The great cold soon arrived, and the north wind howled on this day.
Tao Yao wrapped a quilt beside the charcoal basin, holding a cup of hot tea in her hand. The windows and doors were closed, and no one disturbed them, except for the sound of the wind. Suddenly there was a faint exclamation in the distance, kept approaching, and heard the dog bark, Tao Yao put down the teacup, closed her eyes and meditated, and was about to pinch her fingers... Before she could figure out why, the dog bark approached and arrived at the gate of the palace outside.
Immediately, the door of the hall was knocked open, a masterpiece of a dog, because of the excessive force, it turned somersaults on the ground, and before it could stand still, it screamed at Tao Yao, and the maids and servants who were chasing it outside the hall panicked. Confused, he knelt down and begged for mercy.
That dog was no other dog, it was Hu Cang who stared at Tao Yao and wanted to keep Ying Yan as her husband. Seeing this, Tao Yao knew that Yuan Niang must be bad, so she hurried out, Hu Cang following her.
The peach demon ran all the way out of breath, Hu Cang ran in front, in order to wait for the peach demon, he ran and stopped all the way, at first its eyes were full of expectations, then it became puzzled, and then it became disappointed, seeing With Hu Cang's eyes like that, she felt a sense of loss, and she felt powerless for the first time.
But the footsteps did not stop, and quickly crossed the street, came to the wine shop, entered the door, went to the backyard, pushed open the door of Yuan Niang's room, Yuan Niang was lying on the bed.
Hu Cang wagged his tail, barked twice, and lay under the bed, with his mouth open and his long tongue sticking out, looking at the peach demon.
Yuan Niang fell asleep, her expression was peaceful, but it was a picture of dying.
Tao Yao stepped forward, sat on the edge of the bed, and gently stroked Fu Yuan Niang's forehead without saying a word. She remembered the first time she met Yuanniang more than ten years ago. She used her own blood to save Yuanniang, and Yuanniang regarded her as a fairy. If she did not save Yuanniang at that time, she would be What a sight.
Hu Cang's head rubbed on Tao Yao's leg in a pleasing manner, and whimpered again, as if he was talking about something. Tao Yao touched its head: "I'm afraid of death... I'm afraid of watching the people around me die, watching them leave me, even if I know clearly that reincarnation may be a better choice."
Reincarnation and reincarnation, everything starts anew.
"But actually, I don't know what reincarnation is like. I only saw ghosts I can no longer count on Dushuo Mountain, and they took the soup made from my petals from Meng Xiaoxiao's hands. Then they forgot everything, crossed the Naihe Bridge, and finally left and started again, but is it good or bad to start over? It is said that I also drank the soup made from my own petals, and the peach blossoms of the whole tree. , It is said that I can start again, but unfortunately, I didn't forget it completely, I just forgot the people and things that I should forget, but what are the people and things that I should forget, why should I forget them, why should I forget them? I can't even perceive the ups and downs, bittersweet, joys, sorrows, sorrows, and joys. For a long time, I thought that all the fairies and monsters were the same as me. Later, I realized that I was the only monster that was like that.
"I've become a monster among monsters, and I feel bad now. It's not good to be forgotten by myself, but remembered by others. It's unique, it's novel; it's maverick, it's personality; it's too different , but it will become an anomaly. Reincarnation is really a brand new beginning, using everyone's forgetting to change the world.
"Hu Cang, do you think it's better to reincarnate later, or now?" Tao Yao finished talking to himself, and asked Hu Cang seriously.
Hu Cang blinked, wagged his tail, and looked at the peach demon pitifully.
"A mortal who drinks my blood twice will become immortals, and will lose their memory." Tao Yao looked at Hu Cang and spit out a sentence, "But if it were me, I would choose Samsara."
"If it were me, I would also choose Samsara." Ying Yan's voice suddenly came, and Tao Yao turned her head suddenly, with a look of disbelief, and said, "Have you been here for a long time?"
Hu Cang snorted twice, as if I knew he was coming.
Ying Yan came to Yuanniang's bed, looked at Yuanniang carefully, and said without looking back, "It's been a while."
Tao Yao took the initiative to step aside from Yuan Niang's bed, sat on the couch beside her, and began to secretly regret that she had talked too much. But Ying Yan's words - "If it were me, I would choose reincarnation." It echoed in her ears again. He did choose reincarnation, yes, but he chose reincarnation that he had never forgotten, so, is it still reincarnation
After a while, the medical officers came to treat Yuan Niang one after another, and they all sighed that they were powerless. The visitors left one after another, leaving no traces. Perhaps after many years, they would even forget that they had come here to see a doctor named Yuan Niang. Later, Yuan Niang disappeared completely. In people's memory, there is nothing wrong with this, at least it is not forgotten by those who value it, but it is just fair that time mercilessly buried the past.
The sky was grey.
Hu Cang lay on the ground listlessly, Yuan Niang lay peacefully on the bed, Ying Yan and Tao Yao sat opposite each other on the couch, speechless.
In the silence, Ying Yan's voice sounded: "If I am about to die, you should also guard me like this." He looked at the peach demon with a hopeful expression.
