Cui Ci Ning ignored the obstruction and went to Chengchuan, only then did he realize that something was wrong.

Upon hearing the news that Xiao Yurong was not dead and was still alive and well in Chengchuan, he pulled the horse and headed towards Chengchuan without thinking.

Hurry up, faster, see her soon.

However, when he arrived at Chengchuan, Cui Ci Ning felt homesick.

He stood blankly between heaven and earth, stopped his horse and jumped off.

After taking two steps forward and hesitating for a moment, Cui Ci Ning stopped again.

Yes, he made it all the way to Chengchuan, but what then?

What should I do when I see her, what actions should I use, and what words should I say?

He hadn’t thought about it yet, nothing at all. Cui Ci Ning hadn’t even figured out what attitude and identity he should use when facing Xiao Yurong.

Didn't you agree?

They were supposed to never see each other again.

But Xiao Yurong happened to die and come back to life, which made him realize who he was.

He hated Xiao Yurong and also hated himself.

He both hated and loved Xiao Yurong.

Cui Ci Ning placed his palm close to his heart, and the beating heart there told him that he was still moved by the girl who picked flowers and looked back at him.

Stupidity is without restraint, but depression is full of fire.

It’s all your fault. You’ve got yourself entangled.

He no longer hesitated, leading his horse towards the city, striding forward with a sudden clarity of mind.

Since Cui Ci Ning entered Chengchuan and did not go to great lengths to cover up anything, the news must have reached Xiao Yurong's ears.

Xiao Yurong was mainly confused about Cui Ci Ning's uninvited visit, "Why is he here?"

"I'm afraid he heard the news that His Highness was resurrected, so he rode here in a hurry, traveling light and fast." Li Yaozhi made tea for Xiao Yurong.

Burn incense, listen to the rain, drink tea, play chess, and play the piano.

Explore the mysteries, pick flowers, drink wine, appreciate paintings, wait for the moon, and guide the way.

Clans were fond of elegant things, and Xiao Yurong and Li Yaozhi also did all kinds of elegant things.

"This tea is top quality just by smelling it." Xiao Yurong nodded, and then said, "Cui Mingyang...you wouldn't think he came to kill me overnight because he saw that I was alive, right?"

Li Yaozhi laughed: "Your Highness, why are you so confused?"

"Hmm?" Xiao Yurong looked as if he wanted to hear more details.

After Li Yaozhi warmed the cups, he began to distribute the tea. "General Cui is fond of Your Highness and will not kill him. He came to Chengchuan, probably to renew his relationship with Your Highness."

Xiao Yurong lowered his eyes, "Can he let go of such a deep blood feud?"

"Your Highness can let it go, so why can't he?" Li Yaozhi curled his lips and served tea to Xiao Yurong, "It's because of his previous life that he can't forget it."

"Shao Yan was worried a few days ago, but now he is sitting on the Diaoyutai and can push people in openly." Xiao Yurong raised his eyebrows.

After taking the tea and tasting it for a while, she nodded, "Shanghai Shaoyan is still the best among the young masters of the noble families when it comes to tea art."

Li Yaozhi smiled and said, "Your Highness, do you want to see General Cui?"

"Go meet him, boss. He's come from far away." Xiao Yurong sighed and put down the teacup.

So Cui Ci Ning had a smooth journey, without even any notification, and was brought to Xiao Yurong's courtyard.

The closer we get, the more nervous we become.

When Cui Ci Ning ran into Li Yaozhi who came out, he became even stiffer.

Li Yaozhi was still friendly and politely saluted Cui Qining, "General Cui, long time no see."

"It's been a long time since we last met, but you seem just like yesterday." Cui Ci Ning had a complicated expression.

Cui Qining said with a hint of sarcasm: "Sir, this time, you won't ask me to suffer a short pain rather than a long one, right?"

"No." Li Yaozhi smiled, "General, please go ahead. I apologize for my previous offense. Yaozhi doesn't want to make Your Highness sad. We will have to work together in the future, so naturally there should be no grudges."

Sometimes Li Yaozhi's magnanimity and broad-mindedness really made Cui Ci Ning feel complicated.

"Ah." Li Yaozhi smiled as if he remembered something, "Your Highness is soft-hearted towards the people around you. If anything happens, the general might as well ask for mercy from Your Highness."

Having said this, he bowed and walked out.

Cui Ci Ning glanced at his back, pondered what he had just said, walked to the door and knocked.

"Come in." The voice from inside appeared in my dreams countless times.

Cui Ci Ning's throat was choked for a moment, and he suppressed the accumulated bitterness, pushed open the door, and stepped in.

What caught my eye was Xiao Yurong's face, with fair skin, beautiful features, and stunning beauty, just as she had been in the past.

However, Xiao Yurong's attitude was quite official. "General Cui, please sit down. No need to be polite."

All the words he had prepared could not be said at this moment. Cui Ci Ning was stiff for a long while before he sat down reluctantly.

