Shizun, Misunderstood this Disciple As a Hero. [bl]

Chapter 28

Xiu Qiangshu slowly slid open the door and peeked around the corner. There was an open courtyard with flowers planted in some corners. The grass was nicely cut so that a person could easily walk on it.

Xiu Qiangshu noticed Yun Lixin standing in the courtyard staring at something.

"What's with this dude always staring at the sky?" Xiu Qiangshu thought as he walked towards him.

"Do you like the stars that much?" Xiu Qiangshu asked, standing in front of him. Xiu Qiangshu seemed to have seen a shadow at the roof top from the corner of his eye. He was about to turn and have a look at it when Yun Lixin held both of his shoulders staring at him intently. Xiu Qiangshu blushed.

"W-what is it?" Xiu Qiangshu asked. He scratched his face awkwardly.

"You have changed a lot—in looks I mean." Yun Lixin replied, his face close.

"Yeah, I have grown old I guess." Xiu Qiangshu laughed, but he remembered that he was an immortal.

"No, you look pale and thin. Are you not eating well?"

Xiu Qiangshu quickly pulled away. He didn't want to admit that he didn't eat much after "Yun Lixin's death".

"You noticed it very quick." Xiu Qiangshu teased, but Yun Lixin didn't seem to be having it.
Xiu Qiangshu walked around with his fan attempting to dodge from Yun Lixin's question, he asked,"Where is Qianfan and Shuchang?"

Yun Lixin walked under the roof of the inn and leaned against the wall. "They got a room together. And, surprisingly, they volunteered to stay in a room together—without arguing. They didn't want to be with shizun in a room alone. I wonder why." He smirked.

"Are you accusing your shizun of snoring loudly while sleeping!?" Xiu Qiangshu pointed at him his eyes wide. As soon as he realized his actions, he covered it up with a cough and stood in a mannered position. He slowly fanned himself as if nothing happened.

"Well you don't snore anymore." Yun Lixin smiled. "It seems like a lot have changed since the incident at the cliff." His smile faltered.

"If you mean Qianfan and Shuchang's relationship changing—I'm partly guilty—maybe all guilty for it." Xiu Qiangshu laughed awkwardly scratching his head. He hid his face behind the fan, only his eyes visible.

"What do you mean?" Yun Lixin asked, curiously.

Xiu Qiangshu explained how he ended up giving the jade necklaces to Qianfan and Shuchang. The whole story, Yun Lixin couldn't stop laughing.

"No wonder why they are acting very close and arguing less! and here I thought that they just became mature enough to not fight like kids!" Yun lixin wiped a tear off his eye.

"But I don't think it's the necklaces that did the work, because they don't seem to be openly in love or very crazy about each other. They seem rather normal other than not arguing. It's really peaceful, so I think giving them a jade necklace wasn't a bad idea." Xiu Qiangshu grinned.

'Yes, shizun." Yun Lixin smiled. Xiu Qiangshu suddenly yawned as he felt sleepy.

"I guess we should head back to sleep. We need to head back early in the morning tomorrow." Xiu Qiangshu replied as they both headed inside their room.

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As Xiu Qiangshu lay in bed, stared at the ceiling. Yun Lixin insisted that he would sleep on the floor and wouldn't allow Xiu Qiangshu to sleep on the floor instead. Xiu Qiangshu glanced at Yun Lixin who slept quietly while facing toward Xiu Qiangshu. He wondered what Yun Lixin has been through over the course of 5 years and how did Yun Lixin even survive. He was indeed the hero of the story so he would definitely survive. But those 5 years must also have been hard for Yun Lixin, to live and survive alone in the abyss.