We left the attic and arrived at the lobby.
Some probing glances pierced the air around Xie An, but he ignored them, striding past the lobby and out the door.
"Awooo!"
"roar!"
The king and the golden-haired lion stood under a fence on one side, barking wildly towards the inside.
Xie An hesitated for a moment, then walked over.
Behind the fence is a small garden with some flowers and plants.
Xie Shuci and Liu Yunhan squatted on the ground with their backs to them, seemingly digging at something with their hands. Their clothes, hair, and faces were covered in mud.
"Awooo!"
The king circled the fence twice, wagged his tail, and tried to squeeze through the gaps in the fence, but halfway through, he was grabbed by the scruff of his neck by a hand.
"Aww?" It turned its head and saw that it was the human. It immediately lowered its limbs and was quietly carried back by him.
The golden-haired lion became extremely well-behaved upon seeing Xie An, squatting on the ground without looking to the side or moving an inch.
"Stay put and don't move," Xie An said.
"Aww," the king responded obediently.
He then pushed open the fence and went inside.
I walked up behind the two of them and heard them whispering to each other.
"I caught four, you lost!"
"Bullshit! How could I, Liu Dazhuang, lose? Grab him again!"
"Come!"
Xie An slowly approached, stood behind Xie Shuci, and glanced at the ground.
Xie Shuci's two paws were covered in mud as he dug a large hole in the ground, with several earthworms beside him.
Xie An frowned and called out, "Xie Shuci?"
"Hmm?" Xie Shuci responded, but did not look up.
"Let's go back." Xie An bent down, lifted one of his arms, and pulled the man up from the mud.
"No... I... I haven't finished digging yet! What are you doing!"
Xie Shuci was pulled up from the ground by him. Before getting up, he quickly grabbed the soil he had dug up as well.
"Go back to your room," Xie An said, his tone leaving no room for argument.
Xie Shuci rose too suddenly and lost his balance, bumping into Xie An from behind.
He was initially a little unhappy, frowning and muttering something, but when he looked up and saw that the person was the little blind man, his face immediately lit up with a smile. He opened his dirty palm and proudly presented several earthworms covered in mud to Xie An, "Look! I dug these up! They say earthworms are little dragons..."
Xie An frowned, leaned back, and politely declined the object in the other's hand.
"Throw it away," Xie An said.
"Ah..." Xie Shuci tilted her head, "Why don't you like it?"
Xie An pursed his lips. "No."
Xie Shuci immediately grinned, "Then I'll give it to you!"
Xie An looked rather helpless. "I don't want to."
Why?
"I will kill them."
"Oh..." Xie Shuci nodded as if he understood, "Then, then I'll return them."
Xie Shuci placed the earthworms from his palm on the ground, then looked up at Xie An with a silly grin, "I've returned them!"
"Okay, let's go back."
"Um!"
Liu Dazhuang was completely unaware that his friend was about to leave, and was still squatting on the ground, digging in the dirt.
As Xie Shuci was leaving, an earthworm crawled onto Xie An's boot.
He lowered his eyes for a moment, shook the thing off his boot, and pulled Xie Shuci out of the garden.
The life and death of ants are insignificant, but perhaps, as Xie Shuci said, we should not decide their life or death based on our own likes and dislikes.
The king squatted outside the fence waiting for the two of them. As soon as Xie Shuci appeared, his tail wagged happily.
"Your Majesty..."
Xie Shuci tried to bend down and pick him up, but Xie An pulled him forward, causing him to stumble and walk into the gate.
Xie An took him to the backyard to wash his hands, and Xie Shuci obediently did so.
When Xie Shuci got drunk, his alcohol levels were extremely high. He would reach out and touch anything new and interesting he saw, and his hands, which he had just washed, would become dirty again.
Xie An had no choice but to put his hands together, hold them in his palms, and then lead him to the room.
His room was on the same floor as Luo Xianyu's. When he went upstairs, he saw Xiao Xianlan sneaking around outside Luo Xianyu's room, doing something he didn't know.
"Wait, wait a minute." Xie Shuci hiccuped and called out to Xie An in front of him.
Xie An paused, turned around, and looked at him.
Xie Shuci struggled to extend a finger and pointed in the direction of Xiao Xianlan, "I... hiccup... let's go see what Xiao Xianlan is doing, okay?"
Xie An hesitated for a moment, and Xie Shuci looked at him expectantly.
