Chapter 100 if Parallel World Sympathy: Chu Rong
The land was divided into nine provinces, and the world was in chaos.
With the northern Chi tribes pressing in and the southern Longxi tribes advancing northward, the heart of the Central Plains was engulfed in chaos, with smoke and fire filling the air.
Yu Wanyin sat in the flower hall of the Gan Ning prefectural governor's mansion, her fingers twisting a silk handkerchief tightly in her palm.
Chu Yu sat on the other side of the table, casually sipping his tea. "If Yao Yao wants to go home, she can tell me."
Chu Yu smiled faintly, staring intently at her. "And why are you avoiding me like this?"
Yu Wanyin lowered her eyelids, and her gaze fell on her like an impenetrable net, completely enveloping her.
She moved her lips and found a suitable reason, "The Northern Chi are about to invade, and you have important matters to attend to. I don't want to be a burden to you."
"Are you going to abandon all these people and come back to Shanshan with me?"
Chu Yu understood what she meant, "Yaoyao is truly understanding."
He asked, seemingly casually, "Is it because you feel you're a burden to me that I'm going back with you, or because you have someone else with you and it's inconvenient for me to come along?"
Yu Wanyin met his gaze, "You saw who's next to me, where did this stranger come from?"
She feigned composure and met Chu Yu's gaze.
Chu Yu seemed to believe her, finishing his tea and pouring another for Yu Wanyin, saying, "Why be so nervous?"
His voice softened, "You just want to go home, and I won't refuse you."
Yu Wanyin relaxed slightly upon hearing his tone.
Chu Yu handed her a cup of tea, saying, "We've been talking for so long, have some tea."
Seeing that he had relented, Yu Wanyin dared not linger, fearing that she would reveal the fact that she had married someone else and be discovered by Chu Yu.
She stood up. "It's getting late, this tea..."
Yu Wanyin had only spoken halfway when she saw Chu Yu still holding the teacup to her lips, looking at her with a calm and gentle expression.
A silent sense of oppression and scrutiny washed over me. "Has Yao Yao become so distant from me that she won't even drink the tea I offer?"
Yu Wanyin was utterly helpless. She took the bottle and sipped it lightly, trying to smooth things over. "It's not that I don't want to go back with you. You can always come to Shanshan to find me after things in the Central Plains are settled."
She put down her teacup as she spoke, "I can't really run away anywhere."
As soon as Yu Wanyin finished speaking, a strange dizziness suddenly swept over her.
They completely drained the strength from her limbs.
She lost her balance and stumbled into the man's arms.
Before she fainted, she saw Chu Yu's gentle, faint smile and his unfathomable, dark eyes.
You Ran said with a hint of pleasure, "Yao Yao really can't escape now."
The next moment, she completely lost consciousness.
Chu Yu was very dissatisfied with her for avoiding him and not daring to face him.
Now that this disobedient young mistress has been brought back, she should be punished properly.
She was punished until she dared not hide anymore.
Yao Yao wants to go home, of course she can.
I want to leave him.
dream.
When Yu Wanyin woke up again, she heard the sound of a light drizzle outside.
Perhaps because of the rain, the surroundings were dark.
Raindrops tapped against the windowpane.
Just as she was about to move, she heard the sound of chains clicking beside her.
Something felt heavy in my hand.
Yu Wanyin instantly woke up, sat up and found that a chain had been put around her wrist at some point.
Chains hung from the four corners of the bed, feeling heavy as they were pulled up.
The only space she can move around in is inside and outside this bed; she has no way to escape from here.
The next moment, the door to the house was opened.
She heard someone call out, "My Lord."
Immediately afterwards, Yu Wanyin saw Chu Yu's figure appear at the door of the dimly lit house.
His entire figure was shrouded in the shadows of the rain, and he carried a faint, damp scent of spring rain.
Cool and chilly.
Chu Yu met her gaze and walked towards her step by step, his smile not reaching his eyes.
"Has Yaoyao rested enough?"
His tone was chilling, sending shivers down Yu Wanyin's spine.
Yu Wanyin looked at her, "Why are there chains?"
Chu Yu gently stroked Yu Wanyin's cheek with the back of his hand, "Because Yao Yao is the most obedient like this."
Yu Wanyin's heart skipped a beat.
Chu Yu's icy fingers slid down to her neck, slipped inside her collar, and wantonly parted her collar to reveal her snow-white, smooth shoulders and neck.
