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

Chapter 97 Li Zhexian is really handsome; I'll send you off as Qian Renxue.
The afternoon sun was lazy.

The lake water was dyed into a flowing sheet of shattered gold.

Li Zhexian lay on the lawn by the lake.

Reach out and make a move.

A gentle breeze stirs up a lotus leaf.

It slowly landed on his face.

Tomorrow we'll be setting off for the Blue Lightning family.

After speaking to Xue Qinghe yesterday, I asked him to wait for Qian Renxue by the Lotus Lake.

Time flows by quietly.

Li Zhexian was drowsy.

Just as consciousness was about to sink.

A faint sound of footsteps came from my side.

My footsteps tread carefully on the supple grass.

Li Zhexian's drowsiness dissipated considerably.

But he didn't immediately lift the lotus leaf from his face; he simply tilted his head and listened intently.

The footsteps stopped beside him.

Only then did Li Zhexian raise his hand and lift the lotus leaf.

The sunlight was a bit dazzling, and he subconsciously squinted.

Once my eyes adjusted to the light, that graceful figure came into clear view.

Qian Renxue wore an elegant white dress today, which perfectly accentuated the girl's slender waist.

The sunlight seemed to favor her.

It danced and flowed across her stunning face and golden hair.

When Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes met Li Zhexian's, her cheeks flushed, and she quickly looked away.

She raised her hand.

She brushed a strand of hair that had fallen beside her ear, then quickly let it fall back down.

Her slender hands were folded in front of her, her fingertips slightly curled, revealing a sense of awkwardness and unease.

"you……"

Qian Renxue's voice was even lighter than the lake breeze.

"You want to meet me?"

The words just slipped out.

Even she was surprised by the shyness in her own words.

Even though she had met Li Zhexian countless times, she always felt flustered and confused whenever she faced him as a woman.

Like a mimosa plant, it curled up nervously yet joyfully.

Li Zhexian sat up.

Brush off the bits of grass that were stuck to the white shirt.

"We're leaving for the Blue Lightning Family tomorrow."

"It will probably be some time before we return."

"Before I left, I thought I'd see you."

Qian Renxue brushed her slender hand across the back of her legs, smoothing out her long skirt.

He sat down next to Li Zhexian.

"Thank you for still thinking of me."

Li Zhexian smiled.

He casually plucked a thin, long blade of grass.

Fingers move nimbly.

It only took a few moments.

A grasshopper woven from straw lay in the palm of my hand.

Here, you can play with it.

Qian Renxue looked in amazement at the grasshopper woven from straw in Li Zhexian's palm.

A faint smile broke through the tension, like ripples breaking on the surface of ice.

She stretched out her fingertip and touched the grasshopper's slender "antennae," and laughed:

"It's a bit ugly."

"Then I'll throw it away."

Li Zhexian made a gesture as if to take it back.

"Don't!"

Qian Renxue's tone suddenly rose.

He snatched the grasshopper from the straw as if grabbing it, and held it tightly in his palm.

This was the first time Li Zhexian had given Qian Renxue a gift.

Realizing his own eagerness.

Qian Renxue quickly turned her face away.

Pretend to be focused on the lotus flowers on the lake.

however.

Her slender fingers repeatedly caressed the small straw bag hidden in her bosom.

The forced composure intertwined with the barely concealed shyness in her eyes was breathtakingly beautiful.

The warm afternoon sun made one's bones feel soft and numb.

The lake breeze, carrying the fragrance of flowers, brushed against my cheeks, and I was surrounded by the warm scent of a young girl.

Li Zhexian, who had been exhausted from trying to comprehend the fourth form of the Azure Lotus Sword Song for days, gradually felt his eyelids grow heavy.

In a state of blurred consciousness.

He felt a warm, soft support gently cradling his head.

It felt soft and elastic to the touch.

It carried an indescribable sense of peace.

Li Zhexian instinctively adjusted to a more comfortable position.

