Chapter 035 Chapter 35
In the counseling room, it was so quiet for a while that you could hear a pin drop.
The words were still fresh in her ears. Xia Meng blinked slowly, then turned her head and stared at Pei Ziling in silence at this very close distance.
Even at such a short distance, she could clearly see her face reflected in his glass-colored eyes.
It looks clean and clear.
Pei Ziling at this moment looked innocent and friendly, like a male classmate who quietly shared gossip with others during class.
His face is so sunny and handsome that people like him at first sight.
It really can make people let down their guard without realizing it.
If someone else were sitting here at this moment, they might really believe it.
Believe in his openness to you, believe in his special treatment of you.
Unfortunately, the person he met today was Xia Meng.
Perhaps we are destined to meet our worthy opponents.
Thanks to her experience following Wang Xiangyi over the past few years, she has met too many people and too many patients.
Under Wang Xiangyi's hands-on teaching, she has long since moved beyond the stage of judging people by their appearance.
She had long since learned to peel off the surface and appearance to see a person's essence.
It doesn’t matter if you can’t see through it.
At least... it's not that easy to believe.
Pei Ziling may not know.
The moment he approached her, Xia Meng heard a sharp, long, distant howl from his kind eyes and hearty voice, rising into the sky. The sound was a bit like the roar of a large fish.
Accompanied by some weird laughter.
She felt goose bumps pop up on her arms at the sound of it.
At this time, the two looked at each other.
Xia Meng's eyes were calm, as calm as the calm before a storm.
She raised her lips calmly and asked in a gentle voice, "Are you... trying to sow discord?"
Pei Ziling was stunned.
For a moment, his expression seemed as if he didn't understand why Xia Meng asked that.
More like, I don't understand why she would ask such a pointed question.
Pei Ziling subconsciously distanced himself from her and sat back opposite her.
This was the first time he truly realized that Xia Meng was far less weak and harmless than she appeared.
Pei Ziling quickly concealed the surprise on his face.
He pretended nothing had happened, revealing an innocent yet slightly aggrieved expression: "Why would you think that? Don't you believe me?"
He seemed a little sad and upset, which made Xia Meng feel as if she had done something extremely evil. She couldn't help but ask herself, why didn't you believe him?
Xia Meng's hand holding the ballpoint pen tightened imperceptibly.
The tense muscles in her hands helped her calm down a little.
It's so scary.
What type of sentinel is this Pei Ziling?
Could it be that his expertise is in psychic abilities?
Nowadays, Xia Meng still knows very little about the direction of the whistle.
She only knew that most of the Sentinel Guides above A-level possessed special abilities.
There are thousands of types of abilities, as numerous as stars, and they can only be preliminarily classified into several major categories: elemental, physical, mental and special.
The elemental system, as the name suggests, is the ability to use the elemental power between heaven and earth for one's own benefit.
For example, wind, water, fire, thunder and lightning, light... and so on.
The berserk sentinel that Xia Meng met when she first stepped into the black tower was a person with fire-related abilities.
For example, Ou Xu's "Spring Grass" is a plant-based ability born from the organic combination of the gentlest water and earth elements.
The physical constitution system is actually very easy to understand.
That is, the Sentinel has the ability to further enhance some of his physical abilities.
For example, after strengthening the eyes, one can see farther and wider, and may even have the ability of perspective.
For example, after strengthening the feet, one can temporarily escape from gravity and jump onto a building dozens of meters high with one foot.
Another example is strengthening the body's repair ability, so that no matter how serious the injury is, it can recover quickly in a short period of time.
The mental system is a little more general, it includes all abilities that can interfere with and influence the sentry's mental power and senses.
For example, Jiang Qiongran's hallucinogenic ability can cause people to have visual hallucinations, auditory hallucinations, and even further interfere with their thinking and affect their likes and dislikes.
For example, mental interference can weaken or enhance the mental power of other sentinels to a certain extent.
There is also the special system, the special ability system.
