Chapter 37
"Does this have anything to do with you?"
"What? No."
"Play dumb."
"hey-hey."
Both of them stopped talking and enjoyed the quiet time. The lake was surrounded by lanterns. The two of them tacitly did not look up, but only looked at their reflections in the lake.
"We are going to the capital tomorrow. Are you ready?"
Lin Xing didn't reply, but nodded and shook her head. Yu Hang didn't understand what she meant, but didn't ask any questions. He just waited for her patiently.
"I don't know. The mountains are high and the waters are far away. Is the capital the same as Nanru?"
The first half of Lin Xing's sentence was in response to Yu Hang, but the second half became quieter, more like she was talking to herself.
"Same."
"Oh~", hearing Yu Hang's firm answer, Lin Xing couldn't help but look up at him, "Why are you so sure?"
"Our home is not here. In fact, it doesn't matter where we are. Whether it's the capital or Nanru, they are just places to stay."
Yu Hang seemed to have made up his mind. He looked at Lin Xing and said, "As long as I stay by your side, there will be no difference between the two."
Looking at his bright eyes, Lin Xing's heart trembled. The noise around her seemed to fade away. There were only two of them left in the world. She curled up the corners of her mouth unconsciously.
“Plop!”
The sound of someone falling into the water passed through the crowd and reached their ears, followed by screams, "Ah! Someone fell into the water, hurry up and save him!"
The two ran to the crowd one after the other. When they finally got to the front row, the man who fell into the water had been rescued and was being pressed hard to drain the water from his throat.
The man slowly woke up, and everyone felt relieved and asked about his condition. In fact, it only took a few minutes from falling into the water to being rescued. It is reasonable to suspect that the man was awakened by the pain.
"Sir, are you feeling unwell?"
"Young man, what are you thinking about that makes you want to jump into the river? It's better to live a miserable life than to die."
But after everyone asked for a long time, the man still didn't say anything. He just sat on the ground blankly. Everyone started to wonder in their hearts, and some people said it out loud.
"Was this young man drowned?"
"It looks like that. Should we take him to the infirmary and not waste any more time?"
"Well, think on the bright side, what if he can't speak?"
"Then let's take him to the hospital."
Seeing that everyone had decided where he was going, the man slowly spoke: "I'm fine, I don't need to go to the clinic, thank you very much."
Then he stopped talking, and no matter how people asked him, he just sat there like he had lost his soul. Just at this moment, fireworks were set off in the sky again, and everyone dispersed, leaving only him.
Lin Xing and Yu Hang have been joining in the fun. Lin Xing discovered that something was not right with this man, but she couldn't put her finger on what it was. Now that there was no one around, it gave her a chance.
The man was sitting on the ground. Lin Xing squatted down and looked at him levelly, not caring that her clothes were wet by the lake water. "Sir, do you really not need to go to the clinic?"
The man glanced at her and returned to his dazed state. Lin Xing had no choice but to continue, "My friend is a doctor. But he is not only a doctor, he is also the companion of the current emperor. The emperor thinks highly of him."
I don’t know which words touched the man, but there was finally some emotion on his face. He seemed very happy?
The man grabbed Lin Xing's arm and asked anxiously, "Are you serious? Where is your friend?"
"Don't get excited, young master. He is standing right behind me. If what I said is false, you will die a miserable death and go to the eighteenth level of hell."
The man seemed to have just noticed Yu Hang. If it hadn't been dark, Lin Xing's lie would have been exposed. Whose doctor has a murderous look on his face?
Under Lin Xing's oath, the man believed her. He let go of Lin Xing and rolled and crawled forward until he knelt beside Yu Hang. Then came a crying voice: "Please help me, my fiancée was sold to a wealthy businessman by her parents. I heard the news and brought money to redeem her, but was beaten out by the profiteer."
His voice became sadder and sadder: "The rich businessman was only passing through Nanru on his way south, and has now returned to Dingzhou. My fiancée is suffering, but I can do nothing to help her. I can only die with her, and wait for us to meet in the underworld."
"If this is true, tell me the name of the rich businessman and I will kill him for you and take back your wife."
"Thank you, sir. Thank you so much, sir!"
When the man heard Yu Hang's righteous words, he kowtowed repeatedly. Only then did Yu Hang remember to help him up.
"My name is Lin Xing, may I know your name?"
"Wait for Zhou Feng next time. The rich businessman's surname is Li, and his name is Dong Yi."
"My name is Yu Hang."
Lin Xing signaled Yu Hang to pull Zhou Feng to sit on the chair next to him, as she wanted to ask him some more questions in detail.
"Mr. Zhou, please come this way. Let's sit down and talk slowly."
Zhou Fengdai did not refuse. He regarded the two men as his benefactors and answered all his questions about Lin Xing. By the end of the questioning, the two had figured out the whole story.
He and his fiancée Zhao Qi were childhood sweethearts, and their two families were old friends. The two were a perfect match and had already been engaged, just waiting for an auspicious day. Unexpectedly, the Zhao family fell into decline one day, and a wealthy businessman took a fancy to Zhao Qi and wanted to marry her as a concubine, promising to help the Zhao family through the difficulties.
Zhao Qi's parents didn't care about her in the first place, and were blinded by money, so they secretly decided on this matter without telling the Zhou family. When Zhou Feng learned about this, they were about to leave Nanru, and everyone knew what happened next.
