Gu Xijiu did not want him to hold her hand and quickly stepped forward to avoid it, "I never thought youd be so good at designing landscapes, Celestial Master Zuo is really talented, isn't he?"
Di Fuyi smiled, "Nah, would you be interested to design it? Perhaps, you can plant some flowers or change the layout, or something you like"
Gu Xijiu shook her head, "Its fine, Im not interested." She looked up to the sky and realized it was late already, "Im tired, I think I should go back to rest now. Just call me when its time for practice." Then, she left.
Di Fuyi stood there and watched her as she walked far away.
She seemed to have been affected when Mu Feng demolished the house...
The second practice was smoother than the first time as Gu Xijiu hardly made any mistakes. Of course, things continued to change throughout the process, but Di Fuyi was still there to remind and guide her in time.
She managed to complete the practice in four hours as she did not make any big mistake.
It was almost three o'clock in the morning when she finished her practice. Gu Xijiu quickly took a nap and she woke up very late in the next morning as she had many dreams.
She yawned and opened the bed drapes. Di Fuyi was sitting on the bed opposite her and he seemed to have just finished practice. He greeted her as he saw her opening the bed drapes, "Good morning."
Suddenly, his gaze moved downwards and stopped at a specific spot on her body.
Gu Xijiu was quite sensitive in front of him and she moved her gaze downward as well by following his. And then, she was stiff!
She was sleeping in her pajamas, however, there was a tight spot at the bottom right now as something was standing upright!
Di Fuyis looked at it with a strange gaze.
Gu Xijiu quickly grabbed the blanket and cover it! She could not help but blushed, "Pervert!"
Di Fuyi laughed, "Did you have a dirty dream?"
"No!" Gu Xijiu tried to argue. Indeed, she had some dreams but she could not remember what exactly it was. However, she was definitely sure she did not have a dirty dream...
She seemed to recall something and said, "This is called the morning erection! It's definitely not caused by a dirty dream!"
Di Fuyi looked at her strangely again, "I see. You know quite a lot ,huh!? Dont you? You even know what a morning erection is, interesting!"
Of course, she was as good as a biologist, she knew a lot of things about the male and female anatomy.
She just did not expect a man like Di Fuyi would have such a common physical reaction like average men did...
Initially, she respected him as a god on an altar.
"I just didnt expect you, to be like this." Gu Xijiu shook her head.
Di Fuyi continued to look at her and suddenly laughed. His laughter sounded dangerous, "Xijiu, you aren't aware that I'm a man?"
He had already gotten down from the bed when he said that and then sat on her bed, where he was so close to her.
He aura was too strong, hence, Gu Xijiu naturally moved slightly further away. She coughed, "I I see you as a God."
She got up and felt that organ was tensed and hot as she could feel it expanding...
She did not dare to remove the blanket or get down from the bed anymore!
Di Fuyi placed his arm on the bed to support his body and lied to her, he smiled, "Are you shy?"
He almost blew his breath on her ear. Apparently, he was trying to tease her.
Gu Xijiu screamed and quickly got up. Di Fuyi was addicted to teasing her as he leaned straight on her shoulder and blew hot air into her ear, "Look, sweetheart, you've made my ear red!"
However, he did not dare to go closer anymore as there was a blade placed on his neck, "I can also make your neck red, you want to give it a try?"
Di Fuyi looked at the knife and then looked at her again, "Sweetheart, youll be the one bleeding if you really cut it - you dont want your body anymore?"
Gu Xijiu smiled, "Dont worry, Im just trying to take out some blood so that you can feel the pain. Im not going to hurt my body, you can try!"
Di Fuyi sighed and then looked at her, "I dont believe yoi!" He then pushed his neck towards the blade.
Gu Xijiu quickly withdrew but the knife fell to the ground, "Are you crazy!?"
Di Fuyi smiled as he looked very happy. He placed his hand on Gu Xijiu's shoulder, Little Xijiu, you can't beat me yet."
Gu Xijiu was mad and suddenly had an evil idea. Suddenly, she flipped over and lied on his body. She spoke evilly, "Di Fuyi, Im living in a mans body though!"
