The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#336 - Don't ask

Upon learning that Yan Yun had already woken up and that neither of them had eaten dinner yet, Zhao Banshan generously instructed the cook to prepare a large table of dishes. However, both of them seemed somewhat absent-minded.

Lu Jing also remembered at this moment that Wang Wan seemed to have said that although people whose Dantian had been seized by Void Ghosts couldn't move, their five senses were still intact, and they would even become more sensitive than usual.

If Wang Wan wasn't lying to him, then didn't that mean Yan Yun knew everything?

Not only had Yan Yun heard his conversation with Wang Wan in the Huan Hall, but she could also feel him feeding her water mouth-to-mouth, and she was even aware of Zhao Banshan's misunderstanding before they entered the room.

Thinking of this, Lu Jing felt like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Of course, it wasn't his fault for feeding her water, as Lu Jing had no other choice at the time. However, he hadn't informed her about it the moment she woke up, which seemed a bit like taking advantage of her.

Although his intentions were good, and he wanted to avoid embarrassment, deceiving someone in secret was not the way of a gentleman.

Lu Jing now wanted to make amends and clear up the misunderstanding, but Yan Yun insisted that she didn't remember anything after being attacked by the Void Ghost.

If Lu Jing rashly explained, it would be like exposing Yan Yun's lie in person.

So, both of them were stuck in this situation.

Actually, if both parties were willing to move on and continue acting, it wouldn't be a bad solution, but the problem was that someone said too much before leaving the house.

Although Yan Yun had managed to smooth things over in time, they were both now aware of the truth.

Since this had already started, they could only bite the bullet and continue to pretend they didn't know, which made the atmosphere even more awkward.

Lu Jing looked at the full table of dishes and didn't feel like eating much. He just mechanically picked at the winter melon and ham dish in front of him, which made Zhao Banshan think he particularly liked ham.

Only after Yan Yun left Zhao's residence did Lu Jing feel a little more relaxed. Coming back to his senses, he realized his mouth was full of saltiness, and he had unknowingly finished the entire plate of winter melon and ham in front of him.

Lu Jing quickly poured a cup of tea to quench his thirst, but before he could finish the tea, he saw Zhao Banshan's butler carrying another ham from the kitchen.

"Great Hero Lu, please eat your fill. I've already asked the kitchen to make another serving of winter melon and ham, and this top-quality ham is for you to take to the capital," said the butler.

Lu Jing looked at Zhao Banshan in astonishment. The latter waved his hand generously, "I didn't know you liked this stuff before. Now that I know, I'll send you two hams to the capital every year."

"This… then thank you, Old Master Zhao," Lu Jing could only say with a wry smile.

Although he tried to slow down his eating speed, he still finished the second plate of ham after a cup of tea. Lu Jing originally wanted Zhao Banshan to ask the kitchen to make two more fruit platters to see if he could stall for a while longer, but he also knew that there was no use in avoiding this.

Plus, the weather was changing outside, and there was a faint sound of thunder.

Lu Jing didn't want to make Yan Yun wait too long, so he asked Zhao Banshan for two more oiled paper umbrellas and went out.

He had only taken two steps when raindrops started falling on his head, hitting his face and arms, feeling cool.

So, Lu Jing quickly quickened his pace. After crossing a street, he was wondering where Yan Yun had gone when he turned his head and saw a figure standing with his hands behind his back outside a closed pharmacy not far away, looking up at the raindrops falling from the eaves.

Who else could it be but Yan Yun.

Lu Jing hesitated slightly, then walked over anyway.

Without saying anything, he handed over an oiled paper umbrella.

Yan Yun took the umbrella, said thank you, and remained very polite, but for some reason, Lu Jing heard a faint sense of estrangement in her voice.

Even the action of taking the umbrella seemed to be deliberately keeping a distance from him.

Only after opening the umbrella did Yan Yun retract her gaze from the eaves, turn her head to look at Lu Jing, and then froze, "What are you carrying on your shoulder?"

"Ham, Old Master Zhao insisted on giving it to me. He wouldn't let me leave without it," Lu Jing said, somewhat speechless.

He was just trying to have a good meal, and he didn't expect to end up with a ham afterward, and it wasn't light either. Although his current martial arts made a few dozen pounds insignificant, the problem was that he felt like his whole style was off with this thing on his shoulder.

However, Zhao Banshan had helped him so much this time, and seeing that he insisted on giving it to him, Lu Jing really couldn't refuse, so he could only carry it over.

Fortunately, Yan Yun didn't continue to ask, but continued to say to him, "Let's go to the paper figurine shop and wait for the people from the Department of Celestial Observation."

"Okay," Lu Jing replied, then opened his own oiled paper umbrella.

But then another awkward scene appeared.

Lu Jing tried it and found that unless he hugged the ham, only one of him and the ham could be covered by the umbrella.

And the ham couldn't get wet, so in the end, only Great Hero Lu could experience the wildness of nature himself.

However, just as he was holding the umbrella over the ham and preparing to step forward, he found that it was clear above his head, and no raindrops were falling.

Yan Yun tilted the oiled paper umbrella in her hand slightly towards him, just enough to cover both of them.

"Thank, thank you," Lu Jing said, "I'll give you half of this ham when we get back."

Yan Yun didn't respond to his words, but just said, "Let's go if there's nothing else."

"Okay."

The oiled paper umbrella that Lu Jing took from Old Master Zhao wasn't very big, otherwise he wouldn't have faced the dilemma of choosing between himself and the ham. It was okay for one person to use, but it was very cramped for two people.

Yan Yun had to stand very close to Lu Jing.

The rain curtain sliding down the edge of the umbrella separated the two of them from the outside world.

They didn't say a word for about half the way.

Lu Jing could only hear the sound of raindrops dripping, and the sound of boots stepping in puddles.

He felt that it wasn't good to be so stiff all the time, so he thought about it and still opened his mouth, "Miss Yan… are you alright?"

Yan Yun paused at his words, "Young Hero Lu, how do you want me to answer? Am I alright? I'm not one of those women of the Qin Lou Chu Guan, how could I like being treated so frivolously? Do I feel terrible? But no matter what, you ultimately saved me, and I can't say such words to my benefactor. So perhaps it would be wiser not to ask some questions."