Chapter 60 Chapter 60 Li Xuanbai’s fan fell over…
He begged, "Jiaojiao, please stay on the mountain. ...Okay?"
Nan Qiong Shuang closed her eyes and took a deep breath slowly.
Outside the window, the innocent and beautiful butterfly fluttered its wings, narrowly avoided the spider web, and flew away.
Her voice was still soft and pleasant, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Everyone in the mountains says I'm a spy."
Gu Zhi didn't say anything else, his long, wet eyelashes brushed against her neck, like a frightened butterfly covered in cold sweat.
She even lost the shred of compassion in her heart. When would Gu Huaijin finally speak to her?
It took her only ten days to make him fall in love with her, but it took almost a month for him to finally express his feelings and call her Jiaojiao.
Now, after torturing himself physically and mentally to this point, he could still endure it. Sitting by her bed in the middle of the night, the most outrageous thing he did was kissing her hair.
She sighed, feeling irritated and rubbing her brows.
His gentlemanly demeanor saved him. If it were an ordinary man, she would have taken his head and returned to the court by now.
"What's wrong? Do you have a headache?" He saw her suddenly raise her hand and rub her forehead. "You've slept for so long, is your head still hurting? Did I wake you up?"
What do you mean by sleeping for so long? She asked, "When did you come in?"
He lowered his eyes, blinked, and said nothing.
She laughed: "Has he been here for a long time?"
He avoided her gaze.
"You sneaked into my room quietly, wanted to talk to me, and then just sat there without waking me up?"
He said, "Isn't Jiaojiao always a light sleeper? It's not easy for you to sleep so soundly. How could I bear to wake you up?"
She blinked: "How do you know I'm a light sleeper?"
He sighed, "That day, about that Asong incident... You were sleeping on my couch, and I was copying scriptures. When I was grinding ink, the brush rolled down. With such a slight sound, you turned over."
She felt helpless. When she opened her eyes and saw him sitting at the head of her bed, he looked so sad, almost lost. With such a broken heart, was he still waiting for her to wake up?
He could have just kissed her awake and asked, even through the fan.
Does this person never think about himself?
She sighed, "Nothing, it's not a headache. I'm just a little annoyed. Go back to sleep."
"Annoyed? Are you annoying me?" His voice became anxious again, and he held her arm and stroked it.
Yes, I am really annoying you, Nan Qiong Shuang thought indifferently.
"No." She said softly, "You've been arguing in Bodhi Pavilion all day. Aren't you tired? Are you feeling better now?"
"Better now. But I guess we'll have to go to Bodhi Pavilion to argue tomorrow." His eyes became blurry again, and he lowered his head and leaned closer to her, "...Where's the fan?"
Li Xuanbai's fan is in bad luck.
"There's no fan." She pushed him. "Since you won't have a peaceful tomorrow, why don't you go back to bed."
*
The next day, she woke up early and wanted to go for a walk in the yard, but she found that the guards at the door not only did not withdraw, but even doubled in number. She had no choice but to go back to the house.
Sitting in front of the window, there was really nothing to do. She was bored and looked out the window at the blue sky, a corner of which was blocked by the green leaves.
Despite this, I have no worries in my heart.
No matter how tough or patient Gu Huaijin is, it's only a matter of time before he can't help himself after spending so much time with her. She doesn't believe he can really rely on that fan forever.
Even if he could really endure to the point of a god, she still had one last trick up her sleeve.
However, it's best not to get to that point. It just so happens that the March deadline is here, so there will inevitably be complications.
It is best to start planning early.
So, she stuck her head out and looked at Li Zhong, who looked much more cautious today than yesterday, and said, "Excuse me, sir, do you have any paper or pen?"
He spread out the paper and had just written a few words when the gate suddenly opened with a bang and slammed against the wall. Between the two doors stood an arrogant woman, followed by a dozen people standing in two rows.
From a distance, Heng Huang pointed his index finger at her through the stained glass window across the courtyard: "Drag that woman out for me. I'll be living in this courtyard from now on. Her room is spacious and sunny, so give it to me."
The followers behind her all saluted and said, "Yes." Then they walked towards her door.
Li Zhong at the door unsheathed his sword, and the other guards followed suit. There was a clanging sound of metal rubbing against each other. "Miss Heng, the Young Master has ordered that no one is allowed to approach Miss Chu."
Heng Huang sneered for a moment and looked at her. "So what? It's just a room. When Brother Jin comes out of the Bodhi Pavilion, I will ask him for it. Do you think he won't give it to me? Back then, I asked him for the rare medicine treasured in Tianshan, and he gave it to me without saying a word!"
He glared at her fiercely, "As for this woman, I find her annoying. Brother Jin has always indulged me. Even if I took her, do you think he would get angry with me? I'm telling you, there won't be a single word of blame!" He waved his hand, "Catch her for me!"
Nan Qiong Shuang looked at her wrists which were tied with silk and she dared not move them at all, and thought to herself, didn't I learn my lesson from yesterday?
He glanced at Nong Shanyue lying on the table indifferently.
However, Li Xuanbai was currently practicing martial arts. Furthermore, with his temper, if he really came, the situation might become even more difficult to control.
She just wanted the Mountain Guarding Jade Plate. She had experienced plenty of other things, beatings, scolding, and humiliation, and didn't take them to heart. But—the situation on the mountain couldn't change.
He was indeed too arrogant, even she was afraid of him.
Unless it's too late to make amends, it's better not to call him.
Looking out the window again, I saw that Heng Huang's servants had already started fighting with Li Zhong and others. For a while, the yard was filled with the flashing of swords and the shadows of knives. Several lush old trees were cut down, and the branches and leaves flew everywhere. Tianshan's white clothes and Hengshan's Tingwu's green robes were flying and intertwined, so fast that even their movements could not be seen clearly.
