"Hey, wait a minute."
Chun Tao had only taken two steps when Li Chang'an called her back from behind.
"What, what's wrong, Madam?"
Chun Tao looked inexplicably nervous.
Looking at the girl's cautious and timid demeanor, Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh inwardly. He then smiled faintly and said, "I just wanted to say that you can prepare some of your favorite foods and have dinner with me."
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao couldn't help but give Li Chang'an a bright smile, and then nodded in reply, "Okay."
Looking at that pure and captivating smile, Li Chang'an felt his mood brighten considerably, so he said, "How about this, from now on, you can cook whatever you like every time you cook, and we'll eat together from now on."
"Really? Okay, okay!"
Chun Tao nodded immediately, her eyes crinkling as she looked at Li Chang'an.
Just as she turned to leave again, she suddenly seemed to remember something and turned back to Li Chang'an with a smile, "Then, when Sister Zhuque comes back, I, I'll make some of her favorite dishes, and then, then the three of us can eat together!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an was deeply moved, and she nodded emphatically, saying, "Okay."
A sudden sense of relief washed over me.
When Zhuque returns, the three of them will have dinner together.
A simple suggestion, yet it evoked the scene that Li Chang'an had been most looking forward to.
This is perhaps what people often refer to as perfection.
After finishing his meal, Li Chang'an took a stroll around the general's mansion, as a way to digest his food.
However, to avoid running into people he didn't want to see, Li Chang'an limited his movements to the vicinity of his own courtyard.
Not far behind her courtyard was a small pebble path leading to the back garden of the General's Mansion.
Looking at the cobblestones of various sizes embedded in the path, Li Chang'an suddenly had a whimsical idea. He then took off his shoes and started walking on the path wearing only socks.
The uneven pebbles pressing against the acupoints on the soles of the feet felt both painful and sore, but it did indeed make one feel quite refreshed.
After taking a stroll, Li Chang'an returned to his courtyard.
She sat on the stone bench in the middle of the courtyard, and suddenly remembered the dagger she had.
He reached for his waist, and after a slight metallic scraping sound, the dagger was drawn.
In the dim light of the night, the dagger seemed somewhat unreal, adding to its air of mystery and elusive charm.
Only the sharp, exposed blade could still attract attention in such a dim environment.
Li Chang'an held the dagger firmly in his hand, looking at it from left to right, but still couldn't figure it out.
Now it seems that this is just an ordinary dagger, with no mystery whatsoever.
However, what happened by the hot spring made it impossible for Li Chang'an to believe that the dagger was really just an ordinary self-defense weapon.
Li Chang'an couldn't help but grip the hilt of the dagger tighter, as if he wanted to feel the same tremor he had felt before.
But in the end, even though his palms were slightly sweaty from gripping it so tightly, the dagger remained completely still.
That's strange!
Li Chang'an examined the dagger for a long time, turning it over and over, but it was as if he were holding a stubborn rock; the dagger remained unmoved, showing no respect whatsoever.
Seeing that he had gained nothing after pondering for a long time, Li Chang'an finally had no choice but to temporarily give up the struggle against the mysterious light. Then he carefully recalled the scene when the dagger reacted.
Even now, the scene of the dagger continuously absorbing the poison in the pool seems still vivid in my mind.
At the same time, Li Chang'an suddenly felt a stirring in his heart, as if he had some clues about the mystery.
Could it be that the hot spring pool was poisoned, which is why the dagger was able to sense it?
Just as Li Chang'an was lost in thought, she suddenly sensed a figure moving in front of her. Immediately, she became alert, stood up abruptly, turned around, and asked in a low voice, "Who is it?"
The next second, there was a loud crashing sound, and when I looked down, I saw that the ground was a mess.
"Husband, madam... yes, it's me!"
At this moment, Chun Tao was empty-handed, looking pitifully at Li Chang'an, and timidly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an immediately lowered his guard. Looking at Chun Tao's slightly pale face, which seemed to have been frightened, he couldn't help but feel helpless and blame himself in his heart.
Recent events have made Li Chang'an highly wary of the slightest disturbance outside. She does not want a similar incident to the Vermilion Bird to happen again in front of her, and she has made up her mind that she must capture the mysterious visitor from the Dark Night Pavilion alive as soon as she gets the chance.
Having repeatedly clashed with her opponent, only to have the battles end inconclusively, Li Chang'an was extremely displeased. She was now eager to have a proper confrontation with him.
After pondering alone for a moment, Li Chang'an finally gathered up his thoughts, then softened his tone slightly and looked at Chun Tao, asking, "Did you need something from me?"
Upon hearing this, Chun Tao was slightly taken aback, then stammered, "I... I saw that you weren't in the room, and it was a bit chilly, so... so I brought over some bird's nest soup..."
Because of her stutter, Chun Tao not only has difficulty speaking, but it also makes it difficult for others to understand her.
Because of this, Li Chang'an also developed a skill during his time with Chun Tao.
That means that Chun Tao doesn't need to say everything she's thinking; she can guess the gist of it.
Immediately, Li Chang'an looked down at the mess on the ground and couldn't help but frown slightly.
There was a pool of thick soup on the ground, mixed with bits of broken porcelain and specks of dirt, which looked rather disgusting.
"No, it's alright... Madam, I, I'll get ready right away!"
Chun Tao seemed to notice the slight disgust in Li Chang'an's expression. So she hurriedly squatted down and reached out to clean up the mess.
"Wait a minute, you don't need to do this. We'll have the maid in charge of sweeping the courtyard do it for you. Go and change your shoes first."
Li Chang'an called out to Chun Tao, his gaze shifting to her shoes as he spoke.
Only then did Chun Tao look down and realize that some soup had been splashed on her shoes.
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