The deepest affection in Gu Long's world

Chapter 204 First Battle of Love
The markets in Dingzhou Ancient City don't offer any particularly unique goods or snacks, and in terms of prosperity, they pale in comparison to Baoding Prefecture, which was located at the crossroads of northern trade routes.

The Kaiyuan Temple Pagoda isn't actually that interesting. Although the view from the top is quite scenic, it's not something that will leave you with a lasting impression.

But even after visiting these two places, the smile on Lin Shiyin's face never left.

Ding Baiyun, who was gradually getting to know her, didn't quite understand why this widowed Madam Long was so happy. Her heart was filled with grievances because during this trip, her eyes had never left the two intimate figures walking at the front.

That awful Xiao Hong would occasionally give her a provocative look before kissing Fang Yunhua again.

They have absolutely no sense of propriety!

Li Xunhuan was equally heartbroken. He had been secretly watching Lin Shiyin, so he knew very well why she was smiling so happily. This made him start to examine his past self and realize what a despicable bastard he had been.

After habitually wearing the mask of pain, he also realized that he seemed to be unable to do anything now.

The joy that Lin Shiyin is experiencing at this moment is the result of her boldly taking her first step towards freedom, and it has nothing to do with him.

This also made him feel powerless. He wanted to make some compensation, but in the end, he could only watch the other person from afar.

With mixed feelings in their hearts, the group finished dinner, got a good night's sleep, and embarked on their journey again the next day.

Sun Xiaohong was full of energy on the third day.

On the fifth day, Sun Xiaohong was in high spirits.

On the tenth day, Sun Xiaohong's steps were sore, but her spirits were still high, and she exuded a charming air.

On the thirteenth day, Sun Xiaohong finally stopped clinging to Fang Yunhua. Even when they arrived at the city they were supposed to visit that day, she didn't choose to go sightseeing. Instead, she went straight to the residence that had been arranged for her to catch up on her sleep.

Of course, as the loser, she also has to accept the winner's ridicule.

"Want to continue the challenge?"

Looking at Sun Xiaohong moaning on the bed, Fang Yunhua was surprised that she could fight with him for so long. It was probably because of the dual cultivation technique that she had made such obvious progress.

But there is a good saying.

A younger brother is always a younger brother!
Sun Xiaohong didn't respond. She was huddled under the covers. She had just been "trained" by the beast in front of her, and she was exhausted. She was so tired that even speaking was difficult.

So she could only kick her legs wildly to express her stubborn resistance.

However, when Fang Yunhua casually grabbed her pair of warm, smooth, and fair legs, Sun Xiaohong immediately stopped resisting.

"I surrender."

After saying that, Fang Yunhua noticed that her fair skin was gradually covered with a blush. Looking at Sun Xiaohong, who had turned into a red-faced puppy, Fang Yunhua just smiled. After tucking her legs back into the quilt, he prepared to leave.

Sun Xiaohong breathed a sigh of relief after closing the door to the room.

At the same time, he secretly thought that the little white fox could finally succeed.

Even if it's unlikely to be a one-shot kill, spending a few hours together shouldn't leave their relationship at the level of just nodding when they meet.

She stopped thinking about it and, feeling utterly exhausted, quickly fell into a deep sleep.

The next day, as she continued her journey with renewed vigor.

Once inside the carriage, Sun Xiaohong started teasing Ding Baiyun.

"You're not pouting anymore?"

She vividly remembered how, from the very first day she set off, the confident Ding Baiyun watched with bitterness as she and Fang Yunhua cuddled intimately together, only to fall into near despair and remain silent day by day.

One day, in particular, the accommodation arranged by Bai Xiaosheng was not very large, so he decisively arranged for Ding Baiyun's room to be right next to his own. When they met again the next day, the other party's expression was simply priceless.

Are you going to rest early today?

Ding Baiyun ignored the other party's teasing and instead asked somewhat anxiously.

"I've had enough rest today! I'm ready for another battle!"

Sun Xiaohong deliberately raised her eyebrows at Ding Baiyun. Having already let the other party eavesdrop all night, she no longer hid some things. Perhaps because of her early experience of hiding in the closet, she quickly gained considerable courage after truly growing up.

Just like now, Ding Baiyun, who was about the same age as her, was a little shy, but she began to approach step by step, which made her understand the fun that Lin Xian'er had when she teased her.

