Chapter 199: Balance and Constraint



The starry sky is silent tonight and the wind is cold. Yunwen and I are staying in the stable, blowing in the cold wind. I feel the bone-chilling cold and shiver all over. I open my cloak and wrap the two of us in it. Her soft body is pressed against mine, and we feel much warmer for a moment, which helps us resist the severe cold.

It is the coldest time of the year now. We should be hiding in the house, sitting by the campfire to keep warm, or sleeping by the hot stove and the wall heater to keep out the cold. But I, He Yunwen, cannot enter the house and cannot make a fire. It is really a bit self-abuse. But all this is out of necessity. Outside the post station, the mermaid has disappeared. If it disappears, it will always threaten Sanfu's safety. Inside the post station, Yingchun overheard our conversation, which was all about the secrets of the Blood Eye Clan.

Song Bailu didn't know that what she had accidentally eaten were the crystals left behind by the Antelope Witch's corpse, so she didn't have a good understanding of her physical condition. She didn't know that the toxins in the crystals had infected her nerves and would cause her to directly obtain the high priest's blood-pupil eyes. She also didn't know that these eyes could arbitrarily call upon a witchcraft ability called the "Gate of Life and Death", an ability that creates terrible illusions by emitting special radiation from the eyes.

But once Yingchun relays what Yunwen and I said, Bailu will know. Once she knows, the consequences will be almost unimaginable.

Today, I just had a rift with Song Bailu and Yingchun, and there was a gap between us. We all said cruel words to each other, which was the reason why I didn't dare to enter the house. After all, I didn't know whether there were enemies or friends in this house, and how Song Bailu would view my abilities. Everything was too quiet, so quiet that I didn't dare to speculate, so I could only wait.

These are the reasons why I, He Yunwen, was trapped in the stable and suffered from the cold. I was forced to do so by the circumstances.

We were shivering with cold, but not long after, we heard the door open, followed by the sound of shoes tapping on the ground. Judging from the sounds, it should be two people. Sure enough, not long after, the light of the torch shone on us, and Bailu and Yingchun came together.

"Brother Zhou Bo, if you don't feel sorry for yourself, you should at least feel sorry for sister Yunwen. She has been sitting here all night. It's freezing cold. How can a girl stand it? Come into the house quickly. Your faces are frozen purple. If you continue like this, you may catch a cold again. I can't take care of you." Bai Lu said.

"Song Bailu, do you really care about us or have something to say? You might as well say it directly. There's no need to beat around the bush. We honest people can't stand to hear that. If you really care about us, you would have come to persuade us a long time ago. Why would you wait so long, and only come to persuade us hypocritically after you two sisters have had enough food and drink?" I said.

"Brother Zhou Bo, are you so angry today? What's wrong with you? We came out with good intentions to persuade you to go back, but you kept mocking us. You really take our kindness for granted." Song Yingchun rolled her eyes and said.

"Brother Zhou Bo, of course I came out to care about you. You think too bad of people. We specially left some broth for you and Yunwen, but you didn't show up in time, so I hurried out to look for you. I thought you were still angry with me, Brother Zhou Bo, but I didn't expect that you misunderstood us sisters." Song Bailu said.

I glanced at Song Bailu, then at Song Yingchun. Their eyebrows moved when they were talking, especially Song Yingchun. If she was imposing, she would not be afraid of anything. If she was not afraid of anything, she must have a trump card in her hand. At present, isn't the best trump card Song Bailu's blood pupil? Therefore, she must have been as I expected, and couldn't wait to tell her sister everything.

The reason why they came out from the early afternoon until the dark and windy evening, which was at least four or five hours in between, must have been that during this period the two sisters must have been studying those evil witchcrafts. It was obvious with one's toes that they had no good intentions in coming this time.

"Zhou Bo is accompanying me to guard the dog days, fearing that the mermaid will come back and hurt us. This is not related to the misunderstanding between you two sisters. Sister Bailu is overthinking it." Yunwen said.

