After being mistaken for a fellow by Long Aotian

Three arrows brought Rong Fen to the ground.His body fell on the bell tower, making a heavy sound.And he himself let out a miserable cry of pain.

—he is not dead!Although shot through the knee by an arrow, he did not die.The three arrows shot by the emperor controlled his strength very well, so that this grand prince would not fall down on the spot.

But the effect of the arrow is also very obvious, there is a lot of blood, the cry of pain is so weak that it is almost inaudible due to the extreme pain, and those two legs do not know whether they will be able to stand up again from now on.The arrow in the middle pierced Rong Fen's shoulder, and it was also the arrow that brought him backwards, making him...

It fell away from Zhou Xun's fingertips.

A crowd of people began to move towards this side.They were all dressed in black, as if they were members of an organization called the Black Clothes Envoy that people on the bright side would never see.Zhou Xun found that they had developed to such a degree during the six months he had been concentrating on studying.Rong Fen was lifted up like a dead dog, and without anesthesia, he pulled out the arrow from his body with a very tricky gesture.Rong Fen, who had already passed out, let out a hoarse cry of pain even though he lost consciousness - that cry of pain was like a scream that can only be squeezed out of a person's bones when he is on the verge of death.

Under the bell tower, a young man in black hurriedly walked towards this side.He came slower than the other hidden guards who had already ambushed here.Just before a stick of incense, he and Zhou Xun looked at each other from a distance through the twilight.One person holds on to the bow with a blank expression on his face, while the other person stretches out his hand, which is an action to push the devil down.

Zhou Xun watched him being carried down the bell tower without saying a word.He looked at his hands, trembling.

"..." He heard his own voice, "..."

Then he realized that he hadn't made any sound.What he had just heard was an illusion.

He only heard footsteps, going up one by one.Without looking back, he also knew who came up from the bell tower and was about to come to him.Just like those three arrows - menacing, irresistible, rain or shine, as if to shoot through some kind of fate.

And that person saw everything.

He heard the man's footsteps stop behind him.What will he say?Zhou Xun didn't know.It's like he doesn't know what to say at the moment.

"I..." Zhou Xun finally turned around, "I just..."

The boundless darkness pressed down on him, with heat and a reassuring aroma.It wasn't until much later that Zhou Xun realized that he wasn't unconscious - all he got was a hug.

A hug from the emperor, from Rong Haoyu.

Before that hug, Zhou Xun never knew that a hug could also be described as "cruel".The man pressed his head, pressed him on his body, and hugged him tightly.Just hug him like this, without saying a word.And Zhou Xun almost felt pain in such a hug, he felt that he was about to be crushed and couldn't breathe.They are like two travelers who are dying of thirst in the desert. They can only hug each other and hold each other in the endless sand sea without oasis.Or two pieces of moss on the icy wasteland, they can only stretch out a little bit of their torso to touch each other.

That kind of feeling is like surviving after a catastrophe, but not like it.Zhou Xun remembered a book he had read, which said that there was once a tribe blessed by God in the oasis to the west.Therefore, in the extremely dry weather, there are still surging springs in the tribe.Later, the wizards of the tribe could no longer hear the voice of the god, and the god abandoned the tribe and never responded to them again.Others in the tribe went on the road wearing stars and moons, but the wizard stayed in the tribe, holding the spring until he died.

He used to think that the emperor was his spring, but at this moment he felt that the emperor was the wizard, and he was the spring.

"I..." he whispered with difficulty.

"Do not talk."

This is the voice of the emperor.

"I..." Zhou Xun closed his eyes and said softly, "You know what? Sometimes I want to kill people. I'm not a good person, and I can't go back to when I was 16. I'm already like this. He It's right in front of my eyes, and I just need to push it lightly..."

"I know."

"I hate him."

"I know."

"I'm not impulsive, and I don't need to defend myself. There are many ways for me to achieve this behavior, Mr. Shen, you, Lu Xiandao. I will tell everyone that he stumbled and fell - when he beat me .I will pinch my arms and body to make the traces more real..."

"I know."

"I can't go back to the Zhou Xun I was at the age of 16. The Zhou Xun at the age of 16 would not want to kill people. He is so pure and kind, but he has no ability to protect himself. Now I have the ability to protect myself, but I have It's not him..."

"I know."

"Healing my scars won't change me back to my original appearance. I can't help it," Zhou Xun trembling in his arms, "I also want to become stronger, as if nothing happened. But that's it One thing, such a small thing like dust, ruined my life. And he was out of good intentions at the beginning...I can't accept it...It's like fate..."

It's useless to talk like that.Zhou Xun thought, as if he was shirking responsibility.

But he is not so simple, not so beautiful, he is not always helping people, he is not always smiling to the world when he is hurt, he is not being exposed to the sun, he will lose his scars and return to the heartless heart full of justice 16-year-old boy.If he is changed, he will not change back to his original appearance, isn't that the way it is.

