Looking to the Thirteen Rivers

The setting sun disappeared, the night was getting darker, and the cold moonlight fell in the valley.The lights are like stars in the distance, the small bridge surrounds the water, and the Fanxin Valley at night is hidden under the clear night sky, which is more like a fairyland than in the daytime.

There were no lights in the courtyard.

The room was pitch black, and the curtains blocked all the moonlight outside the window. Yin Qiu opened his eyes, and the surroundings were dark and strangely quiet. He was dazed for a while. When she sat up, a Immediately, his hand reached out from his side and hugged her.

"wake up?"

With the extremely weak light cast from the crack of the door, Yin Qiu looked around the inside with a confused expression.

Man Jiangxue got off the couch, took out the fire folder and lit a lamp. When he turned his head to look at Yin Qiu, Yin Qiu had tears in his eyes, and looked down at the clothes on his body that had been remade by Gongzi Fan.

The room was dimly illuminated by the candlelight, and the eyes were clear again. Yin Qiu sat in a daze, tears dripping down the skirt.

"It's getting dark here quickly, and it's just the right time." Man Jiang Xuefu sat back on the couch again, and took Yin Qiu into his arms, "I've slept for several hours, are you hungry?"

Yin Qiu rested in her arms and stayed there for a while before asking, "I thought I'd be fine after a night's sleep, why do I still feel so uncomfortable after waking up?"

Man Jiangxue caressed her face gently, and coaxed softly: "It will always be uncomfortable to say goodbye just now, and it will be fine in a few days."

Yin Qiu wiped away the tears by himself, turned over and buried Man Jiangxue's chest, and asked after a while, "How did the uncle come here?"

"Your father sent me a letter," Man Jiangxue said, "He asked me to pick you up."

Yin Qiu's eyes were still wet, and the corners of his eyes were red. Hearing this, his heart throbbed again. He looked up at Man Jiangxue and said, "Your injuries are still not healed. You must be tired after traveling on the road."

"Not very tired," Man Jiangxue said, "But seeing you, I'm not tired at all."

The candle shadows swayed, revealing the precious warmth of the spring night.Gongzi Fan left, but Man Jiangxue came again. She came so timely, she just filled the gap after Gongzi Fan left, and blocked Yin Qiu's loneliness that was about to flock to the bank of the river.

There is still warmth in the quilt room, and the sparse fragrance fills the room. Yin Qiu can no longer smell the bitter smell of medicine. She is gently enveloped by Man Jiangxue's breath. Directly teaching Yin Qiu to calm down soon, naturally Dissipated a lot of melancholy.

"Get up and walk?" Man Jiangxue leaned against the head of the bed, straightened Yin Qiu's slightly messy hair, "I haven't eaten any food since I slept all day, I asked Bai Ling to bring some food."

Yin Qiu raised his face and looked at her.

"What's wrong?" Man Jiangxue said.

Yin Qiu didn't speak, but there was deep attachment and some expectation in his eyes.

Man Jiangxue understood, buried her head and kissed Yin Qiu, and finally helped Yin Qiu up, saying, "Put on your shoes, and I'll fetch you water to wash."

After she finished speaking, she opened the door and went to the yard. When she came back with clear water, Yin Qiu was still sitting on the bed.

Man Jiangxue had no choice but to squat in front of the bed and put Yin Qiu's shoes on with her own hands, then carried her to the dressing table, soaked the handkerchief and wiped Yin Qiu's face.

Yin Qiu couldn't help being distracted, his mind was empty, as if he had thought a lot, but at the same time he seemed to be thinking about nothing.

She looked at Man Jiangxue again.

That kind of eyes really can't be described very well, there are too many inexplicable feelings hidden, but they haven't been fully revealed, just revealing some implicitly and restrainedly, it is enough to make the minds of those who watch it shake.

"What do you want to tell me?" Man Jiangxue leaned down, looking straight into Yin Qiu's eyes, "What do you want?"

Yin Qiu's lips parted, and tears welled up in her eyes. She looked at Man Jiangxue for a long time, then hugged her waist, and called softly, "Master..."

"I'm here," Man Jiangxue hugged her back, kissing Yin Qiu's hair, "I'm here."

Only then did Yin Qiu let out a sigh of relief, and said, both lonely and grateful: "It's a good thing you're here, otherwise I'd be alone, and I wouldn't even be able to fall asleep."

"Didn't I make an agreement with you that I will go wherever you go," Man Jiangxue said, "Of course I have to."

Yin Qiu finally showed a little smile, stood up and said, "I cook for my uncle. I have learned something from my father these two days. He taught me how to make fish taste better. The fish I caught yesterday are still there. Very fresh."

Man Jiangxue replied "Okay", and hugged Yin Qiu and kissed Yin Qiu for a while before going out. The two turned on the lights in the yard, and went to the stove together to light a fire and cook.

