twin moon

Chapter 18 Act Two

After one hour and three quarters of effort, the young man really returned with a full load.Seeing that she was holding a washed river eel in her left hand and half a honeycomb the size of a basin in her right hand, Ning Yue came to her curiously:

"Little stammer, are you planning to eat these weird things?"

"Although the mountains are not as prosperous as the city, there are countless kinds of game. Just wait obediently, Yue'er, and I will let you know what is delicious in the world later."

Jiang Yan grinned, but deliberately put it off.He carried the fish into the hut, and skillfully cut open the hive with a short knife.The golden honey immediately flowed out from the gap, looking as beautiful as gold.Then, he carefully spread honey all over the fish that had already been cut and deboned, and even tore some wild garlic and sprinkled it on.

Under the girl's more surprised gaze, the boy wrapped the river eel with a whole banana leaf, turned around and dug a hole at the door of the hut, and actually buried it in the ground.After refilling the earth pit on the ground, he took some burning firewood from the bonfire in the house, and started a brighter and more prosperous bonfire at the place where the fish was buried.

After waiting for another half an hour, the newly lit fire was slowly extinguished.Jiang Yan, who was so hungry that his chest was stuck to his back, was anxious, but he still carefully turned over the ground that had been baked to the point of cracking but was still hot with a wooden stick. Emerging from the ground, it makes people move their index fingers.

"This is what Uncle You taught me. If I'm hungry when I'm hunting in the forest, I'll roast some wild game like this to satisfy my craving. Although I don't have any salt at hand, the fish is already salty and the taste shouldn't be too bad. "

As Jiang Yan said, he carefully cut the fish meat together with the banana leaves wrapped in three pieces on the stone with a knife.Holding the meat through the banana leaves will neither fill your hands with sticky juice, nor pollute the fish with the soil residue and burnt ash brought up on the ground.

"This fish is too delicious!" Ning Yue was indeed hungry, took a big bite from the middle of the fish's belly, and still kept praising her, "Little stammer, you have such a great skill, Why didn't you say it earlier."

"You never asked. I really don't know what you ate along the way. Now you finally know the smell of meat, right? If you think it's delicious, I'll make it for you often in the future."

Jiang Yan grinned with some pride.

The mist after the rain gradually began to swell in the house, and a strange feeling that had never been felt before surged in the heart of the black-eyed child.That feeling was as hot as a raging fire, and it left a strong stroke in his memory, which was as empty as a blank sheet of paper.

Until a few years later, it was not the cold and deadly weapon in his hand that supported the city of Yujing, which was reduced to ashes in the bloody sun, and climbed up to the burning Yongyang Palace. It's the seemingly inconspicuous night right now, and the simple, pure, yet fiery temperature in my heart that I swore to protect with my whole life.

In the long night, beside the warm bonfire, Ning Yue tasted the delicious and sweet river eel with her heart, and also enjoyed the pleasant time that the two of them had worked so hard to get since they met each other.

After eating her share of fish, she put all ten fingers into her mouth and sucked it again, and looked at the half fish tail in Jiang Yan's hand that hadn't moved for a long time:
"Hey, little stutterer, why don't you eat? The meat is going to be cold."

The black-eyed boy didn't raise his head, but just handed the river eel in front of her: "It took a lot of effort to catch this fish, so it shouldn't be wasted. You can eat it for me, Yue'er."

"You really don't want to eat it? Then I won't be polite!"

Having been guessed by her companions, Ning Yue pursed her lips in embarrassment and laughed.But she was really hungry, and after a few mouthfuls, she ate the fish until there was no residue left, and she showed a satisfied look just now:

"Tsk tsk tsk, little stutterer, your skills are really amazing! If any girl marries you in the future, she will be really lucky!"

Never thought about the young man, but he still seemed a little unmotivated. He raised his face and smiled at the young girl, then lowered his head again.

The red-haired girl pouted immediately, tilted her head and asked, "Little stammer, it's not easy to get such compliments from this girl, why don't you look happy at all?"

Jiang Yan raised his head hesitantly, looked into the girl's eyes, his throat moved but he didn't make a sound.Helplessness is written in the jet-black pupils with water marks, like a homeless puppy.

It was only then that Ning Yue noticed the strangeness of the other party, and suddenly realized that what she had just teased was a little too much, she couldn't help but feel guilty, so she squinted her eyes and secretly observed the expression on her companion's face, and asked tentatively: "Little stammer, are you —Are you reminded of the past again?"

After a long silence, the boy opened his long-closed heart:

"Actually, I'm not even sure whether what I recall is the real memory of the past, or too much of my own imagination is mixed in. In those scattered clips, they are all people I don't know, and the preface doesn't match. The latter part of the story speaks from all over the world. I don’t even know where I was at the time, and I don’t even know what I’m doing.”

Jiang Yan sighed, trying to sort out the fragmented memories in his mind:
"There—it seems to be a northern port. The sea is full of ice floes, and from the sea beyond the ice floes came a large ship. The sky was covered with dark clouds, and the cold wind was blowing on the face like knives... …At first, I was just standing on the shore among a group of strong men. When I saw the big boat approaching the shore, I rushed towards the pier like crazy with them. Everyone rushed to move forward, for fear If you go late, the boat will leave again..."

