Chapter 66

With a quiet gaze, she just stared at the bell in Yue Yuan’s hand, lost in thought.

Without knowing when, Xiaolongnü had already woken up and was lying on the bed, her head tilted as she looked at the gold and silver bells, completely ignoring Yue Yuan who had saved her again.

“...”

For the second time!

She ignored him again!

Yue Yuan, who had been ignored twice in one night, shook his head and smiled speechlessly. His gaze followed Xiaolongnü’s and landed on the two bells in his hand. He gently shook them, and a series of bell sounds filled the room. Then he said, "Miss Long, do you recognize this silver bell?"

"Yes!"

After a long while, Xiaolongnü’s gaze finally moved away from the bell in Yue Yuan’s hand. She didn’t ask why her gold bell was in his hand; she was just curious why the silver bell was there. After a brief pause, she asked, "Master Yue, why is this silver bell in your hand? It should be in my senior sister’s hand!"

Indeed!

This silver bell belonged to the Ancient Tomb Sect.

Listening to Xiaolongnü’s question, Yue Yuan just lowered his head and played with the gold and silver bells, the tinkling sounds accompanying his words, "Naturally, I got it from Immortal Red Snake!"

Of course, Yue Yuan wouldn’t mention that his Moon Deficiency Sword was left with Immortal Red Snake.

"Right!"

"From the tone of your voice, Miss Long, these silver and gold bells should be a pair, and there must be a touching story behind them!"

As if chatting casually, Yue Yuan held the two bells and gently tapped them together, his gaze moving back and forth between them.

"Hmm!"

Hearing Yue Yuan’s gentle and casual words, Xiaolongnü didn’t feel much on guard. She no longer needed to be wary of this man who had saved her life several times. She softly responded, her clear and cold voice filled with a hard-to-describe nostalgia, "These are two bells passed down from our Ancient Tomb Sect’s ancestors. In my generation, my master gave me one, and my senior sister the other!"

"Oh!"

Hearing Xiaolongnü’s explanation about the origin of the gold and silver bells, Yue Yuan felt a sense of understanding. However, he found the distribution of the bells a bit odd. In his view, Xiaolongnü should have the silver bell, not the gold one.

Thinking about this, Yue Yuan couldn’t help but ask about his thoughts.

"Hmm!"

Surprisingly, Xiaolongnü gave a positive response to Yue Yuan’s question, her eyes filled with a hint of nostalgia, "Yes, the silver bell was originally mine, and the gold bell was my senior sister’s!"

Ha!

It really was like that!

Yue Yuan’s eyes widened in surprise.

Nodding, Xiaolongnü continued, "Originally, my master gave the gold bell to my senior sister and the silver bell to me... but at that time, I was still young. I saw the gold bell’s bright color and pestered my senior sister to exchange it for the silver bell!"

She didn’t say the rest, but Yue Yuan could already imagine the outcome and the scene.

Just thinking about the young Xiaolongnü pestering her senior sister, Immortal Red Snake Li Mochou, to exchange the bells made him want to travel back in time to witness it. Unfortunately, that wish couldn’t be fulfilled now, as Xiaolongnü had grown up and become a somewhat emotionless young woman.

Xiaolongnü had always kept the gold bell, while Immortal Red Snake Li Mochou hung the silver bell around her mount’s neck and took good care of it.

In this way, Xiaolongnü held her senior sister’s bell, and Immortal Red Snake Li Mochou held her junior sister’s bell. It seemed that the relationship between the two sisters should have been quite good, but now...

Immortal Red Snake Li Mochou relentlessly pursued Xiaolongnü to obtain the sect’s ultimate skill, and the two sisters had become mortal enemies.

However, it had to be said that Li Mochou had changed after suffering a heartbreak, and her personality had altered.

Even so, both of them still kept their respective bells, which was significant.

Now, both bells were in Yue Yuan’s hands, forming a pair.

Regarding the story of the bells, Xiaolongnü only briefly discussed it with Yue Yuan. Although their conversation was light and friendly, there were still some things that couldn’t be said, especially about Xiaolongnü’s past with her senior sister Li Mochou.

It could be said that Xiaolongnü had never mentioned these things even to Yang Guo.

Of course, Yang Guo had never asked either.

Being able to talk about these things with Yue Yuan, Xiaolongnü was partly surprised that the silver bell was in his hands, and partly because she didn’t dislike Yue Yuan. The gratitude she felt was enough to bring them closer.

Yue Yuan naturally understood this situation, so in the following conversation, he naturally avoided the topic of the bells and instead turned to Xiaolongnü’s injuries.

Furrowing his brows, Yue Yuan said in a serious tone, "Miss Long, I’m not trying to scold you, but you really need to take care of your health!"

"How long has it been? How many times has this happened now?"

His gaze fell on Xiaolongnü, and his eyes showed a hint of concern.

"..."

Hearing this, a trace of embarrassment flashed across Xiaolongnü’s jade-like face.

It could be said that every time Yue Yuan and Xiaolongnü met, something bad happened. There was always a feeling that if Cheng Ying was always cleaning up after her cousin, then Yue Yuan was always cleaning up after Xiaolongnü.

"Never mind!"

"Be more careful next time!"

Xiaolongnü nodded slightly, remaining silent, and Yue Yuan could only wave his hand and say, "Once she becomes cold and silent, she really doesn’t speak."

"..."

Although Xiaolongnü didn’t speak, she did make a move, lifting the covers and getting out of bed. She bowed to Yue Yuan from a distance and said, "Thank you again, Master Yue, for saving my life. I have no way to repay you!"

Waving his hand, Yue Yuan didn’t care about the gratitude for saving her. It was just a matter of convenience, and he had no intention of demanding repayment.

"The key is that you need to take care of yourself, Miss Long!"

Smiling, Yue Yuan took out a new cup, poured a cup of hot tea, and handed it to her, saying, "You just got up, and it’s cold at night, so you might catch a chill. Considering your injuries, be careful! Drink this hot tea to warm up."

Thinking to himself, if something happens again and I’m not there, it would be a tragedy again.

Casually and calmly.

As if they were familiar friends.

Meeting Yue Yuan’s gaze, Xiaolongnü nodded, her jade-like hand gently reaching out to take the cup of tea, and she slowly sipped it.

Yue Yuan, on the other hand, began to play with the gold and silver bells again.

Instantly, the clear and pleasant tinkling sounds filled the room.

At this moment, the door was pushed open, and Lu Wushuang, the limping girl, entered with a tray of dishes and wine, exuding a bold and free-spirited aura.

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