Pear Cloud Dream Far Away
Living in a place without neighbors can make people so peaceful that they forget about time.
If they hadn't eaten up all the food they had stored and had to go out to buy some, Wu Siqi wouldn't have realized that the two of them had been staying there for two weeks.
They were just like in the past, accompanying each other in the house, and even if they sat together without saying anything, it was a happy moment.
Living here, there is less noise from the outside world, at least she doesn't have to play with her mobile phone. Wu Siqi buried herself in the book, and Lai Buyi kept recording. The long time of immersion gave her a deeper understanding of the content of the book.
After crossing the short bridge, they drove slowly into the city.
The scenery in front of her gradually became urbanized. After only living in that secluded and ancient place for two weeks, she felt as if she was in another world.
She had begun to have difficulty telling who she was, Wu Siqi or Lai Siyuan. More and more fragments of memory were invading her. It was only thanks to her entry into the urban area that she was able to pull herself out of Lai Siyuan's emotions.
The two came to the busiest shopping mall in the city. They didn't have many clothes and most of them were summer clothes. Autumn was about to come, so they wanted to buy some autumn and winter clothes.
"Xiaowu, let's go shopping and then go eat. I'm not hungry yet." Yi Ning pulled her and walked towards the clothing store.
She was very indulgent towards Yi Ningduo, allowing her to drag her to the clothing store and play dress-up games with her.
Yi Ning coaxed Wu Siqi to try on many clothes that she would never consider normally. Her clothing style is very Korean. She buys and wears black, white and gray in rotation, adhering to the principle that classic styles can never go wrong when matching them.
This little kitten is not like that. She can wear anything no matter how fancy it is. The upper body is basic but the lower body is not basic. The whole body is decorated with basic things but not basic. She relies on her good looks and good figure to wear anything.
Wu Siqi followed her wishes and tried on a few outfits that didn't suit her personality. When she opened the curtain, Yi Ning exclaimed, "Xiao Wu, you look so good in this kind of dress. You're tall, so you should wear a red dress."
This red woolen halter dress is made of good material, which perfectly outlines Wu Siqi's tall figure. She paired it with a short dark tweed jacket. Her long hair was draped behind her, which matched her slightly cold temperament, making her look sexy but not vulgar.
The waiter nearby also joined in the joke, "Yes, ma'am, this outfit suits you perfectly. You can wear it everyday like this, or wear a dressier jacket for formal occasions."
"Okay, this is it. Let's check out quickly." Yi Ning pushed Wu Siqi back to the dressing room and hurriedly asked the clerk to check out, fearing that Xiaowu would regret not letting him buy it.
After she came out of the fitting room, Yi Ning took her by the hand and walked into another shop with a different style. After shopping around for a while, she picked up a brown velvet skirt with a diagonal checkered pattern: "Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, try this one. It seems to suit you very well."
Wu Siqi took it with a faint smile, answered yes helplessly, and walked into the fitting room again. Yi Ning also took out a set of clothes that suited him and could match Xiaowu's set, and walked into another fitting room.
The two beauties walked out of the fitting room together and were greeted by the shop assistant's wow, "These two outfits suit you so well, are you sisters, ladies? You look a bit alike."
Yi Ning hugged Wu Siqi's arm with a grin and said to her: "We are family~"
They were wearing matching clothes, holding hands like a perfect couple. Yi Ning took out her phone and took a few selfies in the mirror. These casual shots were great photos that didn't need any retouching. She turned to the clerk and said, "Wrap it up!"
The clerk said flatteringly: "Good customer!"
When they came out, Yi Ning carried an extra handbag. After shopping around, both of them had their hands full of clothes. The shop assistants greeted them with a smile and saw them off with a smile.
Yi Ning was still interested in pulling her upstairs to continue the fight, but Wu Siqi hooked her clothes with her little finger and said, "It's enough to wear for a long time. I'm hungry too. Let's go eat first."
Yi Ning said disappointedly, "Okay." He pouted at the end.
Wu Siqi comforted her: "Let's buy it next time we go out, okay? After putting all the bags in the car, let's go eat meat, okay?"
"Okay!" When Yi Ning heard about eating meat, he wagged his tail and agreed.
The two carried the shopping bags back to the car, unloaded them, and returned to the mall to find a restaurant with a good reputation for dinner. They took their time buying everything they wanted, and it was almost nightfall.
As the night deepens, neon lights flicker on the street corners, giving the city a colorful glow.
They walked side by side on the night street. Yi Ning skipped and danced while holding her lover's arm, while Wu Siqi looked at her gently from the side.
After the meal, they planned to take a walk around before going home. The hustle and bustle of the shopping mall gradually faded away, and the streets were not as crowded as they were during the day, with only scattered pedestrians.
"Xiaowu."
"Hmm?" Wu Siqi turned his head to look at her, waiting for her to continue.
Yi Ning clasped his fingers together, holding her hand tightly. He tilted his head and spoke out his thoughts: "I don't know why, but even though you're right next to me, I still miss you so much. Sometimes we're close, and sometimes we're far away."
Hearing this, Wu Siqi's raised eyebrows gradually dropped, he blinked, and exhaled silently.
The night road was silent for a moment, and the night wind blew the branches and leaves, making a rustling sound.
After a long while, Wu Siqi asked her, "Do you know what the Ship of Theseus is?"
Yi Ning nodded. "I know. It's asking whether the ship with all its planks replaced is still Theseus's original ship."
"What do you think?" Wu Siqi pulled her to sit on a bench beside him, facing the calm lake.
There was another silence, and after a long moment she shook her head: "I don't know, what does Xiaowu think?"
Wu Siqi smiled faintly and said, "I don't know either. This is a question without an answer. Everyone has their own ideas."
She said: "I just want to say don't question what has happened. I am made up of every moment I have experienced. Souls and bodies are things that will disappear, but time will not disappear. It exists forever. Whether it is in the past or now, everything that has happened between us will exist forever."
She added, "You've noticed that I now have more traces of Lai Siyuan from the past, so that's why I said that just now."
Yi Ning lowered his head and whispered, "Hmm," "You seem to have a lot of thoughts, but you don't tell me. I'm stupid and can't guess what you're thinking. I'm scared."
Wu Siqi took her hand to his knees, and with his other hand stroked the back of her hand, saying softly:
"I don't have many thoughts. I only have one thought, which is to be with you, day and night together. Whether it's in the past life or this life, this is the only thought I have."
"Be good and don't think too much, okay? I'll always be here."
Wu Siqi bent down, leaned over, looked at Yi Nian's drooping eyes, and raised the corners of his mouth in an extremely gentle smile.
"Even if I give up everything like now, will Xiaowu be okay?" Yi Nian asked her with empty eyes.
Wu Siqi pulled out the hand that was interlocked with hers, leaving the hand that was caressing the back of her hand still tightly holding hers. He gently stroked her head and looked at her with rippling eyes, "Haven't you given up everything for me?"
“And I didn’t give up everything, you are the best of everything I chose.
after all--
I’m someone who chooses family.”
"We are family, and family doesn't abandon each other, right?"
There was only love in her eyes.
Yi Ning threw himself on her, hugging her tightly. He pursed his lips to hold back tears, and forced out words from his throat as if it were stuffed with cotton. "Well, we are family."
Under the street lights, the shadows of the two people were stretched out very long, and the occasional flash of car lights in the distance made them look a little lonely.
Suddenly, Wu Siqi tightened his grip on Yi Ning's hand and whispered, "Do you feel anything is wrong?"
Yi Ning's ears twitched slightly, and he tilted his head back, brows furrowed, like a kitten sniffing danger. "Hmm... something's a bit strange, it's yin energy."
Suddenly, from the shadows not far away came the sound of heavy footsteps and the dragging of chains. The two turned in that direction and widened their eyes at the same time. It was such a bad coincidence.
The Bull-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons were torturing two souls and walking slowly towards them. The cold aura emanating from under the masks made people shudder.
Wu Siqi reacted quickly, grabbing Yi Ning and walking towards the crowd of people dancing in the square. The atmosphere of the crowd could help them cover up their presence. They found an empty corner to hide in, and she stuffed several isolation talismans she had just written into Yi Ning's clothes.
The two men stood behind the square pillar, panting heavily. No one spoke, and they were both concentrating on feeling the direction of the Ox-Head and Horse-Face. They only breathed a sigh of relief when the cold and gloomy aura faded away.
Yi Ning patted his chest and said, "I'm so scared. Let's go back quickly."
She took Wu Siqi's hand and tried to leave, but she couldn't pull her hand away. She turned around and called out to her in confusion, "Xiao Wu?"
Wu Siqi leaned against the square pillar, frowning and her eyes flickering, no one knew what she was thinking. Her expression was so serious that Yi Ning didn't dare to disturb her again.
They leaned against the square pillar and remained silent for a long time.
The beauty with a bad complexion took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, "Tomorrow, take me to see the place where you gather spirits, okay?"
Yi Ning nodded vigorously and replied, "Okay, okay."
Forcing a smile with a somewhat stiff face, Wu Siqi said, "Let's go home."
The car slowly drove out of the basement. Wu Siqi had put a circle of isolation talismans inside the car, and the safe place seemed to have become unsafe.
She guessed that the two Ox-Headed and Horse-Faced Demons had sensed Yi Ning's life energy while on a mission, and came over to try their luck. Although they ran very fast and were not caught, the news of Yi Ning's presence in Datong must have been passed back to the underworld.
The car drove onto the dirt road back home, the tires swaying left and right as they pressed down on the gravel of all sizes. Halfway through the journey, she asked Yi Ning to stop the car, and she got out to set up a formation using stones and yellow talismans.
They drove and stopped along the way, and she would ask to stop every few steps, then get out of the car and use stones and yellow paper to make the shape she wanted. They took a lot of detours, and she set up nine Feng Shui formations, three circles inside and three circles outside. No matter whether it was a human, a ghost or an immortal, they would get lost in the layers of formations and could not find the way into the mountain.
When Wu Siqi returned home, he was still worried, so he climbed up a ladder and placed yellow talismans on the four corners of the eaves.
A strong wind blew in the mountains at night. Yi Nian curled up in Wu Siqi's arms and fell asleep. His breathing was as light as the wind, with the laziness unique to cats.
Wu Siqi closed her eyes but found it difficult to fall asleep. She listened attentively to the sounds in the forest. The mountain wind blew like the howling of ghosts and wolves, and the air smelled of an impending storm.
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