Chapter 49 Chapter 49 Xiao Pei's First Kiss

Jiang Zhaoxue had heard many confessions in his life, but most of them were based on superficial desires.

When they confessed their love, it was grand and everyone knew about it, and they even committed suicide to express their determination. After a while of sadness, they got married.

The first time someone confessed to her, she felt as if someone had gone beyond her skin, faced her soul, and made a solemn promise.

This overly formal emotion made her feel helpless. She subconsciously wanted to turn her head away, but then she suddenly realized that this was an illusion.

Talking nonsense in a fantasy world, no matter how true it sounds, is still nonsense.

Pei Zichen's current memories are all fake. Is she the one he confessed to?

She had only been here for one day, and the person he confessed to was the imaginary Jiang Xue. Did he have a relationship with her worth a penny?

At most, the names are similar.

This name is somewhat similar, perhaps because this is the identity she wants to replace, and she is replacing this identity...

Jiang Zhaoxue was a little confused. Why did she become Jiang Xue?

If everyone's identity is to adapt to their inner expectations, then what does Jiang Xue have to look forward to?

Because she has a fiancé who looks like Shen Yuqing but is still deeply in love with her?

Jiang Zhaoxue was shocked by this thought and couldn't help but ask Anan, "Could it be... I'm still not satisfied with Shen Yuqing?!"

"It's just my first love." Anan didn't care. "That's normal, but it doesn't matter. You have to break up with him whether you like it or not and go back to get the money. Deal with Pei Zichen quickly!"

Jiang Zhaoxue quickly regained her composure after being reminded by Anan. She raised her eyes to look at Pei Zichen and asked seriously, "So your wish is that I like you?"

Pei Zichen felt a little embarrassed by Jiang Zhaoxue's direct question. He lowered his eyes and replied softly, "Yeah."

"That's a coincidence!"

When Jiang Zhaoxue heard this, she immediately squatted down from the bed, raised her hand to hold Pei Zichen's hand, and looked at him affectionately: "I have always liked you!"

Pei Zichen was stunned by what he heard. He raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Zhaoxue affectionately: "Although I have lost my memory, I knew I liked you the first time I saw you! Our love is definitely stronger than gold and deeper than the sea, so no matter how many times we meet, my heart is always pounding and I can't help myself!"

"Miss Jiang," Pei Zichen listened to her sweet talk and stared into her eyes quietly. His dark purple eyes were clear and bright, as if he could see through everything. He only asked softly, "What do you want?"

Jiang Zhaoxue froze, and Pei Zichen knew he had guessed right.

He felt a little embarrassed. He let her hold his hand and said with difficulty, "Just tell me what you want. As long as it's something I can do, I will not refuse. It has nothing to do with whether you like me or not. You don't have to do this."

"I……"

Jiang Zhaoxue was embarrassed by his naked exposure, but she couldn't admit it, so she could only insist: "I really like you."

Pei Zichen listened, thought for a moment, then looked at her again and asked seriously, "Really?"

Jiang Zhaoxue nodded like a chick pecking at rice and said confidently, "Really!"

Pei Zichen stared at her for a long moment. He unconsciously tightened his grip on her fingers and asked tentatively, "Then... do you still want to break off the engagement with me?"

"No, no!" Jiang Zhaoxue immediately shook her head. "If you're willing, we can get married right away!"

Pei Zichen gave a wry smile, looking at the man in front of him who clearly had ulterior motives. After a moment's thought, he patiently said, "Let's discuss this matter when we get back. The Tianji Pavilion has calculated that an evil demon is about to appear, and has ordered all the immortal disciples in Shu to be on standby at Emei Ruins to subdue it. I have to go there."

"Then I'll go with you!"

Upon hearing that an evil demon had appeared, and that all the disciples from Shuzhong were present, Jiang Zhaoxue knew that this event could not be missed. He said seriously, "I cannot bear to be separated from you for even a moment!"

Pei Zichen was embarrassed by these words and felt awkward for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

Anan sighed: "It's exaggerated."

"It's almost dawn." Pei Zichen didn't dare to look her in the eye. He looked away and said softly, "I'll explain the situation in the lobby later. Miss Jiang can come over. I'll be leaving first."

Having said that, Pei Zichen stood up and turned to walk towards the main entrance.

He walked straight to the door and heard the sound of sweeping the floor. He froze a little and realized that this was Jiang Zhaoxue's room and the other disciples had woken up. He quickly whispered "sorry", turned around and jumped out of the window.

