Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 487 Beginning to Notice

Feng Siyue shook her head, her eyes filled with nostalgia. "I remember the first time I took Ali down the mountain, she flew a similar white fox kite in Fengning Village."

"Snow-capped mountains behind, clear streams accompanying green fields, her smiling face is even purer than the pristine snow-capped mountains."

"I thought back then that someone like that would be pampered and happy forever."

"Unbound by worldly constraints, forever immersed in one's own passions."

Instead of...

Feng Siyue's eyelashes trembled slightly. She shut her mouth and didn't continue speaking, walking forward in silence.

Instead of trying to distract Feng Siyue, Gongzi Qi quietly stayed by her side, feeling her silent longing.

The two arrived at Tingfeng Tower and, with the respectful voice of the waiter, went to a private room on the second floor.

Seeing that she wasn't in high spirits, Gongzi Qi took it upon himself to order some of her signature dishes.

The restaurant served the food quickly, and soon there was a knock on the door of the private room. "Guests, the dishes are ready. Would it be convenient for us to serve you two?"

Gongzi Qi said, "Come in."

"okay!"

The door was pushed open softly, and the waiter in black came to Young Master Qi first, followed by four maids serving dishes.

The maids blushed as they were surprised to see such a handsome young man at the restaurant.

The waiter explained, "This first dish is called 'Osmanthus-Filled Fragrant Mountain,' which is made by steaming red-finned, green-tailed fish with fresh osmanthus flowers. It has a fragrant taste and a sweet flavor, making it a great appetizer."

He brought the dishes to the table and began to introduce them one by one.

At the end of the meal, the waiter brought out a pot of wine and said mysteriously, "Judging from your unfamiliar faces, you two are probably not from Fengcheng."

"Our restaurant offers this wine at half price to every customer from outside the restaurant. Why don't you two try it? If you can guess the name correctly, this pot of wine will be given to you for free!"

After saying that, the waiter lifted the lid.

A faint aroma of wine wafted through the air.

Feng Siyue's gaze turned towards them in an instant.

Gongzi Qi picked up a cup and poured one for Feng Siyue, saying, "I'll entrust this important task to my junior sister."

Facing the gazes of so many people in the private room, she lowered her eyes, picked up her wine glass, and took a sip.

The rich fragrance of osmanthus blossoms spreads in the mouth, strong yet not cloying, with a very light wine flavor and a hint of lotus seed astringency.

tastes good.

Feng Siyue raised her eyes, an unnatural smile playing on her lips. "Waiter, do you have any lightly brewed peach blossom wine?"

The tone is...wrong.

Gongzi Qi looked at her profile and noticed the abnormal, forced smile on her lips.

His gaze shifted to the wine jug on the table, and a shadow fell over his eyes.

The waiter was taken aback for a moment, then immediately beamed with joy.

"Yes! I didn't expect you to be a regular customer!"

"We don't just brew light osmanthus wine in our shop! We also brew seasonal flower wines. How much would you like, miss?"

"Enough!"

"Of course, this pot of wine is for you two!"

Feng Siyue nodded, "Thank you."

"Please wait a moment, gentlemen, I'll go get you the wine right away!"

The group went out the door.

After the waiter brought out the lightly brewed peach blossom wine, Feng Siyue began drinking one cup after another, becoming more and more silent with each sip.

The table was full of food, but not a single bite was touched.

Gongzi Qi used serving chopsticks to put some food on her plate, but she didn't eat any.

In the end, he could only watch in silence as she drowned her sorrows in alcohol.

Slowly, the moon rose high in the sky.

The food had already been cleared away, and the table was covered with empty kettles.

Counting them carefully, there are six pots.

Gongzi Qi pulled the chair closer to her, pushed the wine pot away with one hand, and pressed her wrist through her clothes with the other, saying, "Junior sister, this wine has a very strong aftereffect. You can't drink any more."

The waiter who brought the third jug of wine noticed that Feng Siyue was acting strangely, so he told Gongzi Qi about the strength and origin of the wine.

Tingfenglou is a branch of Haotian Restaurant, but in Qianshui City, Cang Li particularly loves their lightly brewed peach blossom wine.

Gongzi Qi tried to stop her, but Feng Siyue, who was still rational, insisted on drinking.

He thought that cultivators had physiques far beyond ordinary people, so he didn't stop her much. Now that they had reached the seventh pot, Young Master Qi really couldn't let her continue drinking.

With her mind already clouded, Feng Siyue reached out her left hand to push his hand away, unable to lift her wine glass.

"Senior brother, I can still drink, please move aside."

Her voice was soft and gentle, completely different from her sober self, and had no intimidating power.

Gongzi Qi twisted his wrist, restraining both of her hands, and sighed, "Junior sister, you're drunk."

The woman struggled but couldn't break free. She frowned, "I didn't... Senior brother, let go..."

As the overwhelming effects of the alcohol gradually took hold, everything in Feng Siyue's vision became doubled, as if space itself had folded, creating four or even more images.

At the same time, a strong feeling of dizziness struck, and Feng Siyue finally couldn't resist the aftereffects of the wine. She collapsed onto the table, her forehead hitting the young man's hand, and fell into a deep sleep.

They were completely unaware of it.

A burning sensation spread across the back of his hand. Gongzi Qi instinctively tried to pull his hand away, but then he heard a soft sob beside him.

"So many years have passed, Ah Li, why can't I meet you even in my dreams?"

"You're blaming me..."

One sentence stopped the young man's actions.

A hint of heartache gradually surfaced in his eyes.

She cried twice in just one day, not to mention the countless days and nights she spent with red and swollen eyes while he was away.

The young man gently withdrew his hand, stood up, bent down, and lifted the woman up by slipping one hand under her knees.

Upon embracing him, Gongzi Qi felt that the person before him seemed to have remained unchanged for the past three years.

For normal women, bone growth generally stops after age 20, while for men it can be traced back to age 22.

Three years ago, my junior sister was only seventeen. Logically speaking, both her height and appearance should have grown to some extent.

But she...

Gongzi Qi lowered his eyes, staring at the woman's flushed face, which was stained with some youthful tears, and came to a strange conclusion.

My junior sister's height and appearance seem to have remained at the age of seventeen.

why?

With these questions in mind, Gongzi Qi escorted the person back to the room he had booked.

He covered her with the blanket, and looking at the woman's teary eyes, the young man silently wiped away her tears with a handkerchief before quietly walking to the window of the outer room, gazing at the night and letting his thoughts drift away.

.........

Outside the Fantasy Universe Continent.

A space extremely far from the Fantasy Universe Continent.

Beneath the starry sky, there lies a magnificent and mysterious ancient palace complex, built upon a foundation of mist and clouds, its entire body covered with mysterious and ancient star and moon runes.

A golden halo rotated above his head, with a faint but not dim purple light shimmering within it, making the starry sky seem like mere background!

Ancient and magnificent!

It resembles a supreme divine palace!

Beneath its feet lies a vast and boundless galaxy, flowing ceaselessly.

In the tallest and most central ancient hall of the ancient building complex, a transparent crystal coffin is placed on the floor amidst swirling smoke.

A mysterious man with gentle features, clad in a robe adorned with star patterns, stood before the crystal coffin. His expression was indifferent, yet his words carried a terrifying stubbornness.

"Zhaozhao, don't be afraid, Master is here..."