Chapter 405: Chapter 98: I’m Just a Sucker for Good Looks
Anning and Xu Bao’er finally awaited Xu Xingsheng’s return in one piece.
When Xu Xingsheng came back, his forehead was covered in sweat, which showed his eagerness on the way.
As soon as he entered the door, he anxiously checked on Xu Bao’er, "Baobao, are you alright?"
Xu Bao’er’s complexion was a bit off, and she tightly grasped Xu Xingsheng, "Husband, are you okay?"
The two of them almost spoke at the same time and then froze simultaneously.
Anning couldn’t help but laugh out loud, "It’s alright, both of you are fine."
It was then that Xu Xingsheng noticed Anning.
He quickly smiled and said, "Sister, when did you arrive?"
Anning gave Xu Bao’er a look, and Xu Bao’er pulled Xu Xingsheng to sit down, "Sister just arrived not long ago."
Anning didn’t beat around the bush and directly said to Xu Xingsheng, "I’ve come because there’s something I want to tell you."
"Please speak, sister."
Xu Xingsheng sat down obediently, looking at Anning very seriously.
Anning stretched out her hand and took out a jade bottle, "I need a few drops of your blood."
Xu Bao’er quickly took the bottle, "Husband, prick your middle finger and drip a few drops into it."
If Anning alone had asked for blood, Xu Xingsheng probably wouldn’t have given it, but since Xu Bao’er said so, Xu Xingsheng didn’t hesitate to take the needle she passed over and forcefully pricked his middle finger, squeezing quite a bit of blood into the jade bottle.
After he finished squeezing out the blood, Anning took the bottle, sealed it, and Xu Bao’er hurriedly wrapped Xu Xingsheng’s finger with a prepared white cloth strip.
Anning then stood up to take her leave.
Xu Bao’er walked her part of the way.
Before leaving, Anning told Xu Bao’er, "Don’t let your husband go out these next few days, take good care of him, I will go back and start the ritual right away, and everything will be fine soon."
Xu Bao’er nodded in agreement.
Anning took the bottle of blood and went home.
What she had to do now was to sever the blood connection between Xu Xingsheng and the Duke Dingguo Mansion.
Only then would Xu Xingsheng not be implicated in the matters of the Duke Dingguo Mansion.
Otherwise, it was only a matter of time before he would encounter trouble.
Logically, since the Duke Dingguo Mansion dared to defy the Heavenly Rules and commit an act of switching fate and harming a whole family, all the people of the Duke Dingguo Mansion should be punished.
But Xu Xingsheng had fought on the battlefield for many years, protecting the lives of countless border civilians - just this point alone was enough to earn Anning’s respect.
Moreover, Xu Xingsheng was truly uninvolved with those affairs.
He was an upright person who wouldn’t do such despicable acts; he had no idea about it, and if he had known, he would have surely tried to prevent it.
Because of these reasons, Anning would save his life.
Furthermore, Xu Xingsheng was Xu Bao’er’s husband, and Anning was even more determined to save him.
After returning home, it was not until Wang Chunhua woke up that Anning saw her off, and then waited until the evening before taking the bottle of blood to the backyard to carry out the ritual.
She used Xu Xingsheng’s blood to cut off his connection to the Duke Dingguo Mansion, so from then on, whatever bad things happened in the Duke Dingguo Mansion would no longer involve Xu Xingsheng.
That night, Xu Xingsheng felt as if his body was much lighter while sleeping, as if a heavy stone that had been pressing on him for a long time was lifted and gone.
He felt like his breathing was easier.
Lying in bed, Xu Xingsheng asked Xu Bao’er: "Sister, what do you need my blood for?"
Xu Bao’er snuggled into Xu Xingsheng’s arms, clinging dependently to his waist, rubbing her little face against his chest twice: "To save your life."
Eh?
Xu Xingsheng couldn’t help but smile wryly: "Using my own blood to save my life? I’ve never heard of such an operation."
