This is an unknown number of days after Dai Luan was rescued.
She no longer had the concept of time. She just stayed in the dark and lightless cave all day long, unwilling to step out. The bonfire was always burning and could not stop for a moment. She began to be afraid of the dark. Although she was always sleepy, she
She is unwilling to close her eyes. As long as she closes her eyes because of sleepiness, she will be awakened by terrible nightmares. Even the short period of darkness when she falls asleep frightens her. She is even more reluctant to go down the mountain and dare not go down from a high place.
look.
This made it difficult for her savior. He originally planned to carry her down the mountain, but she was unwilling to move. It was not that he could not understand her mood and situation, and he did not force her. He still brought her firewood and firewood every day.
food.
He is an old acquaintance of hers from childhood - the knifesmith of unknown origin.
Dai Luan originally thought that she would have a lot to say when she saw him, such as his leaving without saying goodbye and why he came to her house in the first place. There were also some trivial matters in life in the past and some promises that were almost forgotten. But she didn't.
Too tired. And when Dai Luan saw him again, she was completely sure that those eyes belonged to the six-path impermanence.
He is indeed Shui Wujun.
Shui Wujun is not very tall, and is about the same as Rin Shanhai. He is wearing a blue-gray short gua and a girdle at the waist. However, he carries six swords on his body. He carries three swords on his back, two hanging on his left waist and one on his right waist.
.They look like ordinary swords before they are unsheathed, but judging from the number, they are probably still very heavy. He wears a high ponytail, which is as long as his waist, and has a hazy blue forehead band tied on his eyebrows. His facial features are straight,
Otherwise there is nothing particularly noteworthy.
Suimu-kun got the news from Mutsuki-kun. Mutsuki-kun seemed calm when he said this, but Suimu-kun, who had always been taciturn, suddenly became a little anxious. Although he didn't say much, he immediately set off for Kinunun Mountain.
.It’s a pity that at that time, the master and the apprentice had already been climbing on the mountain for many days.
Dai Luan hung alone on the edge of the cliff, and he didn't wait too long. After removing the weight of one person, the nearly half-broken withered vine really stopped cracking. Maybe Ah Luan's weight was within the limit of what it could bear.
.She couldn't muster the strength and didn't dare to let go. Although for a moment, she did want to let go and fall down desperately to find her master.
But he said, live on.
She didn't have the time or energy to cry. She turned her wrist twice on the vines, pinned them, and tried hard to get her feet into the gaps between the intertwined withered vines to save some energy. She didn't even know what she should do.
What to do? Time slowly wore away her strength and will. Her mind was dizzy and she thought about many things. For example, she thought that if she could talk to birds like Xie Hualing of Xue Yanzong, she might be able to talk to birds.
She can be rescued, and she can send messages to others. It's just that it's too desolate here, and it's probably impossible for anyone else to be here. Maybe she can only hang here to dry, and if she's lucky, her hands and feet will get stuck and she won't be able to fall, and she will become
A mummy hanging on the cliff. But maybe before that, a carnivorous bird or monster had eaten him.
Before dawn, Shui Wujun found her based on the sliding marks on the ground and rescued her.
Then, and now, Dai Luan showed neither the joy that she should have felt at seeing her old friend, nor the relief after being rescued, but only that kind of indescribable loss of soul.
Now, he and she were sitting opposite each other in front of the bonfire. She was wrapped in Shui Wujun's gown, wrapping herself tightly. Shui Wujun sometimes looked at the fire and sometimes looked at her. For a long time, he sighed.
"You really don't want to go back?"
Dai Luan shook her head, not sure whether she wanted to say that she didn't want to go back, or that she didn't know. But finally, she asked a question she had been preparing for a long time.
"Why did you leave back then? And why did you come here? Because I... look very similar to her?"
"With whom?" Shui Wujun showed a brief confusion, but quickly responded, "Ah, do you know everything? It doesn't matter, I think you will know sooner or later. Just talking about the appearance, there are some similarities.
But it’s different when you look closely.”
"So you just came to see me?"
"Well, that's one of them." Shui Wujun said calmly, "Besides, I'm investigating the matter of Yunmai. I don't know if you remember him. He was invited into the house by your father back then, and he was later invited in.
The Imperial Palace. At that time, someone had already contacted him to make a replica of Huangquan Bell. He had already started researching it. The gentleman originally wanted to let it go, but... with his skills, it seemed that it would not work. He was called in
After entering the palace, I chased after him."
"I know these things. He made my security lock."
As she said that, she took out the safety buckle. Although it was not lost, it was a little deformed and covered with darkness again. Dai Luan didn't know why, maybe it really blocked some disaster. After all, it oxidized very slowly in the past.
It won't be like this in a year.
Shui Wujun took it, held it and looked at it next to the fire. He stretched out his other hand, floated it on it, and wiped it through the air. The black part was like ink soaked in water, and suddenly completely dissipated.
