Troubled Times
When Leng Yue rushed to Ouyang Feiying's bedroom, he found that Ouyang Feiying had disappeared. With Ouyang Feiying's martial arts skills, he would not be easily captured. Although the guards and maids inside and outside the bedroom had been killed, there were no signs of a fierce struggle inside the bedroom.
"Could it be that Nong Yue has been here?" Leng Yue thought, "If it is really Nong Yue, they must be in Chunfengdeyi Palace!"
After thinking about it, Leng Yue relaxed and prepared to rush to Chunfengdeyi Palace to meet Nong Yue.
Just a few steps after running out of the bedroom, Leng Yue suddenly realized a very serious problem: "How do I get to Chunfengdeyi Palace, dear? I've never been there!"
"Forget it, let's leave here first." Leng Yue muttered.
"Honey, so you are here." As soon as the words fell, the black-clad men of the Shenyue Sect surrounded Leng Yue, and the leader of the black-clad men was Shi Qiuyan.
Shi Qiuyan was dressed in a black robe with intricate embroidery and gold trim, and it was clear at first glance that he was different from ordinary believers. Furthermore, unlike other believers, he did not wear a mask or hat, but instead had his hair neatly combed into a bun, making his handsome face appear even more fair and charming.
"Am I very handsome today?" Shi Qiuyan said proudly.
Leng Yue smiled lightly: "You have always been handsome."
"Oh? After not seeing you for a few days, your tone when speaking to me has become much gentler. In fact, you still have me in your heart, right?" Shi Qiuyan asked with a smile.
"I've always wanted to talk to you alone, but," Leng Yue looked around and said with a smile, "today doesn't seem to be the right time."
"Leng Yue, these are all my men. As long as you behave yourself, I will never let anyone hurt you." Shi Qiuyan said.
Leng Yue chuckled and said slowly: "It's a pity that I don't want to."
Before he finished speaking, the ruthless sword was unsheathed.
"Get it!" Shi Qiuyan said.
Leng Yue's ruthless sword, like a water snake, weaved through the black crowd. Those touched by the ruthless sword didn't groan, didn't bleed, but without exception, they all fell to the ground and died. Soon, only Leng Yue and Shi Qiuyan were left.
Shi Qiuyan couldn't help but clench his fists: "I don't believe you are willing to kill me."
"I'm willing to kill you!" a gentle voice came. Mingri used his Qinggong to land beside Leng Yue and asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
"It's okay." Leng Yue smiled lightly.
"Hmph! You two dogs!" Shi Qiuyan cursed.
"Leng Yue, he is a member of the Shenyue Sect. We should catch him and interrogate him carefully." Mingri said with a smile.
"Okay," Leng Yue glanced at Mingri with a smile and said, "Let's combine the two swords!" Mingri also made the gesture of combining the two swords.
At this moment, Leng Yue suddenly shouted at Shi Qiuyan: "Xiao Yan, hurry up!"
Shi Qiuyan immediately left with lightning speed. Mingri and Lengyue smiled at each other.
"That's right! Chunfengdeyi Palace!" Leng Yue suddenly came back to his senses.
Mingri poked Lengyue's head and said, "How are you going to get to Chunfengdeyi Palace without me? Let's go."
In Chunfengdeyi Palace, in the master's room of Wuyou Palace.
"Tomorrow, if Ling Xue continues like this, she will be in more and more danger. We can't hesitate any longer!" urged the old man from the border.
Ling Xue's face was as pale as paper, her breath weak, and her chest stained red with blood. Chou Doufu held Ling Xue in his arms, while Madam Yuzhu wept and wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. Mingri's hand, trembling, touched the arrow in Ling Xue's chest, then withdrew.
"No, it's too risky. I can't do it." Mingri's expression was so painful that it was heartbreaking.
"Why?" Leng Yue asked.
Mingri frowned and said nothing.
The old man from the frontier explained: "Ling Xue's wound is too deep. If we forcibly pull it out, there will be heavy bleeding. If the bleeding cannot be stopped, Ling Xue will..."
"Even if the bleeding can be stopped, what if Ling Xue can't breathe... No, I really can't do it." Mingri's voice trembled.
"But there is at least a glimmer of hope. Tomorrow, if we hesitate any longer, Ling Xue's situation will become more and more dangerous!" said the old man from the border.
"No, Lingxue will be fine! Lingxue..." Choudoufu said crying.
"Brother," Ling Xue uttered a few words with difficulty, "Life and death are determined by fate. Let's do it."
Mingri said nothing, his brows furrowed even more tightly.
