Moonlight, Shadow, Night (6)
"Hey, hey, have you heard about that rumor?"
"Is that the formation? I heard someone seems to have succeeded."
"This is really weird."
"yes."
As soon as Li Zhaoyue entered the Feng Shui Academy's classroom, she heard people whispering nearby, seemingly discussing some formation. She had never been interested in cultivation, so she headed straight for her seat.
Xu Xing was writing something on his seat. When he saw her coming, he greeted her with a smile.
Li Zhaoyue put down the small satchel at her waist and curiously moved closer to Xu Xing. She looked at the thin handwriting on the paper and praised it sincerely, "It's really beautiful."
Xu Xing chuckled, tapped the corner of his lips with his hand, and whispered, "There's something."
His eyes were full of obvious teasing, and his serious and focused gaze made her heart beat faster. Li Zhaoyue hurriedly took out a handkerchief, wiped the corner of her lips, and stammered, "Are you okay now?"
Xu Xing chuckled, looking at her in silence. While waiting for Xu Xing's response, Li Zhaoyue even began to think back to her actions before leaving the house. First, she dressed up. Today, she had changed her clothes specially, wearing a pomegranate-colored strapless fairy dress, a peach-pink headband, and even applied a light pink lip balm.
After talking with Xie Feng last night, she thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out. She flipped through the storybook late at night and finally decided to dress up again to test Xu Xing's attitude. At the same time, she also had a little selfish motive... She wanted to see Xu Xing... surprised.
I was afraid of ruining my makeup, so I only ate a few mouthfuls of porridge this morning. I thought there wouldn’t be anything stuck to my mouth.
Li Zhaoyue was very nervous, blinking constantly, and staring at Xu Xing nervously.
He moved closer and closer, so close that she could clearly see his long, curly eyelashes and his pupils, which shone with a faint golden light. The heat between his breaths rose steadily, and for a moment, she even thought he was going to kiss her.
A cool touch came from the corner of her mouth. Xu Xing lowered his eyes, gently wiped the lip balm from the corner of her lips, and looked at her with a smile.
"This color is really beautiful." He praised.
She didn't know if it was her illusion, but Xu Xing kept staring at her lips while saying this, his eyes were a little obscure, almost making her think she was being monitored by something terrible.
"Ah...thank you." She was a little embarrassed and lowered her head and smiled.
"Ayue, do you want to see what I wrote?" Xu Xing stared at her for a while, then suddenly pulled away and pointed at the paper on the table, and asked with a smile,
Li Zhaoyue suddenly felt relaxed all over, and he mustered the courage to raise his head, look in the direction of his finger, and nodded.
So Xu Xing took the paper he had written on and handed it to her.
"Li Zhaoyue and Xie Feng walked side by side on the path through the woods. It was a dark, windy day, and the place was deserted. Xie Feng's gaze at Li Zhaoyue grew deeper and deeper, until it began to take on a different meaning..."
Li Zhaoyue's face flushed, but he couldn't read the rest of the content at all. His hand holding the paper suddenly tightened, and he threw the paper away with a cry.
"Why are you so anxious, Ayue? Have you finished reading it?" Xu Xing picked up the paper on the ground and teased her.
"What is this? Why did you write this?" The blush on Li Zhaoyue's face quickly faded, and then she was filled with fear, as if she had met Xu Xing for the first time.
Xu Xing lowered his eyes and whispered, "Someone asked me to copy this. She said my handwriting is beautiful and she's willing to pay me for it."
"How could someone write this!" She put her hands on her hips angrily, her head shaking slightly as she spoke. The peach pink ribbons tangled together and then loosened, falling into Xu Xing's eyes, making him think she was even more adorable.
"Ayue, don't you like it? I think it's pretty well written. After reading this article, I'm a little jealous of Senior Brother Xie." He casually counted the number of times the headband fluttered, half-jokingly saying.
Li Zhaoyue became even angrier when he heard this. He slapped his hands hard and said angrily, "Afeng and I are good friends. Isn't it a rumor to write like this? No, I have to find out who wrote it."
By chance, Xue Fuqing passed by their seats at this moment. With her sharp eyes, she spotted the article on Xu Xing's desk and frowned as she asked, "Why are you reading this?"
What do you mean?! Li Zhaoyue was still in shock when he saw Xue Fuqing pick up the paper very naturally, quickly finished reading it, and then said, "Yours is old. I have the latest one over there. I can lend it to you."
