Ambush from all sides

Two days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it is the twenty-fifth birthday of the dead leaf.

For her long-forgotten birthday, Dead Leaf had no expectations at first, and felt that it should be like the previous years, passing almost as usual.But that day, he unexpectedly received a small thing.

In fact, it was not considered a gift, the fourth son didn't know that it was his birthday, but just gave him a small gadget.

Brown and yellow, with a few strands of red plush little fox, a little bigger than a thumb, with a small white jade bead hanging on it, it looks very clever and cute.The fourth son joyfully rushed into the dead leaf room with the toy in hand, saying that he unwrapped it from presents yesterday, and seeing it looked good, he wanted to give it to him.

"Brother Meow told me when you were in a coma, he said you were a little fox, just like this!" He said and raised the little thing to the dead leaf as if offering a treasure.Dead Ye just woke up, looked at this little thing with sleepy eyes, and felt that the toy was very delicately made, and reached out to touch it, and the fur was also very smooth and comfortable.He got up, rubbed his eyes, took it over and touched it... Tsk, this plush is really too comfortable.

After washing up, the fourth son opened the window of the room, and the light outside the window immediately poured in brightly.The yard is sunny and looks bright and beautiful.Little Siziba blinked his big eyes and turned his head, looked at him expectantly and said, "Little Yezi, would you like to play with me in the yard?"

"Go out?" Withered Leaf twisted the towel for a moment, with some hesitation and retreat in his eyes: "I don't want to go out."

"Why? Daddy said that you will get better faster if you expose yourself to the sun." The fourth son pouted in disappointment, while sticking the plush little fox on the door panel and bouncing around: "Go, let's go to the yard to bask in the sun." Basking in the sun, let the little fox also bask in the sun, I accidentally got it wet when I washed my face in the morning."

Withered Leaf hesitated and turned his head to look out. It was already past the morning meal, and there was no one walking around in the yard.The food box that the little maid sent earlier was placed on the table properly, and after a while, the fourth son picked it up and put it in his arms, and stretched out his hand to shake his trouser legs: "Go~go~ Xiao Yezi~"

Dead Leaf has never been able to resist small animals like Xiao Sizi, and when he saw no one in the yard, he agreed with hesitation.When Zhan Hao left, he left him a lot of autumn and winter clothes, shoes and socks, which filled a closet.Dead Leaf stood in front of the cabinet, choosing absently, not knowing which one to wear.In a trance, he remembered the scene when Zhan Hao dressed him in Suzhou, his heartbeat became a little out of order, and his mood dropped a lot in an instant.

"Xiao Ye Zi, have you chosen your clothes yet? I brought the mask here for you." Withered Ye looked down and saw that the fourth son had impatiently brought over his copper mask, looking up at the mask eagerly. with him.Withered Leaf smiled covertly, took out a black dress and put it on, fastened her girdle, put on her shoes and mask.The little guy stared at him who was dressed neatly, and couldn't help admiring foolishly: "Wow, Xiao Yezi is so handsome!"

Dead Leaf naturally didn't take this seriously, but thought that the fourth son was comforting him, and with a calm smile on his face, he said, "Don't you want to play in the yard?"

"Go, of course! I'll dry the little fox, you have breakfast!" Saying that, the little guy grabbed his hand and dragged him out.

Withered Leaf twitched the corner of her mouth silently, little fox...however it sounds strange, and I don't know why Zhan Hao gave him this nickname.But the fourth son thought it was good, he rolled on the grass and played with the plush little fox and said: "Little Yezi is a fox, and Daddy is also a fox, but Xiaoyezi is red, and Daddy is white."

