Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

Chapter 265: Fine Snow

He quickly bought a few dishes and spread them all over the table.

Xiaowei and Wang Shiba wiped Qiaobin and coaxed her to sleep, then came out to make tea and heat wine.

So a table full of steaming hot food was prepared, but unfortunately I had no appetite.

I only had enough strength to support myself to sit at the table. All that was swaying in front of my eyes were Tu Shanjing's eyes. I wanted to say something but couldn't. I couldn't bear to look at him, but I couldn't help but look at him.

Wang Shiba asked me curiously, "What's wrong with you, girl? Are you cold? Have some wine to warm yourself up?"

Gui Fangduan coughed lightly and replied, "It's okay, I was just scared. I'll be fine after I calm down."

I took the wine handed to me by Wang Shiba, smiled at him to indicate that I was fine, and drank it all in one gulp.

The wine was good, flowing hotly down my throat into my stomach, like a fire starting in my body.

"Hey! It's okay! She's rescued, isn't she? Those who survive a disaster will surely have good fortune in the future! My niece is very lucky, so you can rest assured." Wang Shiba also drank a glass and comforted me.

"Of course! Come on, come on, eat some food! The mutton in Qingshui Town is delicious and perfect to go with wine." Xiaowei said with a smile.

They chatted idly, and after eating and drinking, Wang Shiba and Xiao Wei took on the task of cleaning up.

I pushed open the door, saying I was going out for a walk to digest my food.

Gui Fangduan followed me out and looked at me with burning eyes.

I said to him, "I'm sorry, I'll cook that table of dishes for you next time."

He shook his head: "It doesn't matter, anytime is fine. But Qiao Bin... isn't his child?"

I raised my eyes and glanced at him calmly, which made him shiver.

"You, say something?" At this moment, he lost his little bit of maturity and looked at me with a bit of innocent expectation, just like the boy he used to be.

"No."

This sentence instantly lit up his eyes, and he pulled my sleeve: "Then, come back to Xiyan City with me? It's easy for me to get jobs there, and I have savings. If you want to continue to run a shop, I'll buy one for you. If you don't like running a shop anymore, we can also go wandering around the world, and you can still be called Su Shou Lan Xin, and I... I'll give you a name called Gui Shou Buddha Heart. I'll take commissions to support you, and you can do nothing. We'll stay in a place for a while, and change places if we're not happy. Have you been to Haoling? The climate there is warm and humid, and there are many flowers. Or if you like your hometown, then we can stay in Zhongyuan, okay?"

"She's not going anywhere." A voice sounded.

We turned around and Ye Shiqi's thin figure appeared in the falling snow.

The cold wind blew his hair, brushing across his pale face and rosy lips.

At this moment, the lips were tightly pursed.

Then he spoke again: "Lanxiang, come with me, I have something to tell you."

The light in Gui Fangduan's eyes dimmed little by little like the embers of a bonfire.

I couldn't bear to look at him, so I turned my head and said softly, "I'm sorry. You go back first, I'll be back soon."

Gui Fangduan let go of his hand dejectedly.

I walked past him and followed the limping Ye Shiqi into the snowy wind.

He didn't say anything, so I didn't say anything either. I looked at his thin back. He seemed so fragile that he could be blown away by the wind at any time.

After walking for a while, his voice sounded muffled in front of him: "I don't know where to start."

I felt sad and a little homesick, and I didn't know where to start.

He turned around, looked down at me, and said, "Who made you like this?"

I remembered the oath that Master Huang had asked me to swear and shook my head: "No one..."

He looked at me quietly, and sighed after a while: "I heard that a mother used forbidden techniques to use up all her spiritual energy in order to protect her unborn baby, and her face naturally aged as a result."

Tears welled up in my eyes, and I shook my head and said, "No..."

He took a step forward towards me, the scent of fresh snow on his body. "Not what? Explain clearly. Is this not the reason you are now the way you are? Or is he not the father of the child? Or...you are not betraying me for him?"

The tears were warm when they flowed down my chin and turned cold.

"Neither. I didn't betray you."

"Then tell me, why did the scented bag that was on my body when I was imprisoned in Xiyan City end up on him? Wasn't it the Guifang family who brought me from Tushan Mansion to Xiyan City?"

I pondered how I could avoid breaking my oath and explain the whole thing to him, but he grabbed my chin and said, "You don't have to think about how to make it up. I've already suffered from you."

Those fingers were so cold, just like my heart at this moment.

"On the way to Xiyan City, I was still awake for some days, and I couldn't figure it out. When I arrived in Xiyan City, I was groggy all day and couldn't think about it. My focus was on how to endure the pain this time, and when the next pain would come without warning."

After listening to his sad words, I was overwhelmed by guilt and heartache. I only regretted that I could not protect him.

"When I arrived at Qingshui Town, I started to think about it day and night, wondering why. But later I simply stopped thinking about it. I dug out all those things and was left with an empty heart. I could live on with an empty heart. I just had to think about what to eat every day. I'm just not used to seeing you, and it would stir up trouble here again," he frowned and grabbed his chest, "and I would think about those old things again. I want to die with a clear mind."

I quickly said, "I didn't betray you. It was the eldest young master and Fangfeng Yiying who teamed up with the five kings and seven kings of Xiyan. One side wanted to torture you, and the other side wanted to get rid of you. No matter which way you took that day, it would..."

His pupils shrank slightly, then he raised his hands to cover his eyes and sighed deeply.

Then he held my wrist and I could feel the wetness in his palm.

"Then who are you? Your brother wanted to lead me out of the house to the restaurant, and you told me to go back to my eldest brother. Ruofeng died in the restaurant, and Xiaohui died next to you. I also heard my eldest brother say with my own ears that it was all thanks to you, otherwise I would not have come here so obediently. Tell me, can I still trust you?"

I quickly replied, "I'm here to help you, you can trust me. I also helped save you from Xiyan City to here."

His eyes were red. "You saved me, why did you abandon me? Why did you show up after several years? You can set up a game of Gobang from a distance, waiting for me to jump. How do I know that this is not a new trick of yours? You said you didn't come here for love, how can I believe that you are not a spy planted by Xiyan?"

I couldn't answer truthfully, as this involved the oath I had sworn, so I could only vaguely reply, "I have my reasons. I was stuck before."

"Okay, then I'll check it out." He looked forward and said, "Mr. Lingshi lives here. He is like the Di Ting divine beast that identified the six-eared macaque in Journey to the South. No matter what kind of illusion or incarnation you use, no matter if you are the Yingning fox spirit or the Xiaoqian voluptuous ghost, he will know your true identity with just one look."

I was startled and looked in the direction he was looking, and sure enough, I saw the big spiritual stone.