"Okay." Xu Xing replied with a smile.
Seeing the two of them discussing the strange article without paying attention to anyone else, Li Zhaoyue leaned over, blocking Xue Fuqing's view of Xu Xing. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm still here. What the hell is this?"
As if afraid that she would run away, Li Zhaoyue stretched out both hands and held Xue Fuqing tightly.
A trace of panic appeared on Xue Fuqing's calm and cold face, and he blushed under Li Zhaoyue's naked gaze.
"I'm asking you a question, why are you blushing?!" Li Zhaoyue was almost going crazy.
"This... this is actually also a kind of storybook, but it uses real-life people as characters in the creation." Xue Fuqing whispered.
"Actually, everyone has been written about. Some people have written about you and Xu Xing, but not many people read them."
As soon as he said this, Xu Xing moved his hands that were resting on the table, raised his eyes to look at Xue Fuqing and said, "Then who do you prefer to be with Ah Yue?"
The question was straightforward and somewhat dangerous. Not only Xue Fuqing was shocked, but also Li Zhaoyue, who was already furious.
"I..." Xue Fuqing's gray eyes turned rapidly. She thought for a long time and kept stuttering. It was Li Zhaoyue who interrupted her.
"Forget it, forget it. It's just like me liking to read storybooks. It's a small matter." Li Zhaoyue said while not daring to look at Xu Xing.
God knows how panicked she was when she heard Xu Xing ask that question. She has never been able to hide her feelings and emotions since she was a child. Xu Xing is an extremely sensitive person. If she lets him know what she is thinking, they may no longer be able to be friends.
The pent-up anger in my heart suddenly disappeared, and gradually, a bitter and sour feeling filled my heart.
Xu Xing stared at Li Zhaoyue quietly, and said to Xue Fuqing, "Do you have any information about us?"
A trace of anger flashed across Xue Fuqing's expressionless face, and he gritted his teeth and said, "No!"
"Why are you reacting so strongly? Did you write this?" Xu Xing said with a smile.
"Impossible! How could I be so tasteless! They are obviously childhood sweethearts, and being two innocent kids is even more interesting..." At this point she became alert, stopped talking, and left in a hurry.
Li Zhaoyue still had her head down, tugging at the edge of her skirt again and again, with her soft black hair draped over her shoulders, making her look very well-behaved and cute.
Xu Xing chuckled and deliberately pulled her hairband, stopping only when it hurt.
"What are you doing?" Li Zhaoyue's eyes were red with pain and he said angrily.
Those round eyes widened, like two crystal gems, shining brightly. Xu Xing raised the corners of his mouth and asked with a smile, "Ayue, do you want to see the article about us? I have it here."
"Why should I look at this?" She said stubbornly while adjusting the hairband that Xu Xing had pulled loose.
"Don't you like reading storybooks?"
"That doesn't mean I enjoy reading and writing about myself!"
"Well," Xu Xing propped up his head, looked at her with a smile, and stretched out his voice, "That's a pity."
His tone was full of regret.
"It's on my desk. Oh, I suddenly remembered that there is something I haven't done yet, so I'll go out first." After saying that, Xu Xing stood up and walked out.
After the green figure disappeared at the door, Li Zhaoyue sat quietly for a while, but finally couldn't help it and put his hand into Xu Xing's desk.
When he returned, he glanced at his empty desk and Li Zhaoyue's evasive expression, and he understood. Xu Xing pretended to be clueless and continued copying.
Seeing that his behavior was not discovered, Li Zhaoyue's tense body relaxed immediately, but when he thought about Xu Xing sitting next to him copying Xie Feng and his...that kind of article, he felt very angry.
A pair of hands pulled at the paper on the table. Xu Xing looked up and saw Li Zhaoyue's flushed face. He smiled slightly, wanting to tease her, so he pulled the paper back with even greater force.
"Why are you still copying this?" Li Zhaoyue asked loudly.
"Why can't I copy it? I think it's well written." Xu Xing deliberately retorted her, his eyes sweeping over her hair, cheeks, and the eye-catching pomegranate-colored dress inch by inch.
"Xu Xing!" Li Zhaoyue clenched his fists in anger.
"But Ah Yue is very different today. The color of her clothes is very bright and matches your skin tone very well." Xu Xing shook the pen and said.
