¡úIn the early morning of summer, the air in Green Lake City is very fresh and refreshing.
At this time, the morning sun has not yet risen. The green lake located in the southern part of the county is like a girl who has not woken up at night. It is beautiful and quiet. The surface of the lake is like a green mirror, with no waves visible.
A wide road paved with blue bricks and stones circles the lake. There is a wooden embankment on the lakeside, and ancient willows line the shore. Pavilions can be seen every half mile for local residents and foreign tourists to rest and enjoy the lake view. .
Because it was earlier in the day, there were few pedestrians on the road around the lake, making it particularly peaceful.
At some point, three more figures appeared on the willow path on the north bank, one man and two women, both young people. The three of them walked side by side, with a girl in red clothes walking in the middle. On the left and right sides were a young man in purple robes and a green-haired girl with leaves in her hair.
"The reputation of Green Lake City is well-known outside. I heard about it when I was a child. Looking at it now, it really has a unique style that makes people fascinated!" The young man in purple robe said slowly, his gentle face full of smiles.
"The eldest prince has praised me a lot. Tourists have occasionally praised me, but I just think it's novel. Green Lake City is just a shabby place, far less grand and lively than the imperial city." The green-haired girl smiled lightly, with a curved eyebrow. There is a faint hint of sadness hidden in it.
"Sister Wan Yan is too modest," the young man in purple robe said with a smile: "The Imperial City is a noisy place, and you will definitely get bored if you stay for a long time. In comparison, the exquisite and warm Green Lake City is more attractive."
"Sister Mu, when will the 'Midsummer Scene' appear?" the girl in red suddenly asked. Along the way, she turned her head and looked at the lake from time to time, her eyes filled with anticipation.
"Princess, don't worry, the sun has just risen. It will take half an hour for the first ray of sunlight to shine on the lake. Let's find a pavilion first and have morning tea while waiting." The green-haired girl replied warmly. .
The three of them walked along the lakeside, entered a pavilion, and sat down in front of a round wooden table.
Not long after we sat down, several people with the same clothes came running from a short distance away. Each of them held a log plate in the palm of his hand, and there was a cage covering the top. These people are the errand boys who are responsible for delivering morning tea at the most famous teahouse in Green Lake City.
After a while, the waiters walked into the pavilion respectfully, placed the trays on the table one by one, opened the covers one by one, and then exited the pavilion.
There are wooden cups and saucers on the tray, which contain tea and several exquisite and beautiful snacks.
The lake breeze blew by, and an alluring smell mixed with the fragrance of tea gradually spread in the pavilion.
"This is the most famous 'Xilu Purple Tea' in Mu County, as well as several flavored refreshments. Let's enjoy it together." Mu Wanyan smiled slightly and raised his arm to make a gesture of invitation.
"Although the aroma is light, it lingers on your lips and teeth for a long time, and the taste is also excellent!" The eldest prince took a sip from the wooden cup. After a few breaths of silence, he couldn't help but admire it.
Duchang didn't have much interest in drinking tea. She picked up a piece of cake-like tea cake from the wooden plate and put it into her mouth. After chewing a few mouthfuls, she shouted happily: "Ah! The taste of this cake is really special, Sister Mu, I think Bring some back to the palace for my mother and concubine to taste."
"These refreshments are a specialty of Mu County. I will ask the tea house to prepare some specially and send them to the inn later." Mu Wanyan put down the cup in his hand and said with a smile.
In this way, the three of them drank morning tea and snacks while waiting for the scene to appear.
The eldest prince danced alone with a gentle expression and a natural and cheerful expression. While drinking tea, his eyes passed across the beautiful face of the woman opposite him from time to time, and there was a hint of admiration in his eyes.
Du Chang immersed himself in enjoying the tea on the plate. After finishing what was in front of him, he asked for his brother's share, looking a little greedy.
Mu Wanyan always had a smile on her face, abided by the etiquette of hospitality, and hid her thoughts very well. Only when she moved her eyes to the lake, her face showed a trace of fleeting sadness.
