Chapter 43 Chapter 43 It’s like an affair.
The next day.
The bright golden beams were blocked by thick curtains. Although the sun was shining brightly outside, the room was still dim.
On the bed, the quilt was arched high, and someone was curled up in the quilt, sleeping soundly.
After a while, the bedroom door was pushed open. The person placed the tray on the round table, walked around the screen, and entered the inner room.
"Ayan? It's time to get up." The man called gently.
The quilt moved, and after a few seconds, there was no movement again.
"Ayan." Gu Jingyun reached out and patted the quilt, trying to wake him up.
Through the quilt, the palm of my hand seemed to touch a soft and round place.
Gu Jingyun froze and quickly withdrew his hand.
"Um... who?... Brother, are you calling me?"
The man twisted his body and seemed to turn over, lying flat on his back.
He lifted the quilt slightly and opened his eyes blearily.
I thought I would see Fan Yang, but what I saw was another familiar handsome face.
Jiang Yan was startled and immediately woke up.
"Gu Jingyun??"
Jiang Yan suddenly threw back the quilt and acted like he was dying and sitting up in shock.
He was full of surprise: "Why are you here?"
"Didn't we talk last night?" Gu Jingyun laughed, "Ayan must have been confused in his sleep."
Jiang Yan looked around. The interior decoration had not changed at all. There was an unfinished book and an empty vase under the window frame.
A gorgeous scabbard inlaid with moonstone was placed on the bedside, and the sword inside was his own Demon-Breaking Sword.
This is the Hehuan Sect, his small courtyard, and his bedroom.
Gu Jingyun was clearly in the Sword Sect thousands of miles away, how could he fly to Xizhou overnight?
“…”
Jiang Yan lay down again, closed his eyes, and looked peaceful.
Gu Jingyun poked him: "?"
Jiang Yan said to himself, "I must be dreaming because I haven't woken up yet."
Gu Jingyun smiled and said, "Does Ayan often dream about me? I'm really flattered."
The people in the dream can still talk.
Strangely true.
Jiang Yan adjusted his posture and got up from bed again in the same way.
He opened his eyes and saw the tall and handsome swordsman still standing beside him, looking at him with a smile.
Jiang Yan: “…”
Gu Jingyun: "Are you going to do it again for the third time? No matter how many times, I'm here."
Jiang Yan: “!!!”
It wasn’t a dream!
Doesn't that mean that Gu Jingyun saw all of my silly behavior of sleeping and waking up, and talking nonsense?
In just a few breaths, the cold and aloof immortal who was half-sitting on the bed first had his ears red, and then his fair neck, jade-like cheeks...all turned a rouge-like crimson.
Her black hair, which was usually as white as brocade and silk, was now draped over her shoulders in a messy manner, with a few strands sliding into the collar at the back of her neck, reaching deep into invisible places.
The fingers he was holding on to the quilt were slightly bent, and his fingertips had turned white from the force.
Her thin lips were tightly pursed, her long and thick eyelashes were trembling constantly, and her clear eyes were like a pool of spring water, wet.
His eyes flickered and his gaze was uneasy, like a frightened deer in the woods that was targeted by a hunter.
Gu Jingyun was stunned and could hardly take his eyes away.
Jiang Yan clenched his fists: "...How long are you going to watch?"
——I have heard that some people like to read their friends' dark history over and over again, and laugh while reading. I never thought that Master Gu is such a bad-natured and mean person!
Gu Jingyun suddenly came back to his senses, took a half step back, and turned his head away reflexively.
"Sorry, don't be angry, Ayan."
Gu Jingyun's eyes were fixed on the white jade vase under the window frame. There was nothing inside, but the man was staring at it intently, as if the vase was filled with the most beautiful flowers.
"It's my fault."
He spoke softly, his tone was light and slow, and he seemed very sincere.
【Discourteous】
In a trance, Jiang Yan suddenly remembered that when they first met, Gu Jingyun happened to run into him preparing to change clothes.
At that time, the young master seemed to be provoked by fire. He quickly stepped aside, looked away and dared not to look any further, and only said "Excuse me".
But at that time, Gu Jingyun was really apologizing when he said "I'm sorry".
now……
Jiang Yan could only hear the smile that could not be hidden in the words, and could not sense any sincerity at all.
Rather than an apology, it was more like a warning that "I'm about to do something rude." He looked gentle and refined, but he acted like a gangster.
I always feel like something changed overnight, maybe the answer lies last night.
But what happened last night, how did Young Master Gu enter his room, what did they say and what did they do.
Jiang Yan couldn't remember anything.
——Ahhhh, drinking has caused trouble!!
