There are bandits in Zhongshan

The number of people gathered under the bridge is gradually decreasing. It is said that there will be a fireworks display on the outskirts of the city at midnight. After the lanterns are set off, people will go to the next feast. Even the street vendors have dispersed, and the flow of people is going out of the city amidst the fire Flooding away, the noise also goes away with the flow of people.

The side of the bridge gradually became quiet, and the night wind evokes a bit of coolness. Although there are still sparks floating on the water, it has lost the embellishment of laughter and laughter, and it looks much cooler than before.

Changli stood at the head of the bridge with a mask in his hand, the hem of the cloak was lifted by the wind from time to time, the pure white material under the cloak formed a sharp contrast with the night, it was spotless and clean as if it wasn't real.Her eyes fell on the water, and she quietly looked at the few lanterns on the water, but gradually, the water light and lights mixed into a hazy phantom, and her erratic eyes passed those intertwined lights and shadows, and turned to the unknown the other side.

Zhong Mingzhu went to the other side of the market to exchange change. She wanted to set up a lantern, but she didn't have gold and silver on hand, so it would be too troublesome to exchange it with medicinal materials.

——If she wanted to, not to mention taking a single lantern, it would be easy to take dozens of lanterns under the nose of the shopkeeper, but obviously, Changli would not allow her to take it without asking.

Just when she was complaining in a low voice that she shouldn't have given the remaining half of the gold to Orion when she was in Yangshan, Changli suddenly remembered that he still had the silver ingots given by Fenghailou a long time ago in his storage ring, so he took a few ingot to her.The denomination of silver ingots was too large, and most ordinary street vendors couldn't find them. Zhong Mingzhu planned to find a shop to exchange some copper coins, so he asked Changli to wait for her on the bridge.

"I'll go back as soon as I go, you can think about what you want to wish first." She smiled and left, just chuckled a few short times, but until her figure disappeared, her voice still echoed in Changli's ears, as if a bell had rolled away All over the place, the lingering sound is endless.

It was like moonlight again, shedding softly, dispelling the bleak chill of Yuan Yue, and even the stone steps she stepped on seemed a little warmer than before.

Changli didn't pay attention to find out where Zhong Mingzhu was, but waited quietly. At the end of the river, the fire was extinguished. I don't know if it was the unburned candlelight in the lantern, or the stars reflected in the water, or both. It's like this bustling world that accommodates everything.

Suddenly, she heard an annoyed sigh, and looked under the bridge, only to see a young man looking at He Xin with a sad face.He was the only one left on the shore, and there was only one lantern left in the middle of the river. The lantern was skewed by half, and the half near the water surface was wet with water, and the water stains continued to spread. It seemed that the whole lantern would soon be destroyed. The lamps were ripped into the water.

That should be his lamp, probably sinking, Changli thought, at this moment she saw the boy's companion coming over and calling him to hurry up, saying that the fireworks display was about to start, the boy kept saying yes, but his eyes were still dead He stared at the lantern, as if he would not give up until he saw the result with his own eyes. Even though the disappointment in his eyes was getting stronger and stronger, he didn't look away.

Probably a very important wish——Chang Li pursed his lips, his brows unconsciously tightened, but he quickly opened them up again, and gently lifted his fingers hidden in his sleeves.

In the past, she probably wouldn't notice it, and even if she did, she wouldn't do anything.Now she's thinking: That's okay.

The sudden strong wind blew across the water and righted the half-submerged lantern. The young man was confused at first, but soon he let out a cry of joy, and his eyes that had been shrouded in disappointment lit up instantly.Driven by the gust of wind, the lantern quickly drifted to the end of the river and disappeared from the young man's sight. He breathed a sigh of relief, and the next moment, he looked up at the bridge as if he had sensed something.

He is just a mortal, unable to perceive spiritual power, even if he notices it for a moment, it is only a glimpse. Seeing Chang Li looking at him, he was startled for a moment, then scratched his face in embarrassment, and smiled at Chang Li Smiling as a greeting, he hurriedly chased after his companion.

Changli looked around, and found that she was the only one left nearby, the riverside was completely quiet, and Zhong Mingzhu hadn't come back yet, she looked down at the mask in her hand, and suddenly felt a little dull.

