Chapter 113: Night Cherry Blossoms (Part 2)

  Gu Huanli stared at him, speechless for a moment before covering the corner of her mouth with a paper fan and smiling faintly, "Compared to beasts, it's actually more terrifying to be human, the ruler of all things."

  Although the outer seven families value the peaceful life of the Ping An era, if they really followed everything, I'm afraid Tian Gong Lian's behavior would be extremely rude and unorthodox. Therefore, even without a few accounts, Gu Huan Li could only use a fan to half-cover her face when talking to Tian Gong Lian.

  "As expected, the character of Zi's family is indeed different from that of an ordinary woman from a lower-ranking family." Tian Gonglian slightly furrowed her brow and sat down in a place where she was five steps away from Gu Huanlin but still within earshot.

  "I'm not often in the country, how did Mr. Tiangong know that it wasn't a rumor? Gu Huanli turned her head, and her skin as bright as the cherry blossoms at dusk shone under the light of her dark hair, making her look even more beautiful."

  "It's not time for a break yet." Tian Gonglian said calmly.

  Gu Huanli's eyebrows had already begun to jump uncontrollably, but she still said calmly, "If it weren't for this night cherry blossom viewing, Mr. Tian Gong should still be busy at the mayor's mansion, right?"

  "It's a stolen half-day leisure, I don't know if the purple one can wish to go deeper into the courtyard again?" Tian Gonglian stood up and walked slowly on the winding road.

  Gu Huanli followed him from about three steps away, partly out of the "male chivalry and female humility" etiquette, and partly to avoid discussing how to seduce him, which she hadn't figured out yet. Perhaps, she could only improvise. After all, based on the reports from Ye Ye and Cassidy, the man walking in front of her seemed to have no weaknesses.

  A few stars twinkled with a faint light, and the moon was only vaguely visible with a shallow outline. The path made of bluestone and cobblestone was not wide, and the gaps between the uneven stones revealed small patches of darkness.

  The small green grass, stepping on it has a crisp and soft footsteps. The paper lanterns by the road are dimly lit, the orange light is jumping in the night wind, flashing golden, orange, and even crimson light, shining on the face like blood-like charm.

  Arrived under a cherry blossom tree, Tian Gong Lian stopped in her tracks.

  Gu Huan Lian stared blankly at the tall cherry blossom tree in front of her, perhaps already thousands of years old, yet still blooming. Clusters of pale pink and white blossoms swayed in the wind, drifting down a few petals that landed on her palm, cold but not melting with body heat.

  The sound of water flowing from somewhere still remains.

  High up, a few more flower petals fell down. Some were mischievous and clung to Gu Huan's black hair, refusing to let go. One landed in Tian Gonglian's eye, causing his lips to curve into a faint smile.

  "Hmm?" Gu Huan Lian's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but she remembered to use her fan to cover her face. In fact, her arm had gone numb a long time ago. The problem was that these stupid rules were going to be the death of her. And when she wore a kimono, there was no way for her to carry a phone on her body. If something happened outside, it would truly be a case of "heaven won't help and earth won't take".

  However, the opportunity is equal at this moment.

  Tiangong Lian curved the corners of her mouth into a beautiful arc, walked forward and removed the naughty flower petal from Gu Huanli's head, unintentionally lightly lifting the fine hair on her forehead with her fingertips, but immediately withdrew them.

  Gu Huanli took a step back and said softly, "Thank you." Sakura also looked at it. Even if it was a thousand-year-old sakura, if her brother wasn't by her side, she really didn't have the interest to appreciate it. Although she had only remembered the general direction along the way, years of training were enough to help her find a way out.

  Turning to leave, a strong gust of wind suddenly rose, causing the grass and trees on the mountain to rustle loudly. Gu Huanli hurriedly raised her sleeves to block the wind and sand that was blowing towards her, but still got her eyes blinded by the fine grains of sand.

  "Eh?" She covered her eyes and called out in a low voice, quickening her pace. But she had only taken three or four steps when someone behind her hooked their arm around her sleeve.

  "It's far from the water source, if we walk there, I'm afraid those eyes that shine with affection on your face will turn into wolf-like eyes." Tian Gong Lian looked at Gu Huan Li under the moonlight, her black and long hair fell down, making her skin look even more like snow, but her face was still covered, now it's a paper fan in her hand.

