Lightly wrap the red thread around your fingertips (4)
"Everything will change after she regains her memory. The warmth she has now is just a trick you got." Yue Jinhuan warned him.
He knew it, but every time he saw Li Zhaoyue, his heart would involuntarily surge with inappropriate emotions and give rise to inappropriate delusions.
His guilt gradually turned into something else.
She gave him a headband, helped him tie his hair, took him to see the lanterns, and smiled at him defenselessly.
She was like the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, illuminating the dark forest. He greedily absorbed the light she emitted, trying to lock her tightly by his side.
Along with the memories, a deep loneliness also resurfaces.
He couldn't remember how long he had waited for her. In the century of lonely waiting, all those dullness and silence were wiped out by numbness. He was almost going crazy, but when he was close to her, he could only become gentle.
"Do you still want to leave?" Xu Xing's hoarse voice came to his ears. Li Zhaoyue's consciousness was forcibly pulled out. When he opened his eyes, he found that the headband on his eyes had been taken off, and Xu Xing was tying it on his head.
The sunlight was a bit glaring, and she squinted uncomfortably. Suddenly, a shadow fell in front of her. It was Xu Xing who stood up and blocked the wide-open window.
His expression was cold, like a completely different person. His jet-black hair was casually tied up, a light yellow headband hanging loosely from the high ponytail, as if it would fall off at any moment. His collar was also loose, as if he was in a hurry. He looked strangely handsome this way, especially with his collar open and his gaze fixed on Li Zhaoyue.
She couldn't help but think of what happened yesterday, and turned away her eyes with red ears.
But in Xu Xing's eyes, such actions were ignored.
He chuckled softly, his right hand brushing across her cheek. His long, thick eyelashes drooped slightly, hiding the dark light that flashed across his eyes. His voice was gentle and pleasant, yet he seemed to be deliberately trying to seduce Li Zhaoyue.
"Open the window, are you trying to escape?"
Warm breath suddenly approached, Xu Xing kissed her forehead, nose tip, and finally stopped at the corner of her lips.
"Ayue," he curved his eyes, his expression weary, "Tell me, do you want to run away?"
Li Zhaoyue recalled the memory she had just seen and looked at him sadly: "No."
"I don't want to run away, Xu Xing."
Her eyes were a little red, which made Xu Xing pause.
"Why are you crying?" He wiped the corner of her eyes with his fingertips, his voice very soft, as light as a feather landing on the clouds.
Li Zhaoyue shook his head and said nothing.
"Just stay in your room obediently for the next few days, okay?" Although it was a negotiating tone, Li Zhaoyue knew that once she revealed her intention to escape, Xu Xing would immediately take off this gentle skin.
Li Zhaoyue gently closed his eyes: "I... I remember the past. I must regain my remaining memories and strength."
"You can't stop anything by locking me up like this. Those who want to find me will find this place one day..."
"Since you remember the past, you should remember what I said to you, right?" Xu Xing interrupted her, his light brown eyes slightly narrowed, staring at Li Zhaoyue almost obsessively.
She choked up, looked away uncomfortably, and said, "This is my business, don't worry about it."
Xu Xing stroked her hair very gently, with a faint smile on his face, but his tone was very firm: "Have a good rest. I have something else to do. I'll leave first."
"Xu Xing!" Li Zhaoyue raised her bound hands and shook them. Her intention was obvious, but Xu Xing, as if he hadn't noticed the red thread on her wrist, raised an eyebrow and smiled faintly.
Seeing that he was indifferent, Li Zhaoyue looked at him sadly: "Xu Xing, please let me go."
"No." Xu Xing curled his eyes, lifted her chin, and emphasized, "No."
"I'll do whatever you don't want to do." As he spoke, his eyes turned icy cold, making Li Zhaoyue's heart skip a beat. She almost immediately asked, "What do you mean by that?"
Xu Xing did not answer this question, but just told her to have a good rest and left the room.
The door closed gently. Li Zhaoyue stared blankly ahead, giving a wry laugh. The space rippled slightly, and a hint of red slowly appeared. Yue Jinhuan stood with his arms folded, looking down at Li Zhaoyue on the bed.
"Since he's here, let's make the best of it. Since he said he'd avenge you, then let him do as he wishes." She shrugged and said nonchalantly, "Those people are no match for him at all."
Li Zhaoyue lay flat on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling: "He has done enough for me, I must avenge myself."
Yue Jinhuan uttered a sound, approached her suspiciously, and asked, "Are you worried about him?"
Li Zhaoyue turned his head and said in a firm voice, "No."
"Ah? Li Zhaoyue, don't tell me that you like Xu Xing." Yue Jinhuan reached out and poked her forehead hard, saying with a forced smile.
Li Zhaoyue's mind and heart were in a mess, and he was exhausted all over. He muttered "no" when he heard it, and slowly closed his eyes.
"Hey, are you just giving in like that?" Yue Jinhuan said dissatisfiedly.
"What can I do now? Can you untie this thing from my hands?"
