Chapter 1271: "Yit" (2)
The Soul Calming Jade was not whole afterall, and although it was meant to be used on spirit bodies, the energy required by the spirit was too much and it could not be completed by just relying upon the Soul Calming Jade alone. The Soul Calming Jade needed more energy and it needed the little Emperor to absorb it from external sources for it to transform it into spirit energy.
Not just jade stones, but anything that contained spirit essence would pose to be highly irresistible to the Soul Calming Jade within the little Emperor's body.
That was not the hunger of the physical body, but the emptiness of the spirit.
"It will be harm his body?" Jun Wu Xie asked with a frown. Although she had a rough understanding of what Jun Wu Yao had explained, but for a human body, how could it possibly be able to absorb jade stones? Even if it had been crushed and chewed up, having fine jade stones within the stomach might very well cause some other problems.
Jun Wu Yao walked forward and he pried open the little Emperor's mouth who had his eyes still fixed upon the jade Ruyi.
Within the little Emperor's mouth, there were suddenly an additional two fang like teeth. Although they were not too large, they were exceptionally sharp.
"This child, is already no longer just an ordinary human. All these things, will not cause him the slightest harm in anyway."
The little Emperor stared blankly at Jun Wu Xie, his eyes seemingly tinged with a trace of subservience.
This was the first time Jun Wu Xie was encountering something like this. If those words had not come from Jun Wu Yao, she would not have believed them, but since Jun Wu Yao was the one who said it, then they couldn't possibly be wrong.
Looking at the little Emperor stare at the jade Ruyi with such longing in his eyes, Jun Wu Xie had no choice but to stand up and took down the jade Ruyi, and placed it in the little Emperor's hands.
The little Emperor carried the jade Ruyi in his hands, looking just like someone who had gone hungry for a long time and was holding a roast chicken excitedly. His big limpid eyes turned to look at Jun Wu Xie once more and when Jun Wu Xie nodded slightly, he brought the jade Ruyi up to his mouth and began gnawing upon it.
'Crunch crunch crunch.....'
Those sounds, made Jun Wu Xie's heart jump together with them.
When Qiao Chu and the others came over to find Jun Wu Xie, they saw the little Emperor hugging a half chewed up jade Ruyi sitting on one side..... 'Crunch crunch crunch', and the several youths suddenly found themselves stunned.
"What..... What kind of a situation is this? Is the a new kind of snack made by the Lin Palace's kitchen? Ha..... ha..... it really looks very much like a jade Ruyi....." Qiao Chu said as a twitch started to tug at the corner of his mouth. He told himself that his eyes must be playing tricks on him as how could a tiny little kid like that possibly be gnawing upon a jade Ruyi.
"I think, that isn't really a snack." Fan Zhuo said in a cool voice.
"....." Qiao Chu's face was filled with surprise.
"He's recovered?" Rong Ruo came walking in from the side, as she looked at the little Emperor who had his head lowered down to chomped upon the jade Ruyi, to ask Jun Wu Xie in astonishment.
Jun Wu Xie roughly told little her companions of the little Emperor's current condition and the several youths really did not know how to react to that.
The little Emperor seemed to be doing much better than before but..... it still wasn't a full recovery!
The jade Ruyi was almost as long as the child's arm and the little Emperor had completely chewed it up without a trace left. His gaze then continued to search through the room and he seemed to have suddenly detected something as he lifted his hand to touch the jade pendant around his neck.
Just as Jun Wu Xie thought that he was going to start to "yit" again, the little one did not show much interest towards the jade pendant and he released his grip upon it very quickly.
"Looking at him like this, will he really be fine?" Qiao Chu scratched at his head, feeling it all rather strange.
"Big Brother Wu Yao, besides jade stones, isn't there anything more normal that would be able to raise the Soul Calming Jade's power?" Qiao Chu asked.
Jun Wu Yao smiled and replied: "Yes, there is."
"What is it?"
"Ring spirits."
Chapter 1272: "Yit" (3)
"....." Qiao Chu's eyes bulged like a goldfish
[What the hell! ?]
[A human devouring a ring spirit! !]
His gaze instinctively turned to look at Jun Wu Xie, as if the only one capable enough of achieving that feat would only be.....
Jun Wu Xie shot him an icy glare, and Qiao Chu immediately sobered up.
"It's different from Little Xie here. Little Xie devours ring spirits to breakthrough her spirit power levels, while in this little fella's case, it is to repair and patch his spirit." Jun Wu Yao quipped.
"In fact, as long as anything contains the essence of spirits, he would be able to eat it."
Jun Wu Yao's voice had just fallen when the little Emperor who had been seated upon his chair suddenly seemed to have discovered something and he hopped off the chair to totter over to Rong Ruo. He then tilted his head inquisitively and looked at Rong Ruo's face.
Rong Ruo smiled sweetly at the little one.
"Yit big brother." The little Emperor said as he bounced excitedly.
Rong Ruo suddenly found that she could not smile anymore.....
The other people in the room were also frozen in shock.
All he thought of was "yiting" and now he wants to eat a human! ! ?
Fei Yan had in an instant shot forward to stand in front of Rong Ruo, putting himself right in between the little Emperor and Rong Ruo.
"This one is not edible!" Fei Yan exclaimed anxiously.
The little Emperor shrunk his head back into his shoulders and looked at Fei Yan guiltily, his tiny hands fidgeting nervously as they were clasped before his little chest, his shoulders trembling with his large eyes brimming with tears, a truly pitiful sight.
Fei Yan, who had jumped out in the first instance to defend his "prospective future bride", upon seeing the little Emperor teetering on the verge of tears, suddenly found his anxiety immediately evaporating into smoke, and his heart was quickly overwhelmed with such shameful guilt like he was abusing a tiny frightened animal.
"Hey..... There's no need to cry." Fei Yan started to soothe in a hurry.
It was still not that bad when he didn't say it, but once he mentioned "cry", the tears brimming within the little Emperor's eyes immediately fell, that shamefaced expression upon his face with his soundless cries, looked every inch a little pitiful waif that had been taken advantage of.
Fei Yan was feeling a little helpless and getting a little faint. [What did he even do?]
This is brat here had wanted to eat his "prospective bride" and he had adamantly denied him by just saying just one sentence, why was he already crying.....
Ever since he had unintentionally stumbled into that steamy scene, Fei Yan had tagged "future bride" onto Rong Ruo's head. Although it didn't feel much different on most days, but if one observed carefully, one would still be able to detect that Fei Yan was extra caring and gentle towards Rong Ruo.
But the entire bunch of them had instinctively chosen to overlook it, and only Rong Ruo was the only one feeling helpless throughout it all.
She had wanted to privately speak about it with Fei Yan but the always sharp tongued Fei Yan when faced with Rong Ruo alone, he would either run away disappearing without a trace red faced, or be in such a complete helpless loss that he was not even able to hear Rong Ruo's words at all.
After some time passed, Rong Ruo gave up on the idea of trying to explain it to Fei Yan and just left him to feel proud about it on his own.
Fei Yan felt the highly accusing gaze from the little one and he was rather speechless. He was just protecting his future bride so what was he doing wrong? !
The little one was able to even crush jade stone with his teeth so how could his future bride's soft and fair flesh be able to withstand the little Emperor's sharp teeth?
Under that harsh and highly critical gaze, Fei Yan had no other choice but to dig out a small jade piece to stuff into the little Emperor's hands.
"Eat eat eat, don't eat big brother, eat this!"
Qiao Chu's sharp eyes spotted the piece of jade and said: "Isn't that the one you just bought and was going to give....."
Qiao Chu had not even been able to finish his words when Fei Yan's dagger stare shut him up immediately.
The little Emperor held the jade pendant in his hands and looked at Fei Yan hesitantly and blinked his eyes at him: "Don't eat big brother, eat jade pendant....."
Fei Yan very nearly burst into tears and nodded while bleeding in the heart.
"Yes!"
The little Emperor immediately broke into smiles after getting his hands on something to "yit", his hands clasping the jade pendant that Fei Yan had spent a great amount of money to get, and he went to hide in one corner and crunched away happily.....
Chapter 1273: "Gifts for You (1)"
Watching the little Emperor eat so happily, Fei Yan's tears were flowing like a river.
"I just thought of one thing." Qiao Chu said, rubbing his chin.
"What?" Hua Yao said.
"When we go to the Dark Emperor's tomb, will we then bring the little one with us? Isn't it said that the Dark Emperor's tomb is filled with countless treasures and magical artifacts? The amount of jade there and things filled with the essence of spirit must be numerous. If the little one really needs to, it shouldn't be a big problem to bring him with us, and let him feast till he is satisfied. Wouldn't that be just great?" Qiao Chu said naively.
"The Dark Emperor's tomb is filled with untold dangers and having him with us then might not be safe for him." Rong Ruo said with a slight frown on her face. She was not afraid about anything else about the suggestion, but just for the safety of the little Emperor. The few of them had been to the Heaven's End Cliff and they knew just how dangerous the place was. It was already difficult for them to protect themselves in there, what's more with a very young little Emperor with a weakened spirit tagging along with them?
"In that aspect, all of you would not have to worry." Jun Wu Yao said suddenly. "In terms of individual battle prowess, among all of you here, none of you is a match for him." His eyes turned to look at the little Emperor who was still chewing on his jade pendant.
All the youths there stared wide eyed in disbelief, looking at the bumbling little Emperor who only knew how to say "yit yit yit".
"Scarlet Blood by itself was created to give one absolute power. He was not killed by the Scarlet Blood, but the power that comes with Scarlet Blood is already in him." Jun Wu Yao explained to them helpfully.
"Really?" Jun Wu Xie asked as she turned to Jun Wu Yao.
Jun Wu Yao smiled and replied: "When have I ever lied to you?"
Jun Wu Xie was rather surprised. "Are you saying we can bring him along with us?"
