Chapter 126 [VIP] Lifesaver (13)
The little girl with a round face looked at her master holding the unfinished sleeve with such regret and sadness on his face. She was confused. She thought that the master did not have no feelings for Miss Li. Otherwise, why would he be so sad after knowing this? Especially the sadness in the master's eyes. No matter how stupid or blind the little girl was, she could tell what it meant.
The little girl felt that she had discovered some incredible secret, and the expression on her face changed from suspicion at the beginning to horror. She thought, if the master really liked the eldest daughter of the Li family, then why did he break off the engagement with her?
Isn't this just asking for trouble?
After noticing this problem, the little girl's subtle feeling reappeared in her heart. She immediately began to worry about her life. The little girl hesitated, and finally stepped forward tremblingly and said, "My lord, how about I leave tonight? I will clean this room carefully tomorrow morning."
The little girl didn't dare to move as she spoke, lowering her head and respectfully waiting for the adult's reply. Jin Xinli heard the voice and seemed to come back to his senses. His eyes fell on the stitches of the sleeves again, and then he asked in a hoarse voice,
"Did she say anything at that time?"
Jin Lili found that he was eager to see her now. He hadn't seen her for a long time. Since she left, the mansion became deserted and all the servants were trembling with fear, not even daring to mention her name. He heard very little news about her in the mansion, so when someone mentioned her name, he couldn't help but want to hear it several times.
The little girl looked at the adults in confusion, not quite understanding what her adults meant.
Just recalling the scene of living in the tent at that time, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked softly, "Are you asking about the situation of Miss Li in the tent?"
After she asked, she saw that her master's expression did not change. She tried to recall the impatient look on the Li family's eldest daughter's face when she was making the sleeves, and then continued, "The eldest daughter had a headache at the time. There were several needle holes on each of her ten fingers. She stamped her feet in pain and refused to let the servants help..."
The little girl racked her brains and thought about it again. "At that time, a maid asked her, since the eldest lady's needlework is not good, why not let the maid help? As a result, the eldest lady said that this is to embroider for her... future husband, to express her love, how can you let others do it for you?"
The little girl didn't know if she said something wrong. After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and dared not look up at anyone again.
On the other side, Jin Linli's eyes gradually softened when he heard her say "stomping her feet in anger". He seemed to be able to imagine her depressed and stubborn expression. When he heard her say "something for your future husband", his nose suddenly surged with an unspeakable bitterness.
When the room was finally empty, Jin Lili felt as if she couldn't bear it any longer. Her body became unstable and she staggered forward a few steps, then sat directly on the bed where she had slept before.
Jin Xinli reached out and touched the cold quilt. It had been a long time since they had been here, but there was still a trace of her sweet scent from the past on the quilt. Jin Xinli suddenly buried his entire face in the quilt...
What to do? What should he do?
How can he stop thinking about her? Doesn't he like Li Qingrou? Why is his mind full of Yanyan? He can't even think about her. How can he control himself...
Jin Lili was thinking in a daze all night long, and finally fell asleep in this room near dawn. It was also the first time that he did not have a nightmare after falling asleep.
It was not until the next morning that the butler found him in this small courtyard. The old man looked at his master's pale face and bruised eyes and knew that his master did not sleep well last night.
The old man shook his head helplessly and sighed again. In fact, when the master broke off the engagement with Miss Li, he had already anticipated that this day would come sooner or later. It was just that his master had always been so stubborn, the kind of person who would not turn back until he hit a wall. He had to hit his head and bleed before he could understand what he really wanted.
The old man sighed, then suppressed all the inappropriate emotions, took out an anonymous letter from his pocket and handed it over, "Sir, look, this is a letter from a little beggar outside the door, saying that there is something very important in the letter that needs your attention, so please take a look at it quickly."
Jin Lili didn't sleep well last night and was still a little tired. When the housekeeper came to report the news, he was leaning on the backrest with his eyes closed, his brows slightly furrowed, and the slender white fingers were gently pressing on his brows.
Hearing this, Jin Lili opened his eyes again, then took the unmarked envelope from the butler and asked casually, "Who sent it?"
The housekeeper replied, "It was a little beggar of about ten years old. He had been staring at the door for a long time and refused to leave. It was not until the old servant left that the little beggar took out the letter in his arms and said it was something very important and he wanted to give it to you, sir."
