When the medicinal powder was poured on the wound, Zhou Ziqing's shoulders shook and he took a breath of cold air.
"Does it hurt?"
"Um."
"Then I'll be gentler."
"good."
Wei Zhuang slowed down the movements of his hands and blew gently to spread the powder on the wound more evenly, as gently as he would treat a child.
While spreading the medicine, he carefully observed Zhou Ziqing's back.
Generally speaking, the skin on Zhou Ziqing's back is very fair, smooth and tender except for the wounds, and there are no scars. Even the scars left during the recent fight with the Dao Gang have disappeared.
Wei Zhuang was a little surprised by this and asked, "How long have you been a killer?"
"Hiss... one year."
"One year?" Wei Zhuang was even more surprised, "Weren't you adopted by Lin Jianghe when you were eight years old?"
"I have been training in the Imperial Capital since I was adopted. The last time I went to Jing'an Mansion to hunt you down was my first mission."
Wei Zhuang found it unbelievable, but after thinking about it again, he found it quite reasonable.
He still remembered that the last time he was chased by the young woman in Jing'an Mansion and they could get rid of him immediately, Feng Shuwan stood in front of him, but Zhou Ziqing, the killer, was stunned for a moment, and then gave Opportunity for Lin Bao to use firearms.
I think it was her first time on a mission and it was caused by her lack of experience.
"Then will you get injured while exercising in the Imperial Capital?"
"of course."
"Who helped you apply the medicine at that time?"
"Myself."
"As for me, where are the wounds on my back?"
"Friends help me."
"Friends?" Wei Zhuang's expression was a little unnatural, and the movements of his hands were a little stiff, "Are you a boy or a girl?"
Zhou Ziqing frowned, "Of course she's a woman."
"Oh, she's a woman!" Wei Zhuang felt relieved, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously, "Then where is your friend now?"
"Three years ago, she went to Wu Kingdom and there has been no news since then."
After Zhou Ziqing finished speaking, he suddenly thought of something and turned his head to stare at him warily, "Why are you asking about my friend?"
Wei Zhuang waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'm not interested in your friends. I'm just curious because you don't have any scars on your back."
"Oh." Zhou Ziqing turned away, lowered his head and responded: "I often get injured during training, but I recover quickly and won't leave any scars."
"That's good." Wei Zhuang breathed a sigh of relief, but then heard Zhou Ziqing say something again.
"But not necessarily this time, because this time the injury is more serious than the previous ones."
"How do you know this is the worst?"
"Because it hurts the most this time, idiot!" Zhou Ziqing suddenly lost his temper.
After saying these angry words for a long time, Wei Zhuang didn't speak again.
Zhou Ziqing was stunned and turned her head slightly, but she heard Wei Zhuang say something softly behind her.
"Thank you."
Before Zhou Ziqing could ask clearly, Wei Zhuang spoke first: "I remember what happened in the morning. There were two knives, and you helped me block them. Without you, I wouldn't be able to survive today."
Zhou Ziqing's expression froze, he lowered his head and replied coldly: "I don't know what you are talking about."
Wei Zhuang ignored the young woman's words and changed the subject. He suddenly said, "I feel that our relationship is very strange."
Zhou Ziqing's ears twitched.
Wei Zhuang said slowly: "From Jing'an Mansion to Tianzhou Mansion, we have experienced several life and death crises together, and we have also helped each other solve many problems. As Zhi Qi said, this is a fateful friendship. I thought we should have a good friendship."
"But..." Wei Zhuang frowned, "Your attitude towards me is always cold, and sometimes very repulsive."
"Can you tell me why?" Wei Zhuang's voice sounded very sincere, and he was indeed sincere.
After the words fell, Zhou Ziqing was silent for a long time.
Wei Zhuang couldn't see her expression, but he felt that she was a little confused.
"You are the emperor and I am the killer." Zhou Ziqing finally spoke, although the words were spoken very slowly.
"You don't have to be a killer." Wei Zhuang said, "With your ability, I can make you an official. Or if you like freedom, you can become a bodyguard by my side. I won't ask you to do anything." .”
Zhou Ziqing suddenly took a breath and said in a deep voice, "Why should I stay by your side?"
"You don't have to stay by my side, I mean, you don't have to be a killer."
"You look down on killers, don't you?"
"Well... not really, it's just that being a killer is very unsafe, isn't it?"
"I don't want to be a killer either."
"Yeah, it's too dangerous to be a killer. You'd better come back to the palace with me and I'll help you..."
"But aren't all of this thanks to you?"
Zhou Zi's cold voice interrupted Wei Zhuang, who was still talking.
Wei Zhuang was stunned after hearing her words, and asked blankly: "Thanks to us... I don't understand what you mean. Who do you mean by 'we'?"
"Literally, you are who you are."
Zhou Ziqing didn't know what she was thinking, and she was silent for a long time.
A slight cool breeze blew over from nowhere, and Wei Zhuang gently put his clothes on her body.
"My parents died of hunger."
Zhou Ziqing's words made Wei Zhuang freeze.
"When I was a kid, there were two sides to Jing'an Mansion, one was the rich aristocrats, and the other was the impoverished poor."
"Rich people don't have to do anything every day, but they still have money. But my parents, relatives, and neighbors, no matter how hard they work, they still have no money."
"In the end, they didn't even have anything to eat, so they starved to death. Then many people starved to death in your Jing'an Mansion. I know them all."
Zhou Ziqing said one sentence after another, her thoughts drifted and drifted back to the winter in Jing'an Mansion that year.
In her right hand, something appeared at some point. After opening it, it was a jade pendant.
Wei Zhuang looked at it in astonishment and heard Zhou Ziqing continue.
"That day, when I was blocked by a group of beggars in an alley, and a boy younger than me stood in front of me, it was the first time I had a vague sense of what it meant to feel safe."
"It's ridiculous. I never felt safe when I was with my parents."
"That boy is really small, both in size and age, but he is able to drive away so many bad guys who are taller and more vicious than him. How powerful he is."
"I was wondering why, why he could do this... Later, before he left, he gave me a jade pendant and asked me to sell it for food. I wanted to ask his name, but when I saw his gorgeous clothes, I said no. Speak up.”
"It was at that speechless moment that I seemed to understand why."
Zhou Ziqing turned around and faced Wei Zhuang.
"Do you know why?"
