Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 336 The Scent of Longing

Pei Nian stepped over the threshold, a familiar feeling washing over her.

right here.

"Who?"

With a soft question, someone peeked around the screen and saw it was Xing'er, Gu Caiwei's maid.

"It's Miss Pei."

Upon seeing Pei Nian, Xing'er quickly performed a curtsy. She also secretly glanced at Pei Nian, as she had heard Gu Caiwei mention before that Pei Nian was Gu Jingnian's sweetheart.

It's unclear what Xing'er was thinking, but she didn't immediately notice that Pei Nian had come alone and wasn't being watched.

It was only after Pei Nian reminded her that she realized what was happening.

"There's been a thief here today, so I'm here to take charge. Is Fourth Sister here?"

"what?"

Xing'er was taken aback for a moment, but quickly regained her usual quick wit and said, "There are only women in the inner hall, so it's not very convenient. Please come in alone, Miss Pei."

It's because Gu Caiwei trained her well; although this maid is simple-minded, she has a remarkable ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

"it is good."

Pei Nian agreed and then had You Gui lead his men to guard outside.

She locked the door, walked around the screen alone, and entered the inner room.

Two quilts were laid out on the floor, and Lu Anran was crawling on them, occasionally letting out a cheerful laugh. Gu Caiwei sat beside her with a gentle smile on her face.

Pei Nian paused to look at the little Lu Anran, and unconsciously raised the corners of her mouth, her gaze softening.

For once, her usually cold and sharp temperament softened.

Gu Caiwei turned her head, and after her gaze left the child, her smile quickly faded, replaced by a hint of worry.

"Xing'er, keep an eye on Anran."

"Yes."

Xing'er, who had been curiously peeking at Pei Nian, immediately smiled upon hearing this and squatted down to tease the child.

Gu Caiwei stood up and led Pei Nian a few steps to the side, asking, "What happened?"

"Gu Jingnian has arrived."

Pei Nian got straight to the point, stating the reason for his visit in a secret language that only they could understand.

Then, she cut to the chase and said, "I will help him get you out."

"Is it dangerous?" Gu Caiwei asked.

Her first consideration was the child's safety, and only then did she consider whether she could leave.

After all, she had considered where she could go after leaving, but ultimately there was no safe place in the world, and she could only wander with her child, struggling to escape death.

On the contrary, Gu Jingnian and Pei Nian were so focused on saving people that they didn't consider many things as thoroughly.

Upon hearing this question, Pei Nian remained silent for a while before finally saying, "No matter what, we will do our utmost to ensure your safety."

Gu Caiwei nodded, not dwelling on the question any further, and instead asked, "Did a mortal make you do this?"

"Yes."

Pei Nian readily agreed, not so that Gu Caiwei would accept the favor of a mortal.

Rather, she didn't think she was doing it to help Gu Jingnian.

"Any plans?"

"It's simple. Gu Jingnian is here. Have him take you away using the Shadow Transmission Technique."

Gu Caiwei didn't understand what the Shadow Transmission Technique was. After asking her in detail, she learned that Gu Jingnian had become so powerful, which made her very gratified.

This is the kind of reaction only family members have. Regardless of who Gu Jingnian refined, they are happy for his achievements.

"Can he transmit his image?"

"This is another world. He couldn't sense your presence before and couldn't send your shadows over. Now that we're here, he should be able to come over soon."

Pei Nian had already explained this simple plan, so she and Gu Caiwei waited together for Gu Jingnian to send a message.

But as time went by, they still couldn't see Gu Jingnian.

"wrong."

Pei Nian judged that even if Gu Jingnian didn't want to come to her, he should have come to see Gu Caiwei. There must be a reason why he hadn't come for so long.

Has he already been captured?

She pushed open the door and looked into the distance, where she saw dark clouds gathering in the sky.

That was Wei Zhuang using his supernatural power to imprison Gu Jingnian with darkness and fog.

It seems they haven't captured Gu Jingnian yet.

Why hasn't he arrived yet?
Pei Nian frowned, turned back to the inner room, looked around, walked to the wall and examined it, then reached out and knocked on it.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

The sound was muffled, and the walls seemed heavy.

Pei Nian picked up her sword and scraped it against the wall. With a metallic sound, she knew that the wall was probably made of black neodymium stone.

No wonder Gu Jingnian couldn't find this place. It's not only because it's located in the boundary, but also because even if Gu Jingnian came, he still couldn't sense Gu Caiwei's presence.

