Chapter 25 He really learned something. He strode towards her, and...
He strode towards her, picked her up and held her in his arms, calling her in a trembling voice: "Yunyang, Yunyang! Yunyang, wake up."
Then he reached out and felt her breath.
Yun Yang felt a warm air flow across her neck, and the reassuring smell of incense filled her nostrils. She could also clearly feel his straight nose, sharp features, and thin, soft lips.
He held her so tightly that her chest felt stuffy, she felt dizzy, and her throat was numb and she couldn't breathe.
What is this for...
He felt her struggle and loosened his grip in shock. The person in his arms then raised her gray little face and smiled when she saw him. Her eyes were like crescent moons, extremely sweet and lively, yet filled with anger.
"Brother-in-law!?" Yun Yang said, "What are you doing? You're strangling me!"
He was so strong that it seemed like he wanted to eat her alive. He was tall and thin, but he didn't look stronger than her! !
Xue Yu's tired and gloomy expression disappeared, and suddenly something seemed to light up his eyes, with a star-like smile in his eyes.
Yun Yang wanted to ask him why he came and how he found her?
But when I moved my mouth, I didn't know what happened, but an overwhelming feeling of grievance surged in my heart. My eyes were swollen, my nose was sore, my mouth was flat, and I started crying uncontrollably.
She didn't even cry when the buyer slapped her so hard that she was dizzy.
The moonlight was hazy, the clouds were floating, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and the golden haystacks were emitting a dense layer of soft light.
Occasionally, the wind blew by, and the girl leaned on the man's arms and burst into tears. She couldn't stop crying, as if she wanted to cry out all the hardships and grievances she had experienced in the past few days. While her tears were streaming down her face, she didn't forget to rub them on his snow-white sleeves.
Her furry round head rested on his chest, her face pressed against his. Xue Yu lowered his head, his body bathed in the swaying moonlight, the insects slept, the birds slept, and the shifting light and shadows brought a rare tenderness to his originally cold and indifferent features.
Her tears had a strange power, as if they could seep into his bones, spread along his blood to his heart, causing him to jump and ache, and the pain spread to every part of his body. He only wished he could hold her tightly and comfort her.
His hand, suspended in mid-air, patted her thin back again and again. It felt like a ball of cotton was stuck in his throat. He wanted to coax her, but he couldn't utter a word.
Yun Yang banged her head against his chest and cursed, "Xue Yu! You, you, you bad person, who told you to divorce my sister? Did you divorce my sister?!"
Xue Yu's gaze swept across her tear-stained eyes, red nose, and wet, plump lips, stopping at the glaring red mark on her right cheek.
The red marks were particularly noticeable on his fair skin. The uncontrolled anger was like a fine hook, pulling his heart down.
"Who hurt you?" he asked in a cold tone.
Back in the Xue residence, she had clearly been nurtured to a fair and smooth complexion, yet in just a few days she had been tortured into this dusty and grimy appearance!?
Looking closely, there were abrasions and swelling on the arm, and a small piece of skin on the calf was turned up, revealing a bright red, wet wound that was also covered in dust.
Yun Yang wiped her face and wiped away her tears, with a somewhat ugly expression, "It's okay, I bumped into it when I jumped out of the car."
He pretended not to care and endured it, his eyes were red and there were traces of tears. He looked very pitiful without realizing it.
Xue Yu's hands tightened in vain, anger and pity intertwined in her heart, and she wanted to pick up the sword and kill all those who hurt her.
"Who hurt you? Where is this family?" Xue Yu said coldly, pushing her away a little bit, and silently checking her with a dark and gloomy look to see if she had any other injuries.
The chill in his tone sent a chill down one's spine.
Yun Yang looked up at him blankly, tears that had just stopped flowing down again, "You are still mean to me, I, I should be scared."
Xue Yu: “…”
The tears in her eyes seemed endless, and seemed to flow into his heart, igniting a prairie fire.
Xue Yu closed his eyes and said gently, "I'm not mean to hurt you."
