Chapter 16
The rain had just stopped and flower petals fell all over the ground. The road was muddy and Lu Ling's trouser legs were splashed with mud with every step he took.
Shen Wangyou followed behind Lu Ling and couldn't help frowning when she saw Lu Ling's trouser legs. If it were in the past, Lu Ling would definitely not be able to bear it and ask the maid to clean up and prepare bath water for her.
But now she looked calm and there was no discomfort on her face, but Shen Wangyou felt a pain in his heart and felt guilty towards her.
Because Xie Heng returned to Beijing these days, the army was in chaos and no one was monitoring Lu Ling, so Lu Ling took Shen Wangyou to the mountain.
When he reached the edge of the cliff, Lu Ling stopped. He originally wanted to continue walking, but he didn't expect that there would be no road here.
Lu Ling looked around and found no one following him.
There was silence all around, Shen Wangyou stopped behind Lu Ling, and seeing that she didn't speak, Shen Wangyou spoke first.
"A Ling, are you really going to the northwest?"
Lu Ling turned around, looked directly at Shen Wangyou, and said, “Yes.”
"You and I should have broken up five months ago. When you tortured me in prison, I thought we were strangers."
Lu Ling turned around, no longer looking directly at Shen Wangyou, and looked at the vast mountains and rivers ahead.
"But a few months ago, you came to the barracks again and kept chasing me. I refused again and again, and you threatened me with your life..."
“I’m not threatening you.” Before Lu Ling could finish, Shen Wangyou interrupted him.
Shen Wangyou took a step forward, their bodies were level, and Shen Wangyou turned his head to look at Lu Ling.
"A Ling, I didn't mean to do that that day. I tortured you because someone in the palace was watching. If I hadn't tortured you, you would have suffered even greater harm later."
"Oh, what kind of injury?" Lu Ling looked at Shen Wangyou.
Shen Wangyou didn't answer, but continued to speak, not knowing whether he was explaining to Lu Ling or to himself.
"I didn't walk into the river last time to threaten you. I, I just wanted to..."
"Want to see if I still have you in my heart?" Lu Ling interrupted Shen Wangyou.
Shen Wangyou suddenly realized and said nothing.
Lu Ling took a look and understood, "It seems I was right."
"A Ling, I didn't mean it. Can you forgive me?" Shen Wangyou grabbed Lu Ling's sleeve and begged.
The sky was rumbling and clouds were gathering, indicating that it would rain soon.
A dagger appeared in Lu Ling's hand at some point, and with a flick of his hand, the lower half of Lu Ling's sleeve was cut open, leaving only tattered cloth in Shen Wangyou's hand.
Lu Ling's face was cold, and his words were also cold, "Let's end it here." I have you in my heart.
Lu Ling didn't say the last sentence. She wanted to lie and say that she had no one else in her heart, but when she met Chen Wangyou's eyes, she couldn't say it.
The sleeves were torn and the wind slapped Lu Ling's hands again and again.
No matter how stupid Shen Wangyou was, he knew what Lu Ling meant by cutting the clothes, so he continued to hold Lu Ling's hand and shook his head frantically.
The rain started to fall again, and the drizzle was falling, drop by drop on the faces of the two people.
His right hand was grabbed, Lu Ling glanced at it with a sharp look, and then swung his left hand forward.
The dagger pierced Shen Wangyou’s chest.
Everything happened too fast. Shen Wangyou looked at Lu Ling in disbelief, his eyes were red, blood was flowing out of his chest, and blood was oozing from the corners of his mouth.
Lu Ling still held the dagger in his hand. Even though he had anticipated this situation, Lu Ling's hand continued to tremble.
The two of them just stood there in a stalemate, staring at each other, each trying to find a hint of difference in the other's eyes.
But Lu Ling's eyes were firm, only his eyelashes were trembling slightly.
"A Ling, do you really want to break up with me?" Shen Wangyou said hoarsely and choked.
Lu Ling let go of his hand, and the dagger pierced straight into Shen Wangyou's chest.
Lu Ling took a step back and looked to see if there was any blood on his hands. When there was no blood, Lu Ling looked up and answered Shen Wangyou’s words, “I have told you many times, and I think I have made it very clear.”
Lu Ling paused, then said, "Let's go back and have the doctor take a look at the wound."
Hearing this, Shen Wangyou smiled bitterly and said, "Since you want to break up completely, why bother pretending to be affectionate anymore?"
Lu Ling wanted to refute, but found that he had no reason.
In a daze, Shen Wangyou grabbed Lu Ling's hand, clasped their hands together, and pressed the dagger tightly. Shen Wangyou pulled Lu Ling forward and exerted force, and the dagger that was originally stuck in the body went deeper.
Lu Ling wanted to break free, but found that Shen Wangyou was incredibly strong and he couldn't break free.
Shen Wangyou leaned back and dragged Lu Ling towards the edge of the cliff.
The two people slid towards the edge of the cliff, one in front and one behind.
Lu Ling panicked. He kept pulling his hands back and moving his feet backward, but it was all in vain.
"Chen Wangyou! Stop now! You're risking your life!" Lu Ling roared angrily.
"A Ling, I'm leaving. You have to take care of yourself." Shen Wangyou smiled and pushed Lu Ling back, while he fell off the cliff.
A tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.
“Shen Wangyou!”
“Shen Wangyou!”
Lu Ling roared at the top of his lungs.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Lu Ling was soaked all over. Tears and rain mixed together on his face, making him look extremely miserable.