.The safety lock engraved with the divine bird was as new as before. Dai Luan's eyes widened slightly and she took it back.
"I heard that he died later. He died in front of the workbench because he was too tired."
"No. He was killed by me."
"..."
Dai Luan opened her eyes wide again. She was amazed before, but now she was surprised. Shui Wujun's tone was extremely calm, as if taking a human life was such an insignificant matter. But she soon felt relieved, after all, they were just doing this.
This. Not to mention people like Tang He, Sakimen Lang, and Ketsuki-kun in Six Paths of Impermanence... After hearing too many amazing things, I became numb.
"Your eyes are bloodshot." He said, "Your heart is beating too fast. You should rest."
"I can't rest."
"Just close your eyes."
"I can't." She crossed her legs, "I don't even want to blink."
"Maybe you could sleep in front of the campfire."
"Then how can I sleep?"
——How can I sleep?
Shui Wujun couldn't understand the underlying meaning of her words, but he probably knew what she was sad about, but he had no other choice.
"If I take you to find your master, you might get better."
He did not expect that Dai Luan's emotions suddenly became excited, her voice was raised much higher, and it was also a little hoarse.
"Do you think I haven't thought about it! But I, but, but...but how can I find it!"
No one could survive from that kind of height. She had never seen anyone fall off a cliff with her own eyes, but thinking about that time on the outskirts of Wule City, Mu Wan fell from such an astonishing height, and her body bones did not slow down for a long time.
come over.
Shui Wujun explained: "There is water in some places under this cliff. If he falls into the river with the right depth, there is still a chance of survival. But if the water is too deep, he will easily be knocked out..."
"Okay, shut up!" Dai Luan shouted angrily.
She had learned about Shui Wujun's character when she was a child. But at that time, she had not grown up and was still a bit stubborn as a child. So did Shui Wujun. They died together and didn't feel anything was wrong. But now, in
In Dai Luan's eyes, this man can be summed up as more than just a man who doesn't understand the charm. Sometimes, he makes her feel that he is heartless - in the true sense, without emotion.
Dai Luan took a deep breath and softened her tone: "Someone gave me a chicken at home before. Later, the chicken probably thought it could fly and jumped off the window sill on the third floor. Its wings were too tender and it was difficult to fly.
It couldn't get up. There was a tree below. In winter, the branches were bare... and you can imagine that it didn't fall to the ground and didn't survive."
Shui Wujun nodded in understanding. He wanted to ask directly, had the chick been disemboweled? But seeing that her face was extremely pale even under the firelight, he shut his mouth.
To avoid irritating her even more.
"Or... do you know the magic of divination? I think my master, Jiyue-kun, and other onmyojis can do it. You are the impermanence of the six paths, so you should know something about it, right? As long as you have something from him...
"
As she said that, Dai Luan suddenly became energetic, turned around and started rummaging through the medicine box. The medicine box was very strong, and even if it was scratched like that, it would only lose some paint and break a corner. The gown slipped off her body,
But she didn't notice it at all, and didn't feel cold. She just continued to rummage through the boxes. Shui Wujun didn't want to hit her, but he couldn't learn to be tactful, so he said it bluntly.
"I won't. I'm a swordsmith, not an Onmyoji, so I can't take advantage of it. Or, I can go and see by myself and tell you when I come back. If he is still alive, take him back..."
"You want to leave me alone!" Dai Luan turned around and screamed, "I am alone again! How many hours, or a night, or longer? I have been waiting for a long time! I really regret it, I
You shouldn't have taken the risk. It's so stupid. I'm so stupid. He has clearly said that he doesn't want to gamble anymore, why can't I understand?"
"...Maybe you understand, but you're just a little stubborn." Shui Wujun said, "The same goes for Hong Xuan Qing Nu. Even eight cows can't pull back what she has decided."
"Don't mention her, I'm not her at all!"
"……Feel sorry."
Although he didn't understand why she was so excited and sad, Shui Wujun honestly kept his mouth shut. At least, he didn't want her to continue to be sad.
Dai Luan stopped looking. She pushed all the small boxes back with a sullen face. But she was stunned for a moment, then quickly pulled out a small drawer and took out a box from it.
It was something Shanhai put in, and it was his mother's relic.
Shui Wujun saw it and said, "That is Yingyue Jun's thing."
Dai Luan did not nod or object. She knew that the Yingyue Jun he was talking about here was the mother of Shanhai. She opened the box, and the faint floral fragrance still remained and would not dissipate no matter what.
The wooden comb is very delicate. The distance between the wooden teeth is just right, neither sparse nor dense. There are several peach blossoms and cherry blossoms engraved on each end of the comb, which are clearly layered and lifelike. If they are dyed with color and add a light fragrance,
It’s probably hard to tell the difference between genuine and fake. The owner of the comb should like to use it. If this gift can be kept, it must be sent to the heart.
"She once lived in what you call a paradise." Shui Wujun said, "However, there were many other flowers there."
