Talk about it

At this time, Lin Yan was in the bamboo forest outside the city.

The moonlight shone down, and the bamboo leaves in the forest were knocked to the ground by the sword energy, and the frustration in the heart of the person wielding the sword could be vaguely seen.

Lin Yan thought that she must be angry. After all, that person left without saying goodbye, and now he is in the capital, but he doesn't come to see him.

But she didn't feel angry at all. Why? Perhaps it was because she knew Xie Zhou too well.

When he left without saying goodbye, Lin Yan guessed that he wanted to face danger alone. Xie Zhou was always like this, keeping everything in his heart, just like Lin Yi.

Lin Yi couldn't hide it, but Xie Zhou was different. He didn't say it actively, so no one knew what he was thinking.

The fact that there has been no news from Xie Zhou for so many years can only mean that his situation is very dangerous and he dare not let her know.

Eight years later, when Lin Yan saw Xie Zhou again, her eyes were full of strangeness, because she found that the man had changed a lot, not only in appearance, but also in his aura.

When Xie Zhou didn't look over, Lin Yan caught a glimpse of Xie Zhou's true appearance in the eyes of outsiders: majestic, keeping strangers away, and a little... lonely.

So instead of being angry, Lin Yan felt more distressed and helpless. She knew Xie Zhou too well. He always put her last. It was like this when they were together. He always only thought about her.

What did Xie Zhou go through to become what he is today, and what exactly happened over the years?

After venting his anger, Lin Yan calmed down and recalled the scene at that time, and the young man and girl sitting next to Xie Zhou.

One of them was a young man guessing riddles on the street, and he was obviously rich or noble. The other one looked even more familiar, Princess Yong'an. In other words, Xie Zhou was related to the royal family, or in other words, he was a member of the royal family.

Thinking of Lin Yi's frustrated look when he came, he didn't show any surprise to see Xie Zhou, which means that Lin Yi had known it for a long time.

After thinking everything through, Lin Yan returned to the Lin Mansion.

Seeing that the candle in Lin Yi's room was still burning, Lin Yan sneered: "It's just as I expected."

Lin Yi in the house sneezed, suppressed his sleepiness, and thought to himself: "Why hasn't my sister come back yet?"

The next moment, a chill came over his heart. Lin Yi looked at Lin Yan who cut the door of the house open with a sword, and said embarrassedly: "Sister, you are back."

Lin Yan didn't want to waste time talking and said directly: "When did you meet Xie Zhou?"

"Five years ago" Lin Yidao.

"The year you were framed and imprisoned?" Lin Yan frowned, "Was it Xie Zhou who saved you?"

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Lin Yan was not surprised by this. After all, she had more or less guessed something today. She then said, "Xie Zhou's surname is not Xie, but Song, right?"

"Sister, you are indeed very smart." Lin Yi helped Lin Yan sit down on the couch in a flattering manner, "Sister, please sit down and I will not hide anything from you anymore. I will tell you everything without leaving out a single word."

"Five years ago, it was Xie Zhou who rescued me from prison. That's when I learned of Xie Zhou's current identity: the powerful Regent Song Yizhou..."

Just like that, Lin Yi told everything from beginning to end, without any detail.

"Yizhou had no choice but to leave. I know my sister has always been upset about him leaving without saying goodbye and leaving no message. But Yizhou had no choice at the time. He didn't even know if he could survive. He hadn't contacted you all these years because he was afraid that you would run to help him without hesitation after knowing. Yizhou wanted you to live the life you love, not be bound by it like him."

After listening to this, Lin Yan was silent for a long time and asked, "I have been in the capital for so long, why doesn't he come to see me?"

"I don't know, you need to ask her," Lin Yi said.

Lin Yan didn't ask any more questions, turned around and walked out of Lin Yi's yard. Before leaving, he destroyed Lin Yi's yard with a sword.

Lin Yi looked at the dilapidated roof, raised his head and sighed: "Song Yizhou, it's all your fault. This is the result of helping you hide it from your sister. I can only help you up to this point."

