After traveling through the book, I conquered the male protagonist Long Aotian!

Qingyun Sect, Trading Peak——

Shen Mengli dragged her heavy steps and slowly approached the exchange. Her tired look seemed to be shrouded by a layer of haze.

When she finally stepped into the exchange, her eyes eagerly searched for that familiar figure.

The moment she saw Lan Yue, a light seemed to flash in Shen Mengli's eyes. She rushed over impatiently and hugged Lan Yue tightly.

The strength of the hug was like charging, drawing energy to support itself from Lan Yue.

Lan Yue was slightly stunned by this sudden hug, but soon, heartache surged in her heart.

She hugged Shen Mengli back tenderly and asked softly, "Sister Mengli, are you okay?"

Shen Mengli hugged him for a while and said coquettishly, "Not at all... Lan Yue, this mission has really exhausted me. Those troubles came one after another, and I feel like I'm almost exhausted."

Her voice was full of fatigue and helplessness, as if she had gone through a long and difficult war.

"But it's okay now. When I see you, I feel strong again."

There was a hint of relief in Shen Mengli's tone, as if Lan Yue was a ray of light in her life, illuminating her tired heart.

Lan Yue patted Shen Mengli's back gently and said softly: "Sister Mengli, you always work so hard. You must pay more attention to your health in the future and don't exhaust yourself."

Her voice was like a spring breeze, warm and gentle, full of concern.

Shen Mengli raised her head from Lan Yue's arms and blinked, her eyes full of emotion: "Yueyue, it's great to have you."

However, her eyes soon dimmed again. I don't know what she was thinking about. She lowered her eyes and said pitifully:

"Feng Ying exploits the labor force and sets a deadline. I can only work so hard."

There was a hint of complaint in her words, but more of it was helplessness.

Lan Yue felt even more distressed when she heard this. She knew Shen Mengli had paid too much for their future.

"I know that Sister Mengli chose to work so hard for me, I..."

Lan Yue's voice was a little choked, she felt that she owed Shen Mengli too much.

Seeing this, Shen Mengli immediately became serious: "Lan Yue, you don't have to feel sorry, this is my own choice."

"Besides... before I met you, I had been living like a zombie. If I could work harder, my life would become meaningful and I could be with the one I love. I would do that."

Shen Mengli's words were full of affection, and her eyes looked at Lan Yue gently, as if she was telling the deepest feelings in her heart.

"What's more... I'm doing this for myself. The idea of ​​a reformer conflicts with me. I am willing to believe in the blueprint for the future that Feng Ying has drawn for me, and I am willing to work hard for such a future."

When Shen Mengli said this, her eyes were bright, and she sincerely believed it.

She believes that through her own efforts, she can create a better future.

Lan Yue was also moved when she saw her like this. She saw hope and courage in Shen Mengli's eyes.

After Shen Mengli and Lan Yue got together, she confessed everything to Lan Yue. At first, Lan Yue thought she was joking, but her serious expression didn't seem fake....

After listening carefully, Lan Yue was filled with shock and confusion. The worldview she had formed over the years collapsed and was rebuilt bit by bit. It took her two days to accept it all.

During this process, Lan Yue got to know Shen Mengli more deeply, and understood why Shen Mengli had been so distant and close to her before. She realized that her love for her was no less than hers... and she became more determined to continue walking with her.

Shen Mengli suddenly changed the topic and said jokingly: "After I have rested, let's do something interesting together, okay?"

Lan Yue seemed to have suddenly thought of something, her face slightly reddened, and she gently pounded her chest: "Sister Mengli, don't talk about this in broad daylight."

Shen Mengli patted her head: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to Xiao Lanyue."

"Sister Mengli..." Lan Yue called out softly with some helplessness.

"Why are you so annoying?" Shen Mengli smiled. "Then I'll go and rest first. I'll leave the exchange business to Lan Yue."

"Yeah." Lan Yue nodded.

..............

Shen Mengli dragged her tired body and slowly walked towards the soft bed, just about to have a good rest.

At this moment, her system bird Dolly made a crisp chirp, and the sound was particularly abrupt in the quiet room.

Dolly flapped its small wings and flew quickly to Shen Mengli's side. It pecked Shen Mengli's cheek gently with its sharp beak, over and over again, as if eagerly reminding her of something.

"Dolly." Shen Mengli was helpless, with a hint of weariness in her voice.

She tried hard to force herself to open her already heavy eyes, with a hint of reluctance in her eyes.

She knew very well that every time Dolly called her so anxiously, it must be Feng Ying assigning her a task again.

The moment she opened her eyes, a screen glowing blue suddenly appeared around her.

The blue screen was covered with densely packed text, like a group of little ants crawling on it, dazzling.

Shen Mengli rubbed her eyes, took a quick glance at the complicated task content, frowned slightly, and then sighed softly, knowing in her heart that this would be another difficult job.

She sat on the edge of the bed, silently sorted out her mood, and temporarily suppressed her fatigue and worries about the unknown mission.

Then she stood up and slowly left the room.

Lan Yue was sorting goods outside at this time. When she saw Shen Mengli appear, a look of reluctance immediately appeared in her eyes.

Lan Yue walked up gently and asked, "Sister Mengli, are you going to be busy again?" Her voice was very soft, as if she was afraid of disturbing Shen Mengli.

Shen Mengli nodded slightly and said, "Feng Ying has given me a new task. The deadline this time is very tight. I must complete it as soon as possible."

Although her tone was calm, one could still hear a hint of helplessness in it.

Lan Yue asked cautiously: "Then... How long will Sister Mengli be gone this time?"

She stared at Shen Mengli without blinking, her eyes full of worry and reluctance.

Shen Mengli thought seriously for a moment and replied, "I'll be back in a month at the least, or more than ten years at the most. During my absence, I'll ask Lan Yue to take care of the exchange's business."

Her eyes revealed her trust in Lan Yue, but also her helplessness about leaving.

Lan Yue's eyes were filled with reluctance when she heard this. She quickly stepped forward and hugged Shen Mengli tightly, her voice choking slightly: "Sister Mengli, I..."

Shen Mengli was also reluctant to leave, and she gently patted Lan Yue on the back.

In fact, she also wanted Lan Yue to stay with her, but Lan Yue didn't have a system, and it would be easy for her to encounter accidents when she entered a mission environment full of unknown dangers. What's more... Feng Ying would not allow it.

Lan Yue also knew that Shen Mengli was doing this for her own good. After hugging for a while, she took the initiative to let go of her hand, holding back the tears in her eyes, patted Shen Mengli's shoulder, and pretended to be strong and said: "Sister Mengli, go quickly, the sooner you go, the sooner you can come back."

Shen Mengli looked at Lan Yue's sensible appearance, and felt even more reluctant and distressed, but when she thought of those complicated tasks...

She had no choice but to nod, looked at Lan Yue deeply, a look that contained thousands of words, and then turned and left.

...................

Lan Yue stood there quietly, her eyes fixed on Shen Mengli's gradually receding back.

Her eyes revealed a hint of reluctance and attachment, as if she wanted to engrave Shen Mengli's figure deeply in her mind.

It was not until Shen Mengli's back completely disappeared from her sight that Lan Yue slowly withdrew her gaze as if she was awakened from a dream.

She turned around slowly and looked around. The huge exchange seemed particularly empty at this moment, and the silence was so unsettling.

With every step she took, Lan Yue could clearly hear the sound of her footsteps echoing in the empty exchange. The feeling of loneliness surged into her heart like a tide.

Lan Yue's heart was suddenly filled with a feeling of helplessness.

What should I do? Sister Mengli had just left, but she already started to miss her.

This longing came so suddenly that Lan Yue was caught off guard.

She sighed softly, and the sigh was particularly clear in the silent environment.

Every corner of the exchange carries every moment she and Shen Mengli spent together.

In such an environment full of memories, Lan Yue found that he could not control himself from thinking about her.

In fact, Lan Yue's love for Shen Mengli did not just come from the life-saving grace she gave him.

Although the storybooks always say that a life-saving favor should be repaid with one's own life, Lan Yue knows that real life is not as simple and clichéd as those storybooks. In reality, there are many ways to repay a favor.

Lan Yue was clearly aware that his feelings for Shen Mengli were like a seedling that gradually took root, sprouted, and grew healthily during their daily interactions.

And that life-saving grace was just the beginning of this relationship.

Recalling that life-saving grace, it was the first time after Lan Yue entered Qingyun Sect that he mustered up the courage to independently undertake the sect's mission.

Lan Yue was young and energetic at the time, and was full of confidence in his own abilities. He thought that with the skills he had acquired through practice during this period, completing the task would be a piece of cake.

However, as she went deeper into the misty forest step by step, an accident suddenly occurred.

A group of demonic wolves suddenly appeared from nowhere and surrounded her.

The eyes of those demon wolves were flashing with a faint green light, and their fangs were covered with saliva, which shone chillingly under the moonlight. They slowly approached Lan Yue step by step.

Lan Yue was shocked, but she quickly calmed down, gripped the weapon tightly in her hand, and fought hard.

However, the gap in strength between the two sides was too great. Although Lan Yue tried his best, he was soon cut by the wolf's claws and blood oozed out.

Just when Lan Yue was feeling desperate and thought that she was about to die in the wolf's mouth, Shen Mengli miraculously appeared like a fairy descending to earth.

Shen Mengli had a light figure, and the sword in her hand was like a nimble snake, moving swiftly among the pack of demon wolves.

