After Jun Xiaomo and Rong Ruihan finished their dinner in the tavern, they went to the crowded lantern street to enjoy the lanterns for a while.
In the Xuyang Sect, Jun Xiaomo was always faced with unpredictable and dangerous fates, and Jun Xiaomo never relaxed his nerves for a moment. But now, walking on the bustling streets, looking at the laughter of those people, away from the dark, damp smell of blood, Jun Xiaomo suddenly felt that he could still relax a little.
"There seem to be a lot of people over there. What are they doing?" Jun Xiaomo spent most of his life on the run and rarely joined the crowd to join in the fun. Therefore, for some entertainment activities in the mortal world , she is completely unclear.
"Probably guessing lantern riddles."
Rong Ruihan grew up in the royal family and had the experience of sneaking out countless times when he was a child. These things are not unfamiliar to him.
"Guess lantern riddles?" Jun Xiaomo was a little curious.
Rong Ruihan curled his lips, patted Jun Xiaomo on the shoulder and said, "Wait for me here, I'll be back soon."
After saying that, Rong Ruihan strode towards the crowd.
"Hey!" Jun Xiaomo wanted to hold Rong Ruihan and tell him not to bother him. Unfortunately, the other person walked too fast and disappeared into the crowd in the blink of an eye.
Jun Xiaomo shook his head helplessly, but a slight smile appeared on his lips.
Among all kinds of exquisite lanterns, a woman in red gazed and smiled. The warm yellow light smeared on her fair and delicate cheeks, softening her usually too fierce aura, making people feel like watching When she came to her side, the years were peaceful and peaceful.
Many people couldn't help but look at Jun Xiaomo secretly, and some bolder ones just stared blankly. Among these people, there were also some monks who came to participate in the competition.
"She is Jun Xiaomo, right? It has spread throughout the venue today that the woman in red from Xuyang Sect is Jun Xiaomo. She is so beautiful." One of the male cultivators whispered to his companions.
"That's right. My seat is far away and I can't see her. I originally thought that others were exaggerating. To be honest, if I were Qin Lingyu, if there was such a beauty who was willing to enter into a marriage contract with me, even if she was I admit you are useless." His companion imagined in his mind the way Jun Xiaomo looked at him with a smile on his wedding day, and almost lost his composure when his nose itched.
The male cultivator who spoke first slapped his companion awake and said, "Don't think about it. Even if she is a waste, she is still the daughter of the master of Lintian Peak. Didn't you see the man standing next to her just now? Do you want to be a cultivator? I think that male cultivator must be very strong."
His companion rubbed his nose angrily and stopped thinking.
There were many monks like Jun Xiaomo and Rong Ruihan who came out to watch the lantern show after dinner, as did Qin Lingyu and Yu Wanrou. Now that Qin Lingyu has no engagement contract, Yu Wanrou can naturally stand by his side openly.
By coincidence, they happened to come here, saw Jun Xiaomo smiling, and heard the conversation between the two male cultivators.
Qin Lingyu stopped.
"Ling Yu?" Yu Wanrou tugged on Qin Lingyu's sleeves, feeling a sense of crisis in her heart for no apparent reason.
Qin Lingyu's eyes slowly swept over Jun Xiaomo, and after pausing on her, he said in a deep voice to Yu Wanrou beside him: "Go back, there is nothing interesting to see over there."
After saying that, regardless of the resentment in Yu Wanrou's eyes, she turned around and went back in the same direction.
"Ling Yu!" Yu Wanrou looked at Qin Lingyu's back, stamped her feet angrily, turned around and glanced at Jun Xiaomo hatefully, then trotted after Qin Lingyu in frustration.
Jun Xiaomo didn't know about this episode. In order to prevent conflicts between sects from affecting the competition, during the intermediate sect qualifying competition, as long as they get off the fighting platform, there cannot be any conflict between the disciples of each sect, otherwise they will Disqualified from the competition.
In this case, Jun Xiaomo didn't need to be constantly alert that someone would suddenly appear from behind and attack her. She could take a breather.
Therefore, Jun Xiaomo, who had not released his spiritual consciousness, had no idea that he had become the focus of the surrounding eyes.
Rong Ruihan returned not long after he left. Although his clothes were a bit messy, they still did not hide his nobility.
He was holding a particularly large-looking lantern in his hand, which attracted a lot of attention. Several of the women covered their mouths and looked at Rong Ruihan with a bit of expectation in their eyes.
"Xiao Mo, here you go." Rong Ruihan handed the lantern to Jun Xiaomo. When the women saw it, they shook their handkerchiefs in despair and scattered away.
"Give it to me?" Jun Xiaomo's eyes showed a bit of surprise. After taking it, he looked at it carefully, raised the corners of his lips and said, "It's very beautiful. Thank you, Brother Rong."
Then, she found a small piece of paper at the bottom of the lantern with some words written on it.
"What is this?" Taking out the piece of paper, Jun Xiaomo found that it was a line of poetry. However, she had never done any research on poetry in the mortal world, and she felt that she was quite far away from those romantic things.
"This is a line of poetry and a riddle. Can Xiaomo guess what the answer is?"
Jun Xiaomo frowned and thought for a long time, and finally smiled helplessly and said, "It seems that I don't understand riddles at all."
Rong Ruihan patted Jun Xiaomo's head and said, "It doesn't matter. Think about it slowly. This lamp is already yours anyway."
"Huh? Brother Rong, aren't you going to tell me the answer?" Jun Xiaomo's eyes widened.
A smile flashed in Rong Ruihan's eyes: "It's more fulfilling to figure it out by yourself, isn't it?"
Jun Xiaomo said dumbfounded: "Then I may never be able to figure it out in my life."
