He stood on the high platform, dressed in red, his eyes sharp as he looked down at those so-called enlightened people below, only softening when he touched a faint red hem of his clothes.
Ignoring his appearance, he stumbled and ran towards that pale red color.
"Su Ruo, I know it's you. Look at me, okay? I'm Qi Yike, the Qi Yike you pulled out of a pile of corpses!"
"It's okay if you don't remember me, I can reintroduce myself, would you please turn around and take a look?"
But as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. His body couldn't support him, and he fell straight to the ground. His eyes were fixed on the figure that was about to disappear into the horizon. In a daze, he seemed to see her turn around and smile at him.
Su Ruo, everyone says you're a ruthless killer, but I know you're the purest being in this murky world.
When I first saw you, you were warmer than the blazing sun, more beautiful than the peach blossoms, and purer than the white clouds.
I have never regretted liking you, and I don't expect you to reciprocate. I am content just to see you.
The ancients often said that when a person dies, their heart dies too. So I like that in my last moments, I can take my heart out and give it to you, so that my love for you can keep beating forever.
Su Ruo, how I wish you could turn around and look at me, so that you would only see me. But I'm also afraid, afraid that my greed will grow and I will want more, afraid that I will hurt you.
If there is an afterlife, I hope to be a strand of your hair, so that when the wind blows, I can still caress your cheek.
Love arises without warning, and deepens with time.
—Qi Yike
This is a piece of writing that sounds like a farewell, or perhaps a regret; I never expected it to be preserved.
The only person who could have recorded this was Su Ruo, because no one else had the ability to hear what he said and the emotions in his eyes.
No one cared, except for Su Ruo.
But what was written above? Maybe he's forgotten it all. Did he forget it or not? And does Su Ruo actually like him?
Why was the tombstone built here?
Is it because the village is called Peach Blossom Village?
Otherwise, she couldn't think of any other reason, because Peach Blossom Village has a nice name, but the people in the village are very poor.
Things have gotten better in recent years, but there are still many poor people.
Legend has it that Peach Blossom Village was blessed by the gods, which is why there are so many peach blossoms that bloom so early, and why there is so much jade.
Besides this legend, there is another version of the story: the people of Peach Blossom Village committed an unforgivable evil deed, which is why they were cursed and became increasingly poor.
But no matter which one it is, we're just doing it every day, so don't take it too seriously.
"Waaaaah, I'm so touched. How can there be such a devoted person? I'm in tears."
"Yes! I never got to see the person I loved turn around before I died."
Xia Xue and Zhang Lele cried their eyes out, and even the girl who had been frightened earlier started crying too.
Shen Hua didn't react much, just wondering what the two of them were thinking.
"There shouldn't be any secret manuals here! If we linger any longer, it'll get dark. Do you intend to stay here overnight?"
The speaker was a rather shrewd-looking man, whose name Shen Hua didn't know. After he finished speaking, he left with his team members.
The others, recalling his words and looking at the tomb again, felt a chill run down their spines for no apparent reason.
"That makes sense, that makes sense! Let's hurry up and find the secret pouch!"
They all sprang into action quickly, making it inconvenient for a nearby tree.
"How could they say such a thing about something so valuable?"
A woman sobbed as she spoke. Her teammate, a young and inexperienced man, panicked upon seeing her distress and rushed over to wipe away her tears.
"Don't cry, don't cry. They left because they had something urgent to do. I'll stay here with you."
The remaining people: ...
Zhang Lele and Xia Xue stopped crying and were staring blankly in that direction.
"She can cry too!" Zhang Lele exclaimed unconsciously.
Xia Xue nodded in agreement and said, "Sister, I agree too."
Now, besides those two people, there are only the two of them, Shen Hua, and Xie Yingdi left here.
At this moment, Xie Yingdi only glanced at the words on it before decisively looking for something around him.
Shen Hua wasn't idle either. She felt that such a meaningful tomb should have more than just these words; the key was the peach tree behind it.
There was only this one peach tree for several hundred meters, which seemed a bit strange.
She walked behind the tombstone and found a brocade pouch hanging on a tree branch that was hidden by the tombstone.
As soon as I picked it up, I heard Xia Xue's voice praising me: "Wow! Chen Hua, you're so amazing, you found the brocade pouch so quickly."
Zhang Lele looked at Shen Hua holding the brocade pouch, then at Xia Xue, her eyes filled with admiration.
Wow! My sister is so eloquent and quick-witted.
She only realized she needed to look over then.
"Hmm, keep looking. You might find it, since it's relatively easy to hide."
Xia Xue: ……
Zhang Lele: ……
The two people from just now: ...
Several people's lips twitched simultaneously. This is what you call simple? Who would go behind someone's tombstone to look for it?
Xie Sichen, who was about to walk to the back, turned his outstretched foot in the opposite direction, walked to the stone in the opposite direction, kicked it away, revealing the brocade pouch inside, and then bent down to pick it up.
He frowned slightly upon seeing the brocade pouch covered in mud.
[Ahhh~, brother, brother is so amazing! That smooth, flowing movement made my heart pound.]
[Even when he frowns, he looks handsome.]
[Soil, don't come any closer! ~ Frowning, hahaha~]
[The person above is not normal.]
[Those two are amazing! How did they find it so quickly? I have a question: could this be scripted? Who would have thought there was a secret pouch behind the tombstone?]
[Yes! Yes! Nobody else had been found yet, but this newcomer was the first to be found.]
[Upstairs, if you don't understand, don't spout nonsense. Who puts a secret formula there in their script? But the young man is so handsome and looks so well-behaved.]
[I misread it, I misread it, it's clearly cool! That look in his eyes, looking over here, ahhh, I can't help it, I want to hide!]
The comments section was flooded with all sorts of things, but most of them were about Xie Sichen.
Most of his fans only follow him; they were lurkers before he appeared, but because of his appearance, they instantly abandoned their lurking and became active in everything else.
"No, I have to look for them quickly. Your team has already found two."
Xia Xue quickly pulled Zhang Lele along and started searching.
But I don't know if it's gone or if the production team is just being unfair. I've searched for a long time, and I've looked through this place several times, but I still can't find even a trace of the secret manual.
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