"What do we have to do with each other?"
"Of course it's about getting married." Shangguan Tou gently pinched Xuezhi's nose. "Silly girl, you're always so slow to react."
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If no one were around, Xuezhi would definitely have given him a spectacular hot pot dumpling, but she had nowhere to retreat. Fengcheng wasn't a good person either; he never clarified anything when people were spreading rumors about her and him.
At this moment, she had to choose between Yi Pin Tou's fiancée and Uncle Feng's mistress. She would definitely choose the former.
Shangguan Tou asked, "By the way, what are you guys talking about? It sounds like you're having a lot of fun?"
Bai Manman's face turned pale, and she forced a laugh, "It's nothing, just women's gossip. Young Master Shangguan won't be interested."
"I see. Please continue our conversation." Shangguan Tou glanced at Xuezhi. "Zhi'er tends to talk nonsense when she gets sleepy at night. I'm afraid she might cause trouble for the ladies. I'll take her with me now."
The group nodded in agreement.
Shangguan Tou gently patted Xuezhi's shoulder, leading her out in an affectionate yet polite manner.
As soon as they stepped outside, Xuezhi called him to a deserted pavilion.
"Why did you have to say something like that when you could have used any other explanation? What if you get caught later?"
"We'll say it's a matter of sect interests, and we can't be together then."
Xuezhi thought for a moment and said, "Okay. I'm leaving then."
"Wait." Shangguan Tou quickly walked in front of her. "Are you just going to leave like this?"
"Then what do you want?" Xuezhi was already in a bad mood, and she was barely managing to suppress it before she exploded. "Today is Lin Fengzi's birthday. If you don't spend some time with her, how rude would that be?"
"...What have you heard?" Shangguan Tou hurriedly said, "Don't believe what others say, it's all false."
"Why are you in such a hurry? Lin Fengzi is just one of them. You have to spend time taking care of so many others."
"If you won't be with me, why do you care so much about who I'm with?"
“I’m not concerned. I just had a sparring match with the Emei Sect disciple. Win or lose, it was just a friendly exchange. I didn’t hurt her, so why did you intervene on her behalf?”
"I didn't act on her behalf."
"Then what is it for?"
Shangguan Tou hesitated, then said only, "I don't know."
"I never expected you would even touch female disciples of Emei."
"That's just Yanzihua spreading rumors that I was with her; I don't even know her. I don't want to say more. Besides, Master Ciren is my aunt; how could I possibly harm her disciple?"
"Or did they go around saying it was related to you?" Xuezhi mocked. "Is there any woman in this world who wants to be associated with your name?"
"Zhi'er, I'm not as bad as you think."
"In my heart, you are absolutely terrible."
"I'm terrible, and you still lost to me?"
"Fine, you shouldn't have said that! I haven't even settled the score with you yet. You took advantage of my vulnerability and got away with it. You really think you won? Let's have another match!"
"Calm down."
Are you scared?
"You can't beat me, stop messing around."
"I told you, I wasn't prepared. Let's have another match!" Xuezhi raised her voice, "If I lose again, you can do whatever you want with me!"
"At my disposal?" Shangguan Tou suddenly became serious. "You said it, you can't go back on your word."
"Yes! Go and fetch the weapons!"
Shangguan Tou quickly retreated and returned to the backyard in a short period of time.
Night. No one was around; the silence was almost eerily quiet.
Shangguan Tou threw a weapon on the ground.
"You choose one."
Xuezhi crouched down and picked up the best Qingfeng sword. Shangguan Tou picked up a Green Vine Curved Blade. Xuezhi kicked aside the weapons and leaped into the backyard.
Shangguan Tou also leaped over. Before he could even stand properly, Xuezhi had already raised her sword and thrust it forward without warning.
Shangguan Tou blocked the attack with the edge of his blade and retreated several steps.
Next, dozens of loud bangs and clangs were heard. Xue Zhi's all-out attack caught everyone off guard. Shangguan Tou didn't have as much killing intent as her, so his attacks were softer, only maintaining the most basic defense.
The sky was like water, and the moon like a hook.
Xuezhi once again unleashed the final move of the Hunyue Sword, slashing mercilessly at Shangguan Tou.
A startling sound rang out.
Both of them were thrown back several meters due to the violent collision.
Shangguan Tou swung his sword, pointing the blade at the ground. The sword, struck by the rapid and powerful impact, had already been chipped with countless small nicks.
Xuezhi leaped again, stabbing Shangguan Tou from above.
Shangguan Tou leaped up and landed on the roof. The two exchanged blows several more times, with Shangguan Tou withdrawing his attacks a few times before gracefully leaping across the roof once more.
