Chapter 103

The next room,

Sun Bu'er tossed and turned, unable to sleep no matter what, so she endured the pain in her shoulder, got up and got out of bed, began removing her clothes one by one, preparing to wash her sticky body.

Just as she had taken off the last piece,

Bang!!!

A kicking-door sound boomed over, Sun Bu'er shuddered all over, frightened to the point her mind went blank, somewhat at a loss.

Someone broke down the door!!!

But only after reacting did she realize that the distant door was still intact; judging from where the sound came from, it seemed the commotion was actually from the next room!

That day the whole ship sank, I encountered sharks, over a hundred sharks all swarmed toward me together. Niu Dingtian said lightly.

Really!

Suddenly, Niu Dingtian's fierce voice sounded in her ear, frightening the maiden in yellow squatting on the ground to jump up.

The overbearing entrance makes the lips and teeth salivate.

It seemed she suddenly thought of something, her face flushed with shame and annoyance, her pretty face gradually turning red, she glared fiercely and spat at the shameless one:

"Rong'er, I only want to have a home with you." Niu Dingtian said softly: "I once fantasized about living with you on Peach Blossom Island, rebuilding a house by the sea, facing the ocean, watching the spring blossoms on the island together."

Seeing that pair of wild ducks also seemed to be mocking her, the maiden in yellow flew into a rage, quickly wiped away a tear, then picked up a large stone and hurled it hard.

"You dare!!"

She immediately broke free from the embrace, glared fiercely at Niu Dingtian, her pretty face flushed, and stormed off angrily.

Niu Dingtian, however, paid no heed, walked slowly to stand before the maiden in yellow, stopped at a distance of two chi, and began to stare into her eyes.

Seeing Niu Dingtian still hesitating, Han Xiao Ying lightly leaned in, wrapped her arms around his waist, rested her head on his chest, closed her eyes, trembled her eyelashes slightly, and whispered:

"Such a fine maiden..."

"What the hell is it to you!!"

The maiden in yellow left the manor, seeing that the dog of a man hadn't come after her for a long while, and thinking that she had even forsaken her father to find him, felt even more bitter.

Adulterous couple! Deserve to die!!

But when she lifted her head and looked, she saw that the figure that had rushed in had already pulled down its black veil, revealing a familiar pretty face.

Niu Dingtian, who had just flashed to the maiden in yellow's side, picked up a pebble, preparing to shoot it with force at the wild duck, and moreover began to curse shamefully.

Niu Dingtian saw this, blinked slightly, thinking this wasn't like the maiden in yellow's temperament, but after thinking it over, he somewhat realized, and then shoved it into her palm, solemnly instructing:

Thinking of her damaged Dao-heart tonight, she also couldn't bother with the pain in her shoulder, one hand clutching her chilled face, the other quickly putting on her clothes.

Sniffle...

Seeing this, Niu Dingtian's heart suddenly relaxed, he grabbed Han the heroine's forehead, gave a deep kiss, then whispered:

Glancing at the incoming note, the maiden in yellow drew back her hand and whispered softly: "I have not cultivated."

……

"Little Ying Sis, she... she actually..." Niu Dingtian wanted to explain, but recalling the lips from that night's pulling silk, his heart felt weak, he stammered for a long time without managing to say a word.

Daoist Sun silently cursed to himself.

"You must cherish it well."

After reacting, Niu Dingtian flew into a rage, not bothering to finish dressing, he got up and was about to strike directly at the comer.

The maiden in yellow blinked, "On the way down the mountain?" She raised her head in doubt.

"What business is it of this maiden?" The maiden in yellow tried to break free, lowering her head and muttering.

So, I made it through.

As she spoke these words, Han Xiao Ying inevitably felt a bit of bitterness well up, but she had long understood certain matters, and did not want to make the person before her uncomfortable; now that this person could stay and attend to her feelings, Han Xiao Ying already felt relieved.

"How dare you anger my Rong'er, I'll kill you both!"

The maiden in yellow's cheeks flushed with a rosy hue, her heart began to feel sweet, thinking that she was actually this important in that little rascal's heart, but recalling the woman she had just seen, she still couldn't help but ask in a frustrated tone.

"It really is you!!!"

"Dead duck! Go die!!"

"Rong'er, do you know who she is?"

Seeing Niu Dingtian with his upper body exposed in the room, the maiden in yellow was so angry she gritted her teeth and glared, her pretty face flushing crimson.

After a wave of injustice surged into her heart, the maiden in yellow cried again. She slowly squatted down, sobbing while cursing: "Even this dead duck comes to bully this maiden…"

Seeing that it was finally settled, Niu Dingtian breathed a sigh of relief, pinched her little hand, and asked gently: "How did Rong'er come to Guiyun Manor?"

