Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

Finally, he smiled awkwardly: "It seems... I lost it. It's quite delicious, with a lime flavor. I'll buy some for you to try next time."

"Lime flavor?" Li Huoyue had another headache.

The key words that were specifically mentioned triggered Jiang Yunshu's associations. He finally reacted and asked, "Eh? By the way, Miss Li, I heard that you are going to inherit your father's legacy? Are you going to catch time travelers too?!"

Li Huoyue wiped the rain off his face and replied viciously, "Yes, I'll catch you first."

"!!!" Jiang Yunshu was horrified, with shock and grievance written all over his pretty face. "Miss Li... I remember I never offended you, right? Since the moment we met, why have you been targeting me everywhere?"

The second brother was also wiping the rain off his face. When he heard this, he paused and was about to explain on behalf of Li Huoyue.

Before he could open his mouth, Li Huoyue took the lead and said disdainfully: "Oh, you? So what if I really target you?" Finally, he smiled awkwardly: "It seems... I lost it. It's quite delicious, with lime flavor. I'll buy some for you to try next time."

"Lime flavor?" Li Huoyue had another headache.

The key words that were specifically mentioned triggered Jiang Yunshu's associations. He finally reacted and asked, "Eh? By the way, Miss Li, I heard that you are going to inherit your father's legacy? Are you going to catch time travelers too?!"

Li Huoyue wiped the rain off his face and replied viciously, "Yes, I'll catch you first."

"!!!" Jiang Yunshu was horrified, with shock and grievance written all over his pretty face. "Miss Li... I remember I never offended you, right? Since the moment we met, why have you been targeting me everywhere?"

The second brother was also wiping the rain off his face. When he heard this, he paused and was about to explain on behalf of Li Huoyue.

Before he could even open his mouth, Li Huoyue took the lead and said disdainfully: "Oh, you? So what if I'm targeting you?"

Li Huoyue was indeed playing the emotional card, and she knew that the second brother would be able to see through it. After all, this was their usual tactic.

But she still wanted to play this card, because she knew that the second child would not be able to withstand it.

Ignoring the second brother's silence, she continued:

"Before you were captured, I actually didn't know where you were being held."

This was the truth. At that time, Li Huoyue only guessed that the Second Brother was in the hands of the Alliance, but she had no idea where he was actually being held, and there was no time for her to speculate.

"I just wanted to rescue you as soon as possible. I was afraid that if it was a little late..." Li Huoyue paused.

"What if I die in their hands later?" The second brother asked, shaking his head, recalling the Alliance's style and analyzing it, "I think it is highly unlikely that they will kill me."

"No."

Li Huoyue also shook his head and reorganized his words.

She lightly described the emotions she had suppressed at the time:

"I'm just afraid that I'll be too slow, and if I'm a little late, I might cause you to suffer some injustice."

The second brother was stunned. He had never heard Li Huoyue say such words before. Even if she was coaxing him, he had never seen her express her worries so frankly.

"Except for Old Five, you are the one who is most afraid of pain in the mansion."

A gust of wind blew past, as if passing directly through the body through the pores.

He realized that this sentence meant that Li Huoyue was not worried about the "big picture" or anything very important.

According to Li Huoyue's usual rational and almost ruthless way of thinking, he is more likely to think "how can I plan to rescue my second brother earlier and avoid his death", or "if my second brother dies, what to do next".

Instead of... "I have to save my second brother as soon as possible because he is afraid of pain."

This worry is mixed with emotion, unlike other worries.

There wasn't any fluctuation in the tone that could make people feel burdened, but it made people feel their eyes sore.

"Since I was a child, you have said that I have an emotional deficiency and treated you like strangers."

"But it's different now. I know it myself. How can we still be like strangers after living together for so long? The other day when I went to see His Majesty, before I stepped into the Wende Hall, I was thinking, what if I was suddenly beheaded for no apparent reason? I didn't even have the time to say goodbye to everyone in the palace..."

"I thought, maybe I am growing up. Not only am I taller, I am also stronger."

Li Huoyue played the emotional card very well, and the second brother was almost stunned.

"No matter how many risks I have taken during this period, my purpose has always been to protect this family and everyone in the mansion. But now, the relatives I have tried so hard to protect are unwilling to answer even a small question I asked. I don't understand..."

"We are a family, right?"

Li Huoyue's last question hit the nail on the head.

Yes, they are a family, close relatives who have lived together for so many years.

However, just as he was about to speak, the disappeared Jiang Yunshu appeared from somewhere, stood on the side of the road, shouting and waving.

Li Huoyue let out a click of the tongue, and when he turned back to look at the second brother, he saw that the second brother had already lowered his eyes and turned his face quietly to the other side, hiding his emotions.

Li Huoyue sighed softly.

The second brother stopped the car and waited for Jiang Yunshu to come over.

Jiang Yunshu didn't care about the expressions and the atmosphere. He climbed into the carriage stupidly and insisted on sitting in the middle.

Li Huoyue's face looked even uglier.

"Miss Li, please stay in the carriage. Your face is covered in rain. Don't catch a cold." As if unaware of Li Huoyue's gloomy expression, Jiang Yunshu gave kind advice with a bright smile.

Li Huoyue didn't get the answer she wanted and was very upset. She knew that this opportunity was missed. Even if she drove Jiang Yunshu away again, the second brother would never speak again.

Looking at Jiang Yunshu's smiling face, she was so angry that she wanted to grab him by the collar and throw him aside.

She clenched her fist and released it, but she still didn't take action. She quickly adjusted her mood and replied indifferently: "Mind your own business."

Jiang Yunshu shrugged and muttered, "How come a little girl doesn't smile all day long?"

Li Huoyue threw a look over there.

Jiang Yunshu shuddered at the warning look and said, "Well, I, I, I bought some candy, do you want some?"

After saying that, he hurriedly touched his body left and right, busy for a long time.

Finally, he smiled awkwardly: "It seems... I lost it. It's quite delicious, with a lime flavor. I'll buy some for you to try next time."

"Lime flavor?" Li Huoyue had another headache.

The key words that were specifically mentioned triggered Jiang Yunshu's associations. He finally reacted and asked, "Eh? By the way, Miss Li, I heard that you are going to inherit your father's legacy? Are you going to catch time travelers too?!"