Chapter 48
CHAPTER 48
Yan Hui's stomach hurt for three days . For those days, she practically didn't touch any other food besides Tian Yao's cooking . Every day when she heard Tian Yao's door open next door, Yan Hui would rush out, block him, and impatiently say: "To the kitchen!"
Tian Hui would give her a glance without a word . Then he really would turn and go . . . . . .
Yan Hui would eagerly follow . She could eat yummy things everyday and was extremely contented .
Yan Hui's body still hadn't completely healed . Wang Yu Luo had good things to eat and drink, so naturally she didn't think about leaving . Tian Yao also didn't seem to be in a hurry to find his other body parts . He didn't bring it up with Yan Hui, and Yan Hui also pretended to not know . She just treated this period of time as recuperation .
She stuck by Tian Yao and ate for three days . Then suddenly a piece of news reached them .
Feng Ming's death had already spread in the jianghu . The announcement Qi Jue Group publicly made was that Feng Ming had fallen ill and suddenly died . But anyone with a brain wouldn't believe that . The opinions in the jianghu differed on Feng Ming's death . Most thought he was killed by his nephew in a power struggle . To be fair, there was nothing to naysay about that . However, there was a second opinion .
One opinion was Feng Ming was killed by a Qing Qiu fox demon . Another opinion was Feng Ming was killed by a xian cultivator .
Some guessed that the xian cultivator was a heretical cultivator . Others blamed it on Yan Hui .
But fortunately this was all conjecture . No one could do anything about it .
Yan Hui was drinking chicken soup made by Tian Yao when she heard the news from Xian Ge . Yan Hui finished the entire bowl down to the last drop before responding to Xian Ge: "Isn't it all rumors? Don't worry . Let them guess, guess away . The more the better . It's fine if no news comes out . Now that some news has been revealed, it's best that it's like how it is now, half real and half fake . That way, people can't tell which part is fake and which part is real . In any case, if I were the one gossiping, I would already be blaming it on Feng Qian Shuo . "
"Xian Ge, it's better that you worry over Feng Qian Shuo than me . After all, I'm just a target of a few rumors . It doesn't bother me . " Yan Hui licked her spoon wishfully . She turned and looked at Tian Yao, who looked like he hadn't been listening . "Is there no more chicken soup for today?"
Tian Yao was playing chess against himself and paid Yan Hui no heed .
Yan Hui scowled: "Stingy . "
"You already drank a lot today . If you drink more, your stomach will hurt . " Xian Ge looked at Yan Hui's greedy expression and couldn't help giving some advice . "Giving you less to eat is for your own good . Don't brush off the news I told you . " She knocked on Yan Hui's head . "You love to get into trouble . If you still want to wander the jianghu, then you need to take more care . Otherwise if someone gets hold of information that harms you, who will protect you?"
Yan Hui brushed off Xian Ge's words and nodded: "Got it, got it . " She nudged Xian Ge's arm: "Xian Ge loves me . "
Xian Ge smiled . Her gaze strayed and just happened to see Tian Yao assessing them two out of the corner of his eye .
Four eyes met . Tian Yao acted like he had been caught red-handed . He coughed and turned his head away . However, the chess piece in his hand remained there for quite sometime without being placed down .
Xian Ge found it amusing and laughable . She patted Yan Hui's head .
In the future, perhaps she wouldn't be the only person who loves Yan Hui .
Yan Hui didn't pay attention to Xian Ge's news . She didn't think that in less than two days, she would get payback for not heeding those words .
Yan Hui felt like in these two days her wound had practically healed . It was time to make a few purchases and then leave Wang Yu Luo . After all, she was the owner of a jewelry store . She should go and inspect her "business" . Then she wanted to go back and visit her hometown . She ought to light incense for her mother .
It just so happened that the village Feng Qian Shuo mentioned was rather close to Yan Hui's village . The road connected the jewelry store down to her hometown . She might as well drop by .