Prince Regent's Palace

Song Yizhou sat in the study, looking up at the sky, as if waiting for someone who might not come.

There is no moon tonight, the sky is pitch black with no end in sight, just like Song Yizhou's heart at the moment.

Song Yizhou did not sleep all night. He sat by the window with a blank look in his eyes until the sky slightly brightened.

There was a noise outside the house. Song Yizhou's body stiffened for a moment, his eyelashes trembled, and then he waved to the shadow guard in the dark.

The shadow guard's stiff body relaxed instantly, and cold sweat broke out. The person appeared without any breath. If she hadn't revealed her flaw, no one would have been able to discover her.

Lin Yan stood at the window, looking at him silently.

The two of them just kept staring at each other until Song Yizhou couldn't bear it anymore and asked the shadow guards to leave.

Lin Yan pointed upwards, motioning him to go to the roof.

Song Yizhou climbed onto the roof and sat down next to Lin Yan.

"Ayan," Song Yizhou called out. It had been so long since he called out this name. He had called out this name countless times in places where no one was around over the years, but this was the only time he called out this name in front of me.

Lin Yan didn't respond, handed the jar of wine he brought to Song Yizhou, and then began to drink it in big gulps.

"Is there anything you want to ask me?" Song Yizhou tried hard to control his nervousness and asked in a trembling voice.

Lin Yan wiped the wine from the corner of his mouth and asked, "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

"At that time, the emperor issued an urgent decree and I was ordered to return to the capital to protect the young emperor's registration, quell the rebellion, and kill the rebels." Song Yizhou paused and continued: "A'yan, it was my fault to leave without saying goodbye. I don't ask you to forgive me. You can do whatever you want."

Lin Yan almost laughed out of anger. He told everything he had experienced in the past eight years in just a few words, without mentioning how dangerous it was.

Lin Yan pointed to the wine jar and said, "Xie Zhou, do you still remember that night when you left, you asked me if I wanted to drink. We went up to the roof together and drank all night. Didn't you ever think of telling me at that time?"

Song Yizhou was silent for a moment and took a sip of wine. "Never, A'yan. If I go back to that day, I will still do the same. A'yan, you should live freely and not be trapped by me."

"Xie Zhou, can't you be a little selfish?" Although he knew why he had to endure all this alone, Lin Yan couldn't help but say.

"Ayan, if you encounter this situation one day, what will you do?" Song Yizhou asked back.

Lin Yan was speechless. If it were her, she would also cut off contact with everyone and face it alone.

"Then why have you never thought of coming to see me even though I've been in Beijing for so long?" Lin Yan stared into Song Yizhou's eyes and asked, "Don't you want to see me in this life? Ayi knew your identity so early, and I only now realize, Xie Zhou, whether you have never trusted me in your eyes."

Song Yizhou's face turned pale instantly. The words came to his lips, but he couldn't say them. He could only explain weakly: "It's not like that, it's not like that."

Seeing him like this, Lin Yan almost laughed out of anger, but when she looked down and saw the scar on Song Yizhou's hand, her eyes froze instantly.

Three years ago, she had seen this scar in the Valley of Divine Doctors.

At that time, she was rescued by a young man. She vaguely felt that she was in the Valley of Divine Doctors and accidentally glanced at the scar.

After waking up, Lao Zhao told her that he was saved by a kind-hearted person, but that person did not want to reveal his identity.

Lin Yan had no doubts, but he didn't expect that the person who saved him was Xie Zhou.

"Three years ago, in Wu County, Qingzhou," Lin Yan said slowly, "It was you who saved me."

When Song Yizhou heard Lin Yan report the familiar time and place, his back stiffened and he realized that the scar on his hand was exposed.

Lin Yan still didn't know what kind of person Xie Zhou was. Thinking of the force he found out three years ago that was related to the capital, Lin Yan sighed helplessly.

