Ark, I got cold a little early

It made no difference to him.

……

……

……

In the middle of the night, the two of them were in the same bed.

Hongyu habitually wanted to hug something, but suddenly remembered that he was sleeping next to Shu and restrained himself.

Sigh... I can't sleep without anything to hold...

But Hongyu was not the only one making small movements in the quilt. Shu's hand reached across the quilt between the two of them and came into Hongyu's quilt.

Hongyu closed his eyes and felt his fingers being slightly hooked.

No need to think, that was Shu's hand.

It seemed that he did not sense Hongyu's resistance, or thought that Hongyu was already asleep, so the other party's fingers, which were originally just tentatively hooked, turned into five interlocked fingers with his own.

Hong Yuchun didn't care about anything. He thought Shu was just affected by "Sui" and was afraid like Xi. He didn't let go but let Shu hold his hand.

Shu's hands had a cool and warm touch, with a few rough marks of hard work, making them feel particularly down-to-earth.

Outside the window, insects chirp softly...

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Wow, the last chapter was all about me updating too little.

Two chapters a day is the limit for a high school student, okay?! Any more and I'll be drained...

Every day I… (The following is a rant about my school that I deleted about 300 words)

Chapter 17 Xi Bao's Fury

It's another sunny day.

The sun is shining brightly in the sky, the sky is blue and the clouds are turquoise. The generous sun hangs high in the sky, bestowing the power of life on the land of Terra.

Xi pushed open the door, walked to the window, and pulled open the tightly closed curtains.

First, a few scattered rays of sunlight sneaked into the house, illuminating the dim room. Then, a surging golden wave filled the few inches of space.

Xi put down the bag in her hand, and a few flowers popped out from it.

The painter skillfully picked up the vase on the bedside, changed the water, and arranged the flowers in one go.

I looked around at the surrounding environment, which was quiet and peaceful, with a hint of fragrance from flowers.

Very suitable for drawing.

Xi thought about it, then sat down on the chair and continued his unfinished painting.

Everything is quiet, except...

“Is this a picture of me?”

"Alas!--"

The paintbrush in her hand fell out of fright, and Xi hurriedly put away the painting she was painting, then stared at Hongyu who was standing behind her with anger.

"It seems like I came at the wrong time?" Hongyu smiled awkwardly and prepared to leave.

"Don't go yet." Xi grabbed Hongyu's sleeve and continued to stare at him.

"Did you forget something?"

"I promise I didn't see anything just now." Hongyu raised his hands and gave Xi a French military salute.

Xi's pretty face flushed, her eyes dodged for a moment, then she loosened her grip on Hongyu's sleeve and whispered, "Didn't you say you wanted to learn painting from me..."

Compared to Hongyu, Xi is petite. Even though she is wearing a robe of almost the same style as Hongyu and an extra coat on the outside, her exquisite figure makes it difficult to focus on her. Her black hair is like a crescent moon floating in a lake, clinging to her skin, and the slender curves of her exposed thin calves are soft and bright.

At this moment, the beauty in front of him was avoiding his gaze, but with a hint of expectation.

Her moist red eyes occasionally crossed her face.

Like an introverted cat...

"You promised me yesterday, but you didn't come to see me all day."

Xi: I feel wronged, want to cry, and want a hug.

Seeing Xi's evasive eyes, Hongyu's tone was a little embarrassed. He explained to Xi: "Haven't we just decided to settle down in Huiqi Mountain? I plan to go to the nearby Gouwu City to familiarize myself with it first..."

Gouwu City. Huiqi Mountain.

That’s right, Hongyu moved away with Xi.

He was consciously separating the only remaining Xi and Ling who were gathered together.

He continued to split his consciousness into two, explaining to Xi that "Ling went out to travel the land alone."

The same reason was explained to Ling by Hongyu.

Anyway, for Ling and Xi, they are not worried about each other's safety. Unless Dayan wants to wipe out the fragments completely, it is unlikely that there will be any fragments that can kill "Sui" alone on this land.

At present, all the fragments have not noticed that Hongyu has also become a "fragment".

The reason why Hongyu did this was because he needed to suppress the consciousness of "Sui", and the counterattack of "Sui" was particularly strong on Linghe Xi.

I can use alcohol to divert Ling's attention, so that the fatigue I show when dealing with "Sui" will not be noticed by Ling.

And Xi, who is timid but sensitive...

The only thing Hongyu could think of was to use Xi's love of painting to distract Xi's attention.

So he took Xi with him and prepared to start traveling through the mountains and rivers of Dayan.

As for why Xi's first temporary settlement was Huiqi Mountain near Gouwu City...

That's something she has to ask herself.

