It snowed heavily all night, but at Mao Shi it was bright and quiet.
The skylight carried the cloud shadows, entered the river, illuminated the mountains, and spread all over the earth. An eagle flapped its wings, jumped over the mountains, and stopped on the wrist of the old patriarch Pei.
Different from the past, Old Sect Master Pei did not walk in the direction of Guanxing Pavilion, but crossed the long rope bridge and headed towards Muyang Peak in the southeast.
An old man stood on the edge of the cliff, looking at the vast world, with a bleak figure and the rustling wind.
"Shiding Town," Old Sect Master Pei handed over the letter and said, "In about three days."
The old man received it, looked at the words on the letter, and said: "Another bloody storm."
"With the rise of war in troubled times, I don't know what the world will be like in the future." Old Sect Leader Pei frowned and said.
The old man said "hmm" and put away the letter.
"What do you think?" Old Sect Master Pei asked.
The old man shook his head.
He looked up to observe astronomy and looked down to observe geography, all for the purpose of recording for the world. He wrote whatever he wanted, and rarely had any subjective opinions in it.
The few words he said in front of Emperor Xuan Yan that night were among the few "preaching" he had done in recent years.
"Where is Shen Lie?" the old man asked, "Are you awake?"
"left already."
"gone?"
"I can't keep him," said the old sect master Pei, "but this young man is really handsome, with pure jade quality, sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes. From his beautiful skin to his bones, if he can stay on my mountain, he will definitely be able to draw beautiful pictures." The appearance of a fairy."
"Well," the old man said, "you are thinking too much."
"Sect Master, Sect Master!" An exclamation sounded in the distance.
"What's going on?" Old Sect Leader Pei looked at the disciples running from a distance and said calmly, "They never make any noise."
"Sect Master!" The disciple ran closer and said breathlessly, "That little girl Ali, she, she ran away!"
Sect Leader Pei, who was originally calm, widened his eyes: "What?"
The old man's reaction was better and asked: "Where have you been?"
"We can't catch up," the disciple said. "When she woke up and heard that Mr. Shen was gone, she went straight to chase him!"
The old man was also stunned and said: "What?"
"Isn't the chance to stay in the female university?" Old Sect Master Pei said subconsciously.
"Fart," the old man said softly, "I'll go take a look."
After saying that, he walked towards the rope bridge.
Old Sect Leader Pei pointed at himself and said to the disciple: "Did he just scold me?"
"Okay, it seems so." The doorman replied.
But this elder is cool and cold when he curses.
Xia Zhaoyi didn't sleep long, her fever had not gone away, the blush on her cheeks was blown white by the north wind, and her lips were also pale.
She ran very fast. She came down from the mountain gate and ran towards the north. The smallest clothes of the Yuanhe Sect still looked a bit big on her body. The white background and purple edges rolled up in big balls as she ran. Lang Rui, it's just that her hair is still neatly tied up with a wooden hairpin, a little messy, which is very inconsistent with her fairy-like clothes.
When she ran to a high slope, she stopped and looked around, landing on the mountain road in the distance.
Du Xuan followed Shen Lie, there were only two of them, and they walked a little faster. Shen Lie was wearing a light black suit, and his waist looked very thin. As he walked, he wrapped gauze on his palms.
"...I think instead of letting Dai Yu look after these horses, it is better to take them to Yuanhe Sect and let them look after them for a few days." Du Xuan followed behind and said.
"No."
"Besides, the young master also needs to go to Yuanhe Sect to have a good rest." Du Xuan looked at Shen Lie and said.
"No." Shen Lie still said.
At this time, they vaguely heard someone calling them, and the master and servant raised their heads.
Xia Zhaoyi's clothes were blown by the wind from a high place, and her petite body seemed to fly away.
"Wait for me!!" she shouted loudly and jumped down from the high slope.
"Ah Li?" Du Xuan said blankly.
Shen Lie frowned slightly as he watched the girl come down from the high slope and her figure briefly disappeared behind the lush snowy trees in front of her.
"Why did she wake up so quickly?" Shen Lie said.
"Yeah, I didn't even get a good rest." Du Xuan said.
They went to a mountain pass ahead, and the girl strode over. Because she was running too fast, her face was pale and bloodless, and her face became more and more worried.
"Aren't you sick?" Shen Lie went up to meet her and stretched out his hand to help her, but her small hand directly grabbed the big palm.
"Aren't you injured?" Xia Zhaoyi said, trying to adjust his breathing, and looked up at Shen Lie, his snowy eyes facing the light, reflecting the sky, shadows and sea of clouds, showing indescribable stubbornness and brightness.
