After Xu Feng said this, he felt that all the strength in his body had been exhausted. If Zhou Yan's hands were not still around his waist, he could hardly stand up.
But Zhou Yan quickly withdrew that hand, pressed his finger on the place he had just kissed, and said in amazement: "This... what does it mean?"
Xu Feng knew he couldn't hide it. He never planned to keep it a secret for the rest of his life. Although he knew it shouldn't be, he liked Zhou Yan's frankness and no falsehood. Even if it was wrong, he admitted it.
He looked directly into Zhou Yan's eyes, and finally said: "I am to Brother Zhou..."
"Brother Feng," Zhou Yan wiped the corner of his mouth fiercely, interrupting him, "I've always regarded you as my own younger brother."
Xu Feng gritted his teeth, still persisted, and said intermittently: "I know, but I... like Brother Zhou..."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan was shocked violently, looking a bit embarrassed. Seeing that Xu Feng was very close, he couldn't help reaching out and brushing him away, pushing him away.
Unprepared, Xu Feng was pushed back a step by him and hit the stone table behind him. This time the impact was not too severe, but he felt a sharp pain coming up from nowhere, the pain made his face turn pale.
Zhou Yan's expression moved, as if he wanted to help him, but the hand stretched out, and then retracted little by little. He stared at Xu Feng closely, the emotions in his eyes changed rapidly, but in the end it only turned into complete indifference, and his voice was as cold as unmelted ice and snow: "What nonsense are you talking about? Which younger brother would make such a move to elder brother?" thought?"
Xu Fengru was poured with a basin of cold water, even the palms of his hands were cold.
Zhou Yan turned his head away, avoiding his gaze, and said: "Since the swordsmanship has been practiced, I will go back to the room first. You..."
He glanced at Xu Feng hastily, then immediately withdrew his gaze, looked elsewhere and said, "Don't think about it anymore."
Then he turned and walked out of the pavilion.
Xu Feng chased after two steps, then stopped slowly, and sat back with his hands on the edge of the table. The sun was hanging high outside, and it was still full of spring, but he didn't feel any warmth at all, and only raised his hand to touch his lips.
Although he tasted the taste of understanding the medicine, he did not understand the poison of lovesickness.
Xu Feng sat in the garden all afternoon, until it was completely dark, he woke up with a start, gathered his mind and turned back to the house.
Zhou Yan would never miss the meal time every day, but he didn't show up for a long time this day, so Xu Feng and Doctor Xu had to eat in the front hall. Even Miracle Doctor Xu found it strange and couldn't help asking.
Xu Feng can't say that it's his broken sleeve that scares Brother Zhou away, can he? I had no choice but to make up an excuse to fool the past.
Doctor Xu was thoughtful, but he didn't ask too much, but Xu Feng asked him about Gu worms. Now that this matter has been exposed, Dr. Xu no longer conceals it, and honestly confessed the matter. His rhetoric is similar to that of Zhou Yan, it is nothing more than the fact that the insect poison in Xu Feng's body attacks once a month, and only Zhou Yan's blood can suppress it, and Zhou Yan's martial arts are so strong, there is no danger to his life if he does this, at most, he can't do it temporarily Just use force.
Doctor Xu said it lightly, but Xu Feng knew how dangerous it is for a martial arts master to lose his internal strength. If his opponent came to him, wouldn't he have no power to protect himself
Xu Feng had mixed feelings in his heart, the more Zhou Yan treated him like this, the deeper he got into, but Brother Zhou... had nothing but brotherly affection for him.
Thinking of this, Xu Feng felt that the little worm was making trouble in his chest again. He hurriedly suppressed the slight pain, and asked Doctor Xu, "Can you take out the Gu worm from Big Brother Zhou's body now?"
"Well, you can take it out if you want, I'm afraid your elder brother Zhou won't agree."
"I'll try to convince him."
Although Xu Feng planned this way, unexpectedly, in the next few days, he would have no chance to talk to Zhou Yan at all. When he avoided Zhou Yan a few days ago, he still found some excuses, but Zhou Yan avoided him in a fair and honest manner. He deliberately blocked him at the door, and Zhou Yan could also be locked in the room for a whole day, making it clear that he didn't want to talk to him.
The two lived under the same roof, and they were no different from strangers.
Xu Feng recalled that day when Zhou Yan walked away in a huff, obviously very angry, but since he hated him so much, why did he stay at the doctor Xu to accompany him to treat his injuries? Why use your own blood as his antidote, and refuse to take out the Gu worm
Xu Feng's swordsmanship had already been practiced decently, but it was a pity that he was distracted these few days and was delayed again. This day he used a few swords randomly in the garden, suddenly he saw a boy in Tsing Yi who was under Miracle Doctor Xu came to look for him, he said that a young master came to visit him, claiming to be his friend.
