bioinnovel Chapter 43 "Are you... Senior Lin Yuan?"
Chapter 43 "Are you... Senior Lin Yuan?"
The moonlight fell unhindered on the lake and also on the girl named "Xiao Li".
Her face was still very red. The redness spread from her cheeks to the tips of her ears, and from the tips of her ears to her neck.
"It's a misunderstanding," she said softly, not daring to look at Lin Yuan, her gaze fixed on the small patch of water in front of her.
"I did use the Mist Concealment technique while I was underwater. He probably didn't see me before going underwater."
Xiaxia lowered her sword slightly, but not completely. "Really?"
"Mmm." Bai Li's voice was even softer.
"Besides... he was on the other side of the water the whole time, he didn't come any closer. I wasn't paying attention when I dispelled the Mist Concealment, that's why..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but her meaning was clear.
She was exposed because she didn't notice anyone else in the lake when she removed the fog concealment.
It wasn't that Lin Yuan was spying; it was just a coincidence that he stumbled upon it.
Xia Xia was silent for two seconds before finally putting down the green sword in her hand.
But the look in her eyes when she looked at Lin Yuan was still daggers.
"Consider yourself lucky."
Lin Yuan let out a long breath, used the force to flip himself out of the lake and leap onto the shore. The moment he landed, he grabbed the clothes on the rocks and put them on.
The speed of the movement was so fast that even lightning-type ability users would have to say it was fast; it was all done in three seconds.
A faint sound of water came from behind.
It was very light, followed by the soft sound of fabric rubbing against the skin.
A little while later, footsteps approached from behind.
"You can turn it around now."
Lin Yuan turned around.
Bai Li stood in front of him.
She changed into a clean, moon-white casual outfit. Her face was still flushed, but much better than when she was in the lake.
At least he can look at people normally now, although his gaze quickly shifts away as soon as it touches Lin Yuan's face, like a frightened kitten.
She wasn't very tall, only about 1.6 meters, and she was a head shorter than Lin Yuan when they stood in front of him.
She has a slender build and a small frame.
Xia Xia stood next to her, the green sword already sheathed, but with her arms crossed, her gaze fixed on Lin Yuan as if she were staring at a criminal suspect who might commit a crime at any moment.
Bai Li lowered her head, her two hands intertwined, her fingers pinching each other.
After a long silence, she finally mustered the courage to raise her head and look at Lin Yuan's face.
"You are... Senior Lin Yuan, right?"
Lin Yuan was taken aback.
Senior? He stared at Bai Li's face for a long time.
Previously, the water mist obscured the view, making it difficult to see.
Now the moonlight shines directly on her face, this face...
Lin Yuan's memory seemed to have been touched by something.
In his first year of high school, he saw several older boys surrounding a small, thin girl, forcing her to pay "protection money." The girl huddled in a corner, not daring to say a word.
He went up and chased those older students away. It wasn't some kind of heroic rescue; he just couldn't stand it.
The girl was crouching in the corner, her face buried in her knees, her shoulders still trembling.
He squatted down and asked her if she was hurt. She didn't speak, just shook her head, took out a piece of candy that Grandma Wang had given him from her pocket, put it next to her, and then left.
Later, the girl would occasionally run into him in the hallway.
Each time, I would stand far away, holding a book in my hands, with my head down, and only dare to look up at his back after he had walked past.
Sometimes he would nod at her, and her face would turn bright red to her ears, and she would run away in a panic.
He remembered her name.
"Bai Li".
Bai Li's eyes lit up.
"Senior, you still remember me."
Her voice carried a cautious joy.
Xiaxia watched this scene from the side, her gaze sweeping back and forth between the two people's faces twice, her brows slowly furrowing.
"Wait a minute." She interrupted their eye contact. "You two know each other?"
"A high school classmate," Lin Yuan said.
"He's a senior in the first or second year of high school," Bai Li said at the same time, then added, "He's a few months older than me."
Xiaxia raised her eyebrows.
She looked at Bai Li, then at Lin Yuan, her expression shifting from "being wary of a criminal suspect" to "being wary of a pig trying to steal the cabbage."
But since Bai Li had already spoken, she couldn't say anything more, and just snorted through her nose.
Bai Li briefly recounted what happened after she left Donghai City.
For this college entrance exam, she teamed up with Xiaxia, who was the first friend she made after arriving in Hangzhou. Xiaxia was an A-level weapon user, wielding the Qingfeng Sword, and her personality was the complete opposite of Bai Li's.
One belongs to the element of fire, and the other belongs to the element of water.
"And you? How did you, an F-rank lightning type, end up in such a deep place?" Xia Xia interjected, her tone still not very polite.
Lin Yuan thought for a moment and said, "There are too many people and too few monsters on the outskirts."
Xiaxia choked for a moment.
F-rank lightning-type characters complain about having too many people and too few monsters on the outskirts? What kind of Versailles statement is this?
Bai Li smiled gently.
"Let's exchange contact information," Lin Yuan said. He took out his phone; although the signal was gone, Bluetooth still worked, so they could exchange contact codes.
Once the exam is over and the danger zone is cleared, you can reconnect once you have a signal.
Bai Li paused for a moment, then quickly pulled out her phone from her sleeve, and the two exchanged contact codes.
As Lin Yuan looked down at his phone, Bai Li's gaze lingered briefly on his profile before moving away.
Xiaxia saw this scene and silently rolled her eyes.
That's it. This silly girl is beyond saving.
......
Late at night.
The three of them found a sheltered spot by the lake and started a small fire.
Lin Yuan finished his dinner in a few bites and then said, "I'll take the first shift."
Xiaxia glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Lin Yuan sat by the fire, gazing at the lake.
A very soft sound came from behind me.
"Senior."
He tilted his head slightly.
Bai Li was wrapped in a blanket, with only half of her face showing.
"Goodnight," she said.
Lin Yuan smiled slightly.
"Good night."
She pulled her face back into the blanket, with a small, reddened ear tip peeking out from the edge.
The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Lin Yuan woke up.
Xiaxia was on her last shift when she saw him get up. She simply raised her chin as if to hand over the duties.
Bai Li was still asleep, her breathing so light it was almost inaudible.
Lin Yuan nodded to Xia Xia and turned to walk into the depths of the dense forest.
After walking a few steps, I heard Xiaxia's voice behind me.
"Lin Yuan".
He stopped, but didn't turn around.
"Han Feng from Hangzhou No. 1 High School is at level 5 of the first tier, an A-grade weapon user, and his spirit blade can cut through iron. He has declared that he will take first place in this year's college entrance examination."
Xiaxia's tone was very calm: "Yesterday we ran into his team, and he said, 'No one in Hangzhou can compete with him this year.'"
Lin Yuan waited for two seconds, but found that she didn't continue.
"so?"
"So it's nothing. I just wanted to let you know."
Lin Yuan smiled slightly, waved his hand, and continued walking forward.
His figure disappeared into the depths of the pine forest.
Xiaxia leaned against the extinguished fire, watching the direction he had disappeared in.
"F-rank." She repeated the word to herself, then shook her head.
Bai Li was still asleep. The morning light fell on the corner of her mouth, where a small curve appeared.
I don't know what I dreamed about.
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