Jing Hengbo struggled immediately, the aura was blazing and unrestrained, definitely not Gong Yin, but that guy from Bidong trapped all her movable limbs to death, and her strength was so great that she couldn't struggle at all.
The kiss of the person on her body was frantic and confused, with fiery lips, moving randomly on her cheeks, from forehead to eyelids, from bridge of nose to cheeks, even chin, but for some reason, this person seemed to It was a first-time brother, or he had some scruples, and he kissed randomly for a while, and didn't touch his lips for a long time.
Jing Hengbo only felt a slight itching on his face, and smelled that besides the man's strong breath, there was also a faint sweet fragrance, and suddenly realized in his heart that the women who came to serve must have used the fragrance of **** to some extent. Hugging and kissing someone is somewhat tainted, so that at the moment it seems that she is a little confused.
She thought of the previous entanglement with the brothel girl, who came to provoke her again, disgusted in her heart, and was about to move her fingers to summon something to give him a hard time, when the man suddenly tilted his head, bit her earlobe, and rolled the tip of his tongue , rolled into the mouth.
Jing Hengbo trembled all over, and involuntarily softened, and his fingers became weak, but the man couldn't help trembling, and a low moan came from his throat. Jing Hengbo could clearly feel that his heat was more intense, his body was more vigorous, and his breath was more intense. The chaos was uncontrollable, the teeth and tongue were grinded several times, and the severity was a little bit uncontrollable. Jing Hengbo only felt a slight pain in the earlobe, and he tilted his head and pulled it. He thought that the other party would not let it go, and he would tear the earlobe. He didn't want him to let go immediately. She opened her mouth, but refused to relax, and moved her face closer. This time, the target was her lips.
Jing Hengbo turned his head fiercely again, and a hairpin on one side of his head pierced the opponent's cheek.
The ice-hard hairpin poked on the cheek, which made the other party wake up, and suddenly stopped, and stood there in a daze.
Jing Hengbo still kept leaning against the wall with his head tilted awkwardly, looking coldly at the silhouette in the dark, the unlit room on the ground floor, without any light at all, and could only see the black and white eyes, and the confusion faded away for a moment. In its place was burning pain. Like a prairie fire in a flash, only the desolate scorched grass, broken walls and ruins, a lonely shadow, and a long river of sunset are left.
Then he let go of Jing Hengbo abruptly, and pushed her out of the house with one hand. The force was so great that Jing Hengbo staggered and fell out of the house. Just as he was holding on to the wall to stand firm, the man had already rushed out of the door. out of sight.
Jing Hengbo stood in a daze for a while, stroked his lips, recalled the breath just now, sighed for a while and walked out.
I vaguely know who it is in my heart, but I don't want to explore it. Some things are better not to be exposed. Just treat it as a spur of the moment, pass by, let go, and then start again.
She came out of the well, and indeed Dr. Sun was waiting for her at the mouth of the well, and he was not surprised to see her come out, so he bowed slightly and said that the girl would come with me.
The two had a tacit understanding. When Jing Hengbo passed by Dr. Sun's side, the so-called "holding the medicine bottle" was false. With a flick of his finger, he changed the position of the medicine bottle on Dr. Sun's table. It was true. After changing the position, she Going to help the medicine bottle, Dr. Sun immediately understood that she was the person he was looking for.
With Dr. Sun leading the way, it was very smooth to go out all the way. During the process, Jing Hengbo passed the small courtyard of the Zhao family rented by Jing Hengbo. Jing Hengbo subconsciously turned his head and glanced, the courtyard door was tightly closed.
What is Gong Yin doing at this moment?
Nan Jin... Did you come to him?
She wanted to walk over quickly, but couldn't help pricking up her ears to listen, but at this moment the night was silent, only the sound of the wind circling softly in the winding alleys.
There seemed to be a wind in her heart, circling and echoing quietly, empty and empty, unable to grasp the real place.
…
Gong Yin grabbed Nan Jin's wrist.
Nan Jin was startled, and subconsciously withdrew her hands, then remembered her mission, gritted her teeth and held back, looked down at her wrist being held, and then at Gong Yin's expression of closing his eyes, his face was covered in faint smoke It seems that Piao Miao Noble is not like ordinary people, Nan Jin stared at it for a while, then turned his eyes away, the sockets of his eyes slowly turned red.
