Chapter 45 Chapter 45 Escape.

Cold and vicious, very familiar words.

Coupled with the abnormal cry of the little monkey and the chariot that was smashed into pieces by him, an idea vaguely emerged in Zhang Jingxian's mind.

He heard what she said.

"It turns out that my husband heard what I said in front of Mr. Gongcheng, and he set up a trap to harm me just for revenge." After figuring it out, Zhang Jingxian's voice no longer trembled.

It is true that she was wrong to speak behind her back, but not a single word she said was wrong.

It's true that he deceived her and used some tricks to force her to submit.

"Revenge? Ah Xian, don't misunderstand me. It's just a few words. How could I take revenge on my savior for this?" Xie Yun lowered his head and looked at her face, smiling and said that he just wanted to let her see some truly cruel means.

What came before was nothing.

"Now, I understand." Listening to his laughter, Zhang Jingxian felt very calm.

Didn't she already know that he was a venomous snake that would bite back?

"I found the herb Vaccaria for you, but you used it to drive me out of Xishan Village. I almost made my uncle kneel before me and publicly expose the scars I suffered four years ago."

“This day will be one I will never forget.”

She spoke softly, closed her eyes and stopped looking at him.

As a result, the next moment, Xie Yun leaned over and bit her nose tip mercilessly, with such force that it seemed as if he wanted to bite off the small mole and swallow it into his body.

Zhang Jingxian felt real pain, her eyes still tightly closed, her long black hair spread on the plain straw mat, her face was a little pale, she looked tired yet... alluring.

A sneer came from above, and the fangs of the venomous snake seemed to be tired of one place, so it let go of her nose and bit another place.

The sudden feeling of wetness on her eyelids made Zhang Jingxian's heart tremble and her eyelashes trembled constantly, but she did not dare to act rashly. It was not until the feeling of wetness moved to the corners of her eyes that she suppressed her fear and asked aloud.

"My dear, what do you want to do?"

He wanted to take revenge on her, he wanted to see her cry, and he had done it.

Xie Yun's thin lips paused at the corner of her eye, and then licked it hard, as if looking for the tears she cried.

Unfortunately, after all his efforts, he only tasted a little sweetness.

Too sweet.

Xie Yun's Adam's apple rolled, and he let go of her, saying calmly, "I also want to ask Ah Xian what she wants to do. She has spent countless efforts to seduce me, but then she said she would never, could not, like me!"

"But now, Ah Xian obviously likes it very much." He twisted the corner of her eye with his fingertips.

Otherwise, how come the taste here is sweet instead of bitter or astringent.

Zhang Jingxian was stunned for a moment, but she quickly sat up and shook her head at him, "No, my dear, I don't like you, nor did I seduce you. What I said in front of Mr. Gongcheng was all my true feelings."

"My dear, if you don't believe me, I can prove it right now. If anyone else were injured and I encountered them, I would carry them home and apply medicine to them. If they could repay me by ensuring the safety of my cousin and the villagers, I would also take care of them meticulously until their injuries were healed."

She tells him that this is not love and that someone else can be him.

Xie Yun's eyes turned sinister.

"What is it like to like someone? My dear, you may not understand. When he is in pain, I can't help but cry; when he is happy, I laugh too; no matter what he does, my eyes will follow him."

"I will express my love clearly. If he likes me back, I will propose to him and hunt down a wild goose with the most beautiful feathers and the most graceful flight to give to him."

The peasant girl had a faint smile on her face as she patiently explained to him what it felt like to truly love someone, all of which he had never experienced before.

She never cried for him, nor did she smile sincerely for him, never said she loved him, nor did she hunt geese to propose to him.

So, she concluded.

"My dear, you misunderstood."

Zhang Jingxian knew that this sentence would definitely make him angry, but she still said it quite happily.

Tell him in a casual tone that it was just a misunderstanding.

They looked at each other, but there was no expression on Xie Yun's face. He gently stroked her long hair that hung behind her shoulders, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged.

"Whether it's a misunderstanding or not is not up to Ah Xian to decide."

Why hasn't she changed her naiveté? From the beginning to the end, he is the only one who has the right to say the word "misunderstanding".

"I told Ah Xian a long time ago to read more."

Xie Yun's tone was gentle. Only by reading more could she change her naive nature and learn not to provoke others easily. There were some people she couldn't afford to offend.

"I..." Zhang Jingxian felt that he was making excuses. Whether or not one liked someone had nothing to do with studying.

"Shh, don't talk, I don't want to hear a word you say now."

