69novels Chapter 106 Lu Xiaobai's Vulnerable Side!
Chapter 106 Lu Xiaobai's Vulnerable Side!
Chapter 106 Lu Xiaobai's Vulnerable Side!
Lu Linglong, like a jubilant little bird, hopped and skipped out of the dormitory door.
A cool mountain breeze brushed against her slightly flushed cheeks, dispelling some of the heat from before.
She caught up with the figure in the white trench coat in a few steps, and very naturally reached out and grabbed Lu Xiaobai's slightly cool hand.
"Little White!" She grinned and leaned closer, her arm gently resting on his shoulder, her big eyes brimming with curiosity and anticipation. "What's this? Is it for me?"
Her gaze darted back and forth between the box in her right hand and the two rings, finally settling on the exquisitely crafted ring inlaid with a mysterious sapphire. She couldn't help but steal a glance at Lu Xiaobai's profile.
"Um."
Lu Xiaobai responded and let her hold his hand.
Although his tone still carried his usual calm undertones, the coldness had quietly faded, revealing a rare, almost imperceptible tenderness.
"The black box contains the mental techniques, mantras, and energy diagrams for several cultivation methods. Try to sense them later and see which one resonates with you."
He turned his head slightly, his gaze falling on Lu Linglong's face.
"That ring with the blue crystal can be used for communication; it also has a two-way teleportation alchemical array engraved inside. The other one is a storage ring; it's not very big, but it's enough for holding some personal belongings. I'll teach you how to use it later."
Upon hearing the words "cultivation technique," "teleportation array," and "storage ring," Lu Linglong's smile faltered.
She subconsciously loosened her grip on Lu Xiaobai's hand and stopped walking.
"noob----"
She looked up at him with a complex expression, a mixture of surprise and hesitation, but ultimately it all turned into a firm rejection.
"These are too valuable! I can't accept them!"
She shook her head vigorously and handed the black box and the ring forward.
"I just—I just simply want to be with you—" Her voice lowered, carrying a hint of barely perceptible grievance and honesty.
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Linglong felt a blur before her eyes, and a familiar aura instantly enveloped her!
Without warning, Lu Xiaobai turned around and pressed himself tightly into her arms!
His movements carried an undeniable force, yet he became incredibly cautious when touching her.
He didn't speak, but gently tightened his arms as if trying to embed himself into her body.
The white cloak draped down, enveloping the two in a quiet little world.
"noob?"
Lu Linglong was completely stunned. Her body stiffened for a moment, then she felt a warm, trembling sensation coming from her arms.
She tentatively called out, "What's wrong—?"
The only response she received was Lu Xiaobai's tightening arms and silent breathing.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Linglong felt her right hand being gently lifted.
With her head down, Lu Xiaobai's movements were somewhat stubborn, even clumsy and forceful, as she carefully slipped the sapphire-encrusted gold ring onto the index finger of her right hand.
The cool metallic touch against the skin.
Then, he picked up the storage ring with its cold, hard lines and placed it firmly on her middle finger.
Even after doing all this, he still didn't let go of her, but maintained that embrace, as if drawing strength from something.
"Linglong, please don't do this—"
Lu Xiaobai's voice finally rang out, brushing against her hair, as light as a breeze.
With a sob in a voice that Lu Linglong had never heard before, a voice that was almost fragile and uneasy: "————I————"
The voice was like a needle, instantly piercing Lu Linglong's heart.
She suddenly broke free, grabbed his shoulders with both hands, and looked at his face anxiously. In just one glance, Lu Linglong's heart felt as if it had been gripped tightly by an invisible hand!
Lu Xiaobai lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a faint shadow under his eyes.
That usually expressionless face, so exquisitely sculpted like jade, now clearly showed signs of bewilderment and unease.
His icy blue eyes had lost their usual composure, as if veiled by a thin mist, churning with unfathomable confusion and a kind of—
Lu Linglong felt a loneliness she had never experienced before, a loneliness akin to being abandoned.
"Xiaobai!" Lu Linglong's voice was filled with uncontrollable panic.
"What's wrong? Don't scare me!"
Seeing Lu Xiaobai like this, she was instantly overwhelmed with immense regret.
My words of refusal just now must have been like a knife, stabbing him in some hidden sore spot!
She had no idea why he had suddenly become like this, but the intense, almost overflowing sadness and vulnerability made her heart ache unbearably.
"sorry----"
Lu Linglong's voice choked with emotion.
Without further hesitation, she suddenly opened her arms and used all her strength to hug the seemingly frail and lonely boy tightly in her arms!
Her embrace was almost protective, trying to dispel the unease emanating from him. "I'm sorry—I shouldn't have said that—I'm so sorry."
She kept repeating it, her arms tightly wrapped around him, her cheek pressed against his cool white hair.
Lu Xiaobai's body stiffened for a moment in her arms, then slowly relaxed.
He seemed to have exhausted all his strength, gently resting his forehead on Lu Linglong's shoulder and letting out a barely audible nasal sound.
--Um."
After a long while, his tense body finally relaxed little by little.
Leaning gently into Lu Linglong's warm embrace, she felt like a small boat that had been adrift for a long time had finally found its harbor.
In the evening, Lu Xiaobai took Lu Linglong's hand and walked through the quiet mountain path to a secluded and dense forest on the back of Longhu Mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle.
Moonlight filtered through the sparse branches and leaves, casting a cool glow and dappled shadows on the forest clearing.
The bewilderment and unease on Lu Xiaobai's face had long since faded, and he had regained his usual tranquility.
But when he looked at Lu Linglong beside him, his icy blue eyes seemed to melt like a glacier, flowing with an undisguised, unprecedented tenderness and warmth.
It was as if some invisible barrier had been completely broken down in that embrace, and he now regarded her as someone he could completely trust.
"exquisite----"
Lu Xiaobai stopped, his voice ringing out clearly in the quiet forest.
He looked into the depths of Lu Linglong's right pupil, where a faint, deep magical light flashed, making that icy blue even more mysterious and unpredictable. "You should—possess a very special ability, right?"
"Moreover, this ability seems to come with strong side effects."
Upon hearing this, Lu Linglong paused almost imperceptibly.
She looked up and met Lu Xiaobai's right eye, which seemed to see through everything.
Under the moonlight, her expression was somewhat complex, carrying a hint of surprise at being seen through, but more so a sense of calm that everything had settled down.
She didn't deny it, she just nodded slightly.
"Hmm," she responded softly, then took a deep breath, as if she had made up her mind.
Under Lu Xiaobai's focused gaze, Lu Linglong slowly raised her right hand.
She focused her mind and a pale red, life-giving stream began to gather at her fingertips.
She extended her index finger, the edge of her nail gleaming faintly red, and lightly, without hesitation, drew a line across the inside of her bare left arm—
laugh.
A tiny wound appeared, and bright red blood immediately seeped from under the fair skin, gathering into a thin line of blood that meandered down the arm, reflecting a faint glimmer in the moonlight.
Lu Linglong's gaze instantly became incredibly focused, as if the entire world consisted only of the thin bloodstain on her arm.
She held her breath, her gaze fixed on the flowing blood.
The next second, a miraculous scene unfolded!