Chapter 94: Don’t let anyone see this shameless look. At dusk...
At dusk, the setting sun slowly dyed the walls of Lucheng a blood-red color, creating a solemn beauty that was both ominous and forbidden.
Beneath the city wall, King Hui's army was like a forest, ready to go.
Countless torches were lit, making it seem as bright as day.
The bright torchlight illuminated the calmness in the eyes of the young man in white. His elegant figure was neither humble nor arrogant. Slender fingers held the sword behind his back. He lifted his robe, mounted his horse, and bowed to King Hui. "Your Highness and I will meet in Shu."
After saying this, he rode his horse towards the Nanzhao Palace.
Before coming here, Yun Yang was sent to the princess to protect her.
Now that it's over, let's go and pick her up.
At this moment, she probably didn't know what was happening here, and was still drinking and chatting with the princess.
He missed her very much after being away from her for half a day.
I want to see her, to be by her side, no matter what I do.
Xue Yu was not wearing official uniform on this trip, and he did not come to Nanzhao as an official of Dazhao. Therefore, considering their previous friendship, it was not difficult for him to enter the Nanzhao Palace.
He walked quickly, leaving all his previous dignity and propriety behind. He just wanted to see her as soon as possible.
Pushing open the palace door, an exotic fragrance hit me in the face. Turning around the gauze screen, I saw Yun Yang leaning against the window. She was dressed in the style of Nanzhao Kingdom, a vermilion long skirt with intricate and gorgeous patterns on the neckline and cuffs. Her neck and wrists were adorned with silver ornaments that shone with fine silver light, making her slender hands look as white as silver and snow. Even the jade comb she held looked oily and exceptionally clean.
She was bathed in the fragmented moonlight, her snow-white skin seemed like flawless porcelain, and she exuded a soothing, soft aura that he had never seen before. Her gentle gaze was like melted malt sugar, falling on the other woman, giving rise to a real attachment.
She combed the woman's hair carefully, and the woman put her arms around Yun Yang's waist and snuggled quietly in her arms.
Xue Yu frowned and stared at them quietly.
The woman's back was slender and graceful, her long black hair was like a waterfall, almost long enough to fall to the ground. Her attire did not seem like that of a woman from the Central Plains. She wore a moon-white brocade robe with a long train, which was decorated with intricate and gorgeous gold-stamping. The totem was faintly visible, and it was actually the symbol of the Wanqi God Clan!
"Yangyang." He called her.
Yun Yang heard a familiar voice and suddenly raised her head, and saw Xue Yu standing quietly at the tall palace gate, his eyes in the hazy moonlight, looking at her calmly and gently.
She resisted the urge to throw herself into his arms, after all, she was still angry with him.
How could he leave her here alone and go away without saying goodbye?
How could we take advantage of her ignorance and let her take the risk of pregnancy by not using contraception?
Xue Yu walked to Yun Yang's side, naturally took her hand, looked at her and said softly: "This is..."
His tone was gentle, as if he was not asking who the woman next to her was, but expressing his longing for her with passion.
She suppressed the tenderness in her heart and dodged his touch. She leaned her shoulder towards her sister calmly, frowning slightly. She said in a calm tone, "How come my brother-in-law doesn't even recognize me? It turns out that my brother-in-law abandoned me in this Nanzhao Palace for a reason. He actually let me find my sister here."
Xue Yu's hand froze in mid-air.
Rather than calling him sister, he felt even more uncomfortable when she started calling him brother-in-law, and he felt extremely angry and stunned.
Yun Jia turned around after hearing this and gave Xue Yu a sweet smile, her eyes filled with apology. "Xue Yu?"
"Miss Yun?" Xue Yu responded. Although he guessed that Yun Jia was probably trapped somewhere in Nanzhao, he still couldn't help but wonder, "Why is Miss Yun here?"
Why are you still wearing the divine robe?
Yun Yang scowled coldly and told him, "My sister was actually captured by that Wanqi priest to serve as a holy maiden! If my sister hadn't played that familiar song on her birthday today, I would have missed her! Thanks to the princess's insistence, I was able to snatch my sister away."
