Chapter 53 Chapter 53 Thoughts
My elder sister and aunt said.
They are on their way.
However, they were trapped by the continuous battles around them.
Not only the Northern Chi, but also the Yan state in the east attacked.
They were caught in a dilemma, so they moved very slowly.
If she manages to find a chance to get out, they will meet her in Ganning, where it is still safe, and take her away.
Yu Wanyin read the letter for a while.
The sound of horses reining in their horses rang out outside. He entered and saw Yu Wanyin reading a letter. "Whose is it?"
Yu Wanyin's heart skipped a beat, but she calmly put away the letter. "From the Prefect of Long'an County."
Rong Si didn't take it seriously, but the prefect of Long'an County frequently sent messages.
All of these were handled by Yu Wanyin.
He doesn't like to get involved in these things.
Rong Si simply walked into the room and placed the fluffy thing in his hand on the table. "Try it."
Yu Wanyin was still holding the letter in her hand, which indicated that she was leaving the mountain stronghold. She couldn't help but feel nervous when he came so close.
She couldn't let herself appear impatient, so she slowly put the letter away and casually placed it aside.
She picked up the things he handed her.
They discovered it was a pair of fluffy fur straps. "This is..."
Rong Si raised his chin in a gesture, "Leg protectors."
Yu Wanyin listened and flipped through it again.
“They said you want to go into the mountains to see us hunt. These last two days are the last autumn hunt. I’ll take you into the mountains.”
Seeing that she didn't know how to use it, Rong Si took it from her hand and said, "Going into the mountains is not like going out for fun; you need to bring everything."
"Otherwise, your delicate skin will easily get injured."
He reached out his hand to her, "Give me your leg."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wanyin perked up; that was something she absolutely could not give to him.
She pulled her legs back in and took the leg warmers from his hands again, saying, "I'll wear them myself."
You won't.
“I will.” Yu Wanyin pulled down the bed curtains.
Rong Si didn't insist and just sat outside waiting for her.
His gaze swept across the curtain, and he still felt that she treated him like an outsider, even covering up when she changed her leg warmers.
He doesn't even suspect her when he changes clothes.
You can show her anything.
She couldn't do it.
The balance of power among the troops is uneven.
At times like these, I wonder if she and Chu Yu are like this too.
Would she and Chu Yu be compatible in this kind of thing? After all, they do have some similarities in certain aspects.
Rong Si gave a slight smile and leaned against the side, his eyes meeting half a wall of books in the room.
He remembered that Chu Yu also loved reading.
To state a fact he didn't want to admit, both she and Chu Yu were scholarly types.
He's just a rough guy.
Yu Wanyin lifted the curtain and saw Rong Si staring blankly at his books on the wall.
As luck would have it, there were the letters she had just placed there.
Yu Wanyin urged him, "I'm ready."
Rong Si agreed and got up to get his things.
Yu Wanyin took the opportunity to put the letter she had just received into a box next to her, placing it with the other letters.
Rong Si picked out two suitable bows and arrows and went out.
When Yu Wanyin went out, he was feeding his horse and waiting for her.
Yu Wanyin took the reins from the side. "Are we sharing one horse?"
"Okay." Rong Si fed the last carrot to the horse and patted its head. "This is your first time going into the deep mountains, so come with me first."
"You can ride it yourself next spring."
After all, the mountain they went to was an unpaved area, and the foal, though docile, lacked experience.
It still needs to be a mature horse.
Yu Wanyin understood and skillfully mounted her horse.
Rong Si stood to the side, watching her actions with a feeling of emptiness in his heart.
How come she doesn't even need to carry her own horse anymore?
After Yu Wanyin came up, she saw Rong Si standing below without moving. "Aren't you leaving?"
"Let's go." Rong Si dragged out his words and mounted his horse.
He rode away from the camp.
This was, in fact, the first time he had taken Yu Wanyin hunting.
Hunting is a very dangerous activity.