  "It's like that, please trouble Mr. Tiangong to show me the way." Gu Huanli felt her eyes were extremely uncomfortable, and tears had already begun to flow uncontrollably. If her brother found out, she estimated he would ask her to wear plain glasses every time she went out from now on.

  "As time passes, the sand will embed itself in your cornea." Tian Gonglian said as he pushed the petite girl under the cherry blossom tree, grasping her struggling hands firmly by his side. His other hand clutched her small chin. Under the moonlight, he carefully examined Gu Huanlin, saying softly, "Remember, don't close your eyes." After that, he leaned down and gently kissed Gu Huanlin's sand-covered eyes, slowly licking them with the tip of his tongue.

  Gu Huanli was so frightened that she didn't dare move, and could only stare wide-eyed, but one of her eyes was completely shrouded in darkness. This eerie feeling made all the hairs on her body stand up and flee collectively.

  "Yingzi sister, just ahead is that thousand-year-old cherry blossom... Ahhhhhhh!!!!!!" A shrill scream pierced the night sky, causing several delicate cherry blossoms to fall again. "You two despicable men and women are in the sacred Thousand-Year..."

  Tiangong Liansong gently picked up the cherry blossom petals that had fallen on Gu Huanli's collar and said softly, "Is it better now?"

  She stretched out her hand dazedly, wanting to rub her eyes, but was stopped by Tian Gonglian, "After going home, wash with eye drops and have a good rest tomorrow. Don't let your eyes get too tired. Remember?"

  Gu Huanli was taken aback for a moment, then lowered her head and smiled lightly, "Because of Mr. Tiangong's reckless behavior, so I don't want to say thank you."

  "Please don't worry about it, just consider that we're even." Tian Gong Lian said, and only then did she turn around to look at the group of girls who had walked up to them.

  "Ah! It's actually Tian Gong brother!" A young girl blushed and covered her face with her sleeve.

  Tiangong Lian nodded slightly, but didn't say a word.

  "Heavenly Palace brother, how did you end up here all alone? Could it be that some lowly female servant..." The girl who had just shrieked turned behind Heavenly Palace Lotus and stared at Gu Huan Lian in shock. After a long while, she shouted, "Heavens! Sis Ling, this unknown little bastard from the Jiufeng Institute actually dares to seduce your fiancé!"

  "Yoko, don't say that. Grandfather-sama and Tengoku-sama haven't made an official announcement yet... The girl called Yuzuki looked at Tengoku Ren with a blush, bowing slightly, "Tengoku-nii-san, it's getting late, so let us escort Shizuki back instead."

  "That's good too." Tian Gong Lian nodded and whispered to Gu Huanli beside her, "On the way, little"

  "Heart." After finishing speaking, he slowly left in the direction they came from along the sash.

  The Tian Gong lotus has gone far, and several girls surrounded her, coldly ridiculing her, saying, "Everyone says that the women of the Jiufengyuan family are the most shameless under heaven. I didn't believe it before, but now I do, about 70 or 80%."

  "Doesn't even look at your own status, yet you dare to snatch Sister Miao's fiancé."

  "Look at her, dressed in such a shabby outfit. Good grief, I bet those clothes were picked up from some trash dump."

  At today's singing party, she deliberately stole the spotlight from my sister, and at that moment I knew she had ill intentions.

  "If it weren't for the mercy of Tiangong, humph, you nine Fengyuan would have been expelled from the Huazu long ago."

  "What's the difference between them and those lowly people?"

  "Hey, are you treating Tian Gong as your regular booty call?"

  "Yes, everyone says that the women of the Jiufengyuan family are best at climbing into men's beds, the more they climb, the higher they go, and the more money they make. Otherwise, how would their several bankrupt enterprises have been revived?"

  Filthy words filled Gu Huan's ears, but she just smiled quietly, gazing at the figure behind the crowd, Iwakura Mikoto. She had her subordinates call out, yet she herself stood aloof, coldly observing from the sidelines? What a pity, for that admiration in her heart towards Tian Gonglian was also impossible.

  Gu Huanli took a step forward, her hand lightly raised.