Damn it! Her penis was getting harder after he teased her!
Di Fuyi was lying there as though he would allow her to do anything she wanted, "Hmmm, and then?"
And then, in your dreams!
He thought she would use his body to penetrate him?!
Although her own body looked really beautiful, she felt strange as she looked at herself.
Gu Xijiu decided not to mess with him anymore. She avoided him and got down from the bed. Unfortunately, she realized there was a tent built between her legs...
She turned sideways and realize Di Fuyi was still watching her on the bed!
Gu Xijiu raised her hand and threw a top to cover his head, "Stop peeking! Dont make my eyes sore!"
When she was thinking whether to pour a pot of cold water on the little Di Fuyi to calm it down, Di Fuyi decided not to tease her anymore, "Take a seat first and gather your energy at your abdomen" He finally became serious with his words.
Gu Xijiu doubted him but she tried to follow his guidance. A while later, little Di Fuyi' has finally become obedient'.
Gu Xijiu was relieved, "I didn't know there's a solution for this So, you do this every day in the morning?"
Di Fuyi remained silent for a second, "It never behaves this way when I was using the body."
Gu Xijiu did not believe in him as though he was just a pervert, "Great! Lies again!"
Di Fuyi smiled and did not speak anymore.
He was a god, he did not have that kind of response before. He did not even have desires before he met Gu Xijiu.
Gu Xijiu was a key to open Pandora's box; she had released all of his emotions and made him a real man...
...
Three days have passed, Gu Xijiu needed to practice every morning before she got down from the bed so that little Di Fuyi' would be obedient'.
Gu Xijiu went to class again, but this time she performed quite well as Di Fuyi helped her to prepare a more detailed lecture with all the possible questions she would get from the students.
Coupled with the reminders throughout the class, she successfully delivered all the relevant content to the class.
This time, Yun Qingluo was there as well. She looked skinnier and more humble now. She looked normal besides her lovely gaze, and looked passionate while she was peeking at Di Fuyi.
After the class, Gu Xijiu waited for Di Fuyi.
That was because he told Gu Xijiu if she had refused to wait for him, he would chase after her so that everyone could see Gu Xijiu was chasing after Celestial Master Zuo...
In order to protect her reputation, Gu Xijiu accepted his threat. Two more weeks to go... she could do this.
She was waiting under a tree. As she was bored, she plucked a willow branch and played with it.
The wind blew across, as Long Siye appeared somewhere nearby.
Gu Xijiu was stiff and threw away the willow branch.
Long Siye saw the willow branch folded into the figure 8 and then looked at her. He seemed to have something on his mind.
However, Gu Xijiu realized she really had a bad habit! Others might not know what that was, but Long Siye knew her too well and he would probably notice something just now!
She pretended nothing happened and took another willow branch. She folded the willow branch into a few circles and then smiled, "Little girls game, I have no idea whats so interesting about it but its quite addictive." He then threw the willow away and cleaned his hands. Gu Xijiu leaned on the tree and then greeted Long Siye with a lazy tone, "Hey Overlord Long, how are you doing?"
She had not seen him for three days, it was not a long period and it was not that short as well. Long Siye had lost some weight!
Gu Xijiu was guilty but she did not express it. She turned around and wanted to leave after she greeted him.
"Di Fuyi, Ive got something to talk to you about." Long Siye tried to block her way.
Gu Xijiu frowned and looked impatient, "Im not obliged to talk to you." She did not want to talk much to him so that she would not expose anything.
"I just need five minutes, please?" Long Siye looked at her.
Gu Xijiu insisted to go.
"One minute! Just one minute, please?" Long Siye did not want to give up.
Gu Xijiu did not bother but continued walking away.
"Xijiu! I know its you!" Long Siye threw a bomb to her.
Gu Xijiu suddenly paused, he recognized her!?
No, perhaps, he tried to trick her...
Gu Xijiu was ready to run away but Long Siye continued to send her the directed audio, "Did you exchange bodies with one another? Xijiu, I know Di Fuyi is worried Ill set him up, but how about you? Youre afraid Id do the same to you?"