Yu Wanyin trembled from his coldness and raised her hand to stop him, the clanging of the chains being particularly jarring.
"What, Yao Yao doesn't want to be close to me anymore?" Chu Yu's fingers slowly slid over her body, then suddenly tightened around her at a certain moment.
Yu Wanyin was pulled forward by him, forced to get closer to him.
The man's warm breath lingered on her lips and teeth.
“It’s because we’ve grown distant…” Chu Yu’s hands didn’t stop moving, slowly tracing and conquering, “or perhaps it’s because someone else has been here before.”
He seemed to want to carefully examine all the familiar outlines and dimensions to see if there were any traces of anyone touching or altering them.
A very soft moan escaped Yu Wanyin's lips, "Yes, yes, it's too formal. I... I'm not used to it yet..."
“We’ve become distant,” Chu Yu repeated softly. “No wonder Yao Yao left after only a couple of words when she saw me.”
"This really makes me so sad."
"The war outside is dangerous; how can I let you go without worry?" Chu Yu coaxed gently. "Right?"
Yu Wanyin's breath caught in her throat, and she couldn't speak for a moment.
"How about we don't leave?" Chu Yu asked her again. "I'll take you back after I'm done dealing with this."
Only Yu Wanyin could sense that this was not a question.
Chu Yu waited a long time for an answer, then suddenly deepened his voice, though his tone remained gentle, "Is that alright?"
"Okay, okay." Yu Wanyin's voice trembled at the end.
“That’s more like it,” Chu Yu said, his eyes filled with a dark expression. “If husband and wife have grown apart, how can they just leave each other?”
"We need to get to know each other properly."
Chu Yu peeled the person aside as if he were a lychee.
Prying open the lychee flesh, "But if it's because of others that I have this identity..."
You have to be careful with the fruit flesh—
It was crushed.
A pervasive sense of danger is overwhelming.
It squeezed and twisted every part of her heart, as if her heartbeat was about to burst out of her chest, but was then crushed back down.
Yu Wanyin instinctively tried to dodge, but met Chu Yu's gaze.
He will only become more malicious once he realizes he has hidden himself.
Chu Yu's lips curled up slightly, feeling pleased that Yu Wanyin had finally stopped avoiding him.
But that wasn't enough. He wanted Yao Yao's reaction to his touch to be happiness and joy.
Happy to death.
A light drizzle was falling outside, and the rainwater seeped into the house through the window frames, making the sound of drizzling rain also heard inside.
However, the clanging of the chains was still more intense.
Each metallic impact sharply scraped against delicate and fragile nerves.
It makes you dizzy and lightheaded.
The chains binding Yu Wanyin's hands were tightened, binding her so tightly that she couldn't move and had no choice but to accept it.
Accept that dying pleasure.
Unable to break free from the entanglement, she transformed into an uncontrollable, fine tremor.
A shiver ran through me, seeping into every inch of my skin.
Just as his initial tremor subsided, he launched another attack.
The numbing sensation of being struck by lightning flowed through my limbs and bones again and again.
It couldn't be stopped for a long time.
Yu Wanyin, who was usually quiet, let out a low sob that she could hardly contain herself.
Chu Yu still wanted to coax her, so he asked knowingly, "What's wrong?"
Then, misinterpreting her meaning, he smiled maliciously and said, "Isn't that enough?"
In terms of tormenting people, no one can surpass Chu Yu.
Just when she was at her most tense, Chu Yu suddenly asked, "Who is he?"
Yu Wanyin's whole body suddenly tensed up.
Outside, the rain was pouring down.
The sound of "crashing" echoed throughout the house.
It rained heavily for a day and a night.
Even after it stopped, it still drizzled down on the branches and treetops.
When Yu Wanyin woke up again, her whole body was sore and numb.
The chains on her body had been removed, and the weather outside was still not very good.
This scene made her feel as if she had returned to the Prime Minister's residence.
Yu Wanyin rang the bed bell, and the servants waiting outside came in to attend to her.
The maid drew back the bed curtains. "Madam, you've been sleeping for quite some time. What would you like to eat?"
Yu Wanyin casually replied, "Anything is fine."
"Where is the Marquis?"
The maid first poured Yu Wanyin a cup of ginseng tea and truthfully reported, "Today I heard that a distinguished guest came from the south to discuss the war with the Marquis."
Yu Wanyin took the ginseng tea and asked as she drank, "What distinguished guest?"
The maid pondered for a moment, then remembered, "It seems to be Lord Nanlong, Rong Si."
