Everyone at the banquet, including the people from East City represented by Yuwen Jin, and the people from South City represented by Qiu Tu, fell into a subtle atmosphere at the same time.
First, Nangong Qin lost her composure, yelled and ran after Xun. If you only look at this part, it would probably be a romantic story of a man without feelings but a woman with feelings for him. But soon the two of them hugged each other, holding hands, as if they were lovers who had not seen each other for a long time. This is really hard to understand.
Even Yuwen Jin, who stood up and chased after him, couldn't help but reveal an expression of despair when he saw Brother Xun holding the beauty in his arms.
Brother Xun, the one who is so cold that he doesn't allow anyone to get close to him? What are you doing? You are hugging a young lady who is still unmarried in front of so many people in South City, and you are hugging her tighter and tighter!
Wait, Miss Nangong seems to be engaged? Yuwen Jin twitched his lips and thought, this is bad.
Qiu Tu and Yuwen Jin looked at each other, and both felt inexplicably awkward. Qiu Tu was even more confused than Yuwen Jin. Thinking back to the past, the young lady was pure and innocent, and at a young age, she was like an iceberg snow lotus. Now that she has woken up from her deep sleep, she is gentler than before, and also dignified and polite. But who would have thought that in the blink of an eye, she was like a possessed person, with no reserve at all, and shouted to chase a man.
He only heard his young lady shouting, "Xunnu, stop! It's me, Tang Li! I'm back!" This sentence puzzled him at first, but when he listened carefully, he vaguely felt a chaotic emotional entanglement - no matter what, others may not know, but the people of South City don't know that his young lady is engaged to Xiahou Xuanyu, the lord of North City. It is said that they had feelings for each other back then, otherwise the young lady would not have blocked a blow for Xiahou Xuanyu and was poisoned and comatose for several years.
But now it seems that this young lady not only offended the City Lord Xiahou, but also had an affair with the once famous assassin Xun. It seems that she used a pseudonym at the time. There must be some inside stories that cannot be told to outsiders.
Qiu Tu had a complicated expression, thinking, which one does the lady like? None of them are easy to mess with. In addition, he always felt that City Lord Xiahou exuded green light.
He was a man who thought a lot, and soon thought of a battle between Xun and Xiahou Xuanyu. No one knew the reason at the time, but now it seemed that it was all because of emotional entanglement. Qiu Tu, who felt that he had found the reason, had a more complicated expression, and was even a little worried that if Xiahou Xuanyu really came here with his city lord and saw his fiancée entangled with another man, would he do something in anger
Miss Nangong Qin from South City would be in trouble if she wasn't careful. And their vision of uniting with North City would be shattered. This wouldn't do!
Qiu Tu stood up firmly and was the first to try to snatch the person away. "Miss, you are too drunk tonight. You should go downstairs and rest first. Someone, help Miss downstairs!"
Qiu Tu, who tried to snatch the person from Xun, was frozen in place by a sharp look from Xun before he could get within ten steps.
Tang Li had not cared about so many things before in order to keep Xun Nu, and now Xun was in the same mood. He was eager to find out what was going on, and he did not care about the bystanders with complicated emotions. He directly picked up Tang Li and walked out.
Under pressure from his imposing manner, no one dared to chase him. A few knights from South City barely took two steps under the pressure from Qiu Tu, and then they felt a stinging pain on their faces and legs. They raised their hands and felt blood on them, and immediately stopped in fear.
They all knew that this was a warning, and if they dared to move forward, they would definitely end up dead.
Qiu Tu watched Xun take the man away, his face turned blue. Yuwen Jin touched his nose, walked forward and pulled him to sit down, as if nothing had happened, and said calmly: "Mr. Qiu, don't worry. Brother Xun and Miss Nangong seem to be old acquaintances. They seem to have a good relationship. There is nothing wrong with reminiscing about the past. Why do you have to make them unhappy? Come on, ignore them, sir, drink!"
Qiu Tu: … When wine enters my heart, I feel even more sad. When I want to speak, tears flow before I can speak. What should we do about the marriage between North City and South City? What should we do about their city lord’s grand plan
Xun's aura of wanting to kill someone if they disagreed with him was too terrifying, so they were able to escape temporarily and found a quiet place to talk away from the crowd. Tang Li hugged Xun's neck. She was extremely anxious before, but now her mood slowly calmed down. Instead of rushing to speak, she just leaned against his chest quietly, listening to the slightly rapid heartbeat inside.
She had never relaxed since she woke up in this body, but relying on Xun Nu, she naturally relaxed, as if she had opened her eyes and found herself becoming the heroine Chu Li. Only when she was with this person could she feel at ease.
She didn't know where Xun had taken her. After being put down, she immediately reached out and grabbed Xun's wrist, "Xunnu, believe me, I am Tang Li, I didn't lie to you."
Xun Yi was in a trance, and suddenly remembered the situation before Tang Li's death. The last words she said seemed to be the same. His pupils shrank, and he subconsciously held Tang Li's hand with his backhand.
Tang Li could understand his mood at the moment, because she was also unable to calm down. She slowly said, "I woke up from this body almost three months ago. My last memory was being killed by Xiahou Xuanyu. This body is called Nangong Qin, the niece of the Lord of Nangong City. I don't have her memory. After waking up, I found out that it had been five years since my death."
"Resurrection from the dead, you may not believe it, but it is true."
Xun looked at her face in the moonlight, his voice extremely hoarse, "It's so absurd, I can't believe it, but I want to believe it."
Tang Li couldn't see his expression, she could only hear his emotions from his voice, which made her feel uneasy and distressed. She couldn't help but slow down her voice and said softly, "I remember everything we did together. Can I tell you?"
