Yesterday, on the way to pick up the landlord, Ye Yuejun kept frowning and sighing. Mu Wan asked her what was going on, and Ye Yuejun explained everything clearly, including the bizarre-sounding methods to break the curse, as well as Mo Liang and her
conflict.
"I understand you." Mu Wan said, "I would have chosen this way in the past. But not necessarily now."
"Why?"
"People will change... there are good and bad. Good and bad are also temporary. Who knows whether it will be good or bad in the long run."
"Then what do you think I should do?"
"If I force my way, Xiaoliang probably won't cooperate. I think you have to find someone you are willing to change."
"It's easy to say, who would be happy..."
Ye Yuejun muttered softly. Mu Wan felt a little uncomfortable because she thought of someone. If they had just met Long Miao now, or if they had known the way to break the curse a long time ago, maybe Long Miao could still make a choice. Whether it was a mortal bone or a demon.
Bone, at least he can live the way he wants. But he is gone, and no one knows what he is thinking now. Mu Wan can only comfort himself with some unknown mistakes and possibilities of failure, but he dare not give
Ye Yuejun said.
"Ah, here we are, this is the house." Mu Wan pointed to the house with the medicine flag hanging on it, "The old man should have gotten up by now."
The two stayed here for lunch and took the old man back in the afternoon. During the remaining half day, Ye Yuejun and Mo Liang talked normally and did things normally. No one deliberately avoided the other. By evening, the atmosphere was very peaceful.
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Mu Wan finished cleaning the kitchen, wiped the table, and went to the front yard to put the children to bed. Ye Yuejun also accompanied them and listened to the old lady telling many anecdotes about her youth. There were one or two that Ye Yuejun not only listened to, but also personally participated in.
Shi Wuqi probably went to find Shanhai before. The two of them were in the backyard, and they didn't know what they said.
She didn't feel comfortable asking Mr. Ye Yue what her plan was, so she decided to see what the two people thought first. So she walked towards the backyard.
"When did you start doubting it?"
"It's very early, but I'm not sure... It's just that starting from the night crying stone incident, I felt something was wrong. If we go back further, there must have been many doubts exposed. But, I have never doubted it."
"Would you be friends with a monster?"
"I have always regarded you as a friend and a brother."
Mu Wan just saw Shi Wuqi's back and before he walked over, he vaguely heard Shan Hai in the courtyard say such words.
He almost never said anything sensational. Why did...what happened suddenly at this moment?
"Since when did you feel this way?" Shi Wuqi raised his eyebrows, "To be honest, it's not that I didn't notice it. But maybe it's too late... since this afternoon."
"This afternoon?"
"Yeah. I saw that Ling Weasel. He was following us...but he's gone now and probably won't come back."
"Why is he following us?"
"Repay some of the...favors he owed. He failed to save Yingyue Jun, but he is open-minded. I don't know where to go sightseeing in the future." Shi Wuqi changed the subject, "But, I should have noticed it earlier.
From the first time I spoke to him alone, he didn't see me the way I thought he saw me. He actually knew and thought all of us knew."
"...What do you think?"
"Do you listen to the truth?"
"Um."
"I don't care."
"There is a deviation in your memory, which makes it difficult not to pay attention to it. First it is the issue of identity, what about the others? Is there anything else that feels wrong temporarily?"
"I probably have preconceptions about the identity issue. There may be other reasons that interfere with me... but I can't think of it. I'm thinking whether it would be better for me to return to Xuanzhuang Town in the end. Ask the locals
, walk around and look for any traces I have left behind over the years."
"I agree. We will accompany you back."
"I don't think it's necessary...it's unnecessary for you to take on these unnecessary things." Wu Qi's tone contained a hint of rare tiredness, "It was all my own negligence. Besides, I don't want more people to know.
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"Are you afraid of causing uneasiness?"
"I'm not afraid of this. If you can bear it, bear it. If you can't bear it, don't force it on anyone."
"It's quite your style."
"I'm afraid of hurting you."
Shan Hai suddenly couldn't answer the question. He didn't know whether Shi Wuqi was referring to safety, psychology, or both.
"...Since you didn't know how to do it before, you won't know how to do it in the future. You see, you can control these."
"Really? Since I came back, I have found that you haven't changed at all... I mean in a bad direction. This makes me very happy. But I feel that I have changed, but you can't see it. You know?
?I realized that maybe I could thrive in that kind of place like a fish in water. I had no fear at that time - but the thing itself, I didn't feel fear itself, which made me tremble."
"..."
Shan Hai really wanted to ask "What are you afraid of?" This was just a casual thing, but he knew very well that it couldn't be said. Because of course he was aware of it, and by saying it like this, he was asking knowingly.
"I'm afraid, and I won't feel afraid." Shi Wuqi said, "This kind of fear is not just an emotional feeling, but the result of my repeated examination of myself. Do I belong here? I don't
Sure. I wouldn’t even think about it in the past. I even think that before I met you, I wouldn’t have thought about coming back. It’s good to stay there.”