"Don't change the subject! I've confiscated the paper anyway, so don't copy it." Li Zhaoyue then reached for the paper in front of him. Xu Xing, who hadn't considered arguing with her, submitted without resistance. The paper slipped smoothly into Li Zhaoyue's hands.
She stuffed the stack of papers into the desk like a guilty thief, then sat up straight, looked at him, and repeated, "No more copying."
She looked very cute, and Xu Xing's eyes unconsciously became gentle, but he still said harshly: "Ayue is so domineering, she said I can't copy and then she won't let me copy."
"But...but..." Li Zhaoyue subconsciously followed his thoughts and stuttered for a long time. Suddenly, he realized that Xu Xing was deliberately making fun of him, and he elbowed him.
Xu Xing was caught off guard by the attack. After a brief moment of surprise, he actually burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at?!" Li Zhaoyue elbowed him again. This time, Xu Xing had learned his lesson. Not only did he avoid it, he also grabbed her hand and gently put it back.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry. You're dressed so nicely today. You should smile more." He coaxed.
Li Zhaoyue was still glaring at him. Xu Xing lightly raised his hand, flicked her forehead, and said with a smile, "Our Ah Yue looks really pretty today. Pretty people should smile more, right?"
"You...you..." She was burned by Xu Xing's expression and hurriedly withdrew her hand, saying weakly, "This is just a trick to coax a child."
"Then you won't forgive me?"
Xu Xing tilted his head, his hair tucked into the small bell at the end of his headband, looking very handsome. Li Zhaoyue covered her eyes and said angrily, "What? What? Xu Xing, you're teasing me again!"
"Then you won't forgive me?"
"Shut up!"
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When Li Zhaoyue returned to Qingfeng Courtyard that evening, he hurried back to his own courtyard and placed the thick paper on his desk. The cover was clearly written in Xu Xing's handwriting. It must have been copied by him, as he had said.
Then he must have seen it. Li Zhaoyue felt strangely embarrassed when he thought of this.
She sat on the left side of the desk, and the papers were placed on the right side of the desk. The two sides were far apart. She was restless, wanting to look at them but not wanting to.
Suddenly, a loud noise was heard in Zhu Ming's yard.
On weekdays, Zhu Ming liked to make medicine and small gadgets in the yard, so there were often some sudden noises. Li Zhaoyue didn't take it seriously, but then she heard Zhu Ming's muffled groan.
That was the sound made when the body was squeezed. Normally, she shouldn't be able to hear it, but for some reason, she was particularly sensitive to such sounds today.
Li Zhaoyue stood up and walked towards Zhu Ming's yard.
Dense vines were entangled around the edge of the wall, and the door was not closed tightly, leaving a gap. Li Zhaoyue carefully pushed the door open and walked into the yard. Just as he was about to call Zhu Ming, the ground suddenly shook.
Another shock, two shocks, three shocks...
She quickly ran to Zhu Ming's room door and knocked, but no one answered.
Zhu Ming is not here. So what is this strange noise?
Driven by curiosity, she entered Zhu Ming's room. The room was dark and exuded a strong smell of medicine, which smelled like wound medicine. Li Zhaoyue thought that Zhu Ming was also injured and needed medicine, so she continued to walk in.
In front of him was a bed with several blood-stained clothes piled messily on it. Li Zhaoyue thought that his master was injured and he should help her tidy up her things, so he reached out to pick up those clothes.
Just then, I felt a sudden weight on my shoulders.
"What are you doing?" It was Zhu Ming's voice.
Li Zhaoyue was so frightened that her hands trembled and her clothes fell onto the bed. She turned around and looked. In the darkness, Zhu Ming's face was blurry. She could only see a pair of eyes, which were very bright and had a faint red light flashing.
"I heard some noises and thought something happened to you, Master, so I came to check." Li Zhaoyue rubbed his eyes and found that the red light had disappeared, so he said.
Zhu Ming seemed to be in a bad mood. He pulled her back heavily and said coldly, "It's just that I went wrong while refining the elixir. It's getting late. You should go back and rest."
Li Zhaoyue not only heard the explosion, but also Zhu Ming's groan. However, Zhu Ming didn't seem to want to continue this topic at this time, so she had to swallow what she was about to say.
She slowly moved towards the door, and when she was about to leave, she couldn't help but look back at Zhu Ming. She saw her sitting on the edge of the bed, crumpling up the pile of clothes and throwing it on the ground.
Li Zhaoyue returned to his room.
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