In the darkness, Yu Qiuping felt as if his body was floating softly in the world.
Slowly, the body gradually began to heat up, especially in the back of the head, and the intuition of the hands and feet began to recover. Yu Qiuping had realized that he had entered that environment. But he tried hard to suppress the distracting thoughts in his heart and let himself "not
Be aware that you are aware of it, otherwise you will wake up immediately due to mood swings.
This balance is difficult to control - if you are not aware of it, you may fall asleep. But if you are aware of it, you will wake up immediately. To grasp this subtle gap between consciousness, it is like dreaming and
Wandering in reality.
Gradually, Yu Qiuping could feel his tied body and the constant heat coming from the back of his head. And in front of his eyes, a picture appeared again - it was a picture he could see every time
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This time, the protagonist on the screen is Ah Shi.
Ah Shi was sitting in front of the table at the moment - Yu Qiuping recognized it. It was the table in Ah Shi's room in the temple where they were under house arrest. She spread out a piece of rice paper on the table and wrote on it with a brush.
Writing. Yu Qiuping took a closer look and found that the entire article was written under pseudonyms, and only women could write like this.
Yu Qiuping started to spell out the first character from the right, trying to see what Ah Shi was writing. However, his head was groggy, and he forgot what was in front of him just after reading a few kana, and couldn't spell it out at all.
.Yu Qiuping frowned a little irritably - he suddenly discovered that he could operate his eyebrows.
At this time, he suddenly saw several words composed of pseudonyms on Ah Shi's paper - Brother Hongye. Then, Ah Shi's entire essay seemed to be under a spotlight, with "Brother Hongye" written one by one.
The place was lit up. In just one article, Brother Hongye was mentioned dozens of times.
"Are you writing about me?" Yu Qiuping was surprised.
"Don't forget the business. The scene in front of you may be fake anyway." Yu Qiuping took a deep breath, then held his breath and concentrated, and began to work hard to move his neck. Yes, this is his business. Every time he entered this place before
In this scene, you will find yourself tied here, with heat coming from the back of your head. Every time Yu Qiuping wants to look back to see what is behind him, but every time he fails to turn his head.
This time, Yu Qiuping still tried his best to turn his head. His current state was relatively delicate. He didn't dare to use too much force. If he tried hard, he would wake up from his dream. But if he didn't use force, he would not be able to turn around anyway.
However, Yu Qiuping gradually found the knock on the door while groping. He slowly moved his shoulders with just the right amount of force, so that the angle of movement of his neck became smaller. Just like this, step by step, I don’t know how long it took.
Yu Qiuping's peripheral vision finally saw the source of the heat behind him - it was fire.
Firelight…
Just looking at it with his peripheral vision, the light made Yu Qiuping feel dazzling. He closed his eyes suddenly and turned his head back. The darker picture in front of him made his eyes feel comfortable. But he knew that he could not indulge in what he saw.
picture, he wanted to turn around to see what was here...
Just when Yu Qiuping made up his mind to try again, he suddenly heard a rush of footsteps. He suddenly woke up and sat up from the bed, only to see that the door to his room was opened.
Ah Shi stood at the door not knowing what was wrong. Under the moonlight, the tears on his cheeks were clearly visible.
"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping asked
I felt a headache coming on, but I still managed to ask.
"I had a nightmare." Ah Shi covered his mouth and bowed to Yu Qiuping, "I'm really sorry for disturbing you late at night."
"What did you dream about?"
"I dreamed that... the Odani Castle Castle... was burning."
Ah Shi slowly put down her hands and hid them behind her back, but Yu Qiuping could still notice that her hands were shaking violently.
Yu Qiuping lit the oil lamp in the room, and under the light, the corridor behind Ah Shi was dark. Ah Shi took a timid glance at the corridor, and then quickly closed the door, fearing that some ghost would appear a second later.
Just come in.
Yu Qiuping got up from the bed, walked to the door and opened it again. Suddenly, his sleeve was pulled. Yu Qiuping turned around and found Ah Shi with red eyes, biting his lips and lowering his head in silence.
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"It's okay. I'll sleep in the same room with you tonight. Don't be afraid of nightmares. I'm protected by the gods." Yu Qiuping smiled at Ah Shi, "I'll get your mattress."
Soon after, Yu Qiuping came back with Ah Shi's mattress in his arms, threw himself in a warmer place, and moved his own mattress to the window.
"Thank you." Ah Shi bowed slightly to Yu Qiuping, but his eyes became even redder.
"Don't be afraid, you won't have nightmares if I'm here." Yu Qiuping took out a small peach wood sword pendant from somewhere and hung it on the door handle. "It's a must-have for suppressing evil. It works."