Jun Wu Yao nodded his head.
"Not just him, but I will also be accompanying you."
When he said that, Jun Wu Yao's gaze had never shifted away from Jun Wu Xie's face. Although his lips were smiling, his words were truthfully sincere.
Jun Wu Xie subconsciously lowered her head, as her heart suddenly began beating very fast.
"Hey, with Big Brother Wu Yao with us, there is then nothing we have to fear anymore!" Qiao Chu was Jun Wu Yao's biggest and most loyal fan, and towards Jun Wu Yao's prowess, he completely worshipped the man. Hearing that Jun Wu Yao would be going with them, he was happier than anyone could be.
"We are just left with the last two maps. So let's go all out for them to gather them as quickly as we can and we can then go to the Dark Emperor's tomb!" Qiao Chu said as he rubbed his fist, fully prepared to give it a good go.
The youths in the room revealed wide smiles as the day they had waited for had been too long, much too long in coming. Hope was now just before their eyes and they could almost feel their blood boiling with the heat from the insatiable desire to exact blood vengeance.
"There is no need for all of you to seek them any further." Jun Wu Yao said suddenly.
Jun Wu Xie looked at him in puzzlement.
Jun Wu Yao then nodded slightly and Ye Mei who was standing on the side pulled out two small brocade boxes from within his clothes, and brought them before Jun Wu Xie's eyes.
Jun Wu Xie gazed at Jun Wu Yao, not knowing what he intended to do.
"Because I had not been able to stay by your side recently, these gifts are just little knick knacks I gathered together just for you, and I hope Little Xie will not dislike them." Jun Wu Yao said with a light laugh, raising his hand to stroke Jun Wu Xie on the head.
Jun Wu Xie went up and opened the boxes in Ye Mei's hands.
Two old maps heavily browned human skin maps sat quietly within the two brocade boxes!
"They are maps! !" Qiao Chu exclaimed out in great surprise.
Within the two brocade boxes, was contained the two very pieces of maps that Jun Wu Xie and her companions were still seeking for!
Jun Wu Xie raised her head in confusion as she wanted to ask him about them. But at the very instant she had just turned her face, Jun Wu Yao suddenly came close and took advantage of the situation to plant a kiss onto Jun Wu Xie's slightly opened little mouth.
Chapter 1274: "Gifts for You (2)"
Jun Wu Xie raised her head in confusion as she wanted to ask him about them. But at the very instant she had just turned her face, Jun Wu Yao suddenly came close and took advantage of the situation to plant a kiss onto Jun Wu Xie's slightly opened little mouth.
Unlike the light touch like a dragonfly touches the water from before, this kiss from Jun Wu Yao was not going for just a slight taste before pulling back, but he hooked his arm around Jun Wu Xie waist and pulled her into his embrace, deepening that kiss even further.
Qiao Chu at the side was stunned witnessing it.
They had never in their dreams ever thought.....
Everything had happened too fast and they were suddenly caught in a fluster on how to react!
Qiao Chu's mind was thrown into messy chaos, unable to comprehend what was suddenly happening.
[Why had BIg Brother Wu Yao so suddenly just kissed Little Xie like this.....]
Fan Zhuo cleared his throat slightly and gave a look to his several other young companions. Hua Yao physically dragged the wide eyed and open mouthed Qiao Chu out from the room and even Ye Mei put the boxes down upon a table by the side while he carried the still munching little Emperor to quickly escape from the place without a trace.
Very soon within the entire room, only Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao were left.
This kiss, came on too suddenly and Jun Wu Xie was caught completely off guard. Her petite frame, coiled up and held against the broad chest made her suddenly feel a little lost, a little helpless.
The fragrance he had missed for awhile filled up within his mouth and Jun Wu Yao wished that time would stop at that moment as he did not want to let go at all, not even for the slightest instant.
"Breath." But in the end, he still released Jun Wu Xie's tiny mouth and he reminded helpfully when he realized that the little one was actually so shocked that she had even forgotten to breathe when he saw her face turned red. Jun Wu Yao then laughed out loud most devilishly.
"You....." Jun Wu Xie muttered as she stared at Jun Wu Yao, her cheeks rosy and her eyes misted over slightly, reducing the usual cold chill those eyes always showed, that were now tinged with a little innocence of a young girl.
That look almost melted Jun Wu Yao's heart.
For that pair of eyes, he would be willing to go do anything.
As long as that pair of eyes, only had him, one man alone.
"You like it?" Jun Wu Yao's voice was a little raspy as he said softly.
Jun Wu Xie looked at him blankly. "What....."
Jun Wu Yao then gave her a highly teasing smile.
"What do you think?"
Jun Wu Xie blinked her eyes, still feeling a little confused.
Jun Wu Yao laughed helplessly and just carried her in his arms to go sit down upon a chair at the side. He lifted the two pieces of maps from the brocade boxes and placed them in her hands.
"Like it?"
