Mirror Flower Water Moon (1)
Li Zhaoyue stretched out his hand, hesitating whether to take it, and was held by Xu Xing.
Xu Xing held Li Zhaoyue's hand with his left hand and drew a sword from his waist with his right hand.
This sword is milky white all over and shaped like a chain. It doesn't look like an ordinary object.
The sword lightly slid through the air, and in the dim night, a bright light leaked out. He pulled Li Zhaoyue and dived into the crack.
After a dizzying moment, the world suddenly brightened, and the two of them were back on the foggy bridge. Li Zhaoyue looked into the distance and saw He Shuyu lying in the mist.
His palm suddenly felt empty, and Xu Xing let go of her hand. He said tiredly, "Just now, the dream beast wove illusions for us, making us doubt each other and fall into its trap. Fortunately, we got out, but the dream beast is still here, so we still have to be careful."
"What happened just now..." Li Zhaoyue was really curious about the nightmare, so he asked.
Xu Xing shook his head: "I don't know who it belongs to, but this dream beast is so rampant that it dares to harm people in the back garden of the Feng Shui Institute. I'm afraid many people are involved. Let's rest for a while before making plans."
After saying that, he sat down cross-legged and closed his eyes.
Li Zhaoyue nodded, ran to He Shuyu and dragged her over.
There was a red mark on He Shuyu's forehead, as if he had been knocked unconscious by something heavy. She glanced at him for a few seconds, then turned back to look at Xu Xing.
After coming out of the nightmare just now, all the bloodstains on Xu Xing's body disappeared. He was now wearing a clean blue robe. He was so quiet that he even looked a bit scholarly.
Li Zhaoyue looked at Xu Xing and felt sleepy again unconsciously. She closed her eyes in just a moment.
When she opened her eyes again, what caught her eye was soft black hair, a strong back, and a refreshing tea fragrance that did not belong to her.
Li Zhaoyue sniffed hard, and the person under him trembled violently.
He Shuyu's sarcastic voice came from the side: "Finally woke up?"
Li Zhaoyue finally came to her senses and found herself lying on Xu Xing's back. The young man walked very steadily and she did not feel any discomfort at all.
She began to feel uncomfortable at this moment and tried to get off his back, but the boy stretched out a hand and gently held her down.
"The ground is dangerous, don't come down."
Hearing this, Li Zhaoyue stuck his head out and looked at the ground. Sure enough, he saw that the road was covered with strange-shaped mushrooms, some of which even had venom on them.
Xu Xing and He Shuyu were surrounded by protective sword energy, so they were able to walk on the road full of poisonous mushrooms. If Li Zhaoyue came down by himself, he would probably turn into dirty blood in an instant.
She subconsciously hugged Xu Xing's neck and shrank upwards.
He Shuyu limped along, glancing at Xu Xing sideways. "I wonder whose nightmare this is. Someone is actually afraid of mushrooms and has such a ridiculous dream."
Xu Xing smiled when he heard this: "Oh, really? I'm actually very curious about your nightmare, Senior Sister He."
"Senior Sister is so wise and brave, a hero among women. She must be afraid of nothing, right?"
Xu Xing smiled brightly, but his mouth looked like it was poisoned.
He Shuyu chuckled and said through gritted teeth, "Of course not."
After saying that, she glared at Li Zhaoyue with a slight warning. Li Zhaoyue avoided her sight and concentrated on looking at the pattern on Xu Xing's clothes.
There were bamboo patterns embroidered on the green dress with white thread. She poked it out of boredom, which made the boy stiffen again.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm just curious." Li Zhaoyue noticed his embarrassment and hurriedly explained.
Xu Xing didn't say anything, but just quickened his pace.
After walking past this patch of poisonous mushrooms, you will reach the exit.
A flash of white light passed by, a cool breeze blew, the sun set, and three people appeared in the center of the pond. Except for Li Zhaoyue, the other two were all soaked in their clothes.
On the shore, Xie Feng followed Zhu Ming, holding the Meteor Sword.
"A dream beast has appeared in the Feng Shui Academy. Immediately dismiss the disciples and cast a formation to seal off the entire academy." Zhu Ming drew the sword from his waist, and the strong sword light caused everyone to close their eyes.
Then, she flashed and in just a moment she lifted up Li Zhaoyue, who was lying on Xu Xing's back. At the same time, the sword light fell into the water, and immediately a round thing exploded.
It all happened so quickly in the blink of an eye that no one could react.
Xie Feng immediately followed, and the Meteor Sword was inserted into the ground. A huge formation quickly took shape, and the Feng Shui Courtyard was shrouded in a thick yellow light. Talismans with different strokes floated in the sky.
After doing all this, he ran to Li Zhaoyue and looked at her carefully for a long time. Seeing that she was fine, he felt relieved and went to look at the thing that Zhu Ming had pulled out.
During this time, he met Xu Xing's sight.
It was a very calm look, yet it made people feel uncomfortable for no reason.
Xie Feng suppressed the strangeness in his heart and carefully observed the monster.
This creature was as fat as a ball, without any fur on its body. It was smooth as a peeled pear, without eyes or mouth. It was rolling around non-stop, but because it was afraid of Zhu Ming's sword energy, it only dared to roll in place.
"The dream beast is famous for its ability to bewitch people and feed on fear. It is not a monster worthy of being shown on the public stage." He Shuyu had already come out of the pool and said as he was tidying up his shoes and socks.
"The dream beast is indeed nothing to be feared, but the fact that it can appear here and cause such a big mess is probably not a coincidence." Xu Xing leaned against the tree, his posture lazy, with a smile on his lips.
Li Zhaoyue wanted to run to him, but Zhu Ming grabbed her collar and threw her to the other side.
"Don't run around." Zhu Ming warned her.
