Chapter 19
Chapter 19
There was no other color in the room, and when Fu Hongxue opened his eyes, all he saw was darkness.
He rubbed his eyes and looked at the strange room with some doubts.He was clearly still in Ye Kai's warm embrace just a moment ago, yet he woke up in such a dark and cold place.
Fu Hongxue scanned the room, but did not find Ye Kai's figure.
The winter sun shone in from the window, and it was hazy, but the furnishings in the house could be roughly seen clearly.
I saw a shrine in the middle of the room, which was covered by a black curtain, and it was impossible to tell which god was enshrined inside.
There is a black futon in front of the shrine. The futon looks a bit old but it is very clean. It seems that people often come here to worship.
However, the owner of this house did not know where to go at this time.
Fu Hongxue walked slowly towards the shrine as if he had been bewitched suddenly.It was as if something was attracting him there.
As soon as he raised his hand, he opened the low curtain, and a black iron box lay quietly in front of the altar, as if it had always been there, just waiting to be discovered.
The box was not locked, Fu Hongxue hesitated for a moment, then took the box in his hand and looked at it carefully.
The outer shell of the iron box was slightly shiny, obviously because someone wiped it frequently.There was also a scratch on the edge, as if it had been cut by a sharp knife.Other than that there is nothing special about it.
Fu Hongxue played with the box over and over for a while, and finally opened it out of curiosity. There was nothing else in it.
In the dim light, he saw a pile of powder-like things.
He took a closer look, but saw that the powder was the same color as blood.
Fu Hongxue froze there for a moment, the bloody red was reflected in his eyes and heart.He felt the chaos in his head, but a piercing voice suddenly pierced his brain and rang faintly in his ears.
"This is snow, Hongxue!" The voice didn't stop, it sounded strangely shrill and sharp, like a ghost crying in the cold night: "When you were born, the snow was red, stained red with blood..."
red snow? !
Fu Hongxue stroked his forehead and slowly sat down on the futon.There were bursts of tingling pain in his head, and occasionally some pictures came to his mind, but when he wanted to think about it carefully, those pictures disappeared and there was no trace to be found.
The harder he tried to think, the more chaotic his mind became and the more painful his head became. He couldn't help panting heavily, stretched out his hands to hug his head tightly, and curled up leaning against the table in front of the altar.
At some point, the sun was completely hidden behind the clouds, and the whole room fell into another kind of silent ashes.
Fu Hongxue didn't know how long he had been sitting in a daze, but when he came back to his senses, he felt that his whole body was drenched in cold sweat, as if he was in an ice cellar, and his body was also a little stiff, the cold soaked to the bone.
He suddenly missed Ye Kai's warm embrace.
Fu Hongxue licked his lips and smiled meaninglessly.Thinking of what Ye Kai said that day in front of the inn: What if one day I'm not by your side?
yes!what to do?I seem to be relying more and more on Ye Kai, he has only been away for a while, but at this moment, I miss him immensely.
I miss his warm smiling face, calloused palms, generous chest, and reassuring words...
He moved his stiff body and slowly stood up while holding the table with his hands.He looked at the shrine for a while before putting down the iron box in his hand.
As soon as the curtain was closed, there was a sudden sound of slight and hurried footsteps coming from the ear, from far to near, and in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the door.Then there was a soft "squeak", and the door was pushed open from the outside.
The visitor was dressed in plain clothes, his back was facing the door, his face was hidden in the shadows and his expression could not be seen clearly, only his eyes were shining in the darkness, like stars illuminating the endless night sky.
Fu Hongxue remembered that this person always had a smile on his face, as if he never had any worries.
Even now there was a smile on his lips, and he looked happy.
Ye Kai like this made Fu Hongxue's heart suddenly warm.The warmth traveled all over his body and rushed to his nose, even his eyes couldn't help becoming sour.
Ye Kai looked at Fu Hongxue in the dark, and Fu Hongxue was also looking at him.
Look at the camellia that has not fully bloomed on the front of his chest.
The flowers are red, the color of blood.
"Ye Kai!"
"Ash!"
The two spoke almost simultaneously.And at the same time froze there.
In the end, Ye Kai spoke first, with a hint of surprise in his voice, and said: "I just went out and saw this on the cliff outside, so I picked it up..."
Ye Kai carefully took off the flower buds on the front of his clothes, his expression looked a little shy, he coughed uncomfortably, and said: "It's the first time I gave you something, I hope you don't dislike it..."
