Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The candlelight stretched Man Jiangxue's shadow very long.

She has black hair and shawls, and a jade-like face. Under the loose coat is a snow-white and thin obscene garment. Standing in front of Yin Qiu, her whole body is covered with a layer of faint yellow light, like a person who has stepped out of a painting.

In fact, she wanted to ask these questions a long time ago, but she never found the right time.

That night in Yunjian City, she was indeed a little tired. She rode her horse and rushed to Yin Qiu's side for four days. On the way, she didn't have a good sleep, and she was exposed to several rains. It was when she was hugging and lying down with Yin Qiu that she was covered by the body temperature of the person in her arms.

She was a little unbearably sleepy that day, so when she held Yin Qiu and talked with her, she couldn't stand the drowsiness. She smelled the scent of saponins in Yin Qiu's hair, and the smell of medicine from unknown sources on her body, and she fainted Feeling sleepy, she forgot to reply to Yin Qiu's words, but she didn't lose consciousness quickly, but fell into a kind of shallow sleep that is not common.

Then Yin Qiu held her hand, and when he tilted his head, he sent warm breath to her cheek.

It was a feeling of being watched quietly.

In fact, Man Jiangxue doesn't like being watched by others, but since she was a child, she has always been the kind of person who will be watched by others. There are many kinds of eyesight, some are obvious, and some are secretly measured. She actually knows all of them. , I just got used to not caring, although there is nothing to care about.

Until many years ago, a line of sight that was different from others appeared in those gazes.

That sight came from Shen Mandong.

And many years later, she found that expression in Yin Qiu's eyes again. Even though she closed her eyes, she didn't see it with her own eyes, but she felt it clearly.

But she couldn't be sure, couldn't tell.

She couldn't quite know whether the eyes looking at her from years ago and years later were really similar.

Anyway, that night, Man Jiangxue's feelings were a little indescribably subtle.

I don't know what went wrong, but in short, this winter, the relationship between her and Yin Qiu seems to have lost something and gained something more.

She has always been a very sensitive person, especially when there is a change in something she is familiar with, she will always detect it accurately at the first time, but she can't figure out why.

Why did Yin Qiu look at her like that?

In terms of emotions, she was blank. In her limited life, there was only a short-lived Shen Mandong, but she regarded Shen Mandong as a good senior sister. She was still young at that time, and she couldn't understand what the red dust in Shen Mandong's mouth looked like. , is a blind spot that she does not understand and has never crossed.

Especially if these two words were associated with Yin Qiu, it would confuse her even more.

But in addition to being confused, she unexpectedly found that she did not resent Yin Qiu's gaze on her.

She even pushed Yin Qiu deeper into her arms after Yin Qiu whispered to her to fall into a deep sleep.

She also watched her for a long time in the dark.

Just like Yin Qiu, as long as he is by her side, whether it's talking to her, looking at her quietly, or smiling at her, he can give her a feeling that others can't.

But she didn't know if Yin Qiu felt the same way.

"So I want to know," Man Jiangxue raised Yin Qiu's face with his hand, "What are you looking at, and what are you dreaming about?"

Reflecting on the small swaying oil lamp, Man Jiangxue's downcast eyes looked a bit deep, Yin Qiu's face was flushed, and his breathing began to become disordered.

How would she answer?

Her heart was pounding, and Yin Qiu felt an unprecedented sense of restraint at this moment. She almost resisted the urge to escape, and said in a soft voice, "How can Master Uncle pretend to be asleep..."

"Answer me," Man Jiangxue asked, noticing that Yin Qiu was avoiding his own question, "tell the truth."

Seeing that she didn't seem to want to let him go easily today, Yin Qiu had to rack his brains to prevaricate her: "Because... because the uncle is beautiful!"

Man Jiangxue was silent for a moment, then said: "You are blind, what can you see?"

"How can there be a black lamp?" Yin Qiu said sullenly, "There are still lanterns on in the corridor..."

How could Man Jiangxue fail to see that she was talking nonsense, and asked again: "Then what did you dream about?"

