C178 Promise me

After three days of heavy rain, there was a slight chill in the room.

Under the wide guest room, there was a huge blanket. This kind of blanket was famous for the works of art made in the Liaoning. The patterns on the blanket were exquisite, and they were made from fine wool, soft and slippery.

King Qin carried Hua Rong and the two of them sat on the carpet. The Liaoning's bed and windows were very short. If he sat like this, he would be able to see the endless rain outside, as well as the swaying branches and willow branches of the pine needles under the rain.

He turned his head and was about to speak to her when he saw her bare ankle and leg sticking out from under her skirt. It looked like a bright lotus root, just like when he had first seen her.

He was stunned. Life is really strange. Once a person wakes up, those muscles can quickly recover. Once nourished, the withered skin of the past began to glow with moisture and the juice of life.

Maybe because she noticed that was looking at her legs, Hua Rong unwittingly retracted her leg, sat cross-legged on the carpet, raised her head and smiled: "Qin Shangcheng, I have something to discuss with you, okay?"

It was the first time in his life that King Qin had seen that kind of gentle and kind expression in her eyes. His heart trembled, and at this moment, even if she wanted to climb the mountain of blades or climb the sea of flames, he would immediately rush out.

"Girl, go ahead!"

She smiled and narrowed her eyes, as if she didn't know what to say.

King Qin saw that her body was half-leaning against the wall behind her and her face was pale. When she squinted her eyes, her eyelashes drooped down and she closed them.

"Little girl, what do you want to say?"

She opened her eyes and slowly spoke in a soft voice, "Qin Shangcheng, we have known each other for so many years, right?"

He was taken aback for a moment before nodding his head, "Yes, it's been almost ten years."

In a flash, nearly ten years had passed. So fast, and so slow.

Staring at the King Qin, her mind involuntarily recalled his first terrifying "meeting" with him, his first "wedding night" in her life, his rescue from breaking into the Jinying, his escape from the sea, and his embrace in a foreign land.

In the days after she woke up, she did not even think about Yue Pengju anymore. Sometimes, one's heart would be broken from even thinking about it – because the damage to one's internal organs was something one could clearly see. After staying in the military camp for so long, he had learned some rudimentary medical skills. According to him, it would take him at most three to five years, or at least three to five months.

If he could still open his eyes, it would only be for a short period of time. If he could return and see Yue Pengju, he would be satisfied.

However, there had to be a true conclusion between the King Qin and him.

The moment he woke up, he remembered his palm strike. It was not like there was no hatred in his heart at all. Not only did he have it, it was extremely strong. He himself, would eventually die in his hands.

King Qin felt very uncomfortable being stared at like that, but he also felt a kind of strange sadness. He was unable to say a single word.

"Little girl …"

"Qin Shangcheng, I recognize you as Brother of brotherhood, okay?"

King Qin was stunned, he could not react at all, what did she mean.

She spoke slowly, word by word as if explaining something, "Hehe, other than Pengju, you are the only one who treats me the best in this world. But, I've already married Peng Ju, and in this lifetime, I will not disgrace his surname, and will always be with him. I have tried to help you many times but to no avail. Qin Shangcheng, I respect you as my brother.

King Qin was dumbstruck.

There was only one kind of woman in life, and that was going to bed or not going to bed. The corner of his mouth twitched. Besides, the woman in front of him was his' wife '! He was the wife of someone who had kowtowed before him!

From husband and wife to siblings?

Which man would be willing to be respected by his wife as Brother of brotherhood?

Why didn't she recognize Yue Pengju as her Brother of brotherhood?

"No, it's my foster brother!"

Why was it him? Is it just because you like it? Just because he liked Yue Pengju, he had to become the "Brother of brotherhood"?

"You know, I don't have any family. If I have a brother like you, you can help me beat him up when Yue Pengju bullies me. Qin Shangcheng, you promised to be my Brother of brotherhood, okay? "

Her voice was soft and clear, full of pleading and enthusiasm.

But King Qin looked like he was beaten up by someone, his face was so gloomy that water was about to come out.

"Qin Shangcheng..."

"NO!" I will never agree to that! "

What was going on? He angrily turned his head to the side. It was unknown whether he was angry with her or with himself.

"Qin Shangcheng..."

"No, you don't! Little girl, I have hurt you and owe you, so you don't have many days left to live. After you die, I will end this. You don't have to force me to do something I don't want to do at this time. You clearly know why I, your father, am your stupid Brother of brotherhood? "You think you can think of something like that …"

Her voice was filled with panic, knowing his personality, so she became even more afraid. "What's wrong with you? Qin Shangcheng, don't do anything stupid. You injured me, and I don't hate you … "You saved my life twice …" Now, if you want your life, please take it — She couldn't continue. She didn't mean that.

These words trembled King Qin's ears whenhe heard it. He suddenly remembered that at sea, on board the ship, she had threatened to kill himself with a knife. If he said that he wanted to start a war, she would return that life to him.

