Chapter 407: with translation of chapter title

Qilin raised its head and smiled at Mu Yuanzhi very proudly.

Gu Rongjin ignored the Qilin, sat down beside Mu Yuanzhi, he didn't act coquettish, just sat close to his wife, gazing at her eagerly.

Mu Yuanzhi helplessly put down what she was holding, looked at Gu Rongjin: "You being like this will hinder me."

"What? I'm not talking or causing trouble." Gu Rongjin said, feeling wronged.

"Like this, I'll get distracted."

"That's true, I'm so attractive to you, it indeed will distract you." Gu Rongjin nodded in agreement.

Qilin made a motion as if wanting to vomit.

"What's up, little Qilin, are you jealous?" Gu Rongjin raised his eyebrows proudly at the Qilin.

"This overly clingy young master, please don't hinder us; if you're really bored, go patrol the valley." Qilin sincerely suggested.

Gu Rongjin: "You really think I'm your guard? Let this young master have you patrol the mountain?"

"I think Qilin's suggestion is good, Gu Rongjin, you're so perceptive, maybe you can discover some tiny details nobody else has noticed." Mu Yuanzhi said.

Gu Rongjin nodded: "You're right, good! I'm going to patrol the mountain!"

He wandered aimlessly through the valley, unconsciously ending up at the training ground; it was exactly noon drill time, and Qiao Chu was leading a group of outer sect disciples in training.

Gu Rongjin was watching not far away.

This Qiao Chu really doesn't look like a junior disciple no matter how you look at it; to be frank, he looks more like the sect leader than Qilin does.

Gu Rongjin's gaze fell on Fang Wu, who stood out greatly among the outer sect disciples.

Regarding Fang Wu's matter, Qilin chose to suppress it temporarily, and indeed no word leaked out; but it seems the commotion of that day's sun and moon clouds was too great, causing rumors to spread, leading these outer sect disciples to seem to have distanced themselves from Fang Wu.

Gu Rongjin wanted to hide, thinking no one would find him; he hid in a secret place and observed for a long time without exposing himself.

Soon the training at the drill ground ended, the crowd dispersed, and Gu Rongjin thought for a moment, then followed Fang Wu.

If he remembered correctly, people on the valley are not allowed to go down the mountain at will; these martial sects have their own rules, so without special reason, none may arbitrarily leave the valley.

But Fang Wu is clearly going down the mountain!

Given that he seemed a bit suspicious, Gu Rongjin, having nothing else to do, decided to tail him.

Fang Wu took a hidden shortcut; Gu Rongjin didn't even dare guarantee he could find it.

Fang Wu was sneaky; it looked like it wasn't his first time sneaking down the mountain.

Gu Rongjin followed him all the way and discovered Fang Wu had entered the Hidden Moon Pavilion again.

Nice kid.

Gu Rongjin flashed up to the second floor, to the elegant room Fang Wu had just entered.

Would catching him red-handed like this be too easy?

Forget it; anyway, his competence isn't something that just appeared overnight.

So, Gu Rongjin shoved the door open!

Everyone in the room jumped in fright; fortunately, no one screamed, otherwise he might have inadvertently revealed his ferocity.

A man and a woman stared in shock at the suddenly appearing Gu Rongjin.

The man was naturally Fang Wu, sitting opposite the woman, listening to her play the zither; the woman Gu Rongjin didn't know, she looked dignified and graceful, but playing in this kind of place, she was likely a performer who sells her art, not her body.

"You! Young Master Jin, what are you doing here?!" Fang Wu exclaimed, mixed with a barely noticeable annoyance and the embarrassment of being caught; he glanced subtly at the woman opposite him.

Gu Rongjin didn't answer that question, but lifted his chin: "Introduce this lady, Sir Fang; you risked breaking sect rules to sneak down the mountain to see her—just who is she?"

"I... she... it's not her fault! She's just a good girl making a living by her art." Fang Wu defended.

The zither-playing maiden nodded at Gu Rongjin; besides her earlier panic, she had now calmed, and she introduced herself modestly: "I am the commoner Fang Hua, I have had the honor of meeting you, Young Master."

Gu Rongjin crossed his arms, appraising the woman named Fang Hua, and curled his lips: "Fang Hua, a fine name; who gave it to you?"

Fang Wu was anxious, not knowing what Gu Rongjin intended, and hurriedly said: "Young Master, I said it's not her business! It's me! That day, Senior Sister Qiao discovered my comings and goings at the Hidden Moon Pavilion; I didn't speak up, just afraid of implicating Miss Fang Hua."

Gu Rongjin: "You haven't done anything, what are you afraid of implicating her for? Breaking sect rules is your own doing, isn't it? Or do you think your master is such an unreasonable person?"

"No! My master is naturally not like that!" Fang Wu glanced at Fang Hua again, his expression full of apology.

"You like Miss Fang Hua? Why not ransom her? Selling art, not body, should be easy to redeem." Gu Rongjin added.

Upon hearing that, Fang Wu, fearing he had offended the beauty, hurriedly looked at Fang Hua again; seeing she showed no anger, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Rongjin snorted and shook his head.

This Fang Wu usually looks outstanding and clever, but upon meeting his red-powder confidante, he turned completely foolish.

A blockhead.

Qilin still wanted to promote this person into the direct line, but it looks completely impossible.

Indeed, evaluating a person must be done from multiple angles.

"Young Master, watch your words!" Fang Wu shouted loudly.

"So you don't like her?" Gu Rongjin pointed his head.

"No... you... I and Miss Fang Hua are gentlemen's friends." Fang Wu blurted out after holding it in for a while.

"Gentlemen's friendship, I see; in your case, gentlemen have to meet in secret."

Fang Wu was both angry and anxious; he didn't want Gu Rongjin to keep talking here, fearing Miss Fang Hua might misunderstand him.

"I'll go back with you; after returning I'll apologize to the master, and you won't make things hard for Miss Fang Hua." Fang Wu said as he stood up.

"Sir Fang." Fang Hua lifted her head to look at Fang Wu.

Seeing that, Fang Wu's face instantly turned red; in his eyes, a woman of such beauty and grace, gentle and knowledgeable, is rare in the world, and that she does not disdain him, a mere martial man, and still maintains good relations with him, makes him feel especially blessed and startled.

He understands rhythm, but only superficially; she does not disdain him, and even says he is a kindred spirit, a kindred spirit hard to find.

Gu Rongjin, not understanding: "I've made things difficult for her? How would I know?"

"Young Master saying these things in front of a lady's family has a frivolous connotation!" Fang Wu said angrily.

"……" Gu Rongjin was speechless for a moment, "How can you be more old-fashioned and pedantic than her?"

How did he just act frivolously? Especially unjust!

Miss Fang Hua, you say it's so?

Fang Hua smiled appropriately: "This commoner girl knows that the Young Master has no such intention."

"Right, this young master is not that kind of person; then, Miss, do you know Anderlo?" Gu Rongjin shifted his tone abruptly without any buffer.

Fang Hua and Fang Wu both froze for a moment.

Gu Rongjin still smiled with narrowed eyes.