Happy Spring Night Rain (3)
In all this time, Xu Ning had only seen the legendary "Rain of Guns Stabbing Fatalities" once.
When performing the dance that day, the man wore a mask, and the half of his face that was revealed was exquisitely crafted.
Xu Ning lay in his arms, forgetting to breathe, forgetting to think, and not even paying attention to the special features of that face.
A long river surrounds the city of Buhuo. The water is turbid. Several large fish leap on the water, and the sharp teeth in the fish's mouths flash white light.
"Ah, ah." One or two women dressed similarly threw a man into the river.
"This is the fate of those who can't pay back their debts." Qingyi Wuyou appeared out of nowhere, with her index finger raised.
Xu Ning was startled. Hua Xing looked at the woman in front of him. She was more calm than she was three years ago.
"You want to see the city lord, right?" The man in green smiled faintly.
Xu Ning's eyes lit up: "How did you know?"
Hua Xing smiled without saying a word and led Xu Ning over.
There are many more people coming to the city tonight than usual, and it is crowded. If Qingyi Wuyou was not the third city lord and had special people to clear the way, Xu Ning would have been squeezed into some corner.
"Yes, here we are. It's inside."
This is the center of Buhuo City. When you push open the door, it looks ordinary from the outside, but it is a different world inside.
The winding river is like a thick silver snake winding around the house. The sound of the gurgling stream is unexpectedly harmonious with the scenery of wine, meat, ponds and forests. The pure and spiritual stream adds to the charm.
A luxurious boat was floating on the slow-moving river. The Lord of Buhuo City was sitting quietly on the boat pavilion, looking like he was taking a nap.
The cool breeze blew up the gauze, revealing the man's face. His long jet-black hair stuck to his indigo brocade robe. He looked more like a young master from a noble family than an "evil ghost".
Why does this face look familiar?
Unlike the one Xu Ning had seen that night, the man wasn't wearing a mask. His face was as white as jade, his eyes as clear as autumn water. Looking at the young man's lips, Xu Ning suddenly had a bad idea. "Draw red lips, draw red lips," he thought, "draw red lips, drawing red lips."
"Woo! City Lord! City Lord!"
Some of the "little ghosts" were like believers, shouting devoutly and fanatically.
Tang Xixu noticed something "sticking" to his body. He looked up and quickly recognized Xu Ning in the crowd.
"Miss Xu, why are you here too?" It was obvious that Yuwen Yi heard that Xu Ning came to Buhuo City and came here specifically to "meet" her by chance.
"Ah? What did you say? I can't hear you." There were so many people and the voices were mixed. Xu Ning moved closer to Yuwen Yi.
Tang Xixu looked at Xu Ning and a man laughing and talking about something, his pupils shrank slightly, and his long fingers clenched into fists.
Why did he have to be so close to Xu Ning? Damn it.
"Look! The city lord is coming out!"
Tang Xixu jumped to the river bank, grabbed Yuwen Yi's shoulders and fell back onto the boat.
"The city lord has chosen!"
"This young master is really lucky. I come here every year and never even see the shadow of the city lord."
Everyone around looked at him with envy.
"Sir, what do you want to 'fight' for?" Tang Xixu narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly.
Yu Wenyi was confused. He came to find Xu Ning without any preparation and never expected that he would be chosen.
"I..." Yu Wenyi looked at Xu Ning helplessly.
Xu Ning held her forehead and sighed slightly, thinking that Yuwen Yi's martial rank was not as high as hers. If something happened later, she would not be able to take responsibility for the prince.
A slender figure flashed across the water, and Xu Ning landed steadily on the boat.
“Wow!”
Yuwen Yi was suddenly kicked off the boat. The man struggled in the water, his mind full of confusion.
The tulle was lowered, the shell strings jostled gently, and a quarter of an hour later a maid came down from the boat.
"I apologize to everyone. The City Lord has something urgent to do today. He will give a piece of gold leaf to all the players. I hope you can forgive me."
No one in the audience objected. It was a good thing that they couldn't compete with the city lord. At least they could save their lives.
Xu Ning stepped into the boat pavilion. The wind started to blow and the cabin door was closed tightly.
"call--"
The only candle on the pavilion also went out.
A strange fragrance wafted into his nose, and in the moonlight, Xu Ning vaguely saw the fluttering red brocade hairband.
