After that, both of them entered the house.
Long Siye was baffled at what he saw. He stood still for quite a while, unable to process the entire scene. He then left in a shocked state.
...
The maple forest was just like it was yesterday. All alone just like before, Long Siye leaned on the tree and started playing his flute. However, the tune was even sadder and drearier than before. One could tell from the melody that there was a blend of anguish and frustration in his thoughts.
After the song had finished, someone emerged from the trees while clapping his hands, "Overlord Long, you play the flute so well!" It was the man in the blue robe.
Long Siye looked at him emotionlessly and took a deep breath as he spoke, "Are you here to make fun of me? Why are you delighted at my misfortune? You live in the dark, unknown. You are nothing compared to me." He was drunk, so the things he said were unusually harsh, "You are not even qualified to make fun of me!"
The man in the blue robe said gently, "You have misunderstood, I am not here to make fun of you. In fact, I am in a worse position than you. Well, at least you are the overlord of the Tianwen clan. You have the support and admiration of thousands of people. I am just like a puppet that is unknown to the world, barely anyone knows of my existence I hate him more than you do!"
Without a word, Long Siye fixed his doubtful gaze on him. The man continued, "Now, are you interested to hear about my idea?"
Long Siye looked arrogant as ever, but his tone was soft as he spoke, "You can tell me about it if you want."
The man proceeded to share his idea. It was pretty simple and straightforward. Outside of Tianju hall, there was a mighty wizardry barrier. Only people from Tianju Hall could come and go freely. All heaven's gift disciples were allowed with free entrance as well. However, it was almost impossible for the outsiders to lay siege to Tianju Hall.
The mission that the man had given to Long Siye was for him to disengage the barrier when he had the chance. They had to work in perfect coordination from the inside and the outside so that outsiders could attack the place. They could then wipe out Di Fuyi with ease.
Long Siye rejected the idea, "I am a heaven's gift disciple, and Tianju Hall is the fruit of The Lords tremendous effort. I will not destroy Tianju Hall in pursuit of my own desires."
The man seemed to have expected his response. He continued softly, "Do not worry; we do not intend to harm the people of Tianju Hall. What we are doing is only to destroy Celestial Master Zuo."
Long Siye appeared to be convinced, but was fully invested in the idea yet, "Who are you, exactly? How do I know whether the things that you have said are true? What if Tianju Hall is affected by the attack? I do not wish to cause massive destruction of both good and bad."
"That is easy. Three days from now, all disciples from Tianju Hall will venture out for a hunt. Most of them will leave, and not many will stay behind. We can do it then!"
Long Siye answered, "You seem familiar with the affairs in Tianju Hall." It turns out that Tianju Hall would organize a grand hunting activity every year as a test for its disciples. On that day, all members from Tianju Hall would go to a designated location for hunting. The site would be different every year.
Teachers would follow as well to prevent any accidents from happening. On that day, Tianju Hall would be like a deserted city. It was indeed perfect timing to launch the attack. However, Long Siye still had some misgivings, "What if Di Fuyi followed them, too?"
The man answered with a smile, "Impossible! Gu Xijiu is still injured, and so is Yun Qingluo. One of them is a heaven's gift disciple, and the other one is a disciple of The Lord. Di Fuyi will not abandon them."
Long Siye was quiet for a few moments, "Do you only wish to get rid of Di Fuyi? Or will you harm innocent ones too? I do not wish for any accidents to happen to Gu Xijiu. "
With a look of certainty, the man smiled, "We will not. You can rest assured that the lady will be unharmed."
Long Siye did not continue any further. The puppet looked at him and asked, "Do you have other concerns?"
Long Siye frowned, "The four messengers are extraordinarily powerful. They can easily hold hordes of troops and horses."
The puppet replied with a smile, "Do not worry about them. My master has ways to divert them away."
It was a chilly autumn night.
