Chapter 375 Late-Night Chat
Cases such as Yulouchun, Shishoucun, and Yanwang's Wedding were solved one by one, and the four Luomo Ice Shards became the key to closing the spacetime rift. The hidden tricks left by Shan Gudao were also cleared away little by little, and everything was progressing smoothly.
Until, the return of Aqiao and Xiaodi became the latest key to closing the door.
"It seems the world is beginning to divide."
Li Lianzi seemed thoughtful, and Lan Yan nodded: "It's a good thing."
"Yes, it's a good thing..."
Despite saying that, Fang Duobing's smile was more like a grimace than a cry.
Although the others managed to control their expressions better than he did, they were inevitably downcast. Everyone knew what this meant.
The world is beginning to separate, which means they will also have to separate.
"I sensed a new spacetime rift."
There was no time for them to grieve and hesitate. As soon as Li Lianzi spoke, everyone suppressed their mixed emotions and headed towards their next destination.
"The location is inside the palace..."
The group arrived near their destination, only to discover that the final location was deep within the palace.
The palace was not so easy to enter, so everyone followed Fang Duobing back to his home to rest.
"Knock knock knock"
Late at night, there was a knock on the door. Lan Yan reluctantly got up and lazily opened the door.
"What's the matter?"
"He wasn't asleep after all. Let's go out for a walk."
"..." This is the kind of "Huaimin also not asleep" kind of not sleeping, right?
Li Lianhua pulled him out with a smile, and Lan Yan sighed and slowly followed.
"The moon is beautiful tonight."
"Yes, that's great."
"very nice."
"I'm not deaf, thank you."
Lan Yan, who was inexplicably surrounded, felt quite helpless as he listened to the three of them, Li Lianhua, Li Lianzi, and Li Lianye, repeating the same 3D song over and over again.
Seeing his expression, Li Lianhua and the other two exchanged smiles, their similar faces revealing the same sly smile.
"Are they worried you're deaf? Or are they checking if you're blind? There's no moon tonight."
Li Xiangxian walked over slowly, sat down next to Lan Yan with an air of nonchalance, and poured himself a cup of tea.
Lan Yan didn't even look up. "I don't care if there's a moon or not. You're not testing me in the middle of the night, are you?"
"moon?"
Hearing the commotion, Fang Duobing, who had rushed over excitedly, looked up at the dim crescent moon in the sky and rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
It wasn't until he heard Lan Yan's words that he realized these guys were doing it on purpose. He stormed in angrily, his big eyes wide open, "How could you treat Brother Lan like this?"
"Being sick is better for me."
"So what's our relationship, right?"
Upon hearing Lan Yan's words, Fang Duobing instantly beamed with joy and snuggled up to him, happy without needing any coaxing.
"..." Li Lianhua and the other three suppressed their laughter. Very well, Fang Duobing was as naive as ever.
But it must be said that Fang Duobing's silly antics made the atmosphere much more relaxed.
"We're going to the palace tomorrow..."
Because a noblewoman in the palace fell ill, the Emperor summoned renowned physicians from across the land to the palace for treatment, and they decided to take this opportunity to enter the palace as well. However, once everything was prepared and they were actually about to enter, their excitement was not as great as when they had initially resolved the time rift.
Fang Duobing couldn't help but mutter, "I wonder what the requirements for shutting it down will be?"
"Based on the clues we've gathered so far, it's either for the 'Mother of Karmic Fire' hidden in the palace, or..."
Li Lianhua hesitated for a moment before continuing, but Li Xiangxian calmly chimed in, "Either someone else should be going back, and based on past experience, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be me."
The reality that everyone was trying so hard to avoid was suddenly revealed by Lee Sang-hyun, and everyone was in a bad mood.
Li Xiangxian, however, took it all in stride: "It's alright, I'm already very satisfied with this experience. Besides, there are still a lot of people from Nanyin waiting for me to take care of them."
"Of course, business is more important."
Li Lianye twitched the corners of her mouth. He was the last Xiangyi to come into contact with Li Xiangxian. Although, like Li Lianhua, she had never called him "brother" out loud, she still acknowledged him as such in her heart.
Leaving was naturally regrettable, but he also knew that leaving was inevitable, and that they were already incredibly lucky to have met.
"To be honest, I'm about to leave, and I still feel a little regretful."
Li Xiangxian sighed dramatically, and Fang Duobing immediately fell for it, hurriedly asking, "What regret? Second Uncle, tell me, and I'll help you fulfill it."
Lee Sang-hyun's smiling gaze swept over him, "This, you can't help me with..."
As she spoke, her gaze fell on Li Lianhua and Li Lianye, and she feigned grievance: "Me? I've worked so hard, both to detoxify and to make medicine, but alas, my brother doesn't acknowledge me. How pitiful I am..."
Li Lianzi watched the spectacle with a smile, not forgetting to add fuel to the fire: "That's right, that's right, he didn't even call me 'Big Brother,' tsk tsk tsk, don't tell anyone he's the same person as me when he goes out."
Li Lianye and Li Lianhua exchanged a helpless glance, watching Li Xiangxian's performance of singing, reciting, and acting, knowing he was just joking. But the thought that they might part ways tomorrow made their slight unease disappear.
"Big brother."
Without much hesitation, the two called out one after another, their expressions unchanged, but their ears visibly turned red.
Li Xiangxian smiled and responded twice.
With this back-and-forth exchange, Li Lianhua and the other felt even less burdened. Instead, they felt a deep sense of connection and gratitude, realizing that this was what a real brother was like, and what true, reciprocal kinship was like, unlike the kind of relationship that Shan Gudao had.
They even regretted calling so late and regretted having so little time left to spend together.
...
By jokingly knocking someone unconscious, Lee Sang-hyun got off to a good start. By not avoiding the topic, everyone felt relieved after the conversation started, and they also cherished every moment of the present even more.
Of course, there were things to do the next day, so staying up all night was out of the question.
Soon, the crowd dispersed in twos and threes.
Li Lianhua slowed her pace and walked alongside Lan Yan, saying, "I knew it, you'd be the slowest."
"Whether you walk fast or slow, the road is the same length, so what difference does it make?" Lan Yan's voice was languid, carrying a hint of sleepiness from lack of rest. Although he usually got enough sleep, he still spoke in a similar manner.
Li Lianhua didn't say anything, just smiled, and followed him all the way to his door.
Lan Yan opened the door, turned his head slightly to Li Lianhua: "I've arrived. You probably don't intend to come in and sit down, do you?"
“You don’t seem to welcome me,” Li Lianhua smiled at Lan Yan. “I don’t like to force things, come in.”
Lan Yan didn't answer. He went into the room and was about to close the door when Li Lianhua suddenly spoke up, "Lan Yan, can you see anything or not?"
Is it important?
“It’s not that important,” Li Lianhua said with a faint smile, her eyes revealing a seriousness. “It’s just that I would feel a little regretful if you couldn’t see it.”
Li Lianhua rediscovered the self that once belonged to Li Xiangyi, but Li Lianhua was no longer the Li Xiangyi of the past.
He hoped that even if they had to part ways, Lan Yan would remember not only Li Xiangyi, but also Li Lianhua.
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