Chapter 56 Fifty-Six Cuts "Your tail is fake..."
"What is this?" Luo Mingshu looked down at the reddish-brown lotus flower that had fallen in front of her.
Unable to find a way to use it, Luo Mingshu had long forgotten about the red copper lotus. If it weren't for the jade bracelet making a strange noise while wrapped around it in the spatial pouch, Luo Mingshu probably wouldn't have remembered it either.
"I don't know." Xie Changming had never seen this object before either. He ruthlessly pried the jade bracelet off the red copper lotus.
They picked up the lotus flower, but when the petals touched Luo Mingshu's palm, they fell off one by one. The rusty lotus petals fell without making a sound.
Yu Zhuo fell completely silent at this moment and did not speak again. During the time he had been following Luo Mingshu, he had discovered a lot of information, and he planned to report it to his superiors after leaving the Misty Star Sea.
He lay there, hoping no one would notice him.
While Luo Mingshu was carefully examining the red copper lotus, Xie Changming said, "The red copper lotus should have been moving earlier, but this jade bracelet was blocking it until it could no longer be blocked and then it made a sound."
Luo Mingshu was examining the bronze lotus flower in her hand from all angles when she asked in confusion, "Could this lotus flower be related to me?"
“Yes, he doesn’t want you to take it,” Xie Changming replied.
Luo Mingshu picked up the jade bracelet from the side. The system fell silent; it wouldn't tell Luo Mingshu any useful information.
"I'll keep him safe." Luo Mingshu planned to study his origins after leaving the Misty Star Sea.
Xie Changming reached out and cast a spell on the jade bracelet to block the transmission of divine sense. Now, no matter what they said or made any noise outside, the primordial spirit hidden in the jade bracelet could not sense it. If he wanted to escape from the jade bracelet or contact others, he could not do so.
"We can't let this thing know too much," Xie Changming said.
After throwing the jade bracelet back, Luo Mingshu began to observe the red copper lotus. After the petals fell off, only a lotus seedpod remained.
Luo Mingshu shook the lotus seedpod cast in red copper and heard a clear "clinking" sound from it.
There's something inside the lotus seedpod! Luo Mingshu, however, didn't know how to open it. This bronze lotus was too mysterious. She knew how to use all the magical treasures in the world, but she couldn't control this bronze lotus.
Xie Changming pondered for a moment, considering the trigger for the reaction in the Crimson Copper Lotus. After a brief pause, he grasped Luo Mingshu's wrist.
"I'm afraid we'll need to make another cut," Xie Changming said to Luo Mingshu, looking down at her.
"Can't I just cut off your hand and let your blood flow?" Luo Mingshu curled her fingers, her fingertips tickling Xie Changming's palm.
"This isn't my magic weapon," Xie Changming chuckled softly.
"Alright, then remember to be gentle." Luo Mingshu accepted. There were quite a few magical artifacts powered by blood, but she was afraid of pain and generally wouldn't use those kinds of artifacts.
Xie Changming's dark light transformed into a sharp blade, which gently grazed Luo Mingshu's fingertip, causing blood to seep out and drip onto the red copper lotus seedpod.
Sure enough, the bronze lotus pod emitted a faint light, followed by the sound of mechanical rotation, as if it was starting something up.
"During your competition just now, the blood that flowed after you were injured caused the Crimson Copper Lotus to react, which is why it changed," Xie Changming speculated.
"This thing is actually related to me?" Luo Mingshu was surprised.
At this moment, the copper lotus seedpod opened up, and a small, transparent bead landed in Luo Mingshu's palm. This bead was extremely transparent, and if it weren't for the refraction of light, Luo Mingshu probably wouldn't have noticed that there was another bead here.
For some reason, a dark purple light settled at the bottom of the bead, seemingly indicating some kind of progress.
“This…” Luo Mingshu frowned slightly. Although she did not know what the glass bead was, she could sense it.
"You don't know what this is?" Xie Changming asked.
"How could I know? I've forgotten everything," Luo Mingshu muttered.
Xie Changming placed his palm on her forehead and asked earnestly, "I have never heard of an Yinglong forgetting its previous experiences when it advances in its cultivation level."
Luo Mingshu's long eyelashes trembled slightly. She simply couldn't remember anything. Perhaps she had just forgotten everything related to her identity, which was why she, who should have been knowledgeable about all the magical treasures in the world, didn't know the origin of this crimson copper lotus.
"Do you know how to use it?" Xie Changming asked.
Luo Mingshu shook her head: "This dark purple light appeared before."
"Okay." Xie Changming agreed. He was already planning to take Luo Mingshu to find out the truth about her identity after leaving the Misty Star Sea.
Now that the Celestial Realm has sent cultivators down, it seems he will need to make a trip to the Celestial Realm after leaving the Misty Star Sea.
Luo Mingshu was unaware of what Xie Changming was thinking. She lowered her head and played with the glass beads in her hand. In the end, she took a silver chain, strung the glass beads on the silver chain, and wore it on her wrist.
She guessed that this object was very important, because she felt a sense of familiarity as soon as she touched the glass bead.
After tidying up everything in front of her, Luo Mingshu struggled to get out of bed. Her injuries had almost healed, but she was still weak.
Xie Changming shoved her back down: "What are you doing getting up?"
Luo Mingshu pointed to the porcelain cup beside her: "Put the porcelain cup back."