All abilities that cannot be included in the above three categories will basically be classified into the special system.
Instant teleportation, remote control, time freezing, etc. all belong to the special system.
Just now, in Xia Meng's opinion, Pei Ziling seemed to be using his psychic powers to try to interfere with her thinking and influence her likes and dislikes.
He wanted her to know that Li Zhou had engraved the guide, and he wanted her to understand Li Zhou's attitude towards the guide.
He mentally hinted to her that Li Zhou was a dangerous person.
Xia Meng saw through his little trick at a glance.
Her expression remained unchanged, and she smiled slightly: "That's good. Thank you for telling me this."
Pei Ziling choked.
For a moment, some people dared not say anything.
This young female guide seemed much more difficult to control than she appeared.
Xia Meng stretched out her hand: "Can we start counseling?"
She repeated the sentence: "This is our first time to conduct counseling. We should discuss in advance whether we have any special counseling habits, don't you think?"
Pei Ziling raised his eyes expectantly: "Yes, then I..."
Xia Meng said politely: "Please speak."
Pei Ziling paused.
For some reason, he suddenly lacked the courage to speak out.
When facing other guides, he always made his requests calmly. Of course, they might be a little excessive, but with his good looks, humor, and timely show of weakness, he always managed to get them. Out of ten times, at least seven or eight times he would succeed.
But now, looking into Xia Meng's eyes, he couldn't help but feel that she was seeing through him.
Many of the thoughts in his mind were clearly visible to her.
It is said that she was a psychiatrist before she came to the Black Tower.
Are all those who study psychology so good?
Can you really see into people’s hearts?
He whispered, "I... prefer secondary counseling."
Secondary counseling, also known as body fluid contact?
Xia Meng froze.
She asked casually, but she didn't expect him to actually ask it.
Before Su Fangxiao left, she had warned him that if the third person who came in was Pei Ziling, he must be careful because he might make some excessive requests, such as asking to hold her to relieve herself.
Unexpectedly, Su Fangxiao was still conservative.
This man asked for a huge favor and wanted to have a second-level counseling with her right away.
That’s a nice thought.
Xia Meng: "No."
Pei Ziling was waiting for this answer, so that he could retreat in order to advance.
He looked at her pitifully: "Then... can you hug me for a while? Just hug me, nothing else. Really."
Xia Meng almost couldn't help laughing.
It seems that Su Fangxiao guessed it right.
This is indeed his ultimate goal.
Xia Meng lowered her eyes and recalled Su Fangxiao's words.
"But don't worry. Pei Ziling, even though he seems a little frivolous and unreliable, he definitely wouldn't force anyone. As long as you clearly refuse, he won't force you. I can guarantee that."
"However, you have to refuse clearly, otherwise he'll easily interpret it as you being reserved and playing hard to get."
So here comes the question.
What kind of refusal is considered clear?
It can't be just a verbal "no, don't, you can't", right?
Pei Ziling waited for a while, and seeing that Xia Meng didn't answer, he thought she acquiesced.
Indeed, at this time, many female guides are struggling with whether to agree or not, but in fact, it is just a matter of time.
Now it's his turn to take the initiative!
He stood up from his seat and before Xia Meng could come to her senses, he had already moved to her side.
He stretched out his arms, one hand was about to wrap around her waist, and the other hand was about to touch her cheek, his gesture was extremely intimate.
He leaned forward, trying to bury his face in the crook of her shoulder.
The next second, he felt something sharp pressing against his throat.
No matter how quick his reaction was, he subconsciously froze at this moment.
He lowered his eyes in shock, only to see Xia Meng had raised her hand at some point, holding the ballpoint pen she had been playing with, with the tip of the pen pressing against his carotid artery.
Pei Ziling: “…”
Pei Ziling: "Miss, what are you doing?"
Xia Meng smiled at him, her tone still gentle.
"Actually, when I asked that question just now, I didn't mean to ask what your habit is. I just wanted to tell you that I have a special habit when I'm doing counseling."
