Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 285 - 243: The Shaking Crystal Palace_2

Chapter 285: Chapter 243: The Shaking Crystal Palace_2

"Yunrou, you sit here." He took off his outer garment, spread it on the tree branch, and sat down on one side.

Yunrou’s heart warmed at this, thinking to herself that Xuan really is not like ordinary men. Once she sat down, she realized that the view here was exceptional. The views of most of the academy, the market outside, and the lights within miles were all within her sight.

As Yunrou was looking into the distance, Li Xuan looked up at the sky. The night was dark and windy, the surroundings pitch black, and no one was paying attention to this place. Thinking it was the perfect time for heroes to demonstrate their might, he silently moved his buttocks closer to the girl until he was less than a finger away: "Yunrou, do you still remember when we first met?"

"Yes, it was at Duke Xuguo’s residence."

Xue Yunrou noticed Li Xuan’s little action but pretended not to know: "I remember that day, the weather was just like this. Back then, you had no eyes for me and penned a poem for my cousin — ’clouds want to dress, flowers want to look beautiful,’ didn’t you?"

Li Xuan gave an awkward smile and then, without any different expression, put one arm around Xue Yunrou’s waist: "At that time, you were a fallen fairy in my eyes, so beautiful that I could only admire and couldn’t touch you. I would never have thought that one day, I, Li Xuan, could be favored by a fairy and embrace such a beautiful woman."

Xue Yunrou grunted with annoyance and gave him a stare. Then she felt the warmth of Li Xuan’s large hand and the gradually increasing strength. Her pretty face turned red, and as she twiddled with her hair, she looked elsewhere, pretending not to notice Li Xuan’s attempts to pull her into his arms and skillfully resisted his pull.

Seeing this, Li Xuan knew that he would have to put in more effort. Capturing this crafty little fox was not going to be easy.

He then sighed: "Yunrou, do you know? I still feel like I’m dreaming, afraid that this is an illusion created by Luo Yan, and that you and everything else are just illusions."

Xue Yunrou was reminded immediately of Luo Yan, a woman who was mysterious, immensely powerful, and had a special connection with Li Xuan.

A sense of crisis began to develop in her heart. She wondered if she could really wait until the day Li Xuan would marry her openly.

"Only by holding your hand do I feel that everything is real."

Li Xuan was holding Yunrou’s hand tightly, his expression full of emotion: "I really hope that this moment lasts forever. The time is still, conversing with you; the years flow slowly, staying with you; the splendor fades, growing old with you. Just like this, accompanying you for a lifetime, every second, every minute counts."

Xue Yunrou was deeply moved, she stared at Li Xuan with her eyes wide open and could not help but grip his sleeve.

"Xuan, is this really what you think?"

Li Xuan nodded vigorously: "Of course, Yunrou, you must not doubt my sincerity. What I fear most right now is that I may not fulfill my promise. The thought of possibly failing your expectations makes me restless..."

What he didn’t notice was that in the core of his Primordial Spirit, the girl in the red dress was opening her eyes, with numerous blood strands and ribbons spreading out in all directions.

Xue Yunrou just felt her heart pounding fiercely, but then it felt like several swords were stabbed into it all at once. Her pretty face turned pale: "How could you fail? Xuan, you must not be so unconfident. Your talent is rare in thousands of years, at most one or two months, and you’ll be able to reach the fifth house level."

"Even entering the fifth house level can only prolong one’s life by half a year at most. I will certainly strive for it - "

Li Xuan shook his head, his eyes full of deep emotion as he looked at Xue Yunrou’s face, thinking that the time was almost up: "I want you to be the one I love for a lifetime, to live with you in peace and comfort, to share every detail of daily life with you, to grow old with you —"

Xue Yunrou’s body trembled slightly, she was enchanted by Li Xuan’s gaze. Her heart was pounding as she watched Li Xuan’s handsome face get closer and closer, but she couldn’t move or resist him.

She thought she was a person with a strong will, a person who was determined, but why couldn’t she guard her heart in front of Xuan?

This might be the end. Would she be swept away by Xuan this time? How could Xuan be so good at saying sweet words?

Just as the two were about to touch, a strong cough suddenly sounded from under the tree!

Li Xuan thought, who is it this time, who is ruining my good event?

He looked down and saw Mrs. Jiang holding a lantern with a surprised look standing under the tree: "Isn’t this Xuan and Yunrou? How come you two are here?"

Xue Yunrou instinctively shrunk back like a rabbit, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Li Xuan felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, extinguishing all his excitement.

"Mrs. Jiang?" He was very surprised, as he called out to her and then somewhat embarrassingly jumped down from the tree: "I was invited by Jijiu Quan. You know, I’m now their protector of Neo-Confucianism. Mrs. Jiang, what are you doing here?"

There is a saying that if you take something from someone, you owe them. Mrs. Jiang has always been very nice to him, but he ’moved on’ after parting ways with Jiang Hanyun, which made him feel guilty.

"Quan Dingtian and Uncle Jiang are close friends. I and Mrs. Quan are even like sisters bound by a solemn pledge. Today, I came to play at Mrs. Quan’s invitation."

After saying this, Mrs. Jiang asked with a restrained smile, "Xuan, how did you get together with Yunrou? When did this happen?"

"Uh..." Li Xuan looked at Mrs. Jiang, then at Xue Yunrou behind him, and scratched his head, "It’s been a while."

Mrs. Jiang was stunned, seeming to be quite shocked: "Xuan, are you serious about Yunrou?"

"Well... how do I put it?" Li Xuan clasped his hands together, gazing off into the distance, "Hmm! Yes, I fell for her."

At the moment when Mrs. Jiang looked dazed and Xue Yunrou showed joy, an 8th-rank official from the Guozi Bureau happened to arrive outside this peach grove. He looked around and, upon seeing Li Xuan’s figure, a delighted expression appeared on his face, and he hurriedly walked over: "Six Paths Bureau Colonel, our Jijiu has summoned you, asking you to come to the Mingjing Hall as soon as you’re available."

Reading the confusion on Li Xuan’s face, he respectfully added: "Jijiu has asked us to personally invite you to soon attend, informing us that it is a matter of great importance and only you can handle it. As for the specific matters, you’ll know when you get there."

Li Xuan was at a loss about how to conclude the situation given the awkward atmosphere here, so he seized this opportunity to make his exit: "In that case, let’s make our way there, so as not to keep Jijiu waiting."

But as he was leaving with the Zhujiao of Guozi Bureau, he could not help but repeatedly take a look back, filled with unwillingness, at the little fox that had escaped his clutches.

He thought to himself, when would he have such an opportunity again? And the little fox’s resistance would be greater, it may not be possible to break down her defenses with just a few words like today.

But the figure of Mrs. Jiang made him very clear that even if he stays, he cannot succeed, and might even make things awkward.

Meanwhile, outside the peach grove, Mrs. Jiang and Xue Yunrou looked at each other in silence.