After he left, Jiang Zhaoxue thought for a moment and quickly contacted Ye Tianjiao: "Ye Tianjiao, please find a chance for us to meet alone."

After a while, the talisman sent back a message that read: "I am not worthy of you. Let's not contact each other anymore."

Seeing this sentence, Jiang Zhaoxue was speechless for a moment.

"Hey," Anan saw her expression was hard to describe, so he leaned over and looked at the message, a little surprised, "Why did Ye Tianjiao write this? Is it a code word?"

"This was not written by Ye Tianjiao."

Jiang Zhaoxue sighed, put away the sound transmission note, and pondered, "He must be controlled by Qian Sisi. I have to find another way to find him."

After all, the only person she can rely on now is Ye Tianjiao.

What exactly is Pei Zichen's wish?

If his true wish was to make her like him, how could he make Pei Zichen feel that she liked him?!

Jiang Zhaoxue felt despair.

"Why don't we just give up?" she murmured. "Let's go find the Lingxu Fan ourselves?"

"You should still give it a try." Anan encouraged her, "It's just acting. It depends on your acting skills. Why don't you try harder?"

Jiang Zhaoxue felt that what Anan said was right, and began to think seriously about how she could work harder.

On the other side, Pei Zichen calmed down and returned to his room.

Jiang Zhaoxue's scent was still on the bed. He walked to the bed, put down the sword, and turned back to look at the messy quilt that Jiang Zhaoxue had fallen asleep on.

Everything that happened last night seemed like a dream. It was the first time in his life that he had acted so abnormally. Guilt and panic surged in his heart, but he... had to act abnormally.

Pei Zichen felt a little heavy in his heart when he thought of Jiang Zhaoxue's appearance today.

Jiang Xue didn't just suffer from amnesia.

He knew in his heart that not only had she forgotten him, but she also wanted something else from him.

Logically, he should be alert, or even sad, when he learned about this.

But when he realized that he had something to ask of her, he actually...

Breathe a sigh of relief.

If you have something to ask for, you won't be abandoned.

He knew that such a thought was absurd. As the eldest disciple of Wenjian Villa, he shouldn't have such selfish thoughts. But when he thought of Jiang Xue leaving, he couldn't control his selfish desires.

This made him realize clearly that he was just a mortal.

But what can he do?

He had dreamed of her day and night since childhood, though it was always fragmentary: sometimes she was standing before him in purple clothes and a silver mask, sometimes she followed him down a cliff like a white phoenix, sometimes he carried her on his back amidst the snowy mountains, sometimes she clutched his collar tightly in the darkness, and sometimes he prayed to the gods and Buddhas for four years searching for her...

He used his sword sheath to guide the blind girl along the corridor, and rode a crane with her to admire the moonlight.

He didn't know her name or her identity, but he could clearly feel that his feelings for her were deepening bit by bit in those fragments.

Heartbeat, surprise, attachment, possession, liking...

He had been in love with this person in his dreams since he was a teenager and continued to be an adult until he met her for the first time when he was twelve years old and followed his elders to propose marriage.

Although she looked like a child, the moment she opened her mouth, he knew it was this person, it must be this person.

Jiang Xue.

Jiang Zhaoxue.

This sense of confirmation reached its peak during this reunion.

Maybe it was because she had grown up and become more like the man in her dream, or maybe... it was because their relationship had become like in the dream, and she didn't like him.

No matter how much she said, after she lost her memory, she didn't even remember the person named Ye Tianjiao, but she didn't remember him.

If he wasn't useful, she might not have stayed.

But fortunately...

He thought that what was better than his dream was that they got engaged early.

He could, openly and honestly, ask her to stay.

Pei Zichen slowed down, meditated, and waited for everyone to get up before calling them over.

Jiang Zhaoxue was already prepared. She had just looked around but couldn't find Ye Tianjiao. Now that everyone was present, it was the most legitimate time for her to meet Ye Tianjiao.

She went there early and saw Qian Sisi bringing Ye Tianjiao over. Ye Tianjiao looked listless. When he saw Jiang Zhaoxue across the corridor, his eyes lit up. Just as he was about to look, all the disciples of Wenjian Villa rushed out and stood between Jiang Zhaoxue and Ye Tianjiao like a screen, blocking Ye Tianjiao completely.

