Ye Changfeng made no effort to hide the way he was looking at her.
How could You Ji not tell he was doing it on purpose? He had never really intended to make a move...
He just wanted to see what she looked like beneath her veil.
"You!"
You Ji was a little annoyed.
She raised her sleeve to cover her face, then glared straight at Ye Changfeng with her brilliant, starry eyes and scolded him, embarrassed and vexed:
"You lecher!"
You Ji was one of the Ghost King Sect's Four Great Holy Envoys.
She also had another identity.
Long ago, she had been a saintess of a clan within the Barbaric Holy Hall. She had to wear a veil day and night to hide her true face and serve the Holy Mother of the Underworld King, but...
If another man ever saw her true face,
she would lose her status as a saintess.
And from then on, she could only marry the man who had seen her face...
That was why
the veil held a special meaning for You Ji.
Although she was no longer a saintess of the Barbaric Holy Hall,
she had worn the veil for three hundred years.
It was hardly a habit she could easily break.
At that moment,
You Ji's heart trembled faintly.
She hadn't expected the green-robed youth before her to see her true face. Shame and anger welled up inside her.
"Yao'er!"
"Let's go!"
You Ji shot Ye Changfeng an angry glare, then hurriedly pulled Biyao away.
"Eh?"
Biyao looked utterly bewildered.
As Ye Changfeng watched them leave, he couldn't help feeling a little guilty...
He'd only seen her face.
It wasn't that big a deal, was it?
Ye Changfeng was at a loss.
He didn't know what the veil meant to You Ji.
Of course...
Even if he had known, there wasn't much he could say.
He'd already seen her face.
Ye Changfeng shrugged.
He turned and headed back to his room.
"Click—"
Just as he passed Naiqi's room,
the door, which had been tightly shut, suddenly opened. A cool, lovely face peeked out of the darkness.
"Eh?"
"Xueqi, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Ye Changfeng asked, surprised.
At that,
Lu Xueqi's eyes darted around.
She was too embarrassed to say she couldn't sleep. She had actually heard Ye Changfeng open the door earlier, but because of a young woman's reserve...
she hadn't come out.
Then
she had tossed and turned, unable to sleep, wondering what Ye Changfeng was doing out so late. She'd also been keeping an ear out for any sounds outside...
And now?
The moment she heard footsteps,
she had hurried over and opened the door.
Mm... For a girl in love, sometimes just catching sight of the person she liked was enough to make her happy for a long, long time.
At that moment,
Lu Xueqi was pretty much like that.
The cool and aloof girl blinked lightly and told a small, halfhearted lie. "I've been cultivating this whole time. I heard you open the door, so I came out to see."
Heh!
She'd never admit she'd been missing Ye Changfeng!
Ye Changfeng watched Lu Xueqi lie straight to his face.
He hadn't known Lu Xueqi for all that long, but he was still pretty good at reading her...
For example, right now.
Whenever the Human-Machine Girl blinked while speaking, she was definitely lying.
"I couldn't sleep, so I went out for a stroll," Ye Changfeng explained first.
Then he added, "I'm heading back to rest, then. You should get some sleep, too."
"Oh~"
Lu Xueqi nodded, gazing at him longingly.
Ye Changfeng could tell she didn't want him to leave just yet. An idea came to him, and he said, "By the way, Xueqi, there's something I want to talk to you about."
"What is it?"
The cool and aloof girl tilted her head.
"Should we go inside and talk?"
Ye Changfeng pointed at the room with a smile.
Lu Xueqi's heart gave a faint flutter. She knew perfectly well Ye Changfeng was just trying to tease her, but she still couldn't help opening the door. "All right..."
But
the moment Ye Changfeng stepped inside,
she suddenly regretted it.
Lu Xueqi lit the candle and spoke with a rather reserved air. "What did you want to talk to me about? Hurry up and tell me, then I'll go to bed..."
Naiqi's eyes darted around.
She was obviously lying again.
Ye Changfeng couldn't help finding it amusing.
So stubborn?
Tsk, tsk!
No matter how stubborn her lips were,
they still turned soft when he kissed her!
He sat right down beside Lu Xueqi, then said with a solemn expression, "Xueqi, do you know why I couldn't sleep?"
"I don't know."
The Human-Machine Girl shook her head in confusion.
"Because..."
"I was missing a goodnight kiss."
With that,
Ye Changfeng cupped the girl's face without hesitation and kissed her gently.
"Mmm!!!"
Lu Xueqi's eyes flew wide open.
The sudden kiss startled her. Her heart trembled, and her body stiffened, but...
she soon went limp.
In a way...
wasn't this exactly what she'd been hoping for?
Ever since her first kiss with Ye Changfeng,
Lu Xueqi had often found herself wanting to cuddle up with him.
Actually,
that was perfectly normal for someone in love.
But before long,
Lu Xueqi began to regret it.
Because Ye Changfeng raised his pig's trotter again.
Now that the two of them were alone in a quiet room, could Lu Xueqi really escape his clutches this time?
Hard to say...
The little white rabbit curled up in Ye Changfeng's arms and struggled for a while.
But it was no use.
Fortunately,
Ye Changfeng knew where to draw the line.
He understood that you had to take things one bite at a time.
So he only rested his pig's trotter on Xueqi Peak.
He didn't take things any further.
Gradually...
Naiqi's stiff body began to relax. It seemed she was slowly getting used to Ye Changfeng's pig's trotter.
The kiss went on for a long time.
By the end, Lu Xueqi was already getting rather dazed. She began to run short of breath, so she raised a hand and pushed at Ye Changfeng...
The two embraced as they slowly drew apart.
When she lowered her eyes,
her lips were swollen.
Lu Xueqi's white dress was even more disheveled.
"You..."
Lu Xueqi glared at him with puffed-out cheeks.
She pushed Ye Changfeng without hesitation and said, "Get out! Get out!"
The kiss was already over.
What did you call that?
Putting your pants back on and pretending you didn't know her!
Ye Changfeng was pushed out the door, laughing helplessly.
Inside,
Lu Xueqi felt sweet all over.
She hadn't been able to sleep before, but after that goodnight kiss, she slept like a log all night...
Ye Changfeng returned to his room helplessly.
There was no way he'd fall asleep tonight, so he simply sat on his bed and cultivated all night. The next day, after Qi Hao and the others had gotten up, they all ate breakfast together before setting out for Kongsang Mountain.
Throughout it all,
Lu Xueqi acted as usual.
It was as if nothing had happened the night before.
At that,
Ye Changfeng could only marvel to himself.
Women really were born actors. Even cool and aloof Naiqi could lie like a pro.
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