All The Female Disciples Want To Kill Me-Chapter 104 - 103: The Sheep and the Wolf_1

Dan Wulan knitted her brows, carefully recalling everything that had happened earlier at Wan Qingzhai.

Did I, perhaps, bump into a shop assistant? And then?

Suddenly, her eyes widened. A complex look filled them, and, breathing heavily, she uttered, word by word,

"Xiao Ruoching?"

Could it be with her?

Now, two issues lay before Dan Wulan.

Return to Mo City to retrieve my gauze carp, or disregard all this and head straight back to the Sword Sect...

Dan Wulan hesitated slightly.

Xiao Ruoching probably doesn’t know that these items are mine. If I go back, Senior Brother will likely find out my...

—Although I bought them intending to wear them for him to see.

Dan Wulan bit her red lips lightly. Her breathing hitched several times as she fiercely suppressed the desire to turn back, deciding to act as if nothing had happened.

She quietly re-fastened the bellyband inside her clothes that she had undone on a whim, then turned and left.

「...」

"The newspaper can be published in a few days!"

Su Bei walked out of Yu Hongxiu’s room, pleased with himself.

After his embellishments, he had not only disparaged Wuhua Palace to the point of worthlessness but had also subtly elevated and praised the Sword Sect.

Yu Hongxiu squinted, her cheeks flushing with pleasure. She didn’t keep Su Bei around to dally further; instead, she playfully adjusted his lapels while escorting him out.

Night had fallen. Only the glimmering moonlight penetrated the pavilion windows, spilling into the Red Pavilion.

Su Bei, swaying slightly, arrived outside a room. Without much thought, he grabbed the doorknob, pushed open the door, and walked in.

Moonlight and candlelight mingled, illuminating a beauty by the lamp. She had bright eyes and pearly teeth; her expression, though somewhat aloof, was strikingly captivating. Su Bei could smell a faint, sweet fragrance in the air.

Xiao Ruoching stared bewilderedly at Su Bei as he suddenly entered.

And then...

"AHHH—"

A scream instantly resonated through the entire Red Pavilion.

However, the sound was drowned out by the elegant and pleasant music of zithers and lutes from the other rooms.

After all, the ’ah’ sounds in the other rooms were even more intense than Xiao Ruoching’s.

Even so, Su Bei was startled. He abruptly spun around, avoiding the alluring sight, and said, his face flush with embarrassment,

"I... I was too abrupt, forgive me."

...

Yet, the scene he had just witnessed replayed in his mind:

An indescribable tension pulled the fabric taut over ample assets. A lotus blossom, embroidered with golden threads, adorned the semi-transparent red gauze, a carp faintly visible upon the lotus.

Under the flickering candlelight, the golden carp was stretched so much it resembled a plump fish.

This Disciple from the Star Moon Sect really has good taste! She deserves a reward! Su Bei couldn’t help but silently exclaim.

After a moment of stupefaction, Xiao Ruoching’s eyes quickly filled with an indescribable mix of shame and anger. She hurriedly pulled her small feet back and burrowed her entire body under the quilt.

"Master... you."

Xiao Ruoching’s emotions were a complex, unspeakable tangle. She clutched the quilt tightly around herself, only her large, red-rimmed eyes visible.

It wasn’t just my embarrassing side that Master saw, was it?

He saw everything?

She bit her lip tightly, her usually cool cheeks flushing crimson. Her face felt like it was burning.

Her eyes fiercely glared at Su Bei, who still had his back to her. The ’plump fish’ on her chest rose and fell with her agitated breathing—it was unclear if from shame or anger. Her small, pale hands gripped the quilt, twisting it hard.

"Master, aren’t you going to leave?!"

Xiao Ruoching watched him for a long moment. Seeing Su Bei make no move, her breathing grew uneven, and she finally cried out. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

Su Bei turned around, his expression one of righteous indignation, and was about to speak when a large pillow flew at him, instantly covering his face.

He then sighed, turned, and reluctantly left the room.

Xiao Ruoching watched the door close. She listened intently for a while but heard no sound. Still uneasy, she said,

"You... When I say you can come in, then you can come in!"

From outside the door, Su Bei’s affirmative reply came.

After confirming he was waiting, Xiao Ruoching pursed her lips and glanced down at the piece of cloth she was wearing.

She then looked at the sash she had tossed aside, and the other items... some transparent, some with two large holes...

She sighed softly.

Perhaps only this one I’m wearing now is somewhat normal?

At least it still has the shape of a bellyband.

She stood up and carefully put on her outer robes, forcing herself to calm down. Maintaining a cool expression, she tutted softly.

But suddenly, an outrageous thought crossed her mind, and she blinked her beautiful eyes. Did my appearance just now... attract Master?

「...」

"Master, you... you can come in now."

Xiao Ruoching’s face flushed as she sat on the embroidered bed. She glanced down again, making sure her slender legs were hidden under the covers, and then sat up primly.

Su Bei entered nonchalantly, acting as if nothing had happened, and then began to take off his robes.

Xiao Ruoching immediately reacted like a startled cat. She jumped up from the bed and retreated to the bamboo window, pointing a small finger at Su Bei, her voice trembling,

"Master... what are you doing?"

Su Bei looked at his disciple, whose face was beet red. He nonchalantly hung his long robe before a mirror, then lay down on the bed. Looking at Xiao Ruoching, who stood far away by the window like a frightened chick, he said,

"Going to sleep. Who sleeps with their clothes on?"

...

He continued, somewhat puzzled, as he saw his disciple still staring at him intently,

"Aren’t you going to sleep?"

"I’m not sleeping!"

"Not tired?"

"I’m not tired!"

Xiao Ruoching glared at Su Bei, who lay there so shamelessly. She couldn’t believe her Master could be so brazen, such a... such a rogue!

I’m just a little lamb; am I supposed to throw myself into the wolf’s maw?

Su Bei pursed his lips and turned his head to the other side.

"Then don’t complain you’re tired tomorrow. Your master is going to sleep!"

Xiao Ruoching huffed coldly.

Fine, I won’t sleep then! I’ll just cultivate by the moonlight all night!

「In the middle of the night.」

The surroundings were quiet. A gentle breeze blew, and the sounds from the other rooms gradually faded away.

Xiao Ruoching sat cross-legged by the window, absorbing the surrounding Spiritual Energy and cultivating the Sword Scripture.

Then she gently opened her eyes and murmured to herself,

Sword Two of the Sword Scripture... I’ve begun to grasp the rudiments.

I’m just missing a crucial insight, an insight that can only be comprehended based on Sword One!

She shook her head lightly. Glancing at the embroidered bed where Su Bei lay, she saw he had still left a large space for her.

Xiao Ruoching hesitated for a moment, then tiptoed to the edge of the bed.

She gently lifted a corner of the quilt, slid in, and lay down beside Su Bei, her face slightly flushed.

The moonlight, falling through gaps the curtains hadn’t covered tightly, shone on Su Bei’s handsome face.

Xiao Ruoching turned onto her side and earnestly gazed at this familiar face.

Recalling the tenderness that had flickered in his eyes as they strolled together earlier that evening, she whispered, her voice as faint as a mosquito’s buzz,

"It would be so nice if you always stayed like this, as if you were asleep... Master."

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