The night was still dark, the streets were empty, Ling Xuan was walking alone on the streets, and his shadow was stretched out.

It was late at night, and he was in a trance, not knowing where to go.

While Ling Xuan was thinking about it, he suddenly remembered something and finally decided to go back to Xuanwang's Mansion because he needed a quiet place.

Ling Xuan let out a long sigh of relief and quickened his pace in the direction of King Xuan's Mansion.

...

It was already very late when I returned to King Xuan's Mansion.

The palace was extremely quiet, Ling Xuan didn't want to make a noise, so he didn't knock on the door and walked to the main door, but sneaked into the palace from a back door that he often escaped from when he was a child, that place was very hidden, and with his current skills, it was difficult for people to notice.

Ling Xuan's steps were light and silent, and he quickly slipped back to his room.

He didn't light the lamp.

In the darkness of the night, sit cross-legged on the bed and close your eyes and concentrate.

The pulse power around his body gradually floated, Ling Xuan could clearly feel the increase in his own pulse power, after another transformation, he found that there was a change in his body, so he wanted to know if his realm had improved.

Ling Xuan calmed down, quietly feeling the changes in the dantian, the pulse ring in the center became brighter and brighter, the light was superimposed layer by layer, and it became more and more dazzling, looking at the pulse ring, feeling the burst of pulse power, the five layers of pulse ring let Ling Xuan know that his realm had improved again.

It has reached the fivefold realm.

His eyes were closed, but he couldn't hide the excitement in his heart.

About half a time later, Ling Xuan's eyes slowly opened, he exhaled, his face was slightly happy, he stretched out his right hand, and as soon as his heart moved, he saw the thunder and lightning in his palm, and the white electric light made a "bang" sound, and the power of thunder and lightning was obviously stronger than before.

At this time, Ling Xuan suddenly remembered the demonic qi in his body, all of which had to originate from it, he smiled bitterly in his heart, and a burst of surprise flashed in his eyes, thinking that it was really a blessing in disguise. Without this demonic qi, Ling Xuan really didn't know how long he would need to cultivate to catch up with his peers, or even surpass them.

However, Ling Xuan was also a little smacked, if he continued like this, then his strength would not be the same in just a few months, and by then......

What the future will be, Ling Xuan really can't imagine.

Ling Xuan put aside these complicated thoughts, took a deep breath, turned over and lay on the bed, and gradually closed his eyes, but found that he couldn't sleep, and he didn't feel sleepy at all.

Ling Xuan opened his eyes, sat up, and turned his head to look out the window, a little stunned.

......

The silver glow of the moonlight shone down and illuminated a courtyard.

The cool air in the air hit, and the flowers and leaves were also stained with some dewdrops, under the reflection of the bright moon, crystal clear, and no one looked a little deserted.

Ling Xuan didn't feel sleepy and wanted to go out for a walk, it happened that there was no one at night, and he didn't want to alarm others, so he walked around this courtyard softly, Ling Xuan looked at the surrounding environment, only to find that he had suddenly come to Ling Rui's residence.

This is the courtyard where Ling Rui is located.

Turning the corner of the wall and looking up, Ling Xuan vaguely found that there were people in a pavilion not far in front of him, and when he got closer, he found that someone was sitting in the pavilion drinking, and when he looked closely, it was Ling Rui.

Ling Xuan's expression froze slightly, and he thought to himself, why did the eldest brother not sleep so late, why would he drink alone in the pavilion? Could it be that he couldn't sleep like me?

The moon rises and the clouds are gone, and the night is clear in the wind.

Tonight, the moonlight was just right, Ling Xuan looked at Ling Rui's slightly thin figure, and actually felt that there was some artistic conception of drinking alone under the moon, and the beauty was still lacking, but there was some loneliness.

Ling Xuan walked over slowly.

Ling Rui looked up at the moon, lowered his head to drink, and when he finished a glass of wine leisurely, his eyebrows suddenly tightened, his expression sank, as if he sensed that someone was approaching, and said in a low voice: "Who?"

"Big brother, it's me. ”

Ling Xuan walked unhurriedly towards the pavilion.

