Longmen Memoirs

The fox retracted his hand: "It means our little trick has been seen through, but don't worry, that's it in Kazdare. Here, he doesn't have any say."

The wooden stairs stepped on by leather boots have some age, so every step will make a soft clicking sound, shake off a little dust, and fill the gaps sinking under the stairs.

The night wind was a bit cold, which made Chen Mo couldn't help but lift the collar of his coat.

The lantern at the door was on, reflecting the broken street lamp beside the street. Looking left and right, on this slope, there was only a light here that was not bright.

The lights in the room have been extinguished and the windows are not closed. The night wind whistles and blows the white curtains. Snowflakes accumulate on the windowsill. The city's fluorescent light falls into the house along the window. The shadow of the window frame is projected on the ground, and the curtains are fluttering in the wind. Shadows flickered.

The room was very quiet, and you could hear the sound of the door closing gently, and then, only the sound of wind and snow whizzed past the window sill.

In this sound, he seemed to be able to hear his own heartbeat, beat after beat, without stopping as he breathed.

Taking advantage of the fluorescence outside the window, he walked to the coffee table, placed the long box in his hand on the sofa, then turned to the window, looked at the snowflakes falling from the black sky, and gently opened the window.

The fluttering curtains fell silent, and at this moment, the room finally fell into silence.

It was so quiet that even his heartbeat seemed to slow down. He stared at the city beyond the window through the thin glass. The dim light of the city fell into his eyes with its outline, and the light in the distance became sudden in his sight. The brightness and darkness give people the illusion that they are about to fall into deep sleep.

This sleeping city is actually no different from other places late at night.

It was at this time that the lights in the room suddenly turned on.

The bright light made him feel a little dazed.

A soft click sounded behind Chen Mo. Wei Na, with her long hair disheveled, stood at the door of the bedroom. She was not asleep, and Chen Mo did not see the sleepiness after waking up in her eyes.

He looked away from Vina again and looked at the clock hanging in the living room - 3:52.

"Still not asleep?" Chen Mo asked casually, closing the curtains.

Weena was wearing a thick brown coat, and inside she could see the indigo plaid pajamas she was wearing. She was wearing a pair of plush slippers, and she was holding an open book in her other hand.

There was no change when she left Chen Mo. The only change was that the ponytail she tied up was let down, and the black hair hanging down to her chest was much messier than when she was tied up.

"Can't sleep."

The remaining fire in the fireplace had long gone out.

She walked over from the bedroom door, sat on the sofa, stretched out her hand to remove the long box containing the weapons, leaned against the cushions of the sofa, and raised her head slightly to look at Chen Mo.

"Is the meal left in the refrigerator overheated?"

Vera nodded.

"I saw the note you left on the table."

Chen Mo looked at the long kitchen table, where there were still the remaining dishes.

"Keep it for me?"

Chen Mo laughed a little dumbly.

He took off the coat and scarf he was wearing, revealing the innermost black wool sweater and dagger strap, and draped them on the back of the sofa. He walked around the sofa, walked to the dining table, picked up the dishes on the table, and put them Throwing it into the sink, he took off the apron hanging on the kitchen wall and tied it on.

The water was a bit cold, and it took more than ten seconds for it to gradually warm up.

Wei Na's voice sounded from behind Chen Mo.

"Where did you go today?" Wei Na asked, without turning her head, but looked at the cup on the sofa, poured a glass of water, took a sip and opened the book again.

"Royal Oak District, well, it should be called Londinium District [-]." Chen Mo replied while inserting the washed dishes into the bowl rack next to him.

"What's that book in your hand?"

"A novel, I found it in a drawer in the bedroom. It's quite interesting." Wei Na said, and then asked: "Is it yours?"

"I rarely read storybooks, maybe because the last tenant didn't have time to take them with him when he left." Chen Mo replied: "What is it about, the knight and the princess?"

"Why do you ask?"

Wei Na glanced at Chen Mo in surprise. He had his back turned and could only see the two rows of daggers stuck in the black suspenders under his arms. The murder weapon bypassed the pink apron with cartoon patterns printed on it, which was a bit funny.

