Ambush from all sides

The season of frost has passed.

It's snowing in Kaifeng Mansion, a small snowfall, the cold air flow carries fine snowflakes down from the north, and blows straight to the south.Everyone said that the weather looks like winter. This year it was cold early, and it is estimated that there will be another heavy snowfall in two days.

At noon, the fourth son, wearing a thick padded jacket, ran from the medical hall to the backyard like a ball.In the dining room, three or two little maids were serving dishes by the table, dish after dish, extremely rich.A girl is still wondering, why are there so many dishes today?So I asked Xiaoyu: "Sister Xiaoyu, who is coming here today, how do you make so many delicious dishes?"

"Hey, you forgot, Zhan Huwei's parents came back from the Western Regions and will be here soon. How can we not cook some good food?"

"Oh, I remembered. I said it a few days ago. Look at my memory." The little girl knocked on her head, and hurriedly went to the kitchen again.The fourth son in the other side ran to the hospital room "hey hey hey hey" and was almost slipped by the thin snow on the ground at the gate of the yard.The little guy leaned on the wall with an "oops" and managed to stabilize his body before walking in cautiously.

Today, when Aunt Miao and Uncle Miao came to Kaifeng, Miao Miao specially told the fourth son, "No matter what, you have to trick me into the dining room with the dead leaves, and he is not allowed to eat in the room."The fourth son was still in a daze, asking why?Xiao Yezi must be uncomfortable eating with everyone.Zhan Zhao reached out and pinched his little nose, smiling authentically, because he wanted to show his prospective daughter-in-law to his in-laws.

So the fourth son suddenly realized, and bravely took on this important task.He walked all the way from the yard, and saw the window of the room was open, with dead leaves sitting in front of the table with drooping hair, not wearing a mask, and seemed to be holding something in his hand.The emotions on his face were blurred, and he looked a bit lost, and he didn't look very happy.

"Little Ye Zi!" The child went to the door and knocked on it, shouting back while knocking.After a while, the door opened, and the masked dead leaf let the little guy in, and asked in a hoarse voice, "Little Si? Why are you here?"

"I came to see you." The little guy unceremoniously grabbed his fingers and walked in, then crawled to the edge of the bed and sat down, looking at him with bright eyes.Withered Leaf smiled at him faintly, then sat down on the chair in front of the table, where he had been sitting just now.The fourth son glanced at the table, and saw that the lover's bead Zhan Hao gave him was placed on the table, and it was probably the one that the dead leaf was clutching just now.

"Little Ye Zi, I saw you in a daze just now, what were you thinking?" The child said nothing, and asked what he wanted to ask directly.Withered Ye's eyes flickered, and she looked away uncomfortably: "It's nothing, it's just a daze."

"Hmm..." Little Four stared at the insincere withered leaves, and slowly pursed his mouth, "Little Yezi must be thinking about Brother Meow."

Dead Leaf's body froze, and her face turned even worse: "No, I was thinking... I'm hungry, and I don't know when I can eat."

Seeing him like this, the fourth son naturally knew that he was perfunctory, but the little guy didn't intend to poke it.It just so happened that the dead leaves pulled out eating as an excuse, and it was convenient for him to use the topic: "You want to eat! Well, Daddy said that you are already in good health, and you don't need to eat sick meals, so sister Xiaoyun won't come to feed you today." You delivered the food."

"Is that so?" Dead Leaf lowered her eyes, thinking where should she eat?Or does this mean that he should go?

"Well, yes, so Xiao Baozi said that you will go to the dining room to have dinner with us in the future. It is noon now, and I came to call you." Saying this, the little guy "hey" jumped out of bed, the old god was on the ground He took his hand: "Let's go, go eat, didn't you say you were hungry?"

Hearing that he was going to eat in the dining room, Dead Leaf's expression suddenly became a little uncomfortable.He glanced out in embarrassment, there was a faint noise coming from the dining room, and he didn't know what was so lively.Withered Leaf shivered, and resisted even more in her heart: "Do you have to go? Me, I can't eat in the room?"

