Chapter 46 Investigation Peak_1

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Chapter 46: Chapter 46 Investigation Peak_1Dan Wulan’s breathing grew slightly hurried, a barely noticeable blush coloring her cheeks. She then shook her head violently, patted her exquisite face, and pursed her cherry lips to cool her flustered mind. How could he possibly want to admire the night with me? He doesn’t even know I sneak out in the middle of the night to steal clothes! Besides, why is Senior Brother still awake at this hour? Leaning against his sword in front of the burnt ancestral graves, reciting poetry to the pigpen in the dead of night? Suddenly, a shade of doubt appeared on Dan Wulan’s face. Reciting poetry to a pigpen in the middle of the night? Something’s fishy! And just now, on the path, I definitely caught a whiff of a woman’s scent. It was faint, but it was there! 「...」 Su Bei watched the cloud obscuring the bright moon, his lips curving into a wistful, bitter smile. He tried his best to look even more sorrowful. If Sword Sect had the Oscars, Su Bei would rate his performance full marks! The kind that deserved a nomination for the Nobel Prize in Pretending! Then, he slowly turned around, his eyes calm as a still lake, gazing at the figure in purple robes with white hair that had appeared on No-Sword Peak. Although he didn’t know why she had come to his No-Sword Peak in the middle of the night, her direction suggested she was here for the Qingping Sword. After all, she hadn’t attempted to pull the sword out during the day. Trying to pull it out at midnight seemed reasonable. Then, a hint of ’confusion’ flickered in Su Bei’s eyes. He furrowed his brow, looked at Dan Wulan not far away, and slowly asked, "Ninth Junior Sister? Why are you here at your senior brother’s No-Sword Peak in the middle of the night?" Dan Wulan’s cool gaze fleetingly scanned Su Bei. She then lightly lifted her head and said calmly, "Admiring the moon." Su Bei instinctively looked up at the cloud that was still covering the moon and had not drifted away. Then he stared at Dan Wulan with a baffled expression, uttering an "Oh." The air fell silent. Dan Wulan seemed to realize that her answer was somewhat inappropriate, yet she remained expressionless. She walked straight ahead, carefully inspecting her surroundings while saying indifferently, "If the moon is in your heart, can you not admire it when it is not in the sky? I just like it when clouds obscure the moon. What, is No-Sword Peak off-limits?" Su Bei scoffed internally. I didn’t expect to discover another side to Ninth Junior Sister! Apart from being aloof, is she also a proud tsundere? It’s obvious she came to pull the sword. But Su Bei didn’t plan to expose her. If he upset her and made her angry, any favorable impression would be hard to foster. "Of course, you are always welcome to come to your senior brother’s No-Sword Peak," Su Bei said, his hands clasped behind his back. He then silently moved away from the Qingping Sword. After all, she had actually come to pull the sword, hadn’t she? But... what is she looking at over there? Dan Wulan’s gaze wandered, left and right, her delicate nose sniffing the air carefully. Although the air was filled with the strong smell of pork, Dan Wulan still found a scent that didn’t belong to Su Bei. Something’s strange! Absolutely strange! Could it be that Su Bei isn’t sleeping in the middle of the night because he’s playing some indecent outdoor games with his disciple in front of the ancestral graves? She’d even read about scenarios like this in the book *Master, Listen to My Explanation!* Then she lifted her head again, her eyes complex as she looked towards Su Bei. After all, I’m not a conservative person and can accept such minor hobbies! But what I can’t tolerate is that the person playing with Su Bei isn’t me! I even have my tail ready... just waiting to take Su Bei’s personal clothes back home. Seeing the searching look in Dan Wulan’s eyes, Su Bei’s heart suddenly panicked. A flicker of alarm appeared in his eyes. Damn it! Why did I just assume Dan Wulan was here to draw the sword? What if she’s here to find Dan Wuque? As soon as the possibility crossed his mind, Su Bei gasped. Looking at the small footprints Dan Wuque’s practice had left in the snow, he quietly walked up, spread his legs wide, and frantically scuffed the ground with his feet. Destroy the evidence! Dan Wulan casually looked around but didn’t seem to notice anything amiss. Then she saw Su Bei’s furtive actions, as if trying to erase something from the ground. A flicker of puzzlement crossed her brow, and she asked indifferently, "What is Senior Brother doing?" Without stopping his foot movements, Su Bei replied casually, "I’ve recently had some insights regarding a movement technique. I’m at a critical juncture in my training, so my feet must constantly be in motion!" Dan Wulan arched her eyebrows slightly, a hint of confusion appearing on her face. She was clearly unsatisfied with Su Bei’s far-fetched explanation. Who practices with their legs spread like that? Then her gaze suddenly fell on a stick lying next to Su Bei. Though the stick didn’t look conspicuous... How could there be such a long and straight stick lying around? It looks suspicious no matter how you look at it! Dan Wulan hurriedly took a few steps forward, intending to grab the stick. Su Bei saw Dan Wulan’s movement and was instantly startled. A bad sign! Of course, this aloof woman has come to inspect... to check the peak! Who gazes at the moon while looking at a stick? He immediately grabbed the stick before she could, thrust it into his clothing, and began scratching his back with it. After all, as far as Su Bei knew, Dan Wulan’s mysophobia was so severe that, now that he had used the stick against his own skin, she would surely not inspect it. This was Dan Wuque’s training stick, still carrying her scent. He absolutely couldn’t let Dan Wulan find it! Dan Wulan looked shocked as she watched Su Bei slide the stick behind his back. Her moist eyes went wide, and a blush spread swiftly across her delicate face. She couldn’t help but swallow. That... that was the stick Senior Brother had used! Senior Brother’s stick... While Dan Wulan was in a daze, Su Bei’s voice reached her ears, "If Ninth Junior Sister has nothing else to do, you should go back. I’m feeling quite tired myself and am about to rest." Dan Wulan lifted her head and saw Su Bei standing in front of the pigsty, stick in hand, radiating an aura of gentleness. Beyond Su Bei’s figure, one could see a tall and large haystack. The only intact haystack in the pigsty. And on top of the pigsty lay a piece of clothing. It was Su Bei’s personal clothing, the very garment she had been longing for. Dan Wulan suppressed the thrill in her heart, pursed her lips, and with a slight roll of her eyes, took a deep breath and said resignedly, "Then Senior Brother should go and rest. The moonlight is perfect at No-Sword Peak tonight, and I wish to enjoy it all night long! In my youth, I often slept outdoors, even in haystacks." Su Bei was taken aback; his heart suddenly pounded, and his palms began to sweat from the tension. Are you kidding me? How could he let her stay in the pigsty’s haystack? If Dan Wuque’s cowlick hadn’t peeked out again, why would he have come here to block her view? Then Su Bei started making excuses, saying righteously, "Junior Sister, how can you sleep in a haystack? That haystack is for me to sleep on! You could take a short rest at the summit of my No-Sword Peak. My straw hut is quite comfortable too."

Chapter 46 Investigation Peak_1

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