He sent the message with directed audio. Apparently, he knew the severity of the incident so he did not shout.
It was not easy to fool Long Siye!
Gu Xijiu stood there but still talked to him with Di Fuyis attitude, "What do you want?"
Long Siye exhaled as a relief but also show his professional attitude, "Di Fuyi, Ive prepared some wines in the house, lets have a try?"
"Count me in." Someone spoke from far away.
Gu Xijiu turned around and saw Di Fuyi standing there and he was looking at her and Long Siye.
...
Three of them did not go to Long Siyes house but Di Fuyis mansion as he had collected many great wines.
They were drinking in the backyard of the mansion.
There were a small lake and a pavilion at the center of the lake. Snacks and wines were well-prepared on the table in the pavilion.
Three of them were sitting around the table in the pavilion.
"Indeed, Overlord Long is very smart huh?" Those were the first words that came out from Di Fuyis mouth. Although he was still in Gu Xijius body, he was talking with his tone.
Long Siye twitched his lips and looked at Gu Xijiu'. He could not speak anything rude by looking at her face but replied, "Thank you, thank you. It's because I know Xijiu too well and you've exposed too many flaws"
"Eh? How I did reveal myself?" Di Fuyi seemed to be interested. Meanwhile, he filled another glass of drink for Long Siye.
Long Siye showed no expression, "You had too many weak spots! At first glance, there was nothing wrong with your expression or your actions; even your words were hurtful to me.
However, you gave yourself away too much in your daily behavior. For instance, you did not wish to have anyone near you and you suddenly acted in a frigid manner towards your good friends. "
Di Fuyi raised his brows, "That is all?"
"All these are enough for me to assume that the body has been switched."
"How did you know that it is me who has switched with Xijiu?"
"At first, I had no doubt about you switching your body with her. I thought some evil spirit had possessed Xijiu's body by getting rid of her soul, as a body cannot contain two souls at the same time. Thus, I secretly tried to call for her soul, but the effort was all in vain. I then started to suspect that her soul might be captured and trapped in a puppet. After all, there is a puppet expert here in Tianju Hall. A puppet master will usually have a few devil spirits on hand to be ordered about," said Long Siye.
His words were clearly going in the right direction. Di Fuyi did not interrupt to let him speak.
Long Siye continued, "If Xijiu was not hurt, her soul would be equally strong and would not be easily taken away. It would be possible only if she was weak. Therefore, I tried observing Yun Qingluo for a couple of days. I even knocked her out to search for her, but there was nothing.
Nothing about her seemed to be odd, so I gathered my focus and carefully observed you instead. Finally, I have noticed some weak spots."
Xijiu felt very warm, as she did not know that Long Siye had secretly done so much for her.
She filled another glass for Long Siye, "I am sorry for making you worried."
Long Siye took a look at her and sighed, "I know that you were only doing what you were entrusted to do. I do not blame you."
He wanted to gently stroke her hand and comfort her, but what he saw was Di Fuyi's hand instead. Bothered and repulsed, he turned his attention away.
He continued to elaborate on the doubts that he had. Slightly pleased, he then turned his eyes to Di Fuyi, "Di Fuyi, am I right?"
"Right! Absolutely correct!" Di Fuyi smiled and poured him another glass, "I see that you are smart, so I would like to propose a toast to you."
Long Siye finished the glass without hesitation. He was not worried that Di Fuyi might secretly do some tricks to his drink. As a well-known doctor, he could easily tell if the drink that he had was poisoned or not.
He felt somehow exalted upon fulfillment. After years of dealings with Di Fuyi, he had been tricked countless of times. This time, he was finally able to recognize and expose his disguise. It could be considered an upswing for him.
Since they had made a clear and frank revelation, he did not hold back anymore, "Di Fuyi, what exactly are you doing? Why did you switch your body with Xijiu? I thought you said that she could not endure another switch?"
Di Fuyi threw him a look and bluntly said, "Why should I tell you?"
Long Siye did not expect him to behave in such a shameless manner, " You!"
