The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 149 Who's in the wardrobe?
at the same time.

Having recovered some strength from the previous battle, Lin Xian'er was pulling Sun Xiaohong, who seemed somewhat unwilling but whose steps were actually remarkably firm, to the battlefield where she had just finished fighting Fang Yunhua.

She seemed to smell some special odor, which made Sun Xiaohong's face even rosier.

"Sister Lin, do we really have to do this?"

"Isn't it because you were curious about what happened that your sister made such a big sacrifice!"

"Brother Fang shouldn't have noticed me, right?"

It was discovered!

In fact, Sun Xiaohong was deceiving herself a bit. Although her strength was average, with the expert Sun Baifa carefully guiding her, she naturally knew that a true expert's perception of a mere room would be as sharp as if they could see through it.

And that's where the fun lies.

I know the other party discovered it, but I'm just lying to myself that they really don't know!

"He wouldn't. This room is so big, and there's a distance between the wardrobe and the bed. Don't think of him as having supernatural powers."

Actually, Lin Xian'er really wanted to say that after her serious cultivation over this period of time, she could even sense some differences in the size of a mere room, but did that matter?
Clearly, her promise was just empty words.

"OK then."

Sun Xiaohong bit her lip, then obediently crawled into the wardrobe. Because of the enclosed space, she couldn't help but feel nervous, and the pounding of her heart echoed inside, making it stand out clearly.

She didn't know how long she had been in the closet. When she felt her palms were sweating, a sudden creaking sound made her instinctively hold her breath.

Fang Yunhua returned to his room and looked at the wardrobe, which was slightly ajar, with the corner of Sun Xiaohong's red brocade dress peeking out.

Can you please be a little more professional?

When his gaze fell upon Lin Xian'er, who was already displaying a provocative expression, she merely smiled foolishly, as if she was doing it on purpose.

"Brother Fang, don't I look like your Little Red Sister?"

Lin Xian'er deliberately used Sun Xiaohong's somewhat sweet tone to speak, and she also tied her long, flowing hair into two big braids.

This caused the wardrobe to make a slight thumping sound.

"Xian'er, you're too perverted." Although Fang Yunhua spoke righteously on the surface, he had already stepped forward and hugged her in his arms with practiced ease. Feeling the softness so close to him, and thinking about the strange situation in the wardrobe, he did feel a unique kind of excitement.

Soon, waves of sound began to assault her eardrums. Sun Xiaohong, who was in the closet, was so overwhelmed by the words Lin Xian'er kept saying while impersonating her that she almost collapsed and could not stand up.

Then, with a loud bang!
Sun Xiaohong shivered. She saw a shadow blocking the gap in the wardrobe, and the dazzling white light almost made her gasp.

dong dong!dong dong!dong dong!

As the wardrobe began to make a rhythmic, knocking sound, Sun Xiaohong had completely lost the strength to stand up any longer.

Time is slipping away quietly.

One incense stick, two incense sticks, three incense sticks
Sun Xiaohong didn't know how long she had been in that wardrobe.

She looked as if she had just been pulled out of warm water, her skin flushed and delicate, as if she had just finished a marathon. Her gaze was somewhat vacant as she stared ahead at a sliver of light that suddenly appeared.

As the gap widened, Lin Xian'er, who was only wearing a thin gauze dress, looked at Sun Xiaohong, who could no longer stand up, with a grin.

"Brother Yunhua has gone to arrange for the waiter to fetch water."

In fact, Lin Xian'er used all her strength to move from the bed to the wardrobe, but she couldn't show weakness in front of her little sister. She was supposed to be the eldest sister, and her prestige was built up little by little through small details.

"How are you? Are you alright?"

Sun Xiaohong, who had just opened her mouth, felt a breath of hot air. She rubbed her cheeks, which were getting hotter, and took several deep breaths before she calmed down.

"Sister Lin, you've had it so tough."

This was her genuine feeling from the bottom of her heart. She no longer cared about asking why the other person was impersonating her. Her mind was still a mess, and she desperately needed to go back to her room to clear her head.

After barely regaining some strength, she forced her aching body to hurry back to her room.

When Fang Yunhua returned, he breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing the empty wardrobe.

"I thought you would feel very disappointed!" Lin Xian'er joked from the side.

"At least give Old Man Sun some face. Besides, my relationship with this girl is too shallow. Although you want to find a helper, I don't want her to just be your accessory. That's not good for her, not good for me, and not good for you either."

