The phone call with Dong Muya made Xia Qiu more certain that what she saw was not an illusion, but thinking about it carefully, she was not sure that the figure that appeared from time to time was Ouyang Xiaoleng. It's been ten years, so he must have changed somewhat. She comforted herself so much that she even began to imagine whether he would appear on the platform in Yongchuan and give herself a surprise.
Unexpectedly, the closer to Yongchuan, the originally clear sky became gloomier. When the train finally arrived outside the small town of Yongchuan, heavy rain was already pouring outside the window. Xia Qiu did not bring an umbrella with her, she could only pray that the rain would come and go quickly.
The train began to slow down continuously, and the heavy rain showed no intention of stopping until it entered the station. She picked up her backpack and was the first to walk to the car door. As soon as the door opened, she jumped out. Fortunately, there was a glass dome on the platform that could protect her from the rain. She walked up the stairs to the station exit.
From a distance, I saw Dong Muya holding an umbrella standing in the crowd waiting to be picked up. After seeing her, I kept waving to her.
"Xia Qiu!"
"Teacher Dong!"
Xia Qiu felt moved in her heart. She didn't ask Dong Muya to pick her up just now, but she didn't expect her to come. Standing next to her was Ouyang Zi. The little girl held a flower umbrella by herself and smiled brightly, revealing a row of white teeth.
"Sister Xia Qiu!"
"Zi Zi is here too!" Xia Qiu greeted Ouyang Zi and got under Dong Muya's umbrella.
"I parked the car over there!" Dong Muya led Xia Qiu to the parking lot, and then suddenly asked, "Oh, by the way, Lingmei went to Beijing, right? I heard what Du He said yesterday when I saw him , she didn’t come back with you?”
"I came back in a hurry." Xia Qiuhan smiled, thinking that Dong Muya should be able to understand her rush the most.
Ouyang Zi sat obediently in the back row. She was relatively quiet among children of her age, except when talking about topics she was interested in. This was very similar to Min Entong back then.
Xia Qiu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, looked back at this beautiful little girl from time to time. On a sunny day, there is an obvious purple color in her eyes, but on a rainy day like today, her eyes are that kind of black without any impurities, so beautiful that it seems that you will be attracted by these eyes just by looking at them. The eyes take away the soul.
"Hahaha, Zizi's appearance is a headache. Not to mention the boys in the same grade, boys from the upper grades have already begun to write to her. What's more, they are still following her. This week she was I discovered it once and gave the child a few words of warning." Dong Muya said with a smile while driving.
"Zi Zi is indeed so beautiful!" Xia Qiu turned her eyes and asked, "By the way, tell me about your recent sighting of Ouyang Hongye!"
"Min Entong and Du He have been monitoring the magnetic field transmitted from the demon world over the years. Based on the changes in the magnetic field, they can judge whether the previous connection point between the demon world and Yongchuan has appeared, and this connection point is the key to the sound field of the lost path. The recent magnetic field The response is much more active than before, and Min Endong feels that the emergence of the connection point should be very close."
"Has there been any change in Ouyang's ancient house?!" Xia Qiu felt that after listening to Dong Muya's words, a ray of sunshine suddenly sneaked into her heart, driving away all the sadness caused by the rain.
Dong Muya shook his head and replied: "No, and the one who is as closely related to the demon world as you is Zizi. She doesn't have any special feelings, but she has seen a figure who is suspected to be her father several times."
After driving along the road with Yongchuan Forest on one side for a while, we arrived at the gate of Ouyang's ancient house. Dong Muya stopped the car, and Xia Qiu followed her and Ouyang Zi into the courtyard. The overall layout of the courtyard has not changed much, except that the exotic flowers and plants in the past have long since withered, and the current flowers and plants were newly planted by Dong Muya later.
As soon as he entered the yard, a strange fragrance hit his face. Xia Qiu always felt that he had smelled this fragrance somewhere before, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
Now the underground database has specially opened a new entrance outside the ancient house. It is a glass house with a coffee table and several chairs inside. You can usually read or surf the Internet inside. Follow the steps in the glass house. Going down the stairs is the underground database. The underground database has been expanded several times over the years and has become a huge digital data center in full compliance with Min Endong's vision.
Min Entong chose principle distance education to complete his university course. He usually spends half of his time every week in the underground database of Ouyang Ancient House, and the other half of his time in the software company located in the city center. This company was built when Mrs. Lan and her son The former site of the company opened by Lan Zhu was jointly owned by him and his partner Du He.
"You sit down for a while, I'll boil some water!"
Dong Muya welcomed Xia Qiu into the living room. Although the furniture in the living room was still the same, under her decoration, the place seemed much warmer than before.
Ouyang Zi had already gone to find his brother Min Endong, leaving Xia Qiu alone in the living room. Every time she sat on this row of old-fashioned sofas, she felt particularly at ease. Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the rain had fallen a lot more than before, causing ripples when it dripped into the water.