Xu Feng was so strange, he thought he was alone, how could he have any friends in Lin'an City
He went out with the little boy in Tsing Yi and saw a young man sitting outside the door, wearing a white shirt, with a red gold belt around his waist, and a pearl the size of a thumb in his hair crown, reflecting him With a jade-like complexion and looking forward, when he saw Xu Feng's face, he smiled and said, "Brother Xu, long time no see."
"Master Murong."
Although Xu Feng is not a person who loves beauty, when he saw Murong Fei for the first time, he still felt his eyes light up, and the boredom in his heart was relieved a lot, and he asked, "Why are you here?"
"I've spent the New Year at home, so I came to look for you." Murong Fei got off his horse, walked over and said, "I went to your previous residence to find nothing, and it took me a lot of effort to find out here."
After the two chatted for a while, Murong Fei dragged Xu Feng around the street. Xu Feng hadn't intended to befriend Murong Fei, but seeing his enthusiasm, it was hard to turn down his kindness. He originally wanted to talk to Zhou Yanzhi, but he thought that even if he knocked on the door, the person would not answer, so he didn't bother with this matter, he only gave a few words to the boy in Tsing Yi, and left with Murong Fei.
At the beginning of the new year, the streets in the city were bustling, and the two talked while walking. Murong Fei heard that Doctor Xu used Gu worms to heal Xu Feng's wounds, he immediately shook his head and said, "This doctor is weird, and I don't know if he can be trusted. In fact, there are many famous doctors in Suzhou City, why don't you go back to Suzhou with me. I will arrest all the famous doctors in the city... No, please come and treat your illness."
Xu Feng thanked him for his kindness with a smile, and said, "No need, my brother Zhou..."
When he mentioned the words Big Brother Zhou, the smile on his face faded, and he couldn't finish the sentence.
It was Murong Fei who asked him: "Speaking of your Brother Zhou, isn't he inseparable from you? Why didn't you see him today?"
Xu Feng reluctantly bent his lips and said, "No matter how good a brother is, he's just a brother. How can he stay together every day? I, I haven't seen him today."
Murong Fei didn't doubt that he was there, and said: "Brother Zhou of yours was quite a senior back then, so he must be busy with other things. But it's also good if he's not here, so as not to stare at me every now and then."
While talking, passing a bookstore on the street, Xu Feng was about to go in and take a look, but Murong stopped in his tracks, and said in a low voice, "Something's wrong."
"What's wrong?"
"It's like we've been sewed on."
Xu Feng didn't notice it, but Murong Fei's kung fu was higher than him, so he couldn't be wrong.
"Who is it? Could it be..." The first thing he thought of was the people from the Palace of Bliss.
Murong Fei frowned, and immediately relaxed, saying: "Don't be afraid, it should be sent by my father."
"your dad?"
"My father insisted on marrying me, but I didn't agree, so I sneaked out by myself."
"Is Mr. Murong not married yet? I remember Lingmei is getting married soon."
"Even if I want to marry, I will only marry someone I like." Murong Fei blinked at Xu Feng and said, "Brother Xu, you wait here, I will send them away."
After speaking, he turned around and ran into the crowd like a gust of wind.
Xu Feng was afraid that something would happen to him, so he quickly chased after him. He ran after Murong Fei around a corner, and saw a small alley, and there was no one in the alley, only Murong Fei stood there blankly.
Xu Feng took a step forward, patted his shoulder, and called, "Mr. Murong."
Murong Fei seemed to be taken aback, and when he turned around and saw it was him, he was relieved, but also seemed a little disappointed.
Xu Feng was afraid that he would be fooled, so he asked, "Mr. Murong, are you alright?"
"It's okay." Murong Fei was still a little dazed, looking forward and said, "Just now... I seem to see an acquaintance."
"who?"
"Yes..." Murong Fei paused, and muttered to himself, "No, it's impossible, I must have misread it, how could he appear here?"
He said so, but then he became a little absent-minded. Coupled with the fact that the person who followed them secretly was never found, and they didn't know whether it was an enemy or a friend, the two lost interest in wandering around. They found a tavern on the street and had a meal before returning home.
It was already dark when Xu Feng went back. After thinking about it, he knocked on Zhou Yan's door first.
"Brother Zhou."
Xu Feng knew that Zhou Yan was in the room, but no one answered. He knocked on the door again, and said, "I bought some snacks, do you want to try them?"
Zhou Yan still didn't make a sound.
Xu Feng waited for a long time, until the snack in his hand was cooled by the night wind, he bent down and put the things outside the door, turned and walked to his room.
