Chapter 76 : Han's Determination

It had just snowed, and the miles were blanketed in white, pure and untainted by a trace of mortal dust, and the quiet bamboo forest was more like a peachland above the Nine Heavens. The sunlight through the thin stream clouds, spread all over the earth, for the white snow dyed a layer of dazzling gold, bright and gorgeous.

Pei Siyan wrapped in a thick cloak sitting on the wheelchair in front of the bamboo house, eyes closed, head tilted to the shoulder, green silk casually draped down, not embellished with half a point of the bead hairpin jade hairpin, the original pale cheeks due to the cold wind and the emergence of a touch of strange redness, slightly through the sick.

In the dream, she stood on top of the cliff, that is even birds can not fly, white clouds at the foot of the scattered, dusty ground, do not see the slightest green life, from the bottom of the cliff came the sound of the river rushing, in addition to this, the four fields are as silent as death.

Looking up at the sky, the golden crow is dark and colourless, the light is like a red candle that is about to go out.

When she lowered her head, she suddenly discovered that there was another person in this deserted and quiet world, the two of them were only two or three feet away, but blocked in the middle was the ten thousand feet of peaks that were difficult for birds to cross, making it difficult to walk in front of that person.

She squinted her eyes, trying to see that person's face clearly, but for some reason no matter how hard she tried to see, she was never able to recognise that person's face.

It was blurred as if it was an illusory shadow.

"Who are you?" She asked aloud.

The person didn't answer, and the only sound around her was the constant sound of running water.

She felt inexplicable fear spreading in her heart and couldn't help but take a step back, wanting to leave this place. However, behind her, a white fog gathered at some point, making it impossible to see where exactly the next path would lead.

Just then, the sky was getting darker and darker, she raised her head once again, an invisible huge force was slowly devouring the sun, little by little wiping away the remaining light of the sun.

"Eclipse?" She muttered to herself, snapping back to the magical total solar eclipse that had dawned on her in her previous life-

That ethereal voice, the beginning of miracles and dreams.

Could it be that ...

Unable to stop herself for a moment, she staggered back again, looking helplessly across the room at the phantom, which still stood motionless, indifferent in the face of her pleas for help.

So be it, so be it, now that the prosperity is over, it is time to leave the Blue Country, to leave the Spirit Abyss Continent.

Perhaps when she opened her eyes again, she was standing in the civic square by the river, the people around her were buzzing about the solar eclipse that had just occurred, everything was normal and nothing was different.

Then, she returned to her real home, returning to the original her, treating everything in the Blue Country as a dream, and began to live again.

But why ...

She clutched her lapels, her heart aching to the extreme.

Why would there be such a strong reluctance?

The unwillingness in her heart became a tie that made her falter.

She watched dismally as the sun's rays faded away, as a tiny human being, how could she be capable of fighting against this most amazing force of nature.

The shadow across from her continued to remain silent, and she suddenly wondered if the man was just a bystander, or was he the god who manipulated everything in that infinite darkness?

"I ..." she opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say below.

At the same time as the last glimmer of light was swallowed along with her deep disenchantment and fear, and the four fields fell silent, she finally looked clearly at the appearance of the person on the other side, and it was ...

Thinking of what would happen next, some kind of strong emotion surged through her heart, and that person seemed to be the only bright light in a world of pure blackness, making her run forward regardless.

No, she didn't want to leave.

Even if everything here had made her so desperate and miserable, but at least there was a ray of light, as long as she held on to it, what were the other difficulties and hardships?

Another step was taken, but her feet stepped out of the air, and she was shocked to remember that she was on the edge of a cliff!

It was already too late to retreat, tears sprang out of her eyes, she felt herself falling in the boundless darkness, the only light was getting farther and farther away.

She reached out her hand, as distant as the distance between the sky and the earth, unable to grab it.

"Actually, I ..."

Pei Siyan perceived a warm and slightly rough hand covering her forehead, snapped open her eyes, snow white bamboo emerald, the sunlight is just right, the firewood in the fire crackles, the warmth is thick.

It turned out to be just a dream ...

Pei Siyan turned her head and was met with Li Qingyan's concerned gaze, and smiled dumbly and bitterly.

"Having a nightmare?"

Pei Si Yan panicked and avoided Li Qing Dye's gaze, "No."

In front of the wheelchair, at some point, a small table was set up, on top of which was placed the prepared flour and vegetable filling, today was New Year's Eve, so Li Qingye went to the nearest county to buy flour, cabbage and fresh pork, intending to make dumplings to eat.

"Going to start making dumplings?" Pei Siyan deliberately digressed.

"Yes." Li Qingyan took a few steps back, sat on the stool by the small table, and started wrapping the dumplings.

Pei Si Yan stretched out her hand from her cloak, Li Qing Dye handed over the freshly rolled out dough to her, the subtle contact of her fingertips made her tremble.

Li Qingye asked, "What's wrong? Is it somewhere uncomfortable?"

"No, I'm fine." Pei Si Yan lowered her head and used her chopsticks to pick up some vegetable filling and put it in the centre of the dough, her fingers familiarly folded and pinched the dough, and soon a dumpling was wrapped.

"It's been a long time since I've wrapped a dumpling." Pei Si Yan lightly laughed, picking up another piece of dough, "I wonder if it will fall apart when I put it in the pot. The first time I saw Light Dye mixing the noodles with the filling, I think it must taste good, right?"

