How is that possible?!
Even though she was wearing a veil, she could still feel the surprise and disbelief in Asharuiya's heart through those blue eyes.
Back in Ancient Capital, she saw it with her own eyes...
The white-haired young man in front of me fell into a black restricted zone where no one could survive...
In her world, the person Lu Ling has long been crossed out. Over the past year, she has never pursued the truth about Ancient Capital, nor does she care.
Is he... a human or a ghost now?
Asharuiya lowered his eyes, and when he raised them again, those blue eyes had returned to their usual laziness and calmness, as if the fleeting gaffe just now was just an illusion.
"Lu Ling, long time no see."
"From your tone, it seems like you don't miss me at all."
Lu Ling put his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall, with that familiar arc hanging from the corners of his lips.
But there was a bit of regret in this smile.
"..."
Asharuiya was very speechless.
If she met this man elsewhere, she wouldn't mind telling him a few ambiguous words of love.
But now, the other party happened to bump into her doing business and got involved.
She was really not in the mood.
"Did it bother you? Why don't you pick up the stone first?"
Lu Ling tilted his head as if he had read through her thoughts.
"This space has been blocked by me. You can touch the stones here casually, and the restriction will not take effect."
"..."
Asharuiya took a gentle breath, and secretly activated the Space Element magic energy with his fingertips.
But I found that the space here was extremely sticky, and even Summoning System couldn't be used.
"Is... is this your method?"
Lu Ling didn't answer, just blinked.
In those brown eyes, a layer of fine golden cipher text was flowing silently, which was the power of Divine Eye of Space and Time.
Asharuiya's breathing calmed down completely.
She raised her hand, smoothed the long hair that fell slightly from her shoulders, raised her red lips in a just right arc, and transformed back into the elegant and unpredictable Parthenon saint.
"Why do you want to help me?" she asked softly.
"This is just a stranger. Aren't we friends?" Lu Ling said.
"That's true." She accepted this statement lightly and skillfully, as if it was a matter of course.
Anyway... it wasn't the first time she was saved by this man.
"Is it true that the ban will not be triggered?" Asharuiya tilted his head, with a rare hint of girlish curiosity in his tone.
"Of course."
Lu Ling With a thought, the glass cover on the black stone floated up silently.
The exhibition hall was quiet, and nothing happened. Under normal circumstances, the alarm would have swept through the entire chamber of commerce.
"You are really awesome."
Asharuiya admired from the bottom of his heart.
Then without any hesitation, she reached out and grabbed Guilty Stone. At the same time, she took out a fake stone with the same appearance from her arms and put it back in the display cabinet lightly.
The moment everything was completed, the glass cover lifted by Lu Ling slowly fell back to its original position along its original trajectory, and even the restrictions hidden inside were restored as before!
She had already prepared the means to crack and restore it, and was planning to complete the last step alone.
It turns out that Lu Ling has already done the hardest part for her!?
"Do you still know about prohibitions?"
Asharuiya looked at Lu Ling. There was an unabashed interest in those blue eyes, and the tail of the eyes was slightly raised, like a cat that smelled a novel prey.
"I don't understand."
Lu Ling shook his head.
He just used Divine Eye of Space and Time's time reversal power. It was not difficult for him to restore this palm-sized area.
"Then... forget it, this should be your secret." Asharuiya shook his head and gave up questioning.
This is a power that she cannot understand. Since she cannot understand it, there is no need to understand it.
Anyway, she won't have this power.
"Are you going to collect this stone?" Lu Ling asked casually.
"..."
Asharuiya put the stone into her arms, raised her charming eyes, and looked at him deeply. After a moment of silence, her red lips opened slightly.
"Have you had lunch?"
Not long after, Venice opened an inconspicuous small restaurant. There were a few simple dishes on the table. They were fried and not very attractive, but they tasted good.
Asharuiya took off her veil. The face that could make any man hold his breath was exposed to the afternoon light without any cover.
Her black hair is tied loosely behind her head, with a few strands hanging down beside her cheekbones. She has deep eyes and a high nose, and her skin is almost transparent and fair.
And the thing that makes people unable to take their eyes away the most is the pair of red lips.
Plump and sharp-edged, like a ripe fruit, with a silent invitation every time you sip it.
"I was in such a hurry when we met twice before that I didn't have time to thank you properly." She picked up a glass of very low-alcohol ice wine, put the rim of the glass against her lower lip, and took a sip.
