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The scorching hot air is still boiling in the dark blue sky above.

Yin Chun took Xie Hengyan's hand, and finally they heard the faint creaking and hoarse birdsong not far from the sky.

——When I looked up again, there were actually several falcons circling over Feishi Village.

"It's over, Yin Zhu." Xie Hengyan murmured, "When the news reaches Pingchao City, they will say that you killed old doctor Qu and bombed Feishi Village... I really can't explain it now!"

Yin Chun pursed his lips, his complexion was very heavy, and he said after a long time: "Those people, don't they have enough hats?"

Xie Hengyan lowered his head and stared at Wu Nian in his arms, but Yin Chun took him and said nonchalantly: "Let's go, don't let the Falcon of Rongfu find out."

"Yin Chun." Xie Hengyan didn't move, seemingly dazed for no reason.

Yin Chun: "What?"

"What should we... Nian'er do?"

Xie Hengyan hugged Wu Nian, and looked at Yin Chun with embarrassed eyes.Yin Chun glanced at the fire in the depths of the forest, and then at the baby Wu Nian, and he understood a little bit, so he asked Xie Hengyan, "What are your plans?"

"I don't know." Xie Hengyan shook his head, and told him truthfully, "Before the village was destroyed, Mr. Qu told me that Nian'er's congenital deficiency is not the main cause of blindness."

The two looked at Wu Nian together, Xie Hengyan said in a low voice, and continued: "If we persist in pursuing the truth, it is very possible...the end will be the same as the current Feishi Village."

"I'm not afraid." Yin Chun held Xie Hengyan's palm and said in a low voice, "After going through these things, for me, there will always be a more terrible result than death."

Xie Hengyan hesitated for a while, then said: "I'm not afraid either. I'm only afraid of losing you."

"I won't leave you." After Yin Chun finished speaking, he took him into his arms again, "You too...don't lie to me anymore."

They hugged each other in the sky full of sparks and thick smoke, Xie Hengyan desperately pressed his profile against Yin Chun's neck, trying to get the little warmth left.

So far, the two of them have reached the end of their journey, and there is nothing left.They only have each other, and no one can predict what the final result will be. Xie Hengyan probably knows that at this point, if you don't pay attention, you will die—if you can live a little longer, he and Yin Well, I should be very grateful...

As the New Year's Eve approached, in less than half a month, a small town in the south suddenly had a heavy snowfall.

That scene always reminded Xie Hengyan of a year ago, on the snow-capped Yongcun Island, he, Yinzhen, Wuqian, Wuna... and Rong Shilian, when she was still sister Tangshui, they often got together Together, we ate hot pot, chatted, and looked forward to Wu Nian's birth with great anticipation.

Up to now, he was the only one left with Yin Chuan, with a black thought of not knowing whether he was dead or alive, and went south without stopping, living a life of fear from the beginning to the end.

Since Feishi Village was destroyed earlier, more than dozens of villagers have all been killed, but in just two months—they are almost running around day and night, fearing that one day their whereabouts will be revealed in front of others.Fortunately, Yin Chun had his own plan. When the three of them traveled along the way, they always avoided the flight path of Rongfu's falcon, and gradually traveled far away from Pingchao City.

During this period, Xie Hengyan did not fail to consider whether to give Wu Nian a more suitable home.Qu Jian's warning words before his death were still in his ears, which forced Xie Hengyan to be on guard against Wu Nian. The illusion of Fang Yan disappearing occupied Xie Hengyan's heart, and unconsciously formed an unspeakable fear.

But on the other hand, in the eyes of the two of them, Wu Nian was still the frail and sickly baby back then.A few days ago, she was caught with wind and cold, and with the more rapid and severe cold around New Year's Eve, her physical condition was not good, even if she took medicine for a long time, she was not getting better, and she was always accompanied by slight cough, low fever and other symptoms—except That night in Feishi Village, he opened his eyes frighteningly, and spent most of the time after that in a weak sleep.

