Snake Tale

The Story of the Snake · Zhou Budan

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更新时间：2019-02-2101:26:28

There was no trace of embarrassment on his face, as if he was talking about today's weather calmly.Apart from that, there is not much to say.Luo Yi waited quietly for a long time, and finally couldn't help standing up abruptly, and angrily walked a few steps in the room with his hands behind his back, the anger in his chest was burning more and more.He knows his usual strategy, and he is always so calm and leisurely - he is so confident that he can eat himself!He secretly communicated with his enemy about the song, but he was so arrogant that he refused to even give him an explanation!

"I'm going to have you tied up and sent to the kitchen right now!" Luo Yi growled, gnashing his teeth, "It's more than an inch of effort? I'm going to teach someone to dig out your heart, and see what kind of wolf-hearted you are!—"

Shen Yuzhu couldn't help laughing, got up and grabbed his sleeve, but he slapped him away.Shen Yuzhu followed him two steps step by step, and didn't make any more loud and powerful excuses, but kept his tone soft, and slowly chased after him and called his name: "Luo Yi, Luo Yi... Luo Yi!"

Luo Yi was closely followed twice by him, as if being tightly hugged by a clingy puppy, no matter how angry he was, he couldn't get angry again.After standing still for a while, he was hugged behind him.

Luo Yi broke free, but he heard him say behind him: "If the prescription Xianying said is really effective, I'm willing to give it a try."

Luo Yi was startled and turned around.Shen Yuzhu took his hand and said with a smile, "You know I'd be willing, right?"

Luo Yi felt a pang in his heart, he clenched his teeth and refused to speak.After a while, he raised his eyes and looked straight at him:

"No, I do not know."

Shen Yuzhu froze on the spot in astonishment.Luo Yi broke away from his hand, turned his face away, and slowly said: "Shen Yuzhu, all my weaknesses are in your hands, the mystery of my life experience, the chaos of Yanbi, the trouble of disability, the dispute between Qi Jun... You are the only one in the world who can destroy me!—and me? What have I?"

He grabbed his skirt and asked aggressively: "You don't want to get involved in court disputes. Since the war has started, you don't want to accept an official position. Do you really think I don't understand your intentions? No matter when and where, you I don't want to get involved in it, I don't want to have anything to do with anyone's interests, I always want to stay out of it and get out safely. Shen Yuzhu, if you were me, how could you trust such a person who always has room for it?"

Shen Yuzhu lowered his eyes and sighed softly: "Luo Yi, 'trust' can only be born from your heart, no one or anything outside can give it to you."

Luo Yi sneered, let go of his hand, and said coldly: "That's right, so I won't trust anyone—unless," he turned his face and looked at him sullenly, "Unless I know that once he betrays me, It would lead to unbearable disaster."

Shen Yuzhu frowned calmly, and said lightly: "So that's the case. You paid a lot of money to invite Xianying, not just to let him diagnose and treat your leg disease?"

He looked at the other party with a slight smile, and said word by word: "Perhaps the prescription you should ask him to consider is the Jilu Dan that I once prescribed to you."

Luo Yi said coldly: "You're right. Instead of being constantly on guard against being knocked to the ground by a rebellious horse and breaking its bones, it's better to put a bridle on the horse as soon as possible. In this way, we You can really handle it with confidence.”

With a bewildered smile, Shen Yuzhu tilted his head slightly and looked at him thoughtfully.Luo Yi's face was indistinct in the empty room where no candles were lit, like a wisp of sandalwood that seemed to exist but disappeared.He suddenly said, "That's what she said."

Luo Yi was startled and said, "Who?"

"Zhong Lichun."

Luo Yi held his breath unconsciously.Shen Yuzhu leaned over to light the candle, blew out the fire by his lips, and said leisurely: "To be precise, it's Zhong Lichun's trusted female officer. Just as your spy reported to you..." he said , raised his eyes and looked at him with a smile, obviously not only knew well about Luo Yi secretly planting spies by his side, but also took it calmly.After a short pause, he continued: "That day, Duanmu and I were discussing the end of the war in Song State. Zhong Lichun sent someone to change his appearance and visit Kui Ye, which was indeed beyond my expectation. But after thinking about it carefully, Zhong Lichun There is also a reason for this move. In terms of faction, you are the person recommended by Mrs. Zishuo. If Qi State is defeated, Zhong Lichun will be in danger of losing the country; if Qi State wins, she will also face the danger of being squeezed out by political opponents and losing power At this juncture, we will naturally try our best to win all possible Olympic aid."

Luo Yi said: "Since you understand her intention, why do you still meet her envoy?"

Shen Yuzhu said: "Zhong Lichun is my fellow apprentice, I have no reason to refuse behind closed doors, besides, I also need to ask her for information."

