The cries spread throughout the quiet Feiyan Terrace. Of course, it also alerted Lu Chen, who was in the thatched hut. However, he had no intention of going over to join in the fun. He just leaned against the door and took a bite of a wild fruit he had plucked from somewhere. Then, with a faint smile on his face, he looked over to the side from afar.
The three brothers of the Su family obviously knew that there was an outsider in the Feiyan Terrace. However, the situation was urgent, so they couldn't care so much.
It was not a big deal to let an unfamiliar odd-job disciple watch the fun. What was more important was to not let Su Qingjun feel that she was not pitiful enough and that she did not beg sincerely enough.
The stone door stood as steady as Mount Tai and did not move for a long time.
The three brothers of the Su family did not seem to be surprised. They just kept banging on the door and shouting.
Lu Chen chewed on the juicy fruit and looked up at the sky. The sun had just risen, and it was still early in the morning. He smiled and muttered to himself, "It's so annoying to disturb people's dreams so early in the morning."
After an hour, under the calls of the three brothers of the Su family, the stone door finally rumbled open. Then, Su Qingjun walked out of the cave.
Lu Chen glanced at her from afar. He saw that Su Qingjun was dressed neatly from head to toe. Her hair was meticulously combed, and her appearance was dignified and beautiful. It seemed that every bit of her was exquisite and beautiful to the point of perfection. It was amazing to see.
However, in the depths of her eyes, under that calm gaze, there seemed to be a faint trace of anger that was difficult to detect. It was like the undercurrent under the calm surface of the water, with slight ripples that could not be detected.
"Oh …" Lu Chen smiled and grinned. He said, "You're angry when you wake up."
"Sister Jun!" When the three brothers of the Su family saw Su Qingjun come out, their voices immediately became louder. Their faces were full of sorrow as if they had encountered something sad. The three men were just short of crying bitterly.
Su Qingjun's beautiful eyes swept across the three of them, and her face stiffened for a moment. However, she quickly controlled herself, and subconsciously glanced at the spiritual field in the distance.
Lu Chen leaned against the door frame and waved his hand casually with a smile, as if he was greeting her on this beautiful morning.
Su Qingjun's face darkened. She glared at the man in the distance, then frowned at the three people in front of her. She said lightly, "What's going on?"
Sumo and the others hurriedly came forward. Just as they were about to express their grievances, they heard Su Qingjun suddenly shout, "Lower your voice. Don't you feel embarrassed?"
The three Su family brothers nodded at the same time and glanced at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen smiled, turned around and walked into the depths of the spiritual field, no longer watching. However, there was still a smile on his face, and he muttered to himself, "You clearly want to avoid arousing suspicion, but you still don't let people into your cave residence?"
On the other side, after seeing Lu Chen walk away, Sumo and the others hurriedly surrounded Su Qingjun, and then began to talk about something.
As Su Qingjun listened, her face gradually became ugly, and her eyes also became cold. There were two times when her arms in her sleeves trembled slightly, as if she wanted to lift them up to do something, but in the end, she resisted.
In the gap between the waves of words, she occasionally looked into the distance from the corner of her eyes. The sea of clouds outside the Flying Goose Platform was white and vast. Under the clear sky, it was so beautiful and dazzling.
…
Lu Chen worked in the spiritual field for the whole morning, and came out at about noon. He scooped a few spoonfuls of water from the wooden bucket beside him and drank to his heart's content. Then he saw Su Qingjun's figure standing on the ridge of the field, silently looking at the spiritual field here, and also glanced at his face.
The other three youths of the Su family were now nowhere to be seen.
Lu Chen smiled, and said to Su Qingjun, "Have they left?"
Su Qingjun hummed in acknowledgment. "Let's go."
"Oh." Lu Chen nodded, and walked over to sit on the ridge of the field, not far from Su Qingjun.
Su Qingjun glanced at him, and asked, "Are there eagle fruits ripe today?"
"Not yet." Lu Chen pointed to the tree in front of him, and said, "But there are one or two fruits that are turning red. If we are lucky, they might ripen in the afternoon."
Su Qingjun was silent for a moment, and then said calmly, "Okay."
With that, she turned and walked back to the cave residence. Lu Chen did not say anything more, and did not even turn back to look at her back. Amidst the refreshing and comfortable morning breeze, amidst the rustling and swaying tree leaves, the two of them parted just like that.
From beginning to end, Lu Chen did not ask the three Su family brothers why they came, and Su Qingjun also did not say a word.
…
Around a quarter past five in the afternoon, an eagle fruit ripened.
Lu Chen, who had been patiently guarding the spiritual field, immediately activated the Heart Burning Talisman. Not long after, the stone door rumbled open, and Su Qingjun came over.
Compared to yesterday morning, Su Qingjun did not hide her embarrassment today, and seemed much calmer. However, she did not speak much. After coming over, under Lu Chen's guidance, she plucked the ripe eagle fruit, ate it, and then adjusted her breath to activate the medicine.
