Light Dance Jiajing

Xing Shuyu finally finished her confusing narration, and Zheng Liu understood it. There seemed to be a gleam in his eyes, and then he looked at Xing Shuyu with praise and said, "Miss Xing is really smart." With just these words, Xing Shuyu's cheeks immediately flushed, and she said shyly and modestly, "Thank you for the compliment, brother Liu. If An Nan hadn't mentioned her childhood, I wouldn't have thought of it, haha." Zheng Liu looked at Meng'er again. Meng'er looked at him innocently like a little white rabbit, as if she had just understood what Xing Shuyu meant. Zheng Liu's mouth curled up slightly, and he turned his head away. Meng'er began to feel uneasy again, and heard Zheng Liu say, "This is not something you girls should do. Leave it to me, and you guys stand back."

He was seen wielding a long sword wrapped in cold light, sweeping towards the pile of bone residue. He did not use the tip of the sword to attack, but only used the black surface to sweep it flatly. The speed was not fast, but it seemed to carry a tremendous force. Wherever the sword tip swept, all the residue was crushed into powder. Xing Shuyu had an admiring look on her face, and Meng'er did not hide the admiration in her eyes. Zheng Liu put away the sword and said, "I'll take these. We'll try again tomorrow after drying them. You should also rest early."

Xing Shuyu didn't know whether the bone powder could burn or not, and she didn't hold out much hope. She just had no other choice but to try everything. However, she was still excited. Zheng Liu was really handsome. She would be so happy to stay with him for a while longer. Meng'er saw her infatuated look and sighed deeply. She trusted the wrong person. What could you expect from such an infatuated girl? Even if you carefully instructed her, she would still tell everything to her lover. The problem now was that with Zheng Liu's keenness, he would definitely not think that she was just telling ghost stories for fun. She was afraid that she would not have many peaceful days in the future.

The next day, Zheng Liu spread out the bone meal and exposed it to the sun. The third young master asked him what he was doing. He just smiled mysteriously and said, "I'll tell you when it's done. If not, forget it."

Two days later, Zheng Liu suddenly performed a good show for the Third Young Master. He rubbed his palms together and two balls of faint blue flames ignited. The Third Young Master was stunned. Zheng Liu laughed happily: "So that's how it is!"

Meng'er had no idea that their experiment had succeeded. She still went to the kitchen and the dormitory every day, which was quite leisurely. But one night, when she was about to fall asleep, a figure sneaked into her room. Lai Di and Zai Hou had their acupuncture points pressed before they could see anything clearly. Meng'er was so frightened that she was about to shout, but someone covered her mouth. She only heard a familiar voice saying, "Don't be afraid, it's me." It was Zheng Liu's voice.

He took Mei'er out and soon they arrived at an open place. Mei'er shivered in the night wind and put on a coat. He took her out and grabbed her coat. Mei'er raised her head and stared at him with suppressed anger without saying a word, waiting for him to speak first. Zheng Liu looked at Mei'er in the moonlight. He didn't press Mei'er's acupoints at all. The little girl didn't cry or make a fuss. She understood her situation very well and didn't make unnecessary arguments. He curled his lips and said, "It's rude of me to ask you to come out like this, but I don't have time and don't want to beat around the bush. I just want to hear a few truths from you." Seeing that Mei'er didn't say anything, he continued, "This bone powder can ignite a blue flame, and the temperature is not high enough to hurt your hands. You knew it a long time ago, right?"

Now that it was said, it was difficult for Meng'er to play dumb anymore. She simply looked back at Zheng Liu and asked seriously, "Yes, do you believe me?"

Zheng Liu thought about it and nodded: "Believe it."

Seeing that he was sincere, Meng'er also confessed: "Yes, I know that bones contain this kind of combustible substance."

"Why don't you just say it yourself?"

Meng'er was silent for a while and said, "The Third Young Master took me in, so I can do something to repay him. I just want to stay here quietly for two or three months and then take my brother away."

Zheng Liu probably guessed that she didn't want to attract attention. Thinking of Xing Shuyu, he couldn't help but smile and said, "It's a pity that you put your trust in the wrong person."

Meng'er thought that Xing Shuyu was also quite helpless, but she did not agree with him and only said, "Sister Xing is a very nice person."

Zheng Liu changed the subject: "The evil cult is very harmful to people. I am very grateful that you can help us. Those evil people have other tricks. Can you solve them?"

Meng'er said, "I've only heard Sister Xing mention the kind of rope that keeps burning for a long time." Seeing Zheng Liu nod, Meng'er continued, "I've been thinking about it for a few days. You can try soaking the rope in brine, or adding some wax oil." She vaguely remembered the properties of some substances. What if these didn't work? She was also thinking about what other methods there were. After a while, he murmured, "What can't keep burning? You said there won't be iron wire caught in the rope..."

Zheng Liu interrupted her and said, "That's very possible." He then listed several evil magic tricks of the cult. Meng'er could only say that she would go back and think about it slowly. Zheng Liu suddenly asked Meng'er, "An Nan, how old are you?"

Meng'er didn't follow his train of thought and answered mechanically, "Almost thirteen."

Zheng Liu said: "You are a smart girl, I don't like dealing with stupid people."

Meng'er suddenly thought of Xing Shuyu. The way Zheng Liu looked at Xing Shuyu, except Xing Shuyu herself, everyone with a discerning eye could see that Zheng Liu clearly disliked her. The stupid person in his eyes was probably referring to her. Meng'er knew what Xing Shuyu was thinking and felt a little unfair for her. She said, "Sister Xing is not stupid, she is just simple and straightforward. Well, maybe she is not smart enough in front of you." Zheng Liu did not comment. He just thought Xing Shuyu was stupid, but it was none of his business. He had no interest in Xing Shuyu at all.

At this moment, he was concerned about Meng'er and asked, "You said you would leave in two or three months. Where are you going?"

Meng'er said: "Southwest, Yunnan and Guizhou."

Zheng Liu frowned, thinking that you are still a child, and you want to take your brother so far. After thinking for a while, he said: "I have a few friends over there. If you need anything, you can go to them and just say you are my friend."

After thinking it over, Meng'er didn't hesitate and said, "Thank you very much!"

Meng'er didn't tell anyone about this meeting. The Third Young Master only said that it was Xing Shuyu who came up with the idea. These days, Xing Shuyu was in a good mood wherever she went. She also secretly told Meng'er that Zheng Liu had a new respect for her. Meng'er wanted to blame Zheng Liu for thinking she was stupid, but she could only laugh in agreement.