Scorching

Nangong Mo talked with Xia Runie for a long time, as an elder, to understand Xia Runie's future plans.Nangong Mo dare not imagine what will happen to Leng Zhuo and Xia Ruyi in the future.

The sun has set, and night falls.

Xia Runei looked at Nangong Mo's back, secretly lost in thought, recalling what he said just now.Not long after falling into a warm embrace, Xia Runie didn't resist this time, and relaxed her body to lean against that person.How could anyone but Leng Zhuo dare to molest Xia Runei so boldly!The hot and cold breath hit Xia Runie's icy skin, and what Nangong Mo said just now flashed in Xia Runie's mind:

How many people are looking for a hug to snuggle, and how many people have warmth but don't know how to cherish it.Child, let go of that for now, don't let hatred engulf you, even if it's a little reward for yourself, don't miss such a beloved person.

Beloved...?Xia Runie gently placed her hands on the big hands around her waist, feeling the warmth from his body.

Leng Zhuo seemed to have sensed the strangeness of the person in his arms, and called softly: "Nie'er, are you alright?"

"Huh?" Xia Runie raised her head slightly, looked at Lengzhuo's affectionate eyes, her cheeks were a little flushed, she hurriedly broke away from Lengzhuo's embrace, and walked quickly to the courtyard.

Leng Zhuo looked at Xia Ru Nian strangely, touched his face again, and muttered: "Could it be that I have become ugly?" Leng Zhuo also walked into the yard inexplicably, only to find that Xia Ru Nian was smiling unknowingly. What, "Nieer, what are you laughing at?"

"Laughing?" Seeing Leng Zhuo walking over, Xia Runie immediately returned to normal, "When did I laugh? Did you misread it when it was so dark?"

"Did I read it wrong?" Leng Zhuo continued to wonder, but after Xia Runie's knife eye flew over, he immediately changed his words soberly, "It's too dark, I must have read it wrong." After finishing speaking, yes Looking at Xia Runie showing a bright smile.

Xia Rune was stunned, at this moment, he wanted to stay in time, how much he wanted to be drunk in the cold and warm smile, but he couldn't, "I will go out tomorrow, I don't know when I will come back." Xia Rune's face Putting on the coldness of the past again, he said to Leng Zhuo lightly.

"Tomorrow... is it coming again?" Leng Zhuo looked up at the sky and murmured.

Every year on the first day of August, Xia Runie would go out for a day, first to visit the firm he founded, and then disappear for a whole day until late at night before returning to the palace; and only on this day, Xia Runie would wear red The clothes are red like blood, as if remembering something, but also as if reminding himself not to forget something; and only this day, Leng Zhuo is most worried about Xia Runei, the most distressed.

Leng Zhuo never asked what Xia Runie was going to do on this day, and never stopped him, but just stayed quietly in the Green Ying Palace and waited for Xia Runie to return.

"Nieer." Leng Zhuo lowered his head and played with the wrench in his hand, and asked softly, "Will this palace become your cage?"

"That's natural." Xia Runie leaned against the door frame, the night wind blew his white robe, looked at the scene coldly, smiled lightly, walked up to Xia Runie, brushed his cheek lightly, Carefully stroking his outline, as if he wanted to convey something, his lips opened and closed, repeated many times, Leng Zhuo simply gave up, took Xia Runie's hand and walked into the room.

Tonight, many people are destined to have no sleep.

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Unheard of Pavilion.

"Xia Runie! You still know how to come back! I'm so exhausted, do you know?" Xia Runie had just stepped into the Weiwen Pavilion, when she heard Zhuo Yifan's signature roar, she couldn't help covering her ears.But Zhuo Yifan still didn't let him go, and yelled loudly, "Go out and have fun with that Leng Zhuo, and let my mother manage these businesses for you. Don't talk about it when you are tired every day, and you end up messing with my mother." In the minds of outsiders, it is a fierce image, everyone hides when they see the old lady, but you are at ease, there are a bunch of male animals that can't think and can't do anything in the whole Weiwen Pavilion, do you know how torturing people!"

"Didn't you ask for your toughness?" A cold male voice came from the stairs on the second floor, and Xia Runie knew that he was saved when he heard it.

"You are that...Liu Jingxiu, right? You sissy, what did you say about my old lady just now?" Zhuo Yifan pointed at Liu Jingxiu and yelled angrily.

"I keep saying 'My Lady, My Lady' all day long, and others are not afraid of you." Liu Jingxiu fiddled with the folding fan in her hand, and said casually, but her eyes kept falling on Xia Runie.

Xia Runie automatically ignored Liu Jingxiu's gaze, and did not try to stop Zhuo Yifan and Liu Jingxiu from arguing, but just looked around on her own.In the past three years, Zhuo Yifan and Liu Jingxiu have also put in a lot of effort, established a huge information network, and cultivated a series of partners. The appearance is still the same as it used to be, it was the appearance Xia Ru'an originally designed, which made Xia Ru'an's heart warm.

