It's a cloudy day.
South of a certain town, far away in the wilderness.
Ling Yunzhi walked in front, walking silently. His figure is not lonely, but there is a cool breeze.
Ling Ye followed further behind, keeping his head lowered all the way. The distance of nearly three to four feet between each other is far enough.
They had left Heyang long ago, but they had not gone round and round along the way. Because Ling Yunzhi is always moving forward. He never stopped, and no obstacles came in his way.
No food, no water, no communication.
Ling Ye's chapped and peeling lips turned white, and her silent mind became hollow.
Numbness is the combination of both.
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Capital City, Duan Mansion.
The east chamber courtyard, Duan Zhigan’s wing.
Hey, hey.
The leading maid freed up her right hand and knocked on the door twice, but she did not raise her head to look, but looked at the tray in her hand or the things placed on it.
The tray was held flat by her left arm, with three plates of exquisite pastries placed on it. Not only her, but the three maids waiting behind also carried tea and fruits on trays, but they held them with both hands.
Now, the knocking on the door has been silent for a while, but there is no response from the room. As a result, the maid who led the team couldn't help but fell silent, but not long after.
After a brief silence, she bowed her head to the people inside through the door, then gently pushed open the two doors, held the tray with both hands, and walked in with a respectful look. The three maids at the back also bowed their heads to the room to show respect, and then followed in with a respectful attitude and rigorous gait.
…
In the nameless wilderness, there are only a few sounds.
The father and son walked one step at a time, and it was difficult to turn back.
Ling Yunzhi kept his eyes lowered, but the long grass passing by could not affect his eyes, and only a bunch of shadows passed by indifferently.
Not empty, not lonely. Not absentmindedness, no focus, no silence. There was just no emotion, just no caring.
Ling Ye was silent all the way, his eyes were lost and he had already lost his heart.
How long has this been going on? He didn't know, and he didn't pay attention.
He just followed forward mechanically. If the man changed direction or stopped, he should be able to feel it. If that person talks to him or makes any form of communication, he should be able to respond in time.
Unfortunately, he didn't.
The journey took too long, and it was a long journey until we came out of Yuanzhen.
However, before they could slowly approach the distant view, someone suddenly flew out from over there.
call! call!
The visitor was the pharmacy gentleman. He held the water bag in his right hand behind his back and held two poached chickens in his left hand. The distance between them was a bit far, but they could only withstand a few simple volleys and flying birds from him.
call!
He floated to the ground in front of and to the left of Ling Yunzhi, but Ling Yunzhi didn't look at him at all, and he didn't stop at all.
Mr. Pharmacy was deeply silent, and then turned to look at Ling Ye behind him, because the other party stopped temporarily.
Ling Ye silently raised his head, but after glancing at the food in the arms of the pharmacy gentleman, he lowered his eyes indifferently.
Mr. Pharmacy watched Ling Ye silently until Ling Ye slowly arrived and then slowly walked past him.
Maybe Ling Ye looked too bad, so the pharmacy gentleman couldn't help but grit his teeth a little. But when he turned to look at the figure walking further ahead... he clenched his right hand tightly and couldn't help but clench his teeth.
call……
The wind has passed, maybe to see me off.
When the wind blew away, it lifted a strand of hair from the pharmacy man, and at the same time fueled the wavering flame in his heart. They saw him gritting his teeth angrily and slowly grasping it with his left hand, but the poached chicken in his hand was clasped into five finger holes, and five strands of quicksand flowed out.
sieve……
The sand passes through the fingers and overflows to the ground.
However, before the poached chicken turned into more sand and debris and fell to the ground, and before Ling Ye could walk a little further ahead, the pharmacy man suddenly glared angrily and threw away the two balls in his hand angrily. Poached Chicken: "Ling Yunzhi!"
Sa.
Two balls of poached chicken were thrown into the air, and then they landed with a clatter on the ground.
It was only then that Ling Yunzhi slowly stopped but did not look back.
Ling Ye felt something in his heart, but he took two more steps before stopping, and also did not look back.
