Chapter 190 When people are in an awkward situation...
People often pretend to be busy when they feel awkward.
Xie Jiaoyue sat in a chair. The inn was empty and there was nothing there. She didn't know what to do with her hands and feet, so she could only use her eyes to keep busy.
Looking here and there, I accidentally caught sight of Gongshi Moyu's face again.
After watching three rounds, she gave up entirely.
"I admit it, I just like your face. Anyway, you like me too, isn't that a coincidence?"
Gong Shi Moyu usually has few expressions, but at this moment, he couldn't suppress the urge to smile. He tried hard to maintain a dignified appearance, but in the end, he still revealed eight teeth.
He laughed like a goofy young man.
Xie Jiaoyue laughed along, "You've lived for almost thirty years in total across your two lifetimes, how come you're still so silly?"
Gong Shi Moyu said, "You make it sound like I'm old. If you really think about it, I was a year older than you in my previous life and I came to this world five years earlier than you, so I'm only six years older than you in total."
Xie Jiaoyue was taken aback; she didn't seem to have mentioned how old she was in her previous life.
That makes sense, though. She can be considered a celebrity to some extent, and if you look her up carefully, it's not hard to find out her age.
But Gongshi Moyu seems to have said that he didn't know her from her past life.
Xie Jiaoyue reached out and touched Gongshi Moyu's face, looking just like a philanderer flirting with a respectable young master.
"Young master, you say you like me, but do you really understand me? If you can answer ten questions, I'll generously offer you my Daoist partner, how about that?"
"Please give me a question, Miss."
"My favorite color?"
"Red. You like vibrant colors."
"My favorite Taoist practice?"
"The way of the sword is unparalleled in its sharpness and unstoppable."
"Of all the women around me, who do I most want to hang out with?"
“Xin Xiuying, you like to tease serious people and see them get annoyed.”
...
"My favorite fruit?"
"Sweet and sour citrus fruits, especially grapefruit, are best enjoyed in large bites for a more refreshing experience."
"My favorite game?"
"Humanity is defeated, and you like to mess with your teammates in it."
After answering ten questions, Xie Jiaoyue looked at Gongshi Moyu with a complicated expression.
"You really know me."
Gong Shi Moyu's expression remained unchanged: "Based on your personality, it's easy to guess. Am I right?"
He appeared relaxed, but his palms were already sweating. He had been too relaxed and too joyful just now, and the joy had clouded his mind. The familiar atmosphere made him feel as relaxed as if he had returned to his past life.
He only realized he had let something slip after answering the last question.
Both the pomelo and the game are things that don't exist in this world. If he hadn't known Xie Jiaoyue in his previous life, he shouldn't have been so specific.
Xie Jiaoyue nodded: "Yes, you guessed right. Let me guess too, what was your name in your past life? Was it Qin Yu? Although this surname is rare, I guessed right, didn't I?"
Gong Shi Moyu lowered his head and remained silent.
Xie Jiaoyue's initial excitement was completely gone, and the thrill of boldly expressing her feelings had subsided. Her mind was clear, though, because only one thought remained.
Why did you lie to her?
"Why did you lie to me? Why didn't you tell me who you are? Gongshi Moyu, Qin Yu, I thought we were at least friends. If we were friends, why did you keep it a secret from me? If we weren't friends, then what are we now?"
She couldn't understand it, and she couldn't figure out the reason no matter how hard she tried.
Why is Gong Shi Moyu unwilling to tell her his identity? They are neighbors, childhood sweethearts who grew up together. They met in another world, shouldn't they help each other?
She could only think of one reason.
"You've been wary of me, haven't you? You've been wary of me all this time." Her eyes were full of hurt.
Gong Shi Moyu stammered, "No, I'm not, I just... I just didn't dare to say it."
"What's there to be afraid to say? Hmm? What are you afraid to say?"
“I am timid, cowardly, and lack courage. I used to live like a human being because of you, whether at home or at school, you were so dazzling.”
Xie Jiaoyue was like the radiant sun, while he was merely a small shadow beneath its rays. Without light, there is no shadow; he survived by the light, yet dared not truly meet it.
Gongshi Moyu dared not look up at Xie Jiaoyue, keeping his head down. His voice was not loud but clear: "I'm afraid. If you knew who I am, you would... you would treat me like a pitiful neighbor brother who needs to be taken care of, and you would hate my cowardly existence."
"But I want to be by your side, just one step behind you, so that you can see me as soon as you turn around."
Xie Jiaoyue chuckled.
"What are you thinking about all day long?"
She just casually fried something, and this person blurted out all his thoughts.
She's still as innocent as ever.
Gong Shi Moyu looked up blankly. Was he hallucinating? Xie Jiaoyue smiled.
She has such a beautiful smile.
He unconsciously laughed along, looking just like a simpleton.
"If I were to hate you as you say, then why did I help you before?"
Xie Jiaoyue felt somewhat ashamed as she recalled the things she had said to her neighbor.
Because she was disappointed in her son, she did say quite a few extreme things.
Hmm, quite a few times.
The main problem is that Qin Yu used to be too soft-hearted. She always felt that she didn't deserve anything, and she never took the initiative to fight for what belonged to her or what didn't belong to her. She let others bully her and lived like a ghost.
Shouldn't she have cursed him? If she hadn't made him angry, he would have looked like he didn't want to live anymore.
At least when I'm angry, I can still live with the anger I feel towards her.
