Chapter 73 Chapter 73 See You Again
"So boring, so boring."
Inside the Zhuiyu Tower, Qiu Ling was lying next to Lu Rong, with his legs crossed and looking up at the person who was drawing seriously.
Lu Rong was coloring the portrait in his hands with his head lowered, his face full of concentration and seriousness.
"Rongrong, I noticed you've been drawing a lot of pictures recently."
Lu Rong finished the last stroke, put the brush away, picked up the finished painting and looked at it for a while, very satisfied: "Maybe I will make a lot of money, is this okay?"
"You haven't even bought beautiful things lately." This is what Qiu Ling found strange. Lu Rong can't save money. She spends whatever she has.
"Maybe it won't be as beautiful now." She stood up and hung up the third painting she had completed today. She raised her foot and gently kicked Qiu Ling, who had almost tripped her. "Lie down a little. I almost stepped on you."
Qiu Ling sat up, reached out and grabbed Lu Rong to his side, staring into her eyes. Lu Rong wanted to turn her head away, but Qiu Ling pressed her head back.
Qiu Ling saw the bloodshot in her eyes and asked worriedly, "How long have you not slept?"
She felt that Lu Rong seemed like a different person during this period. She didn't like to laugh as much as before, and she was even in a daze all the time. When someone talked to her, she would be distracted for a long time.
It was as if she was out of her mind, her heart had flown away with something, and all she saw before her was a walking corpse.
"Don't I often stay up late when I'm drawing?" Lu Rong said with a smile, taking it out of her hand.
Qiu Ling was still worried: "Lu Rong, what happened to you? You haven't been out much since the Lingsui Festival."
Lu Rong also lay down, closed his eyes, and yawned: "I can't even draw a picture."
"But you didn't seem to be able to draw pictures before and you wouldn't be so tired." Qiu Ling was a little worried about her mental state.
After she finished speaking, Lu Rong just hummed lazily: "It's okay..."
Her voice gradually became lower. Qiu Ling turned to look at her and saw that she was slightly curled up with her eyes closed. Her breathing became long after a while.
Qiu Ling realized that she had fallen asleep, and she looked at the dark circles under her eyes.
"How tired are you?" Qiu Ling sighed softly, and seeing her tired face, he felt helpless.
She stood up and covered her with a thin blanket. She vaguely heard Lu Rong whisper in her sleep: "Zhou..."
The last word was not clear. Qiu Ling leaned in to listen, but Lu Rong had stopped talking. She felt that this was definitely a man's name.
"Is he hurt by love?" Qiu Ling was puzzled, and did not disturb Lu Rong's sleep. He lay down beside Lu Rong, picked up the picture Lu Rong drew and looked at it, and fell asleep in a short while.
The room was filled with silence.
The sun sets in the west, slanting into the house through the half-open window, falling on the sleeping Lu Rong's face, still warm in the afternoon.
She was still asleep but still felt uncomfortable, with a slight frown on her brows.
The shadow of a hand fell, blocking the setting sunlight, and the wind from outside blew in, disturbing the faint fragrance in the house.
The sunlight was blocked, and Lu Rong's brows did not relax, but the shadow of the hand gradually approached, and the slightly cool fingertips of the left hand gently touched her slightly frowned brows.
With caution and compassion.
Zhou Li's fingertips were trembling as he looked at the sleeping person and wondered how she had lost so much weight.
He spent three days in the demon world dealing with the people around Cheng Liu and cleaning up some of the chaotic people. Unexpectedly, Lu Rong lost a lot of weight in three days. He was already thin, and now he was a little too thin.
It can be seen that she has not had a good time these days, and even her previous heartless look has turned into melancholy.
There was heartache in his eyes. Didn't she eat well these days?
I definitely didn't sleep well either.
He turned his head to look at the scorching sun outside. The house was also stuffy. Lu Rong would feel so hot every summer that he felt completely exhausted.
Zhou Li lowered the temperature in the room and reached out to pick up Lu Rong who was sleeping on the floor. When he came in just now, they had both fallen into a deep sleep and would not wake up.
He carried her to the bed, but instead of putting her in the soft bedding, he held her in his arms, lowered his head and gently touched Lu Rong's forehead, his eyes full of pity.
