Volume 1 Chapter 145 Two Temptations of Each Other
After tossing and turning on his bed for a long time, Ren Tianxiang finally lay flat and slowly opened his eyes and sighed.
It's been five and a half years, and I'm finally home. I thought I would enjoy this bed from childhood to adulthood, but I didn't expect that I tossed and turned, and I couldn't sleep no matter what.
I sat up, picked up the glass on the bedside table and took a sip of water, and my head was much clearer...... Now the executioner couldn't sleep at all.
He walked to the window and looked into the distanceβthat was the direction of the city center.
The magic capital is brightly lit in the middle of the night, and for many people, this is just the beginning of nightlife.
Ren Tianxiang stood here, looking at the colorful sky, and could even imagine the lights and drunkenness there.
The magic capital looked like a song and dance, compared to what he saw and heard in the Star Emperor Kingdom, Ren Tianxiang suddenly felt how beautiful this kind of singing and dancing was.
Huh? Someone in the yard?
Glancing downstairs, Ren Tianxiang saw a person sitting on a swing in the courtyard. The man didn't move, and he didn't know what he was doing.
This aroused Ren Tianxiang's curiosity, and he wanted to see who didn't sleep in the middle of the night and went to the yard to sit on a swing.
He tiptoed open the door and exited the room. Luckily, his room was the closest to the stairs, otherwise I don't know how many people would have been woken up.
As soon as he went downstairs, he saw people outside through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
That's Starfall.
At this time, she had changed into a long white dress and sat quietly on the swing.
This skirt is Ren Tianqing's, and in modern times, their Star Empire-style clothes are not suitable for wearing anymore, so Ren Tianxiang and the others took out their own clothes for Xinglingluo and them to make do with them first.
Speaking of this, Ren Tianxiang also had a headache for his mother. He has been away from home for five years, Ren Tianwen still relentlessly buys him clothes and piles them in the closet, and now the wardrobe is almost unfitted, and looking at Ren Tianwen's formation, it seems that he is not ready to stop this behavior.
And they returned to Ren Tianxiang and Ren Tianqing's house to live at night, the number of their team was a bit large, there were eight people, and Ren Tianxin's room at home was not enough to live, so Ren Tianxiang and Ren Tianqing took Xinglingluo, Xuanyuan Liuli and Luo Si back to their home together. Anyway, the villas of the two families are next to each other, and the distance in a straight line is no more than three meters.
"Hmm, Tianxiang, you're awake. Xing Lingluo suddenly found Ren Tianxiang who was coming out of the villa, and said hurriedly.
"Can't sleep. Ren Tianxiang shrugged, "I saw someone downstairs, so I came down to take a look, I didn't expect it to be you." Why, are you not used to living there?"
"Where are there so many unaccustomed people. Xing Lingluo pursed his lips and smiled lightly, and said, "Could it be that all the princesses here are pampered?"
"Not really. Ren Tianxiang sat on a stone bench next to the swing and said with a smile, "Anyway, in my impression, in order to maintain the royal face or something, the princess has to be like that." β
"The princesses of the Star Empire are not the same as your princesses. Star Spirit Luo winked at Ren Tianxiang and explained, "Actually, the princess of the Star Emperor Kingdom is not as majestic as you think. From an early age, we must not only understand the various etiquette of the court, but also learn the art of the emperor in addition to cultivation.
Every princess must leave the palace at the age of fourteen and enter the Star Emperor Royal Academy for further study, and she is not allowed to reveal her identity. Aside from the protection of the secret guards, we are actually similar to the rich daughters, and sometimes we may not even be as good as them. β
After speaking, Xing Ling paused, and then sighed: "Sometimes, I think, how good it would be if I was an ordinary person? β
Ren Tianxiang didn't say anything, and the last few words of Xing Lingluo could be regarded as poking in his heart. He also seems to have a great feeling for these words.
"I'm also quite envious of those ordinary people, they don't need to know anything, and with the protection of our Dragon Society, they can live their lives in peace. β
Ren Tianxiang's emotion was not groundless, standing in front of the window just now and seeing the bright lights of the magic capital, he thought about a lot of things.
The Dragon Society has always protected the world from being destroyed by the remnants of the dragon clan that are constantly awakening or the deep mountain spirit beasts of cholera, and the Dragon Society has paid a huge price for this.
But for the members of the Dragon Society, ordinary people are also pitiful, God knows which day they will be killed by the revived Dragon Clan's relics, after all, no matter how powerful the Dragon Society is, it is impossible to save a dead person.
"By the way, you don't sleep in the middle of the night, what are you doing here?" It seemed that he didn't want to talk about this matter with Xing Lingluo anymore, Ren Tianxiang took the initiative to change the topic.
