Chapter 192: Talking about the past under the moon
Lingxiang really found it difficult to knock on the door. She had never expected that agreeing to bring a group of people to Liangcheng would turn out like this. Now a group of six people were standing in front of Jingwei's study in a carefree manner, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
According to her idea, she would send Long Qi and the other four men to Wutong Inn to rest for the night, and then she and Banxia would go to visit. However, who knew that Long Qi would be so shameless and insisted on coming along with them, laughing.
With so many people, wouldn’t that just cause more trouble?
Lingxiang raised her hand and hesitated for a long time, but still did not knock on the door. After thinking for a moment, she wanted to talk to Long Qi again, but when she turned around, she saw Long Qi coming forward and asked, "What's the matter? Are you worried about something? How about I knock for you?"
As he was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, Lingxiang quickly pushed him down.
Isn't that a concern? How can you be so shameless!
Being pulled by Lingxiang's arm, Long Qi's heart was like firecrackers exploding, but he didn't show it on his face, and even raised his eyebrows at her.
Seeing his expression, Lingxiang immediately knew that he did it on purpose. Just as she was about to yell at him, someone called her from behind.
"Miss Lingxiang?"
The voice sounded familiar, it was Master Zhuang Weizhuang.
Liu Yaoyi didn't expect that not long after she last saw Long Qi, she would see Lingxiang so soon. It seemed that he had conveyed the message.
Lingxiang glared at Long Qi, then turned around and smiled awkwardly: "Sir, Madam, long time no see..."
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"Ha ha ha ha……"
Mr. Zhuang's hearty laughter in the hall surprised Lingxiang. In her impression, Mr. Zhuang was a very gentle man, a weak scholar, so how could he laugh so vigorously?
But on second thought, after all, Liu Yaoyi crushed the demon pill and saved him. If he still looked sickly like before, it would be really disappointing.
But what surprised her most was Liu Yaoyi.
Liu Yaoyi's demon core had been shattered, yet she was able to regain her human form in just a few months. Although he had given her the Spirit Gathering Pill, the effect would never have been so remarkable.
She must have put in a lot of effort!
As the saying goes, greed can blind one's mind. From this perspective, it can also be said that love can make one crazy!
Lingxiang's thoughts were still drifting when she heard Zhuang Wei say, "Miss Lingxiang, please don't be so polite. To my wife and I, Miss Lingxiang is your lifesaver. We can accommodate not only six people, but even ten. Besides, the two young heroes, Long Qi and Xin Yi, have done us a favor before, so there's no need to be so polite."
Originally, I didn't know that Long Qi and his companions were passing through Liangcheng. Now I know why he was so rude.
"Mr. Zhuang, you are so polite. We should thank you sincerely. I am fine and weak, but fortunately, you and your wife have helped me."
After Long Qi finished speaking, Xinyi and Zhao Wuyang stood up with him and bowed to Zhuang Wei. Zhuang Wei saw this and quickly stood up and bowed back, saying, "You're so polite!"
At this moment, Liu Yaoyi came out of the inner hall, teacup in hand, and teased with a smile: "You are also outsiders, how come you have learned his sour Confucian airs?"
As he spoke, he served tea to everyone one by one, but Lingxiang was the last one, and she even knocked on the tea tray as she served the tea.
According to seniority, the guest tea should be served to Lingxiang first. Serving tea this way was indeed a bit rude. Mr. Zhuang was a scholar, and although Liu Yaoyi was a fox demon, she had been with him for a long time, so she should be familiar with these rules.
But Liu Yaoyi did just that, and Mr. Zhuang didn't seem angry at all. He just apologized and said a few words to her, then continued chatting and laughing with Long Qi and the others, looking cheerful and cheerful, as if he didn't care at all.
Everyone just thought that maybe they were in love, so to avoid embarrassment, they all followed suit. However, Lingxiang's eyes flashed, and she picked up the teacup and blew on it. The hot steam of the tea misted her face.
Since there were only the couple and an old man who swept the yard living there, Mr. Zhuang found someone to build a few walls around the rather large courtyard and sold it to others, which also served as a source of income.
So now that so many people have come at once, there is not enough room for them all at once - there is only one guest room left.
Long Qi thought that if that was the case, they should just stay at Wutong Inn to avoid causing trouble for others. However, Liu Yaoyi suggested that the four men stay in the room that was originally a lecture hall.
It was a room with a wooden corridor and thick mats. It could be used for sleeping, but it would be impolite to entertain guests.
However, Lingxiang agreed immediately, saying that the men were all strong and tough from practicing martial arts, and that it was okay for them to be tough, and that Madam Zhuang was so hospitable that it would be hard to refuse, or that this would save a lot of money, and so on. In short, it was a deal.
Xinyi and the others were dispensable, but Long Qi was secretly complaining: When has your Lingxiang ever been short of money?
But now that it has been decided, I naturally have to stay here with gratitude.
Long into the night, Long Qi felt no sign of sleep. It wasn't that sleeping in his clothes made him uncomfortable, but he felt that Lingxiang was acting strangely today, but he couldn't figure out what. He turned his head and saw that Xinyi, who had his eyes closed, was also asleep, judging by his movements.
"Do you also feel that Lingxiang is a little unusual today?" Long Qi asked, resting his hands on his head.
"What's unusual about that?" Xinyi replied, but still kept her eyes closed.
He naturally knew that Lingxiang's behavior today was a little strange, but he was not as worried as Long Qi. He was just really curious.
Long Qi knew that Xinyi had also noticed something but just didn't say anything, so he secretly rolled his eyes at him and went back to his own thoughts.