"Sister Yunwen, how about this? It's windy outside, so let's take the horse back into the house to watch over it. At most you can help sweep up the horse manure to prevent the inside from getting too smelly. We will still follow the night watch rules and take turns watching over it to prevent the mermaids from hurting the horses. What do you think?" Bai Lu asked.

I was stunned. So kind?

"That's great. Sister Bailu is so thoughtful and considerate." Yunwen said with a smile.

Since Bailu deliberately showed weakness first, today's conflict was over, and I breathed a sigh of relief. I didn't want to make things too awkward, after all, we were in the same team, so I helped Yunwen to hold the horse. However, at this time, Bailu grabbed our hands, and we turned away in confusion.

"But, sister Yunwen, isn't it wrong for you to say today that you wanted to shoot my sister with an arrow? Whether you did it to vent your emotions or really wanted to do it, I don't accept it. We provide you with food and drink, but you threaten her with such words. Isn't it unreasonable? Shouldn't you apologize and show your appreciation? Then we can both make concessions and turn hostility into friendship." Bai Lu said.

Yunwen's pretty face immediately turned cold, and her charming eyes showed a little anger at the moment. She said, "I can apologize, but Zhou Bo was attacked today and almost died. Shouldn't you also bow to Zhou Bo and apologize sincerely? I was just saying it, but you really hurt him. Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you."

"I said, apologize to my sister and throw the bow to me. I will never allow my sister to be threatened." Bai Lu emphasized again.

"Song Bailu, are you done yet?" I shouted.

Unexpectedly, in an instant, her eyes lit up with the color of blood pupils, and flowers seemed to bloom in the blood pupils, and the whole eyes glowed red. Then Yunwen froze, her eyes were dull, her whole body was covered with sweat, and her mouth shouted: "Don't come over, don't come over!"

Seeing her horrified expression, I immediately shouted at Bai Lu, "Untie it! Untie it for me!"

"No one can threaten my sister. I can't lose her again. Break her bow and arrow and throw it away, then I will let her go. Otherwise, she will see scenes from all the horror movies I've seen, playing endlessly in the illusion I created until she is scared to death." Song Bailu said.

I know Song Bailu's character. She bullies the weak and fears the strong. If I show weakness at this moment, she will only feel that she has the upper hand and will become more aggressive and make more demands. Therefore, I have no choice but to exchange chips with her. At this time, I thought of a way.

Too much concern leads to confusion!

I pulled an arrow out of Yunwen's quiver, took three steps forward, grabbed Yingchun's neck, pointed the bow and arrow at her neck, and shouted, "Song Bailu, don't forget who saved your life. It wasn't Song Yingchun, it was Zhang Yunwen. Can you do this with a clear conscience? Okay, today, if you dare to do anything to Yunwen, I will immediately stab the bow and arrow into Song Yingchun's throat. You decide what to do."

The redness in her eyes slowly faded away, and she turned around and said quickly, "Quickly let Yingchun go."

"Turn around. If you dare to take advantage of the opportunity to look at me with those eyes, I will attack you immediately. I am definitely faster than you. Do you want to try it?" I scolded.

She could only turn away uneasily.

"You want Yunwen to break the bow, right? Just blind yourself. Your eyes are more dangerous than the bow. You think your sister is important, but I think Yunwen is the most precious. How dare you hurt her? If there is no explanation tonight, I, Zhou Bo, will never give up!" I scolded.

She was stunned for a long time, not daring to continue to provoke me. She could only stand there blankly, thinking of a solution. I saw Yunwen lying on the ground, foaming at the mouth, her pupils dilated, obviously suffering from immense fear.

"What do you want? Brother Zhou Bo, except blinding myself, everything else is fine. I will listen to you and I will never regret it this time." Bai Lu said.

I sighed. They were teammates after all. Even though there were internal conflicts, I couldn't bring myself to do anything to them. Besides, without Bai Lu's medical skills, I didn't know how to cure Yunwen's condition. After all, we would meet each other every day, so I could only make do with it.

"Wrap your eyes with black cloth, Yingchun, lead the horse in for me. I will be behind you with a bow and arrow. If you dare to make any move, I will kill you. We will talk about other things after we go into the house." I said.


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