At this time, there was a "squeak", and Zhou Yan's door opened.
Surprised and delighted, Xu Feng turned around and said, "Brother Zhou!"
There was no light in Zhou Yan's room. He stood at the door, tall and tall, with only a little moonlight illuminating his face.
After not seeing him for a few days, Xu Feng always felt that he was a little thinner, because in the darkness, his eyes were particularly deep, which was unpredictable for a while. Xu Feng originally had a lot to say, but when he actually met him, he couldn't say it.
Zhou Yan looked at the snacks on the ground and asked, "Did you go out today?"
"Yes, Mr. Murong came to look for me, and I went for a stroll outside with him."
Zhou Yan nodded.
Xu Feng boldly asked: "Brother Zhou...are you willing to talk to me?"
Zhou Yan was quiet for a while, looked at Xu Feng again and again, and suddenly smiled at him.
Xu Feng immediately forgot everything, just called: "Brother Zhou..."
Zhou Yan gently held Xu Feng's hand, and said: "Brother Feng, I have thought about it these few days. You are still young, and you have been with me day and night for more than half a year. It is inevitable that you have misunderstood and mistakenly thought that you are right. I'm... different from other people."
He thought about it, and then said: "Actually, I am no different from Dr. Xu and Murong Fei."
no! In his eyes, only Big Brother Zhou is unique.
Xu Feng thought so, but couldn't say it out.
Seeing that he was silent, Zhou Yan went on to say: "When you meet the woman you love in the future, you will naturally understand that all this is just a misunderstanding. Brother Feng, you cut off those thoughts, and we will still get along like brothers, okay? ?”
How else could Xu Feng answer? He would rather not have knocked on Zhou Yan's door today.
His hands were sweating, and one hand was wet and slippery, and it slowly slipped out of Zhou Yan's palm. He shook hands in vain, but in the end he only held a beam of moonlight in the boundless darkness.
After an unknown amount of time, he heard his own voice say, "... good."
Zhou Yan was relieved after hearing this, and shook his hand again, but Xu Feng avoided it. He was startled, the hand froze in the air, he didn't know where to land it, and finally had to put it behind his back.
Xu Feng lowered his head and said, "Brother Zhou, it's getting late, I'm going back to my room to rest first."
Zhou Yan thought for a long time, but there was really no reason to keep him, so he waved his hand and let him go.
Xu Feng returned to the room in a daze. He closed his clothes and lay on the bed for the whole night, and he didn't know if he had slept, as if in the blink of an eye, the sky had already dawned. He got up and took a shower, seeing that he looked good in the mirror, opened the door to take a look, but bumped into Zhou Yan who came out from the next door.
The two eyes met, and they were all taken aback for a moment.
Remembering what he promised Zhou Yan last night, Xu Feng wanted to stop thinking about him, and only treated him as an elder brother, but he couldn't remember how the two of them got along in the past. When we met at this time, should we smile
While he was hesitating, Zhou Yan had already walked ahead and said, "Let's go."
Xu Feng hurriedly followed.
The sun slanted slightly, dragging Zhou Yan's shadow very long. Xu Feng looked down, couldn't help stretching out his hand, and shook it vaguely, overlapping with Zhou Yan's reflected hand.
But after only a moment, he came to his senses, and hastily withdrew his hand, fearing that even this small thought would be noticed.
The two of them didn't speak much along the way, and soon reached the front hall. Dr. Xu woke up early and had already sat at the table to eat. The breakfast in the morning was not rich, only a bowl of porridge with a few side dishes.
Xu Feng and Zhou Yan have similar tastes, and they always like to pick up the same dish on weekdays. At this moment, their chopsticks collided again by accident.
Zhou Yan usually let Xu Feng do more, Xu Feng knew that he doted on him, and never was polite to him.
At this time, I don't know how to deal with it.
If they are just ordinary brothers, should they let him go or not
Two pairs of chopsticks held a piece of pickled radish in the bowl, but there was no movement for a long time. In the end, even Miracle Doctor Xu couldn't stand it, and leaned over and said, "It's just a piece of radish, I really like it, I'll ask the kitchen to serve another dish. Well, I don't charge you money."
Xu Feng's face became hot, he retracted his chopsticks and said, "No need."
Zhou Yan didn't say a word, just picked up the pickled radish and threw it into Xu Feng's bowl.
Xu Feng didn't dare to look at him, he stared at the porridge bowl and said, "Thank you Brother Zhou."
Zhou Yan said lightly: "You're welcome."
As strange as a stranger.
Xu Feng ate the rest of the porridge, but he didn't know what to eat.
