Chapter 49 The Sky Turned Dark

  As I walked out of the hotel with Yang Xiufeng, I was momentarily distracted and my mind wandered. I thought to myself that I had already agreed to go with Li Xiaoman, it was inevitable. If I didn't go, as Li Xiaoman said, on one hand it would affect my life or death, and on the other hand I didn't want things to develop in a way that I feared. By going, I might have a chance to prevent something from happening, at least I would be involved and able to grasp some of the situation, rather than just waiting passively.

  Li Xiaoman convinced me, but still promised to give me 3 million after the matter is settled. Although 3 million is a huge sum of money, I really don't have much interest in it now. However, since I decided to go and take the risk, I didn't refuse the 3 million either. At least this is my life-saving money, not for nothing.

  I made an appointment with Li Xiaoman to meet in our village three days later, because Li Xiaoman needs to prepare some necessary things. But what are zombies afraid of? Sunlight, glutinous rice, ink thread or something else? At least I don't know, I've only seen it on TV, but can I believe what's on TV? That's probably a scam. As for me, I also need to make some preparations, but I have no idea what to prepare.

  Perhaps seeing that my mind was elsewhere, Yang Xiufeng tightly grasped my hand and leaned against me, softly saying: "Little Hai Ge, what's wrong?"

  Looking at Yang Xiufeng's worried face, I just smiled wryly and didn't say anything. Did I have to tell her that I was going on an adventure and might die there? Did I have to make her worry unnecessarily? But not saying anything didn't mean Yang Xiufeng couldn't guess. Seeing my expression, Yang Xiufeng's face darkened, and she just sighed softly: "Little Hai Ge, you promised her..."

  I knew I couldn't hide it from her, so I just nodded. For a moment, I didn't know what to say. It seemed unnecessary to make a big speech or say something romantic. But then Yang Xiufeng leaned on my shoulder and whispered, "Little Hai Ge, I know you've made up your mind, so I won't say anything. I should just quietly support you. But do you know, when the Blood Curse was triggered, I thought you were going to die. In my heart, I was thinking that maybe I would have to follow you too. If you weren't here anymore, there wouldn't be anyone left to care for me or protect me."

  "Stop talking nonsense," I twisted Yang Xiufeng's face, with a deliberately casual expression, but unfortunately the carved traces were too thick and couldn't deceive others' eyes. I didn't have such deep city walls: "Xiaofeng, although it's a bit dangerous, I'm not stupid either. If it doesn't work out, I won't drill in. You don't need to worry too much, I'm not stupid."

  Yang Xiufeng hummed in agreement but didn't say a word, however, her mind was thinking otherwise. Not to mention the blood curse that bound me and Li Xiaoman together, I had to consider not just my own matters, but also hers, which would undoubtedly be troublesome. Moreover, Li Xiaoman wouldn't listen to me anyway. And let's not forget my own impulsive temper, once the time comes, I'm afraid I'll forget my original intentions. However, Yang Xiufeng would never say these things out loud. Recalling the feeling of the blood curse's onset was a heart-pounding experience. After a moment, she suddenly lowered her voice and said: "Little Hai Ge, you're the only heir of the Liu family, if something were to happen to you, the Liu family line would be severed. Have you thought about that?"

  I was stunned, I really didn't understand what Yang Xiufeng meant, but this is also a show, am I considering these things now? With a bitter smile, he just looked forward: "I will try my best to be careful, with you waiting for me at home, I also want to guarantee that I can come back, otherwise, it would make you sad again."

  These words seemed to stimulate Yang Xiufeng, who only sighed and didn't know what she was thinking about. She fell silent for a long time and didn't even know how far they had walked. Suddenly, she looked up at the sky and said inexplicably: "Little Hai Ge, it's almost dark..."

  I looked up at the sky and nodded, but didn't know how to respond. I just acknowledged with a sound, indeed it's getting dark soon. But perhaps Yang Xiufeng wasn't expecting an answer from me either. As I gazed at her, I couldn't understand why she started to feel uneasy, her face slightly flushing red. Does the darkness require one to blush?

  It was just that I didn't know how to react, and Yang Xiufeng was about to die from my complaints. I was like a wooden stump, not knowing what to do, staring foolishly at her. Seeing me like this, Yang Xiufeng buried her head even deeper, took a deep breath, and spoke in a very small voice: "We might not make it back, at most we can only make it back to the county town, the last bus home is already gone..."

  I knew that, scratched my head, but it's getting more and more confusing. For a moment, I was lost in thought, suddenly a flash of inspiration: "You mean we take a taxi back, from here to home is over 100 miles, isn't that expensive? But never mind, I have plenty of money on me..."

