Einfacher Congee-Roman

Kapitel 24

"As for what happened inside the coffin just now, it was just a moment of impulse. If you need it, I won't object; it was just something we did on a whim. Besides, nothing actually happened, so don't take it to heart. Hey, what are you glaring at? You think you're so great just because you have big eyes? Fine, fine, glare all you want. Do you understand now? We're from completely different worlds."

She didn't deny being attracted to the scholar's body, but she had no desire to marry him. He deserved a gentle and refined lady like him, someone as cultured and courteous as Qiu Yi. In the coffin, it was a perfect case of a lonely man and woman, their passion ignited, pheromones at work, and not only he, but she too was moved.

Now that I've come to my senses, I can't keep making the same mistakes. I'm not only ruining a good man's life, but also exhausting myself.

She anticipated that the scholar would be severely hurt by her words, but she did not expect to receive so many condemning glances.

She cautiously turned around and saw that the five ghosts who should have been feasting on rabbit meat were all looking at her with disdain, their eyes clearly saying: Bastard, heartless man!

twitch……

Fan Qingbo wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling an unprecedented pressure. She silently turned her head, only to meet the scholar's expression, one of deep resentment and despair. Feeling guilty, her gaze began to wander... until two white butterflies entered her field of vision.

Her eyes lit up, and she smiled excitedly.

"I wondered who had been caught so carelessly, but it turns out it was you, little sister."

A soft, elegant sigh echoed through the wilderness, reaching everyone's ears; someone was arriving under the moonlight.

Author's Note: -0- Right shoulder strain... I thought it was just a stiff neck a few days ago, but today I can't move my entire body from neck to shoulder to back. I can't use my right hand either. I've had to keep my neck crooked and my body tense all day.><

I asked my roommate for some liniment, and after rubbing it on myself, I forgot to wash my hands. When I habitually rested my chin on my hand, I got some liniment on my lips...

When I felt something was wrong with my lips, I actually stuck out my tongue and licked them! What an idiot!

When my mouth felt like it was full of liniment, I actually drank a sip of milk and swallowed the liniment! I'm such an idiot!

17

17. How dare you steal my man...

The Shadow Butterfly is one of the specialties of the Royal Shadow Pavilion. Each Shadow Guard has their own Shadow Butterfly, which can track another specialty of the Shadow Pavilion—the Soul-Chasing Incense. Before entering the palace, Yun Caicai gave Fan Qingbo a dozen whistling arrows and several Soul-Chasing Incense stones as a precaution, but she never expected that they would actually be used this time.

What was even more unexpected was that the person who came after hearing the news was not an ordinary shadow guard, but a long-lost old friend.

"Handsome brother! It's you? Weren't you on official business in Jiangnan?"

The person smiled slightly, "I happened to see your distress signal on my way back, so I came to check it out."

Fan Qingbo rushed over with delight, "Quickly let your sister check if you've taken good care of yourself while you've been away alone for so long..." Seizing every opportunity, she touched him all over. Oh, the tofu of the most beautiful woman in the capital is indeed more tender and delicious than ordinary tofu!

Before the person who was ambushed and molested could react, he saw the lecherous woman in front of him being carried away like a chick.

"Hey, scholar, what are you doing!"

The scholar was annoyed by her closeness to a strange man, so he responded with a forced smile and the words she had said not long ago: "Miss Fan, feelings should be expressed within the bounds of propriety."

At this moment, the five members of Guiguzi seemed to finally snap out of their daze at the newcomer's beauty and shouted loudly, "Who goes there?"

The scholar was also quite concerned about this issue. He looked up and saw the incredibly handsome man calmly utter three words: "Gongye Bai".

The ghost's expression changed. "Imperial Tutor Gongye Bai?"

A female voice chimed in, adding, "It is Gongye Bai, the former Imperial Tutor and current Crown Prince's Grand Tutor, who has held the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital for fifteen consecutive years, the most popular colleague in the vote of officials, the most popular husband in the vote of young girls, and the most popular one-night stand in the vote of widows."

