Chapter 28
The established facts that have already happened cannot be changed. Losing once is the reality that Chu Yingyu wants to escape.
"I lost, do you look down on me?"
"No! I won't."
"You feel like you have too many enemies out there, and you're scared. Do you want to leave me?"
"No, Chu Yingyu, listen to me first! I'm worried about your health. I think you're getting weirder and weirder. We should ask Aunt Ding and Uncle Long for help."
"No need! You have me and that's all!"
"I……"
"Just wait, I'll take care of the people outside quickly, don't be afraid."
Before I could even say a word of caution, he left the house with his sword in hand, and disappeared into the sunlight in an instant.
It's not so much me who's afraid, but Chu Yingyu is more afraid. Is it because he can't accept the drop from first place?
I still think that he is frustrated because he is no longer number one and that he cannot protect me well.
I don't understand. I sit in the yard and Lai Fu still doesn't dare to come out. It seems that he is more sensitive than me.
"girl."
"Sister Li Yi?"
I called out the person's name in surprise, and then I saw her fly up and down a few times and then land in front of me, like a light butterfly.
I didn't expect to see an acquaintance, and all my doubts reached a peak at this moment.
"Chu Yingyu said he lost to the second-best person. Is Yun Shi, the one who defected from your Yachong Palace, really that powerful?"
"I'm here to tell you this. There are some things Xiao Chu himself doesn't understand."
Li Yimian's expression showed a serious determination. She came here after weighing the pros and cons.
"Xiao Chu lost to Yun Wuyou. Before Xiao Chu, Yun Wuyou was number one."
This, this is returning to the top of the list?
I asked, puzzled, “Does first or second place really matter?”
"Don't look at Xiao Chu as he's sometimes dumb and silent, he's quite proud."
“…” I did feel this side of him.
"Yun Wuyou has been harboring rebellious thoughts since last year, but he hid it so well that even I didn't notice. Now, after investigating, I discovered that he has a woman outside."
"And then? Chu Yingyu also has me!"
"A hero cannot resist the temptation of beauty. For this woman, he wants to leave the Eightfold Palace."
I caught the helplessness in his words and asked in astonishment, "You, the Yae Palace, don't allow assassins to get married?"
"Of course, of course there are married assassins. It's just that Yun Wuyou doesn't want to do it anymore. He wants to quit directly. He said that he is tired of this life of fighting and killing. He wants to retire from the underworld with his wife and doesn't want her to worry."
No wonder Chu Yingyu never said he wanted to back out even though he wanted to marry me. Of course, he might have different ideas from Yun Wuyou.
Why am I actually a little envious of Yun Wuyou’s wife?
"Coincidentally, do you know where Yun Wuyou's wife lives?"
"Where?" A vague guess emerged in my mind. It couldn't be such a coincidence.
"You may have seen Taohua Village and a lame girl named Ye Zi."
“…”
Even though I had this thought, I was still shocked when I actually heard it.
Ye Zi’s husband is Yun Wuyou, the second most powerful killer in Yachong Palace!
Chu Yingyu went to hunt down Ye Zi's husband and then lost?
"Xiao Chu has never lost since he started carrying out the mission. With his talent and ability, he will not lose to Yun Wuyou."
"But he did lose, and it seems the news has spread. Many of his enemies are chasing him outside the village."
"These mud ideas are not worth mentioning. I am more worried about you now."
"Hey, me?"
Li Yi reached out and stroked my cheek, a hint of pity flickering in his affectionate eyes. "I know Xiao Chu once had a puppy named Xiao Bai, and then he killed the dog himself."
"You even know this?"
“I watched him do it.”
"This...but Chu Yingyu said he wouldn't do this to me."
"That was before you influenced him. Now he's lost to Yun Wuyou. I'm very sad."
As he said this, Li Yi sighed regretfully, as if I were already a corpse.
"Of course I hope you can do better than Xiaobai, but Chu Yingyu's situation is a little different."
"What's the difference?"
Li Yi leaned over and whispered softly in my ear, "The Palace Master cares deeply about him. He's been poisoned by a Gu. Can he break free from the bonds that have bound him since childhood?"