"Then I'll tell you later." After Rong Ruihan finished speaking, he turned and walked forward.
"Brother Rong, you!" Jun Xiaomo felt so angry and ridiculous that he ran after him.
On the bustling street, the figures of the two people gradually disappeared into the crowd.
Rong Ruihan and Jun Xiaomo walked around for most of the night, and it wasn't until the bright moon hung high in the sky that they parted ways on a small fork in the road.
Jun Xiaomo needs to return to the temporary residence of Xuyang Sect, while Rong Ruihan needs to return to the inn of Hengyue Sect.
"Thank you, Brother Rong, I'm very happy tonight." Jun Xiaomo raised his head and smiled, and raised the lantern in his hand, "I will definitely keep this lantern well. After all, this is Brother Rong. You guessed it." I won it back."
Rong Ruihan smiled. This small riddle of guessing words based on poetry was not a problem for him. After all, the intrigues in the palace were the most mentally demanding, and he had long been used to it.
What Rong Ruihan didn't tell Jun Xiaomo was that what he won was the largest and most beautiful lantern and the most difficult riddle.
There are some things that may not need to be said.
"As long as you like it." Rong Ruihan rubbed Jun Xiaomo's hair, "Go back quickly. If it's any later, your parents will be worried."
"Well, okay, see you tomorrow." Jun Xiaomo waved to Rong Ruihan.
"See you tomorrow."
Jun Xiaomo held the lantern, and her figure gradually disappeared at the corner of the fork in the road, while Rong Ruihan kept watching behind her. After standing for a while, he walked towards the other road.
After bidding farewell to Jun Xiaomo, the softness in Rong Ruihan's eyes slowly dissipated. When he returned to the door of Hengyuezong's inn, his expression returned to his usual coldness and unapproachability.
"Brother Rong, where have you been?" A figure walked out of the inn. The moonlight shone on her body, revealing a face full of resentment.
"Don't you know? You've been with us all night, right?" Rong Ruihan replied calmly, looking at the other party without any wavering in his eyes.
"You! Brother Rong, do you like that little bitch?!" Dai Yue asked bitterly.
She did spend one night with Rong Ruihan and the others, and because of this, her hatred towards Jun Xiaomo reached an unprecedented level.
Jun Xiaomo didn't understand the romantic things in the mortal world at all, so she accepted the lantern from Rong Ruihan in a daze, thinking it was just a small gift between friends.
But Dai Yue has heard of it—
In the mortal world, if a man gives a lantern to a woman, it means "I am happy with you", and if a woman accepts the lantern, it means that she has accepted the man's pursuit.
As for the answer to the riddle, Dai Yue heard the onlookers talking about it, and it turned out that they were "flying together"!
Why, even though she was the first person to meet Brother Rong, why did she lure him away just by meeting Jun Xiaomo? ! Apart from that face, what else can she, Jun Xiaomo, have? What a waste!
Jealousy gnawed at Dai Yue's heart, making her restless. She waited at the door of the inn, just wanting to ask Rong Ruihan for clarification.
She didn't want to believe that Rong Ruihan fell in love with Jun Xiaomo, but the fact was that Rong Ruihan had never been kind to anyone, except Jun Xiaomo.
Rong Ruihan's tenderness and doting towards Jun Xiaomo was what Dai Yue wanted in her dreams. She originally thought that no one could get it because Rong Ruihan was cold to everyone, but she didn't expect that someone could get it without any effort.
And that person is Jun Xiaomo whom she hates the most!
Rong Ruihan's eyes turned cold when he heard Dai Yue's name for Jun Xiaomo.
"I don't need to report who I like to you, right?" Rong Ruihan's deep voice was filled with suppressed anger, "Dai Yue, please remember, it was me who saved your life, not you. I have never owed you anything to Heng Yue Sect. Even the cost of the inn was paid by myself."
Rong Ruihan was almost able to determine the role played by the Heng Yue Sect in hunting down the Mu Fei tribe, so he no longer needed to make excuses with these people.
Dai Yue's eyes turned red quickly, and she shouted hysterically: "Impossible! You must be fascinated by that little bitch, otherwise how could you say such things to me?!"
Rong Ruihan took a step forward, and a powerful level of pressure suddenly erupted from his body, frightening Dai Yue and taking a step back.
"Since you want a result so much, let me tell you that I have fallen in love with Jun Xiaomo, and besides her, I have never liked anyone else. So, don't let me hear it in your mouth again 'Little bitch'. Otherwise, I can save you or kill you."
Rong Ruihan said slowly and word by word, as if he wanted to carve these words into Dai Yue's crazy mind.
Yes, crazy. In Rong Ruihan's eyes, Dai Yue is like a madman who was spoiled by her parents. She willfully wants everyone to follow her rhythm, otherwise she will use all means to destroy her. People who make her unhappy.
Such Dai Yue reminded Rong Ruihan of his "good" imperial brother, Rong Yebin. Therefore, even without Jun Xiaomo, he would not be attracted to Dai Yue.
By the time Rong Ruihan finished speaking the last word, the color on Dai Yue's face was completely gone, because Rong Ruihan's level had reached the late stage of foundation building, which was completely beyond the ability of an intermediate Qi-training monk like her.
After saying this, Rong Ruihan gave Dai Yue a cold look and strode into the inn.
Dai Yue no longer dared to stop Rong Ruihan because she really felt the murderous intention in Rong Ruihan.
"Rong Ruihan, you will definitely regret it." Dai Yue looked up and looked in the direction where Rong Ruihan disappeared, clenched his fists, and shouted angrily, "I will not let Jun Xiaomo go, just wait. !”