sbdcsierra Chapter 116 Because I blush
Chapter 116 Because I blush
Amidst the ruins, Li Tingyun angrily dusted himself off.
He had already turned the firepower down to the minimum, and he had never been so careful before, so how did he still mess it up?!
He attributed all of this to the fact that the field space created by Si Wuxie was too fragile.
Looking at Li Tingyun's retreating figure, Mei Shiyu subconsciously asked, "Are you... alright?"
There was a hint of concern in his words.
"what?"
Li Tingyun turned around, flattered, and gave him her most sincere smile.
"Me? I'm perfectly fine."
He had no idea how stark the contrast was, how comical the scene was, with his dark face revealing two rows of white teeth, and his smile resembling a crescent moon lying in the night.
Mei Shiyu bit her lip tightly, enduring the pain for a long time, but finally couldn't hold back anymore!
He burst out laughing.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to... Hahahaha..."
He laughed so hard his shoulders trembled, he couldn't straighten up, he bent over at a 90-degree angle, and his hands were placed on his knees.
too tired!
Mei Shiyu had no choice but to squat on the ground, burying her head in her arms and laughing bitterly.
I really don't care what Li Tingyun might think.
All he knew was that the more silent the other person remained, the more he wanted to laugh.
Simply can not stop.
Sigh, this is the pain of having a low threshold for laughter.
No, to be precise, he doesn't have a low threshold for laughter, but rather a very strange one.
His jokes always seem to hit the mark in the most absurd places, and once you get hit right on the spot, it's hard to get out of the situation... which is really frustrating.
Mei Shiyu finally managed to pull his head out of his arms, only to find himself staring at Li Tingyun, who had somehow squatted down in front of him. The moment their eyes met, they stared at each other in disbelief.
Li Tingyun's lower face was hidden by his arms, which were folded over his knees.
Only two wide-open eyes were visible, staring "curiously" at Mei Shiyu, who was about to laugh until tears streamed down his face.
He asked, "Immortal Venerable, is it really that funny?"
He had used magic to tidy himself up, and his handsome face was finally presentable again.
Mei Shiyu stood up abruptly, her gaze darting away while alarm bells rang in her mind.
Li Tingyun had sword-like eyebrows that reached his temples and clear phoenix eyes. When he stared at someone, his gaze was always unwavering, almost able to see right through their thoughts.
It makes one's cheeks feel hot and even makes one's heart race.
Mei Shiyu was very thin-skinned, and he especially couldn't stand being stared at like that by others.
His lower lip was clearly about to bleed from biting it, but he quickly composed himself and returned to his usual gentle and calm demeanor.
He said, not what he really meant, "It's not funny, really, not funny at all."
Li Tingyun slowly stood up, still wanting to tease him a bit with sarcastic remarks, but then she saw him turn around and start digging in the ruins, looking a little anxious.
Mei Shiyu slapped his head in annoyance, thinking to himself: What's wrong with me? I was so busy watching Li Tingyun make a fool of himself... I completely forgot about my little apprentice!
Mei Shiyu raised his wrist, and Li Tingyun held his breath behind him, watching the Immortal Binding Lock flash with light.
However, that light disappeared in an instant.
Because at the last moment, Mei Shiyu happened to see Wangcai's dog head emerge from the mess.
He had the black cat by the scruff of its neck in his mouth, his face covered in dirt, and he was vigorously slapping his tail to shake off the dust.
The black cat was clean, with glossy fur, and looked like it was well protected by the dog.
Mei Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief.
The same applies to Li Tingyun.
He couldn't think of a good way to conceal the existence of the Immortal Binding Lock for the time being.
He did not want to destroy or throw away this magical artifact.
He felt that this thing would be very useful in the future.
We can only take one step at a time.
He was prepared for the possibility that Mei Shiyu might expose all his pretenses at any moment.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from the ruins again, and a ghostly hand broke through the ground.
Then, a second, a third... countless ghostly hands emerged from the ground, gathering together, their dark, clustered shadows resembling low shrubs from afar.
Li Tingyun had dealt with these things more than once, but he still couldn't figure out what they were. However, he didn't have the mind to study them in depth now. All the fancy stuff was no match for absolute power.
The ghostly hands were startled and scattered in panic, their five fingers crawling on the ground as fast as they could, but they were no match for the powerful demonic aura sweeping in from behind.
Apart from a few lucky ones who stumbled into hiding behind Mei Shiyu, the other ghost hands vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye. A cool breeze blew them away, and they were as clean as if they had never appeared at all.
Mei Shiyu had realized early on that these evil spirits were definitely not benevolent.
It is unknown why Si Wuxie placed them in Yongjie Town and among the murals.
Could it be that they want to extract demonic energy from them?
Mei Shiyu agreed with Li Tingyun's decision to eliminate these things. He glanced at the ghostly hands huddled together and trembling in the shadows behind him, then took a few steps to the side and made way for them.
Unexpectedly, those ghostly hands relentlessly pursued him, following him wherever he went.
Mei Shiyu was used as a shield, and his face suddenly turned pale, his heart sinking.
He drew his Azure Frost sword and dealt with the low-intelligence evil spirits himself.
How could Li Tingyun not see that Mei Shiyu's emotions were fluctuating a bit? Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut? He didn't need to draw his sword to slay the evil thing, but he chose this more drastic method.
"Immortal Venerable, do you perhaps know that these things have some special origin?"
"No, I do not know."
Mei Shiyu held his sword in his right hand, the blade touching the ground, and hesitated to retract it.
He wasn't so nervous or anxious because he knew the origin of the Ghost Hand.
It was not because of the actions of these ghost hands in using him as a shield in front of Li Tingyun that he stirred up memories buried deep in his heart. In his previous life, he had experienced too many similar scenes and learned too many lessons through blood and tears.
Mei Shiyu wasn't the kind of fool who would easily take the fall for someone else, but in his past life, he always made "passive sacrifices" that he himself couldn't understand, against his will and circumstances.
He was indeed kind-hearted and accustomed to doing good deeds to the best of his ability. He had indeed used his "official authority" to save innocent people from Li Tingyun on several occasions in the Taiji Hall. However, he never thought of unwittingly becoming someone's shield or protector, and then taking the blame for others—that would be utterly foolish.
But in fact, he did this kind of stupid thing many times.
He was very resistant in his heart, but he did it in his actions, and always felt like he was being treated as a puppet.
He even wondered if he had been temporarily possessed, or if he was being haunted by something evil!
These bizarre events occurred repeatedly, which at one point drove him to the brink of mental instability.
Seeing that Mei Shiyu was deep in thought, Li Tingyun did not disturb him. She just stared at him with great interest, as if she could never get enough of looking at him. The corners of her lips were slightly raised and she could not suppress it.
Mei Shiyu suddenly came to his senses, his cheeks flushed from Li Tingyun's stare—a natural, uncontrollable reaction from his body. He had been so focused on thinking that he hadn't even realized Li Tingyun was staring at him intently.
Mei Shiyu felt uncomfortable under his gaze and asked, "Why are you always staring at me?"
Li Tingyun then threw the question back at him, "How do you know I'm looking at you if you're not looking at me?"
Mei Shiyu bluntly replied, "Because I blush."
"If someone stares at me for too long, my cheeks will feel hot, like when someone's eyelids twitch when they're nervous... It's a strange reaction, there's no reason for it."
Mei Shiyu said solemnly, "So please stop staring at me."
Li Tingyun's breathing became heavier as he spoke these words in a serious tone.
Mei Shiyu's behavior wasn't about reasoning with others; it was about blatantly telling them how naive and easily deceived he was.
Li Tingyun just wanted to rush over to him, hug him, kiss him, and even tease him in a bad way.
But in the end, he could only do his best to suppress his improper thoughts.
He chuckled and said, "Immortal Mei, if anyone else stares at you like I do in the future, please don't try to reason with them in such a 'polite' way."
"I'll teach you a trick—"
"Gouge out his eyes and feed them back to him. Don't waste any more words!"
Mei Shiyu: "..."