The Pentium Era - South to North

The path leading to the hot spring bathhouse is paved with cobblestones. When the wooden clogs step on the cobblestones, they make a clicking sound, like a horse's hoof. The sound seems vast and distant in this mountain night, and it splashes echoes all around. .

Zhang Xiangbei looked up. The sky was clear and dark blue. The moon was big and round. It looked innocent and cold. It didn't seem to care whether you looked at it or not, and it seemed to be watching it too. You, question, what are you looking at?

I don't know if it's because of the gurgling hot springs in this valley, but the entire valley is shrouded in a layer of white mist. Whether it's the pasture or the house in front of me, the surrounding trees and mountain shadows are all edgy.

Zhang Xiangbei stood there and took a deep breath. The air was crisp and clear, and there was a faint smell of sulfur. He could not feel it during the day, but at night, it became almost non-existent.

Zhang Xiangbei walked and stopped. As he walked, he heard a clicking sound. The sound seemed to be multiple, coming from himself, and it seemed that there were several people walking with him.

When it stopped, everything fell silent.

Because of the mist, the moon casts his shadow on the ground. The shadow is also rough-edged and looks wet.

Zhang Xiangbei stood there and looked around and above his head. The sky was so vast that it made people want to cry, laugh, and want to wander freely in this space, like a fish.

Zhang Xiangbei sighed a little at this time. He sighed that he didn't have the skills like his father and Uncle Xiaoshu, otherwise, he could draw all of this.

Zhang Xiangbei sighed softly, and immediately, he heard someone sighing somewhere. Zhang Xiangbei quickly looked around, and there was no one else except himself.

Zhang Xiangbei didn't feel scared at all. He stood and thought for a while, understood, and couldn't help but laugh. It was so quiet here, like a pool of still water, and the slightest sound could cause ripples and echoes. .

Zhang Xiangbei laughed softly, and sure enough, someone somewhere laughed too.

There are no windows in the hot spring bathroom. There is a door frame but no door panel. There is a dim light inside. Maybe it is not that the light is dim, but that there is a thicker fog there, which filters the light into a dim color.

Zhang Xiangbei looked at the dim cloud at the door. He couldn't tell for a moment whether it was the light or the water vapor that diffused from the door. There was a fog ball at the door. Zhang Xiangbei walked towards the fog ball. go.

Zhang Xiangbei walked into the hot spring bathroom. The smell of sulfur seemed to be stronger than outside. Zhang Xiangbei took off his bathrobe and hung it on the coat hook by the door. He also hung his bath towel there. Walking to the edge of the pool, there was a step stretching from the edge to the bottom of the pool. Zhang Xiangbei stood in it. The water was slightly hot. Zhang Xiangbei got used to it, and then walked down step by step.

Zhang Xiangbei stood in the pool. The water was up to his waist. If it was an old bridge, the water should have reached his chest.

Zhang Xiangbei walked a few steps forward and walked to the opposite side. There was a stone bench opposite the pool. He sat on it as if he were sitting on a chair.

The stone pool is very wide. Zhang Xiangbei moved his butt forward, and he could maintain a very comfortable half-lying position. He tilted his head back and leaned against the wall of the pool. The water below was flowing slowly. , seems to be trying to lift your body up, but it is not strong enough, leaving you in a state of being far away from the stone below, a little light.

The water temperature in the pool is high, and the smell of sulfur comes from the water. The body is also greasy, as if it is covered with a thin layer. At the beginning, people's breathing will be a little rapid, and they want to crawl out of this place. The pool, but after a while, I felt a lazy feeling. I opened my arms and felt that my hands were like fins in the water, paddling along with the current, almost unconsciously.

This bathroom is entirely made of wood, and even the roof is made of wooden boards. Over time, there are gaps between the wooden boards. Zhang Xiangbei can see a bright ray of moon from the gaps between the boards. .

If it's raining or snowing, rain and snow will probably leak through these gaps, but it doesn't matter. People lying in the hot spring will not feel bothered at all, but will feel that it has a unique flavor.