Yu Wanyin was caught off guard and choked on the ginseng tea in her hand.
She coughed heavily.
Startled, the maid quickly took the teacup from Yu Wanyin and helped her catch her breath, "What's wrong, Madam?"
Yu Wanyin coughed for a while, and only after she caught her breath did she say, "It's nothing."
Rongsi...
She had only run away from Rong Si's place not long ago, how come she caught up with him so quickly?
Why did it have to come at this exact moment?
Yu Wanyin asked anxiously, "Then what are they here to discuss?"
The maid was also unsure, "Perhaps they are discussing how to jointly deal with foreign enemies. They wouldn't tell me anything else."
The maid misunderstood, "If Madam wishes to go to the front hall and listen to their discussion, I can take you there."
After all, Chu Yu did not restrict Yu Wanyin's activities.
As long as you don't leave this house, it's fine.
Yu Wanyin quickly shook her head.
How could she possibly go and bump into the two of them together at this time?
Rong Si chased after him, probably hoping to capture him and take him back.
Chu Yu is still searching for the identity of her "adulterer".
She vividly remembers how Chu Yu interrogated her during that day and night.
Just then, Rong Si arrived.
Yu Wanyin sighed deeply and got up to wash and dress in the morning, feeling utterly helpless.
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Meanwhile, in the front courtyard's flower hall, the two sat facing each other, locked in a stalemate for a long time.
Chu Yu casually said, "Then it's settled. I'll go east, you go west, and we'll fight the Northern Chi together."
"If Lord Rong has nothing urgent to attend to, you may leave."
Rong Si leaned against the side, his breath deep. When he heard Chu Yu start to dismiss people, he became even more composed. "I am new here and have no place to stay in Ganning for the time being."
"But the Chu Marquis's courtyard is quite spacious, so it should be enough for me to rest for a while."
Rong Si didn't give Chu Yu a chance to refuse, "Which of Marquis Chu's rooms is empty?"
Chu Yu chuckled softly without a sound.
He probably knew that no matter whether he refused or agreed, Rong Si would stay here.
Chu Yu smiled and stared intently at Rong Si, "Lord Rong, why do you want to stay here with me?"
"Is this the place? What's so appealing to you?"
Rong Si raised an eyebrow. "I need to stay here to find out if there's anything I can claim for myself."
He came straight for Chu Yu to see if his runaway mistress had come to seek refuge with her other husband.
Chu Yu, on the contrary, became interested and said, "Okay."
He turned to his men and instructed them, "Take good care of Lord Rong."
The servant acknowledged and stepped forward, gesturing, "This way, Lord Rong."
Rong Si glanced at Chu Yu again, then strode away with his servant.
His sharp eyes scanned every corner of the mansion, searching for any trace of Yu Wanyin.
As Rong Si walked, he passed by a mansion.
The doors of the houses in the courtyard were wide open, and he saw a maid urging everyone to take the food away.
The servants who were serving inside filed out.
She was holding small, delicate bowls and plates.
Most of these places are occupied by owners.
This master, however, did not eat much.
The maid in the courtyard turned and went back into the house, saying, "It's not raining outside anymore, would you like to come out and stretch your muscles?"
I couldn't make out what the people inside were saying, but they probably agreed.
The maid went in. "Wait a moment, let me find you a cloak."
Rong Si narrowed his eyes slightly, stopped in his tracks, and looked into the wide-open doorway of the house.
It was as if one's gaze could penetrate the doors and windows, allowing them to see what was inside.
Just then, the servant who had been leading the way walked a little further and, not hearing any more footsteps behind him, couldn't help but turn around to look.
Seeing Rong Si stop there, he reminded him, "Lord Rong, the accommodations arranged for you are over here."
The people inside were much slower and never came out.
Rong Si had to come to his senses and said in a gruff voice, "Okay."
He followed.
If Yu Wanyin were really here, I would live here.
No matter what, he could catch her.
After Rong Si's figure disappeared at the courtyard gate.
Yu Wanyin fastened the drawstring of her cloak and came out of the house.
The air outside was indeed refreshing and pleasant after the rain, which made me feel much more awake.
The maid carefully supported her.
The maid knew, after the Marquis's wife was found, that the Marquis hadn't left her room for a whole day and night.
She still had the fragility and tenderness of spring flowers after being battered by rain, but her face was a bright, rosy red.
The maid was afraid that Yu Wanyin was too weak and might accidentally fall, which would lead to the Marquis punishing her.
