The door was closed, and the wind blew in the corridor. The candles in the room were lit, and a basin of water was placed on the stool beside the bed. Hong Ti, who had cried for a while, sat by the bed and used her hands to regulate Ning Yi's blood flow.
Wang Shanyue and the others were alarmed by the noise and came to ask about it. Seeing that Hong Ti was there, they went back.
Compared to the excruciating pain caused by using the Six Path Breaker at full power, the pain in his head was greatly alleviated by Hong Ti's fingers. But as the relief came, the exhaustion and relaxation made him need a lot of willpower to stay awake. His vision was swaying.
One of his hands was still holding on to the edge of Hong Ti's clothes. But soon, his hand fell down and rested on Hong Ti's leg. For a woman, that position was no different from taking advantage of him just now. But Hong Ti did not dare to break free. She only said, "I'm not leaving. I'll wait for you to wake up … You rest first …"
Ning Yi shook his head weakly. "I don't believe you …"
He took a breath and spoke with an effort and broken voice.
"… Actually, from that night under that rock, when I hugged you for the second time … you did not push me away, I knew. These few days … I've been thinking about Lu Liangshan …"
He lay there, closed his eyes, and breathed back and forth a few times. Then, he opened his eyes. "I used to envy your life. Some things are too romantic … I'm too pragmatic. I've been thinking about Lu Liangshan. I thought … I thought about it. After I made the decision, I wanted to tell you tonight … but it's a little late …"
Hong Ti shook her head with tears in her eyes. "Don't think about Lu Liangshan … I don't miss you …"
"If you want to miss Lu Liangshan, you can't." Ning Yi smiled. His eyes were deep, and he was not joking. "I'm not … some young boy. Saying that you have Lu Liangshan behind you is a burden to me. You have a part of Lu Liangshan in you. It's a good thing that you can't let go of them. Because … I admire you, and I like you. If I want you, I have to be mentally prepared … Fortunately, I might have the ability … "
Under the pea-sized light, Hongti bent down and sniffed. On the way here, she had never complained about suffering. She only felt that those were things that she should naturally do. She could eat dry pancakes with bitter leaves, but she did not feel that there was anything wrong with Ning Yi eating those delicious things. Mount Lu Liang was originally that bitter … There was no one who could say that they would help her share the burden of Mount Lu Liang. She even felt that the Green Wood Stronghold on her back would inevitably affect the impression of her husband's family in the future, and would inevitably implicate other people. However, her hands were still pressed against Ning Yi's head. When her tears fell, she couldn't wipe them away. Drop by drop, they fell onto Ning Yi's clothes.
Ning Yi felt weak. He closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them again to organize his thoughts.
"What a pity … I still thought about it a little too long. If you leave today, I will be very sad, because I can't get over it for the time being … Moreover, I'm afraid you're going to get married, right?"
Hongti suppressed her emotions and shook her head. "I'm too old … I'm your master … I don't want Lu Liangshan to implicate you …"
Her emotions were fluctuating, and her words were somewhat intermittent. Ning Yi shook his head.
"I don't care about that. If you want to be my master, then be! I'll do what I should do. What did Zhou Dong say to you? That damn old thing … "
"No, Senior Zhou didn't say too much. He just mentioned it casually …"
"I don't care about that! There will always be a solution. You just need to listen to me! I'm tired of Su Wenyu and the other little things saying that I … don't know how to pick up girls. I've hugged you, kissed you, and taken off your clothes. You're my woman. You just need to listen to me. As for Lu Liangshan … as for Lu Liangshan … "
He pursed his lips and took a deep breath to stay sober. "Do you know … why I came out to work … why I want to help Qin Siyuan …"
"You, you said in Hangzhou that the Liao people would go south, and people would be plunged into misery and suffering, so you …"
"Heh, that's something I have to face … but it's not the reason." Ning Yi shook his head slightly. "The reason is … when we were fleeing, there were people who starved and almost died of starvation. There was … a very young girl … and Qian Xiwen and his children died … Heh, I'm not a cold-hearted person. Most of the time, I feel very pitiful. I feel that I can't bear to watch it, and I want to do something within my power … In fact, it's not without reason that you love the people around you, the country, and so on. There must be something worth it. If the people around you are all evil people like Liangshan, if they are all those disgusting things that can't be helped, so what if the Liao people go south? Even if they all die, I won't even blink … "
"Then … I can't bear to watch it anymore …"
Ning Yi closed his eyes and opened them after a while. "You … I can't bear to watch it anymore. I like you very much, and I think you're a good person. But during those two days in the forest, I thought of many things. When I saw you eating those raw things … I can't bear to watch it anymore. I'm not pitying you, don't think … I pity you … I'm just very touched. The world shouldn't be like this for you … "
Hong Ti started to cry. Ning Yi was silent for a while. He felt that his thoughts were reaching their limit.