"It's not the way to go on like this." Xie Hengyan looked more and more worried, and finally couldn't help saying, "We two run around all day, dragging him a child all the time, it will inevitably cause trouble."

Yin Chun said, "What do you think? You can't just throw him away."

"Throw it away?...No one can throw her away." Xie Hengyan said distressedly, "I'm afraid, since I left Yongcun last time, I always thought that Fang Yan should be gone, but now I feel... ...Things are not as simple as that. But the truth is always so far away, and I can't understand it more and more."

Yin Chun only said: "What are you afraid of? With me here, there is nothing to be afraid of."

Xie Hengyan shook his head, Yin Chun probably wouldn't understand what he was worried about.

Wu Nian's physical condition is very poor, and Xie Hengyan's rotten wood is not much better. The original pair of prosthetic legs that Xiaolu spent a lot of money on, some joints are almost worn out and started to rust. The bone needles outside were loosening all the time, and there were so few missing inexplicably, Xie Hengyan would often feel a little flustered—he didn’t know how long he would be able to accompany Yin to pour, only to see that day and night passed day by day, and Yin poured There is always a lonely figure of Dao on the horseback, he has no one to accompany him, and some of them are just a heartless piece of rotten wood that may suddenly lose consciousness one day.

Until then, there will be countless hurdles that cannot be overcome in the future, how will Yin Chun face it alone?

"Why, unhappy?" While speaking, Yin Chun noticed Xie Hengyan's expression suddenly became serious, so he couldn't help calling him, "Xie Hengyan?"

"Huh?" Xie Hengyan hurriedly came back to her senses, but said with a smile, "I'm not unhappy, I'm thinking about something."

Yin Chun asked him, "What do you think?"

Xie Hengyan sighed, and said: "I didn't think much about it, I just thought that when you were in the Biyu Mansion, when you were a senior brother...you were so majestic, and now you are following me, you are completely like a street rat, everyone Shout out."

"...It's just as majestic now." Yin Chun laughed at himself, "Ordinary people see my real face, and there are not many who don't run away in fright. Thanks to the arrest warrants, the whole city and town recognize my appearance, Isn't this a kind of prestige?"

Xie Hengyan laughed straight after hearing this: "Come on, you rat king, when you see the official cat in the city, sooner or later you will be scared to the point of shit... What are you talking about?"

Seeing that the puppet was finally willing to laugh, Yin Chun couldn't help feeling relieved, and stretched out his arms to embrace him and said, "I'm the mouse king, so what are you...the queen?"

"Come on, I'm the father, and I want you to be the queen of Lao Shizi..." Xie Hengyan pushed him away and said, "By the way, it's almost New Year's Eve, and there is chaos inside and outside the city, how do you plan to live?" ?”

"Lunar New Year's eve?"

Yin Chun was obviously taken aback when he heard the words.He didn't expect time to pass so fast, and it was time to celebrate the New Year in a blink of an eye. It was clear that not long ago, they were still outside the island of Yongcun, setting off fireworks, and Yin and Xie Hengyan were angry at why this puppet was so slow, life and death. I understand Yinzhu's intentions.

"Let's rest nearby, we are like this, where can we go to celebrate the New Year?" Thinking of this, Yin Chun couldn't help laughing, "Or, do you want to join in the fun in the big city?"

"I want to set off fireworks with you, nothing else matters." Xie Hengyan said, "And you, what do you want to do?"

Yin Chun smiled and said, "You."

Xie Hengyan was stunned: "What?"

Yin Chun leaned close to his ear and took a bite, the tenderness and lingering meaning was obvious.

Now that Xie Hengyan came to her senses, her face turned red, and after a while she cursed in a low voice: "If you want to do it, do it?...Who do you think you are?"

Yin Chun said, "I am your husband-in-law."