Then they followed Jiang Zhaoxue's footsteps. When Jiang Zhaoxue walked faster, they walked faster. When Jiang Zhaoxue retreated, they retreated. Finally, they walked into the house. They spontaneously took stools and sat in the middle, completely isolating Jiang Zhaoxue and Ye Tianjiao.

Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue was completely silent. She looked meaningfully at the leading disciple, Zhuang Wen. Zhuang Wen noticed Jiang Zhaoxue's gaze and became a little nervous. He immediately sat up straight and said loudly, "For today's fortune-telling, we should sit in the middle!"

When Jiang Zhaoxue heard the fortune-telling, she turned her head away with some disgust, unable to bear such insulting remarks to her profession.

Everyone waited for a moment, and then Pei Zichen walked in. Seeing such a strange seating arrangement, Pei Zichen paused and subconsciously looked at Jiang Zhaoxue. Seeing Jiang Zhaoxue's unhappy expression, he thought for a moment, looked away, and said calmly: "Everyone sit back, what does this look like?"

"Brother..." Zhuang Wen wanted to argue for a while after hearing this, but he winked at Ye Tianjiao, "There are outsiders here..."

"go back."

Pei Zichen spoke in a cold voice, and everyone looked at each other. Finally, Zhuang Wen sighed in frustration and moved his stool to sit back.

After sitting down, Pei Zichen looked at Ye Tianjiao, raised his hand and saluted, saying, "I was in such a hurry yesterday that I didn't greet this Taoist friend. I hope I can forgive my impoliteness."

"Nothing, nothing."

Ye Tianjiao quickly stood up and waved his hand, saying, "We're all acquaintances, there's no need to be so formal."

"I heard that your surname is Ye and your name is Tianjiao?"

"Oh, my name is Ye Tianjiao, and my courtesy name is Qianhe."

"Brother Qianhe." Pei Zichen nodded, and after checking all the people in the Shuzhong Immortal Path, he tentatively asked, "Is it the Young Master of the Ye Clan in Yicheng?"

After hearing these words, Ye Tianjiao smiled awkwardly and said quickly: "I have severed ties with my family. Don't call me that."

The Ye family is a killer organization that has existed for generations, and he is afraid of having a grudge against Wenjian Villa.

Pei Zichen listened, nodded, and then asked curiously, "Young Master, abandoning evil and joining the light is a righteous act. I just wonder what your future plans are?"

Hearing this, Ye Tianjiao subconsciously looked at Jiang Zhaoxue. Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes in confusion. Pei Zichen glanced between the two of them and immediately turned around: "Let's talk about business first."

As he spoke, Pei Zichen walked to the front, raised his hand, and a map phantom appeared in the air.

The map showed the entire Shuzhong region, densely packed with green dots. Pei Zichen calmly said, "This is the area where the evil demons have been active recently. Almost all of Shuzhong is in turmoil. Every city and every mountain has evil demons stirring, causing unrest throughout Shuzhong."

"Yes." One of the disciples raised his hands and wrapped them around the back of his chair. This was Sun Xin, the most volatile disciple among them. He frowned as he looked at the map. "Never before have so many monsters appeared at the same time. What's going on?"

"What's that pit?"

Qian Sisi asked the question first, and then everyone realized that although the map was covered with dense green dots, there was an area the size of a bowl lid that was quiet and without a single green dot.

Pei Zichen listened to Qian Sisi's words, raised his eyes to look at Qian Sisi, and said seriously: "Emei Ruins."

When Jiang Zhaoxue heard the word "Emei Ruins", he thought to himself that this was the cemetery of most sword cultivators in Shuzhong in the human world. Every sword cultivator in Shuzhong would let his sword carry him back to Emei Ruins when he died, in order to suppress the monster Yin Zhulong that had been sealed under Emei Ruins for many years.

"oh."

When Qian Sisi heard that it was Emei Ruins, she understood: "They don't dare to go to this place."

"No." Pei Zichen denied Qian Sisi's words and said calmly, "It's not that I don't dare to go there, but that's the source."

"What?" Everyone was surprised and didn't understand.

Pei Zichen explained, "Yesterday, the Tianji Pavilion sent a message to all the sects in Shu, saying that they detected unusual movements of spiritual energy near the Emei Ruins. Based on this movement, they're afraid that the Yin Zhulong is about to awaken."

"How is this possible?!" Everyone was stunned. "Why did Yin Zhulong suddenly wake up?"