So Pei Nian left the house again, this time without having You Gui and others follow him. He walked outside alone for a while, looked around, and confirmed that the place was not affected by the black neodymium.

She needed Gu Jingnian to come to her, which probably meant he needed to be able to sense her presence.

Not really knowing what to do, Pei Nian decided to try all sorts of methods. She sat under the shade of a tree, picked up a long sword, and slashed her arm.

The sharp blade sliced ​​through her flesh, and blood flowed down her skin, the contrast between red and white creating a horrific scene.

The sword is named "Severing Emotions," but the first drop of blood Pei Nian fed to it after wielding it was her own, all for the sake of seeing Gu Jingnian again.

She leaned against the tree, stared blankly at the wound for a while, and then closed her eyes.

The dark clouds in the sky were still gradually gathering, and the sky was getting darker little by little. The passage of time was thus made tangible, very slow, very slow.

Pei Nian opened her eyes several times, thinking that Gu Jingnian would be standing in front of her.

but no.

Only the fallen leaves and petals on the ground were swept up by the wind and then fell again.

"Aren't you coming yet?"

Pei Nian knew that Gu Jingnian was still at large, so she guessed why he hadn't come yet.

She knew in her heart that he had deliberately avoided her when he returned to Zhuojing this time.

He could have asked her directly about many things, and he could have met her many times, but they never did, because Gu Jingnian didn't want to see her.

As for her, she actually restrained all her feelings for Gu Jingnian, not recalling or missing him, and focused solely on serving the Kaiping Division with utmost loyalty.

She also has many life-or-death matters to deal with, and she is already overwhelmed with the need to suppress her desires and emotions, so how can she care about so many romantic feelings?

It was at this moment that those suppressed emotions finally erupted.

"Gu Jingnian, you show yourself."

The words echoed in her mind. At one moment, she felt that the words were too coquettish, and at the other moment, she felt that given their relationship, she deserved him to come and see her once, after all, he had once been prepared to spend his whole life with her.

Looking back, although Gu Jingnian was aloof and distant, sometimes when he looked at her, his eyes clearly held a deep affection that he had never shown to anyone else.

When Pei Nian could no longer restrain herself, memories flooded back like a tide: countless times they had shared life and death, fought side by side, and whispered sweet nothings and entwined necks in joy...

Occasionally, Pei Nian couldn't help but smile slightly, but more often than not, she felt excruciating pain.

The bitter feeling forced her to admit that she really missed Gu Jingnian.

She wanted him to appear before her and tell him, "I miss you so much."

As darkness fell and the wind swirled up fallen leaves, a figure appeared amidst the falling leaves, turned around, and revealed familiar features.

Pei Nian thought she had misread it, until Gu Jingnian stepped forward and asked her a question.

"You are hurt?"

Pei Nian shook her head, her voice hoarse, and said, "It's nothing."

She hadn't reacted yet, her eyes were blank, and the words "I miss you" were stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

"Why did you come to me?"

"I……"

Gu Jingnian hesitated, then stood there and gave Pei Nian a deep look.

Dark clouds loomed closer to them with an overwhelming sense of oppression. In this time of urgency, heaven knows why they were wasting time standing there silently staring at each other.

"You...what?"

Pei Nian noticed Gu Jingnian's Adam's apple bob and couldn't help but ask.

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"I miss you."

These words were stuck in his throat, and Gu Jingnian almost blurted them out, but he managed to hold them back.

He had a premonition that he might die here today, and before he died, he wanted to see Pei Nian one last time.

For some reason, when he was surrounded and in danger, the longing he had been suppressing suddenly surged up, so intense that it could no longer be suppressed.

He then came to see her.

Upon seeing her, he felt sorry for the wound on her arm and wanted to look at her one more time.

He was clearly very weak and had no time left.

"over there!"

Shouts came again from afar; the Kaiping Division members had already pinpointed Gu Jingnian's direction using their compasses.

He had no choice but to sever all ties and avert his gaze.

"I...I just came to see you briefly, I have to go find my sister now."

After saying this, Gu Jingnian prepared to leave.

"Don't go!"

The next moment, Pei Nian directly grasped his hand.

"I'll take you."

"you……"

"This way, quick!"

As Gu Jingnian took a step while being pulled by Pei Nian's hand, his body immediately materialized.

He revealed his true form because he trusted her completely. But that didn't matter; what he really wanted was to savor this moment spent hand in hand with her.

The two ran through the heavily fortified palace, their hands always tightly clasped together.

(End of this chapter)