He paused, and said in a low voice: "Even if the hope is slim, I still don't want to give up... looking for the whereabouts of the head of the mountain."

Luo Yi said: "Apart from the old affairs of Qingyan Mansion, what did she tell you?"

"She told me the story of Gou Jian's restoration of the country."

Luo Yi was startled.Shen Yuzhu raised his eyes and said with a smile: "She said that when the Yue Kingdom was defeated by the Wu Kingdom, in order to avoid the disaster of overthrowing the country, the Yue King Gou Jian personally entered the Wu Kingdom. He is proud, full of blood, endures all kinds of unspeakable suffering and humiliation, and works like a cow and a horse for Fu Chai. In order to win the trust of others, he even... tasted Fu Chai's feces, and even watched as he sacrificed his wife and daughter for the Wu people to abuse... ..."

Shen Yuzhu couldn't bear to speak, and slowly lowered his head.Luo Yi remained motionless, and said coldly, "So?"

Shen Yuzhu said: "Zhong Lichun asked someone to tell me that a person who has experienced suffering and humiliation can endure what ordinary people can't bear. Even if he can achieve a brilliant career, he will lose his heart forever and become a mean and ungrateful tiger wolf. She said that the emperor's heart and mind can share adversity but not wealth. If you are determined to follow but can't keep a distance, you will inevitably be killed by rabbits and dogs. ?”

Luo Yi remained motionless, and said coldly, "How do you answer?"

"I said, I naturally don't want to be a writer, but I also don't want to be a Fan Li, unless..."

"unless?"

Shen Yuzhu said leisurely: "Unless you are willing to be Shi Yiguang."

"..." Luo Yi ignored him and turned away coldly.Shen Yuzhu stretched out his hand to hold his hand, and said with a smile: "At that time, I was thinking, if I really - or you really - because of this kind of clumsy alienation trick, it would be too much for me to feel jealous and suspicious of each other. Out of cliché!"

"Is it clumsy? I think Zhong Lichun's move is very clever." Luo Yi said slowly, "She never fabricated it, nor did she make assumptions. In fact, what she said is not unreasonable, isn't it?"

Shen Yuzhu gave a soft "tsk", and said with a smile: "Sometimes I really wish you could be a little stupid, and don't you know me so well."

Luo Yi snorted coldly: "What a coincidence. I often have such high hopes for you."

Shen Yuzhu pondered and said: "Actually, you and I both know that what she said is right. No one else is allowed to sleep soundly next to the couch, let alone the cold and cramped throne? Suspicion and jealousy, the emperor's heart, there is nothing wrong with it, otherwise how can we resist those who covet us?" The attackers' open and dark arrows, conspiracies and tricks? Luo Yi, you question and guard against me, you have your own position, and I can't criticize you at all. Besides, this is just the beginning. With your return to Linzi, all forces will surely Stupid, the ghostly tricks that the political enemies are secretly playing will be even worse than the flames of the siege of the Five Kingdoms... The enemy is dark and we are clear. Luo Yi, for some time to come, your situation will be even more dangerous than before."

"Don't worry." Luo Yi's tone was calm and unhurried, he was still as calm and composed as when he started the battle alone, and said, "I can handle it."

"I know you can handle it. But in that position... the pinnacle of the supreme power, all the despicableness, greed, and cruelty will be aroused a hundred times and a thousand times. People are not saints, and their talents will always be exhausted. If—— —If you also encounter the fate of Yue King Goujian, can it be... can you also bear it?".

Luo Yi replied calmly: "I can bear it. I also know that you can too."

Shen Yuzhu was startled.Yes, they knew each other's temperaments better than anyone else.One is unswervingly determined to move forward, and the other is detached from indifference and selfless. I am afraid that there are no setbacks and sufferings in this world that cannot be endured.

However, Shen Yuzhu paused for a moment, and said in a low voice: "...That's right. Luo Yi, I can endure that kind of humiliation. But, I definitely can't bear to let you suffer that kind of humiliation."

Luo Yi was startled.Lowering his eyes, he saw Shen Yuzhu slowly leaning on the table, raised his face, and smiled slowly at him: "What can I do, Luo Yi...I'm getting deeper and deeper."

Luo Yi couldn't help trembling.Shen Yuzhu's voice was like green apricots soaked in sand honey, sweet and sticky slowly poured into his heart, tasted it carefully, but it was full of inappropriate astringent taste.Shen Yuzhu took his hand, resting his chin on the lines of his palm, and said softly: "On the battlefield of the court, there are always countless swords, lights and swords, plotting rebellion, hiding knives in their smiles... Luo Yi, I don't want you to be hurt again I've always wanted to avoid these unnecessary disputes, so... I can take care of you for the rest of my life. Are you...really unwilling to fulfill my wish?"

