Sending gifts via midnight bell
Chapter Eighteen
However, this threatening posture doesn't look like that of a decent person at all.
"Deal." Jiang Zanghua agreed without even blinking.
"Miss Zhou, I didn't expect you to be a CP fan too! But I have a question, how did you get so into shipping people with the same name? Don't you ever get confused between the shows?" Zhou Yulin also wanted to know why she never got confused between the shows, and even wrote a fanfiction herself when she was young and ignorant.
"Because I believe in true love, I have nothing to fear." Zhou Yulin's words immediately resonated with Jiang Zanghua, and people looked at Zhou Yulin with a hint of admiration.
Zhou Yulin: That's all bullshit. What I love is Chen Muyao's murderous glare! She's happy as long as Chen Muyao is unhappy.
"And, let me tell you..." The following conversation naturally excluded Gu Ling and Chen Muyao.
With no one to chat with, Gu Ling turned to Chen Muyao to start a conversation. "Young Master..." Before he could finish the last word, he heard the other party utter a short, powerful, and restrained word: "Get lost."
"Okay."
Goodness, this young master is acting like he's on steroids.
Jiang Zanghua was too excited tonight, drinking one cup after another, toasting until he could barely stand. He even tried to get Zhou Yulin to become sworn brothers, but luckily Gu Ling stopped him. After sending Jiang Zanghua back to his residence, the three of them went back to the inn to rest.
Zhou Yulin had just lain down in bed when she heard a knock at the door. "Who is it?"
"It's me."
Zhou Yulin hesitated for a moment before getting out of bed. Why would Chen Muyao come looking for her so late? Then she thought, "Oh no, I was spreading rumors about him at the party earlier. Is he here to get revenge?"
It makes perfect sense when you think about it: in the dead of night, instead of sleeping, knocking on the door across the hall, you're essentially murdering yourself.
"Um, what brings you here?"
Zhou Yulin gripped the threshold, her smile unfriendly.
"It was my fault for hurting you last time, so I'm giving you a gift."
The boy stretched out his hand, and a bell lay quietly in his palm. He said, "This is the Yao Guang Bell that I have worn since I was a child. It is connected to my spiritual veins, and as long as I am alive, the bell will be activated. If necessary, it can save your life."
This kind of hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress plot really has that old-fashioned novel feel to it.
Especially the gift of a bell.
Chen Muyao must have just finished washing up and came over, still a little damp. Unlike his usual carefree self, his smooth hair now obediently clung to the sides of the young man's face. He spoke quietly, and although one could hear the awkwardness in the young man's voice, there was more of a sincere apology in his voice.
"Are you apologizing to me?" Zhou Yulin asked incredulously, belatedly realizing what was happening.
"..." Chen Muyao didn't quite understand why this woman's focus was on him apologizing to her.
It was the first time he had ever offered an apology gift, and he didn't know what to give, so he gave her a bell, saying it could save her life if necessary. But unfortunately, she wasn't happy at all; instead, she was shocked by his own actions.
Chen Mu shook his head and chuckled, then retorted, "Otherwise what?"
Zhou Yulin really hadn't expected this. In addition, the matter of the spiritual energy transfer was ultimately something she had grasped in desperation. She felt it was wrong to accept such a valuable apology from Chen Muyao, but if she didn't accept it, she felt she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.
Before the other person could withdraw their hand, Zhou Yulin quickly took it, held it tightly in her palm, and stared blankly at her toes, saying, "Actually, what happened before was really overestimating myself. I didn't mean to blame you. I actually really...liked the gift you gave me, really. You don't need to blame yourself."
In the last few sentences, Zhou Yulin was really speaking against her conscience. Although she hated her nemesis, the way he gave her the gift was so sincere that Zhou Yulin didn't know how to refuse.
After saying that, Zhou Yulin hurriedly closed the door, and a girl's flustered voice came from inside the room, "I'm going to sleep now, you should go to sleep early too!"
