I didn't believe that my little lover would lie to me, so I took out the jade comb that I carried with me, and there were four small words engraved on it: ten years of engagement.
Xueluo and the old man looked at me and said nothing more.
I touched the jade comb in my hand and murmured my little lover's name.
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Xueluo is an expert at memorizing routes. Under her leadership, we returned to the cow demon tribe we had stayed in before.
As soon as we entered the tribe, I found that almost all the bull demons in the tribe came out to greet us.
Every bull demon's face and eyes showed a touch of respect and joy. Every time I took a step, I could feel their cheers rising into the sky.
Obviously, being able to rescue people from the powerful Baihua Clan and return them safe and sound is definitely a heroic act for them.
But at this time, I was not in much mood to enjoy their cheers.
I followed Xueluo and the old man in a daze, and slowly arrived at the largest room in the tribe.
There were quite a few people in the room. Fatty Xia, Deng Youde and Monk Hua were all there. Fang Xueer, who I hadn’t seen for a few days, was holding Mrs. Hua’s hand. Judging from that look, I guess I must have recognized Mrs. Hua.
.
Although the two of them have never met, their almost identical faces alone are enough to explain everything.
Xueluo and Mrs. Hua held hands affectionately, while the injured old man Yin was still lying on a bed made of animal bones, his face looking a little pale.
"Brother Lingfeng, you are finally back."
As soon as I entered the door, Fang Xueer saw me at a glance and trotted over to me in a hurry.
When I looked up, Fang Xueer had already thrown herself into my arms, and then took the initiative to hug my waist.
"Brother Lingfeng, thank you, really thank you..." Fang Xueer's voice seemed to be trembling. I looked down and saw that this little girl was already crying again.
"Brother Ling Feng, I'm so worried about you. Fortunately, you're back." Xue'er said and sobbed softly again.
I patted her shoulder and whispered to her that I was fine. Then the little girl thought of so many people in the room as if she had just woken up from a dream, and suddenly blushed with embarrassment.
I looked at Fang Xueer's shy look, but I didn't say anything more and looked straight at Old Man Yin who was lying not far away.
At this time, Old Man Yin was lying on the animal bone bed, his face was pale, and the wounds on his body had been bandaged.
"Old man Yin, I'm back."
After I finished speaking, Old Man Yin slowly opened his eyes and looked sideways at me.
Old Man Yin also saw the old man standing next to me, his eyes rolled, and his face showed a hint of astonishment.
"Boy, are you okay? Master, why are you here?"
"Are you okay, Mr. Yin?" the old man asked.
"I'm fine..." Old Man Yin's breath was still a little weak, but he was much more energetic than when he was in Baihua Valley.
Old Man Yin showed a smile and said to me: "You have a promising future..."
But before he could finish speaking, I gritted my teeth and interrupted him, saying, "Let me ask you, the Maoshan ancestor you told me about last time who took away your little lover was called Chenyue?
"
"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Old Man Yin's face looked obviously strange.
I continued to ask: "Is the person who took Mu Qing away called Chenyue?"
"Boy, you..."
"Why did you lie to me?" I ran out of patience and blurted out.
I gritted my teeth and turned pale, but at this time, Old Man Yin didn't say a word.
Without saying a word, I punched the door next to me. Suddenly, a big hole was made in the door made of animal bones. Fang Xueer's face turned pale with fright.
For a moment, everyone on the field had different expressions, but they all looked at me, and no one dared to say anything.
In the end, Old Man Yin sighed heavily and said to me: "Silly boy, there are some things you'd better not know.
I am silent.
Old Man Yin coughed violently, and Mrs. Hua quickly patted his back to tell him not to get excited.
Old Man Yin looked at me, hesitated, and finally said word for word: "Yes, I lied to you, but Mu Qing begged me to do this."
I looked at Old Man Yin and saw a complicated expression on his face.
He said: "I'm not going to lie to you, when you went to Liucun, the reason why your Uncle Quan wanted to keep Mu Qing was actually secretly told by Mu Qing."
"Why?"
"Because...because she is dying..."
When Old Man Yin finished speaking, my heart sank, and my whole heart was shaken violently!
"It's impossible. She was still fine when I left."
"That's just what she was pretending to be. She already had a real illness. Later, she helped you again and again and was seriously injured many times. All of this settled down and made her illness worse. As a result, before you were about to leave Liucun,
She has already realized that her time is running out..."
I sat down on the ground helplessly, looking at Old Man Yin helplessly, and my heart was extremely heavy.
What Old Man Yin said is correct. Since I met Mu Qing, she has saved me many times in life-or-death situations.
I also know that she has an old illness, but as long as I am faced with life or death, she will not hesitate to save me... Then the old illness is not cured, and new injuries are added, and the disease repeats itself, resulting in the gradual loss of life.
