The sound of fireworks came from afar. Although the symbolism of the wedding night made the two, who were usually open-minded, have a certain strange emotion, Ning Yi's feelings were because of his appreciation of the girl and a series of complicated feelings, not because of love or desire. As Liu Watermelon, in a sense, she also maintained a certain degree of self-awareness as a "master" in her heart, and she still had to take care of her face. Therefore, after a moment of silence, the two also returned to their previous posture of being a dragon and phoenix among men, and began to make the atmosphere natural according to their own habits.
At least in the beginning, everything seemed to be quite natural, although … when combined with the atmosphere of the wedding night, it seemed a little out of place.
The first to speak was still Liu Watermelon, "Did they force Liheng to drink a lot of wine?"
"Fortunately, Uncle Nan, Chen Fan, and Mr. Du all blocked it. They only drank a few mouthfuls."
"I asked them to prepare the antidote soup. It's on the table."
She mentioned Liheng, and in her words, Watermelon vaguely had the attitude of a superior. In the past, when she interacted with Ning Yi, she mostly had this feeling. It was just that at the beginning, it was natural, but later it was relatively more deliberate. Ever since she was incited by Ning Yi to prepare for the reform of the Tyrant's Blade Camp to be fair and free, these feelings gradually disappeared. At this time, it seemed slightly deliberate.
Moreover, she usually wore a veil or discussed official matters with Ning Yi. She was clear and logical. At this time, she was wearing a bride's clothes and a phoenix crown. After carefully dressing up, her facial features were exquisite, and her whole person suddenly seemed a little smaller. She only looked like a beautiful girl with a straightforward temperament. Considering her complicated feelings in this situation, no matter how she looked on the surface, Ning Yi felt a little like he was bullying her. In his words, he also took the initiative to ease the atmosphere for the other party.
"After coming in, you sat for a long time, right?"
"Yes, I've been sitting … But it's okay, it's almost the same as usual meditation."
"As for the antidote soup …" Ning Yi picked up the antidote soup on the table, took a small sip, and put it aside. Then, he pointed to some other things, "Then … these …"
"Ah …"
Watermelon Eyes was stunned. At this time, Ning Yi was naturally referring to the various things that had already been prepared on the table, such as dumplings, cross-cup wine, dates, longans, peanuts, and so on. These things could be considered the procedures before they consummated their marriage, but this was a fake marriage. Watermelon was too embarrassed to ask whether these procedures were necessary or not. Just now, when she pointed at the bowl of hangover soup, her expression was somewhat complicated. When Ning Yi asked this, she didn't know what to say. "What …"
"In any case … let's just treat it as playing house …"
With Watermelon's temperament, no one would dare to eavesdrop on her wedding today. Ning Yi wasn't worried that his words would be heard by others. After saying this, he wanted to say more, but the young girl had already nodded and walked over. She looked like she didn't care.
"Oh, that's good … What do you mean by playing house?"
"Children's games, a bunch of boys and girls, this and that …"
"Well, it's called getting married … But I've never played it before. There weren't many kids who played it back then, and people laughed at me. If anyone dared to play it with me, I'd probably chop them up. Heh … What should we eat first …"
"Anything … Peanuts?"
They each ate a peanut.
"There are many on the bed, too. Walnuts, dates, and so on. We still have to find them later …"
"En, they said not to shake …"
When eating the dumplings, the two of them each took half a bite. Watermelon was quite open-minded about this, saying "raw." Then, without looking at Ning Yi, she chewed a few times and swallowed. Obviously, she already knew that it was raw, and she also knew that this was an auspicious thing to say.
To be able to suppress the shyness in her heart to this extent, and even deliberately appease the emotions of the man in her words, Ning Yi looked at the young girl's calm, white, and rosy side profile, and felt a little touched. Then, when they were drinking the cross-cup wine, she said, "When you came over, how was sister-in-law?"
"Nothing much. When I go back, I'll just carry a thorn to ask for forgiveness. What else can I do?"
"I'm the one who implicated you. But I don't care about this. "
The two's wrists were already hooked together. Watermelon raised the wine glass, and after saying this, she smiled refreshingly. Then, she raised her head and drank the wine with Ning Yi. Her white neck was like a beautiful swan.
