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Lin Xian's words got stuck in her throat. In desperation, she had no choice but to sneak out of Yiziyuan to look for Li Zhaoyue. However, she searched all the surrounding towns and didn't even see a trace of Li Zhaoyue.
She estimated the maximum range that Li Zhaoyue could reach and came to a small town. There were not many people on the street. She stood across from a bun stall with her sword on her back, asking about Li Zhaoyue's whereabouts.
"I want a bun."
"Here you go, take it."
She seemed to hear a familiar voice and turned her head suddenly.
Amidst the crowd, Li Zhaoyue was holding a bun and eating it voraciously.
Lin Xian's gaze was so intense that Li Zhaoyue spotted her the moment she looked up. The bun fell to the ground with a thud, and she turned and rushed into the alley.
"Hey, Junior Sister!" Lin Xian yelled and immediately chased after him. Li Zhaoyue didn't expect Lin Xian to appear here, and in a panic, she ran into a dead end.
Lin Xian rolled in the air and stood on the wall of the dead end, staring at the panicked Li Zhaoyue on the ground.
"Junior sister, come back with me." she shouted.
Li Zhaoyue pursed her lips, turned around and ran. Lin Xian tapped his toes lightly, flew to the ground, and blocked her way.
"Junior sister, come back with me." she pleaded.
Li Zhaoyue shook her head, picked up the compass that had fallen to the ground in a panic, carefully put it in her clothes, looked at Lin Xian calmly and said, "I'm doing well now, you don't have to go back. I was too emotional that day and accidentally hurt you, senior sister. I apologize to you." As she spoke, she bent down to Lin Xian.
"How are you doing?" Lin Xian looked at her, suddenly angry. Li Zhaoyue lowered her head, clenched her fists, and remained silent.
"Sister, do you know how Master accepted me as his disciple?" She asked, straightening up again. Before Lin Xian could even ask, she spoke to herself, "When I was born, a master said I had a bad fate and would bring misfortune to those around me. So, I was abandoned by my parents at a young age and grew up among beggars on the street. I thought that was my life. Until Master showed up. She taught me to read and write, and practiced swordsmanship. But these were not what I wanted."
Lin Xian looked at her sadly, his lips moving, and finally he uttered "I'm sorry."
"It's not your fault, Senior Sister. I just want too much. I just want a home and a master who loves me. I don't want to learn swordsmanship or become powerful. But only when I become powerful will my master look at me straight in the eye, and only then will I feel praise and a little love from her."
She stepped back with red eyes and continued, "But I found that Master has always treated me as a fool and a fool, and never as a family member. So I might as well come back and continue to be a beggar instead of staying in Yiziyuan."
Lin Xian looked at her, his eyes sparkling with something like tears, or something else.
"Who said you have no family? From now on, I will protect you." She seemed not to see the rejection on Li Zhaoyue's face. She forcefully snatched her hand, held it tightly, and pulled her to fly onto the roof.
"Learn his crappy swordsmanship! Our Ah Yue can learn whatever she wants!" She pointed to the sky and cursed.
"I won't be lazy anymore. As long as I study swordsmanship well, Master won't criticize you. Just focus on your Feng Shui skills."
"But we still have to go back. Your strange disease is so dangerous that only the Yiziyuan formation can protect you. Come back with me."
"Come back with me, Junior Sister."
"Come back with me."
Lin Xian's eyes were firm and his expression was lively. He held Li Zhaoyue's hand tightly, making her forget all her concerns for a moment.
"Let's go."
"Walk!"
"Go!"
There was an overwhelming blood color, Lin Xian's face was shattered in tears, and he pushed her out with all his strength.
"Junior Sister, I..."
Her memory abruptly stopped at that moment. Li Zhaoyue was thrown back by a powerful force. When she came to her senses, Wang Kun was looking at her nervously.
"Are you okay? Why did you keep shouting for help?" Wang Kun asked anxiously. Li Zhaoyue raised his head, and the dense red bloodshot under his eyes startled him.
"I'm fine," she whispered. She then got up from the ground, walked around Wang Kun and headed out of the pavilion.
"Hey, where are you going?" Wang Kun asked hurriedly.
Li Zhaoyue stood outside the pavilion, feeling the glaring sunlight, and replied without emotion, "I'm a little tired, so I won't wait for them to come back. I'm leaving first."
Seeing that Li Zhaoyue was not in good condition, Xue Fuqing and Lou Guan went to the medical school to look for someone, while Wang Kun stayed here to look after Li Zhaoyue.
It had only been a short while, how could her mood change so drastically? Wang Kun was puzzled, but he couldn't approach and ask directly, so he could only nod.
Li Zhaoyue then walked forward, but because he was absent-minded, he stumbled and almost fell.
Lin Xian? She should have had no impression of this person, but whenever she heard the name, her heart would ache uncontrollably. For the first time, she began to doubt her past. Everyone said she was Zhu Ming's only disciple, the pampered little sister who had grown up with so much care.
What if all this is fake?
She didn't dare to think about it any further and hurried back to Qingfeng Courtyard. From a distance, she saw Xu Xing coming out of Zhu Ming's courtyard. He didn't look very well, even frail. Seeing Li Zhaoyue, he greeted her with a smile.
