CHAPTER 364: 0230 DREAMS HAVE NO MEANING (TWO IN ONE)_2

In the Mystic Passage, the light was suspended high, casting a gentle glow on Yun Qian, whose long hair reached her waist, still wearing a crumpled bath towel.

"Miss, could you move a little?" Xu Chang’an said helplessly.

"Hmm?" Yun Qian looked at him curiously and asked, "Do it myself?"

Indeed.

It’s only when he is around that making the lady dress herself becomes strange.

"Am I really not spoiling the lady into uselessness?" Xu Chang’an talked to himself, but still walked over and picked up the clothes beside him.

"..."

After changing clothes, Xu Chang’an wiped the water stains from Yun Qian’s long hair clean before preparing to leave the spring valley.

Yun Qian always looked exceptionally beautiful after a hot spring, and Xu Chang’an was well aware of this.

Yun Qian thought so too.

They both wanted to take a good look at each other.

The wind started outside, as if it was going to rain.

In the dim light of the Mystic Passage, Xu Chang’an’s increasingly fervent gaze briefly met Yun Qian’s cool eyes.

The whole air was momentarily silent.

Xu Chang’an very lamely stopped his "peeking" actions.

Yun Qian, naturally, had no intention of retreating, her light-colored eyes unblinkingly gazing over, earnestly appreciating her husband’s appearance.

His clean, neat short hair, his eyebrows and eyes never appeared sharp but rather introverted and gentle.

His black, gentle eyes, the gaze changed from its usual calmness and steadiness, becoming somewhat evasive after making contact with hers.

Such youthful beauty was displayed to the fullest.

If a third person were watching from the side, they would acutely sense the difference between Yun Qian and Xu Chang’an, the kind of unashamed character of Miss Yun... actually brought a very strong sense of pressure.

But Xu Chang’an had never been weak.

The steadiness in him that brought reassurance... was what made Yun Qian gaze unblinkingly.

"You look really nice," Yun Qian said seriously.

"Miss, such words should be said to a girl," Xu Chang’an sighed, working hard to retract his gaze, trying not to look at Yun Qian in her little dress.

"Someone said you seem like a girl, not bold enough," Yun Qian thought for a moment.

"I think they’re right," Xu Chang’an nodded seriously, "I sometimes care too much about Wenliang’s rules, lacking some decisiveness, which is something that needs to change."

"So you know," Yun Qian responded.

"People are like this, knowing but hard to change."

"Is that so," Yun Qian reflected thoughtfully.

Xu Chang’an slightly shook his head, thinking that some matters were just hard to explain clearly.

Is he really a hesitant person?

Probably not entirely.

He only became so tangled and indecisive in matters related to Yun Qian because when it comes to her, he always wanted to achieve perfection in every aspect, thus appearing indecisive was only natural.

As for matters unrelated to the lady, what kind of character is he really... The women of Muyu Peak would have a lot to say.

To become a highly praised steward with a 90% approval rate, how could he possibly be a procrastinating character?

By the way, among the remaining 10% who didn’t leave good reviews, some simply didn’t like men, while the rest... felt a sense of resentment because Xu Chang’an cleanly refused "ambiguous" advances.

"...maybe not,"

Xu Chang’an thought about it and felt he might truly be an indecisive person.

But he only became unsure of himself in matters related to Yun Qian... but again, his world was all about Miss Yun.

So saying he has a feminine kind of nature makes perfect sense, with nothing wrong about it.

"Miss," Xu Chang’an bent down, "this chaotic mindset of mine, I can’t change."

Without thinking it thoroughly, how could he take care of Miss Yun in every way?

"I didn’t say I didn’t like it," Yun Qian’s embroidered shoes twisted slightly on the ground, leaving a clear footprint.

She thought people do change.

Xu Chang’an is like this now.

But a century, a millennium later?

How to witness a husband’s growth... is also the most cherished memory.

