Chapter 101 The Question? Chapter 101...
Chapter 101: The Question?
Love gives rise to sorrow; love gives rise to fear.
Gongzi Yu once thought he was fearless. After all, what was there to fear for someone who didn't even care about his own life and death? He didn't know why he lived in this world. So many people wanted him to live, and he didn't like the cowardly act of ending his own life, so he just kept living.
As for anything else, he hadn't thought about it. It was just that one day, a sudden inspiration struck him: he wanted to take control of the entire martial arts world and bring order to it. So he went to do it. Success would be great, but failure wouldn't matter much—it would just mean death.
Before meeting Ling Hao, this was how Gongzi Yu thought. He didn't care about his own life at all, and not only him, but his other self was the same.
Until he met Linghao, Gongzi Yu finally wanted to live life seriously. His gaze followed her closely, seeing the world from her perspective and witnessing its beauty; he fell in love with this beauty from her point of view, and even more so, he fell in love with her.
He wanted to be by her side, to be with her, to do things with her that he had never done before, to see sights he had never seen before. Even doing nothing at all, just being with her, simply sitting together, feeling the sunrise and sunset, the clouds drifting by, the changing seasons—that would be wonderful.
As long as he was with Ah-hao, as long as he was with his Ah-hao, he would feel wonderful no matter what they did.
From this perspective, Gongzi Yu seems easily satisfied and not a greedy person. But in reality, he is the greediest person imaginable. He wants to remain as Ahao, in a completely different capacity, as her lover, standing by her side, so that everyone can see them.
He didn't want to be just a friend; he wanted so much, but he was also afraid. He worried that if he took that step, he might never be able to go back.
"Sigh." A long, soft sigh echoed in the quiet room, as if it contained a great deal of emotion.
"Why are you sighing?" Ling Hao opened the window from the outside, leaned against the window frame, and smiled gently. "I wonder if Young Master Yu has something on his mind? If you don't mind, I can help you untangle it."
The moon shone behind Linghao through the window, its light bathing her in a hazy glow, making her appear like a celestial being descended to earth. No, in Gongzi Yu's eyes, she was indeed a celestial being, a celestial being who had mistakenly entered the mortal realm and landed before him.
"Ah, good." Gongzi Yu didn't even have time to put on his coat before he rushed to the window, his gentle gaze fixed on her. "Why did you come here?"
Ling Hao tilted her head slightly and said with a smile, "Because I sensed that someone needed me, so I appeared." She was clearly smiling, but her tone was very serious; her eyes were smiling, but her brows were full of seriousness.
Often, serious words are spoken in a lighthearted tone, just like she is doing now.
Gongzi Yu's eyes were half-closed, and his heart fluttered with each step of his eyelashes. "Ah Hao always likes to joke like this."
Every word she uttered, every casual remark, tugged at his heartstrings. Even knowing she didn't understand, knowing she was just being nonchalant, he couldn't help but be moved each time.
Linghao straightened up, her expression serious, and then said, "Maybe it's a joke at other times, but not now. Ayu, our best friend, how could I not be there for you when you need me?"
See? She really doesn't understand. Gongzi Yu chuckled inwardly, his burning gaze softening considerably. "I know, Ahao is my best..."
"Ayu, I have something I want to ask you." Ling Hao blurted out, meeting Gongzi Yu's somewhat surprised gaze. "Um, why don't you go first?"
“No, you go first.” Gongzi Yu smiled at her, his eyes filled with gentle tenderness. “I don’t have anything important to say. Your matter is more important.”
"I want to ask you, you... Ah Yu, are you..." At this point, Ling Hao found herself at a loss for words. It seemed that many things were like this; at the very end, she didn't know how to begin.
Gongzi Yu's gaze remained unchanged as he looked at her. "Take your time, Ah Hao." He always had endless patience for her. As long as it was her, he would never be impatient, because just looking at her filled his heart with joy and contentment.
Therefore, he will always wait for her. Waiting for her to see, waiting for her to discover, waiting for her to be willing.
Meeting his gaze, Ling Hao seemed to gain boundless courage. She took a deep breath, "Ayu, I want to ask you if you are..."
"Young Master!" Yu Qin suddenly appeared in the courtyard outside Gongzi Yu's door. "Nangong Ling has been kidnapped, we..." He had other things he wanted to say, but he swallowed them all back because he was facing Gongzi Yu's murderous gaze.
Yu Qin couldn't help but wonder if looks could kill; she'd probably be torn to pieces by now. No, not quite that big of a piece, maybe more like minced meat. "Young Master?"
What's wrong with you, young master? He seems to be in a very bad mood, as if he really wants to kill someone. I wonder who he wants to kill. Actually, if you need anything, I'd be happy to do it for you.
