Chapter 45 Is he your old flame? ? ? ...
"Si..." Xia Chongyun began, but after glancing around, he hesitated slightly before solemnly addressing her as "Elder Si Yao."
In terms of seniority, Si Yao is of the same generation as Xia Chongyun's master, so he should indeed address Si Yao that way.
Seeing that Xia Chongyun had already arrived, Si Yao could only reply, "Chongyun."
The way he called out "Chongyun" was quite affectionate, which made Xia Chongyun overjoyed.
Just then, another disciple of the Seven Stars Temple was sitting next to Si Yao. Xia Chongyun gave him a wink, and the disciple wisely stood up.
It wasn't until Xia Chongyun sat down next to Si Yao that Li Ye, who was on the other side, finally looked over.
Those long eyes held an endless chill.
“Junior Brother Xiao Ye is here too,” Xia Chongyun said.
Li Ye frowned, not wanting to pay him any attention.
However, Xia Chongyun's eyes were full of Si Yao at this moment, so he didn't care and immediately said to Si Yao, "Elder Si Yao, seven years have passed since we last parted."
His tone was very familiar. Si Yao nodded, "It's been seven years. Your cultivation seems to have improved even more."
As the chief disciple of the Seven Stars Temple Master, Xia Chongyun is young and promising. At the age of twenty-seven, he has already reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.
For the younger generation of disciples at the Seven Stars Temple, achieving such a level of cultivation at this age is truly remarkable.
Xia Chongyun looked proud, but remained very humble. "I'm not very talented, so I have to start early and work harder."
At this point, Xia Chongyun couldn't help but glance at Li Ye, "This junior brother Li Ye looks very young, he seems to be under twenty years old."
Before Li Ye could speak, Si Yao said, "You have keen insight; you just came of age a few months ago."
Xia Chongyun's eyes widened, and he kept praising, "That's great, unlike me, who's almost thirty."
Si Yao casually comforted her, "So what if you're thirty? To me, you're all still very young."
At this moment, Xia Chongyun had already peeled an orange and handed it to Si Yao, saying, "Try this, it's very sweet."
After saying that, he even broke off a segment of orange and fed it to Si Yao's mouth.
Si Yao quickly reached out and took it, saying, "I can do it myself."
Seeing this, Li Ye frowned and couldn't help but ask Si Yao, "Are Senior Brother Xia and Master old friends?"
Unexpectedly, Xia Chongyun preemptively responded, "That's right, several years ago, when I first met Si Yao... Elder Si Yao, it was at Xingyang Mountain..."
He paused, then turned to look at Si Yao, as if hinting at something, "It may have been a long time ago. I wonder if Elder Si Yao still remembers what happened at Xingyang Mountain?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Si Yao's shoulders trembled slightly, and she stammered, nodding, "I...I remember."
Seeing her guilty look, Li Ye frowned even more. He pondered the two people in front of him, but couldn't quite determine what their relationship was.
Without realizing it, a sense of irritation rose in my heart.
He cursed himself inwardly, wondering what Si Yao's relationship with Xia Chongyun had to do with him.
He turned around, lowered his head, and drank a cup of fermented rice wine directly.
Si Yao, who was on the other side, was only focused on dealing with Xia Chongyun's questions and had no idea about Li Ye's reaction.
Hearing Si Yao's reply, Xia Chongyun smiled even more warmly. He said, "I have always kept what you said that day in mind. If you come to me again next time, I am willing to give it a try."
"Okay, okay." Si Yao's eyes darted away, and she glanced at Li Ye beside her unintentionally.
She didn't want Xia Chongyun to keep bringing up Xingyang Mountain, so she pointed to the delicacies on the table and said, "Chongyun, eat."
Xia Chongyun naturally listened to Si Yao and obediently picked up a few bites of food to eat.
He wanted to catch up with Si Yao, but several disciples from the Seven Stars Temple had already come over and pulled him to another table for drinks.
As he stood up, Xia Chongyun was still a little reluctant to leave. He turned back to look at Si Yao and smiled at her.
"Who is he? Your old flame?"
Only after Xia Chongyun had sat far away did Li Ye finally ask the question that had been bothering him.
Si Yao was drinking fruit wine when she choked on it several times.
Her face quickly turned red, whether from choking or some other reason, it was unclear.
Seeing Li Ye staring at her, Si Yao patted her chest and coughed a few times, "What old flame? Don't talk nonsense."
Li Ye sneered coldly, glancing at Xia Chongyun in the distance with a hint of disdain in his eyes. He turned back to Si Yao, "He was so affectionate with you just now, isn't he your old flame?"
Si Yao felt her temples throbbing, and she grabbed her hair, saying, "I wouldn't say that."
Upon hearing this answer, Li Ye's face darkened.
He would rather hear Si Yao deny it directly.
What does "not count" mean?
“That’s it.” Li Ye sighed, speaking coldly, “He kept staring at your feet on the beach during the day, I should have guessed it then.”
"Huh?" Si Yao tilted her head. "Your observation is so subtle. You even know whether he looks at my feet or not."
Li Ye took a deep breath, closed his eyes, as if he was suppressing something.
A moment later, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes. "Who told you not to wear shoes? Those feet were really eye-catching!"
"This..." Si Yao was speechless, not knowing what to say.
