Silver Scissors
The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine. Chi Xun was covered with a thick warm quilt, with a cold handkerchief on his forehead. His face was haggard and his lips were pale. There were some medicine stains at the corners of his mouth, which must have been from the medicine that had been force-fed to him just now.
Yuanli took off the cold handkerchief from his forehead. She felt the temperature of his forehead with her hand. It was still a little hot, so she soaked the cold handkerchief in water, wrung it dry, and applied it to his forehead again.
After tucking in the quilt, Yuanli stayed by his bedside without leaving until her mother brought him lunch and medicine, and then she knew the time.
"Li'er, your father yelled at you because he was angry. Don't blame him."
"I know. If I were your father, I would have broken my legs long ago."
A Niang tapped her forehead with her finger, telling her not to talk nonsense, then turned around, took out lunch from the food box and placed it on the table. Yuanli wolfed down her meal, while A Niang, as gentle as ever, sat beside her and picked up some meat for her.
"Daughter, you have to run away from home, is it because you don't want to marry Chi Xun?"
"Brother is very good. It's not because of brother that I have to go down the mountain, mother."
"This morning, Chi Xun had a high fever and was delirious. When the doctor came to see him, he discovered a wolf bite. But to protect you, he insisted that it was a bite from the big dog at the village entrance. He never lies to his elders, but to protect you, he lied to your father because he was afraid your father would beat you."
Hearing this, Yuanli lowered her head and stared intently at the white rice in her hand, her thoughts flying far away, and her chopsticks poking unconsciously.
"Mother can see your true feelings for Chi Xun and won't force you to marry. But in this unfair world, marriage for a woman is like going through a tribulation. Marrying the one you love doesn't guarantee a peaceful life. One wrong step can lead to an abyss. Chi Xun is the best choice. At least, in this world, besides Mother, he is the only one who loves you the most."
After she finished speaking, A'niang picked up a piece of bacon and put it in her bowl. It had no fat at all, which was perfect for Yuanli's taste. But the moment she picked up the bowl, she only took a mouthful of rice.
A'niang said all she wanted to say, picked up the food box and walked out of the house. The lives of the younger generation are their own, and the pain and joy are the result of their own actions. They should swallow their own pain and joy.
Yuanli glanced at Chi Xun, whose face was pale on the bed, and then looked at the lean piece of bacon in the bowl, along with the pickled fish and side dishes. Yuanli ate half a bowl of rice and hurriedly got up to change the cold handkerchief on his forehead.
When the boiling hot medicine had cooled down a little and was just palatable, Yuanli tried to wake him up, but seeing no response, Yuanli reached into his warm quilt, which was scorching hot.
Touching his waist, Yuanli tickled him through his thin inner clothes, and sure enough, Chi Xun woke up.
He struggled to open his eyes a little, his throat was so dry that he couldn't speak. His body was sticky and covered in sweat, and he felt weak and powerless. The uncomfortable feeling made him frown.
"Axun, drink the medicine before going to sleep."
He nodded obediently and wanted to sit up to make it easier for her to feed him medicine, but he was weak and had an injury on his leg, so getting up was a bit difficult. Yuanli saw his intention and pushed him back.
"Don't move yet."
When she was a child, her mother loved to feed her one spoonful at a time. Actually, Chinese medicine tastes bitter, and it is much better to swallow it in one gulp than to feed it one spoonful at a time. Yuanli knew this very well, so she did not intend to let Chi Xun suffer this pain.
Yuanli took off her embroidered shoes and climbed onto his bed. She sat beside him, grabbed his arm, and leaned him against her.
"Do you have the strength to hold the bowl?"
Chi Xun nodded in response, his eyes still narrowed. The medicine he drank in the morning had made him sleepy for half a day, and now it was coming again. He didn't want to sleep, he wanted to talk to her more.
Yuanli handed him the medicine bowl and held his hand, fearing that the medicine would spill or that drinking too little would affect its effectiveness.
After using the medicine, Yuanli tucked him back into the quilt. Her hand touched his back, and his underwear was soaked with sweat. She touched his forehead anxiously, and it was still a little hot, only slightly cooler than in the morning.
Yuanli ignored his call, rushed out of the house, stole a bowl of aged wine from her father's cellar, then went back into the house to find a clean embroidered handkerchief, and then returned to Chi Xun's house and locked the door.
Taking out a clean undershirt from the cupboard, Yuanli lit the charcoal brazier in the room until the room was warm and she felt a little hot. Then she sat down beside him and lifted the quilt.
Looking at the knot on his shirt at the waist, Yuanli hesitated for a moment and then untied it.
Chi Xun woke up from his intense sleepiness. In a daze, he suddenly grabbed her hand that was holding the belt of her underwear and stopped her, "Ali, what are you doing?"
"Waste wine, your fever won't go away."
Weakness mixed with intense sleepiness came over him again. His eyelids were so heavy that he couldn't open them. He could only squint and look a little. This damn feeling came so violently at this moment.
While his mind was still clear, Chi Xun said, "A-Li, I am an adult man. You locked the door tightly and stayed alone with me, and even undressed me and wiped the wine. If this gets out, you will really be forced to marry me..."
Yuanli shook her head helplessly, thinking that if the news didn't get out, those people wouldn't force her to marry Chi Xun.
She unbuttoned her undergarment and, with his "cooperation," forced it off, revealing her fair, firm chest: thin when clothed, fleshy when undressed. Yuanli patiently wiped his face with a handkerchief dipped in wine and wrung half-dry.
As night fell, a few stars hung in the sky. Although the snow had stopped, the cold wind was still blowing, making the door panels rattle.
