Chapter 60: Past Kindness
Mu Ling went downstairs to get some food and walked back to the room, Ziyu saw him come in and turned his head to not look at him. Mu Ling put the things at the head of the bed, reached out and grabbed Ziyu's hand: "Ziyu, eat something."
Ziyu didn't overdo it, and snorted coldly:
"Don't eat it."
Mu Ling saw Ziyu's stubborn temper, and she was very helpless. Said angrily:
"If you don't eat it, I'll feed you."
As soon as the words spoke, Mu Ling was stunned, she had said such things to Ziyu a long time ago.
Mu Ling remembered that she was still an ordinary secret guard at that time, doing those thankless jobs every day, and enduring the scolding of her boss. On that occasion, Mu Ling was sent out by the leader to follow an official. But that official was too difficult, and Mu Ling finally fought his last bit of strength to return to Taifu's mansion.
Later, he was imprisoned for three days by the leader for failing to complete his mission, and ordered the other guards not to send him anything. Just as his hungry chest was pressed against his back, Ziyu appeared in front of him like a savior.
Ziyu took two steamed buns in his hand and stuffed them into Mu Ling's arms: "Eat quickly." Ziyu and Mu Ling both live in the same room, but they don't know each other very well, at most they just say hello when they meet. What moved Mu Ling was that when he was punished, it would be Ziyu who would give him food.
Mu Ling devoured the two steamed buns and said:
"Thank you."
"No, you don't." Ziyu's cheeks were a little red, and he waved his hand and said:
"No, you eat it, I'll go first."
He secretly came to deliver food to Mu Ling, and it would be terrible if someone else found out. Because of these two steamed buns, Mu Ling and Ziyu became friends. It was the time for Mu Ling to be promoted to the leader, and that day happened to be the day Ziyu's mother died. Ziyu didn't see his mother for the last time because he was on a mission, and he heard the news after he came back.
Ziyu fainted on the spot, and when he woke up, he sat on the bed like the wooden man.
"Ziyu, it's time to eat." "Don't eat it." Ziyu was in a bad mood and spoke coldly. Mu Ling was a little angry when she saw Ziyu like this:
"If you don't eat it, I'll feed you." He has always regarded Ziyu as his brother, so he spoke a little thoughtlessly: "If you don't eat, I'll feed you." As he spoke, he poured the rice into Ziyu's mouth. Ziyu was a little coughing, but he still ate the meal. Ziyu was about to scold Mu Ling a few words, and then heard Mu Ling say:
"If you don't eat, your body will collapse, and if you collapse, your mother will be sad. And, I'm going to be sad too. “
"You." Ziyu: "You." Ziyu was choked by this sentence, and couldn't find a reason to refute it for a while. I had to look at him stupidly.
Mu Ling saw Ziyu's smile getting deeper and deeper, and shook the porridge in front of him:
"So, do you want me to feed you or do you want to eat it yourself?" Mu Ling is a man after all, and his strength is still very strong. Let him pour himself porridge and this life is still necessary.
Ziyu said: "I'll eat it myself." As he spoke, he picked up the spoon and slowly stirred up the porridge. When Mu Ling saw Ziyu like this, the big stone in her heart also fell to the ground. He sat next to him and watched him eat, and did not leave the room until he had finished eating. Ziyu said: "After so many years, your temper still hasn't changed."
"Where is it so easy to change." Mu Ling sat next to Ziyu, unlocked his acupoint, and watched him eat the meal. "Do you really want to stay here?" Ziyu looked at Mu Ling while eating, and his eyebrows were full of inquiry. He and Mu Ling are both from the same teaching, and their martial arts are no worse than him. But part of the reason why he insisted on staying here was because he couldn't worry about Mu Ling.
"Yes." Mu Ling nodded resolutely, her face full of determination.
Seeing that Mu Ling had already decided, Ziyu couldn't help but say:
"Since you insist on doing so, then I'll go back first."