Then she turned her head again, only then did she realize that Gong Yin held her wrist for too long, it didn't seem like she was flirting, but like... like... Feeling the pulse.
With a thought in her heart, she turned her face and sat beside him. After a while, she heard a long cry from him, and her voice was indistinct. His tone seemed disappointed and relaxed, sad and relieved, and then he murmured: "No..."
there is nothing?
Nan Jin looked at him in astonishment, as if Gong Yin wanted to find out what's wrong? She knew her pulse was normal, isn't normal a good thing? Why is there a slight disappointment on his face, but there is a slight rejoicing in the disappointment?
This expression was so complicated that she was stunned for a long time, and suddenly her hand was pulled by Gong Yin, and her body leaned over, and she had already fallen on Gong Yin's body.
She bumped into his chest, her face was deeply buried in his clear and deep snow-like breath, before she raised her head, her face was already heated up vigorously, her heart was beating violently, an intense rhythm that had never been seen in more than twenty years, she She has always thought that she is deep in cultivation and has extraordinary concentration. She has never thought that she is so difficult to control herself. It is a completely strange feeling to her. feel.
Then she felt that Gong Yin's body was hot. Being familiar with the physique of the Long family, she immediately knew that Gong Yin had a fever. It should be a high fever, so her mind was really not clear. Due to physical reasons, it is difficult for the Long family to have a fever unless the body or spirit is in collapse. Edge, for Gong Yin, maybe both. After all, for a long time, both heart and strength have been overworked.
She turned around and hugged Gong Yin. The Long family who practice ice and snow true qi are the best cooling medicine.
Gong Yin gave way back, giving up half of the bed, she thought slightly sourly that this familiar movement must have been used to Jing Hengbo, leaned over, put one hand on his heart, and wanted to pass on something. The true energy cooled him down, but he saw him hugging himself with his arms, and murmured: "It's okay if you don't have a pregnancy, you can be more free in the future..."
Nan Jin's hands stiffened.
Conceive...conceive what?
Gong Yin's fingers landed on her temples, gently brushing away her messy hair, her gestures were so gentle that she wanted to cry. Treating her carefully like a treasure because of this, and treating her like a treasure because of this, actually doesn't belong to her.
She trembled slightly, Gong Yin snapped her fingers, and Nan Jin raised her head nervously, but she didn't notice any abnormality in his expression.
After a while, when Nan Jin couldn't help breathing more and more urgently, Gong Yin finally opened his mouth in a low voice.
"I've been worried for a long time, and I've been looking forward to it for a long time. Now that I think about it, this is the best way for you..." Gong Yin lowered his fingers, and the corners of his lips slightly curved, "You seem decisive, but in fact, you have a soft heart. I have already given it to you." Fettering, it is best not to have another fetter... I only hope you can cut it clean."
The last few words were spoken so decisively that they were not as vague as before.
Nan Jin's heart trembled, and she raised her eyes to look at him. Gong Yin was still normal, with his hands resting loosely on her shoulders.
Nan Jin looked down at his slender fingers, they were so light and without strength. Similarly, although the two of them were hugging each other face to face, the distance between them was enough for another person to sleep.
Nan Jin suddenly realized. Suddenly I remembered that night, the trembling carriage, the night I silently guarded in the long grass, after that night, I saw the sun rising from the tip of the grass, shining brilliantly, but my heart was as silent as a valley.
Did he suspect that Jing Hengbo was pregnant?
That's why he breathed a sigh of relief now. He longed for a child, but he didn't want Jing Hengbo to have a child, and he didn't want to add another bond to her because of him. He would never be free and easy in this life.
The person on the opposite side looked tired, the night was sinking on his brows, and there was no glimmer of light.
She looked at him quietly, and suddenly burst into tears.
It was the first time in her life that she cried.
With tears in my eyes, I seem to see the little girl standing in front of the brown wooden archway, looking back and forth curiously—the world in front of me is so magical, one step back is the green and lush mountain road where I came, one step forward, It is bare snow-white rocks, the land covered with hoarfrost, and people dressed like ghosts in the snow.
She was a little scared, but the aunt who was holding her was holding her hand tightly. The hand was cold, and it seemed that even the bones were stabbed, and she dared not break free.
A white shadow floated over, it was an old man with white beard and hair, his eyes looked at her without warmth, like a knife, she felt that she was cut inside and out by this knife in a blink of an eye.
