After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 129 - Slurp

Chapter 129: Slurp

The clear night was dust-free, and the moonlight was like silver.

The summer night breeze fluttered the hem of Chu Xianning’s dress, carrying her scent to Jiang Huai’s nose.

Jiang Huai was quiet for a long time, and Chu Xianning didn’t speak either, but the atmosphere didn’t seem awkward. The flames in the stove on the flying sword danced, warm and cozy. Jiang Huai quietly turned his face to look at Chu Xianning’s profile.

The moonlight spilled onto her cheeks, making each strand of her hair seem to be painted silver by the moonlight. Chu Xianning continued to gaze quietly at the distant night sky.

Jiang Huai’s heart seemed to calm down bit by bit.

In his previous life, he was a very introverted person who spoke little, much like Chu Xianning, spending days in silence. After being reborn and being by Chu Xianning’s side, he learned to say a lot of nonsense to make her laugh. Otherwise, the silence between them would be so profound that it would ache.

“Oh right,” Jiang Huai suddenly remembered something.

“I also found a Golden Scale Fruit in the Burial Dragon Valley. The Golden Scale Pill refined from it can be used to temper the Immaculate Golden Body.”

“Oh,” Chu Xianning responded indifferently.

“When does Master think I should temper it?”

“Whenever you want.”

“What if I pass out from the pain and fall off the flying sword?”

“I’ll catch you.”

“Okay.”

So Jiang Huai took out the Golden Scale Pill he had refined earlier and, without hesitation, popped it into his mouth. Soon, he felt a needle-like pain throughout his meridians.

Jiang Huai always believed in peaceful cultivation and did not advocate that the path of cultivation must be fraught with hardships, but some pains were indeed unavoidable. Quickly, his face contorted with pain, and his body began to tremble slightly.

Chu Xianning turned to look into his eyes. Jiang Huai tried to keep his eyes wide open and meet her gaze. Neither of them spoke until Chu Xianning took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the sweat from his face.

“Does it hurt?”

“A bit.”

“I’m here,” Chu Xianning’s voice softened slightly.

So Jiang Huai said nothing more. The pain in his body surged like waves. When the Golden Scale Pill was fully assimilated, he was drenched in sweat and felt somewhat weak, but he made an effort to sit steadily, not allowing himself to fall. Chu Xianning’s spirit sword descended from the night sky to a bathing pool. Before Jiang Huai could speak, Chu Xianning had already grabbed him by the neck, like picking up a chick, and tossed him into the pool.

Jiang Huai’s body soaked in the cool water of the bath, looking up at Chu Xianning who was above the pool. After a moment of hesitation, she sat on the steps at the edge of the pool. She reached out to lift her skirt, revealing her legs, and dipped them into the water.

Her eyes were innocent and clear. Jiang Huai gazed at her feet beneath the rippling water, somewhat puzzled.

He had just swum over when Chu Xianning lifted her leg, causing a splash of water to fall onto him. She bit her lip, looking at him discontentedly.

“What are you trying to do?”

“...I thought Master wanted me to wash your feet as a gesture of filial piety.”

Chu Xianning turned her face away.

“I’m just feeling a bit warm and wanted to soak for a while.”

“Does Master want to come down and join me?”

“Do you think you’re still a child?”

Chu Xianning’s voice carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

“When I was six, I bathed with Master in the same bath pool. Now I’m nineteen, but Master is already six hundred years old. To Master, a decade or so is just a moment, there’s no difference. With hundreds of years between us, it seems reasonable for Master to treat me like a child. Luo Yueguan treats me like a naive child all day long.”

“You sure know how to play the victim first.”

Chu Xianning lifted her leg again, sending a few droplets onto Jiang Huai. Although her expression was calm, the action was like that of a child playing a prank.

“But it’s really cool in the bath, why doesn’t Master come down and feel it?”

“Master and disciple bathing together, what would that look like?”

Chu Xianning turned her face away, refusing to look at Jiang Huai.

“But there’s only the two of us here, no one else knows.”

“Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know.”

“I read a play recently. It told of a widow who took in a boy as her adopted son. As the boy grew more handsome, the widow became increasingly unable to restrain her desires, and then...”

“If you want a beating, I can help you right now.”

The water in the bath formed into a whip hanging over Jiang Huai’s head. His eyebrows twitched, but deep down, he felt an inexplicable little anticipation. If only the whip were held in Chu Xianning’s hand.

Sometimes Jiang Huai reflected on why he always seemed so submissive in front of Chu Xianning, always looking for an excuse to provoke some ripples in her heart. But then he realized that if he were always proper in front of his Master and playing the role of a gentleman, his Master would only see him as a disciple, just like before he was fourteen when Chu Xianning never had any other thoughts about him.

It was only after he started to act mischievously and provoke Chu Xianning daily that she stopped treating him like a child.

“Actually, I wanted to find an excuse to get hit to test the strength of my newly trained Immaculate Golden Body.”

