withered prosperity

Yan Hai let go of the armrest he had been holding on to, and leaned back on the chair.

There was a dull pain in his shoulder, which should have been pulled too hard to the wound.

What is this... what is this!

"Hahahahaha—" He laughed out loud.

Startled by the laughter, Han'er ran out of the room.

Yan Hai coughed while laughing, but couldn't stop.

"Mr. Yan, what's the matter?" Han'er was very surprised to see the usually calm Yan Hai smiling like this: "Did that girl just tell you some good news?"

"Okay! That's great!" He propped his forehead, laughing until he lost all strength.

"That...it's pretty good!" Han'er always felt that something was wrong.

After a while, Yan Hai stopped laughing.

He was panting heavily, the sound was like a wounded beast.

"Mr. Yan..." Han'er was a little scared, but she couldn't ignore him: "You don't feel well, I'll send someone to find Dr. Wei!"

"No need." Yan Hai calmed down, and said to her, "I'm fine, go get busy! I'll sit alone for a while."

This sitting, sitting from day to night.

During the period, Han'er came to invite him to dinner, but he refused because he had no appetite.

Han'er saw that he wanted to be alone, so he didn't dare to disturb him, so he could only wrap his clothes on him and light the lamp, then he carried the lantern and went to the alley to wait for someone.

After waiting for a long time, when the moon was almost rising above her head, she finally waited for Yunji who came back.

"Sir." Han'er hastily greeted him.

"What's the matter?" Yun Ji came in two or three steps.

"Sir, go back and see Mr. Yan!" Han'er couldn't help showing a look of anxiety: "After the guests came today, Mr. He didn't feel right, he didn't eat or talk, I wonder if there is something wrong? What's on your mind."

"What guest?"

"Yes... it's a female guest." Han'er didn't dare to hide it: "Young master calls her Miss Jingchan."

Yun Ji stopped in her tracks.

"Jingchan?"

"This girl just stayed for a while." Han'er knew more or less about the relationship between the two of them, and also saw that they were quarreling recently, so she didn't want to cause any misunderstandings, so she quickly explained: "Young master and her talked a few words by the pond, She was gone in less than a cup of tea."

While talking, the two had already reached the door, and Han'er stepped forward and pushed open the courtyard door.

Yan Hai was still sitting on the chair by the pond, it looked like a stone statue at first glance.

"My lord." Han'er stepped forward a few steps and told him, "Mister is back."

Under Yun Ji's gaze, Yan Hai slowly turned his head.

"Back?" he said softly.

Yun Ji walked to his side, pulled the outer shirt on his body for him, and bent down to hug him.

A cold hand covered Yun Ji's.

"Why is it so cold?" Yun Ji frowned. "I'll go find Wei Heng."

"I'm fine." Yan Hai smiled at him: "It's just that I've been sitting for too long, and my blood vessels are not smooth, and I'll be fine after a while."

"Why have you been sitting here? Don't you just lie down and rest?"

"Look at the flowers and fish, and pass the time." Yan Hai curled up his cold palms and asked him to wrap them around himself to keep warm. "Staying in the house for a long time is also stuffy, it's better to go outside."

"Go in!" Yun Ji wanted to hug him again, but he stopped him again.

Han'er had already known the opportunity and retreated, leaving only the two of them in the yard.

"Stay with me for a while." Yan Hai raised his head and looked up at him: "We haven't seen each other for three days, I miss you a lot."

In the soft light, his thin face looked a little radiant.

"Jing Chan has been here?"

"I just came over to take a look and said a few words." Yan Hai grabbed his fingers and played with them. "No one can guess what's going on in my daughter's family, but she probably figured it out, so I'm relieved."

"Understand what?"

"I understand that my heart belongs to me, and I have no intention of being interested in her." He smiled at Yun Ji.

Ever since Yun Ji stepped into this courtyard, his expression hasn't changed much. Seeing his joy now, he couldn't help but feel a little loose.

"Rest!" was all he said at last.

Yan Hai grabbed his hand, pressed it against his face, and sighed deeply.

Yun Ji carefully put Yan Hai on the bed, but when he was about to get up, his sleeves were pulled.

"Yun Ji, I've been flustered for the past few days, and I can't sleep well." Yan Hai curled up his five fingers: "Can you stay with me like before?"

The "before" he was referring to, of course, was before he was injured. At that time, Yun Ji was always haunting him, and he was unwilling to leave for a moment.

Yun Ji's face changed slightly, and finally he pulled the sleeve out of Yan Hai's hand.

He straightened up and put down the bed curtain, not looking at Yan Hai's disappointed expression.

But in a place that Yan Hai couldn't see, when the world's number one master untied the bed curtain, his fingers trembled a little...

"Yunji." Yan Hai asked quietly: "What kind of person would you choose to live forever?"

Yun Ji was stunned.

Yan Hai asked him this sentence not long ago.

At that time, he replied "after all, it will not be you".

Now he must not be able to say this sentence, but if he wants to say something else...

"It's late! Go to sleep!" He said to Yan Hai as calmly as possible: "We'll talk about it after you heal your injury first."

The hanging bed curtain blocked the two of them.

He heard Yan Hai sighing in a long, low voice.

The strange aroma at the end of the nose suddenly became much stronger.

He took a step back, then another step, and finally exited the room.

He stood there for a long time facing the closed door.

The moonlight poured down from behind him, somehow... twisting his shadow on the door into a strange shape...

The next day, when Yan Hai woke up, Yun Ji had already left.

Han'er brought the prepared breakfast in front of him and advised him to eat more.

He nodded and began to eat slowly.

Han'er was very happy to see that he was willing to eat, and chatted a lot.

"Narcissus Temple?" He raised his head suddenly and asked, "Is it Taoist Temple?"

"That's right! Since this dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism have declined a bit. Until now, when he succeeded to the throne, he has tolerated the two religions a lot. Nowadays, whenever there is any festival in Narcissus Temple and Tianzhen Temple, it is held in a grand manner." Han'er Seeing that he was interested, he said in detail: "I just said that on the 23rd Fire God's Birthday, Narcissus Temple will hold a blessing dojo, and there will be a big market at that time. There are delicious and fun things everywhere. All kinds of juggling teams are very lively."

After talking about it, she couldn't help showing a longing look.

"have you been there?"

"It's just a matter of the past few years." Han'er smiled embarrassedly: "I only heard people say it, but I haven't played in the past."

Yan Hai nodded and didn't say anything else.

On the morning of the 23rd, Yan Hai put down his bowl and chopsticks, and said to Han'er, "Let's have nothing to do, let's go to Narcissus to watch the dojo!"