Chapter 103 Chapter 103 Unbelievable Chapter 103...
Chapter 103 Unbelievable
"Ah-hao?" Gongzi Yu called out.
"Hmm?" Ling looked at him.
Gongzi Yu shook his head, indicating that he was fine. After a moment, he called out again, "Ah Hao?"
"What's wrong?" Linghao looked at Gongzi Yu again, only to see him shake his head. She was both exasperated and amused, saying, "Yu, do you remember how many times you called my name today?"
"How many times?" Gongzi Yu hesitated. "Did I... did I shout that many times?"
Ling Hao nodded. "You've barely stopped since we met this morning. Ayu, what's wrong?"
"I'm fine." Gongzi Yu's captivating eyes remained fixed on Ling Hao, his gentle gaze lingering solely on her. "I just can't believe it. I'm worried that everything last night was just a dream, so..." That's why he needed to confirm it again and again.
He couldn't believe he had truly won Ah Hao's favor, feeling that everything from last night was just a dream, a dream he couldn't believe. So he needed to confirm Ah Hao's attitude again and again, and even after confirming it time and time again, he still couldn't fully believe it.
Because Gongzi Yu had already given up hope, he had intended to remain by Ling Hao's side as a friend. Even if he wasn't, he knew there wouldn't be any progress between them in the short term. He just hadn't expected that his feelings would be seen through, that he would confess his own feelings, and that he would receive a response.
This alone was enough to fill him with both elation and caution. He was elation at his dream coming true, but cautious because he feared it was all just a dream. If it was a dream, then he wanted to stay in it a little longer. Just a little longer, because without the reality of Ah Hao's dream, no matter how beautiful, he wouldn't stay forever.
“Hmm…” Ling Hao pondered for a moment, then drew the Snow Shard from its sheath. “In that case, let’s have a fight.”
"Huh?" Gongzi Yu was stunned. "Why do we have to fight?"
"Let's have a fight. Once I beat you hard, you'll know it's not a dream." Linghao wasn't joking; she genuinely believed it.
Gongzi Yu was both amused and exasperated, looking at her helplessly, "Have you ever heard of a couple who confess their feelings to each other and then immediately start fighting the next day?"
Ling Hao honestly replied, "I've never heard of it."
"Since that's the case..."
“In that case, why don’t we be the first?” Ling Hao said very seriously. “Come on, let’s have a go.”
Gongzi Yu was about to refuse, but then he thought of something and said, "A match is fine, but how about we add a wager?"
"What's the stake?" Ling Hao tilted her head slightly to look at Gongzi Yu.
"Whoever loses will grant the winner one request, how about it?" Gongzi Yu said with a smile.
Ling Hao smiled at Gongzi Yu, but the smile vanished the next moment. "No way." She wasn't stupid; she knew there was a trap involved. Even if she wasn't sure she would lose, she didn't want to jump into the sea.
Gongzi Yu was somewhat surprised, but not entirely; his Ah Hao was just that kind of person.
"So let's have a fight," Ling Hao said, flashing his sword. "But no one can deliberately back down, okay?"
“Alright.” Gongzi Yu nodded. If he deliberately backed down, it would be an insult to Ahao, so why would he do that? “In that case, please enlighten me, Ahao.”
Ling Hao raised the snowflakes in his hand, his eyes filled with fighting spirit. "No problem, no problem."
As she walked through the covered corridor and passed through the moon gate, she heard the sounds of fighting even before she reached them. Looking up, she saw two people locked in combat. Seeing the internal energy emanating from them and the leaves circling around them, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
She was utterly exasperated. How could a young master with such an inept ability to flatter people possibly win over your daughter? He might as well wait for the world to change. Even if he was bad at flattery, perhaps a sincere heart would be noticed. But your daughter is just too dense.
The two huddled together, and it seemed like that was it. Shi Ci was reminiscing when she saw Ling Hao pressing snowflakes against Gongzi Yu. They faced each other, she bent over, he leaned back, and they just stared at each other. The next moment, Ling Hao suddenly kissed Gongzi Yu on the cheek.
A kiss? And a profile shot? Shi Ci's eyes widened in disbelief. She thought she must be blind, or perhaps she'd been drugged, to be hallucinating.
"Haha, Ayu, you've made a mistake." Linghao straightened up, took a step back, and sheathed the broken snow sword with a backhand. She put one hand on her hip, her brows full of smugness.
However, she also knew that although neither of them was deliberately backing down, this was merely a contest. If they were to truly determine a winner, it would require a life-or-death struggle with all their might. But they would never do that, so they would probably never know the answer to this question.
Gongzi Yu straightened up, smiled at the other person, and said, "Then congratulations, Ah Hao, for beating me this time."
