Chapter 113 Chapter 113 Ah Xian, you are free. ...
The valley was warm as spring, and a thin layer of mist shrouded it.
The fawn looked at the dangerous male approaching it, and hid behind the human woman uneasily. The male noticed its resistance and suddenly stopped.
However, the human woman who made it close was very persistent. She took the male's big hand and stroked its antlers together.
The fawn shook its horns and stopped hiding. It liked this human woman, and the male whose hand she held was not as scary as before.
"Don't be greedy. Please ask the mountain god to bless you and let you sleep peacefully and without dreams in the future." Zhang Jingxian lowered her eyes and made a very simple request to the deer, the valley, and the earth.
But not towards him.
However, after hearing her words, Xie Yun suddenly choked, and brilliant light seemed to explode in front of his eyes. Those lights poured into his heart, as if repairing one hole after another.
"Ah Xian..."
He didn't care about mountain gods or deer antlers. He just whispered her name, holding her tightly with his fingers.
The sweaty feeling made Zhang Jingxian's eyes flicker slightly. She let go of the man's hand, looked at him indifferently, and spoke in a calm tone.
"Okay, the mountain god has promised me that you won't be troubled by nightmares tonight."
She said these words as a way of repaying him for bringing her to this deserted and quiet place, where she could find peace of mind.
Even if it's just for a few days.
Xie Yun saw her indifference, but the smile on his lips continued, "Okay, as Ah Xian said, I will sleep well tonight."
It’s not because of the mountain god, nor because of the deer antlers, it’s because of her.
Zhang Jingxian hummed softly and played with the deer for a while without making any physical or eye contact with him.
When the sky darkened in the evening, they led their horses out of the valley and stayed in a wooden house not far away. Perhaps because the hot spring was there, the wooden house was not cold.
The foal and the black horse lay together, leisurely eating fresh grass.
Zhang Jingxian also heated up the food they had brought in in a ceramic jar and sat across from Xie Yun to fill their stomachs. The firewood in the fire pit burned quietly as they lay side by side.
The moonlight outside the house poured through the wooden window, illuminating the woman's peaceful sleeping face. She was sleeping very soundly and deeply.
Xie Yun leaned sideways, supported his chin with his hand, and gently kissed the tip of her nose and earlobe. There was no desire in his fiery heart. He just thought that if he could watch her fall asleep like this for the rest of his life, all the scars in his heart would be healed.
"Ah Xian, my Ah Xian."
Muttering to himself, Xie Yun hugged her and closed his eyes.
That night, perhaps the mountain god really heard the peasant girl's request. He slept the most comfortable and ordinary sleep in many days, without any dreams.
After waking up, he felt like he was reborn, greedily believing that despair was over and happiness had finally come to him.
After waking up, Xie Yun clumsily prepared breakfast. He hid the burnt meat patties and poured the blackened vegetable soup into the soil. Finally, what was presented in front of Zhang Jingxian was a delicious meal.
Zhang Jingxian was a little surprised, as if she didn't believe that the arrogant Envoy Xie could make delicious breakfast, so she took a small bite tentatively.
In the end, it tasted pretty good.
She wisely said nothing and ate quietly.
Xie Yun watched her finish two meat patties, a bowl of vegetable soup, and even some soft and sticky snacks. Her usually cold and gloomy face revealed a hint of nervousness.
He was so nervous that he lost his ability to think normally. If the food was so unpalatable that it was inedible, how could this peasant girl eat so much?
Although she is frugal, she never puts herself in a difficult position.
"Aren't you hungry?" Zhang Jingxian sat in front of the fire pit. She couldn't stand his intense and explicit gaze anymore, so she asked him back in a bad mood.
Xie Yun's Adam's apple moved, staring at her rosy lips, and smiled, "Very hungry."
He leaned over to the corner of her lips and took a bite. At this moment, Xie Yun vaguely discovered that his cooking skills were not terrible. He coaxed her in a low voice, "Ah Xian, if you stay, I can do anything for you."
Let him spend the rest of his life making up for the mistakes he made, okay?
Zhang Jingxian saw him being humble again, with a deliberately lowered tone, cautious and unchanging eyes, and a nose that was a little closer. The sharp side was covered by him. What she saw was just a person who made a mistake and hoped to be forgiven.
At this moment, he is the most ordinary person, an ordinary mortal struggling in the world.
Zhang Jingxian was so dazed that she had an illusion that she could order him around, control him, and decide his fate.
But it shouldn't be like this. Her death is irreversible, and his pride had better not be lost.
"When are we going back?" Zhang Jingxian avoided the question and asked him whether he would return to Changling City today, but this already proved her persistence.
