After being hit in the face by the system, I swapped bodies with Zhongli

Chapter 439 He Woke Up...

However, the cold temperature did not stay in Walnut's palm for too long, as if it only touched it for a moment.

The woman who looked very similar to the guest official had already pulled her hand away.

She hid her overly pale and thin hands between her wide sleeves, appearing dignified and beautiful, yet with a hint of seriousness that kept strangers away.

However, the words uttered by this voice were completely different from the distant attitude that seemed to create a barrier.

All I heard was her soft voice saying, "Don't worry, he's fine... You'll be able to see him again in a few days."

However, the cold temperature seemed to still linger in Hu Tao's palm, making her a little dazed at the moment.

After getting the long-awaited answer, she did not show any joyful expression, but stared at the pale and frail figure in front of her with a slightly blank look.

After a long silence, he nodded slowly and said randomly, "Ah... That's good."

After that, her tense face relaxed, and then she smiled again, and asked with an expectant look, "How long will it take before I can see you again?"

And the next moment, the thin figure in front of him suddenly raised his hand.

The pale, thin and bony hands that had been previously hidden by the coat were revealed.

At that moment, Walnut seemed to see a cluster of golden flames jumping on the slender fingertips.

The rhythmic flame jumped up as if unwilling to be trapped here, as if struggling to escape from the slender fingertips.

Then, after struggling for a while, the jumping flame seemed to be freed from the invisible cage that imprisoned it.

It hit Hu Tao straight between her eyebrows and on her forehead.

The seemingly gorgeous and bright flame did not leave any trace after it came into contact with the girl's skin.

Instead, it was as if it had touched the mist under the scorching sun and dissipated completely in an instant, but it also seemed to have merged into her body.

Hu Tao did not feel any discomfort. Instead, she felt the warm and bright sunshine gently falling on her body.

It made her tiredness fade away, as if a warm and comfortable feeling came from deep in her bones.

Under such sensory stimulation, Hu Tao almost subconsciously raised his hand and touched his forehead.

In a trance, she could still feel the warm skin. It was smooth and flat when she touched it. It did not leave any special marks. She could not even feel the slight increase in temperature.

Hu Tao did not show any fear or anxiety about this sudden contact and accepted it very naturally, which might be considered offensive by others.

Although she didn't know what the other party's purpose was, Hu Tao instinctively felt that the person in front of her would not harm her.

Because before, when this person was still in the guest's body, when he found himself in a negative state, he chose to help without hesitation.

Although the other party still hadn't expressed any intimate words or status, the look in his eyes made Hu Tao very familiar.

She had often seen such expressions on the faces of guest officials in the past. Zhongli often looked at her, the junior, with such an attitude and a gentle and tolerant gaze.

And so it is now.

It's really not Hu Tao's fault. At the beginning, when she didn't know the truth, she didn't notice anything wrong with the other party.

Because the words and actions of the person in front of her were unintentionally too similar to those of the elder who was most familiar to her and had been with her the longest.

Or perhaps it was because the other party had already lent a helping hand to her when she was in trouble, so when Hu Tao suddenly faced such a situation, she did not feel helpless.

Instead, I feel that it is full of closeness and trust.

At this moment, she heard the other party's gentle words again: "...You won't have to wait too long. The influence of those [filth] on you has not completely subsided."

As the head of the Wangsheng Hall, Hu Tao often deals with all kinds of people, so he can naturally hear what the implied meaning is.

It was obvious that the other party was unwilling to reveal more things as before, and the promises he made now were just to reassure her.

Hu Tao came in a hurry, but did not stay for too long. After Gui Zhong's repeated consolation, he left in a daze.

Looking at the girl's back as she left, Gui Zhong tentatively said, "...You seem to like that quirky kid Hu Tao."

Yuan Zhuoyue didn't say much. After retracting his gaze into the distance, he just nodded slightly to express his agreement.

After all, I have been following Yuan Zhuoyue for these days and have witnessed with my own eyes that her condition is gradually declining.

If it was at the beginning, although his face looked a little pale, he was still energetic and his eyes were bright.

Recently, Yuan Zhuoyue has been talking less and less, and the expression on his face is not as lively as it was at the beginning. He seems to be indifferent and listless.

She looked even more sick and weak. Gui Zhong also tried to inquire about Yuan Zhuoyue's condition indirectly, but she always rejected him lightly, insisting that she was fine.

Just like when Hu Tao appeared just now, Gui Zhong looked at Yuan Zhuoyue. A warm smile appeared on his pale face, revealing his gentle side.

But when the other person left, Yuan Zhuoyue returned to her familiar appearance, like a red plum covered with snow in winter.

The gradually falling snow covered the brilliant colors until it transformed into a white wasteland without a trace of life.

This was what Gui Zhong thought when she looked at Yuan Zhuoyue. She knew that her current condition was not good and was getting worse, but there was no useful solution.

It seems that the only thing that can be done is to stay like this now, by the side of this pale figure who is becoming more and more taciturn and losing more and more energy.

Yuan Zhuoyue's behavior seemed no different from before. He just walked between the roadside stalls with an indifferent and extremely calm expression.

Still very focused on putting a few more bills on Morax's head.

But suddenly, Yuan Zhuoyue, who was holding a bamboo bird in his hand, stopped moving.

Then he looked at Gui Zhong and said with a faint smile: "He woke up..."