"What are you staring at so intently?"
Li Xian noticed Shen Qing's gradually blushing cheeks. A hint of understanding flashed through his mind, but he still asked knowingly.
He didn't usually care much about appearance. However, after seeing Shen Qing getting distracted by his looks, he was extremely grateful that he was at least good - looking.
Shen Qing coughed lightly, trying to pretend that nothing had happened.
"The weather is excellent today. With such cloudless skies, it's bound to be rain - free tomorrow."
This off - topic answer made Li Xian can't help but let out a soft laugh.
The young man's eyes curved with laughter, no longer as cold and aloof as when they first met.
Shen Qing's heartbeat became even more erratic. She silently scolded herself. She wasn't someone who had never seen good - looking people before. Why was she so involuntarily attracted to Li Xian?
Li Xian noticed Shen Qing's embarrassment and stopped teasing her. He put away the faint smile on his face.
"Let's go. I'll take you to see Master."
Li Xian turned around and left, but his finger seemed to inadvertently brush against Shen Qing's hand.
His long sleeves swept across Shen Qing's skirt, bringing a gentle breeze.
Watching Li Xian's receding back with the warm sunlight shining on his shoulders, Shen Qing unconsciously lifted her feet and followed him, slowly stepping into the sunlight.
When they reached near the training ground at the foot of the mountain, Shen Qing recalled their first meeting and suddenly found it a bit funny.
"Do you still remember our first meeting?"
Li Xian looked around and thought for a while before realizing that Shen Qing was referring to the time when she almost fell and he had helped her.
But that... wasn't their first encounter.
Many years ago, when he accompanied his master to the Qingyun Sword Sect, he had already seen Shen Qing, who was then just a junior sister on the Worry - Free Peak.
The Shen Qing back then was like a completely different person from the current one.
Back then, she would only follow a few senior brothers around, trying to please them and allowing them to bully her. There were even rumors outside that Shen Qing was arrogant due to being favored and always targeted Lin Yibai, a senior sister from the same sect.
But in Li Xian's eyes, the truth seemed to be different.
The "kindness" of those senior brothers towards Shen Qing all had different motives, while their affection for Lin Yibai was unconditional.
He even found it hard to understand why the disciples of the Qingyun Sword Sect would believe that someone with Shen Qing's personality could be arrogant due to being favored and bully Lin Yibai.
"Of course I remember..."
Li Xian turned around, about to explain to Shen Qing that this wasn't their first meeting.
But when he turned around, he saw Shen Qing's magnified face right in front of him. Their breaths intertwined, and they almost kissed.
Li Xian's steps faltered. He tripped over his own feet and almost fell to the ground.
Shen Qing was also startled. When she got closer, she found that the hairpin holding Li Xian's ponytail was made of jade. She wanted to get closer to see if it was cold jade.
Who would have thought that Li Xian would suddenly turn around, and they almost kissed.
Seeing that Li Xian was about to fall, Shen Qing didn't think much and immediately reached out to support him.
The action was like embracing Li Xian in her arms, and the distance between them became even closer.
Li Xian was embraced by Shen Qing. He only felt a fragrant scent assail him, and then he saw Shen Qing's moist lips.
The two of them remained in the half - embraced position, neither of them moving.
"Do you... want to get up?"
Shen Qing's breathing was a bit rapid as she asked this out - of - the - blue question. Then she felt a bit annoyed.
Who wouldn't want to get up?
Who would want to stay in this position!
Li Xian paused for a moment. He thought this position wasn't too tiring, and it wouldn't hurt to stay a bit longer.
But seeing Shen Qing's forehead starting to sweat, he guessed that she must be tired. So Li Xian said somewhat regretfully, "Thank you... Thanks to you, I didn't fall."
Saying this, he smoothly straightened up, showing no sign of almost falling.
Seeing how quickly he got up, Shen Qing suddenly felt that her action of supporting him just now was a bit redundant.
The two of them took a step back in tacit understanding, not wanting the other to hear their erratic heartbeats.
"Cough... Well, let's go there quickly."
"Okay..."
The two of them walked shoulder to shoulder towards the temporary residence of Yu Xuzi.
Behind them, four people were standing in a row, looking at the two of them walking away with different expressions.
Pei Xuanjing clenched his fists, his mood extremely complicated.
And Shen Chuyun even had an urge to rush forward and separate Shen Qing and Li Xian.
Shen Qing was clearly his own sister. They hadn't mended their relationship yet, so how could an outsider just barge in?
Moreover, that outsider had once been unkind to him and spoken harshly. Why didn't Shen Qing take revenge for him and stay away from him?
Thinking like this, Shen Chuyun got angry again.
He Yu and Nan Zhijin looked dejected and haggard after the incident with Lin Yibai.
After leaving the main hall, Pei Xuanjing proposed to the three of them that they should come and apologize to Shen Qing. But unexpectedly, as soon as they came, they saw Li Xian standing in Shen Qing's yard, so they didn't go forward.
Then they saw the two of them leave and followed all the way. Who would have thought they would witness such a scene.
It was impossible to say that they weren't hurt.
After all, Shen Qing was the junior sister they had loved. Now, there was someone else standing beside her. Their damned possessiveness suddenly flared up.
Lin Yibai was already ruined. From now on, there would be no such person on the Worry - Free Peak. Shen Qing had also grown up under their watch. They didn't believe that Shen Qing had no feelings for them at all.
After thinking for a while, Pei Xuanjing still lifted his feet and followed.
Nan Zhijin wanted to stop him but reached out too late to grab his sleeve.
Li Xian curled his lips. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the four people standing behind and let out a sneer.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Qing turned her head and saw Li Xian's somewhat smug expression.
"Nothing. There are just some annoying flies behind us."
Shen Qing pursed her lips and didn't ask any more questions.
There were just four irrelevant people following behind. She had already noticed them long ago.
But Shen Qing chose to ignore them. These four people came here only because the incident with Lin Yibai had a great impact on them, and they wanted to find some sense of existence from her.
Ignoring them would only make them feel more uncomfortable.
She wasn't going to waste any more time on them.
Next to the main peak of the Qingyun Sword Sect, there was a small mountain. The scenery was beautiful, and there were dense fruit trees.
There were about a dozen yards scattered here, all provided for the guests coming to the Qingyun Sword Sect.
The fruit trees were full of spiritual fruits. Although they weren't rare, they were rich in spiritual energy. Eating one would make one's mouth water.
Yu Xuzi often came to the Qingyun Sword Sect as a guest when he was free and had a fixed small yard.
When the two of them got closer, they heard a voice coming from the room.
"In that case, we can only let Shen Qing and Li Xian get engaged first..."
This sentence made the two people who were about to knock on the door freeze in their steps.
Shen Qing's hand even trembled, and she almost punched the door panel.
She could recognize that the person who said this was none other than her dear sect master, the Real Man Honghua.