Chapter 83 A Kind of Longing

  Douslin was a bit distracted, and Lan'er, who was closer to her, noticed for the first time that Douslin's eyes showed a gentle emotion, with a flowing gaze, in addition to gentleness, there were many inexplicable feelings, nostalgia, seemingly, and also pain.

  People who don't change their ways despite being close to you.

  Qing Zhu, by Peng Luo Fei's side, will you really be safe?

  Thinking of this, Du Sulin's heart suddenly tightened, and she subconsciously covered her chest, her eyebrows deeply furrowed.

  The pain of Xiao Qingzhu's departure was like a tidal wave that swept over Du Shilin once again, drowning her. She was like a drowning person, only able to alleviate her suffocation by constantly struggling and gasping for air in big mouthfuls.

  After all, I was always uneasy about handing you over to someone else's hands, Qing Zhu. After all, I have always wanted you to stay by my side.

  At this point, Du Sulin's eyes were slightly red, but she was immersed in her own pain and didn't realize it.

  "What's wrong with her?" Lan'er called out to Du Siling several times, but she didn't respond. She could only throw her questioning gaze at Dong Shuanghe who was standing on the other side of Du Siling.

  Dong Shuanghe shook his head, as if he had sighed, but this sigh was too light, so light that Lan'er felt it was just her own illusion.

  "A longing in one place, idle worries in another. This feeling cannot be dispelled, it only moves from the eyebrows to the heart." Dong Shuanghe suddenly thought of this line of verse and recited it out loud, shaking his head and swaying back and forth. The sense of helplessness that seeped into his words moved Lan'er's heart.

  Troubled by love?

  Lan'er's mind flashed with such thoughts. She became more and more curious. Although she had not known Du Siling for a long time, Lan'er had a unique feeling about him.

  This feeling, it's not exactly a good feeling, nor is it bad. It's just a sense of trust, as if Du Si Lin has this kind of charm on her body. Every move she makes, although ordinary and normal, can make the people around her choose to believe in her without hesitation. It seems that with her, there is hope.

  Du Siling treats people, most of the time she is polite but makes people feel distant, only a few are playful and make people relaxed and happy, there must be reasons for this difference, but it also reveals Du Siling's coldness.

  Lan'er was curious about what kind of person could enter Du Si Lin's eyes, occupy the softest place in her heart, and make her so deeply infatuated.

  Douslin's immersion in pain didn't last long, just a moment. When she came to herself, she took a deep breath and smiled apologetically at the two of them. There was no longer any pain on her face, only a pair of eyes that were still slightly red could serve as evidence for Lan'er to see.

  A gentle mountain breeze swept across the faces of the three, cool but not lacking in gentleness. The discussion about the untransformed bones came to an abrupt end in the midst of their sudden tacit understanding.

  Although I didn't return with the same carefree attitude as when I came, I still took my time. By the time I got back to the hotel, it was already dusk.

  In the hotel, Chen Zhou Yun had nothing to do and insisted on teaching Daoist techniques to the mouse, but unfortunately, the mouse itself only learned a little bit of superficial knowledge. When it was passed down to Chen Zhou Yun, it's unknown whether it was because the mouse taught poorly or Chen Zhou Yun lacked the talent for learning Daoist techniques, but in any case, he didn't learn anything at all.

  After Du Sulin returned, he told Chen Zhouyuan about his plans after leaving Suzhou County, but only said what needed to be said. Chen Zhouyuan agreed without hesitation.

  Several leaders in Su County were too enthusiastic, with one banquet after another and a full set of sauna massages. Chen Zhouyuan thought that such service was not worth enjoying, so if Du Silin didn't mention it, he would also tactfully suggest leaving to Du Silin tonight.

  "Right," as if remembering something, Du Sulin smiled strangely and called out to Chen Zhouyuan.

  Chen Zhou Xun turned around and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

  Du Sulin said: "If possible, find a way to let He Yang go see Fang Feng."

  "This is why?" Mentioning Fang Feng, Chen Zhou Yun's confusion deepened.

  Although he has given up pursuing Fang Feng, he has not given up protecting him.

  Du Sulin just smiled mysteriously and said, "Just go ahead and do it, there's no harm."

  Du Shilin didn't want to say more, Chen Zhouyuan could only nod in response. As for how to get He Yang to meet Fang Feng, it seemed that they still had to go through a banquet before they could do so.

  Speaking of which, let's switch to another topic.

  In the spacious study, the fragrance of wood and tea blended together, refreshing the mind.

  Shi Tou and Gao Sheng stood respectfully in front of the desk, slightly bowing their heads, not daring to look at the person with their back turned towards them. The air was thick with tension throughout the study room.

  Although I was already a dead man, in the hazy distance, I still felt as if cold sweat was trickling down my forehead. Indeed, to myself, the master was an insurmountable precipice, and even the nape of his neck was invisible.

  With a dull thud, the person who had been showing his back to everyone finally turned around. This person didn't have the robustness of a man, nor was he as delicate as a woman, yet he made people unable to forget him with just one glance. He also made people dare not look directly at him again after that one glance.

  Just as Du Si Lin had guessed, Gao Sheng and Shi Tou's master was indeed Peng Hua Tian.

  He put the teacup in his hand on the desk, and the muffled sound just now was probably the sound made by him closing the cup cover. However, a slight sound made Shi Tou and Gao Sheng's hearts skip a beat.

  I thought Peng Haotian would be furious, but unexpectedly, he just smiled.

