Chapter 281: I Have a Home

Lu Xingzhou held Shen Tang, silent for a long while.

To be honest, the thought of Shen Tang having "don't abandon me" was something Lu Xingzhou had never anticipated.

It had nothing to do with common sense; rather, because of Yuan Muyu's past, Lu Xingzhou was actually the one with less security in matters of love between men and women.

Once, apart from not having pierced the window paper, he and Yuan Muyu had almost tacitly acknowledged themselves as a pair; not only Lu Xingzhou himself, but which one of Ji Wenchuan and the others didn't think so? Even those like Ye Wufeng, who were least willing to admit it, at least considered Lu Xingzhou the strongest competitor, or perhaps a kept lover of the Yan Lord.

Lu Xingzhou had once thought he would walk with her forever.

Although in the last year or two, Yuan Muyu had already begun to become much distant and cold, as if there were signs. Lu Xingzhou still optimistically felt it was just because he had grown up, and Sister Yu, being too shy, had to maintain an appearance of keeping her distance.

However, the final result struck a heavy blow right on the head of Lu Xingzhou, who thought he understood human hearts.

If even Sister Yu could be cut off, then who could be eternal?

After being with Shen Tang, still flirting with others; apart from being a rebound from suppressed cruelty, there was also a bit of an insecure mindset at play. What if he was abandoned by Shen Tang, then there were others... Subconsciously, that was probably it.

As it turned out, hearing Shen Tang's words about insecurity, the stirring in Lu Xingzhou's heart was hard to describe.

What moved him even more was that, though she was uneasy, she had no regrets.

In other words, even if she was truly abandoned by you, she would not regret having loved you this once.

Lu Xingzhou was speechless for a moment, simply holding the soft body in his arms tightly, very tightly.

Sensing his unrest, Shen Tang seemed to be able to guess what he was thinking, and instead smiled: "Clearly I was bullied by you, yet why do you look like a pitiful little puppy, making me want to comfort you?"

Lu Xingzhou simply said: "I am just a pitiful little puppy, Sister, hug me."

"Getting the benefit and still acting coy." Shen Tang also hugged him, burying her head in his embrace: "Do you always act like a little milk puppy and play coy in front of that old woman outside? This habit of playing coy has even spread to me."

No wonder they say palace-fighting techniques are of supreme grade; how precisely she guessed. Lu Xingzhou felt a pang of guilt and fell silent again.

Buried in the valleys, he couldn't make a sound anyway...

Tangtang isn't as magnificent as Mr., but the scale is still considered large, supporting deep burial.

"Alright..." Shen Tang, stirred a bit by his breathing, her face gradually turning red, couldn't help but pat him: "It's been so long since we parted, don't tell me you've been all lovey-dovey with your Mr. the whole time. Tell me what happened."

The two embraced on the bed, and Lu Xingzhou honestly recounted everything that had happened since they last met, not even hiding the matter of Long Qinghuang.

Feeling that he hadn't been this honest in front of "Mom-like" Mr. as if meeting the parents... Perhaps only back then in front of Yuan Muyu.

Of course, there was no need to mention the intimate scenes with Mr....

"Demon Emperor..." Shen Tang's expression was somewhat strange: "So Chen Yu's disappearance was caused by this?"

Lu Xingzhou was stunned for a moment, then realized: "She really captured Chen Yu?"

Shen Tang laughed helplessly: "No wonder A-Nuo sent Wan Cheng to investigate the Demon Clan direction and pinned the blame on Chen Yu for colluding with the Demon Clan. That little rascal knows the score."

Lu Xingzhou pondered for a moment: "It might not even be false blame. If Chen Yu was captured by the Demon Clan, to save his life, he might have actually become a traitor. Furthermore, he must have guessed the real master is me, Lu Xingzhou; the Demon Emperor should know by now."

Shen Tang's expression suddenly turned serious: "Then will you be in danger?"

"That is definitely the case, which is why I used a fake name back then... I originally thought I had misled the Demon Emperor's gaze, and even if she wanted to find me, it would take a long time. The reason I chose Chen Yu was also this consideration; he is low-key and holed up in the Pill Academy, so it wouldn't be easy for the Demon Emperor to find him, but I didn't expect it to be this fast." Lu Xingzhou, speaking to this point, couldn't help but laugh bitterly: "How much does she hate me?"

"Hate?" Shen Tang glanced sideways, her first reaction being that this didn't seem like hate; if it were true hate, Chen Yu wouldn't have just disappeared but would have been chopped into a million pieces.

However, Shen Tang didn't feel this had anything to do with romantic relationships; based on the description, the Demon Emperor must have taken a liking to Lu Xingzhou's abilities, and if there was anything romantic, it was just because he was good-looking and she wanted to play. So she felt no jealousy, simply saying: "Since there is danger, do you have any ideas?"

Lu Xingzhou said: "My personal danger is actually not too bad, because it is not easy for the Demon Emperor to know my whereabouts; separated by kingdoms, even if she has many hidden agents in Great Qian, it is hard for her to be very precise. I previously shifted the blame to Chen Yu mainly because I have a home; I didn't want the Demon Emperor's gaze to fall on Tianxing Sword Sect, as that is a temple that cannot be run away from."

Shen Tang suddenly fell silent.

Lu Xingzhou held her, reaching out to rub Danxia Mountain: "What's wrong?"

"You have a home." Shen Tang's voice was soft as water, turning to lean into Lu Xingzhou's shoulder: "Hehe."

Lu Xingzhou: "..."

Words spoken without thought are the most truthful; Lu Xingzhou sorted it out himself and was also somewhat surprised by his own sense of belonging to Tianxing Sword Sect.

In fact, there were many people in Tianxing Sword Sect he didn't even know, and the mental energy spent on the sect's development was far less than what he once devoted to the Yan Luo Hall. Clearly, his early idea was still that of a "Guest Elder" or "Landlord," but for some reason, it seemed his heart had settled in this place.