Yun Yang nodded, but she was thinking that she had tied up and hidden the people she had knocked down, so that her brother-in-law wouldn't find out how powerful she was...
Although she was injured, the farmer's family was even more seriously injured. The man looked ferocious and tried to force himself on her. She grabbed the sled by the wall and used it as a spear, knocking him down in two strikes. He was too weak...
"I haven't written a divorce letter. They are lying to you." Xue Yu said.
Yun Yang felt relieved, "I knew it, I knew my brother-in-law wouldn't be that kind of person!"
"Who wants you?" Xue Yu glanced at the dark thatched hut. "Did they hurt you?"
The family who bought her had been locked up in the toilet by Yun Yang and their mouths were gagged.
Xue Yu forgot that his wife's sister was a warrior.
"Ah, they, they were subdued by me, and then they ran away. I guess they won't dare to come back for a while." Yun Yang bit her lip and looked at the half-open door at the side with a guilty look. "Well, well, brother-in-law, let's go."
"Don't dare to come back? I don't think so." Xue Yu's eyes were long and cold, and his thin lips were pressed as hard as a knife. "You have no identity documents, and you dare to buy and sell good families. It's a serious crime. Since it's a serious crime, why not teach them a lesson right now?"
There was a chilling tone in his words, which was totally inconsistent with his usual calm and gentle demeanor. It made people believe that he was determined to kill anyone who hurt her. Yun Yang wanted to grab his spotless white clothes and roar, "Am I the one who was sold out, or are you?"
"Well, well, I didn't let them have it easy. Don't worry, brother-in-law! The wound on my face is really just a scratch!" Yun Yang grabbed his sleeve and stared at him with his dark eyes, "Brother-in-law, don't be mean, don't be angry..."
Xue Yu sighed, jumped off the haystack, and stretched out his hand, "Come down."
Yun Yang was stunned for a moment and handed him his hand.
He looked gentle and handsome, but his arms were strong and powerful, and he carried her down steadily without shaking at all.
Yun Yang lowered his head to tidy up his messy clothes, and then he heard a faint voice in his ear, "It's spoiled."
"What?" she asked, confused.
"It's rotten on my body," Xue Yu said, "and my face is covered in dust."
Yun Yang didn't get angry. While picking the grass roots off his body and head, he said, "What do you know? I made myself dirty on purpose so they wouldn't think of attacking me when they saw how dirty and smelly I was. Besides, I have something even more powerful. I was originally planning to play mad if I couldn't beat them. Don't you know that both the living and the dead are afraid of madmen?"
Xue Yu lowered his eyes and looked at her, the tenderness and care in his eyes overflowing.
Even in such a situation, she was still chatting and laughing freely, and was even prepared to act crazy and stupid. He only felt a subtle pain in his heart again. As if trying to make her happy, he blurted out, "Good idea."
After saying that, he leaned over, wiped his jade-like fingers on the ground, and then rubbed them on his face, his expression serious and earnest, "Is that so?"
Even with a layer of dust on his flawless face, he still looked handsome and charming, making the dilapidated courtyard look more prosperous.
Yun Yang lowered his eyes and thought, Oh no, he really learned something. He won’t teach his apprentice to starve himself to death, will he?
The continuous drizzle washed away the dust in the fields, and the horses' steps on the fresh mud seemed to touch Yunyang's heart.
She turned her head slightly and saw Xue Yu's neat sideburns, thin lips, sharp and smooth jawline, and the beautiful Adam's apple under his cold white skin.
Two people ride on one horse.
Her whole body was tense, and if she relaxed a little, she would be pressed against his warm chest. There was a faint pleasant scent in her nostrils, quiet and cool, like some tall sunken wood soaking in icy spring water.
Somehow, Yun Yang felt a little uncomfortable.
"What's wrong?" Xue Yu asked, "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"
"No." Yun Yang shook his head gently and reached out to play with the horse's ears. "Um, um, have my parents been found? Where should we go?"
