Chapter 104 The Night Before Departure

Hearing Lin Jiangnian's voice coming from outside the door, Liu Su was startled for a moment, and then she felt relieved.

She had just been on guard, and she almost subconsciously relaxed.

She looked down at the letter in her hand, kneaded it gently with her bare hands, and it disappeared with the urging of her internal force.

After doing all this, she was completely relieved, and then took a deep breath, her face returned to normal, and she came to the door and opened it.

Outside the door, Lin Jiangnian's familiar figure appeared. He looked at her with a slightly happy look.

Looking at Lin Jiangnian who appeared here in the middle of the night, she was instinctively a little alert. She had just left him, why did he chase her again?

"What's the matter?"

"Come and see you!"

Lin Jiangnian looked at Liu Su at the door. After taking a bath, her hair was still wet, her fair skin was moist and shiny, and she looked more and more beautiful.

Especially the cold and slightly soft face, pink and tender, which made people want to take a bite.

Lin Jiangnian admired her quietly for a moment, until he noticed Liu Su's increasingly vigilant and unfriendly eyes, then he came back to his senses.

"By the way!"

Lin Jiangnian waved his hand: "I saw you leave in a hurry earlier, and you haven't eaten anything all day. Are you hungry?"

Liu Su opened her mouth and subconsciously wanted to say that she was not hungry.

... What does it mean for him to come over and show his courtesy at this late hour?

But as soon as the words came to her lips, she held them back.

She was indeed hungry!

After waking up and tossing until now, she was already hungry. Her current identity is still a maid in the Prince Lin's Mansion. It's past the meal time for the servants in the Prince's Mansion. If nothing unexpected happens, she will have to starve tonight.

For Liu Su, being hungry is really nothing. When she was about to say something, she suddenly smelled the aroma of food.

She was slightly startled, turned around, and saw several maids walking into the courtyard.

"Your Highness, the food you asked the kitchen to prepare is ready!"

Lin Jiangnian nodded: "Send it in."

Liu Su was a little absent-minded, and she was surprised and stunned to see the maid in the courtyard carrying the food into her room, and then left after finishing these things. Liu Su stared at the food on the table for a moment, and then suddenly turned her head to look at Lin Jiangnian.

"What are you looking at me for?"

Lin Jiangnian still had a smile on his face.

Liu Su took a deep breath, how could she not realize his intention?

After a moment of silence, she spoke: "Don't think that I will forgive you if you do this!"

"What are you thinking?"

Lin Jiangnian saw that she was still stern, waved his hand, and stepped into the room.

"Don't get me wrong... This prince feels a little hungry, and it's too boring to eat alone, so I came to find you to accompany this prince to eat."

Lin Jiangnian said, and sat down at a table beside him.

Liu Su had a cold face, and there seemed to be a trace of anger in her eyes.

"What are you still standing there for?"

Lin Jiangnian saw that she didn't move, so he waved his hand immediately: "Come here, accompany this prince to eat."

Liu Su still didn't respond.

"What? You don't even listen to this prince's words?"

Lin Jiangnian glanced at her: "You little maid, do you still want to rebel?"

Although he said so, his face was filled with a meaningful smile.

It was obviously intentional.

The shame and anger in Liu Su's eyes became more and more obvious. This bastard was clearly here to irritate her.

An angry expression emerged, and a bit of anger appeared in her beautiful eyes, but then she seemed to think of something, and a hint of gloom flashed in her eyes. Silence, after a moment of stunned, all emotions were restrained.

Then he walked forward with an expressionless face and sat down opposite Lin Jiangnian.

Seeing this, Lin Jiangnian was a little surprised.

I thought it would take some time to talk, but I didn't expect her to take the initiative to sit down obediently?

Liu Su sat down expressionlessly, scanning the food on the table. Although the food was simple, it was all the best and rare ingredients in the palace. Although the food treatment of the servants in the palace was also good, they could not even imagine such food.

She looked up and saw Lin Jiangnian looking at her with a smile.

Liu Su still had no expression on her face and glared at him lightly.

No words.

Eat!

…

The meal ended in silence.

During the meal, neither of them spoke, as if maintaining a delicate balance. After eating and drinking, Lin Jiangnian squinted his eyes slightly and sat aside to rest.

It was late at night, but he seemed to have no intention of leaving.

After a long silence, Liu Su finally spoke.

"I'm leaving."

Her tone was very calm, as if she was talking about something insignificant.

Lin Jiangnian, who was originally relaxed, gradually lost his smile when he heard this.

He sat up and looked at Liu Su in front of him. Seeing that her expression was still normal, she looked at him calmly.

Silence.

"When?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Liu Su lowered her eyes: "Tomorrow."

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian felt an indescribable emotion in his heart, and couldn't help asking: "Do you have to go?"

"Yeah."

Liu Su didn't look at Lin Jiangnian again, and lowered her eyes to look at the table.

It seemed that the atmosphere in the room was a little dull, and she felt an indescribable panic.

It's hard to describe this feeling.

