Chapter 23 Confession "You've been lying to me all this time? Is it fun?"...
The thunder rumbled loudly, and the rain poured down even harder.
Yue Mingxi blinked, and all she saw was a void of darkness.
After losing sight, the sense of touch becomes extremely sensitive.
She could clearly feel Wu Shanqing's hand gripping her tightly.
The temperature of her hands was very low, but Yue Mingxi felt inexplicably warm.
Looking at Wushanqing, who was comforting herself with calligraphy, Yuemingxi felt a lump in her throat.
She couldn't bear it after only being blind for a short time.
How did Wu Shanqing get through those days when she couldn't see anything?
Sniffing, Yue Mingxi whispered, "Wu Shanqing, so this is what you see every day."
There was nothing but darkness, as if the world had forgotten it.
Wu Shanqing tilted his head and began writing on her hand: "Not as miserable as you."
Although he is blind, his perception is extraordinary. To him, it is simply that he cannot see things, but he knows that these things exist.
Yue Mingxi: "..."
This guy, how come he's so good at talking?
With her large, blind eyes wide open, Yue Mingxi asked him irritably, "What time is it now?"
Wu Shanqing wrote: "Are you hungry at the hour of You (5-7 PM)?"
Just then, her stomach rumbled, and Yue Mingxi rubbed her nose sheepishly. "I'm hungry."
Wu Shanqing wrote: "Wait for me at home, I'll bring you food from Shimanlou. What do you want to eat?"
The message was rather long, and Wu Shanqing, being considerate of her, wrote slowly, allowing Yue Mingxi ample time to understand.
The bristles of the calligraphy brush kept dancing in Yue Mingxi's palm, it was so itchy.
Yue Mingxi interrupted him, "Wu Shanqing, it's too itchy, why don't you switch to the other end?"
Wu Shanqing obediently changed her head and said, "Okay, I'm leaving now."
“No way!” Yue Mingxi shouted. “I want to go too. I don’t want to stay home alone. Let’s go to Shimanlou together. That way, you won’t have to take leftovers home.”
“Okay,” Wu Shanqing wrote, bowing his head.
"I need to wash my face first, can you lead me there?"
Yue Mingxi was very clear that she could not live without Wu Shanqing now, as she was completely unable to take care of herself.
"Okay, I'll lead you there."
After finishing writing, Wu Shanqing released Yue Mingxi's arm, pulled a long wooden stick out of thin air, and handed it to Yue Mingxi.
This was his favorite wooden stick, very, very straight, which he had always treasured in the void.
Yue Mingxi gripped the wooden stick, finding it very fun, and couldn't help but happily say, "Let's go!"
Wu Shanqing sighed softly and bent down to grab Yue Mingxi's arm.
With great insight, Yue Mingxi released her hand and stretched out her palm facing upwards.
"Idiot, come closer to me."
"Oh, oh, oh." Yue Mingxi groped and stretched her hand forward.
They accidentally reached too far and their hands touched.
The two of them froze on the spot. Yue Mingxi quickly stepped back, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I can't see."
Wu Shanqing froze for a moment, the tips of his ears gradually turning red. He quickly let go of Yue Mingxi's arm, turned around and walked forward.
He walked very crookedly and unsteadily, even though it was only a few steps.
Yue Mingxi was having an extremely difficult time following him. Unable to bear it any longer, she took a step forward and grabbed Wu Shanqing's arm.
"Wu Shanqing, stop right there."
Upon hearing this, Wu Shanqing obediently stopped, and Yue Mingxi breathed a sigh of relief, looking up and saying, "The stick isn't working well, grab my arm and walk forward."
After a pause, Wu Shanqing gently grasped her arm and pulled Yue Mingxi forward.
Upon reaching the courtyard gate, Wu Shanqing cast a spell on the two of them and wrote with a brush: "I have cast a rain-avoidance spell, so you don't need to worry about getting wet."
Yue Mingxi nodded, her eyes crinkling with happiness as she said, "Thank you, Wu Shanqing."
On a rainy night, Wushan Qingbang fetched water from the Moonlit Creek and placed the basin on a wooden frame.
Yue Mingxi groped her way out and slowly washed her face.
