山林四周都是土木環抱，泥土潮濕，枝繁葉密，是以炎炎夏日，山中倒也非酷暑難耐。只是到了晚間，柳延還是讓沈玨端來竹榻，橫在院子裡，他便躺在冰涼涼的竹榻上納涼。白天在山林行走，一件薄衫尚可，走在樹蔭下不見日頭，連汗水也未必有。晚間卻是另一種景色，單薄衣衫穿上身，夜風拂過，便叫人猛地激靈，冷索索的出了一身雞皮疙瘩。大約也是冷的狠了，連白日裡常在草叢出沒的蚊蟲也都匿了起來，只餘涼風習習。
更有螢火在黑暗裡自得其樂的飛著。偶爾飛到柳延眼前，盤旋一圈又重新飛走。幽藍的微小光亮在黑暗裡閃爍，明昧不定，流光飛舞。
柳延躺在竹榻，合起雙臂將懷裡大蛇摟緊，安安靜靜數著頭頂繁星，好不愜意。
大約是數到第一千個的時候，院門外吵了起來，說“吵”也不恰當，這孤山野林，會說人話的活物就這幾隻，其中三隻常日裡也就拌個嘴，逗逗樂，他們若是能吵起來，真正是活見了鬼！是以在這清靜院外起爭執的，只能是小松樹精與沈玨。
沈玨是個什麼人，柳延再清楚不過，也只在家裡，才活潑熱鬧些，一旦離了家，對任何人，都是一副不溫不火的脾性，就是起了爭執，也就是別人吵吵，他一旁安靜聽聽，偶爾說兩句，音量不大不小，讓人聽得清即可，從不尖銳。所以，院外所謂的“吵”也只是小松樹精一人高亢的音量罷了。
原本白天小妖精遭到冷落，晚上來時沈玨還有心注意到了，和顏悅色哄了兩句，哄得他也坐在竹榻上，與他們一起在竹榻上納涼，本該是平靜祥和的夜晚，飲飲茶，說說故事，再各自散去歇息。偏偏小妖精也要學著柳延，躺在沈玨毛茸茸的肚皮上才肯甘休。
這便是起因了。
沈玨雖算得上半個人，另外半個卻是實打實的狼妖，野獸一隻。肚皮是他最柔軟的地方，本性裡便是輕易不露出來的軟肋。能躺在他肚皮上取暖，任意妄為的人，茫茫人海，也只能找出三個：他爹一個，他父親一個，還有一個，便是曾經的那座皇宮裡，身著明黃龍袍的那一位。
曾經的皇宮裡，皇帝突發奇想，要他變狼給他看，他也就變了，四肢大敞地躺在龍床上，讓那皇帝在這溫溫暖暖的上好毛皮裡翻騰。翻騰的累了，皇帝便枕著他的肚皮，玩著他的耳朵，許諾道：往後朕再不用別的狼皮。他便伸出毛茸茸的手，收起利爪，用軟軟的肉墊撫著懷裡天子的後背。
皇帝這樣玩心大起的時候極少，尤其到人生最後幾年，幾乎泯滅了本性，仿佛一具淬煉過的鋼鐵，被雕刻成威儀天下的形態，硬生生的杵在人間最高的頂峰，再沒有了真正的喜怒哀樂。也就在對上他時，還存留了些頑心。
沈玨一直知道他對自己的不同，也知道這些微不同，是珍貴的。於是人間的這位皇帝，便一直在他心裡放著。他死了這些年，沈玨想起時說不上有多難過，畢竟在一起時，也沒有多少輕憐蜜愛。
然而他一直存在著，在他心裡，言談舉止，音容笑貌不曾有絲毫模糊，想起來時他就浮在眼前，不想時，他也在那裡。
他活著時，他們在一起幾十年，沈玨不曾為他痛苦過，他死後，沈玨找了他這些年，也不曾痛苦過。
同時，也不曾遺忘過。
他以狼的形態，一生只抱過三個人，柳延，伊墨，和皇帝。前兩人是他父親，至親至愛之人。後一人，談不上至親，更不是至愛，只是一個他放在心裡的存在——在他心底所占之地不過毫釐，卻也扎扎實實的紮根在這裡。是以他願意顯出原形給他看，將自己柔軟的地方露出來，讓他枕著入睡。
所以，他想也不想地拒絕了小松樹精的要求。
小妖精白天就受了些委屈，本以為他們都知道了，就該包容著一點，讓著他一點，再說他只是羡慕柳延他們可以那麼親近沈玨，自己也渴望那種親近，便想也不想地提了出來。卻不料到猛地被拒絕了，且拒絕他的人，還是他喜歡的“小沈哥哥”，心裡一時又酸又苦，當著柳延和伊墨的面，還有幾分下不來台的羞憤，一時臉上通紅，眼淚便在眼眶裡打轉了。
沈玨沒有多言，拉著他走出去。關上了院門，又走了幾步，才對小松樹精認真道：“抱歉。”
小松樹精抽了抽鼻子，也止住了奪目的淚水，哽咽著道：“為什麼他們都行，偏我不行。”
沈玨一向是乾脆俐落的性子，加上人間行走這麼多年，深知拖泥帶水的危害不亞於軟刀子殺人，也直言不諱：“旁人都不行，就他們行。”
小松樹精不解，問：“為什麼？”突然一閃念，想起柳延曾說過的那個死去的人來，心中更是激憤，嗓音也尖起來：“是不是你爹行，那個死人也行，就我不行？！”
他一喊出口，就意識到自己失言，面上驚白，覬眼看沈玨，怕他生氣。卻沒料到，沈玨並未動氣，只是神色閃過一絲恍惚，仿佛回想起什麼，眉眼都溫柔了一瞬。
