She was about to kick him again, but Cang Zhe had anticipated this move. He turned to the side and pushed Qiong Ying away.
“No need to go. I didn’t expect this Fire Fuling Token to be so useful.” He stood up as he spoke, lifting the thin, sheer gauze. A white light rising from the east shone through, dazzling and beautiful. “The people from Juyi Manor are surprisingly capable. Not bad.”
I heard a cracking sound from my bones as I clenched my fist. I thought it was Cang Zhe making the sound, but when I turned my head, I saw it was Qiong Ying.
"It's good to be capable, but we can't be careless. Sigh, this is so troublesome." She smiled with her peach blossom eyes, clearly enjoying herself.
"If you find it troublesome, return the items. Don't shamelessly use other people's things and then criticize them."
His peach blossom eyes narrowed suddenly, and he gritted his teeth as he looked over with a fierce expression.
"Didn't anyone teach you what to say and what not to say?"
"Even if it gets better, I've probably forgotten about it."
"It's rotten wood, it can't be carved." He raised his chin as he made his conclusion, exuding an innate air of nobility. "Even if you try to carve it, it won't turn into anything worthwhile."
Where have I heard this before? I frowned, completely because I couldn't remember where I had heard it before.
"This conclusion has been settled countless times, so can you please stop repeating it?"
Gemini Ann crawled out from a pile of chairs, tidying her messy clothes while making sure to get noticed.
"And who are you?"
The hand that was adjusting the clothes stopped abruptly, and Gemini An raised his head angrily, "Who are you? You don't even recognize me and you dare to hang out here?"
Xiao Lianjue raised an eyebrow. "Only second-rate characters who don't deserve respect would say such things, so I'm sure I don't need to know you."
His tone of voice was exactly like Li Mu's, which was infuriating to listen to.
Just as Qiongying was about to make a move, I stopped her, saying, "Go outside and fight. Your master is still sleeping."
Qiong Ying's expression changed from confusion to surprise. She stared at me with wide eyes. Before she could react, Cang Zhe beside her had already taken action.
Xiao Lianjue was certainly no pushover either. Although he couldn't fully understand what was wrong with waking someone up, he certainly wouldn't go along with us, especially since this person's skills weren't necessarily bad.
He managed to hold his own for a long time even under the combined attack of Cang and Qiong Ying, and not only that, he also had the energy to deliberately create a big commotion. It seems I underestimated him.
"Tsk." A familiar sound of dissatisfaction swirled down from upstairs, carrying with it a faint, cool fragrance that suppressed the scent of rouge that filled the room.
Looking up, I saw that person leaning against the railing, with long, black hair flowing down his straight back to his waist like clouds. Following the line of sight, I could see a pair of fair, white feet peeking out from under the hem of his light blue robe.
His delicate face was expressionless, with a blush on his cheeks that hadn't yet faded from just waking up. His eyebrows were light and delicate, and the shadow cast by his thick eyelashes blurred his eyes. The sunlight shone on his bloodless, thin lips, making them almost transparent.
During his childhood when he was self-destructive, he developed a bad habit of not taking care of his body, which continues to this day.
He glanced indifferently at the three people locked in a fierce battle, then looked over and gestured for me to come over.
I shuffled my feet on the floor a few times, unable to resist, and finally succumbed to his charm. Why am I now completely powerless against this person?
Chapter 104
To be honest, so far, every time Nangong Ling gets angry, it's basically related to me. He usually doesn't need to get involved in other people's affairs. But this time, I don't know if it was just because I disturbed his sleep or for some other reason, but I was right next to him at the time and my legs went weak. I almost knelt down in front of him.
The fight between the three ended with a splinter of wood. Not only Xiao Lianjue, but also Qiong Ying and Cang Zhe, as well as the twins An who were watching the show happily in the corner, were all acupunctured.
Xiao Lianjue was stunned for a long time after being acupunctured, staring blankly at Nangong Ling, unable to hide the disbelief in her eyes.
The person next to me looked somewhat weary, the flush on their cheeks slowly fading, leaving a pale complexion with a strange, listless quality.
"Have you had breakfast?" He lowered his head and asked in my ear.
"not yet."
He led me downstairs, beckoned the shopkeeper and waiter who were hiding trembling behind the counter, and after instructing them to serve breakfast, the shopkeeper and waiter rushed off to the kitchen without looking back.
"Judging from this, it must be the Supreme Heavenly Lord, City Lord Nangong?" Xiao Lianjue blinked, a seductive smile curving her lips.
The people around me didn't even look up, their heads down, engrossed in playing with my fingers.
"Oh, you two are such good friends? You, Nangong Ling, are you serious? You actually believe this troublemaker?"
"If he doesn't believe me, does he believe you?" That's exactly the topic I hate the most.
Xiao Lianjue smiled so hard her eyes curved into slits. "I don't mind."
How can anyone be more shameless than Gemini An? Is this person really the Crown Prince Yongri, the master of the Eastern Palace?
"...Didn't sleep well last night? You got up so early..." He fiddled with my fingers, asking only trivial questions.
