PaiPai-Romane

Kapitel 197

A smile appeared on his face.

Leyan...

I will take you away.

I'm sorry for what happened before. From now on, I will treat you better.

His hand gripped the cold subway railing, and he smiled gently as he looked into the darkness.

Chu Gexing's expression changed, and his smile vanished abruptly.

His gaze shifted, looking into the darkness.

A tall figure emerged from the darkness. The Aoshi Tianzong smiled as he looked at his prey in the cell: "What are you thinking about, Fifteen? Your smile is so gentle, it's truly captivating..."

"Why hasn't anyone come to interrogate me?" he asked. I deliberately ignored the disgusting undertone in his words.

"With me here, how could anyone dare to torture you?" Ao Shi Tian Zong said with a slight smile. He walked to the fence.

Chu Gexing took a step back: "Since that's the case, there's no need for you to keep coming to see me. I can't escape anyway."

"What harm is there in taking a look?" Ao Shi Tian Zong reached out and grasped the spot where Chu Ge Xing had just held his hand, a smirk playing on his lips. "Why do you always keep people at arm's length?"

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together." Chu Ge frowned, turned away, and refused to look at him again.

"Tsk tsk, stubborn Fifteen." Ao Shi Tian Zong stared at his back, his eyes filled with ruthlessness, as if trying to pierce through his thin body.

Chu Gexing didn't care at all: "Once you've finished reading, get out of here!"

A hint of hatred flashed in Aoshi Tianzong's purple eyes, and he suddenly said, "Do you want to see Xiao Shijiu?"

Chu Gexing was taken aback, his mind racing as he tried to figure out what the man meant by asking that question.

"Why aren't you answering?" asked Aoshitianzong.

Chu Gexing didn't turn around, but simply said, "Are you willing to let her see me?"

"Yes, of course I'll agree." Ao Shi Tian Zong chuckled. "If you're willing to let me..."

"Get out of here!" Chu Gexing waved his sleeve, and a powerful palm strike swept out.

Aoshi Tianzong took a step back and coldly snorted: "You'd better be more obedient. If you anger me, I certainly won't hurt you, but I can't guarantee what will happen to Xiao Shijiu."

"You dare to hurt her!" Chu Gexing suddenly turned around and glared angrily at Aoshitianzong.

"She's that important to you?" Ao Shi Tian Zong raised his eyebrows.

Chu Gexing was slightly taken aback, and a bad feeling crept into his heart. He gritted his teeth and said, "I came all this way to ensure her safe return. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to explain it to my uncle. Of course, I value her very much."

"Is that so?" Aoshi Tianzong looked at him with amusement.

Chu Gexing suddenly had a very bad feeling. He stepped forward and asked, "What did you do to her?"

“What will I do to her?” said Aoshi Tianzong. “I only care about one person. I don’t care about anyone else. If anyone is to do anything to her, it will be those who have designs on her.”

“You…” Chu Gexing’s heart skipped a beat. “The east window is not yet bright…” he slowly uttered these four words, and then froze on the spot.

Aoshi Tianzong smiled calmly, seemingly appreciating his expression.

Chu Gexing stepped forward and grabbed the iron bars: "What did you make Dongchuang Weibai do?!"

Aoshi Tianzong smiled gracefully: "If two people are truly in love, they will eventually be together. Fifteen, there's nothing I can do about it."

"You bastard!" Although Chu Gexing didn't know how much of his words were true and how much were false, he still couldn't stand hearing such words in his ears, and couldn't help but shout, completely losing his composure.

"Don't be angry. Anyway, she's just your aunt. Men are often fickle, and there are plenty of men with three wives and four concubines. Your uncle wouldn't care about Xiao Shijiu alone, would he?" Ao Shi Tianzong turned around and said, "Except for me... in my heart... Shiwu, don't betray my heart."

He slowly walked out, his figure disappearing into the darkness.

"You bastard, you bastard! Let me out!" Chu Gexing shouted, shaking the railing desperately. "Let me out!"

The sound carried very far through the dungeon.

But the person he longed for most couldn't hear him.

Chapter 262 of "A Thousand Miles Without Leaving a Path": Mutual Planning

"What kind of medicine is this? You make it sound so magical." Tang Leyan looked at the two pills lying side by side in the box, poked them with her finger, and asked.

Dongchuang Weibai looked at her and asked, "Do you really want to know?"

"Um."

“If someone takes this medicine, they will forget everything from their past and only remember the person in front of them, and they will only love the person in front of them,” he explained.

"There's actually such a medicine?" Tang Leyan exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, do you want to know its name?"

"Um, what's your name?"

"It's called happiness."

"Happiness?" Tang Leyan frowned. "This is what you call happiness?"

"Yes, all the painful memories are gone, and all I can do is simply and wholeheartedly love the person in front of me. Isn't that the greatest happiness?" Dongchuang Weibai said slowly, looking at the medicine in the box.

“I don’t think so,” Tang Leyan shook her head.

"Why?" Dongchuang Weibai looked up at her.

“Why would you forget someone you love deeply? How pitiful it would be to forget them,” she said, resting her chin on her hand. “I can’t imagine that I would forget that person… Just imagining it makes me feel crazy. I don’t think that’s happiness; that’s suffering. In fact, if you love someone, you should remember them even until you die.”

"Even if the other person doesn't like you? You have to understand that you're only making a one-sided effort, and it's meaningless to give without getting anything in return," Dongchuang Weibai said.

Tang Leyan thought for a moment, then sighed, "Maybe you're right. I can't imagine him always being so cold to me." Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she looked towards the east window, "Weibai, there are two pills here anyway. Why don't you give me one?"

