There was plenty of daylight when we arrived, and the sky was filled with stars when we returned.
The Xi family was wealthy, and the street lights were densely packed on both sides of the path, making the bluestone road slightly reflective.
Xi Lanting still held Yun Qiao's hand.
After just taking a few steps, Yun Qiao clearly felt his hand twitching and squeezing her painfully.
He quickly let go.
Yun Qiao was concerned and confused: "Uncle Qi, what's wrong with you? Are you in pain?"
Xi Lanting has become accustomed to coexisting with pain, and he always has painkillers in his pocket. However, he has been feeling better in the past few days, and he did not expect it to happen suddenly like this.
Sometimes in the middle of the night, he suddenly woke up from his sleep and woke up with the same pain.
Severe pain can make life worse than death.
He used all his concentration to take out the medicine bottle from his pocket and poured it all into his mouth no matter how much.
Yun Qiao's face turned pale: "Uncle Qi, you... what should I do? Let me try it for you to see if it can relieve the pain? I know a secret spell that can relieve pain."
After saying that, she would hold Xi Lanting's hand.
Xi Lanting leaned over and kissed her.
It had just fallen into the night and the Xi Mansion was not locked yet. Not to mention the servants, even the people in each room might be walking around. This road happened to be the only way to go everywhere.
Yun Qiao's body became stiff.
Xi Lanting's kiss was fierce and biting, covering all her breath, wishing he could swallow her into his belly. There was still a bit of bitterness left by the pills between his lips and teeth.
Yun Qiao was tightly held in his arms and pressed hard against the street lamp pole.
After a long time, when he let go, Yun Qiao tasted the smell of blood, not knowing whether it was hers or his; while Xi Lanting was covered in cold sweat, but her eyes were focused, as if she had endured the worst pain.
Yun Qiao ignored his sore lips and raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat from his forehead: "Are you feeling better? Are you feeling better?"
She felt distressed and incompetent, and tears rolled down her eyes. "Let me try, okay?"
"Don't try, it's a waste of effort." Xi Lanting sighed, "Yun Qiao, the witch can't cure me, it's because..."
Why?
When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them.
He hugged her waist: "Let's go back."
"Can you leave? I'll call Brother Zun to pick you up."
"No, I can leave." Xi Lanting said.
His steps are very slow.
When we arrived at the yard, the back of Xi Lanting's gown was completely soaked with sweat.
Only then did Yun Qiao realize that he was in pain all the way back.
What's wrong with him?
He looks amazing, and he has unspeakable magic, but why does he have to suffer such a sin?
Xi Lanting was sitting on the sofa, and Yun Qiao simply squatted on the carpet, looking up at him: "Let me try, please, I will be very careful."
Xi Lanting smiled bitterly: "It will hurt me even more."
"Why?"
"Your grandma tried it." Xi Lanting said, "I feel very uncomfortable. Please stop tossing me. Be good."
He touched the corners of her lips with his fingers, "Does it hurt?"
He bit her lip during the kiss.
The pain made his fingers even colder, Yun Qiao's mouth hurt, and her heart ached even more.
"I'm fine," she said. "If you recite a small secret spell at night, you won't be able to see it tomorrow morning."
Xi Lanting's hand brushed her cheek: "Remember what you promised me, leave minor injuries to time."
Yun Qiao nodded: "Okay, I listen to you. Nothing will happen to you. Uncle Qi, you can't leave me."
Seeing that she was about to cry, Xi Lanting leaned over and picked her up. The coldness came through his clothes, and his whole body was like a big ice cube, exuding coolness.
He lightly pecked the corner of her lips again: "I won't die. Yun Qiao, if I want, I can live for a long, long time. Everyone in the Xi family can extend my life."
Yun Qiao: "..."
What the hell is this talking about.
"If you don't get angry, we can live until eternity." Xi Lanting said, "Don't worry."
"good."
"Yun Qiao." He called her name.
Yun Qiao hummed.
"Yun Qiao, in my heart, you have never been stupid." He suddenly said, "I long for a time like this, just you and me."