[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-97":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550712,2014,"Chapter 97: Li Zhexian Really Is So Handsome — Sending You Off as Qian Renxue","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>The lazy afternoon sun turned the lake water into a sheet of flowing, shattered gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian lay sprawled upon the grassy lawn by the lakeshore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a casual beckon of his hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breeze stirred, lifting a lotus leaf, and slowly let it drift down onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was to set off for the Blue Lightning family tomorrow. Yesterday, after telling Xue Qinghe, he had been instructed to wait by the Lotus Lake for Qian Renxue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slipped by quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drowsiness tugged at Li Zhexian's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as his consciousness was half-sinking into sleep—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft, cautious footsteps brushed through the grass at his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps pressed against the supple grass, carrying a note of hesitation, even restraint\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of Li Zhexian's drowsiness vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't immediately remove the lotus leaf from his face. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, ears pricked to listen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The footsteps halted just beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Li Zhexian reach up and remove the lotus leaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight was dazzling. He instinctively narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his vision adjusted, a graceful figure came into clear view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, Qian Renxue wore a plain white dress that perfectly traced her slender waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight seemed to favor her especially,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dancing across her flawless features and her golden hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant her gaze fell upon Li Zhexian, a blush bloomed across her cheeks, and she looked away at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised a hand, smoothed a strand of hair that had fallen beside her ear, then quickly put her hand down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her slender hands were clasped in front of her, her fingertips slightly curled, betraying a flustered awkwardness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\" Qian Renxue's voice was softer than the lake breeze. \"You wanted to see me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words slipped out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she was startled by the shyness in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she had met Li Zhexian countless times, each encounter in her true form left her heart flustered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was like a sensitive plant, curling up in both nervousness and joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian sat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brushed the bits of grass from his white robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm setting off for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This trip may keep me away for quite some time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I left, I was thinking of seeing you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue's slender hand smoothed her long skirt over her knees. She sat down beside Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for thinking of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He casually plucked a long, slender blade of grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers moved nimbly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just a few moments—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little grasshopper woven of straw lay in his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue looked at the grasshopper in Li Zhexian's hand with curiosity. A faint smile broke through her nervousness, like ripples spreading across an icy surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached out a fingertip and touched the grasshopper's slender \"antennae.\" She giggled,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a little ugly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I'll throw it away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian pretended to pull it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice rose abruptly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snatched the grasshopper as though afraid he'd take it away, clutching it tightly in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—This was the very first gift Li Zhexian had ever given her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing her own urgency,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue quickly turned her face aside, pretending to watch the lotus blossoms on the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, her slender jade-like fingers kept tracing the small straw toy hidden in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forced composure and the undeniable shyness in her eyes intertwined, creating a beauty that took one's breath away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The warm afternoon sun made a person's bones feel soft. The lake breeze carried the fragrance of flowers, and the sweet scent of the young girl lingered beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian, who had been mentally and physically exhausted for days trying to comprehend the fourth form of the Qinglian Sword Song, felt his eyelids grow heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a state of blurred consciousness, he felt a soft, warm support gently holding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation was soft and yielding, bringing with it a sense of peace that was difficult to describe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian instinctively adjusted to a more comfortable position, burying his face deeper into that comforting softness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue lowered her beautiful eyes, her eyelashes trembling lightly. She stared at the white-robed young man resting on her lap. Her chest was filled with an indescribable, burning emotion that almost scorched her from the inside out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze for a moment before carefully reaching out a hand. She gently swept away a few strands of dark hair that were covering the young man's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian… is truly handsome…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time itself seemed to stretch, suspended in that still afternoon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught between the girl's downcast gaze and the young man's serene sleeping profile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew how much time had passed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the head on her lap stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like touching fire, Qian Renxue snatched her hand back in a rush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's eyelids fluttered and slowly opened\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness was still a little hazy. He only felt that he had slept more soundly and comfortably than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blinked, adjusting to the light, and looked up into Qian Renxue's lowered gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze for an instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did he realize where his head had been resting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian shot upright, a rare hint of embarrassment flashing across his handsome face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem… I fell asleep? For how long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue smoothed the wrinkles from her dress, hiding the flutter in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What time... are you leaving tomorrow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First hour of the morning. We'll leave from the southern gate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue was silent for a moment. \"I... I'll come to see you off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian was stunned. \"See me off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that Qian Renxue's identity was sensitive and that she should not expose herself to the forces of Heaven Dou City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qian Renxue's lips were pressed together. She wanted to see him off. As Qian Renxue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My situation is very complicated. But Li Zhexian, please believe me. I will never do anything to harm you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't reveal myself to the Heaven Dou City factions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I really want to see you off.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Li Zhexian looked at her lowered but stubborn profile and answered gently and with certainty, \"All right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that promise made,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them simply sat together by the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching nightfall creep in, the sunset burn half the sky, and the stars pierce the indigo heavens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, early morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heaven Dou City, beneath the southern gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng, and the others stood ready to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, dressed in plain attire, had come to see them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Zhexian's gaze met his, confusion stirred in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn't Qian Renxue supposed to be the one to send him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe's gaze lingered on Li Zhexian for a moment before he revealed a gentle smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This journey will be long and arduous. I wish you all steady progress in strength and the fulfillment of your goals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell upon Li Zhexian once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return soon. I truly do wish to go fishing with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tianheng and the others clasped their fists in salute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled and nodded in reply, but his gaze flicked discreetly over Xue Qinghe and the guards Snake Lance and Porcupinefish behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His confusion only deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In such a public place—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Xue Qinghe present here—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could Qian Renxue possibly appear?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appointed hour arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian and his companions mounted their horses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bowing to Xue Qinghe in farewell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horses' hooves struck the road, carrying them swiftly into the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian couldn't help glancing back again at the city gate, even scanning the tall trees and rolling hills along the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the breathtaking figure he sought never appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white-robed youth dwindled into a blur at the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at last, vanished beyond the bend of the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Xue Qinghe lift the hem of the prince's robe and step into the dense woods beside the road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once certain no one could see her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aura shifted in an instant…\u003C\u002Fp>",1355,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.445Z",1,"novelbin.me","b1974e69bc3df73376a576b50722837bf1a3707c5061a540dc4a1f16ea5d750c","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-98","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-96",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]