Lonely City without Frost

Zuo Wushuang didn't expect that he would make this request suddenly, but after hesitating for a while, he agreed, after all, she has nowhere to go now, and most importantly, it is inappropriate to appear in front of Ximen Chuuxue.

In the dead of night, on days like the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are basically no restaurants open. Zuo Wushuang and Ye Gucheng searched for two streets and still didn't see an open shop.

"If Miss Zuo doesn't dislike it, the few glasses of water and wine in the inn I stayed in before are barely worthy of the moonlight tonight. It happens that I can't find a restaurant now, why don't we go there together?"

Although Ye Gucheng was also very cold when he spoke, it was very different from when he first met. Zuo Wushuang hadn't noticed it before, but after getting along tonight, she finally dared to be so sure.Zuo Wushuang is not a confident person, except for the sword, she imagined that Ye Gucheng might like her, but she never imagined what kind of expression she would have when this day really came.

——It’s too late, why didn’t you wait until this day sooner...

If he killed Ximen Chuuxue, then she would never be able to be with him for the rest of her life, and if Ximen Chuuxue killed him, the ending would be the same.

Sensing her depression, Ye Gucheng just smiled wryly, and walked to the inn where he was staying.It was indeed late at night, and they didn't arrive until Xiaoer was about to close the door. After learning that they were guests here, he brought them wine and went to sleep in the backyard.

There were only the two of them in the huge hall, the closed door blocked the moonlight outside, and the candles by the table seemed to be about to burn out.

This is really not a good time to drink, but Zuo Wushuang tore open the jar seal very quickly and drank, she drank quickly, but not violently, and there was no hint of alcohol after drinking the whole jar.

Ye Gucheng didn't stop him either, just looked at her indifferently like so many times in the past, and then drank lightly.

"Miss Zuo is still so good at drinking."

"The same is true of the city lord. I have never seen you drunk, but you have seen me drunk twice."

"Because the time Yimeng Sansheng got drunk was really nothing, Miss Zuo really has a good capacity for drinking." He poured himself a glass before continuing, "As for the other time...although she was drunk, but... ..."

"Huh?" In fact, she has always been curious about that time, but it's a pity that she can't ask others about marriage at all, and it would be best if she had the opportunity to ask Ye Gucheng directly.

"It's nothing, Miss Zuo has no memory of that incident?"

Zuo Wushuang nodded, "Well, I don't remember anything after waking up, but later I heard Lin Dutong say that he was going to kill him or something."

"That's about it. The rest is nothing interesting. How much did Miss Zuo drink that time?"

She tilted her head and recalled, "It looks like four or five jars, the wine is indeed very strong, and it is the best among the ones I have ever drunk."

The wind blowing from nowhere suddenly blew out the candles beside the table, and the whole hall was instantly plunged into darkness.She only felt that at this moment she seemed to hear his held breath.

"It seems that Xiao Er forgot to leave candles for us, what should we do now?"

In the darkness, she couldn't see his expression clearly, but heard an extremely calm voice saying, "... Miss Zuo, is she still willing to continue drinking?"

"Wine...is my second life, so naturally I won't give up easily, what about the city lord?"

This is a feeling that can't be described in words at all, Zuo Wushuang can even feel the approach of that person, although invisible but extremely clear.

"... That time you asked me if I hated you."

"..."

"Although I answered, you didn't hear it. Maybe it's too late now, but—I don't hate you."

She couldn't believe that the person in front of her was Ye Gucheng, and even wanted to find Huo somewhere to see who the speaker was. She was surprised not only by what she had done at that time, but also by his answer at the moment.

——But why are you saying it now, don't let me know, please.

"I thought about it a long time ago, what would happen if I could call you like this." Ye Gucheng paused, "Wu Shuang."

Zuo Wushuang almost knocked over the wine on the table, he didn't understand what he meant by saying these words all of a sudden, he was so confused that he didn't know how to answer.

"I know it's not the time to say these things now, but in a few days, I may not have the chance to say them."

"...Then it's useless to say it now, since the result can't be changed..."

"At least no regrets. I'm not such a great man. Even if there is no result, I don't want the person I like to know what I think."

"……Do not make jokes……"

"...I don't know, probably, I don't want to have any regrets before this battle."

"I'll go first..." She stood up and planned to leave, but she couldn't figure out the direction in the darkness, and directly bumped into him who stood up the same way.

