Chapter 156 : Chapter 156
Chapter 156
"That won't be necessary." The one who answered Mu Xinyue was Yuan Lan.
He held Bai Xuechao as if he were holding a giant doll, even bouncing his leg a few times. Bai Xuechao, who was sitting on his lap, bounced along with his movements.
Yuan Lan supported Bai Xuechao's waist to prevent him from losing his balance and falling, his gentle and pleasant voice a sharp contrast to his nonchalant expression. He said, "It'll be over in a moment anyway, then I'll immediately carry Little Xuechao back. He won't catch a cold."
He did not mention where they were going back to. Before, when he said he was taking Bai Xuechao out to relax, he had been vague about where he was taking him from. If Mu Xinyue knew they were going back to the laboratory, she would definitely explode with anger.
Hearing what Yuan Lan said, Mu Xinyue became even more insistent.
She herself did not know how much selfishness was in her words as she said righteously, "No, what about after you finish playing? Won't it be the same when you take him back? You know how windy it is here. Having his feet blown cold would be a minor issue; I'm afraid his fever will get even worse."
As she spoke, she touched Bai Xuechao's forehead with a sour face, "Still quite hot, his temperature is at least 38.8 degrees, but it was higher than this yesterday."
Good heavens, a human thermometer.
"He's already getting better, so don't mess around recklessly, unless you want him to get sick on purpose." Mu Xinyue's words seemed to have a hidden meaning. She lowered her eyes to look at the innocent-looking Bai Xuechao, then made the final decision, saying to Yuan Lan, who appeared to be sitting obediently and taking the scolding, "I'll go find a pair of shoes. You guys wait for me here."
Yuan Lan said with a smile, "Okay."
Mu Xinyue strode out of the piano room, the sound of her heels on the hallway floor fading into the distance until it was inaudible.
At this moment, Yuan Lan suddenly let out a "pfft" of laughter.
Bai Xuechao asked, "What are you laughing at?"
"Laughing at how interesting Mu Xinyue is." Yuan Lan tilted his head, the corners of his mouth curved upwards. "She clearly hates you to death, yet she still has to go get shoes for you."
"How dare you say that? Isn't this what you wanted to see?" Bai Xuechao retorted as he bent his knees, raised his feet to step on Yuan Lan's knees, and with a twist of his body, half-knelt up. "Your Master poisoner has definitely noted me down in her little black book."
Yuan Lan did not respond to that but instead asked, "What are you trying to do?"
Bai Xuechao placed his hands on Yuan Lan's shoulders for support to stand up, taking a step onto the piano bench. "I'm not playing the piano right now anyway, so I'm changing my seat."
"Oh, alright... huh?" Yuan Lan's bright golden eyes widened slightly, watching in surprise as Bai Xuechao sat down on his shoulder.
Bai Xuechao felt much more comfortable now. He spread his legs, with one foot on Yuan Lan's leg and the other on the piano bench. As long as Yuan Lan did not move around, he could sit steadily.
He glanced at Yuan Lan, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Yuan Lan's eyes curved into a smile as he continued their previous topic, "I believe Little Xuechao won't be easily poisoned to death."
Oh-ho, this was putting him on the spot.
With these words, did Yuan Lan want him to be "accidentally" poisoned, or not?
If he wanted the effect of him being poisoned despite being on guard, it was better to let Yuan Lan do it himself. Otherwise, this would be a huge test of his acting skills.
Bai Xuechao rested his left elbow on his thigh, propped his chin with his left hand, and tilted his head to look at the smiling Yuan Lan, perfunctorily saying with a straight face, "Yes, I can't be poisoned to death because I have a special way of identifying toxins. Even if I'm poisoned, I can expel it within half an hour without any external help, practically invulnerable to all poisons."
"Wow, that's so amazing." Yuan Lan applauded cooperatively.
Because of Yuan Lan's sudden movement of raising his hands to clap, Bai Xuechao's seat became unstable, and his body tilted to one side.