Seeing that his beautiful clothes were covered with grass clippings, Dead Leaf couldn't help reaching out to pat him.The fourth son felt it, and turned his face to smile at him, hehehe, and after a while, he threw himself into his arms like a rabbit, nestled into his arms with a smile and said, "Little Yezi, do you know what this little fox is made of? "

Withered Ye raised her eyebrows, stretched out her hand and touched it again, it felt like some kind of animal fur...could it really be fox fur?Seeing the surprise and suspicion in his eyes, the fourth son turned around and laughed "haha": "Sister Xiaoyu made this little fox out of the hair that fell off the little tiger. It has been done for a long time!"

"Little Tiger?" Withered Leaf frowned suspiciously: "Little Tiger, is it a cat?"

"Yes!" The fourth son lifted the plush fox and stuffed it into the hand of the dead leaf, pointing to the brown fur and said: "Little tiger is a tiger-striped cat. It has always been raised by the lady in the kitchen, but it often meows. In Meow’s room. Two months ago, Xiaohu’s daughter-in-law gave birth to a litter of kittens, all of which were tiger-striped. I named them Big Tiger, Two Tigers, Three Tigers and Four Tigers. Meow in the room."

After hearing this, Dead Leaf's eyes gradually sank, with a hint of sadness: "Four..." The little mandarin duck has given birth to five, and each one is more naughty than the other, especially the little horn...

Seeing his somewhat disappointed expression, the fourth son knew that he must be missing his cat, so he said, "Little Ye Zi also likes cats, how about I bring two of them here for you to play with?"

"Ah? No need for that, they don't kiss me..." Just after a few words of refusal, Dead Leaf saw Xiao Sizi tilt his head to look behind him, and shouted happily: "Ah, meow Meow! Oh, you brought the kitten here!" The little guy jumped up in surprise and ran to the other side of the yard, and when the dead leaf heard that it was Zhan Zhao, his back tensed reflexively.He frowned and turned around, and saw Zhan Zhao wearing the red official uniform, holding a half-sized rattan basket in his hand, inside a litter of juvenile tiger-striped cats huddled together.

The other party had just walked out of the corridor and was standing on the steps, with an unnatural expression on his face.The fourth son happily ran over to grab the side of the basket, reaching out to touch the kittens' heads.Zhan Zhao patted his little hand and said, "Don't worry, we'll talk about it in the past."

"Oh!" The fourth son immediately withdrew his hand obediently, and instead pulled Zhan Zhao towards the dead leaves.Seeing the awkward and cautious expression on Withered Leaf's face, Zhan Zhao also had a headache.He has always been worried, who is not good for the elder brother to like, but he just fell in love with this person who has a feud with both him and the white mouse.Now it's all right, the relationship was not good at first, and he accidentally inserted his foot, causing the dead leaf to be caught by Lin Zhihuan, and then killed.Thinking back to the time when he first met Dead Leaf, he would never have imagined that this person would later confuse his elder brother... Hey, what a bad fate.

Zhan Zhao took the cats to sit in front of the dead leaves, and put the basket in the middle of the grass. The two looked at each other awkwardly, and then turned away sullenly.

"Well, I saw that you like Erhu a few days ago, and I thought you were bored, so I brought it here to relieve your boredom." Zhan Zhao said sullenly, and stretched out his hand to hug the cats out one by one: "This A few guys have a bad temper, but once you get acquainted, you will become relatives." On one side, the fourth son picked up Sihu and stuffed his hands into the arms of the dead leaves.The kitten probably was afraid of the dead leaves, so he kept struggling and screaming to run away, but the dead leaves were scratched so painfully, so he let it go in embarrassment.

The little cat ran to Zhan Zhao's back to hide, and finally poked out a small head to look at him secretly, and Zhan Zhao felt a little unnatural for a while.Dead Leaf quickly accepted this fact, but she was a little annoyed, wondering why Zhan Zhao saw it that day?He pursed his lips, turned his face and pretended to be indifferent: "You don't have to worry too much, I don't like small animals."

