Chapter 425: Stand-in
Zhong Liyou was not interested in Cheng Yinnie's request for a martial arts competition, and only after waving his hands twice did he patiently explain: "To be honest, I once fought with the Demon Emperor on the day of the Cloud Castle Lord's birthday banquet, and it ended in failure. My martial arts are not as good as your defeated men, how dare I confront a big man like you?
Besides, I usually like to dance and write the most, and the worst thing is to fight and kill. I never practice martial arts to fight with others, but to protect those close to me. ”
After looking at Zhong Liyou in a daze for a while, Cheng Yinni unconsciously knocked twice on the palm of his hand with a folding fan: "Now, I can't understand the young owner." The reason why you agreed to help me is not because I solved two puzzles, but because I assassinated the Demon Emperor?"
Looking at Cheng Yinni's blank face, Zhong Liyou smiled faintly: "Many things in this world are for no reason, and people's minds are the most elusive things...... If Cheng Gongzi insists on delving into the root cause, it is tantamount to asking for trouble.
It doesn't hurt you to be horizontal, so why not accept it all?"
Looking up at the sun in the sky, Cheng Yinni muttered pointedly: "Complicated rivers and lakes, obsessions that can't be let go, and people's hearts that can't be seen through...... And so many more sudden and unexpected...... It's so much to be born as a human being!"
After laughing twice, Zhong Liyou used his hand to brush away a fallen leaf that unintentionally fell on his shoulder: "Actually, life is not as complicated as you think, if you feel that your shoulders are very heavy, I will unload the burden for you." ”
Glancing down at the fallen leaves on the ground, Cheng Yinni suddenly aimed at him with a serious gaze: "Thank you for your generosity, I will definitely repay your kindness!"
Zhong Liyou first gave him a warm smile, and then looked at him with loving eyes: "I'm just telling you so much to confirm that you didn't return last night! And my ultimate goal is only one - I'm curious, how did you know that Meng'er wasn't in the Flame Gate after you didn't return all night?"
She's always been a resolute person, and a lot of things are improvised, so she shouldn't be so accurate as to tell you her plan for the next day, right?"
"I reminded me when I was parting with her that if you want to find me, wait until the afternoon. Worried that she wouldn't find me when she arrived at the cloud stop, I deliberately left a letter to inform her that I was near Merlin Peak. and consciously reminded her that I was going to assassinate the Demon Emperor.
For the sake of my safety, she is bound to rush to Merlin Peak to find me as soon as possible. But we didn't meet her halfway through, which means that she didn't see the letter, which means that she didn't go to the stop platform to look for me at all.
Since I returned to the Flame Gate with her, except for the half month when she was in retreat, as long as there were no special circumstances, she would come to the door almost every day to say hello. ”
After patiently explaining, a smile that made people feel like a spring breeze appeared on Cheng Yinni's face without warning, filled with a sense of satisfaction.
"Where will she go to this stall? I don't think she will go to the Golden Sword Sect to find Zhinan, nor will she go to the Snow God Palace to find Sister Liu......"
Regarding Zhong Liyou's question, Cheng Yinni could only spread his hands helplessly: "This ...... I really don't know. ”
They shouldn't have imagined that Yun Qiumeng was on his way to Xiaoxiang Pavilion at the moment. In fact, she didn't know why she came here, she just wanted to go out and relax, and there seemed to be a magic that pulled her here.
There are very few female customers in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, and she has become the focus of everyone's attention as soon as she steps through the door, and some of the prostitutes even whistle at her.
Even the laughing old bustard on the side was stunned for a moment and then twisted his waist and walked towards her, but he gave a straightforward eviction order: "This girl, we don't pick up female guests here, you're afraid you're in the wrong place, right?"
After glancing at the old bustard with heavy makeup, Yun Qiumeng took out an ingot of gold from his waist and threw it over, his expression was very indifferent: "Can you Oiran dance for me with this ingot of gold?"
Holding the heavy gold in his hand, the old bustard showed a flattering smile: "Oh yo yo~~ It turns out that the girl is here to listen to the music and watch the dance......! Wait a minute, I'll send someone to invite Miss Kwong down. ”
The old bustard was about to open his mouth to call someone, and Yun Qiumeng shook a clear look: "You don't need to invite her here, I'll go up to find her...... I just want to share it with her. ”
"Good, good, good, everything is up to you, girl!"
The words on his lips were all coaxing words, and Yun Qiumeng's feet had just stepped up the stairs, and the old bustard covered his mouth and snickered: "Looking at a girl who is very happy, I can't imagine that it is so good...... said that he was only willing to share with her, I'm afraid it wasn't because there was some unclear relationship between you!"
