After Breaking Off the Engagement, I Started Pursuing My Master-Chapter 66 - Cheeky

Chapter 66: Cheeky

For a moment, Jiang Huai’s heartbeat seemed to skip a half-beat.

He looked earnestly at Wen Wanwan in front of him. Usually, when she looked at him, her eyes were very soft, but now they held a bit of stubbornness. It was this stubbornness that made him dazed for a moment. He couldn’t quite explain it, only feeling that after a momentary pause, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated as if it was about to leap out of his chest.

“It’s really okay, I know Wanwan wants me to be warmer, but I don’t want to freeze you.”

Jiang Huai still withdrew his hand. But moments later, he leaned in a little closer to Wen Wanwan.

“But… I suddenly really want to kiss Wanwan, may I?”

Wen Wanwan did not answer with words.

Because in the next instant, Wen Wanwan’s lips had already landed on Jiang Huai’s, and she gently embraced him as if he was being kissed forcefully by her. The girl’s eyes were lightly closed, her eyelashes trembling, her soft and hot tongue tip touching his.

Jiang Huai suddenly felt not cold at all.

After a while, Wen Wanwan parted due to lack of breath, her cheeks flushed red, and she muttered shyly.

“Did Wanwan… kiss for too long…?”

“It seems so, my lips are a bit numb,” Jiang Huai nodded.

In the next instant, Wen Wanwan covered her cheeks with her hands, not daring to look into Jiang Huai’s eyes again.

Usually, she was always shy and well-behaved, but when it came to kissing, she was full of courage, and after the kiss, she became a shrinking violet, closing up her leaves and branches.

When Jiang Huai gently poked the back of Wen Wanwan’s hand, she finally let go. Jiang Huai pointed toward the lake and said softly.

“The fish is on the hook.”

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The fish caught was a Silver Wave Fish, named for the silver wave on its body. Although its flesh was not as good as that of the Spirit Snow Fish, it was still a decent catch. Jiang Huai put the fish into the net and continued to watch the lake intently.

The world seemed a bit dim under the overcast clouds. Wen Wanwan, at some point, had taken off her embroidered shoes and set aside her white silk stockings, her feet quietly dipping into the lake. The girl slightly squinted her eyes.

“This feels nice.”

Jiang Huai’s gaze was drawn to the girl’s feet in the clear lake. The girl’s slender feet shone like snow, even in the dim light. As Jiang Huai came back to his senses and looked at Wen Wanwan, she rested her elbow on her knee, her hand supporting her cheek, and there seemed to be a sly smile in her eyes.

It turned out that she deliberately wanted to show him her feet.

The girl’s delicate feet gently stirred the water, causing ripples. She leaned against Jiang Huai and whispered very softly.

“Senior Brother Jiang Huai seemed to be daydreaming just now.”

“Yes.”

“Do… do you like it?”

“I do.”

“Wanwan, Wanwan read a lot of scripts with my sister last night…”

“Hmm?”

“Wanwan saw in the scripts that you can… you can apply floral dew on your feet and then… then… press your feet together… to do bad things…”

Wen Wanwan’s cheeks were slightly red, but Jiang Huai’s attention was on something strange.

“The scripts you’re reading don’t seem very proper, do they?”

“It’s… it’s what my sister bought.”

“What’s it called?”

“The Melody of Warm Jade.”

Jiang Huai’s eyes twitched slightly, “Is the author called Ah Mumu?”

“Eh? How does Senior Brother Jiang Huai know?”

Because that Ah Mumu was none other than himself, Jiang Huai Jr.!

This was something Jiang Huai definitely couldn’t admit. Admitting it would be like social suicide, so he guiltily replied.

“I’ve also inadvertently read a couple of his books in the past.”

“Oh, is that so…”

The topic seemed to have drifted off inadvertently. Wen Wanwan quietly reached out and tugged at Jiang Huai’s sleeve, asking softly.

“Then… would Senior Brother Jiang Huai like the passages in the script?”

“I like them a little.”

“Then… Wanwan will prepare well, and in a few days, Senior Brother Jiang Huai, you come to my courtyard, and we can discuss it together, okay?”

Jiang Huai Jr. felt that he should hesitate and be reserved, but his head involuntarily nodded, as eager as if pounding garlic. Wen Wanwan’s cheeks flushed red, her delicate face buried in his shoulder, unwilling to lift it again.

It seemed that saying those bold words had exhausted all her courage.

But Jiang Huai’s mind wandered to strange things again. If you want someone to agree to do something, the best way is to build a possible scenario in their mind in advance. For example, if you want to kiss a girl, you can casually talk to her about kissing. When the kiss actually happens, her chances of refusal will be greatly reduced.

So Wen Wanwan had painted a big picture for him. Wait a minute, Jiang Huai, how can you be so maliciously speculative about Junior Sister Wanwan?

Wanwan just wants to make you happy, what’s wrong with that?!

Jiang Huai immediately punched the despicable Jiang Huai Jr. in his heart. How could he always use dark thoughts to speculate about others?

Loving someone is not wrong!

Only not loving is always wrong.

…….

Jiang Huai and Wen Wanwan sat by the lake for more than two hours, talking for a long time. Jiang Huai quietly listened to many things about her past, and he also told Wen Wanwan many interesting stories from his past. Wen Wanwan listened attentively by his side. For many years, Wen Wanwan had hardly left the sect, and her life had been mostly simple and peaceful, while Jiang Huai had been down the mountain quite a few times and had many stories of exploring secret realms to tell.

