Volume 3 People in the Rivers and Lakes Chapter 23 Let go of obsession
Zhao Lingxue didn't know how many times she thought about it, and vowed to kill Xiao Jiansheng with her own hands and untie the knot in her heart.
But when she actually raised her sword and was about to stab into Xiao Jiansheng's chest, she retreated when she faced the chest that had shielded her from the bloody wind.
A few days have passed, and Zhao Lingxue can still clearly remember how many hidden killing moves that person used his flesh and blood to block for her, and when Cao Wang decided to kill people, she was terrified to the extreme, desperate to the extreme.
She was afraid of pain, and even more afraid of death.
When Cao Wang's sword cut his body, her heart was trembling and bleeding, and when Cao Wang's sword almost cut his throat, she wanted to cry without tears.
She knows that no one in this world will choose to face death with her so righteously, neither her father nor the emperor can do it, Yan Yici can't do it, and others can't do it, but Xiao Jian can do it.
For all this, Zhao Lingxue can't forget it in this life and this life.
It's unforgettable.
Zhao Lingxue looked at the blood flowing down her hands, she was suddenly very helpless, very conflicted, very entangled, she didn't dare to look at those bright eyes, and pursed her somewhat dry red lips and chose to leave.
Zhao Lingxue knew that leaving would mean giving up her vow.
But at this moment, Xiao Jiansheng wrapped one arm around Zhao Lingxue's waist from behind, and pulled her back a little rudely.
Zhao Lingxue was suddenly angry, and her eyes trembled and glared at Xiao Jiansheng.
Xiao Jiansheng was not moved at all, his eyes were clear, and he looked directly at those autumn watery eyes, those clear eyes seemed to be peeking at her whole body through her eyes, nakedly torturing her soul, which made Zhao Lingxue extremely uncomfortable.
Finally, Zhao Lingxue's autumn eyes erupted with unprecedented anger, her anger burned in her eyes, gradually turning red, and at the end of the flames were two sharp swords.
At this moment, the temperature in the guest room suddenly rose, and the basin of water not far from Zhao Lingxue really steamed, and the bed where Xiao Jiansheng slept suddenly collapsed.
The impending storm muffled Zhao Lingxue's heavy breathing and frantic heartbeat.
Knock knock knock......
At this time, it may be that the big porcelain bowl came to knock on the door, and after knocking for a long time, the big porcelain bowl left without waiting for a response.
Suddenly, Zhao Lingxue's face was like frost, her hands firmly grasped Xiao Jiansheng's shoulders, and pushed it out hard, because she was too hard, her nails were deeply embedded under Xiao Jiansheng's skin, and in an instant she used all her strength to try to get rid of that arm, but to no avail.
Zhao Lingxue opened her mouth, wanting to call the guards outside the gate, wanting the big porcelain bowl to come over to help, but in the end she gave up that impulsive idea, she told herself that he tried his best to protect herself, and would never do that kind of hurtful thing.
Zhao Lingxue rested quietly for a while, continued to push hard, and broke free with all her strength, and the sweat quickly soaked her body and clothes.
I don't know how long it has been, Zhao Lingxue felt exhausted to the extreme, unable to struggle anymore, and those delicate hands trembled and Zhi Xiao Jiansheng's shoulders slid down.
The fire of anger in Zhao Lingxue's autumn eyes gradually extinguished, and she looked at Xiao Jiansheng weakly and said, "Let this princess go, let's settle it, and this princess promises not to pursue your reckless behavior today." β
Xiao Jiansheng shook his head with a smile, his arms tightened suddenly, Zhao Lingxue's soft body was taken into his arms, leaning tightly on his chest, Xiao Jiansheng's heartbeat was getting closer and closer to her, as if it was in her ears.
Zhao Lingxue suddenly panicked, feeling that her cheeks were hot, as if they were about to burn, she had never had this feeling of palpitations, she had never been hugged so tightly by a man, and no one had ever dared to be unreasonable to her like this, even if Yan Yici was already her prospective fiancΓ©, she didn't dare to be so presumptuous.
