Shi Xiaohan in Gu Xu's memory has always been a carefree and confident girl.

She seems to be shining with a very infectious dazzling light at any time - no matter where she goes, she can dispel the gloom and make people forget the melancholy in their hearts for a while.

But now, after experiencing the tricks of fate, her originally pure and flawless eyes are mixed with troubles, sorrows, and inferiority.

Like the crown jewels covered with dust, and like the flowers in a greenhouse that are wet by the wind and rain and droop their heads.

"Don't be presumptuous, Xiao Han," Gu Xu sighed and patted Shi Xiao Han's back gently, "You can never imagine how lovely you are in my eyes—even your fingertips glow with beautiful colors when you walk towards me on that rainy morning in Yishui County."

"If you only look at cultivation when talking about marriage, then I might as well give Luo Sishou or Taishang Haotian a dowry.

"In this matter, after all, I can't stand you-"

"No," Shi Xiaohan interrupted him in a low voice, "The marriage contract has been torn up by my father. Even if you abandon me now, I have no right to accuse you.

"I did wonder if you would go to the North, and when you had a safe home, you left me here and forgot about it completely.

"Now that you still think about me in your heart, and are willing to risk being arrested by the imperial court to come here to see me, I am really very happy and content.

"Besides, you will reign over the world from now on. Throughout the ages, which emperor would have only one woman by his side? I don't want to lose a bad reputation for being pampered and jealous and ignorant of the general situation. ”

Gu Xu narrowed his eyes slightly and stared at her for a long time.

"Xiao Han, whom I knew in the past, was not so generous," he said slowly, "You won't be taken away, will you?" ”

Shi Xiaohan rubbed his wet eyes: "In the past, this woman didn't know whether her fiancé would be the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei or the anti-thief leader of the Great Wilderness, and she was delusional about killing the emperor and subverting Daqi all day long. If you are still the little-known little official in Yishui County, this woman will definitely lock you in the house and make cookies every day, and whoever wants to snatch you away, this woman will beat you. ”

Hearing this, Gu Xu understood that Shi Xiaohan was not really jealous at all - she was just afraid that if she grabbed him too tightly, she would completely lose him.

Especially after her family unilaterally repented of their marriage, and Gu Xu's cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, and the strength and conditions of the two became more and more unequal.

In order to keep him, she chose to compromise.

After a short silence, Shi Xiaohan suddenly got up from Gu Xu's arms, used Zhenyuan to cut off a strand of his hair, and cut off a strand of his sideburns, and then took out a red rope from his pocket and tied them together.

"Gu Xu, is your marriage letter still there?"

"Of course it's still there."

Gu Xu said as he thought about it, and took out another copy of the marriage book from the "Xianyunju" - when he was engaged, after the matchmaker wrote the marriage book, he made two copies, and the man and woman pressed their fingerprints and kept them separately.

Shi Xiaohan's share was thrown into the raging fire of the fireplace by Shi Lei.

Gu Xu's is still intact.

"Gu Xu, if Luojing City hadn't been attacked by ghosts and monsters that day, and you hadn't been wanted by Emperor Tianxing's order, then we should already be husband and wife now, right?"

"Yes," Gu Xu sighed lightly, "I should have already married you into the family." ”

"Then tonight, let's be husband and wife," Shi Xiaohan walked around to the side of the chair and stuffed the black hair tied together with the red rope into his hand, "After tonight, I don't know when I will see you again." ”

"In my heart, we are already husband and wife."

"What I want to say is, be a real couple."

As she spoke, Shi Xiaohan reached out and gently removed the wooden hairpin on her head, and her cloud-like thick black hair spread out, hanging down to her waist like a waterfall, setting off her skin more and more white.

"According to the book, isn't it true that you have to be a real husband and wife after the candles are spent in the cave room?"

Gu Xu saw a faint flush on her face, as bright and moving as if she had been coated with rouge.

He stood up and took her hand.

"It's really not like you to be so proactive."

He knew that Shi Xiaohan was afraid that he would never return, so he wanted to give himself to him tonight without regrets.

Shi Xiaohan turned his head, avoiding his gaze, and his face turned even redder: "If you don't want to, forget it." Do you think I really want to do that with you scoundrel? ”

"How could you not want to?" Gu Xu chuckled, "Since I got engaged to you, I have been thinking about how to eat you on the wedding night, whether it should be steamed or braised in order to enjoy the ultimate deliciousness."

"But not tonight."

"Why?" Shi Xiaohan was a little puzzled.

Gu Xu thought for a while and replied, "I don't want your first night to be in this tattered grass house. The thousand work beds with vermilion lacquer and gold are worthy of you.

"Besides, for my sake, the Great Qi Imperial Court must have sent someone to spy on you in secret.

"Now I can block their probes on a causal level. But if you break your body, you can't hide it from them. They will find the connection between you and me. It's bad for you and it's bad for your family. ”

"Oh." Shi Xiaohan bit his lip and lowered his head in some frustration.

Gu Xu bent down slightly again and took her into his arms.

"It's not too early, I have to leave," he whispered in her ear, "Xiao Han, you have to cherish it, stay in the Sword Pavilion well, don't do stupid things, and wait for me to come back and marry you."

"Remember, I owe you a much-anticipated wedding."

As soon as the words fell, he let go of her, took a few steps back, and then quietly disappeared into the spatial crack.

Shi Xiaohan stood in place, staring at the place where he disappeared, only to feel that everything that happened just now seemed to be her hallucination—it wasn't until she raised her hand and touched the strand of hair that was cut short on her sideburns that she realized that Gu Xu had really been here.

At the moment when Gu Xu was about to leave, she actually wanted to say: "You take me away, I will accompany you to fight this world." ”

But in the end, she didn't say it.

On the one hand, she understands that her strength is too weak, and she may not be able to help him if she goes, but will become a burden to him.

On the other hand, she not only has lovers, but also relatives.

Her father was in awe of Emperor Tianxing's might, and it was impossible for him to betray the court and join Gu Xu's rebel camp.

If she leaves, then all family members, including her father, are most likely implicated and charged with treason.

At the least, the officials were deposed and exiled, and the nine clans were killed.

"Gu Xu, you also have to take care," she walked to the window, folded her hands, looked at the starry sky and said silently, "I'll wait for you to return safely, and we will be real husband and wife." ”

(End of chapter)