Young Master of Nine Star Pavilion
Chapter Two
Jiangning is thousands of miles away from Xiaobieshan. Why would Chen Muyao suddenly appear here? Zhou Yulin found it somewhat puzzling.
Xiaobieshan has strict rules and will not allow its disciples to go down the mountain without permission.
If it were true that this person came here in the dark specifically to take lives, that would be quite possible.
Zhou Yulin glanced around, silently confirming her inner thoughts.
Hmm, very good. Tonight is a dark and stormy night for murder.
In short, it's best to be cautious.
First, rebirth is an utterly absurd thing, something Zhou Yulin herself doesn't understand, let alone dare to tell others.
Secondly, he currently has no spiritual power and cannot even withstand a single move from Chen Muyao. If he were killed by him, then so be it.
The woman raised her head, but her stunningly beautiful face failed to elicit even the slightest ripple in the young man's eyes. To exaggerate slightly, Chen Muyao looked at him almost as if he were a dead man, devoid of any emotional expression, utterly cold and indifferent.
Indeed, Chen Muyao is now the young master of the Nine Star Pavilion, and countless beauties flock to his side. He has seen all kinds of beauties, so such a reaction is normal.
"Stupid." Zhou Yulin was about to retort when a fiery red arrow hurtled towards her. It was so fast that even Zhou Yulin barely managed to dodge it. Unexpectedly, the arrow seemed to have eyes, circling back and coming back. There was no way to avoid it. Seeing the arrow pointing straight at her brow, in this critical moment, with nothing to lose, Zhou Yulin shouted to the person watching the battle from the tree, "Chen Muyao!"
A pure, silvery-white spiritual energy beam streaked out, swallowing the arrow whole. Before Zhou Yulin could even react to the assassination attempt, she heard the man ask in confusion, "How do you know my name?"
This is... awkward. Leaving aside the fact that she's not the Zhou Yulin of the past and has never met Chen Muyao before, she should, in this Jiangning mortal realm, not know much about sects.
While Zhou Yulin was pondering how to answer, Chen Muyao was also sizing her up.
His eyes narrowed slightly, somewhat puzzled. The woman in front of him was very ordinary, seemingly a pampered young lady who had never experienced hardship. Chen Muyao had seen many people like this before, and they were no different.
After much deliberation, Zhou Yulin reluctantly admitted, "Actually...actually..."
Actually, you're quite famous. She couldn't bring herself to say it. Thinking back to her past life, she was renowned for her beauty, described by outsiders as the aloof and unapproachable Fairy Lingyue. How could she possibly say such spineless things to her former nemesis in this life?
"Do you perhaps know me?"
I've read about you in novels.
The two spoke at the same time. Chen Muyao was stunned and frowned, asking, "Have you read about me in a novel?" At that moment, a book just slipped off Zhou Yulin's body. Before Zhou Yulin could pick it up, the young man nimbly flipped over and landed on the roof, picking up the book titled "The Genius Young Master Falls in Love with Me: My Sweet Wife Runs Away with a Baby in the Human Realm."
Suddenly, the air seemed to freeze.
The boy curled his lips and coldly uttered a single word, "Heh."
It's cold, cold to the core.
Sure enough, it was the same Chen Muyao I knew, the one who could drive anyone crazy.
Zhou Yulin was thinking of taking advantage of Chen Muyao's inattention to snatch the book back first, but unexpectedly Chen Muyao threw it directly into his own Qiankun bag.
The young man's hair ribbon was slightly blown back by the wind. He moved a little closer and asked with a forced smile, "What, is this book something you're ashamed to show off?"
Zhou Yulin sincerely thought to herself, "It's not a question of whether I can meet the person or not, it's a question of whether you can accept it." June liked reading these kinds of books, and she probably forgot to take them out of her fur coat pocket sometime ago. But thankfully, she covered for Zhou Yulin with a lie.
Zhou Yulin explained, "The book says that the young master of the Nine Star Pavilion is named Chen Muyao, and the words used to describe him all highlight his handsome appearance, which means he must be quite good-looking. In addition, he wears a jade pendant with the character 'Yao' engraved on it, so I boldly guessed that the young master is Chen Muyao from the novel." Although this sounded hypocritical, it wasn't entirely made up by Zhou Yulin.
That year, during her training at Buzhou Mountain, she accidentally entered a cave and unexpectedly encountered the severely injured Chen Muyao in a secret realm. The young man had a high fever, and in his lucid moments, he repeatedly uttered only one word to Zhou Yulin: "Get out."
Later, Zhou Yulin really did roll away, yes, she rolled into his arms.
She woke up in the middle of the night and found the boy leaning against the wall, his face unusually pale. Out of concern, she moved closer and heard him whispering that he was cold.
Although they were mortal enemies, a life was at stake, and she couldn't just stand by and watch someone die. So she took off some of her own warm clothes and gave them to Chen Muyao so he could stay warm.
After doing all this, she stayed awake for a while, then turned her head and found the boy curled up in a ball, still shivering silently from the cold. She sighed.
Zhou Yulin hesitated for a few seconds, then, disregarding the difference between men and women, snuggled into the boy's arms and used her already meager spiritual energy to clear his veins. That was the best opportunity for Zhou Yulin to kill Chen Muyao, but she gently placed her hand on his neck, feeling his pulse for a long time without making a move.
They're always at the point of fighting or kissing; they're like oil and water.