"Thanks to Yangyang for coming up to the tower." Yun Jia patted Yunyang's hand on her shoulder, then stood up and bowed politely to Xue Yu. "It's also thanks to Lord Xue being here too. The King of Nanzhao had to consider the Xue family."
The Xue family's influence in Dazhao cannot be ignored, and she is the eldest daughter of the Xue family, which made Wangshu hesitate. She was able to come down from the tower where she had been secluded for nearly three years and return to the world.
"Yes, thanks to Master Xue." Yun Yang said calmly without even looking at him, "Brother-in-law, please treat me better in the future."
Xue Yu could hardly restrain himself. He pursed his thin lips, raised his eyes and looked at her and said, "Brother-in-law? How am I your brother-in-law again?"
Is she trying to piss him off to death, or is she trying to use this opportunity to break up with him and go back to the way things were before?
Now that I have found Yun Jia, do I have to go my separate ways, play with his heart and his back, and then abandon him?
Yun Yang paused, and just as she was about to say something, Yun Jia spoke first. Her pale face was filled with guilt. "Although my engagement with Master Xue has long been cancelled, in order to leave Nanzhao, I had no choice but to lie and say that I was Master Xue's exiled wife..."
"Yes, brother-in-law, just pretend." Yun Yang said with a half-smile, "Anyway, I've pretended before and it's easy for me."
The woman sitting upright looked up at her sister with a reproachful expression, blaming her for being so rude to Xue Yu, but she also felt vaguely strange in her heart.
Xue Yu felt a little headache, took a deep breath, and nodded in agreement.
"Thank you, Master Xue, for taking care of my sister these past two years." A faint smile graced Yun Jia's pale face. "Yangyang has already told me in detail everything that has happened in the past two years. I can never repay the Xue family for their kindness to us... I insisted on leaving back then, and I didn't cause Master Xue a lot of trouble, did I?"
"Repaying a favor, how long will it take to repay it? It's good that Miss Yun is safe and sound now," Xue Yu said, glancing at the sky outside. "Shu has fallen, and King Hui is leading his troops south to aid us. I'm afraid we must set off immediately."
It was already the morning hour, and the night was exceptionally cold.
The palace, which was bustling during the day, fell silent. Its undulating outlines under the starry sky looked like a dormant beast, and the wind was mixed with faint thunder.
The princess arranged a carriage and horses to see him off in front of the palace gate.
The matter is urgent, so it is not appropriate to exchange pleasantries. Besides, no matter how many words I say, I cannot express the melancholy in my heart. I am afraid that it will rain soon.
The carriage went farther and farther away and disappeared into the night.
The princess stood there for a long time without moving.
She has been a leisurely person since she was a child, and doesn't seem to care about anything. It seems that no matter how big the problem is, it is not a big deal to her and can be solved by time.
It will definitely work this time.
The night grew darker and darker, and the accumulated rain gathered in dark clouds.
On the top of the tower, a black-robed priest stood by the window, forming a seal with his slender fingers. A dim firelight spread in his deep blue eyes. The thick black clouds at the edge of the sky became darker, and the water vapor was always tightly wrapped in it.
Yun Jia's cold face seemed to be in the void. He stretched out his hand to touch it, but touched nothing. In an instant, the priest's face showed a deep and desperate look. Because of the intense and uncontrollable emotions in his heart, his fingers trembled like spasms, but he never gave up the magic of calling the wind and rain and even stopping the wind and rain.
He finally let her go, and Wangshu didn't feel as painful as he had imagined.
Because she was physically by his side, her heart was never close to him for a moment.
Once upon a time, years of pure cultivation, glimpsing the way of heaven, and the indifferent insight brought by looking up at the world made his heart calm, and he even wondered if he had a heart. It was not until he met Yun Jia that he realized that he did have a heart.
But why on earth did the five years of lingering affection in the Yun Mansion in the mortal world wither away into dust in just two years?
It is easy to observe the way of heaven, but difficult to observe the heart.
The rolling clouds dispersed, and a strong wind swirled up. As if stirred by an invisible force, the dark clouds danced wildly in the wind, and soon a bright moon appeared.
After a long moment, the black-robed priest sighed and lazily stroked the glittering gemstone on his forehead. His once indifferent face was now filled with coldness and determination, and his features became much more stern. He lowered his eyes and walked into the deserted quiet room.