After all, there were still many things that could be done to kill time. After eating and drinking, they washed their hands and faces, and then lay on the bed looking for walnuts and other things in the quilt. As the two slowly worked hard, Watermelon said, "Liheng, didn't you get married once? Why is the order not clear? "
"This thing can't become an expert after getting married once." He found a walnut, broke it open, and ate it. "And the last time I got married, I was beaten, and my head was hit by a brick. Then, I lost my memory."
"Is there such a thing?"
Watermelon stared curiously.
"At that time in Jiangning, I married into his family. At that time, my wife …" The red candles flickered, and the two of them sat on one side of the big bed. They stopped looking for things and talked about their past. "Then, then … Then, I lost my memory and became like this."
"You lost your memory? You really can't remember anything at all?"
"Well, it seems like I suddenly became the current me."
"Then, speaking of which, the relationship between you and sister-in-law was not good at first."
"Both of us are reasonable people, so we treated each other with respect. But she ran away on the day of the wedding. Later, we had time to get along … "
"Then, how did you …"
"It's a long story …"
Since there was nothing to talk about, they talked about the things that happened in Jiangning, talked about the imperial business, talked about the burning of the building by Su Tan'er, and then talked about it selectively. The two of them picked up the things on the quilt, and then sat down in the room. Ning Yi occasionally walked around, and Watermelon occasionally sat on the bed, and occasionally lay on the round table. She was quite curious about these things. Then, the peanuts, dates, longans, and so on on the table were all eaten, and even the wine was drunk one glass after another. Watermelon occasionally talked about his own things.
"Let me tell you, my father used to be very powerful …"
"Don't think that you're so great just because you're the bloody-handed butcher. If my father was still alive …"
"My father was killed by the government. They took turns to fight him … If it wasn't for the ambush …"
"Actually, I kind of miss my mother … but I can't remember what she looks like …"
Time passed in such an atmosphere. The two of them were actually still awake, but it was getting late. If they really wanted to rack their brains, they could talk about this topic until dawn. But finally, after a short silence, Watermelon smiled. "Forget it, it's late. Let's sleep."
"Why don't you sleep on the bed …"
"It's okay, I'll sleep inside. We're all children of the pugilistic world, so we have to act according to the situation." Watermelon had also adapted to Ning Yi's style. She tilted her head, smiled, and cupped her fists, making a rather cute pose. She was also very natural. First, she took off her bright red robe, took off her embroidered shoes, and went to bed.
Perhaps it was because the weather was cold, or perhaps she had expected this moment, but the girl's wedding dress had a crescent white outer garment embroidered with a faint lotus. In front of people who were slightly close to her, it wasn't a problem to wear it. When Ning Yi also went to bed, she naturally lay down on the bed, with the quilt pulled up to her shoulders. Her hands were folded in front of her, and she looked at the mosquito net on top of the bed, thinking about something.
"Do you think we can win this battle?"
"Who knows …"
"If we win, it'll be much easier to do what we want to do …"
"Even if we win, I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
"No matter what, it's still a marriage. Ning Liheng, why don't you say something nice?"
"We can definitely do it!"
"Heh …"
Not long after, Ning Yi blew out the candles. When the two of them lay side by side on the bed, the girl looked a little more restrained. It was really a strange night, Ning Yi thought. However, as a woman of this era, to be able to be this natural was really amazing. Ning Yi couldn't help but admire the girl sleeping next to him. Her natural nature didn't give people a feeling of carelessness. In this situation, it only made people feel that she was exceptionally cute. Not long after, with Liu Watermelon's even and gentle breathing, Ning Yi also slowly fell asleep with this kind of mood.
Something happened about two hours later.
Ning Yi woke up from his daze. He vaguely felt that there was something wrong next to him, but this was only a subconscious feeling. Thus, he asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Everything seemed like an illusion. He lifted his body slightly and looked to the side. In the darkness, the girl was still sleeping in a natural posture. Her hands were crossed in front of her, and her breathing was even and natural. After a glance, Ning Yi lay down and fell asleep again.
After some time, Ning Yi woke up again. This time, he heard some difficult breathing next to him. He took a look and saw that the girl was still sleeping, but her breathing was several times faster. Her hands were still crossed in front of her, but her head seemed to be moving from side to side in pain. Ning Yi frowned. "What's wrong with you? Qianqian? "
"Nothing." When Ning Yi reached out his hand, the girl opened her eyes slightly and raised her hand to block his hand. Then, she wrapped herself in the quilt and turned around. "I had a nightmare. Go to sleep."
