Chapter 62 He said, "Chen Changyi, you must help me get revenge."...

(Sixty-two)

The familiar, reassuring smell relaxed his tense nerves in an instant. Li Shanglu reached out his hand in a trance and held his face.

Bo Liang's fingers rubbed his face randomly, as if he wanted to confirm that the person in front of him really existed.

The other person looked at her in astonishment, allowing Li Shanglu to ravage his face, only taking a deep breath when his skin was hurt.

Shen Changyi.

It’s Shen Changyi for sure.

This was the moment before he left Fangcao City. She did not waste time explaining to her father, so she caught up.

All the strength in Li Shanglu's body seemed to be drained away, her vision went dark, and she collapsed to the ground powerlessly.

"Shanglu!"

Li Hanye hurried out of the house and happened to see Li Shanglu fall down, so he quickly helped her up.

"What's going on? Is Shang Lu sick?" Shen Kangnian also realized what was happening and said hurriedly, "Brother Li, quickly carry her to see a doctor. There's a clinic in the east of the city where the doctor can treat the rash!"

Chen Changyi wanted to lend a hand, but due to the taboos between men and women, there was no such thing as a close relationship between them. He stretched his hand into the air and then curled up his fingers.

Li Shanglu was carried on Li Hanye's back and ran towards the clinic. She gradually came to her senses. She saw Shen Changyi turned around and seemed to be leaving. Her pupils shrank slightly and she shouted with all her strength,

"Chen Changyi, come here!"

There were very few pedestrians on the long street in the early morning, and the voice was extremely clear.

Shen Changyi paused and looked back at her. His tear-red eyes were filled with anger, as if Li Shanglu would beat him to death if he dared to take another step in the opposite direction.

He just wanted to pick up the purse that Shang Lu had knocked off. It contained a lot of money, and he had planned to buy some gifts for Shang Lu when he returned from the fairy mountain...

After a pause, he decided to ignore the purse on the ground and quickly caught up with them.

The disease of the Chinese prickly ash is more important, other things are not important.

Soon, inside the clinic.

The doctor prescribed some medicine for Li Shanglu and gave her some detailed instructions such as asking her to rest.

Li Shanglu pinched his palm tightly with his fingers hidden in his sleeves, trying hard to stay awake and staring at Shen Changyi.

This idiot must not be allowed to leave.

Hearing the doctor's words, Li Hanye breathed a sigh of relief. He seemed to be frightened by her. His eyes were red and he couldn't help but said, "You silly girl, why are you running out when you are sick?"

Li Shanglu didn't say a word. Even when he was drinking the medicine, he was still staring at Shen Changyi as if he was an enemy, as if he was afraid that he would run away if he wasn't paying attention.

Noticing her gaze, Li Hanye and Shen Kangnian both looked at Shen Changyi and asked in unison.

"Chang Yi, what's going on?"

Shen Changyi's eyes widened slightly, and he was confused by their question, "Huh?"

Should he know?

Shang Lu had been looking at him today, but he was a little afraid to look at Shang Lu. For some reason, he always felt that when he bent down to pick up the purse in the morning, Shang Lu really wanted to beat him up.

Now that Shang Lu was staring at him like that, he felt inexplicably nervous.

Just as Shen Changyi was thinking about all the things he had done recently that might have angered Li Shanglu, Li Shanglu suddenly said, "Dad, I'm fine, don't worry. And thank you, uncle, for coming to see me off... Shen Changyi, where are you going today?"

The last sentence was obviously what she really wanted to say.

Shang Lu is not usually so polite, this is too unusual.

Li Hanye and Shen Kangnian narrowed their eyes and looked at him at the same time, and Shen Changyi became even more nervous.

"I, I'm going to visit my benefactor at Xianshan."

Hearing this, Li Shanglu softened his tone and spoke gently, "Can I not go today? I'm sick. Can you help take care of me?"

She had never spoken to Shen Changyi in such an attitude before, but Shen Changyi did not look very happy, instead his brows were slightly gloomy.

