Chapter 289: The Lights Reflect Human Feelings
The streets and alleys were brightly lit. Lingxiang was walking in front, and Long Qi was following carefully behind.
Long Qi couldn't tell whether Lingxiang was angry or not. Just now at Liuyunxuan, her tone and expression clearly showed that she was angry, but looking at her now, it didn't seem like that. She seemed like she was just out for fun.
The street was crowded with people, Lingxiang was strolling leisurely, it didn't look like she was going back to the inn, but she didn't say where she was going. Anyway, Long Qi didn't dare to ask, he just rubbed his hands as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
As we walked, we came to the river. The river was already full of river lanterns, and men and women were there, talking or making wishes. Although the lights were bright, it was very quiet and the sound of the gurgling water was clearly audible.
Perhaps because she was tired from strolling around, Lingxiang walked onto the covered bridge, jumped lightly and sat on the wooden railing.
This scared Long Qi. He thought Lingxiang was doing something, so he hurried forward to support her, but found that the person was already sitting steadily on the bed.
It was really awkward to neither support nor retract the outstretched hand.
Fortunately, Lingxiang didn't seem to notice. She just looked at the river lanterns floating with the waves, patted the railing beside her, and motioned Long Qi to sit on it as well.
Long Qi leaped up and, like Lingxiang, looked at the river lanterns. Nearby, they were scattered, but farther away, they gathered into a cluster, like a glowing ribbon, drifting along the river until they disappeared into the darkness.
It was indeed a breathtaking sight, but Long Qi's mind was elsewhere. A faint medicinal fragrance beside him made Long Qi somewhat distracted. He rubbed his hands behind his back, seemingly hesitating about something.
After a long time, Long Qi seemed to have made up his mind. He slowly raised one hand, carefully put it around Lingxiang's back, and quietly placed it on Lingxiang's shoulder.
"you say……"
Just when Long Qi was about to hug Lingxiang with joy, Lingxiang suddenly spoke, scaring Long Qi so much that he almost fell off his seat. He quickly withdrew his hand to steady himself.
This interrupted Lingxiang. She looked at Long Qi in surprise, but when she saw him trying to remain calm but avoiding her gaze, she started to laugh.
Long Qi looked at Ling Xiang. The distant lights shone through her from behind, even her hair was shining. Long Qi stared at Ling Xiang blankly with a dazed look in his eyes. He felt his mouth was a little dry and swallowed several times in succession.
Seeing Long Qi staring at her, Lingxiang thought something happened on her face. She asked while wiping her face.
Just as Lingxiang lowered her head to wipe it, two wet spots appeared on her face, making her feel overwhelmed. At this moment, a sharp whistle sounded in the distance, and sparks suddenly bloomed in the air.
What a beautiful sight! What a perfect couple!
Amidst the dappled light and shadows, and with the sound of firecrackers, Long Qi finally came back to his senses from his trance. He quickly sat up straight, lowered his head as if he had done something wrong, and cursed himself in his heart for being reckless.
But Lingxiang had not yet come to her senses. She stared with her big watery eyes, her mind in a mess, and she even forgot what she wanted to say just now.
"I... I didn't mean it..." Long Qi hesitated for a long time and only said this.
Indeed, he really didn't mean it!
Hearing him say this, Lingxiang laughed instead: "What's the matter? Did I hold you down and make you like this? Or did you not sit firmly and bump into my face? Could it be that it's my fault?"
How could this person misinterpret it like this...
“No… no no no…” Long Qi said “no” several times in a row, his face flushed and he waved his hands, looking like he wanted to explain, “That’s not what I meant…”
"What does that mean?" Lingxiang suddenly became playful and turned her head to glance at Long Qi.
"I just... couldn't help myself... so..." Long Qi lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lingxiang. He spoke hesitantly, but suddenly realized that Lingxiang didn't seem angry.
"You...you did it on purpose!"
"Why did I do that on purpose?" Lingxiang raised her head and squinted her eyes, but the corners of her mouth kept smiling. "I was the one who was offended, and I was the one who suffered the loss. What's wrong with me?"
Long Qi didn't know how to respond. Seeing Lingxiang's arrogant look, he decided to go all out. He held up Lingxiang's neck and kissed those two cherry petals.
I can’t explain it clearly anyway, so let it be!
The city is brightly lit, reflecting the shimmering light in the river. The river lights drift with the waves, spreading and converging, as if the Milky Way in the sky has fallen into the mortal world. There is a bridge over the river, and two people are on the bridge, looking into each other's eyes, and the years are quiet and good.
“Cough cough cough!”
As if she couldn't bear to see the two of them like this, or as if she felt embarrassed, a dry cough was heard, scaring Lingxiang so much that she quickly pushed Long Qi away.
It's Liu Xia and Pinellia.
At this time, Liu Xia's face was flushed, as if he was the one who was caught, but Banxia had a frank look on her face. She held a river lantern in her left hand and a string of candies in her right hand, eating them with a "crunch, crunch" sound, as if she was watching a play.
Seeing Lingxiang and Long Qi being interrupted, Banxia couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Liu Xia with displeasure, as if blaming him for disturbing her show.
"You...why are you here..."
Lingxiang felt embarrassed at this time and asked hurriedly to cover it up, but Long Qi was very dissatisfied and looked at Liu Xia with a pout, as if blaming them for coming at the wrong time.
Seeing this, Liu Xia understood everything. He said "I was just passing by" and pulled Banxia away amid her complaints.
But even so, there was an inexplicable awkwardness between Lingxiang and Longqi. They just sat there, twisting their hair, rubbing their hands, commenting on how beautiful the lights were, or how gentle the wind was, looking around but not looking at each other.
Perhaps feeling that this was too awkward, Lingxiang suddenly became serious and asked Longqi, "Tell me, if you knew that something bad would happen in the human world a hundred days later, what would you do?"
One hundred days later? What will happen after one hundred days?
Long Qi didn't know how to answer.
Nowadays, the world is peaceful and prosperous. Although we have encountered some bad things recently, they have been resolved one by one. What else will happen?
Long Qi looked at Ling Xiang with an inquiring expression. Ling Xiang quickly explained, "It's just a hypothesis. It's also a way of exploring the Dao, isn't it? You're already at the Foundation Establishment stage. I think it won't be long before you can enter the Dao. It's time to face these questions."
After hearing this, Long Qi began to think seriously.
Seeking the truth wasn't something he'd deliberately pursued, and even revenge wasn't that important now. Judging from his current state of mind, whatever hardships he faced in this world were of no concern to him. As long as the one he loved lived in peace, that was all he needed.
"The one you love in your heart can live in peace for the rest of your life..." Lingxiang repeated what Long Qi said, as if she was savoring what he had just said.
After a long time, Lingxiang sighed.
If the world is in chaos, how can there be a safe pair of partners?
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