Fu Hongxue looked at the blood-colored camellia in front of him and didn't reach out to pick it up. He still stared at Ye Kai's face, and called softly, "Ye Kai!" There was an imperceptible tremor in his voice.
Ye Kai finally felt that something was wrong, he couldn't help taking a step forward to look carefully at Fu Hongxue, but saw that his face was strangely pale.
Just like the first time I saw him in the border town.
Pale without a trace of blood.
Ye Kaixin was shocked, and the smile on the corner of his mouth disappeared. He looked at Fu Hongxue's pale face for some reason and couldn't help but asked worriedly: "Axue, what's wrong with you?"
Fu Hongxue shook his head, and looked at Ye Kai without blinking.He didn't speak, his mouth was tightly pursed, and his right hand desperately clasped the corner of the table to stabilize his limp body.
His eyes were bright, like mist covered them, his cheeks were pale, although his body was still straight, Ye Kai still felt the fragility hidden under his stubborn appearance.
Ye Kai sighed silently.
As soon as he stretched out his hand, he pulled Fu Hongxue into his arms.
Almost at the same time, Fu Hongxue also stretched out his arms and hugged Ye Kai's waist tightly.
For a while, the room could almost smell a needle drop.In the darkness, there is only the sound of each other's breathing, one is calm and powerful, the other is anxious.
Ye Kai caressed Fu Hongxue's back for an unknown amount of time, until he felt that the body in his arms was not so stiff, then he asked softly, "Axue, what happened just now?"
Hearing this, Fu Hongxue tightened her arms again, and after a long silence, she opened her mouth slowly, her voice sounded a bit muffled, and said, "Xiaoye, why did you bring me here?"
Hearing this, Ye Kai paused the hand that patted Fu Hongxue's back, and said, "There is an old friend who is related to both of us here. I planned to come over to see her, and leave after making sure she is safe and sound..."
"Then have you seen her?"
"not at all."
Fu Hongxue said, "Does she not want to see you?"
Ye Kai thought for a while and said, "I don't know. I've never seen her before!"
After a while, Fu Hongxue said in a low voice: "Since she won't come to see her, shall we leave here?"
"it is good!"
As soon as Ye Kai's good words fell, Fu Hongxue's tense body completely relaxed.
He even said eagerly, "Let's go out!"
This room was too dark and depressing, as if he stayed a moment longer, he would be swallowed by this invisible darkness.
When he was about to reach the door, Fu Hongxue seemed to hear another low and vicious words from behind the altar: Use this knife to cut off all their heads, and come back to see me, otherwise not only God will curse you, but I will also curse you. you!
He staggered a bit, then Ye Kai stabilized his body and led him out of the room.
The two walked forward for a while, and Fu Hongxue took a deep breath, but he didn't dare to look back at the black house hidden behind him.It seemed that there lived a man-eating beast there.
Ye Kai felt that the place where his hands were connected was wet, so he stopped.He looked at Fu Hongxue's still pale cheeks with a look of worry.
"Axue, do you...remember anything?"
Fu Hongxue also turned to look at Ye Kai, his eyes were empty and blank, and he said, "I don't know, it's just that when I woke up and saw that room, I felt uncomfortable and had a headache..."
Ye Kaixin stroked Fu Hongxue's pale cheek in pain, and said softly, "Does it still hurt now?"
Fu Hongxue shook his head lightly.
They rested for a while, and when Fu Hongxue's complexion improved, Ye Kai said, "I heard on the way that someone was trying to harm the owner of that house, so I changed direction, and we will leave as soon as the matter here is dealt with. Okay?"
Fu Hongxue said, "That person is very important to you?"
Ye Kai raised his head, looked over Fu Hongxue's shoulders, and looked towards the end of the sky. There was a momentary emptiness in his eyes, then he looked down at Fu Hongxue's eyes again, smiled helplessly, and said, "It's not as important as you, but I have to take care of it."
Hearing this, Fu Hongxue sighed silently in her heart, and said in a calm tone, "I finally know why so many girls like you!"
Seeing Fu Hongxue say this, Ye Kai couldn't help but startled for a moment. He didn't seem to expect Fu Hongxue to say that. It took him a while to react, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said with a smile, "Are you complimenting me?"
Fu Hongxue twitched the corner of his mouth, noncommittal.
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