"What else can you think of?"

"On the ship was a black flag, fluttering in the wind. On the flag was a bird with wings drawn in chalk..."

Exhausting all his strength, the young man could only piece together such a simple description.The harder he tried to recall more details, the more painful his head felt as if it was about to explode.Ning Yue beside him heard it, but suddenly her voice trembled, she grabbed his arm and shook it vigorously:

"Little stutterer, the pattern of the white bird on a black background is also on the black armored cavalry who chased us before! Do you remember? It's right here on the chest!"

As the girl said, she reached out and gestured on her body.Jiang Yan's expression froze, and he immediately recalled this neglected detail:

"So, I have been on a boat of Ye Kingdom's boat master before? But Wanzhou is obviously located in the warm south, and the large and small ports will not be frozen even in winter. Could it be that I remembered wrong... "

"Now we just sit here and guess wildly, I'm afraid we will never guess the result." The red-haired girl shook her head.

Jiang Yan couldn't help being surprised and said: "What did you say that Yue'er should do? I also promised to accompany you to Yujing!"

"Don't worry, Yujing can wait."

Ning Yue raised her hand and patted the other party's shoulder, "If I remember correctly, the largest port on land is called Mulu, and it seems to be within the territory of Ye Kingdom, right? No matter whether you boarded the ship from there or not, the more you The more clues can be found in places where fish and dragons are mixed. Why don't we try our luck first, maybe someone will know something?"

Hearing what his companion said, the black-eyed child immediately shook his head:

"Yue'er, don't be joking, Mulu is the capital of Ye Kingdom. We have been regarded as pirates before, and now we escaped from the swords of those cavalry with great difficulty. Now we can't throw ourselves into the trap again? "

"Haven't those people on the mountain been eaten by Chi Lang?"

"But—" Jiang Yan still wanted to say something, but when he thought that the hope of finding his past might be close at hand, he suddenly wavered a little.

"Okay, okay, don't let it go, just listen to me! If you think this girl's red hair is too conspicuous, I can find a way to dye it? Then go to the nearby village Change into some ordinary clothes, so that no one will recognize us!"

Ning Yue seemed to be confident, she didn't give the other party any chance to hesitate, and decided this matter without authorization.

Looking at the girl's sincere face, Jiang Yan also gradually began to feel that his worries seemed unnecessary, and his frowning brows finally relaxed.

When the young man raised his head again, the sky was getting brighter, and the fire in the house was burning to the end and was about to go out.The first ray of sunlight came in from outside the door, allowing him to see a shiny thing hanging on the girl's chest.

"Hey, little stutterer! Why do you keep staring at him!"

At this time, Ning Yue's skirt was simply draped over her shoulders, covering some places that should not be exposed.Previously, it was difficult to see clearly in the dim light at night, but now the sunlight penetrated through her close-fitting underwear, revealing a hint of the color of her skin under the fabric as light as gauze.She hastily covered her body with her hands, avoiding the boy's weird gaze with some sullenness.

Jiang Yan didn't realize his gaffe at all, he just murmured absentmindedly: "Where did you get that necklace on your chest, Yue'er?"

"Did you say this? This is a gift from my father on my seventh birthday." Ning Yue wondered why the other party would ask such a question suddenly, forgot to be angry for a while, and instead stretched out her hand to pull the necklace out of her skirt.

The necklace had been hidden under the collar of the obscene clothes before, but now it looked more and more delicate and small.A small pendant hangs under the necklace, shining bright silver in the morning sun, and you can clearly see it when you get closer. Inside a white crystal embedded in the hollowed-out silver surface of the pendant, there is a touch of vivid color. The red color is like a vivid red fish.

"This pendant—it's just a rare item that my father brought back to me from far away..." Ning Yue, who was always outspoken and eloquent, suddenly became reserved, as if she didn't want to talk too much about her past.Immediately afterwards, she changed the topic and asked the other party, "Could it be that you also like the little stammer?"

It wasn't until this moment that Jiang Yan finally realized his impoliteness, and embarrassingly rubbed his fingers on his cheeks, avoiding the other party's gaze:

"I just suddenly feel that this pendant has a feeling of deja vu. But——I can't remember it no matter how I think about it!"

The black-eyed boy pressed his thumbs on his aching temples with some annoyance, with a ferocious expression on his face.The lost memory is like a bug hiding in the depths of the mind, always showing its head slightly, evoking specious questions one after another, and then quickly hiding without warning.And finding it again is by no means an easy task.

"Little stammer, don't think about it if you can't remember it. If you like it, this pendant is for you."

As Ning Yue said, she untied the necklace from her neck and stuffed it into her companion's hand.The boy was surprised and wanted to decline, but the girl opposite seemed to have already guessed what he was going to say. She narrowed her eyes and cast a bright smile, and raised her index finger to her lips:
"This necklace is just a piece of jewelry to me, but if you hold it, maybe one day you will think of something from the past? You can't refuse the things I gave you. It's been a whole night, and we still Take the time to rest for a while. Only when you have enough energy can you set off for Mulu!"

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