I sat up straight and listened to Xie Yuancheng's reprimand: "You ran too fast just now. If I wanted to, you wouldn't be able to get out of bed for three days, and you wouldn't be able to leave the house for a month."
"Yuancheng~ I was worried something might happen to you. I can only rely on you now. Please forgive me if I said something wrong." I rubbed my lower back; it still hurt.
"Dare to doubt me? This is not over for you!" Luckily, we were in the desert, so I escaped a disaster.
Xie Yuancheng's route back was completely different from what I had imagined. When we ran out of the desert, we entered a forest. Xie Yuancheng walked around the forest once, and then we heard some men in black fly out of it.
"Lord Marquis!" All the men in black knelt down before him. I estimated there were more than twenty of them, each carrying a double-curved sword behind their back.
“I used to tell you to be patient, but now you don’t have to be patient anymore. Do things more cleanly.”
"yes!"
The man in black replied and flew away, disappearing from sight in no time.
"Where did they go?" I couldn't help but ask as I watched Xie Yuancheng dismount.
"It's better for Ying'er not to know." He turned around and smiled, knowing he was just trying to fool me with his good looks.
I was bored on the horse and wanted to get off. Just as I was about to get off, two stones flew from nowhere and hit the trees next to me with a loud thud.
"My back hurts, I feel terrible!"
"Ying'er, I'll take you away in a little while."
"I need water! I'm so thirsty!"
"The water bag is under the saddle; take it yourself."
I heard a sound, and soon, I heard the sound of horns. There should be fighting in the woods, but weren't those men in black flying out? What's going on in the woods?
"Yuancheng, are you alright?"
Xie Yuancheng stopped replying, and the voices grew closer. I was worried that he couldn't withstand so many people, so I was about to dismount when I saw him come out holding the Xuan Tie sword.
There was a faint bloodstain on his face, but I saw it, and there were also bloodstains on his clothes.
Xie Yuancheng used his sword to cut the bloodstains on his clothes, creating several holes. He then wiped the blood off the sword before jumping onto his horse and riding away.
"Your face?" I turned around to wipe it for him, but Xie Yuancheng grabbed my hand and wouldn't let go.
“Ying’er, I am a man. It’s good to have scars on my body. It’s a symbol of manhood.”
"If you get disfigured, I won't like you anymore~" He doesn't know how to cherish himself at all. This is the border region, but he still thinks it's a peaceful place like the Great Zhao Dynasty.
Xie Yuancheng finally stopped, took out a small brown bottle from his bag, and handed it to me to apply to his skin. This time I laughed. Inside the bottle was gel. I applied several layers. It was windy and sandy here; how could I not worry?
"Ying'er, if I'm disfigured, you..." Xie Yuancheng said very seriously, looking quite pitiful.
I got up and hugged him: "I was just teasing you. You don't take care of yourself. Even if I don't care about myself, I can't abandon you."
"I knew Ying'er was the best to me. We're the easiest to get hurt when we're out and about."
"I know, but you have to take care of yourself too, otherwise I'll feel sad."
I don't understand anything right now, and Xie Yuancheng is taking care of so many things all by himself: "Yuancheng~ I only like you, no matter how good others are, I don't want them. But if you don't take care of yourself, even if I'm heartbroken to death, I still don't want you!"
"Yes! Whatever you say, Madam." He's always so obedient. I held his hand tightly, wondering what had happened in the woods just now; his hand was freezing cold.
"A bad man who says one thing and does another."
"Ying'er~ Don't ask for too much. I'm good to you all, that's enough. Quickly pull the reins, we need to hurry. In a little while, just close your eyes and pretend you don't know anything."
I felt a chill run down my spine, but I forced myself to remain calm. Once we reached the sea of blood, I lost my composure. This was far more terrifying than the chase that had taken place outside the city when Li Zhaole and I were pursued.
"This is what the Second Prince asked for. If he dares to provoke me, I will naturally not let his own troops have an easy time."
"They are." I saw the tattered tribal flag and the burned tents; the methods were too cruel.
“They are all subordinates of the Second Prince. They pretended to be merchants in the Western Regions and led us to the desert just now. If Ying'er hadn't reminded me, I would have been fooled. He has harmed me several times, and I am only repaying him once.”
"I...I understand." I closed my eyes and stopped looking. Xie Yuancheng was about to drive his horse through the middle of the road. The horn sound just now was something he had blown to mislead people.
I dare not think about who the people in the woods are; this is the life he used to live with Meng Anshi, and I am only seeing it now.
2020 is completely different from here, but we can adapt. It's just that the environment is different, so the desired outcome is different.
We traveled for several days in the border region, and it really was just like the saying that once you cross the city, it's a desert. I would lie down and fall asleep as soon as I got to sleep.
"Yuancheng, stop taking care of me and take better care of yourself."
"Ying'er~ let me take care of you." Xie Yuancheng still came closer. I haven't been able to eat much these past few days, so he walked very slowly.
"I'm so weak, I can't even catch up to a tenth of your strength." I held his hand. This is how Xie Yuancheng got so thin.
"Not bad, Ying'er gave me three children~" Xie Yuancheng was happy as soon as he heard about the children.
"You don't need to worry about me. Do whatever you want, and I'll be your strong support. I'll be with you while you're alive, and I'll be buried with you when you die. I won't let you go on your journey alone."
Xie Yuancheng came over and pinned me down: "Ying'er, you really know how to flirt with me. Right now, I'm full of youthful vigor, and there's no one around. It's a pity you're not feeling well, so I definitely won't do anything else."
"You know that's good, go to sleep." I held his head in my arms and asked, "How much longer until we reach the city center?"
"We're circling the city center to give Lin Chao and Chang Ze time to capture the Crown Prince in one fell swoop."
"Ah, we're not going to the central city!" I tried to get up, but Xie Yuancheng held me back.
"Yes, otherwise why would so many people have come? We're just giving them time. If something happens to them, I'll go back and meet them."
"You said you'd take me to broaden my horizons, but it turns out you just wanted to make me a target. I'm so sad~" I touched his hair, which was still smooth.
“Ying’er~ How could I let you take such a risk? The Crown Prince and the Second Prince are eyeing us covetously, and the old emperor is clinging to power. If I ever get tired of this, I will take everyone to live in seclusion and escape the strife.”
"You ambitious marquis, would you really be willing to leave?" I know why he's fighting so hard while seeking revenge; he wants more.
"Don't worry, I'm not as powerful as the emperor. I only want one thing."
What is it?
Xie Yuancheng fell silent. He's been keeping me in suspense lately, but I'm the person he loves most, and that's enough. If he ever falls for someone else, I'll castrate him and find another man to annoy him.
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