But his voice was interrupted.

"Fate is mine." The emperor raised his eyes, he straightened Zhou Xun's chin, looked straight at him, his eyes were blazing with fire, "I was the one who shot him through just now, the one who just told him to get out of here!" It's me. Not some damn fate!"

Zhou Xun pursed his lips and remained silent.The emperor continued: "Of course I know that the 16-year-old you will never come back, but the first time I saw you was never the 16-year-old you, but the current you. The current you is no better than the past you Inferior—do you think so? I like you not because you're kind, but because..."

"You are you. You appeared at that time, that's all." He almost gritted his teeth, "I will never allow a bastard like fate to take you away, and I will never allow it to make you feel guilty, do you understand? "

Zhou Xun's eyelashes moved.

"What's the point of killing such a bastard? He's a fart!" the emperor roared, but his anger was not directed at Zhou Xun, but more like roaring at a certain place in the sky, "but you have to kill him alone, and find ways Keep it secret, it’s not okay! You’re going to kill him, I’m the one who shoots the arrow. If you want to hack him to death with a knife, then hand the knife to my hand... The bastard’s death is not a pity, it needs to be stained with blood Let's go together, if you want to rob a house and become a bandit, let's go together, if you want to burn a city for fun, I'll give you firewood! But you can't do it alone, do you understand? It's not because the bastard doesn't deserve to die, but because you alone No! I don't allow you to go alone!"

"Correspondingly, don't try to run away from me. If I become a devil king, I will drag you out to become a devil queen, whether you like it or not. If I become a bandit, you have to be my Mrs. Yazhai You don't want to escape, do you understand? If you flee to the yard at the end of the world to read, I will catch you and put you in the yard of my house. So do you understand? We should walk together, other people It's all bullshit!"

"No one can change back to the original appearance. But you have to accept the current self. The current yourself is also very cute." The emperor said coldly, "Is there anything about you that is inferior to anyone else? Who would dare to do that? Said, you go and burn his house, and I will pass you the fire bottle!"

Zhou Xun stared blankly at the emperor. The emperor's eyes were so bright in the twilight that they seemed to reflect the sunshine of the entire capital.He looked at him and suddenly laughed.

This doesn't look like Zhou Xun's smile at all. Zhou Xun's smile is always polite and restrained, but at this moment his smile is like a smirk.For a moment, the emperor who was originally cold and impassioned was taken aback by him.Zhou Xun hugged his shoulder suddenly, and kept laughing like a gaffe.At the end of the laugh, he stopped laughing, but buried his face in the emperor's arm, and didn't speak for a long time, without saying a word.

No tears either.

The emperor then sent him home.The two sat in the carriage and got out of the carriage.When they arrived at the gate of Zhou Xun's mansion, a black-clothed emissary came to report: "The fifth prince has been sent back to the palace, but his leg..."

The emperor's face immediately turned hostile.He snorted coldly and said, "Then let it break."

The envoy in black clothes was taken aback for a moment, he didn't dare to speak, and retreated: "...Yes, but I don't know how the Queen Mother will explain it? If the Queen Mother knows about this, she will definitely investigate it to the end..."

"Who cares what she farts." The emperor said impatiently.

He sent Zhou Xun back to Zhou Xun's room.Zhou Xun laughed for so long, and then buried himself all the way. He seemed very tired and calm, sitting on the bed and staring at his hands in a daze.The emperor looked at him for a while, thought for a while, sat next to him and said: "I used to learn archery in the Children's Palace when I was young. At that time, I was very good at aiming. I was praised many times by the coach. The coach also said that my talent is very good. My family wanted me to rely on this extra points to get into a good university, so I did it for a few more years. After I came here, I practiced a few times while hunting with Chu Tiankuo. By the way...you didn’t hurt your arm, did you?”

The emperor became nervous as if he suddenly remembered something.He reached out and was about to grab Zhou Xun's arm to check: "I remember that one was a little crooked at the time, I don't know if it touched you. Roll up your sleeves and let me see..."

Before he finished speaking, something soft was pressed against his cheek.

"you……"

Next, a pair of arms.

Zhou Xun hugged him with both arms and looked at him quietly.They stared at each other like this. After a long time, Zhou Xun leaned forward as if he was very careful.

He rubbed the emperor with the tip of his nose very carefully, like a kitten touching its little master, a small gesture to confirm friendliness.

For a moment, the whole room seemed to stand still.The emperor said dryly at this time: "Oh... I haven't congratulated you on the gold medal yet..."

"Hug me."

"Ah?" The answer he received was indeed the emperor's surprise, "I'm hugging you right now?"

Zhou Xun shook his head.

He tightened his arms, pressed hard against the emperor's heartbeat, and said softly, "Hold me."

"A little bit of force is fine, and a little bit of pain is fine."

"Let me know you're here."