Pei Ziling subconsciously asked: "...What habit?"
Xia Meng smiled: "Nothing, I just tend to go crazy easily."
Pei Ziling: “?”
Xia Meng raised her eyes and said with great emotion, "You shouldn't know, right? When I get mad, I even dare to stab myself. The last time I was watching Ou Xu counseling someone, I stabbed myself. Now I'm a bit addicted. Whenever I counsel someone, I want to stab something. If not myself, then I'll probably stab you."
As she spoke, she deliberately moved her fingers, causing the ballpoint pen to draw a mark on the side of his neck.
"You know, I'm a medical student. I know best where to stab someone for a fatal blow, and I also know where to stab someone for a lot of bleeding without being fatal."
"I hope you can forgive me if the counseling room becomes bloody."
Pei Ziling opened his eyes wide in shock: "......"
Why is this gentle little sister so scary? ?
Pei Ziling sat back obediently.
He said seriously with a blank face: "I don't have any habits. Please do whatever is convenient for you, young lady."
Even the address was changed to "you".
Xia Meng stretched out her hand with satisfaction, palm facing up.
Pei Ziling obediently placed his hand in her palm, not daring to say a word.
…
Pei Ziling's mental picture is a vast ocean connected to a beach with fine white sand.
There are several parasols and lounge chairs on the beach.
Seagulls flew across the sea in the distance.
In the sunshine, this place seems like a natural resort.
At first glance, the sky is high, the sea is vast, and the sun is shining.
When Xia Meng stood on the beach and looked out to sea, she would find that there were ups and downs of offshore currents near the coast, and in the distance, there was a huge whirlpool in the sea.
These offshore currents and whirlpools should be Pei Ziling's negative energy and mental dark spots.
Xia Meng can swim, but she is not ready to go into the water.
This sea is full of dangers.
As soon as she stepped into the sea, she would be dragged into the dark seabed by the long-awaited rip currents and whirlpools.
"Don't you want to go down and take a look?"
Xia Meng turned around and saw Pei Ziling walking towards her from behind with a smile on his face.
Pei Ziling coaxed: "My seabed is very beautiful, and there are many beautiful corals. I will take you down and make you a coral crown, okay?"
Natsume looked at him with a blank face.
This person is really a thief with a ruthless heart.
"No need." Xia Meng said, "I can see it from here too."
Pei Ziling: “?”
He was just about to ask how she could possibly see it from where she was standing.
The next second, a thick ball of mental power suddenly condensed in Xia Meng's hand.
The mental power continued to extend in her hands, extending into a long cylinder.
The more Pei Ziling looked, the more familiar he looked.
Until the entire long tube was formed, one end was carried on Xia Meng's shoulder and the other end reached the sea surface.
Pei Ziling was stunned: "Isn't this... a howitzer?"
Xia Meng said "Oh", raised her eyebrows and smiled: "You are very knowledgeable!"
At this moment, Xia Meng transformed his mental power into a howitzer cannon, which had the advantages of a cannon's flat fire and the powerful shock wave effect produced by a howitzer's explosion.
Pei Ziling suddenly took half a step back and looked at Xia Meng with a devilish look.
Normally, what kind of guide's spiritual power would be so lethal?
Why does this guide look more belligerent than the sentry?
Then, he watched Xia Meng set up the cannon and fired a shot at the sea.
The cannonball, also condensed by mental power, flew out from the muzzle, making a "chi~~" sound.
The shell drew an almost straight parabola on the sea surface until it hit the sea surface.
Xia Meng aimed at a huge whirlpool.
The shell was dragged deep into the seabed by the whirlpool.
Xia Meng raised her hand to cover her eyebrows to block the sun while looking in that direction.
A few seconds later, a huge white water dragon exploded on the sea and rushed into the sky.
For a moment, the sea water near the shore was almost drained by this water dragon.
The beach stretches all the way forward.
Countless small crabs and fish that were originally hiding at the bottom of the water were jumping around on the beach that had dried up in an instant.
Even the coral reefs were instantly exposed to the light of day.
Xia Meng watched with satisfaction as the shot successfully swept away the spiritual black spots under the sea.
She snapped her fingers: "Done."
Pei Ziling: “……………………”
Pei Ziling's mind was in a mess at this time.
The number 80% kept flashing back in his mind.
This is 80%? ?
Can this be 80%???
Whose beach and howitzer have an 80% match rate?
Is the testing instrument playing with his feelings?!?
As soon as the counseling was over, Pei Ziling ran out of the counseling room in a hurry.
While running, he called Su Fangxiao.
A few seconds later, Su Fangxiao picked up the phone: [What?]
Pei Ziling sniffed, tears welling in his eyes, and he almost yelled, "You liar!!!"
Su Fangxiao paused for a long moment before asking, bewilderedly, "What's going on? What's wrong with you?"
Pei Ziling stopped and looked around. Seeing no one around, he lowered his voice and angrily said, "You lied to me! Didn't you say this young lady's treatment was super comfortable? Damn it! She's almost blown my beach to pieces!"
Su Fangxiao had just finished counseling in the afternoon and came out just in time to run into Pei Ziling who was waiting outside bored.
Pei Ziling pulled her aside and asked her how the counseling was going.
At that time, Su Fangxiao was refreshed, with a rosy complexion, and in excellent condition.
She didn't say anything specific as it was a matter of personal privacy. She only said that the counseling was effective and quick, and that it took only a few minutes to eliminate all of her chronic illnesses that had been buried deep in the mud.
Pei Ziling snorted angrily: "Fuck you, fast and good!"
He told the whole story of what had just happened on his beach.
Su Fangxiao was stunned after hearing this. Cannon? Howitzer?
Xia Meng's mental power actually has another form?
She remembered Xia Meng's instructions, so she didn't correct him. Instead, she asked, "Isn't it? It's really fast and good! Think about it, don't you feel relieved now?"
This question stumped him.
Pei Ziling felt it.
You’re right.
Although he felt a huge sense of oppression when the howitzer exploded in the sea water.
Now when I think back on it, I realize that it is true. All those turbulent undercurrents on the sea have disappeared.
It seemed like he had been completely subdued by Xia Meng.
Just like him.
The sea was unusually calm at this time.
Even seagulls dare to fly over the sea to catch fish.
The entire spiritual picture is now one of tranquility and peace.
Pei Ziling: “…”
Su Fangxiao chuckled and hung up the call without waiting for his answer.
Pei Ziling raised his hand and rubbed the back of his neck.
He grumbled softly, "There's no need to be so scary..."
At this time, an acquaintance came towards me from the front.
The man saw Pei Ziling and was about to greet him with a smile, but suddenly his eyes swept across his neck and he suddenly teased, "A Pei! Your girlish heart is exposed!"
Pei Ziling was confused: "What do you mean by girlish heart? What are you talking about?"
The man pointed to his neck and then pointed to the side.
"Look at yourself. When did you get that rose tattoo? If that's not girlishness, what is it?"
Pei Ziling had a string of question marks in his mind.
He subconsciously reached for his neck, turned around, and the moment he saw his reflection in the glass, his eyes widened in disbelief.
A rose outlined by a thin red line appeared on his neck at some point.
This position...isn't it the place where Xia Meng pointed the pen tip at him just now?
The rose is not painted in great detail, using only a few strokes.
But even though he has no artistic talent, he can still feel the lifelikeness of this flower.
Pei Ziling wanted to reach out and touch it, but he stopped before his fingertips touched the skin.
no.
What should I do if I break this flower?
He lowered his hand, moved closer, and examined it carefully.
He couldn't help but start to think back to that moment.
They were so close at the time that he could even smell the fragrance of her lip balm.
So close that he could clearly count each of her eyelashes.
"This guy is really interesting." He couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
When the situation was so tense and confrontational, she could still utter terrifying and harsh words while having the leisure to draw on his neck.
