Let’s count the stars together and fall asleep. Are you sure you can fall asleep?

You big head ghost is trapped.

Zhao Rong did not answer this question. He brushed away the little hand that was pinching his nose, feeling a little amused.

Zhao Rong patted her proud little head again.

He shook his head and spoke directly to Xiao Qian'er, who was covering her forehead with her teeth bared:

"Count again, little fool."

Zhao Qian'er narrowed her eyes and looked at him warily, with a vengeful look on her face, and asked casually, "What are you counting?"

"Well, when you're not reading the Star Book, you count nine thousand and eight stars and fall asleep. Then when you read the Star Book, you cross-count the words in the book and the stars outside the window. How many stars did you count?"

Zhao Qian'er frowned and lowered her head to count on her fingers, "Well, five thousand one hundred and six, what's wrong?"

Zhao Rong stopped talking and just looked at her.

“…”

The air was quiet for a while.

At a certain moment, Zhao Qian'er was stunned for a moment, and then the puzzled expression on her face suddenly changed.

The little girl is smart and clever, but she had never thought about it in this direction before. Or maybe it could be said that in this era when basic enlightenment education is mainly based on humanities, she lacks careful thinking in this aspect.

Now, with a little reminder from Zhao Rong, she suddenly calmed down.

In fact, most of the education in and out of the Xuanhuang Realm is like this now. The level of mathematics is generally very low. Just look at the six arts majored in Linlu Academy, and you can see that only chess and arithmetic are related.

However, this does not mean that there are no people who are proficient in mathematics. Some great monks have extremely developed minds, and there are definitely some who are extremely talented in this area.

Moreover, there are practitioners in this field among the hundreds of schools.

At this moment, Zhao Qian'er raised her two little hands and stared closely with her eyes lowered.

She frowned and clenched her fingers, muttering softly, "Hmm, did I miss something? Hey, do I need to add some words..."

The corner of Zhao Rong's mouth twitched.

Is this the only sword genius in Xiaoyao Mansion?

But he was just joking and he could actually understand Xiao Qian'er.

Sometimes, if you only hold the thinking of another world, you will find some things and people in this world funny and incomprehensible.

But Zhao Rong has already integrated into it, and can understand and comprehend the ways of thinking of the world he lived in in his past life and this life.

Being able to see the limitations of each person broadens his vision and thinking.

Just like now, Xiao Qian'er was confused by simple arithmetic. Some thoughts and ideas of the various schools of thought in this world are understood and taken for granted by the world, but if placed in the previous life in Zhao Rong's memory, they are not understood by most people.

For example.

How could Lin Wenruo marry eighteen wives?

Well, accurate and appropriate.

Zhao Rong covered his mouth and coughed lightly.

Zhao Qian'er's confused eyes gradually became clear, and she nodded her head dazedly:

"So that's how it's calculated. The characters have to be included, um, why didn't I think of that before? By the way, do we have to add 5,108 more? How many are there? Are... 9,008 more? Are they? No?"

What is five thousand one hundred and eight stars plus five thousand one hundred and eight stars?

Her small oval face was full of seriousness.

The little girl was standing on the star-studded lake, with her head lowered and her pink lips pursed. She was snapping her fingers one by one, as if she was determined to fight to the death with those missed stars.

Although I can somewhat understand why Zhao Qian'er is so "stupid" and doesn't even have slightly advanced thinking skills like multiplication and addition.

But seeing her stupid and stubborn look in front of him, Zhao Rong couldn't help laughing, but quickly stopped her.

“Ahem.”

The little girl immediately glanced at him warily. Seeing Zhao Rong's reaction, she blushed, turned her back, and continued to count with her fingers...

Zhao Rong, who had been holding a stern face, couldn't help laughing when he saw this.

He took a step forward and turned her head back so that it was facing him:

"It's one thousand two hundred and sixteen."

Zhao Rong smiled and bent down to rub her forehead. "Okay, stop counting. Even if I give you a hundred fingers, they won't be enough."

Zhao Qian'er blushed, bit her lip and looked at him, but her voice was as soft as a mosquito, "Oh, so this number... one hundred and two hundred and sixteen... one hundred and zero..."

She shook her head left and right to break free from Zhao Rong's big hand that was touching her head.

Afterwards, the little girl turned her head away, not daring to look at Zhao Rong's approaching face. She raised her hand to tuck her hair that had been rubbed down behind her ears, and the bases of her ears were also stained light pink.

Zhao Qian'er's peach blossom eyes slightly raised, as if she was looking at the lights on the distant shore, and she whispered to herself:

"Oh, such a stupid girl, no one will want her. The lady doesn't love her, and the husband doesn't care about her. She is just a little fool who can't even count the stars."

Zhao Rong shook his head, "That's not the case, don't think too much about it."

Zhao Qian'er nodded affirmatively, "That's it."

"I told you, that's not the case."

