That night, Jiang Shenglin was grinding medicine under the lamp again. He carefully poured the powder into the tray and was about to divide it into bottles when the door was suddenly pushed open.
The cold wind with snowflakes rushed in, and Jiang Shenglin hurriedly took the things on the table and put them in his arms: "Why are you still not asleep?"
"I just finished practicing." Li Sui dragged a chair over.
Jiang Shenglin frowned: "Could it be that the old injury during training has recurred?"
"Nothing much has happened recently." Li Sui said, "Today I heard the housekeeper of the Zhu Mansion instructing the servants to go to Frostskin City in advance to prepare the mansion."
"Yes, he came to discuss this with me a while ago." Jiang Shenglin said, "Mr. Zhu has recovered well. He needs to take medicine on time and rest. The Zhu family's team should stay in Frostskin City and will not go north with us."
"Is his condition such that he can leave you?"
"Didn't I just tell you to take your medicine on time and rest peacefully? Besides, the Zhu family also has a group of doctors with them. They are more than capable of handling the rest of the matters. You don't have to rely on me for everything."
Li Sui nodded: "That's good."
Jiang Shenglin also checked his pulse and continued, "But from what I heard from Uncle Zhang, he hasn't told Master Zhu about staying in Frostskin City yet, so he's been worried lately, fearing that he might not agree in the end."
After all, along the way, Zhu Yanyin's relationship with various martial arts sects has become better and better, and his interest in the martial arts world has become stronger and stronger. He has loved reading all kinds of bloody and heroic stories since he was a child. This time he finally has the opportunity to join the martial arts alliance to fight demons together. No matter how you think about it, he should be looking forward to it very much. There is no reason why he would be willing to stay in Frostskin City.
Jiang Shenglin made another suggestion: "Why don't you go and try to persuade him. He is a scholar, and is used to reading those stories in the novels about the victory of the righteous. He doesn't know how dangerous this battle is. You two are close, and he admires you very much, so he should listen to your advice."
Li Sui asked calmly, "How do you know that he worships me?"
Jiang Shenglin replied, in many aspects, for example, he often runs to you, even if there are several people in between, his eyes are always on you, and he will smile when he sees you; for example, when he hears about the affairs of Wanren Palace, he is always particularly concerned. And haven’t you noticed that, from Lan Yan, to Tixue Wuzhui, to the other disciples, they have all lived a life taken care of by the Zhu Mansion.
Li Sui looked at him: "So you think all this is because he worships me?"
Jiang Shenglin asked back: "Yes, what else?"
Li Sui patted his shoulder.
Doctor Jiang failed to correctly understand the true meaning of this pat, and continued to urge: "So, are you promising me that you will help persuade Master Zhu?"
Li Sui said, "Who will protect him if he stays in Xuecheng?"
Jiang Shenglin was stunned at first. Who would protect him? Wouldn't it be the guards of the Zhu Mansion? But he quickly realized what Li Sui meant: "Are you saying that Chi Tian will attack Master Zhu? Not really. He doesn't need to offend the Zhu family."
"If he is forced into a desperate situation, there is nothing he can't do." Li Sui said, "Although the Zhu Mansion has many guards, they can only hold off the guardians of the Burning Fire Palace at most. They are no match for Chi Tian. I won't take the risk."
"So you plan to keep Master Zhu with you all the time?" Jiang Shenglin obviously disagreed. "The Zhu family is big and powerful. If you feel that the escorts are not enough, just ask them to send more. Why do you need others to worry about it? This matter cannot be taken lightly."
Li Sui asked: "Have you seen Chi Tian's current kung fu?"
Jiang Shenglin answered sincerely: "If I had seen it, I would not be alive today. Can you please stop cursing me for no reason?"
"Even if the Zhu Mansion dispatched twice as many guards, they would not be able to stop Chi Tian." Li Sui stood up, "I know how to handle this matter, you don't have to interfere."
Jiang Shenglin thought to himself, when have you ever had any sense of propriety? You just rely on your strong talent and high kung fu skills, so you just do whatever you want.
Li Sui was not going to accept his opinion. Chi Tian's methods were always sinister, and he was always evasive and evasive, never showing up in public. Even though the Zhu family in Jiangnan had a prominent family background, Chi Tian would not do it openly, but the incident with Xu Yunzhong was enough to show that the Burning Fire Palace had set its sights on Zhu Yanyin. Rather than leaving his beloved to others for protection, it would be safer to keep her by his side and watch her all the time.
Jiang Shenglin still disagreed and suggested that they could also seek help from the court.
As a result, Li Sui had already left and didn't have the leisure to listen to him continue nagging.
That's how you value women over friendship.
What happened next soon proved that Dr. Jiang’s words were really effective in some aspects.
The next morning, snow was falling heavily. Zhu Yanyin was still half asleep, and he leaned against the car window, yawning. He stretched out his hand to catch some crystal clear snowflakes, but was quickly frozen back.
Not long after, Li Sui came in with a snowball in his hand, "Want it?"
Zhu Yanyin took it. It was so heavy. He didn’t know how hard he squeezed it. He almost turned the fluffy snow into hard ice. The most romantic thing in the world was so brutal and heavy.
But Mr. Zhu still liked it very much. He held it in his hands and played with it for a long time, until the snowball... The ice ball began to melt, and then he threw it back into the snow and stretched out his frozen red hands again: "It's cold."