Too scared in my heart, I vaguely heard my aunt talking to the old man, "...is an orphan...with excellent bones...qualified..."
"The eyes are good, they are like bright pearls, but to practice in our school, we need to be stable and consistent, and the ice and snow will not melt, so she will never have eyes like bright pearls." The old man's faint tone is still unforgettable, "It doesn't matter, After all, I'm sorry for her, so I'll call her Mingzhu."
From that day on, her name is Mingzhu, she has a new identity, she is the medicine cauldron of the future family head, and she has a life waiting to be dedicated to others at any time.
This definition, I didn't know the price when I was young.
"...Uncle, Uncle is in pain, I don't want to take that potion bath, you see my skin has fallen off."
"The owner needs the medicine cauldron, you must wash it."
"...Uncle, why shut me in a dark room..."
"You are too active and do not meet the requirements of a medicine cauldron. You should retreat here for three months."
"But I'm afraid of the dark."
"The medicine cauldron cannot be fearful."
"Ah! There's something in it! Something's biting me!"
"Every time you scream, put one more thing in."
"... Ge Ge Ge Ge is so cold, I'm going to freeze to death..."
"Yao Ding needs to know the limit before freezing to death."
"...this tonic makes my stomach hurt..."
"Eighteen kinds of highly poisonous substances, today is the first one, you pass all eighteen kinds, and gather eighteen kinds again."
"Don't fill me with true energy like this, I'm going to blow up..."
"Since it is famous as a medicine tripod, it naturally has a body like a tripod, which can accommodate the bitterness, poison and continuous essence beyond ordinary people."
…
The days from the beginning of memory are called darkness.
In the endless pain, someone has been drawing big cakes for her illusoryly.
"After all this, you will be the most outstanding woman in the wilderness."
"You will be worthy of the best man in the world."
"You will become the most honorable person in the Long family, and become the wife of the head of the Long family. You are the most qualified medicine tripod in the history of the Long family. If you succeed, the Long family may change from the cursed bloodline from now on. By then , you are the benefactor of the entire Long family, you will be favored by your husband, loved by your children, and supported by your family, all the pain will be worthless at that time, and you will thank us for the consummation that we have given you."
"The heir of the Long family is extraordinary and refined, how can you be a mediocre woman? Believe me, when you see him, you will feel that all the sacrifices are worthwhile."
…During those purgatory days, it’s not that she didn’t want to die. She had no roots and was pushed to this ice and snow land by the hand of fate. Life is so cold, and those illusory promises and imaginations cannot be touched. I would rather die here than go through decades of pain for that short-lived honor, for an illusory man whom I have never even met face-to-face.
"...I don't want to be this medicine cauldron, I'd rather die..."
"If you commit suicide, an innocent life will die because of you, and the efforts of the whole family will be in vain. You have also seen how many people died in the wilderness in order to catch those poisonous substances. You have also seen the elders who instilled true energy in you overnight. The white hair died young, and you also saw those boys who didn't grow up, and the girls who died at your age. In any case, this family raised you and gave you, and didn't let you die as an orphan in the famine. You grew up rich and well-clothed, can you really let it go?"
I can't let go, this fateful responsibility and burden.
Twenty years have passed like this, youth is accompanied by pain, passing away step by step, and then I will see him at the end of that year.
The first time I saw him was at the bottom of a snow mountain lake.
He came from the blue waves, wearing the same white clothes with different styles. When the long-closed stone gate was slowly opened in front of the eyes accustomed to the dim light, the water was as clear as the blue sky and the waves as the breeze, and he was in the wind. The endless light behind him is bright and hazy, and the brilliance of the sky and the earth are all condensed at this moment.
This is fate, and it seems to be comfort. After arranging her to escape from trouble, she was the first to see him. Her pupils captured the record of beauty and demeanor, and she will never forget it for a long time. She suddenly felt that the elders of the family were not deceiving me, and suddenly felt that the pain in the past was really worth it.
After coming down from the snowy mountain, she knew how he found his family. After ten years of searching for clues, he was determined to make the last blow, calm and calm when surrounded by enemies, and caught by surprise at the door, which belonged to a wise man. With infinite charm, she finally understood the meaning of "the best man".
