Douluo Continent: A Fallen Immortal Descends to Earth, Slaying Gods with a Drunken Sword

Chapter 50 Zhu Zhuqing: Didn't you say purple has a certain charm? Li Zhexian presents a magical herb (Bonus chapter, please vote!)
Prepare everything you need for your home.

Li Zhexian invited Xue Qinghe, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the four from Huangdou Academy to another meal.

Consider it a ritual to celebrate moving to a new home.

That's why Li Bai was willing to befriend these people.

These young masters and ladies, who usually never lift a finger, actually cleaned up the messy "battlefield" for him before leaving.

Li Zhexian escorted them to the door one by one.

Wait for everyone to leave.

He slumped lazily into the sandalwood armchair.

With plum blossoms blooming overhead and sipping wine every now and then, one feels as if this is the ultimate pleasure in life.

He was chewing a plum.

As the person became drowsy from the effects of the alcohol—

His eyes suddenly snapped open!

Two sharp, tangible beams of light shot out from his eyes, startling the plum blossoms above him into a flurry of petals.

"Again?!"

"Did I do something wrong?!"

Having learned from the experience of being attacked and killed the first time.

Li Zhexian's reaction was swift as lightning.

He immediately sprang to his feet, making a move to rush over the courtyard wall.

However, just as he was about to make a move, a faintly familiar aura came from behind him.

He paused, then turned around to look.

Sa——!
A dark shadow shot through the air like an arrow released from a bow.

Li Zhexian subconsciously raised his hand, and the Azure Lotus Sword was about to be drawn.

But the approaching aura became increasingly clear and discernible as the distance closed.

Li Zhexian lowered all his defenses, neither dodging nor avoiding, waiting for the dark figure to pounce on him.

The shadowy figure arrived in the blink of an eye.

The newcomer was dressed in a black bodysuit, his face hidden behind a black veil. A sharp, gleaming claw was pressed against Li Zhexian's chest, but it could not advance any further.

A smile spread across Li Zhexian's face.

He remained silent.

They just stared quietly into each other's eyes.

slowly……

slowly……

Gradually, tears welled up in the other person's dark eyes.

She retracted her claws, suddenly opened her arms, and crashed into Li Zhexian's embrace, a sob mixed with grievance and joy rising in her throat:

"Li Zhexian, I have finally... seen you again!"

at this time.

If the other six Shrek Monsters were present.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing like this, one's jaw would probably drop in astonishment.

Zhu Zhuqing, who is usually cold and taciturn, actually has such a passionate side.
Full of warmth, fragrance and softness.

Li Zhexian, however, smelled the scent of dust.

He lowered his head, his gaze sweeping over the tiny bits of grass clinging to the hair of the person in his arms, and he could guess how much hardship Zhu Zhuqing had endured to come to Tiandou City alone.

Li Zhexian raised his hand.

He gently stroked the girl's trembling, slender shoulders.

"Sister Zhuqing, it's been a long time."

After a while.

Zhu Zhuqing blushed and gently broke free from Li Zhexian's embrace.

She scrutinized Li Zhexian carefully, and finally a smile appeared on her lips.

"I actually arrived in Tiandou City this morning."

"I just saw you having a good time with your friends, so I didn't want to bother you."

"Yeah, seeing how carefree you are, I...I'm happy for you."

Li Zhexian took her hand and led her to the plum blossom tree. He then took his own clear spring wine pot and poured her a full cup.

"I've already drunk the wine that Sister Zhuqing asked Dugu Yan to bring last time, and it tasted good."

"This is my newly brewed wine, please try it."

I saw a fiery blue mist rising from the rim of the cup.

The rich and mellow aroma of the wine filled the courtyard in an instant.

Zhu Zhuqing unconsciously licked her slightly dry lips.

Li Zhexian's wine must be excellent.

"Then I won't be polite."

talking.

She couldn't wait to raise her glass and take a sip.

"Well……"

The wine goes down his throat.

Her fair face flushed crimson at a visible speed.

Even his dark eyes were shrouded in a hazy mist.

"Good...good wine..."

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's charmingly naive appearance as she couldn't hold her liquor.

