Ye ChenYan glanced at the slightly raised window panel from the corner of his eyes and suddenly turned the mirror in his hand, pointing it without warning at Yu QingTang’s face.
The window panel let out a ‘creak’. The person outside the window was obviously panicking.
The corners of his lips curving upwards, Ye ChenYan feigned a deaf ear to the sound as he looked at the surface of the mirror.
The illuminating mirror reflected Yu QingTang’s face and all the makeup and illusions disappeared. Ye ChenYan leaned in closer to carefully distinguish where exactly received ‘a bit of glamor’.
He furrowed his brows dubiously: “There’s no difference?”
Only the lip color was a bit lighter.
The window panel released an even louder ‘creak’.
Yu QingTang, who was feigning sleep, felt a thud to his heart. This seemed to be Shijie reminding him it was time to open his eyes.
He slowly turned his head and did his best to open his eyes naturally, as if he had just woken up.
Ye ChenYan had already hid the illuminating mirror behind him: “Miss Yu, are you tired from today? How come you didn’t cover yourself with blankets while sleeping?”
Yu QingTang looked away with a guilty conscience before taking a moment to realize in the aftermath— Wait a second! You’re the one who just barged into my room casually, kid, and I haven’t even questioned you yet!
He was just about to speak when Ye ChenYan revealed an apologetic expression first: “Ah, I was somewhat worried just now. That’s why I entered presumptuously. Miss Yu, please excuse me.”
“Just now, the innkeeper told me that recently, it has not been very peaceful in Jin Province. Plenty of female cultivators have vanished. The Heavenly Music Sect might also have encountered this misfortune. I heard the one missing is even an inner sect disciple. That’s why they are searching everywhere so ostentatiously.”
Not only was it an inner sect disciple, the one missing is the Saintess.
Sitting upright and proper, Yu QingTang nodded seriously: “En, then we should pay more attention along the way. If we find some clues, we might even be able to save people.”
Ye ChenYan smiled, eyes curving: “Miss, you have the heart of a Bodhisattva.”
Yu QingTang laughed dryly.
“Oh right.” Ye ChenYan suddenly took out the mirror from behind him: “This mirror… seems to belong to that Heavenly Music Sect’s cultivator.”
Yu QingTang subconsciously placed his hands in front of his chest, but Ye ChenYan was using the back of the mirror to face him, while pointing the front at himself.
Ye ChenYan touched his nose self-consciously: “That Green Demon Monkey’s hair pilfered this.”
“I did indeed want to teach him a lesson, but I wouldn’t steal his stuff. I was thinking, since Da-Shijie knows him, why not have Da-Shijie return it on my behalf?”
Yu QingTang’s gaze shifted about: “This…… How about, you just keep it.”
If it’s returned, wouldn’t it indicate clearly that they were the ones who stole it? That middle-aged cultivator didn’t seem like the reasonable type. Even if Da-Shijie went to return it personally, it’d still cause quite the trouble.
Ye ChenYan hesitated: “But……”
Yu QingTang pushed the mirror back: “It’s fine. This is mass produced by the Heavenly Music Sect. Even if they lose one or two, it’s just normal consumption loss.”
“Just take it. Uncle Zhang won’t mind.”
In the story plot, this mirror could be found at every checkpoint. It wasn’t anything valuable. Not to mention, the Green Demon Monkey’s hair couldn’t steal powerful magic items anyways.
“Alright.” Ye ChenYan finally put away the mirror reluctantly and turned his head to take out a tray from his storage ring. He placed it on the table.
Yu QingTang looked over following the aroma of food. His eyes widened instantly— Nascent Soul pork knuckle!
Ye ChenYan actually placed down a table of delicious food.
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Yu QingTang swallowed subconsciously. Ye ChenYan turned back around. Immediately, Yu QingTang’s expression changed; he looked away with feigned disinterest: “What, what do you mean by this? I said I don’t like to eat meat.”
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“I also like to eat pork knuckle.”
“Pfft……cough!” Ye ChenYan coughed hard, but couldn’t hold back his smile. He sat down in front of Yu QingTang and nodded firmly: “Actually I can tell, you’d definitely like it.”
Yu QingTang picked up the chopsticks and stabbed the pork knuckle indignantly. Why did he even try to maintain a character setting or whatever anyways. It’s not as if he was going to be with this guy forever, what’s the point of pretending in front of him!
His Da-Shijie will be leaving sooner or later. Was he to stop eating pork knuckles in the future, even after Da-Shijie leaves? He will still need to travel with Long AoTian for several months. If he only ate vegan, wouldn’t he turn into a rabbit?
If Ye ChenYan didn’t like this, well then that’d be just perfect.
Thinking this, he said obstinately: “So what! Despite looking like this and being a zither cultivator, can I not like eating pork knuckles?!”
