[Comprehensive] Love and Hunter

Chapter 182 182

Yuanyi lived in Ji Country.

He is no longer a child, so it is impossible for him to live in the small three-story room he lived in when he was a child. What's more, now that the old country guard has passed away for many years, the etiquette does not allow the successors to treat him like this.So Yu arranged for him a room near the West Garden, which happened to be near the place where he used to plant flowers.

However, although he stayed, he did not like the service of the servants very much.

"Ma'am, what should I do?" Once again, the maid who was sent to take care of Yuanyi's life showed a worried look, "It's fine if we don't let us serve you normally, Mr. Yuan may be used to taking care of you by yourself. Myself. However, even the clothes we sent were returned as they were..."

"Will he not accept it?" Yu put down the pen in his hand and asked with a frown.

"Yes." The maid replied cautiously, "Master Yuan said that he is an ordinary person, so he shouldn't wear these silk things....What are you talking about! Isn't this lord His Highness's biological brother? What? Will it be an ordinary person?"

You sighed, and said: "It's normal for him to think like this." After all, many years ago, when he was in Jiguo, he was used to treating himself as an ordinary person, not the young master of Jiguo.After a pause, You said, "Let me persuade him. The clothes on his body are already a little old, and no matter how bad they are, they need to be mended."

After saying that, You left his bedroom and went to Ji Guo Yuanyi's door.

Her footsteps have always been very light, and the feet in white socks landed in the corridor almost silently, only the silk hem would make a light snap.Perhaps it was for this reason that when she came to Yuanyi's door, she did not disturb the ghost hunter who hadn't returned home for a long time.

"Master Yuan..."

Just as she was about to say hello, she realized that the sliding door was half open, and the light slanted behind the curtain.Ji Guoyuan happened to be changing clothes, so he put the collar of his jacket on his shoulders, and stretched out his hand to smooth the folds of the haori.

Witnessing this scene, Yuu was slightly taken aback.

The man's back is calm and powerful, and the silhouette of the body at the shoulders and neck is filled with faint shadows and sunlight, just like a work of art that has been forged several times.

"Sister Yi?" As soon as Yuan heard her voice, he turned around, and put the hand that was not in the sleeve lazily on the lapel.

"Master Yuan, I heard that you don't like the clothes that the maid sent you very much." Yu quickly smiled politely, and asked politely, "Is it because the clothes don't fit? Or is it not what you want?"

The woman's smile is gentle and light, like the clean moonlight on the ice.Yuan Yi looked at her smile and said lightly: "No, it's not what you said. I'm a ghost hunter. If I wear that kind of expensive silk, I'm afraid it will be a waste."

His tone has a sense of indifference and indifference, as if he doesn't care about these mortal things.Of course, this is the way things are in the world, and those who are powerful and dazzling like the sun naturally don't need to be decorated with gold clothes.

You said: "Anyway, the clothes on your body are a bit worn out. Why don't you change them temporarily and give them to the maid to mend them, and then return them to you after the repairs are completed."

She was too kind to refuse, even Yuan Yi couldn't bear to refuse any longer.He thought for a while, then withdrew his hands from the collar, and said in a low voice, "That's fine."

When he put his hand in his sleeve, something fell from it.You and Yuanyi were taken aback at the same time, and stretched out their hands respectively.

go enough.Yuu was faster, bent down, and touched the falling object with his fingers——

An old headband, the fabric somewhat yellowed, with a few badly embroidered rhododendrons.I don't know if it was due to long-term rubbing, the threads on the hair band have all come off, and it is no longer as delicate as it used to be.

Yuu's eyes flickered slightly, and the fingers touching the hairband slowly froze.

"This is……"

She raised her eyelids, just in time to see Yuanyi also maintaining the posture of reaching out to pick it up.

He was silent for a moment, then with a calm expression, he quietly took the old hair tie from her fingertips, and put it safely into his sleeve.Immediately, he avoided Yu's gaze and said calmly, "This is a gift from Yijie. I will keep it together with my brother's flute for a long time."

Yu straightened up, clutched the hem of his clothes, gritted his teeth and remained silent.

She remembered the hair tie.

