Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Blind
"I saw it. It has my brother's name on it. It was done by my brother."
Shuyun took the birthday card, touched her name on it, and then touched his name next to it. The paper was still wet, and his name and birthday were clearly visible, with a cool winter feel.
After just a moment of touch, Shuyun's hand moved away.
Because the paper had just been burned, the charcoal in the brazier burned even more vigorously, and Shuyun threw the birthday card into the brazier.
Xiao Ye didn't expect her to do this. He stood up almost at the same time when Shu Yun threw away the birthday sticker. Without thinking, he reached out and took out the small red sticker that was ignited by the charcoal fire from the brazier, and quickly extinguished the fire.
A corner of the birthday card was burned, and the words on it were incomplete. Only the word "cloud" was left of her name, and his name and birthday disappeared because the water dried up.
The flames burned his hands, but Xiao Ye didn't care. He held the almost burnt birthday card tightly and looked at Shu Yun, as if questioning her why.
Shuyun looked at his burned hand, feeling troubled. "Let it burn. Brother is always like this. He was certain we'd be together, and he made all the necessary preparations. But is it really what he wants?"
Shu Yun was upset and said, "I'm not from the Xiao family. My last name is Chen. Brother has always known this, right? Otherwise, he wouldn't have brought my mother's maid back from the countryside to have the doctor treat her. Without my parents' permission, the marriage is invalid. Brother spoke so righteously that night, but why is he acting so differently here, after seeing your post?"
Xiao Ye clenched the birthday sticker tightly. The burn on his hand split open due to the force, and blood flowed out. His chest was tight and tight. "Don't you understand what I feel about you? What I wanted from the beginning to the end, don't you understand?"
"How could I not understand? I was going to marry my brother. Besides marrying my brother, did I have any other choice? But was it my parents' will? How could my parents bear to let their daughter marry the son of their enemy? That's why my brother trapped me by his side and had an affair with me without a matchmaker."
Blood dripped down his fist. Shu Yun turned away, her eyes red as she said, "If you weren't injured, would you have pinned me to the bed and made me your forbidden lover? I'd be your plaything day and night."
"Shuyun!" Xiao Ye was filled with anger, his eyes almost overflowing with rage. She actually belittled him like this.
This was the second time Xiao Ye had called her name harshly since they met again. She kept saying hurtful words to him, and the anger accumulated in his heart grew more and more, and his face darkened.
Shuyun didn't know what was going on. His thoughts were obvious, but because of this, she felt even more depressed. She couldn't control herself and talked a lot.
She wanted to go to the yard to get some fresh air, but just as she turned around, the man grabbed her wrist.
Xiao Ye suppressed his anger, gritted his teeth, and said word by word: "Forbidden delicacy, desire gratification, plaything."
He said with a cold face, "How much have you experienced to know what a plaything is?"
Xiao Ye locked the door from the inside. Shu Yun's heart skipped a beat and she had a bad premonition. She had nowhere to retreat and was picked up by the man and sat on the table.
Xiao Ye stripped off her clothes, and her snow-white skin was exposed to the cold air. Shu Yun trembled with excitement. She struggled to leave, but the man held her down with his big hand and spread his legs to hold her in front of him, blocking her way again.
It was almost dusk, and faint light shone into the room. She had black hair and white shoulders, and a brightly colored dress with laces wrapped around her plump figure. There were embroidered lotus buds about to bloom, and her slender waist was so thin that it could be held in one hand, and his fingerprints were still on her waist.
Xiao Ye put his arm around her waist and pushed her into his arms, pressing softly against her chest, causing the wound to ache. "Remember, this is called a plaything."
"Forbidden meat, relieving lust."
Xiao Ye hooked the straps with his long fingers, and the bright-colored dress fell down. While she was panicking and helpless, he held down her struggling waist and held her hand and placed it on the table.
His lips pressed down, blocking the sound in Shuyun's throat.
Xiao Ye removed all the hairpins from her hair and threw them away. Her black hair cascaded down her fair skin, its tail brushing his arm. He kissed her fiercely, letting her experience the pain of this.