  "Ah! You want to hit me again!" Tatsuko covered her face. "I'm almost wailing that I've been beaten into a serious injury."

  Another paranoid schizophrenia patient!

  Gu Huanli's right hand index and middle fingers closed together, forming a sword gesture, then she struck her palm three times in front of her chest, muttering something under her breath. By the time everyone came back to their senses, Ya Zhen's face had turned bright red, but she couldn't say a word.

  "Monster... Monster Magic!!!"

  The other girls were frightened and wanted to escape, but their legs had turned soft. They could only stare blankly as Gu Huanli smiled slightly and said softly, "Remember to go to the Temple of God for fasting, on the ninth day."

  It was almost midnight when I returned to the Jiufengyuan's house.

  "Master" you're back."

  The indoor lamp light shines, and a slender beauty with a bright green dress and sleeves is kneeling at the door to welcome back Zi Su. Her slightly raised eyes have both stubbornness and gentleness, her long hair is simply fixed by an ivory hairpin, and her bangs are also combed up and clipped with a pale purple chrysanthemum-shaped hair clip.

  Gu Huanli's tense face finally relaxed, and she smiled slightly as she nodded "I'm back."

  Yuki no

  "Please, young master, take a bath and change your clothes."

  Gu Huanli sighed, "Didn't we agree that if it's too late, there's no need to wait for me?"

  "As an attendant of the young master, how can I sleep first?"

  "Yukiya was living a good life outside, with her own life, her own dreams, and her own destiny. But now, because of me, she's been dragged into this inner courtyard by that old woman to do this kind of personal attendant work, no matter how I think about it, I feel sorry for her." Gu Huanli let Yukiya help her take off the elaborate twelve singles, slowly walked into the bathtub, and soaked her whole body in the water, floating up and down, she was thinking about some things dazedly.

  "Master." Yuki walked to the edge of the bathtub, carefully picked up her long hair, and was about to wash it when she caught sight of the dark purple bruise on her wrist, and her eyes dimmed.

  Gu Huanli's eyes slightly closed, and she softly asked, "Where is Dark Shadow?"

  "Reporting back to Young Master, the Shadow is on high alert outside the room."

  "He's probably going to have a tough time tonight."

  "Young master, please be at ease. The Jiufengyuan family has always been in charge of the Divine Palace's divination and exorcism affairs." Xueye paused for a moment before continuing, "Even if it were the head of the household, they wouldn't be able to dispel your secret technique. Moreover, the head of the household is already dissatisfied with the other seven families, so they definitely won't speak up on their behalf."

  "Gu Huanli gritted her teeth and said, 'I knew it, that old woman is absolutely idle with nothing better to do. In my opinion, sending her to the madhouse would be the right thing to do.'"

  "Be careful what you say, young master."

  "Hmph." Gu Huanli suddenly sat up from the bathtub, pouting and complaining, "So today Gonglian has already chosen a fiancée, what am I supposed to do? Compete for the position of lover?! The most infuriating thing is that the old lady actually brought out the nine phoenixes' family heirloom, the spiral purple sandalwood five-stringed pipa. You say, isn't she crazy?!"

  "The young master, that pipa was... Snowfield unfolded the bath towel and placed it on Gu Huan Lian's body, then carried her out of the bathtub. 'In the Jiufengyuan family, only the young master can play that pipa, which is also why all the elders show courtesy and obedience to the young master, and why I and Dark Shadow follow the young master.'"

  "I won't play it at all!" Gu Huanli leaned into Xueye's arms, letting her wipe the water droplets from her long hair. "Even now, I still can't figure out why I played that tune. And another thing! I hate how that old lady has such outrageous and imposing ideas. She could make me take a bunch of exams or give me a bankrupt company to run, or even have me assassinate the Japanese Prime Minister - it's all the same to me. The problem is, stealing someone else's fiancé is fun? Does she know what people outside are saying about the Jiufengyuan family...

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  "Master." Yukiya stroked her long hair, as if stroking the icy loneliness, smooth and fragile. "You don't stay at the Kyūfūin house for a short time, and you won't let me follow with Kage..."

  Gu Huanli was taken aback, she turned around and scrutinized Xueye's gentle and delicate face, "What did Grandmother say to you behind my back?"