Looking at the Moon in the Well to Seek the Phantom (2)

The dark circles under He Shuyu's eyes were even darker, and his hair was disheveled, as if he had just crawled out of a trap.

Li Zhaoyue remembered that she had disappeared with him before, but he didn't see her at the Lou family, so he asked, "I remember you disappeared at that time, too. Are you okay?"

He Shuyu looked up upon hearing this and said coldly, "I'm fine. Zheng Hai and I were imprisoned together at the time. They had a grudge against Zheng Hai, so they ignored me."

Li Zhaoyue was very happy that she was okay, but looking at her cold expression, he didn't know how to react, and in the end he could only smile awkwardly.

"Elder Zhu will be in seclusion later. I'd rather leave the investigation of this matter to you and Senior Brother Xie. The Golden Immortal Platform has been busy with many matters lately, so I may not have the time." He Shuyu turned and said to Xu Xing.

Afterwards they talked about something else, and He Shuyu hurriedly said goodbye.

Li Zhaoyue looked at the departing purple figure and felt a little lost.

But soon, Xu Xing's smiling voice rang in his ears: "Hasn't Ah Yue always been curious about the first place prize?"

Li Zhaoyue nodded, then realized the meaning behind his words and asked, "Are you first?"

Xu Xing smiled and nodded.

Li Zhaoyue blinked at first, as if she didn't react, then her breathing stopped, her round almond-shaped eyes widened, and finally curved into a crescent shape.

“You’re awesome!”

She was so happy as if she had won first place, and Xu Xing also smiled with his eyes curved.

"You said such a powerful person is my friend, then am I even more powerful?" Li Zhaoyue's body swayed slightly as she spoke. The golden sunlight shone on the gold jewelry in her hair, sparkling and making her look more like a little sun.

In glowing.

Xu Xing reached out his hand, curled up the hair scattered on her forehead, and replied softly: "Yeah. Ah Yue is very good."

His movements were very covert. From Li Zhaoyue's perspective, she could only see him raising his hand, and had no idea that his fingers had hooked into her hair.

She smiled and shook her head, "But Xu Xing, you are indeed very powerful. I can't compare to you."

Xu Xing denied it, "How can you not be as good as me? In Cangyun City, Ah Yue, you are also very good. You are very good at Feng Shui."

Li Zhaoyue smiled but said nothing.

She heard the sound of two people pushing and shoving behind her. She turned around and saw that it was Wang Kun and Lou Guan.

"I need to stay out of the spotlight recently, but you insist on dragging me out..." Lou Guan complained.

"You are not wrong. Our Feng Shui Institute extremely dislikes conflicts. What are you afraid of?" Wang Kun said nonchalantly.

Seeing Xu Xing and Li Zhaoyue standing together from afar, Wang Kun waved to them.

When they got closer, Wang Kun asked, "Did you all look at the list? How did you do on the test?"

Li Zhaoyue lowered his head in embarrassment and said in a muffled voice, "I... I'm still the last one."

Hearing this, Wang Kun was shocked. He strode forward and stood on tiptoe to look at the list. He accidentally bumped into a female disciple.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too anxious." He apologized repeatedly.

The man didn't respond at all, which made Wang Kun look forward in surprise.

The first thing that caught my eye was a pair of gray eyes, followed by a gloomy, somewhat creepy expression. She wore a pure black robe underneath, with the Yiziyuan's uniform yellow and white Taoist robe draped casually over the top. The two empty sleeves swayed slightly, the collar was neat, but the sleeves were unworn, giving her a look that was both elegant and unrefined.

It looks weird.

Wang Kun couldn't help but step back to make way for her.

The woman looked at him expressionlessly and left.

Muttering something strange to himself, Wang Kun was jostled by someone who suddenly rushed out from beside him. Somehow, he was pushed to the front row. Seeing himself in the center of the leaderboard, he breathed a sigh of relief. But then came suspicion.

To be honest, the notes Xu Xing gave him were very useful. The exam actually tested relevant content. He was so happy at that time that he quickly finished writing and dozed off on the table.

Out of boredom, he secretly cast a small spell and looked at Li Zhaoyue's answers. Many of them were actually completely correct. To be honest, if he had written directly according to what Xu Xing gave him, he would not have gotten such a high score.

Li Zhaoyue obviously wrote very well, so why is he ranked last?

He was puzzled and walked out, scratching his head.

Standing in front of Xu Xing and Li Zhaoyue was the woman he had just bumped into.

When Lou Guan saw him coming, he winked at him.

Wang Kun looked at him in surprise and walked over quickly.

"This is the famous runner-up in our Feng Shui Academy. He came to ask Xu Xing for advice." Lou Guandao.

After hearing this, Wang Kun also remembered that there was indeed such a person.

This person's name is Xue Fuqing. Others avoid the Feng Shui Academy, but she takes the initiative to join it. She attends classes on time every day, completes her homework, and spends all day in the practice room learning Feng Shui.

But she seemed to be a little unlucky. The first place in every major exam of Feng Shui Academy was different. No matter how hard she tried, an accident would happen before the exam, causing her to miss a subject and finally become the unshakable second place.

In Wang Kun's words, it was just a coincidence and bad luck.