"The first time I saw you make dumplings, they came out so beautiful, they definitely won't fall apart." Li Qingyan said, his voice not too high.

"Eh?" Pei Si Yan was a little surprised, this was also the first time she heard Li Qingye praising someone else.

Thinking of the dream just now, remembering the bits and pieces during the three months of seclusion with Li Qingye in this worldly paradise, a sour taste flooded her heart, and the chopsticks in her hand shook, poking the skin of her noodle through.

"Light dye, I ..." How is she going to say those words, her tongue seems to be pressed by a stone, unable to continue.

Li Qingye silently took the crust that poked a hole and re-rolled it, as if he didn't see Pei Si Yan's embarrassment and confusion.

Pei Si Yan let out a sigh and finally decided to bury the words in her heart.

The two of them continued to wrap the dumplings, like the most ordinary couple, only the silence and the avoidance of words and movements made them look very rusty again.

The steaming hot dumplings finally came out of the pot, and Li Qingyan brought two big bowls.

Pei Si Yan looked at the fragrant dumplings, the one in her own bowl was obviously quite a bit more than Li Qing Dye's portion, "It's too much, I can't eat this much."

"Not a lot, eat quickly." Li Qingye picked up a pair of chopsticks and handed them over to her.

Pei Si Yan frowned as she looked at Li Qing Dye who was getting thinner and thinner in order to take care of herself.

Her legs were still unable to stand and walk, Li Qingyan took care of her life, always waking up earlier than her and going to bed late at night. Every few days, she also has to go to the county town a few miles away, to buy medicinal herbs and food, running back and forth, already tired enough, but still can not rest, busy cooking fried vegetables and decocting medicines.

With this kind of hard work, Li Qingyan is getting thinner and thinner day by day, I am afraid that he will fall sick soon, right?

She advised him many times to take more rest, but he refused to listen, always saying that his body was good, and that this matter didn't matter.

After that, there was silence again, as if he had returned to the once unsmiling Li Qingyan, she had never seen him smile again.

She shook her head, "I really can't eat." Not waiting for Li Qingyan to speak, she took it upon herself to transfer a large portion of the dumplings into his bowl, looking at the "mountain of dumplings" piled high with satisfaction, "Eat quickly."

Looking at Pei Si Yan tightly protecting his bowl, Li Qing Dye had no choice but to listen to her.

Pei Si Yan tasted a dumpling and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's so delicious!"

"Then why don't you eat a little more." Li Qingye took the opportunity to say.

"No!" Pei Si Yan firmly shook her head, "I'm full after eating seven or eight dumplings, any more will feel tasteless." Fragrantly swallowing another dumpling, she continued, "Light Dye, when I can walk, teach me martial arts, okay?"

When Li Qingye went to the county, she asked a few doctors, and it was said that as long as she insisted on taking medicine and soaking her legs and massaging them as well as practising standing and walking, she might still be able to return to normal.

"Good." Li Qingyan answered and didn't ask why.

Pei Si Yan narrowed her eyes and smiled happily. In the past, she had always envied those people with world-class martial arts skills, flying over the eaves and walking on the walls, dancing with swords and wielding knives, looking particularly handsome, and learning a little bit of martial arts had also become one of her dreams.

Even if she was now living in seclusion, it was unlikely that she would be able to walk the rivers and lakes and fight for justice, but it was a good idea to use it to pass the time and strengthen her body.

Or, when the world no longer remembered Tantai Yan as a person, she could leave this place, no longer dragging Li Qingyan down, and wander freely through this continent.

At that time, they could also be free to start a new life again.

Despite having more than she could not part with in her heart, she didn't want to be a burden to Li Qingdian and didn't want to ...

She must have hurt Li Qingyan's heart many times before, right?

The fact is, she's not worthy of Li Qingdian at all, so how can she say "I love you"?

He should find a woman who has never hurt him and accompany him on his journey.

Pei Si Yan's gaze became even darker, she was afraid that Li Qing Dye could see what was on her mind, lowered her head and ate silently. After a bowl of dumplings went down, she felt warm and full, comfortably rubbing her stomach.

The bowl was placed back on the table with a slight sound, at the same time, the light that was originally shining brightly on the earth fiercely dimmed, and time drifted as if it had reached evening in an instant, at the same time, the cold wind whistled past, scraping across her cheeks like knives, and was raw and painful.

Pei Siyan looked up at the sky in astonishment, the previous dream seemed to become reality-

The sun's light was dismal and a gaping hole appeared at one corner.

A solar eclipse?

Pei Si Yan panicked and looked towards Li Qing Dye, could it be that ... the dream will become reality?

The sky is gradually dark, the cold wind is more violent, the green bamboo swaying swaying, issued a "brush" sound, startled in the rest of the birds.

As the sun disappears little by little, the fear in Pei Si Yan's heart is more intense, she almost forgot to breathe.

If the dream really became reality, then ...

She found that everything in front of her eyes became more and more hazy, and something slid across her face.

Not wanting to leave ...

Time passed, as if foreseeing the end of the world, the strong desire caused her to burst out of her potential, struggling against all odds to fall out of the wooden wheelchair, hugging the person beside her tightly, and uttering the words that had not been finished in the dream world-

"Actually, I love you, Light Dye.