Chapter 171 That pair of eyes
Awaking from the illusions of her past life, she began to observe him. After a short while, she realized that the man in front of her, was in fact, not that alike to the man within her memories.
In terms of looks, the Thousand Treasure Pavilion Master was more delicate and refined, with skin smooth like jade and gentle brows. Mu Cheng Ying on the other hand, possessed a more pure type of male handsomeness. The gap was very large.
What was more important was the usually strong and overbearing Thousand Treasure Pavilion Owner, was only about twenty years of age; give or take. This was the age between a young boy and a young man.
Too young and too handsome!
It was no wonder he wanted to cover his face. He was mostly likely very worried about his age and looks. This would cause others to make light, unable to portray his strong expert aura?
But Mu Cheng Ying had already become a real man, becoming famous long ago. Overlording over the four great regions, invincible in this world. Although his peerlessly handsome look caused many to drool during his younger years, but in the period before Huang Yue Li died, there was no longer anyone who dared provoke him.
That face, no matter how good it looked, in the eyes of many people, it was only a nightmare that would appear during the middle of the night to scare you.
So the two people, in fact, really did not look alike at all.
It was just.........that pair of eyes......are really much too similar.
Obviously yearning for affection, able to tempt any woman with those peach shape eyes. But unfortunately, they were filled with a biting chill. A slight glimpse would cause the viewer to experience the frostiness within.
However, those frosty eyes would instantly melt in the face of his beloved woman.
Such a look............really too alike.........
Staring at that pair of eyes, Huang Yue Li gently sighed out after a while. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
Did she mistake him due to that pair of eyes? In the end, they are two different people. Just what possessed her to confuse the two people?
Could it be, she missed Mu Cheng Ying that much?
When the Thousand Treasure Pavilion Owner saw her misty eyes and deep sigh, like she was reminiscing something, alarm bells began to ring in his heart.
Although he did not know what this little thing was looking at, thinking, he still felt a clear sense of crisis. Though she was looking in his direction, her gaze travelled through him to look at something far far away.........
"Little thing, why are you staring blankly for? If you continue to look at this Seat, this seat will kiss you?"
He slowly leaned over, closing the distance further until the two could feel the other part's hot breath.
Suddenly, Huang Yue Li pushed him abruptly.
The man did not think she would resist, so that sudden push force him away.
Leaving his side, Huang Yue Li then stood up.
When she recalled Mu Cheng Ying and her past, she could not bear to be so close with other men.
"You........." The man's face was a little gloomy, "Little thing, what do you mean? Once out of danger, you push this Seat aside when you have finished using me? Just now. It was you who took the initiative to kiss this Seat!"
It wasn't just once or twice that this little fox had pushed him away.
However, the relationship between the two obviously had improved. Especially during the time when the Golden Scaled Guards had forced themselves into the room. In order to escape, this little thing took the initiative to push him down to kiss him.
Even if her original intention was not to be affectionate with him, but she still chose such an action. At the very least, she did not hate contact with him, her inner defenses somewhat lowered.
But now, when the obstacles had removed themselves, this little girl stared at him for half a day. Quite obviously, she was attracted to his face.
Chapter 172 Imaging the reciprocated love
The situation was good and the atmosphere ambiguous.
So the Lord Owner wished to take advantage and attack, becoming more intimate with this little fox who adored escaping. It would be best if he could capture her heart with tactics like a beautiful man.
And from the looks, it seemed that Huang Yue Li was attracted to him. Her eyes misting, body softening and showing no signs of resistance.
But who knew, just as he wanted to come and do something, she suddenly.........relentlessly pushed him away.
Because Huang Yue Li's heart was a mess, she could not spare any more time or energy with him. Without out much thought, she threw out those words: "This is just an unpredicted variable. Regardless of the person here, I would have still kissed him. Don't you misunderstand!"
"Misunderstand? Do you mean to say that this is all a misunderstanding?"
Wrinkling his eyebrows, the gentle light within his eyes gradually disappeared and coldness re-enveloped them.
Feeling oppressive aura, Huang Yue Li couldn't help but take a step back.
"If not? What else would it be?"