After finally getting through the morning, it was time to practice swords in the afternoon as usual. Zhou Yan pretended to be indifferent, and taught Xu Feng the previous set of sword skills again.
Xu Feng couldn't escape, so he simply put those messy thoughts aside, took a deep breath and concentrated on practicing his sword. At the beginning, he was a little restrained, but later he had no distracting thoughts and concentrated on it. The more he practiced, the better he practiced. A set of swordsmanship made the clouds flow smoothly. When he finally closed his move, he swung his sword. It also made the leaves on the tree rustle and fall.
Ever since Xu Feng became interested in Zhou Yan, he hadn't improved his martial arts for a long time. At this moment, he couldn't help but feel happy. He had long forgotten about brothers and sisters. He looked back to find Zhou Yan, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhou, how did I practice?" Sample?"
Zhou Yan stood behind him with arms folded, and smiled slightly when he heard "Brother Zhou".
This smile was like a spring breeze blowing on his face, Xu Fengfeng couldn't help taking a step forward.
Zhou Yan seemed to wake up suddenly, stepped back, the smile on his face faded, and said seriously: "Good practice."
Xu Feng's heart sank, and only then did he realize that he had lost his composure. The two of them are just sworn brothers, so naturally they shouldn't get too close.
Just how far away should he be? step? two steps? This false appearance of brothers and sisters is really hard to pretend.
Xu Feng forced a smile on his face and said, "Then I will practice again."
He also said: "I've already practiced well, brother Zhou doesn't have to watch from the sidelines."
Zhou Yan seemed to heave a sigh of relief, and didn't stay any longer, and left in a hurry. Xu Feng looked at his back with the sword in his hand, and only turned around to continue practicing the sword when the figure was completely out of sight.
He didn't know how many times he practiced, until Murong Fei came to look for him, he stopped to rest. Murong Fei came to play with him again, but Xu Feng was distracted and couldn't bring himself to do so, so he just left him in the room to drink a cup of tea.
Murong Fei talked and laughed while drinking tea, talking about how lively his house was during the Chinese New Year, and the fireworks were set off on New Year's Eve, making half of the sky glow red.
Xu Feng heard it in his ears, but what he thought was that he would set off firecrackers with Zhou Yan on New Year's Eve. Amidst the rumbling firecrackers, he hoped that he would still celebrate the New Year with Brother Zhou at this time next year.
This is bound to be wishful thinking.
Murong Fei said: "Actually Suzhou City is not worse than Lin'an, if you are willing to come and live in my house for a few days."
"OK."
Murong Fei was stunned, and asked: "What did you say?"
"I said," Xu Feng took a sip from his teacup and said, "I want to go to Mr. Murong's residence to bother you for a few days."
"My girl is beautiful and beautiful, she is the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world. It's a pity that she was engaged to a childhood sweetheart from the Lin family since she was a child."
"The second son of the Lin family is young and promising. I heard that he has good looks and good character. What's the pity?"
Murong Fei rode on the horse, looked at Xu Feng with a smile, and said: "If I have another girl, I can marry her to you."
Xu Feng walked side by side with him, he couldn't help but be a little bit dumbfounded when he heard this, and said: "Mr. Murong is joking."
"Brother Xu, you and I hit it off right away, and you've received great kindness from you. I really want you to be my sister-in-law." Murong Fei said, "But it doesn't matter, I have several cousins who have never left the court, and their looks are no worse than mine. , When you arrive at my house, I will introduce you one by one."
Murong Fei wholeheartedly wanted to be a matchmaker for him, but Xu Feng thought in his heart that no matter how beautiful Miss Murong was, she couldn't match his brother Zhou.
That day when Murong Fei invited him to stay at home, he was thinking about how to avoid Zhou Yan, so he simply pushed the boat along and agreed to go to Suzhou for a visit.
Zhou Yan treats him like a younger brother, and wants to maintain the brotherhood, but he has already moved his heart, and he can't help it. How can it be broken? In order to avoid embarrassment for Brother Zhou, he could only avoid it far away.
One month, two months, one year, two years, or even longer years, when he really lets go of this affection, he and Brother Zhou...maybe have a chance to meet each other.
Xu Feng didn't want to say goodbye to Zhou Yan face to face, so he only left a letter for him, and left Xu's mansion quietly. Although Murong Fei wondered why Zhou Yan didn't go with him, he didn't ask any further questions.
It was Xu Feng who was afraid of causing trouble to him, and asked, "Didn't Mr. Murong escape from marriage? Didn't he fall into a trap when he went back this time?"
"It's okay, the big deal is to fight with my father."
"Young Master Murong has a sweetheart?"
"Haha, no." Murong Fei was also generous and said calmly, "When I was young, I once fell in love with a woman, but she fell in love with Lin..."
