Yan Qingwu held the weakened Su Chen tightly, her eyes filled with panic and tears welling up, her heart pounding with unease.
Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Xiao... Xiao Chen, I... I'm sorry..."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes and streamed down her pale cheeks, gathering into glistening droplets on her chin before falling onto the cold ground.
Su Chen quietly opened his eyes and looked at Yan Qingwu, who was still crying. He thought to himself: I think I've gone too far.
At this moment, Yan Qingwu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then looked at Su Chen and said, "Little..."
But when she saw Su Chen staring at her as if nothing had happened, she suddenly stopped herself from saying anything.
Yan Qingwu was completely astonished. "You... you're alright?"
Su Chen blinked and smiled, "Did I say I had something to say?"
Upon hearing this, Yan Qingwu was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered.
boom!
In an instant, a chill, as if from the Nine Nether abyss, swept out from Yan Qingwu's body.
Upon seeing this, Su Chen's expression changed instantly. He then vanished from Yan Qingwu's embrace in a flash, reappearing a hundred meters away from Yan Qingwu.
Su Chen looked at Yan Qingwu and smiled, "Sister Qingwu, shouldn't you be happy that I'm not injured?"
Yan Qingwu didn't speak, but instead reached for the longsword beside her, then slowly stood up, her gaze fixed on Su Chen. "I knew it, with my strength, how could I possibly hurt you? Xiao Chen, you acted so well."
She practically choked out the last sentence.
Su Chen gave an awkward smile, "I was just joking."
"Joke?"
Yan Qingwu tilted her longsword slightly, then took a step towards Su Chen, saying, "What a joke!"
Ye Lingxi, standing some distance away, felt the chill in the air and shivered violently. "It's... so cold."
Hu Xiaotian, who was sleeping, opened one eye, glanced at Yan Qingwu and Su Chen, and couldn't help but say, "Master is probably in trouble."
Ye Lingxi said helplessly, "Why did you provoke Qingwu for no reason? What will he do if Qingwu tells our parents?"
Su Chen looked at the furious Yan Qingwu and gave a wry smile, "I should have known better than to tease her."
Now, Su Chen didn't know what to do either.
Should he directly suppress Yan Qingwu?
That's definitely not allowed. After all, Yan Qingwu is his sister, and also the daughter his parents have recognized. If he dares to lay a hand on Yan Qingwu, Su Yanche and Qin An will definitely not let him off the hook.
There's only one way now: run away, wait for Yan Qingwu to calm down, and then come back.
Su Chen nodded, already having a plan in mind.
Knock knock!
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Yan Qingwu paused, turned her head, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
Su Chen, who was about to run away, also turned his head to look.
Ye Lingxi said, "I'll go open the door!"
As she spoke, she jogged to the door and opened it.
Outside the door stood a woman.
The woman had an oval face with soft facial features, a straight nose, and a cascade of black hair that fell to her waist, swaying in the breeze.
Looking at the woman, Ye Lingxi was taken aback, then said, " Miss Xiao, what brings you here?"
Xiao Yue'er smiled. "I just came to ask if you're satisfied with your stay here?"
Ye Lingxi nodded, "Mmm! This place is really nice!"
Xiao Yue'er smiled and said, "Then I'm relieved. If you need anything, just let me know. I'll be going now."
Upon hearing this, Ye Lingxi turned to look at Su Chen and Yan Qingwu, her eyes darting around before she quickly grabbed Xiao Yue'er, who was turning to leave, "Wait a minute!"
Xiao Yue'er paused, looking at Ye Lingxi with a puzzled expression, "What's wrong?"
Ye Lingxi smiled slightly, "It's not easy for you to come all this way, come in and sit down, have a cup of tea before you leave."
Xiao Yue'er pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you."
Ye Lingxi shook her head and said, "It's no trouble."
With that, she took Xiao Yue'er's hand and walked into the courtyard.
It wasn't until she stepped into the courtyard that Xiao Yue'er sensed something was off about the atmosphere, and the temperature around her was unusually cold.
She looked at Yan Qingwu and Su Chen, her brows furrowing slightly, then turned to look at Ye Lingxi, her eyes filled with inquiry.
Ye Lingxi blinked. "Haha, Sister Qingwu and Brother, we have guests, so please stop fooling around."
Yan Qingwu glanced at Xiao Yue'er, then gave Su Chen a cold look, and transmitted her voice, "Hmph! I'll settle the score with you later."
Su Chen smiled slightly, "Okay, then could you please not tell on me when you get back?"
Yan Qingwu remained expressionless, ignoring Su Chen, and instead sheathed her sword and sat back down on the stone bench.
A hint of helplessness flashed in Su Chen's eyes.
It's unlikely that Yan Qingwu will forgive him easily in the near future.
That's not the key point. The key point is that Yan Qingwu might go back and complain to Su Yanche and Qin An, and then he'll inevitably get a scolding.
Now he somewhat regretted teasing Yan Qingwu.
Su Chen shook his head and smiled, then sat back down in the pavilion, his gaze fixed on Yan Qingwu.
Yan Qingwu turned her head away, not wanting to pay any attention to Su Chen.
Seeing this, Su Chen sighed inwardly, then looked at Xiao Yue'er in the distance, "Come, sit down."
Xiao Yue'er glanced at Yan Qingwu, her face showing hesitation.
She realized that Su Chen and Yan Qingwu must have had a falling out. Now she was wondering whether she should leave; staying here was rather awkward.
Just then, Ye Lingxi took Xiao Yue'er's hand and walked towards the pavilion.
Xiao Yue'er was slightly taken aback, then smiled helplessly.
Fine, I'll stay a while longer before leaving.
Ye Lingxi pressed Xiao Yue'er down onto the stone bench and then said, "I'll pour you some tea."
As she spoke, she picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for each of the three of them, including Su Chen.
Su Chen glanced at Xiao Yue'er, "This tea is quite good, you should try it."
Xiao Yue'er nodded, then picked up the teacup, took a small sip, and her expression changed as soon as the tea entered her mouth.
She discovered that the difficulties she had encountered in her previous cultivation were now instantly clear, and her internal strength had also increased slightly, albeit not by much.
This startled her, and she quickly glanced at the tea in her cup. "What kind of tea is this? It can actually enhance my comprehension and strength!"
Su Chen calmly picked up the teacup and said indifferently, "Just some trashy tea leaves, not worth mentioning."
system:...
[Trying to show off with the tea I gave you, huh?]
Su Chen, who was about to drink tea, paused for a moment, but quickly resumed his normal movements.
This system needs to be dealt with; it'll have to be pulled out and given a good beating sooner or later.
system:...
You're so arrogant!
You're amazing!
Xiao Yue'er's eyes widened in disbelief as she asked, "How could you say something so pretentious?"