Chapter 48 Chapter 48 Like me as much as I like you...
The sword wind rushed down, and Ye Tianjiao didn't care about his face at all. He rushed behind Jiang Zhaoxue. Jiang Zhaoxue was so scared that she quickly raised her hands to shield her face. Then she felt the sword wind suddenly stop in front of her. Pei Zichen looked at Jiang Zhaoxue in disbelief. He gripped the hilt of the sword tightly and said tremblingly, "Miss Jiang, please get out of the way."
"sister!!"
Ye Tianjiao spoke hastily, and Jiang Zhaoxue quickly said, "Don't get excited, there's a misunderstanding between us. Let me explain..."
Before he could finish his words, Pei Zichen seemed unable to restrain himself and drew his sword and left.
Jiang Zhaoxue was startled when she heard the voice, and turned back to exchange a glance with Ye Tianjiao. Ye Tianjiao reacted and hurriedly said, "Go after them! I'll find Qian Sisixiu!"
Is it a question of repairing the door now?
Jiang Zhaoxue was speechless, but didn't dare to stay any longer. She quickly dusted herself off, stood up, and walked after Pei Zichen.
Pei Zichen walked very fast. Jiang Zhaoxue trotted after him and hurriedly said, "Pei... Shi Cang! Chen Daojun! Chen Chen! Oh, Chen!"
Jiang Zhaoxue finally caught up with him and grabbed Pei Zichen. Pei Zichen's eyes seemed to be filled with tears, but he suppressed them and pretended to be calm, saying, "I'm sorry, Miss Jiang, I'm a little out of control right now and can't discuss things. Let's talk tomorrow..."
"Your gaffes are unnecessary!"
Jiang Zhaoxue interrupted him and said anxiously: "Listen to me, this is actually an illusion."
Pei Zichen paused, then looked up blankly, only to see Jiang Zhaoxue speaking seriously, "We're not engaged. I was originally your master's wife. You were framed, and to protect you, I took you on an escape. Then, something unexpected happened and we ended up in this illusion. That Ye Tianjiao is a good friend of ours. I only dated him to discuss leaving the illusion! So, there's no need for you to get jealous over something like this. We're just elders and juniors."
As Jiang Zhaoxue spoke, Pei Zichen's face turned paler.
When she finished speaking, Pei Zichen confirmed: "So, Miss Jiang and I are neither engaged nor in love?"
"That's right." Jiang Zhaoxue nodded.
"You are my master's wife, but I have another master. Miss Jiang and I are separated by human relations, and there is no personal relationship between us."
"Right!" Seeing that he understood, Jiang Zhaoxue hurriedly asked, "Did you remember anything?"
Pei Zichen listened and smiled as if he felt it was ridiculous. After thinking for a long time, he seemed to have endured it again and again, and finally said: "What did I do wrong?"
"What?" Jiang Zhaoxue didn't understand.
Then she saw Pei Zichen raise his eyes, staring at her with red eyes: "What's wrong with me that you can't fall in love with me after knowing me for so many years?"
"No." Jiang Zhaoxue frowned, "Didn't you understand what I said? This is an illusion..."
"I have a girl in my heart!"
Pei Zichen spoke in a decisive tone, and Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.
She stared blankly at the young man in front of her, whose clothes were as white as snow and whose figure was as bright as the moon. He looked at her solemnly, his tone extremely serious: "If you really are my master's wife, how could I have such thoughts in my heart? I know whether it is an illusion or not, Miss Jiang, there is no need to say more! You and I are engaged, and the love between you and me is the love between men and women. No one can change this! You want to leave," Pei Zichen said, his eyes unable to restrain a few tears. He turned his head awkwardly and said, "Shi Cang dare not stay, but there is no need to humiliate me with such lies."
Having said that, Pei Zichen turned around and was about to leave.
Jiang Zhaoxue reacted and hurriedly chased forward, saying anxiously: "Listen to me! Who would lie like that? Hey, don't you have the Yuanluo bow? Didn't Yuanluo tell you about the situation? Where is Yuanluo?"
