When the wind on the long street blew for the third time, Zhang Xiaoyu suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared at a young man walking from the other end of the long street.
He didn't understand why this person was here.
The young man's name was Liu Sanyue, one of the direct disciples of Qingtian Taoist Temple Master Bai Yuyao. He was originally the most promising person to inherit the Qingtian Taoist tradition, but later he left inexplicably and became an official in Huaidu, becoming a minister of the Ministry of War.
Liu Sanyue seemed to notice Zhang Xiaoyu's gaze, raised his head, smiled and nodded towards the best card player in Nanyi City.
Then he walked leisurely along the long street, as if he was just a traveler visiting Nanyi City.
Liu Sanyue's figure had disappeared at the end of the street, while Zhang Xiaoyu was still watching from there.
As if he was deep in thought, he turned around and went downstairs to leave the card hall.
...
When the dim colors gradually swallowed up the glow from the dome, Nan Dao was sitting on the windstand, closing his eyes and feeling the cold wind of the night.
When he opened his eyes, the world had fallen into night, and another kind of light rose from the city.
The world seems to be much busier tonight than before.
Nan Dao looked at the beautiful streets and alleys outside Xuanlu Courtyard and listened to the noise that refused to stop even in the wind.
Maybe it's All Souls' Day tomorrow.
Regarding this festival, Nan Dao only heard about it occasionally when he was in town.
This is a day that only belongs to Nanyi City.
It seems to be related to the peace talks between the Demon Emperor Shenhe and the human world of cultivation by the Nanyi River.
After that day, all spirits coexist.
Nan Dao stood up and found that his legs were numb, so he limped downstairs.
As expected, the girls playing cards did not come today. Chen He was sorting books by the bookshelf. When he saw Nan Dao's appearance, he was startled, thinking that he had rolled down the stairs.
After Nan Dao explained, Chen He gave up the idea of getting money to take Nan Dao to a medical clinic.
However, this young man from Xianyun Yehe thought of another question.
"I heard that people from northern Taoist sects often squat in the mountains for decades. Is it possible that when they come out from practicing, their joints will be necrotic?"
Nan Dao thought for a moment and said, "Probably? It's not like they all ride on the wind. It's probably because their legs are broken."
Chen He laughed while tidying up the bookshelf.
Nan Dao also smiled and ran over to help Chen He organize the bookshelf.
Yunhu's leg had already healed. When he came in, he saw Nan Dao limping by the bookshelf. He was stunned for a moment and said, "Did you fall from the roof too?"
Nan Dao looked back at Yun Hu Wenzhuang in confusion.
"No, my legs are numb after sitting for a long time. Did you fall from the roof?"
Yunhu shook his head and denied it.
"No no."
Chen He poked his head out from the side, looked at Yun Hu and asked, "Sir, are you going to read some book?"
Yun Huzi said, "I'm just a little bored in Xiaozhuyuan. Let's go out for a walk."
Chen He clapped his hands and said, "Wonderful, wonderful, I like to walk too." As he said this, he put the book aside and took the book from Nan Dao's hand.
"Let's go for a walk somewhere."
Chen He looked very excited.
"It's just a leisurely walk, you can go anywhere." Yun Huzhidao looked at Chen He and said with a slight smile, then looked at Nandao, "You want to go or not."
Nan Dao hesitated for a while and said, "That's okay."
The three of them went out and walked casually on the bamboo forest path under the moonlight.
Yunhu and Chen He were talking about some far-fetched things, but Nandao didn't expect that this person who squatted in the library all day reading biographical novels had also traveled to so many places.
"I thought you would just stay in one place."
Chen He held his head and walked swaying, saying: "That's definitely impossible. I only came to Xuansheyuan in January this year. Before that, I was running around everywhere. What about Huangliang, Nanchu, Lu Ming, I’ve gone to see them all.”
"What are you going to see?" Nan Dao was a little curious.
"Just wander around, find some work and live there for a while wherever I go. I started wandering around the world when I was ten years old." Chen He said with a smile, "Wandering around the world for a hundred years is nothing compared to It’s much more fun to sit there and practice stupidly.”
Yun Huzi smiled softly from the side: "That's true."
As he spoke, Chen He looked at Nan Dao and said, "So I say, be more chic."
Nan Dao fell silent, and Yunhu answered for him.
"He is different. He is not as free as you."
Chen He shrugged and said, "Okay."
The three of them walked and arrived at the front yard of Xuanshuyuan. Mr. Mei hadn't left yet and was looking at the alley in a daze.
"What are you looking at, Mr. Mei?" Chen He walked over with a smile, patted Mr. Mei on the shoulder, tilted his head and looked along his line of sight, but saw nothing.
Mr. Mei turned around, looked at the three of them, smiled, and said, "Just take a look."
Chen He clapped his hands.
"Wonderful, wonderful, just take a look. We are taking a walk, do you want to come with us?"
Mr. Mei glanced at Yun Huzhi, who was smiling slightly, then at Nan Dao, and said, "Okay then."
So the four of them walked out along the alley.
"Mr. Mei seems a little unhappy?" Yunhu asked, looking at Mr. Mei who was on Chen He's right.
Mr. Mei shook his head, but smiled softly and said, "It's nothing, I'm just worried about Li Die's practice."
