Chapter 1665: [Not Simple] (Part 2)

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In Yongdu's Pingyan Alley, inside an ordinary courtyard, the snow has begun to be cleared; the sweeper is a slender young woman in plain clothes and a hairpin of wild grass, the cold wind blowing her pretty face red, her eyebrows and eyes like a painting, fresh and lovely, even the bright snow around her seems dimmed before her—this woman is Jian Rongxin, whom Hu Xiaotian had placed here before going to the Sword Palace, and he had also secretly assigned Xia Zhangming to guard her.

Jian Rongxin had once thought of leaving, but to fulfill her father's last wish she again risked sneaking into the Grand Secretary's residence; at the critical moment Hu Xiaotian saved her, and strangely after that night her heart grew much calmer—perhaps Hu Xiaotian's nonsense had some effect, and deep in her heart a hope for the future began to sprout; only after calming down can one see oneself clearly, and Jian Rongxin discovered she had started to feel something strange for Hu Xiaotian, a feeling she had never even felt for her former husband.

Whenever she thinks of Hu Xiaotian she involuntarily blushes and her heart races, her chest feels hot, and she even unconsciously clamps her lovely legs together; she feels ashamed of this reaction, she faintly guesses the reason, and though she and Hu Xiaotian have known each other only a short time, their relationship has already passed the crucial step—whether she accepts it or not, Hu Xiaotian has already become her man.

What if I really bear his child? Jian Rongxin was instantly ashamed by this sudden thought, her pretty face flushing red; she lifted her head to see the brilliant red sun in the sky, feeling the sorrow in her heart fade somewhat, and in her eyes the world became beautiful and lovely again.

A light knock on the wooden door—someone has arrived; Jian Rongxin knew from the sound who it was. She peered through the crack, saw the familiar figure, and immediately opened the courtyard gate.

Hu Xiaotian entered; after Ji Feihua left, he and Qin Yutong quietly slipped away from the Sword Palace, Qin Yutong did not choose to go with him but instead chose to part after leaving the Sword Palace, and she did not tell Hu Xiaotian where she was going.

After the Sword Palace battle, Hu Xiaotian realized one thing: neither Qin Yutong nor Ji Feihua needed his worry—they could each take care of themselves; the only thing he truly could not set aside was Jian Rongxin. At first his concern for her was merely sympathy, never imagining he would one day be intimate with her, yet the jar of daughter's red wine that Grand Secretary Jian Xihe had prepared ended up creating this karmic bond between him and Jian Rongxin.

Perhaps when Grand Secretary Jian Xihe originally buried that jar he never imagined it would benefit an outsider like me. But life is unpredictable; he surely never expected that the person who would accompany Jian Rongxin to dig up the jar would be me.

Still, wrong is wrong—I must be better than that hypocrite Li Chen Zhou in every way.

Jian Rongxin deliberately looked behind Hu Xiaotian, knowing he had gone to rescue Qin Yutong, and asked softly: "Why don't I see Miss Qin?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "She's fine."

Jian Rongxin closed the door. She and Hu Xiaotian came into the room together; Hu Xiaotian's face was a little pale, he picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea, drank it down, then said: "Get ready. I'll have Zhangming send you away first." After today's events, the situation in Yongdu will inevitably become tense; to be safe, I'll still send you off first.

Jian Rongxin shook her head: "I won't go."

Hu Xiaotian exclaimed: "Why won't you go?"

Jian Rongxin bit her cherry lips, finally made up her mind: "I still have something to do."

Hu Xiaotian laughed: "Nothing needs to be rushed; why don't you tell me, maybe I can help."

Jian Rongxin shook her head: "I don't need your help; I'll settle my own affairs."

Hu Xiaotian reached out and grabbed her soft hand; when she tried to escape it was already too late—in front of him she could only be a lamb awaiting slaughter, the gap in their strength was truly huge. Although Jian Rongxin didn't dislike his behavior, she still felt it most improper; although she and Li Chen Zhou have severed ties, they have not formally dissolved the relationship, so in status she is still Li Chen Zhou's wife, and she cannot add another wrong to the wrong with Hu Xiaotian.

She strained to break free: "Master Hu, please show restraint!"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Rongxin, don't you still refuse me?"

Jian Rongxin pressed her lips together and said nothing.

Hu Xiaotian put on a pained expression: "You make my heart ache like this!"

Although Jian Rongxin had not known him long, she knew he liked to play tricks; she whispered: "We met by chance like drifting weeds, you've saved me several times, this kindness I will never forget." She dared not mention repayment—in fact she has already repaid it with her whole self, what more do you want, Hu Xiaotian?

Hu Xiaotian, however, clutched his chest with a pained look.

Seeing his expression off, Jian Rongxin asked with concern: "What's wrong?"

Hu Xiaotian sighed: "In the Sword Palace I met a master, we fought to the death, I nearly died at his hands, left with no choice I used the Void Great Method to suck his internal energy."

Jian Rongxin's knowledge of martial arts extends only to basic self-defense; hearing this she thought it absurd, and whispered softly: "There's really such a thing as sucking others' internal energy?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "But this technique also does great harm to the body; let me give you an analogy—it's like a person suddenly eating too much, indigestion… ow, it kills me…"

Jian Rongxin asked: "Where does it hurt?"

Hu Xiaotian pointed to his chest; Jian Rongxin blushed, loosened his collar, and discovered a wound about three inches long on his chest, she couldn't help but tense up, her eye sockets reddened, crystal tears glimmered in her beautiful eyes: "Is it very painful?"

Hu Xiaotian nodded: "Rongxin, I fear my dantian will be burst by alien true qi, my meridians will rupture and kill me; you go, don't worry about me."

Jian Rongxin bit her cherry lips, tears almost falling: "What should we do? How about I go fetch Miss Qin?" She rose to look for Qin Yutong but Hu Xiaotian grabbed her.

Hu Xiaotian said: "Better not bother her…"

Jian Rongxin said: "Miss Qin's medical skill is superb; she surely has a way to save you."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Even if she came, there'd be nothing she could do; actually it's not that there's no way to save me, just…" He sighed: "Never mind."

Jian Rongxin said: "Speak, speak quickly; if I can do it, I will." Worry confused her, she even blurted out what was in her heart.

Hu Xiaotian secretly wanted to laugh, but kept a pained face: "Come closer, I'll tell only you…"

Jian Rongxin leaned near him, put her ear to his lips, Hu Xiaotian whispered; after hearing, her face flushed red, she shoved him aside: "You shameless lecher!" She didn't expect that shove would send him sprawling flat on his back; seeing he wasn't pretending, she hesitated a moment, then returned to help him up.

Hu Xiaotian gave a bitter smile: "I didn't want to say it, but you forced me, Rongxin, I'm heartbroken—I never thought I'd appear this way in your eyes. I, Hu Xiaotian, swear to heaven that everything I said is true; if I deliberately fabricated lies to deceive you, let me…" Jian Rongxin reached out to cover his lips; her beautiful eyes showed a complex expression, she withdrew her hand, suddenly moved forward, and pressed her cherry lips to his.

Hu Xiaotian pretended to be sincere: "Rongxin, go… you needn't… uh… uh… ah…"

Hu Xiaotian sat up on the bed, hair disheveled, feeling at this moment how wonderful the word "refreshing" is! Jian Rongxin turned her back to him, facing the wall corner, lying there motionless, ashamed and squeezing her eyes shut, this shameless lecher. He must have deceived himself, feigned death to gain sympathy, exploiting her kindness and innocence; yet knowing she had been successfully seduced by him, her heart felt not a hint of sorrow but rather joy, Jian Rongxin felt she had nowhere to hide—could it be that she herself is such a person deep down? She unconsciously squeezed her lovely legs together again.

Hu Xiaotian embraced her from behind, whispered softly: "Rongxin, thank you for giving me a second life."

Jian Rongxin shyly closed her beautiful eyes, feeling her whole body go limp; after gathering her strength for a long while she finally spat out one word: "Get lost!"

Hu Xiaotian didn't get lost, but pressed even closer, whispering: "I didn't deceive you; this is a profound martial art called the Shooting the Sun True Classic!"

Jian Rongxin suddenly turned, buried her face in his chest, and bit his shoulder hard—no ghost would believe him.

Hu Xiaotian flipped over and pressed her beneath him: "Rongxin, it seems you still don't grasp the subtlety of this art; let me teach you again from the start."

Hu Xiaotian realized Zhang Ailing's words still made sense—conquering women really can be done through certain specific channels, and indeed the shortest route to the heart is there.

Jian Rongxin carefully bandaged his shoulder wound, the wound she caused with a bite, feeling a little guilty she asked: "Does it hurt?"

Hu Xiaotian smiled, shook his head, glanced at her lower body: "Do you feel pain?"

Jian Rongxin's pretty face flushed again; she raised her hand and gave his forehead a hard flick—even a talented lady has a temper.

Hu Xiaotian tidied his clothes, came to stand behind Jian Rongxin who was sitting at her dressing table arranging her makeup before the bronze mirror, and lightly placed his hands on her fragrant shoulders: "Rongxin, what do you think of what I just told you?"

Jian Rongxin, while combing her long hair, observed Hu Xiaotian's expression in the bronze mirror: "What matter?"

Hu Xiaotian said: "Have Zhangming send you first to Dongliang Jun."

Jian Rongxin shook her head, resolute: "I won't go."

Hu Xiaotian said: "Listen!"

Jian Rongxin shook her head, she finished combing her hair, stood up, her pretty face still flushed but no longer the feeling of being unable to lift her head before him; she whispered softly: "Actually, in this world I still have an older brother."

Hu Xiaotian heard this and started—doesn't that mean I've gained another brother-in-law?

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