When Tong Chen arrived at the agreed location, Lou Yuxuan was already there.
"Hmph, you're quite brave. You knew that I was going to settle the score with you, but you still dared to go. I really admire your courage.”Lou Yuxuan's tone was very fierce.
Although Tong Chen knew that he would not believe him no matter what he said, he still said,""Don't be rash. I think you must have misunderstood me.”
"Hmph, you're saying that I misunderstood you?" Lou Yuxuan sneered. It's not enough that you lied to my sister, you even want to lie to me? I'm sorry, I'm not as kind as my sister. It's useless for you to say anything now. Take this!”
He raised his sword and stabbed at Tong Chen, not giving him a chance to explain.
"Wait, listen to me." Tong Chen only dodged him because he didn't bring any weapons with him.
"Are you looking down on me? Show me your weapon." Lou Yuxuan's moves became fiercer and fiercer, showing no mercy at all.
"You're too impulsive. Can you listen to me first?”
Tong Chen could only defend, unable to attack. Thus, he was in a very dangerous situation. His and Lou Yuxuan's strength was already on par. Now that Lou Yuxuan was attacking him with all his strength, he would not be able to hold on for long if he continued to dodge.
At this moment, the sound of horse hooves came from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the sound at the same time.
The horse was getting closer and closer, and they finally saw who was riding on the horse.
They rode on the same horse. Tong Zhen sat in front, while Lou Xuening sat behind.
"How could it be them?" Lou Yuxuan looked at Tong Chen angrily. "Did you do this? Are you still a man? You actually want two girls to be your reinforcements?”
"Big Brother, Yuxuan, stop fighting!”Tong Zhen, who had jumped off the horse first, quickly came to their side. "Yuxuan, I have something to tell you. Can you listen to me first?”
"If you want to plead on his behalf, then don't. Because I have to make him give my sister an explanation today.”Lou Yuxuan said excitedly.
At this moment, Lou Xuening joined them. She stood beside Lou Yuxuan and held his hand. She shook her head and said to him,"Yuxuan, don't be like this. Let's listen to Gege Zhen first."
Lou Yuxuan glanced at Lou Xuening and sighed before saying helplessly,"Alright then! Zhen 'er, tell me."
Tong Zhen looked at Tong Chen and only saw him nod at her. She then felt relieved and told him everything that had happened recently, including the fact that she and Tong Chen had already promised each other for life.
After hearing Tong Zhen's words, Lou Xuening and Lou Yuxuan were shocked and speechless.
Tong Zhen looked at them uneasily. She really couldn't be sure if they would keep the secret of Tong Chen's identity. If they refused to keep this secret, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Tong Chen quietly held her hand and whispered to her,""It's okay. Don't worry."
In fact, Tong Chen and Tong Zhen were worried about the same thing, but other than telling the Lou siblings the truth, he really couldn't think of any other way to get their understanding, so he had to take the risk.
" So the two of you…" Lou Yuxuan was the first to speak."You two are actually in love. I always thought that my sister was deceived. I didn't expect that even I was deceived!”
" I didn't lie to you," Tong Zhen said hurriedly." I like you, but that's a friendship. You know that, don't you?"”
"Shut up!" Lou Yuxuan's eyes were filled with hatred. "You actually used me. I can't believe I fell for your trick…"
"Yuxuan, shut up!" Lou Xuening finally stopped Lou Yuxuan.
"Sister, don't tell me you still want to help them?”Lou Yuxuan said indignantly. "The two of us were played by the siblings. They're really crazy…"
"Yuxuan, don't say anymore." Lou Xuening walked in front of Tong Zhen.
Tong Zhen looked at her timidly and whispered,"Sister Lou, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry.”
"You don't have to apologize to me." Lou Xuening said gently," So you are the person that Tong Chen loves deeply. No wonder I can't take his heart. I think no matter how hard I try, Tong Chen's heart will never abandon you for me. I admit defeat." Now, I can finally let go. It's not that I didn't work hard enough, but that I didn't have the chance to win against you at all.”
Tong Zhen and Tong Chen looked at each other with joy in their eyes.
"Xuening, you don't blame us?”Tong Chen asked.
Lou Xuening smiled at them. "I can't blame you. Falling in love is a beautiful thing. How can I blame you?”
