Chapter 19 Agreement: "This guy has immense power."...
"It's done!" Yue Mingxi said happily, lifting the lid of the pot.
She gently stirred the noodles in the pot with a spoon, and looking at the large pot full of noodles, Yue Mingxi's lips twitched slightly.
Fearing there wouldn't be enough greens to eat, she seemed to have accidentally made too many.
The air was filled with the aroma of shredded pork noodles, a truly delightful fragrance.
Wu Shanqing stood up from the chair, his face steaming with heat.
Yue Mingxi turned her head and said, "It's too hot right out of the pot. Go wait for me at the table, and I'll bring it over to you in a bit."
Wu Shanqing shook his head. "It's hot. I'll take it."
"It's okay." Yue Mingxi curled her lips. "There's a tray, so I won't get burned."
“I’ll take it.” Wu Shanqing ignored her words and repeated.
“Okay.” Yue Mingxi smiled, placed the bowl on the tray, and took out a spoon and chopsticks to start scooping noodles from the pot.
The noodles and vegetables were placed in a bowl, and Yuemingxi scooped a huge amount of shredded meat from the pot onto it, then poured a spoonful of hot soup over it.
"Okay, come and serve." Yue Mingxi smiled.
Wu Shanqing lowered his head. "What about yours?"
"I'm not hungry." Yue Mingxi blinked.
Before coming to the palace, she had just eaten the food that Wu Shanqing had brought her from Shimanlou.
“Together.” After a long pause, Wu Shanqing suddenly said.
Yue Mingxi scratched her head. "But I'm really not hungry."
“You don’t have to eat it.” Wu Shanqing pursed her lips.
Yue Mingxi finally understood and put down the spoon.
Yue Mingxi smiled and said, "Do you want me to eat with you?"
"No," Wu Shanqing quickly denied.
"Okay." Yue Mingxi placed the chopsticks on his bowl and teased him, "Then I won't go."
Wu Shanqing paused, frowned, and said angrily, "You broke your promise."
"What agreement?" Yue Mingxi was truly stunned.
Besides the agreement that Wu Shanqing would save Li Shizhi, did the two of them have any other agreements?
"Fine, I won't follow that rule anymore."
With a cold snort, Wu Shanqing picked up the tray and turned to walk towards the table.
Watching his retreating figure disappear into the distance, Yue Mingxi called out to him from behind, "Don't walk so fast! What if you bump into something and burn yourself?"
"It's none of your business."
After coldly uttering those words, Wu Shanqing continued walking without stopping, even faster than before.
Yue Mingxi twitched her lips. How could this guy be so childish?
Shaking her head and chuckling for a moment, Yue Mingxi recalled their conversation, trying to figure out what promise she had forgotten.
Suddenly, Yue Mingxi's mind lit up.
She finally understood what Wu Shanqing meant by the agreement.
She walked quickly to Wu Shanqing and sat down opposite him.
Wu Shanqing placed the tray aside, sensed her movement, and said coldly, "What are you doing here?"
"I'll have dinner with you." Yue Mingxi smiled.
"No need." Wu Shanqing sneered.
Yue Mingxi looked at this childish guy with amusement and explained to him earnestly.
“Wu Shanqing, an agreement is only valid if both of us make a promise together. Eating at the same table together was my one-sided request to you, not an agreement between the two of us.”
“I have complied with all your requests,” Wu Shanqing said sternly.
Blinking her big eyes, Yue Mingxi coaxed, "It's my fault. Please forgive me this time, okay? My best, number one friend, Wu Shanqing."
Wu Shanqing snorted coldly, "Will you keep your promise?"
“Of course.” Yue Mingxi nodded vigorously. “I will not break my promise.”
He pursed his lips and mumbled, "Then I'll change my request to an agreement."
“Okay.” Yue Mingxi smiled and said, “From now on, we’ll eat together.”
