You have asked for permission to marry, why should I restrain myself?

Chapter 167: Meeting an old friend: That is Miss Lin’s unique scent

From the clothes that were not completely burnt, Feng Xin recognized that the person in Xiao Yan's arms was Lin Zhaoyue.

He looked slightly stunned.

The pillar was burned by the raging fire and cracked with a snap. The scattered sparks flew onto Feng Xin's face, which was slightly hot.

Without giving him much time to think, Feng Xin walked over.

"Master, this place is not safe. We should not stay here for long."

Xiao Yan did not react, but just held the corpse in his arms stubbornly, his dark and deep eyes were desolate at this moment.

Feng Xin has followed Xiao Yun for so long, but this is the first time he has seen him like this. When his eyes once again meet Xiao Yun's head of silver hair, his eyes turn red.

He gritted his teeth, reached out to pull Xiao Yan, and tried to pull him away.

However, Xiao Yan seemed to have lost all sense of his surroundings and did not move at all.

"master!"

Feng Xin shouted anxiously:

"If you don't leave, you will die here too!"

Xiao Yun seemed not to hear anything, his eyes were empty, sad and desperate, as if the whole world had drifted away from him.

As the fire grew bigger, the scorching air waves almost took away all the air, making the air thin and hot, making it impossible to breathe.

Feng Xin clenched his fists when he saw Xiao Ying's grief-stricken look. Xiao Ying's desire to survive was greater than his fear, so Feng Xin raised his hand and was about to chop him.

Before it touched the back of his neck, the fierce palm wind attacked his chest, and the movement was so fast that he couldn't avoid it in time.

Feng Xin was hit hard by the palm strike and his whole body flew out, breaking through the burning wall.

At this moment, there was a loud bang, and the beam on Xiao Yan's head fell down.

He did not dodge or evade, but simply held the unrecognizable body parts tightly in his arms, protecting them.

The beam hit his back heavily, and thick blood kept flowing out from the corners of his red mouth, stream after stream.

His head was dizzy, his vision gradually became blurred, the world was spinning, and his body fell heavily to the ground...

……

In a carriage, a masked man in blue tightly hugged the girl in his arms, his eyes full of heartache and anxiety.

The girl in his arms was covered in wounds and her clothes were burnt to tatters.

That pretty face was covered in black ash, and there were burn marks on her collarbone and chest. Her abdomen, which had just been bandaged with gauze, was now bleeding continuously.

Her breathing was strong and weak, and her lips were pale.

Thinking back to what happened just now, he still felt a little scared.

If he had come a step later, she would have been crushed into a pulp.

"Too slow, let's take the water route."

"Yes, son."

The carriage was running at a very fast speed and the bead curtain was shaking. The man in blue held her firmly for fear that she would bump into it.

"Zhao Zhao, big brother is here. Big brother won't let anything happen to you."

As Lin Kaiji spoke, he stroked her forehead gently with his slender white hand, with a hint of guilt in his eyes.

Although she was planned to fake her death, she shouldn't have suffered this.

Ever since he planned Lin Zhaoyue's fake death, he has been training another "Lin Zhaoyue" to be her scapegoat.

Except for the face, he copied every detail of the body exactly according to Lin Zhaoyue's.

Apart from that face, he wouldn't be able to recognize Lin Zhaoyue if he put her next to him.

As he remembered something, his eyes suddenly became cold and murderous.

Liu Yiyi...

The carriage was running too fast and Lin Zhaoyue was still woken up by the shake.

There was no part of my body that didn't hurt. It was burning and excruciating. Cold sweat broke out on my forehead and my face became paler and paler.

Her brows were furrowed and her red lips were trembling, but she was unable to make a sound.

She opened her eyes, looked at the masked man in blue, and called out weakly:

"Brother..."

The girl's voice was hoarse, and Lin Kaiji was stunned for a moment when she called him.

How did she know it was him?

He wore a mask the entire time.

Seeing the doubt in Lin Kaiji's heart, Lin Zhaoyue pulled the corners of her mouth, her throat was dry, and she spoke with difficulty:

"You are my eldest brother. Don't mention that you are wearing a mask. Even if you turn into ashes, Zhao Zhao will recognize you."

Whenever her life was in danger, it was always her eldest brother who came to save her.

Just like the last spring hunt, when she fell off a cliff, he was the first one to rescue her.

Lin Kaiji listened to Lin Zhaoyue's words, and his lips curved slightly under the mask.

But when he thought of her injuries, he immediately became serious.

"Zhao Zhao, how do you feel? Are you feeling uncomfortable anywhere?"

Lin Zhaoyue's consciousness was still a little fuzzy. She tried hard to open her eyes. Not wanting to make Lin Kaiji worry, she said:

"I'm fine, don't worry, big brother. It's just... where are we going?"

The eldest brother was wearing a mask, obviously not wanting people to recognize him, so he would not bring her home.

Lin Kaiji lowered his eyes to look at her and said gently:

"Let's find a safe place for you to recover. We can talk about other things after you are better."

Lin Zhaoyue nodded and had no objection to his arrangement.

Big brother had his own reasons for making the arrangements, and Lin Zhaoyue trusted him completely and unconditionally.

"Are you not afraid that Big Brother will kidnap you and sell you?"

Lin Zhaoyue didn't know why Lin Kaiji suddenly made this joke. Perhaps he saw that she was reluctantly trying to divert her attention, so she continued:

"Well, give me half of it after you sell it. I'll use it to buy some wine with my third brother."

When he heard her mention the third brother, Lin Kaiji frowned and felt a little unhappy.

When he was at the border, the third brother spent the most time with her.

"Don't play with the third brother anymore. He is not a good person."

The third brother really loved to play. He was good at eating, drinking and gambling. He was a typical playboy. He was incomparable to the young general's eldest brother. However, he was very good to her.

Lin Zhaoyue wanted to laugh, but she didn't even have the strength to do so.

All her strength was drained away, and she said weakly:

"Brother, Zhao Zhao is so tired! I want to rest for a while."

"Okay, big brother is here, Zhao Zhao can sleep peacefully!"

The breeze blew the curtains and sneaked in, ruffling the hair around her ears.

The strands of hair fluttered and stuck to her pale lips.

Lin Kaiji stretched out his hand and brushed away the strands of hair with his slender fingers.

Looking at her unguarded look, he murmured:

"From now on, I'll be your only brother, okay?"

……

The carriage soon arrived at the ferry, and the entourage went to arrange the boat while Lin Kaiji waited in the carriage.

Suddenly, a rough voice came.

"Auntie, why do I smell a barbecue smell?"

As soon as Chen Hu finished speaking, Li Rongqing hit him hard on the head:

"Grill, grill, grill. What else do you do all day besides eating?"

Chen Hu was suddenly hit by Li Rongqing and jumped. Before he could react, she grabbed his ear and brought him onto the boat.

When Li Rongqing passed by Lin Kaiji's carriage, his eyes moved.

What Chen Hu smelled was naturally not the smell of barbecue, but the smell of burning human flesh.

Apart from the burnt smell, there was also a hint of lemon scent floating in the air, which was exactly the same scent that came out after the young master went to the East Palace. It should be Miss Lin's unique scent.

Looking at the man on the deck, dressed in white, with an upright figure and an androgynous appearance, Chen Hu asked in confusion:

"Aunt, tell me, why does the young master come to the ferry every night?"