Mid-Autumn Festival, Double Ninth Festival, Winter Clothes Festival, Xiayuan Festival.
Festivals come one after another. They are like docks in the eternal flow of time. Only at this time can life be a little different from the past. The ship docked, anchored, and replenished. Some people took a break from their busy schedules, and some were even busier, but they were all smiling. It seems that only on these iconic special days can people forget how boring life is, and instead celebrate the small joys. Where the ship is heading, no one knows.
Cold dew, frost, beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice.
The days are getting colder and the nights are getting longer. In the gradually stagnant time, the animals stepped up to take advantage of the autumn harvest to eat and store fat for the arrival of the cold winter months. People are the same, with a hurried pace and tense rhythm, preparing for the approaching New Year. They have had a leisurely life for too long - no need to move around, no need to rush to one thing after another, no matter how many trivial things Xueyanzong has, it still makes people feel peaceful. It's always not good to live and eat for free, so you need to help with some work.
Many disciples started writing some applications and asked their superiors for leave. The rules of Xue Yan Sect are not that strict. As long as you have not been there for a year and a half, you will be approved if it is written in black and white. However, there are only a few people staying here. Those who stay in the mountains all year round are basically homeless, and they gather together every year to keep warm. Xi Yu said that it would be great if they could stay during the winter. In this way, more people can go home and it will be much easier. Everyone could tell that this was her way of retaining them but she was speechless, but Dai Luan somewhat wanted to go home. Mo Liang said that there was still time and she could weigh it slowly.
As a result, November has arrived before we knew it, and the New Year is imminent.
On this day, Mu Wan was helping to inventory the warehouse. She was alone here, and the surroundings were relatively quiet. After counting, she put down her pen and stretched. The long-lost relaxation is never too long. If circumstances permit, who doesn’t like these days of eating, sleeping, and eating? I still have something to do so that I won’t be too busy to panic.
She suddenly remembered what happened in this warehouse two months ago. It was an afternoon, and Dai Luan sneaked in while no one was around and said to her mysteriously:
"I think there's something wrong."
"What's wrong?"
At that time, she was dipping her pen in ink and writing down something in her account book.
"Why have I never seen Wu Qi put the incense burner in the snow inkstone pond? Does he not care anymore?"
Mu Wan frowned, the pen tip stopped for a moment, and a small drop of ink fell on the paper. She was indeed busy and didn't pay much attention to such a thing, but when Dai Luan said this, she felt vaguely strange. After all, he always walks alone now and doesn't let Miss Qi follow him much. In the past, she had no sense of presence among them because she didn't speak or do anything. But after getting used to it, if she doesn't show up again, it will obviously feel empty.
"Well, how can you say you don't care? He probably regards Miss Qi as a human being. Besides, maybe he went there when no one was paying attention. Why are you guessing?"
"That's not necessarily true. I stare at him every day, but he has never gone in that direction."
"Why are you still following people?"
"I don't keep an eye on it for twelve hours, but I just keep an eye on it from time to time!"
"Since I'm not watching you for twelve hours, there will always be times when I take advantage of your loopholes. Come on, don't think so much, I'm going to end up settling my accounts. Go and find other children to play with."
"I'm not a child!" Dai Luan jumped a little, "I can't play with them!"
At this time, someone outside heard calling Aluan's name. It was Xi Yu and several other relatively young disciples who were looking for her everywhere. She heard them shouting:
"Aluan! Come out - play football!"
"coming!"
Mu Wan breathed a sigh of relief and continued working on the account in hand.
More than two months passed in the blink of an eye, and she felt nothing at all, as if this conversation happened yesterday. But they didn't buy any clothes at that time, so from the image point of view, the difference was very obvious.
time flies. Compared with peace, the days of walking on the cusp of the storm seem longer.
Healing is obviously faster. Although it always feels like nothing has been done and time has passed day by day, the tragedy of the past has not been forgotten. Fortunately, once I think of it, I won't feel the pain that affects my whole body.
But, but...
When eating with my mother, I can always think of the third pair of chopsticks and the fourth bowl; when communicating with my senior brothers and sisters, I can always think of the two senior sisters who taught me in the first place; watching the young disciples running around on the ground, escaping During the practice, those children - all the children, not only Mo Liang, not only Xie Hualing, but even Dai Luan, everything about them was equally embarrassing. Even when she went to discuss something with the current leader, she could always think of the leader's father and her master. Even seeing Akatsuki's appearance reminded her of the woman who was also wearing a half-mask.
