The road to immortality is difficult, bones build immortality

Qingchen was resting in the guest room with his eyes closed, his mood as if water had stopped, and he was working hard to consume the wine.

However, an inexplicable throbbing suddenly came to my heart and my whole body was shaken.

He opened his eyes suddenly, and then quietly left the guest room, like a ghost.

After a while, Qingchen came to a door and pushed it gently without leaving any trace.

The door opened in response and he walked in. This was the bedroom of Li Muyun and his wife.

Qingchen's eyes were like a torch, and he scanned the surroundings. After confirming that everything was correct, he flashed and reached the side of the sleeping Li Muyun.

He moved his fingers slightly, sealing Li Muyun's acupuncture points with deep force.

Make it unable to move and fall asleep as before.

Then, he gently lifted Li Muyun from the bed and placed him in a side room next to the bedroom, his movements gentle and skillful.

After completing all this, Qingchen slowly turned around and his eyes fell on the stunned Zhao Ningyi.

At this time, Zhao Ningyi had changed out of her gorgeous clothes at noon and put on the red dress she had worn when she sent Qingchen off that night, making her look even more charming.

"You...!" Zhao Ningyi saw Qingchen suddenly appear,

Thousands of words and countless questions filled her heart, and Zhao Ningyi was shocked, but she didn't have time to speak.

...

After more than half an hour, Zhao Ningyi slowly woke up.

It felt like my whole body was soaked in water and had just been fished out.

"Are you awake?" Qingchen asked softly, lying next to Zhao Ningyi.

"Yes." Zhao Ningyi responded softly, her voice as thin as a gnat, but with a hint of coquettishness about waking up.

"Hate me?" Qingchen asked.

"Hate, hate you for lying to me, hate you for not coming to me, hate you for coming to bully me again now." Zhao Ningyi turned her head away, with tears in her eyes.

Qingchen did not rush to comfort him, but slowly told an unknown past event:

"Ningyi, you know, actually more than half a year ago,

I am just a refugee who is about to starve to death. If it weren't for your father's donation, I would have died of hunger. "

Zhao Ningyi was a little surprised when she heard this, her eyes full of astonishment:

"How is that possible? You are a second-rate master.

How could Zusima, who was still from the seventh rank, end up in such a situation? "

"Because I don't believe in fate," Qingchen's eyes became firm, and he looked at Zhao Ningyi and said this, and then continued,

"I want to climb up, I want to live a better life. People like me, who try their best and narrowly escape death, may not even reach your starting point, and are more likely to die on the way.

And you can get whatever you want. So, I lied to you. Because I don’t have the same confidence as you, I can’t afford to lose, and I don’t dare to lose.

If I lose the bet, I will die, and my second mother-in-law and younger brothers and sisters will also be kicked out of the house, live on the streets, or even sold into a brothel. "

Zhao Ningyi had never experienced the struggle and suffering in Qingchen's words. She looked at the young man blankly, with an inexplicable emotion welling up in her heart.

It turns out that he has gone through so many ups and downs to get to where he is today.

"Then you...then why did you do that to me...to me today..."

Zhao Ningyi's face was red, her voice was as thin as a gnat, but there was a hint of shyness.

Qingchen's eyes fell on Zhao Ningyi's face, and he said softly:

"I couldn't afford the gamble at that time, so I didn't dare to come to you. But today, if I meet you, I won't hide anymore. By the way, your red dress is so beautiful."

There were ripples in Zhao Ningyi's heart, and she asked curiously:

"Then... then why did you come to my house today?"

Qingchen was silent for a moment, seeming to weigh something.

In the end, he chose to tell the truth and said sincerely:

"Well... I don't want to lie to you either. I was promoted so quickly because I gave Li Muyun a male pet, so he was willing to help me."

Zhao Ningyi was shocked when she heard this. She looked in the direction of Li Muyun in disbelief.

The guilt I originally felt towards him disappeared at this moment.

Instead, there were waves of nausea and revulsion.

"What? Him? He likes men?"

"Yes, so he keeps asking me to search for male pets for him."

Qingchen sighed, his tone full of helplessness.

"Then you stay with me from now on, okay?

Li Muyun comes from a wealthy family in Jincheng. Give me some time and we can stay together forever. "

Zhao Ningyi looked at Qingchen nervously.

Qingchen remained silent and just nodded slightly.

He took the bait, and it was not in vain that he had spent so much effort and thought.

Time flies by like a fleeting moment, March is fleeting,

And in these short days, Qingchen passed through that secret passage,

The number of times I met Zhao Ningyi was only four or five times.

Every time they met, Zhao Ningyi seemed more proactive than the previous time.

Especially in that secret passage, the posture seemed to be worried that Qingchen would not come again.

Qingchen knows that only hungry people know how good it feels to be full.

Zhao Ningyi's dependence on Qingchen is increasing day by day, and unknowingly,

This dependence seems to have quietly turned into deep love.

Her courage also became bigger and bigger,

Even once, because Qingchen had not arrived for a long time, she left the city lord's mansion desperately,

Quietly go to Qingchen's Xicheng mansion to look for his traces.

"Alas." Qingchen, who was in Zhao Ningyi's secret room, couldn't help but sigh.

"Mr. Lang, why are you sighing?"

Zhao Ningyi asked with concern, her tone full of concern for Qingchen.

"Ningyi, do you know why I sneaked into the City Lord's Mansion last time?"

Qingchen spoke slowly, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity.