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Chapitre 25

Just by looking at her figure and voice, one can tell that she must be an unparalleled beauty.

Sang Chan truly lives up to her title of "fairy".

"Chan'er." The purple figure in the tent rose gracefully, reaching out to embrace the beauty. "For you, it's worth waiting any amount of time."

Unexpectedly, the beauty smiled and pushed the purple figure away slightly.

"Playing hard to get, truly a master!" Pang Wan squatted behind the earthen slope, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists in excitement.

From afar, one could see the purple figure taking the beauty's small hand, placing her at one end of the jade table, and personally brewing her a cup of tea.

"It seems like it's been a long time since I've had tea, Senior Brother." The beauty looked at the man in front of her, her voice tinged with melancholy.

The man in purple was taken aback, then looked up at her and said, "If you'd like, you can have a drink anytime."

The beauty did not answer, but remained enigmatic as she curled up by the table. She rested her chin on her knees, gently biting her cherry lips, her long black hair cascading down like a waterfall. She resembled a jade rabbit waiting for pity, charming and captivating.

—This is the classic "hug me" pose that requires a lot of stretching to achieve! The senior artist really pays attention to details and never forgets to practice diligently!

Pang Wan's eyes narrowed with excitement.

Gu Xiju indeed stretched out a hand.

A slender hand landed on the beauty's cheek and gently stroked it through the white veil.

The beauty stared at him blankly, without saying a word.

"No! You blockhead! This is the 'Hold me tight' pose! Not the 'Come touch me' pose!" Pang Wan, hiding behind the mound, was furious, wanting to roar out, "Idiot! Why don't you hurry up and hug her and kiss her passionately without even asking what happened? And while you're at it, lift the veil off the beauty so I can have a glimpse of her!!"

Just then, for some reason, there was a cracking sound above my head.

Pang Wan looked up at the sound and her face turned deathly pale—a little sparrow that had appeared out of nowhere was pecking at wild fruit on the branch above her head.

The moment she looked up, the sparrow was startled by the movement under its claws and flapped its wings to fly into the sky.

Sizzle, sizzle.

"It seems like we have some important guests in the woods. I'll come back another day."

In the silent gauze tent, the beauty suddenly smiled, turned around, and gracefully flew away into the depths of the bamboo forest.

"I had no idea that my senior brother would break his promise one day."

A sweet, coquettish voice uttered a teasing remark, but before the words were even finished, the beauty had vanished without a trace into the horizon.

Everything returned to normal in an instant: the rustling purple bamboo forest, the carefully constructed white gauze canopy, and the lonely figure in purple robes inside the tent.

The fairy who appeared only briefly seemed as if she had never been there at all.

Knowing he had committed a terrible crime and there was no way to undo it, Pang Wan squatted dejectedly behind a small mound, not even having the courage to run away.

A tall figure appeared before us, silently blocking out all the light.

Oh dear, the weather is about to change.

Chapter Six

Kneel

As the sun set and the moon rose above the trees, Pang Wan had been standing in the courtyard for a full hour.

After Gu Xiju dragged her out of the bamboo grove, he simply dumped her there and swept her sleeves into his room. She was filled with unease and dared not take it upon herself to return to her room to rest, so she could only stay put and await her fate.

She knew that Gu Xiju was truly angry this time. His usual gentle and warm demeanor as the leader of the alliance had completely vanished. On the way back, he didn't utter a word, but his eyes burned with fierce fire, and the veins on his forehead throbbed and trembled.

She wondered how he would punish her this time. Would he beat her with a cane? Would he forbid her from eating? As she pondered these questions, she secretly hoped that Gu Xiju would show some leniency because he usually doted on her.

After waiting for about half an hour, Bai Xiaosheng came out of the house.

"You audacious bastard!" He poked her forehead repeatedly with his finger, his handsome face full of anger. "Who let you go? Who let you come along? How dare you ruin the Alliance Leader's plans!"

Pang Wan was in excruciating pain from the stabbing, but because she was in the wrong, she dared not speak out and could only endure it with tears in her eyes.

"You're in for a rough time tonight!" Bai Xiaosheng glared at her again, grabbed her sleeve, and pulled her into the house.

The hall was brightly lit, and Gu Xiju sat on a high chair, his face ashen and expressionless.

Two maids, A and B, stood on either side of him. Although they also had stern faces, a closer look revealed a hint of schadenfreude at the corners of their mouths.

"Alliance Leader, I was wrong!"

Pang Wan, always quick-witted, immediately begged for forgiveness when she sensed the tense atmosphere, "I have already reflected on my actions, and I will never dare to disturb the Alliance Leader again..."

"There will be a next time?" His deep eyes glanced at her, surrounded by heavy, dark clouds.

"No, no!" Pang Wan hurriedly waved her hands, raising her head with a wronged expression. "I really didn't mean any harm, I just wanted to see what the fairy sister looks like..."

"Who do you think you are! You dare to see the fairy's true face?" A harsh sneer rang out; it was Maid B.

Pang Wan pursed her lips, suppressing the displeasure rising in her heart, and looked longingly at Gu Xiju.

However, this time, Gu Xiju ignored her pleas for help.

"Kneel down."

He looked at her and said coldly.

Pang Wan's pitiful expression froze instantly, and she could hardly believe her ears.