Tong Zhen hugged Lou Xuening and shouted happily,"Sister Lou, you're so nice. I like you so much! I'm really sorry."
"Don't say anymore. I really don't blame you.”Lou Xuening patted Tong Zhen's head, then turned to Lou Yuxuan and said,"Yuxuan, what about you? Can you forgive them?"
"Impossible." Lou Yuxuan said simply.
" Yuxuan…" Tong Zhen called out.
"Don't call me." Lou Yuxuan looked at Tong Zhen and Tong Chen angrily. "I'm not as noble as my sister. It's her business if she wants to forgive you. It has nothing to do with me!”
Tong Zhen looked at him in disappointment.
"You mean, you will never forgive us.”
"Humph!" Lou Yuxuan snorted coldly and turned around to leave.
"Yuxuan."
"Forget it, ignore him. He's in a fit of anger now and won't listen to anything.”Lou Xuening stopped Tong Zhen, who was about to chase after her.
Tong Zhen looked helplessly at Tong Chen and said sadly,""Big brother, what should we do? Yuxuan seems to hate us!”
Tong Chen sighed. He didn't know what to do.
"Xuening is right. His hatred for us can't be resolved in a day or two. Let's see what happens in the future!”
Tong Zhen looked at Lou Xuening again, and Lou Xuening nodded at her.
"Just listen to your big brother."
Tong Zhen could not hide her disappointment as she lowered her head. It seemed that she could only temporarily put aside her apology to Lou Yuxuan.
The Fujin could feel a huge crisis approaching her.
Ever since she found out that Tong Chen loved Tong Zhen, there was not a day that she did not have nightmares.
In just a short month, she had already lost a lot of weight.
She was very afraid that Tong Shan would find out about Tong Chen's identity. If he found out, not only would Tong Chen be finished, but she and Long Wu would also die.
Therefore, Tong Shan must never know about this. She believed that Tong Chen should know the seriousness of this matter. She also believed that he would definitely cut off his feelings for Tong Zhen.
However, she was wrong, and she was very wrong. She found that Tong Chen and Tong Zhen, who were in a cold war, had suddenly become chatting and laughing these days. The worst thing was that the way they looked at each other seemed to be different from before. Their eyes were filled with deep affection. She could tell that their relationship was definitely not ordinary.
Could it be…that he really intended to be together with Tong Zhen? But that was impossible! How could Tong Zhen be in a relationship with her brother?
Unless…she found out about his background?
Heavens!
The thing she was most afraid of had finally happened. If her guess was correct, this paper could not hide the truth. The affection between them would be discovered by Tong Shan sooner or later. At that time, wouldn't everything be over?
No!
This kind of thing must not happen. She must stop them. They must not fall in love. Absolutely not!
After waiting for a long time, the Fujin finally got his chance.
On this day, Tong Shan was going to spend the night outside. She could take the opportunity to get rid of the thorn in her side.
Initially, she wanted to wait until Tong Shan and Tong Chen were not around before carrying out this plan. However, time was tight. Seeing that Tong Chen and Tong Zhen's relationship was getting better and better, she had to get rid of Tong Zhen as soon as possible to prevent any more trouble.
After everyone went to sleep, she and Long Wu spread the prepared hay around Tong Zhen's residence, and then Long Wu locked the door with iron chains.
Her plan was to throw a few oil lamps on the hay. Then, the small fire would quickly become a big fire. When the others rushed to fetch water to put out the fire, they would find that the buckets were all broken and could not put out the fire. This way, Tong Zhen would definitely be burned to death. As long as Tong Zhen died, the secret of Tong Chen's identity would never be revealed.
Of course, she had to pay a price for taking such a big risk. Tong Shan would definitely suspect her. She had never gotten along with Tong Zhen, so he might insist that she was the one who killed Tong Zhen.
However, compared to being suspected of murder and getting rid of Tong Zhen, she felt that the latter was more important. She would rather take this risk than let Tong Shan know that Tong Chen was not his son.
She wanted Long Wu to wait until she returned to her room before throwing the oil lamp. This way, she could avoid suspicion.
Tong Chen, who was sleeping, was awakened by a loud noise.
He listened carefully and realized that someone was shouting fire!
He put on his clothes and shoes as fast as he could, and when he was outside, the red light of the fire made the night seem like day.
