Chapter 86 "I'll do anything he wants."...
These days, he followed the doctor's instructions, not provoking or pressuring her.
He could even tolerate her tantrums, and he could tolerate her hating and resenting him.
But……
Even now, she still hasn't given up on marrying Wei Xuan.
This won't work.
Wei Zhang's fingers gripped the wedding dress tightly.
The fabric was stretched taut, and the tear opened up another inch.
With each pull, the tear in the wedding dress grew wider and wider, no longer able to cover her body.
Xue Lanyi's inner and outer garments came undone from the struggle, revealing her bare shoulders from the collar.
Wei Zhang was shocked to see the dense burn marks of incense ash on her shoulder.
In an attempt to cover up the tattoo left by Wei Zhang, she burned herself with sandalwood.
Her once flawless skin is now covered in scars.
She really went to any lengths to marry Wei Xuan!
Wei Zhang's breathing became heavy, and the veins on the back of his hand became visible.
Tear—
Her hard work and her feelings were completely torn in two.
Half of it is in Wei Zhang's hands, and the other half is in Xue Lanyi's hands.
Wei Zhang wished he could tear the clothes to shreds right in front of her.
His fingertips were clenched so tightly they turned white.
After a long while, he let out a deep sigh of relief.
"I can give you any fabric you want, whether it's shimmering brocade, silk gauze, or your favorite Yun brocade, Suzhou brocade, or Shu brocade? Ten bolts? A hundred bolts? Or thousands?"
Anything is fine.
But this one...
Wei Zhang suddenly stretched out his arm.
To his right was a multi-branched candlestick, and half of his wedding dress was placed on the flames to be roasted.
"This one cannot be kept."
He couldn't bear to see her wearing someone else's wedding dress while sharing his bed.
He loosened his grip, and the light gauze fabric fluttered and fell into the fire.
Xue Lanyi watched helplessly as the fire consumed her wedding dress.
Her mind was in complete chaos.
In a flash, she saw her mother, dressed in red, fall gracefully from the high platform, her body shattered to pieces, leaving not even a intact corpse behind.
Long-forgotten memories suddenly resurfaced.
"Ah!" she hissed hoarsely.
It's not like human grief, but more like the grief of an animal that cannot speak.
All the pain and sorrow were beyond words, and they all converged in a hoarse roar.
The emotions were too intense, and the acupoint was opened.
She lunged at the lampstand, and fell to the ground with it.
The candlelight ignited her clothes.
She was completely unaware, only clutching half of her wedding dress to her chest, hunching her shoulders and holding it tightly.
Still feeling unsafe, she was afraid and panicked, and suddenly grabbed her clothes and rushed out of the room.
Wei Zhang was stunned for a moment, not expecting that a woman who was so weak could break through the acupoint. He then saw a flame flash by outside the window.
The autumn wind was strong outside, and she carried the fire away into the wind.
Wei Zhang's eyelids twitched, and he took a step and chased after him.
Xue Lanyi headed towards the Star Gazing Tower, where the wind was strongest. Flames spread and quickly rose along the trailing hem of her skirt.
She was completely enveloped in flames.
"Stop Madam!"
Wei Zhang gave his instructions in a deep voice, which trembled and broke in the wind, and then followed him to the Star Gazing Tower.
Xue Lanyi ran very fast. Even though Wei Zhang used his lightness skill to move quickly and many guards tried to intercept her, they could not stop Xue Lanyi from running towards the Star Gazing Tower.
A ball of fire flickered erratically in the darkness, seemingly mad, yet Wei Zhang vaguely sensed that it was not aimless; it was heading towards a certain goal.
Suddenly, the image of her jumping off the Star Gazing Tower flashed into Wei Zhang's mind.
His pupils contracted, he lifted his shirt, and strode up the stairs.
As soon as he stepped onto the top floor, he saw the ball of fire running across the rooftop, heading straight for the southwest.
Without looking back or hesitating, she jumped off the railing.
Her red dress fluttered in the breeze, like the sunset fading into the distance.
Wei Zhang, who was far away, lightly touched the railing with his toes, leaped and lay horizontally, and pounced on Xue Lanyi.