"Isn't it enough that you have a father?" Li Hanye looked at Li Shanglu in confusion, leaning close to her ear and whispering, "Shanglu, what happened between you and Changyi?"

Li Shanglu shook his head and said softly, "Dad, I'll tell you later. Don't worry, I'm fine."

After that, she turned her eyes to look at Shen Changyi, "Can you stay?"

Shen Changyi lowered his eyes to look at her and nodded.

"Promise me that you won't leave today." She still said worriedly.

Hearing this, Shen Changyi spoke without hesitation, "I promise you, I will never leave your side today no matter what."

You can visit the Lord at any time. Shang Lu is sick and needs someone to accompany him. I believe the Lord will understand.

With his assurance, Li Shanglu finally felt completely relieved.

Shen Changyi's promise was very useful, and he never broke his promise to her.

Li Shanglu allowed sleepiness and fatigue to overwhelm him, closed his eyes, and fell into a deep sleep.

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon.

She stood up from the bed, and beside her was Jiang Fu, who was looking at the account book. The soft light from the sky made her look even more gentle and lively, as if her mother had died with regrets.

Li Shanglu felt like crying again, but she forced herself to hold it back and stood up from the couch.

Hearing the noise, Jiang Fu quickly put down the account book and asked, "Are you hungry after waking up so early?"

She wiped her eyes and whispered, "Mom, what time is it now?"

"Three quarters past three in the afternoon." Jiang Fu helped her put on her coat and said softly, "Your father is making medicine for you. I'll go make you something to eat."

Li Shanglu's expression paused, his heart in suspense again, "Where's Chen Changyi?"

"Chang Yi..."

Before Jiang Fu could finish her words, there was a knock on the door.

The voice was very soft, as if just to tell her that he was there.

Li Shanglu was stunned for a moment, then heard Jiang Fu lower her voice and said teasingly, "I'm guarding you at the door, and no one can drive you away."

She looked dazed, put on her shoes and socks, and opened the door.

Shen Changyi immediately retreated two steps away and asked awkwardly, "Shang Lu, how are you?"

Li Shanglu has felt much better. She no longer feels dizzy and her body is no longer hot. She always feels that someone has used spiritual energy to help her recuperate.

After a moment of silence, Li Shanglu said softly, "I'm fine. Stay with me for a while."

She almost never said such words to Shen Changyi. In the past, she wished she could never see him again.

Shen Changyi's heart suddenly beat, and the tips of his ears gradually turned a little red, "Yeah."

The afternoon sun was shining brightly, and a breeze blew through the treetops. Light seeped in through the gaps in the leaves, casting star-like patterns.

Li Shanglu and Shen Changyi sat under a tree, playing chess quietly.

Under the eaves in the distance, Shen Kangnian, Chen Shuo, and Jiang Fu huddled together to peek.

"What are you talking about? Why can't I hear a single word?"

"The last time I saw them playing chess together, they were about twelve or thirteen years old. It's been a while since I last saw them. They've grown up so fast."

"Yeah, I clearly felt like they were still like kids, how come they've suddenly grown up... but they're still so cute."

Shen Changyi naturally noticed their burning gazes, and he felt uneasy as if a thorn was on his back, and even moved the chess piece crookedly.

Li Shanglu calmly helped him move the chess piece.

He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and still felt that Shang Lu was a little different today.

If you have to say it, Shang Lu seems to be starting to need him a little. In the past, Shang Lu would never ask him to accompany him.

Shen Kangnian said that Shang Lu might have become fragile because he was sick, but Shen Changyi felt that was not right. Shang Lu looked more like he had been wronged.

He was puzzled and pondered for a long time. He placed the chess piece in the wrong place again. Shen Changyi froze for a moment. He even anticipated what Shang Lu would say next - "Do you want to play or not? If not, get out."

However, Li Shanglu raised his eyes to look at him and said calmly, "Put it down again."

Shen Changyi looked at her in disbelief. After a while, he tentatively picked up the chess piece and placed it in a more crooked position.

