Su Xiaoliu's gaze fell on his clothes. Wasn't he injured? He...
A look of joy flashed across Su Xiaoliu's face. She stirred, eager to step forward.
With his long eyelashes fluttering gently, Feng Yufei watched her quietly. He lowered his head and looked at the red - clad youth kneeling on the bluestone steps. Softly, he said, "At that time, I had just escaped from the Valley of the Ten Thousand Flowers not long ago. I had never interacted with anyone before. You were the first." After a long while, he slowly mused, "Everything was just a momentary indulgence in pleasure. Once I woke up, I'd forget..."
Su Xiaoliu stared blankly at him. Then he hooked the corner of his mouth and gradually walked towards her. When he reached her side, he stretched out his hand and embraced her.
His long hair fell on her shoulders, and a faint fragrance wafted to her nostrils. She heard him whisper slowly in her ear, "I never knew love pangs before. Once I did, I was consumed by them..."
Her vision gradually blurred. Su Xiaoliu lowered her head.
Feng Yufei slowly straightened up. His slender fingers gently picked up a lock of her long hair. His long eyelashes drooped, and he murmured softly, "Without a heart, there would be no sorrow. If I were truly heartless, it would be good." He quietly looked at Su Xiaoliu. Those beautiful hands suddenly grabbed her shoulders. He bent down, and his inky hair cascaded down like water. He whispered in her ear, "That Rebirth Fruit..." His red lips parted slightly, and his long eyelashes gently brushed against her hair.
After a while, upon hearing this, Su Xiaoliu's almond - shaped eyes slowly widened. Her pupils trembled, and her body began to shake.
Was what he said true?
Feng Yufei straightened up again. His enchanting phoenix - shaped eyes looked at her. The phoenix tail mark on his forehead shone brightly. He hooked the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly, "I'm leaving."
The red figure gradually drifted away. Su Xiaoliu's heart panicked. Unconsciously, hot tears slid down her cheeks and dripped onto the back of her hand. Only then did she react. She stared blankly and lowered her head. She raised her sleeve and gently wiped her eyes. She quietly stared at the dark, wet spot on the cuff of her sleeve, feeling a bit lost...
The departing red figure suddenly turned back. Seeing her standing there at a loss, looking at him, his heart ached faintly. Sadness flashed across his phoenix - shaped eyes, but he still managed a smile and said softly, "Why are you crying..." There seemed to be an insurmountable distance between them. His eyes were full of sorrow. He looked at her from afar and said tenderly, "When the peonies bloom again next year, I'll come back..." Reluctantly, he slowly turned around and gradually walked away.
The enchanting red figure was getting farther and farther away, becoming more and more blurred. The silk ribbon around his waist fluttered, and his long hair danced gently, blurring her vision with a lifetime of sorrow...
The torrential rain poured down mercilessly. The red - clad youth beside her still knelt on the bluestone steps. The rain soaked his body, and the water dripped down from the tip of his nose. Just like when he had cried unexpectedly, he didn't even notice it himself.
She looked at him and suddenly came to her senses. She murmured, "Feng Yufei..." Where was he going...
She clenched her fists and chased after him, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't catch up with him. There seemed to be an unbridgeable distance between them. After chasing for an unknown amount of time, Su Xiaoliu gradually slowed down and finally walked slowly.
She stared blankly at the empty space ahead. She turned around, and the desolate red figure kneeling on the bluestone steps finally collapsed under the weight...
Su Xiaoliu stopped chasing forward and instead turned around and walked back.
As she walked, she suddenly started to cry. She raised her sleeve to wipe the corners of her eyes, but the tears kept coming. First, she sobbed softly, and then she cried out loudly. Crying as she walked, she covered her eyes with her sleeve, but the tears flowed uncontrollably.
Although the heavy rain didn't soak her body, it chilled her heart.
She finally remembered that when she was a child, she had an argument with a red - clad youth. In the end, she accidentally fell into the water. A cold almost took her life. The red - clad youth was driven out of the Dai Mansion. She was seriously ill for a month. When she woke up, she couldn't remember many things.
They met at the wrong time and separated at the right time. She didn't love him, but she still felt heartache because of him. Many things were like a fleeting dream. After waking up, everything was in vain, leaving only the affectionate one wandering alone.
Just like the saying goes.
I never knew love pangs before. Once I did, I was consumed by them...
