Chapter 15
Ashina Yu seemed startled by her words, his eyes widening even more than before. He waved his hands anxiously, and perhaps because of his anxiety, his Central Plains dialect became even more stammering: "No, no! How could I... kill you?"
He took half a step forward, then stopped as if afraid of scaring her, and hurriedly hid the dagger in his hand behind his back. His cold and beautiful face flushed slightly in anxiety: "You, you are the most important person to me... I can't protect you in time, I won't..."
This little Hu guy has a sweet mouth.
Seeing him so anxious that he was incoherent, the inexplicable uneasiness in Shen Aheng's heart suddenly dissipated. In fact, if he really wanted to kill her, with his skills, the dagger in her hand would be like a piece of scrap metal.
It's useless to use any protection.
Shen Ah Heng loosened his grip on the dagger and stuffed it back under the pillow. He then cleared his throat and said, "It's okay, I just asked casually. And that, um...what I said just now didn't mean to drive you away. It was just a casual chat, nothing else."
"Well, after tossing and turning for most of the night, if you're not sleepy, I'm going to be sleepy too." Shen Ah Heng waved at him through the crack in the door, deliberately teasing him, but his voice was a little drifting: "It's getting late, I'm going back to sleep, you should also hurry back to the room to catch up on some sleep, if you stand any longer the sun will hit your butt."
Ashina Yu was stunned when he heard that, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the hesitation in his eyes that was not completely at ease had not faded away. He obediently responded "Okay", but he did not move his feet immediately. His eyes lingered on her door frame, as if he was afraid that once he left, she would regret it and be afraid of him.
When Shen Ah Heng saw this, he quickly shrank back, his hand couldn't help but clench the door handle, and put on a fierce look on his face: "If you dawdle again, I won't care about you. If your body is blown by the cold wind for a while, you will get sick again. I really can't treat you. If you fall in front of me, I will be questioned by the government."
Ashina Yu then pursed her lips and said nothing more. She just turned around with light steps and looked back at her after taking two steps. Her eyes were like a clear pond shrouded in mist, with some imperceptible loneliness and a bit of gentle stubbornness, as if silently telling something.
Despite this, he did not object at all and walked towards his room obediently.
Shen Ah Heng watched his back disappear into the room before she breathed a sigh of relief. She closed the door with a "bang" and leaned against the door panel, unable to help but muttering softly. She had finally persuaded this man to go back. If she stayed any longer, her little heart probably wouldn't be able to bear it.
A sleepless night.
Early the next morning, Shen Ahheng curled up in the quilt, listening to the chirping of sparrows outside the window. The sun was almost shining on the pillow, but she still didn't have the courage to lift the quilt.
Although Ashina Yu repeatedly told her last night that he would not kill her or do anything to her, as soon as she closed her eyes, the image of him raising his hand and stabbing a knife into the thief's chest yesterday emerged in her mind, and her little heart couldn't help but tremble.
Thinking of the herbs she had dried in the yard yesterday, which must have been wilted by now, Shen Ah Heng sighed softly while pulling at the quilt. Although it hurt, it was still safer in bed than going out.
Shen Aheng felt a little regretful. If she had prepared more food in the room to fill her stomach, it would have been better. This room was full of dried herbs or various medicinal powders, and none of them could be eaten.
It’s all that guy’s fault. He cooked so deliciously that she never had any leftovers.
Suddenly thinking of the delicious food he made every day, Shen Aheng couldn't help swallowing his saliva.
well.
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
He dawdled like this until the afternoon, when his stomach growled with hunger and he could no longer bear it. Shen Ah Heng quietly got up from the bed, walked to the door, and put his ear to the door panel to listen for any movement.
It was quiet outside, even the occasional sound of wind blowing through the leaves was very light.
Shen Ah Heng pinched the door panel and slowly pushed the gap a little wider. He stuck his head out and looked out. The yard was empty. There were only a few empty medicine plaques on the stone steps where the medicinal herbs were dried last night. They had been put away.
Ashina Yu's door was closed tightly.
