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After saying that, he pushed Mu Ying forward heavily.
Zhu Ming took the storage bag and his eyes swept over Mu Ying's body inch by inch, making him feel uneasy.
"What a pity. Mu Yixian is a very good person. But his body was taken away by this thing." Zhu Ming sighed lightly, moved his fingers lightly, and Zhuishan was unsheathed. The sharp sword light shone across his cheek.
Mu Ying screamed in pain. The skin covering his body couldn't bear the weight, and cracks appeared. Black energy flowed from each crack. Zhu Ming flicked his right hand and set up a barrier formation to prevent the black energy from leaking out and injuring others.
"I will find a way to crack these ice coffins, but this matter needs to be kept secret today. There have been a lot of strange things happening on the floating island recently. I believe there must be someone behind this. Until everything becomes clear, we need to hold back." Zhu Ming said to Xie Feng.
"Continue to track down the man in black, but be careful not to alert the enemy."
Xie Feng nodded, his eyes falling on Lou Yao, a hint of doubt slowly rising in his eyes. He had been busy investigating the case and hunting down Song Shiyu these past few days and hadn't spoken to her, but Ah Yue's demeanor and behavior seemed like a different person.
He was now covered in blood and in a state of disarray. In the past, she would have come forward to ask why, even if she already had a lover...
Lou Yao saw that he was staring at her. Although he appeared calm on the surface, his palms were actually sweating.
Oops, she forgot that Xie Feng and Li Zhaoyue were childhood sweethearts and must know Li Zhaoyue very well. Xie Feng himself had a good cultivation and was extremely perceptive, so she might easily be exposed in front of him.
Thinking of this, her eyes turned even colder when she looked at Xie Feng. She was thinking to herself that she must stay away from Xie Feng, at least until the people around her got used to her way of doing things.
Xie Feng pursed his lips, suppressing the bitterness in his heart, thinking that he was too tired and overthinking recently, then turned and left.
Zhu Ming weighed the storage bag in his hand, glanced at Xu Xing, gestured, and walked into the room.
It looked like she was going to research a solution to the ice coffin. Lou Yao rolled her eyes, took Xu Xing's arm, and pulled him into her yard.
"I was in a bad mood that day and took my anger out on you. I'm really sorry." She said softly, two blushes on her cheeks. Xu Xing didn't know what he was thinking, but smiled meaningfully: "It's okay."
Suddenly, his body trembled and he started coughing violently. Lou Yao was stunned at first, then she quickly leaned over to see his expression. Seeing that he was pale, she asked in shock, "What's wrong with you?"
Xu Xing coughed a few times, holding back the blood in his throat, and said softly, "It's okay."
"Are you really okay?" Lou Yao asked, observing his expression with a half-doubt. Xu Xing shook his head, and this time his tone was much colder, sounding a little impatient: "It's okay."
Lou Yao had something to hide, and was afraid that she would be found out, so she could only reply dryly with "Oh".
"Aren't you going to take me to your yard? Let's go."
As he said this, he raised an intoxicating smile, which made Lou Yao quickly forget the fear and suspicion that had just crossed her heart, and she happily took him to Li Zhaoyue's yard.
It was midday, and the dazzling sunlight filtered through the clouds, illuminating the already blossoming courtyard with even brighter, more vibrant light. Lou Yao stood beneath the enormous pear tree, looking like a delicate doll. The dense shade of the tree covered her shoulders, and a fawning smile suddenly appeared on that familiar face.
Fake. Xu Xing sneered in his heart.
"I'm sorry that the yard isn't cleaned up yet." Lou Yao pretended to be weak and said softly.
Did she mean to ask him to help tidy up the yard? Xu Xing understood clearly in his heart, but he kept silent.
"Come here quickly, there's more shade over here." Lou Yao smiled and waved at him.
Xu Xing slowly raised his eyes, as if sneering, but when Lou Yao's gaze fell on him again, that smile became incomparably gentle and sweet.
"I rearranged the yard and didn't have time to clear away all these flowers at once. I hope they don't bother you?" she asked worriedly.
Xu Xing glanced at the yard indifferently and shook his head.
"Actually, I prefer more elegant flowers like jasmine and lotus. These are too tacky. Also, the design of this yard itself is too casual..."
Lou Yao's words spun in his ears, but Xu Xing's thoughts had drifted away.
"I like flowers very much, but because I like all kinds of flowers, the ones placed in the yard are too messy, and I don't know how to arrange them." Li Zhaoyue smiled and embarrassedly took him to see her yard.
Xu Xing had never seen such a courtyard before. It was so colorful and filled with the fragrance of flowers. It was like he had accidentally entered a fairyland and it felt unreal.
Li Zhaoyue saw that he was silent for a long time and felt a little awkward. She said, "You'd better not look at it for now. I'll try my best to sort it out..."
Unexpectedly, the young man in front of him suddenly turned around, his eyes shining, and he looked very excited: "I think it looks good this way. If Ah Yue doesn't like it, I can help you fix it."