Xue Lanyi, who had jumped halfway over the railing, was stopped in the middle by someone.
She leaned back, her body crashing into a solid chest.
The cold pine resin attacked again, which she found utterly repulsive. She desperately used her elbows to strike the person behind her.
Wei Zhang bowed and enveloped her completely; the two were very close, and the air felt thin.
The flames on Xue Lanyi's body had just been extinguished.
Wei Zhang, however, was slow to recover.
At the foot of the southwest corner of the Star Gazing Tower is the Duke's workshop, where there are furnaces used to forge weapons for the Duke's soldiers.
If Xue Lanyi jumps from here, she will fall into the furnace and be completely destroyed.
It's dangerous down there; it's like hell.
He was about to speak to warn her when a thought suddenly popped into his head.
He looked at her in disbelief.
Xue Lanyi's gaze was fixed on the furnace beneath the railing.
She knew there was a furnace here, and she deliberately jumped into it.
Nine days ago, Wei Zhang threatened to bind her corpse.
So, she remained silent for the past few days, thinking about how to die without leaving a complete corpse.
She would rather perish than be bound to Wei Zhang for all eternity.
She stared blankly downstairs, then stiffly shuffled forward.
"No, no..." Wei Zhang gasped intermittently.
The moment she jumped, a huge chasm opened in her chest that could never be filled.
He truly felt the loss.
He almost lost her forever.
"No..." His voice choked slightly, his cool nose pressed against his ear, "I love you, Yiyi, I love you."
He didn't know what else he could do, so he could only repeat this sentence over and over again.
He loves her, and he will treat her well.
She can't die, she can't die...
For the first time, the Duke of Wei, who was usually a man of his word, felt helpless.
His tall figure was hunched over, pressed tightly against hers.
The person in front of him stared blankly at the night sky, without any reaction, not even blinking.
After a long silence, she let out a cold laugh.
She didn't want to put on a show of deep affection with him on this high-rise building for everyone below to see.
She didn't even want her name to appear alongside his in the conversations of the people of Shengjing.
Since her escape attempt had failed, she accepted her defeat, gently pushed him away, and planned to return to Chong'an Hall.
I don't want to say more, and I'm too lazy to argue.
As for the wedding dress, he can think whatever he wants.
Xue Lanyi, clutching her tattered clothes, turned and went back.
Wei Zhang grabbed her wrist.
He had many questions to ask and much anger that had not subsided.
But after that sudden act of jumping off the building, nothing else seemed to matter anymore.
He kept his eyes fixed on her, still feeling terrified.
I'm afraid she might do something like suddenly jumping off a building again.
His fair face was covered with a layer of frost, and a hint of scarlet crimson appeared at the corners of his eyes.
That shade of red grew ever more vibrant.
Xue Lanyi's wrist hurt from being pinched, so she looked up at him.
She interpreted his gaze as a threat, a threat that she should continue to submit to him.
"Who are you trying to threaten me with this time? Zhou Yu, Su Yin, or... Ah Xuan?"
She met his gaze, then suddenly laughed, a laugh tinged with madness. "Wei Zhang, you can't threaten me anymore. I don't care about anything anymore."
No matter who he threatens her with, she will never again try to please a murderer who killed her friend!
During the ten days she spent with Wei Xuan, she had already made a promise: no matter what dangers they encountered, she would never submit to Wei Zhang again.
Ah Xuan will no longer kneel before Wei Zhang for her sake.
She would no longer fawn over Wei Zhang for Ah Xuan's sake.
They will understand and respect each other's self-esteem.
Even if we die together, it's better than living without dignity.
Although she failed to escape his grasp today, there will be another day.
Life is long, and there will always be times when he is unaware, and there will always be times when she is free.
Xue Lanyi abruptly shook off his hand and turned away.
His back view was so resolute.
This made Wei Zhang realize that she was actually determined to die.
A person who wants to die can be prevented for a while, but not for a lifetime.
The moment her breath resolutely disappeared, the chasm in Wei Zhang's heart collapsed completely.
