The torment in Pei Yanzhou's heart was like a fire that could burn him.
He obviously wanted to pamper the girl in front of him at the top of his heart, but he insisted on pretending to be casual, just to let Song Jinyin feel at ease and not get tired from getting along with him.
But he overestimated himself after all.
When he saw the confusion in Song Jinyin's eyes, his mind was pounding and he felt so distressed that he no longer remembered all his plans or reminded himself to give in.
It's just that the man's stretched out hand was finally a step slower.
Song Jinyin quickly regained her composure, and when she took back the candy, she lowered her eyes and smiled, but her emotions were incomprehensible.
"The prince seems to be in better spirits, so I will go back to the house first and come back tomorrow."
When turning around, Song Jinyin picked up the paper bag, folded it up, and said with a smile: "I am indeed a little tired, but fortunately I can still get some snacks."
"Yin Yin..."
Pei Yanzhou looked at her profile.
The little girl's long eyelashes are always lowered, but they look more curled than usual. Her small lips under the tip of her nose are always smiling slightly, as if she doesn't care much about all this.
The man suddenly changed his words, responded softly, and said to have a good rest.
Now he doesn't dare to expect too much, he just hopes that his sweetheart can be as relaxed and casual with him as he is with others.
But just now, when his Yinyin looked at him, she still hid her thoughts.
...
It was night in a flash.
As soon as Song Jinyin lay down, the uneasiness from yesterday came back to her, but the fatigue she just mentioned was no excuse.
As soon as the warmth of the quilt enveloped her, she felt the weight of her eyelids, and her whole body was suddenly swept away by sleep, and she became even more lazy to move.
In a daze, she still remembered what Shen Yuhe said to her today.
Although her body was showing signs of pregnancy now, she had taken the medicine she had prepared before, so those reactions didn't take long to come, and it wasn't too hard.
When her belly gets bigger in the future, even if the morning sickness subsides, she will still have other inconveniences and discomforts, especially since she is already thinner than others.
Thinking of this, Song Jinyin suddenly remembered a little girl she saw on the street one time.
Probably because her family was too poor, as the New Year was approaching, she actually wanted someone to buy her back as a maid, just so she could have a hot meal.
Song Jinyin had never thought about having a maid to serve her, but thinking about the girl's quiet appearance, she thought that maybe it wouldn't be a bad thing if she could keep someone behind her.
But this thought lasted only a moment, and the girl on the bed closed her eyes in a trance and fell into a deep sleep.
And no one knew that the originally peaceful night would suddenly produce such a big commotion.
Countless arrows tied with torches fell into the surroundings of the inn, densely packed, and while they were still in the air, they seemed to have ignited a large sea of fire, illuminating the dark night like day and waking up those who were sleeping.
Xuanwei, who had experienced many assassinations, suddenly changed his expression. He knew that there would be one, but he did not expect that this one would be so fierce.
The people outside didn't even have time to send a whistle, and all they saw was the flames.
If the hundreds of assassins last time cost the orderer a lot of money, then the countless archers today should be several times more than last time.
Putting this kind of scene in Kyoto City, I am afraid that people will subconsciously think of the word "forced uterus".
It’s just that I don’t allow others to think too much at this time.
All the cloth tied at the back of the arrow was soaked with grease and burned with a very strong fire. When it fell from all directions, there was still grease dripping, and it ignited all the lamps and curtains of the inn without any effort.
The fire was difficult to control. Even if one person could swing away countless arrows, he would not be able to withstand simultaneous attacks from all directions.
No one expected that in order to take the lives of these people in the inn, that man actually spent more than ten thousand gold, and even came to the inn with no intention of letting go.
Pei Yanzhou was awakened by the movement, and his eyes suddenly became sharp.
"The fire is too strong, the master needs to evacuate first!"
The fire outside was soaring into the sky, tens of thousands of long arrows came densely in the wind, and turbid smoke and pungent smell filled everywhere.
Pei Yanzhou waved his hand to avoid Xuanwei's support. Although he knew that Xuanwei must have gone to find Song Jinyin, he still ignored it and went straight to the hut at the end where the fire was fierce.
From time to time, there was the sound of exploding grease and wood.
Pei Yanzhou thought, it turned out that being surrounded by fire was so terrifying.
He first recalled the time in the bamboo forest, and then thought of the fire that Song Jinyin had lit with her own hands in order to escape.
He is not by her side.
Even though he rushed over that time in the bamboo forest, he still couldn't protect her at the most dangerous moment, and he only had endless fear afterwards.
"The innkeeper needs to be protected. You need to evacuate this place with everyone first. You don't have to keep them all!"
"Master! Xuanwei has already gone to Miss Jinyin's place. Master, in your current state, you must not use your skills to find someone again!"
The visitor was well aware of the reason for his master's stay, and without caring about his dignity, he stretched out his hand to stop him.
But the man still couldn't hear the advice. All he could think about was the ashes in the house after the fire burned out that day.
He didn't want to experience that kind of powerlessness and despair again.
If Xuanwei failed to rescue his Yin Yin, even if he followed her down the long journey to find her, he might not be able to see her again.
"This is an order. Take other people in the inn to evacuate quickly without any mistakes!"
Before he finished speaking, Pei Yanzhou flashed and quickly disappeared in front of Xuan Wei.
The curtain near the window and the table were completely on fire, and arrows kept falling in from outside the room.
A wooden frame fell down where Pei Yanzhou left. When it hit the ground, it just covered the mouthful of blood he spit out just now when he was doing his exercises, and the entire inn was already filled with heat.
At that time, Song Jinyin still hadn't opened her eyes, she could only vaguely feel the noise outside and the bright light that shouldn't exist in the dark night.
She still felt that her eyelids were heavy, and the only strange thing was probably that there was a gradually choking burning smell at the tip of her nose, which made her chest feel uncomfortable.
Someone called her name in her ears, and then her body seemed to be moved, but stopped again the next moment.
In her dream, she returned to the Bamboo Forest Wine House. The fire burned in front of her and cut off her way out.
Song Jinyin knew that she was dreaming, and she looked at the fire with a calm face.
Until the voice calling her seemed to be a different person, the movement became louder and louder, and the smell on the tip of her nose became more unpleasant.
"Wake up quickly, Yin Yin!"
It was Pei Yanzhou's voice.
Song Jinyin's tense body suddenly relaxed. After struggling for a long time, she finally opened her heavy eyelids.
In front of him was the man's scattered clothes.
She was held in someone's arms, and she opened her eyes just in time to see his chest rising and falling.
"Prince?"
Without enough time to fall into a trance, Song Jinyin instantly woke up due to the fire beside her.
The scene in front of me made my heart sink.
The fire in the bamboo forest almost took her life, but this fire is several times more ferocious than that time, and there seem to be fireballs being thrown in from outside. They are as beautiful as fireworks, but in fact they are full of fire. The viciousness that kills people.
"Pei Yanzhou, be careful!"
There was a falling fire next to it, knocking down the burned wood.
Song Jinyin was protected in the man's arms. She noticed blood spilling from the corners of his lips. She remembered Shen Yuhe's instructions to him and spoke in a panic.
"Put me down first. I can go by myself. Don't, don't be brave!"
The girl who had always been calm was finally confused.
The man in front of her pursed her lips tightly and did not speak or look at her. He only protected her in his arms and rushed through dangerous places one after another.
As if he couldn't feel the pain, Pei Yanzhou let the sparks fall on him and then disappear into his flesh and blood.
Song Jinyin could no longer see the road ahead clearly, and her words were filled with tears uncontrollably.
