A stage was set up in the middle of the restaurant hall, and people were performing songs and dances on the stage. A thick felt blanket sealed the door, and the surrounding stoves warmed the room. Even if the actors and actresses were wearing light gauze, they would not feel cold.

Yu Shiqi sat cross-legged on a soft cotton cushion, listening to the pipa, silk and bamboo played by the orchestra behind the scenes, with a slight smile on his lips.

Bai Lixuan knelt down opposite him, put her hands on her knees, and looked sideways at the stage, humming along with the music from time to time.

At the end of the song, the whole audience burst into applause and applause. Yu Shiqi was clapping along when he suddenly heard Bai Lixuan saying to herself quite proudly: "How was it? Mr. Yu, are you satisfied with the venue tonight?"

In order to hide her identity and avoid unnecessary trouble, Bai Lixuan did a little cross-dressing before coming here. She changed into a man's clothes, and her hair was tied up like Yu Shiqi's style. I don't know where she did it.

There are two fake mustaches pasted on his lips.

She was very satisfied with her disguise, but Yu Shiqi just wanted to laugh when she saw it, so even when he heard her talking to him now, Yu Shiqi tried not to turn his head to look at her.

"It's very good. Thank you... Mr. Bai."

"Hey, hey, you said the wrong thing. Just drink as we said before." Bai Lixuan domineeringly slapped a wine glass in front of Yu Shiqi and poured wine into it.

Yu Shiqi had no choice but to follow her words, pick up the wine glass and drink it all in one gulp.

"Refreshing." Bai Lixuan nodded with satisfaction, then poured herself a glass and took a sip.

Their location is not very good, it is a seat near the corner, but considering Bai Lixuan's situation, this kind of unnoticed seat is more reassuring.

The next show has not yet started, and the guests are taking this opportunity to enjoy the food or drink and chat. The waiters are busy, walking between the tables to serve and remove the dishes, and also take care of welcoming and sending people off.

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"Hey, sir, please come in, please come in. How many of you are there? Two distinguished guests. There are private seats on the second floor. Come this way."

When Yu Shiqi heard the shouting, he couldn't help but look over there. Suddenly his eyes widened. Baili Xuan on the opposite side also turned his head when he saw this, and accidentally let a piece of stir-fried pork held between the bamboo chopsticks fall on the ground.

on the table.

"Eh... eh..." Baili Xuan couldn't help turning her head and blinking at Yu Shiqi, "Aren't those Mr. Zhong and Senior Teng?"

Yu Shiqi did not answer, but nodded slowly. The two people who came in together and followed the hotel clerk to the second floor were indeed Zhong Lingqi and Teng Yining.

It was such a coincidence that they actually came here. But when I thought about it, the restaurant they were in was the most famous restaurant in Jincheng. It seemed that it was not a surprise that Zhong Lingqi would bring Teng Yining here.

"It seems like there is no need to worry about them at all. They look very relaxed, like old acquaintances whom I haven't seen for many years... No, that's what they are." Bai Lixuan said with a smile.

Yu Shiqi nodded. It was not easy to find them in this corner, so there was nothing to worry about.

"I really hope they can stay together like this," he said.

"As long as it's true love, what if we can't be together day and night?" Bai Lixuan has a different view on this, "I think it's good to be like Mr. Zhong and Senior Teng."

"Don't you want to be with the person you like all day long?" Yu Shiqi thought back to the time he spent at Youling Inn, even though the relationship between him and Xilingyue was sometimes uncertain at that time.

But whenever he thought that he would see her in the inn again when he woke up the next day, he could sleep peacefully at night.

Bai Lixuan said: "I think about it, but there will always be times when we have to face separation. Aren't you men all ambitious and eager to conquer without stopping for a moment?"

"I don't have that kind of ambition."

"You say you don't, but you don't necessarily think so in your heart." Bai Lixuan said sharply, "That day on the river, when I saw you jumping over the boat with the sail in hand and the sword in your mouth, you had a clear look in your eyes.

