white snow flowers

Chapter 32

After a while, it was still Han Jiangxue who broke the solemn silence.

She bent down, picked up the dirty handkerchief, and slowly wound it around her fingers; the wet and slippery touch made her a little distracted, as if the box of memories was being opened little by little, and the picture buried deep in her heart appeared before her eyes again .

long silence.

"Yes."

She finally opened her mouth and lowered her head, making it difficult to see her expression under the dim candlelight.

"We met a long time ago, it's just...you forgot." Speaking of this, she smiled self-deprecatingly.

"... When is it?" Nan Tianyin's voice was very soft.

Han Jiangxue closed her eyes, she let out a deep breath, her tone was soft and gentle, thinking it was a very good memory for her.

"Tianyin, do you still remember? At the beginning of the Taifeng War three years ago... At that time, the Ling family army was stationed in the Zhenguo Temple at Xiling Ferry..."

Hearing the words "Zhen Guo Temple", Nan Tianyin was stunned.

"At that time, Li Chaojun set off a fire and burned down Yujiazhai at Xiling Ferry. The survivors were all transferred to the back of Zhenguo Temple for treatment."

Nan Tianyin opened her eyes wide, and following Han Jiangxue's narration word by word, her dusty memory opened up bit by bit, outlining her appearance at that time——

She remembered the willows around Zhenguo Temple, and those scorching peach blossoms... and the girl in white with a figure similar to Han Jiangxue——

Her voice trembled unconsciously: "You are... Fanyun?!"

A young woman whose face was completely disfigured in the fire, wearing a veil all day long!

Han Jiangxue looked at her sadly: "Do you still remember me? Tianyin."

"How...how can you not remember...you, you are Fanyun...!"

Nan Tianyin's mind was in turmoil. She looked at the delicate and beautiful Han Jiangxue in disbelief, and Fan Yun, who was gentle and considerate but completely disfigured in her memory, overlapped with her irresistibly.

She still remembered that those peach blossoms, and the woman in white, always followed her quietly to help her take care of the refugees.

She remembered that Fan Yun's favorite words were "what you say is always right" and "what you do is always good".

So gentle and obedient.

On the day when he left Zhenguo Temple, Fanyun looked at her and silently folded off a peach blossom and put it in her palm.Then she shed tears, choked with sobs, and held her hand tightly: "Tianyin, girl Tianyin...we...will meet again...so...please take care of it...be sure... Precious..."

"Miss Fanyun...you also have to take care of yourself and live a good life."

Fanyun broke down in tears: "I will, Tianyin, I believe that the fate between us will not be so shallow... As long as you and I are alive, we will meet again one day."

Tears fell down, she just took a deep breath and let go of her hand.

"It's just that when the time comes, don't forget me."

She asked gently, but Nan Tianyin only thought she was joking and didn't take it to heart.

I didn't know that the present newspaper came today.

Nan Tianyin murmured in a trance: "There will be a time when we will see each other...I actually, I didn't recognize you all this time!"

"It's not your fault. At that time, my face was full of burns and my appearance was completely destroyed. It's very different from now. It's normal for you not to recognize it."

"Fan Yun..."

"That's my signature."

"...So...so...so...I...I sent people to Zhenguo Temple after my sister died, but I couldn't find you anywhere. I thought you had..."

Speaking of this, she closed her eyes mockingly: "I even... erected a tomb for you in Zhenguo Temple. Now that I think about it, what a stupid thing it is..."

"No! It's not stupid!"

Han Jiangxue suddenly stood up excitedly, walked to her side and hugged her tightly!

Nan Tianyin was trembling all over, she heard Han Jiangxue's sobs; that soft body pressed against her, exactly the same feeling as Zeng Fanyun hugged her.

She really...is Fan Yun!

Han Jiangxue hugged her hard and choked with sobs: "You don't know, you don't know what I thought when I went back to see where the monument was erected... I am both happy and sad; I am glad that I still have a place in your heart , even though there were so many refugees at that time, you always treated me differently..."

"But I'm sad again. I thought we could just pass each other like this for the rest of our lives. I don't even know where you went..."