Shuyun's feet were off the ground, hanging between his legs, her underwear piled at her feet, hanging on her embroidered shoes, dangling precariously.
Shu Yun was crying. Xiao Ye turned her face over and looked at it, her face was tearful and she was out of breath from crying. In her blurred vision she saw her hand being held by him, with long slender white fingers falling beside her leg and her nails dyed with red nail polish shining.
Xiao Ye grabbed her hand that was about to retract, "Why are you crying? This is just the beginning. Don't you think you are your brother's plaything? See clearly."
Shuyun's eyes were filled with fear, her hands were wet, and her fingers couldn't help but tremble. The man in front of her was dressed neatly, while she didn't look like a lady at all.
She curled her fingertips and choked with tears, "No...no."
Warm tears fell on the back of Xiao Ye's hand, leaving shallow water marks on the table. His eyes became a little hot, but he suppressed his emotions and held her hand tightly as she retreated.
Xiao Ye let her cry with a cold face, rubbing her wet slender white fingers with his fingertips. She didn't want to look, so he freed one hand and grabbed the back of her neck to prevent her from turning her head.
Whether she cries or makes a fuss, just watch.
Shuyun's fingers trembled, she was afraid and embarrassed.
Dankou's bright color looks even brighter against the white and creamy skin.
Xuxu's crying could be heard outside the house. Qingshan and Chuhe were so anxious that they were running around under the eaves. They had knocked on the door, but were scolded by Xiao Ye every time.
Later, the girl's crying became softer and softer, so delicate that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of her.
The table was a mess. Shu Yun was lying limply on the table, her fluffy black hair spread out in disarray, tears still welling up in the corners of her red eyes. She curled up her fingers that had been let go. The tips of her two fingers were wet, as if they had been burned by flames, and they were very hot.
Xiao Ye was dressed neatly, with the jade-studded belt neatly tied around his narrow waist. He lowered his head to drink the sweet and refreshing wine.
The warm sweetness flowed into Xiao Ye's throat, but it couldn't quench his thirst, so he drank more and more.
Shu Yun trembled slightly. This body had been trained by him to suit his wishes. Although she had not made love with him for a year, the movements in her memory seemed to be awakened, and she actually went to cater to him.
Shu Yun grabbed his hair in panic, took off the silver crown that tied his hair, and put her slender fingers into his black hair, grabbing his hair roots.
The spring gushed out continuously.
Xiao Ye looked up at her, his finger leaving a red mark on the side of her white leg. His throat was tight. He had just drunk, but his throat felt even tighter.
He picked up the boneless woman and gently placed her on the bed.
He knelt in front of Shuyun, pressed his big hands on her white knees and slightly separated them.
Shu Yun trembled slightly, and Xiao Ye touched her shoulder.
"Don't be afraid, it won't hurt, sister." Xiao Ye straightened up, moved closer, and kissed the corner of her mouth with his hot and wet lips. The breath of his love slowly entered her lips.
Xiao Ye kissed her gently, and the anger he had just felt disappeared as he comforted her.
How could she be a plaything?
Xiao Ye kissed all over her, and this time he only enjoyed drinking in her sweetness.
Shuyun's mind was in a daze. She could only see his black head out of the corner of her eye, and she couldn't exert any strength in her body.
Tight, weightless, empty.
Want him to fill it.
But she clearly didn't want him to touch her, and Shuyun was almost driven crazy by the torture.
After the storm, Shuyun closed her eyes tiredly and felt a pair of hands picking her up. She was held in his arms, and the hot breath of his chest hit her face.
She no longer had the strength to struggle, so she closed her eyes and stopped struggling. In a daze, she heard her whispering in her ear.
He was actually apologizing to her?
Shu Yun suspected that she had heard it wrong. His fingers gently stroked her eyebrows, from the beginning to the end.
"Don't belittle yourself anymore."
Xiao Ye kissed the top of her head and held her tightly with his strong arms. He was really afraid that she would disappear again after this time.
