The Dragon Palace Princess was quite perceptive about the atmosphere and realized that Chu Wuji was using her as a shield. She immediately became considerate:
"I'm not in a hurry. This human residence is fine. You can arrange it as you please. Don't worry about me. Let the two girls finish their conversation first!"
Chapter 251: The Sour-Faced Sister Can Act Like a Coquettish Person
Chu Wuji thought, since the dragon girl can live in the water, why not just let her live in the pond. When she has nothing to do, she can go fishing for fun.
As it was the first big fish he had ever caught, and it would probably be difficult to surpass it in the future, Chu Wuji thought he could catch it a few more times to savor it!
He collected his thoughts and asked, "Are the princess and the queen okay?"
Just as he was speaking, Princess Jing'an came out from the inner courtyard. The intelligent and well-mannered mature lady came to his side, greeted him briefly, and her eyes fell on the dragon girl. She immediately knew that she had to arrange a room for the guest.
"You probably didn't eat well on the way back. Can you go to the kitchen and prepare some?"
"No, Princess, there is no need to rush. Just sit down and have some tea."
"Then go sit down in the hall first. Yao'er's aunt just happened to bring some special imperial tea to the mansion!"
The virtuous and beautiful woman made arrangements neatly and led Chu Wuzhi and his party into the house in an orderly manner. She was like an elder who was eager to welcome a child home, but with a bit of the charm of a good wife.
It was often cold in spring at this time of year, and Princess Jing'an's clothes were thin. Her silk skirt outlined the mature and beautiful charm unique to women. She walked slowly in front, and the big round peach under her waist was faintly visible, with a beautiful outline, swaying back and forth.
Chu Wuji's thoughts were still a little confused, and he asked with concern: "Princess, you are wearing so little clothes, aren't you cold?"
A surprised smile appeared on Princess Jing'an's face. It was always the elders who cared about the well-being of the younger ones, but she was the one being cared for by a big child for once.
She reminded him, "Wuji, you forgot, thanks to the Heavenly Fox Goddess, I have some cultivation to rely on, so how could I be cold?"
Chu Wuji suddenly realized that he had forgotten about this.
In his memory, when he left the capital this time, everyone in the palace was dressed in winter clothes, the roofs were covered in silver, and the family members were wearing winter clothes. The two girls who impressed him most were Yao'er and Xiaotu. They ran around the palace wearing two tiger-head hats, one orange and one white, and their silvery laughter occasionally rang out.
I think they probably weren't very cold at the time, and they just changed into winter clothes to cater to the atmosphere of the Spring Festival.
A few people sat down to drink tea, and the warm tea aroma dispelled the slight chill in the hall.
Chu Wuji explained the dragon girl's condition and said:
"This woman has a rather solitary disposition. If Princess and Yao'er find her aloof, don't worry too much. The etiquette of the water tribe... the dragons, is not very compatible with ours. The intention is sufficient."
"The legendary dragon, is this what it is..."
Princess Jing'an nodded slightly. She could see the woman's pair of dragon horns, which were so lustrous and dreamy, like priceless crystals. The most valuable jewelry in the store pales in comparison to them.
"Wuji, how should we address this distinguished guest, Miss Long?"
The Dragon Girl took a sip of tea, agreed with Princess Jing'an's statement, and turned to Chu Wuji and said:
"Your elders have much better eyesight than you do. They were able to tell the difference between the Water Tribe and the Dragon Tribe upon first meeting... I don't have a name for the human race, so 'Xuan Yin Dragon' and 'Xuan Yin Star Lord' are both fine."
Chu Wuji thought to himself that she was really showing off. Did she forget that she was the one who was miserably defeated?
However, she will stay in the Jing'an Palace for a period of time in the future. The Dragon Girl will have a better first impression of the Princess and others. Chu Wuji is happy to see this, as it can save a lot of trouble in getting along with them.
Princess Jing'an saw this noble foreign woman, who was not as aloof and cold as Chu Wuji had said, so she asked a few more questions:
"May I ask the origin of the title 'Star Lord'?"
"The predecessor of the Tiannu River was a star palace that fell from the sky. It landed on the mortal world and turned into the source of the great river..."
The Dragon Girl was about to further explain the details of this honorific title, but when she thought about talking about the Sky Wrath Dragon Palace, she suddenly lost interest and stopped talking.
Princess Jing'an thought she'd said something wrong, but luckily there was Wen Yao'er, the chattering little princess, who sauntered over to the dragon girl, full of curiosity. Chu Wuji watched from his seat, feeling apprehensive, fearing the mother dragon's erratic moods might suddenly make Yao'er cry.
"Sister, how come your legs are so long? They're almost as long as me!"
"You are only in your teens. If you practice for another hundred years, you should be able to grow taller."
This ignores the upper limit of human size growth.
"'Xuan Yin Long' is a bit strange, 'Long Xuan Yin' is more catchy."
"Xuanyin is the name of the Star Palace, it cannot be changed arbitrarily..."
Seeing that the Dragon Girl's emotions were relatively stable, Chu Wuji stopped paying attention to her for the time being and pulled Yun Qingying into the topic, asking her to talk to Princess Jing'an about the cultivation of immortals.
