When Chu Xiangwan opened her eyes, she found that she was already on the bed in the house, she recalled that she fell asleep on Xiao Rui's shoulder when she was looking at the stars last night, and she felt very out of shape for a moment.

"Awake?" Chu Xiangwan followed the prestige and found Xiao Rui sitting at the table looking at her quietly, and, it seems, has been looking at her for a long time. She was almost sucked in by Xiao Rui's eyes, and the two of them just looked at each other like this, after last night, something slowly fermented between the two.

Chu Xiangwan realized that the current scene was embarrassing, but next, she blurted out an even more embarrassing question: "How did I come back last night?" "After asking, she regretted it, how can she come back? It must have been brought back by Xiao Rui. She bit her lower lip all of a sudden, her father had always said that she was smart, but when she got here, how could she speak so recklessly.

But Xiao Rui didn't let her go, and teased: "What do you say? Do I need to do it again? ”

Chu Xiangwan's face immediately turned red, and she suddenly thought: The way she was asleep was seen by Xiao Rui, I don't know what he thinks? was also carried back to bed by him all the way from the roof, would Xiao Rui feel that he was a frivolous woman? Her mind was full of strange thoughts now, but she could feel that she was experiencing a great sweetness that she had never experienced before. However, even in such a situation of "fighting for a lifetime and having a good day", she clearly knows that nothing can be done as she wants. The deeper you sink now, the more painful it is when you part. If you know that there will be no result, why should you hurt others and yourself?

"How's your foot?" Xiao Rui said with concern, and naturally came to the side of the bed and held Chu Xiangwan's arm.

"It's no big deal," Chu Xiangwan leaned slightly sideways, avoiding Xiao Rui's contact, "It's just that there is still a faint pain, just walk slowly." ”

Xiao Rui smiled slightly and sat at the table with Chu Xiangwan. The two of them casually used some wild fruits picked by Xiao Rui.

Chu Xiangwan asked, "Young Master Xiao, since you spent last night safely, those people shouldn't have come here, right?" Can we go back today? ”

"Miss Fang, you don't need to worry, your foot injury has not healed, and you still need to cultivate. I'm going to go out today to find my way and see if the gang is still looking for us, and you'll rest here until I get back." ”

Chu Xiangwan heard Xiao Rui speak reasonably, and it was inconvenient to refute it, but she was really anxious in her heart, today is February 17, seeing that the wedding is imminent, she must return to the Xiangfu after twenty-five at the latest, and she did not return yesterday night, presumably the family in the other courtyard has reported to her father, and now it is estimated that the Xiangfu has become a mess in order to find her. She can't explain these to Xiao Rui, this day and night together, she knows that Xiao Rui is not a bad person, but her identity is embarrassing after all, and some things are better not to say.

"Then you have to be careful when you go out." Chu Xiangwan smiled reluctantly at Xiao Rui.

When Xiao Rui came back, it was almost noon, and he said to Chu Xiangwan: "I have investigated in this mountain, there is a small road in the southeast leading to a small village outside the mountain, and it is only two days from this small village to the capital, we will rest for another night tonight, and we will set off early tomorrow morning." ”

Chu Xiangwan knew that Xiao Rui wanted her feet to rest again, he was like this, he often took care of you, but he didn't let people notice, but he just subtly moved people to him from the bottom of their hearts.

Early in the morning of February 18, Xiao Rui and Chu Xiangwan left the hut. Chu Xiangwan didn't change back into women's clothes, and remembered that Xiao Rui joked to her at that time: "Miss Fang, you are too eye-catching in women's clothes, Xiao doesn't want to provoke some storms and butterflies, and cause more trouble." Chu Xiangwan heard this, and also quipped: "Xiao Gongzi is personable, aren't you afraid that a young woman will fall in love at first sight and leave you in the village?" The two looked at each other and smiled.

In just half a day, they have come to a small village outside the mountain, which looks like a place with simple folk customs. The villagers greet each other warmly, and even when they see strangers like them, they smile in a friendly way. They asked the villagers where there were inns in the village, but they learned that there were no inns in the village. Because it is far away from the world, there are very few living people here, and even if you open an inn, there will be no business. A lady passing by heard that the two wanted to find a place to rest, so she immediately pulled Chu Xiangwan and Xiao Rui to her home.

