One of Ouyang Shaogong's colleagues, Chang'an

He lives in a cave deep in the forest.The entrance of the cave is hidden very secretly with firewood, so it is warm in winter and cool in summer.Herbs with special aroma can keep wild animals away from here, and stepping into it feels like a winding path leading to secluded places.He lit a torch and led her in. At the end of the small room, there were piles of rush grass as sleeping berths, a bonfire with sparks in the center, and a pottery pot beside it.

He helped her sit down slowly against the rock wall, looked at her and said with concern: "How do you feel now, are you okay?"

She smiled slightly, and answered irrelevantly: "Your place is very simple, but it's also warm, it's just a little--"

"Lonely?"

He raised the corners of his lips as if mocking himself, "I'm used to it, living alone is very quiet."

She lowered her eyes and said nothing.A heart that has been cold for a long time is not so easy to warm up.Now that he is willing to talk to her and bring her to the place where he lives, it is already an exception, she should feel lucky, right?

"Are you hungry now, do you want to eat something?"

Seeing that her face was pale and listless, he couldn't help asking.

"OK--"

She said softly, a faint pain came from the place where the wolf's teeth touched her neck, and gradually spread, her body was a little numb, but she held back her silence.He only thought that she was tired, so he cooked wild vegetable soup with wild ginseng in a pot, put it in a bowl and served it to her.

"Don't be disgusted with eating and drinking, girl."

"How could it be -- the golden water shield and jade grains choked on the throat, turned into light smoke and flowed with the water --"

She whispered softly that she had seen hermit life in the book, poor but free, and she didn't really care about the noble status of Princess Penglai. If she met the one-hearted person in her life, she would be willing to stay with her forever, even if she lived in seclusion and worked asceticly. Wandering all over the world, I have no complaints or regrets, I just want to be by his side--

Gently reaching out to take the bowl, I felt that my hand was weak as if holding cotton, and the bowl fell straight down.

He held it up in time, couldn't help but frowned and said softly: "I don't have the strength to chant poems to try to be brave. Is it true that young ladies from noble families have this temperament?"

She couldn't help but smile when she heard the words, and opened her eyes to look at him even though she was weak, "How do you know I'm a lady from a noble family."

"Clothes, and-"

When he thought of his current identity and image, and her noble status, he couldn't help feeling a little sad.It was he who erased her memory with his own hands, and he himself extinguished her love. Time has passed, and the world has changed, and now she may have been married as a woman, or she has a heart, and even if she doesn't, how can she fall in love with him as a child- -

It never occurred to him that he would meet her again.

But when we really met, a sense of hopeless sadness arose in my heart. "what else?"

With a smile on her face, she found him more and more interesting, barely propped herself up, and looked at him with her chin resting.

"And--talk, bearing--"

He looked a little embarrassed, his face flushed slightly, but fortunately he couldn't see clearly in the dim light.

She laughed softly, and wanted to tease him a few words, her throat was itchy, and she couldn't help coughing in a low voice.

He quickly supported her body and patted her back gently, "You are weak now, take a rest after drinking the soup, and stop playing tricks."

She nodded, "Thank you, it's just—I don't have much strength in my hand, please—"

"Don't worry, I'll feed you."

He blurted out, and after finishing speaking, he felt ambiguous, and couldn't help but look away slightly.

She saw that he looked a little shy, and compared to the initial coldness and rigidity, she was even more cute and cute. She wanted to laugh, but she was more moved. She closed her eyes obediently, and leaned against the stone wall behind her.He paused, and slowly brought the warm soup to her lips.

After taking the last bite slowly, he wiped the corner of her lips with his knuckles, "Do you feel better—is it bad?"

"No, it's cool, it's good--"

She frowned slightly and denied his words, "Thank you, I'm not hungry now, it's just-"

The pain in her throat became more and more severe, she couldn't speak, she coughed violently, and her body collapsed to the side, he hurriedly supported her, "What's wrong with you, what's wrong with you?"

She only felt that her hands were cold, but her body was hot, and at some point, a fine amount of sweat broke out on her forehead, and her lips began to faintly turn purple.

"I'm--I'm sick--it hurts--"

She couldn't restrain herself any longer, and couldn't help but groan.

"You were poisoned—you were bitten by a wolf demon—why didn't you say—"

He felt anxious and painful, there was no suitable herbal medicine at the moment, and he wondered if it could save her--

"I don't know--just some discomfort--"

She bit her lips tightly, dripping with cold sweat, she couldn't help but grasped his arm tightly, "I'm sorry--I've troubled you--"

"Stupid words--I'm only worried about you--has it been in pain for a long time--how could you not tell me just now--"

Seeing her appearance, he was heartbroken, he held her head and neck with his left hand, and looked for wounds on her skin with his right fingertips, and finally touched a thin and deep tooth mark.

