Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 206 - One Hundred Sixty-Three: Departure

Chapter 206: Chapter One Hundred Sixty-Three: Departure

Half an hour later,

the bright pattern lamp had already been lit, illuminating the entire room with its white glow in the pitch-dark chamber.

At the square table,

Xu Yuan sat shirtless in his chair, while Ran Qingmo sat expressionlessly opposite him, the scabbarded Ink Sword placed on the table.

In her nightwear, Xinyao stood by Xu Yuan’s side, carefully applying medicine to his wound.

The sound of the sword cry naturally woke her up. She stumbled out to take a look and saw the hole in the roof of the next room, cut by the Sword Qi. After a moment of stupefaction, she ran next door, pushed the door open, and then she saw the collapsed bed in the room, Ran Qingmo with a sword in hand, and her third brother lying in a pile of firewood.

The room was very quiet, no one spoke, only the "sizzle" of Xinyao handling the medicine jar and tearing gauze could be heard.

The sharp pain from his ribs made Xu Yuan frown deeply, but he didn’t make a sound.

He had broken two ribs, and likely fractured a bone in his hand.

The Sword Qi didn’t chop him; if it had, Xinyao would probably be placing flowers on his grave right now instead of applying medicine.

While enduring the pain, Xu Yuan fixed his gaze on the innocent-looking Big Ice Lump opposite him.

After Ran Qingmo had kissed his cheek, she gently released his hand, ready to get up.

Can one just let go of the meat delivered to their mouth? Of course not, it should be thoroughly devoured.

This is what Xu Yuan thought, and what he did.

One hand on the waist, the other behind the head.

It proved that even the coldest women have warm bodies, especially their red lips and waist. He was just about to feel the Big Ice Lump’s heartbeat with his hand.

Then.....

That’s where it ended.

He had pushed his luck.

The moment their lips met, Xu Yuan saw her beautiful eyes widen in astonishment, but almost immediately, he felt the hand that had just released his being grasped again, followed by a "click."

In the silent room, it was clearly audible.

She must have been skilled, because the sound was quite pleasant, although a little painful.

Before the pain could spread through his body, the sound of the sword cry rang in his ear, and the Ink Sword stuck in the bed was lifted upward by the Big Ice Lump’s grip.

The house had been chopped down.

At the same time, she struck out with her palm, hitting him in the chest.

The bed could not bear the weight and collapsed with a bang.

Thinking up to this point, Xu Yuan took a deep breath, but grimaced in pain because of his injured ribs.

And at this moment,

a gentle voice sounded at his side:

"Third brother, don’t move. I’m getting ready to set it; the ointment needs time to soak in,"

Xu Yuan stopped moving at her words, but his gaze remained fixed on the black-clothed woman opposite.

Seeing Xu Yuan’s look, Xinyao hesitated slightly and advised in a low voice:

"Third brother... if Qingmo doesn’t want to, it’s better not to force her now."

"..."

Xu Yuan turned to look at his fourth sister and replied softly due to his injury:

"I’m forcing her? Take a look at whose room this is?"

Xinyao cast a glance at the expressionless and cold woman opposite, hesitated slightly, and said softly:

"If Qingmo had been willing, it wouldn’t have come to this."

"Xu Yuan....."

At this moment, Ran Qingmo, who had been silent all this while, spoke softly.

"What is it?" Xu Yuan glanced at her.

"Master said, if...."

"No more about what master said."

Xu Yuan interrupted, looking at her: "Did your master ever tell you what it means when a woman kisses a man in his bed in the middle of the night?"

He really didn’t understand.

What does it signify when a woman climbs onto a man’s bed in the middle of the night and kisses him? It signals a request for interaction.

One hundred percent, that’s what it means.

In both of his lifetimes combined, Xu Yuan had never seen an exception.

Until today.

"..."

Ran Qingmo was silent for a moment: "No."

Xu Yuan sighed:

"No, that’s right. Now let me tell you, it signifies she wants to consummate the marriage."

Ran Qingmo’s beautiful eyes were startled for a moment:

"Is that so... I understand now."

Having said that,

Ran Qingmo looked at his injury and pondered for a long time before she finally spoke in a low voice, "Xu Yuan... I’m sorry, it wasn’t intentional..."