"You have come from afar and are exhausted, but what is the important matter?" Xiao Yurong asked.

Her eyes swept over Cui Ci Ning's blood-stained robe, feeling a little subtle.

The blood was hardly noticeable on his dark clothes, but Xiao Yurong could smell the blood on him, not to mention the dried blood on Cui Ci Ning's hands that had not yet been washed off.

Cui Ci Ning must have just fought in a battle and took off his armor. He came here on horseback without even changing his clothes.

The posture of his left arm also looks a bit strange. Could it be that he was injured and came here without even taking a look?

Cui Ci Ning opened his mouth, but found that he didn't know what to say.

The bright and eloquent boy in the past became silent since some time ago, and he spoke less and less every day.

It was not until he arrived in Chengchuan not long ago that he was able to put aside the burden in his heart.

But when he opened his mouth now, he found that he had become tongue-tied and had nothing to say.

"I... heard the good news that the princess was not dead, so I rushed to Chengchuan to check." Cui Ci Ning almost bit his tongue after saying this.

This sounds strange.

"As the general sees, I am fine." Xiao Yurong's eyes swept over his face, "The servants have prepared tea before you came. The general has been tired from the journey, so have a cup of tea to moisten your throat."

The tea was at his left hand side. Cui Ci Ning subconsciously raised his left hand, but it froze halfway in mid-air.

After a long pause, Cui Ci Ning put down his left hand and picked up the teacup with his right hand, his posture a little awkward.

Xiao Yurong half-closed his eyes, he was indeed injured.

"General, you must have been in a hurry to come here. Look, there is blood on your clothes. Do you want to change your clothes here and rest for a few days before returning to Yinzhou?" Xiao Yurong said as he walked up to Cui Ci Ning with a normal expression.

Cui Ci Ning also stood up subconsciously, "That's fine, thank you so much, Princess."

"Come to think of it, General, why did you come here this time? It can't be just to see me, right?" Xiao Yurong's gaze stopped at the blood on Cui Ci Ning's chest.

Dark clothes do not show color, but Xiao Yurong could still tell that the color of the blood in that spot was different from other places. It was probably because it had just been applied and dried not long ago.

Cui Ci Ning was unaware of this and said seriously, "I heard that the princess was fighting against the rebels in Yunzhou, so I came to lend a hand."

"Really?" Xiao Yurong raised his hand without warning and tapped the bloody spot on Cui Ci Ning's chest lightly.

"Ugh..." Cui Ci Ning felt pain, frowned to suppress the pain, and his face turned pale.

It is now clear, this is Cui Ci Ning's blood.

It was probably an injury he got during the war, and he ran to Chengchuan before he had healed or hadn't received any treatment at all. Along the way, the wound broke open and bled again.

Cui was really bold. She even dared to let him ride the river alone?

Xiao Yurong's face suddenly turned ugly, "Cui Mingyang, are you sane? You ran all the way from Yinzhou to Chengchuan overnight when you were injured like this?"

Seeing Xiao Yurong like this, Cui Ci Ning's eyes lit up and he became excited.

He said happily: "Zhaoyang, are you worried about me?"

"Who's worried about you? If you want to die, don't die in Chengchuan. I'm afraid the Cui family will come after me!" Xiao Yurong's face became even uglier.

Cui Ci Ning laughed, "I knew you were worried about me."

This kind of look only existed when they were young and had no barriers between them.

After that, there was no more.

Now looking at Cui Ci Ning, who looked as bright and brilliant as she was in her youth, Xiao Yurong was slightly stunned.

Then she pursed her lips and turned her face away, "Nothing."

"Okay, Zhaoyang, I have thick skin and this kind of injury will heal quickly, don't worry." Cui Ci Ning smiled and took Xiao Yurong's hand.

Xiao Yurong lowered his eyes and seemed to struggle for a moment.

She pulled her hand away, turned around and walked out, "I'll ask the doctor to treat your wound."

"Zhaoyang!" Cui Ci Ning took a step forward and became anxious when he saw that Xiao Yurong ignored him and continued to walk forward.

Thinking of Li Yaozhi's words for a moment, Cui Ci Ning made a prompt decision and activated his internal strength.

Cui Ci Ning had never done such a self-injury and sympathy-seeking thing before, and was quite inexperienced. He didn't know how hard to use and ended up tearing his old wound.

"Ugh..." Cui Ci Ning spat out a mouthful of blood.

As if it wasn't enough, he pressed his already injured left arm and exerted force.

In order to keep Xiao Yurong, he even broke his left arm.

Cui Ci Ning was sweating profusely from the pain, but he gritted his teeth and held on.

After hearing the sound, Xiao Yurong turned around and was shocked to see Cui Ci Ning vomiting blood.

Seeing with his own eyes that Cui Ci Ning actually broke his own bones, Xiao Yurong was horrified. After coming to his senses, he rushed over in shock and anger and pushed Cui Ci Ning's right hand away.