"We haven't found them yet, but we have some clues. Some of the people living downstream have seen people who look very similar to my parents-in-law." Xue Yu said.
"Ah, really? That's great!" Yun Yang was very happy. "Then how did you know I was here, brother-in-law? How's your disaster treatment going? Can you leave?"
"I can't control the floods alone, so there's nothing I can't do. I left the others in Youzhou and came to find you myself," Xue Yu said. "Have you guessed who wants to harm you?"
Yun Yang's fingertips were round as she fiddled with the horse's thick, velvety ears. Her voice was a little low, "I ate the meal my aunt made and passed out. When I woke up, I was already in the carriage. The woman said she wanted to sell me outside the Great Wall..."
"If that's the case, what do you want to do?" Xue Yu said.
Yun Yang was silent for a moment, his lowered brows revealing no emotion.
The stars between the ridges of the fields were bright, the moonlight was beautiful, and small flying insects were dancing in the moonlight. The girl turned her head and looked up at him, "Brother-in-law, I didn't expect it to be..."
Yun Yang really didn't realize that Aunt Chen was such a person and wanted to sell her out.
Before this, she was really worried about Aunt Chen's future.
"I know." Xue Yu said indifferently, "I didn't say she did it all. Aunt Chen is a concubine in an official's house. Her hands are rough and she can do rough work. The person who can really do such a thing is not like this."
Xue Yu suddenly felt fortunate that Yun Jia was engaged to him, and that was how Yun Yang got to know him. Otherwise, with her parents gone, what would she have to face?
He had seen too many truly evil things, as well as too many filthy things that had never been brought to light. Even if those who did evil had some unavoidable reasons, and many of them were poor people who were tortured, even so, it was no reason for them to harm innocent people for their own selfish desires.
Yun Yang still had his head down and stopped playing with the horse ears.
Xue Yu touched her head and said, "Let's find a clinic first to treat the wound on your face. It's not good to have your face disfigured."
Her hair was dry and dusty, and it covered his hands in dust, but he seemed reluctant to let it go.
"What's wrong with that? This way no one will think of selling it." Yun Yang said softly.
"There won't be a next time." Xue Yu's voice came from behind, with a reassuring certainty, "From now on, I... my brother-in-law will not let anyone bully you again."
Yun Yang felt that there was an invisible force that calmed her heart, which was hanging in the air.
The weather was still a little cold. Youzhou was in the north, and the place where Yunyang was sold was even further north. She was wearing thin clothes, and when the wind blew, she shivered and leaned against him. After rubbing against him, she found a comfortable position and leaned against him, "Hmm... Brother-in-law is so nice..."
“It’s great to have a brother-in-law…”
Xue Yu's heart was almost melted by her.
When they arrived at the clinic, the doctor prescribed some medicine and instructed the medicine boy to clean Yun Yang's wound first, and then took out some medicinal powder to apply the medicine. Yun Yang grimaced in pain.
Xue Yu stood up and said, "Be gentle."
"I, I'm already very light." said the little medicine boy, yawning.
Xue Yu didn't say anything else. He picked up the clean silk cloth and sat opposite Yun Yang. "I'll do it."
His eyes fell on her red and swollen face after washing, and the pressure in his eyes became even stronger. Yun Yang took a look and didn't dare to say no.
She felt a little uneasy, wondering how could a person like him who held a high position and lived a life of luxury be able to give medicine to others?
If it hurts later, she will definitely not dare to scream because he is so fierce. Oh, it’s painful just thinking about it.
Xue Yu approached, leaned down slightly, raised his hand to hold her chin, and his tall figure almost surrounded her. Yun Yang couldn't help but clench her fingers and closed her eyes as if facing a great enemy.
"Well, brother-in-law, why don't you just let..." Yun Yang raised his face, clenched his fingers, and wanted to struggle again.
The cold silk cloth had been soaked in ice water at some point, and the powder dissolved in the water and gently covered her face.
He lowered his eyes to look at her and couldn't help laughing.
