Chapter 456: Dreaming
The weather is getting colder and colder. After a heavy snowfall, everything in the world seems to have fallen asleep.
The flowers in the flower beds have lost their vibrant colors, the lakes in the community have stopped flowing, and even the mountains in the distance have lost all their sharpness, making time seem long and dragging in the silence.
Yu Huo looked at the snow on the ground that had not been cleared yet, threw the car keys back on the table, and walked to take the bus.
It was afternoon, and the reflection of sunlight on the snow made people squint subconsciously.
He slowly walked to the back row and found a comfortable seat to sit down, then he stared out the window at the snow-covered scene in a daze.
The vehicle moved slowly, and the road became more and more desolate. In the intervals between the shaking, Yu Huo's thoughts began to wander.
At this time, it has been almost half a year since Yuan was sealed again. I still remember that the Liu residence was bathed in wind and snow all year round, which was highly consistent with the gradually desolate scene outside the window.
As he thought about it, Yu Huo couldn't help but sigh.
In the past six months, he has gone through countless copies and has reached the highest level of blacklisted anchor.
No matter how dangerous these dungeons were, what he remembered most was the empty Willow Mansion and the zither player, head slightly bowed, silently plucking the strings...
I didn't notice anything when I first came out of the dungeon, but as time went by, this feeling of emptiness in my heart became more and more obvious.
As night fell, the bus was about to reach its destination. Yu Huo felt dizzy from the shaking all the way down.
Chirp—
The snow wheels rubbed against the ground, and the vehicle still slid forward a little uncontrollably when it stopped.
Yu Huo cheered himself up and made a move to get up. At this moment, the street light outside the window came on with a click, making the figure of the person waiting for the last bus at the bus stop particularly clear.
Yu Huo's gaze paused for a moment, and he stared straight at the slender figure in a black windbreaker in front of the platform.
The other person just stood there quietly, the arc of light cast by the street lamp barely illuminating half of his body, but his shoulders and neck were still immersed in darkness, making it difficult to see the outline of his facial features...
The less he could see, the more frightened Yu Huo became.
He felt his heartbeat reaching an unprecedented speed. With his mind blank, his body instinctively stood up quickly and squeezed towards the car door anxiously.
The crowded crowd filed out one after another. Yu Huo didn't dare to blink, but the numerous figures shuttled back and forth, and soon the slender figure was completely blocked.
He hurriedly reached out and pushed away the man in front of him who was carrying a laptop, and tilted his head to look at the figure standing in front of the bus stop.
Unexpectedly, there was no one under the bus stop at this time, and even the area where the other person was standing was covered with a layer of smooth snow, without even a footprint.
The feeling of disappointment seemed to overwhelm him at this moment. Yu Huo stood there and watched for a long time, until the last bus returned the same way it came, and then he came to his senses.
In the cold winter, people who got off the bus hurried home. When Yu Huo raised his foot, the surroundings fell into silence again.
He walked up the stairs one by one with a worried look on his face, and then entered the dojo with ease.
He was greeted by a gatekeeper who was particularly enthusiastic when he saw him: "Uncle Master, why are you here? Are you cold? Let me get you a cup of tea."
Although Yu Huo entered the sect late, he entered a very high sect. Whenever the little boy saw him, he would always call him "Uncle Master" and acted very intimately with him.
But Yu Huo didn't have the leisure to tease him at this moment. He just nodded and said perfunctorily, "Don't bother. I'll get some calming incense and leave."
The little boy stood there and glanced at him suspiciously. Perhaps it was because he didn't go out much in the winter, but the young man's face seemed a little paler than when they met last month. The shadow under his eyelids was even more obvious against his skin tone.
The little boy couldn't help but frown and ask, "Soul-calming incense? Uncle-master, you still suffer from insomnia?"
Upon hearing this, Yu Huo just gave an awkward and forced smile, then went to the inner courtyard alone to take out a box of calming incense and turned around to leave the dojo again.
When he went back, the last bus had already left. Yu Huo took out his mobile phone and called a taxi through the app. Then he went to the bus stop at the foot of the mountain, reached out to sweep away the snow on the bench, and sat down on the cold seat.
In such weather, even though he was wearing warm clothes, Yu Huo still felt his butt was a little cold when he first sat down.
He couldn't help but let out a hissing sound, and it took him several seconds to recover and his body gradually relaxed.
The taxi stopped in front of the bus stop about five minutes later. Before getting in the car, Yu Huo looked back at the direction of the bus stop, which was still empty. He concealed his inner disappointment and had no choice but to get in the car.
When he got home, it was almost twelve o'clock. Even though Yu Huo was very tired, he still didn't feel like falling asleep.
He thought for a moment, then took out a small and simple incense burner from the drawer. He slowly and methodically flattened the white incense ash with ash, gently lifted it up with his slender, white fingertips, and placed the lotus-shaped seal mold in the center of the incense burner. He opened the incense powder, took three spoonfuls, and used an incense shovel to fill it with the calming incense powder that was still emitting a cold air. Finally, he knocked the seal mold with the incense shovel to start the seal.
Soon a lotus-shaped incense burner was placed in the center. Yu Huo lit the incense burner with a match and gently closed the incense burner lid.
Curls of smoke rose in the dimness. Yu Huo lay on the bed. His tired fox eyes seemed to have a hint of luster, making his whole face as delicate as an ink painting.
After a moment, the young man's breathing finally began to become slow and long. The light from the bedside lamp was dim, and the shadow of the slowly floating cigarette was imprinted on the ground, making the picture look a little distorted.
Dreamlike shadows of smoke drifted across the ground, ethereal and tranquil...
Suddenly, a cold wind coming from nowhere broke the tranquility, and the orange bedside lamp flickered unsteadily twice.
The next second, a solid and slender shadow appeared on the ground. It slowly moved forward, stepped over the floating shadows, and walked onto the spacious bed along the neatly arranged shoes on the ground...
The effect of the calming incense was obvious. Yu Huo, who had been troubled by insomnia for a long time, finally fell into darkness.
However, the good times did not last long. Perhaps it was because he was too tired, but he fell asleep after not having dreamed for a long time.
Maybe it was because he was thinking about something, but the man who appeared briefly in his life appeared in his dream.
Yuan still looked the same as he remembered, his features were beautiful but his whole body was shrouded in gloom.
He just stood there quietly not far from him, just as he had imagined during the day, even his posture hadn't changed.
After a few breaths, Yu Huo walked forward uncontrollably. Perhaps because he knew he was dreaming, he stretched out his hand without hesitation and landed on the other person's flawless white jade face.
There wasn't a single wound on it, not even a trace of a scar.
Yu Huo caressed it and sighed softly, "You're here."
The speech was natural, like talking to an old friend who hadn't seen each other for a long time.
Yuan raised his eyebrows in surprise and chuckled, "Did you know I was coming?"
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