This is the headband she embroidered with her own hands and gave it to Yuan Yi on the night he bid farewell to go to the temple.I thought that such a small and small thing had been lost over the years; even if it hadn't been lost, it should be damaged and depreciated. I didn't expect Yuan Yi to preserve it so well.

Moreover, is he... carrying this hair tie with him?

At this moment, Yuu's heart quietly beat a little faster.Not knowing where the courage came from, she lightly bit the corner of her lips and shouted, "Yuanyi, I want to ask you..."

"Sister Yi...?"

Her eyebrows were lightly knotted, and her voice trembled slightly, "I want to ask, Yuan Yi, why didn't you go to the temple on that night more than ten years ago? Later... where did you go? Why was there no news? Why did you become Ghost hunter?"

From the moment she saw Ji Guoyuanyi, she wanted to ask about this matter.But the difference in identities between the two, and the time span of more than ten years, made her dare not say much, and could only fulfill the responsibility of the righteous sister.

She was tossing and turning between the pillows last night, and these questions lingered in her throat for a while, which made her hesitate.The moment she saw the hair tie, she finally dispelled all her hesitation and asked what she wanted to ask.

"Don't answer me with a simple 'everything is fine'." You said stubbornly, "That's not the answer I want."

Yuanyi looked at her with calm eyes: "I just don't want to worry Yijie."

Hearing this, You felt a little disappointed.It seems that Yuanyi is unwilling to tell her what happened in these years.Perhaps to Yuanyi, he is already considered a distant person, and it is not worthwhile for him to tell his own story.

Yu lowered her eyes and said, "Really?...Let's forget it." After finishing speaking, she regained the urgent and real expression just now, smiled politely, and said, "Ah, yes, almost I forgot the business. I put the new clothes I prepared here, and please change them when you are free."

She took the folded feathers and hakamas from the maid, and placed them on the tatami: "As for the changed clothes, I will send the maid to pick them up." From the beginning to the end, they were well-behaved, just like entertaining ordinary guests. In general, polite and courteous.

When she finished speaking, she bowed and stepped back.Seeing her familiar and polite posture, Yuanyi's eyes moved slightly.

"On that night more than ten years ago, I didn't go to the temple because I saw the endless sky."

Just when You turned to leave, she suddenly heard Yuan Yi say this behind her back.The person who just said "I don't want you to worry" and kept silent about his own story, opened his mouth to speak just before she was about to leave.

Yu stopped in his tracks and listened attentively to what he had to say.

"Although it's ridiculous, when I was a child, I always wanted to run under the boundless and beautiful sky. The night I left the country, I saw such an endless night sky."

Yu slowly raised his head, a little dazed: "The endless night sky...?"

"Yes." Yuanyi said, "the sky is not limited by high walls and cages, it is vast and unrestrained. So, I changed my mind about going to the temple and ran forward under the night sky. After a day and a night, I have already Came to a distant strange mountain."

Hearing her words, You couldn't help raising his head to look at the eaves—the eaves of the temple cut the sky into a square piece, the winter sky was light gray, and the thick clouds were so low that it almost Falling on the cypress bark roof.On the towering city walls, the family lines of the following country are endless, and it seems that they will extend to the clouds at one time.

"What happened after that?" She closed her eyes lightly and asked, "Is life going well?...Have you got a family and started a business?"

"Barely, I have a family." Yuan Yi said hesitantly, but there was a hint of inaccuracy in his words, "Later, I met two children who had no family members, and the three of us were together by the family who lost their wives in the mountains. The two children were taken in by the woodcutter. One of the two children was two years older than me, named 'He', who was as gentle as an elder brother, and lost his father and mother because of the war; there was also a girl of my age named 'He' Song', she is very lively and well-behaved, and her family members have left because of the epidemic. A few of them have no understanding of sword skills, and they don't care if I can see strange things, they just treat me as a relative."

Hearing this, You's hanging heart gradually sank.

It turned out that Yuan Yi was not alone all these years.Although this kind of "family" is full of people without blood relationship, it would be great if someone is by your side.

And, maybe, Yuanyi will fall in love with that girl named "Song".

Although there was some inexplicable astringency in her heart, she felt that this was also very good.Yuanyi has her own life and family, which is something she should wish sincerely.

