That night, perhaps to celebrate Li Lianxin finally having her own room, or perhaps because she had learned too much information in this period of time, Li Lianxin was drinking and admiring the moon outside the Lotus Pavilion with a fox and a dog.
The fox spirit didn't care at all; as long as there was food, she didn't care where she ate.
Li Lianhua bought a lot of snacks, and even bought a big bone for the fox spirit to prevent it from eating them and then coming over to lick her lips. Li Lianxin doesn't drink alcohol, so Li Lianhua prepared other things.
The shadows of the two people and the dog stretched long in the darkness. Li Lianhua, drunk, had a flushed face, like the sunset reflected on a lake, glowing with a faint red light. His clothes were half-undone, revealing his fair neck and chest, and the lapel was slightly open, revealing a hint of unintentional charm.
This gave the lustful Li Lianxin a real treat; was this something she could see without paying?! It was incredibly hot!
A flicker of emotion crossed Li Lianhua's eyes. He raised the bottle and took a few gulps, then, in his drunken stupor, began to criticize his past self. A wave of regret and self-reproach washed over him. His voice choked with emotion as he muttered to himself, "Li Xiangyi, Li Xiangyi, back then...you were so incredibly willful!"
"You only cared about your own desires and never considered the consequences. Because of your stubbornness and your foolishness, 58... 58 brothers of the Four Gates have perished!"
Li Lianxin sat listening attentively. Even the fox spirit seemed to sense that Li Lianxin was in a bad mood and obediently lay on the ground with its eyes closed and didn't move. Li Lianxin continued talking to herself, as if she wanted to tell all the things that had been bottled up in her heart for the past few years.
His eyes glistened with tears, and finally, two lines of clear tears slid down his cheeks.
Li Lianhua collapsed to the ground, seemingly unconscious.
Sigh~
When only the sound of breathing remained in the air, Li Lianxin finally sighed, truly at a loss for words to comfort Li Lianhua. It was also a pity that the young Li Xiangyi, despite his discerning eye, hadn't seen through those people's true nature.
"How could you forgive someone who would be seduced by beauty and even poison their best friend? If it were me, I would drag that person down with me even if it meant going to the deepest hell!"
Perhaps because Li Lianhua had already fainted, Li Lianxin had no qualms about speaking; there was nothing she couldn't say anyway.
Xiao Kou didn't tell her that she couldn't reveal the plot developments. Besides, no one would hear her. At most, there would only be a fox spirit, but fox spirits can't speak, and a dog wouldn't understand what she was saying.
Li Lianxin gently stood up and slowly walked to sit down next to Li Lianhua. She reached out and lightly stroked Li Lianhua's cheek with her fingers.
Li Lianxin rested the person's head on her lap, gently patting their back as if to comfort them. She didn't notice Li Lianhua's subtle actions, continuing her monologue just like Li Lianhua had at the beginning.
"Li Lianhua, Li Lianhua, you never realized who protected you when you were young. If Li Xiangxian were alive today, I wonder what he would think if he saw you in such a depraved state."
"It's a pity you can't hear me. You and Li Xiangxian are brothers. It's a shame he couldn't make it in the end, because he tried to protect you."
Li Lianxin gave Li Xiangxian's personal jade pendant to Shan Gudao, asking him to take care of her younger brother. However, Shan Gudao had forgotten all his memories due to a high fever, which is why he later became the way he is today.
Lying there, Li Lianhua was filled with shock. He... he actually had an older brother? Why had he forgotten? He even transferred his feelings for his brother onto Shan Gudao.
Furthermore, the elder brother gave his jade pendant to Shan Gudao, which was actually proof that they were descendants of the Southern Yin royal family. No wonder they sought out Shan Gudao.
In the middle of the night, Li Lianxin helped Li Lianhua back to her room to rest, and the fox spirit obediently returned to her doghouse.
After hearing footsteps going upstairs and the sound of the door closing, quite a while passed before Li Lianhua slowly opened her eyes, her gaze filled with grief.
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