Di Fuyi had another glass of drink, "I am not obliged to inform you."
"Di Fuyi, I think that we, the three of us, should all be frank and open to each other by now. Unless you are still taking precautions against me, aren't you? If I wanted to do you any harm, I would not have told you everything today! I would be secretly preparing to set you a trap!" Long Siye was obviously triggered.
Di Fuyi gently said, "Overlord Long, it is fortunate for you to say it here today and not plan for some stupid tricks. Do you think that you could still be here with me and talk over drinks if you had other plans?"
Long Siye frowned at him, "What do you mean?"
Di Fuyi beamed with pleasure, "The night before last night, at approximately twenty past nine in the evening, you were performing the rituals in your own yard to call for Xijiu's soul. There were five offerings on the table, the sequence was" He continued to name and describe the shapes of the five offerings. "You made three trials, but all efforts were in vain."
Long Siyes expression changed abruptly, "How did you know"
Di Fuyi did not seem to bother about him and continued, "Last night at 11 o'clock at night, you visited Yun Qingluo to spy on her. You knocked her out with the use of Crisp Air Incense and searched her puppet bag. You found two puppets, three puppet spirits, twenty pieces of ritual paper" He continued to name other things. They were exactly what Long Siye had found the other night.
Fixed, Long Siye remained frigid for a few moments, "You spied on me! Di Fuyi, you never trusted me!"
"You do not trust me either, do you? Otherwise, why didnt you come to remind me, when you realized something was odd about her and when you saw her moving into my courtyard? You started your clandestine investigation, didnt you? Werent you worried that the devil spirit that had possessed her might harm me while you carried on with your investigation? Perhaps deep down, you wished that the devil spirit might help get rid of me, didnt you?" Di Fuyi said calmly.
Long Siye was speechless. His fingers were slightly cold. Perhaps the thought was hidden deep down in his heart, somewhere he could not even properly comprehend.
A cold sweat broke out. Celestial Master Zuos thoughts and his ability to reason were unusually frightening. Long Siye was utterly impressed.
Di Fuyi leaned back, "See, you do not actually trust me. What makes you think I should trust you?"
Although his hidden thoughts were well read by Di Fuyi, he refused to admit, "You are overthinking! With your capability, even if she was really possessed by some evil spirit, what harm could it do? If a devil spirit was able to harm you so easily, you would not have lived to date!"
Di Fuyi smiled as he swirled his glass, "You seem to know me well. Come, lets toast!"
Long Siye did not say anything, but he proceeded to clink glasses with him.
When both of them were finished, Long Siye looked at Gu Xijiu and said, "Xijiu, do you have anything to say to me?"
Gu Xijiu slightly raised the corners of her lips as she raised her glass, "Teacher Long, I feel guilty towards you! Lets have a toast!" Since she switched her body, she had been acting cool towards him, as she was afraid that she would give herself away. In order to honor the promise that she had made to Di Fuyi, she had to hide the truth from him and could not do anything even when she knew that he was struggling. On the contrary, Long Siye had secretly done so many things for her.
It was her fault for mistreating her friend.
Long Siye's eyes lit up. "Xijiu, there is no need for you to apologize to me, not now, not ever. I know you. There is a reason for everything you do. I will not ask and I will not doubt you," said Long Siye, smilingly.
Gu Xijiu smiled, again. "For what you have just said, we should have another toast!" Just when she was about to finish her glass, Di Fuyi raised his hand and halted her at the wrist, "Xijiu, you are not really supposed to drink. Know when to stop."
Gu Xijiu let out another smile, but not quite as delightful as before, "Dont worry, I know. This is not alcohol, it is just water,"
Di Fuyi said nothing further.
The moon was shimmering in the faint light, soft and not striking. Its light filled the entire house.
At the table, Gu Xijiu was revising the notes from Ziyun class.
The notes were written down when Di Fuyi attended the classes with her body. The writings were very neat. The writings resembled her style, so her classmates would not find anything unusual when he was making the notes.
The house was rather quiet. Di Fuyi had been writing the Heaven Book for a while now. He then raised his head to check on her. He could clearly sense her silence.
