Chapter 200: The Two at Odds
Just as Mingyan reached the door, he saw Gu Hanshuang and Jade Peony facing off.
Gu Hanshuang had not drawn her sword. She had two swords on her back: one was her own, and the other was an Emperor-level weapon. If she were to draw the Emperor-level weapon, she could probably kill Jade Peony with one strike. But according to her personality, she would definitely disdain doing such a thing.
Besides, for Jade Peony to dare to get so close to Gu Hanshuang, how could she really have no trump cards?
Jade Peony definitely had some kind of Great Emperor inheritance. Otherwise, it would have been impossible for her to keep up with Gu Hanshuang, who was an Emperor’s daughter, without falling behind.
Jade Peony stood with her hands behind her back, looking at Gu Hanshuang with a grin. And Gu Hanshuang’s expression was calm, just looking at Jade Peony like that. The two of them did not speak, as if they were waiting for something. And not long after Mingyan had arrived, the two of them almost simultaneously noticed him. Jade Peony smiled sweetly. “Young Master Ming, we meet again.”
Gu Hanshuang, on the other hand, was silent.
Mingyan walked forward and said, “Does Celestial Jade know that I am at the Huang family?”
“I heard that Gu Hanshuang has come to the Huang family. I thought that you would definitely be here too, Young Master Ming,” Jade Peony took a few steps towards him and came to his side. She smiled. “My purpose in coming here is to find you.”
Find me? It could indeed be considered finding him. But the purpose of this trip was not just to stop him from getting too close to Gu Hanshuang, was it? Mingyan knew it clearly in his heart, but the smile on his face did not diminish.
“A guest is a guest. You can stay here for now, Celestial Jade,” just as Mingyan’s words fell, Gu Hanshuang sent a mental message to him. “This Jade Peony is obviously afraid that I will get too close to you… heh…”
Although a mental message could not convey emotions very well, combined with the context, it was not hard to see that Gu Hanshuang’s heart should be very disdainful at this moment.
“You seem to have an extraordinary status in the Huang family, Young Master Ming?” Jade Peony had her hands behind her back. But unlike her attitude towards Gu Hanshuang, her expression at this moment was obviously much gentler, making one feel much more comfortable.
“He is the son-in-law of the Huang family, and also a member of the Huang family. His thoughts can also represent the thoughts of the Huang family,” at this time, an unexpected voice sounded. Mingyan turned his head to look and found that Huang Nishang had unknowingly appeared behind him. Her expression was still cold, but after seeing Huang Nishang, Mingyan was surprised, but also showed a smile. “Nishang.”
Huang Nishang glanced at Mingyan, her expression softening a lot, and nodded to him.
Jade Peony had not seen Huang Nishang, but she could not feel her cultivation. And for the other party to appear without a sound meant that she was by no means a mortal; then her cultivation was higher than hers, and even much higher…
Huang Nishang wore the standard uniform of the Huang family, a red palace dress with gold trim, noble but not vulgar at all. This showed that she was from the Huang family.
Jade Peony’s heart was slightly tight. The Huang family still has such a person? Could it be some elder of the Huang family? But a smile appeared on her face. She looked at Mingyan. “This is?”
On the side, Gu Hanshuang had seen Huang Nishang. She had participated in that great dream and had a good understanding of Mingyan’s and Huang Nishang’s identity and relationship.
“My name is Huang Nishang. I am Huang Feiyan’s cousin,” Huang Nishang said calmly.
Cousin… then wasn’t she their peer? Was her cultivation so unfathomable? Jade Peony’s heart was a little bitter. Originally, she had only one opponent, and that was Gu Hanshuang. Later, after Mingyan had appeared, Jade Peony had more or less seen him as a competitor. Although at that time, his cultivation was not as good as hers, how long had it been, and his cultivation had already surpassed hers by a lot. And these people around him were not simple…
Huang Nishang sent a mental message to Mingyan. “Feiyan just came to find me and told me about… cultivating together. I just came to show my face. Feiyan, Second Aunt, and I are waiting for you.”
After the mental message was finished, she left without any hesitation.
Besides when Mingyan had first met Huang Nishang, she had been a little gentler. At other times, Huang Nishang was very cold. Of course, now, she was much gentler to Mingyan. She would even show that not-so-cold look in front of him, and would occasionally say something astonishing, showing her true thoughts. But others couldn’t see it; the vast majority of people could only see the coldness on her face that kept strangers away.
She had come quickly and had left quickly. Jade Peony couldn’t help but feel a little emotional. Should I really have pulled Mingyan to my side? But to have the mentality of wanting to use Mingyan was not okay… this way, not only would it be impossible to gain his trust, but she would even be backlashed… Mingyan was not that naive a person. Besides, weren’t there many people paying attention to these relationships?
“No matter what, I hope you two don’t have a conflict,” Mingyan looked at Jade Peony and Gu Hanshuang and said, “I won’t hide it from you two either. I hope to mediate your relationship. Actually, if you have any dissatisfaction with each other, you can tell me in private. Perhaps I can help you.”
Jade Peony smiled and didn’t say anything. And Gu Hanshuang said, “As long as Jade Peony doesn’t come to provoke me, I’m too lazy to bother with her.”
Hearing this, Jade Peony shrugged. “You see, she’s always like this. How can we have a good relationship?”
Gu Hanshuang’s and Jade Peony’s attitudes towards Mingyan’s mediation had changed a little. Before, neither of them was willing to mediate. But now, perhaps because Mingyan’s strength was too strong, both of their attitudes had changed, from “I won’t listen” to “she won’t listen,” mutually blaming each other for being at fault…
Gu Hanshuang ignored it and turned to walk towards her own room.
Mingyan looked at Jade Peony with a grin. “Has your mind changed, Celestial Jade? Last time, you didn’t seem willing to let me mediate.”
“People always change… ah, and so do demons,” Jade Peony smiled playfully. “During this period, I also thought about it. It was my master who asked you to do so, Young Master Ming. I think… no matter what, I can’t let you have a headache. So, I will cooperate. But I don’t have much hope for this, because Gu Hanshuang is a very stubborn person.”
Jade Peony said so, but Mingyan wouldn’t really believe that she wanted to improve anything. She was probably just saying that she would cooperate. Mingyan’s heart was like a mirror, but for Jade Peony’s verbal cooperation, he didn’t say anything.
As long as these two didn’t have any conflicts on the surface for the time being, it would be fine. Mingyan felt that first of all, he still had to work on Gu Hanshuang. Because if he won her over, Jade Peony would surely be anxious. But if he won her over, not only would there be many hidden dangers, but Gu Hanshuang would not necessarily be as anxious as Jade Peony just because he was with the other party.