However, the conversation between Princess Jing'an and Yun Qingying was more difficult than the conversation between Dragon Girl and Wen Yaoer.
Yun Qingying is a very quiet girl. Her responses are basically just "hmm" and "oh". It may not be a perfunctory response, but she simply doesn't know how to start a conversation with someone she is not familiar with.
Even a beautiful and scholarly lady like Princess Jing'an, after chatting with Yun Qingying for a few sentences, the conversation became dull and she couldn't find any new starting point for the conversation.
Looking at the Dragon Girl, she also fell silent, looking at Wen Yao'er helplessly and with a headache, wondering how this girl could talk so much? It was as if her little mouth could not stop.
She wanted to ask the girl to leave, but she was quite polite, always calling him "Sister Long". One shouldn't hit someone who smiles, especially a sweet-talking girl. The Dragon Girl could only endure her temper and freeze there.
Chu Wuji thought that maybe he should let Wen Yaoer and Yun Qingying stay together, one could chat non-stop, and the other could keep talking to death.
...No, it seems like these two girls are going to quarrel!
"Okay, Lady Sky Fox, come down. Don't stay at Qingying's place all the time. I'll take her out for a walk."
As soon as Chu Wuzhi finished speaking, the Sky Fox Queen immediately ran to Princess Jing'an. Wen Yaoer's attention was diverted and she went to touch her mother's fox ears.
Xuanyin Star Lord seemed to be freed and disappeared somewhere without a trace.
*
Chu Wuzhi put the chopping board and giant blade aside and took Yun Qingying for a walk in the courtyard. It was obvious that she didn't like this kind of occasion of drinking tea and chatting, at least she didn't like to participate in it herself, and preferred to be a listener.
"Qingying, what are your plans? Have you returned to the sect?"
"Well, I've sent the Sky Fox Goddess back. I have to go back soon. I plan to take my mother for a walk deep into the Lihuo Mountains."
"Master has given you some time to relax. You can indeed take Madam Jiang for a stroll to make up for the previous shortcomings. Come and call me when the time comes. I will take you to find the hot springs in the mountains."
Yun Qingying nodded. Seeing that Chu Wuji was going to accompany her back, a thoughtful look flashed across the girl's expressionless and delicate face. She said:
"I plan to go to Yun Mansion and then return to Shenxiao Sect."
Chu Wuji blinked, very surprised: "Why do you have such an idea? If you go back to Yun Mansion, the clansmen will chase you to chat. I'm afraid it will be even more difficult than the conversation Princess Jing'an had with you just now~!"
"I didn't show up, I just went back quietly. I suddenly wanted to see the yard where my mother and I live."
"Okay, I'll go with you. It's a good opportunity to see the wealthy and powerful families of a thousand-year-old family~"
Although he didn't know why the girl had such a sudden inspiration, Chu Wuji felt that he could understand it, so he accompanied her to "sneak into" the Yun Mansion.
With the help of Yun Qingying's magic, the brother and sister entered the Yun Mansion openly. They walked in in front of the gatekeepers and no one noticed them.
The Yun Mansion was quite quiet during the day. Although there were many people, the mansion was large and the people were scattered in various courtyards of different sizes. Only occasionally could one hear a conversation or two.
Yun Qingying led Chu Wuzhi and soon returned to the yard where she grew up. Other yards were full of flowers and plants, but hers was like a small martial arts training ground, with martial arts equipment placed in the corner.
Chu Wuzhi stood in front of a stone brick with obvious polishing marks left by standing still and practicing boxing.
It seems as if I can see a stubborn and tough petite figure, standing here practicing martial arts diligently, sweating like rain, shaky, feeling distressed and sighing.
Chu Wuji was staring intently when suddenly, a beautiful girl in a long black gauze dress came into his sight and stood gracefully in front of him.
That weak and helpless figure seemed to have crossed many cold winters and hot summers in an instant, washed away all the worldly desires, and turned into a beautiful and graceful fairy.
"Let's go inside and sit for a while." Yun Qingying waved in front of him.
"Row."
The room of the mother and daughter should be cleaned regularly, so there is no dust, but there is no tea prepared in it. Yun Qingying was planning to pour tea, but ended up pouring it alone, which was a bit embarrassing.
"I just had a few drinks at the palace. I'm not thirsty."
Chu Wuzhi was very rude and sat directly on her bed. There were actually several brand new martial arts books beside the bed, which should have been placed there by the maid.
Maybe the head of the Yun family built this place into the "immortal's former residence" and brought distinguished guests here for a tour to show off the Yun family's ability to cultivate their children.
Yun Qingying was not good at bringing up topics. After she sat down next to Chu Wuji, she took off her shoes and boots, put her pair of black silk jade feet on him, curled up her legs, hugged her knees, and said nothing.
After a long while, Yun Qingying said, "Why are you so nice to her? We've all known each other for about the same time, and you haven't known her since childhood."
These words were nonsensical and the subject was unclear. It took Chu Wuji some time to figure out what they meant.
This should be referring to Yaoer.
