Chapter 180 I Want to Kiss You Tonight

Soon, the palace door opened. The person who came in didn't seem to dare to make a sound. He first walked around the room to see if there was anything unusual, then ordered, "Hurry up."

"yes."

Several strong men came in carrying long poles and ropes. They skillfully tied up the Buddha statue and placed it on rollers, then slung the ropes over their shoulders and pulled it out of the hall with all their strength.

After a while, the Buddha statue was pulled out of the hall.

"What are they doing?" Zhuang Wan asked Pei Xingju in his ear.

"Just keep watching." Pei Xingju said.

Not long after the Buddha statue was pulled out, another group of people came in, desperately pulling something. Gradually, the object entered the temple gate, and Zhuang Wan could see clearly that it was the golden Buddha statue again.

No...it's not that one either. It's just a Buddha statue that is made exactly the same, even the broken parts are similar.

These people put the newly broken Buddha statue in the direction of collapse and then left.

After about two quarters of an hour, the hall became quiet again.

Zhuang Wan was stunned: "What's going on?"

Pei Xingju took her out and explored the body of the Buddha statue in the dark. There was no trace of rust or water on the body of the Buddha statue. It was completely brand new iron.

Zhuang Wan was surprised: "They want to cover up the evidence?"

"Yeah." Pei Xingju nodded: "Let's go and take a look."

The group of people transporting the heavy Buddha statue were not moving very fast. After a while, Pei Xingju and Zhuang Wan caught up with them and followed them from a distance.

"Old Yu, are we taking the wrong road?" asked one of the short men.

"Yes, it's this direction." replied the man named Lao Yu.

"Why this direction? This is the way up the mountain. Aren't we going to the lake?"

"We need to go up the mountain, turn around and hide the Buddha statue in the cave."

"How can we do that? Our superiors want us to throw the Buddha statue into the bottom of the lake."

"You're stupid! This is a golden Buddha statue. If we melt down the gold, it would be a fortune. We can't spend it all in this lifetime."

"But...what if the higher-ups find out..."

"We'll run away once we have the money. Even if they find us, where can they find us? Do you want to get rich, or continue to do hard labor in this life with no way to get ahead?"

"I...of course I want to get rich."

"Then follow me up the mountain. There's a cave on the western cliff. It's the safest place to hide the Buddha statue."

"Okay, okay!" The short man became excited: "Brothers, hurry up!"

Pei Xingju and Zhuang Wan were hiding not far away. Seeing them slowly walking along the mountain path, Zhuang Wan asked, "Should we follow them?"

"No need." He said, "This is the only way up the mountain, and it would easily alert the enemy. I'll just wait until they're well hidden, and then I'll send someone to steal them."

He spoke calmly about the evil idea of ​​intercepting the enemy, and he was still dignified and elegant, which was... very confusing.

"What are you looking at me for?" Pei Xingju asked.

Zhuang Wan looked at him and smiled, "I can only imagine how sad these people will be tomorrow when they learn that the Buddha statue has disappeared and that such a large sum of gold has been lost."

Pei Xingju smiled.

Then he asked again: "You said you knew it before, what did you know?"

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Pei Mansion, study.

It was late at night, and the wind and snow outside were cold, but inside the house was warm and quiet.

Zhuang Wan was sitting at the table tinkering with something. On the table were two cups of water, a can, and two iron nails.

Pei Xingju stood aside and watched, asking in confusion, "What are you planning to do?"

"Let's do an experiment."

"experiment?"

"Yes," Zhuang Wan said, "You said before that it takes years for steel to rust, but there's actually a way to make iron rust in a short time. So, let me give you an experiment and you'll understand."

Pei Xingju saw her put the two iron nails into two cups filled with water, and then scooped a spoonful of white stuff from the jar and added it into one of the cups.

"What's in the jar?" Pei Xingju asked.

"It's salt, oh, the salt we eat every day."

I did the experiment of using salt to corrode iron nails when I was in middle school. I never thought that it would come in handy one day in this strange world.

She hadn't thought of the answer in the temple before, but now she became more certain of her guess.

