Chapter 12 Falling Lantern Flower is, only you
As soon as he finished speaking, Cui Yiluo felt the ground beneath her feet shaking slightly.
How could this happen? She clearly...
Not far away, the figures of men in black riding horses suddenly appeared. They were all masked, and their exposed eyes were fixed on Cui Yiluo.
Yuan Ling signaled Cui Yiluo to step back a few steps, then swiftly drew the sword from his waist and rushed forward.
He immediately engaged in combat with the men in black. There were about ten of them. Yuan Ling was a skilled martial artist and was able to defend against all those who wanted to attack Cui Yiluo.
In order to avoid being discovered, she tied her horse a mile away to hide it from others. Yuan Ling also did the same tacitly, so that now she could not escape on horseback.
There was a sound of breaking air in her ears, and the sunlight reflected by the silver arrow cluster hurt her eyes. Cui Yiluo subconsciously wanted to dodge, but a figure suddenly flashed in front of her, swung the sword and split the arrow in half.
The man had a slender figure and a neat silver-white riding suit with bamboo embroidery that clearly outlined his figure. His wrist guards were tied tightly, revealing the black jade beads on his wrists that he usually hid in his sleeves and never showed to others.
Cui Yiluo was stunned for a moment, "Cousin."
Jiang Yunjin arrived so quickly. Although he had sent people to secretly protect him, he still arrived too quickly.
She stretched out her hand slightly and grabbed the belt around his waist.
It seemed like a tacit understanding. He accepted her touch very quickly this time and was not as stiff as before. It was not known whether he was used to it or he had expected that she would take the opportunity to touch him.
Several people brought by Jiang Yunjin also joined the battle, but it was obvious that they were not as skilled as Yuan Ling, and they had some difficulty in blocking.
The leading man in black broke through Yuan Ling's defense, broke out of the encirclement, and rushed straight towards Cui Yiluo.
Jiang Yunjin protected Cui Yiluo behind him with the hand that was not holding the sword, and swung the sword with the other hand to block the killing move.
A silver light flashed, the rope broke, and the smooth and round black jade suddenly broke free from its restraints and rolled to the ground.
Cui Yiluo subconsciously grabbed one of them.
The man in front of him seemed to pause for a moment, but in the next moment, he swung his sword without any hesitation. In a flash, he put the sword to the enemy's throat, and with a smooth stroke like holding an ink pen, blood splattered.
Cui Yiluo was blocked behind him, but a few drops of blood still inevitably splashed onto her cheeks.
Hot and humid.
Cui Yiluo tightened the grip of the beads in her hand.
She had never seen Jiang Yunjin so fierce. The last time he fought alone, he was just on the defensive. But today he didn't care and directly used a killing move.
The gentleman who was usually calm and polite killed someone.
A loud bang exploded in the sky, and the golden auspicious cloud pattern almost merged with the twilight.
It is the call signal from Yunyiwei.
The men in black who were stopped by Jiang Yunjin's men and Yuan Ling were also injured. When they saw Yuan Ling's signal, they quickly grabbed their horses and fled.
There were only a few corpses and blood on the ground.
The surroundings were quiet. Jiang Yunjin did not move, his breathing was heavy, and his face was slightly lowered. It was unclear whether he was looking at the ground or the bracelets scattered on the ground.
Cui Yiluo walked up to him.
His silver-white robe was stained with blood, and even the hem of the robe was stained with scattered drops of blood. His face, as handsome as the snow on the mountain, was also stained with splattered blood, like white jade stained with filth.
But his face was as sullen as water, as if he was completely oblivious. His brows were drawn down, his dark eyes seemed even darker and colder, a surge of impulse suppressed in them as he stared intently at Cui Yiluo.
Cui Yiluo put away the bead that she had just caught subconsciously, then pulled out the embroidered handkerchief from her sleeve and gently pressed it on his cheek.
A corner of the white brocade was embroidered with goose yellow forsythia, which was instantly stained with bright red.
The man's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and surprisingly he did not avoid it.
Cui Yiluo wiped it carefully, watching the blood stains being wiped clean, revealing her originally flawless white jade face.
During the whole process, Jiang Yunjin just stared at her with his eyelashes slightly lowered. He neither scolded her nor reached out to stop her. He watched silently as she wiped his face bit by bit with her embroidered handkerchief.
It was not until Cui Yiluo reached down to wipe his neck that he raised his hand and grabbed her wrist.
The wrist that originally held the black jade necklace was now empty. His Adam's apple rolled and his thin lips parted slightly: "Don't wipe it."
Cui Yiluo raised her eyes and looked at him, preparing to pull her wrist back.
His long, thin knuckles tightened around her wrist.
"cousin?"
He loosened his hand again and took away the handkerchief.
The moment the handkerchief touched Cui Yiluo's cheek, her body froze. She looked at the man in surprise as he lowered his eyes and wiped her cheek with a moderate force, just as she had just done.
The blood splattered on Cui Yiluo's face was so small that it was almost immeasurable, but it was wiped away in just two strokes.
She subconsciously reached out to take the handkerchief, but saw him turn his wrist.
"It's dirty. I'll return it to you after washing it."
His voice became hoarse and he put the blood-stained handkerchief into his secret pocket.
Cui Yiluo paused.
"Miss Cui." Yuan Ling's voice suddenly came from the side.
Yuan Ling picked up the rosewood box that had been scattered during the fight, as well as his black robe that had fallen on the sandy ground, and casually put it back into the box and closed the lid.
"My robe is dirty again. Please wash it for me."
He walked a few steps closer and handed her the rosewood box. When Cui Yiluo reached out to take it, she heard his low voice.
