Chapter 162 Obsession
In Xie Chengyan's eyes, those things were like a scar, hiding his unknown embarrassment, and now he personally revealed this history in front of her.
For some reason, Ye Lanzhou suddenly felt a sense of... satisfaction?
She likes to see people reveal their scars, and she also enjoys the pride of revealing their scars because of her.
"When I first returned to the capital, I had so many wounds on my body that the palace doctors thought I wouldn't live long." Xie Chengyan laughed coldly, not knowing whether he was mocking the doctors' words or secretly happy that he had survived by chance.
But Ye Lanzhou immediately realized that he should be the former.
He continued, "When the army was out of food, my deputy general and I led a small group of soldiers to rob the army in southern Xinjiang. We were surrounded and attacked by the southern barbarians. I was shot several times but still survived. What does that mean?"
When you think about it, Xie Chengyan was only nineteen years old when he was left in the capital by the Tian family, which is about the same age as she is now, and he stayed there for three years, which was really not easy.
Ye Lanzhou suddenly recalled that he did seem to have many wounds on his body. The lights were not turned off last night, and the scars on his body looked even more terrifying, but Ye Lanzhou did not feel disgusted, and was even a little obsessed with these wounds.
Ye Lanzhou was shocked when she realized what she was thinking. Why did she feel so strange? She felt that those wounds, which were clearly something others should avoid, held an invisible charm.
She also noticed that Xie Chengyan always acted like a superior, but whenever Chu Xiu was involved, he would lose control, as he always suspected that she and Chu Xiu had a past relationship. Xie Chengyan must have never been firmly chosen by someone, which was why he was so sensitive.
She and Chu Xiu had only met twice since their reunion, and Chu Xiu didn't even know her name, which made Xie Chengyan unable to control himself. She always felt that the Xie Chengyan in front of her was not the same Xie Chengyan who had defended the city that year. The Xie Chengyan who defended the city that year was decisive and ruthless, commanding 30,000 elite soldiers to fight against the 100,000-strong army of the Southern Barbarians. But the Xie Chengyan in front of her was sensitive and irritable, as if his emotions took over his body.
Ye Lanzhou was stunned for a moment, his eyes fixed on Xie Chengyan.
"I've told you a lot." He felt her gaze and said, "It's your turn."
"I?"
"Tell me about your origins."
She seemed to be suddenly awakened from a dream. Yes, this was the Xie Chengyan she knew. Even if he revealed his scars, it was because he had a purpose to achieve. He seemed to be sure that she would feel distressed because of his past.
This was indeed the case. Although she considered herself not a kind person, if Xie Chengyan had not defended Jinling City to the death and prevented the Southern Barbarians from directly invading Nanyang, she would not have been killed like the people of Jinling back then.
You don't have to be a kind person, but you must not be ungrateful.
"My mother and I have always lived in Nanyang—"
She just opened her mouth, but was interrupted by Xie Chengyan: "Tell me something I don't know."
"Who is your master? Why does he know these witchcraft techniques?"
The old temple priest in Nanyang had taught her many things, including witchcraft, divination, medicine making, and even some ways of survival. These things might never come into contact with ordinary people in their lifetime, but the old temple priest taught her almost without reservation.
But to be honest, Ye Lanzhou himself didn't know who the old temple priest from Nanyang was, where he came from, why he knew so many things, why he taught him so much, and where he was now.
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