18 Lvzhuang (Part 2)
◎I accidentally walked into the wrong room◎
When he left the bat demon in the daytime, he had already taken advantage of the demon's unpreparedness and stole the black jade while taking back everyone's weapons. He wanted to test the power of the black jade at night to see if it was really as magical as the rumors said.
Unexpectedly, he met someone who suffered from insomnia like him.
But she just said that she was worried that he would get hurt?
What a joke. If he can be hurt by just a trace of spiritual power, then all his training over the years has been in vain.
Li Jintang had no idea what he was thinking. He was seriously considering the question he asked. After a long pause, he asked, "What do you want?"
The whole manor was filled with the chirping of cicadas, the moonlight grew brighter, and circles of fireflies flew down from the trees, like sparks falling from the sky.
What can I expect from a little fairy with low spiritual power?
Xie Changyan lowered his eyes and looked her up and down. The shadow of the dim room was reflected in the corner of his eyes. He curled his lips silently: "If I win, you will go back to your room and sleep. No matter what noise you hear, you are not allowed to come out."
This gave her an idea, and Li Jintang immediately said, "If I win, you should go back to your room. We can talk about sword training during the day."
He clearly wasn't wearing a sword, but she still habitually called it sword practice.
Xie Changyan narrowed his eyes slightly and put away the smile on his lips: "This is so boring, why don't you just go back to your room and save yourself the energy."
After he said that, he walked past her. Li Jintang was stunned and quickly turned her head, seeing the corner of the boy's clothes lifted in the wind.
Yes, if whoever wins has to go back to his room to sleep, it would be better not to compete.
But she hadn't intended to compete with him. If all games were no different from gambling, how could they still be called games?
Li Jintang returned to the room. The immortal book who claimed that he didn't need to sleep was already snoring. She lay down on the bed. After an unknown amount of time, the world fell into darkness.
The next morning, bursts of firecrackers suddenly rang out in the garden, driving away the lingering morning mist. Li Jintang opened his eyes, sat up following the loud sound of firecrackers, and opened the door.
"Sister Atang, you're awake too?" Qiuyan happened to be standing outside the door and looked over with a gentle smile. "Senior Brother went to town with Nangong Xiu. I was so bored all alone. I'm glad you're awake."
Li Jintang responded and looked out the porch curiously: "What happened?"
"Yesterday, Master Lu praised you for your intelligence, but you've forgotten it today?" Qiuyan chuckled a few times and gestured for her to look more closely. "What did you guess yesterday?"
Li Jintang looked over and saw the smoke gradually dissipating, revealing large patches of bright red.
"Is it about Miss Lu's wedding?" Li Jintang tilted his head, feeling even more puzzled. "But isn't that tomorrow's event?"
"The girl is getting married the next day, so the husband must come a day in advance." Qiuyan glanced at her, her face suddenly flushed, and she said shyly, "You will know it naturally when you get married in the future."
Li Jintang still didn't understand, but he didn't ask any further.
There was the sound of horse hooves approaching from afar, and a carriage with a gorgeous canopy on top drove into the garden. Two men accompanying it on both sides pulled up the big red curtain, and a folding fan protruded from inside.
A man in a green robe and a jade hairpin in his hair walked out gracefully, forming a tragic contrast with the dusty-faced man beside him. But he had a handsome face, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and a faint smile on his lips, looking like a gentle and elegant nobleman.
He strode into the garden, waved his hand casually, and opened the fan with a rustle, covering the lower half of his face.
Lu Chengfeng came out of the house with a beaming smile on his face. He chatted with his ideal husband for a while before turning around and extending his hand, saying, "Come here quickly. Why are you still being so shy at this hour?"
Li Jintang and Qiuyan watched from afar, only then noticing someone else behind the stone pillar. The young girl lifted her skirt and stepped out in small steps, her face already flushed.
Judging from what Lu Chengfeng just called, this person must be the second daughter Lu Qingzhu.
That young man must be Sikong Yi.
However, her voice was too soft, and they couldn't hear clearly what she said after she walked in front of Sikong Yi. In the blink of an eye, they saw Qu Lingfei riding a horse and stepped into the room. Qiu Yan happily called out "Senior Brother" and ran over in a hurry.
Li Jintang was standing there alone when she suddenly saw the three people not far away turning their heads. Her face flushed and she was worried that they would be misunderstood as peeping. She hurriedly took a few steps and slipped back into the room.
"Miss Li, why are you barging into my room so early in the morning? What advice do you have for me?"
A voice, neither light nor heavy, sounded.
Li Jintang was stunned for a moment. He knew who it was without even looking - among these people, he was the only one who called her "Miss Li".
She looked up and saw him leaning against the table, his eyelashes slightly drooping, looking at her leisurely.
"I..." She opened her mouth, not knowing what to say, so she just said, "I'm sorry, I was too anxious just now and didn't realize this was your room."
After she finished speaking, she turned to leave when she heard someone behind her say calmly, "You're so scared, am I a cannibal?"
Li Jintang paused and turned back to stare into his dark eyes.
"I'm not afraid of you," she thought, finding this strange, so she asked him, "Why do you think so? Xie An, you've saved me so many times, why should I be afraid of you?"
Catching the surprise in the girl's eyes at these words, he was slightly stunned, then turned his face away expressionlessly, not knowing what he was looking at.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by a clear voice: "Young men, please stand up. Our owner invites you to have lunch with us."
