Chapter 39: I wish you and me to be together forever, forever and ever...

Wen Lanzhi looked at Xuezhi.

Xuezhi's expression remained calm as she said, "Didn't we already agree on this? Master, please go now."

Wen Lanzhi looked at him and didn't move immediately.

Xuezhi didn't say anything to her, but walked straight to the door.

He walked straight ahead until he reached the door without looking back once.

He put his hand on the latch, and then he heard a gust of wind.

He turned his head and in his peripheral vision, there were only the tables and chairs of the tea shop.

The door opened and several demon officials stood outside.

The leader was getting a little impatient waiting and asked unhappily, "How many people are there in your family?"

Xuezhi turned around, looked at the empty yard, and replied, "Two."

Demon Messenger: "What about the other one?"

Xuezhi: "...dead."

Demon officer: "How did he die?"

Xuezhi: "It was a fire, he was burned to death."

Wen Lanzhi was led by Wu Ci Yan and ran aimlessly with magic. Finally, she stopped at a place that Wen Lanzhi didn't recognize at all.

She looked left and right and saw a dilapidated house. She stuck her head out of the house and saw the city wall of Wencheng in the distance.

So they just ran around, from one end of the city to the other.

Wen Lanzhi returned, closed the temple door, and asked, "Why didn't you run further away?"

Wu Ciyan shook the rattle in his hand.

"Oh." Wen Lanzhi realized. "Then wait until the commotion inside is over and the noise dies down before returning it. Hmm...when the noise dies down, can we go to the teahouse again? I want to go see Xuezhi. I'm worried something might have happened to him."

Wu Ciyan nodded: "Okay."

There was a bed in the shabby house. He fell on the straw beside the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

Wen Lanzhi was still a little confused, but after she came to her senses, she didn't say anything and immediately lay down on the bed to rest.

Before she decided to follow him, she had already made preparations for sleeping in the open air. But it all happened so quickly. A cup of tea ago, she was still lying on the bed in her dormitory, covered with a thick quilt.

A muffled voice came from the side: "If you regret it, it's not too late now."

Wen Lanzhi said: "I don't regret it."

The person next to him paused for a moment, then asked in confusion, "Why are you following me?"

Just because you like it?

Wen Lanzhi turned sideways and said, "Actually, I adopted a child before."

She pursed her lips, a smile forming at the corners of her eyes. "My mother used to take me on wandering trips. Ten years ago, she died, but I kept on wandering. During my wanderings, I found a child. He had no family either, and was all alone in this world. He asked me, 'Sister, when will we have our own house? Sister, when I grow up, I'll make sure you have hot meals every day. Sister, you're shielding me from the rain now, and I'll shield you from the rain in the future too.'"

She touched her head and said, "I really think of him as my family. I don't want him to live a life of hardship with me. I want to be with him, in peace and stability. I sold the relics my mother gave me and rented the cheapest stall in Wencheng to sell tea."

Her smile faded. "It was great at first. He was diligent, capable, and a quick learner, so we got along really well. We were together for over two years when, by chance, I met a cultivator. She said she was the founder of some sword technique and wanted to establish a sect on the immortal mountain to spread her swordsmanship. However, we're short on funds, so we need to collect donations first."

"I wanted to donate, but I was afraid she was a scammer, so I exchanged a few moves with her. She said I was good with a sword and wanted me to work with her. I said my family was here, so I refused." She turned over and sighed heavily. "In three years, the child will be grown up. He will have his own dreams to pursue and won't want to stay in this unprofitable tea shop anymore."

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said, "I don't blame him, I just regret it."

"Do you regret adopting him?" Wu Ci Yan asked.

Wen Lanzhi shook her head: "I regret not leaving with that immortal cultivator. After that child left, he never came back. Maybe... Then I was alone again. I told myself that the next time I had the chance to leave, I would definitely leave. I didn't want to stay there."

After hearing this, Wu Ciyan looked away from her and said, "You made a mistake choosing to stay before. Aren't you afraid that choosing to leave this time will also be a mistake?"

Wen Lanzhi turned over and said, "Who knows? Anyway, I want to choose this one now. We can talk about the future later."

Wu Ciyan sat up and said, "I will definitely leave you in the future."

He knew nothing about the future. He didn't know if there would be an inn to stay in tomorrow, and he didn't know when he would be able to find what he wanted.

He didn't know how long it would take him to return home, and he didn't know if he could get revenge.

He only knows to move forward, move forward first and then think about it.

In some ways, he and Wen Lanzhi are quite similar, both of them are the type to take things one step at a time.

However, it is different in some ways.

He knows clearly and deeply what he wants, and he has an obsession to achieve it. Whether he is alone or with someone, he has to keep going in this direction and cannot stop.

Wen Lanzhi didn't. She had no reason to leave, nor did she have any reason to stay.

If they continue like this, they will definitely separate.

He was immersed in his own thoughts, sinking deeper and deeper, when a clear voice pulled him out, "I know."

He was stunned and didn't realize who this was addressed to for a moment. He said "hmm" in confusion.

Wen Lanzhi completed her words: "I said, I know that all good things must come to an end. One day, we will be separated."

She paused, then added, "But, we are together now, aren't we?"

