After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

The night is dark.

The horse they were riding earlier was abandoned by Song Wenyuan halfway. Now the two of them were returning home, without a horse or a carriage. They held hands and walked slowly back along the way they came. The fire and the noise at that time were left behind. Only the heartbeat that seemed exceptionally intense compared to usual proved how thrilling that moment was.

Miss Yuan was lazy. She took a few steps and looked at him sideways, "Are you just going back like this?"

"Let's go a little further. My horse should be waiting for us there." Song Wenyuan slowed down his pace, lowered his eyes to look at Yuan Ge beside him, lowered his head and smiled softly, then said, "Qianqian, I have actually thought about this in the past few days. You act impulsively and recklessly. You often take risks for me and get hurt many times. Now it's even more... I thought, if you are really angry with me and don't want to come back, then don't come back. At least, you will be safer away from me."

In the small woods far away from Lingyan Lake, there was a thick layer of fallen leaves. The thick-soled leather boots made a rustling sound when they stepped on the fallen leaves.

In the evening breeze, she looked up, her expression gentle and calm, and asked softly, "If that's the case, why did you come to look for me?"

Song Wenyuan slowly stopped, turned to face her, and looked at her with lowered eyebrows. The moonlight was faint tonight, shining through the sparse branches. Her expression looked gentle and calm. Song Wenyuan slowly raised his hand, stroked her cheek, and slowly traced her outline with his fingertips, "I can't bear to let you go... and I can't convince myself to let you go. I want to be completely selfish for once. In this life, I have many responsibilities and few selfish desires. After twenty years, I finally met such a little girl who I want to own completely. I want to accompany her to grow up and grow old. I want to accompany her to watch the sun rise and the moon set, and I also want to accompany her to watch the mountains and rivers. I also want to accompany her to sleep in the same bed and die in the same grave, and accompany her for life and death. So what can I do? I can only protect her by my side, keep her within my reach, and never let her be in danger again."

Yuan Ge looked at him quietly. Song Wenyuan seemed to have lost some weight recently. The lines of his jaw became increasingly cold and deep, and his eyebrows and eyes seemed to have lost some gentleness. He really seemed to live up to the nickname "Cold-Faced Demon God" outside.

But the look he gave me was always gentle and smiling, even if there was a hint of helplessness, it was a unique gentleness - perhaps it was this "uniqueness" that made this gentleness so precious, otherwise, I wasn't some great saint, how could I possibly take risks for him? Yuan Ge tilted his head slightly, rubbed his cheek against his palm, and chuckled softly, "Silly... Since you have to grow old with me, I can't let you die halfway, what's wrong with protecting you."

Song Wenyuan frowned, "I won't die." He used to not care about life or death, but now he is afraid of death, and afraid of getting hurt, and even more afraid that his injury will affect her, so he once again reiterated seriously, "Since I promised you, I will not die."

But as a human being, we have mortal bodies and will get hurt, feel pain, and die. It is said that man can conquer nature, but the only thing is that life and death is not something we can control.

"Song Wenyuan." Yuan Ge raised her hand and slowly circled the other's neck, tiptoed to close the distance, and smiled, "Song Wenyuan, have I ever said... this lady has very high standards, I like good looks, good figures, good temperament, good temper, well, and good martial arts and knowledge... In short, he must be a first-class man in the world, only then will this lady be interested in him."

The little girl smiled softly, her proud and wicked look was dazzling. But these words... Song Wenyuan frowned and said nothing.

Yuan Ge did not wait for his answer and continued, "So, even if someone like Qin Yongpei was sent to me, I would not even bother to look at him. As for you, Lord Song, you look good, but your figure is just okay. Your temperament is too cold and hard, and your temper is obviously very bad. Your knowledge seems to be good, but your martial arts are obviously not good enough. Now your life has to be saved by me..."

Song Wenyuan's eyes darkened, and his hands around her waist gradually tightened, "So...?" His voice was hoarse, and he seemed to be grinding his back teeth with some force.

Yuan Ge seemed unaware, still with that wicked smile on his face, looking at Song Wenyuan's every word, "But, he is Song Wenyuan, that's enough. To me, Song Wenyuan is the best in the world... Woo!" The rest of the words, along with the smile on the corner of his mouth, were blocked by Lord Song, the best in the world.

After a long time, Song Wenyuan finally let go of the little girl who could make people angry with just one sentence but also comfort them with just one sentence. However, his fingertips still lingered on her slightly swollen lips, caressing them a little bit. His eyes were dark, and he panted slightly and whispered seductively, "Madam...it's better for you to speak less in the future if you can't speak."

Yuan Ge tilted her head and smiled at Song Wenyuan, her voice softer and more charming than usual, "I'm praising my husband for loving me so much."

"Yes, Madam, you praised me very well." Song Wenyuan was perfunctory. "Don't praise me anymore in the future. I don't want to be angered to death. Go back. Although everyone knows that my 'serious injury' is just an excuse for not wanting to attend court, I still have to pretend and give His Majesty some face. Go back before dawn and have a good sleep."

Yuan Ge didn't move, he pulled his hand and giggled, "You carry me, I can't walk."

Miss Yuan, who could kill people with a swift knife without frowning, suddenly became very frail and could not walk anymore after a few steps. She even asked Lord Song, who was "still seriously injured", to carry her on his back.

Song Wenyuan shook his head helplessly and squatted down with his back to her.

With his legs idle, his mouth couldn't be idle. Yuan Ge hugged Song Wenyuan's neck, rested his head on his shoulder, and called softly, "Song Wenyuan, do you think the person who set the fire today was Jin Su?"

"It's hard to say. Even if it is, I'm afraid it will be difficult to catch him. Almost everything that should be burned has been burned. Besides, there are people coming and going on the pleasure boat, which makes it even more difficult to investigate."

The forest was quiet, with only the rustling sound of shoes stepping on fallen leaves. Yuan Ge was silent for a moment, then called out, "Song Wenyuan..."

After calling out, there was no more. Song Wenyuan turned around and looked, "Huh?"

The night is so beautiful that it always makes people want to express themselves.

Yuan Ge sighed softly, "Jinsu...Jinsu was used to revive Yuanqi. The girl's heart blood was refined with a secret technique, and it can... revive the dead."

Song Wenyuan paused slightly but said nothing.

Yuan Ge lay on his back, nuzzling his neck gently, acting like a cat, his voice soft, "Song Wenyuan."

"Ah."

"If I die, will you want to resurrect me?" Sometimes in the dead of night, I would feel that at least there are people who miss Yuan Qi and would do everything they can to resurrect him, even if it means committing a heinous crime. In comparison, Yuan Ge is such a failure...