Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

The night became darker and darker.Listening to Yan Ci's steady breathing, Du Zijin gradually fell asleep.Outside the window, the moon is moving and the shadow is moving, and the moon is in the sky.

In summer, the seasons change the most quickly. In the first half of the night, the sky is still full of stars, and the sound of insects and frogs bursts out.When midnight passed, the moon was covered by dark clouds.There is not a single star in the sky.

The two of them gradually fell asleep, only to feel the coolness coming in waves, and vaguely felt that there was a wind blowing outside.Yan Ci felt a slight chill on his shoulders, so he stretched out his hand and pulled something casually to cover himself.

Du Zijin was originally covered with the thin quilt, but when Yan Ci pulled him over, he woke up leisurely, and only when his consciousness came back, did he feel that his feet were being held in his arms, and Du Zijin moved slightly He moved, pulled his feet out, sat up again and covered Yan Ci with the quilt, then got up and got out of bed, and walked out of the room softly.

There is a large open space in the backyard of the inn.At this moment, there was no one around, only Ah Jiu, standing under a big tree with a sword in his arms.Seeing Du Zijin approaching, he hurriedly got up and saluted, "Your Highness..."

Ah Jiu has been waiting here for an hour, and Du Zijin came late just now. Du Zijin reached out and touched Ah Jiu's damp clothes, and said as if explaining, "Maybe I'm a little tired , I slept quite comfortably. I also feel peaceful in my heart. It made you suffer here."

Ah Jiu was loyal to Du Zijin, and when he heard the words, he just clasped his fists and said, "Ah Jiu deserves death for disturbing His Highness's rest! Please forgive me, Your Highness."

Du Zijin smiled and said, "You and I are called master and servant, but we are actually brothers. You are not in a hurry when I come late, so how can I blame you. Tell me. Where is he?"

Ah Jiu looked around to make sure there was no one there, and then said, "There is really no room in the inn, Your Highness, please come with me."

Du Zijin nodded slightly, then followed Ah Jiu to a corner of the inn's courtyard wall.In summer, the vegetation is exuberant, and the uppers of the shoes are covered with green grass juice all the way.

Ah Jiu led the way ahead, walking in a hurry, and when he was about to reach the corner with a few steps, he heard someone making a depressing and weird cry.

Ah Jiu used his sword to push away the weeds in the corner.A bundled person suddenly appeared inside, Ah Jiu moved away slightly, and Du Zijin took two steps forward lightly, staring at the unkempt person in front of him.

Du Zijin stretched out his hand towards the man's wrist, let go after a while, and said, "I was careless. I followed Lao Qi's advice. She even took the poison in advance. The ice soul died in her stomach. Lao Qi I told her about the performance of Ice Soul, and she acted for me. The reason why their people were able to find A Ci today is all thanks to her. I was negligent."

Du Zijin clapped his hands and said, "She's clever. It's a pity that she followed the wrong person. Kill her. Give her a good time."

That woman was none other than Huan'er who was caught by Du Zijin that day, but she had her tongue cut out at this moment. After Du Zijin finished speaking, she just opened her mouth and screamed, but she couldn't say a word Unable to speak.

Ah Jiu has been with Du Zijin for many years. When dealing with opponents, she rarely listens to Du Zijin's confession that she wants to have a good time. She was puzzled for a while, so she hesitated and asked, "Your Highness, can you have a good time?"

Du Zijin smiled, patted Ah Jiu on the shoulder, and said, "A Ci is a practitioner of the Bodhisattva way. In the future, you just remember to be as convenient as possible with others. We will inevitably be stained with blood, but it is still possible to give it a good time. Just be kind to people."

The corners of Ah Jiu's mouth twitched, this murderer is still kind to others.But he still nodded and said, "Your subordinate understands. Please rest assured, Your Highness."

Du Zijin nodded slightly, then patted Ah Jiu on the shoulder, and said, "I don't know why today. I always feel very tired. You go to work. I'll go back to sleep first. My lord... my lord Very sleepy today."

Ah Jiu was taken aback, and said worriedly, "His Royal Highness seldom sleeps too much on weekdays. Why is he so sleepy today? I don't know how His Highness feels. Can I tell you a doctor?"

Du Zijin quickly waved his hand and said, "No, no, you go, I'll go back and rest for a while. We'll talk about it tomorrow."

"Yes." Ah Jiu clasped her fists and turned around to walk towards the corner.There was only the sound of a long sword being unsheathed.There was no other sound.

Du Zijin walked back with her hands behind her back.I think Ah Jiu is really his good brother.Really obedient.

When Du Zijin returned to the room, he saw Yan Ci stretched out a leg where he was lying.

The beautiful right foot was exposed outside the quilt, and Du Zijin gently put that foot into the quilt;

, and then sat down on the edge of the bed again.In the dead of night.Such a small room in this almost shabby little inn.It actually made Du Zijin feel a little warm and tender.

The night was gloomy for too long, and suddenly the shadows of the trees outside the window began to shake rapidly, and in an instant, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, and the wind blew violently.

A thunderous thunder resounded through the sky, and a purple-blue light pierced the night sky in an instant.The lightning flashed towards a big tree in the distance.Only the sound of a tree snapping was heard in the distance, and there was no other sound.