Shen Wang saw the lights here at the other end of the bridge, thinking that people woke up, so he ordered his disciples to send the prepared meals to Man Jiangxue and Yin Qiu, but Bai Ling stopped him: "Don't bother, Look at the smoke from the kitchen over there, Xiaoqiu must be cooking for the uncle himself, let's not disturb them, Xiaoqiu might still be sad."

Shen Wang felt that it was reasonable, so he ordered his disciples to step back, looked at Bai Ling and said, "Miss Yin is good at kung fu, I don't know how is your swordsmanship, ma'am? Our two factions have no intersection in the past, since the ma'am brought all the brothers and sisters here Now, why don't you exchange ideas with us Brahma Valley disciples?"

Bai Ling looked at him and smiled heartily: "Okay, that's what I mean too."

After speaking, he drew out his sword and picked a wider open space in the forest. The two of them clasped their fists together to salute each other, and made sword moves under the watchful eyes of disciples from Yunhua Palace and Brahma Heart Valley.

Seeing swords radiating from a distance, and faint cheers from many people, Yin Qiu put the cooked rice on the steamer, tied up his apron, looked at the door for a while, and said, "Sure! It is Shen Shaoxia who is competing with Bai Ling, and I have played with him a lot these days."

Man Jiangxue followed her gaze and said, "Who is better then?"

Yin Qiu said, "Uncle Master, what do you think?"

Man Jiangxue smiled without saying a word.

She was sitting on a wooden chair, picking vegetables in her hand, the lamp on the wall stood above her head, and the warm candlelight cast down, enveloping Man Jiangxue like a wet mist.Yin Qiu looked at her for a while, and asked, "Uncle Master, can you choose vegetables? You picked all the young leaves, I'll do it."

Man Jiangxue paused for a moment, then said, "Then where should I pinch?"

"Here," Yin Qiu squatted in front of her, "the rhizomes are a bit old and taste bad, so they have to be thrown away."

Man Jiangxue concentrated on her demeanor, and followed Yin Qiu's instructions. The injury on her arm was still not healed, and her movements looked awkward, but she did it very seriously.Those hands were fair and slender, and when the cuffs were slightly rolled up, a section of wrists as white as a bright moon were exposed, even if he was picking vegetables, it was as pleasing to the eye as holding a sword and picking flowers.

Yin Qiu couldn't help laughing, with a soft light shining in his eyes.

"What are you laughing at?" Man Jiangxue glanced at her, "Is it because I'm not doing well enough?"

Yin Qiu said: "That's not true, it's done very well." She rested her chin and stared at Man Jiangxue with a smile, "I heard from my father that when he was with my mother, he did it all. My mother doesn't know how to cook. Now I'm with my uncle, and my uncle can't cook, we are the same as them."

"That's still a little different," Man Jiangxue said, "Senior Sister can make some desserts anyway, but I can't even make desserts."

"Master uncle doesn't need to know," Yin Qiu said, "whatever you want to eat, I'll make it for you."

Man Jiangxue laughed: "That's good, he is a virtuous person, I found a treasure."

Yin Qiu's eyebrows were curved, and he laughed when he heard her words. Seeing her smile, Man Jiangxue showed relief, put the selected vegetables into the bamboo basket, stretched out his hand to pull Yin Qiu on his lap and sat down, saying "The palace is still in chaos. Wan Shu and your Uncle Wen are very busy these days. We should go back early, what do you think?"

Yin Qiu nodded: "Naturally," he added, "Let's go the next day, it's rare for Master Uncle to come, tomorrow I'll take you around here, and my mother's tomb has already been erected, Go and burn incense for her. In the past two days, my father has taken me to the mountains to look at the stars. The night is fine and the moon is fine tonight. After dinner, I will take you to see the stars, how about it?"

Man Jiangxue said: "Okay, I will listen to you."

The two sat by the door and snuggled together for a while, and when the rice in the pot was steamed, Yin Qiu cooked vegetables and fish, and set up a small wooden table in the porch as in the past few days, enjoying the breeze, flowers and rain and the full Jiang Xue had dinner.After the meal, Man Jiangxue offered to wash the dishes, but Yin Qiu couldn't resist her, so he didn't refuse, but he followed Man Jiangxue all the time, never leaving her.

Maybe after a separation, Man Jiangxue came here again at such a critical moment, Yin Qiu is very clingy to her tonight, doing everything next to Man Jiangxue, leaning against her all the time like boneless .

After tidying up the dishes and the stove, the two of them carried the lanterns and walked up the mountain along the long ladder.In order to digest food, I walked slowly. After the rain, Fanxin Valley was full of water, and the stone steps were slippery. It was not easy to walk. After walking for a long time, Man Jiangxue hugged Yin Qiu horizontally and used lightness kung fu to climb up. At the end of the ladder.

Concerned that Man Jiangxue's injury had not healed, Yin Qiu did not dare to move on the way up the stairs. As soon as he stood still, Yin Qiu couldn't wait to inspect Man Jiangxue's wound, and saw that the gauze leaked a little With a bloody look, he couldn't help saying with a bitter face: "Master, don't hug me, I can walk by myself, your injury is not easy to heal, look, it's split again."

