Chapter 15 Jealousy The book says, this is called jealousy
Archery is easy for Ji Xun, but teaching Yun Xi is another matter.
First, practice drawing the bow.
Yun Xi stood not far from the straw target. Ji Xun put his arm around her shoulders from behind, his thin, cold hands adjusting her grip. He was only an inch away from Yun Xi, leaning down, his cold, silver face against her cheek.
The man's black boots were pressed tightly against hers, and his red skirt fell to the ground, its fluttering hem swaying gently, caressing the surface of his boots.
Yun Xi finally drew her bow, but at that moment, it was hard not to pay attention to Ji Xun behind her. She felt the warm breath beside her earlobe, as if she could smell his unique cool fragrance.
Sensing her distraction, a voice without any fluctuations rang out in her ears, low and magnetic, making her ears numb:
"Your Highness, look ahead."
When Yun Xi came to her senses, Ji Xun had already let go of her hand. An arrow shot out from the bowstring, and before she could react, it had already hit the target thirty steps away, right in the bull's eye.
When the people around heard the sound of the arrow breaking through the air, they all looked sideways and expressed admiration.
Jingwen Hall's straw targets were divided into several levels, with each level measuring ten steps. A female shooter who could hit a target within twenty steps was considered excellent. Going above that level would be a test of her true skills.
Yun Xi felt a little embarrassed because she knew that Ji Xun had shot the arrow using her hand.
"One more time." Yun Xi took a deep breath.
"Um."
Ji Xun didn't say much, but held her hand and taught her several times.
Every movement he made was perfect, quick and efficient. Yun Xi's fingers were almost rubbed raw and she was sweating profusely from exhaustion, but he acted like nothing had happened, as if he had just warmed up.
After practicing over and over again, Yun Xi finally found some tricks and was able to barely hit the target, but he was exhausted and out of breath.
"Ji Xun, what's the farthest target you can hit?" Yun Xi asked while fanning the wind.
He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, slowly and methodically, wiping each slender, pale finger, and asked coldly, "Which target do you want me to shoot at, Your Highness?"
Yun Xi felt that she had been making a fool of herself just now and she had to save some face. She pointed her finger horizontally and said, "Hit the farthest one. I'll reward you when we get back."
The servants brought by other children from noble families were also shooting arrows. Their role was to highlight the power of their masters, but Yun Xi was completely being contrasted.
Hearing this, Ji Xun asked, "What reward?"
Yun Xi hadn't thought it through; she just said it casually. Money, if given too much, would be a nuisance, and treasures, Ji Xun would just sell them for money.
"I'll owe you money for now and pay you back later when I think of it." Yun Xi kicked his black boots. "Go quickly."
She was wearing a pair of scarlet phoenix-embroidered boots, and her outstretched feet were not even as big as his palms. When she kicked him, it felt soft and not painful at all, just like being stepped on by a cat's claws.
His gaze passed over the small feet almost imperceptibly, then retracted without anyone noticing. Ji Xun's expression remained indifferent and calm.
He took a large bow from the bow stand, which weighed a full four stones, and set three arrows on it.
At the same time, General Xie, who was standing nearby watching the students practice, frowned and shook his head at Duan Song beside him: "A bunch of paper tigers, a disgrace to the customs of the Great Wei."
"Looking at it this way, you, young master, are the only one who is qualified and has not brought shame to your father."
General Xie came from the Zhenxi Army and was stationed at the border all year round. He was strict with his soldiers and naturally looked down on this group of tender-skinned second-generation officials.
Duan Song was about to answer with a smile when they suddenly caught a glimpse of a long arrow flying across the shooting range. It shot through the farthest target in the middle of the field with unstoppable force, piercing the target from a hundred paces away.
The next three shots also hit the bull's eye very accurately.
"Oh?" A hint of surprise flashed in General Xie's eyes. He looked in the direction where the arrow came from and saw Ji Xun in black.
"Who is that...?"
Duan Song glanced at the unaware Ji Xun and said quickly, "This is the guard from the princess's residence, his name is Ji Xun. He defeated the master of the Western Palace Jinyiwei at Her Highness Roujia's birthday banquet."
"It sounds like you are very familiar with the guard in the princess's mansion?" General Xie glanced at him, his military look serious and intimidating without even being angry.
"He was supposed to be my guard, but unfortunately His Highness Roujia got there first," Duan Song said. "Putting aside personal grudges, his qualifications are indeed superior."
General Xie stared at Ji Xun for a moment, and Ji Xun also noticed it and looked back coldly. General Xie suddenly smiled: "What a sharp young man, indeed, it's a pity that he was abducted by Roujia, a naughty girl."
"Since the prince knows him, why don't you pass on a message for me later? If he is interested, he can join my army."
On the other side, Yun Xi watched Ji Xun shoot three arrows. Even though she pointed at the farthest target, all her arrows hit the target.
“…”
She was silent.
It seems that she is the most embarrassed person in the entire shooting range.
At first, he lied to her that he only knew a little bit, but it was obvious that he was extremely proficient in it.
"Ji Xun, how come you know everything?" Yun Xi muttered, quite resentful.
This makes her, who is about the same age as her, look like a loser. In the same ten years, what have others learned, and what has she been doing?