Zhou Li closed his eyes and held her in his arms. His empty heart seemed to settle down. In the quiet room, he could only hear his own heartbeat.
He was reluctant to let go and pressed his face into her hair.
"It won't be long, I'll be back." He whispered, his eyes falling on her lips. He lowered his head and touched them lightly again, but the soft lips didn't respond as enthusiastically as before.
He didn't dare to offend, but just touched her and then immediately withdrew his hand, his eyes filled with tears, and he reached out to hold her gently in his arms.
He hugged her tightly, feeling that stealing this moment of pleasure was a good thing.
The afternoon sunlight left the house, and the light inside dimmed a little.
He wanted to stay longer, but he had no choice because he felt someone walking towards the Zhuiyu Pavilion. Reluctantly, he put her on the soft bedding, got up and left.
There was a knock on the door of Zhuiyu Pavilion, and Qiu Ling was awakened first. She opened her eyes dazedly and called out, "Who is it?"
"Rongrong, go open the door." Qiu Ling called out and wanted to go back to sleep, but there was no response.
"Rongrong?" Senior Brother Minhui's voice came from outside. Qiu Ling turned around and wanted to push the person sleeping next to him.
But she found that Lu Rong was sleeping on the bed.
She felt strange, but seeing that she hadn't woken up, she hurried to open the door and said to Senior Brother Minhui, "Rongrong is still sleeping. Is there anything wrong, Senior Brother?"
Senior Brother Minhui was not surprised to see Qiu Ling and said directly to Qiu Ling: "The headmaster said that a monster had appeared in Pingxiang Town and asked Rongrong and I to go together to see if we can solve it."
"Can I go?" Qiu Ling was a little interested.
"Of course we can go together. Zetian will also go."
"I'll tell Rongrong when she wakes up." Qiu Ling nodded in agreement, looked back at the room, and said softly, "Rongrong has been a little depressed these past few days. She can go out and play and see if she feels better."
"Is she okay?" Senior Brother Minhui hadn't seen Lu Rong in the past few days, and asked with some concern.
After saying that, he subconsciously walked into the house. Qiu Ling followed him in without thinking much: "It's okay, just stayed up too late."
Qiu Ling waved his hand behind him and walked into the house. He saw Lu Rong sitting up. When she looked up at them, her long eyelashes moved slightly and her expression was a little dazed. Before she could say anything, two tears fell.
Qiu Ling was stunned by her fragile look, "Rongrong, what's wrong with you? Did you have a nightmare?"
"No, it's okay." Lu Rong wiped his eyes, "I was scared by the dream."
Seeing her pale face, Senior Brother Minhui was also worried. He quickly stepped forward and saw her red eyes. He subconsciously reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes. Lu Rong sensed a strange breath and subconsciously hid back, calling out in confusion, "Senior Brother."
Minhui came to her senses and withdrew her hand: "It's all a dream, don't be afraid."
Qiu Ling sensed the atmosphere between the two and hurried forward, sitting next to Lu Rong and hugging her. "It's just a dream, it's okay. Senior Brother Minhui wants to talk to you about something."
"Brother, what's the matter that requires you to come here in person?" Lu Rong looked at him in confusion.
"Your father said there's a cholera outbreak in Pingxiang Town and asked us to go and see if we can solve it."
Lu Rong thought about why her father came to see her the day before yesterday. He probably saw that she never left the house and wanted to find something for her to do.
She didn't refuse. After all, staying in Xuanyang Sect was really uncomfortable. "Okay, when do we leave?"
Minhui: "Probably tomorrow."
After the time was agreed upon, Minhui didn't stay long. After all, this was also Lu Rong's boudoir, and Qiu Ling was also called away by her father.
After Qiu Ling left, Lu Rong was the only one left in the room. She looked around blankly, as if trying to find some clues. She sat quietly for a while and then lay down again in disappointment.
"What are you doing?" A familiar voice came. Lu Rong didn't move. He just glanced sideways at Ye Tang who appeared, and closed his eyes again.
"Go to sleep." Lu Rong said lazily.
"You just woke up." Ye Tang put the food box on the table. "I went down the mountain and brought back some delicious food. Come and have some."
