After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 53 - Secrets

Chapter 53: Secrets

The wind rose in the middle of the night, and clouds obscured the moon.

The bath was full of ripples.

Luo Yueguan had never imagined that one day she would be in a bath with a man, wiping his body.

Jiang Huai was lifted out of the water by her. She wore only a light purple garment, and her skin inevitably touched his. She suddenly felt an inexplicable unease and hurriedly carried Jiang Huai back to bed, covering him with a blanket.

Jiang Huai’s face in his deep sleep was slightly pale. Luo Yueguan sat by the bed, gazing at his cheeks.

Chu Xianning was indeed fortunate.

Luo Yueguan sat by the bed for a long time before she stood up, gently closed the door, and returned to Luo Qingyu’s room.

Luo Qingyu was curled up under the covers. Seeing Luo Yueguan return, she quickly threw off the blanket, her voice sweet.

“Mother, come quickly, the bed is all warm.”

Luo Yueguan was startled, then chuckled and hurried into the bed. The bed was very warm. She hesitated for a while before gently pulling Luo Qingyu into her arms. Luo Qingyu snuggled up like an obedient kitten.

Luo Yueguan was not used to holding someone like this. She had hardly ever held Luo Qingyu since she was a child.

In her memory, she was only embraced by that woman in her youth. But that woman held her only to bite her shoulder, pull her hair, and vent her resentment and frustration, not to give her any warmth.

“Mother’s embrace is so warm.”

Luo Qingyu’s little face rubbed against Luo Yueguan’s chest, and her pink lips gently kissed her collarbone, “Qingyu is going to sleep now.”

Luo Yueguan was stunned for a moment, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses before she gently kissed Luo Qingyu’s forehead.

“Mm, mother will hold you.”

……

The next day, early morning.

When Jiang Huai woke up, he heard the sound of a noisy downpour. He sat up, looking at his bare body and the clothes placed aside, scratching his head.

Wait, he remembered passing out after applying the needles last night, but why were his clothes gone?

His clothes wouldn’t just walk away on their own.

Jiang Huai quickly figured it out, feeling a bit embarrassed, and hurriedly dressed, opening the door.

The courtyard was drenched in a downpour, and he quickly ran to the kitchen. On a rainy day like this, it was time for something warm. He planned to make a pot of pan-fried buns.

Luo Yueguan and Luo Qingyu came out of the room together. Luo Qingyu was dressed in a black chest-high ruqun, her black hair cascading down, looking adorable at first glance. Luo Yueguan, on the other hand, wore a dark sleeveless cheongsam. Although the design of the cheongsam was dignified and elegant, not deliberately revealing too much skin, it looked excessively sultry on Luo Yueguan.

Her cheongsam had an off-shoulder design. With a slight turn, Jiang Huai could see her vast expanse of back and even a glimpse of her side chest. Chu Xianning would never wear such a dress in the courtyard; wearing it would probably be more uncomfortable for her than death.

Jiang Huai’s pan-fried buns tasted very good, and Luo Qingyu ate her fill.

Today was a stormy day, an extremely yin day, which was perfect for Luo Qingyu to refine the pill and completely resolve the drawbacks of her Ice Soul Profound Body.

So Luo Qingyu went to the bath in the backyard to refine the pill within the Blazing Fire Spirit Jade formation. It was expected to take four hours to refine, and by evening, it should be done. Jiang Huai promised her lantern shadow beef for dinner, so he continued to busy himself in the kitchen.

Luo Yueguan sat in the pavilion, quietly watching the rain fall on the distant mountains.

Jiang Huai put the prepared beef into the pot to stew and came out to the courtyard to get some air. His eyes fell on Luo Yueguan, who was staring blankly at the rain curtain, and he approached her. Luo Yueguan glanced at him and then quickly averted her gaze, even showing a slight deliberate coldness.

“Give me your hand,” Jiang Huai said, reaching out to her.

Luo Yueguan lifted her wrist, and Jiang Huai gently held it, sensing the condition of her body. Two-thirds of the cold poison in her had been resolved, but her physical condition was not very good, with many minor and major internal injuries.

“Don’t these injuries hurt on a daily basis?” Jiang Huai blinked at her.

“It’s alright, I’m used to it.”

“Why get used to it for no reason?”

Jiang Huai took out pen and ink, pondered over a piece of paper for a long time, wrote down a list of spiritual herbs, and then handed the prescription to Luo Yueguan, “Collect these herbs, and next time I come to Qingxuan Sect, I’ll refine medicine for you to heal these injuries.”

“No need,” Luo Yueguan replied softly after a moment’s hesitation.

Jiang Huai was taken aback, “Huh?”

“It’s unnecessary, I’m used to it,” Luo Yueguan’s voice was slightly cold.

Jiang Huai stared at her seriously for five or six seconds, until Luo Yueguan began to show unease, and then he suddenly chuckled.

“Why is the sect master acting like a child?”

“Focus your attention on pleasing your master.”

“That’s being unreasonable,” Jiang Huai looked at her helplessly.

“Treating your injuries is just a simple gesture for me, and so is refining medicine. Why does it seem like you’re worried I’m going to harm you if I’m nice to you?”

“Unwarranted kindness suggests a hidden agenda,” Luo Yueguan huffed.

“What am I plotting against you?” Jiang Huai asked with a smile.

Luo Yueguan couldn’t respond right away.

“Then why are you kind to me?” Luo Yueguan tilted her face slightly.

“Truly unreasonable,” Jiang Huai withdrew his hand from her wrist.

“I’ll leave the prescription here for you. I should be back to Qingxuan Sect in a month or two.”

