Chapter 13 Conversation

"Hahahahaha!" Xu Mobai burst into laughter. "Feng Jingluo is gentle..." He couldn't stop laughing, wiping the moisture from the corners of his eyes with his hands. "Brother Yun, how did you get the idea that Feng Jingluo is gentle?" He smiled, then suddenly put away his smile and sat up straight. His expression was dazed, "She... won't be very gentle to you, right?" Bai Yuge looked at Xu Mobai with a cold gaze. The latter lowered his head guiltily, shielding his face with his palms. Yun Ruchen chuckled, not realizing that his expression was also gentle at this moment. "When everyone thinks I'm not worthy of her, I should have canceled the engagement immediately and then disappeared like a stray dog." "But she was willing to admit that it was she who refused to cancel the engagement in order to avoid humiliating me." "Isn't that... gentle?" Xu Mobai tilted his head and scratched his forehead. Well, it can be considered gentle. He glanced at Bai Yuge. "What do you think, Brother Yun? After Feng Jingluo escapes the forbidden area..." "I'll wait for her to cancel the engagement," Bai Yuge interrupted. "What if she doesn't?" Yun Ruchen met his gaze, unbending. "Then don't cancel it." "It's not my wishful thinking. Although this was an accident, neither she nor I care much about this illusory marriage. It's up to her to cancel or not." Bai Yuge was speechless, and the atmosphere darkened for a moment. Xu Mobai fell back, muttering to himself, "Fight, fight!" Bai Yuge, however, took up his wine glass and emptied it, his eyes drifting to the corners of his eyes. "Since there's nothing else to do, Brother Xu, wander around the city by yourself. I need to return to my training, and this is a good time to send Young Master Yun back." He stood up, the jade pendant on his waist swaying with his body. "Please!" Yun Ruchen didn't refuse, and left with Bai Yuge. Xu Mobai watched them walk away, pouring his own drink. Although he said he was watching the show, he was actually just passing the time. Although he and Feng Jingluo had only met a few times and fought a few times in the secret realm. In his opinion, whether it was Bai Yuge or Yun Ruchen. No one would make Feng Jingluo fall in love. He shook his head, feeling ridiculous. Wine doesn't make people drunk, people get drunk by themselves. How could this light fruit wine make him confused? His sight drifted away with the clouds, and it seemed that he reproduced the scene of the secret realm of the seventy-seven Lianjue Mountains. He hid in the dense branches and leaves of the trees, looking at Feng Jingluo standing on the top of the mountain. She faced the full moon, as if she was about to ascend to the moon and fly into the sky. Yun Ruchen looked at the man beside him and spoke first: "What do you want to tell me?" "I'm not a rude person." Although they were both sword cultivators, Bai Yuge's temperament was much gentler. "I won't say shamelessly that you should leave Feng Jingluo again." "But I...

“Hahahahahahaha!”

Xu Mobai burst into laughter.

"Feng Jingluo is so gentle..." He couldn't stop laughing and wiped the moisture from the corners of his eyes with his hands.

"Brother Yun, where did you get the idea that Feng Jingluo Wenrou?" He was smiling for a while, then suddenly put away his smile and sat up straight.

With a dazed look on his face, he asked, "She...wouldn't be very gentle to you, would she?"

Bai Yuge looked at Xu Mobai with a cold gaze.

The latter lowered his head guiltily and covered his face with his hands.

Yun Ruchen chuckled, unaware that his expression was also tender at the moment. "Before everyone thinks I'm unworthy of her, I should immediately cancel the engagement and disappear like a lost dog."

"But she was willing to admit that it was she who refused to dissolve the engagement in order to save me from humiliation."

"Isn't that... gentle?"

Xu Mobai tilted his head and scratched his forehead. Well, it’s barely acceptable.

He glanced at Bai Yuge and asked, "What do you think, Brother Yun? After Feng Jingluo escaped from the forbidden area..."

"I'll wait for her to call off the engagement."

Bai Yuge interrupted, "What if she doesn't cancel it?"

Yun Ruchen met his gaze, refusing to back down despite the pressure. "Then don't cancel it."

"It's not my wishful thinking. Although this is an accident, neither she nor I care too much about this illusory marriage. It's up to her to cancel it or not."

Bai Yuge was speechless, and the atmosphere became depressing for a moment.

Xu Mobai fell backwards, muttering in his heart, fight, fight.

Bai Yuge picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, his eyes drifting to the corners of his eyes. "Since there's nothing else to do, Brother Xu, you can wander around the city by yourself. I need to go back to practice, so I'll just send Young Master Yun back."

