Chapter 5: Without Her Cage
Lu Zhiyao stayed in the village like this, Gu Yuan was not often at home, most of the time he was busy with the things of the shop and the beasts, it can be seen that although he is not a few years older than Lu Zhiyao, but he is considered the pillar of the village, many people will think of him once they have something, and his requests to those people, as long as they can do it, they will all respond, in other words, he is a bad person.
Lu Zhiyao remembered what he said to himself, he said that stupid people have stupid blessings, but after learning what kind of person he was, Lu Zhiyao felt that the stupid person should be him.
The beast's attack did not stop, and in the blink of an eye, Lu Zhiyao had been living in the village for more than half a month, and during this time, five people in this small village had died tragically in the mouth of the beast.
The beast appeared at night, and Lu Zhiyao never saw it, but I heard that the beast was very powerful, not afraid of people, not afraid of fire, which was also the reason why Gu Yuan scolded her angrily and immediately extinguished her fire when he saw Lu Zhiyao that night.
The residents of the village were scattered very scattered, but they were still very curious about Lu Zhiyao, an outsider, and after hearing the reason why Lu Zhiyao had fallen here, they looked at Lu Zhiyao with some pity in their eyes. There were also some small children who came to play with Shen Xing, but they were all rejected by Shen Xing with a serious expression.
Lu Zhiyao has lived in vain for so many days, and she can't help it, so she offered to help watch the village. Gu Yuan disagreed at first, after all, what could she help as a woman? But the situation is getting worse and worse, and I heard that several people have died in the surrounding villages, and that there seems to be more than one beast. The people in the village were panicked, and Lu Zhiyao had no way to show his hands and feet to help them with anything else, so he could only take two little people during the day, sit on the tower built in the village, and gaze around the village with the two other villagers, to see if there were any strangers or traces of the beast.
There is a big bell on the tower, and once it rings, the whole village can hear it.
Lu Zhiyao has nothing to do and lies on the windowsill to look at the scenery in the distance, where the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there are few people, which is suitable for seclusion. She often looked at the mountains in a daze, her eyes sometimes flowed with sadness, she didn't like to talk much, and the two children were quite obedient around her. Shen Xing is extremely sensible, as long as Liluo can see Lu Zhiyao, he will be quiet, otherwise, he will cry and make everyone helpless.
Lu Zhiyao thought that life would go on like this, and she would occasionally ask the people in the village some questions about poison, but those honest villagers didn't know anything except use some poison against wild beasts.
Lu Zhiyao thought about Lin Yinan, and was also worried about Lin Yinan's body. That's the person she was unwilling to let go but had to let go, she really wanted him to be good, she wanted him to be better than anyone else. Forget her, forget Xia Yao, and forget Lu Zhiyao.
Mo Tianshu's appearance was almost a month after Lu Zhiyao arrived here. Lu Zhiyao didn't care when he saw the person who came out of the mountain on the tower, but when he was surrounded by the villagers and brought to the village, Lu Zhiyao's breathing stopped.
She watched him from afar and didn't dare to step forward, she didn't know how he could be here. The human skin mask on her face couldn't hide Lu Zhiyao's panic, she could only talk to Shen Xing with her head down, trying to divert her attention and let Mo Tianshu not notice herself.
Mo Tianshu also lived in Gu Yuan's house, Lu Zhiyao has always kept a certain distance from him, and it can even be said that since he appeared, she has not gone out much.
Lu Zhiyao excused herself to say to Gu Yuan that she was not feeling well, but the truth was almost like this, because she was pregnant, she had reached the stage of vomiting what she ate and wanting to vomit if she didn't eat.
Fortunately, Mo Tianshu only stayed here for less than a week before leaving, he would go into the mountain early in the morning every day, and then come back before it was dark. Lu Zhiyao knew that he had been running around trying to find an antidote, to cure the poison on Lin Yinan's body, could it be that there were herbs in the mountains that could help Lin Yinan?
Gu Yuan once said that all the villagers who went into the mountains to look for wild beasts died there, and although Mo Tianshu was able to enter and come back, he did not dare to go into the depths of the mountain, and could only look for clues at the edge of the mountain.
"Shen Xing, I remember you said before that you and your father had come here to hunt?"
"Hmm."
"Is it the mountain next to it?"
"yes, but only once."
Lu Zhiyao asked Shen Xing about the mountain, but Shen Xing and his father didn't dare to enter it, just walked around the periphery of the mountain.
Mo Tianshu finally left, and Lu Zhiyao also breathed a sigh of relief. No one had any hope for Mo Tianshu's arrival, and no one had any doubts about his departure. In the eyes of people, he is just an old man, an old man who came here to collect medicine. Mo Tianshu also knew how to hide, and he didn't care at all about things that didn't concern him, even if several people had died here, he didn't want to interfere at all.
Lu Zhiyao clearly saw that Mo Tianshu had a regretful and unwilling look on his face when he left. This made her even more concerned about the mountain and the forest.
The ancient reason was that the matter of the beast was extremely sad, and Lu Zhiyao couldn't help but ask when he saw this: "Does the imperial court not care about this matter?" ”
There should always be a yamen in the nearby town, and the government doesn't care about the lives of these people at all?
Furuhara replied with a smile: "I looked for them, but it was useless." We also paid for nearby hunters to go into the mountains to look for them, but nothing was solved. ”
Lu Zhiyao's eyes flashed, it seemed that Shen Xing's father brought him to this kind of place for no reason.
