Chapter 72 When the Pact of Life and Death is made, no one can escape its pull...
Jiang Geyun composed herself and said, "It's nothing..."
As soon as she opened her mouth, she was startled by the hoarseness in her voice, and her already flushed cheeks became even hotter.
She heard the person beside her chuckle softly.
He stood up, his hair, which had been tangled from their previous movements, parted and brushed against her neck, the slightest touch causing a subtle tremor.
Cheng Xi pulled an arm's length away from her, looked into her shimmering eyes, and said softly, "My wife, you can tell me anything."
Physiological tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, causing Jiang Geyun to blink involuntarily, her vision gradually clearing from blurry.
She didn't know how she was seen by Cheng Xi, but the man before her had a gentle look in his eyes. No one can escape the stirrings of emotion, and this realization stirred something within her.
Jiang Geyun smiled and said, "It's nothing important. If it were something truly important, I wouldn't hide it from you, my lord."
That's exactly what she thought.
Even disregarding the special abilities of Chao Wujiu's paintings, her painting skills alone would have made her famous throughout the world long ago. It is perfectly normal for the Cheng family villa and Yunling Manor to have her paintings in their collections; this is merely a harmless coincidence.
The azure light of the sky replaced the glow of the sunset, slowly spreading throughout the room.
The painting on the screen was simply a sparse landscape, with nothing unusual about it.
Jiang Geyun withdrew her gaze from it, and after a moment of contemplation, she said, "I do have something to discuss with you, my lord."
Cheng Xi responded and turned around to fetch her a cup of tea, placing it in her hand.
Jiang Geyun took a few sips of tea, suppressing the hoarseness caused by the "accident" just now, and slowly said, "I hope that after the marriage, my husband and I can still live in this villa."
Rather than the main residence of the Cheng family.
Jiang Geyun hopes this place can become a home for the two of them, rather than some other unfamiliar place.
Before she spoke, she had considered it. Cheng Xi was fine, but the Cheng family might not agree. Although she hadn't met the Cheng family elders, everything she had learned indirectly from Cheng Xi and Su Guang was enough to give her a less than favorable impression.
She didn't want to go to a place where she wasn't welcome.
If Cheng Xi is unable to persuade the elders of the Cheng family, then... she certainly won't be doing this job as the Night Watcher for nothing.
If we take Cheng Xi to the capital or bring him back to Yingzhou, the Cheng family probably won't be able to do anything about it.
After thoroughly organizing her thoughts, she formally put forward the idea.
To avoid putting Cheng Xi in a difficult position, she took the initiative and said, "If my lord..."
Cheng Xi nodded and said, "Okay."
Jiang Geyun was slightly taken aback. After realizing what she meant, she smiled and said, "My lord agreed so readily. Isn't it difficult for you at all?"
Cheng Xi said, "This is what I should do. All my wife needs is to wait patiently."
Hearing him say that, Jiang Geyun should have felt a sense of pure reassurance. However, a complex mix of peace and doubt welled up in her heart.
It's like having a sudden premonition of dark clouds approaching under a clear blue sky, while others are completely unaware, and only you are enveloped by a great sense of unease.
Presumably, things have been going too smoothly for her lately, which has caused her to develop anticipatory anxiety.
The medicinal scent lingered on Cheng Xi's body for a long time, which made her particularly worried. She asked her several times, but Cheng Xi always said not to worry. Later... later she stopped asking.
As for the reason, she couldn't remember.
Jiang Geyun quickly suppressed her emotions, casually opened Zhang Jing's report, and chatted with Cheng Xi while reading it.
Jiang Geyun's advantage of having memories of two worlds has enabled her to do many things that the natives cannot. Her broad thinking often amazes Cheng Xi, who is also able to provide her with assistance.
Even when it comes to government affairs, there are always things she has never encountered before, like speed bumps on the road, that make her unable to stop thinking. But Cheng Xi seems to know everything, or has experienced everything, and can always enlighten her in a few words.
As a result, without any deliberate agreement, except for sleeping separately at night, the two spent more and more time together during the day.
Jiang Geyun often omitted key information, summarizing the matter in a few words, then presenting her understanding and proposed solutions to Cheng Xi, and waiting for his feedback.
Cheng Xi would then offer affirmation or other suggestions based on what she said. At the same time, he was very tactful, never guessing or asking questions.
Today, as Jiang Geyun closed the report in her hand, she looked up and saw servants carrying something into her courtyard.
She looked up at Cheng Xi and saw that he was not surprised at all, and even gestured to her that she could take a look.
Jiang Geyun simply put away Zhang Jing's letter, followed Cheng Xi, and got up to go outside to read it.
But the hydrangeas in the courtyard had been removed and replaced with several exquisite water vats, in which lotus flowers were in full bloom. The servants had also specially placed delicate lamp stands, which were as exquisite as paintings. For a moment, it was as if the eternal summer had been moved to a corner of the courtyard.
"My lady once worried about the lotus flowers in the courtyard, fearing they would be blown down by the wind and rain. Now..." Cheng Xi turned to her with a smile in front of the magnificent and beautiful scenery in the courtyard, "I wonder if my lady is satisfied?"
—That was the excuse she made up on the spot before going to Bailong Temple.
She didn't have an intense love for anything in the world, including flowers. At that time, she wasn't talking about flowers, but rather wanted Cheng Xi to believe that she would return as promised.
She didn't expect him to take her words so seriously.
Jiang Geyun breathed a sigh of relief and said earnestly, "Thank you, my lord, I like it very much."
The cicadas chirped incessantly, and the air was filled with the fragrance of lotus blossoms.