"What is Ayan thinking about? Why is he ignoring me?" Gu Jingyun took a step forward.
The man was over eight feet tall, with long arms and legs, and this step was even bigger than the half step he had taken back before.
Not only did they not move away, but they got closer.
The tips of the young master's shoes were touching the edge of the bed's footrest, and by leaning forward slightly, he was able to block Jiang Yan's entire escape route.
Jiang Yan's hair stood on end for no apparent reason.
He hunts in the woods all year round, plays with wild wolves, and has the same keen sense of danger as any animal.
But Gu Jingyun won’t hurt him, right?
So strange.
"...Get out." Jiang Yan drove him away decisively, glared at him, and said vigilantly: "Go quickly, I need to change clothes."
Gu Jingyun raised his eyebrows and retreated to the outside without hesitation.
Jiang Yan sat alone on the bed and calmed down for a while.
He thought hard but still couldn't remember what happened yesterday.
"Don't make it hard on yourself if you can't remember. If you delay any longer, the porridge I brought you will get cold." Young Master Gu's lazy voice reached Jiang Yan's ears through the screen.
Jiang Yan: “…”
How does this person know what he is thinking?
He threw back the covers and fumbled to put on his shoes.
The wooden screen was suddenly knocked twice.
The young master stood sideways at the intersection of light and shadow, one foot clearly already stepped in, but he still lowered his eyes like a gentleman and asked with a smile:
"Can I come in?"
"What are you doing in here? I just want to change my clothes. What's so good about that?" Jiang Yan was puzzled.
"I volunteer to help you change your clothes."
"I have hands and feet, so I don't need to serve you, young master... Wait, are you mocking me for being like a toddler and not being able to live independently?"
“…”
"I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect that you have become so much worse - Gu Jingyun, what are you laughing at?!" Jiang Yan collapsed.
Gu Jingyun couldn't stop laughing.
Jiang Yan was furious and wanted to scold him, but he didn't know how. After holding it in for a long time, his face turned red, and he could only say: "You don't act like a good person now!"
Gu Jingyun had never seen such a lovely person.
I'm afraid there's no other like him in the whole world.
After all, he was afraid that the porridge would get cold - although Gu Jingyun suspected that it was already cold - he didn't dare to delay any longer, suppressed his evil intentions of teasing her, and coaxed her with a few gentle words.
Finally, he said solemnly, "I won't bother you any more, let's get down to business."
Since it is a serious matter, I will spare you this time.
Jiang Yan trusted Gu Jingyun and did not treat him as an outsider.
He did not hide anything and openly used magic to release spring water to wash his face and rinse his mouth, while he responded vaguely to show that he was listening attentively.
Unexpectedly, the man said in a very serious tone: "I just saw that there are no change of clothes on your bedside, so I guess you haven't prepared them yet. I came in to help you pick out new clothes."
Jiang Yan: “…”
Jiang Yan: "Is this your main business?"
Gu Jingyun said frankly: "Yes. What else?"
Jiang Yan almost drove him out of the room with a sword.
After a long fuss, by the time Jiang Yan changed into the clothes chosen by Gu Jingyun and sat down at the table, the meat porridge had already gone cold.
"It's cold, don't drink it." Gu Jingyun frowned and said, "I'll ask someone to bring another bowl."
"trouble."
Jiang Yan drew out his magic wand and pointed the tip of the wand at the white porcelain bowl.
Gu Jingyun heard him chanting a short spell softly, in a language he could not understand at all.
A white light emanated from the tip of the wand, and the light jumped and enveloped the entire bowl.
The next moment, the cold porridge slowly became warm, as if it was thrown directly into an invisible steamer. Small bubbles appeared on the surface of the porridge and it began to boil.
Jiang Yan stopped outputting magic power and took back his wand.
The white light covering the porcelain bowl quickly dissipated, leaving only a bowl of steaming meat porridge.
"Yes." Jiang Yan raised his eyebrows, turned around and smiled, "It's done now."
Gu Jingyun stood behind him and said thoughtfully: "It is indeed a magical spell."
"It's magic." Jiang Yan corrected.
"Yeah, magic." Gu Jingyun obediently changed his words.
Jiang Yan drank two mouthfuls of porridge and felt someone gently pulling his long hair.
The action was very careful and did not hurt the scalp.
Jiang Yan turned back again: "Jing Yun, what are you doing?"
"I'll comb and tie your hair. Drink your porridge, don't go hungry." Gu Jingyun urged.
"Golden Core cultivators don't need to eat or drink."
"I am happy to do so."
"What are you happy about?"
"Help you choose clothes and jewelry, and comb your hair while you eat porridge."
