660: Chapter 71 Sleeping with Red Sunflower

"You..."

"That move was a bit much; I'm out of energy."

"Really?"

Seeing this familiar situation, Hong Kui's face showed suspicion.

Meng Li had said this more than once before, but he was always faking it. Now that he was doing it again, she couldn't help but suspect he was faking once more.

Facing Hong Kui's suspicion, Meng Li said weakly, "Why would I lie to you? You saw the commotion; I wiped out all the demons in the entire city at once. How could that not be exhausting? Say no more, let me rest for a while."

Hong Kui thought of the scene just now and fell silent. She put away the Jade Waist Bow and helped steady Meng Li.

At this moment, Lan Kui rode the Flying Tiger Jade Beast to the window. Seeing the situation, she hurriedly asked Hong Kui, "What's wrong with Elder Brother Meng?"

"He overexerted himself performing the Lightning Technique just now. He'll be fine after resting for a bit," Hong Kui replied truthfully.

After saying that, she helped Meng Li sit down and lean on the nearby table.

Seeing that Meng Li didn't take the opportunity to cling to her as he had several times before, Hong Kui immediately realized that he was likely truly exhausted this time, rather than faking it.

Looking at his pale face, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sympathy. She reached out to gently stroke his cheek and complained softly, "Was it necessary to put in so much effort? It's not like you're the only one we can rely on."

Lan Kui recalled the Flying Tiger Jade Beast and climbed through the window into the room. Hearing this, she softly chimed in, "Elder Brother Meng probably didn't want us, or Brother and the others, to get hurt."

Hong Kui fell silent, and a few seconds later, she softly uttered two words: "Fool."

As she finished speaking, the sound of someone coming upstairs came from outside the door.

Hong Kui guessed it was Jing Tian and the others, so she got up to open the door first. When the door opened, she found that it was indeed them.

"Hong Kui, how is Elder Brother Meng?"

As soon as they met, Jing Tian asked with concern.

Xu Changqing, Tang Xuejian, and the others didn't speak, but their expressions also showed concern.

"There's no big problem. He just used too much energy performing the Lightning Technique earlier and is tired. He's resting now."

Hearing this, Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others breathed a long sigh of relief.

Immediately after, Xu Maoshan followed up, "Then how long will Grandmaster Meng need to rest?"

"I'm not sure." Hong Kui shook her head and then asked, "Is something the matter?"

Xu Maoshan said, "It's nothing. I just thought if Grandmaster Meng needs to rest for a long time, wouldn't it be better if we take him back to his room at the Inn?"

"Brother Xu has a point, or Mr. Meng could rest at my manor," Yun Ting added.

On the way there, he had learned from Jing Tian and the others that the technique of "Lightning Descending, Sweeping Away the Demons" was Meng Li's doing, and he was extremely curious about him. Seeing an opportunity now, he naturally wanted to get to know him.

Hong Kui rejected Yun Ting's offer without a second thought. "No need, I'll just take him back to the Inn to rest."

After saying that, she turned back into the room and, with Lan Kui's help, carried Meng Li out on her back.

Lan Kui followed behind to help look after them.

Seeing this, Jing Tian, Xu Changqing, and the others quickly moved out of the way.

Back at the Inn, Hong Kui reached the door of Meng Li's room. Suddenly thinking of something, she said to Lan Kui, who was helping open the door, "I'll take it from here. Go have someone prepare some food so Meng Li won't be hungry when he wakes up."

"Okay."

Lan Kui agreed and turned to leave.

Hong Kui entered the room, placed Meng Li on the bed, and adjusted his sleeping position. Then, she reached for the bedding to cover him, but her hand was suddenly grabbed, and she was pulled into a familiar embrace.

"You're faking again?!"

Their eyes met, and Hong Kui felt a burst of annoyance.

"I wasn't faking this time. I just rested for a while and recovered a little," Meng Li explained seriously.

As for whether it was true or false, only he knew.

Then, Meng Li gently nuzzled against Hong Kui's face. "Stay with me for a nap. With you here, I feel at ease."

Hong Kui originally wanted to refuse, but hearing his last words, the refusal on the tip of her tongue took a turn. "Don't misbehave."

"Mhm."

Meng Li agreed, then wrapped his arms around her waist, hooked his leg over hers, buried his face in her chest, and fell asleep with his eyes closed.

Hong Kui: "..."

After Meng Li's series of actions, her fists clenched instantly. But seeing that he made no further moves and his breathing became steady and deep, she quietly relaxed them and then whispered a curse, "Bad egg!"

Despite her words, Hong Kui didn't push Meng Li away. She just slightly adjusted her posture and then raised her hand to tidy his messy hair.

A moment later, the sound of footsteps approached.

Hong Kui turned her head and saw it was Lan Kui.

Lan Kui was slightly stunned to see her and Meng Li like that, and she quickly closed the door.

"Aren't you afraid of someone seeing?"

Turning back, Lan Kui scolded softly.

Hong Kui pointed at Meng Li, who was using his hands, legs, and face to entangle her, and said helplessly, "Like this, I couldn't even close the door if I wanted to."

In reality, she hadn't thought about closing the door at all.

Lan Kui covered her mouth and smiled, whispering, "He woke up just now?"

"Mhm," Hong Kui hummed softly, then said crossly, "He misbehaves every chance he gets. Truly a bad egg."

Lan Kui thought of when Meng Li had said she looked delicious before and felt the same way.

However, just like Hong Kui, she didn't actually mind Meng Li's mischief.

After a while, Hong Kui asked, "What took you so long?"

Lan Kui replied, "I ran into Sister Xue Jian halfway. She said that Yun Ting is hosting a banquet for Brother and the others. Since they couldn't refuse such hospitality, Brother, Daoist Xu, and Brother Maoshan went to the Yun Manor for the banquet. Sister Xue Jian came back to tell us so we wouldn't worry and asked if I wanted to go."

"I said I needed to take care of Elder Brother Meng and declined."

Hearing this, Hong Kui frowned. "Meng Li put in the most effort to eliminate those demons this time..."

Before she could finish, Lan Kui chimed in, "Of course. Yun Ting originally wanted to host Elder Brother Meng as well, but he needed to rest and no one knew how long it would take for him to recover. So, he hosted Brother and the others first and will host another banquet once Elder Brother Meng wakes up."

Only then did Hong Kui's expression soften slightly.

Then, Lan Kui changed the subject as something occurred to her, "But in my opinion, compared to attending a banquet and drinking wine, Elder Brother Meng probably prefers resting like this."

Hong Kui understood her meaning and curled her lip. "You certainly know him well."

Lan Kui chuckled. "Aren't you the same?"

Hong Kui didn't argue.

Then, the two of them chatted softly while waiting for Meng Li to wake up.

Little did they expect that this wait would last until the next morning.

Early the next morning.

As soon as Meng Li opened his eyes, he met Hong Kui's gaze.

"How's your recovery?" Hong Kui asked expressionlessly.

Meng Li's eyes flickered, and he said weakly, "I've only recovered a little bit."

"However, if you stayed with me like this every day, I'd probably recover faster."

Hong Kui rolled her eyes, pushed away his face as he leaned in, and snorted, "Give it a rest!"

"You've definitely recovered. Even if you haven't, you can just rest for a few more days. Anyway, we won't be leaving for a while."

With that, she left Meng Li's embrace and got out of bed.

"We won't be leaving for a while?" Catching the key point, Meng Li looked puzzled. "Why?"

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