Ning’er stared into his eyes, dazed for a moment before she came to her senses.
After regaining her composure, Ning’er wanted to pull away Cloud Six’s hand. She wanted to leave the room quickly.
Ke Yunliu had already anticipated her reaction, so the moment she made a move, he swiftly reached out and grasped her wrist with a slight amount of force, preventing her from leaving.
He was like this again, Ning’er frowned anxiously at this time and scolded in a low voice, “Yunliu, you…you let go quickly.”
Yúnli was also afraid that this time he would anger Ninger completely, so he did not dare to speak too harshly at this moment.
He blinked, his eyes filled with a pitiful expression. “Ning’er,” he said softly, “don’t you want to change my dressing? I promise I won’t say anything. Just please help me first. For some reason, the wound feels a bit itchy.”
He wasn’t kidding this time.
These days, Ning’er refuses to enter the room when he is awake. So he no longer dares to use his wound as an excuse.
Just because Ning’er was unwilling to come and see him about this matter, he had asked his fourth brother several times.
But his fourth older brother also said he couldn’t do anything about it.
If Ning’er doesn’t want to come, who in the entire palace can force her?
If the princess is still well in the palace, that’s all right, after all, Ning’er might still listen to the princess’s orders.
Right now, neither the Lord nor Lady of the manor are at home, and even Feng Ming, the head of Tanggu Valley, is absent. Who could possibly sway Ning’er’s decision at this time?
Ning’er herself was unwilling, and even the young prince Mo Junyi’s pleas were ineffective.
So at this moment, he really couldn’t say anything that would make Ning’er dislike him.
Otherwise, once Ning’er leaves, he won’t be able to see her for several days again.
Ning’er was unwilling to come. In the past few days, his wound had improved somewhat. He originally intended to leave the room and go find Ning’er in person.
Can anyone imagine that Ning’er and his fourth brother, together, actually had several brothers guarding his door, refusing to let him go out? They even wouldn’t let him get out of bed.
Right now, Yunliu didn’t dare to be too presumptuous.
Indeed, after Cloud Six stopped acting aloof, Ning’er’s flushed cheeks gradually returned to normal.
She fell silent for a moment, then continued to apply medicine to Yunliu’s wound, softly explaining, “The wound is a little itchy, it’s probably scabbed over. That means recovery is going well.”
As she spoke, she had already unwrapped the gauze from Yunliu’s wound. Looking at it, the frown on her brow eased somewhat.
For the past few days, she had the doctor apply both external and internal treatments to Yunliu’s injury. She also ordered that Yunliu was not allowed to move around.
His arrow wound is healing well; it doesn’t seem life-threatening at the moment.
Ning’er moved quickly, and in a short while she had redressed Yunliu’s wound.
After finishing all this, Ning’er wanted to get up and leave, but unexpectedly, Yunliu played the same trick again.
He grabbed Ning’er’s wrist and pleaded, “Ning’er, please don’t leave.”
Her expression faltered, her emotionless eyes lifting to meet Yun Liu’s dark gaze.
From Yunliu’s eyes, she clearly saw his pleading.
At this moment, Ninger pursed her lips, a myriad of emotions swirling within her heart. She naturally understood the meaning behind Yunliu’s gaze at this very instant.
Of course she could see Yunliu’s fondness for her, and looking at his undisguised affection, how could she bear to refuse him?
But she knew very well that they couldn’t get past their guild master.
If she responded now, it would only push Yunliu further into the abyss.
Knowing full well there was no future between them, she shouldn’t have continued to give him any signals, leading Yunliu to misunderstand.
Thinking this way, even though Ning’er didn’t want to do so, she still used her other hand forcefully to pull Yunliu’s hand away at that moment.
She stood up at this moment, took the medicine box, and looked into Yunliu’s eyes, saying coldly, “Don’t think about those useless things anymore, take good care of your injuries.”
After saying that, she turned and was about to leave.
Yunliu frowned, clutching his wound, and sat up with difficulty.
He looked at Ning’er’s resolute back and finally couldn’t help himself, blurting out, “Ning’er, why? Why is this?”
Ning’er still couldn’t bring herself to leave directly. Her palms were clenched tight, but she ultimately listened. She turned around, trying her best to appear nonchalant.
Yunliu’s eyes were filled with intense emotion as he locked gazes with Ning’er. “If it’s only because your valley master refused, when he returns, I will personally plead before him.”
“But Ning’er, can you at least give me some response? Even if you have to expose everything to your valley master, even if he wants to kill me or punish me, I accept it.”
“But what I need now is your attitude, your answer. Clearly you don’t feel nothing for me, do you?”
Ning’er instantly changed her expression when she heard that he demanded to see their valley master.
A flash of tension and panic crossed his eyes before he controlled his emotions and looked at Yun Liu softly, “Yun Liu, can you please stop this? It’s impossible between us. If you need to marry and have children, why not find another girl?”
“I…” Yun Liu was so angry at her heartless words, she almost retorted.
“Ke Ning’er didn’t give her that chance, continuing to interrupt him with a deliberately indifferent tone. “Yun Liu, why do you insist on wasting my time?”
“Whether in the past, present, or future, I, Ning’er, will only ever be a maid and bodyguard by the princess’s side. I would never marry another man, nor would I bear children for him.”
“So whatever you do is pointless, give up on me, there’s no future for us.”
Yunliu listened to Ning’er’s words, his face darkened with every sentence, his eyes growing increasingly deep.
Looking at Ning’er intently for a moment, he shook his head helplessly and said, “Our Bei Jiang Wangfu has never required anyone in the mansion to dedicate their lives to their master and forbid them from marrying.”
“Even if we were to marry, you could still stay in the palace and continue doing your duty. Why have such thoughts?”
“If you were truly heartless and emotionless throughout your life, I wouldn’t mind such thoughts. But seeing as we both clearly love each other, why can’t we get married? Why can’t we be together?”
For Yunliu, it was indeed impossible to understand Ning’er’s thoughts and attitude.
In Yunliu’s view, their Bei Jiang Wangfu didn’t have such rules. The masters didn’t have a hard requirement to stay in the Wangfu, so they could marry and have children, or get married.
Even the queen had once been willing to matchmake him with Ning’er.
So, if he and Ning’er were to decide to get married, both the Prince and the Princess would be happy about it and would never try to stop them.