The daoist who flirts with me is actually the object of my escape from marriage [Transmigration Book

Shen Li has never been able to stand Qi Changzhao talking to him like this.

The cold voice was a little hoarse, and it was deliberately lowered, and it went straight into the ear, all the way into the bone.

Perhaps because of soaking in the hot spring for a long time, Shen Li's head was a little dizzy, filled with warm water vapor from the inside to the outside, and he couldn't even hear the other party's voice clearly.

"Actually, I should have told you a long time ago, but I... dare not say it." Qi Changzhao exerted all his strength to lift Shen Li out of the water, and the two sat down on the rock by the pool. "The so-called worry is born of love, and fear is born of love. I didn't really understand this sentence until now. Because I am really... afraid of losing you."

The robes on his body were completely soaked, and his hair was also wet and dripping water. He was clearly in a state of embarrassment, but his face was still shockingly beautiful.

Shen Xin's heart felt hot, and he couldn't help but raised his hand to wipe the drops of water from his temples.

"Cough..." Realizing how ambiguous this action was, Shen Li coughed lightly and withdrew his hand, and said in a low voice, "Obviously you don't trust me."

Qi Changzhao hurriedly said, "I didn't, I just..."

"Then I said I won't run away again, why don't you believe me?" Shen Li stared at Qi Changzhao's handsome eyes, and the steaming water made his face blush a little, "I admit that I do have concerns, But I don't mean to force you to confess to me, I just... I just hope to understand you better."

His voice became softer, his bare toes swayed gently on the water surface, making water patterns: "I just hope you can stop hiding it from me, no matter what it is, you have to give me some Opportunities to face with you."

"I..." Qi Changzhao closed his eyes and heard his abnormally rapid heartbeat.

It's not that he doesn't want to confess to Shen Li, but... he can't say it.The more Shen Li relied on being close to him, the more he could not face him after he knew the truth.

Qi Changzhao doesn't regret everything he has done, even if the actions are indeed selfish and almost despicable.But what about Shen Li?If Shen Li knew his identity and what he had done, what would he think of him?

Can they still sit side by side under the moonlight and talk intimately like they are now?

Qi Changzhao didn't speak for a long time, Shen Li turned his head to look at him, and was shocked to find that this person, who had always been calm and indifferent, showed deep worry and uneasiness under his pressing.

He lowered his eyes, with an unknown wry smile on his lips, and stood up: "Forget it, tell me when you're ready."

"A Li, I..." Qi Changzhao got up and chased after him, but Shen Li just patted him on the shoulder reassuringly.

"It's okay, I'm not so stingy." Shen Li smiled nonchalantly, and said gently, "Everyone will always have some unspeakable secrets, I can understand. His Majesty promised to go back to Bai Yujing and tell me, isn't it not yet? Go back, you still have time to think about it."

"But I—" Qi Changzhao's eyes moved slightly, and he was about to say something more, when suddenly he heard a strange soft sound from the dark.

His face changed, and he subconsciously blocked Shen Li behind him.At the same time, several sharp blades glowing with silver light struck towards the direction of the two of them. Qi Changzhao raised his hand to block it, and the silver light was turned around, flying straight back in the direction it came from.

A muffled sound came from the dark tree shadows, and a black figure quickly turned over and left the courtyard under the cover of the night.

"Come on, chase." Qi Changzhao didn't go to chase, but called out in a cold voice.

A few black shadows appeared from nowhere, chasing after that shadow.

Shen Li squatted down and picked up the hidden weapon at their feet.Those are a few dart knives with three points and two blades, they are not poisoned, they are the most common hidden weapons on the market.

He frowned suspiciously, got up and handed the hidden weapon to Qi Changzhao.

"Who the hell is using this thing to kill you, are you full?"

Not to mention Qi Changzhao, even Shen Li, who has limited spiritual power, would not be hit by such low-level hidden weapons without spiritual power.

Where is the killer so useless?

Qi Changzhao shook his head and did not answer. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the courtyard.

An attendant came quickly and knelt down in front of Qi Changzhao: "Your Majesty, something has happened! Someone sneaked into the study and stole the incense burner!"

Shen Li was startled, and turned his head to look at Qi Changzhao.