"Nine years later, Ge fell in love with a kind-hearted boy in the village, and decided to marry him with the permission of his adoptive father." Yuanyi's voice subtly sank at this time, "Because I have the best physical strength. , I was in charge of going to the town to find a bearer for the marriage, and Ahe and Ge stayed at home to take care of their adoptive father who was dying of illness. At that time, the adoptive father was already seriously ill, and his only wish was to see Ge's marriage."

"and after?"

"That day, my return home was delayed. When I returned home from the town, I found that Ah He, Ge and adoptive father had all been killed."

Yu's expression froze: "...how could it be?"

The story turned so sharply that she couldn't react for a while.Obviously, the moment before this story, the girl was still addicted to love, waiting for the good time to get married under the blessing and anticipation of her father and elder brother, but why did she encounter such a cruel ending afterwards?

"At that time, I couldn't accept this kind of thing. Ah He, Ge and adoptive father gave me family-like care for ten years. However, everyone

But they were all taken away so suddenly.I stared blankly at the bodies until the nearby ghost hunters came and asked me to build graves for the dead.I learned that it was evil spirits that took their lives, and after that, I became a ghost hunter. "

It is very simple to say a few words, but it is conceivable that the pain encountered during it is not as simple as the words—after leaving the successor country, the ties that I had so hard to regain were taken away in this way.No one will accept it easily.

Yu's complexion turned pale.

When she changed places, she felt a little stuffy in her heart.What is even more annoying is that she feels that her daily prayers for the past ten years have not really been conveyed to the ears of the gods and Buddhas—she keeps asking for luck to favor Ji Guoyuanyi, which is just her wishful thinking.

Yu lowered his eyes and murmured, "I see. Thank you for being willing to tell me these things."

"...What about Yijie?" He asked, "Has Yijie got the life she wants?"

"I...?" Yuu was not sure what he wanted to ask.She turned around, only to see Ji Guoyuan's calm face, his eyes were like mirrors without ripples, reflecting her silhouette.

Just when she was about to speak, a maid's voice came from outside the house: "Madam, Your Highness invites you to come over."

You cheered up, apologized to Yuanyi and said, "Sorry, Mr. Yuan, I have to go to His Highness first. Let's talk about it next time." After finishing speaking, she led the maid and left.

/ / /

Ji Guoyan Sheng didn't have any important business looking for her, he just asked her how she was doing today and how her younger brother who lived in the West Garden was doing.Hearing You said that he didn't want to wear luxurious clothes made of silk and silk, Yan Sheng laughed lightly: "It's still the same."

"I'll get better as soon as possible." Yan Sheng held his wife's hand and said in a deep voice, "I'm not strong enough to protect you. For things like sword skills, you can't relax in your life."

You were a little worried, and persuaded: "You don't have to be so harsh on yourself, for me, as long as Yan Shengdian is by my side, that's enough."

"No," Yansheng seemed to be stubborn about it, "If I don't try to catch up with that person, I will definitely regret it. I don't hope that one day, I will be that kind of 'ghost' When things appear again, I still can't protect you, but must turn to that person."

Yu was silent.

She guessed that the snowy night when he came back from Xiaoliutiao City had probably become a knot in Yansheng's heart.Yansheng couldn't bear his powerlessness in front of the evil spirits, so he stubbornly wanted to catch up with Yuanyi.

"You..." You sighed, and said with a smile, "First of all, you have to heal your injuries before you can continue practicing swordsmanship."

After leaving Yansheng's room, busy affairs followed one after another.What bothered her the most was that her father's retainers had come all the way from Anyi Kingdom, and came to visit her specially for the sake of their heirs.

Presumably, it was the father who felt that the letter could no longer convey his importance, so he sent his retainers here.

"Ji Jun, you are already 21 years old, but you still haven't given birth to an heir of the Jiguo family. What's going on?" The 45-year-old retainer asked her seriously Such problems.His gaze was far away, as if he was discussing state affairs, "If it is Yan Shengdian who treats you poorly, then we will definitely seek justice for you.

"

Across a brocade curtain, the beauty is overwhelming.She managed to maintain a polite smile on her face. "It's not like that. Your Highness has treated me very well. It's just that I have no children, so I haven't been able to give birth to a successor to the country."

"That can't be done!" The servant's tone became serious, "Your mission is to give birth to the successor's son, and then let him inherit the entire Jiguo family. The lord has placed such a heavy hope on you, you must not let it down my lord."

You frowned, and said: "Although that is the case, this kind of thing is not something I can force."

"Ji-jun, the child you are about to conceive is not your own child, but a child that entrusts the hope of the Yamana clan." The retainer lowered his body deeply, and said in a sincere tone, "The Daimyo who still serves Yamana now There are not many left, if you can give birth to the legitimate son of the Jiguo clan and integrate us with the Jiguo clan, then everything will turn around."

Why didn't You know about this?His father sent him to Ruozhou early, not only as a hostage, but also in the hope that he could use his child's blood to reverse the family's declining situation.In the troubled times of the Warring States Period, if one is not careful, the whole family will disappear in the long river of history.The same is true of the famous mountain masters, and the same is true of the following countries. Through this marriage, the two sides absorb nutrients from each other's territories and become each other's flanks in the war.She is just a shadow, a chess piece, an ink mark that is not worth leaving even her name.

She nodded and said, "I see."

The retainer saluted again, and when he stood up, he seemed to have no intention of saying: "Ji Jun, your sister married to the Harima country four years ago. Now she has given birth to the heir of the Harima country."

"You said... Ano?" Yu knew that after he left home, his mother gave birth to a girl named "No".In terms of age, he is only 16 years old now.

Although he knew that he should get used to this kind of thing long ago, Yu still felt a moment of irritability in his heart.She lightened her tone and said, "I see. You have worked hard on this journey, please go back and rest first."

The retainers who came from afar finally left, and the house fell silent.Yae Humulus and Shanlan were blown by the wind, making a soft sound of white leaves, and they were drawn loosely into the door of the house.

Yuchang sighed, leaned on the arm rest, and said to himself in a disappointed tone: "My child...why don't I want to have it." But her physique is so natural, the doctor has seen it countless times, and the conclusion given all the same.Fortunately, Yansheng issued an order not to spread this matter; otherwise, the retainers of the Jiguo clan would definitely demand that she be driven back to Anyi.

She looked at the window sash, and the half-raised sash was covered with sandalwood paper, with detailed patterns and patterns drawn on the paper, which were famous mountains and rivers that she had never visited; Suma no Ura, each presents beautiful water waves.The tassel of bells hangs down from the window sill, no one is ringing, it looks very lonely.

Occasionally, she noticed a sleeve brushing past the window.She immediately asked, "Who's there?"

There was a sound from outside the door, and Ji Guoyuanyi's figure appeared hesitantly, and said, "Sister Yi, it's me."

"It's Master Yuan." She breathed a sigh of relief and laughed, "When did you come? Father's retainers just came to visit me, so I delayed entertaining you. Please sit down."

"Just now." As he spoke, he took out a stack of clothes and said, "I brought the clothes that I told the maid to hand over earlier."

Through the gauze curtain, You vaguely saw Yuanyi put on silk

Clothes made of silk.On the sleeves that were glowing thinly, the family crests of the Jiguo clan showed a silver moon-like brilliance.Yuan Yi's gentle and handsome face, against the backdrop of the fine clothes, seemed to have the demeanor of a descendant of a famous family.

But she knew that Yuanyi did not belong to this vast and gorgeous city, but belonged to the endless sky outside.

"It's very suitable for you." She said with a smile, reaching out and shaking the birdcage hanging by the window.This small cage was made of copper and gold, with a slender tassel of purple rope hanging from the edge of the cage, and when the wind blows, it will sway layer by layer.

Yuan Yi put down his clothes, but did not leave in a hurry.

Snow seemed to be falling outside the house again, drifting silently, but I could see a little white from the corner of my eye.Through the gauze curtain, he saw the woman fiddled with the birdcage with her fingers, with a dignified, carefree, leisurely and elegant appearance.

"Sister Yi, that bird cage..." Yuan Yi asked, "Why is it empty?"