Lin Xian'er pondered for a moment and then nodded.

However, not eating Sun Xiaohong doesn't mean she can't continue playing this game in the future. This time, she also experienced a different kind of excitement.

Seeing that Lin Xian'er's eyes were about to sparkle with spring-like desire again, Fang Yunhua quickly stopped her this time.

"Don't you know your own body condition? Why would you be happy if it swelled up again?"

"But I feel that I have improved a lot compared to before!"

Lin Xian'er raised her swan-like neck, revealing several hickeys on her once fair neck, a result of her frenzy.

That is indeed the truth.

It's unclear whether Shi Guanyin's "Men Can't Be Seen" also indirectly enhanced this aspect of physical fitness, which improved Lin Xian'er from a weakling who would die every three times to a moderately strong fighter who could withstand five battles without defeat.

Her potential is certainly not limited to this, which makes Fang Yunhua feel a sense of urgency.

We must get our hands on the Jade Flute Taoist's dual cultivation secret technique!

This is one of the few confirmed dual cultivation techniques in Gu Long's martial arts world!

Its value is comparable to that of the Four Great Divine Skills.

After such an exciting night.

Fang Yunhua was not in a hurry to continue his journey. He had received news early this morning that Tianshan Xueyingzi had officially declared war on the Great Joyful Female Bodhisattva.

The time was set by Tianshan Xueyingzi, on the seventeenth of next month, while the location chosen by the Great Joyful Bodhisattva was the summit of Mount Lu near Jiujiang Prefecture.

The scale of this operation has completely overshadowed the recent crackdown on the Plum Blossom Bandits.

Aside from the pair of swordsmen from beyond the Great Wall and the depressed Li Xunhuan, the top ten masters on this weapons ranking will probably all be present to watch the battle.

In the original storyline, You Longsheng was also captured by the Great Joyful Bodhisattva, but no news of his capture was reported. He was only freed two years later when he unexpectedly met Li Xunhuan. This time, there is absolutely no way he can continue to keep a low profile.

According to Fang Yunhua's estimation, in addition to the Tianji Tower and the Sun family secretly pushing this matter, the personal connections of the male concubines who were abducted by the Great Joyful Bodhisattva more than ten years ago also played a role in pushing things along.
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Although we are taking a temporary break in this small town.

But the team members were also busy with their own important matters. Qin Xiaoyi took Long Xiaoyun to visit several local forces early in the morning, and also made sure to promote her Northern Alliance plan.

Fang Yunhua personally gave the order for this, as he needed more witnesses to prove the true face of the Plum Blossom Bandit leader.

Lin Xian'er was resting in her room; the madness of last night clearly wouldn't allow her to recover so quickly.

Fang Yunhua was also in the room, but he was perfecting his Qingfeng Piaomiao sword style. He had a strong interest in martial arts, especially since he had started out as a useless person in this life. He was finally able to experience the joy of being blessed with the comprehension and talent of a prodigy.

This made him even more immersed in researching his own path of martial arts.

As for Sun Xiaohong, she had an extremely unforgettable night. When she woke up, she realized it was already noon.

Upon arriving at the inn's lobby, he immediately spotted Sun Baifa's back.

For some reason, she felt that her grandfather looked somewhat sad.

"grandfather!"

Sun Baifa, who was puffing on his pipe, turned around and, after carefully examining Sun Xiaohong, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

You didn't... last night?

"What do you mean, 'yes' or 'no'! I slept very well last night!"

After instructing the waiter to prepare a bowl of scallion noodles in the kitchen, Sun Xiaohong sat down angrily on a chair in the hall.

She had obviously guessed why her grandfather's back looked so sad and forlorn just now, which made her both shy and somewhat indignant.

Sun Baifa breathed a sigh of relief. With his experience, the old man could easily tell what was wrong with Sun Xiaohong. He had thought his granddaughter had fallen into a wolf's den last night.

He felt it necessary to finally speak his mind about some things that had been lingering in his mind for a long time, things he had been struggling with for a while.

What do you think of that young master Fang?

"Grandpa~ what do you mean by that?!" Sun Xiaohong wasn't really sure what she was thinking either.

She was just a young girl who had just turned eighteen, and no one had ever talked to her about matters of the heart. After her first journey into the martial world with Sun Baifa, she simply treated it as a chance to have some fun.

However, because she was in the early stages of her romantic relationship, she was instilled with too many messy ideas and concepts by Lin Xian'er.

