The long night stretched on. Without Qian Renxue noticing, it had already become deep into the night.
After finishing two stories, Qian Renxue still felt somewhat unsatisfied.
She glanced at the moonlight outside and realized it was already quite late.
Her snow-white, delicate chin lifted as she looked down at Jiang Chen with an arrogant and lofty gaze.
"The stories are over. You can scram now."
"Uh… Sister, look how late it is. If I go back now, I'll disturb that little sister. How about I stay tonight and serve as your bed-warming maid?"
Jiang Chen wore a punchable expression and boldly teased her right after finishing the stories.
Qian Renxue showed no mercy and kicked him squarely in the butt.
"Scram."
She added, "Her name is Xiao Ying. She's seventeen this year, six years older than you. You have the nerve to call her little sister?"
She really does have the figure of a little sister, though… Jiang Chen couldn't help picturing the girl with White Tiger Clan features in his mind.
"Fine, then I'll call her Sister Xiao Ying from now on. No, the identity you arranged for me makes me twenty years old. I'm older than her."
"Whatever you want." Qian Renxue said helplessly.
Mentioning Xiao Ying made her recall the girl's reddened eyes and aggrieved expression.
"Did you bully her today?"
No, definitely not… Jiang Chen smiled awkwardly. "When I first arrived today, she didn't recognize me and attacked me, so I hit her until she cried."
Qian Renxue nodded slightly. "As my… personal guard, you'll have to interact with her often in the future. You can't bully her, understand?"
"I know. I definitely won't bully her." Jiang Chen promised.
"Unless she asks for it," he added silently in his heart.
"Mm. Her background is quite pitiful. When I replaced Xue Qinghe, it was her father who assassinated Emperor Xue Ye, creating the opportunity for me. Later, her father was gravely injured and passed away not long after."
Jiang Chen couldn't help picturing the girl's appearance: short black hair, somewhat mixed-blood facial features, and a cold temperament that made her look very aloof.
In reality, she couldn't take a beating. After Jiang Chen slapped her a few times, her tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Then I'll head back first."
"Mm. Once you go back, stay in the courtyard and don't wander around. Once I've made the arrangements here, I'll have the guard captain bring you into the palace." Qian Renxue instructed.
"Alright. If I miss you, can I come see you at night?" Jiang Chen gazed at her affectionately.
Qian Renxue turned her head away and sighed. "Little Chen, don't be like this."
"I have stories."
"Fine. Remember to bring Xiao Ying along too."
Bringing a lightbulb would make me an idiot… Jiang Chen smiled. "Okay, I'm leaving."
The mechanism was beneath Qian Renxue's bed. Jiang Chen opened the entrance and jumped inside.
After Jiang Chen left, Qian Renxue stared at the entrance for a long time and let out a long sigh. It was impossible to tell whether it contained joy or sorrow.
…
Jiang Chen walked quickly through the secret passage, feeling pleased.
From observing her for the past few hours, Qian Renxue had shown no resistance to his ambiguous behavior.
"As expected, a man with both looks and strength has the advantage."
He thought that if he had an ordinary appearance or average strength, Qian Renxue would likely have said with a straight face, "Little Chen, you will always be my little brother."
As he thought about it, he recalled the girl named Xiao Ying again. Aside from her face and butt, the rest of her still looked undeveloped.
…
It had taken nearly thirty minutes to travel from the small courtyard to the palace earlier. Now, moving at full speed, Jiang Chen returned beneath the girl's room in less than ten minutes.
He activated his Heavenly Punishment Eye and cautiously checked the situation above, discovering that the girl was already sound asleep.
Out of politeness, he knocked hard on the floor, producing a crisp sound.
Then he pressed the switch, and the exit opened.
When he climbed out, the girl was already up, staring at him warily.
"Who are you?" Xiao Ying looked vigilantly at the unfamiliar man before her and drew her dagger.
"Me? Jiang Chen." Jiang Chen took two steps forward, forcing the girl to retreat.
He suddenly realized he was still wearing the mask on his face.
The mask was truly miraculous, light as nothing, and once worn, he couldn't even feel it himself.
It also breathed well; after wearing it for several hours, there wasn't a single drop of sweat inside.
He gently peeled it off and removed the mask.
"Look clearly. It's me, right?" He brought his face close to the girl.
The girl didn't hesitate and slapped him hard across the face.
Jiang Chen easily dodged it.
The girl seemed to know she couldn't hit him and stopped attacking. She glared at him coldly and demanded, "You came back so late. Did you do anything to Miss?"
Jiang Chen glanced at her sideways and laughed. "In the middle of the night, a man and a woman alone together, with dry wood and raging fire. What do you think would happen?"
"You… I'm going to kill you!" The girl's willow-leaf eyebrows shot up. She brandished her dagger and charged at Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen easily subdued her, snatched away the dagger, and flicked it lightly, embedding it into the wall.
The girl was so angry her chest heaved violently, but unfortunately, it was flat and unremarkable, unable to attract Jiang Chen's gaze.
Jiang Chen found it strange. Why was this little girl suddenly so furious?
"Xue'er told me to stay here for a few days. Arrange a room for me." Jiang Chen directly changed the subject.
Seeing that the girl was still glaring at him with murderous eyes, he helplessly said, "We didn't do anything just now. We only talked about matters concerning the Spirit Hall."
"Really?"
"Really."
"Then you can scram."
"What?"
A woman's heart is as deep as the sea. Jiang Chen admitted he had underestimated women.
"At least arrange a room for me. Don't tell me… You want me to share a room with you?"
"You…" The girl immediately crossed her arms over her chest and stared at Jiang Chen with full vigilance.
"Don't even think about having ideas about me, or I'll definitely tell Miss." She threatened.
Jiang Chen glanced at the area she was covering and curled his lips. "Flat-chested princess."
His gaze then moved downward as he continued, "You haven't even grown any hair yet. I'm not interested."
With that, he threw his head back and laughed loudly as he walked out the door, disappearing in a flash.
If he didn't leave now, the other party would probably really want to kill him.
"Haven't even grown any hair yet?" The girl finally understood what Jiang Chen had meant earlier when he looked up from below.
An endless rage instantly surged in her heart.
Then she connected it to the meaning of "flat-chested princess" and became so angry she felt like she was about to explode.
"Ah… I'm going to kill you!"
"Bastard!"
"Pervert!"
"Degenerate!"
The girl's roars echoed inside the room.
Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the roof of her room, his butt feeling the sound waves vibrating from below.
He focused his eyes on his nose, his nose on his mouth, and his mouth on his heart, pretending he couldn't hear anything…
…
In the early morning, just as the sun peeked out, he flipped down from the roof.
The moment he landed, he happened to meet the girl coming out the door.
"Sister Xiao Ying, good morning." He greeted her very familiarly.
The girl's pretty face was tense as she completely ignored Jiang Chen.
"Are you going to buy breakfast? Bring one for me too?"
Jiang Chen finally experienced the embarrassment of being ignored. The other party didn't even look at him as she walked straight out the door.
"Looks like yesterday's joke went too far." Jiang Chen realized the seriousness of the situation.
Qian Renxue had specifically reminded him to build a good relationship with Xiao Ying.
He turned his head and accidentally spotted the kitchen not far away.
His heart stirred. He quickly walked over and inspected it carefully.
The kitchen had all the necessary utensils, though they were covered in dust. It looked like it hadn't been used for a very long time.
Having made the little girl cry, he definitely needed to apologize. Jiang Chen already had an idea in mind.
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