Chapter 5 I Miss You

Qi Xuansu had imagined many scenes of the two meeting, such as the mask being knocked off during the fight, such as meeting unexpectedly on a stone bridge with an umbrella in a drizzling season, such as him falling from the sky when Zhang Yuelu was in danger, etc., but he had never thought of such a scene.

After Qi Xuansu left Lei Xiaohuan's yard, he knew that Zhang Yuelu had not returned from visiting friends, so he left Zhenwu Temple alone and wandered in the long street in front of the Taoist temple.

Perhaps because of his uneasiness, he suddenly remembered the song "Shuangdiao Qiao Pai'er" that Qi Niang liked very much, and he couldn't help humming it. Unconsciously, the sound became louder and louder.

Whether it is Confucianism, Taoism, or Buddhism, it is not uncommon to sing while walking. On the contrary, it is quite respected. Many masters appear before they arrive. There is even a special magical power in the Cihang lineage, called "Da Ci Lei Yin", which is extended from this. However, there are not many people who sing as distinctively as Qi Xuansu.

Zhang Yuelu had heard this song before. It was in Yunjin Mountain. The two had just left Shangqing Palace and were about to return to Shangqing Town.

Suddenly, clouds gathered and the wind started to blow. Snowflakes began to fall. Soon, the snow became heavier and heavier. The sky was dark and there was no sign of the snow stopping.

The distance from Shangqing Palace to Shangqing Town was quite long. The two could only walk towards the distant Shangqing Town in the wind and snow.

Qi Xuansu was humming this song at that time. The words touched her a lot, so she made a decision that she regretted later.

"Tianyuan, we will go back to Yujing after the New Year."

Unexpectedly, it was almost a farewell.

When Qi Xuansu turned a corner, he saw Zhang Yuelu with a surprised face.

Qi Xuansu was stunned and froze, motionless.

The two looked at each other.

After a long time, Qi Xuansu finally came back to his senses and said dryly, "I... am back."

Zhang Yuelu lowered her eyebrows and whispered, "I'm glad you're back."

Qi Xuansu had thought of many reactions when the two met, either the two of them hugged each other and cried, or Zhang Yuelu frowned, but he didn't expect it to be so... normal.

Just like a wanderer returning from a long journey.

The feelings that have accumulated for a long time should have been passionate, but at this moment they were restrained.

But Zhang Yuelu was far from being as calm as she showed, and murmured again: "I'm glad you're back."

Qi Xuansu strode towards Zhang Yuelu.

Zhang Yuelu stood there without moving.

When he was about to hug Zhang Yuelu, Qi Xuansu felt a little timid again, as if he was more timid when he was close to home. His hands stopped when they were about half a foot away from Zhang Yuelu's shoulders, and finally slowly let go.

Zhang Yuelu looked at him and whispered, "Let's talk about it when we get back."

"Okay." Qi Xuansu nodded.

Zhang Yuelu took the initiative to hold Qi Xuansu's hand and pulled him towards Zhenwu Temple.

When Zhang Yuelu stopped, Su Qingbai also stopped. He watched this scene from a distance, and suddenly understood something, then looked at the woman who took the initiative to hold another man's hand without saying a word to him, and turned away silently.

Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu both noticed this lonely figure, and neither of them spoke.

The next section of the journey, the two of them kept silent at the same time, which made the journey seem particularly long.

I don't know if it was because Pei Xiaolou arranged it in advance, there were not many people along the way, and even the spiritual officials were not seen.

Until they came to Zhang Yuelu's yard.

As soon as they entered the door, they met Mu Jin.

Mu Jin's eyes widened, as if she had seen a ghost, and she pointed at Qi Xuansu, trembling slightly, and couldn't speak for a long time.

Zhang Yuelu whispered: "Do your job."

Before Mu Jin could react, Zhang Yuelu had already pulled Qi Xuansu away.

Mu Jin turned around and looked at the two people's backs in a daze, still a little unresponsive.

Arriving at Zhang Yuelu's study, because the door was locked, Zhang Yuelu opened the door in front, and Qi Xuansu waited behind.

As soon as she entered the door, Zhang Yuelu's body froze.

Because Qi Xuansu gently embraced her from behind.

Zhang Yuelu did not resist, and let Qi Xuansu hold her in silence.

Qi Xuansu buried his head in Zhang Yuelu's black hair and whispered, "Qingxiao, I miss you so much."

Zhang Yuelu trembled slightly, no longer suppressing her emotions, her voice was particularly soft, as if she was afraid of scaring Qi Xuansu, and she trembled a little: "Where have you been all this time? I... I thought you were dead."

