"Midnight, Gu Yun, where have you been again!!!" Zhou Ranzhuo roared deep in his heart.
The reason was that Zhou Ranzhuo woke up in the middle of the night and found that Gu Yun was not by his side. This didn't matter. A living person couldn't tie someone up. The main thing was that he turned out the lights!
Gu Yun, who woke up from hunger and was looking for food in the kitchen, coughed twice, still thinking: "Who is scolding me again?" and then continued to look for food.
Zhou Ranzhuo could only huddle tremblingly in the quilt, watching the soldiers patrolling outside, their shadows reflected on the curtains.
It was really like the scene when Xia Jiajun was chasing him.
Zhou Ranzhuo didn't dare to fall asleep, because as soon as he closed his eyes, the tragic scene of his whole family dying in Yihe and no one being spared would appear in his mind. His sister was still telling him to run, but he could only watch helplessly, everything was happening.
can not do this.
Every time he thought of this, Zhou Ranzhuo wished he could accompany his relatives to sleep.
Xia Jingyan tossed and turned in his tent and couldn't sleep. What happened before...
"Did Zhou Ranzhuo hear it? Did he know that I kissed him? What would he think? Ahhhh!!! I'm so annoyed! I don't even dare to talk to him!"
Xia Jingyan let out a long sigh and started chattering again. He didn't become quiet again until he heard Yan Yu turn over.
This is a big deal... Xia Jingxuan will be dead if he finds out...
Xia Jingyan can simply imagine the scene of Xia Jingxuan roaring with a livid face. He is definitely scarier than a ghost!
Really unable to sleep and having a headache from thinking about the problem, Xia Jingyan walked around Lu Chaoya, turned over and got down on the bed, sneaked out of the camp, avoiding the patrolling soldiers, and wandered aimlessly in the military camp.
I don’t know why Zhou Ranzhuo’s camp is so attractive!
By chance, the sound of the candlestick that Zhou Ranzhuo accidentally knocked down provided Xia Jingyan with a perfect opportunity, "You..."
"ah!"
Xia Jingyan had just opened the curtain, and before he could ask if everything was okay, Zhou Ranzhuo screamed like a slaughtering pig and summoned the guards.
Are you afraid that someone suddenly lifts your door curtain in the middle of the night?
"Mr. Zhou? Are you okay?" The guard walked towards the tent.
Xia Jingyan quickly found a place to hide. The whole camp was Xia Jingxuan's spies. They came to see Zhou Ranzhuo in the middle of the night. She had to be trained by Xia Jingxuan for several days. Maybe she would never be allowed to see Zhou Ranzhuo again.
Dyeing.
There was really no place to hide, so Xia Jingyan was cruel and got into Zhou Ranzhuo's bed.
Zhou Ranzhuo was instantly frozen with fear, but when the guards arrived, he could only say with a fake smile: "It's okay... you are busy with your business..."
"My subordinates resign." The guards left without thinking too much.
"Um... Princess, can you come out?" Zhou Ranzhuo said nervously.
Throw yourself into a trap? So quickly? It’s not appropriate...
Xia Jingyan poked his head out from under the covers and looked around before feeling relieved.
"I'm sorry..." Xia Jingyan said, straightening up, and accidentally stepped on her skirt again, and then rushed towards Zhou Ranzhuo, their eyes met, very embarrassed.
"Are you okay..." Zhou Ranzhuo finally broke the deadlock.
Xia Jingyan shook his head and continued to maintain this awkward posture.
"Princess, are you planning to stay here tonight? Can I move to another place?" Zhou Ranzhuo has only one idea, and that is to run away! Otherwise, he will be eaten dry tonight in this manner.
Got it!
"Hey... come back!" Xia Jingyan quickly grabbed Zhou Ranzhuo.
"Help...what are you going to do..." Zhou Ranzhuo suppressed his voice and started to cry like a ghost.
"I just tripped and fell! I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" Xia Jingyan hurriedly got up and stood aside. Oh my god! This was like trying to tease a good man.
Okay, okay, I'm not here to "do anything", Zhou Ranzhuo let out a long sigh of relief.
"I just heard some noise in your camp, so I came to take a look...are you okay?" Xia Jingyan stammered.
Only then did Zhou Ranzhuo remember that he hadn't lit the lamp yet, but he had forgotten his fear. Now that he thought about it, he didn't feel scared.
It seemed that during the short time I spent with Xia Jingyan, I wasn't afraid as long as I was with her.
"I... just wanted to light a lamp. It was dark at night, so I accidentally knocked over the candlestick and disturbed the princess."
Even though it was strange for me to say it, Xia Jingyan had a very reassuring feeling about him.
This feeling shouldn't exist.
But she stood there, like a beam of light falling into the darkness, until the darkness wanted to surround her, swallow her up, and make her addicted to the darkness forever. She was unwilling to let the light fall forever, but she was greedy and selfish.
Keep her by your side.