短暫的仲怔過後，沈玨望著他，還是認真的神態，聲音沉沉的道：“你從未離過山，自己勤練成精。那日你一人蹲在地上哭，我見到了，過去予你紓解，這才相識。你不諳世事，單純如幼童，我也一直當你是小孩，從未有他念。今日話既然到此，”略頓了一下，沈玨歎了口氣，“再往下也是難聽，我也說不出口。往後……還是少來些罷，你根骨清奇，淨心修煉，來日必可大成，到那日我在你眼裡也不過是個小妖精罷了。”
說著便轉過身，回到院裡，掩門上閂的一瞬，望見了皎潔月色下，淚水晶瑩的少年。
木門無聲無息地掩上了，那道縫隙，也緊緊閉合，成了一道逾越不過的銅牆鐵壁。
沈玨面色沉靜，轉頭望著竹榻，榻上一人一蛇在竊竊私語，便走了過去。走到半路，忽而化成了狼形，朝那竹榻上撲了過去。呼啦一下，將柳延和那大蛇壓了個結結實實。
竹榻是伊墨親手做得，原本尺寸就大，在上面立一個小桌可以坐席，鋪上鋪蓋可以做床，所以他這一撲過來，倒也安然無事。
柳延被巨狼壓身，也不多話，伸手撫著他的頭指尖做梳，梳理狼頸後的毛髮，伊墨原是化了蛇形纏柳延，此時被兒子撲住，只好恢復人形，和柳延肩並肩躺在一起，讓巨狼壓得老老實實，這時他也沒壞嘴，嫌棄他皮毛腥臊了。
月色下的黑狼耷拉著耳朵，鼻子一聳一聳的，在身下的人肉軟墊上亂拱一氣，哪裡還是狼呢，分明是一隻拱食的豬。偏偏還沒人嫌棄他，由著他使性子撒野耍潑順帶撒嬌，連露出狼牙來咬伊墨的脖子都沒人制止，柳延還在給他順毛，像是在鼓舞他咬下去似的。
在父親脖子上磨了回牙，又被爹爹順了許久的毛，黑狼終於平靜了，趴在兩人身上一動不動。
本來涼風習習的夜，躺在竹榻上舒服愜意的柳延，卻被厚重的黑狼毛皮捂了一通——早知道先前就不洗澡了，看看，又是一身汗。
趴了足足半個時辰，忍耐度降至極限的伊墨終於再也無法忍受，一腳將他踹了下去。
沈玨在地上打了個滾，賴賴的又跳上竹榻，這一回窩在了兩人腳畔，身子蜷起來，狼眼正好對著那扇緊閉的院門。
木門已經閂上，閂的嚴嚴實實，仿佛銅牆鐵壁一般將這小院隔絕在塵世之外。
這個小院或許並不屬於人間，也不該屬於妖界，它從來不屬於任何地方。從頭至尾，只是他們三人固守的一方天地，一座城堡。
而今，他們依舊固守在這裡。等光陰如沙漏般流逝，迎來大限將至。
小院也就徹底消失。
螢火依然在院裡院外繞著，流光飛舞的場景，越是深夜，它們尾巴上的小燈越是明亮，明明是幽藍的一點，卻也璀璨起來。
夜徹底深沉，柳延重新洗浴過後回屋睡覺，沈玨貪涼的戀在竹榻上不肯起身，伊墨取了薄薄一床小被扔在他身上，這才回了屋。
柳延披頭散髮地躺著，閉目歎息道：“原先是我看走了眼。沒看出來，他們竟是不合。”
“你養出來的紈絝子弟，哪裡會有耐心哄人呢？”伊墨眼也不睜，將柳延在懷裡緊了緊道：“那小妖精不諳世事，萬事隨性，本來也不是什麼缺點。只是偏偏看上沈玨，算是瞎了眼。”
柳延聽他詆毀兒子，心裡自然不願意，辯解著道：“他長在這山裡脫不開身，沒什麼經歷，第一個認識的外人便是沈玨，未必知道自己想要什麼，將來眼光寬闊有了經歷，負了沈玨也未必。”
伊墨笑了一下：“他確實稚嫩，天長日久，離了深山老林未必不會移情，只是沈玨若是有心，必然有法子讓他只專心他一人，說到底，還是沈玨無心。”
“沈玨也非無心。”柳延哼了一聲，這一回立場又站到小妖精那端去了，“若真無心，一開始便不會招惹，也不會帶給我們看。”倒是愈說愈公正起來。
既然他要說得這麼公正，不再偏袒，伊墨也認真了態度，不再滿口胡扯，直起身道：“沈玨從未與這樣單純的人打過交道，心裡覺得有趣，與他往來。一來二去，小妖精喜歡上他，他自然知道，心裡未必沒有想法，只是謹慎慣了……”
謹慎。伊墨說。
若說沈玨性子裡最大的特徵，便是謹慎。遇事非要看出個高低上下，將局中人瞅得清清楚楚了，才會做決斷。所以，當年看出那皇帝用情不深，他也就不肯深，非要拿著捏著，付出的恰到好處，自己不賠本，對方也不吃虧，才覺著公平。其實身在局中，又是情字一事，哪裡有公平可言。
對皇帝如此，對小妖精也一樣。相識半年，自從小妖精流露出意向，沈玨未必沒有考慮過。只是時間尚短，雖覺得這妖精天真單純，也只肯一旁觀望。
可他未必清楚，人單純的狠了，也就等同無知，妖也一樣。那小妖精單純，卻有些無知，遇事不懂得自己圓滿，非要他人相助，才可脫困。今夜之事，若是旁人，被拒絕了也隨便一笑，自找臺階下。待日後無人，再心平氣和說一說，不僅沒有波瀾，反增幾分可愛之處。