Up to now, Yin Chun and Xie Hengyan have stopped and stopped along the road, and almost searched most of the southerly area. From time to time, they have to avoid the double pursuit of Rong Mansion and Bi Yu Mansion, and even a few times, Recognized by the timid local people, they frightened them to report to the officials on the spot, and the city was full of uproar for a while, so that Yin and Xie had to stop and start to re-plan the next journey.

Yin Chun's original intention was to patrol the route as soon as possible, and find the couple surnamed Mu that Yang Deyi mentioned at the beginning, and the entire huge family behind them.

But the final clue just happened to be here. Xie Hengyan happened to catch a glimpse of a portrait of Mu Kaiyun in the study room in Feishi Village. From this, he deduced that the Mu family and the Qu family may have been related by marriage for many years. There is no further information related to the Mu family.

They couldn't figure it out for a while, but it happened that at the time of the New Year's Eve, all the cities and towns fell into a state of complete chaos and noise. There were all kinds of people coming and going between the big and small paths, bustling and crowded into several long queues from morning to night. There was hardly a moment's rest.

Under such circumstances, Xie Hengyan and Yin Chun didn't want to stay for the New Year, but they had to stay for the "New Year". They couldn't find any trace of the Mu family, so they simply stopped in a remote town hundreds of miles away from Feishi Village. Staying overnight can also fulfill the custom of previous years, and wait until the New Year's Eve is over before leaving.

But their New Year's Eve this time is destined not to be as lively and happy as ordinary people, but instead has a slightly more deserted and depressed atmosphere.

Yin Chun gave people the name of a murderer, but after all, he couldn't enter the city, and he couldn't show his face in front of people.They had to wait until the sun went down and it was completely dark before they tied the pony under a tree to eat grass and drink water, and drove Wu Nian to a small ruined temple in the mountains to spend the night in the open space where no one was passing by.

This should be the only bleak and bleak New Year that Yin Zhu has spent since he was born.In the past, more or less, there are a large group of people around, and the atmosphere during the New Year is always not less.

At this moment, the two of them were alone, shoulders side by side, sitting on the small stone steps outside the ruined temple, watching the noise of the town and the sound of gongs and drums in the distance.

But that happiness is also someone else's, and now Yin Chun is by Xie Hengyan's side, and his mood is never before peaceful and serene.

Suddenly a gust of cold wind blew, and Xie Hengyan's little hands were as cold as ice, so Yin Chun pressed his cold fingers on his chest, covering them bit by bit until it became hot, and when the wood gradually grew to the temperature it should be, he put them together Carefully put it into the palm, gently clenched firmly.

"Is it cold?" Yin Chun asked, "Go back to sleep if it's cold, and I'll find a tree branch to light a fire for you."

"No need." Xie Hengyan hurriedly grabbed him, and said, "Sit with me for a while. I heard that they will set off fireworks in the city tonight, so let's watch the New Year here."

Yin Chun was silent for a while, then suddenly said: "Yan Yan."

Xie Hengyan: "What are you doing?"

"You like to celebrate the lively festival... It's the first time to celebrate the New Year like this. It's not like the New Year. It doesn't have that atmosphere at all." Yin Chun tilted his head, his deep eyes now looked into Xie Hengyan's pupils, but it was different An emotion is hidden inside, and it is difficult to express it for a long time.

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Today's doubt: Since the establishment of the relationship, why has Xie Hengyan never had the idea of ​​retaliation, and why does she take it for granted that she is a daughter-in-law?

Serious answer——

Xie Hengyan is a motherly companion puppet. From Fang Yan to Yin Ma to Xie Cong to Yin Chun, his attitude towards his closest relatives is absolutely obedient. It was not until Yin Chun that he began to have a sense of resistance... However, there is still a sense of resistance in his bones... I believe that I am the one who bears it, so I have almost no idea of ​​​​counterattack.

Insincere answer——

Xie Hengyan: If you want to ask me whether it is cool to be 0 or 1, of course I say that I am number one in the world, but my actual actions are always the opposite of what I say.

Yin Chun: ...Actually, I just can't beat it.