Chapter Ninety-One: Shelter from the Rain
Waking up from the familiar embrace again, Mu Yu didn't have much surprise, only doubts and tiredness, wondering why he could always get into Xie Chongning's arms, and how to apologize to Xie Chongning when he was tired.
It's just that she turned her head slightly, but found that there seemed to be a heavy object on her head, her eyelids were slightly raised, and in the afterglow, Xie Chongning's nose bridge was high, and her thick and slender eyelashes were like butterflies resting on petals, handsome and unparalleled.
With such perfect facial features and a stunning side face, how could Mu Yu not be impressed. Facing Xie Chongning's approach again and again, Mu Yu's heartbeat became faster and faster, and she felt that she was about to fall.
But she can't, not to mention the Hou Mansion that is being watched by others, it is Xie Chongning's cold nature, can she really enter this man's heart?
Probably not, who is she? It's just a passerby in the shadow of Xie Chongning's childhood, a person he never wants to think of, and being able to take care of himself is already his most forgiveness.
Mu Yu smiled bitterly, suppressed his heart, and tried to stifle his budding like, it was impossible for her and Xie Chongning to do it, yes, it was impossible.
"What can't be?" Xie Chongning asked lazily.
Mu Yu didn't pay attention, and actually muttered a voice, which happened to be caught by Xie Chongning, who was gradually sobering up. "No, nothing is impossible."
"Hmm." Xie Chongning kept his voice dumb and continued to pill Mu Yu's head, he had no intention of getting up at all, and he was tired these days.
Mu Yu waited for a long time and didn't see Xie Chongning raise his head, so he couldn't help but look up and look again, but Xie Chongning closed his eyes again.
She really has the heart to die, although this posture is not very uncomfortable, but when she is awake, she stays in Xie Chongning's arms, which is extremely uncomfortable.
After a long time, Xie Chongning was older. Raising his head compassionately, Mu Yu seized this moment, and even dodged Xie Chongning's arm around his waist, "Brother Xie, you're awake." ”
Xie Chongning unintentionally withdrew his empty arm, "I bought some breakfast in the city just now, and it's still warm, let's eat it." ”
Mu Yu looked at the bun in his hand, but remembered the beggar yesterday, "Brother Xie, there are so many beggars in the city, is it just like this, let it go?" ”
Naturally, it is not the time, Xie Chongning replied in his heart.
Mu Yu, who had not received an answer for a long time, nodded in frustration and took a bite of the soft bun, after all, these things are not under the jurisdiction of Dali Siqing, she said this, it is indeed difficult for Xie Chongning.
"By the way, if we want to go to Nanxun, how many days are we still there?" Mu Yu asked.
"Let's go to Nanying first."
Mu Yu's eyes lit up, isn't this Nanying the place where the beggar woman said? "Shall we go to Nanying?"
"Nanxun and Nanying are separated by hundreds of miles, the people of Nanxun sell salt, and Nanying arrests people, so we must go and have a look." Xie Chongning calmly analyzed, "You remember not to get separated from me, and follow me closely." ”
Mu Yu nodded in response, "Brother Xie is saying that this Nanying may be secretly forming an army?" ”
"There's no shortage of possibilities, so I wanted to see for myself." If he sends someone else to investigate, he may not find it, and now that he is going to Nanxun, this is the best opportunity.
Perhaps it was a reflection of last night's encounter with the Assassins, but today's weather was also exceptionally gloomy, with black clouds piling up overhead, and the dreary air was breathless.
"It's going to rain." Mu Yu glanced at the gloomy sky, and his mood became complicated. "The clouds are rising and the sun is sinking, and the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings."
No one knows what they are going to face, but it must not be simple. Mu Yu subconsciously reminded himself that this Nanying matter was likely to involve the Flying Eagle Gang.
As the carriage went, it became darker and darker, and it was supposed to be noon, but the sky was black, the clouds could not be seen, and the wind was raging.
Xie Chongning got up and lowered the curtain of the carriage, "According to today's state, it shouldn't be possible to get to the next city, so find a place to shelter from the rain first." ”
"Yes." Xie An replied.
With just a few words, the raindrops of beans in the sky fell one after another, and before Xie An could put on his clothes, he was already soaked by the rain.
Although the bamboo curtains of the car windows were lowered, the rainwater still seeped in through the cracks, Xie Chongning pulled Mu Yu, "Don't get too close to the window, be careful that your clothes are wet and infected with the wind and cold." ”
It was obviously summer, and the storm outside swept into the carriage with cold air, and Mu Yu couldn't help but shiver because of the cold.
Xie Chongning saw her shrinking to the side like a chicken, neatly took off his coat and draped it on her body, and said without refusing, "Put it on." ”
Mu Yu raised his head hesitantly, but he still didn't refuse, and gathered both sides of his robe to protect the last bit of warmth on his body.
The carriage was in the form of half an hour, the splash was so large that people could not see the road ahead, the rain that seeped in from the window had soaked the cushions, and Mu Yu's little face was frozen white, but he didn't complain.
Xie Chongning stared at her bruised lips, hugged her in his arms, and directly let Mu Yu sit on his lap.
"Don't, Brother Xie, I'm fine." Accepting other people's clothes has made Mu Yu embarrassed enough, and now he still treats people as cushions, how can Mu Yu be thick-skinned?
