twin moon

In the dimly lit cabin, there stood a vague figure from the back.Ye Guogong pushed the door and entered, but he felt very familiar, yet seemed a little strange.

The back of the visitor is Pingting and graceful, obviously a woman.What he wears is a silk-like brocade gown, but it is more gorgeous than any silk or satin.The robe seems to be alive, and under the dancing candlelight in the cabin, it glows with colorful lights like pearls.

What he held in his hand was a whalebone staff as thick as a forearm.Hearing movement behind her, she shook slightly, and a deep black crystal embedded in the head of the staff also lit up, but she guessed who was standing behind her without turning her head, and said to the man with her back:
"Ziyin, ten years have passed since the last time we met in Zheliuxuan. I haven't sent you a word or a letter during this period. I'm really sorry..."

The woman's voice is like a silver bell, clear and sweet.After speaking, he turned around slowly, letting the staff in his hand illuminate his pretty face.I saw that those blue eyes were moving and looking bright.Even though she was wearing a cloak, there were still a few strands of flame-like crimson hair protruding from her ears, just as dazzling as flames back then, it was Ning Yue herself.

Although ten years have passed, the girl's appearance has not changed much, even the wrinkles on the corners of the eyes and brows have not increased.All of this is due to the longevity of the Cangyu tribe, which is far longer than those on land.It was as if the decades since the fall of the turbid moon were but a flick of a finger to her.However, between her brows, there are still some vicissitudes and maturity left by the years that cannot be erased.

"It is enough that you can come today. After all, before the journey, the only thing I want to see but can't see in the world is you alone—let me take a good look at you."

Qi Ziyin smiled and shook his head as he walked forward, stretched out his hand and lifted the bangs on the other's forehead that blocked his eyebrows, his golden pupils were full of longing.Then the red-haired girl raised her hand and took off the cloak completely, and smiled at him:
"You still haven't changed, you are always tied in front of me."

"I planned to come to see you as soon as the flood receded, but there were so many affairs in the clan that I really couldn't spare time. It's just——I didn't expect the parting to come so soon..."

The girl in front of her was laughing as usual, but there seemed to be something swirling in her eyes, which became moist, "Are you really determined to leave?"

Ye Guogong nodded: "I'm afraid that if I stay here again now, I will only do a lot of harm and no benefit. Just like Emperor Baijiang, he was a competent leader when he chased and killed the beasts before, and he was the guide in everyone's mind." However, when the dust settles and the day when the great dream in his heart finally comes true, he suddenly becomes the scourge he once hated, the beast that wreaks havoc on the world.”

"Are you afraid that you will become the second Baijiang Emperor in the future? Ke Ziyin, you have a pure heart, you are not him!"

Hearing what her best friend said, Ning Yue immediately understood, and even more understood the knot in the other party's heart that had been difficult to untie for a long time, so she persuaded softly.

But Qi Ziyin on the opposite side still shook his head:
"No, no one in the world can pat his chest and guarantee that there is no selfish desire in his heart. You can't, I can't, Duke Dehuan Qi Sheng can't, even those who are revered as ancient sages can't do it."

These words seemed to speak to the girl's heart.She lowered her head and looked at the whalebone staff in her hand in a daze. The patterns carefully carved by skilled craftsmen on the staff were the changes of the Cangyu clan over the past ten thousand years.Looking at the vivid paintings, she couldn't help but think of the home that was destroyed in the power struggle, and the endless pain and sorrow that Kunjie's selfish desires had brought to the world.

But even so, she still felt that there was something in her heart, and she had to say:

"Aren't you worried that after you leave, the world will fall into endless battles again?"

"This matter - can only be resolved by themselves. After all, if you don't know how to repent, don't know how to restrain yourself, don't know how to reflect on yourself, and don't know how to restrain yourself, what's the point of continuing to live?"

Duke Ye laughed, as if he had seen everything clearly.

Ning Yue was stunned for a long while before she was convinced, and finally nodded: "Sure enough, it is the decision you will make. Well, if it is what you wish, I have no right to make irresponsible remarks. But the world is like this So big, where are you going after you leave?"

"Yingzhou. I want to visit Yingzhou!"

Qi Ziyin turned around suddenly, walked to the cabin door again, looked at the seemingly endless black water outside the boat, and spoke extremely firmly.

"Yingzhou? That Yingzhou on the west side of the Chanying Sea that no one has ever been to? Why?"