The man knocked on every door. When he came to theirs, he saw that the door was open. He hesitated for a moment, then reached out and knocked on the door a few times.
"Master Lu was very kind to let us stay the night yesterday, but it's not appropriate to stay any longer now." Seeing Qiuyan and the other two coming from the porch, Li Jintang looked at them and said, "Now that the sword is repaired, why don't we leave quickly?"
As soon as these words were spoken, a crimson hem appeared at the door. Lu Suye emerged from the porch and stood before them, her head bowed, her face still flushed. She softly said, "Please wait, everyone. My father is waiting in the lobby. Please follow me."
They looked at each other, unable to refuse. When they got to the hall, they saw Lu Chengfeng and the others sitting around a round table, with maids standing around with their heads bowed, each holding a red plate in their hands.
"Everyone, please don't be in such a hurry to leave," Lu Chengfeng stood up with the help of the people beside him, and limped towards them. "I am very happy to have met you young heroes yesterday. I hope you will do me the honor of staying in the manor for a few more days."
Seeing him say this, and considering that Nangong Xiu's sword wouldn't be repaired until the next day, the others pondered for a moment. Qu Lingfei took the lead and said, "We appreciate Master Lu's kindness, but it's simply unreasonable to eat and live for free in someone else's home."
After saying this, he reached down and took out the silver he had prepared long ago, threw it on the table, and said with a smile, "This is just a small token of my appreciation, as a gift to you, Master Lu. I hope you won't mind."
Lu Chengfeng burst into laughter, but in the end he couldn't persuade them, so he had to send someone to collect the silver.
"Atang, what are you looking for?"
After Li Jintang sat down, she looked around, feeling something was amiss. When Qiuyan asked, she turned and whispered in her ear, "I just find it strange. My sister is getting married the next day, so why isn't she here for dinner today?"
She asked this at a very opportune moment. Suddenly, she heard a voice saying, "The eldest lady is here," and two or three maids came in, accompanying a young girl who was wearing rouge and powder, but dressed a little more simply than yesterday.
Lu Qingzhu stopped in front of the crowd, bowed and saluted his father. When he raised his head, tears seemed to well up in his eyes.
"Sister, come and sit here." Lu Suye was no longer so shy. She pointed her finger at the chair beside her with a smile on her face.
Lu Qingzhu paused, glanced at Sikong Yi beside her, then pursed her lips, lowered her head, and quickly walked around to the other side to sit down.
Li Jintang was startled to see her sitting next to him. He instinctively wanted to move his chair farther away, but in the end he didn't move.
The air was a little stagnant for a moment.
Lu Suye retracted her hand in embarrassment, and couldn't help but look at her sister, not understanding what was wrong with her.
Lu Chengfeng laughed a few times, then stood up and said, "Come on, everyone, enjoy your meal and drink. Don't be restrained."
The others immediately took over the conversation and the table became noisy again, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
Li Jintang was not used to dining with so many people. He looked up after taking a few bites and unexpectedly met Sikong Yi's gaze.
I saw him fanning himself with one hand, leaning lazily against the back of a chair, looking over here without blinking.
She was stunned and immediately lowered her head. Suddenly, she heard an extremely unnatural cough coming from beside her.
Lu Qingzhu covered her lips with one hand and coughed softly a few times. Half of her fair neck was red.
Seeing this scene, Li Jintang finally realized that Sikong Yi was not looking at her, but Lu Qingzhu who was standing next to her.
But, how come the two of them...
Li Jintang turned his head and saw a grain of white rice on Lu Qingzhu's lapel, which was very conspicuous to outsiders.
She paused, carefully pulled the sleeve of the person next to her, and pointed to her own lapel.
Lu Qingzhu immediately understood, her face turned red, and she lowered her hand to take the grain of rice.
This time, Sikong Yi really didn't look over here again.
The meal lasted a long time, filled with the sounds of people chatting and drinking. Li Jintang felt dizzy from sitting there, so he stood up, asked for instructions, and then went back to his room.
"Baby, is it fun there?"
As soon as she opened the door, she saw the fortune-telling book lying on the table and asked in a rough voice.
Li Jintang frowned, looking at the table that had been almost wiped clean of dust, feeling quite disgusted. "If you continue like this, you will leave on your own in the future."
The fate book hissed, but was afraid that she would really ignore it, so it jumped up and flipped through a few pages, shaking dust all over the sky.
"You haven't answered yet, isn't that fun?"
Li Jintang took a half step back, raised his hand to brush away the dust in the air, and said softly, "It's just a meal, what's so fun about it?"
"The girl's spiritual power is not high, but the boy's martial arts skills are not inferior." The Book of Destiny muttered a few more words to itself. It always liked to join in the fun. After observing for such a day, it roughly understood the relationship between the two people.
Li Jintang was startled and asked, "How do you know that young... Young Master Sikong is not inferior in martial arts?"
"Isn't this simple?" Mingshu said proudly, "I've met so many people, I can tell at a glance that this guy is no ordinary person."
After hearing this, she looked up in the direction where the sunlight was falling.
At this time, lunch was over. Sikong Yi walked in front with a fan in his hand. His steps were dignified and gentle like jade, looking like a scholar.
How come you know martial arts?
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