Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 462: Another Dream of Master's Wife
You Su's consciousness seemed to fall into a piece of warm and soft snow, and the severe pain in his limbs quietly melted away in the dream.

When he opened his eyes, a familiar fragrance lingered around his nose. Fine snow was floating outside the carved window lattices, and the rustling sound was like broken jade falling to the ground.

The candlelight beside the bed flickered, casting a pure white figure - He Shutong was sitting with his eyes lowered, his long eyelashes casting a light green shadow under his eyes, like a silent jade statue.

"Master's Wife..." A soft call escaped from his throat, and his fingertips unconsciously clenched the quilt.

He Shutong looked back suddenly, and the rustling sound of her skirt brushing against the blue bricks was clearer than the falling snow.

She leaned over and touched the boy's forehead, and the coolness of her fingertips penetrated into his skin, but You Su felt that the coldness was more burning than fire.

"Why are you so weak?" Her voice was cold, but her fingertips lingered on his sunken cheek for a long time.

She lowered her body a little more, as if to get a closer look at the boy's condition: "You're unsteady and your whole body is burning hot. Are you injured?"

You Su's breathing stagnated, thinking that the serious injuries in reality had affected not only his physical body, which was why he felt so exhausted even in this beautiful dream.

When he looked up again, seeing the ethereal fairy so close, You Su recalled the scene of his master's wife risking her life to save him before he lost consciousness. He felt that this was a reunion whether in reality or in a dream, and the pain of missing him was doubled and could no longer be suppressed.

He grabbed the fairy's hand that was resting on his cheek in a slightly rude manner and pulled her directly into his arms, as if he wanted to pull her down from the clouds to the earth.

You Su embraced the fairy's thin back with such strength that he almost trembled. He rested his chin on her shoulder and could clearly feel her long black hair falling into her collar. It was a little itchy, but there was no longer the comforting enjoyment that he felt at this moment.

He Shutong opened her beautiful eyes slightly, as if she had not expected the boy to do such a bold move. Hugging in this dream was already a habit, but it was limited to a light hug. This kind of hug, as if to rub her into his body, was the first time for her to do so.

You Su's face was almost touching hers, and the boy's breath filled her nostrils. She subconsciously felt that this was inappropriate, and it was indeed crossing the line between the identities of master's wife and disciple, but for some reason she just couldn't muster up the determination to break free.

Obviously... obviously she didn't need to lower her body so close just now...

In her mind, the figure of the young man calling out to her desperately in front of the empty room gradually overlapped with the figure in the sky above the North Sea that turned the tide for her.

She pursed her lips secretly, unable to tell whether she was indulging the boy or indulging herself.

I just thought that the identity of the master's wife was fake, and what happened in the dream was also fake, but only the longing for her was real.

"Okay, it's Master's Wife... Master's Wife is always here."

Finally, he couldn't resist the embarrassment in his heart. He could feel the burning heat on the boy's cheeks even from a millimeter away. He Shutong felt that his face was also getting hot. Fortunately, You Su didn't dare to continue to be greedy, and reluctantly let go of his hand slowly.

You Su hid the nostalgia in his eyes and raised a weak smile:

"It's really you, Master's Wife... I couldn't find you for so many days, I thought..."

"Why?"

"I thought...you left without saying goodbye."

You Su lowered his head slightly, actually to hide his embarrassment. He almost blurted out the word "again", which would have exposed the fact that he was not the You Su in the dream.

The trembling sound at the end of the words pierced He Shutong's heart. The candlelight was blazing, and the fairy's wide sleeves were trembling slightly. No one saw the faint shadow cast by her hair behind her ears, and the white jade-like neck was tinged with a very light scarlet. She was an innocent fairy, after all, she was not used to lying:
"I suddenly had an epiphany, and have been in seclusion in the main hall. The main hall is not a forbidden area of ​​the sect, so why are you still afraid to push the door like last time? Next time when you can't find me, you can push the door open and you will know I am there."

"How can that be possible? That's the master's wife's room, how can a disciple offend it?"

You Su, who said this in a high-sounding manner, also felt that he was shameless. He had done many offensive things and had offensive thoughts.

"If you are looking for me, it's not an offense." He Shutong smiled lightly.

"If she is in seclusion, then I shouldn't disturb Master's Wife." You Su pretended to be ignorant, but his fingertips quietly hooked her drooping sleeves, "As long as I know that Master's Wife is still there, it's enough. I just hope that if Master's Wife really wants to leave, she won't leave without saying goodbye."

"I won't leave without saying goodbye, and I won't go away." He Shutong looked at the boy who was almost begging, his heart full of pity.

"Then... has Master's wife finished her training?"

He Shutong paused, "I haven't comprehended it yet."

The implication is, of course, that I need to go into seclusion again.

After all, You Su was not really living in a dream, so he naturally understood that this was his master's wife preparing himself mentally for her 'retreat'.

The master's wife is different from him. He is possessed by his own body in the dream here, but the master's wife is herself. So when he returns to reality, the self here is still there, but the master's wife's consciousness returns, and the shadow of the master's wife can no longer be seen here.

The so-called seclusion and cultivation was naturally a cover-up for disappearance. Although You Su saw through it, he would not expose it. On the contrary, he had to show trust and never push open the door that could shatter the dream.

But You Su was also puzzled. Why could the master's wife stay in the dream for a long time in the past, but now she had to say in advance that she would go into seclusion?
The answer is self-evident. The previous master's wife should be somewhere quietly refining lotus root hearts, but the current master's wife is weak after the war. Moreover, she has seen her real self, so how can she close her eyes and ignore what is happening outside every day?

Thinking of this, You Su became even more curious. According to the time calculation, during the time when his master's wife disappeared in his dream, it was very likely that she learned about his presence in Beiao and kept rushing to Beiao.

But how did she know that she was in Beiao? And she arrived at about the same time as the leader of Henglian who had gone ahead...

Did someone tell her?

But You Su felt that it was not quite reasonable. It was obvious that Sister Yiyi's purpose in telling Sister Yaoyao the news was to get her to help her. If she was going to tell the news to her master's wife, why would she bother?
Did it Master Huajing tell Master’s wife?
You Su felt that this was most likely the case. Master Huajing made preparations for both Sister Yaoyao and Master's wife, and Master's wife crossed the North Sea in another way and arrived early.

I don’t know why, although this explanation is reasonable enough, You Su couldn’t help but ask himself, could there be any other reason?

You Su subconsciously looked up at He Shutong and met her gentle and concerned eyes.

"What's wrong?" He Shutong tied up a strand of hair from her temples.

"Nothing, I just feel a little unwell."

You Su smiled back, secretly thinking that he was looking for trouble, and that he could ask his master's wife about the real things in reality. In this dream, the only thing he had to do was to play the role of the self who was attached to his master's wife.

"Hand out."

You Su was startled, and then he spread out his palm as he was told. The fairy lightly touched his wrist with her white jade finger, and the pink and golden mysterious energy flowed like a spring stream.

"Why is it getting hotter?" He Shutong frowned.

You Su felt embarrassed and quietly sat up. Fortunately, time passed quickly in the dream, and it was already a snowy winter, and the thick quilt just covered up the exposed part.

His Yang Qi was at its peak, and after he was injured, his Yang Qi stimulated his entire body to heal, and naturally made him hotter. But what made him even hotter was the thought of the amazing touch of his master's wife pressing on him just now, and the lingering fairy fragrance in his nostrils.

Thinking of this, it was over, and it got even hotter. "What did you do when I was in seclusion?" He Shutong was completely unaware, and withdrew his jade hand, his eyes serious like a strict teacher.

You Su was stunned. He had just woken up and had never thought about this. "I just practiced sword skills every day. I didn't do anything else."

"Now, you even want to hide it from your master's wife?" There was a hint of resentment in He Shutong's tone.

You Su was asked anxiously, and for a moment he couldn't think of any reasonable excuse to explain his physical weakness. He always felt that any reason he gave would be discovered by his master's wife. Only then did he realize that what people often say, 'the more you care, the easier it is to make mistakes', is not groundless.

"Is it so difficult to say?" The woman frowned and moved the candle closer, and You Su's reflection looked like he was blushing.

You Su was stunned for a moment. The four words "difficult to speak of" were like the wind blowing open the window and sending his thoughts in. But he was not surprised at all, but became more entangled.

He quietly raised his eyes again, looking at this cold and celestial face that was as beautiful as the gift of heaven and earth, thinking of her standing in the sky with a sword across her face and saying that he had no choice but to go with her... But if it was like this, how long would it take for her to quietly grow until she finally bloomed?
The seed that had already sprouted from the soil in the boy's heart seemed no longer satisfied with just growing cautiously.

Since I want my master's wife to know my feelings, let's start with this dream!
The master's wife made a wish in her dream for a You Su who was more obedient and attached to her, so I can let her know that even such a You Su would have different feelings for her, and the me in reality who was more disobedient and only wanted to protect her could not have just pure filial piety.

"I have no intention of prying into your secrets. This is just about your body. If you really have something to hide, you can't ignore your body."

The gentle voice of the master's wife flowed into his ears, and You Su felt his blood boiling when he thought about what he was about to say.

It was clearly a normal questioning of concern, but You Su had an illusion that from the beginning, from the endless questioning to the unspeakable and difficult to explain secrets, every word of the master's wife seemed to push him towards a certain answer...

"Well, you're weak and irritable." He Shutong pressed the boy back to the pillow, his tone reluctant but caring, "You should rest first. I'll find some calming incense for you."

You Su bit his lower lip when he heard that, and suddenly he felt like the mud in the pond. It was obviously he who had bad intentions and was overstepping his authority, but he blamed others for having ulterior motives first.

My master's wife is a pure and noble white lotus that has emerged from the mud without being stained. People would only feel ashamed of themselves when they see her. How could she have so many sinister thoughts like me?

"I...I said..."

You Su stuttered, and seemed to be really embarrassed.

He Shutong wanted to get up and leave, but after hearing what was said, she sat down again and moved the wooden chair closer. This reassuring little gesture seemed to come from the instinct of this gentle fairy by nature.

She did not urge him, but just tilted her head slightly, quietly looking at You Su and waiting for him to speak.

"Master's wife...when will my master come back?" You Su asked suddenly.

"Why are you asking this?" He Shutong seemed curious, "Do you think you can tell him but not me?"

"Of course not." You Su quickly denied, "I just thought that Master might understand a little better..."

"Know more about what?"

"It's just... the technique of our sect."

"Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Harmony Technique?" He Shutong said frankly, without showing any shyness. "He is not even at the same level as me, how can he understand it better?"

"Master's wife doesn't practice this skill, right?"

"Your master's training is not that good either." He Shutong smiled. "I don't practice Hehuan Gong, but I have practiced Mandarin Duck Sword. We have the same origin, so naturally the principles are the same. Besides, I am also a Dongxu after all. I have seen a lot of things in the fairy world. Isn't it more than enough for me to teach you a small Lingtai?"

You Su secretly found it funny to hear this. During the time they were together in the dream, the Master's Wife always emphasized intentionally or unintentionally that she was Dongxu and You Su was Lingtai. She would also exaggerate how cold and cruel the world of immortal cultivation outside the Sword Sect's courtyard was, as if to remind You Su from time to time that as a little Lingtai cultivator, he must hide obediently beside Master Dongxu, so as not to be eaten by the ferocious beasts outside.

"Master's wife is right. If Master's wife hadn't protected me at that time, I'm afraid that Master Qi would have labeled me and my junior sister as evil demons. Fortunately, Master's wife was there, so we were safe."

He Shutong smiled even more broadly, obviously greatly pleased by the young man's praise.

When she realized You Su's regard for her, her heart melted. She wanted to make up for the love she owed the boy all these years with a guilty conscience, but she encountered her own downfall, and You Su grew up to be a man who could stand on his own without her love.

This made her feel guilty and she had nowhere to go, so she just wanted to turn You Su into a well-behaved and obedient boy who would take the initiative to rely on her. And through the subtle hints in her dreams, this You Su who would show weakness and admire the strong has already made her very satisfied.

"You are very smooth-talking, so if you have any questions, just feel free to ask. Master's wife will definitely help you solve them." He Shutong pretended to be helpless and vowed.

You Su pretended to let go of his worries, lowered his head slightly, and said in a whisper:
"In fact, ever since my junior sister returned to the clan, I have been feeling more and more uncomfortable..."

He Shutong was stunned for a moment, and after hesitating for a moment, he continued to ask: "Why do you feel uncomfortable?"

"It's just that I can't suppress the heat in my stomach, and I have frequent dreams..." You Su hesitated, but it was definitely not an act.

He Shutong swallowed without noticing, "Dream? What did you dream about?"

You Su seemed to be extremely shy, and whispered the word "遗" into her ear.

The tips of He Shutong's ears suddenly turned red, and he felt the boy's breath was so hot. His frozen heart beat even more excitedly after thawing.

She was really shocked by You Su's answer. She kept asking questions just to make You Su reveal his flaws, but she never thought of letting You Su tell such a private matter to her, his master's wife...

After all, the moment she arrived in Beiao and saw You Su, she was sure that the You Su in her dream was his real self.

But seeing You Su shyly retreating back, her shy look was actually the cutest side of her that she had never seen before.

The woman's mind was slightly moved. Although she was shocked that You Su actually acted like a little man in order to hide it from her, she changed her mind and thought - it turned out that the stubborn boy in reality who always refused to be protected by her was also willing to snuggle up to her and rely on her, and even tell her such unspeakable things...

She was already feeling a little resentful, resentful that You Su was able to enter her private dreams and spy on her deepest thoughts about him, which made her feel ashamed and embarrassed.

Now that I think about it, since he can peek into my private dreams, then I naturally have to see his deepest vision...

This thought seemed to be pushed by an invisible magic, making her unable to stop there, and driving her to want to see the boy becoming more attached to her.

Her rosy face was reflected in the gilded mirror, but what she said was the most reasonable truth: "The Heaven and Earth Yin and Yang Harmony Technique requires the balance of water and fire. You are in the prime of your life, and now your yang is too strong, so it is understandable that your body temperature is higher than that of ordinary people. It's just that..."

"Just what?"

Of course, it was He Shutong who had his heart beating faster. You Su also felt that this was the most shameless thing he had ever said. His face, which had been fair in his dream, turned red.

Thinking back, whether it was Master's Wife's two counseling and help or talking about his physical problems, it was Master's Wife who took the initiative. He had never talked about these things in front of Master's Wife, because in his heart, this pure lotus was not to be desecrated.

"It's just that your symptoms are indeed too extreme. Did you... do something?"

(End of this chapter)