"Are you feeling better? I heard someone say that you vomited a few days ago? Would you like to find a doctor and have a look? ”
Gu Yuan asked Lu Yao with some concern.
"No, no, it may be that the water and soil are not adapted, but it has been much better in the past two days."
How dare Lu Zhiyao tell Gu Yuan the truth? She was holding a newborn girl in her arms, if Gu Yuan knew that she still had it in her belly, wouldn't her lie be exposed all at once? But it was precisely because of Liluo's existence that Gu Yuan and they didn't expect that the reason why Lu Zhiyao was strange was because she was pregnant.
People have no choice but to hide from the beasts. Even during the day, fewer and fewer people dare to walk outside. There are even many families living together, such as the ancient original family, which has a big mansion and can live in a place where many people can live, so that many villagers can come, just so that everyone can work together to kill a wild beast when they encounter it.
Lu Zhiyao looked at these kind and simple people and felt a little funny, such a ferocious beast, even if it really appeared in front of them, all they could do was run around, right? The more people there are, the more fragrant the meat is, and the more it will attract the attention of the beasts.
Of course, Lu Zhiyao only dared to think about it in his heart, if he really said it, he would definitely scare those people.
Mo Tianshu didn't notice Lu Zhiyao's existence at all, he hadn't been back to Xia Lai Country for a long time, and he hadn't been in contact with Lin Yinan and Su Mozi for a while, so he didn't know about Lu Zhiyao's disappearance. It is indeed for Lin Yinan to come here, he has been here many times, but every time he does not give up and returns in vain, because that mountain is really too complicated and strange.
Leaving here this time, Mo Tianshu planned to go back to Xia Lai Kingdom to stay for a few days. But after arriving at the border pass, he found out that Su Mozi was also here. And not only her, but also Su Shi and Mu Ranchen, also came.
Su Mozi came over by herself, while Su Shi and Mu Ranchen couldn't stand the atmosphere of getting along with Lin Yinan, and after Lin Yinan's order, they fled here non-stop.
In the days since Lu Zhiyao left, Lin Yinan has been very calm. He did everything he had to do so well that he couldn't fault it. But it's precisely because of this that something doesn't feel right.
Lin Yinan, who has always suppressed himself and kept himself calm, is like the calm before the storm, which makes people feel difficult to breathe around him. He didn't say anything about Lu Zhiyao's departure, and let everyone ask him what he was doing and what was going on with him. He just told them to go to her, and arranged for all the people around him who could be sent away to leave his side and go to the Qing Netherworld to find her traces.
Mo Tianshu fell silent after hearing the words of these three people, and then he scolded Su Mozi sharply.
"Nonsense!" Mo Tianshu took the case, glared at Su Mozi angrily, and said, "Others can come out, can you?!" How is the emperor's health, others don't know, don't you know?! ”
Su Mozi was scolded by Mo Tianshu and couldn't say anything, indeed, Lin Yinan needed someone to accompany him.
In the palace of Xia Laiguo, Lin Yinan, who had been busy all day, sat alone in the garden drinking wine. It's cold, and it's very cold here.
Leaning on the pillars of the gazebo, he looked up at the bright moon in the sky, and his eyes were painful and difficult to be detected.
It's been a month, and it's been like this, and there is no news at all.
"Brother Huang!"
Lin Ruoxue's voice suddenly came, Lin Yinan turned his head and saw Lin Ruoxue, who finally found him with a displeased face.
Lin Ruoxue has been clamoring to see Lin Yinan since Lu Zhiyao disappeared, but Lin Yinan refused every time. finally followed him all the way here today, but it was rare that Lin Yinan was absent-minded and didn't even notice her existence.
Lin Ruoxue strode in front of Lin Yinan and looked down at him, with tears in her eyes, and asked with tears: "Where did you hide the imperial sister-in-law!?" ”
Lin Yinan looked at her fixedly for a while, then looked away and continued to drink, still silent.
Lin Ruoxue didn't give up, she simply sat beside him and looked at him. Seeing that Lin Yinan always drank and ignored herself, Lin Ruoxue gritted her teeth, snatched the wine jug, drank several sips by herself, and then coughed violently.
"If you want to learn to drink, go to your mother, don't spoil my good things." Lin Yinan didn't feel sorry for her, took back his baby, and said Lin Ruoxue in a clear voice.
Lin Yinan's wine was very strong, so Lin Ruoxue, who was drinking for the first time, fell down in a daze not long after drinking.
Lin Yinan looked down at Lin Ruoxue lying beside him, and slowly, touched her soft hair.
"She'll be back...... Definitely. ”
A low groan flowed slowly, and the voice was so small that no one could hear it.
This capital, this palace, everything here has her imprints, and he can't afford it.
Lin Yinan has been thinking about it these days, and has been asking herself, if he hadn't said to her that night to let go, didn't say that he wanted to be alone for a while, would she not have left?
She had lost him to look for it before, and she could find it, because she wanted him to find it. But now, she fled far away, to a place he couldn't see or touch. She knew that he couldn't find it herself, so she left him in this place without a word, in a cage where she could be seen everywhere.
What can't he hate? Over the years, whenever he was in pain and half dead, he hated him to death, who could understand? But he hated himself even more, and when he finally knew who the enemy was, he couldn't hurt her in the slightest. And she immediately asked him if he didn't want her anymore.
At that time, Lin Yinan realized how unreliable he was in her heart.