Chapter 148 Why bother to cling to
"Xunyi, where is Xunyi? Where is Xunyi? I want to go see him..."

"Miss, you are still weak and need to rest and recuperate. Don't go..."

"Don't stop me, everyone, get out of my way... If you dare to stop me again, I will never let you off easily..."

On the first night of the new year, at the hour of Xu, Luo Ningyu, who had gradually recovered from her panic, got up hurriedly as soon as she opened her eyes to go visit Liu Xunyi. She even ignored her weak body and the maids' pleadings to dissuade her, and insisted on her own way, staggering towards Liu Xunyi's room.

"Looking for clothes!"

Luo Ningyu rushed out of the door in a hurry. The moment she pushed open Liu Xunyi's door with worry in her eyes, a strong smell of blood and Chinese medicine instantly hit her, making her tremble. Her originally hurried steps slowed down involuntarily, and several maids following behind her rushed forward and carefully put a woolen cloak on her to prevent her from catching a cold.

In Liu Xunyi's room, a doctor was sitting beside the bed, carefully changing the dressing for Liu Xunyi. Lin Fangda and "Fushou Kangning" stood by with worried eyes. Although they were extremely anxious, they did not dare to make any sound, for fear of disturbing the unconscious Liu Xunyi.

"Miss?"

The movement of the door attracted Li Kang's attention. At his reminder, Lin Fangda and the others turned their heads. When they saw Luo Ningyu standing outside the door, her face as pale as paper, but with a layer of deep worry between her brows, Lin Fangda quickly stepped forward and asked with concern: "Ningyu, why are you here? Come in quickly, it's too cold outside!"

As he said this, Lin Fangda personally helped Luo Ningyu into the room and waved his hand to signal the maids to leave. From beginning to end, Luo Ningyu's eyes were always on Liu Xunyi, never moving a bit.

"Meet Miss!"

The “Fu Shou Kang Ning” came forward to pay their respects, but Luo Ningyu ignored them and asked in a low voice with worry in her heart: “Xun Yi…how is his injury?”

Seeing Luo Ningyu caring so much about Liu Xunyi, Lin Fangda felt mixed emotions in his heart. Although he felt bad, he quickly replied, "The doctor said that although he had many external injuries, fortunately, he did not injure his vital parts. However, because he lost too much blood last night, he is still unconscious."

"Is his life in danger?" Luo Ningyu's eyes turned red. She grabbed Lin Fangda's arm and asked anxiously, "When did the doctor say he would wake up?"

"Don't get excited. You've just calmed down." Lin Fangda hurriedly comforted him, "The palace master has ordered that Xunyi be given the most precious medicinal herbs and supplements. I believe he will recover soon. Don't worry! Don't worry!"

Hearing this, Luo Ningyu's nervous expression eased a little. Her expression was gloomy, and she shed tears silently, "If it wasn't for saving me...he wouldn't have done this..."

"It's none of your business, it's Xunyi... No, no! It's not Xunyi's business, it's Wang Qingshu..." When Wang Qingshu was mentioned, Luo Ningyu's face changed obviously, and Lin Fangda, who suddenly realized the truth, quickly swallowed the rest of his words. At this time, Lin Fangda was tongue-tied and didn't know how to comfort her.

In a hurry, Lin Fangda suddenly reached out and hit Zhang Fu and Wang Shou's heads hard a few times, causing them to grimace in pain. Lin Fangda cursed in a low voice: "Blame it on you two useless cowards. You were also outside Fengming Tower last night, why did you let Xunyi in alone? What do you two do for a living? Bastards! Bastards! Cowards!"

After saying that, Lin Fangda seemed to be still unsatisfied and kicked them both hard a few more times. Zhang Fu and Wang Shou felt very aggrieved, but they dared not to refute and could only endure it silently.

At this moment, the doctor had changed the medicine for Liu Xunyi and carefully covered him with the quilt before he slowly got up.

Seeing this, Luo Ningyu hurried forward and asked, "Sir, looking for Yi..."

"Miss, don't worry too much. Young Master Liu has passed the most dangerous time." The doctor comforted with tired eyes, "I just checked his pulse repeatedly, and he is no longer in danger of death. In addition to the natural treasures given by the Lord of the Mansion, it is also due to the fact that Young Master Liu has a very strong physique. If it were someone else, after losing so much blood, I'm afraid he would have died long ago. Young Master Liu has survived a day and a night, so his life should be safe. Now he just needs to rest well, and he will be fine when he wakes up."

The doctor's words made Lin Fangda and the others feel relieved. After sending the doctor away, Luo Ningyu insisted on staying here to take care of Liu Xunyi in person, regardless of Lin Fangda's dissuasion, and even kicked Lin Fangda and the others out.

The candlelight flickered, dim and dim. The beauty's eyes were full of affection, and her face was wet with pear blossoms, which made me feel pity. At this time, only the troubled Luo Ningyu and the unconscious Liu Xunyi were left in the room.

She walked slowly to Liu Xunyi's side. Although she had expected this, when she saw the scars all over Liu Xunyi's face and neck, her tears couldn't stop rolling down her cheeks.

Luo Ningyu sat quietly beside the couch, silently watching Liu Xunyi. The room was silent and she was in tears before she knew it.

"Xunyi..." Luo Ningyu looked at Liu Xunyi infatuatedly and subconsciously wanted to reach out to touch Liu Xunyi's cheek, but when her fingers were about to touch Liu Xunyi, the words Liu Xunyi said to her last night suddenly echoed in her mind. She felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife, and she murmured to herself with tears in her voice, "It turned out to be just a misunderstanding... Your lover is not me..." After that, Luo Ningyu slowly raised her jade hand again, and couldn't help but clenched her pink fist. Her nails pinched several bloody marks on her delicate and soft palm, but the pain in her palm seemed so insignificant compared to her heartache.