"Give me the stuff too."
Cui Yiluo gave him a look to show that she understood.
Yuan Ling suddenly smiled, his dark eyes flashing with light, and turned to look at Jiang Yunjin.
"Lord Jiang, this assassin's arrival is suspicious and may endanger the safety of His Majesty. I will excuse myself for now."
The people from Yunyiwei also arrived at this time.
Jiang Yunjin's expression was gloomy and unclear, and he only said, "Commander Yuan, thank you for your courtesy."
A hint of amusement flashed across Yuan Ling's face. After agreeing, he took the Yun Yiwei who had just arrived to investigate around the place.
The crowd dispersed, and Jiang Yunjin turned to Cui Yiluo, "I'll take you there."
"etc."
Jiang Yun paused.
Cui Yiluo suddenly squatted down and picked up the black jade beads scattered on the ground. The ink-like black jade gathered in her palm, making her skin look even more like cream.
Before Jiang Yunjin could come to her senses, two hands suddenly stretched out in front of her, holding the round black jade beads in their hands. Her sleeves moved up slightly, revealing a part of her white wrist.
She held the beads, her beautiful eyes brighter than the black jade in her hand, "Cousin, this is your bracelet."
Jiang Yunjin stared at the scattered beads and listened to Cui Yiluo continue: "This is very important to you, right? I'll pick it up for you, don't be unhappy."
Black jade is gentle and steady, a gentleman's lustre is smooth and lustrous. When he was eight, his father obtained the finest jade and personally crafted it for him. He was to learn the manners of a gentleman and uphold the principles of propriety and righteousness. Greed, anger, and ignorance are all delusions. Whether he would succeed or not was the most important thing to his parents. Even his grandmother never asked if he was happy.
Seeing that he was silent, Cui Yiluo moved her hands holding the beads forward again.
Jiang Yunjin raised his eyes. Cui Yiluo couldn't understand his expression. The thick fog that had accumulated in his eyes had dissipated at some point, and the sunlight that was about to dissipate shone into his dark pupils again.
He raised his hand that was hanging by his side to take the bead.
Cui Yiluo suddenly tightened her grip.
She raised her lips, revealing her white teeth, and a hint of intelligence flashed in her bright eyes. "My cousin's bracelet was broken because of me, so how could he have strung it himself? I should have strung it for him by now. I was careless just now."
Jiang Yunjin pursed his lips and said nothing, letting her put the scattered beads into her purse.
Cui Yiluo continued, "Cousin, my horse is a mile away. Shall we go over there?"
"Um."
Jiang Yunjin whispered a few words to his subordinates. After they took the order and left, he walked out.
It was getting dark, and the forest was even darker. The two walked for a mile and finally arrived at the place where Cui Yiluo tied her horse.
Cui Yiluo untied the reins tied to the tree and climbed onto the horse. Jiang Yunjin had come on horseback, but since there was only one horse, he led the horse on foot and now he also mounted the horse swiftly.
Cui Yiluo walked in front, and he was one step behind on his horse.
The two still didn't speak.
Cui Yiluo hadn't failed to notice Jiang Yunjin's silence. Although he was usually quiet and used very few words when he spoke, he was different now.
She thought again of his brutal killing move and the subtly depressed look on his face after he had killed someone.
A flash of lightning suddenly split the dark blue sky, thunder exploded, and the forest suddenly became as bright as day. Immediately afterwards, raindrops as big as beans fell.
Cui Yiluo's snow-blue riding uniform was instantly soaked with water marks and bloomed brilliantly.
"Cousin, it's raining, let's go back quickly..."
Before he could finish, Jiang Yunjin suddenly said, "There's a cave ahead. Let's take shelter there for a while."
This place is at least a quarter of an hour's walk from the tent. If we rush back in the rain, we will definitely get soaked. It is naturally better to have a cave to shelter than to rush back in the rain.
Led by Jiang Yunjin, Cui Yiluo soon found the cave he mentioned.
When they entered the cave, their clothes were already half wet.
There were several large stones placed in the cave, and a pile of dead branches in the middle, with traces of fire. There was also a flint thrown aside. It seemed that the palace servants who were in charge of the work on the mountain also took shelter from the rain here.
Jiang Yunjin quickly started to make a fire with flint.
Cui Yiluo gripped the dagger at her waist tightly and walked deeper into the cave.
The cave is not small, and it is not impossible that someone is hiding in the gaps in the cave. She cannot feel at ease unless she investigates it clearly.
The cave was full of twists and turns, and contained many crevices. Cui Yiluo explored them one by one, and found the innermost crevice to be very deep, so she spent a lot of effort.
When she came back, Jiang Yunjin had already lit the fire.
He sat on a big rock, the firelight made his handsome face flicker. The noble green bamboo on his silver riding uniform was stained by the splashing blood, which was more dazzling than the fire. He always liked cleanliness, but he didn't even do a rough job. He just stared at the burning flames, not knowing what he was thinking.
Cui Yiluo sat down on the big rock opposite him, her hands on her knees, her cheek in her hand as she looked at him. With a bright smile, she asked, "Cousin, have you been here before?"
"I found it while hunting."
Cui Yiluo let out a long "Oh" and suddenly changed the subject, asking, "Did my cousin also hide from the rain in the cave with another young lady before?"
"No."
Cui Yiluo smiled with her eyes slightly curved: "So my cousin only hid from the rain with me?"
A gust of wind, carrying raindrops, blew into the cave, and the fire in the pile of branches suddenly jumped. Jiang Yunjin raised his eyes, and the fire in his eyes was reflected in Cui Yiluo through his long black eyelashes.
"Yes, only you."
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