"You..." the maiden in yellow was both shy and angry, anxious and annoyed, seeing she couldn't break free, she looked around in a panic.

After a quarter of an hour,

Niu Dingtian smacked his lips, holding the limp body in his arms, lowered his head to her ear, and asked softly: "Do you still want it, Rong'er?"

So arrogant?

"That night Rong'er said she still wanted it, I didn't give it to her; now let's try again, okay?" Niu Dingtian stared intensely into the maiden in yellow's eyes.

Recalling the scene just now, he still felt a little lingering fear; fortunately he had already finished then, otherwise that intense fright would have had unimaginable consequences.

Maiden in yellow: "……"

Afterwards she wiped away a tear and turned to run out.

"I... I..."

"I never thought you... you actually... returned my broken things!! This maiden doesn't want them!!"

"I know my father has a disciple who is the master of Guiyun Manor; I came to have him help inquire about your news."

The maiden in yellow, after reacting, felt angry and knocked the stone from Niu Dingtian's hand.

"But I don't want to hurt Rong'er, nor hurt Sister Han, so I left Peach Blossom Island silently."

It seemed she suddenly thought of something; her face no longer flushed, her heart no longer raced, she stared straight at Niu Dingtian and hummed a question:

"That... what's his name, Shi Potian, are you the little thief pretending to be him? Did you hit me with pine nuts last night?"

"Pah~~ Who... who is your Rong'er! You surnamed Niu! You... you really have no shame!"

Both dressed in green robes, both terrifyingly skilled in martial arts, and both members of the Sun Moon Divine Sect; the only difference was a mask. With Miss Huang's intelligence, she naturally realized this, otherwise she wouldn't have kicked open the door upon hearing the two words 'Dingtian' outside.

"Really?"

Miss Huang's pretty face flushed red in an instant, panicked, she was about to lower her head again.

Miss Huang lowered her head even further, her heart thumping wildly, her cheeks red as the evening glow over the lake.

Niu Dingtian continued speaking calmly: "But sharks weren't the scariest thing; later, when it grew dark, I drifted alone on the sea, unable to see anything."

I didn't know which way to swim; finally a storm came, a huge one—Rong'er, who lives by the sea, should know how terrifying it is,

At the end of his words, Niu Dingtian's tone grew gentle; he looked at her drooping head and pinched her small hand in his.

"From now on, be only my Rong'er, okay?" Niu Dingtian pinched her hand and gently pulled Miss Huang a little closer into his embrace.

"At that moment, each wave that struck me made me know I was going to die, but I had no regrets about going to Peach Blossom Island, for there I met a Miss Huang."

"Hurry up and chase after them to see what's happening,"

Niu Dingtian once again drew close to Miss Huang within a foot's distance, pinched her small hand again and again, and said softly: "I can't imagine how I'd go on if I lost Rong'er."

Miss Huang first glared fiercely, but after a moment she yielded, her ears gradually turning red as she began to lower her head.

But Niu Dingtian had already lifted his chin and fiercely kissed her lips.

Then he saw the woman hiding on the bed; her bright eyes filled with mist, and soon large tears began to fall incessantly. Finally clutching the bamboo slip in her hand, she pointed at Niu Dingtian and choked out a low curse:

"You damned Niu! I thought you'd been eaten by a fish, and I worried needlessly for so long!"

Miss Huang? How did she get here?

Niu Dingtian felt moved in his heart, and involuntarily hummed: "Hum, Huang Lao Xie dares to scold my Rong'er! Next time I'll help you beat him up!"

Niu Dingtian sighed: "She is nine years older than me, has always felt somewhat inferior, wanting to avoid her feelings; even now she only wants a child. Han Sister can avoid it, but I cannot—avoiding her would be hurting Han Sister."

"Will Rong'er always stay by my side, okay?" Niu Dingtian asked gently, glancing out of the corner of his eye at the two little creatures swimming back in the water, and continued softly: "Just like those two wild ducks, forever together, unbreakable."

"Just now, when Rong'er ran out and I was hesitating, it was Han Sister who told me to come out and find you."

Han Xiao Ying's room,

After a loud boom rang out, the startled heroine Han Xiao Ying panicked, hastily pulling up the blanket to cover her naked body. Even Niu Dingtian was startled, his hand pausing mid-action as he froze in the process of dressing.

"I only regret meeting Rong'er too late; but if, for Rong'er's sake, I were to abandon the Han Sister I met first, would Rong'er still feel at ease being with me?"