Gu Xijiu supported Di Fuyis waist as they walked through the door. (They still had not returned to their original bodies, so it was the man holding the lady). Once the door was closed, Gu Xijiu immediately released her hands and marched forward.
There was a sense of disappointment in Di Fuyis eyes. They had been going on like this for the past few days. He thought that she would let it go. He felt that if he continued to make impromptu quips and jokes, they would finally become reconciled. It did not happen.
She was very professional. For the sake of the plan, she had to cooperate with Di Fuyi and act like a couple who are in love. Her acting was so real that she made him think that she really fell in love with him. However, whenever they were back in the house, she turned into her usual self and ditched him. Just like an actress who went backstage.
Gu Xijiu did not have any issues with him nor did she ignore him on purpose. She would still chat with him regularly, and they even shared some good laughs together, like a pair of regular friends. Gu Xijiu was just trying to make sure Di Fuyi knew where to draw the line.
Di Fuyi utilized a few tricks up his sleeves get them closer to each other, but he did not have any experience in relationships. It was the first time in his life for him to go after a girl.
Mu Yun was the most charming one among Di Fuyi's four messengers. He had the most experience in winning girls hearts. He was known as the Handsome Nobleman. There was not a single girl whom he failed to attract. He was considered the heartthrob that all girls wanted to date.
Di Fuyi had consulted him both overtly and covertly on how to win a girls heart. In fact, he did have some useful information to share with the mighty man. Since it was his master who asked for advice, Mu Yun told him everything he knew. There was an arsenal of strategies and approaches that he could use.
For instance, a good girl would avoid getting too attached to a man, but all girls would always say one thing and mean another. Hence, he should stay with her as much as possible. But Di Fuyi did not think that the approach was practical for his situation. Both of them were already spending 24 hours a day with each other. It was already the maximum amount of time they could spend together, but she did not seem to be moved at all.
In a different approach, all girls generally fancied romantics and would prefer their lovers to give them some flowers occasionally. Di Fuyi had tried it once. It was when they were enjoying the flowers together in Qi Garden. He secretly picked out a huge bouquet of flowers for her during their walk, but she ended up judging him as though he was a monster. She asked him if he was at enmity with the flowers and why he ruthlessly destroyed them. Hence, the second approach was an absolute failure.
For the third approach, he said that all girls reserved more sentiments about their first-times. If their first-times were already taken, they would generally submit themselves willingly to the man.
Di Fuyi immediately dismissed the last approach. They were still in each others bodies, so there was no way he could offer himself to Gu Xijiu. That would be ludicrous!
Although there was hardly any limitations on the things that Di Fuyi could do, he could not bear to rape his own body while he was still a woman. It would scar his mental health. He just could not take it.
Moreover, he did not quite believe that Gu Xijiu was the kind of girl who would commit herself desperately to a man after they made love. It was not her usual style. Di Fuyi did not think that it was practical. Gu Xijiu was now using his body, and her power was recovering steadily. Although she was not familiar with his Kung Fu, she was already strong enough to fight. If he were to kiss her without her consent, the possible scenario that would happen was that she would hold him down and beat him up in return.
Even if Di Fuyi wanted to kiss her, he needed to wait until they swapped bodies again. It was not an option right now.
Di Fuyi had opposed almost all the ideas contributed by Mu Yun; he could not think of any other solution at the moment.
...
The moonlight cast on a bush of flowers. Two people were out drinking under the same light.
Gu Xijiu finally regained 1/10 of Di Fuyi's spiritual power; they could swap bodies tonight. The unexpected predicament was finally coming to an end.
Gu Xijiu looked happy as her eyes were sparkling tonight. Both of them could return to their original selves when they returned to the mansion. They did not need to act anymore.
"Celestial Master Zuo, is our attempt tonight going to be successful?" Gu Xijiu tried to confirm again.
"Sure!" Di Fuyi replied her.
