Looking at the Moon in the Well to Seek the Phantom (9)

When Xu Xing returned to his yard, he found a woman in white standing outside the yard, looking inside furtively. Her figure seemed familiar.

He frowned, walked closer quickly, and found it was Lou Yao.

Zheng Hai bullied her before and was seen by Xu Xing. He rescued her and thus remembered her appearance.

Lou Yao looked uneasy. Xu Xing smiled slightly and asked, "What do you want to talk to me about?"

He looks very handsome when he smiles, his black eyes are clear and pure, and his smile is like a star falling into the water, tempting others to be obsessed with it.

Lou Yao blushed and stammered, "I heard that recently... recently someone in Lixiangyuan has been using evil magic. I wanted to come and warn you, but I found you were not here."

Xu Xing smiled, and noticed the handkerchief in her hand. He said casually, "This is Ah Yue's handkerchief, right? Do you recognize it?"

Lou Yao's face turned pale, and she forced a smile and nodded: "I met Junior Sister Li this morning. She helped me with some things and even bandaged my wounds."

After saying that, she looked at Xu Xing hopefully, wanting to see worry in his eyes.

She said she was injured. Normal people would probably ask how she got hurt and whether it was serious, right? Especially someone as cheerful as Xu Xing.

But Xu Xing seemed to have only heard the three words "Junior Sister Li" in her words. After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "I remember you were in the medical school. Ah Yue has indeed been going there a lot recently. Oh, thank you for reminding me."

"It's getting late, you should go back early."

The words Lou Yao was about to say got stuck in her throat. She remained silent for a while and did not move.

Xu Xing looked at her in surprise. Just as he was about to open his mouth to remind her again, he saw the girl in front of him suddenly raise her head with a stubborn light in her eyes.

"Do you remember where I live?"

This question was inexplicable. Xu Xing was not a very patient person. He was already feeling very annoyed, but he still had a faint smile on his face and shook his head.

"Forget it," Lou Yao's shoulders slumped, as if she had let out a sigh of relief, and she turned and walked towards the main road.

She still remembered that just because she passed by and heard Zheng Hai discussing something with others, the group of people blocked her way back to Lixiangyuan, dragged her into the bushes, and started beating her up.

She was a student at the medical school, and she only studied medicine diligently. She had no knowledge of basic self-defense. In front of this group of kendo disciples, she was like a piece of mud, and could only be bullied and had no way to resist.

"Where are the others at night?" Zheng Hai shouted.

"He said he was going to find a way to deal with Xu Xing and needed some props," someone answered.

"Damn it! If Li Zhaoyue and Xie Feng hadn't met him today, Xu Xing would have had no chance of getting away with it!" He made a ferocious face and slapped Lou Yao again.

Her eyes were blurred with tears and she kept crawling backwards.

Zheng Hai was very upset and kicked him again.

Lou Yao vomited a pool of blood, and then the beating became even more violent. They hit her harder and harder, and it seemed that they had no intention of leaving anyone alive.

Lou Yao was getting more and more scared. She didn't want to die! So she jumped forward and rolled out of the bushes.

She remembered that the moon was high in the sky and the moonlight was as bright as daylight. She crawled to the side of the path with her dying breath, hoping painfully that someone would pass by, see her, and save her.

Two people passed by, both frightened by her blood-soaked appearance and fled. Only he, only Xu Xing, came over.

When that indifferent look fell on her, she felt like she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Please, save me."

When her consciousness faded, she saw the boy smile.

In a trance, she seemed to hear him say something, which seemed to be "It's you again."

When she woke up again, Xu Xing was squatting in front of her, poking her hand with a wooden stick. Seeing that she was awake, his eyes curved and he asked gently, "Are you okay?"

She was stunned at the time, and it took her a long time to react. She shook her head subconsciously.

"How can you be okay after losing so much blood?" He chuckled, and the goose yellow headband on the top of his head swayed slightly, looking very nice.

She hurriedly looked away and looked around, but didn't see Zheng Hai and the others, so she asked, "Where are they?"

Xu Xing's smile grew even brighter. "I called the elders over, and they were scared away."

Lou Yao breathed a sigh of relief, stumbled to her feet, and said softly, "Thank you so much today. If it weren't for you, I would have died here a long time ago."

The boy looked surprisingly good-looking under the moonlight, especially the goose yellow headband wrapped around his hair, which diluted the dullness of his black hair and set off his green clothes, making him look very youthful.

"Your headband is so beautiful." She couldn't help but praise.

Xu Xing's smile deepened, and he suddenly said, "Where do you live? I'll take you back."

She looked at him flattered. Seeing that he looked happy, with his fingertips hooked on the goose yellow hairband, she finally said, "In... Lixiangyuan."

"What a coincidence! I also live in Lixiangyuan, so it's just on my way." As he said this, Xu Xing had already walked ahead.

Lou Yao looked at the boy's back, her thoughts in a mess.

He looked so happy, probably because I praised his headband. Could it be that he wanted to send me back because of this?

Lou Yao shook her head, clearing her mind of distracting thoughts. She thought, "He saved me and was always smiling. He must be a kind-hearted person. He wouldn't send me back for such a reason."

After convincing herself, she looked at Xu Xing with more and more obsession.

What a coincidence, they all lived in Lixiangyuan. And it was him who happened to save me...

Lou Yao covered her red face and lowered her head.

