This is my first time playing the female lead, what's wrong with the tea and snacks?

Looking at the talisman in her hand, a fleeting look of surprise crossed Su Yu's sickly face, and her eyes, like crystal beads, revealed anticipation.

He opened his spatial ring and carefully pieced together the white crane fragments.

Immediately afterwards, the talisman in his hand gently touched the shattered sword...

"She's finally come out. Is she willing to repair the white crane now?...."

Hidden somewhere on the roof, Li Cangyao saw Su Yu appear in the courtyard and begin using talismans to repair the broken sword, and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

It was worth the half-day he waited.

Once Qingyi repairs the spirit sword, her relationship with him will at least ease somewhat.

However, he was more attracted by the shocking expression on that face.

His eyesight is excellent.

Bathed in moonlight, her beautiful face appeared even more pristine and flawless, like jade or porcelain, or even more like the bright silver moon.

The only flaw was that her stunningly beautiful face was pale, giving her a sickly appearance.

It's clear that the beautiful woman is currently unwell.

But the moment she saw the talisman, the slight joy on her face made her pale and sickly appearance pale in comparison, and she became radiant.

The glimmer of hope in her bright, jewel-like eyes seemed to hold a yearning for all the beauty in the world, and it was so dazzling.

Suddenly, a unique and ethereal aura emanated from within, and against the backdrop of that elegant white robe, Li Cangyao felt his breath catch in his throat, staring in a daze.

So beautiful, Qingyi.....

If she weren't so cold to me, if she weren't so hostile towards me...

In the stone pavilion.

In Su Yu's mind, the system's吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to complain or criticize) voice rang out one after another.

[Host, you're doing this on purpose, aren't you? It's just a talisman, why are you making so many faces?]

Li Cangyao is now completely infatuated with you.

Su Yu rolled her eyes at it. "What do you mean, 'Why so many expressions?' Aren't these the expressions I'm supposed to be putting on?"

"Otherwise, should I just stick on the talisman with a straight face? Wouldn't that give me away?"

【Then why did you secretly activate your immortal energy.....】

"Ahem, life is like a play, it all depends on acting skills."

I think you're deliberately trying to seduce him.

"This can hardly be considered seduction; it's more like a test for him."

【? 】

Ignoring the system, Su Yu calmed herself down, let out a soft breath, and stuck the spirit-restoring talisman in her hand to the White Crane Sword.

Suddenly, a burst of white light appeared on the stone table, and dense patterns of light enveloped the White Crane Sword.

The fragments on the white crane began to slowly heal under the influence of a peculiar energy.

"Did you make it?"

A hint of obvious joy flashed across Su Yu's stunningly beautiful face, and her eyes sparkled.

The slightly weak chanting was enough to clear the entire courtyard.

It was as if this moment was enough to heal her terrible injuries and fill the void in her heart.

At this moment, the white crane truly seemed to be of paramount importance to her.

【….】

"The talisman really worked..."

On the distant rooftops, seemingly influenced by the white-clad woman's emotions, Li Cangyao also showed joy, his brows and eyes relaxing.

The effects of the talisman on the spirit sword are becoming increasingly apparent.

It was about to be restored to its original state.

Suddenly, a white light flashed within the spiritual runes, causing the light patterns enveloping the white crane to freeze in an illusory state.

The talisman for restoring spirits encountered an unexpected problem.

Without the infusion of the talisman's power, the spirit sword snapped in two with a clang, shattering into fragments that scattered across the stone table.

This scene caused the pupils of the two people present to shrink sharply.

"what?"

"Failed...?"

Su Yu's beautiful eyes first showed shock, then disappointment and frustration, and finally grief.

"Cough cough..."

Why hasn't it been restored?

She murmured excitedly, her already pale face looking even more haggard.

She couldn't believe it. Lianbu seemed extremely rushed, stumbling and unsteady even for short distances. It was easy to see how anxious she was, or even how at a loss she was.

She quickly went to the stone table and carefully observed the white crane's condition.

"what's the situation?"

"Why is this happening?!"

Li Cangyao, who was hiding on the eaves, watched this scene in disbelief.

The restoration of the white cranes failed?

The crane was clearly about to recover, but it was inexplicably losing energy, and even he couldn't figure out why.

This is a seventh-grade spirit-restoring talisman! Repairing the white crane will be a piece of cake!

However, that's not the most important thing. The most important thing now is Qingyi's mindset.

He had confidently claimed that the talisman could repair the white crane, but it failed to do so.

Those expectant eyes turned to disappointment, and they were at a loss.

He shattered her expectations and destroyed her almost nonexistent self-respect.

The key issue is that Qingyi is still injured and very weak; she can't afford any more damage...

Thinking of this, Li Cangyao felt extremely ashamed.

In the stone pavilion.

After a short while, Su Yu's bewildered emotions began to stabilize.

She hesitated for a moment, then picked up the talisman on the stone table again and continued to repair it.

But the result remained the same.

The white crane was shattered again, and there was no way to repair it.

Su Yu looked indignant, her eyes filled with tears.

She grabbed the last talisman, intending to continue repairing it, but in a fit of anger, she flung it away violently.

The talisman drifted away in the wind and was lost on the bluestone steps.

"fraud!"

"I'll never trust you again! Cough cough..."

As if due to excessive emotional excitement, her internal injuries relapsed, Su Yu's vision went black, and she collapsed to the ground.

"Qingyi!?"

Upon seeing this scene, Li Cangyao was startled and no longer cared about anything else.

He swiftly flew to Su Yu's side, pulled her into his arms, and assessed the situation.

"It's you!?...Why are you here?"

"So you haven't left at all??"

When Su Yu saw the familiar figure suddenly appear, she was first taken aback, and then her eyes filled with resentment.

It felt as if someone had caught me red-handed doing something sneaky, and I was filled with shame.

But in Li Cangyao's eyes, this action was so childish and cute.

He knew that Qingyi wouldn't abandon her important spirit sword.

But beneath her aloof exterior, she sneaks out at night to repair things, revealing a stubborn and unyielding heart.

However, Li Cangyao did not dislike this. On the contrary, for some reason, he liked Mu Qingyi even more.

"Qingyi, actually... I've always been here."

"you!"

Su Yu raised her hand, intending to slap Li Cangyao's face, but when her face stung, her hand froze in mid-air and fell back down.

Seeing this, Li Cangyao stretched out his left hand and firmly grasped the fair wrist in his palm.

"You, let me go!"

Su Yu glared at him, trying her best to break free from his grasp.

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