Even if he went down the mountain later and got injured, his meridians were blocked, and he couldn't get up for a whole year, he couldn't erase the amazement of her when he saw her for the first time. For a whole year, it was her who served her almost naked, and it was also in that year Here, the tribulations and trivialities of life, on the contrary, let her understand this man better, under the calm and cold appearance, the perseverance and fearlessness that the world cannot match. It was also in that year that Jing Yan turned into Jing Jing, and she fell in love with him irrevocably.
Falling in love with his quiet silhouette when he is silent and alone, sitting alone in the secluded solitude.
Falling in love with his calm and calm command of affairs, he defied all opinions and brought the family to the world of mortals.
Only now did she know that all the reasons for loving him were the reasons for him to fight for another person.
In the end, she was standing next to the fireworks stall on the street. She stood on one side of the street and saw Jing Hengbo on the other side of the street. With her back to him, she stood like an isolated island and watched him sit behind Jing Hengbo and serve the wontons, pushing the wontons stiffly with her fingers. After cooking, the backs of his hands were pale and bloodless, with faint bulging veins.
She only felt that her heart seemed to be pushed into a boiling hot pot for a moment.
I thought that twenty years of waiting would finally bear fruit, but in the end he had already formed a marriage alliance with her. The two of them are bound by blood, and anyone who penetrates is a sin.
The tears all over my face finally stopped flowing.
In the past twenty years or so, she was called Mingzhu, a bright pearl who favors her like a bright pearl. This name is more like a stimulus or comfort. Since she was called Mingzhu, she has become that stiff, pale and weird woman. Easy to shed tears.
She was originally a woman like Jing Hengbo, with flowing water and bright pearls...
Then have a good cry tonight, in the arms of the man who originally belonged to her in this life, in the closest and farthest distance from him in this life, let the tears of this life be completely shed, and it can be regarded as paying off the debt owed in the previous life, but I hope I don't have to come again in my next life.
With tears in her eyes, she slowly leaned over and hugged his waist tightly.
At some point, he also hugged her tightly in silence.
…
Jing Hengbo stood at the foot of the mountain, looking up at the dark cliff in front of him.
She frowned, never thought that in Puyang City, there would be such a seemingly low but extremely strange mountain.
The mountain seems to have been split by ghosts and gods, split in half at ninety degrees, straight up and down, slippery, the whole mountain is gray, and the color of the rocks is very strange, and there is no plant growing. Seeing such a mountain, let me People feel uneasy.
The children of the Long family following behind were amazed. Some people ran over and wanted to try to climb, but the mountain was so slippery and straight that there was almost no foothold. A few people jumped up ridiculously and had to fall down. , the tallest is no more than three feet.
Dr. Sun was beside her, staring at the mountain with complicated eyes, and sighed long and long: "I have traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers in search of empty flowers, but I didn't expect this flower to grow right under my nose. But the situation we are facing now is even worse. Cruel, you see it growing under your nose, you can get it easily, but you just can't pick it off."
Originally, Jing Hengbo had some objections to the word "unable to pick it". There are countless masters in the world, how could they not even be able to climb a cliff, only now did they know that the old man was not lying.
"The entire cliff is more than ten feet long, and there is probably only one foothold, which is still near the top. You must know that going up is more difficult than going down. No matter how good the lightness kung fu is, it can only reach the sky by three or four feet if you use your true energy." Dr. Sun looked thoughtfully at the group of Long family children who were still trying to climb the mountain, and suddenly smiled, "These young people are all masters."
Jing Hengbo chuckled, with vigilant eyes, but Dr. Sun said: "It's a pity that such skills are disturbed by the strange poison of the blood. If the girl can help me get the empty flowers today, the old man will definitely perform the blood exchange technique for them. As long as one of them can recover, the whole family can be saved."
Jing Hengbo didn't expect that the old guy had already seen the illness of these guys, and he felt moved when he said that he could save the whole family by himself. He always thought that this would help Gong Yin, so he nodded.
Dr. Sun was delighted with the colors, and immediately gave her instructions on how to pick flowers. The flowers are invisible at the moment, and they will not bloom until the darkest time before dawn. There are no flowers and plants on this mountain wall, and there is nowhere to climb. The empty flowers grow on the back of a cliff protruding from the cliff, so it is not practical to hang them up the mountain and pick them down. But going up from below, close to the place where Kongkonghua grows, there is only one place that can barely stand, the humidity is extremely heavy, and it is extremely slippery, that place is still half a foot away from Kongkonghua, how to stand firmly in that position It is a problem to dig out the flowers growing in the crevices of the cliff at a distance of half a foot.