"The Yin Zhu Dragon is a demonic being hell-bent on becoming a true dragon. It can only be suppressed when the true dragon's energy is flourishing. If it were to awaken, it would prove that the dragon energy in this world is weakening, and something is wrong with the true dragon's destiny."

Jiang Zhaoxue opened his mouth to answer, and everyone looked at each other in confusion.

Sun Xin listened and couldn't help muttering: "There's something wrong with the True Dragon's destiny, what about Daxia?"

"What happened in the capital has nothing to do with us." Pei Zichen interrupted Sun Xin, not letting him discuss further, and simply said, "When Yin Zhulong awakens, he is at his weakest. If he absorbs spiritual power and fully awakens, no one in the entire Great Xia will be able to defeat him. Therefore, the Tianji Pavilion has discussed with the various sects and is now dispatching all the elite disciples from each sect to Emei Ruins to await the emergence of Yin Zhulong."

"This..." Zhuang Wen frowned upon hearing this. Thinking of the sect's style, he couldn't help but ask, "Will they really send elite troops?"

"Yes."

Jiang Zhaoxue spoke with a smile, and everyone was a little surprised.

Jiang Zhaoxue supported his forehead and said, "These ancient mythical beasts all bring their own lairs when they are born. The lairs of an ancient mythical beast are enough to support an ordinary sect for tens of thousands of years. If any disciple here can obtain the inheritance of the Yinzhu Dragon Tomb, that sect will be prosperous in the future."

"There's still money?!" Qian Sisi reacted.

Pei Zichen nodded and said seriously, "Not a few."

"Understood!" Sun Xin immediately sat up straight. All the disciples looked at Pei Zichen and said seriously, "Subduing demons and monsters is our job. Brother, let's go, let's go now!"

Pei Zichen listened and looked up at Ye Tianjiao: "Then, Mr. Ye..."

"I'll follow you!"

Ye Tianjiao understood. This was a big event. The thing that came out might not be the Yin Zhulong, but the Lingxu Fan!

He was quite excited in his heart, but he still pretended to say, "Although I used to be a killer, I am a cultivator after all. I have no choice but to do this!"

"What I mean is," Pei Zichen looked at him calmly, his tone particularly polite, "Wenjian Villa doesn't have much money with it. The Ye family is wealthy and powerful. Young Master Ye might as well go back and persuade his family to fight the enemy together. It would be more useful than going into battle alone."

"I……"

"After all, you haven't reached the Golden Core stage yet," Pei Zichen said modestly, but with a hint of threat. "If you go alone, it might be dangerous. I won't be able to fly up to protect you."

"I don't need your protection." Ye Tianjiao was a little anxious when he heard it, and hurriedly looked at Jiang Zhaoxue beside him, "Sister, just protect me! Right?"

Hearing this, Pei Zichen paused and turned to look at Jiang Zhaoxue, his eyes asking her not to agree.

Jiang Zhaoxue felt Pei Zichen's advice and looked at Ye Tianjiao's determined eyes asking for help.

If he agreed, Pei Zichen would be unhappy.

No agreement...

Then Ye Tianjiao has to be brought along.

Jiang Zhaoxue struggled and hesitated for a long time, but finally managed a smile and discussed with Pei Zichen: "Um... Chen, don't worry, he's very smart, he'll be fine."

Pei Zichen didn't say anything when he heard this.

He just stared at Jiang Zhaoxue. Jiang Zhaoxue didn't dare to look at him and turned her head away. His eyes faded little by little.

"Senior Brother?"

Everyone waited for Pei Zichen to reply. When he heard the call, he turned his head and said with suppressed emotion, "According to Miss Jiang's wishes."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to put away the map and said calmly, "Everyone go back and pack your things. We will set off tomorrow."

Hearing Pei Zichen's permission, Ye Tianjiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Everyone wanted to pack up and go back quickly. Jiang Zhaoxue and Ye Tianjiao exchanged glances. When they went out, Ye Tianjiao secretly pasted a piece of talisman paper on the door frame. Jiang Zhaoxue followed him and took off the newly written talisman paper.

Pei Zichen quietly noticed something, raised his eyes and glanced around, just in time to see Jiang Zhaoxue pretending to be calm and walking out after taking the talisman.

Something was surging in his heart, making him feel suffocated. He endured it for a moment, then turned and left.

As soon as Jiang Zhaoxue came out with the talisman, she heard Ye Tianjiao send her a message: "There is a bamboo forest in the backyard tonight. I will take a detour and we will meet there."