Bringing her along makes things a bit complicated.
The wind howled through the mountains and forests, and the horses' hooves rustled as they trampled over withered branches and leaves.
Yu Wanyin looked around. "Aren't they hunting today?"
"I sent them to do other things." Rong Si was worried that with too many hunters, there would be danger from the indiscriminate use of weapons, but his words sounded somewhat strange. "Today, it's just the two of us in the mountains."
Yu Wanyin fell silent upon hearing this.
That night, he also brought himself to this deep mountain forest, and then...
Just as Yu Wanyin was lost in thought.
Rong Si slowed down and gestured to her, "Over there..."
His voice was very low, right next to her ear.
A slightly tingling, numbing sensation came through.
Yu Wanyin looked over in the direction he indicated.
I spotted a weasel hiding among the withered branches and fallen leaves.
Rong Si silently stopped deep in the forest and placed the bow in Yu Wanyin's hand.
He took an arrow from the quiver, grasped her hand, and began to draw the bow and aim.
Yu Wanyin looked at the arrow, which was off-target, and was slightly puzzled. She turned to ask him, "Why..."
Before she could finish speaking, they stopped because they were too close together.
She brushed her lips against his without warning.
Rong Si's hand trembled, and the arrow flew from the bowstring, embedding itself in the tree trunk next to the weasel.
The little weasel was startled and immediately scurried into a tree hole.
Yu Wanyin sat stiffly in place.
When Rong Si looked over, she turned around with her eyelashes trembling, "I didn't mean to."
Rong Si sat behind her, watching as her ears began to turn red.
He casually pinched her ear.
He didn't speak.
It would have been better if he hadn't pinched it.
With a pinch, Yu Wanyin's ears became even whiter and redder, looking like a fresh fruit.
One bite and you're bursting with juice.
Every bite of her is bursting with juice.
Rong Si's Adam's apple bobbed.
They had to find new prey.
He asked slowly and deliberately, "What were you about to ask?"
Yu Wanyin moved her lips, her mind blank, recalling just that scene, and clearly couldn't remember what she wanted to ask, "I forgot."
In late autumn, many animals come out of the mountains to find food for the winter.
Not long after, another wild rabbit was spotted hiding in the grass.
Rong Si was very quiet when he hunted, with only his prey in his eyes. Once he set his sights on someone, that poor prey was most likely to meet a bad end.
Once he enters, he becomes the most dangerous presence in this jungle.
Rong Si held Yu Wanyin's hand and aimed, and she could feel the brutal, ruthless struggle for survival in the jungle.
Yu Wanyin watched him aim again before remembering what she had wanted to ask.
Why was his aim off-center?
Almost simultaneously, Rong Si released his grip.
The arrow pierced through the jungle, startling the hare. Just as it was about to leap up, the blade pierced its body and plunged it into the mud.
Rong Si spurred his horse forward, picked up the wild rabbit from the ground, and put it in his basket.
Then we went to the next place.
Yu Wanyin understood after seeing it many times.
He also took into account the possible escape routes of his prey.
When the prey tries to escape, it will run straight into his arrow.
It became his possession.
Rong Si rarely missed a shot while hunting, except for the one time when she accidentally kissed him.
After halfway through, Rong Si gradually stopped helping.
Yu Wanyin was initially not strong enough and her shooting range was too short, often scaring away her prey before she even touched it.
Perhaps she got into a rhythm later, or perhaps Rong Si intentionally shortened the distance between them.
Yu Wanyin shot down a wild boar.
Wild boars are more ferocious in their attacks.
The first arrow struck, and it roared and immediately attacked them.
Yu Wanyin was startled and instinctively grabbed Rong Si's leg. The next moment, she heard him say gruffly behind her ear, "Don't be afraid."
He then quickly adjusted his position and the angle of his bow and arrow, and the second arrow struck the boar between the eyebrows.
The speed was so fast that Yu Wanyin didn't have time to react.