More importantly, that thing only blooms for half a quarter of an hour, and it is useless to pick it once it withers. You can't use any utensils when picking it. It's best to put it directly into a special jade box filled with medicine, and grind it immediately within half an hour.
All kinds of conditions make people listen to heaven, the children of the Long family were dumbfounded, and then scolded the old man for being unscrupulous, which is obviously a lie to send people to death.
Jing Hengbo looked at the time, looked at the cliff, and suddenly asked: "If a person who has succeeded in exchanging blood can use the power of the same source to help a person of the same family who is seriously ill, will it be effective?"
Dr. Sun pondered for a moment, then nodded, "If this person is willing to contribute his skills, it should be helpful."
"That's good." Jing Hengbo began to tidy up his whole body, and **** his skirt, trying to be as neat as possible.
The children of the Long family stopped arguing and stared at her, as if they wanted to see the cowardice on her face, but also seemed unable to understand why she was so bold.
Under their suspicious eyes, Jing Hengbo disappeared with a "whoosh".
Everyone was still looking for it stupidly, but Dr. Sun had already looked up at the foothold above the cliff with a flash in his eyes.
The disciples of the Long family also saw the slender figure swaying in the wind on the top of the cliff, and couldn't help but let out an exclamation. What surprised me was that the speed was terrifying and miraculous, and what surprised me was that the foothold was too small, too small to stand on Jing Hengbo's half shoe. Someone was about to cheer, but they shut their mouths in an instant—the mountain wind was too strong, the figure was too thin, and it felt like it could be blown off at any time.
Jing Hengbo also feels nervous now. She didn't expect the wind to be so strong above. The split mountain caused the wind to penetrate straight in. The force is as strong as an iron plate. Now that she has no real strength, it is difficult for her to support herself on the spot with this kind of strength. , let alone on this narrow mountain peak.
And the surrounding area is very dark, the fog is very heavy, and the cliff protruding above her head is black and covered her head. She doesn't know how thick the cliff is. If you can't see it, you will be sent flying.
It's too dangerous to use lights in this **** place.
The disciples of the Long family also noticed that something was wrong, and someone yelled, "Go to the top of the cliff!"
Although going to the top of the cliff won't help Jing Hengbo, it can at least prevent sneak attacks.
The children of the Long family rushed to the top of the cliff, but Dr. Sun hesitated to speak, and stared closely at the top.
Jing Hengbo had no time to pay attention to other things at this time, all his energy and attention were on his surroundings, he turned around on that spot with difficulty, and waited for the flower to bloom.
She was originally facing the opposite mountain wall, when she turned around, she suddenly felt something was wrong, but she couldn't turn around at this moment, besides, the opposite side was three feet away from here, and the palm wind couldn't reach it, so if she used a hidden weapon, This visibility and wind power cannot guarantee accuracy at all.
In her subconscious mind, the danger was still above her head.
It was getting darker, and dawn was approaching.
There was a wheezing sound above the head, and the group of Long family children climbed up, and someone said loudly: "We have cleaned it up for you, there is no one here! Don't worry!"
Jing Hengbo smiled, and immediately smelled a strange fragrance.
Like the fragrance of wine, the middleman wants to get drunk.
She immediately looked at the small crack indicated by Dr. Sun, and vaguely saw a transparent brilliance flash.
Flowering!
Jing Hengbo didn't dare to hesitate, pointed in that direction, and stretched out his hand to volley.
In this world, she is the only one who has the ability to control things with her mind, but the more solid the things to control, the better. At this moment, the peanut is illusory, and it is hidden in the crevice of the cliff. The first time I pulled it out, I couldn't get it out.
Jing Hengbo had no choice but to do it again, this time with excessive force, his feet slipped, and his body suddenly leaned forward.
Dr. Sun and the rest of the Long family's children below vaguely saw it, and let out an exclamation. The Long family's children above couldn't see it, and they all shouted anxiously, and their voices were instantly blown away by the mountain wind.
Jing Hengbo knew it was not good when he leaned over, and subconsciously stretched out his hands to grab, and then his heart sank—this cliff is extremely slippery and there are no plants growing, where can there be anything to grab?