"Okay, I have some very important news for you."

There will be fluctuations in spiritual power when transmitting sound. Too many fluctuations will easily be discovered, so it is more convenient to have a face-to-face interview.

Jiang Zhaoxue agreed and went back to wait until night. Then he immediately set out from the bamboo forest.

At this time, Ye Tianjiao was also sneaky and went around from another route.

However, just as he walked out of the courtyard and came to a deserted place, and was about to go out, he was pulled back by a huge force. Then the cold wind pierced into the wall with a "ding" sound, penetrated the wall, and hit his neck!

The icy chill cut through his skin, a mixture of coldness and murderous intent, frightening Ye Tianjiao so much that his hair stood on end. He stared in horror at Pei Zichen who had suddenly appeared before him. He was so frightened that he could not speak, and stammered, "You, you, you..."

"Where is Mr. Ye going?"

Pei Zichen looked at him calmly, staring at his frightened eyes, then leaned forward slightly and whispered, "Are you going to see my fiancée?"

"No, no, no, no!"

Ye Tianjiao felt the ice and snow already condensing on his legs. Even if he was stupid, he knew that he couldn't say anything at this moment. He hurriedly said, "I... I'm looking for Qian Sisi! I'm looking for Qian Sisi!"

"That would be best."

Pei Zichen heard this and decisively put away his sword. The blade of his sword was crimson, obviously because he had killed too many people.

Ye Tianjiao glanced at him and didn't dare to look any further. Pei Zichen sheathed his sword and said, "Then I won't disturb you, Master Ye. I'll be leaving now. I'm honored to have you accompany me all the way. I hope you will observe proper etiquette and not disrupt the friendship between our two sects."

Pei Zichen nodded slightly, turned around and said, "Goodbye."

After he left, the oppressive feeling of death finally dissipated. Ye Tianjiao let out a long breath, and then reacted belatedly.

Why would he destroy the friendship between the two sects if he was just being impolite?

Only his death would destroy the relationship between the two parties, right?!

He didn't dare to say much, and then he felt something and quickly took out the talisman paper from his arms, but found that the talisman paper that was connected to Jiang Zhaoxue had been chewed to pieces.

He hates sword cultivators!

I hate sword cultivators who know magic even more!!

The trip to the bamboo forest ended in vain, and even if Ye Tianjiao had a hundred guts he wouldn't dare to go there.

Since he couldn't get in touch with her, Jiang Zhaoxue could only wait there by herself.

While Jiang Zhaoxue was waiting, Pei Zichen hid in the dark and watched her quietly.

He watched Jiang Zhaoxue wait boredly at first, then patiently, and finally manically. When it was almost time to get ugly, she still didn't leave.

He looked at her quietly, bitterness and pain rising as time went by. He could have stepped out to stop her immediately, but he couldn't help but watch from the dark, wanting to see how long she could wait.

After watching for a long time, the night was a little cold, and he saw her shivering in the night wind. He finally couldn't bear it anymore, walked out of the bamboo forest, and said in a raised voice: "Miss Jiang."

"well?!"

Jiang Zhaoxue's heart skipped a beat, but when she saw Pei Zichen, she knew she really couldn't wait any longer today.

When she saw Pei Zichen, she smiled awkwardly: "Why are you here?"

Pei Zichen remained silent, staring at her quietly. This look made Jiang Zhaoxue feel uneasy. She coughed lightly, "Why do you look at me like that? It looks like I've done something wrong."

"Nothing, Miss Jiang is never wrong."

Pei Zichen looked away and turned back, saying, "Miss Jiang, it's too cold at night. Go back and rest."

Hearing about the break, Jiang Zhaoxue breathed a sigh of relief and quickly caught up with Pei Zichen, asking, "Why are you here? Are we leaving tomorrow and heading directly to Emei Ruins? Besides the unusual movement of monsters, is there anything else happening in Shu?"

Pei Zichen listened without saying anything.

He could clearly feel Jiang Zhaoxue walking beside him, felt the rubbing of his clothes, and felt the backs of their hands brushing against each other several times.

In the past, she would have taken the initiative to pull him over, and scolded him softly with a smile: "Why are you so stupid? Don't you know how to pull me?"

Once you pull him over, you'll use all sorts of excuses and try every possible way to coax him into bending over and kissing him.