Several months have passed since the world-experience at the beginning of the year, and she still clearly remembers that everyone in the valley encountered a terrible accident on the night they arrived at Qianyue Lake. The group suffered heavy casualties. Fortunately, the deputy head of the Mu family arrived in time to relieve everyone's distress. As for Bian Yao and Mu Qingge, their lives and deaths were unknown and they were judged to be in serious danger.
Since that night, the face and figure of the young man carrying the sword, as well as some touching scenes, would always appear in her mind from time to time, lingering in her mind.
Some things, some memories, are extremely unforgettable!
Yesterday afternoon, Mu Wanyan, the daughter of the clan leader, suddenly received an order from her father to leave the valley temporarily and go to the inn to entertain distinguished guests. The guests were the princes and princesses who had come from afar.
Mu Wanyan did not know the purpose of the eldest prince and his party coming to Shuxian, and she had no intention of thinking about the reason in detail. She just followed her father's orders blindly.
Suddenly, there was a cry of excitement, breaking the tranquility beside the green water lake.
The rising light quietly passes through the branches and leaves of the forest canopy, and instantly shines on the calm lake.
In an instant, thousands of golden reflections intertwined, and the lake surface was suddenly filled with dense air, evaporating into a riot of brilliant colors. A strange scene appeared above the lake: fish, shrimps, and crabs that originally lived in the water suddenly appeared above the lake surface. , and their body size has been enlarged countless times, and they are swimming and crawling leisurely in the void. This dreamlike scenery is like a living fantasy painting.
It didn¡¯t take long, about a hundred breaths later, the fantastic virtual scene above the lake disappeared like smoke.
As if Du Chang hadn¡¯t seen enough, he curled his lips and said, ¡°Sister Mu, let¡¯s go and see the scenery tomorrow morning, okay?¡±
Mu Wanyan nodded and replied with a smile: "The princess likes it, we will come back tomorrow."
Just at this moment, someone not far away shouted: "Why did it disappear so quickly? I was still thinking about getting closer and taking a closer look."
When the voice came into the pavilion, Mu Wanyan felt a hint of familiarity, so he turned his head and looked towards the lake road, looking through the branches of the weeping willows, searching for the figure of the speaker.
I saw two young men of similar age on the road around the lake, one behind the other, walking from west to east along the wide willow road.
The young man walking in front was wearing a light white cloth, with empty hands and shoulders. As he walked, he turned his head and looked over the lake from time to time, looking leisurely. A young man in gray clothes walked behind, with a cloth-wrapped sword on his back. He stared straight ahead and walked unhurriedly.
Mu Wanyan¡¯s expression was stagnant for a moment, and then he suddenly stood up, his beautiful eyes unabashedly showing surprise.
Her unusual behavior immediately attracted the attention of the two people at the same table. The eldest prince and the princess turned to look at the road next to the pavilion.
Bian Yao was walking forward slowly, with an unfinished expression on his face, and in his heart he was still annoyed that he could not get a closer look at the strange scene just now. As he walked forward, he kept tilting his head to look at the lake, so his eyes naturally shifted to the pavilion by the lake as he walked.
Turning his eyes, the three figures in the pavilion came into his eyes clearly.
When he found an acquaintance standing in the pavilion and looking towards him, Bian Yao couldn't help but be stunned and felt a little surprised. He stopped and was hesitant to say hello when he suddenly caught a glimpse of the girl in red who turned her head. After seeing her face clearly, her expression suddenly changed.
Mu Qingge noticed something unusual, stopped and turned to look to the right, just in time to meet Mu Wanyan's gaze. Their eyes met briefly and then separated quickly. There was a strange look on both of their faces, but they remained silent.
In the pavilion, Du Chang let out a soft cry, stared at Bian Yao's face carefully for a while, suddenly stood up, and shouted with surprise: "Damn boy! Is it you? Why didn't you? die?"
Originally, in her expectation, most of the people in front of her had died in the lava of the volcano. Now that she saw a living person, she was naturally surprised and puzzled.
