The fire, the continuous fire, burned her whole body so hard that it became so difficult to breathe that she was awakened in her sleep and opened her eyes...... Fire everywhere! Even the corners of the sheets lit up with flames, and the churning air distorted the scene in front of them.

Help me! Help me!

Her voice was already choked, and she couldn't make the first few sounds, and she was so anxious that her heart was about to jump out of her throat.

Help me! Help me!

She finally cried out, hoarse, but—no one came to save her! She was desperately caught in the fire, isolated. That hopelessness, the helplessness of dying...... It made her heart burst. She knew that no one would come, she was on her own! When she restrained her fear and ran with her already limp legs towards the glimmer of life outside the door, the sadness of loneliness was something only she could understand. She saw the starry sky reflecting the firelight, and she looked at the twinkling stars behind the hot air, she was saved! A piece of fiery red beam fell, and she instinctively used her arm to block it......

Hurt! It hurt her indescribably!

Save me, who can save me?!

In the midst of fear and pain, she hoped sadly, even though she knew that no one would come, no one could protect her...... There can be someone to pull her by, there can be a hug to make her cry, there can be someone to take care of her scorched wounds.

No...... Never.

She huddled in a corner of the courtyard tremblingly, and the chief eunuch who rushed to hear the news just glanced at her and said, "Just run out." No one paid attention to her pain, no one comforted her fears, everyone was busy putting out the fire, she was forgotten in that dark corner and shivering.

Orphan...... At this moment, she most deeply experienced the bitterness of this word.

She hugged her legs tightly, her whole body shrunk into the smallest ball, tears tingled as they flowed from her scalded face, her jaw trembled, her teeth clucked, and she used all her remaining hope, though it was as faint as a spark in the ashes, she stared at the gate of the yard, hoping that someone would come...... Come and save her. I hope that the next person to come in through the door will come looking for her.

Help me...... Help me!

What she begged for salvation was her soul, which had been burned through by loneliness and despair.

"Meili Gege! Beautiful glass! ”

Someone grabbed her arms and shook them. Her eyes were burned by the heat and she couldn't see clearly, did the person she longed for and save her come?! Tears filled her face, and she couldn't see the man's face.

"It's on fire! It's on fire! I hurt so much! My arm hurts! She cried, and at last someone could hear her say it. Even if she is not comforted or protected, it is good to have someone to hear her say about her fears and pains.

"Meili, there is no fire! No more fire! ”

She grabbed the man's hand and burst into tears, "Take me away!" Take me out of here! ”

"You're having a nightmare, you open your eyes and see, you're safe!"

Safe? She shuddered and closed her eyes to look around...... Where is this? She was momentarily confused, and she saw several guards with astonished faces, torches in one hand and knives in the other, all looking at her strangely.

She slowly regained consciousness in a moment, this is the tent of the paddock...... She looked at the man who had come to save her, but crashed into a pair of young, clear, sympathetic and pitying eyes. The torches dotted a few points of light in his beautiful eyes, like stars reflected in a deep pool.

It's beautiful...... She was instantly obsessed for a moment, and this was Yonghyuk's eyes.

"What about the Assassins?!" Jing Xuan's cold voice had just sounded outside the tent, and the people had already come in, only wearing short coats and holding long swords in their hands.

He looked at Yonghyuk and Miri on the soft couch expressionlessly, and sneered.

Stabbed by his cold eyes, she felt that she was still clutching Yonghyuk's arm, she hung her head and let go of her hand without a trace, but Yonghyuk didn't get up, still frowning, sitting beside her thoughtfully.

"Did you catch the Assassin?" Even Aunt Yu'an came, and although she didn't wear jewelry or formal robes, she was still neat and dignified when she walked into the tent. In contrast, Meili was shocked to realize that she was only wearing close-fitting underwear, her hair was scattered, her face was full of tears, and she was embarrassed.

"It seems ......" Jing Xuan glanced coldly at her with her head down, "There are no assassins at all, just dreaming." ”

"Whew!" Aunt Yu'an slapped her hands and complained slightly, "Meili Gege, you have frightened the old ancestor!" ”

Meili looked up at her suspiciously, and suddenly realized, "I'm screaming again?!" She looked at Yonghyuk inquiringly, and Yonghyuk smiled and nodded disapprovingly, without reproach.

