Chapter 283: Disagreement in the Garden (2/2)
Pei Qingfeng was startled as he didn’t expect this lass to be vexed because of this matter. Pei Qingfeng might have already guessed the objective of this visit but he didn’t wish for the young lass to bear this weight on her shoulders. He immediately laughed and said, “Isn’t he here to see me? Aren’t you here to see me as well? Why are you acting so sad?”
“No, Big Brother Qingfeng! Honored Sir is here for the agreement back then!” Ling Xian’er knew that Pei Qingfeng didn’t wish to speak of this matter. However, she knew that if she continued to hide their true objective, she would be the one suffering for it. She disregarded everything and screamed her heart out.
Pei Qingfeng responded with an expression that was hard to discern whether he was angry or happy. After a long moment, he let out a long sigh, “Sigh, you are still young. Go and play with your friends! You should also be cultivating diligently. Why are you interfering with such matters?”
Ling Xian’er acted as though she didn’t hear Pei Qingfeng’s reply and started to argue, “Big Brother Qingfeng, have you never thought of fighting or resisting?! I rarely get to see you normally! At this critical juncture, I have your best interest in mind! Right now, you are the only one suffering. In the future, there will be much more casualties! Xian’er doesn’t want this to happen!”
Xian’er was about to burst into tears as her face was flushed red.
Pei Qingfeng saw how emotional Ling Xian’er was and felt rather heartbroken. He took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears before rubbing her head, “Xian’er, your Big Brother Qingfeng doesn’t want that to happen as well. However, I do not have the strength to resist. Furthermore...” Pei Qingfeng’s gaze dropped as the image of a certain someone flashed through his mind. “Furthermore, your Big Brother Qingfeng has someone he wishes to protect now. I cannot expose her to danger, do you understand? You are thinking too much. The Sect Patriarch dotes on you the most. How can he allow you to suffer the same fate?”
He messed up Ling Xian’er hair which caused her to complain, “Big Brother Qingfeng, Xian’er styled my hair specially for you! Look at what you have done to my hair.”
She took out a small mirror and looked at her reflection. She tried her best to tidy up her hair but when she realized that she wasn’t able to fix it, she punched Pei Qingfeng in the chest. She grumbled, “Look! My hair is in a mess now! It looks like a bird’s nest!”
Pei Qingfeng laughed helplessly and felt that Ling Xian’er was still a child that had yet to grow up. Earlier on, she was still weeping endlessly, right now, the dark clouds were gone and she had the strength to hit him.
While Pei Qingfeng was still smiling, he didn’t notice that the look in Ling Xian’er’s eyes had changed.
Ling Xian’er withdrew her coquettish expression and squinted her eyes. There was a mischievous smile on her face as she started to question Pei Qingfeng, “Big Brother Qingfeng, I heard someone saying something about protecting someone else… Who is it? Why don’t you tell me?”
Pei Qingfeng silently cursed. Earlier on, he was trying to console this lass and accidentally leaked some information. Now this lass held on to his weakness.