205 Mo Shanshan Has No Mountains in Her Eyes (2/2)
His tone was peaceful and gentle, but it had an irresistible force. This was the power of words. He directly skipped the reason why he went there, and just talked about something of the joint journey, leaving the core of the discussion behind.
Zhuo Zhihua couldn't say a word and didn't know how to answer. She thought that if she refused the seemingly warm-hearted senior brother of the Academy in a tough voice, it might offend him.
Ning Que smilingly looked at her and said, ”Is there another problem?”
Right at that moment, a peaceful but tough voice was heard from behind a yellow cloth curtain.
”The problem is the reason why you need go to the Wilderness.”
The yellow cloth curtain was raised, and the young girl in white slowly walked out. Her white clothes, black hair and that wide blue cotton belt around her waist made the whole dressing plainer and neater.
Ning Que recognized that she was the young girl who stood by the lake and quietly viewed the lake scenery that morning. Without saying more, he just smilingly bowed in greeting, with hands folded in front.
The black hair of the young girl in white was randomly but neatly spread on her shoulder. Below her long and slightly sparse eyelashes, her peaceful eyes seemingly looked at somewhere without a precise focus. She looked a little indifferent, with no expression on her round white face. Her thin and red lips were like a straight line, as if her expression was made of wood.
No matter her eyes, complexion or expression, none of these could be said to be of unrivalled beauty, but she looked very beautiful when all these features were combined together. Ning Que, whose adjective stock was scanty in his brain, only could quietly look at her and highly praised her in his deep heart, after failing to think of more precise words.
The most attracting part was her eyes, which didn't shift or move but no one knew the point she was looking at. Therefore, she appeared a little dull and indifferent. Ning Que spent a long time retracting his sight from her eyes, to then pay attention to other details.
There was a lovely pink hairpin in her black hair. Due to the cold weather, her nose was slightly red. This kind of loveliness, after all, diluted her dullness and indifference to a certain degree.
He repeated the girl's question, ”Why am I going to the Wilderness?”
The young girl in white was waiting for his answer silently, with her eyes seemingly on him, or the tree behind him.
Ning Que felt a little displeased due to her scorn which seemingly hid behind her eyes, and then he said, ”Why go there? Because I was very bored in the Dongsheng Stockaded Village. What about this reason?”
Obviously, it was aimed as a taunt.
However, the young girl in white wasn't irritated, and still kept staring at him, or at the tree behind him.
Ning Que suddenly felt that, aside from Sangsang, there was another girl who could defeat him in this world. He just helplessly shook his head and self-mockingly laughed, ”I admit that it's certainly not a good excuse, but I believe you should also believe that I wouldn't hurt you.
”I am familiar with the Wilderness, so I can give you some convenience to a certain degree if I go with you. For me, I need you to help me cover my identity. Therefore, a joint travel is a win-win choice.”
The young girl in white finally said a second sentence, but it was the same as the first one in essence.
”Why?”
Ning Que gently said, ”Our two countries have maintained a good relationship for generations, so it is a natural thing to join hands between the Academy and the Black Ink Garden.”
The young girl's third sentence was the same question, without any change whether it was expression or tone.
”Why?”
After seeing her keeping silence for a long time, Ning Que was defeated in the end, and then he hinted at Zhuo Zhihua to take Cat Girl away. When only he and the black haired young girl were there, he carefully explained, ”The Divine Hall was interested in the Wilderness and the Desolate Men, so was my Tang country. In this case, the Academy needs to make its voice heard after all.”
The young girl asked without any expression, ”Why would you hide your identity?”
Ning Que explained with a sigh, ”Because the Academy just wants to have a look. Besides... I am a senior secret agent of the imperial court. Of course, a secret agent should execute tasks in secret.”
The latter part of the sentence was obviously plain blabber, but for some unknown reasons, the nonsense unexpectedly made the girl in white believe his words. With her long and sparse eyelashes slightly blinking, she continued asking, ”What's the benefit for my group?”
”I represent the Academy, so no matter the Divine Hall or the Yuelun Kingdom, they will restrain themselves more or less if they want to oppress or bully your team.”
The young girl slowly shook her head and said, ”They won't be afraid if you hide your identity.”
After thinking for a while, Ning Que looked at her eyes and said, ”If we are in a deadlock situation, I naturally won't keep concealing my identity. In addition, I believe that for the sake of the Black Ink Garden's self-esteem, only in that situation would you want my assistance.”
The young girl slowly removed her eyes and looked at the trees by the lake, or the thin ice on the lake surface. Then she said, ”Why should I trust you?”
Ning Que replied, ”The Academy is worth trusting.”
The young girl turned around and quietly looked at his chest and said, ”OK.”
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”What's your name?”
”Mo Shanshan.”
”Mo Shanshan from Mogan Mountain.”
Ning Que thought, was that mountain behind Black Ink Garden named Mogan Mountain? ('Mogan' means 'Ink was dry' in Chinese.) If the ink was dry, how could Lord Wang, the Master of Calligraphy, practice calligraphy? Wouldn't that famous Calligraphy Addict cry due to worry?
”The Academy's Zhong...” From some unknown reasons, he didn't want the name 'Zhong Dajun' to be called from the lips of the young girl in white. So he added, ”I'm ranked thirteenth. You can call me 'Thirteen'.”
The young girl Mo Shanshan made a step forward and looked at his face at a very near distance.
Looking at the nice little face near him, Ning Que felt very embarrassed.
After observing the slightest expressions on her face, Ning Que was sure that she really didn't know who he was...
The young girl Mo Shanshan nodded and patted him on the shoulder like an elder, and then turned around to leave.
He had no idea that whether she was satisfied or not.
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