Chapter 121 The Sweet Taste of Vinegar and Happiness

"Hey! Aren't you annoying? If you don't want it, I won't give it to you!" Bai Yuheng found him inexplicable, shook off his hand, turned around, and said in a coy manner, "If you don't want it, fine, I'll give it to the snake woman."

Before he could finish speaking, a sinister-looking person was seen standing in the main hall.

Bai Yuheng suddenly shivered.

Suddenly, she realized that someone had blocked her divine sense—this was a trap to lure her in!

Bai Yuheng rolled her eyes at Yuan Guang, uttered two words, and ran straight to Pei Yuan.

Yuan Guang Dijun, amused by the word "childish" she had uttered, watched his longtime friend shamelessly fawn over his little disciple and instantly came to his conclusion. Ignoring the death glare directed at him, he stood there leisurely, watching the show for a while.

He only stopped smiling casually when a sharp spiritual energy approached and aimed directly at his vital points.

"Where did you get these clothes?" Pei Yuan stared at him coldly, as if he could kill him the next moment if he said that Bai Yuheng gave them to him or that they were his clothes.

Yuan Guang really wanted to say that, but seeing Bai Yuheng winking and suddenly smiling, he thought to himself that she was spineless, and coughed lightly: "I picked it up."

Bai Yuheng: "..."

Pei Yuan: "..."

Pei Yuan was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged, and he was about to explode.

His nonchalant and reckless attitude only fueled Pei Yuan's anger.

How dare she flirt with him right in front of him!?

Was he dead?

Without saying a word, Pei Yuan used ruthless tactics to approach him step by step.

Yuan Guang retreated step by step, dodging, gradually becoming exhausted. He said to Bai Yuheng, "Stop watching! Make him stop!"

Bai Yuheng rolled her eyes at him again, crossed her arms, and said, "Who told you to be so cheeky and ask for a beating?"

Yuan Guang was truly exasperated with the two of them and repeatedly begged for mercy: "Alright, alright, I was wrong, I was wrong, Grandma, please make him stop!"

Bai Yuheng chuckled, finding his frantic escape amusing, and blocked Pei Yuan's attack.

"Alright, alright," Bai Yuheng coaxed him. "Don't bother with him, he's just asking for trouble..."

Pei Yuan glanced at her coldly, pursing his lips and remaining silent.

Bai Yuheng felt uncomfortable under his gaze and coughed lightly, "Um, this is a misunderstanding, let me explain..."

Pei Yuan gave her a cold, sharp look, then stared at Yuan Guang Dijun, who was wearing his clothes, with a death stare, and said coldly, "She is with me now, and I am her Daoist partner. You should put away your filthy thoughts about her!"

"..."

Bai Yuheng: "...?"

What does this have to do with anything?!

Yuan Guang had no ulterior motives towards her at all!

Bai Yuheng was both amused and exasperated; it turned out she had mistaken him for a love rival!

"Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!" Bai Yuheng exclaimed, pulling Pei Yuan along. "It's all a misunderstanding!"

"I have nothing to do with him!!!" Bai Yuheng rubbed against him with a grin and chuckled, "You and I are only Daoist partners, and no one else can interfere between us!"

"..." Pei Yuan glanced at her indifferently, his eyes filled with grievance and anger.

"Then why is he here? Is he looking for you? And why is he wearing my clothes?" Pei Yuan was unusually assertive in front of her, and Bai Yuheng was stunned. He tightly gripped their clasped hands and coldly warned, "The things you gave me, even if I don't wear them, I'd rather throw them away or burn them than give them to anyone else!"

He raised an eyebrow coldly and asked, "Do you understand now?"

Bai Yuheng stammered, "I...I understand..."

Bai Yuheng covered her face, her heart pounding wildly, a strange feeling tingling in her chest. Pei Yuan's cold face… he looked so delicious…

Pei Yuan smiled inwardly with satisfaction, then his lips curled down slightly, his voice soft and choked with emotion, as he looked at her with his large, round phoenix eyes: "You mustn't do that next time..."

As he spoke, he pulled her hand to his chest and pressed it against his heart: "It hurts here."

Bai Yuheng was stunned. Seeing his injured and sad expression, she repeatedly agreed, "No, no, next time I'd rather he be naked than give it to him!"

Pei Yuan took her hand, placed it on his face, rubbed it against his face, and whispered, "Mmm."

