beg for chivalry

Since the day when there were more haystacks outside the walls of Jinfu, Jinwu has many servants around her, inseparable, toe to heel, some are maids who do some personal work, and some are waist servants. The guards with short knives pinned to their backs all looked alert, listening to the wind and grass around them with pointed ears, carefully protecting Jinwu.

Wang Xiaoyuan followed beside Jinwu, being squeezed enough by them, but he couldn't bear to say a word.After all, ever since the woman named Zuo Buzheng disappeared, she was a shadow lurking in the dark, who could show up at any time and catch them by surprise.

That night, the stars were sparse and the moon was dim, and thick gray clouds were slowly churning in the sky.

A stick of white wax was burning in the wing room, and the flame flickered, illuminating the shadow on the fan.There were many people standing outside the door, all of them were silk armored guards with knives chosen by Ning Yuan Hou, their generous backs blocked the door.Wang Xiaoyuan washed his head and face with water, his drowsy head became a little clearer, he wiped his hands with a silk towel, and slipped into the bed like a loach.

He moved fluently, wrapped in a quilt and rolled to Jinwu's side at once, the quilt here was soft, and there was a hand stove wrapped in a thick cloth, which was very warm.Jin Wu rolled his eyes, ignored him, just snorted and turned over, turning his back to him.These days, Wang Xiaoyuan often used the excuse of guards to sneak into his bed, and Jin Wu had already seen it.

Wang Xiaoyuan spread his hands and feet around his arms, hugging him tightly like an eight-legged fish.

"...What are you doing?" Jin Wu turned his head and curled his mouth unhappily, the corners of his mouth almost reaching the bottom of his chin.

"I was afraid that you would be abducted by that strange woman in the middle of the night, so I came to protect you." Wang Xiaoyuan said, hugging her tightly again.Jin Wu also twisted his body with great difficulty, and the two of them entangled with each other tightly as if they were struggling, both of them used their hands to suck their milk, rolling around in the quilt like a ball, until they were sweating hot from the tossing, they could not breathe again. Let go, panting.

"Huh...huh, why are you so tight!" Jin Wu gasped and scolded.

Wang Xiaoyuan cheekily said nonsense: "I'm afraid that if you let go, you will disappear. That woman comes and goes like a ghost, maybe she will come out from the ground or under the bed in the middle of the night to catch you."

"Hmph, I see you're just trying to strangle me so you can take my money and buy sugar piles!"

"Yes, yes!" Wang Xiaoyuan said with a grin, slipping back and forth between the quilts like a water snake, flashing the golden crow fan's slap, "Young master, how much money do you have, just give it to me, so as not to save money." Long nights and many dreams..."

Strange to say, just as he said these words, there seemed to be a whistling sound of night wind in the courtyard.The window paper was blown rustlingly, and a cold and terrifying wind suddenly hit from between the window drawers, cutting off the glow of the candle like a hand.The wing room fell into pitch blackness, only faint blue sky light could be seen pouring in through the window gap.

This gust of wind made both of them shudder.Wang Xiaoyuan's playful smile seemed to have been blown away, his face was as pale as snow, but he laughed and said, "Today... It's really windy tonight, but it's good, so I won't have to turn off the lights again."

Jinwu shrank back into the quilt, covered his head and face, and the quilt was slightly raised, just like a fat steamed bun.He said in a muffled voice under the quilt, "Go and close the window, the wind is even stronger at night, you are fine, if I catch a cold, who will pay you?"

Wang Xiaoyuan said honestly: "Young master, the salary is paid by the manager of the house, it doesn't matter if you fall ill."

"Quickly shut it down!" Jin Wu yelled angrily from under the blanket.

Helpless, Wang Xiaoyuan got up reluctantly, and got out of the quilt trembling.The night air was dry and cold, and it seemed astringent when he held it between his teeth. He stepped on the heels of his shoes and moved to the window, trying to put his airs down, but suddenly felt his eyes darken.

A faint shadow stained the gauze, and the outside of the gauze was covered with cloth, making it difficult to see the scene outside.But Wang Xiaoyuan looked up, only to see a shabby but distinct figure standing in front of the window miserably.

There are people outside the window.

In an instant, the hairs all over his body seemed to stand on end one by one, and the hand holding the window frame trembled violently, his knuckles turned white and bulged.

The guards were standing in front of the door, and the person outside the window—who was it?

From the hazy shadow, he vaguely discerned the graceful curve of a woman, and the figure slowly approached the window, as if even breathing was going to pass through the gauze, and it was icy pressed against his forehead.Wang Xiaoyuan couldn't help taking a step back, but he heard soft and slow giggling sounds from outside the window, like a ghost's tiny claws scratching his heart.

"You... who are you?"

Wang Xiaoyuan swallowed, and asked tensely, but his arms were limp and weak, fear as heavy as lead poured into his hands.

The figure just laughed hurriedly and in a low voice, the laughter was like pieces of porcelain that had been smashed to the ground, delicately broken, but with a piercing chill.

In the deep night, this laughter is particularly terrifying.Wang Xiaoyuan couldn't bear it any longer, and blurted out tremblingly:

"……Who are you!"