Xie Yun's dark eyes stared at her, like a mountain beast coldly sizing up its prey. If the prey struggled even a little, it would face having its neck bitten off.

Zhang Jingxian knew that he was completely enraged, so she sat still with her body stiff and her mouth tightly closed.

Although her intuition was certain that he would not kill her.

The prey finally became obedient. Xie Yun's eyes moved, and he leaned in and kissed the corner of her lips. Then he picked up the hairband that he had pulled open and helped her tie up her long hair.

Although it was his first time doing such a thing, his movements did not seem unfamiliar at all.

It seems like I have done it many times before.

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After traveling for about two hours, the carriage stopped beside a pond.

The reason is that Envoy Xie wants to have lunch.

Unlike the common people at the bottom of society, young men from aristocratic families such as Gongcheng Yue have to eat three meals a day, and not only that, the variety of meals must also be rich.

Even when I'm away from home, I never skimp on my meals.

Several soldiers skillfully built a stove and started a fire, while a few others led horses to graze on the grass. Gong Chengyue waved a feather fan and glanced at the motionless carriage as if casually, his eyes full of interest.

I wonder whether the peasant girl is dead or alive now after experiencing the wrath of Lord Xie?

After thinking about it, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and walked over.

Unfortunately, when Gong Chengyue was still some distance away from the carriage, the door was suddenly pushed open from the inside, revealing the two people in the carriage.

They sat on one side and one side, and the woman by the window was holding a book in her hand, looking very serious.

"Madam Zhang, are you learning to read?" Gongcheng Yue asked with a smile, ignoring the presence of Envoy Xie beside him.

Even so, from the moment the door opened, he immediately felt a biting chill.

"Well, how can a guest of my husband be illiterate? My uncle asked me to serve you well." Zhang Jingxian read a word naturally, thought for a while, jumped off the carriage, and asked Gong Chengyue what the word she read meant.

Gong Chengyue looked at the book in her hand and said with a smile, "It turns out to be Qu Yuan's Li Sao. Madam Zhang is referring to an uncommon character, meaning orchid."

"Oh, oh, so the meaning is so simple." Hearing this, Zhang Jingxian smiled embarrassedly and walked to a place with the book.

There happened to be an orchid growing where she went.

"Mrs. Zhang is a very interesting person. This is the first time I have seen someone recognize words from orchids." Gong Chengyue watched leisurely and said something.

"Does it have anything to do with you?" Xie Yun looked at the counselor beside him and said coldly, "Gong Chengyue, she didn't even suspect you."

If it were someone else, they would probably think that Gong Chengyue had revealed those words to him, but she didn't.

They had only met three times, and the total time they spent together was less than an hour. Why did she trust him so much?

Hearing this, Gong Chengyue was slightly stunned. He did have a feeling that Madam Zhang seemed to have known him for a long time and knew some of his ways.

However, he certainly couldn't say this to his good friend Xie Shijun.

"Qilang, she is just an ordinary woman." Gongcheng Yue said lightly. He could not see anything special about this peasant girl, so he just recruited her as his guest.

However, there is one thing that is taboo.

"Don't let her get on your nerves too much."

Hearing this, Xie Yun chuckled, his smile was strange and cold.

"It's just for a moment. I want her to completely regret saying those words." When she regrets it, when she can't help but beg for his love, his eyes will be taken away from her forever.

This is Xie Yun’s revenge.

Gong Chengyue frowned. Although those words did sound annoying, he said, "She is your savior after all, Qilang."

"You also know that she is mine, not yours." Xie Yun replied lightly, with a dark look in her eyes.

Gongcheng Yue felt a lump in his throat and clenched his feather fan tightly. This guy, are they saying the same thing?

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Zhang Jingxian squatted on the ground, ostensibly learning words from an orchid, but in fact, her eyes were wide open, quietly paying attention to the surrounding environment.

She knew the location of the pool. Not far to the north was a valley. Further north of the valley was a dense forest. The dense forest connected to the mountain peaks and blocked out the sun. It was easy to get lost in it.

If she could go to the valley and take the opportunity to escape into the dense forest, even if Xie Yun had many men, they might not be able to find her immediately.

However, she was much more familiar with the mountains than they were. With the bow, arrow, vines and powder she carried with her, she could easily survive for several days and nights alone.

Xie Yun couldn't find her, so he might not be willing to waste time returning to Xishan Village. She had angered him, and he had already come back for revenge. Pursuing her relentlessly was out of character for his past life, so he would most likely take his men back to his Changling Commandery.

After silently thinking through the pros and cons, Zhang Jingxian closed the book and walked towards the pond.

