383 The Responsibility and Farce (2/2)
”Uh… I… am fine… my legs are a bit sore… uh… and, sister-in-law… uh… Qing Han is still sleeping… she's also fine…” Jun Mo Xie scratched his head. He felt extremely embarrassed as he answered. The Young Master Jun had called Qing Han 'sister-in-law' out of habit. But, he had immediately realized that she wasn't his 'sister-in-law' anymore since he had decided to acknowledge her as his 'woman'. [How can I still call her 'sister-in-law'? That felt very strange…]
Jun Mo Xie wasn't met with a scolding the moment he came out. And, this was rather strange and rare of his uncle's nature. He had expected his uncle to hurl abuses at him… In fact, he wouldn't have been very surprised if his uncle had broken his legs. Therefore, Jun Mo Xie couldn't grasp the reason behind his uncle's current reactions…
[Could Third Uncle be confused because of his anger?]
”Even the feet the mightiest of men would've become weak after such a long time…” The Solitary Eagle rolled his eyes, ”But, this brat can still walk. His endurance is amazing.”
”Great, my nephew! Simply amazing! Ten hours! Ten full hours! This Third Uncle of yours admires your lower back's strength, and prostrates himself! It's genuinely exceptional!”
Dongfang Wen Dao grinned as he patted Jun Mo Xie's shoulder. He then smiled while his eyebrows shot up, ”You have proven yourself to be the son of the White Commander! You will have many children in the future. The future of the Jun Family is indeed bright and glorious! Your uncle has high hopes from you!”
Jun Mo Xie was feeling very weak at the moment. So, he was nearly slapped to the ground by his uncle's hand. And then, his face became dark when he heard those words.
[What? What are you saying Uncle…? How is today's matter related to being the son of the White Commander?]
Dongfang Wen Qing obviously got agitated at this remark, and spoke, ”Third, you will be disciplined after we return! You're his uncle! How can you say such things?! Do you have no shame? You are a very filthy creature!”
”Brother Mo Xie…” Dugu Xiao Yi rushed over, and hugged him tightly as she continued to cry, ”I'm sorry… I didn't know… I, I, I shouldn't have left…” Dugu Xiao Yi was feeling extremely sad. [I prepared the rice, but someone else ate it…]
However, the Little Girl was unaware that the dose she had given Jun Mo Xie was far too strong for her own good. Guan Qing Han's body was stronger than her own. But, even Guan Qing Han had barely been able to endure the medicine's effect. So, it could be reckoned that a tragedy would've struck if Dugu Xiao Yi had replaced Guan Qing Han…
And, it would've been a great tragedy at that! In fact, it could've changed a lot of things… One could try to imagine if Grandfather Dugu were to find out that his precious granddaughter had survived the battle… but had later died… in bed… The consequences would've been unimaginable!
Jun Mo Xie's body felt very weak at this time. Therefore, he hadn't been able dodge her. Consequently, he had first felt the soft body of a maiden in his embrace. And then, he saw Dugu Xiao Yi's tears fall like raindrops. In fact, she had cried herself breathless. Jun Mo Xie couldn't help but feel his heart softening…
”Sigh… I have already learnt the cause and effect of this incident. And, I'm aware that you didn't do this on your own free will… So, first of all…” Jun Wu Yi moved his lips for a long time, but couldn't add anything to it. He eventually waved his sleeves and spoke, ”Never mind. I will write a letter and inform your grandfather of the matter. And, I will also put my suggestions in that letter. However, your grandfather will decide on how you should be dealt with in the light of this incident…”
He finished and turned around to walk away. He walked a few step, and suddenly turned his neck around. After that, he gnashed his teeth and spoke, ”You little beast… You better behave in the days to follow! Your Daddy will break your legs if there's even one trivial incident! Do you hear your Daddy clearly?”
The Third Master Jun had actually referred to himself as ”Daddy”, and had rained down a mouthful of curses. The severity of his anger was rather evident from his words… especially in those last words. Moreover, the tone of his voice had been extremely strict. After that, his face turned ashen as he walked away.
Jun Mo Xie repeatedly promised in reply. And, his embarrassment was visible on his face…
[Ah! So, Dugu Xiao Yi has already confessed everything. No wonder I didn't get any scolding. But, this is extremely absurd…]
There was a whooshing sound besides him as Solitary Eagle and his three Dongfang uncles disappeared into the shadows. However, they parted with a few words —'Recuperate properly. Don't lose your kidney.'
”Brother Mo Xie…” Dugu Xiao Yi was still hugging him tightly. She looked up miserably and asked, ”You… you're not mad at me, right?”
[Mad?]
He was mad when it comes to it. In fact, he was very mad. He had never been so miserable in either of his lives since he had never fallen for an amateur's trick like this one. Moreover, he had fallen for a trick that had been planned by someone like that little girl… this was extremely humiliating for him!
However, he couldn't deny that he was somewhat delighted in the secrecy of his heart.
[I'm very popular! This little girl even went to the lengths of drugging me to get me…?]
[Besides, I would've never done that with Guan Qing Han if it weren't for this…]
[Wouldn't this be considered a lucky stroke? Didn't I end up profiting from a disaster?]
Guan Qing Han would turn twenty-one years old that year. That would make her four-and-a-half years older than Jun Mo Xie. And, Jun Wu Yi had already annulled her marriage to their house. So, the two would have to worry about her marriage now. After all, a twenty-one year old unmarried woman was considered quite old for a marriage in this era. So, how could he not be anxious?
