The towns on the seaside are different from those inland, and they have seen the changes along the way. Especially Wenying, she feels novel about everything. Although they haven't seen the real ocean yet, the salty wind unique to the sea has bathed them from time to time. On a summer day like this, this kind of place feels particularly sticky, and even a few steps can make clothes and skin stick together. Wenying learned another spell from Jiao Mo, which allowed others to feel a little cooler when they were close to them. If not, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to get here in another month.
Kanna-kun didn't go with them, he had other chores to deal with. However, he promised to pick them up at the ferry in the Zanglan Sea and accompany them to Nanguo, the largest island in the Biluo Archipelago. Although he has not set foot in that field for a long time, he is certainly more experienced than others and can be a guide for several people.
Today, they came to a special place.
"Two miles ahead is the place where I once practiced with my master." Han Chang pointed to Wenying and said, "I don't know if it has been relocated now. After all, I haven't been back for a long time, and I have never asked about it."
"Don't you dare to ask?"
"Yeah." Han Zhang knew that his sister still understood him, so he sighed and said, "Sigh... I guess there are still many senior brothers there now. Over the years, many people have come out to look for——"
Find the whereabouts of the warm wine. He stopped abruptly, not wanting to continue talking.
Xie Zhe said: "You are approaching there now. If you are seen by an acquaintance, you will be in trouble."
"Yes, I have been forced to hide by that guy all these years, hahahaha..."
Han Chang laughed a few times, his words full of helplessness and a hint of complaint. There is nothing malicious in this complaint, only worry and sadness. It is inconvenient to say more about the rest, not even to ask Yingying. She occasionally seems a little willful, but she has always been a sensible girl. But not long after, Han Chang said again:
"I would like to go to that rocky beach."
They all knew that it was a rocky beach with rocky cliffs. He and Wenjiu used to often spar and chat there. But those are already distant memories, beyond hope and pursuit. Beyond that, there's certainly another reason to venture out there and take a look. Jiao Mo didn't speak at the side, but when Han Shang looked at her, their eyes met briefly. After that, until nightfall, neither of them mentioned such a topic again, and of course no one else was an exception.
"It's just talk, don't worry about it." He smiled bitterly, "Business matters more."
Han Chang found a relatively safe place to stay, a hotel with a small courtyard. For people who have lived in the local area for a long time, the most difficult thing to visit is the residence of outsiders, so Han Chang made a wise decision.
At the same time, he also made a not-so-wise decision.
The sky at the seaside is very clean tonight, much cleaner than anywhere inland. The only place that he felt was comparable to it was the night sky over the snow-capped mountains. Towering mountains, vast seas, places where the filth of the world can be dispersed as quickly as possible or cannot be touched at all, every star is particularly bright. Master once taught them to identify the stars in the sky, he still remembered it. In such a summer night, they clearly stayed in Han Chang's familiar position, making him feel that the next second he lowered his head, there seemed to be warm wine smiling softly.
"I guessed you were coming here." Han Chang turned around and saw Jiao Mo approaching. The evening breeze blew the corners of her lace clothes, like waves swaying gently on the sea.
"I guess you're coming."
"Otherwise, if someone else approached the cliff, you would have escaped long ago."
After Jiao Mo said this, Han Zhang started to laugh. After he calmed down, he asked Jiaomo, "When you came out, did Yingying fall asleep?"
"Of course I fell asleep. Otherwise, I wouldn't have dared to come out like this."
"That's okay, otherwise it would have caused trouble again."
"It really sounds like raising a child."
"After all these years, I can be considered half of her father."
"It seems like she doesn't quite accept your discipline."
Han Chang laughed again, but this time it was a bit more sad. He was clearly the same as Wenying, whose father's position was completely blank. The last memory they had of their biological father was that terrible night. The bloody father was carrying the bloody prey, exuding a fishy smell that portended death.
The wind at the seaside also carried a bit of fishy smell, which made Han Chang feel uncomfortable. The two of them stood side by side on the highest point of the cliff, watching the waves surging in the distance. The sound of the waves comes and goes, and the noise breeds a different kind of silence.
However, this silence did not last long.
"Do you think this place has changed at all compared to ten years ago?" Jiao Mo said suddenly.
"Well, the rocks below seem to be smoother and finer." Han Chang lowered his head and looked at the rocky beach under the rock cliff.
"After all, it took ten years of polishing." Jiao Mo didn't look at the stone, but looked at Han Shang, and said hesitantly, "Although...well, I'm sorry."
"Hey, you seem to have omitted the important part." Han Chang joked.