Jun Wu Xie stared at the maps in her hands and asked: "When did you manage to find them?"
Jun Wu Yao said with a laugh: "I found one of them before the Qi Kingdom was attacked and I wanted to find the rest of them before I give them to you as a gift, so I did not tell you about it before." It was to be a surprise, that he specially prepared for her.
"Thank you....." Jun Wu Xie said in all seriousness as she looked at Jun Wu Yao. Jun Wu Yao had always been shrouded in mystery and was always disappearing at different times, seeing the dragon's head but never seeing its tail. Jun Wu Xie guessed that he could highly possibly have his own affairs to take care of and those matters were not anything mundane.
Everytime he disappeared, Jun Wu Xie had assumed that he was dealing with his own matters and had never thought that the last two instances had been for a different purpose.
He had left because he went to seek out the remaining maps of the Dark Emperor's tomb for her.
"Between you and me, there is no need for thanks." Jun Wu Yao said with a smile and left a light kiss upon her forehead. As long as it made her happy, he did not think doing all this was inappropriate in the slightest.
Jun Wu Xie looked at Jun Wu Yao and hesitated a moment before she lifted her head up. Before Jun Wu Yao could react, she kissed Jun Wu Yao upon the lips.
In the instant when her soft lips lightly touched his, Jun Wu Yao's eyes flashed with surprise and shock!
Chapter 1275: "Gifts for You (3)"
It was just an instant of a light fleeting touch, but it caused Jun Wu Yao's entire being to become frozen as he stiffly stared at Jun Wu Xie, when within those jet black eyes, suddenly swirled with with a flowing violet light.
That delicate and soft little kiss, drove Jun Wu Yao's mind to immediately blank out, his line of thoughts suddenly severed, the surroundings seemingly all gone quiet, all his senses shut down in an instant ,where only the tiny and faint bit of warmth that lingered on his lips clearly gripped his entire mind.
It wasn't the first kiss, but at the same time it was the first kiss.
And this time, it was more moving than any other time it had happened.
After Jun Wu Xie speedily planted that fleeting kiss upon Jun Wu Yao's lips, she silently put some distance between them, her clear face tinged faintly pink, her eyes a little puzzled as she looked at Jun Wu Yao.
Usually wrapped with a highly devilish air around him, Jun Wu Yao had at that moment seemingly completely lost his consciousness, and was merely staring in shock and surprise at her, his eyes unable to maintain their pure black state due to his surging tumultuous emotions, washing over him like the unstoppable rising tides.
Jun Wu Xie blinked her eyes. This was the first time she had taken the initiative to kiss Jun Wu Yao, but his reaction had seemed to be rather different from before.....
[Had she done anything wrongly?]
However, before Jun Wu Xie could finish contemplating her thoughts on that question.....
The arm holding her by her waist, suddenly tightened its grip, and her petite body was pulled to become tightly plastered against his broad chest, where she could almost clearly feel, under that wide muscular chest, the wild throbbing of a strong heartbeat.
A fiery and passionate kiss then swallowed up Jun Wu Xie in the next instant.
Completely unlike her light fleeting kiss, not at all like the usual light teases from before.
Filled with a strong desire and dominance, filled with endless tenderness, as it invaded her mouth, taking from her her breath entirely within, taking in every ounce of her fragrance.
That passionate kiss, made Jun Wu Xie feel all her limbs go weak, only held up by the strong arm behind her back, like all her strength had been sucked out of her, and her mind seemed to shut down at that moment, only remembering one thing, which was that familiar scent that belonged to Jun Wu Yao, that filled her senses.
The palm of his other free hand, was pressed against her back, running over her spine over her clothes. Almost seemingly unsatisfied, the hand slipped under the cloth, lighting up in flames the soft supple skin down her back.
It was like clusters of fire were burning on her back, ignited under his hand that spread over her entire back.
She felt as if she was about to completely lose her breath in that instant.
Jun Wu Xie's limp and weak body fell backwards in that moment's loss of control, the arm holding her by the waist not letting her go in the slightest, as if it was going to meld her right into his bones.
Jun Wu Yao lifted her arm and slipped it around to the back of his neck, his roving hand not showing any signs of retreating.
Seemingly like he was imprinting her entire being right into her soul, his fingers upon that skin unable to let go.
The light cloth of her clothes was in a dishevelled state under the ferocity and the rustle of the clothes sounded within her ears. Like the wings of a cicada, a jade white shoulder was revealed to the air. The chill of winter still hung heavily and the air was still filled with a biting chill, which made Jun Wu Xie felt a shiver run through her involuntarily.
But in that instant of feeling the chill while locked with his arm, the burning brushed over her shoulder, immediately driving away the chilling cold, bringing to her a scorching warmth.
Under his fingers, that smooth and soft touch, slowly burned away Jun Wu Yao's rationality bit by bit.
Chapter 1276: "A Little Flustered (1)"
[That's not enough!]
[Not in the least!]
[He longed for more.]