Yuan Guang was momentarily unable to control his expression. Seeing his friend so bewitched, completely obedient, he was speechless: "..."

Seeing the two acting like a married couple, so affectionate and loving, their eyes even sparkling with desire, it was almost blinding to look at them, and one was afraid that the two might do something indecent at any moment.

Yuan Guang had had enough of the couple's lovey-dovey moments. He pursed his lips and became serious: "Ahem, we're still outside, be mindful of your behavior..." He reminded Bai Yuheng, who looked infatuated, "I didn't come for Heng Luan, I have a Daoist partner."

"?" Pei Yuan was taken aback.

"What's the meaning?"

Yuan Guang stood with his hands behind his back, raised his chin, and said, "It's not what you think."

He pointed to the water palace and said somewhat shyly, "The one lying in the water palace is my beloved."

Pei Yuan was stunned when he found out for the first time, staring at him intently.

“Back then we were too stubborn, we didn’t know how to back down, and we missed out on so many years…” Yuan Guang smiled gently, but there was a hint of loneliness in his smile. “Now that I hear she almost failed her tribulation and died, I realize that none of it matters. What does it matter if we never see each other again, what does it matter if we have any resentment or hatred? As long as she lives well.”

"..." Pei Yuan lowered his guard a bit, touched by his words, and even began to empathize with the person he used to regard as a rival in love.

He had truly faced the death of his beloved, and no one could feel it more deeply than him. If he had a choice, he would rather die in her place than see her perish before his very eyes.

How could such pain be described with the simple phrase "heartbreaking"?

For a moment, their eyes met, and a certain emotion settled in. The initial hostility dissipated, and they felt a sense of regret for not having talked to each other sooner.

Bai Yuheng: "..."

Having witnessed the two men's fierce fight, and now seeing them with red and tearful eyes, Bai Yuheng was at a loss for words. Should she gracefully give up her seat, raise a glass to these two sworn brothers to drown their sorrows, pour out their hearts to each other, and perhaps even swear an oath of brotherhood in the Peach Garden?

We've gone off on a tangent. If we don't pull them back now, they might actually become sworn brothers.

"I'm sorry, I thought you..." Pei Yuan said to him, his face flushed with embarrassment.

"You think I like Hengluan too? And that I'd try to steal her from you?" Yuan Guang added with a smile, narrowing his eyes as he said, "You can rest assured about that. Whether in the past, present, or future, I only have a friendship with Hengluan that's almost like family, and absolutely no romantic feelings whatsoever!"

Bai Yuheng pouted: "It's not like I'm not charming..."

Yuan Guang raised an eyebrow: "There's nothing I can do. I'm too familiar with you, I've known you for too long, and I know what kind of person you are. I can't possibly have any romantic feelings for you."

Bai Yuheng glared at him: "What kind of personality do I have?"

Yuan Guang covered his face with his fan, smiling knowingly: "What do you think?"

"Ahem!" Pei Yuan pulled Bai Yuheng back, and most of his last bit of wariness towards him had dissipated, but he still didn't like their familiarity, as if he were the outsider.

He quickly changed the subject, saying, "Your Majesty must be tired after your long journey. Why don't you rest first, and then we can have a few drinks?"

Bai Yuheng was also tempted by the mention of drinking, and readily agreed: "Pei Yuan is right, you should go and rest, otherwise you'll get exhausted, and who will treat Xuanlang then?"

Emperor Yuanguang raised an eyebrow, watching the young couple's back-and-forth banter, and said nothing more, pretending not to see the hostility and wariness in Pei Yuan's eyes.

"Okay, I'm going to rest for a bit, we'll talk again later."

The three of them then went their separate ways.

Bai Yuheng and Pei Yuan returned to the side hall, while Yuan Guang went to find Xuanqing Snake Woman to ask about the specific situation.

The Azure Serpent Woman was invited away by the White Crane Boy just as the group was about to start arguing; otherwise, she could have stayed to watch the show for a while.

As soon as the door to the side hall closed, Bai Yuheng's back was pressed against by a hot and large wall of flesh.

Pei Yuan's hot breath washed over my skin, sending a shiver down my spine.

"Can we not get too close to him?"

The wet kisses traveled down from her earlobe, lingering on her neck, her most vulnerable spot, conquering her heart.

"Huh? Huh?"