So that's how it is! Old-fashioned yet reasonable!
It was his thoughts that were being controlled and interfered with, not Chu Yingyu's nature. Perhaps Xiaobai's death was also the result of him losing to control.
After watching so many movies, TV series, and online novels, would I be scared? Sure enough, the master of the Eightfold Palace is not a good person! Humph!
"girl?"
Seeing that I was excited, Li Yi's eyes showed surprise. She thought I would be scared, but it actually aroused my courage.
I held Li Yi's soft, boneless hand and said firmly, "Don't worry, I will accompany Chu Yingyu to overcome it! I won't run away!"
Li Yi: "Are you so brave now? You were scared silly by my darts before."
Me: “It’s different now!”
As if infected by my fearlessness, her eyes flashed, she looked at me gently and pinched my face.
"You are so cute. I would love you even if I were a man."
“…” This was so unfashionable that I didn’t dare to respond.
"Then I'll try to believe it once. If you don't want to run, then don't run. Take care of yourself."
"Wait! Sister Li Yi, Ye Zi's husband defeated Chu Yingyu, so will they still be hunted down?"
"According to the rules of the Eightfold Palace, Yun Wuyou is free from now on. But I don't think the Palace Master will be too happy."
Although my husband lost, I inexplicably felt a little relieved for Ye Zi. Perhaps I was projecting some of my expectations onto her.
I hope to catch this good fortune so that Chu Yingyu and I can break free from the shackles of the Eightfold Palace.
Li Yi left quietly, but I stayed in the house firmly and gave Lai Fu a lecture.
We cannot abandon Chu Yingyu. We must stick together and advance and retreat together.
In the evening, Chu Yingyu returned. He was covered in dirt, but the broken sword in his hand didn't seem to affect his ability to use it, and he could still cut through iron like mud.
The murderous aura on the young man had not yet subsided, and his whole body was like a sharp knife, emitting a cold light.
"Chu Yingyu! You're back!"
Ignoring the pressure from him, I trotted over and wiped him with a towel in my hand.
This soft face was like dough, allowing me to knead it into shapes and flattens it. After wiping the dirt off his face, I looked at him expectantly.
"Have you driven away those enemies?"
Coming back to his senses from a trance, he instinctively reached out and hugged me, "A lot of them ran away, but they didn't dare to fight me. Those cowards thought that because I lost to Yun Wuyou, they thought they could bully me."
"Don't be angry, we won!"
"If you don't kill them all, you don't win."
"We won! We won, even if we beat them away! I declare we won!"
After hearing what I said righteously, Chu Yingyu looked at me blankly, and there was finally a trace of relief on his face.
But his expression changed drastically and his body began to hurt again.
"I know why you're in pain. Some say the Palace Master poisoned you!"
As if he didn't believe what I said, he struggled and covered his chest, his whole body convulsing in pain.
"Palace Master...I won't."
"If not, how do you explain this situation?"
"Why did you believe Li Yi's words? She actually dared to bypass me and find you."
"You, I..."
I didn't even say Li Yi's name, but he guessed it right?
"Is she going to take you away? I'm going to kill her."
"You're crazy! No, she didn't want to take me away. These are just my own guesses!"
Seeing him turning around to leave, I hugged his waist from behind with such force that I actually held Chu Yingyu back.
"I won't leave! I really won't run away. I already said I'd marry you, so where else can I run to? Whether you lose or win, I've already decided on you!"
The violent aura of Chu Yingyu calmed down, and he no longer resisted me to kill Li Yi.
His whole body relaxed, and he sat down on the ground, muttering, "The Palace Master is like an adoptive father. He wouldn't be like this."
"Will I hurt you?" I squatted in front of him and asked while holding his face.
"maybe."
"...I'll kick you over! Why would I harm you? Loan you and become a widow?"
Covering his head in pain, Chu Yingyu said bitterly: "You always run away and don't listen. Liang Lun is better than me..."
Why are you suddenly bringing up old things?
"You'd better leave me."
Chu Yingyu kept talking, as if he had made an important decision. He looked at me with moist black eyes and said something against his will.
