Chapter 209 Epilogue - The New World Arc (Part 6)
Is this considered an indirect kiss...?
Li Xiao sipped his water while pondering to himself.
Although there have been closer contacts before, this seems to be the first time they've been this proactive.
Thinking about it this way, even the most ordinary plain water in the cup seems to taste a little better.
Li Xiao held the cup, somewhat lost in thought.
I was clearly happy, but at the same time, a vague unease also lingered in my heart.
There is definitely something different. Compared to the previous Yu Qingzhou, the current Yu Qingzhou seems to be different in some other way...
Was it because they had experienced life and death?
Or is it because of missing parts of the memory?
“...Ah Xiao.”
The familiar voice called out to Li Xiao, pulling him back from his strange musings.
Looking at that familiar face, and the expression on it that was half puzzled and half worried, Li Xiao couldn't help but laugh at himself inwardly, wondering what nonsense he was thinking.
Putting everything else aside, just the look in Yu Qingzhou's eyes when she woke up, and the way she blurted out "A-Xiao," gave Li Xiao no reason to doubt her.
"how?"
"The water in the glass should be empty by now, right?"
"Huh—ah?!"
Li Xiao was taken aback, only then realizing that, just as the other person had said, the cup in his hand was empty at some point, and he didn't know how long he had been drinking air while holding the empty cup.
"Ahem, I just thought this cup was pretty, so... so..."
Okay, he couldn't keep up the lie, so he simply admitted that he had been a little distracted.
"What are you thinking about?" Yu Qingzhou asked.
—I'm wondering why you seem different from before.
The idea was already on the tip of my tongue, but for some reason I stopped.
Logically speaking, a boy with such a temperament would never be able to keep a secret, but when Li Xiao looked into those eyes that were looking at him and saw the focused and calm gaze within them, he finally swallowed the question in his heart.
He didn't want to disrupt the current peace.
It's already a good thing that Yu Qingzhou was able to wake up. He had even thought that as long as the young man could wake up, he would not care if the other party abandoned him or anyone else here.
He would always offer his support.
But the opposite is true.
“I’m thinking… everything right now feels like a beautiful dream,” Li Xiao said casually, but it wasn’t entirely a lie.
"Is that so?"
Yu Qingzhou softly echoed, her gaze falling on the sunlit windowsill, as if looking at a place that didn't exist.
Yu Qingzhou's demeanor inexplicably made Li Xiao's heart pound, as if the other person might disappear from his sight at any moment. But before he could say anything to dispel the unease in his heart, the other person spoke first.
"In fact, people who truly dream tend to have a deep belief in their dreams. Just like... I used to be."
Yu Qingzhou spoke slowly, a smile appearing on her face: "Fortunately, it's all over. Dreams always end, whether good or bad."
The words, which sounded like words of comfort, sounded inexplicably heavy to Li Xiao.
He didn't know what Yu Qingzhou had experienced while she was in a coma.
At the same time, he felt a deep sense of powerlessness. If it weren't for his own actions, if it weren't for the need to completely suppress the surging demonic blood within him, the other party would never have needed to venture into the depths of the Asura Domain.
It's all because he's so useless...
"Okay, what's with that expression? You're not a real child. Even children don't cry as much as you."
As Yu Qingzhou spoke, her fingertips gently brushed against Li Xiao's slightly cool cheek, as if trying to wipe away the boy's tears. Unexpectedly, the other grabbed her wrist and pulled her into his arms.
This is the second hug since they reunited.
Unlike the complete joy of the last time, this time there seemed to be more guilt and caution.
Yu Qingzhou felt a heavy weight on one shoulder, knowing it was the boy's sharp chin. He couldn't help but sigh again. He had memories of Li Xiao's appearance as a boy, but none of them were as pale and thin as they were now.
Thinking this, he raised his hand and gently patted the other person's thin back.
He said half-jokingly, "You can cry all you want, but you're not allowed to secretly wipe your nose on my clothes."
Sure enough, Li Xiao almost jumped up, her face flushed as she argued, "When...when did I do such a disgusting thing?!"
Clearly, they find it completely unacceptable to have such a title attached to them.
Seeing this, Yu Qingzhou nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, the young master really did not do such a thing. I must have remembered it wrong and confused the plot of the dream with reality."
Upon hearing this, Li Xiao's expression softened, and he gave a light snort, displaying a magnanimous attitude that he would let it go this time.
Then, unable to contain her curiosity, she asked, "What did you dream about me about?"
Seeing the ambiguous smile on the other person's face, he hurriedly added with a pained expression, "Let's not talk about things like wiping our noses, which are so unrealistic."
“Is that so?” Yu Qingzhou pondered. “But then there really wouldn’t be anything to mention.”
Li Xiao finally couldn't hold back anymore. So, in the other person's mind, he was someone who liked to smear snot bubbles on others?!
"Hahahaha..."
Just then, Yu Qingzhou suddenly burst out laughing. It was the first time Li Xiao had ever heard the other party laugh so heartily, and he felt completely bewildered.
Until the young man, laughing so hard, leaned towards him.
Get closer...
Get a little closer...
Li Xiao secretly hoped for this moment, when suddenly she felt a warmth in her heart and saw the head of her beloved resting against that spot.
—Is this considered throwing yourself into someone's arms?
Before Li Xiao could secretly rejoice, Yu Qingzhou slowly stopped laughing. Judging from her movements, she seemed to want to get up again and lean back against the bed, but her limbs, which had been neglected for a long time, obviously lacked strength. In fact, she had just laughed for a while.
Everyone knows that people tend to lose energy when they laugh, and the same is true for people who have just finished laughing.
However, the latter are usually less self-aware.
Like Yu Qingzhou at this moment, she clearly wanted to struggle to sit up again, but instead she fell headfirst down.
He didn't feel anything from the impact, since it's common knowledge that the human skull is very hard.
—It must be tougher than human flesh.
So it's not surprising that you could hear gasping for breath in pain coming from above.
"Feel sorry……"
Yu Qingzhou instinctively apologized. He vaguely knew where he would likely be hit by the impact, and as a man himself, he could naturally empathize with that pain.
So his first reaction was to try to prop himself up again and escape this awkward situation. But he had barely begun his effort when he was met with strong opposition.
"Don't move."
It was Li Xiao's voice, low and hoarse with obvious gritted teeth: "Did I tear you to pieces or what did I do to you in those dreams?"
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