He stood up, the jade pendant on his waist swaying with his body. "Please!"

Yun Ruchen did not refuse and left with Bai Yuge.

Xu Mobai watched them walk away and drank by himself.

Although he said he was watching the show, he was actually just killing time. Although he and Feng Jingluo had only met a few times and fought a few times in the secret realm.

In his opinion, whether it was Bai Yuge or Yun Ruchen, no one would make Feng Jingluo fall in love with them.

He shook his head, feeling ridiculous. It's not the wine that makes you drunk, it's you who makes you drunk. How could this light fruit wine make him so confused?

The sight drifted away with the clouds, and the scene of the secret realm of the seventy-seven Lianjue Mountains seemed to reappear.

He hid in the dense branches of the trees, looking at Feng Jingluo standing on the top of the mountain. She was facing the full moon, as if she was about to fly to the moon.

Yun Ruchen looked at the man beside him and spoke first: "What do you want to tell me?"

"I'm not a rude person." Bai Yuge, though also a sword cultivator, possessed a much gentler demeanor. "I won't brazenly ask you to leave Feng Jingluo again."

"But I still think you're not good enough for her."

Bai Yuge stopped and a barrier wrapped around the two of them, blocking out the sight and sound of others.

"I don't know what Young Master Yun's intentions are." He said frankly, "When Feng Jingluo and I first met at the foot of the mountain, I admired him."

"I knew she wasn't in the mood for love, so I thought of following her footsteps and staying by her side."

Bai Yuge suppressed his sigh. He practiced hard every day, but he couldn't resist a mistake. To say that he was not jealous was to overestimate him.

"But now, Shao Zong can be by her side day and night, and even has Feng Jingluo's protection." He said: "I am indeed dissatisfied, but it also gives me hope."

"If Brother Yun can do it, why can't I?"

Yun Ruchen has a casual and relaxed attitude, and his eyes look at the world with a desire to explore. It seems that he is outside the world, so he always has the attitude of a bystander.

Her eyes are pure and clear, and when she smiles, she feels as if she is in the wild mountains, happy and contented.

Bai Yuge is different. He is tall and has a dignified posture. Therefore, he is too tense and rarely reveals his emotions. The gray eyes caused by his martial arts skills do not make him look down on others, but they do not show any emotion either.

He is like a jade carving, beautiful yet silent.

Yun Ruchen laughed, seeming to find it amusing.

"The way you look at Feng Jingluo is like looking at the untouchable bright moon in the sky."

"If you think you're close to the bright moon just because it shines on me," he paused, his eyes darkening. "I advise you to give up. Feng Jingluo is just Feng Jingluo."

"She is never high in the sky, nor is she the moon you cannot reach, something you need to chase after."

"If you like her," he raised his finger and pressed it against Bai Yuge's shoulder. "Please treat her as a person first."

He walked towards the barrier, touched it with his palm, and the barrier rippled. "I don't know why Feng Jingluo treats me differently."

"I don't seek love, nor do I want to be with her until we get married. She is not the kind of person who will just follow the rules without thinking."

"I just think she's beautiful and gentle." Yun Ruchen tapped the barrier with his fingers, signaling Bai Yuge to let him go. "If I could have a friend like this by my side for a few months when I was young, even if life seems like a dream, in my short hundred years, I could still travel the world and remember her often."

The barrier opened and Yun Ruchen walked out. He looked back at Bai Yuge's furrowed brows.

"I don't want to live forever." So it is impossible for me to go away moon by moon.

Yun Ruchen walked away, his hands tucked into his wide sleeves. It was rare for his words to contain a hint of rebuke, as if he were trying to intimidate someone by taking advantage of the situation.

He shook his head and laughed, then walked towards Dengtian Pavilion.

Feng Jingluo heard footsteps coming in, finished his training and walked out of the room. Just as he was standing beside the stone table, Yun Ruchen also walked in with something in his hand.

He placed the paper-wrapped pastry on the table, speaking as casually as possible. "The pastry shop I came across on the road said it was made with magical rice and nourishing magical herbs, and it tasted delicious."

The paper under the knot was printed with a red seal, a plum blossom.

"I've been to Qinzhou City before and stayed there for a while."

Yun Ruchen tilted his head in confusion.

Feng Jingluo continued, "I've tried the cakes from Meihualuo's shop."

Yun Ruchen turned his head away in embarrassment, scratching his cheek awkwardly.

So she knew it was not on the way, and she might even have to take a longer detour.

"Thank you." Feng Jingluo untied the hemp rope, opened the oil paper, revealing the pale pink flower-shaped pastry inside.