Jun Wu Yao suddenly got up, carrying Jun Wu Xie to stride with wide steps further inside the room. He gently propped her up to let her limp body lean against his shoulder.
It was just a few steps' distance, but Jun Wu Yao's forehead beaded with perspiration. He set Jun Wu Xie down gingerly upon the bed, his strong arms extended while holding Jun Wu Xie on both shoulder to set her down. He looked down at Jun Wu Xie lying upon the bed, with her eyes still misted over.
Beads of perspiration rolled down from his forehead, dripping onto Jun Wu Xie's neck.
The crystal clear beads of sweat flowed down the incredibly fair and flawless skin. Inch by inch, Jun Wu Yao's gaze was led, till the clear beads soaked into the black hair.
Jun Wu Yao's throat quivered, his gaze turned deep and solemn, and even his breath became slower as a ball of flame burned in his chest that made every single cell within him scream.
"Little Xie....." His voice was so low and raspy it sounded like it had been rubbed with sandpaper.
Jun Wu Yao stared at Jun Wu Xie's slightly pink shoulder, and his gaze was lit aflame as it moved over the fair supple skin, looking at the splendour covered by the clothes.
Always dressed in male clothes, it had not been obvious, but Jun Wu Xie had already possessed the allure and lasciviousness of a young lady. It was just a slight difference, but it tugged at Jun Wu Yao's heart, making him long to burn those highly hindering pieces of cloth, not wishing to have anything covering all her splendour.
All of this.....
Can be seen only by him alone.
And belongs only to him alone.
His long, slender and attractive fingers raised up slightly, the tip of a finger hooked upon Jun Wu Xie's clothes' collar. Time seemed to slow to a crawl at that moment. Jun Wu Yao did not notice that his finger was already shaking, slipping out from under his control.
It only needed a light tug, and there wouldn't be anymore of that blasted hindering cover.
The beast within his chest was eager to break out of its cage, roaring to be free.
"Big Brother?" Jun Wu Xie's mind was a complete blank, the inexplicable searing heat burning up her body making her feel uneasy, her eyes misted up so badly he almost could not see Jun Wu Yao's face clearly. Her weak voice came out in a soft indistinct murmur, like a mesmerized little animal caught in helplessness.
But that almost inaudible sound had struck like a thunderous bolt, right into Jun Wu Yao's mind, that suddenly dragged Jun Wu Yao's senses forcibly back in an instant!
He looked at Jun Wu Xie who had her mouth slightly opened, stared at the completely defenceless gaze, and the muscles on his arm bunched together. He drew in a mighty deep breath, and the finger hooked around the shirt's collar slowly moved away.
"You should get yourself changed." Jun Wu Yao left a gentle kiss upon her forehead and suddenly pulled himself away to leave, taking humongous strides out of the room!
Inside that room, it was filled completely with her scent, and he did not know whether he would still be able to continue to maintain the very last vestiges of his remaining will if he continued to remain in there.
With a bang, the room's door was quickly shut, and Jun Wu Xie slowly sat up. Without the warmth from Jun Wu Yao's body, she felt a chill creep onto her arms and shoulder, the cold causing her to huddle up slightly while she clasped the blanket to her as she sat on the bed, and it was not known what kind of thoughts were going through her mind.
Just outside the room's door, Ye Mei suddenly noticed Jun Wu Yao's presence and he was just about to say something when he saw the figure of Jun Wu Yao flashed past his eyes like a lightning bolt!
Jun Wu Yao shut himself within his room. Although he had left her back there, he could still seem to feel her presence on him, the scent that belonged only to her, plastered all over his being, that had challenged his sanity with every passing moment.
Suddenly, Jun Wu Yao ripped the shirt off his body and tossed it carelessly upon a stool by the side. His muscular body bare, he strode over to come to the side of the bathtub.
Chapter 1277: "A Little Flustered (2)"
Jun Wu Yao grabbed at the scoop at the water's surface and splashed the water that had gone cold long ago over himself.
The crystalline drops of water splattered off his golden bronzed skin, flowing down along the curves along his body slowly, outlining the outstanding physique that put all men to shame.
Outside the door of the room, Ye Mei who had followed behind his Lord heard the splashes of water, and he wisely remained outside, not daring to disturb his Lord.
[It isn't easy..... for Lord Jue.....]
Jun Wu Xie remained sitting alone inside her room for a long while. The little black cat who had hid itself in a corner finally came walking out slowly. In that situation earlier, he really did not dare to make a noise, or it would have been obliterated from existence by that great Demon Lord.
"Cough..... Erm..... Mistress..... If you feel like crying....." The little black cat said as it raised a tiny paw and patted its pitifully tiny shoulder generously.
"Use as you wish."
Having witnessed its Mistress almost devoured up,the little black cat had been so shocked its soul had almost flown out of it. However, it was not a match for the great Demon Lord at all.
Seeing Jun Wu Xie's blank expression now, the little black cat could vaguely feel..... that its Mistress should be rather traumatised this time.
[That great Demon Lord of whatever was just too much!]
