Chapter 161: Proofreading

"Although I also feel that 'Water Margin' isn't written as well as the previous ones, it's only just begun. Who knows what will happen later? Every time Lord Wenguan wrote a new elegant text before, wasn't it questioned at first?"

"That's true."

"Have you heard? Lord Wenguan plans to perform the elegant text 'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"

"Really? Like performing a play?"

"It can't be wrong; this news has almost spread everywhere. I heard they are currently looking for actors suitable for the characters in the book."

"That's great! If the world in the book could be performed on stage, it would surely be interesting. Lord Wenguan is truly a heaven-chosen person to be able to think of this."

Lord Wenguan's Mansion.

Lu Fang was sitting at his desk, writing 'Water Margin' furiously. Lu Ling walked in with Xiao Tao carrying a tray.

"Brother, I had the kitchen prepare chicken soup. You've been locked in your room writing elegant texts ever since you returned; you must be very tired. Let me serve you a bowl."

Although her relationship with Lu Fang was different now, she had called him that for twenty years, so she couldn't change it for the time being, and it didn't roll off her tongue easily.

She simply did whatever felt comfortable; after all, it was just a form of address.

While Lu Ling was serving the chicken soup, Xiao Tao giggled, "Young Master, Miss cooked it herself to make the chicken soup. It's delicious."

Lu Fang took the porcelain bowl Lu Ling handed him, sniffed it, and nodded with a smile, "It smells good. Thank you, my Ling'er, but there's no need to go to such trouble next time; just order the kitchen to do it."

Before Lu Ling could speak, Xiao Tao said first, "That's what I told Miss, but Miss said she wanted to do something for Young Master."

"Big mouth." Lu Ling scolded Xiao Tao, then looked at Lu Fang and smiled, "Brother is so hardworking, writing elegant texts is so tiring, and you have to go to the Luo Sha Kingdom in two days. How can you manage without taking good care of your health?"

"I can't do anything else, so I can only brew chicken soup for you."

"By the way, Brother, didn't you go to see Sister Li Yu after you returned? You're going to the Luo Sha Kingdom in a few days, and I'm afraid you won't have time to see her then."

"If you don't see her now, won't Sister Li Yu feel neglected?"

Lu Fang scratched his head, looking at Lu Ling's expression cautiously. Seeing that she didn't have any hidden meaning, he smiled bitterly, "I've been too busy."

On the way back from the Western Regions Buddha Kingdom, Li Yu and Lu Ling had been together, and he indeed hadn't spoken many words to Li Yu.

Plus, he would be sent as an envoy to the Luo Sha Kingdom soon.

So he had been transcribing the elegant text 'Water Margin' these past few days.

He hadn't thought about it before, but now that Lu Ling brought it up, he realized he might have truly neglected Li Yu's feelings.

When they were at the Buddha Kingdom trial grounds, because the timing was really good, he had expressed his true feelings quite clearly; perhaps he was just short of saying "I love you" directly.

Suddenly, not talking to Li Yu would indeed be very inappropriate.

Lu Fang probed cautiously, "Ling'er, when we returned, I saw you talking to her a lot. What did you two talk about?"

He liked Li Yu; that was certain.

Otherwise, he, who was always steady, wouldn't have spoken so boldly and explicitly at the Buddha Kingdom trial grounds.

He also liked Lu Ling and didn't want her to be unhappy. She had always appeared very happy, but he was truly afraid she might mind or feel uncomfortable, so he had always been very careful.

On the way back, he specifically asked Fang Chun to find out what Li Yu and Lu Ling had talked about, but whenever Fang Chun went over, they would just chat about daily life.

Even now, hearing Lu Ling's words, Lu Fang wasn't sure of her thoughts.

This kind of thing was very tangled. Just imagine, if the person he liked told him that the person she liked was one of two, what would he think?

He would definitely be very sad!

Lu Ling couldn't help but think too much. He knew this was wrong, but he just couldn't control it, so after returning, he kept himself very busy, because whenever he was idle, he would think about these things.

In short, he cared too much about them.

It made him lose his composure and confidence.

Lu Ling covered her mouth and giggled, "It's a secret. This is a secret between Sister Li and me. However, I can give you a hint: although Sister Li didn't say anything, I am certain she likes you too."

Lu Fang opened his mouth. There were many things he wanted to confirm and ask, but in the end, he didn't ask another word.

He could clearly perceive that when Lu Ling said this, although she was smiling, the sadness deep in her eyes flashed by.

"You might have felt wrong too."

Lu Fang smiled and finished the chicken soup, then smiled and said, "Ling'er, do you have anything to do later?"

"Nothing to do later." Lu Ling asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

Lu Fang smiled gently, "If you're free, could you sit beside me and help me proofread the elegant text I've written to see if there are any typos?"

"Okay."

Lu Ling agreed with a face full of smiles, moved a chair to sit beside Lu Fang, picked up the newly written draft of 'Water Margin', and said softly, "Brother, while you haven't gone to the Luo Sha Kingdom yet, find a time to go see Sister Li."

"Will you be unhappy?"

Lu Fang blurted out. As soon as he said it, he regretted it.

Isn't this nonsense?

How could she possibly be happy?

Lu Ling pouted at Lu Fang, nodded, and said, "Ling'er will be unhappy, but not because Brother is going to see Sister Li, but because Brother is too considerate of my feelings. This makes me think a lot."

"I wonder if I'm holding Brother back."

She sighed and smiled, "Go see Sister Li. If it's really possible, everyone living together should be quite happy, but Brother must not forget me just because you have Sister Li."

Lu Fang had just picked up his teacup to hide his embarrassment and took a sip. Upon hearing this, he spat the water out directly.

Lu Ling laughed happily, "Look how happy you are. Sigh, this character is wrong; let me help you change it. I will come to proofread often in the future; don't you dare find me annoying."

"How could I find you annoying?" Lu Fang stroked her head. The conversation just now had made him nervous, but he also felt the warmth.

Lu Ling's lively eyes smiled into crescent shapes, "That's good, so I can stay by your side a little longer."

"Hmm." Lu Fang nodded vigorously.

Just for this sentence from Lu Ling, he decided not to use the Book Spirit Yan Chixia to write elegant text stories anymore. If the updates weren't enough, he would just serialize them slowly.

If something came up, he would just stop the serialization for a few days.

It was also just now that Lu Fang realized he seemed to be a bit too anxious. Regarding the books obtained from the Ink Brush Realm, he was eager to finish writing them quickly and get the rewards quickly.

For this reason, he had asked the Book Spirit Yan Chixia to help write them.

He didn't like this feeling of impatience, so he decided to follow his own schedule. Why push some things aside just because of time constraints?

At worst, he would just stop the serialization for a few days.

There were still many things in this world more important than writing elegant texts, such as seeing Li Yu and talking to her. ===== CHAPTER 162 =====