Qingfeng Xu Xu

Xu Qingjiu packed everything he could and made a list of things to buy tomorrow. He thought they could discuss it together when Xu Mulin came back, but he didn't see Xu Mulin for a long time. When he came out, he happened to see Xu Enze. Xu Mulin's figure was reflected on the window. As soon as Xu Qingjiu walked to Xu Enze's door, she heard the conversation between the two.

Xu Mulin opened the door and saw that Xu Qingjiu had returned to the middle of the corridor and was continuing to walk towards the room. Xu Mulin stood at the door and hesitated for a moment before closing the door and returning to the table to continue the conversation with Xu Enze.

"Maybe I'm thinking too much. First of all, it was more than ten years ago, and there is no guarantee that those people are still alive. Furthermore, Qingjiu has grown up now, and his appearance has changed. Even if those people are still alive now, they may not be able to recognize him. Come. Besides, you will all have to travel in the Jianghu in the future. In recent years, sects have been in constant disputes. Regardless of what Qingjiu experienced before, the Jianghu is always in turmoil. I am telling you this today just to remind you to be more cautious. Be careful, especially those who come with unknown intentions."

Xu Mulin thought carefully about what Xu Enze said and felt that it was impossible to keep Xu Qingjiu trapped in this place without being able to go anywhere just because he wanted to protect Xu Qingjiu's safety.

"What Master said is that I will definitely pay more attention to protect Qingjiu."

"You should also protect yourselves. The first thing you learned from me is Qinggong. If you see something is wrong, run away quickly."

"Mulin knows"

"Apart from that, there is nothing else to explain. You can go and do the shopping tomorrow. You don’t need to take care of me. I also want to be alone."

"Yes, that Mulin retreated first."

On the other side, Xu Qingjiu had been thinking about why Xu Mulin didn't want him to go to Guxia Manor with him. He had obviously not said anything before, so why did he turn around to Xu Enze to say such a thing? He should have questioned him face to face just now. Yes, but seeing Xu Mulin's figure walking by the window, Xu Qingjiu turned around and left almost subconsciously. But on the way back, she felt more and more unhappy. She still wanted to ask, but she was worried about whether she would directly Xu Mulin was convinced. After several struggles, Xu Qingjiu hesitated back and forth. Suddenly, without paying attention, he stepped into the pool. The water in the pool was almost up to Xu Qingjiu's knees. As soon as the cold water stirred, Xu Qingjiu decided to ask for more information, so he stood in the yard waiting for Xu Mulin to come out. As soon as

Xu Mulin opened the door, he saw Xu Qingjiu standing in the distance. Xu Mulin probably concluded that Xu Mulin Qingjiu probably wanted to ask about the content of the conversation with Xu Enze just now - in fact, it was nothing, but Xu Qingjiu had been having nightmares frequently recently. Xu Mulin didn't want to mention the past for the time being, so as not to touch Xu Qingjiu's scar and let Xu Qingjiu recall it. Remembering the bad past, in the short time he walked towards Xu Qingjiu, he quickly decided to avoid that part of the matter for now at least. Sure enough

, as soon as Xu Mulin approached, Xu Qingjiu asked:"Are you there? What did you say to Master?"

Xu Mulin was thinking about his words on the way over. He didn't pay attention to Xu Qingjiu's question at all. He just answered according to his own thoughts:"Nothing. Master just reminded that there have been constant disputes among the sects in the world recently, so we must do something. Be careful, be careful."

Obviously, Xu Mulin's words did not answer the question at all to Xu Qingjiu. After receiving such an answer, Xu Qingjiu seemed to be discouraged. He temporarily lost the courage to continue asking questions, and just cautiously tried"I am listed. We made a list of things we need to buy tomorrow. If we can buy them tomorrow morning, we can set off in the afternoon."

"Okay, Qingjiu did it very carefully."Xu Mulin took the list listed by Xu Qingjiu and looked at it carefully. He never thought that Xu Qingjiu had heard something when he appeared at the door just now. Or maybe, in Xu Mulin's view, even if he didn't explain it, Xu Qingjiu I can also understand the worry expressed in those words.

Hearing this, Xu Qingjiu breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what the reason, as long as he could still go with him, Xu Qingjiu felt it was enough.

Xu Mulin went out to pour water. , when he returned to the room, Xu Qingjiu had curled up in a ball and was lying on the bed. When Xu Mulin came closer, he saw no reaction from Xu Qingjiu. He seemed to be asleep.

Xu Qingjiu had wet himself before, and then The night wind blew for a while, maybe because my thoughts were focused on the meaning of Xu Mulin's words, I didn't change out of the wet clothes until just before going to bed. I felt sore and tired all over my body, and my head also hurt as if it was swollen. Qingjiu was lying on the bed, feeling a chill on his back. Just after lying down for a while, Xu Qingjiu fell asleep as if he had fainted instantly.