While Yan Hui wandered around the market, she mulled over what she should buy . Suddenly, a dark figure blocked her path . Yan Hui was looking at a stall off to the side and didn't notice . The person only moved when she was about to bump into the figure . Suddenly, the person reached out to grab Yan Hui .
Yan Hui automatically withdrew and rapidly slapped away the hand . However, the thought never crossed her mind that the person might be trained . Yan Hui whirled away . Evidently, she could never catch a break .
"Yan Hui . "
That voice instantly froze Yan Hui . Her hand movements stopped . That's when she really took a look at the figure .
The person was wearing white robes, the dress of Chen Xing Mountain . His hair was tightly gathered at the top of his head . Not a hair was out of place . His guanmao hat was neat and proper, his back straight and rigid . A white jade ornament was attached to his waist . His hand gripped the Seven Star jian . His very persona extruded properness .
"Head, Head Senior Disciple . "
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Standing right here was the Head Disciple in Ling Xiao's sect, Zi Chen . He gravely looked upon Yan Hui . He measured her up and down: "Why is your aura so mixed?"
Yan Hui blankly stared at him . Suddenly she snapped back . Yan Hui didn't wait for him to finish . She spun around and started to run away .
Zi Chen was stunned . He rapidly reached out and grabbed Yan Hui's jacket: "Why are you running?" Again he didn't finished before another hand out of nowhere grabbed Zi Chen's wrist . That other hand was so fast that Zi Chen didn't have time to react .
Zi Chen looked over . A handsome and clever young scholar glared chillingly at him . Although the scholar was on the slim side, his glare was extremely intimidating .
Zi Chen's eyebrows furrowed . Yan Hui, who was still trying to run, stopped . She also looked over: "Tian Yao, why did you follow me? Never mind, don't answer . " She grabbed Tian Yao's hand . "Let's go . "
Of course Zi Chen wasn't willing to let Yan Hui go when he heard her words: "Stop . " He grabbed Yan Hui's free hand with his other hand . Tian Yao wanted to block Zi Chen, but Yan Hui was holding onto his hand .
Thus, the three stood in a circle holding hands . They were deadlocked for quite awhile .
The people shopping in the market all turned their heads to see what was going on .
After long moments had passed, Yan Hui couldn't bear it anymore . She sighed: "Alright, I won't run . Let's all let go . We'll have a talk, okay?"
Zi Chen solemnly looked at Yan Hui . He saw she had kept her word and already released Tian Yao's hand . Yan Hui asked him: "Head Senior Disciple, why are you here?"
Upon seeing Yan Hui release her hand, Zi Chen slightly lessened his grip on Yan Hui's wrist . Tian Yao released Zi Chen, so Zi Chen completely let go of Yan Hui . Zi Chen said: "We were going southwest to fulfill a mission . Shifu Ling Xiao is the lead, and he picked two disciples out of the 28 peaks to accompany him, me and Zi Yue . "
He hadn't finished when Yan Hui reached out to grab Tian Yao again .
But her movements weren't as quick as Tian Yao . Just when she slightly moved her hand, Tian Yao had already grasped her wrist . Ten fingers interlocked . Yan Hui didn't pay attention to that detail . An Escape Earth Technique later, the two figures disappeared from right in front of Zi Chen .
Zi Chen silently stood in his original spot . The wind plucked at his clothes .
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Yan Hui used the Escape Earth Technique to return directly to Wang Yu Luo . They landed in the courtyard, and she started to laugh: "Did you see Head Senior Disciple's face?"
Tian Yao looked down at their intertwined fingers . Again he felt warmth bloom from where they touched and travel to his heart . When he saw Yan Hui's delighted expression, he silently tightened his grip a little .
"Let's go back inside . " Yan Hui obliviously led Tian Yao back to the entrance of her room like this . It was only when she was about to push the door open that she realized Tian Yao was still holding her hand .
