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    Live up to your deep feelings and live up to your friends

    Wan Qiongju had already said this, so Qiu Yin’an should stay by Wan Qiongju’s side peacefully and leave everything to Wan Qiongju.

    But Qiu Yin’an has never been dependent on others, and whoever saves Yao Ye can’t do it himself.

    He didn’t want Wan Qiongju to be sad, but he didn’t want Yao Ye to die innocently, so after thinking twice, Qiu Yin’an decided that he had to see Bai Chengying tonight.

    But how to get out of Xishan Palace is a big problem.

    Qiu Yin’an knew what he wanted to do, and Wan Qiongju knew it very well. Now they were both secretly competing, one believed that he could handle it, and the other believed that he could escape on his own.

    Qiu Yin’an looked at the closed door. Two black shadows were reflected on the door. It was the two disciples who were still guarding outside the door just now.

    He thought to himself, either he might as well rush out regardless of the lives of the two disciples at the door, or he might as well take those two disciples away with him.

    But when I thought about it more deeply, I realized that none of this would work.

    The small kitchen of Xishan Palace is not far from this dormitory. Wan Qiongju has this place in his mind. As long as there is the slightest movement here, he can rush over immediately.

    I was so anxious that all these stupid ideas could come into my head.

    Qiu Yin’an took the jar of wine, opened the seal, held the edge of the jar, and poured it into his mouth with his head tilted up. He hoped that the strong wine could dilute the depression in his heart or prompt him to come up with a solution.

    After half the meal, he was left with a mouthful of spicy food and no flash of inspiration. He had a good capacity for drinking and did not feel drunk at all.

    Qiu Yin thought to himself, this wine is really useless. It can’t relieve sorrow, and it can’t generate wisdom. It’s a waste to pour it into his mouth. It’s better to pour it into Wan Qiongju’s mouth. At least he can run out when the person is drunk.

    At this thought, Qiu Yin’an’s eyes suddenly froze. He looked at the half jar of wine left in his hand, and then at the orchid white-glazed teapot on the table——

    The birth of a plan caused ripples in Qiu Yin’s heart.

    Wan Qiongju has no sense of taste or smell. What would happen if the tea soup was mixed with wine?

    He certainly couldn’t tell.

    As long as the water poured out of the pot is light brown, Wan Qiongju will recognize it as tea soup and drink it without any precautions.

    Wan Qiongju’s ability to drink was extremely poor. The time he drank less than half a glass at Jiuling Mountain, he became dizzy. However, the jar of wine in Qiu Yin’an’s hands now is much stronger than the jar at that time.

    Qiu Yin’an was confident that Wan Qiongju would drink a cup of tea. After Wan Qiongju got drunk, he could save Yao Ye.

    Wan Qiongju fell into a deep sleep after being drunk, so he didn’t have to worry about himself. When the drunkenness dissipated, he and Yao Ye returned safely.

    Qiu Yin’an thought everything was very beautiful. While saying to Wan Qiongju, don’t blame yourself, he poured the remaining wine in the jar into the teapot.

    When the teapot was almost full, Wan Qiongju opened the door and entered. Qiu Yin’an quickly put the wine jar to his lips, pretending to have just finished drinking.

    With a smile on her face, Wan Qiongju approached the table with a small white porcelain bowl in her hand, “Master, please try my steamed custard. I swear this is the best steaming I’ve ever made.”

    Qiu Yin’an glanced at the contents of the bowl, which were bright yellow and smooth. He said, “Thank you for your hard work. Have a cup of tea and rest.”

    “I’m not tired. It’s just a steamed bowl of egg custard. I also stewed the soup for people to watch. It will take some time.” Wan Qiongju put down the bowl and took the jar of wine from Qiu Yin’an’s hand. “Master, why don’t you wait for me to drink.”

    Qiu Yin’an casually probed: “What, you want to drink with me?”

    Wan Qiongju shook his head slightly, “Drinking on an empty stomach hurts your stomach. I’m just worried about you.”

    He pushed the custard forward, “Eat something, you will eat what I cook.”

