Coax me
"Ruoruo—the Yin time has arrived!"
Qi Shaozhen's voice suddenly echoed from the ancestral hall. The next moment, platinum lines darted towards them from the inner hall like unfurling silk. They passed over their toes and quickly spread out, forming a circular formation. Strange images and text gradually appeared.
As if hearing a call, Aruo went towards the center of the pictures and texts without looking back.
"Ruoruo!" Su Zirui's pupils shrank, his heart pounding violently, a look of horror on his face. The panic and fear he'd felt the last time he'd seen this formation washed over him again, a deep hatred and murderous intent raging from the depths of his heart.
The formation activated, and a sudden gust of wind blew around them. The girl at the center of the formation's formation had her skirt flying, her long black hair scattered, almost covering her entire frail body. The hairpin, stained with Luo Ziran's heart's blood, was in her hand. She bit her fingertip, letting her blood and the drop of crimson from the hairpin slowly drip onto the jade lock. Her softly whispered incantation was blown away by the wind.
"Don't—" Luo Ziran screamed miserably, suddenly rising and throwing himself at her. Almost at the same moment, a sharp arrow pierced the air, impaling him on the ground with such force. He raised his eyes and desperately reached out to the person over there.
A dazzling white light burst out from Aruo's hand, and cracks slowly appeared on the exquisite jade lock, and it shattered into countless tiny particles of dust in her palm with a snap.
"The souls of thousands of miles away are also returning home, the three souls are floating on the way home, the seven souls are boundless and returning on the way home..." Aruo held the broken soul-locking jade and murmured softly with sobs, "Chen Nan, gather."
In an instant, countless peach petals scattered in the air, gathered on Aruo's palm, and spun into a huge ball, hanging above her.
The small toes peeked out from the peach petals, followed by the crimson skirt, and the slender figure of the woman appeared with the petals. She had a gorgeous face, skin as white as snow, clear eyes but with a bit of indifference that was not like that of an ordinary person, cold eyebrows, and pale lips, like a goddess dancing alone under the moon, cold and noble.
Luo Ziran's dark eyes widened, and he fiercely pulled out the arrow that had pierced the ground. He stood up and looked at her, "Nan'er..."
"Sister..." Aruo reached up and the woman smiled and embraced her. Tears suddenly fell from her eyes. The warmth in her memory made her miss it so much. Aruo hugged her and said softly with a choked sob, "I did it. You can finally... rest in peace."
The warmth that she had not felt for four years once again surrounded her. That sense of security was unique. It was the first time she felt love and trust since she came into this world.
Shen Nan smiled at her sister who had been working hard for her, leaned over and kissed her forehead, "Thank you, Ruoruo. Now, you are free."
Her beloved sister can finally live in this world without any worries.
It was like the shackles that had weighed on her shoulders shattered in an instant. Aruo's heart ached, and she couldn't hold back her tears. From the moment she realized she had come to resurrect Shen Nan, she had experienced Elder Shen's guilt and expectations, Luo Ziran's defensiveness, Qi Shaozhen's helplessness, even Shen Nan's prayers for her, and her own promise to Shen Nan... These things seemed like a thousand pounds, weighing heavily on her shoulders. Only when she was away from all this could she live like herself...
Now, it could all be over. It wasn't as relaxing as she'd expected. She felt so wronged and heartbroken. She felt sorry for Shen Nan, who didn't want to live anymore, for her senior brother, who had been enduring the guilt, and for herself. "Sister... I can't bear to leave you..."
Whether he re-enters the cycle of reincarnation or disappears into the world, Shen Nan will say goodbye to her forever.
Shen Nan turned her bright eyes slightly, looked at the man who was holding a bow and looking at them warily, and smiled maliciously, "Then, do you want to go with me? Maybe, I can return to your world..."
"Chen Nan!" The bowstring was stretched tighter than before, and the bow bent into a perfect arc. Su Zirui called out in a stern voice.
Are you panicking now? With a soft laugh that seemed real and fake, Shen Nan put his arms around Aruo's shoulders and asked, "Master Su, can I leave my sister to you?"
Su Zirui's eyes were deep and dark, "Go away."