Ta-ta.
Mr. Pharmacy couldn't help but grind his teeth deeply, but the sound was the crunching sound of his knuckles when he clenched his fists.
Perhaps because he couldn't wait for Mr. Pharmacy's last words, Ling Yunzhi took another step after lingering for a step. But what he did made Mr. Pharmacy suddenly furious. Especially when he saw Ling Ye leaving only one step before taking a step to follow, he couldn't help but gnashed his teeth in grief and anger, and slowly twisted his face.
"Young Master!" He suddenly knelt on the ground. Although he did not raise his head to look at each other, the angry cry he squeezed out from his teeth stopped Ling Yunzhi and Ling Yehuan in front of him.
The pharmacy man stared at the ground with grief and indignation, his teeth and fists were clenched too deeply. The pain behind the words seemed to come out from between the teeth and fists: "Forget it, Chen - please!"
Ling Ye was so silent that he couldn't help but glance sideways and peeked at the location of Mr. Pharmacy. But he just didn't look back, but he couldn't see the other party.
Ling Yunzhi looked at the ground for a long time, then blinked slightly and stepped forward again.
Maybe it was because of this that Mr. Pharmacy became angry and scowl-eyed.
Ling Ye was silent for this and couldn't help but lower his eyes and look away, but he only took one more step and followed him.
"Damn... evil..." Mr. Pharmacy's heart was filled with sadness, but when he glared at the man but didn't see the man stop, he felt sad again, but the pain turned into anger. After gritting his teeth, he suddenly dropped his hand and held it down on the ground, angrily. Knocking his head on the ground: "I beg you to go back——!"
However, Ling Yunzhi didn't look back or stop, and Ling Ye just looked dimly and became even more silent.
"Asshole..." The pharmacy man cried in grief. Unable to control his anger, he clenched his hands, so that his fingers dug deep and made finger holes on the grass.
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Duan Mansion, the former residence of Duan Zhigan.
At the head of the bed, Liu Yue sat motionless, her head leaning against the bed beam, her face empty of tears.
At that time, the four maids were standing in front of the dining table in the outer hall, one in front and three in back. They had already placed the tea and fruits on the table, but now they were holding the trays in front of them with both hands, waiting for Liu Yue to dine.
However, they had already expressed their invitation, but could not get any response, let alone her empty eyes.
Yes, the bed hall is also some distance from the outer hall that welcomes the door. But she neither heard nor saw, so she wouldn't look at them, let alone how many rows they stood in and what they looked like.
…
In the nameless wilderness, the father and son are still walking one behind the other.
Now, they were not far from the town in front of them. Perhaps they only needed to walk one more mile to get closer.
Mr. Pharmacy was still kneeling three miles further back.
"Asshole..." He clenched the grass mud in his hand into strands of yellow sand, but before the grass mud in his hand completely turned into sand, he gritted his teeth and suddenly used his hand to Scraping the ground, he instantly turned around and flew towards the southwest wilderness behind him.
However, the dispensary man's sorrow and hatred could not be exchanged for the two men's glance back.
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Duan Mansion, the wing where Liu Yue is.
"..." The leading maid stood alone in the front row, but because of this, she was more silent than the three sisters behind her.
The official residence is no better than the outside, and Kyoto is no better than the distant mountains. There are many rules here, and we pay attention to the rules and regulations, the orders and the prohibitions, and everything is coded. No matter how good you were yesterday, if you fail to do things well or make mistakes today, you will still be punished even if you are favored, let alone servants like them who are not valued and who follow more rules?
Now this person, even though all her thoughts are lost and her five senses are weak, in the final analysis, it is her own fault. But she might be blaming them for being so unmoved.
"It's because I didn't do things well." He couldn't help but quietly raised his head to look at the other party. But at that glance, seeing that person's appearance, she couldn't help feeling sad, so she slowly lowered her beautiful eyes and bit her lips with her teeth.