In the middle of the night, Xu Mulin was disturbed by the sound of Xu Qingjiu tossing and turning. When Xu Qingjiu woke up, he thought it was Xu Qingjiu having another nightmare. He quickly got up to check, but saw that Xu Qingjiu was sweating profusely and his cheeks were red. Xu Mulin's hands had not even touched Xu Qingjiu's skin. Jiu's cheeks were hot.

When Xu Qingjiu woke up, the window was already a little dim. Xu Qingjiu felt the warmth on his hands. When he looked sideways, he saw Xu Mulin sitting by the bed, leaning on the edge of the bed and holding his hands. He fell into a deep sleep.

Originally, the distance between their beds was only an arm's length, but Xu Qingjiu was suffering from illness last night and had a very uneasy sleep. He held Xu Mulin's hand and refused to let go. Xu Mulin did not struggle. When Xu Qingjiu's fever subsided, Xu Mulin simply leaned against Xu Qingjiu's bed and fell asleep.

At this moment, Xu Mulin's hand was still held by Xu Qingjiu, and the candle beside him was almost burning out, and the fire was beating. Light and darkness alternated on Xu Mulin's face. Xu Mulin's breathing was steady and he was sleeping deeply, but his brows were still slightly frowned, as if he was still worried about something in his sleep.

Xu Qingjiu raised his hand and tried Smoothing Xu Mulin's brows did not work. Worried that Xu Mulin would wake up, Xu Qingjiu did not persist. When Xu Qingjiu's hands were about to leave Xu Mulin's brows, they suddenly paused and moved along the bridge of his nose. All the way down, after hesitating for a moment at the tip of the nose, his fingertips caressed Xu Mulin's lips exploratoryly. Until sleepiness came over again, Xu Qingjiu took Xu Mulin's hand and put it on the pillow, leaning her face against Xu Mulin's. On Mulin's warm arms, he soon fell asleep peacefully again.

When Xu Qingjiu woke up again, Xu Mulin had left and left a note saying that he went to buy things on the road alone. He came back at noon I brought food to Xu Qingjiu, and also checked to see if Xu Qingjiu was feeling unwell. Xu Qingjiu wanted to go with Xu Mulin, but it suddenly started raining while he was eating, and the weather turned cold. No matter how much Qingjiu insisted on going with him, Xu Mulin refused.

After Xu Mulin left, Xu Qingjiu continued to go back to the room to rest, and slept for a few more hours. After Xu Qingjiu got up, he only felt a headache from sleeping, and finally waited until Xu Qingjiu When Mulin came back, Xu Qingjiu insisted on taking over the task of packing up the things he had bought.

Although going out to help this time was not a happy thing at all, thinking about leaving Meizhou for the first time in more than ten years, Being able to look at the outside world, Xu Qingjiu felt that there was still some untimely joy in her heart. Looking at the packed packages, she felt more and more hopeful.

Xu Enze stayed in the house all day today and did not go out. At dinner, the two of them just had something to eat. Because they planned to go out early the next day, it took a while before it got dark, and the two of them prepared to rest.

When Xu Qingjiu fetched water and returned to the room, he happened to see Xu Mulin looking through the packages he had just packed. Xu Qingjiu didn't know exactly how he felt in his heart at that time, but his whole body suddenly froze and stood there. Looking at Xu Mulin at the door, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.

Xu Mulin felt someone passing behind him. When he looked back, he saw Xu Qingjiu washing his handkerchief and wiping his face. Thinking of Xu Qingjiu's fever last night, he hurriedly warned him:"The water should not be too cold, be careful of catching a cold again."

Hearing this, Xu Qingjiu paused for a moment, but did not respond to Xu Mulin.

"I'll check what I need to prepare again. If there's anything missing, I still have time to prepare it."

Xu Qingjiu, who was buried in a handkerchief next to her, slowly lowered her hands, with a cold expression on her face, but her eyes looked very aggrieved and sad.

"Oh, that's how it is."Xu Qingjiu said with a wry smile.

Xu Qingjiu's back was to Xu Mulin, so he only heard Xu Qingjiu's smile, but did not understand the reluctance of the smile.

Why did you choose to talk about things when I was not around? Why did I You went to talk alone when you were there? Why didn't you want me to follow you? Why didn't you feel safe even with the things I packed? Xu Qingjiu came out with a basin in his hand, entangled with various thoughts in his heart, and accidentally bumped into the fence The basin in his hand also fell to the ground and was spinning around. Looking at the ignorant basin, Xu Qingjiu became more and more angry. He stepped forward and kicked the basin away.

What am I? A burden? A child who can't do anything well. ? What kind of family is there to fool others? The more Xu Qingjiu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and the more she wanted to cry, tears already welling up in her eyes.

"Qingjiu, what's wrong?"Xu Mulin heard the noise outside and hurriedly ran out to check.

Don't cry, don't cry. Cowardly people will also be more likely to be disliked. Xu Qingjiu raised his hand to wipe away all the tears that were about to fall.

