Chapter 91: Flowing Light (5) Mother and Father Sleep Together with Lang Er...
Half a month later.
On a misty morning, from the dark, dense forest, a group of people suddenly emerged, fleeing like the remnants of a defeated army, stumbling and stumbling, each clutching a bloody weapon. The night's temperature plummeted, and the mountain stream froze over, a trickle of water flowing beneath the ice. The cold assaulted their hearts, their desperate escape all night long, their hearts nearly bursting, their throats thick with the smell of blood.
No one spoke, for not a single ray of light could penetrate the endlessly dense forest. Having long occupied this mountaintop, their masters, they now felt like lost dogs, unable to find a way out. The enemy, seemingly also extremely familiar with the terrain, pursued them relentlessly.
No matter where you flee you will be caught up.
Fang Zhen didn't know what went wrong, he didn't even know who the people chasing him were.
The men chasing him were masked and had no identifying items on them. Fang Zhen had been in Baixia for so many years, and almost no one in Jiangnan dared to mess with him. But he did have many enemies.
If they ran a little further, they would reach a cliff. The people chasing them were following them very closely, blocking all their escape routes.
Was he going to die here? Fang Zhen had fought on the battlefield, had he seen everything? He had also been a deserter. He had done everything to survive. Was he going to die in such an unclear way today?
He was unwilling to accept it.
"Damn it!"
Fang Zhen shouted loudly and stopped.
After all, he had led his brothers to the position of overlord they were today. How could he flee in such a miserable state, like a stray dog? Even if he was to die, he wanted to die knowingly.
No more running!
"Damn it, you've been chasing me all the way. What sect or faction are you from? Tell me your names!" Fang Zhen was tall and strong, standing firmly on the thick ground, like a city wall, with infinite power.
He has lived for decades, through blood and gore. No matter how afraid he is of death, he cannot die in humiliation.
The masked leader's eyes reflected the cold gleam of a sword, and he remained silent. He followed orders, his goal being to kill and silence the witnesses.
Whether Fang Zhen is a villain or a good person, he is indecisive or brave and fearless, it has nothing to do with him.
He doesn't care about the rules of the underworld.
In the hazy night, tall trees and mountains blocked out the sky and the moon. The masked man suddenly rushed forward, so fast that only a shadow could be seen.
In the face of true death, people become numb for a moment.
When they opened their eyes again, Fang Zhen's body was unstable and he fell straight backwards, leaving a bloody mark on his neck.
"Big Brother!" everyone exclaimed in unison. With Fang Zhen's death, the group lost its core.
Although the masked men's target from the beginning to the end was only Fang Zhen, after Fang Zhen's death, his brothers all raised their swords in anger and rushed towards them.
"Revenge for my big brother!"
For a moment, weapons clashed and the scene was chaotic.
The masked man who attacked still had blood on his blade, but he rushed into the battle formation and ruthlessly killed the remaining soldiers with his hand.
When the morning light shone on the earth again, the sparkling light fell on the pine forest. Snow fluttered down and gradually covered everything, leaving only a vast expanse of white.
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"Your Highness, the clues are gone," Si Wen said. "When our people found Fang Zhen, his body and the bodies of several of his men were already buried deep in the snow in the mountains. It seems someone killed them to silence them. Only one person was left who was not seriously injured, but I don't know if he can be saved."
Yan Huinan's expression turned grim. Firstly, since the clues stopped at Fang Zhen, everything he had done before was in vain, and he was searching in the wrong direction. Most importantly, he couldn't rest in peace until the murderer who hurt Xie Yun was caught, even if he had to die to atone for his crime.
Even if he was willing to stay by Xie Yun's side every day and watch her marry and have children with someone else, he could not always guarantee that there would not be someone with ulterior motives who wanted to harm her.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! That person is awake, the one who caused the earthquake."
Yan Huinan immediately stood up and asked, "Can you still speak?"
Si Wu nodded heavily, "Yes, but he won't speak until he sees the prince. He's worried that someone will try to kill him again."
"Let's go and have a look."
As the year drew to a close, snowflakes began to fall. Yan Huinan was now seriously ill. Even if he had once been in good health, he could not live without a warm stove in such a cold weather. In his haste to leave the house, he had forgotten to put on his cloak. Si Wen had caught up with him and put it on for Yan Huinan.
He simply grabbed his cloak, wrapped it up casually, and rushed to pursue the only remaining clues.
The man was frozen solid in the snow. If Si Wen's men had arrived later, he would have frozen to death, if not killed. The doctor who followed Yan Huinan was once the imperial physician of the Princess's residence. He had grown old and retired to his hometown. He took in an apprentice, passed the Imperial Hospital exam, and worked as an imperial physician for several years. This year, he was accepted as a confidant by Yan Huinan and has been following Yan Huinan in hiding.
There has to be someone keeping him alive.
This man's ability to bring people back to life was not inferior to that of the famous doctors of the time, and he finally saved the patient's life.
As soon as the man saw Yan Huinan, he knew who he was. He probably had received the order before and knew the identities of Yan Huinan and Xie Yun.
"Speak now." Yan Huinan didn't have time to waste words with him. "Let me make it clear. You can put your worries at ease for the time being. No one in my house dares to take your life. But if you lie to me, you will be in a state of suffering."
The man had never seen such a scene before, and was so frightened that he coughed several times before saying, "I dare not. I have heard of the prince's name for a long time, and I dare not say a word of falsehood. But I am only following orders. I only know that the person who was conversing with my eldest brother spoke with a northern accent and was a woman."
"woman?"