"If you catch the cold, you'll be fine." Xie Chongning hugged her, his chin resting on her shoulder and neck, giving her all the warmth of himself.
The heavenly palace is not beautiful, the mountains and rivers in the south are the majority, now they have passed the city of Mingzhou, if they think of the next city, they have to climb over two mountains, although this mountain is not very high, but the road is rugged and difficult to walk.
In the morning, in Mu Yu's sleep, they had already crossed the first mountain, but the second mountain was their biggest problem.
"Master, with such heavy rain, I'm afraid it's not safe to go up the mountain." Xie An said worriedly, and there is no place to shelter from the rain at the foot of the mountain, so there is only one choice between going up the mountain and sheltering from the rain.
Xie Chongning lifted the curtain and said resolutely, "Go up the mountain." ”
They are now at the foot of two mountains, and the rain is so heavy that it is difficult to guarantee that the mountains will not fall, and if they are buried by the falling rocks, they will really have no way to live.
"Boom." Suddenly there was a thunderclap outside the window.
Mu Yu was not afraid of thunder, but in today's situation, this thunder is like a straw stacked on her shoulders, which makes her exhausted.
"Scared?" Xie Chongning felt a slight tremor in his arms and tightened his embrace, "It's okay, I'm here." ”
Mu Yu turned his head sideways, but found that Xie Chongning was also looking at him, "Just a little bit." She actually didn't want Xie Chongning to be distracted and worry about herself.
Xie Chongning chuckled, and she could make the little girl who was not afraid of the earth say that she was a little scared, then she was really afraid.
The carriage was stormy outside, but inside the carriage, Mu Yu, who was hiding in Xie Chongning's arms, gradually felt warm, and his body became warmer.
The carriage suddenly flipped on its side, and Mu Yu tilted with the body, like a frightened rabbit's eyes widening, "What's wrong?" ”
"Miss Mu, the mountain road is not easy to walk, please bear with me." Xie An explained.
Mu Yu was afraid that he would not be frightened, but if the wind was a little stronger, the carriage would likely overturn, "The mountain road is so difficult to walk, if the carriage overturns, it will be difficult to do." ”
This is also a problem that Xie Chongning is worried about.
"Master, Miss Mu, there is a ruined temple in front!" Xie An pointed to the front in surprise, and he didn't expect that there would be a broken temple on this halfway up the mountain.
Xie Chongning lifted the curtain and said calmly, "Just go there." ”
It's just that at a glance, this temple knows that it has fallen into disrepair, and there must be no good conditions, but compared to the shaking carriage, this dilapidated temple is a more suitable place to live.
Mu Yu hid in the broken temple with Xie Chongning, not wanting to think that in this temple, there were still a few people who were also sitting in the broken temple to roast the fire.
The two of them glanced up at Xie Chongning and Mu Yu, obviously with a bit of expellation.
Mu Yu ignored the past and sat in the other corner with Xie Chongning. It's just that the hay in the ruined temple has been collected by the two of them, and they can't even squat and sit except for sheltering from the wind and rain.
It was still Xie An, who took out a low stool from the carriage and wiped the rain on the stool with his sleeve, "Miss Mu, you sit here." ”
"Brother Xie, sit down." Mu Yu is so embarrassed.
"If the little lady has no place to sit, you can sit on our side, we still have a fire here, and it is warm." The man in the opposite corner said lightly, and there was a narrow knife mark on the man's face from the left eye to the corner of his mouth, which was terrifying in the light of the fire.
Mu Yu turned a deaf ear and pulled Xie Chongning over, and said again, "Brother Xie, you sit down first." ”
"You're so ugly, how can the little lady take a fancy to you." The other person sneered, and then cheekily walked over to them and made an inviting gesture to Mu Yu.
The ruined temple was dark, and the two of them couldn't see Mu Yu's face clearly, and after he got closer, he saw Mu Yu's side face clearly, and after gasping, the greed in his eyes became more and more obvious.
"Girl, you can't find firewood on this rainy day, why don't you sit next to us and bake the fire together to keep warm?" The man's gaze gradually moved downward, and when Mu Yu got out of the carriage and walked to the ruined temple, he was drenched with some rain, and the rain was sliding down her cheeks.
Mu Yu's skin is fair, the marks of the rain falling are particularly clear, and Xie Chongning's robe is wide, which makes her petite and lovely, which makes people excited.
Xie Chongning sat on the low stool with Mu Yu, he sat on the stool, Mu Yu sat on his lap, suppressed his anger, and said gloomily, "Get out." ”
"Hehe, boy, I see that you are not an ordinary person in this dress, let go of this girl, we will not do anything to you, I advise you not to toast and not eat, eat and drink."
As he spoke, the man sitting in the distance held a long knife in his hand and walked up fiercely, with a bit of threat.
Mu Yu was extremely glad that the person beside him was Xie Chongning, because of his strong martial arts, he could not only drive away these two ill-intentioned people, but also snatch their fire. Didn't these people covet her? It just so happens that she doesn't have to feel guilty to borrow the fire, just grab it.
With a bad heart, she said softly, "Brother Mu, I'm afraid." Then he pulled the corner of Xie Chongning's clothes, curled up and leaned towards the man.