Chapter 138 I Want to Save You
"Seeking peace, huh?" Xihe suddenly brought this up, then smiled knowingly, "I agree."
The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and the air seemed to freeze. Xiao Mingxuan looked up in disbelief and muttered, "What did you say?"
He had originally given up hope, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
Xihe smiled and fiddled with the petals with her fingers, but she never looked at Xiao Mingxuan, "I said... I agreed."
"Why?"
"Because we're all unwilling to accept it." Some things were already known, but they'd been suppressed deep in their hearts, afraid to touch upon them. When they finally unearthed them, Xihe felt only relief. "Xiao Mingxuan, since no one can suppress it, we might as well let it be. It won't be in vain for us to meet. As for where we'll go, we'll leave it to fate. But... no one should talk about love anymore."
The love between them is no longer pure, the word "love" is too luxurious.
I was drowning in this, but I also came out of this world sober.
"Okay." Xiao Mingxuan said hoarsely, "The food is cold. I'll ask them to change it to something hot."
"No need." Xihe waved his hand, not having much appetite. "I'm a little sleepy and want to sleep for a while."
Ever since arriving at the border, perhaps because of the unfamiliar climate and water, Xihe's body is not as strong as when she was in the imperial city, and she always feels sleepy.
Xiao Mingxuan picked him up and put Xihe's head on his chest.
"What are you doing? I don't want to..."
"Don't worry, I won't touch you, I'll just carry you to the bed." Xiao Mingxuan hugged her tightly, one hand firmly holding her knees, the other hand around her waist, putting her steadily on the bed, and then pulled the quilt over to cover Xihe.
Xihe knew that she had misunderstood, and two blushes appeared on her cheeks.
Xiao Mingxuan curved his lips and smiled. For a moment, it seemed as if time had gone back, and they were back to that afternoon when they were cuddling each other. The five-year-old girl was sleeping so softly in his arms, and her sleep was particularly sweet.
"Go to sleep, I'll watch you." Xiao Mingxuan sat down on the edge of the bed.
Xihe closed her eyes. She thought she would be unable to sleep in her bed like she was in the general's mansion, but unexpectedly she fell asleep quickly and felt extremely peaceful.
Halfway through my sleep, I seemed to hear voices in my half-awake state.
Xiao Mingxuan was talking to someone outside the door. The specific content could not be heard clearly, but Xihe recognized the voice of the person opposite.
Shishu.
A hint of undercurrent flashed across Xihe's eyes. It turned out that he was the one who made the contact.
There was some noise outside, and Xihe immediately closed her eyes and calmed her breathing.
Xiao Mingxuan walked to the bed, touched the little girl's hair with a smile, twisted the corner of the quilt for her, and lay down on the bed with his eyes closed.
Xihe wanted to take a nap, but fell asleep again in a daze.
Xihe slept until the afternoon and missed breakfast and lunch. When he woke up, he felt hungry.
She turned around quietly, supported her head with one arm, stared at Xiao Mingxuan with soft eyes, and poked his cheek from time to time with the other hand.
Xihe was having so much fun that she didn't notice that the person lying beside the bed had already woken up.
"Little ancestor, are you bothering me again?"
Xiao Mingxuan's teasing voice came to my ears, with a bit of hoarseness as if waking up from a dream and a familiar doting tone.
Xihe wanted to pull her hand back, but was grabbed by Xiao Mingxuan who had woken up.
"What are you doing? Let go."
Xiao Mingxuan remained motionless, rubbing Xihe's hand in his palm. "You've been lying down for too long, your hand is numb. Let me turn it around."
Xihe was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, and put his other hand on the other's shoulder, "Can I give you a massage?"
Xiao Mingxuan said "hmm" and stood up and sat on the edge of the bed.
The numbness in his arm gradually dissipated, and Xiao Mingxuan suddenly asked, "Why did you wake up so suddenly? Did you have a nightmare?"
Xihe smiled and shook her head.
She still remembered that every time she slept with Zhao Siyuan, as long as she woke him up from his sleep, Zhao Siyuan would beat her up, without exception.
But from childhood to adulthood, no matter how she bothered Xiao Mingxuan, even if it was to wake up a sleeping person as if she was frightened, she had never seen Xiao Mingxuan be mean to her.
Such a crazy person, but he was gentle in his bones when facing her.
"I didn't have a nightmare, I just woke up hungry."
Xiao Mingxuan stretched out his long arms and pulled the person into his arms. He brought the tea that had been prepared on the bar table and handed it to Xihe's mouth. "Come, drink some water to moisten your throat first. I'll ask someone to prepare the meal."
Xihe hadn't slept so soundly in a long time, and she felt even more lazy at the moment. Xiao Mingxuan stretched out his arm, and she lay down on it. She took a few sips of tea from his hand and asked, "Is there anything I like to eat?"