The wild boar was thrown off balance by the force and inertia of the second arrow.
Seeing that the two of them couldn't carry this thing back, Rong Si gave a signal to have someone come in and move it.
They went off to find their next hunting spot.
Yu Wanyin felt that the pace of the hunt was faster than she had imagined, but she was a mild-mannered person.
She couldn't withstand the onslaught of large prey.
It would be worth a try to catch prey such as small wild pheasants.
Whether it hits or not is another matter.
Their purpose in this trip was not to catch a lot of prey.
Rong Si sat in the back watching.
The mountain wind ruffled Yu Wanyin's hair, and he unconsciously reached out to brush it aside.
Yu Wanyin didn't notice at all, and released her aim.
The pheasant was pinned to one of its feathers, and it immediately flapped its wings and flew away.
Seeing that she was very happy, Rong Si went to retrieve the feather.
The pheasant's tail feathers are crimson and curled.
It is an excellent decorative item; there are some in his village.
Rong Si observed her reaction.
Yu Wanyin liked the beautiful feathers very much, and thought that would be fine for today.
She patted his leg casually, "Is there anywhere I can rest for a while?"
Are you tired?
It's not that I'm tired.
Yu Wanyin hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at him, "My legs hurt."
She said softly, "I think I tied my leg braces wrong."
Rong Si looked around and said, "It's another quarter of an hour's walk to find a place to rest."
That means I'll have to wait another quarter of an hour with her.
Yu Wanyin pondered.
It has taken quite a long time.
"Here it is, let me see."
He pulled on the reins and went to a dense forest.
"You, you..." Before Yu Wanyin could finish speaking, Rong Si's cloak wrapped around her.
Then, beneath the cloak, Yu Wanyin felt a hand suddenly slip inside her clothes and pinch her inner thigh.
Rong Si's movements were simple and direct; he touched the leg brace straps.
After determining how she had tied it incorrectly, I simply untied it and re-tied it.
The force pulled at the soft flesh on the side of her leg, mixed with the calluses on his fingertips, causing Yu Wanyin's breathing to become slightly disordered.
She was positioned sideways on the horse's back, holding onto his shoulders, as he retied her.
He thought to himself that it would be better to just let him tie him up in the room.
They were sitting on living creatures.
The horse occasionally moved, jolting the two people on its back, causing Yu Wanyin to tighten her arms in fear.
Gradually, it turned into a very ambiguous hugging posture.
Rong Si helped her tie on her leg guards, his hands full of soft flesh.
It's very different from my own strong legs.
He pinched it uncontrollably.
Yu Wanyin held her breath.
He asked, "Have you gained a little weight since before?"
Before Yu Wanyin could answer, he weighed it in his hand and said, "It's a bit too even when I pinch it."
"Stop pinching." Yu Wanyin stopped him.
Rong Si was displeased and instead pinched the skin even more maliciously, saying, "What's wrong with letting your husband pinch your skin?"
"You've been taking pictures of my legs the whole time, and I'll let you take pictures of mine, but you won't let me pinch them."
Yu Wanyin had no way to refute it.
He was telling the truth; she did indeed pat his leg all the time.
Then you should know that he has to pay it back.
She wouldn't take a picture of him.
Yu Wanyin straightened her posture after seeing that he was dressed.
Rong Si clicked his tongue lightly, grabbed her waist and pulled her close, "Used and then thrown away, Yao Yao?"
When you need him, he's all whining and whining; when you don't, he acts like a little emperor that you can't mess with.
As he spoke, he grasped Yu Wanyin's chin, turned her around, and lowered his head to kiss her.
Yu Wanyin let out two "woo-woo" sounds in protest, but unable to win, she gave up.
Rong Si traced the outline of her lips and said in a rough voice, "Next time you use me, throw me away again, and you'll see."
The words, tinged with a hint of harshness, made Yu Wanyin's ears go weak, and she turned her head away.