He seemed to loathe that person extremely, so he changed the subject, swallowed the name, and said: "Anyway, since she has no heart for me, I will naturally not miss her any more."
"How long did it take Mr. Murong to forget about that girl?"
Murong Fei threw up the whip in his hand, and then held it firmly in his hand, with a very suave look, and said with a smile: "I opened a few pots of strong wine, and after I got drunk, I forgot about her."
Xu Feng also smiled.
If it is so easy to let go of a person, he would like to be drunk every day and never wake up again.
Suzhou is not far from Lin'an, the two rode on horseback and arrived in a few days. Murong's family is a family of martial arts, quite famous in the city, and has a prosperous population, Murong Fei alone has about ten cousins, so the house is also very big. Murong Fei knew that Xu Feng didn't like excitement, so he purposely found a secluded yard for him to live in.
Murong Fei was originally worried about being forced by his father to get married, but he didn't expect that his father happened to be away on business, which saved him a lot of effort. Because Xu Feng had rescued Murong Fei before, he was treated quite politely in the mansion.
Murong Fei let him rest for a good night, and led him to go sightseeing in the mountains and rivers the next day.
There is not much difference between Suzhou City and Lin'an, but the white walls and black tiles, landscape gardens, do not have a graceful charm of the south of the Yangtze River. When Xu Feng saw the scenery of lakes and mountains, he completely forgot about the annoyance in his heart.
After playing like this for several days, the two of them came back late that day, and it was already dark when they returned home. Murong Fei was called by his mother to talk, and Xu Feng went back to the courtyard alone. He pushed open the door and searched for the candles on the table in the dark, but he tripped over something and rushed forward—
He bumped headfirst into someone's arms.
Xu Feng was startled at first, he didn't know who was hiding in his room, but after hearing the familiar breathing sound, he immediately relaxed and felt his heart tremble.
"Brother Zhou..."
Zhou Yan was unusually silent in the darkness. He held Xu Feng's shoulders with both hands and pushed him away slightly.
Xu Feng originally suspected that he was in a dream, but then he came to his senses and realized that it was really Zhou Yan.
Brother Zhou in his dream would not push him away like this.
Xu Feng then asked: "Why is Brother Zhou here?"
Zhou Yan lit the candle on the table, took out a piece of paper from his arms, and threw it lightly in front of Xu Feng. Xu Feng glanced at it, and saw the familiar handwriting, it was the letter he left when he left.
Zhou Yan asked: "What does this mean?"
Xu Feng said: "I have written clearly in the letter that there is always a banquet in the world. Since Brother Zhou and I will separate sooner or later, it doesn't make any difference if it is later or sooner."
"So you left the book and left?"
"I'm afraid that seeing Big Brother Zhou... I'll be reluctant to leave."
After being separated for several days, he didn't look at Zhou Yan until now. Under the dim candlelight, only Zhou Yan's figure was reflected in those eyes.
Seeing these eyes, Zhou Yan was shocked, and his expression was extremely ugly. He rubbed between his brows and said, "Brother Feng, sit down, let's talk for a while."
Xu Feng stood still, and said: "If it's still the same brother and brother respectful rhetoric, I don't care if I don't listen."
Zhou Yan didn't force him, just bent his fingers and tapped on the table lightly. He knocked very fast at first, as if there was something infinitely worrying, but then it became slower and slower, beeping abruptly, and finally stopped completely. After a moment of silence, he asked Xu Feng: "Brother Feng, do you really like it?" I… "
His voice was dry, and it took a lot of effort to say the last few words: "Like your brother?"
"Could it be possible to fake this matter?" Xu Feng said, "Besides, you and I are just sworn brothers."
Zhou Yan hesitated to speak, paused, and asked, "Is there no way to turn back?"
"It's too late. Unless..." Xu Feng gritted his teeth and said flatly, "Unless time is turned back and I never knew Brother Zhou."
Hearing this, Zhou Yan twitched the corners of his mouth, smiled very strangely, and said, "You don't know, this is also what I want in my heart."
Xu Fengru's limbs were pinned with a knife, and his hands and feet were bleeding profusely, and he couldn't move because of the pain. What he said was just out of anger, but Zhou Yan actually hated him sincerely, wishing he had never met him. Even his tongue was numb, and he said insincerely: "Since that's the case, I'm going far away by myself, isn't it in line with brother Zhou's wishes? Why do you come looking for me again?"
Zhou Yan was about to speak, but he heard two "boom" and "boom", and someone knocked on the door.
"Brother Xu," Murong Fei's voice came from outside the door, "I remembered something and forgot to tell you."