"Offended--I'll help you suck the poison out, you hold on--"

She was weak and let him move. He tried his best to caress her gently, and his lips touched her skin without feeling strange.

. . . . . .

"Now—does it still hurt?"

He carefully half hugged her, and his clothes were wet with sweat.

"I'm fine--thanks to you--"

She leaned against him weakly, the boy's body embraced the strength and warmth of an adult man, but at this moment she was quietly leaning against him, not caring about anything else, let alone thinking too much.

"I -- touched you --"

There were faint waves in his black eyes, seemingly unintentionally, "Will it affect your marriage in the future?"

She didn't expect him to say that, so she couldn't help but smile, "You're just a child."

His eyes were dim, and he tilted his head slightly to hide his unnatural expression.

Back then he was Changqin and she was Tonger, he said, you are just a child--

So despised her love--

Now it's self-inflicted.There are trees in the mountains, and the trees have branches, and the heart is pleasing to the king, and the king does not know it.This kind of pain, he once made her suffer, it must be like a maggot bending over, ecstasy-a love destined to be hopeless, not understood or even respected-adults are always so rude and self-righteous, throwing away the most beautiful heart sincere heart--

Xun'er, if I let you take revenge on me in this life, and make up for my sins against you in the past, I will be happy--

Just please, please, give me this chance, let me--love you again, okay--

I've waited a long time, I've searched for a long time--I can't lose you anymore, can't live without you--

I won't let go, even if—heaven and earth—I still put my arms around her tenderly, and after a moment of silence, I said softly: "You are tired, go to sleep."

The morning light is faint.In the dark cave, you can't feel the changes of the outside world, as if you are immersed in the dark eternal night.When Xun Fang woke up, the bonfire had already been burned out, leaving only scattered fireflies.She couldn't see the things around her clearly, she couldn't even see his face close at hand, she just felt that she was pillowed in his not wide arms, and his chin was gently touching her temple hair.

In terms of stature, she should be the one hugging him.

She snuggled up against a child's chest and slept all night.

A strange feeling surged in his heart, he struggled slightly, trying to escape, but finally woke him up.

"Are you OK."

He slowly let go of his numb arms, and with the help of the remaining fire, his eyes were as bright as the stars in the sky, "It's already daytime, how do you feel?"

"I'm fine - last night - thank you."

She was silent for a moment, his warmth was withdrawn from her body, and she was somewhat reluctant and attached.But he was about to leave here, he--

An incredible idea suddenly popped up in my mind, and before I had time to react, I blurted it out.

"Would you like to go to Penglai with me?"

He froze for a moment, he didn't expect her to be so direct.He originally thought that he would have to go through a lot of twists and turns to stay by her side, but he didn't expect--

"You do not want it?"

Seeing him lowering his head, slowly frowning his delicate eyebrows, and pursing his thin lips as if in embarrassment, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious, "It's dangerous for you to live alone in the barren mountains, and you're a child, so you're easy to be bullied." If you are bullied by others, go to my hometown, where the scenery is beautiful and the people are hospitable, and you will live a good life."

He didn't know how to act so that he seemed natural and not obtrusive.After a long silence, he murmured in a low voice, "Aren't you afraid of me about what happened during the day yesterday?"

The atmosphere froze for a bit.Naturally, she would never forget the look in his eyes at that time, and the way he looked when he killed the wolf demon at night.She couldn't imagine what kind of experience it would take to make a person show such a terrifying, dangerous, and complicated expression.However, she doesn't hide or fear, on the contrary, she still has a feeling of protection and pity. Subconsciously, she always hopes that everyone can return to kindness and sincerity. She doesn't believe that there are outright villains in this world, just like There is no such thing as an absolutely selfless good person.

What's more, he saved her.He killed that person because of her.If it goes on, the wolf demon also wants to survive, so is she obliged to be food in their mouths?In the final analysis, it is only the weak that prey on the strong, and whoever has more power is qualified to speak and stand on a high ground to be compassionate to others.Just like the rich stand on a high ground to help the poor, and the winner holds the trophy and sympathizes with the loser.

Benevolence and morality are based on vested interests.

All beings are equal, and whoever says that sacrificing the individual to benefit others must be commendable.Unless, it's as good as it is.

"actually--"

"actually--"

She froze for a moment, but they all spoke in unison.She originally wanted to say that you were not wrong, but when she saw him speak, she smiled shyly and motioned him to speak first.

"I didn't kill him yesterday, I just taught him a lesson."

He said slowly, with helplessness in his eyes, "I know you don't like killing."

At that time, he didn't know that she was Xunfang, he just always remembered the last look Xunfang looked at him.Whenever he couldn't restrain himself, he would think of her, and after thinking about it, he didn't want to do it again.

"Thank you, stay by my side in the future, no one will bully you, I will take good care of you."

She reached out and stroked his head, "Don't mention the past, it will be fine in the future, fine."