Gu Xijiu felt relieved. Although she was tough and boyish, she preferred to be a lady. Di Fuyi's body was too tall, and everyone respected him whenever he went. However, she did not like it.
She missed her mussel, Lu Wu, and Wind Caller! She missed fighting enemies with Qian Lingyu and Lan Waihu. She had witnessed the gradual depression of her majestic beings as well as the sadness in the eyes of Qian Lingyu and Lan Waihu.
The only way she could fix all this was to return to her own body. By doing that, she would be able to go back to the old days with them. Everything would return to its norm.
She was a little excited as she thought about that and began to plan her future. The first thing she needed to do was to move out from Di Fuyis mansion and not interact with him anymore. Perhaps they would not communicate with each other for the rest of their lives?
Gu Xijiu knew that Di Fuyi was very nice to her, but she also recalled the time when Di Fuyi tricked her. She was now prepared to accept Long Siye. Hence, she could not be indecisive between the two of them anymore.
A hint of sadness struck her as she thought of separating with Di Fuyi. She quickly cleared her mind as she knew she needed to have a firm decision to prevent any unnecessary troubles.
She was an easy-going and decisive person. Hence, she had to make her own decision for her relationship as well! She did not want to have any complicated relationships anymore. Thus, she had to put a stop to all affairs between her and Di Fuyi.
Fortunately, he was not serious about her, and that was not true love. She probably would not be sad for too long after she moves out. Gu Xijiu did not want to overthink about it anymore and changed her focus back to the things she wanted to do.
She took a sip of tea and realized Di Fuyis tea was delicious. She was addicted to the fragrance although she never liked to drink tea before this. Would she not get to savor this drink anymore when she moves out? With that thought, Gu Xijiu drank another two cups of tea.
Di Fuyi was downing wine like swallowing a river. Gu Xijiu was worried and finally spoke to him, "Celestial Master Zuo, I think its better for you to stop drinking. I dont want to be tipsy when Im back in my own body"
"Dont worry; I know the limit." Di Fuyi continued to drink another glass.
Fine, Gu Xijiu decided to shut up.
"Xijiu, can you sing a song for me? As entertainment?
Gu Xijiu was in a good mood today with positive thoughts circulating her mind, "Alright, which song you want to hear?"
Di Fuyi pondered, "Anything! Something youre good at and never sang in front of anyone." He wanted something unique. The one and only.
Gu Xijiu pondered for a second and nodded, "Alright!" Then she started to sing.
She was singing 'Wen Shuo' as she felt the pitch and tone were more suitable for her current voice.
(Singing)The petals of the lotus fell suddenly,
It was still that pretty in the wind and visible under a semi-transparent paper,
While looking at god's painting on the wall under the candlelight,
A lady was dying on the other side of the world in the desert near to the border,
The wine in their mouths,
Was insufficient to forfeit the hundreds of years of contributions...
The sound of the flute wondering the street but no one heard it besides me,
The growth of karma before we meet would never go away, however, who was the one suffered from the depression,
Even though it was difficult to say goodbye,
We have to, as time flies anyway...
Di Fuyi's voice was great. Probably even better than Gu Xijiu's. It was considered to be very low pitched even for a man, and it sounded special when she sang.
Di Fuyi drew out an instrument and played it along with the tune as she sang. The beautiful melody lingered through the plants and flowers in the garden.
Outside the mansion, Long Siye was enjoying their music while hiding in a tree. He closed his lips tightly, and his fingers were pale as he grabbed the trunk. His beloved woman was sweet and lovely with another man. Their music was fantastic, but he could only listen from afar instead of joining his princess.
"Di Fuyi, you took away my woman! I won't let you go! Since you decided to be mean first, don't blame me for being evil!" He whispered.
He continued listening for a while and could not take it anymore. He immediately leaped away and disappeared.
Right after he disappeared, something emerged from a closeby tree. A little green man slowly stood up at the tree trunk. It was a small human-shaped puppet. It flew up into the air and disappeared.
