Chapter 42 You are no different from a normal person
He knew that the situation was so critical at that time, and the thing Xu Chuchu had to rush back to get must be some treasure.
However, he subconsciously thought that it was what Xu Chuchu needed for cultivation - just like the fox demon's inner elixir before - so he just took it, turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it, and did not mention it to Shao Mingjie.
He never imagined that Xu Chuchu risked her life to do something simply to help him...
Xiao Yu didn't care about the function of this treasure and asked her without hesitation: "What do you want?"
After he finished speaking, he felt that his tone was too abrupt and immediately changed his words: "I mean...you give me this treasure, what kind of reward do you want in return? Do you want silver, status, or cultivation? Hmm?"
"Reward?" Xu Chuchu didn't follow his train of thought for a moment, "I don't want any reward."
"No?" Xiao Yu stared at her intently, her voice rising involuntarily. "You're not afraid of death and are determined to get it back just to help me? Why? Am I worth this?"
"Why? Because... because you helped me when I was in danger, and because we are friends." Xu Chuchu's answer was a bit confusing. "If it were you, knowing that I was in need of something and seeing that thing right in front of me, wouldn't you help me get it?"
Xu Chuchu knew that Xiao Yu had a high status and a strange temper, but she rarely felt that he would be arrogant and look down on others.
Whether it was towards her, the Shao brothers and sisters, or Ah Fu and the others, even though there was a gap in status, his sincerity towards others could not be erased. This was also one of the reasons why Xu Chuchu was willing to deal with Xiao Yu.
The two of them have been through life and death together many times. She has already regarded Xiao Yu as her friend, and she doesn't think that Xiao Yu would simply define their relationship with her as an ordinary employment relationship. There is some affection between them.
She believed that the situation called for it and Xiao Yu would not fail to help her.
"You're right." Xiao Yu sighed softly, "If it were me... I would naturally help you too."
"...Thank you very much." Without saying anything else, he grabbed the copper piece, stood up and quickly left the room.
"Hey, don't forget to wear it close to your skin! Close to your skin!" Xu Chuchu chased to the door.
Seeing Xiao Yu's figure disappear around the corner, she sat back in confusion and continued eating, unable to figure out what had irritated this guy again.
I hope that once he gets used to the Blood-Stained Bronze, he will become less sensitive.
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Xiao Yu hurried back to the room, locked the door, and threw the copper piece onto the bed.
He took a basin of clean water, buried his face in the water, rubbed it over and over again, slapped it over and over again, and even submerged his face in the water until he suffocated and didn't lift it up... to make himself more awake.
What was he doing, that he was even thinking of saying those things? He was absolutely crazy.
People were willing to risk their lives to help him without asking for anything in return, but he wanted to ruin their reputation and future?
How dare he make such shameless and despicable requests? How dark-skinned must he be to think others are as despicable as himself?
How could he be qualified to be a friend to such a sincere person?
Fortunately, he didn't say it out loud, so he could have hidden it a little deeper.
He would never let anyone know his dirty thoughts again.
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Xu Chuchu slept until the afternoon that day. He ate too much at night and couldn't fall asleep, so he simply got up and practiced for most of the night.
The result was that I overslept again the next day and woke up at almost noon.
She thought Xiao Yu would send the waiter to wake her up and set off early in the morning, but he didn't.
Xiao Yu waited patiently for her to get up, packed her luggage, and then set off together to return to the county town.
The two hired a carriage. Xiao Yu sat inside the carriage, while Xu Chuchu sat outside with the coachman as usual.
When they were halfway through the journey, it suddenly started to drizzle. Xiao Yu saw that the driver was wearing a straw raincoat, but Xu Chuchu was not covered at all, so he asked her to get into the carriage so that she would not get wet and have no clothes to change.
Xu Chuchu didn't hesitate either. The carriage was spacious and the two of them sat facing each other without feeling crowded at all.
Along the way, Xiao Yu held up his forehead and looked at Xu Chuchu, but didn't say a word.
Xu Chuchu felt creeped out by the stares she was receiving, so she just changed the subject: "By the way, were you trying to tell me something yesterday? I changed the subject."
Xiao Yu was originally looking at her, but after hearing this, he looked away: "Nothing."
Xu Chuchu: "...Okay."
Perfunctory weird.
She thought for a moment and asked again, "Have you tried what I gave you? Is it useful?"
Xiao Yu hesitated again: "Not yet."
Each of his answers was extremely slow, completely inconsistent with his usual sharp style.
Xu Chuchu was puzzled: "You haven't put it on yet?"
Xiao Yu then took out the copper piece from his arms, and sure enough, it was still well packed.
"Oh, I told you to wear it close to your skin. It's useless if you hold it in your pocket like this." Xu Chuchu said anxiously, "Don't you trust my ability to identify the goods?"
"No, I believe it." Xiao Yu denied calmly, but still held the copper piece in his hand.
"Then why aren't you wearing it?" Xu Chuchu was even more puzzled.
Isn't he very concerned about this strange disease? Wouldn't it be great if there was a way to control it?
Xiao Yu lowered his head and smiled, looking a little helpless.
He untied the red string on the copper piece and tied it behind his neck again, then placed the copper piece on his chest as Xu Chuchu requested.
"Okay." Although it was obviously a good thing for him, he did it reluctantly, as if he wore it just to complete the task assigned by Xu Chuchu.
Xu Chuchu found that she could not understand what was going on in Xiao Yu's head at all. She thought that he probably had not yet realized the true role of this copper piece.
But she would make him realize it.
The carriage entered the county town. Xu Chuchu lifted the curtain and found that the rain had stopped.
"Shall we walk back to the government office?" She turned around and asked Xiao Yu, "How about getting off here and walking back?"
"What?" Xiao Yu was puzzled. "Why would I leave if I didn't take the car when I have one..."
However, Xu Chuchu didn't want to bother explaining the reason to him.
She grabbed Xiao Yu's arm and used some spiritual power to drag him off the carriage when he was caught off guard.
"Driver, please settle the bill!" She simply paid the driver for the entire journey and told him he could go back.
"What are you doing?!" Xiao Yu stood on the crowded street in the city, looking at the pedestrians coming and going, his body a little stiff.
Xu Chuchu knew that he was not afraid of people, but was afraid that he would accidentally bump into a woman in the crowd in Xirang, and then get angry, which would be embarrassing and ugly.
"You've definitely never been to a market before, have you?" She smiled. "Don't be nervous. You're no different from a normal person right now."
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