Throne Steps

"He said, I heard it."

A third voice suddenly broke in.As soon as the troubadour turned his head, he was half sober at once - Li Chen was standing very close by, with a calm expression, and then walked towards this side.

"Ruisen!" The troubadour rubbed his temples, "When did you come here?"

"He wanted to tell me on purpose." Li Chen raised the corner of his mouth, but there was no trace of joy in his smile. He stood behind two meters away from the two of them, "How long do you think I stood?"

The troubadour's mind suddenly became flexible. These two people are so calculating even when they are in a relationship, can they not toss!

Saenz stood up and walked towards Li Chen: "You have heard it, so what's your answer?"

Watching him approaching, Li Chen froze in place without fear, and said with a sneer, "Is this your confession? Or did you say it to someone else? I really don't care."

Saenz also smiled, and fixed his eyes on Li Chen: "Then I confess to you seriously now, will you agree to me?"

Li Chen ignored him at all, raised his eyelids and looked at him: "I will seriously reject you."

The troubadour saw the two people coming and going, and the swords and swords in his eyes were almost visible to outsiders, so he didn't dare to intervene, so he grabbed the jug and glass and ran away.

Saenz glanced at the panicked back, turned around and said with a smile, "Look, you scared my drinking buddies away."

Li Chen snorted: "Drinking friend? Isn't it your prop?"

"We have to get out of this atmosphere." Saenz put away his slightly frivolous smile and became very focused.Although his current appearance can only be regarded as acceptable, when he no longer suppresses his emotions and stares deeply at a person, the love he conveys can almost drown the person.

Li Chen stayed by his side for a long time, almost watching him transform.But even so, Li Chen could not be completely immune to this strong signal.

He slightly raised his head and looked at Saenz, calm and calm, showing no sign of flinching.But Saenz had been staring at him closely, noticed his slight eye movement, and understood that this person had actually started to get nervous.

The night wind stopped quietly, and everything was silent.

"I love you."

Saenz's expression was simple and direct. He looked at the wide-eyed Li Chen: "I hope you will give me a chance."

Li Chen felt as if his ears were ringing, and he couldn't even hear the second half of the sentence clearly.

Even though he had rehearsed it thousands of times in his mind, he never thought that this man would choose the simplest way.Li Chen blinked, and hesitated for a moment whether to refuse directly.Therefore, people who are too complicated will also be choked if they encounter a stupid method.

Seeing him standing there, Saenz showed a gentle smile: "If you don't answer, I will take it as your acquiescence."

I was scared... Li Chen came back to his senses, moved his eyes, and replied: "Sorry, I refuse."

"It's really sad and ruthless." Saenz's tone was very helpless, he thought for a while, and reached into his pocket, "Maybe I should..."

Li Chen saw that what he took out was the antidote of the transformation potion, grabbed his hand, and said in a low voice, "Don't mess around!"

"It's not messing around, I just want to see if the original face will succeed." Saenz let go of the potion, but held Li Chen's hand with his backhand, "After all, this face is not the one you are most familiar with. "

Li Chen tried to withdraw his hand, but Saenz directly suppressed his struggle.Li Chen sighed softly, and had no choice but to let him go: "I have fully and clearly understood the message you conveyed, and I have also given you a clear answer. What are you still struggling with?" If you want an answer, it's over', this is your own decision."

"Not at all possible?" Saenz pulled him into his arms, his tone was a little harsh, "It's not that you don't have feelings for me, but you just rejected me without even mentioning a single condition?"

Li Chen looked up at him: "A condition? Are you sure?"

Saenz knew that Li Chen was reminding him of the loopholes in his language, but now he really hated Li Chen's calm demeanor.

"Yes, conditions, anything." Saenz pursed his lips, although he was a little unwilling, he added a limit, "Except leaving me."

Li Chen raised his eyebrows.Even locked in Saenz's arms, he didn't look weak at all: "You should know that this is a paradox at all."

"How would you know if you don't try!" Saenz's hands around his waist were tightened, and there was a hint of excitement and impatience in his low tone, "You haven't said anything yet!"

"Okay." Li Chen said, "I'm going back to my hometown."

"No." Saenz denied, "Not this one!"

Li Chen was also infected by him and became irritable.The troubadour was right, when Saenz became serious, no one could refuse him.But so what?Rather than end up breaking up, don't start!Emotions are so harmful, and Xinlik is a lesson from the past!

"It's not this, what else can it be?" Li Chen broke away from Saenz's embrace and sneered, "Don't you think I will want Patriarch Saenlich's partner status?"

