Carrying Her Home
After leaving the Grand Canal Courtyard, Ji Yunshu did not utter a single word.
Her footsteps became heavier, and her body became weaker. Her eyelids opened and closed as if they were about to fight.
Blood seeped out of her wound, staining the small patch of blue on her back. She couldn't tell if it was blood or sweat.
Although her vision was blurry and her footsteps were unstable, she did not cry out in pain and kept walking forward.
As they walked, the sky gradually darkened.
Wei Yi was holding a small Kongming lantern in his hand. It was made of white paper. Probably because he played with it too much, there were several holes on the lantern.
He was very excited as he held the small Kongming lantern and bounced around.
"Big Brother, look! I found this in that courtyard. Isn't it beautiful? “
It's already so broken, what's so beautiful about it?!
Ji Yunshu ignored him.
"I heard from my teacher that this is called a Kongming lantern. When I was very young, my mother lit it and put it in the sky. There are so many of them, and they are very beautiful. Big Brother, have you seen them before?"
No!
She had seen many corpses. There were dried corpses, rotting corpses, and even bones. They were very beautiful when placed together.
However, Ji Yunshu did not have the strength to answer him. Her lips were pale and her footsteps were slow, but her body was still as straight as before.
Wei Yi did not notice her abnormality. Although he was bouncing forward, he stopped every three steps to wait for her.
After walking for a while, he turned around and mischievously began to walk backwards.
"Big Brother, I can see you when I walk like this."
"Yeah."
"Big Brother, you are walking very slowly."
"Yeah."
"Big Brother, do your feet hurt?"
"Yeah."
Ji Yunshu took two more steps forward, but her legs suddenly went soft. Her vision turned black, and she crouched on the ground with one leg supporting her.
Seeing this, Wei Yi no longer cared about the Kongming lantern in his hand. He threw it to the side and ran over. He knelt on the ground with a panicked expression.
"Big Brother, what's wrong?"
His voice was filled with fear.
Ji Yunshu bit her lip and gasped for breath. Cold sweat beaded on her forehead. She forced herself to look at Wei Yi.
"Wei Yi, have you ever carried anyone on your back?" His voice was weak.
He shook his head.
No!
"Then today, carry me on your back, okay?"
She was still unwilling to mention the injury on her back.
Wei Yi nodded vigorously!
"Okay." Although his voice was bright, there was a hint of worry in it.
"Big Brother, come on, I'll carry you." Huo Shaoheng was already in front of Ji Yunshu.
That sturdy back was right in front of her eyes. Even though it was an ice-cold night, it seemed to be flowing with warmth.
At that moment, Ji Yunshu's eyes nearly reddened.
No one had ever been willing to do this for her!
Gritting her teeth, she propped herself up and lay on his back.
Wei Yi hooked his arm around her legs and effortlessly got up from the ground.
"Big brother, you are so light."
Yes, she was too light, so light that it was ridiculous.
She leaned her head on Wei Yi's shoulder and whispered into his ear, "Wei Yi, do you know the way?"
"I don't know this place."
"Okay, I'll tell you. Walk straight now."
"Okay."
He carried Ji Yunshu on his back and walked forward step by step. His pace was neither fast nor slow.
"Big brother, I'll sing for you, okay? In the past, when my mother carried me on her back, she could sing. "
Ji Yunshu's eyes gradually narrowed, but when she heard his voice, she still hummed in acknowledgment.
After receiving her reply, Wei Yi smiled, cleared his throat, and began to sing.
"In the past, the gentle wind, Zhao Lang came home, filled with the beautiful scenery of Puyang. Little book, Lang Ding left, singing in the wind and frost …"
His rough voice sang the song, but it was very gentle and pleasant to the ear.
Ji Yunshu didn't know that Wei Yi's singing skills were quite impressive.
She curled her lips into a faint smile and weakly asked, "What song is this?"
"Mother said it's called 'My Son'. When I was young, she would sing this song when she carried me on her back. But now, she doesn't carry me on her back anymore. She said that when I grow up, it's time for me to get married. In the future, when I have little Wei Yi, I have to carry him on my back and sing this song to him."
'Silly boy, your mother treats you so well. She really tells you everything.'
He added, "Big Brother, if I carry you on my back right now, are you little Wei Yi?"
Pfft!
'You are little Wei Yi! Your whole family is little Wei Yi!'
'I don't want to be your wife! I don't want to have little Wei Yi with you!'
If it weren't for the pain from the injury on her back, she would've used her knuckles to knock him on the head.
At this moment, Wei Yi had already reached a fork in the road. She raised her hand and pointed behind her. "Go this way."
"Okay." Wei Yi complied.
As he listened to Ji Yunshu's instructions, he once again began to hum in high spirits.
In the cold night, a tall figure carried a small and thin one on his back as they slowly walked down the long road.
Unexpectedly, it was a beautiful scene!
Along the way, Ji Yunshu almost fell asleep several times while listening to his singing.
Finally, they arrived at the entrance of the West Courtyard.
"Put me down," Ji Yunshu said.
Wei Yi carefully put her down and innocently asked, "Big brother, did I sing well?"
She nodded and pushed the door open. At this moment, her face was even paler than before.
Suddenly, Wei Yi frowned and asked, "Big brother, are you sick?"
"Wei Yi, do you remember the way back?"
"I remember this place." He was very firm.
Ji Yunshu placed her hands on the door frame and took a deep breath. "Then, be careful when you go back. If your mother asks where you went, don't mention anything about the Grand Canal Manor. Do you understand?"
"Why?"
"There is no why."
"Oh." He pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.
Suddenly, his eyes looked inside the door as if he was looking for something. He couldn't help but mutter, "Big sister must be asleep."
'She's a little disappointed!
'Your big sister isn't asleep. She's right in front of you!'
She could hear him mumbling softly. This brat really had taken a fancy to her.
"Wei Yi, look, it's already very late. Let's go back quickly."
"Oh, then big brother, when can I find you to play? I'm always alone. There's no one to play with."
'You're so pitiful!
At least I have some corpses to play with. '
Ji Yunshu couldn't bear to see him like this, so she could only say, "If you want to find me in the future, go to the yamen."
Suddenly, he was very happy. "Okay, then big brother, I'm leaving."
He waved his hand and gave Ji Yunshu a big smile. Then, he skipped away.
Ji Yunshu couldn't straighten her body and immediately fell down. Her knees hit the door frame and it hurt like hell.
Fortunately, Luan 'er had just left the courtyard and saw that the door was wide open. She saw her miss lying on the ground.
Ji Yunshu was so scared that her face turned pale.
She quickly ran over and squatted down. "Miss, you … How are you?"
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