The sound hit the window screen, and it seemed to be trembling slightly.Jin Wu was startled by his sudden sharp shout, and stuck his head out from the mattress uneasily, looking at him.Wang Xiaoyuan gritted his teeth, and let out a slight panting sound, like a small beast approaching the enemy.

The shadow just stood there, laughing coldly.In the unbearable silence, Wang Xiaoyuan seemed to hear sweet and soft words.

"Willing to... put him..."

"...Give it to me?"

Wang Xiaoyuan suddenly opened the window.

There was a loud noise, the wooden frame creaked, and the dust from the gaps in the window rustled down.He leaned on the window and looked into the courtyard, only to see an empty gray wall in front of him, as if radiating a cold light in the cold moonlight, and there was not even a single figure.

But just now, it was clear that someone was standing in front of the window, narrating creepy words to him.

It is left incorrect.Except for that weird woman, he couldn't think of another person who could be so elusive.Wang Xiaoyuan thought firmly, cold sweat slid down his cheeks, as if he was choking on a stone in his throat.She can pile up firewood when everyone is not looking, and she can also jump over the siege to the window. She said she would take the Golden Crow away, and she can really take it away.

Despair spread like fire all over his body, he crouched down weakly, holding his head.

Jin Wu sensed his fear and shivering, poked his head out nervously from under the quilt, and whispered: "What's the matter, Wang Xiaoyuan?"

Wang Xiaoyuan looked up at him, for a long time, they were silent, just staring at each other.Wang Xiaoyuan squatted for a while, got up staggeringly, and slowly climbed onto the bed.

He originally wanted to tell the guards outside the door, asking them to look at the window, not to miss any entrance that could lead the bad guys in, but at this moment he threw this thought out of the blue.Wang Xiaoyuan suddenly stretched out both hands, and hugged the Golden Crow more forcefully than ever before, as if to teach his arms and body to become one with the flesh and blood of the Golden Crow.

The two hugged each other quietly. After a long time, Jin Wu asked: "The person who talked to you just now...is that woman?"

"…Um."

"She wants to take me?"

"Ah."

"That's weird, she said she wanted to take me away, did she take a fancy to something about me?" Jin Wu blinked suspiciously, "If she wants my family's money, she will take it while she is recuperating here." Yes. I don’t think she looks like our enemy, she only wants to attack me, even though everyone in the street scolds me, spits at me behind my back, and throws stones, but she seems to like me.”

Wang Xiaoyuan looked at him helplessly: "Master, even if she likes you, don't follow her. You see how much I like you too, why not stay here."

Jinwu sneered: "If you praise me a few more words, I won't give you a monthly increase, just give up."

The two children fell silent immediately, and the vortex of doubt in their hearts expanded.But no words can express their entangled feelings.They just hugged each other quietly, looking at the frosty moonlight anxiously, their hearts seemed to be dripping with ice-cold snow, and every beat of their hearts seemed to have a confusing echo.

Amidst this anxiety, Wang Xiaoyuan fell into a deep sleep.

It seemed to be snowing in the dream, he was trekking in a vast white world, and he couldn't find the shadow of the Golden Crow in his dim vision.He panicked and yelled heart-piercingly, his eyes were full of majestic mountains, as if he was trapped in a cage.

Wang Xiaoyuan woke up with a start, only to feel that his eyes were filled with tears.The light of the sky seeps through the tightly closed windows, and the morning light is cut into pieces of golden scales by the wooden lattice and sprinkled on the wall, it is already half-bright.He turned his head abruptly, and saw that Jinwu was still lying beside him, wrapped in a few rounds of thick mattresses, blowing his nose sweetly in his sleep.The young master didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, and often took half of the quilt covering him, and Wang Xiaoyuan shivered from the cold, and got into the quilt again.

"Oh, it's okay..." Wang Xiaoyuan muttered to himself, "Zuo Buzheng hasn't taken him away yet."

Jin Wu was woken up by him, rubbed his eyes and said vaguely: "Huh?"

"Good morning, young master. I thought you would disappear when I woke up." Wang Xiaoyuan said.

"Blind...say." Jin Wu turned over in dissatisfaction, and fell asleep next to the cushion again.Wang Xiaoyuan took a breath just now, and was about to squint his eyes to sleep for a while, but he caught a glimpse of some stains on the mattress from the corner of his eye.

He turned his head slowly, trying to see what it was, but after blinking a few times, his whole body trembled, and he couldn't help but jump up from the bed.

On the mattress under the two of them, there were crooked handwriting.

The handwriting is huge, I don't know whether it was painted with red pill, ink or cinnabar, the red is so shockingly red.The strokes are messy and strange, and they are weird like evil spirits.

Wang Xiaoyuan immediately shuddered.He studied with Jinwu a few days ago and knew a few words. Now when he saw it, he read those words silently in his heart.

"Come to visit me in two days."

He looked down the twisted handwriting, his eyes fixed on the last line.The blood-red ink characters are like ferocious minions, spreading and extending wantonly on the mattress under them:

"At that time, there will be no one left."

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The manuscript box is back to poverty... I've been so busy recently... I'm unable to scroll on the keyboard...