Suicide

Mu Wan'er was sleeping soundly beside them, while Lu Changqing was still guarding outside the cave.

Gu Huaizhi's gaze slid from the girl's smooth jade forehead to her long eyelashes like crow feathers, and then to her small and delicate nose.

Finally, the lips are light pink.

Gu Huaizhi's breathing stagnated and he suddenly looked away.

What's wrong with him?

Why does he want to behave strangely every time he sees Aning?

"Gu Huaizhi..." The girl leaning on the boy's shoulder suddenly murmured.

Gu Huaizhi didn't hear clearly, thinking that the girl had woken up, so he cleared his throat unnaturally: "Aning, are you awake?"

However, Mu An Ning still kept her eyes tightly closed, and her long, fluttering black eyelashes trembled slightly.

Gu Huaizhi frowned, and was quick to sense the girl's uneasiness. Just as he was about to wake her up, he heard her mumbling again -

"Gu Huaizhi."

The girl's voice was not loud, but the boy, who tilted his head slightly, heard it all.

Gu Huaizhi was stunned for a moment, his heart beating involuntarily, and he looked sideways at the girl.

She...actually called his name in her dream?

Does this mean that she still has him in her heart?

Just when Gu Huaizhi's thoughts were in a mess, Mu An Ning stopped whispering, but his breathing became rapid, and a few beads of sweat fell on his forehead.

Gu Huaizhi frowned and called her in a gentle voice, "Aning, wake up."

Mu An Ning was still not awake, but his brows were tightly furrowed, his face turned pale, and he seemed to be unable to breathe.

Gu Huaizhi couldn't help but reach out and stroke the girl's forehead, his eyes and brows showing worry. He called her a few more times, but didn't dare to speak too loudly for fear of scaring her.

While wiping the sweat off Mu An Ning's face, Gu Huaizhi looked at the girl's torn dress.

He didn't ask her last night why she came here, nor did he dare to ask her if anything happened before she was carried here by Lu Changqing.

Now it seems that she must be having a nightmare.

Could it be that something really happened to her yesterday?

It's all his fault.

He failed to protect her.

Just as the emotions in Gu Huaizhi's eyes became complicated, Mu Wan'er at the other end of the cave suddenly opened her eyes.

She scratched her arm in a daze and complained in a low voice with a frown: "Help, there are too many mosquitoes here!"

Mu Wan'er twisted her body and sat up reluctantly. She immediately widened her eyes and shouted, "Master Gu, what are you doing to my sister?!"

Gu Huaizhi's hand paused, the tip of his ear felt burning unconsciously, and he looked a little impatient: "What are you yelling about?"

He really didn't like Mu Wan'er who always came between him and Mu An Ning.

Last night, by some strange coincidence, she let Mu An Ning sleep next to him. He had wanted to thank her very much, but unexpectedly, she came to stop them again this morning.

"This prince..." The young man slowly withdrew his hand. He clearly did not do anything strange, but he felt inexplicably guilty: "This prince was just wiping Aning's sweat."

Mu Wan'er shook her confused head, jumped up to the two of them, looked at Gu Huaizhi and then at Mu Anning: "Really?"

"Hmph, why do I think you want to kiss my sister?" Mu Wan'er narrowed her eyes and looked up and down at the boy who was leaning against the wall wearing only an undershirt.

[You were naked last night and wearing so little today, are you trying to seduce my girl?! ]

Gu Huaizhi's collar was soaked with a thin layer of sweat. He quickly glanced at the girl leaning on his shoulder and said, "Hey, you're seeing things."

As the two were arguing, Mu An Ning's eyelashes trembled slightly, and she was finally awakened by the noise, but her expression was still a little dazed, as if she had not yet recovered from the dream just now.

Mu Wan'er in front of him put her hands on her hips and continued to chatter: "Good Master Gu, then tell me, how did my sister end up sleeping on your shoulder?"

[This male partner is definitely seducing my girl! ]

"This has nothing to do with me." Gu Huaizhi raised his eyebrows without changing his expression, and then spread his hands: "You have to ask yourself."

Last night, Mu An Ning originally slept with Mu Wan'er.

But the cave they were in was not big, and Mu Wan'er snored loudly last night.

Mu An Ning must have been unable to sleep because of the noise, so he had to walk to the other end of the cave, which was his side.

But, he is still quite far away.

He was just pretending to sleep with his eyes closed at the time, so he naturally heard every move of the girl.