He grabbed the sleeve that brushed past his palm.
Xue Lanyi gave him an annoyed tug, but he tightened his grip, walking towards her step by step, his heavy gaze enveloping her.
Xue Lanyi knew he would not tolerate disobedience, and that he could crush her as easily as crushing an ant.
She raised her neck, closed her eyes slightly, and begged for a quick end.
The girl stood in the moonlight. Although her clothes were tattered, the silvery moonlight shone on her face, and her whole body was bathed in a faint halo, as if she were still the little princess who used to live in the clouds.
Rare and unattainable.
Nothing and no one can hold her back.
At that moment, Wei Zhang stood right in front of her, an arm's length away.
He had never stood so close to the young princess before.
At that moment, he felt little anger; he had only one thought—to pluck the moon from the sky and embrace it.
He swallowed hard. "Anything he does, I can do."
The warm breath sprayed onto Xue Lanyi's cheeks.
Xue Lanyi hadn't expected him to say such a thing. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly as she looked at him suspiciously.
Wei Zhang's eyes did not waver.
He tried it, and he found that it's pleasant to treat someone sincerely.
If that's the case, and Wei Xuan can do it, why can't he?
He can give her even more.
As long as she wants it, as long as she desires it.
"Yiyi, we can start over, we..."
"Have we even started?" Xue Lanyi interrupted him.
Wasn't everything he did before stolen or robbed?
What right does a thief, a robber, and a murderer have to talk about love?
His words only made Xue Lanyi feel that he was being insincere.
She ignored him and tugged at her sleeve.
Wei Zhang lightly twisted his fingers, and although he didn't use much force, Xue Lanyi couldn't pull it apart.
He was like a lump of mud stuck to her, impossible to get rid of, utterly disgusting.
"Wei Zhang, do you really want me to make myself clearer?"
Xue Lanyi uttered each word clearly: "Li Zhaoyang has already seen the most perfect and flawless love in this world, who would still want your so-called love, which is just mud stuck to him?"
Wei Zhang's love could not really be called love; it was merely the satisfaction of his own selfish desires.
"You can do what he can do? Really? Haven't you imitated your brother enough since you were little? You even imitated his food and clothing preferences. Have you learned it? Have you learned it well?"
"Ask yourself honestly, in what way do you compare to him, and in what way are you worthy of love?"
The girl's voice grew louder with each word, echoing through the night sky.
Everyone who followed downstairs heard it.
The group looked at each other, then bowed their heads and withdrew.
The night grew even more desolate and silent.
Wei Zhang stood in the wind, his fingers stiff as he twisted his sleeve.
He realized that he really couldn't answer Xue Lanyi's question.
He had imitated everything Wei Xuan did when he was young, but in the end, he couldn't even win back the heart of the old lady who was his blood relative.
Moreover, Xue Lanyi's heart had always been with her brother since childhood.
Xue Lanyi's words hit me like icicles.
He tried to refute it, but found no way to do so.
Xue Lanyi didn't have the energy to talk about love or not love with a complete beast.
Taking advantage of his momentary lapse in attention, she pulled open her sleeve and slipped away.
As they passed each other, he grasped her wrist.
After a two-breath silence, his voice hoarse, as if he had used up all his courage, he said, "You can tell me what to do."
Why should I teach you?
There's no reason to abandon a perfect lover to ferry a beast who has hurt her so deeply.
Xue Lanyi waved him away without looking back.
Her figure was very light, but as she brushed past him, Wei Zhang stumbled half a step and ended up standing in the shade of the eaves.
The moon in the sky cannot shine on him.
He was plunged into complete darkness.
The autumn air was chilly, and the wind made clothes flutter.
In the desolate night, even the dull thud of clothes pattering against each other was so clear.
He stood there, gazing ahead for a long time.
In fact, there was nothing in front of him.
Xue Lanyi had already left.
Or perhaps, she was never actually ever by his side.
The bright moon cycles endlessly, shining on pavilions and also on ditches and canals.
You think you've possessed the moon, but in reality, the moon has always been on the horizon, untouchable.
Wei Zhang gave an awkward smile and stood alone.
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