Chapter 499: Herein (13)
Qi Shuo carefully thought back to what he had said, analyzing which sentence had made her unhappy. Could it be that he shouldn't have mentioned the incident ten years ago?
Qi Shuo tossed and turned all night, thinking about how he had angered Qing Xun, and decided to go and ask her the next day.
Just as I was about to go out, I saw Changxuan coming over.
"What are you doing here again?"
Chang Xuan lay in his rocking chair without any hesitation and said, "I'll stay here for a few days."
"You also made Shi Xi angry and got kicked out by her?" Qi Shuo stopped on his way out and leaned against the palace door with his hands folded.
"Also? Did you make Qing Xun angry?"
"It seems not. Are you here to reminisce about the past?" Hearing him say this, Qi Shuo knew that he had a preconceived notion.
"I guess so." Shi Xi had no sense of crisis as he was always around her, so he decided to stay outside for a while to see if she would come to find him.
"Then I don't have time to accompany you, so you can go around by yourself." Qi Shuo said and went to Yunze.
When they arrived at Yunze, Qing Xun was nowhere to be seen. The palace door was also closed. Qi Shuo pushed it, but it didn't open. He didn't hide his presence, so he thought she didn't want to come out to see him.
Qi Shuo knocked on the palace door and said, "Qing Xun, open the door."
Qing Xun didn't respond.
Qi Shuo sat on the cloud, watching the water flowing back between heaven and earth, disordering his breathing. He covered his chest and frowned.
The next moment, a figure appeared in front of him, "Has your injury relapsed?"
Qi Shuo's brows relaxed, and he pulled her to sit beside him. "Are you willing to come out to see me? What are you angry about? If you don't tell me, it's hard for me to guess."
"You lied to me." Qing Xun shook off his hand, stood up and walked out.
Cunning and stinky Qi Shuo!
Qi Shuo pulled her back again, and she fell into his arms, her arm hitting his wound.
Qi Shuo groaned.
Seeing that his expression didn't seem fake and smelling the scent of blood, Qing Xun snorted coldly, "Serves you right."
"Yes, I deserve it. Please help me take a look." Qi Shuo pulled her sleeve.
"No, didn't you say you'd just let Jiuzhou and Xingwu help you? I won't watch."
"I take back what I said before. Can you help me watch it?" Qi Shuo tugged at her sleeve again, "Please."
Qing Xun's expression relaxed, but he still had a stern face. She pulled open his clothes and saw that his wound, which had not yet scabbed, was bleeding again. She couldn't help but frown and took out the medicine to apply it on him again.
Qi Shuo looked down at her, "Why are you angry?"
She said nothing.
Qi Shuo poked her tense face and said, "How can I calm you down if you don't tell me?"
Qing Xun gathered his collar, folded his hands, raised his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "I'm angry with myself."
"Why are you angry with yourself?"
"You don't care about that matter at all, but I am the only one who is upset about it, so I am angry." She felt that she was really confused. She was afraid that he cared and couldn't face him calmly, but she felt uncomfortable because he didn't care at all.
"Then let me tell you about what happened ten years ago."
Qing Xun stuffed the medicine into his hand and said, "I won't listen."
Qi Shuo held her wrist and stopped her from leaving. "Only after we make it clear can I decide how to get along with you in the future. Qing Xun, look at me."
Qing Xun had to look him in the eyes.
"Do you want me to care or do you want me not to care?"
"I have no idea."
"You want me to care," he said firmly.
Qing Xun wanted to leave again, as if he could see through her thoughts clearly. This feeling made her feel insecure, but she held back and did not move.
"I don't think you understand, but I also want you to feel more comfortable with me, so I told you to forget about it and let it go. But you've been bothered by it for so long, so it seems you don't completely understand." Qi Shuo let go of her hand, "You care, why do you care?"
Qing Xun pursed his lips, "I don't know."
"Do you like me?" Qi Shuo tilted his head slightly to look at her, with a smile in his eyes.
His hazy and ignorant thoughts were revealed by him, and Qing Xun stood up suddenly and unnaturally, his expression instantly becoming flustered.
Qi Shuo still didn't let her go. He pulled her into his arms, resting his chin on her shoulder. Feeling her body stiffen in his arms, he whispered, "Is this okay to resolve what happened ten years ago? We can be Taoist companions in the future."
After a long while, Qing Xun's unnatural expression calmed down, "Yeah."
"Qing Xun, it hurts." Seeing her attitude soften, Qi Shuo put his arm around her waist and said pitifully.
Qing Xun patted his back hesitantly, "Bear with it?"
She had no other choice. They had tried every possible way to treat the injury with their current strength. It would just heal a little slower, but there would be no problem after recovery.
"It won't hurt so much if you hold me for a while."
Qing Xun tilted his head back and looked at him in confusion.
"What's wrong?" he laughed.
"That's not like you at all when you say that."
"Then what should I say to be more like myself?" Qi Shuo pulled her hand and held it in his palm.
Qing Xun felt a little uncomfortable and tried to withdraw his hand, but failed.
"You don't cry out in pain, you've never cried out in pain to anyone, at most you'll just frown."
Qi Shuo observed her expression and said, "That depends on who you are with. Do you feel sorry for me?"
He was in real pain, having been in pain since the injury began, but he just didn't show it. If the pain wasn't unbearable, he wouldn't be complaining about it every day.
"Um."
"Then I'm happy to show weakness to you. My goal has been achieved." Qi Shuo pressed her back into his arms. "We agreed to be Taoist companions. You must always care about me."
Qing Xun carefully avoided his injuries, "Why do you like me?"
"Then why do you like me?" he asked back.
"I can't say."
"So sometimes feelings are inexplicable. How can we explain it clearly?"
Perhaps it was an accident that she had transformed into a woman, and he was intentionally paying extra attention to her, being mindful of the proper manner in which they interacted. Or perhaps it was subconsciously that he was saying rude things while placing all her favorite foods before her, a habit he had become when spending time with her.
Qing Xun lay in his arms, feeling satisfied as he felt that the feeling of being stuck in his heart for ten years had disappeared.
Qi Shuo rubbed her head, "Are you still angry?"
"I'm not angry anymore."
"Don't hold things in for so long in the future. How uncomfortable is it?"
"You are the mastermind, but I don't understand."
"Okay, it's my fault."
"How come you've become so easy to talk to?" Qing Xun asked in surprise.
"What should I do if I make you angry and run away because of my bad words? Acting pitiful works once, but you won't care about me the second time." Qi Shuo held her and lay on the clouds. "Changxuan is with me now, so I won't go back. I'll stay with you for a while."
Qing Xun raised his eyes and stared at him, "Didn't he specifically ask you to call me away? Why did you run away from Shi Xi again?"
"He's probably thinking about how to get Shi Xi to pay more attention to him. Maybe going to my place is part of his plan." Qi Shuo tapped her brow. "I hear you're so enthusiastic about this kind of thing, but when I asked you to listen to me talk about how to resolve the problem between us, you wanted to run away the first time."
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