This time Yin Qiu told the truth: "I don't know, I don't even remember having a dream..."

Man Jiangxue stopped talking.

This didn't seem to be the answer she expected.

But she expected...or what was the answer she wanted to hear?

There was a strange feeling in my heart for no reason, and I couldn't tell where it came from. Man Jiangxue was silent for a while, let go of Yin Qiu's chin, and suddenly stared at her and said: "You have been very good in the palace for the past two years. , Knowing that I am sleeping, why do you stick to me even more after leaving the palace," she said here, paused and then followed up, "I forgot to ask you these few years, do you still think of me as your mother?"

Hearing what she said clearly, Yin Qiu was stunned for a moment, and said in disbelief: "Uncle Master...do you think I treat you like a mother?"

Man Jiangxue finally looked unbearable: "I am asking you, you just answer me, don't keep asking, you just say yes or no."

Yin Qiu hurriedly said: "Of course not!" She looked at Man Jiangxue in surprise, "I'm just getting close to my uncle... Besides, I never really regarded you as my mother, it was just that I was picked up by my uncle when I was young For a while, I just had this idea."

After saying that, Yin Qiu looked at Man Jiangxue's expression again and asked, "Is there any question?"

problem?

Man Jiangxue fell silent.

She didn't know what was wrong either.

The two looked at each other with their own thoughts, and after a long time, Man Jiangxue said, "In your eyes, who am I?"

Yin Qiu was taken aback for another moment, and said hesitantly, "Master...isn't he just Shishu? Who else...?"

Seeing that she didn't seem to understand what she meant at all, including that she herself didn't ask clearly, Man Jiangxue was a little speechless, and finally sighed softly: "Forget it, you didn't treat me as your mother. good."

Yin Qiu looked at her inexplicably.

Man Jiangxue fell silent at this point, went to the desk and blew out the candle, grabbed Yin Qiu by the back collar and threw her to the side, then lay beside her without saying a word.

Yin Qiu huddled into a ball, not daring to move.

She thought: What happened to Master Uncle today?Why are you asking so many weird questions?

The candlelight disappeared, and there was only some dim moonlight in the room, which was sprinkled on the floor by the window, but not cast between the bed curtains. Yin Qiu opened his eyes and tried his best to distinguish Man Jiangxue's face in the dimness, but what did she say? Can't see clearly either, just a blurry silhouette.

Even though he felt that Man Jiangxue's behavior was a little abnormal today, Yin Qiu didn't have the extra thought to figure out why she was abnormal.

Man Jiangxue didn't ask too much about what happened that night, which had already given Yin Qiuru an amnesty. If Man Jiangxue persisted in asking the bottom line, she really didn't know what appropriate reason to use to perfunctory her.

Do you want her to express her feelings?

How is that possible?

Just imagining the scene in his mind, Yin Qiu couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, as if he was in a world of ice and snow.

If the uncle knew her intentions, she would never be able to get along with the uncle as intimately as she is now.

Because the uncle only regards her as a junior and treats her as a child, if she finds out, she will definitely avoid suspicion and alienate her.

That's not what Yin Qiu wants to see.

No... no, absolutely not.

Yin Qiuyin was hidden in the dark, and his expression gradually became serious.

She must hide herself well, and she must not show any traces that she should not show in front of her uncle.

Now that the uncle seems to be a little suspicious, then she can no longer face the uncle as she likes.

She had to bury those things that were not visible, and tried her best to dispel her uncle's suspicion. Only in this way could she stay with her uncle for as long as possible.

The night gradually became darker, and the moonlight outside the house became brighter and brighter.

The people around him hadn't moved for a long time, and they didn't take the initiative to hug him like in the past. Yin Qiu sighed in his heart, and carefully pulled the quilt to cover himself.

·

At dawn the next day, when Yin Qiu woke up, Man Jiangxue was no longer in the room.

The house was very quiet, so quiet that there was no one there. Yin Qiu didn't sleep well that night. When he woke up, he didn't see Man Jiangxue, and felt a little uncontrollably disappointed.