Now Zhan Zhao really didn't know what to say. He tried to please him but failed. Both of them were silent, and the scene was a little frozen for a while.Sitting on the side, the fourth son hugged the cat, looked at this and that, and instinctively felt that he should say something now to ease the situation.But just as he was about to speak, Zhan Zhao turned his face to stare at him, and smiled faintly with his eyes bent: "Little Four, what, can you help me see if Little Baozi is in the study?"

"Little Baozi?" The child was taken aback, wondering why he suddenly mentioned Xiaobaozi?But seeing Miaomiao winking at him with a smile on his face, the little guy thought for a while, then stood up and ran away.However, he came back within two steps, put the cat in Jinzhao's arms, stared at him with wide eyes for a while, and then ran away again.

The dead leaves were looking at him eagerly, hoping that the little guy would not leave, but unexpectedly, the little four didn't even look at him, and just ran away without hesitation!Sitting there, he felt a little depressed. Opposite him was a black-bellied cat, staring at him so that his nerves were tense and stiff.Withered Leaf pursed the corners of her mouth in some resistance, and silently stepped back a little, even intending to get up.

Seeing that he wanted to leave, Zhan Zhao finally couldn't help but said, "Don't leave, I have something to tell you."

Withered Ye, who was about to get up, paused, and after a while, slowly hesitated and sat down again, but still turned her head, not looking at Zhan Zhao.Zhan Zhao sighed silently, and slowly said: "I know you don't like me, I did something wrong in the Changzhou mansion before, and I said those words on purpose to annoy you. If you hate me, just Just keep hating me, but it has nothing to do with my elder brother. He just treats me as a younger brother, don't get me wrong."

Withered Ye lowered her head and said nothing, her heart was not very happy, her face was still sullen.Zhan Zhao raised his eyes to look at him, saw that his face still had the gloomy expression, thought he was still blaming Zhan Hao in his heart, and couldn't help defending his eldest brother: "Brother, he likes you, don't worry before leaving , and told me to take good care of you. I know, brother, he had too many rotten peach blossoms in the past, and you might be upset after seeing them, but brother has never cared about them! Before I went back to Changzhou, it was the first time I saw him treat a He is such a nice person, I heard from Minwei that he even quit smoking for you..."

"I know these things." Withered Ye lowered his head and interrupted him, pressing his fingers hard on his knees, his joints turning pale.Zhan Zhao quietly stopped talking, looked at him in silence for a while, and then asked, "Then, do you like my elder brother?"

Upon hearing this question, Dead Leaf couldn't help feeling a little hot on his face.It would be a lie to say that he is distracted, but when he looked up and saw Zhan Zhao's bright, questioning dark golden eyes, he couldn't help but feel ashamed.Although Zhan Hao said that he likes him, only likes him, Zhan Zhao has been emphasizing that Zhan Hao likes him... It's not that he doesn't believe it, but now... he feels that, sometimes, he doesn't want Zhan Hao to like him.

He didn't feel like he should be that one.

"Don't you like big brother?" Seeing his silence, Zhan Zhao asked again with some uncertainty.Although he felt that Dead Leaf must have feelings for his eldest brother, but the Lord's performance was too hesitant, which made him suspicious again.Withered Ye lowered her head, still not answering, but her hands tightened her trousers, her eyes became darker.Seeing him in a dilemma, Zhan Zhao silently withdrew his probing gaze, and sighed somewhat angrily.

"Brother is still waiting for you in Changzhou..." He muttered to himself, and after a while, he grabbed Erhu who was wandering around by his hand, hugged him into his arms, and rubbed sullenly.Withered Leaf raised her head to look at him gloomyly, seeing the enjoyment of the cat in his arms, then lowered her head again after a while.

Zhan Zhao hugged the cat silently, depressed, thinking that it was really difficult to communicate with the dead leaves, especially since he was not cooperative at all.The eldest brother said he was shy, but he was too shy and clumsy.If you don't answer, you don't answer, and there is no way to escape at all!Think back when the fourth son asked about himself and the white mouse, he knew how to change the topic.But this guy is just bored and awkward.But after thinking about it, well, this way is much more pleasing to the eye than before, at least it feels quite bullying.

