When I woke up, I was lying on the edge of the bed. Yunwen was lying on the edge of the bed next to me, with her knees on the ground. She fell asleep with her hands under her head. Bailu was lying next to me, and Hu Lingshang was nowhere to be seen for the time being. I got up slightly. It was already dark outside. The house was lit by a brazier. I could hear the sound of crickets and other insects outside. I thought it must be late at night.

Yunwen was holding a bowl in her hand with the aroma of herbs wafting from the bowl. She looked so tired, so I guess she was exhausted from taking care of me.

I got up, opened the quilt, walked off the bed, slowly moved the bowl away from Yunwen's hand, then put my left hand around her slender waist, put my right hand around her legs, gently picked her up, and put her on the place where I had just been lying, laying her body flat. She didn't even have time to tidy up her hair, probably because she was worried about me being unconscious, so she was in such a hurry. So I helped her to lift her messy hair. At the same time, her gentle and sweet face looked particularly delicate under the firelight.

I couldn't help but stretch out my hand and stroked it gently. At this time, I saw her frowning slightly and heard her mumbling in her sleep: "Zhou Bo, Zhou Bo..."

She was still thinking about me and worried about me in her dream. I couldn't help but gently kiss her lips which were trembling a little due to nervousness. She seemed to feel my breath and slowly stopped nagging me. She relaxed her brows and fell asleep with smacking her lips. The fragrance of her lips remained on my lips, which was endless aftertaste. I couldn't help but feel in a good mood and felt sweet.

As I said before, this place is for the girls to sleep in, so I got up and planned to leave first, and went downstairs to rest. Just as I was about to go out, I saw Song Bailu looking at me with her eyes open. I guess she was woken up by me just now. I smiled at her and was about to open the door to leave, but I heard her whisper, "Brother Zhou Bo."

Then she got out of bed and walked towards me. As it was her special day recently, her complexion looked a little bad, but it was much rosier than during the day, probably because Yunwen took good care of her. She followed me out the door, and then she led the way without saying a word, taking me downstairs to the kitchen, lit some fire on the stove, and boiled the water in the pot.

I was sitting at the dining table, not knowing what she meant, but not long after, I smelled the aroma of food and realized that she was warming up the food she had reserved especially for me today. When it was served, there were two steamed buns, a plate of mixed roast beef and wild vegetables, and a bowl of beef bone and black fungus soup. It was quite a sumptuous meal.

After heating up, she brought the dishes to the table for me and said, "Sister Yunwen was worried that you wouldn't have enough to eat tonight, so she asked me to steam some more buns for you. These dishes are specially made for you, not our leftovers. She really cares about you."

I'm not surprised that Yunwen would treat me like this, but I didn't expect Song Bailu to get up specially tonight to heat up food for me. I felt like she was like a wife welcoming her husband home late at night, doing some insignificant things, but very practical and thoughtful, and that word that I can't use now, virtuous.

I was really hungry. I chewed a few bites of steamed buns, ate two bites of pickles, and drank two sips of soup. I felt really refreshed. The taste is always very good in Bai Lu's hands. Whether it is soup or vegetables, the saltiness is just right, and the freshness of the food can be tasted and even enjoyed. If this were in my hometown in the countryside, I'm afraid she would be the good housewife that the villagers often talk about.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at her, remembering that this was the first time since the incident on Diaolou Mountain that the two of us had sat together alone, close to each other, talking, with no one around us.

"Yunwen always thinks about me, afraid that I'm missing something. She always thinks about everything, and then she exhausts herself. It's like this every time." I said.

She smiled and nodded, "She is indeed a very good and kind girl. Brother Zhou Bo, you have a very good vision. If you had chosen me and Yingchun, I'm afraid we would never have such a good life. Well, let's not talk about this anymore. You are tired too. Go upstairs and sleep with Yunwen. I can stay in the old place tonight. I am more accustomed to the hard floor."

It turned out that she came down because she was concerned about me, fearing that I would have a hard sleep. This surprised me a little, because she and Song Yingchun only cared about themselves most of the time.

"No need. You've had a special day lately. You might have caught a cold or felt sick. That's not good. I'll help you go to bed later. Also, you mentioned Yingchun, which reminded me of what happened today. In Xiying City, I found the murderer of Song Yingchun. It was a black man. All his characteristics met the conditions for killing Yingchun. I hit him with the Golden Que Sword but failed to kill him. He used the Qishengmen to seduce me and took the opportunity to escape. Hu Lingshang chased him later, but I was unconscious due to exhaustion." I said.

"About Yingchun? Can you tell me about it in detail? I want to hear the whole process." Bai Lu said.

So I ate a few more bites, and after my stomach was about 50% full, I told her everything that happened today when Hu Lingshang and I went to Xiying City. I also told her truthfully about my speculation and analysis. She frowned at first, and then she gritted her teeth!

"How abominable! Yingchun went to such great lengths to help him return to life and change his life, but he took advantage of Yingchun's inattention and killed her with a sneak attack. He is such a despicable villain and shameless person. It's a pity that he was not killed by one sword, and Sister Lingshang didn't catch him, so he ran away. It's such a pity! Such a villain should be cut into pieces and sent to the eighteenth level of hell." Song Bailu said.

"Not caught? He ran away?" I was shocked.

Bai Lu nodded and said, "After Sister Lingshang sent you back, she said that we should kill him while he's still sick and not let him get away injured, so we plan to search again, hoping to cut the Gordian knot and never let this kind of evil come back again."

"So she hasn't come back yet?" I asked.

Bai Lu nodded again.

"This guy, even after being hit by the Golden Que Sword, can still run so fast. It seems that he is not only a bat, but also a loach." I sighed.

After talking about all this, we didn't have anything to talk about for the time being. After I finished eating, she tidied up a little and I helped her upstairs. She had insisted that I rest on the second floor with Yunwen, but I didn't agree. First, she took the girls into consideration and thought that I was making Yunwen too special. Second, I also wanted to wait for Hu Lingshang to come back late at night. Third, it was said that a shift system was now implemented, so I planned to start it. It happened that I had rested enough before.

I helped her to the door of the second floor, and I was about to go downstairs to wait, but at this time Bai Lu held my hand. The warmth of her palm reminded me of the time in the blockhouse dormitory. After all, we were husband and wife. Her grip made me think a lot. At this time, she whispered: "Brother Zhou Bo, Yingchun is gone. I now only regard you as my only family. Although you will never admit it, I have always regarded you as my...husband."

After saying that, she let go of my hand and went into the house, leaving me alone in the darkness of the corridor outside the house, thinking a lot, but finally sighed and smiled bitterly.

After that, I went downstairs and made some scented tea in a metal cup. Just like my previous night watch shift habit, I just sat there waiting for Hu Lingshang, drinking some scented tea to moisten my mouth and wake my mind. Also, taking advantage of this free time, I was thinking about tidying up the dark corner where Bai Lu often slept before, so that I can rest there more conveniently in the future.

I am on duty downstairs now, not only to allow the girls to sleep together, but also to facilitate night watch in the future. Special treatment is given in special periods. I sleep on the first floor, so if there is any danger, I can help in the first time.

While I was thinking about all this, I suddenly heard a thud of something landing in the yard, followed by footsteps outside. The footsteps were a little dragging, and there was also a woman's cough, which was quite violent. I thought something was wrong, so I hurried out.

Sure enough, I saw Hu Lingshang staggering towards me, with wounds on her body and blood soaking through her clothes. What was even more terrifying was that she was holding her chest and blood was constantly pouring out of her mouth. When she saw me coming, she said with difficulty: "Zhou Lang..."