The passers-by are vicious

In the dilapidated temple of Qingyun Village, Jiang Wanwan came to burn incense as instructed by her parents.

As soon as I stepped in, I saw a person huddled in the corner, covered in blood and with disheveled hair. It was impossible to tell whether he was a man or a woman.

Jiang Wanwan’s first reaction was that one shouldn’t just pick up a man casually.

But she was not sure whether he was a man or a woman. After hesitating for a while, she slowly walked over and asked tentatively: "Are you okay? Are you dead?"

She thought it would be unlucky to die in a temple, and since Jiang Wanwan's parents were Buddhists, she followed suit and believed in them a little bit too.

In the end, I had no choice but to deliver food to that person once a day.

Of course, every time she went there, Jiang Wanwan showed disgust on her face and threw the coarse grain steamed buns in front of the disheveled man.

"Thank you." This was the first time the man had spoken in a few days. His voice was low and hoarse, like the sound of a bell at dusk. At least it was obvious that it was a male voice.

Jiang Wanwan didn't expect that his voice was quite nice, with an indescribable nobleness and mystery.

After thinking about it, Jiang Wanwan couldn't help laughing. He was just a blind beggar, how could he be so noble?

Jiang Wanwan originally planned to leave. After all, he was just a beggar, and giving him food was already a kind act.

But he was seen stretching out his hand to grope for the coarse grain steamed bun on the ground, and his fingers were scratched by the surrounding straw. Although he looked so embarrassed, the man still stood straight and tried to maintain his decency.

What's the point of being respectable when you're already a beggar? This made Jiang Wanwan stop and she became curious about him.

A wild dog suddenly appeared in the boredom. Jiang Wanwan had raised and tamed it before.

And now there was a feeling that Jiang Wanwan couldn't help but tame this man, just like that wild dog.

Jiang Wanwan squatted down, picked up the steamed bun and handed it to the man's hand that was still groping on the ground. "Here, it's for you."

The man clutched a coarse flour bun, his slender fingers were still bent even though they were stained with dust, and he suddenly said: "Ling Yunche, my name is."

After saying this, the man slowly put the coarse grain steamed bun to his mouth and chewed it slowly, as if he was not eating a dry and hard to swallow bun but some delicacies from the mountains and the sea.

It was as if he was not leaning against the ruined temple, but sitting upright on a high table enjoying the food.

Jiang Wanwan shook her head, getting rid of the strange thoughts in her mind and couldn't help saying, "You are such a strange person. You are so miserable but you are not worried at all."

Ling Yunche paused while eating a coarse-grain steamed bun and said in a hoarse voice, "What's the use of being anxious?" He gave a wry smile after saying that.

Jiang Wanwan felt bored and as it was getting dark, she was about to go home.

As if he noticed her movements, Ling Yunche moved his ears and asked, "Are you leaving?"

Although he is blind now, his hearing is still there, and Ling Yunche can still hear Jiang Wanwan stepping on the straw clearly.

This downfall made the usually arrogant Ling Yunche a little silent. It was so hard to find someone to chat with him, so naturally he didn't want her to leave. If it were in the past, a lot of people would stay if he gave the order.

But it's different now.

"It's getting dark, I have to go home."

Perhaps it was because of the meal he had delivered these days, Ling Yunche's voice was rarely fragile. "Will you come tomorrow?"

"If I hadn't come, you, a blind man, would have starved to death." Jiang Wanwan curled her lips and looked at the disheveled Ling Yunche who was sitting there with disdain.

Unfortunately, Ling Yunche didn't know what he looked like at the moment. He couldn't help but raise his chin and said hurriedly: "I was just injured. If I were better, I wouldn't end up like this even if I was blind."

"I will go to the mountains and hunt some pheasants for you when the time comes, to make up for the food you brought me these days."

"Oh, you're blind, can you shoot a pheasant?" Jiang Wanwan squatted in front of Ling Yunche with some doubt, brushing his collar with her hand, because she found that this man was wearing a jade pendant around his neck.

Ling Yunche's eyes slightly reddened when he noticed her movements. He felt a scent of peach blossoms floating past his nose, making him want to get closer to smell more.

He hurriedly took off the jade pendant from his neck and placed it in Jiang Wanwan's hand: "If you don't believe me, I will give it to you. Even if I can't fulfill my promise by then, you can use it to exchange for money."

As soon as Jiang Wanwan got the jade pendant, she couldn't help but walk to the door and observe through the light. When the peach blossom fragrance at the tip of her nose disappeared, Ling Yunche couldn't help feeling lost.

The jade pendant was as clear and beautiful as white jade, and there was an animal carved on it that looked like a dragon but wasn’t. Jiang Wanwan didn’t understand it, but she knew how precious it was.

When his fingers brushed over the jade pendant, it seemed to still carry Ling Yunche's body temperature, and it seemed that he was wearing it close to his body.

Since it is a good thing in Jiang Wanwan's hands, it naturally belongs to her, and she can sell it when she is short of money in the future.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wanwan directly hung the jade pendant around her neck and placed it inside against her skin.

I suspected that Ling Yunche must be a poor young master, otherwise how could he have such a good jade pendant.

Although Ling Yunche couldn't see, he could probably guess from the sound that she put the jade pendant around her neck and placed it close to her chest.

Thinking of this, Ling Yunche's face couldn't help but get hot, and his phoenix eyes covered by dust turned red.

I just felt that the jade pendant was now mixed with the body temperature of both of us, just like... a token of love.

Although Ling Yunche was blind and couldn't see Jiang Wanwan's appearance, he imagined her to be a pretty girl in his mind, and even had a sense of inexplicable affection for her.

He coughed uncomfortably, feeling that he had been too hasty. He had only said a few words before giving away the jade pendant that symbolized his status.

Really useless.

Jiang Wanwan got a jade pendant for free this time when she delivered meals. She had originally not planned to come again, but she decided to continue delivering meals tomorrow, just as if she had a money dog.

In the next few days, Jiang Wanwan came to deliver meals every day, and she and Ling Yunche talked more and more, and even spoke to each other with a hint of intimacy.

"My father suddenly said today that I am not young anymore and asked me to get married. He said he has already started to choose a partner."

"Are you willing?" Ling Yunche asked with a dry throat, and clenched his hands on his legs tightly, as if he was afraid of hearing something.

Jiang Wanwan rested her chin on her hands and said distressedly, "I don't reject it, but I don't want to marry the people my father picked. I want to marry someone from a wealthy family, so that I don't have to work and can wear nice clothes and eat delicious cakes."

Ling Yunche heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then said, "Then how about you marry me? I'm just down and out temporarily, and I can take you home when my men come find you."

As if he was afraid of being rejected, he quickly said, "Don't worry, my family is the richest. You can do whatever you like or dislike."

"But..., when will your men find you?"

Jiang Wanwan didn't take his words to heart and nodded perfunctorily, even though she knew he couldn't see.

As if afraid that she wouldn't believe him, Ling Yunche anxiously reached out and grabbed her wrist: "I'm not lying to you, wait for me, they will be here soon, and then I will marry you."