Gong Shi Moyu took a long time to react: "You mean, you don't dislike me?"
He suddenly realized that Xie Jiaoyue hadn't left after discovering everything, and was still smiling at him: "You're not angry that I lied to you?"
Xie Jiaoyue tapped Gongshi Moyu's head with her finger: "I'm angry, you have to coax me properly."
Gong Shi Moyu grasped the finger on her forehead: "Jiaoyue, can I be your boyfriend?"
"Why are you still asking this kind of question? Come on, come with me to the Xie clan's territory. There's so much to do, don't even think about escaping."
Xie Jiaoyue thought smugly, looking at the person's silly appearance, just like a nuclear-powered donkey. She would never let the nuclear-powered donkey run away; it would be tied to her for life.
Xie Jiaoyue suddenly became the head of the Xie clan, which was now just an empty shell consisting of her and the Xie clan in black. There were countless things she needed to deal with and wanted to deal with.
For example, the future of the Gongshi clan, whether or not to bring in the Xie clan from the southwest region, the mission to kill the demonic beasts this year, and monitoring Chu Xingjin, etc.
But Xie Jiaoyue had a nuclear-powered donkey, so she and Xie Gui in black secretly made a list of things they needed to do. Then, on a deserted night, she and Gongshi Moyu spent some time together before quietly going into seclusion.
The next morning, Gong Shi Moyu knocked on the door for a long time but couldn't get an answer. When he finally opened the door, he found that Xie Jiaoyue was no longer there, and he felt like he was about to break.
Xie, dressed in black, patted Gongshi Moyu on the shoulder: "Don't panic. I felt the same way you do now when I found out the clan leader was gone a few days ago."
He initially thought Xie Jiaoyue had abandoned her post like the previous clan leader.
Xie, dressed in black, patted Gongshi Moyu's shoulder repeatedly and forcefully, because Xie Jiaoyue was absent that day because she had gone to find Gongshi Moyu.
After they had had their fill of entertainment, Xie in black explained things to Gongshi Moyu.
"You may have noticed that the seals in various places have been malfunctioning these days, and the next great war is imminent."
“If the clan leader does not go into seclusion, the Xie clan may be completely wiped out in this great war.”
"You like her so much, you wouldn't want the Xie family to have problems, would you?"
Gong Shi Moyu: ?
Xie, dressed in black, handed Gongshi Moyu a list of to-do items, much to her bewilderment.
There was a lot of work to do, and the tasks were complicated. He originally wanted to use the jade slip, but Xie Jiaoyue refused, insisting that the list felt more appropriate.
I don't know exactly what it feels like.
Gong Shi Moyu took the list and, as if possessed by an obsessive-compulsive disorder, couldn't resist taking out a pen and starting to check off each item.
I want to finish this quickly.
Xie in black understood; this explained the feeling Xie Jiaoyue had described.
He tentatively asked, "Xie Jiaoyue has gone into seclusion, but you're going to handle these things for her. Don't you think that's unfair?"
Gong Shi Moyu felt it was only natural: "Letting me handle it instead of letting others handle it shows that she loves me."
Xie in black: ...
I can't explain why you guys are so obsessed with love.
Gong Shi Moyu offered some reasons that Xie in black could accept: "Since you say that a great battle is imminent, Jiaoyue is a sword cultivator and she is an important fighting force, while I am just a pill cultivator who only occasionally goes into seclusion to refine pills."
"My ability to help her with trivial matters, allowing her to focus on her cultivation, is a contribution to the entire cultivation world."
Even Xie in black was persuaded.
Just as Xie Gang in black was about to leave, Gong Shi Moyu stopped him, saying, "Come on, let's do the first thing."
"Why are we heading towards the southwest? Shouldn't the first thing be to deal with the Gongshi clan?"
Gongshi Moyu directly checked the first item: "Gongshi Chuo and Gongshi Yue are no longer with the Gongshi clan. They are currently living with disciples from the Southwest Region in an inn. As for the others, whether they are alive or dead is not important."
He never showed much pity to anyone other than Xie Jiaoyue, and besides, most of the Gongshi clan didn't need pity.
Gongshi Moyu glanced at the list again and felt it was necessary to handle it simply. She frowned and started sending a message to Gongshi Chuo.
"You have done a great service in exposing Gongshi's disregard for human life and saved your mother."
Gong Shichuo looked at the Spirit Compass with confusion. She herself hadn't even decided whether or not to save her mother, so what right did this person have to ask her to do so?
Ever since she learned that her mother knew everything, she has found it difficult to forgive the woman who was with her every day.
Then a second message appeared.
"Her, and then monitor her."
Article 3.
"This means the bright moon."
Gong Shichuo had no choice but to comply since it was Jiaoyue's request.
Xie, dressed in black, observed everything: "When did Jiaoyue express this idea?"
Gongshi Moyu smiled knowingly, so knowingly that it was almost imperceptible: "The matter concerning the Gongshi family is very simple and does not require the Xie family's help. If she had no such intention, she would not have removed this matter from the list."
Since she wrote it, it means that Xie Jiaoyue still felt that there was something wrong with Gongshi Shi and that she needed to investigate further. Therefore, Gongshi Chuo's mother was the best breakthrough point.
The black-clad Xie listed the results, attempting to glean more information from just a few words.
Even after staring until my eyes turned cross, I still couldn't see it.
Okay, okay, you two are a couple, and he's the outsider.
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