"Wait a couple of days, and you'll have your own chance to spend time together privately."

"Oh."

Ding Baiyun pouted again, perhaps thinking about the naughty things the two of them were going to do; she looked a little listless.

"By the way, how's your progress?"

According to Sun Xiaohong's understanding, given Ding Baiyun's open and courageous pursuit of love, they should at least have held hands, or at least their words would be a little ambiguous.

Compared to the others who spent more than ten days together and only managed to nod at each other, this progress was really lagging behind. You have to understand that when she hadn't even fully made up her mind yet, she was already calling Fang "Brother Fang" on the third day of her trip south.

"Not bad."

Ding Baiyun felt that her current situation was too weird. Why did she have to report her relationship progress to Sun Xiaohong? But the reality was that without Sun Xiaohong giving her a break, she would have had a hard time seizing the opportunity.

Just as Sun Xiaohong was about to ask for more details, she noticed Lin Shiyin, who was sitting in the corner, casting a strange look at her.

"Shion-nee, wanna chat?"

Lin Shiyin's expression became even stranger. She was a little confused about the emotional relationship surrounding Fang Yunhua. It seemed that Sun Xiaohong's success was also due to Lin Xian'er's strong support.

Now, Sun Xiaohong is helping Ding Baiyun again.

Is this a relay race? Of course, despite this little oddity, she still really enjoys talking about gossip.

So she immediately came over.

This made Ding Baiyun, who had been quite outgoing throughout the journey, appear rather shy.

"How about we let Shion-nee say it?"

She felt too embarrassed to talk about how her crush pursued him in front of his other woman, so she decisively backed down.

Sun Xiaohong was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this. After all, the fact that Lin Shiyin was the one explaining meant that their relationship was out in the open, and there was no special plot that would excite her.

“You didn’t spend any time alone with him in private.” Sun Xiaohong then looked at Lin Shiyin, only to be met with a very complicated expression.

The expression on his face was no longer directed at the strange relationship between the two women in front of him, but rather at Ding Baiyun's so-called progress.

She thought for a moment and then said.

"We went to the lantern festival yesterday. It was just like any other day – playing and shopping. It was quite fun."

"Hmm? What about the other two?"

"Those two... Sister Baiyun, have you spoken to my brother-in-law?"

This explains her complicated expression, because in her memory, the two of them didn't seem to have much contact. It felt similar to when they went out for fun together, along with Sun Xiaohong.

"Of course I said that!" Ding Baiyun, who had been keeping her head down, immediately argued, "I went up to thank him for taking care of me these past few days!"

"Well, that's a start. And then?" Sun Xiaohong pulled out a bag of sunflower seeds from the carriage and started cracking them open. Lin Shiyin, who was standing next to her, thought back carefully and realized that the two of them had indeed whispered to each other.

However, her hearing wasn't very good, and as the number one die-hard fan of Yunxian, she naturally had no interest in listening to what they were saying.

However, from a different perspective now, she doesn't mind being a love strategist.

Although her own relationship problems are a complete mess.
"I think at this point, you should express your gratitude for the care you've given. This way, the relationship will gradually become closer through this give-and-take approach."

Of course, it's also important to be mindful of the degree of flirtation. Playing with a little ambiguity, like a cat gently scratching, allows the other person to gradually take the initiative.

Sun Xiaohong immediately began to treat Lin Shiyin differently.

She genuinely hadn't realized this older sister had this skill, or perhaps the other woman had only recently become aware of it. Otherwise, if she had known this much earlier, Lao Li and Lao Long would probably have been hanging around like beaks.

Ding Baiyun's eyes widened as well, because based on the content of the angry exchange between the other party and Long Xiaoyun at the Demon Extermination Conference, the other party was definitely a heartbreaker.

So you've gotten this good already?
Faced with the gazes cast by the two women, Lin Shiyin unconsciously sat up straight. She didn't really understand before, but who told her to have watched too much of the Little Imperial Uncle in her spare time a few days ago, and really think that the Imperial Uncle was all lewd trash!
Top-tier erotic fiction can analyze the emotional issues between men and women from the purest perspective. In fact, if the foreshadowing is clever enough, it will give the reader a greater sense of satisfaction when the main course is served.

Despite her poor practical skills, her theoretical abilities are now phenomenal!
"Little Sister Baiyun, what did you say to him next?"

