Stay up all night waiting for you to come

Sure enough, as Lin Xiao said, he really became busy in the following days. Although he was still in the Sunset Pavilion, he couldn't see anyone all day long.

Qi Ling was originally responsible for following him in the dark when he was not on missions, but Lin Xiao ordered him to rest these days, so he could only stay in his room to recuperate.

It's late autumn now, and the weather has cooled down long ago. Even in the morning, the yellow leaves outside are rustling and falling under the frost. When the breeze blows, it always brings chills.

Qi Ling lives in a separate and remote courtyard, because he is almost inseparable from Lin Xiao's side on weekdays, and even at night, he will take turns guarding Lin Xiao's residence with the subordinates of the dark hall, so here is a good place for everyone. For him, it's just a temporary resting place, and every time he stops for a while, there is almost nothing else except some clothes.

This is the first time he has lived here for so long, and he just finds it very boring. If Lin Xiao didn't force him to rest for a few days, he would rather continue to protect Lin Xiao secretly.

At this time, there were more than a dozen wooden figures placed in his yard. The wind blew gently, and the yard was silent, as if there were no living people. Suddenly, a withered and yellow leaf swayed and fell from the tree, and a figure was like a ghost. It floated down from the tree suddenly, and fell to the ground without the slightest sound.

The blade swirls, the cold light is cold, and there is a slight sound of breaking the wind, but in the blink of an eye, the same knife mark, not deep or shallow, appears on the necks of more than a dozen wooden figures at the same position, which is exactly the same. There is no possibility of surviving his flesh and blood.

Qi Ling's dark figure flashed past the wooden man, and finally stood in front of him panting slightly, staring at the knife marks on it and frowning slightly, his eyes fell on his injured left arm, his eyes darkened, and then He changed to hold the knife in his left hand, and only heard a soft sound. The same knife mark as before appeared on the side of the wooden man's neck in front of him again, but it was slightly deeper.

Sure enough, the right hand is still not as powerful as the left...

Qi Ling's frown deepened, because the movement of his left arm touched the wound again, and his face turned slightly pale.

At first he used a left-handed knife, but there are not many people in the world who use left-handed swords, and sometimes it is easy to expose his identity, so he later practiced his right hand, but when it comes to real fights, the right hand is always not as smooth as the left hand. The control of strength is also worse.

He covered the painful wound and sighed softly. At this moment, Lin Xiao happened to come over to check on his injury. Before he stepped into the yard, he saw Qi Ling standing there with his arms covered and his face pale. , suddenly changed his face.

"What's wrong? The wound hurts again?"

Surprised and angry, Lin Xiao rushed to Qi Ling's side in a few steps, and sure enough, he saw the gauze on Qi Ling's arm begin to show reddish blood, and his voice was a little more angry.

"Are you practicing knife? Didn't you tell you not to use your left hand at this stage?!"

Qi Ling was so reprimanded by him that he didn't dare to look up, and he honestly let Lin Xiao drag him into the house. As a result, as soon as Lin Xiao entered the house, his unattractive face immediately became even uglier.

He looked around, trying to find medicine, but he saw that the room was empty, there was almost nothing there, and the space was scary.

Medicine bottles and gauze were thrown on the table casually, the water in the teapot was cold, and even the quilt on the bed was thin. The whole room was so shabby that he wondered if it was in the Sunset Pavilion.

"You've always lived in this kind of place?!"

Lin Xiao gritted his teeth and looked around, with raging anger in his eyes, because he locked Qi Ling in his room in his previous life, so he never came to see where he lived. Now he knows that the person he likes lives every day. what a day it was.

As the master of the dark hall, Qi Ling lives in such a poor place that he is not as good as the servants in the pavilion!

Lin Xiao's fists were clenched, and there was a cold murderous intent in his eyes. Only now did he know that the steward in the pavilion treated Qi Ling like this.

Qi Ling was stunned. Even though he didn't quite understand the feelings of ordinary people and was very slow to sense emotions, he also sensed Lin Xiao's anger at this moment.

"Subordinates don't come back here often." Qi Ling lowered his head, wanting to pour a glass of water for Lin Xiao, but when he touched the cold glass, he couldn't help but pursed his lips and put it down quietly.

It stands to reason that there are secret guards around Lin Xiao on duty, but he has already transferred the rotating secret guards away, and follows Lin Xiao himself every day, hiding in the dark. Even Lin Xiao himself doesn't know about this. So he really didn't have time to go back to his residence to rest, so naturally he didn't have any requirements for this place.

"It's up to you whether you can live or not, but how can you not have what you should have!"

Lin Xiao forcibly suppressed the anger in his heart, untied the gauze on Qi Ling's arm, and saw that the wound that had healed was torn open again, he took a deep breath, first endured all his temper and reopened the wound. After putting on the medicine and bandaging it, he glared at Qi Ling fiercely.

"Let you rest and recuperate, is that how you take care of yourself?"

Qi Ling pursed his lips, and obediently lowered his head to be scolded. He looked extremely docile and obedient, but Lin Xiao also knew that as long as he left, he would probably commit crimes knowingly given his stubborn nature.