He was drunk, his cheeks flushed, but his eyes were bright and alert. In the moment Xie An hesitated, he used all his strength to drag Xie An a few steps toward Xiao Xianlan. "Come on, it's boring going back to the room, let's go take a look."
Helpless, Xie An had no choice but to be dragged by Xie Shuci to stand behind Xiao Xianlan.
"Little Fairy Orchid, what are you doing?" Xie Shuci asked curiously.
Unlike cultivators, Xiao Xianlan only realized someone was behind her when she heard Xie Shuci speak. She was startled and turned around abruptly, leaning against the door, looking at Xie Shuci and the other person with lingering fear.
"Brother Xiaoci?"
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the people who came were Xie Shuci and Xie An.
"What are you doing here? Where's your sister?" Xie Shuci asked.
Xiao Xianlan's expression darkened. "Sister went to find Sister Xiao Lian."
"Then what are you doing here?"
Xiao Xianlan hesitated for a moment, then said dejectedly, "Yesterday I heard them say that there is a way to cure my sister. I want to know, but they won't tell me."
"Oh..." Xie Shuci nodded as if he understood, "So, you wanted to eavesdrop, right?"
Xiao Xianlan probably had never done such a thing before, and lowered her head in embarrassment, "Um... Brother Xiao Ci, please, please don't tell my sister."
Xie Shuci, who always loves to cause trouble, especially when drunk, immediately became interested upon hearing this and said enthusiastically, "I'll go with you! I also want to know how to save Fairy Sister. It would be a loss for all of humanity if Fairy Sister weren't here!"
Upon hearing this, Xie An's face immediately fell. He grabbed Xie Shuci and started walking back, saying in a stern tone, "You're drunk. Go back to your room."
"No……"
Xie Shuci struggled for a moment, then suddenly heard footsteps in the corridor, one of which sounded very weak. He quickly said, "Oh no! Your sister is back!"
Xiao Xianlan was startled. "What should we do?!"
"Hide! Hide!"
But they had nowhere to hide in the corridor, so Xiao Xianlan gritted her teeth, pushed open the door, and led Xie Shuci and the other person inside.
After closing the door, Xiao Xianlan opened a wardrobe on one side, letting Xie Shuci and the other person hide inside.
Upon seeing this, Xie Shuci excitedly pulled Xie An to squeeze inside. Xie An frowned, looking unwilling, but had no choice and was dragged inside by Xie Shuci.
Although the wardrobe was large, it was filled with a lot of clothes. It was a bit cramped for Xie Shuci and his two big men to hide inside. Seeing that there was no room for a third person, Xiao Xianlan had a clever idea and crawled under the bed.
Just as the three of them had hidden themselves, the door to the room was pushed open, and Luo Xianyu and Xiao Lian walked in.
Xie Shuci was very uncomfortable in the cramped space and kept wanting to move around. Xie An probably thought that since he had already hidden himself in there, he should not be discovered again. So he leaned against the wardrobe wall, put Xie Shuci's hands in his arms, and pressed his lower back with one hand, making him lie in his arms and not allow him to move around.
Xie Shuci was no match for Xie An's strength. After struggling for a while and realizing it was futile, she gave up, rested her chin on Xie An's chest, and tilted her head slightly to look at him.
A few rays of light shone through the gaps in the wardrobe, casting a slanted glow on the little blind boy's chin, where the fine downy hairs could be vaguely seen.
The two were extremely close, their breaths echoing in the narrow wardrobe, sometimes becoming rapid.
Xie Shuci breathed softly.
As if bewitched, he gently raised his arm. Xie An saw that his movement was small and did not stop him in time.
Xie Shuci's hand brushed across his chest and stopped at his Adam's apple.
Xie An's breath hitched, and he lowered his eyes, his gaze gleaming faintly.
Taking advantage of his drunkenness, Xie Shuci rubbed his Adam's apple twice. Xie An stiffened, and Xie Shuci tightened his grip on Xie An's hand slightly.
He tilted his head back, leaned against the wall, creating a fingertip distance between himself and Xie Shuci, his Adam's apple bobbing as he said in a hoarse voice, "Don't move."
"oh……"
As soon as Xiao Lian entered the room, her sharp gaze swept over the wardrobe.
Luo Xianyu covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed twice, asking in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Xiao Lian lowered her eyes and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing."
She closed the door, and as she turned back, she couldn't help but glance under the bed again. As if thinking of something, her expression became complicated, and she sighed softly.
The two sat down behind the beaded curtain, and Luo Xianyu coughed again.