Qi Changzhao's expression was calm, and he said in a low voice: "Someone assassinated me and the imperial concubine just now, and it should be the same group of people who stole the incense burner. They can't escape far, so send people to chase immediately."

"Yes!"

The attendant left quickly, Qi Changzhao looked up and met Shen Li's anxious gaze, and smiled at him comfortingly: "Don't worry."

He raised his hand to gather Shen Li's skirt, and said, "Come with me."

The two returned to the bedroom, Qi Changzhao retreated the attendant, and closed the door unhurriedly, Shen Li asked: "What's the matter, did you lose the agarwood burner? How could you..."

Qi Changzhao interrupted him warmly: "Don't worry, the incense burner is not lost."

He turned the spirit storage ring in his hand with his fingertips, and an incense burner appeared on the table.

Shen Li picked up the incense burner and looked at it, confirming that it was indeed the magic weapon he got from the illusion, he was relieved.He played with the quaint incense burner, and soon realized something was wrong: "So, the stolen one is fake?... You have long suspected that someone is going to do something to the incense burner?"

Qi Changzhao said, "It's just a guess."

"Why is there such speculation?"

Qi Changzhao fell silent.Shen Li didn't urge him, and after a while, Qi Changzhao said calmly: "Do you still remember Elder Qingxu from Chunguilou?"

"of course I remember."

At Yunmang Mountain back then, Shen Li was misunderstood by the disciples of Chunguilou that he killed Elder Qingxu because he was killed by the bronze mirror.But at that time, the one holding the bronze mirror was clearly...

"It's not me." Qi Changzhao said, "Elder Qingxu participated in the matter of the ancient bronze mirror. I did intend to silence him at the beginning to avoid accidents, but before I could do it, he..."

He paused for a moment, and said truthfully: "I killed him to conceal the existence of the bronze mirror. If I really did it, I can't leave any clues about the bronze mirror."

Shen Li frowned.

The more Qi Changzhao said this, the doubts in his heart became heavier. Countless questions were mixed together like a mess. He closed his eyes and asked the most important question: "You mean, whoever murdered Elder Qingxu The people and the people who want to steal the incense burner are the same group? But what is their purpose? These two parties simply—”

He originally wanted to say that the two parties had no intersection at all, but before he said this, Shen Li immediately realized that something was wrong.

If the only intersection of the two parties is the incense burner and the bronze mirror, that is, the key to open the passage of time and space.

A thought emerged from Shen Xin's mind.

Could it be that besides him, there are other people looking for these five magical artifacts?

But how did Qi Changzhao connect these two things?

Shen Li's hand that fell on the incense burner tightened his subconscious, and asked in a low voice: "What is the reason why you... took the bronze mirror? Why did you go to Yunmang Mountain and Xiangguo Mansion, what on earth did you... "

Qi Changzhao sat down beside him, and said calmly, "My reason is the same as yours."

Shen Li looked at him steadily: "You are looking for the key, and, do you know that I am also looking for it?"

"That's right." Qi Changzhao said, "The Bronze Mirror was the first key I calculated. I took it away to check the location of other keys. As for you... I didn't know that you were looking for this one too. Until I met you here."

When Qi Changzhao said this, his tone was steady, not much different from his past.But Shen Li could see that this person's expression was slightly tense, and there was an imperceptible trace of tension and uneasiness in his eyes.

This is the same appearance as when Shen Li pressed him for the secret just now.

Shen Li withdrew his gaze calmly, and continued to ask: "What are you looking for for the key?"

Qi Changzhao had expected that he would ask such a question, instead of answering, he asked instead: "What are you looking for the key for? How do you know there is a key?"

"I..." Shen Li lowered his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "Wen Zhifeng told me."

Qi Changzhao's expression changed slightly.

But the change was so fleeting that even Shen Li didn't notice it.

Shen Li didn't dare to talk directly about the system with Qi Changzhao, so he directly dumped the blame on Wen Zhifeng, saying solemnly: "I saved him in the bronze mirror, and he told me about the five artifacts, so I Only then will you want to find it, it’s that simple.”

"So, your appearance in Yunyan City is also related to him?"

"Yunyan City?" Shen Li didn't expect him to ask this, and said truthfully, "Of course it has something to do with him. The suzerain sent me because the protector said that the spiritual vein is worth exploring. Don't you know all of this?"