Everything was carried out in an orderly manner, and it seemed that the two of them did not even need to say a word. This unexpected coldness seemed a little awkward, but from another perspective, it seemed to be a sudden tacit understanding.
After eating the eagle fruit, there was nothing else to do.
Su Qingjun stood up, and seemed to want to leave. Lu Chen also patted his butt, and seemed to want to return to the straw hut.
But at this moment, Su Qingjun suddenly asked, "Will there be any more ripe fruits today?"
"Hmm?" Lu Chen was startled at first, and then looked at the spiritual field. After a moment of silence, he said, "The other fruits that have not ripened by this time should not be very likely. We will have to wait until tomorrow. "
"Oh." Su Qingjun nodded, indicating that she understood. But for some reason, she still stood on the ridge of the field and did not leave.
Lu Chen sensed something, and looked at her, then frowned and said, "Do you have something to say?"
Su Qingjun was silent for a while, then softly said, "There is a small problem."
Lu Chen shook his head, and did not say anything.
Su Qingjun looked at his expression and slightly pursed her lips, and said, "Do you think I am quite stupid?"
"Yes," Lu Chen said.
"Hey!" Su Qingjun did not seem to expect Lu Chen to be so direct. She was stunned for a moment, then her cheeks turned red, and she said with some annoyance, "You, how can you say that?"
Lu Chen said matter-of-factly, "You asked me, don't tell me you want to hear me lie."
Su Qingjun stared at him for a while. Anger appeared on her face at first, but she gradually calmed down. Soon, her expression turned into one of self-mockery. She sighed and said, "That's probably the case. Lies always sound better."
Lu Chen shrugged, and did not reply.
Su Qingjun lowered her head slightly, and looked hesitant, but in the end still said, "I... may still have to go down the mountain once."
Lu Chen shook his head, faintly looked at her, and still did not say anything.
Su Qingjun didn't know why. She was clearly far superior to Lu Chen, an ordinary errand disciple, both in terms of cultivation and status. However, when she spoke, she felt an indescribable sense of guilt, as if she had done something wrong.
This feeling made her a little angry, a little embarrassed, but there was also a faint sense of guilt that she could not describe.
Why would she have such a strange feeling, she herself could not explain it. She raised her head, looked at Lu Chen, after a moment of hesitation, said, "You... can you help me again?"
Lu Chen said, "When will you be back?"
Su Qingjun immediately said, "I will secretly go down the mountain now, if everything goes well, I can rush back tonight!" She specially emphasized the word 'tonight', and then softly said, "You see, counting from now, at most another hour, the sky will be dark, no one will come here at night, so this time I should not trouble you too much."
"En, I will try my best." Lu Chen nodded.
Su Qingjun gave him a deep look. She seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she hesitated and only nodded silently. Then, she turned around and walked forward.
"Hey." Suddenly, Lu Chen's voice came from behind.
Su Qingjun turned to look at him, and said, "What is it?"
"If you come back too late, there will be disciples patrolling the mountain during the curfew. Be careful, don't get caught."
A faint light flashed in Su Qingjun's bright eyes, her gaze clear, and after a moment, she suddenly smiled sweetly, like a spring breeze blowing over a peaceful lake, like a green willow swaying in the wind, like a delicate flower blooming in an instant, like a beautiful embellishing the scenery, for a moment, the surroundings actually brightened. She only saw her nod, and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand."
… …
In the afternoon, as Lu Chen had predicted, there were no Eagle Fruits ripening in the spirit fields, and fortunately, no other Su family members came to the Flying Goose Terrace again. So Lu Chen had a peaceful afternoon, and very soon, the sky became dark.
The night wind whistled past, sounding louder than a few days ago, and it seemed to be a little chilly tonight.
The silent Kunlun mountains stood majestically in the night, like the silhouettes of huge giants. Lu Chen sat in the shadow of the Flying Goose Terrace, from where he could see the mountain path in the distance, but he himself was like a deep shadow, blending into the surrounding darkness.
Time passed quietly, and Lu Chen waited silently and patiently. When he raised his head to look at the night sky again, the sky was dark, and it was already past midnight.
Su Qingjun was still nowhere to be seen.
Expressionless, Lu Chen continued to sit in the darkness, and just like that, another two hours passed. When there was still no movement in front of him, he frowned slightly and stood up from the darkness.
He walked to the mountain path beside the Flying Goose Terrace and glanced down. Just as he was hesitating, he suddenly saw a figure suddenly rush out from the darkness in the distance, which seemed to be so thick that it could not be dispersed. The figure swept towards him, but when she was about ten feet away from him, her body suddenly swayed and she fell to the ground.
Lu Chen was shocked, and hurriedly rushed over to catch her. Upon a closer look, he saw that it was Su Qingjun.
He saw that at this moment, her face was pale, but she was still conscious. She glanced at Lu Chen and smiled. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but at this moment, her body suddenly trembled, and with a soft cry, a mouthful of hot blood sprayed directly on Lu Chen's face and chest.
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