Xu Yuan curled his lips, looking at her with a trace of a smile:

"So it was on purpose?"

"It wasn’t intentional either."

Ran Qingmo sincerely replied, "If you are angry, I’ll let you hit me too."

As she spoke, Ran Qingmo slowly stood up and started to walk towards him.

"...."

Xu Yuan was stunned for a moment, then slowly raised his hand to massage his brow:

"Enough, enough, I’m not angry."

Looking at her coming closer, utterly unguarded, Xu Yuan suddenly felt very helpless.

Ran Qingmo stood still, looking at Xu Yuan’s expression without giving up:

"Should I hit myself then?"

"I already said it’s fine."

Xu Yuan shook his head: "If you really had intended to harm me just now, Xinyao would probably be collecting my body now."

"You really don’t need it?" Ran Qingmo asked.

"Just don’t do it again."

"Oh....."

"I’m not talking about kissing me."

"Then what does it mean?"

"Don’t hit me."

"....." Xu Xinyao said.

"..."

Ran Qingmo seriously asked, "What if I can’t help it? I just couldn’t help it earlier."

Xu Yuan’s facial muscles twitched slightly.

He suddenly longed for strength.

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The entire courtyard had a total of three wing rooms, and since Xu Yuan’s room was split open by Ran Qingmo, Xu Xinyao tidied up and moved over to live with Ran Qingmo.

Originally, Xu Yuan had wanted Ran Qingmo to stay with him, but Xu Xinyao disagreed, telling him to recover from his injuries properly.

The days in Shengshan County went by swiftly.

Because of his injury, Xu Yuan spent every day in his room recuperating, while Ran Qingmo was cultivating in the next room, and Xu Xinyao would take a screen and run into the city every day to save people.

Xu Yuan had thought that this way of life would continue until the reinforcements from the surrounding counties arrived to deal with the Demonic Beast tide trapped in the Grand Illusory Fog Formation, and then leave with Colonel Wang. However, just over half a month later, a message from the Prime Minister’s Mansion arrived instructing him that he could proceed to the Myriad Manifestation Sect.

The efficiency of the Black Scale Army’s phased military assembly was somewhat faster than expected.

Although the assembly points were all in uninhabited areas near Wanxiang City, given the large number of people, it was difficult to hide their traces if the time got slightly extended.

He, as the Prime Minister-appointed person in charge, needed to go there and wait.

Despite the injury not being fully healed in seven or eight days, the bones had mostly mended. The rule of "injuries to bones and muscles taking a hundred days to heal" did not apply to this world, or at least not to Xu Yuan.

On the day he received the message, Xu Yuan, accompanied by two women under screens, went to bid farewell to Colonel Wang.

When Colonel Wang learned of this information, he was somewhat surprised, but said nothing. After Xu Yuan’s figure disappeared into the mist, he saluted in the direction Xu Yuan had gone....

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Seven days later, at Wanxiang City’s western gate.

An inconspicuous Demonic Beast carriage traveled on the spacious imperial road when suddenly, the curtain of the carriage was pulled open from the inside.

Xu Yuan looked outside through the carriage window.

The city walls were towering, the imperial road was wide, and various pedestrians bustled at the city gate entrance. Although not as busy as Jingjiang Prefecture, it was much stronger than an ordinary county city.

Like other prosperous prefectures and counties, Wanxiang City had a large transfer station outside each city gate to divert crowds. Because the Tax Bureau needed to collect taxes from merchant convoys, it was more efficient this way, and the crowd was orderly guided to various smaller gates.

Even though it required queuing, the process wasn’t too slow after being diverted. After just a quarter of an hour, Xu Yuan and the carriage passed through the gate and entered Wanxiang City.

The Demonic Beast carriage moved slowly along the bustling streets. Xu Yuan swept a glance around and then lowered the curtain, saying with a smile:

"This Wanxiang City is indeed prosperous. I hope that the rulers of the Myriad Manifestation Sect will be sensible."

Xu Xinyao sat quietly next to Ran Qingmo, opposite him. Seeing Xu Yuan retract his gaze, she asked softly:

"Third Brother, what do you plan to do now?"

Xu Yuan gently stroked his fingers, musing quietly:

"That Yuan Hao mentioned by father has already arrived. We will go find him now."