After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 113 - I Cant Help It

Chapter 113: I Can’t Help It

In the scorching summer, clouds drifted lazily.

Bai Li used a bit of spiritual energy to dispel the summer heat, making it cool around her. The dragon crystal she had refined seemed to be from an ice dragon, making this task effortless.

Lying on her lap felt strangely comforting, or perhaps it was always comforting to be with Bai Li. He never had to worry about overthinking things. Bai Li didn’t avoid thinking; she just often put many things aside, always appearing relaxed and cheerful.

Bai Li’s legs were soft, making an excellent pillow.

Jiang Huai soon really fell asleep.

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Luo Qingyu rode on her Snow Spirit Bird, which was now fully feathered and majestic. Although not yet in its complete form, it could already carry Luo Qingyu soaring through the sky.

Luo Qingyu rode the Snow Spirit Bird around the Qingxuan Sect, finally spotting Jiang Huai and Bai Li at the top of Ziyuan Mountain. Bai Li also looked up and saw Luo Qingyu, waving gently at her. Luo Qingyu’s Snow Spirit Bird landed on the mountaintop and transformed back into a small bird to play elsewhere. Luo Qingyu sat down on the grass, and Bai Li’s voice was soft.

“He’s asleep.”

Luo Qingyu nodded gently, not wanting to wake Jiang Huai, and spoke in a soft voice.

“How long have Sister Bai Li and Brother Jiang Huai known each other?”

“Two or three years?” Bai Li replied quietly.

The two women chatted softly on the mountaintop, their voices so gentle that they had to lean in close, almost as if whispering in each other’s ears. When Jiang Huai woke up, the two girls were chatting happily.

Bai Li was telling Luo Qingyu about her and Jiang Huai’s adventures in the secret realm, and Luo Qingyu listened intently.

Jiang Huai groggily opened his eyes, sat up, and the two girls leaned against him, both sets of eyes on him. Jiang Huai felt an inexplicable unease. What if Luo Qingyu got jealous seeing him resting on Bai Li’s legs? But when he looked over, Luo Qingyu’s eyes were gentle and obedient.

“Brother Jiang Huai, you’re awake?”

“Yeah, how’s the elixir refinement going?”

“Nascent Soul middle stage, complete.”

“That’s good.”

Jiang Huai stood up, “What do you want to eat tonight?”

“Sweet and sour pork ribs.”

“And you?” Jiang Huai turned to Bai Li.

“Anything with meat is good,” Bai Li looked at him innocently.

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Dinner.

Jiang Huai prepared a large table of dishes, and Luo Yueguan also joined them at the table. Compared to her gloomy expression in the morning, Luo Yueguan’s face was much brighter now, though she still didn’t interact much with Jiang Huai. Jiang Huai didn’t know what to say, but just as he picked up his chopsticks, Luo Yueguan placed a jug of wine on the table.

“Drink some?”

She looked at Jiang Huai, her eyes still slightly cold.

“Sure.”

Jiang Huai took the jug and poured wine for her. Bai Li and Luo Qingyu also got some, and the dinner table became a bit livelier. Luo Yueguan started telling Bai Li and Luo Qingyu about her experiences in the Immortal Spirit Secret Realm hundreds of years ago, hoping to offer them some advice. As she spoke, the conversation turned to some amusing encounters from Luo Yueguan’s past. Bai Li listened attentively, while Jiang Huai sat quietly on the side.

However, every time Luo Yueguan picked up her cup, she would look at him, clearly intending to get him drunk. Jiang Huai didn’t refuse and drank one cup after another with a bitter smile until his head was spinning. Luo Qingyu and Bai Li left hand in hand to bathe, and Jiang Huai leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes and feeling the world spin.

Luo Yueguan sat on a bench, her purple dress bathed in the serene moonlight. She crossed her legs beneath her dress, the silver chain around her delicate ankle seemingly sparkling.

“How are you going to handle it? You said you’d deal with it properly, so tell me, what will you do?”

“I promised Qingyu that we’d marry after she turned twenty. As for dual cultivation… I know Qingyu is willing, and I’m not unwilling. If I was hesitant before, it was because I feared that after dual cultivation, I’d have to give up on my master. But I’ve already promised Qingyu, and I should gradually let go of those thoughts. It’s just that… my cultivation hasn’t fully recovered. Although I’m ninety percent sure I can regain my cultivation, what if I fall into that ten percent? Wouldn’t that be letting Qingyu down?”

“You’re just thinking about Chu Xianning, nothing but lies!”

Jiang Huai slowly raised his head, looking directly at Luo Yueguan.

“Then what must I do to not be lying? If I take Qingyu’s body tonight, does that make it true? It’s strange… does taking Qingyu’s body mean I’ll definitely be devoted to her from then on? If I can’t even be devoted to Qingyu, and I take her body, ruining her chastity, isn’t that even more selfish towards her?”

“It’s just the difference between being a beast and worse than a beast.” Luo Yueguan said sharply.