At first, Lingxiang thought that everyone coming to Mr. Zhuang's place would be a nuisance to others. This was the biggest strange thing about today. Since I met Lingxiang, I have never seen her feel that she was a nuisance to others. If she felt that the group was a nuisance to others, why did she later accept Mrs. Zhuang's request to stay?
The strangest thing was the way Mrs. Zhuang served tea.
Lingxiang wasn't one to stick to worldly rules; she wouldn't have been angry even if the order of serving tea was wrong. But Long Qi had taken a long, hard look at her earlier. Even though Lingxiang had pretended to cover her face with tea, her expression was different.
Thinking about what Liu Yaoyi had told Lingxiang before, Long Qi always felt that there was something strange about it.
Just when Long Qi was puzzled, he suddenly heard footsteps. Although he deliberately lowered his steps, he could still hear them clearly.
At this moment, Long Qi and Liu Xia sat up at the same time and leaned towards the door.
Liu Xia was not asleep either. It seemed that he also noticed the strangeness of the spiritual fragrance.
"It's Miss Lingxiang and Banxia's house..."
Long Qi nodded. Although it was dark, the two men's eyes were frighteningly bright.
The two houses are very close to each other, and anyone with a little skill can sense it, let alone someone with some physical cultivation.
"It sounds like it should be Lingxiang. Her legs and feet have been injured, and she is not good at light work." Long Qi was extremely certain.
But what was she doing sneaking around alone in the middle of the night? Could it be that Liu Yaoyi had some ulterior motives again and had used some magic to trick her away?
Thinking of what Liu Yaoyi had done before, and thinking of Lingxiang's abnormal behavior today, Long Qi hurriedly picked up Long Yuan beside him, quietly opened the lattice door and chased out.
Liu Xia was about to get up and follow, but Xin Yi, who was lying down, grabbed his clothes and said, "It's safe here, don't worry."
He spoke only a few words, but still with his eyes closed. Seeing him like this, Liu Xia thought for a moment and then lay back down.
"The moon is bright in the sky, and the Milky Way is shining brightly. Let the door remain open."
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At three o'clock in the morning, Lingxiang saw that Banxia was already fast asleep, so she got up carefully, dressed neatly, and tiptoed out of the house to the backyard. When she arrived in the backyard, she saw Liu Yaoyi waiting there.
"Madam, you invited me here. What do you want to tell me?" Lingxiang walked to Liu Yaoyi and asked directly without hesitation.
"You and I really shouldn't be so unfamiliar with each other." Liu Yaoyi didn't answer her, but turned to look at Lingxiang.
This made Lingxiang a little confused. Although she had saved her before, they were not familiar with each other. It was just a chance encounter. What's more, Liu Yaoyi had once thought of killing her.
She couldn't open her heart to a fox demon who once wanted to kill her.
Liu Yaoyi took in Lingxiang's expression, but she didn't care at all. She continued to talk to herself, "It seems that you are really very smart. You were able to guess it with just a few moves."
When serving tea at noon, Liu Yaoyi deliberately put her at the end, just to attract her attention; everyone else was drinking Jasmine Silver Needle, but she was the only one who came alone; when serving tea, she tapped the tea tray three times with her fingertips, which hinted to him that it was three o'clock in the morning; after serving the tea, she did not put the tray down, but stood in the house with her back behind her, which was exactly what she was talking about, the backyard.
Lingxiang's eyebrows twitched, but she did not answer, waiting for the next words.
Liu Yaoyi said this, naturally not to praise Lingxiang, but because she sincerely believed it.
"Just like..." Liu Yaoyi paused for a moment before speaking again: "Just like the peony."
Suddenly, a gust of wind came through the bushes in the yard, blowing Yaoyi's soft hair and brushing Lingxiang's cheek. However, this gust of wind did not leave any trace on Lingxiang's face, and she still had an indifferent expression.
"You are testing me." It was not a question, but an affirmation.
Liu Yaoyi smiled and said, "I'm not testing, I'm convinced."
"Hmm..." Lingxiang lowered her forehead slightly, wondering what she was thinking.
The bright moon cast a silent light, and even the wind stopped. The two of them just stood there, each with their own thoughts, neither of them breaking the tranquility. The courtyard in early summer was like a painting.
After a long moment, Lingxiang finally raised her head, looked into Liu Yaoyi's eyes, and said, "It's impossible to turn back the tide, and foolish dreams are all in vain. Why do you say that?"
Liu Yaoyi remained silent after hearing this, but took out a purse from her bosom and handed it to Lingxiang.
Lingxiang was curious and took the purse and opened it. Inside was just a ball of paper and a piece of origami. She took out the origami and opened it. Her eyes widened and she lost her composure.
With a flick of his fingers, he quickly took out the medical book left by Tumi from his Qiankun bag, found the remaining recipe of Huitian Pill in it, and compared it with the origami he had just opened.
It’s the same work!
There was no mistake! It was the other half of the Huitian Dan formula she had been searching for! Even the modified ink marks were perfectly matched!
So, the money in your pocket...
Lingxiang hurriedly poured out the contents of her purse, but it was not a ball of paper at all, it was clearly a round object wrapped in a piece of talisman paper!
Could this be?!
She was extremely shocked and was about to reach out to open it when Liu Yaoyi suddenly stopped her:
"Do not unseal the talisman!"
Hearing Liu Yaoyi's cry, Lingxiang came to her senses and quickly put the talisman paper ball and Shanfang back into her purse. As if she was worried, she cast a talisman array on the purse.
"When I revealed my true form, I wasn't completely unconscious. You saved my life with the Life-Extending Pill, so I guessed something. Later, when I saw you and Long Qi playing together when you left the city, I saw some of Tumi's shadow in your expression, so I was certain that you were Tumi's child." Liu Yaoyi sighed, turned around and walked a few steps towards the fence.
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