The boy silently hugged the girl in his arms tighter, their hair intertwined, as if they were clutching the last straw.
When Chen Muyao woke up, she immediately started fighting with Zhou Yulin.
At that moment, Zhou Yulin didn't see the boy's blushing earlobes, but instead focused her gaze on the unremarkable jade pendant at the boy's waist, quietly imprinting a single character—"Yao".
Chen Muyao didn't point out that Zhou Yulin's jade pendant didn't have any inscriptions, and said indifferently, "You seem to know quite a lot."
Zhou Yulin wasn't stupid; she naturally understood the subtle sarcasm in Chen Muyao's words. However, at this moment, she was under someone else's roof, and whoever was stronger was in charge. She could only pretend not to understand. After all, what could be more humiliating than bowing down and begging for help from a former nemesis?
It turns out that it really does exist.
"You have a useless spiritual root?" Before Zhou Yulin could ask how the other person could tell at a glance, she noticed that the other person was looking at her with a slight frown. "You really are a piece of trash."
"..." Zhou Yulin was so badly called a good-for-nothing that she didn't know what to say for a moment.
I'm so annoyed, but I can't get back at them.
A useless spiritual root only appears once every thousand years, and he himself was one of them. He didn't know whether it was a blessing or a curse.
Zhou Yulin knew that while beauty was a good thing in this world, beauty without strength would eventually bring disaster.
However, the world is vast, so even if her spiritual root is destroyed, Zhou Yulin believes that there will eventually be a cultivation law that belongs to her.
Besides, cultivation isn't the only path for me.
The moonlight swayed, and the autumn breeze caressed her face. The boy under the moon was nowhere to be seen. It all seemed to be just a fleeting dream of Zhou Yulin.
The bright red spiritual fruits hanging on the branches, almost dripping blood, reminded Zhou Yulin that this was not a dream.
She truly survived, and after being pierced through the heart by her senior brother's sword, she lived on again under a different identity.
The next morning,
"Miss, I heard that the temple was robbed yesterday. All the fruit of the sacred tree in the temple was picked. I really don't know who did such a despicable thing!" June was still speaking angrily, not noticing that Zhou Yulin's hand holding the chopsticks paused.
Yesterday, after Chen Muyao disappeared, Zhou Yulin lost interest in picking fruit and went back to her room to sleep.
Zhou Yulin knew that spiritual fruits were extremely rare in the human realm, not because the seeds were rare, but because the environmental requirements for growing spiritual fruits were extremely strict. The abundance of spiritual fruits on Guilai Peak was due to Zhou Yulin's ten years of unwavering care, which allowed them to bear fruit and thrive.
Thinking about this week, Yu Lin inevitably started to feel sad again. She wondered if anyone would take care of those spiritual fruits after she left, and if they would all die when she returned.
"Miss, you must be careful these days!" Before Zhou Yulin could even ask any questions, the maid said to her, "With such a beautiful face as Miss, I'm afraid thieves won't be able to resist you."
Zhou Yulin: ...
"How long have we been at the temple in June?"
"Miss, it's been three months."
Three months have passed. "Have you ever thought about going back to the Zhou family?"
June curled her lips and said, "Those relatives of the Zhou family, back then the master was so polite to them, but now they've let wolves into the house. Now the Zhou family is controlled by them. I think if you go back, Miss will be bullied. It's better to stay in this temple and be more at ease."
"However, they may not think that way in June. Guanyin Temple is located in a remote area. Even if your young lady died in the temple, it would only be a matter of saying it lightly."
June looked horrified. "But they sent people to harm Miss?"
"In June, I will return to the Zhou family, and I will return in a dignified and honorable manner."
Looking at the girl's eyes, June felt that since the young lady jumped into the river and woke up, she seemed to have changed. It was like a piece of jade that was originally crystal clear, but now this piece of jade had been carefully carved and polished, radiating a dazzling light that could outshine the scorching sun.
June thought this change was ultimately a good thing; at least the young lady seemed to be radiating a glow, a glow of vitality.
Returning to the Zhou family is not difficult; a letter will suffice, and someone from the Zhou family will come. The real challenge is how to make a grand and impressive return.
"And," Zhou Yulin laughed radiantly, "it would be best if I could make it to my ex-fiancé's wedding."
Zhou Yulin had no feelings for this shameless fiancé; she simply disliked him. In short, she disliked all scumbag men.
"Miss, why did you write to the Xu family instead of the Zhou family?"
Zhou Yulin tapped June's nose with the end of her pen and smiled gently, "It's a secret."
"secret?"
"Okay, I'll tell you when we get back."
The Xu family and the Zhou family are at odds. If the Zhou family doesn't like Zhou Yulin, then the enemy of my enemy is Zhou Yulin's friend. June touched the tip of her nose and stammered, "Miss is really good at keeping secrets."
"By the way, how much silver do we have left?"
"Miss, that's all."
Zhou Yulin looked at the nearly empty sachet and remained silent for only a second. She quickly picked up the small sachet containing loose silver and instructed, "I'm going out tonight."
At the foot of the mountain, a gambling den was bustling with people, their faces flushed from shouting. The dealers played games with the players, calmly manipulating the cards in their hands.
In a gambling den, the dealer's winnings are called "power and prestige." The losers, on the other hand, lose everything and can only scramble out of the gambling den in a panic. That's considered good; the worst case scenario is being beaten to the point of near death, covered in blood, and then thrown out the door.
Gamblers either gamble with money or with their lives.
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