amaotonovel Chapter 149 Because it’s you
Chapter 149 Because it’s you
Xia Qingyue's heart skipped a beat: "!!!"
With a loud bang, thunder sounded suddenly.
White lightning shone in through the cracks in the window, brightening the room greatly.
She didn't know if it was because of the lighting, but she felt that Han Zhibai's eyes had become dark and deep. He pursed his lips, as if he was lost in some thoughts.
"Why do you say we can't get out?" she asked puzzled.
Han Zhibai put his hands on the bed, used them to support himself, and dragged himself backwards, leaning his head against the headboard. "Xiaobai brought you in through a wooden door, right? There's a dense forest outside."
"Yes, that forest..." She stopped midway.
Come to think of it, the trees in the forest all looked similar, and she almost lost Xiaobai.
"The forest is a formation. There are some poisonous flowers, plants, snakes and insects in it. People who walk in without knowing the inside story will keep going around in circles until they die of starvation, exhaustion, or poison."
"Ah?" Xia Qingyue was stunned. It was a formation. It was actually a formation!
She remembered that there were similar formations in some novels, movies and TV dramas she had read in her previous life. They used trees and natural terrain, combined with the Eight Trigrams and the Five Elements, to form a mechanism that could protect a place and trap people and animals to death, or it could be said to be a trap.
In an instant, a hint of enlightenment appeared in her eyes. So that's how it was. Therefore, her arrival today did not bring him a sense of crisis.
Even if she knew the approximate location of his house, the periphery was full of dangers and not everyone could get in.
Noticing Xia Qingyue's expression frozen for a few seconds, Han Zhibai asked, "Qingyue, are you scared?
I'm sorry, it's my fault that you risked your life to come to me."
She smiled and said cheerfully, "I am indeed a little surprised, but how can I blame you? I came here on my own initiative.
To be honest, I was thinking that you didn't seem worried at all about my coming."
Han Zhibai slowly sat up straight, staring at her with his dark eyes, her face clearly appearing. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes at first, but then he thought of something, his pupils dilated, and he said anxiously, "I haven't thought about it."
He spoke very seriously, looking at her intently with his eyes, and the sincerity condensed in his eyes was clearly visible, just like a most devout believer kneeling in front of the Buddha, meditating and chanting.
She couldn't help but feel shocked: "Why are you so sure that I won't betray you? Maybe if I turn around and run into something, I'll tell others where your home is and betray you."
"Because it's you, not someone else."
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"Qingyue, I don't know how to say this, but I know very well that I have never thought about what will happen after you come to me, such as the betrayal or selling out you mentioned.
Even if it is an imaginary hypothesis, from the moment I thought about it, even if I didn't say it out loud, deep down in my heart I had already expressed my true thoughts, which were filled with doubt or uneasiness. For you, I have never thought about it that way."
The only thing he thought about was that she came home and was very surprised and happy. This beauty made him greedy and he wanted to hold her tightly in his hands.
Thinking of this, Han Zhibai lowered his head guiltily.
Xia Qingyue was stunned.
Yes, Han Zhibai is right. Once you have an idea, even if you don’t say it out loud, the seeds of doubt have already been planted in your heart.
For example, judging from the situation she had just exchanged with Han Zhibai, she became suspicious and did not trust him.
After a while, she slowly turned her head, with her slender white neck facing him. From an angle that couldn't be seen, the corners of her lips couldn't help but curl up, then fell down. A hint of self-pity flashed in her eyes, but she was relieved in an instant.
What was sad was that he learned that Han Zhibai trusted him so much, but she didn't.
She lacks a sense of security to begin with, and would rather be cautious than take risks. This is the real her. It is normal to think so, and I feel relieved.
Time will tell, it doesn’t matter, there is still a lot of time.
Han Zhibai felt sleepy after drinking the medicine, his eyelids were twitching, so Xia Qingyue helped him lie down.
"Have a good sleep."
He looked at her with his eyes open, his eyes filled with burning emotions.
"I will leave when you wake up and the rain stops."
Hearing this, he closed his eyes peacefully.
It seemed like there was a hole in the sky, and the heavy rain showed no sign of stopping. Xia Qingyue went out to take a look from time to time, and then went back to check on Han Zhibai's condition.
The two little ones fell asleep lying next to each other.
The weather was cool and the sound of rain was soothing. Before she knew it, Xia Qingyue, who was sitting on a low stool beside the bed, dozed off. Her head was like a chicken pecking at rice. In her daze, she found a comfortable position, with her hands on the bed and one side of her face resting on it as a pillow.
When she woke up, her head felt dizzy and she had sleep marks. The left side of her face, which was slightly red, was numb. She raised her hand to rub her face, her eyes half-closed, "How did I fall asleep?"
"Oh, has the rain stopped yet?"
She jumped out while beating her numb and cramped legs.
As soon as I arrived at the main room, it was so dark that I couldn't see my hand in front of me, and the sound of rain was still going on.
"It's over."
Heihei ran out, and it also looked outside and barked twice in worry.
"Qingyue."
Han Zhibai's voice came from the room.
"Hey, I'm here."
I quickly ran into the room and saw him leaning against the bed, preparing to get up.
"Well, it's still raining heavily outside, and it's as dark as night."
In this situation, walking in the mountains for more than two hours would be tantamount to seeking death, and Han Zhibai was injured and could not touch water.
"Qingyue, you..."
"Can I stay here for a night? I can just sleep on the floor in the utility room next to the kitchen."
Han Zhibai frowned and said, "The ground is cold. There is a clean room opposite my room. I bought new bedding a few days ago. I can sleep there now."
He stood up and tried to make the bed.
She did remember the time he bought new bedding and cloth on the street.
Between sleeping on the floor and sleeping on a bed, the bed is naturally more comfortable.
"Don't move. Tell me where the bedding is and I'll make it. Sorry for bothering you."
Xia Qingyue lit another oil lamp and went to that room. The layout of the room was not much different. All the necessary utensils were there, and it was spotless.
She made the bedding and stood in the main room holding an oil lamp, estimating that it should be past five o'clock.
In this horrible weather, let’s just make dinner and eat it early.
"Han Zhibai, what do you want to eat tonight?"
Han Zhibai thought for a moment and said, "I'll kill a few chickens and cook them tonight."
"Hey, don't move, I'll kill you."
"It will take a long time for you to kill five of them by yourself." He insisted on getting out of bed and putting on his shoes.
"What, five? Are you going to kill that many?"
"Heihei and Xiaobai each have one and a half, one for each of us. Usually Xiaobai eats two chickens or four rabbits a day."
His tone was as relaxed as killing a chicken was as easy as crushing an ant. She was shocked again and again, thinking that they must be a wealthy family and could eat poultry as much as they wanted, unlike her, who had to wait for a while to eat fresh chicken and duck.
The two of them walked through the utility room to the kitchen. Seeing Han Zhibai put on his straw hat and raincoat and was about to go catch the chicken, she said, "I'll go catch it. You sit down."
When she came back after catching five chickens, Han Zhibai sat in front of the stove, lit a fire and boiled water.