In the dead of night, all sorts of strange sounds erge from the mountains.
The cries of strange birds, the chirping of insects, the scurrying of beasts—sounds rarely heard in the city echoed here from ti to ti.
You could never tell where they were coming from.
They sounded far away one mont, and right behind the rock next to you the next.
If Song iqin had been thrown into a place like this under normal circumstances, she would have been scared out of her wits.
But now, Song iqin couldn’t be bothered with the commotions around her.
She kept glancing back toward the cave.
Unfortunately, it was pitch-black inside, and Song iqin couldn’t see a thing.
All she felt was that the dark, inky blackness of the cave was terrifying.
Wrapped in the cotton coat Lu Yuan had tossed her, Song iqin had no idea how long she had been waiting.
Finally, gritting her teeth, she supported herself on a rock with one hand and stood up on one leg.
Having made up her mind, Song iqin began to hop into the cave.
The inside of the cave was nothing like the outside.
The moon was quite bright tonight, but the cave was utterly dark.
Before Song iqin’s eyes could adjust to the darkness, a voice suddenly called out:
"Tsk."
"Didn’t I tell you to wait? Why are you being disobedient again?!"
"Here to cause trouble, are you?"
The sudden voice startled Song iqin, and she nearly fell over.
But upon hearing Lu Yuan’s voice and seeing his silhouette, Song iqin finally relaxed completely.
In response to Lu Yuan’s words, however, she said with a hint of grievance:
"I was afraid sothing happened to you in there..."
Lu Yuan, unappreciative, glared at her.
"So what?"
"Even if sothing did happen to , what could you do? You think you could save ?"
Song iqin lowered her head and said softly:
"No."
"But if you died, I wouldn’t be able to live either..."
"Since I’d be dead either way..."
"It’s better to die together. I don’t want to be as lonely in death as I am in life."
Lu Yuan: "..."
A RUSTLE, followed by a sigh.
Lu Yuan had already turned and crouched in front of Song iqin, his voice no longer so harsh, just a soft whisper:
"Get on."
"We’re going ho."
...
Lu Yuan carried Song iqin out of the cave on his back.
Just like on the way there.
Song iqin lay obediently on Lu Yuan’s back.
Her bare, jade-like foot was still tucked under Lu Yuan’s clothes.
What was different was that Song iqin was now draped in a white cotton coat marked with an Ink Pot Thread.
Also, Lu Yuan was now only wearing his outer jacket, having given his inner layer to Song iqin.
Now Song iqin’s little foot was pressed against the flesh of Lu Yuan’s stomach.
’Unfortunately, Song iqin isn’t the plump and fleshy type.’
’Her foot is bony; it doesn’t feel good rubbing against .’
’If only it were Aunt Zhao’s.’
Lu Yuan had seen them back at ho. Aunt Zhao’s jade-like feet were even painted with red nail polish.
’So beautiful.’
"Is that Xingzi taken care of?"
As Lu Yuan’s mind wandered, a voice pulled him back to reality.
Hearing Song iqin’s question, Lu Yuan couldn’t help but curl his lip.
"What a stupid question. If it wasn’t taken care of, would I be out here?"
Lying on Lu Yuan’s back and hearing his words, Song iqin said pitifully:
"Why are you always so an to ..."
"Look how nice you are to Zhao Qiao’er. Why can’t you be like that to ?"
Lu Yuan was speechless.
"She’s my aunt. Of course I have to be good to her, right?"
"Besides, she’s even better to . Can’t you see that?"
Song iqin rested her head on Lu Yuan’s shoulder, tidying his sowhat ssy bangs as she spoke softly:
"Then I’ll be good to you from now on, too. I’ll dote on you just like Zhao Qiao’er."
"So don’t bully anymore, okay?"
Lu Yuan: "..."
’How am I bullying you??’
They traveled the rest of the way back in silence, and just as they were nearing the foot of the mountain...
Song iqin’s Mansion Guards had already co looking for them.
They were carrying torches, searching all over the mountainside.
Upon seeing Song iqin, the n sward around them in a flurry.
But Song iqin clung to Lu Yuan and wouldn’t let go, so in the end, Lu Yuan had to carry her all the way down the mountain.
He set Song iqin down in her carriage.
As soon as she was seated, Song iqin saw Lu Yuan turn to get his horse and called out anxiously:
"Hey, ride in the carriage! It’s so cold to ride a horse."
Lu Yuan looked at Song iqin with an amused expression.
"What?"
"Not afraid I’ll get your carriage dirty?"
Song iqin pouted slightly, a little displeased.
"Why are you still bringing up old things to make fun of ?"
"I just told you, I’ll be good to you and dote on you from now on."
Lu Yuan grinned.
"I’ll join you in the carriage later. I have to go back first."
"The n I brought are probably worried since they can’t find ."
"Besides, there are still so things to clean up."
Although Lu Yuan had hacked that undead creature to pieces...
...Lu Yuan thought, ’Leaving all that rotten flesh piled up isn’t a good idea.’
’The flesh of this kind of thing is unholy.’
’If a wolf, or a fox, or so other animal were to drag it away...’
’...it would probably beco another evil creature after eating it.’
’So, I have to get soone to burn it.’
So the question was, why didn’t Lu Yuan just burn it himself?
He found it too disgusting.
’It’s all in pieces. I’d have to gather them all together.’
’Nope, too nauseating.’
When Song iqin heard Lu Yuan agree to ride in her carriage, she beca as giddy as a little girl, nodding repeatedly.
"Then I’ll wait for you at the intersection up ahead, okay? Once you’re finished, you can ride back in my carriage!"
’He had to admit, Song iqin’s soft and gentle manner was a bit like his wife’s.’
The mont he thought of his wife...
’Mmm.’
’He could almost feel his wife’s soft, warm body again.’
Finally, Lu Yuan spurred his horse and hurried back.
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