Chapter 39
Ashina Yu stood there in a daze, not coming to his senses for a long time.
The slight pain on my lips is still clear, and I feel like all my strength has been drained away.
He stood there, not daring to move even a finger, his eyes empty, as if he had lost his soul, the look of him just now making a fuss and refusing to leave was gone.
Seeing this, Shen Ah Heng couldn’t help but repeat himself: “Aren’t you leaving yet?”
Ashina Yu did not respond, but just nodded slightly. When he turned around, his steps were a little weak, and he walked back obediently like a puppet, without even looking back.
His whole body exuded an extremely strange and well-behaved aura.
Seeing the other party leading the group of ferocious guards and completely disappearing at the corner of the street, Shen Ah Heng leaned against the wall, breathed a long sigh of relief, and couldn't help but secretly feel relieved.
Finally, she got rid of this stubborn plague god. If she stayed any longer, he would drive her crazy sooner or later.
But soon after I finished feeling relieved, the scene just now couldn't help but flash through my mind again.
When the other person's lips were bitten, he suddenly froze, his eyes red and his eyes were blank. And when his lips touched, he felt the surprisingly soft touch...
Shen Ah Heng's heartbeat suddenly skipped a beat, and the rhythm was instantly disrupted, and even the tips of his ears burned uncontrollably.
I raised my hand to press my chest in panic and could clearly feel my heart beating.
Shen Ah Heng closed his eyes tightly, trying to suppress the sudden panic. He just wanted him to shut up. How could he have such a dirty thought?
I must have been too anxious just now, which is why I was thinking too much!
Shen Ah Heng lingered in the alley for a long time, until the heat on his face almost dissipated, and then he walked towards the inn.
Before I reached the inn, I saw people coming and going from afar. The lobby was packed with customers, even more lively than during the day. I finally felt relieved.
It seems that it has not affected the business of the inn.
But when she thought of the inquiring looks of those people before, she still didn't have the face to go in openly.
After hesitating for a while, he had no choice but to reach out and pull off the scarf on his head, covering most of his face. He hunched his shoulders, as if he had done something wrong, and took advantage of the time when the waiters were busy greeting customers to sneak in with his back hunched.
He sneaked up the stairs without even daring to breathe.
The next day, Shen Aheng was too embarrassed to go downstairs, so he just called Xiaowu through the door and asked him to bring the food to the room.
She stayed upstairs in the inn all day, and even dared to open the window only a crack, for fear of running into the people who were in the inn yesterday.
The next three days were the same. Shen Aheng relied on the food brought by Xiao Wu to get through the days. No one came to visit him, so it was quiet.
It seemed that her "threat" that day had worked, and Ashina Yu finally listened and stopped pestering her. Even the rumors in the inn a few days ago seemed to have gradually faded away as people came and went.
On the fourth day, Shen Ah Heng was so suffocated that his whole body was stiff. He was thinking about going downstairs to get some fresh air when Xiao Wu's panicked voice suddenly came from outside the door. He was obviously nervous and even knocked on the door harder than usual: "Doctor Shen, something bad has happened! Downstairs, downstairs, that gentleman from a few days ago is here again! He brought several guards with him, and he looks very fierce... What if, what if he comes to settle accounts with you again, you'd better pack up and run away quickly..."
He was obviously very afraid of Ashina Yu and his group, and his words were incoherent.
Shen Ah Heng couldn’t help but be stunned when he heard this.
Why is he here again? Is Master Lingchi of Yaochen Sect always so idle? Isn't he going to the capital to see the emperor? Why does he always come to her instead of doing any business?
Just as I was thinking about it, Xiaowu's anxious voice outside the door suddenly disappeared, and the air became quiet in an instant.
Just as Shen Ah Heng frowned, he heard two very light knocks on the door, as if afraid of breaking something.
The next second, a low, hoarse voice came in, with a hint of subtle caution, without a trace of the usual cold air: "Ah Heng, it's me."
Shen Aheng paused, then walked over and opened the door.
Outside the door, Ashina Yu was wearing a light gray robe. The edges of the fabric were a little worn, but it was washed clean and smooth.
Shen Ah Heng recognized it at a glance. This was the one he was wearing when he was taken away three years ago.
The grey robe made his face look paler, his figure looked taller and more slender, his skin looked cold and white, a few strands of hair hung beside his cheeks, and there was always a hint of red at the corners of his eyes, making him look quite soft.