Jiang Zhaoxue sensed it and could not sense Yuan Luo's presence, so she quickly raised her hand to grab Pei Zichen's vitals. Pei Zichen immediately withdrew his hand, and Jiang Zhaoxue chased after him.
Although she didn't have much skill compared to sword cultivators, she was somewhat fancy. After chasing Pei Zichen's hand for a few moves, Pei Zichen grabbed both of her wrists with one hand. Pei Zichen frowned slightly: "Miss Jiang..."
"Let me see your soul." Jiang Zhaoxue said anxiously, "You are my servant, your soul should be able to sense mine directly!"
"Miss Jiang, stop messing around!" Pei Zichen seemed a little tired and said softly, "It's my fault tonight. I'll ask Sisi to change your room. You can go back and rest."
Seeing this, Jiang Zhaoxue knew that struggling was useless, so she could only hold back her breath and said, "Alright, let me go."
Pei Zichen let go of the words and nodded, "I'm sorry..."
Before he even finished uttering the word "sin", Jiang Zhaoxue suddenly pounced on him, grabbed his face, and slammed him hard on the forehead!
The spirit instantly invaded his sea of consciousness, and Jiang Zhaoxue heard Yuan Luo shout: "Help..."
Then he was suddenly shaken out by Pei Zichen!
Jiang Zhaoxue was caught off guard by him and stumbled back. Pei Zichen hurriedly grabbed her and said anxiously, "Miss Jiang!"
"you……"
Jiang Zhaoxue was shocked out the first time she entered his sea of consciousness. Looking at the person in front of him, she felt a bit angry and aggrieved. She couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say you liked me?! You like me but you won't even let me into my sea of consciousness? It's worse than when you didn't like me!"
Pei Zichen froze at this. He was at a loss for what to do. After a moment of panic, he hastily withdrew his hand and said vaguely, "Intercommunication of seas of consciousness... is something that can only be done by Taoist couples. Since Miss Jiang has decided to leave, I cannot humiliate her like this."
"Where did such a big rule come from?!"
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little angry: "What if I want to go in?!"
Pei Zichen listened and slowly calmed down. He looked up at Jiang Zhaoxue and asked, "Will Miss Jiang marry me?"
"Alright, I'll marry you." Jiang Zhaoxue gritted her teeth and said, "Open your sea of consciousness to me. Are you completely unaware of the Yuanluo Bow's existence?"
"Miss Jiang." Pei Zichen smiled bitterly and said, "Go and rest. Stop fooling around."
Having said that, Pei Zichen nodded slightly, turned and left.
Seeing that he was unmoved, Jiang Zhaoxue couldn't help but scold him, "Do you think he's mentally retarded? Why is communication so difficult? Who would reject someone with such a lie?!"
"Have you ever thought that this is a problem of illusion?"
Anan pondered, and Jiang Zhaoxue understood immediately, "I understand. Although the illusion doesn't stop us from speaking, it processes all words that try to sober us up, deliberately preventing the person from thinking in the direction of deliberately sobering up. Yuan Luo definitely didn't have the chance to speak to him, otherwise he wouldn't have cried for help just now."
Jiang Zhaoxue said, thinking: "I have to find a way to enter his soul once."
Jiang Zhaoxue walked back to the room while thinking about it. As soon as he reached the door, he saw Qian Sisi repairing the door.
Seeing her come back, Qian Sisi smiled and said, "Oh, Miss Jiang is back? The door is fixed."
Qian Sisi patted the door and said, "Look, how sturdy it is!"
"Where's Tianjiao?"
Jiang Zhaoxue was curious, and Qian Sisi smiled: "I was afraid he would disturb you, so I went back to sleep."
"oh."
Jiang Zhaoxue didn't take it seriously and thanked him, "Thank you very much."
"Then I'm going to bed."
Qian Sisi said hello to Jiang Zhaoxue and turned to leave. She went straight to Pei Zichen's room. Pei Zichen's door was open and he was reading the letters he had exchanged with "Jiang Xue". Qian Sisi walked in carelessly, glanced at them, and knew what they were. She smiled and said, "Oh, to commemorate your fading love?"