She let out a sigh of chagrin, since the fire, she has always screamed in her dreams, she was nothing when she lived, and now it has become a big trouble, not to mention the people on duty at night, it is estimated that the owners of several tents around her have been awakened by her.

"Meili Gege, if you are all right, go to the old ancestor to say hello, her old man heard such a terrible shout in the middle of the night, and she was so frightened that she trembled, thinking that you were injured by the assassin! Lord, you also go to the emperor to say something, just now he sent someone to ask what was wrong, and the emperor was scared enough, thinking that something had happened to the ancestor. You," Yu An said with a frown, glancing at the guards in a daze, "all hurry out and break into Gege's tent in the middle of the night!" Let's go and talk to the frightened masters, and sleep in peace. ”

The guards retreated stupidly, with a look of unwillingness, it was not that they wanted to break in, and when they heard Gege shouting so badly, they thought that someone had died! The merit was not established, and he was complained and wronged!

Meili knew that although the eldest aunt didn't say anything about her directly, she was very angry that she got into trouble, and Mama Shen, who had always taught her before, told the old man to leave the palace, and Aunt Yu'an didn't like her in the first place, but now she ...... I hate her even more.

Jing Xuan also went out with the curtain in annoyance, and Yonghyuk patted her on the shoulder, "I'm on duty tonight, just call me if you have something." ”

Miri nodded and smiled gratefully at her.

After asking the ancestor to apologize, Meili retreated from the tent, she looked at the starry sky and sighed, she didn't dare to sleep again, for fear that if she came again, it was estimated that the whole camp would be scared to wake up by her.

Yonghyuk took a team of guards around the main tent, and when someone asked, he would deal with it roughly, and Miri waited for him to approach, and apologized to him, blaming her and causing him a lot of trouble.

"Not sleeping?" Yonghyuk waved his hand to signal the guards behind him to continue his patrol, and he led her to the small fire with a kettle hanging from it, he asked her to sit down, and carefully poured a glass of water for her, "Be careful of scalding." ”

Meili sat down, still a little embarrassed, he didn't think of her, but treated her very well, which made her even more unhappy.

He sat down next to her, and seemed to understand her distress not to sleep, "Is it that you have always been like this since the Temple of Tranquility was on fire?" He asked grinningly, not like the others, mocking or obscure, but frank and naturally made her nod easily. How long has he just been in Beijing, and how much does he know in such detail? It seems that bad things have spread thousands of miles, she smiled silently.

"It's okay, it'll be fine in a while. I was also scared when I was sleeping when I was a kid, and then it was always like this, and it was better to grow up. ”

Miri smiled and nodded, she likes to chat with Yonghyuk, although she has known him for a short time, she has already found that he is still as sincere and enthusiastic as a big child, at least his heart is not so twisted and turned, he laughs when he wants to laugh, and he can say whatever he wants.

"You grew up outside the gates?" Meili struggled to find a topic.

"Hmm." Yonghyuk laughed, her good-looking mouth curved out, revealing her white teeth, and her smile was bright and clear, making her already overly heavy heart seem to be blown by a warm wind.

This man ...... If only I never grew up.

She sighed like that in his smile for a moment. When he grows up, he will change, become a ...... She frowned, skipping the name she didn't want to think of, even if it became like Ziyu, it was a pity that she wouldn't have such an innocent smile.

Yonghyuk probably also felt that it would be embarrassing if he was silent, so he told her about some things outside the gate, and when he saw her slowly lowering her shoulders, he said worriedly, "Are you tired?" Before she could stop him, he had already sent someone to bring a few thick felts and fold them into a high stack for her to lean on. Because there was no support, the felt stack could not withstand the weight, and it would always collapse crookedly, so he simply sat on the other side and held the felt pile, and laughed, "You rely on it, it won't fall this time." ”

Meili leaned on the felt carpet with peace of mind, covered with a thin quilt, and she silently looked at the deep starry sky for a long time...... She didn't feel so sure. Although it was only a temporary reliance, she also warned herself not to indulge, but she was too tired tonight, so she leaned on ...... It's okay for a while.

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