"Hmm," Wu Shanqing hummed softly, looking up as he said, "I'll reluctantly forgive you this time."
He paused for a moment, then added, mimicking her manner of speaking, "My worst friend, the one who's number one in the class."
"Okay, okay." Yue Mingxi tried her best to hold back her laughter.
Picking up his chopsticks, Wu Shanqing carefully picked up a few noodles.
It had been a very long time since Wu Shanqing had eaten her cooking, and she wasn't sure if her sense of taste would work this time.
Yue Mingxi reminded him, "It's fresh out of the pot, be careful it's hot."
"I'm not afraid of getting burned," Wu Shanqing said softly.
Feeling the chopsticks, Wu Shanqing hesitantly put the noodles into his mouth.
Suddenly, Wu Shanqing was stunned. How could this bowl of noodles taste so good?
It's so delicious that if a dragon were to appear, its tail would be so happy it would wag up to the sky.
Yue Mingxi couldn't help but ask, "How is it? Is it delicious?"
"Delicious." Wu Shanqing ate the noodles in small bites, his voice rising involuntarily at the end.
Yue Mingxi breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "As long as it tastes good, there's more in the pot after we finish eating."
“Okay,” Wu Shanqing said, looking up and sensing the Moonlit Creek. “Thank you.”
"You're welcome," Yue Mingxi quickly waved her hand, "You also gave me herbs, those are more precious."
Wu Shanqing shook his head and whispered, "It's different."
Yue Mingxi didn't hear her clearly, "What did you say?"
"It's nothing." Wu Shanqing curled up the corners of her lips and ate a few bites of shredded meat.
Yue Mingxi rested her chin on her hand, watching him eat from across the table, and the more she looked at him, the more beautiful Wu Shanqing seemed.
How can there be such a beautiful person in the world? I can never get enough of Yue Mingxi.
Two-thirds of the bowl of noodles was gone in no time, and Yue Mingxi smiled. "Let me get you another bowl."
Wu Shanqing took a bite of vegetables and said, "I'll go. Cooking is tiring enough."
"I'm not tired at all. I love cooking," Yue Mingxi said happily. "I feel a great sense of accomplishment when I see the ingredients turn into food in my hands. I've been busy studying lately, otherwise I would be cooking for myself every day. No matter how delicious Shi Man Lou is, you can't eat it every day."
"I'll get you some," Yue Mingxi said, standing up with great interest.
Seeing how much she was interested, Wu Shanqing swallowed his refusal.
A short while later, Yue Mingxi returned carrying a tray.
Yue Mingxi placed the tray in front of Wu Shanqing, sat back down opposite him, and said with a smile, "I saw that you like to eat meat, so I specially added a lot of meat to this bowl for you."
Wu Shanqing sensed the bowl of noodles, which was two-thirds filled with shredded meat, and his lips twitched slightly. "This is noodles with shredded meat, isn't it?"
"Hahahaha." Yue Mingxi was stunned by his joke and turned her head to laugh wildly.
Wu Shanqing took the bowl off the tray, held it in front of her, and began to eat in small bites.
Although she wanted to continue watching Wushanqing, Yuemingxi forcibly held back.
Shaking her head, Yue Mingxi thought, "Beauty really does lead people astray."
Taking out the entire examination book that she had memorized from her storage bag, Yue Mingxi lowered her head and began to review.
Wu Shanqing looked up and asked, "Aren't you going to recite it aloud this time?"
Looking up at Wu Shanqing's pale face, Yue Mingxi said softly, "Review it, don't make a sound."
Wu Shanqing looked very uncomfortable today, so she decided not to recite aloud and disturb him.
"Oh." Wu Shanqing lowered his head and resumed eating his noodles.
Once Yue Mingxi starts reading, she becomes addicted, forgetting everything and immersing herself completely in the book.
Wu Shanqing ate his noodles without disturbing her.
Concealing all his sounds, Wu Shanqing ran back and forth between the table and the pot more than a dozen times.