Xu Feng knew without thinking that Zhou Yan must not have come in through the main entrance. If Murong Fei came in and bumped into him at this time, the scene would be embarrassing, so he replied aloud: "Mr. .”
Murong Fei didn't have anything urgent at first, so he said: "Okay, then you should have a good rest."
Xu Feng let out a "huh", and heard a faint sigh in his ear. His heart tightened, and he hurriedly turned his head to look, but saw that the room was empty, and Zhou Yan had disappeared. On the other hand, the window on the side had not been closed, and was slightly swayed by the wind.
"Brother Zhou?"
Xu Feng looked out the window and saw that it was pitch black outside, and wondered if Zhou Yan had left. He thought that Zhou Yan had lost all his martial arts, and he didn't know how to get out of the house, let alone where he would end up at night. Thinking that the two of them had talked to this point, Zhou Yan would never see him again, and suddenly felt lost.
The letter he left for Zhou Yan was still thrown on the table. Xu Feng picked it up and looked at it. The word "Zhou" at the beginning of Brother Zhou, because he hesitated for a long time before writing, the ink was a little smudged.
Xu Feng stared intently, feeling that his vision was also blurred. He moved the candle over, put the thin piece of paper up, and the word "Zhou" was swallowed by the flames.
He slept too late that night, and was woken up by Murong Fei the next day. It turned out that Mrs. Murong was going to go to the temple to offer incense in a few days, and Murong Fei's cousins would also accompany her, so he came to invite Xu Feng to go with him.
Xu Feng was in low spirits and didn't want to go out at first. Hearing what he said, he felt more and more inappropriate: "They are all female relatives. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient for me to be an outsider..."
"It is precisely because we are both female relatives that we want the two of us to go together, so we can have someone to take care of us on the way. Besides, we sons and daughters of the Jianghu don't care about these small details." Murong Fei said, deliberately leaning into his ear and said, "My sister wants to stay I embroider the dowry at home, but the remaining cousins are not engaged yet."
After all, I still have to match him.
Naturally Xu Feng didn't mean that, but Murong Fei's kung fu was also excellent. Xu Feng was stalked by him for several days, and it was really hard to refuse. When that day came, he had no choice but to go out with Murong Fei.
Mrs. Murong and the other young ladies all rode in carriages, only Murong Fei and Xu Feng rode horses. The temple was not far away, the two talked and laughed, and they arrived soon.
On this day, the weather was bright and clear, and the sun was very good, so many people came to offer incense. Xu Feng heard that the Bodhisattva in this temple is quite efficacious, and the incense is very prosperous on weekdays, so he also went to kowtow a few times.
He doesn't ask for anything else, he just wants his elder brother Zhou to be safe and happy.
There is a lake on the west side of the temple. The water of the lake is blue and the grass is green by the lake. It is a good place for outing in spring. The ladies accompanied Mrs. Murong here, but they were bored at home for a long time and wanted to come out to get some air. So after eating the vegetarian meal at noon, everyone went to the lake to play.
They arrived earlier, and then several carriages came one after another. Look at the carriages and servants, they are also from wealthy families. Murong Fei had an outstanding appearance, he was always noticed no matter where he went, he had long been used to it, he lay down on the grass, and basked in the sun comfortably.
Xu Feng didn't dare to be so casual, he just stood by in a well-behaved manner, fearing that some frivolous people would bump into the female relatives. On the contrary, several Murong girls peeked at him, gathered together and bit their ears, laughing and making a fuss. For this outing, they prepared the paper kites they made, and they let the kites fly high in the wind.
A paper kite is flying in the blue sky, which makes people feel refreshed.
But not long after, a butterfly-like paper kite broke its thread, and when it fell, it was blown by the wind and landed in the nearby woods.
"Ah," a girl in a goose-yellow shirt stomped her feet and shouted at Murong Fei, "Brother Twelfth, my paper kite fell into the woods, go and help me retrieve it."
Murong Fei is the twelfth cousin among his cousins. He jumped up from the ground, but pushed Xu Feng, and said with a smile: "Go, go!"
Xu Feng couldn't shirk it, so he had to go. Fortunately, the forest was not big, and the color of the paper kite was so bright and eye-catching, he only walked around to find it. When he bent over to pick up the paper kite, he caught a glimpse of the lake blue corner of his clothes. This color is very special, the same as Zhou Yan's favorite dress, Xu Feng's heart moved, and when he looked back, he couldn't see anything.
"Brother Zhou?"
Xu Feng was puzzled, wondering if he had been dazzled. Could it be that he misses Zhou Yan so much, it's not enough to dream about him in his dreams, even in broad daylight he has delusions
He walked around the forest several times by himself, and when he saw that there was indeed no one else, he came out of the forest and handed the paper kite back to Miss Murong.
