Untouchable Lovers-Chapter 164 - 147 Gentle Lies
Chapter 164 -147 Gentle Lies
Chu Yu did not smile; instead, she looked at Rong Zhi coldly.
How could she not think of what He Jue had thought of?
Although she knew that Rong Zhi was doing it to gain an advantageous position, that indifferent attitude made her heart chill repeatedly. Chu Yu had not expected that, at this critical moment, in such a dangerous situation, she would become petulant.
But she could not disregard it because the person doing this was Rong Zhi.
She felt very cold in her heart, ice cold.
Rong Zhi smiled lightly, his smile casual and disdainful. His body maintained its original posture, leaning against the entrance of the carriage, with one hand supporting him. The carriage continued to jolt, and the longsword that Rong Zhi had let go of slid with the vibrations to the side of the carriage, and with the momentum, it stabbed into the wall of the carriage. Yet, he stood steadily in this unbalanced pose, without any intention of falling.
Chu Yu stared at him and did not even say to stop the carriage. Just like that, the carriage continued to speed sharply upward, the wheels passing over obstacles, the carriage wall not knowing what it hit, barreling forward as if drunk: “Were you just waiting outside earlier?” waiting for He Jue’s weakness to act up? What if He Jue’s weakness wasn’t real? What if He Jue, furious from embarrassment, had killed her?
Was he that confident? Or was it because he simply did not care, hence his laissez-faire attitude?
Rong Zhi’s dark eyes were purely black, a faint shallow smile rippling within them, seeming teasing, yet also mocking: “Yes.”
Although she had already guessed as much, hearing him say it herself, Chu Yu still felt as if someone had pricked her heart with a needle, just a slight sting, but highly uncomfortable.
After asking the first question, the rest became easier, and Chu Yu continued: “You chasing after me to rescue me wasn’t voluntarily, was it?”
Rong Zhi smiled again, this time not speaking, but from that indifferent smile, Chu Yu could somewhat discern his answer.
Chu Yu took a deep breath, then exhaled forcefully, closed her eyes and then opened them. She felt very uncomfortable, the needle in her heart not being pulled out, continuously reminding her of its presence with a faint sting: “I understand now… Rong Zhi, after we go back, you should leave.” It would be better if he didn’t stay by her side.
Rong Zhi smiled again, so gently and composedly, so refined and transcendental: “Very well.”
He always seemed like he cared about nothing, all the previous words were false, false, false!
Talking about how he “could not soar,” how he “would not leave,” how…
Suddenly, Chu Yu became enraged. She was indignant. Why, during her turbulent times, could Rong Zhi remain so calm as if nothing had happened? She said coldly: “Since we both find each other disagreeable, why don’t you get off the carriage quickly? Spare your heart and spare my eyes from the offense!”
The carriage was speeding so fast, Chu Yu initially did not have the confidence to control the horses or jump from the carriage, but seeing Rong Zhi like this, she was incited by anger, deciding that even if she got hurt later, she wouldn’t accept Rong Zhi’s help.
Unexpectedly, Rong Zhi merely laughed lightly: “Princess, if you don’t wish to see me, you may get off the carriage yourself. Right now, as I ride with the wind, I am quite comfortable and do not wish to leave.”
This obvious inversion of roles infuriated Chu Yu even more. She bitterly bit her lip and glanced at Rong Zhi once more, only to see his composed and elegant demeanor, his clothes and hair messy from the fierce wind but still looking utterly graceful.
Chu Yu sighed lightly, turned, and was about to jump out from the back of the carriage. They were probably on a high mountain; the carriage was speeding towards the summit, moving bumpily along the way. Chu Yu moved from her seat to the edge of the carriage, needing much effort and nearly falling in the process. She lifted the carriage curtain, saw the trees and rocks receding continuously outside, and steeled her heart, ready to jump.
A fierce gust suddenly entered the carriage, and with the wind blowing, Chu Yu’s mind cleared up. She had been angry all along and had overlooked one issue: she had been so cautious, yet she still nearly fell. Rong Zhi’s standing position and posture were even worse than hers; how did he manage to stand so steadily?
Having been about to step out, she drew her foot back, swaying as she moved to the front of the carriage, coming beside Rong Zhi, her eyes fixed tightly on him. Facing her stare, Rong Zhi smiled slowly and said: “Princess, this is rather contradictory; you said you were leaving, so why aren’t you going now? Could it be that you can’t bear to leave me?”
His tone was soft, yet his words were fiercely ironic. The moment Chu Yu heard them, she couldn’t help but want to get angry, but she suppressed it and, with a cold expression, stretched out her hand and abruptly pulled aside the curtain in front of the carriage!
——He had always been tender to the bone and had never mocked her so obviously. This anomaly made her suspicious.
——The scene in front of the carriage was clearly displayed before Chu Yu.
Chu Yu gasped in shock.
She saw the reason Rong Zhi stood so firmly: his ankle was cruelly trapped in a movable wooden bar right in front of the carriage, only a short distance from the bottom of the carriage. Chu Yu didn’t know what that bar was for, but it seemed to be meant to secure the horses to the carriage. At this moment, however, it was used to secure Rong Zhi’s foot.
The wooden bar, due to the vibrations of the moving carriage, was grinding against Rong Zhi’s ankle. Chu Yu only saw that below Rong Zhi’s calf, the hem of his white garment and his exposed white boots were already stained red with blood. The clothes hid worse injuries that she couldn’t see, but she could imagine.
It was a human joint, with hardly any muscle to cushion it. Once the skin was torn, it would reach the bones and tendons. She could imagine how painful it must be.
The reason he stood so steadily, not falling despite the swaying of the carriage, was not because he was strong, but because he had paid the price with his body—his pallid complexion was due to this as well.
He was at his limit, not even having the strength to pull his foot out to save himself. That’s why he had taken a risk when He Jue showed a flaw, and then pretended to be startled to drive him off. If it really came to a fight, he was no match for He Jue.
He also did not want her to know his condition, so he deliberately spoke sarcastically, hoping she would leave on her own.
Unable to take her eyes off, Chu Yu stared fixedly at Rong Zhi’s foot, feeling a complex mix of emotions, unable to describe what she felt in her chest.
Liar, liar, liar… You liar!
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Rong Zhi smiled faintly, still looking so nonchalant, as if the injury was not on him. “The Princess has detected it, which is just as well. Princess, it is dangerous here. Right now, I really can’t leave. When I fought with the assassin at the front earlier, I wounded the horses. The carriage can’t stop; it can only go straight to the mountaintop.”
To run to the end, and then, to fall.
“Princess.” The carriage was racing speedily, but Chu Yu felt as if time was moving very slowly. Every one of Rong Zhi’s movements was unbearably slow; he raised his pale hand and lightly touched her forehead, his gesture as weak as a falling flower, “Take care.”
In the evening glow, his eyes were somewhat blurry, yet still so gentle.