Leng Yue quickly took off the jade pendant that Nong Yue gave her from her neck and said, "I have a way!" After that, she held Mingri's right hand tightly and nodded to him firmly.
Leng Yue held the jade pendant's lanyard in her right hand and swung it left and right in front of Ling Xue's eyes: "Ling Xue, look at it, look at it."
Ling Xue looked obediently at the jade pendant in Leng Yue's hand, her eyes weakly following the pendant's swing back and forth.
"Lingxue, look at it, breathe in slowly - breathe out - breathe in again - breathe out again - you will feel more relaxed with every breath, very good..." Leng Yue's voice was shaking badly, and the hand holding Ming Ri's was shaking uncontrollably. Ming Ri felt her nervousness, and gently placed his left hand on the back of Leng Yue's hand and patted it, while his right hand clenched more firmly.
"Breathe in... breathe out... Every time you exhale, you feel more relaxed... You are now becoming more and more relaxed. Keep breathing in—and exhaling—very good... More and more relaxed... Your eyelids are growing heavier, and your body is growing lighter... Close your eyes and feel like a scarecrow... Yes, you are a scarecrow, standing in an endless green field. The breeze from the field is cool and comfortable, and the sun shines on your face. You feel incredibly comfortable and at ease..."
Ling Xue's eyes became increasingly empty and powerless, and she just mechanically followed the swing of the jade pendant.
"As I count from one to ten, you will be completely immersed in this field. It is warm, safe, relaxed, and comfortable here... One... you are a scarecrow... Two... you are getting lighter and lighter... Three... it is really comfortable here... Four... you are feeling more and more relaxed... Five... you are a scarecrow... Six... you are getting more and more relaxed... Seven... it is safe here... Eight... you are light and relaxed... Nine... completely relaxed... Ten!"
When Lengyue counted to "ten", he suddenly pulled his hand out of Mingri's hand, pressed down on Lingxue's head quickly, and Lingxue's eyes immediately closed, and her head drooped limply.
Leng Yue took a deep breath, turned to Ming Ri and said, "Try it, believe me."
Mingri nodded, slowly grasped the arrow in Lingxue's chest, and pulled it out violently. There was neither heavy bleeding as he had imagined, nor was there any groan from Lingxue.
"Mingri, hurry up!" The old man from the border handed the medicine box to Mingri.
Mingri treated Ling Xue's wound neatly and efficiently, and took her pulse carefully. The heavy stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
"City Lord, Ling Xue's life is safe, but she has lost too much blood. She needs to rest well and not get hurt again." Mingri said.
"Thank you, big brother. And Miss Lengyue, thank you." Chou Doufu said, "Everyone go back and rest. I'll stay here with Lingxue."
"City Lord, let Yan'er and Changfeng guard the door to prevent a sneak attack from the Shenyue Sect." said the old man from the border.
"Yes, stinky tofu, let Yan'er and Changfeng guard outside the door." Gumutian said.
"No need. Bantianyue has just occupied the palace and won't be able to find this place for the time being. It's important for everyone to get enough rest first. Let's go back." said Chou Doufu.
After Stinky Tofu said this, no one could say anything else and had to leave. Yan'er and Changfeng looked at each other and nodded, then silently waited outside the door.
(Note: The hypnosis used in this chapter was created by Abu himself, please do not take it as an example of hypnosis! O(∩_∩)O~)
In the guest room.
"I'm sorry, Sai Huatuo, it's my fault that I failed to protect Uncle Ouyang." Nong Yue said.
"Don't say that. You risked your life to rescue my father from the palace. You are my great benefactor. Let me help you treat your wound first." Mingri said.
After helping Nong Yue treat his wound, Mingri walked to the bedside and carefully took Ouyang Feiying's pulse.
"How is uncle?" Leng Yue asked.
Mingri tucked Ouyang Feiying's hand into the quilt, tucked the corner of the quilt for him, and said, "My father suffered a severe blow to the head. His life is safe, but I don't know when he will wake up. Oh, this is good."
"It's good that there is no danger to his life. Uncle is a lucky man and will definitely wake up." Nong Yue said.
"Uncle will be fine tomorrow." Leng Yue also said.
"I also believe he will be fine," Mingri said, "You should go back and rest first."
"I'll accompany you." Leng Yue said.
"I didn't expect that Bantianyue's power would be so great, and the martial arts of the Shenyue Sect rebels have also greatly improved compared to before. We must find a way to get rid of them as soon as possible, otherwise there will be endless troubles." Nong Yue said.