"What are you doing here?" Pei Zichen listened without getting annoyed. He calmly put away the letter and said, "It's too late. Go back to your room."
"Don't be so cold to Junior Sister. I'm here to teach you a lesson. Ye Tianjiao climbed into Miss Jiang's bed tonight. Did you know that?"
Pei Zichen froze, then frowned and looked up coldly: "If you say another word of nonsense, you will be sent to the Cliff of Repentance for a hundred years."
"I'm telling you this, how could I possibly say that to anyone?" Qian Sisi said earnestly, "Brother, I'm here to advise you that you shouldn't be too reserved or conservative when pursuing a girl. Since you like Miss Jiang, you have to change for her. Haven't you noticed that Miss Jiang doesn't like your rules?"
This made Pei Zichen feel a little embarrassed, and he just said, "She is lively by nature, but I have to respect her."
"She doesn't like you but you insist on giving it to her. That's not respect, it's pedantic! Look at Ye Tianjiao. Miss Jiang is obviously much happier with him than with you..."
“That’s enough!”
Pei Zichen shouted: "Do you have any manners?!"
"Really?" Qian Sisi stood up and said seriously, "I've observed that Ye Tianjiao. He's not as good-looking as you, his character isn't as good as yours, and his abilities aren't as strong as yours. The only thing he's better than is that he's proactive. He threw himself at Miss Jiang, hugged her, and was so sweet. You've been with Miss Jiang for so long, and you haven't held her hand many times, have you?"
"Stop talking nonsense..."
"Master just wrote to me saying that the Jiang family has already left for Wenjian Villa, and they've already started preparing the wedding attire and the ceremony hall. Master asked me to inform you that the Jiang family has said they have a house at the foot of Jincheng Mountain, and Miss Jiang will be marrying from Jincheng. If you're sure Miss Jiang won't change her mind, tell Master immediately, or the wedding day won't be canceled, bringing shame to the Jiang family and Wenjian Villa throughout Shu."
As Qian Sisi spoke, Pei Zichen unconsciously clenched his fists.
When he heard "the wedding is cancelled", he felt a sharp pain in his heart.
This is the person he has been looking forward to for more than ten years.
Ever since he met her and knew her, since he was twelve years old, he has been looking forward to this day every day.
For this day, to be worthy of her, and to prevent others from ridiculing Miss Jiang for marrying down from her social status, he has worked hard all the way to where he is today.
How come...
He didn't dare to think too much. Seeing his expression, Qian Sisi sighed, "Brother, I know you can't let go, so be brave. We still have a long way to go back. Treat Miss Jiang well and don't go against her preferences. I've tied Ye Tianjiao to the bed. I'll tie him up every night from now on. I'll help you keep an eye on him. Junior Sister can only help you up to this point!"
Hearing this, Pei Zichen remained silent.
Seeing that he couldn't get anything out of his big stick, Qian Sisi sighed and turned away.
The night was exceptionally long. Around dawn, there was a loud thunder and heavy rain, which woke Jiang Zhaoxue who was still asleep.
She hurriedly opened her eyes and realized that it was already this time. She quickly took out the Qiankun Lottery and divined whether Pei Zichen was asleep or not. After confirming that he was asleep, Jiang Zhaoxue tiptoed to Pei Zichen's room.
She brought some sleeping pills with her, and when she got to the door, she blew a few times into Pei Zichen, causing her to cough secretly.
In the past, she would not use such a despicable method. She would just ask for divination directly. But Pei Zichen is the son of heaven. The probability of her winning is too small. If she draws a bad lot, the thing she prayed for will happen to her. It is better not to ask.
After blowing the sleeping drug in, Jiang Zhaoxue heard the breathing sound inside becoming deeper and longer, and knew that Pei Zichen was asleep. She quickly pushed the door open and saw that Pei Zichen's bed was covered tightly by the bed curtains.
Jiang Zhaoxue carefully closed the door, trotted forward, and reached out to roll up the curtain. The moment the young man suddenly attacked from the bed curtain, pulled Jiang Zhaoxue into the curtain, and at the same time, he swung the silver sword across, and the sharp force instantly cut Jiang Zhaoxue's neck.
