Chapter 56: The sky collapsed again, a sign of wind and rain.
But people who truly don’t care will never say that they don’t care.
Fu Lanting's arms tightened around her. After a brief silence, he rested his forehead against the top of her head and asked her in a deep voice, "If your master doesn't allow it, will you choose me, Xiaobao? Even just this once."
This was not the first time Fu Lanting asked her this question.
But Jiang Zhaoyue never gave him a positive answer.
The same is true this time.
She just smiled and said, "You can come to see me secretly, Uncle Master."
He didn't respond to her words and just hugged her silently. After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Zhaoyue heard his low voice.
"It doesn't matter."
Fu Lanting didn't know whether he was saying to her or to himself, "They can't take you away from me."
Jiang Zhaoyue did not answer, but just carefully savored his "sincerity".
After breakfast, he practiced for most of the day as usual. When the sun was setting, Jiang Zhaoyue went to Hengshui Courtyard.
Senior Brother Luo lives in Hengshui Courtyard.
She passed by there and just "wandered" for a while between the two courtyards before being invited to his residence by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Senior Brother Luo, who was afraid that she would go to find Jiang Qiying next door.
Of course Jiang Zhaoyue would not tell him that her original destination was Hengshuiyuan.
Luo Huaiyin was still dressed like Jiang Qiying, but because there were no outsiders around, he was more relaxed than before.
He lowered his eyes, acting aloof and aloof, and then inadvertently lifted his collar, revealing a few bits of gold-woven fabric patterns.
The gold-woven yarn is hazy, and the little that is revealed gives people endless reverie.
Jiang Zhaoyue looked him over, then sat down in his room. With a gentle expression, she smiled and said, "Take it off."
Luo Huaiyin, who was still posing deliberately, was stunned at first: "What?"
"Brother Luo, aren't you dressed like this just to lure me here?"
Jiang Zhaoyue was really rude and had no patience with him.
Luo Huaiyin subconsciously wanted to defend himself: "I'm not, I..."
Jiang Zhaoyue got up and left.
"etc!"
Luo Huaiyin gritted his teeth, pressed her down on the chair, and forced himself to show a little sadness to make himself appear more vulnerable.
"Junior sister, you are too impatient. I see that you are never impatient when coaxing Jiang Qiying."
Jiang Zhaoyue's expression remained calm, as if he hadn't heard anything. He just folded his hands under his chin and supported himself on the back of the chair.
Her posture was a little lazy, but her eyes were bright.
"I like Senior Brother Jiang, so of course I'll coax him. But I don't like Senior Brother Luo, so why should I coax you, Senior Brother Luo? Don't you agree?"
Luo Huaiyin's face froze for a moment, and he almost couldn't control his expression. Fortunately, he still remembered what the "master" said about his character.
He wasn't angry at all. He just sighed and said with a hint of resentment, "Forget it, forget it. It's not the first day I've known you like Jiang Qiying. Doesn't he also have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth? What's so special about him?"
This description shows how much he hates Jiang Qiying.
Just seeing Jiang Zhaoyue's unmoved look, Luo Huaiyin took a deep breath, and a thin layer of red suddenly spread on the side of his face.
Especially when he thought about what he was going to do next, he felt an irrepressible sense of shame.
It was true that he wanted to find someone to learn the Tao, and it was true that he wanted to bring Jiang Zhaoyue back to the "right path", but it was also true that he had never done such a thing.
His face was red and he was frozen for a long time. He put his hand on his collar but did not move.
Jiang Zhaoyue not only didn't understand his unfamiliarity, she also said, "You're very nervous, take some medicine?"
Luo Huaiyin's face and neck became even redder.
But this time at least half of it was annoyance.
He said angrily, "I don't use those cheap things."
After saying this, he felt that it did not match his temperament. He cleared his throat and changed the sentence, lowering his voice: "Junior sister, please pity me."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Jiang Zhaoyue covering her lips and yawning delicately.
“…”
This stimulation made Luo Huai so angry that he tore his clothes open at the collar.
The cracks spread from the shoulders, and the good clothes turned into pieces in an instant and hung around his waist.
Revealing the gold-woven gauze dress he was wearing underneath.
