The Northland has not yet entered the hottest time of the year.
It was a cool night, with the bright moon hanging high in the sky. Hu Meizi was sitting on the pavilion near the water, her cheeks were slightly red, and she was already a little drunk. She was lying on the desk, motionless, as if she had fallen asleep.
Not long after, a person walked over. She walked lightly and didn't make a sound. However, she was spotted by a drunk person when she entered the pavilion. Hu Meizi got up quickly and sobered up a little in an instant. Seeing that it was her mother who came, she was interested. Inadvertently, he moved to a pile of empty wine jars next to him.
Qin Fang naturally saw the mess here and frowned slightly: "Xiao Humei, mother, I see you have been drinking for several days. After switching bodies with Gui Qing, why did you become a drunkard?"
Hu Meizi lowered her head and admitted her mistake, "I'm sorry, mother, there won't be a next time."
Qin Fang approached her, took her hand, and said softly: "Have you thought about it?"
Hu Meizi shook her head, "I never dared to think too much about it."
Suddenly, a black cat jumped down from the corner eaves of the pavilion, stretched out its little head and rubbed at Hu Meizi's feet.
Ever since Gui Qing left, this cat has been sticking to her, so wherever she goes, the cat's shadow is always indispensable.
Hu Meizi leaned over slightly and picked up the black cat, scratched its chin, and said with a smile: "Mom, do you know its name? Qing'er never told me."
Somehow, Qin Fang's eyes turned red when she saw the cat, as if she remembered many things. She smiled softly and said, "Mom doesn't know either. Mom knows that this little guy is very aloof. There are so many people in the palace, but he only clings to Gui Qing, and then he clings to you. Unfortunately, Gui Qing doesn't seem to like him very much. He is rarely held and rarely fed.”
"mother."
Qin Fang was a little confused, "Huh?"
Hu Meizi lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly, "Qing'er has been indifferent to all things since she was a child. Haven't you thought about anything?"
Qin Fang looked at the black cat curled up in Hu Meizi's arms and said softly, "Sure enough, you already know everything."
Hu Meizi shivered and whispered to herself: "It's so cold."
"It's getting late. Go back and go to bed early. Mom has left first." Qin Fang looked tired and turned to leave.
Hu Meizi hummed softly, watching her retreating back, her red lips slightly opened, but she hesitated to speak.
Some things cannot be asked after all, because not every question can be answered. If you insist on asking, it will hurt others and yourself.
Is there any way to have both ends of the world?
She couldn't find it, neither could Qin Fang, nor could Gui Qing.
Asking herself, if she were asked to choose between the siblings Gui Qing and Gui Liu, she would choose the former without hesitation. This is her selfishness and has nothing to do with good or evil, so even if she is kind and gentle, she will make a choice.
But she can only think this way, but she can't really do it, because compared to her selfishness, she has a greater selfishness, which is to hope that this family will not be broken up. Even though she knows that she is not a blood relative of this family, she can She still hoped devoutly.
Qin Fang was probably the same. She only looked tired when she turned around and left, so Hu Meizi didn't ask the unanswerable question in the end.
In this family now, except for Gei Liu, everyone else knows the truth.
If one day, that man also knows the truth, how will he choose?
Is it Wang Sizhi or his biological sister?
And that day will definitely come, and soon.
In a small town south of Dafeng, Guiliu and his party are now committed to an inn. After discussion, they decided to take a day off today. Then Lotus Crown Taoist will lead everyone all the way northward, heading straight to Qingfen Mountain at the junction of the north and south.
Dafeng also has many warriors and monks, but the country is not as prosperous as the Dajing Dynasty. Therefore, the three top ten in the world, especially the two top five in the world, are protected. Unless they are pursued by hundreds of thousands of cavalry, it is difficult to fall into a dangerous situation. However, this tough move to the north also carries considerable risks. The rebel leader who is now sitting on the dragon throne will not sit idly by and ignore it. Moreover, due to the continuous march of the rebels northward, Qingfen Mountain has long become a mountain of territory. Therefore, it is easier to get to Qingfen Mountain, but it will definitely not be easy when leaving. There may be a high possibility of being watched by hundreds of thousands of troops.
But there is no foolproof plan at the moment. Time is tight, so we can only do this.
Guiliu asked the inn waiter for three more bowls of beef noodles, one of which was for herself as a midnight snack. The little girl said she could eat two bowls, so she ordered two bowls for her.
While the two were sitting on the steps waiting, the little girl suddenly asked: "You are about to eat the second bowl, and I am about to eat the second and third bowls. Doesn't your sister want to eat? Don't forget that you still want to eat." Apologize to her."
As soon as she finished asking, Guiliu stood up and looked at her blankly.
Then the man slapped himself twice, turned around and ran back to the inn, asking for another bowl of noodles.
Only at this moment did the man understand why his sister was "inexplicably" angry.
I have forgotten that I haven't eaten anything all day long, and I have completely forgotten. Can I not feel inexplicably upset?
Thinking of his bad behavior of slamming the door and walking out, the man's heart felt like a thorn, and he couldn't help but kill himself.
So the little girl saw with her own eyes that the man slapped her dozens of times in one go, causing her cheeks to turn bright red.
