Tong Li walked out of the house and, as if by magic, walked over to her. Growing up, this was the first time he had felt isolated and helpless. In the past, even if he was fighting alone on the battlefield, he knew that there was his family in the distant rear, and they would come to his aid.
Now, as a traitor, he felt lost as he ventured into the tiger’s den. Everything in the vast world had disappeared, and it seemed as if only Junxu was still within reach.
She was lying back comfortably in a chair, one hand hanging by her side, slowly rocking a wine glass, while the back of her other hand rested against her forehead. Sometimes, petals from the pear tree drifted down gently. Junxu’s mouth curled up slightly. This woman seemed like a demon fairy in the mountains, lazily lying in her territory, enjoying the beautiful spring sunshine together.
Tong Li’s pent-up anger of the past few days had completely dissipated. For some reason, after that life-and-death experience that could pass for fake, he had found it difficult to speak to Jun Xu as he once had. Seeing her, he wanted to be near her, and when he was near her, he wanted… he wanted to be warm and close to her, to comfort her and hold her close. Tong Li looked away uneasily and coughed.
Jun Xu slightly shaded the sunlight and swept her gaze over, smiling faintly
‘Do you want to come over and drink together?’
Tong Li hesitated slightly, walked over quickly, turned around and sat next to Jun Xu’s chair, and took the wine glass in Jun Xu’s hand and gulped it down. Jun Xu looked at the wine pot and glass within reach of Tong Li’s side with some surprise, and helplessly patted Tong Li’s shoulder
“Calm down, young general’
Tong Li gave him a sideways glance from her phoenix eyes, and Jun Xu’s gaze became a little embarrassed. She also knew how many pairs of eyes were staring at her and Tong Li at this moment, but… When it seemed so peaceful, it made her… shudder just thinking about it. After a short period of silence, Jun Xu closed his eyes and relaxed his body as he lay down