At five o 'clock in the morning, the carriage team set off and headed south.
It was not until noon that they stopped by a clear stream in the mountains to rest.
"This is already the territory of Rong City.
If there are no accidents, we can enter the city and find an inn to stay at at the end of the afternoon. "
Lin Siyao carried the twins in each hand and jumped out of the carriage. He handed the twins to Mama Liang, who had come to pick them up, to feed them. Then, he turned around and gently hugged Su Shuiche down.
"The environment here is very good." Although there was still some spring chill, it could not stop the blooming of winter jasmine flowers all over the mountains.
Su Shuiche closed her eyes and took a deep breath. She opened her eyes comfortably and stretched her waist, which had almost fallen apart. She looked back at Lin Siyao with a smile, "Does it look like when you carried me on the road at Dashi Mountain?"
However, at that time, there were only the two of them, Xiaochun and Xiao Xue, and the two wolf cubs. Now, there were more than ten people of all sizes.
"Yes."
Lin Siyao replied with a faint smile. He also remembered that at that time, he was the one who carried her out of Dashi Mountain.
If he hadn't met her, oh, no, it should be said that she had met him, there wouldn't even be a corpse left now.
"Let's go and sit by the stream for a while."
From afar, she saw that Yang Jingzhi and Qing Lan had already washed their hands and faces in the stream. Su Shuiche also pulled Lin Siyao to the stream.
"At that time at Dashi Mountain, I even took off my shoes and socks and soaked my feet in the stream …" Now that she thought about it, she was really bold.
Thinking of this, Su Shuiche stuck out her tongue lightly, almost tempting Lin Siyao to drag her back to the carriage and have a good time with her.
"I saw it once!"
It was that time that suddenly cracked a crack in his cold heart, seeping out traces of tenderness that even he didn't know about, gradually trapping her.
"Did you secretly laugh at me at that time?"
"No." He only felt that a beautiful scene of a fairy bathing appeared in front of his eyes, and he was so shocked that he stopped.
"Really?"
Su Shuiche raised her head with a smile. Lin Siyao leaned over and captured her alluring red lips. He sucked on them deeply before releasing them. "Is it important?"
"No." She was just curious.
Now, she was his lawful wife. Even if he had laughed at her secretly and disliked her for not being dignified, so what?
She was sure that he would never break up with her.
"In any case, we're still in broad daylight. Take it easy." Xue Li's calm voice rang out behind the two of them.
Su Shuiche was so embarrassed that she realized that this was a public place with many spectators, not just the two of them.
"See no evil." Lin Siyao indifferently spat out these four words.
In other words, anyone with good morals would not come to disturb them.
He was the only one who would be so shameless as to come and disturb the couple's lovey-dovey time.
Didn't he see that everyone else was kind enough to turn their faces to the other side and not rudely peek at them?!
"Hehe … I'm just here as an elder to give you some advice. After all, there are still unmarried women here." Xue Li was not angry and said with a smile. He pointed at Yang Jingzhi, Qing Lan and the others.
"You guys chat first. I'll go heat up some dry food."
Su Shuiche knew that the King of Blood Hades must have something to say to Ah Yao. She found an excuse to leave first and walked towards the carriage.
Lin Siyao frowned as he watched the little woman gradually walk away. He couldn't help but mutter in his heart: She actually abandoned me and left just like that?
"You've married a good wife." Xue Li also stared at Su Shuiche's back. After a moment, he grinned and said.
Lin Siyao glanced at him from the corner of his eye and thought: Nonsense.
Shuiche was someone he had chosen directly.
"I know you still have resentment in your heart.
But think about your mother. After all these years, she definitely didn't have it any better than you … "Xue Li restrained the smile in his eyes and said slowly, hoping that his son would forget about him and Ruo Er." She didn't have any news about you. No matter if you were alive or dead, she just refused to give up.
She insisted on believing that you were still alive … Zhan Er … I'm telling you this as a husband, not as a king. I hope you can think about your mother … She … "
Lin Siyao's body stiffened slightly, then he turned and left.
He still couldn't let go.
Xue Li quietly watched his back as he walked towards the carriage. It was completely different from when he was behind the husband and wife. The current him was emitting a bone-chilling cold. He suddenly realized that this was a wound that his parents, who had missed out on him for a total of twenty-four years of his life, could not touch.
… …
"Ah Yao?"
