Chapter 530 - Beyond Expectation (1/2)

“Well, kid, is there anything else?” Seeing that he was deep in thought, Shui Yue asked him.

Xiao Chen came back to his senses. He thought that the Punishment Cliff behind the mountain was the best place to go. No one would normally go to such a place. He smiled and said, “It’s all right. Thank you, Third Grandmaster.”

“Oh, it is good that you are all right,” Shui Yue said, as she stretched her neck. She frowned and muttered, “I seem to have fallen asleep on my neck last night. It feels stiff. It is good that you are fine. Come up and help me massage it.”

“Ha?” Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment. Then he walked up with a smile, and went over to Shui Yue’s side. But when he looked at her snow-white neck and shoulders, he did not know where to start.

15 minutes later.

“Well, Third Grandmaster, do you think it is enough?”

“Well…it is okay. Be gentle with my left shoulder…Well, give me a harder massage on the right side… Hey, why are you so clumsy…”

“Er…” Xiao Chen smiled. He had never massaged anyone’s shoulders before.

The breeze blew gently in the courtyard, bringing with it the fragrance of flowers. Shui Yue supported her hands on the vermilion railings and looked at the lake and mountains in the distance. Gradually, she was lost in thought.

Xiao Chen gently massaged her shoulders, and his fingertips touched her soft and smooth skin. Looking at her profile, he gradually became absent-minded. Why was she so similar to Bai Ying? One was in the Wastelands, and the other was in the Human World. They were more than 5,000 kilometers away. After a while, he asked, “Well, Third Grandmaster, what is your real name?”

“What?” Shui Yue came to her senses and gave him a strange look. Then she turned her head and muttered, “Just massage my shoulders properly. Don’t ask nonsensical questions.”

“Er…”

After a while, Xiao Chen asked with a smile, “How long has Third Grandmaster been in the Cloud Mist Academy?”

The strange thing was that this time Shui Yue did not forbid him from asking all sorts of questions. Instead, she bit her finger and thought about it. After a while, she said vaguely, “It has been at least 80 years. I can’t remember it clearly. Why?” Then she looked at him.

“Nothing, I am just concerned about you,” Xiao Chen said with a smile. He thought to himself that since it was between 80-100 years, then that would be about the same time when Bai Ying went to the Three Pure Sect.

“Humph, cunning little thing.” Shui Yue smiled and cursed. Then she turned her head and looked at the scenery outside the courtyard. After a while, Xiao Chen asked again, “Does the Third Grandmaster have any sisters?”

This time, the atmosphere seemed to change suddenly. Xiao Chen’s hands also stopped, because he felt that Shui Yue’s face had changed.

“Ah… It does not hurt anymore, and it is no longer sore.” Shui Yue stretched herself and looked at Xiao Chen with a smile. “Hurry and go back, kid. I will call you next time.”

“Okay.” Xiao Chen smiled and watched her walk into the house. Then he slowly walked out of the pavilion. But at this time, his back was covered with a layer of cold sweat. He did not know why, but at that moment, he felt his heart was pounding fast. Shui Yue at that moment, seemed to be a little terrifying.

When he returned to his courtyard, Chu Qi was already waiting for him in the courtyard. After they prepared some things, Xiao Chen brought her with him to the back mountain of the Wind-heeding Pavilion. Although the pavilion was a floating island, it was very large, almost without borders. There was also a main peak in the middle of the island. Shui Yue had said that the Forbidden Area of the back mountain, Punishment Cliff, was behind the peak.

When they arrived, they saw that even though the grass and trees were flourishing, there were also many withered thistles and vines. Compared to other places, it was more autumn-like. It seemed that no one had been here for a long time.

“Lord… why did you bring me here?” If it was Ziyun’er, she would definitely look around at the desolate area and then ask. However, Chu Qi just followed him quietly, without saying a word.

“This place should be the Punishment Cliff. Let us go and look for the cave Shui Yue mentioned.”

Although no one was here, Xiao Chen was still vigilant. The two of them searched for a moment and passed through some thorny bushes. Finally, they found a cave camouflaged by grass and trees.

Xiao Chen immediately probed the cave with his Divine Sense, but he did not find any trace of people. Then he and Chu Qi went over. It took them a lot of effort to remove the thorns at the entrance of the cave.

Inside the cave, he saw words carved on a stone wall. They were all words that the past disciples wrote, as they regretted their actions. However, because they had been written long ago, the words were a little faded. Xiao Chen did not take a closer look at them, but explored the depths of the cave with his Divine Sense. It seemed that he did not find anything.

“This is the place. There should not be anyone here.” Xiao Chen looked around and said. He only needed to stay here for three days. It was the safest place here.

After that, Xiao Chen looked at Chu Qi again, just in time to see her looking at him with a strange expression on her face. When Chu Qi saw him looking at her, she immediately turned her head away.

“Ah… Well, don’t get me wrong, Chu Qi. You are the only person I trust the most here, so I asked you to help me with this…”

“Do we need to take off our clothes?” Chu Qi interrupted, before he could finish his sentence.

“Huh?” Xiao Chen was stunned. Chu Qi turned her head away and said coldly, “I will not do it.”

“No need, no need…” Xiao Chen quickly shook his hand. The last time when Bai Ying used her Qi to help him with the Wisdom-forsaking Technique, she said that they had to take off all their clothes. She must be talking nonsense. How could there be such a strange and shameful skill in the world?