We finished the whole pot of noodles.
When Yue Mingxi got tired of looking around, she looked up and subconsciously searched for Wu Shanqing's figure.
Not on the opposite side, turning my head, I saw Wu Shanqing on his way to the pot.
Yue Mingxi put the book into her storage bag and skipped over to his side.
"Wu Shanqing, you went to get the rice, why didn't you ask me for help?"
Wu Shanqing paused for a moment, then, after regaining her composure, said calmly, "I've finished eating. I'm going to wash the dishes."
"Oh, I see." Yue Mingxi rolled up her sleeves. "I'll take care of it."
"No need." Wu Shanqing walked towards the pot.
"I'll wash it, I'll wash it! I've never washed dishes before!" Yue Mingxi pestered him to come to the pot.
Suddenly, Yuemingxi stopped.
There were only a few scattered green beans and a tiny bit of soup that couldn't be scooped out with a spoon.
Yue Mingxi exclaimed in shock, "Wu, Wu Shanqing, did you eat it all?"
Wu Shanqing picked up the ladle, added water to the pot, and softly hummed in agreement.
Yue Mingxi opened her eyes wide, "You ate so much, is your stomach okay?"
"It's nothing." Wu Shanqing shook his head.
Yue Mingxi's expression tightened. "Wu Shanqing, tell me honestly, did you lie to me again?"
"Hmm?" Wu Shanqing turned his head and asked honestly, "What would I lie to you about?"
“Every time you bring food from Shimanlou, you say you’ve already eaten there,” Yue Mingxi frowned. “Have you not eaten at all?”
Otherwise, why would someone who just ate at Shi Man Lou two hours ago still be able to eat this huge pot of noodles, more than a dozen bowls?
Wu Shanqing paused for a moment, then whispered, "Do you think I've eaten too much?"
"No, I didn't," Yue Mingxi quickly explained. "I was just worried that you don't eat properly."
Seeing that he had drawn her attention back, Wu Shanqing breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking down at her, Wu Shanqing snorted and said, "You just complain that I eat too much, and you even say I'm your best friend. You've been exposed, haven't you? You can't even tolerate me eating too much."
“I didn’t mean to be disgusted by you. I’m happy that you ate a lot,” Yue Mingxi explained anxiously. “I was just worried that you hadn’t been eating properly before.”
"I ate properly." Wu Shanqing lied without batting an eye; he didn't really have any eyes to blink anyway. "I just sometimes have a big appetite and sometimes a small one."
"Really?" Yue Mingxi asked, looking up at him.
"Really." Wu Shanqing nodded, changing the subject, "Didn't you want to wash the dishes? I'll let you wash them, I'll wash the pots."
"Okay." Wu Shanqing nodded guiltily.
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After washing the pots and bowls, the two carried the brewed herbal juice in a small pot towards the princess's palace.
Zuo Zhixuan was still discussing matters with the emperor and had not returned.
Inside the palace, Shangguan Yaotai watched over the unconscious Li Shizhi.
Upon seeing Yue Mingxi, Shangguan Yaotai's eyes lit up. "Little Xi, you're back?"
Looking around, Shangguan Yaotai whispered, "Xiaoxi, where is Lord Wu?"
“He’s on the roof, he didn’t come in,” Yue Mingxi answered obediently.
"Oh, right, Sister Shangguan." Yue Mingxi said happily as she picked up the small pot, "The Huanran Grass is ready. I'll go and apply it to Shizhi."
"Alright, alright," Shangguan Yaotai breathed a sigh of relief. "Is there anything I can help you with?"
"No, Sister Shangguan, I'll feed Shizhi the herbal juice." Yue Mingxi approached Li Shizhi, held the girl in her arms, opened the pot lid, and fed Li Shizhi the herbal juice little by little.
Yue Mingxi took out a handkerchief and wiped Li Shizhi's mouth before putting her down.