Did they really fight in the yard?
Nan Qiong Shuang frowned.
Although the situation seemed to be evenly matched, she knew upon closer inspection that Li Zhong and others were from Tianshan after all, and as the host, they had held back.
However, Heng Huang's servants showed no mercy. Like their master, they were unscrupulous and fearless. Every punch hit the flesh and every knife move was lethal. Even she became nervous for a moment.
If they continue to fight like this, Li Zhong and others will not gain anything, at most they can only delay some time.
In the courtyard, Li Zhong kicked the man in front of him on the chest, turned around to block the long sword that was stabbing from behind, and then took the hilt of the sword and pushed the man who rushed in front of him, making him spit blood. Suddenly, a thin blade was placed on his neck. He turned around to avoid it, but was hit by another thin blade with a snowy glow on his back.
Someone is really going to die.
Someone died, but it's not her fault?
Nan Qiong Shuang suddenly opened the door and said, "Miss Heng, why are you doing this? I'll just come out!"
"Miss Chu!" Li Zhong turned around and pushed the sword away. Just as he was about to jump to her side to protect her, he was stopped by a sword light.
A patch of sunlight fell on the courtyard. Heng Huang stood in the center of the sunlight, his shoulders folded. The shark silk on his body shimmered and danced, and he was covered in golden light. He raised his palm lazily and said, "Stop."
"You're out?" She stroked the green cloud-colored silk shawl on her arm and smiled, "You're quite sensible."
Nan Qiong Shuang lowered her head and walked out of the house. Her slender figure was graceful and elegant, and she walked timidly into the sunlight in the courtyard.
She said, "Although I don't know what has displeased Miss Heng, if Miss Heng wants to vent her anger on someone, she should scold this servant. They are just people who are doing their jobs."
In the sunlight, Heng Huang smiled indifferently.
Nan Qiong Shuang finally had the chance to look at her face closely, and only then did she discover that her lips were full and round, fully coated with lip balm, but the lip line was sharp and distinct, a rich but mean woman.
She raised an eyebrow. "Good, you're very sensible. That way the others will suffer less. As for you—" She pointed to a puddle of rainwater in the shadow of the courtyard and smiled, "Kneel there."
Nan Qiongshuang smiled inwardly. Heng Huang actually thought he could hurt her with such a small matter?
She has suffered much more than this, and she doesn't care about these things at all.
She only wanted that one thing. For that single purpose, she could do anything without hesitation.
Nan Qiong Shuang walked over calmly and knelt down calmly. Her knees immediately sank into the mud and water, hitting the stones and feeling cold.
In the center of the courtyard, Heng Huang was playing with a shawl, spinning it into a spring green circle.
The hand painted with scarlet nail polish pointed down to the ground and smiled at her, "Kneel down and crawl over here."
Nan Qiong Shuang chuckled almost imperceptibly.
He lowered his eyes, changed direction, and planned to crawl over on his knees.
At this time, the two courtyard doors slowly opened, and a hurried-looking man appeared in the middle.
Gu Zhi took two steps forward and saw the person in the shadows in the corner. His expression immediately changed. "Miss Heng, what are you doing? Why are you treating my guests so harshly?"
He walked over, helped her up, and said softly, "Jiaojiao, get up. Why didn't you ask someone to inform me?"
"Why are you helping her up?! She just knelt down. Brother Jin, I know you have good intentions, but today I must make her crawl over here on her knees. Do you want her or me? Tell her to kneel down!"
Heng Huang's voice was delicate, but as sharp as a knife:
"Yesterday, that lawless little monkey broke my wrist for her. Is this the end of the matter?! Who am I? Heng Huang, the daughter of the Hengshan Sect's leader, and a distinguished guest on Mount Tianshan! So, Brother Jin, we're both guests on the mountain, so who is more valuable, her or me? Tell me!"
Gu Zhi laughed and said, "Miss Heng, I haven't seen you for a few years. May I ask if Sect Master Heng is very busy and not often in the mountains?"
Heng Huang: "My father? Why are you asking him about this all of a sudden?"
Gu Zhi said politely: "Because the girl looks really neglected."
After saying that, he politely nodded to the trembling Jinzhiyuye, then put his arm around her shoulders and asked gently, "Can you still walk?"
Nan Qiong Shuang nodded.
Heng Huang watched Gu Huaijin help up the man who was so lowly that he knelt in the mud and dared not say a word. He protected him softly, put his arm around his shoulders, and the two of them walked past her in a swaggering manner.
For a moment, the weak woman actually looked at her.
Heng Huang thought that glance was showing off.
She rushed forward hysterically, ignoring the servants' screams and dissuasions behind her, and tore Nan Qiong Shuang's sleeve, pulling her to stagger and turn around, with her arms swung in circles with her five fingers spread out. The bright red nail polish gleamed in the sunlight.
"Spill the whore's root! I must teach you a lesson today!"
But suddenly someone grabbed his wrist.
Heng Huang had never seen Gu Huaijin look like that before, and he was shocked.
Gu Huaijin smiled and said slowly, "Miss, your wrist injury from yesterday hasn't healed yet. Haven't you learned your lesson yet?"
Heng Huang himself didn't expect that he would be forced to take two steps back by his warm smile.
After two steps, she blinked and said, "...Brother Jin, you know Huang'er's temper. We've been friends for many years and know each other well. Now you're siding with her and embarrassing me, right?"
Gu Zhi smiled but said nothing.
"Okay." Heng Huang lowered his eyes lazily, tilted his head and smiled, "Brother Jin, I'll give you one last chance."
"Heng Huang, the daughter of the Hengshan Sect's leader, and a boat girl whose origins are unknown and who has nothing. You choose."
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