It was like watching a big opera and everyone had dispersed. When the carriage stopped at Wanhuan Downstairs, it was late at night when all thoughts were gone.
Lu Ran turned over and got out of the carriage, still feeling a little cold.
An indescribable coldness that started from the soles of my feet and spread throughout my body.
One percent of this coldness came from the fact that on the way back, he thought about the deaths of the Angry Fire Fairy and Master Wu Qi. The more he thought about it, the more desolate he felt.
The other 90% came from Xu Fu.
He had already learned how Xu Fu was hot and cold, but this time, this downright coldness almost froze Lu Ran instantly.
Xu Fu had turned her head aside without saying a word since she got on the carriage.
Lu Ran even talked to her at the beginning, asking her why she left suddenly, asking her what she thought of the banquet, or asking her some irrelevant questions on purpose without answering her.
Xu Fu remained motionless, blinking at first and looking out the window. Soon, she closed her eyes and pretended to take a nap.
The unsolved mystery in Lu Ran's heart turned into two as the wheel rolled under him. After a few turns, it turned into two.
One is an old question, why did Xu Fu leave in a hurry without hearing the truth she wanted to hear the most?
One is a new question. I have never offended her from beginning to end. Why did she suddenly treat me like this?
He thought about countless answers in his mind but felt that they were not satisfactory, but at this moment, in this small space, no one responded, no one confirmed, no one chirped in his ears, and kept talking.
Lu Ran, who finally felt that he had a companion, suddenly felt that he had fallen into the isolation and helplessness he had not seen for a long time.
Lu Ran soon felt a little tired, but with his heart so hung up, he couldn't close his eyes and take a short rest.
It was like being in jail, the more he sat, the colder he became. In the end, Lu Ran couldn't help but think, in the past, people always heard people say, "A woman's heart is like a needle in the sea." Is this what it meant?
Lu Ran's feeling was really a bit like the feeling he had when he jumped into the turbid sea that day and slowly sank into the deepest part of the sea.
It was stuffy, painful, and cold.
There are countless cold needles as thin as hair, just above the seat of this carriage. They can't be seen or touched, but sitting on them makes me feel uncomfortable all over.
So Lu Ran, who had always felt that he was very "bearable", didn't even stop the car, so he flew down and quickly took a breath of the warm air outside the car.
"Hey, we're here." Lu Ran turned around and said casually, pretending that nothing had happened.
Xu Fu slowly got out of the car with an expressionless face, and walked directly to the front hall of Wanhuan Building without even looking at Lu Ran.
"Then, see you tomorrow!" Lu Ran waved silently behind Xu Fu, greeting her warmly.
In his heart, he wanted to keep her here and ask her for details, but he really couldn't stand the cold.
It was so cold that he felt like the heart in his chest was about to be extinguished.
Fortunately, Xu Fu didn't look back, nor did she stop walking. She took three steps and then two steps, and finally turned into a red mist and disappeared in front of Lu Ran.
"She must be too tired. With her personality, she will definitely come looking for me again early tomorrow morning."
Lu Ran comforted himself in this way in the end, taking a few more breaths of hot air at the door, and then dragged his tired footsteps back to his room.
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The next two days in a row will be rest days, and the second round of selection for the Huantian Dajiao will be held on the 90th floor of Wanhuan Building in three days.
When Lu Ran opened his eyes again, it was already a sunny noon. Xu Fu did not come. He did not remember when he fell asleep last night. He only had the exaggerated red robe on his body. Still wearing it, Lu Ran reached out and touched it. Fortunately, at least the clothes were warm.
It is summer after all.
Lu Ran got up, went to get some water, washed up, changed his clothes, took out his half bag of iron flowers, and played with them at the table. While playing, he listened carefully to the movement outside the door, waiting for Xu Fu to come. Find her.
I waited until the sun set in the west, but Xu Fu didn't come, but another person did.
Contestant No. 182 of the Huantian Dajiao, Chu Yi, rubbed his hands, twisted his feminine butt, and knocked on Lu Ran's door happily.
"Let's go have a drink?"
"Let's go." Lu Ran touched his stomach, which was already empty, and thought to himself, Xu Fu, Xu Fu, I have been waiting for you all day, you can't blame me anymore.
The two of them walked together and went to the unknown wine shop. After sitting down, the waiter came and asked, "Two guests, what would you like to drink today?"
"Is it still bitter dew?" Chu Yi raised his eyebrows and asked Lu Ran.
"Store, do you have any stronger or hotter wine in your store?" It seems that Lu Ran not only still remembers the coldness last night, but even after a good sleep, the coldness in his heart has not disappeared.
"Of course there is. Jueying City is a big city dedicated to the Angry Fire Empress. We have a kind of wine in our store, which is known as the strongest wine in the south. It was brewed by a real immortal in the city, called Anguoshao, but this is the wine of the immortal. , the price is a bit..."
"Go ahead!" After Lu Ran said these three words, a large stack of money bills appeared on the table.
Watching the waiter turn around and walk away flatteringly, Chu Yi saw Lu Ran's thoughts, stretched out his fluffy hand that didn't look like a woman, patted Lu Ran's shoulder, and asked: "What's going on? Didn't you go to the fairy's dinner party with Fairy Yufu last night? What happened? Your face is like cabbage with frost in winter."
Of course, it was impossible for Lu Ran to tell Chu Yi everything he saw and heard last night, so he made a few perfunctory remarks and said that the immortal's dinner could only be described as perfect. It was probably because he drank two more glasses yesterday and had not sobered up today. .
"Then why are you ordering that No. 1 drink in the south?" Chu Yi retracted his hand and touched his chin, which was now a hairless beard. "Since there is no problem with the dinner, it's because of Fairy Yufu. What's wrong, you guys?" Did the young couple quarrel?"
"Who... who is dating his young couple..." Lu Ran's face turned as red as a cabbage, "But it does have something to do with... her."
"Hey, this woman is the most troublesome. She always delays us men from doing big things." Chu Yi put one foot on the bench very habitually, completely forgetting that he was also a daughter now.
"Mr. Chu, you are also a person who has lived for hundreds or thousands of years. There is something I have thought about over and over again, but I still can't figure it out. I wonder if Master Chu can give me some advice." Lu Ran didn't want to talk about this at all. However, he felt really bored in his heart. If he didn't find someone to talk to, he would be alone tonight and would have to toss and turn and think all night long.
"If you ask about women... women... then you are asking the right question. This woman... is just like... just like..." Chu Yi grabbed a handful of peanuts on the table and chewed them in his mouth while rolling his eyes. He was spinning around and looking around, trying to find some suitable words to describe it.
The waiter returned at this time, holding several jugs of fiery red bottled wine on the tray in his hand.
The aroma of wine was far away and had already drifted into their noses.
"Yes, yes, women - just like this wine, called the fire of anger! Women are the fire of anger!"
At this moment, Chu Yi's eyes widened. He took a bottle of "Hanghuoshao, the No. 1 Liquor in the South" from the tray, and took a big sip from the bottle without even waiting to pour it into the cup. .