Thinking of this, Zhan Zhao felt a lot more comfortable, and the confidence that was hit by the dead leaves just now returned a little bit, so he straightened up and continued to talk: "Well, how is your body recently?"

Withered Leaves was silent for a while, then said lightly: "It's okay, Mr. Gongsun said it will take another month or so."

His answer was really concise to a certain extent... Zhan Zhao silently estimated in his heart how much "it's okay" is?Feeling good can be said to be "okay", feeling generally can be said to be "okay", feeling a little uncomfortable can also be "okay", this is too broad.Zhan Zhao pouted, feeling more and more that he had to ask some clear questions when chatting with Dead Leaf, for example——"Does your head still hurt?"

"It's not very painful, just a little dizzy occasionally."

Oh yeah!After getting the correct answer, Kitten Zhan silently gave himself a thumbs up in his heart, and then continued to encourage him: "I heard Mr. Gongsun say that your stomach is not in good condition and you can't eat greasy things. You should be fine now." Bar?"

"Well, sometimes the fourth son brings me mutton soup, and I don't feel anything wrong after drinking it."

"Oh, did the gentleman tell you when you can resume practicing?" Zhan Zhao remembered that this man's power was about to fade away, as he used to chasing and strangling his own rats, and when he lost his power, he would follow him. Almost killed him.Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the dead leaves that were quite honest turned into clam shells in an instant, and their mouths were tightly shut.Zhan Zhao stuck out his tongue silently, carefully considering the words to comfort him: "You can practice again when your kung fu is gone. Take care of your body, and you will definitely be able to practice again in the future."

Withered leaves lowered their eyes, but still did not speak.Zhan Zhao looked at him with eyes that seemed to be lost, but also bored, and he looked a little resigned to his fate, but he was not very willing.

"Zhan Zhao, not everyone can be like you and Bai Yutang. My kung fu will be lost if it's gone. No matter how much I practice, I won't be able to return to the original level." Withered Ye raised her eyes and looked at him coldly. , said such a sentence with certainty.It's not complaining or accusation, it's just stating a fact flatly, but there is still some helpless unwillingness in the eyes.In fact, in his heart, Dead Leaf didn't feel like blaming anyone for the loss of skill. Anyway, it's something that hurts people, so it's good to have it gone.However, without effort, he would feel ashamed, and suddenly lost the things to settle down.

He has to rely on something to continue walking in this world, making him feel that he is not a waste.

After hearing his words, Zhan Zhao was also speechless for a while, because of this fact and also the look in the eyes of the dead leaves.He was a little surprised, because that look... Dead Leaf didn't seem to hate him anymore.

In that case, why is he still depressed?

"Meow! Little Yezi!" At this moment, there was a loud cry from the gate of the yard, and the fourth son ran back from the door, a little out of breath.Zhan Zhao turned his face away, with a smile on his lips, and said, "Why did you come back so soon?"

"Hey!" The little guy threw himself into Chengzhao's arms, panting and said, "Little Baozi is in the study, talking to that brother who lives in the back mountain!"

"Brother who lives in the back mountain?" Zhan Zhao repeated in a low voice, frowned, and subconsciously looked at Withered Ye: "Lin Zhihuan?"

Hearing this name, Dead Leaf became energetic all of a sudden, her eyes became a little sharp, she turned her face and stared at the fourth son suspiciously: "Is Mr. Bao alone with him?"

"Yes, when I went, that elder brother just walked in. I remember my father said that his addiction is almost gone, and he will be fine after a while of recuperation." The fourth son said, looking at the dead leaves, and said: " Little Baozi saw me and asked me how Xiao Yezi was doing recently."

Dead Leaf didn't hear the last words of the fourth son, he just noticed that Lin Zhihuan's addiction is almost gone, and he will be fine after a while.He felt strange, hadn't that man's addiction been going on for several years?He had only smoked cigarettes twice before, and he had to endure many days of torture before he could recover, but why did he...?