Xu Bao’er sat up and looked at Xu Xingsheng seriously: "Husband, I’m telling the truth, sister is truly trying to save your life, the relatives of your bloodline have done something bad, and if you don’t cut ties with them in time, you’ll be in trouble too. Your own younger brother just drowned in the river, your stepmother is about to pass away too, and your father broke his leg. This is all divine punishment, you’ll be in trouble if..."
Xu Xingsheng frowned: "Do you know who my relatives are?"
He himself didn’t even know who he was, how could Xu Bao’er know?
"I just found out."
Xu Bao’er bit her lip, her eyes becoming slightly red, and even more tears were gathering in them.
"Sister just found out too."
She recounted to Xu Xingsheng the encounter with the Wu Family a few days ago: "Sister originally wanted to help the Wu Family, so she changed the fate. Who knew that as soon as this fate was changed, trouble arose in Duke Dingguo Mansion, and that’s when we found out that the young master of Duke Dingguo Mansion was the person who had exchanged life fates with Wu Ni’s brother a long time ago. Later, sister did some calculations and learned General Xuanwei’s whereabouts and hurried over to help us."
Xu Xingsheng was stunned for a long time.
"You mean... I am the eldest son of Duke Dingguo Mansion, and the General Xuanwei personally appointed by the court?"
Xu Bao’er nodded: "Sister wouldn’t lie to me, that should be the case."
Xu Xingsheng still felt it was unbelievable.
Xu Bao’er then said: "Husband, ever since we got married, I’ve been thinking, you must have fought in wars before, you have so many scars on your body, also, you have great strength, and you know martial arts. I used to think perhaps you were a military general, and now it seems, my guess was right."
Xu Xingsheng thought about the various scars left by weapons on his body and also felt that what Xu Bao’er said was likely correct; maybe he really was General Xuanwei.
Xu Bao’er continued, holding onto Xu Xingsheng tightly: "Husband, even if you regain your memory, don’t abandon me. If you want to go back, you must take me with you, okay?"
Xu Bao’er was quite scared now.
She feared that after Xu Xingsheng remembered everything, he would leave their family behind and go back to the border to fight in wars.
To Xu Bao’er, Xu Xingsheng was not only her husband but also her lover.
Although Xu Bao’er had been married in her previous life, she had never loved Xiao Yuan.
But in this life, she truly fell in love with Xu Xingsheng, which is why she married him.
Xu Bao’er might seem soft and weak, but she was indeed someone soft on the outside and firm on the inside. Once she decided on something, she wouldn’t change her mind. When she fell in love with someone, it was the kind of love where she would have no regret even in the face of death.
She couldn’t even imagine what it would be like if Xu Xingsheng abandoned her.
It might be even harder than her previous life.
Xu Xingsheng was so angry that he couldn’t stand it, and pinched Xu Bao’er’s face hard: "What are you talking about? You are my wife, how could I abandon you?"
Xu Bao’er’s expression softened a lot, but she still felt insecure: "But, what if Duke Dingguo comes looking for you? He used to have another son. He could ignore you, but now you’re his only son, he will definitely look for you."
Xu Xingsheng didn’t know why, but the mention of Duke Dingguo made him feel irritable and uncomfortable, and there was an indescribable resentment.
"I’m the son-in-law who married into Xu Family, no matter what, that won’t change. Even if he comes looking, it will be the same."
Xu Xingsheng coldly chuckled: "They could do such a thing as changing someone’s life fate, they can’t be good people. Who knows how filthy Duke Dingguo Mansion can be, how could I possibly go back?"
"Really?"
Xu Bao’er’s eyes sparkled, staring at Xu Xingsheng: "This is what you said, you can’t abandon me, and you still have to take care of my parents in their old age. And in the future, we will have sons and daughters; you have to raise our children properly with me."
"Okay."
Xu Xingsheng agreed good-naturedly.
Only then did Xu Bao’er feel relieved.