At night, Jing Chen hurriedly walked out of the building. The carriage parked by the roadside caught up with him. Two bodyguards led the horses and followed beside him. However, he did not get on the carriage. Instead, he stretched out his hand and grabbed the horse from one of the guards.
"You go back first."
"Where are you going, young master?" The bodyguard reached out to help him up. However, Jing Chen ignored him. He turned over and mounted the horse.
Jing Chen rode the horse all the way to Baochang Street and knocked on the door of the Yu Residence. Yu Shu was about to sleep when she heard the servant's report. She knew that he would not visit without a reason. She changed her clothes and rushed to the front yard. Jing Chen was not waiting in the living room. He was standing in the courtyard with his hands behind his back. When he saw her, he strode forward.
"Why are you here so late?"
"I have something to say to you."
When Yu Shu saw his solemn expression, she knew in her heart that something was wrong. Something unexpected must have happened, so she turned around and led the way without saying a word. She took the lantern from the servant girl's hand and didn't allow anyone to follow her. She entered Yongchun garden with him one after the other. After a few turns, they finally stopped at the place where she had a heart-to-heart talk with Xue Rui during the day.
"Let's talk here. The garden of my residence has a night ban. No one will trespass. What happened? "
Jing Chen came in a hurry. When he saw her face to face, he found it difficult to speak. He took a deep breath and looked at her without blinking. He gathered his courage and said, "Xiaoyu, please marry me."
Yu Shu's almond-shaped eyes widened. She was stunned by this sudden proposal.
Afraid that she would refuse, Jing Chen said solemnly, "If I am lucky enough to marry you, I will cherish my life and never have second thoughts. I know that I have let you down a lot in the past. However, I swear that from today on, if I break my promise to you again, I will die a violent death. My soul will scatter and I will never be a human again. Sanqing, disciple of Zhengyi Sect, Jing Chen … "
As he said this, he knelt sideways and raised his palm to make a vow. Yu Shu's expression changed. She stepped forward and grabbed his arm. She said sternly, "Shut up. Who asked you to make a vow? Tell me first. Why do you want to marry me? Is it because the Emperor and the Grand Preceptor are forcing you? They can't wait and want me to sacrifice my life for you in advance, right?"
Jing Chen was forcefully pulled up by her. He couldn't hide it from her, so he told her everything, "Madam Wei fled the capital yesterday. The Emperor is bedridden and seriously ill. The Grand Preceptor predicted that war is about to break out and Da An is in a precarious situation. Thus, he wants me to marry you as soon as possible so that we can save the fate of the country in time."
Yu Shu narrowed her eyes at him, "But your father, Yun Hua Yi Zi, told me personally that the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren said that using a woman to sacrifice her life is not the method described by the Grand Preceptor. He was lying to you. He must have another purpose for wanting me to marry you."
"I know he lied to me, but I must marry you." Jing Chen's attitude was unusually firm. Without waiting for Yu Shu to get angry, he explained his difficulties, "Because there are two people who destroy their life in this world, one male and one female. As long as I kill you, I can find the other person who destroys their life. If I don't marry you, they will take your life. "
Yu Shu was shocked, "What did you say? There are two people who destroy their life? I don't believe it. "
"I don't believe it either." Jing Chen's gaze was deep, "But at the end of the day, you and I have not read the Book of Mystery Maiden Liu Ren, and my father did not tell you the real way to destroy your life. I know that the Grand Preceptor lied to me, but what if what he said is true this time? Xiaoyu, I don't dare to gamble. "
Yu Shu's heart trembled, and many thoughts flashed through her mind in an instant. She could not help but hold his arm tightly.
Jing Chen could see that she was struggling in her heart. It was obvious that she was unwilling to marry him. He felt a slight pain in his chest, and finally, he could not help but ask her, "I know that I have wronged you in the past. I swear that I will not let you down again. Xiaoyu, why do you not want to be my wife? What did I do wrong? Tell me, I will definitely change."
Yu Shu's mind was in a mess. Looking at his pleading eyes, she could not make up a lie, "You did nothing wrong, and you don't need to change."
"Then, do you still blame me for breaking up with you that day? What do you want me to do to appease you? Can you tell me?" Jing Chen persistently asked.
In the year he had been in the capital, although he had seen through the fickleness of the world, he still did not understand the love between a woman and a woman. He still remembered what Yu Shu had said to him in the small forest. He remembered that she had admired him. He had never even thought that this kind of feeling would disappear one day.
Yu Shu smiled bitterly and avoided his gaze. She was really touched by Jing Chen like this. She was afraid that her heart would soften and become entangled with him again, so she turned her back to him and slowly said in a low voice, "I don't blame you for a long time. I don't blame you, nor do I hate you. How do you want me to explain it to you? Jing Chen, I can't be your wife because … because there is another person in my heart, and that person is not you."
In the end, she still said it, even if it was very hurtful. She did not turn around, so she could not see the helplessness on his face. She could not see the confusion in his eyes.
"Another person?"
"Yes."
Jing Chen seemed to understand. His expression suddenly became flustered, "But didn't you say that you like me?"
Yu Shu smiled bitterly and said, "That was in the past. Now, I only think of you as a friend. There is no love between a man and a woman, and there will not be any in the future."
Hearing her say this, Jing Chen found it difficult to breathe. He raised his hand and reached out to her back. He grabbed her sleeve and clenched his fist.
"Then you like someone else, don't you?"