"Oh, it will be troublesome to help you pack later. Look, I've come to call you, so Xiao Yezi will follow me!" The fourth son shook his hand, seeing that the dead leaf was still hesitating, Xiao Ye The guy said in a soft voice: "I will sit next to you later, don't be afraid! Let's go!"

Dead Leaf frowned slightly and lowered her eyes, and after a while, she let go and agreed: "You...you wait for me, I'll add a coat." Then, he walked to the closet sullenly, and slowly began to look for clothes.The fourth son was giggling silently behind him, with a vicious look of success.

After Dead Leaf got dressed, the little guy couldn't wait to drag him outside.As soon as he ran to the door, the child seemed to think of something, and ran back with a "thump, thud, thump" and touched something on the table.Withered Ye took a closer look, and saw that what he was holding was actually the lover bead!The little guy walked up to him holding the bead, and said bluntly, "You forgot this! Bend down, and I'll put it on for you." The dead leaf bent down a little stiffly, and the fourth son put the bead on it: " Take such important things casually, you are really forgetful."

After teaching Dead Leaf a serious lesson, the fourth son dragged him out again.Withered Ye lowered her face with a guilty conscience, bit her lips and said nothing.Behind him, Xiaodouzi was slowly jumping on the roof. Seeing him go, he also spread his wings and flew forward.

Before entering the dining room, Dead Leaf was frightened by the lively noise inside.The fourth son's hands were tightly clenched, and he didn't let go for a moment, so he had to be dragged in.At the edge of the table in the dining room, the big guys were all seated. Seeing him appear, nearly ten pairs of eyes turned to stare at him.The dead leaves froze all of a sudden, and the whole person was stuck at the door. There was only one thought in his mind, and that was to leave.

"Auntie Meow!" The fourth son tugged at him and saw Yin Lanci at a glance, so he dragged the people and ran over happily.The dead leaf was staggered a few steps by him, his face full of embarrassment.Zhan Zhao was joking aside, and even turned his head to give Bai Yutang a wicked smile.Yin Lanci stretched out her hand to pick up the fourth son, but she glanced at the dead leaf intentionally or unintentionally in the blink of an eye.She remembered this man, although the hair was cut and the mask was changed, but she knew it was the killer Dead Leaf, the man who hunted and killed her son before.

After looking at him calmly for a while, Yin Lanci withdrew her eyes, smiled at the fourth son, and immediately became a smiling and loving aunt again: "Oh, little fourth son, be careful! Long time no see and long time It’s a little taller! Now, Auntie Miao brought you a gift, can I give it to you after dinner?”

"Okay~" Xiaosi smiled sweetly and touched her face, then obediently climbed down.As soon as he stood on the ground, the little guy grabbed Dead Leaf's hand again, and pulled him all the way to the seat: "Little Yezi, sit down quickly, it's time to eat."

The seat was next to Zhan Zhao, and Dead Ye sat down a little stiffly, with a very reserved expression.At the dinner table, Yin Lanci, Zhan Tianxing, Yinhou Tianzun, and Gongsun Baoyan all looked at the dead leaves intentionally or unconsciously, with different eyes.Bao Zheng was naturally aware of Dead Leaf's unease, so he kindly asked to distract him: "Madam Zhan, you went to the Western Regions with Boss Zhan, did you encounter any interesting things?"

"Well, it's fun, of course there is..." Yin Lanci also cooperated, Bao Zheng started, she began to talk about what she saw and heard in the Western Regions, and everyone's attention was diverted.Seeing everyone turn away, Zhan Zhao obviously felt the dead leaves beside him relax a bit.He felt that he couldn't help laughing, so he leaned over and whispered a word of relief: "Don't be nervous, it's not a big scene. Come, eat, I cooked a lot of dishes today."