"This is Victoria." Chen Mo replied matter-of-factly, with some eloquence: "Don't you think Victoria is a good match for knights, princesses, etc.? Or maybe a prince, mixed with a little popular fantasy, falling in love with a commoner princess, romantic , an innocent love story.”

"Why not a king and a lord?"

"Because in everyone's impression, most of them are villains, or decrepit old men. Compared with the old king, young, beautiful and handsome characters are more in line with the public's preferences and are more favored by ordinary people."

"Even so, a story is just a story after all. I have read two of the stories you mentioned before."

Wei Na seemed to suddenly lose interest in continuing to read. She closed the book and put it on the table. She sounded a little regretful and tapped her finger on the table: "But unfortunately, this book is only about a woman's self-pity."

"Then the last tenant must have been a woman."

Chen Mo said immediately and confidently, reaching out to wipe off the water stains on his apron.He took off the apron and hung it back on the wall, walked to the coffee table, sat down, and glanced at the book that Vina put on the table.

The cover is in a sunny and colorful garden. There is a pavilion not far away. In front of the steps of the pavilion, a woman wearing a Victorian dress is walking slowly.

【M【

"Mary Jane, is this the protagonist of this book?" Chen Mo said as he bent down and stretched out his hand to pick up the book on the table and take a good look at it.

This might also be a good way to kill time and distance yourself.

ps: Chen Mo is getting closer and closer to the main tone of Terra, which shows that he has adapted to this land. It is often not people who change things, but things that change people.

Chapter 74 Silently guarding Chen Gui ([-]): Your Highness the Wild Cat

[It is difficult not to be held back by others, unless you love no one, no one cares about you, no one loves you, and no one cares about you. 】

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A country located at the bottom of the central valley of the continent, the Victoria Empire has a vast territory and rich resources. It is adjacent to several core countries. In addition, there are several pioneering areas and enclaves. It advocates power and expansion and aims to establish its own dominant international empire. Order maintains the interests of the nobility through hegemony and plundering of pioneer lands, thereby maintaining the world system of Victoria's supremacy.

And now, one of the country's nominal owners is about to be forced to leave her homeland.

How would she feel?

When Chen Mo's hand was about to touch the book, a hand suddenly stretched out from his side and grabbed his collar.

Caught off guard, Chen Mo was pulled to the sofa by Wei Na.

He subconsciously wanted to stand up, but Wei Na's hand firmly grabbed his collar, preventing Chen Mo from steadying his body the moment before he fell.

At that time, Chen Mo was only ten centimeters away from Wei Na.

Weina lay on her back on the sofa. One of Chen Mo's hands was supporting the armrest of the sofa, and the other hand fell between Weina's legs. The soft sofa cushion seemed to sink Chen Mo's whole hand.

The messy long hair fell from Vina's temples, revealing her delicate and beautiful face. You could even feel the heat of her breath hitting the tip of your nose, accompanied by a sweet fragrance.

The warm yellow light above her head was so bright that the girl's thin lips seemed to be dyed with a layer of seductive crystal, glowing with a soft and clear luster, making people want to touch her.

The surprised black eyes reflected Wei Na's face at this moment, and it seemed that she was the only one in the pupils.Chen Mo also knew that in Wei Na's eyes, it must be the same.

Surprise, confusion, doubt, and then calmness.

In just a few seconds, these emotions flashed through Chen Mo's mind, and in the end, they all turned into calmness in Wei Na's eyes.

Wei Na's expression was very calm. From beginning to end, there was not even a hint of unnecessary shyness or panic on her face.

If it weren't for her violently rising and falling chest and slightly disordered breathing, Chen Mo would have thought that she was as plain as she appeared.

It was undeniable that Chen Mo's breathing became a little rapid at that moment.

Her move was so sudden.

"what happened?"

Chen Mo lowered his eyelids slightly and looked at Weina's hand holding his collar. The wrinkled collar was still tightly held in Weina's hand, with no intention of letting go.

The other hand slowly wrapped around Chen Mo's neck from behind, and the brown coat draped on her body slowly slid down her arm.