She took a deep breath, raised her eyes again, looked into Lin Jiangnian's eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Master, there is a letter!"

"Master?"

Lin Jiangnian narrowed his eyes suddenly: "There are spies from your Tianshen Sect in this Lin Wang Mansion?"

She has not left the palace today, how did she get the letter from the leader? The only possibility... is that there is someone inside Prince Lin's palace who is her agent?

"Um."

Liu Su spoke calmly.

"Your leader calls you back?"

Liu Su still nodded.

"Do you have to go back?"

Liu Su was silent for a moment: "The plan to assassinate Lin Hengzhong failed. The leader must have known about it. This time he wrote a letter to call me back in person. There must be something urgent in the church..."

She did not continue, but Lin Jiangnian already understood.

She is a saint of the Celestial Sect and a core figure of the Celestial Sect. Now that the assassination of King Lin failed, her situation must be extremely dangerous. Let’s not talk about what the Tianshen Sect’s next plan is. If the assassination fails, Liu Su will definitely be summoned.

Even...accountability!

Thinking of this, Lin Jiangnian felt a little uneasy: "If you fail to assassinate King Lin, will your leader punish you?"

Liu Su lowered her eyes slightly, remained silent for a moment, and shook her head: "I don't know."

"In that case, why go back?"

Lin Jiangnian looked at her.

Liu Su was silent for a while this time before speaking: "I have to go back to do something."

"What's up?"

"Very important thing!"

Liu Su looked up at him and took a deep breath: "I have to go back to verify this matter in person...so, I have to go back."

She did not continue to explain. Lin Jiangnian remained silent and did not ask any more questions.

If she didn't want to answer, she really couldn't ask.

So……

"Will you come back?"

Lin Jiangnian asked again.

He had already asked the question once, but he still wanted to ask it again.

This time, Liu Su did not answer him immediately. He just looked at him blankly and remained silent for a long time.

"Maybe."

After a long time, she spoke softly.

Perhaps when she really realized that she was about to leave, she felt a little dazed in her heart.

Reluctant to give up?

Or do you have other emotions?

She didn't know it herself.

"Maybe?"

When Lin Jiangnian heard this, his eyes lit up slightly. So, does she still have plans to come back?

Liu Su looked at him and said calmly: "Who knows?"

"Perhaps one day in the future, when I am impoverished and live on the street, I may come to you, the Prince Lin, to make a living?"

"Maybe I won't come back!"

She said it calmly, but Lin Jiangnian frowned. Why do you say this as if you are parting from life or death?

"Where is your leader? Where do you plan to go when you leave here this time?"

Lin Jiangnian asked.

Liu Su shook his head gently: "It's not clear yet."

Lin Jiangnian frowned: "Your Tianshen Sect's main altar is not in the old Miao territory?"

"The main altar is indeed over there, but..."

Liu Su shook his head gently: "The leader is not here."

"The identity of the leader is mysterious. He rarely appears in the main altar all year round. The people responsible for the affairs of the church are always the guardians."

"This time the leader called me back, I don't know what the next step is."

Hearing this, Lin Jiangnian fell silent.

Even she herself doesn't know where to go next, doesn't it mean...

"Then, can we meet again in the future?"

Lin Jiangnian sighed and spoke.

I don’t know why, but it feels like there’s a bit of an atmosphere of separation between life and death. If she leaves this time, when will the next meeting be?

In this era, once many people are separated, they may never see each other again in their lifetime.

"If there is a chance..."

Liu Su paused and glanced at him: "Probably."

"real?"

"Maybe."

"..."

Lin Jiangnian took a deep breath and sighed: "To be honest, I don't want you to leave."

Liu Su said nothing, and his face remained expressionless. There was just a hint of pleasure in the occasional flash of eyes.

There seems to be a little bit of pride.

"Perhaps, I should imprison you in Prince Lin's Mansion so that you will never be able to leave here for the rest of your life... I have actually had such an idea."

Lin Jiangnian suddenly spoke.

The expression on Liu Su's face froze, and her eyes immediately focused: "You dare?!"

He actually wants to imprison himself?

How brave? !

Thinking of some possibility, she immediately gritted her teeth.

"But after thinking about it later, I gave up. If I really did this, you would probably hate me for the rest of your life, right?" Lin Jiangnian sighed and spoke.

Liu Su said expressionlessly: "It's good that you know."

"So, if you want to leave, I can't stop you. In that case, it's better to get together and part ways!"

Lin Jiangnian laughed and raised his eyebrows: "Tonight, do you think I have put it into practice for you?"

Liu Su was silent and stared at Lin Jiangnian for a while. Seeing the relaxed and somewhat joking words on his face, her beautiful eyes retracted: "Since it is practice, shouldn't there be wine?"

"You're right, there should be wine."

Lin Jiangnian said, got up and came to the door.

Soon, two jars of wine were brought in from the yard outside the door.

When Liu Su saw this scene, his eyes narrowed, "Where did the wine come from?"

"I asked the maid to deliver it before."