  After all, Gao Sheng and Shi Tou had been following Peng Hua Tian for too short a time. If one were to say that in this world, Peng Hua Tian had a subordinate who understood him the most, it would undoubtedly be Zi Qi, unfortunately...

  He looked at the two subordinates in front of him, who were vastly different in appearance and had a hint of invisible trembling, and sighed inwardly. Zi Qi was dead, and even he couldn't bear to part with her. But compared to that, he couldn't accept betrayal even more.

  Even if there is no such serious betrayal, having a different mind is also punishable by death.

  "Please punish me, Master!" Gao Sheng gave Shi Tou a glance and knelt down on one knee in front of Peng Hua Tian.

  The stone also quickly followed and knelt down, a heavy voice striking his heart: "It's the stone's fault, please punish me, master!"

  Peng Haotian's smile was more intimidating than his anger.

  "Get up." Peng Haotian saw the situation and shook his head again in his heart. Indeed, a subordinate who could understand his thoughts was hard to come by. He wanted to sigh, but ultimately held back the breath in his throat. "Since she's said so, you all follow her instructions and stop all soul-collecting actions."

  "Yes!" shouted Kōshō and Sekito in unison.

  At this moment, Gao Sheng's heart was undoubtedly shocked. He didn't understand the deep meaning of what Du Sulin said, but he also didn't dare to believe that Peng Haotian had agreed so easily.

  His shock, Peng Haotian did not notice, even if Gao Sheng's cover was not that good.

  Peng Haotian seemed absent-minded, he waved his hand, signaling the two to withdraw.

  The two of them soon left the study and went on to do other things.

  Peng Haotian sat down, still with a majestic appearance, but if Zi Qi were here, he would secretly sigh, because he knew that at this moment, Peng Haotian was just Peng Haotian himself, not the Unyielding Bone.

  "Could everything I've done be a burden to you?" Peng Haotian muttered to himself, his eyes revealing an inexplicable emotion. "Forget it!" He shook his head and smiled, "I suppose the quantity should be enough anyway."

  "Who?!" The voice had barely fallen when Peng Haotian had already opened the door and appeared in the corridor.

  Xiao Qing looked at Peng Haotian who suddenly appeared in front of her with a calm and indifferent expression, but didn't say a word.

  Xiao Qingzhu saw Peng Haotian's slightly softened expression, "How did you end up here, Qingzhu?" But his tone still revealed a hint of discontent.

  The entire corridor where the study is located is not allowed to be easily entered, and Xiao Qingzhu has been here for a short time, should know that now appearing here, Peng Haotian can't help but think of the relationship between Xiao Qingzhu and Du Silin, and his expression becomes even colder.

  Xiao Qingzhu didn't enter because she was lost, but rather she hadn't expected to be discovered by Peng Haotian so easily. Even though she had made every effort to avoid making a sound, even slowing down her breathing on purpose. Peng Haotian's speed made her heart suddenly skip a beat, and she was certain that he had almost instantly appeared in front of her eyes.

  On the surface, she still managed to appear calm and collected, her downcast eyes hiding the flash of surprise that had crossed them, and when she looked up again, she met Peng Haotian's gaze boldly and directly, unruffled.

  She said: "When I was walking through the corridor, it seemed like I heard some noise, so I came over to take a look."

  Her calm tone made it seem like what she was doing was the most normal thing in the world, and in fact, she kept telling herself that this was indeed just a very ordinary matter.

  "What about Luo Fei?" Seeing Xiao Qing's calm expression, Peng Haotian couldn't help but furrow his brow, but he didn't say much, only asking about Peng Luo Fei.

  Xiao Qingzhu shook her head, she hadn't seen Peng Luofei all that afternoon.

  "Ah——" Peng Haotian finally let out the breath he had been holding in. It's said that children are their parents' karmic retribution for this life, and it seems to be true. "Take good care of her," Peng Haotian added.

  Xiao Qingzhu nodded, and his facial expression still didn't change much.

  Peng Haotian instructed a few more sentences before returning to the study. Xiao Qingzhu stood in place, her eyes somewhat complex, and finally, she lightly let out a breath, whether it was a sigh of helplessness or to relieve the sudden pressure just now.

  Peng Haotian was someone she had always admired, after all, her achievements today were largely due to Peng Haotian's intentional cultivation of her, giving her the opportunity to experience the ups and downs of the business world.

  Although in Peng Haotian's view, these were initially due to Peng Luofei's reason, even if later it was out of appreciation for Xiao Qingzhu that everything was done, it was just a matter of convenience. He is indeed an old man who has lived for a long time, and the number of people he has cultivated can be described as countless, otherwise there would not be so many loyal subordinates.

  Recognizing a part of the real Peng Haotian, even Xiao Qingzhu, who has gradually become indifferent, felt a little uncomfortable.

  She finally turned around and walked out of the corridor.

  The house is very big, but she seems like a bird that has been trapped in a cage all the time. The perseverance between her eyebrows is becoming more and more obvious.

  The afterglow of sunset spilled over Xiao Qingzhu's body, with a hint of desolation, dragging out a long, dark shadow.

  The author has something to say: If I'm guessing correctly, jj is having a relapse again. Indeed, those who update their blog in the middle of the night are more tragic (wiping away tears)

  Don't know if I can get any higher, leaving a paw to say goodnight to everyone first. Don't stay up too late, it's easy to get out of balance (hehe) ~