Chapter Ninety-Eight: True Feelings Revealed (I)
Master Aojing led the disciples of the Emei faction to leave the outskirts of Nanshan......
When all the turmoil was over, Su Jia slowly withdrew the ghost knife. Immediately, Su Jia looked at Xiao Tian, who was tired and fell to the ground, and then asked with concern, "Ah Tian, are you okay?"
"I ...... I'm fine......" Seeing that Su Jia had always cared about himself, Xiao Tian's face couldn't help but blush, but when he thought that Su Jia had successfully rescued him at a critical time, he couldn't help asking, "But Jia'er, ...... you How did you know we were on the outskirts of Nanshan...... Aren't you practicing in your room?"
"This ...... I'll tell you slowly when I go back......" Su Jia saw that nothing had happened to Xiao Tian, so she put her mind at ease and said, "All this, thanks to Senior Xue." As she spoke, Su Jia moved her gaze to Xue Feijian, who was standing aside.
Lu Jing looked at Su Jia, thinking that Su Jia alone challenged Ao Jing's divine power just now, Lu Jing couldn't help but admire and said: "I really didn't expect that Sister Su's martial arts skills would be so amazing, even the invincible head of the Emei faction, Ao Jing Shitai, is not Sister Su's opponent." ”
Hearing Lu Jing say this, Tang Zhan also re-examined Su Jialai, although he is a descendant of the Tang family, but when he saw Su Jia's martial arts today, he also realized what "there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people outside the people". So, Tang Zhan also praised Su Jia and said: "Miss Su's martial arts are outstanding, and Tang also admires it." ”
Su Jia listened and smiled humbly: "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that this time thanks to Senior Xue's reminder, we can find you." ”
"Then the juniors want to thank Senior Xue for saving their lives...... Xiao Tian also thanked Xue Feijian.
Xue Feichen thought for a while, and then said: "Don't thank me, in fact, for me, I am also very worried about Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru's ...... from the bottom of my heart."
As soon as he heard Xue Feichen mention "Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru", Tang Zhan immediately asked, "Yes, that Emei disciple just now said that Brother Zichuan has already rescued Miss Li...... In that case, they should have gone down by now, right?"
Lu Jing thought for a moment, and then said: "There are many caves in the back mountain, and Zhao Zichuan will not be stupid." Without knowing the actions of the Emei faction, Zhao Zichuan did not dare to go down the mountain rashly and immediately, and walked on the right path openly...... According to my guess, it is estimated that Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru will spend the night in a cave on the mountain. ”
"Spend the night in the mountains?" Xiao Tian said in disbelief, "...... Do you really want to spend the night in a cave?"
"That's right, after all, Master Aojing is too unfamiliar with the road behind the mountain, and Zichuan doesn't know the movements of the Emei faction, so it is estimated that it is safest to stay in a cave on the mountain for a while. Lu Jing continued.
"Then what should we do?" Tang Zhan asked again, "You can't wait for Brother Zichuan at the foot of the mountain for a day and a night, right?"
Lu Jing continued: "That's not necessary...... We are inevitably going to have a showdown with the Emei party, whether we win or lose, we will not wait for them openly at the foot of the mountain. Let's go back to Bianliang first, and when the time comes, I will leave a mark on the outskirts of Nanshan, and Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru will naturally return to Bianliang to find us. ”
"That's ...... Is it really okay?" Xiao Tian still hesitated.
Su Jia thought for a while and said, "The Emei faction has already left, no matter whether it is morning or night, they are not in danger, so there should be no problem." ”
"That being the case, let's go back to Bianliang first......" Lu Jing said to Xue Feichen again, "Senior Xue, there's nothing to do here, why don't we go back to Bianliang and wait for Zhao Zichuan and Li Yuru and the two of them?"
"That's fine......" Xue Feichen nodded lightly, and then said, "And Li Yuru was imprisoned by Master Aojing, I'm afraid that he has injuries on his body, and he can't drive too many mountain roads." Anyway, the people from the Emei faction have already left, so instead of this, it is better to let her rest on the mountain for one more night, and it is not too late to come back tomorrow. ”
So after everyone agreed, they rested for a while, and then walked down the mountain......
