How did Si Kong Hengyu know?
Ning Shu’s mind went blank for a while. At first, she didn’t even try to defend herself. Instead, she carefully considered the meaning behind those words. The other person seemed to know her very well.
The boy who had come to a clear understanding suddenly lost all color in his face.
Sīkōng Hè’s aura pressed down, incredibly strong and domineering, inescapable: “This time, I’ll let it slide. But if Master finds out next time…I won’t forgive you.”
“But Ning Shu just stared blankly at the man before her for a long while before she said, “ … This disciple was merely going out to clear my head. Does even Master need to concern himself with this?”
Sī Kǒng Héng yù chuí móu, jiāng shào nián bào rú huái zhōng.
He whispered, “Don’t you remember what those people in the sect said about you two years ago?” He said calmly, “There are too many rumors and gossip. Even if my cultivation base is powerful, I can’t stop everyone’s mouths.”
Ning Shu stopped talking.
He almost forgot about this, and for a moment couldn’t refute the statement. Instead, he had brought quite a bit of trouble to Tianqifeng and Sikong Hengyu.
But Ning Shu always felt that something was wrong.
The boy pursed his lips, unable to figure out what was wrong. When he sensed the slight chill of her snowy body, he shifted uncomfortably and opened his mouth to say, “Master, I’m an adult now…”
Sikuohengyu went to help the young man’s slender waist, that cool breath brushed past his ear, and then said: “If you count by seniority, I am much older than you.”
Ning Shu didn’t speak again.
The cultivation world doesn’t care much about age; cultivators live far longer than ordinary humans. He was eighteen now, but Si Kong Hengyu had already lived for many years. If you were to calculate his seniority according to human standards, his master could be his great-great-grandmother!
At the thought of this, the boy couldn’t help but feel a little embarrassed.
But at the same time, I’m a little curious. Sikong Hengyu has been renowned in the cultivation world for so long. Now that his cultivation base is unfathomable, how many centuries has he lived?
But curiosity aside, Ning Shu wouldn’t be foolish enough to ask her master her age directly.
He opened his mouth and stammered, “But… but as a disciple, I feel something is not quite right…”
The boy carried a faint, soft scent about him, perhaps he was unaware of it himself.
But Sikong Hengyu caught a whiff of the fragrance. He held his soft-bodied disciple in his arms, his Adam’s apple bobbing slightly as he said nonchalantly, “Is something wrong?”
Ning Shu pursed her lips, her face was already quite thin.
It was almost embarrassing to ask him to say those words aloud. He felt a surge of annoyance, realizing that Si Kong Hengyu must have known all along, yet he chose to pretend ignorance.
Ning Shu couldn’t stand it anymore, he tugged at the man’s snow cloak.
“Don’t move.”
Si Kong Hengyu grasped the young man’s arm and then leaned in. He kissed his soft neck, leaving a slightly cool and tingling sensation.
Ning Shu’s face flushed hot, her heart suddenly feeling grasped by something.
…and there was also a nameless feeling of shame and humiliation.
A faint tone, yet carrying a profound sense of authority.
It’s both a warning and an admonition.
Ning Shu’s kissed neck still carried an indescribable heat. He was out of breath and unable to scold, his eyes slightly red, and he said with a hint of defiance, “This disciple understands…”
Si Kong Hengyu looked at the person, his light-colored pupils softening slightly.
He whispered again, his voice slightly hoarse: “While I’m in seclusion, you can think about other things.”
Ning Shu understood the implication in his words.
Said nothing.
…
Ning Shu felt a bit stifled, burying himself under the covers. He thought to himself in a daze, Si Kong Hengyu never intended for him to escape at all. While he said it nicely, he clearly didn’t give him a moment’s rest.
His words were still veiled in hypocrisy.
Ning Shu couldn’t help but think, “This is his good master?”
“Upon returning, Lingling exclaimed with surprise, “Host, the deity’s favorability has reached 86! You’re amazing!”
Ningshu heard the sound of Lingling and immediately perked up.
He didn’t know how to explain this to Lingling… It sounded absurd, but he stammered slightly: “Lingling, didn’t you say that this is a romance world?”
“Yes, host, Liu Xueying is indeed the female lead of this world. However, the plot has changed now, the God Venerable’s disciple is you.”
Ning Shu opened her mouth again and asked, “What happened to the heroine and Si Kong Hengyu after they ascended to the heavenly realm in the story’s ending?”
Lingling said, “The author ended it abruptly. It seems like the main male and female characters haven’t even confirmed their relationship.”
Ning Shu: “……But didn’t Liu Xueying chase after Sikong Hengyu for hundreds of years?”
Lingling said: “Yes, Host. Because the author said that the Divine Venerable cultivates the Way of Impassion, the Way of Impassion is very difficult to be moved emotionally. No desires, cold and ruthless.”
Ning Shu remained silent.
He was a little suspicious that he might have walked into someone else’s world, Si Kong Hengyu treating him so intimately, hugging him, and the things under his clothes. Pressing against his legs like this, how could it be… without any ulterior motives?
