I think I can.

The sky is always leaden gray and foggy, like a snowstorm is brewing, and from time to time, a cold wind comes, which is slightly chilling to the bones.

"Rest in that meadow ahead, ma'am," said the coachman, "and let the horses graze in the meantime."

Xu You lifted the curtain, saw not far away Xinan Mountain, the mountain is not very high, more gentle, stretches for several, the foot of the mountain slopes there is a passage of the road, the right side of the road near the mountain has a large grassy area, the left side of the cliffs.

Xu You : "Well then, let's all take a break and have something to eat and drink."

They traveled for three consecutive days, stopping from time to time to rest, Xu You, who was used to riding on modern subway trains, was staggered by the bumpy carriage, and was dizzy and had a sore back.

About two or three more days drive to Linghuai Town, Xu You plan to see if there are any good gifts, buy some back to apologize to Wen Ji.

In addition to the two rotating drivers, there are four strong men accompanying Xu You to protect him.

A strong man took a sip of water and said, "Have you heard, brother? Recently, this road seems to be not so peaceful, if not to save some money for the New Year, I would not like to come."

Another bearded stalwart said, "Of course I've heard about it, I don't know where the people from have ganged up around here, specializing in robbing passersby of their silver, and if there are any women, they will also be taken away."

"......" Xu You said, "Why didn't you say so when you hired you guys in the first place.

"This stretch of road is not peaceful, so why don't we work hard to intensify the rush a bit more, and then rest properly when we enter the town." I don't know if it was because of what they said that made her feel a little uneasy in her heart right now, wanting to get out of here right away.

The other coachman had little to say, "Okay, as the lady says."

Xu You just ready to put down the car curtain, go in and sit down to catch the road, who knows that at this time suddenly sounded the rapid hoof beats.

From the gentle slopes of the hill came a group of men wielding great swords, looking formidable, and the sound of their horses' hooves was like the beating of drums.

Xu You: "......"

The stalwarts who had been promised as her bodyguards were in disarray, some running on their legs, some frozen in place, and some on their knees begging for mercy.

"I didn't think it was really coming!"

"Who crowed in the party!"

"Masters spare my life, I have an old man and a young man!"

The group rushed down, pulling their horses to slow down and circling Xu You and the others.

"Hand over all your gold and silver, or if you search out a single copper coin, you'll chop off a finger!"

The coachman strong man is not a rich master, at most count some shrimp meat, so the bandits coincidentally all put their eyes on the carriage.

The big guy in the lead has a full beard, like a mud monkey peach. The mud monkey peach scanned Xu You up and down, then raised his knife and pointed at her: "This woman, I'll take her."

The bandit next to him then laughed, "I agree with her being big brother's squeeze, she's much prettier than the last one."

One of the bandits said, "Seeing that big brother wants you, be sensible yourself and come down, don't force us to do anything, and the others will search the wagon with me."

Xu You jumped off the carriage and stood next to it, his brain racing, thinking of how to get away.

Mudhoney Peach sat on her horse, approaching her step by step with an impish gaze.

Xu You subconsciously took a step back.

At this exact moment, there was a sound of hoofbeats coming from behind the carriage, not the sound of a group of horses rumbling from the bandits before, listening to the rhythm like there was only one.

When all the people did not react, a brown horse galloped into this encirclement.

Xu You froze, only to see the visitor against the light, suddenly bent down, and with a left hand, carried her to the horse.

Xu You is incredulous: "Winking!"

"Sit tight." Winking Art drove the horse with one hand, without holding her with the other.

"Stop!" Mud Monkey Peach reacted, gripping his sword and driving his horse after him.

Behind her was a familiar embrace, warm with a hint of refreshing bamboo scent, Xu You suddenly remembered that ten years ago as a kitten she had nestled in his skinny chest, and now his chest was strong enough to act like a barrier to block out danger.

Vaguely, a raspy, low voice rang above Xu You's head, and he said, " Xu You, don't be afraid."