"It's all what you like."
The dishes in this restaurant were all ordered by Xiao Mingxuan, hoping that one day the little girl would be able to eat there when she came to the outside of the pass.
Xihe nodded, pondered for a moment, and suddenly said, "I seemed to hear your voice when I was half asleep and half awake."
"Did you hear me?" Xiao Mingxuan put the cup back and twirled the corner of the quilt for Xihe.
Xihe nodded. "I heard a few words, it seems like they were talking about Beimo?"
Xiao Mingxuan leaned against the bed beam, pulling Xihe closer to him. "Yes, it's about Beimo. The King of Beimo was greedy and wanted Beili's territory in exchange. When I disagreed, he was desperate and joined forces with Tianshuo to strangle me."
Xihe's fingers, hidden in the quilt, bent slightly, a hint of ambiguity flashed across his eyes, and then he smiled, "Daddy won't agree."
"So sure? After all, your father must really want to kill me right now."
Xiao Mingxuan was very self-aware. From the moment he led his troops to the border, Emperor Jingyuan was unhappy. In addition, Zhao Wanyu's death was related to Nangong Yan, who was Bei Li's military advisor.
All these things added together were enough for Emperor Jingyuan to kill him many times.
Xihe shook her head. "That's true emotionally, but not rationally. Beimo has gone back on their word too many times, and Daddy has long lost all patience with them. With all three parties working together, if I had to choose a partner, Daddy would probably choose you."
Xihe understood Emperor Jingyuan. This man's rationality far exceeded his emotions. He had the clearest mind and the most ruthless decision.
With a powerful enemy at the door and the capital in danger, he will only put Tian Shuo first.
Even though Zhao Wanyu's death made him extremely sad, for Tianshuo, he would still hold on tightly, reach a cooperation with Beili, and repel Beimo.
But after repelling the enemy, it is unknown what he will do to Bei Li. After all, settling scores later is Emperor Jingyuan's usual tactic.
"Choose me." Xiao Mingxuan chewed on these two words slowly, "It would be great if he chose me to be your consort."
Xihe's face flushed, and he bent his elbow and hit Xiao Mingxuan in the chest, "Let's talk business, what are you doing?"
Xiao Mingxuan came back to his senses and smiled, "Okay, let's get down to business."
Then he said, "You want me to cooperate with you?"
"You have no choice." Xihe waved his hand, looking at Xiao Mingxuan innocently. "Most of Beili's army is stationed in the imperial city. You didn't bring many people with you this time, and it's too late to mobilize troops. Unless we help you, you can't escape Beimo's pursuit."
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes were unclear, "How do you know I can't escape?"
Xihe had more strength and wanted to put on her coat, but she couldn't find it. Finally, Xiao Mingxuan took the coat and put it on her.
"If you could get away, you wouldn't be here."
This is why Xihe brought Qingyuan to the border. From the moment she arrived here, Qingyuan was sent out to gather information.
Beili, Beimo, and even Tianshuo, the entire world seemed to be shrouded in a spider web, and the holder at the end was Xihe.
Xiao Mingxuan looked at Xihe for a long time without saying anything, then said helplessly: "I'm curious, have you always been like this, or have you grown up?"
Xihe tilted his head and gave a seemingly plausible answer, "Guess."
In fact, what she didn't say was: she has always been like this, but she just couldn't bear to use her calculations on him before.
Xihe wanted to get out of bed, but unexpectedly an arm stretched out from behind and pulled her back. Half of her body fell on the bed, and Xiao Mingxuan hugged her tightly in his arms.
"What?"
"Xihe, let me hold you for a while, just a moment."
Xihe's struggling movements suddenly stopped, and she clearly felt the slightly trembling body of the person behind her.
"Xihe." Xiao Mingxuan leaned over Xihe's ear and called her name, his hoarse voice coming in waves, "Will you kill me in the future?"
Xihe's heart sank, and the fear of the unknown surged in her heart at this moment. "I don't know if I can predict the future, so what's the point of talking about it now? I'll just take it one step at a time."
Although it is not stated explicitly, the meaning is basically the same.
Xiao Mingxuan laughed bitterly and said self-deprecatingly, "I forgot that Princess Zhaoyuan cares about the people. How could she let a thief like me go?"
"If you don't do it, I won't touch you." She patted the back of Xiao Mingxuan's hand and said softly, "But at least at this moment... I want to save you."
After a long time, Xiao Mingxuan kissed the top of Xihe's head and said, "Okay."
He suddenly felt like a traveler in the desert, who only needed a drop of water to keep going, but a pot of water always had an end and would be used up at any time.
He never knew when the water would run out, just as he never knew when the desert would end.
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