Xiao Lian sighed, "Xian Yu, are you really not going to tell Ye Changxuan?"
Luo Xianyu's voice was much weaker, "Yes, she made a solemn vow back then that she would never set foot in Tianzhu City again. She doesn't want to come back here, and I don't want her to worry."
Xiao Lian said, "But even if I manage to protect your heart meridian temporarily, you don't have much time left, at most two months. There were clearly other ways to survive, so how could you..."
Luo Xianyu smiled faintly, "Xiao Lian, I am different from you cultivators. I am just an ordinary person. Birth, aging, sickness and death are normal occurrences."
“How old are you? How old is Xianlan? Ye Changxuan is a woman who is tough on the outside but soft on the inside. If she knew about your illness, she would definitely not stand idly by.”
Luo Xianyu shook her head and said, "Xiao Lian, I am not a cultivator. I, a mere mortal, cannot withstand the methods that can cure tuberculosis."
“There’s another way,” Xiao Lian said.
Luo Xianyu could only smile bitterly after hearing this, "I know what method you're talking about, it's nothing more than seeking a top-grade healing pill. But in the cultivation world, even a high-grade pill is worth a thousand pieces of gold, let alone a top-grade healing pill?"
Xiao Lian said, "Ye Changxuan is now an elder of the Hehuan Sect, she must have a way."
“Changxuan has completely severed ties with Tianzhu City, and I don’t want to trouble her anymore. Besides, Xianlan and I owe her too much.”
Seeing her resolute attitude, Xiaolian couldn't help but sigh.
"Immortal Jade, that's all I have to say."
The room fell silent. Xiao Lian walked behind Luo Xianyu, placed her hands on her back, and channeled her spiritual energy into her body.
Xie Shuci didn't pay attention to the conversation outside; his eyes were fixed on Xie An's chin.
The light shining through the crack slanted across Xie An's profile, making his face appear smooth and jade-like. In the cramped space, Xie An's breathing gradually became labored, and he involuntarily tilted his head back, pressing it against the wall. The light that had been shining on his chin moved with his movement to his neck.
Xie Shuci nestled against his chest like a puppy, and when his attention wasn't on him, she secretly reached out and touched his prominent Adam's apple, even seeming to enjoy it.
Xie An clenched his teeth, freeing one hand to grip Xie Shuci's fidgeting wrist, and gritted his teeth as he said, "Xie Shuci!"
"Um……"
Xie Shuci didn't understand why his voice was so hoarse, and looked at Xie An blankly, "Touch..."
He liked to touch the little blind boy. He didn't know why, he just liked it, he really liked it.
"Stop fooling around." The little blind man was breathing heavily, trying to create some distance between them, but the wardrobe was simply too cramped.
Xie Shuci stared blankly at the corner of his lips exposed in the light, her chin resting against his chest as she moved forward slightly.
Xie Shuci's gauze dress was so thin that Xie An could clearly feel her burning body temperature, not to mention his hand clasped around Xie Shuci's lower back, pressed against Xie Shuci's skin through the openwork mesh fabric.
They were so close, their breathing was erratic, and there was no room for any clarity of mind.
"I'm drunk. I'm not Xie Shuci," Xie Shuci suddenly murmured out of the blue.
Xie An chuckled, "Then who are you?"
"I am Xie Xiaoci." Xie Shuci suddenly straightened up, grabbed the little blind man's arm, raised her head, and looked straight at Xie An's face.
"So, may I kiss you?"
Xie An's eyes widened in shock, his heart pounding as if it had been trampled by a thousand horses, leaving him momentarily dazed.
He parted his lips slightly, watching Xie Shuci slowly approach him, wanting to say something but holding back, swallowing it back.
A bead of cold sweat slid down his forehead. In the end, he neither backed down nor took the initiative, and just watched helplessly as Xie Shuci offered himself up.
The room was completely silent; apart from their intertwined breathing, they could hear nothing else.
Two hearts pounded in their chests.
They squeezed tightly together in a closet, their intimate movements resembling a passionate embrace.
One offered their rare courage, while the other, though hesitant, still couldn't bear to refuse.
The distance between their hearts may be more intimate at this moment than their physical posture.
When the two were almost touching, as if afraid that the slightest movement would disturb the atmosphere, they both held their breath, one continuing to move forward while the other waited for him to get closer.
Xie Shuci's mind was in a daze, and he had no room to think. At this moment, he was only acting on instinct. Although his hands and feet were weak and his body was stiff, he was holding tightly to the little blind boy's clothes so that he wouldn't lose his courage.