The sound of hurried footsteps came to my ears, and it was the young man who turned back. Changli thought that he had left something behind, but found that the other party stopped in front of him, awkwardly stirring his sleeves and stammering to invite Changli to join him. Let's watch the fireworks together.

It turned out that the boy rented a cruise ship with a few friends. During the fireworks display, the moat in the outskirts of the city was an excellent place to watch. Seeing that Changli was alone on the bridge, he wanted to invite her to join him.

There are three floors of the boat, all kinds of food and wine are available, and the view is excellent, whether it is fireworks or the singing and dancing on the waterside pavilion, you can see it all.

The young man was a little nervous at first, but soon he became fluent in speaking. He had a good eloquence, and he could describe the prosperity and splendor of the fireworks display in a few words. Chang Li said: "That's not bad."

Much better than this deserted riverside.

But she still shook her head: "I'm waiting for someone." Seeing the regret in the young man's eyes, she smiled slightly, and said, "However, thank you."

The young man said "It's a pity", but soon smiled and said: "When your friend comes, you can find us outside the city, our boat is parked by the turret." After finishing speaking, before Changli could respond He ran away and disappeared around the corner in a flash.

friend?

Chang Li secretly thought about these two words, and there were slight ripples in her calm eyes. She first gave a soft "hmm", and finally shook her head unconsciously.

They are masters and apprentices but not like masters and apprentices, they are friends but they are not like friends, they have nothing to do with etiquette and status, and all kinds of emotions are mixed together, and the boundaries are difficult to draw. Unknowingly, once you meet What, the first thing she thinks of is always Zhong Mingzhu.

The two were tightly entangled together, but she didn't find it strange at all, as if it should be so.

"Why are you shaking your head suddenly?"

A smiling voice came, Chang Li raised his eyes and saw Zhong Mingzhu walking slowly over, holding a lotus lantern in one hand and a bunch of gadgets in the other hand, following Stepping, tinkling and clanging, she actually brought back all the things Changli had played with before.

The same does not fall.

Chang Li's eyes fell on her hands, and the corners of his lips raised slightly unconsciously. When Zhong Mingzhu came to his side, he told her about the boy.

"Is there such a good thing?" Zhong Mingzhu stuffed everything except the lantern into Changli's hands, and then walked under the bridge, "If you want to go, just tell me."

Chang Li followed behind her slowly and said, "I'll wait for you."

Zhong Mingzhu smiled, and then pretended to regret: "Oh, but I don't have a three-story painting boat."

Chang Li was tidying up those gadgets that were randomly stacked together. Hearing this, he said without even thinking about it: "But there is you." As soon as he finished speaking, the figure in front of him suddenly stopped, and she almost bumped into it. Asking "what's the matter", Zhong Mingzhu continued to walk forward, as if he didn't hear anything.

When she reached the river, she had put all the things in her hands into the storage ring, and put them together with the umbrella that Zhong Mingzhu gave her before. Those are all ordinary things that are not beneficial to cultivation, but she feels It is more pleasing to the eye than the elixir of spirit stones.

After returning to Yunfu Mountain, she can put some in the house, she thought so, Zhong Mingzhu said more than once that her house was too simple, empty like a cage, she never took it to heart at that time, but now that she thinks about it, It is indeed too crude.

Masks can be hung on the wall, porcelain and jade can be placed on the corner of the table, and there are flowers in the nursery - she was thinking about these in secret, when she suddenly heard her name, she came to her senses and found that it was Zhong Mingzhu who was calling her.

Zhong Mingzhu held the lantern, but did not put it into the water, but stared at Changli intently, with a slight smile on his face, like a spring breeze, she must have said something, and was waiting for Changli to answer.

It's the middle of winter, even with spiritual protection, Changli can still clearly feel the chill, but when she sees Zhong Mingzhu's smile, she feels like she's in March.It was the season when spring was warm and flowers were blooming, and the ice and snow were melting.

"What?" Seeing the smile in Zhong Mingzhu's eyes gradually deepening for no reason, she felt something in her heart suddenly tightened, and her usually calm voice suddenly revealed a little dryness.

"Can I write your name?" Zhong Mingzhu said, raising the lantern in his hand while speaking.