Yu Shu gently nodded, "I have someone I want to entrust my life to. No matter what, I will not marry you." She would not go against her heart in order to live. The person she wanted to entrust her life to was Xue Rui, not Jing Chen.
"So it's like this." Jing Chen's eyes quickly dimmed. He slowly let go of her fingers and took two steps back. He softly said, "Can I ask who that person is?"
Yu Shu shook her head.
"… I'll go back first. I'll wait for you at the Celestial Commissioner's office tomorrow." Jing Chen left these words and fled.
Yu Shu finally spoke her mind, but she didn't feel relieved. Instead, she felt the burden on her shoulders getting heavier. What should come had finally come. Facing the fate arranged by others, how could she resist?
***
Jing Chen returned to the Princess Mansion in a daze. He lowered his head all the way to the Sushi Pavilion, but he did not notice Shui Yun waiting outside the building.
"Senior Brother." Shui Yun called out. Seeing his face was not good, she thought that something had happened. She asked worriedly, "Why are you back so late?"
Jing Chen glanced at her and walked into the building without saying a word. Shui Yun muttered in her heart, I haven't done anything to make him angry recently.
She asked someone to push the wooden wheelchair in and carefully asked, "Didn't you go to the Celestial Commissioner's office? Why did Da Tiandao look for you? "
Jing Chen sat on the reclining chair, covered his forehead with one hand, and said in a tired voice, "Don't ask questions. I don't want to talk to you. Go back to your room and sleep."
Shui Yun pouted. Two months ago, when she and Yu Shu "shook hands and made up," Jing Chen's attitude toward her had improved. He had not been so cold to her for a long time. She was reluctant to leave, so she let the maid leave first.
Jing Chen silently recited the Mind-clearing Incantation more than ten times. When he opened his eyes and saw that she was still there, he felt annoyed. "Why don't you leave?"
Shui Yun smiled and said, "I see that you are not happy. Isn't it good to talk to you? Did you forget that when you were a child, you were the most taciturn, and I had to guess your thoughts every time? I was afraid that you wouldn't talk and couldn't sleep well at night. What did Da Tiandao say to you? Can't you tell me? Let me guess, is it about the Life Breaker? "
Shui Yun had long known that the Life Breaker had been found, but she had never asked who that person was.
Jing Chen looked at her smiling face, and a string in his head suddenly broke. He suppressed it for a whole night and had a splitting headache. When he heard that there were two Life Breakers, Da Tiandao threatened him to kill Yu Shu, and Yu Shu told him that she liked someone else, he had endured it. But now he couldn't bear it anymore.
"Do you want to know who the Life Breaker is?"
He turned sideways, and half of his face was in the shadow. Shui Yun was thinking about the Life Breaker, so she couldn't see the burning anger in his eyes. She blinked and pretended to be wronged.
"I care about you. Who told you to keep hiding it from me? I am more curious. Senior Brother, tell me, who is the Life Breaker? Have I seen him?"
Jing Chen's voice was extremely cold. "You have seen him. Not only did you see him, but you also almost killed him."
Shui Yun's smile froze on her lips. The next moment, her eyes widened and she almost jumped out of the wheelchair. She cried out involuntarily, "The Life Breaker you said is Yu Shu!?"
"Yes, it's her."
"Impossible!" Shui Yun's face turned pale in an instant. She didn't want to admit it, but she knew very well that Jing Chen had no reason to lie to her. The Life Breaker they had been waiting for for many years should be Yu Shu.
She had also suspected Yu Shu, but later she rejected it. She never thought that one day this possibility would become a reality. She couldn't accept it!
"You kept saying that you forced me to cut off my love and even plotted to kill her, forcing me to break off all ties with her. You never thought that she was the Life Breaker, right?" Jing Chen looked at Shui Yun's pale face and felt an indescribable sense of carefreeness. At this moment, he was no longer the Great Calamity who had no desires, no joy, and no sorrow. He was just an ordinary person who regretted losing the person he loved.
"I, I …" Shui Yun was unable to explain herself. Jing Chen's questioning was like a sharp blade that pierced through all of her past misdeeds, leaving her with nowhere to hide.
"I don't know." Regret and fear appeared on her face. She didn't dare to imagine that she had plotted against Yu Shu and to cross the Death Tribulation together. If the Life Breaker had really been killed by her, it would be the same as harming the entire sect. She wouldn't be able to absolve herself from the blame even if she died ten thousand times.
"Now you know." But it was too late.
This wasn't the first time Jing Chen had tasted regret, but none of it could compare to the pain he was feeling now. He regretted being persuaded by Shui Yun to make a clean break with Yu Shu. He regretted breaking his promise to her and not protecting her. Instead, he repeatedly made her suffer.
It wasn't that she had a change of heart, but that he hadn't grasped the sincerity she had once given him.
"Senior Martial Brother, I'm sorry." Shui Yun was afraid that Jing Chen would blame her, so she shrank her neck and tried to defend herself in a low voice, "I was wrong, but I didn't do it on purpose. Senior Martial Brother, don't blame me, okay? Besides, isn't Miss Yu safe and sound? Instead, it was I who suffered. Even now, I can't walk."
She never thought that if she hadn't brought Yu Shu with her when she crossed the Death Tribulation, she probably wouldn't have been able to keep her life.
"Don't say anymore." Jing Chen tightly closed his eyes and waved her away, "I don't want to see you."
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