"I don't want to eat." She responded weakly, showing no interest in anything.
But Ye Tang was always the one who would cling to others, so he pulled them up directly: "I promise you will like it."
"What is that?" Lu Rong got up and walked to her side. She wasn't very excited until Ye Tang opened the lunch box. She saw a big bowl of tofu pudding on the top, which was even steaming.
She was slightly stunned, and her eyes became hot again as she looked at the things she liked.
"How did you buy this?" she asked her with red eyes.
"I'll buy it if I see it when I'm out and about." Ye Tang said, reaching out to take out the ice tofu pudding and placing it in front of her, and then taking out a few plates from the bottom layer of the food box.
Lu Rong looked at the food in front of her. Each one was cool and she loved it.
She grabbed the edge of the table and bit her lip: "How do you know I like to eat these?"
Even her father doesn't know this.
"I'm the most understanding person." Ye Tang pulled the corners of his lips and said with a smile, "If you like it, eat more."
Lu Rong took the spoon and started eating. In fact, she hadn't eaten much in the past few days and had no appetite so she couldn't eat.
Now the food filled her stomach little by little, and her originally weak body seemed to be injected with strength.
When Lu Rong finished eating, she turned around and saw Ye Tang sitting on a chair, looking at her with a different look in his eyes: "Little Lu Rong, do you like the young master who just left?"
Lu Rong shook his head: "Senior Brother Minhui and Senior Brother Lin are both elder brothers."
If Lu Rong liked them, she would have liked them a long time ago.
"But he seems to like you."
Lu Rong was unfazed by Ye Tang's words: "They just think I'm pretty, they probably don't like me."
She has been beautiful since she was a child and has seen many people who are attracted to her.
Lu Rong finished the last piece of ice cream and felt that the portion was just right. She felt full, but not bloated.
Ye Tang smiled and took out a round mirror from his sleeve and handed it to her: "This is for you."
Lu Rong saw the mirror handed to her and immediately liked it. The edge of the mirror was inlaid with colorful gems, and the patterned plate on the back was also very delicate. The colors looked bright and lively. It was something she would like: "What is this?"
"It's just an ordinary mirror. I gave it to you because you like it. If you don't like it, you can return it to me." Ye Tang pretended to reach out to take it back.
Lu Rong hurriedly shook his head, pressed the mirror to his arms, and said hurriedly: "I like it!"
She had never thought that Ye Tang knew her so well before. She looked at herself in the mirror for a long time, then turned to look at Ye Tang. Ye Tang's heart skipped a beat when he was looked at her, and he asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"I found this mirror..." Lu Rong looked at it over and over again. Ye Tang's fingertips moved slightly, and he wondered if she saw something. Then he heard her say, "It looks really good in the mirror."
Ye Tang: “…” What a train of thought!
Lu Rong looked at herself in the mirror for a long time before a smile appeared on the corner of her lips: "I like it very much."
Zhou Li was holding another mirror in his hand at this moment. Looking at the smiling face of Deer in the mirror, his worried mood eased a little.
The two were still chatting intermittently.
Ye Tang asked her: "Do you have someone you like?"
Lu Rong propped up her chin and looked into the mirror, as if she wanted to see into his eyes through the mirror. Zhou Li's fingertips touched her eyes in the mirror, and then she heard her say, "No."
His hand paused there for a long time, until the scene in the mirror turned black. He withdrew his hand and looked at the flying petals above Xuanyang Sect.
No……
She really forgot about him.
This was the result he wanted, but when he saw it in reality, he couldn't help feeling sad.
The sound in the house was calm.
"I have delivered everything you asked me to deliver." Ye Tang's voice came. Zhou Li was standing in the dark, and his expression could not be seen clearly, but from the subtle movements, it could be seen that he nodded.
Ye Tang threw the food box back to him: "Zhou Li has forgotten about it. This was your previous decision. Now she knows nothing about what you have done."
"We'll bother you again tonight." Zhou Li said and left. Ye Tang sneered at his back as he left.
He turned to look at the black butterfly that had landed on his shoulder and said, "Brother, don't sacrifice yourself for the sake of everyone else in the future."
