Chapter 265: The Elder’s Wedding Gift
Lin Tianlu brushed the black robe off his face and looked at the beautiful woman before him with a subtle expression.
Her face was breathtakingly beautiful, a red mark like a lotus flower blooming between her eyebrows. Her delicate eyebrows hinted at playful flirtation, and her cascading purple hair flowed down her back. But what was most striking was her alluring and sexy figure. A black silk gauze, almost like a second skin, tightly wrapped around her ample bosom, her bare shoulders and chest exposed, and as her jade-like arms moved, they created enticing ripples.
The black silk gauze also clung tightly to her slender waist and hips, the high slit revealing her plump and supple buttocks and the curve of her hips. Her round and firm, tender white thighs were slightly pressed together, accentuating several alluring and enticing curves, her skin so smooth and delicate it looked as if it would drip water.
She cupped her breasts, tapping her cheek with a smile, tilting her head slightly: “Haven’t seen you for a while, have you missed me?”
“I have, but I didn’t expect our reunion to be like this.”
Lin Tianlu shook the black robe in his hand speechlessly and draped it back over her shoulders: “First Elder, it’s getting colder now that winter is approaching. You should wear more clothes when you’re out and about. Seeing you so scantily clad, I feel cold for you.”
“Hehe~ I was dressed properly when I traveled, but now that I’m in front of you, why should I cover up? You’ve seen me in an even more disheveled state before.”
First Elder continued to tease, her slender jade fingers lightly tapping her chest: “Besides, ever since I saw you again, my body has warmed up considerably. I feel a burning sensation in the places you ‘bullied’ before.”
As she teased, she leaned closer assertively, her cool and soft hand gently touching his chest, and whispered with a smile: “Why don’t we take advantage of this atmosphere and get intimate… hmm?”
First Elder was gently pushed aside by her shoulders, breaking the ambiguous posture.
Lin Tianlu straightened his slightly messy clothes, stood up, and sighed: “First Elder, you were quite proper before, why do you like teasing your junior now that we’ve met again?”
“You’re my half-savior, of course I have to treat you specially.” First Elder leaned sideways, her flawless jade-like body gleaming like porcelain under the sunlight, her charming smile full of allure: “But you have remarkable self-control, you don’t even blush or have your heart race when I deliberately tease you. It seems I have to praise you.”
Lin Tianlu grinned: “First Elder, being too deliberate with your seduction will have the opposite effect.”
“Eh?”
First Elder was slightly taken aback.
Then, she chuckled awkwardly: “It seems my charm is still too childish and superficial, to be lectured by a young man like you.”
As if to ease her embarrassment, she coughed lightly:
“I’ll have to make you suffer a bit later.”
“Alright, alright, but before you make me suffer, how about having a cup of tea first, First Elder?”
Lin Tianlu poured a cup of warm tea and handed it to her with a smile: “I didn’t expect you to come to Changling.”
“Are you unhappy to see me?”
First Elder took the teacup, narrowed her alluring eyes, and smiled mischievously: “Or would you rather see your beloved Ninth Elder, or the amiable Fifth Elder? In terms of appearance, figure, personality, and temperament, they are indeed more likely to captivate young men.”
Lin Tianlu could only force a smile.
Seeing his speechless expression, First Elder covered her mouth with a chuckle and sat up straight, crossing her long legs: “Alright, alright, I won’t tease you anymore. If Ninth Elder finds out, I’m afraid she’ll scold me. That girl has been missing you all dearly these past two weeks since we parted.”
“Martial Aunt, she…”
“The elders who came to Changling this time are Ninth Elder and I.” First Elder softened her tone and said gently: “We originally wanted to bring Fifth Elder and the others to congratulate you, but ‘that woman’ specifically instructed us not to send too many elders at once, as it could easily cause trouble. After much deliberation, it was just the two of us.”
That woman… should be the Valley Master?
Lin Tianlu pondered for a moment and quickly nodded: “If the Valley Master instructed so, she naturally has her reasons. I’m already content with Martial Aunt and you, First Elder, coming to attend the wedding.
But I wonder, where is Martial Aunt now?”
“She happened to meet those little girls on the way, so she wanted to greet them first.” First Elder said meaningfully: “But thinking about it carefully, she probably went to meet that young lady named Cheng Yishi in advance, right? After all, since she’s marrying you along with her precious adopted daughter, as an elder, she naturally has to ‘inspect’ her.”