Even if my little lover has survived countless years, he still can't withstand the accumulated damage...
I listened to Old Man Yin's words blankly, feeling extremely regretful and guilty.
Old Man Yin said: "There is one more thing I want to tell you. Mu Qing originally wanted to spend the rest of her life accompanying you, but then she seemed to have a premonition of something, so she had to find us and ask us to help her reconcile.
I told this lie...but I didn't expect that in the end, you would be so interested in it, and the appearance of the master made this lie self-defeating..."
"It's none of my business." The old man beside him wrinkled his nose and said a little uneasily.
My heart felt like it was falling into an ice cellar, and my whole body was filled with chills.
I continued to ask: "How is your little lover doing now?"
Old Man Yin shook his head and replied: "I don't know either. It may be more serious than bad. I saw her once when you went to visit the grave. She had already lost her life at that time and left me a few words.
"
"What did she say?"
"She said that she was born in a deep palace, and she never thought that she would meet you in this world, but even so, she still has no regrets."
After Old Man Yin said these words, I felt a fishy and salty taste coming from my lips, and then I realized that I had bitten my lip without knowing it.
I suddenly sat down on the spot, completely in a daze.
Fatty Xia and Deng Youde looked at each other for a moment, as if they wanted to say a few words of comfort, but they swallowed the words in their mouths; they knew in their hearts that what I needed most at this time was silence.
Finally, I seemed to be supported by Xueluo and Fang Xueer back to another room. That night, I asked the bull demon warrior guarding the door to bring me some wine.
But due to the language barrier, I started gesticulating, but the bull demon warriors couldn't understand, so I couldn't help but lose my temper.
Later, Xueluo and the leader of the Niuyao tribe arrived. After Xueluo tried to persuade me to no avail, she had no choice but to tell the leader of the Niuyao tribe that I wanted to drink.
The leaders of the Bull Demon Tribe themselves had a good impression of me. After seeing my blood-red eyes, they did not dare to neglect me and immediately brought me a lot of strong liquor.
I moved all the strong liquor back into the house, then closed the door, and sat on the ground, holding the jar of the strongest liquor in the Bull Demon Tribe and drinking it as hard as I could...
It was a long night, and I didn’t know how much I drank. No matter how much Fang Xueer and the others knocked on the door, I ignored it and was immersed in my own thoughts.
I murmured Mu Qing's name, and my mind was filled with memories of me and her.
The bottles of liquor in my hands were empty one after another, until finally, I drank until I was unconscious and confused, and then I was carried to the bed by Fatty Xia and others who broke in through the door.
For several days in a row, I spent my time in such a state of intoxication.
The truth about Mu Qing was a huge blow to me. I have never felt so painful and sad for a woman. It was only then that I knew clearly that I really fell in love with her and the woman who risked her life for me.
, a woman who is often cold but can't stand up to my teasing and blushing...
I was degenerate for several days, until one day, when I was drunk and sitting on the ground, my eyes red and in pain, I couldn't help crying, but I gritted my teeth and restrained myself from crying, when Fang Xueer happened to walk in.
Fang Xueer still had a towel in her hand, and she should have come in to wipe my face, but as soon as she entered the door and saw me crying like a child, the towel in her hand suddenly fell to the ground.
"Brother Ling Feng..." Fang Xueer walked up to me, hugged me, and cried together with me.
Without any words or communication, Fang Xueer just held me tightly and cried with me.
In all my life, apart from being beaten and crying by Erya next door when I was a child, this is the first time I have been so sad for a woman that I couldn't control myself.
In the past few days, Fang Xueer has been with me and comforted me. When I drank, she would secretly replace my wine with water. When I lost my temper, she would say nothing.
hold me...
Several times I insisted on drinking, but ended up vomiting all over the floor after drinking. Fang Xueer silently changed my clothes for me, and then put a towel on me while crying secretly.
After a few days, my mood gradually returned to calmness, and I rarely walked out of the house.
As soon as I walked out of the house, I happened to see Fang Xueer.
At this time, Fang Xueer simply tied a ponytail, and the sleeves on her hands had been rolled up, exposing two sections of fair skin.
I took a closer look and saw that Fang Xueer was holding a basin in her hand, and the basin contained the clothes she had just washed that I had worn.
"Brother Lingfeng, are you awake?" Fang Xueer stood there, brushing the hair from her forehead with one hand, and smiled at me.
I looked at the silly girl in front of me, who was one year younger than me and looked a little tired, and I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart.
Before Fang Xueer could speak again, I walked over and hugged her, and whispered in her ear: "I'm sorry, I've worked hard on you these past few days, I will never do this again..."