Her arms were a little cold, and the fingers that went around Chen Mo's neck fell on the side of his face.

Chen Mo suddenly felt a little panicked in his heart.

Under the light, Chen Mo's peripheral vision could clearly see the collarbone and white shoulder straps exposed from Wei Na's shoulders. Slightly lower, there were some wrinkled collars and the outline of delicate skin.

The temperature of the room suddenly seemed to have increased a lot.

Wei Na slowly let go of her left hand that was holding Chen Mo's collar, but Chen Mo didn't stand up the moment she let go of her hand. She couldn't explain why. She was probably deceiving herself. Even if she stood up, her hands around her neck were still there. He won't let himself go easily.

Chen Mo convinced himself.

When his eyes fell on Weina's face again, there was an intoxicating blush on that delicate face, which fell lightly on her side face, making that beautiful face as bright and attractive as a colorful garden.

She looked at Chen Mo as if waiting for him [/*

But Chen Mo slightly distanced himself from her.

He didn't know where Vina knew this, but she wouldn't normally say these words.

She opened her eyes and looked at Chen Mo.

"What are you afraid of?"

She asked softly, and her voice rang in Chen Mo's ears.

"You know what I am."

"..."

Wei Na didn't answer, but there was a fleeting look of loss in her eyes.

Unreasonable disappointment, incomprehensible loss.

Chen Mo suddenly came back to his senses.

Yes, in the story, the knights and commoners who fall in love with the princess will not give up their love because of any obstacles.

Overcoming obstacles?Finally getting married?

But after all, the story does not tell about the love between the king and the common people, because everyone knows that it is impossible, because everyone knows that the king will be an old man, and who would fall in love with the old man?

"There is no need to hook up with someone who has nothing to do with you." Chen Mo said softly.

"It has nothing to do with it?" Wei Na hesitated for a moment, then a smile suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth.

"No one is irrelevant, Gurney. I am not, and neither are you. You are trying to make me not believe in fate, but you would say such a thing. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"I'm just fulfilling our agreement."

"Then can I think that you are afraid now?" Vina asked, and she repeated: "What are you afraid of? Gurney, you are afraid of me, or of yourself."

Chen Mo looked at Wei Na's beautiful and bright golden eyes, and looked at the girl very close to him. They were the only two left in the room, and the girl in front of him was gentle, beautiful and touching.

She is free and easy, uninhibited and brisk.

She is noble, ignorant and pure.

She has a soul that is difficult for ordinary people to reach, and she is trying to open her heart.

It’s hard not to be touched.

Chen Mo slowly opened his mouth:

"I'm afraid that you will become the same person as me. There is already one person who has become like this. I don't want you to become the second one. Wei Na, it is not worthwhile to spend your life on something unnecessary. Maybe you are not aware of it now, you think you can do it on your own, and you are holding on to that kind of naive luck... But, I tried."

"Does that person regret it?"

The fox has indeed never regretted it. She said she would not regret it.

"I regret."

"At least she didn't." Wei Na said, her tone was light but firm: "I already know what you are afraid of. She and I are different people, but I don't think I will be worse than others... I'm talking about anything. people."

She wrapped her hands around Chen Mo's neck, and that kind of strength made Chen Mo understand what she was thinking.

"You want to distance yourself from me, Gurney. I don't know if this is love." Vina said: "I hope it is. No one has to pay anything for anyone. Gurney, this is my personal love." Will is also...my command."

"But I do not……"

Chen Mo's words were blocked in his mouth before he could finish. He couldn't tell what it was like. It was cold and warm, mixed with the fragrance that filled the tip of his nose. At that moment, his mind went blank.

It was blank, leaving only him and Wei Na in front of him.

It wasn't until the knife was placed on the other end of the sofa and the sound of being kicked to the ground by herself or Wei Na that Chen Mo suddenly woke up. She pushed Wei Na away and stood up from the sofa.

"It doesn't seem to be anything special."

After being pushed away, Wei Na put her fingers on her lips, as if she was remembering something. She reached out to the table and opened a certain page of the book. After a while, she put the book down.

"Sure enough, it's just a story."