"Quiet cultivation, Yifan, order to go on, and start to act in fifteen days." Xia Runie sat in a familiar position, stroking the marks left by the years on the table and windows, and a cold voice sounded.

After Zhuo Yifan and Liu Jingxiu heard it, they were taken aback for a moment, but they quickly realized what Xia Runie was referring to.With a light movement, Liu Jingxiu landed in front of Xia Ru'an, took out a stack of papers from her bosom and spread it in front of Xia Ru'an, and when Zhuo Yifan came over, she said loudly: "This time we attack, there are two The goal, one is to annex other industries in Ye State, and the other is to find out where that person is. After the investigation of the intelligence team, we can start with these three companies." Liu Jingxiu pointed to the three pieces of paper placed closest to Xia Runei, "Luoxi Pavilion, on the surface, is a legitimate exchange, but secretly it is an important trading place for many officials to smuggle; Wenfeng Tower, which is said to be Baifeng's property, is often patronized by dignitaries and some people from the world. It is to engage in some shady activities; Tingnan's pawnshop is the family business of Ji Ting's younger brother Ji Nan, as long as you dare to do it, there is nothing he dare not accept. Due to Ji Ting's prestige, the government has done illegal things to the pawnshop personnel And just turn a blind eye..."

"Then what about this one?" Xia Runie picked up a piece of paper with four large characters on it, "Wanjing Medicine?"

"I don't know about this." Liu Jingxiu looked at the piece of paper, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Wanjing Pharmacy suddenly appeared two years ago. It is deeply loved by the people, and nothing has been investigated, so..." Zhuo Yifan explained from the side. It cannot be blamed that Liu Jingxiu didn't know, but this "Wanjing Medicine Store" "Mirror Medicine Store" belongs to the area she was in charge of, and she threw it to Liu Jingxiu because the investigation was fruitless.

Looking at the four big characters in front of her, Xia Runie felt a little depressed for some reason: "Wan Jing, Wan Jing..." Suddenly, Xia Ru Nie seemed to realize something, and hurriedly said to Zhuo Yifan, "Closely observe the medicine shop. Don’t miss anyone’s movements.”

"Could it be..." Zhuo Yifan and Liu Jingxiu looked at each other, and a bold guess came to mind.

"Extremely possible." Xia Runie confirmed the thoughts in the hearts of the two, and the excitement in the hearts of the three lingered for a long time.

……

After discussing with Zhuo Yifan and Liu Jingxiu for a while, Xia Runie set off for the next destination.

The landmark building located in the center of Ye Kingdom's capital, apart from the palace, is the West Building.The West Building was built 300 years ago and was once considered a symbol of misfortune. It is red all over and is more than 70 meters high.It is said that someone tried to climb to the top of the building, but was accidentally struck to death by lightning. Therefore, the top floor of the West Building has been sealed off until [-] years ago, and it was managed by the state.Standing on the west tower, you can have a panoramic view of everything within a radius of [-] li of Ye Kingdom.

Holding the token given to him by Leng Zhuan, Xia Runie climbed up to the top floor of the west building unimpeded.Xia Runie leaned on the lacquered red pillar, lowered her head and looked down, and the past scenes appeared in front of her eyes.

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"Mother, when will Daddy come back? He promised Nie'er that he would plant flowers together."

"Huh? Did you think about it just a few days after dad left? Isn't mother accompanying you?"

"But……"

"Hey, daddy will come back to see Nie'er after finishing his work, daddy won't forget you..."

Childhood

Xia Runie never thought of being an outstanding person. She just waited for her father's return with her mother every day, and only thought that the family would get together when the plum blossoms were in full bloom. Looking forward to my father, but also left my mother.

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"Nie Er, I heard from my mother that from today onwards, you are no longer a child of the Xia family. You are an orphan without father or mother. Take these things and go to Yinghuo City to find Nangong Mo. After you find Nangong Mo, give the jade pendant to you." Leave it to him, he will understand. Remember, you must never come back, absolutely not!"

"Mother, Nie'er, don't leave, don't... We still have to wait for Dad to come back, you can't let me go, Nie'er will be obedient, Nie'er will be obedient, mother, don't drive me away...Mother!"

"Go! Go, go, go!"

The originally beautiful life was suddenly broken. How could the young Xia Runie know the reason for everything her mother did? Fortunately, he met Duan Han.Duan Han saw that he was pitiful, so he took him back to the shop to help. Originally, he just wanted to help the poor boy, but unexpectedly sent Xia Runie into the abyss.

That year, Xia Runei was 12 years old.

"How many times have I said, you have to pay back the money, or use your poor store as a mortgage, how can there be so much nonsense!" Xia Ruyi, who was hiding behind the cabinet, watched a fat man kick Duan Han in the stomach Going up, nervously bumped into the kerosene lamp beside him.