"That's it. You just want to live together, and you don't want some stupid maid to cause trouble for you. That's it. It's always like this. It's dispensable, but you know, I can't live without the sun and the moon. I... I can't live without them. But now it's like they're redundant, redundant... I, what can I do? There are too many stars to count..."

The little girl suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of affection, and she muttered something silently, as if she was counting the stars again.

She stood there, counted for a while, paused, took a deep breath, and continued to stare at the starry sky intently, her lips trembling.

But the more Zhao Qian'er looked and counted, the more difficult it became for her to breathe.

His chest heaved violently.

Zhao Rong didn't pay attention to these. He was silent for a while, then turned around and was about to leave.

"Come on, stop making trouble, let's go."

Zhao Qian'er sniffed and said seriously, "I'm not leaving. I want to count all the stars in the sky."

There was a slight tremor in her voice.

It was obviously a beautiful galaxy, but it made Zhao Qianer feel extremely depressed.

The stars in the sky seemed to be falling down and filling her up.

Count the stars in the sky? What madness is this?

Zhao Rong shook his head. "Don't be so petty. I may have something else to do later."

He paused, and couldn't help curling his lips and said, "Besides, who would count the stars?"

Zhao Qian'er's stammering pink lips paused, and she suddenly became quiet.

Zhao Rong frowned and looked back.

In the darkness, a little girl who was determined to count the stars wiped her cheek with the back of her hand and said with a choked voice, "Didn't you ask me to count them?"

Zhao Rong's body stiffened.

"It was you who asked me to count. Are you lying to me again?"

Zhao Qian'er sniffed, lowered her head, grabbed her sleeve and wiped her face hard.

She was quiet for a while, and this time she no longer cried, but her voice was slightly hoarse.

"Six years ago, you were unwillingly engaged to the young lady in exchange for jade. At night, I went to find you secretly, and you lit the lamp in the study to read. I wanted to ask when we would get engaged and when you would marry me, and it would also have to be a ceremony. I...I want this kind of thing."

"But you were angry and asked me to go back immediately and not to enter the men's room casually anymore, and you didn't want me to disturb you while you were studying..."

Zhao Qian'er sobbed again. She suddenly squatted down and buried her face between her knees, her voice muffled.

"Zhao Rong, I didn't mean to disturb you from studying. Qian'er is not stupid. Normally, I wouldn't disturb you when I see you doing something. It's just that I was really worried and scared at that time, so I wanted to ask you."

She sniffed, "Didn't the three of us say that we would be together forever? Doesn't getting engaged and married mean we can be together forever? You and the young lady are engaged. I... I want to get engaged too. You can't leave me behind."

"I just want an answer, and then... then you point outside the window and say that when I finish counting the stars in the sky, we will get married, woooo..."

The little girl buried her head in her knees and cried hard.

The air above the lake suddenly froze.

Only the sobbing sound of a girl about to be married lingered in the wind, lingering in Zhao Rong's ears.

Li Bai was no longer here, but was sitting far away, holding a sword and taking a walk.

In the darkness, the evening breeze blew up the corners of their clothes.

Zhao Rong was silent for a while, then looked down at the stars in the lake below.

During the countless nights of the past six years, these stars were reflected one by one in the eyes of a silly girl who couldn't even count them and were memorized in her heart.

He suddenly walked forward and held Zhao Qian'er in his arms.

Zhao Rong rested his chin on Zhao Qian'er's head, shook his head, and hugged her tighter.

"I'm sorry, I..." He whispered, "I really forgot, I'm sorry, I'm sorry."

Zhao Rong slightly loosened his arms, took a deep breath, buried his head in her soft hair, and said softly:

"Don't cry, little idiot. It doesn't matter if you can't finish counting. From now on... from now on, I will count with you. Only after we finish counting, can we separate."

The little girl looked up blankly in his arms, "Really...really?"

Zhao Rong was quiet for a moment, then he smiled softly, lowered his head and whispered two words into the silly girl's ear, "Fake."

"You!" Zhao Qian'er sobbed, then saw his smiling face and knew that Zhao Rong was joking.

She immediately struggled in his arms unwillingly, buried her head in his arms, and twisted her body, wiping her snot and tears all over his arms.

Zhao Qian'er forgot about crying and being happy for a moment.

She just felt that this guy was so annoying, so annoying. Just now, he made her heart tremble and she wanted to cry and kiss him, but now he came to tease her and bully her. How annoying!

Zhao Rong's smile faded and he hugged her tightly.

Zhao Qian'er suddenly stopped making a fuss, raised her hands, and hugged him tightly.

The two of them embraced each other and stood on the star-studded lake.

There are more stars under your feet than you can count in your lifetime.

They only have one life, so there will be disputes for the rest of their life.

One of them was tall, while the other was short, so Zhao Rong was just the right size to hold her in his arms.