Su Shuiche saw Lin Siyao jump into the carriage without saying a word. She stopped warming the rations in her hands and looked at him in confusion. Could it be … that the two of them had a falling out again?
"Why did you leave me?" Lin Siyao asked in a low voice.
"Eh?
I … I came back to warm some steamed buns … "Alright, she did want him to stay. That was because she hoped that he could have a good talk with Xue Li.
She couldn't just refuse to look at him the whole way. Even when they returned to Blossom Town, the two groups of people would still be at loggerheads.
Lin Siyao stared straight at her. When he saw her, she couldn't help but lower her head, only revealing her white neck to his eyes. "Alright, it's my fault.
I shouldn't have given you a chance to be alone with him … I'm sorry … I … I just wanted you to talk to them calmly … That … You also don't want … Xiao 'er and Long' er to treat us like this one day, right?
I … "
"That's different …" He held her in his arms and argued in a low voice.
He would never allow his own children to be separated from their parents like he was … And it had been twenty-four years … All this time, he had always thought that if he hadn't been picked up by the old abbot, if he hadn't been lucky enough to escape the fate of having his legs broken on the street after stealing steamed buns and steamed buns, if he hadn't died in his career as an assassin … Oh, he did have the chance to die. Fortunately, he met Shuiche … Then, he wouldn't have existed in this world. He wouldn't have had the chance to know that his birth parents were actually the leaders of the Blood Hades.
It was also because of this that he minded … He really didn't believe what Xue Li said. In these twenty-four years, they had been sparing no effort to find him … They couldn't be so concerned about a son who might have died hundreds of times …
"There's no difference.
All parents in the world have the same thoughts, no matter if they are royal relatives or as lowly as ants … Ask your own heart, do you need them … Don't deny it too quickly. "Su Shuiche covered his mouth." Answer after you feel it with your heart. If you still don't want to see them and acknowledge them, I will support you … Because you are my husband, I will only support you … If … your heart tells you that you have been thinking about them all these years and also hoped to receive their love. Although this love came a little late, it's not too late, right?
We still have a very, very long life ahead of us … "
This was the first time.
Lin Siyao couldn't help but chuckle in his heart. This was the first time she had used such a long-winded way to reason with him.
Or perhaps it should be said that this was the first time she had reasoned with him. It was only so that he wouldn't regret for the rest of his life. He wouldn't regret not wanting his birth parents and not wanting any relatives other than her and their child …
"You … You're laughing?
… Ah Yao! "
Su Shuiche inadvertently raised her head and unexpectedly saw him smiling to both sides. He, he, he, he was actually laughing at this time!
Oh … Damn it!
To think that she had racked her brains to think of all the words to persuade him.
"I'm listening!"
Lin Siyao quickly restrained the smile in his eyes and nodded solemnly, indicating that he had actually taken note of everything she had said without missing a single word.
"Then repeat it again!"
Su Shuiche almost put her hands on her hips and looked at him fiercely. However, no matter how fierce her words were, when it came out of her mouth, it lost its fierceness and dominance.
"You really want me to repeat it?"
Lin Siyao chuckled and hugged her tightly. He buried his head in her neck and exhaled hot air that burned her ears.
"Of … Of course …" She forced herself not to fall into his arms.
"Okay.
Then I'll repeat it … We still have a very, very long life ahead of us … "
He picked out the most unimportant sentence and repeated it. Following that, he lowered his head and covered her red lips, pressing his lips against hers. "Although we still have a lifetime, we can't waste it …"
"No … You can't …" She used her last bit of rationality to pull him away. "Lin Siyao!
Right now, everyone is still resting outside! "As soon as she said this, even she herself blushed inexplicably. Oh … what was she talking about!
"… Okay, we'll continue when we set off later …" The vibration from his chest showed that he was laughing.
Indeed, when she raised her eyes to look at him, she saw his smiling face.
"I … I'll go take a look at the babies!" Su Shuiche quickly got up from his body and tidied her clothes. She didn't even look at him as she got off the carriage.
Lin Siyao couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.
How could he want her at this time and place?
Last time when he wanted her on the moving carriage, it was already her limit.
Retracting his smile, Lin Siyao leaned back on the soft couch and put his hand behind his head. He closed his eyes and recalled the long speech she had just said …
Not long after, a strange noise outside the carriage pulled him back from his contemplation.