"You!" Xiao Yurong held Cui Qining's left hand, his eyes full of doubt, even his hands were shaking, "What on earth are you doing?"

She couldn't believe it. "You are so unkind to yourself just to keep me?"

It seems that this trick is really effective. Even though he was caught by Xiao Yurong, Cui Ci Ning was happy.

He was sweating profusely and his face was pale, but he couldn't help laughing: "You really still care about me."

Xiao Yurong nearly fainted from anger. She wanted to hit Cui Ci Ning, but she didn't know where to start.

"You are really crazy!" She was so angry that she was shaking.

"Yes, I'm crazy too." Cui Ci Ning looked at her and pulled the corners of his lips, "Before, you were able to hold my knife with your bare hands and stab yourself in the heart, why can't I break my bones to save you?"

Xiao Yurong couldn't believe it. "Are you angry with me because of this self-injury?"

Cui Qining stared at her, "I just want you to look at me, I just want you to feel sorry for me. If you leave, I will just cut off my right hand."

"Cui Mingyang! Are you sick?" Xiao Yurong was so angry that she was panicking, "How are you going to hold a knife in the future?"

"It doesn't matter anymore, Zhaoyang, I just want you to love me." Cui Ci Ning said.

Xiao Yurong had a complicated expression, "Didn't you say that there is a deep blood feud between you and me..."

“Yes, yes.” Cui Ci Ning held Xiao Yurong’s face with his intact right hand and moved closer. “So just kill me, so that I can also be resurrected from the dead and love you again.”

He kissed Xiao Yurong's lips.

It was different from the bloody and desperate kiss in Yujing last time.

This time, when Xiao Yurong asked him again, "Do you still love me?" Cui Ci Ning could give a fair answer: he still loved Xiao Yurong, and always had.

Stepping on the corpse of my old self, I fall in love again.

Only at this time would Cui Ci Ning admire Li Yaozhi. Don’t say that, please don’t say that.

The strategy of inflicting pain on one's self really works.

After a lot of trouble, Cui Ci Ning, who was sitting on the bed and being treated by the doctor, stared at Xiao Yurong with a burning gaze.

"Why are you staring at me? It's not me who made you like this." Xiao Yurong was not in a good mood.

"Zhaoyang, don't be angry." Cui Ci Ning pinched a small piece of Xiao Yurong's sleeve and shook it gently.

Xiao Yurong turned his head to look at him, his eyes were full of bright smiles.

I can't get angry.

Fine.

Xiao Yurong said seriously, "I'll ask you one last time, have you thought it through?"

The doctor knew how to read people's expressions. When he saw that it was almost done, he packed up his things without saying a word, bowed and left.

Cui Ci Ning was also serious, "I love you, I've decided it's you. If you want to get to that position, I can help you."

He had pondered it for too long and had missed many years.

For whom did he have overwhelming hatred, for whom did he die of depression, for whom did he have been full of vigor and enthusiasm, for whom did he risk his life, and for whom did he have torn between love and hate.

What's flickering in the eyes?

Is that tears?

Cui Ci Ning just stared at Xiao Yurong, still using that dreamy tone: "You said that Zhaoyang Mansion is also your home. For a moment, I wanted to go with you just like that."

"Now, I'm sure I can go with you," he said.

"What about Cui?" Xiao Yurong asked.

"The Cui family is also my home, and Yinzhou is also my home." Cui Qining raised his hand and touched Xiao Yurong's hair. "Can't a person have two homes? Zhaoyang Palace is your home, Zhaoyang Mansion is your home, and Huo Mansion is your home too."

Xiao Yurong pushed his shoulder and said, "You will learn from this."

Cui Ci Ning smiled, "Then I just like you."

Xiao Yurong's eyes flickered for a moment, and she raised her plump red lips. She hooked her fingertips around Cui Ci Ning's collar and pulled him in front of her.

"I saw it, so how can I trust you?" Her fingertips slid down slowly.

Cui Ci Ning's Adam's apple rolled.

The fire from his youth finally burned through his lungs and throat many years later.

Cui Ci Ning looked at Xiao Yurong, and Xiao Yurong tilted his head with a smile.

The eyebrows are dark green, and the lips are fragrant and red.

"Lust is like a knife to one's head." He sighed, "Even if you don't see people's heads being cut off, it secretly makes people's bones dry."

Xiao Yurong laughed out loud: "Then General Cui will have to face the challenge head-on."

"It's time to face the challenge head-on." Cui Ci Ning grabbed Xiao Yurong's wrist and pulled him into his arms.

Like mandarin ducks embracing each other, he kissed the side of Xiao Yurong's neck.

One night stand is as strong as wine.

The phoenix is ​​sleepy and lazy, Ya has beautiful eyebrows, it is difficult to draw them.

The willow waist sways gracefully, the flower heart opens gently, and the peony blooms with dewdrops.

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