"I once asked you what you wanted. You wanted to teach me martial arts. You said you wanted to bring peace to the world. It was all a joke at that time, but it's different now … I want you. Whether you're happy or not, it's all my business. But I want to make you happy, so I want to ask you … I want to ask you one more time …"
Ning Yi raised his arm and turned to look at her. He smiled weakly.
"I want to ask you … what do you want? What can make you happy, no matter how big your wish is …" His tone became weak.
There was a silhouette of a woman sobbing on the window. Her weak voice sounded like it was carried by the wind.
"Say it. I'll get it, tie a bow on it … and send it to you …"
"… I might need to sleep for a while … Don't leave … okay …"
*****
Time passed by in the gentle night breeze. Ning Yi woke up and fell asleep at times. His mental injury had caused him to be mentally weak, and he was a little dependent in a daze. When he woke up, he would always check if Hong Ti was still there. But in this state of mind, he might even be a little confused. After Hong Ti finished soothing his blood vessels, she persuaded him to calm down and not think too much. But Ning Yi just shook his head and refused. He pulled on her clothes. After a few times, Hong Ti took off her shoes and socks. She had no choice but to go to the inner side of the bed and sleep next to him to prove that she couldn't leave.
But Ning Yi might not even know what he was doing. When he woke up, perhaps he was already in a deep, fuzzy consciousness. He remembered not to let Hong Ti go, but his personality was still domineering like in his previous life. After waking up twice, he went to untie Hong Ti's clothes. The reason was — if he stripped her naked and threw her clothes away, she wouldn't be able to leave.
Although Hong Ti was obedient to him now, she was still shy about this matter. When Ning Yi woke up, he attacked her and spoke in a daze. She could only try her best to hug Ning Yi carefully. Their faces were pressed against each other, and their bodies were pressed against each other. She promised over and over again that she wouldn't leave. After understanding Ning Yi's intention, she could only try her best to rub her cheeks against Ning Yi's face to suppress it …
After a long time, Ning Yi finally fell into a deep sleep. After that, the sky gradually brightened. It wasn't until noon that Ning Yi woke up. Hong Ti was still by his side, massaging the blood vessels on his head. With the comfortable touch, Ning Yi fell into a deep sleep again. He only woke up when it was almost evening.
His face was pale, and his body was weak. He couldn't focus his mind, but he was able to walk. That night, they stayed another night at the courier station. Hong Ti stayed by Ning Yi's room. She only left quietly at dawn and returned to the room she had booked for herself yesterday. She had already promised not to leave. However, as master and disciple, it wasn't good for her to act recklessly. After another day, the group of people returned to Yiyuan County. Hong Ti had already returned to her "master" nature. She took out the bearing of a grandmaster and put on a cold face. In front of others, she abided by the rules. However, behind others, she chatted and laughed with Ning Yi. She was much closer than before.
The knot in their hearts was temporarily resolved. Their days were no different from before, but they were much happier now. Ning Yi still had to wait for his injuries to heal slowly. He couldn't overexert his body and brain, so he pushed away all social engagements that he could. However, even when Ning Yi wasn't around, Hong Ti sat on the railing in the courtyard alone or went out for a walk. She felt that everything was full of life.
When she left the mountain, she had the thought of "I won't see him again after this time". She had also thought about what would happen between her and Ning Yi. However, since she recognized him as her master and was persuaded by Zhou Dong, she still felt that it was sad to have something happen. Now that the knot in her heart was resolved, she didn't think much about what would happen between them. Although Ning Yi's methods that night were rough, he usually had a sense of propriety. However, when no one was around, this female master with high martial arts skills would be pushed against the wall and kissed by Ning Yi without being able to resist. At this time, if someone came over, Hong Ti had to tidy up her clothes and pretend to be very serious and cold.