It's just that he was too skilled, and every time he kissed her, she would be dislocated, but she was unyielding and never tired of it.

But now she didn't pay any attention to these things, instead she kept chattering: "Well, Ye Tianjiao is a talisman cultivator, it's actually beneficial to have him with you. His temper is a bit offensive, but he is very talented in writing talismans. I will feel at ease if you take his talismans into battle..."

"Miss Jiang." Pei Zichen interrupted her coldly, "I don't need his talisman."

"Uh..." Jiang Zhaoxue listened to his tone and knew what he was unhappy about. She said, "He and I are really just friends..."

"Then what's the difference between me and him?"

Pei Zichen asked calmly, and Jiang Zhaoxue froze.

He turned to look at her and said seriously, "Miss Jiang said she likes me. So how is I, the one who is liked, different from Fellow Daoist Ye in Miss Jiang's heart?"

"Uh..." Jiang Zhaoxue said vaguely, "It's very different."

"For example? Can't he hold Miss Jiang's hand?" Pei Zichen stopped and asked, and Jiang Zhaoxue felt a little guilty.

Pei Zichen felt a pang of bitterness at her attitude, and couldn't help but continue, "Can't he hug Miss Jiang, or stay in the same room with her late at night? Is there anything I've done that he hasn't done?"

Yes, he can, he has done it all.

Pei Zichen even caught them touching each other in the same room at night.

Jiang Zhaoxue didn't know how to answer. Pei Zichen stared at her seriously: "If you can do that, how dare Miss Jiang say that she likes me?"

"I..." Jiang Zhaoxue said stubbornly, "I really like you."

Pei Zichen was speechless. He looked at Jiang Zhaoxue, as if trying hard to control his emotions.

The hands behind him tightened and loosened, tightened and loosened again. He endured for a long time, and finally turned his head and said, "There's no need to say such things anymore. Let's go back first."

"no……"

Jiang Zhaoxue watched Pei Zichen walk away, clearly sensing the emotions of the man in front of her. She said to Anan in pain, "It's over. I seem to be getting further and further away from my mission."

"You said you liked him, but there was nothing special about him. How could he possibly think you liked him?"

"How can this be proved?!" Jiang Zhaoxue was a little desperate.

Anan glanced at her and said, "Actually, you know how to prove it, but you're just not happy about it."

These words made Jiang Zhaoxue speechless instantly.

Anan tilted his head: "I advise you not to struggle. His wish is that you like her. You will have to face this sooner or later."

"But why would his wish be that I like him?!"

"He has no one around him."

Anan reminded Jiang Zhaoxue: "He has no family, no friends, no master, and no lover. Isn't it normal for him to want someone to like him? Your identity in the illusion is the perfect partner of his dreams. Isn't it normal for him to want you to like him? He just wants to be loved."

Jiang Zhaoxue listened and slowly calmed down.

She looked at Pei Zichen's back as he walked forward alone, and felt as if that figure was slowly engraved into her eyes.

The illusion here, his master who loves to drink and travel around but cares for his disciples is his illusion.

The friendly fellow disciples around him are illusions.

Only she...

Half true, half false.

She felt inexplicably sad, and this feeling of pity and sourness made her feel a little embarrassed. She turned her head away, not wanting to watch him think about the problem.

She actually knows how to express love.

She had spent two hundred years expressing it so seriously and passionately to another person.

"It's all fake anyway," Anan comforted her. "Why do you think so much? He's so good-looking, you won't suffer any loss."

"Okay."

Jiang Zhaoxue interrupted it in a muffled voice.

She stood there for a moment, then finally spoke: "Chen Chen."

Pei Zichen stopped when he heard that, but didn't dare look back.

He was trying hard to calm himself down when he heard hurried footsteps behind him.

Hearing Jiang Zhaoxue's footsteps approaching behind him, he knew he could no longer hide and could only force himself to turn back.

However, the moment he turned around, the woman came over like a butterfly, held his cheeks, pulled him up and kissed him!

Pei Zichen opened his eyes wide instantly, feeling soft lips hit his lips hard, and then retreated.

Pei Zichen froze in place. Jiang Zhaoxue turned away somewhat embarrassedly, pretending to be calm and saying, "That's the difference."

Pei Zichen listened and slowly raised his eyes. His eyes seemed to be filled with broken ice, shining brightly in the bright sun.

His gaze was too direct, and Jiang Zhaoxue still felt embarrassed.

