There was a complete commotion outside.
Liu Yushu opened the door and intended to go to the front to check the situation, but was blocked by a figure standing in the courtyard.
In the moonlight, the man was dressed in black. His long hair was simply tied up with a black ribbon and hung down his back. He stood quietly in the courtyard as if the surrounding hubbub had nothing to do with him.
Liu Yushu slammed the door shut. She was extremely frightened. She recognized at a glance that this must be the man who had attacked her last night!
It was Wu Qing. He had come. He had appeared.
Just as Geng Rong had said, he had really tracked her down accurately by the fragrance on her body.
Her heart thundered in her ears. Liu Yushu nervously pressed herself against the door. Despite the chaos outside, she could clearly hear the man's footsteps approaching the door step by step.
No, don't come in.
She knew that if Wu Qing really wanted to come in, she wouldn't be able to stop him at all.
However, to her surprise, Wu Qing stopped when he reached the door. His silhouette was reflected on the paper door.
What was he up to? Liu Yushu was completely confused.
"What did you do to Geng Rong?" she asked boldly.
"..." Wu Qing didn't answer.
"What on earth do you want?" she continued.
"..." Wu Qing still didn't answer.
Liu Yushu panicked greatly. She couldn't figure out Wu Qing's thoughts and didn't dare to call for help rashly. She quickly grabbed the teacup on the table and made up her mind that if he forced his way in, she would smash the teacup and try to kill him. If she couldn't kill him, she would die with him.
Most of the night had passed. Liu Yushu was so tense that she couldn't hold on any longer. There was a layer of dark circles under her eyes, and her tired body slid down to the ground. Finally, unable to resist the drowsiness, she fell into a dream.
Wu Qing flew into the room through the window and carefully picked up Liu Yushu from the ground.
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It was so comfortable.
Cool breezes were swirling around, and there was a faint fragrance of grass in the air. Liu Yushu slowly opened her eyes. Her hazy vision gradually cleared, and she immediately screamed in panic, "Ah—How did I get here!"
There was an abyss in front of her, and she was sitting on a cliff.
She swayed and almost fell off and smashed to pieces. Her arm was quickly grabbed tightly from behind, and the man then pulled her into his arms. Wu Qing was holding a peach and offered it to her.
It was actually him!!!
Did he bring her to such a dangerous place?! What on earth was this madman up to!!!
Liu Yushu was extremely angry, but she was afraid of falling, so she didn't dare to move rashly. She could only glare at Wu Qing aggrievedly and suddenly noticed that there was a half - iron mask on his face, covering the ugly black spots on it.
"If you want to kill me, you don't have to go to so much trouble and scare me before I die," she said angrily.
Wu Qing pursed his lips and didn't say a word. He put the peach beside her, got up and was about to leave. His hanging corner of the clothes was grabbed. Liu Yushu was like a frightened kitten, her hands shaking, and she said with a crying voice in a hurry, "Don't leave. Take me away from here." Her eyes were full of tears, looking extremely aggrieved.
Wu Qing felt his heart melt into a pool of water all of a sudden. He tore off a piece of his clothes to prevent her from clinging to him and quickly disappeared into the woods.
"You madman," Liu Yushu's eyes turned red after being left behind. Tears welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't help shivering all over. Her fair and soft hands trembled as she supported the rocky ground. Suddenly, she noticed something strange.
The place where she was sitting and the place where the peach was placed were spotless, without a single gravel, as if they had been cleaned.
She looked around again. There was a forest on the opposite side of the cliff. It wasn't dawn yet, and it was still dark all around. There was no one else, and the wind blowing made it seem extremely desolate.
In such a desolate place, even if she was killed, there would be no one to call for help.
Where on earth was this? What on earth did that madman bring her here for!
As she was distracted, her body swayed. One of her feet hung outside the cliff, and she almost fell. She was so scared that her face turned pale and she kept trembling all over. "Help, help me," she sobbed desperately in a low voice.
It was over. She was definitely going to die here.
Just as Liu Yushu was thinking this, her wrist felt warm, and then a strong big hand pulled her up from the ground. In her tearful eyes was Wu Qing's face with the iron mask. Seeing that he had come back, she was actually extremely happy. She grabbed his arm tightly with both hands and let him hug her. She lay on his chest and cried non - stop, "If you want to kill me, do it quickly. Don't torture me anymore."
Wu Qing's eyes were full of pity. He carried her to the edge of the cliff and sat down. He took out a kettle and handed it to her.
The closer they got to the cliff, the more panicked she became. When she panicked, she unconsciously burrowed into his arms and hugged his waist tightly with both hands.
"If you don't drink, I'll throw you down," his voice was surprisingly gentle, not as cold and sharp as usual.
Liu Yushu glared at him. She was afraid of death, so she immediately took the kettle, opened it, and tilted her head back and gulped down several mouthfuls. Only after she finished drinking did she notice something was wrong. What was in the kettle wasn't water but wine.
This wine smelled fragrant and was intoxicating. She had drunk it before. It was Qionghua Wine. She would never mistake such a uniquely fragrant wine.
Qionghua Wine was very hard to buy. How did he get it?
Maybe it was because she had drunk too much. Liu Yushu felt a little dizzy, but her body relaxed, and the tense mood disappeared completely. Her body was limp, and she couldn't get up in his arms.
Wu Qing stretched out his hand. His slightly cool fingertips brushed across her cheek and wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes. He stared into her eyes, and there was tenderness in his eyes.
At this moment, the beauty in his arms was unable to struggle, and he could easily have her. But he wouldn't do that. He had told her that he wanted her to beg to be his woman!
Once, he didn't know how to love someone. He only knew how to quarrel with her blindly, which made her drift further and further away from him and made her forget about him.
It was good that she had forgotten the unpleasant memories of the past. As long as he was still alive, he could come to her side at any time to see her, get to know her again, and make her remember him once more.
It was just a pity that he was an ugly monster now. In order not to scare her, he could only wear the cold iron mask when seeing her.
Liu Yushu dozed off in Wu Qing's arms for a while. Suddenly, it brightened up in front of her. She slowly opened her eyes. In the sky, half of the fiery sun had emerged, illuminating the sky. The orange - red light shone on the two of them.
The sun had risen.
What a beautiful sunrise! It was the first time in her life that she had watched a sunrise. She couldn't help reaching out her hand to try to catch the sun. Her slender fingers spread out, and then she closed her eyes and slowly closed her palm.
At this moment, she understood his intention.
Her palm suddenly felt hot. His big hand held hers, interlacing their fingers. She didn't even refuse to hold hands with him. Wu Qing's pupils shrank. He was extremely surprised and at the same time felt extremely happy.
Liu Yushu suddenly opened her eyes. Her long, curly and thick eyelashes like crow feathers touched the iron mask on his face. His eyes were like a deep spring, rolling with passionate and ambiguous emotions, which made people get lost in them as soon as they were distracted. Her cheeks flushed, and she stared into his eyes for a long time.
His well - defined lips were within reach. If he lowered his head a little more, he could kiss her. The two of them were so close.
The sun slowly rose. The two of them looked at each other in silence, as if waiting for the sun to rise.