The ...... in the back mountain on the outskirts of Nanshan
Zhao Zichuan was helping Li Yuru to go down the mountain, because Li Yuru was injured, and the road behind the mountain was very rugged, the speed of the two of them going down the mountain was not too fast. But I didn't know the situation of the Emei faction in my heart, and I was worried that Lu Jing, Tang Zhan and the people of the Emei faction would make any mistakes, and Zhao Zichuan's mood at this time was still unable to let go.
After the kendo conference, Li Yuru was once again injured and asked Zhao Zichuan to support her, and Li Yuru felt both shameless helplessness and a little moved in her heart. Seeing that the mountain road was rugged and his actions became more and more unchanged, Li Yuru couldn't bear the pungent temperament, and said impatiently: "Oh, what kind of mountain road is this, Zhao Zichuan, why are you taking me on this road?"
If it was replaced by the usual Zhao Zichuan, hearing Li Yuru's impatient shouting, Zhao Zichuan would have retorted sharply. But now Li Yuru is injured, and he doesn't know the specific situation of the Emei faction, worried about Li Yuru's safety, Zhao Zichuan still said seriously: "Don't say it yet, I don't know if the people from the Emei faction have chased after me, we don't have time to gossip now, and finding a place to avoid the right path is the top priority." ”
"But there are rough mountain roads everywhere, do you idiot really know how to avoid the Emei faction?" Li Yuru asked disdainfully.
Zhao Zichuan helped Li Yuru to continue walking down the back mountain road, and said: "The people of the Emei faction are not familiar with the road back mountain, and it is not easy to find us...... Besides, they must now think that we are going down the mountain in a hurry, if Jingmei and they fail to hold back those Emei faction people, the Emei faction people will definitely set up an ambush at the exit of the southern mountain suburbs. Therefore, instead of rushing down the mountain, it is safer to hide in a cave in the back mountain today, avoiding their eyes and ears. ”
"Cave, you're not kidding......" Li Yuru saw that it was getting late, and Zhao Zichuan said that he would stay in the cave for the night, Li Yuru was suddenly surprised, "Your brain is in the water?
"But there is no other way now, and you can't be willful!" Zhao Zichuan suddenly said loudly, and then looked at Li Yuru's exhausted appearance after being injured, and said in a softened voice, "At least...... It is more important to avoid those Emei disciples first, and save your life......"
Hmph, I, Li Yuru, have never been greedy for life and afraid of death, and I have fulfilled my wishes, and I don't care about life and death. Li Yuru still said disdainfully.
"But we care!" Zhao Zichuan said solemnly, "Miss Yuru, everyone shouldn't take their lives so lightly...... As your friend, not even so. As he spoke, Zhao Zichuan looked at Li Yuru with both eyes, his eyes full of determination.
Li Yuru saw Zhao Zichuan's firm eyes, and suddenly felt a trace of inexplicable emotion in her heart. However, her laissez-faire personality remained the same, and then she turned her head and said, "Hmph, whatever you want......" However, the voice of this sentence was unusually small.
Zhao Zichuan looked at Li Yuru and didn't say anything more. Then, Zhao Zichuan turned around and continued to help Li Yuru, who had been a little reluctant, to walk slowly down the mountain......
It's getting dark, and after a while you may not even be able to see the mountain road clearly. Zhao Zichuan looked around, and saw a small cave in front of him on the left, and then thought about it and said: "Seeing that this day is about to get dark, and I can't even see the mountain road clearly, I don't think the Emei disciple should take this risk to search the mountain at night...... Let's rest in this cave for now, and then find a way to descend tomorrow morning......"
Li Yuru looked at the dark cave on the side, lowered her eyes, and then said silently: "Hey, can I only rest in the cave when it's dark?" There was no way, Li Yuru could only temporarily walk in the direction of the cave with Zhao Zichuan......
Walking to the cave, Zhao Zichuan lit a fire in the cave. "Drink, this cave is quite big-" After the firelight brightened, Zhao Zichuan saw that the cave was very empty, so he said, "There is no road in the cave, it seems that we are quite lucky." ”
Li Yuru has been wandering on the mountain road for a long time, and her feet have already gone numb. She looked at a flat place, then sat down to rest.
"This cave is nice, I rested here tonight. Zhao Zichuan continued, "However, Miss Li, you can't go out of here again tonight. ”
Li Yuru looked at Zhao Zichuan and was in charge of himself again, so he said disdainfully: "Hmph, you guy is in charge of me again, what this girl wants to do, it's not something that you stupid can control." ”
"Don't be willful anymore, okay?" Zhao Zichuan saw that Li Yuru was so willful again, so he immediately retorted, "You always act alone, every time you encounter such and such dangers, every time you do this, all of us will be very worried, don't you know?"