Li Shanglu: “…”

Her head, which had not hurt before, started to hurt a little.

"Again." She said patiently.

Shen Changyi picked up the chess piece, hesitated for a while, and put it in the corner.

Still crooked.

Li Shanglu took a deep breath, the scene of Shen Changyi kneeling in front of his parents' bodies resurfacing in her mind. She calmed down a little and whispered, "Put it down again, and put it straighter this time."

Hearing her words, Shen Changyi opened his eyes wide as if he had heard a fairy tale. This time he quickly picked up the chess piece and placed it in Li Shanglu's chess tube.

After a while, they looked at each other.

Li Shanglu stared at him, "Are you blind?"

Shen Changyi opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Li Shanglu said, "You don't know how to play chess? Is it difficult to put it in the right position? You did it on purpose, didn't you?"

She picked up the chess piece, grabbed Shen Changyi's wrist, and stuffed the chess piece into his palm. "Come, let me see where you're going to put it this time. Are you going to put it on the beam?"

Shen Changyi stared at her and blinked.

Li Shanglu couldn't stand it any longer and said, "Speak!"

After a while, he stood up, holding the chess piece, and gently placed it on Li Shanglu's head.

Li Shanglu was silent.

"Get out here." She took the chess piece and threw it into the chess tube, then grabbed Shen Changyi's wrist and dragged him out of the courtyard gate.

"Hey? Why are you suddenly arguing?"

"Yes, they were clearly getting along harmoniously just now."

"That's normal. I was so scared. He almost kidnapped Shanglu."

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The three people who were peeking looked up at the owner of the discordant voice at the same time, and saw Li Hanye holding the half-ground medicine powder and coughing lightly.

"I, I'll continue to make the medicine."

On the long street, Li Shanglu dragged the man to an empty corner and pushed him against the wall.

"What did you mean just now?" She sneered and pulled at Shen Changyi's collar, "You're deliberately trying to piss me off. Is that fun?"

Chen Changyi lowered his eyes to look at her, and suddenly said softly, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have mad at you."

This idiot really did it on purpose.

Li Shanglu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth, "Are you tired of living?"

Shen Changyi leaned down slightly, lightly touched her brow with his fingertips, and then withdrew his fingertips like a dragonfly touching the water. "Just now, when we were playing chess, you kept frowning, as if you were crying inside."

My heartstrings trembled suddenly.

Li Shanglu looked at him in silence, speechless for a moment.

"You're acting strangely today." Shen Changyi looked at her worriedly, his voice low, "Shang Lu, have you been bullied?"

He felt as if Shang Lu was walking on a single-plank bridge with a very heavy stone on her back. The stone was pressing on her to the point of suffocation, but the bridge under her feet could not be stepped on.

She was desperately enduring it all on her own, enduring the pain, grievances, anger, and perhaps everything else that could make her collapse at any time.

Shen Changyi didn't know how to comfort her, and he didn't know how to comfort others.

Maybe if Shang Lu got angry and beat him up, he would feel better.

He asked in a low voice, his tone extremely gentle and careful, "I want to help you share your burden, even if it's just a little. Are you willing to tell me what happened? If you don't want to say it, you can hit me to vent your anger..."

Before he could finish his words, Li Shanglu threw himself into his arms and burst into tears.

"You should have shared it with me!"

Her parents died before her eyes time and again, and she was powerless to stop them, even being killed herself. Qianxu wanted to drive her mad, to trap her in this illusion forever, and even she felt she could no longer hold on.

She choked up and told everything.

After everything was explained clearly, the anger in Li Shanglu's heart finally dissipated, and the burden was no longer solely on her.

She leaned in his arms, wiped away her tears, and said bitterly,

"Chen Changyi, you must help me avenge him. Kill him for me, even if it means breaking all his bones! He killed me twice, you owe me!"

Veins bulged on Shen Changyi's forehead, and his face was as dark as ink. He slowly hugged her trembling body, and his eyes gradually became filled with murderous intent.

"Yeah, I understand."