Chapter 93 The most benevolent and righteous
The next evening, in the Tianzi Guest Room of Hanxuan Tower in Pingliang Prefecture.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The sudden knock on the door woke up Liu Xunyi who was drinking alone in the room.

"It's me, Bai Shuang."

Bai Shuang's voice came quietly, and Liu Xunyi hesitated for a moment before slowly getting up. Outside the door, Bai Shuang, dressed in white, was standing with a smile on her face, holding a plate of food and wine in her hands.

Liu Xunyi frowned and asked suspiciously: "Miss Bai, what are you doing..."

"We will return to the Song Dynasty tomorrow. I came here tonight to thank Master Liu." Bai Shuang Wan'er smiled and said softly, "First, I want to thank you for saving me from danger many times, and second, I want to thank you for taking good care of me along the way."

As she spoke, Bai Shuang showed a rare playful look, raised the wine and food in her hand slightly towards Liu Xunyi, and pretended to be angry and said, "Mr. Liu, you don't know how to be gentle with women. How long do you want a weak woman like me to stand outside the door holding such a heavy thing?"

"Oh, Miss Bai, please come in!" Liu Xunyi didn't have time to think about it, and stepped aside to let Bai Shuang into the room. He pondered for a moment with doubts in his heart, and then turned around and followed her in.

In the room, Liu Xunyi and Bai Shuang sat opposite each other, with a few side dishes and two pots of hot wine on the table. One pot was for Liu Xunyi to drink, and the other was brought by Bai Shuang.

"Cough cough..."

Although they have been together for more than ten days, Liu Xunyi and Bai Shuang have always deliberately kept a distance from each other. Apart from a few words of greeting every day, they hardly say anything else.

Now that Bai Shuang suddenly came to his house, Liu Xunyi was really caught off guard. He was so confused as to not know what to say while sitting opposite Bai Shuang. He could only hide his embarrassment by coughing dryly.

Looking at Liu Xunyi's strange expression, Bai Shuang frowned slightly and asked curiously, "Why do you keep coughing, sir? Is there something on your mind?"

"Nothing." Liu Xunyi quickly replied, "It's just that Miss Bai's sudden hospitality makes me a little flattered."

"Young master, you already have a beloved woman in your heart, so how could you be flattered by my kindness?" Bai Shuang smiled calmly, and glanced at the wine glasses on the table. She added, "Young master, instead of drinking alone in the room, why don't you have a few drinks with me?" After saying that, without waiting for Liu Xunyi to respond, Bai Shuang took the initiative to pick up the wine pot and filled a glass for Liu Xunyi and herself.

"We have to travel tomorrow, so Miss Bai should not drink..."

"Sir, have you forgotten where I came from?" Bai Shuang bowed slightly to Liu Xunyi while speaking, then drank the hot wine in the cup and smiled faintly, "When I was in Sushui Pavilion, there was no day that I didn't drink. Although I dare not claim that I can drink a thousand cups, I can still drink a few cups."

Liu Xunyi shook his head and smiled bitterly, raising his glass and said, "Miss Bai has a good alcohol tolerance. I am just worried that I can't drink enough and will spoil Miss Bai's mood." As he spoke, Liu Xunyi drank the wine in the glass without hesitation, as if he had never had any doubts about Bai Shuang from beginning to end.

"I have been with you day and night for the past ten days, but I always see you frowning and rarely smiling. What's on your mind? Could you tell me about it?" Bai Shuang picked up a piece of food for Liu Xunyi with chopsticks and asked softly.

"How can Miss Bai understand my worries?" Liu Xunyi said with a wry smile, "Miss Bai seems to have been worried these days, can you tell me about it?"

Bai Shuang was stunned when she heard this, and then she smiled and said, "What a girl thinks about is nothing more than the word 'love'. Could it be that you are also trapped by love?"

Liu Xunyi's deep eyes stared straight at Bai Shuang, and Bai Shuang's calm demeanor gradually became a little shy, and finally she didn't even dare to look him in the eye.

"Sir, why do you look at me like that?" Bai Shuang stroked her cheek gently, looking around and asking, "Is there something dirty on my face?"

Liu Xunyi was unmoved and said meaningfully: "It is love if you say it is love, and it is not love if you say it is not love either. It is just that this kind of love is not that kind of love."

