Cheng Muyou sat in front of the table with his hands on his forehead, his back straight, motionless.
He had been in this position for several hours, and he didn't even notice that the candle next to him had gone out, and the candle oil was dripping down the candlestick onto his cuffs.
His mind kept replaying bits and pieces of the past: when he first met her, she was a child of seven or eight years old, curled up under a trap used to catch animals, like a helpless fawn.
Later, he rescued her, took care of her meticulously, and when he took care of her injuries, he also filled her grief of losing her father with full love.
Since then, Jiang Xixi has regarded himself as his father and brother, not only taking care of his diet and daily life, but also pampering Xun'er as his own brother after Xun'er lost his mother.
Although they are not related by blood, they are closer than relatives.
He even felt that Jiang Xixi had already become a part of him, or rather, she was another self in the world: she was trained by him, and she was as passionate and jealous as he was.
She could guess what he was thinking, and even when she didn't figure out her feelings for Yan Niang, she saw through his heart at a glance and helped her clarify the feelings in her heart.
But now, she went away, completely unexpectedly, so silently that when he saw her breathless face, he couldn't believe it, and thought he was in a dream.
It hurts, not nothing, his heart is like a piece of flesh has been stripped of raw, and his heart is piercing.
But after the pain, the whole body was wooden, at a loss, unclear, as if the mind was still dead, and had not recovered from the shock.
So he sat in a daze, from dawn to dusk, and then from dusk to the next dawn, and so on, and so on.
The wind blew the big red word "囍" on the window "whoosh" and cut these words by Jiang Xixi's own hands.
The day before she and Yan Niang got married, she pasted them on the window, smiling brightly and brightly, she said, "My lord, you married Miss Yan, my heart will be put down, I will not be obedient, I can only wish you and Miss Yan a long time, white head and old together." ” Cheng Muyou's heart suddenly twitched heavily: she said that she was relieved, is there any other meaning in this sentence?
Or did she have a premonition that made her say this.
Thinking of this, he lowered his head, grabbed the long sword that was resting beside him in his hand, brushed his fingers over the dried blood stains on it, and a touch of moisture appeared in his eyes: her life was bumpy and difficult, she had been hiding in the mountains and forests with her father since she was a child, and later, although she was rescued by herself, but in Yuquan Town, she was fundamentally injured by Jing Yunlai, and lost the opportunity to be a mother forever.
He had made up his mind to take care of her for the rest of his life, but she just left, leaving behind the saber that had followed her for many years.
Another gust of wind blew, this time so fast and tight that it blew two big red characters from the window.
Seeing this, Cheng Muyou hurriedly got up, pushed the door and walked to the courtyard, chased after the two broken characters, carefully picked them up from the ground, and rubbed his fingers on them a few times, and then said softly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, when I saved you, I thought that I would definitely promise this child a stable life, but I broke my promise after all." ” Thinking of this, a sour feeling suddenly rose in his heart, he clenched his fists, and his nails pierced the flesh of his palms, "It's a pity, in this life, I can't stand you." ” When Yan Niang walked into the courtyard, Cheng Muyou was still kneeling on the ground with both knees, staring at the fist he put on his lap without blinking.
Seeing him like this, Yan Niang hurriedly walked over to hold his shoulders and asked with concern, "Official, what's wrong with you?"
Why kneel on the ground?
” Cheng Muyou didn't answer, although he was helped up by her, his eyes were still fixed on his clenched fists.
Seeing that his demeanor was a little crazy, Yan Niang's heart sank, and she asked softly, "Official, don't be so sad, I have good news for you." ” Cheng Muyou suddenly spread out his hand as if he hadn't heard her words, and then he clenched his fist again, and said to Yan Niang in a very light voice, "Why does she clench her fists every time she sees me, why?"
” Hearing the words that the donkey's head was not in the horse's mouth, Yan Niang was surprised, "She?
Who is the official talking about?
” Cheng Muyou turned his head to look at Yan Niang, a cold light flashed in his eyes, "The reason why she didn't dare to show her nails was because she had a weak heart, and her nails were cracked by the handle of the knife when she killed that child, so it was different from the lives of others."
When she saw the people in the government, her first reaction was to hide it, no wonder, no wonder I always felt that something was wrong, but I never figured it out, it turned out that the evidence was here, in Dong's body. ” Yan Niang was taken aback, her dark eyes rolled around, "What does the official mean, the Dong family is a barnacle?"
” Cheng Muyou nodded deeply, and then picked up the two broken characters on the ground and brought them to Yan Niang's eyes, "Madame, please look, these two words have been blown to pieces by the wind, can Madame still be able to tell where they were originally pasted?"
” Yan Niang didn't understand what he meant, so she could only go on and say, "Since it has been torn by the wind, how can you tell which is which?"
” Speaking of this, she suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Cheng Muyou, and after a long time, she squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth, "Someone steals the sky?"
” Cheng Muyou looked out of the courtyard, and the color in his eyes gradually deepened, "It's a pity that the effort is very good, if you only rely on barnacles, I am afraid that you will not be able to put her to death, so although I guessed that Dong's is barnacles, I still can't understand how she dealt with Xixi, until I saw these two characters, I finally figured out the reason for the matter." ” Yan Niang nodded, and her expression became solemn, "Official, I have one more thing to tell you." ” Before the words fell, Cheng Muyou had already rubbed her body and walked towards the outside of the courtyard, and said urgently, "Madam, what is the matter when I come back, although Shi Fei is guarding in Yushan Village, but the barnacles are cunning, I don't worry, I'm afraid that she will run away again." ” By the time he finished speaking, he had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard, and Qingjun's body was quickly swallowed up by the darkness.
Seeing him walk away, Kong Zhou emerged from the corner, he walked behind Yan Niang, took a sip of wine, and then said, "Girl, what did you find?"
” Yan Niang looked back at him, and a smile appeared on her face, "Kong Zhou, the body is not rotten, why?"
” Kong Zhou shook his head, "Impossible, if the body is dead, the soul will leave the body, and once the soul is gone, all that remains is a pile of dead flesh, how can it not rot?"
At this point, he gasped, and the gourd fell to the ground, "Unless, the man's body is not completely dead?"
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