Hearing this, Jin Li rubbed his swollen forehead again, as if this could make him sober up a lot. He unfolded the letter, which contained only a blank sheet of paper. The content was very simple, with less than twenty words: There are bandits ambushing in Jile Temple, your fiancée is in danger, come and rescue her quickly!
When he saw this sentence, Jin Lili's expression changed instantly.
The whole person woke up as if a basin of ice water was poured over his head. His heart skipped a beat at that moment. Yanyan was in danger!
He subconsciously straightened his body and turned to ask the butler, "Where is the little beggar who delivered the letter? Bring him here right now. I have something to ask him."
At this moment, Jin Lili became more and more anxious. He clenched his fingers tightly, but the more anxious he became, the calmer he became. How could there be bandits ambushing in Jile Temple?
Of course, the ambush was fake. Who would be so ignorant as to ambush a group of officials' wives who came to burn incense and worship Buddha? It wasn't like there was any deep hatred, but the fact that there were bandits was true!
In fact, long before the day of departure, Nan Yan had the system write an anonymous letter of accusation and gave it to a little beggar on the street, and then told the little beggar to hand the letter to the old white-haired housekeeper in the mansion...
The subsequent development is what it is now.
Nan Yan originally wanted to drag this high-ranking official into the water. After all, Xiao Feihe's identity as a prince was not enough. Jin Lili was the one who could really solve the problem.
For this reason, Nan Yan even wrote down his fiancée.
She was thinking in her mansion at the time that this male protagonist was calm, rational, suspicious, and an old fox. It would be fine if she reported anonymously, but if this male protagonist suspected that there was a fraud and refused to come, wouldn't she be doomed?
So I deliberately brought the heroine into the story and wrote about his fiancée. Even if this person is cold and calm, she wouldn't be so unwilling to show any affection, right?
But what Nan Yan didn't know was...
When Jin Xinli saw the word "fiancée", all he could think about was the situation she would encounter. At this moment, Jin Xinli seemed unaware that from the beginning to the end, there was only one person whom he truly regarded as his fiancée.
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Thinking of this, Jin Lili's brows wrinkled again.
He had also heard of the Paradise Temple, which had always been a place where many pilgrims and their wives went to pray to the gods and worship Buddha. But how could there be bandits lying in ambush there out of the blue?
The housekeeper obviously thought of this, and when he heard his master's question, he shook his head and said, "The little beggar ran very fast. He ran away after saying those words. However, he said that it was a woman who gave him the letter, and he didn't know anything else."
The housekeeper saw that he looked unhappy, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "Sir, what happened? Are the consequences serious?"
"Yanyan is in danger!" When Jin Lili finished speaking, his face darkened at a speed visible to the naked eye. He slammed the letter on the table and stood up in an instant. "Hurry up and ask someone to go to the Li Mansion to find out if Yanyan and the others have gone to the Jile Temple?"
The butler saw the handwriting on the letter and was suspicious after seeing the content. He immediately asked his subordinates to check and got the news:
It is said that a day ago, Mrs. Li took the eldest daughter of the Li family and several concubines to the Buddhist temple to burn incense and pray. Now it is only the second day, and they should have returned this afternoon.
The housekeeper quickly reported the news, "Sir, I just received news from the Li Mansion. Madam Li did take the women in the mansion to the Jile Temple to burn incense. But Jile Temple is a big temple, how could there be thieves ambushing? Sir, is there a scam? Is there something wrong with this..."
"Whether it's a fraud or not, I can't just leave Yanyan alone." Jin Lili subconsciously retorted, and at this moment he was even a little nervous. He pulled the official seal from his waist and handed it to the housekeeper, and said bluntly, "Hurry up and take my official seal to invite Mr. Zhou from the Dali Temple to come over. Tell him that I received a secret report that there are bandits ambushing in the Jile Temple. Let him take a few hundred guards and go with me quickly. Hurry up and don't waste time."
He shouted outside again, quickly taking the clothes on the screen and changing into them, "Jin Wu, quickly prepare a horse for me, and bring a few dozen guards. I have to go ahead."
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On the other side, after Xiao Feihe recovered his strength, he did not let the person go immediately.
Xiao Feihe's heartbeat hadn't calmed down yet, but he just held her like that, and Nan Yan just hung her head in his arms without moving. Maybe it was because the atmosphere was too subtle, but there was some discomfort between them.
