It was night. The moon hung high outside the window, accompanied by the faint stars that blinked their silver eyes.
Jing Xin closed her eyes tightly and her body kept squirming. She slept very restlessly, and cold sweat dripped down her forehead. She kept moaning as if she was having a terrible dream.
"Nanny, don't die, don't die!”She shouted, her hands grabbing forward, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't grab what she wanted.
Zhu Youtang, who was waiting at the side, noticed her abnormality. He reached out and grabbed her waving hand, whispering,
"Don't be afraid, I'm here."
" Nanny, don't die…Father, Yun 'er doesn't want to leave. Yun' er doesn't want to leave you…" In the dream, there was a black fog. She couldn't see the front. She anxiously looked for her parents, but she couldn't find them no matter what. She kept walking around in the black fog and soon lost her way.
"Don't go, don't leave Yun 'er behind…"
Suddenly, the word Yun 'er entered Zhu Youtang's heart.
Her name was Yun 'er?
He was shocked to realize that the woman in front of him might be the person he had missed for ten years. His heart suddenly beat wildly, almost in disbelief.
"Zhuyun, don't be afraid. Brother You is here.”He tried to call her.
" Brother You…"
In her dream, she asked a young man for help. She knew in her heart that only he could save her. This black fog was so scary, so scary.
Her call was undoubtedly the source of his joy.
He heard her call him Brother You! That's right, she was really Zhuyun!
He hugged her tightly. The joy of reunion and the feeling of her being alive in front of him were mixed in his tears. Nothing had ever made him cry, and though he did now, it was tears of joy.
"Zhuyun, Zhuyun, you've finally returned to my side.”He muttered to himself. A familiar feeling surged into his head. What else did he need to confirm?
He knew it very well.
At this moment, he only wanted to thank the heavens for returning Yun 'er to him.
" Ugh…" She opened her eyes while panting quietly. She felt like she was about to suffocate.
"You're awake!" Feeling the struggle of the person in his arms, he quietly wiped the tears from the corner of his eyes and then faced her.
"Emperor, Emperor!" She was shocked to find herself lying in the emperor's arms. She tried to push him away in a panic, but her strength was too weak to shake him.
"Are you feeling better?"
"Yes." She nodded with a red face. She did not know how long she had been unconscious, but she knew that her body was a little sticky from her sweat.
"Emperor, please calm down…"
"No, I can't! I won't let you go. You'll be mine for the rest of your life!”He said firmly that after confirming that she was Yun 'er, he would not let her leave again.
"Your Majesty, this is against etiquette."
"Is it against etiquette?" He smiled evilly." Then many years ago, we did not conform to etiquette.”
His words made her stare at him questioningly." What do you mean?”
"Zhui Yun, you are Zhui Yun."
She looked at the Emperor in fear, thinking that he knew her true identity and that the matter back then was not over yet. Did he know her name and wanted to harm her family?
"No, I'm not some Chasing Cloud, I'm Jingxin!”
"Don't try to lie to me. I am Youtang, your Brother You.”
Zhu Youtang looked at her fixedly. Seeing her expression turn from fear to disbelief, his heart ached.
He really came too late, didn't he?
When he thought of the pain she might have suffered, he felt an endless sense of apology in his heart and felt even more pity for her.
"No, I can't! You're lying to me! How can you be Brother You?”
"Youtang is my character, Hongzhi is my name, you are Feng Zhuyun, and I gave you a Falling Flower Mirror.
"Here, this is the amulet you gave me. I've been wearing it all these years. Do you still want to deny it?"”
Jing Xin tensed up and her eyes were filled with panic. She could not accept this fact at all. Even though there was evidence, she still could not accept it.
"No, I can't! " You're not Brother You, you're not…" Jing Xin shook her head as an unbelievable feeling spread through her body. Suddenly, she remembered her own face.
She pushed him away forcefully and grabbed the veil that never left her body to cover her face.
"Zhuyun, don't be like this! Tell me, what has happened all these years?”He pulled her hand away and forced her eyes to meet his.
In her eyes, he could only see her fear. This discovery made his heart tighten, and his eyes revealed his heartache and self-blame for her.