The more carefully I look at the ripples, the more I feel that there are certain patterns in their arrangement. Xia Qiu couldn't tell whether it was her own impulse or the guidance from deep in her soul. She stood up and pushed open the floor-to-ceiling window, and her feet unconsciously walked on the water along the ripples. After walking about ten steps, he suddenly entered a piece of crystal light.
This is a strange ancient city. The whole city is built on a mountain, and the buildings extend upward layer by layer. This place looks like Yongchuan, the royal city of the demon world, but it is not exactly the same. It feels more prosperous and denser in buildings than the royal city in Xia Qiu's impression. She tried hard to find whether the golden palace roof belonging to Chenji Palace still existed. When the seven golden palace roofs were finally locked in her sight, she almost choked with excitement in an instant.
She didn't know if the person she thought about day and night was still in that palace. She tried to take a run and lifted her body into the air. While recalling the flying method he had given her, she flew towards the direction of Chenji Palace.
At the place where the Manzhushahua sisters and the vine demon died together, the blood-red flowers that spread to the sky bloomed again. The sun shone warmly on Xia Qiu under the purple sky, but her body was trembling. She didn't know what would happen to her, and she was also afraid that the more she hoped, the more it would turn out to be just another sweet dream.
When she reached the sky above Chenji Palace, she felt the special atmosphere in the entire palace. There were lights everywhere, and the courtyard decorated with bright red looked so happy. She landed outside the palace gate, but was stopped by the soldiers holding the handle in front of the gate.
A tall soldier asked with a displeased look on his face: "Who is here?! Do you know where this place is?! How dare you just break in!"
"I am… "
Xia Qiugang was about to reveal his identity, but was interrupted by another soldier.
"Forget it, don't make things difficult for a weak woman like her!" The soldier first advised the tall soldier, and then turned to Xia Qiu and said, "No matter who you are, the entire Chenji Palace is fighting for the Demon King Fox these days. In preparation for the marriage, no outsiders are allowed in.”
"Wedding?!" Xia Qiu repeated these two words to make sure she heard them correctly.
"Yes, the wedding will probably be held in the near future! At that time, the entire royal city will grant amnesty to some criminals in prison, and will distribute food and money to the people. You can come too!" The friendly-looking soldier responded. road.
Xia Qiu felt that her breathing had almost stopped, and her chest was filled with mixed feelings, and she wanted to cry but had no tears. I have been waiting for ten years to finally enter the demon world again, but I only waited for this result. No wonder the Chenji Palace was so festively decorated, it turned out to be to welcome the wedding of the Demon King Fox.
What kind of bride will Ouyang Xiaoleng marry? If he knew that Xia Qiu had been able to re-enter the demon world, would he have sent her an invitation? After all, she and he were old friends. She couldn't say how the demon world defined first love, but in her heart he was her first love, but this determination only turned into a sharp knife, stabbing her heart painfully.
She backed away slowly, and then walked aimlessly along the road outside the palace gate toward the top of the mountain. Perhaps looking at the scenery of the city there would relax her mood a little, just as if she were with this place. Say goodbye. Until she can sort out her feelings, she is not suitable to appear in the demon world. Based on her character, she should at least be able to smile and wish him well when she sees him again.
The observatory on the top of the mountain is not much different from the past. The huge metal bell is still there. Xia Qiu guessed that it was repaired later. Looking down from here, you can have an unobstructed view of the entire royal city. That year, it was also here that he took her to see the wonder of the purple white lotus for the first time, as well as his kiss. The memory was worrying but so far away.
She leaned on the railing, breathing in the air of the demon world, and used this method to stop the tears from falling, but before she could hold on for long, her vision was still blurred. In her eyes filled with tears, the group of golden butterflies she saw on the night of the birthday party seemed to appear again. She thought it was just an illusion caused by the sunlight refracting on her tears.
But among the group of butterflies, there was a figure much larger than them. The figure got closer and closer to the observation deck, and finally landed on the railing.
A pair of big hands reached out to hold Xia Qiu's tear-stained cheeks, and pressed a gentle kiss on her lips. This sudden kiss miraculously stopped her crying.
She stared blankly at the man in front of her. His face was so close to hers, and he looked at her unblinkingly, as if he wanted to carve her into his eyes as deep as lake water.
"Long time no see..." Although the corners of Ouyang Xiaoleng's mouth were raised, his cheeks were twitching slightly and his eyes had become moist.
Xia Qiu's vision gradually became clearer, and what became clear along with her vision was Ouyang Xiaoleng's face. His cheeks are longer than before, and his contours are deeper. He has grown from a boy to a man, and he is more and more similar to the Ouyang Xueye he met in the Soul Leaving Realm.