As the war got better, Chen Chen stayed in the house and refused to come out, refusing to see anyone. until…
"Chen Ken got drunk at Xiyuan Pavilion and set fire to Xiyuan Pavilion, causing many prostitutes in the city to be seriously injured. Now that Chen Ken's whereabouts are unknown, a city-wide search will be launched immediately. Anyone caught will be rewarded!"
The emperor's expression changed greatly, and he slapped the notice on the golden glaze table. "How brave he is! He went to such a filthy place and set fire to someone else's building! Bring him back to me and skin him!" The emperor couldn't suppress the anger in his eyes and pressed his hand on the table. On the bed, he couldn't help shaking and became angry.
At this time, Chen Ken was lying in the thatch. He was so drunk last night that he couldn't remember anything. When he woke up, he had been changed into shabby clothes, and his face and body were dirty and left here. He looked at the piles of guards on the street, constantly searching for something. He didn't want to go back to the palace yet, so he didn't tell them to come. He lay back on the thatch again, stretched his waist, and said to himself that he was wanted. I don't know anything about it. He thought for a while again about how he got drunk last night, what he did, and how he got there. He couldn't remember a single thing, so he simply stopped thinking about it. He got up, dusted himself off, and prepared to go back home. As soon as he got up, he was hit by someone. The man covered his mouth and was dragged into the alley.
"Ling Bing?! Why are you here?" Chen Ken looked at her with a playful smile. Ling Bing ignored him and threw the notice at him. Chen Ken took it and looked at it, frowning, "Who burned down his broken house? !" Upon seeing this, Ling Bing quickly covered his mouth, "Keep your voice down! Do you want to be arrested and put in a cell now?" Seeing that he calmed down, he let go. Chen Ken looked her up and down. She seemed to have become more beautiful again. It had been some years since the last time they met. Her long hair was tied up with a hairpin, covering her eyebrows and eyes. Her skin was getting whiter. , at this time, Ling Bing's eyes did not dodge, and she looked straight at Chen Ken. Her eyes softened inch by inch, and finally she said with a smile, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
"No, it's okay, it looks good!"
Ling Bing lowered his head and smiled, his eyes turning cold. He glanced at the entrance of the alley to make sure there was no one there, and then took him to a more remote inn. "This inn has just been inspected. No one will be coming in a short time." Ling Bing took out a bottle of medicine from his pocket and applied it to Chen Ken's burned hand, "I heard that you burned Xiyuan Pavilion?" Chen Ken stopped immediately and withdrew his hand anxiously, "It's not me, that's really not the case. Me, I went drinking yesterday, and I don’t even know why I came back.”
Ling Bing saw him anxious like a child and wanted to laugh inexplicably. "Okay, okay, it's not you. Then how did you hurt your hand?" The air seemed to condense in an instant. "I really don't know. I can't remember anything. Then again, why are you here? Do you miss me?" Chen Ken looked expectant. He put one hand on the table and put the other hand in Ling Bing's hand. Feeling the touch of her fingers, it was very soft. Ling Bing put down the medicine and replied: "This time Come here, mainly to pick up things, and then go back after you get them. I didn’t expect that as soon as I entered the city, your name, Chen Ken, was already on the city wall.”
He was a little embarrassed, pursed his lips and smiled, "Then what are you going to do, keep hiding?" Chen Chen didn't reply, adjusted his sitting posture, put his hands on his knees, "You can't keep hiding, it's so tiring, besides Now, my body is upright and I am not afraid of slanting shadows."
"Everyone knows, how can you... be upright and not afraid of the shadows slanting?"
The sun was about to go down. Chen Ken changed into clean clothes, opened the window, and saw Ling Bing with her back to him, looking at the sun that was about to set. He pushed the door out and stood next to her, looking at her habitually. Her expression is always cold and indifferent, without a trace of smile, as if she has never experienced happiness, as if nothing and no one in this world can easily touch her heart.
"Ling Bing, are you...happy?"
She turned back to look at him and shook her head indifferently, "I have lost my parents since I was a child, and my world has no light, so for me, my life is over, and my life has been declared. Failure, every day... drags this shell with me, but only I know how a person without a heart can be happy."
The sun had completely set, and the world suddenly became dark. Ling Bing hid the look in her eyes, and she knew it was time. The poisonous needle in her hand was already hot, but she felt as if the acupuncture point was fixed and she couldn't move. In other words, she couldn't remove her hand. Chen Ken was the first person in the world to take the initiative to care about her. , care about whether she is happy or not, and about the hardships along the way.
"when are you leaving?"
"Tomorrow morning, I still believe that a person who is upright is not afraid of a slanted shadow. Ling Bing, if life is not what you want, it is your own. Be happy. From now on, you will be desperate. Remember to come to me, I treat you as a true friend." Chen Ken curled his lips and smiled, turned around and entered the room. Her body quickly relaxed as if exhausted, and the needle she held tightly in her hand hit the ground heavily. This time, she still failed. Tomorrow morning would be her last chance.
