Chapter 57 "Then I'll lean on you and sleep, but..."
"It just means you want me to see Xia Chongyun and Jiu Xin together."
As soon as Si Yao finished speaking, Li Ye closed his eyes slightly, "Then why should I do this?"
Si Yao said, "To make me give up, so that I will never give Xia Chongyun another chance."
"Why would I bother with all this? What business is it of mine how you and Xia Chongyun are?"
Si Yao couldn't help but snort coldly, "Stubborn to the end."
That was clearly what he meant, but Li Ye wouldn't admit it.
When Lord Hai Zun of Tianchen Island suddenly appeared that day, the giant ship was rocking violently. In the chaos, as Li Ye held Si Yao tightly, he inadvertently glanced at Xia Chongyun, who was also protecting his junior sister Jiu Xin not far away.
In his eyes, if Xia Chongyun was truly devoted to Si Yao, then he should have put Si Yao first at all times.
Especially in emergency situations like when a disturbance occurs.
However, after things calmed down, Xia Chongyun came over to ask Si Yao if anything serious had happened.
Li Ye does not approve of such practices.
He simply felt that such a man was not worthy of his master, much less qualified to be his "master's father".
Seeing that he was lost in thought, Si Yao waved her hand in front of his eyes, "It's okay if you deny it, I understand your little thoughts."
Li Ye chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Things? Master, don't make wild guesses."
At this point, he pointed to his wine glass, "Let's not talk about that anymore, we should drink."
Is this an attempt to avoid the topic?
Thinking this, Si Yao smiled slightly and said, "Alright, let's drink then. Tonight, we won't leave until we're drunk."
The clinking of glasses produced a crisp sound.
At dawn, the master and apprentice seemed to be having a disagreement, but now they are back to normal.
As the wine went down her throat, Si Yao wiped her mouth and said, "This wine is a bit strong."
After saying that, she was about to drink a second cup, but Li Ye grabbed her wrist this time, saying, "Don't force yourself if you can't drink it. If you need help, I can help you."
As Xia Chongyun had just said, Li Ye's lips twitched. He felt as if he were following in Xia Chongyun's footsteps, and a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.
"I can drink!" Si Yao quickly drank a second cup to prove herself.
Li Ye knew that Si Yao couldn't hold her liquor well, and that she was drinking so fast, she would probably get drunk again soon.
But he couldn't stop Si Yao at all; even his share of wine was taken away by Si Yao.
"Oh dear—" Qu Sui had drunk some wine, her eyes were hazy, and she was already slightly tipsy. Seeing Si Yao like this, she said, "You really spoil your apprentice. You even drink for him."
"That's right, my disciple. If I don't spoil her, who will?" Si Yao spoke slowly, already showing signs of intoxication.
After she finished speaking, she swayed and almost lost her balance, but Li Ye reached out to support her.
"Master, why don't we go back first?"
“You can go back…” Si Yao nodded.
Si Yao was helped up by Li Ye. She was unsteady on her feet and leaned against Li Ye.
She even let out a hiccup, "We're leaving now... Please make yourselves at home..."
"You can leave if you want, but you have to finish the rest of the wine!" Yu Ke declared.
Si Yao said, "These few cups of wine are nothing! I'll drink them."
Li Ye stopped her, standing in front of Si Yao, "Shouldn't it be my turn this time?"
Without waiting for Si Yao's response, he finished the remaining cups of wine, then lifted his eyelids and asked, "Elders, may my master and I return now?"
"Go, go, take good care of your master, don't let her go on a drunken rampage."
Hearing Yu Ke's words, Si Yao retorted, "You're the one who's acting crazy while drunk, aren't you? Your apprentice is probably the one who's going to be unlucky tonight."
Tang Che wailed repeatedly.
Si Yao was getting tipsy, and she leaned against Li Ye's chest without any hesitation, waiting for Li Ye to take her back.
The two hadn't walked far when a male voice came from behind, "Si Yao! Are you leaving?"
Si Yao didn't move at all, nestled in Li Ye's arms like a lump of mud.
Li Ye, however, said, "Your old flame is here."
Si Yao gave a muffled "hmm," and said, "No... don't pay attention to him... take me back... to sleep."
Li Ye was taking a step forward, preparing to lift Si Yao up with him.
Xia Chongyun, who was behind them, had already caught up and blocked their way. He immediately saw Si Yao leaning against Li Ye's chest, her cheeks flushed.
No matter how Xia Chongyun looked at it, he could vaguely sense that there was an intimacy and ambiguity between the master and disciple.
"Si Yao... is she drunk?" Xia Chongyun took another step forward.
Li Ye said, "She said she wanted to go back to rest. Does Senior Brother Xia not allow it?"
"Uh...that's not what I meant."
Xia Chongyun had also drunk quite a bit, and his face was flushed. "If possible, please entrust her to me, Junior Brother Xiaoyezi. I will take care of her."
Displeasure flashed in Li Ye's eyes, and his voice turned cold. "Take care of her? And in what capacity does Senior Brother Xia take care of her?"
