Early the next morning, sunlight stread through the gaps in the curtains, and Lu Zheng opened his eyes, turned his head, and saw Lin Wan sleeping blissfully in his arms.
After returning yesterday, the two collaborated on a few magic tricks again, like making a container gradually fill with water, or letting a certain part gradually harden.
Next, they explored the crossover between magic and yoga, resulting in a lengthy session; it was already past three a.m. when they went to sleep.
So Lin Wan was still asleep.
Lu Zheng floated up from the bed without causing any shifts, then pulled the blanket to cover Lin Wan, quietly closed the bedroom door, and went off to make breakfast.
As soon as the door closed, Lin Wan, who was just sleeping soundly, curled her lips into an enchanting smile despite her eyes remaining closed.
...
"Hehe..."
Lin Wan laughed out loud while eating breakfast.
"What's so funny?" Lu Zheng asked, noting that Lin Wan wasn't browsing her phone for jokes.
Lin Wan's eyes shifted, "I'm laughing at Deng Pao Pao and Lady Sun's expressions yesterday."
As they parted ways yesterday, Lu Zheng's comnt about the "Life and Death Talisman" left them utterly bewildered.
Believe it? It's the modern world now; are you treating reality like a novel?
Don't believe it? It's still autumn, so why would Lu Zheng hide ice blocks on himself for no reason?
So when they drove away, they both had a look of existential doubt on their faces.
"It's temporary; they'll soon figure it out," Lu Zheng said.
Lin Wan nodded, "That's true, the Life and Death Talisman is impossible. The only possibility left is what you imagined, and you had hidden a water bag and carried nitrate on you to make ice temporarily."
Lu Zheng was speechless, "That's possible?"
Lin Wan laughed back, "What else could it be? It couldn't possibly be the Life and Death Talisman."
Lu Zheng gave a thumbs-up, Lin Wan was more thorough than he was, because he hadn't thought about it at all, preferring others to imagine it.
And look, Lin Wan figured it out.
Then Lu Zheng received a barrage of ssages from He Feixiang.
He said yesterday's incident had almost spread through the dostic magic circle, Wu Junyi was utterly embarrassed, and he even argued with a magician he had an old feud with in a chat group yesterday.
Moreover, because of him, He Feixiang suddenly beca the most popular person in his small circle, transforming into "Brother Xiang," thus he strongly invited Lu Zheng and Lin Wan out for a al.
Finally, he ntioned that the reason Wu Junyi caused trouble yesterday was because he had recomnded a magician for the magic theater performance, but He Feixiang took that spot instead.
He Feixiang: Hahaha, caught in your own trap!
He Feixiang: Lu Shen! Give the opportunity to treat you and Sister Wan to a al; otherwise, I am haunted day and night by the thought!
Lu Zheng: Alright, pick the place; lunch it is!
He Feixiang: Done! Fulong Plaza, Tayyar Restaurant!
He still rembered the ti when he and Yamada Enichi went looking for Lu Zheng, who was planning to eat Northwest barbecue with Lin Wan.
Putting down the phone, Lu Zheng shared this with Lin Wan, who had no objections.
Looking at the ti, although it was almost ten o'clock, there was still enough ti to digest, so Lin Wan ate another oil pancake, not wasting Lu Zheng's effort.
...
At noon, He Feixiang brought along his assistant and wife as company, treating Lu Zheng and Lin Wan to lunch.
In the afternoon, Lu Zheng and Lin Wan went shopping, petting cats, as petting Northeast Tigers wasn't common, so typically, they would go to a cat café for fun.
Why not buy one?
"I often have to travel for work, and you're not a nine-to-five person, so who would have ti to clean up after a cat? Let's just forget about it..."
...
On weekdays, Lin Wan went to work, and Lu Zheng, after enjoying a leisurely weekend, once again found himself in ancient tis.
"Young Master! Have you had your breakfast?"
"No need." Lu Zheng waved his hand and asked, "Where is Old Yue?"
"He's gone to listen to opera," Uncle Li replied.
Lu Zheng, "..."
Ever since Yue Honghai truly began to enjoy life inland, he beca obsessed with listening to storytelling and opera, spending his days either cultivating or at Leping Building or Yu Ling Garden.
He himself had money; just selling a pearl from his pocket could let him listen in Yu Ling Garden for ten years.
"Well, as long as he doesn't beco obsessed with Chunfeng Building or the North City Gambling House, or else I'd have to head over to the Anomaly Suppression Bureau to bail him out."
At this ti, it was already 7 a.m.; Liu Qingyan and Du Yueyao had long since headed to Renxin Hall, while Liu Qingquan and Ao Qian were in class. Today, Lin Jing'Er and Tao Ting were giving them extra lessons, so the two little girls were shaking their heads reading poetry while writing on Xuan Paper.
Lu Zheng shook his head, unable to bear witnessing this, and promptly left.
He strolled to Renxin Hall.
At this point, the season had turned into autumn, the weather gradually cooling, and more people ca for dical treatnt and prescriptions than in sumr.
Furthermore, those seeking dical help weren't just from Tonglin County; people from surrounding counties who could afford it recognized Renxin Hall's reputation.
Just then, Lu Zheng watched as a carriage turned the corner and ca clattering to the entrance of Renxin Hall.
The carriage halted, and the coachman alighted, taking a low stool from the side and placing it beside the carriage.
The curtain lifted, and a petite maid erged first from the carriage, stopping beside the stout coachman. She held the curtain in one hand and raised the other at the door.
Next, a fair jade hand stretched from the carriage, resting on the maid's hand; the hand was pale and smooth, nails neatly trimd, with a pearl-accented jade bracelet, and the sleeve was trimd with blue and silver.
With a gentle assist, the owner of the carriage erged, an elegant and dignified lady.
This lady had ink-black hair fashioned into a graceful floral bun, adorned with a coral and pearl white jade hairpin, and two entwined-jade red gold pendants.
Her eyebrows were elegantly extended, eyes like clear ponds, complented by a peony and lily smoke dress and a purple silk woven cloak, enhancing her gentle and amiable deanor.
Despite appearing mature, with crow's feet at the corner of her eyes, she evidently maintained herself well, seeming only around her thirties.
"Be careful, madam~"
"Hmm."
The lady nodded, holding the maid's hand to descend from the carriage.
"Is this the place?"
"Renxin Hall, fad across ten miles, is said to have the best dical skills; as long as it's not fatal, they can treat it, not inferior to the Imperial Physicians in Zhongjing's dical halls."
"Rumors originate for a reason; they surely possess such capability," the lady smiled, "Let's go and see if the doctors at Renxin Hall can improve my minor ailnts."
The maid supported the lady up the steps, just as they brushed past Lu Zheng.
The lady nodded with a smile towards Lu Zheng; he nodded back in acknowledgnt, stepped aside, and then watched them enter the clinic, heading straight towards Liu Qingyan.
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