"Madam, do you want to wash up? Or are you thirsty?" Yi Yu noticed her actions and walked forward.

"There are fish in the pond. I want to catch them and feed them to my husband." Zhang Jingxian's attitude was very calm. Since she chose to be a guest of Xie Yun, she naturally had to please him all the time.

Catching fish, she had done it before.

After hearing her explanation, Yi Yu nodded and said, "I'm going with Madam Zhang."

Zhang Jingxian readily agreed. She pulled a wooden arrow from her bag and gave it to him, reciting her experience in fishing. "Let's first find a shallow area, then aim and stab the fish. If the water is too deep, the fish will escape."

Yi Yu reached out to take the arrow from her hand, but before his hand touched the arrow, Xie suddenly appeared and called him away.

"Yu, my husband wants to see you for something."

"yes."

Yi Yu smiled apologetically at Zhang Jingxian, turned around and left.

“Then I’ll go fishing alone,” she whispered, approaching the pool with a wooden arrow in her hand.

The first spot she chose was where everyone could see it, and it was quite deep. She got a lot of water on her body but didn't catch any fish.

Helpless, Zhang Jingxian sighed loudly and found another spot. This time she was lucky enough to catch a small fish.

But how can one fish be enough for so many people?

She changed to the third seat, which was a little far away from the crowd. She kept walking with her head down, and no one stopped her.

Walking north to the other side of the pool and seeing the valley ahead, Zhang Jingxian's heart began to pound. As long as she walked into the valley and ran into the dense forest, she would be free!

The girl's eyes were very bright, like black crystal stones, sparkling.

Finally, she started running, her long hair mixed with a little green flying in the air, like an elf in the mountains, so beautiful.

The dense forest seemed to be within her reach. Almost, just a little bit, she would return to the embrace of the mountains.

A high-pitched meowing sound suddenly rang out, mixed with the clear and melodious chirping of an oriole. Zhang Jingxian's body seemed to be held down by a big hand. She turned her head stiffly and saw the little raccoon and the oriole trapped in the cage.

The little red fox also failed to escape, and its animal eyes looked at her quietly.

"Ah Xian, don't you come to see your friends? I remember you haven't said goodbye to them yet." Xie Yun's long fingers tapped on the cage lightly and heavily, like some kind of death-urging melody.

He smiled, appreciating her disbelieving and frightened reaction. Her features were sharp and cold. "Thankfully, we caught them in the cage early. Otherwise, you almost got away, Ah Xian."

Zhang Jingxian seemed unable to speak, her eyes were blank. He actually went to such lengths to control her.

"...Let them go." She spoke with difficulty, moving her legs step by step towards Xie Yun. "When you were sick, they brought you a pheasant. Even Wang Buliuxing was found by the red fox. Have you forgotten, my dear?"

"Of course I remember," Xie Yun stared at her pale face and sighed softly, "So, in addition to Ah Xian, I also want to bring them back to Changling."

"Repay their kindness."

"No... they belong to the mountains and forests. They won't be able to survive in a world full of humans!" There was anger and a hint of resentment in Zhang Jingxian's tone.

The mask of calm was shattered, and she felt the unspeakable pain as he wished.

His face was pale and his heart was suffocating.

"Ah Xian is right. That's why I just told them, if you don't run away, I'll let them go. But if you do run away, let them stay with Ah Xian." Xie Yun's tall figure slowly covered her entire body. He lowered his eyes and looked at her steadily, then asked her softly, "So, why did you run away?"

Only she challenged his bottom line again and again.

"I didn't run away, no... There are wild fruits and spicy vegetables in the valley. I just went to pick some and brought them back." Zhang Jingxian pinched her palms tightly and whispered an explanation that even she didn't believe.

However, there was no other way. She couldn't confront him head-on now, so she could only approach him softly.

Her friend was in his hands.

"I remember that my husband likes Xin, is that right?"

Xie Yun didn't say anything.

For a moment, the atmosphere was stagnant. Even the little fox who loved to meow quickly lay down its furry body and stayed close to the red fox.

"I am willing to go to Changling County with you, my dear, and I will not leave halfway."

His eyebrows moved slightly, but he remained indifferent.

"I said those words partly because I was afraid."

"What are you afraid of?" Xie Yun asked coldly, not giving her any room for ambiguity.

His gaze was fixed on her face, as solid as a substance.

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The author has something to say: Muah, the red envelope has been sent, there will be a delay~

Sorry, I've been busy lately and can't finish writing at 7 o'clock, so I'll update it at 12 o'clock~