"cannot."
"That's it. Just like you said, let's make the best of it." Li Zhaoyue said, covering his ears.
"I really am not suited to complicated things," she sighed. "So you wanted to directly lure out the mastermind and resolve all this quickly."
"I didn't expect Xu Xing to come out and ruin my plan."
"The person behind the scenes is not a fool. Your plan is full of holes. I have told you so long ago." Yue Jinhuan said disdainfully.
"You're still the same brainless person as before."
Li Zhaoyue had already entered a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. He ignored Yue Jinhuan's ridicule and indulged himself in sleep.
"Move aside, move aside. Do you know how to do it? Tell me the method and I will perform Feng Shui."
"You can learn it? You must be kidding me."
"Why can't I learn it? Do you look down on me? Do you know that I am also a famous master in the demon world? Xu Xing has to respect me when he sees me."
"Such a noise, Wang Kun, make a spell to seal his mouth."
I could hear a quarrel between a man and a woman, and the voices were familiar, as if...
Li Zhaoyue suddenly opened his eyes and found that he was pulled into the space of the Tree of Destiny. Not far ahead, there were several familiar figures chattering around the tree.
Li Zhaoyue slowly got up from the ground, squinted his eyes and took a look, and was shocked.
It turned out to be Wang Kun, He Shuyu, and Fang Yu who I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Why were they here? She thought for a moment and quietly moved closer.
Fang Yu stood aside with his arms folded, looked at Fang Yu with a squint, and said sarcastically: "You were the one who said this method could get us out, but now, not only can we not leave this house, we can't leave this space either."
"The human race is so stupid."
Wang Kun ignored him and continued fiddling with the compass. He Shuyu, standing beside him, rolled his eyes at Fang Yu and sneered, "You're just a lowly demon. Why are you showing off here?"
Fang Yu got angry and yelled, "Fuck, who are you calling lowly?"
He Shuyu smiled slightly, then calmly extended his index finger, pointed at Fang Yu, and said with a smile, "Isn't it obvious?"
"Whoever has no quality is the one being criticized."
"He Shuyu, you..." Fang Yu started swearing again, babble-like. He Shuyu ignored him and focused on the compass in Wang Kun's hand, occasionally helping to inject spiritual energy or asking a few questions quietly.
The two of them helped each other and looked very harmonious, which made Fang Yu look like a noisy rooster. He rolled his eyes in anger and continued to make loud noises, trying to attract the attention of the two people, but no one paid any attention to him.
He felt greatly insulted and turned away in shame, hiding behind the tree. At this moment, he accidentally saw Li Zhaoyue walking towards him.
"Hey! I saw Li Zhaoyue!"
He Shuyu, who was observing the compass, paused, raised his head and said coldly, "Are you crazy about gain and loss? How could Li Zhaoyue be here?"
Hearing this, Fang Yu was so angry that he jumped up and down, chattering non-stop, pointing ahead and shouting: "Why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, just look!"
He Shuyu sneered and looked up, not expecting to see Li Zhaoyue. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief and quickly poked Wang Kun beside her.
Wang Kun was also shocked.
Li Zhaoyue originally wanted to come here secretly, but when he saw that he was discovered, he smiled awkwardly.
"Weren't you kidnapped by Xu Xing? How did you end up in this house..." He Shuyu looked up suddenly, thinking of something else. "Could it be just a coincidence that we are imprisoned in the same place where Xu Xing imprisoned you?"
Li Zhaoyue nodded helplessly.
"Looks like you can't get out either," Fang Yu interjected. "Xu Xing is a very shrewd man, and he does things very carefully. Since this is where he's imprisoned you, you probably can't get out using conventional means."
"Yeah, who knows how many schemes Xu Xing has in his mind." He Shuyu said sarcastically.
Li Zhaoyue scratched his head awkwardly and asked, "How did you get in? I've been locked up for so long and I didn't even know."
Wang Kun got excited when he heard this. He pushed Fang Yu aside and complained, "Junior sister, you disappeared without a trace. It's as if you never existed in this world. We had no choice but to start with the man in black. Senior Brother Xie said that his followers were all over the floating island and he must know something. But just when I was about to capture him, ouch!"
"Ouch what?" Fang Yu asked nervously.
Wang Kun showed a mysterious expression and said exaggeratedly: "Guess who that man in black is?"
"Who is it?"
"Guess." He kept the suspense intentionally.
"It's Xu Xing, right?" Li Zhaoyue said lightly.
"How do you know?" the three asked in unison, all with expressions of disbelief.
"There is only one answer to your appearance here," she said.
"He Shuyu," Li Zhaoyue turned around and said, "How did you get here?"
He Shuyu was stunned for a moment, her face turning pale. After a moment, she lowered her head and whispered, "I overheard my brother's secret."
"Secret?" Wang Kun couldn't help but ask.
"Yes." He Shuyu raised his head, his eyes complicated, "It's about you, a secret."
Li Zhaoyue slowly widened his eyes.
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