Xiao Feihe had never experienced such a strange feeling before. His chest was heaving as if it was filled with a pool of warm spring water, which made him feel indescribable satisfaction and joy.
But when he saw Nan Yan's red eyes, head lowered and a listless look, he felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured over him. He calmed down instantly and felt like he was in a mess.
Is...she angry again?
Xiao Feihe pursed his lips and subconsciously clenched his fingers. He knew that he was being disrespectful to her, but... but hadn't she already acquiesced to it?
Xiao Feihe suddenly felt an indescribable depression in his chest. He recalled everything that had just happened, and his heart became more and more sad. She had clearly closed her eyes, so why was she still unwilling?
Is it that you just...dislike him so much?
“I, I…”
Xiao Feihe opened his mouth for a long time but couldn't utter a word. He found that he had become a little tongue-tied.
Normally he was full of witty remarks that could make people go around in circles, but at the critical moment he couldn't utter a word. It was as if all the words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't even utter a word of apology or comfort.
Xiao Feihe suddenly grabbed his hair impatiently.
He looked down at the man again, and finally he had no choice but to rush out to settle the score with the monk who was making trouble outside and vent his anger.
It’s all because of these damned monks!
What a messed up place this is, with a secret passage built in the pilgrims' yard. If they hadn't done such stupid things, he and Yanyan wouldn't have accidentally fallen down.
If he didn't fall, he wouldn't get hurt. If he didn't get hurt, he wouldn't be disrespectful to her. But for some reason, when he thought of that kiss, he felt a sense of attachment...
Xiao Feihe cursed himself secretly and shook his head, then he suppressed all the messy thoughts in his mind deep in his heart. Finally, he beat the stupid monk until he was black and blue and completely unconscious, and then he tied him up with a hemp rope.
Nan Yan, who was hiding under the stone table, moved her numb hands and feet slightly, and then listened leisurely to the movements outside.
She raised her eyebrows slightly and looked outside, and the emotions in her eyes disappeared completely. She guessed in her heart that this man might have been moved, otherwise he would not dare to even look at her, let alone comfort her.
It's good as long as you are moved.
Nan Yan lowered her head and chuckled. He had done something excessive to the girl he loved. Besides feeling guilty, he must have also felt annoyed. Most importantly, he probably subconsciously didn't want to face it.
But we can't let him go so easily.
Nan Yan looked up at the man and wondered in her heart, how should she bully him?
When the noise outside gradually died down, Nan Yan quickly adjusted her expression, then lowered her head, still looking dazed, as if she hadn't recovered yet.
Xiao Feihe stood in front of her at first, his tall and slender figure blocking all the light in front of him. He felt that this might seem too oppressive, so he squatted in front of her again. In fact, he was a little nervous in his heart.
Moreover, Xiao Feihe had already forgotten that he had deliberately approached Li Qingrou for her sake. Now, there was only the person in front of him in his eyes. He was thinking about how to make the other person happy. Whether or not to forgive him was a matter for the future, as long as he didn't ignore him.
Thinking of this, Xiao Feihe simply sat down on the ground, facing her, and then showed an expression that was even more depressed and sad than hers, and began to confess with his head down.
"I'm sorry, I was wrong..."
"I am guilty. I am a sinner. I flirted with you twice in one night, and both times I kissed you against your will."
"I'm so bad, I'm a bad person..."
He looked up at Nan Yan, his face was grim and his voice was hoarse, "Tell me, how do you want me to die? Hanged, beaten to death, or choked to death while eating? Otherwise, just beat me to death. I'm sorry, Yan Yan, I was really wrong this time..."
After hearing this, Nan Yan couldn't help but admire this bastard in her heart. This bastard was so cruel to her that he even thought of choking to death while eating?
Well, it would be unreasonable not to give some face now.
Nan Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly. She slowly raised her head and looked over there with a depressed look in her eyes. She said in a hoarse voice, "What nonsense are you talking about? What kind of messed up way of dying is this? How can someone be so cruel to himself?"
Xiao Feihe held his breath slightly.
There were still tears in her eyes, and her distinct black and white pupils were dark, as if they had been washed by water, and were as bright and clean as usual.
