Blood
It turns out it was just a fantasy, not real.
You Chengze has nothing to do with Shu'er.
Chu Li couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the anger that had originally made him want to confront others disappeared instantly.
But wedding wine... why are they suddenly mentioning wedding wine? They haven't even started dating yet!
Chu Li reacted instantly, her cheeks flushing red at a visible speed. She patted her face and took a few steps back, trying to calm her chaotic heartbeat.
In order to prevent others from noticing his embarrassment, Chu Li almost subconsciously said, "It's getting late, we have to set off!"
Hearing this, several men and women around Shu'er couldn't help laughing.
Chu Li couldn't bear to watch, so he snatched the ragdoll cat and lop-eared rabbit from You Chengze's arms and walked quickly towards the raven.
After she got on the raven's back, Chu Li's embarrassment passed and she looked down.
You Chengze fought with his back to her, a little distance away, so Chu Li couldn't see his expression. But Shu'er, standing opposite him, was clearly aware of her emotions, which had gradually turned from her joking smile to worry and anxiety.
What made her mood change so quickly, and...what did Shu'er mean by those inexplicable words she just said to You Chengze?
Before the problem was solved, the furry creature in Chu Li's arms had already started struggling.
She loosened her grip slightly, and saw the lop-eared rabbit stretch out its legs and jump into You Chengze's arms.
The man held the pet tightly in his arms with a gentle expression, and stroked its head soothingly with his hand.
Then he said to Raven, "Let's go," and sat down next to Chu Li.
Feeling the rustling sound, Chu Li didn't feel nervous at all. She subconsciously straightened her body, tightened her back, and focused her attention on the man's voice next to her.
After waiting for a long time, the man still didn't speak. The only sounds that could be heard were his steady breathing and the sound of the evening breeze on his face.
She opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but when she thought of Shu'er's teasing just now, she retreated helplessly.
Although she always said that she understood this man, when asked about his true feelings, she was still unsure about what he thought of him, except for what he muttered in his sleep a few days ago.
If you take someone else's unintentional words seriously, it will become a joke.
Chu Li took a deep breath and decided not to think about it anymore. She pulled herself away from her thoughts, feeling the gentle caress of the evening breeze for a moment, and then her eyes fell on the raven's flight path.
"You're going the wrong way. This is not the direction to the next town." Chu Li reminded the raven. She remembered very clearly that the next town was in the south, and the raven was flying in the north.
After she finished speaking, a hand appeared on her arm.
Chu Li looked at the owner of the hand, You Chengze, and heard him say, "You didn't go the other way."
How come she didn’t go the wrong way? She’s not directionally challenged, and that’s not how it’s drawn on the map.
Chu Li complained in his heart, and in the next frame, the man had already grabbed his arm and moved to the side.
You Chengze pointed downwards with his slender hand and said, "Look down there."
Chu Li was confused, so he looked in the direction of his hand.
Directly below them, the city was ablaze with lights, a vibrant and prosperous scene, and people were moving about in an orderly fashion. In the busiest area, a group of people were setting off lanterns by the lake, while on the other side, fireworks were released into the sky.
Chu Li was startled and looked in the direction he had come from. It was dark and silent, with no sign of life at all.
What is going on?
She was puzzled, but You Chengze's charming voice answered her thoughtfully, "This is where the people of Sky City truly belong."
"Then the place we passed before doesn't belong?" Chu Li asked.
"The city lord felt sorry for the remaining survivors and locked them up in the temple."
I see!
Chu Li was shocked and couldn't help but sigh that he was really stupid. After all, he was still inexperienced and was fooled by a few remnants of the enemy.
It's such a pity that she lost those hundreds of silver coins before she could even have a good meal.
Forget it, it's just a lesson learned. Once she wins the Spirit Pet Ambassador Competition, she can enjoy eating and drinking to her heart's content with her spirit pets again.
After she finished her sigh, she thought of something else and asked, "So these people created one human skin mask after another and sent one person from their camp into them after another, with the goal of assassinating the city lord?"
"Yes." You Chengze nodded, and a hint of appreciation appeared in his eyes, which were always calm.
"But I also pretended, so why am I fine?"
The man was not fully recovered yet, and he coughed slightly in the wind for a while, and then his eyes fell on her waist.
Feeling extremely uncomfortable under this scorching gaze, Chu Li looked in the direction he was looking, and saw that tied around his waist was the sachet filled with rice ears that You Chengze had handed to him when he saved him last time.
The light green sachet embroidered with pink flowers was particularly eye-catching under the moonlight.
Chu Li was momentarily distracted, her hand unable to stop caressing the sachet. She did have some recollection: after the rice had been planted, something had happened to the brown bear, and she hadn't had time to return the sachet to You Chengze. Later, she encountered so many problems while collecting stamps that she had almost forgotten she was carrying it.
It's amazing that he recognized it was a fake just by looking at the sachet.
Chu Li sighed inwardly, and then felt that it was a bit inappropriate to wear someone else's things like this, so he tore it off, handed it to You Chengze, and said, "Return it to its original owner."