Jiang Huai looked at Luo Yueguan with interest and suddenly asked out of curiosity.

“Will Qingyu grow up to be exactly like you, sect master?”

“She will.”

“That’s strange,” Jiang Huai muttered under his breath.

The thought of the adorable girl Luo Qingyu becoming a voluptuous and enchanting woman like Luo Yueguan in the future made him wonder if he would still be able to resist Luo Qingyu’s watery eyes.

Luo Yueguan glanced at Jiang Huai and suddenly spoke,

“I heard from Qingyu that you also have a close relationship with a Junior Sister from Tianxuan Sect?”

Jiang Huai was taken aback and hesitated for a moment, “Sort of.”

“Scoundrel.”

“…” Jiang Huai looked at her helplessly.

“It’s not what you think, just a Junior Sister, Qingyu has some misunderstandings.”

Luo Yueguan scoffed, and Jiang Huai had no desire to explain further. Whoever raises the issue should provide the evidence.

Never step into the trap of self-justification set by a woman.

He looked at Luo Yueguan in her body-hugging dark cheongsam and asked, “Did you buy this gown from Ziyun Pavilion?”

“Yes.”

“It suits the sect master very well,” Jiang Huai softened his tone a bit, and Luo Yueguan glanced at him lightly, “Then I’ll wear this gown for you to apply the needles tonight?”

“Can you not make it sound so ambiguous?”

Jiang Huai said righteously, “I’m treating you, not taking advantage of you.”

“Is it really just to help Qingyu sleep that you rub her feet?”

“Of course!” Jiang Huai inwardly felt trouble brewing.

Bad, this woman might have spied on his daily interactions with Luo Qingyu.

“Who would have thought that the genius swordsman of Tianxuan Sect, envied by many, is privately a pervert obsessed with women’s feet?”

Luo Yueguan seemed to have found Jiang Huai’s sore spot, her lips curling up slightly. Under the table, her long legs crossed, and she lifted the hem of her cheongsam to the side, revealing those lustrous white legs.

She gently swung her leg, her toes slightly raised, “Want to lick?”

Jiang Huai’s gaze was drawn for a moment. Luo Yueguan’s bare feet were as translucent as jade, her white toes painted with red nail polish, and her ankle adorned with a silver chain. At this moment, her toes stretched out, and the veins on the top of her foot were as clear as the patterns on celadon.

Jiang Huai scoffed, “I can only tell you that I won’t hold back with the needles tonight, and no matter how much it hurts, you’d better endure it.”

“I will shout,” Luo Yueguan’s voice was soft, her eyes shifting.

The image of Luo Yueguan’s delicate gasps flashed through Jiang Huai’s mind for an instant. He quickly shook his head, trying to rid his mind of the strange thoughts. No, he couldn’t afford to get into a verbal tussle with this woman. A person who has no shame is invincible, and even more so for a woman.

Jiang Huai stood up and returned to the kitchen to continue working on his braised beef. After a while, he brought out a plate of sliced beef and placed it on the table in the pavilion, handing Luo Yueguan a pair of bamboo chopsticks,

“Try the flavor.”

Luo Yueguan took the chopsticks and tasted a small piece. Even though she wanted to say something to put him down, the taste on her tongue was undeniably good, and her eyes involuntarily revealed a hint of satisfaction.

“Delicious.”

“I made extra. Later, you can freeze it. When you want to eat it, just cook it again with the stock I left,” Jiang Huai said, feeling a small sense of accomplishment as he saw the satisfaction in Luo Yueguan’s eyes.

Luo Qingyu was still earnestly refining medicine, and the two of them sat in the pavilion, sneaking bites of the beef. After filling Luo Yueguan’s stomach, the awkward coldness in her eyes naturally faded away.

“Jiang Huai.”

“Yes?”

“I want to ask you something.”

“You say.”

Jiang Huai had a feeling Luo Yueguan was about to say something troublesome, so he addressed her with a term of respect, hoping she would consider her own status. But her next words made Jiang Huai’s efforts fall apart instantly.

“Do you want to sleep with Chu Xianning?”

Jiang Huai slammed his hand on the table.

“I’m warning you, don’t think you can joke about anything just because I’m patient.”

“Don’t want to?” Luo Yueguan looked at him teasingly.

“Then forget it.”

“Forget what?”

“I was going to tell you a little secret about Chu Xianning.”

Luo Yueguan tilted her head playfully, looking at Jiang Huai, whose expression stiffened slightly, unable to hide his guilty conscience.

This is bad.

“I have a relationship with my master like that of a mother and son. It’s not something you can joke about. If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll really get angry. Besides, my master would never hide anything from me. What secrets could she possibly have that I don’t know about?”

“You seem very defensive,” Luo Yueguan leaned in slightly, staring intently into his eyes.

Jiang Huai tried to maintain eye contact: “You’re just bluffing. Don’t make me laugh, Luo Yueguan.”

The two stared at each other for about half an incense stick’s time until Luo Yueguan finally burst into cheerful laughter.

“Do you really think you understand Chu Xianning? There’s a lot you don’t know about her.”

“Like what?” Jiang Huai raised an eyebrow.

“Have you ever noticed that there’s always one day each month when you can’t see your master?”

“She’s in seclusion to heal.”

Luo Yueguan laughed even more unrestrainedly, “Do you really think she’s in seclusion to heal?”

Jiang Huai looked at Luo Yueguan warily, her overjoyed laughter making him uneasy.

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What to do? It feels like she knows a lot of secrets, and it doesn’t seem fake.

No, you can’t take the bait, Jiang Huai Jr.!