Chapter 71 This time, Wei Xuan didn't let go of her...
"ah!"
Xue Lanyi shoved the dark figure behind her away and, without a second thought, grabbed a stone and a robe and threw them at the figure.
The shadowy figure, however, bound her and wouldn't leave.
"No...no!" she muttered.
In the empty, dimly lit cave, bang, thud, and thud, pebbles fell all over the ground.
"Yiyi! Yiyi!"
Wei Xuan, who was waiting outside, quickly stood up.
He then hung a cloak over the cave entrance to block the mountain wind.
He stood outside the cave, his tall figure projected onto the curtain, elongated and magnified.
It was as if the man in the black python robe was approaching silently.
"Get away! Get away!"
Seeing that the figure was still there, Xue Lanyi picked up some broken stones from the ground and threw them at her robe.
She hated that haunting spirit.
Why won't he let her go?
"Get out! Get out!" Xue Lanyi shouted emotionally.
Wei Xuan dared not approach any further and kept backing away, saying, "Yiyi, I'm leaving, I'm leaving."
He heard her sob, and a mix of emotions welled up inside him. His voice, slightly hoarse, he changed his words, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'll leave, I'll leave..."
He gave Granny Liu a wink and hurried off into the woods.
Granny Liu was serving fish soup to the girl when she reached the cave entrance and came face to face with the eldest son, whose face had been hit by a stone.
Why are these two young people arguing again so soon after she left?
Grandma Liu quickly took three steps at a time and entered the cave.
The girl was also in a bad state, slumped on the stone couch, her skirt spread out, her hair loose, and her expression blank.
"Young lady, are you having another nightmare? Don't be afraid, Grandma's here, Grandma's here." Grandma Liu stepped forward and hugged the young lady's cold body.
Xue Lanyi felt the familiar warmth, and a slight ripple appeared in her dull eyes, but her thoughts were still stuck in a nightmare. She shook her head repeatedly, muttering to herself, "I don't want to do it anymore, I don't want to, it hurts so much, it hurts so much..."
The girl would never have cried out in pain like this before.
Even when I injured myself during my first sexual encounter, I had never cried out in such pain.
Perhaps it was because the Duke was too demanding on the morning before her departure, or perhaps it was because the image of her making love while wearing her wedding dress was too unforgettable.
The girl only needs to doze off for a short while to remember.
Granny Liu felt sorry for the girl and gently stroked her back, her voice as loving as if she were singing a nursery rhyme, "Girl, we have already left Shengjing. There is no Duke here, from now on there is only the eldest son."
From now on, there will only be Ah Xuan...
These words pulled Xue Lanyi back from her daze. Her nose still felt sore, but the scent that filled her nostrils was no longer the sharp, cold pine resin, but the warming fish soup.
Although the night in the cave was chilly, the moonlight was as clear as water, quiet and gentle.
Outside the cave, there was no longer that unshakeable figure in black.
Through the gap in the curtain at the cave entrance, she could only see the red-clad gentleman standing under the old pine tree, sword in hand, gazing at her from afar.
Perhaps realizing that Xue Lanyi had seen him, and fearing he might startle her, he quietly retreated behind the tree, letting the old pine trunk block his view.
However, Xue Lanyi still noticed that the wound on his cheekbone was bleeding; it was from when she hit him with a stone.
She had just been yelling at him and telling him to get lost.
Xue Lanyi felt a pang of heartache and bit her lip in annoyance: "Did I... treat him too badly?"
"Don't think like that, young lady." Granny Liu patted her back gently. "Just now, when the young master asked me to go out and kill fish, he also told me to let you vent however you want and not to stop you."
"Young master, even a girl couldn't chase him away," Granny Liu jokingly comforted him.
Upon hearing this, Xue Lanyi's eyes rippled.
Perhaps she was convinced that he wouldn't run away, which is why she dared to "bully" him so recklessly.
She asked herself: Is this the right thing to do?
It was Wei Zhang who hurt her, and it was also Wei Zhang who left her with nightmares.
She, however, transferred all the hurt onto Ah Xuan.
If we're going to stay together in the future, do we have to keep being awkward like this and let things create distance between us?
Xue Lanyi touched her lower abdomen, which was still throbbing with pain.
Although her unspeakable experiences with Wei Zhang made it difficult for her to face A Xuan.
But we still have to face it eventually.
She needs to make him know very clearly what she has been through.
She also needs to know if he can accept it.
Xue Lanyi's hand, which was placed on her lower abdomen, curled up and then relaxed, curled up and then relaxed again.
After several attempts, she made up her mind: "Please trouble you, Mother-in-law, to invite the eldest son in."
"My dear girl, just explain things clearly, that's right." Grandma Liu patted Xue Lanyi's head as if she were coaxing her own child, and then left excitedly.
When Wei Xuan walked back to the cave, his steps were very slow.
Hesitant at every step.
When he reached the door, he raised his hand as if to knock on the stone wall, but then he didn't. He raised his hand and then lowered it, then raised it again and again, but he didn't try to sneak up on her like a monkey when they were young.
The warrior's tall and upright figure was reflected on the curtain. He was decisive and brave when fighting, but he hesitated at the entrance of this mountain cave.
"I insulted Ah Xuan, so Ah Xuan doesn't want to see me anymore, right?"
The girl inside the cave spoke in a muffled voice.
"no."
He lifted the curtain, and the first thing he saw was the girl's pale face and the teardrops hanging on her eyelashes.
