Chapter 792: For Ying's Jade
Just then, a cheerful voice suddenly came.
"Sister Candice! Dinner is ready!"
Jade, who had lived in Aru Village for a long time, ran over happily like a lively kitten!
Suddenly, her eyes lit up, because Jie De saw Shao Yun, whom she had not seen for a long time.
"Hey! Mr. Shao Yun is here, welcome!"
Jie De is so excited now. Shao Yun is here. Doesn't it prove that the "Ying" that she has been dreaming about is also here?
It is not an exaggeration to describe Jie De's longing for Ying as "obsessed".
For a girl, Ying is completely infatuated.
Moreover, putting aside their orientation, the relationship between Jade and Ying is not ordinary. They are friends for life and death!
However, Jade's joy did not last long.
Her eyes searched around Shao Yun, looking left, right, and everywhere, not missing any possible corner.
However, apart from Shao Yun, she did not see the person she wanted to see most.
Jade frowned, looked at Shao Yun, and asked anxiously, "By the way, where are Ying and Paimeng? Why didn't they come with us?"
Shao Yun repeated what he had just told Candice about Ying and Paimon being kidnapped.
When Jade heard that Ying and Paimon were kidnapped, she was dumbfounded at first, and then an unprecedented anger surged in her heart.
Jade clenched her fists tightly, her nails digging deep into her palms.
The next second, she pounced on Shao Yun like a ferocious beast.
She grabbed Shao Yun's collar with both hands and roared, "You bastard! How did you take care of Ying? You're a waste!"
Seeing this, Candice hurried forward and tried to pull Jade apart, but Jade was so strong that she had to work very hard to separate the two.
"Jade, don't get excited. Shao Yun is in pain too. Don't stimulate him!" Candice persuaded Jade while panting.
However, Jade had completely lost her mind at this time. She couldn't hear what Candice said at all and kept cursing.
"If you can't take care of Ying, let me take care of her, you bastard!"
In fact, when Jie De heard the news that Ying was kidnapped, she was also in great pain, even more devastated than Shao Yun.
Because Ying was her best friend! When she thought about Ying possibly meeting with an unexpected event, Jade felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
Facing Jade's accusations, Shao Yun remained silent. He knew that Jade was right, and it was all his fault.
If he hadn't gone out to relax because of a momentary anger, perhaps this wouldn't have happened...
Candice looked at Jade, who was still flailing in her arms, and sighed helplessly, saying softly, "Okay, stop it! Calm down, and don't act like a kitten whose tail has been stepped on."
After some effort, Candice finally calmed Jade down a little.
She wiped the sweat from her forehead, then took Shao Yun and Jie De to the village chief's house to have a meal together.
At the dinner table, Jade's eyes were covered by the Gilded Brigade's eyepatch.
However, Shao Yun could still feel her resentment and anger towards him, as well as the mixed sadness.
……
At night, everything was quiet and Shao Yun was lying in the room that Candice had carefully prepared for him.
The soft bed and comfortable environment did not make him feel sleepy at all.
After tossing and turning, he decided to get up and go out for a walk, perhaps to relieve his insomnia.
When Shao Yun walked out, he happened to see Candice who was patrolling at night.
Candice noticed Shao Yun's appearance.
"Mr. Shao Yun? It's so late, are you still awake?"
Shao Yun sighed helplessly and replied, "Yeah, I don't know why, but I just couldn't sleep tonight, so I came out for a walk. What about you? Are you still patrolling so late?"
Candice smiled and waved the "Red Sand Staff" in her hand, and said calmly: "This is my duty. I have to ensure the safety of the village every night."
Seeing that Candice was still doing her night patrol work as planned, Shao Yun wanted to help her with the night patrol last time, so he volunteered, "Do you need me to accompany you on the night patrol?"
Candice's eyes flashed with joy, she nodded, smiled and said, "Okay, I'll feel more at ease if you're here."
……
The last time we patrolled the night, a group of treasure thieves challenged the Xumi God of War "Habachi" and robbed the village warehouse. This time, the patrol was so calm and nothing happened.
After the night patrol, at the entrance of Aru Village.
The moonlight sprinkled on the ground like water, forming a silver-white light curtain.
Candice pulled out some "date palm honey" wrapped in thick leaves for a midnight snack.
She smiled and handed the leaf package to Shao Yun, and asked softly, "Would you like some midnight snack?"
Shao Yun's eyes fell on the package. He hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded and reached out to take it.
He opened the leaves to reveal the golden date treacle inside, which exuded an enticing aroma.
Shao Yun picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. The sweet taste instantly spread on his tongue.
After watching Shao Yun eat a few pieces of date palm honey candy, Candice asked softly, "Are you feeling better?"
