Crossing the Passenger Sacrifice

When he returned to the Li Mansion, Li Huoyue found that the lights were on in his courtyard.

Except for the secret guards left by my mother and the servants who clean the courtyard, there is usually no one else left in the courtyard.

As for those at home, they would basically go to the fourth child's study to wait instead of running directly to her yard.

Li Huoyue felt strange and seeing that the secret guard didn't react at all, he didn't climb over the wall first. Instead, he picked two leaves and walked straight in.

After walking across a pretentious little bridge, you can see the door to the main hall on the first floor, which has hardly been used, open. Lao Wu is sitting on the doorstep, bored, waving a piece of cloth in his hand and playing with it.

There were a few people sitting inside the door, but they were blocked by the door frame, so I could only see a rough outline.

"You're finally back!" Lao Wu was sitting at the door and was the first to notice Li Huoyue walking towards Mingtang. He felt that Li Huoyue's eyes were much brighter.

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 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..."