Lu Ling walked back slowly, his footprints sometimes deep and sometimes shallow. He hugged his body with his hands, staring blankly ahead, like a walking corpse.
After returning to the military camp, Qingdai saw Lu Ling in such a miserable state and felt uneasy. She hurried to Lu Ling.
"Sister, where have you been? What happened to you? Why are you soaked?"
After saying that, Qingdai found a bath towel to wipe Lu Ling's hair.
After a long time, Lu Ling came to her senses and asked Qingdai to take her to find Xie Yuwang.
The two found Xie Yuwang, who was also shocked by Lu Ling's appearance.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Xie Yuwang asked with a worried look on his face.
You know, Lu Ling has hardly ever been so embarrassed since he was a child, and he has never had such an expression.
"Yuwang," Lu Ling held Xie Yuwang's hands with both hands and said hurriedly: "Chen Wangyou just fell off a cliff, can you help me find him?"
Xie Yuwang's expression changed slightly, as if he didn't expect something like this to happen to Shen Wangyou, and then he comforted Lu Ling, "Sister, he will be fine."
Xie Yu looked at the rain outside and said, "Sister, it's raining heavily outside now. Can I send someone to look for her after the rain stops?"
"No, I'll go find it now." Lu Ling said and was about to run out.
"Sister." Qing Dai held Lu Ling and advised, "It's raining heavily outside. It's useless for you to go. Besides, how can you find him by yourself?"
"You will find it if you keep looking." Lu Ling said.
"Qingdai, I..."
Xie Yuwang knocked Lu Ling unconscious and said to Qingdai, "Send my sister back."
Qingdai obeyed the order and half-supported and half-helped Lu Ling back to the tent.
Xie Yu couldn't help but sigh when he saw the two of them leaving.
He had just lied to Lu Ling. The rain was real, but going to look for someone was fake.
In the past two days, Xie Heng resigned from his power and Xie Yuwang was also dismissed from his post. Although the people in the army are now very nice to Xie Yuwang, Liu Yong is here, so it is impossible for Xie Yuwang to call a team to look for people.
I can only pray to forget the worries and fortune, and not worry about my life.
Lu Ling slept all night, and when he woke up he went to look for Shen Wangyou.
She didn't want to get entangled with him anymore. When she plunged the dagger into his chest, Lu Ling hadn't intended for him to be seriously injured. Having previously studied medicine with military doctors, Lu Ling understood the anatomy of the human body and knew how to injure someone without causing harm.
Lu Ling avoided the vital parts, but Shen Wangyou pulled her in a little further. Fearing that the vital parts would be injured, coupled with the risk of falling off the cliff, Lu Ling didn't dare to think about going down.
It’s better to find the person as soon as possible.
When Lu Ling walked out of the tent, he saw Xie Yuwang standing outside with a worried look on his face.
"What's wrong?" Lu Ling asked in a trembling voice.
"Sister, I didn't go to look for her." Xie Yuwang lowered his head, waiting for Lu Ling to scold him.
Lu Ling looked Xie Yuwang up and down for a long time before speaking, "Okay, okay, it's good that you didn't find him."
"Sister..."
Lu Ling turned around and was about to leave, but made a stop gesture, signaling Xie Yuwang not to say anything more.
"You can tell me anything in the future. You don't have to hide it from me."
I hate cheating the most.
Xie Yuwang was not wearing military uniform or armor just now, and with Liu Yong's arrival before, Lu Ling knew Xie Yuwang's current situation.
But in order not to make her worry, Xie Yuwang lied to her and said she would go find him. After all these years, he still didn't understand.
Lu Ling smiled and shook his head.
Unconsciously, Lu Ling walked to the gate of the military camp, intending to walk to the bottom of the cliff to see whether Shen Wangyou was dead or alive.
Before he could go out, Lu Ling was stopped by someone.
"Lord Liu." Lu Ling saluted.
"Where are you going, Miss Lu?" Liu Yong asked with a smile.
Lu Ling knew his current situation, so he made an excuse, "Sir Liu, it rained last night, and there are a lot of mushrooms on the mountain. I plan to pick some to improve the soldiers' food."
Liu Yong put his hands behind his back and lowered his head and said, "Miss Lu, you have worked hard, but you don't need to worry about these things. Miss Lu should still focus on her trip to the northwest in two days."
After saying that, Liu Yong left, while Lu Ling was stopped by the guards and was no longer allowed to go out.
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"What, Miss is going to the northwest?" Qingdai said in disbelief when she heard Zhang Xunwen's words.
"Shh," Zhang Xunwen blocked Qingdai's mouth, "Don't speak so loudly. This matter seems to be related to General Xie's return to the capital. We don't know what the situation is. Be careful not to get into trouble."
Qingdai slapped Zhang Xunwen's hand away and said, "That's my young lady. No, she can't go. I have to go find her." After saying that, Qingdai was about to go find Lu Ling.
"Hey, don't go. Lu Ling must have known about it. Besides, the emperor's order is hard to disobey. How could she not go?" Zhang Xunwen stopped Qingdai.
Qingdai's eyes turned red. She looked at Zhang Xunwen and said, "Are we just going to watch her die?"
Zhang Xunwen held Qingdai in his arms and comforted her, "It's okay, nothing will happen. The Major General will protect her."
Qingdai naturally didn't believe what Zhang Xunwen said. Xie Yuwang had never accomplished anything since he was a child. How could she rely on him?
Qingdai broke free from Zhang Xunwen, looked up and said firmly: "No, I want to go with her."
As soon as she finished speaking, Qingdai ran to see Lu Ling.
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