Jiang Huai looked innocently at Chu Xianning.

“I’ll fulfill your wish.”

Chu Xianning sneered, and the next second, the water whip struck Jiang Huai, turning into droplets that scattered in an instant, but not before leaving a red mark on Jiang Huai’s chest.

Jiang Huai cried out in pain.

“What level of strength is that?”

“Nascent Soul mid-stage.”

“Then let’s try Nascent Soul early-stage.”

Chu Xianning took a deep breath, and the next moment, another whip struck him. Jiang Huai nearly jumped up, looking at Chu Xianning as if he wanted to cry.

“Why does it feel even heavier than before?”

“An accident.”

Chu Xianning looked up, feigning innocence.

“You almost ruined my clothes.”

Jiang Huai said, taking off his garment. By the time Chu Xianning looked at him, his upper garment had disappeared, but her gaze did not flinch. She simply watched him calmly, curious to see what other tricks this little scoundrel had up his sleeve.

“Speaking of which, when does Master plan to open the remaining four acupoints?”

“I’m not going to.”

“It’s not good to give up halfway.”

“I don’t care much about it.”

Chu Xianning said indifferently.

“It’s good for healing.”

“I don’t need it.”

“Why is Master always so stubborn?”

“I don’t need you to teach me what to do.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Huai nodded obediently, not bringing it up again. Chu Xianning had already lifted her legs from the water, droplets slowly trickling down from her pale insteps, glistening under the light. She sat on a higher chair, gently swinging her feet, with droplets falling. Jiang Huai approached at some point, and Chu Xianning glanced at him sideways.

“What are you doing here again?”

“To wipe?”

Chu Xianning stared at him for about two or three seconds, then sighed softly, “You...”

She didn’t say anything more, just slightly lifted her legs, and Jiang Huai moved closer, taking a soft towel and gently wiping the droplets off her instep. Her feet were in his hands, and she looked down at Jiang Huai’s face.

She had expected to see a sly smile on Jiang Huai’s face, but his expression was incredibly serious. Chu Xianning was silent for a while, then suddenly said softly.

“Do you know why I don’t treat you like a child anymore?”

“Why?” Jiang Huai was taken aback.

“Because you’ve been acting like a little scoundrel since you were fourteen.”

“...”

Jiang Huai’s mouth twitched slightly, but he seemed unable to refute because it was indeed the truth.

“If you were as well-behaved as before, I wouldn’t have to be so wary of you.”

“Is it still possible for me to change now?”

“What do you think?”

“I hope it’s not too late.”

Jiang Huai’s fingertips gently played with Chu Xianning’s toes, which curled slightly, but she didn’t say anything, just sat quietly, letting Jiang Huai wipe the droplets off her delicate feet with the towel.

“But I don’t think I’m too excessive.”

Jiang Huai was silent for a moment.

“I think anyone would find it hard to resist Master’s charm, especially after living together for thirteen years. It’s only human to occasionally have some dark thoughts.”

“You can have dark thoughts, but you’re not allowed to speak them.”

“What happens if I do?”

Jiang Huai looked up at her.

Chu Xianning’s gaze met Jiang Huai’s, always feeling like he was about to challenge her again the next moment. She suddenly felt an indescribable irritation, lifted her foot, and brought her toes close to Jiang Huai’s cheek.

Her toes approached his lips, and she looked down at the boy in the bath, her voice growing cold.

“If you speak, you’re not worthy of being my disciple.”

“I haven’t said anything!”

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Jiang Huai looked at the foot just millimeters from his lips.

Damn it, why did he suddenly feel like licking it to see how Master would react? Would she be furious or blush?

Chu Xianning was even more frustrated.

You haven’t said anything? You said plenty when I was asleep... Not to mention the terrible things you’ve done...

“Keeping some words to yourself can be very uncomfortable.” Jiang Huai muttered softly.

“Keep it to yourself, even if it’s uncomfortable.”

“For a lifetime?”

“For a lifetime!”

“I won’t. I will always find a chance to say it...”

Jiang Huai seemed to want to say more, but the next second, his eyes widened.

Because Chu Xianning had shoved her foot into his mouth, even moving her toes as if looking for his tongue, as if she wanted to pinch it and pull it out. Her voice was cold and angry.

“When I say you can talk about it, it means you can’t talk about it! When I say you can’t talk about it, it means you can’t talk about it!”

After what felt like several breaths, Chu Xianning seemed to realize what she had done. When she retracted her foot, it was still a bit wet.

She looked into Jiang Huai’s eyes, her breathing slightly hurried, her voice trembling.

“Are you going to talk or not?!”

“I won’t speak anymore.”

Jiang Huai licked his lips with the tip of his tongue.

“Slurp.”

The next second, Chu Xianning completely lost her composure because of his action. Almost in an instant, she was in the bath, splashing water everywhere, her fair hand gripping Jiang Huai’s neck.

“Do you really have to anger me to death before you’re satisfied?!”