Seeing the puzzled look in his eyes, Zhan Zhao knew that his elder brother must have never told him about it.Brother, I really didn't know that he was so cautious before.Zhan Zhao was not sure why he didn't tell Dead Leaf about this, was it because he was worried about his excitement, or something else?But some things will always be known, and these two people are both in Kaifeng Mansion, if they want to hide it, how can they hide it?It's better to take the initiative to explain it!

Seeing the increasingly tangled face of the dead leaf, Zhan Zhao couldn't bear it anymore, he and the fourth son looked at each other silently, and said hesitantly, "Well, Dead leaf, let me tell you something, you Don't be angry when you hear this."

Withered Ye raised her head steadily, looked at him with slightly frowned eyebrows, and asked in a deep voice, "Is it related to Zhan Hao?"

"Well," Zhan Zhao nodded, and then slowly said word by word carefully, "Well, brother, he feels a little guilty towards Lin Zhihuan. Although there are some things that I don't blame brother, but that, I don't kill Boren, but Boren does. Died because of me or something... In short, the elder brother wanted to settle the grievances between the two of them, so... he used his own skills to wash Lin Zhihuan's meridians."

It was difficult for Zhan Zhao to speak, and it was also difficult for Dead Leaf to listen.He frowned, and after a while in his mind, he finally understood the meaning of the words.It probably means that Zhan Hao helped Lin Zhihuan wash his meridians and get rid of his drug addiction. From then on, the grievances between the two of them were wiped out...Is that so?

"Well, Dead Leaf, don't think about it. Big brother doesn't want to think about it for the rest of his life after Lin Zhihuan's death, so he settles it in this way. He doesn't mean anything to Lin Zhihuan, I can prove it! Don't blame him for helping Lin Zhihuan If you don't help me, Lin Zhihuan won't have a few days to live. You'll have a long time to heal your wounds, and my elder brother can treat you well for the rest of your life..." Oh, no, how can this change? "No, no, it should be, big brother only likes you alone, for Lin Zhihuan, he is only out of morality and conscience! You trust him, he only loves you, there is no half-heartedness! Really!"

Hearing Zhan Zhao say "he only loves you", Dead Leaf felt uncomfortable at first, but suddenly felt a little burning on her face and felt a little uncomfortable.He lowered his head, twisted his tongue in his mouth, and finally muttered in a low voice: "I didn't say I didn't believe him..."

To be honest, anyone with such a crazy admirer would probably have a headache.And this person is crazy to this extent, Zhan Hao is also considered unlucky.As for his feeling of discord in his heart, that he wants to settle this grievance, Dead Yee silently thinks that Zhan Hao is too fastidious, and Dead Yee always only feels angry at what happened to this kind of person.Whose path is not blazed by oneself?It is true that some things cannot only be subjective, but you should not blame others too much.Zhan Hao can be regarded as ruthless when it comes to enemies with clear distinctions, but when some old love is involved, he is not so decisive.

However, this is not a disadvantage.

Zhan Zhao held the fourth son in his arms, sat opposite the dead leaves and watched him quietly.Seeing that his face was not too bad, and his eyes were not too excited or depressed, he was silently relieved.Sitting in Zhan Zhao's arms, the fourth son blinked at the dead leaves with big eyes, and thought of the sentence he just replied, but he didn't say he didn't believe it... Eh?How do you feel that the last sentence of contacting Miaomiao is so subtle?

"Little Ye Zi," the little guy grabbed Zhan Zhao's arm, and tentatively said to Dead Ye, "Does that mean you just admitted...you like Brother Miao?"

After hearing this, Dead Leaf raised her head hastily, and her cheeks turned red like persimmons in late autumn.Both Zhan Zhao and Xiao Sizi were frightened by his expression, their two big eyes stared round for a while, and then they laughed unkindly when the dead leaves jumped up and fled back to the room in embarrassment.