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Yu Qiuping's funny behavior made Ah Shi burst into laughter, "Brother Hongye is on the battlefield, why are you still carrying these things?"
"Believe it or not, I still carry sewing tools with me now?" Yu Qiuping also laughed loudly, got into the quilt and lay down, "I have developed a habit since I was a child, and I carry a set of everything with me."
"Brother Hongye can also do needlework?" Ah Shi also got into the quilt and asked with some surprise.
"I don't know how, but there are always people around me who do." Yu Qiuping glanced at Ah Shi, "But not everyone around me has a sewing kit."
"Go to bed early." Yu Qiuping bent over and blew out the oil lamp, and the room fell into darkness again.
However, this time, Ah Shi no longer felt afraid of the darkness.
Just listening to his rhythmic breathing made me feel at ease for no reason. But tears kept rolling in my eyes.
Ah Shi became confused, and she began to doubt what her feelings for Yu Qiuping were.
She turned her head sideways and looked at Yu Qiuping's profile in the dark room with the looming moonlight.
Brother Hongye actually doesn’t look like Nagamasa-sama... But why, sometimes I mistake him for Nagamasa-sama, so much so that I even recognize the wrong person in my feelings. Why? It’s because of that familiar tenderness.
That persistence for justice and that fool-like kindness...
This is a betrayal of Nagamasa-sama... Brother Hongye is also the adopted brother of Nagamasa-sama, and he is such a good partner... This feeling of mine is so dirty and sinful.
Ah Shi covered his mouth with his hands, and tears fell silently again.
This is a taboo feeling, and for someone like Yu Qiuping who values ​​friendship and has never even taken a concubine, it is destined to be impossible to accept. Ashi knew in her heart. In such a situation, as a person, she
It is even more impossible to marry the princess of the Oda family and the widow of the Asai family.
As for Yu Qiuping, Ashi also knew it in her heart. And she couldn't express this feeling. Because once she did, the current harmony would be shattered and never come back. Even Ashi felt deep in his heart.
She couldn't accept this forbidden feeling, she felt it was a stain on Asai Nagamasa and Yu Qiupei.
On the other side of the window paper, she could only peek at him on the other side of the window paper through the flickering moonlight.
But...even if it's just once, can you let me take a good look at him?
The sudden thoughts that arose in Ah Shi's heart were so strong that she could not suppress them rationally. She stood up slowly, moved around Yu Qiuping, and finally sat down beside his mattress, staring at his sleep.
Yan. Tears kept falling, tick tick tick.
However, Ah Shi was surprised to find that a drop of tear did not fall on Yu Qiuping's cheek, but made a "pattering" sound like tears falling on the tatami.
Ah Shi hurriedly lit the oil lamp and took a closer look. There were clearly no traces on Yu Qiuping's cheeks where tears should have fallen. But under the reflection of the lamp, Yu Qiuping's body seemed to be unreal, as if it were illusory.
Ah Shi was stunned by the awakening in front of her. She slowly stretched out her trembling hand and touched Yu Qiuping's cheek - however, she could only feel the temperature but could not touch the substance. She slowly moved her hand towards
Exploring inside, she found that she could actually put her hand into Yu Qiuping's body, and Yu Qiuping was lying on the bed like a phantom.
"Is it a dream?"
Ah Shi reacted.
It turned out to be in a dream...I don’t know when I fell asleep just now, I have no memory at all.
Or is this dream actually going on for a long time? Waking up just now and coming to Brother Hongye's room were both dreams. In fact, I was still stuck in the nightmare of the fire in Otani Castle.
Or maybe, everything in this world is just a dream.
Ah Shi's thoughts were very confused, and her head was so groggy that she couldn't think of anything clearly.
However, since it is a dream, there should be no gods watching me. In this dream, I can always get rid of those ethical and moral taboos. Even if it is just once, even if it is illusory, let me express my feelings.
Get out.
No one will know, no one will know that I did such a ridiculous thing.
Ah Shi slowly leaned down. Yu Qiuping's face in front of him was a little blurry in his own shadow. But it didn't matter. Ah Shi didn't want to see his face clearly, so that he would have room to hide in his heart.
Her red lips parted slightly, and she kissed his lips. Not only the temperature, but also the touch.
Ah Shi was stunned and straightened up suddenly. The phantom of Yu Qiuping's body in front of his eyes was filling up quickly. Almost in an instant, it returned to the same state as before. And Yu Qiuping also slowly opened his eyes, and with the help of
Huo Guang looked at Ah Shi, who was sitting next to him with tears streaming down his face.
"What's wrong?" Yu Qiuping asked in surprise.
"Isn't it a dream?" Ah Shi's eyes trembled, as if he had done something bad, and he looked at Yu Qiuping timidly.
To be continued...