Bai Shuang's expression froze for a moment, and she slowly raised her head to look at Liu Xunyi, who had a complicated expression on her face, and suddenly asked, "Sir, are you talking about brother-sister love?"

Liu Xunyi was shocked and asked hurriedly, "Why did Miss Bai say that?"

"When I was under house arrest in Yuhu Hall, I heard Cao Qin mention it occasionally." Bai Shuang recalled, "Later in Yezilin, you also mentioned it in a few words, as if the young master had mistaken me for his sister."

"Then you..." Liu Xunyi was very excited. He tried his best to control his inner fluctuations with reason and suppressed his trembling voice. After swallowing his saliva several times, he asked word by word, "Then you?"

Seeing Liu Xunyi's panic-stricken look, Bai Shuang just stared at him blankly but did not answer for a long time.

"You..." Maybe it was because of the alcohol, but Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel a little emotional at this moment, "Are you Yu'er?"

Facing Liu Xunyi who repeatedly questioned her, Bai Shuang's eyes sparkled. She lowered her head and whispered, "I also hope that I can have a brother like Master Liu. I also hope that I can be the 'Yu'er' that Master Liu is thinking about. How lucky is it to have a brother who loves me so much? It's a pity... Bai Shuang doesn't have such a good blessing..." At the end, Bai Shuang actually flicked her sleeves and wiped the corners of her eyes. It seemed that the words just now made her quite moved.

Bai Shuang's answer was crystal clear, and Liu Xunyi heard it clearly. His fiery and excited heart followed Bai Shuang's every word, as if someone first poured a basin of cold water on him and then pushed him into an endless abyss, cold as ice, hanging in the air without support.

"Confused... Confused..." Liu Xunyi reached out and patted his head gently with a feeling of self-blame, muttering with a bitter smile, "Yu'er and I are twin siblings. She should be able to remember the year she went missing. If you were her, how could you not remember me?" As he spoke, Liu Xunyi seemed to be drinking to drown his sorrows and drank another glass of wine.

Bai Shuang remained silent as she looked at Liu Xunyi, who was forcing himself to smile. She just looked at him quietly, as if she was getting to know the man she had been with for more than ten days. She felt that the more she looked at the man, the more vague he became. Sometimes he was mysterious like a veil, sometimes clear like water, sometimes cold like ice, and sometimes gentle like jade.

At this moment, Liu Xunyi in front of him was more like a child who was separated from his closest relatives. He was lost, helpless and could only pretend to be calm and look around blankly.

"It doesn't matter!" Liu Xunyi waved his hand and smiled, "Although you are not Yu'er, we are destined to be 'brother and sister'. This cup is for you." Before he finished speaking, Liu Xunyi had already drunk it.

Watching Liu Xunyi drink cup after cup of the wine she had prepared, Bai Shuang wanted to say something several times but stopped herself. In the end, she suppressed her anxiety and reluctance and pretended to be nonchalant and calm.

"Being your sister is a great blessing in Bai Shuang's life." Bai Shuang replied calmly as if to play along.

"You and that Mr. Lu..." Liu Xunyi suddenly changed the subject. At this moment, his tongue had begun to tangle uncontrollably, and the things in front of his eyes gradually became blurred, and his words became unclear. "I mean, you and Lu Tingxiang are really..." Liu Xunyi did not finish his words, but gently clapped his hands. The meaning was self-evident.

"Yeah." When talking about Lu Tingxiang, Bai Shuang's face rarely showed a hint of shyness, and she said softly, "Mr. Lu treats me with deep affection and loyalty, and I am also devoted to him." Liu Xunyi nodded slowly. Although he knew that Lu Tingxiang was far from being as upright as he looked, Bai Shuang had already made her feelings so explicit, so he naturally couldn't say anything more. He could only smile and ask, "When does Mr. Lu plan to marry you into the Lu Mansion?"

Bai Shuang's expression darkened, and he smiled bitterly, "It will be soon, very soon..."

Looking at Bai Shuang's expectant yet helpless look, Liu Xunyi could only shake his head and sigh.

"Mr. Liu." Bai Shuang suddenly asked nervously, "If...if I lied to you...or took advantage of you, would you...blame me?"