"After I thanked him, he said there was no need to thank me, since we are in the same industry we should help each other."

At this point, Ding Baiyun chuckled, looking rather simple and honest, completely unlike his noble and aloof demeanor.

"And then?" X2
"Then I nodded and said 'uh-huh.'" Ding Baiyun happily twirled her index fingers in circles. She remembered that when she said those two words, she was staring into the other person's eyes, which was a very bold move!
Fang Yunhua didn't avoid eye contact either. When their eyes met, she felt as if an electric current was running through her whole body, a tingling and numbing sensation that was both pleasant and exciting.

Before she could continue lost in her memories, Sun Xiaohong quickly interrupted her.

"What's next? Can you be a little quicker? I'm having trouble even cracking these sunflower seeds!"

"That's it?" Ding Baiyun blinked, then thought of Lin Shiyin's casual suggestion earlier and realized that she seemed to have done something wrong.

But it's not enough!

Sun Xiaohong and Lin Shiyin exchanged a glance, and neither of them said a word.

The other party was so bad that it was beyond words. If things continued to develop at this pace, not only would the mistress become the boss, but even the fourth and fifth mistresses might catch up.

"Sister, do you see that puppy over there under the tree?"

"Uh-huh."

"On my wedding day, you can sit at the same table as it!"

"Xiao Hong, what are you saying?!"

"You're so embarrassing! So yesterday, all you two did was nod when you met, and then you were able to exchange twenty words! Weren't you going to take a bold step forward?!"

"But she's a girl, and this is her first time. I'm worried that if I'm too proactive, I'll mess everything up."

Sun Xiaohong pursed her lips. You insisted on staying at Xingyun Manor before, and you would sneak around outside his residence like a little assassin every day. Anyone with eyes could see Ding Baiyun's goals and ambitions back then.

The fact that the other party is now tacitly accepting your trip to Dali is a veiled indication of their agreement.

In Sun Xiaohong's opinion, if Ding Baiyun dared to get into bed tonight, she would definitely be devoured by that scoundrel.

So is this difficult? Not at all!

“You’re just a piece of trash.” Sun Xiaohong shook her head.

Ding Baiyun, standing to the side, was somewhat indignant. She remembered that when she was with Sun Xiaohong before, she was the one who was the leader. How come now the other party dared to openly call her a little good-for-nothing!

"Did you ever do better than me?"

Sun Xiaohong snorted. Those were her precious memories, so it was inconvenient to talk about them directly. Besides, before they had even expressed their feelings for each other, her act of crawling into the closet was really too unreserved.

But in terms of efficiency alone, she annihilated Ding Baiyun by a wide margin!

Through Sun Xiaohong's confident yet disdainful gaze, which seemed to regard her as a good-for-nothing, Ding Baiyun gleaned some insights. She argued that everything was going according to plan, that one shouldn't be too impulsive when it comes to matters of the heart, and that she had tried her best.
These words brought smiles to Sun Xiaohong and Lin Shiyin's faces, and the whole carriage was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

On the other side, Fang Yunhua was marking his daily tasks with a checkmark. Looking at Lao Li wearing the mask of pain, he didn't continue to provoke him. Instead, he looked at Bai Xiaosheng, who had been invisible all along the way.

"Have you got the spectator list for Diancang this time? Are there any noteworthy candidates?"

"The Diancang Sect is located in a remote area, and Xie Tianling had already lost to Guo Songyang twice before, so the other party did not mobilize the connections of the leaders of the seven major sects. Therefore, the people invited were all from the surrounding forces and families."

Distinguished elders traveling in the area might stop by to watch the battle, but they generally wouldn't travel thousands of miles just for this one.

There is one person worth paying attention to: the Lü family, whom you mentioned earlier.

"The Lü family that Lü Fengxian belongs to?"

"Well, since Lü Fengxian died in the Battle of Lushan, the Lü family has kept a low profile. Logically speaking, they should politely decline some ineffective social engagements, especially since Lü Fengxian's death was not honorable, and the Lü family should not show up in such a situation."

Among the representatives of the Lü family on this trip was Lü Di, the nephew of Lü Fengxian, whom you mentioned needs attention.

"The Lü family, the Heavenly King of Power and Law..."

"What, the Heavenly King of Power and Law?" Emo's prison cell re-logged in, looking at Fang Yunhua with confusion.

(End of this chapter)