Normally, although I have many thoughts about her, I am always afraid of disrespecting her. I have thought about such things, but I have never dared to bring it up easily. Today, she took the initiative to talk to me about it, and was very affectionate. I think this is her permission, which also means that she is ready to give me everything, and what she said makes sense. If a disaster is coming tomorrow, it is really a calamity, and we can never be the husband and wife we ​​once were, won’t we die with regrets?

Therefore, tonight I will no longer refuse, nor will I have to endure any more.

She was a little nervous, but she still reached out her hand and stroked my face gently, very gently, her pretty eyes staring at me affectionately, my breathing quickened, I moved closer to her, hugged her slender waist, she whispered in my ear: "After tonight, I am a member of your Zhou family in life, and a ghost of your Zhou family in death, you and I are husband and wife, and it will never change."

After saying that, she hugged my neck and kissed me on the lips. I hugged her tightly as well. The two of us kept lingering around. My nose was filled with her refreshing fragrance. I was intoxicated in that endless gentle embrace. It seemed as if at that moment, the most beautiful moment in the world was coming. All the troubles, all the disputes, all the things we should care about did not exist.

I can only see and feel her caress, her smile, and all her gentleness. I believe she feels the same way. At this moment, I am the only one in the world. Our souls are blending. Although it is dark, I seem to hear the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers, the grass growing and the warblers flying. All the beautiful things are blessing me...

This place is full of threats from all kinds of tribes. Live one more day, no one can imagine what will happen on the second day. Good times are short, and everything depends on your own efforts. In the wilderness, eternity is too luxurious. Being able to fight for every day and night with the one you love and be accompanied by happiness is the greatest gift.

Tonight is a rare gift, and it is also the time when Yunwen and I finally get our wish. Even if we die together tomorrow, we will have no regrets.

"Husband." Yunwen called softly.

She always liked some ancient titles, perhaps because of her erudition, or perhaps because she was born into a scholarly family, but this way of addressing her was indeed much more solemn than the way her husband addressed her.

After this moment of lingering, she rested her head on my shoulder, and I hugged her, watching her look at me with a pretty smile, her eyes full of tenderness and gentleness, so I gently stroked her cheek and replied affectionately: "My wife."

She was shy and covered her face. Since she and I were husband and wife, there was no need for us to feel so unfamiliar with each other. I put more strength into holding her tightly in my arms. I didn't want my good mood to be disturbed by Song Bailu, so I covered us both with my dragon-seeking robe to keep warm. We slept side by side, so it was still warm. Tonight was a rare night, and I just wanted to keep Yunwen company. So we fell asleep in each other's arms in this little wooden box, no longer caring about anything else, and lived in a world of two.

"You are my wife now. No matter what happens to you in the future, I will work harder to protect you, care for you, and not let you suffer any grievances. I will do everything a husband already does." I said.

She hummed, and then said, "Of course I believe you, I believe my husband. Husband, I'm tired, can we just rest here tonight? I want you to stay with me longer."

"Of course, if you want, we can live alone every day, or I can marry you alone, so that no one can separate us for a moment." I said.

She laughed and said, "If you do this every day, wouldn't you have many children and grandchildren? No need to do this. I just want you to spend more time with me. Everything else should remain the same. Can you accompany me to have a good rest?"

"Okay." I stroked her face gently, responding to her little request.

In fact, she had considered it carefully. If I canceled the engagement with Song Bailu and Hu Lingshang because of her, it would actually put Yunwen in a more embarrassing situation. Hu Lingshang and Song Bailu had already begun to feel resentful of her. If I treated Yunwen specially, it would inevitably cause more dissatisfaction and accusations from them.

Their dissatisfaction will not be vented on me, but only on Yunwen. Therefore, the way I can protect Yunwen now is to consider the overall situation and give the three of them as equal status as possible. This will reduce the jealousy and hatred that Yunwen brings to others.

As for Song Bailu, what she said today is indeed reasonable, and it is also a consideration and not just empty talk. Therefore, if I drive her away for this reason, it is indeed not appropriate. It is an act of unclear reward and punishment. Therefore, what I said to her today may not be counted. It can only play a role of scaring and deterring. However, warning is inevitable. I can't help but think of some warning words, and I must explain the situation clearly to Hu Lingshang.

Yunwen was really tired. Not long after she finished talking, she fell asleep. I was also tired. Today had been a busy day. I had just spent a lot of time dealing with Song Bailu. Now I was also feeling sleepy, so I fell asleep. Before falling asleep, I took a look at the person beside me. I felt really happy in my heart.

I slept very soundly and deeply. Even in my dreams, Yunwen and I were whispering sweet nothings to each other. The dream was so real that it lasted until daytime. I was awakened by the sound of a sliding door. I got up and felt around me, only to find that Yunwen had already gotten up. She was not in bed at the moment, but I felt a stone where she slept.

**How ​​could there be a stone? So I lifted up the dragon-seeking robe, and under the candlelight lit by the fisherman's cream, I saw the stone. I picked up the stone, but saw a piece of paper underneath, with a few lines of words written on it in charcoal. The handwriting was beautiful, and it was Yunwen who left it. I felt uneasy, but I thought more, thinking that Yunwen might have left early to do something, so she specifically asked for something.

But I immediately rejected this idea. If she was tired, she would usually get up later than me in the morning. What could she do so early in the morning? Besides, paper here is very precious. It is unlikely that Yunwen would use a piece of paper to leave me some useless messages.

From then on, I began to worry. I picked up the paper and stared at it in the light for a long time, swallowing my saliva. I felt uneasy as I looked at the words that were specially left for me on the paper.

There were only a few lines written on the letter: Husband, actually a week ago when you told me that Bailu and Lingshang had secretly spoken against me, I thought a lot about it. Since I am the one who brought bad luck, then I must not let them stay. What they said and did was right. I can't harm innocent people for my own selfish interests, and I don't want you to do it for me.

A week ago, I thought, maybe this is our last time together, so I must do everything I can for you, the hyena people can live and work in peace, I have married you, everything has met your wishes, these are all I can do for you. Last night, I held a glimmer of hope and wanted to negotiate with them, but now it seems unrealistic. If people don't work for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth. Sister Bailu needs to take care of you and herself, and Sister Lingshang also needs to take care of her fox clan. How could they take risks for me?

I am leaving and taking the bad luck away from you. You should live a good life in the future. If you wish, write a tablet for my late wife Zhang Yunwen and place it in the ancestral hall with the predecessors. Just remember me in your heart and there is no need to look for me - My wife Zhang Yunwen left.

I tightly grasped the paper in my hand and crumpled it into a ball, but when I thought that this might be the only thing she left me to commemorate her, I calmed down and spread it out again. However, the words written in charcoal were not as stable as those written in pencil, so they were still blurred. I folded it carefully and tears couldn't help but flow.

**Her warmth is gone, it is icy cold, I guess she has been gone for a long time. If she wanted to leave me, she would have made preparations in advance. She has always been meticulous, and she didn't want me to look for her. I guess she also thought of this. So according to my understanding of her, she must have left the notes and left while I was sleeping and dreaming.

I asked her why she respected tradition so much and why a girl from a scholarly family would agree to consummate the marriage first and complete the formalities later. So this is what she meant. She just wanted to fulfill our respective wishes before leaving.

I hung my head, angry at myself for not having thought of it last night.

But no matter what, she is already my wife. How can a husband not care about his wife's life or death?

"Zhang Yunwen, your departure is bad news and misfortune for me, don't you understand?" I said in a deep voice.

He then got up, put on his clothes, left the small wooden bed, and prepared to go out.