"Sure, sure." Linghao waved her hand smugly, then realized something was off. Just as she was about to say something, she saw Shici standing frozen in place like a snowman. She was a little surprised, "Shici, what's wrong?"
She had just heard Shici's footsteps, but she was still competing with Ayu, so of course she didn't turn around. She didn't want to lose because of distraction; that would be so unbecoming of a master. However, what she didn't expect was that something seemed to have happened to Shici; she looked a little off.
Shici looked up at Linghao. Her movements were halting, like some kind of old, dilapidated mechanical puppet, clumsy and jerky.
"I..." Shi Ci was about to say something when she met Gongzi Yu's eyes. His eyes were always filled with a variety of emotions when he looked at Ling Hao. Vivid and bright, no matter how hard he tried to restrain himself, the love that emanated from his very bones could never be changed.
However, when Gongzi Yu looked at others, his eyes were empty, devoid of anything. But that was only when others hadn't offended him. If they had, then his gaze would be like this now, as deep and unfathomable as a cold pool, sending chills down one's spine.
"It's Yu Qin and the others who want to know what to do now," Shi Ci immediately changed her tune. She was indeed very curious about the matter between the young master and your daughter, but she also knew that excessive curiosity could kill. Of course, the one who would die wouldn't be the young master and your daughter, but rather herself.
She didn't want to die; she hadn't earned enough money to marry a handsome, honest man with big breasts. So, the poem changed its wording.
"Oh right." Ling Hao remembered. "You mean Nangong Ling was taken away by Hong Qigong, right?" She had heard Yu Qin's words last night and originally wanted to discuss it with Gongzi Yu. But... well, anyway, she forgot about it last night until today, when Shici reminded her.
Oh dear. Ling Hao felt a little annoyed, but not at all regretful.
Every expression on her face was observed by Gongzi Yu, and he was overjoyed because of her. See, his Ahao cared for him undeniably.
And Shici, who had witnessed everything the two of them did: "..."
This job is getting harder and harder. It's gone from protecting one young master to protecting two, and now it's from protecting two young masters to protecting them while also watching the young master and your daughter flirt. Why doesn't she have such good luck? She also wants a well-behaved, obedient, and handsome man to flirt with her, preferably someone who…
Shici's face was solemn, as if she were facing some extremely serious and proper task. Only she knew that her mind was filled with a lot of messy and completely unreadable things.
Gongzi Yu pretended not to notice the strangeness in the poems and turned his gaze to Ling Hao, saying, "Yes, Hong Qigong has taken Nangong Ling away. Things are a bit troublesome because there are government officials among those escorting him."
Tsk tsk tsk, Yu Qin clearly mentioned that the young master kept saying Hong Qigong had kidnapped Nangong Ling. But today, as soon as your daughter said she was taken away, the young master immediately changed his story. Tsk tsk tsk, the young master's mental illness is getting worse, to the point that his memory is failing. Poetry is babbling in his mind again.
Poetry is someone who can perfectly handle any job, but who absolutely loves to mutter to themselves.
"So, Hong Qigong is... Oh dear, we can't let this get out of hand." Ling Hao frowned. "Ayu, let's go find Hong Qigong together."
“Okay.” Gongzi Yu agreed immediately without the slightest hesitation.
Hehe, it would be strange if you said it wasn't good, young master, since your daughter is all you can think about right now. Poetry continued to murmur to himself.
“I’ve had Yu Qin keep a close eye on them, so they definitely won’t lose any trace of them.” Gongzi Yu thought for a moment, then placed his hand in front of Ling Hao. “Let’s go together.”
“Okay, let’s go together.” Ling Hao smiled and placed her hand in Gongzi Yu’s hand, letting him hold her hand.
The moment he gripped it tightly, Gongzi Yu seemed to light up completely.
Shici watched the two of them leave, but did not follow.
Yu Qin, who seemed to appear out of nowhere, stood beside Shi Ci, her gaze mirroring Shi Ci's as she looked in the direction Gongzi Yu and the others had left. "Miss Shi Ci, aren't you going to follow? We have to protect the young master."
Shici turned her head and looked at Yuqin with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot. "If you want to follow them so badly, then go ahead and follow them." She didn't want to follow them at all; whoever followed whom would be an idiot.
Yu Qin fell silent. After a long while, he finally stammered, "I have a feeling that if I follow him, the young master will kill me half to death."
"You know that, yet you still asked me to go?" Shici rolled her eyes at Yuqin. "Alright, let's not go and disturb other people's lovemaking. We might get kicked by a donkey."
Why was it kicked by a donkey?
"Go ask the donkey."
"Donkeys can't talk."
"Then why are you asking?"
-----------------------
Author's Note: Poetry: Crickets chirp everything while I'm at work.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
