Chapter 22 Be careful!
Xiao Zhinian followed the sound of the screams and came to the wrong house where he had gone before. However, he saw corn kernels scattered all over the yard, soaked in a pool of blood.
Also immersed in a pool of blood was an old man, currently unconscious, with his skinny body tilted sideways and a huge cut on his neck, from which large amounts of blood were gushing out.
"Grandpa! Wake up! Help! Someone come quickly!!"
The girl kneeling in the blood had her hair disheveled and her heart-wrenching cries resounded through the sky. She tried desperately to cover the old man's wounds with her hands, but it was all in vain.
Fortunately, it was not Shen Zhejiang.
Xiao Zhinian breathed a sigh of relief, then checked the old man's injuries and tore off a piece of cloth to bandage them temporarily.
His brows were gradually covered by a thick haze. He was really tired of living that a thief dared to kill people under his nose.
The girl didn't know that the person in front of her was the current emperor. She grabbed Xiao Zhinian's sleeve as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw, and her voice was full of earnest pleading and sorrow: "Please! Save my grandfather! I am willing to be your slave! Save him, and I will kowtow to you!"
Xiao Zhinian was not used to being touched by strangers, let alone a strange woman. He frowned reflexively, pushed the girl away without mercy, and said to a dark place, "Huaiwu, please call the doctor."
"yes."
The girl fell to the ground, without having time to think too much, and immediately kowtowed to Xiao Zhinian with her head, while muttering with gratitude: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir!! You are so kind, I will repay you with gratitude!"
Xiao Zhinian asked: "Did you see who killed him?"
The girl's grief and anger were intertwined. Her nails dug into her flesh and she gnashed her teeth and said, "A man in black clothes! With his face covered! He tried to rape me while I was sleeping, but luckily he was discovered by my grandfather! But who knew he actually had a knife with him and hurt my grandfather! When I catch him, I will tear him into pieces!"
"Those who commit crimes will be punished by the law. If everyone is like you, seeking revenge for revenge and grievances for grievances, it will be a mess."
"The law of the king?" The girl looked up, her wet eyes flashing with anger. "There is no law of the king in Luo City! The officials are corrupt and abuse their power to oppress the people. Do you think anyone has ever intervened? Otherwise, how could Luo City be so rife with thieves? Even though it is prosperous during the day, every household closes its doors at night for fear of being robbed! I don't know how many women have experienced what I experienced today. If it weren't for my grandfather, I would have been doomed! Not only them, but even the high-ranking officials from the court are the same, all scum! They are helping the tyrant and are birds of a feather!"
Is there such a thing?
Xiao Zhinian was about to ask for details when he caught a glimpse of a sneaky black shadow flashing over the eaves. Suspecting that it was the murderer the woman mentioned, he chased after it.
"stop!"
The man in black felt guilty and slipped after hearing Xiao Zhinian's yell at him, and fell directly into the street.
Xiao Zhinian: “…” This thief isn’t necessarily that difficult to deal with.
Immediately, he jumped down to the street, picked up a small stone from the roadside and threw it at the man in black who was fleeing in panic.
It hit the black-clad man's legs and feet squarely.
"Were you the one who attacked the old man in that family just now?" Xiao Zhinian narrowed his eyes and approached step by step.
The man in black was defeated, moving backwards in fear, and threatened: "Don't come over here! I know Prefect Yang very well, or I'll have him arrest you and throw you into jail!"
Xiao Zhinian asked back, "Really? Tell me, who are you to him?"
The man in black was shivering, and suddenly his ears moved. He quickly stood up and ran back.
"You still dare to escape?"
"Don't move! If you come over here again, I'll kill him!"
Xiao Zhinian sneered: "Why? Do you think you can just grab someone on the street and hold him hostage..."
Before the word "I" came out of his mouth, two people slowly emerged from the shadows at the entrance of the alley, one in front and one behind. The man in black held a dagger against the neck of a young man in white, and his reflection was reflected in Xiao Zhinian's eyes.
Xiao Zhinian and the young man's eyes suddenly met in the desolate moonlight.
One of them stood on one side of the alley, and the other stood on the other side. They just stared at each other, and no one spoke for a while.
The wind was rustling, the dust was rising, and the clothes were fluttering.
The night wind in Luocheng is always very strong. I wonder which soldier guarding the border misses his relatives whom he has not seen for a long time. Occasionally, the sound of Qiang flute sobs and comes intermittently, expressing endless longing and deep affection.
I don't know whose heart is being blown.
“Hahaha! Are you scared? Get away from me, you idiot! Get out of here!”
This naive man in black had no idea that disaster was about to happen, and he let out a series of strange and triumphant laughs. As he was laughing, his hand trembled and left a shallow scratch on Shen Zhejiang.
Xiao Zhinian's eyes suddenly became sharp and cold, the corners of his mouth drooped, and his whole body seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
"......"
The pain brought Shen Zhejiang back to his senses, and he realized that the person standing in front of him was not an illusion, but was actually Xiao Zhinian.
The man in black was still there, looking smug. "Look at the way you two look, could it be that you really know each other? Oh, I am lucky this time! Be smart and take out all the valuables on you. What is that thing you have in your hand? Throw it over here, quickly! Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude!"
The knife stabbed Shen Zhejiang.
Xiao Zhinian waved his black robe, but before he could see what it was, he heard the man in black howling like a pig being slaughtered. The dagger in his hand fell to the ground, and he held his bloody hand and cried bitterly.
"Ahhh! My hand!"
It turned out that what Xiao Zhinian threw out was a short blade that was covered in silver frost.
It was the perfect opportunity, Xiao Zhinian rushed forward and held Shen Zhejiang, who had been lost and recovered, firmly in his arms.
Suddenly, the wind stopped and became silent, and only the warmth in the embrace melted into Xiao Zhinian's body inch by inch, and kneaded into his flesh and blood. From then on, the ice and snow melted, all things revived, and the long-dead heart finally came back to life and became alive again.
"Chen Zhejiang, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you for a long time."
In the past three years, Xiao Zhinian has grown a lot taller, already much taller than Shen Zhejiang today, with broad shoulders, narrow waist, and a strong and muscular chest that can completely wrap around Shen Zhejiang.
So he used his arms as strong as iron clamps to restrain Shen Zhejiang, with his chest pressed against his back, trapping him inside. He did not dare to use too much force, for fear of hurting him or that he would run away.
He buried his head in the slightly cool crook of Shen Zhejiang's neck, and with a trembling voice, he accused Shen Zhejiang of his crimes in a low voice, each word more sad and resentful than the last.
"You are not allowed to run away without saying a word again, and you are not allowed to suddenly disappear again, otherwise..."
What else?
Xiao Zhinian actually didn’t know either.
He tied up Shen Zhejiang's hands and feet with ropes and told him not to leave him. That would hurt Shen Zhejiang, and he couldn't do it.
He wanted to please Shen Zhejiang, but he was worried that Shen Zhejiang would abandon him. He couldn't think of a better way, so he had to tighten his arms around Shen Zhejiang and not let him break free.
And what about Shen Zhejiang?
He was holding a bag of medicine he had just grabbed from the clinic in a daze, and all he could hear was Xiao Zhinian's choked voice. He didn't struggle, nor did he make a sound, and his eyes were dazed.
The young man with a bright smile in my memory seemed to have never left. After several years, I finally came back to him.
Shen Zhejiang pursed his thin lips slightly, his eyes slightly sour, wanting to reminisce about the past with Xiao Zhinian.
But when he tilted his head, a cold metallic light reflected into his pupils.
"careful!"
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