"I was plotted against back then, not because of you. I was approached by someone to collaborate with me, but I refused, which led to the murder. Ah Zhou, don't blame yourself for this."

Then he sighed lightly and said, "Azhou, Xie Zhou and Song Yizhou are the same person from the beginning to the end. In my eyes, you will always be the same person. No matter what you go through or what you become, you will always be Azhou."

"I know that you didn't tell me because you didn't want me to be involved in danger. You wanted me to live freely alone, but Azhou, nothing is more important than you. Whether it's you, Ayi, Aning, or Lao Zhao, no matter if anyone of you is in danger, I will be there."

Lin Yan stared into Song Yizhou's eyes and said softly, "Azhou, I have never blamed you. You are always like this, bearing all the pain alone, but don't forget, I am always behind you."

"No matter what you've been through before, I may not have been able to help you, but now I can, Azhou, remember, I'm always here."

Song Yizhou said in a hoarse voice: "Okay."

Lin Yan picked up the jar of wine and said, "After we drink this jar, everything that happened before will be in the past. No matter what happens in the future, Ayi, Aning, and I will be together."

"Cheers!" The sound of wine jars colliding was heard, accompanied by Song Yizhou's relieved smile.

At this time, the sun rose, and the warm sunlight shone on the two of them, just like when Song Yizhou left that year, but this time, he would not leave.

Song Yizhou looked at Lin Yan drinking wine and admiring the sunrise, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, fortunately you are still alive."

In fact, there is another reason why she dared not meet A'an. In Lin'an's eyes, Song Yizhou was a gentleman with a bright and elegant demeanor, and a gentle and kind childhood sweetheart.

But now he is Song Yizhou, the ruthless regent, and he is no longer the same as he was back then.

But Song Yizhou didn't care about all this. Listening to A'an's sincere oath, nothing else mattered. He, Song Yizhou, could become whatever A'an liked, as long as he could always be with A'an.

Ever since Zhong Ningning told him that Lin Yan risked his life to break the limit of his martial arts, Song Yizhou felt scared.

He knew that Lin Yan didn't care about her own life in her heart. She liked the comfortable life in the martial arts world and would rush forward without hesitation when faced with danger.

He used to think that Ah Yan was strong enough and that Uncle Lin was in charge, so nothing would happen. But now it seems that is not the case.

Song Yizhou knew that with Lin Yan's ability, he could have escaped unscathed from the assassination attempt three years ago.

But she didn't. Song Yizhou knew the reason without having to think about it. It was because Ah Yan was not convinced and wanted to fight back after being ambushed, but he fell into a trap.

If he hadn't arrived in time, Ah Yan might have risked his life to take revenge, not caring at all whether he would die there or not.

Song Yizhou once thought that it would be okay if he left, because A'an still had Uncle Lin, Lin Yi, Zhong Ningning, and Lao Zhao by her side. These people would restrain A'an, so that when she encountered danger, she would remember that there were still people who wanted her to be alive.

But later Uncle Lin passed away, Lin Yi got into trouble, Zhong Ningning found her biological parents, and everyone was moving away from her.

When Ah Yan was in danger and broke through the Yang Feng Jue, everyone had advised her not to do it, but at that time, no one stopped her. Once she failed, she would die. Ah Yan was crazy at that moment. She either died or became the number one in the martial arts world.

Lin Yan, who was not stopped by anyone, was actually a madman, a madman who didn't care about his life.

After Song Yizhou figured out the cause and effect, he felt a chill down his spine. If Ah Yan was still the same as she was three years ago, and if he wasn't around, the next time he saw her, it would most likely be her corpse.

So Song Yizhou changed his previous thoughts. He was afraid of seeing Lin Yan before, but now, he just wanted to resolve everything quickly and travel around the world with Lin Yan.

The two drank and watched the sunrise until the sky was completely bright.

Before leaving, Song Yizhou said: "Ayan, one year, wait for me for another year, and after one year, let's go back to the world, okay?"

"Okay, I'll wait for you." Lin Yan smiled with his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth.