As time went by, the cooked meat on the lotus leaf was rapidly decreasing, Yaorou was eating deliciously, and showed no sign of being full.
This was very painful for Ziyang who was drinking alone at the side. He thought she was just talking casually, but looking at her posture, she really wanted to eat all the cooked meat on the lotus leaf.
Zi Yang held the wine pot in his hand, looked at her and asked with a smile: "Hey, is this meat delicious?"
Yaorou stared at him with a puzzled expression for a moment, then chewed the beef in her mouth a few times and said, "It's okay, what's wrong?"
He smiled nonchalantly and said, "Nothing, nothing, I'm just asking. If it tastes good, please eat more. Eat more."
Seeing something wrong with Zi Yang's expression, she immediately placed the meat slices in her hand on the lotus leaf, shook her head slightly aggrievedly, and whispered: "I won't eat, I'm full."
"No, you misunderstood. I didn't mean not to let you eat. Eat it quickly." Ziyang couldn't tell her the truth directly, but he had to let her eat it to avoid making her suspicious, so he had to smile. Urging her to continue eating.
"I won't eat anymore." Yaorou lowered his head and said, "Zi Yang, if you think I eat too much, then I will eat less in the future."
Having said this, Ziyang did not hide anything anymore and said to her carefully: "It's not that I don't let you eat it, it's that there is mutton underneath the beef, so don't eat that."
"Oh, that's it." As she said that, she picked up the beef slices on the lotus leaf and put it into her mouth.
Originally, she thought that Ziyang disliked her for eating too much, but the result was not what she thought, so her worries disappeared.
After she ate for a while, she suddenly looked at Zi Yang and asked, "Zi Yang, what's wrong with the mutton? Why can't I eat it?"
"Uh..." Ziyang hesitated awkwardly for a moment and said, "There are some things you'd better not ask about. It's useless even if you know."
Ziyang didn't want to say anything, and she didn't dare to continue asking, so she said casually: "Okay, I won't ask anymore."
Just when Zi Yang was lying on his back drinking, a cry of surprise rang out, which frightened him so much that he almost threw the wine bottle away. He stared at Yaorou for a moment and slowly swallowed the drink in his mouth.
Suddenly, his expression changed in shock and he said, "What's wrong?"
Yaorou handed him the meat pie after taking a bite and whispered: "Zi Yang, this doesn't seem to be beef...it tastes a bit like mutton, and this tastes a bit like lamb loin."
"Nonsense!" Zi Yang immediately snatched the meatloaf from her hand and swallowed it into his mouth.
She frowned slightly and whispered: "It's just a sheep's waist..."
Zi Yang took a sip of wine and said seriously: "You tasted it wrong. This is just ordinary mutton, not a lamb loin."
After saying that, he immediately placed the lotus leaf on the ground beside him and ate the meatloaf as big as his palm inside.
When Yaorou saw his strange behavior, her eyes dimmed and she thought about it carefully. After a few breaths, her eyes suddenly became extremely clear, as if she had thought about something clearly.
Hiccup~
After Ziyang finished eating the meat pie on the lotus leaf, he burped, picked up the wine bottle from the ground, and drank from it.
Yaorou grabbed his arm with both hands and said softly: "Zi Yang, are you tired?"
"Old woman, what do you want to do?" Zi Yang threw the empty wine bottle aside and stared at her.
When she heard the word "old woman", Yaorou's eyes changed drastically and she asked carefully: "What did you call me?"
Zi Yang was silent for a moment and said calmly: "I told you, old lady, you are not happy yet?"
Yaorou hurriedly said: "I'm just nine years older than you. How am I older?"
Zi Yang smiled and hugged her shoulders, but the next moment, she pushed him away. Helplessly, he explained with a smile: "Old woman is just a title, it doesn't mean you are old."
At this time, although she felt a little better, she still felt that this title was not good. She said: "That's not okay. It would be bad if outsiders heard it."
Zi Yang looked at her and said seriously: "You have forgotten again, don't care about other people's eyes, they see theirs, we do ours, why should we care about them?"
She replied softly: "That being said, I still feel bad."
Zi Yang crossed his arms over his chest and said with a tough attitude: "I don't care! I will call you old woman from now on."
Yaorou didn't want to argue with him on this matter, so she said with great reluctance: "Okay, okay, okay, I'm afraid of you, so you can call me whatever you want."
She blinked her beautiful eyes, changed the subject, and asked with a smile: "Little rascal, where will you sleep tonight?"
"You..." Ziyang was silent for a long time, but he didn't pay much attention and said, "I can just sleep on the floor."
"Okay! Then you can guard the door here." After saying that, she got up and walked towards the bed.
He looked at Yaorou's tall and charming back and said with great dissatisfaction: "Old woman, what are you talking about? What did you mean by what you just said, did you say that I am a watchdog?"
Yaorou looked back with a smile, pretending to be aggrieved and said: "How dare I? You are sleeping at the door, why are you not guarding the door?"
"Okay, okay, just watch the door." Before Zi Yang finished speaking, he saw that she had taken off her white clothes, and the large and small scars all over her body were very conspicuous.
He said sadly: "To torture this demigod like you, you must be in extreme pain in the magma."
Yaorou turned her back to him and said, "What's that little pain? It's a blessing that I didn't die there. If it weren't for the help of the Water God Palace, you might not be able to see me."
Zi Yang paused slightly and said slowly: "Actually, I have experienced the feeling of having my skin burned to the point of being unconscious, and I understand the pain you endure."
She stood quietly and lamented: "For me, that is just a small difficulty in my life. I can reach this point today despite the hardships I have endured, the injuries I have suffered, and the blood I have shed. Know how many there are.”
Zi Yang suddenly asked: "You said... is there a way to bring the dead back to life?"
As soon as he said this, Yaorou knew what he was thinking and didn't want to hit him. She said hopefully: "Well... maybe there is, or maybe there is not. In short, the world is very big, and there are many things that are not worth it. A secret known to all.”
"Of course, the more rare things are to be seen in a hundred years, the more strength is needed to explore them. This is inevitable."
"Zi Yang, I don't want to interfere with your choice, but in my heart, I still hope that you can live a peaceful and stable life with me."
Zi Yang said expressionlessly: "Impossible. I have thought about this for a long time, and no one can shake my determination. I want revenge!"
Seeing that Yaorou had not spoken for a long time, he said patiently: "This world is too chaotic. If you don't have power, you won't be safe wherever you hide."
"I don't ask to be stronger than everyone, but I at least have the power to protect myself and the friends around me. If I can't even do this, my life has no meaning."
Yaorou put on her white clothes and slowly came to his side. She held his palm with both hands and said with a slight smile: "I understand. Ziyang, if you want me to leave one day, just tell me. I won't delay you."
The gap in strength between her and Ziyang's realm was too great, and she couldn't always stay with him. She knew this very well.
Therefore, when she heard Ziyang's resolute tone, although she felt a little uncomfortable, she also knew that sooner or later the two of them would have to endure the pain of separation.
Zi Yang took her into his arms, pressed his face against the blue hair on her forehead, and said, "Thank you for understanding me."
Yaorou leaned on his chest, smiled helplessly, and said, "Even if I don't agree with you to continue practicing, will you agree? Rather than quarreling with you because of this kind of thing, I might as well step back, so that you and I can both Feel better."
He looked ashamed and said, "Don't say that. The more you say that, the more I feel sorry for you."
She smiled slightly and replied softly: "I am satisfied that you are willing to accept my past, so no matter what you do, I will support you."
Zi Yang picked her up by the waist, walked slowly to the bed, carefully placed her on the soft bed, and said gently: "It's getting late, you should go to bed early."
He stood up and was about to leave when Yaorou grabbed his wrist and whispered with a lowered eyebrow, "Don't you think this bed is a bit big?"
"This... is not good." Upon hearing this, Zi Yang knew what she meant and hesitated with an embarrassed look on his face.
Yaorou raised her doubtful eyes and asked, "Since you have accepted me, why don't you dare to sleep with me?"
He replied in a low voice: "Jia Juesheng, Xuan Yi and the others are still over there. It wouldn't be good if they saw this."
"Okay..." She let go of his hand, her tone full of disappointment.
Ziyang could tell from her words that she was disappointed. In order to prevent her from thinking wildly, he took off his shoes and lay on the bed.
At this moment, Yaorou, who had her back to him, stood up and pressed him down. Ziyang's body trembled, his eyes widened slightly in panic, and he stared at her with a panicked expression.
Seeing him like this, Yaorou smiled gently and said softly: "What's wrong with you?"
Zi Yang pushed her arm and said, "Don't do this, don't do this, they will hear it, go to sleep quickly."
"Look, I'm scaring you, but I won't do anything to you." Yaorou rolled her eyes at him, rested her cheeks with her hands, and stared at him while lying on her side, "Don't you think I'm ugly now? I'm telling you, if I want, I can always change back to what I was before."
Upon hearing this, Zi Yang hurriedly said: "I think you are quite good the way you are now."
Hearing this, Yaorou was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "Did I hear you right? I look like this... quite good?"
Naturally, Zi Yang would not tell her the specific truth, so he could only laugh and say, "Didn't I tell you that I don't care about your appearance?"
She half-closed her eyes, looking at him in deep confusion, and said, "It's impossible..."
He said carefully without blushing and without a beating heart: "I am not that pedantic person. You are really good the way you are now. There is no need to go back to the way you were before. Take a rest now."
Hearing what he said, Yaorou was extremely puzzled, but she was not in a hurry to restore her appearance. She lay quietly on the bed thinking about it and then fell asleep.
