Mirror Flower Water Moon (2)

If we were to name the most famous person in Yiziyuan, it would undoubtedly be Li Zhaoyue. The title of being the only direct disciple of the most powerful swordsman had stayed with her for over a decade, and it also made everyone rush to her side, hoping to gain some benefit from this beloved disciple.

Every birthday, there were always many strangers who came to give her gifts. One year, there were so many gifts that even Qingfengyuan couldn’t hold them all.

From then on, she would only celebrate her birthday with Zhu Ming and Xie Feng.

This year there is one more person.

Li Zhaoyue and Xu Xing walked side by side on a sparsely populated path, chatting.

"Sister, how old is your birthday?" Xu Xing asked.

"Sixteen years old." Li Zhaoyue thought for a moment and said.

Sixteen years old? Xu Xing was stunned for a moment, then suddenly laughed out loud.

"Why are you laughing at me?" Li Zhaoyue asked in confusion.

"Sister, why don't you guess how old I am?" Xu Xing didn't answer, but just winked at her mischievously.

Although Xu Xing always wore blue clothes, the blue he chose was always bright. In addition, he always had a smile on his face, so he looked much younger than her.

Seeing her struggling, Xu Xing showed his right fang, raised his hand and gently flicked her forehead, then smiled and said, "I'm eighteen."

eighteen? !

Li Zhaoyue was really frightened. After a long pause, she managed to utter, "Then why are you still calling me Senior Sister?"

Xu Xing lowered his eyes, his gaze swept across her slightly red cheeks, and flicked her again.

This time the force was quite strong, and she felt pain. She covered her forehead and silently moved away from him.

Xu Xing didn't say anything, took a step forward and flicked her again.

Li Zhaoyue took a deep breath and almost ran away. Xu Xing gently reached forward and pulled her back.

"Why are you running?" Xu Xing asked, finding it funny.

He was much taller than Li Zhaoyue, and Li Zhaoyue kept her head down, so Xu Xing had to bend slightly to speak. Unexpectedly, Li Zhaoyue suddenly looked up, and the distance between them suddenly shortened.

Li Zhaoyue's eyes were round, and because of anger, they were watery, sparkling like gems just fished out of the sea.

These eyes were unlike any other he had ever seen.

Absolutely pure, all emotions are clearly revealed.

"Why did you hit me suddenly? It hurts." She said aggrievedly.

"Then why didn't you speak up to stop me?" Xu Xing said nonchalantly.

Li Zhaoyue pointed behind him helplessly: "If I had stopped you just now, the snake would have wrapped itself around you."

"Although Yiziyuan is not short of miraculous elixirs, there will be a major exam in a few days. If you are affected by it..."

Xu Xing seemed to be unable to hear what she was saying.

Li Zhaoyue stood in the sun, while he stood in the shade of the tree. She explained the reason and he listened carefully.

The cyan hem of the dress and the crabapple red hem of the skirt were blown by the wind, and seemed to be closely connected, but there was an obvious gap between light and dark at the junction.

He raised his head, looked at the woman bathed in the golden light, and forced a smile: "Thank you."

Li Zhaoyue chuckled, then realized that the distance between them was very close, and took a few steps back.

"You're good at your studies, so you'll definitely do well on the test. I heard there's a reward for getting first place, but I don't know what that reward is..."

Li Zhaoyue was talking as she walked, the ribbon on her head swaying as she moved, the small silver bells at the end of the ribbon jingling softly, a few of them hooked on her hair, hanging on the side.

Xu Xing was one step behind her and wanted to reach out and touch it, but after thinking for a while, he put his hand down.

The ribbon fluttered more freely, and he was dazzled by the red color, and his thoughts scattered for a moment.

As they walked, they came to a huge lake.

The lake is vast and boundless, and the water is turbid. Just looking at it for a few seconds, I feel depressed, as if there is a breath of bad air stuck in my heart.

"Where is this place?" Xu Xing asked.