“I insist on eating it!”
He lifted the rice bowl, picked up a piece of juicy, sauce-covered meat, and viciously stuffed a huge bite into his mouth. Then he tilted his chin obstinately at Ye ChenYan with his cheeks round and bulging.
Looking at him with a hand propped under his chin, Ye ChenYan smiled even more joyously: “You can.”
He touched his storage ring again and pulled out a second pork knuckle: “That’s why there’s one for both you and Da-Shijie.”
Pausing, he then said: “Or perhaps, you want to hog them both and eat two. That’s fine as well.”
Yu QingTang looked at him, stunned.
Ye ChenYan smiled. For some unknown reason, he felt especially happy. He reached out and patted Yu QingTang on the head: “Take your time eating, I’m going.”
He walked out of the door and waved back at Yu QingTang. Even after closing the door, his smile did not fade.
Yu QingTang was completely dumbfounded.
With a ‘creak’ from the window panel, Da-Shijie poked her head in: “Shidi, are you going to eat both?”
Yu QingTang gave her a deep look: “One and a half.”
“Hehe.” Da-Shijie beamed with a smile and skillfully flipped back inside through the window.
Chewing the pork knuckle, Yu QingTang narrowed his eyes in contentment: “Da-Shijie, now I feel like he’s actually a pretty good person.”
“Hack!” Da-Shijie nearly choked on the pork knuckle: “Wake up a bit, Xiao-Shidi! You’re well-aware of his romantic past achievements, so how could you be deceived by just one pork knuckle from him?!”
Yu QingTang smacked his lips and raised three fingers: “But he treated us to three pork knuckles today.”
Da-Shijie stammered inexplicably: “Three… three pork knuckles a day, that does sound quite a lot, but we’re cultivators, so…… it’s normal.”
“You need to wake up. He’s definitely likable and charming, otherwise how could he deceive and win the favors of so many beautiful and exceptional women!
It’s unknown if Yu QingTang listened to her words or not because he nodded perfunctorily: “En en, I will wake up after I finish eating the pork knuckles.”
“Tsk.” With a look of utter disappointment, Da-Shijie suddenly smacked the table: “Oh right, he’s definitely not a good person or whatever. Just now when you were feigning sleep, he even used the illuminating mirror on you!”
Yu QingTang’s eyes opened wide as he subconsciously covered his chest: “What did he illuminate?”
Da-Shijie deliberately kept him in suspense: “I have good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?”
Yu QingTang hesitated slightly: “Good.”
Da-Shijie: “He only illuminated your face, but if he had moved downwards even the slightest, your Adam’s apple would have been exposed.”
Yu QingTang then asked: “What’s the bad news then?”
Da-Shijie closed her hands tightly into fists: “He said there’s no difference.”
Yu QingTang was somewhat confused: “Aren’t those two pieces of good news?”
“He said there’s no difference!” Da-Shijie clenched her fists in disbelief: “I spent an incense stick of time to put makeup on you. My excellent skills to conceal curve lines and soften the brows…….”
Yu QingTang hastily gave her a piece of meat to comfort her: “It’s normal for him not to tell. Straight guys are all like this.”
Da-Shijie was startled: “What’s a straight guy?”
“Eh……” Yu QingTang scratched his head: “Just a guy who’s got a one-track mind, with a pretty straightforward way of thinking, en, unable to discern your delicate and precise techniques.”
“Hmph.” Da-Shijie took a bite of meat vehemently: “Even though he’s quite generous, you can’t be tricked by him!”
Yu QingTang nodded vigorously.
“Tomorrow, I will be returning to the sect.” Da-Shijie gave him a deep look: “In a while, I will impart to you my lifelong knowledge of dressing and grooming techniques. Don’t plan to sleep tonight.”
Yu QingTang: “…….Must I learn that?”
Da-Shijie’s gaze was staunch.
In the room next door, Ye ChenYan tossed the illuminating mirror up and down in his hand as he listened listlessly at the sound of his Xiao-Shimei’s voice from the Transmission Stone.
“Shixiong—” The coquettish voice of a young girl could be heard from within: “How come you’re still in the Jin Province? The new sword technique that Shifu is teaching is so hard, I can’t learn it, you should come back and teach me!”
Ye ChenYan spun the mirror around: “If you can’t learn it, go ask Shijie.”
“Hmph, like hell I will!” Xiao-Shimei huffed: “Did you find that liar?”
Ye ChenYan raised an eyebrow and revealed a slight smile: “Found him.”
“Then shouldn’t you come back by now?!” Xiao-Shimei dragged her voice and whined: “Just give him a good beating. He definitely can’t win against you.”
