"You don't hurt, then...then I don't hurt either..."
Yan Shu: "..."
The injuries of the two of them can't be compared.
Yan Shu couldn't help reaching out to caress the black hair on Li Changtian's temples, his heart and eyes filled with distress: "It's getting late, let's rest."
Yan Shu tidied up the bed, comforted Li Changtian to lie down, and lay on his side beside him.
Although sleepy and exhausted, neither of them slept peacefully that night.
In the middle of the night, the wind and rain suddenly blew up outside the house, and thunderstorms fell.
After Yan Shu was woken up, he found that there was nothing around him.
Li Changtian was gone.
Yan Shu sat up in panic, only to find Li Changtian huddled in the corner of the bed with his head in his hands.
"Li Changtian?" Yan Shu reached out to wrap his arms around his shoulder, "What's wrong with you?"
Li Changtian closed his eyes tightly, frowned, and it took him a long time before he said, "It's thundering."
"Don't be afraid." Yan Shu said.
Li Changtian shook his head: "It's not that I'm afraid, there are gunshots and artillery fire, as well as gunpowder smoke and the smell of burnt tires."
Yan Shu was startled.
Although he didn't understand what Li Changtian said, but Li Changtian's tone was really weird.
The tone of Li Changtian's few words is not like what the child said when he was in a sane state, he is more like waiting for a painful wound somewhere on his body to heal and stop bleeding, and he knows that as long as he has enough patience, the pain will definitely be able to endure past.
After a few deafening thunderclaps fell, there was a strong wind outside the house and heavy rain poured down, but the thunder gradually disappeared.
Li Changtian took a breath, put down his hands that were holding his head, his eyes were a little confused.
"Are you okay?" Yan Shu asked softly, as if afraid of disturbing something.
Li Changtian nodded, didn't say much, lay down and closed his eyes.
Yan Shu didn't dare to disturb him, so she tucked in the quilt for him, and slowly lay down again.
As a result, in the early morning of the second day, Yan Shu woke up again from his sleep.
Li Changtian curled up in his arms, crying with tears all over his face, out of breath, and tremblingly calling him what he called Li Qiushui.
"Li Changtian, Li Changtian." Yan Shu hurriedly woke Li Changtian from his sleep.
Under Yan Shu's voice calling, Li Changtian fled from the nightmare. He held Yan Shu's arm tightly, panting heavily, his head was covered with sweat, and he couldn't recover.
Yan Shu's eyes were full of worry: "Are you okay?"
Li Changtian's eyes were filled with sadness, he suddenly cried and said: "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo It's just me, and it's just me."
Li Changtian was crying and wailing nonsense, almost dying of breath.
Yan Shu suddenly stretched out his hand and hugged Li Changtian tightly into his arms. His voice was also trembling because of the pain and heartache.
Yan Shu said very firmly: "You are not alone, Li Changtian, I am with you, no matter whether you are as stupid as you are now, I will accompany you and take care of you, don't be afraid."
Probably because hugging can give people stability, Li Changtian cried for a while, then curled up in Yan Shu's arms, hugged his waist, and fell asleep from exhaustion.
Although it was still early in the day, Yan Shu didn't feel sleepy anymore. He gently wiped away the tears on Li Changtian's face over and over again, laid down Li Changtian's curled up body again and again, and guarded Li Changtian so that Li Changtian wouldn't suffer from nightmares again.
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In the morning, after the rain, the sky is clear and the autumn air is crisp.
Early in the morning, a deaf-mute servant brought breakfast.
Now that he is a prisoner, it is impossible to have delicious delicacies, only dry steamed buns and bland porridge.
Thankfully though, the porridge was served hot.
"Li Changtian, get up and drink some hot porridge before continuing to rest." Yan Shu gently called Li Changtian.
Li Changtian opened his eyes in a daze, sat up and then curled up to the corner of the bed, as if there was something reassuring to him there.
Yan Shu brought a bowl of hot porridge, sat on the side of the bed, scooped up the porridge with a spoon, and wanted to feed Li Changtian.
Li Changtian put his arms around his knees and shook his head.
"What's wrong?" Yan Shu asked, he suddenly thought of something and frowned, "Can't you eat because of a stomachache?"
"I... I can do it myself, no need to feed..." Li Changtian whispered.
Yan Shu couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
Why is it that Li Changtian is so unwilling to rely on others even though he is insane? It is really stubborn and strong in his bones.
"Your wrist is injured, you can't hold the bowl, you can't hold the spoon." Yan Shu said truthfully.
Li Changtian bowed his head and said, "...I can do it."
Yan Shu stared at him for a while, holding the porridge bowl with one hand, and put it in Li Changtian's palm, but Yan Shu didn't relax, he asked, "Can you hold it?"
Li Changtian nodded.
Yan Shu let go of his strength.
Although the porridge bowl was not heavy, it could even be considered light, but not long after Li Changtian held it in his hand, the white cloth was wrapped around his wrist and blood oozes out.
Yan Shu quickly grabbed the porridge bowl, took Li Changtian's hand to examine it carefully, his eyes were full of annoyance.
"No...it doesn't hurt...I can do it." Li Changtian stammered.
Yan Shu: "Li Changtian, let me take care of you, okay?"
Yan Shu's patient voice was gentle and pleading.
His temperament as cold as ice will eventually turn into a stream of spring water because of one person, surpassing Yanliu.
Li Changtian: "..."
After a long time, Li Changtian nodded slowly.
Yan Shu let out a sigh of relief, scooped up a spoonful of porridge, and fed it to Li Changtian's mouth.
Probably because he was hungry, Li Changtian ate in a hurry and coughed.