At the Kaifeng mansion's study room, Bao Zheng watched the little chubby son run away slowly, then turned around and walked back to the desk and sat down leisurely.Across the table, Lin Zhihuan with a pale face sat quietly in a chair, his movements were restrained and reserved, and his head was bowed down.

Bao Zheng was not in a hurry to speak, first he casually flipped through the books on the table, then raised his head, and said unhurriedly: "How is your health recently, are you still addicted?"

Lin Zhihuan raised his face, nodded to him respectfully, and said, "It's much better, I still get addicted occasionally, but I can hold back... Thank you, sir."

"Thank me for what, you should thank Boss Zhan and Mr. Gongsun." Bao Zheng said casually, took out a bright yellow document from the table, raised his eyes and stared at him meaningfully: "This book The memorial was approved to me by the current emperor some time ago, and it is about the things you caused in Changzhou. The emperor only wrote four words, and he will punish you severely, but I have kept you for more than half a month now."

Lin Zhihuan lowered his head, remained silent, his eyes froze.Bao Zheng put the bright yellow document away, reached out and flipped through the other pile of things, lowered his eyes and said casually: "Qiu Shaoqing of Dali Temple and the prefect of Changzhou thoroughly investigated those things back then, and those who humiliated you, are in your hands. More or less unclean, and now they are both in jail. Speaking of which, your father and I were old acquaintances, and he told me about you when he came to Kaifeng to sell goods."

"At that time, you were still young, three or four years old. Your father said how smart you are, how well-behaved you are, and you like to read books. I also hope that you will have a great future in the future, and we will have the opportunity to be officials in the same dynasty. went astray."

Bao Zheng's words were plain and melancholy, Lin Zhihuan listened, and thought of all the things his father loved about him when he was a child, and couldn't help mourning for a while: "The younger generation has failed the expectations of the adults, and I am sorry for the parents under the nine springs..."

"—and those innocent people who were framed by you, as well as the dead leaves who are still lying in bed." Bao Zheng added this sentence lightly, his bright eyes became clearer and sharper against the background of his dark complexion.Lin Zhihuan's jaw tensed slightly, and there was a look of remorse in his eyes.I was dazzled by some emotions before, and I still couldn't see the gains and losses and grievances clearly.Now that I have stepped out, and looking back, I realize what a wrong step I have made. In the past six years, I have gradually ruined my life.

"Zhi Huan knows his mistakes, he is a man of all evils, let your lord deal with him." He stood up, lowered his eyes, and then knelt deeply in front of Bao Zheng.When his forehead touched the cold ground, Lin Zhihuan thought of the death waiting in front of him.When I was a child, death seemed to be a very scary thing.But after so many things happened, he realized why life must die.Some feelings, some sins, some worries, mediation is of no avail after all, and only death is the final relief.

He has no strength to live anymore, he can't live anymore.If death could pay for the sins he committed, then he would.

"Besides dying, don't you have any other thoughts in your mind now?" Bao Zheng stared at him quietly, motioning him to stand up with his eyes.But Lin Zhihuan just straightened up and looked at him, his eyes were still dead silent.

He used to think that he was burdened with a lot, but that night, after Zhan Hao told him all about his life experience and experiences in detail, he realized that he was not the hardest one.In this world, there will always be people who are more unfortunate than themselves but stronger than themselves. All his depravity is just because of his own weakness.After all the knots in his heart were untied, besides death, he no longer wanted any ending, and there was no other ending to ask for.You have gone the wrong way in this life, so you can make better plans in your next life... Born to suffer, death is the destination.

"Zhihuan has nothing else to ask for. My lord can leave me so much time, let me get rid of my obsessions, cure my drug addiction, and finally die with dignity. Zhihuan is already grateful. Now, I just want to die The civilians are angry, and I will give an explanation to those souls who were killed by me, and the adults can also settle a troublesome matter."

