Shocking! In this matriarchal society, every man wants to marry me!

Le Xingxi looked up into Zhong Tian's eyes.

"Zhongniang, I've finally found you! Do you know how much I've suffered on this journey? I haven't been able to eat or sleep well. I've been traveling day and night, afraid that I wouldn't be able to catch up with you!"

Le Xingxi kept saying aggrievedly that he wouldn't hide it; he wanted to tell Zhongniang so she would feel sorry for him.

Needless to say, when Zhongtian saw Le Xingxi's appearance, his heart felt like it was being gripped.

His face was somewhat pale, his lips were chapped from long journeys, and his clothes were a little dirty, but his eyes were bright as he looked at Zhongtian.

"Lexi, what brings you here?"

Le Xingxi changed the subject, saying, "I'm worried about you."

"Le Xi, you know that's not what I'm asking!" Although Le Xingxi is not married and is not confined to the backyard, he is not free. How could he have traveled all this way to be here!

"Me." Le Xingxi's eyes darted around, as if she was trying to think of a reason!

"Lexi, don't lie to me!"

“I accidentally fell into the river and got sick. My master took me to the mountains to recuperate, and I took the opportunity to run away.”

Zhongtian touched Le Xingxi's forehead and was surprised to find that it was actually a little hot. Was this falling into the water an accident or intentional?

Zhong Tian hugged Le Xingxi even tighter: "Le Xi, how could you be so foolish! Xingxi, you've suffered so much!"

"It's not bitter, Zhongniang, but I can see you are extremely happy!"

"Lexi, I'm happy to see you too, but now, you must go back immediately!" Zhongtian's previously gentle tone turned cold instantly. "Go back before His Majesty discovers!"

Le Xingxi shook her head: "No, it wasn't easy for me to get out."

"Lexi, I can't protect you. I'm in deep trouble myself, how can I protect you? If you stay by my side, I'll only hurt you. Listen to me, Lexi, wait for me in the capital!"

Le Xingxi stubbornly shook his head, his eyes fixed firmly on Zhong Tian; "Xia Muning protects your child and your family. I can't do those things, so I'll protect you!"

Zhongtian knew that Le Xingxi was determined, so she took a step back and looked at Le Xingxi coldly: "Le Xingxi, don't be naive. You won't protect me! You'll only drag me down."

"Xingxi, rest for today and head back early tomorrow morning."

After saying that, without waiting for Le Xingxi's reaction, he immediately closed the door and left.

But just as the door was about to close, Le Xingxi's hand got caught in the closing door. Zhong Tian was taken aback, his voice unusually angry: "Le Xi, what are you doing?"

Le Xingxi looked at his hands. His hands were long and delicate, and because Zhongtian reacted quickly, they were only slightly red!

“Zhongniang, your heart is like a door that’s about to close. If I want to go in, I need to have the courage to go forward without hesitation, and I need to be prepared to get hurt!”

Zhongtian sighed inwardly. "Xingxi, you shouldn't suffer like this! You are loved by everyone, why make yourself suffer?"

Le Xingxi remained silent, and Zhong Tian watched him leave.

The next morning, the three constables found nothing amiss. While checking the luggage, Zhongtian dawdled, deliberately waiting for some time before finally relaxing a little when he saw that Le Xingxi hadn't chased after them.

Xia Lan limped towards Zhong Tian, ​​hesitantly tugged at his arm, and whispered...

"Madam Zhong, you are a good person. Let me recognize you as my elder sister! Please protect me when those three constables beat me, okay? They hit me so hard!"

Xia Lan is the most flexible and adaptable person. At home, his mother protects him, but when he goes out, he wants to find someone who can protect him.

Zhong Tian glanced at Xia Lan, then quickened her pace to stay away from this idiot. They had a grudge against each other; who would want to be her older sister! Xia Lan's leg was injured because of her!

Zhongtian's gaze kept unconsciously drifting back. She was still worried about Le Xingxi. If Le Xingxi gave up so easily, then he wouldn't be him!

But where is he hiding? Why hasn't anyone discovered him?

At night, the group arrived at a mountain forest. The forest was full of trees, and the mountain path was rugged and difficult to walk. Zhongtian went with the constables to hunt a rabbit to improve their meals.

Nakata secretly added a sedative to the rabbit meat. She took this risk because she discovered bloody footprints on the ground.

Those are the footprints of Lexingxi!

After the remaining four people had fallen asleep, Zhongtian pulled Le Xingxi out from behind. Zhongtian immediately looked at Le Xingxi's feet, which were already a bloody mess!

To avoid revealing her whereabouts, Le Xingxi took off her shoes and wrapped her feet in a handkerchief, following silently all the way!

The handkerchief was stained red with blood!

Nakata suddenly remembered the mermaid in the modern fairy tale. In order to go ashore to find her prince, the mermaid obtained a potion from a witch that could turn her tail into legs. Every second the mermaid went ashore was like walking on a blade.

So, today, taking off her shoes and walking on the rugged mountain path, isn't Lexingxi also like a mermaid?

The prince betrayed the mermaid, and the mermaid eventually turned into sea foam under the sunlight.

So, does she also have to betray Le Xingxi's sincere heart and let Le Xingxi die young?

When Le Xingxi saw Zhong Tian, ​​he didn't rush over as usual. He took a few steps back, afraid that Zhong Tian would chase him away again!

Nakata understood and gently asked him, "Does your foot hurt?"

Even though Le Xingxi's eyebrows were furrowed in pain, he still shook his head: "My mother once spent three days without sleep capturing enemies deep in the mountains. I only walked a little bit; where does it hurt?"

Seeing Le Xingxi's stubbornness, Zhong Tian felt a pang of sympathy and stepped forward to pick her up.

Le Xingxi's legs were dangling in the air when she immediately cried out and hugged Zhong Tian's neck.

Not far from the forest was a small stream. The water flowed gently, and Nakata placed the Lexingxi on the bank, untied the handkerchief from his feet, and slowly washed them with the stream water.

It hurt a lot, but Le Xingxi didn't feel anything. He just looked at the ground. The moonlight was cool, and it overlapped the shadows of the two of them, so intimately!

The feet are the most private part of the body. My brother said that women love to play with men's small feet. Zhongtian had no impure intentions, but it still made Le Xingxi blush!

Le Xingxi rested her face on Zhongtian's back, and gently hugged him, saying, "Zhongniang, don't send me away!"

After a while, Nakata nodded: "If you've made up your mind, then stay for now! But you have to listen to everything I say!"

"it is good."

Zhongtian turned around and hugged Le Xingxi tightly, making their shadows on the ground overlap even more deeply!