"Slow down." Yan Shu said softly.
After feeding the porridge, Yan Shu brought the steamed buns again, the steamed buns were light enough, Li Changtian refused to let them be fed, and ate them with both hands.
Yan Shu got up and went to the round wooden table to clear away the empty dishes, when suddenly he heard Li Changtian say: "Yan Shu, thank you..."
Yan Shu was startled, and was about to turn his head away when Li Changtian said again.
"Wooooow, brother Yanshu is so kind to me."
Bang bang.
In panic, Yan Shu accidentally knocked over the bowl to the ground.
Li Changtian sobbed: "Brother Yanshu, you, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Shu: "..."
Yan Shu held his forehead with one hand, and it took him a long time to say: "It's nothing, don't worry about it, you can close your eyes and rest for a while."
He took two deep breaths, bent down to pick up the pieces of the porcelain bowl, and suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside.
Yan Shu frowned, retreated to the bed, blocked Li Changtian with his body, and stared at the door.
Fortunately, it was Shen Chao who came.
"Master Yan, is everything okay?" Shen Chao asked.
Yan Shu nodded: "Thank you, Prince Shen, for thinking about me."
After Shen Chao confirmed that the partition wall had no ears, he said to Yan Shu: "Since Master Yan was arrested, Han Ya's actions have indeed calmed down a lot. In the past two days, there should be no need to worry that he will order Beidi's elite soldiers to go to Baidi City to harm the people, but …”
Shen Chao glanced at Li Changtian who was on the bed, and said, "However, there is one thing that I am deeply puzzled about."
"What?" Yan Shu asked.
"I always thought that Han Ya left Li Changtian's life as a bait to lure you to rescue him, but now I suddenly discovered that Han Ya didn't intend to do so." Shen Chao said.
Yan Shu frowned lightly.
"To tell the truth, Lord Yan, Li Changtian was tortured seven or eight times after he was arrested and returned to Tianque Villa..." Shen Chao sighed.
"What?" Yan Shu narrowed his eyes suddenly, his breathing was difficult for a while, and his heart was like a knife cutting fire.
Shen Chao nodded, and said again: "Besides, Han Ya seems to be deliberately making Li Changtian stupid, and I can't be sure when Li Changtian was stupid, but as far as I know, after Li Changtian became stupid, he was still punished. I think No matter how insane Han Ya is, he doesn't need to torture a fool."
"Han Ya tortured him must be planning something, so I would like to ask Master Yan to ask Li Changtian to see if he can find out what happened to him in the torture room at that time."
Yan Shu clenched his hands hanging by his sides, his body trembling slightly, and it took him a long time before he nodded slowly: "Understood."
"Thank you, Lord Yan." Shen Chao saluted, "Master Yan, do you have anything else to order?"
"Nothing, thank you." Yan Shu saluted and watched Shen Chao leave.
Yan Shu remained silent for a moment, picked up the broken porcelain pieces on the ground, wrapped them in a cloth and put them on the table.
He turned his head to look at Li Changtian, and saw that Li Changtian was holding the steamed bun with both hands, eating it with small bites.
Shen Chao's words still echoed in Yan Shu's ears.
"I have been tortured seven or eight times..."
Yan Shu walked to the side of the bed in a few steps, and called softly, "Li Changtian."
Li Changtian raised his head, thought for a while, broke off half of the steamed bun and handed it to Yan Shu: "Eat."
Yan Shu stretched out his hand, but instead of taking the steamed bun, he took Li Changtian's arm, pulled him into his arms, and hugged him tightly. Yan Shu showed deep sadness and regret in a place where Li Changtian could not see.
He wanted to hold back his strength, but he was afraid of strangling Li Changtian, so his body trembled slightly.
Li Changtian said cautiously: "Yanshu... Brother, I, I am not having nightmares now, so I don't need to hug her."
"I need to hug you." Yan Shu said softly.
Li Changtian was stunned, he thought for a while, wrapped his hands around Yan Shu, and patted Yan Shu's back lightly.
The room was silent, like two caged beasts, cuddling each other and licking their wounds.
After an unknown amount of time, Yan Shu was finally willing to let go of Li Changtian, and asked, "Is there any injury on your body?"
Li Changtian hesitated for a long time, then nodded lightly with grievance in his voice: "Yes."
"Where is the injury? Show me." Yan Shu was very distressed.
Li Changtian lifted his clothes, revealing the bruises and bruises on his body.
Yan Shu stretched out his hand to caress the bruise, which made Li Changtian flinch, and he said softly, "It hurts..."
Yan Shu quickly withdrew her hand: "Sorry."
Those bruises were all over Li Changtian's back and waist, which looked like they were severely kicked out by someone.
"What did they do to you?" Yan Shu asked tentatively.
Li Changtian seemed to think of something frightening, retreated to the corner of the bed, choked up a few times, and his eyes were red again.
Yan Shu regretted that he had asked too directly, and quickly comforted him: "Don't be afraid, if you don't want to say it, then don't say it."
Li Changtian looked up at Yan Shu and said, "They... they hit me because, I, I answered wrong."
"Wrong answer?" Yan Shu frowned.
"Well, if you say...it's not me, it's not me, you'll be beaten." Li Changtian said, "You have to answer, it's me, it's me, and you won't be beaten."
Unexplainable uneasiness surged in Yan Shu's heart. He stepped forward and gently held Li Changtian's hand, trying to comfort him: "Li Changtian, don't be afraid, look at me, don't be afraid, do you remember what they asked?"
"They...they..." Li Changtian looked into Yan Shu's eyes, sobbed a few times in a low voice, and said, "They asked..."
"Did you kill the person?"