Jun Wu Xie was silent for a long while before she suddenly turned to look at the little black cat.
"Why should I cry?"
"Har?" The little black cat was flabbergasted. This reaction seems rather out of place here!
[Its Mistress had just been taken advantage of by that great Demon Lord! According to common logic, wasn't she supposed to be breaking out in tears now?]
"I..... didn't exactly dislike that....." Jun Wu Xie muttered as she lowered her eyes. Although her mind had completely blanked out earlier, but she had not detested Jun Wu Yao's touch. If not, she would not have allowed him to continue on.
"HAR? ? ? ! ! !" The little black cat was so astonished that its eyes were almost popping out from their sockets from his stare.
[Does its MIstress really know what she is talking about?]
"It seemed to have felt rather different." Jun Wu Xie said as she touched her slightly swollen lips. Everything that had happened earlier, had made her began to vaguely feel that Jun Wu Yao was rather different from other people.
[Not like Jun Qing and Jun Xian, nor like Qiao Chu, Brother Hua and the others.]
[But..... just what kind of a feeling was that?]
She wasn't sure, and she did not understand.
She only knew that she did not dislike Jun Wu Yao coming into such close proximity, and did not detest getting close to him, to the extent that after that light kiss, her heart had filled with a sweetness she had never experienced before..... tinged with a trace of helpless fluster. It was a subtle emotion that she could not grasp nor understand fully, like she wanted to go get closer, but was at the same time flustered, so confusing that she was not able to decide just what that feeling was.
The only thing she knew, was that Jun Wu Yao was different from the way she felt towards the members of her family.
Afterall when it came down to the facts, there were absolutely no blood ties between her and Jun Wu Yao at all, the form of address she used on him, was just coincide with the identity Jun Wu Yao had tailored for himself before. However ignorant Jun Wu Xie could possibly be in these matters, she still knew that she and Jun Wu Yao were not real siblings.
[Not siblings.....]
[Then what were they?]
Jun Wu Xie's always highly intelligent mind when faced with this problem, suddenly became sorely inadequate to deal with it.
She had always been able to determine the advantages and disadvantages of the countless situations they were confronted with, accurately analyse the opponents scheming plots, devise up cunning strategies and deploy her pieces accordingly..... But..... against these strange and unfamiliar emotions and feelings, she was at a complete loss.
The little black cat's mouth was agape, its eyes staring at Jun Wu Xie's highly different gaze than what it had expected, and an ominous feeling blossomed within its heart.
[Heavens' dang it!]
[Could Mistress..... have possibly fallen in love with that great Demon Lord! ! ?]
[NOOOOOOOO! ! ! !]
Chapter 1278: "A Little Flustered (3)"
Just as the little black cat was getting all twisted up in worry that its Mistress could very possibly be snatched away by the great Demon Lord, Jun Wu Xie suddenly stood up and changed her clothes, and then immediately walked out from her room suddenly, making the little black cat to follow her out in a rush.
Jun Wu Xie walked out of the room with highly quick steps, making her way towards Jun Wu Yao's room.
Standing guard at the door and sighing heavily for his Lord, Ye Mei looked up and immediately saw Jun Wu Xie whizzing over in approach, and his eyes widened up in surprise.
"Young Miss....."
Before he could even finish talking, Jun Wu Xie had already made like a gust of wind, to blow past him, kicking Jun Wu Yao's room door open with a crash!
Ye Mei was stunned speechless.
Within the room, Jun Wu Yao who was still soaked within the cold chilly water held the crash and his brows creased up in a frown. His bare upper body glistening from the drops of water that clung on him, his wet hair plastered against his broad back, it outlined the perfect contours of his muscular frame.
Jun Wu Yao looked in puzzlement at Jun Wu Xie who was striding into his room.
"Little Xie....." He stood in his spot, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Jun Wu Xie who had walked to come stand right before him, the rage flames in his chest still not extinguished making his voice come out raspily.
"I came here seeking clarification for one thing." Jun Wu Xie said as he looked at Jun Wu Yao before her eyes. This was the first time she was seeing Jun Wu Yao..... based on a human body structure's proportions, she had to say that this was the most perfect specimen of a physique she had ever seen.
"What do you need.... to have clarified?" Under the cold and chilly water, the ragings flame that had almost been extinguished after much difficulty suddenly raged once again with her appearance. Jun Wu Yao felt his throat suddenly became exceptionally dry, his eyes unable to remain masked in black, the violet eyes narrowed up as he fought to resist the urge wrecking upon him.
"You..... come a little closer." Jun Wu Xie suddenly said to Jun Wu Yao.
Jun Wu Yao laughed bitterly in his heart. It wasn't that he was unwilling to get close to her, but..... to him at this very moment, she possessed a highly deadly allure, and with him getting too close to her, he was afraid that he would not be able to control the beastial animal that was about to come uncaged.
However, to Jun Wu Xie's wishes, no matter what, he would comply.