Dongchuang Weibai froze, not expecting her to say such a thing, and subconsciously asked, "You want it? What do you want it for?"

"Let me try again. If that person still doesn't like me, I'll eat him up." She cupped her face and laughed wickedly.

Dongchuang Weibai paused for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, lowering his body slightly and leaning over the table.

I came here to give you this medicine.

I never expected you to say something like that.

Little Nineteen. What exactly do you want me to do?

He gazed at her through the still-dark east window. His expression was somewhat strange.

Tang Leyan, however, was still eager to try. She asked, "Wei Bai, will you give it to me or not?"

After thinking for a moment, Dongchuang Weibai slowly said, "Alright then, you can choose one from among them."

Tang Leyan was overjoyed upon hearing this, rubbing her hands together and saying, "Is it true? Are you serious?"

"Of course, go ahead and choose." He smiled faintly and reached out, pushing the box forward until it was in front of her.

Tang Leyan beamed, as if she could see a bright future. Her finger hovered in mid-air, tapping between the two pills in the box, seemingly hesitating about which one to choose. Dongchuang Weibai looked at her and asked with a smile, "Seriously? They're both the same anyway, why bother?"

Tang Leyan shook her head: "They're not the same, how could they be the same?"

Dongchuang Weibai was startled: "What? Something's different?"

Tang Leyan smiled smugly: "I have a feeling that one of these two pills is a little bigger. The bigger one seems to be more effective, so I'll choose the bigger one." She said shrewdly, then looked down at the box with a furrowed brow. "Don't make a fuss, let me choose carefully. You're a man, you know. A promise is a promise, you can't go back on it."

Dongchuang Weibai couldn't help but laugh out loud. Looking at her serious expression, he couldn't help but say, "Yes, a promise is a promise. Just choose carefully and take your time."

"Of course I'll take it slow," she sighed again. "There's still more than half a day left until tomorrow, and I'm going to have nightmares again tonight." As she spoke, she stared at the pills in the box, her little mouth pouting. They were pink and very pretty.

He was horrified by what he saw.

Shundu. Military Council.

Chu Zhen held an official document in his hand, stared at it intently for a long time, then put it down, picked up another one, and frowned more and more as he looked at it. Finally, he looked up and said, "What's going on? There's not a single clue?"

Five or six subordinates dressed in different official robes surrounded the table in the room. When Chu Zhen asked this question, they all showed uneasy expressions, but dared not speak.

Seeing the awkward situation, the secretary stepped forward and said, "Sir, this matter may have been done by people from the martial arts world, so it's understandable that the imperial troops couldn't find out anything."

"A Jianghu person," Chu Zhen said angrily, "So what if they're a Jianghu person? How dare they kidnap an official of the imperial court? This is utterly lawless! Send orders to all prefectures and counties. No matter what, find the person. Once you find any clues, even if it takes a thousand troops, you must apprehend the suspect!"

"Yes, sir." The officers replied in a low voice, but inwardly they were groaning. Recently, heavy snow had been falling, and even if there were any clues on the ground, they would soon be covered by the continuous snowflakes. Moreover, the weather was freezing cold, and few people were going out, so there were very few clues. Where were they supposed to go to find the person?

"What are you all standing there for? Go find it!" Chu Zhen raised his eyebrows and shouted.

"Yes!" The group bowed and accepted the order.

They were all complaining inwardly, but dared not say a word. With bitter faces, they went out timidly.

Beitang Yujian entered the room just then and saw his subordinates all looking miserable and huddled together. He was taken aback, but then he saw Chu Zhen's impatient expression behind the table and immediately understood.

He walked in carrying a bowl of ginseng tea, a smile on his face, and called out, "My lord."

Chu Zhen's expression softened slightly when she saw him approaching.

"Please drink it while it's hot, my lord," Beitang Yujian placed the bowl of ginseng tea in front of him. Seeing Chu Zhen reach out and pick up the teacup, he smiled and asked, "Is my lord still worried?"

Chu Zhen simply sighed.

Beitang Yujian said, "I advise you to let it go if you can. Besides, Lord Chu has already left the city. With Lord Chu's abilities, even if that person came from the sky, he would find him. Please try to relax. There has been a lot of snow lately, so there will probably be many things to do. You are also injured, so please take good care of yourself."

Chu Zhen was stunned for a moment after hearing this: "I'm worried..."

He lowered his brows, finally nodded, and said, "Yujian, you're right. I should...sigh, settle down." He drank some ginseng tea, then stared blankly at the intelligence report on the table for a while before pushing it aside and saying, "Alright...I..."

Just then, they heard hurried footsteps approaching. Beitang Yujian stood by the table and looked out. He saw a guard from the Military Affairs Office rush in, kneel down, and say in a trembling voice, "My lord... my lord, the Emperor has arrived!"

Chapter 263: To Live (No trace left for a thousand miles)

The Emperor has arrived?

Why on such a snowy day?

However, it must be something urgent and important.

Chu Zhen was greatly alarmed.

Beitang Yujian was also startled and was about to take his leave when Chu Zhen waved his hand to indicate that he didn't need to.

Several people went out to greet the emperor.

But to everyone's surprise, the person who accompanied the emperor, braving the wind and snow, was none other than General Chu Gexun, the Tiger General.

Chu Ge Xun frowned, his usual playful expression completely gone.

Just as Chu Zhen was about to kneel down, Tang Shaoxuan stepped forward and supported his arms, saying, "I know you are injured, there is no need for such formalities."