ecstasy

As soon as Gu Tingshuang left, Hulu knocked on the door: "My lord, Your Highness said that you are awake, do you need us to come in and serve you?"

Ning Shiting let the gourd come in, followed by the water chestnut, and brought up a bed with a comatose listening book on it.

Ling Jiao said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness said to bring in the young master listening to books, and said that if the young master can see the young master listening to books by his side, he will feel more at ease recuperating from his illness."

Ning Shiting said, "Okay, how's the listening book going? Have you asked someone to read it?"

"Young master's injuries are not serious, but he needs to cultivate well. But you should pay attention, don't be too tired these few days, and you must have a good rest. Your Highness said that during this time, the son's affairs will be left to him Do it." Gourd scratched his head.

Ning Shiting said: "Yin Bing said so, let him do it. After the prince returns this time, I will take good care of my body."

Gourd said: "Then the prince..."

Ning Shiting smiled: "My lord should be leaving soon. The most important thing has already been done, and there is still some finishing touches. You go and prepare the bath supplies for me. After I take a shower and change clothes, I will go to the hall and wait for the lord to come back."

Calabash lowered his voice again and said: "The things in the lobby have been cleaned up. You were still asleep, my lord. We will ask Your Highness for instructions on these things. The corpses of General Baili and 55 other icefield mayflies are frozen under the weapon room." In the cellar, the heads have been sealed. Other places have also been cleaned up."

Ning Shiting said: "Okay, take out Baili Hongzhou's head and prepare a pen and ink in the main hall. I'll go over after taking a bath."

Calabash does what he tells him to do.

Lingjiao brought fresh food, a tray of hot crystal dumplings and half a bowl of porridge, Ning Shiting ate some, and fed the rest to the little wolf.

The little wolf didn't drink the porridge, but he wasn't full. After eating, he lay down and turned his stomach towards Ning Shiting, kicking his paws aggrievedly. Ning Shiting said, "Aren't you full? Then follow Brother Lingjiao to find it." Let's eat something."

When he was about to lift the little wolf off his lap, the little wolf quickly turned over and grabbed him with his paws, refusing to go away. In the end, Ning Shiting was so troubled by it that he had no choice but to sigh softly. Knock on the cub's forehead: "You."

He put on his clothes and got up, leaned over to feel the pulse of the book, and he was relieved when he saw that there was no problem.

He turned back to look for his own incense plate, and only after taking a look did he find that the delicate copper urn was filled with five soul-returning incense sticks.

You don't need to think about who put it there, Ning Shiting shook his head with a smile again, holding the incense urn, after prodding it evenly with gold, he placed it beside the listening book pillow.

Then Hulu came back and whispered to him that the bath supplies were ready, and Ning Shiting set off for his usual bathing place.

The courtyard of the Xiangge is not as big as the study room. Passing through the corridor, you can see the lights in the small kitchen on at a glance. The room is brightly lit, but a large group of servants who dare not make a sound are guarding outside.

Ning Shiting stopped in his tracks and looked at the gourd inquiringly.

Gourd said: "His Royal Highness asked us for chickens from the mortal world earlier, and said he wanted to make soup, but chickens in the mortal world are not easy to get at this time, and none of the chickens in the house are live. A young yellow pheasant was picked up from the feathered birds in the garden, and said that it looks a bit like a chicken, and the taste should not be much different. If we want to help, His Highness will not allow it."

The door of the small kitchen was ajar, and the serious side face of the boy was vaguely reflected in the light.

Ning Shiting restrained his smile, thoughtfully, and after a while said softly: "Follow Your Highness, don't disturb him."

It was late at night, and it was still dark, Ning Shiting said before entering the bathroom, "You all go down and rest."

Everyone leaves.

For the sharks, the best way to recuperate is still to enter the water.

There were many bruises on Ning Shiting's body that were not easy to release, so he specially asked them to prepare slightly hot water.

