C25

After crying for a while, Luo Yi's mental state had improved a lot. At the very least, she was able to sleep now, and although she would still occasionally wake up from her nightmares, in order to not worry Tang Yuan, most of the time, she would lie to him.

Tang Yuan knew the reason. Even if he was tricked, he had nothing to say, so he could only sigh in his heart.

It was rare for Luo Yi to be forced to drink medicine before she had even woken up one day. Her mood was also surprisingly good, and when she stepped on the snow, she still had a mischievous look on her face that had escaped disaster;

He shook the envelope in his hand, not paying too much attention to it, and continued with the previous topic of conversation: "Lin Ting's letter."

Luo Yi was startled: "Today is already fifth rank?"

Ever since Lin Ting arrived at Li City, he would write a letter to Luo Yi every month on the fifth day.

When the first letter arrived, Luo Yi was in the Northern Tribes, so this letter was delivered to the neighboring Tang Yuan's house. Naturally, all the letters from now on were delivered to him as well.

Luo Yi opened the envelope and saw the same three familiar words: An Xin.

It had already been half a year since Lin Ting left for the Li City at the end of June last year. Although he was usually busy preparing for exams at an inn, it was fortunate that he was smart and had the ability to not forget. Thus, after being led around by someone, he was able to find the right path through these crisscrossing paths.

Xu Shilian waved his hand. Even though his physique and spirit were still very strong and healthy, he gave off an indescribable feeling of vicissitudes, as if he had experienced a major change overnight.

Lin Ting did not know what was going on, and understood that if he were to ask carelessly with his status, it would seem excessive, so after a moment of silence, he wisely chose to pretend not to see it.

He stood with his eyes lowered, his hands clasped behind his back, his eyes slightly raised as he spoke, not looking directly at the other, but at the bridge of his nose.

He reached up and patted the young man on the shoulder, a touch of intimacy in his gentle expression.

In fact, their meeting was also an accident.

The watery moonlight wrapped around the man who was sitting by the window reading a book through the window and warmed him by the flickering candle flame on the table, creating a wonderful warm current.

Lin Ting sighed, he shook the backpack on his shoulder and decided to go outside the city to find an inn. The forest outside the imperial city was also where bandits roamed the most. Just as Lin Ting stepped onto a small path, he was stopped by a few masked men.

With matters at stake, Lin Ting obviously wouldn't lose his life over money at this point of time. As a result, the moment he was stopped, he obediently handed over the money pouch on his body.

It was also the first time that the robbers had seen someone so cooperative. They looked at each other and saw that this person was a weak scholar, and guessed that there was no trick to it. They sent one of them to grab the money bag and weighed it in their hands: "Who are you lying to!" You only have that much money on you? "

"It's really gone." Lin Ting was also very innocent as he took out the patch on the inside of his clothes for them to see. "Our family is always poor, this is all I have."

As he spoke, seeing that they did not believe him, he shook his bag open and poured out all the contents onto the ground.

What could be seen with the naked eye were all books. Some of them had already been thumbed through. The leader of the group went up and kicked them twice. When he saw that he really had no money, he couldn't help but curse, "You pauper."

Lin Ting did not refute him, but kept a fearless, useless image of a scholar. After the few of them left, they slowly squatted down to pick up the books on the floor.

However, he didn't notice that a trace of a smile had appeared on his face.

He kept the books one by one, and then placed them into a bundle that Luo Yi made herself, causing the smile on her face to widen.

She turned the bundle over in her face, revealing an inner pocket that could not be seen without looking at it closely. If you usually put the money in here, you can just put some crushed silver in your purse to save others from thinking too much about you. "

"Of course," she muttered. "If you're so unlucky that you get robbed the first time you go out, then I have nothing to say."

Thinking about it, Lin Ting laughed, not knowing whether to praise Luo Yi for her foresight or for her jinx.

Before he could stop smiling, he was caught off guard as another hand was handed over, along with a book that he did not pick up in time.

He paused for a moment and then asked while returning the book, "Did you write this?"

"Yes."

This person was dressed in an extraordinary manner. One could tell with a single glance that he was no ordinary person. Lin Ting stood up and took two steps back, politely accepting and thanking him again.

"What literary talent."

As such, Xu Shilian laughed again, the expression on his face was indifferent, but his eyes revealed admiration for the young man in front of him: "For you to have such a good literary talent, is truly rare."

He paused for a moment, and when he opened his mouth again, his tone was laced with an intention to win her over. "Are you here to participate in the hometown examination?"

"What are you daydreaming about?"

Tang Yuan brought out the medicine from the kitchen. Seeing that Luo Yi was still standing there, holding onto Lin Ting's letter, thinking about something, she raised her hand and lightly knocked on her head. At the same time, she handed the medicine over.

This medicine was used to treat her insomnia. Whether it was effective or not was another story. At least it was used to comfort her. So Tang Yuan watched as Luo Yi drank all the medicine before asking, "What did Lin Ting say in the letter? "How do I see you to be in a daze?"

"Nothing." Luo Yi shook her head and showed the letter to Tang Yuan: "It's still the same old, good food and a good place to stay. In short, everything is good, so we don't have to worry about him."

"Then why are you looking at me like that?" Tang Yuan followed her instructions and took a few glances. After he found out that it was exactly as she said, he withdrew his gaze and asked, "Or do you have something to say to him?"

"The two of you have been together since you were young, and you've never been separated for so long. You think that it's only right, but …"

They had originally wanted to give it a try in another two months, so it was better not to disturb Lin Ting at this time. However, before they could finish their words, Luo Yi's voice rang out from behind them, "I want to go to Li City."

Tang Yuan was stunned, "Right now is the time when Lin Ting is nervous enough to prepare for the exam. If you really miss him, it won't be too late to go after three months …"

"I think the reason I can't sleep well is because he hates me."