He subconsciously reached out and touched her cheek. Nan Yan's body stiffened, and after she reacted, her head immediately shrank back.
Seeing her dodging, Xiao Feihe's fingers stiffened for a moment, and he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and sour in his chest.
He rolled up his sleeves and used the soft underwear inside to wipe the remaining tears on her cheeks. Then he pretended to be relaxed and said, "Why are you hiding? You never hide from me before. I didn't bring a handkerchief this time. Just wipe it with your sleeves. These are the fine clothes made by the palace. Ordinary people can't even touch them. I use them all to wipe your tears and nose."
Nan Yan: “…”
When did she have a runny nose? She was crying so hard that her eyes were wet, which was the most pitiful thing.
I saw that this person was somewhat stunned by these words.
Xiao Feihe took another deep breath, then sighed and said, "Yanyan, don't hide from me, okay? I'm sincerely apologizing to you. I'm sorry, I won't do anything you don't like in the future, okay? I won't bully you, and I won't kiss you again... In short, I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do. Don't be afraid of me, and don't ignore me, okay?"
After saying these unpleasant words, Xiao Feihe felt a tightness in his chest. He clearly didn't think that way in his heart. He wanted to be close to her, wanted to see her smile, wanted to see her heartless and not holding grudges, and wanted her to be like him...
After hearing this, Nan Yan pursed her lips, her eyes slowly fell on his face, and after hesitating for a while, she said sullenly, "Then you have to promise that you will never bully me again in the future, whether it is intentional or unintentional, and you will never force me to do anything I don't want to do. Can you do it?"
Hearing this, Xiao Feihe's eyes lit up immediately, and he patted his chest and immediately assured, "I can do it."
Nan Yan thought to herself, it would be really unfair to herself if she didn't make a few requests when faced with such a good opportunity. She had to rip him off anyway, since this guy had a lot of money.
Then he counted on his fingers and continued, "You will have to run errands for me in the future. The rouge and powder sold in the new shop in the city are very useful. As compensation, you have to buy me one month's supply, no, two months! And you have to buy those beautiful jewelry, and don't forget those delicious snacks. Most importantly, you must never lie to me in the future. Can you do all these?"
Xiao Feihe was so moved that he almost immediately grabbed her hand and put it against his chest, nodding his head like a chicken.
"Yes, yes, yes, I promise to do it! As long as you don't ignore me, I can do anything you want from now on. It's just rouge and powder and beautiful jewelry, right? I'll buy them all for you. My dear Yanyan, I was so wrong. Now you are really not angry anymore, right?"
——The eldest lady finally paid attention to him!
Xiao Feihe felt relieved for a moment. What was such a small request?
I will buy her everything from now on, a room full of beautiful clothes and jewelry, as long as she is happy.
Nan Yan snorted after hearing this, then raised her eyes and glared at the man, "Who is your aunt? You are trying to claim to be a relative. Why are you still holding on to me? Why don't you let go?"
As expected, this lively young lady made him miss her even more. Xiao Feihe let go of her hand reluctantly. Her little hand was so soft, as if it had no bones. He hadn't touched her enough yet, and he didn't know when he could touch her again.
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At the same time, on the other side, the Paradise Temple above the secret passage was in chaos because of a major incident.
It all started when the maid saw the light in the eldest lady's room was on and thought the lady wanted to tell her something, so she went over. However, she called out several times at the door but no one answered. The maid felt something was wrong, so she pushed open the door and found that the room was empty, with no one there.
Originally, the maid thought that the young lady had gotten up to go to the bathroom, but when she went to the inner room, she saw that the bed was in a mess, with the bedding and pillows all thrown on the floor, and there were man's footprints on the bed board. The worst thing was that there was a crack in the bed board, and under the crack there was a bottomless passage. The maid was so scared that her face turned pale. After shouting, she rushed out and told the mistress about it.
But the maid was frightened and her speech was not fluent. She could not make herself clear no matter how many times she tried to speak. In the end, she only said,
"Something happened to the young lady!"
The moment Mrs. Li heard the maid say that her daughter was in trouble, her eyes suddenly went dark and her face turned pale. She hurriedly took the maid and the old woman and rushed to the lady's room, and she saw that something was really wrong in the room.
Madam Li has some insight, especially since she has been in charge of the imperial court for many years. What kind of secret methods in the inner court must she not have seen?