The merman's body temperature was low, and the moment he entered the water, Ning Shiting still unavoidably let out a low hiss, and then buried his whole body in the water.

The blood stasis sealed in the body by the cold air was soaked in the hot water vapor and spread out.Ning Shiting endured the pain to force out the blood, and then changed to a bucket of water to soak and recuperate.He melted his fish tail, curled up deep in the bucket, felt the steaming heat, and took a nap.

This feeling of being in the depths of the mother's body made him feel peaceful and at the same time feel a little lonely, as if he was the only one left in the world.In his previous life, he didn't think about where he would go after death. He only remembered that his soul wandered around for a long time. He wanted to be reborn, but there was no impermanence to guide him.

At that time, other lonely wild ghosts told him: "Even if a soul like yours enters the underworld, there is no way to enter reincarnation. You will have no afterlife, so why not just be a wild ghost and be at ease."

He just shook his head, and felt boundless fear and bewilderment in the world of time.From birth to death, he was alone. Could it be that if he became a ghost, he would still be wandering alone?

The long-standing nightmare resurfaced again and again, no matter how many times he replayed it, all he saw in his dreams was that face.On the silvery white sandy beach of the Merman Coast, a man came from under the moonlight and looked down at him, with no emotion in his dark eyes.

He raised his head and looked at him, and a smile appeared in those eyes: "The shark, it's a poisonous shark, take it back."

"You're so quiet, so let your surname be Ning. If you can meet Ting Shangyi at this time, your name is Ning Shiting."

……

As the pressure became heavier and heavier, a feeling of coldness and suffocation emerged, making Ning Shiting unable to breathe.

At the moment when he felt that the strings in his mind were about to break, a knock on the door suddenly brought his consciousness back to reality.

"Master?" Hua Qiu knocked on the door outside.

Ning Shiting opened his eyes, let out a breath, and wiped his face with his hand.

"what's up?"

Huaqiu said in a low voice: "The lord came back early. Said to wait for the young master to pass."

Ning Shiting was stunned for a moment, and said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

He propped his hands on the wall of the barrel, surfaced, and stayed in the water for a while before getting up and slowly changing his clothes.A batch of Ning Shiting's clothes were washed and dried before, and what he sent was according to his habit of wearing in winter, a loose undershirt and a thick fox fur cloak.

The snow demon was dead, and the weather turned hot. It was a bit hot to wear so many clothes, but Ning Shiting didn't care so much, he quickly tied his belt and cuffs, and lowered his head to put on his shoes.

Huaqiu left, but the door opened with a click.Ning Shiting looked over, but he didn't see anyone in the blink of an eye, and then he realized that the little wolf had slipped in with paws, stopped in front of him and wagged his tail.

When Ning Shiting put on his shoes, he was dangling around near his feet, and wanted to jump out of his arms.When Ning Shiting got up to straighten his sleeves, the little wolf got under his clothes and bit the edge of his cloak.

Ning Shiting was so troubled that he couldn't help it, so he picked up the little wolf and hugged it in his arms, and gave it a light slap on the head twice: "If you keep making trouble, I'll let Yin Bing take care of you."

The little wolf stared at him with golden eyes, rubbed his nose against his chest, and nestled comfortably in his arms.

Ning Shiting carried it and walked outside.

The light in the small kitchen was still on, and the smell of food wafted faintly.

Ning Shiting glanced over there, and involuntarily turned his footsteps to that side, but finally turned around and walked towards the lobby."I'll come back later," he said to himself.

When he walked to the front of the lobby, the little wolf changed from nestling in Ning Shiting's arms to pawing on his shoulders.The guard at the door was still there all along, and the little wolf quickly remembered that its head wolf had given it permission to "bit these people", so it jumped off Ning Shiting eagerly.

Ning Shiting only thought that the little fat wolf had suddenly become obedient and sensible, knowing that he could not reveal his whereabouts to the people inside, so he left it here with confidence.

