"I keep my promises, always to you." Xu Qinghuan stroked his cheek; his skin was very smooth.
She didn’t touch his eyes, quietly feeling his heartbeat gradually syncing with her own.
"Xingye, have I ever told you, in this world, I only have you?"
"You did. I’ve always rembered."
"In my forr world, I only had myself."
Jiang Xingye’s body stiffened. He propped his upper body up with his elbow, rolled to the side, and lay on the ground, holding Xu Qinghuan in his arms.
The warmth of the earth seeped through the grass onto their bodies.
"Though I have parents, they divorced and remarried. Although there are many cousins, growing up in such a family, grandfather raised us like nurturing gu, and eventually, I fought my way through road of blood."
Xu Qinghuan lifted her face and smiled at him, "You know, after I ca here and saw you for the first ti, I thought, this man is great, his future is limitless. If I could cling to him, I could be carefree, carried to success."
Jiang Xingye leaned in, gently kissed her cheek, and the lancholy in his eyes gradually faded, "And then?"
"Then I thought of ways to get close to you. When I saw Luo Comrade swapping out your food, I thought, being your errand boy wasn’t bad at all. But it seed you really disliked back then, thought I was a trouble..."
Jiang Xingye kissed her lips, "No, I didn’t dislike you or think you were trouble, just... didn’t quite believe that you wouldn’t reject ."
"Never rejected, never have. From the mont I saw you, I thought you were perfect; handso, great physique, maybe a little cold, but I liked it."
In truth, Xu Qinghuan never thought his temperant was cold.
"And then?" Jiang Xingye listened like it was a story, with himself as the main character.
Xu Qinghuan laughed and leaned on his shoulder; her gaze reached only his jaw, the firm lines flowing smoothly. "Then, I thought being an errand boy wasn’t good, always running around. Plus, you definitely wouldn’t want a female errand boy. Better be your wife — yours is mine, and mine is still mine. Isn’t that better than being an errand boy?"
"Hmm." Jiang Xingye laughed, holding his wife tightly in his arms and kissed her forehead, "Mine is yours, yours is still yours. I don’t want a woman as my errand boy; I only want you to be my wife."
There’s still that Japanese man; we must hand him over quickly.
Jiang Xingye let Xu Qinghuan stay here to watch the Japanese man while he went to the ard forces to find Li Shouzhi.
Xu Qinghuan grabbed him, "No, we will go together. Knock him out and put him in my space."
She feared sothing might happen to Jiang Xingye on the way.
This ti the Japanese man ca for Jian Jingchuan, impossible they only sent these few people. If it really was only them, they wouldn’t act together. Surely they’d break apart to conserve strength.
If Jiang Xingye went alone and encountered others in the mountain forest, she couldn’t guarantee he’d co back unscathed.
She dared not imagine if sothing happened to him.
"I’m going alone," Jiang Xingye said lancholically, "Huanhuan, never let anyone know about that space of yours."
"I know, I won’t expose it. Isn’t this a special situation?" Xu Qinghuan replied, "Besides, we’re always together, almost impossible to keep it from you."
Jiang Xingye wanted to say he had indeed suspected it before, never dread she had such an artifact, but the words were swallowed.
He feared hurting his fiancée’s pride.
They didn’t touch those who had died. Once reported, higher-ups would surely send people to investigate the scene.
But they did collect the guns, hiding them in a secret mountain crack known only to Jiang Xingye.
Xu Qinghuan severed the tendons in that man’s hands and feet, blindfolded him with black cloth, and threw him into her space, then left the mountain with Jiang Xingye.
They took the mountain path Luo Jinhao had used to drag the wild boar last ti. Though difficult, it was at least a road.
Exiting Hot Spring Valley, the mountains transford into a snow-covered landscape, the cold wind howled, and snow piled deep into people’s thighs.
This wasn’t the snowiest ti; it was just the first snow this year in Da Shan.
Jiang Xingye wanted to carry Xu Qinghuan, but she refused. Holding hands, they staggered to reach the county town just as dawn broke the next day.
A night of rushing, even with their extraordinary physiques, was exhausting.
Luckily, the night was peaceful.
Xu Qinghuan took him into her space again; inside were milk and buns, and they simply had breakfast.
Xu Qinghuan let Jiang Xingye go to the ard forces, while she took the man out from her space and tied him to a tree.
Jiang Xingye was anxious but had no choice, speeding up.
Old Master Qin lived nearby; he went first, having the old master send people to assist Xu Qinghuan. By the ti he reached the ard forces, he saw Li Shouzhi accompanying soone out, and that soone was Jian Jingchuan, whom he’d t before.
After doubting this person’s identity, Jiang Xingye felt complex towards Jian Jingchuan, sowhat resentful but also too scared to offend, opting to ignore him.
"Xiaoye, where did you co from? Why do you look like this?" Li Shouzhi was greatly startled, "Are you alone or with Huanhuan?"
Jian Jingchuan’s face changed dramatically, feeling an unprecedented tension and fear.
Jiang Xingye recounted last night’s events, "A total of fifteen people; Huanhuan and I killed fourteen, left one. We worried about reinforcents; dared not stay in the mountains, so brought him out. He’s now at the foot of the mountain."
Before Jiang Xingye could finish, Jian Jingchuan called his n and personally led a team to drive to the mountain’s base.
Old Master Qin also personally sent his n to support, surrounding the still unconscious Japanese man.
The man woke once in between, unable to understand his situation; Xu Qinghuan drugged him again, keeping him dazed. Now, being pulled out, he was nearly frozen to death.
Though the space’s spiritual energy was abundant, the man’s injuries were severe. After consuming sedatives twice, staying inside overnight didn’t help.
"What am I supposed to say, so reckless? What if sothing happened?" Old Master Qin was truly worried.
Xu Qinghuan felt a little embarrassed from the lecture, "We didn’t expect it either. We weren’t the ones seeking trouble; they ca to us. Couldn’t hide; we had to retaliate. Couldn’t just wait to be killed!"
Old Master Qin was exasperated, "Did I say you shouldn’t retaliate? I’m saying you... ah, forget it, just unlucky. This mountain had been peaceful these recent years. Why are there so many of such people now?"
Foreign agents used to appear right after liberation, increasing during those years. Why are there more now?
As they spoke, Jiang Xingye led people back, and Xu Qinghuan’s eyes imdiately t Jian Jingchuan’s tense and anxious gaze, montarily stunned by it.
Reviews
All reviews (0)