Chapter 37 Love in the Blue Sky: Family! Happy New Year! ...
"Then will you talk to me?"
Qiao Xi blinked, looked at Morax for a moment, and then suddenly did this.
Morax was completely bewildered by her. He frowned, his pupils dilated slightly, and stared at Qiao Xi for a long time without changing his expression, wondering if he had misheard.
Finally, after confirming what absurd things Qiao Xi had said to him, he remained silent for a while, as if thinking. He coughed twice and said, "I'll give you an answer in a few days."
This time it was Qiao Xi's turn to be dumbfounded.
She said it without thinking, or perhaps it was just a joke at Morax's expense, but what's with Morax's reaction of seemingly having thought it through so seriously?
While Qiao Xi was still confused, Morax's gaze softened. He reached out and gently pinched Qiao Xi's cheek: "Focus on your studies."
Qiao Xi's face was tickled by his pinching, her mind was a complete mess, like a squirrel that had lost its ability to think. Morax asked her to do a problem, so she did, but over and over again, she could only write "solution".
Morax frowned, took out a pen and paper, wrote down the solution steps for Qiao Xi, and earnestly explained the underlying logic to her.
I picked up my high school knowledge by recalling it, but Morax's sudden softening attitude is so inexplicable.
Qiao Xi looked at him and wondered if Morax was really considering dating her.
She was just joking, you know.
Qiao Xi wanted to explain, but the words stuck in her throat. She was strangely looking forward to Morax's response.
The questions were finished, and it was getting dark. Qiao Xi breathed a sigh of relief. She slumped onto the table and looked at Morax listlessly: "I'm so tired, I won't see you out."
Seeing her like this, Morax smiled slightly and nodded: "Alright."
After Morax left, Qiao Xi realized that he still hadn't answered her question: Had Morax ever been in a relationship?
*
That evening, Qiao Xi was taking a shower in the bathroom. She turned on the tap, letting the warm water run through her, and closed her eyes, thinking about Morax's words: "I'll give you the answer in a few days."
Qiao Xi opened her eyes, took a deep breath, and accidentally choked on the water. As she coughed, she wondered what Morax meant.
Are you afraid of hurting her feelings and are too embarrassed to refuse her to her face?
But she was just joking...
Yeah, just kidding, right?
Qiao Xi leaned her head against the tile, closed her eyes, and slammed her head back repeatedly, trying to knock out the jumbled thoughts in her head.
She opened her eyes, her vision blurred by tears, and began to wonder if she would be heartbroken if Morax refused her in a few days.
It seems that at most, she only felt regret; she couldn't say she liked him, I guess.
*
Over at the Immortal's Cave, Morax lived in a quiet courtyard at the deepest part of the cave, a place almost no one else had ever been.
Morax entered the study, where solid wood bookshelves formed the four walls. He climbed the stone steps to the top and took out a very old book from the corner.
This book has been here for over three thousand years, and he has never opened it once. But the reason he found it this time is because it is a book that records marriage customs, and there is a marriage contract tucked at the end of the book.
Qiao Xi asked him to consider dating. Before this, dating had never been on his mind, but today, the girl's words touched his heart.
Morax frowned as he flipped through the book in front of him. He couldn't say he disliked the girl, but he certainly didn't like her either. But when did his feelings change? Even Morax himself couldn't say.
And so it happened quietly.
When Qiao Xi suddenly asked the question, Morax's previously unclear mind suddenly became clear.
However, he still needs to carefully consider whether he should agree to her request.
Having feelings for someone and being in a relationship are two different things.
But if you refuse...
Morax recalled Qiao Xi's smiling face.
Will she be sad?
Morax pulled out the marriage contract tucked inside the book, looked at the words on it, and thought that he was not the kind of person who would start something casually.
But what are his true feelings for Qiao Xi?
He thought of her timid appearance in her wedding dress, and a slight smile crept onto his lips. It was as if he had thought she was beautiful from their very first meeting.
Morax tucked the marriage contract back into the book, placed the book on his desk, spread out the paper, rolled up his sleeve, dipped his brush in ink, and wrote a page of words in a flowing, elegant style.
*
Qiao Xi slept soundly that night.
At five o'clock in the morning, Morax called her from outside the door.
Qiao Xi reluctantly rolled over in bed, clearly intending to stay in bed longer.
Morax called her name again, and Qiao Xi groaned and slowly got up with her eyes closed. She scratched her hair and started to get dressed.
After getting dressed, she squinted and climbed off the bed barefoot, knelt on the floor, pulled her shoes out from under the bed and put them on, then drowsily shuffled over to the door and placed her hand on the doorknob.
"Creak—"
The door opened, and a cold wind rushed in, causing Qiao Xi to shiver. Morax came in and closed the door.
Qiao Xi rubbed her eyes and asked him, "Is it correct to do a horse stance?"
“Hmm.” Morax walked over and sat down in her chair as usual.
Qiao Xi nodded, yawned, reached the corner of the wall, closed her eyes, and began to practice horse stance.
Morax took the opportunity to observe her features.
