The girl talked in a light tone about how she was abused by her stepmother. She was responsible for the laundry and cooking at home when she was only a few years old, but often did not have a good meal; or how she was forced to go up the mountain to collect firewood in winter, but because she was too weak, she
My body became stiff and I fell down a mountain and broke my leg. The injury would still hurt until I became an adult.
"Actually, these are pretty good, but my father died early. After his death, my stepmother felt that raising me was a waste of food, so she sold me to the prince's palace to pay back the money."
"The palace is not easy to mess around with, and the nuns who are responsible for disciplining us are strict..."
Jiang Tang recalled how "he" was bullied and suppressed when he first entered the palace.
It was obviously such a miserable memory, but her tone was so gentle and calm that it was difficult for people to associate it with her.
Finding that the boy beside him had not spoken for a long time, Jiang Tang paused for a moment and tilted his head slightly: "Don't you believe it?"
Nan Xing believed it, because he had already investigated everything about her life before Jiang Tang knew about it.
Perhaps even more clearly than she herself.
But at this moment, listening to the girl comforting him with her past, he was not used to it, so he subconsciously used harsh words to cover up his emotions:
"Then your life is not bad. You climbed up to King Rong and climbed to the sky in one step."
But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he regretted them a little.
Just as he was hesitating whether to make up for it, he heard the girl's light words: "Yes."
In an instant, all regrets dissipated and turned into a cold sneer that had not yet been spoken.
"Then, when I was happiest, I was abandoned by the prince again."
Nan Xing froze and subconsciously looked at her beside him.
"I have long been used to it and will not be chosen by anyone."
The girl's slight smile made him feel as if he was frozen by something.
Yes, if she didn't say it, he almost forgot that her tragedy was all planned by "her" and executed by him personally.
He had also seen with his own eyes that King Rong, who "loved" her very much, would rather sacrifice her than choose the "truth".
She was abandoned twice by the man she loved deeply and "died" twice.
For a moment, even Nan Xing felt a little pitiful for her.
After a while, the young man's hoarse and deep voice sounded in the dark cave: "My condolences."
Jiang Tang choked.
"No, I'm fine." She breathed gently, her tone still gentle and happy.
she's fine?
Nan Xing could no longer respond and remained silent, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Look at me. Everyone around me has abandoned me. No one will choose me. You were just abandoned by one person. It's not that miserable."
She said and paused: "So, don't be sad."
After Jiang Tang finished speaking, he calmed down and waited for the boy to digest it slowly.
"Why are you saying this to me?" Why are you trying to comfort me?
Even though he knew that the girl couldn't see him, Nan Xing still looked in her direction.
Jiang Tang blinked: "Probably, I want to tell you something. In life, you will always meet people who feel sorry for you. If you are hurt, you must fight back bravely. Hiding in the dark and crying is the most useless behavior.
Bar."
For example, follow her instigation and go against that woman.
Jiang Tang was thinking secretly in his heart, and then heard the young man's soul torture: "Then are you going to take revenge on King Rong?"
Jiang Tang was stunned: "I..."
"You died for him, and he still had his childhood sweetheart to comfort him. Don't you hate him?"
Jiang Tang:……
What a good boy, pretty hard to fool.
"Don't hate."
She took a gentle breath and suppressed her ups and downs: "I am the one who made the choice, so if you want to blame me, you can only blame me. I won't blame him."
Nan Xing's eyes gradually turned cold: "Then you are really generous."
"I'm not generous."
Jiang Tang was not sure which direction the boy was, but she still looked at him: "I won't blame him, but I won't forgive him either. I can't do anything to hurt him. All I can do is never see him again.
Already."
Her voice was obviously calm, but he seemed to hear her crying.
"With that Miss Bai by the prince's side, he will surely slowly get over the pain of losing me. In this case, there is no need for me, an 'abandoned' person, to go back. I have a small heart and cannot do that.
To be generous. Since you can’t go back, then don’t go back.”
Jiang Tang spoke softly, not sure whether he was speaking to the young man or to himself.
He originally wanted to refute Nan Xing, but looked at her blankly. At this time, the moon slowly rose outside, and the bright moonlight illuminated the cave little by little.
The girl's soft skirt was illuminated. She stood up from the ground, patted her skirt, seemed to sniff, and said to him in a pretended relaxed tone:
"It's getting late, do you want to go back?"