She rambled: “Can’t believe both Shifu and the Sect Leader are following your nonsense, even writing a fake engagement letter. Is an engagement letter something that can be faked so casually?!”
“I have my own reasons.” Ye ChenYan chuckled: “I won’t be returning to the sect any time soon. Still need to bring him to the Golden Core Competition.”
“What?! You……” Xiao-Shimei was just about to panic when she thought of something else and started laughing again: “Oh— I get it. You want to humiliate him big time, hehe, so wicked.”
Ye ChenYan scratched his chin: “You can take it that way if you want.”
“Enough now, if you can’t learn the sword technique, why aren’t you practicing more? The stupid bird flies first—”
“You!” Xiao-Shimei said, ruffled and flustered: “You’re the stupid one! Forget you!”
No more sound came from the Transmission Stone. Ye ChenYan stuffed it back inside his storage ring and stared at the wall in the room. That person was only one wall apart.
He suddenly smiled: “Yu QingTang.”
Shaking his head, he crossed his legs and started to cultivate.
Inside the storage ring, the Green Demon Monkey’s hair flashed.
The next day, with a numb expression, Yu QingTang opened the door with a face that was narrowly approved by Da-Shijie.
Ye ChenYan stood outside the door.
His back was turned to Yu QingTang, his ears bright red.
Yu QingTang instantly turned vigilant. What’s going on?
“So……” Ye ChenYan stammered somewhat, not daring to turn around to look at him: “Miss Yu, the Green Demon Monkey’s hair, it…… uhh……”
Yu QingTang had a certain ominous feeling.
Ye ChenYan suddenly pulled out his silver battle spear and slowly moved it towards him. With reddened ears, he clarified: “I didn’t touch it with my hands!”
Yu QingTang slowly lowered his head to look. That bright red Mandarin Duck lingerie was dangling from the tip of that hooligan’s spear.
Yu QingTang: “……”
The two people froze at the same time, as if two unmoving stone sculptures.
Yu QingTang took a deep breath and looked away: “You must have made a mistake. This might belong to the other person next door.”
The other person next door, Da-Shijie, just happened to push the door open: “Good morning…… En? Xiao-Shimie, your linge……”
Yu QingTang snatched up the lingerie, threw it into his storage ring, then flew over to cover Da-Shijie’s mouth, completing this series of actions in one fluid motion.
Da-Shijie blinked.
Yu QingTang gestured expressionlessly. Da-Shijie nodded her head slightly, indicating she understood— disregard this topic.
“Cough.” Da-Shijie cleared her throat and tugged Yu QingTang over in front of Ye ChenYan: “Ye-Shidi, look. Is there something different about her today?”
Still not daring to look at him much, Ye ChenYan’s gaze flitted about: “Uhh……Today, she’s wearing a white dress?”
“Ze.” Da-Shijie was utterly disappointed: “I’m talking about her face, look at her face.”
With a blush, Ye ChenYan finally focused his eyes on him and said with some uncertainty: “Seems like…… Miss Yu didn’t rest well yesterday?”
Da-Shijie released her hand in despair, shook her head, and said in disdain: “Straight guy.”
Ye ChenYan frowned deeply: “What’s a straight guy?”
Da-Shijie crossed her arms: “It’s a guy who has a one-track mind, with a very straightforward way of thinking.”
She even embellished on her own: “I feel like it can be used to refer to a stupid man.”
Ye ChenYan refuted reflexively: “I’m definitely not a straight guy!”
Yu QingTang nearly dropped to his knees in fright and hastily covered his mouth: “This is not something you can just state randomly!”
The Author has something to say:
As we all know, the Proud Dragon Son of Heaven always stands by his words. If he says he’s not, then he’s not.
wait…he knows?!😳
🤣🤣🤣 This novel is so funny! And I love that he knows already.
HIFJEJDNJAN the fact that he knows makes this even better 😂😂😂😂 mr. not a straight guy.
I had a feeling he knew but to realize he ALWAYS known…that’s a twist.
So what does he want? A little revenge? Or is that his excuse to pursue the lying boy he likes?
i believe the words of the proud dragon son of heaven
(Buster Baxter voice) You really think the [proud dragon son of heaven] would do that? Just go [to the Jianghu] and lie?
Thank you for the chapter! <33
huh
Digging a pit for himself I see….
heheheheheheahhahahahahahAHAHAH
Wait so he knows ?!!😲
Thanks for the chapter ☺️
Haha so indeed he knew, but from the very beginning?? Praying for xiao tang’s chastity 😩🙏
Someone should get some award for acting~ (￢‿￢ )
Thank You for the new chapter ♡(ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
HE KNOWS! I’m enjoying this story way too much. How he stole the mirror to check for any cosmetic procedures!
omg lol, self-fulfilling prophecy and such
i had kinda hoped that he knows already hahaha