The shadows gradually dissipated, the twilight rose everywhere, and the rolling green hills almost merged with the sky. The speed of the carriage slowed down, and after about a quarter of an hour, the carriage stopped, and the curtain was lifted, revealing Su Xingchen's face.
Tao Jingyi leaned against the corner of the carriage. After Su Xingchen went out, her body was considered to be completely relaxed. It's just that Su Xingchen is guarding outside the carriage, and the speed of the carriage is so fast, she once thought of jumping out of the window to escape, but the consequence of doing so is that once Su Xingchen fails to escape, Su Xingchen is likely to kill her on the spot. Peel off the skin and bones, and swallow it into the stomach.
Think twice, or give up.
After all, she didn't dare to provoke Su Xingchen, so she had no choice but to sit in the corner of the carriage, quietly waiting for the next development, and then find another time to leave.
After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the carriage became drowsy. When Su Xingchen lifted the curtain, she forced her eyes open and asked, "Where are you?"
"You're home, sister, come out." Su Xingchen stretched out his hand towards her.
Tao Jingyi hesitated for a moment, and obediently placed his hand in his palm. Su Xingchen held her hand tightly and pulled her out of the carriage.
When Tao Jingyi was about to jump off the carriage, he suddenly stretched out his arms and hugged her up. Tao Jingyi's body soared into the air, and in a moment of dizziness, he was already held in Su Xingchen's arms.
She was surprised: "Xingchen, what are you doing?"
"The mountain road is rough. I'm afraid that my sister will fall and knock myself. It's better for me to hold it safely."
Tao Jingyi laughed and struggled: "Don't hold me, I'm not that delicate, I can walk by myself."
Not only did Su Xingchen not put her down, but he hugged her even tighter. The corners of his lips curled up in a stubborn arc, hugged Tao Jingyi, and left along the mountain road.
Tao Jingyi couldn't struggle, so he had to give up.
The sky and the earth were shrouded in darkness, the green hills in the distance rolled up and down, and the mountain wind blew through the branches and leaves, making a rustling sound, Su Xingchen's outline was reflected in the darkness, and his eyebrows and eyes could not be seen clearly.
I don't know how long this section of the road has been, and finally the sky has completely darkened, and even the outline of the mountains can't be seen clearly. A few stars are dotted sporadically on the dark sky.
Not far away, the silhouette of a small house fell into Tao Jingyi's sight. It was a house made of wood, a fence surrounded the outside of the house, and a few bushes of wild chrysanthemums bloomed beside the fence.
Su Xingchen kicked open the courtyard door, carried Tao Jingyi into the house, put her on a chair, turned around and lit the oil lamp on the table.
A dim yellow light shines from his fingertips, and the flame dances, reflecting half of his handsome cheek.
He put the lamp on the table, leaned over and squatted beside Tao Jingyi, and said in a low voice, "Sister must be hungry, I'll go cook for sister."
After speaking, without waiting for Tao Jingyi's reaction, he reached out and touched Tao Jingyi's acupuncture points, and then walked out. After closing the door, he did not forget to take out a lock and lock the door.
Tao Jingyi was stiff all over, unable to move while sitting on the chair, and she was accompanied only by a lamp. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the door of the room was pushed open, and faint starlight fell on the ground, casting a light halo on Su Xingchen's clothes.
Su Xingchen has already changed into a set of clothes. This set of clothes is light purple and very thin. He has always worn clothes unruly, and he always likes to tie them loosely. The smell of blood was no longer on the clothes, and the breeze brought a burst of aroma, which was emitted by the food in his hands.
He put the food on the table and squatted down in front of Tao Jingyi again: "Sister must be waiting impatiently."
Brushing his fingers over Tao Jingyi's acupuncture points, Tao Jingyi's stiff body immediately relaxed.
Su Xingchen pulled up a stool, sat down beside Tao Jingyi, and picked up a pair of chopsticks.
His hair was tied high and combed into a ponytail, just like before, as if time had never passed.
He picked up the vegetables with his chopsticks, and gently blew away the heat, bringing it to Tao Jingyi's lips.
Tao Jingyi was helpless: "Xingchen, I have hands and feet, so I can eat by myself."
Su Xingchen said aggrievedly: "The food is too hot, I'm afraid I'll burn my sister."
"I'm not a child."
"But sister will die." Su Xingchen lowered his eyes.
Tao Jingyi was startled. Su Xingchen's words were very light, but she understood what was behind these words. Su Xingchen was afraid, afraid of losing her again.
Her heart seemed to be hit hard by something, and the soreness spread on the apex of her heart. She couldn't help comforting: "It won't happen."
She opened her mouth and ate the dish he picked up.
Su Xingchen lost it and found it again, so he was naturally cautious in everything he did, and when he got used to his existence, he would no longer be like this. Now, Tao Jingyi can only follow him in everything.
After eating, Su Xingchen gestured to touch her acupoints again.
Tao Jingyi hurriedly said, "Acupressure will cause Qi and blood to block."
Su Xingchen really hesitated.
Su Xingchen hesitated for a moment, but really didn't tap her acupuncture points. He picked up the empty bowl and motioned Tao Jingyi to follow.