The girl gently raised her chin to stare at the front of the man, the attitude furthering the distance between their respective statuses.
This attitude deeply angered the man. He could not believe that, in such a short moment, her attitude had a one hundred and eighty degree turn!
God knew, when she took the initiative to kiss him, his mood soared up high. When she had kissed him, the arm that was hoping her down, was trembling non-stop.
And when the cunning little fox stared into his face in a daze, he really thought that this handsome face, which had previously mesmerized countless high-society young ladies, also captured that girl's heart.
As a result, his heart secretly leapt in endless joy.
Even those Golden Scaled Guards who committed such grave mistakes, he did not bother to care too much. All he wished to do, was to send them away as soon as possible and properly tease this little thing.
But who knew......
Was it really just him who assumed his loved had been reciprocated?
This man had always possessed a high standing, rarely suffering setbacks. This was especially the case for the numerous women surrounding him. Occasionally when his gaze lingered around them or even a slight smile, would caused these young ladies to fall into a frenzy, unable to sleep for nights.
And this little girl?
So devoted he was, yet she was still playing with him?
Gloomy faced, he slowly approached retreating Huang Yue Li.
Forced backwards, Huang Yue Li's back soon touched the wall.
She knew that the man was angry. Those familiar peach eyes showing both love and hate, and complex emotions of a damaged self-esteem. All these felt so familiar.
Those were the kind of emotions she used to see from Mu Cheng Ying's eyes......
Her delicate eyebrows frowning, she tried to reason with the man.
"You.........don't be impulsive. First listen to me......I really do not have that kind of feelings towards you, do you understand? Things like love cannot be forced......"
When her small and bright lips were pursed together, they looked particularly attractive. But the words she spat out were enough to drive him crazy.
In that moment, all reason seemed to have left him. One handing landing on Huang Yue Li's shoulder, he heavily threw her onto the wall.
The girl's chin was forced up to meet the man's thing cold lips. In a fit of blazing anger, her roughly sealed her lips.
Coarsely.........he fiercely kissed her.
Or possibly, this was not so much a kiss. It more closely was an angry ravage as the man vented his anger.
Pressing hard on the girl's lip, his tongue eagerly slid inside.
Chapter 173 What do you want me to do?
Yet Huang Yue Li continued to purse her lip and clench her jaw. She did not allow for many more opportunities for him to close in further.
More viciousness flared up in the man's heart and he directly bit down on her lip, cutting open her lip.
"Ah!"
Huang Yue Li cried out in a smothered voice.
When he heard her weak groan and smelled the scent of her blood, seemingly becoming more excited. Wantonly, his tongue charged into her mouth and began to relentlessly move about.........
Suddenly, the man's eyes opened wide. Looking down, he didn't dare believe his eyes.
In a fit of desperation, Huang Yue Li had kicked his lower body. Not only did she kick out, she had used a special martial skill.
Usually speaking, such attacks would have no possibility of landing on himself. But his emotions and state of mind were too angered. All of his attention had been captured by that metallic smell of blood; he could not spare attention elsewhere.
And what made him even more stifled, were this little girl's lips. Her lips were like drugs; trying it once and you would become addicted. The moment he touch those soft lips, that kind of ecstasy-like feeling caused him to want to taste them again and again, unable to stop.
All other considerations were thrown to the back of his mind.
As a result, he was heavily hit by her strike.
How plentiful was Huang Yue Li's battle experience? Striking out the moment he was in a daze, she quickly escaped from his clutches.
"I.........really am sorry, but......"
Subconsciously she bit her bottom lip, but did not realize her lip had been cut by the man. Due to this, the action caused a wave of pain to flood through her.
The man in front of her immediately straightened his back. So, without saying a word more, her feet pushed off the ground. Utilizing a profound skill, she flew away and into the corridor.
Although Huang Yue Li's strike was very sharp and to the point, there was a limit to her strength. Instead of saying she had seriously injured the man to escape, it was more appropriate to say the man was much too shocked. which allowed her the chance to escape.
When she was escaping out the room, the man had already suppressed the pain and was capable to acting out again.
