Ning Yitao let out a soft laugh and said,
"I also hope you're not."
There was something different in their eyes as they looked at each other.
Maybe it was a flutter of the heart, but there was also hesitation and doubt in both of their eyes.
Duan Qinghuai finally asked the question:
"Did you have the same dream as me?"
Hearing this, Ning Yitao rolled her eyes and had an idea.
This time, she didn't deny it. She nodded and said,
"Yes. Actually, these weren't dreams. They were the illusion we experienced last time. But you fainted last time, and you forgot about it after you woke up."
After Ning Yitao finished speaking, her eyes were firmly fixed on the changes on Duan Qinghuai's face.
Because Ning Yitao always felt that after the jade bracelet fluctuated, something else was released from it.
Maybe the person who escaped was the one who gave Ning Yitao the jade bracelet last time.
Ning Yitao even thought that this person might be the mysterious person who was said to have obtained the spiritual vein.
A person who could obtain the spiritual vein must be extremely powerful. And wasn't Duan Qinghuai extremely powerful in spiritual power now?
Was there any connection between the two of them? Or were they actually the same person?
Thinking of this, Ning Yitao slightly raised her eyebrows.
Interesting. She had encountered all these strange things.
Although Duan Qinghuai's identity was still a mystery, there was now a direction.
However, even if Duan Qinghuai's identity was unclear, Ning Yitao wouldn't resist or reject him because of it.
After getting along for so long, Duan Qinghuai still held a certain place in Ning Yitao's heart.
She originally wanted to keep a close eye on Duan Qinghuai to see if the other person inside him would reveal any flaws.
But unexpectedly, Duan Qinghuai just looked overjoyed.
This made Ning Yitao confused.
At this moment, Duan Qinghuai was thinking that this might mean that he and Ning Yitao had an even deeper bond.
Duan Qinghuai wasn't sure if he was just a person who could be easily discarded by Ning Yitao or just a temporary partner in her heart.
He lacked a sense of security.
Duan Qinghuai directly met Ning Yitao's gaze.
Ning Yitao suddenly felt something was wrong when Duan Qinghuai stared at her so directly. After coming back to her senses, her ears turned a little red.
Ning Yitao awkwardly shifted her gaze, pretended to cough twice, and changed the topic, saying,
"Let's not talk about this. Do you know where Chu Zhiyuan and the others went?"
Ning Yitao wanted to change the topic, but Duan Qinghuai didn't. He took a few steps closer to Ning Yitao.
Duan Qinghuai was standing against the light. Now he completely blocked the sunlight at the door of Ning Yitao's room.
Ning Yitao couldn't help but widen her eyes and raised her hand.
She felt that the air around her was getting thinner.
Ning Yitao stretched out her hand to keep a distance between them.
Ning Yitao didn't even dare to look into Duan Qinghuai's eyes. She felt that the heat from her red ears spread all the way to her brain, and there was a buzzing sound in her head.
She looked around everywhere but at Duan Qinghuai.
Duan Qinghuai found it novel to see Ning Yitao's red ears. Was she shy?
In Duan Qinghuai's eyes, Ning Yitao had always had a cold and aloof image. This was the first time he had discovered that Ning Yitao would blush in front of him.
Maybe Ning Yitao didn't dislike him? Or, to be a bit narcissistic,
maybe Ning Yitao had a crush on him.
This thought surprised even himself.
Ning Yitao was the first to lose her composure. She asked,
"What's wrong? Could you please step aside a bit? I suddenly feel a bit hot."
Looking at Ning Yitao's shy look, Duan Qinghuai couldn't help but curl his lips. He was even more certain of his thoughts. He said with a loving smile,
"Okay."
Only when Duan Qinghuai took a step back did Ning Yitao feel like she was alive again. The air around her suddenly rushed in.
Ning Yitao's brain could function normally again.
The first thing she did was to cross her arms in front of her chest, put on a look of "keep away from strangers," and pretended to be cold as she said,
"If you have something to say, say it now. I'm listening."
Ning Yitao had mastered the art of rejecting people perfectly and was determined to maintain her persona. But her blushing ears still betrayed her.