When she saw the passage under the bed, she knew something was wrong. A thief must have crawled out from the passage and kidnapped her daughter while she was asleep and defenseless.
When Mrs. Li thought of this result, her vision suddenly went dark. She gritted her teeth and tried to stay awake.
How ridiculous!
How could the Paradise Temple be so defenseless? They didn't even know that a secret passage had been dug under the temple, especially since this secret passage led directly to the women's bedroom! Most importantly, what kind of thief was so bold as to kidnap the daughter of an official family?
Madam Li immediately brought a dozen guards to find the abbot. For the sake of her daughter's reputation, she did not say that her daughter was missing, but only said that a personal maid was lost.
The most important thing is that when they were looking for the maid, they found a pitch-black secret passage in the women's room.
In response, Madam Li criticized him harshly, "How on earth do you manage the temple as the abbot? You don't even know that the people below have been plundered! Now the one missing is just a maid, but what if the young lady goes missing someday?"
Then he ordered the guards standing by, "Hurry up and find him. No matter what, even if you have to turn this temple upside down, you have to find him for me."
The old monk in the red cassock in the side hall listened patiently to Mrs. Li's words at first. After hearing this, his face slowly changed. His fingers twisting the beads paused for a moment. The candlelight reflected the wrinkles on his old face.
The abbot closed his eyes. Below him was a crowd of gray-robed monks. Finally, the abbot said calmly,
"Amitabha, Mr. Li, please calm down. I don't know about the secret passage, so please don't tell anyone. I have already given instructions to my disciples to help you find the missing maid. I will never let you down."
The abbot chanted the Buddha's name again and glanced at the side. Immediately, a monk in gray robes stepped forward and said respectfully, "Please be patient and follow me to the guesthouse to rest for a while. I will send my disciples to help you find someone later. They are all foreign monks who often go down the mountain to buy goods and are familiar with the road conditions."
Originally, Madam Li was still hesitant, worried about her own daughter, but when she heard the monk say that those disciples were more familiar with the route, she gave up and returned to the side courtyard with a group of maids and old women. However, this time, several other concubines were also alarmed. When they heard that a maid was missing and something strange had happened in the temple, they all gathered in the mistress's courtyard.
Mrs. Li vaguely realized something was wrong after she returned to the yard. A group of unfamiliar monks appeared outside. They surrounded their yard on the pretext that they had discovered thieves. They said they were protecting them, but in fact they were confining them.
Mrs. Li also realized that something was wrong. How could there be such a Buddhist temple? Especially the group of warrior monks guarding the gate, who had a murderous aura on their bodies and did not look like proper monks. Some of them even stole a glance at the concubines and maids in her courtyard. They did not look like monks at all.
Fortunately, there were some guards in the yard, so the group of monks did not act rashly. However, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was something seriously wrong with this Buddhist temple.
As the heroine, Li Qingrou is naturally not stupid, especially when she saw one of the monks looking her up and down with such a hidden and obscene gaze. Her face suddenly turned pale, bit her lip, took a few steps back, and hid behind the maid.
She also saw that there was indeed something wrong with this Buddhist temple, and seeing the worry in her stepmother's face, she guessed that the person missing might be more than just a maid.
Knowing it is one thing, but there is no solution to the problem. After all, they can hardly protect themselves now. If that group of monks rush in without any scruples, I am afraid that everyone will die!
Madam Li had seen the world after all, and the more chaotic the situation was, the more she could not panic. She first ordered the dozen or so guards to guard the gate of the courtyard and not to let anyone who dared to rush in go. She also ordered the maids and old women to guard their respective masters. The rest could only be left to wait for people to arrive.
Madam Li thought secretly in her heart that she should have returned to the Li Mansion this afternoon. As long as the people in the mansion noticed something was wrong, the old man would definitely bring people here. However, it would take two or three hours to get here from the city, and another day. Could they hold on for such a long time?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Li's face became more and more worried, and her eyebrows wrinkled even more tightly, especially since her daughter was still missing. She even suspected that the guards of the Paradise Temple had stolen her daughter and abducted her.
But would a small Buddhist temple dare to go against the imperial court?
As they were lost in thought, the noise outside was getting louder and louder. The concubines were all pale and shivering as they huddled together. Li Qingrou walked over to Madam Li and handed her a cup of freshly brewed tea. She soothed her, "Mother, drink some water and sit down to rest for a while. This is not going to work. I think those monks don't look like ordinary monks. Do you have any way to pass on the message first?"