Shao Yun stopped chewing, returned the remaining date palm honey to Candice, shook his head slowly, smiled bitterly and said: "I'm not a child, sweets and the like will not make me happy."
Candice looked at Shao Yun, who was still frowning, and comforted him gently: "If you need to talk, you can talk to me."
"Sometimes, talking about your troubles can make you feel better."
Shao Yun raised his head and met Candice's eyes.
He saw the concern and sincerity in Candice's eyes, and his heart moved. He almost wanted to tell her all his troubles.
However, just as the words were about to come out of his mouth, he suddenly remembered the secret... the secret that he had kept deep in his heart and could not tell anyone.
He hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head, rejecting Candice's kindness. "No, I just need to think about it..."
Candice seemed to have noticed Shao Yun's concerns, so she didn't ask any further questions.
After rewrapping the date palm honey and putting it away, Candice saw that Shao Yun wanted to be alone, so she didn't say much and just found an excuse to create an environment for Shao Yun to be alone.
"Well, I'll leave first. There are still a few places I need to check out..."
After Candice left, Shao Yun sat quietly on a stone at the entrance of Aru Village, looking up at the starry sky at night. The bright stars flickered in front of his eyes, as if countless distant worlds were telling him something.
At this moment, Shao Yun's thoughts drifted back to a long time ago. He thought of Xiao Gong, the girl who once gave him fireworks. Shao Yun gently took out the firework from his arms, and it was still intact.
Shao Yun stared at the fireworks in his hand, recalling the smile and warm words Xiao Gong gave him. He took a deep breath, and then carefully lit the fuse of the fireworks.
With a slight "hiss" sound, the fireworks soared into the sky, blooming brilliantly in the night sky. The light of the fireworks streaked across the sky like a meteor, illuminating the entire village.
Shao Yun stared at the fireworks exploding in the sky, the brilliant colors and dazzling light made him feel palpitations. What surprised him even more was that the light of the fireworks actually formed the appearance of Ying and Paimeng!
Shao Yun stared with eyes wide open, watching the familiar figure shining in the air. He couldn't help but think of the moments he had spent with them, the times of adventure and laughter.
However, as the light of the fireworks gradually disappeared, an unknown fear surged in Shao Yun's heart.
He realized that he only had the memory of going to Fontaine with Ying and Paimon, and that he could only rely on himself for the rest of the journey...
……
The next day, Shao Yun opened his eyes early when it was still dawn.
Shao Yun slowly got up, put on his clothes, and then looked out the window silently.
"time to go……"
Shao Yun did not plan to inform Candice to see him off. He wanted to leave quietly by himself, so he rode a horse across the desert to Natasha.
However, when Shao Yun gently pushed open the door, he found that Candice had been standing quietly outside the door, waiting for him to appear.
Candice's eyes fell on Shao Yun, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"Good morning, Mr. Shao Yun."
Shao Yun was a little surprised. He originally thought that he could leave quietly before Candice got up, but he didn't expect that she got up earlier than him.
He couldn't help but think of last night, when Candice seemed to have gone to bed later than him, but now she was standing here in high spirits.
Is this what the Ankh does? Reduce the consumption of three core values by 90%?
"Ah? What's wrong, Miss Candice..." Shao Yun responded somewhat at a loss.
Candice saw through Shao Yun's thoughts. She smiled and explained, "I know you may want to leave as soon as possible, but walking in the desert is not an easy thing."
Have breakfast before you go, so you will have more energy. Besides, the desert is very big, you need a guide who is familiar with the road conditions. "Candice pointed to the home of the village chief of Aru Village not far away.
Just then, Jade arrived, holding tightly in her hand the "two-handed blade" that she had sharpened all night last night.
She thought about it for a long time last night and finally decided that she couldn't just sit back and watch Shao Yun's affairs.
"I want to go to Nata with you too!" Jade said firmly, "Since that guy named Barbatos threatened you to do something, I can't just stand by and watch!"
However, Shao Yun did not hesitate at all and immediately shook his head to reject Jade's request.
"Stop it. I can't let you get involved in this mess."
……
Although Jie De was determined to help Shao Yun, Shao Yun always firmly opposed it.
No matter how Jie De persuaded him, Shao Yun refused to compromise.
In the end, Shao Yun told Jie De in a tough attitude that rescuing Ying was his own family affair, and as a good friend, Jie De should not interfere.
When Jie De heard Shao Yun call this a family matter, she was stunned.
She realized that although she loved Ying deeply, in Shao Yun's eyes, she was just a friend, not a family member.
This feeling of being excluded made Jade feel sad.
Although Shao Yun's words deeply hurt Jade's heart, he actually did so out of protection for Jade.
Fighting the abyss is no joke. If Jade encounters an accident during the fight against the abyss, it will make Ying sad.
Therefore, he would rather make Jade sad than let her take risks.
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