She said: "I'm sorry."
Sheng Xuanyuan's heart suddenly went cold. His lips moved, and Qiong Yi continued, "Sheng Jing, I apologize for lying to you that time. I shouldn't have used this method to test your sincerity, and even hugged you." I hope I can hide it from you all the time just because I want to be lucky. I shouldn't be like this." Qiong also looked at him steadily, her brows slightly lowered due to guilt: "Even after so long, even if you know the truth, you still don't anger me, but I still have to say this."
"Then, we..."
"I have a lot to say to you." She bit her lip: "Now."
"Okay, tell me." He said, "I'm listening."
She cleared her throat, calmed her voice, and talked about what happened yesterday, "Yesterday, it was you who said that engagement was no child's play and that you wanted to slow down the matter, but at night you came to demand answers and went back on your word. Secondly, When you asked me to go to Baifeng Mountain with you, you ignored my objections and acted, which made me angry the most. What do you think I am?"
"I'm sorry." Sheng Xuanyuan pursed his lips: "I won't be like this again from now on."
Letting out his anger and feeling relieved, Qiong Yi was silent for a moment and then said: "...You'd better keep your word."
Let yourself keep what you say, and the implication is that she and he have a future. Sheng Xuanyuan heard the meaning of the words, and his tense mood gradually relaxed, and he listened quietly to her words.
"Sheng Kyung, most people love the beauty of flowers and leaves, but that's not all of it." Qiong Yi stared at his dark eyes, her eyes trembling slightly, "It also has countless slender, fragile roots buried in the dark. , there, plus what’s on the surface, is what makes it complete…”
"...This flower is you and me."
"I'm not only afraid of sneaks, but I'm also a person who easily feels insecure." Her seemingly plain words hide too much of the past, where she was living under someone else's roof and was forced to wander...the past that Sheng Xuanyuan knew more or less. "I want to hide my cowardice, but the stacked experiences are not something I can let go of easily."
"I enjoy being with you. As long as you are by my side, I always feel at ease."
"But when you bring anxiety and compulsion to me, even if I value you so much and care about you, I will push it away."
Qiong Yi took a deep breath: "Tell me, Sheng Kyung, why are you so anxious to ask for a date? Is it just because of the rumors outside?"
"...There are too many reasons." Sheng Xuanyuan said in a very light tone: "Your senior brother named Lu Xu is watching you in Guangyang. Everyone thinks that the one I want to marry is Lu Lanshan. Bai Feng is not accompanied by you. In addition, since the Spring Festival banquet is approaching, it is the best time to meet your master. For various reasons, why not take advantage of this opportunity to make a marriage arrangement? "
"Both Sect Leader Sheng and Madam have never met me, will they agree?"
"They can't control it."
"But my master may not agree."
Sheng Xuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Qiong Yi, do you think the rumors among the people are groundless? If the two clans had no such plan, how could such words be spread?"
Qiong was also speechless.
"Do you really want to watch me make an engagement with someone else and then get you involved?" He frowned and said softly, "I thought, why don't you and I make an appointment early and finalize the matter before anyone else disturbs me?" It won't change anything."
"Are you afraid of Lu Xu..."
"He is close to the water tower. If he and I raise this matter to your master at the same time, how sure do you think I am?"
"My master, he has always respected my wishes." When Qiong Yi said this, his tone was a little reluctant.
There was a hint of bitterness in Sheng Xuanyuan's eyes: "...What about you?"
Qiong also opened her eyes wide: "Me?"
"You don't want to go to Baifen with me, are you afraid of its reputation as a ghost mountain?"
"No." She shook her head and said: "Gui Mountain suppresses evil spirits. It is a pure and upright place. I am not afraid of it. I don't want to leave with you. The most important thing is that A Luo has not found a good home yet, and because I have not graduated from the Lu family. , I agreed to marry you, and it will be at least three years before I can live with you in Baifen."
"You, what did you say?" Sheng Xuanyuan was startled and repeated the question uncertainly: "Did you promise me?"
"I, I said..." Qiong Yi turned away: "If...if you force me like you did yesterday, I won't agree!"
The heaviest stone in Sheng Xuanyuan's heart finally fell down smoothly. He raised his hand and hugged her: "That's enough. With your words, that's enough."
There was a familiar temperature in her arms, as well as the familiar scent of cold pine. It was obvious that the trouble had only lasted for less than a day, but Qiong Yi felt that the night and day had passed so long, and her nose felt a little sore, buried in her heart. He yelled from his chest: "Hey! Sheng Jing! I haven't finished speaking yet, don't think about marrying me so soon!"
Sheng Xuanyuan refused to let go no matter what. There was not much joy on his face, but there was a smile in his eyes: "I haven't reached adulthood yet, so I can't marry him even if I want to."
Only then did Qiong Yi realize his age: "That's right. When you talk about an appointment, do you really just want to make an appointment in advance?"
"Yes." He said: "The two tribes have officially made an appointment to get married, and declare it to China. From now on, no one will say anything to you again."
"Idiot, you think so well." Qiong Yi patted him twice, "Those who should chew their tongues will definitely chew their tongues, but I probably won't care at that time."
"Um."
After a long time, she asked: "How much longer do you want to hold me?"
"..." After hearing this, Sheng Xuanyuan honestly gave up and carried the oil paper bag to her: "I bought you Gantang cake, let's..."
