Lightly wrap the red thread around your fingertips (7)
Xu Xing looked at Li Zhaoyue who was cautiously reaching out from under the quilt, and his heart felt like it had sunk into deep water, completely limp.
"I..." He wanted to say that he bought osmanthus candy for Li Zhaoyue, but before he could say it, he remembered the bowl of longevity noodles that was not well received. He was stuck for a moment and changed his words: "This is the osmanthus candy that grandma bought. Do you want some?"
The old lady Xu Xing mentioned was the lady who had been helping deliver meals these days. Li Zhaoyue secretly took a look at her through the crack in the door and she looked very familiar.
Li Zhaoyue hadn't eaten much these past few days, having been so preoccupied with arguing with Xu Xing that she barely ate anything. After a moment's hesitation, Xu Xing finally offered the candy to her.
The girl's lips are full and slightly open, like a rose bud about to bloom.
I really want to... I really want to taste what it tastes like... Xu Xing's eyes gradually became blurred.
Pah—the sound of candy falling to the ground. Li Zhaoyue raised her head in dissatisfaction and asked, "What's wrong?"
She had just taken a bite when the candy fell to the ground.
Xu Xing squatted down quickly and hurriedly picked up the fallen candy. His voice was hoarse: "I...I accidentally dropped the candy on someone else. I'll go buy you a new one."
After he finished speaking, his eyes unconsciously swept over Li Zhaoyue's glistening lips stained with sugar. He almost forced himself to turn around and walked out the door without looking back.
Bang! The wooden door slammed loudly, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps. Li Zhaoyue lay on the edge of the bed, stunned, clearly still not reacting.
At this moment, Yue Jinhuan's voice appeared in his mind, with a very disgusted tone: "He's gone."
Gone? Li Zhaoyue was stunned again and blurted out: "Why?"
"Why? You still have the nerve to ask me why?" Yue Jinhuan said angrily, "You should ask yourself this question!"
After saying this, Yue Jinhuan fell silent. No matter how Li Zhaoyue called her, there was no response. In desperation, Li Zhaoyue turned over and closed her eyes to pretend to sleep.
If nothing unexpected happened, He Shuyu and the others would have already entered the depths of the Tree of Destiny by now.
The scene before them grew increasingly monotonous. Aside from the path beneath their feet, emitting a faint golden glow, the surroundings were completely shrouded in thick fog. He Shuyu, walking at the front of the group, was the first to sense something was amiss and waved, signaling the two behind him to stop.
"What's wrong?" Wang Kun asked. He didn't know what was going on, but his face turned an extremely pale grey. He Shuyu turned around, gave him a strange look, and said, "This is a dead end. Don't go any further. We're trapped here."
Hearing this, Fang Yu, who had been quiet the entire journey, suddenly became excited and started blabbering, "I told you before, don't trust Li Zhaoyue. I don't know who was the one who said so categorically that Li Zhaoyue wouldn't lie to him."
He Shuyu is not a person who likes to bring up the past. Instead of reflecting on past mistakes, she prefers to solve the current problems directly. So she ignored Fang Yu's words and carefully observed the thick fog around her.
"We've never really gone out. If we're still in the space of the Tree of Destiny, then..." She paused and pointed at the road under her feet: "We're probably now inside the Tree of Destiny."
"Internal?" When Wang Kun heard this conclusion, he frowned at first, and then suddenly became overjoyed.
"Since we are inside, is it possible to discover the secret of the Tree of Destiny?" he asked excitedly.
He Shuyu certainly knew that Wang Kun was extremely obsessed with Feng Shui, but this question made her vaguely sense a hint of danger, so she shook her head after careful consideration.
Wang Kun lowered his head in frustration. He Shuyu glanced around again and said calmly, "Let's not wander around. Let's stay together for a while and recuperate. We'll think of a solution after we've recovered our strength."
After saying this, he sat down, closed his eyes, and began to regulate his breathing. Wang Kun felt a little exhausted, so he slowly bent down and took a deep breath. Fang Yu stood upright and looked into the mist.
The grayish-white mist drifted endlessly, leaving streaks of white before Fang Yu's eyes. Unseen by Wang Kun and He Shuyu, Fang Yu quietly slipped into the mist. When Wang Kun straightened up, he realized Fang Yu was gone. He coughed a few times and searched the path, but still couldn't find him.
This caused a slight panic to rise in his heart. He forced himself to remain calm and looked into the thick fog. Several more violent coughs broke out, and He Shuyu frowned at the noise. After a while, the sound disappeared. Only then did she refocus on regulating her breathing.
After an unknown amount of time, a slight chill suddenly seeped into his clothes. He Shuyu opened his eyes and found that the fog seemed to be thicker.
"Fang Yu? Wang Kun?" She stood up, cleared away the thin mist in front of her eyes, and called softly.
There was no response. In fact, even the figures of those two people were nowhere to be seen.
The mist grew thicker and thicker, until it threatened to swallow her whole. He Shuyu sensed the danger and jumped back. The seemingly gentle mist swished across her shoulders, cutting through her clothes and leaving light red marks on her skin.
He Shuyu ran back. The strange mist, hidden in the normal fog, was about to strike her at any moment. The mist grew thicker and thicker, as if it would turn into a piece of cloth and suffocate her. He Shuyu ran forward faster and finally saw a ray of light.
