Chapter 41 The Childhood Betrothal of a Miao Girl (Part 11)
The next chapter begins a new story; you can skip to Chapter 44 (the wedding) if you don't want to read it.
After reading for a while, Jiang Yiqing turned to her phone to change her mood.
Jiang Yiqing seemed to really enjoy watching videos of beautiful women. She opened the most popular video platform, and it was filled with pictures of stunning women. Because Shui Mingsheng was also present, Jiang Yiqing, for some reason, didn't dare to watch. Even if she accidentally opened it, she would always make sure to put her phone on silent.
"What is Yiqing looking at?" Just as she wished, Shui Mingsheng actually moved closer to her and looked at her phone.
Jiang Yiqing held her phone to her side, not letting her see it, but Shui Mingsheng had already spotted it with sharp eyes. She smiled like a fox: "So Yiqing is looking at pretty girls. I want to ask you, do you think the beauties on the internet are prettier, or the beauties in real life?"
In real life? Jiang Yiqing thought to herself that she had also admitted that Shui Mingsheng was a great beauty, so was this guy smugly trying to sell himself to her? Jiang Yiqing had been teased by her so many times before, so she thought she should tease her too.
“It’ll definitely look better online,” Jiang Yiqing said.
"Really? Is your chest bigger than mine, or your legs longer? I want to ask?" Unexpectedly, Shui Mingsheng asked her boldly and seriously.
This caught Jiang Yiqing off guard, because no one had ever spoken to her so bluntly before. She looked at Shui Mingsheng, feeling a pang of inexplicable envy, and her eyes instantly welled up with tears: "Why compare these things?"
"Then what do you like more about them?" Shui Mingsheng leaned closer to Jiang Yiqing, as if determined to get an answer.
"I like...face, is that wrong?" Jiang Yiqing's voice trailed off. She had clearly wanted to tease Shui Mingsheng, but she gave up after only a couple of sentences. Jiang Yiqing made an excuse and picked up her phone to leave.
Shui Mingsheng grabbed her wrist, preventing her from leaving, and asked, "Is she prettier than me?"
Jiang Yiqing's heart pounded in her chest. She didn't know why it was today, or why it was now, but she felt like she had to break through this barrier.
“In my heart, Yi Qing is the most beautiful woman in the world, but it turns out that I am not the same in Yi Qing’s heart?” Shui Mingsheng suddenly changed to a wronged tone, looking at her with a sorrowful look in his eyes.
"You're the prettiest, okay?" Jiang Yiqing said. "Now you can let me go, right?"
"Is it just pretty?" Shui Mingsheng pressed her body against the wooden table and in front of him, asking relentlessly.
Unexpectedly, Shui Mingsheng caught Yi Qing watching short videos. He didn't want to let such a good opportunity slip by.
"What else do you want?"
"It's beautiful, doesn't it make your heart flutter? Doesn't it arouse desire?"
Shui Mingsheng's eyes burned like fire, and Jiang Yiqing felt like a piece of firewood that had been set ablaze.
The cicadas chirped outside the window, but it seemed to have vanished from Jiang Yiqing's mind all at once; she could only hear the beating of her own heart.
If she had to describe this incredible summer in her life, Jiang Yiqing would name it Shui Mingsheng. Because... she was so dazzling.
She possessed a power that could overturn everything, and Jiang Yiqing felt as if she were about to be completely swallowed up by the wave called Shui Mingsheng.
When the sound of cicadas returned to her ears, Jiang Yiqing realized that she had experienced a brief moment of distraction.
"Yiqing, what's wrong?" Shui Mingsheng thought she had been too forceful, which wasn't a good thing. It would be troublesome if she were disliked. She gently stroked Jiang Yiqing's soft cheek and said, "Alright, alright, I won't force you anymore."
Restraint is a virtue; one must learn to restrain oneself. She is too beautiful; she doesn't want to hurt her, not even herself.
Shui Mingsheng always made affectionate gestures, but he would never cross the line.
Jiang Yiqing looked into her eyes, which held hidden emotions, and asked, "What would Mingsheng do if she had desires?"
In an instant, Shui Mingsheng heard the sound of a string snapping—the very boundary she had been desperately trying to maintain.
"I will...love you."
She pushed Jiang Yiqing down onto the straw mat.