"What's the sound?" The man motioned to the two guys beside him to take a look, but Duan Han blocked his way: "Give me a little more time, I will definitely pay it back, please."

But the man impatiently kicked Duan Han away and walked to the back of the cabinet.

"Yo!" The fat man looked at Xia Runie, and smiled lewdly, "You have hidden a little beauty, I didn't expect it, so let's use him to pay off the debt!" In his arms, the more Xia Runie struggled, the bigger the smile on the man's face.The man picked up Xia Runie and left with a smile.And those two guys didn't forget to punch and kick Duan Han before they left.

From that night onwards, it was a nightmare that Xia Runie would never be able to erase for lifetimes.

That fat man was originally a celebrity trafficker. For money, he sold his wife and daughter to brothels one after another.And after catching Xia Runei, what he went to was not other places, but the brothel he often went to.

"Oh, fat man, it's time to deliver again!" the guard at the back door of the brothel joked.

"Haha, call Madam Wang to pick up the goods!" The fat man shook Xia Runie who was knocked out by him, and strode into the door.

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"Oh, fat boss, are you kidding me? Boys shouldn't be sent to me."

"Mother Wang, please don't be angry, look at how handsome the child is, let's talk about it," the fat man paused for a moment, and then smiled lewdly, "Isn't it just right for some officials now?"

The bustard glanced at Xia Runei, then at the fat man, covered her face and smiled, "Deal."

……

Xia Ruyi was Zhuo Yifan who met here. The two of them tried their best to survive one painful night after another.

Three years, three full years.

Although Xia Runie is smaller than boys of the same age, her appearance is more handsome than that of women; Zhuo Yifan still looks like a little girl who hasn't grown up yet, still childish.

With the passage of time, Xia Ruyi understood that she could no longer stay here, the eyes of those grown men walking on her body made Xia Ruyi feel sick.

Therefore, on the night when the oiran sold herself, Xia Runie took Zhuo Yifan and escaped, but she didn't want to be discovered.

In the end, it was Liu Jingxiu who came across Liu Jingxiu on the way to escape to the imperial capital, and was able to escape from death.

Since then, the three of them have been brothers and sisters, advancing together and retreating together.

……

The memory of the past is an indelible pain in Xia Runie's heart.After Xia Runie found Nangong Mo, he went back to his hometown, but there, it turned into an empty city, desolate, and even the place where he used to live was burned to ruins, completely without the familiar atmosphere of the past.Nangong Mo sent someone to investigate Xia Ruxie's parents, but he stopped him: "I have no father or mother. I am just an orphan. Fortunately, I was adopted by the general so that I can feel at ease. The general does not need to spend a lot of time investigating my life experience." Xia Ruyi had no tears, no sadness, only hatred.

From then on, Xia Runie made an oath that he would kill his enemy with his own hands.

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"My lord... my lord." The voice of the guard guarding the tower pulled Xia Runie back from his thoughts, "It's almost time to seal the tower."

"I'm sorry." Xia Runie apologized to the guards with a nod. After calming down, she left under the guidance of the guards.

At the same time, Leng Zhuo was leaning on the plum blossom tree in Green Ying Palace and thinking.Leng Zhuo knew everything about Xia Runie's past, but he never minded it. In his eyes, his Nie'er had always been innocent and perfect, and had never done anything wrong; Ru Nie is Xia Ru Nie, the one he wants to love with his whole life, this cannot be changed by anyone.It's just that he can't selfishly keep Xia Runie by his side, even if it's just to protect him.

However, Xia Runie's enemy is someone Leng Zhuo respects and loves very much.

Leng Zhuo still clearly remembered the conversation he had with Xia Ruyi last night.

"I will move out of the palace in a few days, we still don't meet again."

"Why? What does it mean?"

"Lengzhuo, listen carefully, I, Xia Runie, have never and will never fall in love with you. One day, I will kill the person you love. You already knew that, didn't you?"

"Nonsense! Nie, you're lying. You wouldn't do that."

"Yes, absolutely, you can't let that person go."

"I said you won't, because of me, you definitely won't."

"you……"

Xia Ruxie's angry expression kept reappearing in Lengzhuo's mind, and Lengzhuo's heart was also aching. His evil son, after so many years, still couldn't let go of that hatred, but ah, could he understand that his The cruel words that Nie'er said were actually to prevent him from being sad?Can he understand that his evil son has already fallen in love with him, but he just doesn't know how to express it?

However, he is Lengzhuo, the king of Ye Kingdom, the one who loves Xia Runie deeply, but he will not refuse Xia Runie's request; only he can turn all Xia Runie's schemes into bubbles .No matter how strong Xia Ruxie's temper is, Leng Zhuo still has thousands of methods to keep him tightly bound by his side.

Nie'er, I won't let you escape...