The current him, held thousands, hundreds of methods to tie down this little fox.
No matter what background she possessed, what kind of bizarre techniques and treacherous astuteness, even absolute black level profound power, she was no match for this man!
But he had forcefully controlled himself and did not go to hinder her.
Leaning on the door frame, he watched that slender figure dash out of the palace doorway like a floating cloud. Tightly clenching his teeth, the man's peach eyes no longer held any trace of a smile. On his handsome face, was a distorted expression.
Smashing his fist heavily on the nearby wall, the entire palace trembled with him.
"Bai Ruo Li.........you.........you just can't put me in your eyes? What do you want me to do?"
He really wished he could chase after her, but he forcibly controlled his urges.
He had always been a target, countless females aimed to obtain; he naturally would have his own sense of arrogance and pride. Actions as to deliberately try to woo a girl and make her happy, had long surpassed his imagination. Yet time and time again, he was unable to control himself; he dearly wished to treat Huang Yue Li very well, very well.
This kind of impulsiveness, was like a mission originating deep from within his soul. No matter how hard he tried, he could not keep it under control.
It was like he was under a spell.
But, this girl was just too vicious. She simply did not put any of his actions in her eyes. All of his doing, his feelings, she completely disregarded.
While he............
He grinded his teeth a bit, and told himself that if he were to chase her this time, he would be the lowly one!
Chapter 174 Past events
Running out of Clear Flower Palace, Huang Yue Li saw that the man did not chase after her.
Loosening a sigh of relief, she pushed down the rising sadness. Taking out the cloak, she covered up her face again.
Due to the man's intervention, the Golden Scaled had all been recalled back. Hence peace returned to the Palace grounds, with only the occasional ordinary patrol guard walking by.
These would not be able to hinder Huang Yue Li.
Without meeting anything unexpected, she safety returned to her back courtyard.
By then, the first rays of sun were beginning to peek over the horizon. Lying restlessly on the bed facing the sunshine, Huang Yue Li could not fall asleep; even though she felt extremely fatigued.
Too many events had occurred on this one night. One after the other, each catching her off guard.
Since the day she began to become more familiar with the owner of Thousand Treasure Pavilion, she had been quite curious about his appearance under that mask. But when she saw his true appearance, she did not expect such a large reaction of shock.
Huang Yue Li concluded that it was due to her fatigue, resulting in her unusual actions. Due to that, was she so astounded by that pair of eyes and connected them to Mu Cheng Ying.
Thinking over it again, apart from that pair of peach eyes, the Thousand Treasure Pavilion Owner and Mu Cheng Ying shared no other common features.
Of course, the two peoples powerful and domineering styles were exactly the same. But on the same note, youths who possessed such talent, it would be quite natural for them to be this arrogant?
Therefore, it was logical for her to make a mistake. Or could it be.........she missed that man too much?
Turning restlessly on the bed, Huang Yue Li's heart was a mess. It was filled with a feelings of anxiety tinged with sourness.
In these past days, ever since her fall at the Northern Ice Region to her rebirth in South Yue, too many things had occurred. She had constantly been occupied by various affairs, unable to spare any time for unrealistic thoughts or indulgences.
No, it would be more appropriate to say that she purposely busied herself. Only then, was she able to not by hurt by her wounds.
Only then.........was she able to forget about the events of her past life.
Not thinking about them............that man.
In truth, before she prepared to travel to the Northern Ice Region, Mu Cheng Ying had warned her that the Immortal Ling Sect's eldest young lady, Ling Qing Yu had been acting very suspiciously as of late. He reminded her to be careful and to not leave the Fire Palace.
But Huang Yue Li continued to be extremely trusting of her close friend, and felt he was too suspicious. As a result, she continued to move forward with her original plans, heading out for the Northern Ice Region. She did not predict that her final resting place would be there.
In her past life, her goal was set on reaching the peak of the martial way, her heart like iron and stone. Even though countless outstanding geniuses had prostrated themselves at her feet, she did not give them a second thought. She did not hold any intention to become close with any particular person.
