Chapter 053 (Revised) I will always be with you

The sudden accident almost destroyed Zong Zhengxiao's mind. His head seemed to be rusted, buzzing and unable to function.

He couldn't even confirm whether Rong Yin's disappearance was real or he was just illusory because he was too sad.

He urgently needed to know whether he was awake or hallucinating.

The jade hairpin that Rong Yin used to tie her hair was placed on the bedside. Zong Zhengxiao looked over with red eyes, reached out to pick it up, then raised it stiffly and held it to his outstretched left palm.

Zong Zhengxiao gathered his strength and was about to stab him, but suddenly he heard a sad sigh in his ear: "Young man, why are you in such a hurry? He will be back to you soon."

This voice was like a hand that cleared away the fog, instantly waking up the confused Zong Zhengxiao.

He withdrew his hand immediately, turned around holding the jade hairpin, and found that he was still the only one in the room. It seemed like he was hallucinating just now.

However, a voice in his heart told Zong Zhengxiao: That was real and not an auditory hallucination, and Rong Yin was indeed gone.

Zong Zhengxiao looked down at the empty bed, realizing that everything that was happening now was beyond the power of ordinary people. He suddenly recalled the reason why Rong Yin traveled to this world.

Could it be that the voice just now was the Heavenly Dao that Rong Yin mentioned?

Although he spoke in a questioning tone, Zong Zhengxiao had actually already confirmed it, because except for the gods, no one could take Rong Yin away from him.

If he heard correctly, what Tiandao said was that Rong Yin would be back soon.

Gods cannot lie, so, he did not lose his voice, no!

"Ha..." Zong Zhengxiao wanted to laugh, but because he was too sad before, he had forgotten how to express his joy.

So while tears were still on his face, the corners of his lips unconsciously raised up, and he looked like he was neither crying nor laughing, a little twisted and a little sad.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the door. It should be Si Xi who came back with the imperial doctors.

Zong Zhengxiao was alert. He must not let them find out that Rong Yin was missing. Otherwise, once the rumor about ghosts and gods spread, it would definitely do more harm than good to Rong Yin.

Rong Yin is his person, so there is no guarantee that someone will not use this reason to attack Rong Yin in order to deal with him.

Thinking of this, Zong Zhengxiao immediately walked quickly to the door and raised his hand to stop the people who were about to enter.

"If you dare to come any closer, I will kill you without mercy!" Zong Zhengxiao warned coldly.

He looked haggard and emaciated due to not having rested for several days and nights. Not only was his beard untidy, but he also had bruises under his eyes and his eyes were red as if they were filled with blood.

Seeing him at this moment, people can't help but recall the time before Rong Yin came. Zong Zhengxiao, who had suffered from insomnia for a long time, could not control his violent temper. Even though he did not kill innocent people, he was still regarded as a bloodthirsty Shura because of his cold murderous intent and became a feared existence.

The imperial doctors, who had just gotten up from the ground, knelt down again one after another, and Si Xi did the same.

Because of his understanding of Zong Zheng Xiao, he was sure that what Zong Zheng Xiao said was not an exaggeration, and if anyone dared to disobey his orders, he would really kill them!

Lu'e and Si Xi, who were standing at the door waiting for the imperial physician to return, knelt together at the front of the crowd. She didn't understand why Zong Zheng Xiao's attitude changed in just a short while.

Didn't you want the master to wake up just now? Why don't you let the imperial physician in to treat the master now?

Her worry about Rong Yin overcame her fear of Zong Zheng Xiao. She raised her head and looked at Zong Zheng Xiao, who was looking down at her coldly. She asked in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, the master is in critical condition. Why don't you let the imperial physician go in to treat the master?"

Zong Zhengxiao's tone was terrifyingly calm: "Rong Yin does not need an imperial physician."

Lu'e subconsciously retorted hastily, "Why don't you need a doctor? The master just said..."

Lu'e couldn't continue speaking. She didn't want to say in person the fact that Rong Yin had passed away.

Zong Zhengxiao was indifferent to Lu'e's words. His cold gaze remained on everyone, and he showed no intention of giving in.

The imperial doctors were completely confused. They called them back in a hurry, but did not allow them to go in to see the patients. What was the logic behind this?

