Chapter 231 (1/2)
A green leaf dropped down to the luxurious wool carpet quietly.
Lu Chenjia glared at the beautiful print and the solitary leaf in the center of it in silence, and remained pensive for a long while. Then she said softly, ”What we feel for each other is something that blossoms naturally like the orchids in the valley. Why should I mention it intentionally? Do I need to prove something with it?”
Mo Shanshan replied simply, ”He said it is called showing off affection, and it is a sign of lack of confidence. I don't understand what he means by showing off, nor do I comprehend what made him say that. Likewise, I don't know what you are trying to prove either, but I do know that it is natural for orchids to blossom in the depths of the valley, though it is no longer natural when you bring the orchid to my sight and trim it carefully in front of me.”
She left it at that, and left directly without saying goodbye.
Lu Jiachen stood up and a slight sense of sadness escaped from her watery eyes. She looked at her and pleaded, ”The hot tea you wanted hasn't been served yet, why so rush? I brought the alluring herb from the Peach Mountain especially for you. I remember it was your favorite in those days.”
Mo Shanshan stopped briefly but didn't turn back, and she said calmly, ”Instead of a cup of tea, I would have hoped to see you at that camp at the meadow, where you could have offered me one gla.s.s of water.”
Lu Jiachen's tightened her knuckles as she held the scissors and said softly, ”At first I didn't know you were at the camp, and I never thought the horse gang would pose as a treat to you. Do you really think I could sit back comfortably in the carriage without batting an eyelid if you were really in danger?”
Mo Shanshan held on to one side of the floor screen and said, ”I said before that this is not just about the joys and sorrows of you and me, but that of the whole world. You may be able to completely disregard any emotion that is beyond your own, but I cannot do the same, nor am I interested in becoming someone like that.”
The screen slid open, and the emotionless girl in white walked out slowly, being welcomed by all the Black Ink Garden disciples who had been waiting outside with nothing to do but too much tea to drink. At the same time, students from the Revelation Inst.i.tute at the other side also stood up.
Mo Shanshan nodded as she looked at Zhuo Zhihua, letting her fellow disciples know that their Hill Master had indeed been pretty harsh with that Flower Addict. This obviously pleased them greatly.
At this point, the Black Ink Garden disciples turned down the hospitality of the Revelation Inst.i.tute students and proudly walked out of the extravagant tent, unwilling to even engage in polite conversation.
The girl in white looked at the crisp blue sky outside the tent, and remembered how Lu Chenjia eventually failed to maintain her pride and was truly defeated. This notion gave her utter satisfaction and she finally understood what it was really like to intimidate someone, and that revenge and retaliation were not limited to pen and paper or violence.
As this thought crossed her mind, she turned and glanced at Ning Que who stood among the girls and secretly wondered how a disciple of the Academy of Tang who should be bold and magnificent in mindset came to be so meticulous and observant.
Once the girls from Great River Kingdom returned to their territory, they could no longer contain their curiosity and started asking about what their Hill Master said to the Flower Addict. The tent was filled with their questions, and even Ning Que looked at her with wondering eyes.
Mo Shanshan was quiet for a little while, and then she told them about the conversation she had had earlier.
”She finds the joys and sorrows of this world irrelevant to her? So the fact that our senior brother died at the Meadows is also irrelevant to her? I supposed that we meant nothing to the princess, as she would probably consider a mere flower more significant than us.”
The Cat Girl yelled loudly as she held on to the box, which was supposed to be a gift to the Revelation Inst.i.tute from the Black Ink Garden, and for some reason, she brought it back.
”The flower addict princess might look quiet and gentle, but her mind is set beyond this world. This whole thing is actually quite irrelevant to her. If someone is really to blame, it would really be the cavalry of the Divine Hall, as well as the old lady who stood and watched coldly at the meadow.”
Zhuo Zhihua shook her head and glanced at the box that the Cat Girl was holding. She frowned and asked curiously, ”What is that?”
”This is the secret weapon. Brother Zhong and I bought it from someone else yesterday for 100 Liang of silver.”
The Cat Girl sneered as she held the box tightly, ”It is a pity that sister Shanshan won't use it.”
Mo Shanshan caressed the papers on the desk gently with her hand and said, ”Chenjia didn't say, but I have already taught her a lesson, so there is no need for further humiliation.”
Ning Que couldn't help but shake his head as he heard this. While on their way here, one of the things she taught this girl was the ultimate lesson of finis.h.i.+ng off one's job properly in a fight. Getting one's revenge was not different with a fight. If the war was already on, it would certainly be best to humiliate the rival to death.
Seeing how the Caligraphy Addict was about to start practicing again, he suddenly realized that he had been too engrossed in cultivation ever since he entered the Back Mountain of the Academy, and he had neglected calligraphy for a long time already. All of a sudden, he noticed something else: Since the day of the catastrophic battle when he did her hair in the horse carriage, she kept the same hair style, tying her hair back in a simple way, showing her fair and pretty face, giving her a purer and gentler look.