But as the distance closed, when his lips, tinged with a faint scent of wine, hovered almost touching Xie An's nose, Xie Shuci began to scrutinize the face so close to his.
It's so beautiful that you can't find a single flaw; it's breathtakingly beautiful.
However, his eyes were empty and lifeless, like a Buddha statue, staring blankly at Xie Shuci in front of him.
There was no anger, no joy, no pity; he was so numb he didn't seem alive.
Xie Shuci snapped out of her daze, abruptly taking a few inches back, her expression suddenly turning panicked. "I...I..."
Xie Shuci's sudden escape was like prey suddenly rising up in resistance within a wild beast's encirclement.
The food that was brought to his mouth escaped, and Xie An's wait was in vain. He suddenly felt as if he had been played for a fool.
Xie Shuci was at a loss, trying to justify his transgression, but his drunken mind couldn't even produce a complete explanation. Just then, a large hand on his waist suddenly tightened, and a warm hand pressed against the back of his neck, pushing him forward. In an instant, all explanations were blocked between their intertwined lips and teeth.
"Hmm..."
The sudden kiss was like a storm, instantly pouring down on Xie Shuci, who couldn't help but let out a sob.
The kiss was very forceful; the man's actions were possessive, as if he had the man firmly under his control.
Xie Shuci was startled and reached out to push the person in front of him away, but his resistance was like a kitten scratching an itch in the other person's eyes, without any deterrent effect. On the contrary, it aroused the destructive desire in the other person's body even more thoroughly.
A dark red spiritual energy enveloped the entire wardrobe, isolating it from all movement.
Xie Shuci's pleading sobs received no response. In fact, just as he opened his mouth to call for help, the man seized the opportunity and penetrated deeply, completely taking over every inch of Xie Shuci's mouth.
"Hmm..."
Suddenly, Xie An let out a muffled groan.
A sharp pain shot through his heart, and his spiritual energy surged wildly within him, like a headless fly, crashing and colliding in his spiritual meridians, trying to find an outlet.
The excruciating pain seemed to be forcing him to release Xie Shuci.
No, that's impossible.
He would never be manipulated by anything, and no one or anything could interfere with what Xiao Xun wanted to do.
The more intense the pain in his chest, the less willing he was to let go of Xie Shuci.
"Thank you... for your peace..."
Xie Shuci's soft voice escaped from between their lips.
Xie An paused.
"I...feel unwell..."
Xie Shuci's voice sounded like a puppy whimpering.
Xie An slowed her movements and gently bit his lips.
A moment later, he released Xie Shuci, turned his head to one side, his chest heaving violently, and his face was unusually pale.
He gritted his teeth. What destiny? What laws? He didn't believe in any of them!
No one has the right to control his life, not even the will of Heaven!
Xie Shuci was so kissed that his brain was deprived of oxygen. Like a fish that had accidentally swum ashore, he was panting heavily with his swollen red lips open.
His eyes were somewhat unfocused as he looked at Xie An's face, which was covered in cold sweat in the dim light. He frowned with a touch of heartache, gently stroked Xie An's face, and wiped away the sweat. The scene from earlier flashed through his mind. Perhaps wanting to soothe the other's emotions, he inexplicably leaned forward and gently, very gently, pressed his lips to Xie An's temple and kissed him.
"I don't feel uncomfortable."
A hoarse voice pressed close to Xie An's ear.
He suddenly clenched his fists, his palms gripping tightly.
—Xie Shuci, you idiot.
Inside the room, Xiao Lian let go of Luo Xianyu's hand; Luo Xianyu had already fallen into a deep sleep.
She picked up Luo Xianyu and placed her on the couch, carefully tucking her in, then pulled down the curtain and said to the seemingly empty room, "Come out."
As soon as she finished speaking, the curtain at her feet moved.
A slender hand reached out from under the bed. Seeing this, Xiao Lian sighed, bent down, and helped Xiao Xianlan up from under the bed.
"The other two, come out too," Xiao Lian said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the wardrobe was pushed open by a hand. Xie An stepped down first, straightened the wrinkled clothes, and then turned around to pull Xie Shuci out.
Xie Shuci looked bewildered and for a moment couldn't remember where he was. When Xie An reached out his hand, he put his hand into his palm.
Ignoring the two people beside him, Xie An pulled Xie Shuci and walked out expressionlessly.
Xiao Lian looked at the two figures with suspicion, and for some reason, she saw a rare hint of dishevelment in Xie An's back.