"Did I worry you, are you who I am?" Li Yuru said politely, "If I hadn't met you from the beginning, there wouldn't have been so much trouble, and you wouldn't have been involved in such and such things!"
"Okay, for your sake, we're all worried, are you still talking here now?" Zhao Zichuan's tone also became louder and said, "Please think about your friends too, okay?" Now we are all for you, regardless of our lives, to come to this southern mountain outskirts, risking the risk of a showdown with Ao Jing Shitai, just to save you, you still say in such a tone......
"So what, I originally came alone to prevent you from worrying and getting involved......" Without waiting for Zhao Zichuan to finish speaking, Li Yuru said in a somewhat angry tone, "You guys are here, and I can't let go of it in my heart." Now that you have saved me, you idiot still talks about me in such a tone, what do you think you can do to me?" It seems that Li Yuru is going to quarrel with Zhao Zichuan.
"I risked my life to save you, and you still said such things......" Zhao Zichuan continued to say loudly, "What can I do to you, if I don't decide to save you, I can do whatever I want you!"
"What can you do, if you dare to do anything to me, I will never let you go!" Li Yuru said loudly without losing to Zhao Zichuan.
"Are you injured now, are you still so willful?" Zhao Zichuan said angrily, "In the deep forest, what do I want to do to you, what can you do?" Even if I strip you naked now, so that you won't be willful to walk out of the cave again, what can you do?" Zhao Zichuan's words were also a little irrational.
"You...... You dare to ......" Suddenly, Li Yuru's tone was filled with some crying, and unconsciously, there were a few more tears in his eyes.
Zhao Zichuan looked at Li Yuru's sudden burst of tears, and then realized that his words were too extreme, so he hurriedly walked to Li Yuru's side and comforted: "Miss Li, you ...... Don't cry, I'm ...... I just said it seriously, I ...... Am I wrong?" Zhao Zichuan thought that although Li Yuru had a pungent and willful personality, she was also a girl, and she couldn't stand the humiliation of this tone. So Zhao Zichuan retracted his radical words and turned to Li Yuru Daoqian.
Li Yuru sat silently on the side, didn't say anything, just slowly wiped the tears from her eyes with her hands.
Zhao Zichuan thought that it was not enough, so he sat down next to Li Yuru and comforted: "I'm sorry, I'm ...... It wasn't intentional just now...... I thought that you and Sister Jing were the same character, I ...... I shouldn't have said anything like that to you. If you're angry, hit me...... Or scold me, don't cry, okay?" Zhao Zichuan, who has always rarely communicated with women, is now comforting Li Yuru, and he is also a little uncomfortable.
Li Yuru choked up for a moment, and then said in a softened voice: "Actually...... I know you're a very good person, and I don't want to blame you...... I really don't want you and your friends to be involved in such a dangerous thing because of me...... Maybe I'm too straightforward, but to be honest, I feel quite uncomfortable every time you give me something and do that, and of course I know you're good to me...... But then again, do you do that to all the girls?"
Seeing that Li Yuru's mood gradually calmed down, Zhao Zichuan also relieved himself. When he heard Li Yuru's question, Zhao Zichuan smiled and said, "Hmph, I'm a person, but I don't know how to deal with girls, especially girls like Miss Yuru......
"Don't lie to people...... Li Yuru immediately retorted, "Judging from the tone of your voice these days, you must have said similar things or managed similar things with other girls." ”
"I really didn't lie to you, even Sister Jing said that I can't marry a wife in my life......" Zhao Zichuan smiled helplessly, and then looked out of the cave with his head tilted.
"But sometimes you have a point...... Li Yuru continued, "Sometimes a girl like me will feel that the person who speaks has a great sense of justice. ”
"Are you talking about me?" Zhao Zichuan heard that Li Yuru seemed to be praising himself, so he turned around and smiled.
Li Yuru saw Zhao Zichuan's "dead appearance" again, and immediately disdainfully said: "Hmph, don't stink and be beautiful, who said you?" In fact, Li Yuru said from the bottom of her heart that it was really Zhao Zichuan.
