Caught Up in Something Very Interesting

Caught Up in Something Very Interesting

After finishing the roasted rabbit, the two continued over mountains and through valleys.

This mountain range was fairly safe; no ferocious beasts roamed here.

At their current pace, Ji Hongxue estimated that they would reach Autumn Moon City in only three days.

After traveling three hundred li, it was already deep into the night. Ji Hongxue was truly exhausted, so she suggested they rest until tomorrow before continuing their journey. An Bulang did not mind. He had come to find himself anyway and was in no hurry to do anything, so he nodded in agreement.

The two found an open patch of ground, chopped some firewood, and lit a bonfire. They sat around it, listening to the fire crackle and pop. Its warm glow was especially precious amid the cool night, carrying an inexplicable sense of coziness.

An Bulang looked up at the night sky.

The stars were like an ocean, and the moonlight was pure and bright.

From this place, the starry sky seemed especially high, like unreachable jewels. It was unlike the Immortal Emperor Palace, where the stars were all too bright. Some lay beneath one's feet, while others hung in the sky. Beautiful as they were, they all seemed within arm's reach.

"Distance creates beauty. Looking at the stars this way isn't bad either." An Bulang lay on the grass with his arms beneath his head, smiling.

"This way? How else could you look at the stars? Isn't this how everyone looks at them?" Ji Hongxue tilted her head, casting her beautiful eyes toward An Bulang. The bonfire's light fell upon her snow-like cheeks, as though coating them in a halo, making her look especially radiant and enchanting.

An Bulang blinked, changed positions, propped his head up with one hand, and looked toward the night sky. "I can look at the stars like this too."

Then he lay facedown on the ground, cupping his chin in both hands as he glanced up at the sky. "I can look at the stars like this too."

Ji Hongxue rolled her eyes at the sight. "Boring..."

An Bulang walked over to Ji Hongxue and rested his head on the woman's fragrant, soft, slender thighs. "I can look at the stars like this too."

"It just blocks the view a little." From this angle, he discovered that Ji Hongxue looked very pretty.

Ji Hongxue stared wide-eyed, her mind going blank for a moment before thunderous rage erupted. "Get lost!"

She slapped An Bulang flying.

"Ow!" An Bulang clutched his face as he rolled to the other side of the grass, saying aggrievedly, "Why did you hit me?"

"Y-you still have the nerve to ask?" Ji Hongxue's chest heaved violently with anger, her fair face flushing as she pointed a trembling finger at An Bulang. "Pervert!"

An Bulang pondered this. "In the mortal world, resting your head on a girl's thighs counts as acting like a pervert?"

He often rested his head on Fairy Sister's thighs in the Immortal Realm.

"I'm sorry!" An Bulang suddenly lowered his head and apologized earnestly.

Ji Hongxue had thought An Bulang would argue back a little, but she had not expected him to lower his head and apologize so cleanly. Though she had been furious, seeing how sincere and genuine he looked made it difficult for her to flare up any further...

The woman could only continue sitting by the bonfire, stewing in silence.

This boy's strength was terrifyingly high. How could he be so improper?

An Bulang? More like An Lang!

A lecherous rogue!

Only when An Bulang saw Ji Hongxue pursing her little lips with an unhappy expression did he realize just how grave an error he had made by looking at the stars that way. He hurried forward and said, "Don't be angry anymore. It was my fault. Tell me, what can I do to make you stop being angry?"

Ji Hongxue had originally intended to stay angry, but her eyes shifted as she said, "How about this? Answer one question honestly, and I won't be angry anymore."

"Alright, ask away," An Bulang said.

Ji Hongxue had finally found a chance to uncover the mysterious boy's secrets. She felt both nervous and excited, leaning a little closer to An Bulang as she whispered, "Tell me honestly, which sect are you a disciple of?"

"Not a sect. I cultivated at home," An Bulang answered truthfully.

"You cultivated at home?" Ji Hongxue was stunned. This was not what she had imagined. "Then your parents must be very powerful."

An Bulang smiled. "They are indeed powerful."

Since it involved his family's secrets, Ji Hongxue did not press the matter. She merely said with some emotion, "At sixteen, you could kill a Heaven-grade assassin from the Other Shore Pavilion. You even instantaneously killed a Mystic Body Eighth Layer expert across five layers while only at Mystic Body Third Layer. If it had not happened right before my eyes, I truly would not have believed it."

An Bulang blinked and smiled without speaking.

The cultivation realms were divided into six great realms: Mystic Body, Spirit Absorption, Heavenly Origin, Divine Sea, Dao Inquiry, and Tribulation Crossing. The Mystic Body Realm had nine layers. As one drew spiritual energy into the body, constantly tempered one's blood and vital energy, forged one's muscles and bones, and expanded one's meridians, one would grow stronger and stronger.

If Ji Hongxue learned that when he had just been born, he could blow a Mystic Body Ninth Layer expert to death with a puff of baby breath, who knew what she would think.

An Bulang possessed the Innate Chaos Immortal Physique. He entered Spirit Absorption at one, Heavenly Origin at three, Divine Sea at five, Dao Inquiry at ten, and the Tribulation Crossing Realm at fifteen. At sixteen, his father slapped him back down to the Mystic Body Realm...

His father said he had broken through too quickly and was not suited to cross tribulations, so he made him cultivate again.

Thinking of this, he could not help letting out another soft sigh.

Cultivate again, my ass. This was practically returning to square one overnight, with sixteen years of painstaking effort flowing east with the water!

The key was that An Bulang did not even have room to resist. Other than whining, all he had left was whining.

"So... you ran away from home? Looking at your expression, you miss home, don't you?" Ji Hongxue recalled that An Bulang had previously said he had nowhere to go. Seeing his melancholy, gloomy appearance now, she immediately made the connection.

An Bulang said, "I did run away from home, but I don't miss it. I still want to roam outside... No, I want to witness the splendor of this world, become my true self, and realize my own value!"

Ji Hongxue blinked her bright eyes, feeling that his words sounded very fake.

"Then what do you plan to do now?" Ji Hongxue asked again.

"I don't know. I'll look around first." An Bulang found everywhere in the mortal world novel and fascinating. For now, he would definitely focus on sightseeing and experiencing things.

Ji Hongxue's eyes gradually brightened, reflecting the snow-white figure of the young man. Propping her chin on one hand, she smiled lightly. "Since that's the case, how about becoming this princess's guard first? Food and lodging included, with an exalted position, high rank, and high pay."

An Bulang raised a finger. "There has to be one more condition. I can choose to leave at any time."

Ji Hongxue's expression froze for a moment before she nodded. "Alright!"

"Good. Then I'm a guard now. Third Princess, could you tell me who exactly wants to kill you?" An Bulang asked again.

Ji Hongxue was, after all, a princess of a nation. Who would dare to try assassinating her?

At the mention of this matter, a trace of sorrow finally appeared on Ji Hongxue's face.

She had hesitated at first, but when she saw the boy's clear, spirited eyes, she finally chose to trust him. "The one who wants to kill me is my royal brother, the current Crown Prince. I obtained evidence that he intends to rebel, so he wants to eliminate me. Father's authority has already been quietly hollowed out, and he has no ability to stop my royal brother. Now, I want to rush to Autumn Moon City and hand this evidence to Second Prince, who commands powerful military force."

After hearing Ji Hongxue's words, An Bulang's eyes lit up.

This kind of plot might be cliché, but it sounded so exciting!

Had he gotten caught up in something big?