He continued with a straight face, "It's fake anyway, I'm just boasting randomly."
"Hahaha, I thought it was fake too." Yuan Lan looked up at Bai Xuechao sitting on his shoulder, a brilliant smile on his face. "But Little Xuechao is very interesting, so I'm just playing along."
Bai Xuechao suddenly sat up straight and said seriously, "Let's talk about something."
"Eh?" A trace of surprise appeared in Yuan Lan's wide eyes. This was the first time Bai Xuechao had told him he wanted to talk about something. "What do you want to talk about?"
"I know the Apocalypse Society is on a small island floating in the sky. This is Tao Ru's special ability." Bai Xuechao lowered his thick eyelashes, his vibrant red eyes looking at Yuan Lan. "But in the few days I've been here, I haven't had a good look around the island, so I don't know what it's like outside. Just now, Mu Xinyue said it's very windy here, so it must be very high up?"
"So you wanted to know more about the Apocalypse Society. I thought it was some very important conversation." Yuan Lan's eyes were smiling as he sighed lightly. "But, at least you're finally willing to learn from me."
Bai Xuechao pretended not to understand the meaning behind his words, his expression not changing in the slightest.
Yuan Lan explained, "This island floats at an altitude of about ten thousand meters above the sea. You should know that it's difficult for people to breathe at an altitude of ten thousand meters; they will suffer from oxygen deprivation. So right now, we can all breathe smoothly here thanks to Tao Ru's special ability. If we were to leave the range of Tao Ru's special ability at this high altitude, we would suffocate from lack of oxygen."
At this point, Yuan Lan added meaningfully, "If you want to leave the floating island, even if you can solve the oxygen problem, you won't be able to escape successfully. It's the sea down below."
He seemed to be subtly warning Bai Xuechao not to have any ideas about leaving.
An altitude of ten thousand meters, a boundless ocean, it sounded like either option was a dead end.
But would Bai Xuechao care about this?
Bai Xuechao did not beat around the bush and asked frankly and directly, "Then how do you usually travel back and forth between the Apocalypse Society and the ground?"
"We have Tao Ru's 'token', which allows us to teleport back and forth between the floating island and the coordinates of Tao Ru's token." Yuan Lan's golden eyes, which were looking at Bai Xuechao, curved into a beautiful arc. He extended a hand towards Bai Xuechao, holding it flat with the palm up, as if to catch something. "As for the token—"
Bai Xuechao did not understand. Seeing that Yuan Lan was still holding out his hand without continuing to speak, he hesitantly placed his hand on it.
"Not this." Yuan Lan weighed the hand a few times, as if teasing.
Bai Xuechao had no choice but to remove his hand. He looked at Yuan Lan's large hand with its slender fingers, then at the smiling and somewhat expectant Yuan Lan.
This guy Yuan Lan had suddenly wanted to have some kind of interaction with him halfway through his sentence, and he had to cooperate. This way, he could continue to maintain his persona of being obedient when sick, which would be convenient for his future actions, and he could also find out what the "token" Yuan Lan had stopped talking about halfway was.
"Today's pajamas are really cute," Yuan Lan said suddenly.
It was a pink and white onesie with long ears. Bai Xuechao did not wear the hood, letting the long ears hang down his back, making him look very much like a white and pink lop-eared rabbit.
Hearing this, Bai Xuechao said casually, "Ah, didn't you pick this out?"
Yuan Lan was still holding out his hand as he began to ramble on, "When I was buying clothes, I saw it and thought it would definitely suit you, but it's women's clothing. I even specifically asked the shop assistant for the largest size. The shop assistant said that the sizes for this set of pajamas are all relatively small and they didn't have a size as big as me, so I said I was buying it for my girlfriend. My girlfriend is 178, and very thin."
Bai Xuechao: "..."
For some reason, he felt like killing someone.
And he was 182, not 178!