Liu Xunyi shook his increasingly dull head desperately and answered casually: "I hope you won't..." After that, Liu Xunyi hit his head hard twice and said to himself, "Strange, strange, why am I drunk after just two drinks today? No, I need to sober up..."

As he spoke, Liu Xunyi stood up unsteadily. He first waved at Bai Shuang who was about to step forward to support him, indicating that she didn't need to pay attention to him, and then staggered towards the basin of water beside the bed.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, Liu Xunyi kept muttering as he walked: "I hope you won't... because Yu'er won't lie to me... I hope you won't..."

Hearing this, Bai Shuang's face changed color and his eyes turned red.

"I... I'm drunk..." Liu Xunyi walked to the bed with difficulty. Before his hand touched the basin, he turned over and fell on the bed, mumbling two words, "I'll take a nap first... Miss Bai, please... please do as you please..." Before he finished speaking, he started snoring. When he looked again, Liu Xunyi was already unconscious in a deep sleep.

Upon seeing this, Bai Shuang first called out twice, and after confirming that Liu Xunyi had no reaction, he walked quickly to Liu Xunyi's bag with a nervous look on his face. With trembling hands, he rummaged through the bag and found the black bamboo tube that Tang Afu had returned to him. He hurriedly took a look inside the tube, and then tremblingly stuffed the tube into his sleeve.

"Mr. Liu... I'm sorry..."

After hurriedly leaving behind an apology full of guilt, Bai Shuang fled from the guest room, stumbling all the way out of Hanxuan Building.

"what!"

However, just as Bai Shuang ran out of the street, she bumped into someone head-on, and was so scared that she subconsciously let out a scream.

"Shh! It's me!"

Sikong Zhu's voice suddenly sounded in front of Bai Shuang. Standing behind Sikong Zhu at this moment were several disciples of the Lu Mansion holding knives and swords. Among them, Liuzi was staring at Bai Shuang with a sly smile on his face.

"Master Zhu?" Bai Shuang looked at Sikong Zhu in surprise and said in astonishment, "What are you doing..."

"Have you got the map?" Sikong Zhu suddenly interrupted Bai Shuang, his tone very serious.

Bai Shuang nodded subconsciously, and at the same time handed the black bamboo tube hidden in her sleeve to Sikong Zhu.

Si Kong Zhu smiled with satisfaction and said, "Well done, you can go and rest now."

"What do you mean, Master Zhu?" Bai Shuang looked at Sikong Zhu in confusion. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind. She turned around and looked at Hanxuan Tower, exclaiming, "You want to kill him? Master Zhu, you promised me yesterday that you would let him go..."

"Do it!"

Sikong Zhu waved his hand and pushed Bai Shuang aside. He gave an order and led several disciples of the Lu residence, rushing towards Hanxuan Tower in a menacing manner.

"I checked everything out yesterday. Liu Xunyi lives in the Tianzi Guest Room." Liuzi said quickly as he walked. "Liu Xunyi must have been drugged now. It will be effortless for us to kill him."

"No! No, you promised me yesterday that you would let him go..." Bai Shuang followed Sikong Zhu all the way, begging desperately, but Sikong Zhu ignored her and walked quickly to the Tianzi guest room.

"This is the one!" After Liuzi confirmed it, he nodded vigorously to Sikong Zhu.

"No...no..."

"Oh!"

Amid Bai Shuang's pleading, Sikong Zhu kicked the door open, and Liuzi and several big men rushed in first.

However, the room was completely empty, with no one in sight. But the food and drinks on the table were still warm, so it was clear that they had not walked into the wrong room.

"What's going on?" Si Kongzhu was furious and asked, "Where is the person? Can he escape after being paralyzed?"

Bai Shuang was as puzzled as Sikong Zhu. She looked around the room blankly. Everything was exactly the same as when she had just left, except that Liu Xunyi, who was sleeping soundly on the bed, was not there.

"Master Zhu, here is a note."

Liuzi was sharp-eyed and saw a note left on the table, and under the note was the gold hairpin that Baishuang gave to Liu Xunyi.

Bai Shuang rushed over quickly, picked up the golden hairpin hastily, then turned to look at the note in Sikong Zhu's hand. Suddenly, she was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't help but burst into tears.

"Golden Hairpin has done all the kindness and justice, and now we are strangers!"

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(End of this chapter)