偏偏那小妖精，連圓場都不會。萬事隨性，感到委屈便做出委屈的樣子，生氣了也倚著脾性，甩手便走。往好聽了說，是單純無心機。往難聽了說，便是自以為是。合著天下人都該懂他的，體諒他的。
伊墨搖搖頭：“沈玨喜歡他單純，卻未必喜歡他這般‘過於單純’。那點心思，也就收回來了。”
“說到底，曾經有個皇帝，遇事進退有度，滴水不漏……”柳延眯起眼，恨恨道：“有個表率在前，沈玨就意識到與那小妖精在一起，得慢慢教導，慢慢寵，便是生氣了也不能做出生氣的樣子，否則小妖精會更生氣。”略頓，柳延做了結論：“你兒子這是怕吃苦呢！”
伊墨一揚眉：“這又是我兒子了，與你就沒有干係？”
柳延也坐起身，瞪了他一會，學著先前沈玨的樣子撲過去，咬著他的喉骨磨牙，磨了片刻，才松了口，喃喃一句：“不過是一物降一物。”
一物降一物，而小妖精降不住沈玨。若是降住了，沈玨便是吃了他的苦，也覺得高興得很。
“比如你我？”伊墨說。
柳延“嗤”地一笑：“我都不知何時降了你的。只知道那年山中小院，有人不嫌繁瑣，夜夜與我筆墨相談……倒是降住了我。”
伊墨低頭親了親他的臉：“一物降一物也不成，這情字一事，非得互相降服的住才可。”
互相降服，才能互相體恤與理解，才能遇事互相退一點，讓一點，彼此包容一點。否則，如何都是竹籃打水一場空。
柳延躺回去閉上眼，腦中想著那株松樹精——沈玨難過了，尚能跑來找他們尋求安慰。那小松樹精一人孤零零的長大，無兄弟親友，如今他傷了心，又能找誰尋求安撫。連個傾訴的人都無有，也是可憐得很。
情字一事，果然愁人。
轉念又想到，不久之後，沈玨也要同他一樣了，難過了無人可訴，傷心了無處可去，只能孤零零地活著，四處流浪。辛苦到極致，便是哭，也無人給他拭淚。
柳延心疼起來，像是已經見到數年之後沈玨四處流浪，一無所有，只剩一雙落魄悽惶的眼。那是他的孩子。
從來沒有血緣，卻數百年如一日，父子連著心。
如何捨得，看他長了三百年，卻長成了天地一棄兒。
柳延抓了伊墨的手，突然抬起頭來，眼眶紅紅的，沉聲道：“不准死。”
“嗯？”伊墨愣怔一下，忽而明白了他的意思，面上猶疑不定，許久才緩緩道：“我是蛇。”
“讓沈玨跟你去，你是蛇，也要跟他回來。”柳延心意已定，面色反倒從容：“你本來就是蛇，你活一日，我養你一日。
“只要你還在我身邊，什麼模樣都無所謂。
“我養你到壽終正寢，我陪你上路。”
最後，柳延說：
“我們都是父親。”
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The forest is surrounded by trees and soil, the soil is moist, and the branches and leaves are dense, so in the hot summer, the heat in the mountains is not unbearable. But at night, Liu Yan still asked Shen Jue to bring a bamboo couch and lay it across the yard, and he lay on the cool bamboo couch to cool off. During the day, walking in the forest, a thin shirt is fine. Walking under the shade of the trees , you can’t see the sun, and you may not even sweat. At night, it is a different scene. When you put on thin clothes and the night breeze blows, you will shiver suddenly and get goose bumps. It may be too cold, even the mosquitoes that often appear in the grass during the day have hidden , leaving only the cool breeze.