Her heart has never changed. She doesn't want to be with him and will not forgive his mistakes. When she finds the right time, she will still leave resolutely.
"...There's nothing going on in the city, so stay for two more days. I've already sent someone to bring you blankets and food."
Because of her words, Xie Yun fell back into despair, but it didn't matter. When a person has experienced heart-wrenching pain, what use is pride?
"Yeah." Zhang Jingxian did not avoid it this time. She also liked hot springs and valleys. She didn't have to consider other people's eyes and could do what she wanted leisurely.
They stayed here for five or six days straight, and Xie Yun was no longer trapped in the nightmare. But on the day before their departure, all his restlessness erupted, and he could no longer endure it, like a giant black snake tightly wrapped around her.
In the hot spring, by the fire pit, in the quiet night, Xie Yun used various postures to control the senses of this peasant girl, forcing her to climb on him.
Zhang Jingxian experienced the most extreme state of distraction, her eyes were blurred and her cheeks were flushed for a long time.
Finally, she became drowsy and lost consciousness.
Only at this time is she the most well-behaved.
Xie Yun brushed her sweaty hair and sighed with some satisfaction. He knew that she was also happy.
She didn't like the endless Xishan Village, the so-called gentle and good-tempered man, and the boring life that repeated day after day.
"Ah Xian loves the mountains and forests, loves hunting, loves riding and shooting. And after all, isn't it danger and excitement that you love? Only I can bring you these, no one else can."
Xie Yun's eyes darkened, as if he was telling her, or trying to convince himself, that even if she never forgave him, he couldn't let go. Because he and she were the most compatible.
However, soon, the cruel truth wiped out all the happiness and joy he had accumulated in the past few days.
On the first day back in Changling City, the mountain god's blessing lost its effect, and he began to dream again at night.
Xie Yun dreamed of the Star-Picking Platform, the blood all over the ground, and "his" final outcome.
Of course, the mysterious resurrection comes at a price.
When the last drop of blood flowed down the long steps, he suddenly woke up. At this moment, he felt relieved and relaxed all over, and the thick haze surrounding his heart dissipated.
So that’s how it is! So that’s how it is!
Xie Yun's face was full of smiles, and her eyes were captivating.
So, his appearance changed again in Zhang Jingxian's eyes.
He was no longer afraid, sad, or desperate, but he became extremely clingy, even more so than before. There was probably only a quarter of an hour in a day when he could tolerate not seeing her.
Once, when she was delivering New Year gifts to Madam Zheng's house, she was stopped by Madam Zheng's family and exchanged a few more words. After only a few words, Xie Yun rushed in with a gloomy face and a menacing look.
He lost his temper in front of many people, but of course not at her.
"If there is anything more important than what I say, why don't you stop me instead of stopping my wife? Wasting Ah Xian's time is unforgivable."
Envoy Xie, who showed no sign of concealing his rage at all, frightened the children of Grain Officer Weng and Madam Zheng so much that they all stiffened their bodies and looked at their parents for help.
Liangguan Weng and Madam Zheng were old and were stunned for a moment.
Zhang Jingxian had no choice but to smile at the two old men and quickly pull Xie Yun away, blaming her for not telling her in advance that Envoy Xie was guarding outside the Weng family's door.
As soon as they left the Weng family's house, he couldn't wait to bend down and kiss her.
"What do you want?" Zhang Jingxian's face was burning hot because of him. She raised her arms with difficulty to block the faces of both of them and lowered her voice.
During the New Year holidays, there were quite a few people coming and going nearby, and most of them knew her.
"I just want to stay with Ah Xian for a while longer. Are those other people as important as me?" Xie Yun raised her thin lips and said something similar to what she said at the Weng family. All her time should be given to him, and she cannot stay with other people, even for a few words.
He looked serious. Zhang Jingxian pursed her lips, feeling that even the Golden Immortal could not cure his illness, which was becoming more and more unbelievable.
"You...I will write a letter to Jiankang and ask for a famous doctor." Zhang Jingxian was almost going crazy, but she pretended to be calm and looked at him.
Xie Yun's dark eyes were staring at her, his lust so intense it made her panic. "How can a famous doctor compare to Ah Xian? I want you!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Jingxian's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was picked up by the waist and thrown into the carriage.
His body was as heavy as a mountain, and when he really exerted force, he could control all her movements with one hand. Zhang Jingxian had just raised her head in the car when she was pressed back tightly.
By the time the carriage returned to where it was supposed to go, it was already completely dark.
Zhang Jingxian hid for several days before she dared to go out again. She was afraid of meeting other people and seeing their teasing looks. She was even more afraid that Xie Yun would go crazy and stick to her regardless of the occasion.
The New Year passed by in a daze, without distinguishing between day and night.