The dead should lie peacefully in the grave, and he is allowed to worship them at most once a year, accompanied by him.
"You... you really can't change your bad habit of playing pranks even in life or death." Qi Shaozhen wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and looked at the beautiful soul he hadn't seen for four years with helplessness and loving eyes.
This battle, which began with the summoning of souls at Mount Qishan and ended with the dispersal of souls here, was inherently unsolvable. They summoned souls from otherworldly realms to nourish Shen Nan's deceased body, ultimately allowing him to resurrect. Every detail was calculated, including Aruo's willingness and Luo Ziran's obsession.
However, Shen Nan's giving up and Luo Ziran's self-righteousness made this crime get an answer that no one had ever imagined.
"Brother, thank you." Shen Nan gently hugged the man who had protected and spoiled her since childhood, with a shallow smile.
It was great that everything she loved had the best outcome. She had no regrets. Countless peach blossom petals vanished in the wind, and the crimson figure gradually faded. The hand holding Aruo slowly broke into pieces of pink and white petals.
"No..." Luo Ziran collapsed on the ground and raised his hands with all his strength, "Nan'er..."
The figure he had been chasing for a long time, but who never looked back at him, disappeared into the night along with the petals.
Endless despair enveloped his consciousness, and Luo Ziran stared unwillingly at the empty night sky until everything returned to calm. His eyes were still fixed on the sky, but he could no longer see the world he wanted.
The cold moonlight gradually faded, casting a thin layer on the ground. A deep morning mist began to drift around with the last of the night breeze. At a time when all was silent, torches cleared a long, clear path around the ancestral hall of Niujiazhuang Village, surrounding this shrine that bore so much sin.
"You mean, because of the sacrifice in Niujiazhuang Village, there is too much resentment here, so Mr. Shen set up a formation here?" Yiyuan sat cross-legged on the ground, looking at Qi Shaozhen, whose face was pale.
Qi Shaozhen smiled bitterly and nodded, "When Master came to Beijing, he discovered the sacrifices here, but..."
For Shen Nan, he allowed this custom to continue, allowing them to accumulate the resentment of the infant, just to use this resentment to open this strange formation. After Luo Ziran learned about it, in order to be in the best condition to welcome Shen Nan's return, he also...
“Heh…for Shen Nan, so many babies were killed, but in the end Shen Nan gave up, and Aruo discovered this formation in order to save these babies.”
How can this not be considered karma? Yiyuan's sarcastic look made Qi Shaozhen bow his head in shame, unable to refute.
"Don't be like this, Yiyuan. I am also a descendant of the Shen family. I am here to end it all, which can be considered a little atonement." Aruo put one hand on Yiyuan's shoulder and leaned over without any hesitation.
Yiyuan snorted coldly and turned sideways, causing her to almost fall over. Seeing her glare at him, Yiyuan said coldly, "Oh, I forgot you're also a member of the Shen family. You're so cruel that you even deceived me and Luo Ziran."
She was saying that she had deliberately moved closer to give Luo Ziran an opportunity. Yiyuan didn't know what she was planning and was almost scared to death.
"Hey, I know, you have a sharp tongue. The harsher your words are, the more you hurt me in your heart." Aruo touched his shoulder and said with a smile in a sweet voice.
"Get lost." Yiyuan turned around in disgust.
"Yiyuan, you are a monk, so don't be so pretentious. I am just being flexible and buying time for you and my brother. Okay, don't be angry. Do you think you are a young lady who is angry with her husband?" Aruo turned around and continued to touch his shoulder with the look of a good brother.
Yiyuan sneered and turned back lazily, "I'm not angry. You're not dead, so why should I be angry? I'm not the one who's angry."
Aruo paused, then turned back slightly. The busy figure was still surrounded by Beili, Qi Qi, and the others. Someone from the Inspectorate had also rushed over to report. She sighed, a little hesitant to face it.
"You dare to lie to him with such little ability?" Qi Shaozhen looked at her and felt better.
Aruo raised an eyebrow and gave a caring smile, "Brother, did you receive your letter of divorce?"