Jiang Zhaoxue was completely shocked, and Pei Zichen was also stunned.
The bed curtains fell down, and the entire bed was dark. Jiang Zhaoxue and Pei Zichen were only a few feet away. She looked at the young man in front of her who was only wearing a single shirt in shock, and her heart beat faster.
Pei Zichen usually wears layers of clothes, and his figure cannot be seen. Now he is only wearing an inner garment, which makes him look broad-shouldered and narrow-waisted, with well-defined muscles.
The warmth of his skin could be felt through his clothes. Jiang Zhaoxue swallowed and finally woke Pei Zichen up.
He tilted his head, a little confused: "Miss Jiang?"
"I……"
Jiang Zhaoxue knew that Pei Zichen was asking her the reason for her late-night visit, and her mind began to race.
What reason could reasonably and decently respond to her coming to his bed late at night and not being kicked out by Pei Zichen?
She listed all the possibilities, and Pei Zichen waited quietly.
He should have pushed her out, but after enduring this day, no matter how many etiquette constraints there were, they could not compare to his desire for this person at this moment.
He looked at her with suppressed anticipation, telling himself not to let her notice, and whispered, "If everything is alright, please come in, Miss Jiang..."
Before he could finish his words, lightning struck. Jiang Zhaoxue was suddenly inspired. At the moment the thunder sounded, she suddenly pounced on Pei Zichen on the bed and screamed, "Ah!"
Pei Zichen froze, then felt Jiang Zhaoxue clinging tightly to his waist. He said pretentiously, "Achen, I'm so scared! There's thunder tonight! I'm so scared! Can you let me stay?"
Jiang Zhaoxue raised her head, her eyes full of longing: "I feel at ease when I'm with you, you can't leave me alone."
These words hit Pei Zichen's heart hard, causing ripples.
Ben subconsciously wanted to refuse and tell Jiang Zhaoxue that he could guard the door.
However, Qian Sisi's words echoed in her ears again.
"I've observed Ye Tianjiao. He's not as good-looking as you, his character isn't as upright as yours, and his abilities aren't as strong as yours. The only thing he's better at is being proactive. He threw himself at Miss Jiang, hugged her, and was so sweet. You've been with Miss Jiang for so long, and you haven't held her hand many times, have you?"
"Brother, I know you can't let go, so try your best. We still have a long way to go back. Treat Miss Jiang well and don't go against her preferences."
Don't go against it.
To make her like it.
Pei Zichen struggled internally. He looked at the person in front of him, who was looking at him with longing eyes. After struggling for a long time, he said, "Then... you sleep on the bed."
"ah?"
Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned and saw that Pei Zichen seemed to have blushed.
He lifted the quilt and stood up to get his clothes. He didn't dare look at Jiang Zhaoxue and said, "You sleep on the bed. I'll be in the outer room... Oh no." Pei Zichen lowered his head to tie his belt, his face flushed. "I'll be meditating beside the bed. You don't have to be afraid."
"Thank you very much."
Jiang Zhaoxue smiled, quickly got into bed, covered herself with the quilt, and said obediently, "It's time to sleep."
Seeing Jiang Zhaoxue lying on his bed, Pei Zichen somehow felt his day's boredom disappear.
He turned around and walked back to the bed, pulled a cushion, and sat down cross-legged. After a moment, he saw Jiang Zhaoxue stretch out a hand and place it on his side.
Pei Zichen was stunned. He thought Jiang Zhaoxue had casually swung her arm, but the next moment, he heard Jiang Zhaoxue say, "Achen, I'm still scared. Can you hold my hand?"
Pei Zichen didn't understand. He silently watched the shadows cast by the window grilles in the room, feeling his heartbeat become particularly obvious and heavy in the darkness.
Jiang Zhaoxue's voice was like fingers stroking his muscles. He listened silently to her question: "Shi Cang?"
Shouldn't touch.
Pei Zichen thought this was disrespectful.
However, the moment she called him, he couldn't control himself. As if possessed by some infernal force, he turned his back to Jiang Zhaoxue and reached out to hold her hand.