After all, this is not the Shen Yuqing of the past.

Pei Zichen was not conscious, but she knew their identities clearly.

She turned her head and whispered, "That's it, I'm leaving."

As she spoke, she hurried forward. Pei Zichen stood behind her. After a moment, he couldn't help but smile, quietly holding the sword and followed Jiang Zhaoxue.

The two of them walked through the corridor one after the other. Jiang Zhaoxue felt that the person behind him was obviously a little too happy, and for some reason he felt a little unwilling to accept it.

She didn't know what she was trying to do, so she just walked forward. When she reached the room, she pushed the door open hastily, but Pei Zichen stopped her.

Jiang Zhaoxue raised her eyes to look at him and said coldly, "Why, you still want to come in? It's the middle of the night, and this is my room. Am I breaking your rules?"

"Axue..."

Pei Zichen listened and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Jiang Zhaoxue looked at her angrily. Pei Zichen stared at those eyes and felt as if a feather was scratching his heart, making him feel slightly itchy.

His eyes couldn't help but fall on her lips, but he quickly looked away when he realized what he was thinking.

But after dodging, he thought of Qian Sisi's words, thinking that she actually had other intentions, and remembered Ye Tianjiao's words "Sister, protect me", and knew that he could not retreat anymore.

He was torn between conscience and desire. Jiang Zhaoxue waited for a moment and said impatiently, "What are you going to do? Tell me quickly."

"I..." Pei Zichen raised his eyes, forcing himself to meet the other person's gaze, and said in a trembling voice, "Can you try again?"

"ah?"

Jiang Zhaoxue didn't understand for a moment.

Pei Zichen exerted a little force on the door and stepped into the room.

The moment he pushed the door open, Jiang Zhaoxue looked up at him and clearly understood what he meant by "try again".

In fact, this was nothing new to her, but maybe it was because he was new, the initial awkwardness passed, and when Pei Zichen's breath came towards her, the first thing she felt was not embarrassment, but a long-lost nervousness.

His heartbeat quickened slightly as Pei Zichen tentatively closed the door. Seeing that Jiang Zhaoxue did not try to stop him, he stopped in front of Jiang Zhaoxue.

He was much taller than her, and his aura enveloped her. Jiang Zhaoxue didn't dare look at him. She turned her head away and urged, "What are you standing for?"

Hearing this, Pei Zichen raised his hand and gently covered her eyes.

His hands were trembling slightly, which should be impossible for a sword cultivator. However, when this impossibility happened, it seemed to resonate with Jiang Zhaoxue.

Her body couldn't help but tense up, and then she felt the other person leaning one hand on the window beside her, leaning forward slightly and lowering his head, kissing her solemnly and gently.

She was in too much of a hurry and too nervous to have time to feel it. Only now did she realize that his lips were exceptionally soft, and had a chill that was unlike that of ordinary people.

He seemed afraid of startling her, so he kissed her very gently at first. But after a few moments, he couldn't control himself anymore, and as his breathing grew heavier, he rubbed her more and more fiercely.

Yet he just kept kissing her, as if completely unaware of the next step.

Jiang Zhaoxue felt a little weak and anxious after being kissed by him. In the end, she couldn't help herself and her tongue suddenly hit him. The trembling feeling rushed to her head in an instant, and Jiang Zhaoxue retreated in shock.

Pei Zichen was also stunned for a moment, and then seemed to suddenly react to something. The moment Jiang Zhaoxue retreated, he clamped her chin and chased after her.

Jiang Zhaoxue slid down, and he used his legs to stop her from sliding down, while wrapping his arms around her waist, wildly experiencing the overly intense sensation just now.

He had never fought her seriously before, so she had no idea he had such strength. With his whole body pressed on her, she could not move and could only let him demand as much as he wanted.

Moonlight filtered through the window, falling onto the ground like white paper, outlining their entangled shadows. Pei Zichen controlled each of her hands, and every touch was so gentle. However, this gentleness revealed an almost paranoid aggression and dominance.

He kissed her over and over again, exploring the deepest part again and again. In the end, Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but tremble all over. Finally, she couldn't help but push him away. She trembled lightly in his arms, turned her head and shouted softly: "That's enough!"

She didn't push hard, but Pei Zichen stopped. He lowered his eyes greedily and looked at the person in his arms, who looked like a trembling pear blossom after the rain. He couldn't help but move forward, put his forehead against hers, rubbed it gently, and laughed hoarsely.

