Fang Yan picked up a rabbit leg from the pot and took a bite, only to find that the meat was too salty.
Originally, when the hunters air-dried the rabbit, they would rub salt on it, but Fang Yan just threw a handful of salt in. As a result, this pot of 'Ambush from Ten Sides' became very heavy.
Fang Yan glanced at Phoenix and saw that she was eating heartily as if she didn't notice it at all.
"It's too salty," Fang Yan said.
The meat was salty, and so were the tears.
So, for the time being, Phoenix couldn't tell whether it was the meat or the tears that dripped on the meat that were salty.
Hearing Fang Yan's words, Phoenix discreetly wiped her eyes with her sleeve and said, "Drink some wine to calm it down."
As she spoke, she handed the wine barrel in her hand to Fang Yan.
Without a cup, they could only drink with their mouths aimed at the opening of the barrel. In Swallow Dock, they often did this, and they still did it now. Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, this was no different from an indirect kiss.
Fang Yan took the barrel and took a big gulp. He said with a smile, "I've eaten all kinds of dishes in the world, but the one I want to eat the most is still this' Ambush from Ten Sides' that we created."
Phoenix nodded and said, "Yes. I'm just afraid that I won't be able to eat it in the future — "
"How can that be?" Fang Yan said with a smile, "Whenever you want to eat it, I'll make it for you —"
"What if you and Ye Rourou got married?"
"Then I'll make it for you secretly," Fang Yan said.
Pfft —
Phoenix squinted her eyes and laughed. "If other men were to answer this question, they would definitely brag about how high their status in the family is, and what they say is the law, and their wives have no say at all —"
"Only married men would dare to do that. Anyway, their wives have already been tricked into coming home." Fang Yan said with a smile, "If an unmarried man dared to say that, which woman would be willing to marry him? You have to look further. "
Phoenix looked at Fang Yan with gentle eyes and said, "You're always different from what others think."
"Not really. Apart from being a little more handsome than Li Xiaotian and the others, I'm not much different from them in other aspects — drinking wine, eating meat from bowls, and bragging loudly. It's the nature of men, you know. "
"Are they all right?" Phoenix asked.
"Not bad," Fang Yan said with a smile. "They're all fine. During Zhu Zidan's special training in the North Sea, it was said that her family's Ten Thousand Elephants Fist, which had been stagnant for a long time, was showing signs of making another breakthrough. If he broke through again, he would become the second person in the younger generation of the Zhu Clan to enter the Ten Thousand Phenomenon Formation. Li Xiaotian was doing business with his brother in Beijing. With the help of the Maple Leaf Society, his business was booming. Ruan Qian's work is the hardest. He follows Ye Daoling as a confidential secretary. Although this kid keeps complaining, his personality has become much more mature and steady. "
When friends met, it was natural for them to talk about each other's friends.
Zhu Zidan, Li Xiaotian, Ruan Qian, and the others were all good friends of Fang Yan and Phoenix. They shared many common memories. Back then, Fang Yan had attacked the Phoenix with the help or cover of these companions.
The offensive was fierce, but in the end, the lone ranger Bai Xiu took down the Phoenix. This made everyone feel a little sad and disappointed. Later, everyone went to the back of the mountain to drink a dozen liters of Shaodaozi, ate a pot of Ten Noodles Ambush, and cried for a while. After watching Fang Yan brag for a few hours, the pain in their hearts lessened a little.
"I haven't seen them for a long time, I really miss them." Phoenix said with a smile. "If they know that I've become a nun, will they be shocked?"
"An Xiaoxiao —" Fang Yan shouted angrily. He didn't like to hear Phoenix talk about this topic.
"They will definitely be shocked. Especially Ruan Qian. His personality is the softest, and he likes to cry. If he knows that I've become a nun, maybe he will cry. "
"No one wants to hear this news."
"Fang Yan, just now at Lotus Temple, you said that you owe me a face-to-face confession, and I owe you a face-to-face rejection. Now, can you confess to me one more time?" Phoenix looked at Fang Yan expectantly, her right hand tightly gripping the rabbit's leg, afraid that Fang Yan would refuse her rude request.
Fang Yan looked at Phoenix seriously and said, "I like you, like you for many years. For a very, very long time, I felt that I couldn't live without you. I liked you until I saw you in Bai Xiu's arms, admiring the snow in the village. After seeing that scene, I decided that I didn't like you anymore. But when I thought about it, I liked you for many years. "
Phoenix's eyes filled with tears again. She sobbed and said, "I really don't want to refuse."
