Chapter 27.1

Cherry Red and Lychee Fragrance (5)

The moon is as cool as water.

Zheng Yan Qing looked at the man standing in front of the door. He was silent for a moment, then shook his head.

“Mr. Lu, even if you two are close friends, I can’t let her, an unconscious woman, be alone with you.”

Lu Zhi Yao frowned slightly, a little surprised: “Do you think I’m discussing with you?”

The atmosphere was stagnant. The guards behind Zheng Yan Qing sensed that something was wrong and stood up in front of him.

Zheng Yan Qing thought of the scene he saw in the room before and predicted that these people probably can not beat him, so he could only put it in another way.

“The condition of the inn is not good. It would be more appropriate for Miss Li to stay in the Zheng Mansion. We have all kinds of medicine here.”

Lu Zhi Yao tilted his head slightly and lifted Li Ruo Shui up a little.

After doing this, he nodded and stepped into Zheng Mansion: “We are lacking one type of medicine.”

The guards stopped him, looking at Zheng Yan Qing with a difficult face.

“Second Young Master, it has to be notified when strangers want to enter the mansion.”

“It was notified yesterday.” Zheng Yan Qing did not want to listen to such nonsense anymore and turned to lead the way for Lu Zhi Yao.

“Is Miss Li alright?”

“She’s asleep.”

The two people asked and answered and then fell into silence. Zheng Yan Qing wanted to break the awkwardness, but he struggled to find a topic, so he could only keep walking forward like this.

His gaze looked to the side for a moment.

Li Ruo Shui leaned her head on Lu Zhi Yao’s shoulder and slept soundly. Her hair was sticking to the corner of her mouth and her cheek was puckered up, looking very funny.

Zheng Yan Qing recalled the appearance of Li Ruo Shui carrying a stick out to catch ghosts, and the corners of his eyes were tinged with a smile.

He could see that Li Ruo Shui was a person who was easy-going and had a dynamic mind, which was very different from him.

“Mr. Zheng, it’s rude to peek.”

Lu Zhi Yao paused his steps, changed direction, and walked to the other side of Zheng Yan Qing. Now Zheng Yan Qing could only see the back of Li Ruo Shui’s head.

Zheng Yan Qing: “……”

“Mr. Lu, I have a question. I don’t know if I should……”

“Maybe you shouldn’t.” Lu Zhi Yao replied gently and took a few more steps away from him.

“I still want to ask, even if I shouldn’t.” Zheng Yan Qing learned the essence of Li Ruo Shui’s question. “You love Miss Li, but why did you let her marry into the Zheng Mansion? Is it for your mission?”

Lu Zhi Yao lifted Li Ruo Shui up a little again and then revealed his first sincere smile of the night.

“I love who?!”

“……Miss Li.”

“She is very interesting, but you misunderstood, it’s probably not love.”

Zheng Yan Qing: ???

Could it be that he rarely went out, so his understanding of love has deviated?

Are all best friends like this nowadays?

Zheng Yan Qing entered the room with deep self-doubt. After Lu Zhi Yao put Li Ruo Shui on the bed, he turned around and pulled out the sword on the bedpost. His movement was smooth, not like a blind person at all.

Lu Zhi Yao walked up to him and took out a silver ticket from his bosom.

“This is one hundred taels. How about selling me the fire grass in Zheng Mansion? It’s not a loss.”

Zheng Yan Qing looked at the silver note in confusion and suddenly remembered that Li Ruo Shui had asked about the herb before. Then he suddenly understood.

“No, this herb should be given to Miss Li as a gift from me.”

“How strange.” Lu Zhi Yao was a bit confused and put the silver note on the table. “You guys are obviously just married, why do you say it like you have a better relationship with her?”

Zheng Yan Qing: “……”

What’s wrong with tonight, how come there were always things that confused him?

Lu Zhi Yao put down the silver note as a completed transaction with him. He ignored Zheng Yan Qing’s words and walked out of the room with his sword.

“Mr. Lu, the medicine is in the dark room of the study.”

“I know.”

Li Ruo Shui had reminded Lu Fei Yue and Jiang Nian that the herb was in the study, but they had been in the study for several days yet failed to find it.

Lu Zhi Yao had been waiting for Li Ruo Shui to come to him and sat on the roof for a long time with an inexplicable emotion, but Li Ruo Shui did not say anything.

It was difficult to wait until she came to him, but all she asked him was to catch “ghosts”. Although the result was also very interesting, something was still missing.

What will her expression be when she wakes up and sees the fire grass?

Ah, he could not see, but it did not prevent him from listening. Perhaps she will be happy enough to laugh all day.

Moreover, she wouldn’t be scared when he killed people again in the future. After all, he would be her benefactor who cured the poison, and everything that the benefactor does is right.

Lu Zhi Yao nodded in satisfaction, anticipating what would happen afterwards. His pace was much lighter.

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