Qi Xuansu was silent for a moment, and slowly said, "I thought I was dead, but it was Master Donghua who saved me and gave me a 'secondary heart', so that I could come back to life."

Zhang Yuelu had obviously heard of the name of "secondary heart", and couldn't help saying, "I heard that a 'secondary heart' costs tens of thousands of Taiping money, Master Donghua is so generous."

Qi Xuansu followed and said, "Of course, there is no generosity without reason in this world. After Master Donghua saved me, he arranged a special errand for me, so I can't come back to see you, nor can I tell you that I'm still alive."

Zhang Yuelu didn't blame Qi Xuansu, and repeated for the third time, "It's good to come back."

Qi Xuansu stopped talking, just hugged Zhang Yuelu quietly.

His words were false, but his feelings were real.

He really missed Zhang Yuelu, and he always thought of Zhang Yuelu. Even when he saw Li Qingnu, the great courtesan, in Wutong Courtyard, the first person he thought of was Zhang Yuelu.

At some point, Zhang Yuelu's figure was engraved in his heart. This had nothing to do with who Zhang Yuelu was, but only with Zhang Yuelu as a person.

After a long time.

"Tianyuan." Zhang Yuelu called out, her voice no longer gentle, but very emotional.

Qi Xuansu hummed softly.

Zhang Yuelu said, "Move your hand down a little."

Qi Xuansu was startled, then obediently moved his hand to the woman's waist.

Zhang Yuelu was able to twist her body with difficulty, and Qi Xuansu also cooperated to relax his hands around the woman's waist, so that Zhang Yuelu no longer had her back to Qi Xuansu, but instead faced each other, and the tips of their noses almost touched each other.

The two looked at each other, and after the initial impulse faded, they became a little embarrassed, and their faces blushed slightly. This was not the first time Qi Xuansu hugged Zhang Yuelu. As early as when he wiped out Diswen, Qi Xuansu had hugged Zhang Yuelu, but it was the first time for such an intimate hug.

Qi Xuansu was also able to look at Zhang Yuelu carefully from a close distance, and saw that her skin was as white as snow, with a faint blush, a few beads of sweat on the tip of her nose, and her eyelids were drooping, and her eyelashes were trembling slightly.

She seemed a little... nervous?

No matter what, Zhang Yuelu was an unmarried girl after all. She could still force herself to be calm at first. After Qi Xuansu stared at her for a while, she finally couldn't stand Qi Xuansu's gaze and turned her head away slightly.

But this turn of her head revealed her ears, and it was just right to see that from her ears to her neck, there was a suspicious reddish color.

It was hard to imagine that the bad-tempered and unkind Deputy Hall Master Zhang would have such a little girl side.

Qi Xuansu's heart was filled with all kinds of thoughts.

All the past, the first meeting in Taiqing City, the wind and snow in the Western Regions, the long journey from Yujing to Shangqing Mansion, the farewell on the flying boat, and even the reunion in Jiangling Mansion, until this moment today.

From the initial fear and vigilance, to the later obsession.

Zhang Yuelu put her head on Qi Xuansu's chest.

There was no heartbeat, only silence.

For some reason, Zhang Yuelu felt a little sour in her nose.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Yuelu reached out and gently pushed Qi Xuansu away, slightly distanced the two of them, and carefully looked at Qi Xuansu's whole body.

Qi Xuansu was a little confused and asked curiously: "What are you looking at?"

"To see if you are missing any limbs." Zhang Yuelu replied, "Not bad, barely a complete return."

Qi Xuansu asked: "Then what about you, have you been okay recently?"

"Me? Of course I'm still the same, nothing wrong." Zhang Yuelu smiled, "You don't think I'll commit suicide, right? That's not me."

Qi Xuansu said: "I heard from Master Pei that you work very hard and often stay up all day for several days."

Zhang Yuelu didn't respond, and talked about something else: "By the way, now I am the eighth deputy head of Tiangang Hall, and I have reserved a position for you, are you coming back?"

Qi Xuansu whispered: "Master Donghua... transferred me to Ziwei Hall."

"Is that so." Zhang Yuelu paused, "That's not bad, after all, Ziwei Hall is the head of the nine halls."

There was another moment of silence between the two.

There were so many things to say that I didn't know where to start.

"You..."

"You..."

They both started at the same time and stopped at the same time.

"You go first." Zhang Yuelu turned away.

Qi Xuansu suddenly felt that his tongue was a little out of control, as if he was drunk, and said dryly: "You... I miss you."

Zhang Yuelu lowered his head: "You've already said it once."

"Do you miss me?" Qi Xuansu asked.

Zhang Yuelu raised his head and said word by word in a low voice: "I miss you."