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By the window where the breeze was blowing, the two sat quietly facing each other, sharing this moment of peace.

The snow water boiled on the low table has already boiled white mist, bubbling and bubbling.Mu Yun rolled up his sleeves and raised his hands, tossing the tea set slowly, making this Kung Fu tea meticulously.Qi Zhong supported his head, watching his unhurried movements intently, feeling extremely at ease.

After a while, the clear tea was brewed. Mu Yun slowly poured the green tea into the bisque cup, handed his hands to Qi Zhong, and asked: "This is the fruit picked from the top of the wild tangerine pear tree on the mountain when the cold winter is not over. Snow, brew the new tea brought back from Lanyun, it's slightly astringent in the mouth and sweet in the aftertaste, try it."

Qi Zhong took the cup of tea carefully, but he just watched but didn't taste it. He was in a trance for a while. After many years, he finally waited for the cup of tea that he brewed for himself.

The tea mist is thick and light, rising slowly, lingering around the tip of the nose, and the fragrance is scattered.

He held it in his hand, not rushing to drink it, or not willing to drink it.After drooping his eyes for a while, Qi Zhong slowly raised his head, looked at Mu Yun seriously, and asked cautiously: "I have a question, I want to ask you..."

Mu Yun paused while pouring tea, lowered his eyebrows, and hummed lightly.

Qi Zhong said anxiously: "Since you have forgiven me long ago, why did you let me go when we met in Yunfang back then? Obviously at that time, I could see the reluctance in your eyes... "

Mu Yun pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "It's a long story... It's not that I don't want you to stay, but that the situation doesn't allow me to keep you by my side, and it will cause you to suffer."

"Why, why?"

Facing the questioning, Mu Yun remained silent for a longer time this time: "Because...the flames of war for many years have not subsided, and the grievances and grievances of the past life have not yet been resolved! I must explain this."

Hearing these words, Qi Zhong suddenly realized. Thinking of what Feng Mei said to him at the beginning, about the actions of Luo Qingchen and others, and Tongjiang's sufferings in these years, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. Years, the pressure on the shoulders is so heavy.And all of this started from my own wrong concealment, and slowly evolved...

He took a deep breath, calmed down, and then asked: "Seeing everything today... Do you blame me?"

Mu Yun raised his eyes in surprise, frowned and said, "What kind of nonsense is this?"

Qi Zhong blinked his sour eyes, then stared straight at him again, with sincere words: "Mu Yun, tell me, when you left the ancient temple that day without saying a word, you really wanted to draw a line with me, and from then on Is there a clear distinction?"

"……no."

Qi Zhong collapsed and trembled for a moment, almost broke the teacup in his hand, almost bursting into tears, heartbroken: "So from that day on, you will make mistakes, prepare to swallow the truth, and let me misunderstand you, so as to separate the relationship , protect me well, and you face those old grievances alone?"

Mu Yun sank his eyes with guilt, feeling a little helpless: "...I just hope that you can live well in this world."

Hearing his true heart, Qi Zhong couldn't help but beat the case, and said excitedly: "No! Mu Yun! You are like this again! You are always like this! You don't want me to share all the suffering with you, and you would rather let me share it with you. Hate you, and don't explain all this clearly?"

"Do you know that if the medical sage, Miss Mu, and your little apprentice didn't tell me the truth, I wouldn't know all of your painstaking efforts over the years! We would even be inseparable from each other in this life and death... ...sorry for the rest of my life!"

Mu Yundong looked at his emotionally broken expression, and his heart was filled with embarrassment. He got up and walked towards the man, hugged his body that was trembling from crying, and comforted him softly: "Don't cry, don't cry...it's me I didn't think carefully, it was my 'selfishness', it was my fault, I shouldn't deprive you of the right to know the whole story... But Xiao Mo, I don't want you to understand my painstaking efforts, I just want you to be worry-free all the time Go on carelessly, you have endured too much for me back then, I..."

"That's something I'm willing to do, why do you want to repay it as a kindness?" With a clenched fist, he slammed weakly on Mu Yun's robe. Tempted, so I am willing to die for you... But I never thought that agreeing to Liuzhen's request would involve the lives of so many people from the beginning to the end... But I don't want you to feel guilty, I don't want you to bear this burden. Calculation is sad!"

"Now that the matter has come to this, you don't have to blame yourself anymore. I know that you were forced to do so back then. Regardless of whether the Medical Saint has told you more details, at this time, I still want to tell you to rest well... …Because, in the future, we have a lot of things to face together.”

The soft voice is like the clear blue waves in early summer, swaying slightly in the heart pool.Qi Zhong wiped away his tears, calmed down a bit, looked up at him, and said hoarsely: "You, so this time, you really won't let me go and face all this alone?"

Mu Yun caressed his side face, and smiled lightly: "If Yuelao is kind, I hope that in this life, I can stay with you forever, never leave..."

"Woo... Yes, yes, definitely will." Qi Zhong quickly grabbed the hand on his face, held it tightly, and promised with all the treasures.

The setting sun stepped into the door lately, casting a dim and slender light and shadow.There is nothing better than cuddling with the one you love right now and talking to each other.

When all the mazes are solved and all kinds of regrets are eliminated, what remains are the two purest original intentions.

The two calmed down, Mu Yun pondered for a long time, and then told Qi Zhong all the ins and outs.

After listening to this thoughtful analysis, Qi Zhong frowned slightly: "I thought that the assassination yesterday was aimed at me, but I didn't expect that it was actually a trick used by Luo Qingchen and the two to test you... So, you At that time, I should have been ignored, and maybe I could disturb their train of thought..."

"What you said is just a guess. If I really gamble with your life, then maybe it's not their thoughts being disturbed, but my anxiety and worry."