"What's the name?" Chu Wuji pretended to be confused.
"...Brother." Yun Qingying looked unhappy and pursed her lips.
"I'm not particularly nice to Yao'er. Aren't we all the same?" Chu Wuzhi recalled carefully and didn't feel any difference in treatment.
"There is a difference. It feels like... no matter what that scheming little princess asks of you or says, her brother will coax and pamper her."
When the girl spoke, her gaze was focused to the side, but her peripheral vision was always observing Chu Wuzhi.
Chu Wuji felt that there were many flaws in this statement. Not to mention how Yao'er could be described as "scheming", she was still a little girl. If he didn't spoil her, would he make things difficult for her? Even the Dragon Girl couldn't bear to blame Wen Yao'er!
He was about to say these words, but stopped and changed his words:
"Qingying, why didn't I try to please you? I didn't argue with you, did I?"
She imitated Chu Wuji's tone just now: "What's the name?"
"Uh..." Chu Wuji was speechless. This couldn't be considered as making things difficult for him.
Yun Qingying felt that there were many more examples, but she couldn't think of them at the moment, so she subconsciously said one thing: "I said I would help you with your treatment before, but you kept putting it off."
Chu Wuji's expression twitched: "How can it be the same?"
Chapter 252 Yun Qingying: Deceived!
Chu Wuji knew that the girl was not good at speaking. Perhaps what she wanted to express was not that she had been rejected twice when she mentioned the treatment, but that she disliked him for being disobedient and not responsive to her requests like she did to Wen Yaoer.
But then again, Chu Wuzhi definitely didn't want to appear decent or calm in front of Yun Qingying.
What he was afraid of was Ning Xianzhi's mother!
In addition to his awe, Chu Wuji also remembered Madam Jiang's plea, which was to ask him to do his best to pamper Yun Qingying...
Thinking of this, Chu Wuji stretched out his arms and picked up the beautiful girl in his arms, holding her slender waist with one hand and her black silk jade feet with the other hand, his palms feeling warm and fragrant.
Yun Qingying's ankles are slender, with the beauty of ice and jade. Her smooth and flawless virgin skin makes the black stockings look like inky jade, and her feet are a little more fleshy, like that cute baby fat, the soles of her feet are soft, and the arches of her feet are beautiful.
"Why suddenly..." The elegant and graceful monk girl was frightened and a little at a loss. She frowned to hide her panic, and her toes wrapped in black silk curled up unconsciously and rubbed Chu Wuzhi's palm.
"Isn't this just what you want?" Chu Wuzhi smiled lightly, but his eyes were serious and inquiring.
Yun Qingying had not yet come to her senses and her mind had not yet sorted out her thoughts, but Chu Wuzhi brought up the topic again, otherwise the girl would have remained silent.
"Qingying, do you think I'm deliberately going against you by always arguing with you about the titles of Senior Sister and Junior Brother?"
"A little bit." The girl with delicate features like a porcelain doll nodded.
"Then you guessed right!"
"Hmm?" Yun Qingying immediately frowned and stared at him with cold eyes.
To be honest, Chu Wuji really liked her fierce reaction. It was as if he was deliberately trying to make the girl angry and look cold in the face, in order to gain a strange sense of satisfaction in his heart.
But Chu Wuzhi just felt that this slightly angry expression was exactly what made this girl so cute, because that was Yun Qingying's personality. He couldn't ask her to smile sweetly and well-behaved like Wen Yaoer, right?
He struggled with his words and explained, "I just wanted to joke with you. I didn't mean to annoy you. Think about it, Qingying, if I asked you to imitate the little princess' cheerful smile, which one do you think would be more difficult for you?"
Yun Qingying could roughly understand what he meant. Now, she would not feel too angry about vying for the title of brother or senior sister. But if she became a "sweetheart" like Wen Yaoer... she felt chilled just thinking about it!
If Yun Qingying really shows that expression one day, she must be possessed by evil spirits!
Seeing that she understood a little, Chu Wuji said, "Then, talking about the conditioning, isn't that too reckless? I'm not as anxious to improve my combat effectiveness as before, and I'm no longer demanding the conditioning. Why are you so concerned about it? Aren't you afraid that Master and Madam Jiang will have objections?"
Yun Qingying found it difficult to respond at first. As a daughter of aristocratic family, the teachings in this regard were quite strict, and many times she did have to be treated with caution.
My master tacitly agreed to this, and my mother also briefly discussed this matter. The general meaning was to respect her daughter's true feelings and not interfere.
Mrs. Jiang felt that she had failed to protect her daughter and had caused her to suffer great injustice. She had no right to interfere in her future decisions.
Now, Yun Qingying thinks that Chu Wuzhi is quite good. His mother also approves of him, and he is also a junior brother from the same immortal peak. The elders have helped to vet him so that they are not making a mistake in choosing him.
The immortal family would rather have no disciples than have unqualified ones. The fact that Master Ning Xianzhi is willing to value him means that there will definitely be no problem with Chu Wuji.
As for Yu Yunqingying herself, does she really have that kind of love between men and women?
She couldn't explain it clearly because Yun Qingying didn't understand what that feeling was.
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