She thought Yun Ruchen was very interesting. She always blushed easily, and she didn't know if it was because of the heat or because she was naturally shy.

Pick up the pastry and put it in your mouth. There is a light floral fragrance and some sweetness. The smell of herbs is processed cleanly and is almost undetectable.

She took a piece of cake and handed it to Yun Ruchen. She asked, "Young Master, did you come back alone?"

"I said goodbye to Brother Xu in front of the wine shop, walked with Bai Yuge for a while, and then came back alone."

"What did he say?"

"This..." It's not good to let him talk about others behind their backs. "We just had a brief chat."

"If I say anything unpleasant, Ruchen can tell me."

Yun Ruchen waved his hand, "Brother Bai is an upright gentleman and has never said anything disrespectful of me."

Feng Jingluo put the last piece of cake into her mouth. Her ponytail hair fell in front of her chest and she hooked it with her little finger and brushed it behind her.

"Since I stayed in the sect, I often practiced in the Sword Tomb. When I went down the mountain, I rarely interacted with others. I don't know when I became famous, but now a group of people regard me as some unattainable god."

"You make decisions for me under the pretext of what is right and proper."

He spread his five fingers, and the clear water that appeared in the air washed away the debris on his fingers. "In the matter of clearing the Tanzhou Mountains, I'm sure many people will think they can replace the Young Master."

"One hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones will attract some self-righteous and brainless people to cause trouble for the Young Sect Master."

“Is it annoying to enter the dust?”

Yun Ruchen shook his head. Feng Jingluo in front of him was supporting herself on the table with one hand, her body slightly tilted. Her figure was outlined by her tight clothes, and the sunset glow like a burning flame spread from behind her.

But she just stared at her with her calm black eyes, as if she found the eye contact boring, and moved her eyes across his face unscrupulously.

Move from the eyebrows and eyes to the bridge of the nose, lips, throat, and continue downward.

The sight is not dirty or uncomfortable, it is just absent-minded and wandering around at will.

But Yun Ruchen found it hard to resist. He tensed his body and wanted to dodge, but it was difficult for him to escape. He could only endure it with red ears.

"...I'm not upset."

"Since you have made this decision, you must have your reasons."

"There's no reason," Feng Jingluo said. "I'm tired of thieves who dare to touch anything that belongs to me."

"I've been practicing till now, but there are still people who overestimate their own abilities and try to challenge me."

"The Qinzhou Mountains are the punishment they deserve."

Feng Jingluo stood up straight, "Do you think I'm cruel and cold-blooded?"

Yun Ruchen still shook his head, "If you hadn't come to rescue me in time, I would have been abducted to that Lanyu Palace."

"Besides, the mountains are full of evil cultivators. Eliminating them is acting in the name of justice. You haven't killed innocent people."

He pinched the pastry with his fingers, leaving fingerprints on it, and put it in his mouth to taste it, lowering his eyes to block his thoughtful gaze.

Are you saying this to him to explain why you did this?

Obviously, there is no need to care about his thoughts.

Feng Jingluo raised the corner of his lips slightly, but Yun Ruchen didn't see it.

"I know that the Young Master doesn't want to get entangled with those people. If there are rude people who offend you in the future, Ruchen must tell me."

After confirming that Yun Ruchen had returned, it was time for her to continue practicing.

"Ruchen, don't leave the Ascension Pavilion alone in the next few days. There might be evil cultivators who will risk sneaking into Qinzhou City."

"It's getting late, go get some rest."

Yun Ruchen swallowed the pastry and walked obediently to the door.

When his hand touched the door, he paused and turned around, the afterglow of the sun shining in his eyes.

"good evening."

Feng Jingluo was slightly startled, then smiled softly: "Good night."

He pushed the door open and entered the room, pressing his palm to his burning forehead. He had been so brazen in advising Bai Yuge before, so why did he become so reserved when he turned around and met Feng Jingluo?

Her eyes were innocent, she was just considerately taking care of him at the behest of his mother and father.

Is it because I have never been exposed to such kindness and care that I feel uneasy when I meet Feng Jingluo?

Like a sunflower meeting the sun, circling around it, when did he become good at blooming?

I bought some cakes specially...

But the attempt to cover it up makes it even more obvious.

She held her face with both hands, and her eyelashes, which appeared between her fingers, trembled before closing tightly.

Feng Jingluo practiced all night and ended his practice because he heard noisy shouting outside the door again.

Xu Mobai hosted them and invited them to Yusheng Tower to listen to music and drink tea.

He likes to be mysterious and do some romantic but meaningless things. In ordinary people's eyes, he is just a playboy.