In any case, Jun Mo Xie felt that the opportunity to nominate him-self for marrying her didn't exist. This was because she had once been his sister-in-law. Her marriage may have been annulled, but no one could deny the fact that it had once happened. Therefore, their union by marriage was impossible to happen given his grandfather's antiquated opinion, and that of the public around the world…
The society would attack and break such a scandalous relationship up. And, what would they say if they got to know such a couple existed? ”That brother and sister-in-law were having an affair this entire time. They're so indecent!” and so on…
He had no choice but to think about such matters. Jun Mo Xie obviously didn't care about such things. But, would the two great families not care about this? Would Guan Qing Han not care about this?
Therefore, it could be said that those two individuals had no hope left. It was a case of fait accompli at this time. However, they didn't know how many difficulties they would have to face.
Guan Qing Han had been subjected to this because of the curious coincidence Dugu Xiao Yi's actions had evolved into. How could this woman run away from it?
[We shouldn't think of ways to evade this matter. Instead, we should consider methods to get through it… one aspect is positive, while the other is negative. There is a different of heaven and earth between these two aspects. They can't be compared on any level.]
This event has been an unfortunate accident, but it had reduced the future variables very considerably.
[Fu*k that! I will continue to do what I want to! Who will dare to gossip like that? Who can control who or what I wish to love? Other people's views and society's opinions are nothing in my eyes!]
Something odd had come to happen…
Therefore, Jun Mo Xie was a bit depressed, but he also felt a little invigorated. In fact, he didn't feel very angry either. Besides, Dugu Xiao Yi had only intended to strengthen her hold on him by the means of this plan. She didn't want someone to snatch him away from her. She was young and ignorant. Sometimes kind-hearted intentions can develop into bad things… and, that was acceptable as long as nothing overly harmful came of it.
Jun Mo Xie was resigned to not regard the little girl angrily. He didn't wish to scold or hit her either. But, he wasn't going to let her off very easily either. Ignorance isn't a sin. But, it can become a sin if it results in grave consequences. What would he do if he didn't teach her a lesson and she decided to act willfully in the future as well?
It was important to understand that this incident had packed-off two people to hell…
”Not mad…?! You think I won't be mad after what you've done?” Jun Mo Xie thought for a while, and replied slowly.
”But, I… boo hoo… ummm… I made a mistake…” Dugu Xiao Yi sobbed and wiped her tears as she continued to cry out, ”I should've eaten my… boo hoo…”
”I'm very disappointed with this matter!” Jun Mo Xie snorted and continued coldly, ”I don't wish for something like this to happen again!”
”Yes… Yes… I won't dare to… I really won't dare to… I will change…” Dugu Xiao Yi nodded like pounded garlic. It was like she had been relieved of a huge burden. But, it also felt that her heart was somewhat sore from the pain. The little girl had seemingly grown up a lot post this incident…
”Uh… I'll go back and learn about this carefully… by asking my mother… I'm very sorry!” The little girl started rubbing the lapel of her dress.
Jun Mo Xie staggered, and nearly fell down. It had suddenly gotten rather hard to breathe. In fact, things had almost reached the point of suffocation for him. [You want to learn about this thing by asking your mother?]
”Since you're not mad about… the cooked rice you ate with sister Guan… do you want to have some with me also?” the little girl's eyes opened round and wide as she persevered and asked.
”Uh… we'll discuss this issue later…” Jun Mo Xie's forehead was riddled with drops of sweat.
”I don't care! You and I are going to cook properly!” The little girl pouted, ”Elder Sister Guan ate what I had prepared and took advantage of me… my mother didn't tell me about this properly… I don't know what ”cooking rice” is…”
Jun Mo Xie was dripping with sweat at that time. The angry thoughts had disappeared from his mind, and the only thoughts he had… were those of getting away quickly. [Initiating the young to such a thing is… overwhelming…]
Dugu Xiao Yi was made to leave after endless persuasion and her inevitable weeping. Jun Mo Xie was physically and emotionally tired as he initiated the Art of Unlocking the Heaven's Fortune, and staggered back to his tent.
”This is farce!” There was silence for some time. Then, a low voice emanated from the tree where the five great experts had earlier taken a rest. The voice was soft and cold in tenor. Yet, it was supple as well. It was like the icy summit of a mountain top… aloof and haughty, unrestrained but naturally graceful…
Anyone who had listened to that voice could've guessed that the speaker was an apex personality of the entire world.
”Yes. This is bullsh*t. The only one benefitting is that Jun brat!” another sharp yet tactful voice chimed-in.
It was unknown when two people had stationed themselves on top of that big tree. The five experts had been below it only moment ago. However, they hadn't become aware of this. This clearly showed how formidable the cultivation of those two people was…
”It might not necessarily be a benefit. The information we have collected suggested that the little bastard shouldn't even have been able walk together with that Guan Qing Han… But, he has slept with her now! This is a different variable. In fact, this will be a very embarrassing variable for the Jun Family. Let's see how the Jun Family deals with this,” the first voice replied in a long drawn out manner.
”However, the effects of this matter won't be small for the Jun Family… no matter how they handle it,” the sharp voice somewhat took pleasure in others' misfortune. It then quickly added, ”Eldest Sister, you want to make that brat your disciple. So, why don't you make a move at this time? Let's just grab him and walk away in silence.”
”Make him my disciple? I just want to torture him!” it seemed that the owner of the first voice was gnashing their teeth, ”That shameless bastard! I would've torn him to a thousand shreds if it weren't for that…!”
”Ah… what could that little brat with such an insignificant cultivation do to offend you, Eldest Sister?” the sharp voice asked in a confused-sounding tone.