"Zhuyun, tell me."
"No…Why are you Brother You? Why is he the son of the enemy who killed my father? Why…
" she cried, her body trembling. Even if he knew that he would never be able to take revenge in this life, why did he let her know the son of her enemy, and even…know each other, and even promised each other?
Memories of the past surfaced in her mind. There was his kindness to her and his concern for her. Those things that had happened were still vivid in her mind and could not be erased.
"I'm sorry." Zhu Youtang had nothing to say to her accusation. He could only apologize to her and promise to protect her in the next life. Other than that, he really had no other way.
However, it was not an emotion derived from guilt. No one knew better than him that this relationship had long been ingrained.
"Back then, I couldn't stop Father in time. When I got the news and left the palace to look for you, your entire family had already left."All these years, I've sent many people to search for you, but there's no trace of you. I never thought that you would come to the Nation Protecting Temple to cultivate…" Immersed in the memories of the past, he felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart. "Tell me, what happened after that? I want to know everything about you."
"Why does the emperor want to know?" Jing Xin slowly calmed down and asked him this question indifferently.
"Of course I want to know. I must know about the gap between you and me in the past ten years!" Not noticing her coldness, he answered eagerly, mistakenly thinking that she would tell him.
"So what if you know? Nothing will change."
"Zhuyun?"
"My father is already dead, and I have become a nun. What else does the emperor want to know?”She was talking about the present. She didn't want to mention the past anymore.
Just like what her big brother had accused her of, it was because she knew him that she had caused so many disasters.
"You only live in the National Guard Temple and have not become a monk. Don't lie to me!”He clenched his fists in frustration, annoyed at her deliberate alienation.
"Emperor, if I didn't become a monk, how could I hold a sacrificial ceremony for the emperor?”she asked.
"Emperor, the buddha nature does not increase in enlightenment, nor does it decrease in confusion. Sweeping away the clear heart and seeing the nature, one will be enlightened into dao. Jingxin has entered the empty door, this heart does not change, this is all Jingxin has done in the past few years, please the emperor do not use the past to tie Jingxin, that is, merit is boundless.”She said coldly, but Zhu Youtang did not believe a word.
"Nonsense! You still have feelings for me, so you deliberately said these words to force me to retreat, right?”He stared at her calm face, wanting to see her true feelings. When he saw her right face, he suddenly understood. "You want to use Buddha to stop me? It's useless. Zhen won't fall for it."
"Emperor, Jingxin has made up her mind. Please don't make things difficult for me.”
"Difficult? Are you saying this is difficult?" He roared," You're making things difficult for me by treating me like this! Zhen will not give up!"
Gritting his teeth, he told himself that he had to do this immediately. Then, he rushed out. Even Jing Xin, who was in the same room as him, did not know what he was going to do.
Brother You, why are you doing this?
Zhuyun didn't want to harm you!
Zhuyun was just an unlucky woman…
She shouted in her heart in a voice that only she could hear.
"Wu Heng, Wu Heng!" Zhu Youtang ran out of the inner room and looked for Wu Heng everywhere.
"Your Majesty." Commander Wei saw him first and greeted him respectfully, but Zhu Youtang did not care about him.
"Where's Wu Heng?"
"He said he was going out to pick herbs before dawn and went to the other side of the mountain.”Commander Wei pointed in a direction.
Zhu Youtang ran out without thinking.
"The Emperor?"
"There's no need to follow.”There wouldn't be any assassins in this place, but he still didn't want to risk anything happening to Zhuyun.
He wanted to ask Wu Heng if there was a kind of snakeskin that could be used to heal the skin.
Since she cared so much about her appearance, he would do everything he could to help her recover. Other than that, he couldn't think of any other reason that could make her resist him.
Thinking of this, he unconsciously quickened his pace, and his heart jumped with joy. At this moment, he was just a young man, not the Emperor who commanded the civil and military officials in the palace.
Because of love, he could change for her.
"Are you looking for Golden Snake?"
"That's right! I heard that the skin of this snake can cure all skin problems?”
"It can be cured, but this snake is very poisonous. If you're accidentally bitten, you might die.”
