Moonlight, Night, Shadow (9)
Xu Xingdao.
"You should escape from Yiziyuan as soon as possible. With Xie Feng's speed in investigating cases, you will be discovered soon."
Hearing this, Fang Yu hesitated for a moment, then stamped his foot vigorously and pointed at Xu Xing, saying, "You'd better not lie to me!"
"Do I need to lie to you? You are not smart to begin with." Xu Xing said.
"Xu Xing, you..." Fang Yu started to curse again in a low-class manner.
Just then, a pale yellow figure appeared from behind them. It was Li Zhaoyue. Fang Yu's words immediately got stuck in his throat. He moved too quickly and choked on his saliva.
Fang Yu was still coughing with a red face, but Li Zhaoyue had already walked to Xu Xing's side.
"I... heard something happened, so I came to see you..." She met Xu Xing's gentle eyes and lowered her voice unconsciously.
"Ayue doesn't usually get up so early. Why does she seem like a different person today?" Xu Xing said with a smile.
Although she knew that he was joking on purpose and trying to tease her, Lou Yao still felt a shudder in her heart. She forced a smile and explained, "I didn't sleep well last night."
Hearing this, Xu Xing's expression immediately changed. He quickly grabbed her hand and asked nervously, "Did something happen?"
This was the first time Lou Yao had been so intimate with Xu Xing since she confirmed that she liked him. Although she was doing it in someone else's identity, it still made her very surprised.
Lou Yaohui held his hand, her voice trembling with excitement: "It's nothing, I just ate too much during the day."
Fang Yu, standing nearby, suddenly gave her a strange look. He had the impression that Xu Xing always liked to tease Li Zhaoyue, but most of the time she wouldn't notice his intentions, and even if she did, she wouldn't get so excited.
It’s just like what Xu Xing said, like a different person.
He slowly looked at Xu Xing, and seeing that he didn't seem to notice anything was wrong, he became even more confused. However, Xu Xing's next words directly shattered his doubts.
"Let's go, Xie Feng is here."
Xu Xing said to him, and along with these words came the aura of Xie Feng's Meteor Sword. Fang Yu's face changed drastically, and he cursed Xu Xing loudly before fleeing in panic.
Looking at the fleeing figure, Xu Xing slowly curled up a smile. When he turned around, he found that Lou Yao was looking at him obsessively, and the smile on his face deepened.
He tapped her forehead lightly with his fingers, then caressed the golden hairpin hanging from his sleeves. He whispered, "I heard a murder occurred in Lixiang Courtyard last night. Is this what you're here to tell me, Senior Sister?"
Lou Yao lowered her head shyly and nodded slightly.
"The dead person is... Lou Yao," she mustered up the courage to look up, and after seeing the tenderness in Xu Xing's eyes, she raised her voice. "I heard that a forbidden technique was used to summon the men in black, and the scene was covered with traces of blood arrays."
The man in black said that this soul exchange technique was to swap her soul with Li Zhaoyue's. The body of "Lou Yao" was already dead, so Li Zhaoyue...
She could only exist in spirit form, and if she exceeded seven days, her soul would completely disintegrate. Lou Yao and the man in black had set a deadline of one month. By then, no matter what he took away, she would completely become Li Zhaoyue.
Xu Xing's heart will completely belong to her.
As Lou Yao thought about it, the smile on her face grew wider. Xu Xing smiled at her, turned around and said, "Don't worry about me, Senior Sister, just take care of yourself."
A blinding flash of sword light streaked across the sky, and the Meteor Sword carried Xie Feng down. The sharp sword energy stirred up a gust of wind, sending dust flying. The light yellow headband on Xu Xing's head danced wildly, and finally he gently hooked it with his hand.
"Have you seen Fang Yu?" Xie Feng glanced at Lou Yao and Xu Xing and asked coldly.
"No." Xu Xing curved his eyes and smiled. Lou Yao was a little scared of Xie Feng and silently took a few steps behind Xu Xing.
Xie Feng looked at Xu Xing's smile and snorted coldly, not knowing whether he believed it or not.
"Ayue." Xie Feng's cold gaze fell on Lou Yao, and then turned into a pool of soft spring water. "He Shuyu wants to see you. I came to call you back to Qingfengyuan."
Lou Yao clutched her sleeves nervously and nodded randomly. Just as she was about to follow Xie Feng, a pair of hands reached out from the side.
Xu Xing separated the two of them in the middle.
"Senior Sister He is coming too? Take me with you. I haven't seen Senior Sister He in a long time."
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Qingfengyuan
It was early summer, and the pear blossoms in the courtyard had already faded. The pear trees' branches and leaves stretched thickly, casting a deep shadow on the ground. He Shuyu sat in that shadow, tapping the tabletop repeatedly with his fingers.
She remembered Su Zi's strange behavior in the morning, and was told about what happened in Yi Ziyuan in the morning, so she came.
Zhu Ming walked over slowly and handed her a cup of tea.
"Ayue has been a little playful lately and may take a long time to come back." She said indifferently.
He Shuyu took the tea, took a sip, and said, "It's okay, I have time."
As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard door was opened, and a goose yellow figure rushed over and threw himself into Zhu Ming's arms.
"Master!" Lou Yao called out sweetly, putting on a well-behaved look and smiling at Zhu Ming. Zhu Ming patted her head lovingly and said softly, "Why are you sweating so much? There's no need to run so fast."
Lou Yao glanced at Xu Xing quickly, a blush appeared on her cheeks, and she smiled without saying a word.