Li Zhaoyue's expression seemed to be evasive. He stuttered for a long time before he said vaguely, "This is the mission office of Yiziyuan. If you have nothing to do, you can take on missions here and earn some money."

"But you must not touch the lake, and you must not go into the woods near the lake."

Seeing that Xu Xing didn't seem to be listening carefully, Li Zhaoyue became anxious and emphasized again: "You can ask others about the reason for this lake. In any case, don't go near this place, it will be dangerous."

But it seemed that every time she emphasized the dangerous places, she could always bring Xu Xing some different surprises, and at the same time, reveal a little bit of the mystery shrouding the outside of Yiziyuan.

Xu Xing secretly took note of this place, smiled and nodded.

Only then did Li Zhaoyue feel relieved.

"Sister, is there anything you want? I'm celebrating your birthday tonight, so I can't go empty-handed." Xu Xingdao said.

Li Zhaoyue thought for a moment and shook his head: "I don't lack anything, and I don't value this thing too much. As long as you come, it will be fine."

Xu Xing wanted to say something, but Li Zhaoyue suddenly grabbed his sleeve and hurried back.

"Oh no, oh no, Elder Cen's class is about to start. We can't be late. Let's go, let's go."

She was really anxious, and Xu Xing followed her movements and walked back.

However, when the two were running back, Xu Xing suddenly felt a strange gaze wandering on his face, as if prying, or something else.

He frowned and turned to look at the deep forest.

In the woods by the lake, there was a very light rustling sound, and a black shadow flashed by among the intertwined shadows of the trees.

*

Cen Lin was a reserved person, but his classes were quite interesting, so the atmosphere was quite good. Although Li Zhaoyue still had no interest in studying, she was thinking about the big exam in a few days, so she put on the appearance of a good student and listened attentively to the class.

After Cen Lin finished explaining the last move of the Bagua Positioning Technique, he put down the book.

"Everything in the universe is subject to change. Feng Shui deduction is ultimately just a possibility. You don't have to be obsessed with accurate calculations. Being able to deduce a rough idea is already a skill. Excessive obsession will only lead to obsession."

After he finished speaking, he paused, looked at Xu Xing with admiration, and said, "Xu Xing told me something yesterday that you didn't understand. There's still a lot of time left in this class, so I can explain it to you."

There is a reason why Feng Shui Academy is called a vase academy. Most of the disciples come here just to get by, and among them are many children of wealthy families. These people have always been idle. In the past, Cen Lin would leave after class and would never stay to answer their questions.

Although many people are just here to pass the time, there are also some students who really want to learn, but they are outnumbered and can never find the right time to meet with the teacher.

comminicate.

Xu Xing was able to convince Cen Lin.

Many people also showed admiration in their eyes. Gu Yan, who was sitting on the left of Xu Xing, was a little reluctant. He was the most favored son of the Gu family, a major immortal cultivation family. He was proficient in eating, drinking and having fun, but he had no talent for immortal cultivation. His family threw him into the Feng Shui Academy just to let him get the title of a disciple of the Yi Zi Academy so that he could manage the family in the future.

Cen Lin usually hated this group of young men and often spoke very fast, wishing to leave this smoky and chaotic place as soon as possible. But today he spoke much slower and gave them time to answer questions.

He suddenly felt that he had less time to play and glared at Xu Xing.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xing smiled and said softly, "The big exam is in a few days. If you ask Elder Cen more questions now, it might help you with the exam."

Gu Yu had a blank mind, but after hearing Xu Xing's words, he immediately smiled and praised him for his brilliant plan.

Xu Xing sneered.

Over there, Li Zhaoyue actually came up to Cen Lin, which was rare, and started asking questions while holding the textbook.

"This is rare. You actually come to ask me." Cen Lin's eyes were full of joy, and he couldn't help but teasing Li Zhaoyue.

Li Zhaoyue, still thinking about the incident in the back garden, asked, "Can this Bagua positioning technique cure nightmares?"