She received a letter early this morning from her older sister saying she was coming to pick her up.
When she leaves, will it be considered as using her and then throwing her away?
Yu Wanyin hesitated for a moment, and seriously considered whether or not to tell him about it.
But she felt that things hadn't gotten to that point between them.
She didn't say she wanted to go to Shanshan.
He would leave behind thousands of people in the village to accompany her, or even move his entire family there.
That's unrealistic.
The people here are all people he has taken care of diligently for so many years.
He never abandoned them before, and he certainly won't now.
In other words, she won't be affected just because she's lived here for a few months.
He gave up on returning to the home he had wanted to go back to for more than ten years.
No one needs to sacrifice for someone else's wishes.
Yu Wanyin felt that if the complicated and tangled relationship between them could be settled in this way, it would be a good solution.
That would be a good solution.
They returned to the village before sunset.
The villagers came in twos and threes to help them carry today's harvest.
They gathered around to pack up their things. "How did the lord and the queen have their fun?"
"Isn't it dangerous in the mountains?"
Yu Wanyin remained noncommittal, saying, "I'll just go have some fun; you guys should do the hunting."
People always have to admit that there are things they are not good at.
The atmosphere in the village was very lively, with everyone laughing and joking around.
After having dinner, Yu Wanyin went back to bathe.
Rong Si entered just as she came out.
While tucking her hair back, Yu Wanyin casually mentioned, "When is it convenient for you? I'd like to go down the mountain to buy some things."
"I want to go, I'll take you tomorrow morning." Rong Si readily agreed and went into the bathhouse.
Simply taking her there isn't enough.
While he was washing up, Yu Wanyin gathered some medicinal herbs that needed her help to buy from Azheng.
There are other things in the village as well.
When she returned, Rong Si had just finished washing up and came out.
Yu Wanyin sat on the couch and subconsciously looked up when she heard the bathroom door open.
Looking up, I saw Rong Si walking out shirtless.
Yu Wan's voice choked, and she subconsciously avoided eye contact.
Rong Si had a roguish charm that made her want to see even if she didn't want to.
He walked up to her, rested his arm on the edge of the table, and looked at what she was writing.
A drop of water fell from her chest, following the smooth veins of her skin, and landed right next to her hand.
Yu Wanyin paused in her writing.
The ink spread across the tip of the pen.
She picked up her pen, and as her gaze shifted slightly, she saw his arm propped up beside her.
The veins and tendons in the arms rise smoothly, conveying a powerful sense of strength.
And his firm lower abdomen, which was close to hers, rose and fell with his breath.
He asked her, "What are you writing?"
"The shopping list for tomorrow." Yu Wanyin finished writing the rest and handed it to him. "You go buy this tomorrow, and I'll buy the others."
Rong Si glanced at them briefly; they were all medicinal herbs, things the village needed to prepare for winter.
He had seen it in previous years, so he simply placed it aside.
Yu Wanyin looked up at him as he put it down.
The moment their eyes met, Rong Si bent down and picked her up. "Sleep?"
Yu Wanyin was forced off the small daybed and tried to push him away, saying, "You'd better want to sleep."
Rong Si pinched her wrist and pressed it down, until it touched his chest, letting her touch it, "It's not just about wanting to sleep."
"Smell it, I smell like you."
He bathed in her perfumed lotion, a scent that almost blended into his body.
Beneath Yu Wanyin's palm lay the man's warm, powerful skin.
His needs are huge.
How can anyone need that every night?
And more than once.
In the dimly lit room late at night, chaotic clattering sounds mingled with soft sobs, "So sour."
How sour?
The pure and innocent young woman probably couldn't resist any longer and grabbed his hand, making him touch her lower abdomen.
My lower abdomen is cramping.
The man touched the outline of his protruding lower abdomen and pressed it against it. "Like this?"
Screams mixed with cries crashed against the stone wall.
It bounced back again.