Xue Lanyi met his gaze, and a tear rolled down her cheek.
In the past five years, she has actually stopped crying so much.
But in front of him, she just loves to cry and make a fuss, even though she knows she's being unreasonable, she just can't help it.
She was angry with herself and slammed her hand on the stone bed in frustration.
That stone bed was actually made by Wei Xuan by piecing together three flat stones; even the flattest stones have sharp edges.
Wei Xuan watched as her hand struck the sharp corner, and quickly stepped forward, half-squatting in front of the stone bed to examine her hand.
Sure enough, beads of blood seeped into my palm.
The girl, who used to be extremely afraid of pain, didn't even notice the injury on her hand.
Wei Xuan sighed, wiping away the bloodstains as he did so, his warm breath brushing against her palm. "I didn't come in right away because... I don't think I know how to make Yiyi happy."
The man's voice carried a hint of hesitation and a sense of helplessness that he had been hiding.
He knew, of course, that she had suppressed too many emotions over the past five years, and that she felt uneasy and afraid, which was why she used her temper to vent her emotions.
He had to admit that he was indeed somewhat helpless at the moment.
He dared not get too close to her as uninhibitedly as before, afraid that breaking the safe distance would make her even more uneasy.
But he didn't dare to stray too far from her, afraid that when she wanted him, she wouldn't be able to see him.
Wei Xuan truly didn't know how close he should be to her to make her happy.
"But don't rush, there's plenty of time. We'll find a way to make Yiyi happy." Wei Xuan carefully wiped her hands. "Yiyi, don't worry about anything. Just eat well, sleep well, and if you want to throw a tantrum, do it. In any case..."
"You know that." He looked up at her, a slight smile curving his lips.
The man with gray hair looked much more composed than before, but the passion and sincerity in his eyes remained fresh and new despite the hardships he had endured.
The boy in her memory and the man before her gradually overlapped in appearance, as if they were both saying the same thing: "Wei Xuan will be the person in this world who loves Yi Yi the most!"
He hasn't changed.
Therefore, she has no need to be afraid.
Xue Lanyi finally had the courage to face the matter that had been troubling her.
"Ah Xuan," she called out to him solemnly.
Wei Xuan tilted his head and listened attentively, his eyes filled with a doting smile.
However, right in his sight, Xue Lanyi loosened the tie on her lapel.
The heavy, elaborate wedding dress loosened, revealing a fair, alabaster-like body.
Because she was unconscious, Granny Liu was afraid of restricting her, so she only wore a small red garment under her outer robe.
Her jade-like neck and slender waist were laid bare before Wei Xuan's eyes.
Wei Xuan's smile froze, and he instinctively looked away.
But Xue Lanyi wanted him to see it.
Let him see clearly that she is no longer the Princess Zhaoyang of yesteryear.
She didn't want to be with him carrying a secret or a burden.
She needed to know if he still liked Yiyi after this before she could decide whether to follow him without hesitation.
She reached out and cupped his face in her hands.
Wei Xuan slowly turned his head back.
His line of sight, as he crouched, was level with the girl's waist.
What catches the eye even more than her slender waist are the deep five-finger marks on her waist, and the dense, purplish-blue hickeys.
Her waist was so thin and fragile that not a single patch of skin was intact.
Wei Xuan could imagine the scene inside the red silk tent.
Inevitably, a sharp pain shot through my heart.
At the same time, another, deeper emotion swept over him.
Wei Xuan's eyes were bloodshot as he slowly looked up at the girl in front of him.
Xue Lanyi's heart was pounding, wondering what Wei Xuan was thinking.
But now that things had come to this, Xue Lanyi no longer wanted to hide anything from him.
She took a deep breath and turned slightly to the side.
She was too thin; with the slightest movement, her outer garment slipped off her right shoulder.
The three characters "Wei Yunjian" were prominently displayed on his shoulder blade.
Those are marks that are even more indelible than fingerprints or hickeys.
The ink is very dark, so when getting a tattoo, the silver needle must have gone straight to the bone.
This was completely beyond Wei Xuan's comprehension.
He knew that Wei Zhang liked Yiyi.
He didn't know when this liking started, but he thought that because of this liking, Wei Zhang would treat her better.
But he mistook the hurt for love.
No wonder Xue Lanyi had recurring nightmares and was restless.
Wei Xuan stood frozen in place, the blood in his eyes growing increasingly intense, remaining silent for a long time.
The surrounding air seemed to freeze.
Xue Lanyi's heart was beating even faster.
She was unsure and not entirely sure if Wei Xuanjie would mind these things.
After all, five years have passed, and things have changed.
After all, if he were in that situation, what if he bore the marks of another woman?
Xue Lanyi would also mind, she would mind to the point of madness.
She will definitely leave him.
What about Wei Xuan? Will he leave her because he can't bear these traces?
Xue Lanyi's emotions, which had just calmed down, surged up again, chaotic and incoherent.
"Actually... you don't have to promise me anything right now. You can think about it some more, think about it some more, I'll think about it too."
Xue Lanyi sniffed and stammered, "I...I'm a little hungry. How about we have some fish soup first?"
"No, I still want roast chicken. Could you... could you go out now and get me a chicken leg?"
"I'm so hungry." Xue Lanyi forced a stiff smile, muttering to herself.
"Yiyi, I..."
"Go quickly!" Xue Lanyi nudged his shoulder before he could speak.
She instinctively tried to push Wei Xuan away again.
This time, Wei Xuan didn't leave; he grasped her wrist through her clothes.
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