Chapter 223: Honkai: Star Rail — The Xianzhou General Wouldn't Dream of a Yandere Chapter 220: Xuan Ge's Confession

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

"Ruan Mei, how come you look like nothing happened at all."

Hei Ta lay weakly on the bed, her voice still somewhat feeble.

The Mini Xiao Hei Tas had long since tidied the room clean; otherwise, judging by the output of just her and Ruan Mei, they would have barely caught up to Xing Xiao.

"While you were spending time with Xuan Ge, I injected a dose of Xuan Ge's blood."

Ruan Mei raised a hand to smooth her cheongsam, slowly coiling up her disheveled hair, her expression still gentle and graceful.

"Could you give me a shot too? My lower abdomen is very... very sore..."

Hei Ta spoke with some hesitation; seeing Ruan Mei rise to leave, she forced herself to muster a trace of strength and lightly tugged the hem of Ruan Mei's cheongsam.

Though the force was light, it made Ruan Mei, who hadn't steadied herself, fall back onto the bed.

Ruan Mei lay gently on Hei Ta's belly and said softly: "Hei Ta, your flesh cannot withstand it."

"Why not? Isn't it just some Abundance Blessings?"

Hei Ta was somewhat puzzled; in her view, Xuan Ge was at most a walking Little Abundance Physician — a mere bit of blood, how could she not endure it.

"This is not a matter of Abundance, but of Destruction."

Ruan Mei gently adjusted her posture, leaning comfortably against the headboard, intending to seize the opportunity to rest a moment: "The powers of Abundance and Destruction are fusing and balancing inside Xuan Ge's body."

"Moreover, Xuan Ge's blood now has extremely strong erosive power; though drinking a mouthful grants immortality, the backlash is also immense — the slightest carelessness and one would fall into the Magic Yin Body."

Hearing this, Hei Ta no longer insisted on the blood, but the body's fatigue and soreness truly existed; she grumbled resentfully:

"Stinky Xuan Ge, he actually ate a sandwich too."

Hei Ta thought of how, when she woke up, Ruan Mei was lying on her body.

Ruan Mei's Little Tiger and her own White Tiger pressed together, and Xuan Ge was still attacking fiercely there; she felt a wave of bashfulness.

"Hehe~"

Ruan Mei chuckled lightly, her eyes holding a few parts helplessness; she also hadn't expected Xuan Ge to be like this — it seems the Grand Lily truly harmed Xuan Ge not a little.

"You too, I feel your character setting has collapsed at your behavior."

Hei Ta lightly lifted her leg, resting it on Ruan Mei's leg, her tone carrying a few parts teasing.

"Same to you."

Ruan Mei turned her head to look at Hei Ta, smiling as she counterattacked: "Clearly the protrusion was very stimulating yet you still cried begging for mercy, mouth saying no but body unable to stop."

Hei Ta was just about to retort when the door was gently pushed open and Xuan Ge walked in.

He saw the two women getting along harmoniously and asked with a smile: "Do you need me to bring the meal over here?"

Xuan Ge had gone to the kitchen early to prepare breakfast, originally wanting to cook a meal to dissipate some of his energy; he didn't expect to instead recover first.

Hei Ta didn't speak, merely stretched out her arms, opened them wide, her eyes signaling Xuan Ge.

Xuan Ge froze for a moment, didn't immediately understand; Hei Ta frowned, made another hand gesture, signaling him to carry her over.

Xuan Ge instantly understood, walked forward, pulled back the blanket, took out Hei Ta's pajamas, carefully lifted her and let her sit in the crook of his left arm.

Hei Ta swayed her little feet, both arms tightly hugging Xuan Ge's neck, her expression much more docile.

Xuan Ge lowered his head to glance at Ruan Mei and said gently: "Come on, let's go to the kitchen to eat together."

Ruan Mei smiled gently and gracefully, rose and walked to Xuan Ge's side, leaning lightly against the crook of his right arm.

Xuan Ge thus carried the two women, stepping on Hei Ta's Magic Carpet, flying toward the kitchen.

Xuan Ge actually doesn't know how to cook very well, but simple breakfast he can still manage.

After all, Ling Sha taught him many dishes, all home-style and delicious.

Hei Ta looked at the Xianzhou-style dishes on the table, her face showing not the slightest dissatisfaction; she actually quite likes eating Xianzhou cuisine, it's just too troublesome to make.

Xianzhou People have always been extremely particular about eating — particular down to the gram ratios of seasonings, the degree of heat, the order ingredients enter the wok, even the cookware has its particularities.

Making a meal of Xianzhou cuisine is no less than solving a simple equation — tedious and draining.

The three sat around the dining table; Xuan Ge picked up a Braised Chicken Leg, gave one each to Hei Ta and Ruan Mei, then ate quietly.

"Don't you like eating Hot pot? How come you made these today?"

Hei Ta finished eating first; her appetite is not large — a small bowl of rice, one chicken leg, plus a few bites of side dishes, and she was already full.

Xuan Ge held a large bowl in his left hand, swallowed the food in his mouth, then explained: "I like it, but more because it's convenient."

At this time Ruan Mei also put down her chopsticks, carefully savoring the dishes on the table, able to faintly taste the shadow of Ling Sha's cooking.

One thinks it's because Xuan Ge's culinary skill isn't refined enough yet; the flavor falls a bit short of Ling Sha's, but it's already very good.

She and Ling Sha are very familiar; back when they researched Heaven-Deficiency Syndrome together, Ling Sha often accompanied her, but Ling Sha, as Chief Strategist, often had to return to the General's Mansion to cook for Xuan Ge.

She has also eaten Ling Sha's cooking — all home-style flavors, yet exceptionally delicious.

"Xuan Ge, if you had been with Jing Liu from the start, would you still be willing to encounter Ling Sha?"

Ruan Mei looked at Xuan Ge eating with big mouthfuls, intending not to waste a bit of food, and asked softly, her tone carrying a few parts curiosity.

Hei Ta and Xuan Ge, who was picking up food, both froze, looking at Ruan Mei in unspoken agreement.

Neither of them had expected that the ever steady and rational Ruan Mei would ask such a little-girl-like question.

"No need to look at me like that; my heart was given to you long ago."

Ruan Mei's expression was calm, not the slightest bashfulness: "Moreover, this kind of subtle and wondrous curiosity, I like it very much, and I also want to know your answer."

Hei Ta was also hooked by Ruan Mei's words — Jing Liu is Xuan Ge's white moonlight after all~

"If there is a next life, I hope the first one I encounter is Ling Sha."

Xuan Ge put down his chopsticks, looking at the food in his bowl, his tone serious; these words were his greatest affirmation of Ling Sha.

Over three hundred years have passed; if not for Ling Sha always staying by his side, soothing him, supporting him, he would likely have walked an ever darker path, as Ai Li Ou said.

He paused, a trace of release appearing on Xuan Ge's face, and he slowly spoke, recounting the past hidden deep in his heart for many years: "Back then I was timid; I liked Jing Liu, yet could never bring myself to say it."

"Moreover Jing Liu's disposition is cold and aloof; I unconsciously thought, how could a big shot like Swordmaster Jing Liu take a fancy to someone like me — a nobody with no office or rank, who couldn't even practice swordplay, and in the end could only pick up a long spear."

"Although Jing Yuan is also a scrub at swordplay, it cannot be denied that Jing Liu still taught him earnestly; this made me... hehe~"

Speaking here, Xuan Ge laughed self-mockingly, and continued: "Jing Liu always singled me out for sword practice, often suppressing me in sword technique, yet guided Jing Yuan gently; this led me to mistakenly believe Jing Liu and Jing Yuan had a relationship."

"After that I acted like a clown, throwing myself into the military camp, training desperately, only wanting to prove myself, and also wanting to avoid them."

Ruan Mei and Hei Ta listened quietly, not interjecting; they knew this might be the past Xuan Ge hid deepest in his heart, the one he was most unwilling to mention.

"Later I learned that Jing Liu truly wanted to teach me; the suppression in sword technique was merely to force out my talent."

"Even later, when the Yun Shang Five Xiao were formed, I learned from Ying Xing's mouth that Jing Liu and Jing Yuan were merely master and disciple; Jing Liu taught Jing Yuan gently because Jing Yuan really lacked the aptitude for swordplay and could only be guided slowly."

"When Jing Liu returned to Shen Wu, she and I spoke privately about the past; Jing Liu said she actually always had a regret — her sword, I ultimately never fully learned."

Finishing these words, Xuan Ge cast aside the worries born of the past from his heart, picked up his chopsticks again, continued picking up food and eating, his expression returning to calm.

"Hmph~"

Hei Ta gave a light hmph; her tone held not the slightest dissatisfaction, on the contrary she paid extra attention to Xuan Ge's confession.

Xuan Ge's current disposition — seizing what he likes without procrastination — is all because he once lost Jing Liu and was left with regret.

Xuan Ge does not want to miss again, does not want to leave any more regrets, whether toward Ling Sha, toward Jing Liu, Xing Xiao and the others, or toward her and Ruan Mei.

Hei Ta picked up her chopsticks, picked up a mouthful of food for Xuan Ge, and teased: "I see you became Emperor just for your harem."

"Are you unwilling?"

Xuan Ge raised his eyes to look at her, his words carrying a few parts teasing, also a few parts seriousness.

Hei Ta spoke as a matter of course: "I... I'm of course willing~"

Xuan Ge and Ruan Mei looked at each other, both unable to hold back laughter.

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