Suddenly, time seemed to stand still.
"Princess Ben regrets it and wants to kill you now. β
Zhao Lingxue gritted her teeth with hatred, a destructive force in her delicate body was quietly condensing, and in an instant, the short sword that fell to the ground shot up at an incredible speed, stabbing at Xiao Jiansheng's neck without hesitation.
But he still didn't stab it, just swept it against Xiao Jiansheng's neck, leaving a faint line of blood.
Zhao Lingxue looked at Xiao Jiansheng's scarred chest and sighed.
The power that had just been condensed poured down like a great river that burst its banks* in an instant, and the short sword broke in two when it landed again.
Zhao Lingxue finally let go of her obsession with killing Xiao Jiansheng.
Because she knew very well that the person in front of her regarded her life as her own life, and when she saved her in danger several times, no matter how much hatred and hatred she had, she could no longer raise a knife in front of him, and she could get a sense of security from his eyes, which was better than those guards in front of the door, better than the thousands of troops in the palace, and far better than Yan Yici.
Zhao Lingxue's face was very sad, she lowered her head weakly, and there were tears in the corners of her eyes.
Xiao Jiansheng wiped the tears from the corners of Zhao Lingxue's eyes and stroked her long wet hair casually.
Zhao Lingxue's flustered and unwilling heart gradually calmed down with this gentle movement.
Xiao Jiansheng looked at Zhao Lingxue closely, there was always a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, his eyes were always very clear, without any blasphemy, he admired Zhao Lingxue very seriously, from head to toe did not let go of a place, fragrant long hair, autumn-like eyes, delicate ears, soft and boneless fingers, flawless skin......
Xiao Jiansheng sighed while admiring it, it was very similar, it was really similar, especially when it was on the side of the face, the only thing that was not like it was that Zhao Lingxue's black hair had not been dyed with frost.
There was a hurried knock outside the door again, and Zhao Lingxue was very excited.
Xiao Jiansheng whispered against Zhao Lingxue's delicate ear: "Do you want to open the door, in case something happens to you." β
Zhao Lingxue shook her head, her hand was very casually on the hot chest, and her soft fingertips swept through the solid iron-like muscles inch by inch, as if she had returned to a few days ago.
From anger to panic to calmness, to forgetting that she was a princess, forgetting that she was already a married person, as if she had spent a long time, she mustered up the courage to look at him, and her frozen heart gradually melted on his hot chest.
"I came from the mountains, if it weren't for that incident, I might have become a woodman and a farmer in the future, accompanying my grandfather to grow old, sending my sister to get married, eating coarse tea and light rice, living a diligent life, and living a lifetime in the mountains......"
Zhao Lingxue slowly raised her head, looking at Xiao Jiansheng's young but weathered face, and casually used her fingers to draw patterns on his chest that she didn't know she knew.
Zhao Lingxue said with a smile: "Actually, the farmer is also very good, far away from intrigue, people who don't know how to sell their fame and reputation, they are innocent and comfortable in their lives, which is better than all the flashiness in the world, and it is better than cultivation." β
Xiao Jiansheng pinched Zhao Lingxue's nose and sighed: "How difficult it is to be innocent and comfortable, I'm afraid that the Buddha can't do it, you actually let the farmers do it, you really eat the delicacies of the mountains and seas, I don't know where the rice in the bowl comes from." β
Zhao Lingxue rolled her eyes and said, "Rice naturally comes from the field. β
Xiao Jiansheng asked solemnly: "Where did the field come from, the landlord and the township bully went to the field countless times, and the subsistence left to the farmers was not enough, minus the harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and in the year of the catastrophe, they also ate the bark and boiled roots for a living......
As if knowing that she was powerless to defend herself, Zhao Lingxue suddenly blocked Xiao Jiansheng's mouth, and exhaled like a land: "Do you know how to cook porridge?"