Sometimes, Ning Yi would bring Hong Ti to a clothing store and choose some clothes that were more suitable for her master's identity as a master and martial arts master. Ning Yi's ideas were often strange. Hong Ti couldn't say anything and could only let him do it.
In reality, both of them knew that after this period of time, it would be another long separation.
Every night, Hong Ti would still massage Ning Yi's acupoints to regulate his body. After a few days, Ning Yi's body gradually recovered. He gathered everyone and went to Wu Rui Camp to receive the Liangshan soldiers who had killed more than three people in Liangshan and were detained. At the same time, the Green Forest in Ji Province was in a huge chaos.
For the survivors of Liangshan who were lucky enough to escape, this time they were faced with the real situation of being hit by everyone when the wall was down. Wu Rui Camp and Lone Dragon Gang mobilized a large force to attack. With the cooperation of the government, many people were chased until they had nowhere to go. When they had nowhere to go, they could capture a Liangshan person and surrender. Naturally, their chances of survival were greatly increased.
At noon, on the bank of the Yellow River, eight or nine people rushed out of the forest.
The one being chased was a man covered in wounds. He held a wooden stick in his hand and was resisting the pursuit of seven or eight people behind him as he fled. Among the people chasing, someone shouted, "Kill him! He's an arrow at the end of its flight … "
"He's been to the Su family! Take his head and you can get the reward … "
"Lin Chong, you're about to die. Why don't you do something good and give your head to me? I'll definitely give you a proper burial …"
The person being chased was Lin Chong. After meeting with Zhou Dong, he left Yi Yuan in a daze and did not meet up with Shi Jin and the others, who he had promised to meet. He just walked away in a daze. He did not even know where he should go. Then … some people found his trail.
Liangshan had been destroyed, Song Jiang was dead, and Yunzhou and Ji Province were carrying out a large-scale settlement. The people of the Green Forest who were related to Liangshan were all in danger. He had escaped twice, but this time, the people who wanted to kill him were some Liangshan soldiers who were escaping from the government. After the two sides met up, they secretly wanted to capture Lin Chong in the middle of the night and take him to get the reward and wash away their crimes. Lin Chong was stabbed a few times and ran all the way. The chase continued until they reached the bank of the Yellow River. After rushing out of the forest, there was a cliff in front of them.
Lin Chong gritted his teeth and turned around. He waved the wooden stick in his hand and pushed away the first person who rushed up. Then, the second, the third, the fourth … One by one, they surrounded him.
On the bank not far from the cliff, a figure holding a stick rushed out of the forest. "Brother Lin, how dare you …"
Lin Chong turned his head. At this time, the person who appeared in the forest was Shi Jin.
After being separated from Lin Chong, Shi Jin had been looking for him. After finally finding traces of him, he was about to rush over there. It was also at this time that Lin Chong's distraction caused him to be stabbed.
He hugged the man's body tightly, not letting him swing the knife a second time. Something in front of him flew over and hit him on the head. He staggered a few steps back. Under his feet was … a cliff.
As if there was a wind blowing, his footsteps were steady. Although one of his feet stepped out slightly, he could immediately pull it back. Lin Chong wanted to pull back, but for some reason, he hesitated for a moment.
The wind whistled. He held the man who had stabbed him and looked up. The sky, the white clouds, the mountain wall, his enemy … everything was shrinking.
With a bang, Lin Chong's figure fell into the rushing waves of the Yellow River below and disappeared. Shi Jin was stunned. Finally, he clenched the stick in his hand and rushed toward the people who were originally his companions on the cliff in front of him. His angry roar echoed between the forest and the river.
"I … I'll kill you …"
On a cool autumn day, the clouds were light, and the sky was high …
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Today, a few friends reported that there were too many single chapters, which affected the original reading. I'm really sorry about that. Because there are too many single chapters, it will indeed affect the original reading. So, when I posted the second single chapter, I thought about not posting it anymore. But today's one is really too important. It doesn't matter whether something succeeds or fails, but people's hearts cannot be cold. I can only post it, but in the future, I will only mention it in things like summaries.
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