"Thank goodness, could you get him out of here? Looking at this guy makes me lose my appetite."
Thinking back to that time when my stomach was upset for three whole days, it left me with quite a bit of a trauma.
"You can pretend he doesn't exist." With a slight frown, he finally raised his head to look Xiao Lianjue in the eye.
“Nangong Ling, you know that no one can ever ignore me.” His peach blossom eyes were smiling, yet sharp.
"How should I know? I don't know you."
"Don't say that, or you'll regret it." Xiao Lianjue narrowed her eyes, her confidence seemingly unfounded.
“You came all this way not just to test Juyizhuang, right? If you have something else to take care of, hurry up and leave.”
"Why don't you take this opportunity to arrest me?"
“I know better than you who the people at Juyi Manor are and what their abilities are. Besides, the fact that you dared to enter Ruyi Tower alone means you are very confident that you can get out. You, Xiao Lianjue, never fight a battle you are not confident of winning.”
"Hmm, that's interesting. Rong Cheng certainly has a keen eye for people." A rouge box seemed to have been knocked over with his smile, spilling a strong scent of perfume. "It's nothing serious, it's just that Rong Cheng hasn't seen his sister in a long time, he must miss her terribly, right?"
A fleeting glance from someone nearby revealed a vague message that was quickly obscured by the somber darkness.
"Do you want to see your older brother?" he asked me, turning his head to the side. His expression and eyes revealed no emotion whatsoever.
Of course I wanted to see him, but after I understood my brother's intentions, I felt a bit scared. How could I, Rong Lian, be schemed against by my own family?
Moreover, I had a strange premonition that if I nodded, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"I don't want to for now; I'm not mentally prepared to see him." This is also the truth.
The deep black color gradually faded. Although his expression didn't change, the sharp aura he exuded before had diminished considerably, at least making him less intimidating.
"You heard me."
She was speaking to Xiao Lianjue but not looking at him. Instead, she took a sip of tea from the cup in front of her. Before the water on her lips could dry, a flash of white light appeared before her eyes, followed by the sound of a porcelain cup shattering on the ground.
I instinctively shuddered. If I had known Xiao Lianjue would come, I wouldn't have bothered to coax him to sleep last night. It's one thing for him to have trouble falling asleep normally, but even when he does fall asleep, if he doesn't wake up naturally, he's incredibly irritable for quite some time afterward.
The reason he smashed the cup was simply because it wasn't filled with his usual Junshan Yinzhen tea. Disturbing Nangong Ling's sleep or meal could easily be a matter of life and death.
"Qionghua, see the guest out."
As soon as someone's name was called, that person came out of the kitchen, as if they had been squatting there waiting for a long time.
"Anyway, there's plenty of time in the future. Let it go this time. I never force people."
He laughed suavely, as if he were saying something insignificant, but his eyes held a terrifying danger.
After seeing Xiao Lianjue off and having breakfast, Nangong Ling showed no intention of releasing the pressure points of the other three people in the main hall.
"Are you just leaving them hanging like decorations?" I asked, pointing to the wooden figures outside.
"Do you want Qiongying to play with you?" Back in his room, his temper finally calmed down.
I shook my head. "Don't always run around barefoot. You're more likely to get sick, even in the summer."
"Oh," the person replied casually, sounding perfunctory.
"What's wrong? Did Xiao Lianjue's trip make you so upset? Or do you have a problem with me...?"
"What are you thinking about now?" He looked up. "Where did you put the sachet I gave you last time?"
"What are you going to do with the pocket of my dark blue coat with silver fur trim?"
He ran to the cabinet and rummaged through everything before finally managing to pull out the sachet. Only then did he show his first smile of the day.
"Keep it with you and don't take it off." He came over and stuffed the sachet into my clothes, speaking almost into my ear.
"What's strange about it?"
"I almost forgot about this if the Crown Prince hadn't come... Anyway, it's a good thing, but don't take it out easily, understand?"
After he finished speaking, he blew a breath into my ear, and he perked up immediately.
"How come you seem so calm? You've given away your years of hard work to someone else for nothing. I thought you were really hurt and I was trying to figure out how to comfort you. I was afraid that someone as proud as you would be devastated by this."
These words elicited a soft chuckle from him. "Tell me, how does my wife plan to comfort my wounded confidence?"
Why should I tell you? I don't want you to get smug again.
"Hmm..." he hummed softly, and casually closed the window.
"What are you going to do?!" I stared at him in almost terror.
"My wife is being naughty."
Before I could even pull away, he had already bitten my neck, his soft tongue gently brushing against my pulse, sending shivers down my spine with its heat.
“You…” You always use this trick.
"Shh." Cool, thin lips brushed against my lips, stopping at the corner of my mouth. "You little ingrate, I've been looking at you every day for the past two months but I can't touch you. I could bear it when my injury wasn't healed, but now? Are you trying to make me suffer to death?"
You know how painful it is. It's your own fault for not trusting me before. I did it on purpose.
Chapter 105