Chapter 99 Holding Hands
Xie Tingzhou half-lowered his eyes and glanced at her. Chen Yu felt very uncomfortable being looked at by him. She wanted to confront him head-on, but she turned her face away involuntarily.
"Why do you look like you've done something wrong?"
Chen Yu looked back at him, "What have I done wrong? The moonlight is so beautiful, can't I go over and take a look?"
Xie Tingzhou raised the corners of his lips slightly, "Follow me."
The moonlight tonight is indeed beautiful, and the shadows of the two people fall one after the other in the forest full of dead branches and leaves.
The two walked further and further away, and Chen Yu forgot to remind him, staring at Xie Tingzhou's tall and straight back in fascination.
I wonder what kind of girl this rare man in the world will marry in the future. It should be a unique lady who is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting to be a match for him.
Passing through the woods, we suddenly heard the sound of gurgling water.
"We're here." Xie Tingzhou's tone was slightly relaxed, "It turns out I remembered it right."
The stream is not wide, only about ten feet wide, and the water surface is sparkling. The moon shadow is broken into countless pieces by the wind, and the clear broken moon floats on the water.
"Have you been here before?" Chen Yu walked to the stream.
“I have been here.”
"when?"
Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and looked at the water, his eyes gradually darkened, "Many, many years ago."
Shen Yu did not notice the abnormality in his tone, and squatted down to soak her hands in the water.
The stream water is very cold, and the cool touch passes through my fingers.
"There's a fish!" Shen Yu suddenly raised her head.
"Are you hungry?" Xie Tingzhou asked.
Shen Yu nodded, took out the dagger from her waist and stared at the water.
"It's still too cold, don't go into the water." Xie Tingzhou said behind her.
She was distracted by this vague expression of concern, and a fish sneaked past from the bottom of the water.
The moonlight was beautiful, but for some reason, it was so dazzling that people could not see clearly. All they could see were broken moon fragments. They didn't know whether it was their eyes or their hearts that were dazzling.
She put away the dagger in disappointment after a moment, "Forget it, it's hard to see at night."
Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment, then raised his hand and whistled.
A moment later, a sharp scream rose into the sky, and Bai Yu swooped down in the night.
It brushed past Xie Tingzhou, spun around, and then came back to land on his arm.
Xie Tingzhou stroked its feathers and said, "Whether we can eat tonight depends on you."
Bai Yu seemed to understand what he meant and suddenly flapped its wings and flew up.
It flew half a circle in the air, its eyes sharp.
It stared at the water surface for a moment, then suddenly swooped down, flying over the water and diving underwater to catch fish.
The movement was as fast as lightning, and when it left the water, there was already a fish in its claws.
Bai Yu caught the fish without touching the ground. The fish landed on the grass on the shore, then turned around and flew back to the river.
Shen Yu stepped forward and grabbed the still struggling fish, "Look."
The fish's tail splashed water droplets all over her face. She wrinkled her nose and turned her face away, with a smile that formed a crescent at the corners of her eyes.
Xie Tingzhou stared at her smiling face. The crushed moonlight fell on her face. For a moment, he was actually hurt by such a smile and felt distressed.
She's so pretty, how can I keep her smiling like this?
A bonfire was lit by the river, with four palm-sized fish on the fire, and the aroma wafted from the smoking and roasting.
Chen Yu stared at the fish being roasted and said, "This kind of fish can be roasted very fragrantly without any seasoning. It would be even better if we cook a bowl of fish soup with tofu."
After she finished speaking, she raised her eyes, expecting to see Xie Tingzhou admiring the moon or watching the fire, but unexpectedly she met his eyes.
Xie Tingzhou sat opposite her.
He is looking at her.
Those dark eyes reflected a light of fire, burning in the deepest part of the pupils, as if it could burn a person to ashes.
Shen Yu quickly retracted her gaze and stared at the fish in a daze.
She had lost consciousness quite a few times tonight. Why?
"If you don't turn it over, it will become a mess." Xie Tingzhou reminded.
Chen Yu quickly turned the fish over and found something to say: "Where's the black panther? I haven't seen it for a long time."
Xie Tingzhou retracted his gaze, added a piece of wood to the fire, and said, "Cang is different from Baiyu. He still retains some of the habits of wild beasts. There are too many people coming in and out of the yard. I am worried that he will attack people."
"Oh." He suddenly laughed, "If you let it out, it will attack your dog first."
Black panthers have a very strong sense of territory and often use their own scent to mark areas. Once the scent of a different animal appears, they are likely to become aggressive.
Shen Yu nodded, looked at one of the fish that had been grilled, picked it up and handed it to Xie Tingzhou.
Xie Tingzhou paused for a moment, then reached out to take the grilled fish on the branch.
It seemed that with her, he was constantly lowering his bottom line. He had lived in a thatched hut he had never lived in before, worn coarse linen clothes he had never worn before, gnawed on the hardest steamed buns, and now ate grilled fish without even salt.
Xie Tingzhou laughed at himself, tore off a piece of fish with his hands and put it into his mouth.
"How is it? It smells good, right?"
Xie Tingzhou looked into her sparkling eyes and nodded slowly.
There were four grilled fish, one was eaten by Xie Tingzhou, and the remaining three fell into Chen Yu's stomach.
Bai Yu also finished cleaning up the two fish, and his claws and beak were stained with blood.
Xie Tingzhou took out a handkerchief, wrung it in the water, and used it to wipe Bai Yu's beak and claws.
Chen Yu watched from the side and asked, "Can I touch it?"
Xie Tingzhou stretched out his hand to her, "Give me your hand."
Chen Yu carefully placed her hand into his palm.
The moment he started to use the knife, Xie Tingzhou remembered what Feng Yang said. Her hands were thin and soft, but there were thin calluses on her palms and knuckles, which were the marks left by years of holding the knife.
Xie Tingzhou was distracted for a moment, then moved his fingers to her wrist and led her closer to Bai Yu.
The hand slowly approached, and Bai Yu looked over immediately, his eagle eyes were stern and cold as frost and snow.
Chen Yu subconsciously shrank back, and Xie Tingzhou exerted a little force on his palm, holding her hand tightly, and covering Bai Yu's feathers with her hand.
The fur on its back is very thick, arranged in layers like fish scales, and feels very good.
When Chen Yu touched the Saker Falcon for the first time, her eyes were filled with joy. "I often see you touching its head and chest, why am I touching its back?"
When the question was asked, I thought he would not answer, but I heard Xie Tingzhou said in a gentle voice:
"When a falconer touches the top of its head and chest to help comb its feathers, it is enhancing the falcon's trust and affection for the person. Now it has just become a habit."
Shen Yu nodded, gently pulled her hand back, and felt Xie Tingzhou also gently loosen his hand.
Only after I was free from his shackles did I feel how badly my wrists were burned where he had grabbed them.
Shen Yu put her hands behind her back and rubbed them, feeling as if the patch was about to burn.
So she squatted down and soaked both hands in the cold stream water.
The temperature dropped, and she leaned on the pebbles under the water without moving. On the surface of the water, she vaguely saw Xie Tingzhou raising his hand, with white feathers spreading between his arms.
Chen Yu moved, and the waves of light made the picture chaotic in an instant.
He squatted down next to her and stretched out his hand into the water.
The two people's little fingers met unexpectedly in the water.
It was hard to tell whether it was intentional or unintentional, but Xie Tingzhou's little finger gently pressed on her little finger.
But neither of them moved, and the water surface gradually calmed down.
They saw each other's faces in the reflection.
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