274 Not Quite Righ (1/2)
Wei Xinglu spoke softly, ”He’s acted so because he’s afraid of you being upset over it… That’s why he had to put up a calm front. Didn’t you see him falling to the ground after we took off? That’s the energy holding him upright being used up; he can’t control his feelings anymore… How could a rather achieved cultivator collapse on the ground without reason? How could you not notice it at all?”
Gugu bit her lips, almost piercing them with her teeth, but she was still stubborn when she said, ”It’s good that he’s at least this self-aware. We’re two worlds apart anyway; what’s the use even if there was wishful thinking?”
Wei Xinglu chuckled dryly. The girl was stubborn with her words but how could he not see that she was sad as well?
He said nothing more.
Gugu sat unmoved on the hawk’s back the whole way, keeping her silence throughout the journey.
The black hawk went through the clouds towards the Empire of Dongxuan, swift as an arrow.
…
”They finally left!” Yun Yang who had looked absolutely crestfallen sprung up from the ground as he chortled, ”I’m so exhausted these few days, my face is about to go numb from all the smiling.”
Lao Mei chuckled as he uttered, ”Young master’s acting skills these days are really useful, killing the enemy by using the enemy and exerting power by leveraging other forces. If it wasn’t for Wei Xinglu and his unexpected assistance, it might be hard to successfully take down He Hanqing…”
”It’s really a coincidence. I didn’t intend to add him to the assassination attempt but without him, it’d really be arduous to take Supreme Lord Spring Frost down this time!” Yun Yang smiled gently.
”There might be a sequel with these two though. I saw the obvious changes in Lady Gugu’s attitude towards young master when she was about to leave,” Lao Mei said after heaving a soft sigh.
Yun Yang kept quiet for a bit and said, ”I can’t really think of what to do next. Although we’ve killed He Hanqing, our situation didn’t take a better turn. The School of Spring and Autumn is also a colossus that we can’t afford to offend. If I still had my past attitude, I’d have made things tense. Once the situation got out of hand, it would be explosive and unmanageable.”
”Even if we can kill both of them here, we won’t be able to keep that hawk. The School of Spring and Autumn’s revenge will only come in waves and we’d be exposed to everyone due to this. We can't even take on the School of Spring and Autumn, what more the Four Seasons Tower? The subtlety tells of its significance; we’ve leaked hints of ourselves in the past, any link back to us will definitely bring about countless consequences…”
”With the inadequacy of our capabilities, we can only use such tricks to ensure our safety.”
”I’m afraid we’ll have a long journey ahead of us.” Yun Yang said faintly.
Lao Mei nodded but sighed inwardly, ”Young master, you’ve indeed gotten through a critical situation, and you've succeeded in achieving your goal using the opposite party’s power, but you’ve also truly touched a girl’s heart…”
”Don’t you feel the slightest tinge of regret?”
It was fine if Lady Gugu was as hateful towards Yun Yang from the beginning to the end but if her feelings had changed, that would be an extremely cruel thing to that lady!
Lao Mei kept the words in his heart, not uttering them aloud. Would his young master have minded it?
After all, be it identity, background, standpoint, or any other aspects – both of them stood at opposite ends. The chances of them being together were almost close to none!
Such a romance could only be left in the hands of time.
It had to be pointed out that Lao Mei’s current way of thinking was somewhat similar to Eldest Senior Brother Wei!
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Yun Yang returned to the flower tree in his yard and made a proper pot of tea this time. Boiling the water, he watched the vapor rise from the simmering tea while wearing a faint smile.
The tree was lushly green, dotted with pigmented red flowers; it swayed with the breeze while the flowers’ fragrance drifted in the air. The aroma of the tea permeated the air, the young master in fluttering purple robes resembled a jade sculpture – the scene looked like a peaceful painting.
Lao Mei watched it for a while before finally sighing and went back to his chores.
When Yun Yang felt Lao Mei leave, he actually went lax at once, sitting lazily as he slouched. He watched the water bubble and come to a boil. He then thought of the unusual silence when Gugu was about to leave. Out of nowhere, he sighed softly.
Night crept in.
A gust of ghastly fog entered the Residence of Yun soundlessly.
As Yun Yang occupied his wait with tea, a silhouette wearing hemp materialized before him.
First Court King Qinguang was finally here.
What had to come, came after all. Since the mission was assigned and completed, the time had arrived to put an end to this matter!
When the ghostly fog appeared, Yun Yang could not help grinning. He could not keep a straight face for this unique appearance was too obvious – highlighting, without a doubt, the opposite party’s identity!
To someone who was already used to the eerie atmosphere, the dark ghastly mist only served to obscure the vision – nothing more. Besides, the owner of this cloud of fog was here to bring him the good news.
”What are you grinning at? Do you not know your doom when you see it?” First Court King Qinguang said coldly, with a dark expression.
He and his brothers had spent so much effort this time, especially he himself. He had really put his all, almost losing his life, just to do things for this child. Yet when they had done so much and were close to being totally expended, this fellow had just appeared and chopped the target’s head off, taking it with him…