Shaojun riding the sea

Chapter 177 Beloved Concubine
The young man's fingertips were slightly cold, and his fingertips were thinly calloused, but he only touched Shi Xuanling's cheek lightly, and then he pulled back the tear-stained hand in time as if he had woken up from a dream, as if he had crossed a line.

Something was subtly surging inside his body, but Shi Xuanling didn't notice it. Instead, he grabbed Xiao Mo's intact arm and murmured with red eyes:
"God is really unfair, Xiao Mo. You have endured so much hardship and finally escaped from the sin slave body. You left Yunzhou Island and were able to make a difference and live a good life, but..."

"Things in the world are inherently unfair. Many people have a hard time living. Even if they struggle in every possible way, they can't escape their destined fate. But don't you have to grit your teeth and live on even if you have a breath? After all, death is what it really is. None, I’ve understood this since I was very young.”

Xiao Mo's eyebrows were light, his tone was calm, and he looked like he was well versed in the world. On the contrary, Shi Xuanling's heart palpitated, and he instantly remembered Xiao Mo's experience of killing his father for his mother, and then living in Yunzhou Island where he was bullied.

As she breathed tremblingly, she couldn't help it any longer, and grabbed Xiao Mo tightly, lowering her head to rest on his remaining arm.

The water mist in front of my eyes was so hazy that I couldn't see anything clearly. In the empty cave, only a girl's voice whispered like a dream:

"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be like this, God shouldn't do this to you. You have obviously worked so hard and tried so desperately to live a good life. You are such a beautiful blue butterfly, but you broke one of its wings... …”

It was quiet in the cave, and the cold wind outside kept whistling and blowing in, bringing waves of chills that hit people's hearts, but Xiao Mo listened to Shi Xuanling's choking sound and did not move for a long time.

For some reason, he suddenly raised the corners of his lips silently. At this moment, he suddenly wanted, really wanted... to do something on this bleak winter night.

So he slowly raised his hand, raised his only remaining hand, and moved a little closer to the girl beside him. Just as he held his breath and his fingertips were only a tiny distance away from her hair, A voice came from far away from the entrance of the cave:

"Xuanling, I'm back!"

There were footsteps coming from far away, and the young man's voice was like a sharp sword energy, instantly cutting through the brief dream he was intoxicated with.

"Why are you hiding in this cave? Who are you talking to?"

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There was singing, dancing, and drinking in the hall. Tonight's feast could be regarded as a grand family banquet. Sitting next to them were not only Emperor Yunt's concubines and princes, but also some of his most valued confidants.

Naturally, this also includes the sharpest knife in Emperor Yun's hand, the current head of the Zhenfu Division, the Jade-faced Yama, Pei Shixi, who is famous among the people and the public.

When Shi Xuanling cast her eyes across the singing and dancing in the venue, Pei Shixi happened to look at her as well. His jade face was so handsome under the lamp. He leisurely raised his wine glass and saluted her from a distance, with a smile on his lips. Seems to know something.

Shi Xuanling's eyes trembled, and Xiao Mo couldn't help but reappear in his mind.

Just when Yue Wujiu found him in the cave, Xiao Mo hurried away and disappeared without a trace, as if he didn't want to meet Yue Wujiu head-on.

Shi Xuanling guessed that he might be performing another mission and it was inconvenient to show up in front of others. Sure enough, she saw Pei Shixi at the palace banquet.

I think Xiao Mo should have entered the palace with Pei Shixi, and he was secretly guarded by his side. As Xiao Mo said, even if one of his hands is broken, he is still the best shadow guard in the Zhenfu Division.

And Pei Shixi knew Xiao Mo's friendship with her. She also begged him to tell Xiao Mo his whereabouts in the bamboo forest. This "Jade Faced Yama" might be showing mercy tonight, so he allowed Xiao Mo to run away secretly. Meet her.

Thinking of this, Shi Xuanling slowly let out a sigh of relief, and a hint of gratitude rose in her heart. Somehow, she also raised her wine glass, imitating Pei Shixi, and saluted him from afar.

The two of them looked at each other and smiled across the hustle and bustle of the hall. They understood each other's intentions silently and understood each other's thoughts.

Yue Wujiu turned his head and wanted to give Shi Xuanling a spoonful of jasper berries, but he happened to catch her raising a glass and smiling. When he followed her line of sight and saw clearly that the person opposite was Pei Shixi, Yue Wujiu's eyebrows changed. It suddenly became cold.

"Why are you smiling at Pei Shixi?"

Shi Xuanling was caught off guard, and the hand holding the wine glass trembled. He quickly pretended to be nonchalant and lowered his head. While sipping the wine, he said with a guilty conscience: "No, I didn't smile at him. I just think the singing and dancing in this hall are beautiful. Look at the magic." That’s all…”

She knew that Yue Wujiu had an old grudge with Pei Shixi, and never wanted her to have anything to do with Pei Shixi. At the moment, she couldn't explain any more, so she just buried her head in eating the jasper berries that Yue Wujiu scooped into her bowl. He pretended to praise:

"The food in this palace is delicious. Ayue, you should eat more. You can't even get used to it in Shi Mansion..."