But no matter what Zong Zhengxiao thought, as subjects, they had to obey orders obediently. They just hoped that if something happened to the nobleman, the disaster would not befall them.

Lu'e was the only one present, and she still wanted to continue fighting. She couldn't bear to watch Rong Yin die.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to let the imperial physician come in and take a look. It's possible that the master can still be saved. You can't just give up on him like this!"

After saying that, Lu'e's head hit the ground heavily with a bang.

She thought that Zong Zheng Xiao had given up trying to save Rong Yin because he saw that he had stopped breathing.

Zong Zhengxiao still said the same thing: "Rong Yin does not need an imperial physician."

Lu'e wanted to say something, but at this moment, a voice that was very familiar to both of them came from the room behind Zong Zhengxiao.

"You two, stop quarreling."

Zong Zhengxiao and Lu'e froze at the same time, while Si Xi and the imperial doctors looked up in surprise.

Zong Zhengxiao turned around slowly, as if he was afraid that if he moved too much, he would scare Rong Yin away.

Zong Zhengxiao turned to the side, leaving space for the people outside to see the situation inside the house clearly.

Under the cover of night, candles were lit inside and outside the Ginja Garden, as well as inside the house. Although it was not as bright as day, it still illuminated every corner around.

Inside the house, near the door, there was a tall, fair figure standing there steadily.

His long black hair made his blue eyes look even clearer and gentler. His nose was straight, his lips were rosy, and his facial features were clear and soft. One glance at him and you would never forget his extraordinary appearance.

Continuing to look down, the beauty was only wearing a robe that was obviously too big and didn't fit her. Her jade-white arms and slender legs were exposed. She was barefoot on the ground, like an elf that accidentally strayed into the human world. Her whole body exuded a pure and clean appearance that was not tainted by the worldly affairs.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him foolishly, the elf tilted his head in confusion and asked foolishly, "Ah, is there no one to welcome me back?"

Zong Zhengxiao was the first to come back to his senses. He was closest to the door, so as soon as Rong Yin finished speaking, he turned around and strode in, then slammed the door in front of everyone.

"Master!" Lu'e finally reacted and quickly got up and ran over, but the door had been locked by Zong Zhengxiao.

Si Xi was still kneeling without moving, like a wooden man, and he murmured something that didn't fit the atmosphere: "If I'm not mistaken, has the young master grown legs?"

The imperial physician closest to him suddenly realized what was going on after hearing this. He said that there was something wrong with the picture just now. When they examined the mermaid before, the mermaid's lower body had a fish tail!

In the room, Rong Yin saw Zong Zhengxiao close the door and asked in confusion, "Why don't you let them in? Lu'e will be worried."

Zong Zhengxiao did not reply. He stared at Rong Yin intently, not daring to even blink, fearing that Rong Yin would disappear from his sight again in the next second.

Rong Yin felt a little uncomfortable with Zong Zheng Xiao's direct gaze. He was embarrassed and subconsciously stepped back, but Zong Zheng Xiao had already walked quickly to him.

"Ayin..." Zong Zhengxiao carefully raised his hands and held Rong Yin's face, as if he was treating a bubble that would shatter at the touch.

"Is it really you?" Zong Zhengxiao still couldn't believe it.

Rong Yin smiled and rubbed Zong Zheng Xiao's palm skillfully, "It's me, Zong Zheng Xiao, I'm not dead, I've come back to find you, I will stay by your side forever."

Zong Zhengxiao's tears burst out again, but unlike the grief and despair before, this time he was crying for joy.

He cried for what he had lost and then found again, and he cried for how well fate had treated him.

Rong Yin was also infected by Zong Zheng Xiao's emotions. A pure tear slid down from his right eye, gradually forming a round white pearl. It fell to the ground with a plop and then rolled to the corner of the table next to him.

People only know that mermaids can cry tears into pearls, but they don't know that not every tear of a mermaid can turn into a dazzling pearl.

In fact, only when they are in extreme emotions will mermaids cry out pearls.

For example, the original owner of the mermaid shed a pearl tear before she died because she knew that she would die soon and had no ability to return home.

For example, now, Rong Yin was ecstatic about his rebirth and Zong Zheng Xiao's care for him, so he shed tears like pearls.