Ning Shiting thought that this time Gu Feiyin would be the same as before, drinking tea and waiting for him in the lobby, but when he stepped into it, he found that Gu Feiyin was not in his usual position.

He glanced at the empty seat, then knelt down and said in a low voice, "I'm late."

Footsteps sounded from behind him, the man stopped behind him, leaned over and touched his chin with the cold folding fan in his hand.Xuan Songmu's fan head had a little strength, making him tilt his head to look back, and when he looked up, there was Gu Feiyin's smiling eyes.

"I thought that if you were as timid as you, Aning, you would not dare to come here because of the bloody smell in this room." Gu Feiyin had obviously seen the head box on the table, and exclaimed, "Mermen kill people." It is not inferior to the ice mayfly, this time things are done very cleanly and beautifully."

Ning Shiting lowered his eyes, with his eyelashes slightly closed, looking quiet and beautiful, "My lord is too famous."

Gu Feiyin maintained this position without moving: "You killed someone for the first time when you were seven years old, and when you turned around, you were so frightened that you had five or six days of nightmares, and you had to coax me to fall asleep every day. At that time, you..."

He praises him now, but misses him in the past.

Ning Shiting said calmly: "The minister is changing, and the prince is also changing."

"That's true."

Gu Feiyin stared into his eyes, and then let go of his hand after a while. "There's nothing wrong with you now, although you haven't been very well-behaved recently, and you have a little temper."

Ning Shiting asked back: "Can't I do this?"

He was still very calm, with nothing in his clear eyes. When he raised his face, if he wasn't smiling, if he didn't lower his beautiful eyes, then Ning Shiting's appearance could actually be called "cold". .

Indifference and arrogance, Beihai mermaids are born with traits, but they have been hidden by Ning Shiting to the outside world.When facing Gu Feiyin, Ning Shiting is always an obedient dog.

Gu Feiyin was taken aback by his question this time, and then laughed again: "Yes, of course you can."

He looked at Ning Shiting thoughtfully, and there was a hint of excitement in his eyes: "Of course my people can, Aning."

Ning Shiting looked away: "Ting knows."

He didn't notice that Gu Feiyin's gaze gradually became a little uncontrollable as he looked at him.

"Did you take a shower?" Gu Feiyin asked.

The shark's body carried the fragrance after bathing, as well as the heat mixed with water vapor, and there was still a twitch at the end of his eyes.The long silver hair is half dry, and the messy and wet traces make the whole person fragile and soft, which can be crushed with a light pinch.

He could even see that he was only wearing a single shirt and a robe. Ning Shiting's neckline was not too tight because it was tied in a hurry, revealing traces of delicate skin and bones, slender and beautiful.

Ning Shiting was a little hesitant, he felt a certain change in Gu Feiyin's aura, although he had never experienced this change himself, he was familiar with it.

It was desire. He had seen Gu Feiyin's desire for all other people for so long, but this was the first time that it was shown in front of him so directly and clearly.

Gu Feiyin suddenly leaned down and pulled his shoulders to make him face him.

Ning Shiting's voice changed slightly: "My lord—"

Gu Feiyin's hand reached into his cloak and found his cuffs in the warm fur.He asked in a low voice, "Are you wearing gloves?"

There is no need to ask this question, he has already touched the fabric tied around Ning Shiting's wrist, which is the pair of rough gloves.Through a thin layer of underwear, the mermaid's low body temperature and delicate skin are so clear, the mere touch of clasping his wrist can drive any man in the world crazy.

Ning Shiting suppressed the trembling deep in his spine and tried to stabilize his voice: "My lord, my lord..."

"What? I haven't taught you before, but you don't need someone to teach you how to use your hands, right?" Gu Feiyin asked in a low voice, "My dear Aning?"

Feelings of fear, disgust, and nausea surged up, making Ning Shiting unable to breathe. It was exactly what he felt in his dream.Ning Shiting tried hard to forget this feeling, but everything reminded him that this emotion was engraved in his entire life, starting from the age of five, from the previous life, without ending.

