445 The Guest That Made the Host Uncomfortable (2/2)

He had only sensed the danger like those beasts in the Min Mountain.

He continued to shake his head, and then, he extended his arms like a gracious host and brought Ye Hongyu through the corridor and to the hall.

Sangsang stood at the threshold. She watched curiously as Ning Que brought a thoroughly drenched Taoist priestess in. She asked, ”Shall I boil water for a hot bath?”

”No, let me introduce our guest.”

Ning Que cleared his throat and tried to calm himself down. He pointed at Ye Hongyu and said, ”Don't be fooled by her appearance. She is the powerful Tao Addict I talk about often. The one who kills without blinking.”

Ye Hongyu said, ”You talk about me often after returning to Chang'an?”

Ning Que answered honestly, ”I wanted to kill you, so I mentioned you often.”

Ye Hongyu nodded and said, ”That does make sense.”

Ning Que looked at Sangsang's face and spotted the uneasiness on it. He said with a smile, ”She is indeed very scary, but you do not need to be afraid. Only I do. She could be considered your Senior Sister.”

Then, he walked to Sagnsang's side and put an arm around her shoulders. He said to Ye Hongyu, ”This is my Sangsang.”

Ye Hongyu felt that the thin handmaiden was very different from the Sangsang that she had imagined. She did not show her surprise, but bowed lightly and said, ”Greetings, Junior Sister Sangsang.”

She was thoroughly drenched, and the raindrops dripped from her hair and Taoist whisk. Her wet robe clung to her curves and she looked utterly charming.

However, she looked calm and composed and was the epitome of a solemn Taoist priestess.

Sangsang was flustered, and half-knelt in a bow.

Then, she stood up and looked at Ye Hongyu's beautiful face and curves beneath her wet clothes. She could not help but sigh and was filled with envy.

Ning Que was much more composed than before and finally noticed the Taoist robes that clung onto the Tao Addict. His eyes brightened and were filled with envy.

Ye Hongyu looked at them without any outward expression. She asked, ”Does it look good?”

The master and servant pair nodded and praised, ”It is indeed very good.”

Ye Hongyu could not maintain her icy exterior upon hearing their replies and natural response. She breathed in deeply and said, ”I shall have a bath and then, the two of you can look as much as you please.”

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The pitter-pattering of rain could be heard in the dark outside the window.

Ning Que looked at the carved headboard of the bed with no intentions of sleeping. He said, ”It'd be really troublesome if she continues to stay here.”

Sangsang was sleeping at that end of the bed. She lifted the thin curtain and leaned against the headboard. She said seriously, ”That's right. It seems like we really have to hire a maid.”

Ning Que definitely would not allow Sangsang to wait on anyone else. He said, ”We have to hire a maid, this is not the true trouble. The trouble I am speaking of is more troublesome.”

Sangsang asked curiously, ”What kind of trouble is it?”

Ning Que thought of the figure clothed in red that flitted through the forests beneath the snow cliff in the Wilderness. He thought of the Divine Light on the Daming Lake and the flesh and blood at the Devil's Doctrine's Front Gate. He could still feel the piercing cold even though it was a rainy summer night. He felt the cold penetrate his body.

He had encountered many dangerous things in this life. He had encountered even more dangers after returning to Chang'an from the City of Wei and entering the cultivation world. However, only the Tao Addict, Ye Hongyu had truly made him feel the shadow of death creeping upon him.

He had seen lots of powerhouses with a high cultivation state. Ye Hongyu was definitely not the strongest, but he felt that she was the most dangerous.

That was because Ye Hongyu had a Taoist heart that was made of steel. She was as cold-blooded as he was, and she understood what true battle was. She was a powerhouse who was aware of life and death.

What had happened in the West-Hill Divine Palace to cause Ye Hongyu to flee in the night for Chang'an despite the enmity between the West-Hill and the Tang Empire?

There weren't many people in the Divine Hall who could cause this.

Was it the Great Divine Priest of Judgment or the Hierarch Lord?

Ning Que knew that this incident would cause him trouble if he didn't deal with it well.

Sangsang said concernedly, ”How shall we resolve this?”

”I cannot solve this problem that even Ye Hongyu can't. But luckily, I know lots of people who can solve the West-Hill Divine Palace's troubles.”

Ning Que said, ”I shall bring up this trouble tomorrow.”

They did not speak, but they had not slept well either.

Especially Ning Que, who felt nervous and uneasy upon thinking that Ye Hongyu was sleeping just a few feet away in the guest room. He only fell into a light doze at daybreak.

When he woke up, the summer rain had already stopped and the skies were bright. He washed up hastily and brought Sangsang with him. They boarded the horse carriage and sped away from the Yanming Lake and to the Academy.

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