Although Chen Ziyang and Chu Jiaoer were taught many times by Li Fenglan, they were never as severe as they are now. It can be seen that Li Fenglan is much more serious now than usual.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Li Fenglan and Han Lu rode horses and walked on the muddy road out of the valley with difficulty.
When they got outside, Li Fenglan felt confused.
Where is the jade?
In the past, if she wanted to get any information, she could just ask the Bai family directly. Now the Bai family can't protect themselves, let alone give her any information.
But she subconsciously felt that Jade should go south.
…
The time agreed with Linghan came and as midnight approached, Xu Qingchen took a pair of Linghan's clean clothes to the stalactite cave.
After opening the iron door, Linghan's voice was not heard. After searching around, he saw a figure in the pool of water.
Linghan turned her back to Xu Qingchen and sat quietly in the pool. Her clothes, which were so dirty that the original color could not be seen, were thrown on the shore. Against the backdrop of the moonlight, Aya Han's pale skin exuded a strange light, and some of her yellowed hair floated in the water, like tangled irregular algae.
Linghan heard Xu Qingchen's voice, but did not look back.
Xu Qingchen put the clothes aside, stretched out his scabbed right hand to gently touch her long hair, and said softly: "Let's go back."
Ayana just nodded.
Although it was already May, the water in the pool was still as cold as winter. Linghan's body seemed to have no temperature, and her whole body exuded a chill.
After being locked in the cave for a long time, her body had no strength, so she got dressed with the help of Xu Qingchen.
When carrying her out of the cave, Xu Qingchen felt that Linghan was much lighter.
Linghan hugged Xu Qingchen's neck tightly along the way, and the two of them returned to the Thorn Gate in silence without saying a word.
She was so weak that even walking became a burden.
The weather in May was already a bit hot, but when Xu Qingchen held Linghan in his arms at night, he felt like he was holding an ice pimple, and it took him a whole night to warm Linghan's body.
Xu Qingchen knew in his heart that even though Linghan had gotten rid of Qingqia now, the Linghan before would not come back. He didn't expect Linghan to be like before, as long as she could still stay by his side.
Even though he was prepared for the worst, the next morning, Ayana's performance was beyond his expectation.
Ever since he secretly took full control of the Thorn Gate, Xu Qingchen had hardly had a good night's sleep, and even his eye sockets had sunken in these days. So he got up late. When he opened his eyes, Ayana was already cleaning the house.
With their status in Thorn Gate, it would be no problem for them to have a few maids to serve them. However, Linghan was naturally diligent and did not like to be served by others, so she accepted the maid assigned to her by Agarwood Branch when she was pregnant.
Xu Qingchen sat up and asked, "Linghan, did you get up so early?"
Ayana smiled at him: "Why are you so young and sleeping so late? Get up quickly, it's time to eat."
Xu Qingchen got off the bed, still wearing pajamas. He walked up to Ayana, grabbed the rag from her hand and threw it on the table. He grabbed her shoulder and asked seriously: "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Ayana still smiled, "It's all over."
Xu Qingchen hugged Linghan hard and suddenly felt like crying.
"It'll be good if you're back."
The two people were hugging when they heard Xiong San's loud voice.
"Qingchen! Come quickly! Something big is happening!"
Before Xu Qingchen could push Linghan away, Xiong San had already opened the door and walked in. Looking at the couple hugging each other, Xiong San... had a look of surprise on his face.
"Ayagan!? When did you come back?"
Ayana was a little dissatisfied: "You don't knock on the door first when you enter?"
Xiong San laughed and said, "Yes, yes, yes."
He closed the door and walked out, then knocked on the door.
Xu Qingchen said helplessly: "Come in."
After Xiong San entered the door, he shouted: "Qingchen
! problem occurs! "
Xu Qingchen asked: "What's the matter?"
"I heard a message from my brothers in Luoyang. I don't know who the Jade Fairy had a conflict with. She was fighting from north to south. Several sects suddenly intercepted her, but she killed them all. In just ten days, she had already She has killed more than fifty people, and those sects still haven’t stopped chasing her.”
Linghan frowned: "Jade killed someone? But... Jade has never killed anyone..."
Xu Qingchen asked: "Didn't you ask those sects why they took action?"
"Some brothers went to ask, but were turned away... Qingchen, it seems that these sects don't want to join our Thorn Sect. Oh, don't discuss it with me, I'm stupid, everyone is in the lobby now Well, let’s go there.”
Xu Qingchen casually put on a coat, without washing her face, and said to Xiong San, "Third brother, let's go."
Xiong Sanyi waved his hand: "You go ahead, I'll chat with Linghan."
Ayana wondered: "What can I say to you?"
Xiong San chuckled: "I haven't quarreled with you for so long, third brother, I'm still not used to it."
Logically speaking, it is very rude to live in the same room with your brother's wife. But Xiong San was an upright person, and Xu Qingchen and his wife understood this, so they didn't say anything.
When Xu Qingchen left the house, Linghan folded her arms and asked Xiong San, "What's going on?"
Xiong San's expression was no longer playful. He looked at Linghan's face and asked worriedly: "Are you...really okay?"