Wu Heng had read about this snake in a medical book. Because its skin was golden, it had beauty effects. However, due to the poisonous nature of the snake, most people would avoid it as much as possible. They did not expect Brother Zhu to be so brave as to want to catch this snake.
"Even if I'm poisoned, I still have you, the divine doctor. What am I afraid of?”Zhu Youtang said nonchalantly.
" But…" Wu Heng was still hesitant.
"Why don't you tell me where the snake is and I'll find it myself?”
Snakes always appeared in damp places. This was a valley, so there must be many snakes. If he hadn't fallen off the cliff, he probably wouldn't have been able to catch a snake so coincidentally. Zhu Youtang thought so.
"How can this be!" Wu Heng shouted. Seeing the determination in his eyes, he could only sigh." Alright! Someone wants to risk his life for love, so I can only accompany him!”
"What did you say?" Wu Heng actually made fun of him!
"Don't be stubborn. What else can you hide from me, Wu Heng?”Wu Heng walked in front and boasted shamelessly.
The two of them talked as they walked deeper into the valley.
A loud noise woke Feng Zhuyun up.
In her panic, she struggled to sit up, but she realized that no one was beside her.
Was he not back yet?
Before she fell asleep, there was a Jinyiwei guarding her bed, saying that the emperor wanted him to look after her, but where was he now?
The noise outside the door came again, and an ominous feeling rose in her heart, making her heart beat wildly.
Did something happen to him?
Was it her fault?
Thinking of this, she panicked even more. The feeling of terror attacked her as usual, forcing her back into a blind spot. She did not dare to look at what was happening.
But he…
Thinking of the possible outcome, her anxious heart did not allow her to retreat. She had to know what was wrong with him. She couldn't hide in the corner and wait for others to arrange things like she did in the past.
Suddenly, she found the courage to get out of bed and leave the room. However, she heard a conversation by the door!
"You're not allowed to say a word!”
That was his voice. What were they talking about?
Feng Zhuyun didn't go out. He just leaned his ear against the door and listened carefully.
"Grandpa?"
"Promise me."
"You can't even tell Master Jingxin?”
"I just can't let her know. If I find out that any of you are talking too much, I'll bring your heads up!”Zhu Youtang did not hesitate to say harsh words.
"Yes." The others could only respond. No one dared to say anything more.
"Brother Zhu, why don't you let her know?”
"Wu Heng, just think of a way to peel off the snake skin and let her put it on.”
Snake skin?
Jing Xinxin was shocked. What did he do?
"But if you don't get rid of the snake venom quickly, you'll soon lose your sight!”Wu Heng said worriedly.
Was he poisoned?
She opened her eyes wide and gently pulled up the curtain. She saw his pale face among the crowd. His eyes were still staring into the distance, and she could not see anything unusual.
"Anyway, quickly put the snakeskin on her. I can still see. Maybe I'm not poisoned at all.”
"Grandpa…"
"Nosy! Hurry up and help Wu Heng." Zhu Youtang reprimanded and glared angrily, but his gaze could not meet them.
Everyone present realized this, but no one dared to say the truth.
Seeing how insistent he was, Wu Heng figured that if he didn't treat the girl first, he wouldn't let him treat her.
"Alright then! Then I'll go treat that girl's face first. I'll come right away.”
"Okay, you guys go help!"
He waved his sleeves to signal them to leave. Commander Wei had no choice but to lead the others out of the room and follow Wu Heng to the medicine room.
Zhu Youtang wanted to stand up and close the door after they left, but he tripped on the small stool beside his feet after taking a step. He cursed softly and tried to get up again, but he fell again. Before he reached the door, he had fallen several times.
Suddenly, Feng Zhuyun, who was leaning against the door, burst into tears.
"Zhuyun?" He seemed to hear her voice.
She covered her mouth and did not dare to make a sound. She let her tears flow down her cheeks and silently watched his every move. Her heart ached slightly for his stupidity and for her own inauspicious…
After a while, after confirming that there was no sound, Zhu Youtang muttered to himself,"Fortunately, she's asleep."