Chi Xun's fever had subsided. As soon as Yuanli returned to the room, she saw Tianshu Star Lord sitting on her rocking chair with a glass of water on the round stool beside her. Tianshu was finally enjoying herself while rocking.
"Ah Li, it's too late. For an unrelated mortal to stop you from seeing your beloved Ah Ci, this is not your style. Tell me."
"Brother's serious illness is due to me. I feel guilty and will do my best to remedy the situation. The destined time is tomorrow night. Tomorrow morning, I will immediately set off for Qingshui Town and will not delay the Emperor's tribulation."
"For eighteen years in the mortal world, the Heavens have not intervened. However, for the next ten years, you must cast aside your earthly ties and devote yourself to completing the Heavenly Emperor's mission. I will not interfere with the cause and effect between you and that mortal, but I must remind you not to make the same mistake again."
After he finished speaking, Tianshu Xingjun took out a pair of silver scissors and gave them to her. The handles of the scissors were wrapped with bright red thread. In the candlelight, the silver scissors' blades flashed with sharp cold light.
"That mortal named Chi Xun has deep feelings for you. I'm afraid he'll cause trouble and hinder the development of your relationship with the Emperor. Although heaven's will cannot be changed, this severance can sever the roots of his feelings for you."
Hearing this, Yuanli picked up the silver scissors and examined them carefully. Perhaps because of her mortal eyes, she could not see anything unusual. Apart from the silver material, the rest of the shape of the scissors was no different from the wedding scissors that Chi Tiehua, the youngest daughter of Chi Mazi in the east of the village, used when she got married.
Yuanli couldn't help but feel suspicious, and her eyes were full of doubt when she looked at Tianshu.
"Don't underestimate its plainness, but it is the product of the heart and roots of the Moon Immortal. It is extremely precious, so its power is naturally powerful."
Yuanli went to Chi Xun's house with a pair of scissors in her pocket, half believing and half doubting. Tianshu was like a UFO, his body semi-transparent floating in the air, and entered the house with Yuanli.
The room was pitch black. Yuanli tiptoed to the bedside and just as she took out the Broken Love, the ground beneath her feet lit up like a magic circle. All of them were red lines, connecting in all directions, and one of them was connected to Chi Xun.
"This is the root of love. It is as complex as a meridian, connecting all the relationships in your life. Whether it is love, family, or friendship, any root related to love will meet. The deeper the love, the redder and thicker the root of love will be."
Following Tianshu's explanation, Yuanli saw a bright red light connected to her chest. Although it was thin, it was glowing.
"Ali, please don't make a mistake in cutting. Pay attention. It's easy to break a relationship, but it's hard to restore it. Once you cut it, you can't regret it."
The silver scissors only show the life connection of the person holding it, and only when the person with whom they are connected is present will the root of love automatically appear in the eyes, so it is also clear.
The red line from Chi Xun's heart meridian connected to Yuanli, blending into the countless red lines under his feet, making it difficult to see the tail.
"There is only one person I truly love in this life. Love originates from the heart. If two people are in love, their love will flow through each other's heart veins. If the love is unrequited, it will flow through her body veins."
"So marriage also depends on this?"
Tianshu stretched out his right hand in front of her, pointed at his ring finger with the flowing light fan and said, "Husband and wife are destined to be together, look here."
Yuanli raised her right hand, and there was indeed a red string tied on her ring finger, but she had two, and they were faintly visible. The brightest one was tied to Chi Xun's ring finger, and the other, darker one, extended into the wall.
"What do two mean?"
"One strand represents a marriage."
Upon hearing this, Yuanli's heart skipped a beat. Is she going to repeat the same mistake in this life?
Yuanli took out the silver scissors and, according to Tianshu's instructions, cut off the root of love that came out of his heart. The color of the marriage thread on her ring finger instantly became much lighter. When she was about to take action, Tianshu stopped her.
"He no longer has any romantic feelings for you, so he won't pose too many obstacles to your actions. There's no need to cut the marriage thread. The marriage thread connects the Yue Lao's red marriage book and the fate book in the Siming Palace. It's a crucial thread in your tribulations. With God's will interfering this time, you can't cut this thread."
Yuanli took back the silver scissors, feeling mixed emotions. The memory of the gods existed, and fate was in the way. Faced with the bitterness of the world, she felt soft-hearted and compassionate, but she could not change it.
As she was stunned, Tianshu spoke earnestly, "Ari, one day you will experience it yourself and understand. Being a god, hearing the suffering of all living beings and witnessing the sorrow of the mortal world is a daily occurrence. The six realms of reincarnation have their own order, and sentimentality and softness of heart are most taboo. It's not that we won't save you, but that we can't. Only by letting all living beings escape the sea themselves can they cross the sea."
After completing the task, Yuanli quietly left the house, with Tianshu's words echoing in her mind.
The next day, before dawn, Yuanli skillfully wrote a farewell letter and placed it on the table. She packed her bag and sneaked down the mountain again.
Perhaps her father saw how guilty she was yesterday and relaxed his guard, so her escape from the valley was particularly smooth this time.
Under the thick fox cloak, Yuanli wore a navy blue Miao skirt with exquisite embroidery. The surface of the skirt was decorated with silver pieces. She wore a collar around her neck and a silver waist chain around her slender waist. A silver bell was hung in the middle of the chain. When she moved, the silver ornaments collided and made a ringing sound, which was complicated and gorgeous.
She had prepared this set of clothes since she was a child, so that when they met by the Qingshui River, she could amaze his eyes and create ripples in his heart.
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