It's like a dog that could be abandoned at any time.
He was fighting against himself, making a gesture to let me go, but he was holding me so tightly.
It was this look of wanting to possess me but not wanting to hurt me that made me determined to carry this through with him. I would accompany him in overcoming his control, and then slowly help him peel off the mark left by Yae-miya.
Palace Master Qu Yesi is definitely not an ordinary person. There must be something strange about him.
"Chu Yingyu, do you still remember your eighteenth birthday wish?"
"You said you wanted me to stay with you forever, so what are you talking about now? Don't say anything that doesn't mean it. I like your straightforwardness and honesty."
"I won't leave. I will fulfill your wish."
"Aren't we still going to get married? You pick a date and we'll get married, okay? The two of us will be together. You don't have to be nervous or afraid. I'll always be by your side. I don't care whether you're still number one or not."
"Chu Yingyu, do you understand?"
I shook his shoulders and wanted to hold his face and bite him to wake this confused man up.
"Aren't you leaving?"
"No, I want to stay with you."
"Then you're never allowed to leave again."
"Uh, okay!"
"We're getting married tomorrow."
"Ah, isn't this a bit too fast?"
Meeting his gaze, I noticed the stubbornness and anxiety in it, as if getting married could solve all the current problems.
"You made me lose, I can't lose you too."
Without any hesitation or struggle, he held me tightly, with a ruthless determination to risk everything.
"I promise you, we're getting married tomorrow, and I've already asked a tailor shop to make the wedding dress. But you have to promise me, too."
"What."
"Come with me and face the problem. Your physical problems may be caused by the Palace Master. You can't blindly follow him."
“…”
At this point, Chu Yingyu's headache became more obvious. He held his head with one hand, and with the other, he clutched my hand tightly. Sweat broke out on his forehead, and he looked very difficult. But even in this discomfort, he still scolded in a low voice.
"The Palace Master wouldn't do that. He's very kind to me and he raised me. Don't talk nonsense."
"...Okay, I won't argue with you about this. Let's put it aside for now. If you feel uncomfortable, I'll help you into the house."
"Are you angry?"
He nervously pulled the corner of my clothes to stop me from getting up. I staggered and turned around to slap his claw.
"Don't pull me. I'm a little angry because you blindly believed him."
"But he is my adoptive father."
"I'm still your wife! Anyway, I don't mean to argue with you, I just want to put this aside for now. Also, just because he has an adoptive father, you can't assume everything about him is normal and blindly trust him."
"If you don't tell me now, when will you argue with me?"
"...I'll argue with you on our wedding night! I won't sleep all night!"
"don't want."
"Don't pull me, it hurts, calm down first. Why do you suddenly feel that the Palace Master is like your adoptive father? You didn't say it before!"
"You didn't trust Li Yi before and thought that the Palace Master had cast a spell on me."
At this moment, I really hate his inferences, but considering that he is uncomfortable and unconscious, I can't get angry, and losing my temper will not solve the problem.
"I won't say yes or no for now. We each have our own opinions. This is all for you, and I don't want to discuss things that haven't been decided yet. But you have to know that you and I are together, and I only trust you. After we get married, we can slowly find out the truth, okay?"
I coaxed him softly and slowly, not wanting Chu Yingyu to feel embarrassed at this time, so I helped him up and offered sincere suggestions.
There is innocence and care in the boy's eyes, which makes him no longer like the cold-blooded killer who can easily control everything. Instead, he is a useless young man who is caught between his parents and his girlfriend and is at a loss.
"Xiao E, you won't leave me, right?"
"No, we'll get married, right away. We'll decorate the house tomorrow and have our wedding night tonight. Even if you're not well, I won't let you go. We'll have children, but they can't be little killers. They have to live a well-behaved life."
“…” blushed.
At the critical moment, he still has to rely on me, his sister, to turn the tide. Since he has no sense of security, I will give it to him!
Give it to him so that he will no longer think that I want to run away, and he will have no time to care about me and no mind to think about messy things.
I will definitely not lose to the unorthodox poison!
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