    Qiu Yin’an scooped up a spoonful and after eating it, he glanced at the door and said, “Can you tell them two to go away? You are watching by my side. What else do you need them to do?”

    Wan Qiongju ordered toward the door, and the two disciples retreated. He hooked Qiu Yin’an’s hand and said, “I’m not looking at you, I’m accompanying you.”

    Qiu Yin’an took two more mouthfuls, and then said: “If you want to accompany me, then you will accompany me to the end and drink up this jar of wine with me.”

    “Master knows that I can’t bear to drink, so why bother me?” Wan Qiongju picked up the teapot and poured herself a cup of tea. “How about I replace the wine with tea and accompany you to relieve your worries?”

    Qiu Yin’an lowered his head to eat the egg custard, and listened to the crisp sound of the tea soup falling into the cup, from sparse to dense, and finally disappeared into silence.

    There was a soft clang sound, which must have been Wan Qiongju putting down the teapot. Qiu Yin’an did not look up.

    Wan Qiongju: “Why is the tea Master drinks so weak?”

    Qiu Yin’an’s hand holding the spoon trembled slightly, but she continued to eat the egg custard. “I haven’t slept well these past two days, so I asked someone to make the tea weaker.”

    Suddenly, Wan Qiongju put his hand on Qiu Yin’an’s face, forcing Qiu Yin’an to look up and look at him.

    Wan Qiongju’s palm was warm, but it made Qiu Yin’an’s spine feel cold.

    “What’s wrong?” Qiu Yin’an swallowed, as if there were butterfly wings fluttering in his chest, shaking violently.

    It’s over, Wan Qiongju must have found out, and he will be furious.

    “Xiao Wan, I——”

    “Is it delicious?”

    Two voices sounded at the same time, and Qiu Yin’an was the first to hold back.

    Wan Qiongju raised his thumb and wiped the remaining soup from the corner of Qiu Yin’an’s mouth, “Do you want me to steam another bowl for you?”

    Hearing this, Qiu Yin’an let out a sigh of relief and exhaled, “No need, that’s enough.”

    Wan Qiongju looked at the bottomed out custard and smiled sweetly, “Master likes this bowl of custard so much. Is it because the one I made tastes different from the others?”

    “If flowers are made from egg custard, it is also egg custard. How can it have any other flavor?” Qiu Yin’an licked her lips and replied sincerely.

    There was no need for Qiu Yin’an to coax him with love words, Wan Qiongju would have discovered Qiu Yin’an’s partiality for him from those pale words.

    The corner of his lips raised a hint of arrogance, “Then it’s only because of me. Master likes to eat it because I made it.”

    “Yes, what you did is different.” Qiu Yin’an replied perfunctorily, then poured a glass of wine and raised a glass to invite him.

    Wan Qiongju was so happy that he picked up the tea cup and touched it. Then he raised his head and drank the contents of the cup in one gulp.

    After a while, Wan Qiongju said: “I’m going to take a look at the soup.”

    As soon as he got up from the stool, he found that his head was heavy and the heat in his body was rising from under his skin. He put one hand on the table, looked at Qiu Yin’an steadily and asked: “Master, did you add medicine to the tea?”

    Qiu Yin’an stepped in front of Wan Qiongju, supported him with both hands, “No medicine, just mixed with some wine.”

    “Why are you? In order to see Bai Chengying, you actually attacked me.” Wan Qiongju frowned with a dark cloud between his brows, and his body fell uncontrollably towards Qiu Yin’an.

    Qiu Yin’an half dragged and half hugged him to the bed, “Don’t talk nonsense, have a good sleep and wait for me to come back.”

    A thick blush spread down Wan Qiongju’s neck to his face. At this moment, he could hardly raise his eyelids. He muttered, “Don’t leave, I will really be angry.”

    Qiu Yin’an placed a kiss on those hot lips, blocking Wan Qiongju’s muttering in her mouth, “Wait until I come back.”

    Then, he set up a barrier beside the bed, turned and left.

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