"You've only slept for half an hour. Why didn't you sleep a little longer? Did I wake you up?"
His fingertips caressed Su Ruanruan's soft, rounded shoulder, where faint marks remained. After applying the ointment a few more times, her delicate skin would return to its original state.
"cold."
Huo Yan's fingers were cool to the touch. Before Su Ruanruan could notice, they slid down her shoulder and into the blankets, sending shivers down her spine.
A cool breath from her lips brushed against her shoulder. Su Ruanruan's cheeks were delicate and pink, her eyebrows were arched and dark, and the blush on her face had not yet faded, making her look just like a ripe peach.
Just as he was about to make another move, Su Ruanruan bit his wrist.
"Get up."
But Huo Yan remained unmoved, pressing against her back like a tightly closed spoon.
"General Huo, if you have nowhere to expend your energy, go out for a stroll and sweep the snow."
Huo Yan chuckled, "You guessed my identity?"
"If I still can't guess it, then I've really lived in vain..."
He practices martial arts in the courtyard every day. He is strong and healthy, with so many new and old injuries on his body and calluses on his palms. It's really hard not to guess.
Actually, she had thought of it before, but wasn't quite sure. Now he has admitted it himself.
It turns out he really was a great general.
But what exactly is he doing here?
Su Ruanruan moved her aching waist, and Huo Yan's large hand massaged her waist. "Don't move, I'll hold you for a while longer."
Su Ruanruan was silent for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Huo Yan, why did you come to the Northwest? And why are you lying in wait here?"
Huo Yan pinched the soft flesh on her waist. "Knowing too much is not good for you."
"Huo Yan, why do you always appear in the mountains?"
"I remember asking you if you went hunting, what did you say at the time?"
You said, 'The prey is too cunning; we must proceed slowly.'
"So, what exactly is your prey?"
There was no response from behind for a long time, and Su Ruanruan even wondered if Huo Yan had fallen asleep.
But he pressed himself against her, his dark, inky eyes fixed on her.
Su Ruanruan felt a little numb from his gaze and reached out to push him, "Get up."
"Who exactly are you? I sent someone to ask Gu Ji, and he was the one who first provided you with the herbs you used to disguise your face."
“Even that cave was found with you; he has seen your true face.”
"So, your appearance is indeed that of Su Ruanruan." But then Huo Yan changed the subject, "But there are too many inconsistencies in your story. Who taught you to play the zither? And who taught you how to make ice?"
“Before you woke up, I went to the courtyard where you used to live with him. None of the books on his bookshelf mentioned the method of making writing disappear or appear. I also went to Tianhong Academy, but the students there hadn’t seen any special books either.”
"So, was the method something he knew and then told you, or did you already know it yourself?"
Looking at the shock in Su Ruanruan's eyes, Huo Yan slowly said, "Not only that, I also discovered something interesting."
Huo Yan took out two pieces of paper from his pocket, on which were written beautiful small regular script. Su Ruanruan took a close look.
One was a bill from the tofu shop, and the other was a storybook she hadn't finished, which she had left on her desk in Mu Bai's room.
Their handwriting was exactly the same, leaving her no room to deny it.
"So, you're the one who supplies storybooks to bookstores, wearing a veiled hat and speaking with a foreign accent?"
"You really are... a treasure map!"
"Even if he teaches you to read diligently, the real Su Ruanruan could not possibly learn to write so well in such a short time."
"There are no signs of disguise on your face, so who are you?"
Su Ruanruan pursed her lips; she had originally intended to take the initiative and ask him about his affairs first.
Now, I find myself in such a passive position.
She hooked her arms around Huo Yan's neck. "If I told you I was a wandering ghost, would you be afraid of me? Would you still protect me?"
Huo Yan whispered in her ear, "Why should I be afraid of you? It's my blessing to know you."
...
The snow finally stopped after two days, and the sun finally showed its long-awaited smile. Su Ruanruan stood in the courtyard, watching the snow on the eaves gradually melt and fall drop by drop onto the ground.
Now, Huo Yan won't even let her leave the courtyard.
Yesterday, she planned to go to the tofu shop, but she encountered bad guys on the way and was almost kidnapped.
In the end, Huo Yan appeared in time to stop them. When the group realized that kidnapping her was not an option, they tried to kill her.
She remembered that when the blade was only half a finger's width away from her chest, Huo Yan chopped off the man's head, and blood splattered all over her face.
The others were also surrounded by Jin Yu and Niu Mang, but those people committed suicide by hiding poison in their teeth.
Then, she was brought back by Jin Yu and Niu Mang.
The two of them have been taking turns sitting on the wall since yesterday, and no one knows where Huo Yan went.
"Aunt Su, do you want some steamed buns?" Niu Mang sat on the wall, his eyes darting around as he looked outside.
Su Ruanruan, "..."
"Don't call me Auntie, call me Miss Su or Su Ruanruan."
"That won't do. You are my elder brother's concubine. I can't call you that anymore. I can only call you Aunt Su. I know that much."
Su Ruanruan walked towards the base of the wall and looked up at Niu Mang sitting there.
"Are you also thinking of taking a concubine?"
These words startled Niu Mang so much that he almost dropped the steamed bun in his hand. He quickly said, "You can't say things like that. I didn't say anything."
"Really? You have no feelings for Xiaoyuan?"
"How could I have feelings for her? I only see her as a younger sister..."
Su Ruanruan shrugged. "You're just saying that, I don't believe you."
Just then, Niu Mang's eyes lit up, "Big brother is back."
Su Ruanruan looked towards the door, and sure enough, Huo Yan had returned.
Huo Yan's cold and stern face gradually softened when he saw Su Ruanruan standing in the courtyard.
Upon seeing him return, Niu Mang wisely disappeared from the wall.
"Where have you been?" Huo Yan approached, and Su Ruanruan smelled blood on him.
"Hehe, I went to do a little thing. I'm going to change my clothes first, and then I'll take you out to eat."
Huo Yan didn't move closer to Su Ruanruan, but brushed past her shoulder and walked into the house.
"Stop!" Su Ruanruan quickly chased after her.
She exchanged a few glances with Huo Yan and reached out to untie his cloak.
That blue robe, stained with blood, was then revealed.
Su Ruanruan looked at the spurting bloodstains and knew that they were not his blood.
But is this human blood or animal blood?
"What...what exactly did you do all this time?"
Now that she had discovered him, Huo Yan no longer bothered to hide it. He had initially been afraid that these traces would frighten her.
But then he remembered that his delicate and gentle woman was different from others; she wasn't afraid of these things.
Huo Yan reached out and pinched her soft little face. "I'm going to avenge you."
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