"Ayue, what a coincidence."
Li Zhaoyue didn't dare to look up at him and could only respond dryly, "Yeah, what a coincidence."
Hearing her say this, Xu Xing's eyebrows furrowed and he immediately asked, "What happened?"
"No..." She just opened her mouth when her chin was lifted up. Xu Xing stared at the remaining red in the corners of her eyes, and his tone suddenly turned cold: "Did someone bully you?"
Li Zhaoyue quickly pulled his hand away and denied it, "No, no one bullied me."
"Then why are you crying?"
"I'm not crying, I'm just..."
"Just what?"
Xu Xing looked at her stubbornly, determined to find an answer. Li Zhaoyue's nose felt sore, and she gently rested her head on his chest and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't want to say it."
"Ah Xu, I don't want to talk about it. Can you please not ask?"
After a long moment, Li Zhaoyue felt a pair of hands supporting her shoulders, carefully pulling her into his arms. Xu Xing didn't say anything, but simply held her in his arms, offering her silent comfort.
She buried her head in his shoulder, tears falling uncontrollably.
When the shadows of the trees gradually disappeared and the darkness enveloped everything, Li Zhaoyue finally withdrew from Xu Xing's arms.
A cool touch came from her slightly swollen eyelids. Xu Xing wiped away her excess tears and gently held her face.
"Tomorrow is my birthday, Ayue, please don't forget it." He deliberately didn't ask her why she was crying, but changed the subject.
He sounded aggrieved when he spoke, as if he was really afraid that she had forgotten. Li Zhaoyue was amused and said, "I didn't forget. The gifts are all ready."
"Oh?" Xu Xing raised an eyebrow and asked, "You've prepared it in such a short time? Isn't Ah Yue trying to fool me?"
Li Zhaoyue slapped his hand away and said deliberately, "If you want me to fool you, then I will. Anyway, someone has already prepared himself mentally, and I won't let him prepare in vain."
Xu Xing's eyes curved, and he quickly squeezed her cheek, saying with a smile, "When did you learn to deliberately provoke me?"
Li Zhaoyue wanted to imitate him, but just as he stretched out his hand, it was pinched. Seeing this, he said angrily: "I just learned it from you!"
"Oh, so you learned it from me." Xu Xing deliberately prolonged his voice, and the soft ending sound was like cotton, gently sweeping across her atrium, causing a tiny tremor.
Li Zhaoyue was at a loss.
After a while, night fell completely and the cold began to rise from the ground. Xu Xing looked at her and covered her hands.
"Are you feeling better now?" he asked.
Li Zhaoyue smiled and nodded. Xu Xing shook her hand and said, "Then you must come to see me happily tomorrow, and I will definitely come to see you happily too."
"That's childish of you to say."
"No, not childish at all," Xu Xing looked at her seriously, "Ayue, please spend a good birthday with me."
His eyes sparkled like stars falling into the clouds, tempting her to gradually become obsessed.
"good."
After parting with Xu Xing, Li Zhaoyue walked into her yard and immediately saw Zhu Ming sitting under the pear tree drinking tea. She was no longer as indifferent as she had been during the day, and smiled and waved at her, "Ayue, come quickly."
Li Zhaoyue walked over silently.
Zhu Ming pointed at the exquisite snacks on the stone table and said softly, "I went out to do some shopping today and saw some beautiful and exquisite snacks like this on the way. I thought you might like them, so I brought some back. Come and try them."
Li Zhaoyue sat down and reached out to take the snack.
"Master was too anxious during the day and spoke a little harshly. Don't take it to heart, Ah Yue," Zhu Ming said apologetically. Li Zhaoyue felt the pastry's crust melt in his mouth and shook his head.
Zhu Ming was overjoyed and quickly pushed the dessert plate towards her, saying, "I'm glad Ah Yue doesn't blame Master. Our Ah Yue has been obedient since she was young, and Master is especially worry-free. Master hopes that you will live a peaceful and happy life. Feng Shui and swordsmanship are too dangerous, and I didn't let you learn them because I felt sorry for you. But we still need to understand the basics, so I let you go to class. I didn't know you didn't like studying. I can't help it."
The snacks were sweet and delicious, but Li Zhaoyue suddenly lost her appetite. She stared at her gentle and kind master in a daze, wondering how this could be possible.
How could the same person reveal two completely different faces? In the dream, Zhu Ming could be described as disgusted with him, but now she was caring for him in every way.
A strong sense of separation made her breathless. Li Zhaoyue almost roughly stuffed the snacks into her mouth to numb herself. In Zhu Ming's eyes, this meant that she really liked these snacks.
Zhu Ming patted her back gently and scolded her, "Eat slowly, it's not like there's nothing left. Master will learn how to make it for you some other day, and you can have as much as you want."
Why? Li Zhaoyue's eyes blurred.
Why can we say that everything is for her good?
"You don't need to learn any skills. As long as Master is here, no one will dare to bully our Ah Yue."
The words that once made me feel at ease now seem extremely ironic.
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