"So in your opinion, there is a traitor in Yiziyuan?" He Shuyu asked sarcastically.
The previous incident of Lixiangyuan was also left unresolved. Are we going to ignore this matter?
Xu Xing smiled playfully and looked curiously at Zhu Ming who was standing in the middle of the crowd.
What will the strongest swordsman on the floating island do?
Unexpectedly, Zhu Ming just pinched the bridge of his nose and said wearily, "I'm really not good at solving cases. I'd better leave this to the Jinxiantai. I can assist and provide military support."
Yes, the Sword Immortal was absorbed in cultivating immortals and did not care about matters outside of his body. I'm afraid he came here today just to confirm Li Zhaoyue's safety.
Xu Xing watched Zhu Ming touch Li Zhaoyue's head. The latter smiled guiltily, which earned him a lot of eye rolls, but then he moved closer like a puppy, acting coquettishly and obediently, causing Zhu Ming to shake his head helplessly.
He dropped his eyes.
There was chaos afterwards. He Shuyu contacted the Jinxiantai and asked the disciples to come and take over the formation from Xie Feng and take the strange-looking dream beast away.
Li Zhaoyue was taken back by Zhu Ming, and he followed the crowd back to Lixiangyuan.
When the noise faded away and silence returned, a black shadow suddenly emerged from the shimmering lake. It looked in the direction where Li Zhaoyue left for a long time.
*
In the end, nothing was found out about the dream beast, and it was sealed in a dusty cabinet along with the Rikain case.
Another half month passed, and Xu Xing was prospering at the Feng Shui Academy. He became close friends with Zhu Ming's favorite student, Li Zhaoyue, and with his gentle and likable personality, he quickly became friends with everyone. Furthermore, he had excellent grades, was a master of Feng Shui, and had an exceptional appearance, making him quite popular with the girls.
The weather gradually warmed up, and everyone's clothes became lighter. In the summer, it was not mandatory to wear Taoist robes in Yiziyuan, so the transition between spring and summer was often the time when colors were the brightest, but Xu Xing still wore a green robe.
Today, Li Zhaoyue wore a crabapple-colored dress and had many small braids in her hair. Silver bells hung at the ends of her flying braids, making her look cute and playful.
She usually wears goose yellow, but today she suddenly changed her outfit, attracting a lot of people's attention.
Wang Kun was the first to run over to her seat and asked curiously, "Sister, why did you change your clothes today? Is there something important going on?"
Li Zhaoyue yawned and hummed, "This is the clothes Ah Feng gave me. It's a birthday gift. It's too formal to wear on ordinary days, so today is a good time to try it on."
Seeing that she looked sleepy, Wang Kun didn't ask any more questions. He just said a few words and left.
Xu Xingben was writing. When he heard Li Zhaoyue's words, his hand twisted and the ink on the brush immediately spread, causing the girl next to him to exclaim.
"Are you okay?" the girl asked hurriedly when she saw that he looked worried.
Xu Xing's eyes curved, he smiled and shook his head, but his hand deliberately twisted, making the characters written crookedly, like chicken claws.
"It's really unfortunate today. I'm not very good at it. I'm really sorry." Xu Xing explained with a gentle smile.
The girl was dazzled by his smile, blushing and nodding hurriedly, then shaking her head: "It's okay."
Xu Xing folded the waste paper and wanted to throw it away, but the woman snatched it away.
Her face flushed and she ran away shyly.
Xu Xing slowly composed himself and looked at Li Zhaoyue.
"Is today your birthday, Senior Sister?" he asked with a smile.
Li Zhaoyue lay on the table, blinking sleepily, her curled eyelashes moving across her eyelids like a small fan, making her look very cute.
"Yes, Ah Feng woke me up early in the morning and said he wanted to give me a birthday present. I was so sleepy."
She complained.
Xu Xing slowly glanced at Li Zhaoyue's skirt. She was indeed very suitable for bright colors. If she was cute in goose yellow, she would be more charming in the crabapple-colored dress.
"Senior sister, you look very good in this outfit today." He smiled brightly.
When Li Zhaoyue heard the compliment, she wanted to smile, but she was too sleepy to open her eyes, so she could only squint.
"Master and Afeng will celebrate my birthday at Qingfengyuan tonight. Do you want to go?" she hummed.
As if he was uncomfortable sleeping on his stomach, Li Zhaoyue changed his position and faced Xu Xing sideways.
The distance was so close that he could almost see the fuzz on her face.
The last time he explored Qingfengyuan, he was unsuccessful. This time, it was a good opportunity that came right to his doorstep. He had no reason to refuse.
Xu Xing looked at the expectation in her eyes, smiled and nodded.
The two were talking when there was a sudden noise in the classroom. Li Zhaoyue, who was almost asleep, suddenly woke up and looked towards the school door in confusion.
Large groups of students were crowding into the school.
"Senior Sister, I heard that today is your birthday, so we are here to give you a birthday gift."
"Move aside... I was here first, Senior Sister! I heard you love sweet osmanthus candy the most, so I made this myself..."
"Sister, don't you like to wear gold? A few days ago, I specially made a tassel hairpin for you..."
This went on and on, and it finally turned into a quarrel.
Li Zhaoyue sighed helplessly, grabbed Xu Xing's hand and pulled him up from his seat.
He was surprised and stared at her motionlessly.
Li Zhaoyue pointed to the window beside the table, and Xu Xing immediately understood. Hand in hand, the two of them jumped out of the window lightly.
When the group of people squeezed in from the door, Li Zhaoyue was nowhere to be seen.
They could only return dejectedly with the gifts in their arms, pushing and shoving each other on the way, almost causing another quarrel.
At this time, Li Zhaoyue had already taken Xu Xingxing out of the Feng Shui courtyard.
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