Zhao Qian'er, who had just received the reply to the agreement, felt her heart filled with honey and was beating wildly with joy.

Her little face flushed as she touched his favorite abdominal muscles, hugged him, stroked his back, and tickled him.

Everything seems so new.

When the distance between hearts becomes closer, there seem to be many new things to explore and many things to experience.

Zhao Qian'er, warmed by Zhao Rong's body temperature, felt that his arms were the happiest place for her and explored them in a dizzy state.

The two of them stayed like this for a while and talked in private.

Not long.

Zhao Rong took Zhao Qianer's hand and went to find Li Bai and came in front of him.

Zhao Rong took the initiative to speak, "Uncle Xiaobai, sorry for the wait."

Zhao Qian'er turned her head away shyly, as if looking at the scenery somewhere else, and her expression could not be seen clearly.

Li Bai shook his head without looking away, coughed, did not answer, and followed the two of them again.

The three continued on their way.

But the man holding the sword did often look down at his new clothes and sigh from time to time.

Zhao Rong laughed and said, "Where are you going now, you crybaby."

"I, how can I cry!"

Zhao Qian'er was happily holding Zhao Rong's arm. Upon hearing this, she bit her teeth and bumped her forehead against his arm. "It's just that the wind blew sand into my eyes, and I rubbed it and it turned into tears."

The little girl argued, her voice getting smaller and smaller.

The next second, Zhao Qian'er loosened her hands and let go of Zhao Rong's arms, but still held his right hand.

Leading the way ahead of them.

"Come with me, let's go this way."

…

"Jiaomu Jiao, dogs bark on both sides at 12:00 pm..."

At this time, on the Xinghe Ancient Road, Zhao Qianer was smiling happily.

She shook her little head, her pink lips and white teeth slightly parted, and she was chattering something non-stop.

The little girl had a pair of peach blossom eyes that seemed to be filled with spiritual energy, lively and bright. Occasionally, she would glance at the stars in the sky or the corresponding stars in the lake, and then lead Zhao Rong and Li Bai to some special locations.

However, most of Zhao Qian'er's attention was focused on someone behind her, telling him in detail about the stargazing technique that she knew a little bit about.

She held Zhao Rong's hand with one hand and led the two of them along the Xinghe Ancient Road.

At the same time, the other free hand was clenched into a small fist, with fingers clenched, counting the number of items on his back.

Moreover, Zhao Qian'er also frequently looked back to see the expression on Zhao Rong's face.

Always paying attention.

"... Heart Moon Fox, at the time of Shu, the sound of bronze instruments and drums is heard... In this way, the twenty-eight constellations and the twelve palaces are in conflict with each other."

After Zhao Qian'er finished explaining a part of the stargazing technique, she raised her little chin as if asking for praise and turned back again, only to bump into Zhao Rong who was looking around absent-mindedly.

The little girl immediately showed an unhappy expression on her face, and said sternly: "Hey, Brother Rong'er, are you listening carefully?"

"I'm listening, Qian'er." Zhao Rong turned his head and nodded seriously, but still frowned slightly.

"only……"

Zhao Qian'er's stern face relaxed and she asked curiously, "Just what?"

Zhao Rong thought about it and asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.

"Didn't you say before that this ancient galaxy road requires observing the positions of the corresponding stars in the water in order to walk the right path, right?"

Zhao Qian'er tilted her head, "Yeah, that's right, what's wrong."

Zhao Rong looked worried. "What if someone walks halfway and suddenly a dark cloud covers the corresponding constellation in the sky, and you can't find the stars on the lake? What should you do?"

“……”Zhao Qianer.

Zhao Rong looked around and sighed, "Then we will have no way to go, or we will all fall down?"

He paused and suggested:

"Although there is a rule in this Xingzi Lake that anyone who walks the Xinghe Ancient Road can board any pleasure boat for free, it is better for us to be cautious. Anyway, there is no rush, so let's find a small boat and get on it first."

The air between the three of them fell silent.

Li Bai touched his chin, which was no longer covered with stubble, and nodded slowly, feeling that what he said made sense.

And the little girl... wanted to strangle this stinky brother Rong'er to death at this moment.

The carefree atmosphere of walking on the starry sky, enjoying the breeze and the bright moon, and the beautiful artistic conception have all been ruined by your cowardly words.

Just now, he bullied her to count the stars... But he had a conscience, and finally hugged her and held her hand, and gave her a vague but affirmative promise.

But Zhao Qian'er resisted the urge to ask any more questions. She wanted to wait for him quietly.

At this moment, Li Bai on the side sighed slightly, looked at Zhao Rong, nodded in agreement:

"What Xiao Rongzi said makes sense. If you think about it carefully, it is a safe idea. How about we..."

It's a safe bet.

Zhao Qian'er interrupted expressionlessly, "No, no, you have to believe in my stargazing skills. Let's take this ancient road."

Zhao Rong smiled and nodded.