  Just as I finished speaking, Yang Xiufeng reached out and pinched my ribs hard, leaving me gasping for breath. I was confused and didn't know what I had said wrong, but I couldn't bring myself to ask. Looking at Yang Xiufeng's furious expression, I really didn't know where I had gone wrong again.

  "Little Hai, are you pretending to be stupid?" Yang Xiufeng twisted me again, this strength is not small, and I couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. However, I heard Yang Xiufeng's voice getting smaller and smaller: "We'll get back around midnight anyway, why don't we just stay here for the night? I still want to take a stroll."

  I see, Xiaofeng wants to take a stroll around the city. After all, she hasn't been out before and must be eager to experience the colorful city life. I can understand that. But what's there to be embarrassed about? I chuckled: "Alright, let's go find an inn first, settle down, have something to eat, and then I'll take you on a good stroll."

  Yang Xiufeng's face turned bright red, and she didn't say another word, just keeping her head down. I didn't pay much attention to it, but instead led Yang Xiufeng to a nearby hotel near the bus station. I booked a standard room, although I had originally wanted two single rooms - why not splurge a bit? Unfortunately, they didn't have any single rooms available.

  After settling down, I took Yang Xiufeng out and had a good meal at a small hot pot restaurant. Then, I took her to the night market in the city and bought her many small things. I even spent 500 yuan on a silver bangle for her, which she loved dearly. However, when I wanted to buy her two more dresses, she refused, saying not to waste money anymore.

  Although it was my first time going to the night market with a girl, I realized one thing - men's physical strength is actually inferior to women. By 9 o'clock, I felt some leg pain, but Yang Xiufeng was still enthusiastically strolling around, although she didn't buy many things, she was indeed full of enthusiasm. Following behind her, I wondered where girls got such strong endurance, as if they didn't know what fatigue is.

  It was almost eleven o'clock, and I really couldn't move my legs anymore. Fortunately, Yang Xiufeng saw my fatigue and finally decided to stop strolling around, so I could finally breathe a sigh of relief. Then, I took Yang Xiufeng to a roadside stall to eat some barbecue and drink some beer, and eventually returned to the hotel in a slightly drunken state. By the time we got back, it was already past twelve o'clock.

  Arrived at the hotel, the first thing to do is take a bath, wash away the fatigue of the day. However, Yang Xiufeng was the first one, I almost fell asleep. Then when Yang Xiufeng came back, she was wrapped in a towel. I didn't think much and went to take a shower. When I came back, the effects of the alcohol had kicked in, all I wanted to do was sleep well. These two days have been exhausting for me, I really need a good rest.

  The lights went out, and the room fell into darkness. As I closed my eyes, a wave of drowsiness washed over me. Just as I was about to fall asleep, I felt Yang Xiufeng lean in close, and I heard her trembling voice say: "Little Hai Ge, I'm scared to sleep alone."

  "What's there to be afraid of, nothing will happen, I'm here to protect you, don't be scared." He said with a heroic tone, then suddenly flipped over and hugged Yang Xiufeng, so she wouldn't be so scared anymore. But when I hugged Yang Xiufeng, I suddenly froze. The feeling from my body, as well as the sensation on my hands, were telling me something - Yang Xiufeng wasn't wearing anything! My hand was on her butt, and all I could feel was skin.

  At that moment, I was stunned. Feeling the warmth on my skin, I suddenly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and for a while, my mouth felt dry and my tongue was parched. My voice also started to tremble: "Xiaofeng..."

  She murmured, making a sound through her nose, and Yang Xiufeng just tightly hugged me. If I still didn't understand what Yang Xiufeng meant at this time, then I really wasn't a man. I only felt a rush of hot blood to my head, and my whole body became parched. I couldn't care about anything else, and fiercely kissed Yang Xiufeng's lips.

  Breathing becomes disordered, heavy gasps echo in the room, Yang Xiufeng and I are completely lost. The pillow is warm with the scent of love, no one can sleep alone in an empty bed, the candlelight sways the red spring curtain warmly. In short, this night I did what a man should do, otherwise I wouldn't be a man. Everything happened so naturally.

  As for when I fell asleep, I don't know, but I kept holding Yang Xiufeng, after breaking through that layer of boundaries, everything became more natural, that night I didn't even have a dream, just slept soundly and sweetly, but didn't know that Yang Xiufeng hadn't slept for most of the night, some things have different meanings for women than men, but maybe Yang Xiufeng liked the feeling of hiding in my arms even more.

  When the first ray of sunlight shone through the window, I finally woke up from my sleep with a yawn. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Yang Xiufeng leaning over me, observing me with tenderness in her eyes. However, when she saw that I was awake, she blushed and quickly hid back under the covers, burying her head in the crook of my arm. It wasn't until then that I realized my arm had almost lost all feeling, numb from holding a woman while sleeping - who says this is supposed to be blissful?