Yu Wanyin was angry with him all morning.
"Seven days, you are not allowed to touch me for seven days."
Rong Si sat beside her, washing her face, wiping her clean, and helping her to groom herself, but she didn't respond.
Yu Wanyin stepped on his foot. "Did you hear that?"
Rong Si took out the lily of the valley hairpin from her makeup box. "Is this pretty?"
Yu Wanyin looked at him.
Rong Si had no choice but to speak, "Three days."
"Seven days."
Rong Si clicked his tongue softly and silently used the lily of the valley hairpin to simply tie up Yu Wanyin's hair.
He had previously learned some techniques for tying hair, but only one or two.
He got up and went out to get breakfast, which he placed in front of her. "Three days."
Yu Wanyin refused to budge, "Seven days."
Rong Si scooped up a bowl of porridge. "Five days."
"Seven days."
Rong Si cooled the porridge and fed it to her lips, saying, "Alright, seven days."
Yu Wanyin then opened her mouth.
While eating, he muttered, "There's no one like you."
Her lower abdomen still feels sore and numb.
It twitches from time to time.
It's happened far too many times lately.
Rong Si listened without speaking, probably knowing the truth himself.
This doesn't seem quite right.
Before descending the mountain, the Prefect of Long'an sent up a letter.
Yu Wanyin glanced at it briefly.
The prefect of Long'an mentioned the recent raid by Helun's troops on the bandit stronghold.
Later, Rong Si cut off He Lun's head and sent it to Daizhou, causing panic among the people of Daizhou.
The King of Dai immediately ordered that another general, Bi Shan, be sent to garrison the area, ready to attack at any time.
But in reality, they dared not make any rash moves.
In addition, the prefect of Long'an also mentioned that Daizhou should have had some contact with the Northern Chi.
It's unclear how they've arranged things now, but the route the Northern Chi tribe took south has changed, and they've begun to consider the northeastern side as well.
This incident is likely also related to the sudden attack on Yanzhou in the northeast.
In short, the current situation is no different from widespread chaos.
There was no stable place in the entire Central Plains.
Throughout the journey, Yu Wanyin kept thinking about the letter and the matter she was about to discuss.
Rong Si thought she was really exhausted, so he would reach out to touch her forehead from time to time to check if she had a fever.
"Are you tired? Are you still going?"
"I'm fine." Yu Wanyin had to do what she needed to do today.
They arrived in Jiangling.
Yu Wanyin urged Rong Si to go shopping, "Just wait for me at the clinic over there. I'll come find you after I've bought everything."
Rong Si, unsuspecting, gave her a purse, stuffed it with silver, and went to the clinic.
Yu Wanyin saw him enter the clinic before turning back to the nearby post station.
At the tea table in the inn's pavilion, the female bodyguard in a black robe was drinking with her back to her.
Yu Wanyin stepped forward and sat opposite her. "Are you able to take on escort missions now?"
The female bodyguard still smiled, "I wouldn't normally accept such a job, but money makes the world go round."
"Your family has given you too much."
Yu Wanyin felt she rarely heard the words "family," and asked, "Are they alright?"
"It looks quite nice." The female bodyguard nodded and poured wine for Yu Wanyin.
Yu Wanyin declined, saying, "I won't drink."
The female bodyguard didn't mind, and casually took back the wine that had been handed to her and drank it. "But think it over, Gan Ning is also in danger."
"Where is not dangerous?"
The female bodyguard thought so too, "Their travel time is limited, so we'll travel in both directions and arrive in Ganning by next spring at the latest."
Upon hearing this, Yu Wanyin thought to herself, "After a while, once I've finished dealing with what I have to do, we'll set off again."
"Are you having a good journey?" The female bodyguard gestured outside. "Are you having any difficulties?"
Yu Wanyin shook her head. "It's not difficult."
She can handle everything herself.
“You can tell me about your difficulties. If I take your money, I’ll rob you out of there.”