"Yes, that man knew Miss Xie's appearance and past very well. He specifically wanted to kill Miss Xie. After the deed was accomplished, he promised to give my eldest brother ten thousand taels of gold to ensure that he and his brothers would have no worries for the rest of their lives."
Yan Huinan had no clue. Those who had previously tried to harm Xie Yun were often connected to him; Xie Yun had been implicated by him. However, Prince Yu's mansion had no female relatives; even the Princess had died with him. Yan Huinan couldn't imagine any woman who knew so much about Xie Yun, yet hated her so deeply.
Or maybe the woman was just a messenger.
But in the north, there is only Lou Cheng.
But will Lou Cheng take his anger out on Xie Yun because of his defeat?
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Yan Lang was taken to the Wen Mansion and lived there for a few days, but he never saw Yan Huinan show up. Instead, the young master of the Wen family who had been pestering his mother was trying to please him in different ways every day.
Even though Yan Lang was incredibly talented, he was still a child after all. He had been raised by Yan Huinan since childhood, practically carried by her arms. Having not seen his father for days, the joy of seeing his mother again was inevitably tempered by longing.
Now Yan Lang and Xie Yun live in the same yard. In the middle of the night, Xie Yun can hear Yan Lang crying continuously. The sound is not loud, but the more suppressed the crying is, the more heartbreaking it is, and the more distressing it is.
Xie Yun immediately rushed to Yan Lang's bedroom and lifted the bed curtain. Yan Lang was still sleeping, as if he was possessed by a nightmare. He sobbed and his face was covered with tears. His tears and sweat wet his pillow.
This look almost broke Xie Yun's heart.
Heartbroken, she gently woke Yan Lang up, held him in her arms, patted his back, and comforted him, "Mother is here. Mother is with you, Lang'er. Don't be afraid, don't be afraid."
The moment Yan Lang opened his moist eyes and saw Xie Yun, he was stunned for a moment, perhaps still trapped in a nightmare. After a moment of pause, he realized that the person in front of him was his mother. He threw himself into Xie Yun's arms and burst into tears, "Mother, Lang'er misses Daddy. Where is Daddy? Does he not want Lang'er anymore? Lang'er dreamed that Daddy didn't want Lang'er anymore and that he drove Lang'er away..."
Yan Lang sobbed as he recounted his horrible dream.
After a few days of missing her, he could no longer bear it.
When Yan Lang sensed that Yan Huinan had not come, he was already in a bad mood and depressed. Xie Yun noticed it, so she allowed Wen Yao to find ways to coax Yan Lang and get close to him.
But Xie Yun hadn't considered this point thoroughly. She had rashly taken Yan Lang away from Yan Huinan. She had only asked Yan Lang if he was willing. But she had overlooked the fact that Yan Lang said he was willing because he was too excited to reunite with his mother.
But this does not mean that he can completely forget Yan Huinan.
This is how the current situation came about.
Xie Yun felt extremely regretful that she had overlooked such an important matter.
Her judgment was uncontrollably influenced by Yan Huinan. She was too eager to distance herself from Yan Huinan and also wanted Yan Lang to distance himself from him.
She couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with her.
He even made such a low-level mistake, and couldn't control his emotions, and even couldn't keep his rationality.
After coaxing Yan Lang for a long time, Xie Yun agreed to take him to see Yan Huinan.
It was already midnight, and she didn't know if Yan Huinan had already fallen asleep. But she had no other choice. She had been feeling uncomfortable for a long time, and she had a nightmare. No matter how she tried to comfort Yan Lang, it wouldn't work. She could only take him to Yan Huinan first.
Xie Yun asked someone to open the corner door, and hurried out with a few servants, heading towards Yan Huinan's mansion.
At the same time, a little noise in the middle of the night alarmed the night watchman. When he saw Xie Yun holding Yan Lang and going out with a lantern in the middle of the night, he became suspicious and immediately ran to report to his master.
Xie Yun rode in a sedan chair and quickly arrived in front of the mansion purchased by Yan Huinan. "Mother, Father will be very happy to see us! It's been a long time since we last saw Father. He must miss Lang'er just as much as Lang'er misses him!"
Xie Yun gently touched Yan Lang's head and nodded, "Well, it's just that my father went out for some business a few days ago and just came back yesterday. We disturbed his rest now, and he must be very tired. After you go in and see your father, Lang'er, go to sleep obediently, okay?"
Yan Lang nodded sensibly.
Soon, Yan Huinan came out wrapped in a gray fox cloak.
It snowed in the middle of the night. Yan Huinan, who rushed all the way from the backyard, didn't even catch up with the person holding an umbrella, and his head was covered with white snow.
When they saw Xie Yun, they looked at each other, and neither of them spoke because they were a little embarrassed.
Xie Yun lowered her eyes but could still feel Yan Huinan's gaze on her.
After a while, she finally spoke: "Lang'er misses you. It's too cold outside. Please take him in."
Yan Lang excitedly opened his arms and hugged Xie Yun, waiting for Yan Huinan to hug him.
After Yan Huinan carried Yan Lang, Xie Yun turned to leave, but was suddenly grabbed by Yan Huinan's hand. "It's snowing heavily outside, and the roads are slippery at night. It's not safe to go back."
Yan Lang also grabbed his mother's hand, and said happily but reluctantly: "Mother, can you and father accompany Lang'er to sleep together? Lang'er doesn't want to leave you..."
Sleep together?
Xie Yun had never thought that Yan Lang would say this, and for a moment she didn't know how to respond.
Yan Huinan got the upper hand and said, "Okay, Mom and Dad will sleep with you. You sleep between us."
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