In the bustling street, passersby breathed a sigh of relief as they watched a near-miss turn into a safe situation, their eyes falling on a couple standing on the side of the street.
The man, dressed in a blue robe with dark hair, and the woman, dressed in white with fair skin, looked quite well-matched standing together.
"Why are you all alone out there, young lady?" Rong Shu took a half step back and looked at Jiang Fei with a smile. "What happened today was too dangerous. You must have been frightened. I wonder where you live? I might be able to give you a ride if I can."
Jiang Fei's ears gradually turned red, and she shook her head and smiled, "No need. My home is at the foot of the mountain. I was just planning to come out to buy some snacks and storybooks, but I didn't expect to run into something like this."
Rong Shu raised an eyebrow slightly: "What a coincidence."
"Um?"
“I just moved here and also bought a house at the foot of the mountain,” he said, turning slightly to the side in a gesture of invitation, “If the young lady doesn’t mind…”
“That’s quite a coincidence,” Jiang Fei said, looking at Rong Shu. “Young Master saved me, how could I possibly mind?”
Rong Shu smiled and walked back side by side with Jiang Fei: "I still don't know the young lady's name?"
"Me?" Jiang Fei smiled. "My name is Jiang Fei."
"Jiang Fei," Rong Shu repeated playfully between his lips. He naturally knew her, after all, he was the one who saved her life.
The next moment, Rong Shu slowly smiled and said, "My name is Rong Yu." She dropped the word "she".
“Young Master Rong.” Jiang Fei nodded slightly to him.
As they spoke, the mansion came into view, and Jiang Fei stopped in his tracks: "Thank you for seeing me off, Young Master Rong. If you don't mind, would you like to come in for a cup of tea?"
It was just a polite tone.
Rong Shu nodded without hesitation: "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw her somewhat surprised look. He lowered his eyes, smiled faintly, and walked into the courtyard.
However, she frowned slightly when she saw the overly simple items in the courtyard. The best "medicinal herbs" should be kept in the most luxurious room. Has she really lived like a "human"?
Did she never feel resentful?
In the world of cultivation, her physique was considered that of a prodigy, and given time, it was not impossible for her to reach the Tribulation Transcending stage.
Now, however, all his spiritual roots are damaged, leaving him with only a useless spiritual body that is born unable to cultivate.
“This place is a bit rudimentary…” Jiang Fei said as he walked into the house.
But all that could be heard from inside the house was a woman's soft, choked voice: "Brother Wunian, please don't send me away, okay?"
Jiang Fei pushed open the door and saw Lin Ningyan leaning against Yun Wunian's chest.
The girl's eyes were red-rimmed, her features delicate and beautiful. The boy, dressed in white, was elegant and handsome. Beside them, a teapot slowly steamed, creating a somewhat ambiguous atmosphere.
Childhood sweethearts, how wonderful.
Jiang Fei pondered for a moment, then, hearing Rong Shu getting closer and closer behind him, took a half step back.
Sure enough, a figure appeared beside her. The next moment, Jiang Fei felt someone put their arm around her shoulder and heard Rong Shu's feigned worried voice: "Miss Jiang?"
Hearing the noise, Yun Wunian reacted quickly, abruptly pushing Lin Ningyan away from his arms and turning to look at the door. The next moment, his body stiffened, and the confusion in his memory, the strange woman's repeated calls of "Master," suddenly disappeared, leaving only the person in front of him.
Jiang Fei looked at him calmly, though her face was slightly pale. Beside her, a strange man had his arm around her shoulder, his eyes full of concern, seemingly intimate.
Yun Wunian's gaze was fixed on the hand on Jiang Fei's shoulder, his brows furrowing slightly.
I felt that hand was... extremely glaring.
Rong Shu was also observing Yun Wunian. He could sense the faint hint of hostility in the boy's eyes, and...
A love-binding spell!
Rong Shu understood. No wonder Xin Qi was no longer under the Love-Locking Curse when she last saw him; it had been transferred to this mortal.
Ruoxin had no idea that he had done all the work for someone else; how would he feel?
Rong Shu chuckled inwardly and was about to look away when she noticed something and narrowed her eyes.
The young man before them seemed restless, even emitting a hint of divine light, unlike a mortal. Yet, his body was indeed that of a mortal.
