The water rippled, and the night was tranquil. In the distance, the Qinhuai River outlined the most splendid scene in the city. The lights stretched for ten miles, and the eaves of the surrounding buildings stretched out in rows. The river was like a golden dragon crouching on the ground, giving birth to the bustling scene of Jiangning. However, on this side of the tributary, everything was still peaceful. Because it was not the main stream of the river, there was not much development on both sides of the waterway near the outskirts of the city. Occasionally, there were houses and manors that were dyed with a little light. The flower boats that cruised on the Qinhuai River only came here when they were bored. In the darkness, it was like a small floating palace, passing by the small building. The lights dyed the platform of the small building for a moment, and then gradually moved away, leaving a small lantern to illuminate this small space.
"… After you left, the Bright Moon Restaurant was the first to open. We bought several shops around the old restaurant. The two next door actually didn't want to sell, so we invited them to do it together. After the Bright Moon Restaurant, it was Qingyuan …"
The night wind blew, immersing Yun Zhu's soft voice in the sound of the wind and the water. The lights were dim, and the platform seemed a little dim. After all, they had been separated for too long. The relationship between Ning Yi and Yun Zhu was not a private meeting, so they could only stay ambiguous and pretend to be natural. After meeting and coming to the small building, they actually had a lot to say to each other. On the contrary, because there were so many things that could be said, it was difficult to think of what to say first. After all, there was still Yuan Jin 'er in the middle.
After sending off Hu Tao and Kou 'er who came to greet them, they came to the small platform where they used to spend time together and hung up a small lantern. Yun Zhu quietly experienced the complicated feelings of finally meeting. When Jin 'er went back to the building to prepare tea and change clothes, she softly talked about Takeshi's development. In fact, she was also absent-minded. Ning Yi found a chair and sat down. As she spoke, she would occasionally lower her head and smile. Her male attire couldn't hide her feminine figure and demure temperament. In his heart, he felt that if he was really a gifted scholar, the fan would be more suitable for this atmosphere. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile.
Yunzhu didn't think there was anything to be shy about when she mentioned the names of the Bright Moon Tower, Qingyuan, and Yilan House in front of Ning Yi. Ning Yi's affectionate smile also calmed her down. Apart from the initial hurried question, "When did you come back?" After receiving Ning Yi's reply that he had only entered the city in the afternoon, the only things he could talk about after that, other than Takeshi, were some trivial matters, such as the quarrel between the scholars in the Green Courtyard that night, or the wall of the Green Courtyard being knocked down, and so on. In her heart, what she really wanted to say was something else.
"Actually … uh … Jin 'er always likes to say those strange things. Liheng, you know that too. She said … she said that the reason why I kissed her was because …"
Tonight in the Green Courtyard, when she kissed Jin 'er, she originally didn't have any ill feelings. However, now that she saw Ning Yi and Jin' er announced it so openly, her feelings became somewhat complicated. She couldn't help but worry about her gains and losses. She felt that there was no need to say it, but she couldn't help but want to clarify. However, after saying it, she increasingly felt that there was no need to say it. However, on the other side, Ning Yi laughed. Then, that figure shrouded over. In the dim light, Yunzhu leaned against the back of the chair and looked at the face close at hand. Her expression was originally a little embarrassed when she talked about the kiss with Jin 'er, but now it calmed down.
"Then how did you kiss, like this …"
"It's … uh …"
Her slender fingers moved slightly by her side, and then, she gently held onto Ning Yi's palm. The two figures blended together on the dim platform. The night breeze was slightly warm. At the entrance of the platform, a slender figure wearing light yellow embroidered shoes stepped in. Then, she was slightly stunned. That figure looked for a while, and finally, quietly turned around and left.
Not knowing when, in the dim light, two people whispered softly, "Jin 'er saw it."
"Yes … I know …"
Yuan Jin 'er quietly returned to the living room and carefully put down the tea tray. She looked back at the dim light on the platform, her shoulders slumped, and she sighed silently. Then, she pouted, lowered her head, and slowly walked out of the house. Occasionally, she would look back, until she walked out of the door. Only then did she walk back and forth under the eaves in boredom.
At this time, she had already changed back into women's clothes. She wore a long skirt and trousers, a moon-white gown with simple patterns, and a plain waistcoat. After spending so much time with Yunzhu, the color of her clothes was inevitably affected. Recently, Jin 'er preferred to dress in a more white and elegant style. In the past, she liked to wear mainly red, yellow, and green dresses, but now it was less popular. She was still the Miss Jin' er who was pursued by many in Golden Wind Brothel.
