readytorunbook Chapter 19 The lights are dim
Chapter 19 The lights are dim
Xu Zhanxing didn't ask Mu Lang to get up, but Mu Lang kept kneeling on one knee, looking up at Xu Zhanxing, his expression unchanged.
It wasn't until Xu Zhanxing pulled out his finger and said, "Get up." He didn't stand up.
There was a round piece of ash on the fabric of Mu Lang's left knee. He ignored it and followed Xu Zhanxing step by step, asking himself the most concerned thing these days: "How is the poison in your body?"
Xu Zhanxing touched Xue Linghan's cold heart on his waist: "Although there is no cure, it is suppressed. As long as there are no accidents, it will not repeat itself."
"Suppression?" Mu Lang followed Xu Zhanxing's movements and looked at his waist, and found that there was an extra purse on Xu Zhanxing's body, and this purse looked very familiar——
Mu Lang narrowed her eyes: "Your purse is a bit like Luo Hanzhang's."
At this time, Mu Lang didn't want to hide his identity that had a lot to do with Liuxianjing.
"It's his." Xu Zhanxing said, "He gave me the heart of the cold pool, so that I can get out of the cold pool and walk freely."
Mu Lang suppressed the unhappiness in his heart that the territory had been violated, and asked, "Is there no cure?"
"Yes, but it's useless." Thinking of the long-extinct Teng Snake, Xu Zhanxing felt tired and didn't want to say more.
"Is it a hard-to-find antidote?" Mu Lang asked repeatedly.
Xu Zhanxing shook his head: "Let's not talk about it, who is the current owner of Liuguang City?"
Seeing Xu Zhanxing change the subject, Mu Lang had no choice but to stop asking.He kept this matter to the bottom of his heart, and asked in detail when he met Luo Hanzhang in the future.
Mu Lang calmed down and replied gently, "It's the former city lord's deputy, Feng Qi, who is currently handling affairs in the city lord's office."
The former city lord that Mu Lang mentioned refers to the unlucky ghost whose head was hung on the top of the city, not Wang Xing of the demon clan.
After half a month, Xu Zhanxing came to the Lord's Mansion of Liuguang City again, but he had changed his identity.
In the past, Xu Zhanxing was an uninvited guest, but today, he is the master of the city.
When the two came to the main hall, Xu Zhanxing turned around and sat on a high seat above the hall.Mu Lang didn't sit down, but stood beside Xu Zhanxing, her hands lowered obediently, and she didn't dare to look at Xu Zhanxing.
Xu Zhanxing looked at the empty space in the center of the hall. There was a mark left by a copper tripod on that floor.Xu Zhanxing remembered something: "You have been sucked by Tianxu Demon King Flower, do you feel unwell?"
"Now I have fully integrated the inheritance left by the ancestor of Teng Snake, and the vitality that was sucked away has already been replenished. Thank you for your concern."
Xu Zhanxing raised his eyebrows.You were excitedly calling Brother Xing just now, but now you don’t dare to say it out?
Xu Zhanxing tapped the armrest of the seat with slightly curved fingers, and asked, "When you came here, was Bei Tangqiu still there?"
Mu Lang shook his head: "When I came, he had already left, only Wang Xing and others were left. I sneaked into the city lord's mansion at night and cut off Wang Xing's head. Without Wang Xing, the rest of the demon soldiers are nothing to worry about. Within a few days Clean it up."
"You did a good job." Xu Zhanxing put away his fingers, lowered his head and stroked his sleeves, "I don't care about what happened before, you..."
"Your Majesty!" Mu Lang suddenly shouted, pointing to the door, "Feng Qi is here."
Xu Zhanxing looked up, and a middle-aged man in black just strode into the courtyard gate and came towards the main hall.
As soon as Feng Qi, the lord of Liuguang City who had just taken office, heard the presence of Yao Zhanxing Xu Zhanxing, he rushed to pay his respects: "See Your Majesty!"