The red-haired girl suddenly changed her face again, "The world is so big, if you want to go back to the mountains, why don't you choose Jizhou and Yizhou, don't choose the dense forests in the north, and the islands in the south, but you have to travel thousands of miles to go to that maybe A distant continent that only exists in legends, and does not even know if it exists?"

"Because——I want to see the paradise of dreams with my own eyes for Jiang Yan, General Baili, and the thousands of people who have sacrificed their lives!"

Speaking of this, Duke Ye suddenly became emotional, and he was a little choked up.

Hearing what the other party said, Ning Yue's long eyelashes also drooped down, trembling slightly, as if she had a lot to say, but she was afraid of saying it, "Then——if Yingzhou doesn't exist in this world, you still Will be back, right? We will definitely meet again in the future, right?"

"Fool, if there is no paradise in the world, I will naturally come back. But—"

The man suddenly paused, as if he didn't know how to speak.The girl opposite immediately guessed what he wanted to ask:
"Ziyin wants to ask, can I walk with you?"

Even though decades have passed, in front of the girl he loves, Qi Ziyin is still as shy as a young man in love, and nodded vigorously:

"Can you—can you promise?"

Ning Yue just shook her head lightly, raised her hand to caress the other person's cheek:
"Although I really want to accompany Ziyin, unfortunately, I can't go with you. After all, in this world, I still have unfinished business. If Yingzhou really exists, perhaps, one day I will go there to visit your--"

"Over the years, where have you and your clansmen settled down, and what have you been doing?"

There was a hint of disappointment in the man's eyes, but he quickly hid it and changed the subject.

The girl opposite was still shaking her head, but she seemed to have something to hide, and she refused to say clearly in front of the other party:

"I—have been looking for something. I know it's there, but unfortunately, I haven't been able to find it..."

Qi Ziyin seemed to understand but didn't understand, but he didn't continue to ask.He understood that if the other party didn't want to say it, then he didn't want him to know, so he just nodded knowingly.

Ning Yue also noticed a bit of embarrassment, and quickly said:

"As I said before, there must be no trace of my family in any land-based classics—"

"Don't worry, I have already handed over this matter to Brother Zeming. But I still can't understand why you don't want the world to know who calmed down the monstrous tsunami in the Chanying Sea?"

The red-haired girl smiled and shook her head:

"Our family has brought endless disasters to the world. This is nothing more than a small compensation that we can do, so why worry about it. Besides, Xuangui is a thing handed down by the ancient ancestors. The magic spell, witchcraft, and sorcery that our family is proficient in , is also the only power left in the world today, capable of earth-shaking power. They shouldn't be known to the world, it's better to just disappear."

After speaking, the two fell into a long silence again, just staring blankly at each other.Today, one of them is the high priest who took over the position of Cangyu's patriarch, and the other is the master of the world who is about to live in seclusion and doesn't want to care about world affairs.Both of them have seen everything in the world clearly, and they have already thought clearly about their future.

They also understand each other in their hearts that if they insist on going on, there may be no possibility of any intersection in their future life trajectories.It's just that neither of them dared, let alone pierce the extremely thin piece of paper called fact that stood in front of each other.

Finally, this rare but brief reunion ushered in the moment of farewell.The big ship sailed across the Yanjiang River and berthed at the Yeliang Plain at the southern foot of Tongyan Mountain.The red-haired girl went ashore first, but when she turned around, she saw the person following her, but it was not the familiar figure, but Mo Zeming with silver hair and silver robe.

"I have already promised Brother Qi that after we leave today, I will give him the ship and all the sailors and servants on it, and help him to go west to find Yingzhou—"

Before Ning Yue could speak, Patriarch Mo had seen the doubt on her face and explained.

"But he—he—"

The sudden parting made the red-haired girl feel that her breath was stuck in her chest, and there was an urge to follow her far away, and it took a long time to suppress her tears, but her words were already incoherent.

Seeing this, Mo Zeming said again: "Brother Qi is also afraid that he will feel regret after meeting Miss Yue'er. That's why he docked here. If the girl changes her mind, I can call the people on the boat now stop."

Ning Yue raised her head hesitantly, and saw Qi Ziyin also standing on the bow of the ship, with a farewell look on her face.However, the moment the eyes of the two met, it seemed that the way forward was illuminated by the other party, and all doubts were instantly dispelled.On the faces of the man and the woman, the firmness and determination of their choices were once again revealed.

"No need. If there is a destiny, we will meet again in this life."