"I first met you in Ghost Plain. You were seriously injured and almost out of breath. I thought you were very handsome, so I decided to stay there and take care of you..." It was not because he was handsome, but because she knew this man's life as early as when she was a teenager. He was the person she fell in love with for the first time when she just understood what love meant. Because of this special plot, it seemed very simple to like him.
"... Later, we were led out of the Ghost Forest by the Red Fox and went to an inn. I didn't realize it was a shady inn at first, but when I borrowed the kitchen halfway, I saw a corpse under the firewood pile and was shocked..."
"We settled down in Bailu City. My idea at that time was very simple. I just wanted to find a place to live, a way to support myself, and a place for you to rest." Tang Li said, and suddenly smiled, "When you accompanied me to go shopping, other people mistook us for a couple. I thought at the time, it would be great if it was true. If you are willing to like me, then I will definitely treat you well for the rest of my life."
Just like when she first knew the person named Xunnu in that novel, she felt at that time that if she was lucky enough to receive the love that was silently guarded by such a person, she would definitely not abandon him like the heroine did, and she would cherish and repay him.
"... In addition to the two silver hairpins and silk flowers at the beginning, you later bought me wooden hairpins and earrings. I liked the pair of small pearl earrings the most. Unfortunately, one of them fell off one day and I didn’t know where it fell. I was embarrassed to tell you, so I looked for it secretly. As a result, when I woke up one day, I saw it on the dressing table. I guessed at that time that you found it for me..." Tang Li narrated in detail.
For Xun, this happened several years ago, but he has not forgotten it at all. When Tang Li talked about it, he clearly remembered that short period of companionship. He hugged Tang Li tightly in his arms, and finally spoke again, saying in a hoarse voice: "Actually, I bought that earring separately, I didn't find it."
Although Tang Li didn't say anything, he noticed that she didn't wear her favorite pearl earrings. There was only one earring left on the dressing table, and she was always looking for something in the corner. He guessed that she had lost one earring, so he quietly helped to look for it. Unfortunately, he didn't find it either. Seeing that Tang Li didn't look happy, he went to find the vendor who sold the earrings before. The vendor didn't want to sell him one at first, but the vendor's wife sold it to him after hearing what he said.
Tang Li: "Actually, I know that you bought another one, because later, I found the one I lost in the corner of the big water tank." She understood, and hid the lost and found pearl earring at the bottom of the makeup box, pretending that she hadn't noticed anything.
It was just a very small matter. No matter whether it was lost or found, neither of them ever talked about it. The pearl earrings, which were not originally a pair, were worn on her ears until she died.
"You're back, it's true." Xun said almost with a sigh.
Tang Li felt a pang in her heart, and raised her hand to touch Xun's cheek. She used her fingers to outline his current face, which seemed to be thinner, and the sharp curve was a little unfamiliar. She slowly touched it again, and then touched Xun's hands. It was still the same broad hands, but the knuckles were rough and hard, and there seemed to be a few tiny scars left. She touched them and asked, "Is this a scar?"
"It's just a minor wound and it has healed long ago." Xun let her explore without moving, staring at her without moving his eyes away for a moment.
"I remember your hand was not injured before." Tang Li gently rubbed it with her thumb, her movements and tone full of care and regret, "I'm sorry, I left you alone for so long."
Xun's usual indifferent expression collapsed. He thought of Tang Li's death again, and his hands trembled. "No, it was me who made you suffer that kind of pain. I failed to fulfill my original promise."
Tang Li: "But you survived, that's what I expected at the time. Thank you for being fine now." As she said that, she tried to touch Xun's head again, held his head in her arms and kissed it.
Xun: “…” He didn’t understand why his beloved wife, who was obviously younger than him, always liked to hug him so lovingly.
But because it was Tang Li, he did not struggle and let her hold him. He wanted to say that he would never let her suffer that kind of pain again, and would never let her have such an accident again, but before he could say it, he heard Tang Li say: "Xunnu, don't worry, I will never let you suffer this kind of pain again, and there will be no such accident again."
Xun: “… um.” His words were interrupted and he didn’t know what to say for a moment, so he could only hum.
He was silent for a moment, and wanted to say that there was no need to worry about Xiahou Xuanyu, but just as he opened his mouth, he heard Tang Li say, "And don't worry about Xiahou Xuanyu, I have already thought of a way to deal with him, and I will never let him have an easy time."
Xun: “… Yeah.” As early as five years ago, when he saw Tang Li die in front of him, he decided that he would kill Xiahou Xuanyu with his own hands.
"Your eyes." Xun touched the corners of Tang Li's eyes, "It will be cured."
"Okay." Tang Li put her face on his palm, her expression gentle and quiet, like a soft water lily, "As long as you are by my side, I won't be afraid."
The two of them sat in the pavilion by the lake. Across the lake, they could hear the faint sounds of singing and dancing at the banquet. Tang Li leaned against Xun and listened to the ethereal music for a while. "Should we go back?"
"No, I'll take you to rest. You need to rest well." Xun had already noticed that she was now weak, so he helped her stand up.
Tang Li stood up, suddenly raised her right foot with a hiss. Xun Nu looked at her foot and found a few drops of blood where she had just stepped.
"Are you hurt?" Xun helped her sit back and lifted her feet to check. He found that the sole of her shoe was scratched and the entire sole was covered in blood. He was so confused that he didn't notice it at all.
The author has something to say: No matter where I stop, people will say I’m stuck. I’ve seen through it all.
Gu Jian III is out, I'm going to play games, bye (wave