“Yes yes, you’re right, I’m a beast, I’m fickle, but why must you all pressure me so much… Initially, I wanted nothing, just to quietly cultivate in the small courtyard on Guangxue Mountain, to seek immortality if possible, or to age slowly if not. My marriage was decided by you… I didn’t come to propose… You know it, when my master said she’d expel me from Guangxue Mountain if I didn’t agree, I was forced into this marriage. I’ve tried to be responsible, hoping to make Qingyu less sad every day. I’ve always seen Luo Qingyu as a sister until she turned eighteen, so I’ve never done anything inappropriate to her…”

“Qingyu said she likes me, and I’ve been trying hard to treat her well. I’ve watched over her as she grew up. Now that she’s eighteen, she said she still likes me, so I started trying to like her too. I’ve even promised to marry her. What more do you want? How much more must you push me? Should I now run to Guangxue Mountain and say I’m going to marry Luo Qingyu, Chu Xianning, I want to sever our master-disciple relationship, would that satisfy you?”

Luo Yueguan sneered.

“I would indeed be very satisfied.”

“But I wouldn’t,” Jiang Huai looked at Luo Yueguan’s cold smile, staring at her for a long time, a trace of weariness in his eyes.

“Haven’t you said enough?”

Luo Yueguan was taken aback.

“Yes, I’m a complete bastard, I’ve been foolishly infatuated with Chu Xianning from the start. When she arranged this marriage for me, it was to make me give up, but I stubbornly refused to let go, shamelessly clinging on. I’m just that despicable, is that what you want to hear?”

“Why would Luo Qingyu like me? Because under your influence, she could only be alone without even a friend. So suddenly having someone to talk to, she would probably like anyone. Such affection is just a lonely girl’s struggle, so I never took this marriage seriously. Luo Qingyu would grow up, and I’ve never hidden from her that I liked Chu Xianning. Do you know why I did that? Because I wanted to persuade Luo Qingyu to give up… but she didn’t.”

“She said she likes me, she’s always so obedient in front of me, so I started trying to like her gradually. But why do you all keep pressuring me? Luo Qingyu pressures me, you pressure me, do you have to dictate who I should and shouldn’t like? If I like Luo Qingyu, it’s right, and if I like Chu Xianning, it’s wrong, why? You’re not me, why decide for me?”

“Have I wronged you in any way? The ingredients for those two elixirs for Luo Qingyu and you, I risked my life to get them in the secret realm. When you came to break off the engagement, announcing to the world that Luo Qingyu had divorced me, did I show any resentment towards you? Later, when you brought Luo Qingyu to me, asking me to comfort her, did I show any impatience? Where have I gone wrong that you must torment me like this…”

Jiang Huai’s voice didn’t get any louder or more excited as he spoke. Istead, it became softer and weaker.

“You…” Luo Yueguan’s breathing became somewhat rapid.

…In fact, she didn’t really want to disgust Jiang Huai like this.

…Human nature is always a compromise. Since Luo Qingyu was obedient and gentle, she played the role of the stern one in the middle, putting some pressure on Jiang Huai.

He would surely take things more seriously, and if that made her hated, so be it—she didn’t care too much.

…But it seemed she had pushed Jiang Huai a little too far.

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Over the years, she had seen many people who could put on countless faces to achieve their goals. Yet, she had subconsciously overlooked the rare sincerity of youth that Jiang Huai exuded.

“Forget it.”

Jiang Huai didn’t continue, “If you have anything else to say, just say it all at once. I’ll listen.”

Luo Yueguan was momentarily choked up and only after a while did she slowly speak.

“There’s nothing more…”

“Then I’m going to rest.”

Jiang Huai stood up. Luo Yueguan had made him drink quite a bit, and his head was spinning. Although he occasionally enjoyed a little drink, being drunk was never a pleasant feeling.

“Come here… I’ll help you sober up…”

“No need, drinking a lot helps me sleep, no worries.”

Jiang Huai didn’t look back, just headed straight to his room. Luo Yueguan watched his retreating figure, suddenly feeling an inexplicable unease.

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Unexpressed emotions never disappear; they just get buried and will one day manifest in more extreme ways.

Jiang Huai pushed open the door to his room and quickly collapsed onto the bed.

Not long after, he was gently shaken awake by Bai Li, who was wearing a bathrobe and looking at him innocently.

“You’re in the wrong room, this is where I sleep.”

“I don’t want to move, sleep with me for a bit.” Jiang Huai’s voice was groggy.

“Are you crazy? What if Qingyu or her mother finds out? They’ll skin you alive.”

“Let them skin me, I’m so annoyed.”

About two or three seconds passed.

“I really can’t handle you.”

Bai Li looked at him helplessly, pulled back the covers, and slipped into bed beside him. Her body quickly snuggled up to Jiang Huai, who gently embraced her, feeling cozy.

After a little while, Bai Li instinctively lifted her leg and tightly wrapped it around Jiang Huai’s waist.

This way of sleeping was more comfortable.