Tao Jingyi had no choice but to follow behind him step by step and entered the kitchen.
Tao Jingyi leaned against the door frame, watching Su Xingchen fill a bowl of rice, gobble it up, and quickly wash the bowl.
She turned her head to look at the small courtyard. The small yard looks dilapidated, but it has everything you need. There is a well in the yard. It can be seen that there are often people living here. It seems that Su Xingchen has lived here for the past year.
Tao Jingyi wanted to ask Su Xingchen a lot of things, but he was afraid of provoking him, so he didn't dare to ask anything.
He has grown up a lot. In the past, these rough jobs were done by the girls in the villa, but now he does them with quick hands and feet and is very familiar.
After cleaning up the kitchen, Su Xingchen fetched a basin of hot water and watched Tao Jingyi wash up.
With Tao Jingyi stared at him scorchingly, he washed up hastily and went to bed.
There was only one bed in the room, and Su Xingchen would definitely not let her sleep on the floor. Tao Jingyi lay on the bed, reached out to touch the bedside, and found a package.
She sat up, took the package in her hand, and asked curiously: "Xingchen, what is this?"
Su Xingchen's complexion changed drastically, he rushed over and snatched the package from her hand, and said in a panic, "It's nothing, I'll throw away some useless things."
Regardless of whether or not Tao Jingyi would disappear, he walked towards the outside of the house with messy steps, his back looking slightly embarrassed.
Tao Jingyi looked puzzled, and he didn't know what the package contained, it was hard, like a stick or something.
Naturally, what was contained in the package was not a stick, but a pile of bones, which Su Xingchen snatched back from Duan Feibai. At first he thought that the bone belonged to Su Xiyan, and he fell asleep holding the bone every night, as if his elder sister was still by his side.
But sister came back, proving that the bone was not her at all. Thinking of sleeping with this pile of bones for a year, Su Xingchen felt a chill all over his body.
He took out the bones, crushed them with his palms, and threw them into the stream.
When he returned, there was the sound of gentle and even breathing from the room, it was Tao Jingyi's, and she was already asleep. This day, I was sad and frightened, and when I lay down on the bed, I realized that I was very tired, my eyelids were closed, and I fell asleep not long after.
Su Xingchen sat on the ground beside the bed, held Tao Jingyi's hand, and stared tenderly at her face reflected in the candlelight.
The lamp oil was gradually exhausted, and after the lights went out, the room was dark, only the faint starlight fell on the ground through the half-opened windows.
Su Xingchen opened his eyes wide, staring at Tao Jingyi's face through the night, until the stars in the sky disappeared, and the east was pale...
Tao Jingyi opened his sleepy eyes, and met Su Xingchen's eyes. Su Xingchen grinned, and asked softly, "Did sister sleep well last night?"
Tao Jingyi covered his mouth and yawned, then sat up.
"Are you hungry? I'll make breakfast for you." Su Xingchen stood up and swayed. Tao Jingyi noticed that his eyes were black and blue.
"Stars?" Tao Jingyi looked at his slightly pale cheeks in surprise.
His eyes were full of tiredness, and no matter how wide the smile was, it couldn't hide the tiredness. Tao Jingyi had a terrible guess in his heart: "Did you stay up all night?"
As if Su Xingchen didn't hear it, he changed the subject and asked, "What would sister want for breakfast? There is still some flour in the kitchen. I'll make dumplings for sister. What kind of stuffing would sister like to eat? There are pork, beef, and mutton." , there are shepherd's purse, celery, cabbage..."
"Su Xingchen!" Tao Jingyi interrupted his rambling, "Tell me, did you watch over me last night and didn't sleep at all?!"
"Otherwise, it's better to have noodles. Sister used to like noodles."
"Su Xingchen." Tao Jingyi's voice was faintly choked with sobs, "I really hate myself for not throwing you into the sea back then."
Drown this scourge directly, once and for all.
"Sister, don't cry, sister." Su Xingchen's face changed when he saw Tao Jingyi's eyes turned red, "I'm not sleepy, I'm a martial artist, I just stayed up all night, I don't feel sleepy at all .”
"You didn't sleep last night, so what about this night? What about tomorrow night? You won't sleep every night after that?" Tao Jingyi can always easily understand Su Xingchen's thoughts, he is just a little lunatic!
"What are you worried about?" Tao Jingyi asked loudly.
"I..." Su Xingchen panicked. He is ruthless and murderous, he is not afraid of anything, but he is afraid that his sister will be sad, and he is also afraid that his sister will be angry.
"I'm sorry, Sister." He was afraid, afraid that this was just a big dream he had, and as soon as he closed his eyes, the dream would wake up, and Sister would never be seen again.
Tao Jingyi couldn't figure out what he was thinking, she suddenly felt like a deflated ball, feeling powerless all over her heart.
She said: "Hey, Xingchen, sleep, if you are afraid that I will disappear, you can lock me, so I can't go anywhere."
She has always regarded Su Xingchen as her relatives, she really can't bear to look at this child and go crazy for herself. She had to find a way to stop Su Xingchen's madness.