Maybe it’s because Xi feels that this place is sparsely populated and has a beautiful environment, while the food in nearby cities is light?

"I've been preparing for a long time." Xi continued to speak in a low voice with a tone of grievance. "You just didn't come to see me."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect you to take my casual request so seriously... I'm sorry."

In order to suppress the word "Sui" more conveniently when Xi was painting, Hongyu took the initiative to propose the idea of learning painting from Xi.

Xi agreed with a look of surprise and joy.

She was surprised because she had never expected that Hongyu would actually ask her for help one day. There was no need to explain where her joy came from.

She really took it seriously, and although she was not good at teaching, she even spent a whole day reading books to learn how to better teach others painting skills.

But Xi didn't expect that Hongyu was busy with the Wucheng order that day and basically didn't come to see her...even...

I sleep alone at night!!!

Xi: Furious!

Perhaps Hongyu's daily suppression of "Sui" is effective, Xi no longer has nightmares about "Sui" recently.

Although she had gradually gotten used to the feeling of being held by Hongyu while falling asleep and had become addicted to it...

"Anyway, anyway! You must learn from me today!" Xi's tone changed from serious to uncertain. "I think you have time..."

"Well, of course." Hongyu smiled and pushed the blind glasses on his nose.

He really didn't expect that Gou Wucheng actually bought this kind of glasses. It can only be said that he has never been able to see Terra's technological points clearly.

"I'm free today."

"Right away?!" Xi's tone immediately became excited.

She seems overly excited...

Hongyu thought helplessly, then nodded.

"Well, Teacher Xi, let's start."

Because of the title of "teacher", steam gradually began to come out of Xi's head.

What did he call me?! Teacher!

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[For all the painters in this land, what they most desire is to receive a painting from the legendary painter Xi from Dayan.]

[However, that master hasn't produced a single work in decades, which is a pity for both the painting and collecting communities.]

[Of course, many people have also thought about finding the immortal and becoming her disciple, but most have returned empty-handed.]

[It can be said that apart from the current governor of Simuitai and the general of Yumen, only those who are also immortals like the painter have the painter's essays included.]

[Among them, the portrait of the first governor, which has been passed down for a thousand years, was created by Xi.]

[As for the first governor, the current governor once commented that he was "the one closest to a god, but he is still human and cannot become a god."]

[According to the current governor, the first governor once studied the art of painting with Xi Huashi and received his praise. However, no single painting has been published. It is rumored that it may have been treasured by Xi Huashi.]

[Source: "Dayan Daily: A Few Things About the First Taishou"]

Xi closed the newspaper expressionlessly, looked at Nian who was laughing at her across from her, and said in a stern tone, "So? Nian, what do you want to say by showing me this boring newspaper?"

"Well, nothing much. I'm just curious if the old guy really drew something and left it with you. I also want two..." He rubbed his hands and said with a smile.

"roll."

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I've always been against sensitive words, but this time I'm really going crazy because of those three words. I won't change it. I guess you all know what I'm saying. I really just want to say...

Cat, you are so sensitive!

Chapter 18 Hongyu: As a child, he...grandfather

“…” Xi fell into silence, holding Hongyu’s essay in his hand.

She pointed to the strange creature on the paper with four legs, a pitch-black body and a white belly with several black stripes, and then looked at Hongyu who was standing aside with a proud look on his face.

"Yu, what kind of strange creature is this?"

"Haha! I call it - Ayao!" Hongyu raised his head confidently with a slightly exaggerated laugh on his face.

Yu is acting weird again...

Looking at the funny Hongyu, Xi came up with this idea, then shook his head helplessly, put away the paper that was obviously drawn casually by Hongyu, and picked up the next piece of Hongyu's "homework".

The brushstrokes are no longer rough, the shapes are basically correct, and the colors are distinct and not dazzling.

Great progress...

Xi picked out the painting that Hongyu had created today that satisfied her the most, and put it into the space she used to store Hongyu's paintings.

During this month, Hongyu has been seriously learning the art of painting with Xi.

Looking at each painting one by one, one can find that his progress is really great. From the beginning, his technique, which was evaluated by Xi as "ghostly scribbles", has gradually been recognized and appreciated by Xi...

This made Xi, who was called "teacher" by Hongyu, extremely proud.

Xi: Look! You'll make rapid progress if you become my disciple! (Hands on hips)

"Xi, can you try to use your authority to transform that painting from a painting into your creation?"

When Xi was secretly enjoying being Hongyu's "Teacher Xi", Hongyu interrupted Xi's brainstorming with a word.

"This?" Xi took out the painting that Hongyu called "A Yao" and asked curiously, "Why?"

"Don't you think it's cute?"

"…cute…?"