His heart finally settled down, and Shen Ah Heng quickly tiptoed towards the kitchen, his mind full of thoughts about finding a snack to fill his stomach.
Ashina Yu probably didn’t eat the leftover sugar cake from yesterday.
But as soon as he lifted the door curtain of the back kitchen, Shen Ah Heng was stunned.
There was a person sitting on a small stool in front of the stove.
He had changed out of the clothes with dark blood-stained cuffs from last night and was wearing a new light grey robe, which made him look slim and tall. A few strands of hair hung in front of his forehead, his skin was cold and fair, and his eyebrows and eyes were delicate and gorgeous.
The firelight illuminated half of his face. Three or four dishes were warming on the stove in front of him, all carefully covered with lids. He had his eyes lowered, his eyelashes casting a light shadow under his eyes. He looked as if he was in a daze and didn't even notice she came in.
Unexpectedly seeing this person here, Shen Ah Heng was so scared that she almost jumped up. She immediately wanted to turn around and leave, but she felt that it was too deliberate. She had clearly promised him last night that she would not be afraid. After holding it in for a long time, she finally uttered a sentence: "You, why are you sitting here, like a wooden stake?"
Her eyes inadvertently swept over the faint dark circles under his eyes. After a pause, she blurted out uncontrollably, "Didn't you go back to rest?"
Ashina Yu heard the voice and immediately stood up from the small wooden stool. His fingers were still clutching the edge of his sleeve, his knuckles slightly white. He seemed to have something to say. His Adam's apple rolled slightly, but he could only mumble, "You...didn't eat."
Shen Ah Heng choked, her cheeks faintly hot. She was afraid of him. She had been hiding for the whole morning, thinking that she could sneak out to eat something when he was not active, but she never expected that he would squat here!
Shen Ah Heng pretended to be calm, turned away his eyes and lied: "I ate too much last night, and I wasn't hungry in the morning. Now... I'm a little hungry now."
Ashina Yu didn't expose her secret plan to sneak into the kitchen in the middle of the night and clean up all the dishes he had cooked. He just followed her lead and asked, "So, do you want to eat now?"
There were several dishes on the stove, all covered with a lid, but the fragrance still drifted into my nose through the gaps.
Shen Ah Heng swallowed his saliva. Who cares? If he wants to die, he must be a full ghost! The spineless man stopped twisting his head and nodded gently.
Ashina Yu's eyes lit up instantly, and all the timidity she had just felt vanished. She quickly turned around to remove the coarse cloth food cover, her eyes filled with a hint of joy, and even her movements quickened. "I'll heat up the porridge again, it'll be ready soon."
As soon as Shen Aheng sat down, he saw Ashina Yu circling around the stove, sometimes lifting the food cover to touch other dishes, and sometimes busy arranging chopsticks, just like a small snail that kept turning.
The loneliness that had just wrapped around him was long gone, and even his back revealed an unconcealable happiness that made her feel soft in her heart.
But when her eyes fell on the obvious dark circles under his eyes, her skin was originally fair, and when she first picked him up, it looked like jade and was creepy. Although it was better now, any flaws were very obvious.
Shen Ah Heng couldn't help but feel sour when he saw it.
It was obvious that he had never done anything bad to her, and he took care of her in different ways every day as a reward, and it was more like he was worshipping her as his ancestor.
He had almost recovered from his illness but hadn't gained much weight, and his arms and legs were thin. The last time he injured the thief, he probably showed his ability because he was forced into a corner. But she wanted to drive him away and scared him for so long because of this. It was really unfair to him.
Thinking of how he looked when he took action last night, Shen Ah Heng calmed down, but still couldn’t help but said: “Your martial arts are so good…why didn’t you say it before?”
Ashina Yu paused, and when he turned around, his eyes were filled with a frank sense of helplessness. He spoke slowly in Zhongyuan dialect, "No, there's nothing to say. I'm afraid you'll get scared if you hear it."
That’s true.
Shen Aheng nodded silently.
Ashina Yu's fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edge of the bowl. After waiting for a while, and seeing that she stopped asking questions, he continued to work.