While looking at the girl in red in the pavilion whose appearance had changed slightly, she showed a slightly embarrassed smile. Her thoughts became complicated and indescribable, and she didn't know how to speak for a moment.
Three years ago, after they were separated from each other in danger in the volcano group, he never thought that they would meet again one day. Now that they met unexpectedly, the little man girl not only remembered her clearly, but also showed concern in her tone, and Bian Yao couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart.
Du Chang walked out of the pavilion quickly. He glanced at Mu Qingge first, then at the cloth-wrapped sword behind him, and then looked at Bian Yao, wondering: "Who is this person? Could it be that he saved about you?"
"He is a good friend of mine. I met him in an accident." Bian Yao answered vaguely. He didn't want to waste any time on how he escaped from the lava.
Regarding his answer, Du Chang didn't think much and asked again: "Why did you come here?"
Bian Yao looked over her shoulder and saw Mu Wanyan walking this way, so he smiled and said: "I heard that the scenery here is good and the food and wine are good, so I came here to have a look."
Du Chang snorted, frowned slightly, raised his hand and punched him hard on the chest.
"You are back, you are not injured, right?" Mu Wanyan paused behind Du Chang, looking at Bian Yao and Mu Qingge, speaking with concern.
"We are lucky, even if we get injured, it won't be a big deal." Bian Yao raised his right hand, patted Mu Qingge beside him, and said leisurely.
Du Chang turned around suddenly and said with surprise: "Sister Mu, you"
"The two of them are my friends.A guest from ?? was temporarily practicing in the clan, but he encountered an accident during his worldly experience at the beginning of the year and was separated from everyone. "Mu Wanyan explained with a smile. After he finished speaking, he hesitated and asked curiously: "How did you know this person? "
"It was a chance encounter at first. I was out practicing with my master at that time. Later I met him again in the imperial city, so I asked him to help me do something." Du Chang said with a smile, as if he remembered what happened back then. Still new.
At this time, a voice suddenly came from the pavilion by the lake: "Since we know each other, we might as well take a stroll together and enjoy the beautiful scenery of this forest city."
The one who spoke was naturally the eldest prince, who was sitting in the pavilion at the moment, looking in the direction of Bian Yao, with a sincere smile on his face.
Hearing what his brother said, Du Chang happily spoke and invited Bian Yao and Mu Qingge to sit in the pavilion.
Bian Yao had already seen the purple-robed young man and guessed his identity, but he had a few questions in his mind that were inconvenient to ask. The eldest prince and princess left the imperial city and came to Shu County, thousands of miles away, and sat together with the eldest daughter of the Mu family. The reason must be unusual!
In addition to being curious, Bian Yao was slightly worried. He once sneaked into the palace under the alias "Ye Mao Mao" and assisted Ye Zhizi in assassinating King Nu. To be more serious, he was the enemy of the entire royal family.
"Thank you for your kindness. We have something to do and we are in a hurry to return to the valley. Please stay away for now. Take care!" Bian Yao politely declined the other party's invitation. He really didn't want to have more contact with people from the royal family because it made him uneasy.
Du Chang didn¡¯t expect that he would be so unkind, so he stared at him with eyes full of anger and said nothing.
Bian Yao apologized with a smile, raised his hand, said "goodbye", then turned and left. Mu Qingge, who was standing next to him, was stunned for a moment, his eyes quickly passing over Mu Wanyan's face, and then he turned around and followed her without saying a word.
However, before walking a few steps, Bian Yao suddenly stopped and stared forward, with a strange color flashing in his eyes.
At the east end of the road around the lake, two figures suddenly appeared, heading west one behind the other. The former is a man wearing a brocade robe, with an empty sleeve on his left arm, and a sinister face that is calm and intimidating. Behind him, there was a white-faced old man with a cunning face.
The two people seemed to take a slow step, but in the blink of an eye they were hundreds of feet apart.
In a short breath, the man in brocade robes and the white-faced old man had already floated closer to Bian Yao, and stood a foot away, blocking the way.
"You're fine, little friend Ye!" The man in brocade robe stared at Bian Yao, a heart-stopping smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly said in a cold voice.