Ayana's face turned cold: "Something's wrong, do you want to know what's wrong?"
Xiong San sat down, poured a cup of tea, took two sips, and said, "That thing is not that easy to get rid of."
"Yes," Ayana said expressionlessly, "Now that I think about that feeling, I want to bite off a few pieces of flesh from someone's body."
Xiong San seemed a little embarrassed: "You also know that I am a careless person and I don't know how to persuade others. Linghan, I like you two very much. I know you are resentful of Qingchen... but how can we live together as a couple? Is it smooth and smooth? Who hasn’t had a storm yet? It’s all over, relax, let’s live a good life together.”
"I think so too," Linghan said with a cold tone, "I also know that he is doing it for my own good, but what if I can't help but hate him? Leave me there alone, I don't even have anyone to rely on. That first moment For a few days, I thought about dying... There were other solutions, but he chose this one. He was stupid, stupid as hell, couldn't adapt, and always wanted to solve the problem quickly... Last night , I wanted to strangle him more than once, but I couldn't do it. I should have just walked away..."
Xiong San whispered: "Both of you are right, but... hate it. Only when you care can you hate it."
Xiong San stood up and said, "I don't know how to advise you about this. Qingchen is a stupid kid. You should stay with him. What he does these days is very unlike him."
After Xiong San left, the coldness in Linghan's eyes did not dissipate. She felt very conflicted now. She knew in her heart that Xu Qingchen was not wrong, but when she thought of the darkness and helplessness in the stalactite cave, she couldn't help but hate him. He should be with him, not leave her there alone.
…
The sect leaders of the Thorns Sect discussed it all morning and finally came to a conclusion: those sects that don't care much about the opinions of the Thorns Sect should have leaned towards Li Fengyao.
Xu Qingchen was not surprised by this incident. He had already thought of a countermeasure.
What is Li Fengyao's identity? There are more people in the world who want to kill her, not to mention her strength in intelligence is even higher than that of the Bai family. This is easy to handle, as long as the forces opposing Li Fengyao can be connected together.
As for how to connect them in series, that is open to discussion.
Near noon, Xu Qingchen returned to his residence. Linghan sat at the table and took a nap. Several dishes were placed on the table.
Hearing Xu Qingchen enter the room, Linghan looked over and asked with a smile, "Why are you back now?"
"Things were troublesome and delayed some time... Why is today's meal so rich?"
Ayana replied: "I went to the kitchen and asked them to cook it. During this time
I didn’t eat well, I wanted to eat more. "
Xu Qingchen nodded: "Then you can eat it directly without waiting for me to come back."
Ayana set out the bowls and chopsticks: "Let's eat together."
After Xu Qingchen finished cooking, Linghan started to wolf down the food, looking like Kohaku who had been hungry for three days.
Xu Qingchen smoothed her hair at the temples with his hand: "Eat slowly."
Aya said vaguely, "I haven't eaten breakfast since I'm so hungry."
"Then eat more. You used to always worry about whether you were fat or not. Look at Amber. She never worries about this. She eats and drinks when she should."
Linghan didn't bother to raise her head: "The amber is quite heavy, but I don't know where the meat is."
Xu Qingchen took less than two bites of the food on the table, and all of it went into Linghan's stomach.
After eating, Ayana stretched out contentedly and sighed, "It's great to be full."
Then he lay down on the bed, seemingly not wanting to get up.
Xu Qingchen said while clearing the table: "Don't lie down on the bed just after eating, it's not good for your stomach."
Linghan turned over and lay on her side, looking at Xu Qingchen with a smile on her face.
"Hey, Xu Qingchen."
"Huh?" Xu Qingchen looked at Linghan.
Ayana raised her fingers at him and said, "Come here."
Xu Qingchen put down the bowls and chopsticks and walked to the bed and asked, "What's wrong?"
Ayana grabbed his arm hard, pulled him to the bed, and pressed her cold lips against him. Ayahan, who had been cold since last night, finally became warm, and desire spurted out from almost every pore of her.
"Ayagan, it's only noon..."
"I do not care."
From the time they learned that Linghan was pregnant until yesterday, the two of them had not had sex. They are all young people in their prime, who have been vegetarian for such a long time, like a pot of dry firewood, which will ignite when encountering a little spark.
After a long drought, the two people struggled for almost an afternoon. Everyone in the family knew that Mrs. Xu went out after giving birth and only came back this morning. As the saying goes, a little separation is better than a newlywed, and it is natural for the couple to get tired of it for a while, so no one bothered them all afternoon.
Xu Qingchen felt that Linghan had become more... more charming than before. Before, Ayahan was the type who couldn't let go in bed and didn't like bold play. But this afternoon, she seemed to suddenly have an enlightenment, and she learned those novel bed skills without any teacher. Xu Qingchen vaguely felt that if he continued like this, his martial arts journey would come to an end, and his waist would be disabled before he turned thirty.
In the end Xu Qingchen begged for mercy.
After the wind and rain stopped, Linghan turned sideways and looked at Xu Qingchen, her eyes as charming as silk. The index finger of her right hand gently rubbed his chest, as if he was still interested in fighting again.