"Excuse me, Xiao Wunian, Miss Lin, I'm sorry to bother you." Jiang Fei finally spoke, breaking the silence with a smile.
Yun Wunian moved his lips, his face slightly pale.
Rong Shu's eyes flickered slightly.
No thought?
Yun Wunian?
The immortal being undergoing tribulation on Mount Wunian?
Rong Shu couldn't help but smile; this "medicinal ingredient" of his had truly impressed him.
First came the demons and monsters of the demon race, then the immortals of the cultivation world.
One is searching for her all over the world, and the other seems... to have some feelings for her.
However… Rong Shu glanced at Lin Ningyan’s face beside him, and thought that once the tribulation was over, his “medicinal herbs” would probably be heartbroken again.
After all, the Immortal Venerable Yun Jue was a man of few emotions and few desires. If he still had any human feelings left, they were all given to his disciple, Tang Feiyan.
Now that the celestial light of Yun Jue is leaking out, it is likely that both the immortal and demonic realms will soon realize that Yun Wunian is here.
The demon realm wants to eliminate him, while the immortal realm wants to help him overcome his tribulation; chaos is inevitable.
Jiang Fei was destined to be abandoned.
However, he would never expose these things, after all, at that time, Jiang Fei was dead inside but alive, just as he had expected.
Although it was a pity that he could not see Jiang Fei's sacrifice for him, compared to this body, the little affection he felt was nothing.
Besides, he still has time to get to know her properly, doesn't he?
Coming to the human realm to see a good show is definitely a worthwhile trip.
Rong Shu turned to look at Jiang Fei and nodded, saying, "Miss Jiang has guests today, so I won't bother you any longer. Perhaps you could visit me another day."
Jiang Fei nodded: "Young Master Rong saved me today, I will definitely come to thank you another day."
Rong Shu smiled, turned and left.
That's interesting, so very interesting.
Jiang Fei watched Rong Shu's retreating figure, when Yun Wunian's voice came from behind: "He saved you?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Fei snapped out of her daze, looked at Yun Wunian, and casually said, "Uh, I was almost hit by a horse."
He then turned to go back to his room.
Yun Wunian's heart tightened, and he unconsciously took two steps toward her: "What you saw just now was not what you saw..."
“Oh, right,” Jiang Fei said, turning around and interrupting Yun Wunian, “Does Miss Lin have somewhere to go?”
Lin Ningyan, who was suddenly called out, paused and quickly glanced at Yun Wunian. When she noticed that Yun Wunian's gaze was fixed on Jiang Fei, her eyes darkened and she gently shook her head: "I don't want to be found by Father. I... I want to stay here."
“In that case, it’s getting late, Miss Lin, please stay here for now,” Jiang Fei said with a smile. “You can stay in Xiao Wunian’s room, and Xiao Wunian can rest on the soft couch in my outer room.”
Yun Wunian hesitated for a moment, then, should he share a room with her?
My heart skipped a beat without me realizing it.
Jiang Fei then slowly added, "After all, there's no need for Xiao Wunian and I to avoid suspicion."
Yun Wunian's body stiffened. Hearing her so easily utter the words "siblings," the image of the strange man with his arm around her shoulder flashed before her eyes again and again, and she felt waves of indescribable bitterness and hidden anger in her chest.
That day, until night fell, Jiang Fei did not step out of the room once more.
Yun Wunian did not go out. He led Lin Ningyan into the room and then sat in the main room, his thoughts in turmoil.
As dusk approached, Yun Wunian got up and walked toward Jiang Fei's outer room, but paused when he saw the woman reclining on the soft couch taking a nap.
Jiang Fei was lying on her side, her white robes hanging down to the floor. Her eyes were serene, and the faint light from the window illuminated her fair face, giving her a touch of holiness.
Yun Wunian stared at her blankly for a long time, his Adam's apple bobbing slightly, his eyes somewhat dazed.
He didn't know what was wrong with him, but he didn't like it when other people were standing next to her, he didn't like... how she so casually said they were siblings.
After an unknown amount of time, the woman on the bed let out a soft moan, turned over, and slowly woke up.
Yun Wunian quickly suppressed his excess emotions.
"Who?" Jiang Fei's hoarse voice came. He opened his eyes slightly, paused for a while, and slowly reached out to gently touch the red cloud-shaped birthmark on the cheek of the person in front of him.
Yun Wunian's back was tense, but her hands were soft, like a cat's.
But when he saw the mistiness and emotion in her eyes, Yun Wunian suddenly realized that she had touched him like this before, but she had called out someone else's name.
She's treating him like a stranger again.
Yun Wunian pursed his lips, feeling the soft touch on her cheek gradually spread, and finally, when she touched his eyebrows and eyes, he reached out and grabbed her wrist.
"Huh?" Jiang Fei asked, puzzled.
Yun Wunian lowered his eyes: "Jiang Fei, I am not Xin Qi."
It was not any other man.
This was the first time I had called her by her name so formally.
“I know,” Jiang Fei’s voice was dreamy, “You are Xiao Wunian.”
Yun Wunian's eyelashes trembled, and the pressure on his hand unconsciously increased.
Jiang Fei winced in pain.
Yun Wunian quickly relaxed his grip: "You..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he didn't know what to say.
Jiang Fei chuckled softly, slowly sat up, and stroked his cheek down to his eyebrows and eyes before moving a little closer to him.
Yun Wunian's breath hitched as he recalled the scene of her kissing him the night before. His heart was filled with panic, yet also... a faint sense of anticipation.
However, the next moment, as Jiang Fei approached him, he stopped: "Xiao Wunian smells like someone else."
After saying that, he turned away as if nothing had happened.
Yun Wunian froze, the tension in his eyes completely freezing, staring at her in a daze.
Jiang Fei laughed, reached out and pinched his cheek, then stood up.
Yun Wunian was faster than her and blocked her way.
"What?" Jiang Fei raised an eyebrow.
Yun Wunian's eyes were filled with panic. After a long while, he said in a low voice as if he had just made up an excuse, "I'm not a child anymore."
"Hmm?" Jiang Fei asked back, then realized what he meant and chuckled, "Yes, Xiao Wunian has really grown up. He's become the famous 'Young Master Yun'."
Yun Wunian stared intently at her.
Jiang Fei continued, "It's time to settle down and start a family."
Yun Wunian paused slightly, then felt a slight heat in his ears, but felt a chill in his heart when he saw Jiang Fei's eyes clearly.
Her tone was gentle, but her eyes were calm.
It's as if he's saying that his marriage and career have nothing to do with her.
Jiang Fei smiled, turned around and went back into the inner room.
Yun Wunian remained frozen in place, not moving an inch.
After a long while, he hunched over uncomfortably, feeling a tightness and pain in his chest.
He thought he was just overthinking things.
He has not yet surpassed her, so he is still her childhood sweetheart. How could his marriage and career have nothing to do with her?
Tomorrow, Lin Ningyan will leave, and he can explain things to her properly.
That night, Yun Wunian was unable to sleep again.
The next day, before dawn, Yun Wunian got up early, lit a fire, and began practicing martial arts in the courtyard.
After an unknown amount of time, a faint sound came from the doorway.
Yun Wunian paused, then quickly turned his head to look.
"Brother Wunian!" Lin Ningyan's sweet voice rang out in the courtyard.
Yun Wunian paused, the light in his eyes dimmed slightly, nodded, withdrew his moves, and was about to walk into the woodshed.
Lin Ningyan's eyes were full of surprise: "Brother Wunian, are you here to start the fire and cook?"
Yun Wunian frowned slightly, but still nodded.
Lin Ningyan bit her lower lip. Wu Nian's reputation as a "young master" had spread far and wide, yet now he still had to go to that kind of simple woodshed...
"Let me help you," Lin Ningyan said, and started walking towards the woodshed.
Just as Yun Wunian was about to refuse, there was another soft sound at the door, accompanied by a faint laugh.
He turned his head abruptly.
Jiang Fei was standing at the door, her eyebrows slightly curved, watching the two of them with a leisurely air.
Yun Wunian saw the emotion in her eyes, his fingers slightly cool: "Your usual snacks are gone. Have breakfast first..."
"Miss Jiang?" A man's slightly raised voice came from the doorway. Rong Shu, dressed in a green robe, walked in slowly, her eyebrows relaxed, her black hair tied up high, and she held a small bamboo strip in her hand, covered with a snow-white silk cloth.
"Yesterday, Miss Jiang went to the market to buy some snacks but returned empty-handed. Today, I specially brought some for Miss Jiang."
Yun Wunian stared at the bamboo strips, his face slightly pale.
These were his responsibilities in the past.
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