"The country is ruined and the family is destroyed... Even the country is gone. How can we people live and work? We may die one day, and there is no one to bury it; there are wars everywhere... You are a woman, let me Where do I find it? Day and night, I was terrified, and dreamed countless times that you died under the sword of Li Chaojun..."

When she said this, her whole body trembled violently, as if she really saw the tragic death of Nan Tianyin in her dream.

"I'm looking forward to your news every day, but I'm afraid of hearing about you. I'm afraid that what I receive may be the bad news of your death, so I would rather not go to you! Tianyin, Tianyin, it's a good thing you It’s Miss Ling Er, fortunately you are Ling Ruzhou! I was so happy when I knew you were gone...I wanted to come to you, but I was afraid...I was afraid that you would not recognize me, and you were afraid of you Ask me why I lied to you..."

"I once thought that you and I were never meant to be. Thank God for sending you back to me again."

Having said that, Han Jiangxue raised her head and looked at her with tears in her eyes.

"Do you still remember when you asked me what I buried in the mountain behind Zhenguo Temple?"

"……what?"

Nan Tianyin only felt that it was difficult for her to speak.

"I buried a sentence."

"...What are you talking about..."

"One wish is a thousand years old, the second wish is always healthy, and the third wish is to be like Liang Shangyan, to see each other often every year."

With tears in her eyes, she smiled sadly, then put her arms around Nan Tianyin's neck, and kissed her gently.

This kiss was so gentle and careful that it made people tremble. Han Jiangxue's body was soft and thin, and there was a strange cold fragrance in her hair. When she smelled it carefully, she was exactly the same as Fanyun.

Nan Tianyin's heart was in a state of confusion at the moment, many things flashed through her mind - the peach blossoms in Zhenguo Temple, the soft-spoken Fanyun, and...

There is also Hua Chongjin... She leaned quietly in her arms, closed her eyes, and there were many beautiful red plums blooming on her body.

Hua Chongjin...

While Nan Tianyin was in a daze, Han Jiangxue continued to speak incoherently: "Tianyin... I don't know what's going on in your heart, but I... I really... cough cough cough!"

Han Jiangxue choked up and let her go. Because of her emotional fluctuations, she actually caused internal injuries and started coughing violently!

"Jiang Xue!"

Nan Tianyin's heart trembled, she immediately grabbed her hand and looked at her nervously.

"Ahem..." Han Jiangxue tightly covered her mouth, Nan Tianyin's pupils shrank, "Take your hands away and let me see."

Han Jiangxue shook his head, Nan Tianyin said sharply: "Take it away!"

Before Han Jiangxue could react, Nan Tianyin simply opened her hand, and saw a bright red hand as expected.

"This...this is..."

Han Jiangxue's face was pale and bloodless, presumably she was seriously injured: "This is... that day in Wanbao Building..."

Nan Tianyin's heart suddenly sank to the bottom: "...it is... Hua Chongjin..."

She closed her eyes and gently read Hua Chongjin's name.

Han Jiangxue didn't notice anything unusual, but she just calmed down and her face was as cold as ice: "I'm afraid she thinks killing me is too cheap, so she wants to make my life worse than death."

"..." Nan Tianyin felt bitter in her heart, thinking of the new and old enmity between Han Jiangxue and Hua Chongjin, she suddenly felt that the palm of her hand that was holding Han Jiangxue was scalding, and she immediately let go, "Actually ,I--"

"Jiang Xue, the medicine is ready." Before Nan Tianyin finished speaking, she was interrupted by Taki Chuze who walked in.

Han Jiangxue nodded at him, then turned to look at Nan Tianyin: "Well... By the way, Tianyin, what did you want to say just now?"

"……nothing……"

"Really?" Han Jiangxue looked at her suspiciously.

Nan Tianyin smiled palely: "Well, you should take the medicine first."

"I've only been walking for a while, why are you so emotional again?!" Taki Chuze looked at the blood stains on Han Jiangxue's hands, his eyes sank.He glanced at Nan Tianyin who was frowning, and said in an extremely cold voice, "It seems that you two were talking about something."