Besides, she was a princess of a country, with countless resources at her disposal. Although I didn't know what Ji Xun's family background was before she became a slave, it shouldn't be better than hers.
She really should study hard.
Thinking about this, Yun Xi wanted to stand up and continue practicing, but she found that her butt was numb from sitting and she almost fell back. Fortunately, Ji Xun was quick-eyed and quick-handed and caught her in time.
Yun Xi: “…”
Dead leg, fighting for dignity.
"Your Highness is not strong enough, it's because this bow is too heavy." Ji Xun's eyes were calm as he held her steady.
At this moment, the scene of the two people pulling each other fell into the eyes of Xie Yange who was passing by. This time he stopped, narrowed his eyes, and folded his arms to look at them: "Her Highness Roujia is worthy of being a model of a royal princess, pulling and tugging in public."
Yun Xi knew that he was deliberately mocking her, and immediately retorted: "Unlike Miss Xie, if she sleeps with a man in the future, I don't know if she is gay."
Xie Yange looked down at his own body, which was as flat as it could be, but secretly he was indeed a man, and the word "Duanxiu" was simply meant to disgust him.
Xie Yange snorted coldly, "Why don't you ask Your Highness Roujia to stay after class and let Your Highness see if I'm really gay?"
Yun Xi rolled her eyes at him: "...No one cares about you."
In fact, of all the characters in her restrictive relationships, the one she couldn't understand the most was Xie Yan Ge. Just from the fact that he dressed as a woman in front of outsiders, it was clear that he was a mentally ill pervert.
He obviously hated her so much, hated that she said he was like a man, but he tried his best to prove that he was a man in bed.
If he can even get hard in front of his long-time enemy, then Xie Yan Ge is quite a character, an incurable psychopath.
Finally, Xie Yange left, and Yun Xi snorted coldly.
She turned around and found Ji Xun still staring at Xie Yange's back, so she poked him: "Why are you looking at him?"
Ji Xun didn’t know that Xie Yange was a man, and his appearance was exactly the type that Chang’an nobles liked. Could it be that Ji Xun also thought Xie Yange was handsome?
"You can flirt with my sisters, but you can't fall for Xie Yan Ge," Yun Xi reminded.
Ji Xun retracted his gaze and said calmly, "He is a man."
Yun Xi: “?”
Yun Xi was surprised: "You noticed it too?"
"It's obvious." Ji Xun had been observing and caught some clues.
"I said he was pretending very poorly, but it's a pity that the other young masters in Chang'an seemed to be blind." Yun Xi couldn't help but complain.
Ji Xun pondered for a moment and then asked, "When did I flirt with His Highness's sister?"
Yun Xi: "You can accept their sachets, don't you have any eye contact?"
Ji Xun's forehead jumped: "...I threw away the sachet."
"Oh, but the flirting is also true."
Ji Xun was silent: "..."
He didn't know what to say next, but at this moment he finally understood what Duan Song had said to him that day, that women always like to bring up old things.
Even if he didn't remember what those princesses looked like, Yun Xi wouldn't believe it if he told others.
"Is Your Highness jealous?" Ji Xun thought for a moment and came up with a suitable word.
Yun Xi's eyes widened, her cheeks suddenly flushed, and she said, "Where did you learn that? Why should I be jealous of you?"
She just felt a little guilty because she knew that Ji Xun followed her simply because she gave him benefits.
If someone else gave him similar benefits, he would still be loyal to that person.
Ji Xun's eyelashes trembled slightly, as if he was thinking deeply: "Isn't this the way to use this word?"
A few days ago, when he was helping Yun Xi with her homework, she often lay over the table reading storybooks. Sometimes she fell asleep while reading, and he would clean up for her.
I came across this word by chance.
The storybook says that if a girl gets angry because a man looks at another girl, it is called jealousy, and vice versa.
Although he didn't understand, Yun Xi's behavior was very similar.
"You only get jealous when you like someone, and I don't like you." Yun Xi crossed her arms and said, "I just hate it when other people touch my things."
After saying that, Yun Xi regretted it again.
wrong.
How could she say Ji Xun was a thing?
What if his self-esteem is hurt and he refuses to follow her anymore?
Yun Xi was about to open her mouth to explain, but Ji Xun nodded calmly: "I understand. I will try my best."
His tone was calm and his eyes were clear of any anger or humiliation. It was a genuine and simple reaction.
"What are you working hard for?" Yun Xi pricked up her ears.
Is he trying to make her like him? That's impossible. Ji Xun shouldn't have any feelings for her.
Besides, they hadn't known each other for long, so wasn't this too fast...
“Try to learn to refuse favors from others.”
Yun Xi: “…”
She had to admit, sometimes she admired him, saying he was extremely insensitive, that he dealt with his enemies without hesitation, that he was sharp, but sometimes he was like a silly dog.
"Alas, with your brain, I'm afraid others will bully you when you go out in the future."
He is so handsome, and when half of his face is covered, he has the kind of appearance that all the noble ladies in Chang'an like. If she is not around, his emotional intelligence will definitely be lowered by outsiders, and he probably won't even know that he has lost his virginity.
Forget it, she'd better protect him reluctantly in the future.
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