He took a deep breath and closed his eyes, saying, “…Lingling, is there any way I can turn back the plot?”
…
Liu Xueying said she was coming to see him, and Ning Shu hadn’t expected her to arrive so suddenly.
It was just a visit after posting an advice note.
“I heard from the master that the Divine Venerable has been in seclusion these few days,” Liu Xueying said, “This way we won’t disturb him.”
Ning Shu smiled, thinking it was quite a coincidence that she had come.
If Master found out…
He withdrew some of his thoughts and proactively entertained the female lead.
Ning Shu although not very fond of food, he had never gone on a hunger strike. So Sikong Hengyu gathered several human chefs on Tianqi Peak, who could cook anything.
Liuxueying had only eaten one pastry before she became somewhat envious of his life here.
Ning Shu smiled, but in her heart she was thinking, the one who originally enjoyed all this should have been Liu Xueying.
Liuxueying wanted to practice swordsmanship with the young man again.
The two then dueled on the cliff edge at the back of the mountain.
When night fell, the young girl seemed to realize that it was getting late. She felt a little embarrassed and said, “Master Ning, I had a really good time today. Can I come back tomorrow to practice swordsmanship with you?”
Ning Shu hesitated for a moment, her expression showing uncertainty.
He thought Si Kong Hengyu’s words were not unreasonable. If he got too close to the female lead, there would be some bad rumors within Tianzongmen. He didn’t care about it, but the female lead’s innocence was very important.
Just about to say something.
Liu Xueying then said, “Master Ning, if you find it inconvenient. Then I won’t force you. It’s just that my senior brothers and sisters have gone out, and I feel bored being alone, so I came to look for you….”
Ning Shu heard this, and swallowed the words she was about to say.
He thought for a moment and said: “Master dislikes being disturbed. He will leave seclusion in two days. You can come again tomorrow.”
Liu Xueying pursed her lips into a smile, and the pink dress made her look extremely radiant.
Ning Shu watched her leave, his gaze lingering for a while before finally being drawn away.
He couldn’t help but think to himself, what if he hadn’t come to this world. Would Liuxueying have followed Sikuohengyu just as the plot depicted?
There is no clear good outcome in the ending.
Ning Shu couldn’t help but feel sorry for her, staring at her for a long time without recovering.
Until a breath merged with the air.
Ning Shu couldn’t help but feel a tightening in her chest, she quickly raised her eyes to look.
Si Kong Hengyu had already arrived from the sky. At this moment, in the frost-covered night, he was gazing at him with his pale eyes.
Ning Shu didn’t know how, her heart suddenly constricted.
The whole person was dumbfounded, but his mind was racing, thinking, Didn’t the other party say they were going into seclusion? Sky Emperor Hengyu wasn’t supposed to come out of seclusion until two days later, why… Did he leave seclusion early?
When his mind was a bit muddled.
Sīkōng Héngyù walked towards this side, his eyes fixed on him, and said: “What’s the matter, are you a little reluctant?”
Ning Shu opened her mouth and said, “Master, how…”
Si Kong Hengyu interrupted his words: “You’re surprised that I left the seclusion early?” His tone shifted slightly, “Your teacher never said he wouldn’t leave seclusion early, just that it might disappoint you.”
Ning Shu’s remaining words were stuck in her throat, neither coming nor going, making her feel very uncomfortable.
He suddenly thought, the heroine would still have to come tomorrow.
I couldn’t help but purse my lips, a feeling of unease I couldn’t describe.
Sirong Hengyu countered, “You dislike her, yet why do you persist in entanglement with her?”
Ning Shu opened her mouth and said, “I haven’t entangled with Liu Shumei.” She mustered her courage and said, “Like Zhou Shuzhu, Master, did you have friends when you were young? Is it not allowed for me to make friends?”
He immediately regretted his words.
Isn’t this talking back to your master?
Si Kong Hengyu remained silent, only staring at him for a long time before saying, “But I have never befriended any female cultivator.”
Ning Shu only felt her ears burning hot.
It was as if he were the one who had done something wrong, rather than Si Kong Heng Yu.
“You still call her junior sister, my disciple. From beginning to end, you’ve only ever had one.” Sikong Hengyu’s face turned a touch colder than frost. “Junior Sister? You do say it so naturally, more natural even than addressing Master.”
Ning Shu didn’t know why he suddenly became serious, her mind momentarily blanked.
He immediately sensed a chill creep up on him.
“Master once said, the last time it was over.” Si Kong Hengyu grabbed his hand and pulled him into his arms: “But this time, Master will punish you.”
Before Ning Shu could react, his body was pulled into that broad chest.
That temperature felt abnormally cold.
The boy instinctively flinched, dodging out of the way.
But the divine being didn’t give him that chance, instead taking the youth’s hand and leaning down to bite his soft lips.
“You’re so disobedient, what should your master do about this?”
“If they bully you too badly, will you cry again, huh?”