Schizophrenia?
but……
Pei Ziling's cheeks flushed slightly.
I don’t know why, he was very angry just a few minutes ago, but now, facing this rose, he couldn’t get angry at all.
In an instant, all the anger and fear disappeared.
His heart and eyes were full, and only this rose remained.
…She gave me roses!
Does she actually like me too?
And it’s such an intimate part of the body, the neck!
Is she proposing to me?
Is this a token of love between the two of them?
I will never wash my neck again in my life!!
Pei Ziling took out his phone, gave Xia Meng's counseling service a five-star rating, and left a loving message: [Confession of love to my wife Xia Xia! [Love][Love][Love]]
After receiving the favorable comments, he left happily.
…
In the counseling room, Xia Meng let out a long sigh and raised her hand to touch the cell phone on the table.
A new message just came in on my work phone.
She clicked on it and unexpectedly saw Pei Ziling's positive review.
She glanced at the three hearts wordlessly and slid down silently.
Fan Xue and Su Fangxiao also gave five-star reviews.
Refreshing the page again, she found that Director Bai had sent her a message more than ten minutes ago:
Director Bai: Please come to my office before you get off work.
Xia Meng was puzzled.
What's the matter?
It’s not like Pei Ziling would go and complain to Director Bai, right?
Is this person giving good reviews and at the same time tattling on others? Is this so divisive?
No, that's not right. The timing is wrong.
What is the reason?
Director Bai knows about her mental form?
No, that shouldn’t be the case.
She has already explained everything she needed to explain.
As for the form of mental power during counseling, it is the counselor's privacy and even the client is not allowed to disclose it at will.
The Guidance Center's protection of privacy has always been two-way. Before guidance, both parties must sign a confidentiality agreement.
What could that be?
At this moment, the face of the teacher in the examination room suddenly flashed before Xia Meng's eyes.
It should be him.
Yesterday, she achieved an 80% match rate with both Li Zhou and Su Fangxiao, which was incredible enough.
Due to the urgency of the situation at the time, although the top leaders of the Black Tower were puzzled, they did not stop them from giving priority to rescue and would make long-term plans after the matter was over.
Director Bai probably never imagined that yesterday's issue had not been resolved yet, and two more 80%s would pop up today.
An A-level Pei Ziling and a D-level Fan Xue.
There is no pattern at all.
Xia Meng sighed.
What is coming will come, there is no use hiding it.
However, she herself was also very curious about this matter, and she also wanted to know why she was so different.
Could it be because she is a guide to awakening at an advanced age?
...It's not impossible!
After all, I've been holding it in for so many years longer than others, so I have to come up with a big move!
Xia Meng thought to herself with a smile, then got up and left the room.
…
"Knock knock."
There was a knock on the office door.
A voice called "Come in" came from inside the room, and Xia Meng pushed the door open and walked in.
Director Bai was the only one in the office.
He sat at his desk and nodded to the seat opposite, motioning her to sit down.
Xia Meng passed away.
Director Bai was busy signing a few documents with his hands busy.
He lowered his head, with his reading glasses on his nose, pointing at the signature area.
His eyes slipped out from behind the lenses, looking over the glasses frame and staring at Xia Meng: "Do you know why I called you here?"
Xia Meng put on an innocent look and blinked: "I don't know, did I do something wrong?"
If Director Bai had met her on the first day, he would probably have been frightened by her pitiful little eyes.
But he had heard Wang Xiangyi complain to him too many times before.
Wang Xiangyi told a lot about how this disciple was so eccentric and how he betrayed his master and ancestors, and he heard a lot of it without any difference.
In short, since Xia Meng dared to come, she must have known what was going on.
Director Bai got straight to the point: "Let's talk about the 80%."
Xia Meng blinked.
Director Bai: "Do you have any ideas?"
Xia Meng shook her head and said helplessly: "I really don't know. I won't lie to you."
Director Bai believed it.
That’s right, now the entire Black Tower’s top management can’t figure it out, how much can she, who has only awakened for a few days, know?