Turning to Shangguan Yaotai, Yue Mingxi said softly, "The medicine will take an hour to take effect. Sister Shangguan, I'll go outside to find Wu Shanqing first."
Shangguan Yaotai nodded and smiled, saying, "I'm going to find Zuo Zhixuan now and discuss this matter with the old emperor. Xiaoxi, don't worry about this place. There's a barrier set up by Lord Wu here, so the princess won't be harmed."
"Okay, okay, Sister Shangguan." Yue Mingxi was slightly surprised, and stood up to see her off.
Watching Shangguan Yaotai disappear in an instant, Yue Mingxi tucked the blanket around Li Shizhi and tiptoed out.
As soon as they stepped out of the hall, Wushanqing flew down from the roof.
Looking down at her, Wu Shanqing snorted, "Why don't you spend more time with your little princess?"
Yue Mingxi curled her lips, "Wu Shanqing, why didn't you say anything after doing such a good deed?"
"There's no need," Wu Shanqing said calmly.
“If you don’t say it and keep it to yourself, how can others be grateful to you?” Yue Mingxi looked up at him.
“No need.” Wu Shanqing shook his head, his voice carrying a long-standing melancholy.
If you do too many good deeds, others will think it's something you should do, something you have to do, and they'd rather never ask for help.
Many years ago, Wu Shanqing learned a lesson that saving lives and doing good deeds never ends well.
Frowning as he looked at Yue Mingxi, Wu Shanqing had always believed that Yue Mingxi was his former self.
So when she was saving people, he never gave her a kind look.
She would remind him of his foolish and ignorant self, who never considered the consequences when saving people.
That version of himself he wanted to destroy.
Knowing full well that it's going against the will of heaven, I can't blame anyone else for living in this half-dead state.
It's all his own fault; he brought it upon himself.
Unpleasant memories played out in his mind again and again, gradually being replaced by Yue Mingxi's voice.
The girl sitting on the recliner looked at him tenderly, her voice smiling and her tone light.
Despite her own predicament, she said, "I don't regret it at all. Saving people is a happy thing."
In that instant, Wu Shanqing realized that Yue Mingxi was not him, neither in the past nor in the present.
She will always be upright and will never regret the choices she makes.
Wu Shanqing sighed softly.
He should protect her as much as he can.
It allows her to save people at will and to always be so happy.
Yue Mingxi yawned. "What's wrong, Wu Shanqing? Why did you suddenly sigh?"
"It's nothing." Wu Shanqing shook his head, looking down to sense her. "Are you sleepy?"
Yue Mingxi rubbed her eyes. "Not sleepy at all."
Wu Shanqing knew she was worried about the princess, so she pursed her lips and said, "We can stay in the palace tonight instead of going home."
"Really?" Yue Mingxi exclaimed in surprise. After shouting, she realized that her excitement was too obvious and quietly looked up at Wu Shanqing.
"Hmm." Wu Shanqing nodded and handed a spell to Zuo Zhixuan.
"We will wait for Zuo Zhixuan here; he will arrange accommodations for us."
Zuo Zhixuan arrived quickly, followed by Shangguan Yaotai, the emperor, several eunuchs, and palace maids.
Upon seeing Wu Shanqing, the emperor stammered, "It is an honor to have such a distinguished guest grace our humble abode. Where would you like to stay? I will make arrangements immediately."
Yue Mingxi looked at Wu Shanqing in surprise; this guy wielded immense power.
Wu Shanqing looked down at her, "Where do you want to stay?"
The emperor's heart tightened, and he quickly looked at Yue Mingxi, "It was my oversight. Young lady, where would you like to stay?"
Yue Mingxi said softly, "There's no need for that. We can just stay in the palace next to the princess's."
"Yes, yes." The emperor looked at the eunuchs and palace maids and said in a low voice, "You few go and make the arrangements quickly, and do not neglect the nobleman."