She said: "Who can predict what will happen in the future? If we are destined to be together, even if one day we forget each other, we will definitely meet again. If we are not destined to be together, we may break up tomorrow."

After a while, Wu Ciyan said, "I don't believe in fate, I only believe that everything depends on human effort."

As soon as he finished speaking, the person on the bed pried open his ears and asked, "If one day we get separated, will you come find me on purpose?"

Wu Ciyan stared at the two swaying furry ears in a trance and couldn't help laughing. "Yes."

The two ears kept shaking like a puppy's tail.

Wu Ciyan looked at it for a while, then turned over and stopped looking.

He looked back and the ear was still there, right where he could see it if he turned sideways.

He turned over again, couldn't help it, and turned over again.

He said, "Put your ears back."

Wen Lanzhi was almost asleep when he woke her up. "Huh? Why?"

Wu Ciyan realized that he was making a big deal out of nothing, and he couldn't find a reasonable excuse. He couldn't just say, "I can't sleep with your ear there, and it's so noisy that it's disturbing."

So unreasonable.

He said, "No reason."

Wen Lanzhi: "..." She retracted her ears, muttered in her heart, "So domineering", and turned over to continue sleeping.

The next day, when Wen Lanzhi woke up, she didn't see Wu Ci Yan and was so shocked that she sat up.

How long has it been since then, and he's already abandoned her?

It's so cruel.

Yesterday I asked him if he would come to see her, and he said yes.

Yes? Yes? This is it?!

She cursed in her heart for a long time, waiting quietly, with a glimmer of hope that he would come back.

But half an hour passed, and the dilapidated house was still a dilapidated house, with no movement at all.

She walked out of the door in anger, "If you abandon me, then abandon me. I can wander around on my own, what's the big deal? Bastard, bastard!"

"Like someone? Fine, then I wish you, you bastard, to be single for the rest of your life!"

"I wonder who would be willing to wander with you if you leave me."

"Do you think it's an honor? What a bastard, bastard!"

She turned around and faced the jerk who came back with the water.

The bastard himself raised an eyebrow.

Wen Lanzhi: "...Good morning."

"It's getting late." Wu Ci Yan said.

Wen Lanzhi smiled awkwardly, "Don't misunderstand me, sir. I'm not wishing you to be single for the rest of your life. I'm wishing myself to be single for the rest of my life."

Wu Ci Yan smiled at her.

Wen Lanzhi saw him smile and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Wu Ciyan pointed at her and asked, "I wish you to be alone for the rest of your life?"

Wen Lanzhi nodded and responded, "Yes, yes."

Wu Ciyan pointed his finger at himself again, "There are two of us now. If I wish you to be alone forever, doesn't that mean I'm alone forever?"

Wen Lanzhi choked, "Ah... I mean..."

Wu Ciyan repeated her words: "Really?"

Wen Lanzhi said, "I mean, people who like one person will remain single for their entire lives, while people who like two people will be together for their entire lives...for a long, long time."

Wu Ciyan nodded slightly and said "thank you".

"Ah?" Wen Lanzhi didn't understand.

Wu Ciyan pushed her aside and said, "Boil some water, wash your face, rinse your mouth, and drink some water."

"Are you going back today?" Wen Lanzhi asked.

Wu Ciyan squatted down and started to make a fire. "I can't go back for the time being. Wencheng is sealed off. I can only enter but not leave. I guess it's because of the fire I started yesterday."

"That Xuezhi..."

"Don't worry, he's safe." Wu Ciyan confirmed, "They didn't kill anyone. As long as the people in the city don't leave, they'll be fine. Xuezhi has been in that teahouse for several years and knows him. There will definitely be no problem."

Wen Lanzhi said: "You can't go back, I can go back and take a look."

Wu Ciyan said, "Xuezhi said you were dead."

Wen Lanzhi: “…”

Wu Ciyan said, "Those who were burned to death were reduced to ashes and smoke, leaving not even a trace."

Wen Lanzhi: “…”

Wu Ciyan: "In order to make it look more realistic, he even pushed down the wall in the middle."

Well, if Wen Lanzhi didn't go back, it would probably be fine. But if she went back and was seen by others, then there would be trouble, and it would be a big trouble.

What has been decided, even if it was made in haste, cannot be regretted.

She had to keep going.

Wen Lanzhi asked, "Then where are we going now?"

Wu Ciyan said: "There is no rush for now. Although we can't go back to Wencheng, I still have to find a way to go back."

Wen Lanzhi sat down next to him and said, "Although we agreed to help and rattle, there is no need to rush. Let's wait until next month, or even next year. Once the storm has passed, it won't be too late for us to go back."

Wu Ciyan said, "There's something I won't feel at ease if I don't do it, but I'm still fidgeting."

"What is that?" Wen Lanzhi asked.

Wu Ciyan said, "Besides the eldest daughter of the Chen family, there is another person named on the indenture."

Wen Lanzhi tilted her head. "It seems the buyer's name is also written on it? What's his surname? Gu?"

Wu Ciyan said: "Yes, Gu Ruo, the second son of the Gu family, is still alive."

Wen Lanzhi vaguely guessed, "Are you going to kill him?"

Wu Ciyan said: "Yes, I feel aggrieved that he is alive."

Wen Lanzhi: "I support it."

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The author has something to say: There are not many classes today, so I will add more~