"It's just a small injury," Man Jiangxue said, "It will be healed in a couple of days."

It was cool at night, and the surroundings were silent. The two sat down in a leeward space, and looked up at the star-studded night sky together.Yin Qiu curled up in Man Jiangxue's arms and said softly: "It's really nice here. I've stayed in Yunhua Mountain for so many years. I expected that the starry sky there should be almost the same as here, but I never thought about seeing the stars. It's strange."

"If you like this place, you can stay for two more days before leaving," Man Jiangxue said, "I don't know when will be the next time I come."

Yin Qiu turned his head to look at her, with a gentle smile: "After we go back, Master Uncle will take me to stay in the mansion on Xifeng Mountain for a few more days. I have only been there once in such a long time, and I have been thinking about it all the time."

Man Jiangxue touched her face and agreed: "Okay, you can go wherever you want."

The mountain wind blew past, bringing in the fragrance of mud and grass, and the dew gradually became heavier at night, wetting the sleeves of the skirt.On the way back, Yin Qiu didn't ask for Man Jiangxue's hug again. The two returned to the valley hand in hand. The firewood in the stove was still on and the water was still warm.Yin Qiu brought the hot water into the soup room, sprinkled some flower petals that had been dried two days ago, and undressed Man Jiangxue. When they sank into the water, Yin Qiucai undressed himself again, and slid into the soup pool carefully. .

Man Jiangxue's right hand was still not wet, so he had to be especially careful when taking a bath. Yin Qiu put a handkerchief on the side of the pool, asked Man Jiangxue to put his arm on it, and then wiped it patiently and meticulously for her.The surface of the water was covered with petals, which blocked some of the spring light, but the exposed white skin was still very eye-catching, and it was hard not to notice it. The fingertips slid across the shoulders, neck and collarbone, and those beautiful lines seemed to be drawn by a paintbrush, smooth And clear, glowing with a familiar aroma.

Uncle Shi is so pretty.

Yin Qiu secretly marveled in his heart.

She couldn't help approaching Man Jiangxue, and when she was about to kiss her neck, she paused and raised her head.Man Jiangxue met her gaze, showing a questioning intent, Yin Qiu blushed slightly, and said in a voice like a mosquito: "This is my father's private soup..."

Man Jiangxue chuckled twice, and kissed Yin Qiu on her own initiative.Yin Qiu was both happy and ashamed. When he thought that this was the residence of Young Master Fan, he felt a little uncontrollably guilty.Man Jiangxue has never been able to hide her small thoughts from Man Jiangxue, so Man Jiangxue didn't pester her too much to play around, but just kissed Yin Qiu, and then the two of them wiped off the water stains, changed into clean clothes, and walked back through the courtyard. to the room.

These few days of hard work, Man Jiangxue is actually a little tired, and in addition to being injured inside and out, the journey is even more uncomfortable.Although I slept with Yin Qiu for a few hours after coming here, but now I am still tired at night, so Man Jiangxue fell into a light sleep not long after lying on the bed, and waited for Yin Qiu to turn off the stove. When the fire came back again, Man Jiangxue fell into a deep sleep.

The dim light is beautiful, and the clear moonlight is cast between the bed curtains, reflecting the peaceful sleeping face of Man Jiangxue softly and beautifully.Seeing that she had lost some weight during this period, Yin Qiu's heart filled with pity, and at the same time, she felt a little uncontrollable joy and peace of mind - if Man Jiangxue didn't come, this quiet night without company , she really didn't know what to do.

Yin Qiu pursed his lips, smiled silently, untied Man Jiangxue's clothes, carefully changed her medicine, and put on a new bandage.Then she extinguished the candle, lay lightly on Man Jiangxue's side, hugged her and fell asleep infinitely and peacefully.

The second day was another sunny day, the sun was shining brightly, and the earth was full of splendor.Yin Qiu got up first as usual, made breakfast, and after taking care of everything, he woke up Man Jiangxue. After the two of them had eaten, they went to the Xinghualin with paper incense candles, where three tombs stood side by side. , two old and one new, bathed in the warm sky, quiet and quiet.

Man Jiangxue lit joss sticks and paper money, and stood silently in the rain of flowers.Yin Qiu asked her, "Do you have something to say to my mother?"

Tomb of beloved wife Man Dong - Man Jiangxue looked at these words and nodded slowly.

Yin Qiu said, "Then I'll wait for you outside."

As she said, she was about to leave with the bamboo basket in her hand, but Man Jiangxue grabbed her, held Yin Qiu's hand and said to the grave, "I promised you that I will take good care of Xiao Qiu for you, If you see her in Heavenly Spirit, please rest assured. For the rest of my life, I will do my best to protect her."

Gentle and firm words came to his ears, Yin Qiu couldn't help speeding up his heartbeat, and stared at Man Jiangxue in a daze.

"I hope you are all well over there," Man Jiangxue said, "Senior Sister, we will see you in a hundred years."