C15 (1/2)
A dark red sunset hung diagonally at the edge of the western mountain, and white clouds floated in the comforting blue sky. When it fell into the stream, it gave off a magical color and a sparkling wave of light.
Lei Zhaoting stood by the stream. She lifted her foot and kicked a small stone into the stream, murmuring, ”Zhang Qingyun died.” Stupid Zhang Qingyun, you're still not looking for me at this time. I'm not important to you at all, so just stay with that Fei'er of yours. I'll never want to see you again. ” He bent down and picked up a stone. He threw it into the stream with all his might, and it stirred up layers of blue waves.
Girl, why do you hate this rock so much? Someone suddenly said from behind.
Lei Qiuting was startled and hurriedly turned around. She saw a beautiful young man standing not far behind her. His pair of black, sharp eyes under his straight, sword-like eyebrows contained a devouring radiance. He was like an eagle in the dark, cold, aloof and overbearing.
The youth said, ”Does Miss like to enjoy the sunset alone?” Her thin and gentle lips slightly parted, her facial features clearly outlined, and her entire person seemed to be brimming with heroic spirit.
Lei Qiuting was completely subdued by this aura. She lightly said, ”Because I'm not in a good mood.”
The youth said, ”You're in a bad mood. Coming out to relax is a good choice.”
Lei Qiuting asked, ”Young Master, why have you come here? Are you here to enjoy the endless beautiful sunset?”
The youth folded his fan and said, ”I'm the same as the young lady. He was displeased and came out to relax. He didn't expect to meet such a beautiful lady. This trip will not be in vain. ”
Lei Qiuting smiled sweetly and said, ”Young master must be joking.” Judging from Young Master's attire, you must be from a noble family, why would you be so troubled? ”
The youth said, ”The so-called 'every family' has a scripture that is difficult to read. ”Sigh, I don't want to talk about such annoying things.” Bending over, he picked up a stone and threw it far into the stream.
Lei Qiuting said, ”Why do you hate these stones now?”
The youth said, ”Let the worries flow into the stream with the rocks.”
When Lei Zhaoting thought of Zhang Qingyun, she felt extremely anxious. She sighed and said, ”Stone went, but I can't get rid of my worries no matter what.”
The youth said, ”It seems that the lady and I are in the same boat because of our love.”
Lei Zhaoting said, ”What? Are you worried about your feelings as well?”
The youth said, ”Red and I have known each other for eight years, we have been in love for six years and we love each other.”
Lei Qiuting said, ”Then why aren't we together?”
The youth said, ”My father was opposed to it. He said that Hong'er was born into a lowly family and that we are not allowed to be together.”
Lei Qiuting said, ”There's actually such a father.”
The young man said, ”Just now, when I mentioned the matter of getting married to Hong'er, father threw me out of his house with a string of curses. Now I just want to get drunk. ”
Lei Qiuting said, ”It's good that you're drunk, but you should wake up.” ”It will only make you more worried.”
The youth said, ”Today is the day, and today is the day. Hopefully, I won't wake up again.” He walked away slowly.
Lei Yu Ting chased after her and said, ”I want to get drunk too. Wait for me.”
The corners of the youth's eyes revealed an evil smile as he struck out with his palm. As the two of them slowly walked into the depths of the setting sun, Lei Zhaoting suddenly shouted, ”Let me go!”
The setting sun slowly sank, bringing forth endless sorrow.
When Lei Zhaoting woke up, she found herself lying on a soft bed, covered with a gorgeous quilt. She then got off the bed. Two beautiful women came in. The clothes were gorgeous and beautiful without a single woman. He lightly walked to Lei Zhaoting's side. ”Miss, you're awake.”
Lei Qiuting said, ”How did I get here?”
A beautiful woman smiled flirtatiously and said, ”Of course it was my young master who brought you back. Don't you remember?”
Lei Qiuting asked, ”Your young master, who is your young master?” Remembering that they met a youth by the stream last night, she couldn't remember where he went next.
The lady said, ”You are getting married tonight, but you don't know who my family is.”
Lei Qiuting was shocked. He said, ”What? Who wants to get married?”
The beautiful woman said, ”Of course it's you, young lady. You're so lucky.”
A maidservant walked in from outside the door and said, ”Young Master wishes to invite young lady to the garden to admire the flowers.”
Lei Qiuting said, ”I haven't even looked for him yet, but he's actually here to look for me and see who's up to mischief.” As he spoke, he rushed out the door.
Under the guidance of the servant girl, the two of them passed through a corridor and a crescent moon gate. They saw a young man sitting in the pavilion, playing with a zither. The sound of the zither was gentle and melodious, beautiful and pleasant to listen to.
