After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 128 - I won’t tell you

Chapter 128: I won’t tell you

“I won’t tell you,” Chu Xianning looked at him innocently.

Jiang Huai was so anxious he felt like rolling on the ground.

“It’s just a casual conversation,” he protested.

“When was it? At twenty? One hundred? Two hundred? Five hundred years old? I am Master’s only direct disciple. How do I not qualify to know? I’m going to cry, I really am!”

Chu Xianning successfully shattered Jiang Huai’s Dao Heart with a single sentence. Seeing Jiang Huai’s anxious demeanor, she turned her face away.

“I’m just teasing you.”

“Ah... that’s a relief.”

Jiang Huai’s previously tearful expression vanished in an instant, showcasing a swift change of face. He approached Chu Xianning and spoke softly.

“Has Master taken her medicinal pill?”

“I’ve taken one.”

“Give me your hand. I want to check the efficacy.” Jiang Huai brought over a chair and sat opposite Chu Xianning.

Reluctantly, she extended her hand. Jiang Huai grasped her wrist and carefully sensed the condition of her body with a thread of weak spiritual energy. The Dragon Blood Elixir had begun to take effect.

“I feel a bit warm,” Chu Xianning whispered.

“Dragon blood is inherently very hot. I’ve already added some herbs to balance it out. If it still feels too warm, it should pass after about half an hour. If Master can’t sleep, why not go for a walk?”

“Where to?”

“I don’t know. How about Master takes me on a sword flight through the night sky?”

“Aren’t you afraid of heights?”

“Not when Master is by my side.”

“Get out,” Chu Xianning pointed towards the door.

Jiang Huai lowered his eyelashes and only showed a dejected expression after turning around. With an “oh,” he got up and headed towards the door.

......

“Jiang Huai.”

Chu Xianning’s voice came from the courtyard.

Jiang Huai, who had already returned to his room and was silently cursing Chu Xianning, the stingy ghost, was startled and almost jumped out of bed. He opened the door and stepped outside, where Chu Xianning stood in a snow-white dress, looking as pure as a statue under the moonlight. Her black hair was also pinned up with a hairpin. Jiang Huai was dazzled and paused.

“Hmm?”

“Why did you go back to your room?”

“Didn’t Master tell me to get out?” Jiang Huai was confused.

“I told you to get out... because I needed to change my clothes.”

Chu Xianning’s eyes showed a hint of dissatisfaction.

“Do I usually treat you that poorly?”

Jiang Huai scratched his head.

He had thought that Chu Xianning’s instruction to get out meant for him to leave for good.

“No, I just thought Master didn’t want to move.”

Jiang Huai was somewhat flattered. He had been beating around the bush, hoping Chu Xianning would agree to go out with him, which she usually wouldn’t. But today, he directly suggested that she accompany him on a sword flight through the night sky, and she agreed so readily?

Something was off!

“Since I can’t sleep, some fresh air would be nice,” Chu Xianning said casually.

The Su Xue sword appeared behind her, hovering above the ground and enlarging more than tenfold. Chu Xianning stepped onto it, followed immediately by Jiang Huai. The sword began to rise, and Jiang Huai, not daring to look down, felt increasingly anxious until Chu Xianning spoke.

“If you’re scared... you can hold onto the hem of my dress.”

But her dress was a one-piece; where was the hem? As the flying sword ascended higher, Jiang Huai’s heart raced even more. He reached out and placed his hand on Chu Xianning’s shoulder, expecting her to turn and scold him. But she remained silent.

Something was off!

Chu Xianning controlled the sword at a leisurely pace, the cool breeze whispering in their ears. Jiang Huai, close behind her, could smell the faint fragrance of her hair, which was delightful. He couldn’t help but want to get closer, yet he didn’t have the courage.

In front of Chu Xianning, he always seemed like a coward, bold only when she was drunk.

The flying sword had reached a great height, and looking down, the Tianxuan Sect’s glowing stones resembled countless fireflies. Jiang Huai suddenly had an idea and let go of Chu Xianning, cautiously sitting at the edge of the sword.

Chu Xianning glanced back at him, and after a moment’s hesitation, she too sat down at the edge, maintaining a distance that was neither too close nor too far. Any closer would seem too intimate, but any further would feel too distant.

“Are you going to the Daoji Ancestral Land again in a few days?” Chu Xianning suddenly asked.

“Mm, I agreed to accompany Wen Wanwan to the Daoji Ancestral Land in search of Core Formation spiritual energy. I thought my cultivation level was sufficient to enter. This time, there are rumors that the Daoji Ancestral Land has traces of heavenly spiritual energy, which will likely attract many prodigies from the Eastern Region. It’s safer for me to be by her side.”

“Go ahead,” Chu Xianning replied indifferently, her eyes gazing at the distant night sky where the stars shone brightly.

The two fell into silence for a while before Chu Xianning suddenly said.

“Sometimes, I also feel like going out for a walk.”

“Where to?”

“I don’t know.”

“Then, shall I think about some places with beautiful scenery, and we, master and disciple, can visit together?”

“I want to go alone,” Chu Xianning said, her voice carrying a hint of cold detachment.