The eldest lady is a very hearty person, she smiled and said to the two: "The people in the village call me Mrs. Sheng, seeing that you have just arrived, and there is no place to live, there are only two people in the family, the old man and me, you can live here with me." ”

In fact, as soon as he stepped into this small village, Chu Xiangwan liked it very much. The people are warm and simple, although the life is simple and closed, but it is stable and peaceful, there is no disturbance of the capital, which makes people comfortable and quiet.

Chu Xiangwan thought that if he could live in such a small village for a few more days, especially with Xiao Rui, no matter how difficult the future would be, at least there would be a trace of sweetness to reminisce.

"Then thank you, auntie, we'll stay here for a day and we'll leave." Xiao Rui took out a silver tael from his sleeve, but was pushed back by the eldest mother.

Aunt Sheng was very kind, she took Chu Xiangwan's hand: "Girl, we are not greedy for silver to take you in, we have two rooms here, I live with the old man, and you and your husband live in the other, is this good?" ”

"Auntie, how do you know that I am a woman?" Chu Xiangwan was puzzled.

"Girl, although you dress up as a man, you can't deceive people with pierced ears. Besides, how can a man have such fine skin and white flesh as you? Aunt Sheng looked at Chu Xiangwan carefully again.

"Auntie is really good eyesight," Chu Xiangwan touched her ears a little embarrassed, "It's just that we are not ······"

"It's inconvenient for my lady to dress up as a woman on the road, so I also ask my aunt to keep quiet outside." Xiao Rui stopped Chu Xiangwan's words, he felt that lonely men and widows were gossiping outside, so it was better to make mistakes, anyway, they would leave only one night. However, this sentence made Chu Xiangwan's face even redder. When he went out, Xiao Rui deliberately held Chu Xiangwan's hand and quipped: "Lady, be careful of your step." It made Mrs. Sheng boast that the little couple is really in love, Chu Xiangwan looked at Xiao Rui and smiled helplessly.

After dinner, Xiao Rui and Chu Xiangwan entered the room, it was not the first time that the two lived in the same room, so it was still the old rule, Chu Xiangwan slept in the bed, and Xiao Rui slept on the bench. The hour had passed, and there seemed to be some movement outside, Xiao Rui was very alert, and immediately sat up, he pushed Chu Xiangwan, silenced her with his hand, and motioned for her to stay still. Then he quietly walked to the window again, poked through the window paper and looked out, the atmosphere was quiet and weird, and there was a murderous aura even though there was no one.

Xiao Rui walked back to the bed and whispered to Chu Xiangwan: "There seems to be something wrong outside, let's wait and see." Chu Xiangwan nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard heavy footsteps outside, and it seemed that many people were walking towards their house.

A male voice rang out, "People in the house, please come out." ”

Xiao Rui and Chu Xiangwan were silent.

"Since we don't want to come out, then we'll shoot arrows into the house."

This voice? Chu Xiangwan felt a little familiar. In an instant, she remembered that this voice belonged to the man who was called "Bian Yi" by Xiao Rui in Shangyang Mountain last time, and the last time he gave the order to kill, he was so simply indifferent. Bian Yi's arrow will inevitably kill them.

In just a few seconds of Chu Xiangwan's recollection, the arrows outside the window had broken through the window like a rain, Xiao Rui threw himself and pressed Chu Xiangwan down, he pressed Chu Xiangwan's head in his arms, and blocked Chu Xiangwan's body with the posture of a hen protecting a chick. The rain of arrows is getting denser and denser, Xiao Rui thinks, it is not a way to hide like this, it is better to rush out and kill a way.

He bowed his head and said to Chu Xiangwan in his arms: "It's not a long-term solution to stay here all the time, I'll go out first and lure them away, they can't be sure how many people are in this house, and it's always me who they want to kill, you hide here, wait for them to chase you out, and then you leave." After Xiao Rui finished speaking, he glanced at Chu Xiangwan deeply, and he shouted: "Wan'er, be careful." ”

Chu Xiangwan's eyes widened, the result of Xiao Rui going out was to fight for his life, the killers outside were all well-trained, and they were outnumbered, even if Xiao Rui's martial arts were strong, it was estimated that he would not be able to retreat. He is leaving a way for himself to live, especially Xiao Rui's last "late son" just now, he has never called her like that, a little affectionate, all in this "late son", maybe it is really at such a critical juncture that he will have no scruples.