Maybe she was more confused than they were.
Director Bai sighed.
I really have no idea.
"In the history of the Black Tower, there have been several guides who have achieved an 80% compatibility rate with several Sentinels simultaneously. But without exception, it was all accumulated bit by bit. You know, the compatibility between Sentinels is related to many factors, such as mutual favorability, the compatibility of mental attributes, level, tacit understanding, and so on. The longer two people are together, the greater the possibility of compatibility. But—"
He looked into Xia Meng's eyes and said, "There has never been a situation where two people who have never met each other have reached 80% from the beginning. The most important thing is that they have reached 80% with several people at the same time."
The so-called 80% chance of being a perfect match is just a legend.
It is everyone’s beautiful yearning.
And now, the beautiful dream has come true for Xia Meng.
However, what surprised them was that such a miracle only happened to a B-level guide.
Director Bai pondered for a long time, but couldn't help but say, "How about... could you check your mental strength level again later?"
Xia Meng was a little amused and helpless.
Xia Meng: "Okay, I will fully cooperate."
——The result of her full cooperation was that Xia Meng was forced to undergo three consecutive tests in the testing room of the Guide Center.
But unfortunately, the results of the three tests were the same.
Xia Meng is actually just a B-level guide.
Her mental strength is not high and the total amount is not much. The only thing that can be considered impressive is that the stability of her mental power has reached A level, that's all.
In the end, the Black Tower executives, who still refused to give up, finally let Xia Meng go after getting her consent and drawing a tube of her blood.
…
The sun sets and the moon rises, day and night pass by.
More than half of the day has passed.
It was almost evening when Xia Meng arrived home.
Before going home, she had dinner at the home-style restaurant she often went to downstairs, and packed a bowl of ice jelly to take back and eat slowly.
Xia Meng kicked off her flip-flops at the entrance and walked in barefoot, carrying some ice jelly.
Humming a song while walking.
"Life is just a few autumns away, I won't stop until I'm drunk~ My beauty is in the east, the Yellow River flows in the west~"
She put the ice jelly on the coffee table and was about to bend down to pick up the remote control when her eyes suddenly swept across the balcony beside her.
I saw that the floor-to-ceiling windows on the balcony were open at this time, and the evening breeze outside the window made the gauze curtains in the room flutter in the wind.
Xia Meng paused.
If she remembered correctly, before she left this morning, the balcony door should have been closed? Locked, right?
Why is it open now?
Someone broke into the house! ?
In an instant, the hairs on her body stood on end and her hand subconsciously reached for her cell phone.
At the same time, she looked around quickly.
Could the thief still be in her house?
Should I call the police first? Or should I find something to protect myself first?
Xia Meng's gaze turned around and finally returned to the balcony window.
At this moment, she squinted her eyes and found that there seemed to be a little blood splattered on the glass.
A few drops also fell on the tiled floor of the balcony.
She was a little confused.
If it was a thief who broke into the house, why would blood spurt out?
Could it be that the thief was actually two people?
After robbing her house, they turned on each other on the balcony? Did they fight on the spot?
Xia Meng bravely walked towards the balcony. Her eyes first fell on the glass, and then she looked up as if she realized something.
As far as the eye can see, there is someone standing in the corner of the balcony.
Familiar brown hair, familiar gray eyes, familiar tall figure.
The man was covering his mouth with his hand, a trace of blood seeping out from between his fingers and flowing down his arm.
The two looked at each other, and Xia Meng remained silent.
How to describe her mood at this moment?
I can’t say.
What's wrong with this person?
He disappeared without a word today, and Xia Meng was sulking all day because of this. Why didn't he just tell her directly that he couldn't come?
Don’t you have the time to cancel the appointment but not the time to tell her?
As a result, now he appeared on her balcony again without saying a word, vomiting blood.
Perhaps Xia Meng was silent for too long, and Li Zhou finally couldn't help but speak.
Li Zhou lowered his eyes and whispered, "I'm sorry... for making your house dirty."