But it was just unrequited love after all.
The courtyard was deep. The peach blossoms were falling in profusion. The willow branches gently caressed the pink walls and black - tiled roofs. The falling peach blossoms brought a wisp of fragrance.
On that day, the sun was shining brightly, and the birds were singing. The newly - sprouted willow branches hung down on the surface of the small pond.
In the courtyard, the writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstone were gently placed in front of the open window. A little girl with a heart - shaped face stood inside the window and looked up at the red - clad youth sitting outside the window, painting with a brush in his hand. Her almond - shaped eyes sparkled with a charming luster. She hooked the corner of her mouth and said in a delicate voice, "The phoenix doesn't need to rely on the parasol tree. The phoenix matches the peony better. Peony and phoenix, phoenix and peony. Isn't it a more suitable match?"
The red - clad youth slowly raised his head. His phoenix - shaped eyes looked at her quietly. She lowered her head and met his gaze. A lock of her long hair fell on his cheek, and the gentle breeze blew by.
A smile gradually appeared on his jade - like face. He held the brush and gently nodded.
"Yeah."
A shower of peach blossom petals fell, blurring people's eyes. The sun shone through the branches, mottling the ground with silhouettes.
The gentle breeze blew up a corner of the painting. On the painting was a little girl in a light - pink silk dress, lying in front of the window, with her almond - shaped eyes wide open, smiling brightly...
The years were just right.
A chill hit her body, and the sound of the wind roared in her ears.
Su Xiaoliu slowly opened her eyes. What greeted her was a sea of red.
She gently moved her fingers, and a lock of long hair twined around them. She was lying beside someone. Suddenly, she was stunned.
Slowly straightening up, Su Xiaoliu lowered her head. What she saw was that extremely beautiful and enchanting face.
He was just lying quietly in the colorful flower field. His inky hair, like water, was spread out on the flowers. His long eyelashes drooped. The phoenix tail mark on his forehead no longer shone brightly as it used to. His long hair brushed against his face and fell on his red clothes.
The enchanting flowers bloomed by the blood overshadowed the original red of his robe, presenting a shocking beauty. Those enchanting phoenix - shaped eyes were now quietly closed. There was no trace of life on his enchanting face.
Her almond - shaped eyes trembled slightly. Su Xiaoliu slowly reached out her hand and touched his fingers. The coldness that came from the tips of her fingers made her mind jolt.
Su Xiaoliu lowered her head and softly called his name, but he no longer responded.
Suddenly, a scene flashed through her mind: by the mist - shrouded pool, he gently hugged her and buried his head in her neck, whispering softly, "Your husband will always be here. Only when you're gone will your husband be gone."
"You lied to me again..." She sat in the flower field and murmured softly.
Everything beneath her gradually became blurred. Su Xiaoliu stared blankly and raised her head.
The sun had just risen, and the fine rain was falling. The peony branches were all over the mountains and plains. A red - clad youth was slowly walking in the boundless peony field. His gradually blurring back was swallowed up by the sea of flower branches on the mountain and could no longer be reached.
No wonder this flower field was filled with peonies all over the mountain. It turned out that he had planted these peonies since then...
Suddenly, the flower buds around gently stirred. The flower branches all over the mountain swayed gently with the wind. Under Su Xiaoliu's surprised gaze, they slowly bloomed.
The passionate peonies bloomed in an instant, spreading into an endless sea. The sun shone through the clouds and fell on the delicate peonies, as if golden threads were woven into them. The crystal dewdrops dripped down along the petals. The gentle breeze blew by, and the flower shadows fluttered, presenting a lingering and delicate beauty. The flowers all over the mountains and plains bloomed brightly and passionately...
Su Xiaoliu stared blankly and lowered her head. The blood on Feng Yufei's red clothes had disappeared. His extremely beautiful and enchanting face had turned into that of a young man. A red thread was twined around his inky hair. The corner of his mouth was slightly raised, and he was so beautiful that it took one's breath away. He was so far away, yet so familiar, as if he had waited for countless years before finally walking in front of her.
Gradually, everything changed back again. Su Xiaoliu looked up at the blooming peonies all over the mountains and plains. The corner of her mouth lifted, and she slowly lowered her head. Looking at that extremely beautiful and enchanting face and the blood - stained red clothes that were dazzling and eye - catching, she said softly:
"The peonies have bloomed. Come back."