Later than yesterday...
This was a dilapidated temple that had been simply cleaned up in the countryside. There was no sundial or clepsydra around it, so Chen Yin was unable to judge the exact time.
But he was sure it was later than yesterday.
At this time yesterday, that person had returned...
So what about today?
Why hasn't he come back yet?
Did you encounter any danger?
No, no, that’s...ah.
Is he stuck by something? Possibly.
Maybe it was because I walked a little further today, so it took me longer; or maybe I met someone on the way... It is said that Mr. Xie is kind and generous, so maybe he helped people who were treated unfairly on the road, so it took me some time...
As Chen Yin was lost in thought, he couldn't help but pick at his nails anxiously.
He was fighting the persistent question that kept coming to his mind: Would he never come back? Would he really come back?
He can live well on his own.
Even though more than two hundred years had passed since he opened his eyes, and the world had changed dramatically, he still reintegrated into the world at an extremely fast speed, so fast that it seemed as if the general wearing armor of the previous dynasty that he saw in the ice that day was just an illusion.
It is he who has a harder time surviving.
——He is trouble, big trouble.
Chen Yin has such a clear understanding.
Even without mentioning the identity, it is still the same——
The boy's thumb was picking at his nails unconsciously, but his palm was clenching a bit of fabric.
This piece of clothing is totally different from what he wore before, both in style and material, but it is already the result of a change.
After coming out of the cave on the cliff, the children's clothes that the other party had found for the first time almost immediately rubbed red marks on his skin when he put them on. After just half a day, there was even blood on the cuffs and arms. After noticing this, the man was silent for a while, and when he came back again, he brought back the children's clothes that he was wearing.
I need to buy medicine...
Almost not long after he settled down, he developed a high fever for unknown reasons, which only subsided a few days ago.
He couldn't enter the city because his temperament didn't fit in with the place, and neither of their identities could withstand investigation.
The man's temperament was the same, but unlike him who had no way to hide it, if he wanted to, he could instantly restrain his murderous aura. He could be a ranger, a farmer, or a mountain hunter... He was placed in the grass, watching the man talk to passers-by in various identities with ease, and then get the information he wanted to know.
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…………
All the troubles and difficulties are due to his existence.
Just throw him here and everything will be solved.
Look.
There was absolutely no reason for the other party to continue to take him with him...
Chen Yin can still sit here quietly and wait, but this depends on the other party's promise to "return before nightfall" before leaving.
——Historical records show that "Xie Gong was trustworthy and people at that time offered him thousands of gold coins to seek him out."
But as time went by, dark shadows gradually appeared on the horizon, and this flimsy reason was finally not enough to continue supporting it.
Chen Yin was overwhelmed by great fear.
Will he die?!
Just die here quietly.
His nails were scratched until they bled, and the negative emotions that had been forcibly suppressed came up again.
Fear, unwillingness, and resentment!
Why did he have to die? ! Why did he have to die? ! !
…
In a trance, an illusion appeared before his eyes again. It was the nightmare that had haunted him day and night for the past few days.
He struggled to break free from the palace maid who was pulling him, but saw...
The mother held a sword across her neck and blood gushed out.
It was as if some scalding liquid had splashed onto my face, burning me so much that I couldn't help but shiver.
His cognition became dull and blurry. The current scene was reflected in his eyes, but his brain was unable to process it. Someone next to him was shouting something, but it seemed as if blocked by an invisible barrier and could not be heard at all.
He stared blankly, looking at everything in front of him incomprehension.
Why? Why is my mother lying on the ground?
The ground was dirty, and my mother's favorite Liuxian skirt was covered with mud.
He ran over and tried to pull his mother up, but she was so heavy that he couldn't pull her up...
Father.
Yes, Father...
He looked up at his biological father, his own emperor.
His father was also looking at him.
The father who would coax him, tease him... and tell him with a smile, "Whatever your child wants, your father can give it to you"...
There was a ferocious expression on his face that Chen Yin had never seen before.
When their eyes met, the other person smiled.
The corners of his eyes and face seemed to be pulled by the dark red marks of paint splashes, and his expression was as ferocious as that of a demon.
He said: "Yin'er, come to father quickly..."
A huge fear struck his heart, and Chen Yin involuntarily let go of his mother's hand and took a step back using his hands and feet.
This action seemed to have angered his father, and he immediately turned cold: "Yin'er, come here."
It was a cold tone he had never heard before.
Chen Yin saw...
My father picked up the sword—the sword stained with my mother’s blood...
Driven by some survival instinct, Chen Yin once again disobeyed his father's order. He could not help but retreat and continue to retreat.
Until the arm that was supporting the body suddenly pressed into nothingness.
He looked back in surprise.
Behind him was a bottomless cliff. His arms pushed in vain, causing the rubble to roll down, but there was no echo.
And in front of him, was the long sword that was still dripping with blood...