Xu Mulin did not get a reply. , anxiously walked towards Xu Qingjiu. But Xu Qingjiu was stubborn and did not want to speak, and insisted on picking up the basin. Xu Mulin just approached, and Xu Qingjiu was about to leave again. Xu Mulin quickly reached out to hold Xu Qingjiu, Xu Qingjiu didn't think or hesitate, and threw Xu Mulin's hand away. Xu Mulin didn't expect that Xu Qingjiu's reaction would be so fierce, and Xu Qingjiu staggered two steps.

"What's wrong, Qingjiu? What happened?"As soon as Xu Mulin stood firm, he tried to hold Xu Qingjiu again, but Xu Qingjiu took two steps back to avoid it. It was the first time that such a gap appeared between the two people - maybe it was not the first time, but Xu Qingjiu Qingjiu is more accustomed to making things trivial, and doesn't want to make each other unhappy because of his overly sensitive thoughts. Xu Qingjiu thinks so in his heart, but in fact it's more because Xu Qingjiu feels that he can't care too much and must be careful. to maintain this relationship.

Xu Mulin's hands froze in mid-air. Seeing the indifferent expression on Xu Qingjiu's face that he had never seen before, Xu Mulin felt even more surprised and a little at a loss.

"Qingjiu?"Xu Mulin cautiously tried.

"Why? Why do you say that? I've worked very hard to do it well."Xu Qingjiu still wanted to downplay everything so that she could stay here for a long time, but Xu Qingjiu also wanted to know the answer. After struggling for a while, she finally asked.

"...What?"For Xu Mulin, Xu Qingjiu's question was completely unreasonable.

"Why don't you want me to go to Guxia Village with you? Why do you think I can't even do simple things well? Why do you lie by saying you are a family? You are family, I am nothing."The more Xu Qingjiu spoke, the more aggrieved he became, the more excited he became, and the content of the accusation became a little disorganized.

"It's not that I don't want you to go, I'm just worried that I won't be able to protect you. I didn't say you couldn't do anything well. Did you mean collecting your luggage? I just thought that I have never traveled far before, and I was worried that I would not think carefully. I just happened to take a look at what you collected to sort out my thoughts. What lies? 'who are you? You are Qingjiu, my junior brother, how can you be nothing?"Although he couldn't fully understand many of Xu Qingjiu's words, Xu Mulin still explained them bit by bit.

"I'm not a child, why do I have to be protected by you?"

Xu Mulin was so moved by Xu Qingjiu's accusation and excitement that he completely forgot about his previous concerns. He just wanted to eliminate all the misunderstandings in Xu Qingjiu's heart,"I didn't think you were a child, so you need my protection, because Master told me before..."

"Light nine."

One person was very excited, and the other person was completely absorbed in his thoughts of defense. He didn't notice when Xu Enze came over.

"Qingjiu, come with me. I have something to tell you."Seeing Xu Qingjiu walking over, Xu Enze looked at Xu Mulin and nodded.

Xu Qingjiu was still trapped in his emotions and had not recovered. He followed Xu Enze into the room and only waited for Xu Enze to speak first.

"It has been eleven years since you and I returned to Tianzong, and you have not been allowed to leave Meizhou to go far away in these years. There have been turbulent undercurrents in the rivers and lakes recently. You must be more careful along the way. Although your senior brother has no experience in the rivers and lakes, he is a few years older than you after all. Please listen to your senior brother's decision when encountering problems. I told him before that he must take good care of you and not come back with any injuries."

Xu Qingjiu thought, Xu Enze must have just heard the dispute between herself and Xu Mulin, so she called Xu Qingjiu to help Xu Mulin. Although Xu Qingjiu also had many refutations of Xu Enze's words, Thinking that Xu Enze had already talked about this, he couldn't say anything more, so he just nodded silently.

"Go ahead. Master won't see you off tomorrow. I'll wait here for you to come back."

When Xu Qingjiu came out, he saw Xu Mulin still standing there. Xu Qingjiu didn't want to argue with Xu Mulin anymore. In order to avoid passing by Xu Mulin, Xu Qingjiu simply walked back to the room from the other side.

Xu Mulin thought Xu Enze had probably reconciled it, but thinking that Xu Qingjiu's accusation just now also contained questions about his own concealment and suggestions, Xu Mulin felt that he should still apologize properly. But looking at Xu Qingjiu Qingjiu went back to the room by himself. Xu Mulin thought about it again. His previous words did lack a lot of consideration. Xu Qingjiu must still be angry at the moment. No matter how he apologizes and explains at this moment, I'm afraid it's just a lot of mistakes, but again Reluctant to leave Xu Qingjiu alone to be angry.

Such a situation had never occurred in the past. Xu Mulin thought about it many times, hesitated several times, and finally decided to wait for Xu Qingjiu to calm down before continuing the conversation.