Ashina Yu stared at her without blinking, his eyes looking extremely obedient. His hands hanging at his sides loosened slightly, no longer clutching the hem of his clothes, and there was no trace of his previous gloomy look.
The way he was dressed made people feel like they were seeing an old friend.
Ashina Yu saw Shen Aheng staring at his old light gray robe with a dazed look. The corners of his beautiful lips curled up slightly, then quickly disappeared. His gaze moved down and landed on Shen Aheng's lips, which looked like peeled peach candied fruit.
His Adam's apple rolled slightly unconsciously, and the fingers hanging at his sides curled up quietly, then quickly loosened, only grasping a little corner of the clothes, suppressing the restlessness.
He still maintained a submissive attitude, his beautiful long eyelashes drooped, then raised again, his eyes were incredibly soft, and his voice was also soft: "Ah Heng, don't just stand there, hurry up and pack up, I'll take you away."
Before Shen Ah Heng could come back to his senses, he subconsciously asked: "Go? Where to?"
After hearing this, Ashina Yu suddenly chuckled softly. There was a certainty in her laughter. When she spoke, her voice was still soft, but it was full of confidence: "Of course, we are going to the capital."
“…Why would I go to the capital?” Shen Ah Heng slowly came back to his senses, his tone full of confusion.
Hearing this, Ashina Yu's eyes showed a hint of grievance: "Wherever I go, Ah Heng will go. We will never be separated. You clearly promised."
After saying this, he looked at her steadily, with a hint of blame at the corners of his eyes, like a child who had been let down.
Shen Aheng was completely stunned, with an expression of “Are you kidding me?” “When did I promise you?”
Ashina's long eyelashes drooped slightly, and her fingers hanging at her sides quietly clenched the corner of her clothes: "That night...you didn't object, which means you agreed."
Although his voice was a little lower, his tone was still righteous and he didn't feel like he was making excuses at all.
Shen Aheng was so blocked by his bandit logic that he couldn't speak, and he only felt his temples throbbing.
This guy has only been quiet for three days, and now he starts to bother her again, right?
Shen Aheng thought this was too ridiculous, so he refused without thinking: "I won't go. If you want to go, go by yourself."
She has been in Duxi Town for so long that she is familiar with the neighbors and there are still many patients waiting for her to see them again. How can she just leave like that?
What's more, he is now an important figure in the Yaochen Sect, and they have different beliefs and can't work together. If she gets involved with this notorious Western Region sect, her master will be so angry that he will jump out of the coffin and beat her.
Hearing this, Ashina Yu's eyes darkened, his lips moved slightly, and he murmured, "So... all your promises to me are unreliable, but they're just unreliable to me."
The voice was so soft and hoarse that it made people feel nervous.
Shen Ah Heng was choked by this straightforward accusation. He felt inexplicably under great pressure, and the tips of his ears turned red uncontrollably. He hurriedly retorted: "You, what are you talking about! I didn't!"
He clenched his sleeves and was about to say all sorts of reasons like "I have patients to take care of here and I really can't leave", "I've gotten used to life here", "You and I are not the same kind of people", but he was interrupted by Ashina Yu.
He didn't wait for her to finish her words, only responding with a low "Oh", his voice weak and powerless, but with a hint of persistence. Then he looked up at her, his eyes filled with unfathomable emotions, and repeated: "Then come with me, if you come with me, it won't count."
Shen Aheng's gaze met Ashina Yu's eyes, which were filled with stubborn light, surging with grievance and stubbornness, just like the time when he held her hand in the dilapidated temple outside the mass grave valley and said word by word, "We will never be separated."
She felt a sudden pain in her heart.
The past scenes came like a wave, uncontrollably.
On that first rainy night, she found him wounded in the slippery mountain forest, gritting her teeth and dragging him back to the temple on a broken plank. As he gradually recovered, he sat quietly on the threshold, draped in his clothes. The setting sun painted the entire mountain temple a warm orange, and he watched her frantically chasing a stray chicken through the courtyard. Together, they carried bamboo baskets to the town below to sell medicine, and he always shouldered the heavy baskets. He helped her spread the herbs neatly when drying them, and when she caught a cold, he stayed by her side, even testing the temperature of the water before offering it.
In the dim cave on Guixu Island, they wrapped themselves in damp clothes and huddled together for warmth...
Those days when they depended on each other were like a needle piercing her heart, making her breathing difficult.
Shen Aheng's lips moved, and the words "I won't leave" that were originally on the tip of his tongue were now stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say a word.