But at this time, she couldn't help but reveal a melancholy and troubled expression. If one ignored the women's clothes and long hair, her raised face looked a bit like a tomboy who was trapped in love. Of course, in the eyes of those scholars who pursued her, they might have noticed the strange charm brought by the melancholy of the always lively Yuan Jin 'er. The girl who seemed to not know the taste of melancholy was finally trapped in love at this time. If she had such a temperament in the past, perhaps the title of Top Beauty would have fallen on her head long ago.
Of course, what exactly was troubling our Miss Jin 'er's heart at this time, perhaps even she herself was somewhat unclear. Did she really like Yunzhu, or did she really hate Ning Yi, or perhaps she felt a little abandoned, or perhaps she felt sorry for herself because Yunzhu had found a home — in short, people's feelings were never pure. After walking under the eaves for a while, she had to sit down on the steps. She tapped the branch and then drew circles on the steps in boredom.
If time went back to one or two years ago, the guy named Ning Yi would often run past here in the morning. Under the warm light under the eaves, he would often sit on the steps here for a while and talk to the girl named Yunzhu for a while. That was how the relationship between the two developed. These things, Jin 'er gradually learned from the past exchanges with Sister Yunzhu.
She was thinking about these messy things. Unknowingly, Ning Yi also came out from inside. Jin 'er looked back at him with slight hostility. He smiled slightly and sat down next to her.
"Humph."
That smile was too hateful. Jin 'er snorted coldly, hugged her knees and turned her head away. She continued to draw circles on the side of her body with the branch, intending to ignore him. Ning Yi just sat aside and looked at the surrounding night scenery. After a moment, a carriage passed by on the road. The driver looked at the couple sitting under the eaves and waved his whip with a somewhat strange look.
Jin 'er stared at the driver like a cat.
The carriage instantly went far away.
"Humph, anyway … I kissed Sister Yunzhu."
In the end, it was Jin 'er who couldn't bear it anymore. She turned her head and looked at Ning Yi with the corner of her eyes. She raised her chin. Ning Yi also glanced at her and said, "Really? So am I."
How shameless! How could he say it so openly? Jin 'er cursed in her heart, and then said, "You are a man, I am a woman."
"So what?"
"Mine is more difficult." Jin 'er said, turning her head to look at the shadow of the trees in the darkness in front of her. "So, Sister Yunzhu will be mine sooner or later."
Ning Yi was silent for a moment, looked at her and said, "Then why didn't you come to make trouble just now?"
Jin 'er was a little depressed, hugging her knees. After a long time, she said, "But she still likes you more now. She has been waiting for you to come back for a year. Although I don't like her, I won't mess around at this time. Humph, anyway … anyway …" She murmured something, probably saying that Sister Yunzhu would still like her in the end. Ning Yi looked at her for a while, then smiled. He wanted to say something but felt that it was unnecessary. Yuan Jin 'er in front of him was someone who really liked Yunzhu. Maybe it was not love, but it was indeed the most sincere protection.
After a while, Jin 'er turned her head and asked, "Where is Sister Yunzhu? What did you do to her? Why did she come out? "
Ning Yi said, "What can she do? She went to change clothes."
"Oh."
Probably feeling that Ning Yi was not hostile this time, Jin 'er sulked for a while and finally felt that she was quite bored. After a while, Yunzhu, who had changed into women's clothes, came out of the door and asked, "Why are you sitting here?"
"He seduced me." Jin 'er turned her head and pointed at Ning Yi.
Ning Yi said with a smile, "Talking about what happened in Hangzhou."
"What?"
Yunzhu also sat down between them. Kang Xian had told them many things about Ning Yi in Hangzhou, but the specific details were not clear. At this time, they listened to Ning Yi from the beginning. Yunzhu was concerned about his affairs, and Jin 'er was also quite curious about the short-lived "Yongle Imperial Court" in the south in Hangzhou, as well as the people who participated in the rebellion and were said to be devils in human form. When she heard Kang Xian's story, she felt that it was not true. At this time, she made a big fuss and asked Ning Yi about it.
