After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 107 - Cold

Chapter 107: Cold

The next day.

Jiang Huai got up early to prepare breakfast, but Luo Qingyu clung to him for a long kiss before letting him go. After Jiang Huai dressed, he patted Luo Qingyu, who was still lying on the bed, and she pouted in response.

For breakfast, Jiang Huai decided to make sticky rice balls. Once ready, the entire courtyard was filled with a light rice fragrance. He went to Bai Li’s room, where she obediently got up. Bai Li had stripped clean the night before, and she began to dress in her underwear in front of Jiang Huai. Then, turning her back to him, she glanced over her shoulder.

“Buttons.”

Jiang Huai reached out to fasten them for her.

Bai Li donned her black cheongsam and then joined Jiang Huai in the courtyard. He had intentionally made a lot more because Bai Li had a big appetite. Many of the sticky rice cakes ended up in Bai Li’s stomach. After a full meal, Jiang Huai looked at everyone and, having nothing else to do, simply called Luo Qingyu and Bai Li to join him for a stroll at the Qingxuan Sect.

Bai Li had never been to a human cultivator’s sect before, so she was quite curious about everything. She stayed close to Jiang Huai, with Luo Qingyu’s hand occasionally fluttering by his side, which he gently caught, causing the girl’s lips to curve into a smile.

Today, she wore a gorgeous purple palace dress with an intricate hairstyle and beautiful hairpins. The accessories on her dress were luxurious, dazzling countless sect disciples.

Compared to her lavish dress, Bai Li’s attire was much simpler. The cheongsam on her looked cute. Her eyes were filled with curiosity about everything, having never been here before. However, her gaze was somewhat shy, so she stayed closer to Jiang Huai.

When she first entered the Eastern Region, it was the same. Everywhere were human beings, and she was a stranger, always full of unease. She had encountered many cultivators who wanted to subdue her, so she was always hiding. She didn’t have much affection for human cultivators, feeling at ease only when she was with Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai spent the day with the two of them, and when they returned to the courtyard, he started preparing dinner. Luo Qingyu came into the kitchen to help, while Bai Li, unsure of what to do, sat in the courtyard, resting her chin on her hands, staring at the white birds in the trees and daydreaming.

She would occasionally sneak a glance at the kitchen. Over the years, she had read many plays and seen many illustrations. Now, the sight of Jiang Huai and Luo Qingyu together seemed like a perfect match.

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She watched absent-mindedly, gradually becoming lost in thought, feeling an indescribable emptiness.

Was she jealous?

Bai Li suddenly began to seriously ponder this question.

But he’s clearly your good friend. Seeing him so intimate and playful with his fiancee, you should be happy for him. He’s human, so he should marry a human wife. And his wife’s mother is so powerful, she can protect him on his cultivation journey… And you’re just a little snake demon wandering and hiding in the Eastern Region, not even sure of your own future.

No, no, how can you think these things? It’s so awkward.

Bai Li shook her head, trying hard to shake off the strange thoughts in her mind. Soon, Jiang Huai and Luo Qingyu finished preparing dinner, and she happily picked up her chopsticks, still eating in an unrefined manner.

Jiang Huai made many delicious dishes.

Previously in the secret realm, he couldn’t prepare too many ingredients, but now in the sect, everything he wanted to eat was readily available. Bai Li ate until she was completely full, feeling like she couldn’t move at all. Jiang Huai took out a handkerchief, approached her, and gently wiped the grease from her lips.

“I’m so full.”

Jiang Huai looked at her with a mix of amusement and helplessness. “Then you should eat a little less.”

“But it’s so delicious,” Bai Li rubbed her belly.

“I need to lie down for a while.”

“Go ahead and lie down.” Jiang Huai lay down beside her.

The season had entered summer, and the cool evening breeze was refreshing. Luo Qingyu, having finished cleaning up, suddenly disappeared. When she reappeared in the courtyard, she was wearing a purple gauzy dance dress.

The dress had a split design at the top and bottom, revealing the girl’s slender waist. Jiang Huai always wondered if she had grown a bit taller recently. She seemed even taller, but then again, Luo Qingyu had also grown from being cute to her current petite young lady’s figure in front of him.

The light from the flowstones in the courtyard fell on her purple dress. Bai Li also turned her gaze to Luo Qingyu. For a moment, she was mesmerized by the sight of Luo Qingyu under the lights, radiant and dazzling like the moon.

“So beautiful,” she couldn’t help but whisper softly.

Luo Qingyu’s cheeks were slightly shy.

“I wanted to… show Brother Jiang Huai…”

“Sure, sure, what songs have you learned?”

“So many.”

“Then let me test you.”

Jiang Huai brought out his zither and gently plucked the strings.

Under the moonlight, the girl’s dance was graceful, her skirt blooming like a flower. Bai Li leaned on the table, watching Luo Qingyu intently as she swayed her delicate figure. At the end of the dance, Luo Qingyu looked expectantly at Jiang Huai.

“Good, good, good,” Jiang Huai applauded.

“Let’s test you on something else.”

“Hmph,” Luo Qingyu tilted her head up.