As soon as these four words came out, the man's deep eyes dimmed and brightened under the moonlight.
Chu Li heard him say, "You take it."
"How can I do that?" Chu Li exclaimed, but then worried that this person might be disgusted by his dirty hands, so he explained, "I didn't mean to not return it. I was just busy collecting stamps a while ago and forgot! How about this, since you really have a mysophobia, I'll wash it for you when I get to the next town, and even fumigate it with some fine incense. How about that?"
As soon as Chu Li finished speaking, he heard the man laughing faintly.
Suddenly, she felt her face filled with shame and anger. She pulled her hand holding the sachet back and was about to speak up to You Chengze.
Just as he opened his mouth, the man in front of him suddenly frowned and started coughing uncomfortably. He covered his mouth with his slightly clenched fist, afraid that Chu Li would hear the discomfort in his throat.
Noticing that something was wrong with the man's expression, Chu Li couldn't help but ask, "You... You Chengze, are you okay?"
As soon as he finished speaking, You Chengze's coughing became more intense.
Glancing at You Chengze's twitching face and lips, and shaking shoulders, she suddenly froze.
After a while, she immediately ran to You Chengze's side, but before she could hold his shoulders, You Chengze had already fallen towards her.
The heavy body fell on Chu Li, and she did not have a bad premonition in her heart.
She supported You Chengze's heavy body and was about to ask someone when she suddenly felt something wet on her hand.
Chu Li was stunned for a long time, and looked at the wet area a little slowly.
The moonlight was cold, everything was silent, and blood was gushing out like running water.
She stared blankly at her palm stained with blood, her mind was blank and buzzing.
"You Chengze..."
In the quiet evening breeze, Chu Li's voice was subtle and trembling. If she hadn't made any sound, she wouldn't have noticed that she was trembling at the moment.
She hugged the person and helped him up.
The corners of You Chengze's mouth and nose were stained with blood, his face was pale, his eyes were closed, and he had fainted and was unconscious.
"You...don't scare me."
The voice in the night was filled with fear and hesitation.
Chu Li gently pushed the man's body, and after receiving silence in response, she broke out in cold sweat and began to breathe hard.
What exactly happened? Why did he suddenly vomit blood? Hadn't he recovered? Why was it so serious?
What should she do, what should she do?
The cold moonlight poured down and landed on the conspicuous blood.
The Ragdoll cat on the side was the first to react to the accident. Its cute face wrinkled, its tail stood upright, and its four legs ran forward at an extremely fast speed.
Suddenly, a brown shadow appeared under his eyes, and Chu Li immediately calmed down.
She was really scared. She still had her Ragdoll cat. Her Ragdoll cat was omnipotent and could definitely save You Chengze!
Thinking of this, the anxiety and confusion that had been accumulating in Chu Li's heart eased a little. He instructed the Ragdoll Cat, and then asked the raven to find the best place to land.
You Chengze needed to rest, so she had to land quickly and find a good place to rest.
After she finished explaining these things, she held You Chengze's head and asked him to focus his attention on her.
The Ragdoll cat was very sensible. This time, it did not jump onto the man playfully as it did in the past. Instead, it stood solemnly to the side, closed its eyes, and used its superpowers.
A light green light came from the sky, and Chu Li's hand that was stroking You Chengze tightened for no reason. Upon closer inspection, it was also tinged with white.
The Ragdoll cat has a small body, but the energy it releases this time cannot be underestimated. For half an hour, it persevered in transmitting energy.
Chu Li looked at You Chengze's blood-stained face worriedly, and suddenly took out a handkerchief from his backpack and hurriedly wiped the blood off his body.
It has to be wiped off quickly while he is still receiving treatment. This man cares about his reputation. If others knew how shameless he is, he would probably be ashamed and angry for a long time.
Chu Li increased the speed of wiping the blood. When she was almost done, she felt as if thousands of needles were piercing her heart and her whole body was in pain.
She raised her eyes with difficulty, and felt the light surrounding You Chengze dim a little. Suddenly, she turned and looked in the direction of the ragdoll cat.
The ragdoll cat's four legs were too exhausted to stand. It lay on the raven's sorrow, its eyelids heavy, but it opened and closed weakly, staring closely at You Chengze's body.
"No... You can't go on like this, stop now!" Chu Li spoke out to stop the Ragdoll Cat's behavior, but just this action of shouting felt as if someone was secretly throwing thousands of knives at her chest, scraping her flesh.
The Ragdoll Cat did not stop. This was the first time it did not listen to Chu Li.
He lay quietly on the ground, one eye closed and the other eye still open.
In its blue eyes, the moonlight paints in its pupils.
The spirit pets beside him knew their master's anxiety and the danger their companions were in, so they immediately stepped forward. Some of them directly hugged the cat in their arms, while others, worried that the cat and the human would be in a worse state, gathered their energy and sent it into the Ragdoll cat's body.
The power of a single spirit pet may not be great, but the energy gathered from nearly a dozen spirit pets will definitely wake You Chengze up.
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