outside the imperial city

Chapter 18

It was night, Yao Fanglan was lying on her own bed, with her hands behind her head and her legs crossed, at first glance she seemed really unrestrained and at ease.

From his perspective, he could just see the bright moon in the night sky through the window.The night is just right, but unfortunately the moon and stars are scarce, so I can't see the vast Milky Way that I saw when I was a child.

There was a light knock on the door.

"My lord," Yao Fanglan said without changing his posture, "come in."

Yao Daiyue put her hands behind her back and said with a smile: "It really surprises me, since when did my brother get so close to the prince?"

"I just said, why does the prince knock on the door?" Yao Fanglan retracted her legs and sat up, "Daiyue, what's the matter, staying up so late?"

"Hey," Yao Daiyue walked up to him and sat down beside him with light steps, "Thank you brother today, this is the happiest day in my life."

"..." Yao Fanglan didn't know what she wanted to do, and replied cautiously, "Me too. I am also very happy, Daiyue."

Yao Daiyue reached behind her neck, untied the knot of the red rope hanging around her neck, and then put the pendant in Yao Fanglan's palm.It is a golden key.

"This is……"

"This is the key to the attic." Yao Daiyue replied softly, "After the mother-in-law who adopted me died, I went back to Yao's house and put all the ancient books in the attic. This is the only key that can open the attic."

"Daiyue?" Yao Fanglan read a breath of death.

Yao Daiyue spread out her cold hands: "You already know, this body is gradually dying."

Yao Fanglan had never been so frightened in her life, she hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Yao Daiyue's hand: "No, there is still a month or two left, and besides, I might be able to cure you."

Yao Daiyue shook her head: "It's useless, there is no cure for this disease. Tomorrow, the medicine poison in this body will wake up. If my brother doesn't kill me by then, I will kill him."

"Pharmaceutical Gu?" Yao Fanglan's complexion changed drastically, and he moved Yao Daiyue's hand up to the pulse point, exerting slight force with his slender fingers.

It's not that Yao Fanglan has never heard of the drug Gu, but at such a young age, it was the first time he met someone who had been administered the drug Gu.The medicine Gu lives in the host body and wakes up once a month.Once the medicinal Gu wakes up, the host will lose all consciousness, become bloodthirsty, and become a killing tool for the user.

This is the Yao family's secret technique that was widely used in wars to use captives.

Yao Fanglan trembled and asked, "Did she do it? When did you get poisoned?"

Yao Daiyue removed Yao Fanglan's fingers with the other hand: "A year ago, she sent people here to take away the ancient books, but they couldn't find them. I lied to them that you came back and burned all the books. So they changed their target, made a Gu on me, waited for you to come back, killed you, and took out the holy pill. I'm sorry, brother, I exposed the fact that you came back to them."

Yao Fanglan's mind was half blank: "Pharmaceutical Gu... can it still be used like this?"

"Brother," Yao Daiyue burst into tears, with big drops of tears falling on her hands, "I can't remember how many people I killed in the past year. Yes, it's all blood."

She covered her face with her hands: "My sin is such that I shouldn't be alive long ago, but I must see you again, brother."

"Daiyue..." Yao Fanglan hugged her, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's all my fault, my fault."

If he could come back more, it wouldn't be the case, would it?After ten years of solitude and a year of blood debts, what kind of cold and dark world did Yao Daiyue live in?

"I don't blame you, brother, I really don't blame you." Yao Daiyue raised her head and forced a smile at Yao Zanglan, "I can't imagine the burden on my brother. The revenge of the whole family depends on you alone. You have worked hard. "

"But, I'm really lonely." Yao Daiyue looked at the bright moon, "For ten years, I've been alone here with this bright moon. I'm tired, and I don't want to bear more blood debts. Sunshine, It's been out of my sight for too long. Let me go, brother."

Yao Fanglan's eyes widened suddenly: "Daiyue!"

Yao Daiyue's strength came from nowhere, and pushed Yao Fanglan down on the bed.She pressed Yao Fanglan with her whole body, covered Yao Fanglan's mouth with one hand, and raised the dagger hidden in her belt with the other, ready to stab herself.

"Sorry, I can't wait for the day when you avenge your family." A gentle and sad smile appeared on her face.

Yao Fanglan hastily made a move and grabbed Yao Daiyue's hand holding the dagger to prevent her from stabbing it.

Footsteps came from outside the door, it was Jing Shuo!Yao Fanglan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but Yao Daiyue abruptly turned the tip of the dagger and pointed it at Yao Fanglan.

As expected, Jing Lishuo didn't knock on the door, he just pushed the door open and walked in: "Yao Yao, I saw the queen's seal in a room today..."

Halfway through his speech, he saw Yao Fanglan being suppressed, and immediately pulled out Wuhen: "Yao Daiyue, put down the dagger and get away from him."

"Woooo." Yao Fanglan was anxious, but couldn't speak.

"Farewell, brother." Yao Daiyue raised her hand, "I love you."

Yao Zanglan closed her eyes subconsciously, Jing Lishuo moved quickly, and with a light swipe of the Wuhen sword, a bloodstain appeared on Yao Daiyue's fair neck.

"My lord, thank you. Brother, please..."

Hearing this, Jing Yanshuo was taken aback and backed away again and again.

His saber technique was fast and ruthless, Yao Daiyue was almost killed on the spot.Blood spattered on Yao Fanglan's face, Yao Fanglan opened his arms in a daze, and Yao Daiyue fell straight into his arms, just like when he just returned home.