Xie Changming picked up the porcelain cup and placed it on the table to the side.
Luo Mingshu was bored lying in bed, so she could only look up at Xie Changming. Xie Changming's thin lips were tightly pursed, and he looked down at her, his long, thick eyelashes casting a shadow.
"Change back," Luo Mingshu whispered. She didn't like him transforming into someone else because Xie Changming's face easily attracted her attention.
Xie Changming raised his eyelashes slightly: "Do you prefer me the way I was before?"
Actually, she couldn't say which one she preferred, but Xie Changming's appearance was more in line with Luo Mingshu's personal taste, while the appearance of the Supreme Immortal Lord made Luo Mingshu feel very comfortable.
She's clearly a sucker for good looks, so why would she notice such an ordinary face?
Luo Mingshu gazed at Xie Changming and said softly, "But this is someone else's face."
Xie Changming: "..." I'm really impressed with my three layers of disguise.
His expression changed, reverting to that of the Supreme Immortal Lord: "Is this alright?"
"Alright, you can go now. Tell Miss Love to Eat and Young Master Can Fight to come in. I want to play Dou Dizhu with them." Luo Mingshu urged him to leave.
"Can't I play?" Xie Changming asked.
“You are a Celestial Lord, how can you engage in such vulgar entertainment?” Luo Mingshu said righteously.
Xie Changming was shameless; he sat down directly on the edge of Luo Mingshu's bed and said, "I'll stay with you; your injuries haven't fully healed yet."
"I'm healed." It has to be said that Xie Changming's healing technique was quite good.
Xie Changming did not move his body; he pressed Luo Mingshu back down as she tried to sit up.
This personality trait hasn't changed in hundreds of years.
His hand rested on her shoulder, almost touching the sensitive spot an inch below her neck. Luo Mingshu's pupils contracted sharply, and a dark purple light appeared deep in her eyes. She instinctively tried to push Xie Changming's hand away.
But Xie Changming had already pulled his hand back, so their fingers collided unexpectedly. Luo Mingshu's pinky hooked his ring finger, and both of them were startled.
Xie Changming looked at her, his Adam's apple bobbing. He subtly withdrew his hand, his fingertips brushing against her tiger's mouth. It was clearly an unintentional touch, but the atmosphere was even stranger than when he was treating her injuries earlier.
He turned his head to the side, coughed lightly, and a faint blush spread across his face.
Luo Mingshu turned over in bed, looking at his handsome jawline and staring at his slightly red ear tips.
Then, a rustling sound came from the quiet room, and Luo Mingshu and Xie Changming quickly looked toward the source of the sound.
Okay, Xie Changming has grown a tail again, and it's still growing on the face of the Supreme Immortal Lord.
Luo Mingshu reacted quickly, grabbing Xie Changming's tail. She discovered that it wasn't Xie Changming's black tail anymore, but a fluffy, white one.
Because of the wrapping of the Divine Bone Wood, its tail turned this color.
"How much do you like my security captain?" Luo Mingshu flicked his tail and rubbed it a couple more times. "Even after you turn back, you'll still have a long tail, and it'll be white."
"White tails seem kind of cute," Luo Mingshu said to herself, rubbing the tail vigorously. "Why doesn't the security captain have white tails?"
Xie Changming fell silent. Now that Luo Mingshu was holding his tail, he was caught in a dilemma: whether to retract it or not.
“This is fake, so it’s okay to touch it as much as you want,” Luo Mingshu said, playing with his tail.
Upon hearing this, Xie Changming dared not take it back. If he did, wouldn't that be telling Luo Mingshu that the tail was real?
And it must be admitted that Luo Mingshu felt quite comfortable being touched. His original form was a wolf, so he really liked this kind of touch, slowly combing his fur back.
Of course, Luo Mingshu wasn't the kind of person who would be satisfied with just playing with her tail. After she had her fill of playing, Xie Changming's cheeks were flushed red. Remembering that her injuries hadn't healed yet, he didn't touch her.
Luo Mingshu asked a shocking question: "If you conjured up a fake tail right now, would your butt be furry?"
Xie Changming immediately retracted his tail, which disappeared with a "whoosh." He then covered Luo Mingshu's mouth, saying, "Stop talking."
Luo Mingshu turned her head and bit him on the web of his hand. Xie Changming was probably used to her biting him, so he didn't dodge. Nothing would happen if Luo Mingshu took a bite like that.
"I was just curious, why are you covering your mouth?" Luo Mingshu pulled his hand away. "It's not you who really has a tail, why are you so excited, Supreme Immortal Lord?"
Xie Changming glanced at her, then stopped talking. He simply took out a white handkerchief and carefully wiped the saliva off the area between his thumb and forefinger.
"I've tormented you for so long, why haven't you left yet?" Luo Mingshu turned to the side, scrutinizing Xie Changming's unremarkable profile, and asked curiously.
Xie Changming, who had just experienced several emotional ups and downs, paused for a moment: "You're saying you were trying to get rid of me just now?"
"Otherwise what?" Luo Mingshu still remembered her Dou Dizhu (a card game).
Xie Changming leaned closer, and Luo Mingshu tilted her head to rest it on his lap. The hairpin tied behind her head accidentally fell off, and her slightly curly long hair cascaded down like a waterfall, falling onto him.
Luo Mingshu looked up at Xie Changming, stunned.
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