Xiao Jian said happily: "I can't cook and live until now, like me, I basically go there and eat there, rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, rely on the water to eat the water, what braised hare fire grilled fish, wildfire sweet potato rolling dough, everything is proficient, generally follow me to mix hungry." β
Zhao Lingxue lowered her head shyly.
The two of them forgot the time when they chatted, during which they couldn't remember how many times the big porcelain bowl came to knock on the door, and they seemed to be tired of standing, and the two sat on the ground back to back.
Zhao Lingxue raised her head, leaned her head lazily on Xiao Jiansheng's shoulder, and said softly: "I have dreamed of the same dream more than once, my white hair in the dream is like frost, fighting alone on an ancient battlefield, as far as the eye can see, corpses are all over the field, blood stains the sky, and every time I am awakened by the bloody scene......
Xiao Jiansheng smiled secretly and said: "Once there was an ancient battlefield, the heaven and earth were divided, there was no sun and moon, there was only a shining vortex nebula in the sky, a woman was draped in six feet of white hair on her shoulders, stepped on a colorful giant phoenix, one person charged forward with one gun, killing countless heavens and people, suddenly a huge eye opened at the crack in the sky, the woman was furious, and a shot was projected away......"
Zhao Lingxue suddenly got up and stood in front of Xiao Jiansheng, looking at Xiao Jiansheng's eyes intently, her heart was extremely shocked, and after a few breaths, she asked tentatively, "This is my dream, how do you know, could it be that you ......?"
Xiao Jiansheng smiled mysteriously and took the person in front of him into his arms.
Zhao Lingxue didn't resist, snuggled, closed her eyes quietly, and said while listening to Xiao Jiansheng's powerful heartbeat: "Once you made me fall into incomparable despair, I couldn't sleep at night, I didn't know how to eat, I was blocked by an invisible sword in front of the gate of the Six Realms, this kind of pain is a bottomless abyss for a cultivator, I once swore to kill you with my own hands to untie my heart knot, the damn big porcelain bowl actually made fun of me...... Say I'm reluctant to ......"
"It seems that I took the time to invite the big porcelain bowl to eat the fish grilled in the authentic stove. β
"You, like the big porcelain bowl, are not good people, and they all like to lie to me......"
......
Unknowingly, the sky was dark, and the lights and candles were lit up in the guest room, but Zhao Lingxue had no intention of leaving.
At this moment, the anxious voice of the big porcelain bowl came from outside the door: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, although Wan'er does not dare to interfere in the princess's private affairs, but after thinking about it, Wan'er still feels that you should kindly remind Your Highness that lonely men and widows are in the same room, you protect yourself, don't let that kid take advantage." β
Zhao Lingxue covered her mouth and chuckled, and secretly pulled out her hands that were grabbed by Xiao Jiansheng.
The big porcelain bowl continued: "Your Royal Highness Princess, the bowl reminds you again, Your Highness is a person who has a marriage contract, and you must not do that kind of red apricot out of the wall." β
Zhao Lingxue got up helplessly and left the warm embrace.
It wasn't long before the shallow wooden door was suddenly pushed open.
Chen Gang and the big porcelain bowl quickly entered the door, when they saw that their princess and Xiao Jiansheng kept a long enough distance, and both of them were neatly dressed, without any traces of pulling, then they were relieved to withdraw, before leaving, the big porcelain bowl did not forget to lie in the crack of the door and instructed: "Princess, you must be like jade, the bowl can rest assured." β
When it was very late, Zhao Lingxue got up and left, in a good mood.
Before leaving, he handed a bag with a few new clothes to Xiao Jiansheng, and when he went out, he held on to the handrail of the door and said, "If you don't go back to Zhongjing City with me to accept the crime, can you have a place to go?"
Xiao Jiansheng hesitated for a moment and squeezed out three words from his mouth.
Zhao Lingxue also replied with three words.
On the second day, the sky was slightly bright, and a light of heaven just shone on the world.
A group of horses galloped westward through the misty sky, leaving three figures to the east, two women with veils on their faces and men with hats on their heads, all three of whom seemed to be heading in the direction of light.