Moonset Cool Night (10)
Although spring rain is light and dense, it is often gentle and lingering, and it lasts for a long time. After three days of rain, it finally stopped at noon. The servants in the house ran out and looked at the sun in the sky with joy.
The refreshing breeze still carried a hint of moisture, the sun shone warmly on people, and the servants gathered in a circle, chatting about daily life.
"I heard that the spirits have occupied another city and many people died." said an old lady in coarse clothes.
"Alas, I don't know how long we can hold on here." Another young man sighed.
They were originally servants of the Lou family in Cangyun City, sent to this mansion by order of Lou Daoyan, the current head of the Lou family. However, this noble was quite strange. He arrived drenched in rain and brought a bride with him, dressed in her wedding gown and covered with a red veil, making her face unclear. And the day after the noble brought the bride home, a large group of Yiziyuan disciples appeared in the city, claiming that someone had kidnapped Zhu Jianxian's beloved disciple at the wedding, and offered a generous reward to anyone who saw them.
The people in the mansion hadn't seen the nobleman and the bride leave their room in the past few days, and they all had a conclusion in their hearts, but no one dared to tell anyone, and they all pretended not to know.
At this time, the rain had just stopped, and the noble man who had not been seen for a long time hurried over, as if he had something to say.
He was very handsome, with a smiling face that made people happy, and he spoke softly. After the servants talked to him for a few words, they quickly put aside their doubts.
"Please help me prepare some dough, hot water, and some medicine." Xu Xing said to the old lady.
"Dough? Why?" the old lady asked. Dough can't be cooked directly, and this young man looks like he doesn't know how to cook. Could it be that he wants to make it himself?
Xu Xing scratched his head sheepishly and explained, "Today is my friend's birthday, and I want to make a bowl of longevity noodles."
Oh, so the bride he was holding was a friend. Even though he said that, the crowd obviously didn't believe him. Some people had already imagined a big elopement drama in their minds. Like the eldest daughter who was arranged by her family to marry ran away with a poor boy for love...
Xu Xing smiled as he scanned the faces of those people one by one. He lowered his eyes, pretending to be very well-behaved, and said, "She's injured and needs some medicine to stop the bleeding and help her sleep. Please help me."
The young master was handsome and polite, so the servants naturally believed their own imaginary plot and began to disperse to do their work. Xu Xing smiled and said goodbye to them, but his expression suddenly turned cold as he turned around.
He quickly walked to the front of the room, making sure the doors and windows were intact, then turned and headed out onto the street. The streets were now littered with wanted posters for him, and disciples from the Yiziyuan Academy would occasionally patrol the streets. Xu Xing quickly created a deceptive illusion and scurried toward the pharmacy.
Yesterday he had used a spell on Li Zhaoyue, but she still hadn't woken up. He probed her consciousness and found it was in disarray. The spell was his own creation, and normally wouldn't harm a person unless their consciousness was already damaged.
He hurriedly bought some soothing medicine and turned to rush back to the house. As he was walking down the street, he was suddenly bumped into by someone. He turned around and saw a familiar purple figure.
In the blink of an eye, the man disappeared. The most important thing at the moment was to wake Li Zhaoyue up. He didn't have time to think about it and hurried back.
Figures were crossing each other on the street. After a while, the purple figure turned into a small alley and was stopped by a man in luxurious white clothes.
He Shuyu looked at He Kongzhi who suddenly appeared and sneered.
He Kongzhi had a kind smile on his face and said softly, "I've been looking for you for a long time. My parents and I are very worried about you. Come back with me soon." After that, he opened the folding fan in his hand and shook it gently.
The fan was exquisite, one moment a feng shui diagram, the next a flowing calligraphy. The pattern shifted with He Kongzhi's movements, a magical effect. Only she knew that the fan was a weapon capable of spatial transformation. If she lost her concentration for even a moment, she would be sucked into the fan, losing her freedom once again.
He Shuyu coughed a few times, gasped a few times, and took a few steps back. Her face was not good, showing an extremely weak paleness, and her steps were also unsteady, as if she had just had a serious illness.
"Look at you. You can't take care of yourself once you leave home. This makes your brother so sad." He Kongzhi's eyebrows knitted together, and his tone was tinged with anxiety, just like a caring and loving brother. He Shuyu coughed a few more times, suppressed the bloody taste in his throat, and took a few steps back.
Behind her was the street, a place full of people coming and going. Even if He Kongzhi was proficient in spatial magic, he would not dare to use it in public. After all, they had been busy doing that thing recently.
He Shuyu thought about what he had overheard, and his heart was filled with anger. The taste of blood once again rushed to his throat. This time, he couldn't hold it back, and blood slowly flowed from the corner of his mouth.