"All you do is run away, what kind of hero are you!"
Xuezhi ran ahead, seemingly venting her anger, stomping and kicking away many roof tiles. The two chased each other through dozens of buildings until Shangguan Tou looked ahead and realized there was nowhere left to escape. Only then did he hesitantly turn back to face Xuezhi's attack.
At first, I only thought about beating her.
But they found it extremely difficult to actually get started.
Under the eaves, in the small pond beside the pavilion, the water glistens, reflecting the moon and the pavilion, along with two dancing white reflections.
They attacked several more times.
when!
With a sound, the broken knife spun and flew out.
Xuezhi actually managed to cut the Green Vine Scimitar in two. Shangguan Tou still couldn't bring himself to do it; every time the broken half of the scimitar was about to reach Xuezhi, he would stop for fear of hurting her.
Xuezhi couldn't see any of this; she just wanted to chop up the bastard in front of her.
Not long after, there was another loud bang.
Another half of the knife flew out.
What Shangguan Tou took from his hand was no longer a knife, but a dagger. He looked at the hilt of the knife in his hand, then suddenly twisted it in his palm, knocking the sword out of Xue Zhi's hand.
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Xuezhi wanted to jump out to pick it up, but Shangguan Tou blocked her with his hand.
She wasn't afraid of hand-to-hand combat.
She clenched her fists, then forcefully opened them, unleashing a "Golden Wind Transforming into Sun" move aimed straight for Shangguan Tou's chest. Shangguan Tou grabbed her fists and twisted them backward. Xue Zhi could no longer turn, so she delivered a back kick, striking his knee. Shangguan Tou, in pain, staggered back several steps. Xue Zhi pressed her advantage, adding punches and kicks. Finally, Shangguan Tou decided not to back down any longer and began to fight back.
At first, their palm techniques were evenly matched, but soon Xuezhi ran out of strength and could not keep up. However, she did not show it at all, until Shangguan Tou struck her down from the roof with a palm, and she fell straight into the pool.
"Zhi'er!" Shangguan Tou exclaimed in surprise, and quickly jumped down to save her.
As soon as he fell into the water, he found it wasn't too cold or deep, which reassured him. He began to grope around in the water, searching for Xuezhi. But as soon as he turned around, Xuezhi suddenly pounced on him from behind. Shangguan Tou heard the sound and reacted quickly, blocking her attacks several times.
"Stop fighting, I admit defeat, okay?"
"No way!" Xuezhi roared, "You even went after Feng Zi! You're not human!"
"I have not touched Lin Fengzi."
"Who would believe what you say!"
Water splashed everywhere, soaking them both, even their hair swaying in the ripples. They exchanged blows for a long time, until Shangguan Tou's patience finally reached its limit. He suddenly grabbed Xuezhi's wrist and pulled her towards him:
"Your jealousy is becoming more and more unreasonable!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Xuezhi was extremely embarrassed by his words, and she casually threw out a reason that she herself thought was terrible, "I'm sad because I saw that Young Master Xia has a fiancée, it has nothing to do with you!"
This time, Shangguan Tou was completely silent.
The shimmering water reflected off the two of them.
On Shangguan Tou's face, the faint silver light of the lonely moon shone.
"You...you still like him?"
Xuezhi was filled with regret and tried to explain, "I, actually I..."
"That's enough." Shangguan Tou released her, breathing heavily with some exhaustion, and turned to leave.
"Wait a minute, actually it's not..."
Xuezhi struggled to take two steps forward in the water and grabbed Shangguan Tou's sleeve. Shangguan Tou stopped and didn't move. Perhaps people tend to lose control of their emotions at night.
Without even thinking, she hugged Shangguan Tou from behind.
In an instant, Shangguan Tou's whole body stiffened.
Xuezhi hugged him tightly. All her actions were just subconscious reactions; she had no idea how to speak.
Shangguan Tou suddenly turned around, bent down abruptly, and picked her up in his arms.
Xuezhi gasped softly, water droplets falling down her clothes.
Shangguan Tou quickly swam to the edge of the pool and put Xuezhi down on the shore.
Her soaked white clothes appeared translucent, the pool water outlining soft, full lines. Xuezhi shook her head, but before she could sit up, Shangguan Tou, who had just come ashore, pressed her down. She let out a muffled groan of pain, but the sound was cut short by his forceful kiss.
If she could control the situation, Xuezhi would usually push him away and then punch or slap him.
But the situation had completely spiraled out of control.
I don't know how it happened.