Chapter 143

As soon as feeding the guard, who looked feeble with a pale face and kept on vomiting, a detoxification pill, Luo Huali took Zixiu out of Nangong Du’s mansion. He was in no mood to take care of someone who had locked Zixiu up! If Zixiu had not begged him, he would have killed that guard with a punch to revenge for Zixiu! Zixiu was too sympathetic!

However, Zixiu did not think in the same way. He felt much relieved after the guard had taken the pill from his senior brother, and he even secretly felicitated that he had not run away in spite of the possibility that Yueying might die of poisoning. Otherwise, he would live in regret for the rest of his life! Though it was him who had made Yueying get poisoned, Zixiu took it for granted that because of his kindness, God sent his senior brother here. If he had not gone back to check Yueying’s condition, there was no way that he could meet Luo Huali!

It was a reunion after a great disaster, but they did not have time to talk. Huali and Zixiu hurried to the exit of the city, using their Qing Kung, but it was too late, and the city gate had already been closed.

Huali knew that the guard in Prince Mu’s Mansion could not regain his internal force in a few days. As he did not have to worry about someone chasing after them, there was no need to fight the soldiers guarding at the gate to force their way through. Therefore, the two of them went back downtown.

They went to several hotels before they finally found one that was not fully booked!

Huali asked for two rooms, but the plump hotel owner replied, “My apologies, Sir, but we don’t have many rooms, and there’s only one room available now.” Zixiu felt so helpless when he saw the classic clip that often appeared in swordsman TV dramas. However, when he noticed the thoughtful look in the eyes of the hotel owner and the waiter, he felt even more helpless. He looked like neither man nor woman, and the two must have thought he had an affair with his senior brother!

‘The two of us have never done anything disgraceful. Why does Senior Brother care so much what others think of us?’ Zixiu couldn’t help but blame Huali secretly. He had been racking his brains all day, and now he was exhausted, so he did not want to waste time looking for a hotel anymore. “Forget it! One room will do!”

As Zixiu could make do with it, Huali stopped insisting. The two then followed the waiter to the guest room in the backyard.

Next, the waiter brought them tea, rice, dishes, and warm water in order. Though the waiter’s service was good and the room was clean, Zixiu was in no mood to enjoy in an ancient hotel. He had a bunch of questions in his mind and when the waiter finally stopped knocking on the door, he moved to the oil lamp and whispered in Huali’s ear, “Senior Brother, why did you come alone? Where’s Lingxiao? You… ”

“He went to Luanzhou with Master Yan. Princess Liuxu was found, and Master Yan thought you and Uncle Liu was there too!” Though Huali looked calm, he was overwhelmed by jealousy. As all he was thinking about was that Zixiu cared more about Lingxiao, he did not notice that the latter had not finished his words yet.

Worrying about his dad’s safety, Zixiu had no time to think that much. He immediately told Huali what had happened after Uncle Yan and his two disciples left the valley. However, feeling ashamed, he deliberately omitted the part of his own haemorrhaging. He did not mention that he had regained his memories either. Since even he himself was confused about this “magic” thing that happened to him, he decided to keep it a secret. In the end, he talked about his concern, “Nangong Du is not easy to deal with. I’m worried that he will do something against my dad and Liuxu on their way back. Fortunately, Uncle Yan went to Luanzhou with Lingxiao!”

“No worries! A nice man like Uncle Liu will be blessed by the gods!” Huali said, trying to comfort Zixiu. Given Zixiu’s current physical condition, he knew he could not take any more blows. Obviously, Zixiu had not realized the fact that Liu Wuyi had taken him away from Prince Mu’s Mansion months ago had given Nangong Du, who was in hot water back then, a perfect excuse to cover up his lies and he had announced in public that princess Liuxu was kidnapped by some gangster. If Uncle Liu was found with Liuxu, it would be very likely that he would be taken as the culprit who kidnapped the princess!

Zixiu did not know what had happened outside after he returned to the Cirrus Valley, but he could tell that it was not going to come to an end soon. He sighed sadly. He did not want to get involved in any dispute in this time and space which did not belong to him, especially the intrigue between the royal family. But now it seemed he was already in the eye of the storm! How hapless! In his previous life, he, Mark Lira, had failed in the college entrance exam twice in a row because of his poor scores in history and politics. If he had not switched to science when he applied in the third year, he would have to repeat his studies in high school!

They chatted for a while longer and finally concluded that they could do nothing except for waiting for news from Luanzhou.

It was late at night, time to rest.

The room fell silent, and only an occasional “crackle” could be heard as the charcoal burned in the brazier next to them. “Zixiu, it’s getting late. You’d better rest early!” Huali broke the dull atmosphere first. It turned out that they were like strangers when they were not talking about other people’s business.

“All right. I’m very tired! Senior Brother, you’d better go to bed early too!” Zixiu nodded drowsily, but he did not rise to his feet right away. He subconsciously thought that Huali was going to say something more important next.

As expected, Huali continued, “Go to bed now! I’ll keep watch at the door.”

“Come on! You’ve been busy all day. Besides, Nangong Du won’t send anyone after us!” Zixiu came to this conclusion after a simple analysis. First, he was sure his senior brother would not have been stupid enough to try his best to save that guard and put themselves at risk. Second, with the showing up of the real Princess Liuxu, Nangong Du did not need him to disguise himself as the princess anymore.

However, he seemed to have misunderstood Huali. “Zixiu, can you just stop pretending that nothing happened? I don’t believe you have no idea what’s on my mind!” After hesitating for a while, he finally blurted out something he had bottled up for a long time.

“Huh? What are you talking about?” Zixiu did not know what made his senior brother think in this way. Though he was surprised by what Huali said, he felt nervous for no reason.

“I like you. Is it really that illusory? Do you have to go through a long line of reasoning to know that my love for you is real?”

How come his usually gentle senior brother suddenly became so sharp-tongued? Zixiu was at a loss, but actually, he was avoiding it subconsciously. He had been seen through by his senior brother!

“Senior Brother, what’s wrong with you?” He still did not want to embarrass Huali.

The persistence in Huali’s eyes gradually turned into grief. With a bitter smile crossing his skinny face, he said slowly, “Zixiu, can you not ignore my love for you?”