The benches by the railing in the pavilion in the courtyard had been wiped clean and cushioned, waiting for her to arrive.
Yu Wanyin sat in the pavilion, gazing absently at the treetops and branches outside that were sprouting tender buds.
It's unclear what Chu Yu and Rong Si discussed.
However, just a wall away, Rong Si passed under that tree.
The servant said, "Your lodgings are over here."
His residence was not far from Yu Wanyin's, separated by a small courtyard.
Yu Wanyin heard the voices next door, but couldn't make out what they were saying. In her annoyance, she simply assumed that someone was passing by.
Chu Yu was probably busy with other things that night and didn't come over.
The next morning, Yu Wanyin was awakened by urgent military news outside.
People come and go outside the hospital.
Bugle calls also sounded from the nearby garrison.
She looked outside when she woke up in the morning and asked the maid beside her, "What's going on outside?"
The maid sighed, "The Northern Chi are invading and provoking trouble abroad; a war is likely about to break out."
Yu Wanyin frowned slightly.
"The Marquis is going to meet the challenge today."
Yu Wanyin nodded, finished washing up, and walked to the window.
The weather hasn't been good these past few days; it's all gray and damp, and I don't know when it will rain.
Suddenly a familiar voice rang out from outside the courtyard, "My lord, the troops under your command have been mobilized. Where should they be deployed?"
Yu Wanyin stiffened; she could tell from her voice.
That's Zong Cheng's voice!
Immediately afterwards, Rong Si's figure walked out from the other side and suddenly appeared at the entrance of her courtyard!
Yu Wanyin was startled and hurriedly turned to the side to avoid the window.
Rong Si keenly sensed something and turned to look.
Zong Cheng followed Rong Si's gaze to the small courtyard to the side, but saw nothing. "What's wrong?"
Yu Wanyin held her breath and leaned against the wall.
Rong Si looked away. "Nothing."
He continued, "Let's set up our formation from the west."
"Chu Yu went to the east."
"Okay." Zong Cheng accepted the order and went to make the arrangements.
Rong Si walked a few steps, then stopped, and silently returned to look at the open window.
Yu Wanyin's heart was pounding.
Hearing no sound outside, I assumed they had left and hesitated whether to go out and check.
Just as she was about to lean out, a servant's voice rang out from outside the courtyard, "Lord Rong, it's time to go."
"good."
The moment Rong Si's voice rang out, Yu Wanyin's scalp tingled.
All she could hear was her own heart pounding harder and harder.
He didn't leave!
Yu Wanyin's hands and feet went numb, and she hurriedly moved away from that window.
Not long after, Chu Yu came in from outside the courtyard and saw Yu Wanyin looking absent-minded as soon as he entered.
A hint of interest flickered in his eyes. "What's wrong with Yao Yao?"
“No,” Yu Wanyin replied softly, “I just heard that there seems to be a war going to break out, and I’m a little nervous.”
Chu Yu observed her expression.
This wasn't the first time she'd heard about war, so why was she so tense this time? "What did you see?"
Yu Wanyin got goosebumps all over her body again.
Chu Yu is too perceptive.
These two men were frighteningly difficult to deal with. "It's nothing."
"I just didn't expect a fight to break out so quickly."
Chu Yu nodded as if he believed her, his gaze still lingering on Yu Wanyin's face, taking in every inch of her expression.
But he remained completely unfazed, saying, "I'm going to take the troops out for a bit. Just wait at home, don't worry."
"Okay," Yu Wanyin said hesitantly, "Come back soon."
Hearing this, Chu Yu turned back and gently touched her face. "With you at home, I'll come back early."
After Chu Yu finished speaking, he settled Yu Wanyin in before leaving.
Yu Wanyin calmed down and regained her composure after a while.
Most of the people in the house had left, and the courtyard was extremely quiet.
But outside the courtyard, a fierce wind howled and horns sounded repeatedly.
She sighed softly.
With war imminent, she could not relax no matter what.
The army on the outskirts of the city was magnificent in scale, stretching as far as the eye could see.
Armed forces clashed.
Dark clouds gathered and surged overhead, rolling towards the besieged city from the horizon, with lightning and thunder flashing as the clouds collided.
The attacking drumbeats became increasingly intense, with drumsticks and raindrops striking the thin drumhead together, only to be scattered and fall all around.
The people of Ganning City stayed indoors, listening with trepidation to the sounds of battle raging outside the city.
