[Count of Monte Cristo] Love and hatred

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A flash of lightning pierced the cloudy sky, and the Catalan dagger that Fernand raised was shining brightly.

Edmund gritted his teeth and went forward without fear.A bloody battle is imminent.

"No!" Mei Tess yelled, blocking between the two men who were about to draw swords. She held the back of the knife with both hands, forcing Fernand to slowly retract the knife, and at the same time, Edmund could no longer swing it. out his angry fist.

"Plum Tess, what are you doing..."

The two men were still in a stalemate, but even though they wanted to kill each other immediately, they had to stop in order not to hurt her.

"Listen to me, now is not the time to fight," Mei Tess pleaded, "Edmond, you must flee immediately, leave Marseille...Fernand, I think we will need your help... "

The air seemed to be frozen in a tense silence, only the roar of thunder outside the window and the roar of the strong wind.

Plum Tess clenched the hem of her skirt, if they could listen to her persuasion, maybe it would be too late.Edmund's injury made her realize the seriousness of the problem. He shouldn't escape from prison, but it was too late to say anything at this time. If he was caught, he would definitely face harsher punishment.She couldn't think of any better way than to run away.

Reason also allowed her to let go of the humiliation just now. At this time, she must not let Fernand leave, because she couldn't guarantee whether this cousin's crazy love for her would make him act irrationally again , For example, go to the sheriff to expose Edmund.

After a while, it was not so much Mei Tess's begging that worked, but the love of the two men for her that made them temporarily put down their hatred.Edmund and Fernand finally took a step back and reached a temporary settlement.

"Come with me," said Plum Tess in a low voice.

Immediately, the three of them entered Old Dantès' room and closed the door tightly.

Mei Tess quickly found spirits and blades, and simply helped Edmund deal with the injury on his arm.Fortunately for Edmund, the steel ball didn't stay in his body, and it probably flew past by brushing his arm.

All this time Edmund had been watching Plum Tess with tender eyes, which made her cheeks burn.When she tied the wound with a clean cotton cloth, their eyes met. Mei Tess unconsciously exerted some force because of the inner tension, which made Edmund cry out in pain.

"I'm sorry," Plum Tess stepped back a little confused, trying to escape the scorching gaze.

"It's all right," Edmund couldn't help but smile.He obviously felt that his lover had a sense of alienation from him, but he interpreted it as that she was frightened by his injury. After all, the Mei Tess he knew was an extremely soft-hearted girl.

This made him blame himself, because he was always out at sea, and he couldn't protect her all the time, which must have made her feel very insecure.Thinking about the wedding day, maybe it's time to explain everything.

After deliberating for a few seconds, he spoke again, ready to ask the question that had stuck in his heart again, "Plum Tess, on the wedding day..."

"Edmund, we don't have time to talk about this now," Mei Tess hurriedly prevaricated, and any explanation now might make Edmund feel that something is wrong, and then know the truth.

The timing was wrong, reason told her.However, she didn't know that on the emotional side of her heart, there was a trace of fear that the gentle eyes suddenly became strange.

Next, they took the time to pack up a few useful things.But not daring to lose even a moment, it took them nearly twenty minutes to leave the lonely house.

When they came to the empty streets, they were greeted only by darkness and the ensuing depression.No, and...it's raining!

Sporadic raindrops fell. Although the climate of Marseille on the Mediterranean coast is mild, for some reason, the rain at this time was as cold as ice.

Plum Tess glanced at the gathering thunderclouds in the sky, which indicated that a storm was coming.This may be a good thing, because the few pedestrians on the street also rushed home to escape the heavy rain at this time, and no one noticed them.But she was also worried that the fleeing boat would not be able to withstand the storm and be in danger in the vast sea.

Fortunately, compared to the terrible lightning and thunder, the rain has been very small.

After leaving Meilan Lane, the four of them headed straight for the pier on St. Angel's Island.There was their destination, and the old Dantes had a small boat moored in the port. As long as the small boat can sail out of the port of Marseilles, they will be considered successful.

After running about half of the distance, old Dantes gradually became unable to do what he wanted, "Edmond, run away and leave me alone, they won't do anything to an old man."