All this no longer makes her feel heartbreaking pain, but every time she thinks about it, she feels tight in the chest and short of breath. No matter how hard she takes a big breath, it can't sink to the bottom of her lungs. They were as solid as dust clogging up his chest, making him feel extremely depressed.
It's probably all due to my own lack of ability.
She has been to the cemetery twice and seen Wu Yuangui's eternal barrier from a distance. His life and death are uncertain, but there is still a monument to him in the cemetery. This is a bad history. No one is whitewashing it. They are just laying it out openly and acknowledging all the stories that actually happened.
It was already winter, and they did not dare to go down the mountain easily. It’s not too cold in Xueyan Valley, but it’s too cold outside. If you don't wrap yourself up into a ball, your legs will be frozen when you come back and you will sweat after being covered here. Mu Wan didn't go out after winter, but Shi Wuqi went out a few times, and he couldn't stay idle. I don’t know how he suppressed himself in the weeping room in the early years.
After standing up and stamping his feet, Mu Wan put away the account book and walked out of the warehouse. By chance, she saw the mountains and sea not far away, as if she was looking at the scenery deeper in the valley. So she walked over to say hello, but unexpectedly found that Shan Hai's face looked slightly haggard.
"Eh? Have you not slept well recently?" Mu Wan was a little worried, "Is it because the weather has turned colder and the quilt is too thin? You have to pay attention. Although it is said that it is like spring all year round, you should still be a little more careful in any season. Something like that. Can I ask them to help you find another quilt? Aluan and the others are the same."
"No, it's not." Shanhai waved his hand, "No need to worry about this, we are all fine. It's just...I always feel a little uncomfortable lately."
"why?"
"Don't be offended... I can't find a reason, I'm just uneasy for no reason."
"Why is there no reason? There must be something going on. Do you want to go back to Linxiaoguan? Are the things about Xie Yan making you upset?"
"That's not the case, I don't really care about that matter. And I can't go back. If I go back, Ah Luan will definitely make a fuss back. In this case, there will be no peace in Dailuan City, you know... …I was thinking, why don’t we do it after the new year.”
Mu Wan tilted his head and looked at the old friend in front of him. Both men frowned for different reasons.
"How could it be? You are acting weird. Do you have any suspicion? Are you afraid that the Zuojimen will chase you to Xueyan Valley? Don't worry about that. Although our disciples in Xueyan Valley are not experienced in hundreds of battles, we are The two of them can fight each other, and they won't let those thieves invade again. I'm going to give guidance to the new disciples in the afternoon. Now I'm going to have a meal. Do you want to go to the stove? By the way, where's Aluan?"
"Maybe he went to play with other children again."
"Oh, those kids are really uncontrollable. Ah Luan has no homework, so they really don't want to learn anything good. By the way, where is Wu Qi?"
"I haven't seen him." Shanhai shook his head, "I haven't seen him since this morning."
"Maybe he went out for a walk again. Forget it, leave him alone."
Shan Hai said that things have always been inappropriate for divination recently, which makes people somewhat worried. But I can't tell you exactly why. It feels like everything is fine, but nothing is right. As a result, when the two of them went to eat, one dish was missing - the harvest was not good, so there wasn't much to fry, and since they arrived late, they naturally ate it all.
This omen doesn't correspond to anything, it just makes people feel awkward for no reason. During the meal, they chatted a few more words. Shan Hai said that Wu Qi spent less and less time with Miss Qi. Even when he was around, he felt a little helpless and not as natural as before. He didn't know if it was his own illusion.
Mu Wan was very busy, and when he met Wu Qi occasionally, he just said hello. There was no in-depth communication in the past two months. After Shan Hai said this, she tried to think about it and felt that this was indeed the case.
"Did he really put the incense burner in the snow inkstone pond?"
As he said this, Mu Wan stuffed a mouthful of steamed buns and seemed to be talking to himself.
"I haven't been there either," Shan Hai said. "I don't know what happened next. I wanted to talk to him, but I didn't have the chance."
They had a feeling that Shi Wuqi did not belong to such a peaceful and simple life. If you force it on him, he will no longer look like him.
"Aluan still doesn't know if he will go back during the New Year." Shanhai put down the bowl and continued, "If you leave after the New Year, would you like to go to Dailuan City with us? We promised to support Lord Ruyue. I heard the news They have been released. There must be a lot of people in Dailuan City at that time. It should be safe to enter the city at that time."
Mu Wan nodded: "I should go. If circumstances permit, I want to take my mother with me. She has never been to any good places in her life, and has never seen the world. While she is here, I want to do something .”
"This is good. Neither you nor the old man should have any regrets."
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