with it." Ji Yinghan said firmly.

"Just once..." Xuan Lie begged.

"No." Ji Yinghan refused bluntly. Xuan Lie has used this trick many times these days. If he still fell for it, he must have no brains.

Seeing that the begging was fruitless, Xuan Lie pouted in dissatisfaction, and withdrew his hand from Ji Yinghan's.

Facing Xuan Lie's obviously very naive anger, Ji Yinghan was a little helpless and also a little funny, he hesitated for a while and took the initiative to go over and kiss Xuan Lie on the lips, and took the initiative to approach Xuan Lie's arms.

"I have to get up early tomorrow, go to sleep."

Ji Yinghan's soft coaxing worked, so Xuanlie smiled and hugged Ji Yinghan's waist tightly, and obediently closed his eyes to sleep.

After a while, Ji Yinghan's ears heard a regular sound.Ji Yinghan used the moonlight to describe Xuanlie's facial features with his eyes.He gently raised his hand, and tapped a certain acupuncture point on the back of Xuanlie's head.Hearing the deeper breathing, Ji Yinghan gently broke away from Xuan Lie's hands, took a robe and put it on his body, and walked out.

He walked around the front hall to the backyard. Under a peach tree in the backyard, a man in a gray robe was leaning against the tree trunk, as if he had been waiting for a long time.Seeing Ji Yinghan coming, the man stood up straight, saluted, and held a small brocade box with respectful hands.Ji Yinghan took it and opened it, and the three bright white pills inside radiated a cold light under the moonlight.

"Young master, Mr. Yun Xin specifically told you to be careful not to be backlashed by the medicine."

"I see." Ji Yinghan nodded.

"Your subordinate will leave." The gray figure jumped up to the roof and disappeared into the night in an instant.

Ji Yinghan returned to the room and put away the brocade box.He undressed and went to bed, and lay next to Xuan Lie again.Xuan Lie instinctively put his arm on him.Ji Yinghan stretched out his hand to caress Xuan Lie's cheek, and the slightly raised corners of his lips were tenderness that he had never seen before.