Lin Jiangnian held two jars of wine and placed them on the table, with a hint of pride in his eyes: "I've already guessed something since you left without saying a word."

Liu Su was silent. She had to admit that after spending time together for the past two months, the guy in front of her did understand her very well.

At this moment, the reluctance in Liu Su's heart became even stronger.

At one moment, she really had a strong desire to stay.

The saint of the Celestial Sect was already dead when she failed to assassinate King Lin. She could have remained anonymous and stayed under a different identity?

Stay here?

However, when this thought came to her, she quickly took a deep breath and calmed down.

Her thoughts have been completely affected since last night. He started to become indecisive, even... soft-hearted.

This was a feeling she had never felt before, and it was all her fault...

It's all his fault!

Thinking of this, Liu Su bit her lower lip lightly, and there was a bit of resentment in her cold eyes.

Lin Jiangnian opened the wine jar on the table, and the aroma of wine quickly wafted through the room.

"Tonight, will you and I not come home until we get drunk?"

Lin Jiangnian poured two bowls of wine.

Liu Su looked at him expressionlessly: "No."

"Huh?" Lin Jiangnian raised his eyes.

"I'm afraid you'll act recklessly after drinking!"

Liu Su's eyes were alert.

Lin Jiangnian: "..."

…

It's quiet at night.

The courtyard is silent.

At the table, both of them looked a little drunk.

The strong liquor was strong, and the room was filled with a somewhat drunken atmosphere, which seemed to be accompanied by a somewhat strange look.

"It's getting late!"

Liu Su's cold complexion was slightly flushed, her face was like a peach blossom, and her beautiful eyes were full of water, but she still seemed to maintain a certain degree of sanity.

"It's getting late, it's almost time!"

Her voice was very soft and a little drunk: "It's time for you to go back."

Lin Jiangnian was drunk, his head was dizzy, and he seemed to be quite drunk.

"Can't move, sleepy, sleepy..."

Lin Jiangnian spoke drunkenly while getting up unsteadily. He didn't take two steps when he suddenly stumbled and fell onto the bed not far away, motionless.

Seeing this scene, there was a hint of shame and anger in Liu Su's eyes.

"Get up!"

"...Don't pretend to be dead, go back to sleep!"

How could she not understand this guy's intentions?

Does this guy want to stay with her tonight?

Seeing that Lin Jiangnian didn't respond, Liu Su got up and came to the bed. She saw Lin Jiangnian lying on her bed with his eyes closed and seemed to have fallen asleep.

I was immediately angry!

Playing rogue with her, right?

"stand up!"

Liu Su kicked him, and Lin Jiangnian fell into a drowsy sleep, motionless.

It was like he was really drunk and fell asleep.

But how could Liu Su believe it?

Would a drunk person be so sober that he found her bed and fell down?

He immediately said in shame and anger: "Don't pretend to be for me, hurry up..."

She was about to grab Lin Jiangnian, but the next second, Lin Jiangnian, who was still lying on the bed, suddenly pulled her. Liu Su was caught off guard and staggered. The next second, he was pulled into Lin Jiang's arms vigorously, and they fell on the bed together.

"You, let me go?!"

Liu Su was immediately embarrassed and angry, and her pretty face, which was already flushed, turned even crimson.

Struggling desperately.

"Don't, don't move...sleep, sleep..."

Lin Jiangnian's confused voice came to his ears, as if he was already drunk.

But he held her tightly in his arms and remained motionless.

Liu Su's delicate body was tense, her pretty face was hot, and her eyes were full of shame. After struggling to no avail, he bit his lips tightly and stared at this guy in shame and anger. He looked up at his face for a long time and was lost in thought.

In the end, she didn't know what she was thinking of, but Liu Su sighed lightly, but didn't struggle any more.

Her martial arts had recovered a lot, and it would not be difficult to break free, but she seemed to have given up resistance. Just letting Lin Jiangnian hold her in his arms, feeling the familiar scent of the warm embrace, an indescribable emotion emerged, and his heart beat loudly.

She lowered her head, concealing the pounding emotions in her heart, as if she was quietly experiencing this rare last night.

Are you leaving tomorrow?

Thinking of this, Liu Su's heart tightened slightly, and she felt a sense of failure.

I have mixed feelings.

The room fell into dead silence, as if indulging in this brief and rare warm atmosphere.

On the bed, after a long time, he seemed to feel Lin Jiangnian sleeping soundly next to him, breathing slowly. And there was no other action except holding her. Liu Su's hanging heart relaxed slightly, and her tight body gradually relaxed.

He raised his eyes slightly and stared quietly at Lin Jiangnian's sleeping face.

Delicate, fair, and sharp-edged. Perhaps due to the martial arts training in the past two months, his body is less of a scholar's weak temperament and more of a tough one.

Liu Su stared blankly for a long time, and the last trace of cold gaze in her beautiful eyes turned into a moment of tenderness.

She looked away, lowered her head, rubbed her head slightly, seemed to find a comfortable position, curled up in Lin Jiangnian's arms and fell asleep.

That night, she slept extremely peacefully.