Yang Xi glanced casually at his wound, not paying it any mind, and stared blankly at Zhou Chenyu, "As long as you tell me where I am, no matter what happens, Yang Xi will bear all the consequences."
Is it really necessary for a knife?
Zhou Chenyu hesitated for a few seconds, then said helplessly, "Yang Xi, I'd better tell you the truth!"
“The place where you fell into the water was a dangerous shoal with a rapid current. It was Baoyu and I who rescued you and brought you ashore. Baoyu has already gone down the mountain to the yamen to find someone. Now that you are injured like this, if I take you back, I am not sure I can save you later. I might even get myself killed.”
"Even if you're not afraid of death, you should at least consider my life, right?"
She said it sarcastically, thinking that after saying those words, he would give up the idea.
Unexpectedly, Yang Xi didn't believe a word she said. He gritted his teeth, stood up by himself, and walked step by step toward the gate.
"..." Zhou Chenyu had never met such a stubborn man in her life. She rushed up to him, grabbed his arm with all her might, and shouted angrily, "Yang Xi, is that knife really more important than your life?"
Yang Xi stopped and lowered his eyes, his sharp eagle eyes revealing a ruthless determination: "Yes!"
Looking at his cold and unyielding eyes, Zhou Chenyu felt as if she had returned to the unpleasant days when she had been humiliated in front of him.
If someone is determined to go to the gates of hell, even a god can't stop them.
Why is she acting so saintly and innocent?
Zhou Chenyu pursed her lips unhappily, avoided his direct gaze, and automatically stepped aside, watching Yang Xi walk out of the wooden house courtyard.
Seeing that he had left, Huangdou anxiously chased after him to the courtyard gate, but Zhou Chenyu did not follow for a long time, so he could only wag his tail and wait for her in the distance.
Zhou Chenyu stood motionless, hands on her hips. "He just woke up recently, hasn't eaten for days, and with the knife wound to his shoulder and a broken leg, he definitely can't go very far. He might faint halfway there. Huangdou, come back, we'll leave him alone!"
She called out, and Huangdou ran back absentmindedly, climbed the wooden ladder, lay down on the board, and stared straight at the empty gate.
Zhou Chenyu sat down at the table, added rice to his bowl, picked up the still steaming bowl, and hummed a little tune as he ate his fill.
After a hearty meal, with all the blood rushing to his stomach, Zhou Chenyu clutched his bulging belly, staring at the creaking wooden door in the wind, and yawned several times in a row.
"Huang Dou, you said he's been out for almost half an hour, shouldn't he be back by now?"
Huangdou stared longingly at Zhou Chenyu, its tail drooping, looking less excited than usual.
"Did he really faint? He has the strength to go out but not the strength to come back. What kind of man is he? Come back or don't come back, it's up to him."
Zhou Chenyu stretched lazily, put her legs back, tilted her head back, and prepared to have a nice nap.
But after closing his eyes for only a few seconds, he would open them again, feeling agitated. He might say he didn't care, but he couldn't escape the hurdle in his heart.
"If you have too high a moral standard, you'll suffer the consequences. Yang Xi, I really owe you something in my life!"
Zhou Chenyu angrily slung his crossbow over his shoulder, grabbed his bow, and hurriedly walked out the door, shouting at the top of his lungs.
Outside the courtyard, the wind blew the leaves and birds chirped; apart from her and Huangdou, there was no one else in sight.
Zhou Chenyu looked down at Tudou, "Your eyes are so wide open, do you know where he went?"
Huangdou looked around and wagged its tail frantically. Zhou Chenyu knew he couldn't rely on it, so he just followed the sound of water.
As she walked down the sloping path from yesterday, the scent of hemostatic herbs grew stronger, so she quickened her pace.
In the gaps between the sparse and dense shadows of the trees, Yang Xi was leaning on a wooden stick, looking down as he searched for the object mentioned.
“I didn’t say anything, but he actually found this place. No wonder he works in the public security, procuratorate and judicial system.”
Zhou Chenyu stood behind Yang Xi and looked at him. To be honest, although this man was dressed in coarse linen clothes and was extremely weak, his back was still straight as a pine tree, and his every move exuded an extraordinary and awe-inspiring demeanor.
He may not be a good partner who knows how to sweet-talk, but he is definitely a good person with good character.
How bad could someone like that be?
At most, I'll just annoy her.
Zhou Chenyu conceded defeat, parted the bushes, and slowly walked down. "Did you find it?"
Yang Xi stopped upon hearing this, met Zhou Chenyu's eyes, and shook his head helplessly, "I searched all the way up the mountain stream, but found nothing."
Zhou Chenyu walked to the edge of the pool, splashed a couple of times in the icy stream, and looked at him: "I found you here yesterday, when half of your body was submerged in the water. Yang Xi, do you think it's possible that your sword fell into the water?"
In the water?
Yang Xi glanced at the broken tree branch beside him. "I was injured a few days ago and passed by here. I slipped and tumbled down the slope from there."
After saying that, he threw away the stick and limped toward the water's edge.
Seeing his anxious expression, Zhou Chenyu quickly stopped him, her brows furrowing even more as she asked suspiciously, "Yang Xi, you're injured like this, you don't still want to go into the water to look for him yourself, do you?"
Yang Xi lowered his eyes, stubbornly insisting, "I was seriously injured that day and fainted after falling to the ground. I have been good at swimming since I was a child, and my body has recovered a lot now. Don't worry, I will be fine."
"I'm sorry, I'm really worried," Zhou Chenyu suppressed her temper, stood up in front of him, and untied the belt of her clothes. "If you're going to help someone, help them to the end. You're injured like this, why would you go? I'll go into the water and help you look for them."
"No need..." Yang Xi wanted to stop Zhou Chenyu, but saw her unbutton her outer robe, revealing only her inner garment.
Yang Xi hurriedly looked away and shouted sternly, "Zhou Chenyu, you don't need to risk your life for me. Go put on your clothes and go home!"
Looking at his flushed face, Zhou Chenyu's angry expression turned meaningful.
This man was not afraid of mountains of money, nor of vicious criminals, but he was afraid of her taking off her clothes, and only the outer layer of clothing.
Wouldn't it be so much fun if she just threw herself at him wearing only a vest and a halter top?
Zhou Chenyu gazed at him lazily with a bright smile, and said ambiguously, "Yang Xi, I wouldn't do this for any other man. But for you, I'm willing to take this risk."
For him?
Yang Xi turned around in surprise and bumped into the trap that Zhou Chenyu had been waiting for. Her sharp eyes, which could calmly deal with dangers in the past, were now filled with turmoil.
He clenched his fist in displeasure, glared at Zhou Chenyu, and said angrily, "Zhou Chenyu, I've already fallen so low, why do you have to say these things to mock me?"
Zhou Chenyu was secretly pleased and smiled slyly, "That's just how I am. You've known me for a while now."
She laughed, grabbed his wrist, and forcefully stuffed the clothes into his arms. "No one can stop me from doing what I want to do. I'll go into the water to find it, and you wait for me on the shore. It's a deal."
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