In Tang Xinhan's bedroom, Chen Lan stood quietly in front of his bed, wearing a tight-fitting outfit that fully showed off her girl's curvy figure. She looked at Tang Xinhan who was sleeping soundly. He had been sleeping for three days, why didn't he wake up yet. I don’t know if they will accept me. If he doesn't want me, where can I go and go back to kill again?
Not far away, Han Lijiao took out a harp from her space bracelet, and her smooth and delicate hands brushed over the strings like flowing clouds and flowing water. Using her voice with the spiritual power of music, she sang the new song she had just written.
"Where can I hold a candle and talk about my dreams?
A dream to reach the clouds!
The graceful snow lotus isolated on the top of the morning mountain;
The pair of swifts flying by the Qingshui River.
Who can make the dream come true together?
A dream to reach the horizon!
The lost beauty of the Sky Burial Mountains;
Looking forward to the cold face in front of the bed.
The breaking and realization of dreams,
It is a luxurious and precious banquet in front of you,
Let your thoughts shine brightly.
The eternity or brevity of dreams,
It is the misty and misty joyful face in my heart,
Make love stronger. "
"Can you tell me the name of this song?" Tang Xinhan opened his eyes and asked Han Lijiao.
The sudden sound startled the two women. Immediately everyone looked happy. It's just that Chen Lan's face is still mixed with a little uneasiness. After all, she doesn't know what kind of fate this new owner will bring to her.
Han Lijiao smiled and said: "Xinhan, you're awake! I just wrote this song. If you don't object, I want to call it "Awakening from a Dream", is that okay?"
"Awake from the dream?" Tang Xinhan was stunned. If he had heard these two words three days ago, he might have lost control of his emotions. But when he just woke up, he first felt that the big bump on his head that was bounced by Allen Sha Shu's lips in his dream was still there, and then he searched for the extra dream-based practice secrets in his spiritual consciousness and it was also still there. Know that all that is true. Now that I have the hope of reviving Meng Xing, I feel completely different when I hear these two words: "Well, this song is distant and misty, like a dream, so the name "Dream Awakening" is quite appropriate."
Seeing that Tang Xinhan was in a stable mood, after careful inspection, I found that he had changed a lot from before he was in coma. It seemed that he had seen the resolute character and quick thinking of before. Even though he was not very strong and was younger than her, he could always give something. A young man who feels safe. At this moment, Tang Xinhan's eyes were clear and firm, and he could no longer see the confusion and helplessness he had before. Han Lijiao was very surprised by this, but she was more pleased: "Xinhan, have you gotten over the Xing'er incident?"
"Sister Lijiao, thank you. I know you are worried that I will continue to be sad and degenerate. But now I have figured it out, Xing'er will definitely not want to see me depressed in another world. So I have to cheer up. Only when I become strong, strong enough, can I protect the people around me from being hurt." I'm sorry, Sister Lijiao. I can't help it, I can't tell you about the dream system.
The second girl looked at his lips that were bitten by teeth on his still somewhat childish face, and knew that his heart was not as peaceful as he appeared. But his perseverance made both girls feel that he was a very secure boy. But none of them knew whether the "people around them" he mentioned included themselves.
"Sister Lijiao, let me put on my clothes. You can't let me just lie on the bed and talk to you." Tang Xinhan said with some embarrassment.
Only then did Han Lijiao remember that Tang Xinhan was still naked under the quilt. He smiled and said, "Yeah, I forgot. You smelled of alcohol that day, and it was Lan'er who helped you take off your clothes and clean your body." Then he waved to Chen Lan: "Lan'er, come here. Let brother Xinhan Getting acquainted."
When Chen Lan heard this, she took a step forward with a cold face. She was still used to keeping a cold attitude towards people other than Han Lijiao. Seventeen years of habits have become deeply ingrained, so how can they be so easy to change? Without a trace of expression, Chen Lan knelt down on one knee and said coldly: "Master, my subordinate Chen Lan is a master of wind and dark attribute spiritual control and an earth-level assassin."
In fact, Tang Xinhan didn't like these etiquettes since he was a child, but he didn't feel any discomfort. After all, he was the prince of the empire. Even if he didn't often live in the palace, he was accustomed to these etiquettes. However, hearing Chen Lan say that she was a spiritual master with both wind and dark attributes really excited him: "Get up and speak, stay with me, and you won't have to kneel down in the future. You are the new attendant assigned to me by the emperor's uncle. Really? Ever since Xiaowen left with Xing'er in the Sky Burial Mountains that day, I no longer have any attendants by my side. Did you just say that you are a spirit control instructor with wind and dark attributes above level 30?"
"Level 37." Chen Lan didn't mean to insist on etiquette at all. He quickly stood up and answered succinctly.
"You don't need to call me master from now on. There are no rules here. You should be older than me. From now on, you can just call me Xinhan when there are no outsiders." Tang Xinhan said.
"Dang Dang Dang!" Before Chen Lan could say anything, there was a knock on the door. Han Lijiao opened the door and saw an old woman in civilian clothes standing outside the door holding a set of clothes on a tray. She smiled and said: "Mother Yue. Come on, come in quickly, Xinhan just woke up and needs to change clothes."
When the old woman heard this, she was surprised and said: "Are you really awake? Just now the old mute put clothes in my hands and pushed me this way. I also told him not to rush, if the young master wakes up, you will come She called me. But the old mute didn't listen to me at all and turned around to cook." As the old woman said, she walked into the house and went straight to the bed. She put down her clothes, held Tang Xinhan's hand and started talking. Pause: "My young master, you are finally awake. I have been so anxious these days. I don't dare to abuse myself like this again. You said that old red-haired man Xing Yantuo is serious. How can he be like this?" What a heavy hand. If this really hurts the young master, how will I explain to my young lady when I get there in the future?"