Mu Yun's tone was light, as if it was not a rebuttal, but a calm narration, which made Qi Zhong stunned and secretly happy in his heart.

After a tacit understanding, Qi Zhong asked seriously: "Then how do you plan to deal with Luo Qingchen and the others?"

The long fingers in the sleeves tapped the table lightly. After thinking deeply, Mu Yun's face darkened, and he said slowly: "No. This is not our main purpose..."

Qi Zhong was flustered: "But if their tyranny/government is not overthrown, there will be no peace in Tongjiang, and my cousin... he can't come back either!"

Talking about relatives, Mu Yun's lowered eyes flashed a trace of shame, and then he raised his eyes with firm eyes: "No matter what the price is, I will definitely let my brother go home safely! I will also bring Tongjiang back to life."

"But what I said just now does not mean to give up, but to completely change Tongjiang, the focus must be shifted, and the end of the plan must not stop at destroying the tyranny of the two."

Qi Zhong was a little confused, and asked: "Then what is our focus next? What target should we shift it to?"

Mu Yun's expression was quite serious: "You should know that Feng Mei's true identity has also heard about the origin of Tongjiang from the mouth of Liuzhen Immortal. This isolated territory has a selfish god that it cannot choose. In an extreme way, it transformed this place into a failed world..."

Qi Zhong was a little stunned, remembering that Feng Mei had tried to ask him about the god named "Qiyue", he had some doubts in his heart. Hearing Mu Yun's mention of Tongjiang's secret, he hesitated, nodded and said: "Those gods are in the distant heaven. Since they separated Tongjiang from the real people, they have adopted the method of "two governances" here. Those with spiritual roots and wisdom are recruited to Shangjiang, and fools with mortal bodies are recruited. Blocked in the harsh conditions of the bottom border, over time, the boundary between the fairy forest and the mortal world became clear. Therefore, in order to consolidate their rule, those gods abandoned other miscellaneous religions, set up the position of immortal venerable, and aroused power struggles. Then watch this situation coldly, manipulate behind the scenes, control the life and death of all living beings, and bring Tongjiang into the palm of your hand..."

"But later, the grievances of the ancients caused turbulent waves due to the escape of the seal of the evil consciousness. The god tried his best to transfer this consciousness back to Tongjiang, hoping to end it in a simple and rude way, but he did not expect to be killed by Li. Yuan Xie, Liu Zhen, these people with ulterior motives used them to hinder the process, and Feng Mei, who was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, unknowingly contributed to the most unbearable tragedy between you and me nine years ago... Although I knew all these secrets back then, But Liuzhen never explained to me the growth of twin hearts and the origin of divine consciousness...that's all I know."

Mu Yun waited quietly for him to narrate, frowning even more. After a long time, he sighed slowly: "You know this, that's enough. Even today, even I don't know whether it's luck or misfortune."

Qi Zhong frowned, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Then the plan you mentioned is aimed at... those gods in the heavenly realm? You want Tongjiang to break away from this ethereal yet inseparable bondage? "

"Hmm. That's how it should be."

"But do you think that if Feng Mei knew about this, would he still cooperate with you?"

Mu Yun shook his head lightly: "What the people want is what the general trend is. Tongjiang has experienced too many vicissitudes. Using Luo Qingchen's power to overthrow them as bait, to lure out the people who tell the truth behind the scenes, and then change the situation in a peaceful way. The fate of Tongjiang, this is the most difficult but most important matter for us right now. No matter who obstructs, or no one helps, I will not give up! This life is like this, and the next life will still..."

"You!" Qi Zhong knew the heavy responsibility he was willing to shoulder, and would never let go easily, but when he thought about the long and difficult road ahead, he felt a little helpless, and felt a little bitter for the other party.

He lowered his eyes, and persuaded without hope: "Regardless of the attitude of the gods in this territory, in terms of your plan to deal with Luo Qingchen and the two of you, according to the current situation, it is comparable to ascending to the sky." Difficulty...you are stealing chess from other people's hands to decide a dead game in our favor. If we end up losing both sides, I am most worried about you..."

Mu Yun understood why he was worried, his bright eyes lit up, he took the initiative to hold the other's hand, and said with a relaxed smile: "The vicissitudes of the world change, such normality should not be judged with a metaphysical point of view. Many difficult things, even if there is no I understand, but if I can find peace and stability for the people of the world, this life is not in vain. Actually, I don’t have to aim for this, but when I was in the virtual world, I learned that you endured all the suffering for everyone, I just thought, there will come a day when we are like-minded and go hand in hand, and we will definitely not just live in peace for the rest of our lives..."

"You..." Qi Zhong widened his eyes, stared at the smile in his eyes clearly, let go of the many worries in his heart for a moment, and said with relief, "Sometimes, I really hope that you can do everything according to fate, and everything will come true."

"With you by my side, my wish is already fulfilled."

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The evening is cool, and the twilight quietly settles in the sky.

The person leaning against the window and meditating suddenly recalled that the silver needle he was playing with in his hand had inadvertently stabbed himself.

Feng Mei woke up from the trance, frowned, and whispered: "Recently, there is always a feeling of nostalgia that I can't let go of, what is going to happen?"

Confused, he raised his hand, caught a dead leaf, paused sideways, and saw countless pomegranate trees that had withered for many years in the courtyard.It was supposed to be bright red at this time of spring, but it was full of dry branches.

Feeling a sharp pain in his heart, he lowered his head and said bitterly to himself: "The pomegranates in the courtyard are red, you will come back..."

But why, on the night when they left without saying goodbye, these fruit trees that carried the promise were actually poisoned to death by the person who planted them. Even though he had excellent medical skills all his life, he was powerless to recover.

After blowing silently for a long time, Fengmei lowered her eyes and blinked lightly twice to relieve the sour tears.