Her eyes passed through the rim of the cup and landed lazily on Lu Ling's face, with a bit of casual teasing.
"It's all an unexpected meeting, so it's understandable." Lu Ling said.
"So, we are quite destined."
She chuckled lightly and slowly moved her fingertips around the rim of the cup, her movements casual and elegant.
"The world is so big, we can actually meet for the third time."
Lu Ling's eyes had an indescribable look.
Asharuiya can actually say such troubling words... If it were her, shouldn't she wait quietly for the man's teasing and then reject her without mercy?
"I think so too." Lu Ling echoed.
Of course, he was referring to the first time.
He was really shocked for a while when he bumped into this naughty fox at Dark Baleful Forest. As for the time at Ancient Capital and this time today, it was not entirely a coincidence.
This time, it is not such a coincidence as the last meeting at Ancient Capital.
For example, this time, it was all premeditated...
"How did you survive?" Asharuiya's expression was casual, but the question he asked was straight to the point.
"What did you say?"
"Black Zone."
She put down her wine glass, folded her hands to support her chin, and curved her red lips into a smile that was not a smile.
"The last place we met was at Ancient Capital. If you are the Lu Ling I know, you should know what place I am talking about."
"I thought you were going to make innuendo." Lu Ling shook his head slightly.
"This kind of thing is unnecessary. I'm very curious, so I will ask you directly. If you want to tell me, you will tell me naturally." Asharuiya said lightly, his blue eyes locked on Lu Ling.
"Are you so confident?" Lu Ling raised his eyebrows.
"No."
Asharuiya shook his head, he was so magnanimous and unburdened, but his behavior was still calm and elegant, without any embarrassment of being seen through.
"At the beginning, I watched you fall into it with my own eyes, in order to save the Super Level mage. So, how did you survive in Sha Yuan? Are you a human or a ghost now?"
"I don't know if I'm a human being, but at least I'm not a ghost." Lu Ling leaned back in his chair, speaking casually, "As for being able to survive Sha Yuan... maybe I'm lucky."
"Really?"
Asharuiya responded with a smile and stopped asking.
Good luck? Who are you kidding? You're just as strong as you are...
She picked up the wine glass and took another sip, acquiescing to his prevarication.
"It seems that the energy you possess far exceeds my imagination."
"How about you do me a favor?" she asked again.
"Of course I'm happy to help you with your beauty's request." Lu Ling answered simply.
"Hehehe..."
Asharuiya covered her mouth and chuckled, her shoulders shook slightly, and a few strands of deep black hair beside her ears slipped down with her movements, resting on her white collarbone,
"This is the second time you've complimented me on my beauty. I'm quite happy to be complimented by you."
The laughter was like a feather sweeping across the ear, and like a cluster of flames lighting up the skin.
She is indeed happy.
Lu Ling is an out-and-out beauty, even a beauty above her. How could she not be happy to be praised by someone like Lu Ling?
"Is this only the second time?" Lu Ling wondered.
"This is only the third time we've met, okay? The first time was when we were at Sweden." She rolled her eyes at Lu Ling, and that look was clearly reproachful, but it was like a pool of spring water in her mouth.
"I remember it so clearly." Lu Ling said.
"When you were there like a magic weapon descending from heaven and saving people, they were deeply impressed."
Asharuiya supported his chin with one hand, tilted his head and looked at him, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of his lips.
"Let's not talk about this anymore... I didn't even say what the business was, so you just agreed?"
"After all, it's what a beauty wants, so I'm quite interested."
"Okay, okay, if you praise me again, I won't be able to stand it anymore."
Asharuiya shook his head with a distressed look on his face, but the distress was clearly just a veil hanging on his face, with a full smile underneath.
She put away her teasing look, took out the black stone from her arms, and held it in her white palm, making the blackness even more dazzling.
"It is Guilty Stone. When Holy Judgment Court needs to judge a relatively heavy person, some elders will be summoned to cast stones to convict. The black ones represent guilty, and the white ones represent innocent. When the number of black stones is greater than the white stones..."
She was explaining attentively when Lu Ling suddenly interrupted her.
"No need to explain, it seems to remind you of something unhappy."
Asharuiya's fingers stopped.
She was stunned for a long time, and something in her blue eyes slowly faded away.
It's not a veil, it's not a disguise, it's something deeper and heavier than that.
Then she laughed softly, the laughter was completely different from before.
It's not a charm, it's not a joke, it's just a smile as light as a sigh.
"... thank you."