What a huge fire!
That direction was…
Tong Chen didn't have time to be afraid. He used all his strength to run towards the fire.
Only when he arrived at the scene did he realize how terrifying he was about to face.
The place where the fire broke out was Tong Zhen's courtyard. The fire burned mercilessly, and thick smoke filled the air.
"Hurry up and get some water to put out the fire!" He shouted at the servants who were standing still.
"Young Master, there are no buckets. Every bucket has a hole!”
There was a hole in the bucket?
Could it be that someone deliberately set the fire?
"Is Miss out yet? Has anyone seen Miss?" He desperately searched for Tong Zhen in the crowd.
"Eldest Young Master!" When Xiao Die saw him, she quickly rushed over and knelt on the ground. "I can't find Miss anywhere. Miss must still be inside. Eldest Young Master, save Miss!”
"Zhen 'er!" Tong Chen pushed away those who tried to stop him and rushed towards the burning dormitory without caring about his own safety.
There were flames everywhere around him, but although the flames burned him, they could not burn away his determination to save Tong Zhen.
When he finally reached the door, he saw that the door that was surrounded by flames was tightly locked with iron chains.
No wonder Zhen 'er couldn't come out. It turned out that someone really wanted to kill her.
He used his body to hit the door with all his might. Fortunately, half of the door had been burned, so he knocked it open after a few hits.
However, his shoulder was also burned. He patted away the sparks on his shoulder and rushed into the house.
"Zhen Er, where are you?" There were fires everywhere in the house. He carefully avoided the fire while calling out to Tong Zhen.
"Ahem…"
Suddenly, he seemed to hear someone coughing. He searched for the sound.
Oh my god, he found her!
He first touched her feet and then pulled her into his arms.
Although Tong Zhen had already lost consciousness, Tong Chen could sense that she was still breathing. He was finally relieved.
He picked her up and rushed out, but the fire was already burning even more fiercely.
He carefully protected Tong Zhen from the fire. As for the flames on his body, he did not notice them at all.
Finally, he saw the exit, but at this moment, a pillar of fire suddenly pressed down from behind.
It was too late!
He threw Tong Zhen far away with all his might. In the next moment, his feet were pinned down by the falling pillar.
He heard a crack and knew that his right foot might have been broken.
"Chen 'er, Mother is here to save you."
At this moment, someone passed through the layers of flames and came to his side. He looked carefully and found that it was the Fujin and his father, who could not be exposed.
The Fujin and Martial Dragon worked together to drag Tong Chen out from under the pillar. Martial Dragon carried Tong Chen on his back and the three of them walked towards the door.
At this time, the house was full of fire and thick smoke. The Fujin was separated from them.
"Mother is missing!" Tong Chen couldn't see the Fujin. He anxiously said to Martial Dragon,""Put me down. Go and find Mother.”
"No, I'll save you first!" Long Wu finally carried him out of the fire. He handed him over to the servants and returned to the fire.
Tong Chen looked at Martial Dragon's back as he rushed into the fire.
He wanted to shout at him to be careful, but he couldn't.
Father, be careful! He told him in his heart.
Tong Chen was completely awake three days later.
When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the person he wanted to see the most.
"Big brother, big brother!" When Tong Zhen saw that he had woken up, she called out excitedly,"That's great. You're finally awake. You made me worry so much!”
He looked at Tong Zhen in a daze, as if he could not believe what he was seeing. "Zhen Er, is that you? Are you alright?"
"You risked being burned to death to save me," Tong Zhen said with tears in her eyes."Wouldn't I be letting you down if something happened to me?"”
"Zhen 'er." He propped up his upper body and wanted to hug her.
Tong Zhen quickly pressed down on his body. "You can't move yet. The doctor said that your injuries are not light and you need to rest well.”
"Seeing that you're fine, my injuries are already more than half healed.”"Are you really okay?" he asked again, still worried. You're not injured at all?"
"No, no." Tong Zhen leaned her head against his chest. "Not even a single strand of my hair was burned by the fire. This is all thanks to you. If it weren't for you, I would have died long ago.”
Tong Chen caressed her head, his heart filled with sweetness.
"Oh right, where are my mother and Martial Dragon? Are they injured?" He thought of his biological parents who had risked their lives to save him.