"My personality is also very informal, but I won't easily hurt other people's hearts......," Zhao Zichuan said again, "And just now I accidentally hurt Miss Yuru with excessive language, I hope you don't take it too seriously." ”
"I don't think you're trying to repent seriously at all. Although he heard Zhao Zichuan say this, looking at Zhao Zichuan's somewhat "hanging" expression, Li Yuru then said violently, "Hmph, looking at your dead virtue, you will never really care about people." ”
"What you see is only my surface, in fact, you won't know what I really think in my heart......" Zhao Zichuan continued to laugh to himself.
"Oh, is it? I can't see it...... Li Yuru also teased, "unless you can express your true feelings in front of me once, otherwise, as far as I can see, you will always be a nosy big fool." ”
"You really have to be unforgiving......" Zhao Zichuan faced Li Yuru's entanglement, but he offended her again just now, and didn't dare to say anything about her, so he smiled helplessly, "I'm a big man, where do I get so much sentimentality?" As he spoke, Zhao Zichuan tilted his head to the side, as if he was deliberately avoiding something.
"Even if you are a manly husband, you have children in it...... Li Yuru continued, "I don't believe that in your life, there is nothing that touches you deeply." ”
"Hey, what do you want me to say......" Zhao Zichuan seemed to be a little unspeakable, and kept shaking his head, "Yes, yes, but that thing ......"
"If you have it, let's just say it, big man, why are you so twisted and pinched......" Li Yuru said spicily.
"You really want to hear it......" Zhao Zichuan thought for a long time, as if he was hesitating, presumably, he still sighed softly, "Since you want to hear it, then I'll tell you......"
"That's right, it will be very comfortable to say it......" Li Yuru's face immediately became lively, thinking that Zhao Zichuan would say something touching and happy to her.
Who knows, Zhao Zichuan's face suddenly became heavy, and then he said slowly: "Three years ago, I met a girl from the Wu family next door. Her family's economic conditions are not bad, and she is the only daughter in the family. I knew her quite well at that time, and she often helped me with things, especially like to take the initiative to help, and I always treated her like a sister......"
"Wow, it seems that you used to communicate with other girls...... Li Yuru said with a smile again.
Zhao Zichuan didn't pay attention to Li Yuru immediately, but continued to say lightly, "Once, the family borrowed something very important from the Nangong family, and on the day of return, my father asked me to return that thing to the Nangong family. Originally, there was no problem, but that day I suddenly fell ill, and my whole body was sore and unbearable. Later, when Miss Wu found out about this, she personally bought medicine for me at the pharmacy, and even asked her to go to Nangong's house to return that thing instead of me......"
"I didn't expect that Miss Wu to be very caring...... Li Yuru continued, "Then did you agree to her request later?"
Zhao Zichuan hugged his knees with his legs, and then continued to say lightly: "No, because I think it's really inappropriate to let a girl help me do such a thing alone." Later, I persuaded her that it was not safe for girls to go to Nangong's house alone at night, and that if my father found out, he would definitely scold me. ”
"You mean, in your heart, you don't want that girl Wu to help you return things, do you?" Li Yuru continued to ask.
"That's right......" Zhao Zichuan replied first, his eyes gradually turning gray, revealing a faint sadness - and Li Yuru didn't notice, Zhao Zichuan continued, "I didn't tell my father and brother, I just wanted to put this matter on my own." And Miss Wu's personality is as straightforward as that of Yuru girl, knowing that I am in unbearable pain, and insisting on helping me return my things. Just when I borrowed that kind of thing, the Zhao family and the Nangong family had a little disagreement, and the person who returned it was Nangong Yong, the third-in-command of the Nangong family, no matter how I thought about it, I felt that it must not be safe for her to go alone at night as a girl, so I resolutely disagreed. But Miss Wu, she just didn't agree, so the two of us even had a big fight. As a result, Miss Wu was very sad, and I regretted it afterwards, thinking that I shouldn't be so fierce to a girl......"
"You still said that you were like that to me just now?" Li Yuru remembered Zhao Zichuan's fierce tone just now, and still said disdainfully.
Zhao Zichuan didn't think about what Li Yuru said, just stared ahead with dead eyes, and continued, "But Miss Wu really wants to help me from the bottom of her heart, and Zuihou still quietly went to Nangong's house alone to help me return that kind of thing." ”
"What about the result......" Li Yuru asked with a smile, "Do you want to say that Miss Wu helped you do such a thing when you were sick, you feel very moved?"