Changli noticed that the lantern looked a little different from that of the boy before, with a red thread on the bottom, connecting each petal together. Noticing her slightly confused gaze, Zhong Mingzhu raised the lantern again, He smiled and said: "The red thread is tangling with love, and we are in alliance with Xu Sansheng. This lamp is called the tangling lamp. The boss said that young people in the city like it very much."

"Love Lantern?" Chang Li repeated softly, his brows furrowed slightly, his eyes slowly pulled away from the lantern, and fell into Zhong Mingzhu's eyes.

Since leaving the Liuhe Pagoda, the strange emotions that have been aroused several times surged into her heart, more turbulent than ever before, making her thoughts go blank for a moment, there seemed to be some violent shock in the spiritual sea, and even her fingertips trembled slightly. Showing a confused expression, he murmured: "Do you want to ally with me, Xu Sansheng?"

"That's not true." Zhong Mingzhu still had a faint smile on his face, calm and calm, as if what he said was nothing more than an ordinary thing.

With a single word, Chang Li felt inexplicably empty in her heart. She pursed her lips tightly, her eyes showed anxiety, and her brows were tightened even more. But before she had time to say anything, she heard Zhong Mingzhu chuckle. Said: "After all, Sansheng is too long."

"What do you want to say?" Chang Li lowered his eyes, only feeling that his heart was in a mess.

Those once looming thoughts were evoked by Zhong Mingzhu's words, and then tied into a knot by her words and pushed into the abyss.

"The world is unpredictable, who knows where the reincarnation will go in the next life, and some people will not be able to enter the reincarnation at all." Zhong Mingzhu played with the lantern and said, "Fated to three lives and three lives, to me, it is just a self-deception, just a lantern There are only such lights in the shop, if I say to the boss: 'Hey, remove the inner and outer layers of petals for me', he will probably think that I am here to cause trouble."

Chang Li bowed his head in silence, but said in his heart: If you really did this, it wouldn't be surprising.She thought of Ruoye again, the blood of the gods gave them great power at birth, but it also made them without three souls and six souls.

If a monk is injured and loses his soul, it will be difficult to have an afterlife.Even after reincarnation, it is difficult to tell whether the person in the next life is the same as the previous life. The so-called three lives and three lives, belief is hope, and unbelief is just empty words.

"Before, you asked me what I wished for." Zhong Mingzhu raised his hand and stroked Changli's brows lightly, as if he wanted to smooth out the locked entanglement there, "The love lamp means alliance with Xu Sansheng, but I only want to be here today." .”

Chang Li hesitated, "With me?"

"Well, with you."

The silent din came alive, piercing, almost piercing the skull.

For a moment, Changli felt that he was swallowed by the huge waves, drifting with the waves, with nowhere to lean on, and the same was true for his thoughts.

"I..." She took a step back unknowingly, and her mood dropped one after another. Now not only her fingertips, but even her body trembled slightly, and even the syllables she spit out were mixed with tremors.

Anxiety, eagerness, joy, panic, thousands of emotions alternated rapidly, covering her dark eyes with indeterminate shades of light and dark, she took another step back, a strong wind surged under her feet, and the cloak and hair were lifted, leaving the spotless The white clothes were completely exposed, and she glanced down, but saw similar red lines on the cuffs.

It was just a coincidence, but her heart was shocked again, she felt that everything was pointing in one direction.

She looked in that direction and saw Zhong Mingzhu holding a lantern and looking at her quietly, with a familiar smile on her delicate face.

I don't know when, when Zhong Mingzhu smiled at her, there was no original mockery and coldness in the smile, only the softness without edges and corners, and she had long been accustomed to such a soft and warm smile, even if she closed her five senses. It can be described perfectly.

The aura slowly dispersed, shaking the calm river surface to pieces.There was a faint whistling sound from the spiritual sea. She wanted to suppress it, but couldn't restrain it.

The pictures since the acquaintance flashed through my mind like a lantern, the plain and leisurely life on the mountain, the life-and-death situation at the foot of the mountain, every word, every action is as real as if it happened not long ago.

"We are masters and apprentices." She lowered her eyes and murmured, "If I want to cultivate the right fruit, I must abandon the seven emotions and six desires."