And Mud Monkey Peach had already driven his horse to the side of them, raising his greatsword high up to aim at Wen Zhu's neck, and with a flash of cold light, the blade chopped down sharply.

Xu You's blood curdled at the sight, "No..."

Before she finished shouting, she only felt Wen Ji loosening the reins, holding her waist with his left hand and falling to the left with force, Xu You tilted along with his movement, and the two of them rolled down the cliff on the left side of the road.

When the sky is spinning, I feel the gravel and grass crossing my body, and then I was knocked on my head by something, Xu You saw blackness and lost consciousness.

--

Xu You woke up with a splitting headache, and the dark, low-hanging sky was in front of your eyes, and the wind was blowing constantly, and your limbs were stiff with cold.

Xu You felt the padding of someone underneath her, as well as the arm around her waist, and she struggled to sit up, seeing that Wen Ji was still unconscious and in a bit of a bad way.

Anxious in her heart, she looked around and realized that the place where they jumped off was the cliff, and after a steep slope below the cliff was the natural mini-basin of the sinkhole-like location they were in now.

Xu You put down the wen jutsu, get up and go around to see if there is a place to hide from the wind, although she has scratches on her body, good thing she did not twist her foot.

After searching for a while, there was a small opening not far away, only up to the height of one's shoulder, and about the width of one's open arm.

The sky was getting cloudier and the temperature was getting lower and lower, so Xu You turned back and carried Wenjiao on his back before it was too late.

" Xu You ......" Wen Ji opened his eyes slightly and saw fine snow falling, the wind messing up her ebony silk as she carried him on her slender back, straining to move forward.

Several times I watched her form sway but not fall, like the tops of trees laden with snow, being lowered but not broken.

At the end of the cave entrance, Xu You didn't notice the stone under his feet, tripped and fell forward, and subconsciously protected Wen Ji, instantly causing tears to come out of his eyes from the pain.

Xu You settled Wen Ji, then went out to look for tree branches and wood strips, intending to build a fire to keep warm, or else staying in this cold cave for a night, I'm afraid that I will catch a wind chill.

The sky was too dark and there were no stars or moon, so it was difficult to find anything. Xu You searched for a long time, but only found some usable strips of wood.

As Xu You walked towards the cave, he saw a figure at the entrance of the cave, holding onto the trunk of a nearby tree, his body swaying slightly and seemingly tending to fall forward.

Xu You quickly approached and held him up, "Why did you come out?"

Winking Art took a breath and said slowly, "Looking for you."

"I'm fine, don't worry, let's go back to the cave first." Xu You thought he was just worried about her well-being, but he didn't realize that when he opened his eyes slightly, a sharp pain shot through his heart when he saw her departing back.

It was as if there had been many times when all he could do was watch her leave.

Returning to the cave, Xu You stacked up the wood and pulled out a fire-breaker from her clothes. Perhaps because she had seen Yier Li struggle to start a fire with a flint, she had subconsciously brought something to start a fire with her when she went out and didn't expect to actually use it.

The fire flared into a small pyre, and the cave lit up with a warm, yellow, warm light.

Xu You patted the ash on her hands and turned her head to check the injuries on Wen Ji, she didn't see them before the darkness, but now she realized that he had too many more abrasions on his body than she did, and it was obvious that he had shielded her from a lot of debris and grass.

Seeing that she was heartbroken and sad and blaming herself, Wen Ji raised his hand and tried to cover her eyes, "Don't look."

Xu You was just about to block his hand away when he noticed that his palm was worn down to the point where blood was still oozing out.

"What's wrong?" Xu You had just finished speaking when he noticed that the skin on both sides of his thighs had been rubbed and torn, and if he didn't have pants, he was afraid that his inner thighs would have been rubbed and bleeding as well.

Xu You understand, Wen Ji was in a hurry and traveled day and night to get into this state.