She was unlike days ago, where she would come forward to take a look at the Heaven Book that he was writing. Sometimes, she would even ask him for some guidance. However, since Long Siye left today, she had not spoken a word to him.
He thought that she would at least try to get even with him.
After all, what he did was not only concealed from Long Siye, it was hidden from her as well. All this while she had been kept in the dark. What he did was not honest at all.
It seemed like he did not trust Long Siye and her as well.
With her usual self, she would definitely question him. If she was further agitated, she would even turn against him.
Di Fuyi had been waiting for her to question him.
To his surprise, Gu Xijiu did not even bother to ask him anything. She acted as if nothing had happened and kept it to herself.
She had been reading the notes and learning diligently. She did not even raise her head up for the whole night.
Instead, it was Di Fuyi who kept questioning her. For instance, if she had anything that she could not understand or if she needed some water. He found a few reasons just to talk to her, but all he got were her short answers: no, I do not want and thank you.
The night was getting darker. It was almost time to practice. Di Fuyi could no longer contain himself, "Little Xijiu, are you mad at me?"
She raised her eyes to look at him. Her eyes were unusually dark and calm, "What about that?"
"You are mad at me for concealing the truth from you and for spying on Long Siye."
Gu Xijiu smiled faintly, "There is nothing to be mad about. You have your own qualms. It is normal for you to not trust Long Siye and I. I have thought about it, there is really nothing for you to trust on." She raised her head to look at the sky, "Alright, it is late, we should practice! We can switch our bodies back as soon as we recover. On our marks."
She sat on the bed with her legs crossed, preparing to meditate in all seriousness, "Let us begin!"
Di Fuyi did not know what to say.
He seemed to have offended her to a great extent.
He would rather have her making a fuss or losing her temper. Instead, she was beginning to distance herself away from him.
He could not think of any other ways to pull their distance closer together.
He had always been superior. He used to take his own course no matter what other said and act personally in all manners. He would only consider whether it was right or wrong in what he did and the fastest way to get it done. Others sentiments would not be taken into account of what he did. In fact, he did not even bother to care.
For the first time, he started to actually care for someone. He would train her, pamper her, be fond of her and make fun of her. However, he still persisted in his old ways of thinking and doing things.
If she were a young and nave girl, she could just grow up happily under his care and protection. Even when he lied to her, she would feel wronged but only act slightly rashly. She would then try being all affectionate to him and things would be fine as long as he appeased her.
However, she was, in fact, a strong, independent lady who was afraid of no difficulty. Just like him, she was impeccably thoughtful, too. If she had reached her limit of tolerance, it would be very difficult to please her again.
More importantly, the incident involved a lot of parties. He could not possibly explain everything to her.
Never mind, she deserved to have a two-day buffer to calm herself. Only then, he would try to please her again.
It was more important to get down to his proper business, for now.
She was already familiar with the practice. Di Fuyi only needed to remind her a bit from time to time and observed her progress.
There she sat, rigidly upright with her eyes closed. She was surrounded by faint lights that grew stronger and stronger day by day. Di Fuyi heaved a sigh of relief.
Luckily she could not see herself while she practiced. If she saw the seven-colored halo that simmered faintly around her, she would definitely become suspicious.
The Kung Fu was his personal method for recovery, which would only be useful for the mighty body. He had not passed it down to anyone before. In this case, it was as if he had taught her the Kung Fu in advance.
Actually, there were several advantages for them to switch their bodies. If she were to use her own body, she would explode and die after a few practices, as her tiny body had yet to become fully cultivated. Perhaps, the switch was a manifestation of God's will.
He sat across and observed her from time to time to make sure that her practice was smooth. He could sense her body at the moment. It was growing fast under the influence of his soul and her wounds were healing rapidly as well.
If she were to recover in her own body, she would take at least a month to bounce back to her normal condition and to be able to use Kung Fu again.
However, with him being in her body, her wounds were almost healed in such a short period of five to six days. Her power was recovering fast, too; even her spirit power had undergone a tremendous growth.
