40: Yun Qingci's doubts

Just as Gu Yuan was waiting in the wardrobe, feeling somewhat weary of life...

Perhaps Di Luoying finally remembered that there was still someone hidden in the room.

She let out a light cough, her pretty face blushing slightly with embarrassment.

She had occasionally chatted with Qing Ci about the past, but how could she have completely forgotten about Gu Yuan?

He wouldn't be angry, would he...? "Cough, alright, anyway, that's about it. If there's anything else you want to know, I'll tell you later."

Listening to the past stories told by her Revered Master, Yun Qingci felt like she hadn't heard enough.

After all, her Revered Master rarely spoke about these things in the past, let alone saying so much this time.

She wanted to hear more, but her Revered Master didn't seem willing to talk further.

Plus, it was indeed getting late, so Yun Qingci nodded.

"Alright then, Revered Master, tell me more when you have the chance. I'm going back now. Rest early, Revered Master."

Inside the wardrobe, Gu Yuan couldn't help but heave a long sigh of relief upon hearing her words.

He thought to himself that Qing Ci was the sensible one, unlike Luoying, who had straight-up forgotten about him!

"Um... I'm sorry, I was so absorbed in talking to Qing Ci that I, I forgot about you."

After Yun Qingci left, Di Luoying opened the wardrobe and looked at the weary-looking Gu Yuan inside.

She couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, then spoke somewhat coquettishly.

Gu Yuan pulled her into his arms and lowered his head to capture her lips, giving her a thorough, passionate kiss.

He only released Di Luoying once she was somewhat out of breath from the kiss.

"Mm, this is punishment and compensation. You're welcome to keep doing this next time~"

Mm... Di Luoying panted slightly and couldn't help but roll her eyes at his words.

However, she was indeed the one in the wrong first this time, so she didn't have much of a leg to stand on.

So... if he wanted to take advantage of her, she'd let him.

"Hmph, alright, hurry up and go back, otherwise if someone else comes later..."

Di Luoying bit her lip and spoke softly.

Just one Qing Ci had been almost more than she could handle.

If Yingxue came as well, hiss... she simply couldn't imagine it.

Gu Yuan nodded along after hearing that.

After all, they were still in the Jade Moon Sect.

Although his relationship with Luoying was open and aboveboard...

But if Master Baby found out... cough... Gu Yuan didn't think he had the ability to coax his Revered Master back into a good mood... "Then I'll head back too, Luoying. Don't miss me too much~"

Gu Yuan cupped her pretty face, gave it a kiss, and then spoke with a beaming smile before leaving.

Di Luoying touched her lips, and a faint hmph sounded.

Who would miss you~

As expected... there's definitely some unusual relationship between Revered Master and Gu Yuan!

Outside the Secluded Bamboo Forest Residence, Yun Qingci watched Gu Yuan leave her Revered Master's room with a complicated expression.

Ever since her Revered Master actually started telling her about the past, she felt something was off.

Add to that when she came to find her Revered Master tonight.

Her Revered Master's unnatural expression, and her face was even red.

This made Yun Qingci feel it was very strange.

As the contemporary Sword Immortal, when had her Revered Master ever shown such a feminine posture?

Therefore, after Yun Qingci said she was going back, she waited outside the Secluded Bamboo Forest Residence for a while longer.

Sure enough, she saw Gu Yuan actually walking out of her Revered Master's room.

So... was Revered Master talking with Gu Yuan in the room just now?

Those two cups of Spirit Tea... was one of them prepared for Gu Yuan?

But if it was just that, why would Revered Master hide it from her... Yun Qingci thought of the blush on her Revered Master's face that hadn't faded when she opened the door earlier.

An almost unbelievable suspicion arose in her heart.

Could it be that her Revered Master and Gu Yuan... "Little Noodle, why do you seem a bit absent-minded these past few days? What are you thinking about?"

With the Qiong Yue Grand Assembly approaching, the Jade Moon Sect began to get busy.

The various forces coming to the Jade Moon Sect had also been arriving one after another over the past few days.

Every Elder and Disciple was busy receiving the major forces.

And Gu Yuan was about to be announced as the Young Sect Master of the Jade Moon Sect at the Qiong Yue Grand Assembly.

Therefore, he had intentionally not shown his face during this time, maintaining a bit of mystery.

At this moment, he caught the dazed Yun Qingci and asked.

Because he had noticed this Little Noodle was a bit absent-minded these past few days.

And she often looked at him blankly.

When he asked what was wrong, she would hurriedly say it was nothing.

This made Gu Yuan feel very confused.

Because Little Noodle had always been straightforward and never hid anything.

With such a strange appearance now, there was definitely something going on.

Hearing Gu Yuan's voice, Yun Qingci looked at him blankly again.

She had been wondering these past few days if Gu Yuan and her Revered Master were in that kind of relationship.

On one hand, she instinctively felt it was impossible.

Because that was her Revered Master; how could she be with a man?

But on the other hand, all sorts of abnormal behavior between her Revered Master and Gu Yuan forced her to consider that possibility.

To be honest, Yun Qingci's little head had almost burst from thinking these past few days.

She even planned to try and probe her Revered Master again.

But for some reason, her Revered Master always brushed her off by saying she was busy.

This only added to the doubts in Yun Qingci's heart.

"Nothing... I'm just thinking about a problem, but I can't figure it out."

Eh!?

Gu Yuan immediately became interested upon hearing that.

There's something this Little Noodle can't figure out?

That's truly rare.

"Hmm!? Wait, what 'Little Noodle'? Why are you calling me that!"

Yun Qingci had been thinking just now and hadn't noticed this nickname from Gu Yuan.

By the time she reacted, she gave Gu Yuan's chest a slightly annoyed thump.

Uh... Gu Yuan chuckled, then pointed to the tuft of hair on top of her head.

"Look, isn't this exactly a Little Noodle? Cough, don't mind the details. What problem are you thinking about?"

Yun Qingci touched the strange tuft of hair on her head and shook her head somewhat helplessly.

"I don't know why this tuft of hair is so strange either. It stands up automatically every day. It seems like it's been like this since I was a child..."

A natural cowlick, I get it, I get it.

"As for what I'm thinking... um... Gu Yuan, you..."

Before she could finish, a sudden clamor came from the distance.

Both Gu Yuan and Yun Qingci looked over curiously.

They saw a group of Daoist Nuns with their hair in buns and wearing Taoist robes arriving at the Jade Moon Sect's gate.

The nun leading the way had an expressionless, beautiful face, devoid of joy or sorrow.

It seemed as if nothing around her was worth her concern.

That ethereal and detached temperament of one who had attained an Epiphany in the Mortal World made people afraid to approach.

However, the Teardrop Mole under her beautiful eyes added a hint of delicate tenderness to her pure and otherworldly aura.

"Oh~ It's Fairy Xinian from the Taiyi Dao Sect. No wonder there's such a commotion."

Yun Qingci spoke with realization after seeing the nun's appearance.