Taking a step forward to go closer to Jun Wu Xie, Jun Wu Yao could once again smell that faint fragrance of herbs from her body, and his blood began to boil all over again.
Everything about her, seemed to fill up his entire mind.
"I need to confirm....." Jun Wu Xie stared at Jun Wu Yao who had come forward to stand right in front of her and she suddenly raised both her arms and put them around Jun Wu Yao's neck as she stood on her toes, planting one big kiss right upon Jun Wu Yao's highly stiffened lips!
"....." Jun Wu Yao could only stand there with his eyes staring widely, his body not moving a single inch, as his mind suddenly exploded!
Jun Wu Xie had mimicked the way Jun Wu Yao kissed, a clumsy imitation. After a while, when she was feeling a little breathless, she finally released her hands and took a step back.
"This."
Upon saying that, she suddenly turned herself around, and without even turning his head back once, she walked out of the room.
Leaving Jun Wu Yao alone within the room, unable to react at all, nor did he understand what Jun Wu Xie really wanted.
She had kissed him again, and it was not the light peck she had given him before. It was a copy of what he did, a deeper kind of kiss. Although a little clumsy, although she seemed still a little green in this, it had been impactful like a sudden bolt out of the blue, that struck Jun Wu Yao so hard he took almost half a day to recover from it.
Standing at the door and witnessing the entire process, Ye Mei was equally stunned to make like a statue.
He had never ever thought that the Young Miss' sudden appearance here would actually to be..... take a bite out of his Lord Jue! ?
Chapter 1279: "A Little Flustered (4)"
Ye Mei had turned to stone, and the little black cat had frozen with shock.
It would never even in its dreams have thought, that its bumbling little Mistress would.....
[Have learnt to forcibly go kiss a man!]
[Its world had been turned into one from an alternate fantasy realm and it needs some quiet now!]
The little black cat moved shakily as it followed behind Jun Wu Xie to return back to her room. After reaching back, its mind was still filled with the persistent image that it had witnessed earlier.
[What happened to its Mistress?]
[Has she been influenced by the great Demon Lord's sinister ways?]
[Mistress! Snap out of it quick!]
"I don't abhor it, and had even liked it. To me, he is different from any other person." Jun Wu Xie was seated upon a chair, coming to a conclusion after the prior clarification she had just gone to seek.
The little black cat lay upon the ground, shedding tears in abject silence.
[Its Mistress was being napped away.]
[Woe is me!]
"What..... What are you thinking of doing....." The little black cat cried without tears as it looked at Jun Wu Xie.
"Trying to determine what's really between me and him." Jun Wu Xie said confidently.
The little black cat didn't think the tears would be so hard in coming.
"Then you have gotten your answer?"
Jun Wu Xie hesitated a moment, and said uncertainly: "Almost."
[That wasn't kinship, and neither was it friendship.]
The little black cat felt that its life was no longer worth living and it lay upon the floor playing dead.
The ends of Jun Wu Xie's lips suddenly turned up in a smile and resting her chin in her palm, she looked out at the beautiful scenery outside her window.
However.....
After Jun Wu Yao finally recovered from his shock, he sat silently upon a chair at the side. He raised up a hand, and covered it over his mouth and nose, to ponder in silence.
Ye Mei at the side secretly gulped, his eyes not daring to glance anyway else, afraid that he would see anything beyond his Lord Jue's control.....
[Cough..... He did not see anything.]
[Drip.....]
The sound of a drop of water that fell was heard and Ye Mei kept his head down not daring to raise it. But a faint scent of blood wafted past his nose and he looked up in surprise to stare at Jun Wu Yao.
Jun Wu Yao's face creased up into a frown and gave a low shout: "Scram out of here."
Ye Mei scampered out of the place in a hurry and closed the door tightly behind him, his heart thumping madly.
[Lord Jue this time..... had fallen into really deep trouble!]
Just several moments later, Ye Mei heard the sounds of water splashing continuously.
Feeling the pain of his Lord Jue.....
[Young Miss, playing with fire without extinguishing the flames might really kill somebody!]
Ye Mei did not know how long he stood guard outside the door, but it was only after night had fallen that a tiny figure appeared right before him.
"Yit Uncle....." The little Emperor looked up at him with his little mouth open, his face almost drooling as he looked at Ye Mei.
Cold sweat beaded upon Ye Mei forehead and he quickly reached into his pockets to take out a jade ring and placed it before the little Emperor. The little Emperor took it in his hands expressionlessly, and went over to one side to go munching on his own.....
"Cough..... Big Brother Ye Mei, what are you doing here?" Qiao Chu asked as he looked at Ye Mei squatting outside Jun Wu Yao's room and found it a little strange. Although Ye Mei and Ye Sha were always at the sides of Jun Wu Yao and Jun Wu Xie, the two of them were usually hidden in the shadows, seldom seen to remain in a spot without moving.
"Where's Big Brother Wu Yao?" Qiao Chu asked as he stared at the tightly shut door into the room. The image of Jun Wu Yao and Jun Wu Xie kissing earlier had created a great impact upon his mind and it had taken Hua Yao and the others a long period of preaching before his heart had finally been able to settle.
