Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 524 - Three Hundred and Thirty-Nine: Reunion

Chapter 524: Chapter Three Hundred and Thirty-Nine: Reunion

"They... just went in so openly?"

The courtyard was dark, surrounded by parasol trees, with snowflakes falling alongside the yellow leaves, and a few warm yellow lights from the hall adorned the rippling pond under the cold wind.

An embroidered phoenix screen divided the entrance hall where there were no doors, shrouding it in darkness, with only a few flickers of firelight casting the seductive silhouette of a woman holding scrolls. A lazy and enchanting female voice, like a serpent, slithered out to the man half-kneeling in the courtyard:

"With his cultivation level, spotting you shouldn’t be difficult, so, he did this deliberately for my benefit?"

The man’s face was hidden by his robe; dressed in black, all one could see were his eyes as he knelt upon the snowy ground, head bowed:

"... Your subordinate would not dare to speculate."

The woman’s voice from behind the screen was light, tinged with laughter, yet cold:

"I didn’t ask you..."

After her words, the woman behind the screen fell silent for a while, and the snowy courtyard at night became noiseless.

The man in the black robe said nothing, but without the woman speaking, he did not dare to leave and knelt obediently in the snow-covered courtyard.

As time passed, a light layer of white began to accumulate on his black clothes, yet he made no complaint, continuing to kneel meticulously without wavering in the wind and snow.

He was well aware that the woman inside the hall would not keep him here without reason.

Time passed unknowably, when suddenly a faint sound of a door opening crept from the gatehouse of the vast silent courtyard.

The pupils of the man in black narrowed slightly.

Without any announcement, not even the sound of a knock, who would dare to barge directly into the headquarters of the Black Scale Guards in Guangyang City?

Though puzzled in his mind, he remained properly kneeling.

"Creak—"

"Creak—"

Footsteps through the snow came from behind, very light, very slow.

Chief Lou didn’t allow him to leave... It must be for this person.

Despite not daring to scout the newcomer, his rigorously trained instincts still allowed the man to deduce from the footsteps that the visitor was not highly cultivated.

After a dozen breaths, the person had already reached his side.

The man in black saw a pair of expensive cloud-tipped boots in his lowered vision, and as the person passed him, there was a slight pause, as if taking a glance, before they continued towards the interior.

Still without any announcement, not even a greeting, the footsteps went straight behind the screen.

After that, there was no more sound.

Looking at the dimly lit great hall, Xu Yuan casually took out a Fire Spirit Lamp and placed it on the desk, leaning on the desk and looking at the woman opposite:

"Sister, long time no see, did you miss me?"

Today, Lou Ji was wearing a light-colored tunic with silver edges, a water-lotus colored gauze belt cinched at the waist, and her long skirt with a smoke-rosy rising lotus tail made her slender waist appear even more delicate, not wide enough to grasp with one hand.

Of course, her tightly drawn attire accentuated her ample curves, yet her garments were fastened so that no cleavage was visible.

Taking a deep breath, Lou Ji cast a cool glance at him and said with an indifferent tone:

"Sister’s longing is of no use; if you don’t come to find me yourself, our Changtian might just leave without even greeting me."

Xu Yuan strolled over to Lou Ji’s back, gently pressing her fair neck and shoulders, and defended himself:

"Sister, if you had not provided someone to lead the way for me, I wouldn’t have been able to find this place."

Speaking, Xu Yuan pressed Lou Ji’s soft shoulders while asking:

"When I entered the city today, I saw from above that Guangyang City was really lively. Is something about to happen?"

"What do you think?"

Lou Ji glanced back at the ’little devil’ behind her, lazily leaned back in the chair, closed her eyes, and enjoyed his massaging fingers:

"Recently I’ve been so busy that I’m almost worn out to death... Mmm, not bad technique – you can press harder."

"All right." Xu Yuan proceeded to circulate his Cultivation Technique.

"Harder."

Lou Ji’s beautiful eyes half-closed, her pupils clear as spring water.

"Hmm."

"Didn’t you eat today? Press harder."

"Eh... okay."

"Changtian...."

"Hmm?"

"With such little strength, do I need to give you some medicine?"

"...." Xu Yuan.

Oh no, he was going to get scolded.

Just as the thought crossed his mind,

Lou Ji gracefully sat up straight, turned her gaze back, with strands of black hair fluttering to her lips, her verdant eyes fixed on him with a trace of coldness:

"Changtian, I’m very curious, with your level of cultivation, how did you dare to insist on staying in Northern Border?"

It was starting...

After a moment’s eye contact, Xu Yuan grinned and said:

"Sister, about the matters in Northern Border City, I think I handled them..."

"Bang!!"

Before he could finish, Lou Ji slapped her hand onto the desk.

Amidst the rippling soft waves, the solid wooden desk bore the imprint of a hand.

Lou Ji stared into Xu Yuan’s eyes, a cold smile curling at the edge of her lips:

"You think I’m talking about that? No matter how well you handled it, what does it matter? Before I left, didn’t I instruct you to rather do nothing than to show off? Xu Changtian, do you really think that with your status, no one dares to kill you?!

"I can tell you that if you show off, everyone in the world will want you dead!"

"No, when did you mention this to me before you left?" Xu Yuan murmured back: "You just let me choose whether I wanted to go with you or not..."

"Bang!!!"

This time, the entire desk shattered into dust.

Lou Ji’s full bosom heaved with her breaths, her eyes fierce:

"I don’t have to say it for you to understand?!"

"I understand."

Xu Yuan coughed lightly: "It’s just that life rarely goes as one would like..."

Whoosh—

Lou Ji stood up, her high heels allowing her to look Xu Yuan in the eye. She stretched out her hand and grabbed his collar, pulling him close, her gaze piercing into his eyes: