Chapter 45
The autumn wind was blowing, and a few pink Gesang flowers were trying hard to bloom. Originally Mu Mengxi thought he had the courage to accept it all. He didn't cry when he looked at the pile of earth in front of him, and he didn't cry when he looked at the dark pattern of the Seven Star Island engraved on the wooden board. But when he saw those flowers trying hard to bloom in the wind, tears burst out of his eyes.
"Junior sister! Junior brother! Is it you?! It's all my fault! I didn't protect you well, it's my fault..."
Mu Mengxi knelt on the ground, looking at those gesang flowers as if he saw the smiling faces of his former junior fellow apprentices. Memories of the past rushed into his mind, but who could have imagined that such a tragic ending was waiting for them.
Shuang Bei and Ye Yunhao looked at Mu Mengxi who was crying in front of them. They were unable to comfort her with words and could only stand by her side and accompany her silently.
Life and death are unpredictable, and it is really a pity that such high-spirited young men and women who have just set foot in the world of martial arts die in a foreign land.
Ye Yunhao's eyes were red. People said that life and death were uncertain, so he couldn't help but be infected. He also felt sorry for the disciples of Qixing Island.
The original sobs turned into heart-wrenching cries of pain in just a moment. Tears blurred Mu Mengxi's vision. The smiling faces of her fellow brothers and sisters alternated between their usual smiles and their blood-stained faces. Mu Mengxi clenched her fists so tightly that she didn't even notice that her nails had scratched her palms.
The crying gradually subsided, but the sorrow could not be reduced in the slightest.
"Don't worry, I, Mu Mengxi, will definitely avenge you and make them pay for their blood debt with blood!"
After venting his emotions, Mu Mengxi wrapped a handful of soil in cloth. He should have brought his fellow disciples home to bury them in peace, so he had to take the handful of soil back to Qixing Island.
After Mu Mengxi stood up, he saw Ye Yunhao, who looked like a red-eyed rabbit. He was startled at first, then he forced a smile, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you two..."
"It's human nature. Please accept my condolences, Senior Brother Mu..."
The words of comfort were too pale. Ye Yunhao, who was eloquent in the past, could only utter a few dry words at this moment.
Before leaving, Mu Mengxi lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked deeply at the gesang flowers, and then never looked back.
The handful of soil wrapped in the black cloth in his arms became heavy, and it seemed like a mountain pressing down on Mu Mengxi's shoulders.
As time passed, the worry and pain on Mu Mengxi's face disappeared, but no one could be sure whether the nightmare-like memory would really be released with time, or buried deep in his heart, waiting to erupt completely one day.
"Qixingdao is surrounded by the sea. There is a river on the island. The overall flow of the river is in the shape of seven stars in the sky. We call it the Sky River, which is also the origin of the name of Qixingdao."
They are still some distance away from the Seven Star Island. If nothing goes wrong along the way, Mu Mengxi will introduce his sect to them. When talking about the Seven Star Island, Mu Mengxi smiled unconsciously, but then he seemed to think of something, and the smile that had finally appeared dimmed again.
"Wow, I've never seen the sea! Is it true that there are beautiful shells and valuable pearls on the beach?" Ye Yunhao was very enthusiastic and enthusiastic, fearing that Mu Mengxi would recall those bad memories.
"Shells are very common, but finding pearls still depends on luck. I remember a few years ago a fisherman found a light pink pearl in a shell the size of two palms, and it is said that he sold it for 10,000 taels of silver."
Ye Yunhao's bright and curious eyes reminded Mu Mengxi of his junior fellow apprentice who always followed him and looked at him with admiring eyes. His tone unconsciously became softer, even with a hint of indulgence.
"Shuangbei, have you ever seen the sea?" Ye Yunhao asked Shuangbei who was silent beside him.
That's the sea! Shouldn't we be a little excited? ! Ye Yunhao's expression was very vivid, and one could guess what he was thinking at a glance.
Shuang Bei glanced at Ye Yunhao who was winking at him and said, "No."
"Why are you so indifferent? That's the sea. Maybe you'll pick up pearls if you're lucky!" Ye Yunhao almost put his hands on Shuangbei and rocked back and forth. It was obvious that for him who had never seen the sea, he could not understand the indifferent look of someone who had also never seen the sea.
"Someone once told me about his experience at sea, and it's no surprise that he has so many pearls."
Listening to Shuang Bei's indifferent tone, Ye Yunhao rolled his eyes and said, "Okay, okay, it's your good A Yu again, right? It's not surprising that there are so many pearls."
Ye Yunhao repeated Shuang Bei's words in a sarcastic tone, with the smile in his eyes only growing.
Hearing the unfamiliar name, Mu Mengxi knew his limits and didn't ask any more questions. Watching the interaction between Ye Yunhao and Shuang Bei, a smile also appeared in his eyes.
"Everyone has different opinions about the sea, but one thing everyone can say for sure is that it embraces everything. It's interesting to hear about other people's experiences at sea, but seeing is believing. I think you will like it."
People tend to love the sea as well as the things in it. Mu Mengxi, who grew up by the sea, naturally hopes to hear praises of the sea from others.
"The river water will eventually flow into the sea, which is also the destination of the soul." When Mu Mengxi said this, an inconsolable sadness appeared in his eyes again, but it quickly disappeared completely.
Ye Yunhao didn't notice Mu Mengxi's momentary loss of composure. He nodded enthusiastically and agreed, "Senior Brother Mu is right. Although your A Yu is knowledgeable, some things still require us to experience them personally to appreciate the mystery."
Upon hearing this, Shuang Bei glanced at Ye Yunhao, with complicated emotions in his eyes.
"What...what happened?"
Ye Yunhao stuttered for a moment when he met Shuang Bei's gaze, mainly because the other person's gaze was really strange. He almost suspected that he had said something wrong. Could it be that the pastry he had just eaten accidentally stuck to his teeth? Thinking of this, Ye Yunhao quickly closed his mouth.
Looking at Ye Yunhao who was making strange movements, Shuang Bei raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why are you covering your mouth? I just felt that the high-level words you just said were not something you could say. I was just surprised."
Ye Yunhao breathed a sigh of relief after finding that his teeth were not stuck by the pastry. At least his image was saved. However, after hearing Shuang Bei's words, he rolled his eyes mercilessly again, and his image of a gentleman was still not maintained.
"You two have such a good relationship." Looking at the two people bickering, Mu Mengxi sighed unconsciously.
He originally thought that Shuang Bei was a cold and aloof person, but he didn't expect that he would have such a side, like a glutinous rice ball wrapped in black sesame seeds.
Shuang Bei didn't know that he had turned into a black sesame dumpling in Mu Mengxi's eyes. He looked at Mu Mengxi with a half-smile and didn't say much.
Ye Yunhao, on the contrary, is a lively person and has genuine and passionate feelings for his friends, so he naturally doesn't hide them. Besides, Mu Mengxi is not a spy who is out to gather information.
"Of course, Shuang Bei and I are friends who have stood together for life!" Ye Yunhao said as he was about to put his hand on Shuang Bei's shoulder.
I don't know whether he agreed with Ye Yunhao's words, or because it was difficult to avoid the other party's dishonest hands in the narrow carriage, but Ye Yunhao's hand was still on Shuang Bei's shoulder.