Madam Li held a string of Buddhist beads in her hand, glanced at the concubine, and sighed again, "What can I do? Didn't you see that the monks guarded this courtyard so tightly that not even a fly could fly out?"
Li Qingrou was also a little disappointed after hearing this. She didn't expect that there was no one who went out to pass on the news. She suddenly felt a little strange at this moment. Why did this group of monks suddenly show their true colors? Obviously, everything was peaceful when they came to burn incense yesterday. She sorted out the reasons and found that it seemed that it was because her mother was furious about a missing maid that annoyed the monks in the temple, and thus they fell into such a predicament!
She felt a little resentful in her heart. If she had known this would happen, she should have kept things quiet and made plans after leaving. Now that things have come to this, she didn't know when she would be able to leave safely.
About two hours later, the sky gradually became clearer. No one got much rest the whole night. Some concubines could not bear it any longer and fell asleep on the maids.
It was already dawn, but the monk outside was still unwilling to leave, and the movement outside seemed to be becoming more and more obvious. Just when everyone was most tired and sleepy, the gate of the courtyard made a loud "bang", as if someone had kicked it hard, but it did not open. Fortunately, the guards brought a stone table and stone bench last night to block the door in advance.
It was this loud noise that completely startled everyone in the courtyard. Some of the timid ones even started crying quietly, but after being scolded by Madam Li, they forced themselves to hold back their tears.
Just as everyone was getting anxious and having wild thoughts, the noise outside became louder, but it sounded more like the sound of a fight. The noise of the fight did not last long. At the beginning, there were still people struggling, but in the end, there were only begging for mercy and wailing...
The people in the house couldn't figure out what was going on and didn't dare to open the door. Several male guards could only carefully climb up the wall one by one to see what was happening outside.
At this glance, the guard saw a familiar figure standing in front of a group of officers and soldiers with strict military discipline.
When Master Jin was engaged to his eldest daughter, he often visited the Li Mansion, so the guards recognized his appearance. The guards immediately showed a look of surprise on their faces and quickly turned around to report, "Master, Madam, it's the master who is here. Master Jin brought the government soldiers to rescue people!"
Upon hearing this, the maids and young ladies who had gathered together with pale faces finally smiled with joy. Even Madam Li finally breathed a sigh of relief and quickly ordered the guards to move the stone benches and stone tables behind the courtyard gate. When the wooden door was opened, the noise outside gradually calmed down.
When Jin Lili rushed over, he noticed that the movements in the Jile Temple were a bit strange. He did not come up immediately, but sent people to find out what was going on. He then waited for Lord Zhou from the Dali Temple to arrive at the foot of the mountain before he led people to surround the Buddhist temple.
Then he noticed that something seemed wrong in the side hall. When he rushed over, he finally saw that all the female members of the Li family were trapped in a small courtyard.
Jin Lili suddenly felt relieved, especially after dealing with the group of monks. The huge stone that had been weighing on his heart finally fell to the ground. Fortunately, he did not hesitate or delay, and brought people here directly. Otherwise, if he had been a step late, Yanyan and these people would have been in danger.
He pushed open the gate and walked straight in, his eyes slowly searching among the crowd of faces. At this moment, a figure suddenly rushed out from the group of maids in the middle of the yard.
At first, Jin Lili thought it was Nan Yan, because she was the only one who liked to throw herself into someone's arms like this. But when he saw the other person's face clearly, his body suddenly stiffened.
...It’s Li Qingrou.
Li Qingrou had been frightened the whole night. At this moment, she saw Jin Lili leading his troops to rescue people. She was suddenly surprised and excited. She couldn't control her emotions for a moment, and subconsciously rushed over and threw herself into his arms. Then she shouted in a hoarse voice, "Jin Lili, you are finally here. I am so scared. I have been worried to death the whole night, afraid that I will never see you again..."
Li Qingrou was indeed frightened last night, and she hadn't rested all night, so she looked pale and even her hair was messy, looking very miserable.
Jin Lili raised his hand, hesitating for a moment, not knowing whether to push her away or what to do.
It was during this moment when he paused that the person in his arms hugged him tighter, even tears fell, and her cheek was pressed tightly against his chest.