Approaching, Ling Rui raised his eyes and found that it was Ling Xuan, so he immediately grabbed his wine glass, got up and said in surprise: "Third brother, why are you? ”

Ling Rui patted Ling Xuan's shoulder, slightly emotional.

Ling Xuan smiled slightly and sat down.

"I just came back, not long. ”

"Why did you come back so late, shouldn't you be in the academy? Not to mention that you came back, why didn't you let anyone report it?" Ling Rui asked.

Ling Xuan smiled, his expression was slightly embarrassed, "Today is the Tianqing Festival, we went to the night market with Yiyi and them, but they went back to the academy after the end, and I didn't return to some things." It was very late at night, and when I returned to the palace, I thought I didn't want to disturb me, so I sneaked in through a small door that I had sneaked out of when I was a child. ”

Hearing this, Ling Rui smiled and said, "You, you're no longer a child, why do you still do such a childish thing." ”

Ling Xuan smiled dryly, embarrassed and didn't know how to answer.

Ling Xuan diverted the topic and asked, "Big brother, why are you drinking here alone so late?"

"I can't sleep, it just so happens that the moonlight is like bloom tonight, drink wine, and enjoy the moonlight by the way. Ling Rui sighed.

Ling Xuan nodded after hearing this, and said, "I didn't feel sleepy, so I thought about going out for a walk, and before I knew it, I came to you, big brother." ”

Ling Rui glanced at Ling Xuan and said with a smile, "In that case, do you want the two of us brothers to drink one?"

Ling Xuan thought to himself why his eldest brother likes to drink, and he refused with some embarrassment: "Big brother, you know, I don't know how to drink. ”

"You've grown up, how can a manly man not drink?"

As he spoke, Ling Rui was about to pour wine for Ling Xuan.

Ling Rui's movements were very elegant in both drinking and pouring wine, and he didn't want a rough man on the rivers and lakes, but Ling Xuan still refused.

Ling Xuan said with an embarrassed face: "Big brother, don't embarrass me, I really don't drink, you know, I like to drink tea, not alcohol." ”

Ling Xuan glanced at Ling Xuan and smiled, since his third brother didn't want to drink, he didn't want to embarrass him, "Okay, then I won't embarrass you." ”

Ling Rui drank a glass of wine alone, suddenly remembered something, and said, "By the way, third brother, your second brother is back." ”

"I know this, I saw Nangong Hongyu, and I knew that my second brother was also back. Ling Xuan replied.

Ling Rui nodded.

"By the way, there is one more thing, my father asked me to find a chance to inform you to come back, but okay, now that you have returned, I want you to find a time to meet your father tomorrow, it seems that my father has something to say to you. ”

"What are you looking for me?" Ling Xuan asked.

"I guess it's about His Majesty's birthday banquet! But my father didn't tell me, and I don't know much about it. ”

Ling Rui seemed to remember something, and suddenly said with a smile: "Speaking of the birthday banquet, it reminds me of Xi'er, don't you know, she has been asking me about you for a long time, asking if you are back, asking every year, now it's okay, you are finally back this year." Looking at her appearance, I really miss you, so I think you should give her a gift, after all, the two of you haven't seen each other much for so many years, and if it's not convenient for you, I can pass it on to her. ”

When the name Ling Xi'er was mentioned, the girl's simple and cute appearance couldn't help but appear in his mind again, Ling Xuan smiled lightly: "Big brother, I have already met Xi'er, and now we are friends." ”

Ling Rui was taken aback, poured the wine with his hand, and said in surprise: "You have already seen Xi'er?"

Ling Xuan nodded, roughly told the story of the encounter, Ling Rui nodded after listening, thinking that the story was a little wonderful, and suddenly said with some worry: "Third brother, then your identity ......"

Ling Xuan knew what Ling Rui was worried about, and shook his head and said, "She only knows that my name is Lin Xuan, and she doesn't know that I am his third brother, but when I hear you say this, I should give her a gift, after all, I haven't seen her for so many years, so I can be regarded as an apology!"

"Then you have to think about what to give her, she is a princess, and she has seen a lot of precious things. Ling Rui reminded with a smile.

Ling Xuan nodded, this was indeed a problem.

...

Before they knew it, the two chatted for a while.

Ling Xuan looked up at the moonlight, feeling that it was not early, so he said hello to Ling Rui and left.