But suddenly his hand caught something.
Just under the cliff covering her head in front, there seemed to be vines, or vines in the shape of a net. Her five fingers just penetrated into the net, and immediately fixed her body firmly.
Are there reticulated vines growing on the back of the cliff? She looked up, but couldn't see, the light and the clouds were too heavy.
I don't know why a creepy feeling suddenly arises in my heart. This feeling is strange, as if... as if I was suddenly stared at by something at a very close distance.
It was too close, so close that she could feel her breath spraying on her face, but there was nothing in front of her except the tumbling clouds, she could only think that it was the feeling of cold mist hitting a person's face.
There were anxious shouts from below, and the footsteps of the children of the Long family above made her head hurt, which was also the frequency of anxiety.
Blooming is but a moment, the time is coming.
The position at that point became more and more slippery. At this time, she couldn't leave the netted vine that could fix her body in her hand. She grabbed the vine tightly, leaned forward, and pulled out the other hand fiercely.
A little halo-like brilliance suddenly leaped out, and the hazy white cloud, like condensed fog, like soft clouds, like twinkling stars, softly swayed in the air.
The stronger the wine-like intoxicating aroma, the stronger she even felt a little dizzy.
She quickly stretched out her hand and closed it again, the thing flew in the air, and the opened small jade box was tied on her hand, and the thing went directly into the jade box, from beginning to end, without any utensils or real objects being stained.
Only then did Jing Hengbo let out a long breath of relief.
Dr. Sun and the disciples of the Long family also let out a long breath at the same time. The disciples of the Long family cheered and praised the miracle.
The jade box on Jing Hengbo's wrist has a small mechanism. Just touch it with your chin to close the lid to prevent the herbs from falling out. This was also designed by Dr. Sun for the convenience of collecting herbs.
Jing Hengbo held the net vine with one hand, held the jade box flat with the other, and tried to close the box with his chin.
Her chin had already touched the box, and she heard a "click".
Joy overflowed in her heart, and she thought that this medicine could be exchanged for Dr. Sun's hand, and if the blood exchange was successful, the Long family would have healthy people, and if the Long family had healthy people, and if the Long family had healthy people, maybe they could do something about Gong Yin's body, maybe You can use that medicine cauldron...
This moment of distraction.
There was a sudden sneer above his head.
The voice was extremely low, but it sounded like thunder to his ears. Jing Hengbo was shocked!
Where did they come from? How could there be someone!
But it was too late to think. At this moment, there was no ground under her feet and her hands were trapped. She made a decisive decision and let go of her hands.
The box fell, and Dr. Sun and everyone rushed to pick it up.
Jing Hengbo's figure flickered at the fastest speed.
But it was too late after all, the moment she let go, she only felt a chill on her neck, as if a snake had slid into her neck suddenly.
leather cord!
This word flashed through my mind, and I immediately regretted it. If I make any moves at this time, I will hang myself!
However, her teleportation, movement and thoughts happened at the same time. Just as the thought flashed, the person had already flashed out.
The neck suddenly tightened, and she was immediately suspended in the air.
Almost instantly, the feeling of suffocation that I experienced not long ago reappeared, the gas was tightly strangled out of the throat, the chest was suffocated like a boulder, and it seemed to burst into boiling blood, as if a sharp knife cut from the throat to the heart. Venus popped up and then went blank...
The danger of hanging her neck at this moment is even more dangerous than Miss Zheng's hanging her neck back then—the cliff is high, the rope is tight, and the other party has calculated her reaction. Tightly strangling her throat, she will hang herself, just in a moment!
Underneath, Dr. Sun and the children of the Long family ran wildly, and took the jade box. Doctor Sun heaved a sigh of relief, while the children of the Long family still stretched out their hands, waiting for Jing Hengbo, who had stumbled, to fall from the cliff, so they could catch it.
However, when he raised his head, he could see that slender figure in the hazy darkness above the sky, swaying in the wind, but not falling.
Taking a closer look, the face turned pale with shock, and someone yelled wildly, "She's hanging! She's hanging!"
Jing Hengbo at the top vaguely heard these words, and smiled wryly in his heart because of the belatedness of the children of the Long family.
She was plunged into darkness, and the last thought flashed through... Did she run into a hanged ghost recently, and was strangled in various ways...