Jin Lili curled up his hands hanging on his sleeves, raised them up and put them down again, and finally took a deep breath, and patted her back gently with his hand. He said in a hoarse voice with a hint of comfort, "It's all right now, don't worry, I have sent people to surround the entire Jile Temple, and the follow-up matters will be handled, you don't have to worry."
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On the other side, after going back and forth in the secret passage for several times, the two people finally came out and found that it was already dawn outside. However, the atmosphere in the temple seemed a little anxious and depressing, and they could faintly hear the sound of wailing for mercy not far away.
Both of them felt something was wrong. After looking at each other, they were about to go back to the side yard to inform everyone to leave first. However, before they could get back to the yard, they crossed the bluestone path and saw someone far away.
Nan Yan saw the two people hugging each other intimately.
In the picture, Li Qingrou was crying with tears in her eyes, and she threw herself into Jin Linli's arms, feeling aggrieved and pitiful. The other party just stood there, looking at her quietly, then reached out and patted her back to comfort her. The scene looked so perfect no matter how you looked at it.
Xiao Feihe, who was standing next to her, naturally saw the scene of the beauty in his arms, especially the moment when he saw Li Qingrou crying.
Suddenly, there was a muffled sound in my head, as if someone had hit me hard with a club.
Xiao Feihe suddenly came to his senses.
It was not because of anything else, but because he suddenly remembered that he deliberately approached the woman next to him because of Li Qingrou.
All the things he did were for Li Qingrou. Because he liked Li Qingrou, he even used himself to deceive the feelings of an innocent girl whose engagement had been broken off. This made him suddenly feel uncontrollably guilty and panicked.
He subconsciously looked up at Nan Yan's face.
Nan Yan was also very sensible. She immediately looked at the two figures hugging each other not far away with tears in her eyes. She subconsciously wanted to walk over, but Xiao Feihe beside her subconsciously grabbed her wrist.
Xiao Feihe held on tightly. He didn't know what was wrong with him. His emotions were very confused at the moment. His mind was in a mess. He didn't know whether he felt sad because he saw Li Qingrou with that man, or because he was panicking because of something else...
But no matter who it was because of him, the only thing that was certain now was that he really didn't want her to disturb them anymore, didn't want her to pester him endlessly, and didn't want to see her have anything to do with Jin Lili anymore.
Xiao Feihe tightly grasped her wrist and subconsciously said, "Don't go."
Nan Yan looked back at him. She couldn't say anything at first. She just struggled hard to get rid of his grip, but she couldn't. Finally, she ran out of strength and her tears flowed even more. She could only cry helplessly.
"Let go, I want to find him..."
After hearing this, Xiao Feihe tried to suppress the discomfort in his heart, then he pulled Nan Yan, who was crying pitifully, into his arms and patted her back soothingly, "Don't go, okay?"
There was a look of heartache in his eyes. "What's the point of you going? Yanyan, didn't you see? The person he likes now is Li Qingrou, and he has broken off the engagement with you. Don't make yourself so humble and pitiful, okay?"
Nan Yan pushed his shoulders hard, but he held her too tightly. She choked with sobs, "I don't care, I'm going. It was obviously him who provoked me first..."
Xiao Feihe felt a little bitter when he heard this. He held her tighter and spoke a little more harshly, trying to make her realize what was going on. "Yanyan, don't you know they are already engaged? They are going to get married in a month. What can you do if you go there now? And what qualifications do you have to go there? Yanyan, please don't be like this, okay?"
At this point, Xiao Feihe's tone softened a lot. He patted her back and tried to comfort her, "There are still many people in this world who care about you. If he doesn't like you, why don't you find someone who does? Why do you have to... hang yourself on this crooked tree?"
He thought what he had said was obvious.
The person in his arms was struggling at first, but later on, he didn't know if he had lost strength or if he really took his words to heart. He struggled less and less, and finally he wrapped his arms around his waist and buried his head in his neck. He cried so hard that his shoulders trembled, but he still sobbed and said, "You are the crooked tree."
Xiao Feihe patted her hands for a moment, then his eyes became gentler.
He lowered his head and hummed, then said softly, "Okay, I'm the crooked tree, do you want to try hanging on it?"
Nan Yan rolled her eyes at him in her heart, thinking it was a nice thought.
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