Ning Yi lay down again doubtfully. In the darkness, there were some faint movements outside, but he didn't have the time to distinguish them. After a while, he finally propped up his upper body and reached out to the girl. At this time, the girl was wrapped in the quilt with her back facing him. When Ning Yi reached out his hand, it was grabbed in mid-air by one of her hands. This should have been done subconsciously. Because after his palm was grabbed, Ning Yi felt that the watermelon's hand didn't have much strength. When he touched it carefully, it was cold and full of water stains. Just as he was puzzled, the watermelon's hand suddenly became boiling hot.
Ning Yi put his palm down and covered her forehead. It was all sweaty, and her body was even trembling slightly. This time, it really scared Ning Yi. He got up from the bed and lit a candle. Liu Watermelon had already sat up from the bed. Not only her head and hands, but also her whole body was sweating. There was even a faint white mist rising from her. Her face was a little pale. Perhaps she had bitten her lips for a long time. There was a dark red color in her pale face, and her eyes were bloodshot. The girl looked at him with a humiliated and complicated gaze. She sat up cross-legged and seemed to start practicing martial arts.
"What happened?" Ning Yi didn't have a clue. He walked to the bed. Liu Watermelon lowered her head and slightly opened her eyes. "Nothing." She turned over her palm and pressed it down. After a while, she spat out a mouthful of blood on the quilt. A term flashed in Ning Yi's mind. He wanted to reach out, but stopped halfway. "Cultivation deviation? Internal Strength deviation? "
The girl practiced superior Internal Strength. It sounded magical, but in fact, it was the ability to control the flow of her Qi and blood after long-term practice. To go into Cultivation deviation, one had to be seriously injured, or their mind was in a mess, which caused their Qi and blood to go haywire. These injuries were actually quite serious, but Ning Yi couldn't think of what caused her to go into Cultivation deviation. He wanted to turn around and go out to look for her, but his hand was grabbed again. "I'm fine … don't go, don't call anyone …"
She was obviously holding on. Ning Yi thought for a while and said, "I understand. It won't alarm too many people. I'll call Uncle Nan, Sister Qian 'er, and Old Physician Liu …" Although he didn't know what was going on, Liu Tiannan had the best Internal Strength in the Tyrant's Blade Camp. Because Ji Qian' er was a girl, she could give Liu Watermelon a massage. Of course, Old Physician Liu had to be called. After he finished speaking, the girl seemed to want to say something, but she finally let Ning Yi go out.
As soon as he went out, Ning Yi felt that something was wrong. In the distance, there was a buzzing sound in the night sky. It sounded like the sound of an army attacking the city. When he found Liu Tiannan, he realized that the Tyrant's Blade Camp had also started moving. Liu Tiannan thought that he was awakened by the sound of the attack, so he immediately said, "It's fine. Tong Guan is attacking the city at night. He probably saw us celebrating inside, but this is just for show. As long as we don't let our guard down, he won't really waste his troops tonight. It's just to make us unable to sleep. Why did you come out?"
Ning Yi whispered a few words in his ear. At this time, Ji Qian 'er also came. Both of them were a little shocked. "Cultivation deviation, how could it be …" They both looked at Ning Yi with strange eyes. Even if he was too excited in bed, when had they ever heard of such a thing happening to a martial arts master …
However, this was naturally not the time to look into it. After a while, a few people who could help entered the bridal chamber. Ning Yi didn't go in to help. He climbed up to the roof of the courtyard and felt the night breeze. He listened to the movements on the city wall in the distance and thought about it. Why did this girl go berserk? After a while, a figure climbed up to the roof. It was indeed Lu Hongti. Ning Yi knew that her internal energy cultivation was the most profound, so he asked her about it. Lu Hongti also frowned. "How is that possible? How did you two consummate your marriage?"