"……Feel sorry."

The cold smell on his body was still the same, so she couldn't help being greedy, and she almost took a deep breath, but her reason kept reminding her not to do this.

Ye Gucheng pondered for a while and then said, "No one wants to see you treat yourself like this. Since it is unavoidable, it is useless to escape."

"...Then don't force me." She felt that she was about to cry, it must be because of the wine, it must be, "You...you don't like me, do you?"

In a panic, something blocked her lips, warm and soft, making her eyes widen instantly.

All the senses were magnified in an instant, and this feeling was completely indescribable, Zuo Wushuang was so shocked that he didn't even know where to put his hands, his body froze in place and didn't know how to react.

The warm touch made her want to cry, "...I think, I'm not joking."

Zuo Wushuang could only feel tears pouring out of his eyes, he didn't have the ability to resist or think at all, like a drowning person, he grabbed the front of his clothes fiercely and didn't want to let go, so hard that his knuckles turned white.

Ye Gucheng didn't say anything else, just reached out and hugged her, even though his movements were stiff.

"Although it's inevitable, it's a choice made by the two of us, and no one will blame the other."

Tears flowed out almost uncontrollably, and I couldn't feel the joy of being hugged by the person I liked at all, except for fear or fear.

"I only know now that you are much crueler than I imagined. Since you like her so much, you shouldn't have prevented me from absorbing her in the first place."

In the morning light, the boy's slender figure looked a little thin, but it didn't affect his overall majesty.

"Even if I don't stop her, it's impossible for her to participate." Ye Gucheng looked dull, "It's useless to talk more at this moment."

"Do you know how many killers I have bought from Gong Jiu?" He changed the subject and asked such a question suddenly.

Now even Ye Gucheng was stunned, and it took a while to realize, "...What do you want to say?"

"It's nothing. Before that, I only thought that if I could let her join together because of you, I didn't expect that the effect would be mutual. After all, after getting along for so long, I couldn't bear it. But I don't think you are better than me. Where to go, it's just an act of stabbing first and then giving medicine."

"..."

"Speaking of which, even if the incident of last night gets out, it will have a greater impact on Ximen Chuuxue, right?" He suddenly thought of something, "Do you want to continue?"

"No need, anyway, the next thing is already prepared, isn't it?"

"If you can't bear it, let's just say it. Okay, I'm not joking with you. It's business as usual. Just pay attention to Lu Xiaofeng's movements."

When Zuo Wushuang woke up, she was still in a daze, half of her body was lying on the table, her vision was blurred and she couldn't see the scene in front of her clearly, she finally got used to the light in front of her.

She was drinking here all the time last night, and then she got too excited because of what Ye Gucheng said, but in the end there was no result of the quarrel, and in the end the two of them still sat where they were drinking.

"Forget it, just treat it as a dream." She looked at the messy cups on the table and the wine jars on the ground, and finally just sighed.

Thinking about it now, I still feel that this dream was too unreal, Zuo Wushuang put away his sword and planned to leave, but accidentally touched something on his waist.

It was a piece of jade pendant, the texture of the jade pendant was warm and transparent, and one side was engraved with the word 'leaf', with a red string passing through the middle and a concentric knot underneath.

She was stunned for a long time, holding the piece of jade tightly, as if she wanted to crush it.

She didn't understand what he meant at all, but since she didn't see anyone else now, she might as well just pick up a piece of jade as a dream, and it would be useless to think about anything else.

Zuo Wushuang put the piece of jade in his arms, and walked out under Xiao Er's surprised eyes who had just woken up.

And Ye Gucheng, who was standing at the window on the second floor at this moment, finally showed a relieved expression when he saw her leave without looking back once.

The young man who was sitting at the round table drinking happily just shook his head and didn't speak.

"Let's go, the next thing... I just hope everything goes well."

"Would the Lord Baiyun also say such unconfident words?"

Ye Gucheng glanced at him lightly, didn't speak any more, touched the empty space around his waist with his hands, clenched his fists, turned and left.

——On the night of the full moon, on the top of the Forbidden City, with a sword coming to the west, immortals fly from the sky.

This will probably be the first opponent he has encountered in his life who needs to be so concerned, but in fact, he can't really compete with him at all, and Ye Gucheng himself feels better.

Risking the world's displeasure, but there is no way out.

From the very beginning, he had no choice.