I struggled with him for a long time, but the man still couldn't let go. He slammed his head against a pillar, then fell backwards stiffly and crashed to the ground.
The little girl was frightened, thinking that someone was going to die now, so she quickly ran to the man, "Hey, hey! Are you okay?"
Then she saw the man's eyes staring blankly at the ceiling, the middle of his forehead was bloody and bleeding.
No matter how she screamed or pulled, he just didn't respond.
The cook who was cooking noodles in the back kitchen came over after hearing the news. He was also frightened. He thought the man was dead and hurriedly went over to give him artificial respiration. At this time, the man raised an arm to touch his face and said angrily: "I'm not dead yet."
The little girl said anxiously, "If you're not dead, just stand up."
As a result, the man returned to his previous appearance, staring blankly at the ceiling, as if an old monk had fallen into trance, and seemed to have died.
The little girl ran upstairs while crying, knocked on the door of the room, and forcefully pulled Gui Qing out.
There is no doubt that when Gui Qing saw the tall body lying on the ground, she frowned slightly and subconsciously quickened her pace. However, after approaching him, she raised her foot and touched the man's face and said coldly: "It's embarrassing. , still not getting up?"
At this moment, Guiliu woke up from a dream, endured the severe pain and tilted his head to look at her, grinning: "I'm sorry, I forgot that you didn't eat."
Gui Qing crossed her arms and asked, "Then you harm yourself?"
"Isn't this sorry for you?"
Guiliu hugged her legs fiercely and said in a rogue manner: "Forgive me and eat well later, otherwise I won't get up."
The little girl on the side was so angry that she wanted to stomp on his face a few times. How could anyone act like a rogue and force others to forgive themselves after doing something wrong? There are still such shameless and selfish people in the world!
Gui Qing was hugged by him without any warning, and almost lost her center of gravity and fell. A rare trace of anger appeared on her face, and she scolded in a cold voice: "Let go!"
Gui Liu let go in anger, endured the severe pain in his head and dizziness, and got up with difficulty. He tried his best to stand still, but he still staggered like a drunkard. He just stood in front of Gui Qing, staring into her eyes. , his eyes were full of clear sadness and sadness, and he said softly: "I'm sorry, I'm not a good brother."
"If you make a mistake, you will only be incompetent and hurt yourself. You are indeed not a good brother." The little girl said while finishing the attack.
Gui Qing looked at the man in front of him with his face covered in blood, and a touch of sadness could not help but appear in his eyes.
"Does it hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt." Guiliu shook his head, even though the muscles on his face were clearly twitching.
"That was not what I meant."
Guiliu looked confused, "Huh?"
Guiqing stopped talking. What she wanted to ask was not at this inn, but at the night she ran away from home, the night she met the drunkard in Qingqian City.
Whenever she thought of this, she could no longer be angry with this man.
After giving the little girl a look, she turned and went upstairs.
The latter understood the situation and ran out of the inn quickly, then quickly ran back with a small bottle of golden medicine in his hand.
Then he gave the man medicine.
Of course, Guiliu grimaced in pain, sucked in a breath of air from time to time, and sighed from time to time.
"What are you doing? Can't live anymore?" the little girl scolded.
"Don't worry, she must have calmed down."
Guiliu curled his lips, "You don't know my sister's character. When I get angry, I have to kowtow and call my ancestors. You saw it just now. They went directly upstairs. I didn't care about that look. It was obvious. Still angry."
Seeing that nothing serious happened, the innman went back and continued cooking noodles. After a long delay, three...four bowls of noodles were quickly served.
Guiliu and the little girl each carried two bowls and were about to go upstairs. The former suddenly stopped and said to the cook who had not gone far: "Get another jar of good wine, the kind that is softer and softer."
Standing at the door of the room, Geiliu knocked on the door gently, but thinking that his sister would never open the door again, he pushed the door open with his shoulder.
I have to say that the brocade wrapped around Gui Liu's forehead looks very funny, a bit like those wealthy women in the north of Dafeng who like to have their foreheads covered with mink. Like a servant bringing wine and noodles, he cautiously came to Gui Qing and whispered: "Little ancestor, would you like to have some face?"
Gui Qing narrowed her eyes and said, "What if I don't eat? Are you going to harm yourself again?"
"Eat some, you see I specially ordered a jar of good wine."
"Consumption, you can't drink." Gui Qing said concisely and to the point.
Now Geiliu had nothing to say. He knew what kind of temper his sister was like, and it was useless to say anything once she was angry.
At some point, the little girl came to the man's side, tugged at the woman's clothes with her dark hands, and said in a childish voice: "Don't get angry with your relatives around you. Only by cherishing the moment will you not regret it, right?"
A voice sounded in the little girl's heart, "Yes, you are right."
Gui Qing took the initiative to reach out and pick up the pair of chopsticks. Seeing that Gui Liu was still holding the noodles and not moving, he said, "Why are you standing there in a daze? Do you want me to eat cold noodles?"
Gui Liu quickly served the noodles. But she picked up the chopsticks and didn't start.
"Can you make noodles?"
Gui Liu thought for a moment and said, "I should... I can. I'll do it for you when I get back."
"Going back?"
"I will never be angry with you again."