The scholar remained unmoved by the earlier descriptions, but his heart skipped a beat when he heard "most popular husband." He relaxed only after realizing Fan Qingbo was no longer a young girl. Then, upon hearing "most popular one-night stand," he gasped. Although Fan Qingbo wasn't a widow, her earlier theories about "acting on impulse" made her seem like someone who would seek out one-night stands...

Although he didn't turn around, he could clearly feel the intensely hostile gaze beside him, and Gongye Bai chuckled.

"Gongye Bai, Guigu and the imperial court have always kept to themselves. You wouldn't want to meddle and break the rules, would you?"

The vengeful ghost frowned; he really didn't want to make an enemy of Gongye Bai. Besides being a highly skilled martial artist, this man was also a high-ranking official in the court, and had a close personal relationship with Chengxi, the head of the powerful Li family of Jiangnan. Offending him was tantamount to offending both the court and the Li family of Jiangnan—it was simply not worth it.

Gongye Bai chuckled and shook his head, saying, "I'm not one to meddle in other people's business. But now that my sister has been captured by you, how can it be considered meddling when I'm her older brother rescuing her?"

"You can take your sister with you, of course, but I must take this scholar back with me!"

"If I'd known this woman would be so troublesome, I wouldn't have brought her along," the vengeful ghost thought with deep regret.

Upon hearing this, the scholar immediately released Fan Qingbo's hand and stepped forward, saying, "Brother Gui is right. This is a matter between me and Guigu, and has nothing to do with Miss Fan. I also have something I'd like to say to your Valley Master, so it would be good for me to return to the valley with you."

After saying that, he turned around and met Fan Qingbo, who was rolling his eyes. All his emotions choked him up instantly.

Fan Qingbo crossed his arms, raised his chin, and looked at him expressionlessly. "Don't tell me that what you call having something to say to that Valley Master is about reasoning with him, discussing the way of a gentleman, and persuading him to keep his promise and stop using poison."

A surge of emotion welled up in the scholar's heart, like finding a kindred spirit amidst towering mountains and flowing water. "Miss Fan truly understands me!"

"Know your own head!" Fan Qingbo jumped up and poked him hard in the chest with his index finger. "Are you crazy or stupid? You know they have a grudge against you, and you crippled yourself and still went to your death? You think they'll listen to reason with you just because you try to reason with them? There aren't that many reasons in this world! If I were that Valley Master, even if I didn't want to kill you, I'd kill you after hearing all that nonsense you spouted!"

The five members of Guiguzi, who had suffered greatly as a result, were suddenly moved by the feeling of finding a kindred spirit, and nodded in unison. Only after nodding did they realize their lapse in composure, and they quickly regained their somber expressions, as if nothing had happened at the moment.

The scholar was so scolded that he couldn't even lift his head. He heard her say, "Do you know you were wrong?" Although he didn't think he was wrong, he still nodded for the sake of the young man. Then he heard her say, "Come on, just look at your wronged little wife-like appearance. I know you're the kind of person who will admit your mistakes but never change."

He silently repeated to himself: Miss Fan understands me best.

"Never mind, you have to come with us anyway."

Fan Qingbo drew this conclusion, but the five members of Guigu naturally disagreed, saying, "The Silver Scholar cannot leave!"

The scholar, not wanting to implicate others but also intimidated by Fan Qingbo's imposing manner, hesitated. She glared at him fiercely, "What are you still hesitating about? We'll go together, or we'll stay—"

Seeing the expectant, shy, and touched look in his eyes, she paused, thought for a moment, and then said the truth: "Anyway, I don't want to stay!"

"Gongye Bai, I have returned your sister to you. The matter of the Silver Scholar is an internal affair of my Ghost Valley. You wouldn't go back on your word and interfere, would you?" The ghost's gloomy and hoarse voice rose a few decibels, becoming harsh and sharp, adding to the eeriness of the desolate wilderness in the dead of night.

Gongye Bai, who had been watching the whole thing unfold, couldn't help but frown upon hearing this voice, but his gaze softened again when he turned to his sworn sister. He nodded and said, "That's true. I have no relation to this scholar, so it would indeed be wrong of me to take him away."