Her heart felt as if it had been disemboweled and soaked in salty water, painful and numb.

Xu You's nose was sore and his voice was a little choked, "Are you stupid?"

Wen Ji covered his legs with the sleeves of his coat and said, "It's worth it." If he comes one step later, he is afraid that ...... He didn't dare to think about it, once he thought about it, the whole person was like falling into an ice cave, and his heart was so cold that he was afraid.

It was only at this moment that he realized that she had really taken up such an important position in his heart quietly in just a few months.

Xu You didn't know what to say, his head was buzzing with confusion, and he turned his head to face the fire.

The fire in the center of the cave rattled softly with sparks, and snowflakes drifted outside as they welcomed the first snowfall of the year inside the tiny cave.

Smell Art leaned sideways against the rock wall, looking down at her as she curled up, both arms wrapped around her legs, her head resting on her knees, exposing her tender white neck.

She looked dejected, her eyes heavy with watery light, illuminated by the firelight like tiny stars.

Inexplicably, Wen Ji recalled ten years ago, when the same snow was drifting outside, inside the small broken house, one person and one cat sat side by side, snuggling with each other through the silver winter and cold wind.

There was a small fire in front of them then, too, and it illuminated half of them just as well, and they had the warm yellow firelight in their eyes, and both had each other in their afterglow.

Like this moment in general.

Wen Ji's heart palpitated inexplicably.

Xu You stared at the fire, trying to digest and suppress the messy emotions, when he suddenly felt a warmth in his body, and was wrapped into someone's arms.

His chin fell to the top of her hair, rubbing it delicately with a soothing touch.

The tears Xu You had just held back almost overflowed again, and she forced herself to divert her attention, "Are you cold?"

"Uh, cold."

The distance was so close that Xu You could feel the slight vibration in his chest, accompanied by the clear breath of the two words that came out.

Makes one's face a little hot.

Xu You thought of the last time he was drugged and molested by her in a somewhat demonic and voluptuous manner, and couldn't help but clear his cough, "If you're cold, I'll take off my clothes and cover you."

With that, she reached to undo her own belt, and Wen Ji stopped her, his voice a little tight, "You may not."

Xu You hadn't thought about it, but his dark voice brought it out: "Master, what are you thinking about? Although this is not a Buddhist holy place, but you have so many injuries, how can it? It's not that I don't want to, but I also have to think about the master's body, don't you think so?"

Winking Art: "......"

"But you have to know how to do things differently," Xu You offered with a flourish, "If Master really wants to, and it's inconvenient to move, why don't I do it, I think I can."

Winking Art: "............"

When he doesn't say anything, Xu You looks up and realizes that the knot in his throat is moving and his ears are red.

She buried her head back again and couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the more abstinent a person was, the easier it was to be titillated into lust.

After a while, the wind outside whistled and poured in, causing the firelight to sway and the cave to lighten and darken.

Xu You was still a bit worried about him, "Master really isn't cold?"

When he finished speaking, Wen Ji's left arm wrapped around her tightly.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly came to say without a head, "I only have one side of my hand ......." The tone of voice without waves and waves.

He only had one hand and couldn't hold her all the way.

For the first time in all the years since he broke his arm, he regretted his handicap.

Xu You quietly raised his head and saw the darkness in his eyes, and instantly understood what he was thinking, she can understand, like a person is to want to give the best, and at the same time feel that they are not good enough.

"Winking Art, I can embrace you."

No need to think, no need to worry, I can hold you as tight as you want and I will do it.

Wen Ji was slightly stunned, and those obscurities in the bottom of his eyes faded away and were replaced by a shimmering light, like a haze being set aside by a warm sun.

"Will you let go?" He asked with hard care.

"No."

The sky is full of fine snow, the north wind is whistling, the narrow cave is also like the small broken house ten years ago, the light of the fire revealed inside.

Shadows snuggling up to each other behind the firelight and spending the long night together.