These pearls absorb the mermaids' rich emotions, and when touched they can empathize with them. Their value far exceeds that of ordinary pearls.

But no matter what the emotion is, being too extreme will only hurt the body and the heart. It can be said that every mermaid tear pearl is the result of the mermaid's life and blood.

In the original owner's memory, he and his tribesmen rarely shed tears. Whenever they cried, it was because their emotions such as joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness had exploded to the extreme, and then they would naturally cry out pearls.

So even they themselves did not realize that the appearance of pearls had such harsh conditions.

Rong Yin also deduced this result by combining his own experience with the original owner's memory. Before, he didn't cry out pearls because he always thought it was because his soul belonged to a human and he was not a real mermaid, so he couldn't cry out pearls.

The pearl filled with Rong Yin's emotions lay quietly in the corner. However, no matter how priceless this pearl was, Zong Zhengxiao and Rong Yin had no time to pay attention to it at this moment.

Zong Zhengxiao embraced Rong Yin in his arms and held him tightly with his arms, as if he was using this method to prove Rong Yin's existence, while also showing his pain and panic at losing Rong Yin.

Rong Yin felt a little pain from being strangled by Zong Zheng Xiao, but he did not ask Zong Zheng Xiao to let go, because he also wanted to snuggle closely with Zong Zheng Xiao to soothe the longing and anxiety in his heart.

After a long time, the two floating souls gradually stabilized by hugging each other. Rong Yin leaned against Zong Zhengxiao's chest, listening to his heartbeat slowly catching up with her own.

宗政逍不願意放開戎音，但心裏又好奇，于是便低頭看着戎音問道：“你那日是被天道帶走了嗎？”

戎音點頭：“嗯，天道問我，是想立即去轉世投胎，還是留下來。”

他話音未落，宗政逍呼吸一窒，手臂下意識收緊了幾分。

戎音清楚他在害怕什麽，安撫道：“傻瓜，你緊張什麽，我剛剛說過了呀，我會一直陪着你的。”

“我知道。”宗政逍語氣有些委屈，“我只是不想失去你，阿音。”

戎音抱着宗政逍的腰，擡頭跟他對視，認真地道：“你不會失去我，永遠都不會。”

聞言，宗政逍眉眼柔和下來，臉上的笑容也輕松了幾分，但說出的話卻是無比霸道：“你是我的，只能是我的。”

戎音也道：“你也是我的，且只能是我的。”

兩人都默契地喜歡着對方，并且想要霸占對方。

有些話不用說出口，因為對方都心知肚明了。

戎音覺得自己真的有點傻，他之前居然以為宗政逍只是把他當朋友，經歷過這次變故後他才發現，宗政逍對他的喜歡其實明顯得不能再明顯了。

任何感情都會有獨占欲，可友誼的獨占和愛情的獨占是不一樣的，也是怪他遲鈍，到現在才明白過來。

宗政逍跟他也是相同的想法，戎音對他的依賴和親近，其實早就超出了友情的範疇，之前的糾結和醋意，不過都是他太傻，自找苦吃。

其實最重要的是，天道猝不及防把戎音帶走，讓他倆都懂得了失去的可怕和痛苦，在生離死別面前，告白失敗就成了最微不足道的坎坷。

世界上最可怕的事，就是我愛你，但永遠都沒有機會告訴你。

要不是天道及時出手，這兩個戀愛白癡不知道還要互相隐瞞和獨自神傷多久。

心意相通後，兩人對視，眼神都逐漸迷離，雙雙沉浸在初嘗愛戀的甜蜜之中。

“咚！”房門像是被人撞了一下，發出不小的動靜，将處于暧昧氛圍中的兩人拉了回來。

宗政逍黑了臉，外面是怎麽回事？

戎音也回了神，道：“對了，他們還在外面呢，總不好叫人家太醫一直等着，你請他們回去吧，還有，我要見綠娥，她肯定很擔心我，誰叫你突然把門關了的。”

說到最後，戎音一巴掌拍在了宗政逍胸膛上。

宗政逍握住他的手，放在自己心口，上下打量他：“你确定要這樣見她？”