[That's right.]
[Jun Wu Xie and Jun Wu Yao were not real siblings afterall.]
[The were both gorgeous and talented and there wasn't anything wrong with that.]
"Dumb Qiao." Ye Mei said as he looked at Qiao Chu and said profoundly: "At this time, I would advise you not to remain standing around here and bring that little one somewhere else to go play."
"Huh?"
"I am saying this for your own good." The previous fire not extinguished and a new flame was ignited. Ye Mei firmly believed that his Lord Jue's mood wouldn't be too pretty at the moment.
Chapter 1280: "A Little Flustered (5)"
A complete collection of eight maps in their hands, it meant that the Dark Emperor's tomb was no longer a secret before Jun Wu Xie and her companions. Once the Dark Emperor's tomb was opened, Jun Wu Xie knew that their life would no longer be the same.
With this departure, they did not know when they would be able to return, and Jun Wu Xie was in no hurry to move out immediately but was intending to leave something behind before she left.
Ye Sha returned a few days later with Elder Huang's head being carried in his hands as he reported back.
Jun Wu Xie had been highly busy within her room the past few days and what was most unexpected was..... that Jun Wu Yao had not come in to disturb her.
It was only when Jun Wu Xie came out of her room that she had coincidentally spotted Jun Wu Yao peering in the direction of her room's door as he sat in the courtyard.
She had subconsciously faced Jun Wu Yao and gave him a smile that wouldn't be considered too brilliant, kind of subdued, but nevertheless highly rare.
Jun Wu Yao's eyes widened and was taken aback, as a faint blush came onto his face.
Ye Sha who was squatting within a dark corner had upon witnessing that scene, almost found his eyes popping out from his head.
"It was only a few days that I have not come back and why do I feel that the world has entirely changed? Lord Jue and the Young Miss, have they switched their souls? This doesn't feel right to me." Usually, he was always seeing Jun Wu Yao tease Jun Wu Xie till her face turned all red, but today..... the person blushing had switched over instead! ?
Towards this, Ye Mei no longer found it strange. That day, Jun Wu Yao had shut himself in his room the entire night and the water splashes had not stopped throughout. If not for Jun Wu Yao exceptional condition of his body's constitution, splashing cold water upon one's self throughout the night would have gotten anyone to collapse and bedridden.
"You missed a really good show." Ye Mei said, his eyes giving Ye Sha a meaningful look as he patted the man on the shoulder.
Ye Sha was even more confused.
"In the past two days after I came back, I have been feeling that Lord Jue is acting rather strange. He hasn't been going to look for the Young Miss and has just been sitting in the courtyard to stare blankly at the Young Miss' room..... Could Lord Jue have fallen sick?" Ye Sha said in a highly concerned voice.
A corner of Ye Mei's mouth twitched and he shook his head hastily.
"Having served Lord Jue for so many years, have you ever seen him get close to any female?"
Ye Sha shook his head. "Lord Jue is no common man, and he is above these mundane things like love."
Not to mention having ever seen Jun Wu Yao get close to a girl, throughout the entire Dark Regime, they were all uniformly male, and not even the shadow of a female could be seen.
"The Young Miss is the first female that Lord Jue has interacted with, and she is also the only one." Ye Mei said helpfully.
Ye Sha still did not understand.
Ye Mei gave a long sigh and walked away with his hands behind his back.
[Having the bitterness in one's heart not understood by anyone else..... how mournful was that! ?]
"What are you doing sitting here?" Jun Wu Xie looked at Jun Wu Yao as she walked slowly over to him and in the instant that he saw Jun Wu Xie, the persistent images of that alluring colourful spring he had almost uncovered that had plagued his mind these past few days resurfaced vividly, causing the blood within to rush up and give his face a reddish tinge.
"Just sitting here for awhile. What has Little Xie been busy with these few days? I had not seen you come out." Jun Wu Yao said with a laugh, trying to pretend that there was nothing strange going on.
For the past few days, he had not even knocked on Jun Wu Xie room door but just sat himself down in the courtyard to watch her room as he fell deep in thought.
"I need to go find Grandfather." Jun Wu Xie said as she waved a stack of papers in her hand.
Jun Wu Yao nodded and did not ask any further.
But Jun Wu Xie had barely taken two steps when she suddenly turned back to look at the smiling Jun Wu Yao. She suddenly lowered her head and branded a light kiss upon Jun Wu Yao's lips and then took her things to walk away nonchalantly.....
Jun Wu Yao sat within the courtyard his body stiffened in shock.
Ye Sha stared with his mouth agape at the strange scene which had unfolded before his eyes. He really wanted to know just what had exactly happened in the few days that he had not been here!
.....
Authour's Note: Wu Xie is one who takes the initiative in love, not the type who was shy and bashful like a heartless little thief. Her awkwardness from before was due to the fact that she did not understand what was going on that's all. *Shrug