Chapter 155: Awkwardness

Zhang Nuo and Zhuge Qing were locked in a tight embrace; intense passion erupted between them, and their heavy breathing merged into one.

Just at this moment, "Thump, thump!" footsteps sounded on the small building's staircase. Although the sound was not loud, to Zhuge Qing's ears, it was like a timely alarm bell!

She snapped her eyes open, her reason quickly regaining the upper hand. Her ten slender, jade-like fingers pressed against Zhang Nuo's chest, and with a surge of strength in her arms, she pushed Zhang Nuo, who had been pressing down on her body, away in one go.

After sitting up from the bed, a trace of shyness still lingered on her flushed little face! Her gaze glared with slight anger at Zhang Nuo, whose figure kept retreating.

At this moment, pushed by her, Zhang Nuo also snapped out of his daze. Recalling everything that had just happened, his facial expression stiffened.

Outside the room door, voices sounded. Judging by the sound, it seemed to be Chu Budong and the others; they must have returned from buying things, laughing incessantly as if they had collected quite a few good items.

"I'm sorry!"

Zhang Nuo took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and then said in an extremely low voice. The young woman steadied her mind; with her composure, how could what just happened have occurred? Could it be that she had truly developed feelings for Zhang Nuo?

"Impossible!"

As soon as this thought emerged in her heart, the young woman quickly shook her head. Her standards were extremely high, and she had never easily taken a fancy to any man. Although Zhang Nuo's various displays had made Zhuge Qing very impressed, she believed in her heart that getting so close to Zhang Nuo was only to make him serve the Nanxuan Sect; she had never thought of giving herself to this person!

The young woman sat blankly on the edge of the bed, her inner thoughts tangled in a thousand ways, constantly denying her own ideas. The expression on Zhang Nuo's face gradually returned to calm; he had not expected that he would lose control for a moment and nearly commit a mistake.

At that time, the young woman's expression was truly too beautiful; no matter which man saw it, he would be moved! Not to mention him, a young man whose heart had just begun to stir and who was full of vigor.

"I really didn't mean it!"

Seeing Zhuge Qing say nothing, Zhang Nuo explained again. He lightly wiped his lips; to be honest, the scene just now left him somewhat reminiscing. That feeling of "a meeting of spring breeze and dew surpassing countless encounters in the mortal world" was truly too wonderful!

"Let's just pretend nothing ever happened!"

The young woman finally spoke, while her beautiful eyes appeared extremely dim. She had not expected that her first kiss would actually be given to such a seemingly unremarkable boy; this was far from the dashing and heroic man of her dreams!

"Oh!" Zhang Nuo let out a sound from the depths of his throat, then slowly walked out of the young woman's room. At this time, only Zhuge Qing remained in the room, gently touching the emerald green pendants on her ears with her hands. She really did not know what she had been thinking at the time to actually let a boy like Zhang Nuo take advantage of her!

Her Divine Sense condensed slightly, and she cast a Divine Sense Mark into the pair of earrings. A moment later, a look of surprise appeared in the young woman's eyes.

Sure enough, as long as she listened carefully to the sounds within the earrings, she could sense the Spirit Power fluctuations within a radius of several hundred miles. Although it was not as clear as the Divine Sense perception of a Golden Core stage cultivator, this ability to understand the surrounding dynamics was still very useful.

"It seems you boy also did a good deed!"

With a light smile on her face, the young woman was very fond of the pair of earrings Zhang Nuo had given her. However, as soon as she thought of the scene that occurred because of wearing the earrings, a flush of red immediately surged onto her face.

After Zhang Nuo left Zhuge Qing's room, he went straight into Chu Budong's room, looking at the many things he had bought and asking about their uses with great curiosity.

Chu Budong was quite willing, explaining them to him one by one. However, Zhang Nuo's heart was not on this at all; although he was listening with his ears, his heart was still thinking about the amorous scene from just a moment ago.

Dozens of streams of light streaked across the sky as the group from the Nanxuan Sect, riding their Flying Magic Tools, flew toward the direction of their sect. Throughout the journey, Zhuge Qing had a serious look on her face and had never been seen showing even a hint of a smile. Seeing this, Chu Budong and the others did not know what had happened and did not dare to speak to her.

Zhang Nuo was also wearing a serious expression, standing on his Flying Sword without saying a word, as if he had heavy concerns on his mind. Originally, Zhuge Qing had been the closest to Zhang Nuo among the group, but at this time, the two were far apart, almost one at the front and one at the very back.

After flying for a long time, even as dull as Chu Budong was, he discovered this problem. He quietly approached Zhang Nuo and asked with eyes full of surprise:

"What happened between you and the Young Sect Master?"

Called out of his deep thoughts by Chu Budong, Zhang Nuo gave a helpless, bitter smile and then shook his head slightly. This move left Chu Budong completely confused; when they had just entered the Tianjiang Trade Fair, these two were inseparable all day, going to auctions together and shopping together.

On the way back, these two were like strangers, as if neither knew the other. They had flown for so long without even saying a word.

