Su Qingluan carefully recalled what Song Bo said before she walked out the door. It was not her illusion, she did hear the word "as expected". In that case, did Mu Xingzhi anticipate that there would be a lunar eclipse tonight?
Originally in Su Qingluan's mind, Mu Xingzhi was a man of extensive knowledge. This time, she had a different understanding of the eight words "know astronomy and geography" - after all, this is not an era where popular science books are readily available. Compared to those panicked villagers outside the door and even Song Bo with a serious face, Mu Xingzhi's attitude towards "the moon being eaten by a heavenly dog" was unusually calm.
...Although it seems that her own attitude is also very abnormal.
So, what exactly would Mu Xingzhi use this lunar eclipse to do? Su Qingluan casually pondered this question as she walked slowly home along the country road, guided by the gradually emerging moonlight.
Most of the people she met along the way who greeted her were still in shock. Some had lost a shoe in their haste to escape, and were limping along the way looking for it. Some had cried their eyes out of fear, and though they had stopped crying now, they were still being ridiculed. There were also people cleaning up gongs, clearing the firecrackers from the courtyard gate...
If you don’t know, you might think they are rebuilding their homes after some great disaster.
Although for these people, they had indeed just experienced a terrifying disaster.
Su Qingluan couldn't help but wonder: What happened to the Su family? Were my younger brother and sister scared?
Although I thought so, it is difficult to travel at night after all. Moreover, the temperature is close to freezing point at night, and some small puddles on the rural roads are covered with a thin layer of ice.
A thin layer of ice on the water would be even more slippery than ice as hard as stone, not to mention that Su Qingluan was wearing shoes with a plain, textured sole. Warmth and softness were the advantages of these shoes, but their biggest disadvantage was their lack of anti-slip properties—or rather, the smooth soles had no anti-slip features at all.
Before she reached her home, she saw Su Guangfu holding a lantern, walking along the roadside slowly towards her. Seeing Su Qingluan right in front of him, he hurried over, looking her up and down with the lantern in hand.
"Dad, what's wrong? Why did you come out?" Su Qingluan hurried over and held Su Guangfu's arm.
"You're asking me what's wrong!" Looking closer, Su Guangfu saw a thin layer of sweat on his forehead and a breathy voice. It was obvious that he had been walking in a hurry. "Didn't you see it just now?"
"What did you see?" Su Qingluan's heart moved, but her face remained expressionless.
"Heavenly dog..." As if afraid of disturbing something, Su Guangfu had just said two words when he looked around and at the moon cautiously, "Heavenly dog eats the moon!"
Su Qingluan feigned confusion. "Mr. Mu just said I worked hard to prepare the meal, so he invited me to have dinner with him. On the way, I heard a commotion outside, but I came back when Song Bo went to inquire, so I don't know much."
This was half true and half false, but she couldn't possibly tell her father that she was looking forward to the total lunar eclipse and even regretted that there was no astronomical camera to record the whole process, right?
Otherwise, the other party would probably think that she had a mental problem - after all, she had "lost her memory due to a high fever" before.
Su Qingluan was actually a little hesitant about such a statement with obvious loopholes, but it was obvious that she had underestimated her own father's filter for Mu Xingzhi. Su Guangfu, who had been a little nervous, immediately breathed a sigh of relief and wiped his sweat: "With Mr. Mu here, everything is fine. Your mother and I were really scared just now."
Su Qingluan grumbled inwardly: How can everything be "carefree" with Mu Xingzhi around? Even if he had some power to mobilize, he was a frail scholar. Even if his lameness was fake, his frail physique was visible to the naked eye.
To put it bluntly, Su Qingluan felt that although her small body might not give her any advantage in terms of strength, if she encountered an emergency and had to escape, Su Qingluan thought that she had a great advantage in flexibility and maneuverability!
Of course, Su Qingluan dared to keep these words to herself, otherwise if her father heard them, he would probably kill her.
When the father and daughter returned home, the yard was quiet.
A moment later, probably hearing the sound of the courtyard gate opening and closing, Su Xuanhe was the first to run out of his room. Just as Su Qingluan was about to say, "Watch the doorstep," the boy grabbed her by the waist and looked up at her: "Sister, are you okay?"
Su Qingluan was about to start a joke, but when she saw her brother's worried and somewhat frightened eyes, and his swollen eyes that were obviously from crying, she couldn't bear it anymore. So she touched the top of his head, which was rare. "Sister, I'm fine, don't worry! Why don't you rest?"
"I'm studying."
Su Guangfu looked around: "Where's your mother? Why can't I see her?"
"My sister is afraid of the Tengu and was frightened by the sound of firecrackers. She has been crying. Mother is in the inner room, probably trying to comfort her." Su Xuanhe pointed in the direction of the inner room.
Su Qingluan glanced inside and, as expected, faint flickering candlelight could be seen. Of course, because there was an antechamber between them, she couldn't hear the voices of the people inside.
As expected, when Su Qingluan had already undone her hair in her room and was about to go to sleep, she heard Yang's whisper outside the door: "Is Daya asleep?"
"Mom, I'm not asleep yet. Please come in!" Su Qingluan sat up from the bed with her hair loose.
Yang came in with a bowl of steaming hot food in her hand and handed it to her: "Here, this is longan and red date soup, it's good for calming the nerves." Yang touched Su Qingluan's hand lovingly, "Poor Daya, you must be scared to death being alone with Mr. Mu? Your little hands are so cold!"
…No, her hands were a little cold because she was a little lazy when washing her face just now and didn't want to go to the kitchen to get the remaining hot water, so she used cold water instead…
Su Qingluan had a lot to complain about, but she didn't say anything in the end: Forget it, the only thing that makes you "afraid" is that your mother thinks you are afraid.
What's more, a bowl of hot red date and longan water in such cold weather can warm your body.
Thinking of this, Su Qingluan took the bowl and drank it all. Just as she was about to return the bowl to Yang opposite her, she found that the other party was staring at her with a look that made her feel cold.
It was obvious that Yang had something to say to her! Because the words "I have something to say" were clearly written on Yang's face!
Thinking back to when she had realized that she had "accidentally ruined Mu Xingzhi's innocence", Su Qingluan felt a headache: I hope her mother didn't misunderstand!
Morpheus's Law proved true: whatever you fear will come true. Yang took the bowl and held it in her hands. After a long pause, she cautiously asked, "Big girl, you and Mr. Mu..."
"We are innocent!" Su Qingluan blurted out.
Yang was stunned.
Su Qingluan, realizing what she had said, felt completely dejected. There was nothing wrong in the first place, but she was so agitated, it made her feel like she was trying to cover up something. Thinking of this, she felt even more exhausted.
"...Mom, I'm very sleepy now and want to rest..." At this point, she just wanted to use sleep to escape all the embarrassment...
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