At night, Wu Qing arrived as promised.
Every time he came to her room, he would immobilize Zui Tao, the maid guarding outside, and make her fall into a deep sleep.
"You seem troubled?" Wu Qing saw Liu Yushu sighing worriedly. He hugged her anxiously and tenderly.
Liu Yushu nodded and sighed softly, "My grandmother wants you to come to our house with betrothal gifts to propose marriage."
Wu Qing's eyes widened and his gaze flickered. He was overjoyed in his heart. "This is great news. I'll propose tomorrow. Then we can get married soon, and you'll become my woman, my wife earlier." If it weren't for the rules that forbade proposing marriage in the middle of the night, he would have rushed to the old lady's room right away, woken her up, and kowtowed to her, pleading for her to let Liu Yushu marry him.
"This matter is not that simple." Liu Yushu grabbed his hand and seriously admonished him, "You must prepare the betrothal gifts carefully. My grandmother has seen a lot in her life. You must be flawless in your preparation, or she won't agree to let me marry you."
"Don't worry. I'll definitely marry you." Wu Qing said firmly. He had made up his mind that no matter what others thought, he was going to marry Liu Yushu in this lifetime.
"I miss you." He lowered his head and kissed her. His eyes became infatuated. "I miss you too." After a long separation, the two nestled together. They had a lot to say but didn't know where to start. As long as she was well, he would be at ease.
Being with her made him feel that time flew by so fast. He really wished time would stand still so that he could be with her forever.
The two were in the passionate stage of their relationship and couldn't bear to be separated for a moment. They wanted to be glued to each other every day.
The gauze curtain fell, and the red candle burned brightly.
Soon, dawn broke, and the candle burned out.
Liu Yushu teased Wu Qing. His eyes sharpened, and he grabbed her hand. Gritting his teeth, he said, "How dare you act so naughty again!"
Liu Yushu smiled triumphantly. "I see your injury is completely healed."
Wu Qing put on a pretend angry face and bullied her. She laughed and said, "Scoundrel, stop fooling around. Are you crazy—" Her mind was in a mess, and all kinds of vulgar and random words came out of her mouth.
Wu Qing watched, feeling his heart itch.
This feeling was really hard to bear.
"Brother Qing, I want to hear a story. Please tell me one." Liu Yushu coquettishly pleaded in a soft voice.
This really stumped Wu Qing. He was good at killing and fighting, but storytelling, which was something for scholars, was really beyond his ability.
"Just tell me some stories about the jianghu. What kind of place is the jianghu? Are there many masters in the jianghu? What's your ranking?" Liu Yushu had countless questions.
Wu Qing smiled and sighed. "The jianghu is a bloody place. People in the jianghu are all tainted with the smell of blood and storms. It's not as wonderful as you think."
"Really? I don't believe it." Liu Yushu chuckled. She lowered her head and sniffed Wu Qing's hair, then retorted, "But you're also from the jianghu, and there's no smell of blood on you."
Wu Qing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's just a figure of speech. It doesn't really mean there's a smell of blood." He was really defeated by her.
"How many people have you killed? Have you counted?" Liu Yushu widened her eyes, looking forward to yet fearing Wu Qing's answer.
Undoubtedly, for her, Wu Qing was a top - level dangerous person.
Wu Qing was silent for a while. He pursed his lips. "I haven't counted." After taking a deep breath, he added, "The people I killed all deserved to die. Even if I didn't kill them, others would." His tone was very firm.
He never doubted himself, let alone his sword.
"..." After thinking for a while, Liu Yushu timidly asked, "If I make a mistake in the future, will you kill me too?" She looked scared and aggrieved.
"Never." Wu Qing said firmly. His expression was serious and solemn. "In my eyes, you're always right. You'll never make a mistake." He said this quite stubbornly.
Liu Yushu was very touched. This was exactly what she wanted to hear from Wu Qing.
Right and wrong weren't that important. What mattered was that she wanted him to unconditionally stand by her side and always support her, no matter when and where.
The two lovers were chatting happily. His eyes were infatuated, and he was just about to lower the gauze curtain again when suddenly the voice of a maid came from outside the door. "Miss, are you awake? The old lady is coming. She said she wanted to come and see you. She's on her way here."
What? The old lady is coming? How could this happen?! It's not even completely bright yet. Why is the old lady coming?!
Liu Yushu's body stiffened. She looked at Wu Qing in a panic, completely at a loss. "What should we do? My grandmother is coming. You must leave quickly. If she finds out you're with me... we're doomed. I'm doomed."
"Don't panic." Wu Qing flew and hid behind the screen.
Seeing that the old lady was about to enter the room, even if he was extremely skilled in light - footed skills, he couldn't escape. And he didn't want to meet the elder in such a situation, so he had to hide for the time being.
Wu Qing had thought that he must meet the elders of the Liu family in an upright manner. Otherwise, he would be looked down upon by the Liu family for a lifetime. He could not care, but he couldn't let Liu Yushu be looked down upon either. In fact, he didn't care about anything, but he cared about Liu Yushu.
"You hide well. No matter what my grandmother says, don't make a sound!" She didn't have time to let him leave. The door was already pushed open, and the old lady walked into the front hall with a walking stick.
Liu Yushu thought to herself, hoping that she could safely hide this from her grandmother!!!