Of course Li Chen knew that Saenz was not talking about this, but he couldn't control his emotions.His heart was pounding, his mind was racing, and some words were just meant to hurt someone.But even if Li Chen realizes that this is not good, he can't take back what he blurted out.

"If your wish is this, I will be very happy. As long as you wish, tomorrow the whole Retia, no, the whole continent will know that you are my partner." Saenz wanted to trap Li Chen again, but saw him Immediately took a step back, unwilling to get close like a hedgehog, "But, have you ever thought about another possibility? There is a way, right in front of you, but you just turn a blind eye!"

Li Chen was stunned by Saenz's firm tone.When he came back to his senses, a certain condition flashed through his mind.It's not that he hasn't thought about it, it's just that it sounds too ridiculous and impossible.Compared with this condition, he even felt that he was more likely to stay!

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Saenz knew that he had thought of what he said.In fact, he himself had great hesitation about this matter, and when he first thought of it, he almost felt completely impossible.But he still wanted to give it a try.He felt that if Li Chen spoke, he would definitely be shaken violently, and the decision at that moment might not be negative.

Li Chen is in a state of surprise and uncertainty.Intellectually, he knew what Saenz was talking about; emotionally, he felt that this was simply an illusory fairy tale, and it couldn't happen at all!

He opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.Saenz kept looking at him, with love, encouragement, and some kind of firmness in his eyes.Li Chen suddenly realized that as long as he opened his mouth, Saenz would probably agree to him—it would really happen!But the more this happened, the more he couldn't speak.Saenz is not an ordinary person. If he promised himself, he would have to make a great sacrifice, and this turmoil could even involve the entire Rettia.Even if Li Chen doesn't doubt Saenz's love, he has to doubt whether he has this value.

Can I bear such a deep love?

That's right.Even though Li Chen has always been confident and unafraid of hardships and dangers, he still shrinks when Saenz has such a majestic emotion—or it may only be the tip of the iceberg.He was afraid that he would be drowned by Saenz, and he even believed that Saenz would regret it later.

Li Chen always thought that he should make it clear, but when everything was really unfolded, the timidity deep in his heart suddenly gained the upper hand.

His eyes gradually changed from slightly blank to firm: "I..."

There was hope in Saenz's eyes.He took a step towards Li Chen, Li Chen immediately wanted to retreat, but held back.Saenz looked at the other person's expression, and the unpleasant feeling instantly replaced the joy.

Sure enough, Li Chen looked at him: "My answer is still no, sorry."

Saenz frowned: "Li Chen!"

Li Chen lowered his eyes, turned and walked away immediately.He forced himself to be calm, but his heart was pounding like it was about to lose control. Only by gritting his teeth could he not run away in despair.

Saenz's voice sounded from behind, angry and sad: "Li Chen!!"

Li Chen couldn't help but pause, and turned his head slightly.He knew that Saenz had been staring at him, and his focused eyes were fixed on his back.Squeezing his fingers, he walked away without saying a word or even turning his head.

A gust of wind blew from the lake, and it hit his face, making him almost cry against the wind.

When Li Chen returned to the camp, the women had already started packing their things and leaving the campfire.The troubadour was still sitting there, subconsciously looking back when he saw Li Chen.

"You came back just in time." The head of the group came from behind, "We are about to assign the vigil."

Li Chen stopped, with a very calm expression: "Say it."

The leader realized that he didn't seem to be in a good mood.In the eyes of the group leader, Ruisen has always been a person who hides his emotions deeply.If he let others notice the strangeness, there are only two possibilities, one is that he did it on purpose, and the other is that his heart is already turbulent.

However, the leader didn't talk too much, he said directly: "In the first half of the night, Pedro and I are on the south side, and Cork and Diego are on the west side. You and Sal..."

The head of the group suddenly stopped and looked not far behind Li Chen.Li Chen didn't look back, he was more familiar with that person's aura than anyone else, how could he not notice when the other person was approaching?

"Sal, I'm talking about you." The leader smiled, "You and Ruisen will watch the first half of the night in the southeast corner."

Saenz slowly approached the campfire from the darkness, and gradually approached the place where Li Chen was standing.The light of the fire made their faces turn red, and the troubadour looked at them and suddenly understood that the two were not together.

Saenz ignored the troubadour's scrutiny, he glanced at Li Chen's back, and evoked a faint smile: "Let's stagger us."

"Hey?"

"Don't embarrass us too much." Saenz said with a smile, "After all, I just fell out of love."