Thin chains, pendants, gemstones, and tulle.
The fragile fabric clung to his body, and the gold woven into the gauze seemed to be embellished on his skin. The patterns were simple and dazzling, complementing the contours of his muscles, with a kind of wild beauty.
Jiang Zhaoyue really raised his head a little.
Her eyes swept over Luo Huaiyin, and she said with a rare surprise: "Did you make this dress yourself? It looks pretty good."
Of course, it was not made by Luo Huaiyin himself, or at least the drawings were not his.
That 'master' does have some skills.
Seeing that her attention was on him, he cleared his throat and said reservedly: "Yes, do you like it?"
"like."
Jiang Zhaoyue asked him honestly, "Can you do two more sets?"
"Jiang, Zhao, Yue!"
Luo Huaiyin really couldn't help it.
The golden pattern on his chest rose and fell and trembled with his breathing.
"Are those two men so good? They can let you let go of everything?"
This suit was cleverly made. When Luo Huaiyin was angry, his breath fluctuated, and his wild and unruly beauty became even more obvious.
Jiang Zhaoyue didn't listen to what he said at all. When he was mumbling, she suddenly waved, "Come here."
Luo Huaiyin paused, still a little unwilling: "If you let me go, I will go?"
Jiang Zhaoyue then shifted her gaze from him to his face. She softened her voice and said with a hint of helplessness, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. I'll apologize to you, okay? Good brother, it's my fault. I'll offer you a glass of tea instead of wine."
She took a cup from the table beside her, poured a cup of tea with the water in the kettle, and stretched out her hand to hand it to him.
However, there is no such perfunctory apology in the world.
She was too lazy to even get up.
Luo Huaiyin looked at her with annoyance, annoyed at her attitude, and also annoyed at himself for being too poor-tempered.
Because he actually took a few steps forward to take the water from her hand.
Because of that little bit of annoyance, he didn't say a word and just raised his head to drink.
Just after swallowing the water, he came to his senses.
"You drugged me again?"
The tea tasted a little strange, which reminded him of the last time.
Jiang Zhaoyue smiled, and even sounded a little nonchalant.
She raised her head and leaned back in her chair, looking at him with a gaze that was clearly looking up but also scrutinizing, a meaningful smile on her lips.
"Are you sure I drugged you?"
Luo Huaiyin's eyes suddenly dodged for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure. He lowered his eyes, put his palm on his chest, and felt his heart beating fast. He softened his voice and turned his face to her: "Anything is fine, as long as Junior Sister likes it."
Jiang Zhaoyue picked up the teapot and took an empty cup to pour a cup.
The orange-red tea flowed out from the spout of the pot, turning into a thin line and flowing into the cup.
She picked up the cup of tea and put it to her nose and sniffed it.
“Good tea.”
But she put the cup down again without tasting it.
Luo Huaiyin in front of her had flushed cheeks and his breathing had become much faster. He held his breath and reached out to pull out the hairpin that tied his hair.
His long black hair flowed down and covered his shoulders.
It did add a touch of coldness and fragility to his demeanor.
The hairpin was thrown casually on the ground, making a slight sound.
Luo Huaiyin leaned down and moved closer, and his flowing black hair was like a soft curtain, covering the two of them together.
He held Jiang Zhaoyue's cheeks with both hands, his breath sprayed on her face, and even his voice revealed a hint of heat.
"Junior sister."
Luo Huaiyin looked into her eyes, perhaps for the first time he was so sincere and unconcealed.
He felt a bit helpless and hot.
"I did put drugs in the tea, but I'm afraid I don't have the courage to do it."
"You always look at the master and disciple. What's so good about them? If they are just attracted by their looks, look at me..."
Having said that, his eyes finally turned a little red.
"We are from the same clan. I am no less timid than them, and I won't always nag you to take responsibility. A cultivator's ambition is to travel far and wide. You should be free."
If the previous words were just acting, this sentence was his true feelings.
He felt that Jiang Zhaoyue was the same as him.
They have the same ambitions, the same goals, the same ruthlessness and unscrupulousness, fighting each other, but also cherishing each other. Isn't that enough? Why does she still need those messy men to influence her?
Those outsiders always wanted to bind her with love, but how could people like them be bound by love?
They are the same.
Jiang Qiying was born with unparalleled talent of his time and was Fu Lanting's favored successor from the very beginning. Does he understand the difficulties and hardships he had to go through to reach that position?
Fu Lanting is high and mighty, holding power for many years. Does he still remember how he managed to survive when he was weak?
Not to mention Chu Jinhe, he actually grew up under the protection of Jiang Zhaoyue.
In Luo Huaiyin's opinion, these people don't understand what is so-called love, which is nothing compared to ambition and the great way.
It would be fine if they just fell into depravity themselves, but they also wanted to drag Jiang Zhaoyue down with them and seduce her to indulge in their beauty.
These people are not good people.
If Jiang Zhaoyue just liked their color, then he could also oblige.
He wanted her to know that once you try something, you'll find it's nothing special.
Jiang Zhaoyue wondered if he understood his twists and turns.
But at this moment, she looked up at him, and her green fingertips hooked a strand of his hair. Luo Huaiyin saw a smile suddenly appear in her beautiful eyes that looked like they were filled with stars.
Her voice was gentle as she said, "I want to replace Senior Brother Jiang and Uncle Master, but it's not just talk. Senior Brother Luo, what can you do for me?"
From beginning to end, her eyes were so clear, but Luo Huaiyin's breathing became rapid because of her words. He swallowed in his throat and said, "Whatever they can do, I can do it too."
"But it's different after all."
Jiang Zhaoyue poked his chest with her fingertips through the thin gauze dress. She looked very innocent, but there was a smile in her eyes, and it was obvious that she did it on purpose.
"Your place isn't as comfortable as your uncle's."
Luo Huaiyin looked down, his earlobes red enough to drip blood. After a while, he whispered, "I can practice."
"Then you should first prove that your sincerity is no less than theirs."
Jiang Zhaoyue retracted his fingers and used his palm to push him away.
Then she leaned back, still leaning on the chair, and looked at him nonchalantly: "Show me how to do it."
"What?"
Luo Huaiyin was stunned at first, and it took him several breaths to finally react.
His lips moved, but he couldn't utter the word "OK".
Jiang Zhaoyue was not in a hurry. She just looked at him with a smile, waiting for him to continue.
Luo Huaiyin froze for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Jiang Qiying... is this how he seduced you in private? He's the Qiling Immortal Sect's number one prodigy after all, and yet he's capable of such shameless and despicable things. He's truly a beast in human form."
After scolding Jiang Qiying, he closed his eyes again, with a pleading look on his face: "Change... Junior Sister, this is too..."
No matter how much one learns about Taoism, it is only a means. It is impossible to completely change a person's temperament in an instant.
He really couldn't do such a thing in front of Jiang Zhaoyue. It wasn't that he gave up easily, but it was that a person's sense of shame could not be broken in an instant.
Even the headmaster, who can now remain calm, experienced intense psychological struggles at the beginning.
Jiang Zhaoyue was not annoyed, but just said leisurely: "So you were just trying to coax me."
"I'm not! I'm not kidding you."
Luo Huai made up his mind and tore off all his outer clothes, leaving only that special set of clothes.
He squatted in front of Jiang Zhaoyue and looked up at her. It was an angle that made people feel in control.
"Junior sister, please at least give me some time. You know, I'm not as casual as them. I really want to make you happy, but I just regret that I don't have the means to do so. But please don't despise me, Junior sister."
Seeing Jiang Zhaoyue didn't say anything, he blinked and tears filled his eyes.
"Junior sister..."
I have to say that tears are the best attire for men.
Even though Senior Brother Luo was pretending to be fragile, it was hard not to feel pity for him.
Jiang Zhaoyue wiped the corner of his eye with a bit too much force, making the skin even redder.
She smiled as she watched him cry, but her words were ruthless: "Okay, Brother Luo, the jokes are over. Put on your clothes. I still have things to do."
Luo Huaiyin's fragile expression froze on his face, and even the moisture at the corners of his eyes remained in his eye sockets.
But the pity on his face broke, replaced by disbelief.
He looked down at himself, then back up at her.
"Don't you have... any feeling at all?"
Without waiting for Jiang Zhaoyue to answer, he pressed on, "Am I really that unattractive to you?"
It was as if the sky had fallen, just like the day she said he was dull.
"No."
Jiang Zhaoyue had an innocent look in her eyes and spoke gently, but she didn't touch him at all.
"Senior Brother Luo is still very... well, very good-looking, handsome, elegant, and suave."
But this was obviously not what Luo Huaiyin wanted to hear.
He closed his eyes, swallowed his emotions, and suddenly said, "I...I'll show you."
Sometimes it only takes a moment to change a person's bottom line.
Compared to a sense of shame, it is indeed more difficult to accept that the sky is falling.
Jiang Zhaoyue still looked at him with her innocent eyes, and spoke softly but seemed to be deliberately poking at his heart.
"No need, I was just joking with you, don't get me wrong, we are senior and junior brothers and sisters, how could I let you do that kind of thing?"
"I do."
"But I was really just joking."
Jiang Zhaoyue's smile deepened: "Senior Brother Luo, you are the unrivaled genius of our Yunmiao Immortal Sect. If I let you do something like this, I don't know how the Great Elder would scold me if he knew."
She is really good at manipulating people's hearts.
The shame that he thought he could not do even if he died has been thrown out of Luo Huaiyin's mind. Now he has only one goal left.
He took a deep breath and held onto both sides of her chair, trapping her in the chair so that she couldn't leave for the time being.
He suppressed his thoughts and smiled softly, "I won't let him know, Junior Sister. Besides, how can people like us be loyal? Could it be that Junior Sister really fell in love with that Jiang Qiying? Or that Fu Lanting? He's already half buried in the ground, and Junior Sister still hasn't gotten tired of him?"
He was very aggressive as soon as he opened his mouth.
Jiang Zhaoyue looked at him, who had a smile on his face but a reserved look in his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, he heard a knock on the door.
Three "knock, knock, knock," very steadily.
Luo Huaiyin frowned, too lazy to use his spiritual sense to spy, so he asked directly: "Who is it?"
Jiang Qiying's calm voice came from outside the door: "Junior sister, I have something to talk to you about."
Hearing his voice, Luo Huaiyin subconsciously frowned, but the next moment he realized something and hurriedly said, "You are not allowed to come in. Also, what's the point of talking about junior sister or not? Junior sister is not here."
After saying that, he looked at Jiang Zhaoyue, put his fingertips on his lips, and made a gesture to keep quiet.
Beyond the actions, there was also a hint of pleading and seductive ambiguity.
It’s a pity that the person outside the door was obviously not a test.
Jiang Qiying paused for only a moment, and then there was a loud bang.
The door of Luo Huaiyin's bedroom suddenly broke into several pieces and flew out, almost hitting him.
Amidst the broken dust, Senior Brother Luo was stunned for a moment, and then he was filled with uncontrollable anger and annoyed shame.
He quickly took out a new robe from his ring and put it on, cursing as he put it on: "Are you sick?"
The similar coldness and fragility from before disappeared from him in an instant, leaving only cursing and a hatred that made him want to eat his flesh alive.
Jiang Qiying didn't even look at him, but walked to the chair and stretched out her hand to Jiang Zhaoyue.
His tone was always soft when he was talking to her.
The same is true now.
He said, "Junior sister, go to my yard and rest for a while. I'll deal with this scoundrel and then come find you."
Luo Huaiyin finally put on his clothes as quickly as possible. He grabbed his sleeves, feeling hatred and resentment, and mocking:
"Junior brother Jiang, why are you scolding yourself? I'm just imitating the ugly woman Dong Shi. No matter what, I can never be as good at seducing as you. Junior brother, why are you in such a hurry to come here? Are you afraid that I will succeed? If you really have the ability, what are you afraid of?" Jiang Qiying still ignored him and just looked at Jiang Zhaoyue. His words were still gentle and steady, as if there was no ripple at all.
"Go, don't pollute your eyes."
Jiang Zhaoyue stood up from the chair, glanced at the two of them, curled her lips, and said happily: "Okay, then come find me later."
Then he really walked out.
She had just stepped out of Hengshui Courtyard when the house behind her exploded.
The beams of the house were lifted up, and a green and golden light suddenly collided, causing a loud metal collision sound.
The disciples living nearby quickly rushed out from their respective courtyards, not knowing why.
Even the third elder arrived here as quickly as possible.
He didn't know what was going on, but when he saw Jiang Zhaoyue standing by and watching, the third elder suddenly knew what was going on.
He glanced at the two men fighting, then let out a breath. Without even thinking of stopping them, he simply raised his voice slightly and said to the surroundings, "It's alright, just a few sparring sessions, then go back. There's nothing exciting to see."
After what happened to the headmaster, the fight between Jiang Qiying and Luo Huaiyin was nothing. The third elder only notified the law enforcement team to come and find the two men to claim compensation for the damage to the building, and then disappeared from the spot, not even bothering to watch.
However, many disciples did not leave, some hid in the dark, or stood on the roofs of their own courtyards to watch.
Jiang Zhaoyue also found a good place to watch.
In the two people fighting, Luo Huaiyin was actually slightly inferior, but his strength was comparable to Jiang Qiying's. This disadvantage was more due to the Taixuan secret treasure. If he got angry, it would be difficult for Jiang Qiying to defeat him easily.
There is more than just Jiang Zhaoyue's grudge between them.
Jiang Zhaoyue was watching them fight, and the Third Elder was no longer surprised.
Yunmiao Immortal Sect.
The second elder has been guarding outside the secret room all this time, hoping that the headmaster would come out soon, but at the same time he doesn't know how to tell the headmaster about what has happened recently.
Until tonight.
When the sun completely set in the sky, the countless layers of formations outside the secret room finally dissipated one by one, and a gentle and casual voice sounded in the ears of the second elder of the Yunmiao Immortal Sect.
"The injuries are finally healed. Haha, I'm going to go find Fu Lanting for a fight. I haven't fought in a long time, and I'm really itching to do it."
Lin Bozhou strode out of the secret room and caught a glimpse of the Second Elder outside. He even smiled and said, "Why are you here? What a coincidence."
The Second Elder looked embarrassed, hesitant to speak, wanting to say something but not knowing how to start. In the end, he could only say, "Master, calm down."
The smile on Lin Bozhou's face faded a little.
He knew the Second Elder well. He would not say such things unless it was a serious matter. So, without waiting for him to speak, he asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
The Second Elder's face turned bitter, and after a while he said awkwardly, "Please don't be impulsive. That, Zhaoyue..."
Before he finished speaking, Lin Bozhou's face turned completely cold after hearing these two words.
Before the Second Elder could even finish his words, he had disappeared from sight like smoke.
The Second Elder was stunned for a moment, then took a deep breath and immediately sent out a message: "The Sect Master has come out of retreat. I'm afraid something big has happened. Gather quickly."
Lin Bozhou didn't know what had happened, but when he heard the second elder mention Jiang Zhaoyue, he felt something was wrong and rushed to the Qi Ling Xian Sect as quickly as possible to track the breath of his disciple.
Soon, they saw Jiang Qiying and Luo Huaiyin fighting, as well as Jiang Zhaoyue standing nearby and watching.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Lin Bozhou ignored the two people fighting and appeared in front of Jiang Zhaoyue with a smile on his face.
"Toshiyue."
He opened his arms and smiled widely.
Jiang Zhaoyue was watching a show when his eyes suddenly blurred and he saw the figure of his master.
She was stunned for a moment, then smiled widely and threw herself into his arms.
"Master, you've come out of seclusion."
In front of him, she was always as obedient and dependent on him as the child she used to be.
Lin Bozhou touched the top of her head lovingly.
"Well, I wanted to come out and see you earlier. What if someone bullies you when I'm not around?"
The master and disciple exchanged a few heartwarming words. Lin Bozhou remembered the Second Elder's unusual behavior and asked casually, "What happened recently? Did someone bully you? I heard the Second Elder's vague words, so I hurried over to see you."
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The author has something to say: Two chapters combined into one.
Second Elder (Yun Miao): I’ll take two quick-acting heart pills first.
Third Elder (Qi Ling): What? Sect Leader Lin has come out of seclusion?!
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