The candlelight flickered. A charming red figure was lying quietly on the stone bed.
A pair of enchanting phoenix eyes slowly opened. The figure looked at the empty stone wall in front and gently moved their slender, fair fingers.
"My lady..."
The beautiful lips moved slightly. The phoenix eyes quivered gently. A look of confusion gradually appeared on the charming face. The figure reached out a hand and pressed it against their chest, which now felt empty.
"How could this happen..."
The moon rose above the small building, bathing everything in its clear light.
Zhong Fengyue turned around and closed the small window. When he looked back, he saw Su Xiaoliu staring blankly at the small wooden box on the table.
He curved his lips and said softly, "What's wrong?"
Su Xiaoliu looked up at Zhong Fengyue and asked, "Has the Rebirth Fruit appeared before?"
Zhong Fengyue was slightly stunned. He looked down at the crystal - clear red fruit in the small wooden box and said, "Three years ago, the Rebirth Fruit appeared once."
Three years ago?
Su Xiaoliu looked down at the small fruit. She only thought it looked nice and saw nothing special about it.
Could this fruit really bring people back to life? Su Xiaoliu slightly widened her almond eyes, extremely surprised.
But if it could really bring people back to life, the person's body must still be there, right? Otherwise, who would eat this fruit?
Seeing her staring blankly at the fruit, Zhong Fengyue couldn't help but smile and said, "What are you thinking about, my lady?"
Su Xiaoliu looked at Zhong Fengyue, sat up straight, crossed her hands and propped her chin on them, and said, "If we plant this Rebirth Fruit in the ground, will many Rebirth Fruits grow next year?"
Zhong Fengyue was rendered speechless by her question. He had never thought about this problem either. How should he answer? Everyone wanted this Rebirth Fruit, and everyone was afraid of it. How come only Su Xiaoliu didn't seem to feel anything, as if she were talking about an ordinary fruit.
Suddenly, Zhong Fengyue was struck by a thought.
What Su Xiaoliu said made him understand something.
Three years ago, this Rebirth Fruit had appeared once. Just once, and it had caused quite a stir in the city. But in the following three years, the Rebirth Fruit had disappeared mysteriously, and it had only reappeared in front of the world now...
Could it be that the reason for the disappearance of the Rebirth Fruit was that someone had planted it in the soil?
Seeing Zhong Fengyue standing still, Su Xiaoliu waved her hand in front of his face and said, "Situ Qianyue?"
Zhong Fengyue came back to his senses, looked at Su Xiaoliu, curved his lips, and praised, "My lady, you're really smart."
Su Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, and her face turned a little red. She blinked her almond eyes and whispered, "What's wrong..."
Zhong Fengyue looked at Su Xiaoliu and said with a soft smile, "This Rebirth Fruit must have been planted in the soil three years ago and then grew again, and it grew in the Golden Jade Tree."
When the Golden Jade Tree was mentioned, Su Xiaoliu's eyes suddenly darkened. After a while, she looked up at Zhong Fengyue and also understood something. She said, "That means there's only one Rebirth Fruit. No matter how many times it's planted, only one fruit will grow?"
Zhong Fengyue nodded. Looking at Su Xiaoliu's disappointed face, he couldn't help but chuckle.
Suddenly, a dark figure flashed by outside the window...
Zhong Fengyue glanced at the small window, and his ink - colored eyes turned cold. Su Xiaoliu didn't notice at all and still stared blankly at the Rebirth Fruit.
He closed the small wooden box, then handed it to Su Xiaoliu, lowered his voice, and said, "Keep this Rebirth Fruit with you for now. Take good care of it and don't lose it."
Su Xiaoliu looked at Zhong Fengyue. She didn't expect him to let her keep the Rebirth Fruit. She reached out and took the small wooden box, nodded, and said excitedly, "Okay."
She looked down at the small wooden box in her hand, feeling extremely happy.
Zhong Fengyue turned his head and quietly looked at the closed small window where the dark figure had flashed by. A charming smile appeared on his rosy, diamond - shaped lips, and he tightened his grip on the Heavenly Gift Sword in his hand.
The torches blazed high. The attendants stood in line. An extremely solemn and cold atmosphere spread in the air. A man hidden in the darkness was sitting quietly on the main seat. His long silver hair was scattered. His face couldn't be seen clearly in the darkness. His fists on the armrests were slightly clenched. There were also several beautiful women lying on his body. The women were chuckling softly, and their slender fingers gently slid across his bare chest.
The sound of soft bells came. A graceful woman slowly walked not far from the man. There was also a mighty white tiger with eyes like copper bells beside her.
Her long and thick eyelashes fluttered slightly. Her smart tiger - like eyes looked at the man in front of her. Her gaze swept across the beautiful women on his body, and the corners of her mouth curved into a smile. She slowly said, "My Lord, you haven't come to see me. I've missed you so much recently..."
The man in the darkness quietly looked at Wanyan Meng. His silver hair gently hung on the main seat. After a moment, a steady voice sounded.
"Come here."
Wanyan Meng was stunned for a moment. Then she showed a smile. Her tiger - like eyes flashed slightly, and she walked towards him. The silver bells on her ankles and wrists rang softly. The white tiger at her feet obediently sat down in place and quietly watched her walk towards the man in the darkness.
Seeing Wanyan Meng coming, the several women on the man's body wisely retreated. Wanyan Meng walked to the man's side, wrapped her arm around his slender neck, let out a soft laugh, blinked her tiger - like eyes, and reached out to twirl a lock of his silver hair in her hand.
"My Lord, every time I see you, I think of Yue'er. What should I do?"
The man slowly looked up at Wanyan Meng and said, "You've seen him?"
Wanyan Meng was slightly stunned. She leaned down and buried her head in his chest, saying softly, "I'm too busy missing you. How could I go to see others..."
The man didn't say a word and just let her hug him.
In the darkness, Wanyan Meng raised her head, wrapped her arms around his neck, gently closed her tiger - like eyes, and lowered her head to kiss his beautiful lips...
"My Lord..."
Today, the sun was shining brightly.
Su Xiaoliu sat on one side watching Mo Xin stir - frying tea. She found it extremely interesting.
"Mrs. Xiao, so this is how tea is stir - fried..." She tilted her head and watched Mo Xin's hands moving back and forth, smiling.
Mo Xin looked up at Su Xiaoliu and said softly, "Yes. You'll see more interesting things in the future. There are many mysteries in this tea."
Su Xiaoliu curved her lips and stared at the green tea tips being stirred back and forth, saying, "It's really interesting!"
After a while, Mo Xin shoveled out all the stir - fried tea, changed the pan, and poured it in to stir - fry again.
"What are you going to do today, Xiaoliu?" Mo Xin looked up at Xiaoliu, smiled slightly, and asked.
Su Xiaoliu propped her head up with her hand, thought for a while, then sat up straight and said, "I haven't decided yet."
Mo Xin let out a soft laugh, looked at her, and said, "You can go out for a walk when you're free to get familiar with this place. Before the matter of the Rebirth Fruit is settled, we'll have to stay here all the time. Although there's no scenery to see in the Ten - Thousand - Withered Valley, it's a fairly large valley anyway. I'm going to dry the tea later. It would be a pity not to go out on such a nice day."