Xie Yun went from being suppressed to being reckless, relying on constantly drawing energy from her, and his condition was obviously much better than when he first fell into the nightmare.
Compared to him, Zhang Jingxian was miserable. She was always listless every day, with sore hands and feet. She could usually practice archery for an hour, but now she couldn't last more than two quarters of an hour.
Her indifference, her neglect, and her deliberate mention of "her own death" are all useless!
During one New Year holiday, he forced a strong peasant girl to the point where she trembled when she walked. Her delicate appearance always made Zhang Jingxian despise her.
This is not her at all, how could this be her.
When the rest was over and she sat down in the meeting room again, Zhang Jingxian felt as if she were in another world.
The officials below and the generals in the barracks reported on the situation in recent days. She listened attentively. Suddenly, a big hand touched the thin calluses on her fingertips, slowly kneaded them, and then held them tightly in the palm of his hand... Then, as soon as the meeting was over, he grabbed her fingers and bit them.
It seemed that wherever he touched, he would leave a mark with his lips and teeth.
Zhang Jingxian didn't dare to look at how many teeth marks were on her body. She only knew that if this continued, she would no longer be herself, but his flesh and blood.
Become one with him at all times, be a part of him.
Zhang Jingxian shuddered, wondering if this was a way he had come up with to trap her. Her body had become accustomed to him and couldn't help but go limp when he approached. If this continued, she would become inseparable from him.
Stay by his side forever and ever.
The only thing to be thankful for is that he didn't care much about blood ties and didn't want to use blood ties to tie her down, so Zhang Jingxian remained alone.
"Stop kissing...stop biting," she pursed her lips and pushed him away, unable to muster much strength. She could only use other methods to distract him. "Have you read the things I wrote about what might happen?"
Xie Yun had no expression on her face and didn't answer her. After kissing and biting her finger, his eyes fell on the small mole on the tip of her nose. Perhaps because he had done it too many times, the originally light color of the mole had deepened, making it more and more conspicuous.
Seductive!
He felt unhappy when he thought that everyone could see the mole without having to get close. He left a tooth mark on the small mole with a cold face and said, "No need."
When a butterfly in the forest flaps its wings, a line will change. If one follows the original trajectory and ignores his instinctive judgment, it may lead to disaster.
Zhang Jingxian understood what he hadn't said and was stunned for a moment. "You're right, it will change."
In fact, even she herself has become different from her previous life.
She needed to forget that Chao Xu was dead, she had avenged herself with her own hands, and should not dwell on the past anymore.
"My love for Ah Xian has never changed." Xie Yun lowered his eyes, and seeing her stunned look, he chuckled softly, "I have done what Ah Xian said was impossible, so you must love me too, and you cannot change."
"...What?" Zhang Jingxian didn't understand and opened her eyes with confusion.
Xie Yun looked at her quietly and said to her word by word, "You must love me, Ah Xian."
It was no longer her choice, even though she was still in the fog and had no idea what was going on.
"Soon, soon you'll know."
He looked pleased and asked her to wait patiently for some time.
Zhang Jingxian frowned slightly. What she really wanted to wait for was news from Prime Minister Xie. Lord Shu Jian had said that he would discuss with the Prime Minister to help her.
But Xie Ju has been in Changling until now, but he has never mentioned Prime Minister Xie in front of her.
Zhang Jingxian had no choice but to wait step by step. During this time, she deliberately avoided Xie Yun with business matters, which gave her a chance to catch her breath in the intense emotional tide.
But Zhang Jingxian never thought that she did not wait for Prime Minister Xie or Lord Shu Jian, but instead waited for the news that the Di people had declared war.
When the weather warmed up, the ice and snow melted, the flowers, plants and trees wrapped the earth in new clothes, and the orioles flew out of their nests, the war broke out.
More than two months earlier than in the previous life.
Zhang Jingxian couldn't believe it, but she also felt it was expected. The butterfly flapped its wings, Chao Xu died, so why was it surprising that the war started earlier?
When she first heard the news, she hurriedly put down what she was doing and went to find Xie Yun.
But the opposite happened. The man whom Zhang Jingxian was used to seeing whenever she turned her head seemed to be hiding. She looked for him in many places but could not find him.
It was not until she returned to the dormitory dejectedly that she found him lying on the bed.
Xie Yun looked at her from afar, with something in his eyes that Zhang Jingxian couldn't understand.
She paused and told him the news that the Di people had started a war.
"Ah Xian, sleep with me for a while."
Xie Yun's voice was filled with tenderness. "After today, you will be free."
Tomorrow morning, he would send her off from Changling, and Yu and the others would escort her back to her beloved Xishan Village.
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The author has something to say: Muah, it’s her nature, Xie Yun will not let go.
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