As soon as she finished washing, Wu Shanqing placed a clean towel in her hands.
After wiping her face clean, Wu Shanqing began to write on her hand: "Let's set off, with wind bubbles, not swords."
“Okay,” Yue Mingxi said happily.
The wind gently surrounded the two of them, turning into bubbles that enveloped them.
Wu Shanqing helped Yue Mingxi sit in the chair formed by the wind.
Yue Mingxi sat down obediently. "I'm settled now, we can set off."
As she finished speaking, Bubble began to fly towards Shimanlou.
Turning her head towards Wu Shanqing's direction, Yue Mingxi asked softly, "Wu Shanqing, do you know what's wrong with my eyes?"
Wu Shanqing held her arm as she wrote, "I don't know either, but I will try my best to find a solution."
Frowning, Wu Shanqing wondered, was this a side effect of forcibly suppressing the transformation?
But if it's not suppressed, she will die immediately.
Wu Shanqing sighed softly. Was she destined to die?
Is there no way he can salvage the situation no matter what he does?
Sensing his dejection, Yue Mingxi cracked a joke to lighten the mood, "Wu Shanqing, did your tree roots poison my eyes?"
Wu Shanqing was startled and quickly explained, "It's not a tree root; it's good for you."
"I know, I was just kidding." Yue Mingxi smiled.
Blinking her eyes, which couldn't see anything, Yue Mingxi said, "Wu Shanqing, I have to report to the sect in a month. What if I still can't see by then, and the sect doesn't want me anymore?"
Wu Shanqing frowned: "They wouldn't dare."
If he dares to abandon her, he will raze their entire sect to the ground and leave the old man to cry alone in a corner.
Yue Mingxi smiled gently, "How can you be so sure?"
"Because I'm very capable."
"Wu Shanqing, when will you be able to speak?"
"have no idea."
"All right."
"Don't worry, your eyes will get better."
"Your mouth will definitely get better too."
Why do you want to cultivate immortality?
Wu Shanqing didn't understand. Cultivating immortality was so boring and tasteless, what was so good about it?
Yue Mingxi paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Because I'm just as capable as you."
Wu Shanqing curled the corners of her lips and wrote: "Stop dreaming, it's impossible."
Yue Mingxi laughed heartily, "You're so arrogant."
Wu Shanqing frowned. "I'm not being arrogant; I'm just telling the truth."
Yue Mingxi: "..."
She says she's not arrogant, but she thinks Wu Shanqing is so arrogant he's practically on top of the world.
The two of them, one speaking and the other writing, didn't find it boring at all.
Gradually, Shimanlou appeared before them.
Wu Shanqing wrote: "We've arrived. Stand up."
"Okay." Yue Mingxi obediently stood up.
As soon as they landed, Wu Shanqing took out an oil-paper umbrella from thin air and held it over their heads.
Hearing the sound, Yue Mingxi asked in confusion, "Aren't we supposed to be protected from the rain?"
Wu Shanqing lifted her arm and wrote: "There are many ordinary people here. If you don't use an umbrella, you'll be considered a fool."
Yue Mingxi couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Wu Shanqing continued writing: "Once you're inside, just tell the waiter what you want to eat."
As soon as they entered Shimanlou, a waiter greeted them, "What would you two like to eat?"
Looking up at Wushanqing, who was veiled in white gauze, the waiter said happily, "Oh my, a regular customer has arrived. Will you be packing up as usual today?"
Wu Shanqing: "..."
This waiter, how can he be so eloquent? He doesn't want to patronize their business anymore.
Pulling Yue Mingxi up, Wu Shanqing led her outside.
Yue Mingxi sensed something was wrong and was about to ask a question when Wu Shanqing pulled her back.
"Wu Shanqing, let me go!" Yue Mingxi said angrily, unable to break free from him.
Wu Shanqing still wouldn't let go, and Yue Mingxi's voice turned cold, "I'll count to three, and if you still don't let go, I'll really get angry."
Wu Shanqing waited until she counted to three before releasing her in frustration.
Yue Mingxi turned around and asked in the darkness, "Waiter, does the person next to me always get takeout and never eat here?"
The waiter, not understanding what was going on, nodded and looked at the blind couple arguing.