Xiao Ye knew that she was not asleep, and it was even more heartbreaking to see her lying so quietly in his arms. He didn't know how much of his words she had taken to heart.
However, on the second day, when Xiao Ye applied medicine between her legs, the two of them still had a quarrel.
Xiao Ye brought the ointment, and Shu Yun slapped his outstretched hand away. "After applying the ointment, do you want to continue at night?"
Shuyun put her knees together, pulled the quilt over, wrapped herself up and shrank into the corner of the bed to prevent him from touching her.
Her body was now covered with kiss marks, and her legs were a little painful when she moved. Thinking of what happened last night, she clutched the corner of the quilt in grievance, and the corners of her eyes gradually turned red.
He actually bit me last night.
Xiao Ye frowned slightly, his eyes full of helplessness and panic about what to do with her, and some words were stuck in his throat and difficult to say.
"You have a good rest. I'm going out for a while. Remember to apply the medicine. I won't touch you tonight."
Xiao Ye placed the medicine jar beside his pillow and left the room. There was something unusual going on in the county town, and he had to go investigate.
With a creak, the door opened and closed, and the dormitory fell into silence.
Shuyun rubbed her sore belly and lay on the bed for a while. She looked at the small medicine jar beside her pillow, a little dazed.
After a while, Shuyun took the medicine jar, put the cold ointment on her fingertips, and lowered her head to apply the medicine.
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Xiao Ye returned to the house at nightfall. Normally, lights would have been on by this time of year, but now, with the darkness so deep, there was no lantern hanging at the door, and it was pitch black inside.
Xiao Ye suddenly had a bad premonition and pushed open the door.
The house was pitch black, with no lights in several rooms. Shu Yun's two maids had fainted under the eaves. Xiao Ye stepped up the stairs and hurried into the house. He lit a lamp, but the room was empty, with no sign of Shu Yun.
A piece of paper was placed on the table under the candlestick.
Xiao Ye took it and took a look at it. His brows furrowed and his face suddenly turned cold. He poked a hole in the paper, and a cruel look flashed across his dark eyes.
"Quickly gather the people you brought with you and follow me into the mountains!" Xiao Ye ordered Fu Feng in a cold voice.
Shu Yun was tied up in the mountains. They didn't ask for money, they just wanted Xiao Ye to appear in the cave alone.
Only for tonight, otherwise Shuyun’s body will be sent back tomorrow morning.
The rebel kidnapped Shu Yun and threatened Xiao Ye, but Li Ce knew that he would go to rescue Shu Yun.
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The night was as dark as ink, the cave was cold, icy water droplets dripped from the cave ceiling, and a pool of water reflected the dim flames.
A curtain of cold moonlight shone in from the cave entrance, revealing a woman with her hands and feet tied and a sack on her head.
Li Ce took a look and signaled his men to remove the sack on her head.
The sack was opened, and Shuyun was standing by the campfire. She felt uncomfortable with the sudden light shining into her eyes, and she avoided them before opening them. A man was sitting in front of the campfire with his head lowered. He held a sachet in one hand and a branch in the other, stirring the fire to make the rising fire grow stronger and stronger.
In the firelight, Shu Yun saw the man's face clearly and couldn't believe what she saw. "Prince?"
The branch that was stirring the bonfire stopped, and Li Ce slowly raised his eyes and looked at Shu Yun through the swaying dim flames.
Hatred gradually filled the black eyes that were as calm as a dead pool. Li Ce curled his lips with a sinister look. Shu Yun couldn't help but feel a tingling sensation on her back and a chill running down her spine.
Li Ce: "I am a traitor being hunted by the imperial court, yet Miss Yun still calls me the prince."
The chill of the winter night seeped into the cave, and Shuyun felt increasingly uneasy. Her hands and feet were tied and she was thrown to the ground. Several soldiers with spears were standing in the cave.
Shu Yun asked anxiously, "Why did you arrest me, Prince?"
"We are all friends, please do me a favor." Li Ce put the pink sachet into his arms, stood up and walked towards Shu Yun.
He had an expressionless face. He grabbed Shuyun's arm, pulled her up from the ground, and dragged her towards the wooden rack.
