There is a layer of green grass outside the curtain, and the birds are chirping under the trees. The bright sunshine broke through the clouds and shone on the trees. Countless golden light spots filtered through the leaves and fell on the low flowers. It was so gorgeous.
Spring was endless, but she could only be trapped in the school, listening to her teacher's boring lectures. Guan Shan looked at the scenery outside the window and couldn't help but yawned.
The textbooks all say, "There are several early orioles vying for warmth in the trees, and the new swallows are pecking at the spring mud." She, the early orioles, could not fly out of the dark cage, and could only watch her friends laughing and singing on the branches, filled with envy.
While she was in a daze, a voice suddenly came from her ears. It was the gentleman in blue on the podium calling her.
"Your Highness, please answer this question."
Guan Shan was stared at by his eyes and felt like a light on his back. She stood up awkwardly, because she didn't know what the question was, so she could only look at the husband flatteringly, showing a pleading smile.
The gentleman in blue didn't buy it. He walked off the stage and looked through Guan Shan's textbook.
I saw that in the textbook, he didn't write down any of the knowledge points he just mentioned. Surrounding the neatly printed words on the book are several scrawled calligraphy drawings. One of the drawings has an arrow drawn out, pointing at the four words "Xiao Lan is a pig."
What she drew was actually a pig. Xiao Lan stared at the textbook for a long time, but couldn't make out his figure.
Xiao Lan rolled up her textbook and smashed it on Guan Shan's desk with a worried look on his face. When Guan Shan saw this, he immediately lowered his head and begged for mercy.
"I'm sorry Xiao Lan. I really didn't mean it. I can't understand this paragraph at all. I won't do it again next time."
Xiao Lan frowned, as if he wanted to say something harsh, but when the words reached his lips, he swallowed them again.
"Guan Shan," he said, "This is the third time I have tutored you on this history."
Guan Shan said in frustration: "I know, I, I didn't mean not to study, but the weather outside is really nice..."
Xiao Lan sighed and turned around: "Guan Shan, just take care of yourself. If this continues, how will you be an emperor?"
Who wants to be this useless emperor!
Guan Shan shouted this sentence in his dream and woke up suddenly. She looked around and saw a woman leaning on the partition behind her, with white hair coiled on top of her head. In the mist, she looked like a fairy.
She remembered.
She finally escaped from Xiao Lan and got on a boat transporting sewage out of the city. However, she was discovered by the boatman and was almost killed. She almost used up all the talismans in her hand before barely escaping from the boatman's murderous hands. By the time she climbed ashore wetly, she had arrived at Anbu, Qinzhou.
Later, she was so hungry that she stole cakes from the night market, but was caught by Xu Zhuchen. After Xu Zhuchen asked her to apologize, he did not punish her, but took her to the bathhouse for a bath.
She deceived Xu Zhuchen, and she didn't feel particularly guilty. But Xu Zhuchen's attitude towards her really made her ashamed.
Meichuan Xu Zhuchen, Guan Shan thought, really lives up to its name.
The bamboo basket is new and young, but also has the appearance of being old and cold. Jun's heart is like that of a gentleman, and his indifference is like holding on to oneself. Xu Zhuchen has a crystal clear heart.
Guan Shan moved a few steps towards Xu Zhuchen. The bottom of the pool was inlaid with agate stones, and the water was slippery. After taking a few steps, she was too lazy to move anymore.
The bathtub they were in was nearly one foot wide and two feet long, enough to accommodate ten people. Xu Zhuchen was leaning on the partition in the middle of the bathtub, his body very relaxed, and there was no trace of the common aggression among martial arts practitioners.
Xu Shi was the busiest time in the bathhouse. None of the other bathhouses were large enough to accommodate two people, so Xu Zhuchen had no choice but to choose this one. Even after paying a large sum of money, Guan Shan was pinched by the bathhouse owner and rushed to the backyard to take a shower before entering the pool.
Taking this opportunity, she finished a piece of scallion egg pancake with great enthusiasm, and deliberately took off the scallions she didn't like and threw them into the well in the backyard.
After doing this, she entered the bathroom in a good mood.
As soon as Fang stepped in, he saw smoke and water vapor. A bamboo partition was erected in the center of the huge bathing pool, and people on both sides could only vaguely see their backs. Xu Zhuchen was on one side of the partition, and Guan Shan consciously went to the other side.
There are rose petals, bath salts, assorted snacks and bath towels on the bath floor. According to the specifications, there should have been two or three baths, but Guan Shan was afraid of revealing his identity, and Xu Zhuchen also found it troublesome, so he canceled this service.
She hid her body in the water, leaving a pair of eyes open to secretly look at Xu Zhuchen.
Xu Zhuchen's long hair is as white as frost and snow, and the muscles on his body can be seen everywhere. You can't see it when you are wearing clothes, but you can see it clearly when you soak in the bathtub and move your hands and feet. She has long hands and legs, and she is very skilled in martial arts. Even her palms are covered with calluses from martial arts training.
