Chapter 152, Chapter 131: Accompanying Each Other...
Chapter 131 Accompanying
"Ah Hao." Gongzi Yu held Ling Hao's hand and called out softly.
“I’m here.” Ling Hao took Gongzi Yu’s hand in return. “Let me tell you, the world I came from was quite interesting. Well, at least more interesting than this world. Although that’s interesting enough, sometimes it still feels a little lacking.”
After Linghao realized what was happening, she finished her tongue twister. She smiled again and began to talk about her world: her parents, her friends, her daily life, and so on.
Gongzi Yu couldn't quite imagine everything Ling Hao described, but he could see how happy and relaxed she was when she talked about her world. That happiness and ease was something he could never give her.
Only there could his Ah Hao find true happiness and joy.
"Ah Hao." Gongzi Yu put his arm around Ling Hao's shoulder and pulled her into his embrace. He held her, "Ah Hao, how did you get here?"
“I just came here out of nowhere.” Ling Hao touched the round pendant hanging on her chest. “Nobody explained anything to me. This thing was glowing and brought me here.”
Gongzi Yu's gaze fell downwards, landing on the round pendant. He naturally recognized Linghao's pendant; she never parted with it, day or night. Before today, he had always assumed it was a gift from her parents, which was why she never took it off; it turned out there was another reason.
If he destroyed this thing, then Ah Hao could stay forever, right? This thought took root, sprouted, and grew strong within Gongzi Yu, becoming quite a sight. But the next moment, he destroyed this thought himself.
He truly, deeply wanted to be with his Ah Hao, forever and ever. If it came at a price, he was willing to give anything. But…
Gongzi Yu lowered his head and placed a kiss on Linghao's forehead. He just didn't want his Ah Hao to be unhappy, didn't want her to look at him with hatred. Even though he might lose her, he still couldn't bring himself to hurt her.
Although he truly, truly, truly wanted to keep her by his side, he still couldn't go against A-Hao's wishes. Gongzi Yu's lips curled into a self-deprecating smile. Before meeting A-Hao, he had no idea he was such a good person.
“Then you’ll come home with me, and I’ll take you to meet my family, my friends, and let you travel and see the world beyond.” She also wanted to see a therapist and see if Mingyue was still there. Linghao didn’t say this last part aloud.
In truth, she knew very well that A-Yu's attitude towards Mingyue wasn't that good, and Mingyue's attitude towards him wasn't that good either.
"Take me with you?" Gongzi Yu was stunned. "Ah Hao, you're going to take me back with you? To your world?"
“Yes, that’s right.” Ling Hao nodded matter-of-factly. “Of course I’ll bring you along. Do you think I’ll be all alone?” She looked at him and saw the astonishment on his face and the ecstasy in his eyes. With a quick movement, she laid him down on her lap.
She kneaded his face with both hands and said, "What? Does Ayu think I'm the kind of person who would abandon his wife and children? I would never abandon you." She wanted to take him with her not only to see a psychologist, but also because she knew he couldn't live without her.
Although Gongzi Yu acted normally in front of Ling Hao, she knew very well that he wasn't actually a very normal person; in fact, he was quite fragile. If she abandoned him, he might go insane very quickly.
That kind of scene was something Linghao absolutely did not want to see.
"It's really strange, actually. You're clearly not the kind of person I like, but I still fell for you." Linghao said, somewhat puzzled.
Just as Gongzi Yu was about to confirm Ling Hao's words again, he heard her say this and immediately said with a straight face, "What do you mean I'm not the kind of person A-Hao likes? I'm clearly the kind of person A-Hao likes."
Seeing his alarmed expression, Ling Hao smiled and pinched his cheek again, saying, "Before I fell in love with A Yu, I had standards for the people I liked. For example, he had to be a gentle person, sincere in his dealings with others, and brave."
Before the person she truly liked appeared, Ling Hao set a whole bunch of standards. But after meeting Gongzi Yu and realizing she liked him, those standards were shattered into nothingness.
"I am a gentle person," Gongzi Yu said sternly. "I am also a sincere person, and I am very brave, I..."
Ling Hao covered his mouth with her hand, "Stop talking, I'm getting embarrassed for you if you keep saying that." Is Gongzi Yu a gentle, sincere, and brave person? If that were to get out, everyone who knows him would think they'd misheard.
“My standards for the person I like are no longer those.” Linghao lowered her head and kissed his forehead. “My standard for the person I like now is you. Your existence is my standard.”
She forgot who said it, but standards are for people you don't like. Because you don't like someone, you can list one, two, three, four points, but these standards all become meaningless when you meet someone you like. Because of liking, because of love, you then discover in that person what you like about them.