戎音這才反應過來，天道為他重塑了一具肉身，他是光溜溜地回來的，當時情況緊急，怕綠娥跟宗政逍吵起來，他只能匆匆撿起宗政逍放在床榻邊的外袍披上，過去勸說。

他和宗政逍在這裏抱來抱去，衣服早被蹭亂了，所以他如今在宗政逍面前，跟□□也沒什麽區別了。

見宗政逍盯着自己那處不放，戎音羞紅了臉，伸手去捂他的眼睛：“看什麽看，流氓！”

“小流氓說誰呢？之前你少看我的了？”宗政逍失笑，“小小的，粉粉的，挺可愛。”

宗政逍這是在報之前戎音評價他兄弟的“仇”，戎音哼哼：“小氣鬼。”

宗政逍幫他把衣服攏好，道：“你乖乖待着，我去給你拿衣服來，委屈一下先穿我的，我吩咐人給你做新的，最遲明天就能送到。”

戎音看他：“你不好奇我為什麽突然長出雙腿嗎？”

宗政逍在他額頭彈了一下，道：“我倒是想問你，但你不是忙着去見你的綠娥嗎？怕是沒空回答我。”

戎音捂着額頭瞪了他一眼：“知道了還不趕緊去給我拿衣服，小逍子你也真是，一點眼力見都沒有。”

宗政逍在他精瘦的腰上掐了一把，咬牙切齒道：“晚點再收拾你。”

确認關系後，掐的地方都不一樣了，戎音紅着臉推他：“趕緊去。”

宗政逍笑着走向裏間，他的衣物和其它飾品都整整齊齊地擺放着，一目了然。

因為他基本日日都住在銀鲛園，所以他原先寝宮的東西其實早都搬過來了。

宗政逍挑了幾件自己常穿的衣服回來，親手幫戎音穿上，确認戎音該遮的地方都遮好了以後，他才轉身去開門。

門口，四喜正扶着臉色蒼白的綠娥。

大晚上的，其實還有點冷，但四喜已經滿頭大汗了。

綠娥被宗政逍關門擋住，因為想确認戎音的真實情況，焦躁得直團團轉。

四喜上前安撫她，說應該留點時間給陛下和小主子團聚，而且看剛才小主子的形象也不太方便，我們再等等。

綠娥也很聽話，沒有鬧騰。

可等了許久戎音都還不出來，綠娥表情明顯急迫了起來，再加上這些日子她也因為擔心戎音沒有休息好，急火攻心之下 ，腦袋忽然有些暈。

她離門離得近，身體沒站穩一晃悠，就不小心撞到了門上。

清醒過來後，綠娥也被吓得不輕，原本就沒什麽血色的臉變得幾近慘白。

四喜也是心驚肉跳，沒想到會發生這種變故。

他急忙上去把綠娥拉開，但知道肯定是打擾到兩位主子了，所以等門一開，看見宗政逍出來後，四喜和綠娥便一起跪下請罪。

綠娥：“是奴婢不小心驚擾了兩位主子，跟其他人無關，奴婢罪該萬死，還請陛下責罰。”

四喜：“怪老奴沒看好宮人，錯在老奴。”

不過幸好，宗政逍沒有要責怪他們的意思，在他們跪下後只說了一句：“四喜，送太醫們回去吧，這幾天辛苦各位太醫了為朕診治了，賞賜之後會送到各位府上去。”

聽見宗政逍的話，太醫們就明白那位貴人平安了，于是紛紛露出如釋重負的神情，躬身行禮道：“謝陛下隆恩。”

他們能不謝嗎？走到半路被四喜抓回來，聽說那位貴人不知為何忽然咽氣了時，說實在話，那一刻，他們一群太醫已經做好了身死的準備。

感謝老天感謝陛下感謝貴人，他們的小命算是保住了。

至于陛下為什麽把為鲛人診治換成為他診治，太醫們雖然一時沒搞清原因，但既然皇上都這麽說了，他們自然會乖乖跟着改口。

幸好之前他們嘴巴都閉得緊，即便是跟家人也沒有透露任何消息，不然現在就麻煩了。

身心俱疲的太醫們再次被送走，宗政逍看向門口跪着的綠娥，讓開了路：“進去吧，戎音要見你。”

綠娥起身前又給宗政逍磕了個頭，感激地道：“謝陛下開恩。”

這個謝，既是謝宗政逍允許她去見戎音，也是謝宗政逍原諒她方才犯下的錯。

在綠娥進門前，宗政逍又道：“綠娥，你不用懷疑，朕比誰都在意戎音。”

宗政逍是在說綠娥質疑他不救戎音的事。

綠娥低頭，語氣歉疚：“是奴婢狹隘了，奴婢知錯。”

宗政逍也不知有沒有接受綠娥的歉意，只是道：“去吧，他在等你。”

綠娥又對宗政逍行了一禮，然後就迫不及待地跑了進去，看見活生生站在屋中間的戎音時，她再次濕了眼眶。

“主子……”綠娥快步來到戎音面前，想給他跪下，卻被戎音一把拉了起來。

“笨綠娥，表達想念當然得用擁抱啊，怎麽能跪呢。”說着，他就把綠娥抱進了懷裏。

化成人形以後，他比綠娥高了一個肩膀，足夠給她依靠了。

就像他咬傷宗政逍那天，在他不安無助的時候，綠娥也願意用自己懷抱安撫他，感情的付出，本來就是雙向的。

再次觸碰到戎音，綠娥再也憋不住，失聲大哭起來。

“嗚嗚嗚，吓死我了，你睡了好久，一直都不醒，我以為你會死，我以為我再也見不到你了……”

真情流露時，綠娥忘卻了所有地位身份的束縛，她說的是“我”，而不是“奴婢”，稱呼戎音“你”，而不是“主子”。

如同之前她可以為了戎音，敢于質疑宗政逍的決定，只為給戎音求一個生的機會。

她執拗得有些傻，可她對待戎音是真心實意的好。

戎音也紅了眼圈，柔聲道：“你們都還活着呢，我怎麽舍得死，我離不開你們的。”

綠娥哽咽着道：“以後都不要這樣吓人了好不好？我害怕。”

“嗯，以後咱們都健健康康的，活他個幾百歲。”

綠娥被逗笑：“幾百歲都成老妖怪了。”

“老妖怪也沒關系，我們一起做老妖怪，要是有道士來抓我們，我們就跑，不過老胳膊老腿的，希望不要摔倒。”

綠娥被他逗得咯咯笑，眼淚也止住了。

她從戎音懷裏起身，邊擦淚邊跟他拉開距離，說：“主子就會拿奴婢尋開心。”

戎音見她冷靜下來了，心道自己的心思沒有白費，也跟着笑得開心。

旁邊的宗政逍早就看不下去了，他将戎音拉到自己身後，面無表情地對綠娥道：“飯菜都冷了，重新上一桌吧，朕喜歡的和戎音喜歡的菜色都要準備好。”

Seeing Rong Yin alive with her own eyes and holding her, Lu'e was relieved. She took one last look at Rong Yin before leaving: "I will go and urge Chef Yu to cook."

After she left, Zong Zhengxiao looked at Rong Yin with resentful eyes: "You really care about her the most. You took the initiative to hug her. Why didn't you take the initiative to hug me when we met again just now? And she even suspected that I was unwilling to save you before."

Rong Yin rushed over and hugged him, smiling and said, "Look, I'm hugging you now, and Lu'e is just worried about me, not deliberately doubting you."

Zong Zheng Xiao was jealous: "Why do you always favor her? Who are you closest to?"

Rong Yin: "I am here to help, not to help my relatives."

Zong Zheng Xiao was delighted: "You mean to admit that you are the closest to me."

"I didn't say that..." Rong Yin tugged at her clothes and changed the subject: "It's so annoying. How can you be taller than me? Your sleeves are so much longer and you have to fold them up."

Zong Zheng Xiao chuckled, and suddenly leaned over to pick him up. Rong Yin was so frightened that she subconsciously put her hands on Zong Zheng Xi's shoulders and looked down at him: "What are you doing?"

Zong Zhengxiao pushed him up again and said, "You are taller than me."

Rong Yin was stunned for a second before he realized what Zong Zheng Xiao meant. He found it a little funny, but his heart was filled with sweetness.

"If you put me down later, I will become shorter again. You are deceiving yourself." Rong Yin said this, but he couldn't hide the happiness on his face.

Zong Zheng Xiao also laughed: "Then I won't let you down. I will hold you forever and let you always be taller than me, okay?"