Zhou Feng stood up and saluted, "Miss Lin, Mr. Yu, I have a favor to ask of you."
"Mr. Zhou, you don't have to be so polite. Just ask. We will definitely help if we can."
"I want to go to Dingzhou with you two to rescue my wife Zhao Qi."
This request made the two of them feel troubled. Lin Xing had just deceived Zhou Fengdai. If they let him go with them, wouldn't the matter be exposed?
The two looked at each other, and then Lin Xing spoke: "Mr. Zhou, this is probably not appropriate. We are originally from the capital, and this time we came to Nanru to transfer prisoners from the prison. The emperor personally issued an order that all accompanying personnel must not stop on the way and go straight to Kyoto."
Zhou Feng immediately became depressed. He took out a box from his arms and said, "In this case, I won't force you. As long as you give this token to Zhao Qi, she will believe you."
Lin Xing accepted the token and bowed back to Zhou Feng. Looking at Zhou Feng's disappearing back, Lin Xing turned around and stared at Yu Hang without saying a word.
"What's going on? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"We are not bandits, so how can we kill people at will? You should be careful with your words here."
Hearing the concern in Lin Xing's words, Yu Hang was delighted. He stood in a military training posture and said, "Don't worry, I will pay attention next time."
Seeing that he had a good attitude, Lin Xing thought that she would always be by his side, so she changed the subject and asked, "How are you going to help Zhou Feng save Zhao Qi?"
"When we passed through Dingzhou, I sneaked into Li's house and rescued Zhao Qi directly." Yu Hang waved his sword twice casually, looking at Lin Xing with bright eyes, "How is it? How is it?"
"Very good," Yu Hang shook his tail in the air, and Lin Xing continued, "But I have a few questions for you."
"First, although Zhao Qi was sold to Li Dongyi, her parents have already agreed to this matter, so it is legitimate. If you take her away directly, the Li family will report to the police. What will you do then?"
"Second, after Zhao Qi is rescued, she will definitely return to Nanru. The Li family will definitely inform her parents of Zhao Qi's disappearance. Do you want Zhao Qi to hide in Nanru for the rest of her life?"
"Third, even if Zhao Qi's parents feel guilty and help her keep this a secret, have you ever thought about how she will live in the future?"
Every question left Yu Hang speechless. At the end, Yu Hang scratched his head silently and asked, "Then what should we do?"
"Have you forgotten your identity? We just need to make good use of it and rescue the person through formal means. As for returning to Nanru, we can let Zhao Qi take refuge in the restaurant."
Yu Hang sincerely admired, "You are really smart, but how should we use my identity?"
"You'll know when you get to Dingzhou."
Fireworks in the sky keep blooming, some people are concentrating on appreciating them, while others are missing their loved ones. However, if we are destined to meet, no matter how far apart we are, we will meet again in the end.
"You're all here? Did you two enjoy the temple fair?"
"Sure. What about you?"
"I am a loner, with no one to keep me company, but I still have a great time."
"oh."
Lin Xing listened to the two people's teasing and suddenly laughed out loud, "It seems that you two are getting along very happily in the capital."
"No." Yu Hang denied flatly.
Now not only Lin Xing, but even Shen Ling laughed, “Look how ruthless this guy is, you can’t agree to him.”
Lin Xing looked at him in confusion, and Yu Hang hit him directly. Shen Ling realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurried to make amends: "At first I thought Yu Hang was very cold and didn't like to talk, but in the past few days in Beijing, I found that it was just the opposite."
"He just acts cold around outsiders."
"That's true."
The last round of fireworks begins, and when the fireworks end again, tonight's temple fair will also come to an end. The three of them sat on the steps by the lake and watched the fireworks bloom.
The world fell silent, but no one stood up.
"Are you here to pick me up?"
"The emperor plans to send someone to pick you up. Shen Ling and I just happened to be going back to Nanru to do some work, so we'll take over this matter."
"Really? I do have something important to do, but someone seems to be quite free."
"Chen Ling, stop talking. I won't stop Yu Hang from beating you up later."
Shen Ling looked at Yu Hang, and seeing that he was really staring at him, he quickly waved his hands, “I’m just talking nonsense.”
"Hahahaha." Lin Xing's laughter echoed above the lake, and she didn't forget the serious business. "I should go back to the restaurant. Yu Hang, tell Chen Ling about what happened just now tonight."
"I send you."
"I am left alone again."
They both stood up, leaving Shen Ling alone sitting by the lake. His back seemed too lonely, so Lin Xing placed the peach blossom lantern next to him.
Chen Ling looked up in confusion, and Lin Xing said nonchalantly: "Let the lanterns stay here with you forever."
"You guys should go back to the restaurant quickly."
There were no lights on the way back to the restaurant, but luckily Yu Hang was holding a lantern in his hand, which was shaped like a rabbit, and it was the one he won.
The two walked in silence all the way to the door of the restaurant, where the red lanterns hanging were always lit. Yu Hang handed the lantern in his hand to Lin Xing, turned around and left, almost falling down in such a hurry.
"Sister Xiao Xing, you're finally back." Huan'er, who was sitting outside the restaurant, had sharp eyes and immediately noticed the dim light here.
Xiao Mei helped her stand up. Lin Xing walked quickly to them. Lin Huan noticed something different about her. "Sister Xiao Xing, didn't you originally hold a peach blossom lantern? Why did it become a rabbit lantern now?"
Lin Xing's face flushed in the dark night.
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