Nan Xing didn't want to go back, but when faced with the girl's question, he nodded mysteriously: "Go back."
Jiang Tang smiled: "Then let's go together."
She said, reaching out her hand to him.
Nan Xing hesitated for a moment, but did not hold her hand. Instead, he stood up from the ground.
Jiang Tang was disappointed for a moment. His plan did not succeed as he imagined.
Just as he was about to walk out, a young man's voice suddenly came to his ears: "Are you really not ready to return to King Rong?"
Jiang Tang was stunned and looked back at her.
The boy's face was hidden in the darkness, so she couldn't see clearly.
She didn't care: "I'm not going back. What are I going to do? Everyone knows I'm dead. Do I want to scare them to death by going back and pretending to be dead?"
As she spoke, she made herself laugh: "Actually, I think this place is pretty good. If you don't drive me away, can I live here? In fact, I can do many things, such as washing clothes, cooking, embroidering, and picking up flowers."
Chai... I can do it all."
Jiang Tang just said it to tease him, and didn't notice how bright the eyes of the young man next to her looked at her when she said this.
"Okay." After he finished speaking, he was afraid that she wouldn't understand, so he added: "If you don't want to leave, you can stay."
"Really?"
Jiang Tang's eyes lit up, but he interrupted the next sentence: "Let's forget it, Concubine Fang probably won't agree. If you are no longer here one day, she will definitely not let me go."
Jiang Tang lowered his head with a wry smile, looking weak and pitiful, but only a system familiar with her would know.
Its host started to sow discord again and gave the concubine eye drops.
Sure enough, Jiang Tang's words evoked the hatred that the young man had finally forgotten.
His aura became cold, and the anger in his chest burned again.
He thought he was born lowly and deserved all the suffering in his life, but today he was told that all his suffering came from that woman.
It was she who pushed him into hell with her own hands...
The countless wounds on his body seemed to hurt again at this moment.
"I said, I won't let her kill you. It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not, it's the same."
The young man's eyes were dark and cold, just like every time he took on a new task in the past.
He would complete every mission with the determination to die.
This time, it's the same.
Even though he knew that the girl meant these words to him, Nan Xing still decided to keep her alive.
This was the first time he went against that person's words.
He has no regrets.
Today she vaguely felt something had changed about the boy next to her, and she was not in a hurry to pry.
As if nothing had happened, she said to him: "Then let's go back. You must be hungry too."
Nan Xing: "...Hmm."
In the corner where no one saw, Jiang Tang slightly raised the corners of his mouth and finally learned to answer her, making progress.
And just when she took the first step, a familiar system tone sounded in her ears:
【Nanxing favorability 50,】
Jiang Tang:!!!
"do what?"
Sensing the girl's sudden intense gaze, Nan Xing subconsciously moved a little further away from her, seeming a little defensive.
"Ahem," Jiang Tang looked away: "I'm thinking about what to eat when I go back later. Do you like noodles? The noodles I cooked are delicious. Do you want to try them?"
Nan Xing was a little surprised, but did not refuse: "Whatever you want."
After saying that, he subconsciously quickened his pace and walked ahead.
Jiang Tang was stunned for a moment and hurriedly caught up: "Hey, please slow down, I can't catch up."
After hearing her words, the boy who could have walked faster stopped inexplicably.
He said "Your legs are so short", but when the girl caught up with him, he slowed down, as if he was deliberately cooperating with her.
"I'm shorter than you," Jiang Tang said nonchalantly.
Nan Xing ignored her.
The cave is a bit far from the kitchen. Along the way, the girl was chattering and seemed to have endless things to say.
Nan Xing endured it at first, but then he couldn't bear it anymore: "You talk so much, doesn't your prince think you are noisy?"
Jiang Tang became quiet for a moment and lowered his head: "I'm sorry."
One sentence made the originally irritable young man suddenly regret it.
【Nanxing Favorability 10.】
The system broadcast again, but I was extremely anxious: [Host, this guy's favor is useless, it's unnecessary...]
Jiang Tang pretended not to hear it, but his tone was much more disappointed than before: "Let's go faster, otherwise it will be too late."
After she finished speaking, she quickened her pace and walked ahead, not bothering him anymore.
Looking at the girl's back, Nan Xing felt even more irritable than before.
"Wait a minute, don't go here..."
"ah!"
Jiang Tang was walking with his head buried when a snow-white figure suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking the way.
She was startled and subconsciously hid back.
Nan Xing came over and blocked her.
"What are you doing?"
Looking at the two people, Fangbi's face suddenly darkened.
She had been nervous about the boy's nonsense words at noon.
Because she felt guilty, she did not go to him.
But what's going on now?
"You hid for a day and just stayed with this woman?"
She pointed her finger at Jiang Tang, with anger that could not be concealed on her face, as if she was about to rush up and kill her if the young man had not been in his way.
Jiang Tang was so "frightened" that he hid behind the young man. He carefully pulled his sleeves and whispered: "You said you would protect me."
When she said "don't let her kill her" instead of "protect", she was being careful.
It can not only arouse the boy's protective desire, but also make the woman opposite him angry to death.
"Kill her immediately and I will forgive you for today's arrogance!"
Concubine Fang suppressed her anger and ordered, deliberately ignoring Jiang Tang, and her eyes fell on the young man in front of her.
Nan Xing blocked Jiang Tang: "I told you, I won't kill her."
One sentence made Concubine Fang's anger even higher: "Are you sure you want to go against me?"
Nan Xing said nothing, but that protective gesture proved everything.
Jiang Tang hid behind him, and when he accidentally raised his eyes to meet the woman, the provocative look in his eyes made Fangbi furious.
"Just because of this woman, you don't listen to me? I say it again, kill her immediately!"
The angrier Fangbi becomes, the happier Jiang Tang becomes.
The tension between the two sides did not prevent her from taking the opportunity to stir up trouble: "Why do you need to be aggressive, my queen? I have left the prince and can't hinder you in any way, so you can't spare my life?"
As he spoke, he pulled the young man's sleeves a little tighter, as if relying on him to gain a sense of security.
Nan Xing turned slightly, as if to comfort her.
This scene fell into the eyes of Concubine Fang, which angered her even more: "You pretentious bitch! Don't think that having this loser as your backer can protect you!"
After she finished speaking, she looked at Nan Xing threateningly: "I'll give you one last chance to kill her! Otherwise I won't be polite."
Jiang Tang saw Fangbi's attitude towards Nan Xing for the first time and frowned unconsciously.
No wonder, in my memories, the young boy always looks like he is afraid of being abandoned.
There is no sense of security at all.
"South Star..."
Jiang Tang subconsciously called his name, but just as he spoke, he heard a "muffled hum" coming from his ears.
Then the young man standing in front of her knelt down on one knee as if he couldn't hold on any longer.
He even vomited blood from his mouth.
Jiang Tang:!!!
"What's going on? What happened to him?"
However, Jiang Tang yelled for a long time, but the system that was chattering just now seemed to be dead, without any sound.
"If you can, never come out!"
She cursed secretly, then squatted down and tried to protect the boy: "How are you? Are you okay?"
But who would have thought that it was the woman in front of her who answered her: "Does it feel good to have the Gu mother eat your heart? Because you are so disobedient, I specially adjusted the Gu mother. The pain now must be worse than before, right?"
Nan Xing didn't say anything, but just by looking at the way he was in so much pain that he couldn't support his body and the blue veins on his forehead popped out, you could tell how uncomfortable he was at the moment.
Jiang Tang looked up at the woman in disbelief: "You poisoned him? Why are you so vicious?"
"vicious?"
Concubine Fang sneered: "If there is nothing to restrain such an immature little beast, I might not even be able to save my life. Now, pick up your sword and kill him, and I will let you go this time."
.”
The last half of the sentence was addressed to Nan Xing. If Jiang Tang hadn't seen it with his own eyes, it would be difficult for Jiang Tang to imagine what kind of life the young man once lived.
She subconsciously looked at Nan Xing...the sword in her hand and swallowed.
So this time, she made a mistake again?
Nan Xing slowly took the sword and stood up from the ground, feeling heart-gnawing pain every time he moved.
Jiang Tang: He is going to kill me, right?
"I said," as soon as he opened his mouth, blood flowed from his lips: "I won't let you kill her."
"Say it again? Do you believe it or not? I will kill you first and then her! You are a beast that no one wants. Why are you trying to be a hero?"
Jiang Tang was angry: "He is a beast, then you..."
Before she could finish her words, her wrist was violently grabbed by the young man. The force was so strong that it seemed as if he was going to crush her bones. You can imagine the pain he was suffering at this moment...