It was as if a sharp arrow suddenly pierced his chest, and Qi Shaozhen immediately lowered his head... His Shuangshuang really sent him a letter of divorce.
"You still have time to make fun of others?" Yiyuan raised his chin. "Everyone has left."
Eh? Aruo looked up quickly, only to see the man's back.
Dawn was just breaking, a hint of white appeared in the blue-gray sky, and the cold mist began to thin.
"Su Feng, Master Su... please wait for me..."
She hurried out of the ancestral hall in Niujiazhuang Village and almost ran in the wrong direction. Fortunately, Beili grabbed her and pushed her to the other side. Aruo grabbed the fox fur cloak and ran all the way, finally catching up with the long-legged and fast-moving figure.
"Su..."
"Who allowed you to follow me?" Su Zirui's eyes were grim, and his cold voice contained suppressed anger.
Aruo stopped in her tracks, bit her lip, and looked at him with a look of grievance and stubbornness in her eyes. She had run so fast that her cloak had been thrown behind her. They were only a few steps apart, but it felt like a thick layer of ice had formed between them, making her unable to move.
"Are you still angry?" she asked hesitantly. As soon as she said it, she felt like she was talking nonsense, but at the moment, her mind was in a mess and she couldn't find any other topic to talk about.
Hearing this, his expression was stern, his thin lips pressed into a straight line, and the aura emanating from his body was cold and cruel. He looked as if he didn't want to talk to her, and he was distant and aloof.
Kicking the remaining snow at her feet with her toes, Aruo half-closed her eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly, and said in a voice with a hint of grievance, "Why are you always so mean to me..."
Su Zirui paused, nearly laughing with rage. This way of talking, turning the tables, was so refreshing that it made him want to inflict all the punishments the Ministry of Justice had imposed on her.
No, twice!
His chest was heaving violently, but he endured it again and again, and said in a deep voice, "Shouldn't you be fierce?"
But I can’t admit it at this time.
"No matter what, you just can't be mean to me." Aruo's eyes were full of tears, and it seemed that tears were brewing. "You don't know what I went through all night..."
Su Zirui watched her mutter coldly, his gaze suddenly fixed on the collar of her dress, which had been revealed after she flung aside her cloak. She had left in a hurry, and underneath was still wearing the thin silk dress she had worn at the Marquis's residence, with a slight tear on the collar.
"What's wrong with your clothes?" he suddenly asked, a sinister look brewing in his eyes. It had just snowed that day, and she came out like this, so frail. Was she afraid the formation wouldn't kill her, and wanted to freeze herself to death?
Ah? Aruo, who was trying to find a topic to talk about, was stunned. He looked down at his clothes and exclaimed, "This? It's Luo Ziran. He suddenly grabbed me like crazy... and told me to accept him..."
Perhaps she had said something that had irritated him. But at that time, she was afraid that Luo Ziran would find out when she went to the dormitory to search, so she spoke in a panic and now she had forgotten what she had said.
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the cold man in front of her suddenly become murderous. His jawline was tense, and his deep eyes were filled with a storm. "Was he rude to you?"
Aruo was stunned. Because she had been putting herself in Shen Nan's shoes, and Luo Ziran hadn't really done anything to her, she hadn't thought about this point yet. She opened her lips and said, "Not really... I knocked him out. Really, he just pulled it and I knocked him out."
She is still proud!
Su Zirui was genuinely furious, not because he was upset with her, but because he was displeased with the man's quick death. How dare he... He tried to suppress his rage, lest he impulsively teach this fool a lesson.
"You're a girl whose Qinggong skills are unreliable. What will you do if he has feelings for you?" Su Zirui's voice was filled with murderous intent, and he couldn't help but scold her. "Do you know what his rudeness to you means?"
At the beginning, Luo Ziran wanted Shen Nan, but now... no matter whether it was Aruo or Shen Nan, he wanted this person!
"On his behalf... is he looking for a beating?" Aruo frowned and thought seriously. How could she know what a madman was thinking? Anyway, the man was knocked unconscious by her, so no matter what she thought, it was useless.