"No need, I have eaten too much in the palace in the past few years. The so-called delicacies of mountains and seas, in my opinion, are not as good as the porridge and rice you cooked for me on Yunzhou Island."

Yue Wujiu said coldly, pursed his lips, and still fixed his gaze firmly on Pei Shixi opposite him, like a sharp knife.

"Pei Shixi is not a good person. He has done all kinds of evil to Zhongliang. The corpses of innocent people who died under the wolf's fangs have piled up in mountains. Don't let Pei Yanluo's good skin deceive you. He has no good intentions when he approaches you. You Don't pay attention to him." The young man's low words were full of hatred. Shi Xuanling was stunned and hesitated: "Ah Yue, actually, I have a friend..."

The words were clearly on his lips, but he swallowed them alive. Shi Xuanling's mind was in a mess. He thought of the blood feud on Yue Wujiu's shoulders, and suddenly the figure of the young man wearing a bronze mask appeared in front of his eyes.

She obviously wanted to tell Yue Wu Jiu that maybe not all the people in the town's office were bad people, such as the existence of Xiao Mo. He was willing to take risks to save her, narrowly escaped death, and now even lost one of his arms.

As for Pei Shixi, is he really that heinous? In the bamboo forest at that time, didn't Shen Qianjun step forward to express his solemn thanks to Pei Shixi? Thanks to him for withstanding the pressure from Queen Wei's family and giving him a way to survive, so that he could live to wait until one day to be reunited with his daughter.

At least in Shen Qianjun's case, the Zhenfu Division was fair and strict and did a great good deed.

So, in this complicated world, can we really be so clear-cut about black and white, good and bad?
Shi Xuanling was lost in thought for a moment, and when she was feeling numb, Yue Wujiu leaned over and held one of her hands tightly.

The young man's back was straight and his eyes were fixed on Pei Shixi across from him. Without saying a word, he took Shi Xuanling into his arms again, with a hint of unruliness in his dark eyes.

Pei Shixi naturally saw it clearly. His smile did not diminish. He raised his hand to pour another glass of wine and put it to his mouth. He seemed not to take the young man's provocation into consideration at all.

But under the lowered eyelashes, a strong dark color appeared again, and the fingers holding the wine glass secretly increased their strength.

I have to say that the scene of him, the destined person of the Feng clan, sitting together with the Yue family boy is really so... disgusting.

Perhaps, instead of waiting for the patriarch Qi Yuan to relent, he should let that girl... know the truth earlier?

Shi Xuanling was completely unaware of the silent exchange between the two men, but she faintly felt a gaze.

Raising his head, Shi Xuanling suddenly realized that the gaze was coming from His Majesty's side...

"Ayue, who is the lady sitting on the left side of His Majesty?"

Yue Wujiu turned his head and looked around when he heard the words. He was slightly startled, as if he was a little surprised, and after a while he uttered two words: "Concubine Rou."

"Concubine Rou?"

Shi Xuanling murmured unconsciously. Her eyes had unclear meaning and were slightly curious. She was clearly looking at Concubine Rou, but what reflected in her brown eyes was——

A dancing firefly.

Yes, right on the shoulder of the beautiful concubine, amid the white mist, the spiritual creature revealed was actually a firefly, a firefly that shone with warm light.

Just like the fireflies in the summer nights in the Qingli Mountains, they are so light and ethereal that they give Shi Xuanling an inexplicable sense of intimacy.

Because of this luxuriant firefly, Shi Xuanling also had a crush on the gentle and beautiful Concubine Roufei who was sitting next to His Majesty quietly.

"Xuan Ling, what's wrong with you? Why do you keep staring at Concubine Rou?"

Sensing Shi Xuanling's slight loss of concentration, Yue Wujiu couldn't help but ask.

Shi Xuanling took a shaky breath, as if waking up from a dream: "No, it's nothing, I just think that the Concubine Rou is extremely beautiful, she looks gentle and kind, and she smiles very well, just like her name, look. She is also an extremely gentle woman. I don't know why, but as soon as I saw her, I felt very kind to her..."

After listening to Shi Xuanling's words, Yue Wujiu raised his eyebrows, and secretly looked at Concubine Rou, but lowered his voice and said: "I know very little about Concubine Rou, and I can't say what her temperament is, but there is one thing I know now. But I can conclude that today, the most favored woman in the harem is probably her. "

This was also the reason why he was slightly startled when he noticed Concubine Rou.

After hearing Yue Wujiu's conclusion, Shi Xuanling subconsciously asked, "How did you know?"

"Look, where is Concubine Rou sitting?"

"Sit... on the left side of His Majesty, what's going on?"

"Then take a look, who is on the right side of His Majesty?"