Before that, she was at level five and two thirds. She had now achieved level six.
Gu Xijiu was not aware of it, as Di Fuyi would only advance the level of her body during the night. She would be too busy in her practice to realize.
Di Fuyi did not plan on telling her, as he wanted to keep it as a surprise for her when she had her body back.
Di Fuyi had an obsessive concern for hygiene. It was impossible for him not to shower for five to six days. He would rather have himself killed than to avoid showers.
After a series of bargains with Gu Xijiu, they had both achieved a common ground, where both of them would have to go for a dip in the pool every day at the same time.
At first, Gu Xijiu was reluctant to take a bath with him. It was as tough an intimate bath with her partner. She did not think that it was appropriate.
However, Di Fuyi was concerned that she might be worried, so it would be better for them to bathe together so they could easily monitor one another.
When they were having the bath together in the pool, they would execute a kind of Kung Fu together, so the water would boil and create a rapid flow around their bodies. With such a strong current, all dirt could be easily washed away.
This could be considered as a good solution to their shower problem.
Time slipped away so fast, as three more days passed. The past three days had been calm. Gu Xijiu and Di Fuyi had always been together. It was rather enviable to see them together.
Certainly, people would take pity on Long Siye.
It was obvious that Long Siye liked Gu Xijiu, almost everyone could surely notice it. As he watched the girl he adored being so close with another man, it was impossible for him not to be depressed. They even lived under the same roof and things seemed to be going so great for them.
He seemed to have pined away dreadfully. Even when he was in class, he was always absent-minded and talked incoherently during the lecturers. He had become the laughing stock among the students.
Some students saw him going to Di Fuyi's house to see Gu Xijiu but was unfortunately stopped by the four messengers. He did not even make it through the door.
Some students saw him pacing up and down outside of Di Fuyi's house.
Some students saw him playing the flute under the moonlight, all by himself.
Therefore, everybody in Tianju Hall was well aware that Overlord Long was heartbroken.
As for Yun Qingluo, she seemed to behave herself recently. Like a rat running across the street, she came and went for classes in great haste. She would always return to her house after class.
Due to the severity of the injuries that she suffered, Gu Canmo did not assign any missions to Yun Qingluo. He wanted her to have peace of mind to recover.
Love can be painful, and this time, Yun Qingluo was hurt. She loved and hated Di Fuyi. Perhaps, they were not fated to be together since the beginning.
Despite that dilemma, the main issue troubling her mind was that her Di Fuyi was gone! The puppet that had been by her side, the one that would always be there to comfort her, disappeared from her storage bag.
As much as her broken heart affected her, the lost puppet restlessly perturbed her. She was worried that Di Fuyi would find out about the doll. If he did, she would be in deep trouble.
That night, she was alone on the bed and could not fall asleep as her mind was filled with nothing but desperation.
Suddenly, somebody knocked on the door and opened it with a slight squeak. A man walked into the room. He was wearing a purple robe with dark, black hair and his face was covered beneath a mask.
Yun Qingluo jumped at his sight, "You!" She disregarded the injuries on her body and lunged forward to grab his hand, "Where have you been for the past few days? I mean, how did you escape?" The man was her lost puppet!
Yun Qingluo's wounds were still hurting, and the pain caused her to have to bend over. Softly, the man sighed. He then carried her by the waist and put her back on the bed, "You are still injured, why aren't you more careful?" His voice was as tender as before.
Yun Qingluo was furious. She grabbed his collar and said, "Tell me! How did you run away!" However, the man took the opportunity to hold her down and kiss her.
Yun Qingluo trembled at the kiss. She held his neck and called him out with a weak voice, "You" She then closed her eyes and muttered, "Fuyi"
A light flickered in the man's eyes. While they were passionately kissing, he raised his hands and took off her clothes, revealing her delicate and exquisite body. His fingers started actively exploring her body.
Apparently, it was what they used to do together, so the man knew very well what he was doing.
Yun Qingluo trembled, yet again. She could not stop her tears from flowing, but she did not stop him. She kept muttering Di Fuyis name.