Tian Yao didn't wait for Yan Hui to say something before extremely naturally releasing her hand . It was like holding hands was something very natural .
Yan Hui also didn't mind . She pushed open the door and said: "Your reaction today was unexpectedly pretty fast . Oh, if you think about it, we have a pretty good understanding of each other . "
Exactly, a deep connection .
Tian Yao looked at Yan Hui . He knew she was coming up with some terrible plan for some kind of misdeed . The day she stopped pulling pranks was the day she would become more considerate than anyone else .
They obviously hadn't been together for a long period of time, but he was able to understand Yan Hui very clearly .
It was like she was part of him .
However, it also goes without saying he was part of her .
Yan Hui entered her room and started to rummage through her things and pack up .
Tian Yao stood by and watched . While Yan Hui folded her clothes, she turned her head to Tian Yao and said: "I originally planned to wait for my stomach to be completely better before leaving . After all, it's comfortable living here, and your cooking is tasty . However, now Head Senior Disciple is here . He's pretty upright, but his strength is quite formidable . If I don't run, then I'm going to be caught by him . "
Tian Yao raised an eyebrow: "What is he going to do when he catches you?"
Yan Hui pursed her lips: "Back then when I was expelled from the mountain, he wasn't there . Now he has returned and out to do an assignment, yet he broke from the group and made a side trip specifically just to find me . From his character, he definitely heard some rumor about me on his journey and wants to bring me back to Chen Xing Mountain . "
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"I know you aren't that kind of person . Come back with me to Chen Xing Mountain . I will help you plead for leniency from Shifu," said Yan Hui solemnly . Then she pursed her lips again . "Aside from those words, Head Senior Disciple definitely wouldn't say anything else . " She sighed, but her lips curled into a smile . It was both mocking and helpless . "That dummy . Anyone could guess what he's thinking . "
Tain Yao's gaze grew cooler after hearing Yan Hui's words: "He treats you quite well . "
"He treats everyone well . " Yan Hui continued . "His sense of responsibility is too strong . He likes to take on any matter . Many other shifus say he is most like my shifu . "
Yan Hui fell silent upon reaching this point . Her hands also stopped moving . Her gaze dropped, thinking of some unknown matter . Then Yan Hui deeply sighed and rapidly folded up the remaining clothing: "I won't talk about this anymore . " She raised her head and looked at Tian Yao: "Let's talk about the matter of me leaving instead . "
Tian Yao looked at Yan Hui, silently waiting .
"From the beginning I didn't want to get mixed in with the grudge between you and Su Ying . You know that . " Yan Hui continued . "Now you have your dragon bones and horns . You can absorb the word's spirituality and continue cultivating . For the remaining parts, you find them yourself . I really have to go . "
"Yan Hui . " Tian Yao rarely called her name so seriously . Yan Hui couldn't help being slightly stunned by those two words . She immediately gathered up her confidence and imposingly said:
"Don't try to convince me . I thought about it a lot . Although I have your heart protection scale, and you saved my life and have a deep connection with me . . . . . . " As Yan Hui continued, her voice gradually became weaker . She had to cough and gain back some confidence . "These past few days I probably paid back my debt, a life for a life . In the end, we aren't kindred spirits, so we should return back to our places . Start again where we each belong . "
Tian Yao remained silent for a long time: "I originally have no place in this human world . " He looked down at his palm . There was still some remaining warmth . "But you . . . . . "
He lifted his head and looked at Yan Hui . His voice was both soft and slow: "Gave me a place to stand again . "
So, this so-called "where we each belong" place to Tian Yao is where?
When Yan Hui heard those words, it was hard for her to control her despondency .
She was so strongly needed and depended on by someone . It turns out, in this world, she was that important to a person .
Fuck, why did her heart feel like some small fluttering bird singing a joyous song?
Fuck, why did she feel like Tian Yao's presence seemed to burn a little brighter?