The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#518 - Someone's Shura Field

When Lu Jing saw Xuan Ji, she was already awake, lying on a grand master's chair. Fortunately, apart from a painful-looking bump on her forehead, she wasn't injured anywhere else.

Moreover, Xuan Ji knew that Lu Jing's previous actions were to save her, so she didn't blame him for it. Instead, she got up and said, "Thank you, Great Hero Lu, for your help."

"Oh, oh, it's good that you're okay. Lie down and rest," Lu Jing said.

As he spoke, he secretly glanced at Wen Xiaochuan and Xia Huai, but he couldn't see any clues on their faces.

There was no water in the attic, so Xia Huai cast a spell, creating a ball of water out of thin air, while Wen Xiaochuan found a wooden bucket and collected the water floating in the air.

Then, without hesitation, she tore off a piece of her skirt, dipped it in water, and helped Xuan Ji clean the dust from her face.

Xia Huai, not wanting to be outdone, placed her hand on Xuan Ji's back and used her inner energy to dissipate the bruises on her face.

As a result of these two's actions, Xuan Ji was completely bewildered.

She had only bumped her head and it wasn't that serious, but Xia Huai and Wen Xiaochuan's way of taking care of her was like providing hospice care. This made Xuan Ji feel uneasy, but she didn't dare to ask.

In fact, before Lu Jing even engaged with [Gui Zi Sixty-Six], Xuan Ji had noticed that the atmosphere among the women today was a bit strange.

Yan Yun was fine, but Xia Huai and Wen Xiaochuan were clearly very polite to each other, but for some reason, there was a faint sense of hostility. Especially after the two of them went upstairs, Xuan Ji felt like she couldn't breathe smoothly being sandwiched between them, so when she saw Lu Jing push the door open, Xuan Ji secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She felt like she was finally saved, but then she heard Lu Jing say, "Yan Yun and I agreed to take turns dealing with that thing for two hours each, so I'll go find a place to rest first, and then go down to replace Yan Yun later."

After Lu Jing finished speaking, he turned around and prepared to slip away, but then he heard Xia Huai say, "Wait!"

Lu Jing's expression changed drastically when he heard this, but after a pause, he turned back around, feeling a little guilty, and said, "Is there something wrong?"

"Do you remember the crispy honey pastry from my hometown that I mentioned to you before?" Xia Huai said.

"Oh, I remember. The first time we met, you told me that there was a pastry shop across from your house with many delicious pastries, but your favorite was their crispy honey pastry."

When Lu Jing heard that Xia Huai was talking about this, the worry in his heart lessened a bit.

But then he saw Xia Huai's face turn red as she took out a paper packet from her bosom, "This matter probably won't be over for a while. Coincidentally, my father had the old house send me some crispy honey pastries. You… you should take it to fill your stomach first."

Xia Huai had originally planned to give this to Lu Jing in private, but now that she took it out in front of everyone else, she felt her face burning up a bit.

Lu Jing took the small packet of crispy honey pastry, and then felt a chill down his back. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Wen Xiaochuan silently sneering.

The latter even mouthed to him, "She forced me to!"

When Lu Jing saw this, he quickly shook his head at Wen Xiaochuan, telling her not to make things worse.

But unexpectedly, Xia Huai happened to look up and saw Lu Jing shaking his head. The girl couldn't help but be stunned, "What, you don't want it?"

"Ah, no, I accidentally twisted my neck while fighting down there just now, so I'm just moving it a bit." Lu Jing also knew that his excuse was clumsy, but he couldn't think of a better reason for the moment, so he could only prove it with practical actions.

He opened the paper packet that Wen Xiaochuan handed him, took a piece of crispy honey pastry from it, and put it in his mouth.

Then he gave a thumbs up, "The taste is indeed good."

"Can I have a taste?" Wen Xiaochuan didn't know when she had also come over, smiling sweetly, "I also like these kinds of sweets very much."

"You shouldn't, eating too many sweets will ruin your teeth," Lu Jing said.

On the other hand, Xia Huai was very generous, "It's okay, these crispy honey pastries can't be finished by one person anyway, Xuan Ji, you can eat some too."

Xuan Ji had finally escaped the center of the storm and was enjoying a long-lost peace, so how could she be willing to be drawn into this war without gunpowder again? Hearing this, she quickly waved her hand and said, "No, no, I don't need it, uh, I've been having a toothache recently."

"You even have the setting of having a toothache?" Lu Jing said in surprise.

Xia Huai was stunned. She could hear that there was no hostility in Wen Xiaochuan's words, just pure praise and inquiry, so Xia Huai also felt a little embarrassed.

She was not someone who liked to be jealous, and she didn't know why this time, but seeing Wen Xiaochuan and Lu Jing behaving intimately, she felt a little unhappy, and then it turned into a tit-for-tat confrontation.

However, now that Wen Xiaochuan took the initiative to release goodwill, the depression in Xia Huai's heart dissipated a lot, "If Miss Xiaochuan likes to eat it, I'll have my family send more, it's not something valuable anyway."

"But I think this kind of thing should taste best when it's hot."

"There are also shops selling crispy honey pastries in the capital, but I've tried them and found that they are not as good as the one in my hometown," Xia Huai shook her head.

"It doesn't matter, we are already disciples of the academy now, we can use [Well] to travel, when Miss Xia is free, why don't we go eat together?"

"Um… okay," Xia Huai nodded, and then added, "There are many delicious things in my hometown, not only crispy honey pastries, but also lychee cakes and jujube cakes are also unparalleled. Since Miss Xiaochuan likes sweets, then my hometown is a must-go."

"That's great, after visiting your home, I'll take you to my home, my mother's brewed wine is world-famous, even if you don't drink, you should try my family's wine-soaked crabs."

Seeing this scene, both Lu Jing and Xuan Ji breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed that this storm had passed without any danger. Especially Lu Jing, he felt more tired in that short moment than dealing with [Gui Zi Sixty-Six] down there.

He really didn't expect that Wen Xiaochuan, who was afraid that the world would not be in chaos at a critical moment, would actually take the initiative to back down, easing the situation that was about to escalate.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing looked at Wen Xiaochuan again, and found that the latter was also looking at him with a smile, and then, taking advantage of the fact that the two women were not paying attention, he mouthed to Lu Jing, "Am I amazing?"