CHAPTER 232: 0158 YUN QIAN LEARNS THE COMBINATION MOVES (TWO IN ONE)_2

Consider the wording carefully, when bringing up this matter later, you can’t afford to be awkward in front of the students and ruin your image.

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On the plum blossoms, the remaining water drips down along the branches.

Drip, drip...

The golden sunlight falls on the plum blossoms and on Yun Qian, enveloping her in a faint glow. The sunlight softens the dark parts of her dress, concealing the beauty that faintly reveals from beneath.

Yun Qian put down the watering can, her head slightly tilted to the right, adjusting to the weight of the golden gemstone earrings. Observing carefully...this woman, who is usually lofty, proud, and sees all things as insignificant, has eyes lightly trembling, unable to maintain a calm breath.

It’s the first time since she found Xu Chang’an that she dressed in such a seductive manner before him. If he doesn’t like it...

If he doesn’t like it...

What should she do?

Earlier, she just thought of it and did it, but when it came time to meet the person... she didn’t know what to do.

The lady’s mind was restless, causing an inexplicable breeze to rise in the courtyard, as if the whole sky had darkened considerably.

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Why did it get dark?

As soon as Xu Chang’an walked into the Sword Hall, he felt himself enveloped in shadow, raising his head with some curiosity.

However, at once his gaze froze.

"System... you’re really something."

Xu Chang’an listened helplessly as his Celestial Dao Points started to surge upward, thinking indeed, whenever he got close to Yun Qian, the System started acting up, even before seeing or getting near his lady.

Xu Chang’an halted his steps, lowering his gaze.

Tell me, how can he trust the System?

With this kind of reaction from the System, it was hard for Xu Chang’an not to view the System and Yun Qian as opposing entities, so who would he trust in this rivalry? There’s no need to think about it.

If the System really clashed with Miss Yun, he’d have to find a way to let the System die as soon as possible.

The System was so "good" to him, from weird tasks to directly altering his spiritual talent with Spiritual Qi... Xu Chang’an couldn’t help but detect a faint unpleasant scent.

Therefore, out of caution, after using Jade Splendor Primordial Qi, he stopped using anything related to the System, including the so-called System Space.

As for the Open Source Talisman and Spiritual Qi he had already used, they indeed changed his aptitude, but he would restrain himself... it’s not about getting rid of the donkey when it left the millstone, it’s just a necessary caution.

Xu Chang’an took a deep breath, shadowed emotions rising in his eyes, always feeling that since he consumed Jade Splendor Primordial Qi to change his aptitude, the System’s warnings had become more frequent.

Not sure if it’s because after going up the mountain, he started frequent interactions with Yun Qian, or because of changes brought about by using the System’s items for the first time?

Every time he got close to Yun Qian, the System would start sending random alerts. He still couldn’t get used to it, but this also indicated that Yun Qian was nearby.

Xu Chang’an was adjusting his mood; he wouldn’t bring any negative emotions to his wife. Previously, because of the matter with the Elixir Field, he had already made Yun Qian fearful and uneasy, so now he needed to be even more careful.

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Yun Qian was also adjusting her mood. Since she had applied makeup, she had to present the most perfect side to him.

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Xu Chang’an lowered his head, holding the sachet tied at his waist, which contained strands of his and Miss Yun’s hair, releasing it to sniff the scent lingering on his hand, and his mood gradually calmed.

He looked up at the completely overcast sky, ridding himself of his caution towards the System. Xu Chang’an replaced it with a gentle smile as he walked into his courtyard.

"Miss, I..."

Seeing the figure in front of the plum blossoms, Xu Chang’an was about to speak, but felt as if he had been electrified, all words lodged in his throat, pupils dilated, his eyes completely filled by the lady in front.

Not far away, Yun Qian saw Xu Chang’an, lightly clenched her fist and then relaxed it, walking toward Xu Chang’an with gentle steps, her dress naturally draping and her hair as black as ink.

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At the gate.

By now, Xu Chang’an’s body had completely stiffened. In his eyes, Miss Yun had a faint blush at the corner of her eyes, her slightly upturned face exquisite and transparent, skin smooth as fine porcelain, lips like cherry blossoms, her entire demeanor exuding a seductiveness unfamiliar to Xu Chang’an.