Yun Hu didn't know and didn't ask any more questions. Chen He was a little gloomy and said: "Xiao Diezi is such a good baby. He can still think about how sweet the candied haws is. What did you say you wanted to send him to the courtyard for? I heard that you also told him Got the gentleman who only knows how to play cards."
"What a pity."
Mr. Mei turned to look at Chen He and said, "Then what do you think should be done?"
Chen He thought for a while and said: "Be a happy person, feed the horses, chop firewood, and travel around the world."
"Haha." Mr. Mei smiled and said nothing. He stopped at the alley with some melancholy and looked at the bustling world beyond the long street.
"That's really good." Chen He sighed.
"But it's just a luxury wish that things always go as one wants." Mr. Mei said softly and continued walking forward.
"You have to give it a try." Yun Huzhi said with a slight smile.
"I've already tried it." Mr. Mei walked slowly, "Walking around...it's just that, that's it."
Mr. Mei's voice was very low.
Chen He and Yun Hu were both a little curious, but looking at his appearance, it was obvious that they didn't want to talk, so they didn't ask what happened.
Nan Dao is the only one among the three who knows.
And the only one who participated.
So he was also very silent, but pretended to be very relaxed.
Stop and go, look at the moss and weeds in the alleys, and the bright moonlight and lanterns in the world.
But I always think about the snow in my heart.
The four of them walked out of the long street and stood on the bridge across the river, enjoying the grand scene of the river.
It wasn't until late at night that they slowly dispersed.
Mr. Mei went home, and Chen He took Yun Huzhi to go boating.
Nan Dao walked back to the Xuanshu Courtyard alone, holding an umbrella.
Standing at the gate, looking back, the moss in the alley was silent, but Nan Dao was always tortured by guilt.
From now on I dare not see Mr. Mei.
...
In another part of Nanyi City, someone was also wandering around the world.
The man's name was Liu Sanyue, and he was the Minister of War from Huaidu whom Zhang Xiaoyu met today.
Liu Sanyue wore a simple green robe and walked leisurely under the weeping willows of Nanyi River.
There was a person walking side by side with him, but it was not Zhang Xiaoyu.
But a woman.
The woman was wearing a plain robe, her hands were intertwined and hanging in front of her belly, and she was walking with a smile.
It was Qingtian Dao Baihe whom I met once that night in Nandao.
"I haven't seen you for many years, senior brother."
Liu Sanyue said with a smile: "For the human world, it should be a good thing that we haven't seen people like us for many years."
Bai He smiled softly and said: "Although we are no longer young and girls, we are still people in the world, and it is not bad for people in the world to meet each other."
Liu Sanyue shook his head and said slowly: "The world doesn't think that we are human beings. They only think that we come from Qingtian Dao, so when they catch a glimpse of us by chance, they always feel uneasy."
"It seems that you met Zhang Xiaoyu today."
"Yes." Liu Sanyue nodded and said, "He is in the card hall, maybe playing cards? I don't know when he started playing cards."
Bai He looked at the card shops on the roadside and said softly: "I also learned to play cards."
Liu Sanyue walked quietly, knowing that Bai He hadn't finished speaking yet.
Bai He turned around and said softly: "Everyone in Nanyi City plays cards. I don't know if they really like playing cards, but people from the Human Sword Sect like to play cards and like to see people playing cards. They think it's good. .”
Liu Sanyue stopped under the tree and looked at the people coming in and out of the poker halls not far away. The sounds in those card halls were very noisy and lively.
"A human being who can play cards is naturally very good." Liu Sanyue said, looking over there, "After passing the years, the human world will be stable. The ideas of the Human World Sword Sect have always been very simple."
"Maybe that's why they left Mojian Cliff," Bai He said.
Liu Sanyue smiled and said, "It's better not to talk about those people on the cliff easily."
Bai He chuckled softly and said, "It's just a small talk."
Just a few casual chats, just a few casual walks, talking about the past, and telling stories.
There was a small boat floating in the river not far away, and in the boat there was a loose, weird but sensitive young man.
Liu Sanyue turned to look there and said, "It seems he is still worried."
Bai He also looked over there, let go of his hand, put his back behind his back, and said with a smile: "I don't worry if he goes out to drink with others."
Liu Sanyue smiled softly and said, "That's really good."
"There are always different good things in the world. He and I are very good together." Bai He said. "We were very good back then."
Liu Sanyue turned to look at this simple and elegant woman and said softly: "I thought you would..."
"You want to say resentment?" Bai He said with a smile, "Of course I don't."
Liu Sanyue looked at her deeply, then smiled brightly, walked forward and said, "Of course this is the best."
Bai He didn't go together again, but stood quietly by the river, waiting for the small boat to come.
Liu Sanyue walked far forward alone, and then stopped under another weeping willow tree by the river. He quietly watched Bai He get on the boat, and then disappeared into the Nanyi River in the bright night.
"Of course I can't either." Liu Sanyue said softly, leaving the river and walking towards an alley not far away.
There is a person in the alley who has been waiting for a long time.
The man was wearing a large black robe with gold patterns, a belt badge around his waist, and a sword.
Behind him was a door as dark as night.
There are two words on the door.
Hell.