Although she didn't know what was waiting for her ahead, this was the only way she could take, so she had to go. Thinking of this, He Shuyu took a step forward, lunged forward, and fell into a white light.
Gulp, gulp—she rolled several times on the ground and hit something hard with a bang.
He Shuyu rubbed her aching forehead and stood up, only to find Li Zhaoyue standing in front of her with a smile on her face.
"Hello." She greeted He Shuyu with a smile.
This person looks like Li Zhaoyue, but his temperament is completely different.
I don't know why so many people are rushing to pretend to be Li Zhaoyue. Don't they know that they can be easily seen through? He Shuyu grumbled inwardly.
"The fact that you can come here means that you are the one chosen by God." Li Zhaoyue said mysteriously.
He Shuyu sneered inwardly, pretending not to know her, and said in panic, "So this place where I can't leave is a test from God?"
After saying that, she got up from the ground and imitated the way Li Zhaoyue used to look at her, admiringly saying, "Can you give me some guidance?"
Sure enough, Li Zhaoyue was overjoyed to see her like this. He excitedly circled around her several times and said with a smile, "Of course, of course."
"As long as you do one thing for me, I can get you out."
Send her out? He Shuyu sneered in her heart. If she could really send her out, this person would not stay here. But she still pretended to be flattered and listened to her patiently.
"Give me your body and I can help you get out. Isn't this method perfect?" Li Zhaoyue approached He Shuyu with an innocent and pure expression.
Her heart trembled, and before she could escape, she was nailed to the spot. Looking at the shocked expression on her face, Li Zhaoyue let out a sharp and hearty laugh.
He Shuyu gritted her teeth, thinking, she'd been tricked. This person's original intention was to make her let down her guard! Then, Li Zhaoyue pressed some acupoint on He Shuyu's body and injected a strange power. Her consciousness gradually blurred, and finally, she fell into nothingness.
Afterwards, He Shuyu slowly opened his eyes on the bed in the side yard of the house.
The sun was shining brightly, and it was a warm spring day. She opened the window and saw Xu Xing not far away.
Behind him followed a woman in a red gauze dress and a white veil. A breeze blew through the corridor, blowing the white gauze from the veil aside, revealing the golden bells hanging from the woman's waist. The ringing of the bells spread even more clearly across the courtyard.
Xu Xing led the woman to the room next to Li Zhaoyue's. He Shuyu leaned against the window, watching him with interest. After standing by the door and talking to the woman in red for a while, Xu Xing walked towards the hall. At the corner of the corridor, he looked towards the side room as if he had a clue.
The dust on the windowsill flew up, and a green leaf slowly fell. The windowsill was empty.
Xu Xing frowned and walked quickly towards the hall.
Spring always brings warmth and hope. The hall is filled with flowers and the aroma of tea. Servants are busy running around, carrying things into the hall. Each one carries a wooden tray, on which are placed not snacks and tea, but stacks of talismans.
He Kongzhi sat in the main seat, opening and closing the folding fan in his hand.
"Xie Feng? I remember you. I praised you in front of Xiao Yu before," He Kongzhi said with regret, looking at the young man in white kneeling in the middle of the hall. "I said you were a promising talent who knew how to be flexible and adaptable. I didn't expect you to be so ignorant and want to destroy the formation and the hope of the Floating Island."
As Xu Xing walked in, he heard Xie Feng's cold voice: "The spirits have broken into our home, and not only do you not lend a hand to the mortal world, you are still here fantasizing that this harmful formation can prevent the fall."
He laughed sarcastically and continued, "That's just wishful thinking!"
After saying that, Xie Feng turned around and saw Xu Xing at the door. He taunted him, "So you're in cahoots with them, you're hiding well enough."
Xu Xing didn't say anything. He found a place to sit down and started drinking tea.
"He knows about us now. Should we..." Feng Ran made a gesture of wiping his neck and suggested to He Kongzhi. Xie Feng glanced at Feng Ran coldly and said, "I really didn't expect that Elder Lian Feng is such a person. You abuse evil magic and are a selfish villain!"
Xie Feng's face was distorted with anger. Xu Xing drank a cup of tea quietly, thinking that he seemed to have never seen him so angry before.
If A Yue knew that Xie Feng was dead, she would blame him... Anyway, the formation was about to be completed, and no matter what Xie Feng did, it wouldn't cause any big waves.
When Xu Xing put down his cup and was about to speak, He Kongzhi shook his head and said, "He poses no threat to us, so keeping him around is useful."
Feng Ran was very hesitant and tried to persuade him, "But what if he spreads the word that we are unkind and unjust?"
He Kongzhi chuckled twice and looked at Xie Feng lovingly, as if he was looking at a young and ignorant child: "I hope he can tell everyone."
This conversation was undoubtedly a naked provocation to Xie Feng. He was like a fish on the chopping board, unable to do anything, not even his own life.
This feeling was too powerless. Xie Feng clenched his fists.
At this time, Xu Xing stood up, walked to his side, and said calmly: "The formation will be complete in three days. Let him stay with me for the next few days."
Everyone here knows that Xie Feng has deep feelings for Li Zhaoyue, and Li Zhaoyue is also in this house at this moment. If Xie Feng and Li Zhaoyue are put together...
He Kongzhi frowned, and before he could speak, he heard Xie Feng's scolding.
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