Jiao Mo forced out a smile.
"You know what I'm going to say. Frankly speaking, if I don't know you and you haven't done anything harmful with Shiranui's power, then I don't care at all whether you are living a good life or not. But it is Because I know you and know what kind of person you are, my heart is not so stable."
"It's nothing. If I had been younger, I might have been arrogant for a while. But at that time, I experienced the blow from the master, and I didn't care so much about it. The master taught us a lot, the most important of which Yes, it is for us to learn restraint. To restrain the release of emotions, to restrain the expansion of desires, to restrain the power of spells... Restraint is the most important part of self-control. Just learning is not enough, we must also truly understand. Although at that time I haven’t fully understood what Master means, but when Shiranui is held in my hand and I leave this place, I can slowly understand a little bit.”
"The old man said it very well. If you don't control anything, no matter how powerful it is, it will only hurt others and yourself. It must be difficult for you to get along with this kind of power at first. It's really hard on you." Jiao Mo sighed, "Oh ...Shiranui is a heavy resentment and is extremely dangerous. If you are in poor health, you will become its fuel and be burned away, leaving only a handful of embers. If you are not self-disciplined and restrained, it will take over and destroy your life. Dominated by out-of-control emotions, you became a monster. But you neither turned into dust nor became a madman, which proves that you are qualified enough to control it. I even think that if the person Shiranui relied on that day was not you, I really don’t know what I am doing now. What will the world be like... It’s also my fault that I was too hasty, I somehow attracted them, and I can’t get rid of them.”
"Now that we are so familiar, I won't say false words anymore. It is indeed very painful and tiring, but it has passed. I am very grateful for those days that cruelly made me unable to distinguish between reality and reality... I do not believe in fate. People, but to this day, I slowly feel that many things that have happened may be destined to happen. Since it has happened, just choose to accept it, and fight if you are not satisfied. Maybe, this is also the inevitable fate of fate. "
Jiao Mo was a little surprised: "When these words come out of your mouth, it feels really different."
Han Shang turned to look at her and said with a smile, "Why, don't I look like someone who can say such a thing?"
"You look like the kind of person who...even if you see the end of your destiny, will burn until the last moment."
"You really praise me. However, I did not accept my fate. When I said these words, I must have been with Lao Xie for too long and I must have been influenced by him."
"I also think you are the person Mrs. Jiaomo is talking about."
The two of them turned around and found Xie Zhe standing there. And it looked like he had been standing there for a while.
"I knew you were here," Han Chang said, "I just wanted to say good things to you."
"Of course your fox ears are very clever. There is no need to praise me. Thank God for not calling me older than you."
"This is respecting you."
"No need."
Han Chang shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I came here alone, just because I don't want to disturb you and make you worry. Besides, what if we are gathered together, what if an acquaintance sees us? Although nothing serious will happen, it is annoying. .”
Xie Zhe took two steps forward and stood on the edge of the cliff. He looked at the rocky beach below, then raised his face to look at the night sky, and said without looking back: "Don't worry about anyone making trouble, we will go to sea tomorrow. Don't worry, no matter what happens, we will still be there."
"I'm not afraid of those people from my sect...I'm not even afraid of going to the South Country. I'm just worried about-"
"say no more."
Han Zhang was interrupted by Xie Zhe, and he really didn't say any more. He thought that Xie Zhe must have guessed that he was afraid of going to the Southern Kingdom. Regardless of whether the matter between Huanyu and Tengu Tomb was resolved or not, if there was still no news about Ling Huan, it would frustrate them to a certain extent.
Han Chang shook his head and turned to leave. As he walked, he raised his voice and said:
"Let's go. We are really showing off in the market... Wen Ying, let's go back."
The barrier on the side was suddenly lifted, and powder as fine as white snow was scattered on the ground, which quickly melted.
Wenying asked with a surprised look on her face: "How, how did you find me? I think I hid it pretty well..."
Han Chang rarely reprimanded him, but nodded approvingly:
"It's good, I almost didn't notice it. After so many years, I should have realized that your sorcery has been trained to such an extent... But Lao Xie, you can definitely see through the barrier and know that she followed you. Didn't stop him."
"That's your sister, can I resist you?"
When Xie Zhe caught up, he lightly shrugged at Wenying, with a look that said "It's not my fault" on his face. Wenying puffed up her face, wondering what she was angry about. Jiao Mo felt funny when he saw this scene, but he did not follow everyone immediately.
She stood by the cliff for a while, looking at the sea with a bit of nostalgia in her eyes.