This hand is soft and smooth, and you can feel her soft touch like jade.
His throat tightened slightly and his heart beat so fast that he didn't dare to think about anything.
This was not the first time he pulled her, but it was the first time late at night.
He couldn't tell what the difference was, he just felt... this time, the hand Jiang Xue extended seemed different from before.
He didn't dare to say much. Jiang Zhaoxue knew that he must be very confused, so she took the opportunity to secretly activate the hypnosis formation and passed the formation to him through the two people's clasped hands.
After a while, she heard Pei Zichen's breathing slowly become steady. She turned her head to look outside the curtain, quickly opened it, stepped down, and looked at the young man who was sleeping with his eyes closed. She half squatted down and gently touched her forehead to his.
As soon as he entered Pei Zichen's sea of consciousness, Jiang Zhaoxue heard Yuan Luo screaming, "Help! Help me!"
Jiang Zhaoxue was a little surprised by what she heard. She looked around and heard Yuan Luo's voice coming from the darkness. Jiang Zhaoxue followed the sound and asked doubtfully, "Yuan Luo? Is that you?"
"That's right! Come towards me!"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened and walked into the darkness. When she reached a dead end, she raised her hand and pushed forward.
His hand immediately and smoothly reached into the darkness, and Jiang Zhaoxue actually passed straight through the black wall.
As soon as he entered, Jiang Zhaoxue was stunned.
This is a simple and plain room with both men's and women's items displayed in it, as if there is a hostess.
The only thing that didn't fit in with the room was a wooden prison. Yuan Luo was inside. Seeing Jiang Zhaoxue, he hurriedly said, "Quick, get me out!"
Jiang Zhaoxue walked over, looked him up and down, and said, "I can't do anything in his sea of consciousness, it will easily cause him to lose consciousness. What's wrong with you?"
"What happened? He was locked up!"
Yuan Luo immediately said, "I have a grudge against the Lingxu Shan. It set its sights on me the moment we entered. Now, my master and I have our memories obscured, and we can only remain in this hidden sea of consciousness."
"You and he are brothers?" Jiang Zhaoxue understood. "Then can you find him?"
"Yes."
Yuan Luoma immediately took credit: "As long as he can activate me, I can sense the Lingxu Fan. But now he has sealed me away, how can I find it if I can't use it?"
"Pei Zichen can't use you?"
"He's enjoying himself in the illusion right now. He's unconscious, so what's the use of me?" Yuan Luo became excited, and then quickly said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense. He may wake up at any time. The Lingxu fan has restricted him. He can't use me until he wakes up. You have to find a way to wake him up. Only then can he use me."
"I can't?"
"There's a layer between us, sister!" Yuan Luo heard Jiang Zhaoxue still arguing at this time, and said a little frustratedly, "Let's wait until you unlock the spirit formation and we can truly connect with you before using it. Now you can use Pei Zichen, so you can use me. If Pei Zichen can't use me, how can you use me?"
Jiang Zhaoxue listened, nodded, and said with some regret: "Okay. Then how should I wake him up?"
"Fulfill his wish, the sooner the better," Yuan Luo said solemnly. "Illusions become more and more real over time. People who indulge in illusions are basically trying to achieve a certain goal. If that goal comes too early and is unreasonable, it will be easy to identify and realize that it is an illusion."
"Besides his wish, can't he use some other unreasonable means to remind them?"
"For the sake of their wishes, they will rationalize all unreasonable things." Yuan Luo explained, "Only wishes cannot be compromised."
"I understand." No wonder she was talking at cross purposes. No matter what Pei Zichen said, he could always find a way to convince her that she was lying to him. Jiang Zhaoxue nodded and then asked, "What is Pei Zichen's wish?"
"How would I know that?" Yuan Luo said in agony, "You figure it out yourself! Anyway, if you guess right, I'll be able to sense it."
As he spoke, his sea of consciousness rumbled and shook. Yuan Luo said anxiously, "Oh no, he's about to wake up. You leave quickly, I'll handle the rest. He won't know you were here. Come visit me more often in the future."
Jiang Zhaoxue listened, said nothing more, and quickly stepped back.
