Jiang Ruiyang also said with a grin, "Yun Zhifei always calls me Big Brother, it seems I'll get to enjoy that too, hehe."
Shi Jing blushed and jumped up and down: "Fine, Jiang Ruiyang, you're joining in to bully me too, humph!"
The two of them chuckled mischievously. In fact, Master Yuanzhao had not sworn brotherhood with Yun Zhi, but these two just liked to tease Shi Jing for no reason. They found him very interesting. Sometimes Shi Jing was incredibly clever, but other times he was so honest and simple that it was astonishing!
Suddenly, a voice called "Shi Jing" came from behind him. The clear and crisp voice made Shi Jing's heart jump. He quickly turned around and saw a girl walking out of the bamboo forest. It was A Qiao!
She wore a light green dress with hibiscus flowers embroidered in silver thread on the hem. With her light steps, the hibiscus flowers seemed to float on the ripples, elegant and charming.
Shi Jing's heart immediately started pounding, seemingly rising and falling with her every step. He always considered himself very calm, but upon meeting her, his composure vanished instantly.
She walked over gracefully, but didn't speak to him. She first gave Yun Zhifei and Jiang Ruiyang a cold glance, then raised her chin at Jiang Ruiyang: "You are Jiang Ruiyang?"
Jiang Ruiyang nodded and hummed in agreement, secretly wondering when Mu Tou Shi Jing had actually met such a fairy, whose beauty surpassed even Qi Binglong's by three points!
A-Qiao raised her pretty eyebrows: "In terms of seniority, your father should call my father 'uncle,' so you should call me 'aunt.'"
Jiang Ruiyang's face changed color. Where did this aunt come from?! However, he always cherished women, and faced with such a beautiful girl, he couldn't bring himself to get angry, especially since she was Shi Jing's friend.
So he swallowed his anger and said, "Girl, don't talk nonsense."
"Hmph, your father's name contains the character 'Quan' (全), while my father's name contains the character 'Rong' (容). Tell me, isn't he a generation above you?" With that, A Qiao turned around and smiled at Shi Jing, whose heart skipped a beat.
Jiang Ruiyang choked for a moment. In the Jiang family genealogy, the recent generations were indeed arranged according to the characters "Rong, Quan, Rui, Shou".
A-Qiao pointed at Shi Jing: "He's going to be your uncle-in-law from now on, so don't be rude!"
The three of them changed their expressions simultaneously. Yun Zhifei looked astonished, Jiang Ruiyang was speechless, and Shi Jing blushed.
Jiang Ruiyang shouted, "Shi Jing, when did you get engaged? You brat, how dare you keep it from us!" Actually, he was furious inside. Bah, you brat, uncle, you wish!
"I...I'm not engaged," Shi Jing stammered, his face flushed as he glanced at A Qiao before quickly looking away. He tried his best to hold it in, but the corners of his mouth still turned up. He felt very embarrassed and wished he could smooth it out with his hand.
What did she mean by saying that? Did she like him and plan to marry him? He felt as if he wasn't standing on the ground, but on clusters of clouds, floating around, feeling happy yet very uneasy. If it weren't for these people in front of him, he would have liked to reach out and hold onto a plump bamboo stalk next to him.
Ah Qiao remained composed, watching his embarrassed expression with a half-smile.
He blushed and stammered, "Ah, Ah Qiao, don't talk nonsense. A girl's reputation is important."
A-Qiao raised an eyebrow: "I didn't say anything." With that, she pulled Shi Jing's arm and led him into the bamboo forest.
Yun Zhifei stared blankly at her retreating figure; he had never seen a woman like her before.
After walking a few steps, A Qiao burst out laughing: "Jiang Ruiyang is so silly. Although my father's name has the character 'Rong' in it, his surname is not Jiang."
Shi Jing chuckled as well. Sigh, the moment she stood before him, she dazzled his eyes and clouded his mind; he had no energy left to think of anything else. In any case, all he could do in front of her was stare at her, his heart pounding wildly, then suddenly stopping abruptly—it was making him increasingly clumsy.
"Ah Qiao, how did you get here? I never expected to meet you here."
“My father wanted to visit your uncle, and I thought you would be there, so he came with him.”
"Your father is here too? Which sect is he from?"
Ah Qiao pursed her cherry lips, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Well, you wouldn't know even if I told you, so don't ask."
Shi Jing let out an "Oh." Actually, he really wanted to muster up the courage to visit A Qiao's father, but A Qiao didn't seem to want him to meet him, which made him inexplicably a little disappointed.
Ah Qiao tilted her head and smiled, "I helped you get revenge just now, how are you going to thank me?"
Shi Jing felt a warm, sweet feeling in her heart. It was so gratifying that she had vented her anger for him in this way.
He grinned foolishly: "How do you want me to thank you?"
He felt that even if she asked him to jump off a cliff at this moment, he would do it.
A-Qiao glanced at him and said mischievously, "Then, you should repay me with your body."
Shi Jing's face flushed bright red again, and he almost stumbled into a tree. She was so bold! How could a young girl like her say such outspoken things? Although, although he was so excited and overjoyed that he didn't know what to do.
She must not know what it means to repay someone with one's body, which is why she is so brazen. He hesitated whether he should gently remind her what it means to repay someone with one's body. However, when he looked at A Qiao's face, he felt a soft, tender feeling in his heart, and he wished he could drown in her eyes and smile.
A-Qiao glared at him, seemingly a little unhappy: "Why does a grown man blush so easily? Are you willing or not? Just say it!"
Was she serious? Shi Jing looked at her cautiously, staring intently, as if afraid she was dreaming.
"Ah Qiao, are you kidding me? Marriage is a big deal, you have to be careful."
"You don't want to?" Ah Qiao's face darkened, and she left him behind, heading down the mountain.
Shi Jing hurriedly chased after him, saying urgently, "No, no!"
Are you willing or not?
Shi Jing blushed and stammered, "Of course I'm willing, A Qiao, I, I..."
Ah Qiao pouted, "I hate stuttering the most! Humph, even if you're willing, I'm not!"
Shi Jing's heart tightened, and his face changed: "A Qiao, are you really kidding me?"
She smiled playfully: "Yeah, just kidding." Her reply was crisp and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.
Shi Jing's heart was breaking. All the strength seemed to drain from his body, leaving him too weak to even walk.
Seeing that he was standing there motionless, A Qiao turned back and stood in front of him.
Shi Jing stared blankly at her, feeling his heart shattering piece by piece, like a large block of ice melting on a river in early spring, slowly cracking and making a creaking sound.
A-Qiao placed one hand on her hip and reached the other to his chest, poking his chest with her slender, white fingers. He felt as if he had been stabbed again with a small dagger, and his heart ached even more.
"Fool. My father wants me to get married when I'm eighteen, so I made you write that guarantee. Next year, I'll be eighteen."