Luo Yi interrupted Tang Yuan once again.

She lowered her head and stood in the yard. She was clearly wearing a very thick garment and wrapped herself in it like a ball, but her voice was still light as she said, "He saved me because he believed that I would fulfill his last wish, but I hid here and did nothing."

She pinched her fingers and thought of how Xu Heng looked when he said "But the one who can save Li Kingdom is you".

"I want to go to Li City."

She looked up and repeated it again, probably to show her determination, but this time there was no hesitation in her voice.

Actually, she did not need Tang Yuan's consent. But since Tang Yuan had taken care of her for so long, no matter how ignorant Luo Yi was, he would not be able to leave without saying a word.

Tang Yuan knew that it didn't matter to her whether he agreed or not.

In the blink of an eye, the sunny sky turned dark again. Tang Yuan then said in a low voice before heading to the kitchen, "Who cares where you go? The medicine can't stop."

After a pause, he said, "Two bowls tonight."

"People say that it's three parts poison," Hearing that his tone was slightly loose, Luo Yi's mood immediately became good, his eyes turning into a joke: "You really don't want to kill me with poison?"

"It's good that you died from poison …"

Tang Yuanyu was furious. She turned her back to where Luo Yi could not see and her expression became inexplicably anxious, "How much effort did I have to use …"

He walked further and further away. The latter half of his words died away in the winter snow, leaving no traces behind.

The next day, Luo Yi woke up very early.

It was rare for her to have a good night's sleep, and her dreams were devoid of those overwhelming bloodstains. Replacing them was her first encounter with Xu Heng after being chased for several streets.

In her dream, she could no longer run. As she sat on the ground, acting shamelessly, Xu Heng bent down and helped her block the sunlight that was shining behind her, then used his shadow to hit the wall she was leaning on. Then, with a smile, he kissed her on the forehead.

The two of them then happily began a new round of chasing each other.

It had been a long time since she had been this happy, to the point that even Tang Yuan, who was waiting at the door, could tell that she was in a good mood today. He couldn't help but let out a smile.

Luo Yi, however, was frozen in place. She looked at the carriage behind Tang Yuan and asked in a daze where he was going after packing her luggage.

"I'll go with you to the Li City."

Tang Yuan answered without hesitation and even cast a glance at her as he spoke, "If Lin Ting finds out that I had let you go to Li City alone, he would definitely skin me alive."

He was full of smiles. After saying that, his expression changed. "Besides …"

He shook the medicine in his hand, "I already told you yesterday, don't even think about missing a meal."

Luo Yi: "..."

She had a hunch that she shouldn't let Tang Yuan take the risk with her, but Tang Yuan was very stubborn. After hearing her talk about the dangers involved, he lazily leaned on the door, and without wasting any more words with her, he waved his hand and told the coachman that he could leave. Then, without waiting for Luo Yi to relax, he turned his head and spoke in a nonchalant tone, "It's already approaching New Year, if you can find a second carriage that is willing to take you to Li City, I'll give you my surname."

He stood there with his arms folded across his chest, neither leaving nor rushing Luo Yi to make a decision, as if he knew that she would give in. As expected, the coachman's gaze wandered back and forth between the two of them, but no one spoke. He didn't know what was going on, but after a moment of silence, he turned to Tang Yuan and asked, "So I really left?"

Tang Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly. Seeing that Luo Yi still had not said anything, she waved her hand decisively and said: "Please wait …"

The moment the word "go" was about to come out from his mouth, Luo Yi suddenly pounced on him and grabbed his arm. At the same time, she stuffed the last half of his words back into his stomach, "Don't listen to him!"

Travelling in the deep winter was no ordinary matter, especially since the weather had just recently snowed. Luo Yi and Tang Yuan stayed inside the carriage and listened to the coachman complain about the road conditions and the weather for over half a month.

Because they were in a hurry, most of them had not even alighted from the carriage along the way. Luo Yi had nothing to do other than not wanting to read the medical books that Tang Yuan had brought along, so she could only sleep. After waking up, she glanced at the weather outside through the window and asked them how far they had travelled and then snuggled back in to sleep.

Tang Yuan looked at Luo Yi's round face and exclaimed in shock, "So it turns out that you're used to this kind of miserable life?"

Luo Yi curled her lips and ignored him.

The two had only just arrived at Li City and were unfamiliar with each other. Lin Ting's letter had never mentioned where he lived either, so they could only find a random inn to stay for the night and go find someone when they get back.

Luo Yi was starving all the way as she sat in the great hall. She anxiously watched the waiter serve the dishes to the customers at the various tables, but even when she was not at her table, she was so angry that she was about to be served a bowl of medicine by Tang Yuan.

Luo Yi looked at him strangely.

At the beginning, when Tang Yuan gave her the pill to drink, he said it was to treat her insomnia, but now that she had recovered from her insomnia, not only did her mental state return to normal, but she would occasionally think back to the time when she was so weak that she couldn't stand the wind and wanted to pinch herself to death.

"..." There's an illness to cure, and there's no illness to protect the body. "

Tang Yuan seemed to not know how to explain as he remained silent for a long while before he could only spit out these words.

Luo Yi looked at him strangely a few times, but her hands still moved non-stop to receive the medicine bowl. Then, she raised her head and drank all the medicine in the bowl: "In the end, you won't harm me."

Tang Yuan shifted his gaze and cursed in his heart: "Why do you feel guilty!"

Luo Yi did not take this anomaly of his to heart. Seeing that the dishes that were coming at him did not even belong to him, she could not help but grind her teeth and mutter a curse. Just as she was about to slam the table to find someone to argue, she heard a familiar voice, filled with surprise.

"Luo Yi?!"