The voice was very soft, like a lamp that was about to burn out, it only needed a gust of wind to blow it away, as if it was just for myself.

She moved her feet again as she spoke, and wanted to back up, but her hands were held.

With only a slight enough force that could be ignored, she was pulled back without any resistance, and the distance of two steps back to the original in an instant.

"Do you care?" Zhong Mingzhu looked at her with a wild smile, she didn't look nervous at all, just like before, with ease as if everything was under control.

Chang Li looked at the shallow eyes that were close at hand. They were so close that she could clearly see her own appearance in Zhong Mingzhu's eyes, and saw the brilliance in her eyes brighter than the lights of the Lantern Festival.

After the rush of thoughts swept away, the clamoring aura gradually quieted down, and her heart and body became light.

She wanted to keep her face straight, and wanted to make herself look the same as usual, but the corners of her lips raised slightly uncontrollably, and the brisk syllables overflowed from her throat.

It was laughter, short and light, but it was laughter.

"I don't know." She thought about what the teacher gave her, and shook her head, "I have never been clear about what those should be, and I don't know whether I should care."

"Then do you want to put lanterns?"

When asking questions, Zhong Mingzhu moved closer, Changli looked at herself with clearer eyes, opened his mouth, and was about to say "I don't know", but his eyes were covered, and the unspoken words were blocked immediately Stopping, she closed her eyes subconsciously, letting herself be in the dark, even forgetting that she didn't need naked eyes to see things, she heard Zhong Mingzhu softly said: "Don't move around."

I didn't move, she thought, and then she felt that the hand that was still being held was pulled down a little bit, and she was pulled to lower her head slightly, and then, a warm and soft feeling fell on her forehead.

The hand covering her eyes moved away from her eyes and slowly slid down the side of her face. Before she could react to open her eyes, the same temperature covered the center of her brows and stayed longer than before. Then, the hand that stroked her face He stopped and gently held her face up.

Zhong Mingzhu's breath was close at hand, as if it could melt everything, Changli had forgotten to open her eyes, a slight tremor came from her back, she couldn't help curling her fingers to clasp Zhong Mingzhu's hand.

First the corners of her mouth, then her lips, the gentle touch aroused a tingling itch, her brows furrowed, but they soon relaxed.

It was only a slightly higher temperature than ordinary people, but she felt it was as hot as a flame, so hot that the tip of her heart trembled.

The kiss didn't last long, and they backed away after just a little touch, but they didn't retreat too far. When Zhong Mingzhu spoke with a smile, Chang Li could still feel the temperature of the other party's exhalation.

"Want to put lanterns?"

Chang Li opened his eyes, the light that broke into his eyes made him dizzy, and his thoughts were muddled.In a trance, she stretched out her hand, not thinking about anything, only moving with her heart.

The hand that was being held also slipped out of Zhong Mingzhu's palm, and slowly climbed up the other's waist. She had never done a similar move before, with a bit of clumsiness and stubbornness, her arms wrapped around Zhong Mingzhu's back , pulling her into an embrace.

nothing left.

There were bursts of explosions in the distance, which should be the beginning of the fireworks display.

Dozens of streams of light sink into the night at the same time, and then bloom together, like a hundred flowers blooming at once, or like a dragon soaring in the sky, painting an indescribable beauty of prosperity on the ink color.

Changli has no time to listen or watch. She saw many things she had never seen before on this night of the Yuan Dynasty. She was amazed by the bustle of the world, attracted by the exquisite craftsmanship of mortal craftsmen, and dazzled by the various scenes. , these are now irrelevant.

Under the universe, in this world of mortals, it seems that everything is far away from her, only she and Zhong Mingzhu are left.

She listened to her heartbeat, and after an unknown period of time, her thoughts gradually became clear, and then she felt that the tips of her ears and her face were scalding terribly, and she buried her face in Zhong Mingzhu's shoulder as if hiding.

Then, she heard Zhong Mingzhu's laughter again, right next to her ears, so clear that she could distinguish the slight ups and downs and pauses.

"You haven't answered yet."

She raised the corners of her mouth, nodded lightly, and said "Yes". After that, she was afraid that Zhong Mingzhu might not hear clearly, so she raised her face slightly and said, "I think."

That's all she thought.

That's enough.