ATPnovel Chapter 1521 - 1516: Fengzi, I Want to Tell You a Secret...
Chapter 1521 - 1516: Fengzi, I Want to Tell You a Secret...
Zuo Cong knew well he was no match for Lu Yuanfeng and didn’t want to suffer, so he hurried with his soldiers to find Wen Nantian and spoke poorly of Lu Yuanfeng in front of him."General, as per your orders, I went to invite that guy over. Not only did he refuse to come, but he also injured me!
He completely disregarded you, and he kept protecting that girl! General, you must stand up for me!" Zuo Cong cried mournfully.
After hearing Zuo Cong’s words, Wen Nantian couldn’t remain composed.
He personally went to Lu Yuanfeng’s tent.
Without giving Lu Yuanfeng a chance to speak, he threw Lu Yuanfeng and Mu Shuangshuang into the Xing City’s prison.
Zuo Cong personally guarded them, with over twenty elite soldiers, sending Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng into the prison, then assigning people to watch carefully.
Inside the Heavenly Prison—
Lu Yuanfeng stood in the corner of the prison, not daring to speak.
He felt guilt-ridden, remorseful, and even regretful.
If he hadn’t been so reckless and brought Shuangshuang back to the tent, she wouldn’t have been imprisoned.
Now, Shuangshuang followed him, barely enjoying any of the fortune, yet suffered a great deal.
"Fengzi, don’t blame yourself, I’m okay!"
Across the wooden bars, Mu Shuangshuang called out to Lu Yuanfeng.
It was unclear if Zuo Cong did it intentionally or not, but he didn’t put them in the same cell, yet placed them in adjacent ones.
They could see each other, but couldn’t touch.
Upon hearing Shuangshuang’s comforting words, Lu Yuanfeng’s eyes reddened immediately, "It’s all my fault. If I hadn’t insisted on coming to this damn military camp, Shuangshuang wouldn’t have suffered with me. It’s all my fault! I’m the one who deserves to die, why should Shuangshuang suffer with me?"
Lu Yuanfeng’s emotions were somewhat agitated.
"Fengzi, what are you talking about! This was my own choice, whether it’s suffering or happiness, it’s what I deserve. I don’t feel unhappy.
Even now in prison, I can still see you, can’t I?"
Mu Shuangshuang remained calm and collected.
She had been to modern detention centers and prisons multiple times, but had yet to experience ancient jails.
Moreover, to put it bluntly, being in the jail somehow felt more comforting than being outside.
"Shuangshuang, aren’t you afraid?" Lu Yuanfeng was a bit bewildered.
If it were someone else, not just a young lady, even a grown man, knowing they’d be put in prison would be terrified.
Yet the person before him wasn’t afraid at all and seemed to even somewhat enjoy this lifestyle.
Lu Yuanfeng desperately wanted to tell himself he was mistaken, but Shuangshuang gave him that exact feeling.
"Afraid of what! I know you aren’t afraid either, just guilty, feeling bad that I’ve suffered with you.
But Fengzi, have you ever heard the saying, being with someone you love makes even hard days sweet; being with someone you don’t like makes you unhappy even with gold and silver mountains.
Besides, I don’t feel scared, nor do I think this life is too harsh to bear. Fengzi, you should feel like me; as long as we’re together, you don’t need to feel guilty or blame yourself!"
Mu Shuangshuang still had a smile on her face, and her words carried a sense of openness.
Lu Yuanfeng’s originally restless heart calmed down immediately.
He walked to the edge of the cell, reached out his hand, trying to touch Shuangshuang’s hand.
Mu Shuangshuang, just like him, also reached out, but there was some distance between the two cells, so they couldn’t touch.
Lu Yuanfeng tried several times but couldn’t even touch a single finger of Mu Shuangshuang.
Just then, he saw Shuangshuang sit down and pick up the straw beside her to start weaving a straw rope.
Lu Yuanfeng instantly understood and began weaving a straw rope as well.
The two worked quickly, and in no time, a long straw rope was woven.
Mu Shuangshuang threw her section of the straw rope into Lu Yuanfeng’s cell.
Lu Yuanfeng reached out and connected his woven straw rope with Mu Shuangshuang’s, and they were finally "holding hands"!
Successfully holding hands, both showed bright and joyous smiles.
In reality, no one knew what tomorrow would bring.
But they knew clearly that this current happiness belonged to the two of them.
In Xing City, Wen Nantian was in charge, and when Cheng Dagang was around, there might have been a glimmer of hope; now, it seemed there was no hope at all.
Mu Shuangshuang had a secret in her heart, which she hesitated to tell Lu Yuanfeng.
She hadn’t told him before, fearing she would scare Fengzi.
In the present situation, it was time to reveal it.
"Fengzi, I want to tell you a secret, an earth-shattering one!" Mu Shuangshuang’s face held some mystery.
"Huh?" Lu Yuanfeng stared at Mu Shuangshuang, his ears perked up, waiting for the secret.
"When I reveal this secret, you might be shocked! Fengzi, you need to be mentally prepared," Mu Shuangshuang said.
Lu Yuanfeng nodded firmly, "I won’t tell anyone!"
"Alright, let me ask you a question first. If... if I’m no longer me, would you still love me?" Mu Shuangshuang suddenly asked.
Lu Yuanfeng’s eyes reflected confusion.
He did not understand Mu Shuangshuang’s intent.
"I mean if..." Mu Shuangshuang sifted through all her stored knowledge in her mind, pondering how to clarify everything.
Suddenly, her eyes brightened.
"Got it, I’ll tell you a story and then share my secret!" Mu Shuangshuang said.
The story Mu Shuangshuang planned to tell Lu Yuanfeng was the two-part tale of "A Chinese Odyssey."
Not because the love in the story was particularly touching, but because it mentioned the Moonlight Treasure Box, which allowed for time travel.
Mu Shuangshuang wanted to tell Lu Yuanfeng that she too had traveled here.
This secret was something she initially thought to reveal to Fengzi when she was about to die.
Now, more or less, it was the right time!
Wen Nantian letting them go was nearly impossible, so rather than leaving with regrets upon dying, it was better to say it now.
The story of "A Chinese Odyssey" was not long, and Mu Shuangshuang spoke slowly.
Lu Yuanfeng listened intently, and when he learned the story’s protagonist was called Zizunbao, and the woman was named Zixia, he already had an image of these two in his mind.
None other than the fact that Mu Shuangshuang described them too vividly, Zixia’s every expression, Zizunbao’s hopeless affection.
After listening to the story, Lu Yuanfeng didn’t realize he’d been moved to tears.
[Without the golden ring, how can I save you; with the ring, how can I love you.]
This was Shuangshuang’s last line, and Lu Yuanfeng deeply felt that kind of helplessness, that kind of pain.
He felt so uncomfortable now, all stemming from him, yet his most beloved girl had to suffer alongside him.
"Fengzi, though this story is painful to hear, it’s not the main theme I’m conveying to you.
I want to tell you that I... indeed traveled here, I’m not from your era.
The world I live in, I’ve mentioned before, where men and women are equal, everyone works hard, even women have to go outside..."