Li Ce took the rope handed to him by his subordinates and tied Shu Yun to the wooden frame.
The hemp rope as thick as a finger was tied tightly around her. Shuyun struggled and her wrists were rubbed raw, causing her to frown in pain.
Li Ce said: "Don't struggle, just stay well and you will suffer less."
Shuyun glanced at the cave. The escaped rebels were probably here, all of them ferocious and murderous.
Shu Yun suddenly opened her eyes wide, shocked, "The prince kidnapped me here for my brother?"
Li Ce did not deny it. He stepped forward, grabbed Shu Yun's jaw, forced her to open her mouth, and stuffed a thick piece of linen into her mouth.
Shuyun was speechless. She struggled with her wrists, trying to break free from the restraints. The rough and prickly hemp rope rubbed her wrists, causing them to hurt. Bright red blood flowed out and slowly soaked the hemp rope.
"You should know the principle of loving someone and loving their dog." Li Ce sat on a rock. He took out the precious pink sachet from his bosom and held it tightly in his palm. "You are Xi'er's good friend, so I am willing to be friends with you. But in fact, if she is gone, there is no point in me treating her differently."
Li Ce glanced at the woman tied to the wooden frame, and suddenly frowned, his eyes fierce. He lowered his gaze, looked at the blazing bonfire, and said in a cold voice: "Xi'er is dead."
"Lin Yunxi is dead." Li Ce's eyes were bloodshot, and a fierce flame danced in his pupils filled with murderous intent. He tightly grasped the last item left by his lover, "Xiao Ye, kill Xier."
Shuyun was stunned, and her wrist, which was trying to break free from the hemp rope, suddenly stopped.
"It was Xiao Ye who killed her!" Li Ce turned around and glared at him.
Shuyun didn't believe it. A piece of sackcloth was stuffed in her mouth, blocking her words. She couldn't shout and could only make babbling sounds.
She struggled to speak, her face flushed, her eyes red, and tears fell.
Li Ce turned around, held the sachet, and looked towards the quiet cave entrance.
Lin Yunxi was innocent, but she still died. If Xiao Ye had not led his troops to encircle and suppress her, she would have gone with him. At least now she is still alive. No matter if she scolded him or beat him, at least she is still alive.
This rebellion was not going to last long. There were too few soldiers who escaped from the war, only about twenty people, and they could not cause any trouble. Li Ce knew that they were at the end of their strength from the moment they were defeated, but he could not swallow this anger if he did not avenge Lin Yunxi.
Tonight either Xiao Ye dies or he dies.
After a while, the spy came to report, "Sir, a group of people are coming towards the cave, and our people are leading them this way."
"Excellent."
Li Ce put the sachet back into his arms, raised his eyes to look at the cave entrance, and waited for his enemy to appear.
Countless torches illuminated the cave, and the flames spread from far away to near. The closer they got to the cave entrance, the louder the sound of fighting became.
A figure was kicked into the hole and fell heavily.
Xiao Ye appeared at the entrance of the cave holding a long spear. Under the dim firelight, he was full of hostility, like a Shura stepping out of purgatory.
The bonfire burned fiercely. Shu Yun, tied to a rack, watched from afar. Her mouth gagged with sackcloth, she couldn't shout, and she kept shaking her head at him. Xiao Ye's veins bulged, his fury nearly bursting from his eyes, and he clenched his halberd.
Li Ce picked up the knife on the ground and put it on Shuyun's neck, "Only one of you can survive tonight."
Xiao Ye's face was gloomy, and his voice suddenly became very cold and stern. He said, "You dare to hurt her in the slightest!"
Li Ce gripped the knife handle tightly, the sharp blade pressed against Xue's neck, "I'm not stupid. I can't beat you, so naturally I have to firmly grasp your weak spot."
"Your men have lost their weapons!" Li Ce shouted sternly, "Put down your halberds."
The ten rebels outside the cave have been wiped out, and the remaining ten or so rebels were guarding the cave, all pointing their weapons at the people coming from the cave entrance.