"We didn't …" Ning Yi roughly told her about what happened between him and Watermelon. After getting into bed, she slept on the inside while he slept on the outside. He didn't touch her at all. As he spoke, Ning Yi seemed to have thought of something and gradually stopped. Lu Hongti seemed to have thought of it as well. The expression on her face was complicated. Finally, she glanced at him and walked away with a smile, "I can't believe there's such a thing … I really have to give it to you …"
Ning Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At this time, he could almost reorganize the seemingly open-minded girl's thoughts. Even though she acted naturally from the beginning, Watermelon was a girl who liked to overthink things. After all, this was a wedding. After getting into bed, she slept inside and probably spent the whole night thinking about random things. These random thoughts included, "What if he comes over and does something?", "What if he doesn't sleep?", "What if he knows that I'm not sleeping?", "Is this thing real or fake?", "What should I do?", "Should I reject him or give in?" Although some things were too much, she had probably thought about it.
In order to hide her complicated thoughts, she had to pretend to sleep naturally. Thus, she didn't dare to move the whole night. She muddle-headedly circulated her energy all over her body. In the end, she caused herself to go berserk …
This was the first time he had encountered such a thing. He had never heard of it before. It was really … too cute …
Thinking about this, Ning Yi couldn't help but sit on the roof and laugh.
Meeting such a girl, these things, even for him, were indeed very strange.
Near and far, the military forces in the city had already been mobilized. Flames could be seen continuously on the city walls. Outside the city walls, countless soldiers were launching attacks. Perhaps it was just a feint, but the battle formation caused was also astonishing. Tong Guan was also quite interesting. Seeing that the city was bustling with activity, he simply launched such an attack in the early hours of the morning after the excitement, so that no one could sleep. Of course, as long as they didn't lose their vigilance, Tong Guan couldn't really send in his troops in this kind of weather. There shouldn't be a problem tonight.
The lights in the courtyard below flickered. Those who knew that something had happened were stopped outside the courtyard. Liu Tiannan came out of the bridal room and gestured to Ning Yi that everything was fine. But Ning Yi knew that if he went in now, the girl would probably be even more embarrassed. Thus, he could only sit on the roof.
He thought about the war, the marriage, and the things he talked about with Liu Guihua in the bridal room. He thought about everything that had happened since he came to this era. Qin Siyuan should be working hard in Bianjing. There was a war in the north. Countless people were fighting against each other. Jin Kingdom, Liao, Wu dynasty. Victory and defeat. This city was also fighting. Thousands of soldiers swarmed toward the square city walls, and the soldiers in the city swarmed toward the other side. They fought together. And he was also experiencing many wonderful things. Good people and bad people, persevering in his beliefs, killing Xi Junyu, killing Gou Zheng, killing that soldier on the way, killing Lou Jinlin, killing Lou Shuwang. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Sometimes, he really felt that these thousands of people in the world were indeed the beginning or part of a certain period of history.
"… With the mountain as the shipboard, I sailed for a thousand years …"
When he opened his eyes, Ning Yi looked up at the stars in the sky and hummed softly on the roof. Chen Fan came up from below. "What's wrong? You're not going down? "
"Nothing, take a seat." Ning Yi raised his head and gestured to the city wall in the distance.
Chen Fan didn't care and sat down beside him. "What were you talking about?"
"Singing."
"Oh? What song? Did you write it? "
Ning Yi smiled. Not long after, Chen Fan heard him humming softly. The people below could also vaguely hear the strange singing. Even Liu Tiannan, Liu Guihua and the others in the bridal room could vaguely hear the faint sound due to their profound inner force. It came from the window of the bridal room, from the silhouette of two men on the roof.
"… With the mountain as the shipboard, I sailed for a thousand years, I burned the smoke of that time, I used the time it took for a flower to bloom …"
Liu Guihua opened her eyes. Her gaze was calm, and then she closed them again. Outside the city, the soldiers shouted and came like a tide. On the city wall, the crossbows and machines were ready to fire. Countless people and lives gathered on this land. The starlight spread in the Milky Way …
"With the sea as the spring, the heaven and earth as the courtyard. Looking at the wall full of poems, I used the light of a thousand rivers and moon …"
The strange singing was sung on the roof at night. Looking at it many years later, it seemed like the beginning of an era …
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More than five thousand words. In the end, it was already past midnight. Before posting, I saw that there were more than six hundred votes. With a happy mood, I continued to ask for votes. Would it be possible for the next chapter to reach eight hundred ^ _ ^?
The song is Chang Shilei's "Tiandi Jian". I often listened to it when I was brewing the story of the third episode. I really like the grandeur of the lyrics.
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