Ning Yi had also told them about "Wulin" before. At this time, he added oil and vinegar to the story, such as the Hierarch of the Devil Cult, Fang La, the Left and Right Protectors, the Four Heavenly Kings and so on. After all, it was not good for the three to sit under the eaves. After a while, they returned to the living room and continued talking while eating snacks, drinking tea and eating watermelon seeds. There were still many things that Yuan Jin 'er was interested in, such as who was the most powerful person in the Devil Cult, who was more powerful if Fang Qifo fought with Wang Yin, and what if Fang La encountered Nine Swords Beyond the Swords.
After hearing about Ning Yi's many deeds, she also asked, "Now … do many people know the nickname of the Bloody Butcher?"
"It's really well-known … Let me tell you, there aren't many people who can escape unscathed after making enemies with people like Shi Bao and Li Tianrun. The guy named Tang Kou that I killed should be quite famous. I went to inquire about him later and found out that the martial arts he practiced was also very famous. It was called … But he was still killed by me … No, defeated by me … But now it hasn't been long enough, I don't know to what extent it has spread …"
"How can you be like this? You're always playing tricks. You're not a hero. And from what you said, the only one you fought head-on is the unknown Tang Kou … "
"Are you kidding me? Taiping Alley is also counted."
"But you won that Taiping Alley by relying on gunpowder. It's not an honorable victory. Besides, it was a war at that time, and no one will admit it."
"I defeated all of them by myself. What's there to not admit? A girl like you won't understand." Ning Yi argued for his reputation, and then threw watermelon seeds at her.
"It'll be strange if I don't understand." Yuan Jin 'er laughed quite happily and threw the watermelon seeds back. "I guess the most famous thing about you is that you married Princess Watermelon. I heard that Princess Watermelon is a really powerful person. How is her kung fu? How did she practice it? Can she beat Fang La … "
"Classmate Yuan Jin 'er, you should face up to the fact that I'm a martial arts master. If it wasn't for the fact that I, the Bloody Butcher, was well-known, how could Princess Watermelon fall in love with me? At that time, I was in the enemy's camp and had no choice but to feign civility. In the future, people will say that I'm a great hero like Xue Pinggui. You don't know, no matter how powerful she is, she will be beaten to the point of going mad in front of me … "He threw the watermelon seeds everywhere.
"I don't believe you. Let me tell you, during the time you were not here, Sister Yunzhu often inquired about the news in the south. When some Jianghu people came to Takeshi, Sister Yunzhu would also ask people if there was any news about the Bloody Butcher. They all said that they had never heard of the Bloody Butcher. Hahahaha, you're bragging too much … "
"Jin 'er, if you want to quarrel with him, why did you drag me into it …"
"At that time, Hangzhou was still under siege. Of course, the Jianghu people in the north didn't know about it. It's normal …"
Yuan Jin 'er happily talked about how Yunzhu inquired about Ning Yi's news. Yunzhu was listening with a smile at the side, but she couldn't help blushing at this time. The conversation in the room continued. Ning Yi and Yuan Jin 'er quarreled for a while. Occasionally, Yunzhu was dragged into it. Whether Ning Yi did it on purpose or not, Yuan Jin' er, who had the upper hand, was finally happy. In the past, there were only two girls in this room. Even if they quarreled, it always seemed a little lonely. Tonight, it finally became lively, like a home.
After a long time, they ate something and finished talking about the things they wanted to talk about. After quarreling to their heart's content, Yunzhu and Jin 'er saw Ning Yi out. The starlight spread over the Milky Way. As the carriage gradually moved away, Yunzhu put her palms together and put them to her mouth, completing the prayer in her heart.
Thank you, Bodhisattva, for blessing him to come back safely …
Day after day, he finally had a place to return to. His heart could finally settle down a little. Just like in the past, he would run past her door every morning, talk for a while, and chat for a while. If the days could continue to pass like this, how good would that be? Even if he was far away, she still hoped that he would be able to safely run past a street corner. It would be good if he could be safe day by day.
Seeing her smile at this time, Yuan Jin 'er lowered her head and sighed. She knew what Sister Yunzhu was thinking about, but … it didn't matter. There was still a long time. She was always by Sister Yunzhu's side. She could still defeat Ning Liheng, who always married into Yunzhu's family, and snatch Sister Yunzhu. So she began to encourage herself again.
When the carriage went far away, Yunzhu turned around and walked to the small building. She began to happily follow Yunzhu, bad-mouthing Ning Yi and telling her about the tingling feeling when they kissed. It was not late yet. She still had a lot of time to pester Sister Yunzhu to change her mind …
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