"..." Jiang Yan was silent for two seconds, and asked with genuine confusion: "Is this your hobby? How strange."
Gu Jingyun: "Turn back, your hair is going to be crooked."
Jiang Yan: “Oh.”
The heavy cloth curtains had been lifted and hooked, and the window was half opened to let in fresh air to dispel the stuffiness that had been closed all night.
The view outside the window was just right, the sun was shining brightly, and there was a thin layer of white snow in the yard.
Jiang Yan drank the porridge slowly, one spoonful at a time.
His eyes were fixed on the snow outside the window.
"…Did it snow last night?"
"There was a little snow in the early morning." Gu Jingyun carefully combed the immortal's hair and answered with some of his attention.
"You didn't sleep all night?" Jiang Yan asked.
"I have slept on the long couch in your outer room. That couch is quite comfortable to sleep on. You people in the Hehuan Sect really know how to enjoy life."
"Master gave it to me."
"Um."
"How on earth did you get here?"
"A flying boat magic weapon that can compress a ten-day journey into one day and one night. If you want to see it, I'll take you to the back mountain to see it later. It's not convenient to take it out now."
"...Then it must have been very hard for you." Jiang Yan asked, "It snowed on the way here, didn't it? Did you get wet?"
"No." Gu Jingyun coaxed him, "I have a magic weapon to protect me. No matter how heavy the snow is, I won't get wet."
Jiang Yan had a hunch that Gu Jingyun was lying.
He must have worked very hard to arrive on New Year's Eve, traveling day and night. But when he arrived, he was drunk and fell asleep.
Gu Jingyun asked: "What kind of hair accessories does Ayan like, a jade crown or a hairpin?"
Jiang Yan thought about it and took out a few black hair ties and rubber bands from the Sumeru Ring - products from the magical world.
“I think this will do.”
“No color at all.”
Gu Jingyun clicked his tongue.
Jiang Yan thought he was so overbearing. He wore all black all day, but he didn't allow him to wear black as well.
"Rubber band."
Jiang Yan raised his head and said stubbornly.
Just use this.
Although he usually tied his hair into a ponytail with a headband or a crown, he felt particularly rebellious today.
"Yeah, rubber band. Mine."
Gu Jingyun took the hairband and put it into his storage ring.
Jiang Yan: ? ?
Without waiting for him to refute, Gu Jingyun took out two jade crowns for tying hair and placed them in front of Jiang Yan.
"The left one is bright and the right one is elegant. Which one do you want?"
Jiang Yan: “…”
No matter how you look at it, there is no difference at all!
He pointed to the left and said randomly, "This one looks better."
The young master tied his hair and said with a smile: "I like this too. It makes you look more lively."
Jiang Yan: “…”
I dare not say that I am just pointing casually.
After Jiang Yan finished his porridge, Gu Jingyun tied his hair for him.
The young master walked around to the front of him, held his chin and looked at him, then suddenly asked, "Ayan, do you want to wear a flower in your hair? ...Why are you staring at me?"
Gu Jingyun said innocently: "The scholars in the capital often wear flowers in their hair to compare their beauty. It is a trend."
"No." Jiang Yan's face was full of resistance, "It's in the way."
Imagine that when he swings his sword, a flower falls from his head to block his view, or the petals dance with the sword energy and swirl around him...
It makes my scalp tingle!
What a terrible picture!
Since he didn't want to, Gu Jingyun didn't force him.
As we were talking, a clear and distant bird song suddenly came from outside the window.
Gu Jingyun paused.
Jiang Yan was just about to ask where the birds came from in the middle of winter when his ears twitched slightly and his expression changed instantly.
"Someone is coming!" Jiang Yan stood up quickly, leaned over to the window and listened carefully, and was shocked: "It's Senior Brother and Pang Yunhu!"
When he turned around, he saw the young master looking at him with a subtle expression.
"...Your hearing is very good?" Gu Jingyun asked.
"Yeah." Jiang Yan was confused.
“Can you hear even the slightest sound?”
"Of course." Jiang Yan said, "You can even judge a person's movements based on the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, footsteps, and so on."
After he finished speaking, Jiang Yan noticed that the man became even more silent, with a very complicated expression.
The footsteps are getting closer.
Jiang Yan was anxious: "Why are you still standing there? The Hehuan Sect does not allow outsiders to enter casually! You came in without an application, be careful not to get caught."
He pulled the silent young master in and pushed him into the inner room.
"Hide it!"
Jiang Yan warned earnestly: "My senior brother is a Nascent Soul cultivator, so you must keep your aura well."
Gu Jingyun: “…”
Jiang Yan: "If you get caught, you'll be fined!"
