Chapter 133: Shattered Hope (Two Chapters in One)
Jiang Qiu used the earth escape talisman to directly leave the palace, then flew all the way through the south gate of the palace. He did not dare to stop along the way and went directly to the tavern where he met Zhang Chuchu.
There are so many people coming and going in the tavern that even if you dress strangely, it won't attract anyone's attention.
However, Jiang Qiu was still very cautious and painted his face a little darker. He wanted to change his face to disguise himself, but he was afraid that if Zhang Chuchu also changed her face, neither of them would recognize each other. What would he do?
After a while, he saw Zhang Chuchu, who had also painted her face as pale as a white wall. It was easy to pretend that the two of them always had similar ideas.
Jiang Qiu was delighted and pulled Zhang Chuchu, who was standing in the crowd with a frown on her face, over.
Jiang Qiu laughed and said, "What's wrong with you? You have a frown on your face and look bitter and resentful. You're going back soon. When the time comes, I'll send a message to the system to pick you up. Aren't you happy?"
A trace of hesitation and sadness flashed across Zhang Chuchu's face, as if she didn't know how to start speaking, and even her eyes flickered when she looked at Jiang Qiu.
Jiang Qiu quickly noticed Zhang Chuchu's abnormality and frowned.
"Director Chu, what's wrong?"
Zhang Chuchu didn't know how to face Jiang Qiu. After being pulled by Jiang Qiu, she looked like she was about to cry.
"Qiu'er, the key prop is lost."
Jiang Qiu's expression froze.
"How could it be lost?" Jiang Qiu felt as if the sky had fallen. He forced himself to calm down and asked again, "How could it be lost?"
Zhang Chuchu knew how important the key props were to Jiang Qiu. It was like Jiang Qiu's life. At the same time, to him, Zhang Chuchu, the key props were also important.
He had always kept it well hidden, carrying it with him in his storage bag. He would take it out and check it every night. He had never told anyone, and there was no way anyone would know about the key prop. However, under his secret safekeeping, the key prop was still lost.
"I don't know, I hid it well." Zhang Chuchu frowned. "I didn't tell anyone, no one would know, but it really is gone. I searched everywhere and couldn't find it. I clearly put it in the storage bag, and I slept with it close to my body, so how could it be gone? How could it be gone?"
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Finally, Jiang Qiu didn't know what kind of mood he was in when he returned to the palace.
If I could describe it, it's like a walking corpse with hope shattered.
The key props are lost.
The only chance to return to the modern era is gone.
He couldn't blame Zhang Chuchu for this.
He knew that Zhang Chuchu wanted to go back. Just as he said, she had already hidden it close to her body, so why did she lose it?
Does anyone know about this?
Thinking of this, Jiang Qiu sneered. It was really unlikely.
Who would have thought that an ordinary magic pill would be the key to open the door of time and space?
Perhaps a cultivator who wanted to practice cultivation took the opportunity to target the magic pill and use it to practice?
But, what use is it if it is just a magic pill that cannot be called high-level?
Jiang Qiu suddenly felt extremely exhausted. After returning to the palace, he didn't even know when Feng Li would return. He even forgot to tell himself the excuse he had made up for leaving the bedroom. Fortunately, Feng Li, who had just returned from the Eastern Region, was perhaps too busy and didn't even ask him why he had been away from the bedroom for so long. Jiang Qiu felt relieved.
But his face was too pale, and he looked completely lost, as if he was floating, with a broken look on his face. He really didn't know what to do. The key prop was lost, was there any possibility of finding it?
Is it true that he can only stay in this super stupid world for the rest of his life?
Feng Li pulled him over and asked with a frown:
"What's wrong with you? You look so bad, did you not sleep well last night?"
Jiang Qiu didn't know how to express his feelings, and at the moment, he couldn't tell Feng Li that he wanted to escape but just reached the exit and found that he had lost his key. He forced himself to raise his face and smile.
"Maybe, maybe I didn't sleep well."
Feng Li pulled Jiang Qiu into his arms. He looked like he was being crushed. A dark light flashed across Feng Li's eyes when Jiang Qiu couldn't see.
Jiang Qiu, who was suddenly pulled into Feng Li's arms, suddenly woke up from his daze, thinking that Feng Li was going to be with him again... He was in such a bad mood, why couldn't he always take his feelings into consideration?
Jiang Qiu was very tired after such a sudden and huge blow today. He pushed Feng Li's shoulder hard and said, "I...I want to sleep today."
