Eternal Night - Chapter 126
Yongye couldn't help but step forward, grab his beard, and yank it hard: "Serves you right for being so smug!"
The two laughed and joked around for a while before finally quieting down. Suddenly, Yuepo said, "This women's clothing doesn't count! I want to see you in a skirt."
Yongye lowered her head. She was wearing a ruyi (a type of traditional Chinese dress) and wide-legged trousers, the kind of ordinary dark blue clothes worn by old women, not much different from men's clothing. She smiled: "Okay, I'll definitely wear my most beautiful dress for you."
"You really went to get married dressed as a man?"
Yongye smiled sheepishly: "You said you'd be the first to wear it for me, and I'll definitely keep my promise."
Deep emotions welled up in Yuepo's eyes, and the smile on his handsome face deepened, like someone who had drunk a glass of fine wine, feeling tipsy. He sat on the stone steps in the courtyard, pulled Yongye down to lean against him, and murmured, "Xinghun, with you, I don't want anything else."
Yongye hummed in agreement. Yuepo was like a spring of water, so gentle it almost drowned her.
The setting sun slowly filled the courtyard, and Yongye closed her eyes comfortably. She hadn't drunk the soup laced with sleeping pills, yet she slept peacefully. In her hazy sleep, Yongye leaned against Yuepo's chest and murmured, "This is so good."
As Yuepo watched the sunset gradually disappear and the moon rise serenely, a bittersweet happiness welled up within him. He murmured, "This... is truly wonderful."
Meanwhile, outside the bamboo house by Sunset Lake, Feng Yangxi was watching the beautiful sunset.
The capital city has two major scenic spots: Moon Reflection Lake and Sunset Lake.
Sunset Lake is located in the west of the city. When the sun sets, the lake water shines brilliantly, like a basin full of radiant gold. Feng Yangxi loves watching the sunset, finding that the light makes one's heart and mind involuntarily open up.
He squinted, watching until all the sunlight had vanished. The color in his eyes changed from gold to gray, gradually becoming as cold as the night.
Using flowers as a marker
As darkness fell, Yongye woke up and, seeing that Yuepo was still lying on top of him, said apologetically, "I fell asleep."
"Two hours, not long." Yuepo stood up, patted her numb legs, and laughed, "I'll go outside and light the lanterns. There are melons soaking in the well; fetch them. We'll have dinner in the courtyard tonight."
"Light a lantern?"
“If someone is seriously ill at night, they will come looking for us,” Yuepo said with a smile, ruffling her hair.
Yongye went to fetch the melon from the well, and seeing the little pig grunting again, he laughed and said, "You little pig, can you understand human speech? Do you want to eat it too? But I'll eat the melon, and you can only eat the rind."
The pig grunted a few times, then stared at Yongye with its small eyes and remained silent.
Yongye laughed loudly: "You can really understand? Yuepo and I are both penniless. We'll slaughter you and eat you once you get a little fatter."
The little pig grunted angrily.
Yongye reached for her clothes hidden in the pen, but the little pig opened its mouth and took a bite. Yongye quickly pulled his hand back, clicking his tongue a few times: "You're even more ruthless than Xiaoxing, you pig! I won't kill you. I'll take you to Butcher Zhang and let him slaughter you, how about that? Give me back my clothes!"
The little pig grunted again. Yongye grabbed a corner of the clothes, pulled it out, covered her nose, and threw it on the ground: "Destroy it, we can't leave any evidence." She picked up a hoe, dug a hole, and buried the clothes in it. The clothes shook out a piece of Tianhuang stone and her golden cicada crown. Yongye thought for a moment and buried the golden cicada crown as well, but picked up the Tianhuang stone, which could not prove her identity.
Yuepo propped up a small square table and watched her talking to the pigs and digging holes to bury clothes all by herself, chuckling to herself. "Come and eat."
Yongye walked over and saw lotus leaf porridge, pickled cucumbers, and a few steamed buns. She said with a grin, "Don't worry, I'll make money. And I guarantee no one will know."
“With your skills, who would know if you robbed a wealthy family? Things are tense right now, so just make do. Following me won't be like living the life of a prince, enjoying delicacies.” Yuepo said while eating a steamed bun.
Yongye looked at him tenderly and said, "You just don't want to attract attention. With your medical skills, you would have made a fortune long ago. I do shady things and make shady money."
"No, things are tense right now, so let's just bear with it."
"I'm not going to rob or plunder," Yongye said irritably.
Moon Spirit tapped her: "Besides taking on missions and robbing others, what else can you do!"
"Don't underestimate me! Humph!" Yongye stopped talking, secretly plotting in his heart.
The next day, when Yongye woke up, he heard that Yuepo was already treating patients outside.
His voice was deep and husky, carrying a sense of certainty and composure.
Sunlight streamed through the window onto the bed; peaceful life, it turned out, was so simple. Yongye stretched and jumped out of bed.
She watered all the herbs, fed the piglets, and when she heard no one outside, she quietly peeked out and called out, "Help me disguise myself!"
Yuepo turned around and waved her hand: "Don't you understand? You're not allowed to leave the courtyard!"
"What's the situation outside?"
"The city gates are being checked tightly; the whole city is searching for someone."
Yongye gave an "oh," but when she heard footsteps approaching, she pulled her head back.
The two stayed in the clinic for a full seven days. Yongye shook the bamboo tube used for collecting consultation fees and poured out seven copper coins. If they ate the simplest food, it would cost ten copper coins a day. Yongye sighed and asked, "Do we have any other money?"
“No.” Yuepo shrugged. “Luckily, we’ve already paid half a year’s rent for the courtyard. Otherwise, we’d be sleeping on the streets.”
"Could we rob a wealthy family?"
"No, we can't rob rich people forever. We agreed to live like ordinary people."
Yongye was extremely worried. Yuepo dared not treat too many patients lest her reputation spread and she be exposed. This clinic was just a temporary cover. With things getting tense outside, the two wanted to lay low for a while before leaving Kyoto, but… “What are we going to eat tomorrow?”
As she spoke, she and Yuepo simultaneously looked at Naozhu and grinned maliciously.
"Will you kill me or will I? I only know how to slit a throat. I don't know how to skin someone alive by blowing on their skin."
Moon Soul thought for a moment and said, "I will only let it die quietly and painlessly."
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Yuepo sighed, "Take it to Uncle Li at the alley entrance where he sells pork and has him slaughtered."
"Not Butcher Zhang?"