Su Zirui was stunned, anger filling his heart. Facing the innocent and ignorant face in front of him, he couldn't express all his guesses. Since she was ignorant, why should he wake her up and add to her troubles? It would be better if she didn't know about that kind of dirty thoughts!
The terrifying murderous aura was carefully hidden as if he was afraid of frightening her, and his gloomy expression revealed a bit of rage where she couldn't see.
"Su, Lord Su..." His anger still frightened her a little, and she dared not move her already hesitant steps easily.
He turned his head away coldly. Now, just looking at her made him feel suffocated. But when he tried to turn around and leave, his legs felt like they had taken root, unable to move an inch. This involuntary frustration tugged at his chest. Su Zirui rarely got angry, and he didn't want to talk about his temper.
He was naturally handsome, and his expressionless face made him seem even more distant. Standing there with his slender figure, he looked like a cold, early spring rain, clear and hazy. His eyes were dark, his thin lips pressed tightly into a line. This intimidating aura, which made it easy to be intimidated, was indeed intimidating.
Aruo paused. She was not afraid of the noble alienation, but too many things had happened recently, and now that the person was in front of her, she actually felt timid and homesick.
Her hesitation suddenly made him feel a little panicked. Su Zirui raised his eyelids and glanced at her. The calmness in his eyes was tinged with a rare awkwardness.
Whatever, why bother competing with her? What he wanted was right before his eyes, so why waste time...
If we were like this person, we would not care about anything. When we meet a strong person, we would avoid their attack. When we meet a weak person, we would become stronger.
【Speak human language.】
Simply put, she can't resist the weak. Lord Su is simply too strong, which scares her. She's afraid she won't be able to control the situation, so she doesn't dare ask you for help. However, if you show weakness, she will protect you and care for you...
When they were in Yangzhou, Su Zirui had once asked why Aruo preferred to seek help from Qi Shaozhen rather than him. This was Qin Shuang's analysis, and now that he thought about it, it made sense.
His mind changed, and a hint of vulnerability appeared between his brows.
Aruo keenly caught the stunned look in his eyes, her heart softened, she kicked the hem of her skirt, and asked softly, "I'm sorry, Su Feng, I was wrong. So... what should I do so that you won't be angry with me? I'll do anything you ask me to do, just tell me, can we make peace?"
A lot had happened this year, and there were times in life when you missed out on them and it became a regret. Xiao Man to Fang Jingsheng, and Sister to Luo Ziran... She had always lived a carefree life, and now that she finally had something to care about, she didn't want to waste time on these things.
Su Zirui was slightly startled, his long eyelashes trembling slightly, and he raised his eyes to gaze at her. Then, a smile overflowed from his phoenix eyes, revealing a tenderness and tenderness that he himself had not even noticed.
She was always like this, straightforward and frank, which was unexpectedly to his liking.
He coughed lightly, pursed his lips, and whispered, "Comfort me."
The dark pupils widened slightly, and Aruo was stunned. The man who had just been acting tense and cold suddenly lost his coldness, his brows softened, and the light in his cold eyes gradually brightened.
"You've done so many bad things... and you almost gave up on me. Our future, now... shouldn't you try to comfort me?" The seemingly serious and handsome man stared at her and whispered. There was a hint of self-loathing in his eyes, as if he looked down on his own behavior, but his rare, fleeting gaze was also tinged with a hint of anticipation, and his eyes were bright and piercing.
"How... to coax her?" A faint smile appeared on her face. She should have acted a little nervous, but the usually cold and steady Lord Su awkwardly put on this expression of 'wanting to strangle her but not willing to do so', standing straight but unable to bear to turn around and leave. All of this made her heart feel a little soft, and even more proud.
Su Zirui's breath was choked, and the veins on his forehead suddenly popped out with anger. "You can coax women so easily, but you can't coax me...?"
Suddenly, a bright smile broke out. Aruo didn't hesitate, opened her arms and rushed over to him. Like a bird returning to its nest, she threw herself into his arms and wrapped her arms around his waist. "Su Feng, Master Su, you are the best. I love you, I love you so much~"
Slippery tongue...
My ears suddenly felt hot, quickly spreading to my cheeks. My heartbeat quickened, and I felt a little panicked. This girl, how shameless... she told him she loved me so openly...
