Liu Ruyan had just woken up, her face was still buried in his neck, and she was so warm that she didn't want to move.
A deep smile came from above the head: "Don't you think about it?"
She responded in a muffled voice and put her arms around his shoulders: "I don't want you to go."
"Reluctant?" He bent his head and kissed her forehead, "If I had known this, I should have expressed my feelings to you from the beginning."
She couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Tell me, when did you become attracted to me?"
Shen Yanchu paused for a moment before lowering his voice: "In the Bianhe River, I vaguely remember what you said to me..."
Liu Ruyan recalled that at that time, he was dragged to the bottom of the water by someone from the watchtower, and it seemed that she bit him out of desperation.
"At that time, you didn't know that I was a girl?" she asked quietly.
He nodded: "I won't know until I go to Yongshan Sword Tomb."
"So, when I was still a man, you got interested in me?" Liu Ruyan was speechless, "Tsk, that's such a strong statement."
Shen Yanchu's face turned blue and he said angrily: "At that time, I only had admiration for you, not a relationship between men and women. Later, when we parted ways in Yongshan, I became clear about my feelings."
Liu Ruyan thought about it and remembered that he did avoid her for a while when they were in Yongshan. It turned out that the devil was ashamed.
She suddenly found it interesting. She only blamed herself for being too big-hearted for not noticing his little thoughts earlier.
Shen Yanchu felt uncomfortable being stared at by her, so he turned his head.
She simply lay on top of him, straightened his face, hooked his chin and said, "If you like it, just tell me. There's nothing to be embarrassed about. I won't dislike you."
He looked back with complete disbelief in his eyes.
"What's that look in your eyes?" She punched him angrily.
Shen Yanchu suddenly frowned, his face changed, and he groaned in his throat, as if he was in severe pain.
She raised her hand and said in surprise: "I didn't use any force. Why did it hurt you? Where did it hurt?"
She rubbed it with her fingers in a panic, for fear of hurting her again.
However, Shen Yanchu suddenly turned over and sat up, pressing her under him. He curved his lips into a smile and pressed his lips against hers.
Seeing that the man was so rested and his eyes were narrow, she realized that she had been deceived by him, and immediately gritted her teeth to prevent him from succeeding.
Shen Yanchu put his palms down and turned to remove the ties between her clothes. A cold chill made her shrink up and subconsciously placed her hands across her chest.
When her clothes were peeled off, she was left with only a close-fitting garment, and the scenery inside could be seen clearly under his gaze.
When he touched it with his palm, it was like a ball of fire spread across every corner, lingering and forgetting to leave.
She curled up uncomfortably and writhed under him.
"Don't move." He hugged her, a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead, and his right hand was still holding her waist.
She stammered with a frown on her face: "It's itchy——"
Shen Yanchu coaxed each other with a warm voice and was not willing to let go for a moment. He kissed her and said, "If you bear with me a little longer——"
She reached into the edge of the man's clothes, touched his thin and strong waist, pinched it with her fingers, and gritted her teeth: "Why don't you bear it?"
He didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Who said he couldn't bear it? He clearly endured it very hard.
After checking out of the guest room, she said goodbye to Shen Yanchu.
He untied Ye Bai from the carriage and said to him, "Jinyang is ahead, so there is no need to see me off."
"Okay." Shen Yanchu looked at her for a long time and said a thousand words, but finally condensed into two words, "Take care."
Then he turned sideways and told his subordinates: "Pack all the boxes."
Ling Yun and Ling Feng went to carry the box.
Liu Ruyan withdrew her gaze, mounted her horse, and was about to leave when she heard an argument broke out behind her.
She turned around and saw a box being opened and Shen Yanchu standing in front of it.
Liu Ruyan walked closer and walked around the box: "What's the problem?"
Shen Yanchu coldly lowered his eyes, tilted the box, and a person appeared from the hidden compartment inside, wearing a pomegranate red dress, like autumn.
"What's going on?" Liu Ruyan asked.
Qiu Shi raised her head and looked a little depressed: "It's not that those officers and soldiers were chasing me too closely. I have nowhere to go and I want to use your place to hide."
Shen Yanchu looked at Liu Ruyan: "How do you plan to deal with it?"
She thought for a moment: "Just let Si Niang follow me."
Qiu Shi was delighted: "My dear, you are still a little lady, you are so loyal!"
The prompt sounded immediately: "The plot character Qiu Shi, with a loyalty value of 90, has formed a concentric contract with the host."
It's New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye.
early morning.
The people of Jinyang were cleaning up the fallen snow along the streets. Under the vast sky, a team was walking from a distance.
At the front of the team, there was a person walking slowly. She was wearing a black dress embroidered with willow leaves, her black hair was tied high, and she looked at Miyagi with a serious look. In her hand, there was a spiritual tablet that was burnt black by the fire.
A discerning person saw clearly what was in her hand and said: "The spiritual position of Liu Ming, Duke of Jin...could this person be..."
Liu Ruyan walked silently, and behind her, Qiu Shi, Gong Shuyu, Bai Zhi and Dong Qingxian followed silently all the way.
Master Kongjing has short hair on his forehead. He is still wearing gray Buddhist robes and has a sad expression.
More and more people came to the streets and stared blankly.
One of the children in charge saw this, raised his hand, pointed to the spiritual tablet in her arms, and curiously asked: "Mother, whose tablet is that?"
The woman bent down and explained, "It's General Liu who guards our border town."
The story of Liu Ming is well-known to every household, and children naturally remember some of it, so they asked: "Then why do adults call the Liu family traitors? General Liu protects his family and country, shouldn't he be a hero?"
The woman was stunned.
Outside the palace gate, a group of light cavalry galloped towards Liu Ruyan. The leading soldier raised his voice and said: "The Holy Lord summons Mr. Liu Lang to enter the palace——"
Liu Ruyan raised her eyes, looked at the open palace door, and tightened her palms.
Behind the crowd, Ling Yun withdrew his gaze and whispered, "Lord, it's time to go back."
Shen Yanchu opened his eyes and ordered his subordinates: "You stay in Jinyang for now. If anything happens, let me know immediately."
Ling Yun crossed his hands and made a sound.
The news of Liu Ruyan's return to the country was widely spread in the city.
There are even rumors:
The Liu family suffered an unjust death, and their bodies turned into withered bones overnight. The bones were riddled with scars, indicating that they had been harmed by others.
Liu Ruyan disappeared for a year. She went south to Kyushu to find the real murderer herself. The murderer confessed in front of the palace and told the whole story of the crime.
——Dali and China are at odds with each other, and they fought endlessly during the previous dynasty. Now the civil strife and turmoil in Kyushu have given foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of.
The Han Emperor regained his loyalty, so he informed Hedong that day and restored the Liu family's innocence.
Subsequently, several foreign spies were discovered one after another, and their involvement was so wide that it covered the palace officials, supervisors, and court minister Jiang Fengjun.
Jiang Fengjun was bribed by foreigners and was immediately detained and brought to justice.
Unexpectedly, he got wind of it in advance. The night before he fled, the house door was locked but was locked.
He got a ladder and climbed up the wall.
At this time, a woman dressed as a maid walked to the bottom of the ladder and moved the wooden ladder casually. Jiang Fengjun fell down without noticing.
Logically speaking, as a warrior, he would not end up falling to death.
But just when he fell, his eyes widened and he found that he couldn't move his whole body. He could only watch the woman gradually approaching.