Miss Murong smiled sweetly and blessed him, and after a while she sent someone to deliver a box of snacks. The dim sum was delicately made, all in the shape of petals, and smelled fragrant.
At this age, Xu Feng hadn't had much contact with women, so he didn't know whether he should eat or not. But Murong Fei snatched it away, picked up a piece of snack and stuffed it into his mouth, asking: "Is it delicious?"
Xu Feng only tasted the sweetness in his mouth and the fragrance of peach blossom, so he nodded involuntarily. The Murong girl saw him from afar, she covered her veil and smiled at him.
The day passed without incident. In the afternoon, there was a bit of wind, and the sky was heavy with signs of rain, so the group returned home early.
Murong Fei specially went to Xu Feng's place to have a cup of tea, and asked him winkingly, "What do you think of my cousin?"
Xu Feng asked blankly: "What?"
"It's the one who gave you snacks. She is the daughter of my sixth uncle's family. She was raised by my sixth aunt since she was a child. She is a good girl in everything."
Only then did Xu Feng understand, and said, "Master Murong, I, I didn't mean that..."
Murong Fei was really surprised: "The male university should be married and the female university should be married. Don't you want to marry a wife? Well, do you have someone else in mind?"
Xu Feng thought to himself that he did have someone he wanted to marry, but unfortunately that person was not a woman.
Naturally, I couldn't say this to Murong Fei, so he found an excuse and said: "I have no father, no mother, no family, no sect, and I am alone in the world, how can I be worthy of Miss Murong? Mr. Murong should not mention this matter."
"People in the Jianghu don't have such deep views of family status. When you become my sister-in-law, we will kiss each other even more."
Xu Feng was amused by his words, and said: "Mr. Murong and I are not related by any means, so how can we say we should kiss each other?"
Murong Fei was quite unconvinced, and said: "You and that surnamed Zhou are neither related nor related, so you have also become sworn brothers? Speaking of which, I knew you first, but I didn't expect to be sworn brothers. It's better to hit the sun than pick the sun , I think today is a good day, why don't we come to worship?"
Talking about this matter of worship is like a child's play.
Of course Xu Feng refused.
Murong Fei stalked and stalked him for a long time, but he didn't move him, so he got up and said goodbye. But Xu Feng had already sent him to the door, and he still couldn't forget to say: "Brother Xu, you should think about the two things I said. Even if your eyes are high and you don't like my cousin, you shouldn't Look down on me."
Xu Feng was about to decline again, when he swept his eyes away, he found the corner of the lake-blue clothes looming hidden in the bushes not far away.
This time he saw it for real, it was definitely not his illusion.
Xu Feng's heart was raised. He thought that if Zhou Yan wanted to hide his traces in the past, he must have been invisible. It was only because he lost his martial arts now that he was noticed twice in a row.
He felt sore, thinking that Big Brother Zhou treated him like this, but he only cared about his children's personal relationship and ruined their brotherhood.
He turned his head slowly, stopped looking at Zhou Yan's hiding place, and said to Murong Fei: "Mr. Murong is right, the matter you mentioned... I will seriously consider it."
Xu Feng didn't really want to marry Miss Murong, he just hoped that Zhou Yan could feel at ease after saying this.
Murong Fei was very satisfied after hearing this, hummed a little tune and left, Xu Feng also turned and entered the room. The sky was gloomy, as if it was going to rain at any moment, he closed the door and went to close the window, and when he looked up, he saw Zhou Yan had come out from behind the tree where he was hiding, looking at him from afar.
Sure enough, Zhou Yan was wearing that lake blue shirt. His face was dull, and he couldn't see any emotion, but there seemed to be unfinished words hidden in those dark eyes.
As soon as Xu Feng saw him, he wished he could open the door and rush out. He clasped his hands, pinched the flesh in his palm with his nails, and held back forcefully, and slowly closed the window.
It was still early, so Xu Feng walked around the room, casually looking for a book to read. It's just that he was only thinking about the person outside the house, and he read it upside down for a long time, but he didn't even turn a page.
He was about to stop to take a rest, but suddenly he heard the sound of rain.
The raindrops were pattering on the window, it was obvious that it was falling extremely hard. Xu Feng was taken aback, and hurriedly opened the window to look, and saw Zhou Yan standing motionless in the rain, still looking at him like that.
Xu Feng closed the window with a "bang", and almost clamped his hands in a panic. He walked to the door in two or three steps, with his hands on the door, but he still dared not push the door to go out.
He just said that he would consider getting married, so going to see Zhou Yan at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of all previous efforts
The rain is getting heavier.