After stepping back, Jiang Zhaoxue immediately returned to the bed, covered herself with the quilt, and held Pei Zichen again.
Pei Zichen opened his eyes drowsily and felt the faint light of the sky falling.
Only then did he realize that he was still holding Jiang Zhaoxue's hand. After his movements stiffened slightly, he suddenly remembered something. He quickly opened the bed curtain and carefully picked up Jiang Zhaoxue and carried her sideways.
Jiang Zhaoxue pretended to be confused and woke up from her sleep, and asked doubtfully: "Shi Cang?"
"Sleep well, I'll take you home." Pei Zichen lowered his voice. He didn't know why, but he felt extremely guilty even though he hadn't done anything. His face flushed slightly as he said, "If you come out of my room this morning, I'm afraid it will damage your reputation."
Jiang Zhaoxue: "..."
Who else is here? Only his fellow disciples. Good god, he's even on guard against his fellow disciples.
But he wanted to cover it up, and Jiang Zhaoxue didn't bother to pay attention. She closed her eyes and nestled in his arms. He held her in his arms and jumped into the room through the window and gently put her on the bed.
He gently looked at Jiang Zhaoxue's face in the morning light, and suddenly felt a little offended.
He turned his head hurriedly and whispered, "Miss Jiang, I'm leaving first."
"Oh, wait."
Jiang Zhaoxue grabbed his sleeve and remembered the important matter.
Pei Zichen looked back at her in confusion, and saw Jiang Zhaoxue looking at him carefully and asking, "Do you have any wish?"
Pei Zichen was stunned: "Huh?"
"I said, what is your greatest wish?"
Jiang Zhaoxue asked seriously, leaving Pei Zichen a little confused.
But he was not perfunctory about any of her questions. After thinking carefully for a moment, he replied, "The country is peaceful and the people are safe. The young are well cared for, the elderly have a place to rely on, and there are no disasters or misfortunes. They live in peace and health."
"Isn't this world peace?" Anan was a little shocked. "Who can achieve this?"
Jiang Zhaoxue also felt that it was impossible, and hurriedly asked, "Change it to one about yourself. What is your wish?"
Pei Zichen froze at this, and said vaguely: "I...I don't know."
"I don't know?" Jiang Zhaoxue frowned, thought for a moment and said, "Then tell me about this moment? What do you want to do at this moment?"
"Nothing... nothing."
Pei Zichen seemed embarrassed and said with a red face: "I'll go first."
As he said this, he pulled out his sleeves and ran away in a panic.
Jiang Zhaoxue stared blankly at the man who had jumped out of the window so swiftly. After a moment's pause, he covered his eyes in pain and collapsed. "Oh my God, how am I supposed to complete this mission?"
Just as she finished speaking, Jiang Zhaoxue heard another "click" from the window. She saw Pei Zichen coming back and standing at the window. She asked nervously, "Miss Jiang, you asked me this...what do you want to do?"
"Oh," Jiang Zhaoxue said immediately, "I want to fulfill your wish."
"Is it... compensation?" Pei Zichen hesitated and spoke with some embarrassment.
Jiang Zhaoxue was about to explain when she heard Pei Zichen raise his eyes and say, "Then I don't want to break off the engagement with Miss Jiang."
He spoke very seriously, and even though Jiang Zhaoxue knew it was an illusion, his heart still skipped a beat.
Pei Zichen walked in through the window, supporting himself with one hand. He came to Jiang Zhaoxue, half-knelt in front of her with his sword in hand, looked up at her sitting on the bed, and said with great seriousness: "If Miss Jiang wants to compensate me, then this is the only compensation I want."
"you……"
In fact, Pei Zichen seemed to have knelt on one knee in front of her many times in the past, but perhaps because he was blind, he didn't see it, so the impact was not so strong.
At this moment, seeing the young swordsman kneeling on one knee in front of her, she was inexplicably afraid to look at him and asked nervously, "You want to marry me?"
"It's not about getting married." Pei Zichen looked at her shy expression and couldn't help but smile. He said softly, "I want Ah Xue to love me as much as I love you."
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