"But why did you save me?" Luo Ningyu murmured while crying, "Do you know that the more you do this, the more I can't bear to leave you... You almost lost your life for me. Is this just out of friendship? Or is it because you are from the Xianwang Mansion that you have to save me? No... It's not like that... I remember the last look you gave me when you appeared in Fengming Tower. In that look, I saw sadness, guilt, anger, and even your tenderness for me... Is this also a misunderstanding? Is this just my illusion?"

Unfortunately, Liu Xunyi was unmoved by Luo Ningyu's heartfelt words. He still closed his eyes and lay motionless on the bed.

"Xun Yi... You and I have been through such a storm, so we can be considered to be living and dying together, right?" Luo Ningyu talked to herself, crying and laughing, "Is there any 'love' in this world... that can be greater than the life and death we shared last night? I heard them say that last night you slaughtered Fengming Tower alone and challenged Jindao Gate with your sword, for me... In a rage, you killed more than 200 people in a row, leaving 78 knife wounds on your body... Not only did you not abandon me when I was unconscious, but you used up your last bit of strength to bring me back to the Xianwang Mansion safely... You can treat me like this, isn't it your love for me? There are countless infatuated men and resentful women in the world, but no matter whether it is a vow of eternal love or a promise of eternity, it is not as good as one ten-thousandth of what you did for me last night... Although I don't know how I came back last night, I can feel that you were always by my side last night... Nestled in your arms, no matter how many swords and shadows I faced, I could feel at ease... Because I know that you will never let anything happen to me..."

Luo Ningyu now wanted Liu Xunyi to wake up immediately, hug her tightly, and tell her a hundred, a thousand, ten thousand words in her ear... She was his sweetheart, he missed her, thought of her, and even... loved her... As long as Liu Xunyi was willing to say it, Luo Ningyu could give up everything for him, regardless of everything, and even sacrifice everything. He only wanted to be with him for the rest of his life, never to be separated.

But all this might just be Luo Ningyu's wishful thinking. Liu Xunyi was not awakened by her tenderness, nor did he show the slightest sympathy because of her crying.

"I heard from Lin Fangda..." Luo Ningyu continued, "Wang Qingshu is dead. Although I don't know whether you killed him or not, he deserved to die. It's not a pity that he died... This morning, Wang Xutong led his troops to besiege the Xianwang Mansion, trying to force Dad to hand you over, but Dad didn't agree, and I won't agree either..."

At this point, Luo Ningyu's tone could not help but stagnate, and she said bitterly: "Mom doesn't seem to like you. She said that your origins are unknown, and you even deliberately hide many secrets. Dad asked Uncle Jiang to go to Jiangling to check your background. He said that a man named Cheng Qiu will come to Luoyang City in the next two days. Lin Fangda said that Cheng Qiu can prove your true identity and eliminate mom and dad's doubts, but... Xunyi, I don't know why, I always feel that this matter is not that simple. That Cheng Qiu may not be able to prove your innocence, and you... may not be as simple as you say..."

"But no matter who you are? No matter where you come from? No matter how many unknown secrets you hide... I will not let Dad hand you over to the General's Mansion." Luo Ningyu changed the subject and said solemnly, "Although you don't like me... but you saved me in a critical moment after all, and I owe you..."

After saying that, Luo Ningyu's eyes inadvertently glanced at the pillow, where a blood-stained handkerchief was neatly placed. This was the handkerchief Zhao Xin gave to Liu Xunyi, and Liu Xunyi had kept it close to him. Last night, after he was seriously injured and fainted, the doctor took out the blood-soaked handkerchief while undressing him and carefully placed it next to Liu Xunyi.

Luo Ningyu could tell at a glance that this handkerchief belonged to a woman. Her heart felt like it was pierced by a needle. She picked up the handkerchief and looked at it carefully, with indescribable complexity and sadness in her eyes. She murmured, "This handkerchief has always been kept close to you. I guess its owner must be very important to you... Is she your sweetheart? It turns out that you didn't lie to me, but you really have someone in your heart..."

Before she finished her words, Luo Ningyu's tears started to fall again.

After an unknown amount of time, she gently put the handkerchief back beside Liu Xunyi, then slowly stood up, silently stood by the bed, and stared at Liu Xunyi infatuatedly. After seeming to hesitate for a long time, Luo Ningyu suddenly leaned over, and her soft red lips left a shallow lip print on Liu Xunyi's cheek. At the same time, a drop of sad tears also fell on Liu Xunyi's forehead.

"Xunyi, I won't pester you anymore... and I won't make things difficult for you..." Luo Ningyu bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, trying to control her emotions. She looked at the motionless Liu Xunyi affectionately and choked softly, "Perhaps you will never know that this misunderstanding you gave me... left me with a deep impression, made me look forward to it, and also broke my heart... Forgive my selfishness, forgive my persistence, because I will always keep this 'mistaken love' in my heart... Just assume that you also loved me deeply and were reluctant to let me go..."

After saying that, Luo Ningyu turned around quickly, unable to suppress the sadness in her heart any longer. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and quickly left Liu Xunyi's room.

After Luo Ningyu left, the room suddenly fell into deathly silence.

Liu Xunyi, who had been lying on the bed unmoved, had tears streaming down her eyes without her noticing.

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(End of this chapter)