...
Yun Qingluo was standing in her courtyard. She was reading something as her lips were moving while her fingers were moving from left to right in midair. A moment later, the little green puppet from the tree had landed on her hand. The little doll was mumbling softly to her, and she nodded her head in acknowledgment. She destroyed the puppet when it finished talking and returned to her house. An arm came toward her waist and locked on it. Her doll was wearing a green robe today, he smiled and asked, "How's everything?"
Yun Qinguo answered with expressionlessly, "Everything is on track, Long Siye really intends to kill him"
The man in the green robe nodded happily. He carried her and walked toward the bed, "Qingluo, well done. I'll reward you appropriately" And then he ripped off her clothes.
Initially, Yun Qingluo did not have much response. However, the man was too skillful in pleasing her which made her gasp and surrender to him. She could not resist.
Her face was blushing, "Tomorrow Are we going to take action tomorrow? His four messengers"
"Don't worry, three of his messengers have left. Only Mu Yun is here with him." The man in the green robe got more intense as Yun Qingluo began to look like she was suffering. In fact, she was enjoying herself. He knew she hated it, but she also wanted it so much. Thus, he felt an orgasm as well. His eyes turned red as he suddenly lowered his head and bit on Yun Qingluo's ear. He whispered, "Babe, why didn't you give me the most important organ of a man when you made me? If you did, I could make you feel even better than this"
Yun Qingluo closed her eyes. She did not give him a penis because she only took him as a companion for mental comfort. Her virginity was reserved for Di Fuyi... However, she was now already in hell, how was she going to make it to heaven again?
Since she had fallen into hell, she might as well be the evilest person!
Since she could not get him, she might as well destroy him! It will be perfect if he dies in her arms.
She would keep him as her puppet, and he would stay by her side forever.
Tomorrow. Tomorrow is the day for her dream to come true!
While she was s**ually aroused by the man in the green robe, a thin card flew up at the window. It was only as big as a thumb, and it flew away after a short while.
A young lady in a white dress was standing behind a big tree. The card flew and landed on her palm and turned into a dwarf. He was whispering to the young lady. The lady twitched her mouth and smiled after listening to the dwarf, "Argh! Shameful! But everything is just like what the master expected! Boring!" She put the card on her sleeve and then disappeared.
...
Di Fuyi was fishing with a basket beside him. He was staring at the rod when Gu Xijiu came over. The scene looked as though it was a static painting. The painting was too beautiful. Hence, Gu Xijiu did not interrupt him but waited for him to get the fish.
Gu Xijiu asked him when they would be swapping bodies again after she had finished singing. However, he said he was not calm enough yet, so he needed some time. Gu Xijiu did not dare to annoy him as he was unpredictable. He might just leave it forever if he got mad! Therefore, she could only wait.
She tried to practice two sets of questions and then went on to do some martial arts practice which took about an hour to complete. However, he still never returned after she finished her work. Therefore, she decided to look for him.
Although it was the same body, "Di Fuyi" looked very energetic, smart and charming when she was in his body. However, when Di Fuyi was inside his own body, he looked so lazy and always leaned on a pillar. Although his posture did not seem dominant, there was always a strong aura around him which no one would challenge.
Gu Xijiu was looking at him from somewhere nearby. She recalled the first day she just arrived from the modern world. The days he chased after her and soaked in the river. He was fishing behind her. Unfortunately, he could not even catch one fish and was upset about it. The memories from the past flashed across her mind and triggered her emotions. She decided to suppress everything and stop thinking.
She was waiting aside for almost 15 minutes. However, the rod did not even move at all. Gu Xijiu was wondering what happened as she knew there were plenty of fishes in the lake. She caught a few fishes just a few days ago. She pondered and then decided to walk over.
She bent to check the basket beside him; there was half a basket of water inside. However, there was not even a tadpole, not to mention fish! What the h*ck was he doing? He could not even catch a fish after so long? He must be really terrible at fishing!
"Celestial Master Zuo, do you need my help?" Gu Xijiu asked as she squatted down.
Di Fuyi finally opened his eyes and looked at her, "You've lost your patience?"
Gu Xijiu's heart skipped a beat, but she was also cursing herself inside her heart as she knew something was wrong.
The Di Fuyi in front of her was in her body. The eyes that gazed at her belonged to herself, but she felt nervous. What was wrong with her!? She smiled and replied, "Not really, I have good patience." She looked at his fishing rod and said, "Let me help you."
He did not speak but passed the rod to her.
Gu Xijiu took the rod and had a look. She twitched her mouth, "Did you copy this from Jiang Ziya? How are you going to get a fish using a straight hook?"
Di Fuyi was staring at the water silently. He did not speak. Strangely, he hardly spoke tonight.
Gu Xijiu asked again, "Shall I bend the hook?"
Di Fuyi leaned on the pillar lazily and said, "Who can't fish with a curved hook? It's different if you can get a fish with a straight hook!"
Gu Xijiu paused before she continued speaking, "Celestial Master Zuo, I feel that Jiang Ziya didn't get any fish using a straight hook. He just wanted to be unique to attract the attention of King Wen."
Di Fuyi looked at her, "Then, did I manage to attract your attention? Have you seen me now? Have you seen that I'm different?"
Gu Xijiu was speechless.
She smiled and replied, "Celestial Master Zuo is too humble. Of course, you're different! There's only one Celestial Master Zuo He is ranked just below The Lord, but above everyone else."
Di Fuyi interrupted her, "I don't care whether I'm unique in the eyes of other people. I'm asking you whether you think I'm unique."
Gu Xijiu could not speak a word. Di Fuyi was really strange tonight as he hardly spoke earlier. But now that he did, he asked her a tough question.
She took a deep breath and paused. With her eyes wide open, she replied, "Celestial Master Zuo is also unique in Xijiu's eyes"
"Then, how about Long Siye?"
Gu Xijiu narrowed her eyes. She used to be an assassin, and she liked everything to follow her plan. The same applied when it comes to love.
Long Siye was a man that Gu Xijiu had tried so many years to approach. She felt they were a suitable couple, so she gave up everything to get him just like what she planned. However, they were separated due to a massive misunderstanding. Fortunately, they bumped into each other again, and they managed to solve the problem. She felt they were meant to be together and Long Siye really loved her. Moreover, she has been courting him for six years in her previous life; there was no reason for them no to be together since the misunderstanding was solved. Gu Xijiu and Long Siye were considered as a perfect couple; Long Siye was as a strong pillar for her, a place for her to hide when she was tired.
Di Fuyi was not part of any plan. He broke into her world and caught her; he aggressively told her that she was his fiancee and he even put her into the Dark Forest and then pretended to be Si Chen to go through the tough challenges with her. However, he just left her alone when he was mad that things did not go his way. He even publicly canceled their engagement.
To make matters worse, Di Fuyi came to Tianju Hall right dating Yun Qingluo on Chinese Valentine's Day and even challenged Yun Qingluo to attack Gu Xijiu. He was biased to Yun Qingluo, but then he insisted on treating Gu Xijiu's injuries when Yun Qingluo stabbed her. Of course, he had an unreasonable condition to treat her as he forced Long Siye to promise that he would never marry Gu Xijiu for the rest of his life.
When she thought he was trying to separate her and Long Siye, he confessed to her.
He always treated heaven's gift disciples differently and looked after them; hence, Gu Xijiu always thought he was doing it for the sake of protecting Long Siye. He wanted Long Siye to stay away from Gu Xijiu. His action made Gu Xijiu feel she was as though a black cat.
Di Fuyi was a charming and mysterious ocean; no one could take their eyes off of him. He could melt someone's heart when he was gentle and sweet. However, he was always unpredictable, and no one knows when the wave would come and engulf them.
Gu Xijiu admitted that he was a unique person in her heart, and she gets easily affected by his actions. However, the fact that he was so unpredictable triggered her alarm bells and made her always want to escape. Even until now, she had no idea whether he really liked her, or if all this was just to piss Long Siye off.
Gu Xijiu even suspected that Di Fuyi liked Long Siye. That was the best reason she could think of when he forced her to marry him so that she could not be the third wheel between him and Long Siye.
t was challenging to answer Di Fuyi's question. Hence, Gu Xijiu was in a state of stunned silence.
After waiting for a while, Di Fuyi still did not get an answer. He smiled awkwardly and replied, "I understand."
Gu Xijiu looked at him and wondered what he understood.
Di Fuyi casually continued, "Im not Jiang Ziya, and youre not King Wen either"
Gu Xijiu had no idea why it sounded so sad; she felt an ache in her heart.
Di Fuyi then got up, "Actually, I'm not keen on fishing, and I do not like to eat fish. So, you don't need to fish anymore. Let's go! We should swap bodies and go back to where we came from!"
He then walked away.
...
Both of them sat facing each other again. Di Fuyi taught her the required method to switch their bodies back. Both of them took the entire process very seriously. As expected, Gu Xijiu managed to master it very quickly.
She practiced once after Di Fuyi explained the process to her, and then began to initiate the magic after ensuring no mistake has been made.
That was the first time Gu Xijiu used Di Fuyis body to perform any spells. They were glowing in seven-colored rays when the complicated spell was used.
Gu Xijiu blacked-out after the rays glowed around them. She felt that her body was hollow and empty. After a while, she felt the weight again... She opened her eyes and saw Di Fuyi who had just opened his eyes as well.
Both of them looked at each other for a moment before Gu Xijiu said, "Finally, we swapped back." And then she leaned backward and lied on her bed. Perhaps, she felt tired after the entire process. Her body was aching, and so were her bones. Her limbs were numb as well.
Di Fuyi raised his sleeve, and a beam of light swept across her body, and she could not move! She was shocked. As she saw Di Fuyi get up and walk toward her, she shouted, "What are you doing!?" Why the h*ck did he need to seal her acupoint again?
Di Fuyi drew closer to her and looked at her from a higher altitude; he smiled, "What do you think Im trying to do?"
Gu Xijiu remained silent.
Di Fuyi's aura was now as prominent as before. He got his powers back as well and could use any spells he wanted to. Strangely, Gu Xijiu could not use any spells when she occupied his body. According to Di Fuyi, her soul was too weak at that moment. Hence, she could not issue any spells even though she was inside his body. If she insisted on trying, she might get hurt, so, he refused to teach her.
That made her feel so useless even though she had occupied this mighty man's body for half a month. The only benefit she received from his body was the respect and praises from the public. On the other hand, the only thing Di Fuyi could not do when he was in Gu Xijiu's body was to be close to people; the rest was almost the same like what she used to do.
Although he returned to his original behavior when he came back to his mansion, he was just slightly lazier and liked to tease her. Once in a while, he would even pretend to be weak and gentle so that he could lean on her. He could probably get an Oscar award based on his acting ability.
And now that he finally has control of his own body, all the auras had come out immediately! That was the Di Fuyi she used to know; she was nervous. He sat in front of her and looked at her with a smile, "Xijiu, what do you think Id do to you now?" His voice was s**y and forceful.
His actions and words were leading her to think about something dirty.
Gu Xijiu could not move, but she could still speak, "What are you trying to do!?"
She suddenly recalled the warning Di Fuyi mentioned to her earlier: I have 10,000 ways to separate both of you, including making you mine and killing him!
Was he going to invade her now? Gu Xijius body was stiff as she watched him drawing closer to her, "Di Fuyi! Stop it! You just got out from this body not long ago; its just like your own body! How could you do that to your body?"
Di Fuyi did not speak but raised his hand and slowly stretched out his hand to her chest. Gu Xijiu did not expect this to happen immediately after they returned to their respective bodies. She almost went crazy and screamed, "Di Fuyi, you'll not get my heart even though you invade my body!"
Di Fuyi smiled, and suddenly his fingers flicked a few times toward her body. Gu Xijiu felt that her body ache was gone and she became more energetic. The tiredness and sore feeling she experienced after she returned to her body were fading.
He raised his hand again to unseal her acupoints, "Get up and walk around. Feeling better now?"
Gu Xijiu paused for a second and then got down from the bed. She tried to exercise her limbs first, and she realized it was strong. She even sensed her spiritual power was more active than before.
She calmed herself and checked her spiritual power. Her eyes immediately sparkled! Level six! Her body was now a level six body in just a few days! She did not see him practice at all. How did this happen? She was so happy and thanked him, "Celestial Master Zuo, thank you!"
"Youre welcome." Di Fuyi casually replied.
"Why would I feel that way just now?" Gu Xijiu still wondered.
"Ive helped your body to upgrade, but your soul had not, so, you could not adapt to it just now. Ive stabilized your soul now; youll be fine eventually."
"I see!" Gu Xijiu tried to move her limbs again and checked on Di Fuyi at the same time, "Wow! You can adapt so fast, and theres not even a single second that you felt uncomfortable."
Di Fuyi replied, "Yes because there's no difference compared to the time before we swapped bodies. You didn't upgrade it, and my soul was strong enough, so it was just fine." He explained to her.
Was he blaming her for not being able to upgrade his body? Anyway, Di Fuyi's spiritual power was already so high; it should not be a problem if he does not upgrade. She could not even guess which level his body was ranked at.
"Alright, take a nap. You should have a good rest." Di Fuyi also returned to his bed, and when he wanted to close the bed drapes, he asked, "Oh right, what did you say when I was trying to help you to stabilize your soul?"
Gu Xijiu remained silent.
Di Fuyi slowly said, "You must have thought about something bad, right? Indeed, you have such a dirty mind!"
Gu Xijiu was speechless.
He did that on purpose! Why was he blaming her? She was annoyed and quickly covered her face with the blanket and tried to sniff her odor. She felt a little strange as the unique fragrance was gone! When Di Fuyi was in her body, she could smell a unique fragrance when he was close to her. She was wondering what kind of incense he was using and wanted to check, but it was gone! He could not have possibly brought the fragrance with him right? That was weird.
Was it the fragrance of his soul?!
It was not about the physical body that Di Fuyi occupied! Whichever body he used would carry this fragrance. The question was, did Gu Xijiu have a unique ability to smell this fragrance instead of body odor? No, that did not make sense as she could detect the odor change in different individuals when she interacted with them. Sometimes, it smelled good, but sometimes it was disgusting!
Even when she was with Long Siye, she could sense his odor change from time to time. There were several types of herbal fragrance on his body. But when she was living in Di Fuyis body, she specially sniffed the fragrance of his body but could not smell anything. However, when he drew closer to stabilize her soul just now, she smelled the fragrance again!
The only explanation for this is that she was smelling the fragrance of his soul! She was wondering whether other people could sense it.
Gu Xijiu looked at the Firmament Stone on her wrist; it had not interacted with her for more than ten days, she missed it.
Thus, she tried to call it with her mind, but it did not respond at all as though it was dead. She was getting panicked and tapped on it with her finger, "Little Cang, Little Cang"
The Firmament Stone did not respond, was it malfunctioned again? It did have a similar problem before due to the absorption of the spiritual light on the Open Heaven Stage. It went straight into hibernation since then due to overwhelming power from the spiritual light!
But, it should not be overwhelmed this time! What was wrong with it?
Was it because Di Fuyi possessed the body before? Perhaps his soul was too strong for the Firmament Stone?
She tried to sense the Firmament Stone, and it was full of energy. But it was different from last time. It did not seem to be hibernating. The Firmament Stone was her personal device since she came to this world. She treated it as though it was her best buddy!
The Firmament Stone also told her that it would only interact with her. It even told Gu Xijiu not to tell anyone that it could interact with her. Hence, that was a secret between the two of them that no one else knows about. However, the Firmament Stone was silent this time, which made Gu Xijiu very worried. She could not find a good reason to question Di Fuyi as the Firmament stone looked perfectly fine with beautiful colors and no flaws.
Gu Xijiu followed Di Fuyi out of the mansion.
To fool their enemies, Di Fuyi and Gu Xijiu treated each other rather intimately the past few days. They either held each other's hand, or Gu Xijiu would place her hand on his waist when they walked together. Since they had swapped bodies, it looked as though Di Fuyi was holding Gu Xijiu's waist.
Perhaps, it was because they had done it so often in the past few days, Gu Xijiu subconsciously wanted to place her hand on his waist again when they walked out the mansion. However, she quickly withdrew her hand when she almost touched him as she suddenly realized something was wrong.
Di Fuyi probably did not notice as he continued walking as though nothing happened.
...
A big moon was hanging in the sky that night. It was so massive that onlookers could notice a few grey pits on its surface. Gu Xijiu realized Di Fuyi was bringing her to wander by the brook. The water was flowing with a soothing sound, and the maple leaves on both sides of the streams fell on the ground gently. They also dropped into the river and floated away naturally with the water.
Gu Xijiu felt that the scene was very familiar and recalled the experience she had with The Lord. She was shocked when she remembered The Lord! It felt like the fragrance of The Lord smelled similar to Di Fuyi's!
Of course, it was not identical, but it should be from the same manufacturer. Did her sense of smell suddenly malfunction? Or did Celestial Master Zuo have a particularly special relationship with The Lord?
Di Fuyi was an expert in disguising himself, and he could play many different roles, so did that mean he also impersonated The Lord before? Perhaps, The Lord she met earlier was him? She was shocked by her own thought.
How could it be!? He was not supposed to be brave enough to fake The Lord's identity even if The Lord liked him. That would be a great sin! He might be decapitated, or have his entire family killed! None of his servants in the Fucang Hall could escape.
But... Uhh, oh right. Gu Xijiu remembered she had smelled the same fragrance from Rong Jialuo too. And also the person who claimed he wanted to get revenge on her at the riverside.
Gosh! Was her nose spoilt? Or was there something big behind it?
Gu Xijiu was idling while she was thinking. Di Fuyi, who was walking ahead of her, suddenly paused. All of a sudden, Gu Xijiu crashed into his back! She quickly stepped back and rubbed her nose as she hit her nose on his firm back.
"Absent-minded again?" Di Fuyi turned around and looked at her. He sighed, "You're always absent-minded when you're with me huh? What's on your mind?"
Gu Xijiu asked, "Did we hate each other before?"
Di Fuyi frowned and looked at her, "What do you mean?"
Gu Xijiu continued to ask, "Did you pretend to be Rong Jialuo and come to the General's residence?"
Di Fuyi suddenly recalled that he would have forgotten about the past if she did not mention it to him. Initially, he just found her interesting and wanted to tease her and play with her as the price of her taking away his robe in the cave. However... However, what was wrong with the little girl? How did she suddenly talk about that? It was too random!
"Why are you asking me in this way?" Di Fuyi did not answer her question but questioned her instead.
Gu Xijiu twitched her lips, "You just need to tell me yes or no"
Di Fuyi paused a second and replied, "Yes."
Gu Xijiu was shocked, "Why? I haven't claimed I was a heaven's gift disciple that time. Why why did you investigate me?"
Di Fuyi sighed, but he could not tell her the truth. Thus, he used a more reasonable excuse, "You were quite special that time, so I decided to take a look."