She marked the two cups for future observation. The nail in the cup without salt did not move at all, while the cup with salt seemed calm, but in fact, there were some subtle changes.

Zhuang Wan stared at him for a while, and when she looked up, she suddenly met Pei Xingju's gaze.

He asked, “Why do you know this?”

"What's so strange about knowing this?" Zhuang Wan said half-seriously, "I overheard a servant say this when I was a kid, and I've even verified it myself. This kind of thing is very common in life. If you ask the elderly in the village, they'll definitely tell you that soaking iron in salt water will cause it to rust the fastest."

As expected, Pei Xingju looked a little suspicious: "Really?"

"certainly."

Perhaps it was because the floor heater was burning brightly, Zhuang Wan felt a little hot after sitting there for a while. She casually tugged at the front of her clothes to let in some air, but out of the corner of her eye she saw Pei Xingju silently turning his back.

"?"

Zhuang Wan lowered her eyes and saw that there was nothing wrong with herself, except that... the collar of her shirt was slightly open, revealing half of her collarbone.

No way? You can't stand this?

Immediately, Zhuang Wan became playful and called out, "Pei Xingju?"

"Um?"

"Come here."

"What is it?"

"Come here, I want to talk to you."

"You say it."

Pei Xingju, who was carrying her on his back, pretended to drink tea calmly, which made Zhuang Wan laugh.

"I'm talking in private, do you want to listen?"

After thinking for a moment, Pei Xingju put down his teacup and turned around. However, he didn't look at her, his gaze fixed stiffly on the table.

They look like elementary school students who just fell in love, so adorable.

Zhuang Wan walked up to him, twisted his face with both hands, and asked with a smile, "Why don't you look at me?"

Pei Xingju turned his head as he was told and looked at her face, trying hard to ignore the white patch under her neck.

"What do you want to say?" he asked softly.

"Me..." Zhuang Wan raised her hand and casually hooked it at her neck. Her white and tender fingers slowly moved to the collar of her clothes and tugged at it, saying seductively, "It seems like there's a bug here. Can you help me look for it?"

Pei Xingju glanced in the direction of her finger calmly.

The collar of her dress ripped open further, revealing a slender, straight collarbone. The woman was delicate, and the description in the book of "skin as white as cream" was truly true. Beneath the azure fabric lay skin as smooth as cream, and in the dim light, it was as cold, white, and translucent as jade, alluring and alluring.

"What bug?" When he opened his mouth to speak, his voice was so hoarse that he startled himself.

"I don't know, maybe it was a small one that bit me. It's so itchy."

"I..." Pei Xingju couldn't help but let his Adam's apple slide twice, and quickly turned his eyes away: "I'm afraid I can't find it, can I ask my maid to look for it?"

"It's the dead of night, and I've already gone to bed. Besides, it's just a bug, it's not nice to wake someone up. Huh?" Zhuang Wan deliberately leaned over to look at him: "Why aren't you looking at me? Are you shy?"

“.......”

Pei Xingju's ears turned red instantly as if they were filled with blood. He knew that she had teased him again. He felt helpless and angry.

"Zhuang Wan," he begged, "Stop it!"

Zhuang Wan laughed heartily.

After laughing, she stood on tiptoe and hugged his neck: "Pei Xingju?"

"What again?"

"Do you want to kiss me?"

“.......”

Pei Xingju certainly wanted to, and he tried hard to control his body, but the desire in his eyes couldn't help but show through.

"Zhuang Wan..." he said with all his might, "It's getting late. Can I take you back to rest?"

"I don't!" Zhuang Wan said coquettishly, "I want to kiss you."

"How about tomorrow?"

"Why wait until tomorrow?"

"It's too late tonight, I'm afraid..." He was afraid he couldn't control himself.

Zhuang Wan stared at him with a wicked smile on her face.

Of course she knew what he was afraid of, but as a modern person, she didn't care. They were all adults, so why would they remain chaste during their passionate love affair?

"I can't wait, I want to kiss you now."

After saying that, she pressed her red lips against his gently.