Feng Li was slightly startled, but contrary to his usual behavior, he didn't say anything. He just carried the man to the bed, took off his shoes and socks with his own hands, and took off his coat. He held the man on the bed and curled up with him, burying his head in his neck.
"Okay, don't do anything. Just get some sleep and everything will be fine tomorrow."
Jiang Qiu had pinned all his hopes on the key props. Now that the key props were lost and the system was offline, Jiang Qiu was like a taut balloon that finally deflated under the continuous blows. Chaotic emotions swarmed into Jiang Qiu's mind. He felt the warmth of Feng Li holding him, as if he really had a moment of cuddling. Jiang Qiu couldn't help but shrink into his arms, closing his eyes lightly. His long eyelashes cast a thick shadow under his eyelids.
He thought maybe he would feel better tomorrow after a good night's sleep.
When he wakes up, Zhang Chuchu will ask someone to tell him that the key prop has been found.
At night, Jiang Qiu did not sleep well.
He even had a very strange dream.
In his dream, he was lying in a small dark room, unable to move at all.
He was in a panic and tried to break free, but he found that his hands and feet were all tied with long chains.
Then he saw a man in a black robe with golden threads squatting down towards him, with a pair of bloodshot eyes giving him a very faint, very light smile.
"Left Guardian, are you still going to escape?"
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Jiang Qiu was suddenly awakened by the nightmare. He opened his eyes quickly, his pupils slightly shrunken and he had not yet recovered. His heart was still beating violently, as if it was about to jump out of his throat. He opened his eyes and found that he was still in Feng Li's arms. His hands and feet were not chained. It was only because he was still being held by Feng Li that he had such an absurd dream. He slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Qiu thought to himself, I actually had this kind of dream and almost scared myself to death. It seems that I have been under too much pressure recently.
Feng Li's steady breathing could be heard from above his head. Jiang Qiu knew that it was difficult for Feng Li to sleep so peacefully as he did now.
He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Feng Li who was so close to him. Even though he was asleep, his hands were still holding him tightly, as if he was afraid that he would disappear in his dreams. Feng Li was not that scary when he was asleep. Jiang Qiu suddenly wondered if he had always had a stubborn prejudice against Feng Li?
Forget it. It was the first time that Jiang Qiu had such an idea. He shook his head.
What are you thinking about, yourself?
After thinking for a while, Jiang Qiu closed his eyes.
The following days continued as usual.
There is still no new news about Zhang Chuchu.
Jiang Qiu looked decadent and tired. Within a few days, he had lost three pounds. His pointed chin was exposed again, and his whole face looked smaller.
He called back the little guard from before and wanted to ask Zhang Chuchu if there was any news.
The young guard looked at Jiang Qiu with a gloomy expression and wanted to say something but stopped. He felt very sorry for Jiang Qiu, but he had no choice. However, in Jiang Qiu's eyes, he thought that he had troubled him many times and was a bother. He was just a small guard and had no power. Leaving the palace every day would inevitably arouse people's suspicion. Delivering a letter to him was probably risking his life.
With this in mind, Jiang Qiu didn't plan to let the little guard ask for any more information. Just when he was about to say "forget it if there's nothing", he looked up again and saw a bag of spirit stones thrown into Jiang Qiu's arms, and the little guard had already run away.
Jiang Qiu was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses after a while. He thought the young guard probably felt that he was too troublesome and that this kind of work was indeed not easy to do.
What surprised Jiang Qiu was that
The little guard has a strong professional ethics and even provides after-sales service.
However, it is not necessary to return all of these spirit stones.
Still too honest.
Jiang Qiu shook his head helplessly.
It's another day without news. How many days has it been now?
Jiang Qiu woke up in a daze, and Feng Li held him in his arms. In the past few days, he had become more and more bold towards Feng Li due to his bad mood. As the saying goes, anger makes a man bolder. Jiang Qiu almost pushed Feng Li off the bed several times when he wanted to hug him.
Feng Li chuckled lightly, and shamelessly hugged the person again.
"Left Protector has been very angry lately."
Jiang Qiu looked at his patient smile.
"Aren't you angry?"
"It's quite frustrating, but I'm not someone who doesn't understand human nature. If you're really upset, you can tell me and I'll help you, Jiang Qiu."
Feng Li buried his head in his neck, his hands tightly around his waist, as if he wanted to melt him into his body.
