Chapter 297: The Lights Reflect Human Feelings
The streets and alleys were brightly lit. Lingxiang was still walking in front, and Long Qi was following carefully behind.
Long Qi couldn't tell whether Lingxiang was angry or not. Just now in Liuyunxuan, her tone and expression clearly showed that she was angry, but looking at her now, it didn't seem like that. Instead, she seemed like she was out for fun.
The street was crowded with people. Lingxiang was strolling leisurely. She didn't look like she was going back to the inn, but she didn't say where she was going. Anyway, Long Qi didn't dare to ask. He just rubbed his hands as if he wanted to say something but stopped.
As we walked, we came to the river. The river was already full of river lanterns, and men and women were all here, either talking or making wishes. Although the lights were bright, it was extremely quiet, and the sound of the gurgling water could be clearly heard.
Perhaps because she was tired from walking around, Lingxiang walked onto the covered bridge, jumped lightly and sat on the wooden railing.
This scared Long Qi. He thought Ling Xiang was doing something and hurried forward to help her, but he found that the person was already sitting steadily on the bed.
It was really awkward to neither support nor retract the outstretched hand.
Fortunately, Lingxiang didn't seem to notice. She just looked at the river lanterns floating with the waves. She patted the railing beside her, motioning Long Qi to sit on it as well.
Long Qi jumped up and looked at the river lanterns like Lingxiang. The river lanterns were scattered near, but gathered into a group farther away, like a glowing ribbon, floating along the river until it disappeared into the darkness.
It was indeed very beautiful, but Long Qi's mind was not here. A faint smell of medicine beside him made Long Qi a little distracted. He rubbed his hands behind his back, as if hesitating about something.
After a long time, Long Qi seemed to have made up his mind. He slowly raised one hand, carefully put it around Lingxiang's back, and quietly put it on Lingxiang's shoulder.
"you say……"
Just when Long Qi was about to hug Lingxiang with delight, Lingxiang suddenly spoke, scaring Long Qi so much that he almost lost his balance. He quickly withdrew his hand and steady himself.
This interrupted Lingxiang. She looked at Long Qi in surprise, but when she saw him trying to remain calm but avoiding her gaze, she started to laugh.
Long Qi looked at Ling Xiang. The lights in the distance shone through her from behind, and even her hair was shining. Long Qi stared at Ling Xiang blankly with a dazed look in his eyes. He felt his mouth was a little dry, and he swallowed several times in succession.
Seeing that Long Qi was staring at her, Lingxiang thought something happened on her face. She wiped her face while asking.
Just as Lingxiang lowered her head to wipe it, two wet spots appeared on her face, making her instantly at a loss. At this moment, a sharp whistle sounded in the distance, and sparks suddenly bloomed in the air.
What a beautiful scene! What a perfect couple made in heaven.
Amidst the mottled light and shadows, with the sound of firecrackers, Long Qi finally came back to his senses from his despair. He quickly sat up straight, lowered his head as if he had done something wrong, and cursed himself in his heart for being reckless.
But Lingxiang hadn't come back to her senses yet. She stared with her big watery eyes, her mind in a mess, and she even forgot what she wanted to say just now.
"I... I didn't mean it..." Long Qi hesitated for a long time and only said this.
Indeed, he really didn't mean it!
Hearing him say that, Ling Xiang laughed instead: "What's the matter? Did I push you down to make you like this? Or did you not sit firmly and bump into my face? Could it be that it's my fault?"
How could this person misinterpret it like this...
“No… no no no…” Long Qi said “no” several times in a row, blushing and waving his hands, as if he wanted to explain, “That’s not what I meant…”
"What does that mean?" Lingxiang suddenly became playful, turned her head and glanced at Longqi. "I just... couldn't help myself... so..." Longqi lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Lingxiang. He spoke hesitantly, but suddenly realized that Lingxiang didn't seem angry.
"You...you did it on purpose!"
"Why did I do that on purpose?" Ling Xiang raised her head and squinted her eyes, but she kept smiling. "I was the one who was offended, and I was the one who suffered. What's wrong with me?"
Long Qi didn't know how to respond. Seeing Lingxiang's arrogant look, he decided to go all out. He held Lingxiang's neck and kissed those two cherry petals.
It can’t be explained clearly anyway, so let it be!
The city is brightly lit, reflecting the sparkling light in the river. The river lights drift with the waves, spreading and converging, as if the Milky Way in the sky has fallen into the mortal world. There is a bridge over the river, and two people are on the bridge, looking into each other's eyes, and the years are quiet and good.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
As if she couldn't bear to see the two of them like this, or as if she felt embarrassed, a dry cough was heard, and Lingxiang was so scared that she quickly pushed Long Qi away.
It's Liuxia and Pinellia.
At this moment, Liu Xia's face flushed, as if he was the one who was caught, while Banxia had a frank look on her face. She held a river lantern in her left hand and a string of candies in her right hand, eating them with a "crunch, crunch" sound, as if she was watching a play.
Seeing Lingxiang and Long Qi being interrupted, Banxia couldn't help but take a breath and looked at Liu Xia with displeasure, as if blaming him for disturbing her show.
"You...why are you here..."
Lingxiang felt embarrassed at this time and asked hurriedly to cover up, but Long Qi was very dissatisfied and looked at Liu Xia with a pout, as if blaming them for coming at the wrong time.
Seeing this, Liu Xia understood everything. He said "I was just passing by" and left with Banxia, listening to her complaints.
But even so, there was an inexplicable awkwardness between Lingxiang and Longqi. They just sat there, twisting their hair, rubbing their hands, or saying that the lights were beautiful, or the wind was gentle, and they looked around but didn't look at each other.
Perhaps she felt that this was too awkward, Ling Xiang suddenly became serious and asked Long Qi: "Tell me, if you knew that something bad would happen in the world a hundred days later, what would you do?"
One hundred days later? What will happen after one hundred days?
Long Qi didn't know how to answer.
Nowadays, the world is peaceful and prosperous. Although we have encountered some bad things recently, they have been resolved one by one. What else will happen?
Long Qi looked at Ling Xiang with an inquiring expression, and Ling Xiang quickly explained: "It's just a hypothesis. This is also a way to explore the Dao, right? You are now in the foundation-building stage. I think it won't be long before you can enter the Dao. It's time to face these questions."
After hearing this, Long Qi began to think seriously.
Seeking the truth was not something he had deliberately sought, and even revenge was not that important now. According to his current state of mind, no matter what kind of suffering he would experience in the world, it would be enough for him as long as the one he loved could live in peace for the rest of his life.
"The one you love can live in peace for the rest of your life..." Lingxiang repeated what Long Qi said, as if she was savoring what he had just said.
After a long time, Lingxiang sighed.
If the world is in chaos, how can there be a pair of peace?
(End of this chapter)
