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Chapitre 54

It's just that I had a falling out with He Qinglu, it's not worth reporting.

Jin Buyao's lips stiffened, and her fan-like eyelashes fluttered twice.

"The nanny dislikes girls who lie the most."

Her sweet, seductive, and extremely alluring smile made Pang Wan feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

"It's really nothing... I just had a fight with Young Master He. He said he hates me, thinks I'm stupid and clumsy, and told me to get out of the manor, so I did," Pang Wan said sullenly.

Jin Buyao looked at her with pity, took her soft hand in her palm, and gently patted it with kind words: "Oh dear, you know my young master's temper. He has been spoiled since he was a child. No one does not go along with him and flatter him. You must not take his words to heart."

Pang Wan no longer wanted to mention He Qinglu, and nodded perfunctorily: "Granny is right. I never argue with people who lack common sense."

Jin Buyao paused, and the shoulders of the guards at the door trembled.

“Our young master…” Jin Buyao hesitated for a moment, as if trying to figure out how to smooth things over, “He’s not without common sense, he’s just sometimes a little… blunt…”

Pang Wan watched her struggle to choose her words and sentences, and felt really indignant: He was supposed to be straightforward, but he was a petty and sharp-tongued man.

“I watched the young master grow up. He has a good heart, but he has a sharp tongue. Don’t be really angry with him.” Jin Buyao continued to speak well of He Qinglu.

Pang Wan gave a vague "hmm," but more doubt welled up in her heart: "Granny, you didn't come here specifically to tell me this, did you?"

No matter what, she didn't think He Qinglu would care about her feelings; that kid would rather she get as far away as possible.

Jin Buyao chuckled: "Actually, Granny came to say goodbye to you. We'll be leaving the capital in a few days, and who knows when we'll meet again? We can't let it end badly, can we?"

Pang Wan was taken aback: "Where are you going? How long will you be gone? Will you be back?"

Jin Buyao patted her hand and smiled, "The mansion in the capital is just a villa of the young master's family. According to the rules, he has to go home every year. As for when he will come back after this trip..." She glanced at the door as if she were not paying attention, "It all depends on my young master's wishes."

Pang Wan was reluctant to part with Jin Buyao so soon, so she took Jin Buyao's arm and shook it: "Granny, don't go. It's your young master who's going back. You don't need to go back with him. You have to stay and continue teaching me the Soul-Hooking Technique!"

Jin Buyao chuckled: "Why don't you say you can't bear to part with the face that the young master made himself?"

Unlike Pang Wan, who shook her head firmly without hesitation, saying, "I don't need that face anymore."

Jin Buyao raised an eyebrow and leaned back slightly: "Tell the old woman, why did you suddenly change your mind?"

Pang Wan was too embarrassed to say it was because of Gu Xiju, so she just chuckled and said, "Actually, I think I'm fine the way I am now." After saying that, she lowered her head and tugged at the hem of her clothes, acting very shy and girlish.

All the smiles on Jin Buyao's face vanished, replaced by a cold indifference.

"Have you thought it through?" She looked at Pang Wan with a serious expression. "Are you really going to give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Young Master's works are priceless."

Pang Wan nodded seriously: "I've thought it through. Beauty is fleeting. Let's call it even. I'll never bother your young master again."

The guard at the door shuddered.

Jin Buyao looked at Pang Wan, whose face was beaming with joy, and opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she could only sigh.

"Fine, fine, I forced you to." She gave Pang Wan a forced smile and took out a brocade pouch, placing it in her hand.

"It seems we have a connection. If you ever need anything in the future, just take this to Qixiang Tower, and someone will take good care of you." Her eyes were slightly red.

Pang Wan thanked her profusely and then chatted with Jin Buyao for a long time, asking her many questions about husband-taming techniques. Only then did the two reluctantly say goodbye.

After leaving Yanbo Manor, Jin Buyao stepped into the carriage, and a black figure followed immediately inside.

It was the guard with the sword.

He entered the carriage, stretched out his legs and sat on the soft couch without saying a word, closing his eyes to rest, almost as if he had a "Keep Out" sign pasted on his face.

Jin Buyao, however, insisted on touching the tiger's head—"Are you angry?" She looked at him with a meaningful smile.

The guards ignored her.

"In any case, she finally got what she wanted, and we should wish her well." She said softly, gazing wistfully out the window as she fell into deep thought.

The guard, growing impatient, turned his head away and continued to feign deafness and muteness.

The carriage quickly started moving, and the street scene outside the window rushed past like a receding tide.

The guard's eyelashes fluttered slightly.

—It's all Jin Buyao's fault, for dragging him here to say goodbye.

He would never wish that silly girl well, because he simply doesn't care.

Even though she said she would wipe the slate clean and never go looking for him again, he didn't feel sad at all.

He wished he never had to see her again.

Celestial Immortal

Pang Wan has been quite bored these past few days.

Gu Xiju has been very busy lately, preparing for the 36th Martial Arts Congress. He used to have a wise old man by his side to help him with things, but now that guy is lying in bed all day, so many chores have fallen on his shoulders.

Nan Yi was also puzzled. Ever since he choked her last time, he hadn't come looking for her. Apart from giving Bai Xiaosheng acupuncture every day, he was nowhere to be found. Although he claimed to be gathering herbs, Pang Wan thought it was impossible to believe him! This man was always meticulous and ruthless; he was probably up to something bad again.

In seven days it will be her sixteenth birthday. Pang Wan has been planning for a long time and decided to invite Gu Xiju to celebrate together. Ideally, the two of them could kiss and pledge their love on that day to avoid any unforeseen complications.

Having come up with an excuse, she ran excitedly toward the courtyard of Gu Xi Residence, only to unexpectedly see a maid in a thin dress rushing out of the door, her face showing a hint of shame and indignation.

—What?! Is the drama of the mistress of the house scheming against the concubine about to begin? But I haven't become the mistress yet, and that maid B isn't even a concubine of Gu Xi Ju yet!

Pang Wan felt as if struck by lightning, and in a moment of impulsiveness, she leaped into the room.