"No!" It was impossible for Edmund to leave his father behind. Regardless of the injury on his arm, he insisted on carrying old Dantès by himself.

Mei Tess had no choice but to follow closely, protecting the old man on Edmund's back with one hand, and carrying a package in the other hand, which contained few belongings and a warm towel.Fernand, carrying food and water bottles on his back, followed reluctantly at the end.

The long street finally came to an end.They stepped onto the pontoon bridge and were getting closer and closer to the port. They could even see the masts swaying in the wind and rain in the distance.

"Plum Tess, will you come with me?" Edmund suddenly turned around and asked.

The deep and magnetic voice made Mei Tess stunned for a moment.It happened that a flash of lightning flashed across, as bright as day, and Edmund's tall and straight body was completely exposed under the dazzling white light.

Drops of water flowed down his sharp cheeks, and the wet clothes clung to his body, outlining charming lines on his muscular muscles, as if Florentine sculptors carved proud Roman gods, full of impatient beauty .

For a moment, Mei Tess felt her heart beat violently. She didn't know whether it was because of the journey or something else...

In the blink of an eye, darkness regained control.Plum Tess suddenly came back to her senses, she hadn't had time to think about that question.

She doesn't belong here, Mei Tess thought, maybe she could go to Spain, to Venice, to Great Britain across the Channel, anywhere in the world.But in what capacity did she go?She is not his real fiancee!

Raindrops kept falling, falling, just like her chaotic mind.

Just when she was about to open her mouth, an accident happened.

"Boom!" A terrible gunshot forced them to stop, and many flames suddenly appeared in the darkness, surrounding them.Plum Tess realized that her answer no longer made any sense.

After a while, the sheriff surrounded them with a group of soldiers and blocked their way.

As if he had expected this ending, Edmund took a step forward and calmly raised his hands, "Sheriff, please take me away, it has nothing to do with them."

Fernand immediately answered, "Yes, he forced us to do this." As he spoke, he tried to pull Melissa Tess behind him.

"It's not like that!" Mei Tess shook off Fernand's hand angrily.I don't know where the courage came from, so she stood in front of Edmund, "It's not Edmund's fault, it's all my idea."

Edmund glanced at Mei Tess in surprise, feeling a surge of emotion in his heart.He was about to say something when he was interrupted by the sheriff.

"Woman..." The sheriff evoked a chilling smile, which made Mei Tess start to feel a little afraid of the impulsive behavior just now.But he just glanced at her contemptuously, and then pointed in Edmund's direction, "Catch the fugitive."

Several soldiers immediately stepped forward and forcibly separated Edmund from his old father, then tied his hands and shackled his feet to prevent him from jumping into the sea again.

In this way, Edmund was escorted by the soldiers to the pier, where the prisoner's boat was waiting for him.He looked back at his fiancée and old father reluctantly, as if remembering something, and after walking a few steps, he suddenly asked, "Plum Tess, do you still remember the oath we made under the fig tree? "

oath?Mei Tess frowned. Of course she couldn't know the vow between them, but she nodded to Edmund, hoping that it would make him feel better.

In the fading fire, Edmund finally showed a satisfied smile, and left with the soldiers in peace.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, as if the sea god's tears had finally burst the embankment.It was not until Edmund disappeared from their sight that Mei Tess helped the sad old Dantes back. "Fernand, you should go back too," she said, turning her head.

But Fernand didn't hear anything, the turmoil just now completely sobered him up.Recalling what he did just now, and what he did to hurt Mei Tess before, he realized that not only had he lost her, but he might also have lost the only remaining goodwill between them.

He stood there in a daze until Plum Tess and the old man were completely submerged in the wind and rain, and then he sat dejectedly on the wet driftwood, letting the rain and waves wet his clothes.

......

When Mei Tess and the old man returned to the house in Mei Lan Lane, ice rain fell from the iron-black sky like a sharp sword.After the old man was settled, she had to pass the dreadful night in Edmund's crib.

Will they send Edmund to the Château d'If in a torrential rain?Would he be cold in that dark cell?she thinks.

Only the sound of rain and thunder answered her.

For the first time, she found that the dark dawn was so long that she began to wonder if she would see the sun tomorrow.