It’s saying that you are not a person who is willing to be ordinary and mediocre.”

Yu Shiqi was stunned. The music played on the stage was faintly transmitted to his ears. Bai Lixuan, who was opposite Xiaoxi, looked at him like a torch, as if he had penetrated his body and looked directly into his soul.

His thoughts returned to the moment Bai Lixuan said. Perhaps at that moment, his eyes were burning with passion.

"Although I still hate my father, I still listened to some of his words." Baili Xuan leisurely picked up the wine glass and reminisced, "He once said that you don't have to look at a man to see what kind of character he is.

You can tell what he says and does on a daily basis just by looking at his eyes the moment he picks up the sword."

Yu Shiqi was speechless, unable to think of anything to refute her.

"I don't want to say that you are lying to yourself, but maybe you can think about your life if you have time?" Bai Lixuan suggested half-jokingly, and finished the glass of wine.

Yu Shiqi looked at her blushing cheeks and asked, "Do you want to persuade me to be a person with a sword in hand and a heart for the world? Just like the barren sect masters?"

"I just think that with your character of being willing to help others without expecting anything in return, wouldn't it be too dangerous if you keep suggesting that you want to be a painter as your only identity?" Bai Lixuan persuaded seriously, "Men can

You don’t rely on the sword, but you shouldn’t be without a sword in your hand.”

"Is this what Baili Cheng said?"

"How could he say such a thing? He is the kind of person who wants to hold a sword and power in his hands even when he sleeps." Bai Lixuan smiled casually, "This is what I thought about myself."

Yu Shiqi thought for a while and replied: "I have had this idea, but it is not to return to Yunzhongjian."

"Huh? Is the Sword in the Cloud bad?" Bai Lixuan asked doubtfully, "Today in such a dangerous situation, with so many enemies facing us, they still risked their lives to protect an unrelated person like me.

.Isn’t what Yunzhongjian did similar to your actions?”

Of course, Yu Shiqi never thought of denying the lasting and profound impact that Yunzhongjian's experience had on him. It was like a dagger made of gold that left an indelible mark on his body.

"I want to do something for Zhong Lingqi." He confided his thoughts. "It's not to repay him for giving birth to my flesh and blood. It's just because he has been doing his best for me during this period, not to avoid hardships and to work tirelessly."

Baili Xuan frowned slightly, she had a vague feeling that what Yu Qi wanted to do for Zhong Lingqi was a very risky thing.

"Have you thought about it?"

"Well, actually, I made my decision a long time ago."

Bai Lixuan noticed that his eyes became distant again at this moment. As for why he was so far away, she thought maybe it was because High Ambition, soaring above the nine heavens, was naturally out of reach.

At this time, the actor's closing lyrics suddenly came from the stage, which were faint and sad.

"The geese are passing by, and the mountains are empty of snow. Where are the hooves of the general's horse?"

"Under the nine springs, the dragon flags are mottled, and thousands of people are shouting from the mountains."

"Twenty years of fighting, swords and guns have broken down all the weeds and died. The dream of great unity is all written down in barnyard books."

Yu Shiqi and Bai Lixuan looked at each other. They had not watched the play on the stage carefully just now. They didn't know the reason for the lyrics. They just felt a sense of sadness that the hero had no choice but to fill their hearts.

In the elegant seat on the second floor of the restaurant, Zhong Lingqi, who had raised his wine glass to his lips, was suddenly startled, as if he had lost his soul.

Teng Yining stared at him with pitiful eyes, seeing tears streaming down his empty eyes, and couldn't bear to look anymore.

"Don't think about it too much. Those are all things that have nothing to do with you and have already passed." She said softly, "The matter is over now...why make yourself sad."

Zhong Lingqi came back to his senses, sighed, and spilled the glass of wine he was about to drink next to his seat.
Chapter completed!