Chapter 610 A truly ingenious idea!

"Don't call me that, it hurts to hear," Song Chunxue said calmly as she pulled her arm back. "It's too mushy. Even my parents have never called me that."

"Ahem," the Taoist priest coughed lightly twice, "Well, I'm going to buy two melons across the street; I'm so thirsty on the way."

Neither Xie Zheng nor Song Chunxue spoke, they looked at each other in silence, then quickly looked away.

How to describe her feelings at this moment? Song Chunxue felt that she must have been bewitched by a ghost and fallen for Lord Xie's appearance.

When she doesn't look at him, she feels shameless; when she looks at him, she knows she's attracted to him.

Having never touched this thing in her two lifetimes, she had no idea how to deal with it.

But she also knew that the reason she was willing to reveal this was because she didn't want to delay Xie Zheng.

Whether we stick our necks out or not, at worst we'll go our separate ways and never see each other again.

That's just how people are.

She knew that Xie Zheng said he stayed here because he liked Jincheng, but as a parent, she knew that no one would not miss their child.

If it weren't for that lingering thought in his heart, he would have returned to the capital long ago.

If she's right, his family and friends will definitely bring up the matter of finding him a companion to stay in Beijing when he returns.

To be honest, she regretted talking to him about those things.

If she had known he was going to the capital, she should have kept quiet.

Perhaps these days, he has already been thinking about returning to his hometown.

Thinking about it this way, she felt much calmer and found a clue.

"Actually, I..."

"Actually, I..."

The two spoke at the same time.

"You go first."

"You go first."

Song Chunxue smiled slightly, "You should still call me Sister Song or Senior Brother Song as before. It feels a bit awkward to suddenly change the way you address me."

"Furthermore, I'd like to know if, before I came to you, you planned to gradually sort things out here and return to the capital? When I thought back, I remembered you saying that you might not stay here in the future." Her expression was serious, and her tone was extremely sincere.

"I don't want this little thing to affect your plans. I just had a moment of madness that day. Maybe it's because we didn't do what the comic books described when we were young, like confessing our feelings to each other under the moon and flowers, and falling in love with each other."

She wanted to say that she might not necessarily go with him in the future, but she realized it was too early to say it.

Xie Zheng looked at her with a smile in his eyes, full of affection.

“I know you’re following the original plan and don’t need to worry about this, but this is no small matter. It’s a pleasant surprise for me. I’m very grateful that you’re willing to admit that you’re touched by my feelings and that you can write to me no matter where you are in the future.”

He discussed many strategies with the Taoist priest last night, such as how to get along with her if she didn't refuse, without disrupting her plans or making her tired of such constraints.

Two inexperienced men drank the most bizarre wine of their lives.

Song Chunxue, however, felt that this contentment made her feel immense pressure.

"To be honest, I guess your relatives in the capital have found you a better woman. If you've taken a fancy to her, that's fine too. Don't worry about me..."

Seeing Xie Zheng take a step forward, Song Chunxue subconsciously stepped back, "It's not appropriate to get handsy in public."

Xie Zheng smiled, "I just wanted to help you remove the leaves from your body."

Song Chunxue turned her head awkwardly and found that her senior brother was nowhere to be found.

"Then can you allow me to go to Jiangnan with my senior brother?"

Xie Zheng smiled and said gently, "I didn't stop you before, so why should I now? Don't worry about my feelings. I'm not a naive twenty-year-old anymore. As for my family, they stopped caring about me years ago. They all know that no one would marry their precious daughter to me, to experience the separation of two people living apart, and not knowing when I might be demoted again."

Hearing his explanation, Song Chunxue felt ashamed again. Nothing had even happened yet, and her words made it seem as if she was deliberately reminding him not to misbehave when he returned to the capital.

Good heavens, this matter is not as simple as it seems.

Being alone is fine, it's simple.

"Are you going to the capital by carriage?" she casually changed the subject.

“Well, I was thinking that if you’re not in a hurry, you could take a carriage. It’s too sunny to ride a horse in this weather.” He lowered his voice, clasped his hands in front of him, and leaned a little closer to her. “My senior brother said that the reason you’re going to Jiangnan isn’t just to see the scenery, but also to seek your path.”

“You killed many people in Liangzhou before, turning the tide and changing the balance of power on the northwestern border. But you have never mentioned it since you came back, which shows that you did not like the experience. So you want to stay away from the world, go to a strange place, forget who you are, and simply be a Taoist priest.”

Song Chunxue stood there, her eyelids fluttering, looking at him blankly.

Does she have it?

"Those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly. Actually, I understand that your sudden willingness to face my feelings is not because you suddenly realized how good I am to you, but because you suddenly felt that life is short and you couldn't bear to see me continue to have unrequited love."

Unrequited love...

Song Chunxue couldn't refute it, so she was just kind-hearted and wanted to reveal the truth.

"By the way, hasn't your senior brother told you yet who you'll be taking to see in Jiangnan?" Xie Zheng asked with delight. "There are many like-minded people in this world. Your senior brother will take you to see some fellow Daoists you haven't seen in many years. There are gifts I've prepared for you in your bundle, so you won't have nothing to give back to others when they give you gifts."

"..." He even prepared this. No wonder I haven't seen my senior brother for the past two days. It turns out that my senior brother went to be Xie Zheng's strategist.

She wasn't actually that delicate, and she never saw herself as a woman who needed to be pampered.

But this sentiment is heavy, and it still feels warm in my heart.

She took out two large pearls from her pouch and handed them to him, saying, "You have a daughter; you can give these to her."

Should I tell her it was a gift from you?

"No!" Her cheeks flushed, and she turned to look at her senior brother. "It's getting late, we should get going."

When the Taoist priest returned, he was carrying a bag of yellow apricots.

"Have you two made your point?" The Taoist priest went to fetch his horse. "I'm going to ride my Akhal-Teke horse around town. Anyone who dares to steal my horse will be ruined."

Song Chunxue suddenly realized that her senior brother's choice to ride a horse this time was also to avoid suspicion.

Unbeknownst to her, she had been taken care of by her senior brother for several years.

Xie Zheng and the Taoist priest were both benefactors in her life, and her continued association with them was a blessing.

There's no turning back now that the arrow has been released; since she's already broken the peace, there's no going back.

She stopped thinking about it and turned to Xie Zheng, saying, "Then let's meet again in Jincheng next time and have a good drink together."

"Okay." Xie Zheng took out two books from his pocket. "These are newly bought storybooks; they might help you pass the time on the road."

The Taoist priest laughed and said, "What a clever idea, Lord Xie! You should go back and pack your things to set off. I will definitely bring her back safely."

Xie Zheng's ears turned red as he looked at Song Chunxue with a smile.

Song Chunxue felt unwell all over. What was wrong with her senior brother? Why did he say such things to Xie Zheng?

She is herself, and Xie Zheng is Xie Zheng, no matter what.

Well, perhaps it's a test for them to go their separate ways.

We'll talk about it when we get back.

"My two senior brothers, have a safe journey."