Saying that, Xia Zhaoyi turned Shen Lie's palm upwards and held his gauze-wrapped palm: "Do you know how serious your injury is?"
She was suffering from illness last night and her mood collapsed. She was in a daze and had only a vague impression of Shen Lie, who seemed to have appeared before.
Today, as soon as I opened my eyes and asked others, she came running.
Shen Lie tried to withdraw his hand, but the girl held it tightly.
"It's just a minor injury, you go back first," Shen Lie said, "I won't be in the way, but it's you who has a severe fever."
"Where are you going? Take me with you."
Shen Lie frowned slightly: "Ah Li."
"Brother Du." Xia Zhaoyi looked at Du Xuan who was standing aside.
Du Xuan, who was called "big brother" by a girl for the first time, didn't react so quickly, and then subconsciously smiled with joy. Halfway through his laughter, he received a death warning from his young master and stopped in a hurry.
"What about that, Ah Li, I..."
"Ah Li," Shen Lie said solemnly, "go back. It's not that I won't take you with me, but that you are sick."
"You can fight for your friends regardless of life and death, and I can go through fire and water for my friends!" Xia Zhaoyi looked at him and said.
Shen Lie paused slightly, feeling warm in his heart.
Xia Zhaoyi was the best at observing words and expressions. Seeing that his stern face was slightly relaxed, he walked towards him and said, "Let's go, where are we going?"
Then she let go of his hand, and then he grabbed his wrist and said, "Ah Li."
Xia Zhaoyi looked back at him.
Shen Lie said seriously: "I went to find Shen Xu this time. When he was in the capital, he was captured by Tianrong Guards in my name and took away Lao Tong and Zhi Changle at the same time. Now he has escaped from the palace. We should go out on the side of Longyuan Mountain. This trip is not dangerous, and he will not do anything to me, so you don’t have to go with me, and don’t worry, I will let Lao Tong and Zhi Changle come back first."
Xia Zhaoyi guessed that it was related to Long Yuan, but she didn't expect that it was Shen Xu.
"Will he hurt you?" Xia Zhaoyi said, "He used this method to trick you. This is too much."
"Young Master has long been used to it," Du Xuan couldn't help but say, "This is not the first time Shen Xu has been like this."
"You won't hurt me," Shen Lie said, letting go of Xia Zhaoyi's hand, "You go back first, your health is important."
"Your health is also important." Xia Zhaoyi said without thinking.
Shen Lie suddenly smiled, uncontrollably, his lips curved in a brilliant arc.
"Well," he nodded, looked at her deeply, and said, "I promise you, I won't let anything happen to me. Don't worry, Lao Tong and Zhi Changle will be fine too."
"Okay," Xia Zhaoyi said, not wanting to be stalked, "Then early tomorrow morning, if I don't see Lao Tong and Zhi Changle going up the mountain, I will go find you. My body will have enough rest for a day and a night. Already."
After saying that, fearing that Shen Lie would refuse, Xia Zhaoyi raised his hands and clasped his fists: "Then I'll say goodbye first."
Just turn around and walk away, neatly.
Du Xuan looked at her back, then looked up at Shen Lie: "Young Master..."
Compared with the previous coldness and indifference, Shen Lie's expression was much gentler. He looked at the girl and suddenly shouted: "Ali!"
The girl stopped but didn't look back.
Shen Lie didn't know what to say, so he paused and said, "Get well soon."
Xia Zhaoyi nodded, turned his back to them and said, "You should also take care of yourself."
He lifted his feet and continued walking.
Shen Lie smiled faintly, looked at the girl's back for a while, then turned around and said, "Let's go."
Du Xuan saw Shen Lie's completely improved mood, blinked his eyes, and then hurriedly followed Shen Lie's pace.
But he couldn't help it, and looked at the girl's back again.
He seemed to have discovered something just now.
However, Ah Li is still young, so the young master cannot be such a self-possessed person.
No, this statement seems...
After all, the young master didn't show much enthusiasm and unrestrained self-control, and besides, the words "enthusiastic and unrestrained" probably won't have anything to do with him in the next life.
However, with the young master's cold temperament, several of them have always felt that he would never be attracted to any girl in his life, and that he would never have anything to do with the affair. So, maybe it's just appreciation between friends?
After all, everyone would like a girl like Ah Li who is pretty, white, tender, clean, and full of aura.
It would be better for him not to think too much...