Perhaps it's because love is inherently irrational that it can be so inexplicable. If love could truly be explained, there wouldn't be so many lovesick men and women in the world, nor so much painful struggle and love-hate relationship.
Gongzi Yu was immediately overjoyed. He took Linghao's hand and asked her again, "Ah Hao, are you really going to take me home? You won't abandon me?"
"I really will take you home, I really won't abandon you," Ling Hao said helplessly. Honestly, that's such a strange thing to say. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was some irresponsible villain, making promises while actually lying.
Seriously, I feel like my reputation is going to get worse.
“But…” Gongzi Yu was just about to feel happy when he couldn’t help but feel sad again. He touched the round pendant with his hand. “It’s just made of stone, and it can’t understand human speech. Will it really take me with it?”
If he's going to be the only one left in the end, then don't give him any hope in the first place. Disappointment after hope is far more painful.
"I'll take yours with me." Ling Hao also reached out and touched the round pendant. "If I say yes, then yes. If I say no, I'll break this thing." She said this jokingly.
When she first had the idea of taking Ayu and Mingyue home, she had a feeling that as long as the time was right, she could take them home. This feeling had no origin, but that's just how she felt, and it never changed.
She knew that this might be the jade pendant conveying its message, just as she knew she would be able to return home after she traveled through time.
Whether it was because the jade pendant sensed a threat or not, it flickered. This time, its flicker was very noticeable, and both of them saw it.
Ling chuckled. "Ayu, look, it says it can too." No, actually it was protesting her words. It could clearly do it, yet she was threatening it. Hmm, that was still her feeling, but she was sure she wasn't wrong.
Gongzi Yu smiled too, "So I can still follow Ahao? That's great." He gently touched the round pendant, "That's wonderful." As long as he could follow Ahao, he didn't care where they went; as long as he was by her side, he could do anything.
Linghao didn't even ask Ayu if he wanted to go with her, implicitly acknowledging that he would agree. Of course he would agree, wouldn't he?
"Ah, I forgot!" Ling Hao suddenly exclaimed.
"What?" Gongzi Yu quickly asked, "Ah Hao, what have you forgotten?"
"I forgot to ask Master Shen whether he actually destroyed the flower field of Shi Guanyin," Ling Hao said.
Thinking of going home brought to mind the poppies that were banned in my hometown. Although this association is illogical, it's true that many good associations are illogical, so it's not surprising.
Gongzi Yu said somewhat helplessly, "Okay, we can ask Master when we get back."
Ling Hao said, "I just suddenly remembered it."
Gongzi Yu sighed silently. Her sudden remark had ruined the wonderful atmosphere; he had wanted to take this opportunity to kiss her.
"Okay, okay, I was wrong." Ling Hao apologized half-heartedly, while patting Gongzi Yu on the shoulder. "Ayu, look, the sun has set."
The sunsets here are so different from those in Kyoto. The sun had barely set when it got cold, like extinguishing a fire in winter. Luckily, she and Ayu were martial artists with internal energy, otherwise they would have been shivering from the cold.
"Yes, the sun has set." Gongzi Yu looked around and saw that only a sliver of light remained on the horizon, and the surroundings were pitch black.
"Let's go back." Ling Hao patted Gongzi Yu's shoulder again, gesturing for him to get up.
Gongzi Yu stood up, but held her hand tightly, as if letting go would mean losing her.
As the two returned to the inn hand in hand, they saw Zhu Qiqi walking towards them with a somewhat anxious expression. "Ayu, Ahao, a letter has arrived from Kyoto."
"My sister's? I don't want to see it." Gongzi Yu refused outright. He knew it was his sister calling him back to work. He wasn't an ox or a horse; he didn't want to go back to work. He just wanted to be with Ahao.
"No, it was written by Zhuge Shenhou." Seeing that Gongzi Yu was disobedient, Zhu Qiqi stuffed the letter into Ling Hao's hand. "There are some rumors circulating in the capital right now."
"What did you say?" Ling Hao instinctively caught the letter.
Zhu Qiqi said, "On the night of the full moon, at the top of the Forbidden City, a sword comes from the west, a celestial being descends from the heavens. Ximen Chuixue and Ye Gucheng intend to use the palace as their final battleground. Zhuge Shenhou urges you to return quickly; he senses something is amiss, as if someone is pulling the strings behind the scenes."
She felt that Kyoto was too chaotic, with too many things going on. They had only been at the border for a short time, and now trouble had already broken out again.
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