When Long Xun deduced the location of the Jade Balance Fragment, Baili Tusu said he would go to Ganquan Village first. Everyone agreed, and the group set off.
Seeing Ouyang Shaogong's somewhat arduous journey along the bumpy mountain path, Baili Tusu couldn't help but offer him water: "Sir."
Ouyang Shaogong looked at him with a smile, a few beads of sweat appearing on his fair and delicate face, and he was breathing slightly.
Baili Tusu felt his face flush under the man's gaze, and his upright eyes flickered slightly. He wanted to lower his eyes, but felt inexplicably shy, so he forced himself to keep his gaze fixed on the man's face.
Only after staring at him until his ears were practically burning red did Ouyang Shaogong suppress his laughter, calmly accept the kettle, and thank him with a smile.
With a blank expression, the young hero turned around almost simultaneously, hurriedly walked to the front of the group, his posture clearly indicating a sense of fleeing in panic.
Ouyang Shaogong turned his head away to hide the smile on his lips. The Fenji sword was slung across Baili Tusu's back. Crown Prince Changqin, seeing his expression clearly, transmitted his voice from afar: "Your expression is quite rare."
Ouyang Shaogong replied noncommittally, "Young hero... his reaction is quite interesting, don't you think?"
Crown Prince Changqin snorted softly. How could he not know what his own thoughts were? Although he was surprised that Ouyang Shaogong would have feelings for a young boy, Crown Prince Changqin thought about his own ambiguous feelings for Qianyu and didn't say anything more.
Recalling the complex expression that occasionally flickered in Baili Tusu's eyes when he looked at Ouyang Shaogong, Crown Prince Changqin kindly reminded him: "It would be best to take a closer look."
Ouyang Shaogong chuckled faintly.
Long Xun had no interest in dealing with Ouyang Shaogong's malicious attempts to provoke the young hero; he was also preoccupied with worrying about the plot.
Whether in fan fiction or game storylines, the main characters include Feng Guangmo, a witch from Youdu who becomes Yin Qianshang after losing her memory; Xiangling, a fox spirit; Fang Lansheng, Ouyang Shaogong's childhood friend; Feng Qingxue, a girl from Youdu who comes out to find her brother; and Hongyu, the sword spirit of Ziyin Zhenren, the sword-wielding elder of Tianyong City.
However... first of all, Feng Guangmo, back then Ouyang Shaogong tipped off his friends' clan, allowing this Wu Xian to return to Youdu without any trouble. As a result, the good friend Yin Qianshang and the girl Feng Qingxue who came out to find her brother were just a passing cloud!
Secondly, Fang Lansheng. He ran away because he was forced into marriage by the Sun family. This person, who is obsessed with looks, ran away because he thought Sun Yueyan was as ugly as her nanny. He is so irresponsible, willful and childish. As long as he knows how beautiful Sun Yueyan is, this child's rebellious mentality will not be so strong.
Such a trivial matter was something Ouyang Shaogong could do in a minute; he had only mentioned it casually to Long Xun when they set off earlier that day.
As for the little fox Xiangling...
The young hero arrived to rescue Xiangling almost immediately after Ouyang Shaogong was captured. He arrived so quickly that Xiangling was still unconscious when he rescued her. When she woke up, she saw an empty cell and had no idea who had saved her, so she quickly ran away.
The supporting characters were all insignificant; Long Xun had a terrible premonition that the world was about to collapse in his sight.
However, it is unreasonable to forcibly gather all those people into a main character group. They do not know each other and even live in different parts of the world. So what if they are gathered together?
Long Xun could only feel depressed in silence.
At times like these, Long Xun could only console himself that, no matter what, at least Ouyang Shaogong and the young hero had met, right? At least there was some protection...
...
I'm even more heartbroken now _(:3」∠)_.
Long Xun's strange dilemma finally made Yin Chen decide to have a serious talk with him.
While camping in the wild, Ouyang Shaogong and the young hero worked together seamlessly, one starting a fire while the other hunted, one setting up a tent while the other roasted meat, and soon they had created a small area for people to rest.
For Ouyang Shaogong, the advantage of traveling with his adoptive father and godfather was that no matter if it was a monster, a wild beast, a snake, a rat, an insect, or an ant, they would be intimidated by their power and dare not approach. Ouyang Shaogong could relax and have a good night's sleep without any defenses.
After spending a day together, Ouyang Shaogong became even more convinced of the "future" that Long Xun had seen. He had been observing and studying Baili Tusu, and the young hero's personality and actions made him feel fond of him. Their occasional exchanges and the mutual understanding between them brought Ouyang Shaogong a sense of joy.
If this is the kind of young hero, Ouyang Shaogong feels he has every reason to genuinely fall in love with him.
When Baili Tusu brought the roasted meat and some dry food and water to Ouyang Shaogong, he saw Mr. Ouyang looking at him gently in the orange-red firelight, his smile becoming even warmer.
His handsome and gentle face left the young hero speechless with admiration.
Is the gentleman still not in despair at this moment...?
Yes, this life is different from the last, there are many differences, he saw it. The gentleman has a godfather and a foster father, they are sincere to him, so the gentleman's heart will not fall into that crazy and twisted state.
Does this mean that the gentleman could actually live a happy life? As long as the Burning Sword is returned to him, as long as his soul can be whole...
So, can someone who once admired and respected him so much, and who even felt heartbroken when he had to become his enemy in the end, continue to be admired and respected in this way?
Ouyang Shaogong didn't seem to mind being stared at like that by Baili Tusu. He just smiled and looked at the undisguised respect and admiration in Baili Tusu's dark, clear eyes, which were as bright as obsidian.
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