He turned around and got up from the soft couch and jumped out of the carriage. The scene in front of him made Lin Siyao not know whether to laugh or cry.
A group of bandits dressed as robbers surrounded them with swords and knives.
"Don't … Don't move!
Obediently hand over the money on you! "
One of the bandits, who seemed to be the leader of the bandits, waved the long knife in his hand and waited for his subordinates to quiet down. Then, he fiercely shouted at Lin Siyao's group.
"There's also the carriage, boss!" A lackey beside him reminded him in a timely manner, "It can be exchanged for a lot of money!"
"Uh … Right!
There's also the carriage!
You … You guys, quickly leave behind all the valuables on you and quickly leave here!
Otherwise … Don't blame me … I … I won't be polite! "
He was clearly the leader of the bandits, but when he made this announcement, he was trembling as if they were the ones being robbed.
After saying that, Big Brother and Little Brother Waiter stared at the people they had surrounded, waiting for them to throw away all their valuables and run away.
So that they could have a good harvest.
Indeed, there were too few people passing by this place. It was not easy for them to wait for this opportunity to eat their fill. No matter what, they could not back down.
However, reality did not go according to their expectations. In the blink of an eye, the ones who were scared witless and crawling on the ground were not the other party, but their own people.
"Lord … Lord, please spare my life …" The bandit leader cried bitterly as he hugged Situ Yun's leg and begged.
"Am I very old?" Situ Yun glanced at him and couldn't help but roll his eyes.
This motley crew, who didn't need him to use his sword, dared to imitate the horse bandits and rob people. Tsk, tsk. If Martial Uncle were to make a move, they would all be lying on the ground like corpses.
"Eh … Spare me!
Spare me! "The bandit leader immediately changed the way he addressed him.
"Martial Uncle, how should we deal with them?" Situ Yun turned his head to look at Lin Siyao who was standing a few feet away, protecting his wife and children.
"Cripple them." Lin Siyao said coldly.
These two words were enough to foresee the pitiful people's future.
"Don't … Hero, don't cripple us … We have parents to take care of us … We also have children waiting to be fed … They are even younger than these two children … If we weren't forced into a corner, why would we resort to such an unwise plan to snatch you masters … Wuwuwu …" A man in his forties suddenly started crying, which really made Situ Yun dumbfounded.
"I think it's fine … They came out to make a living for their adoptive parents … unlike someone who refuses to acknowledge his parents!"
Xue Li's cold tone was heard, and the people who heard it were so frightened that their hearts trembled. Situ Yun took the lead and dragged the man who was hugging his leg and crying away from Lin Siyao.
But the strange thing was that Lin Siyao didn't get angry. Instead, after glancing at Xue Li, he held Su Shuiche and went to the big rock by the stream. "Sit for a while, I'll come back after I'm done.
Don't forget, you still owe me … "
"Ah!"
Su Shuiche suddenly remembered what he meant and quickly reached out to cover his mouth. She didn't dare to look around, and shyly stopped him from continuing to say those words that almost made her blush on the spot.
Lin Siyao laughed and pulled down her little hand. "What are you thinking?
Your face is so red!
I just wanted to say that you still owe me a meal of steamed buns.
I'm so hungry. "Then, with a smile, he stood up and walked towards the bandit group.
"Let's go, take me to see your place. I want to see if it's really like what you said, with old parents and hungry children. If I find out that you're lying, I won't show any mercy." Lin Siyao stood in front of the bandit leader and coldly instructed.
"Yes, yes, yes, there's definitely not a single lie. Great hero, this way please." The bandit leader stood up in a panic and led Lin Siyao to the entrance of the mountain path.
"Tsk tsk … Only you can control him.
I don't know who he took after, so stubborn and awkward. "Xue Li held Fengruo and came to Su Shuiche's side, smiling and shaking his head.
"He's just not good at expressing himself.
In fact, he's not as cold-blooded and heartless as you see. "Su Shuiche smiled and explained.
Xue Li and Fengruo looked at each other and smiled. In their hearts, they gave full marks to this daughter-in-law in front of them.
"Thank you … If you didn't keep persuading him, I think … he wouldn't have saved me just now …" Fengruo held Su Shuiche's hand and sincerely thanked her.
Just when the bandits were causing trouble, her son had pushed her and saved her from being hurt by those blind swords.
Although he still looked cold and indifferent on the surface, at least she knew that her son had her as his mother in his heart. That was enough.
(To be continued.)
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