Volume 1: A stone strikes a thousand waves, the world surrounds Li Daosheng Chapter 15: When you are in the arena, it is better not to be soft-hearted
It's raining outside, maybe it always rains in the south of the Yangtze River.
A few rays of light passed through the screen, illuminating the window sill. There was a little smoke floating in the room, and a hint of fragrance in the smoke.
Lying on a hardwood bed, the fair-faced young man listened to the sound of the soft and dense rain, frowned, and woke up slowly.
This was a strange room to her. She didn't know where it was or why she was here.
She wanted to get up, but her hands and feet were so sore that she had no strength at all, so she had to lie on the bed and look around.
There was an incense burner at the head of the bed, and it seemed that some herbs were burning in the burner. It smelled very comfortable, with a light and elegant fragrance that made people feel peaceful.
The room was very ordinary and not very big. It should be just a guest room in an inn.
The untied bed curtains were still hanging by her side.
Soon, she noticed another person in the room.
It was Li Si who was sitting by the window.
Only then did she remember that she seemed to have fainted, and then it seemed that Li Si had saved her.
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At this time, Li Si was sitting at a low table by the window, looking at the rain outside the window without saying a word.
He supported his chin with one hand, looking very lazy.
The sunlight coming in from the window half-illuminated his body, and his white clothes hung slightly loosely on the platform.
His black hair swayed in the breeze, half covering his clean face. Li Si was quite handsome, but people who had met him usually had the first impression that he was clean.
He was a very clean-looking man, with clear eyes, skin as white as jade, and lips that always seemed to smile slightly red. He was not tall, but not thin either, and with a white coat, he looked just right.
If there is anything special about him, it is that he has a mole at the corner of his eye.
This made his expression always unclear, with a bit of the aura that made it hard to tell whether he was of an immortal or a demon.
It's like dropping a drop of black ink into a bowl of clear water.
In an instant, it was difficult to distinguish between clear and turbid, good and evil.
This was the first time that the handsome young man looked at Li Si so seriously.
How should I put it? This guy is still quite good-looking when he is quiet.
"Are you awake?" Li Si suddenly spoke by the window, saying lightly.
The handsome young man immediately withdrew his gaze in panic, and nodded stiffly while lying on the bed.
"Um."
"When you wake up, drink the porridge on the bedside table."
Only then did the handsome young man notice that there was a bowl of porridge beside his bed.
It looked like it had been left there for a while, and the excessive heat had dissipated, leaving only a little residual warmth.
She was about to sit up, but found that she didn't have the strength to do so, so she had to continue lying in bed.
"What?" Li Si glanced at her and said, "Do you still want me to feed you?"
"Who, who asked you to feed it?" The fair-faced boy blushed and said stubbornly, "I just want to wait for it to cool down for a while."
"It's up to you." Li Si shrugged his shoulders lightly, looked at the handsome young man for a while, and then said.
"You haven't eaten for a long time, and your body is weak, so you fainted. I have used my internal energy to regulate your body. If your limbs are still weak, they should be better after a while."
As he spoke, Li Si raised his chin towards the incense burner at the bedside.
"This is Mincao incense, which has the effect of calming the mind and warming the body. I will stay here for two days, and I will send you some food regularly. When your body is almost recovered, you can leave. This matter is not something that a young girl like you who has just entered the world of martial arts can interfere with."
What Li Si was talking about was naturally the matter of the imperial court arresting him.
Judging from the kung fu of this guy in front of him, it is estimated that he is not even as good as the second-rate fighters in the martial arts world. Let alone catching him, if he is really involved in a dispute, it is hard to say whether he can save his life.
So persuading her to leave is a good thing I have done.
The handsome young man lying on the bed had a complicated expression. How could she not know what Li Si was talking about?
But apart from capturing Li Si, she had no other way to collect 10,000 taels of gold before the deadline.
If there is a one in ten thousand chance of catching Li Si, then if she has to collect the ten thousand taels of gold by herself, there is not even a one in ten thousand chance.
She had no choice, it had been like this from the beginning.
Gritting his teeth and enduring the pain in his body, the handsome young man sat up from the bed, picked up the bowl of porridge on the bedside, and drank the rice porridge in big gulps.
After drinking, she wiped her mouth, sat with her head down for a while, and spoke softly.
"Either you kill me now, or I will catch you again when I recover."
This time, Li Si frowned slightly, looked at me, and spoke solemnly and slowly.
"You have to understand that I will never save you again."
On the bed, the handsome young man was holding an empty bowl of porridge with a gloomy look on his face.
"I know. I owe you a life. If I have the chance in the future, I will repay you with my life."
There was silence in the room for a while, and Li Si shook his head slightly.
"If you keep chasing me, I guess there's no chance."
Neither of them spoke, and the only sound in the room was the gentle sound of rain.
After a long time, Li Si reluctantly relaxed his brows, sighed, and asked.
"Why on earth did you arrest me?"
The handsome young man on the bed kept his mouth shut, obviously not intending to answer.
"What's your name then?" Li Si asked again.
This time I finally reacted and answered softly.
"Bai Yaoer."
Last name: Bai.
Li Si faced the window and thought carefully for a long time, but he could not think of any family with the surname Bai in the world.
Maybe Banjiexian would know, but at this time, Banjiexian may have already left Jiangnan.
Why.
Li Si glanced at Bai Yaoer behind him with distress and curled his lips lightly.
How did I get into such trouble?
But he is not a cruel person.
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Bai Yaoer was in poor health. The bumpy journey had damaged her spirit and hurt her foundation.
Li Si couldn't leave her alone until she was stable and better.
So I had no choice but to stay here for a few days and take care of her for a while, just as if I were a good person.
However, Li Si's stopping does not mean that others will stop.
The world of martial arts is still surging, and the people in it naturally have to keep running.
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Yangzhou, as an important place where trade routes turn, is always bustling with people, and its streets are prosperous, crowded and busy.
There are hawkers, people making noise, people crying, people laughing and cursing. This street is a picture of all kinds of human life, and this city is a picture of the world.
However, where there is noise, there must also be silence.
On top of a tall building in Yangzhou City, there is a dimly lit room.
There were two people sitting opposite each other in the room, two men.
They were gentle and elegant, dressed in brocade robes, holding a scholar's folding fan in their hands, smiling without saying a word.
A cold and domineering man, dressed in black cloth, holding a seven-foot cold sword in his hand, and remained silent.
They looked at each other, as if waiting for the other to speak first..