Can't hide, can't escape.

Ning Shiting's voice was already visibly trembling: "Chen, I'm injured, my skin is covered with cracks, my lord is holding my hand like this... it may ooze blood."

"It doesn't matter, the winter clothes are thick enough. Even if it is poisonous, Aning, why have I ever disliked you?" Gu Feiyin's voice was unusually gentle, but it sounded like the evil words of hell, "My dear Aning , you won't, or... don't you want to?"

Ning Shiting moved his fingers, stiff and speechless.

At the moment when the atmosphere was about to freeze, a voice suddenly came from Ning Shiting's ear: "Ning Shiting!"

It was Gu Tingshuang's voice.

Ning Shiting thought he heard it wrong, but the second sound immediately made him realize the reality.Gu Tingshuang's voice approached from the inside out, and he called his name twice in a row, with uncontrollable vileness and impatience in his voice: "Is there or not the yellow pheasant chick I want you to find for me? You are a dead man Is it? Come out soon!"

The sound quickly broke the atmosphere in the room. Gu Feiyin suddenly stood up and took a few steps back, angrily growling at the guard outside the door: "Who? Who is outside?"

The guard knelt in and kowtowed repeatedly: "My lord, it's your highness. It's your highness who broke in. We dare not stop him. Your highness said that the divine bird you promised to find hadn't come yet, so he lost his temper. Many people have already been stunned with a whip outside."

At this point, there was another voice outside: "——I'm coming in before you get out!"

The young man's voice was loose and relaxed, as if he really was some idle second-generation ancestor, but only Ning Shiting could hear the faint anger and burgeoning hostility in it.

"Trash, stop him!" Gu Feiyin frowned, with undisguised disgust in his words.

He had lost all interest until now, and waved his hands to make Ning Shiting stand up: "Go, don't let that useless person stand in front of me again."

Ning Shiting stood up, but Gu Feiyin was still clasping his wrist through his shirt, the meaning in his eyes flickered unclearly: "I'll let you go this time, turn around, you should learn these things too."

Ning Shiting said in a low voice, "Yes, my lord."

"Go back and rest. I'll be returning to Wangcheng tomorrow. You know how to write the notes here." Gu Feiyin gave him a warning look, "Don't play any other little tricks, Aning."

Ning Shiting still said, "Yes."

When he walked out of the main courtyard, he realized that he was covered in cold sweat.

Turning the corner, he saw a boy in a wheelchair waiting at the end of the path, with his hands in his hands, looking at him intently.The little wolf crouched beside him.

Seeing him coming out, Gu Tingshuang tilted his head, and the little wolf also tilted his head.

Ning Shiting said: "Thank you, Your Highness... for saving me from the fire and water."

Gu Tingshuang wanted to habitually sarcastically say a few words to him, but somehow shut up again.

When he saw Ning Shiting's appearance, he obviously just came out of the shower, his hair was half dry, and his clothes were still casually dressed, so he couldn't help being a little annoyed.

Didn't he ask for this trouble?Who told him to dress like this to meet his father?

If it wasn't for the little wolf chasing the guards from the west courtyard to the east Xiangge, Gu Tingshuang was startled, and Ning Shiting didn't know how to deal with it.

He has good hearing, so he can hear everything, the man's deep and hoarse voice, the mermaid's forbearing and retreating resistance, that kind of resistance is as fragile as a feather, pitiful and ridiculous.Rubbing cloth, flickering candles...

He imagined that scene, but found that he couldn't think of it.

But if the protagonist of the picture is replaced by him, it seems that everything has been figured out.

Gu Tingshuang raised his chin and asked him with more energy: "Have you thought about it? You, Ning Shiting, a good master like me is rare. Not everyone can meddle in their own business and act for others." people rescued them."

Ning Shiting lowered his head and smiled.After a while, as if figuring out how to answer him, he whispered: "That depends on how your Highness's chicken soup is cooked."