As expected, her life was "given back" to him!

"Heh, little girl, you think that I just want to kill you, right?"

"No, I don't think so …"

"But, I wanted to kill you in the first place!"

"AHH!"

Seeing that his gaze was about to ignite, Hua Rong's heart sour, and was unable to say anymore. King Qin turned his back on her.

Hua Rong leaned on the wall and laid down slowly. She closed her eyes and laid on the carpet, listening to the sound of the wind and rain in this foreign country.

After a long while without any movement, Qin Shangcheng quietly turned his head and saw that she had fallen asleep on the carpet. His crystalline calves were curled up, giving off a beautiful yet desolate allure.

His throat felt dry, and he was extremely unconvinced. The reason why he had sought his wife for thousands of miles was precisely to change his husband to become a "Brother of brotherhood"? Absolutely impossible!

With a secret sigh, he leaned close to her and lay down on his head with her. She still had her eyes closed, but her body was curling up even more. He already knew what it meant by 'not dying'. To be able to survive was only three months, and once his heart and lungs were completely injured and decayed, he would die in one breath. Every time she curled up her body, he knew that her internal organs were contracting from the pain.

He reached out to put his arms around her, but she gently brushed his hand away. She was weak and could not be moved, but he knew that her body language clearly did not want him to approach her. He could only withdraw his hand and stare at her in a daze.

The heavy rain during the day and the thunder and lightning during the night.

The lightning bolts struck the windows one after another, as if there was an endless amount of terrifying power that was about to break through the windows and enter inside.

King Qin laid on the carpet for a while. Finally he couldn't take it anymore and sat on the edge of the bed. There was another flash of snow-white lightning, and he could clearly see her eyes wide open in the darkness.

"Little girl, are you afraid?"

She was indeed afraid, afraid that she would die in this foreign land's storm, unable to return to her homeland, unable to return to Yue Pengju's side.

He reached out and gently hugged her. At this moment, she was so weak that she couldn't struggle. She also didn't want to struggle. All she could do was gently lean her head against his chest.

There was another flash of lightning, and he saw that her feet were exposed. Gently, he reached out and took her feet in his hands and placed them under the blanket. She raised her hand and touched her cold calves. Only then did she realize that her entire body was ice-cold.

His hand stopped there, wanting to warm his cold lower leg. The tender pity in his heart became more and more intense. "Little girl, I will definitely treat you …"

There was one more thing that he couldn't say out loud, and that was, even if it was cured, she would still follow Yue Pengju in the future and he would no longer force her.

However, he couldn't say it out loud many times. It was as if the touch of pain in his chest would cause a bone in his body to break when he spoke. He was like a man who wanted to cut off a bone from his body.

He couldn't do it himself. He had always hoped that a miracle would prevent his body from being damaged completely.

The sounds of thunder and lightning slowly faded, and then the sound of the wind whistling by came and went like thousands of horses and soldiers running in the dark night.

Hua Rong's head rested against his chest, so much so that his heartbeat could clearly be heard.

She made a sound amidst the wind and rain: "Qin Shangcheng, just do as I say, okay?"

In that instant, he had the illusion that his wife, his own woman, was nestling in his arms, softly talking to him. No matter what, he would still be obedient to her.

But, was it to become a "Brother of brotherhood" again?

He touched her hair sadly and did not speak. [I wonder what I will do if she continues to ask for permission.]

"I want to tell you, that time, the oath you made cannot be counted. It's not that you're cheating me, but that I'm cheating you. Therefore, you can't use that kind of pedantic oath to restrain yourself. Qin Shangcheng, all these years, you have been very lonely. You are not young anymore, you should marry a good woman and live a good life … In the future, just forget about me and marry another woman, okay? "

He could not speak.

Her voice was faint as if she was sighing, "On the second day of my wedding, Peng was in the garden admiring the snow. He had his back facing me, and I saw a figure who seemed like you drinking with a wine jug …"

His heart trembled! The girl saw him!

She actually saw him. That time, he had originally wanted to go to the army camp and kill Yue Pengju, but Zhang Xian's security had been so tight that he had no choice but to leave in dejection. Unexpectedly, when Yue Pengju didn't kill her later, he managed to heavily injure her instead.

"..." Qin Shangcheng, at that moment, it was extremely uncomfortable for me to see you. For so many years, I had always thought that I hated you, that I would never have the slightest bit of true goodwill towards you. However, at that moment, I felt that I had let you down … "I'm very sorry …"

He reached out and touched her face.

"Little girl …" He could not continue at all with a single cry.

"Qin Shangcheng, I sincerely hope that you can live your life, don't think of me as your own … What's so good about me? I'm not good at anything. "If you abandon me, if you forget me, you will have a truly happy time in this life …"

Little girl, she didn't know how much time it would take even if she wanted it in her heart. Her life had already been pushed to the brink of destruction.

"Promise me that you'll find another woman you like in the future and not miss me for another thousand miles, okay?" "I don't want you to have a bad life …"