The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#540 - Wonderful Scenery

Looking at Lu Jing standing in the sunlight, a surge of emotion inexplicably welled up in Xuan Ji's heart. Reading М

After a moment, she tentatively took a step, crossing the threshold before her, the entire action appearing exceptionally cautious and slow.

It was like a wild rabbit cautiously poking its head out of its burrow, ready to quickly retreat back inside at the slightest whiff of danger in the air.

However, in the next moment, a miracle occurred. Xuan Ji's foot, which she had stepped out with, felt no discomfort, nor did it vanish.

This gave Xuan Ji tremendous encouragement.

She glanced at Lu Jing and, encouraged by his gaze, stepped her other foot out as well. As her toe touched the ground, her entire being stood outside the door.

In the past, this was something Xuan Ji would never have dared to imagine, yet this time, she had accomplished it with ease.

Xuan Ji could hardly believe her eyes.

And this was not the end. She then took three more steps in one breath, arriving in front of Lu Jing, her eyes brimming with unbelievable joy.

These were just three simple steps for ordinary people, but for her, they were extraordinarily meaningful.

Lu Jing said to Xuan Ji, "Are you ready to leave the academy and take a stroll around the capital?"

"The… the capital?" Xuan Ji asked in surprise. At this moment, she was still immersed in the joy of finally stepping out of the library and onto the earth, and hadn't had time to think about what would come next.

Especially the capital city that Lu Jing spoke of, which had always seemed very distant in Xuan Ji's mind.

Almost as far away as the other side of the world.

"That's right, it's easy to get to the capital from the academy," Lu Jing said. "If we leave now, it won't even take half a cup of tea to get there."

"I know, we'll move through the Well, right? But if we leave, what about the library here…"

"No one's coming to borrow books anyway," Lu Jing shrugged.

"What about Warden Huang…"

"I'll go see him after we get back."

Lu Jing also felt a bit of a headache when Warden Huang was mentioned, but he didn't want Xuan Ji to worry about him. Today was the first day Xuan Ji truly gained life and transformed into a human, and Lu Jing still hoped she could be happy.

Xuan Ji was still hesitant, but Lu Jing had already grabbed her hand again, saying, "Let's go, let's go, let's find a restaurant and have a drink to celebrate, not just celebrating your ability to leave the academy, but also celebrating my safe return from the world within the books."

Hearing what Lu Jing said, Xuan Ji couldn't say anything more and had no choice but to be pulled by Lu Jing to the Well.

Xuan Ji didn't say much along the way, but her eyes were constantly darting around, curiously looking at everything. After a while, she couldn't help but speak again, "This… this is the famous Suspended Sky Viewing Fish? It really is mystical."

"Ah, this banyan tree… this banyan tree was planted to commemorate those supervisors who died defending the human world, right? I've seen it in several books related to the academy. I didn't expect the real thing to be even bigger than described in the books. Hmm, maybe it's because a few hundred years have passed."

"Taking the Bamboo Path, is the bamboo here really harder than metal and stone…?…"

Xuan Ji was originally still hesitating about secretly running off to the capital, especially with Lu Jing, but when she saw the scenery recorded in the books turning into reality one by one, she excitedly forgot everything else.

By the time she came back to her senses, she and Lu Jing were already standing in Hengji Coffin Shop.

It was still broad daylight, and the old zombie didn't know where he had run off to, so the two of them didn't encounter any obstacles when they left, and they walked straight out of the small alley and turned onto the adjacent street.

And Xuan Ji couldn't take her eyes away again.

The world that originally only existed in books had completely come to life, turning into rows of houses and shops, tiles and colorful lanterns… In her ears were the children's playful laughter and the vendors' shouts, as well as the tinkling sound of wind chimes blowing in the wind.

Lu Jing had also overdone it a bit this time. Although he had only disappeared for twenty-seven days, the time in the book was different from the time outside.

At first, Lu Jing found it quite interesting to control different game accounts, but later on, he also felt a bit numb. Moreover, even the most enjoyable process would become dull if repeated too many times, and Lu Jing gradually lost himself in one role after another.

Fortunately, he finally withstood the pressure and sent away [Gui Zi Sixty-Six], although he himself didn't actually have any intention of doing so.

However, after returning to the real world, Lu Jing also urgently needed to relax and relieve the accumulated pressure. He found the most famous restaurant in the capital.

Led by the waiter, he came to the second floor, chose a seat by the window, and then took out a tael of silver from his body and put it on the table.

"Bring me good wine and good food, and come back to me if it's not enough!"

While waiting for the food to be served, Lu Jing also checked his body and found that his secret power and inner strength were the same as when he first entered the world in the book.

In other words, he had hardly changed in these twenty-odd days.

It seemed that he had accidentally found another way to escape the refresh, but unfortunately, this method could no longer be used.

Lu Jing silently sighed, while Xuan Ji had gradually calmed down from her previous joy and began to think about the changes in herself.

Although Lu Jing didn't say it, Xuan Ji knew that her ability to leave the library now was all thanks to the former, which also made her gaze towards Lu Jing become more and more complicated.