Xia Meng: “…”
Is now the time to talk about this?
She stared at the blood at the corner of his lip and asked, "What happened? Why are you injured?"
Li Zhou: "...I got a little backlash from my mental power, but it's nothing serious, I'll be fine in a while."
Xia Meng fell silent again.
After gazing at him for a long moment, she asked again, "What do you mean by coming to my house at this hour? Why don't you go through the main entrance?"
Li Zhou blinked guiltily: "I rang the doorbell downstairs, but you weren't at home, so I couldn't get in, so I had to..."
He lowered his eyes and said, "I'm not feeling well. I'm waiting downstairs. I'm afraid that my condition will cause panic to passers-by, so..."
Xia Meng followed his words and set her eyes on him.
Heita's uniform jacket was now lying at his feet.
He was only wearing a shirt, and the collar and arms of the shirt were stained with blood, as if they had been cut.
Sitting downstairs in such a miserable state, it might really scare the uncles and aunts passing by to death.
Well, that makes sense.
Xia Meng tilted her head towards him: "Come in and wash your face."
Li Zhou stood up quietly and followed her into the room.
Xia Meng dug out a brand new towel from the cabinet and handed it to him: "The bathroom is over there, and you can change your shirt first. But I'm sorry, I don't have any clothes that fit your size, so you can only make do with being shirtless for now."
Li Zhou hesitated for a moment.
Xia Meng folded her arms and looked at him amusedly: "What? Are you still afraid that I will take advantage of you?"
Li Zhou shook his head.
Go into the bathroom obediently.
When he came out again, Xia Meng had already taken out the first aid kit and sat down on the sofa.
Xia Meng was looking at her phone. She didn't even raise her head when she heard the voice. She pointed to the sofa next to her and said, "Sit down. I'll help you take care of your wound—"
As she spoke, she raised her head and looked at his well-defined upper body, and was immediately stunned.
What a top-notch male beauty this is!
Shoulders, arms, chest muscles, abdominal muscles... every line is perfect.
She was about to look away when she suddenly remembered something and turned back in confusion.
She asked, "Aren't you hurt? What's with the blood on your shirt?"
Li Zhou came over and sat down obediently beside her.
He: "The injury has healed, it's okay, no need to bandage it."
Xia Meng slammed the first aid kit shut.
She leaned back on the sofa, crossed her legs, and asked lazily, "So, what do you want to do by coming to see me? If there's anything urgent, can't you just call me? Don't you have my WeChat and my phone number?"
In fact, what she wanted to ask was why he left without telling her today.
As one of the parties involved, she was the last one to know that he had canceled the appointment.
It's really frustrating.
Of course, Xia Meng also knew clearly at this time that he must have been given the task at a critical moment and left in a hurry, so he probably couldn't take care of many things.
But for no reason, she just felt a little unhappy.
It turned out that he classified her as someone he couldn't care about.
It was a waste that she was so kind as to offer to help him with his counseling yesterday.
Li Zhou paused and said seriously, "I'm here to apologize to you."
Xia Meng turned her toes casually.
She: “What are you apologizing for?”
Li Zhou: "I'm canceling my appointment today."
He lowered his eyes to look at his hands: "I didn't want you to wait, so I canceled it. I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to be angry."
Xia Meng raised an eyebrow: "Angry? Why should I be angry? I'm not angry."
Li Zhou looked at her silently.
He: "...Your angry expression is quite obvious."
Xia Meng: “.”
Xia Meng really felt that she was not angry.
What could she be angry about?
At most, she just didn't understand a little bit.
What was there for her to be angry about?
Most importantly, what grounds does she have to be angry?
The one who was stood up?
It was just a broken appointment. She had stood up so many people in the past.
What's there to be angry about?
Can……
Xia Meng took a deep breath slowly.
It's really infuriating.
There's no reason, no explanation.
So at this moment, she probably wanted to be more angry at herself for being so inexplicable.
She slowly exhaled again.
