"You... What are you talking nonsense about!"
I never expected that a single sentence would dig a hole for myself and bury me in it.
Si Jiangchen put one arm around my waist and the other hand on the back of my head. Then he leaned in and pressed his lips hard against mine.
I was kissed so breathlessly that I desperately grabbed his hair and fought with him for control of my body.
"Since you like me, then stay by my side. Otherwise, you'll cause trouble to others."
Si Jiangchen was also breathing slightly heavily. "We'll look for the Supreme Soul - Reviving Spell. It can expel the corpse poison from your body. Then we'll go back to the Si family and get married..."
"Umph..."
I struggled to protest. Why on earth would I cause trouble to others? Clearly, he said that killing evil people was a good deed... And! I've said that I like him, but he hasn't said that he likes me yet!
My mind was in a complete mess, but I vaguely heard Lin Shuya's soft sobs.
"A Chen, what about me? I was almost killed by her. Are we just going to let it go like this?"
"Sister Shuya, you've killed more than a dozen people in one night. Now there's only this one left... I think you can handle it well!"
Si Jiangchen was in a good mood. He glanced at Lin Shuya, who was sitting limply on the ground. "As for Xiao He, I'll punish her. You can rest assured."
...
In the end, Lin Shuya failed to persuade Si Jiangchen to go to her bedroom.
However, I heard from the servants who went upstairs to deal with the mess in Lin Shuya's room that four people went up in total, and all of them ran down vomiting... Finally, it was those soldiers who had killed people who went upstairs and picked up the man from the orphanage piece by piece.
The people from the orphanage came to look for Si Jiangchen twice, but they were directly blocked back by the guards at the door.
Finally, they even carried a banner with white characters on a black background, saying that Si Jiangchen was a bandit in military uniform, who had casually taken the life of their steward and demanding that Si Jiangchen pay with money and his life.
Lin Shuya cried until her eyes were swollen. She grabbed the corner of Si Jiangchen's clothes and said that she had implicated him. She was willing to pay with her life for the man from the orphanage.
What kind of character Si Jiangchen was! How could he care about such threats from outsiders? He found four or five soldiers, took their gun - butts as fire - pokers, and beat them up. After that, they didn't dare to come to the door again.
However, two days later, rumors began to spread on the street that there was a vampire in the house of the military commander of the Luocheng Garrison. It had a green face, long fangs, and wore red clothes. Every night, it would steal children in Luocheng to eat!
After hearing these rumors, Lin Shuya actually asked Si Jiangchen to accompany her in her room at night to prove her innocence.
... Her wish was good.
However, Si Jiangchen had spent these two nights in my room.
During the day, he led the team to suppress bandits in the mountains, while I followed Granny Bai to learn some interesting Taoist magic and medical skills.
I already had my third - eye opened by her. For those evil diseases caused by ghosts possessing people, I could understand most of the situation just by taking a look.
Then Granny Bai would explain to me what kind of talismans and spells to use to deal with them. I felt that I seemed to have a lot of talent in this kind of Taoist magic. Many seemingly difficult spells I could master at once. Even Granny Bai said that I was much more intelligent than her sons and grandsons!
At night, when Si Jiangchen came back from suppressing bandits, I was in trouble.
That guy was like a dog. Every day, he would blatantly come into my room and leave blue and purple marks all over my body. I was so angry that I bit him in revenge, but his chest was so hard that it hurt my mouth!
"Don't be so handsy anymore!"
Seeing him pick the door - latch skillfully and come in again, I immediately grabbed the pillow on the bed and threw it at him.
I was very tired today and really didn't want to mess around with him anymore...
Granny Bai took me to treat a woman possessed by a hanging ghost. The hanging ghost was a man who had been wrongly accused. He thought he had lived a very unfair life in this world and wanted to find a wife to accompany him in the underworld until his underworld lifespan was over and then be reincarnated. Granny Bai tried to persuade him to leave, but that man was a rascal. He accepted the incense and the paper money, but then changed his mind at the last moment. I hated this kind of guy who didn't keep his word the most, so I used the "Ghost - Suppressing Spell" that Granny Bai had just taught me to suppress the male ghost under the shrine of the City God.
"Xiao He, I'm injured today."
Si Jiangchen reached out very skillfully to catch the thrown pillow, put it back on the bed, and then lay down beside me.
"Your injury has nothing to do with me!"
I scrambled to climb out, but he grabbed me and trapped me in his arms.
"So heartless! I'm your man..."
There was a hint of exhaustion in Si Jiangchen's voice. I could faintly smell the bloody smell on his body.
"Where are you injured?"
I had never seen him like this before. I was really a bit worried. I unbuttoned his military uniform and shirt along his collar and found that his chest was wrapped in a thick layer of white bandages, and there was still a patch of bright red blood seeping through.
"How... How badly are you injured?!"
I was startled by him and quickly reached out to cover the wound.
"As long as you're here, I'm not afraid!"
Si Jiangchen smiled slightly and rolled over to trap me under him.
"You... Don't mess around. You're injured!"
I didn't know how serious his injury was, so I didn't dare to struggle as fiercely as the previous two days. I just put my hands on his shoulders and looked at him worriedly.
"... A Chen!! A Chen!"
Suddenly, Lin Shuya's voice came from outside the door. She didn't dare to come into my room and just called softly outside: "I heard from the military doctor that you were injured by a bad guy. Are you okay? Let me take a look, okay?"
"No need, Sister Shuya."
Although Si Jiangchen was talking to Lin Shuya, his slightly squinted eyes never left my body.
"I know that when you're injured, you need... flesh and blood! I can continue to give it to you! Just like when we first met."
Lin Shuya was still persistent and kept talking outside: "I know you don't want to harm others. You can continue..."
"Nourishment of flesh and blood."
I pursed my lips, and a strange sour feeling suddenly rose in my heart. "Do you want to go?"
"Do you want me to go?"
Si Jiangchen's whole body weight was pressing on me, and I felt extremely uncomfortable.
"If you want her to be your wife, I have no opinion!"
I gritted my teeth, not even realizing the resentment in my tone.
"Hehe."
Si Jiangchen let out a low laugh and suddenly kissed my neck.
I was greatly startled by his sudden attack. I wanted to grab his hair and pull him away, but he kissed deeper. The itchy and painful feeling instantly spread from my neck all over my body...
I don't know how long it took before Si Jiangchen let me go. I quickly covered my neck with my hand. There was a stinging pain... This bastard! He bit my neck!
"A Chen, don't be so willful. The military doctor said that your injury was caused by a bandit's shotgun. The iron sand almost hit your chest and could damage your heart!"
Lin Shuya's voice was almost crying. "I feel so heart - broken just hearing about it!"
"Let me take a look!!"
After hearing Lin Shuya's words, I finally understood how serious Si Jiangchen's injury was. My fingers trembled as I untied the bandages on his body one by one. The bloody smell made me dizzy!