“Qiao Xi,” Morax suddenly said.
Qiao Xi opened her eyes and looked at Morax: "What's wrong?"
"You must practice the sword techniques I taught you diligently."
Qiao Xi keenly sensed something was wrong from those words and asked, "Morax, are you leaving again?"
Morax nodded calmly.
Qiao Xi pursed her lips, that empty feeling returning. All she could do was nod and ask, "When are you leaving?"
"Now."
"Huh?" Qiao Xi blinked. "That's so sudden."
Morax stood up from his chair, walked over to Qiao Xi, bent down, and looked into her eyes: "So, the answer I originally said I'd give you in a few days needs to be given earlier."
Qiao Xi frowned. She hadn't recovered from the news that Morax was leaving, and when she heard this, she couldn't help but wonder what Morax's reply was.
The conversation from last night was still vivid in her mind, and for some reason, her heart was beating a little fast now that she was facing Morax.
Morax smiled and said calmly, "I agree."
The lights in the room seemed to shine even brighter at that moment. Qiao Xi's eyes widened slightly. She had considered many possibilities, but this was an outcome she hadn't expected.
Qiao Xi nodded blankly. She thought she didn't like Morax, but she couldn't explain why she didn't want him to leave. But she didn't want to argue at the moment. Now, she realized that deep down she hoped Morax would agree to her request.
"So, Morax, have you ever been in a relationship before?"
Moraxton paused, then gently shook his head.
Qiao Xi responded with an "Oh".
What's with her dismissive attitude?
Morax mimicked her, tilting his head slightly: "Oh?"
Qiao Xi was a little embarrassed: "This is my first time dating too."
She looked up at Morax.
Morax frowned at her, then smiled after a moment.
Morax is gone, and no one knows when he will return. Qiao Xi stood there in a daze for a long time, still feeling that it was unreal.
Are they in a relationship? Nothing seems to have changed.
She wanted to ask Morax how he felt, but Morax wasn't around.
In short, everything started abruptly because of her sudden question, even before she had asked Morax whether he liked her.
Qiao Xi didn't tell her mentors about her relationship. After all, given her relationship with Morax, she didn't dare to go public without discussing it with him.
But it's so hard to keep it all inside.
Qiao Xi then thought of Jin Lan, who was full of wisdom.
Although Jinlan has been acting a bit foolish lately, Qiao Xi believes it's just his way of being wise in disguise.
*
At the camp of the 99th detachment of the Thousand Rock Army, Jin Lan was washing rice when Qiao Xi came to find him. Jin Lan walked over with the pot in his arms and said with a smile, "I told you you're lucky. I just made stir-fried pork with Jueyun peppers and steamed some rice. It smells so good. Wait a minute, let's eat together."
After finishing her sentence, Jinlan continued to carry the pot to the sink to wash the rice.
Qiao Xi followed behind him, her mind not on the meal. She said, "Jinlan, I want to ask you something else."
Jinlan lowered her head to change the water: "This Jueyun pepper is quite rare, you should eat more of it later."
Qiao Xi: "...It's not about food, it's something else."
Jinlan continued rinsing the rice: "The rice is also new rice, steamed with spring water, it's clear and bright, and smells especially good."
Qiao Xi: "Jinlan, please listen to me."
Jinlan: "The meat is cured meat, but of course I'll cook fresh meat for you if you want."
Jinlan seems to have her mind entirely on cooking.
In her haste, Qiao Xi took a deep breath and blurted out, "I'm in a relationship!"
"Snap!"
Jinlan paused, and the pot was thrown into the pool.
He turned his head stiffly to look at Qiao Xi: "You... are in a relationship?"
Qiao Xi nodded seriously, not like she was acting: "Mm."
Jinlan's expression twisted in horror: "You?!"
Qiao Xi: "Yes, it's me."
Jinlan pursed his lips, feeling like the sky had fallen. In his mind, the Emperor was incapable of dating. But because Qiao Xi was also single, he spent his days happily shipping couples and fantasizing. But now, Qiao Xi said she was in a relationship.
If the Emperor won't talk to Qiao Xi, then who is it?
But regardless of who it is, is his/her romantic relationship completely over?
Jinlan was about to cry. His mental world was shattered, and his wedding-stealing partner was gone.
But who can Qiao Xi talk to?
Jinlan imagined eternity, even the collapse of mountains and the cracking of the earth.
Qiao Xi noticed that something was wrong with him, so she patted his shoulder. But Jin Lan turned around and started crying.
Qiao Xi was at a loss: "Um, Jinlan, it can't be that bad, can it?"
Jinlan shook her head in grief and indignation: "You don't understand."
You have no idea how much I invest in shipping couples!
He grabbed Qiao Xi's arm and asked, "Who is that kid? Is he one of my men?"
Qiao Xi pulled Jin Lan's hand away: "No."
Jinlan was stunned: "Besides the men in my camp, who else do you know? From down the mountain?"
Qiao Xi hesitated for a moment, then said, "It's Morax."
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Author's Note: Early update, see you tomorrow!
My hand speed is so slow, I wish I had eight hands.
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