It seemed that there was only the sound of rushing rain between the heaven and the earth.
Xu Feng closed his eyes, and finally pushed open the door and walked out.
Zhou Yan still stood still. The clothes on his body were already wet from the rain, and water beads dripped down his hair. The rain was so heavy that Xu Feng could hardly see his face clearly.
Xu Feng walked over step by step, and after a while his body was completely wet. He stopped a few steps away from Zhou Yan, and the two looked at each other silently through the rain curtain, both reluctant to speak.
Later, it was Zhou Yan who spoke first: "Why didn't you open an umbrella?"
Xu Feng asked back: "Where is Brother Zhou? Why are you standing here?"
Zhou Yan didn't answer him, but said: "Brother Feng, follow me back."
"Where are you going?"
"Go back and continue treating your hand. Don't forget, the injury on your right hand hasn't healed yet. Besides, this is Murong Mansion after all, and you don't know Murong Fei well, so there's no reason to stay longer."
Xu Feng shook his head and said, "Going back to live in the mansion of Miracle Doctor Xu is like living under someone else's roof. My relatives have passed away long ago, and the world is so big that there is actually no room for me."
Zhou Yan's shoulders trembled slightly, and he looked angry, and said, "Don't you still have my elder brother?"
Xu Feng smiled wryly, and suddenly took a step forward, put his hands on Zhou Yan's shoulders, and raised his head to kiss his lips. Zhou Yan was taken aback, and immediately turned his head to avoid it.
Xu Feng's kiss was in vain, and he only kissed his temple lightly. Even so, Zhou Yan's body still froze.
Xu Feng felt it was both ridiculous and embarrassing. Before Zhou Yan could push him, he backed away and said, "Brother Zhou, have you seen it? When I'm with Brother Zhou, there will always be times when we can't help it. Don't you Are you not afraid?"
Zhou Yan turned back slowly, touched his temples, and then stretched out his hand, as if he wanted to touch Xu Feng's face. In the end, it just stopped on his cheek, and said in a shy voice: "Brother Feng, you don't understand anything at all."
"Why do I need to understand?" Xu Feng held Zhou Yan's hand, pressed that cold hand to his face, and said, "I just know that I like Brother Zhou, and that's enough."
This was the second time he expressed his affection in front of Zhou Yan, but Zhou Yan's eyes were dark and he was still indifferent.
It rained nonstop.
When the rain fell into Xu Feng's eyes, he felt a stinging pain. Then the water trickled down his cheeks and went straight to his mouth, tasting bitter and astringent.
Xu Feng let go of Zhou Yan's hand, and said: "It's all my fault, I made it difficult for Brother Zhou again. But this is the last time, in the future... I will like others..."
After he finished speaking, he turned around and left, but Zhou Yan asked behind him: "Who do you like? Murong Fei?"
Xu Feng was taken aback for a moment, not understanding how Murong Fei was involved? Even if he said he wanted to think about it, he was thinking about Miss Murong. But he had already turned around, and he could never turn back, so he didn't explain much, and walked towards the house.
As soon as he took two steps, Zhou Yan grabbed his arm. Zhou Yan pulled him back with great strength.
There was a momentary blank in Xu Feng's mind.
When he came back to his senses, he had already fallen into Zhou Yan's arms.
Zhou Yan put one hand around his waist, and the other caressed his face recklessly. As if he was tracing a painting, he groped from chin, to lips, to eyes, little by little, and finally stopped at the corner of Xu Feng's eyes, gently wiped off the rainwater on it, and rubbed it repeatedly with his fingers that place.
Xu Feng's heart was hot, and he said in a trembling voice: "Brother Zhou..."
Zhou Yan seemed to be waiting for this sound. He pinched Xu Feng's chin, bowed his head and kissed it.
For the first time Xu Fengtou knew what kissing was all about.
He took the initiative to kiss Zhou Yan several times, each time with just a light touch, but Zhou Yan seemed to swallow him, kissing him until he couldn't breathe. He pried his mouth open and licked his teeth, eliciting an indescribable shudder.
Xu Feng was so scared that he wanted to run away, but Zhou Yan grabbed his waist, kissed him more deeply, and hooked his lips with the tip of his tongue. Xu Feng's back felt numb, and his whole body felt soft.
At this time, a thunderbolt fell not far away, so close that it seemed to hit the two of them.
Xu Feng was taken aback and called out "Brother Zhou".
Zhou Yan's expression didn't change, he still hugged him like that. His hands were tightly wrapped around Xu Feng's waist, and he didn't let go of it.
"Don't be afraid," his lips covered Xu Feng's lips, his voice was low and gentle, "With me here, you don't have to be afraid of anything."