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Chapter 35 Spending time with each other
The eyes of the black-clothed people were cold and their actions sharp. Most of their sabres were directed at Lin Qing as if it was premeditated. Moreover, because there were so many people on the other side, the people of Lin Qing were no longer able to ward them off.
The number of people from the Prefecture of Arrest and the Armed Escort got smaller and smaller. Jia Yi shouted at Jia Er, “Jia Er, retreat with Lord Qiansui first! I will cut them off behind you. We can no longer drag on like this.”
As he spoke, he blocked a big sabre for Lin Qing. Although, he only suffered a minor injury, but if they drag on for a long time, his strength would be exhausted and he would be killed.
Jia Yi and Jia Er were both high-skilled people of the Prefecture of Arrest. As long as they resist for a while, others would discover them and come to help.
However, what disturbed Lin Qing was that the time that had passed was not short. If there was support, it would’ve come a long time ago. If this was dragged one like this, there would only be one outcome. That was, his death.
Although, emperor Jinghui was not here, but it wouldn’t have been easy to take him (J) away. That meant that he was safe. This could only show one problem. The target of this had always been him.
Suddenly, his waist received a sabre. The blood flowed out.
“Lord!” Jia Er rushed forward and held him while he fought trying to make a way out. Jia Yi’s eyes were bloodshot from killing while he tried to hold up the others.
The people in black had premeditated to force Jia Er and Lin Qing to the back of the mountain because only there was not guarded.
After they reached the back of the mountain, Jia Er took Lin Qing into the jungle to hide and he would go away to attract and lead the enemy away.
The sky gradually darkened. Presumably, the situation at emperor Jinghui’s place had been discovered. The people in black who was searching for Lin Qing also gradually disappeared.
The wound on the side of Lin Qing’s waist was very deep and long. The purple lotus-patterned brocade robe had long been stained dark black with blood. With one hand on his waist, Lin Qing couldn’t help but wonder if he would die soon.
Ever since he had entered the palace, he knew that there would be such a day. It was either to kill or be killed by others.
There was almost nothing in the towering and domineering palace. Only ambition, desire and power were there.
However, those didn’t belong to them. Those didn’t belong to eunuchs like him because they couldn’t have a passionate love between men and women and couldn’t have children.
However, he was unreconciled. Even if those things didn’t belong to him, he would hold onto them in his hands even if he made more enemies.
But now, he felt that he was very tired and that his waist hurt. He thought, if it continues like this, I will die. If Jiu Qiansui who did many evil things died like this, many people would be happy. Presumably, she also would be.
Just as Lin Qing’s head was dizzy, he suddenly heard footsteps. His brain immediately tensed, but he couldn’t move. If there was a little movement, it would certainly be discovered with such a distance.
It may also be the rescuers because if the people in black had withdrawn, it would mean that there was a search for him and he would be rescued. Even if it wasn’t people from the Armed Escort, it may be from the Department of Supervision or the Prefecture of Arrest. However, there was only one sound of footsteps. This was not so right.
The footsteps were getting closer and finally stopped in front of him. Lin Qing looked up and saw a person that no matter what should not have appeared here.
The moonlight fell through the treetops. Lin Qing saw the person dressed in white. Her face was cold and there was some blood on her body. It was like a red plum blossom in the white snow, making him think for a moment that he saw the white-dressed female ghosts from the legend of Spiritual Temple. However, the one who came was Zhao Zimu.
Zhao Zimu narrowed her eyes when she saw Lin Qing. She immediately lowered her body, tore of the robe on her body and bandaged Lin Qing.
The injury on Lin Qing’s body was not critical, but he had lost too much blood. If it continued like this, his life would be in danger.
“Why are you here?” Lin Qing asked.
“I heard that you are at Spiritual Temple, so, I also came,” Zhao Zimu said while she bandaged his wound quickly.
“Didn’t you hate me?” Lin Qing asked again.
“No.” Zhao Zimu denied.
“You are lying.” Zhao Zimu looked at Lin Qing confused while she tied a knot on the bandage on his waist.
Lin Qing looked at her aggrieved and said, “I went to see you a few days ago and you ignored me.”
This tone made Zhao Zimu a bit flustered. She still liked it better when Lin Qing used his cold and arrogant tone to speak to her. She said, “That was not me.”
“Oh,” Lin Qing said and slowly closed his eyes.
“Lin Qing!” Zhao Zimu was completely panicked. She hurriedly put her head on his chest. Her heart slowly settled. Fortunately, fortunately, although his heartbeat was a bit weak, but it was still powerful.
In the darkness of the jungle, Zhao Zimu walked out under the unclear moonlight. She suddenly felt that the person on her back was pitifully light as if he could be blown away by the wind in a moment of carelessness.
Zhao Zimu found a small stream and made a fire near the stream. It was an hour later when Lin Qing woke up.
He had been awakened by the pain. Lin Qing’s injury was not treated with any medicine at all. The hastily ligation was only to prevent more loss of blood. Moreover, he also suffered many injuries in the early years when he entered the palace. After being injured so seriously, he couldn’t fall asleep blindly. If he truly fell asleep in a relaxed manner, he might not have survived until now.
Zhao Zimu brought him some water with a cup made from wood. She helped him up to feed him.
Only now did Lin Qing discover that he was lying on a pile of soft fallen leaves. He took a sip of water that the jade-like fingers fed him. Only then did he realize that the water was warm.
He looked at the person behind him with some doubt. Zhao Zimu said knowingly, “I used utensils made from stone to heat it.”