He vaguely felt that something had happened between Zhang Nuo and Zhuge Qing, but with Chu Budong's brain, he couldn't figure out what had happened between them even if it killed him.

After flying for another period of time, the group finally returned to the Nanxuan Sect. Zhuge Qing went straight back to her home without greeting anyone, and Zhang Nuo was the same. As soon as he returned to his small courtyard, Bai Xiu and Xun Zhen surrounded him, pestering him about the results of his trip.

Zhang Nuo just smiled faintly and, after saying a few simple words, returned to his room. Seeing that his expression was a bit off, the two women did not dare to ask further.

In the deep night sky, a crescent moon hung quietly, and the surrounding stars twinkled as if they were blinking.

Also high in the sky, another crescent moon was suspended at this time. This crescent was a zhang in size, and its entire body radiated five-colored light; it was none other than Zhuge Qing's Moonlight Wheel. On this wheel, a graceful and slender figure was sitting, her eyes, bright like stars, looking down at the entire Nanxuan Sect.

Her gaze fell upon a small courtyard, and her eyes became much more resentful. After a long time, she let out a long, soft sigh. Recalling the scene during the day, Zhuge Qing could not calm her heart no matter what. She was thinking about a question: had she really fallen for Zhang Nuo?

Why did she not stop him immediately when Zhang Nuo did something out of line to her? From childhood to adulthood, the young woman had always known what she wanted and had never done anything without a purpose, but this time she was a bit lost; she had never felt her thoughts would be so chaotic!

In a small courtyard below the Nanxuan Sect, a room door opened gently. Zhang Nuo walked out of the room with a sorrowful expression and looked up at the sky. Suddenly, a five-colored "crescent" appeared in his field of vision, and on the "crescent" sat a woman!

Frowning slightly, Zhang Nuo leaped, and his feet stepped onto his Flying Magic Tool. A ray of spirit light radiated from the tool, and with a "whoosh," he rushed into the high sky, appearing before Zhuge Qing in the blink of an eye.

The two stared at each other in silence for a long time. The young woman was just about to turn and leave, but Zhang Nuo's voice rang out.

"Don't go! I have something to tell you!"

Hearing this, the young woman's figure paused, and her gaze fell back onto Zhang Nuo. However, she still said nothing, just watching him quietly.

As if he had been brewing for a long time, Zhang Nuo then said slowly:

"Today's matter was my fault! But it was also something I felt compelled to do; at that time, I couldn't control my emotions!"

Zhang Nuo said these few sentences with complete sincerity, without any flowery words, and without the slightest intention of shirking responsibility!

The young woman nodded slightly, her pearly teeth biting her red lips. She understood that Zhang Nuo was not a man who thought with his lower body; if he were, the other party would have long since pestered her to death.

"I know you are a good person, and I think you should have guessed my purpose in approaching you!"

Zhang Nuo had never expected the young woman to state her true purpose as soon as she opened her mouth, and his expression stiffened for a moment! A moment later, he smiled and nodded.

"Actually, we are each getting what we need!"

What was originally a very thin layer of window paper was poked through by the two in just a few words! Looking at each other, both felt a sense of relief in their hearts; there was no need to deliberately pretend anymore.

"Rest assured! I will not leave the Nanxuan Sect! At least not now! And I will certainly not join the other three sects to deal with the Nanxuan Sect!"

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Nuo confessed his thoughts; there was no need for concealment at this time!

"The future of the Nanxuan Sect indeed needs someone like you to shoulder the heavy burden. To put it exaggeratedly, there is simply no cultivator in the Nanxuan Sect who can compare to you, and even the Old Ancestor values you highly!"

Sitting on the Moonlight Wheel, Zhuge Qing was like a Fairy who had descended to the world. Her heartfelt words made Zhang Nuo feel very natural, without the slightest affectation. For some reason, interacting with the young woman at this time, the two were like two friends chatting, without concealment, without the drive of interests.

In this atmosphere, the two chatted for a long time. High in the sky, the two figures maintained a certain distance, one speaking and one answering, appearing extremely plain. Yet, the things the two were saying now were things that could never appear in ordinary times! These were the heartfelt words spoken in sincerity after they had stripped off their masks of pretense.

On the ground, an old man in a green robe looked up at the sky, watching the two in the night, not knowing what to feel! The old man was none other than Zhuge An. He knew his daughter better than anyone; it was not an easy thing to get her to voluntarily pour out her heart.

It seemed that this time Zhuge Qing had met her match; a youth who looked honest and loyal was actually able to have such a heart-to-heart talk with his proud daughter! Not only had Zhuge An not expected this, but even Zhuge Qing herself, who was on the Moonlight Wheel at this time, had not expected it either.

The world is truly too wonderful, full of unexpected things!

When the sky began to turn slightly white, Zhang Nuo and Zhuge Qing finally returned to their respective rooms. The night of conversation seemed to have brought the distance between them a little closer. However, Zhang Nuo also deeply understood that he was not the type of person Zhuge liked! Although there was some disappointment in his heart, he also felt much more relaxed.