The two spent some time in the courtyard. After nightfall, Cheng Xi bid her a gentle farewell and left the small courtyard with the servants to go to his residence.
Jiang Geyun turned around and went back into the room.
The servant was lighting calming incense for her.
Before transmigrating into the book and when she first arrived in this world, her sleep quality was very poor. However, as time went on, it inexplicably improved, which she once thought was one of the few benefits brought about by being extremely tired over the past few days.
With the wedding approaching, Jiang Geyun needed to be in good spirits. She was worried that she might not be able to sleep well due to anxiety. Fortunately, perhaps it was the calming incense, she slept very well and had no dreams every night.
Jiang Geyun nodded to the servants, and after everything was taken care of and the lights were turned off, she went to bed.
The moon was not bright to begin with, and it was further obscured by dark clouds.
Many nights lately have been very dark.
Jiang Geyun lay on the couch, her breathing even, and fell into a deep sleep.
Standing before her bed were the people who had bid her farewell not long ago.
His clothes hadn't changed; they were still the same blue robe he wore when he chatted with her among the lotus leaves that evening. But his face—it was clearly the face of the Crown Prince Su Heng.
Throughout the entire day, and even for several moments after returning from the night of Qixi Festival, he appeared before her with this original face.
But she didn't recognize him at all.
Su Heng was not surprised by this.
This is what he created.
How could he possibly accept marrying her without her original appearance? How could he possibly accept a ceremony where the young master of the Cheng family marries his wife?
He stood before her bed, looking down at her for a long time, his eyes full of smiles. He took her hand that was outside the bed and intertwined his fingers with hers.
Through his skin, blood surged beneath, a silent flow that should have been present, yet he seemed to hear the most moving music, a low, resonant murmur, causing him to reveal an almost intoxicated expression.
In the mission case, his blood was intertwined with hers; the scene is still vivid in his mind.
The blood, dripping and meandering, was unlike ordinary liquid; it seemed to flow purposefully and consciously, extremely eerie, sending chills down one's spine.
Admittedly, his primary goal at the time was to save her, but his blood was never ordinary, so how could it be unaffected?
Not to mention that after giving, he also made an exchange.
Their bond, forged in life and death, deepened with each passing day.
Jiang Geyun in the dream was completely unaware and let him do as he pleased.
In front of the White Dragon Temple, on the Qixi Bridge, and even when she was trapped in that illusion whose contents he didn't know, he kept wondering if this was the right time, whether he should...
But he still chose to be more patient, and more patient...
Fortunately, he chose patience; otherwise, how could he have witnessed her taking the initiative to approach him time and time again?
As for the lingering misunderstandings between them, he will let her know at the appropriate time.
But that will only happen when she is completely willing and unable to leave him.
The calming incense burned peacefully.
...
She seemed to be dreaming of the white dragon again.
What did she say to Him again...?
No, thinking about it carefully, last night was another dreamless night.
All doubts were dispelled.
...
Jiang Geyun has been living a very peaceful but boring life these past few days.
With Najib's results in, the villa has received a new batch of gifts.
The initial betrothal ceremony was already shocking enough, but by the time the actual betrothal gifts were announced, she was numb. Compared to the tangible experience, it all seemed like an exaggerated number.
Neither her modern memories nor her memories of Yingzhou could tell her what a typical wedding in the Zhou Dynasty should be like. Looking at this spectacle now, she had no way to compare or estimate it.
She originally wanted to ask Cheng Xi, but according to custom, it was best for the two of them not to meet before the wedding, and even better for Jiang Geyun not to go out.
Although she felt slightly uncomfortable, she thought that it was for the sake of their future life to be smooth, and even if it was just for good luck, she was willing to do her best for this falsehood.
In addition, she is a homebody and has a good physical acceptance of this custom. Her previous obstacle was just psychological, and she has come to terms with it.
Unlike ordinary modern houses, she was not confined to a small pavilion and unable to leave. After much consideration, she cooperated with the servants and stayed in the villa.
After spending a few days alone with her, she found herself wanting to see Cheng Xi even more.
She didn't feel anything when she was alone, but now that she's used to having him around, even if they don't talk, just being in the same space makes her feel more at ease.
However, since she couldn't do much else, it was perfect—she finally had time to focus on studying the system!
During her previous confrontation with Ur, that guy stabbed her in the heart, and even now, when she thinks back to that scene, she still feels a chill in every sense of the word. However, it was precisely because of this that she discovered the true location of the system.
Her heart.
These past few days, she has been studying her heart quite thoroughly.
No one knows what kind of trick Zhengyi used, but the wound that was "deeply ingrained" in a real sense healed very quickly, without leaving a single scar.
In short, Ur's attack nearly ended her game, but it also damaged the system, causing it to lose most of its functions, leaving only the most basic parts.
But this most basic part is also the most troublesome.
After officially entering the Xuandu Bureau, Jiang Geyun learned a lot from Commander Zhao of the Zhenyi Division. Various books in the bureau were also made available to her. She practiced and studied at the same time, but in the end... she still couldn't solve the system.
That thing looked exactly like it was tied to her heart. The quickest and most effective way to get rid of it would probably be to just dig out her heart.
Removing her heart might save her, but it's unlikely that removing her heart will save her.
No wonder the system was so confident. This is not some allegory about whether a person can live without a heart. Even with all sorts of strange powers, before finding a way to preserve her heart and keep her alive, cutting out her heart is still a method that is closer to suicide than self-salvation.
She had no choice but to think of another way.
And so time passed, and the wedding day arrived.
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Author's Note: This is just a transition into everyday life, plus some foreshadowing and resolution~
Let's try to see each other again tomorrow!
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