This made her bolder and bolder, and yesterday she inexplicably agreed to Lin Xian'er's suggestion.

“Girl, I think we need to make this clear. You should know the relationship between that Master Fang and Miss Lin. Just from the eye contact we've exchanged along the way, I can confirm that the two have a deep bond, making it impossible for anyone else to interfere.”

Although that Miss Lin is very enthusiastic towards you, and even subtly tries to bring you into the picture, ultimately you will not be the most beloved woman of the landlord.

With your pride, are you willing to remain subordinate to Miss Lin forever?

Sun Xiaohong fell silent.

She looked at Sun Baifa seriously and asked.

"Grandpa, do you think I like him?"

Sun Baifa nodded. When Fang Yunhua was mentioned, her eyes crinkled into crescents, her lips unconsciously curved upwards, her voice became even more cheerful, and her long braid swayed back and forth with genuine joy—all of this indicated that she liked him.

"But why?" Sun Xiaohong asked, puzzled. "I've barely spoken a few words to Brother Fang, and we've never even spent time together privately. Besides, I don't feel like I really know him that well."

Why did I fall in love with it so easily?

"Because he's good-looking!"

Sun Baifa's words made Sun Xiaohong extremely embarrassed, as she had always prided herself on not being such a superficial woman.

"He's so good-looking that any woman would fall for him, and his aura easily attracts women's attention. Most importantly, you know his identity; you know that he is the mysterious master of the Tianji Tower who has recently stirred up the entire martial arts world."

This kind of secret, known only to you and unknown to others, will further enhance his attraction to you.

Moreover, he is very strong.

Didn't you ask Grandpa yesterday where he ranked on the weapons list?

It's difficult to analyze his actual combat strength in a real fight unless it's a life-or-death struggle, but I can confirm one thing: given another ten years, he will be the undisputed strongest.

“Actually, Grandpa missed something,” Sun Xiaohong said with a sudden sense of relief. “He is also very respectful and considerate of Sister Lin, which is, in my opinion, his most important shining point.”

“Respect? Consideration?” Sun Baifa hadn’t really noticed it along the way.

Or rather, it tends to overlook some of the details of how the two people interact.

“Grandpa was just like that after all.” There was no trace of hesitation on Sun Xiaohong’s face anymore. “I still remember Grandpa telling me about that Li Tanhua from the Weapon Ranking, and he spoke highly of him.”

Because of my grandfather's admiration for him, I also had some fantasies about this Li Tanhua.

But reality made me realize something.

He is definitely not a suitable partner for life.

"What does this mean?" Sun Baifa, who was secretly praising Li Yi, asked, puzzled.

"You should know about his relationship with that Lady Long. He is indeed very kind and righteous as a friend, even to the point of transcending the realm of humanity. He was able to give up his beloved woman and even give her his clan's land. This kind of great love is a supreme level that mortals like me can never understand in this lifetime."

However, if we shift our perspective to Madam Long, she is truly pitiful.

The brothers, who were almost forcibly given to Li Tanhua like objects, also had to endure Li Tanhua's cold violence in order to accept this reality.

Did he not know that Madam Xiaolong had only one relative, and that she had completely entrusted her future to him?

However, he made all the decisions by his own will without asking Madam Long's true thoughts.

Did he truly regard Madam Long as an equal, someone with whom he could communicate, or were both Madam Long and Li Yuan merely bargaining chips he used to repay the debt owed to the Dragon Manor Lord?

People's stances can change depending on their perspective. Lin Xian'er, influenced by Fang Yunhua, will spread his ideas to Lin Shiyin, and in turn, she will change Sun Xiaohong with her reshaped worldview.

Just considering that both of them are women, and that Sun Xiaohong hadn't truly met Li Xunhuan, she would naturally adopt Lin Shiyin's perspective.

Of course, she was not Lin Shiyin, and she would never silently accept all of this as Lin Shiyin did.

However, she was able to truly understand the other person's situation and began to examine whether Li Xunhuan, whom Sun Baifa described as having a great heart, behaved and acted in ways completely different from normal people because of his high level of thought.

Without a doubt, she genuinely sympathized with Lin Shiyin, but felt an inexplicable aversion to Li Xunhuan.

After all, she was just a woman who hoped to be with the person she loved, and she was definitely not someone who would be given as a gift or used as a bargaining chip to repay a debt of gratitude for some strange reason.

(End of this chapter)