"Nong Yue, you must not act rashly. Now the enemy is strong and we are weak, and every soldier and general of ours is precious. We must not make any mistakes." Leng Yue said.
"Thank you for your concern, sister." Nong Yue said.
"This is not concern, it's an order. You always like to come up with some crooked and bad ideas, which are too risky. If you have any ideas, you must discuss them with everyone and never act on your own." Leng Yue said.
Nong Yue smiled bitterly and said, "Nong Yue hasn't come up with any crooked or evil ideas yet."
"Really?" Leng Yue stared into Nong Yue's eyes: "This is your home."
Nong Yue was stunned, frowned slightly, and sighed, "Sister really understands Nong Yue."
"Did you know that the underground water source of the entire Sifang City is connected? If we rashly poison the water source of the imperial palace, it will harm the people. What's the point of killing the people of the Shenyue Sect? Wouldn't we become more terrifying than Bantianyue?"
Nong Yue's eyebrows moved slightly, and she nodded thoughtfully: "Sister, what you said makes sense. Don't worry, Nong Yue won't act on her own again."
"Nong Yue, you are extremely smart, but your inconsiderate nature is the most worrying. Now you are the master of Chunfengdeyi Palace, the city lord and all the seniors are here, and you must discuss your ideas with everyone. We really can't afford to lose, and if we are not absolutely sure of victory, we must not act rashly. This is not only self-protection, but also a strategy, and it is also the overall situation that we must take into account." Leng Yue said.
"Don't worry, sister. Nong Yue will never make you worry again." Nong Yue nodded and said, "I'll go see how the others are doing."
Mingri and Lengyue nodded to Nong Yue. Nong Yue smiled, bowed his head and walked out of the room.
"It's great to have a sister." Mingri said lightly.
"Mingri, Nong Yue is my brother, why are you jealous?" Leng Yue said with a pout.
"Nothing," Ming Ri said calmly, "Sometimes, I also want to be your younger brother, so that I can listen to your endless nagging, and you can tell me your true feelings without any scruples."
"tomorrow……"
"Leng Yue, I'm in a bad mood and said something without thinking. Please don't be angry with me." Mingri looked into Leng Yue's eyes, which were tired and helpless, and it was distressing.
Leng Yue walked to Ming Ri, took Ming Ri, who was sitting on the bed, in her arms, and said softly: "I won't be angry with you."
Mingri's tears flowed silently. His father was seriously injured, his sister was seriously injured, the palace suddenly changed, and the city was in danger. His heart was in turmoil, his thoughts were in chaos. No matter how smart a person is, he is still a mortal. Fear, confusion, and panic are inevitable.
Leng Yue was not omnipotent. This begging tone and this pitiful look were what Leng Yue feared the most. She unconsciously thought of Shi Qiuyan again.
"Wife, will you leave me? Sometimes I feel so pitiful and lonely. I'm so afraid that you will leave me one day..." Xiaoyan's voice sounded sad.
Leng Yue hugged Xiao Yan into her arms, stroked his hair gently and said, "Unless you don't love me anymore, I will never leave you."
Xiaoyan's suicide note ended with the words "love you forever." Loving her forever? If love truly lasted that long, there would be no need to die in apology. Life is a long journey, so what if we lose? Who can guarantee that it's truly irreversible? Even if we can't get her back, if love truly is that deep, what's the point of staying with her from afar for the rest of my life?
There is no need for men and women celebrating their golden wedding anniversary to use their lives to prove how much they love each other. On the contrary, the more eager they are to use their lives to prove how much they love each other, the more it proves that this relationship cannot stand the test of time.
And Leng Yue's words that she would never leave him were just out of compassion.
How far is forever? Just a year. So what if we made promises of eternal love? Ultimately, we must act within our means. The words spoken in the heat of love are often sincere, yet also naive. No one who dares to utter the word "forever" can bear the burden of someone else's forever. Xiaoyan staked her life's happiness on Lengyue, but she was no saint, and ultimately, she couldn't bear it.
Leng Yue came back to her senses from the past.
"No, don't think like that... Tomorrow is tomorrow, Xiaoyan is Xiaoyan, relax, relax... Xiaoyan's affairs have nothing to do with tomorrow, don't drag them two together, don't..." Leng Yue kept persuading herself in her heart.
The sound of the wind outside the window is getting stronger and stronger, and the rustling sound of falling leaves once again announces the arrival of late autumn.
Autumn is here, is winter far away?
I don’t know what kind of bloody storms the future will hold, I just hope that I can be safe and sound at this moment.
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