"Sister Xiaolian, can the top-grade healing pill save you?"
Xiao Xianlan asked with red eyes.
Xiao Lian sighed, "Xianlan, although I didn't expose you, I didn't expect you to take any action. Ordinary people could never obtain a top-grade healing pill."
Xiao Xianlan wiped away her tears. "Sister Xiao Lian, thank you."
Xiao Lian wiped away the tears on her cheeks with a complicated expression and said, "Go back, don't let Xianyu worry."
"Um……"
——
Xie An's expression was not good when he brought Xie Shuci back to the room.
Xie Shuci calmed down, not saying a word or moving around, and sat at the table staring at him with her round, bright eyes.
"Aren't you sleepy yet?" Xie An asked.
Xie Shuci shook his head, then raised his two arms and said succinctly, "Dirty."
"Use spiritual power."
"No, I want to take a shower."
Perhaps realizing Xie An's indulgence, Xie Shuci gently kicked him with her toe, "Xie An, I want to take a bath. I won't sleep until I do."
Who are you now?
Xie Shuci thought for a moment, "Xie Xiaoci."
Upon hearing this, Xie An had no choice but to have some hot water boiled for him.
After an incense stick's time, the hot water arrived.
Xie Shuci stood obediently by the bathtub, looking longingly at Xie An.
Xie An said calmly, "You are Xie Xiaoci, wash yourself."
Xie Shuci asked, puzzled, "Why don't you wash Xie Xiaoci's clothes?"
"I will only wash Xie Shuci's clothes."
Xie Shuci sighed helplessly, "Alright, I am Xie Shuci now."
Upon hearing this, Xie An walked to his side and said, "Raise your hand."
"oh."
Xie Shuci obediently raised his arms. Xie An, who was clearly blind, stood in front of him and skillfully undressed him until he was only left with his underpants.
Xie Shuci looked at his empty eyes, then at her own pale face.
Looking at her fair skin, she muttered, "What a pity, you can't appreciate my great figure."
Xie An: "..."
Xie An suddenly said, "I heard that you have a cinnabar mole on your waist."
"Huh? Who told you that?"
"I don't know, is there?"
Xie Shuci nodded blankly, "Yes."
Xie An asked, "Where is it?"
"here."
"where?"
"here!"
"...I can't see."
"Oh, then give me your hand."
"Um."
Xie Shuci pulled up his right hand and placed it on his own waist and abdomen.
The blind man couldn't find the right spot for a long time, so Xie Shuci had no choice but to grab one of his fingers and place his warm finger against the cinnabar mole on his waist.
"Here."
"Here?"
"Yes, this is the place."
Xie An nodded, then pressed his fingertips against his skin and rubbed it vigorously.
He didn't use much force, not enough to hurt Xie Shuci, but it would leave red marks on his skin.
What are you touching?
"mole."
"You can't feel a mole!"
"That's true." Upon hearing this, Xie An sighed regretfully.
Xie Shuci thought he was unhappy, so she comforted him, "It's okay, how about I dance for you? I said I'd dance for you last time, but I haven't danced yet!"
Xie An raised an eyebrow. "What kind of dance?"
"That's it! Let me tell you, I look amazing when I dance this. I became famous overnight, hehe."
Xie An became somewhat interested and looked at him with his arms crossed.
Xie Shuci twisted and turned a couple of times, his body stiff as a log; anyone who didn't know better would think he was practicing martial arts.
He was clapping along to a rhythm, but his limbs were completely uncoordinated, and he was so flustered that it was impossible to tell what he was doing. He was just running around like a headless fly.
But his expression was very serious, and you could tell he was trying his best to do each movement perfectly.
Looking at his wooden-like movements and the serious expression on his face, Xie An felt the gloom in his heart completely dissipate and chuckled softly.
Xie Shuci looked at him in confusion, "What are you laughing at?"
Xie An shook his head, but couldn't help but smile. "It's nothing."
Xie Shuci twisted her waist and asked, "Didn't I dance well?"
Xie An pursed his lips. "Beautiful."
"Huh?" Xie Shuci was taken aback. "That's not right. You can't even see it, how do you know if I dance well or not?"
"Yes, I didn't see it."
"..."
Do you think I'm an idiot?!
"No, I'm not taking a bath."
Xie Shuci was angrily dragged into the bathtub by him.
"Little blind girl, you're actually quite wicked."
"Um."
Xie An responded with a sound of agreement, and then said something meaningful:
"I... am a little worse than you think."
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