Zhang Xiangbei lay there half-way, closing his eyes. He heard the sound of water gurgling from the gaps in the stone, the subtle sound of water flowing, and from time to time, water condensed on the top of the wooden board. The beads dropped and made a "ding-dong" sound.

Zhang Xiangbei paddled his hands, and the water made a "swishing" sound. When his hands stopped, the world returned to its original state. When he opened his eyes, he saw mist swirling around him. When he closed his eyes, he could only hear his own. Breathing.

The water flowed slowly. When the water slid over his body, it was like a pair of white and slender fingers gently gliding across his body.

Zhang Xiangbei remembered that he and Xiangnan often played this kind of game. When Zhang Xiangbei lay on the bed, Xiangnan's hand would stand on his back, cross his two fingers, and start walking. Just like walking on the stage, sometimes quickly, sometimes finely, sometimes like a dragonfly touching water, Zhang Xiangbei often falls asleep deeply under such steps.

Zhang Xiangbei let out a sigh of relief. He didn't know what Xiangnan was doing now.

Gradually getting used to the water temperature, I also felt that the smell of sulfur was not so pungent, but made me feel a little tipsy. In addition, Zhang Xiangbei and Lao Qiao drank very late last night, and today they got up because they were on their way. It was early in the morning, and Zhang Xiangbei felt a little sleepy at this time. He was half lying there, with the back of his head resting on the edge of the pool, almost falling asleep.

Dimly, he seemed to hear the sound of wooden clogs, not the clicking of wooden clogs, but a little lighter, stepping closer and closer. Zhang Xiangbei was half lying there without moving. He thought, must be It was Lao Qiao who was halfway through writing his report and couldn't go on. He wanted to come over and ask him about some of the content, or take a dip in the hot springs first.

The visitor walked into the hot spring bathroom. Zhang Xiangbei opened his eyes slightly and was stunned. He saw that it was not Lao Qiao who came in, but his sister in a bathrobe.

Zhang Xiangbei suddenly became nervous. He was half-lying there without daring to move. He thought that his sister didn't see him because the light in the bathroom was poor and it was foggy. He didn't dare to open his eyes, but he couldn't close them completely. Pretending to be asleep, the only thought in his mind was that he hoped his sister would see his bathrobe and towel hanging by the door, turn around and walk out, so that he could get out of the water.

You must know that he is not wearing anything, because Laoqiao told him that bathing in hot springs in Japan is a sacred thing. He cannot wear anything because any clothes are dirty. This is also a violation of other people's rights. Disrespectful.

Zhang Xiangbei didn't even dare to say hello to his sister. He could only continue to pretend to be asleep, but he still kept a slit in his eyes and watched his sister's every move.

My sister looked over and smiled. Zhang Xiangbei didn't know if she was smiling with him. If so, she must have seen him.

The sister's next move not only made Zhang Xiangbei conclude that she must have seen him, but Zhang Xiangbei's face instantly became hot.

He saw his sister turn around and take off her bathrobe. Her slender white figure was hazy in the mist.

My sister hung the bathrobe next to Zhang Xiangbei's, then picked up the bath towel and wrapped it around her chest.

My sister turned around, walked to the step, raised her right foot, straightened her instep, inserted her toes into the water, and quickly took it out, as if to test the temperature of the water. She chuckled lightly, and then put her foot in again. She took the first step in the water, which looked a little naughty and silly. She raised her head and looked at Zhang Xiangbei. Zhang Xiangbei felt that his whole body was petrified.

Although there was the sound of water rushing, Zhang Xiangbei felt that the air in the entire hot spring bathroom had solidified.

But my sister acted as if nothing had happened, with a natural expression. She didn't seem to mind at all that Zhang Xiangbei was sitting three or four meters away, and continued walking down step by step.

Zhang Xiangbei's thoughts were racing, and then he remembered that Lao Qiao had told him before that in Japan, when bathing in hot springs, there is a custom of men and women bathing together. In public bathrooms, a group of men and a group of Women also take a dip in a pool.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiangbei breathed a sigh of relief and said to himself, customs, customs, this is other people's customs, they have no distracting thoughts, but you are dirty and stingy.