Xiao Ye said coldly: "Untie me first."
Li Ce hesitated and did not move. Xiao Ye pointed his long spear at the ground, and the sharp tip reflected the swaying campfire.
The two of them stood in a stalemate for a moment, and Li Ce had no choice but to untie Shu Yun. He grabbed Shu Yun and blocked her in front of him, holding the blade against her neck, and said to Xiao Ye in a stern voice: "It's your turn, put down your weapon!"
Xiao Ye glanced at Fu Feng, who understood and signaled his men to put down their weapons. Everyone looked at each other, and one by one they slowly lowered their weapons.
Xiao Ye slowly put down the long spear in his hand, and suddenly, he kicked up a stone on the ground, hitting Li Ce's knee squarely.
Li Ce knelt on the ground in pain, and the knife in his hand fell to the ground with a "bang". Almost at the same time, Xiao Ye attacked with a clenched halberd, and those subordinates who had put down their weapons also picked them up.
Just as Xiao Ye was about to get close, a huge net fell from the sky. He was caught off guard and had to retreat again.
Li Ce's trap was waiting for him here.
It was almost there, just a little deviation and Xiao Ye would be caught in the net! Li Ce was so angry that his teeth itched.
Two groups of people started fighting in the cave. Li Ce picked up the long knife that fell on the ground and chased Shu Yun who was running away. Xiao Ye ran towards her and reached out to pull her.
Suddenly, Xiao Ye hugged her, and Shu Yun fell into his arms. Before she could recover from the shock, she heard a muffled groan from the man, and the weight of his body fell towards her, holding her tightly with his strong arms.
Suddenly, Shu Yun was pulled behind him again, and Xiao Ye turned around and kicked Li Ce to the ground. At this moment, a drop of warm and sticky liquid dripped onto the back of Shu Yun's hand, and the strong smell of blood filled her nose.
Shu Yun was stunned and looked up at Xiao Ye's back. Xiao Ye had just blocked Li Ce's knife for her, and his clothes were cut, with a long wound and blood flowing out.
Xiao Ye held Shu Yun's hand tightly, and stood in front of her with his majestic body, protecting her safely behind him. "Everyone, capture them!"
Li Ce was kicked hard in the chest by Xiao Ye and was unable to get up from the ground. He covered his chest and crawled to pick up the fallen long sword.
After Xiao Ye comforted Shu Yun, he walked towards the rebels with a long spear in his hand and a murderous look on his face. The spear blade, shining with a cold light, made a rustling sound as it scraped across the ground.
Xiao Ye was approaching, and Li Ce knew that the game was over. He had never expected to kill Xiao Ye, but just wanted to lure him over. If the net he cast could capture Xiao Ye, that would be great.
But miscalculated
Li Ce grabbed a handful of powder from his sleeve, waited for Xiao Ye to get closer, and suddenly sprinkled the powder into Xiao Ye's eyes.
White powder flew towards his face. Xiao Ye raised his arms to block it. His eyes were covered with powder and it hurt so much.
Xiao Ye closed his eyes, swung his halberd, and the sharp blade slashed across Li Ce's neck.
Li Ce covered his neck with his hands, blood continuously flowing out from between his fingers. He saw Lin Yunxi in a trance. She was waiting for him on the gravel road, waving at him with a smile.
Li Ce stretched out his bloody hand and grabbed Lin Yunxi.
He struggled a few times, then stopped moving, and his raised hand slowly dropped down.
The corpse fell not far from Shuyun. She was frightened by the scene, her legs went weak, and she collapsed on the ground.
In the darkness, Xiao Ye turned around when he heard the sound and walked in the direction where the sound came from.
The man closed his eyes, blood was flowing from them, and his handsome face was covered with bloodstains. Shuyun was shocked and stood up from the ground with trembling legs.
Shu Yun staggered and the man's hand held her arm. She steadied herself and stroked the blood on his cheek with trembling hands.
Shu Yun was afraid, her fingertips were cold, and her voice was shaking, "Brother, your eyes..."
Xiao Ye: "I can't see it anymore."
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