Qi Rong did not continue to ask.

The chicken skewers are flipped back and forth on the wooden sticks, and the aroma becomes more intense.

Bai Xiaoxiao imitated Qi Rong and fanned the fire to make it burn more vigorously, but suddenly, a cold wind swept in from outside the ruined temple, and the burning flames suddenly showed signs of extinguishing, but in just two moments they became strong again.

Bai Xiaoxiao looked outside the ancient temple.

Qi Rong, who had been resting with his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.

The plain tulle dress swayed in the wind. She walked slowly into the temple holding a green paper umbrella. Her wet black hair stuck to her thin cheeks. She paused for a moment when she saw Bai Xiaoxiao and the others, but then she avoided Duan Shusheng who fell to the side.

"Anyone here?"

Duan Shusheng, who had been immersed in his books, looked up as if startled. He was stunned when he saw the woman standing at the temple entrance: "Girl, who are you...?"

"My name is Chuchu. It's raining heavily outside, so I came here to take shelter."

Bai Xiaoxiao looked outside. The moon was bright and the sky was full of stars, but now it was drizzling. But she found that Chuchu did not stand outside the door and wait for the owner's consent to enter the house as before. She was standing in the ancient temple, and her words of "step aside" seemed like a polite inquiry.

"Of course, please come in, girl."

Duan Shusheng didn't worry about why a beautiful woman was there in the middle of the night, nor did he wonder why she showed up alone. He naturally and familiarly invited Chuchu in to sit down.

Bai Xiaoxiao poked Qi Rong's arm, "Is this... a new target?"

Qi Rong patted her head twice but said nothing.

Chuchu naturally sat down next to Duan Shusheng, closed the oil-paper umbrella and placed it on her legs, and started chatting casually.

It was nothing more than "Where is the young master going?", "Where does the young lady live?", "The young master is well-educated and will surely achieve great things?", "The young lady is well-educated and well-mannered, and will surely find a good man to treat her well in the future." and so on...

Bai Xiaoxiao took a bite of the torn chicken leg and said, "Is it really okay for them to go on a blind date... no, a date, in such a disrespectful way?"

Qi Rong didn't know what blind date meant, but after careful consideration, the word "date" should mean a date to get together, which was quite appropriate for the scene in front of him. He took out a purple grass leaf, crushed it into juice and poured it on the roast chicken. "Don't worry, wait and see." This time he took the whole roast chicken and handed it to Bai Xiaoxiao. "Try it?"

The chicken legs I had tasted earlier were indeed delicious, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, but without enough salt, they tasted bland, and the very good taste was reduced to 60% or 70%. Bai Xiaoxiao didn't know what the purple grass leaves were, but after pouring the salt on them, she felt that the roast chicken was not as tasteless as it seemed. It tasted neither salty nor sweet, but it had a very refreshing feeling, and the taste was weird.

"Third Brother, what is this?"

"It's just a wild-grown condiment, like Sichuan peppercorns."

Bai Xiaoxiao understood.

After they finished talking, Duan Shusheng and Chu Chu had almost finished their communication.

The sound of rain outside the ancient temple gradually subsided.

Chuchu picked up the oil-paper umbrella and bowed to Duan Shusheng: "The sound of rain is gradually fading, and I should go back. I wish you a bright future and success in the imperial examination."

"Thank you, girl."

Duan Shusheng also returned the greeting.

The eyes of both of them could clearly show affection, but their love stopped at politeness.

At first, Bai Xiaoxiao thought Chuchu was looking for a boyfriend, but later, after listening to their conversation, she thought they were having a tryst with her lover. But now she sees that their fingertips did not even touch each other from beginning to end, and they were completely restrained.

She was even more confused.

【what's the situation? 】

Chuchu left with an umbrella.

Duan Shusheng also packed his bags and picked up the bamboo basket again.

''where did you go?''

Bai Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask.

Duan Shusheng replied: "Hurry up and take the exam."

Bai Xiaoxiao glanced at the dark sky outside the temple, "But...it's still dark, are you going to leave now?"

Duan Shusheng shook his head slightly: "No, it's almost dawn."

After saying this, he resolutely strode out of the ancient temple. Looking at his back slowly disappearing into the darkness, Bai Xiaoxiao inexplicably felt that this man was not going to take the exam, but to die.

She suddenly put the red fox on Qi Rong and said, "Wait here, I'll be back soon."

Qi Rong did not stop her.

Hua Yanci glanced at him, turned around and ran towards Bai Xiaoxiao.

Bai Xiaoxiao ran into the woods and stepped into the boundless night.

really,

The darkness before dawn is deeper than usual.

"You're here?"

Bai Xiaoxiao went deep into the woods but did not find Duan Shusheng. Instead, she saw Chuchu on the top of a steep cliff. Her thin blue gauze skirt fluttered in the wind like the beautiful yet fragile wings of a butterfly. She looked up at the night sky with a nostalgic and yearning expression.

"In the past, when he sat at his desk reading, I would accompany him and look up to count the stars."

Chuchu murmured softly, as if she was talking to Bai Xiaoxiao, or to herself. She retracted her gaze, lowered her eyelashes, and gently stroked the oil-paper umbrella on her knees: "Miss Xiaoxiao, why did you come to me?"

''Return it.''

Bai Xiaoxiao didn't bother to waste time with her and directly stated her purpose.

"Also?" Chu Chu was a little confused at first, but then she looked at Bai Xiaoxiao's determined eyes and understood. "You mean, the two souls and five spirits?"

''yes.''

Bai Xiaoxiao responded directly.

''Why?''

Chuchu turned around and faced Bai Xiaoxiao: "Why are you so obsessed with the two souls and five spirits?" She turned her hand, and a light blue beam of light like a flame floated in her palm. "Logically speaking, after borrowing his soul, it should be returned to the original owner, but I don't understand, do you... really want him to wake up?"

Bai Xiaoxiao was actually stumped by the question.

''What?''

"I can see that." Chuchu continued, "Although you keep calling him Brother Que and your eyes are always glued to him, you don't like him. There is actually no love between you two."

no……

So obvious?

Bai Xiaoxiao was actually quite confident in her acting skills. After all, she had fooled the four great masters in Piaomiao Peak. She didn't believe it and decided to be stubborn: "How do you know I don't like him? I like him very much."

Chu Chu still shook her head: "Emotions never lie. Even the most superb acting skills can miss some things. And your passion for Que Tianwen is not even as strong as your passion for that senior brother."

Bai Xiaoxiao was silent.

''So, why?''

Chuchu continued to ask: "Why do you have to take back the two souls and five spirits? If you are threatened, you should not compromise. You can ignore them and let them look for me, or find a way to get rid of them. Why bother pretending to love someone you don't love in the first place?"

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