He held the little head in place, but her body was trying to dodge, almost drifting to the bamboo bench next to her.
She gasped in pain, her plump, rosy lips were bitten white, and her tightly closed eyes opened the moment he applied the homemade ice pack on them, dark and bright.
There was still a mist in his eyes caused by the pain just now, hazy and sparkling, surprised and at a loss, as if something had pulled his soul in, making him stare in a trance for a moment.
Yun Yang thought it would be very painful, as the medicine boy had just smeared the medicine residue directly on her face, which was hot and painful. But her brother-in-law actually wrapped the medicine residue in soft silk cloth and soaked it in ice water. Yun Yang felt the coolness on her face was very comfortable, and she unconsciously moved closer.
"Ah, it really doesn't hurt. Brother-in-law, you are so awesome." Yun Yang's closed eyes narrowed into crescent shapes.
She was closer, so close that he could feel her warm breath on the back of his hand. Every breath she took made him feel itchy and indescribable.
It's like... I want to grab something, swallow something, or strangle the culprit who emits such a seductive breath.
He could also feel her slender, bony calves pressed against his legs, and even through the clothing, a subtle itch spread across his skin.
Xue Yu suddenly pushed her away and handed her the silk bag, his voice slightly hoarse: "Apply it yourself."
"Ah..." Yun Yang was still stunned, looking at Xue Yu's back, "It's so sudden, this is the extent of my brother-in-law's care and concern."
When Xue Yu came back, Yun Yang had already treated the injuries on his arms and legs by himself. The swelling on his face had subsided and he looked much more respectable.
"Once the matter in Youzhou is settled, return to Shangjing as soon as possible. There are medicines in the mansion, and we won't leave any traces." Xue Yu nodded.
"Ah? Do I still have to go back to Shangjing? I don't want to go back..." Yun Yang said hesitantly.
Xue Yu didn't comment, only said: "Get on the horse."
Yun Yang's leg was injured and she was struggling to climb onto the horse. Xue Yu's hands, covered with thin calluses, held her waist very carefully and helped her up.
Yun Yang felt a little happy because he didn't help her get on the horse before in the hunting ground.
My brother-in-law is getting better and better.
"Oh, by the way, brother-in-law, have you been keeping your virginity these days?" Yun Yang suddenly said.
Xue Yu: “…”
"You are going to Baizhou, aren't you? Did any officials there bribe you and send you singers, dancers, beauties, etc." Yun Yang said in a serious tone.
I have to make sure he is clean and intact before my sister comes back!
Xue Yu took a deep breath, "...No."
The girl in front of him turned around and squinted her eyes at him appraisingly. Seeing his calm expression, she felt relieved. "Okay, okay. You look so tired and exhausted, you don't look like you have time to think about that. I believe you."
The two of them found a good inn, but even so, Xue Yu saw Yun Yang and the shopkeeper bargaining back and forth, and felt that the shopkeeper looked more and more hateful. Yun Yang must have been sold and was still helping others count the money.
Yun Yang convinced the shopkeeper that it was too late to count as a full day. The shopkeeper was just beginning to feel distressed when the silent young man behind the girl came forward and knocked on the table. "Give me one floor, and find two more guys to guard the entrance and exit."
After saying this, there was a gold ingot under the snow-white sleeve.
Yun Yang: “……???”
Sometimes she really couldn't understand some rich people.
Logically speaking, Xue Lingjun is not the type of person who spends money like water.
"It's safe this way." Xue Yu said.
Yun Yang did not insist any longer and slept soundly the whole night until the next day.
Yun Yang woke up that morning and smelled a distinct whistling smell as she put on her clothes. Xue Yu's faint words from yesterday, "It's all gone bad," popped into her mind. With that in mind, and her purpose clear, she rode straight to the city's tailor shop after leaving the inn.
Xue Yu frowned. He was a very meticulous person. He noticed that Yun Yang was deliberately keeping a distance from him along the way. His thin back was tense and he didn't want to touch him at all.