"You really don't want...to meet someone?" Bao Zheng raised one eyebrow slightly, as if trying to remind him of something.Lin Zhihuan knelt on the spot, thinking for a while, Bao Zheng saw a dejected smile gradually appear on his face: "If possible, can I see the dead leaves?"

"You want to see the dead leaves?" Bao Zheng raised his eyebrows in surprise, and at the same time hesitated.When Zhan Hao left, he had told Lin Zhihuan not to get close to the dead leaves, but now Lin Zhihuan asked to see him by name, then...

After thinking for a while, Bao Zheng raised his eyes solemnly and solemnly, and said in a deep tone: "Okay, I can take you to see him, you come with me."

The yard of the hospital room is a little far from the study room, and the fourth son ran back and forth for quite a while just now.Bao Zheng took Lin Zhihuan slowly through the corridor, through the garden, and across the stone bridge. Lin Zhihuan followed him quietly, silent.The sun in the yard was just right, and the autumn air was crisp, and many little maids gathered together to chat, embroider, and greet Bao Zheng cheerfully when they saw Bao Zheng, looking leisurely and carefree.Sometimes Lin Zhihuan would turn his head to the side and see the bright and lovely smiling faces of the little girls, and the carefree smiles in their eyes... a feeling of desolation could not be stopped in his heart, and his body gradually became cold.

After walking for a while, Bao Zheng led him to stop at the courtyard gate, pointing to the other side of the courtyard gate from a distance.Lin Zhihuan stood by the porch, hid behind the pillars, and looked inside with some restraint.In the yard, the dead leaves that Zhan Zhao and the fourth son had brought into the room were dragged out at some point, and at this time they were hugged and rubbed by the little guy with a serious face.Zhan Zhao sat idly by the side, stretched out his hand and grabbed a white hibiscus, the fourth son took it while the dead leaves were not paying attention, and secretly pinned the flower on his ear.

From Lin Zhihuan's perspective, he could see the reddened right half of the dead leaf's face, as well as the somewhat hideous scar on the back of his head.His original long hair has been replaced by short hair, making him look much tougher, but against his thin face, he also looks haggard.During the fight, Lin Zhihuan could still see him rubbing his temples from time to time, and the fourth son also noticed it, so he asked him if he wanted to rest.Withered Ye pursed the corners of her mouth and shook her head, with a reluctance to be brave.

Withered leaves, goodbye Cen... that night in front of him, Zhan Hao called this person "little fox".

For the explanation he likes, Zhan Hao didn't say much.That is to say, at the beginning, at the right time, I didn’t meet the right person; later, I met the right person, but my mood was not in the right state; finally, the time and people were all right, so I fell in love with it naturally.

Love cannot be forced, and it is also unpredictable. People never know where the person they like will hide.He may be thousands of miles away from him, but he may have rubbed shoulders countless times.Sometimes, I fell in love but didn't know it; sometimes, I didn't understand it, but I was deeply addicted... Who can tell?

Even if they both fall in love with each other, love will have different endings: sometimes it can last forever, and sometimes it can only end in scars.

And at that time, the only thing people can do is to put down the one they love, let him go, and let themselves have the opportunity to meet the next possibility.

Seeing Dead Ye's clumsy, embarrassed expression, showing a little shame and anger under the teasing of Zhan Zhao and the fourth son, Lin Zhihuan suddenly understood why Zhan Hao liked him.There is no need for too many reasons, nor any bright advantages, just because it is him—no matter what he was before, no matter what he will become in the future, as long as it is him, there will be no problem.

At this moment, he really understood the meaning of some words Zhan Hao said.My previous obsessions and previous actions are not only harmful to others, but most importantly...they are meaningless at all.

Desperately looking for the bottom line, in the end, it turned out to be nothing.