Qiong Yi took the cake and said in a normal tone: "For the sake of the cake, I'll just continue to be nice to you."
Sheng Xuanyuan let her show off her strength: "Okay."
*
Chewing on the sweet but not greasy pastry, Qiong Yi continued to ask him: "You just said that Master Sheng and the others can't control you, are you serious? They are your parents, so they will definitely care about this kind of thing. Bar?"
Sheng Xuanyuan took a bite of the gantang cake and drank half a sip of tea: "...it's up to you to ignore it."
"Ah?" Qiong Yi was surprised: "Do you have any conflicts with them...?"
"I just need to listen to them and fulfill my responsibilities, and there won't be any conflicts."
Qiong Yi felt that the pastry in her hand had lost its taste, and she held it between her fingers for a long time without taking a bite: "I remember you mentioned last night that you were 'connected to Bai Feng in this life', did you mean your duty?" She only knew that the Sheng family needed Suppressing evil spirits and exorcising ghosts, pacifying evil spirits, but more specific things cannot be known by outsiders.
Sheng Xuanyuan pondered for a moment: "It's not like I can't tell you this. Our clan is ancient and inherited from the same line. It is a family that attaches great importance to blood. The ancestors have regulations that every clan leader must have more than two children. One is to continue the incense. , for my family, and the other for fighting thousands of ghosts, for the middle land, and for the people."
"The eldest son inherits the position of patriarch, and the second son holds the position of Bai Feng Zhensha. Although I am the youngest son in this generation, I will bear this responsibility in the future." He said calmly, "My duty in this life is It is to suppress the 'double evil spirits' and prevent them from escaping from the seal, causing harm to the common people."
"It is what I should do to contribute to my eldest brother and work for my family. I cannot and should not complain." He put down the tea cup, "So, I really can't leave Bai Feng, or in other words, I can't leave there for a long time. .”
Qiong also prolonged the syllables: "Oh."
Sheng Xuanyuan smiled softly: "Actually, I have already accepted my fate. If it weren't for you, I would always be a cold pine on the mountain, guarding there with a pestle, not knowing what it is like to live in the world. In Master Sun's class, you said I was 'born in the world, seeing the heaven and the earth, and should follow the wind and come and go as I please', which made me think of my life that was framed and boring. I can't leave that place, so I hope you can accompany me."
She curled her lips: "Then you should also consider my idea!"
"It's my fault, I'm not good." He lowered his eyes, his long and thin eyelashes covering his black pupils, "Actually, when you said you didn't want to go back with me, I thought about it. You don't want to live with me in Baifen for a long time. , I will go with you, and I will buy a house wherever you like, I have money."
Qiong Yi burst out laughing: "Thank you for your kindness, but you don't have to do this for me. The responsibility of protecting the thousands of people in Middle-earth is much more important than mine."
"I will protect you."
She curled her eyelashes and dropped the Gantang cake into her mouth.
"Qiong Yi, you are the first girl I like, and also the last one." Sheng Xuanyuan looked into her eyes with a solemn tone, "You brought me to see the hustle and bustle of the world, and taught me many interesting things. You When you look at me, your eyes are always bright. You keep telling me how good I am and how much you like me. No one has ever said that they love me before..."
Qiong Yi chewed in her mouth, but she couldn't chew anymore.
"It was always cold when I was in Baifen Mountain. I didn't know it was cold, because I didn't know what warmth was, but I met you."
"I don't know how to like someone. No one taught me. I just want to be good to you."
She lowered her head and wiped the corners of her eyes: "Oh, what are you talking about...?"
"I'm very happy that you agreed to marry me." Sheng Xuanyuan didn't notice the red tip of her nose and ears: "When I came to wait at the door of your room, I thought about the two vows you made to me. There’s only one left.”
"I plan to use it to get you to agree to marry me."
"If I really say it, you probably won't refuse it, but if I don't say it tonight, it will always come out someday. I don't want you to marry me with uneasiness because of your vow. I don't want that. .”
"Why don't you and I open our hearts and talk about it together?"
Qiong Yi turned around and said in a low voice, "Yeah."
"Qiong Yi, what's wrong with you..." He saw the drops of water dripping down the tip of her chin. He stood up in shock and walked to her side, "Don't cry..."
Qiong Yi covered her face and choked up: "What's the matter with you? You used to be a silent person, but now you talk a lot! They are all love words! I..." She hit Sheng Xuan next to her. Resentment, "You kidnap me with your sincerity! I..."
"...I surrender, that's it!"
A neither light nor heavy fist fell on her chest, like a stone soaked in water, causing ripples. Sheng Xuanyuan rubbed her head and hummed in her voice. Qiong Yi shed more and more tears. Unable to stop, she buried herself in his chest and cried: "Sheng Kyung, you... are just a vixen."
He patted her back and said "no".
It took a while for the tears to stop. Sheng Xuanyuan wiped her tears with his knuckles along her cheek and asked her, "Are you ready?"
Qiong Yi left him alone, filled her mouth with the remaining pieces of gantang cake, and hummed back, "Okay!"
After clearing the oil paper on the table, Sheng Xuanyuan turned to look out the window: "It's getting late, I should go back." When he walked to the door, he thought of something and turned around hesitantly, "Qiong Yi, the spring banquet will be held soon... "
"I will be with you." Qiong Yi looked at him and nodded.