The rain intensified, and unprecedented thunderous roars shook the earth.
It seemed to rise up from the depths of the earth with a thunderous roar.
With a devastating force, it swept across the world.
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether it's the sound of a raging storm or the massive battle taking place outside the city.
The combined forces of Chu Yu and Rong Si were sufficient to withstand the attack.
But this battle lasted longer than expected.
It went on for three days and three nights without stopping.
Smoke billowed past, blending with the sky, creating a gloomy scene.
When the flames of war subsided, sparks flickered all around.
Yu Wanyin waited anxiously in the courtyard, and this anxiety gradually overshadowed her earlier worry about being discovered.
As long as the war goes smoothly, everything else is a minor matter.
The firelight illuminated half of the city's nightscape in the dead of night.
Even the dark clouds were a deep red, and several streaks of white light suddenly cleaved across the sky, striking the ground directly through the dark clouds.
Then a deafening roar of thunder echoed through the sky.
The crowd in the city trembled slightly in surprise.
Several streaks of lightning flashed across the sky.
The fighting gradually subsided after the storm subsided.
The next morning, a shout rang out from the long-quiet mansion, "The Marquis is back!"
Yu Wanyin turned her head to look over, and the voice sounded somewhat dazed.
She quickly got up.
The servants waiting to be served in the courtyard had to hurry to the front yard to receive them.
I heard that many people were injured, and Chu Yu was no exception.
The good news is that the Northern Chi army was wiped out.
Chu Yu was taken to her room.
He is unconscious and has not yet woken up.
Chu Yu doesn't have many injuries. He usually sits in the command center to ensure that the battle proceeds according to strategy.
He would only go into battle in extreme circumstances.
There was a flurry of activity outside the courtyard.
Yu Wanyin went forward to check and overheard Zong Cheng outside the courtyard telling someone to help Rong Si back.
It was then known that the situation of the Rongsi was similar to that of the Chu Yu.
The doctor was examining patients in the room, and Wu Zhou said, "Actually, the Marquis was fine at first, but when he retreated after fighting the enemy, lightning struck the remaining gunpowder on the battlefield. Although the fire was not big, it still affected some people."
“At the time, Lord Marquis and Lord Rong were together,” Wu Zhou said, looking at Yu Wanyin. “So they were both temporarily unconscious.”
After examining her for a while, the doctor breathed a sigh of relief. "She won't be in any danger, please rest assured, Madam."
"The Marquis's injuries are all superficial; he'll probably be fine once he wakes up."
After the doctor finished speaking, he told his apprentice to fetch the medicine, left the prescription, gave some instructions on how to take care of the patient, and then slowly left.
Yu Wanyin thanked the doctor and saw him out of the house.
They heard that the neighboring courtyard was the same as theirs.
Yu Wanyin called to a servant beside her and asked, "How is Lord Rong's injury over there?"
The servant replied, "Don't worry, Madam. Lord Rong's injuries are all superficial, just like our Marquis's."
Yu Wanyin nodded, and breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that they were both alright.
She went back into the house, where Wu Zhou was cleaning Chu Yu's injuries.
Although Chu Yu didn't have many serious injuries, he suffered a series of minor ones.
Yu Wanyin took the ointment from the side and sat down next to Wu Zhou, taking over his task. "I'll do it."
Wu Zhou stepped aside and helped change the water.
Chu Yu's skin is delicate and fair, with a thin, clear, and moisturized texture.
Yu Wanyin carefully cleaned Chu Yu's wounds and then applied ointment to the injured area.
Her movements were gentle, and even when she touched the injured area, the comfort outweighed the pain.
Since the injured were the most vulnerable, Yu Wanyin didn't notice that she had touched a man's chest.
Even while Chu Yu was unconscious, he could feel his chest being ground and rubbed in circles.
The man's lower abdomen slowly tightened.
Meanwhile, in the neighboring courtyard...
Rong Si's condition was much better than Chu Yu's; he regained some consciousness first.
But he was still not quite lucid.
He even experienced hallucinations.
He could almost see Yu Wanyin sitting by his bedside, tending to his wounds.
She moved as gently as ever, as if afraid of hurting anyone.
A force as light as a feather traced circles on his chest.
Zong Cheng brought the medicine in from outside, and his hurried footsteps instantly sobered Rong Si up.
When Rong Si opened his eyes, he realized that Yu Wanyin was not beside him at all.
But strangely enough...
The sensation of her touch on his body, the warmth of her body, still lingered!
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