Chapter 217: Way to Prolong Life (III)
Long shook his head and held s.h.i.+ more tightly. âQingzhou, itâs okay. I was just kidding. How could you not wake upâ¦â
âMhmm.â s.h.i.+ responded gently. Then, he said firmly, âDonât worry. I promise Iâll wake up every morning.â
âYes!â Long nodded hard. âQingzhou, are you hungry?â
s.h.i.+ nodded. âYes, Iâm a little hungry.â
Long took s.h.i.+âs clothes and helped him to get dressed.
s.h.i.+ was happy to let Long serve him.
After quickly dressing s.h.i.+, Long held his hand and went outside.
âWait a minute. Iâll wash myself,â s.h.i.+ said.
Long patted himself on the head. âOh, I forgot that.â
s.h.i.+ smiled and ordered his servant to fetch water.
Long looked at s.h.i.+ was.h.i.+ng up. After s.h.i.+ finished doing that, he pulled s.h.i.+ over and gave him a big kiss.
s.h.i.+ looked at him and didnât say anything.
Then, Long took s.h.i.+âs hand and went outside. âLetâs bask in the suns.h.i.+ne for photosynthesis. Then, weâll go to have lunch.â
âHmm?â s.h.i.+ was stunned. âFor what?â
Long laughed and tried to muddle through. âI was just kidding. Letâs go and bask in the suns.h.i.+ne. Itâs good for our health.â
s.h.i.+ narrowed his eyes and didnât speak.
Long led s.h.i.+ to the courtyard. He had already placed two reclining chairs for s.h.i.+ and himself. s.h.i.+ was dragged there and forced to sit in it.
s.h.i.+ lay down as Long wished. The suns.h.i.+ne was warm and it really felt great to take a sunbath.
Long looked at s.h.i.+ with a smile. âHow do you feel? Comfortable?â
s.h.i.+ nodded. âYes. Not bad.â
Long laughed. Inwardly, he felt nervous and thought that luckily, s.h.i.+ didnât ask much about photosynthesisâ¦
Long realized that he needed to pay more attention to what he should say in the future.
It was not a good thing to let s.h.i.+ know much about his life story, which was too mysterious!
Anyway, Long believed that the man who experienced the past life and the current life was actually himself alone. Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain everything.
If the two men in two lives were not the same person, how could they be so alike?
After they basked in the suns.h.i.+ne for a while, the lunch was ready, so Long said, âQingzhou, letâs go to have lunch.â
s.h.i.+ nodded and was pulled up by Long.
As they went to the restaurant, Liu and Ouyang also went that way.
Long felt his whole body was aching when he saw Liu.
His strange reaction was noticed by s.h.i.+, who was by his side. s.h.i.+ narrowed his eyes. âWhatâs the matter?â
âAhem. Nothing.â Long coughed awkwardly before turning to Ouyang and Liu. âWhy are you here?â
Liu said with a smile, âArenât we welcome to have lunch with you?â
Long curled his lips. âWhy not? Come in.â
s.h.i.+ looked at Liu significantly.
âHmm?â Liu was stunned and looked at s.h.i.+.
s.h.i.+ had already looked away.
Liu blinked. He looked at Ouyang and said softly, âWhy do I feel⦠heâs hostile?â
Ouyang looked at Liu with a smile. âYou asked for it.â
Liu felt embarra.s.sed.
They went into the restaurant together. While eating, Long didnât care about Liu and Ouyang at all. He just focused on putting food in s.h.i.+âs bowl.
s.h.i.+ didnât refuse and enjoyed Longâs service.
Long was very happy to do that. When he saw his empress ate the food he served, he would feel happier than he ate that himself.
In the modern society, there was a saying that people in love would lose their marbles and they always looked silly.
Long didnât believe it back then. But at this moment, he found that he had become one of them, so he had to believe it!
Liu and Ouyang took a look at each other. Both of them thought that Long was so silly.
So they stopped watching and focusing on eating.
Anyway, they knew that this emperor had always been âeasygoingâ and did not pay much attention to etiquette.
Otherwise, they wouldnât be friends with him and they even wouldnât be alive by now!
After lunch, Ying Feng reported some information from the imperial palace to Long. There were several memorials that needed him to deal with, so Long followed Ying Feng to the study.
Liu did not leave because of the eye contact with s.h.i.+.
Once Long left, s.h.i.+ said, âWhat did you say to him?â
Liu said, âNothing badâ¦â
Then, Liu told him about the idea of dredging Longâs meridians. s.h.i.+ was slightly stunned and frowned. Then, he said calmly, âLet him choose for himself. Itâs meaningless to live so long.â
Liu didnât expect s.h.i.+ to say so, but he also saw s.h.i.+âs love for Long from his words. Liu knew that this man didnât want Long to suffer.
Liu said seriously, âIt can not only prolong his life. Most importantly, you know, people with great internal strength seldom get sick. Itâll be good for his health. If he doesnât have a healthy body now, heâll suffer a lot when he grows old. Now that heâs young, he can bear the pain and improve himself. Then he can enjoy happiness in his old age.â
s.h.i.+ didnât say anything.
âIâm doing it for his own good,â Liu said seriously.
s.h.i.+ pursed his lips. âI see. This time⦠thank you very much.â
Hearing s.h.i.+âs words, Liu seemed to see the former s.h.i.+, who was polite and elegant. So he smiled. âYouâre welcome.â
Without saying anything more, s.h.i.+ turned to leave.
Looking at s.h.i.+âs receding figure, Liu sighed.
Ouyang took a look at Liu. âWhat are you looking at?â
Liu said softly, âIf s.h.i.+ Qingzhou can stop being tortured by the reaming effect of the poisonous insect, I guess⦠this man will be more remarkable.â
Ouyang agreed with him. âWell, there will be a way. Havenât you been reading medical books all the time? Have you found anything useful?â
Liu shook his head. âNo, maybe not in the folk.â
âWhere do you want to go?â
âTianji Sect,â Liu said firmly.