Looking at it from this angle, his plump and smooth forehead, dark and heavy eyes, looked at him docilely and sadly.This is purely the face of a child.It reminded him of himself holding the hem of his clothes and looking up at his mother reluctantly when he was 13 years old.Because he was afraid of embarrassing her, even his desire was carefully hidden.

... At that time, he clearly knew what her answer was, so why... asked her.

Luo Yi clenched his teeth, and suddenly withdrew his hand.He turned his face away from looking at him, tried his best to keep his voice cold, and said: "Shen Yuzhu, if you want to walk my way with me, will you be willing to help me?"

Shen Yuzhu lowered his eyes blankly, looking at his empty palm, and was speechless.After a while, he laughed lightly and said, "You're right. Why am I not a stubborn and selfish person who makes others difficult for my own selfishness?"

Luo Yi felt sore in his heart, and heard him sigh softly, "It's better to forget each other than to stay in the rivers and lakes. Since you and I have different ways, it seems that we have to fulfill each other's nature, and don't make things difficult for each other."

Luo Yi frowned, held his hand tightly, and said ferociously: "You have a good idea! Without my consent, you will go to heaven and earth, and you will not be able to go anywhere!"

Shen Yuzhu clicked his tongue and said, "Don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself. Isn't it good for you?"

Luo Yi snorted coldly, "Because I'm a mean, ungrateful, suspicious tiger and wolf."

Shen Yuzhu couldn't help laughing, and said with a soft smile: "You're not. How could such a person give up his life in the snake cave or on the king's boat to save me? Oh, Luo Yi, when it comes to this episode, I don't know one thing— —Didn’t it ever occur to you back then that if you were to die in order to save me, wouldn’t all your grand plans and hegemony be in vain?”

Luo Yi said coldly: "No one is perfect, even I sometimes lose my mind. If I were given a chance to do it all over again, I would definitely run away."

Shen Yuzhu was amused by these words, and said: "Why are you so merciless? Are you not afraid that I will leave in a fit of anger?"

Luo Yi said mercilessly: "You are just bluffing. You won't leave! If you wanted to leave, you would have left already!"

"Huh, why?" Shen Yuzhu sarcastically said, "Is it because you always treat me fiercely and honestly, or because you work so hard on the bed?"

"..." Luo Yi choked, and replied calmly and coldly: "If you like, I will be more fierce to you and serve you harder on the bed."

Shen Yuzhu couldn't laugh or cry, half helplessly, half dotingly said: "Luo Yi, you are so considerate in your words and deeds and fawning on outsiders, why are you so mean and blatant to me alone, leaving no room for it?"

Luo Yi said, "You asked for it yourself."

Shen Yuzhu thought for a while, then smiled and said, "That's right. I just like you."

Luo Yi said sullenly: "It's always been like this. The more you give and the more you give up, the harder it is for you to let go—human nature is so despicable!"

Shen Yuzhu looked at him tenderly: "No, Luo Yi, I didn't feel that I was giving. Whether I served you, served you, or was used by you, I didn't do these things to please you, but to It all taught me to really feel happy."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at him, only to see Luo Yi's blue eyes staring at him gloomyly, his light-colored thin lips were stubbornly pursed, and there was a fierce and fragile expression on his sharp-cut face.He wondered why no one could see such a beauty except himself—and he couldn't help but rejoice that he was the only one who could enjoy such a beauty.He couldn't help but his heart fluttered again, and suddenly stretched out his arms to hug him tightly, which surprised Luo Yi.I only heard Shen Yuzhu laughing in my ear and said: "Although you are fierce, suspicious, violent, and selfish, you often make me angry, sigh, and cry secretly - but I just like you and I am happy to be with you. I am willing to do everything for you—not because of what you have done, but because you are Luo Yi!"

His face was deeply buried in his neck, and Xu Xu couldn't stop talking with a smile, his cheeks became hot and the tips of his ears turned red.Luo Yi felt that his face and neck were scalding, his breathing was rapid and hot, his chest was beating like a drum, and he couldn't help but feel his heart fluttering, dizzy for a while, and gritted his teeth: "You, you—"

He took a deep breath, pushed him forcelessly, and said bitterly: "Since you refuse to stay by my side obediently, don't tease me! - Get out!"

Shen Yuzhu rubbed the tip of his nose on his neck, and said with a smile: "It doesn't bother you. One day I don't feel happy, I will leave naturally, no one can stop me—just watch!"

Luo Yi only felt that his breath rushed to his chest and diaphragm, and there was a flash of gold stars in front of his eyes, he was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long while.Shen Yuzhu stood up comfortably, and said leisurely: "Then, I will continue to work for the general—"

He leaned over and kissed Luo Yi's forehead, and said with a smile, "I wish Yemeng Qingji."

Luo Yi roared violently, grabbed his sleeve, pulled him into his arms, and kissed him hard.