Chapter 42 When did I go to bed?
After dinner, Cui'e went to clean up the empty room on the west side. This was originally her father's room, but since her father died, it had been used as a storage room for miscellaneous items.
The village chief's house is not big. In the middle is the main room, which is used to entertain guests and have meals. To the east of the main room is a two-room apartment. The outer room is where the village chief sleeps, and the inner room is where Cui'e lives.
Although the village chief suspected that Tang Xiaoyun and Tan Tai Lie had a close relationship, he still had to pay attention to it, so he asked Cui'e to carry an extra quilt to the west room.
"My humble abode is simple, so you two can only stay here for one night." The village chief said with a smile.
"It's okay. There's no need to be so particular when you're out."
When Tan Tai Lie said this, he deliberately glanced at Tang Xiaoyun. The village chief was experienced and understood instantly.
"In that case, you two should go to bed early. Cui'e, let's go back to the house too."
"Here I come, Grandpa."
After hearing the sound of the village chief bolting the door, Tan Tai Lie also said to Tang Xiaoyun: "Go to sleep, we have to travel tomorrow."
Tang Xiaoyun nodded and followed him into the west room, but as soon as he entered the room, he was dumbfounded.
There were two quilts on the wooden bed against the wall, which looked like it could only accommodate one person.
In other words, he had to sleep with "Mo Yu" on such a small bed.
"Well, Brother Mo, you sleep on the bed and I'll sleep on the floor." As he said that, he walked to the bed, picked up a quilt and spread it on the floor, took off his shoes and lay down on it.
Seeing this, a look of loss flashed across Tan Tai Lie's face. It was as if the treasure he had waited so long for was taken away for no reason.
The corners of his mouth drooped slightly, and he walked over to the lying Tang Xiaoyun and stood beside her. He said in a somewhat stiff tone: "You go to the bed, and I'll sleep on the floor."
Although Tang Xiaoyun had no moral integrity, he knew how to repay a favor. He had received many favors from him in the cave before, such as pheasants and clothes. How could he have the nerve to fight with him for the bed now?
So he pretended to enjoy it, crossed his hands behind his head, crossed his legs, and said as he swung them, "Don't fight with me. I've liked sleeping on the floor since I was a kid. No matter how I turn, I won't fall off the bed. It's safe!"
After saying that, he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, not wanting to pay attention to anything "Mo Yu" said.
Seeing him like this, Tan Tai Lie stared at him for a long time, finally sighed helplessly, turned around, walked to the bed, blew out the candle, then took off his coat and lay down.
The air in the room seemed to be frozen, and it was so quiet that one could hear each other's light breathing.
Tan Tai Lie lay down very quietly, afraid of breaking the silence.
Tang Xiaoyun was dozing off, deliberately slowing down his breathing. There were no extra sounds in the room except for the occasional rubbing of clothes.
After about ten minutes, Tang Xiaoyun slowly opened his eyes, looked at the roof, and whispered tentatively, "Brother Mo, are you asleep?"
"Yeah, I'm asleep." Tan Tai Lie answered softly with his eyes closed.
[Can you answer while sleeping? ]
He complained in his heart, and then said slowly: "Tomorrow...we will go our separate ways."
Hearing this, Tan Tai Lie slowly opened his eyes, looked at the pure white curtains above the bed, and asked, "Why?"
"Because I don't plan to go to the Northern Green Forest Village. I have other things to do." Tang Xiaoyun turned over on the bed and said with his head resting on his arms.
Hearing this, Tan Tai Lie understood, but still asked, "Regarding the slander against the Heavenly Demon Sect?"
Tang Xiaoyun was startled and blurted out subconsciously: "How do you know?"
"Hehe, I have eyes. When that group of people came today in the name of the Demonic Cult, I noticed that you looked abnormal." Tan Tai Lie chuckled and said slowly.
Hearing this, Tang Xiaoyun raised his hand and touched his face, thinking to himself, "Am I behaving abnormally? That's right, anyone familiar with the Heavenly Demon Cult would be surprised to see this."
【but……】
"Brother Mo, what do you think of the Demonic Cult?" Tang Xiaoyun asked.
The Demonic Cult?
Tan Tai Lie exhaled, then said with a hint of self-mockery, "Everyone says that the Heavenly Demon Cult is home to a group of ruthless demons. That great demon, Tan Tai Lie, not only killed my own father, but also destroyed the Northern Beggars' Sect. Everyone fears and hates him, and they all want to kill him as soon as possible."
Hearing this, Tang Xiaoyun sat up suddenly and retorted in disagreement: "No!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Lie turned to look at him: "Oh? Do you have a different opinion?"
"Of course! He killed his father because his father wanted to kill him. The Northern Beggars' Sect was destroyed because Liu Hua led his men to the Shiwan Mountains. They were the ones who wanted to kill him first. He was just trying to protect himself. This is the prejudice of the world!"
Upon hearing this, Tan Tai Lie's pupils suddenly contracted, as if a huge rock was thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.
He looked at Tang Xiaoyun in disbelief, his eyes filled with astonishment: "How did you know his father wanted to kill him?"
"That's naturally because..."
Because I've read this novel. Tan Tai Lie was born with the Nine Yin Absolute Meridians, destined to not live past the age of thirty. When his father, the Old Demon Lord, learned of this, he stopped paying attention to his youngest son and instead focused on his eldest, Tan Tai Yin. Since Tan Tai Yin's bloodline was normal, the Old Demon Lord cared even less about Tan Tai Lie's life or death. Having endured his father's oppression since childhood, it's a rare achievement for him to be alive today.
When Tan Tai Lie heard his inner thoughts, a bitter feeling welled up in his heart, and waves of pain came over him. In this world, the only person who knew what he really thought back then, besides Tan Tai Yin, was this outsider.
After a long time of not hearing him speak again, Tan Tai Lie asked, "Why don't you talk anymore?"
“…”
Not getting a response, Tan Tai Lie turned his head and saw that the person who was still talking nonstop the previous second had already gone to see Zhou Gong.
“Puff!”
"Fool."
He chuckled, slowly straightened up, got out of bed and walked to Tang Xiaoyun. He reached out and touched the floor mat, frowning instantly: "It's so hard, how can I sleep?"
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and passed it through the back of his neck, and the other hand through the bend of his knees. The next second, Tang Xiaoyun was picked up by him and then gently placed on the bed.
After doing all this, he lay down beside Tang Xiaoyun, tucked the quilt for him, and then closed his eyes and fell asleep.
No words were spoken that night.
In the early morning, the soft morning light shines through the window gaps and quietly falls on the bed.
Tan Tai Lie slowly woke up. Tang Xiaoyun was still sleeping soundly beside him, with a childish look of peace on his face.
“Knock knock knock!”
"Brother Mo, Brother Tang, are you guys up yet?"
Cui'e's voice came from outside the door.
The person in my arms was awakened by the sound. He whimpered, raised his hand to rub his eyes, and said vaguely: "Who is it, so early in the morning..."
Seeing him wake up, Tan Tai Lie quickly closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Tang Xiaoyun paused in rubbing his eyes, feeling something was wrong. After taking his hands away, he suddenly saw the handsome face so close to him.
Moving her eyes downwards, she saw her legs clamped tightly around "Mo Yu" like a crab, her whole body nestled in his arms.
This familiar scene made him stunned for a moment.
[Oh, damn! When did I go to bed?]
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