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At the very end, he saw his mother's eyes wide open facing the edge of the cliff, empty and without a trace of life.
…
As he fell weightlessly, Chen Yin suddenly remembered his mother hugging him and touching his face over and over again last night, admonishing him in a hoarse voice, "From now on... listen carefully to your father's words."
Because he "didn't listen", so——
Is the emperor angry?
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...Pain, so painful...
It was difficult to breathe, and I couldn't get any air in even if I opened my mouth as hard as I could.
It hurts, mother, it hurts so much...
I don’t know if it was the scratches from the leaves or the cuts from the strong wind, but all the exposed parts of my body were filled with pain.
The buzzing sound in my ears is rapid and sharp, and after being in pain for so long, it seems that even the perception has become numb.
……cold.
So cold...
Someone suddenly grabbed his wrist. The scorching heat startled Chen Yin and he jumped up like a cat with its fur standing on end.
It was Chu Lu who reached out and cushioned the child's head, preventing it from colliding closely with the wall.
In response to Chen Yin's stress-like reaction, the system laughed at the loudest volume without hesitation, but the only person it could disturb was the host.
Chu·Victim·Lu: [……]
It was his mistake to turn off the silent mode.
As the system realized that it was wrong and howled in apology, Chu Lu coldly muted it again.
“You’re back!”
Chen Yin blurted out when he saw Chu Lu coming back.
After a pause, he added in a forced and natural way, "Dad!"
Of course, in Chu Lu's feeling, the dry meaning of this later added name was very obvious.
Chu Lu: "..."
“…………”
He couldn't help but reveal an indescribable expression.
It's not just because he woke up to find a big kid, but more because of this name. Both the person who calls it and the person who hears it feel uncomfortable, but Chen Yin is inexplicably persistent about it.
Chu Lu responded briefly.
Of course, it was not an agreement to the word "Dad", but a reply to Chen Yin's previous words "You're back".
As for this title...
While he was out looking for the "ID card", he also heard about what had happened recently and had some guesses about what the child might have experienced. Since calling him that would make the child feel more secure, Chu Lu turned a blind eye and let him do what he wanted.
On the contrary, the system did not comment on the other party's title, which made Chu Lu a little strange.
The system that was banned: [@#￥%……&]
——There are so many people who call the host "Dad", but this kid has to wait in line if he wants to be a "son"!
Of course, Chu Lu had no way of determining the true meaning of the faint crackling sound of the system's electricity. He was currently holding the child's cold hand and leading him inside, carefully avoiding the wound on his hand.
The flesh next to the nail of this child's index finger had been scratched by himself until it was bleeding, but he himself seemed to have no feeling. When Chu Lu pulled him, he did not resist, but just looked up at him -
After a moment, he said stiffly: "You said 'return before nightfall'."
It can be heard that the child is trying his best to restrain himself, but the tone of his voice still carries a hint of questioning.
Chu Lu didn't mind much.
This brief time together was enough for Chu Lu to conclude that this child was definitely spoiled. Apart from the unexpected changes he encountered some time ago, he probably hadn't had any unpleasant experiences in the past. In such a situation, it was extremely rare for him to show a little bit of arrogance occasionally... After all, he was just a child.
Chu Lu didn't say anything, but just pointed outside to show the sky color.
Although there were some shadows on the horizon, it was by no means nightfall.
The boy pursed his lips and stopped talking.
Like a well-behaved little black cat, Chu Lu pulled it inside to sit down, and then pulled out its injured paw to bandage the wound.
When Chu Lu was tying the bandage, he suddenly said, "You came back later than yesterday."
[…He waited for a long, long time.
I even thought he would never come back.]
After he finished speaking, Chen Yin froze.
He shouldn't say such things...
He has no right to say such words that carry the connotation of "accusation" and "resentment".
There was even some helplessness in Chen Yin's eyes.
Past experience could not tell him what to do at this moment.
What should I do if I say the wrong thing?
What emerged in his mind was the scene of palace maids slapping themselves in the face or kowtowing and begging for mercy, which he saw in the palace of Concubine Yu when he went to look for his third sister.
My mother would not let the palace maids do this.
He had eavesdropped on the palace maids' conversations and knew that his mother was the kindest lady in the palace.
But why? !
Why was Concubine Rong, who was mean to the palace maids, not scolded, and Concubine Yu, who was feared by everyone for being on duty in the palace, was not scolded... but his mother was accused of being a "devil concubine"? They clearly said that his mother was a "kind-hearted person"! ! They clearly said that! !
Puzzled, angry, aggrieved...
He subconsciously wanted to pick at his nails, but was blocked by the thick cloth wrapped around them.
A hand covered with thick calluses landed on his head and rubbed his hair twice, neither lightly nor heavily.
Then, there was a deep male voice.
That person said—
"Sorry, I won't do that next time."
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