He Shuyu put down his teacup and glared at Lou Yao from below. His gaze wasn't friendly, even a little creepy. Lou Yao recalled the information she'd gathered: He Shuyu and Li Zhaoyue had always been at odds, and He Shuyu particularly enjoyed bullying Li Zhaoyue.
She stepped out of Zhu Ming's arms, rolled her eyes, and sat opposite He Shuyu.
"What do you want from me?" She straightened her back and looked at her sideways.
He Shuyu looked her over suspiciously, tapped the table with his finger and said, "Nothing, I just came to see where you are playing the role of a money-giving boy. Have you squandered all this huge fortune?"
As expected, he is Li Zhaoyue's mortal enemy, speaking so harshly, Lou Yao thought.
She smiled slightly and said softly, "Senior Sister He, you're just joking."
These words were gentle and non-aggressive, and given Li Zhaoyue's averse nature, there shouldn't be any problem. Lou Yao thought this while secretly observing the expressions of those around her.
Xu Xing leaned against the tree trunk and looked at the sky boredly, Xie Feng closed his eyes and searched for spiritual energy, and Zhu Ming drank tea leisurely.
If no one noticed anything wrong, then that meant her reaction was right.
Sure enough, the suspicion in He Shuyu's eyes disappeared, and he said sarcastically: "I never joke."
After saying that, she put down the teacup, stood up, straightened her clothes, and bowed slightly to Zhu Ming: "Elder Zhu, I have something else to do, so I won't bother you anymore."
Zhu Ming nodded slightly and took another sip of tea.
So He Shuyu walked out, and when he was about to leave the yard, he turned back to look at Lou Yao. Lou Yao's heart was beating fast, and she forced herself to meet her calm gaze and made a disgusted expression. Who would have thought that He Shuyu was not only not angry, but also laughed.
Lou Yao couldn't help but wonder what she had discovered. But then she thought, He Shuyu and Li Zhaoyue were notoriously at odds with each other, and if He Shuyu found out she was an imposter, he would definitely expose her on the spot.
So, okay, okay.
Lou Yao covered her chest and took a deep breath.
"I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving now." Xie Feng said to Zhu Ming, feeling the vibration of the Meteor Sword in his hand. Zhu Ming nodded. For a moment, there were only three people left in the yard.
Zhu Ming was still sitting on the recliner drinking tea, Xu Xing was leaning against a tree with his eyes closed, and Lou Yao was sitting on the stone bench feeling very uncomfortable.
"Do you have anything else to say?" Zhu Ming raised his eyes and asked lightly.
This question was addressed to Xu Xing, but Lou Yao shuddered unconsciously due to her guilty conscience. This shudder was very noticeable. Xu Xing glanced at her, straightened up, and said, "I remembered some things from the past. I remembered that Elder Zhu had been looking for Wei Zhegu from that time, and I thought that this memory of mine might be of some use."
Zhu Ming was momentarily distracted when Xu Xing suddenly called out a name he hadn't heard in a long time, but he quickly covered it up.
"That means the formation we used that day was useful. Come in with me and tell me about it." Zhu Ming put down his teacup and said.
"Ayue, I want to talk to Xu Xing about something now. Can you please step aside for a while?" she said.
Lou Yao was very nervous at this moment and wished she could disappear immediately. Upon hearing what Zhu Ming said, she hurriedly got up and walked to the next room.
Xu Xing followed Zhu Ming into the room.
Lou Yao walked into Li Zhaoyue's courtyard and was immediately attracted by the colorful flowers and various exquisite ornaments. She had just obtained this body last night, and this morning she had immediately gone to test everyone's attitude, so she hadn't had time to observe the place where she lived.
Lou Yao couldn't help but think of her own residence. Although it was not bad, it did not have the love that came here.
She walked from the door to the room, and then walked from the bed back to the courtyard gate, feeling very uncomfortable.
Li Zhaoyue is truly worthy of being the little princess who is the center of attention. As the only disciple of the number one swordsman on the Floating Island, everything she uses is the best. Even the bonsai on the table as decoration is made of pure gold.
Fate truly was unfair. As Lou Yao's hand brushed against the golden bonsai, something suddenly slipped from her wrist. Upon closer inspection, she saw a gold bracelet, wrapped in gold wire. Looking closely, she could see tiny glints of light like starlight. Lou Yao didn't like the style of the flower and wanted to take it off.
Just then, there was a gentle knock on the door. When the door opened, it was Xu Xing.
There was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and he smiled gently as he called out "Senior Sister." Lou Yao lowered her head shyly and responded.
Because she opened the door in a hurry, the bracelet on Lou Yao's wrist hit the door frame, making a crisp sound. Xu Xing seemed to be attracted by the bracelet and smiled, "The bracelet on your wrist is really beautiful, Senior Sister."
Lou Yao was flattered and withdrew her hand. She chuckled softly and said, "I've never lacked these things. Do you like them, Xu Xing?"
After saying this, she mustered up the courage to look at the boy, and after seeing the surprise in his eyes, she hurriedly said, "If you like it, I can give it to you."
Xu Xing raised his eyebrows in surprise and repeated, "Give it to me?"
"Yes!" Lou Yao nodded decisively, recalling the information she had gathered about Xu Xing. Xu Xing lost both his parents when he was young, and lived a difficult life. He was always bullied as a child, and he was considered to be someone who lacked love. If someone could care for him meticulously, then...
Thinking that Xu Xing would fall in love with her instead of Li Zhaoyue because of this, Lou Yao's heart couldn't help but beat.
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