Every time she swung her sword, a flash of blood was brought up, accompanied by the wailing of the magic wolves. Shen Mengli was like a Valkyrie on the battlefield, heroic and valiant.

Lan Yue stared at Shen Mengli infatuatedly. At that moment, Shen Mengli was like the only light in her dark world and her whole world.

After the battle, Shen Mengli walked to Lan Yue with light steps. She gently helped the injured Lan Yue up and asked about her injuries softly.

From then on, Lan Yue's eyes always followed Shen Mengli unconsciously.

Later, Lan Yue accidentally learned that Shen Mengli entered the Misty Forest in order to obtain the teeth of the magic wolf as a material for refining medicine.

Just by chance, she got the materials she needed and saved Lan Yue.

After Lan Yue learned about this, she felt more and more that this was a wonderful fate.

The Misty Forest is so vast and boundless, and yet they happened to meet there, and they belong to the same sect. Isn’t this a fate specially arranged by God?

However, after saving her life, Lan Yue did not fall in love with Shen Mengli immediately.

At that time, she was just thinking about repaying Shen Mengli for saving her life and wanted to do something for her within her ability. If she could take this opportunity to become friends with Shen Mengli, that would naturally be great.

So, with this simple idea in mind, Lan Yue gradually approached Shen Mengli.

However, what really changed this relationship was a night of heavy rain.

That night, Lan Yue was practicing in her room, but something went wrong for some reason. The spiritual power in her body suddenly went out of control and ran around in her body like a wild horse.

Lan Yue only felt severe pain all over her body. She curled up in the corner of the room, groaning in pain.

As time went by, her consciousness gradually became blurred, and she even developed a fear that she was about to explode and die.

At this critical moment, Shen Mengli broke through the layers of rain and rushed into the room like a dazzling light.

When Shen Mengli saw Lan Yue's painful expression, she immediately used an extremely advanced and rare spiritual power suppression technique without saying a word.

She concentrated on guiding the chaotic spiritual power in Lan Yue's body. With Shen Mengli's unremitting efforts, the spiritual power that was running wildly in Lan Yue's body finally slowly returned to calm.

Lan Yue opened her eyes weakly, and what she saw was Shen Mengli's face, which looked tired but still full of concern.

At that moment, Lan Yue felt as if her heart was hit hard by something, and a feeling she had never experienced before surged into her heart.

Shen Mengli gently stretched out her hand and gently wiped the sweat off Lan Yue's forehead. She comforted her softly with a voice as warm as the spring breeze: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Since that night, Lan Yue discovered that his feelings towards Shen Mengli had quietly changed.

Every time she saw Shen Mengli, her heartbeat would uncontrollably speed up and her cheeks would involuntarily flush.

She began to pay special attention to Shen Mengli's every move. Every expression and every word of Shen Mengli could touch her heart.

However, Shen Mengli seemed unaware of the quietly growing feelings in Lan Yue's heart, and still treated Lan Yue as a little sister who needed care.

However, Lan Yue is no longer satisfied with being just an ordinary friend of Shen Mengli. Deep in her heart, she longs to be closer to Shen Mengli, to stand beside her and walk side by side with her.

However, Lan Yue's heart was filled with worry and fear.

She was afraid that once she expressed her long-hidden feelings, Shen Mengli would reject her. She was also afraid that this would destroy their existing harmonious relationship and they would not even be able to be friends.

However, it seemed that Shen Mengli still noticed Lan Yue's feelings.

From then on, Shen Mengli began to distance herself from Lan Yue intentionally or unintentionally. This silent rejection made Lan Yue feel extremely painful.

That period was undoubtedly the most painful time for Lan Yue.

Faced with Shen Mengli's indifference, Lan Yue often fell into self-doubt. She even began to resent why she fell in love with Shen Mengli. She felt that her feelings had brought trouble to Shen Mengli and disturbed her life.

However, every time when Lan Yue felt discouraged and almost gave up, Shen Mengli would occasionally reveal the kind of tenderness that Lan Yue missed so much.

This tenderness was like a ray of light, which once again ignited the fire of hope in Lan Yue's heart.

This kind of tangled and contradictory psychology, like a dead knot, has been constantly spinning in Lan Yue's heart, making her suffer but unable to break free.

Now... Lan Yue now thinks back and is somewhat grateful for her persistence at that time. Fortunately, she did not give up and also knows that Sister Mengli's alienation from her is not because she doesn't like her...

She stood by the window of the stock exchange. Outside the window, the moonlight was quietly pouring on the earth like water.

Lan Yue raised her head, looked up at the bright moon, and thought silently in her heart: Can this same moon also shine on Sister Mengli?

In her hand she tightly held a jade pendant of love, which emitted a soft glow under the moonlight.

Lan Yue murmured to herself: "Sister Mengli, do you know? I miss you so much. You must come back safely."