thief, don't run

As of today, five days have passed since they were attacked, and the glazed lamp is still burning, but Rong Rong shows no sign of waking up.These days, An Lingxue and Zhong Liyun have relied on their internal strength to keep her healthy for the time being.

But it was almost at the end, if it dragged on for a few more days, there might really be no hope. Everyone knew about this, but no one mentioned it. Only the increasingly dull atmosphere continued to spread in the dark room.

Today it was Chu Yan and Zhong Liyun's turn to take care of Rongrong. An Lingxue was supposed to rest in her room, but she couldn't fall asleep anyway. She was flustered and couldn't calm down, so she simply got up and went to the yard to have a look landscape.

Unexpectedly, just as she was leaving the house, there was a thunderclap out of nowhere, An Lingxue looked at the sky, and it turned out to be dark clouds covering the sun, and it looked like it was going to rain.Staring at the crabapple flowers that were about to bloom in the courtyard, she stared blankly for a while, and suddenly thought that she would have to change shifts later, it would be impossible if she didn't have the energy, An Lingxue was still going back to her room to cultivate her strength.

"Wait a moment!"

Pushing the door, An Lingxue suddenly yelled. An Lingxue turned her head in confusion. This voice was... Chu Yan?She has always acted prudently, why is she screaming so loudly?Without time to think too much, An Lingxue hurriedly went to Rongza's inner room, opened the curtain, and saw Chu Yan standing by the couch alone, facing the window on the other side.

The windows were opened and the outside light came in, so the room was much brighter than usual.

"What's wrong?" An Lingxue rushed to Chu Yan's side, and immediately confirmed Rongrong's situation, "What happened?"

"...she's awake."

"Really!" After hearing Chu Yan's explanation, An Lingxue quickly confirmed Rong Rong's pulse, and finally felt relieved, "Great, that means Rong Rong is fine."

"Hmm." Although the pulse condition was normal, Rong Rong didn't open his eyes yet.An Lingxue carefully checked Rongrong's physical condition again, and confirmed again that she was really fine.In addition to being happy, An Lingxue raised her head, but saw Chu Yan staring straight at her, with more and more worry in her eyes.

"What's the matter?" Suddenly flustered, An Lingxue looked over, and suddenly found that behind her, the place where the glazed lamp was usually placed was empty.Subconsciously looking around, An Lingxue's heart skipped a beat, Zhong Liyun... was not there.

A gust of wind blew on her from the wide open window, and An Lingxue's hairs stood on end. She asked, "Where is she... Deng... Where is she?"

Probably not, it wouldn't be what she thought... An Lingxue smiled at Chu Yan, hoping to see the same relaxed expression on her face.

"Axue," Chu Yan only supported her shoulder, and pressed it, "Zhong Liyun took the lamp with her."

What do you mean... how come...

Pulling the sluggish An Lingxue to sit down, Chu Yan recounted what happened just now.

Chu Yan came in from the outer room, and found that Zhong Liyun was not sitting in his original position, but standing beside Rong Rong's couch, feeling her pulse.

"What's the matter with her?" Chu Yan's nerves lifted suddenly, and he walked to her side.

"She's fine." Zhongliyun put down Rongrong's wrist, took out a jade porcelain bottle from his bosom, and handed it to Chu Yan, "Rongrong should be able to wake up soon, she's exhausted from not eating or drinking these days, It needs to be recuperated, this is the medicine left by my master, remember to take one tablet and dissolve it in water every day and give it to her."

"Great." Chu Yan looked at Rong Rong who was lying down, still immersed in the news that she was fine, and hastily responded to Zhong Liyun's order.

"Also," Zhong Liyun continued to ask, "You are Yang Yuandong's daughter after all, I think it won't be too difficult for you to come to the Yang family, so please take care of Rong Rong."

Chu Yan felt something was wrong, "You..."

"This is a wooden bird." Zhongliyun gave another thing to Chu Yan, "When Rongrong wakes up, let the wooden bird inform the people in Yunshuijian, someone will protect you when the time comes, don't worry."

"What, what are you worried about? What are you talking about... What are you doing!"

Before Chu Yan could finish speaking, he saw Zhong Liyun reaching out to turn off the light and holding the glazed lamp in his hand.Can't help feeling angry, even though Rong Rong is fine, there's no need to move the lamp in such a hurry, right?

"Don't worry, she's fine." Zhong Liyun put the lamp into the brocade box, looked up and smiled at her, "Also, Chu Yan, thank you. Then, I can ask you again, please take care of Axue for me Okay."

Her expression was too sad, Chu Yan froze on the spot, and it took him a while to come back to his senses, this was the second time Zhong Liyun asked her to ask her, and the content turned out to be, take care of Axue?

"Wait...wait a minute!"

After instructing everything, Zhong Liyun turned around and opened the window, ignored Chu Yan's call, performed lightness kung fu, and flew away with the brocade box.She knew that behind her, A Xue would come soon, and then... she was completely disappointed in her.

She has run out of time. If Axue hates her, it is only natural. She clearly promised Axue that she would not steal again, but in the end... However, even if she did not steal, because of that person, she and Axue would not be able to Come to the end.

She knew this when she was in Changlejing, but she didn't expect that Axue would go to Yunshuijian later and found her. Touched by that moment, she chose to muddle through, stay by Axue's side, and try her best Give her the greatest joy.Then, from then to now, I have earned...

"Axue...Axue!"

Waking up by Chu Yan's voice, An Lingxue who was sitting on the ground realized it, but still stared blankly at Chu Yan, "She..."