"Ah... this one." You laughed, looking at the empty cage, "I used to raise two birds, both of which were given to me by Yan Shengdian. One is called 'Asahara' and the other is called ' "Asama" is named after Anyi's mountains and waters. However, the cage was not closed properly, and all of them flew away." She smiled slowly, looking at the sky outside the window, "I don't know Where are you flying to now?"

Outside the square window sash, plain snow fell slowly in the gray-white sky, and there was no trace of any birds.

"Sister Yi let her go." Yuan Yi said.

Yu's face froze slightly, and her fingers, which were shaking the birdcage lightly, suddenly tightened.

……

Yuanyi is always like this.

For some reason, he can always see more carefully than others.It was so then, and it is so now.When I came to Ruozhou from Anyi Chuchu, only Yuanyi realized what she was thinking.Even Yansheng and Mrs. Beizhidian just thought she was missing her hometown, only Yuanyi——only Yuanyi told her, "I want to become a strong enough swordsman, so that a girl like Ji Jun doesn't have to. Then I will be alone and marry far away."

Today, too.Yuanyi can always see things that others can't notice at a glance, which is probably an enviable gift from God.

You laughed meaninglessly, and said: "I guess I let you go. I vaguely remembered that the door of the cage was not closed properly, but I didn't bother to check it. Looking back, Asahara and Asama had already flown away, and it was too late to be upset. .”

As soon as Ji Guoyuan stood outside the curtain, a strand of black hair fell from his ear.He suddenly asked, "Sister Yi, is the life you want now?"

You froze for a moment, and replied with a smile: "Of course. I am very happy now. Your Highness treats me very well. Since we got married, I have never thought of marrying a concubine. He will satisfy all my requirements. In addition, His Highness has also built a concubine for me. The city, its name is 'Xiao Liu Tiao'. On the snowy day you came back, we were just on our way back from Xiao Liu Tiao."

Her voice was very gentle, as if she had really been favored by fate.Probably because she was afraid that Yuan would not believe it, she just said it, then chuckled again, and said with relief: "What I said is true. I like the carefree life of Yin Yu, and I also like the elegant people who are knowledgeable and funny. Yan Shengdian It is such a husband."

"So that's it.... Then I can rest assured." Ji Guoyuan took a deep look at her faint figure behind the curtain, and said, "Sister Yi, I'm leaving first."

With that said, the young man turned and left, passed through the stacked water-waisted paper doors, and disappeared into the corridor.

Looking at his back, You suddenly thought of that autumn night many years ago.The young girl asked Yuanyi, who was about to go to the temple, with a feeling of embarrassment in her heart: "Do you have to go to the temple? Then...then what should I do?"

"Brother, he... likes Ji Jun very much. If there is a brother by Ji Jun's side, I will feel at ease."

At that time, she didn't say a word - "I hope that the one who stays is Yuan Yi".But those who missed it at that time are even less qualified to talk about it now.

You suppressed the smile on his face, and opened the gauze curtain indifferently.The clothes that Yuanyi brought were folded into a small square and placed neatly on the ground.She bent down to pick up the shirt, her fingers brushed over the lapel, and she seemed to be able to vaguely feel the warmth of the man's body.

After a while, she couldn't help but slowly put the dress into her arms.

Lowering his head, the tip of his nose seemed to smell the fragrance of Viola flowers in a pot, which was light and distant, gentle, and empty, as if he had just been bathed in the sun, exuding a warm scent.Holding this dress like this is like hugging that person.But she knew that this kind of behavior alone was already overstepping the distance, and it was enough to destroy everything she enjoyed now.

However, she wanted to do it.

She tightened her arms and put Yuanyi's clothes more and more into her arms.

"Sister Yi, I suddenly remembered something..." At this moment, Ji Guoyuanyi's figure re-entered from a door away.Immediately, his voice stopped abruptly, and there was a slight surprise in his eyes looking at You, "...Sister Yi?"

Yu's figure froze.

She turned around in disbelief, but saw that Yuan Yi, who was supposed to have left, had gone and returned, only three or two steps away from her.His own silhouette was reflected in his pupils, it was the appearance of her greedily and shamelessly hugging the other's clothes.

At this moment, she was a little flustered, and said in a daze, "Don't come here!... Get out!"

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