Yu Wanyin asked, "Then how can I contact you?"
"Send a message to this shop. I live on this street." The female bodyguard gestured. "Don't worry, the money is enough. I'll only take this one job for the next six months, waiting exclusively for you."
"In this world, it's a good thing to have a home to return to. I'm sure I can get you back to your family."
She stood up as she spoke, "Qin Yuan."
Yu Wanyin realized that this was her name.
Meanwhile, Rong Si was sitting in the clinic, and a doctor was preparing medicine for him according to the list.
As soon as the doctor approached, he knew that this was not someone to be trifled with.
He placed the items aside and said, "Your medicine."
Rong Si agreed and put it away, then sat down to wait for Yu Wanyin to come to him.
The clinic was quiet, with only the two of them there.
Rong Si, seemingly lost in thought, called over the doctor and handed him his hand, saying, "Take a look at me."
The doctor stepped forward and asked, "What would you like to see, sir?"
Rong Si briefly explained his situation.
The doctor was taken aback, somewhat surprised that someone could speak of such a matter so openly and confidently.
He quickly took her pulse.
The doctor frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said to him, "If you're talking about something, then there is some."
"The young man's liver qi stagnation transforms into fire, and his kidney yang is excessive. This is often seen in young people who are in the stage of yang qi maturation and who have been under heavy burdens and emotional tension for many years."
"These are just internal constitution issues. Doing other things while you're unmarried can wear them down. They're not really illnesses."
"At most, he's a bit rough and overly excited. Joining the army and learning martial arts can balance out some of his yang energy."
"However, my lord has been full of yang energy for quite some time now, but lately he has been feeling somewhat depressed and overwhelmed by gains and losses."
The doctor paused for a moment, then said, "In other words, it's the person who opened up your marital relationship that's making you feel anxious and insecure."
"You rely on this to calm your heart about gains and losses, but you will never truly be at peace."
"This gave rise to...the abnormal condition of excessive kidney fire."
Rong Si listened silently, "What do you mean?"
"It means developing a sexual addiction to a specific person."
Rong Si stared at him for a while.
The doctor explained the symptoms of this condition: "You always think about her, you miss her whenever you see her, and when you can't see her, you feel a surge of anger and a desire to vent your frustration. When you do see her, it happens frequently and you can't control yourself."
Rong Si hesitated for a moment, then said, "But my wife is frail and can't take it. Is there a solution?"
The doctor blushed upon hearing this, saying, "If it's just a temporary problem for someone else, it can be resolved with a little guidance."
“But my lord, your body is so fiery inside, the root is in you, and the source is in her. Now, I'm afraid that if you are stirred up even slightly, you will have an attack.”
"Your kidney fire has been burning for at least ten years." It's still burning during the crucial maturation period. "If she draws it out for you, it might be difficult to resolve."
"The good thing is, it's a mental demon. Maybe you can try not to think about your wife so much?"
Rong Si frowned.
The doctor understood from his expression, "Well, young master, you can take some suppressant medicine to calm him down."
"If you eat it once and combine it with something that helps you burn off energy, it can last for three days. The downside is that you won't get pregnant."
Not being able to get pregnant isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Rong Si felt that her health was not suitable for getting pregnant.
"Besides, this medicine cannot be taken for a long time."
"If you can't extinguish the kidney fire, you can only suppress it. Once you stop taking the medication, it will retaliate even more fiercely."
"Either you become more vicious, or you become more addicted to her; there will always be an outlet."
"You two should live a good life together from now on."
"Don't focus so much on gains and losses. Once things get better, reduce the medication. You'll gradually recover to normal in a few years."
But if she provokes him again, that's another story.
The doctor, wanting to advise the couple to maintain harmony, didn't say the second half of his sentence.
He felt his worries were unnecessary. "But you said it yourself, she's your wife now."
“Your wife isn’t going to run away, and you don’t need to take medication for a long time to suppress your feelings for her.”
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