In the blink of an eye, she had successfully managed her emotions.
She said, "Have you had dinner yet?"
Li Zhou: "I'm not hungry."
She asked, "Shall I counsel you now?"
Li Zhou: "Not really. I've already been injected with guide agent before I set off."
She asked, "Now that you've apologized and don't need counseling, can you leave now?"
Li Zhou was silent.
He didn't want to leave.
His intuition told him that he had not really asked for her forgiveness yet.
He paused and said, "Actually, there's still one wound that hasn't healed yet."
Xia Meng raised her eyes: "Where?"
Li Zhou turned his head and pointed behind his left ear.
Indeed, there was a fresh scar there, and it was bleeding.
That's fine.
Xia Meng raised her hand, opened the first aid kit, and took out the medicine and tools needed to treat the wound.
She stood up and walked over to him, bending down to observe the wound behind his ear.
Xia Meng: "Hmm... the wound is quite deep, but it has begun to heal. It seems that stitches are not needed. Let me help you remove the poison."
Li Zhou nodded obediently.
Xia Meng started to operate skillfully.
Li Zhou closed his eyes.
The cool and stimulating feeling of alcohol spread through the wounds on the skin and into the blood vessels.
He couldn't help but take a breath.
The next second, he choked several times and subconsciously covered his nose with his hand.
Xia Meng was a little surprised: "What's wrong?"
She looked at herself: "Do I smell anything?"
How could he be smoked like this?
Li Zhou frowned slightly and said softly, "You smell a lot like a sentinel."
Xia Meng: “?”
Sentinel? What sentinel?
Then she remembered.
Yes, she had directed three sentries in a row in the afternoon, so wasn't she contaminated with the sentries' scent?
Xia Meng snorted in annoyance and continued to disinfect him while saying, "You can even smell this, what a dog's nose. Last time, I had contact with Fan Xue through the air, and you smelled it immediately."
Xia Meng suddenly thought: "You hate the smell of the sentinel so much, so maybe you don't like your own smell too?"
Li Zhou looked at her speechlessly.
Xia Meng smiled and asked casually, "What about the guide? Which guide's taste do you like?"
Li Zhou didn't even think about it this time: "You."
Xia Meng paused.
Li Zhou looked up at her straightly, his eyes full of sincerity: "I like the smell of you, I really like it."
In a trance, Xia Meng seemed to remember that Li Zhou had said the same thing before.
At that time, she had not yet awakened. Her first reaction was that he liked Lao Wang's guide element aura, and she even thought that his destined other half was Lao Wang.
Xia Meng asked: "What do I smell like? What does it smell like?"
Li Zhou couldn't describe it, so he could only describe it in general terms: "Like sunshine, like air, like the sky after rain, and a bit like newly blooming flowers in spring. It's like the smell of continued life."
Xia Meng smiled.
What happened? Was she his destined partner now?
...Then what about his engraving guide?
At this moment, she somehow remembered Pei Ziling's words.
It is undeniable that his words still had a little impact on her.
Xia Meng stopped moving her hands.
She lowered her eyes and looked at him for a long time, then suddenly asked, "Last time, you asked me to do you a favor and find something in your mental image. Can you tell me now what it is? Is it related to anyone?"
She asked the last question with great meaning.
Will Li Zhou tell the truth?
Or, is Pei Ziling lying to her?
The sun has completely set.
Night fell outside the balcony.
The chirping of summer cicadas continues even after nightfall.
They looked at each other.
Li Zhou unconsciously turned his eyes away and said slowly and dryly, "Well, it has something to do with my engraving guide*. I want to find her, so I have to find something."
Xia Meng slowly stood up, stood in front of him, and looked down at him condescendingly.
She suddenly smiled.
There was only one lamp on in the living room, which was on the dining table, and the light on the sofa side was a little dim.
Xia Meng's eyes were hidden in the shadows.
She stood before him and asked clearly, "Since you have a guide with an engraving, why are you letting me into your mental image? Are you seeking death?"
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