"Yes, yes, yes." The palace maids and eunuchs bowed and went to make the arrangements.
-
Stepping into the palace, Yue Mingxi turned to look at Wu Shanqing and exclaimed, "This place is so luxurious!"
Wu Shanqing tilted his head and said, "You like it here, how about I build one for you?"
"No, no, no need," Yue Mingxi stammered. "I don't have any requirements for where I stay, as long as I can sleep."
Looking up at Wu Shanqing, Yue Mingxi said softly, "Wu Shanqing, you should go to bed early tonight. I'm going to see Shi Zhi later."
Wu Shanqing pursed her lips. "I don't want to sleep."
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Yue Mingxi asked anxiously.
To prevent her from asking him why he wasn't sleeping, Wu Shanqing nodded.
"Where do you feel unwell?" Yue Mingxi looked at him carefully and asked worriedly, "You vomited so much blood today, are you really alright?"
"It's nothing, just a slight headache."
"My head hurts," Yue Mingxi blinked. "Do you want to take some medicine?"
“No.” Wu Shanqing coldly refused.
"How about you lie down on the bed and I give you a massage?" Yue Mingxi volunteered. "I'm a super good massager! Maybe the pain will go away after I massage you and you'll feel sleepy."
"No," Wu Shanqing continued to refuse.
He doesn't want a massage because it's tiring for his hands and ineffective.
"Give it a try," Yue Mingxi said, rubbing her hands together and pushing him into the room. "Just try it, it's really comfortable."
Wu Shanqing stood still, letting her push him, saying, "No, massage is useless."
Yue Mingxi pulled up his sleeve and shook it up and down, saying, "Just give it a try. It definitely won't work if you don't press it, but it might work if you do."
“I’ve tried it before, but it didn’t work,” Wu Shanqing stated. “So don’t waste your energy.”
"That's because you haven't tried mine. Mine will definitely work." Yue Mingxi curled her lips. "Stop struggling, let me massage you."
"Oh." Wu Shanqing pulled back his sleeve. "I'm going to wash my face."
"I'm going to wash my hands too." Yue Mingxi skipped and hopped after him.
With everything ready, Yue Mingxi looked at Wu Shanqing lying obediently on the bed and gently massaged him.
Yue Mingxi lowered her head and asked him softly, "Is this pressure okay?"
Wu Shanqing pursed her lips and said, "A little bigger."
"Okay, now what?"
"That's fine."
"Okay," Yue Mingxi said softly.
The girl's massage technique was so skillful that it seemed to possess a magical power.
Wushanqing felt a drowsiness that had been absent for thousands of years.
My eyelids grew heavier and heavier, and my consciousness became increasingly blurred.
"Stop." Wu Shanqing suddenly interrupted Yue Mingxi.
Yue Mingxi was startled, let go of her hand, and asked in a daze, "What's wrong? Did I hurt you?"
"No." Despite being overcome with drowsiness, Wu Shanqing gritted his teeth and sat up.
His only consolation now is that he had already taken a shower and brushed his teeth at home before coming to the palace.
Raising his hand, Wu Shanqing began to cast a spell on Yue Mingxi.
Long, beautiful hands rose and fell in the air, and Yue Mingxi was surrounded by a ball of light.
The spell lasted for the time it takes for half an incense stick to burn before Wu Shanqing withdrew his hand.
Relieved, Wu Shanqing said to her, "I'm going to sleep now, thank you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Shanqing lay back down on the bed with a thud.
The person on the bed became completely still.
Yue Mingxi froze, her lips twitching. Did this person fall asleep so quickly?
Doesn't it hurt when you hit someone so hard?
I don't know what kind of spell he cast on me, I'll just have to wait until he wakes up to ask him.
Yue Mingxi gently covered him with the blanket, then got up to go see Li Shizhi and check on how well the Huanran Grass was working.
However, what Yue Mingxi did not expect was...
Wu Shanqing fell asleep and never woke up.
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