Li Ye, on the other hand, kept talking, "I didn't expect you two knew each other seven years ago. It seems you knew each other even before I did. What is Xingyang Mountain that he mentioned?"
At this moment, Li Ye's curiosity was bursting, and he wished he could dig out a lot of information from Si Yao.
Si Yao was surprised to see Li Ye like this. She exclaimed, "Little Ye, you've been in the Hehuan Sect for so long, you've become so gossipy."
Si Yao looked relaxed, even smiling.
However, she was only met with Li Ye's dark face.
He pressed down the corners of his mouth and said coldly, "Master is beating around the bush, is it because you dare not say the truth?"
"My disciple, you're still young. There are some things you're better off not knowing." Si Yao felt a headache coming on and was worried about how to brush it off.
However, by sheer coincidence, Yu Ke came over at that moment. She had drunk a few glasses of wine, and her face was flushed, indicating that she was already tipsy.
She sat down next to Si Yao, leaning close to her, her body reeking of alcohol.
Si Yao frowned, about to push her away.
Yu Ke looked at Xia Chongyun in the distance, "What did the disciples of the Seven Stars Temple talk about with you just now? You two had a relationship before, right?"
Okay, okay.
Before we could even deal with Li Ye's previous problem, Yu Ke has now come along.
Si Yao felt a chill run down her spine. What had she done to deserve this?!
Seeing that Si Yao did not answer, Yu Ke's eyes were meaningful. "Oh, I know, Seven Star Temple... Seven Star Temple..."
Si Yao was taken aback. "What do you know?"
Yu Ke sneered, "I heard Qu Sui mention that several years ago, in order to improve your cultivation, you tried to find quite a few dual cultivation partners, one of whom was a young disciple of the Seven Stars Temple."
At this point, Yu Ke glanced at Xia Chongyun in the distance, "I suppose one of them is him?"
"You..." Si Yao wished she could cover Yu Ke's mouth.
“I see,” Li Ye said at this moment. “Indeed, they are old flames.”
After saying that, he even chuckled a few times.
"Hiss—" Si Yao felt a chill run down her spine, sensing that something was off about her disciple today.
Yu Ke was drunk and was slurring her words, making it impossible to understand what she was saying.
Fearing that she would continue to expose her shortcomings, Si Yao quickly called out to Tang Che, who was not far away, and asked him to quickly help his master back into the house.
During the banquet, there was singing and dancing, and most people were slightly tipsy, immersed in the joy of the dinner.
On the other hand, Li Ye was the complete opposite of the others; he had a stern face, as if he were shrouded in a dark cloud.
Wind, rain, thunder, and lightning could erupt at any time.
"It seems that something must have happened to you at Xingyang Mountain."
Li Ye's voice came through, and Si Yao chuckled, still trying to deny it, "You're overthinking it."
Li Ye shook his head. "Otherwise, he wouldn't have said that. What happened between you two seems to be unforgettable for him."
Si Yao leaned closer, blinking as she looked Li Ye up and down. "Good disciple, you really want to know?"
Li Ye snorted coldly, "I don't want to, I'm just analyzing."
Stubborn.
Si Yao poured him a glass of wine and handed it to him, saying, "Drink this, and I'll tell you."
Li Ye's eyelids twitched, then he took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.
Seeing this, Si Yao covered her mouth and laughed, then said, "I was just kidding."
"you……"
Li Ye was so angry that his face turned red. He had been careless and had actually been tricked by Si Yao!
Si Yao stood up, patted her skirt, and said to Li Ye with a smile, "I'll go back first. Do as you please."
Ignoring whether Li Ye was furious, Si Yao quickly left the banquet.
Far from the sounds of music, she walked on the moonlit pebble path, breathing deeply the night air.
Leaving the banquet quickly was a good choice. If she stayed any longer, Li Ye might keep pressing her for answers, and the drunken Xia Chongyun might even pester her.
Thinking of this, Si Yao shook her head, feeling that the problem was a bit difficult to solve.
By the moonlight, she strolled around the area before slowly returning to the Hehuan Sect's guest courtyard.
Stepping into the courtyard, a man dressed in blue stood beside several green bamboos near the rockery.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw Si Yao's figure, "Si Yao..."
Upon hearing this voice, Si Yao immediately stopped and even tried to back away.
As expected, what I feared most came to pass.
The other person had already walked over, so Si Yao had no choice but to bite the bullet and stand still. "Chongyun, why did you come here?"
The man waiting for Si Yao in the courtyard was Xia Chongyun. "I just turned around and saw that you had left the banquet. I thought it was still early, so I wanted to come and talk to you."
Si Yao smiled and said, "There are still a few days until the new island master's succession ceremony. We will all be staying here for a few days. There is still plenty of time and opportunities to talk."
However, Xia Chongyun said, "It's probably because I haven't seen you in a long time. I feel like I have so much to say to you."
Si Yao understood what Xia Chongyun meant.
“Chongyun, actually…” She had just started to speak when Li Ye’s voice came from behind her.
"Master, Elder Yu Ke is drunk and acting crazy."
Si Yao turned around and saw Li Ye standing not far away.
"Her apprentice, Tang Che, asked me for help and asked me to call you over to see Elder Yu Ke."
After listening to Li Ye's words, Si Yao turned to Xia Chongyun and said, "Chongyun, let's talk about it tomorrow."
After saying that, she ran towards Yu Ke's room.
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