Chapter 40 Chapter 40 What are you doing, Master Xuanbai? ...
His uncle-master had always disliked him and treated him very harshly, but on that day he actually agreed to let him hold a meeting in the mountains. Even Gu Zhi himself felt that this was a strange thing.
Until today, in Bodhi Pavilion.
He then understood why his uncle-master had agreed to it that day.
It turned out that they were trying to force him to go down the mountain and get married.
In fact, his uncle had previously mentioned, both explicitly and implicitly, that he hoped he would come down the mountain soon, specifically to Hengshan, to get to know the daughter of the Hengshan Sect's leader. His uncle's mother was from the Hengshan Sect, and he wanted to use his status as the Young Sect Leader of Tianshan to honor her family and strengthen the relationship.
He had no interest in the rumored arrogant Miss Heng, so the matter was delayed.
Later, the uncle mentioned it several times, but seeing that he was really devoted to the official duties in the mountain and his own martial arts, it was inconvenient to mention it again.
Now, they just happened to seize the opportunity to find out that he broke the rules to save others, forcing him to obey.
He bowed and stood up. Suddenly he felt extremely tired and exhausted today. He could not hold on any longer. So he agreed to his uncle's request and turned around to leave.
Huide spoke again.
"After a long time of no response, you left in a hurry. Does the Young Master have any resentment in his heart?"
He stopped, without turning around, and only uttered two words:
"I dare not."
"In that case, add twenty lashes to the punishment." Huide grabbed the fork of the brush tip.
Gu Zhi stopped suddenly.
The next second, he turned around politely and saluted as usual, then lowered his brows and said calmly:
"Junior obeys your command."
After saying that, he turned and walked out.
When he raised his eyes, he saw the woman with watery eyes again, hiding behind his arrogant junior brother, looking at him with sad and pitiful eyes.
His heart suddenly hit him hard with a "bang".
Doesn’t she want him to go down the mountain either?
He instantly felt a subtle sense of relief in his heart, and when he looked at his frivolous junior brother, he even felt a little happy for a moment.
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"Let me ask you, how did Gu Zhi save me?"
Wuqiu Spring is a cascading hot spring on the Tianshan Mountains. Due to the high water temperature, it is shrouded in fog all year round. When walking on the trestle bridge between the waterfalls, you can hardly see the expressions of the people facing you.
Li Xuanbai hugged his shoulders in the mist, with a smile on his face, but did not answer.
She thought it was because the waterfall was too loud and he didn't hear her, so she raised her voice a little, "Why do you have to come here? It's so humid and you can't even speak."
Li Xuanbai grabbed her arm and pulled her to his side. He leaned over without hesitation and whispered in her ear, "There are spies everywhere on the mountain, don't you know? If it were somewhere else, there might be ears even through the walls."
She smiled and let him get closer, his warm breath almost spraying on her neck when he spoke.
Neither stopped nor dodged.
Seeing her tacit agreement, Li Xuanbai felt relieved, but he remained unyielding. "Let me ask you, when that coward said he wanted to go down the mountain to get married, what did you mean by looking at him?"
"What do I mean?" She looked him up and down in amusement. "Jealous?"
He was speechless for a moment.
Before he could react, she had already sneered and shook his hand away, ignoring him and walking forward a few steps by herself.
"Hey—" Li Xuanbai hurried to catch up, and before he could reach her side, he reached out and grabbed her, "Why are you running?"
She smiled and raised an eyebrow, "I'm telling you, since you're the one chasing me, stay out of my business."
Li Xuanbai's fierce face suddenly turned as gloomy as water, and his pair of arrogant and alluring fox eyes became dim and unclear.
She didn't care, she smiled and used her index finger to curl the hair on her temples:
"I asked you a question, but you haven't answered it yet. How did Gu Zhi save me?"
Li Xuanbai's pair of eyes as black as ink were fixed on her. He said nothing, but took a step forward with an extremely unfriendly look.
Closer by a few inches.
She had just taken those few steps and reached the center of the river under the waterfall. There was a chaotic fog all around. She turned around, leaned her back against the railing, and looked at the person in front of her with a smile.
Such an arrogant and domineering face becomes even more evil and unruly when angry.
He is not like Gu Huaijin, who would have a sullen face when he was angry, Nan Qiongshuang thought with interest in her heart.
The next second, Li Xuanbai's face turned gloomy. He stretched out his hands and pressed them on the railings on both sides of her.
A strong gesture that brooked no resistance, forcing her to look directly into his eyes.
She didn't shy away from it, but calmly twirled her hair and laughed, "What are you doing?"
Li Xuanbai approached slowly like an angry lion with murderous intent, so close that his hair almost brushed her cheeks. He tilted his head and stared at her.
His fingertips dug into the railing. "Chu Jiaojiao. Just now in Bodhi Pavilion, I almost overturned the table to protect you. And now, you keep calling me Gu Zhi."
Her voice was soft, "Why? Is this how you repay me?"
Nan Qiong Shuang neither retreated nor avoided, but looked directly into those eyes that were on the verge of anger with a smile and a blatant look.
Tilted his head:
"And what else? What other punishment did Gu Huaijin receive?"
The railings on both sides suddenly made a crisp sound. Without even thinking, she knew that the person in front of her had cracked the railings.
