35: What are you doing?

"Qing Ci, go inform Empress Qiongyue first. Tell her that this seat will go to see her later."

Di Luoying said to Yun Qingci, who was dazing off to the side.

"Ah? Oh... Okay... I-I'll go right away. Revered Master, you... Um... It's nothing. I'm going, Revered Master."

Yun Qingci scratched her head; her Little Noodle looked a bit listless at the moment.

She really couldn't understand Revered Master's thoughts.

But since it was Revered Master's order, she had no choice but to obey.

"Then Gu Yuan, take good care of my Revered Master. Don't provoke her Life Qi."

Yun Qingci nudged Gu Yuan and whispered.

Uh... Gu Yuan nodded, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Now isn't a matter of whether I provoke her Life Qi or not; it's a matter of whether she'll hack me to death!

Di Luoying glanced at Yun Qingci.

Are Qing Ci and Gu Yuan already this close... What happened between the two of them?

A hint of doubt rose in Di Luoying's heart.

After Yun Qingci left, Gu Yuan and Di Luoying fell into silence.

Both had their own thoughts, but neither was the first to speak.

"Do you... have nothing you want to say to me...?"

Di Luoying pursed her lips and stared straight at Gu Yuan, her beautiful eyes shimmering with expectation.

"I..."

Gu Yuan opened his mouth, the expression on his face extremely complex.

He really wanted to tell Luoying that since they parted that time, he had always missed her in his heart.

He also wanted to hug her, because the Luoying at this moment—the one known as the Current Sword Immortal, cold and indifferent.

Her face now was full of a lonely and fragile expression.

This made Gu Yuan's heart ache.

The Luoying in his memory shouldn't show such a weak side.

She should be a divine sword piercing through heaven and earth, cold and sharp.

Di Luoying stared blankly at Gu Yuan's pained expression.

Then she closed her eyes, quietly feeling her Sword Heart and sensing Gu Yuan's aura.

A moment later, she opened her eyes, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"I see. You have difficulties you can't speak of, right? So you can't recognize me, or in other words..."

Di Luoying paused; her originally cold face was now as gentle as melting snow.

"You... cannot be recognized by me."

Ah... Gu Yuan blinked; he was now completely stunned.

No, she has a cheat!

Could it be that Luoying also underwent Transmigration and has a System?

Otherwise, how could she be omniscient, as if she'd read the script!

Seemingly seeing Gu Yuan's shock, Di Luoying chuckled softly.

She grabbed Gu Yuan's hand and, under his shocked gaze, placed it on her chest.

Gu Yuan could clearly feel Luoying's heartbeat.

"This is what my Sword Heart told me. Rest assured, I won't say it, but..."

As Di Luoying spoke, her originally gentle voice gained a few hints of coldness.

"Gu Yuan, you made me search for so long, made me worry about you for so long, and after interfering with my Sword Heart, you just left. How... are you going to compensate me?"

Uh... Gu Yuan didn't expect Luoying to care about this.

But thinking about it, his behavior—though for self-preservation to avoid being wiped out by the System.

To Luoying, it really was the behavior of a scumbag.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuan sighed, withdrew his hand, and gently tapped her fine nose.

"Then tell me, what compensation do you want...?"

Hearing him finally admit it indirectly, Di Luoying's face beamed with an unstoppable smile.

"It really is you, Gu Yuan. You promised to always practice the sword with me, always talk to me, and always, always stay by my side. Tell me, why did you leave without saying goodbye back then!?"

Di Luoying's gentle expression changed.

She reached out and grabbed Gu Yuan's collar; the two of them were so close that Gu Yuan could even smell her faint fragrance.

Only... Gu Yuan looked weary of life; he spread his hands and said:

"You can't use these tricks on me. Wait, I think I'm the one who taught you this! Luoying, you're really quick to put what you've learned into practice..."

Di Luoying snorted softly, but before she could say anything else, Gu Yuan kissed her lips directly.

Just this one action made Di Luoying freeze, and her face instantly flushed red.

"You, how could you... I... you..."

Di Luoying was suddenly incoherent.

She never expected Gu Yuan to launch a "surprise attack" like this.

Gu Yuan looked at her shy appearance and felt amused.

What do you know, she's still high attack but low defense.

Di Luoying's cold Sword Immortal appearance earlier had really bluffed Gu Yuan.

Only now, seeing her shy look, did Gu Yuan realize that Luoying hadn't changed at all from beginning to end.

"What about me? Didn't the Sword Immortal want compensation? Well... this is my compensation~"

"You...!"

Di Luoying, both Qi and anxious, punched Gu Yuan's chest.

It's been so long since they met, yet he's still so improper.

But as she punched, Di Luoying also showed a smile.

It's good, you haven't changed either... "Revered Master, I'm back, I've already... Eh... You, what are you doing?"

Yun Qingci returned very quickly.

After seeing Empress Qiongyue and quickly telling her about Revered Master's arrival, she immediately returned.

Because for some reason, she felt the conversation between Revered Master and Gu Yuan earlier was a bit strange.

This made her heart itch, so she couldn't wait to come back and ask Revered Master or Gu Yuan.

As a result, when she returned, she saw an extremely shocking scene.

She actually saw her usually cold and unapproachable Revered Master standing so, so close to Gu Yuan.

And... if she hadn't seen wrong just now, there seemed to be a lingering blush on Revered Master's face.

Moreover, Gu Yuan's expression was also very off.

It was a kind of... well... Yun Qingci didn't know how to describe it; it was like a doting look, yes, a doting look as he gazed at her Revered Master.

This... Yun Qingci only wondered if she was dreaming.

Otherwise, how could she see such a strange scene?

Gu Yuan and Di Luoying were originally being a bit affectionate.

Then they heard Yun Qingci's voice full of surprise.

In an instant, both of them retreated a few steps.

Gu Yuan was fine, but Di Luoying was a bit embarrassed.

Standing so close to Gu Yuan in front of her own Disciple... Um... "Qing Ci, you're back. So fast. Cough, no, when did you get back?"

Di Luoying coughed lightly and asked Yun Qingci softly.