Chapter 81: Feelings Quietly Warm Up
Xiao Lanting's thin lips moved slightly, and he said, "At least forty minutes."
The voice was clear and gentle, without any unpleasant emotion.
Shen Zhiyi regained his smile, thinking that he must have been overthinking it just now.
How could he be angry for no reason?
She felt relieved and after a few casual chats, she casually asked the question that had been lingering in her mind for a long time: "Brother Lanting, after the spell is lifted, are you really going to practice with Master Zishan? What about the company?"
The latter sentence is purely a cover-up.
Xiao Lanting stared straight ahead with an indifferent expression. After a few seconds, he said, "Leave it to your brother."
What a heartbreaking answer!
"Don't you feel sorry? There are so many interesting things in this world."
"No regrets."
This time the answer was swift.
Shen Zhiyi's mouth shrank, and she felt that she would never be able to get married in this life.
However, she quickly cheered up.
As long as she can successfully capture the Black Jade Immortal, she will be able to obtain the same lifespan as a normal person. Then, she will slowly pursue him.
Wherever he goes, she follows him, becoming a modern pair of heroes.
hey-hey.
The more Shen Zhiyi thought about it, the more she felt that such a life was also very beautiful. A smile appeared on her face, a little silly and a little cute.
Xiao Lanting glanced at Shen Zhiyi's expression out of the corner of his eye, just like he had done countless times before.
She was smiling like a little fool. What was she thinking?
A strong light suddenly came on, followed by a beeping sound.
A car quickly drove up to their car and stopped them.
Shen Zhiyi quickly came back to his senses from his beautiful imagination and looked intently at the person who got out of the car in front of him.
Lu Cheng!
He walked to the car door and knocked on Xiao Lanting's window to ask what was going on.
In order to avoid trouble, Shen Zhiyi immediately tucked his head into his neck and turned to face the window.
She felt strange. Hadn't Lu Cheng gone to the immortal's lair a long time ago to investigate the situation? Why was he here?
Xiao Lanting rolled down the car window, tilted his head slightly and looked up.
"Hello, Lu Cheng from the Luochuan City Criminal Investigation Team."
He showed his ID and introduced himself as usual.
Xiao Lanting's gaze lingered on his ID photo for a few seconds, his eyes dim and unclear.
Lu Cheng said bluntly: "This is a special period, vehicles are not allowed to enter."
Before he could finish his words, another police officer, who had just finished a phone call, came over and said, "Let's go. The order has come down from above. This matter is no longer our responsibility. Besides, since this car came in from the avenue, the guard must have let it through. If the guard let it through, then this must be the person Mr. Xu wants to see. This is their territory. How can we stop them?"
Lu Cheng brushed his hand away: "This is too strange. We're being asked to withdraw just as we've found a clue. What about those missing students?"
After saying that, he turned to Xiao Lanting and said, "Sir, this place is not safe. Please return the way you came."
"Get out of the way."
Xiao Lanting didn't look at him, his eyes were cold and he stared at the front of the car.
Another officer hurriedly said, "Alright, Captain Lu, it's time to call it a day. Don't overthink it. Wouldn't it be nice to go home, take a shower, and sleep after get off work? This matter is no longer our responsibility. If the higher-ups find out, you'll be in big trouble."
Lu Cheng said: "Go back by yourself."
He suddenly walked to the side window and knocked.
Shen Zhiyi, who was pretending to be dead, heard the noise and couldn't help but open his eyelids to take a look.
Oops, it seems I've been discovered.
When Lu Cheng faced her, he was less aloof and his tone revealed a very natural intimacy.
When Shen Zhiyi opened the car window, he heard him say, "Didn't I tell you to go back? What are you doing back?"
"Captain Lu."
Fan Xiaoqing's voice came over, revealing endless weakness.
Shen Zhiyi was shocked and immediately turned back to check.
Fan Xiaoqing looked extremely tired, with a haggard face, almost like an old lady.
She struggled to sit up, and the street light illuminated her face, which scared Lu Cheng.
"Captain Lu, do you want to watch yourself die?" Fan Xiaoqing asked.
Lu Cheng's eyes were filled with shock. He couldn't accept the scene in front of him for a long time, and even his voice became hoarse.
“Chen Zhiyi, what happened to you?!”
Shen Zhiyi had no choice but to unbuckle himself so that the other police officer wouldn't hear him, so he leaned out of the car window and whispered a few explanations into his ear.
From Xiao Lanting's perspective, this posture looked very intimate. If someone didn't know, they would think they were in a relationship.
He said, "Sit tight, let's go."
When Shen Zhiyi heard the deep male voice, she immediately shrank back and said to Lu Cheng, "Forget it. You can't do anything about it anyway. Just pretend you don't know anything about it."
The car in front had already moved aside, and as soon as she sat down, Xiao Lanting was about to start the car.
Just then, Lu Cheng opened the car door and got in.
"I'll go with you!"
He has now completely accepted the so-called feudal superstition, and it will be difficult to calm down his resentment unless this matter is resolved.
Xiao Lanting frowned.
Shen Zhiyi said: "Xiaoqing is dying, hurry up and leave."
The important thing is to take it seriously, so the car drove towards the destination at the fastest speed.
On the way, Lu Cheng told his story.
"Originally, several team members and I were almost at the end of the route Ling'er had given us, but before we could even begin our reconnaissance, we received an order from above saying that this matter was no longer under our jurisdiction and that we should withdraw. It was definitely not a simple matter to suddenly withdraw when there was no sign of the six of us. I was unwilling to just go back like this."
Shen Zhiyi turned around and asked him: "So even if you didn't meet us, you planned to continue investigating?"
When Lu Cheng's eyes met hers, he softened a little: "Well, you're right."
As he spoke, he kept looking at Xiao Lanting in the driver's seat and asked, "Is this your brother?"
Shen Zhiyi: "It's not brother! It's..."
Boy friend.
She swallowed the three words she wanted to say the most, glanced at Xiao Lanting dimly, and said, "My teacher."
At that moment, the car just passed through the darkest area, and the darkness completely engulfed Xiao Lanting's face, which turned gloomy in an instant.
Shen Zhiyi said these words in a dull manner, and then silently added in his heart: One day he will definitely become my boyfriend.
No, a boyfriend is too unambitious. What she wants to pursue is a husband.
She was so lost in thought that she stared at Lu Cheng and couldn't help but utter two words without thinking: "Husband."
In her mind, this sound was just to emphasize the decision in her heart, but in Lu Cheng's eyes, these two words undoubtedly scared him and the blood in his body boiled in an instant.
He showed an expression that was very different from his usual image - surprise, shyness and helplessness. He scratched the back of his head like a young boy who had just fallen in love. He couldn't utter a word, his face flushed, and he turned his head to look at the scenery outside the window to divert his attention.
But Shen Zhiyi didn't notice these details at all.
She was still immersed in the beautiful fantasy of her married life with Xiao Lanting, muttering the word "husband", turning around, smiling at the car window, in a daze.
Until a bottle of ice-cold water was thrown into her arms, waking her from her thoughts.
Xiao Lanting's cold voice came: "I'm thirsty."
(End of this chapter)
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