Lin Tianlu couldn’t help but frown: “Martial Aunt wants to meet Yishi alone…”
First Elder popped a nut into her mouth, chewing and mumbling with a smile: “Don’t worry, although Jingyun treasures her adopted daughter, she also values you highly and naturally wouldn’t harm Miss Cheng. At most, she’ll intimidate her a bit during their meeting, assert her seniority, and dampen the young girl’s spirit.”
“I’m sure they’ll get along well.”
After a brief thought, Lin Tianlu quickly dismissed his worries.
Although Yishi occasionally displayed some frightening yandere tendencies, she was actually sincere and knew how to interact with people. Now that she was meeting an elder, she naturally wouldn’t be disrespectful.
“Instead of worrying about those women, you should focus on the wedding.”
First Elder tilted her head and looked around, chuckling: “Although you’ve put up some decorations on the doors and windows, I didn’t expect your wedding to be so simple and casual.”
“Ruoyu and I discussed this and decided to keep everything simple.”
Lin Tianlu shrugged: “If we really made a big fuss about it, we would feel uncomfortable.”
“You two are truly well-matched.”
“Leaving aside my wedding for now, I’m just curious… First Elder, have you completely let go of your obsession with what happened at Lunar Valley?”
The sudden question stunned First Elder.
She slowly put down her teacup and gave him a resentful look: “You still want me to recall the scene where you thoroughly humiliated me?”
Lin Tianlu coughed awkwardly: “It was unavoidable during a fight.”
“…There’s no need to mention it again.”
First Elder sighed, her expression relaxed and calm: “I know you still have some worries, but after such a defeat, I naturally won’t have any delusional thoughts anymore. After reflecting on my actions in confinement for a few days, I’ve done a lot of self-reflection.
The chaotic situation after the battle wasn’t conducive to further discussion, and you left Lunar Valley and returned to Changling before we could meet again. That’s why I came here not only to congratulate you on your wedding but also to thank you in person.”
Saying this, she stood up from the stone bench, clasped her hands in front of her, and gracefully knelt down, bowing her head sincerely and saying in a deep voice: “Thank you for saving me from a thousand years of demonic affliction, and thank you for bringing the opportunity for change to Lunar Valley. We—”
“Please get up quickly!”
Lin Tianlu quickly helped her up, saying with a wry smile: “First Elder, no matter what, you are my senior, how can you perform such a grand gesture?”
“What you did might seem like a small effort to you, but it was incredibly important to us.” First Elder slightly raised her head, her eyes flickering with a strange light, and smiled: “If I didn’t thank you personally, I would feel uneasy.”
“There are many other ways to express gratitude, this kneeling is too…”
“If I don’t perform this grand gesture, do you want something else from me?”
First Elder suddenly leaned closer, her beautiful and flawless face inches away from his.
Feeling her sweet breath and looking into her sly and playful eyes, Lin Tianlu was silent for a moment.
Then, he reached out and cupped her face, suddenly kneading it back and forth.
“Mwuuhhh—”
After being roughly rubbed a few times, First Elder let out some cute and coquettish babbling. After a moment of stunned silence, she struggled to break free.
She covered her slightly reddened cheeks and glared at him as if in anger: “You, you scoundrel, why did you suddenly do that!”
“You kept putting your face so close to mine, I couldn’t help myself.” Lin Tianlu grinned: “I thought First Elder really wanted me to rub your cheeks.”
“You—”
First Elder was speechless, her face flushing, clearly not expecting such a childish counterattack.
But after a moment of frustration, she could only rub her forehead and mutter: “Forget it, to bicker with you would be beneath my dignity as an elder.”
Seeing that she had clearly lost interest in teasing him, looking somewhat resentful and sulky, Lin Tianlu continued with a smile: “Since First Elder has come all this way to visit and congratulate me, why not stay at my house for a while?
There are still many spare rooms in the courtyard. I can tidy one up for you to stay in. If you don’t mind, come with me to choose one.”
“Then I’ll trouble you.”
First Elder seemed to have thought of something and suddenly patted her forehead: “Wait, I almost forgot the important thing.”
Saying this, she waved her sleeve, and a large number of glittering gifts appeared on the stone table in the pavilion. Gold, silver, jade jewelry, and so on filled the table, and among them were even some items emitting an extraordinary Yin energy, flowing with a deep cold light, clearly not ordinary objects.
Lin Tianlu was stunned: “These are…”
“We didn’t come empty-handed to congratulate you.” First Elder chuckled: “On behalf of all the elders and the Valley Master of Lunar Valley, we present these gifts to you.
Consider it Ruoyu’s dowry. After all, that girl has been wandering alone, and although she’s managed to make ends meet, she probably isn’t very wealthy. This dowry is just right.”