If it were in the past, Duan Qinghuai would have been intimidated by her like this and thought that Ning Yitao was really angry.
But seeing her ears that she hadn't managed to hide properly, and even her neck was slightly red, Duan Qinghuai looked down at her and just thought she was so cute that his heart melted.
Duan Qinghuai's smile didn't fade, and he already had an answer in his heart.
Duan Qinghuai took another step back and asked tentatively,
"I was thinking that maybe,"
"we might really develop a relationship like in the dream. What do you think?"
"!!!!"
"What is he talking about?"
Duan Qinghuai's straightforward words left Ning Yitao's mind blank.
In Ning Yitao's eyes, Duan Qinghuai had always been very reserved.
Since she came to this world, it had always been Duan Qinghuai who had shown her around and helped her get to know this world.
But for Ning Yitao, she had never experienced love.
She always felt that something was wrong with herself when she was with Duan Qinghuai.
Especially her heartbeat, which was always out of her control. Ning Yitao of course knew that this was wrong. These were emotions that didn't belong to her.
Last time when they came out of the illusion, Duan Qinghuai didn't remember anything, and Ning Yitao didn't plan to take the illusion to heart.
She never expected that Duan Qinghuai would actually say it.
In the past, Ning Yitao wanted to be her old self again and always avoided Duan Qinghuai.
Now, there was nowhere to hide, and she could only face it directly.
Ning Yitao couldn't help but think of the days when the two of them leaned on each other in the illusion, days that were plain but happy.
Those memories that she had always avoided all flooded into her mind at this moment.
Mutual companionship.
It seemed,
not bad.
Ning Yitao was even startled by her own thought. But after thinking about it carefully.
Maybe, in this new life, she could really live a different life.
In her previous life, she had used all her energy just to survive. Just when she thought that life was finally getting better, she died under the thunderbolt during her ascension.
Her life was boring, full of calculations and intrigues. Even her death was an effort to survive.
It was really too tiring. Now that she had a chance to start over, she could have a new life.
Thinking of this.
Ning Yitao slightly curled her lips and said to Duan Qinghuai in an ambiguous tone,
"The nature of our relationship mainly depends on you."
These words really stunned Duan Qinghuai.
Was Ning Yitao making her feelings clear?
Did it mean that she also had feelings for him?
A smile had already appeared on Duan Qinghuai's face, but there seemed to be fireworks going off in his head. He just stood there stupidly, not knowing how to react.
This made Ning Yitao laugh. Looking at Duan Qinghuai's appearance, her smile grew deeper.
This seemed to be the first time she had made a choice just for herself without any worries or concerns about others.
Ning Yitao walked around the stupidly standing Duan Qinghuai and reached the door. Duan Qinghuai didn't even notice. He was completely dazed by this sudden joy.
Ning Yitao walked towards the kitchen and casually threw out a sentence,
"If you don't catch up with me, I'll leave."
This woke Duan Qinghuai up from his dream. He quickly turned around and took a few big steps to catch up with Ning Yitao. The joy in his eyes overflowed.
Both of them had smiles on their faces. In this lonely Taoist temple, they were like a beautiful painting.
Everything seemed to be changing for the better.
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"Run, run quickly!"
Chu Zhiyuan and Yun Lianmeng were running crazily on the deserted street.
The wind howled past their ears.
It was noon, but there wasn't a single person on the street.
And there was no one behind them either.
Chu Zhiyuan didn't know what method he had used to make Yun Lianmeng appear during the day.
He didn't know what the reason was that made Yun Lianmeng come out even at noon.
On the empty road, Chu Zhiyuan tried his best to protect Yun Lianmeng from the sun.
But it was inevitable. It was already very difficult for her to appear during the day. A look of pain appeared on Yun Lianmeng's face.
Chu Zhiyuan watched as her face wrinkled in pain and felt a bit heart - ache.
But their steps didn't stop.
They didn't dare to stop.
But even though they didn't let their guard down and ran for their lives, the invisible thing behind them didn't seem to plan to let them go.