At two o'clock in the morning, the biting north wind howled, making the old screen windows of the bungalow creak.
Xu Fei drooped his eyelids and listened to the noise coming from outside the house in annoyance. He cursed in his mind that the weather forecast was inaccurate. Did he say it would be clear and windless tonight?
At this time, he deeply realized what it was like tossing and turning at night.
In fact, it has nothing to do with the weather. The impact of the wind noise on sleep is minimal. It is mainly a matter of mood.
He sniffed the scarf pillowed under his head and became even more anxious.
Leiyin ignored him last night. She was obviously really angry. It was also her fault that she did something stupid and impulsive...
Scratching his hair irritably, Xu Fei opened the quilt and sat up.
He got off the bed and took out a pair of sportswear from the closet, ready to go to the yard and swing the sword a thousand times to adjust his mentality.
…
In the small courtyard, the sword wind howled, making the old screen windows of the bungalow creak in the originally calm night.
Leiyin was wearing a pink and white hoodie, holding a black iron sword in one hand, and slashed around at a speed that was invisible to the naked eye.
With her feet as the center of the circle, white marks were scraped on the soil that was hardened by the cold wind.
Like Xu Fei, she was a little bored and couldn't sleep, so she went out to exercise to adjust her mentality.
I wanted to leave last night, but I got used to living here and felt a little attached.
And for someone...the only 'friend' in this strange world, I feel a little bit reluctant to let go.
"Liar..."
Pursing her lips slightly, Leiyin looked at the window of Xu Fei's bedroom and subconsciously swung her sword there again.
The weak sword energy brought up a wisp of north wind, causing the broken window to ring softly again.
After what happened in the park yesterday, and recalling every day here, she figured out something even though she was not familiar with the world.
The two of them may have been very innocent when they became sworn friends.
But in the days that followed, Xu Fei was too kind to her and worried about everything for her, which was very abnormal.
Maybe...maybe...it's the reason why I have a little fondness for me as a woman...
But...but why...you have a good impression of me...Obviously in the army...everyone regards me as...
Leiyin was in trouble. She wanted to know the reason, but how should she ask such a question.
At this moment, the door of the bungalow was opened.
Xu Fei walked out full of thoughts.
"..."
"..."
The two looked at each other blankly, neither of them expecting that the other person would come out for a walk in the middle of the night, just like themselves.
"I couldn't sleep a little, so I wanted to come out and practice for a while. I looked for it for a long time and didn't see the iron sword. I thought it was confiscated in the yard in the morning."
Xu Fei explained in a calm tone as much as possible.
"Well...here, here you go...I'm going back..."
Leiyin tilted her head to one side and handed over the iron sword.
Xu Fei mechanically reached out to pick it up, but unexpectedly their fingers accidentally touched each other.
Bang!
The black iron sword fell directly to the ground.
Leiyin reflexively clenched her fingertips and lowered her head in silence.
Xu Fei also opened his mouth in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.
After a long silence, Leiyin walked towards the house with a slightly red face and pursed lips.
"Wait, wait a minute!" Xu Fei hurriedly called her.
"..."
Stopping, the girl still didn't turn around, just waiting quietly for him to speak.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Fei said seriously: "Leiyin, let's talk. I have something on my mind."
"Um……"
Leiyin nodded slightly and followed Xu Fei to the small stone table in the courtyard and sat down.
Xu Fei rubbed the back of his head and sorted out his messy thoughts.
Then he looked at Leiyin and said sincerely: "I'm sorry for embarrassing you about what happened today."
"No...it doesn't matter...I, I don't mind..."
Feeling a little overwhelmed by the sudden apology, Leiyin looked aside and unconsciously rolled up a strand of long hair with her fingers.
"Ahem." Xu Fei cleared his throat and continued: "The next words are very important to me. I hope you can listen to them, but you don't need to answer me now."
Leiyin nodded slightly, lowered her hands and quietly grabbed the corners of her clothes, a little looking forward to the next words and a little scared.
"You said before that you might never get married in this life, or die on the battlefield... I never dared to ask more, because even if I knew the reason, I wouldn't be able to help. I know this. There are still some.”
Xu Fei looked at the night sky, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and silently put it into his mouth, but did not light it.
He did this just to comfort himself, hoping to finish speaking as calmly as possible.
"You always say you must go back. You must really leave here one day. In fact, I, I am quite reluctant to let you go." Xu Fei shook his head with a wry smile and sighed.
Leiyin glanced at him sadly, then quickly lowered her head, grabbing the corner of her clothes a little harder with her little hand.
"But sometimes, I also think that this matter is not that complicated." Xu Fei held a cigarette in his mouth and looked at the unclear starry sky.
"If there is a person who is willing to accompany you back to your original world, who is willing to work hard to free himself from the shackles in order to live as long as you, and who is willing to marry you on the battlefield, I hope you will consider him."
"Of course, the premise is that you also have a good impression of him." Xu Fei looked at the girl and smiled, his eyes full of love.
Leiyin raised her head and looked back at him with some resentment, but said nothing.
"This person also has some selfish thoughts. After all, he has many relatives and friends in this world, so he fantasizes about whether he can find a way to travel between the two worlds frequently."
"If one day we can achieve this, we can come back and live here together when we have free time. After all, life here is more comfortable. When something happens, we will rush there immediately..."
"But this person may be a bit weak. He can't help much when he goes to the battlefield in the world over there. At most, he can prepare delicious meals for you every day and wait for you to go home."
"Although he is an ordinary citizen, he knows a lot of knowledge that is not available in the world over there. It should not be a problem to make money to support his family... If that doesn't work, he can be a bard who marches with the troops and sings to boost morale. As long as he can be with you Together, and I can..."
Listening to Xu Fei Balabala's narration of fantasy like fantasy.
Leiyin's original sad expression gradually relaxed.
When she heard Xu Fei's interesting remarks about wanting to grow tobacco for her future father-in-law, she couldn't help but smile tenderly, feeling somewhat relieved.
Although the idea was too beautiful, she could feel the sincerity of the young man in front of her.
"Don't get me wrong. The answer to this matter can only be given after you find a way to go back."
"Before that, I will treat you as a 'friend' and will not behave rudely again."
"So... Leiyin, I hope we can live happily together every day as before."
After Xu Fei finished speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief. He had actually been holding back these words for a long time, and now he felt much happier inside.
Slowly raising a small and slender thumb, Leiyin looked into his eyes and asked softly:
"Really...I won't do any...discourteous behavior again..."
Xu Fei was stunned for a moment, then happily hooked the opponent's slender jade finger: "Liar, swallow a thousand needles."
After shaking for a few times, their fingers quickly separated.
The girl was silent for a while and asked seriously: "Fei... where can I go..."
Xu Fei answered directly without any hesitation: "It's all good, no reason, I just like it."
Leiyin looked at him calmly, then stood up and walked towards the bungalow with her little hands behind her back.
When she approached the door, she turned around, tilted her head and smiled slightly:
"When you untie all the shackles...I will consider..."
"Also... bards can't... Fei... your singing is so unpleasant..."
Before closing the door, the girl waved her hand gently in the air, and suddenly tiny sparks flashed in front of the cigarette Xu Fei was holding.
He happily exhaled a puff of smoke. Although he knew that the reality was not as relaxing as he said, Xu Fei still felt full of energy.
At least there's hope, right?
You have to work hard from tomorrow...in order to become the princess's consort? Sounds pretty good...
However, singing is hard to listen to? Are all the people in the world over there singers? …It seems that we have to work hard in this regard.