It would be great if I could also learn martial arts. Guan Shan thought.
She slowly walked to the shore, took out a piece of cake from her bag, and held it carefully with her hands to prevent the crumbs from falling into the water.
"Sister Zhuchen," she took a bite of the cake, her voice unclear, "can you teach me martial arts?"
Xu Zhuchen slowly turned his head in the water, his voice filled with moisture: "Why do you want to learn martial arts?"
Guan Shan said without thinking: "You are so handsome when you learn martial arts. After learning martial arts, no one will dare to bully me." She realized something was wrong as soon as she said it, and quickly added: "Isn't there a poem in the Buddha's poem, 'One body turns to three battles' A thousand miles away, a sword can serve as a million divisions.' If such a calm person can write such a poem, I think those who practice martial arts have always been highly respected."
Xu Zhuchen smiled and said: "Xiao Xiao," - Guan Shan didn't realize for a moment that he was calling him, but when he came to his senses, he quickly responded - "Martial arts training is not achieved overnight. Even if you are extremely talented, you must at least lay the foundation. It takes five or six years. If you want to practice martial arts, I can help you get started, but whether you can persist depends on your perseverance."
The Xu Zhuchen in front of him still looked like a fairy, but in Guan Shan's eyes, he looked like Xiao Lan.
She hated being preached to by others the most. Even though Xu Zhuchen was kind to her, she still frowned involuntarily, then pretended to be nonchalant and rubbed her eyes, saying, "My eyes just got wet."
Xu Zhuchen didn't pay attention and sat by the pool. She glanced at Guan Shan, who was not concentrating on eating the cake, and couldn't help but reach out and rub her hair.
She looked at Guan Shan like a naughty kitten. Previously, Guan Shan was dirty and looked like a fragile yet ferocious stray cat. At this moment, I was clean and sitting on the edge of the pool with a towel around me, my wet hair draped obediently on my back, like a chubby and fragrant lion cat that had just taken a bath.
Xu Zhuchen has a beautiful lion cat with mandarin duck eyes. His ancestral home is Yuanzhou and he loves making fun of people the most. When she is not at home, the lion cat is looked after by her brother. But every time she came home, the cat would eagerly pounce on her.
Only then did she realize that Guan Shan's appearance was cute and pretty, with his slender head and furrowed brows, he really looked like a kitten. Guan Shan was born with a pair of beautiful almond eyes. Those eyes were bright and obedient, but there was always a cunning light in them. Xu Zhuchen really liked her character, so he looked at Guan Shan and said seriously:
"Xiao Xiao, I am not a stickler for the past. But martial arts has always been difficult to get started and even more difficult to master. The 'respected' or 'looking handsome' you seek are not entry-level martial arts. A good reason. There are so many things that can achieve these two points, and there is no need to insist on practicing martial arts.
"After many people learn a skill from a master, they persist for the rest of their life even though they know that they will never achieve anything. For them, what is expensive is not the difficulty of learning new skills, but the fear of abandoning the existing skills. If you devote your whole life to one thing, people will get used to it and become trapped.
"Xiao Xiao, I don't want you to fall into this situation."
Guan Shan heard what Xu Zhuchen meant: she had no talent for martial arts. She knew that Xu Zhuchen was determined to refuse, so she didn't bother anymore.
She put down the cake in her hand, leaned against Xu Zhuchen gently, and whispered: "I don't want to hang myself on this tree. Sister Zhuchen, in fact, I learned martial arts because I didn't have anything to offer... I have always been I wanted to run away from home, but I never thought it would be so difficult after running away.”
Xu Zhuchen put his arms around her and said with a smile: "Everyone has their own strengths. If you are willing, you can learn slowly."
Guan Shan then hugged Xu Zhuchen's arm and said coquettishly: "Sister Zhuchen, what do you think I am good at?"
Xu Zhuchen said with a smile: "I think you are very smart, you can be an accountant." She paused and then said: "If you don't mind, there is an escort agency in Anbu that has a good relationship with my family. By then, I’ll introduce you there.”
Guan Shan immediately raised his wet eyes, and his light brown hair slid down his shoulders. She held Xu Zhuchen's hand with her two blistered hands and said:
"Sister Zhuchen, I have wanted to have a sister since I was a child. She is not someone who coaxes me and relies on me to please me. She is not someone who is frightened and afraid of me and refuses to get close to me...Sister Zhuchen, if I How wonderful it would be to have you as my sister since I was little."
As she spoke, tears fell down one drop at a time, looking extremely affectionate. Her tears fell on Xu Zhuchen's arm and slid down warmly.
Guan Shan's arms were slightly thinner than Xu Zhuchen's. She had always hated her own frailty, but at this moment, this frailty had become a necessary factor for her to impress Xu Zhuchen.