What kind of feeling is this? Zhou Ranzhuo has never experienced it from anyone else.
"Yan'er..." Zhou Ranzhuo called out unintentionally.
Xia Jingyan was a little confused by this unreasonable question, "Why do you ask this suddenly?"
"Just answer it." Zhou Ranzhuo's voice was a little deep.
He wanted to ask if he was afraid of the darkness when he came to light.
"You are very good. The person who can be chosen by Brother Wang will be the best among men. His essays are erudite and comprehensive, and his martial arts skills are superior to those of others." Xia Jingyan replied.
Although he was very perfunctory and didn't even praise his appearance! But Zhou Ranzhuo was still quite content.
"Can you stay with me for a while?" Zhou Ranzhuo said.
Xia Jingyan was stunned, what happened to Zhou Ranzhuo? He just asked this nonsense question.
"Just wait until Gu Yun comes back. I feel a little uncomfortable." Seeing that Xia Jingyan didn't respond, Zhou Ranzhuo added.
"Ah... okay." Xia Jingyan sat on the edge of the couch, Zhou Ranzhuo held her hand, and she was a little afraid to move.
"Are you...are you afraid of the dark?" Xia Jingyan asked.
Zhou Ranzhuo felt a wave of turmoil in his heart, but soon he calmed down again. There was nothing to hide. There were many people who knew about this matter, and there were also many people who wanted to kill him. He was not afraid of one more person.
"Um."
"It's nothing. I was afraid of the dark when I was a child, but every time it got dark, Brother Wang would put aside his official duties to accompany me, and gradually I wasn't afraid anymore." Xia Jingyan said.
It is better to say that her brothers stayed with her, but it was better to say that she got into her brother's bed and stayed there for several years.
But Zhou Ranzhuo no longer had any brothers, and several of his brothers were buried in Yihe.
"Then will you accompany me?"
Okay, you have dug a hole for yourself. Who would have thought that Zhou Ranzhuo would ask this!
"I……"
"Forget it if you don't like it." Zhou Ranzhuo turned his back.
"It's not that I'm unhappy, I'm just..." Xia Jingyan wanted to defend, but couldn't come up with a reason.
What can I say? Can I stay with you only if you marry me?
Zhou Ranzhuo said nothing.
"Oh, right!" Xia Jingyan seemed to suddenly think of something, took off a small bag from his body and took out the contents.
It was a delicately carved glass bead the size of a small teacup, shining brightly in the darkness. "This is for you." Xia Jingyan handed the small glass bead to Zhou Ranzhuo's hand.
"What is this?" Zhou Ranzhuo took the glass bead and looked at it. It was not as bright as a lamp, but it was enough to shine out a bright light. It was a rare object.
"Su Huazhu, Brother Wang gave it to me for my last birthday. I kept it with me because it looked good. Aren't you afraid of the dark? Let it accompany you through the long night for me, just like I am with you.
It's the same around you." Xia Jingyan said, "I ordered someone to tie a silk thread around it so you can hang it next to you for lighting.
"Did you give it to me?"
"certainly."
"Okay, I will thank the princess." Zhou Ranzhuo turned around and smiled at Xia Jingyan.
"Stop calling me Princess. You saved me and are my benefactor. Just call me by my name when no one else is around." Xia Jingyan said with a blush, "Didn't you just call me by my name?"
"Yan'er, that's how I call you."
"Okay." Xia Jingyan said, "It...it's already late this night, and Gu Yun should be back soon. Well...Xia Jingyan gritted his teeth, "Ranzhuo, I'll go back first!"
Xia Jingyan ran away after saying that. Zhou Ranzhuo called her "Yan'er", so there's nothing wrong with her calling Zhou Ranzhuo "Ranzhuo"!
Zhou Ranzhuo looked at her hurriedly "escaping" back and felt like laughing inexplicably. He shook the Su Huazhu in his hand behind her and whispered to Xia Jingyan's long gone figure:
"Then I accepted it as a token of love.
In fact, Gu Yun had come back a long time ago, but he never went in. He listened at the door for a long time and thought a lot, but he had to go back in the end.
"Did you hear everything?" Zhou Ranzhuo asked with his eyes closed.
"Yeah." Gu Yun stood there blankly.
"You say...can I...not kill her?"
After all, he softened his heart, or to be more precise, he finally became emotional.
"Of course, but it depends on His Majesty's wishes." Gu Yun stood there stiffly.
This "Your Majesty" voice was no longer the same as usual. Zhou Ranzhuo sounded as if a huge mountain was pressing down on him. No one could carry it with him, and it was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.
"Get some rest. We'll talk about the rest later. I'm tired." Zhou Ranzhuo turned his back and made no sound.
Gu Yun froze on the spot for a short while, then lay back on the couch. Unable to fall asleep, he thought about Zhou Ranzhuo's words again.
If you don’t kill her then, she will kill you...
Your Majesty, the revenge of exterminating the family is destined to be fruitless.