The boy, locked out of the door, didn't linger. He returned to his room, lay on his bed, and couldn't shake the memory of those familiar eyes.
In the darkness, he opened his eyes and looked into the void.
The next morning, "Hey, wake up."
Zhou Yulin was woken up by someone pushing her. She rubbed her eyes. It was barely dawn. Why was she getting up so early?
Jiang Zanghua was the happiest when Zhou Yulin woke up. He immediately went up to her and said coquettishly, "You promised me that we would act in 'Wu Wang' together!"
Zhou Yulin didn't react immediately. "I promised? When did that happen?"
Then she heard the other person counting on his fingers, saying smugly, "I have a high alcohol tolerance. You agreed to this after I got you drunk last night." Wait a minute, Zhou Yulin thought to herself, wasn't Jiang Zanghua the only one who got drunk last night?
The case is now closed.
"Young Master Jiang, you were the only one who got drunk last night. You said I promised you, in my dream?" Jiang Zanghua looked away guiltily and said innocently, "Doesn't that count?"
"Does this count?" Zhou Yulin couldn't sleep anymore. With one or two people standing in her room, how could she possibly fall asleep?
"Aren't you leaving yet?" Gu Ling was also trying to persuade people for the first time, so he coughed strategically: "Ahem, if we're not busy, we can still go and take a look."
Zhou Yulin replied irritably, "I'm busy."
"Go if you have time."
Jiang Zanghua said tactfully, "We're missing a woman."
"Just grab someone on the street and ask them; I'm sure you'll find a girl."
"No, what we mean is that ours is a bit special."
Zhou Yulin opened one eye and asked, "Is there anything special about it?"
Jiang Zanghua pulled out a script and introduced it in a serious tone, "This script contains magic."
Zhou Yulin: Ha, I really don't believe in this nonsense.
Noticing that Zhou Yulin was looking at him like he was an idiot, Jiang Zanghua immediately patted his chest and promised, "I swear!"
Zhou Yulin picked up her hand, lazily yawned, and waved her hand, "Stop swearing and making promises. Go out on the street and try to sell something. See how many people will believe you."
I believe it.
Gu Ling's sudden words made Zhou Yulin look at the two of them. The more she looked at them, the more she felt that the two of them looked like brothers. "Oh, then good luck to you two."
"Yulin, will you reconsider?"
Although she didn't understand why Gu Ling was also involved, Zhou Yulin really had no interest in acting, especially since it was a melodramatic and tragic story.
"If you can get Chen Muyao to act, I'll act."
I can finally have a few minutes of peace and quiet, but with the sounds of porcelain breaking and heads hitting each other next door, it's hard to fall asleep.
That's Chen Muyao, who's grumpy when she wakes up!
"Oh no," Zhou Yulin thought. "I didn't really want to send them to their deaths." She quickly put on her slippers and knocked on the door next door.
The young man opened the door with a cold face, exuding an aura of impending doom and impending doom. Looking at Zhou Yulin, his expression showed no improvement. "What's wrong?"
He pronounced each word very slowly, one by one.
He was truly furious.
Zhou Yulin wanted to ask something more, but after glancing at the young man's dark and handsome face, she shut her mouth and said, "It's okay, you go to sleep, you go to sleep."
Chen Mu swayed slightly, and Gu Ling behind him missed his target. "Please, my good young master!"
Zhou Yulin's eyes met those of Gu Ling, who was kneeling right in front of her. After a few awkward seconds, she looked away and muttered, "I didn't see anything..."
Gu Ling also abandoned all pretense of dignity, changed his position and continued kneeling, his aggrieved face clearly displaying the three words: "Please."
Unfortunately, Chen Muyao remained unmoved. "Will you do it yourself, or should I?"
Wow, are all these lines so explosive? Zhou Yulin, wearing only a thin shirt, wrapped her little cotton-padded jacket tighter and stood in the corner watching the show.
