Changyi

On the first day Xue Changyi brought Chen Jing home,

she knew he wasn't an ordinary man.

But she didn't expose him.

She simply brought him home in silence.

To gather an herb that would heal his injuries, she could go alone into the deep mountains, where wild beasts roamed.

To make him a new set of clothes, she could stay up for several nights beneath the dim light of an oil lamp.

Even when he was unconscious, she unhesitatingly drew blood from him to use as a medicinal ingredient.

And when the people searching for him finally arrived,

she refused the gold and silver they offered,

and simply looked up at Chen Jing and said, "What is the capital like, A Jing? Would you take me there to see?"

At first, Chen Jing thought Xue Changyi loved him deeply.

He thought that, with her gentle and timid nature, he had to protect her well and keep her safe.

But one day, he saw her pull out a hairpin and drive it forcefully into someone's neck.

Only after the person had breathed their last did she finally let go.

Beneath the pale moonlight, he saw the faintest smile curl her lips as she calmly wiped the blood from the hairpin with a handkerchief and tucked it back into her hair.

That hairpin was a gift from him...

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