Memories were blown away by the night wind, and Lou Yao gradually faded away. On the quiet path, a pair of hurried footsteps suddenly sounded, accompanied by a loud shout.

"Xu Xing!"

It was Li Zhaoyue's voice. Lou Yao quickly turned around and hid in the bushes beside the path.

Li Zhaoyue, skirt in hand, hurried over to Xu Xing and said something to him. The lively girl's face was filled with worry, but then, not knowing what Xu Xing had said, the worry suddenly turned to anger. Seeing this, Xu Xing burst into laughter.

Lou Yao had been silently paying attention to Xu Xing. She knew that he was gentle and helpful. She also knew that he always liked to smile and was very gentle to others.

But she had never seen him like this before.

She stared at Li Zhaoyue with a deep gaze, holding on tightly to the branch that was swaying in front of her.

*

In the evening, after dinner, Li Zhaoyue came to Zhu Ming's yard at her instruction.

Zhu Ming is obsessed with studying the magic of formations and does not pay much attention to the quality of life. Compared with Li Zhaoyue's courtyard full of flowers, Zhu Ming's courtyard is much simpler, with only a stone table, a few stone benches, and a large number of magic tools.

Li Zhaoyue walked to the front of the room and knocked on the door gently.

The door opened, and Zhu Ming, with dark eyes, invited her in.

Today is the seventh day of the seventh month. On the seventh day of every month, Li Zhaoyue would go to Mingyue Palace to draw blood, but this month was different. Zhu Ming asked her to come to his room to draw blood.

Although Li Zhaoyue didn't know why, he still came.

Her ability to attract spirits was very strange. In order to completely help her get rid of this terrible weakness, Zhu Ming would take blood from her eyebrows every month for research.

The lights were off. Zhu Ming was intently fiddling with the blood-drawing instrument, placing the needle and jade bottle separately. Li Zhaoyue swallowed, nervously walked over to her, and sat down cross-legged.

"It's happened so many times, why are you still so nervous?" Zhu Ming asked her with a smile.

"I..." Li Zhaoyue was about to speak when she heard a tiny noise coming from the darkness. She looked around uncertainly but didn't see anything.

"Feng Ran recently got a cat and insisted on bringing it to my house. I thought it was too much trouble, so I threw it under the bed. This cat is very naughty, disobedient and likes to make trouble." Zhu Ming asked her to close her eyes, then said while picking up the needle.

Cat? Zhu Ming liked quietness, especially being alone. When she was little, she had tried every possible means to get Zhu Ming to raise a puppy, but to no avail. Why was he suddenly helping Elder Feng raise a cat?

However, it seemed that Zhu Ming had become much gentler since returning from Cangyun City. Not only was he more tolerant of her, he also liked to go out for a stroll from time to time, and even had a good attitude towards Xu Xing.

"After returning from Cangyun City, I realized that people should enjoy life more, otherwise it would be a pity." Zhu Ming inserted the needle into her forehead and said softly.

After the slight pain, there was a slight itching. Li Zhaoyue chuckled and said, "Master, do you have time to go out and play with me?"

She was just joking, but she didn't expect Zhu Ming to really agree.

"Call Xie Feng and Xu Xing too. Don't you like being with them?"

Zhu Ming was so easy to talk to now that Li Zhaoyue almost jumped up in excitement. Zhu Ming held her down and said helplessly, "You're so happy, it seems like I was really unkind before."

Li Zhaoyue smiled brightly and hummed softly, "That's right. Master always had no time before. Even when he had time to rest, he would always stay in his room alone. I didn't dare to come and disturb you."

"Isn't it enough that you've disturbed me?" Zhu Ming said helplessly.

She remembered that Li Zhaoyue always liked to knock on her door and beg her to take him out.

Although it never succeeded in the end.

Zhu Ming seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes suddenly became extremely gentle. He said, "My research will be completed soon, so I have a lot of time now."

"You must cherish it."

The blood was taken, and Zhu Ming said with a smile as he packed up his things.

Zhu Ming rarely smiled and always looked calm and composed. Seeing her so relaxed, Li Zhaoyue was genuinely happy. He reached forward and threw himself into Zhu Ming's arms, nuzzling her tightly. He said softly, "Master, you should relax. I love hanging out with you the most."

Zhu Ming stroked her hair gently and said softly, "I'll have someone arrange for us to go out for a stroll tomorrow."

"Um!"

*

The moonlight was like water, and the pale white glow shone on the girl's skin, making it startlingly white.

She didn't tie her hair up, and her waterfall-like black hair fell softly on her shoulders, covering her bare shoulders.

Xu Xing stared at Li Zhaoyue blankly, his Adam's apple moving slightly, and said with difficulty: "You..."

Before he could finish, the girl carried him to the bed.

There was a gauze curtain hanging on the bed, and the movements of the two people caused ripples on the curtain.

"Why did you come back so late today? If you were any later I wouldn't have waited for you." She pouted, looking dissatisfied.

Xu Xing's mind went blank for a rare time, and before he could recover, his body involuntarily pressed towards the girl.

The movement sent a gust of fragrant air flying, and his fingers slid down her cheek to her lips.

"Xu Xing!"

He pinched the girl's lips regardless, raised the corners of his mouth, and moved closer to her.

Both of them were breathing rapidly, and in the midst of their disordered breathing, he bit her lips. Li Zhaoyue felt pain and tried to push him away, but he clamped her hands and pressed them above her head.