She sat on the couch for a while, then got up to dress and wash, then went out of the room and looked around, but she still couldn't see where Man Jiangxue was.

What about people?

Yin Qiu was puzzled, but fortunately, all the disciples accompanying him this time gathered in the backyard to compete in swordsmanship. After Yin Qiu inquired, he learned that Man Jiangxue was invited away by the people of Jiuxiantang.

"It is said that a Hall Master Dream specially sent someone to invite Master Uncle," said a female disciple, "Senior Sister Bai Ling also left, about half an hour ago."

Yin Qiu couldn't help being startled when he heard her words.

Didn't Afu say that the Nine Immortals Hall will not receive anyone from any sect before it is held at the Mozi Terrace?Why did Meng Wugui think of meeting Man Jiangxue at this moment?

Also, why did Man Jiangxue take Bai Ling away, but didn't call her?

Recalling that when they slept together last night, there was always a distance between the two of them, and no one was close to the other. The loss in Yin Qiu's heart became more intense at this moment.

Could it be that the uncle discovered something... and started avoiding her?

Yin Qiu's face turned pale, and his expression was in a trance.

"Senior Sister?" The female disciple watched Yin Qiu's expression changes carefully, "Why do you suddenly look so bad... Is there something uncomfortable?"

Yin Qiu couldn't help getting flustered, and she had a lot of random thoughts in this short period of time. She shook her head, said "No problem," and then asked, "Did the uncle say when he will come back?"

The female disciple replied: "I didn't say anything, but before we left, we specifically asked us not to look for you in the room if we had nothing important to do. The uncle said that you didn't sleep well last night, and you should get up late today, so we both Stay in the backyard to learn kung fu, didn't you bother senior sister?"

Immediately, Yin Qiu got another message from her words: Man Jiangxue knew that she didn't fall asleep for a long time last night.

This also means that Man Jiangxue himself is the same.

Yin Qiu inevitably felt a little uncomfortable.

The two were lying together, but neither of them really fell asleep. She stayed up most of the night dryly with her eyes open, and Man Jiangxue stayed up most of the night with her, but she didn't say a word to Yin Qiu, nor did she like Yin Qiu. Hugged her like that before.

If this is not alienation, what is it?

Even if Yin Qiu didn't want to accept it anymore, he had no choice but to make a conclusion at this moment - Man Jiangxue must have noticed her thoughts that she shouldn't have.

And her actions last night and even today have already demonstrated her attitude.

"...Okay, I got it." Yin Qiu felt a chill in his heart, but he did not forget to show his composure, chatted briefly with the female disciple, then turned and went back to the room.

As soon as she left, Meng Jing walked over from the corridor holding the medical book. Seeing Yin Qiu's lonely back today, Meng Jing looked at her for a while, and asked the female disciple, "What happened?"

The female disciple shrugged: "Nothing happened, but I think Senior Sister Yin seems to be in a bad mood. Brother, why don't you go and ask?"

Meng Jing thought for a while and replied, "That's fine."

She rolled up the medical book and put it in her sleeve, and walked along the long corridor to the outside of the wing room. Yin Qiu happened to have entered the door. Before Meng Jing could call her, Yin Qiu paused at the door with his back turned to her , and then shut the two wooden doors heavily without looking back.

Hearing that the door was closing loudly, Meng Jing paused.

Did you know that she followed?

Meng Jing frowned, thinking that Yin Qiuguo was really in a bad mood and didn't want to see her right now, so she gave up her thoughts of caring for Yin Qiu and went back to the backyard.

It's just that when she turned to leave, the closed door quietly opened a crack.

Seeing Meng Jing's figure quickly disappearing into the corner of the corridor, Yin Qiu closed the door tightly again and turned around calmly.

All the layouts in the room remained unchanged, even the teacup that had been pressed with a note last night remained in its original position, but there was a green figure beside the table at this moment.