Before Bai Yuheng could react, her body suddenly went limp, and he caught her around the waist.

"You're too good to him..."

The person behind him muttered, and the sarcastic tone made even the slowest person realize what was going on.

Bai Yuheng was both amused and exasperated: "Where have I been nice to him? Don't you see how much he deserves to be scolded? We can't even exchange a single word."

Pei Yuan pursed his lips; that was exactly the tone and feeling he wanted to convey.

He couldn't explain it clearly, so he could only bite her hard and gently rub her soft flesh to vent his anger.

Bai Yuheng was a little unsteady on her feet, leaning against him as she felt the intense and lingering pleasure, feeling refreshed and comfortable.

"I don't care, you can only look at me." Pei Yuan now had a pretty good grasp of her preferences and said forcefully, "Wherever I am, you must look at me and are not allowed to look at anyone else."

Bai Yuheng pursed her dry lips, turned around to face him, and took the initiative to hook her arms around his neck. She smiled sweetly, like an owner waving a cat toy, with three parts teasing, five parts provocation, and the remaining two parts seriousness as she asked, "Oh? So domineering? Then can I keep an eye on you from now on?"

After saying that, he waited for the person to nod, then took the initiative and kissed those chattering lips.

"Didn't you say you were going to look at me? Why are you closing your eyes? How can you see clearly with your eyes closed?" Bai Yuheng seemed to transform into a bewitching demon, looking down at his flushed face. She forcefully turned his averted face towards her, ordering him to open his evasive, watery eyes. His eyes were turbulent, like taming a disobedient wild horse, which excited her greatly.

"Yasheng, open your eyes," she coaxed softly, leaning down to peck at his lips, kissing his trembling eyelashes and bobbing Adam's apple, nuzzling against his ear, "Yasheng, look at me, please look at me."

She was like a wicked child, scolding or seducing him, just to make him watch her be tamed step by step, pinned down, and slowly tortured.

Pei Yuan's moist, reddened eyes widened as he stroked her willow-like, snake-like waist, lifting her up sharply and pressing her down.

Like a wild horse unwilling to give up, it desperately tried to shake off the rope that was trying to choke its neck, to shake off the arrogant horse trainer who dared to try to discipline it, and to throw him hard to the ground.

Then he pressed down hard on her most vulnerable spot with his hoof, making her lose her senses, killing her, and making her never dare to disobey his will again.

But how could an ambitious horse trainer be intimidated by such a thing? On the contrary, she would be unusually excited by the disobedient horse's resistance. That kind of indignant and high-spirited emotion would take over her brain and rush straight to her head, further arousing her desire to conquer.

Such disobedience deserves proper punishment.

He cracked the whip, timed his aim perfectly, and aimed at the horse's head. His feet moved constantly, maneuvering against the horse, searching for its weak point. With fierce force, he swung the reins out, hooking them onto the horse's proud head, and pulled back, tightening and tightening the loop.

The enraged horse was unwilling to be captured so easily. It raised its hooves, stirring up a sandstorm, and charged forward fiercely, trying to break free. It was more like a collision than a fight. It would rather suffer mutual destruction than submit and become a slave.

And so, without hesitation, it charged straight at the horse trainer, and upon colliding, it spurted out hot, thick, and pungent "blood".

...

The filth was washed away by the ripples and disappeared into the blue waves.

The two of them lay on opposite sides of the platform in the middle of the water, savoring the last vestiges of the water, exhaling their turbulent breaths, and calming their wildly turbulent hearts.

Bai Yuheng glanced at Pei Yuan and decided to take back what she had said earlier. She wasn't tired of talking to him yet. At least, they were very compatible and knew each other very well, but there were still aspects of their relationship that hadn't been explored yet.

Everything excited her, and she couldn't help but look forward to the next time.

It's hard to be truly and completely satisfied.

Or rather, just when she thought she was getting tired of his charm, he always managed to show her a new side that made her want to explore and understand him more deeply.

It seems that he is still incredibly new and exciting to her, giving her endless impulses and energy.

Bai Yuheng sighed.

She met Pei Yuan's gaze and smiled at him.

Pei Yuan was momentarily dazzled by her bright smile. When he came to his senses, he pulled her into his arms and took a deep breath of her breath.

I looked up and met her smiling eyes. I smiled back, my heart overflowing with sweet happiness.