An Lingxue didn't know what she wanted to say, it was impossible for her to do this?She became a thief again?She broke their agreement?Did she... did she abandon them?

The hand on An Lingxue's shoulder pressed hard, Chu Yan's voice was always calm, "Axue, don't think so much, Zhong Liyun took the lamp, what should we do next?"

"What should I do...?" An Lingxue repeated, her mind slowly turning.

By the way, Zhong Liyun took the lamp, how can he explain to the Yang family?This matter cannot be concealed, if old man Yang finds out...Rongrong has not fully recovered, so she must not disturb her self-cultivation at this time.

Taking a deep breath, An Lingxue rubbed her face and stood up, "Ayan, take care of Rongrong, and leave the rest to me."

An Lingxue went out, Chu Yan looked out the window, and said silently: Zhongliyun, don't hand over Axue so casually, I won't take care of it for you, you have to take care of it yourself.

As soon as An Lingxue went out, she met Yang Yuandong who also came at the same time. She seemed to have just woken up and was still yawning.

"What happened?"

Anyway, this matter can't be hidden, An Lingxue finished thinking about it, pulled him aside, and told him the cause and effect.

"What! She actually..."

"No matter what!" An Lingxue raised her voice and interrupted him, "The thing has already happened, it must be too late to chase after it, I just ask you, can you help me?"

Yang Yuandong hadn't reacted yet, "Help what? How?"

An Lingxue closed her eyes and thought about it, they are now in the Yang family, because she wants to ensure the safety of Rong Rong and Chu Yan, she can't retreat now, she can only face it directly!After opening his eyes, An Lingxue took Yang Yuandong to the hall of the Yang family, and said: "The lamp is gone, the old man must be very angry, after I leave, you must protect Chu Yan and Rongrong , They must not suffer any damage."

"I understand this." Now An Lingxue surprised Yang Yuandong, obviously he is the elder, but he listened to her arrangement, this happened suddenly, he hadn't thought of what to do.Taking strides to keep up with her, Yang Yuandong asked: "You also know that the old man will be angry, how could you walk away?"

Although he is also from the Yang family, he doesn't value this lamp very much. If possible, he will find a way to keep their three children.

An Lingxue didn't answer his words, her thin lips were pursed into a line, and her flowing eyes gradually became firmer.

After entering the hall, he didn't find Mr. Yang, so Yang Yuandong led the way to Mr. Yang's bedroom, and saw him resting.

"What are you doing, what are you doing?" The servant girl had already reported that the old man was lying on the reclining chair with an impatient tone.

With the aim of making a quick decision, An Lingxue stepped forward directly, explaining the fact that Liuli Deng was no longer there.

The old man sat up suddenly, his eyes widened, and after a while, he waved away the servants in the room, and asked, "Did the old man tell you? The glazed lamp cannot leave the Yang family, what have you done? I want you to do it for me." Pay the price!"

"I didn't expect this either," An Lingxue didn't want to talk nonsense with him, "Instead of talking about the price, it's more practical for the old man to think about how to get the lamp back."

The old man had already stood up, stood in front of An Lingxue with his hands behind his back, squinted his eyes and asked, "What do you want, girl?"

Taking a step back, An Lingxue took out her talisman, "Perhaps you already know that I am the county magistrate of Shangluo County. If such a theft happened, it is within the scope of my responsibility. Please let the Yang government release me. Will go to catch the thief and recover the lost property."

"What a joke!" The old man spat, and his beard curled up, "Didn't your people steal the lamp? Now the thieves are calling for the thieves? Even if the old man wants to notify the government, he will never let you go out!"

After being yelled at by the old man's shrill voice, An Lingxue's restless heart actually calmed down a little, and her feverish mind gradually calmed down.An Lingxue calmly said: "Sue the government? Presumably the old man doesn't want the news of the lost glazed lanterns in Yang's mansion to spread, right? Then the old man is going to send someone out to look for it next? Not to mention how much manpower and material resources will be spent, old man, Are you sure you can catch her?"

"Oh," the old man sneered, not taking it seriously, "then the old man will not let you go, keep you, maybe she will come back?"

Hearing that An Lingxue was stunned for a moment, then she shook her head in her heart and withdrew her thoughts, "Since she dares to leave, she definitely won't come back. Otherwise, why don't you make any more plans and let us leave together after Rong Rong is healthy?"

These words were to convince the old man, An Lingxue was also thinking about it, just now her mind was racing, many things she didn't think of, Zhong Liyun wanted to steal the lamp, why was she in such a hurry, stuck when Rong Rong had just recovered?Listening to what she said to Chu Yan, it seems that she planned this matter for a long time...

The old man's words interrupted An Lingxue's deep thinking, and he directly called his servants in, "I don't care how many you are, don't even think about running away!"

Seeing that the two sides were about to clash, Yang Yuandong who was behind hurriedly closed the door first, and persuaded: "Father, what this kid said makes sense. For the sake of the Yang family, finding the glazed lamp is the most important thing."

"you shut up!"

Yang Yuandong naturally refused to listen to him, "Father! Just let her go after someone, anyway, there are still two people in our hands, right? I'm not afraid that she won't come back!"

There is some truth in this statement, the old man frowned, as if he was thinking about it.An Lingxue took the opportunity to step forward, slapped the county captain's talisman on the table, and said: "The county captain's job is to hunt down thieves and watch out for traitors. With this fish talisman as evidence, if I can't capture Zhongliyun Bring him to justice, and he will die to apologize in the future!"

Loudly, but that's all.But it wasn't until later that Yang Yuandong learned how determined the child was to be able to say such words, and only then did he understand what kind of dilemma and despair she had experienced afterwards.