She just found it funny, smiled without saying anything, and lightly scratched his chin with her fingers.
"Um, angry?"
The tone suddenly changed, and the voice was as slippery and cold as a venomous snake:
"—I haven't asked you yet. When you took me to the waterside to grill fish that day, you knew Huide would make a fuss about it. Then, when we were both put on trial in the Bodhi Pavilion, Gu Zhi would definitely rush over to rescue us. Seeing that he was protecting me, Huide would take advantage of the situation and ask Gu Zhi to come down the mountain and get married."
"You planned all this, didn't you?"
Li Xuanbai sneered when he heard this: "So what if it is? So what if it isn't?"
Nan Qiong Shuang smiled.
really.
He actually figured it out.
Li Xuanbai smiled and said, "I've heard that Master has been searching high and low these days for portraits of women considered beauties in the martial arts world. It turns out he's hoping to find a bride for our Young Master. I hear they're all stunningly beautiful women, some gentle and graceful, some aloof and noble, and some eccentric and charming. I wonder which type our blessed Young Master prefers."
"Besides these beauties, portraits of the daughters of the various sect leaders are being delivered to the Muxue Courtyard like snow. That idiot who's so well-behaved, obedient, and has no opinions of his own, you're still thinking about him? He might be so overwhelmed by the choices that he doesn't even remember you anymore."
For some reason, she felt unhappy when she thought that Gu Zhi might be sorting through piles of portraits of young girls in the room, or even picking out a few that he liked and putting them aside for selection.
The person who fed her the medicine, even blowing it cold spoon by spoon, was going down the mountain to get married overnight?
She smiled and thought to herself, Li Xuanbai has really ruined everything.
So, ignoring his intimidating look, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Let go."
Li Xuanbai just held her captive, not moving, his eyes looking as if he wanted to rip her open and eat her.
After a while, he said softly, "Chu Jiaojiao, you don't know what's good for you."
"For you, I ran all over town, asking the elders to come out of seclusion for a meeting. I waited day and night for them to open the underground palace and rescue you. Then, when you emerged, I lied to Master to protect you. I also fell out with that conceited woman for you. In the end, I didn't get a single good word from you. All I kept talking about was your Young Master, Gu, who was about to marry someone else."
He laughed and said, "That's really ungrateful."
The softer the sound, the more compelling it is.
Looking at the man in front of her who was like a beast with bulging veins and ready to pounce, Nan Qiong Shuang knew that this was the time when his anger was on the verge of exploding.
But, one thing is even more interesting.
——In her life, she has never been afraid of any man.
She smiled, looked at his expression which was trying hard to endure but still fierce and malicious, and reached out her hand.
She bent her index finger slightly and gently flicked it under his ear.
The small, pigeon-blood-red, tear-drop-shaped earring dangled wildly for a moment.
Suddenly they became as intimate as lovers. Li Xuanbai was stunned for a moment, not knowing whether he was surprised or what.
The next second, looking at her pair of clear and exquisite eyes, as clear as an icy lake that even gods and men could not understand, he suddenly understood.
It was a provocation that was ambiguous and free, intimate and contemptuous.
That means...
——You’re right, but what can I do? Don’t you still love me?
—A tease. Playing.
Li Xuanbai only felt a "buzzing" sound in his head, and suddenly a stream of hot magma was drawn into his brain and burned the top of his head. He pressed the person against the railing, pinched her pointed chin with his hand, and lifted it half an inch, which was just an angle for him to kiss her.
He closed his eyes and his long eyelashes drooped.
Nan Qiongshuang's snow-white earrings swayed. Seeing him approaching with his head slightly tilted and his eyes lowered, even his lips slightly parted, she naturally understood what he meant.
Just a kiss. Whatever.
If this kiss could make him understand who was controlling whom between them, then she would not lose out.
So, he closed his eyes.
Wu Dao chuckled grimly: "You'd better not."
She suddenly opened her eyes and turned her face away.
Suddenly he said this, what's wrong with Wu Dao?
Li Xuanbai's lips just brushed the corner of her lips, and he froze in place, not moving for a long time.
Her cherry-red lips slowly curved into an arc that showed she was in a good mood.
She laughed, "What are you doing, Master Xuanbai?"
Li Xuanbai lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes pressed down thoughtfully, his eyes were full of chaos and his emotions were almost indistinguishable.
The tip of his thumb gently stroked her chin, and sometimes, more affectionately, he would touch her lips openly, smiling and whispering softly:
"...I'm really taking advantage of you."
Nan Qiongshuang tilted her head, nodded, and smiled to thank him for his compliment.
He said nothing, but continued to stare at her in a trance. Or rather... her lips.
She was born so fair, but how could her lips be so red? It was so convenient to look like this, just standing there was a temptation, yet she could still feign innocence.
Even so, he thought to himself, he still wanted to kiss her.
Just now she was still chattering about another man, so what's wrong with him kissing her?
But the petal-like lips opened slightly as if in surprise, hesitated for a moment, and then moved several times again.
Said: "...Mr. Gu."
Li Xuanbai looked up in surprise, and saw a figure as big as a jade mountain emerging from the misty hot spring under the bridge. His long hair and white clothes were dripping with water. He looked up and was looking at a couple on the bridge.
——It was Gu Zhi.
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