"Really?" Li Zhaoyue was also very happy. She really wasn't very good at organizing her room, and her master always scolded her. Xu Xing looked very reliable and seemed to know everything. If he could really help, then it would definitely be...
"Really? I told you I wouldn't lie to you, Ayue."
The memories were broken by the sound of a porcelain vase breaking. Xu Xing raised his head and found that not far away, Lou Yao was angrily picking up the flowers that had fallen to the ground and throwing them aside.
He walked forward and asked softly, "Why?"
This question was incoherent. Lou Yao was stunned for a moment, then explained, "This flower has been withered for a long time. I accidentally broke it just now. It can't survive anyway, so I just threw it away."
Xu Xing nodded without saying anything. Then he pointed to another osmanthus tree and asked, "Why are you throwing this one away?"
"I like osmanthus the most, but it only blooms in autumn. However, my master can use magic to create one. I treasure it so much." Li Zhaoyue's voice still echoed in his ears.
Lou Yao said, "I don't know what's wrong with this flower. It just won't wither. I was afraid someone had cast a spell on it, so I threw it away."
Hearing this, Xu Xing chuckled softly, and stared at Lou Yao with his dark eyes, half serious and half cold.
She was a little nervous being stared at, and suddenly remembered that Xu Xing and Li Zhaoyue were very familiar with each other. If she was so straightforward, she might be discovered. She quickly picked up the osmanthus flower and said with a smile, "Actually, I like osmanthus flowers very much. Since you haven't noticed anything wrong here, I don't have to worry."
It was still the same face, but with a completely different feeling. A hint of disgust flashed across Xu Xing's eyes. He raised his hand and snatched the sweet-scented osmanthus from Lou Yao's arms, smiling and saying, "If you don't like it, then don't take it. After all, what you yearn for, Senior Sister, is freedom, right?"
Lou Yao really thought that Li Zhaoyue and Xu Xing had said this, and nodded blankly.
Xu Xing curled his eyes and broke the osmanthus branches piece by piece, finally scattering the last handful. The yellow petals drifted softly, like a brief rain. Lou Yao saw him bend down and slowly approach her, and she closed her eyes nervously.
Xu Xing tapped her forehead with his finger, causing an indescribable pain.
"I wonder if senior sister has ever heard a word?" The air pressure around her dropped rapidly, and Lou Yao suddenly felt a strong sense of oppression, as if her eyes were covered and her throat was pinched, so that she dared not open her eyes or make a sound, and could only listen to him passively.
"Everything in this world is exchangeable. All good things, whether it is luck, wealth or marriage, are not obtained for free."
"The more you want something that doesn't belong to you, the worse the outcome will be."
"Senior sister, please be careful."
The moment these words fell, the oppressive feeling disappeared. Lou Yao fell to the ground, panting, and struggled to look at Xu Xing.
He still smiled as gentle as ever, as if all those words and the oppression just now were just a dream for her.
"It's getting late. I have something to do, so I'll leave first." Xu Xing nodded slightly at her, and without waiting for her response, he walked out of the yard without any regrets.
Lou Yao couldn't help but feel very frightened. Recalling what Xu Xing had just said, the fear in her heart grew stronger and stronger.
Xu Xing was a perceptive person, wouldn't he have noticed something? She was panicking and at a loss for words, waiting until nightfall to find the man in the building, telling him everything that had happened recently and asking for his advice.
Lou Yao got up while panting and hurried into the room.
*
After dreaming for an unknown amount of time, Li Zhaoyue slowly opened his eyes, only to find himself suspended in mid-air. When he looked down, he discovered that he had actually floated onto the beams of the house!
The layout here was so unfamiliar that for a moment she couldn't figure out where she was.
Oh, right, she remembered that her body had been taken over by Lou Yao. She must be in a spirit state now, which is why she floated to the beam.
Lou Yao! The thought of this name filled her with a fire. They had been shopping together that day, setting off lanterns together, and she had even saved him. Why would she harbor such a vicious thought, wanting to put him to death?
The soul will disintegrate after leaving the body for only seven days. Everyone on the floating island knows this. She actually thought of using a soul swap to seize her body and replace her without anyone knowing!
It's simply incomprehensible!
If it weren’t for that woman in red... Oh, she remembered that before she fainted, the woman in red seemed to have done something to her, and she also heard Xu Xing’s name.
But she couldn't recall what she had heard. Her head felt completely empty, leaving only the memories of her dream, which replayed over and over again before her eyes. The people and events in her dream seemed to have really happened, etched firmly in her mind, constantly reminding her that long ago, there was also a person named Li Zhaoyue, who might be the same person as her.
That Li Zhaoyue was smarter, but seemed even more unhappy than her. Li Zhaoyue only glimpsed a piece of memory, but felt sad and stuffy.
The things in her mind were too complicated and messy. She didn't like the tangled feeling, so she forced herself not to think about it and think about how to get out of here first.
She looked around and found a strange box in the middle of the bookcase in the corner.
At this moment, the door was pushed open and an unexpected person appeared at the door.
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