Lin'an Never Night

Chapter 535 I am not myself (Additional chapter for JJM leader)

Shangguan Luo found the sled in a roadside tavern.

The owner of the tavern is called Wang Ergou, who differs from Wang Erbin by only one character, but their fates are worlds apart.

It is now the time when the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, and Ergou originally planned to return to the village to spend the winter.

However, he heard that in the winter, there would be merchants passing through here.

There is suddenly a pub in the midst of ice and snow. I think the guests will be willing to raise the price, right?

Ergou wants to earn more money so that he can find a wife next year.

Anyway, if he went back to the village, it would be snowing and cold in the winter, and he had nowhere to go except staying on the kang all day, so he stayed.

As it turned out, God really favors the diligent. He picked up a sled and two horses to pull the sled.

This is an unexpected fortune, and a very generous one at that.

Ergou was very happy, but he was also worried that the owner of the sled would come looking for him, so he quickly led the horse and the sled to the pine forest behind the shop.

Er Gouzi was holding a pine branch and hurriedly cleaning up the traces left by the sled when Shangguan Luo and Shaniuer caught up with him.

After some questioning, Ergou confessed.

These people were so vicious and looked like they could kill people. Er Gouzi was scared so much that his nose was choking with tears.

Although crying is a man’s black stocking, it is only limited to men with good looks.

Just like Yang Yuan, he didn't need to cry, he just showed a helpless and apologetic look, and the two little girls Wanyan Ping and Li Xiuning fell in love with him. They were moved to tears and were willing to die for him.

Er Gouzi cried, but it only made him look uglier.

Shangguan Luo and others let him lead the way into the woods to take a look. Just as Ergouzi said, Pa Li and the horse were there, but there was no one.

Shangguan Luo was stunned for a moment, then turned and left. When Shaniuer saw him, he hurriedly chased after him.

Er Gouzi looked at the group of people coming back in surprise, then looked at the sled and horse that no one cared about. He sniffed his nose suddenly and grinned with joy, although the tears on his face had not yet dried.

He suddenly felt that although the process was not beautiful, the ending was always beautiful.

By spring, he will have a wife.

Shangguan Luo and Shaniuer led their men back to the main road.

Shangguan Luo took a few steps forward along the road that looked like a road but was not a road.

There was no shelter here, and the wind blew snow in his face. The snow particles hit his face painfully, but Shangguan Luo didn't even squint.

In this icy and snowy place, having abandoned the sled, what should he do next?
If I continue to pursue him, he will have no choice but to abandon any place where he can come into contact with human habitation and try to escape to a remote and desolate place, right?
A picture suddenly emerged in Shangguan Luo's mind:
A person was frozen in the snow, stiff as a rock. When he was turned over and lifted up, he remained in the same position lying stiffly in the snow...

Shangguan Luo couldn't help but shudder.

He was scared.

He was afraid that Yang Yuan would really freeze to death in the wilderness.

But because of his fear, he became even angrier.

Bastard, would you rather die than escape?
Shaniuer came over and said, "Sir, he used a sled to lead us away. Could it be that... he doesn't want to leave Dun'en City?"

Shangguan Luo hesitated for a moment, then said slowly: "Maybe he is deliberately creating confusion and still wants to take the water route from this side.

Or maybe they just want to get some supplies here and then head south."

Shaniuer rolled his eyes and asked, "Where should we chase them? Should we divide our forces?"

Shangguan Luo shook his head and said, "No need to chase him. We haven't caught him yet. There's no point in chasing him any further."

Because if the person who picked him up was a Korean, he could board the ship at any place along the Tumen River.

From this point on, it is impossible to predict the route he could take to board the ship. "

Shangguan Luo chuckled and said, "That is to say, unless we mobilize all the troops of the Great Jin Kingdom to blockade the river all the way to the estuary, otherwise, we will not be able to stop him."

Shaniu'er glared and said, "We can't stop him, what are you laughing at, Lord Shangshu?"

Shangguan Luo smiled and said, "The opponent is strong enough. It's not shameful for us to be fooled by him."

Shaniuer tilted his head and thought about it, then agreed and said, "That makes sense!"

Shangguan Luo turned his head and looked towards the end of the long road, and said softly: "I will let you go today. After all... a forced melon is not sweet."

Shangguan Luo licked his lips and continued to chuckle: "But do you believe that I can make you run back by yourself?"

Shaniu'er was surprised and said, "Sir Shangshu, the man has already run away, how can you let him come back by himself?"

Shangguan Luo said calmly: "Not now."

He raised his sword-like black eyebrows slightly and said, "In the future, when he is in the Song Dynasty and the emperor is suspicious of his subjects and has no place to stand."

Shaniu'er didn't understand why Yang Yuan had no place to stand. Was Mr. Yang so unpopular in the Song Dynasty?
He wanted to ask for advice, but Shangguan Luo had already thrown his scarlet cloak away, turned around and said, "Let's go back!"