"Of course, the techniques of Feng Shui and divination are all based on illusions, so they can naturally resolve nightmares." Cen Lin said.

"Then...if multiple people are trapped in nightmares at the same time, can the Bagua positioning technique connect all the nightmares together?"

At that time, Li Zhaoyue was trapped in a dream. After performing the positioning technique, he really thought that it was because he was not skilled enough that he connected the nightmares of many people together. However, when he looked through the book again after waking up from the dream, there was no such statement.

For the past half month, she often had inexplicable dreams, and every time she dreamed of that house, she would always see Xu Xing covered in blood at the end of the dream.

One dream wasn't a coincidence, but having it happen so many times made her start to suspect something was wrong.

Cen Lin hadn't expected Li Zhaoyue, who had always disliked studying, to ask such a sophisticated question. He immediately laughed and gave her an admiring look. "It works, but it requires a tremendous amount of mana. Even I, your teacher, might not be able to pull it off."

"You've been studying hard lately. Do well on your exams. I'll explain the truth to Elder Zhu."

When Cen Lin smiled, the old-fashioned and serious air immediately disappeared, and he actually looked somewhat friendly. Li Zhaoyue shuddered at the thought and returned to his seat with his neck hunched.

As soon as I sat down, Xu Xing handed me a piece of paper.

The handwriting is very elegant and thin, and it contains the key points of the Bagua positioning technique.

"If you remember these, you will probably have no problem with the exam," he said with a smile.

Ever since she knew that Xu Xing was two years older than her, Senior Sister Li Zhaoyue felt uncomfortable no matter how she heard it. She felt a little embarrassed and accepted the paper in silence.

No expression on Li Zhaoyue's face could escape Xu Xing's eyes.

"Seeing that Senior Sister doesn't look well, do you think there's something wrong?" He pretended to be concerned.

Li Zhaoyue lay on the table, her crabapple-red hairband hanging down on the side of her face, casting a bright color in his eyes.

"I always feel...it's weird that you call me senior sister." She lowered her eyes, and her curled eyelashes cast a small shadow, like a feather, gently falling on his heart.

"Then what should I call you?" He heard his own obscure voice.

"Just call me Ah Yue, just like before. Master and Ah Feng both call me that."

"Afeng always told me not to call him like this before, saying that adding the word 'A' in front of his name seemed disrespectful. But he got used to it after I called him that a few times. And, let me tell you a secret..." Li Zhaoyue lowered his voice mysteriously, and moved closer to Xu Xing, his eyes full of cunning.

"……What?"

"In front of others, I always call you Senior Brother Afeng."

The girl's voice exploded in his ears, and her warm breath gently touched his cold neck, bringing a shudder. A conspicuous red spread from behind his ears. Xu Xing's breathing became rapid, and he staggered away from her body, lowering his eyes to hide his loss of composure.

"Why are you telling me this?" he heard his own hoarse voice.

Li Zhaoyue seemed stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I've already said it before, Xu Xing, you're not just another person, you're my friend, and friends should be honest with each other."

Not someone else.

We are friends.

Xu Xingqing raised his head, and his stunned expression fell into the girl's eyes, bringing out a touch of gentleness like water.

"Also, I've thought of some new ideas for this birthday. In the past, Ah Feng cooked, and Master and I made Kongming lanterns and made wishes. Now that you're here, I thought we could go out for a walk. Today is the Lantern Festival in the human world, so it must be very lively. I've wanted to go out for a long time, and I begged Master for a long time, and Master finally agreed. It's really boring to stay in Yiziyuan for a long time. Xu Xing, you can also go out and take a look..."

The girl's sleepiness was gone, her eyes brightened, and she kept talking in his ear, sometimes talking about herself, sometimes talking about others, and she couldn't stop.

He, who used to hate noise, actually had the patience to listen from beginning to end.

At this moment, her liveliness fell silently into his eyes, almost melting his usually cold heart.

Just like a gentle breeze and rain, flowers bloom overnight and the garden is full of spring.