catch the rabbit

That night, Lin Baizhi went to bed early.

After Lin Wanke made sure that his younger brother was fast asleep, he wrapped himself in cotton clothes, took a wooden stick, locked the door and went out.

He trotted all the way to the academy, and found that the lights in the room were all off, Wen Jin and the others should have fallen asleep.

So he sat on the steps with his wooden stick in his arms as usual, and he didn't know how long he stood there. Tiredness slowly came to him. Lin Wanke pulled his hair to wake himself up, but he almost fell asleep again after a while.

A gust of cold wind blew past, as cold as a sword piercing his bones, he couldn't help but sneezed, and suddenly felt that his clothes were frosted with ice.

Lin Wanke stomped his feet vigorously, trying to warm himself up. When he was rubbing the snow on the edge of his shoes, he caught a glimpse of warm light from the corner of his eyes.

At first, he thought it was his lantern being blown by the wind, and he didn't pay attention to it. He didn't realize something was wrong until a piece of clothes came into view.

"Who—" He grabbed the wooden stick and stood up suddenly, because his legs were numb from the cold and almost staggered and fell down the steps.

"... Kobayashi?"

It was Le Xin standing in front of her.

Lin Wanke was at a loss for words for a moment, and he was stunned for a long time before he remembered that he should put down the stick first.

Le Xin looked at his outfit, glanced at the stick in his hand, and finally sighed: "Come in first."

He led Lin Wanke into the academy, found him a clean thick cotton coat, and poured hot tea.

Lin Wanke drank two large cups in one go, and only then did he feel his body warm up.

Le Xin sat down opposite him and said, "If I hadn't come home late today and met you at the door, would you plan to sit like this all night?"

Lin Wanke was a little embarrassed, holding the cup with his cold hands, buried his face in the steam from the tea and did not speak.

"You...let me tell you what's good about you." Le Xin said, "It's so cold, if you get sick from the cold, what will you tell Baizhi to do? How can I feel at ease?"

"But, I want to protect you." Lin Wanke whispered.

Le Xin glanced at him, both worried and helpless: "I've said it's nothing. Besides, I can't—"

He didn't go on, just looked at Lin Wanke's hands.

Lin Wanke looked down and found that the wound on his hand was split, and the blood seeped out of the bandaged cloth, staining a small piece red.

Le Xin got up to get the medicine box, and helped him untie the cloth strips. When he saw the bloody wounds on his hands, his words were already filled with anger: "You are a person who relies on these hands for food, and now you are completely injured." In this way, do you want to give up before giving up?"

Since he knew him, Lin Wanke had never heard Le Xin speak in such a tone, and he could not help but secretly complained that he was clumsy and that everything he did made him angry.

Le Xin has already fetched some clean water to wash his wound carefully.

Some of the wounds were curled up, and they felt like needle pricks when touched. Lin Wanke turned his face away from the dark place, bit his lip and kept silent.

A little coolness fell on the back of the hand.

He thought it was water at first, but after a while he felt something was wrong, when he looked up, he was surprised to see that Le Xin's eyes were red.

Lin Wanke was immediately stunned.

"Mr. Le, it's my fault, I just leave, you... don't cry..."

It's okay if he doesn't say it, but when he said it, Le Xin's tears fell straight down, he was so panicked, his hands were covered with blood, and he couldn't wipe it off, but in the end, he couldn't help it, so he stretched out his arms to lift him up. embraced.

"Don't be sad, this little injury will heal soon, it's not a problem. The restaurant is closed in winter, and I have no work around me. Besides, in the past, there were times when the frost was worse. It will be healed in spring. Don't worry."

Le Xin just cried softly in his arms.Lin Wanke hugged him tighter, and comforted him: "Don't feel uneasy, I... I know I have no skills, and I don't know much about martial arts, but I just want to protect you well before you leave the capital. It is my own will."

"You don't have to be so nice to me." Le Xin leaned on his shoulder and choked up.

Lin Wanke smiled wryly in his heart, if he wasn't nice to the person he liked, then who should he be nice to?

"I really don't ask for anything in return. I treat you well, all willingly. I also know that you are leaving soon, and I may... never have a chance to see you again. Before that, let me do something for you, okay? ?”

He raised his head slightly, looked carefully at Le Xin's tear-stained face, and couldn't help but kiss him lightly.

This kiss was fleeting, as if his lips had never touched Le Xin's cheek.

"Mr. Le, I..."

Before Lin Wanke finished speaking, he suddenly felt dizzy, and his head seemed to weigh a thousand catties all of a sudden.

At the same time, a strange sweet fragrance permeated the room.

He pinched his palms fiercely, regained some sobriety from the pain, and held Le Xin in his arms, then took a few big steps backwards, knocked over the table and chairs, and fell backwards to the ground.

"It's really affectionate."

Someone clapped their hands and said, the voice was yin and yang, and there was a coolness that was colder than snow.

***

From the day Li recognized Jinyueranju, Huangcai called him troublesome.

Now it seems that although this statement is serious, it is not unreasonable.

A few days ago, Li Ren's sister came to visit, crying like pear blossoms and rain, and kept talking about what happened on the day of his wedding. Now the whole capital is watching the joke of the prime minister's house. Mr. Li is furious, Mrs. Li Wash my face with tears and so on.