Sure enough, Xu Zhuchen liked this very much and raised his muscular arms to hug her.
"I still want to go to Zhiyang. If you don't want to go that far, I will take you there tomorrow."
After taking a shower, I felt really relaxed. After Xu Zhuchen learned that Guan Shan had no place to live, he took the initiative to invite her to stay at the inn where he was staying. Unable to reject the hospitality, Guan Shan happily put on the new clothes Xu Zhuchen bought for her and walked to the inn.
It was getting late, and when we walked to the inn, the landlady was still standing at the door.
"Oh, Miss Xu." The landlady raised her silk fan and sighed, "I've been waiting for you. The port is not 'safe' lately. People are being arrested and questioned everywhere in the streets and alleys."
Guan Shan grabbed Xu Zhuchen's sleeve and trembled all over.
Only then did the proprietress see Guan Shan, who was dressed in black, and said in surprise: "Miss Xu, who is this?"
Xu Zhuchen said hurriedly: "This is my sister. She ran away from home and came to find me. She will stay here for a few days and will come back soon."
The landlady smiled narrowly and said, "In my opinion, this little girl doesn't look like Miss Xu's sister, but like..."
She leaned into Xu Zhuchen's ear and said a few words with a smile. A few wisps of blush spread on Xu Zhuchen's face, making Guan Shan curious about what the landlady said.
"Shopkeeper, my sister also wants to be famous, so don't tell such jokes again." Xu Zhuchen's voice was very clear in the night wind, "Besides... Xu Zhuchen already has his heart."
Guan Shan and the proprietress were both stunned for a moment, but Xu Zhuchen's expression remained unchanged and he said loudly: "What Xu Zhuchen loves is the Jianghu. Xu Zhuchen's lifelong wish is for the Jianghu to be stable and the Haiyan River to be clear!"
Guan Shan blushed a little, and the landlady was also a little embarrassed about the joke she just made, and hurriedly invited the two of them into the house for tea. Guan Shan drank two large cups before going upstairs.
Xu Zhuchen had already laid out the sheets and mattress, and pulled off a pillow to make the floor. Guan Shan walked up to her cautiously and asked, "Sister Zhuchen, should I sleep on the floor with you?"
Xu Zhuchen smiled and said, "It's almost the beginning of summer now. If you're not afraid of being bitten by mosquitoes, rats, ants, come and sleep with me."
Guan Shan immediately took off his shoes and climbed onto the bed, then stuck his head out and asked, "Sister, are you okay?"
Xu Zhuchen nodded and took out a bottle of cooling oil from his chest: "I have this, so mosquitoes don't dare to get close."
Guan Shan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he put down the bed curtains and got ready to sleep.
Across the curtain, she heard Xu Zhuchen's even and long breathing. Her breathing was steady and slow, like evenly playing music.
Guan Shan was dreaming again. She always had many dreams, but this time it was different.
She saw Xiao Lan sleeping next to her, fingers intertwined with hers, and her breathing could be heard clearly. In the warm yellow sunlight, Xiao Lan looked extremely gentle.
Guan Shan laughed, and Xiao Lan also slowly showed a smile. He said: "Your Highness..."
Guan Shan shook his head, and Xiao Lan changed his words: "Your Excellency."
Guan Shan shook her head again and said, "Call my name."
Xiao Lan in the dream looked at her deeply and tenderly, and said:
"Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao! Get up!"
Guan Shan shook her head, she didn't want to leave her sweet dream yet.
Xu Zhuchen put down the baggage, held Guan Shan's collar in one hand, and carried her to the wall to stand.
"Get up quickly," she patted Guan Shan's cheek. "If you don't get up, all the people in the escort agency will be gone."
Only then did Guan Shan open her eyes in confusion. The brown-haired and black-eyed Xiao Lan in front of her disappeared and turned into white-haired and red-eyed Xu Zhuchen. She was so frightened that her legs gave out and she fell to the ground.
"I...am I dead?"
Xu Zhuchen helplessly lifted her up and stood up: "College Xiao, it's me, Xu Zhuchen."
Only then did Guan Shan remember everything he experienced yesterday. She looked at Xu Zhuchen, who was getting ready to go. Her knife-like face was delicate and cheerful. If you don’t apply any powder, you will be more beautiful than others. Guan Shan looked at it for a long time, feeling somewhat envious.
"Stop looking," Xu Zhuchen said coldly, "Look again, the scratches on your face are still there."
Guan Shan blushed. She hurriedly got dressed, washed up, and followed Xu Zhuchen out.
Before going out, she looked back at the wooden window of the guest room: outside the window was a lush green space, and the sunlight fell through the window paper and fell into the room, making it bright, dazzling, and prosperous.
She closed the door and hurriedly caught up with Xu Zhuchen. The sun is shining brightly outside the house, and they all firmly believe that they will enter a brighter future.