"Besides, being somewhat like a girl isn’t bad," Yun Qian took a step forward, looking at Xu Chang’an closely, and said, "If you were a girl, you’d surely be very pretty."

"...?"

Xu Chang’an was startled by Yun Qian’s words but quickly calmed down and said to Yun Qian, "Miss is always alone, so after entering Muyu Peak, you should meet some agreeable sisters."

He thought Yun Qian wanted a confidante.

"Like your teacher?" Yun Qian looked him in the eye.

"Teacher..." Xu Chang’an hesitated again and said helplessly, "That’s right."

Now everyone is calling each other sisters, and following this trend, Li Zhibai becoming Yun Qian’s close friend is almost a foregone conclusion.

Xu Chang’an thought about his respected teacher acting like a young girl with hands behind the back, facing Yun Qian, with a faint blush still lingering on the face... and felt a headache coming.

Yun Qian’s charm, just outrageous.

"You care very much about my matters with women?" Yun Qian asked.

"Not exactly care, just think sometimes Miss also needs a woman of your age to communicate with," Xu Chang’an explained.

"Same age? That might be somewhat difficult," Yun Qian slightly frowned, then fixed her gaze on Xu Chang’an, "If you became a girl, I would like it very much."

"I can’t," Xu Chang’an thought he wasn’t accustomed to women’s clothing, and said seriously, "Besides, downgrading from a husband’s position, I don’t like that."

"...Mm."

"Besides, I always feel that with Miss’s charm, it’s hard for the average person to resist," Xu Chang’an coughed, "including women alike."

With Yun Qian by his side, if he really had a change of character and fooled around, the end result might not be a harmonious Crystal Palace, but all the girls turning into Yun Qian’s admirers.

Xu Chang’an believed that this was very likely to happen.

However, in this aspect, the hardest part is not Yun Qian getting along with girls, but that... he just wouldn’t fool around.

"Girls..." Yun Qian asked, "What are you thinking?"

"Nothing, nothing at all, we should head back."

"I’m tired," Yun Qian looked at him, showing no intention of walking.

"Really?" Xu Chang’an looked at Yun Qian, and with his understanding of the lady, her current state... clearly seemed energetic.

"Mm," Yun Qian stretched lazily, her long fingers grasping the cuff, but nothing unusual could be seen on her face.

She wasn’t lying, she needed to conserve her energy.

After all... for Yun Qian right now, every bit of energy was incredibly precious, and with the change in the warmth of Xu Chang’an’s gaze, the lady also had to be prepared.

When dealing with a "coquettish" Yun Qian, Xu Chang’an always had only one course of action: compliance.

But he did resist once, by not carrying her.

But instead, carrying her on his back.

Yes.

Carrying her on his back, at least Yun Qian couldn’t see the tempted look on his face.

——

The mountain forest near the spring was filled with the faint fragrance of soil, but it was not easy to walk; he carried the lady on his back... leaving a footprint with every step.

Perhaps because he was on the island, he tried to restore his past life as much as possible, not using any cultivation.

Before leaving the valley, there was an Inner Lake.

Looking at the quiet lake surface in the distance, Xu Chang’an stopped.

Yun Qian then said, "Is it beautiful here?"

"Beautiful," Xu Chang’an did not hesitate.

The Inner Lake was inherently tranquil, but at this time the sky was dim, even though it was daytime, the sun was nowhere to be seen... but it didn’t matter, most importantly, the water here was unlike the hot spring, very calm, so calm that... if you walked over, you would definitely see your reflection in the water.

Unlike the hot spring covered in mist, unlike the Cold Spring where Yun Qian tossed small stones to prevent him from seeing.

His face could be seen clearly.

Only when Yun Qian didn’t allow him to look... did he become curious.

"It’s just some water, not you, how beautiful can it be?" Yun Qian raised her eyes and looked over, her voice ethereal and peaceful beneath the lake’s ripples.

"I won’t look anymore," Xu Chang’an automatically said, then felt he might have wimped out too much.

Looking is looking, what can the lady do to him?