Xu Zhanxing had no choice but to swallow what he hadn't finished speaking to Mu Lang, raised his hand to let Feng Qi stand up, and asked a few questions about Liuguang City.Knowing that Liuguang City has basically settled down, Xu Zhanxing stopped paying attention and asked Feng Qi to retreat.
"Your Majesty," Feng Qi did not leave immediately, but introduced to Xu Zhanxing, "You came at the right time. Tonight is the annual ice lantern night party in Liuguang City. If you are interested, you can go and enjoy it. fan."
"Understood, back off."
"Your subordinate will resign." Feng Qi left immediately.
"Mu Lang, you..."
Before Xu Zhanxing finished speaking, he was interrupted by Mu Lang again. He smiled, as if interrupting Xu Zhanxing twice was a coincidence: "Is your lord also interested in tonight's ice lantern party? Mu Lang Now go prepare things, wait for the sun to go down and bring your lord up to watch the excitement."
Mu Lang bowed hastily, then turned and ran out.
Xu Zhanxing clicked his tongue and shook his head.This Mu Lang can run faster than a dog.
It was said that the sun was setting, but in fact the full moon had already risen when the two of them went out.
The City Lord's Mansion is located in the center of Liuguang City. There is no strict hierarchy of households and houses in Liuguang City. Outside the City Lord's Mansion, there is a bustling market.
Because tonight is the ice lantern night party, the streets that should have been dark in the dark night are now full of lights.
All the citizens of Liuguang City ran out, each holding an ice lantern, carved into various shapes, including animal shapes, lotus flower shapes, font shapes, and strange shapes that cannot be seen.
A famous girl held a lotus ice lantern in her hand. The lotus flower carved from transparent ice was about to bloom, lifelike. The ice cube in her stomach was hollowed out, and a red candle was fixed, burning quietly with warm light. The ice cubes are also rendered in warm red.
The people coming and going around also carry lanterns of various colors, and there are also small shops selling lanterns on both sides of the street. The light of various colors is refracted on the petal tips of the lotus lanterns in the girl's hands, and the flower tips are also dyed with brilliant colors.
This is the first time Xu Zhanxing has seen this kind of scene. He slowed down and looked at the lanterns on both sides. The light colors of various ice lanterns were reflected in his eyes.
Mu Lang looked at Xu Zhanxing, who was rarely as curious as a child, and accompanied him to slow down and enjoy.Where Xu Zhanxing didn't pay attention, Mu Lang slowly approached him, and the shoulders of the two would touch unconsciously as they walked, secretive and ambiguous.
This kind of stealthy touch and departure, before the joy in Mu Lang's heart arose, he felt sad again, and before the feeling of feeling overwhelmed, he became happy again.Going round and round, the mood is pleated, but never satisfied.
Xu Zhanxing didn't notice Mu Lang's ever-changing inner drama, he was strolling around the shop with great interest.
It was so lively tonight, not only the merchants selling ice lanterns, but also other merchants saw the business opportunities and came out to set up stalls.
Xu Zhanxing walked to a small stall, saw that it was a rouge shop, and went straight forward, but heard the female stall owner yelling: "Don't go, my son, buy some rouge for your wife."
Lady?He will only have a husband-in-law in the future, and he still has five children in his belly.Xu Zhanxing teased in his heart, and from the corner of his eye, he saw that there were not only rouge in the shop, but also purses, pearl hairpins and other items.
Xu Zhanxing stopped and picked up a month's white purse.
Although there is no second cold heart to return Luo Hanzhang, the purse can still be returned.
He held the exquisite purse in his hand and stroked the embroidery patterns on it.The moon-white color suits Luo Hanzhang very well.
"Young master is really discerning. This purse is embroidered with lotus flowers. If you give it to your wife, your life will be smooth and happy."
Mu Lang's face was completely darkened at the side, and a pair of dark eyes locked on the woman who was said to be full of flowers: "What nonsense, can anyone be worthy of my brother Xing?"