The old bustard thought that his sneaky self-talk would not enter anyone's ears, and the next moment, Yun Qiumeng went straight to a flower girl, pulled out a hosta on his head, and gestured twice at the old bustard. With a slight push forward, the hosta pierced through the old bustard's shoulder and nailed her to the wall.
In the old bustard's confession and the exclamations of others, Yun Qiumeng walked straight to Kuang Zhiluo's room as if no one was around.
"I kept my promise and came back. As soon as she saw Kuang Zhiluo's face, Yun Qiumeng spit out this sentence.
Kwong Zhiluo, who was deeply moved, hugged her, and silent tears fell on Yun Qiumeng's shoulders, melting on her skin through the layers of clothes.
"I thought you had forgotten what you said that day, and I thought you would never come to such a place again...... Thank you for believing that I have not been completely abandoned by this world. ”
Today's Kwong Zhiluo is only dressed in plain clothes, and she looks quite quiet and elegant. Smelling the faint fragrance of lilies on her body, Yun Qiumeng reached out and grabbed her waist, and whispered softly in her ear: "Since I promised you to come back, naturally I won't deceive you." ”
The "warmth" brought by Yun Qiumeng made Kwong Zhiluo burst into tears and laughed, and the two sat on the coffee table hand in hand. It seems that she hasn't confided in anyone for a long time, Kwong Zhiluo gushed to her about what she has seen and heard in recent days and her past.
Including all her experiences with Cheng Fufu, Sun Zhenying, Shao Kang and others, they all told this girl who only had a few faces.
Chewing on the dim sum handed over by Kuang Zhiluo, Yun Qiumeng kept her head down and did not reply, but there was already a turbulent trend in her heart: "I never imagined that she seemed to be indisputable with the world...... It even has such a connection with the exemption. ”
After slowly putting the dim sum in its place, Yun Qiumeng slightly bent the corners of her mouth: "Since Zhiluo has made an agreement with the free one, I will try my best to help you get out of the sea of suffering." ”
Hearing this, Kuang Zhiluo's heart couldn't help but tremble, she was looking forward to returning to the legendary Sleepless City with Cheng Fufu, but she couldn't let go of Shao Kang's kindness to her.
After brushing his face, Kwong Zhiluo suddenly said in a slightly bitter tone: "Shao Kang once told me that I like him the most in my body...... is this face similar to that of a girl surnamed Liu.
It was with this face that he couldn't control himself from coming to Xiaoxiang Pavilion again and again to look for me. Actually, I'm also a free person now, as long as I want to go, the bustard will never stop me. ”
Yun Qiumeng glanced casually but meticulously towards the inner room: "In this way, you are not like Jinchen living that involuntary life. The reason why you still refuse to leave is because you are reluctant to Shaokang!"
After nodding her head slightly, Kwong Zhiluo added: "Even if he treats me as someone else's stand-in, it is better than me living alone." It's not that I didn't think about leaving here to find the second son, but I've been asking for a long time, but no one has heard of the place Sleepless City.
I don't really know where I'm going to go when I leave here...... I don't have any skills, and when I go out, I'll die! The old bustard treats me as a good person, and never forces me to do anything to sell my body, but only dances and sings for those high-ranking officials and nobles and merry talents every once in a while...... You can have no worries about food and clothing. ”
"The second son in your mouth is about to arrive in Changhuan. After leaving this sentence, Yun Qiumeng opened the bead curtain and walked into the inner room.
Kuang Zhiluo was left alone to cry silently, but she didn't know whether the tears were happy or sad. But she knew very well that the person she had been waiting for all day and night had finally returned.
I just don't know if he will still be here, after all, he has repeatedly refused to return to the City of Sleepless with him. If at that time, it was necessary to stay in order to fulfill the promise to dance for Shaokang...... Well now, she still can't go.
Even though Shaokang has been in and out of the place many times, she still hasn't fulfilled this promise. One is because Shao Kang appeared many days later than agreed, and the other is because he was troubled.
When Cheng Fufu left the Xiaoxiang Pavilion for the last time, Kwong Zhiluo was ready to see each other indefinitely, and Shaokang undoubtedly became her last spiritual pillar. No matter how similar her appearance is to the woman surnamed Liu, she is always just Kwong Zhiluo.
She was scared, afraid that after she had danced that dance for Shao Kang, he would never come again...... Several times, she wanted to tell him: I gave up my easy security and freedom for you, can you not abandon me, can you take me out of here......
But she really didn't have the courage to say this long-brewing sentence, she knew that Shao Kang would not refuse her, but she didn't want to be someone else's stand-in for the rest of her life.
At least in the Xiaoxiang Pavilion, Shao Kang clearly knew who he was here to see. If it were a different environment, it would be very different!