Aunt Yue and the mute cook she calls are both old slaves who grew up watching Tang Xinhan's biological mother, so even in this palace they are only called Young Master, not Your Highness. Tang Xinhan has always respected them and even treated them as elders.
At this moment, Tang Xinhan didn't feel bored at all when faced with Grandma Yue's nagging. Instead, he felt very friendly. He held Grandma Yue's hand to comfort her before letting them go out first.
Chen Lan hesitated for a moment and said, "Let me stay."
Tang Xinhan did not shirk and nodded to Han Lijiao. So Han Lijiao gave Chen Lan an encouraging look, turned around and walked out with Grandma Yue.
After he and Chen Lan were the only two people left in the room, Tang Xinhan naturally lifted the quilt and sat up. When Chen Lan saw his naked body, her face blushed unconsciously. Tang Xinhan was the first man she had seen the whole body of. Although she had seen this body when she was cleaning his body a few days ago, he was not awake at that time, but it was different now.
Chen Lan took the clothes hesitantly and started to help Tang Xinhan change. But Tang Xinhan took the clothes and said, "I can do it myself." Tang Xinhan said while putting on clothes, "Do you know why I didn't refuse you to stay?"
Chen Lan said without raising her head: "This is what I should do."
"Lan'er, can I call you this?"
"Um."
"I let you stay because I want you to know that you will be one of my own from now on. I don't want to investigate your origin. You may not know everything about me. I am not His Majesty's son, so although I Now I am the prince, but I have never thought about being an emperor, and I will not inherit the throne in the future. So you can reconsider now whether you want to follow me or not. This is the first time I ask you this question, and it is also the last time. You Think about it, you give me the answer after I get dressed." Tang Xinhan continued his movements, while Chen Lan stood there blankly.
Tang Xinhan got dressed. Sitting on the bed. Looking at Chen Lan's dull expression, she said: "Okay, answer me now. Don't worry, if you don't want to, I will ensure your safety and won't let the royal family make things difficult for you."
Chen Lan still had no expression: "Why?"
Tang Xinhan asked in confusion: "Why?"
Chen Lan looked at Tang Xinhan, who had changed into a light yellow warrior uniform, and he was much more energetic than before. In fact, Tang Xinhan's appearance is not that outstanding, but he has a pair of clear and translucent eyes, which seem to contain no evil thoughts. This was a look she had never seen before from anyone she knew. He was so sincere and frank that she didn't dare to look directly at him. She lowered her head and whispered: "Is my wish important?"
"I don't have servants around me. I never have. Xiaowen grew up with me and I regarded her as my sister. But I didn't protect her well. What I want to tell you is that I can't give it to you. What, even you will be implicated because of my special status. What I can give you is that I can treat you as my relative like I treat Xiaowen. And I will work hard to become stronger, so strong that I can’t Let the people around me get hurt in any way." Tang Xinhan said these words very firmly, making people unconsciously believe that he would be able to do it.
"You don't have any requirements for me?" Chen Lan still asked stubbornly.
Tang Xinhan chuckled: "When it comes to requirements, there is one thing that you must fulfill."
Chen Lan straightened his body a little more and said formally: "Please give me your orders!" Look, I knew that if he didn't ask for anything, why would he keep me by his side? But I don’t seem to be able to do anything except kill people. And he doesn’t look like a womanizer, ugh! What am I thinking!
Tang Xinhan saw that she was obviously very nervous but pretended to be serious, so he felt that this cold and charming young lady also had a cute side. So he also straightened his face and said seriously: "I have only one request for you, and it must not be violated. That is - don't die! I must always remember that no matter what I ask you to do in the future, it is to establish On the premise of not dying, it is best to avoid getting injured. No matter how important the task is, even if you complete it safely, as long as you let me know afterwards that you did it regardless of your own safety and risked your life, you will also I won’t punish you, just leave on your own.”
My life...is that important? ...The training and teachings she has received since childhood are to put the mission first. Even if it means death, the character cannot fail. But he said... Chen Lan looked at Tang Xinhan with a resolute face, and her eyes became moist. Finally she seemed to have made a big decision and knelt down on one knee again.
This time Tang Xinhan didn't stop her, because what he felt in Chen Lan's eyes was no longer etiquette, but surrender and belonging from the heart.
Yes, it’s about belonging. Tang Xinhan's simple words gave Chen Lan a sense of belonging that she had never experienced in the past 17 years, but that she longed for infinitely. That is her qualification to be an ordinary person. From now on, she is no longer a tool. From now on, someone will care about her feelings and safety.
"Master, I'm sorry, I can't call you by your name. This is my insistence, and it is also the first time in my life that I act according to my own wishes, so please respect my insistence. I choose to stay without any requirements. , just to be qualified to be the 'person next to you' in your mouth. Chen Lan is willing to follow his master all his life, and I will be your shadow from now on. If you live, I will follow! If you die, I will die!"
The belonging of the heart often starts with a simple sentence.
Tang Xinhan didn't say anything else. He looked at her seriously for a while, raised his hand to wipe away the glint from the corners of her eyes, stood up and walked out the door. Chen Lan followed closely behind like a phantom.
When Han Lijiao saw the two of them coming out, she smiled happily. Because at this moment, although Chen Lan still had no expression on his face, his movements became natural and relaxed, without the restraint of the previous two days, as if he had placed himself in the position of the master of this palace. Even if he is not the master, he is at least a "family member".