His words of reassurance were like a tear-jerking agent. She could not stop her tears from flowing. There was no need to say anything else. She already knew.
In order to restore his appearance, he was bitten by a snake, but he still pretended to be fine and insisted that they save her first. Actually, he had already lost his sight long before she realized it.
Why are you doing this?
Even if she recovered her looks, he would become blind and teach her how to repay this unrequited love?
Moreover, their relationship was not that simple. What separated them was her identity as a fugitive!
When the late Emperor had ordered the execution of her entire family, she was equivalent to a dead person. To him, she was someone who should not have existed!
Could they still be together like this?
Feng Zhuyun, you unlucky woman, don't even think about getting his love in this lifetime.
Suddenly, she heard a terrible curse. Just like in the past few years, she heard a woman say to herself, Ominous, ominous…
His blindness proved the curse once again. What an unlucky woman!
She couldn't be with him. She would harm him!
Her heart was so weak. If this hadn't happened, his actions would have touched her. But he was blind. How could she bear the more terrible curse that would come at any time?
No, she could not be soft-hearted because of this. Resisting him was what she should do for him.
She stood rooted to the spot and stared at him. Only then did she realize that while her mind was wandering, he was trying to walk in her direction.
She put down the curtain and went back to the bed, ignoring the fact that he couldn't see her.
"Ah!" He lost his balance and stepped on the bamboo basket on the ground, falling forward.
She couldn't take it anymore and quickly got out of bed to help him up." How are you?”
"Hey, you're awake!"
The way he secretly searched for her tracks broke her heart. "I'm here."
"I know you're beside me, but I think I sprained my ankle. Don't worry about me. Go back to bed and lie down!”His excuse was so weak, but she could only watch him cry foolishly.
Why did he treat her so well?
Why was he still so gentle to her?
She was not worth it!
At this point, he was still concerned about her and thinking for her. How could she harm him again? "I'm fine. Are you okay?”
"Zhuyun?" He looked at her in confusion, trying to make himself look more normal.
Because of him, the high wall she had built was instantly breached.
"You know what? This is the first time you've spoken to me with emotion since we met. I'm so happy.”His joy was like an opened water box.
Suddenly, her tears couldn't stop flowing, making her cry uncontrollably.
"What's wrong? Zhuyun!" He panicked and tried to find her position with both hands, but he failed. His anxious look was not fake.
"I'm here." She grabbed his hand and held it tightly in her own. She choked and could not speak.
"Why are you crying?"
"Why did you hide it from me?"
"You already know." He knew that he could no longer hide it.
"Why are you so good to me? Even, even…" She couldn't say that word.
"Even blind?" He continued on her behalf." I've said it before. I'll prove to you that I'm true to you. If one of us has to suffer, it should be me, not you.”
"No, I can't! It's me. I'm an ominous woman. Even if I enter the Void Gate, I can't change this curse.”
"You're not!"
"Yes, I am! If it wasn't for me, Father wouldn't have died unjustly. If it weren't for me, our family wouldn't have been separated. If it weren't for me, Nanny wouldn't have been burned alive. If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't have lost your sight. If it wasn't for me…"
"Zhuyun, that was just a coincidence. You don't have to take all the blame. It's not your fault.”
He hugged her, just like before. He coaxed her and said what he really wanted to say. His feelings for her were witnessed by the heavens and the moon.
"Put down those that don't belong to you! You've been carrying this burden for so many years. Enough! If anything happens in the future, I'll take care of it for you, okay?”
"No, you will regret it. You will definitely regret how much burden I have brought you.”
"You didn't give me a chance to prove that I don't regret it. How do you know that I will?”He asked her back. Although he couldn't see her, he could feel the pain in his heart. He couldn't hold any more.
"I…"
"No matter what, don't say that you're unlucky. Our reunion proves that you're definitely not.”he muttered.
She had nothing to say. His words were so matter-of-fact and his promise to her was so real. How long could she resist this temptation?
She was afraid that her heart had long fallen.
However, his eyes…
If he lost his sight in exchange for her appearance, she would definitely not be willing!
Thinking of this, she could not hide her excitement and resisted him slightly.