The female stall owner was scared to shut up by Mu Lang's murderous face, and only wrung her hands to peek at Xu Zhanxing.
Xu Zhanxing glanced back at Mu Lang amusedly, and Mu Lang hurriedly pursed his lips and tried to open his eyes, looking at him to show his innocence.
Xu Zhanxing put the purse back on the stall and left: "Thank you."
Although this purse is exquisite, it is not as valuable as the purse on his waist, and it is indeed not worthy of Luo Hanzhang.
The two walked forward again, and Mu Lang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, wait a minute."
Xu Zhanxing looked back, the pedestrians on the road were bustling, and Xu Zhanxing could no longer see Mu Lang.Xu Zhanxing walked to the ash tree on one side, leaned against the ash tree and watched the dim lights in front of him.
This is a view he has never seen in Interstellar.
Xu Zhanxing's eyes fell on a bright moon lantern hanging by the street vendor in front of him, and he looked at it intently.The light was like a bean, and that little light seemed to jump to his heart, beating gently, not burning hot at all, but very warm.
It seems that I have also been touched by a little smoke.
Until a lantern covered his eyes, recalling Xu Zhanxing's thoughts.
Xu Zhanxing took a closer look and saw that Mu Lang was holding a moon lantern with exquisite carving and gorgeous light.Seeing Xu Zhanxing reach out to take it, Mu Lang said, "I bought two lanterns to meet the occasion."
Xu Zhanxing glanced at Xu Zhanxing's other hand, and sure enough, he was still holding a star-shaped lantern.Xu Zhanxing raised his eyebrows and shook the Benyue Ice Lantern in his hand: "Are you sure you will give this to me?"
It was rare for Mu Lang to be a bit childish. He turned sideways, holding the star lantern in his arms with both hands: "This star belongs to me, and your lord can't snatch it from me."
Xu Zhanxing: "...I won't fight with you."
Mu Lang laughed.
The gloomy and pale handsome young man in the past suddenly smiled, even more beautiful than these countless lamps.
The two continued to walk forward. There were fewer and fewer people, the bustle faded away, and the lights dimmed.The moonlight is dim tonight, only the ice lamps in the hands of the two are the brightest, reflecting each other.
"Mu Lang," Xu Zhanxing looked at the darkness ahead and asked calmly, "How did you come to Liuxianland?"
Mu Lang clenched the ice lantern tightly, and said concisely: "I originally lived in a small villa in the human world, but later the villa was destroyed, and I escaped alone, and met a fairy who came to the human world to practice, he saw me I have a talent for cultivation, so I took me back to Liuxianland and became a half-apprentice of Daoyuan Immortal."
Xu Zhanxing frowned slightly, secretly thinking that Mu Lang's experience was similar to that of Su Ling in "The Two Ways of Immortals and Demons".But... isn't there Su Ling in this world?
"It's been at least three years since I first met you."
"En." Mu Lang didn't know what Xu Zhanxing meant by saying this, so he could only answer obediently and try to speak as little as possible.
"Do you want to go back?" Xu Zhanxing said calmly, "Go back, I won't punish you."
"My lord... what did you say?"
The firelight in the Star Ice Lantern flickered for a while.
Xu Zhanxing stopped and faced Mu Lang.After all, the light was dim, and Mu Lang's face was not clear, but his eyes were very bright.
"You take me to Liuxianland for treatment. I won't punish you for the undercover Wan Yao Temple." Xu Zhanxing repeated calmly.
"I didn't mean that!" Mu Lang's voice was a little louder, it was very ear-piercing in this quiet and dark environment.
Mu Lang took a few deep breaths, and calmed down as his chest rose and fell, "Your Majesty, I won't leave."
The cold wind blew out the ice lanterns in their hands.In the darkness, only the light in Mu Lang's eyes is still engraved in Xu Zhanxing's heart.
"Don't let me go, please."
The author has something to say: there is nothing to say, little angels must pay attention to their bodies.