·

"What are you doing here?" Yin Qiu poured two cups of cold tea on the table, and pushed a cup to the person opposite.

"I waited for you all night in the small bamboo forest, why didn't you come!" Afu clapped her hands on the table vigorously, the tea splashed and wet Yin Qiu's fingertips.

Yin Qiu paused slightly when he heard this, and raised his eyes after a while and said, "You wrote that note?"

Afu snorted, "That's right, I wrote it!"

Yin Qiu suddenly realized.

She also speculated about the messenger last night, now that she knows that it is Afu's handwriting, there is nothing surprising.

This girl's kung fu is excellent, it's a trivial matter to sneak into her room and leave a note, but as for the courage, she doesn't lack it.

Yin Qiu held the teacup in his hand and turned it lightly, and was about to answer what Afu said, but Afu asked in a bad tone: "It's fine if you don't go to Xiaozhulin, at worst, I'll make another trip and come in person Looking for you, but what's the matter with you, did you sleep in the hut last night? Why didn't you stay in the room!"

Hearing her tone, Yin Qiu knew that she was still angry with her about what happened the day before, so he smiled and said: "At least you should sign your name, no matter how cautious you are, you will not be afraid to see your note." I will go there rashly, not to mention it is about midnight, and it is still a place like a small bamboo forest outside the city."

"Obviously you are seriously suspicious!" Afu retorted, "If it were you who asked me out, I would definitely go!"

"Then you are so brave," Yin Qiu said, "I can't do it. I'm greedy for life and afraid of death, lest someone will harm me and make you laugh."

Hearing the mockery in her words, Afu hummed again: "Then you go again tonight, I have something to tell you."

Yin Qiu looked at her: "Is there anything that can't be said at this time?"

"Of course it's because you can't see people!" Afuyun rolled her eyes at her, "Don't you know what a partition has ears? You can't catch all the spies of Ziwei sect in Yunhua Palace. Who knows if this place is absolutely Safety?"

"Then how do I know if you're lying to me?" Yin Qiu's eyes were quiet, revealing an obvious amount, "You've got the bottom line so I know, otherwise I wouldn't have gone."

Afu had an expression of "asking the sky without words": "I said, why are you so suspicious? I told you that this place is not suitable for talking. It's really hard to communicate with you!"

"It's an extraordinary time, you should take it easy," Yin Qiu said, "No one wants to be suspicious. I have my concerns. If you want to say it, just say it. If you really don't want to, just let it go."

Afu had no choice but to say angrily: "Oh, yes, yes..." She said, crossing the corner of the table to Yin Qiu's ear, and said in a breathy voice, "Don't you want to see your mother? Go to Xiaozhulin tonight, I will let you You meet her."

Yin Qiu glanced at her sideways, and said steadily, "Really?"

"Why lie to you?" Seeing her questioning herself, Afu's temper flared up again, "Why don't you always believe what I say!"

"You said the day before that you didn't know where my mother was," Yin Qiu looked at her, "now you know?"

Afu knew she would say that, and said frantically: "I really didn't know that day! But I found out later! You really annoy me!"

Yin Qiu let her lose her temper and was not angry: "But you said before that I have to wait until the day of the meeting to see my mother. Why did you change your mind?"

Afu was so angry that her mouth was twisted: "Isn't that why you kept asking me that day, and you did something to me because of it! See you sooner if you want to! Don't be ignorant, I'm almost annoyed by you !” I really don’t understand how senior sister would treat this kind of person as a friend!

Just like that day, Yin Qiu was still observing Afu's expression, but he still didn't find any sign of her lying.Yin Qiu thought for a moment, then said: "Okay, I will go to Xiaozhulin to find you at Yinshi tonight."

"Worry!" Afu walked to the window cursingly, pushed open the window and climbed up, "Then don't miss the appointment! If you miss this opportunity, you may not be able to see your mother, so don't blame me for not reminding you .”

After she finished speaking, she jumped out with a "whoosh" regardless of Yin Qiu's reaction.

——As if staying with Yin Qiu just a little longer would kill her.