Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 660 - Four Hundred and Nineteen: Preparations

Chapter 660: Chapter Four Hundred and Nineteen: Preparations

Tianyan left, decisively so.

Before she left, she didn’t even glance back at him.

The lingering incense in the room continued to disturb, while the person in front of him left but the tea had not yet cooled.

Staring at the porcelain cup in front of him that had just been poured and was still steaming, Xu Yuan’s emotions finally turned into a soft sigh:

"It’s really just like in the memories..."

Tianyan’s resolute departure did not exceed Xu Yuan’s expectations.

In the Illusionary Realm for twenty years,

for him, Tianyan had changed a lot.

She learned to care, to be gentle, to nourish his moods like a spring when he was down.

But this didn’t mean that Tianyan was no longer the proud girl she had been at the beginning.

Her pride, her sharpness, her dazzling talents that could wound others still existed.

It’s just that these things were all hidden deep within her heart in exchange for his love...

Memories of the Illusionary Realm surged up in Xu Yuan’s heart; he unconsciously reached out to touch the still warm porcelain cup in front of him.

What Tianyan always wanted was actually very simple.

She hoped he would concentrate, hoped he would accompany only her.

Even if it were plain and simple, even if just in a thatched cottage in the countryside...

Drinking the remaining tea in the porcelain cup, Xu Yuan slowly stood up, pushing himself up from his knees.

Tianyan’s request was not excessive, even somewhat humble.

But unfortunately...

He couldn’t do it,

at least, not now.

His spectral vision swept the corners of the room once again, now completely unable to sense Tianyan’s presence.

Casually taking out a ribbon to tie up the messy hair behind his head, Xu Yuan suppressed the complex feelings in his chest, and silently walked towards the door of the chamber.

He had to inform Lou Ji now.

According to Tianyan’s habits in the Illusionary Realm,

every time she felt aggrieved and sad and left, Tianyan wouldn’t go too far.

She would always linger around him, then on some clear morning or some night, or sometimes when she had finished cooking a meal, she would return to his side with her pretty face cold.

Waiting for him to coax her with a few words, then they would set off together again...

But this was not what Xu Yuan wanted to see right now, so he had to ask Lou Ji to completely shake Tianyan off.

Only by doing so, in the upcoming events, Tianyan would not have to face a difficult choice.

After all,

the people from Jiatiange were already preparing to assassinate him.

"Creak—"

As soon as he opened the door, Xu Yuan’s steps abruptly paused.

On the corridor outside stood a woman.

The plain white, loose ruqun she wore draped over her slender body, tightly pushed up by her abundant bust, showing off her collarbones and fair skin.

Upon seeing Xu Yuan come out, the woman immediately bowed in greeting:

"Milord."

Xu Yuan glanced at her, and without the mood to appreciate the woman’s graceful beauty, he asked offhandedly:

"Mu Xi, where is Lou Ji?"

Bai Muxi’s eyes flickered with a hint of surprise. She quickly glanced inside the room and, not finding the figure of the Saintess, immediately responded:

"Reporting to Milord, Chief Lou just went down to the lowest level of the attic."

The lowest level?

Xu Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly, his mind flashing with the image of Jing Xuelan stricken by an unknown plague.

It seemed Lou Ji was probably again tinkering with that little lab rat with Luo Xiran.

With these thoughts, Xu Yuan, looking at Xiao Bai in front of him, asked in a low voice:

"I understand. Mu Xi, why are you here waiting for me?"

Bai Muxi’s bright eyes flickered for a moment, then she lowered her head and said softly:

"Just now I sensed that the Saintess had left, so... I came to see how you were, Milord."

"Are you worried about me?"

"...Yes."

"Heh~"

Xu Yuan looked at Xiao Bai in front of him, her head bowed obediently, and patted her head, chuckling:

"There’s no need to worry, it’s just a small disagreement. You go back to your room and continue your cultivation."

Having said that, he turned to leave, but Bai Muxi tugged at the corner of his robe.

Xiao Bai quietly lifted her eyes to glimpse his expression, tentatively asking:

"Milord... do you need Mu Xi to go and comfort the Saintess?"

"..."

Xu Yuan was taken aback for a moment, then chuckled, feeling slightly better.

If only Tianyan, Li Qingyan, and Big Ice Lump were as understanding as Xiao Bai.

With Xiao Bai’s intelligence, she wouldn’t make foolish moves at this time; saying she wanted to comfort, she meant just that.

In ordinary circumstances, having Xiao Bai comfort Tianyan might indeed have a good effect.

But now... better not.

"No need. Continue back to your room to cultivate and strive to manifest your Dao Charm as soon as possible."

"...Understood."

Seeing Xu Yuan’s poor mood, Bai Muxi bowed once more, saying respectfully: "Mu Xi... will not disappoint you, Milord."

After speaking, she stood respectfully in her place, watching as his figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

She had achieved what she wanted to do.

Knowing she could not compare to others in the eyes of her master, she needed to exert more effort in these details.

Little by little, she might one day manage to make him linger a bit longer on her.

...

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...

Having parted ways with Bai Muxi, Xu Yuan went straight to the lowest level of the Xuanying Attic’s secret chamber to find Lou Ji.

Passing Li Junqing’s chamber, Xu Yuan decided to greet the lad and to remind him to prepare for the assassination. However, he found that all the formations for avoiding detection inside the other’s chamber were activated.

He guessed the lad was probably indulging in daytime debauchery, so he momentarily dismissed the idea.

Continuing downward, he passed through the narrow corridor where the servants lived and arrived once again in front of the secret chamber.