Withered Ye lowered her eyes while holding the bowl, and nodded stiffly.The fourth son was leaning against him while eating and helping him pick up vegetables, his hands were moving, his big round eyes were still distracted, watching Yin Lanci tell a story.Seeing that everyone was listening with gusto, Dead Ye slowly relaxed and began to eat silently.Although this feeling is not exactly like sitting on pins and needles, it's not bad at all.

On the opposite side, Yin Lanci was talking happily, and from time to time he mentioned some strange things, and Yinhou Tianzun would add explanations like an encyclopedia.After a while, Zhan Zhao reckoned that she must be thirsty, so he obediently poured a cup of tea for his mother, and Bai Yutang also passed a piece of fish.Yin Lanci glared at the two of them angrily, and the conversation turned to them in an instant.Said that you two stay in Kaifeng Mansion every day, either handling cases or patrolling the streets, you have no interest at all, and you can't compare to their old couple.

"How long have you guys been married? Every day, you're like a tortoise who doesn't move from its nest, like seven or eighty..."

"Mom, I can't move even if I want to. I'm on business, and I have something to do."

"Then you have to find time to live in the world of two! What is the difference between you and when you were not married before?"

Zhan Zhao pursed his lips, and silently stuck out his tongue at Bai Yutang.On the side, Dead Leaf still ate with a sullen head, looking eager to eat and leave.When Zhan Xiaomiao saw her, her eyes narrowed, and a sly smile slowly appeared on her face.

"Mother, don't talk about me," Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to help his mother fill a bowl of soup, then brought his father's bowl over, and said meaningfully while filling the soup, "My eldest brother, it's almost twenty-nine Right? Tsk tsk, he's almost thirty, and he doesn't even have a daughter-in-law yet, so why don't you rush him?"

As soon as these words came out, Yin Lanci and Zhan Tianxing were startled, and even the dead leaves beside them froze.Zhan Zhao smiled slowly, raised his eyebrows, and gently touched the dead leaf with his elbow.

Yin Lanci stared and thought for a while, then turned around and looked at her husband: "Tian Xing, did we meet a friend of yours in Lanzhou Mansion? The one with three daughters?"

Father Zhan, who had been silent by the side all this time, thought for a while, and said thoughtfully, "Ah, yes, Boss Wang, he has been selling goods all the way in the northwest."

"That's right, I don't think his three daughters are all very nice! This kid, Ah Hao, doesn't always worry about his own affairs. He doesn't even have anyone he likes in all these years! It turns out that there are quite a few people in Changzhou who propose marriage to us. Well, he even rejected it. I really don’t know what he wants. Just right, didn’t Boss Wang have the same idea, and if Ah Hao dares to fight with me this time, I’ll give him a girl! Not married!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhan Zhao felt that Dead Ye's body beside him became stiffer.He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he thought that his mother said too much that the wind is the rain!He just wanted to bring the topic to the eldest brother, and then push out the dead leaves. Who knew that his impatient mother would think of this step!What kind of girl, brother, he has a sweetheart!

The people at the table who knew about this all saw what he meant, but this time it was self-defeating, so they all looked at Zhan Zhao helplessly.Zhan Xiaomiao, who knew she had gotten into trouble, coughed with difficulty, and explained falteringly: "Uh, um, mother, I don't need your help to find my brother, he has someone he likes..."

He was about to say the name of the dead leaf, when the dead leaf, who had been sullen, suddenly stood up, hurriedly said "you eat slowly", and was about to go out.Zhan Zhao was startled, and quickly stretched out his hand to grab him firmly, and kept pulling his body to this side: "Hey, hey, don't go! Well, mother, big brother has a sweetheart, and it's him he he he he—— —!”

Zhan Zhao's bold "he" shocked Yin Lanci, and Zhan Tianxing was also stunned on the spot.Dead Ye felt a "boom" in his head, as if the blood in his whole body was flowing backwards, and he was in chaos for a while.The arm was held tightly by Zhan Zhao, and he forgot to break free.