There were also fireflies flying happily in the darkness. Occasionally they flew in front of Liu Yan’s eyes, circled around and flew away again. Tiny blue lights flickered in the darkness, dim and uncertain, and the light danced.
Liu Yan lay on the bamboo couch , clasped his arms and hugged the big snake tightly in his arms, quietly counting the stars above his head, feeling so comfortable.
When they counted to about the thousandth one, a quarrel broke out outside the courtyard gate. It’s not quite right to say “quarrel”. In this lonely mountain forest, there are only a few living creatures that can speak human language. Three of them usually just bicker and tease each other. If they could quarrel, it would be really weird ! Therefore, the only ones who quarreled outside this quiet courtyard could be the little pine tree spirit and Shen Jue.
Liu Yan knew exactly what kind of person Shen Jue was. He was lively and cheerful only at home. Once he left home, he was always indifferent to everyone. Even if there was a dispute, he would just listen quietly and occasionally say a few words, neither too loud nor too soft, just enough for people to hear clearly, never sharp. Therefore, the so-called “noise" outside the courtyard was just the high-pitched voice of the little pine tree spirit.
Originally, the little fairy was ignored during the day, but when he came at night, Shen Jue noticed it and coaxed him with a smile, so that he also sat on the bamboo couch and enjoyed the cool air with them . It should have been a peaceful and peaceful night, drinking tea, telling stories, and then going out to rest. But the little fairy also wanted to learn from Liu Yan and lie on Shen Jue’s furry belly before he would stop.
This is the reason.