It was probably because 182cm tall girls were too rare; the shop assistant definitely would not sell it if she heard that height.
Xiao 6 really could not help but interject, "Sob sob sob, this is so shippable! He said you are his girlfriend... wait? Girlfriend? Never mind, girlfriend is also shippable!"
Bai Xuechao: I'll give my thanks.
Yuan Lan continued, "I saw that the largest size for that outfit was 175. I didn't expect you to be able to fit into it. That's great."
Bai Xuechao was speechless and at a loss for words, with a lot of complaints he wanted to voice.
What was he supposed to say? That he was lucky to be thin enough to fit into a girl's size? But weren't his pants obviously a bit short? Was this also considered being able to fit?
"So, you still haven't figured out what this is?" Yuan Lan shook his still outstretched hand and sighed. "Let me give you a hint. Put your face here."
Hearing this, Bai Xuechao subconsciously took a breath and froze.
Yuan Lan was going to play an awkward game with him!
"Be good~" Yuan Lan looked at Bai Xuechao with a smile, saying in a coaxing tone, "Then I'll tell you about the token."
Bai Xuechao had no choice but to lean over and place his chin in Yuan Lan's palm.
Yuan Lan suddenly stood up.
Afraid of falling, Bai Xuechao subconsciously stood up as well. As a result, one of them was standing on the piano bench, and the other was standing in front of the piano bench.
Yuan Lan wrapped one arm around the back of Bai Xuechao's neck and pressed him down. Bai Xuechao's face suddenly drew close to Yuan Lan's. Not knowing what Yuan Lan wanted to do, he subconsciously tried to straighten his back, but the large hand on the back of his neck kept pressing him down, creating a stalemate between them.
"Don't be so nervous." Yuan Lan's coquettish tone was sickeningly sweet as his other hand reached for Bai Xuechao's face.
Then, he pinched the soft flesh of his cheek a few times.
Afterward, Yuan Lan, as if stroking a kitten, rubbed Bai Xuechao's cheek with his warm palm, then moved up along the cheek, tucking his snow-white and soft hair behind his ear. Then he wrapped his arm around Bai Xuechao's neck and gently rubbed his head again, even tidying up the messy hair in the process.
Bai Xuechao: "..."
He was not pure anymore. (just kidding)
At this moment, the sound of heels stepping on the hallway floor approached. This sound had been heard not long ago.
It was Mu Xinyue returning.
But Yuan Lan's actions did not stop.
Not only did they not stop, but he also put the hood of Bai Xuechao's pajamas on him. After carefully examining Bai Xuechao's current appearance, he continued to stroke Bai Xuechao's head with a smile, through the hood with the long ears.
"What are you doing now?" Mu Xinyue's voice came from the doorway.
Standing on the piano bench, Bai Xuechao could see clearly that Mu Xinyue had brought a pair of pink fluffy slippers, the kind that enclosed the whole foot.
...Why are both of you so fond of pink?
Then his gaze shifted upwards, from the slippers to Mu Xinyue's beautiful face. She was frowning, her red eyes fixed on Yuan Lan's hand that was rubbing his face, a murderous intent emerging from the depths of her eyes.
Bai Xuechao: No, sis, do you want this blessing then?
"Mu Xinyue, you're back." Yuan Lan turned his head with a smile, looking very cheerful. The reason for his cheerfulness was self-evident. "Because Little Xuechao is too cute, I couldn't help but rub him a few times. The pajamas I picked are really cute."
It counted as an answer to what he was doing just now, and the reason was also given.
Mu Xinyue's anger instantly subsided.
Only then was she in the mood to look at Bai Xuechao with the hood on.
Standing on the piano bench, Bai Xuechao was wearing a pink and white onesie. The light pink hood framed his beautiful and pale face. His cheeks, perhaps from being pinched by Yuan Lan or because he was still running a fever, were tinged with a faint pink, and two long ears hung down from the sides of his shoulders.
Mu Xinyue: "..."
He is, he is quite cute.