Chapter 170
"jingle……"
The copper bells under the eaves made a crisp, ringing sound, and Gu Zhongtai could hear the strong, powerful beating of his own heart.
The little girl before him was bathed in moonlight, her eyes sparkling like stars. A gentle night breeze carried the fresh scent of soap shavings from her body.
Gu Zhongtai's fingers curled slightly, and the fog in his heart was completely lifted—he cared about Fan Xiaoxiao.
"Hey, my hair's dry, I'm going to bed!"
Seeing that Gu Chongtai was looking at her without saying a word, Fan Xiaoxiao felt inexplicably nervous. She touched her hair, made an excuse to stand up and leave.
But she didn't expect that she would be in such a miserable situation the next moment.
The clothes of the female disciples of the Tianshan Sect were still too big for her; she had to lift the hem of her skirt to avoid stepping on it.
But she completely forgot about that at that moment, and her foot slipped, she stepped on the hem of the long skirt, and she fell forward.
"Fan Xiaoxiao!"
Gu Zhongtai was startled and quickly reached out to help her. But Fan Xiaoxiao lost her balance and, with her clothes flying, the two of them fell to the ground.
"hiss……"
Fan Xiaoxiao rubbed her temple with one hand and braced herself against something hard with the other. The impact had left her feeling dizzy.
"Are you alright? Ouch..."
"Cough cough..."
Fan Xiaoxiao noticed the vibration under her hand and was slightly taken aback.
When he opened his eyes, he realized that he was actually pressing his hand on Gu Zhongtai's chest!
"Yes! I'm sorry!!"
Fan Xiaoxiao blushed and hurriedly tried to get off the other person.
But the more she tried to get up, the less she could. She stepped on something again and fell back onto Gu Zhongtai with a thud.
"cough."
Gu Zhongtai coughed again from the pain, and Fan Xiaoxiao felt truly guilty this time.
She carefully scrambled to the side, avoiding Gu Zhongtai's body, and looked at him anxiously: "Are you alright?! I'm so sorry! Where does it hurt?"
Gu Zhongtai didn't rush to get up. He lay on the ground, his jet-black hair spread out like ink, intertwined with Fan Xiaoxiao's hanging hair, making it impossible to tell them apart.
The maple trees overhead rustled, and occasionally a couple of leaves would drift down. Gu Chongtai, having coughed enough, smiled slightly and said to Fan Xiaoxiao, "Cough, what's wrong? So eager to throw yourself into my arms?"
As the two drew closer, Fan Xiaoxiao clearly saw the softness in those deep green eyes.
This evil thing is seducing her.
Fan Xiaoxiao's mind went blank, with only one thought in her head. She abruptly slapped Gu Zhongtai away, and when she stood up, she felt her face burning.
"I, I'm a decent person!"
She acted on impulse, and after saying that, she added to Gu Zhongtai, "Besides, compared to each other, you look more like you're about to throw yourself into someone's arms!"
...
After they finished speaking, the two fell into a silence.
Fan Xiaoxiao just wanted to slap herself twice! Fan Xiaoxiao, oh Fan Xiaoxiao! So clever all your life, yet so foolish this time! What was she saying?! Aren't you usually so smart?! Why aren't you being smart now?!
Gu Zhongtai chuckled, slightly straightening up as he looked at Fan Xiaoxiao, the coldness in his eyes melting away: "Then I'll throw myself into your arms, my wife, do you want me?"
This is insane! This is absolutely insane!
Fan Xiaoxiao clutched her heart, which was pounding in her chest. Damn it, this monstrosity in front of her had magnified! This was too unfair!
After struggling for a long time, she finally found her voice again.
"I...I'm still young! Big...Big Boss, please don't joke around!"
After Fan Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she turned to run away, but Gu Zhongtai had already anticipated her escape. He quickly grabbed her, and at the same time, he let out a series of loud, alarming coughs.
Fan Xiaoxiao turned around, looking at Gu Zhongtai with the wariness of a frightened little animal for the first time: "Boss Gu, let me tell you! I... I'm not that easily fooled! You... you should stop acting!"
To her surprise, Gu Chongtai did not stop coughing after hearing her words; instead, his coughing became more and more severe. In the end, he curled up slightly, as if he was enduring immense pain.
