vstars Chapter 147
Chapter 147
As soon as Nalan Jingwen returned to the carriage, the little fox immediately jumped off her hand, shrank into a corner, and stared at her warily.
Nalan Jingwen was slightly taken aback, assuming it was just shy around strangers.
But when the little fox saw Nalan Yin inside the carriage, it revealed its sharp claws and pounced on her.
Nalan Jing frowned and grabbed it to prevent it from hurting Nalan Yin.
The voice was stern: "You are not allowed to hurt him."
The little fox clearly understood human speech, but upon hearing these words, its fur stood on end, its eyes flashed with even more ferocity, and it adopted an aggressive stance, struggling violently in Nalan Jingwen's hands.
Nalan Jingwen was puzzled; why did this happen all of a sudden?
The little fox couldn't break free from her grasp. It turned its head to look at her, baring its teeth, but it didn't seem to intend to hurt her; however, its eyes revealed a hurt expression.
It was as if she had committed some heinous crime.
Nalan Jingwen still did not release it, but said, "If you want to follow me, then you must obey and not hurt it."
The little fox understood, stopped struggling, and made a low sound in its throat.
It stopped struggling, and only then did Nalan Jingwen notice that a red rope was tied to its left leg. It was a thick, woven red rope, slightly messy, with red threads hanging down unevenly.
She was slightly taken aback, feeling that the red rope was inexplicably familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before, but she couldn't remember it at all, and had no memory of the red rope.
Perhaps I saw it by chance in some jewelry shop and forgot about it.
She stopped worrying and looked at the little fox.
Since there are red ropes woven by people on its legs, it means that it must have an owner.
Do you have an owner?
As soon as these words were spoken, the little fox's eyes showed even more hurt and sadness, and its fluffy tail drooped down.
Upon hearing this, Nalan Jing felt a deep sense of melancholy, as if he had lost something important.
She was very unhappy that her heart was out of control, and tried hard to suppress this inexplicable emotion, raising her hand to touch the red string.
Before he could even touch it, the little fox in his hand seemed to have been touched on something sensitive, and it struggled violently. It actually broke free from Nalan Jingwen's grasp, ran off the carriage, and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
She chased after it, then stopped, staring in the direction it had gone, her expression unreadable.
Hongyun asked, "Miss, should we bring him back?"
Nalan Jing looked at it for a long time, then touched his chest, finally clenching his fist and letting it hang at his side.
"No, let's go."
"Yes."
She turned back to the carriage, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Jingchi staring blankly in the direction the little fox had left, lost in thought.
She paused slightly, but ultimately said nothing and boarded the carriage.
The group quickly arrived in town. As soon as they reached the inn, Nalan Yin woke up. He was feverish and somewhat delirious, his eyes were unfocused and his cheeks were flushed, but he still managed to grab Nalan Jing and throw himself into her arms.
"Sister Royal..."
He called out again and again, his tone extremely affectionate, as if he could keep calling out to Nalan Jing if she didn't respond.
"Ah."
Nalan Jingwen responded helplessly, then picked him up and carried him into the inn.
Nalan Yin nestled in her arms, resting her head on her shoulder and gently nibbling and licking her neck with her teeth.
If we didn't know Nalan Yin's habits, he would probably have been considered a pervert long ago.
As soon as Nalan Jingwen entered the inn, she attracted everyone's attention. Their eyes revealed amazement. They also saw the person in her arms. Although they could not see her face, they knew from her figure that she was extremely beautiful.
Under the ambiguous gazes of the crowd, Nalan Jingwen walked upstairs without changing his expression.
After placing her on the bed, Nalan Yin held onto her tightly, as if afraid that she would run away if she let go.
He didn't fall asleep again until he took the medicine.
Nalan Jingwen returned to her room to take a bath. The past few days had been unusually peaceful, without any trouble. She didn't know if it was really true or if the other party was still holding back a big move. It was the calm before the storm. No matter what, she was prepared to deal with it.
After washing away the fatigue and dust of the journey, I casually put on some clothes and decided to go out for some fresh air.
He refused Hongyun's request to follow him, leaving her at the inn to protect Nalan Yin's safety, and then left the inn himself.
She strolled around casually, ignoring the man following her at a distance.
It's been almost a month since we set off, and she's been either on a carriage or resting in an inn. She's practically growing mold.
The underdeveloped transportation system is extremely inconvenient, and most of the time is wasted on the road.
Nalan Jingwen wandered around, but didn't find anything he liked. After a long time, he didn't buy anything.
However, the town is lively at night, bustling with people, vendors vigorously promoting their products, and many women bringing their husbands out, creating a vibrant and lively atmosphere.
She walked slowly, with the people following closely behind, but Nalan Jingwen paid no attention.
Suddenly, she stopped in her tracks, as if she had seen a familiar figure. In the blink of an eye, the figure disappeared.
She frowned and ran in that direction, weaving through the crowded throng, but couldn't find the person.
She stopped and looked around, as if that glance just now was just her imagination.
Is it really just an illusion?
But then I thought again, how could he possibly follow me? This world is so cruel to men, if he really did come with me, who knows how many dangers he would encounter along the way.
Perhaps I really did see it wrong.
After this incident, she lost interest in continuing her stroll and turned to return to the inn.
As soon as she turned around, she met a pair of bright blue eyes, which looked surprised, as if they hadn't expected her to turn around so suddenly.
People moved about, and the lights were dim.
The two of them stood facing each other from a distance.
Nalan Jingwen showed no expression, simply walked past him without saying a word.
Jingchi's eyes dimmed, his head drooped slightly, and he tightened his grip on the sword.
For so many days, she hadn't spoken a single word to Jingchi. She was waiting for his explanation and confession, but Jingchi seemed determined, preferring to follow her like this rather than offer a single explanation.
The two of them are just going through the motions. She's willing to keep going with him now because she's giving him a chance. But if one day she's no longer willing to keep going, even if he's willing to talk, she won't want to listen anymore.
Nalan Jingwen returned to the inn. As soon as he opened the door to his room, he sensed something was wrong. He walked in cautiously, scanned the room, but found nothing.
Suddenly she stopped and looked at the bed.
On that bed, there was a red fox.
"You're back?"
The little fox looked at her, and she looked back at it in return; the two of them stared at each other, one big and one small.