Chapter 20 Heart-wrenching
The shopkeeper realized his misunderstanding when he saw this. His face flushed, and he smiled awkwardly, saying, "So you two are a couple. Then you can divide the rooms among yourselves."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper took out three wooden plaques from the drawer under the counter. The wooden plaques had an aged luster, and the words "Ya", "You" and "Liang" were engraved on them in ancient fonts.
Tan Tai Lie glanced casually, then reached out and took the wooden sign with the word "Ya" written on it, and naturally put his arm around Tang Xiaoyun's waist, as if this was the most ordinary action.
Tang Xiaoyun's body stiffened, as if he had been hit by acupuncture points. He was as stiff as a piece of wood and could only let him hug him. The two of them went up to the elegant room on the second floor.
The remaining two wooden signs, "Excellent" and "Good", were placed on the counter.
Ye Lan's eyes lit up, and he subconsciously reached out to grab the wooden sign with the word "Excellent". His movements were so fast that they almost brought up a gust of wind.
"Um?"
Bai Chuan glanced over slowly, his eyes seemed to carry a thousand pounds of weight, which made Ye Lan's hand freeze.
Ye Lan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly reached out to the wooden sign with the word "Liang" in it. He laughed dryly and said, "Hehe... The "You" room is naturally reserved for Master. My second junior brother and I can live in the "Liang" room."
"Well, the boy is teachable." Bai Chuan nodded at Ye Lan in appreciation, then took the wooden sign with the word "Excellent" and walked slowly towards the room with the words "Second Excellent" with his hands behind his back.
Ye Lan breathed a sigh of relief only after Bai Chuan's figure disappeared around the corner of the stairs. He looked at Chu Xiao with a bitter face and shrugged, his face full of helplessness.
Chu Xiao patted his shoulder, and the two of them smiled bitterly at each other. It was because they were insignificant and had little influence.
In the Ya room, candlelight flickered.
Tang Xiaoyun felt uncomfortable all over because Tan Tai Lie's hand was still on his waist.
The hand seemed to be burning hot, making the skin on his waist feel slightly hot.
He took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound steady: "Master, you can let me go now."
Tang Xiaoyun reached out to push him away, but the scene of the two of them sleeping in each other's arms in the cave kept appearing in his mind.
In the dim cave, body temperatures blended, breathing could be heard...
Thinking of this, Tang Xiaoyun's face flushed red. He pinched his thigh secretly and complained in his heart: [Damn it! I must have been influenced by the big devil to have such crazy thoughts.]
Catching a glimpse of his shy look, Tan Tai Lie snorted softly, a hint of mockery on his lips. He pinched his chin through the veil, exerting a little force, forcing Tang Xiaoyun to look up and meet his gaze. "Why, haven't you always wanted to sleep with me? I can grant your wish today."
[What the hell? Who wants to sleep with me? Don't be so self-indulgent!]
Tang Xiaoyun complained in her heart, but pretended to be docile on the surface: "Master, I am injured and it is not convenient for me to do what you wish."
Hearing his inconsistency, Tan Tai Lie slowly tightened the fingers that were pinching his chin, his tone becoming noticeably colder. "Oh? Back in Muyun Town, I saw that you didn't seem to be bothered by your injury."
"That's different..."
"How is it different?" Tan Tai Lie interrupted him, flicked his chin away, and said coldly with a cold glint in his pupils, "Tang Xiaoyun, don't forget your identity!"
Tang Xiaoyun was shocked: [Oh no, the big devil seems to be really angry this time.]
The system was also worried for him, [Host, how about you sacrifice yourself once? If the big devil really gets angry, you might not be able to withstand it.]
[I don't have the hobby of listening to your farts.]
Seeing that he wouldn't listen, the system reminded him: [How are you going to complete the task? Time is running out.]
This time, Tang Xiaoyun was determined not to follow the system. It was just a punishment, he could bear it!
[This time, no matter how you threaten me, I won't do it. Whatever you say, take it as it comes!]
After listening to the conversation between the system and Tang Xiaoyun, Tan Tai Lie curled his lips in a cold smile and walked towards the bed step by step.
He sat down on the edge of the bed, legs apart, elbows on knees, chin resting on his palms, staring at Tang Xiaoyun with interest, his eyes saying: Very good, he's waiting!
The atmosphere was tense for a moment, so quiet that one could hear the crackling of the burning candle.
At this depressing and suffocating moment, there was a knock on the door.
“Knock knock knock!”
"who?"
Tan Tai Lie asked in a cold voice, anger still lingering in his voice.
Bai Chuan, who was outside the door, was stunned. He could hear that Tan Tai Lie's voice sounded a little unhappy, but he still said with a brave face: "Master, we have caught a tail."
Tan Tai Lie raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Tang Xiaoyun, whose eyes were also full of confusion.
Tan Tai Lie pondered for a moment and said, "Bring him in."
"Yes!" Baichuan responded.
After a while, the door opened and Bai Chuan walked in first, followed by Ye Lan and Chu Xiao. Between them was a young man who was tied up.
After Tang Xiaoyun saw the man's appearance clearly, he blurted out subconsciously: "Why is it you?"
[He has been following us? ]
The system replied: [That’s right, and his identity is very suspicious.]
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the room looked at the young man who was tied up.
The boy was stunned, wondering why everyone was looking at him like that.
Just as everyone was curious about the young man's identity, the system continued: [He is Gongsun Ji, the young master of the Xuanfeng Sect from Yudu Mountain.]
Tang Xiaoyun felt strangely familiar when he heard the name: [I feel like I've heard this name somewhere before.]
The system was silent for a few seconds, as if trying to organize its words. It coughed lightly and said, "Of course I've heard of it, because he's the stumbling block between you and the big devil."
Tang Xiaoyun was stunned and asked: [What do you mean? ]
The system sighed helplessly: [This means he is the love rival of the great evil.]
"What?!"
The Shirakawa trio exclaimed, their eyes widening as they once again looked at the boy in disbelief.
Tang Xiaoyun was startled by their sudden exclamation and looked confused, completely unaware of why Baichuan and the other two reacted this way.
"Elder Bai, what's wrong with you?" Tang Xiaoyun asked tentatively.
Baichuan and the other two finally reacted. Baichuan quickly coughed twice to cover up his loss of composure and explained, "No, nothing, we just have stomach discomfort and are yelling nonsense."
"…oh…"
Tang Xiaoyun looked at the three of them strangely, then asked the system again: [What love rival? Please explain clearly.]
Seeing that he hadn't memorized the rest of the story, the system rolled its eyes at him and grumbled, "When I told you to study, you were playing marbles. Now you're completely clueless."
Tang Xiaoyun retorted angrily: [Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly.]
The system sighed and explained: [In the original story, when you were being tortured by the great demon, Gongsun Ji sacrificed himself to save you. As a result, you fell in love with another man and remained chaste for him. In the end, your body was burned to ashes by the great demon.]
Hearing this, Tang Xiaoyun shuddered all over: [Oh my god, so miserable? I guess I need to stay away from him.]
After hearing this, Tan Tai Lie, who was originally unhappy because of hearing about his love rival, finally had a smile on his face.
You still have self-awareness.
Baichuan and the other two looked at the young man with hatred at the same time. The three of them shared the same hatred and were determined not to let this kid get close to the young lady.
[But system, shouldn't I be tortured by the big devil at the end? Why did Gongsun Ji appear in the plot so early?]
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