" Big Brother…" Tong Zhen looked at him with tears in her eyes. " Aunty and Martial Dragon didn't escape. They, they were burned to death inside…"
Tong Chen was stunned.
"They didn't escape? How could that be? I clearly saw them…"
Tong Zhen shook her head at him, and tears fell like broken pearls.
Tong Chen finally believed that it was true. He looked at the ground with tears in his eyes.
" They saved me…" He said with a choked voice,"" Ever since I found out that I was their son, I've never been nice to them. I hate them, I despise them, but they sacrificed their lives to save me. I've let them down…"
Tong Zhen hugged him and let him shed his tears on her.
" I'm an unfilial son…" He burst into tears.
Tong Zhen used her small hand to wipe away the tears on his face.
"This is not your fault. I believe that they will not blame you even if they know. It is because you are their child that they are willing to sacrifice their lives to save you.”
Tong Chen's tears turned into a smile. "I didn't expect you to know how to comfort people. These few words are quite reasonable. You've improved!”
"It's all because of your good guidance." Tong Zhen stuck out her tongue.
"Then will you blame them?" Tong Chen looked at her gloomily. "You should know that they were the ones who set the fire. They wanted your life for me…"
"Let it go." " Although they did something bad, they've already paid the price," Tong Zhen said nonchalantly." Besides, I wasn't hurt in any way. Why should I blame them?"”
"Thank you." Tong Chen gratefully kissed her on the lips.
Tong Zhen pouted, her expression unsatisfied.
"I still want more!"
Just as she finished speaking, an uninvited guest came in without knocking.
Tong Zhen and Tong Chen were shocked. She quickly left his embrace, but in her panic, she almost fell.
Tong Shan looked at them calmly. His expression was as if he did not see the scene of the two of them leaning against each other just now.
"You look good!" Seeing that his beloved son was safe and sound, Tong Shan couldn't help but reveal a smile that hadn't appeared for three days.
"I'm fine, thank you for your concern.”
"That's great. I'm relieved.”Tong Shan stopped smiling and put on a sad expression. "You know about your mother, right?”
Tong Chen nodded sadly. "Zhen 'er told me everything."
"It's really unfortunate for our family." Tong Shan closed his eyes. His pained expression made him look ten years older. "I don't know what to say. It's been so many years. She's already an indispensable existence to me, but now she's gone before me. I thought that I still had a few years of good life with her…"
He sighed heavily and looked up at Tong Zhen. "Zhen 'er, do you know what my plans are?”
Tong Zhen shook her head in confusion.
"How would I know?"
Tong Shan looked at them. "After settling their funeral affairs, I want to move my family out of Beijing. I can go anywhere. The most important thing is to find a place where no one knows us. Only then can you two be married openly.”
"Ama?"
The two of them cried out in surprise. They had never thought that he would say such words to them.
Tong Shan nodded at them and left.
"Big brother, how did Ama know about us? Did you tell him?”Tong Zhen asked in confusion.
" I didn't tell him, maybe..." Tong Chen pondered for a while and said,""Perhaps we've underestimated A'Ma too much. Perhaps he already knew about my mother and Long Wu, and he also knew that I wasn't his son.”
"Is that so?" Tong Zhen was confused. "Then why didn't he say anything? I don't understand."
"Maybe he didn't want to lose my mother, or maybe he didn't want to lose me, his son, so he pretended not to know anything.”
"If what you said is true, then Ama is really great. He can actually tolerate his wife being with another man and accept you, his fake son. This is not something an ordinary person can do, right?”Tong Zhen was full of admiration for her father.
"If you really love someone, maybe you can do it!”Tong Chen looked at her. "If it were you, I should be able to do it.”
"Is that so?" Tong Zhen deliberately looked at him in disbelief. "Would you be so generous as to give me away to someone else? I don't think so. A narrow-minded person like you should kill that love rival. You won't tolerate such a thing.”
"You're right." Tong Chen smiled and patted her head. "You know me too well. But back to the topic, I, a narrow-minded person, saved your life. How do you think you should repay me, your savior?”
"Of course…"
Tong Zhen leaned her face closer to him and said with a sweet smile,"An elder brother is like a father, so I can only obediently stay at home and follow your narrow-minded father!”After saying that, she smiled and kissed him.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:1024201810:43AM
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