She looked down at her from above, at the way she looked at her with a mixture of panic and stubbornness, and an impulse surged through her mind like a tidal wave.
There was a knock on the door.
The two then came to their senses. Jiang Yiqing stood up, covered her blush, and turned to face the window.
It was Xiaozhi's voice.
"Sister Shui, Sister Jiang, I found a still-living Gu worm in my house. Could you help me figure out what's wrong?"
Shui Mingsheng covered her forehead, thinking that she shouldn't have been so hasty. Even if Yi Qing agreed, they still had to get married, right? She wanted everyone to witness their happiness.
Xiao Zhi walked in and noticed that both of them seemed a bit out of sorts. With a kind heart, she asked, "Did I come at the wrong time?"
"fine."
"fine."
The two of them said in unison.
Xiao Zhi looked at them in surprise. Jiang Yiqing buried herself in front of the table like a quail, while Shui Mingsheng was trying hard to suppress his laughter.
"Xiao Zhi, please continue, I'm listening."
Xiao Zhi was a little annoyed, but she still handed the Gu box in her hand to Shui Mingsheng and said, "I hope it can help the sisters."
Xiao Zhi also heard that they needed to fight against the other two villages.
Getting down to business, Jiang Yiqing took a sip of water and came to the two's side. Shui Mingsheng opened the box and saw a tiny, misty Gu worm lying inside.
When Shui Mingsheng and Jiang Yiqing were both present, a faint pink glow appeared on the body of the tiny Gu worm.
Xiao Zhi had never seen such a strange Gu worm before. She asked, "What kind of Gu worm is this? And why does it have a pink light?"
“It’s a love potion,” Shui Mingsheng said, finding it unbelievable even to himself.
Love Gu is an extremely difficult Gu worm to refine; it's unbelievable that Xiao Zhi's parents were able to refine such a Gu. Love Gu can sense the emotional fluctuations of those around it; when a pink orb of light appears, it inevitably indicates that two people in love are present.
This means that Yi Qing and she like each other.
Jiang Yiqing saw Shui Mingsheng's lips curl into a sly smile, wondering what wicked thoughts he was harboring. However, this was the first time she had ever seen a love potion, something that only appeared in storybooks. It was said that the love potion from Miao territory could make a person fall deeply in love with another person and become completely subservient to them.
It sounds romantic, but the idea is somewhat dangerous.
"Mingsheng, is a love curse a kind of worm that can make a person fall in love without regard for anything else?" Jiang Yiqing asked.
“Yes, this kind of Gu worm is extremely difficult to cultivate. It is very valuable.” Shui Mingsheng comforted Xiao Zhi when he saw her obviously gloomy face.
Xiao Zhi thought she had found a powerful Gu worm that could help Shui Mingsheng defeat the other village chiefs, but she didn't expect to get a Love Gu. It's not that the Love Gu is bad, it's just that Xiao Zhi felt it wasn't that useful. Even without the Love Gu, Sister Shui and Sister Jiang were still in love.
Xiao Zhi cheered herself up and said, "Then I'll give them to my two older sisters. I'm going to get busy now."
Watching her walk away quickly, both of them felt that the child was too sensible and it made their hearts ache.
"I wonder if Xiaozhi has any thoughts about going to school," Jiang Yiqing said.
In fact, she had thought about this a long time ago. Xiao Zhi was not only following them for survival, but also for any possible path of growth. Learning was the best way to broaden her horizons, but she didn't know whether Xiao Zhi would like to start doing things directly like Shui Mingsheng, or go to school to study first.
"Let's ask her." Shui Mingsheng thought for a moment. Jiang Yiqing was more thoughtful. She just let Xiaozhi follow her to do things. Although she had a future, was Xiaozhi really happy staying here? She shouldn't be limited to Qingfeng Village. She should be allowed to see the bigger world outside.
Thinking about it this way, I felt I should send her to school. There aren't many people studying in Miao areas, but Xiaozhi is so smart, she's bound to be a good student.
If Xiaozhi also wanted to go to school, Shui Mingsheng had a preliminary idea. Yushan Village, as the largest Miao village, had the only school in Miao territory, which taught students all the way to high school graduation. Moreover, it had a large teleportation array, so she could come back whenever she wanted.
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