"You know, I have star attributes, and stars can sometimes be used for divination. Xinglingluo said seriously, "I was lying on the bed just now, and suddenly I had a very bad feeling. I wanted to come down and see the stars, but ......"
As he spoke, the star spirit pointed to the sky that was dark red by the lights of the magic capital, and said helplessly: "But you can't see the stars in the sky here." β
Ren Tianxiang also looked up. Sure enough, thick dark clouds obscured the sky, and there was not a trace of starlight in sight.
However, it is comforting that compared with when Ren Tianxiang left the magic capital five years ago, the sky in the magic capital is now much clearer, although there is still some haze, but he can barely see the clouds in the sky.
And just when Ren Tianxiang raised his head to look at the sky, Xing Lingluo suddenly asked softly, "Tianxiang, have you ever been to the Broken Intestine Cliff?"
"Broken Intestine Cliff?" Ren Tianxiang looked a little surprised, he didn't know why Xing Lingluo asked about this inexplicably, "If you mean the Broken Intestine Cliff over there in Dragon City of the Star Emperor Kingdom, I've been there." I passed by there three years ago when I was carrying out a mission given to me by Master. β
"How's it going, is it pretty?" asked Xinglingluo curiously.
"Why do you suddenly ask this?" Ren Tianxiang was puzzled, but still replied, "It's okay." It is said that the temperature does not change there, and the four seasons are like spring. The cherry blossoms that are planted there are also difficult to wither. Also, there is a stone on the edge of the cliff that glows when you drop your blood on the stone and say the name of your sweetheart. β
"Well, I've heard that too. Xinglingluo nodded, it seemed that the legend of the Broken Intestine Cliff aroused her interest, "Actually, I really yearn for that kind of scenery, but I couldn't go anywhere because I had to study in the academy before." β
As he spoke, Xing Lingluo's face showed a regretful expression. In front of Ren Tianxiang, she didn't seem to hide her feelings too much, she should have really regarded Ren Tianxiang as her partner.
After a while, she asked softly again, "Tianxiang, do you have anyone you like?"
"Huh?" Ren Tianxiang didn't react for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he asked uncertainly, "You mean, the person you like?"
"Hmm. Or maybe it's okay to be tempted. Xing Lingluo smiled, his eyes burning with the fire of gossip, "Don't worry, it's just the two of us here, I won't tell anyone else." β
Ren Tianxiang looked at the sky, then sighed, and said slowly: "How dare I like others? I am still too weak, but I have to perform so many dangerous tasks, maybe I will be sacrificed one day." How dare such a person like others, and how can there be girls who like it? If you say that you are tempted, it is not nothing, it is ...... I don't know if it counts. β
"Can you tell me?" The gossip on Xing Lingluo's face became heavier and heavier, and it was rare that it was so late, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.
"I don't think it's exciting. Ren Tianxiang smiled and spread out his hand, "I'm very innocent." β
"I heard Qing'er say that you know a lot of things, don't you?" Xing Lingluo asked again.
Ren Tianxiang was accustomed to Xing Lingluo's sudden change of topic, and said modestly: "It's nothing, it's just that I have read more books than them." β
"Do you know what it's like to have ten thousand arrows piercing your heart?"
Ren Tianxiang was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "How do I know, I haven't been pierced by ten thousand arrows." But...... That should be painful. β
Xinglingluo got up from the swing, took a few steps forward, and sat down on another stone bench. She propped her hands on her thighs, supported her little face again, and whispered, "I had a strange dream before. It was on a battlefield where a young man and a young girl hugged each other and blocked each other's feathered arrows flying from all directions. In the end, they all died, and the army brought by the maiden drove out the army brought by the youth. I remember that before she died, the maiden said to the young man: 'When ten thousand arrows pierce your heart, your heart ...... Have you ever been me?'"
After speaking, Xing Lingluo quietly looked at Ren Tianxiang.
Ren Tianxiang was in a daze, his eyes revealing a sadness. He seems to really feel the story, that's why it's like this.
After a long silence, Ren Tianxiang spoke: "So I hate war very much, it's not enough to let people separate their wives and families to die, but also to let so many lovers end up separated from each other." I seem to understand a little bit as to why the Dragon Society wants to hide behind the scenes, unwilling to be exposed to the world. β
Looking at Ren Tianxiang's appearance, Xing Lingluo couldn't help but sneer, and then asked, "Tianxiang, has anyone ever said that you are a wooden head?"
"No, what's wrong?"
"Nothing. The star spirit got up and said with a grin, "It's not early, I'll go back to the house and sleep." You also rest early. And also...... Thank you for chatting with me, I had a great time tonight. β
Ren Tianxiang nodded and replied, "I can't sleep, sit for a while, you can go back first." Good night. β
"Good night. β
Listening to the footsteps getting smaller and smaller, Ren Tianxiang finally smiled bitterly.
"Heh, no one ever said I was a wooden head. β
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