"Yao Yao, I..." Jing Yushuo's throat was so dry that he couldn't speak.He wanted to explain something, but he couldn't say it, so he finally gave up and looked at Yao Fanglan in despair.

Yao Zanglan's hand holding Yao Daiyue tightened suddenly, and hugged her tightly: "Thank you, Li Shuo. You set her free."

Hearing these words, a big stone in Jing Lingshuo's heart was let go.

The next second, he began to hate himself again.How could he breathe a sigh of relief when an innocent person died under his hands?

Yao Fanglan got out of bed and hugged Yao Daiyue horizontally: "I'm sorry, let the two of us spend some time alone."

The moment they passed by, Jing Lingshuo felt that his heart had been severely stabbed.He actually felt his pain.

He walked out of Yao's mansion with Yao Daiyue in his arms.Jing Lingshuo was worried, and stood at the door watching him from afar.

Yao Fanglan hugged Yao Daiyue and went to the broad grass.Next to it is a wheat field planted by an unknown family, which has not been harvested.At this time, it was early winter, and the wheat was all dead, leaving only the tall branches, swinging in the wind and making a rustling sound.

Like someone crying.

Yao Fanglan carefully put down Yao Daiyue, took out a small sandalwood bottle, poured out a black-brown pill, and stuffed it into Yao Daiyue's mouth.

He stared at her for a long time before slowly speaking: "Daiyue, I haven't finished the story I told you this morning. I was only six years old at that time, so I don't remember it very clearly. However, it seems that once, Mother went to visit a good friend in the imperial city. You were not completely weaned at that time, and you didn’t like your mother’s milk, and you would cry from morning to night when mother was not around. Father and I had no choice but to try to feed you with goat’s milk, who I know you're having a great time drinking."

After telling this story, he paused for a long time, and said again: "Oh, you said my memory. There are so many things I want to tell you, why can't I remember anything now?"

Yao Fanglan raised her head and lovingly touched Yao Daiyue's face: "But it's okay. You wait for me in the next step, and I'll go down to find you soon. At that time, we can talk again. Keep talking, keep talking, regardless of the day night."

In this life, Jing Lishuo has never known what it means to be distressed.He has no memory of his parents when they died, and he has never encountered anyone or anything worthy of his distress.But tonight, he felt that he wanted to give all the pity in this life to that weak but strong figure, wanted to hold him tightly, and bear all the wind and rain for him.

Is this love?Jing Lingshuo didn't understand that all he could do was stand by the door, quietly wait and witness all this.

After Yao Fanglan finished those few words, she didn't say another word.He sat beside Yao Daiyue for two days and two nights without eating or sleeping; Jing Lishuo stood by the door and watched over him for two days and two nights without eating or sleeping.

Jing Junxi woke up and fell asleep again; woke up and fell asleep again.He seemed to deduce everything from the backs of the two, but also seemed to know nothing.In any case, he gently did what he should do, studying, practicing, eating, and sleeping, without disturbing the two of them at all.

In the early morning of the third day, the deathly silence was finally broken.Yao Fanglan got up slowly and left the cold jade body.

Walking up to Jing Lishuo, Yao Fanglan saluted solemnly: "Your Majesty's kindness and virtue, Yao Fanglan will always remember it in his heart."

Great kindness and great virtue, do you mean liberating Yao Daiyue, or guarding you for two days and two nights without eating or sleeping?Yao Zanglan didn't say anything, and Jing Lingshuo didn't ask.

Jing Lishuo pulled out the Wuhen sword, the snow-white sword was stained with Yao Daiyue's blood, and because it was not cleaned in time, it had turned black.Wuhen, who had never been stained with a single dust, was stained with black blood, which seemed to be telling his sins.

"I killed the wrong person." Jing Shuo said, "I'm sorry."

Yao Fanglan put her hand on Wuhen, there was no trace of fatigue or sadness in her voice: "Wuhen can lend me a favor, please?"

Jing Lingshuo let go of his hand as he said.Yao Fanglan smiled slightly, and took out a medicine bottle.This time the bottle contained no powder or pills, but a clear liquid.

The herbal-scented liquid flowed all over the blade, and the congealed blood turned bright red again and began to flow.Yao Fanglan wiped Wuhen's sword carefully with his snow-white sleeve, and when he wiped off all the liquid, Wuhen returned to its whiteness, even brand new and brighter than before.

Yao Zanglan returned Wuhen to Jing Lishuo: "The reason why Wuhen didn't get any blood before is because of your fast swordsmanship. Now the reason why Wuhen is stained with Daiyue's blood is because you hesitated, right?"

"You used this sword to protect me and liberated Daiyue. Daiyue is not an innocent person." After guessing his thoughts, Yao Fanglan said, "You didn't kill the wrong person, let alone say there is no crime."

"Yusuo, I said before that you are 'good', so there is no need to be confused." The sun hit him, sweeping away the haze of the past few days, "The point of Wuhen's sword must be your enemy."

If, I really fell in love with you.It must be because of your tenderness.Jing Lingshuo thought to himself, although you are often concealed behind your determination, you are really a very gentle person.Sometimes, even gentle enough to make people feel sad.

Jing Lingshuo moved his lips, but Yao Fanglan knelt down in front of him with a "plop".

"Crassman Yao Fanglan implores King Jinyuan to take a step ahead," Yao Fanglan's voice was sonorous and forceful, unquestionable, "As long as I have a breath, I will definitely catch up."