Gongzi Yu took a deep breath, because he felt he might explode if he didn't. Although he didn't know what Ahao wanted to say to him, he knew she seemed to have something important to say.
Even if it wasn't her, he still wanted to be by her side, not looking at Yu Qin's stupid face. Gongzi Yu said coldly, "If she's been kidnapped, go and get her back. Do I need to remind you?"
If he weren't still somewhat useful, I'd really like to kill this idiot. Yu Qin seemed to read those words into Gongzi Yu's eyes, and she felt a chill run down her spine. "Young master, it's not that we didn't want to bring the person back, but the person who kidnapped them was skilled in martial arts and had excellent agility. We couldn't catch up with them, so we lost them."
He feared that if he spoke too late, he would be in danger of being killed by Gongzi Yu, so he uttered a string of words without pausing.
"Go find it." Gongzi Yu was truly about to kill someone. "Do I really need to teach you something this simple?"
"The kidnapper might be Hong Qigong." The moment Gongzi Yu raised his hand, Yu Qin blurted out her guess. If she had spoken any later, she might really have been dead.
"Hong Qigong?" Gongzi Yu frowned slightly.
"Yes." Yu Qin appeared expressionless, but was actually a little uneasy inside. "We've confirmed it's him. It's precisely because it's Hong Qigong that we can't use forceful methods."
At first, they didn't catch up with the person, but their network of people was almost all over Kyoto, so following the trail wasn't difficult. However, once they found the person, trouble began, because they recognized him as Hong Qigong.
Everyone knew that the young master had gained someone he valued highly by his side. The young master made no attempt to hide it, and Shici solemnly warned everyone that they must not anger or provoke Linghao.
If you anger the young master, as long as the matter isn't too serious, there's always room for maneuver. He's not the kind of person to be violent; he won't kill people at the drop of a hat. However, if you offend your lovely young lady, then there's no room for maneuver.
Because their young master is now someone whose mind is only occupied by that pretty girl—in other words, someone who's brainless. A brainless person is prone to doing brainless things. It would be perfectly normal for them to be taken down by such a brainless person.
The above is the original text of the poem. Therefore, after Yu Qin and the others learned that the kidnapper was Hong Qigong, they became somewhat hesitant. This was because they all remembered that Hong Qigong was Ling Hao's friend, and someone who had been friends with Ling Hao even before the young master.
So, if they just kill someone like that, Linghao will be furious when she finds out. If she's angry, then the young master will definitely be enraged. And if the young master is enraged, their lives will be in danger.
Although it sounded convoluted and complicated, Yu Qin and the others found it quite clear. So, for their own safety, they decided to return and consult their young master. However, upon returning, they discovered that their young master was in a strange mood and seemed ready to kill someone.
It's terrible! They just want to live a good life, why is it so difficult for them?
Gongzi Yu was silent for a moment, then said, "Keep a close eye on them, don't make any rash moves, and don't lose them."
"Yes, young master." Yu Qin turned and left, his steps not slow at all. In fact, after making sure that Young Master Yu could not see him, he used his lightness skill to run away.
Gongzi Yu stood there for a moment, and no one knew what he was thinking. After a while, he turned around and went back to his room, where he saw the person he thought had left but who hadn't.
"Ah Hao," Gongzi Yu said, reaching the window in a few quick steps, "Why haven't you left yet?"
"Hmm?" Ling Hao raised an eyebrow. "Does Ayu really want me to leave?"
"No." Gongzi Yu immediately shook his head, as if the person in front of him would leave if he was a step too late. "If possible, I hope that Ahao can always be by my side. How could I want you to leave? I never will." Because of his eagerness and worry, he couldn't hide his emotions.
His eagerness and his worry revealed his true feelings. No matter how much someone worries about their relationship with their friend, or how much they care about the other person, they would never go to the extent that Gongzi Yu did.
As Ling Hao confronted Gongzi Yu's strange behavior once again, she also realized that she couldn't hide from him. If she followed those scumbag men and avoided the real issues, wouldn't she be a scumbag woman? That wouldn't do; scumbag women would be expelled from the sect by their master—actually, they wouldn't—that would be terrible.
Moreover... Ling Hao met Gongzi Yu's eyes and thought that she also wanted to know his thoughts and get his answer.
"Ah Hao?" Gongzi Yu was a little puzzled, feeling that she seemed a bit strange. "By the way, what were you trying to say to me just now?"
He dared not think in the direction he wanted to go. From the initial discomfort to the current indifference, he had become accustomed to it. So when he saw Ling Hao's unusual behavior, he only assumed that she had some unspeakable secret.
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Author's Note: Yu Qin: That was close, I almost lost my life.
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