"You..." Before Xu Ning could finish her words, her legs and feet went limp. The man who was pretending to be asleep flew down and gently caught the woman who was about to fall to the ground.
Xu Ning's long eyelashes fluttered gently, the light and shadow were blurred, and there seemed to be a black hole with no end in sight behind her dark pupils, which was about to suck Xu Ning in.
Xu Ning didn't know how long he had slept. When he opened his eyes again, he was no longer on the boat. He had returned to the place where he had slept last time.
His outer robe had been taken off, leaving only an inner garment. Xu Ning put on the outer robe hanging on the rack, his brows furrowed, his eyes full of nervousness, and he ran around the room anxiously.
The apricot-colored ribbons of her clothes fluttered in the wind, and the plain-colored ribbons dancing in the air seemed to be telling of the woman's uneasiness.
As he walked quickly, Xu Ning saw a bunch of flowers, which had dried up and were made into specimens and placed on a small table.
Seeing the variety of flowers clearly, Xu Ning remembered. Wasn't that the flower he gave to Qu Yi in Wanqi Villa three years ago in order to complete the mission?
Didn't expect it to be here.
The woman paused when she saw the familiar figure, her long black hair slowly falling down. "Tang Xixu, don't you have anything you want to say to me?"
The man in front of the mirror had his back to Xu Ning and said nothing.
Xu Ning was not wearing shoes, and the coolness of the ground went straight into her heart through the soles of her feet.
When Xu Ning first came to this world, she repeatedly warned herself not to develop any feelings for the people here, especially her target.
The moment Xu Ning heard of Tang Xixu's death, cracks appeared in the city wall, and everything was deviating from the course she had originally planned.
"I hate deception the most and cannot tolerate even the slightest grain of sand. But you never told me your identity from the beginning to the end. I only now see your true appearance clearly."
Before faking his death, Tang Xixu had been wearing a human skin mask. The only time he was poisoned, when he took off the mask, his face was covered with poison marks. It was dark, so Xu Ning couldn't see clearly.
Tang Xixu didn't say anything and still had his back to Xu Ning.
Xu Ning smiled bitterly. It was the first time he had thought of defying the system after being here for so long. If he died, his body would explode. If he didn't want to enter the cycle of reincarnation, then he wouldn't have to enter the cycle of reincarnation. It was better than being made a fool of here.
Xu Ning laughed at herself, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, as if she had made a resolution. "I'm afraid of the dark and ghosts. I don't like living in the shadows; I prefer the bright light. I came here to tell you that I'm getting married. It's to the current prince, and it's him who proposed to me with three letters and six betrothals."
Xu Ning originally thought that Tang Xixu had his own reasons for faking his death, but the moment he knew that he was stabbed to death, he felt that nothing mattered anymore.
Since you are so casual, I will be casual too.
Xu Ning turned and walked towards the door without any hesitation. His face was pale and lifeless, and his eyes were full of determination.
Perhaps it was because he heard the woman's last words, or perhaps something in his heart could no longer be suppressed. The young man stood up, walked quickly behind the woman and quickly pressed the acupoints on her body. Xu Ning stood still, unable to move. Then he put a long arm in front of her neck to restrain Xu Ning. The woman could clearly smell the unique fragrance of the man. Tang Xixu lowered his head and kissed the top of Xu Ning's head.
A cold hand grasped Xu Ning's chin, and his index finger thrust forward, spreading her lips. A round object rolled onto the woman's tongue, feeling icy cold. Tang Xixu patted Xu Ning's back again.
Xu Ning widened his eyes and said in a cold voice: "What are you doing? What did you feed me?" The woman's brows were furrowed again.
"How can you marry someone else?"
The young man's cold aura surrounded Xu Ning, and there was a surging emotion hidden in his cold voice.
Tang Xixu lost control and then slowly calmed down, "That would make me very uncomfortable."
"This is a lover's powder, it's harmless. As long as you stay by my side, you'll be fine. After eight days, your body will be able to move on its own. If you try to break through the acupoints, you will only sever your meridians."
In order to keep her, Tang Xixu did not hesitate to use ruthless means.
In the past two years, Tang Xixu has been practicing unorthodox methods in order to improve his skills. Now his internal strength is being counteracted and his heart is burning with anger.
"I have nothing left, and you promised to stay with me forever." Tang Xixu's voice was soft and humble. He lowered his head and whispered in the woman's ear. Xu Ning seemed to notice something unusual about the man behind her.
When did I say that? Xu Ning thought carefully, Oh, I did say that, I was just saying it casually, why did you take it seriously?!
Xu Ning became frightened, and all the emotions he had just felt disappeared.
The first time Xu Ning performed a dance, Tang Xixu gave her a chance, but Xu Ning did not leave and even accidentally entered his bedroom.
From then on, Tang Xixu didn't want to let her go.
My crimes are so heinous that even the King of Hell won't want me after I die. I won't be reincarnated. I only ask that you be willing to go to the underworld with me.
Xu Ning opened her eyes wide and was speechless. The young man's chest was pressed against the woman's back. Tang Xixu lightly kissed the shallow scar on Xu Ning's neck, which was the one he accidentally bit when he lost control three years ago.
A damp heat spread across her neck, and a blush gradually crept onto the woman's fair cheeks. Everything in the world was still, and the candlelight on the golden cup flickered gently, its warm breath spreading across the woman's neck.
The young man's tall nose rested against Xu Ning's neck, rubbing gently like a small animal, as if begging for comfort from its master.
You...Xu Ning wanted to open her mouth to speak, only to find that she had lost her voice since taking the pill.
Not long after, Xu Ning was picked up by the waist, and her apricot-colored robe fell to the ground. Xu Ning could not move at all.
Her brows furrowed as she stared intently at the man before her. The young man lowered his eyes and smiled faintly, his previous anger gone.
Xu Ning's long hair swayed in the air, and her eyebrows were covered with mist. The woman carefully grabbed the corner of the man's clothes.
Tang Xixu carried Xu Ning all the way. People outside the palace were surprised, and two or three maids looked back frequently.
At the end of the corridor is a ancestral hall, the Mo Family Ancestral Hall.
Tang Xixu pulled Xu Ning to kneel on the futon: "Dad, Mom, Brother. Zhao'er is getting married. Look, Ningning is the bride. I'm sure you can see from heaven what a wonderful woman she is."
Xu Ning turned his eyes away, a little confused.
Tang Xixu saw through it and explained in a gentle voice: "My nickname is Yin Zhao, Ningning can call me A Zhao from now on."
Later, another woman came in, her face calm and without a trace of emotion.
Xu Ning glanced at her out of the corner of his eye, and she looked familiar from the side.
It had been so long that Xu Ning couldn't remember it for a long time.
"Dad, Mom, and Husband, with the help of Xu Ge'er, Cong'er is being taken care of very well. The truth about the Mo family is also gradually coming to light."
The middle-aged woman's voice completely evoked Xu Ning's memory.
Fangniang?
Xu Ning couldn't believe it. The proprietress of Ruyanlou was actually Qiao Mulan?!
If she and Tang Xixu were in the same group, then he must be involved in the human skin case that year.
Xu Ning's heart sank into an icy lake in an instant.
Tang Xixu noticed something strange about Xu Ning: "The Linyao case was not our fault. We only made those things public back then."
Xu Ning sneered in her heart and was speechless. The woman's eyes were red, and the sparkling tears made her lively eyes exceptionally bright. Her nasal cavity was a little blocked, and the tip of her nose was red.
"Miss Xu, Brother Xu also had his own difficulties in what happened back then. It was just that his status was not convenient at the time, so he didn't tell you." Qiao Mulan defended Tang Xixu.
Tang Xixu has been living a shabby life for the past decade, mature beyond his years and filled with hatred. Qiao Mulan has tried to comfort him, but Tang Xixu remains indifferent.
Qiao Mulan realized that Tang Xixu only acted like a human being in front of Xu Ning. He had his own joys and sorrows, his own life, and more importantly, he had a girl he liked.
The Mo family's account book is very bad. It is difficult to calculate and difficult to sort out.
Tang Xixu locked Xu Ning in the house, and the man held her to sleep every night. Every morning, he would dress Xu Ning, do her makeup, and draw her eyebrows. At first, her skills were unfamiliar, but after two or three days, she became proficient and her painting skills became better and better.
He murmured every late night, and "I'm sorry" was the word he said the most. Xu Ning wanted to argue at first, but he had no choice but to give up when he couldn't say anything.
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