Jiang Huai was silent for a moment before responding, “Alright, then I’ll gather information for you, Master, and think about fun places.”

“There’s no need,” Chu Xianning shook her head.

“I just want to wander aimlessly. Having a destination makes me not want to go.”

“That’s true. When you want to go out, Master, just let me know. I’ll prepare some snacks for the road, a change of clothes, spirit stone notes, and other worldly possessions.”

“What if I leave and never come back?” Chu Xianning suddenly asked.

Jiang Huai was taken aback, and after a long pause, he turned to look at Chu Xianning.

“Why wouldn’t you come back?”

“I’m just saying ‘what if.’”

“That’s... If Master doesn’t come back, what can I do? If you allow me to look for you, then I’ll search the world. But if you don’t allow it... what can I do?”

Jiang Huai lowered his head slightly, his voice tinged with loss.

“I was just saying ‘what if,’”

Chu Xianning added after a moment of silence.

“That’s good,”

Jiang Huai said, looking up at the sky and speaking softly, “Master, look how bright the moon is.”

Chu Xianning also looked up, the serene moonlight falling into her eyes. The moonlight was gentle and not blinding, yet it felt so distant.

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Jiang Huai murmured something very softly, and Chu Xianning pricked up her ears to listen.

“It’s bright but useless, useless yet bright.”

The evening breeze brushed over them, and Jiang Huai couldn’t help but shiver, whispering.

“Master, I’m a bit cold.”

“It’s because you’re weak.”

“You can tell?”

“I’ve received the inheritance of the technique to observe qi. Your body lacks spiritual energy nourishment. If you don’t restrain yourself, being weak and cold is your own fault,” Chu Xianning said indifferently.

Despite her words, she still took out a small stove, lit a spiritual fire inside, and placed it between them, warming Jiang Huai up.

But this meant he couldn’t sneak closer to Chu Xianning, right?

Damn it, did Chu Xianning even anticipate this?!

Jiang Huai felt that Chu Xianning was unusually easy to talk to tonight, so he grew a bit bolder and started to mutter, “It’s not that I’m unrestrained; it’s because Wen Wanwan made Qingyu angry, and then...”

“Your primordial yang is still intact. If you had properly dual cultivated with her, you wouldn’t be so weak.”

“What? You can tell that too!?”

Chu Xianning turned her face to look at him as if he were a fool. Jiang Huai shrank back a little and then whispered.

“I promised Qingyu that I would marry her on her twentieth birthday.”

“Luo Yueguan already told me,” Chu Xianning said flatly.

“What does Master think?”

“Scoundrel,” Chu Xianning said calmly.

Jiang Huai’s eyes widened, “Why are you suddenly scolding me?”

“If you marry her, what about Wen Wanwan?”

Chu Xianning glanced at him, and Jiang Huai scratched his head.

“I plan to persuade Luo Qingyu within a year and a half.”

“And if you can’t persuade her?”

“Then I’ll just let things fall apart and deal with it when the time comes. Promising to marry Qingyu and not following through makes me a bastard, but abandoning Wen Wanwan after causing chaos also makes me a bastard. Either way, I’m wrong, so I might as well continue being wrong.”

“If you hadn’t been so promiscuous from the start, you wouldn’t have these troubles now.”

“I’ve said it before. I used to be a very devoted person.”

“Excuses.”

“Sigh, excuses,” Jiang Huai couldn’t argue, realizing that Chu Xianning was right.

He looked at the distant moon, lost in thought.

“Maybe my views are different from many others, Master.”

“Hmm?”

“Actually, I’ve always been resistant to the idea of marriage. I don’t know if it’s because I’m used to being alone, but the thought of spending the rest of my life with another woman and facing everything together until old age scares me. So I’ve always tried to delay it as long as possible. I don’t want to get married.”

“But you still promised Luo Qingyu.”

“Because the longer I delay, the more worried she gets. As a man, I have to take responsibility and can’t let her continue to worry. So I’m trying to adjust my mindset and prepare for the fact that I’ll be married in a year and a half.”

“I saw you laughing and talking with Wen Wanwan today; you didn’t seem like you were ready to face reality.”

“Because Junior Sister Wenwan is very sensitive. She notices every little thing and then gets upset. She also tries to consider my feelings, completely disregarding her own, so I have to comfort her. But marriage is really a terrifying thing for me.”

“That scared?”

“It’s hard to explain; maybe it depends on the person. I’ve known Luo Qingyu for three or four years, and she’s stayed in our place several times. Although I don’t feel uncomfortable being with her, sometimes I still feel a bit awkward. But then I thought about it, if I replaced Luo Qingyu with you, Master, I wouldn’t feel awkward at all. I’ve been with Master for thirteen years, and every day has been so happy. If the days ahead could continue like this... I don’t think I’d be scared at all.”

Chu Xianning was silent for a moment before her tone rose slightly.

“Is it because I’ve been too gentle with you today?”

“I’ll shut up.”

Jiang Huai covered his mouth with his hand, indicating that he would restrain himself and admit his fault.

Chu Xianning gave him a cold look, “Say one more word, and I’ll throw you off the flying sword.”

...Chu Xianning had often used such threats to scare him since he was young, but from the past to the present, they had always been just words.