While Mu Cheng Ying on the other hand, due to his abundant ego, did not think twice about Huang Yue Li's numerous refusals. Allowing no explanation, occupying the position next to her. He used both the carrot and the stick to melt her icy heart, adamant for her to return his feelings.
For Huang Yue Li who had never experienced love, these emotional feelings were a frightening thing. With such powerful emotions, it caused her to feel enormous anxiety and perplexation instead.
Adding on the fact that many females surrounded him. So in order to catch her attention he created many misunderstandings. So whenever the two made some progress, these misunderstandings only served for the two to drift further apart. From beginning to end, they were unable to be together.
All the way until the final moments of her life, when she saw Mu Chen Ying who was willingly to sacrifice his life for her, did she finalize realize it. This man before her, never tried to cover up his feelings for her, it was she who was too cowardly.
She.........had long fallen under his domineering yet tender traps, unable to crawl back out.
Chapter 175 Cannot allow for that sly fox to swoop and take advantage
It was unfortunate though. By the time Huang Yue Li realizedW21 this point, she had walked to the end of her life.
And for the matter of her soul combustion, she might have never been able to enter the circle of reincarnation; never to be reborn. To completely disappear from this world.
The fate between two people......before it could blossom into a flower, they suddenly reached the end.
In that instant, the intense feelings of regret, remorse, pity and helplessness nearly tore her apart. She could go as far to say, the immense pain that came from the explosion felt like nothing.
This despair continued to linger in the depths of her heart. Whenever she recalled the event, all sorts of aching heartstrings were pulled.
However, when she was wallowing in her despair, a sudden and unexpected thing happened.
She actually......was reborn into the body of Bai Ruo Li, becoming the Second Young Miss of Wu Wei Manor in South Yue.
This event was just too strange. To blow up one's dantian, there was only result; immediately dissipating into nothingness. For any practitioner, this was common knowledge. For the circumstances at the time, Huang Yue Li was a hundred percent certain of her death. She had never cultivated a secret manual, so she possessed no heaven-defying methods.
So, the scattering of her soul should have been set in stone. Just how was she reborn?
This question remained lingering and unsolved. There was a high possibility of an answer never existing.
Nonetheless, to be given the opportunity to be reborn, able to relive her life once more, caused her to feel endlessly grateful towards the heavens.
There are many unfinished things she needed to do and she needed to restart her cultivation to return to her peak. She also needed to seek judgement for the people who wronged her.
And if it was possible, she would like to return to that man's side once more to tell him, she fell in love with in from a very long, long, long time ago.........
Creasing her eyebrows, Huang Yue Li lay on the bed thinking about the thousands of what ifs.........
She wondered what Mu Cheng Ying was doing now?
When she was reborn, the calendar showed it was already the 13764 year of the Tian Ling calendar. While the year she denoted her dantian was the year 13750.
In other words, fourteen years had past in the her period of muddleness.
She could imagine the grief and sadness Mu Cheng Ying experienced at the point of her death.
Towards this point, she held no doubt about that.
But, fourteen years have passed. Would the current him still miss her?
After all, the tea will cool once the person leaves. The period of fourteen years towards the thousand year long lifespan of an Emperor Profound Realm practitioner, is but a fleeting experience.
Adding onto the adored Mu Cheng Ying, the amount of females which surrounded where much too many. If he recovered from his scars and forgot about her, this......does not seem unlikely.........
When her thoughts travelled to this point, Huang Yue Li felt as if needles were stabbing her. She was in so much pain, that she nearly leapt up.
"No, it wouldn't be. It can't be!" Huang Yue Li grinded her teeth, "If he dared to go off like that, watch me cut that part of him into eight-ten pieces! If he wishes to commit crimes in the future, he will be unable to!"
Slapping her her cheeks, her wild imaginations finally knocked her out.
"Too despicable. Such a backwater place like South Yue, for an expert like Mu Cheng Ying who always like to adventure for secrets, it would be impossible to obtain any information about him. Unable to put on at ease!"
Huang Yue Li leapt up from the bed, "This can't do. I must make all haste and quickly cultivate and return to my peak as soon as possible. I cannot allow for that sly fox to swoop and take advantage!"