Chapter 63 What a shiny bald head!
Chapter 63 What a shiny bald head!
In the end, Wu Cheng's big head prevailed over the small head, and he spoke first, "Master, the Jianjing acupoint has loosened up, shall we continue downwards?"
This wasn't because he resisted oppression, but because he felt that surviving was more important.
Even if I won't be killed for betraying my master, I still feel that my senior sister might do something terrible. For the sake of my life, I can put aside my personal matters for now.
But Gong Yuqing did not let him go.
"Continue." Gong Yuqing sat up straight and then slumped back down. Her voice, already somewhat muffled, was muffled in her arms as if through a layer of mist, "Just do your thing, why all this nonsense..."
Wu Cheng sighed inwardly and had no choice but to slowly push down along both sides of her spine with his hands.
The purple silk robe on Gong Yuqing's body was pushed into extremely fine wrinkles by his palm. These wrinkles spread forward as his palm moved, like ripples on a calm lake being pushed open by the bow of a boat.
As his massage moved from her back to her waist, Gong Yuqing relaxed completely. Even her waist slumped slightly as she relaxed, and the purple silk robe outlined an extremely soft curve along her waistline, extending downwards to her thighs. Her legs had also quietly parted slightly, and her bare feet were crossed on the edge of the couch, her toes curling and relaxing repeatedly.
When Wu Cheng withdrew his hand after the massage, he found that his palms were covered in sweat.
He felt both happy and sad.
I'm happy that I successfully fought against my repression this time. No wonder, I can't rely on being timid to fight repression in the future, can I?
Wu Cheng wiped his forehead with his sleeve, trying to keep his voice calm, "Master, the massage is finished. How do you feel?"
Gong Yuqing felt a warm sensation all over her body in a daze. As if using the last bit of consciousness she had left, she forced herself to speak in a soft, sweet voice, "Not bad... the precision of your control over your true energy is... barely acceptable..."
Her voice was like lukewarm water crumbled under wallpaper, seemingly dignified but entirely forced, as if it would collapse with a crash if just one more finger were added.
Wu Cheng certainly didn't add that finger, otherwise it's hard to say whether he would have been swept away by a wave.
"Master, then this disciple will take his leave."
Gong Yuqing lay there for a long time, and just when Wu Cheng thought she was about to fall asleep, she mumbled a single word through her nose.
"Um......"
Wu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't immediately run away. Instead, he asked, "Master, could you please keep an eye on Senior Sister tomorrow? I feel like she's acting strangely."
Gong Yuqing didn't even look up. "Just let her come down the mountain with you."
"Huh?" Wu Cheng was stunned. "Didn't you say that Senior Sister was supposed to stay on the mountain? What if we both come down and get caught in a trap?"
"Isn't there still me and your Uncle Dugu here?" Gong Yuqing still didn't look up. "Xiao Cheng, you... want to compete for the position of Crown Prince, right?"
Wu Cheng didn't hide it, "I didn't expect you to have figured it out, Master."
"Well, it's good to have your senior sister come down the mountain with you. Firstly, it will give you an extra help, and secondly, it will let outsiders know that my Wentian Sect will support you."
"Then why during the day...?"
"Just teasing you two. You two are such a troublemaker, always making me angry."
"..."
Without another word, Wu Cheng made his way away, while Gong Yuqing raised her rosy cheeks with a complicated expression in her eyes.
"Hopefully this time... things will turn out well..."
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When Wu Cheng returned to the small courtyard on the back mountain, Bai Suying had already left.
Wu Cheng must have had a good night's sleep recently, because his senior sister didn't come looking for him until the next morning.
So he went to Jian Ge first, but Bai Suying was not there.
Wu Cheng called for Qingque, who was already prepared, and after bidding farewell to Dugu Moli, he returned to Yuhuang Peak to say goodbye to Gong Yuqing.
Waiting there with him on his way back to Lin'an was Xue Jianren, who was carrying his luggage.
Wu Cheng asked curiously, "Senior Brother Xue, are you going to Lin'an too?"
Xue Jianren nodded, "If I can witness the heroes of the world, I naturally have to go. Besides, my father has been guarding the border for many years, and my elder brother is also under my father's command. Naturally, someone needs to go back to put the court at ease."
Wu Cheng raised an eyebrow. "Then you won't be able to practice swordsmanship in the Sword Pavilion."
"Hehe..." Xue Jianren chuckled smugly, "I've been officially accepted as a disciple of the Sword Pavilion! I've just been assigned to Lin'an to manage our Wentian Sect's garrison there. Once I've stayed for three years, my father might get promoted and return to Lin'an, and then I can go back to the Wentian Sect!"
Wu Cheng subconsciously looked at Gong Yuqing, who was sitting in the armchair.
Gong Yuqing said calmly, "Since we've decided to support you, we naturally need to show the attitude of the Wentian Sect. Alright, no need for further nonsense, let's go down the mountain."
Wu Cheng swallowed his words of gratitude, but instead bowed respectfully to Gong Yuqing before turning and leaving.
When he reached the mountain gate, he suddenly slapped his forehead. "Wait! I forgot to ask where my senior sister went!"
Qingque's eyes flickered slightly, but she remained silent.
Xue Jianren asked in confusion, "Junior Brother, don't you know? Senior Sister has already received the Sect Master's approval and has gone to prepare the horses in advance. Look, isn't that it?"
Wu Cheng looked in the direction he was pointing and saw several white horses leisurely grazing by the roadside, while Bai Suyi, holding a long sword, leaned against a tree and smiled at him.
Wu Cheng smiled and then walked over.
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Three days later, in Xin'an County.
The four of them arrived at the tea stall at the entrance of the county town, looking travel-worn. However, only Xue Jianren was actually a little disheveled; Wu Cheng and the other two were still clean and tidy.
After tying up the horse, Wu Cheng laughed and said, "Senior Brother Xue, we are disciples of the Wentian Sect. When we go out, we should pay attention to our appearance. You're making the sect look bad."
The Xue family members gritted their teeth, "Your Highness, not everyone can maintain a state of inner energy protection like you! I don't have that much inner energy to squander!"
Wu Cheng looked back at Qingque and Bai Suyi, who were equally spotless, and then at Xue Jianren.
"..." Xue Jianren muttered something incomprehensible, such as "I've only just entered the inner sect, how can I compare to you proud talents on the Hidden Dragon List," and went to buy tea from the tea stall owner.
After the four sat down, Wu Cheng, holding a chipped teacup, suddenly sighed.
The Xue family explained, "Your Highness... Junior Brother Wu, this isn't our fault. You've already given away dozens of taels of silver in just three days. We still need to save money for inns. Just make do with this coarse tea."
"That's not why I sighed." Wu Cheng put down his teacup without drinking. "I'm just saddened that in just three days, we've encountered only poor people, and even found the bones of the starving dead on the road... I just feel a little distressed."
He was always the kind of person who couldn't bear to see people suffer, and now that he was going back to seize the throne, the people of the world would be his future subjects.
That made him feel even worse.
What will become of our Great Yu?
"Amitabha Buddha, with such a virtuous heart, you will surely accumulate much good fortune and be reborn into a good family in your next life."
Wu Cheng and the other three turned around and immediately narrowed their eyes.
"Isn't the sun in the sky? Why is it so dazzling?"
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