Zhang Xiangbei stopped pretending to be asleep, sat up straight, said hello to his sister, clamped his legs together, and put his hands in front of him pretending to be casual.

The elder sister also smiled at Zhang Xiangbei and stepped on the bottom of the pool. The water just covered her chest. She reached out and took off the bath towel and put it on the edge of the pool. Then she walked towards Zhang Xiangbei.

Zhang Xiangbei suddenly became nervous again, but at this time he had no way to escape. He had already said hello to others, and it was impossible to pretend to be asleep. The pool was only so small, and he had no place to hide.

As his sister got closer and closer, Zhang Xiangbei looked below him, quickly slid down from the stone chair he was sitting on, and stood in the water. This way, he could at least hide his lower body in the water.

My sister came over, her whole body clearly visible. Zhang Xiangbei smiled a little stiffly, and raised his head a little, so that his eyes stayed on his sister's face and top of the head, instead of looking down.

The elder sister still smiled so gently. She walked to the edge of Zhang Xiangbei, turned around and sat on the stone. Like Zhang Xiangbei in front of her, she was half-lying there, tilting her head back, and took a deep breath. He looked like he was enjoying himself.

Zhang Xiangbei stood with his back against Shi Gang, feeling extremely embarrassed. He could only quietly move his seat so that his side was facing his sister, and he did not dare to turn his head and look over there.

The breath of her sister smelled very good, lingering together with the smell of sulfur, and penetrated Zhang Xiangbei's nose. Zhang Xiangbei could hear her even breathing and the "ding" of water drops falling from the top. "Boom" sound.

Neither of the two people spoke. Zhang Xiangbei felt that there was a smell of danger in the air. This approaching danger strangely made his whole body feel hot. If he looked in the mirror, Zhang Xiangbei knew that he was , must be full of blush.

Zhang Xiangbei thought about Xiang Nan. He closed his eyes and let his mind be filled with Xiang Nan. He told himself, it's okay, it's okay, customs, these are other people's customs.

When he was thinking this way, he was distracted and what he saw in front of him was no longer Xiang Nan, but his sister, the sister who was so close at hand, like a star, smiling gently at him.

Zhang Xiangbei shook his head, drove his sister's shadow away from his eyes, and thought about Xiangnan again. He thought about Xiangnan's fingers on his back, walking unsteadily, rustling, rustling. Rusty, just walking like this.

Zhang Xiangbei was shocked. He felt that something was indeed moving on his back, but it was not Xiangnan's fingers, but the slight breath blowing on his back. His sister didn't know when she also stood up. In the pool, she was standing behind him, Zhang Xiangbei could feel it.

Zhang Xiangbei stood there dumbfounded, not daring to express his anger.

The sister stretched out her hands from behind, hugged him, and then put her face on his neck.

Zhang Xiangbei could feel her body that was hotter than hot spring water, her smooth skin, and her breasts rising and falling...

It's okay, it's okay, this is someone else's... Zhang Xiangbei stood there motionless. He kept talking to himself, but he was already pale and weak. It's impossible, this can't be some kind of custom. Zhang Xiangbei tried his best. When I think about Xiangnan, my sister's shadow is all in front of my eyes.

Zhang Xiangbei stood there without moving, and there was another desire in his heart, which seemed to prompt him to turn around and hug his sister. Zhang Xiangbei tried his best to tell himself, it's okay, it's okay, Zhang Xiangbei, you can withstand the test. .

My sister's body trembled slightly, and then she pressed her face against Zhang Xiangbei's back and sobbed softly.

Zhang Xiangbei was shocked, and suddenly thought that some things cannot be tested, especially yourself, because you cannot afford the price of failure in the test.

Zhang Xiangbei reached out and held his sister's hand holding him, and separated her. In a panic, Zhang Xiangbei said "I'm sorry!" in Chinese.

He waded through the water and walked towards the steps. He walked up the steps, not caring that he was wet, grabbed his bathrobe, put it on, and walked out of the door.

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