When she said it for the first time, Li Zhen felt ashamed, and Jiang Tiaotiao and Bao Xiu beside him were also very sad.

When she said it the second time, Li Ding looked normal, and Jiang Tiaotiao and Baoxiu looked at each other in blank dismay.

When she said it for the third time, Li Ding yawned, Bao Xiu sat down and poured tea, and clinked glasses with Jiang Tiaotiao.

After Li's sister cried several times, she finally got up and prepared to go home.

Before she left, she brought a big package to Li Zhen, which was full of high-quality wound medicine, money and jewelry.

"Actually, the family still misses you very much. Mother is always worried about your injuries, and father doesn't allow her to come to see you because of face, so she asked me to bring these." Sister Li sighed, "The night before yesterday, mother You told me, if... If that person is really good, and you are sincerely planning to spend the rest of your life with him, just stay together. But, you can't stay in the capital, and if your father sees you, you will definitely have no way out."

Li Zheng said: "I know."

The elder sister of the Li family looked at him for a while, then fell on his shoulder and began to cry: "You are so cruel, you don't even want your home for an irrelevant person."

Li Zhi's eye circles were also red: "Sister, I really can't live without him."

"I used to hope that you would calm down and treat someone well, but I didn't expect you to have one, but it's someone who is neither male nor female—" She swallowed halfway through her words, and only stuffed a brocade bag for him, "This It's my sister's kindness, so you put it away. Remember, when Dad calms down, take him home."

After seeing off his sister, Li Jian opened the brocade bag and took out a luxurious necklace from inside.

"Yo, this must be worth a lot of money." Baoxiu said.

"This is a gift my sister received on her 16th birthday. I asked her for it, but she refused to give it, saying that even if she wanted to give it, it would be for my future wife."

As he spoke, Li Zen lifted up the collar and showed Baoxiu the delicate gemstone pendant on it.

"I thought she was talking casually, but I didn't expect her to really remember."

Jiang Tiaotiao said: "It's so pretty, Yanpu will definitely like it."

Li Zhen smiled wryly: "Then there must be a chance to give it to him."

Baoxiu said: "Don't worry, Huangcai is looking for Taoxian. As long as she lets go, you can enter the Peach Blossom Valley."

"How long will that take..." Li Zeng said anxiously.

Jiang Tiaotiao and Baoxiu looked at each other with helplessness on their faces.

Taoxian has a weird temper, it's easy to talk to herself if she offends her, but no one can persuade her if she offends the people around her.Now the entire Peach Blossom Valley believes that Li Jian is a bastard who plays with people's hearts. If he rushes into it rashly, he may never return.

After waiting for another day, Huang Cai didn't come back, but a new guest came.

This time it was Li Ren's ex-fiancée, Miss Qi's Fifth, a socialite from the capital.

Miss Qi's name is Zilan, she came to Yueran to live here with only a little maid by her side, before explaining her intentions, Baoxiu still regarded her as the romantic debt that Li Jian had incurred before.

It was also the first time for Jiang Tiaotiao to see the true face of this girl from Lushan. In fact, her appearance is not perfect, but she is very knowledgeable and intelligent.

Qi Zilan only stayed for a while, and told Li Ren about her family's situation, and asked him to rest and recuperate. After that, she bought a few jars of wine and said she was going back.

After she left, Baoxiu sighed, "If the prodigal son marries her, it might be fine."

Jiang Tiaotiao said: "If this is achieved by force, there won't be so many right and wrong."

Baoxiu smiled and said, "You understand him. To be honest, I don't think it will be easy for Taoxian. You also know what kind of person Huang Cai is. There is no news so far, and I'm afraid Taoxian will be blocked by Taoxian. "

Before he finished speaking, he was hit on the head.

"Fatty Bao, are you looking down on me by saying that?"

Huangcai transformed into a figure, holding Baoxiu's hairband with one hand, which startled him.

Jiang Tiaotiao was surprised and happy when he came back: "How is the situation in Peach Blossom Valley?"

Huang Cai sat down and poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "Well, Taoxian finally let go of his mouth and agreed to let Li Zhen go. I'm afraid Xiaoye'er and the others won't let him enter the valley easily, so we can only take him to the door. It's up to him."

"He is a mortal, how can he stand up to Xiao Ye'er's teasing? If you set up a maze for him, he might die in it." Baoxiu said.

"That has to be tried again. If he is sincere to Yanpu, Taoxian will not just watch him suffer." Jiang Tiaotiao said.

Huang Cai laughed lightly when he heard the words: "I bet you that the prodigal son will not be able to break through the Peach Blossom Valley."

"If he broke through, what would you do?" Jiang Tiaotiao asked.

"If he can really pass the level of Taoxian, I will give him the fairy orb from Caiqiong Palace to help him become a fairy."

Baoxiu interjected, "That's the treasure of the palace, can you really afford to gamble? Even if you are willing, how will you persuade Sister Huangxian?"

Huang Cai said: "When will my words not count? But I will say what I said first, if you lose the bet, you...you have to promise me one thing."

Jiang jumped and said, "Okay."

Huang Cai was surprised: "You agreed without asking what it was?"

Jiang Tiaotiao smiled: "I believe Li can pass."