The attendants prostrated themselves on both sides, and the priest's robe slid slowly across the ground, spotless.
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Xue Yu rode his horse in front and the carriage followed behind.
Yun Yang talked to her sister for a while. Seeing that she looked tired, she smiled softly and said nothing more. She lifted the carriage curtain and leaned out to ask the young man driving the carriage, "Do you know the way?"
"I recognize it," the young man replied, patting the quiver on his leg. "I grew up in Nanzhao. My father is from Nanzhao and is a famous guide in this area. My mother is from Lucheng and is very skilled in martial arts. She taught me a lot, so dealing with those bandits is no problem!"
Yun Yang smiled and covered her lips, saying softly, "When we rest for a while, go tell the person ahead to go ahead. He has urgent matters to attend to. If he walks slowly while considering us, it will be too late. If we follow him closely, my sister won't be able to bear the fatigue of the journey."
"Don't worry, girl. I will definitely get you and the saint safely!" the young man responded.
He was puzzled. This ancient post road was often covered in fog and gravel, and there were always some strange and bizarre things that were hard to explain. Even a seasoned guide like his father didn't dare to set foot on it. How did this girl walk from this road to Nanzhao?
Yun Jia listened faintly to his sister's words in the carriage, and the uneasiness in his heart subsided a little. Only then did he dare to believe that she had finally left Nanzhao, left him...
She leaned against the wall of the carriage with her eyes slightly closed, and there was a hint of water in her eyes.
After walking for another two hours, Xue Yu got off the horse, and the young man also jumped out of the carriage and brought out food and fodder to feed the horses.
The young man wiped his hands on his coarse cloth and watched Xue Yu heading towards Yun Yang and her sisters' carriage. He then hurriedly remembered something and ran over to stop him. "Sir, Miss Yun just said that if you have urgent matters to attend to, please go ahead and we will follow slowly on our way."
Xue Yu did not respond and walked straight towards the carriage.
Ruyu's hand lifted the car curtain and she saw the face she had been thinking about day and night with a cold brow.
Yun Yang leaned over and grabbed the car curtain, lowering his voice and saying seriously, "My sister is asleep. I'll go downstairs and talk to you if I have anything to say."
Xue Yu rubbed his forehead and walked to the stream not far away to wait for her.
"Brother-in-law, you have important things to shoulder, why are you still wasting time with us? Go to Shu to quell the rebellion." Yun Yang walked over and said.
"Yangyang." He called her in a deep voice.
Yun Yang acted as if she didn't want to answer and went to the stream to play with stones. Her slender figure in the dark night had a lightness that Xue Yu had never seen before, as if she couldn't be caught.
It was like I finally had someone to rely on and confidence, and I felt completely relaxed.
Was it because she had found her sister Yun Jia? With her sister by her side, she felt more confident.
Then what is he?
She had never looked like this before when she was with him, so delicate, uninhibited, and extremely beautiful.
He suddenly hugged her from behind, buried his face in the crook of her neck, his eyes red, and whispered, "Why do you do this to me? Yangyang."
Yun Yang's heart trembled, but thinking of the bitter taste of the contraceptive medicine and his leaving without saying goodbye, she struggled to break free from his embrace, "What have I done to you? What have I done to you? Isn't this how we should be? Do I really want my sister to see us in this shameless state..."
He put his arms around her waist and kissed her anxiously, quickly and aggressively, as if he was eager for a result, eager to make sure that her feelings for him had not changed, and blocked all her inexplicable words from her mouth.
Yun Yang was breathless from his kiss, but she still gritted her teeth to prevent a sweet moan from escaping her throat. She put her hands on his chest and pushed him hard.
Xue Yu didn't move at all. It was hard to believe that the usually dignified and elegant scholar could be so energetic. Yun Yang accepted her fate and let him kiss her passionately and deeply.
Only when Yun Yang stopped resisting did Xue Yu let her go. He closed his eyes, put his forehead against hers, and asked her quietly, "Yang Yang, what's wrong with you?"
Yun Yang didn't even raise his eyelids, nor did he answer him. He asked calmly, "How did you convince King Hui to send troops?"
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