Li Zhexian shook his head and smiled, then raised his cup for a small sip. At that moment...

His conversation with Dugu Yan that day suddenly flashed through his mind:
"What else did Zhu Zhuqing say to you?"

—"She said she likes you and wants you to kiss her next time you see her."

Li Zhexian put down the wine pot.

He, who was usually carefree and unrestrained, was unusually a little flustered at this moment.

"Sister Zhuqing..."

"Ok?"

Zhu Zhuqing raised her dazed eyes.

"I'm afraid that's not quite right."

"What's not quite right?"

She reeked of alcohol, and her voice was slurred.

Li Zhexian frowned slightly, and decided to stop beating around the bush.

He repeated the words that Dugu Yan had relayed verbatim.

Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback when she heard this.

Immediately, her already flushed cheeks turned even redder, as if dripping blood, and even her ears and neck were tinged with a crimson hue.

"I...I absolutely did not say that!"

"I...I just asked her to bring you some wine...I really didn't say anything like that!"

Li Zhexian gave a helpless, bitter smile.

He understood perfectly well at that moment.

He realized he had been tricked by Dugu Yan.

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing fidgeting with embarrassment, Li Zhexian, who should have been awkward, instead smiled and said with relief:
"It's alright, Sister Zhuqing, it's just Dugu Yan being silly."

"You don't need to take it to heart."

"Uh-huh."

Zhu Zhuqing responded softly.

But Li Zhexian's nonchalant attitude left her feeling uneasy.

She clutched the package in her arms, bit her lower lip lightly, and whispered:
"Li Zhexian..."

"Can I take a shower here?"

Li Zhexian pointed to the exquisite side room next to the main house.

"Over there is a reservoir, and there are hot spring stones that draw out geothermal energy."

"I haven't been here long and have only used it twice. Please feel free to use it if you don't mind, Sister Zhuqing."

"Ah."

Zhu Zhuqing responded in a soft, almost inaudible voice, then quickly slipped into the small house, clutching her small bundle.

With no distractions in his mind, Li Bai leaned against the plum tree with his back to the hut, enjoying a sip of wine and a plum, completely at ease.

About half an hour passed.

Li Zhexian was already somewhat drunk and his eyes were blurry.

Suddenly.

A delicate floral fragrance drifted quietly from behind.

Zhu Zhuqing's voice, tinged with hesitation and shyness, softly sounded behind Li Zhexian:
"Li Zhexian..."

"You...you turn around and look at me..."

Upon hearing the sound, Li Zhexian instinctively turned his head.

The scene that came into view, even as time goes by, is enough to leave an indelible mark on his memory.

Zhu Zhuqing, who usually only wears black bodysuits, has changed into a long purple dress that looks like a smoky cloud.

Those usually sharp phoenix eyes were now slightly lowered, and their thick, long eyelashes cast dappled shadows in the setting sun, revealing a rare gentleness.

She was clearly very uncomfortable in this outfit.

He instinctively reached for the hidden weapon pouch at his waist, but only touched the soft tassels.

Feeling Li Zhexian's gaze, a gaze that seemed to carry a tangible heat, made Zhu Zhuqing's heart flutter with unease.

She turned her head away and said in a trembling voice:

"Li Zhexian..."

"You...you said purple has a certain charm..."

"If...if it looks bad...I'll go change it right away..."

"Don't."

Li Zhexian initially tried to stop him, but then immediately agreed.

"She looks beautiful, Sister Zhuqing looks absolutely gorgeous."

Zhu Zhuqing turned her head slightly, and the crown that originally bound her hair was replaced with two purple jade hairpins.

As she moved, the tiny pieces of jade hairpin jingled as they fell from it.

her gaze.

It went straight into Li Zhexian's smiling eyes.

The faint blush on the tips of her ears looked just like the plum blossoms that had just fallen.

Li Zhexian lightly patted the treasure pouch at his waist and took out two immortal herbs from it.

"Sister Zhuqing remembers my words so well."

"Then I'll give you a gift in return..."

　I didn't realize there were so many students; all the subsequent Chapter 3 episodes will be before 9:30 PM.

　　Study hard, everyone, and don't put too much pressure on yourselves!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)