Yin Lanci stared at her son, and then at the strange killer wearing half a mask in his hand, she was a little dumbfounded: "Him? Withered leaves? The second primary school of the Cen family?——Your brother's sweetheart?!"

"Yes!" Zhan Zhao nodded sincerely, almost swearing to the sky.At this time, the dead leaf he was holding was awakened by his mother's exclamation. When Zhan Zhao didn't pay attention, he broke free from the shackles and rushed to the hospital room behind without looking back.

Dead Leaf didn't have any mental preparations...to meet Zhan Hao's parents, he didn't think of this step at all.

What he often thinks about liking in his heart is just a pure feeling, without thinking about his family, future, or responsibilities.So when he heard about the effectiveness of Lover's Bead a few days ago, he couldn't even digest this fact - when he was not completely sure whether to go back to Changzhou to find Zhan Hao, the other party had already made all the preparations.

From liking, to love, to responsibility, Zhan Hao has already completed the last step, but he is still hesitating at the starting point.

At that moment, Dead Ye suddenly felt that Zhan Hao's feelings for him were very heavy.It's like a little person who suddenly has a big and gorgeous dress, no matter how beautiful and comfortable it is, he can't hold it up.

He doesn't deserve Zhan Hao to pay so much for him.

Clutching the Bilizhu in his hand, Dead Leaf couldn't help but want to pull it off.They are not compatible, which can be judged from Yin Lanci's words.Zhan Hao is the current head of the Zhan family, young and promising, another outstanding talent.What he should marry is a gentle and elegant daughter of a wealthy family, who is well-educated, intelligent, and pleasant, who can also help him in his career.But what is oneself?Nothing, no birth, no education, no business knowledge.

It shouldn't be him, it shouldn't be someone like him.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Dead Leaf's mood was extremely depressed and decadent.Not only because of his lack of excellence, not only because of Yin Lanci's surprise, but also because of his emotions at this time - clearly aware of these, but still don't know how to let him go.

What do you like, Zhan Hao may have already considered everything after that.Compared with him, his own consciousness is too shallow.His appropriateness, his gentleness, his sense of responsibility... Do you really want to give yourself such a bad-tempered, ugly, and even hesitating person?

He is so capricious, so decisive, even his eight-year-old brother can be abandoned, what can he do?

Sitting in a daze, thinking in a daze, his mind was in a mess, and he didn't even feel that someone was approaching the door.A sound of light footsteps lingered at the door for a while, and then there was a low knock on the door.Withered Ye trembled all over, and woke up from the chaotic thoughts in a daze, raised his head and stared at the door in bewilderment, and said in a panic: "Who?"

The person outside the door was silent for a while, then replied softly: "I am Yin Lanci, Zhao Zhao asked me to come see you."

Hearing the identity of the visitor, Dead Leaf couldn't help becoming more nervous.His whole body was stiff, he could even be said to stand up guardedly, his fingers clenched and loosened helplessly.He didn't know if he should open the door... Zhan Hao's mother, Zhan Zhao's mother, want to see him?

Yin Lanci pursed the corners of her lips and waited outside the door for a while, seeing that the dead leaves hadn't opened the door, she couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.Zhan Zhao told her something just now, which shocked her very much.She always thought that her eldest son was calm, sometimes even like a wild crane, indifferent to many things.But he actually...cut his wrists, fed blood, waited day and night, and even gave the dead leaves the tokens his mother gave him!If you don't like it, how can it be possible!

"Well, Dead Leaf, I have something to tell you, can you open the door for me?" This tone was already very rare for her. When did Yin Lanci not do whatever she wanted?But after hearing about this kid's sensitive personality, in order not to make trouble for Zhan Hao, she had no choice but to coax him patiently.

After a while, the door opened, and seeing the dead leaves standing inside, Yin Lanci couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: "I've let you open the door... Well, can I go in?"

Dead Leaf didn't dare to look at her, so she lowered her head and silently backed away, letting Daoer let her in.Yin Lanci walked in cautiously, for fear that something would startle him. I heard that this kid has a fox-like temper... Not long after he walked in, Yin Lanci saw the dead leaf knife on his table.A white jade rabbit is hung on the handle of the knife, and beside the rabbit is a cute and cute fluffy fox.

Well, although it doesn't look like it, this kid should be quite well-behaved.

"That," Yin Lanci walked to the table, turned around to look at him carefully, and said slowly, "Don't think too much, I don't mean to say anything against it. Ah Hao has someone he likes, we are parents I'm also happy in my heart. Although you don't quite fit our imagination, there shouldn't be anything wrong with the person Ah Hao likes."

As she spoke, she sat down slowly, and then waved her hand, indicating that the dead leaves would also sit down.Withered Leaf bit her lip and hesitated for a while, then sat down stiffly opposite her with a stiff expression.Yin Lanci gritted her teeth a bit, then said: "I heard that you were injured, but Ah Hao went back to Changzhou first. Well, he gave you the bead because he thought it was you." It belongs. When you go back in the future, we always play outside, and Zhao Zhao is also in Kaifeng Mansion. As for Ah Hao, you just stay with him. I believe you also know that he is always alone, and he doesn’t care about what’s on his mind. Don't tell us..."

"And, after a while, he will be twenty-nine, and only 31 years left." Speaking of this, Yin Lanci lowered her eyes and sighed softly: "I have nothing to say, I just hope After you get well, go back to Changzhou and be able to be with him well. 30 years sounds like a long time, but in fact it passes in the blink of an eye. I used to be afraid that he would live alone, but now that I have someone I like, it’s not too late ..."

Yin Lanci raised her apricot core eyes, looked fixedly at the silent withered leaves, and said with some melancholy in her tone, "I know you are not familiar with us, but Zhao Zhao said that you are a little shy of strangers, and I was also taken aback before, But don't be afraid, what I said at the dinner table is all nonsense. Ah Hao likes you, I won't have those thoughts anymore, just stay with him well, huh?"

After finishing speaking, she stood up cautiously, looked at the dead leaves as gently as possible, and slowly moved towards the door.Withered Leaf's face was a little unnatural, and her eyes were a little dodgy, as if she was guilty or worried about something.Yin Lanci waved at him reassuringly, walked out backwards, and said, "It's okay, I'm leaving, you take good care of yourself...Little Yezi, right? Go back to Changzhou early, I'm leaving." , Yin Lanci slowly closed the door, and then - took a sudden breath.

She relaxed her mind outside, and the dead leaves slowly relaxed her body inside.Just now he kept holding his breath in his chest, feeling a little nervous in his heart.He only heard most of what Yin Lanci said, and he hoped that he and Zhan Hao could stay together and support each other until... 31 years later, the day Zhan Hao died.

He almost forgot about this, Zhan Hao can only live for 60 years.He's almost twenty-nine years old, and he only has 31 years to live.

Thinking of this, Dead Leaf was a little confused.

He had seen death with his own eyes many times, many by his own sword.For so many years in the rivers and lakes, countless separations separated life and death, but he remembered very few in his heart.

He also came close to death more than once.But the most recent time, Dead Leaf remembered, was at the bottom of Banyuetan.He was fed poison, tied up with stones, and sank to the bottom of the dark water, almost breaking his bones under the pressure of the water.

At that time, he remembered that he didn't care.No, at first he didn't care. At first, he even felt that death was a very reassuring thing, and it was the only thing he could be sure of, and he didn't need to worry about it.

And what is he worried about?

For a long time, Dead Leaf has been brooding over the death of her eldest brother.Countless midnight dreams come back, and my mind will always think of my eldest brother's gentle smiling face and his proper care.Losing is a very painful thing, especially the one you love, the one you depend on... especially when you gain it and lose it again.

As for loss, the most decisive and thorough way is parting from life to death.

He couldn't imagine that after living with Zhan Hao for 31 years, he watched him die.Now he has only been with Zhan Hao for a few months, and he can't get rid of certain memories and habits... 31 years, if he loses it at that time, what will he look like?

In a daze, Dead Leaf stumbled out of the room and walked into the woods.The wind from the back mountain is cold and blows on the face, which can make people wake up a little bit.It's a pity that the icy wind can't calm down the mind. After leaning against a tree for a long time, the dead leaf's mind is still in chaos, and there is even a slight pain in the heart.

The thin snow that fell in the morning has melted, and a new round of thick clouds is gathering in the sky. The stagnant air makes the dead leaves feel a little uncomfortable.In such weather, even the crows are not outside, and only the dead wind is left around.Looking up at the bare tree branches around, the gloomy sky was surrounded by a vague circle... At that moment, the thick clouds were low, the surroundings were cramped, and the sky and the earth were like a cage.

It makes people feel flustered for no reason.

At the foot of the mountain in the distance, the small wooden house stood silently in the wind, without saying a word.Many days ago, Dead Leaf remembered that Lin Zhihuan was pushed out from there, and at this time, the heavy door opened in the wind.A man came out slowly with something in his arms. He was dressed in black, tall and thin, but it wasn't him.

It's Nian Yuqing.

The moment he recognized the person, Dead Leaf's chaotic brain immediately cleared up.He subconsciously took a step back, and his body became vigilant.But Nian Yuqing in the distance didn't seem to notice him, he was just gently whirling a small jar in his hand, his face pale and expressionless.He walked out slowly, seemingly without direction.Dead Leaf saw him walking to the other side for a while, and there was no way there, so he turned back slowly, just in his direction.Dead Leaf's heart just relaxed a little bit, but now she lifted it up again, her eyes fixed on him.

At this time, Nian Yuqing looked up in a daze and saw him too.There was a distance between them, and the two looked at each other wordlessly. Withered Ye thought that the other party would give him a threatening look, but Nian Yuqing didn't.He just paused for a moment, and then, on Mu Mu's face, there was an absurd and mocking smile.

There is no light in his eyes, no focus, what is left is a void, and darkness without content.

The moment he saw his eyes clearly, Dead Leaf's body froze involuntarily, the original vigilance slowly subsided, and there was only a panic shock in his mind.Inexplicably, he felt that Nian Yuqing was not dangerous at all at this time, he had no lethality, and only an empty shell was left.

Empty, like a walking dead... Nian Yuqing was not like this before.

He walked towards him, with that crazy and silly sneer on his face.The small jar he held tightly in his hand was black, and a piece of cloth was wrapped around the mouth of the jar.Looking at the jar, Dead Leaf suddenly felt a little uneasy—the answer seemed to be obvious, and he couldn't even move his eyes away from the jar.

After a while, Nian Yuqing slowly approached.He looked at the dead leaves lifelessly, his originally cold and low voice became hoarse and dilapidated, as if his vocal cords were torn: "Why are you looking at Zhihuan, huh? Why are you looking at him? Didn't you all disdain to look at him before?" What? What are you staring at him for now... eh? What are you looking at?"

Withered Leaf froze and took a step back helplessly.Nian Yuqing stood in front of him, his black and white eyes were full of empty and hysterical emotions.He just stared at the dead leaves like this, staring at him without any focus, holding the jar tightly in his hands.

He said the jar was Lin Zhihuan.

Withered Ye trembled all over, was startled, and immediately sucked in a breath of cool air soundlessly.He didn't know why he was so surprised. He knew that Lin Zhihuan would definitely be executed.But when Yuqing said it with such an expression and tone back then, he felt... a little unbelievable.

That day, it was also here, in the afternoon, when the wind was blowing, he watched Lin Zhihuan being led by two yamen servants.Lin Zhihuan kept looking at him, and when the two passed by, he laughed.At that time, Dead Leaf didn't know why Lin Zhihuan would laugh at him, until today, at this moment, he knew the answer.

Do people laugh like this when they are about to die?Plain, relieved, saying goodbye to everything I saw.

Looking at the crazy Nian Yuqing in front of him, thinking about the last time he saw Lin Zhihuan that day, Dead Leaf felt his heart twitch violently.He still remembered what Nian Yuqing said in defense of Lin Zhihuan when he was caught in the cave... Nian Yuqing liked him, but now he is dead.

In the distance, another person came out of the cabin over there, chasing after him with something in his hand.It was Xie Bai, and he seemed to be holding a burden.He chased after Nian Yuqing, stretched out his hand to pull him over, and said with a solemn expression, "You still have one thing missing...Lin Zhihuan's clothes. He said, let you take him home, his ashes and clothes Buried next to his father's grave."

"Also, he said, what I owe you in this life will be repaid in the next life."

Nian Yuqing looked at Xie Bai in a daze, and listened to every word he said, her bewildered eyes were full of emptiness.He lowered his eyes, looked at the bundle in Xie Bai's hand, slowly reached out to take it, and hugged it to his chest.The soft cloth should have been attached to a soft body, but now, it can only be attached to a cold ashes urn.

Moisture in the eyes instantly condensed into drops, and Dead Ye clearly saw that the paranoid and cold shadow sect master who had been chasing and killing him before, shed tears in that instant.

As for a lover, what kind of heartache it would be to lose it again, Dead Leaf doesn't know.But now, looking at Nian Yuqing in front of him, he has already caused a man to collapse to such an extent that he lost nothing without gaining... If it was Zhan Hao, he couldn't imagine it at all.

He couldn't bear that kind of pain, never could.

Since you know that you will lose in the end, it is better not to fight for it in the first place.

If you don't get it, if you don't get along with it, the pain should be less.

He has always been a willful and selfish person.

Standing in the wind, looking at the gradually empty woods in front of him, watching Nian Yuqing's back walking far away alone, Dead Leaf's heart gradually became cold.He turned around, and slowly, faster and faster, as if he was escaping from something... without looking back, he ran to the other side of the room.

Once again in a hurry to pack his things alone in the room.But this time was different from last time, last time he was full of annoyance, this time, he only had unconcealable panic and eagerness in his heart.

Hurry up, hurry up, before you regret it, before you feel sad.

He decided to leave Kaifeng Mansion, but not to return to Changzhou.Neither of these two places is his destination, never was, and never will be.

After all, he is a person who has nowhere to rely on.

Take the winter clothes, the knife, the medicine, the plush fox and the straw grasshopper that Xiao Sizi gave him... Dead Leaves felt like a panicked thief, tidying up in a hurry The dirt is ready to flee.He didn't know why he was in such a hurry, it felt like he was about to escape from a fire pit, a place of dire straits—he couldn't stay any longer, thinking that all the people around him were related to Zhan Hao, he couldn't stay any longer down.

He is not worthy of Zhan Hao, and he doesn't want to watch Zhan Hao die 30 years later.He would never again be the one left behind.

He has to go.

There are not many things, and they will be packed soon.Withered Ye looked at the little bundle on the bed, feeling desolate for a moment.It's still the same, there is nothing, there are too few things that belong to him, and a small baggage can fit them all.These are all his belongings, among which the clothes and mask were given to him by Zhan Hao... Zhan Hao is very smart, he was given food, clothing, housing and transportation, but even if he was not given money, he still had no money at all.

I was so embarrassed that I was at a loss.

Withered Leaf bit her lip, resisting the pain in her heart, and groped her body with her hands, trying to find something that could be pawned and sold, but there was nothing.From shoes and socks, to belts, to withered leaf knives, to clothes...then up, there is the Bilizhu.

The bead is still there.

For a moment, the dead leaves were stunned.He thought of the utility of the Lover's Beads—sympathy, love, and tracking.Wearing this bead, even if he goes to the ends of the earth, Zhan Hao can still find him.Thinking of this, Dead Leaf's eyes changed in an instant. He looked at it as if he was looking at a sharp weapon stabbed in his heart.He can't let Zhan Hao know his whereabouts, can't see Zhan Hao, if Zhan Hao appears in front of his eyes...he doesn't know if his decision can be carried out unshakably.

Thinking of his possible shaken appearance, Dead Leaf shuddered, and immediately took the beads off in a hurry.But just as he was grabbing the beads, flustered and not knowing where to put them, the footsteps and cheers of the fourth son suddenly sounded outside the house: "Little Yezi! Little Yezi went to eat supper, and the kitchen aunt made supper!"

When Dead Leaf heard it, her body froze for a moment, her heart beat so fast that it almost jumped out of her throat!

After a while, the little guy pushed open the door and rushed in.Xiao ran rushed over and was about to hold his hand, but the fourth son noticed that Dead Ye was sitting by the bed in a stiff posture, with a tense face.He was a little puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "Little Ye Zi, what are you doing?"

"I..." Withered Leaf's voice was dry and hoarse, she was tongue-tied, and her back was sweating intermittently.With one hand behind his back, he tried to hide the burden under the quilt as invisible as possible: "I was practicing mental techniques just now."

"Ah, it's the one that Miaomiao gave you, right! Hehe, that's a good idea, and your martial arts can also be restored." After saying that, the fourth son happily ran up to him and threw himself on his knee: "But you've already finished a round of practice, so why don't you go have a supper, the aunt made sesame paste." The little guy's eyes were wide open, and his face was full of joy.Withered Ye pursed the corners of her mouth stiffly, still clutching the lover's bead in her fingers, and clenched it involuntarily: "No, I, I'm not hungry tonight, and... I just happened to be practicing to a critical point, so I can't stop. .”

"Ah, that's it, then I can't eat tonight." The fourth son lowered his eyebrows in disappointment, and his little mouth pouted unhappily.But after a while, his eyes widened again, and his mood suddenly cheered up: "But it doesn't matter! I will ask the aunt to cook again tomorrow, and you can't practice at this time tomorrow!" As he said, the little guy looked out of the house.Dead Leaf looked at him nervously, not knowing what he was looking for.But after a while, Xiao Sizi pointed to somewhere outside and shouted: "Hey, Xiaodouzi is on the eaves! Take Xiaodouzi to eat tomorrow!"

Looking at the excited and serious eyes of the child, Dead Leaf opened her mouth, her voice was somehow choked in her throat: "Okay, tomorrow, go eat tomorrow."

"Then it's settled!" The fourth son patted his knee and gave him a big smile.After the instructions were finished, the little guy turned around and walked out happily, bouncing around.When he reached the door, he turned his face and waved his hands at the dead leaf, and said in a soft voice, "Goodbye, little leaf, practice hard and go to bed early."

At that moment, seeing his white face and fleshy little hands, Dead Leaf's eyes became inexplicably hot.Seeing that the fourth son was about to go out, he couldn't help shouting: "...the fourth son!"

"Huh?" Hearing the shout, the little guy stepped back and looked at him with round eyes.Withered Leaf opened her mouth hoarsely, but no sound came out.He was inexplicably anxious, stood up involuntarily, rushed to the front of Xiao Sizi, squatted down, stretched out his arms and hugged him tightly.

The child has a chubby, soft body, and there is a pleasant milky aroma on the clothes.Holding the fourth son in her arms, Dead Leaf suddenly felt that she couldn't breathe.He decided to leave. Once he left, he probably would never see this little guy again.When Xiao Sizi was very young, a year ago,