Xuan Die flew to the ground and transformed into a human form: "When you like someone, you will naturally protect her regardless of the consequences."
"Oh~" Ye Tang nodded in understanding, then said to Xuan Die with a cheeky smile, "Quite silly."
"You!" Xuandie was angry, but she didn't argue with her. "You are a heartless woman, so naturally you won't understand."
Ye Tang smiled and kicked him: "Let's go and do some serious work."
"Hey, aren't you going to help Zhou Li deliver dinner tonight?"
"What the hell, I'm not here to deliver food!" Ye Tang left without looking back, and he went to deliver it himself.
These two will get involved again sooner or later, so she is too lazy to deal with them.
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Zhou Li returned to the demon world. He sat alone in the dark, looking at Lu Rong in the mirror.
She must have put the mirror on her drawing table, and he could see her sitting at the table with her legs bent, flipping through something.
The book in his hand remained silent for a long time, and even his eyes looked a little dim.
Perhaps Lu Rong felt hot, so she reached out and unbuttoned her outer garment, revealing her thin and transparent inner garment. One could even see the lotus root powder-colored undergarment underneath.
Zhou Li's gaze fell from her to her face which was covered with a light sweat.
She is really afraid of heat.
She reached out to wipe away the sweat that dripped down her temples, but her fingertips only touched the cold mirror.
Zhou Li's hand stayed there for a long time, and the desire to touch her reached its peak.
Lu Rong then stood up and closed all the windows, then turned around and took off her thin inner clothes, revealing her snow-white and slender arms and back. She walked in front of the mirror wearing only a bellyband.
Zhou Li's ears felt hot as he watched her. Even through the mirror, he seemed to be able to smell her fragrance. The delicate and warm touch of her skin was already engraved in his consciousness.
Why is she wearing such...thin clothes when she is alone?
Zhou Li did not move his eyes away. He watched Lu Rong walk back and sit down at the table again, supporting his chin with his hands. His pair of dark eyes stared blankly at the mirror. Finally, he lay down in front of the mirror, stretched out his hand to touch the mirror surface, and drew on the clear mirror surface again and again with his fingertips.
It seemed to be sliding along Zhou Li's nose from top to bottom, seductively, and his Adam's apple rolled.
Lu Rong has a slender and well-proportioned figure, with a very thin waist, which makes her chest look plump. The bellyband she is wearing cannot cover it all, revealing the seductive snow-white curves.
She didn't say a word, but her eyes were looking straight into his eyes through the mirror. Her thick, curly eyelashes blinked like butterfly wings, disturbing people's heart.
Zhou Li subconsciously pressed the mirror and closed his eyes in an attempt to calm himself down, but when he thought of those eyes full of loneliness, he felt reluctant.
Zhou Li still took the mirror and watched her lie in front of it and close her eyes again.
At this moment, she was as quiet and obedient as a tired kitten, resting in his arms.
Zhou Li didn't move at all, as if afraid of disturbing her.
He didn't know how long he had been sitting there. When Lu Fang knocked on the door, he noticed that the sunset was setting outside.
"Your Majesty, I have prepared all the food you want." Lu Fang handed over the food box.
Zhou Li took it, thanked him and left.
At night, Zhou Li first went to Xuanyang Sect to contact Ye Tang, but Ye Tang replied that he was busy and then disappeared.
Zhou Li stood outside Zhuiyu Pavilion, looking at the orchids and lotus flowers in full bloom in the yard, then turned his head to look at the shadow of Lu Rong cast on the window after the lights were turned on.
She was drawing again, holding a pen in her hand, lowering her head and probably sketching the lines carefully.
It's dark now, why is she still painting? Isn't she tired? Has she run out of money again?
Zhou Li hesitated outside the Zhuiyu Pavilion, and finally reached out and brushed his face, and immediately he turned into Lin Zetian.
He raised his hand to knock on the door, hesitated for a while, and finally knocked, thinking that she'd better get dressed and open the door.
"Who is it?" Lu Rong shouted, and then Zhou Li heard the sound of footsteps running towards him.
When the footsteps approaching from afar stopped, the door was opened and Lu Rong was standing in front of him.
At this moment, he felt his heartbeat like thunder.
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