The waiter tried to smooth things over, saying, "Yes, you two are so loving, don't fight. Your husband never eats here. I think he always takes the leftovers home to eat with you."
Yue Mingxi: "..."
She pursed her lips and said, "We are not husband and wife."
The waiter exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly apologized, "Sir, I'm so sorry."
"Wu Shanqing, do you have any explanation for me?" Yue Mingxi twitched the corner of her mouth.
Wu Shanqing slumped his head and wrote, "How about we eat first?"
"You've been lying to me all this time? Is it fun?" Yue Mingxi said through gritted teeth.
"sorry."
"Do you really think I can't see through your clumsy lies?" Yue Mingxi warned him. "Tell me the truth when we eat, and don't try any more tricks on me."
"I understand," Wu Shanqing wrote reluctantly.
Sitting in the private room, after the food was served, Wu Shanqing bent down and placed the bowls, chopsticks, and spoons in front of Yue Mingxi.
She wrote solicitously, "Tell me what you want to eat, and I'll get it for you."
Yue Mingxi snorted, "I'm so angry with you, just tell me the truth."
With a soft sigh, Wu Shanqing knew he couldn't hide it any longer.
Lowering her head, Wu Shanqing confided to someone for the first time the secret she had kept hidden in her heart.
"I've lost my sense of taste, that's why I don't eat."
Yue Mingxi was startled. "What's going on?"
"To save lives."
Wu Shanqing wanted to make up another excuse, that he had a high fever and lost his sense of taste, but he was afraid that Yue Mingxi would find out and get even angrier.
After thinking for a moment, Wu Shanqing reluctantly confessed the truth to her.
He really didn't want her to know about that silly thing he did.
Yue Mingxi felt a mix of emotions and was suddenly very sad.
No wonder Wu Shanqing seemed so averse to the idea of saving people. She was unaware of this at the time and kept calling him a cold-blooded monster.
When Wu Shanqing heard this, he must have been very sad.
She pursed her lips and said softly, "I'm sorry for calling you a cold-blooded monster before."
"No need to apologize, you're right."
pursing her lips, Yue Mingxi said, "Isn't it uncomfortable to eat without a sense of taste?"
"right."
"Then why did you eat so many of the noodles I made when you were in the palace?"
Wu Shanqing held the brush and wrote: "Sometimes, the sense of taste will come."
Yue Mingxi raised one hand and gently pushed away the calligraphy brush he was writing with in her palm.
She smiled gently, her eyes crinkling. "Don't lie to me, Wu Shanqing. It's because the food I cook will affect your sense of taste, isn't it?"
Wu Shanqing hadn't expected her to be so clever, and hurriedly picked up a brush, preparing to fabricate a compelling lie for her.
Yue Mingxi shook her head and chuckled, then clenched her fists and slammed them hard against Wu Shanqing.
"You keep calling me an idiot, but you're the idiot! Why didn't you say so sooner? You've been gone for so many days, how come you didn't starve to death?"
Wu Shanqing's microphone was manually muted, and he sat blankly in the chair, letting her hit him.
Tired from playing, Yue Mingxi stood up and said, "Pack up these dishes and let's go home."
Wu Shanqing frowned, raised her arm, and wrote: "Why?"
Yue Mingxi smiled and said, "When we get home, I'll cook for you. You can eat what I make, and I'll eat what Shi Man Lou makes."
Wu Shanqing sighed, "I don't want to tell you, it's because of this."
Tell her that she will definitely cook for herself, and that she will be tired, so he would rather go hungry himself.
Yue Mingxi smiled and said, "Do you still remember our promise? We agreed to eat together. No matter how delicious the food is, it will taste bland if I eat it alone."
Seeing that he was about to refuse again, Yue Mingxi clenched her fist again, "Stop talking nonsense and come home with me, or I'll get angry."
"You won't let me write on your palm," Wu Shanqing sighed softly, then switched to his arm. "Fine, don't be angry with me."
Yue Mingxi gently curled the corners of her lips. After the "sleeve-waving" ultimate move, she had discovered another divine move to deal with Wu Shanqing.
Wu Shanqing seemed very afraid of getting angry. Whenever she said she was angry, Wu Shanqing would immediately agree with her.
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