"The subordinate's injury is fine, it will be fine in a few days, the master doesn't need to worry."

Maybe it was because he felt that Lin Xiao was really angry, and as dull as Qi Ling, he also tried to appease him, but it was okay if he didn't say this, but when he said it, all Lin Xiao's annoyance and anger were instantly ignited, and he almost lost it again. calm.

"You live in such a crappy place and you don't even know to tell me, how can I not be worried?! Mao Ziping told you not to do it for two months, but after only a few days you started to secretly practice swords? If I don't Come on, will you still fool me that the wound has healed?"

Qi Ling had never been yelled at by Lin Xiao in two lifetimes, so he immediately stayed where he was.

In his impression, no, in everyone's perception, the owner of the Sunset Pavilion, Lin Xiao, is ruthless, but calm and restrained. Can you always feel a kind of irritability and anxiety that has been suppressed for a long time?

Qi Ling's face became paler and paler, and he didn't understand why he always made Lin Xiao angry. It was like this before, but now it's still...

He knelt down slowly, his eyes dim and helpless.

"My subordinates are wrong."

"Why are you kneeling! You are not allowed to kneel again in the future!"

Lin Xiao pulled him up angrily, knowing that he was a little bit out of control, after taking two deep breaths, he managed to calm down, and said in a deep voice: "The Dongnuan Pavilion over there is now empty, you Moving there for a while will help the wound heal, and before the injury is healed, you are not allowed to practice swords again! Just lie down obediently every day, and you are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Qi Ling fell silent, and nodded silently. His cheeks were pale. Looking from above, his chin was thin and pointed, which made Lin Xiao's heart ache.

He remembered that when he picked up Qi Ling, Qi Ling was only 12 years old. Now seven years have passed, and he is just nineteen. What has changed is the still delicate eyebrows and eyes, which are always so cold and indifferent, without the slightest emotion.

He was slightly lost in thought, and stretched out his hand involuntarily, wanting to caress Qi Ling's perennially pale cheek.

He still remembered the soft and cool touch. Every time he touched it before, Qi Ling's indifferent eyes would show some doubts, but just when his fingertips were about to touch, Lin Xiao woke up suddenly, swish He took his hand back again.

What is he doing, could it be that he can't control it again? !

Qi Ling raised his head in surprise, and saw that the fury in Lin Xiao's eyes seemed to have disappeared, replaced by a depth and complexity that he didn't understand, as well as a touch of deep helplessness and remorse, so the emotions mixed together made Lin Xiao The pavilion master looked a little embarrassed.

"Lord?"

Qi Ling looked blankly at Lin Xiao in front of him. Even though he had killed so many people, his eyes were still dark and bright, and he did not have the emotions and desires that normal people would have. Only then will it soften.

Lin Xiao was silent for a long time, and heaved a long sigh, as if he had made a final compromise.

"Ten days, you just lie down peacefully for ten days, and if you are really bored later, you can come out and do some activities."

Qi Ling lowered his eyes and thought for a while. Although he didn't want to lie down, the East Nuan Pavilion was closer to Lin Xiao. It would be more convenient to see Lin Xiao before recovering. It wasn't too sad.

He hummed softly, and gently tugged on Lin Xiao's sleeve with his left hand, which was quite skillful.

"Don't be angry, my lord, my subordinates will be obedient and take good care of their wounds."

Lin Xiao's heart trembled violently, only then did he realize that his hand was still on Qi Ling's right wrist, his fingertips could clearly feel the beating of blood vessels under the warm skin, he was slightly startled, as if he was being scalded He withdrew his hand abruptly, walked back and forth two steps in a panic, and forcibly pretended to be nonchalant.

"Look at what you want to take, I'll take it for you directly, and if you need anything later, you must tell me."

Qi Ling looked at his wrist suspiciously, then at Lin Xiao, and after a moment of silence, his eyes darkened.

"Okay, this subordinate knows."

Originally, he didn't have anything, except for a few spare sets of clothes. Lin Xiao didn't let him do anything, and took Qi Ling to Dongnuan Pavilion himself with the package.

Although the place is a bit small and has been empty all the time, it is cleaned by someone, and everything you need is available, so there is no need to prepare anything special.

After Lin Xiao asked people to make arrangements, he saw Qi Ling take the decoction and lay down obediently, and his complexion eased a lot. He quietly closed the door and went outside, looking for Han Jian.

"There's no need to keep the steward in the pavilion, and find someone with insight to take the top. If you let me see Qi Ling being wronged in the future, you and he will get out together."

Han Jian's heart was awe-inspiring. Although he didn't know what happened, he still followed Lin Xiao's order. Lin Xiao turned his head slightly and looked at the closed door of Dongnuan Pavilion with his hands behind his back. In the red cage, the person he cares about the most is locked inside.

Although he knew that he shouldn't be like this, he still secretly felt a little satisfaction in his heart, but rubbed his fingers with some regret.

Forget it, at such a distance, I should be able to control it...it should be fine...