Jiang Huai played several more songs, and Luo Qingyu responded with ease. She seemed to have learned a hint of charm from Luo Yueguan’s eyes. Not as naturally as Luo Yueguan, but this deliberate charm revealed the girl’s shyness, making her even more enticing.

As she danced, Luo Qingyu made her way into Jiang Huai’s arms and sat down. She wrapped her arms around Jiang Huai’s neck.

“Brother Jiang Huai…”

“Hmm?”

“I’m all sweaty. Shall we bathe together later?”

“…Oh.”

Jiang Huai looked at the mischief in her eyes and pinched her face.

……

In the bath.

Luo Qingyu wore only a white undergarment, her body submerged in the water, with Jiang Huai beside her. The girl swayed her long legs in the water, causing ripples. After a while, she swam to the edge of the bath, sitting on the steps with her body emerging from the water. She gently lifted her toes and beckoned Jiang Huai with a curl of her finger.

“Brother Jiang Huai, come here.”

“Hmm?” Jiang Huai approached her.

Luo Qingyu held a bottle of bath essence in her hands, pouring it over her feet. Soon, her delicate feet shone with a translucent luster. She brought her ten toes together, looking up at Jiang Huai with innocent eyes.

“Brother Jiang Huai…”

“Hmm?”

“Can you… help Qingyu spread the bath essence evenly?”

Luo Qingyu blinked innocently at Jiang Huai.

Jiang Huai suddenly realized that at this moment, Luo Qingyu’s eyes and expression were so innocent, seemingly without any blush, yet she was clearly hinting at Jiang Huai to do something risque.

Not like Wen Wanwan, who would have blushed furiously at such a time.

Wait a minute, Jiang Huai, how can you think of another girl at this time?

“Ah? Mother.”

Luo Qingyu glanced back inadvertently, looking outside the bath. Jiang Huai nearly jumped up in fright, but when he followed Luo Qingyu’s gaze, there was clearly no one outside the bath.

When Jiang Huai looked back, Luo Qingyu was giggling secretly.

Overwhelmed with embarrassment, Jiang Huai faintly gripped Luo Qingyu’s ankle tightly, muttering under his breath.

“Did you pick up some bad habits while I was away?”

“It was Jiang Huai brother who led Qingyu astray.”

“How did it become my fault again?”

“If Qingyu doesn’t learn to be bad… what if another woman snatches Jiang Huai brother away?”

Luo Qingyu looked at him with a pitiful gaze. Jiang Huai, facing her innocent eyes, felt a strange and subtle contrast.

……

“Okay, are you done with your bath now?”

“Not yet,” Luo Qingyu replied, gliding to the edge of the bath. She approached Jiang Huai, pouring floral-scented water over her neck and down her back.

Turning away from Jiang Huai, she reached out, gently pulling his hand to wrap around her waist, leaning back slightly against him. She looked back at Jiang Huai.

“Is Qingyu’s bottom prettier… or is it Junior Sister Wanwan’s?”

“Don’t ask weird questions!” Jiang Huai poked her waist in response.

“Then… is Qingyu’s softer, or is it Junior Sister Wanwan’s?”

“How would I know?”

“Wouldn’t Jiang Huai brother know if he compared?”

“It should be Qingyu.”

The next second, Luo Qingyu grabbed Jiang Huai’s wrist, turned her head, looked up, and stared straight into Jiang Huai’s face.

“So, when Jiang Huai brother was at Tianxuan Sect, did you already touch Junior Sister Wanwan?”

Just moments ago, her eyes were innocent, but now they darkened like stormy waters.

Jiang Huai broke into a cold sweat.

Damn it!

He had lost his senses after being charmed by her.

Luo Qingyu’s eyes were especially dark, even chilling, and Jiang Huai felt an uneasy premonition. He rarely saw Luo Qingyu with such an expression; she was usually so tender and soft.

“Why aren’t you speaking?” Luo Qingyu pressed word by word.

“I’m trying to think of an excuse…” Jiang Huai began to ramble.

“So… Jiang Huai Senior Brother has also kissed Wen Wanwan?” Luo Qingyu’s enunciation grew heavier.

“I was drunk once, so…”

“Jiang Huai brother.” Luo Qingyu suddenly cupped his face.

Jiang Huai looked at her uneasily, her face cold as ice. She remained silent, just staring at Jiang Huai, their gazes locked for ten seconds, twenty seconds, maybe thirty seconds.

The water in the bath seemed to grow colder, chilling Jiang Huai to the point of trembling. He inadvertently averted his gaze, only to notice that the surface of the bathwater had begun to freeze.

Luo Qingyu’s lips moved slightly.

“Next time we meet, will Jiang Huai brother tell Qingyu that you and she are as good as husband and wife? Qingyu has never refused any of Jiang Huai brother’s requests, but Jiang Huai brother still can’t help but want to cheat…”

“What should Qingyu do then?”

Luo Qingyu’s hand, still cupping Jiang Huai’s cheek, slowly moved down, her fingertips gently grasping his body. Her eyes remained cold as she looked at him, her touch turning cold, causing Jiang Huai to shiver.