Li Sui held his hand and blew a breath of hot air on it - although there was a heater next to him, you guys don't understand the fun of young lovers. Zhu Yanyin leaned over most of his body, feeling so comfortable that he didn't want to move at all. He liked to squeeze next to Li Sui, talking, reading together, or just taking a nap like now, which was also a pleasant thing in the world.
Li Sui put his arm around his shoulders so that he could sleep more comfortably.
The snow on the ground was very thick, so the Wulin Alliance's team moved forward slowly. The carriage wheels made a creaking sound in the snow, which was perfect for falling asleep while hugging a heater.
Wan Zhuyun rode a black horse and led the team at the front. As they got closer to Snow City, he became more and more cautious. At this time, he saw the disciples sent out to explore the way galloping from the front, looking anxious. He immediately raised his hand to signal the whole team to stop and asked loudly: "What happened?"
"Alliance leader," the disciple reported, "there is an army ahead, heading in our direction."
Wan Zhuyun heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. It turned out to be someone from the imperial court. He was just about to order the Wulin League's troops to move to the left and let the army pass first, but his disciple said, "It seems that they are here to take Master Zhu to Frostskin City."
"… "
Zhu Yanyin was jolted by the carriage and muttered something in a half-asleep state.
Li Sui smiled and reached out his hand, gently rubbing his lips, as if teasing a small animal.
Someone was walking towards this side outside, but Palace Master Li did not take the footsteps seriously, because the servants of the Zhu Mansion were well-trained and would never lift the curtain without permission. This was the reason why the two of them could often be intimate in the carriage.
As a result, there are exceptions to everything. The one who came back this time was not the servant of Zhu Mansion, but—
"Xiao Yin!"
The car curtain was blown open with a loud bang, and a strong wind was howling.
A middle-aged man got on the bus with a big smile on his face. “Let your uncle take a look. Have you grown taller? It’s been a long time since we last saw you.”
Li Sui hugged Zhu Yanyin: "..."
The middle-aged man obviously didn't expect that there was another person in the carriage. However, he was in the officialdom and his reaction speed was always very fast. He immediately asked with concern: "What's wrong, Xiaoyin is not feeling well again?"
Mr. Zhu was woken up in a daze and it took him a long time to react what was going on.
The middle-aged man was named Lan Xishan, Zhu Yanyin's uncle and a third-rank official in the court. He had received a letter from his sister, so he specially asked the emperor for an army and marched north to pick up his nephew.
He said to Li Sui politely, "My dear knight, I have something else to say to Xiao Yin. Could you please leave for a while?"
Zhu Yanyin had not expected that things would develop like this, so he could only pat Li Sui's arm and whispered, "You go first."
Li Sui nodded: "If you have anything, come to me."
My uncle still had a smile on his face, and he had no idea that he had just talked to a terrifying demon.
Zhu Yanyin: "I won't leave."
"I didn't tell you to go back to Jiangnan now." Lan Xishan held his hand and advised cheerfully, "But the Wulin Alliance is going to fight the Demon Cult, why are you joining them? The emperor has granted me two months of leave, and your uncle will stay with you in Frostskin City first. After a while, we will go to the Royal City to celebrate the New Year together."
Zhu Yanyin: “…”
I shut myself in.
He was introverted until dinner time, and barely touched the food. However, Lan Xishan thought that his nephew was not in a good mood because of his brain disease, and he couldn't remember that he felt strange, so he didn't want to talk. He didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and even felt pity for him.
It was late at night and Zhu Yanyin was not sleepy, so he sat in the main room and read absentmindedly. This was a small village house. Xu Yunzhong had a craving for alcohol and went to another martial arts sect to ask for a jar of girl's red wine. When he came back and saw that the light in Zhu Yanyin's room was still on, he knocked on the door and asked him, "Would you like some?"
Mr. Zhu: "No."
Xu Yunzhong sat at the table himself: "As the ancients said, a drink can relieve a thousand worries."
Zhu Yanyin was not in the mood: "I am drunk tonight, but the worries I should have tomorrow will still be there, and they won't be reduced by one or two points because of this."
Xu Yunzhong yawned and opened the seal: "If you don't want to be separated from Palace Master Li, just tell your uncle."
Zhu Yanyin: Wait
Everyone said that the second son of Zhu didn't want to stay in Frostskin City because he liked the martial arts world and yearned for the life of swords and sabers in the novels.
But Xu Yunzhong said, if you don't want to be separated from Palace Master Li.
Zhu Yanyin immediately looked at him alertly.
Xu Yunzhong was stared at with fear: "Are you possessed?"
Zhu Yanyin asked calmly, "What do you mean I don't want to be separated from Palace Master Li?"
Xu Yunzhong replied: "It means exactly what it says."
"What makes you say that?"
"You already have admiration written all over your face."
Zhu Yanyin: “!”
Xu Yunzhong was also puzzled. You said that you all are like this, but no one in the world noticed it. Even Doctor Jiang is so upright. How did they do it? People in the martial arts world are really amazing.
After a while, Xu Yunzhong sighed again: "But having said that, you and Palace Master Li really seem to be a perfect match. It can be said that they are made in heaven and are hard to find in this world."
Zhu Yanyin: Since you said so, I can consider not killing you to silence you.
Xu Yunzhong was still drinking by himself.
Since everything was revealed, Zhu Yanyin simply covered his wine jar with one hand and forcibly asked the Hecheng talent for help: "Then think of a way so that I can stay in the Wulin League forever."