To Yun Qingluo, it felt as though she was making love with the man she loved. The man looked at her with a gentle smile, but there was a sense of disappointment in his eyes. He could easily satisfy her with only his hands.
When reality finally struck Yun Qingluo after her climax, she looked at the puppet in front of her with disgust and hatred. She then pushed him away and said, "Go away! You are not him! No! Don't touch me"
Usually, when she pushed him away, he would go aside quietly while waiting for her to keep him back into the bag.
But this time, he did not. He grabbed Yun Qingluo by her shoulder and asked with a smile, "Yun Qingluo, when will you stop deceiving yourself and the people around you?"
Yun Qingluo could feel the pain on the shoulder that was grabbed. With eyes wide open, she looked at him in utter shock, "You"
The man sat down next to her, and his fingers reached for her chest again. However, instead of caress, the puppet applied a sudden and immense pressure. It was an area where she had suffered from shattered bones, and a cold sweat broke out all over her body due to the tremendous pain. Intuitively, she tried to push him away.
However, the man was strong, and she was still bearing her injuries, so she did not have much strength. She was stranded entirely in his embrace and could not move.
The man was still smiling, "Qingluo, you are suffering great injuries. Cant you feel the hatred?"
His fingers then reached for the spot where the sword stabbed through her body. The wound had healed, but there were still scars left behind. For some reason, his touch could still trigger immense pain. The man talked in a gentle voice, but he had no compassion for her at all. He used his fingers to poke through her bloody scars.
"Qingluo, do you feel the pain here?"
Yun Qingluo was quivering in pain, as a cold sweat broke out uncontrollably on her forehead, "Stop Stop! You have to stop"
The man stopped, "Now you understand the pain?"
"Who Who exactly are you? You are not my my puppet!" Panicked, she was overcome with terror. She tried to control him with her puppet techniques, but nothing happened.
"Qingluo, I am." The man sighed, "But I do have another master. Qingluo, I have been by your side for almost two years. I do have feelings for you. You are not destined to be with the man, so why dont you take me instead? You see, I can comfort you, I can please you, I can make you happy. My looks and my spirit resemble him. Am I in any way inferior to him?"
Yun Qingluo closed her eyes, "But you are still not him! Other than your looks, nothing else about you resembles him! You are incomparable to him!"
Rage grew in his eyes. His fingers jabbed into her injuries again. Yun Qingluos body stiffened. She wanted to scream out loud, but the man covered her mouth.
Yun Qingluo was apparently in a lot of pain as she struggled to avoid his attempts to continue hurting her. She looked at him with eyes round and bright, terrified by the devilish puppet.
The man saw her pale face and sighed faintly, "He brought you the pain, didnt he?"
His fingers still lingered around her injuries. Yun Qingluo was sweating profusely at this stage. She did not dare to talk back anymore and nodded in agreement.
The man seemed to be satisfied and finally removed his hand from her mouth. He asked, "Do you hate him?"
Yun Qingluo nodded in agreement again.
"Thats right. Qingluo, the man is not destined to be yours. He is so cruel to you, and he is completely unworthy of your love. Why do you let such a man live? If you cannot have him, you should destroy him, right? At least if you destroy him, he does not belong to anyone. In that case, having me means having him as well"
Yun Qingluos face turned pale, "You You want me to kill him?"
The man brushed her lips with his fingers, "You are not capable of doing so. You cannot even get close enough to him. Even if you do, you are not able to fight him. It would be faster for him to kill you first."
"Then Then you said that I should destroy him I"
"You do not have to do it yourself; you just have to follow my instructions" The man started to assign her a mission.
The mission was not complicated. She only had to spread some rumors among the students and to spy on someone.
Perplexed, her mind was in a tangle. She knew that once she made a move, she would become entirely antagonistic to Di Fuyi and there would be no turning back.
The puppet seemed to have realized her discontent at the plan. Smilingly, he started to threaten her, "Yun Qingluo, you can choose not to do it, but I will walk out of this room, and people are going to realize my existence. They will make me confess what I have done with you for the past two years. If Di Fuyi found out about it, what would be the end result for you?"
