As she spoke, she pulled one of his arms over and placed it on her slender, short shoulder. Yuwen Sheng guided her gaze to look at what he wanted while slightly lowering his body to prevent her from glancing at places she shouldn't see.
Master Li was very understanding at this time. He knew what they had come out for, so he stepped forward and said, "Then I will go to the county government to report to the authorities and report what just happened. Then I will go to buy Tusu wine. You should go and check on Young Master Liu's foot injury."
His current considerate and caring demeanor is completely unlike that of the mastermind behind all of this.
Seeing that he had made arrangements in an orderly manner, Zheng Quchi entrusted the rest of the matter to him with peace of mind.
She nodded and quickly said, "Thank you. Once Fengmian's wounds are bandaged up, we'll meet at the place that sells Tusu wine."
Li Shi knew that he no longer had the chance to expose Yuwen Sheng's true colors.
As Yuwen Sheng lowered his eyes, concealing the cold, bloodthirsty glint in his eyes behind the red veil, he realized that he had missed the best opportunity to kill Li Shi.
The once bustling and festive street had been nearly deserted after someone died, and the remaining people hiding in the shadows had all vanished without a trace.
Zheng Quchi carefully and slowly helped Yuwen Sheng leave.
Li Shi watched their backs expressionlessly. At that moment, Ju Zi appeared from the dark alley. He walked over with a disfigured face and an injured leg.
Even now, he still felt lingering fear and whispered, "Luckily, the third sister of the Sang family was woken to sleep just now, otherwise that man named Liu Fengmian would definitely have gone on a killing spree."
Although he was hidden in the shadows, he could still feel the sharp gaze, like a blood-red blade, cutting and scraping over him. The chilling feeling was so real that he felt the other person's aura had locked onto him.
Teacher Li said thoughtfully, "Don't you think... he looks a lot like someone?"
"who?"
The saw was still somewhat bewildered.
Teacher Li stared intently and deeply into the air.
But is it possible?
——
Yuwen Sheng was very tall. Although he was not muscular, when dressed to appear slim, his figure was more like that of a "willow swaying in the wind." But no matter how delicate and slender he was, compared to Zheng Quchi, who was of the same type, he was nothing.
Although she had gained some weight in the past few months, she was still a thin and short girl. However, even if he put most of his weight on her like a jade mountain, he still couldn't crush her.
Instead, she sensed that he was "physically exhausted" and realized that walking now was probably like the mermaid who traded her fish tail for human legs to go ashore with the sea witch for the prince, every step of her footing felt like stepping on knives.
No, if he keeps walking like this, won't his legs be ruined?
His current state is largely due to her carelessness in being kidnapped and held hostage by malicious individuals, so she absolutely cannot let him become blind and then crippled.
She suddenly stopped. Yuwen Sheng tugged at the corner of his pale pink lips, paused for a moment, and then asked, "What's wrong?"
He took a barely perceptible deep breath, and the increasingly pale color of his lips indicated that he had lost too much blood, but he remained calm and composed, not letting anyone see his true, weak side.
Zheng Quchi said with a firm gaze, "I'll hug you."
Hug...him?
Yuwen Sheng's expression froze.
Zheng Quchi wasn't joking. She walked to his side, braced herself with her arms, and picked him up horizontally.
This was the first time Yuwen Sheng had encountered this situation: "Wait—"
Clearly, his hesitation was no match for Zheng Quchi's ability to execute.
She bent over and squatted down, easily lifting him up in her arms.
Although he has long arms and legs, a long part of him has to hang outside when Zheng Quchi is holding him like this, with his long legs dangling in the air and covered by the hem, it looks more like he is holding a mermaid.
Thinking about it this way, Zheng Quchi's face showed a slightly subtle expression.
If he is a mermaid, then who is she?
prince?
The sea witch who replaced his feet?
Or was she trying to save her fellow mermaids?
"Located ruler, put it down..."
"Fengmian, I'll take you to get your foot treated right away! Just bear with it. If you're really embarrassed and afraid of being seen, just put your head on my shoulder."
After saying that, she picked up the person and strode away.
Seeing her tense and anxious appearance, Yuwen Sheng had a strange feeling that he had not just suffered a minor foot injury, but was probably about to die.
He noticed large beads of sweat dripping from her forehead, some from anxiety, others from exhaustion from carrying such a heavy man like him, even though his injuries were among the lightest he had suffered in years.
Physical pain was nothing to him.
Looking back, even if he had been slashed in the chest by an enemy general, people would only ask a question and would not think that he had just fallen down, nor would they think that his wound was painful.
But Zheng Quchi's tense and worried expression right now made it seem as if... he really was very important to her.
He was so important to her that she couldn't bear the thought of losing him.
"Your heart is beating fast." He didn't press his face against her heart, but he could hear the thumping of her heartbeat.
His current mood was indescribable—whether it was wonderful, pleasant, or exhilarating—different from the exhilarating enjoyment he felt when smelling blood or committing murder. It was calm and peaceful, like the sound of rain pattering on banana leaves, like the frost and snow reflecting on plum blossoms, or like the sunset over the western mountains, with its rosy glow spreading across the land and thousands of lights twinkling in the night…
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