This little snail was actually trying to figure out her character. Shen Ah Heng felt like she had underestimated him before. When she looked up and saw that he had not only heated up the porridge, but was also going to heat up all the other dishes, she quickly called him back, "Don't heat it up anymore! If you heat it up any more, the vegetables will become swollen! These dishes are just warm enough."
Ashina Yu paused and turned to look at her with a look of confusion in his eyes.
Shen Aheng cleared his throat and pointed to the empty seat opposite: "You must not have eaten either? Stop busying yourself, come and sit down and eat together."
Ashina Yu was stunned for two seconds, her eyes slowly lit up, and before the corners of her mouth could rise, she quickly pursed them, rubbed her hands lightly on the corners of her clothes, and then walked over and sat down carefully opposite, even the movement of holding the chopsticks was a little lighter.
Shen Ah Heng scooped a spoonful of stream fish and perilla porridge into her mouth. The warm rice aroma wrapped in the milky aroma of the fish soup melted on the tip of her tongue, and it was accompanied by the special spicy aroma of perilla. It was so delicious that she almost swallowed her tongue.
My eyes couldn't help but feel a little hot, yeah, that's the taste!
She was so stupid that she almost gave up the most delicious food in the world for such a trivial matter.
This is totally wrong, absolutely wrong!
Shen Ah Heng held the bowl, scooped up another spoonful of porridge, and put it into his mouth along with the stream fish and perilla leaves. His cheeks bulged and his eyes were full of satisfaction.
Ashina Yu opposite didn't say a word, just sat quietly, occasionally looking up at her, raising the chopsticks in his hand, as if wanting to pick up some food for her, hesitating and slowly retracting his hand. Just when Shen Ah Heng took the third bite of the braised duck, he quietly pushed the plate towards her, his movements were so light as if he was afraid of disturbing her, without even raising his head, pretending to pick up the rice grains in his bowl.
Shen Ah Heng's heart softened when he saw it from the corner of his eyes, and his mouth did not stop, and he took a deep breath because of the heat, but he still couldn't bear to spit it out.
She must not act stupidly again in the future. For the sake of such delicious food, she can no longer be mean to the little snail.
After the meal, Shen Ah Heng wiped his mouth. After eating and drinking to his heart's content, his stomach felt warm, and he even spoke his apology more freely: "That... well, before, you just thought I was suddenly stupid. I didn't mean to drive you away. Don't be nervous. You can stay here as long as you want in the future. Really, treat this as your own home!"
As soon as the words came out, Ashina Yu's movement of packing things suddenly stopped, his thin shoulders stiffened for two seconds before slowly turning around. Shen Ah Heng originally thought that he would immediately agree happily, but he saw that his eyes were a little red, his throat moved, and he whispered for a long time: "...head of the family?"
"Um."
Shen Ah Heng nodded, cleared his cough, looked at the empty medicine plaque on the stone steps outside the courtyard, and the cleanly swept courtyard, and said: "Such a big place, it would be lonely for me to live alone, it would be lonely for one person or two people to live together. With you here, we can also have company, don't you think?"
Ashina Yu didn't speak immediately, merely lowering her eyes to stare at her hands. Those hands, which had so easily defeated the enemy the previous night, now gently clutched the bleached coarse cloth, her knuckles turning slightly white. After a moment, he finally raised his eyes to look at her, his voice trembling slightly, "I... have secretly thought about it before."
Shen Ah Heng looked at him like this, and her heart couldn't help but feel sour. Damn, why did he suddenly become so sentimental...
Shen Aheng couldn't help it, curled the corners of his mouth, and said: "Then don't think about it secretly in the future, this is your home."
Ashina Yu stared at her for a long time, and suddenly said "hmm" softly. The sound was very light, but it was like a white plum blossom falling into a gurgling spring, slowly spreading ripples.
Shen Aheng saw that the blush in Ashina Yu's eyes seemed to have faded a little, and they were filled with tiny bits of light, as if stars were crushed into them.
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