"Okay, don't make wild guesses." Han Jiangxue took the bowl of crimson medicine and drank it without frowning.

She gave the empty bowl to Taki Chuze, and then took the handkerchief he handed over to wipe off the stains around her mouth.

Seeing this scene, Nan Tianyin suddenly asked: "...is it very bitter?"

"Fortunately, it's not too hard."

Her voice was very soft, so light and calm, as if she really wasn't bitter.

Taki Chuze resentfully said: "Nonsense, you don't even frown on such a bitter medicine." Then he sighed: "Why do you have to be so brave in front of me, Jiang Xue."

"It's really not bitter, no...it should be said, it's bearable," Han Jiangxue smiled: "Really, I'm used to it, Chu Ze."

Seeing the two of them chatting so familiarly, Nan Tianyin didn't bother her, just stood quietly.

After Han Jiangxue took the medicine, Taki Chuze wanted to let her rest, but when she saw Nan Tianyin's brows gloomy, she immediately became worried, and pulled him into the room to ask, "Tianyin, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy? Are you..." She was a little embarrassed and sad: "Is it because what I said... embarrassed you...I..."

Nan Tianyin sighed: "No, don't overthink it."

She shook her head, hesitated for a moment, reached out to touch Han Jiangxue's head, and saw her blushing as expected.

"Then you are..."

"...not because of you."

Unexpectedly, Han Jiangxue seemed to believe that she was concerned about the woman's love, and she turned her face away with embarrassing tears in her eyes: "I know...such an unethical thing...shocking the world, making you..."

Tears rolled down her thin cheeks, and Han Jiangxue quickly wiped them away.

"If Tianyin doesn't mean anything to me... I, I won't pester you... I just beg you... don't think I have a dirty mind..."

When Nan Tianyin heard these words, she felt her breath stuck in her throat, and she couldn't laugh or cry; she stretched out her hand to break Han Jiangxue over, and wiped away her tears regardless of her dodge.

"Since you know Eldest Sister Ling Shiye, you must understand...cough," she was a little embarrassed, not knowing how to explain, "Eldest Sister has been romantic and passionate all her life, but in the end she fell in love with my sister-in-law, a Miao girl. So in my eyes, it is not unbearable for women to fall in love; people's feelings should not be judged right or wrong because of the difference between men and women, don't worry, Jiang Xue."

"...Really..." Han Jiangxue looked at her sadly, threw herself into her arms and choked, "That's good, that's good, Tianyin... But why are you so melancholy?"

Nan Tianyin hugged her, neither hugging nor pushing, so she just stood there: "I'm worried about a friend of mine..." Then she told Han Jiangxue about Jinghuyue and Yunchao's disappearance.

After listening, Han Jiangxue nodded thoughtfully: "I see..."

Nan Tianyin sighed: "The matter of the Buddha's blood lotus is really urgent, but it is even more urgent to find Yun Chao... He is sister-in-law's only junior, if he disappears, how can I explain to sister-in-law."

"So, why not let me share Tianyin's worries."

"Huh?" She looked at Han Jiangxue in surprise: "What is Jiang Xue's plan?"

"I've been to Miss Ruyan's place. Last time, thanks to her, she unlocked the Heart Gu for me. But I have to go there every once in a while. I just happen to be going again soon. If Tianyin can trust me, I'm willing to escort Buddha The blood lotus is in Miss Ruyan's hands."

Upon hearing this, Nan Tianyin suddenly felt enlightened, but then she became worried: "It's just that you are already injured...in case there is any inconvenience..."

Han Jiangxue smiled slightly: "About this, Tianyin can rest assured that Chu Ze will go with me."

"...I see..." Nan Tianyin closed her eyes, "That's really great! Thank you, Jiang Xue."

" Between you and me...why do you need to say thank you?" Han Jiangxue said softly.

After some discussion, Nan Tianyin made up her mind, entrusted Han Jiangxue with escorting the Buddha's blood lotus, and set out to find Yun Chao's whereabouts by herself!