Xiao Rui was just about to get up, but Chu Xiangwan grabbed his hand: "Brother Rui, don't, it's too dangerous, no matter what, I'll be with you later." "Now that this is the case, Chu Xiangwan can't care about the future, she will never let Xiao Rui take risks alone, she wants to live and die with him. She thought to herself: Daddy, my daughter is really unfilial this time.

Xiao Rui heard what Chu Xiangwan said, his eyes flashed with great joy, Chu Xiangwan felt his affection for him, but Chu Xiangwan had been suppressing this feeling, as if something was blocking her and preventing her from taking one more step, but now, Chu Xiangwan had completely opened his heart, how could he not be happy.

"Okay, evening, you remember, from this moment on, I will not let go of your hand again." Xiao Rui held Chu Xiangwan's hand tightly, and he kissed Chu Xiangwan's forehead.

Xiao Rui grabbed a handful of wooden chopsticks on the table, he protected Chu Xiangwan behind him, and the two of them walked all the way to the door, and the moment he opened the door, he threw the wooden chopsticks in his hand at the archer opposite, killing him with one move, the wooden chopsticks went straight into the throat of the other party, and several people had already fallen. Taking advantage of the other party's distraction, Xiao Rui pulled Chu Xiangwan and flew to the eaves, preparing to escape from the other side of the house.

Bian Yi deserved to be the leader of the killers, and he quickly reacted, picked up an archer's bow, quickly mounted an arrow, and shot it at the two people on the roof. Seeing that the arrow was about to be shot at Chu Xiangwan's body, Xiao Rui hugged her arm with both hands from behind, and the whole person blocked behind Chu Xiangwan, only to hear a "poof", and the arrow was fiercely inserted into Xiao Rui's left back.

"Brother Rui." Chu Xiangwan felt her heart beat to her throat, Xiao Rui's face was already pale, and large beads of sweat appeared on her head, she knew that this arrow must be very ruthless, otherwise Xiao Rui's face would not be so ugly, he must have been seriously injured.

Originally, the two of them almost jumped off the other side of the roof and escaped, but they still fell short, Xiao Rui was unstable, and flew back to the ground with Chu Xiangwan. At this moment, Xiao Rui can only fight hard. But the other party still has a lot of manpower, Xiao Rui only relies on the strength of one person, and he also has Xiang Wan, who does not know martial arts, if he is not injured, he may be able to resist for a while, but now, he ······

Bian Yi saw that Xiao Rui was already exhausted, and found a gap to shoot another arrow, and as soon as he put on the bow, he heard a subordinate say: "It's not good, leader, there are a group of men and horses surrounding us." Bian Yi turned around, and a group of men in black armor, led by a woman in a corseted red suit, had already fought with their outermost people. The number of people on both sides is equal, and the other party's skills are all good, especially the woman in red, her martial arts are not under her, if she fights again, the best result is to lose both. Their mission this time was to kill Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui was seriously injured, and they had completed the task.

"Withdraw." Bian Yi left with his men.

The woman in red also ordered not to chase anymore, and they quickly came to Chu Xiangwan and Xiao Rui's side.

The red-clothed woman led by knelt down on one knee and said to Xiao Rui, "Lord Wang, it's too late for your subordinates." ”

When Chu Xiangwan heard the word "prince", her eyelids jumped, but at this time, she had no time to care about the meaning behind these two words, because Xiao Rui had already fallen on her. Looking at Xiao Rui's face again, his lips were already purple.

The woman in red rushed to Xiao Rui's side, checked the arrow wound on his back, her face changed greatly, and said, "Lord Wang, you are poisoned." ”

Chu Xiangwan didn't expect the other party to actually use poison, no wonder they left in a hurry as soon as they saw that there were rescuers. Xiao Rui's eyes had become foggy, and he only said "Evening, stay with me" and passed out.

The woman in red's eyes inadvertently swept Chu Xiangwan, coldly, and didn't say anything.