Days and nights of pursuit of Dottore

Chapter 251 Old Love

It felt like a heavy burden was pressing down on his body, and his heart was tightly bound by a fine net, making it difficult for Cheng Yan to breathe.

His breathing was heavy, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the sleeping man was full of anxiety.

"……what."

The dark eyes suddenly opened, and Cheng Yan subconsciously tried to sit up, but as soon as he exerted force on his waist and abdomen, he was forced to curl up on the bed by the overwhelming pain.

Gradually regaining consciousness, Cheng Yan opened his eyes blankly, two lines of tears slid down and sank into the fabric on the pillow.

There was no part of my body that didn't hurt. Just lying here and breathing felt like torture.

The side-lying position made Cheng Yan half numb. He tried to turn his body to change position, but when his wrist moved, he heard the crisp sound of iron chains colliding.

There was disbelief in Cheng Yan's eyes. He slowly raised his head and the red marks on his wrists from the cold shackles stung his eyes.

I give him a thumbs up for being so cruel.

Breathing became more and more difficult. Cheng Yan lay powerlessly on the bed, his heart sank completely.

"Squeak."

The door was pushed open, Cheng Yan's back stiffened, and he struggled to hide deeper into the bed.

He didn't want to see him now, not at all.

But the person who came was someone Cheng Yan did not expect.

As soon as Xiao pushed the door open, he smelled a faint odor of blood, which lingered in his nose for a long time.

The crisp sound of chains made Xiao frown.

Looking up into the room, I saw a thin figure trying hard to shrink into the bed.

"Cheng Yan."

Xiao looked at Cheng Yan's frightened reaction and quickly walked up to him.

"What's wrong with you? Are you hurt?"

When Cheng Yan saw who was coming, the tears accumulated in his eyes fell down.

"Jinpeng..."

Xiao frowned, looking at Cheng Yan's trembling body under the thin blanket, feeling extremely worried.

"Lord Emperor sent a message saying that you are back, but why did this happen? Who did it?"

His tone was already filled with anger, and Xiao reached out to touch Cheng Yan's shoulder, but was frightened by the shocking injuries all over his body and dared not do anything.

Cheng Yan shook his head, "I'm fine, it's just, it's just..."

The words came to his lips but he couldn't say them. Cheng Yan's hands began to tremble, as if he had lost the ability to organize his words.

Xiao tightly grasped the iron chain that tied Cheng Yan.

"I'll take you away. Be careful. I'll break this thing."

Cheng Yan held him back, "No need."

His eyes were empty. "I know who tied me here, and I am willing to do it."

Zazan was angry. He was willing to accept the punishments, even though he felt extremely sad and aggrieved in his heart. However, he did not want to involve Jin Peng and did not want to see a conflict with someone he cared about.

"You are covered in wounds. You are obviously most afraid of pain, so why do you force yourself to endure it?"

Cheng Yan blinked his eyes which were dry from crying.

"By the way, where's Wendy? Doesn't he often stay in Liyue? Why don't I see him?"

The subject was abruptly changed, and Xiao pursed his lips tightly, unable to suppress his worry, but still answered Cheng Yan's question.

"He returned to Mondstadt a few days ago, so he probably doesn't know you are in Liyue yet."

Otherwise, it would fly over here in a gorgeous manner like a bee that senses pollen.

Cheng Yan lowered his eyes, "Well, I still have something to tell him."

Xiao's thin lips were almost pursed into a slit, "You want to see him."

Cheng Yan looked up, "I wanted to see you, and now I see you, but I didn't see Wendy."

Xiao had a cold face. Cheng Yan pulled his wrist and rubbed the slightly protruding wrist joint a few times.

"But I'm glad to see you. I missed you so much after not seeing you for so long."

Xiao still had a stern face, but he couldn't help feeling happy in his heart because of Cheng Yan's words.

He took out something shaped like a bird from his arms and placed it in front of Cheng Yan.

Cheng Yan took it and said, "What is this? A mechanical bird?"

Xiao sat next to him and spoke to Cheng Yan only after he got close to him.

"This is a communication tool made by Senior Guizhong, specially for you to contact Wendy. But since you won't be back for a while, he asked me to take it and tell him when I get news about you."

Cheng Yan was amused by the word "especially" that he emphasized, but he was stopped by the pain in his body after just two laughs.

"It's so sour. How come I can already smell vinegar when it's not even time to eat?"

Xiao had a sad look in his eyes, but he still looked at the bird in Cheng Yan's hand and explained its use.

"Touch the bird's wings and make it flap five times in a row. Then he will know that you are calling him to come to Liyue."

Cheng Yan did as he was told, and after he fiddled with the bird five times, the bird's wings began to flap spontaneously. If it hadn't been held in his hands, it would have flown into the air.

Xiao had been watching Cheng Yan's actions. When he saw that the message had been sent, he picked up the bird and placed it on the table.

"I've called you, now it's time for you to accompany me."