Just as Du Zijin was about to raise his head to look at the stormy sky outside, he heard Yan Ci sobbing repeatedly beside him.

Du Zijin lowered his head to look at Yan Ci. Occasionally, lightning flashed across Yan Ci's white and tender face. Yan Ci's smooth forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, but his eyes were still closed tightly and he kept babbling.

His forehead hair was wet with sweat, strand after strand sticking to his forehead.The beautiful eyebrows were twitched, and she kept muttering, "Mother... mother... the baby hurts... mother... mother, don't go... mother..."

Du Zijin reached out to wipe the fine sweat from Yan Ci's forehead, and called out softly, "A Ci. What's wrong with A Ci? Have you been haunted by a nightmare? Wake up quickly. Wake up quickly."

Yan Ci was only whining, half asleep and half awake, crying, crying for pain and calling for parents.

Seeing that he was very uncomfortable, Du Zijin ruthlessly helped Yan Ci up and patted Yan Ci on the back.

Yan Ci got slapped, and Du Zijin was also a martial arts practitioner. Yan Ci woke up in pain from the sudden slap, Yan Ci was slightly stunned, seeing Du Zijin supporting himself, he was so shocked that he didn't even know it Thinking of something, she panicked and reached out to hug Du Zijin's neck.

Du Zijin felt that the person in his arms was drenched in cold sweat, and the arms surrounding him were as cold as water, and the person in his arms was still trembling slightly.

Du Zijin just hugged Yan Ci tightly, and said, "A Ci, A Ci. Don't be afraid. Don't be afraid..."

Du Zijin patted Yan Ci's back lightly, waiting for the person in his arms to calm down bit by bit.Du Zijin asked tentatively, "A Ci, do you want me to light the lamp."

Yan Ci fell into Du Zijin's arms and remained silent. The louder the sound of rain and wind outside, the more peaceful the room would be.

Every time there was a flash of thunder, Yan Ci would tremble slightly in Du Zijin's arms.Du Zijin couldn't tell why Yan Ci was so afraid of thunder, but only wondered if Yan Ci would feel better if the lamp was lit.

Yan Ci didn't say a word since he woke up, and Du Zijin didn't ask any more questions, just let Yan Ci remain silent, time is like water, and the night rain fades away.

After a long time, Yan Ci said softly, "When there is thunder, don't light candles. My mother lit a candle on such a day, and was struck by lightning and burned to death. Everyone in the village said , On such a day, there are Yan Luo fire ghosts. Light the candles, and they will come to find them. They will arrest people and go away."

Yan Ci never showed it, and Du Zijin didn't know that Yan Ci's mother had left for such a reason. His heart ached, but he wanted to get rid of it, so he only tried, "A Ci... saw it with my own eyes. What. Mom, she..."

Yan Ci said, "When I saw it, it was already a handful of charred bones. I was studying at my husband's house that day. I only thought about thunder. Although it didn't rain, it was cool, so I read for a while .If, if I had gone back earlier, and it had rained so heavily on the day I was alive, there must be no fire at home.”

Du Zijin patted Yan Ci's back lightly, and said, "If you don't light the lamp, Ah Ci will feel scared."

Yan Ci slipped into Du Zijin's arms and said, "His Highness is here today. Yan Ci is not afraid."

Du Zijin gently kissed the top of Yan Ci's head, and asked distressedly, "Then what would Ah Ci do if he was usually afraid?"

Yan Ci said, "Time will pass, and so will fear. It's good to hide under the quilt, or if there is no quilt, it's good to suffer."

Du Zijin felt uncomfortable hearing this, and said, "A Ci, from now on, I will be by your side in any thunderstorm weather like this. Don't be afraid anymore."

Yan Ci actually laughed and didn't answer.

Du Zijin asked curiously, "What is Ah Ci laughing at?"

Yan Ci said in a sad tone, "My mother said that too. But..."

Du Zijin was speechless for a moment, and could only hold Yan Ci tighter, saying, "A Ci, trust me."

Yan Ci smiled, and said, "Believe it or not, who knows what is going on in this world, maybe in the future, His Highness himself will not want it first. Let me believe it for nothing, and then feel sad later."

Du Zijin thought for a while, but he couldn't refute it for a while. He didn't know what to do, so he secretly swore in his heart that the agreement was fulfilled, and he would naturally live up to it in this life.

Both of them were silent, but Du Zijin made up his mind over and over again, and Yan Ci's heart was so clear that he didn't think about anything at this moment.

After a long time, Du Zijin heard the gradual and steady breathing of the person in his arms again, and then gently put the person down on the bed, but Yan Ci seemed to be afraid, and only grabbed Du Zijin's sleeve and refused to let go.

Du Zijin took advantage of the opportunity and lay down next to Yan Ci, pulled off the brocade quilt and covered the two of them. When Du Zijin wanted to find a pillow, he suddenly found that only the pillow Yan Ci was resting on was a little more vacant, and there was no more space left. Other pillows are available.

Du Zijin gently placed his head next to Yan Ci's head, and lay down carefully, feeling a sense of happiness.

A night of violent storms and countless bonuses fell, but there were people who couldn't bear to wake up because of the pillow.

There was a cock crowing and a dog barking, and there was a sea of ​​voices.The whole world is waking up leisurely.Yan Ci opened his eyes.