Even though he was not far from the soundly sleeping Mu Wan'er, Mu An Ning seemed extremely tired and soon fell asleep.

Then, seeing that she was sleeping very uncomfortably, he thought for a moment, then quietly approached her and lent her his shoulder as a neck pillow.

Although my shoulders inevitably felt sore from maintaining the same posture, the joy in my heart completely outweighed everything else.

I vaguely remember that one winter day, when Mu An Ning went to visit the Anqing Palace, she accidentally fell asleep on his shoulder.

At that time, he actually felt it was strange, but at the same time, he also felt a little happy in his heart.

But I didn’t know it when I was young, that is called love.

"Me?" Mu Wan'er was frightened by Gu Huaizhi's firm tone and pointed at her nose.

[What did I do? What does it have to do with me that my daughter sleeps on his shoulders?]

[No, it must be this male supporting role who is slandering others! ]

Listening to the conversation between the two, Mu An Ning was stunned at first when he woke up, and then he finally realized that he was actually leaning on Gu Huaizhi's shoulder.

And she leaned on him for a whole night?

Thinking of this, Mu An Ning's face turned red and he immediately sat up. Seeing this, the two people who were arguing stopped talking immediately.

Gu Huaizhi felt a sense of relief, and a trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes. Then he asked in a gentle voice, "Aning, did you have a nightmare just now?"

Mu An Ning just glanced at the young man, then looked away, unconsciously moving a little to the right, feeling a little embarrassed.

She had never fallen asleep on someone's shoulder before, and that person was...Gu Huaizhi.

The girl thought it was all her own fault and didn't consider at all that it was Gu Huaizhi who moved next to her on his own.

Mu An Ning tried his best not to let others see that he was different. Under the sharp gazes of Mu Wan'er and Gu Huaizhi, he slowly shook his head: "No."

The stickiness in her palms reminded her that she must have had a nightmare, but now that she had come to her senses, she had forgotten everything, so there was nothing to say.

As Mu An Ning stood up, there was a sound of strong and powerful footsteps coming from outside.

The three of them looked towards the cave entrance at the same time. The person who came was Lu Changqing who had been sitting outside all night.

Mu Wan'er spoke first, smiling brightly: "General Lu, were you cold last night?"

[General Lu is more stubborn than an ox. Last night I asked him to come in and sleep, but he refused.]

[Look at this face, it's frozen into ice. ]

Mu Anning was amused by Mu Wan'er's inner voice and he slowly said thank you sincerely: "Thank you for your hard work, General Lu."

"I'm used to it." Lu Zhangqing's jaw tightened and he spoke in a cold voice.

It was unclear whether this was a response to Mu An Ning or Mu Wan'er, but soon, Lu Changqing spoke again.

He glanced at Mu An Ning's feet and asked, "Is your foot okay?"

Mu An Ning was stunned. She didn't expect that he would care about her. She raised the corner of her mouth slightly and nodded.

Then, Mu An Ning suddenly remembered something, squatted down, picked up the black cloak and returned it to Lu Changqing.

Gu Huaizhi, who had been sitting there, finally couldn't bear it any longer. He stood up suddenly and said through gritted teeth, "General Lu, when did you become so talkative?"

Lu Changqing rarely spoke to him on weekdays, so why did he care about Aning?

Lu Zhangqing did not notice Gu Huaizhi's hostility, and his eyes fell on the faint bruises under the boy's eyes: "Didn't the prince sleep well?"

The anger in Gu Huaizhi's eyes paused, and he coughed lightly: "This prince slept well."

In fact, he didn't fall asleep until the early morning.

Lu Zhangqing looked at the lively Gu Huaizhi, remained silent for a moment, and said expressionlessly: "Let's go back to the camp."

*

When Luo Zhiyan woke up early in the morning, her right eyelid kept twitching.

Luo had not lied to her, this manor was indeed no different from a royal palace, and was even much cleaner than the capital.

It’s a pity that Brother Huai is missing.

In front of the dressing mirror, Luo Zhiyan couldn't help curling her lips and asked the little maid who was doing her makeup: "Chun Tao, do you think your young lady is pretty?"

Chun Tao was not surprised by such questions. She braided the young lady's hair skillfully and said with a helpless smile, "My young lady, do you even need to ask? You inherited the beauty of the lady, so you are naturally beautiful!"

Luo Zhiyan's lips curled up unconsciously, but she pouted and asked, "Then... compared to Sister Mu?"

"This..." Chun Tao paused, hesitated for a few seconds, and then said seriously: "Of course my young lady is beautiful!"

In fact, Miss Mu and her daughter have their own merits.

Miss Mu has a beautiful appearance, but her temperament is gentle and dignified, just like a bright moon hanging high in the sky.

If she was not the biological daughter of the Marquis, her reputation in the capital would not have stopped there.

Her young lady was as charming in appearance and personality, but compared to Miss Mu, she still looked a little childish.

After carefully examining her appearance, Luo Zhiyan nodded confidently, but soon became depressed again: "You are lying!"

If she is prettier than Sister Mu, then why does Brother Huai still like Sister Mu and not her?

While Luo Zhiyan was daydreaming, her right eyelid, which had finally stopped moving, twitched again.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. She suddenly stood up and hurried out of the room.

Could it be that Sister Mu’s half-sister is restless again and wants to seduce that silly Tan Wenhuai?

No, she must go and take a look. She must make Brother Huai give up and not let Sister Mu's fiancé be snatched away by someone else!

Chuntao hurriedly trotted after her: "Miss, where are you going? You still have half your braid to do!"

*

Just a few steps out of the cave, the atmosphere around me gradually became subtle.

Gu Huaizhi's eyebrows moved slightly, and he looked sideways at Lu Changqing: "General Lu, did you hear that?"

Lu Zhangqing was silent for a moment, nodded slightly, and his eyes were solemn.

"What riddle are you telling?" Mu Wan'er moved her ears and tried to listen carefully, but she heard nothing.

Seeing that the two men walking in front of them did not answer, Mu Wan'er had to look at the girl next to her, but Mu An Ning also shook her head, indicating that she heard nothing.

After walking two more steps, Gu Huaizhi suddenly stopped and stroked his chin: "How about splitting the troops into two groups?"

Seeing Lu Zhangqing nod slightly, Gu Huaizhi raised his eyebrows without questioning: "Mu Wan'er goes with you, and Aning goes with me."

In conclusion, before anyone could react, he took Mu An Ning's hand and left.

【What's going on? ! 】

*

Sure enough, not long after the few people separated, they heard a series of footsteps.

Mu An Ning felt a little uneasy in his heart, but he could only follow the young man and quicken his pace.

"They're there! Chase them!" A powerful voice sounded from behind.

Gu Huaizhi's eyebrows were filled with impatience, and he said with a sigh: "The Liang people are really annoying."

Mu An Ning's guess was confirmed, he was indeed from Liang.

Seeing that there was a cliff in front of them, Gu Huaizhi had no choice but to pull the girl to stop and said sternly: "Aning, you stay here, I will go and deal with them."

Listening to the footsteps chasing after him, Mu An Ning nodded: "Be careful."

Soon, more than a dozen Liang soldiers appeared in front of the two men.

Mu An Ning only looked at it for a moment and then looked away.

Even though Gu Huaizhi was injured, those people were clearly no match for him.

But unexpectedly, a voice came into her ears, directly covering up the screams of Liang Ren.

"Mu Anning, your death is approaching."

"Jump!"

Looking at the bottomless cliff, Mu An Ning's expression moved slightly. A hint of red light flashed in his eyes, and the wooden sign on his waist seemed to light up.

"Ah..." After killing the last person, the young man turned around, but before he could utter the remaining word "Ning", he quickly ran to the edge of the cliff.

Just before the girl was about to fall off the cliff, Gu Huaizhi grabbed her wrist in time.

Gu Huaizhi's breathing was rapid, but he didn't dare to loosen his grip at all: "Aning, what are you doing?"

Why did Aning jump off the cliff?

Is she going to commit suicide?

The first thing Mu An Ning saw when he came to his senses was the anxious face of the young man. Then he realized that his entire body was hanging on the edge of the cliff.

It was that thing that controlled her again.

"Aning, hold on to me." Gu Huaizhi was lying on the ground. The wound on his abdomen seemed to have split open, but he didn't care at all.

Mu An Ning uttered a "hmm", but the sound was soon drowned out by the wind, and she could only squeeze the boy's hand tightly.

She didn't want to die.

After a while, beads of sweat appeared on Gu Huai's forehead.

He clearly tried his best, but why couldn't he pull it up?

Listening to the whistling sound of the wind beside his ears, Mu An Ning seemed to have made up his mind and closed his eyes: "Prince, let go."

If this continues, the force that is pulling her down will probably pull Gu Huaizhi down with her.