The red-haired girl suddenly laughed, shook her head, watched Qi Ziyin wave goodbye to herself with a smile, and watched the big ship gradually drifting away on the sea, turning into a small dot that was no longer distinguishable—— After all, after experiencing countless changes in the world, they are destined not to be able to live only for themselves...

The days of traveling westward were boring and long.Several months passed in a flash, and even Qi Ziyin couldn't remember exactly how long he had been wandering at sea since he parted with Ning Yue.I just vaguely feel that it should be the Lantern Festival again, and it’s time to eat glutinous rice balls and enjoy lanterns.

The night at sea was dark and lonely, only the light of a clear moon in the sky shone into the cabin and shone on Duke Ye's face.He looked at the bright moon and the Milky Way above his head, but his thoughts flew to that period of carefree teenage years - in Mulu City at that time, there were many things worthy of his nostalgia...

"Jiang Yan, you lost, let me draw a beard!"

In the front hall of Jiayunzhai, Ning Yue's face and hands had already been painted black by two young men, like a pig rolling in the mud.She couldn't guess the previous lantern riddles all the time, and she finally won the game just now. She immediately seized the opportunity, picked up a few pens soaked in ink, and drew on Jiangyan's face.

However, the black-eyed boy didn't intend to give in so easily, he immediately jumped away from the case, and then ran around the house, knocking over countless dishes that hadn't had time to clean up.

"Laipi, Laipi's little stutterer! Wait until this girl catches you, strip you off and throw you directly into the dye vat!"

The girl chased after him furiously, her eyebrows almost raised on her face, and her red hair fluttered like a delicate flower.While chasing, she still didn't forget to stare fiercely at Qi Ziyin who was still sitting by the desk:
"Ziyin, you are still sitting there stupidly, hurry up and help me catch him!"

Seeing the two close friends playing in front of him, the boy in white just smiled silently.He suddenly felt that he had never been as happy as he was now, and immediately chased after him, and surrounded Jiang Yan from the other end.

Under the pincer attack of the two, the black-eyed boy who had nowhere to escape was finally caught. He was ridden on Ning Yue's back and held down by Qi Ziyin's feet. His face was all black.

Ning Yue painted for a long time, and finally let the other party go with satisfaction.Turning Yan Yigulu over from the ground, he kept spitting out the foul-smelling ink that got into his mouth:
"Bah bah bah, Ziyin, you are so mean, you actually teamed up with Yue'er to frame me!"

The boy in white smiled and shook his head:

"How can you say it's framed. Guessing lantern riddles is fun only after some punishment."

"Then why is your face so clean?"

Unexpectedly, the girl next to her suddenly got into trouble, and pushed Qi Ziyin to the ground with her backhand, laughing loudly, "Little stutterer, come on, we are both black faces already, we can't let him stand alone!"

"Let's do it, let's do it, I'll give you two a riddle, if you can guess it, you can do whatever you want."

The young master in white knew that he couldn't escape, but he didn't want to just let him go.

Ning Yue refused:

"You are cunning! You guessed all the lantern riddles Sister Jia posed just now. Now that you come to test us, don't you have the upper hand? No, no!"

"Just let him go, anyway, if you can't guess, he won't be able to escape!"

Jiang Yan wiped the wet ink on his face with his hand, and grinned, even his teeth were stained black.

Qi Ziyin nodded, and said at his fingertips:

"The lovesickness of the two places is the same night——"

Unexpectedly, before the words were finished, the red-haired girl opposite had already reported the answer:

"Dream, the answer to the riddle is a dream, right? I went shopping on Zitong Street during the day, and I happened to guess this riddle too! Ziyin, you can't escape this time, little stutterer, draw it for me!"

Looking at the smiling face of the girl in front of him, the boy in white couldn't understand what the other party was saying at all, only the word "dream" lingered in his ears, and he didn't go away for a long time...

Ye Guogong suddenly woke up, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the empty cabin, and the pillow under his neck was half wet with tears—now, it seems that all the happiness he can feel can only be in his dreams—— —”

However, before he could wipe away the tears on his face, he suddenly heard a long sound of a horn from outside the cabin, and immediately the sailors shouted and cheered endlessly:
"Ahead, we see land! The legendary Yingzhou, we have finally arrived!"

Qi Ziyin took a few deep breaths, and quickly poked his head out of the window.Under the clear night sky ahead, an undulating dark blue continent was slowly rising from the sea level.And there, he will usher in a new journey in his life.