Yun Qingluo turned pale at this remark. She closed her eyes. Under the circumstances, she had no choice but to follow what the man told her to do.
...
The moon was in the middle of the night sky, hanging around like a massive plate floating in the air. The brightness of the moon had dulled the charm of the stars. Only a few stars could be seen scattered around.
The sound of a flute grew steadily and echoed between the land and the sky. Even the red maple leaves swirled and danced to its musical rhythm.
With a long white robe, Long Siye stood under a tree and played the flute with charm and grace. He was probably reminiscing events of his past life and grieving the beautiful memories that he once had.
Long Siye stopped after some time and stared at the moon passively for a while. He was contemplating on his life and looked lonely. Someone could be heard coughing in the maple forest. Long Siye did not realize that someone was there, so he quickly turned around to check.
A man with a blue robe emerged! This man was wearing a mask, so Long Siye could not ascertain who he was or what he looked like. All Long Siye could tell is that this was a man of high stature. The mask that he was wearing seemed very familiar.
Long Siye frowned and asked, "Di Fuyi?"
The man in the blue robe sighed in return, "You have acknowledged the wrong man. I am not him!" His voice sounded very similar to Di Fuyi's though.
"Who are you then?" Long Siye held the flute in his palm tightly, "Why do you seem so similar to him? Who are you with him?"
The man in the blue robe kept quiet for a moment. He then smiled wickedly, "Guess?"
Long Siye fixed his gaze on the wicked smile. He then observed him thoroughly from head to toe, "His brother? Twin brother?"
The blue man answered with a sigh, "You are almost correct. But indeed, you can say that we are twins"
Long Siye was confused, "I have never heard him mentioning about having a twin brother. No one else has mentioned it either."
The man in the blue robe sneered, "Of course you have never heard of me. I am the twin brother who must not be exposed"
Long Siye secretly observed him more carefully without saying anything. The man in the blue robe took a step forward, "Why? Don't you believe me? You are probably considered as one of the closest to him. Take a look at my hand, my chin, my eyes and my mouth. Am I not identical to him?"
Long Siye sized up his features carefully. They were identical to Di Fuyi's; there was not even the slightest difference. Other than being twins, there was no better explanation. The only other possibility that Long Siye had thought is that this could be Di Fuyi's clone.
He stared at the man's face and said, "Why don't you take off your mask for me to see?" The man murmured, "He has been wearing a mask all this while, so you don't even know how he looks like. What good will it do for me to take off mine? Will you be able to tell the difference?"
Long Siye was surprised. He sighed, "You are right. Never mind then, I do not intend to examine anything about you whatsoever. This is where we part ways." He turned around and wanted to leave.
"Overlord Long, you have been suppressed under his control for such a long while. Are you willing to stay this way?"
Long Siye hesitated. "My Kung Fu is not as good as his, so I am surely below him as it ought to be. My willingness has nothing to do with it. Thus, there is no point for you to drive a wedge between us," said Long Siye, in a calm tone. He then turned around again to leave.
"What about the girl that you adore? Should you watch her leave as he takes her away? Don't you feel bad?" The man in the blue robe continued to bring up matters close to Long Siye's heart.
Abruptly, Long Siye turned back around. You could tell from his voice that he was trembling, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
The man in the blue robe winked as he laughed, "Overlord Long, you know exactly what I am talking about."
Long Siye looked away and left. The man in the blue robe did not chase after him, but added, "I have an idea to help you get the girl that you adore, or even kill him."
Hesitantly, Long Siye paused to answer him, "He and I are both heavenly gifted disciples. How could I do such a thing?" Long Siye turned and rushed away before he could hear anymore.
The man in the blue robe smiled as he watched his retreating figure. He could see that the idea tempted long Siye. All he needed was a little push.
The next day, Long Siye seemed restless the entire day. He then proceeded to Di Fuyi's yard to linger for a while. He saw Gu Xijiu and Di Fuyi holding hands. Di Fuyi said something to Gu Xijiu which made her burst out laughing. She even hit him lightly with her fist.