Niu Dingtian's face darkened, and he suddenly grabbed her and pulled her into his arms, snarling:

"Do you know what I encountered out at sea that day?" Niu Dingtian asked softly.

Miss Huang lowered her brows, silent; although she felt a hint of joy, her mind was in turmoil, feeling that this little thief seemed to be right, yet also seemed wrong—she didn't know what to say or what she should say.

"Han Sister just told me that a girl as good as Rong'er must be cherished dearly."

She resolutely wanted to leave this painful place, but as her feet just touched the bow, she felt reluctant; thus she walked along the sandbank, wiping away tears heartbroken and listless.

"Since heaven let me board your flower boat and also let Rong'er chase after me, it shows that our fate with Rong'er is already sealed!"

Niu Dingtian suddenly stepped forward, seized Miss Huang's small hand in one grip, ignoring her struggle, and said softly: "You are my Rong'er!"

Miss Huang's eyes held a hint of hostility.

Miss Huang's eyes flashed with a hint of indecision.

Miss Huang's heart suddenly tightened, and she forgot to struggle.

"Then... who is she?"

"Then she deserves to die!!!"

Miss Huang directly lifted her head, glaring with eyes threatening.

"Who is she?"

"Do I still need to say it?"

Niu Dingtian was a bit dazed, then suddenly realized, sighed, and said: "She is my lifesaver!"

"Wuu wuu wuu~"

By the moonlight he could see the visitor's face clearly, and Niu Dingtian froze, even forgetting to cover his exposed body.

Miss Huang finally lifted her head, as if saying: "Is this how you repay someone?"

Miss Huang buried her head, daring not to speak again.

As she walked, a pair of wild ducks darted out of the water, swimming near her and quacking 'ga~ ga~ ga~' a few times before flapping their wings and swimming away happily.

Miss Huang lowered her gaze slightly, her head drooping a bit, her long lashes trembling, her heart unable to calm any longer.

But before the large stone even hit the water, the pair of ducks flapped their wings and dodged; then came a 'plop' sound, followed by splashing water that drenched her head to toe in icy lake water.

Niu Dingtian said softly: "Last year, when I was gravely injured and near death, if it weren't for Han Sister hauling me back from the riverbank in an ox cart, I would never have had the chance to meet Rong'er. Actually there are things I don't want either, but I can't control them—just like Rong'er and I."

"Little Ying Sister is the best."

He then quickly put on his clothes, picked up the things on the ground, and flashed out the door in pursuit.

She pursed her slightly swollen lips and said softly: "You took my father's flower boat; I thought something had happened to you, so I asked Father to take me to find you. He refused, we argued, he scolded me, and so I sneaked out to look for you."

After coming to her senses, Han Xiao Ying largely understood as well; glancing at the open door, her expression complex, she couldn't help but whisper a reminder:

"Does Rong'er still remember that night on the mountain path?" Niu Dingtian asked gently.

Faced with Miss Huang's questioning, Niu Dingtian's face showed an awkwardness he could barely hide; suddenly seeing his Rong'er reach up to rub her buttocks, he hurriedly asked: "Where did Rong'er fall? Let me take a look."

"Her name is Han Xiao Ying; Rong'er can call her Han Sister." Niu Dingtian said softly.

"She'll run off soon."

Miss Huang's face lit up with delight; she quickly took it, tucked it into her bosom, and said with a grin: "Don't forget you still owe me a promise."

Han Xiao Ying slowly relaxed her waist, gave a muffled hum, seeing this guy's face still wavering, she reached out and twisted his waist, feigning anger: "My words don't work anymore, huh?"

After scolding, she then pulled out a sheet of paper from her bosom, crumpled it angrily, and together with the bamboo slip in her hand hurled it at Niu Dingtian.

Miss Huang's face was flushed, and her heart thumped thump-thump-thump even more urgently.

Courting death!!!

"It's what I gave Ronger, but after you note it down you must definitely destroy it; it cannot be passed to anyone!"

Miss Huang's cheeks were already flushed, her brows and eyes downcast; after speaking softly, she still hesitated a bit.

Niu Dingtian calmly narrated: "Back then I thought I was going to die; if I died I would never see Ronger again. I didn't want just meeting Ronger once to become a permanent farewell; I still want to eat the dishes Ronger makes."

Taking two steps to catch up, Niu Dingtian pulled out a sheet of paper from his bosom, took Miss Huang's small hand, handed it over, and said dissatisfied: "Next time if you throw my things again I'll get angry!"

"Wuu~~"

She felt the stone was too small, not enough to vent her anger.

After half an hour, approaching midnight, Niu Dingtian took Miss Huang's hand, preparing to go back to see his Older Sister Han.

(End of chapter)