Although Shen Jue is half a person, the other half is actually a wolf demon, a beast. His belly is his softest spot, and it is his nature that he does not easily show his weakness. Among the vast sea of people, there are only three people who can lie on his belly to keep warm and do whatever they want: his dad, his father, and the other one, who was in the palace, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe.
In the palace, the emperor suddenly had a whim and asked him to turn into a wolf for him to see. He did so, lying on the dragon bed with his limbs spread out, letting the emperor toss and turn in the warm fur. When he was tired of tossing and turning, the emperor would rest his head on his belly, play with his ears, and promise: I will not use other wolf skins in the future. He then stretched out his furry hands, put away his claws, and stroked the emperor’s back with his soft flesh pads.
The emperor rarely had such a playful mood, especially in the last few years of his life, when his nature was almost gone, like a tempered steel, carved into a majestic shape, and forced to stand on the highest peak in the world, without any real joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness. Only when he faced him, he still had some stubbornness .
Shen Jue had always known that he was different from her, and that these slight differences were precious. So this emperor in the world had always been in his heart. Shen Jue couldn’t say how sad he was when he thought of him after all, when they were together, they didn’t have much tenderness and love.
However, he has always existed. In his heart, his words, deeds, voice, and smile have never been vague. When he thinks of him, he appears before his eyes. When he doesn’t think of him, he is still there.
When he was alive, they were together for decades, and Shen Jue never felt pain for him. After he died, Shen Jue had been looking for him for all these years, and he never felt pain either.
At the same time, it has never been forgotten.
In his wolf form, he had only hugged three people in his life, Liu Yan, Yi Mo, and the emperor. The first two were his father, his closest and dearest relatives. The latter was not a close relative, let alone a beloved, but just a person he kept in his heart – occupying only a tiny part of his heart, but firmly rooted there. That was why he was willing to show his true form to him, to expose his soft spot, so that he could sleep on it.
So, he rejected the little pine tree spirit’s request without thinking.
The little goblin had suffered some grievances during the day, and thought that they all knew about it, so they should be more tolerant and give in to him. Besides, he just envied Liu Yan and the others for being so close to Shen Jue, and he also longed for that kind of closeness, so he brought it up without thinking. But he didn’t expect to be rejected suddenly, and the person who rejected him was his favorite “little brother Shen". He felt sour and bitter in his heart. In front of Liu Yan and Yi Mo, he was also a little embarrassed and angry. His face was red and tears welled up in his eyes.
Shen Jue said nothing more and pulled him out. He closed the gate and walked a few more steps before he said to the little pine tree spirit seriously, “I’m sorry."
The little pine tree spirit sniffed and stopped shedding tears. He choked and said, “Why can they do it but I can’t?"
Shen Jue has always been a straightforward person. After so many years in the world, he knows that the harm of dragging things out is no less than killing someone with a soft knife. He also said bluntly: “No one else can do it, only they can."
The little pine tree spirit was puzzled and asked, “Why?" Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind and he remembered the dead man that Liu Yan had mentioned. He became even more angry and his voice became shrill, “Is it that your father can do it, and that dead man can do it, but I can’t?!"
As soon as he shouted, he realized that he had said something wrong, his face turned pale, and he looked at Shen Jue, afraid that he would be angry. But he didn’t expect that Shen Jue didn’t get angry, but just a look of trance flashed across his face, as if he remembered something, and his eyebrows and eyes softened for a moment.
a brief moment of shock , Shen Jue looked at him, still with a serious look, and said in a deep voice: “You have never left the mountain, and you have practiced diligently to become a spirit. That day you were squatting on the ground crying, and I saw it, so I went over to comfort you , and that’s how we got to know each other. You are ignorant of the world, as innocent as a child, and I have always treated you as a child, and never thought of him as anything else. Now that I have come to this point today," Shen Jue paused for a moment, and sighed, “it would be unpleasant to say anything more, and I can’t say it. In the future… you should come less often, you have a pure and extraordinary physique, and if you practice with a pure heart, you will surely achieve great success in the future. By that day, I will be nothing more than a little goblin in your eyes."
Having said that, he turned around and went back to the yard. The moment he closed and bolted the door, he saw the young man with tears in his eyes under the bright moonlight.
The wooden door closed silently, and the gap was also tightly closed, forming an impassable iron wall.