Lin Qing lowered his head and drank all the remaining water in silence before he looked Zhao Zimu in the eyes and asked, “Why are you here?”
“I already told you before. I heard that you came here, so, I also came,” Zhao Zimu said.
“You were not at Qiansui’s residence?” If Zhao Zimu was at Qiansui’s residence, she would’ve gotten to know about this a long time ago. Then, when she said before “that was not her” was true. Then, who was the one at Qiansui’s residence?
“Why?” Lin Qing asked. Once again, she went against his wishes. She did thing outside of his control.
“Because you didn’t allow it, so, I could only hide some things from you.”
“Humph, it seemed that my Qiansui’s residence can’t satisfy you. Is it that one day you get bored, would you leave without mercy?” Lin Qing asked with gloomy eyes.
Zhao Zimu held his hand tightly and suddenly lowered her head when Lin Qing’s was feeling resentment in his heart. She gently kissed his lips that began to scale because of the excessive blood loss. She swept over his lips bit by bit. Until the lips became hydrated again did she left.
“I won’t leave you. Don’t be angry anymore,” Zhao Zimu said. The apologizing voice had a tone of placating him and was gentle.
Just because you say it, I should believe you? Lin Qing kissed the person behind him again with a sour mood and didn’t realize that this was the first time he took the initiative to concede. Moreover, the relationship between him and Zhao Zimu strangely made him nervous, eager and thirst for. Something between them seemed to be slowly changing.
Zhao Zimu was very happy. She kissed him and didn’t let go until the person in her embrace was affected by the pain from the injury. She let him lay down. Lin Qing grabbed Zhao Zimu who wanted to get up and asked with his eyes, “Where are you going?”
Zhao Zimu laughed, “The injury on your waist needs medication. Otherwise, there would be the danger that the wound would putrefy. I already made a medication with herbs for you to apply.”
Lin Qing’s injury was a few centimeters long. As soon as Zhao Zimu’s herbal paste glued on the injury, Lin Qing felt so much pain that he broke in cold sweat and said, “Zimu…”
“Hmm?” Zhao Zimu looked at him. Lin Qing’s lips were in a tight line from pain. The original pale face turned even paler.
Lin Qing felt that under the light of the fire, Zhao Zimu’s gaze looking at him was gentler than the moonlight. His heart suddenly loosened. Lin Qing opened his clenched mouth and said, “Hurts…”
Zhao Zimu’s heart trembled. She touched his smooth hair and said soothingly, “Bear it for a moment. When we leave tomorrow, there would be painkillers.”
After speaking, she tied his injury tenderly. Lin Qing wanted to ask her very much, why are you so good to me? What is your motive? Will you always treat me so well?
But in the end, he said, “Tell me about how you found here.”
Zhao Zimu also didn’t hide it from him, “When I heard that you went to visit the Spiritual Temple, I also planned to go take a look. Spiritual Temple is heavily guarded. So, it is naturally difficult for me to get in. Hence, I wanted to enter from the back of the mountain. I happened to bump into Jia Er and the people who chased after him. So, I got to know about your whereabouts.”
“What about those people in black?” Lin Qing was a bit curious. The usual coldness on his face already faded at this time. He was like an ordinary man now. Although, he looked a bit effeminate, but it was very comfortable to look at.
Zhao Zimu paused for a moment and then said with a faint gaze, “Killed by me, but a lot escaped.”
Lin Qing was stumped for words for a moment. Then he asked, “Why do you have such a high level of martial arts? If you don’t want to speak about it, forget it.” Lin Qing said that quickly. Although, he desired to get to know everything about her, but he knew that he couldn’t ask some things now.
Zhao Zimu’s face remained unchanged. With a calm voice, she said, “I learned martial arts from when I was young. My mother had passed away early and my father neglected me. The people at the residence regarded me as nonexistent. To avoid being bullied by others, the senior sister of my mother taught me martial arts. When I was younger, I would roam the Jianghu from time to time and could be considered half a person from the Jianghu.”
Zhao Zimu said that without care, but Lin Qing could imagine how difficult it was for this girl to live and how difficult it was to be ignored by everyone around her.
The fact that she entered Qiansui’s residence when she was seventeen-year-old, it could be imagined how young she was when she roamed the Jianghu alone. So early, she already dealt with everything alone. It made his heart ache that she left home alone to make her way in the world through foul wind and bloody rain.
How young was she when she started to be neglected? At such a young age, she already learned to live alone and survive in a big residence and saw the fickleness of human feelings. No wonder her personality was so cold.
Lin Qing suddenly pulled her hand and said, “After I go back, I will immediately remove your father from office and confiscate all his possession. I will let him kneel in front of you for you to relieve your anger. What do you think?”
Zhao Zimu was dumbstruck for a moment and then laughed. She almost agreed. She felt a bit happy.
There was actually someone who would tell a father’s daughter that he would confiscate all his possession, remove her father from office and let him kneel in front of her to apologize. Moreover, the person who said this could be considered that person’s son-in-law.
Zhao Zimu suddenly laughed wantonly and happily. For the first time in her life, someone took her side so much. It made Zhao Zimu feel very warm.
Looking at the person who was laughing so without care, Lin Qing suddenly felt that a hole was torn like a stroke in his gloomy mood that had been accumulated through so many years. He suddenly also became cheerful and asked a bit at loggerheads, “Why are you laughing?”
Zhao Zimu was still overwhelmed with joy and said with a soft and melodious smile, “Lord Qiansui is mighty.”
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