He still wanted to be angry and couldn't compromise so quickly, but... she said she loved him.
"knew."
He lowered his head, buried his flushed ears and hot face in her shoulders, and held the girl he had lost and found tightly in his arms. His arms were tense, trying to restrain himself but gradually losing control of the strength. He just wanted to embed her into his body and no longer feel uneasy.
Aruo relaxed her body and hugged him tightly, a slight bitterness rising in her heart. She truly felt his uneasiness and urgency, and also truly admitted her fear all along. She was also afraid, afraid that he would really give up on her.
Suppressed guilt and fear flooded my heart.
"I'm sorry, Su Feng, I was wrong... I shouldn't have acted on my own without consulting you... It's just that the situation was really urgent at the time, and I didn't have time to hesitate. After discovering that my sister's soul was imprisoned, I could only find a way to go to him and find out where my sister was. I had to make him believe that I was my sister, and I had to check what he had hidden. I really had no other choice... I was also afraid that you would ignore me and that there would be no future for me... I promise that I will never rush into things rashly in the future, and I will listen to you..."
"I don't want to hear that." Su Zirui interrupted her sullenly. At this moment, he didn't want to hear anything about that annoying woman anymore, especially since he could already guess about 70% of it after thinking about it.
Ah Ruo was slightly startled, pursed her lips and hugged his waist and back tightly, and asked timidly, "Then, what do you want to hear?"
"Let's get married."
The voice was as clear as water, transcending all the guilt and bitterness, ringing in her ears, gentle and honest, yet hot.
Her black pupils suddenly shrank, and she struggled to look at him, but he refused to let go and just said it again in her ear.
We got married.
Aruo turned her head slightly, her lips brushing against the side of his neck, and from close range she saw that the tips of his slightly red ears instantly turned deep red.
The corners of his lips couldn't help but rise, and his heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down silently. Aruo smiled and said, "Didn't we get married? What? You don't want to acknowledge me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was poked in the waist. Aruo trembled violently, twisting and struggling in his arms as if surrendering, "I was wrong, I was wrong... Don't poke..."
Her waist is really her weak spot… You can hug her, hug her, and occasionally pinch her, but never poke her.
"Then you marry..." She was the one who proposed marriage, and she was the one who gave the token of love. However, even so, she turned around and walked towards another man outside the formation without any attachment. He was like a young woman who was abandoned and had no chance to appeal.
Su Zirui snorted coldly, locked her waist tightly, and pressed her into his arms.
"With the three letters and six ceremonies, the matchmaker's words, and my parents' orders, I will formally welcome you into the Su family."
He wanted everyone to know that she was his wife, and then he could openly possess this girl who cared about him. He would use etiquette and family as a bond, and make a lifelong vow to her, so that she would never give up on him so easily.
Be it a dead soul or her eldest sister-in-law, she would never have the chance to put an outsider before him again. Deep and crazy possessiveness was hidden in his eyes, but he was careful not to let her notice. Su Zirui almost whispered, kissing the side of her neck, "Let's get married, okay?"
Aruo laughed until tears came out, hugged him back tightly, and asked in a buzzing voice, "When will my heart's desire come true?"
Su Zirui relaxed his grip, stood up, looked into her moist eyes, and carefully kissed her forehead, "Soon."
His gaze flicked across her lips, his eyes darkening, but he didn't kiss her. The surging emotions and lust for her in his chest threatened to overwhelm him, and this kiss would have been enough to make him lose control. But he couldn't let her go. She was the girl he cherished, and she shouldn't be imperfect because of him.
As soon as the marriage news came out, the disparity in their status had already made her the focus of attention. If she did anything inappropriate again, she would definitely be criticized.
Aruo belatedly realized the feeling of shame, her fair cheeks flushed, her black eyes, shining like hidden stars, curved slightly, she raised her heels to kiss his suddenly tense chin, and then buried her head in his arms.
Su Zirui's whole body stiffened. He raised his hand and pressed the back of her head to hold her tight. He closed his eyes to calm his turbulent thoughts and coaxed her in a hoarse voice, "Be good, don't make trouble."
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