"But your eyes…"
"Although it's a pity that I can't see you recover your appearance, appearance is no longer what I care about. What I care about is already by my side.”
"I will be by your side for the rest of my life.”Finally, she gave him a promise.
They hugged and smiled happily.
"Chasing Cloud, Chasing Cloud!" Zhu Youtang was in a deep sleep when he suddenly dreamed that Feng Zhuyun had left him. He panicked and thought that she had really left.
"I'm here." She quickly came to his side. The current him was more fragile than she had imagined.
"I thought you left."
Perhaps it was because he was too blissful, so he always felt that it was unreal. Sometimes, she was clearly by his side, but as long as he did not hear her voice, he was afraid that she would go back on her words again.
"Why would I leave?" She laughed at his silly words." I said that I would be by your side forever.”
"It's good that you haven't forgotten this promise. In the future, you have to remind yourself at least once a day in case you forget.”
"I'm not like you who's busy every day and forgets everything.”The atmosphere fell silent again.
She had forgotten that he could not see now, forgot his identity, and even more forgot that the two of them were getting closer and closer to reality.
"I won't mind." Zhu Youtang patted her hand and told her not to take it to heart.
"I'm sorry."
"What are you apologizing for? By the way, where's Wu Heng?" He deliberately changed the topic.
"He said that he would help us remove the gauze today and is still busy in the medicine room.”
It had been seven days. Zhu Youtang had been blind for seven days. During these seven days, he could not feel the outside world, but his world was not dark. Because of her company, he was even willing to be like this for the rest of his life in exchange for their mutual understanding and love.
In these seven days, he had forgotten his identity and was happy to be with her. It was probably a wish that would never come true in this lifetime.
" Brother Zhu, you're awake?" Wu Heng came over with a tray. There was a medicinal cloth, scissors, and a bottle of serum on it.
According to him, using the method of fighting poison with poison, using the blood of the golden snake as a drug primer, and mixing it with other herbs, it was possible to make Zhu Youtang's eyes return to normal. However, Wu Heng was not sure how long it would take to apply the medicine on his eyes.
"Wu Heng, take a look for Zhuyun first.”Zhu Youtang said. He hoped that her recovery was more important than his blind eyes.
"No, Dr. Wu, take a look at Youtang first.”Feng Zhuyun refused to let Wu Heng help her first.
Wu Heng looked at the two of them and shook his head. "The time you guys spent arguing is enough for me to remove the gauze. Miss Zhuyun, you go first!"
Due to Brother Zhu's noble aura, Wu Heng naturally listened to him. Without giving her a chance to retort, he let her sit down first, then gently tore off the thin layer of snakeskin covering her face, followed by her necrotic charred skin.
"There might be some blood. That's normal.”Wu Heng said.
Feeling a layer of skin being torn apart, Jing Xin felt pain, but she did not dare to make a sound. Her heart was as expectant as his.
"Alright, look at yourself in the mirror!”Wu Heng kindly handed her a mirror, and the scene reflected in the mirror almost made her dumbfounded.
Her face…Her newborn skin was red, but there were no ugly bumps. The charred skin peeled off, and his face was smooth.
It had been a long time since she had looked at him like this!
It was him! He was the one who gave her the chance to welcome all of this. Everything should be attributed to him!
Feng Zhuyun was so touched that his tears fell on the mirror and slowly spread out like transparent mist.
What appeared in the mirror was a beautiful scene.
"How is it?" Zhu Youtang asked anxiously.
"Don't worry, you'll know when you see for yourself later.”Wu Heng teased him.
Hearing Wu Heng's laughter, Zhu Youtang knew that good news was waiting for him.
Of course, after removing the white cloth tied to his eyes, Zhu Youtang saw her. A beautiful and delicate woman stood in front of him. Both of them could not help but feel touched.
They looked at each other and felt each other's feelings. They could understand each other without words.
"Zhuyun…"
Brother You, thank you." She quickly walked to his side and pressed her body against his.
"I can see you again. Thank God!”He hugged her tightly. If he had known that he could exchange his life with the snake for her true feelings, he would have done it long ago.
At this moment, Wu Heng had already quietly retreated.#
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