What does hell look like?
Shan Hai was a little dizzy. He didn't think it was a good choice to continue this topic. But if he didn't talk about it now, he always had a feeling that he would never have the chance to talk about this again.
"I don't know whether this is a good thing or a bad thing for you." Shan Hai said frankly, "I secretly hope that meeting us will be a good thing for you."
"I don't know, I hope so too. Because I think 'coming back' would be a good choice for you and me. As for who is good and how, I have never thought about it. I only thought about it before.
I do whatever I like to do to myself, and I never consider others. Because there is no need, and others have nothing to do with me. But things are different now... I know that I have changed a lot, and whether this change is voluntary, I
All
I don't know. We have all changed - when I first met your apprentice, I felt a carefree and free look in her eyes. Now it has condensed, and her spiritual power is stronger. The same goes for Liangqiu Muwan, she
The changes are the most obvious, even somewhat contradictory. I can’t tell the good or bad: I am more decisive and at the same time more wavering, I am stronger and at the same time more fragile... But you didn’t, Shanhai, you didn’t. Only you, not at all
Nothing has changed.”
"...Similarly, I don't know." Shan Hai said softly, "I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing."
"Because time is too long for you and me. Every blink and every breath at the moment is insignificant."
The nominated Mu Wan didn't dare to breathe near the inner door. They probably didn't notice her, but she was still very flustered. Because she was far away, she didn't hear very clearly, just a few words. But she heard from those broken words
There is an uneasiness that can be heard in the words. This uneasiness belongs to both parties, including her, it is the third one.
"For me, time has passed long enough. I am not sensitive to it, and it has not changed much - I hope so. But if there is a chance to expose them in the future, you may not be able to tolerate me."
"Then, to borrow your words." Shanhai sighed, "If you can bear it, just bear it. If you can't bear it, don't force it on anyone."
"I don't want to wait until things get worse before I can fix it later. It's too late."
"...We have come so far." Shanhai said, "So far."
"Yeah, it's so far away." Shi Wuqi lowered his eyelids slightly.
The atmosphere was extremely depressing, as if thunderclouds had already arrived. The darkness at night was so intense that it almost drove out the remaining light from the world.
"Are you leaving?!"
Dai Luan suddenly rushed up, shocking everyone. Mu Wan didn't know when she was lying at the door listening to her. She tried to catch her back, but it was a step too late. So she felt a little embarrassed.
The two people in the backyard were very embarrassed. They quickly went through the previous words in their minds and evaluated the tone and volume. In fact, Mu Wan did not hear much, but Dai Luan didn't know
. Her five senses are always much stronger than ordinary people.
"Why did you suddenly say that?" Shi Wuqi suddenly put on the smiling expression he once had, and his reaction was so fast that Shan Hai turned his attention. Fortunately, his own expressions were never rich, so he didn't need to hide anything.
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"I seem to have heard you discussing the hell realm." Dai Luan did not expose Mu Wan, "Ye Yuejun asked me to ask you to talk about what to do next...what are you talking about?"
"It's nothing, I'm just expressing my feelings, why are you so sensitive, little girl?"
Shi Wuqi answered with a smile, but his eyes quickly glanced at Mu Wan. She was shocked, knowing that he believed Dai Luan's words, but she had some doubts because of her own lack of expression. She quickly said:
"I came here with Aluan. I saw you guys talking, so I didn't feel comfortable disturbing you..."
Since Aluan had "protected" her "eavesdropping" before, he probably wouldn't expose her now. As expected, Aluan didn't say anything. She felt that she had to find a chance to ask Aluan what they had said.
What? Mu Wan is not someone who is keen on prying into other people's secrets, but she realizes that the topic those two people talked about is very important. The more she hides it from other people, the more worrying it is.
Others heard the commotion and came over to take a look one after another. Shanhai tried to smooth things over and persuaded everyone to go back to the house.
The night was too late, and occasionally nocturnal birds and insects flew by very low. Maybe it would rain as soon as daybreak.
Far away from here, a soaked ball of brown chicken feathers was flowing in the river, passing by a beautiful shadow. There was a beautiful banshee by the river, combing her hair in the dark against the broken water shadow. She hummed
Singing a light song.
"You seem to be enjoying it too." A flash of fire flashed behind him, "You look very relaxed today."
The banshee turned around eagerly, put on her hood again, straightened her shawl, and bowed to the visitor.
"Well! Because they won't go tonight."
"Are you so sure? The story you made up is so exciting, I almost believed it."
A faint smoke drifted to her face, smelling of dirty honey.
"No one would suspect it."
"You'd better not let that woman see you...only she knows you."
"Yeah. But it doesn't matter. I have a way to deal with her."
"That's best...come here, I have something for you."