The miraculous young doctor who could bring people back to life in Duxi Town was leaving. The news spread throughout the town in less than half a day. Even people from the surrounding villages came and crowded at the door of Shichun Inn. Some came to give him eggs, vegetable oil, rice and flour grown at home, some came to give him clothes they had made themselves, and some even tried to persuade him to stay with red eyes. The huge inn was packed and noisy.
Among them, Xiao Wu cried the loudest. He sobbed and sobbed, his face covered with tears and snot. He cried loudly: "Young Master Shen! Why did you leave? My mother was planning to sew you a flowery jacket later. What should I do if you leave?"
Shen Ah Heng didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and reached out to pat his back gently, helpless and soft-hearted: "I'm just going to the capital for a while, it's not like I won't come back, don't cry like this, if you don't know, you will think I'm dead."
As he spoke, he took out a few packets of cough suppressant herbs from the medicine box and handed them over, patiently saying, "Take these packets. If your mother feels unwell, boil some medicine according to the method I taught you before. I will write to you when I arrive in the capital and settle down. You can also write to me if you have any questions. I will definitely come back to see you when I have time."
Xiao Wu held the herbs in his hand, tears still dripping down his face. He opened his mouth with sobs, wanting to say a few more reluctant words to Shen Aheng, but his vision suddenly darkened, and then a chill ran up the back of his neck, as if being stared at by something cold and damp.
He turned his head subconsciously and bumped into a pair of dark eyes. Those eyes were gloomy and stuck to his hand that wanted to grab the corner of Shen Aheng's clothes. Like a dark puppy guarding its food, he didn't make a sound, but there was a sense of "You're dead if you dare to touch it."
It made the hair on his back stand on end.
Xiaowu swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
The neighbors who were originally filled with sadness were also frightened by the low pressure and silently shrank to the side. In less than a moment, a circle half a person's width appeared around Ashina Yu.
Seeing the gloomy young man beside him, Shen Ah Heng couldn't help but twitched the corner of his mouth. He quickly reached out and gently pushed his arm, with a bit of persuasion in his tone: "Go wait for me over there first, don't stand here, I'll come find you after I finish talking to them."
Ashina Yu frowned, a trace of grievance flashed across her eyes, but when she saw Shen Aheng's helpless look with a hint of "I'll be angry if you make trouble again", she was afraid of really making her unhappy, so she tightened her hands around her clothes, but in the end she didn't dare to say anything. She just hummed a low "hmm" and moved towards the old locust tree outside the hall door, looking back every few steps.
It looked like a large dog that had been temporarily abandoned by its owner.
After sending this "plague god" away, Shen Aheng turned around to deal with other neighbors. He wrote down the subsequent conditioning prescription for Grandma Zhang, told Uncle Li to change the medicine on time, and packed the ground ointment for Aunt Wang...
After a busy day, the sun was about to set.
Most of the purchased medicinal materials were gone, and all the medicines that needed to be delivered and the words that needed to be explained were also handled properly. He also had to accept a lot of food utensils sent by the neighbors nearby. Only then did Shen Ah Heng breathe a sigh of relief, sit down, and rub his sore shoulders.
As I was rubbing my sore muscles, suddenly a pair of hands gently covered me. The palms were slightly cool, the force was very light, and the fingertips were wrapped in a familiar herbal fragrance.
Shen Ah Heng suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head and bumped into a pair of deep eyes, and was stunned for a moment: "Why haven't you left yet?"
They are leaving tomorrow, but he is still staying here. Isn't he going to pack his luggage?
Ashina Yu paused, but didn't withdraw her hand immediately. She just looked at her with her eyes downcast, and said softly, "It seems you're having a hard time massaging. Let me help you."
As he spoke, he held a gilded food box in his other hand and gently placed it on the wooden table beside him. "You've been busy for so long, you must be hungry. I asked someone to make you something delicious, hot."
Shen Ah Heng looked at the food box, then glanced at his still pale wrists and the sleeves of his old robe, which had frayed edges.
He hadn't packed his own luggage yet, but he remembered that she hadn't eaten.
The lights were lit in the living room, and the flickering candlelight reflected on him. He no longer had the gloomy look he had during the day, and the tenderness in his eyes was almost overflowing.
In a trance, Shen Ah Heng seemed to see the man from three years ago again.
I don't know how long he stood here.
My heart softened inexplicably, and the fragrance from the food box wafted over. Shen Ah Heng didn't ask any more questions, but swallowed silently and said "Oh" softly.
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