Qi Changzhao seemed a little absent-minded, and it took him a long time to answer in a low voice: "I...I do know."

Shen Li vaguely felt that his reaction was a little weird, and was about to ask again, but Qi Changzhao shook his head and interrupted him: "Let's not mention this matter for now, as long as the person who stole the incense burner is caught, everything will be revealed. You stay in the house to rest, and leave this matter to me."

"I'll go with you."

"No." Qi Changzhao said, "You haven't recovered yet, so you can't be tired. I'll ask someone to bring in dinner. Eat something and go to bed early."

Shen Li said: "But I'm not hungry."

"Then rest." Without waiting for him to say anything else, Qi Changzhao picked him up, strode into the inner room and put him on the bed, "You promised me that I would be good at self-cultivation, don't worry so much, be good."

Shen Li was pinned on the bed and couldn't move. Qi Changzhao looked down and saw that he was still holding the incense burner, and was just about to take it.With a thought, Shen Xin received it into his spirit storage ring before the other party made a move.

Qi Changzhao: "..."

Shen Li smiled and said: "It's all in my hands, do you still want to take it back? Leave this to me for safekeeping, don't worry, I can't lose it."

Qi Changzhao hesitated to speak, but Shen Li said again: "Why, do you still want to keep occupying this thing? Even though we are all looking for this treasure, I got it first. According to the law of Xianzong, you can't pester it anymore. "

Qi Changzhao shook his head helplessly, and said, "Let's stay with you, but don't do other things. It's hard for your body to turn around, so don't waste your spiritual power at will."

"I know." Shen Li smiled nonchalantly, and began to chase people away, "Go quickly, Your Majesty, there are so many things waiting for you to deal with."

Qi Changzhao looked down at him, then suddenly leaned down and hugged him tightly: "Thank you, Ah Li."

Shen Li: "...thank me for what?"

"Thank you for not asking too much, and thank you...for giving me this chance." Qi Changzhao buried his head in his neck, his voice sounded dull, "There are many things that I can't tell you now, but... I will never do anything to hurt you. When this is over, I will tell you everything."

Shen Li patted Qi Changzhao's shoulder, and said softly, "Okay."

Qi Changzhao let Shen Li go, and said in a gentle voice, "Rest early, I'll be leaving first."

For some reason, Shen Li suddenly felt uneasy, and subconsciously grabbed Qi Changzhao's hand: "You..."

"what happened?"

Shen Li couldn't tell where his uneasiness came from, he stared blankly at the familiar face, and asked softly, "You didn't lie to me again, did you?"

Qi Changzhao was startled for a moment, then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, he leaned forward and kissed Shen Li lightly on the forehead.

That kiss was more lingering and gentle than all the previous ones. The warm touch went from the forehead to the brow bone, across the tip of the nose, cheeks, and finally fell on Shen Li's lips.

After a while, Qi Changzhao stepped back a few inches and stared deeply into Shen Li's eyes: "A Li, I have lied to you a lot before, and I don't ask you to be innocent. But you believe me, the only thing you can do is to please you." I will never lie to you."

It is more urgent to investigate the theft of the agarwood burner, so Qi Changzhao left the bedroom without further delay.The door was closed from the outside, and the light inside the quiet room was dim, leaving only a candle lamp outside.

Shen Li was lying on the bed, stroking his lips with his fingertips one after another, hiding the faint smile on his lips.

Even if Qi Changzhao said that he should deal with these matters, Shen Li is not the kind of person who can let himself sit idly by.Shen Li lay on the bed for a while but still couldn't fall asleep, turned over and sat up, and took out a few things from the spirit storage ring.

The bronze mirror, the concentric bell, and the incense burner, the three ritual instruments were placed in front of Shen Li in sequence. Shen Li held his chin in thought for a moment, and tried to use his spiritual power to move it.

The three instruments suddenly trembled violently, and several beams of warm light flew out from the instruments and merged into a beam in front of him.

The dazzling white light enveloped the entire bedroom, and after the light dispersed, a bright red dancing halo appeared in front of his eyes.

Shen Li was all too familiar with that light.

"...Long time no see, host."