Chapter 306: Husband and Wife

Open your sister!

Luo Zijun certainly wouldn't go to open the door; he immediately took off his outer garment, shoes, and socks, got into bed, and said from the bed, "Eldest Miss, I have truly gone to sleep..."

"Crack!"

Who would have thought that at this very moment, the door latch of the room would suddenly snap.

The door swung open directly.

Fenfen appeared at the doorway, stretching out her palm, and said with a smug look, "Miss, the door is open, please enter!"

The two bodies on the bed trembled in fright at once.

Sweat poured down Luo Zijun like rain, and he hurriedly said, "Does Eldest Miss have some matter? Please speak, I... I am not wearing clothes, so I won't get out of bed."

Bai Meixue entered the room and looked toward the bed.

Fenfen also followed her in, walked over, and lit the oil lamp on the table.

The dim, yellow lamplight immediately illuminated the pitch-black room.

The two bodies hiding behind the curtains were suddenly so terrified that their hearts raced, and they didn't dare to move a muscle.

Luo Zijun felt secretly regretful in his heart.

If he hadn't hidden on the bed just now, if he had just now openly and honestly gone to open the door, if his sister-in-law had just now been sitting here reading a book with a clear conscience, then this situation wouldn't have been as terrible as it was now.

Now, the brother-in-law and sister-in-law were lying on the bed together, hiding under the quilt together; even if there was nothing going on, there was now something.

If they were discovered...

Just thinking about it was terrifying!

"Why are you sleeping so early?"

Bai Daxiaojie spoke up.

Luo Zijun hurriedly steadied his mind and said, "I was a bit tired from reading during the day, so I prepared to sleep earlier. Early to bed and early to rise, so I can continue reading tomorrow."

After saying this, he felt his own face flush.

Bai Meixue didn't speak again; she stared at the curtains for a while, then walked over to the bookshelf and flipped through the books placed on it.

Luo Zijun felt anxious in his heart and could only say, "What exactly does Eldest Miss have to say?"

Bai Meixue flipped through a book and said in a flat tone, "What, can't I come over to talk to you if there's nothing the matter?"

"You can, of course you can!"

Luo Zijun felt strange in his heart, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he could only say, "What does Eldest Miss want to chat about?"

Hopefully not about those dream matters again.

Bai Meixue took the book, walked to the table and sat down, and just as she was about to speak, her nose suddenly twitched, and she asked, "Has Qingtong been here? Why is there the scent of Qingtong here?"

Another dog-nose!

On the bed, the two of them trembled in fright again.

Luo Zijun hurriedly said, "Third Miss came to sit for a while, talked with me for a bit, and then left."

"Oh."

Bai Meixue gave an "oh" and said flatly, "Your relationship with her is quite good; she can even enter your room to talk to you. Today is actually my first time coming in."

"Hmph hmph."

Fenfen, who was to the side, hugged her arms and let out two soft hmph sounds toward the bed to express her dissatisfaction.

Luo Zijun said awkwardly, "Third Miss just came in to look for books; she quite likes these books I collect."

Bai Meixue turned her head and looked toward the bed, saying, "The 'Jade Foot Illustration'?"

Luo Zijun: "..."

On the bed, under the quilt, beside Luo Zijun, Bai Third Miss was currently opening her large, pitch-black eyes, blinking her long eyelashes, and staring at him with her face turned to the side.

Bai Meixue flipped through the book and continued, "No need to feel ashamed; everyone in the manor, from top to bottom, knows of your hobby."

Luo Zijun: "..."

The person beside him clearly trembled once; it looked like she wanted to laugh and was holding it in.

Luo Zijun could only thicken his skin and say, "Eldest Miss, it's a misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding. I have only one hobby in my life, and that is reading."

"Ugh—"

This annoying sound was naturally made by Fenfen, who feared nothing but chaos.

Luo Zijun immediately scolded, "Fenfen, I am talking with Eldest Miss, what are you doing here? Go out and keep watch!"

Fenfen immediately huffed, "I won't go! If I leave, what if some bad person bullies my Miss?"

There was no one else in the room, so the bad person was naturally him.

Luo Zijun thought secretly in his heart: Once I make a breakthrough this time, I will properly teach this little girl a lesson; if I don't discipline her for a few days, this little girl's tongue has become increasingly sharp.

"Fenfen, you go out; I have words to say to him."

At this moment, Bai Daxiaojie spoke.

Fenfen hurriedly said, "Miss, I'll cover my ears and won't listen to you two talk. If I leave, you and the son-in-law will be a lone man and a lone woman, like dry wood and a raging fire, alone in the same room; it's very dangerous."

Luo Zijun was suddenly furious and said, "What are you saying? Eldest Miss and I are a husband and wife who have formally bowed in marriage; what is wrong with a man and a woman being alone? Could I possibly harm Eldest Miss? Get out!"

"Hmph, who knows!"

Fenfen huffed, and seeing her own Miss looking at her, she could only say dejectedly, "Fine, then I will stand at the doorway. If Miss is in danger, call me immediately; I guarantee I will rush in at the first moment and kick the bad person's butt to pieces!"

After saying this, she left the room somewhat reluctantly.

"Close the door."

Bai Daxiaojie instructed.

Fenfen could only say "oh" and closed the door again.

The room fell silent.

Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan stood outside the door, their faces pale with fright and their bodies trembling. When Fenfen saw this, she asked curiously, "What is wrong with you two?"

Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "It is cold..."

Fenfen's eyes lit up, and she immediately pulled her along, saying, "Let's go, let's go to your room and get into bed to chat."

"Ah..."

"Ah what? Xiaohuan, let's go, together! And, Bai Bai, Qingqing, do you want to come too?"

"Ah..."

"Forget it, there are too many people, the bed will collapse. Let's find a bigger bed next time."

Fenfen pulled Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan along and happily went to the room next door.

Meanwhile, in this room, seeing the door close, Bai Daxiaojie finally spoke: "I had another dream." Luo Zijun said, "Is it about the White Snake again?"

"No."

Bai Daxiaojie looked at the lamp on the table, her expression somewhat dazed, and said, "It is about you and me."

"Oh?"

Luo Zijun said, "About what concerning us?"

Bai Daxiaojie said in an ethereal tone, "You kept telling me before that you did me a kindness in a past life, but the dream I had this time showed a different scene. You were a snake catcher, and your family had been snake catchers for generations. When you caught large snakes, you would skin them, pull out their tendons, and eat their meat and drink their blood. You liked to use their Snake Skin to make clothes and quilts... The reason I approached you was not to repay a kindness, but to take revenge... I became pregnant with your child, half-human and half-snake, and it scared everyone in your family to death. In the end, you beat him to death with your own hands, skinned him, ate him, and then went mad..."

Luo Zijun: "..."

Bai Daxiaojie put down her book, turned her head to look at the bed, and said, "Could it be that this dream is true, and in this life, it has become your turn to take revenge? You want to harm all of us in the Bai Family, all hundreds of us."

Luo Zijun said, "That is utterly absurd!"

He suddenly thought of the demonic aura his sister-in-law had mentioned just now, and his heart stirred. He hurriedly asked, "Daxiaojie, when did you have this dream?"

Bai Daxiaojie said, "Last night."

Luo Zijun frowned and pondered secretly: could this dream be related to that monster? Or was it just an ordinary dream?

"Luo Zijun."

Bai Daxiaojie suddenly stood up and walked toward the bedside, saying, "Swear to me that you will not harm anyone in the Bai Family."

Luo Zijun immediately said, "I swear, if I ever harm anyone in the Bai Family, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

He then hurriedly added, "Daxiaojie, it is just a dream; you cannot take it seriously."

Bai Meixue stopped in front of the bed and suddenly asked, "Where were you when the fire broke out at Qiu Ning and Qiu Shuang's place today? Were you just reading in your room?"

Luo Zijun felt insulted and said, "I was sleeping at home; Xiaohuan and Zhiyuan can both testify to that. I only went out after I heard the noise."

Bai Meixue was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Why did you deliberately approach Qingtong?"

Luo Zijun was suddenly a bit angry: "I did not deliberately approach the Third Miss!"

Under the quilt, pressed tightly against his body, a figure moved slightly, and a hand quietly gripped his, as if to comfort him and tell him not to be angry.

"Is that so?"

Bai Meixue's tone clearly showed she did not believe him, and she said coldly, "It had better be."

Luo Zijun said angrily, "Daxiaojie, it is just a dream, and you have already started to suspect me? Is this the trust between husband and wife?"

Bai Meixue seemed to sneer and said, "Between husband and wife? Do you think we are husband and wife?"

Luo Zijun did not speak again.

But he thought to himself: after tonight, we certainly won't be.

Originally, he had been somewhat hesitant, fearing that if he proposed a divorce, it would make her angry and leave him feeling guilty, but now it seemed he would never have any pangs of conscience again.

This Bai Daxiaojie clearly had never trusted him and had never treated him as one of her own.

She was not even as good as his sister-in-law.

"Alright, I have nothing else to say, you should rest."

After Bai Daxiaojie finished speaking, she prepared to leave.

Luo Zijun could not help but say, "Rest assured, Daxiaojie, I will not cling to you."

Bai Meixue's footsteps paused, and she turned her head to look at the bed: "What do you mean by that?"

Luo Zijun said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "It means nothing. I just wanted to tell Daxiaojie that no matter what you think of me, it does not matter. If Daxiaojie feels I am no longer worthy of trust, feel free to deal with me as you see fit; I will have no complaints."

Bai Meixue stared at the bed in silence for a while and said, "You said it yourself."

Luo Zijun said, "I said it!"

"Good."

Bai Meixue said nothing more, left the room, and departed with Bai Bai and Qingqing.

The door was left ajar, and the sounds of Fenfen, Xiaohuan, and the others playing next door could be heard outside.

Luo Zijun lay on the bed for a while before he suddenly remembered that his sister-in-law was still lying beside him. He turned his head to look, and the young girl was quietly watching him with her dark eyes. Seeing him look over, she whispered, "Brother-in-law, don't be angry. Sister probably had a nightmare and was in a bad mood because of what happened to Qiu Ning and Qiu Shuang, so..."

Luo Zijun said, "I am not angry."

"Is that so?"

A small hand suddenly rested on his chest: "Brother-in-law is clearly feeling wronged and very angry; your breathing is even rapid."

Luo Zijun's body trembled, and he said, "You... take your hand away, and your feet too..."

Bai Qingtong suddenly let out a giggle.

Thinking that he still had to break through his cultivation level tonight, Luo Zijun hurriedly lifted the quilt and got out of bed, saying, "It is getting late, help me guard the dharma."

"Oh."

Bai Qingtong sat up, brushed back her long, disheveled hair, and got out of bed with slightly reddened cheeks, muttering under her breath, "As expected, brother-in-law's peculiar habit is real..."

At the same time.

After Bai Meixue returned to the Snowfall Residence, she entered her room and stood before the window, her gaze fixed on the distant night, holding a silvery-white Snake Skin in her hand.

It seems it is true...

The gloomy and icy words from the dream still echoed clearly in her ears.

She knew that it was not a dream.

It was the third watch of the night.

Luo Zijun performed Soul Out-of-Body and observed from the roof for a long time; seeing nothing unusual, he then came to the back garden.

He did not expect that the Moon Palace Fairy would arrive tonight even earlier than him.

He hurried over and respectfully greeted her.

Although the relationship between the two in the Diyuan cave had long since blurred the lines between them, out here, under the light, she was still the high and noble fairy, and he had to be careful at all times.

If he were to annoy her, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Come here, I will teach you the method to enter and exit the Diyuan."

The Moon Palace Fairy stood at the entrance, and her words immediately stunned him, followed by both surprise and joy.

"Fairy, can I also open it myself?"

The Moon Palace Fairy did not answer, but instead began to recite the incantation, teaching him the method.

(End of chapter)