"And you, knocking on the door in broad daylight, what brings you here?"
Chen Muyao's gaze shifted to her, meaning the focus of the attack was now on her. Zhou Yulin, wrapped in her padded jacket, immediately made up an excuse, "Bell! I don't know how to use the bell."
He stared at the bell in front of him for three seconds, then picked it up and activated his spiritual power. The bell in the boy's palm emitted a melodious and ethereal sound.
"Yao Xin Ling?"
Gu Ling covered his mouth, looking at the treasure in front of him, somewhat puzzled.
Upon further reflection, Zhou Yulin realized that the Yaoxin Bell was actually a legendary treasure. The person who possessed this bell could withstand enemy sneak attacks and detect spiritual energy attacks within three meters. If someone without spiritual energy held it, it could also create a one-meter protective shield to protect the wearer.
However, the book does not mention what use the bell would be if it rang.
According to Chen Muyao, this bell is connected to him. Shaking this bell allows him to sense it, so it seems to be a bell that recognizes its owner.
The bell was hung back on Zhou Yulin's waist, and Chen Muyao coldly slammed the door shut, leaving both of them outside.
Zhou Yulin pulled the dejected Gu Ling back to her room and comforted her, "It's okay, Gu Ling. Life is short; it'll be over in the blink of an eye."
But after only a few words of comfort, Zhou Yulin couldn't help but laugh.
"No way, Gu Ling, how come you just collapsed to your knees after lunging forward? Kneeling is one thing, but you knelt before me, and then you knelt before Chen Muyao too. Don't you care about the gold on your knees?"
Gu Ling's face darkened further, and his ears turned red. "How should I know? Besides, I only came to you because I really wanted to go in."
"Go in? Isn't this just acting?"
Gu Ling then confessed to Zhou Yulin, "No, Jiang Zanghua discovered a secret realm, and it's said that there's a treasure hidden beneath it. I want to go in and take a look."
"You're hiding something from me."
Zhou Yulin looked at the other person without blinking, and her tone was also declarative.
Gu Ling was surprised that Zhou Yulin saw through him at a glance. He sighed and said, "A friend of mine lost his younger brother when he was a child. His soul is trapped in a secret realm. If we are lucky, we may be able to see him again. I want to go and see his brother on behalf of my friend."
Zhou Yulin countered, "Your friend?"
Gu Ling nodded vigorously, and even raised his hand as if to swear, "I swear!"
"oh?"
"But I've never heard of a secret realm with a limit on the number of people before?" Zhou Yulin patiently explained to Shang Guling's ignorant and curious gaze, "Generally, the location of a secret realm is random, and there's no such thing as a limit on the number of people. But you're saying that the location is fixed and there's a limit on the number of people. Are you sure it's a secret realm and not something else?"
Gu Ling hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. "I'm not sure either."
Zhou Yulin asked, "Was Jiang Zanghua with you?"
"Yes, we've known each other for a long time."
After Gu Ling said that, Zhou Yulin knew that Gu Ling probably didn't know much either, only that there was a possibility of encountering spirits in that place.
Zhou Yulin didn't believe the cliché of "I have a friend" at all, and her mind automatically removed the word "friend" to form a complete version.
She was helpless; Gu Ling was too difficult to deal with. If she didn't agree to his request, it would take her forever to get to Chang'an. "I don't have any magic power, will you take me there?" Zhou Yulin then realized a very important blind spot: they repeatedly emphasized that they wanted a woman.
But aside from not having any magical powers, going there would mostly just be a burden.
They wouldn't benefit from bringing me along, so why would they specifically ask me to go? Gu Ling scratched his head before revealing the truth, "It's because it's easy for spirits to be attracted to a woman's side. Besides, I've calculated your birth chart, and Yu Lin, you happen to be born in a Yin year, Yin month, and Yin hour."
Just then, the wall next door was suddenly smashed down.
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