He buried his face in that soft spot that brought him peace of mind.

Qian Renxue lowered her beautiful eyes, her eyelashes trembling slightly.

She gazed at the white-shirted boy resting his head on her lap.

Her heart was filled with an indescribable, burning emotion, almost scorching her chest. She froze for a moment.

Only then did he cautiously extend his hand.

She brushed aside a few strands of dark hair that obscured the boy's brows.

"Li Zhexian is so handsome..."

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely in this tranquil afternoon.

The image is frozen between the girl's downcast gaze and the boy's peaceful profile as he sleeps.

I do not know how long it has been.

The person on my lap moved slightly.

Qian Renxue seemed to have been burned and quickly withdrew her hand.

Li Zhexian's eyelids trembled, and he slowly opened them.

My consciousness is still somewhat hazy.

I felt that I slept more soundly and comfortably than ever before.

He blinked, adjusting to the light, and looked up to meet Qian Renxue's lowered gaze.

He was stunned for a moment.

Only then did I belatedly realize where I was lying on my pillow.

Li Zhexian sat up abruptly, a rare hint of embarrassment flashing across his handsome face.

"Cough... I fell asleep? How long have I been asleep?"

"Not long."

Qian Renxue straightened the wrinkled hem of her skirt, concealing the flutter in her heart.

"What time do we depart tomorrow?"

"At Chenshi (7-9 AM), depart from the South Gate."

Qian Renxue remained silent for a moment.

"I...I'll take you there."

Li Zhexian was stunned.

"give me?"

He knew that Qian Renxue's identity was sensitive.

It is not advisable to expose ourselves to the influence of Tiandou City.

Qian Renxue pursed her lips.

She wanted to give it to him.

In the name of Qian Renxue.

"My situation is complicated."

"But Li Zhexian, please believe me, I would never do anything to harm you."

"It is inconvenient for me to reveal my whereabouts to the forces of Tiandou City."

"But I really want to give it to you."

a long time.

Li Zhexian gazed at her lowered yet stubborn profile and replied gently but firmly:

"it is good."

The agreement has been reached.

The two sat there, leaning against each other, by the lake.

Watch the night unfold, watch the sunset burn across half the sky, watch the stars adorn the dark blue heavens.

The next day.

The first quarter of Chen Shi (7-9 AM).

Tian Dou City, beneath the South Gate.

Li Zhexian, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng and six others are ready to go.

Prince Xue Qinghe was dressed in ordinary clothes.

They saw each other off at the city gate.

Li Zhexian met Xue Qinghe's gaze, feeling puzzled.

Wasn't it Qian Renxue who came to deliver it?

Xue Qinghe's gaze lingered on Li Zhexian for a moment before she revealed a gentle smile.

"This journey is long and arduous; I wish you all continued progress in your skills and that you will achieve your goals."

"Li Zhexian..."

Her gaze fell on Li Zhexian again.

"Come back soon, I really want to go fishing with you."

Yu Tianheng and the other six people returned the greeting with clasped hands.

Li Zhexian smiled and nodded in agreement, but his gaze swept over Xue Qinghe and the porcupines and snake spears behind him without making a sound.

My confusion deepened.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Xue Qinghe is still here.

How will Qian Renxue appear to see him off?

The time has come.

Li Zhexian and his entourage mounted their horses.

He bowed to Xue Qinghe.

The horse's hooves pounded the official road, galloping swiftly into the distance.

Li Zhexian couldn't help but turn his head and look again toward the city gate, and even at the towering trees and rolling hills along the roadside.

But that stunningly beautiful figure was still nowhere to be seen.

The boy in white became a blurry outline at the edge of the field of vision.

It eventually disappeared at the bend in the official road.

At this time.

Xue Qinghe lifted the prince's brocade robe and walked into the dense woods on the hillside beside the official road.

Wait until you're sure no one is seeing you.

Her aura suddenly changed...

(End of this chapter)