Chapter 44 "Holding."
She was so scared, it was understandable that she wanted to seek some comfort.
Rong Jianxue lowered his eyes, and with some strength, his strong arms covered her whole body under him.
Like hugging cotton... or something softer...
Her body pressed tightly against his wide robe, and the fabric on his body was so stiff that it seemed to rub red marks on her body.
Her waist was so thin that just one hand on her lower back could cover her entire waist.
It seemed that if he used just a little more strength, he could break her waist.
She seemed to be really scared. She curled up in his arms, her hands tightly around his waist. She didn't say a word and didn't even dare to cry out loud.
Rong Jianxue's eyes were cold, and he let the water droplets on her body stain him.
He smelled jasmine.
Mixed in with the icy cold spring water was a bit of... alcohol.
Rong Jianxue looked straight ahead, silent.
Her waist pressed against the jade belt around his waist.
Like a slippery snake, it was wrapped around his body, intimately and closely.
“Tick-tick—”
It was the sound of water dripping from her body onto the stone platform.
The wolves growled and walked away.
Pei Jingxu still had her arms around his waist and asked softly, "Master...are you gone..."
The finger bones that rested on her waist tightened a little.
"Um……"
She moaned softly, biting her lip and leaning against his chest: "Haven't you left yet..."
Rong Jianxue realized it belatedly and came back to his senses with a frown.
He pulled away suddenly, took a few steps back quickly, and turned his back quickly.
"It's gone far away."
Pei Jingxu hadn't even recovered from the embrace he had just been in.
The temperature disappeared and she shivered unconsciously.
The clothes she was wearing were too thin.
With the water stains on it, it looks a bit vulgar.
Rong Jianxue's black clothes were also half transparent, but the material was thicker, so it wasn't that embarrassing.
"It's time to go back. There are many wild beasts at night. It's too dangerous."
The night was falling, and there was no other light except the tiny fireflies dotted around.
The man stood in the front and did not turn around to look at her.
He simply stretched out a hand and handed over the cloak that was still neatly placed on his body: "Put it on."
Pei Jingxu raised the corners of his lips, but his tone was timid: "Thank you, sir."
The man straightened his back and heard the rustling of clothes behind him.
She put on his coat.
"Follow me and don't get lost."
"good……"
Rong Jianxue walked in front, clearing a path for Pei Jingxu.
The road in the back mountain is difficult to travel, but fortunately Rong Jianxue is familiar with this place, so it is relatively easy for him to find the direction.
However, there were strange and rugged trees all around. Pei Jingxu walked behind Rong Jianxue, and if he walked a little lighter, he could hear strange noises around him and glowing eyes in the bushes.
I swallowed unconsciously.
If you think about it carefully, she had fought with Bai Shutong in her previous life and done a lot of bad things. In this life, in order to survive, she intended to seduce a handsome man like Rong Jianxue.
——She might be punished by God and even be hooked away by people from the underworld!
Thinking of this, Pei Jingxu's heartbeat quickened even more.
She is afraid of death.
Her steps quickened as well, as if there was a dark shadow behind her that was about to catch up with her.
But she was only paying attention to what was behind her and didn't notice the man who stopped in front of her.
"Bang--"
Pei Jingxu bumped into the arms of the man in front of her.
She raised her eyes in panic, and her bewildered and extremely confusing deer eyes met his.
The robe was too loose for her, covering her entire body and even masking the floral scent on her body.
He saw her panic.
Pei Jingxu bit her lip slightly, her eyes filled with mist, as if she was really frightened by the surrounding scenery.
His eyes flickered a few times, reflecting the bright moonlight.
Finally, he slowly reached out, pulled out the jade pendant ribbon from the hair crown, and held one end in his hand.
The other end was handed to her.
"Holding the hand will make the mountain roads difficult to navigate and you'll get lost."
He changed his explanation and just said it was to prevent people from getting lost.
Pei Jingxu lowered her eyes and took the ribbon without hesitation, saying softly, "Thank you, sir..."
Rong Jianxue didn't say anything else, just turned around and walked forward.
The force from the ribbon was neither light nor heavy. He tightened the ribbon slightly and slowed down his pace.
Pei Jingxu followed the man. Perhaps it was a psychological effect, but when he held the silk rope, he felt inexplicably at ease.
Finally, they walked out of the back mountain and arrived at the backyard of Randeng Temple.
Pei Jingxu once again quietly thanked Rong Jianxue, "Thank you so much for tonight, sir. If you hadn't shown up, Ah Xu would have drowned."
Rong Jianxue shook her head, her gaze not lingering on her for long: "This incident happened suddenly tonight, there's no need to tell anyone else."
Pei Jingxu understood and nodded: "Ah Xu understands."
She was still wearing her cloak and shivered slightly.
Inexplicably, Rong Jianxue asked, "Have you been drinking?"
Pei Jingxu pretended to be surprised and looked up at Rong Jianxue: "Sir...how did you know?"
Rong Jianxue pursed her lips and said calmly, "I smell of alcohol."
Pei Jingxu lowered her head in embarrassment when she heard this, and said in a soft voice, "I brought some wine from the mansion, and I want to pour a glass for Erlang when I pray."
After a pause, she gave another bitter laugh: "It was just that when I was copying scriptures in the Zen room, I missed Erlang and felt restless, so I drank some wine to calm my mind."
When she said this, her voice was bitter and gentle, and her eyes were full of loneliness and nostalgia.
The moonlight cannot shine into the man's eyes.
Rong Jianxue's voice was slightly cold, and her tone was solemn: "Drinking doesn't calm your mind, it only adds to your worries."
Pei Jingxu smiled and nodded, "Your Excellency is right. After drinking, I really miss him even more. And I just happened to know there is a cold spring in the back mountain, so I thought of going there to soak in it and calm my mind."
The man's eyes became even colder.
He didn't want to say anything more to her, so he just said, "Go back and rest early. We have to go back home tomorrow morning."
Pei Jingxu nodded: "My Lord, please rest early. Ah Xu will take his leave first."
As if remembering something, Pei Jingxu smiled awkwardly: "Clothes... Ah Xu will return them to you after washing them."
After saying this, Pei Jingxu bowed slightly and returned to the meditation room.
…
Back in the Zen room, Pei Jingxu took off her coat and threw it on the table, then asked Hongyao to change her clothes.
——The night is still so long, Pei Jingxu can’t just “rest early” like this.
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On the other side, in Rong Jianxue's meditation room.
Jiang Hui saw his young master coming back, but before he could go up to ask, he saw the man slam the door shut!
"Prepare some cold water. I want to take a bath."
After leaving these words behind, Jiang Hui stood blankly outside the Zen room, looking confused.
"Um... Sir, although it's hot today, isn't it a bit...?"
"Go prepare."
Inside the Zen room, the man's voice was hoarse and cold.
Jiang Hui said no more and quickly retreated to prepare.
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