Tao Yao raised her eyes inadvertently and looked at each other. In just a moment, she looked away in panic, and pretended to hold the hot tea calmly, took a sip, and said, "You and I did not end this one for you. "
Ying Yan's eyes never left her, and the corners of his mouth twitched lightly, "How about adding this one now?" He looked straight at her, watching Tao Yao put down the teacup, then picked up the teacup again, until The cup of tea is finished.
The Tao Yao faction naturally placed the teacup on several cases, closed his eyes for a moment, and then spoke: "You are asking more and more."
"As long as you sit like you are now, the requirements are not harsh." Ying Yan continued.
"By that time, your wives and concubines will be in groups, and your children and grandchildren will be full. I'm afraid there will be no place for me." Ying Yan is very unfortunate. Tao Yao, who usually doesn't think much about things, has thought so far this time.
Ying Yan said: "There will always be a place for you to sit. It would be good to have a monster chatting with them at that time. Maybe someone will ask you to teach you how to keep your face."
Tao Yao looked at Ying Yan sideways, and asked in confusion, "Are you sure when you die that you want your relatives to talk about the art of keeping your face, not mourning and grief for you?"
"It's good to have someone with you, but how dare you ask for too much." Ying Yan gave Tao Yao a deep look, lowered her head, and picked up the teacup.
Those are the eyes of Zuo Hao in the Infernal Hell, hopelessly accepting his fate and mournful optimism. Tao Yao picked up the teacup and took a sip of the tea that Ying Yan had just poured for her. When she took a bite, it was a brand new taste, completely different from the sweetness of the sweet-scented osmanthus cake. It swallowed, and then she took another sip, the same taste, she was finally sure that her tongue could taste another taste, this time, there was no surprise when it tasted sweet, because it was not very good taste. The taste entered her body from her mouth, and it also infected her heart with that taste. It was very bad. She frowned and asked, "What does this tea taste like?"
When Ying Yan saw that she was actually frowning, she couldn't help being stunned. She suddenly thought that she must have tasted something else to ask such a question, and she couldn't help laughing, and replied, "It's bitter."
"This is bitter?" Tao Yao thought thoughtfully, "It doesn't taste good, why do you like it so much?"
Ying Yan took a sip of the tea lightly, and said, "The bitterness is gone, and the aftertaste is endless."
Tao Yao also followed his example and pretended to take a sip. After swallowing, she saw Yuan Niang woke up and looked at them both with a smile.
"Why do I only feel more bitter in my heart." Tao Yao muttered, and only she heard it.
When they came to Yuanniang's side, Hu Cang became angry all of a sudden. And Yuanniang smiled contentedly and looked at the two of them. She opened her mouth with some difficulty, and said slowly: "The bitterness has come to an end, and the aftertaste is endless. That's true." Yuanniang stretched out her hand, and was Yingyan and Tao Yao together. Hold, the moment when the three hands held each other, tears welled up from her dry eyes, circling in her eyes, unable to bear it.
Hu Cang hummed and wagged his tail desperately.
"Yuanniang can't worry about you anymore. Yan'er, the Tao Yao's marriage will depend on you in the future. We need to find someone who is strong and cold and hot for her." Yuanniang waited expectantly for Ying Yan's answer.
Ying Yan clenched Yuan Niang's hand and replied, "It will definitely happen, don't worry."
Yuan Niang smiled with satisfaction, then looked at Tao Yao and said, "Yan'er is still young, Tao Yao, let him do everything."
Tao Yao's eyes widened, she wondered if her ears had misheard, is it not enough that she has been bullied by Ying Yan all these years? But... the old demon made the child really understandable, so she nodded reluctantly.
Yuanniang was relieved and laughed even more cheerfully. She finally turned her head to look at Hu Cang, Hu Cang's tail wagged more vigorously, Ying Yan and Tao Yao let go of Yuanniang's hand, Hu Cang stretched his head over to him. Yuanniang rubbed her hand and licked it again, while Yuanniang stroked it with some effort, she said to Ying Yan, "Yan'er, Hu Cang likes you the most, it's good to let it follow you from now on. ?"
Ying Yan touched Hu Cang and nodded, Hu Cang rubbed against Ying Yan's leg.
Yuan Niang was still smiling, but she remembered the person who made him a widow. He has been gone for many, many years, and she has waited for too long, and it was painful. If he is still alive, then she will go to the underworld to wait for him. If he is no longer there, it happens that they can meet in the underworld this time, and there will be a day when all the hardships and joys come. But she was still afraid that this waiting was just for her alone, so she opened her mouth with some difficulty, her breath was dying, and said slowly: "I once had a fiancé-in-law who was separated during the war. He was still alive, found this place and told him that Yuan Niang had been waiting for him all his life."
Ying Yan and Tao Yao nodded together, Yuan Niang's eyes flashed with light, seeing him when she was young, calling her sister Yuan. She smiled and closed her eyes gently.
Black and white impermanence took her away, she looked at Tao Yao, not surprised, still peaceful, and said to Tao Yao: "I heard that the peach blossoms in Dushuo Mountain are very beautiful, spring is coming, I have caught up with the good time."
The peach blossoms in Dushuo Mountain used to bloom all the time, but now, the peach blossoms have not bloomed. The peach demon knows, but the peach demon is still smiling, watching Yuanniang turn away and walk away.
The plum blossom in the yard is in full bloom, but the peach tree has not yet sprouted.