Shen Jue looked calm, turned his head and looked at the bamboo couch , where a man and a snake were whispering, and walked over. Halfway through, he suddenly turned into a wolf and pounced on the bamboo couch . With a whoosh, he pressed Liu Yan and the big snake firmly.
The bamboo couch was made by Yi Mo himself. It was originally large in size and could be used as a bed by placing a small table on it for sitting. So he was safe when he jumped on it.
Liu Yan was pinned down by the giant wolf, but he didn’t say much. He stroked his head with his hand and used his fingertips as a comb to comb the hair on the back of the wolf’s neck. Yi Mo originally turned into a snake and wrapped around Liu Yan, but was pounced on by his son. He had to return to human form and lay shoulder to shoulder with Liu Yan, letting the giant wolf pin him down . At this time, he didn’t say anything mean or dislike his fishy fur.
Under the moonlight, the black wolf drooped its ears, its nose twitched, and it was rooting at the soft cushion of human flesh . How could it be called a wolf? It was clearly a pig rooting for food. But no one despised it, and let it go wild and act like a spoiled child. Even when it showed its wolf teeth and bit Yi Mo’s neck, no one stopped it. Liu Yan was still stroking his fur, as if encouraging him to bite.
After grinding its teeth on its father’s neck and having its fur stroked for a long time by its father, the black wolf finally calmed down and lay on the two men without moving.
It was a cool night and Liu Yan was lying comfortably on the bamboo couch, but he was covered by the thick black wolf fur – if he had known, he would not have taken a shower earlier. Look, he is sweating again.
After lying there for half an hour, Yi Mo, whose patience had reached its limit, could no longer bear it and kicked him down.
Shen Jue rolled on the ground, then hopped onto the bamboo couch again . This time he nestled at the feet of the two men, curled up , his wolf eyes facing the tightly closed courtyard door.
The wooden door has been bolted, tightly shut, like an iron wall isolating the courtyard from the world.
This courtyard may not belong to the human world, nor should it belong to the demon world. It has never belonged to anywhere. From the beginning to the end, it was just a piece of heaven and earth that the three of them guarded, a castle.
Now, they still hold on here, waiting for the time to pass like an hourglass , and the deadline is approaching.
The courtyard disappeared completely.
Fireflies are still circling in and outside the yard, the scene of flowing lights dancing. The deeper into the night, the brighter the small lights on their tails become. Although they are just a dot of faint blue, they also shine brightly.
The night was completely deep. Liu Yan took a bath and went back to his room to sleep. Shen Jue, who was greedy for the coolness , stayed on the bamboo couch and refused to get up. Yi Mo took a thin quilt and threw it on him, then went back to the room.
Liu Yan lay with his hair disheveled, closed his eyes and sighed, “It turns out that I was wrong. I didn’t realize that they were incompatible."
“How can the dandy boy you raised have the patience to coax others?" Yi Mo didn’t even open his eyes, holding Liu Yan tightly in his arms and said, “That little devil is ignorant of the world and does things as he pleases, which is not a shortcoming. It’s just that he fell in love with Shen Jue, which is blind."
Liu Yan was naturally unhappy to hear him slandering his son, and he defended himself by saying, “He grew up in this mountain and couldn’t get away from it. He doesn’t have much experience. The first outsider he met was Shen Jue. He may not know what he wants. In the future, when he has a broader vision and more experience, he may not let Shen Jue down."
Yi Mo smiled: “He is indeed immature. After a long time, he may not be unable to change his feelings away from the mountains and forests. But if Shen Jue is willing, he must have a way to make him focus on him. In the end, Shen Jue is not willing."
“Shen Jue didn’t mean it." Liu Yan snorted, and this time he sided with the little goblin again. “If he really didn’t mean it, he wouldn’t have provoked us in the first place, nor would he have brought it to us to see." He became more and more fair the more he spoke.
Since he was going to speak so impartially and no longer be partial, Yi Mo also took his attitude seriously and stopped talking nonsense. He stood up and said, “Shen Jue has never dealt with such a simple person before. He found it interesting and interacted with him. After a while, the little fairy fell in love with him. He naturally knew that she might have some thoughts in her heart, but she was used to being cautious…"
Be careful, Yi Mo said.
