Chapter 164 I Can't Bear to Let You Down

Huo Luyu wiped his face vigorously with his sleeves. Although he couldn't wipe it clean, his features could still be vaguely seen.

Yun Chen felt as if his head had been slapped, his head was buzzing, and he stuttered and asked:

"Why are you here?"

Huo Luyu glanced at Yun Chen with resentment, still sobbing, but said in a deliberately nonchalant tone:

"Why can't I be here? I want to follow you. Wherever you go, I'll go!"

Yun Chen was stunned. "Are you crazy?"

Huo Luyu's eyes turned red again, he took a deep breath and said:

"I was just crazy. I ran away from the mansion in a fit of rage and infiltrated the guards! I was crazy! That's why I followed you all the way here for a month!"

Huo Luyu became more and more excited as he spoke, tears welling up in his eyes. He couldn't help but shout, "I'm crazy! That's why I like someone who looks down on me! I will follow you for the rest of my life! Whether you like it or not!! Yun Chen, I'm so scared that you'll get lost again... I'm really tired of staying in the mansion... waiting for news from you like a fool..."

Huo Luyu was already sobbing as she spoke, and kept hitting Yun Chen's shoulders with her little fists.

But except for the first one which was hit with real force, each subsequent one was lighter than the previous one, as he was reluctant to use any strength.

Huo Luyu grabbed Yun Chen's clothes, rested her head on Yun Chen's shoulder, and cried helplessly and sadly.

Yun Chen looked up at the moon that had remained unchanged for thousands of years, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

What kind of evil fate is this...

Not to mention Huo Luyu, a pampered young lady who can't even ride a horse.

Even Yun Chen felt very tired after running around for a month.

She couldn't imagine how Huo Luyu managed to persevere along the way.

After Huo Luyu finished crying, Yun Chen took her to the upper reaches of the stream to wash up.

Yun Chen lit a torch and stood by the stream to provide light and warmth for Huo Luyu, then stood far away, partly to avoid suspicion and partly to prevent other guards from coming over.

Although he was far away, Yun Chen could still clearly hear the sound of rushing water and Huo Luyu's occasional gasps of pain.

Yun Chen guessed that Huo Luyu might have rubbed his inner thighs because he seldom rode horses and had ridden for too long in the past month.

She recalled that when she was young and first rode a horse, her thighs were rubbed raw. Not only was it so painful that she couldn't walk, but she had to sleep with her legs crossed.

Thinking back on the past month, in order to capture Yu Yangji as soon as possible, the Huo Gang ran and traveled without regard for their lives, sleeping on the ground, eating cold rice, and drinking raw water...

For Huo Luyu, a noble lady who had never suffered hardship, every one of these things was unbearable...

What made Yun Chen most uncomfortable was that the young ladies from aristocratic families always strictly abided by etiquette.

Even though Huo Luyu had been spoiled since childhood, at most he would sneak out of the house to listen to storytelling.

But now, for Yun Chen, Huo Luyu can actually throw away the most important "reputation" in a woman's life and mingle alone in the guard team that is all men.

Do you really like it that much?

Just like she likes Huo Gannian.

Does Huo Luyu also love Yun Chen so desperately?

Yun Chen was in deep sorrow. When she heard the sound of water stop, she looked up.

Huo Luyu was seen limping towards him. It must be because he had just gotten wet, and his thighs were hurting even more.

But Huo Luyu still did not complain or take credit for it. He even tried to maintain an elegant walking posture, not wanting Yun Chen to notice.

From the moment he was scolded by the two guards until now, Huo Luyu never mentioned how hard it was.

She just said she liked it.

She didn't mention anything about dedication and determination.

Somehow, Yun Chen's heart suddenly became confused.

I was moved and frightened; I felt deeply burdened and guilty.

When Huo Luyu stood in front of Yun Chen again, raised her pretty face without makeup, looked at Yun Chen with a faint smile, Yun Chen inexplicably felt soft-hearted.

Huo Luyu and Huo Gannian are siblings and look very similar.

It’s just that Huo Luyu always puts on makeup, which weakens her resemblance to Huo Gannian.

At the moment, there is only a fair and clean face and a pair of beautiful almond-shaped eyes full of charm and loveliness.

Looking at these eyes, it is hard to imagine that behind them is a willful, persistent, strong and tenacious character.

Yun Chen turned his back and squatted, patting his shoulder, "Come on up, I'll carry you back."

Huo Luyu slowly lay on Yun Chen's back and gently put her arms around Yun Chen's neck.

After walking a distance, Yun Chen spoke softly:

"Second Miss, I am a woman—a girl like you."

Regardless of whether Huo Luyu would collapse or become furious, Yun Chen felt that he had to confess.

Yun Chen said, "After my mother passed away, I left home to venture out into the world. To find my benefactor, I disguised myself as a man and became a wandering martial artist, traveling around the country to seek my benefactor. Later, the young master appreciated me and promised to help me find my benefactor, so I joined the Huo Gang as a guard. Second Miss, I didn't mean to hide anything from you or deceive you alone, but I'm really sorry... I'm a woman..."

After saying this, Yun Chen was ready to face Huo Luyu's crying and making a fuss.

Unexpectedly, Huo Luyu just leaned his face on Yun Chen's shoulder and said softly:

"I know."

Yun Chen froze in an instant.

Huo Luyu whispered:

"That year in the ancestral hall, I was drugged and framed by thieves. You carried me here and there, taking care of me, washing and changing my clothes... My mind was groggy at the time, and I can't remember a lot of things... But later, as time went on, I slowly began to remember some things."

Huo Luyu quickly reached out and touched Yun Chen's chest, saying:

"You were holding me the whole time, and I felt it... I knew you were a woman. An amazing woman, braver and more loyal than any man in the world. Regardless of whether you are a man or a woman, you are Yun Chen in my heart."

As he spoke, Huo Luyu tightened his arms around Yun Chen, his voice choked with sobs and a hint of pleading:

"There's nothing wrong with love itself. It's a right even animals have, and it's a feeling that all things in this world can have, right? Does a bird have to love another bird? It can also love a tree... Yun Chen, will you hate this bird..."

After a long silence, Yun Chen continued to move forward.

"Won't."

At this point, Yun Chen finally understood.

It turns out that there has never been any such thing as observing etiquette and avoiding suspicion.

Xiaoyue'er didn't know that she was disguised as a man, but Huo Luyu knew it from the beginning to the end.

Those feelings that were bound by the rules were about to burst out, but Huo Luyu chose to carefully put them away just to protect Yun Chen's secret.

This is a feeling that is too heavy for Yun Chen to bear.

She couldn't bear to let him down, but she couldn't afford it.