Lei Zhaoting saw that it was the youth that he had met at the stream last night. Seeing him touch the zither so gracefully, the strings were captivating. As she walked in front of him, Lei Zhaoting, who was filled with anger, couldn't vent it out. She could only say indifferently, ”What kind of song is this? It's really nice.”
The youth raised his head and looked at Lei Zhaoting, saying, ”You're here.” ”Is it good? Do you want me to teach you?”
Lei Qiuting said, ”Alright!” She actually sat on the youth's lap.
The youth held his lily-white hands and taught him every string.
The moment her fingers touched him, the image of Zhang Qingyun appeared in Lei Qiuting's mind. Miao Rufei's delicate figure suddenly bounced up and said, ”Who are you?”
The youth said in astonishment, ”What happened? Wasn't it fine just now?”
Lei Qiuting said, ”What kind of demonic technique are you using, you demon?”
The young man looked at Lei Zhaoting and said, ”Look at me. We have been in love for so many years and are getting married tonight. Are you happy?”
Lei Zhaoting looked at the youth's eyes and his heart suddenly felt blank. ”Brother Yun, you won't leave me.”
The youth said, ”No, I will never.” He hugged her.
Lei Qiuting suddenly jumped up and said, ”You go away, there's only Fei'er in your heart. You and I don't care about me.”
The youth said, ”I only care about me. I will always be good to you alone.”
Lei Zhaoting said, ”Really?”
The youth said, ”Of course it's true. We are going to be married tonight, so of course it's only for your benefit.”
Lei Qiuting faintly said, ”Marry, who wants to marry?” Are you going to marry Fei? ”Ah, my head hurts.” He fell to the ground in pain. In his mind, he saw Fei lying in Zhang Qingyun's embrace. He slowly fainted.
The youth's face went grim as he smashed the zither into pieces with a palm strike, then he said, ”What's going on, I've never failed before.”
A beautiful middle-aged woman floated in from the pavilion, walked over with a smile and said, ”Who caused my affectionate Young Noble to be so angry?”
When the youth saw the beauty of the middle-aged woman, his expression changed again. He said, ”Pavilion Master, you've returned.”
The middle-aged beauty waved her skirt and said, ”Did you get a lot of women to come in?”
The youth looked at Lei Zhaoting and said, ”Reporting to Pavilion Master, I only brought one back this time.”
The middle-aged woman said, ”One, this doesn't seem like your style.” He walked in front of Lei Qiuting, pinched her cheek and looked at her. ”The one I brought back was not bad. No wonder I only brought one.” If you've had enough, bring someone to me. ”
The youth said, ”Yes, Pavilion Master.” The beautiful woman lightly floated and walked out of the Crescent Moon Sect.
The youth said, ”Men, help him back to his room.”
Zhang Qingyun walked along a small path and raised his head to look at the night sky. He said, ”It's already so late. Tingting, where did you go?”
Miao Rufei replied, ”We've been looking for them for so long, we haven't even seen a single person.” ”Could he have gone back to the inn?”
Zhang Qingyun said, ”It can't be.” Suddenly, there was a flash of light on the ground. When he bent over to take a look, he saw that it was actually a half-broken earring. He picked it up. He could not help but be alarmed and said, ”This is Tingting's earring.”
Miao Rufei said, ”Why is Tingting's earring here?”
Zhang Qingyun searched the ground again and said, ”Tingting is in danger.”
Miao Feifei said, ”Brother Qingyun, how did you know?”
Zhang Qingyun said, ”Fei'er, look, there are two footprints on that side, and there is only one left on that side. However, the watermark is deeper, so they must have come from the water. Let's go to the water first. ”
The two of them walked to the stream and Zhang Qingyun said, ”Yes, this is the place. There are a lot of messy footprints on the ground. Before the watermark is dry, let's hurry up and chase after the footprints. ”
The two of them followed the footprints, passing through a forest and arriving at a cliff. The footprints had actually disappeared from here.
Miao Rufei asked, ”Why did you suddenly disappear? What should we do now?”
Zhang Qingyun said, ”It must be somewhere nearby. How could one person disappear? Let's search around.”
The two of them followed the cliff.
When Lei Zhaoting woke up, it was already the next morning. When she opened her eyes, she saw that the youth was sitting by her bedside, looking at her. Startled, she raised her palm and struck him straight in the face.
The youth stretched out his hand to grab her arm and said, ”Beauty, why do you hit me the moment you wake up?”
Lei Zhaoting said, ”Let go, you demon.”
The youth said, ”Don't be like this. We already delayed for a good hour yesterday, so don't miss it today.”