Wen Wanwan lifted her feet from the lake, and Jiang Huai took a handkerchief, carefully wiping the water off her feet, then helped her put on her white stockings and embroidered shoes.

Until noon, Jiang Huai guessed it was about time and took out a pill from his storage ring, placing it on the fish hook.

“What’s this?” Wen Wanwan asked curiously, blinking.

“Once, a revered master mentioned to me that the Spirit Snow Fish in the Lingxue Lake is delicious but difficult to catch. Lingxue True Person doesn’t like people using spiritual energy to catch her fish, saying that fishing is a matter of chance. So, I fished in the Lingxue Lake for three days and nights but still saw no sign of a Spirit Snow Fish.”

“And then?”

“Then I got desperate and developed this pill.”

The moment Jiang Huai threw the pill into the lake, the fish were almost instantly attracted by the fragrance of the pill, and all the fish nearly surfaced. Jiang Huai quickly spotted the Spirit Snow Fish among the dense school of fish. He lifted the fishing rod, suspending the pill in mid-air. The Spirit Snow Fish, being the leader of the school, almost effortlessly swallowed the pill and was then entangled by the fish hook, struggling in vain.

Hehe, everything that fate gives you is already priced, and this is the price of greed.

Jiang Huai was satisfied as he collected the Spirit Snow Fish, then put away the fishing rod and took Wen Wanwan’s hand, “Run quickly, if the Spirit Snow Master finds out, she’ll come to my master to settle the score again.”

Wen Wanwan, amused, was led by Jiang Huai to run away quickly, leaving the Lingxue Lake behind.

……

Back at the courtyard.

Jiang Huai’s alchemy furnace was still running automatically, and the medicine for treating the cold poison was ready. Chu Xianning was sitting in the courtyard with a pot of tea in front of her. Jiang Huai first went to get the medicine, brought it to his mouth, and tried to savor it. He clearly remembered what ingredients he had put in, so he could roughly guess what the medicine should taste like. If there was a hint of floral fragrance, he would definitely not miss it.

Regrettably, he tried hard to use all the taste buds on his tongue but still couldn’t taste a hint of floral fragrance, only bitterness. The medicine was originally bitter, so bitter that it made him cry.

The master didn’t give me floral dew, Master doesn’t love me, Master doesn’t love me, suicide.

Jiang Huai asked Wen Wanwan to sit in the yard for a while, and he went to the kitchen to deal with the Spirit Snow Fish. After preparing it, he put it in the steamer. The Spirit Snow Fish needed to be steamed a bit longer to be flavorful and to ensure the flesh didn’t become tough. Jiang Huai came to Wen Wanwan’s side and said softly, “Sit for a while, we’ll eat together in a bit.”

Wen Wanwan obediently nodded, her eyes quietly glancing at Chu Xianning sitting in the pavilion.

Chu Xianning is the undisputed number one fairy of the Tianxuan Sect. Her cool and aloof appearance draws attention unconsciously, but when Chu Xianning glances back inadvertently, the coolness in her eyes seems somewhat piercing.

Jiang Huai winks at Wen Wanwan, signaling her to join him at the pavilion. He sits opposite Chu Xianning and begins to collect the Go pieces on the board. Chu Xianning just gives him a faint look and says, “I won’t play with you.”

“No, Master, I won that day because I cheated,” Jiang Huai says innocently, looking into her eyes.

“I entered all the Go manuals into a formation and then it automatically calculated the best moves. It’s not really my own skill. Using that thing is boring. It’s more interesting to play Go with my own skills against you, Master.”

Chu Xianning glances at him and eventually picks up a Go piece. Jiang Huai looks at the teapot on the side, pours himself a cup, and then gets a new cup for Wen Wanwan as well.

Chu Xianning’s brows furrow slightly, seemingly a bit displeased.

Jiang Huai is taken aback. Master doesn’t seem like someone who would be so petty?

But Chu Xianning’s frown is brief, and her expression quickly returns to calm. She asks indifferently.

“How’s your cold poison?”

“It’s okay. The medicinal herbs can cure about seventy percent of it. I’ll be fine after a couple more days.”

“Oh,” Chu Xianning responds faintly.

Wen Wanwan carefully lifts the teacup on the table to her lips and takes a gentle sip. The taste of the tea, filled with a light floral fragrance, fills her mouth. Jiang Huai, used to the taste, notices that besides jasmine, there are also some white rose petals in the teapot.

“Master, why did you feel like adding some rose petals today?”

Jiang Huai asks while taking a sip of tea, the floral scent almost overwhelming his mouth with its sweetness.

(TLN: “Speaking of which, I remember Master’s Flower Spirit Body, your bodily fluids also have medicinal effects.”)

Jiang Huai is momentarily stunned, looking at Chu Xianning with surprise, but she doesn’t look at him, her gaze remaining indifferent on the board as she places a piece.

Jiang Huai mutters, “Why does the tea taste so good today? I should try adding some white rose petals next time.”

“Your dog mouth is quite clever,” Chu Xianning’s voice seems to carry a hint of annoyance.

“I’m a cheeky dog, huh,” Jiang Huai smiles at Chu Xianning.