In Xu Chang’an’s eyes, Miss Yun could be noble, mysterious, or even endearingly cute. However, he never imagined she would be enchanting.

The Inlaid Jade Butterfly Hairpin that Li Zhibai prepared for Yun Qian perfectly matched her temperament. The butterfly was crafted as thin as cicada wings, and with each step Yun Qian took, as her long dress swayed, the butterfly’s wings vibrated lightly, resembling a verdant jade butterfly resting by her ear.

The breeze in the courtyard swept across Yun Qian’s dress, pressing the fabric against her body, highlighting her slender, graceful figure to the fullest.

Xu Chang’an still stood stunned, while Yun Qian had already approached him.

Thinking of what Li Zhibai had taught her, Yun Qian stepped forward and gently wrapped her arms around Xu Chang’an’s waist. Upon contact, the pair of jade bracelets on her wrists clinked together, producing a crisp sound.

"Ding!"

This crisp sound struck directly at Xu Chang’an’s heart, no less intense than hearing the Ancient Bronze Bell in the Sword Hall up close. Xu Chang’an trembled, and before he had time to regain his senses, he heard Yun Qian’s soft voice at his ear.

"Husband, you’re back."

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Xu Chang’an: "..."

Husband?

With just two simple words, Xu Chang’an’s heart was pierced through, severing his ability to think, rendering him completely blank.

He was at a loss.

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Xu Chang’an never thought that upon meeting, he would receive such a sequence of moves from Miss Yun, his heart surging violently, rising sharply then plunging.

"..."

Yun Qian gazed at Xu Chang’an’s stiff form, her arms wrapped around him becoming equally rigid, a pale hue rising on her face. Her heart started pounding intensely, producing a fine sweat layer on her white neck.

Did the teachings prove ineffective?

He didn’t like it?

Then... how should she...

It should be remedied...

Glancing at the corner of Xu Chang’an’s mouth, Yun Qian barely had time to think further before she felt a tight embrace taking her back.

With warm breath falling on her ear’s pale-golden gemstone earring, Yun Qian momentarily found herself speechless.

Because she heard, felt, a heartbeat as intense as her own.

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After a while, Xu Chang’an gradually loosened his hold on Yun Qian, gazing at her unusual, exquisitely delicate makeup, a deep fondness in his eyes, swiftly replaced by clarity.

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Something’s not right.

When he left, Miss Yun wasn’t like this.

Today, Miss Yun’s appearance clearly belonged to a composed and demure lady, elegant and poised, like a moderately tall bamboo, serene and graceful.

Since she was supposed to meet with Li Zhibai, it was naturally better to appear more reserved.

But looking at her now, she had completely transformed from bamboo into a blossoming plum blossom, a striking red plum.

Her eyes were lined with a hint of red like the plum blossoms, rouge accentuating her lips... magnifying a certain side of her entirely, no longer like an angelic fairy from heaven, but rather like a consort who had fallen to the mortal world, using any means necessary to please the king.

Holding Yun Qian, Xu Chang’an slightly bowed his head, noting the subtle modifications to her long dress, black and white skirts outlining her figure into a clear curve, accompanied by a faint fragrance...

The clarity in Xu Chang’an’s eyes nearly shattered once more, luckily concern for the lady eclipsed all other emotions.

Where is Li Zhibai?

What happened?

This outfit...

And the earrings?

Xu Chang’an had many questions, but what came out was a simple inquiry: "What’s going on here."

"I..." Yun Qian was still unsure whether Xu Chang’an liked her makeup and attire, she slightly turned her gaze away, saying: "I put on some makeup, just to show you."

"...I can see that." Xu Chang’an was utterly at a loss.

No way around it.

Ever since he heard those words, ’Husband’, he was in disarray.

However...

"Why? Weren’t you supposed to be with Li Zhibai? How did it..." Xu Chang’an was speaking when he felt the lady in his arms shiver suddenly, her eyes dark and profound.

The golden earring swayed, revealing her mood.

Yun Qian slowly released her embrace, adjusting the butterfly hairpin by her ear, raising her head to meet her husband’s deliberately clear eyes.

"You still call me... Miss."