TFOD Chapter 134

The evil spirit swayed behind Lan Wangji for a while, blown back and forth by the wind, and complained, “It’s so cold…”

“…”

It looked left and right, and found a farmer to lean on, seemingly wanting to warm up. The farmer suddenly shivered. Lan Wangji slightly turned his head, giving it a very cold glare from the corner of his eye.

The evil spirit also shivered and went back, aggrieved. But it still stretched out its tongue and complained, “So big, such heavy rain, and so open… It’s really so cold…”

“…”

Until the doctor came, none of the farmers dared to speak to Lan Wangji. After the rain stopped, they moved the injured person out of the wooden shed, Lan Wangji put down the roof, and left without saying a word.

By the time he reached the lotus pond, the sun had already set. He was about to go into the lake when a small boat pulled up opposite him. A middle-aged woman on the boat said, “Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing?”

Lan Wangji said, “Picking lotus pods.”

The woman said, “It’s sunset, we don’t let people in after dark, not today, try another day!”

Lan Wangji said, “I won’t stay long, I’ll be gone in a moment.”

The woman said, “No means no, it’s the rule, I didn’t make the rule, ask the owner.”

Lan Wangji said, “Where is the owner of the lotus pond?”

The lotus-picking woman said, “He went back long ago, so asking me is pointless. If I let you in, the owner of the lake would not have kind words for me. Don’t make things difficult for me.”

Hearing this, Lan Wangji did not force the issue and nodded, “I apologize for the intrusion.”

Although his expression was calm, one could still see a hint of disappointment.

The lotus-picking woman looked at his white clothes, which were as white as snow, but half of them were soaked by the rain, and his white boots were also stained with mud. She softened her tone and said, “You came late today, come earlier tomorrow. Where did you come from? It was such a big rain just now, you little kid, did you run here in the rain? Why didn’t you bring an umbrella? How far is your home from here?”

Lan Wangji truthfully said, “Thirty-four li.”

The lotus-picking woman was taken aback and said, “That’s so far! You must have taken a long time to get here. If you really want to eat lotus pods, you can buy them in the market, there are plenty.”

Lan Wangji was about to turn around when he stopped at these words and said, “The lotus pods on the street don’t have stems.”

The lotus-picking woman said strangely, “Do you really have to have them with stems? There’s no difference in taste.”

Lan Wangji said, “There is.”

“There isn’t!”

Lan Wangji stubbornly said, “There is. Someone told me there is.”

The lotus-picking woman chuckled and said, “Who exactly told you? You’re such a stubborn young master, you’re bewitched!”

Lan Wangji didn’t speak, lowering his head to prepare to turn back and walk away. The woman called out again, “Is your home really that far?”

Lan Wangji said, “Mm.”

The lotus-picking woman said, “Why don’t you… not go back today? Find a place to stay nearby, and come tomorrow?”

Lan Wangji said, “There’s a curfew at home. I have school tomorrow.”

The lotus-picking woman scratched her head, thought for a long time, and finally said, “…Okay, I’ll let you in, just for a little while, a very short while. If you want to pick them, hurry up, if someone sees you and tells the owner, I don’t want to be scolded at my age.”

After the rain in the empty mountains, the Cloud Recesses was unknown.

The magnolias after the rain were exceptionally fresh and beautiful. Lan Xichen looked at them with fondness, spread out a piece of paper on his desk, and began to paint by the window.

Through the carved window lattice, he saw a white figure slowly approaching. Lan Xichen did not put down his brush and said, “Wangji.”

Lan Wangji came over and said from outside the window, “Brother.”

Lan Xichen said, “Yesterday I heard you mention lotus pods. Coincidentally, Uncle had someone buy lotus pods and bring them up the mountain today. Would you like to eat some?”

Lan Wangji said from outside the window, “I already ate some.”

Lan Xichen was a little surprised, “You already ate some?”

Lan Wangji: “Mm.”

The two brothers had a few more simple words, and Lan Wangji returned to the Jingshi.

After finishing the painting, Lan Xichen looked at it for a while, put it away casually, and forgot about it. He took out Liebing and went to the place where he usually practiced the Serene Heart Tune.

Before the Dragon Gallant Cottage, clusters of light purple flowers were adorned with starlike dew. Lan Xichen walked along the path, raised his eyes, and was slightly startled.

On the wooden corridor in front of the cottage door was a white jade vase, and in the vase were several lotus pods of varying heights.

The jade vase was slender, and the lotus stems were also slender, with a beautiful posture.

Lan Xichen put away Liebing and sat down on the wooden corridor facing the jade vase. He looked at it for a while, struggling internally.

In the end, he still restrained himself from secretly peeling one off to try and see if the lotus pods with stems tasted any different.

Since Wangji looked so happy, it must really be delicious.

The author has something to say: This chapter was originally intended to be a cool summer ghost-catching story for the children of the Cloud Recesses and Lotus Pier, but it turned out to be a warm rural daily life(?).

In short, although the young Wei Wuxian did not successfully trick Second Brother into returning to Lotus Pier to eat and play, the two children, Wangji and Wuxian, still completed a spiritual encounter in their intentional and unintentional remembrance of each other!

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