At this time, Xue Fuqing, who was known as the eternal second-in-command, looked at Li Zhaoyue several times after listening to Xu Xing's explanation, and finally left angrily.

Li Zhaoyue was extremely puzzled and asked her from behind, "Why are you angry with me?"

Xue Fuqing's back stiffened for a moment. He was walking, but suddenly he started to run, and disappeared in the last second.

Li Zhaoyue thought to himself that it was strange, but he didn't think too much about it and continued to worry about his upcoming punishment.

Xu Xing bent down in front of her with his hands behind his back. The goose yellow hair hidden in his hair fell on his fair forehead, and because the distance was too close, it caught Li Zhaoyue's eyes.

She rubbed her eyes and looked at him.

"Let me give you something." Xu Xing said with a smile.

Wang Kun and Lou Guan were still discussing the results of Wang Kun's last fortune-telling, and did not notice that Xu Xing beside them quietly took Li Zhaoyue's hand and led her towards the door.

His palm was very big and easily wrapped around her hand.

Xu Xing took Li Zhaoyue's hand and ran towards the back garden.

It was midsummer, and most of the flowers in the back garden of the Feng Shui courtyard had faded. Everywhere you looked was a rich, dark color. The shadows of the leaves passed over the clasped hands of Li Zhaoyue and Xu Xing, bringing a moment of coolness.

They came to a pavilion and sat inside, facing the lotus pond.

Xu Xing held her hand all the time and looked at her with a smile.

Li Zhaoyue asked doubtfully, "Aren't you going to give me something? Why did you drag me here?"

Xu Xing's other free hand was behind his back, but he had already taken it out and placed it in front of her with a clenched fist.

"Do you remember when I took you out of Yiziyuan?" he asked softly.

Li Zhaoyue nodded: "I remember that time."

After she finished speaking, she remembered that Xu Xing had abandoned her. She felt a little depressed and couldn't help but said sullenly, "I remember you abandoned me that time."

But before Xu Xing could say anything, she exhaled again, raised her head and said with a smile: "But it happened for a reason. I don't blame you now."

"Ayue..." Xu Xing looked at the honest smile on the girl's face, and a sour feeling slowly spread over his heart.

It's like eating the sourest plums.

"By the way, what are you going to give me? Don't keep me in suspense. I can't wait any longer." She asked impatiently.

Xu Xing lowered his eyes, his gaze fixed on her other hand, which was resting on the hem of her skirt. He saw her nervously pinching the fabric of the skirt, her nails digging deep into the glittering folds.

Apparently, she wasn't as indifferent as she let on.

She thought she had hidden it well, that a smile would conceal her loss. Little did she know, Xu Xing was the best at disguising his emotions, but he was also the best at seeing through them.

He squeezed Li Zhaoyue's hand a little harder.

"I'm sorry." Xu Xing whispered.

Li Zhaoyue's fingers, which had sunk into the fabric, trembled suddenly. His eyes flickered for a moment, and he forced a smile, "I already... I already told you that I don't blame you."

"You don't have to apologize to me."

She was always too enthusiastic towards her friends, and her direct trust sometimes put some invisible shackles on those friends. For example, with Xu Xing at that time, they had just met and might not be familiar with each other. Moreover, Xu Xing didn't know that leaving her alone would put her in danger, so it was not his fault.

Later, he indeed located his position and came down with his master in time to save himself, which was considered as compensation.

It's just that she subjectively hopes that he can stay.

Because she was nervous, she lowered her head after saying this. From Xu Xing's perspective, he could only see the top of her head.

He sighed softly, stood up, and shook her hand. Li Zhaoyue raised her head, and Xu Xing smiled slightly and quickly approached her.

Their warm breaths intertwined with each other. Xu Xing stared at the girl's panicked expression, slowly raised a smile, and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

A cool breeze brushed across my wrist.

Li Zhaoyue saw a familiar bracelet sliding into his sleeve.

The style of this bracelet is very unique, even a little... familiar.

She felt a strange touch on her cheek and looked up. Xu Xing's hand was on her right cheek, poking it gently.

His fingers dug into his cheek, leaving a shallow dent before bouncing back out.

Li Zhaoyue looked at his actions in astonishment and blinked slowly.

"This bracelet..." He was also a little nervous. He paused and then said, "Do you still remember it?"

After Xu Xing said this, Li Zhaoyue remembered. This was the bracelet she had seen at a stall when Xu Xing took her for a stroll in the city last time.

only……

She shook her braceleted hand.

The material is very different. The owner of the stall sells things made of copper and iron, but this bracelet has a beautiful design. She took it in her hand and looked at it carefully, feeling secretly sorry for it.

It would be perfect if it could be made of better materials.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xing actually made an identical bracelet out of gold according to the pattern of the bracelet.

She suddenly felt her throat dry and was a little at a loss. She just stared at Xu Xing, her eyes full of surprise and emotion.

Xu Xing chuckled and pretended to scratch her nose, saying, "You're not going to cry because you're so moved, are you? Let me be clear, I won't be responsible if you cry."

Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoyue did not dodge, and Xu Xing's fingers touched the tip of the girl's nose, which burned him and shocked him.

The two glanced at each other, both waking up from a dream, their faces flushed, and they quickly turned their heads and turned their backs. However, the hands that had been connected from the beginning were still tightly clasped.