"Master Bao, it's alright, take me away...let me go back." Lin Zhihuan opened his eyes forcefully, holding back the tears that were about to burst into his eyes, and turned around in embarrassment. body.Bao Zheng looked at him silently, then patted his shoulder, and led him back.Along the way, Lin Zhihuan did not speak as he did when he came here.It's just that he no longer has the leeway to look sideways at other things, but can only lower his face and try to control his emotions, fearing that if he doesn't pay attention, he will collapse.

Facts are always crueler than imagined.

"In life, what we pay attention to is to follow the will of God and follow the trend. If you don't obey people or heaven, you will only end up with a more unsatisfactory result. This is not to say that people should accept what comes. Anzhi, don't force anything, stubbornness is even more harmful to others and yourself... Do you understand this truth now?"

As Bao Zheng said, his footsteps stopped quietly at a courtyard gate.He turned around and reached out to touch the back of Lin Zhihuan's head. Seeing him nodding with tears in his eyes, Bao Zheng also smiled lightly: "I didn't expect that you wanted to see dead leaves in the end. I thought you wanted to see dead leaves before. Another person."

Lin Zhihuan raised his head to look at him with wet eyes, ignorantly: "Who...is your lord talking about?"

Bao Zheng smiled lightly and said, "Nian Yuqing."

For a moment, Lin Zhihuan was stunned, with a blank expression in his eyes, as if he just remembered such a person.This memory seems to have been a long time ago, and I really didn't think of him for a while.Seeing that the expression in his eyes gradually changed from dazed to lost, and then confused and uneasy, Bao Zheng raised his eyebrows firmly, waved his big hand, and said, "I'll take you to the dungeon to meet him, follow closely."

"During the ten days you were locked up, he has been inquiring about your situation with the jailer. The jailer didn't know, so he asked people to ask Zhan Zhao and Gongsun, and finally made the jailer tireless. I came to see you some time ago. Him, he even took all the crimes on himself, saying that you have lost your mind, and you should not be responsible for those crimes." Bao Zheng walked in the dark passage, while turning his face to look at Lin Zhihuan beside him.He kept his head down and didn't speak, but the tears in his eyes had been suppressed, and the emotions inside became more and more blurred.

"Go see him, talk to him, say goodbye. See you next time, it won't be this life."

Bao Zheng stopped by a torch and let Lin Zhihuan go in by himself.In the deep tunnel, there are empty cells on both sides. From time to time, there are mice screaming softly and crawling around.Lin Zhihuan kept his eyes open, bit his lip and walked forward slowly.He didn't know which room Nian Yuqing was in, he just knew it was in front... How far away, I don't know.

The dungeon was very quiet, the air was stagnant, and there were even drops of water dripping down in some places.Lin Zhihuan felt that he could almost hear his own heartbeat, which followed his footsteps again and again.I walked through one room after another, but there was no one there.After passing through seven or eight empty cells, he finally saw a vague figure sitting in a cell three feet away.

A man, a man in black, sat there motionless with his back against the outermost row of pillars in the cell.He knew it was Nian Yuqing, but he didn't understand why the other party didn't feel his approach.The cell was silent and the air was cloudy. Lin Zhihuan was standing there, standing far away, his feet seemed to have taken root, and he could no longer take a step.He saw Nian Yuqing sitting motionless, with his head down, as if sleeping.Suddenly, a drop of water dripped from the roof of the cell, and "slapped" into a small puddle.Hearing the sound, Nian Yuqing moved... Lin Zhihuan saw him raise his head, turn around, and look silently at a certain place on the top. After a while, he stretched out his palm.

A drop of water fell and hit his palm.Is it cold, or smells like earth... Lin Zhihuan doesn't know.All he noticed was that Nian Yuqing's face turned away, so thin, so green, with dense stubble growing on his chin, he didn't have the domineering and steady aura of before.

Something quietly choked his throat.Looking at Nian Yuqing's black eye circles, Lin Zhihuan felt that his eye sockets were gradually sore again, and the slowly beating heart in his chest seemed to be caught by something suddenly, and suddenly tightened and ached.