Fan Xiaoxiao then realized something was wrong and quickly squatted down next to Gu Zhongtai, patting his back to help him catch his breath: "Boss Gu, what's wrong! Don't scare me!"
Gu Zhongtai ignored Fan Xiaoxiao's worries and continued coughing laboriously. Fan Xiaoxiao even saw specks of crimson blood between his fingers.
She was stunned, not expecting Gu Zhongtai to cough so severely. A surge of panic and fear welled up in her heart.
Fan Xiaoxiao's hand, which was supporting Gu Zhongtai, began to tremble, and her face turned frighteningly pale.
"Gu Zhongtai, hang in there, I'm going to find the old man, don't scare me!"
Towards the end, Fan Xiaoxiao's voice trembled with barely perceptible sobs.
Gu Zhongtai's slumped shoulders slowly began to tremble slightly, and finally he burst out laughing.
"Cough... Pfft, hahahahahahahahaha"
Fan Xiaoxiao was stunned and completely dumbfounded. It took her a while to realize that Gu Zhongtai was just trying to scare her.
She was nearly driven mad with anger by Mr. Gu: "You lied to me! You actually lied to me!"
Fan Xiaoxiao was so angry that the last bit of her rationality vanished at that moment, and she punched Gu Zhongtai in the shoulder.
He started hitting and yelling, "You big liar! You deceived people's feelings! I'll beat you to death!"
Gu Zhongtai smiled helplessly, letting her hit him. But as Fan Xiaoxiao continued hitting him, she started to feel a little aggrieved.
She had suffered enough frights along the way, and every day she was afraid of losing her loved ones. She had never experienced this kind of affection before, and now that she had finally found a sense of belonging in this world, she couldn't imagine losing it again and going back to her old life.
She liked Gu Zhongtai, perhaps starting from Huilongzhai, or perhaps during their escape.
The closer she got to him, the more she realized he was different from the stereotypical villain in the book. In her eyes, he was a living, breathing human being!
He saved her many times and helped her many times, even risking his own life to save her.
Fan Xiaoxiao couldn't resist these feelings, but she and Gu Zhongtai couldn't be considered to be from the same world.
All she could do was try her best to provide him with more protection, but Gu Da Lao always seemed to be toying with her.
"fraud……"
With tears in her eyes, Fan Xiaoxiao punched Gu Zhongtai one last time, sniffed, and then tried to stand up and turn back to her room.
Gu Zhongtai was clearly surprised by Fan Xiaoxiao's reaction and quickly pulled her back: "Xiaoxiao?"
Fan Xiaoxiao turned her face away, not wanting Gu Zhongtai to see the tears on her face.
"Don't call me! You're just teasing me!"
Gu Zhongtai stopped smiling and forced Fan Xiaoxiao to look at his face.
Instantly, the tears on Fan Xiaoxiao's face became an obvious testament to her tears.
Gu Zhongtai's heart stirred slightly, and he raised his hand to wipe away Fan Xiaoxiao's tears.
Why are you crying?
Fan Xiaoxiao turned her face away, not wanting to talk to him. Gu Zhongtai rubbed her head, and after a moment of silence, he leaned closer to Fan Xiaoxiao's face.
The latter instinctively closed her eyes and shrank back, but she was firmly held by Gu Zhongtai, so where could she go?
Just as Fan Xiaoxiao thought Gu Zhongtai was going to play a trick on her again, she suddenly felt a slight coolness on the spot where her tears had flowed down her cheek. Then Gu Zhongtai's voice rang out very gently against her cheek: "Don't cry, I'm fine. I'll come to find you when I'm better."
After saying that, Fan Xiaoxiao felt her hand loosen, and when she opened her eyes again, all that was left in front of her was a pile of fallen leaves.
When Gu Zhongtai pushed open the door and returned to the room, the Ghost Doctor was still awake.
"You're back. Ha, this time the poisoning is much worse than before. It hurts, doesn't it? You came back like a stray dog."
Gu Zhongtai casually wiped the blood off his hands; beads of sweat had already formed on his forehead.
"Stop arguing, don't tell her!"
"Pshaw, but he's just like your dad."
"A devoted lover."
(End of this chapter)
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