Chapter 73 If You Want to Sleep on the Floor, That’s Fine_1

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Chapter 73: Chapter 73 If You Want to Sleep on the Floor, That’s Fine_1Outside the room. Dan Wulan clutched her mouth tightly, her almond-shaped eyes wide with disbelief as she listened to the conversation coming from inside. In that moment, the whole world seemed to fall silent; she could only hear her own faint breathing. Tears streamed unreservedly down the sides of her already reddened eyes. Su Bei’s gentle voice was like a breath of spring air caressing her slightly cracked Dao heart. "To be her Fifth Senior Brother, I feel very proud..." Dan Wulan’s eyelashes quivered gently, her lips bitten until they were a translucent cherry red. Her delicate face flushed entirely as she leaned against the wall outside the door. So I’m that important in Senior Brother’s heart! I don’t even remember asking him to shake a peach blossom tree for me when I was little... He actually remembered it so clearly! He really is very gentle. A smile formed on Dan Wulan’s beautiful lips; all her previous chaotic suspicions vanished in this moment. How could I be so foolish? Believing whatever others said! Immediately after, a deep sense of self-reproach and guilt toward Su Bei arose within her. Dan Wulan could no longer hear what Senior Brother was saying afterward; or rather, she didn’t even want to listen. She could imagine Su Bei’s earnest and tender expression. Her vision blurred, and then large tears streamed down her cheeks. The cultivation realm that had not shown signs of advancing for a long time seemed to break through its bottleneck naturally at that moment. Dan Wulan desperately wanted to rush into the room right now and tell Su Bei she had heard everything! But the thought had only just formed when she quashed it. I can’t disturb Senior Brother! Dan Wulan’s ears burned red, a blush of embarrassment on her face. Then, she took one last deep look at the room. Now that I know what I wanted to know, nothing else matters! Thinking of that enchantress disturbing my Dao heart... Dan Wulan felt a surge of uncontainable anger. What exactly were her intentions? Ha! I’ll remember this grudge. Dan Wulan took a deep breath, gently wiped the tears from around her eyes with her sleeve, and resumed her usual icy demeanor, though the slight upturn of her eyebrows betrayed the joy in her heart. I also have to thank the Star Moon Enchantress; otherwise, I couldn’t have seen through the Heart Demon Tribulation so quickly! After straightening her clothes, Dan Wulan put on her conical hat, gave the room one last lingering look, then turned and vanished from the spot. I need to find a good place to break through to the Mid Stage of Refining Void! 「Inside the room.」 After Su Bei finished speaking, he sat on the bed, reached for the teacup on the low table, and took a light sip. Then he looked at Xiao Ruoching, who was still in a dazed state. Heh! My carefully fabricated story shocked you, didn’t it? It seems my disciple has been utterly subdued by my greatness and charismatic personality... Look, she can’t even utter a word! Afterward, Su Bei felt rather smug. Xiao Ruoching was still in shock and hadn’t regained her composure. Now, only one thing turned over and over in her mind. Master’s appraisal of Ninth Uncle is so high! Could he not know that Ninth Uncle has already seen right through him and might even be planning how to deal with him? Xiao Ruoching felt her thoughts in turmoil. I particularly want Su Bei to die. Yet for some reason, driven by an inexplicable feeling, I want to kill Su Bei with my own hands. Am I jealous? No! I simply can’t bear the thought of someone scheming against Su Bei behind his back. Doesn’t Master, with his incredibly sensitive mind, realize that Ninth Elder harbors hostility towards him? With just the two of us in the room, could he be deceiving me? If so, what’s the reason? Purely to show off, to cultivate an image of personal charisma? That would be ridiculously stupid! Impossible! Xiao Ruoching’s eyes, filled with complex emotions, watched Su Bei as he took a sip of tea, her small hand gently clenched. "Disciple, it’s getting late. Time to rest," Su Bei said, looking at Xiao Ruoching, who seemed lost in her own fanciful thoughts. He cleared his throat lightly. Then, standing up with his hands clasped behind his back, he pulled aside the heavy curtains and glanced at the red glow of lanterns outside. Xiao Ruoching blinked, her gaze falling on the room’s only bed, then looking up at her master standing beside it. Her heartbeat quickened subconsciously. "What are you looking at? Just go to sleep," Su Bei said. "We have to visit the teahouse early tomorrow morning. I’ve made an appointment." "..." Grumbling to himself, Su Bei, under Xiao Ruoching’s shocked gaze, walked to the bed, took off his shoes, lifted a corner of the brocade quilt, and slipped in. Witnessing this, Xiao Ruoching’s face instantly flushed crimson, her long eyelashes trembling as she stuttered, "Master... Honored Master, where should I sleep?" "On the bed! Though if you want to sleep on the floor, that’s fine too." "..." Xiao Ruoching, lips tightly pursed, looked at the rather small bed. She glanced at the floor, then at the soft bed. As if finally making up her mind, she quietly slipped off her shoes and, extending her small feet, carefully climbed in. Inevitably, she touched Su Bei’s body, and her own frame shivered subconsciously. Su Bei yawned long and loud, looking up at the ceiling and smacking his lips. Suddenly, he noticed his disciple’s breathing seemed a bit rushed, and a peculiar expression crossed his face. Could it be that my disciple harbors improper thoughts towards me? Though I am indeed remarkably handsome, overflowing with talent, and possess profound cultivation—truly the dream lover of many women in the Twenty-One Provinces! Could she be thinking of rebelling against her master and disrespecting her ancestors?! That thought is... very interesting! After indulging in these wild thoughts for a while, combined with the fatigue from the long journey and lack of proper rest, a wave of sleepiness washed over him, and Su Bei soon fell into a deep slumber. Xiao Ruoching pulled the quilt tightly over her head, her heart pounding fiercely, her face burning hot. Will Master suddenly attack me in the middle of the night...? she kept thinking. After an indeterminate amount of time, the sound of even breathing reached her ears. Xiao Ruoching poked her head out from under the quilt. She turned her head, blinked her long, clear eyes, and stared blankly at Su Bei, who had fallen fast asleep. Outside, the night was deep. Soft, watery moonlight spilled through the window Su Bei had left ajar after pulling back the curtains, bathing the room in a serene light that seemed to calm the spirit. Gazing at this face, both familiar and yet somehow strange, Xiao Ruoching’s mind drifted, as if she were in a dream. I’ve returned. Everything seems the same as before, yet somehow, everything is different... So many things haven’t gone as I expected from my previous life. But what hasn’t changed is the man in front of me; his character is still the same! As if guided by an unseen force, Xiao Ruoching reached out her slender, jade-like hand, wanting to touch Su Bei’s face. Her hand paused mid-air; she hesitated, then drew it back. Xiao Ruoching sighed softly and rose quietly from the bed. On the low table, a single lamp with a flame as small as a bean flickered, its unsteady light causing her shadow to lengthen and shrink on the walls. She pushed open the window and looked at the crescent moon in the sky. Feeling a bit thirsty, she poured herself a cup of the dregs from Su Bei’s tea and downed it in one gulp. In the snowy winter, the cool tea instantly permeated her being. This winter should have been bone-chillingly cold, yet the brazier in the room burned hotter and hotter...

Chapter 73 If You Want to Sleep on the Floor, That’s Fine_1

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