There was a hint of disdain in the young master's eyes, and Jiang Yan compared this to a rich man's disdain for a "fine".
Jiang Yan had to deliberately exaggerate the situation.
"And he will be on the blacklist and wanted by the whole sect."
"blacklist?"
"It means that disciples are forbidden to have any contact with him, or if that person has done something evil, the disciples of the Hehuan Sect must punish him if they meet him!"
I don’t know which sentence touched Gu Jingyun, but the man’s expression changed instantly.
He said solemnly, "I will hide well, don't worry."
Jiang Yan closed the screen and walked quickly back to the outer room.
There was a knock on the door.
Jiang Yan opened the door: "Senior Brother, Junior Brother Pang."
"Happy New Year, Senior Brother Jiang." Pang Yunhu said with a simple smile.
"Happy New Year." Jiang Yan responded.
Fan Yang smiled and said, "Junior brother, your hair is well combed today. With this jade crown, you look brighter and more lively than before."
Jiang Yan: “…”
Is this true or false?
How did you figure that out?
Fan Yang asked with concern: "You were drunk last night, did you have a headache this morning?"
Jiang Yan shook his head: "Everything is fine."
Fan Yang wanted to go inside, but Jiang Yan blocked the door and wouldn't let him in.
"?" Fan Yang was confused, thinking it was because of Pang Yunhu, so he sent him away: "Go to the lobby and wait, I'll come find you later."
Pang Yunhu whispered, "Then hurry up."
Fan Yang: “Yeah.”
Pang Yunhu left.
Fan Yang retracted his gaze and took a step forward——
Can't move.
"...Junior brother? Why don't you let me in?" Fan Yang asked puzzledly.
Jiang Yan didn't dare to go too far, so he had to give way. But he blocked the way to the inner room very deliberately, and Fan Yang subconsciously avoided him and sat on the round stool in the outer room.
Fan Yang saw a hair comb and an empty bowl on the table.
Fan Yang has been in the Hehuan Sect for many years and has extensive experience in helping people catch adultery or anything else.
Seeing that his junior brother's behavior was too abnormal, he suddenly became a little suspicious. But there was no one else's presence in the room, only him and Jiang Yan.
Fan Yang deliberately asked:
"Junior brother went to the small kitchen to cook porridge?"
At the critical moment, Jiang Yan seemed to have opened up his Ren and Du meridians.
He calmly replied, "I got up early to practice swordplay. After practice, I felt hungry and wanted to go to the cafeteria for breakfast. But the cafeteria was closed because of the holiday."
Fan Yang: "Then this porridge..."
Jiang Yan: "I met the canteen's cook on the way and asked him a few questions. He said there was some in the kitchen and helped me get a bowl. I paid for it, and I have to return the bowl to the canteen later."
When Fan Yang heard it, it seemed very reasonable.
The logic is fine, and the tone of voice used by my junior brother when he spoke was no different from usual.
I guess I was just overthinking it.
Jiang Yan asked: "Brother, do you seem to have something to say?"
Fan Yang said, "Yes, I was just about to speak. Yunhu and I are going out to play for a few days. Junior brother, you were drunk yesterday. Where are you going today?"
"I didn't hear you clearly yesterday, and you fell asleep again. I thought, if we are in a similar place, you can come with us so that we can take care of you."
Jiang Yan was stunned.
Did he say that?
After thinking about it, the only place I want to go seems to be Dongzhou.
But the person I wanted to meet had already arrived and was now hiding in the inner room at the back.
Jiang Yan didn't dare to say the words "Dongzhou Sword Sect" directly, and said vaguely: "I just want to take a walk around the area to avoid being bored in the sect all day."
Fan Yang was surprised and relieved, as if he saw his child who only knew how to study finally learned to balance work and rest.
"Are you coming with us?" Fan Yang asked.
Jiang Yan refused: "No need."
——If he follows him, what will Gu Jingyun do!
"Okay." Fan Yang stood up, "Then go and have fun by yourself. Senior brother will leave first."
"Uh-huh!"
Jiang Yan saw him out and once again vaguely blocked the way to the inner room.
Fan Yang looked at him strangely, thinking about the person waiting for him in the lobby.
Without thinking much, he said goodbye and left.
Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly closed the door.
"Jingyun, you can come out now."
The young master walked out of the inner room slowly. He seemed to be in a very good mood, with the corners of his lips raised, and he couldn't suppress it at all.
Yet, he still pretended to sigh, "There comes a day when I have to hide and evade, just like..."
It's like having an affair.
Jiang Yan quickly praised: "A real man can bend and stretch! Young Master hid well!"
Gu Jingyun: “…”
There is no need to brag about this.
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