Who knows, Zhao Zichuan had no expression on his face. After a while, Zhao Zichuan said slowly: "She went to Nangong's house, saw Nangong Yong, and returned that thing to Nangong's family." However, Miss Wu did not come back......"
"What do you mean?" Hearing this, Li Yuru couldn't help but wonder, and then asked tightly, "Where did Miss Wu go, what happened to her?"
Zhao Zichuan didn't answer, just stared down with blank eyes.
"What's the matter, you say it quickly, why are you stuck in the middle of speaking?" Li Yuru saw that Zhao Zichuan suddenly stopped talking, and said without thinking.
Zhao Zichuan still didn't answer, still staring blankly at the ground.
"Are you dumb?" Seeing that Zhao Zichuan had not spoken, Li Yuru said impatiently, "Why don't you say it, what happened to Miss Wu?"
Zhao Zichuan still didn't answer...... Suddenly, Zhao Zichuan's head slowly lowered, and Zuihou actually buried his head between his legs rarely-Zhao Zichuan, who has always been optimistic and open, has never made such a look. However, Zuihou, Zhao Zichuan actually sobbed quietly, which made Li Yuru really can't believe it.
Li Yuru saw Zhao Zichuan like this, and then realized that something was wrong. So, Li Yuru's tone changed and said, "Miss Wu, she ...... What's wrong with her?"
"She was raped by Nangong, ......," Zhao Zichuan finally couldn't help crying quietly.
After hearing this, Li Yuru was also stunned, she couldn't believe that Zhao Zichuan, who was usually bright and righteous, had experienced such a thing.
"The Zhao family and the Nangong family were already at odds that day, and Nangong Yong saw that it was just a little girl who returned something, so he ......" Zhao Zichuan continued to cry, "Miss Wu never came back, and it wasn't until the afternoon of the next day that someone found out that she had committed suicide by jumping into the river on the outskirts of Xicheng, and there was a suicide note written by her next to her......" Speaking of this, Zhao Zichuan buried his head deeper and couldn't say anything anymore.
"Nangong dares to do such a thing, you ...... Isn't there anyone reporting to the official?" Li Yuru retracted his previous smile, as if he was shocked, and asked in a big voice.
"How to report to the official, the Nangong family has always colluded with the prime minister of Bianliang, in Bianliang City, it is impossible for Wang to rule the Nangong family, not to mention that Nangong is still the third-in-command of the Nangong family......" Zhao Zichuan kept his head buried between his legs, and continued, "As the descendants of the royal family of the Song Dynasty, the Zhao family naturally can't have too much to do with the imperial court, and it can't have anything to do with the Nangong family." What's more, this matter was my fault in the first place, it was I who didn't stop Miss Wu, I shouldn't be afraid to tell my father and brother, and I shouldn't have quarreled with her before she committed suicide......" Zhao Zichuan cried again, and at this time he felt like a knife.
"You also know that you shouldn't have done so many things for you...... Miss Wu suddenly became regretful and relaxed, stared at Zhao Zichuan for a long time, and then whispered to him: "You killed Miss Wu......"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Zichuan was even more heartbroken. Then, he said slowly: "So after that, I tried my best not to let the girls I know get hurt again...... Whether it's Sister Jinglong, Linglong, Miss Yuru, I don't want to let something like this happen again......" Then, Zhao Zichuan slowly raised his head from between his legs, and at this time, his eyes were a little red from crying. Thinking of such sad memories, Zhao Zichuan rarely cried in front of outsiders.
When Li Yuru heard this, the whole person became a little sad. Suddenly, she finally remembered that on the day of the kendo conference, Zhao Zichuan said, "I'll tell you when I have a chance in the future", which turned out to be referring to this matter. "It turns out that the thing you said on the day of the kendo tournament and that you will tell me later, is ...... This matter ......," Li Yuru also said with some regret.
After Zhao Zichuan finished crying, he wiped the extra tears from the corners of his eyes with his hand, and then said, "Okay, you also listened to what touched you." Originally, I wanted to forget about this matter, but today you reminded me again......" As he spoke, Zhao Zichuan choked up, and then looked out the window, his heart was even more complicated......
Li Yuru finally knew at this time that Zhao Zichuan would worry about himself and wanted to help him in every possible way. After listening to Zhao Zichuan's story, Li Yuru re-examined Zhao Zichuan, and in her heart, there was only endless inexplicable touch......