In many situations, people need or need to empathize with others and empathize with those around them. But for them, especially right now, the most important thing is to calm down and stay awake. So she exerted more force, reminding herself with the pain slowly licking under her teeth, prompting herself to think clearly about the situation and impact here.
"..." Liu Yue's lips suddenly moved slightly, as if she said something, or wanted to say something. Unfortunately……
At that time, the maid who led the team was full of doubts, but she made up her mind in a blink of an eye.
"Liu..." She originally called out, but when she raised her head and saw the other person's eyes, she fell silent again. But soon, she slowly squatted down and knelt on the ground after gently biting her lip: "Sister. Just eat some."
"Sister (Young Miss)." The last three maids also knelt down and begged, but Liu Yueren was not in her heart or in her heart, so how could she have any reaction.
At that time, outside the door.
Duan Zhigan stared at the ground in silence. He stood at the door, leaning against the right door wall. As for everything coming from the room...he had so many thoughts in his heart, but he could only close his eyes deeply and resign himself to his fate.
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Juemen, front hall.
Ling Xiufeng walked out of the hall. He was not fast in the first place, but when he walked down the steps, his pace became even slower.
This long inspection was empty and deserted.
But he seemed a little indifferent to all that. He slowly walked down the doorstep and stopped there.
With a long glance, I don’t know what to think. What’s going on in my heart with such a ruthless face?
After seeing everything at a glance, he suddenly turned around and flew to the roof: Phew!
He gave up the sight of the backyard and turned around to look at the night before indifferently.
The scenery on the ground is different from that at high places. But the wind was cold and ruffled his snow-white hair and beard.
There is no obstacle to the road ahead of Juemen. It is an indomitable wilderness and an endless forest.
Whether it was a castle or a palace, he could see through the ruthless water with just one glance.
Perhaps because he was short-sighted, he looked up at the sky.
Different from the gloom there, the sky here is bright and blue, with flowing clouds crossing it and flying eagles turning into crows.
"唳——" The eagle struck the sky and circled, then no longer lingered, and turned to the western wilderness.
He didn't watch it, just closed his eyes gently after smiling slightly.
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Duan Mansion, East Courtyard.
The corridor leading to Duan Zhigan's wing is just before the corner.
"Madam..." A group of maids who were going forward all turned sideways to give way when they met Duan's mother. When they turned sideways to greet her, their movements were neat and respectful.
"Okay." The old lady smiled happily, paused for a moment, and nodded back. Xiao Ling, who was accompanying the old lady and supporting her on the left side, also smiled playfully and said hello to the sisters.
The maids bowed and thanked him, then turned around and headed to the other side.
"Haha..." The old lady watched the group of people go away and turned the corner, then she held Xiao Ling's arm with a smile and walked forward.
At the same time, outside the wing.
"..." Duan Zhigan looked at the ground silently. If he turned his gaze slightly towards the room... he would be able to see the room and see the four maids still kneeling there.
However, Duan Zhigan did not choose to watch. What drew his attention back to his body... came from the corridor in front of him on the right.
"Well, okay -" The old lady was polite to others. Now she met a group of maids and male servants, and she watched them walking towards the back passage with a smile.
"Huh." Xiao Ling laughed out loud because he saw the last idiot stepping on the heel of the previous person, but the old lady scolded him angrily: "Look at your potential."
"Yeah..." Xiao Ling stuck out his tongue nonchalantly. The old lady got upset when she saw her like this, so she turned her head away and patted the back of Xiao Ling's hand gently: "Perverse."
"鞥——" Xiao Ling hesitated, but the old lady raised her head and laughed, but it was silent. Then she was seen laughing and covering the back of Xiaoling's beaten hand, but turned her head to look at Duan Zhigan.
However, Duan Zhigan just lowered his head and did not turn around to look at the old lady and Xiao Ling over there until now.
The old lady looked Duan Zhigan up and down, and then snorted angrily: "Huh." Then she held Xiao Ling's hand and walked over there.
"Hey, please slow down." Xiao Ling lowered her voice to remind her, but she didn't slow down her steps.