Then, she shook her head desperately, shaking off the ripples in her heart. She said, "But I still want to refuse. Fang Yan, I'm sorry. I can't accept you. I couldn't accept you in the past, and I definitely won't accept you in the future. "
Fang Yan smiled bitterly and said, "You're really cruel. You rejected me twice in one go. I won't do such things in the future."
Phoenix was once again amused by Fang Yan. She wiped away the tears in her eyes and said, "I won't let you do such things in the future either."
She reached out and snatched the wine barrel from Fang Yan's hand. Then, she took a big gulp and said, "When did you start to dislike me? Until you met Ye Rou? "
Fang Yan shook his head and said, "You should know that at that time, I only had eyes for you. I felt that even a hundred Ye Rou's couldn't compare to you. I even did something stupid like writing a love letter to Ye Rou under Bai Xiu's name. I felt that if I did that, you would be mine alone. "
"And now?"
"Now, Ye Rou has replaced you." Fang Yan didn't hide anything and said with incomparable sincerity.
He wouldn't hurt another woman for the sake of comforting her. That would be unfair to Ye Rou.
"Is she good to you?"
"Yes."
"I know she's good to you." Phoenix said with red eyes, "To be honest, I don't care about all the women in Swallow Dock, but I have a natural hostility towards Ye Rou. Although you didn't like her at that time and always spoke ill of her in front of me. But the more you said, the more worried I was. I was worried that you would fall in love with her. I was worried that she would replace my place in your heart. "
"So, every time I saw you walking with her, I was especially angry. Every time that happened, I would pretend to meet you by chance, deliberately showing how intimate we were, saying something deliberately to make her angry. I know it's stupid and childish of me to do that, but I can't help but do it. "
"Fang Yan, I'm not a smart woman. I'm also not a determined woman. There are many things that I can't see as clearly as Ye Rou. I'm trapped in a cocoon of my own making. I'm tightly entangled by one net after another. I can't move my hands and feet, and even breathing is extremely difficult. I used to often think about this problem. If only I could do it, how good it would be. I used to like to read romance novels, in which the young ladies of rich and powerful families resolutely elope with their loved ones. At that time, I thought, how good it would be if I could do it. But I just couldn't make such a decision. "
"Day after day, year after year, we wait for it. When I needed to make a choice between the two of us, when the conflict was about to erupt, I did such a stupid thing. Fang Yan, you don't know how ashamed I was the second you tore off my veil. I was so ashamed that I couldn't show my face. At that time, I really wanted to stab myself with a sword. All my choices were wrong. All my steps were on the wrong beat. I was the most stupid and cowardly woman in the world. "
"An Xiaoxiao."
"Fang Yan, do you remember the question I asked you on Mount Yi Sword?"
"Yes." Fang Yan nodded. "You asked me if I knew why you're called Phoenix."
"The name Phoenix was given by me — —" the phoenix said. "When I was a child, I read a novel about Phoenix. The book said that Phoenix is the messenger of happiness in the world. Every five hundred years, it has to carry all the unhappiness and hatred accumulated in the world and throw itself into the raging fire to burn itself. It uses the end of its life and beauty to exchange for peace and happiness in the world. Similarly, after experiencing great pain and suffering, it can be reborn with a better body. "
"Fang Yan, I can't wait for five hundred years. I can't even hold on for five days. I want to carry the unhappiness and hatred on my body and throw myself into the raging fire to burn myself. I want happiness. I want to be reborn. " Phoenix reached out and held Fang Yan's hand. "This time, let me listen to the choice of my heart. Let me make my own decision. I know that I was wrong for the first half of my life. Let me make my own choice this time."
The phoenix stood up and walked in front of Fang Yan. He stretched out his hand and gently stroked Fang Yan's hair. He said, "I will burn incense and pray for you in front of Buddha every day. I will bless you with a lifetime of happiness."
Phoenix left!
The firewood was still burning and the meat soup was fragrant. The three liters of liquor had been emptied.
Fang Yan held the empty barrel. After pouring out the last drop of liquor, he threw the barrel far away.
Clang.
The plastic barrel hit a rock and bounced back. It fell into the stream and flowed downstream. It was unknown where it would end up.
In the beginning, I only believed.
What was great was emotion.
In the end, I was powerless to see.
What was strong was fate.
Love is like a song. Hate is like a song.
Goodbye, An Xiaoxiao!
Goodbye, my first love!
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