If we say that the biggest characteristic of Shen Jue’s character is caution, then he has to see the pros and cons and see the people in the game clearly before making a decision. Therefore, when he saw that the emperor was not deeply in love, he was unwilling to be deep. He had to hold on to it and pay just the right amount, so that he would not lose money and the other party would not suffer any loss, and then he would feel fair. In fact, when you are in the game, and it is a matter of love, how can there be fairness?
This was true for the emperor, and the same was true for the little fairy. After knowing each other for half a year, Shen Jue might have considered it since the little fairy showed her intention. But the time was still short, and although he felt that the fairy was naive and simple, he was only willing to wait and see.
But he may not know that when a person is too naive, he is also ignorant, and the same is true for demons. The demon is naive, but a little ignorant. He does not know how to be perfect when encountering problems, and he must rely on others to help him out of trouble. If it were someone else, he would just smile and save face when he was rejected. When there is no one around in the future, he can talk about it calmly. Not only will there be no waves, but it will also make him more lovable.
But that little devil can’t even smooth things over. He acts casually. When he feels wronged, he acts like he is wronged. When he is angry, he just walks away. To put it in a good way, he is simple and innocent. To put it in a bad way, he is self-righteous. It seems that everyone in the world should understand and sympathize with him.
Yi Mo shook his head: “Shen Jue likes his simplicity, but he may not like him being so ‘too simple’. That thought is taken back."
“After all, there was once an emperor who knew how to act properly and never let anything slip…" Liu Yan narrowed his eyes and said bitterly, “With a good example in front of him, Shen Jue realized that when he was with that little devil, he had to teach and pamper her slowly. Even if he was angry, he couldn’t act angry, otherwise the little devil would be even angrier." After a pause, Liu Yan concluded, “Your son is afraid of hardship!"
Yi Mo raised his eyebrows: “This is my son again, it has nothing to do with you?"
Liu Yan also sat up, glared at him for a while, and then pounced on him like Shen Jue did before, biting his throat and grinding his teeth. After grinding for a while, he let go and muttered, “It’s just that one thing conquers another."
There is always a way to conquer something, and the little demon could not conquer Shen Jue. If he could, Shen Jue would feel very happy even if he suffered from him.
“Like you and me?" Yi Mo said.
Liu Yan sneered: “I don’t even know when I conquered you. I only know that year in the small courtyard in the mountains, someone did not mind the tediousness and talked with me every night… and he conquered me."
Yi Mo lowered his head and kissed his face: “It’s not enough to have one thing conquer another. When it comes to love, both sides must conquer each other."
Only by surrendering to each other can we sympathize and understand each other, and only by giving in a little, giving in a little, and being tolerant of each other can we be more willing to help each other. Otherwise, it will be in vain.
Liu Yan lay back and closed his eyes, thinking about the pine tree spirit in his mind – when Shen Jue was sad, he could still come to them for comfort. The little pine tree spirit grew up alone, without brothers or friends. Now that he was heartbroken, who could he turn to for comfort? He didn’t even have anyone to talk to, which was very pitiful.
The word love is indeed a worrying thing.
Then he thought again, soon Shen Jue would be like him, with no one to talk to when he was sad, and nowhere to go when he was heartbroken, so he could only live alone and wander around. He would suffer to the extreme, and even if he cried, no one would wipe his tears.
Liu Yan felt distressed, as if he had seen Shen Jue wandering around a few years later, with nothing but a pair of desolate and miserable eyes. That was his child.
They have never been related by blood, but for hundreds of years, the father and son are connected by heart.
How could I bear to see him grow up for three hundred years and become an abandoned child of the world?
Liu Yan grabbed Yi Mo’s hand, and suddenly raised his head, his eyes red, and said in a deep voice: “You are not allowed to die."
“Hmm?" Yi Mo was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood what he meant. He hesitated for a long time before he slowly said, “I am a snake."
“Let Shen Jue go with you. Even if you are a snake, you must come back with him." Liu Yan had made up his mind and looked calm: “You are a snake to begin with. I will support you as long as you live.
“As long as you are by my side, it doesn’t matter what you look like.
“I will support you until the end of your life, and I will accompany you on your journey."
Finally, Liu Yan said:
“We are all fathers.”
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