He didn't say anything, but Jiang Zhaoxue felt embarrassed from his smile and couldn't help feeling a little depressed.

After all, she was two hundred years older than him, and it wasn't her first time, so why...

Pei Zichen seemed to sense her emotions and couldn't help but smile and kiss her earlobe repeatedly, whispering in her ear: "Axue, it's not just you."

When Jiang Zhaoxue heard this, she knew he had noticed her arousal, and she felt even more embarrassed. She just said, "Kiss again? What do you want to do?"

"Nothing."

Pei Zichen just smiled and kissed her over and over again.

His breath was disordered, his hair was slightly disheveled, his clothes were in disarray, and his jade pendant had already fallen to the ground. He had completely lost his usual manners. Jiang Zhaoxue was a little moved by his kiss and couldn't help but say, "Why don't we go to bed..."

"Wait until we get married."

Pei Zichen held her hand and gently placed it on his chest. He looked up at her while panting and said seriously, "When we get married, I will be Axue's."

Hearing this, Jiang Zhaoxue almost wanted to hit someone.

You're not good enough to get laid.

Don't kiss like this!

She stared at Pei Zichen intently. Seeing her eyes, Pei Zichen couldn't help but soften his heart. After hesitating for a moment, knowing that it was against etiquette, he whispered, "It's very uncomfortable." Jiang Zhaoxue turned her head away without saying anything. Pei Zichen chased her and approached her: "What can I do? Teach me? Hmm?"

"sleep!"

Jiang Zhaoxue pushed him, getting angry and quite unhappy.

With her little strength, Pei Zichen was motionless.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Pei Zichen was a little flustered for a moment. He thought for a long time and raised his hand to direct the water.

The flowing water surrounded his hands, and Jiang Zhaoxue looked in the direction of the sound.

His hands were extremely beautiful, with slender joints and flowing water around his fingertips, making him look even more ethereal.

Seeing him washing his hands, Jiang Zhaoxue immediately understood what he meant, turned away, blushed and said nothing.

After a while, she felt Pei Zichen's cool fingers lift up her skirt and slowly stroke her thigh. She asked nervously, "Is this okay?"

Pei Zichen didn't return until almost dawn.

Before he left, he helped Jiang Zhaoxue take a bath, packed all her things, ruffled her hair, and said softly, "I'll have everyone leave in the afternoon, you should get some sleep."

"That's not necessary."

Jiang Zhaoxue said hoarsely: "You are not an ordinary person, just take a nap for a while."

Pei Zichen smiled obediently. He looked at the person in front of him with long hair spread out, rosy face, like a gorgeous peony in full bloom, and his Adam's apple moved slightly.

After a long while, he said reluctantly, "Then I'll leave?"

"Um."

"Axue..." Pei Zichen spoke softly.

Jiang Zhaoxue was already getting impatient. She was almost dying of sleep and groaned, "Hmm?"

"sorry."

Pei Zichen spoke out with guilt.

Jiang Zhaoxue opened her eyes blankly and saw Pei Zichen bending down and kissing her forehead.

Then he pulled the quilt over her, lowered the bed curtains, and left quietly and neatly through the window.

Jiang Zhaoxue lay on the bed dazed and confused.

sorry?

Sorry for what?

She really hadn't felt this good in two hundred years.

Pei Zichen walked in the night wind and gradually became more sober.

Thinking about the ridiculous things that happened that night, he didn't know how it turned out like this.

But it had happened, and he had no regrets.

He knew that she had other intentions in approaching him, that she was just after lust, but he wanted to keep her.

Pei Zichen stopped and looked back in the direction of Jiang Zhaoxue.

Thinking of the magnificent sight I saw tonight.

He didn't want anyone else to see it in his life, no matter what.

No matter what, he wanted her to be his wife.

Even if it means seduction or exploitation, he must keep her.

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The author has something to say: [Small Theater]

Qian Sisi: "Brother, do you know where you lost?"

Pei Zichen: "Where?"

Qian Sisi: "You are not as open-minded as Ye Tianjiao. Look at how he throws himself into your arms and calls you sister. Do you think you can win like this?"

Pei Zichen: "Nonsense, stay at the cliff for a hundred years!"

night--

Pei Zichen thought for a while and said, "Sisi is right. I can't be too reserved."

Jiang Zhaoxue: "She asked you to take the initiative, but she didn't ask you to take the initiative like this. Get out of here!!"