……

The meat porridge is almost done, and the pancakes are baked crispy. Take a bite and you can taste the aroma of flour mixed with the fragrance of sesame. It is delicious even without any dishes.

Before she knew it, Jin Yuzhen had already moved close to Yang Yuan. She smelled the aroma of the meat porridge and her stomach growled.

Jin Yuzhen suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Yang Yuan laughed, broke off a piece of baked bread and handed it to her: "Eat one to fill your stomach first."

Jin Yuzhen took it with a red face.

The skin on her hands, which had been soaked in spring water, had just regained its smoothness. Reflected by the firelight, it looked crystal clear and as lovely as a jade carving.

Yang Yuan suddenly sniffed, looked at Jin Yuzhen with amusement, and asked, "We are running for our lives, and you still brought rouge and powder?" Jin Yuzhen opened her mouth and was about to take a bite of the pancake. When she heard this, she opened her big watery eyes in surprise: "I didn't!"

Yang Yuan smiled and said, "What's there to hide? How come you have a faint fragrance without any makeup on?"

"Ah? I don't think it's the smell of meat porridge."

Yang Yuan said: "Of course not, can't I smell the taste of meat porridge?"

As he said this, to confirm, he moved closer and sniffed Jin Yuzhen again.

Suddenly, both of them stopped talking, because they realized that they had crossed the line and felt a little embarrassed.

Yang Yuan did smell a special fragrance on Jin Yuzhen, like the scent of green grass just sprouting, or the scent of a flower bud about to bloom.

It's light and not strong, but smells good.

Jin Yuzhen felt a little embarrassed, but also a little happy.

She sniffed quietly, but didn't smell anything special.

Jin Yuzhen couldn't help coughing, breaking the silence, and said with a little bit of smugness:
"I read in ancient books that some people are born with body odor. Is that true?"

"No!" Yang Yuan immediately and mercilessly attacked her sense of superiority.

“It’s true that everyone has a unique smell, so dogs with a keen sense of smell can identify different people by their smell.

But smell does not mean fragrance."

Jin Yuzhen was not convinced: "Master Yang just said that I have a scent on my body..."

"Well, I'm not a dog. I can smell it, but it's just that some people's scent happens to be smelled by some people."

"You just said it smells good." Jin Yuzhen emphasized dissatisfiedly.

Having a body odor and having a body fragrance have very different meanings, and it must be emphasized.

Yang Yuan said: "When I say it smells good, it may not really smell good, but to me, it smells good."

"What do you mean?"

"What this means is that if you can smell a scent on the other person that no one else can smell, and you think it smells good, then your genes have chosen him or her."

"Gene...what gene?"

"Genes are...they carry all the information of a life...just like your body. Your body instinctively likes him (her)."

Is Mr. Yang confessing his love to me?
Jin Yuzhen's face suddenly turned red.

The two of them enjoyed a simple but sweet dinner.

The two of them went to the upper reaches of the hot spring to fetch water to rinse their mouths. When they came back, Jin Yuzhen saw Yang Yuan's spare clothes piled by the pool and picked them up.

"I will wash the scholar for you in a moment."

Yang Yuan said: "Why bother, just put the bag back."

"It's okay. Anyway... I won't go to bed that early. I'm just sitting around doing nothing." Jin Yuzhen said with a smile.

Yang Yuan didn't say anything else.

Ever since he explained why he was the only one who could smell Yuzhen's body fragrance, Mrs. Jin started looking at him in a special way.

Yang Yuan helped her put down the stove fire, and when he said goodbye and returned to his wooden house, he stood outside the door and she stood inside.

He looked into Kim Ok-jung's eyes, and Kim Ok-jung looked at his chest.

"I'm going back to my room."

"Oh~"

Mrs. Jin's voice was soft, no longer as clear as glass.

Yang Yuan knew very well that if he took a step into the door now, he would be able to get her.

Jin Yuzhen also knew very well that if Yang Yuan returned to the room, she would no longer be reserved.

But, Yang Yuan did not take that step after all.

The water has arrived, the channel has been completed, but it seems... there's always something missing.

Yang Yuan said good night politely, and as soon as he turned around, he put on a mask of pain: "Why are you pretending?"

Thinking this way, he returned to his wooden house.

Jin Yuzhen doesn't know how to wash clothes.

She returned to the pond with the clothes in her arms, trying to recall the scene of the maid washing clothes that she had seen before. Then she was surprised to find that she didn't have a wooden mallet to beat the clothes.

Putting down her clothes with confidence and looking at her reflection in the water, Jin Yuzhen suddenly picked up Yang Yuan's clothes again.

She took a guilt-ridden look at Yang Yuan's cabin, then put the clothes under her nose and took a deep breath.

There was an... indescribable smell, but she really liked it.

Is this what Master Yang meant by, because my body likes him?

spit!
You are shameless!
Jin Yuzhen blushed and wrinkled her nose at herself in the water in disgust.

It was her body that tempted Master Yang, and it had nothing to do with Jin Yuzhen.

So, I must draw a clear line between myself and my body!

(End of this chapter)