"Do you really have to go against your brother and make Mom and Dad sad?" He Kongzhi frowned slightly, his eyes gradually reddening, and he looked earnest, as if he really cared about her safety. He Shuyu rolled his eyes in frustration and sneered, "Your tricks like this are still useful to deceive Li Zhaoyue."
"I didn't lie to you, Xiaoyu, come back with me." He Kongzhi stretched out one hand, still waving the fan with the other. He Shuyu looked up and almost got caught.
Cursing He Kongzhi in her heart, she ran out with her eyes closed. He Kongzhi's voice called out from behind her, and suddenly there was a sound of air currents twisting in space, and at the same time, the blood in her body surged, and with an impulse, blood spurted out.
The sudden spray of blood onto the fan blurred the image. He Shuyu was almost breathing again. He rolled and crawled, raised his middle finger at He Kongzhi, and disappeared into the crowd again.
Snap——
The folding fan was slammed shut, and He Kongzhi's fingertips, which were pinching the fan ribs, turned slightly white. Then, he disappeared into the alley.
He Shuyu hid here and there, always suspicious, afraid that He Kongzhi would find him again, so he made a breath-concealing talisman to cover up his cultivation, found a remote alley, and sat on the ground to take a nap.
The last time she came home, He Kongzhi locked her in the room. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get out. She had no choice but to pretend to be sick and managed to escape while He Kongzhi was out getting medicine. Her brother, who had always been meticulous since childhood, was actually thinking about doing that kind of thing...
He Shuyu couldn't help but feel a headache and sighed deeply. At this moment, a strong demonic aura suddenly came from the tip of her nose, and she opened her eyes almost instantly.
A beggar covered in mud and with messy hair rushed to her and grabbed her sleeve with his dirty hands. Before He Shuyu could even react, his suddenly grown nails scratched her skin.
This guy is a demon! She fought back fiercely, and in no time, she captured the beggar. At the same time, the breath-suppressing talisman lost its effect, and the Li Ci sword was unsheathed, placed at the beggar's neck.
"No, no, don't kill me!" He wailed, releasing his claws. At the same time, the familiar feeling of spatial distortion returned. He Shuyu cursed loudly and quickly pulled the beggar up to the rooftop. She scurried up the eaves and walls, dodging the spells of spatial magic. The Li Ci sword danced wildly behind her, forcing her to resist the suction of space.
"Fuck, what is this thing? How can it suck people in? What big mistake did you make that allowed the space magic to come and catch you?" the beggar yelled.
How did this demon know about space magic? He Shuyu turned around and threw the beggar in front of the distorted space. With her other hand, she picked up the Li Ci sword and planned to escape alone. The beggar discovered her intention and held her hand tightly.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to kill me?" he cried.
"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been discovered. You deserve to be sucked in!" He Shuyu gritted his teeth. The distortion of space became more and more severe. He Shuyu had to close his eyes to resist the temptation, while manipulating the Li Ci sword to stab the beggar.
"Let go! Don't kill me!" she yelled. However, the monster was a prodigy, seemingly very familiar with the techniques of Yiziyuan. He managed to dodge Li Cijian's attack and, using both his hands and feet, entangled He Shuyu's arm.
"If I let go, I'll be the one to die." He raised his face covered in mud and said hatefully.
The suction force of the space was getting stronger and stronger. Seeing that the two were about to be sucked into the unfathomable hole, He Shuyu quickly took out two talismans from his sleeve, stuck one on himself, and pressed the other one with all his strength on the beggar's eyebrows.
He screamed and fell off the edge of the roof, taking He Shuyu with him and falling all over the place, almost hitting passers-by.
"Hey, little girl, be careful! How did you get up on the roof to play?" The woman who was nearly hit clutched her chest and exclaimed in horror. He Shuyu, still dizzy and dazed, was forced to listen to the woman's lecture for a long time before being dragged into the house in front of them along with the unconscious beggar lying on the ground.
In a daze, she seemed to see a familiar figure entering the house. He was wearing cyan clothes and had a white sword.
It seems like Xu Xing...
The scene before his eyes suddenly plunged into darkness, He Shuyu rolled his eyes and fainted.
"How unlucky I am to have met these two kids." The old lady complained as she ordered people to drag the two into the house.
While they were dragging someone away, Xu Xing came back from buying medicine and happened to see them and the two ordinary people who had fainted on the ground. He casually asked, "What's going on?"
The old lady suddenly remembered Xu Xing's warning not to bring anyone back home without permission, and then she thought of the notices on the street. She said quickly, "I found these two children on the street. They fell from the roof and fainted. I thought life was tough, so I brought them back."
"If you don't like it, I can..."
Before he finished speaking, Xu Xing shook his head: "It's okay. By the way, are the things I want ready?"
The old lady was stunned for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "Okay, okay, I've put the dough in the kitchen, the water is already boiled, and the medicine is at the door of the room. You can see it when you go over."
Xu Xing nodded, thanked him, and walked towards the room.
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