————He couldn't escape anywhere, just like being tightly imprisoned in a dream, the winner smiled triumphantly.
Jiang Qiu thought he was probably worried sick. He thought anyone who came to comfort him was up to something. What else could Feng Li not get now? Why did he have to suspect him again and again?
Jiang Qiu was really shocked to hear these words coming out of Feng Li's mouth. When did the Demon Lord Feng Li, who always cared about himself, say such words? Seeing how sincere he was, Jiang Qiu couldn't say it out loud because it was a secret.
Feng Li kissed his earlobe and said, "If you don't tell me, I won't have time to comfort you if you cry in your dream next time."
Jiang Qiu's face turned red.
Ever since the key props were lost, Jiang Qiu suffered a serious blow. He couldn't sleep well every night, and his dreams kept flashing with scenes of being imprisoned in darkness, and the perpetrator was the evil Feng Li. As a result, Jiang Qiu felt a little PTSD when he saw Feng Li's face. He couldn't avoid Feng Li at night, and stayed away from Feng Li during the day.
There was another time when he had the same nightmare and was so scared that he actually cried out, "I want to go home, I want to go home." This was something only a kindergarten child would say, but before he woke up, Feng Li held him in his arms and comforted him.
And Jiang Qiu indeed never had nightmares again under Feng Li's comfort. He faced the reality. Dreams are dreams and reality is reality. He had no grudge against Feng Li, so why would he treat him like this?
Now when I heard Feng Li mention it again, I felt my face getting hot.
Please don't talk about such embarrassing things anymore, okay?
What's the difference between a grown man mumbling in his sleep, "I want to go home," and an adult man wetting the bed?
"Let's not talk about this kind of thing anymore." Jiang Qiu looked helplessly at Feng Li who was staring at him.
I don’t know what there is to see. I have to stare at it like this every day before I go to sleep. If Feng Li wasn’t so handsome, Jiang Qiu would be scared to death.
But Feng Li's gaze was a little too direct. Jiang Qiu looked down along Feng Li's line of sight and found that the collar of his underwear was wide open. From this angle, he could just see the deep and shallow marks left from last night, which aroused his imagination. He couldn't help but tighten his collar, and his face became even hotter.
Is this thing ever going to stop?
Didn’t we agree to be considerate of his feelings and sleep well tonight?
Facts have proven that Feng Li's words are not trustworthy at all.
In the end, Jiang Qiu fell into the clutches of the devil.
Jiang Qiu gritted his teeth: I don’t want him to cry in his dreams, so what’s the difference between crying here and crying in a dream?
Because of someone's wanton flattery, Jiang Qiu temporarily forgot the trouble and sorrow of losing the key props.
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After being silent for many days, Jiang Qiu finally received good news.
His broken system went online and told him that the key item was not damaged and there were still traces of its existence in the system.
This cheered up Jiang Qiu, who had almost been devastated.
For someone like Jiang Qiu who will never give up as long as there is hope, this insignificant news can still be considered good news.
Even if you can't find it for the time being, it's better than the key item disappearing completely.
Now that we know that the key props still exist, there is a possibility of getting them back.
Jiang Qiu put his hands together and begged the system to make an exception and help him use a plug-in to find the specific location of the key props. After all, everything is ready now, and all he needs is this round of favorable conditions.
The system solemnly stated that it had to go back to the main system to apply, otherwise it would not have the authority, and asked Jiang Qiu to wait for some time.
Jiang Qiu said that as long as there is hope, there is strength, and he will wait for it to return.
Some time ago, the listless left protector regained his former spirit, and his pale little face suddenly regained some color because of joy.
He couldn't wait to share the good news with Zhang Chuchu, but thinking that he hadn't got the key props yet, it was better not to cause any more trouble and it was more important to do the big thing in secret.
Because of the good news, Jiang Qiu has been smiling these days, and his eyes are full of smiles. The servants can't help but ask,
"Is there any good news, sir?"
Jiang Qiu waved his hands and smiled in an unfathomable manner.
He was even willing to give Feng Li a few smiles at night as a token of his appreciation.
Anyway, he's going home.
Don't worry about these details.
Seeing Jiang Qiu so happy, Feng Li felt his eyelids twitching for no reason. He smiled and said:
"What makes the Left Protector so happy?"
Jiang Qiu was happy and started talking nonsense.
"Because I'm happy to see you."
Feng Li: ""
This lie was told without any hesitation.
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