He turned to look at the crowd and said, "Your junior sister needs your care more. I hope Senior Brother Xia won't be distracted by two things at once."
Xia Chongyun's body trembled, and he took a few steps back.
He lowered his head helplessly, unable to refute Li Ye's words.
A gust of wind blew by, and Si Yao was taken away by Li Ye.
Si Yao closed her eyes and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
Li Ye didn't know what she was laughing at, but he didn't ask any further questions.
Si Yao dozed off for a while, and when she opened her eyes again, she found that she had returned to her room on the giant ship.
She was already lying on the bed. She turned to her side and saw Li Ye pouring tea for her in the room.
"Xiao Yezi, what are you doing here?"
Li Ye brought over a cup of tea and fed it to her. "Master, you haven't forgotten who brought you here, have you?"
Si Yao rubbed her head. "I was drunk. It looks like you brought me here."
"Would you like a hangover pill? So you don't wake up feeling unwell the next day like last time."
"No need, I think I'm fine." Si Yao refused, but as Li Ye got up and walked to the table to put the teacup down, she twisted the storage ring on her finger again.
Si Yao propped herself up against the headboard and looked at Li Ye not far away. "Actually, I'm quite surprised that you would attend such a gathering today."
Li Ye lit several lamps, making the room bright. The interplay of light and shadow made his apricot-colored clothes appear even softer.
He said slowly, "Tang Che invited me three times, and I couldn't refuse his kind invitation."
Si Yao laughed out loud, "Still lying! Tang Che told me everything, this party was set up by you."
Li Ye: "..."
Seeing that he was speechless, Si Yao beckoned to him, "Come here, don't sit so far away?"
"What are you doing?" Although he asked this, Li Ye's body was very obedient, and he walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.
Si Yao smiled and seemed to be in a good mood. "It was clearly you who found out that I was alone with Xia Chongyun, and then came to see me under the guise of a small gathering. I guess you were not happy that I was meeting him alone."
Upon hearing this, Li Ye showed a fleeting moment of embarrassment, but he insisted, "This is your presumptuous conjecture."
Si Yao's gaze then wandered over him. "This dress was a gift from me, and you wore it to see me. Isn't that the best proof?"
Otherwise, why didn't he change into other clothes? Why did he choose this one?
But Si Yao also knew that Li Ye would naturally not admit it.
Seeing that Li Ye didn't speak, Si Yao leaned closer and kept falling towards him.
All of this happened suddenly. Si Yao wrapped her arms around Li Ye's neck and buried her head in his chest.
Li Ye frowned, raised his hand to push her away, but his hands remained suspended in the air for a long time, unwilling to fall.
He knew that Si Yao must have been under the influence of alcohol to dare to do that.
Just like last time, at the ceremony where Yu Ke was promoted to elder, Si Yao got so drunk after only a few drinks.
She drank several times more tonight than that night; she must have gotten completely drunk without even needing to squat down.
But she still refused to take the hangover pills...
Li Ye would never force her to do something she was unwilling to do.
"Why aren't you saying anything?" Si Yao looked up and stared straight at him.
"I'm wondering how long you're going to keep going before you finally go to sleep tonight."
"Trouble? That's a great word. I'll overthink it."
"In this respect, I am far inferior to my master."
Hearing this, Si Yao asked, puzzled, "What do you mean?"
"The words you used when you flirted with Xia Chongyun back then were probably much more clever."
Si Yao took a deep breath, then hugged him tighter. "Would you like to try it too?"
Li Ye's gaze paused slightly. "That won't be necessary."
Even so, he did not push her away.
"Master, you should go to sleep."
"Can I lean on you and sleep?"
Si Yao said this without batting an eye.
Li Ye frowned slightly, and Si Yao reached out to stroke his dark eyebrows. "It's just a small request. Compared to the standards between other masters and disciples in our Hehuan Sect, this is a small one."
"Do you intend to do something else?" Li Ye's voice was low. "Master, you don't want to do what Elder Qu Sui and the others did to their disciples..."
These words reached Si Yao's ears, and she cupped Li Ye's face in her hands with great interest.
This action stunned Li Ye, who quickly pressed down on Si Yao's hand and moved it away.
“See, you don’t want to at all.” Si Yao shook her head. “So forget it.”
Her eyes were glazed with intoxication, and she even exuded a hint of allure.
Li Ye's breathing quickened, and he turned his head away, avoiding her gaze.
"Don't worry... I just want to sleep..." She leaned against Li Ye's chest again and slowly closed her eyes.
After a while, Si Yao stopped talking, and Li Ye looked down at her.
She should be able to fall asleep now.
Unexpectedly, at that moment, a woman's soft moaning came from next door.
Si Yao suddenly opened her eyes, and a moment later, the woman's groans from next door rang out again.
"Did you hear any strange noises?" Si Yao asked, both suspicious and curious.
The cabins on the ship were not well soundproofed, and what's more, the noise was quite loud.
Upon hearing the intermittent groans, Si Yao's weariness vanished completely.
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