I got up too early and the garment shop was not open yet. The shiny door, soaked by moisture, was closed tightly.
Yun Yang jumped off the horse without waiting for Xue Yu's help. Xue Yu frowned slightly and saw her pacing around in front of the gate of the garment shop again and again. She knocked on the door, but no one opened it. Reluctantly, she lay on the crack of the door and looked inside.
So cute.
In the dim morning light, the corners of the young man's lips curled up.
Yun Yang didn't really need to buy new clothes. It would be fine if she was alone, but the main thing was that she was with her brother-in-law, and the sour smell on her body was really embarrassing.
"Let's go and have some breakfast up front." Xue Yu said.
Yun Yang still stared at the closed door stubbornly. "I don't care. I just want to buy some new clothes and change into them now."
"Is it because you're smelly?" Xue Yu said indifferently.
Yun Yang was exposed and glared at him quickly with blame and resentment in her eyes. She lowered her eyes again, and her rosy cheeks became even redder.
Really, just know it, why bother saying it out loud?
Somehow, when Xue Yu saw Yun Yang like this, he inexplicably wanted to laugh.
The sound of "gurgling" coming from someone's stomach suppressed his smile.
Yun Yang followed Xue Yu awkwardly to the steaming stall. Yun Yang liked to eat something soupy in the morning, especially noodles.
They ordered two bowls of vegetarian noodles, which were served quickly. Xue Yu took out a snow-white brocade handkerchief and wiped the chopsticks of both of them. Yun Yang hadn't eaten enough for many days, and his eyes were wide open with anxiety. He stared at him as he wiped the bowl and chopsticks slowly and attentively.
After finally finishing wiping, she puffed up her cheeks and blew a few breaths to blow away the heat, then started to eat.
When they were almost done eating, they realized that Xue Yu had hardly eaten anything. He just used chopsticks to pick up a few noodles in the middle of the bowl and put them into his mouth. He didn't touch other places and didn't even want to touch the bowl.
Yun Yang's expression was slightly stiff.
Suddenly, I remembered that on the boat from Shangjing to Youzhou, he pinched her throat... After pinching her, did he want to chop off his own hands? Or did he want to chop her off...
Yun Yang burped and covered his mouth in a hurry.
"Are you full?" Xue Yu asked, and he could see inexplicable fear in her eyes.
"We're full, let's go." Yun Yang said.
In the clothing store, Yun Yang looked at herself in the bronze mirror for a long time, then looked around at the dazzling array of ready-made clothes in the store, and despairingly discovered that these clothes were too... delicate.
The flowers are colorful and the willows are green. I wish I could wear all the bright colors on my body.
Xue Yu's gaze fell on the girl in front of the bronze mirror. A white arm was holding up a crimson skirt. Her eyebrows were lowered, and a blush appeared on her face. Even her round and white earlobes turned red. She had an indescribable natural charm.
She felt a little embarrassed and annoyed, and said casually: "You don't like me wearing this? If it doesn't look good, then don't look at it!"
Xue Yu smiled and said, "Not bad."
But then he seemed to think of something and turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Do you have any plain shirts or dresses?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said, "This is the new fashion here. Winter is almost here, and wearing those white and blue clothes will make you look cold. How can it be festive? Young Master, your clothes are too thin. Why don't you pick one out too?"
As he spoke, he took down a lychee red wide-sleeved brocade gown from the hanger beside him. The style was homely, but the embroidered gold and silk patterns on it were glittering and colorful. At first glance, it looked exaggerated, like a cluster of flowers and brocade.
"Ah, yes, brother-in-law, you should try it too! You are wearing too little, don't catch a cold." Yun Yang said with a smile.
Xue Yu looked at Yun Yang's beautiful face. There was a sly smile on the corner of her lips, and her eyes were full of faint expectation.
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The author has something to say: Hehe, I will update today, and it should be updated at 23:10 tomorrow.
I’m about to be on the Thousand Words List of new books again. I’m so nervous. I don’t know if I’m good at it. Sigh…
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